On November 11, the third year of Dashun, there was light snow.
Li Tangbin held a banquet in Wei County to entertain Liu Chongwang, Wang Tuan and his party, but he himself did not attend.
Li Tangbin has been practicing for many years, and he has some political acumen. He does not dare to collude with the prime minister of the imperial court.
"Xiang Liu, I heard that Zhu Quanzhong wants Shi Pu to move to the town again, and the imperial court intends to let you take over as Commander Xu. Is there any conclusion on this matter?" On the way back to Shaanzhou, Wang Tuan and Liu Chongwang rode in the same car and started chatting with each other.
"This matter has been suppressed." Liu Chongwang sneered and said: "How dare Cui Zhaowei offend Shao Shude? Besides, Shi Pu doesn't want to leave now. He doesn't believe Zhu Quanzhong's words and is worried that he will ambush him on the way, so he might as well be here
Xuzhou is resigned to its fate."
Wang Tuan frowned: "Will Quanzhong cut off his supply next year?"
"It is not possible to cut off the supply." Liu Chongwang sighed: "It is quite possible to reduce the supply."
"Sigh." What Wang Tuan was worried about was not his family's salary. His family had land in Guanzhong, so it would not make them unable to survive. What he was mainly worried about was the imperial government's finances.
The carriage rumbled forward. When they passed Huguo Village, they both stopped and watched.
In the middle of winter, a large number of people were mobilized to go up the mountain to cut trees and dig earth for building blocks. There were also many people burning bricks and busy at the foot of the mountain. Was this the plan to build the Wo Village into a city?
But for the terrain on the mountain, we also have to consider including water sources. The city wall must be strange in shape and cost a lot of money.
How firm is the determination to defeat Zhu Quanzhong at such a cost of people's power?
"I heard that in Shazha City in Yongning County, back to Xizan, the Bian army is also repairing the city fortress, blocking the Xia army's way south to Ruzhou. It's freezing cold, and I don't know how many people will suffer." Wang Tuan said.
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"Wang Shilang, in this day and age, don't worry about these people." Liu Chongwang took one last look at the people who were still struggling to transport materials up the mountain, then waited for the carriage and said: "The people of Jingzhao Mansion are not living well.
It was not easy. Before leaving Chang'an, Sun Kui, the Yin of Jingzhao, reported that Shu De was apportioned in the counties along the Wei River, asking for fodder, and a certain amount of millet and wheat. The counties were miserable. Sun Fu Yin couldn't stand it anymore and ordered the counties not to use it.
Pay attention."
To be precise, Shao Shude asked the counties along the Wei River to prepare grain and grass. This road passes through Jingzhao Prefecture, Fengxiang Prefecture, Qinzhou, Weizhou, Linzhou, Hezhou to Shan and Kuo Prefectures, and has always been an important transportation route.
"What does Shude want to do? Expedition to the west?"
"No." Liu Chongwang shook his head and said, "Do you know how the Tubo people fight?"
"Of course I know." Wang Tuan replied.
Under the Ru-Dongdai system, tens of thousands or thousands of households went out together. The wealthy families recruited slaves, brought cattle, sheep, tents and carriages. Men, women, old and young came out in droves. They settled the land and lived there to farm and herd.
After the hardships, Jingyuan, Binning and other places were repeatedly invaded. Taking Yuanzhou as an example, after the Tubo people invaded, they grazed in this area with many pastures and planted wheat and highland barley. In the summer, some people returned to Qinghai
, but there are still many left.
This is how the numerous Tibetan and Dangxiang people in the three towns of Jingyuan, Yingning and Fengxiang came to be. If I win, I will live there. If I lose, I will surrender on the spot and won’t leave anyway.
"Shude conquered thousands of Tibetan men during the Qing and Tang Dynasties, and marched eastward to attack Quanzhong." Liu Chongwang explained: "Ten thousand people, at least 7,000 households, more than 40,000 men, women, and children, with tents, chariots, equipment, and cattle
Sheep, the whole family is traveling eastward. This is the virtue of the Tubo people when they fight."
"No wonder they have to prepare grain and grass in the counties along the way. Is this for livestock?"
"Of course." Liu Chongwang nodded and said: "How much can 40,000 people eat? Hundreds of thousands of livestock are really annoying. How can we get here?"
"Xiang Liu, what surprises me is, can these strong Tibetan men fight? If they encounter the warriors of the Bian army, they will most likely lose consecutive battles."
"Do you think Shude cares about their life and death?" Liu Chongwang sneered and said, "If they die, just recruit another group. If they don't accept it, they will suppress it. Han Jian will be the governor of Shanzhou, and the Han people will be moved to Qingtang every year. Then.
The land is pretty good, Hei Te Chang is farming in Shanzhou, and he can harvest two dendrobiums per acre."
Wang Tuan suddenly felt sympathy for the Tibetan people.
The whole family happily moved to the Central Plains, but you will have to fight for your life in the end. Once defeated, what will happen to the old, weak, women and children? Will the Bian army be soft when they kill them?
Will Li Tangbin use them to fill ravines and consume the Bian army's city defense equipment?
"From the east of Xiashi, Shude's base is only a hundred miles away, and it's all covered by mountains. How can so many people survive?" Wang Tuan was a little puzzled.
"Why do you care so much?" Liu Chongwang suddenly laughed and said, "Let's worry about the people of Xia Jingzhao Prefecture. There is no pasture in Guanzhong, and hundreds of thousands of livestock cross the border without leaving any grass. The people are miserable."
"Sun Kui is a strong man, and he needs to be persuaded by all the teachers. How can he offend Shude at this time? Shaanzhou is still in the hands of others."
"Let's talk about it when we get back. There are a lot of troubles in this world."
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After Tuoba Renfu entered Jinzhou, he caused a commotion among the local defenders.
There were more than 3,000 horsemen, some with bonnets or braided hair, wearing furs, carrying bows and swords. Those who didn't know the details thought they were another Tibetan soldiers recruited by Li Keyong.
In fact, it is not far from the truth.
Shao Dahan "recruited" and lent it to his sworn brother for use, and he didn't care whether he could return it intact, which reflected the deep brotherhood.
Jinzhou is sparsely populated and the villages are deserted. The name of "Li Moyun" resounds throughout this land. Over the years, not only the number of people killed but also eaten by him is probably not a small number.
"Unexpectedly, the Central Plains is so desolate, I can just run a horse." Tuoba Renfu entered Guanzhong after Lingxia, and looked at the villages everywhere with smoke curling up, but after leaving the Xiashi, it was a completely different painting style.
He could hardly believe his eyes. There was no human habitation for a hundred miles, and forage, grain, and livestock were everywhere. They were the most precious materials, and they were fighting every day.
How could the Central Plains fight be so brutal?
Tuoba Si admonished thoughtfully and said: "If the Tuoba clan can possess the land of Lingxia, they may be able to sweep the Central Plains with it. Alas, it is a pity. The opportunity has been lost."
Tuoba Renfu was also a little disappointed.
They have had such a difficult time in these years! So many men in the family fled, and in the end only their uncle and nephew were left. Tuoba Sijing, who stayed in Lingxia, did not dare to have more contact with them. He went to Helong
Tuoba Jin is even more alien to him.
The Wei Mu clan, Murong clan and other tribes that surrounded the Tuoba clan back then have now become Shao Shude's puppets. They go out to fight, regardless of casualties, sacrifice their daughters for glory, and let him ravage them.
Pingxia Dangxiang has become a title that is about to disappear in the wind, right?
"Cui Su, Lu Yan, Zhou Yiyan, Long Jiu and others, will they plagiarize the tribe?" This is what Tuoba Renfu is most worried about: "If I had known, I would have brought them all over, and it would be better to rely on Li Keyong.
, it’s better than hanging around under Shao Shude.”
"Shao Shude shouldn't be like this." Tuoba Sijian said.
Cui Su and Lu Yan were both the chiefs of Liangzhou, and they were also officials of the Hexi shogunate.
Zhou Yiyan, the tribal envoy of the capital of Ganzhou, nominally obeys the orders of the governor of Ganzhou, but in fact he is the most eloquent person in the local area, and his strength has grown rapidly in recent years.
Relying on the people of the Yanqi tribe, Longjiu continued to annex the Suzhou Tatars, Uighurs, Tubos, Tuyuhun, Sogdians, Shimo and other tribes, which were no longer the same as in the past.
Li Renmei, who was once arrogant, ran away when she saw them. Her appeal among the Uighurs was getting lower and lower, and she heard that she was already heading north to the Tatars.
I heard from Qi Bizhang before that Shao Shude was already preparing for the Silver Spear City, and the cavalry troops were leaving Helan Mountain to conquer Dangxiang in Hexi. Will the land of Shaqi also be ruled by him?
The last pure land is gone!
The uncle and nephew were worried and headed eastward with their troops. After descending Wuling Road and entering Zezhou, they finally got some supplies of grain and grass. It was said that they were shipped from Taiyuan.
As for Zelu, it is no different from Jinzhou. It is a great county, but it is uninhabited for hundreds of miles.
Hurrying slowly all the way, we finally arrived in Jinyang before the twelfth lunar month.
Li Keyong was drinking in the mansion at this time. After hearing the news, he smiled and said, "My sworn brother's people are here. Let's entertain them and then take them to the expedition."
This time to attack Chengde, Kang Jun was appointed commander, Xue Zhiqin was his deputy, Zezhou governor Li Hanzhi, Xingming regiment training envoy An Jinjun sent troops to accompany them, a total of more than 30,000 people.
Li Keyong selected all the troops and horses in the east of Hedong that could fight, a total of 50,000 infantry and cavalry, and stood still for the first time.
Gai Yu, Kang Junli, Li Siyuan, Li Sizhao and more than ten people were sitting around.
They were the only people in the military government who knew the battle plan, and they were all very excited.
Hedong has really been possessed by evil spirits in recent years!
Other vassal towns are making great strides forward. Zhu Quanzhong annexed and controlled seven or eight vassal towns, Shao Shude controlled more than ten towns, and even Yang Xingmi held the position of Jiedushi of Huainan and Xuanshe towns.
What went wrong?
There are many brave men in Hedong who dare to fight, and the general's fighting skills are not bad, but so far only one town of Zhaoyi has been annexed.
There was not enough land in the five states of Zhaoyi Town, so Zelu gave it to Li Hanzhi, Xing Mingci gave it to An Jinjun, and Yuzhou of Datong was temporarily controlled by Li Cunzhang.
The territory is too small and the situation is extremely embarrassing. Everyone's eyes are red and they are desperately competing for the limited positions.
If the old people haven't secured their territory yet, the newcomers will have to queue up.
The marshal's adopted son, Li Cunxiao, kept clamoring to beat Xingzhou. He ranked first in meritorious service. Why couldn't he even be appointed as the governor?
The commander scolded him a few times, and Li Cunxiao's dissatisfaction was suppressed. But anyone with a discerning eye knew that this would not work.
"This time I will definitely surprise my sworn brother!" Li Ke drank a glass of wine with his head tilted back and said, "You tell me I'll beat Wang Rong, haha!"
The generals laughed loudly.
Gai Yu twitched the corner of his mouth, he felt that his lord was drunk.
Now he has to compete with his adopted brother all day long, and he has to hold his breath to impress his adopted brother. There is something wrong with this mentality.
What if my adopted brother praises you a few times? What if he scolds you? Find an opportunity to tactfully admonish you later.
"Send troops in the twelfth lunar month." After laughing, Li Keyong placed the wine bottle on the table, making a loud clang sound.
"In the past, when we were chasing thieves in the nest, in the wind and snow, my subordinates still fought hard. This time, I took the thief by surprise and killed the thief." Li Keyong finally said: "Let my sworn brother fight with the thief, and I will do it myself."
Take Hebei."
If Hedong and Hebei are united into one, the overall situation of the world will be decided!