At an altitude of more than 2,000 meters, altitude sickness will not occur and the climate is still cool. If it were not too far away, Shao Shude would even want to come here to hunt in the summer.
Of course, hunting is just a joke, but increasing Marshal Shao's influence among the Qing and Tang tribes is a very serious matter.
Don't win a battle. People will forget it in a few years. So isn't it a waste of time?
Shanzhou, if we don't fight, that's it. Since we have already fought, we have to deal with the aftermath. And to deal with the aftermath, we must first consider the issue of garrisoning troops.
Another difficult thing!
"Commander, look at the green mountains over there." Chen Cheng pointed to the lush mountains on the other side of the Huangshui River in the north of the city and said, "The Tubo people first entered the Tang River Heyuan Army. When they saw the green mountains in the north of the city, they named the city Qingtang City."
"This name is average, I think it's better to call him Heyuan Jun." Shao Shude said.
Chen Cheng was startled and asked: "The commander-in-chief wants to place a new Heyuan Army here?"
"Our army has won a new victory, and the people's hearts are not yet solid. It will not work without garrisoning troops." Shao Shude said: "What I am worried about is where the troops will come from."
The Liangzhou Chishui Army has not yet made plans, hoping to annex the Jingyuan Army and reorganize it. Now Qingtang City has to garrison troops. If possible, the Jishi Army in the south will also garrison. Otherwise, it will be difficult to control this vast area.
"Commander, you might as well mobilize the army to come here." Chen Cheng suggested.
When not going out on an expedition, the Yi army had six thousand men. In the left wing, including Hengshan capital, there were three thousand infantry, and in the right wing, Zhongyong capital, there were three thousand cavalry.
The troops in the left wing mainly come from Hengshan Dangxiang.
The Zhongyongdu Three Thousand Cavalry on the right wing were composed of warriors donated by various Dangxiang ministries in Pingxia. It was originally temporary, just like the Khitan's palace army, but later Marshal Shao swallowed it up and turned it into a directly subordinate Yamen army.
"No, let's not mention the right wing of the Yijun Army. The left wing is of great use. Once we go on an expedition, we need to use it as the basis to expand the army." Shao Shude rejected this proposal.
Chen Cheng frowned and thought hard, then an idea suddenly occurred and he said: "Commander, someone has a plan!"
"If you fart, hurry up!" Shao Shude laughed and scolded.
"The commander-in-chief may as well send his generals to Yanzhou, Yanzhou, Fengxiang Mansion and Xingyuan Mansion to select the yamen armies of the four towns. The state soldiers are elite and have thousands of soldiers. Then add 3,000 cavalry from Zhongyongdu. Then the Heyuan Army will have the foundation.
Yes." Chen Cheng said.
Good guy! This is a good way to draw out the firepower!
Shao Shude glanced at Chen Cheng with some surprise. He was not a time traveler, but it was not easy to think of the tactics used to rectify local feudal towns and select elites to join the Central Forbidden Army during the Later Tang Dynasty.
This method can actually be tried.
The Baosai Army and the Baoda Army each have seven to eight thousand men. My father-in-law's Fengxiang Army has just been rebuilt. It is mainly composed of the Xinning Army and the children of the Zhe family who moved there from Linzhou, and has 20,000 soldiers.
There are still almost 20,000 people on Shannan West Road.
The two towns of Baosai and Baoda each sent out 2,000 people, Fengxiang sent out 3,000, and Shannan West Road also sent out 3,000, which is 10,000 people. If they don’t need their precious cavalry, pure infantry will do. Marshal Shao himself will provide the cavalry.
All set.
Ten thousand infantry troops from the four towns, plus three thousand fine cavalry from the Zhongyongdu, and then randomly recruit two to three thousand new people, wouldn't the Heyuan and Jishi armies be here?
These are all dividends from the political battles I have won in the past ten years, and the benefits are no less than those in military battles.
There is also a Chishui Army, which continues to follow the old method and find a solution from Jingyuan Town.
Thinking of this, Shao Shude immediately called Lu Siye and asked him to write a letter to Zhang Yanqiu, who had returned to Xiazhou, and Zhu Shuzong, the head coach of the capital, to start preparing for this matter.
To select the elites from the four towns, of course you need to conduct on-the-spot inspections. Otherwise, what they send you is crooked melons and cracked dates. Can they be used?
Having settled this matter, Marshal Shao was in a good mood and led his army into the city.
Those who followed into the city were mainly Tianzhu Army, Iron Cavalry Army, Leopard Cavalry Capital, foreign troops, and Tibetan families stationed outside the city. Feng'an Army remained in Anren Army City to guard the Tibetan prisoners.
"Commander, all the seizures are here." Wang Chong, the tenth general of the Silver Spear Division, presented a list of loot.
Shao Shude took a cursory glance and found that there were tens of thousands of pieces of silk. He couldn't help but be a little surprised. It seemed that the Tibetan people in Qingtang City were not idle either. Many Hu merchants who took a detour to their side also left behind many
Good stuff. But the composition is similar to that of Xiedan, with Fan brocade and Persian brocade as the main components. Hu Shang would probably rather take away the silk from the Central Plains than give it some other benefits.
The amount of grain is less than 100,000 hu of dendrobium. Not surprisingly, wheat, highland barley, and beans are the main crops, which are also the main crops grown by the Qing and Tang tribes.
There were also gold and silverware, armor, swords and the like. Shao Shude handed the list to Chen Cheng and asked him to organize the transportation. Then he focused on Wang Chong and said: "Wang Shi has made a great contribution this time. I want to
What reward?"
Wang Chong was excited when he heard this, but he still suppressed his mood and said: "It was a fluke that we broke the city this time. Without the general to attract the main force of the captive army, it would have been impossible to capture Qingtang City so easily."
"Gong is work, there is nothing lucky. Once the Fei Xiong Army is formed, you can be appointed as the deputy envoy. You will still be in charge of the Silver Spear City, and your monthly salary will be raised to one hundred thousand yuan. In addition, you will receive a Suizhou Biejia
I am a part-time official with a monthly salary of 40,000 yuan." Shao Shude said: "By the way, my sister is in the house, so she can come and move around more."
Wang Chong was born in the Wang family of Fengzhou Cangcai. His father Wang Xie was the inspector of Mulashan Mountain, and his sister Wang served as a maid in the prince's palace. However, after Wang Chong captured Qingtang City and made great achievements, Wang's status became
Changes may occur. The improvement of the Wang family's status may in turn promote the stability of the Fengzhou royal family's status and power. The rise of a family seems to be close at hand.
"Thank you, Marshal, for your kindness." Wang Chong said happily.
The development of the military is just like that. If you perform meritorious service in the future, you can only serve as a military envoy. This is already the limit under the vassal system. Unless the commander goes a step further and is no longer limited to the Shuofang Army. Otherwise, there is only
There is still room for improvement in terms of wealth and family wealth.
This is actually not bad! The commander-in-chief does not doubt the people below, and the people below can also enjoy wealth and wealth in peace. Is it better to be like Li Keju and Li Quanzhong in Youzhou in the past, and end in tragedy?
After Wang Chong retreated, Shao Shude called in Zhang Huaishen and Long Jiu.
"The two generals accompanied the army in the battle, and their hard work has made them great achievements. They also had a share in the capture of Qingtang City." Shao Shude said with a smile.
"This is all the work of Prince Lingwu. I can't wait to run around without making any progress."
"Where are you talking?" Shao Shude waved his hand and said: "Follow me to fight, even if you don't miss a single target, as long as you send troops, you will be rewarded. Cattle, sheep, horses and camels, Deputy Ambassador Chen will contact you two. There are brocades and treasures in the treasury.
, I also have a share of the gold and silverware, so don’t refuse.”
Zhang and Long looked at each other, and then said in unison: "The king of Lingwu County has clear rewards and punishments, which is very convincing."
Shao Shude smiled.
In fact, the biggest seizure in this battle was the craftsmen of Qingtang City. From blacksmiths to carpenters, from weavers to dyers, and even veterinarians and jewelry craftsmen, there were more than 2,000 craftsmen. Shao Shude planned to move them all to form Lanzhou Capital Works.
The courtyard has jurisdiction over Wuquan and Guangwuliang courtyards.
As a result, Longyou Town now has Weizhou and Lanzhou as the two major capitals, and Shuofang Town has the three major capitals as Suizhou, Xiazhou, and Lingzhou. The foundation of the government-run military manufacturing system has been consolidated a lot.
The skills of Tibetan craftsmen are still remarkable. Before the collapse of the empire, they went south to the Indian region and robbed craftsmen. They attacked other countries in Central Asia and robbed many craftsmen. After more than a hundred years of development, they have now established their own system and strength.
Not weak.
After sending Zhang Huaishen and Long Ju two away, Shao Shude began to think about how to deal with the Tubo surrender.
A person must take away a considerable part of himself. He is the victor, so there is no need to be pretentious about this matter, otherwise people will think you are afraid.
The Iron Cavalry Army and Silver Spear Capital still lacked some auxiliary troops, so they selected 5,000 people from the Tibetan surrendered troops and moved them to Lingzhou together with their families.
As this was not enough, Shao Shude also planned to select an additional 5,000 elite warriors from the surrendering tribes, set up a separate group, named Qingtangdu, and incorporate them into the Yi Cong Army, which is the right wing. From now on, the Yi Cong Army
The generals were reorganized into three thousand men from Hengshan Capital on the left side and five thousand men from Qingtang City on the right side, all of whom were foot soldiers.
Of course, the families of the 5,000 sergeants in the Qing and Tang Dynasties will also move to Lingzhou. Together with the supply of the cavalry army and the 5,000 auxiliary soldiers in the Silver Spear City, there will be 10,000 households.
Calculating carefully, during this expedition, not counting the Tibetan surrenders sent to Shengzhou in Liugu, there were quite a few families of Qiang and Hu soldiers who moved to Lingzhou: there were 5,000 Uighur households in Yinqiangdu, with the Longjia tribe as the largest.
The Lord's Suzhou Tibetan tribe has 5,000 households, and this time there are 10,000 Tibetan households in the Qing and Tang Dynasties, a total of 20,000 households!
Lingzhou now has a total of only 40,000 to 50,000 households. In a short period of time, another 20,000 households have poured in, almost reaching the current population limit.
Moreover, Hu Feng will probably raise his head! Next, we need to invest more energy in education and assimilation.
It is certain to join the army, grow your hair, take a Chinese name, learn Chinese, and celebrate Han festivals, but this is only limited to the sergeants themselves, and it is not enough! Twenty thousand sergeants, it is estimated that there are more than 80,000 family members, and the assimilation work of these people can only
is the point.
In addition, there are the Liangzhou Tibetan tribes and the Liugu Tubo tribe in Shengzhou. The workload is huge, and it is no easier than fighting.
Wen Zhi and martial arts cannot be neglected. It is urgent to sort out the internal affairs.