"Gao Renhou surrendered, but he also knows how to fight?" Zang Dubao rode on his horse and scolded him all the way.
He cursed and cursed, saying that he could no longer ride the horse and had to get off and walk.
It's not because of insufficient horse power. As a military envoy, he is allowed to bring more than ten horses and ride them at will.
The road is really difficult, and there is no good road in Wangwu Mountain. Li Hanzhi successively conquered Heyang and Zelu. He couldn't manage it himself and made a mess of the territory, so he expanded westward, but he didn't have the strength.
If you swallow it in the river, you can only burn, kill and loot. Over time, no one has repaired this road. It is full of potholes and it is really difficult to walk.
"Envoy, that's Yuan County over there." After hearing a lot of nonsense on the road, Niu Li was a little impatient. He pointed to a dilapidated county town in the distance and said.
Zang Dubao looked around. It wasn't the county town. It was just a mound. There were more than a hundred households in the city. It was hard to say how many people were scattered in the surrounding countryside, but there probably weren't many.
This county, just like Wangwu County in Henan Province, which is dozens of miles to the east, is dilapidated, sparsely populated, and the fields are barren.
The blame still has to be placed squarely on Li Hanzhi and Sun Ru, as they basically destroyed them.
Nowadays, Yuan County is nominally under the control of Li Fan, and Wangwu County is nominally under the control of Zhang Quanyi, but in fact no one cares about it. These two counties are almost buffer areas between the two major military and political groups of Xia and Bian.
A small number of soldiers and horses were sent to guard the county town, just for the sake of it. If they were really attacked, they might not be able to disperse in a hurry.
"Yuan County is actually an enclave." Zang Dubao was a little disappointed with the dilapidated county seat, and said, "It is more convenient for money, food, equipment and soldiers to go from Jiangzhou."
"Jiangzhou will be ours soon," Niu Li said.
Zang Dubao was shocked: "Jiangzhou is Wang Yao's fundamental place, how can he give it to him?"
"If Zhu Quanzhong is blocked outside and Li Keyong is driven away, what can Wang Yao do?" Niu Li said, "We all guessed wrong before. The commander-in-chief's thoughts are really unpredictable."
Zang Dubao looked back at the surging crowd following the Tianxiong Army, and was speechless for a long time.
A total of two thousand households from the Qingtang Tubo tribe followed Tianxiong's army around Jiangzhou and entered Yuanxian County. There will be more later. This is to fill up the two white spaces of Yuan and Wangwu, so that the household registration can be enriched, and then
Marching all the way eastward, they attacked Qiziling and Zhiguan, and entered Heyang, opening up another battlefield.
In the evening, the Tianxiong Army Brigade arrived in Yuanxian County.
The remaining people in the county had their doors and windows closed, and were worried. More than two hundred Shaanxi and Guo soldiers were trembling with fear and hesitated to speak.
Under the sunset on the horizon, they saw countless braided Tibetans pulling carriages, carrying Tibetan spears, and driving cattle and sheep. Those who didn't know the inside story thought that the barbarians were invading. But who knew, in order to let
When these Tubo people came over, the Qian Shousu tribe of the Feng'an army stationed in the Qingtang Dynasty and the Cai Songyang tribe of the Tiande army also joined forces with the nomadic Yang, Liang, Luo, Tuoba and other tribes to severely suppress the agitated Tubo people.
You want them to come, but they still don’t want to come!
At the end of the day, the 7,000 households traveling eastward were basically ambitious people who were disliked by the various tribesmen, or who had long wanted to clean up. They just happened to have errands to do, so they sent them all to the Central Plains, and in their hearts they tacitly agreed that these people were dead.
Already.
"Magistrate Luo, please be patient. Forget it today, we will start registering the households of these Tubo people tomorrow. If you are too busy, don't rush, take your time, we won't leave in the future. Yuan County should organize it well, such a large area
The wasteland should be cleared as soon as possible. You can get some harvest in the autumn." Zang Dubao looked at the patched Yuan Order on the official robe in front of him, smiled, and said: "The commander-in-chief often said that the good days are still to come, and things will get better.
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What can Magistrate Luo say? Of course he can only respond repeatedly.
Yuanxian County is dilapidated and the people are sparse. The latest military disaster was caused by Li Hanzhi. Most of the strong people in the county were wiped out by him a long time ago. Now it is not known whether they died outside or were simply eaten by others.
The Tubo people have already begun to set up tents.
They have their own organizational structure. The Tubo Empire, and it is also the main tribe of Tubo, does not implement the system of morality, military towns, festivals, ten thousand households, one thousand households, one hundred households, and small generals in the Helong area, but "
"Ru-Dongdai" system.
With the tribe as the basis, a thousand households were established, called "Dongdai", and the clan leader was the chief of the thousand households; ten thousand households were divided into one wing, called "Ru", and the chief of the wing was placed. When it was founded, the Tubo headquarters had a total of five wings, that is, 50,000
Households, the army ruled the people, and the military and government were integrated. Relying on these five thousand households and fifty thousand households, the Tubo people conquered and enslaved millions of servant tribes, towns and even countries.
During the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, it was easy to defeat the barbarians in the grassland, but it was very difficult to defeat the Tubo people.
The high degree of organization and the combination of nomadic barbarism and farming economy may be important reasons.
It has a bit of a Jurchen and Mongolian organizational structure. No wonder it was able to penetrate deep into the hinterland of Central Asia and maintain its rule there for decades. If the Tang Dynasty was not so capable, the Mongol Empire would not have come out in advance.
"Don't be afraid of them." Niu Li came over and said: "The king of Lingwu County is so powerful in Helong. Tubo has long been divided. These tribes are all oppressed locally. From now on they will be the people of Yuan County. Please educate them well.
"
"You must obey your orders." Magistrate Luo cupped his hands.
A group of Tibetan people walked past him, speaking a language he did not understand. The man held a Tibetan spear, the woman held a pot, and a child held a lamb in his hand.
After saluting Zang Dubao, the envoy of the Tianxiong Army, they quickly ordered more than a hundred horses and rode off to reconnoiter in the direction of Wangwu County.
On the mountain road to the west, carriages loaded with grain and grass were still moving forward with difficulty.
Using the Tianxiong Army and the vassal Tubo as a barrier to defend the mountainous area of Yuanxian and Wangwu, and to create conditions for Shao Shude to manage affairs in the river, this was the most important mission of Zang Dubao and Niu Li.
I wanted to fight with Pu Jun, but it's a pity!
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"Jiangzhou is Chang'an, and Tongzhou is the confluence of all roads leading to Taiyuan." In the Changchun Palace, a huge hand-drawn map was hung on the wall. Chen Cheng, the deputy envoy of Shuofang Jiedu, was giving the gathered Tielin a summary, strategy and vigor.
An explanation by a senior general of the Wuhan Army.
"From the northeast of Jiangzhou, follow the Fenshui River Valley, cross the river and pass through Gaoxian (now Gaoxian Town, Quwo), cross Mengkeng, and go for 140 miles to Linfen County, Lisuo, Jinzhou. It should be noted that Mengkeng is extremely dangerous.
, it is also an important place for military strategists."
In the northwest, any place with the word "Keng" in its name can be imagined as having steep mountains or plateaus on both sides, with a narrow and deep tunnel in the middle, such as the forbidden pit in Tongguan, and the boundless loess in Shaanxi and Guizhou.
The valley road between the plateaus.
The Mengkeng is thirty feet deep, and the post road leads out of it. There are various fortresses built by the past dynasties in the pit, all of which are called "Mengcheng", but in fact the places are different. Some of them have been abandoned, and some are still there.
It is a dangerous pass between Jin and Jiang.
"The Battle of Mengkeng was fought fiercely by the Northern Qi Dynasty in the later Zhou Dynasty. You are all veteran generals in the army, and you know how important it is." Chen Cheng moved the wooden stick in his hand, scratched it to another place on the silk, and said: "Jin
The state is northeast, along the east bank of the Fen River, thirty-seven miles to the old city of Gaoliang, with a Gaoliang Bridge, and twenty-three miles to Hongdong County, Jinzhou. Thirty-five miles north to Zhaocheng County, Jinzhou, and then
More than fifty miles north to Huoyi County, Jinzhou. Before Huoyi, the road is smooth and not easy to defend. But when we get to Huoyi, it becomes steep and steep, which is another important area."
Shao Shude was sitting behind Chen Cheng, with a map in front of him.
I have been reading in my spare time these past few years. When I heard about Huo Yi, related things automatically came to my mind.
"At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu raised an army. Wu Yalang stationed Song Laosheng here, and the righteous troops were not allowed to enter." Chen Cheng happened to talk about this incident, and he continued: "Suddenly, a mountain god in white clothes visited the military gate and gave instructions to Huoshan.
A little way to the southeast, more than ten miles to the city, Laosheng was defeated, Liu Hongji killed him, and then Huoyi was pacified."
The warriors in the hall laughed after hearing this.
What kind of mountain god in white clothes? The warriors didn't believe it. They probably relied on the guide to point out a path, and the 20,000 horses who bullied Song Laosheng came from other places and were not familiar with the geography.
However, everyone remembered the danger of Huoyi and the mountain path that could not be seen from the city wall.
"Forty miles north of Huoyi, there are Changning Station, Fenshui Pass, also known as Changning Pass, which is the northernmost boundary of Hezhong Prefecture. Another twenty miles north to Xiandi Pass, Gaobi Town, Yangui Station, and Tongji Bridge
, the mountains and rivers are steep and steep, comparable to the important land of Yanmen, with ancient passes and towns juxtaposed, post stations and bridges."
Gaobi Ridge, connected to the Queshu Valley in the north, guards the dangerous point. The Dangerous Pass is adjacent to it, and the Xiongguan and the military town are juxtaposed, making it an important place for defense.
In the fourth year of Renshou's reign in the Sui Dynasty, Yang Liang rebelled against Taiyuan, with a crowd of more than 100,000, and sent his generals to "cut off the roads, garrison high walls, and deploy formations for fifty miles."
Now there is no need to set up fences on the road, because the imperial court has set up dangerous passes. Gaobi Town, a solid city defense facility, belongs to Lingshi County, Fenzhou, and has stationed a large number of Hedong troops.
In Gaobi Town, after the dangerous pass, there are some forts, passes, and bridges, all of which serve as avenues and are guarded by soldiers. If you want to pass through Queshu Valley, you must conquer them one by one, and no one will be missing.
But the most important thing is the dangerous pass and the high wall town. There is no doubt about it.
"Did you hear everything clearly?" Shao Shude coughed and said: "The road to Xiongguan is full of twists and turns. Hedong is a beautiful place, and it is true. But it doesn't matter, Hedong is led by my brother, and the affection is extraordinary."
The generals wanted to laugh but did not dare to laugh.
"The purpose of this eastward advance is to seek the middle of the river. If we want to occupy the middle of the river, we must first close the door and let's slowly process it." Shao Shude said: "I have made arrangements for Wangwushan and Zhiguan Road. Now we also need to control Jinjiang.
The Fenshui Channel in Taiyuan and the Fenshui Pass in the south of Lingnan are the most important. Gao Renhou, the coordinator of Jiangzhou, has listened to my words and sent Qi Bizhang to lead the Yinshan tribe to quietly go north, hoping to surprise Jinzhou and seize as much territory as they can.
It depends on his ability."
"Today there is the Cixilan Stone Road, which also leads to Taiyuan, and the Wuling Road, which leads to Zelu. There are many roads, but Jinzhou is the main one. The generals immediately organized their troops and horses, and after crossing the river, they followed the orders. There was no
Wrong!" Shao Shude stood up, looked at the generals of the three armies, and said: "This battle is extremely critical, and anyone who neglects the fight will be killed without mercy."
Since all the roads from the east of the river to the middle of the river will not be cut off for a while, let’s pick up the most important ones first. Jinzhou is the confluence of all roads. It will never go wrong to attack Jinzhou first.
As for Hezhong Mansion, don't rush, let the Wang brothers play slowly.
After giving the order, the generals were divided into various armies and began to organize the troops and mobilize before the war.
Shao Shude also said goodbye to his wives and concubines, and headed for Hancheng with his entire team, escorted by the Tielin Army.
After Wang Chongying was buried, Wang Yao felt something was wrong and rushed back to Jiangzhou overnight to prepare for a war.
It is said that Liu Xun once persuaded Wang Ke to detain Wang Yao in Hezhong Mansion. However, Wang Ke was weak and hesitant. His hesitation made Wang Yao see the clues, and he immediately ran away in embarrassment and fought with Wang Ke at the same time.
A quarrel broke out.
After the verbal war, it's natural to move on to the real thing.