Lord Umu learned the news of Ye Luohe Mochu's defeat immediately.
He was so furious that he almost killed the defeated soldiers who fled back.
Of the five thousand elite cavalry, more than a thousand were killed in the battle. Excluding those who were too injured to walk and those who were separated while fleeing, only three thousand could come back.
"Khan, we can no longer hesitate at this time. We should give up our property, cattle, sheep, and villages, and retreat westward decisively." Master Mani immediately spoke up.
There was a look of struggle and hesitation on Lord Umu's face.
"Khan, please make a decision."
"All the property, Dingkou, cattle and sheep have been thrown away." Lord Umu said painfully: "You can take the horses with you. The whole army will withdraw westward and return to Ganzhou as quickly as possible. Then send someone to inform the Xialiugufan tribe.
Tell them not to hesitate. Those with horses must evacuate immediately to Ganzhou. I have no control over this place."
In fact, considering the troops on hand, it may not be impossible to fight Shao Thief again. But the problem is that everyone's morale has been exhausted, and they must take a breath and regroup before they can fight again.
In ancient times, this was often the case for not only the grassland people, but also the Han armies. They attacked in several ways, and one of them faced off against the enemy. They may have gained a slight upper hand, and their morale was very high. Suddenly they heard that the other way was defeated, and their morale was immediately shaken, and they were unable to fight anymore.
Able to retreat. Even during the retreat, they were chased and killed by the enemy who had low morale. The losses were heavy.
In the battle in the south of the city, five thousand fine cavalry were beaten to a pulp, and their morale was already affected. It was really not appropriate to fight again at this time, otherwise the possibility of another defeat was very high.
Military spirit and morale are such wonderful things.
"If Liugu Tubo doesn't want to leave, just leave it alone." Lord Umu emphasized again, and it seemed that he had really made up his mind.
Once the order was given, all ministries took action.
Lord Umu stood there and thought about it again.
"Call Mo Chuo over."
Ye Luohe came over quickly.
Lord Umu looked at him with a fierce and dangerous look, and after a long time he said: "Mo Chui, you lost a lot of soldiers and horses and escaped back. I was going to kill you, but now I'll give you a chance to redeem myself."
"The Khan is kind and merciful, and the servants are so grateful. Please give the Khan an order. If you can't complete it, I am willing to be trampled by thousands of horses." Ye Luohe knelt on the ground silently and said.
People were coming and going around, and it was extremely noisy. Lord Umu frowned and said, "Come here."
At this time, outside Haomen Valley, the sound of killing shook the sky.
The Uighur cavalry who was watching from a distance had already fled. The Tibetan sergeant who had always wanted to take back his family, cattle, sheep, and belongings was dumbfounded. He could neither walk nor escape, and was in a dilemma.
But soon, Yang Yue helped them make a decision: let's run away!
The herdsmen from the Bai family, Luma, and Tuoba tribes fiercely fought out of the camp, driving the Tibetan people who were a little depressed out of the camp.
Afterwards, the infantry and cavalry of the Xinquan Army began to line up in the open space outside the camp. Seeing their orderly formation and bright armor, the Tubo people lost their last bit of will and turned around and ran away.
Of course there were some who surrendered, but not many, just a few thousand.
Lu Maqi, with dozens of close followers, charged at a speed that was comparable to his charge at the gate of Weizhou City.
Wherever the war horses passed, they were hacked with swords and axes, and their stumps and broken arms flew around.
Lu Maqi raised his eyes and saw that on the valley floor in the distance, there were Tibetan soldiers fleeing to the west everywhere.
The cavalry with horses may still be able to escape, but where can the infantry without horses escape?
The three groups of herdsmen were forced to stay in the Haomen Valley camp these days. They went out to fight the Uighurs from time to time. The Tibetan coalition forces fought several battles and suffered considerable losses. The morale was a bit low at first, and they almost doubted their lives. However, the Tibetans on the opposite side
The Uighurs were in chaos and wanted to flee westward, which shows that Zanpu won a victory in Liangzhou.
In addition, everyone also saw the towering smoke column over the Hongyuan Valley. The Tubo family was stolen again, and their morale collapsed. So the morale of the three groups of herdsmen was soaring one by one, and they rushed out screaming to chase down the enemy who had no fighting spirit -
- When fighting against the wind, even the refugees are very brave. It is the right time to use these herdsmen to chase and defeat the enemy.
With the help of his own soldiers, Yang Yue finished dressing up and got on his horse.
Du Yu Hou Fan He came quickly and said: "The military envoys can just sit in the main camp, and let the last general handle the pursuit of the enemy soldiers."
"You know how to chase after shit!" Yang Yue said angrily: "You look down on me? Although you are over fifty, you can eat half a leg of lamb in one meal, which is no worse than you. Get out of the way, I will personally kill a few thieves and chieftains.
class."
"Military envoy, there are still more than 10,000 old and weak Tibetan prisoners in the valley, and more than 100,000 cattle and sheep. They must be guarded by the generals!" Fan He said with a smile: "Let's give the opportunity to the last general."
"No, let's go together!" Yang Yue scolded with a smile: "Deputy Ambassador Zhen, just stay behind with the infantry. We still have hundreds of cavalry here, let's go, chase him together, and kill him alone."
"Kill him!" Fan He laughed and quickly went to gather the cavalry.
The atmosphere in Hongyuan Valley was solemn.
The Feng'an Army and the General Army each had 500 cavalry, plus more than a thousand Tibetan soldiers brought by Liang Hanyong. They had just finished charging with the Tibetans coming from the north.
"Your family members, cattle and sheep have been sent to Lanzhou. The prince of Lingwu County is kind and will not harm anyone's life. Why are you hesitating? If you surrender quickly, you will not be charged with treason and you can still be reunited with your family." Several elders said.
The cavalry with loud voices were sent to the front, shouting loudly.
Wang Qianyu observed carefully and found that as soon as these words came out, there was a sudden chaos in the Tubo formation.
These should be herdsmen and sergeants from the second division of Zhuanglang Valley and Hongyuan Valley, and they are about the same number as them.
In normal times, even if your family members are detained, as long as you don't push them in front of the formation and let them see it, it is not that easy to recruit and surrender. But what is the background of this? The Uighurs were defeated and fled, and the Tang army pursued them across the board. They refused to surrender and refused to leave.
Waiting to die?
"The Uyghurs were defeated and thousands of people died. The Tang Dynasty's 50,000-strong official army pursued bravely and wiped out the remaining enemies. With just a few people, is it possible that you can make a comeback? If you surrender at this time, you will be innocent. If you don't surrender for a long time, we will wait for the army.
Once he arrives, he will be reduced to ashes, and his family will be sent as slaves to be ravaged by others. It is not difficult to decide."
Under the continuous propaganda offensive with loud voices, one or two Tibetans soon dismounted and abandoned their weapons, but there were still some people who were hesitant to wait and see.
"Surrender or not?" The cavalrymen of Feng'an Army and Jinglue Army stamped their horses on the ground and roared in unison.
The sounds of abandoning weapons became louder and louder, and soon more than two thousand people dismounted and knelt aside.
Man is such a creature, with a herd mentality. Once he gets started, he will slowly infect others. In the end, two thousand people abandoned their weapons and knelt down together. The scene was quite spectacular.
"Collect their horses and equipment, disperse them, and send them to Lanzhou in batches." Wang Qianyu ordered.
No matter men, women, old or young, those from Jiangshun Dingkou in the Six Valleys of Tubo will not be able to stay in Liangzhou. Most of them will be forcibly moved to Shuofang Town and settled into households. Some of them can farm, and even more
If more people can graze and control the animals well, they will continue to provide goods, money and food in the future.
People are also a resource.
"The rest of the people, come out of the valley and pursue westward to defeat the enemy!" Wang Qianyu arranged his luggage and ordered.
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Shao Shude led the Tianzhu Army to march slowly.
After all, two-legged men are not as fast as four-legged cavalry. The 6,000 infantry of the Tianzhu Army are basically unable to catch up.
In the vast and sparsely populated northwest, using infantry to fight is really a disadvantage.
At the height of the country's dynasty, there were 160,000 cavalry in the army of more than 500,000, and a considerable part of the remaining 400,000 infantry were also able to ride horses.
When the battle is urgent, horses are often assigned to the infantry to allow them to maneuver quickly. On the battlefield, the troops line up and the garrison collects the horses in an orderly manner.
The prosperous Tang Dynasty had this confidence. The horse supervisors raised more than a million horses in total and had strong logistical capabilities.
Shao Shude thought for a while, and with the capital of the ten states of Shuofang, the eight states of Longyou, and the three states of Xingning, it should not be able to support a large-scale mounted infantry. At least there is no hope for now.
The proportion of men from the northwest who can ride a horse is actually quite high, which is a pity.
During the march, we constantly received military reports from various ministries.
After Shao Shude finished reading, he suddenly said: "Secretary Lu, write an order."
Lu Siye immediately dismounted. The soldiers brought in the desks, pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and began to polish the ink.
"All the captives, cattle and sheep from the six valleys and tribes in Dingkou, were sent to Shengzhou and made into households for the people." Shao Shude said.
Lu Siye quickly started writing.
After the four Guanbei roads were unified, Jinhe County (Zhenwu Army City) was merged into Shengzhou. The state governed Yulin, Hebin, and Jinhe counties, and was naturally called Yulin County.
The prefecture currently has a population of only about 30,000, and more than 2,000 hectares of land have been reclaimed. It can be said that the state is vast but sparsely populated.
But the foundation is really not bad, especially the Qiantao Plain where Jinhe County is located. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, a lot of land was cultivated. The Zhenwu Army of the Chinese Dynasty also irrigated more than 4,000 hectares of farmland, but unfortunately it gradually became deserted.
Now more than 15,000 six-grain Tibetans have been captured, and they have all been moved there to enrich the local household registration, and use the ditches full of weeds for both grazing and farming.
In the past, I didn’t dare to immigrate to Qiantao Plain because the place might become a war front line. But you have to consider the long term in everything. What if you need to send troops there in the future? If you have a strong household registration, there will be more food, cattle and sheep, and you will be able to support yourself better.
The army fights.
After all, transporting grain and grass from other places requires costs. It would be good to be able to solve some of the problems nearby.
What? Li Keyong’s idea? I can’t control that much.
He is currently reorganizing his troops and preparing to attack the three states of Zhaoyi and Hebei.
This opportunity was given by Meng Fangli.
Last year, when Hedong attacked Xingzhou and other places, Zhang Quanyi and Li Hanzhi turned against each other, and Xuanwu's army advanced northward. Li Keyong had to retreat. Meng Fangli actually thought that he could do it, so he sent 30,000 troops to attack Hedong. As a result, he was defeated miserably in Liaozhou.
Xi Zhongxin was captured.
This is how Meng is drifting away and 30,000 troops are being destroyed. Does it feel good?
Li Keyong will send troops to attack again this year, but I don't know if he can still stop them.
In the three states of Hebei, it is conservatively estimated that there are still 300,000 to 400,000 people. Li Keyong was eager to take it. It is understandable that this is a veritable tonic pill for Hedong.
Reclaiming land in Shengzhou was Shao Shude's plan for a rainy day.
According to the current situation, once Meng Fangli is destroyed, Li Keyong is likely to move his troops north to attack Helianduo.
Datong Army is now the buffer zone between Shuofang and Hedong.
It's really hard to say exactly what will happen after the buffer disappears.