Suddenly there was a heavy snowfall, leaving nothing but vastness inside and outside the Yinshan Mountains.
The enemy cavalry roared towards them and fired arrows continuously.
The defenders hid behind the camp fence, carrying large shields, and spent their time killing the enemy's arrows, horse power and energy.
In such a cold weather, the bowstring is easily broken. Are the Tatars very rich? There are many bowstrings available that can be kept warm for a long time? How is it possible!
The overwhelming arrows were fired round after round, killing and injuring many cattle and sheep, but not a few people. The defenders in the village let out mocking laughter, which made people blush and feel ashamed.
Perhaps he felt that continuing like this was not an option, so Thief Qu became anxious and ordered people to dismount and rush to the stronghold.
There are a lot of cattle, sheep and goods stored in the village. If they capture it, they can greatly replenish their reserves. Then they will continue to sweep south, heading to the legendary rich Fengzhou and Lingzhou. According to the Shaqi tribe who fled north, Helan Mountain
Lingzhou to the east is a place of extreme wealth. If you conquer it, you can become the most powerful tribe on the grassland.
The Tatars in furs let out savage roars and rushed straight to the camp gate through snow up to their ankles.
"Boom!" The camp door suddenly opened.
The Tatars were overjoyed. I was worried about how to open the camp gate, but you actually opened it for me?
But soon they realized how powerful it was: countless arrows flew out from the camp, easily penetrated the furs, and pricked their bodies into bloody gourds.
How many warriors who once thought they were strong were shot to the ground. In front of the arrows, their bodies were incredibly fragile, like straw men on the shooting range, they were shot and flew away.
"Kill the thief!" a military academy member yelled and jumped out. He pointed out a tall thief with a spear and stabbed him in easily.
Hundreds of foot soldiers followed him, marching into the wall in tacit cooperation.
No matter how fierce the Tatars were, it was a fact that their equipment was inferior and they were not full-time warriors. Therefore, in the face of a tight military formation, they were killed and retreated steadily.
Occasionally, there were some highly skilled people who rushed forward wearing precious armor, but they could only block the formation for a short time and caused some small waves, but they were quickly killed by the cooperation of those experienced infantrymen.
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"The thieves can't stand it anymore, kill them! Cut them down!" the officer roared and stabbed another person to death.
The soldiers quickened their pace and continued to harvest lives, showing their bravery.
The Tatars were finally defeated. They turned around and slipped back to where they were stationed. Just as they were about to escape, they saw a group of cavalrymen who had been preparing for a long time rush out from the camp gate. There were about three to five hundred cavalrymen, waving their thick horses.
He followed closely behind them and killed them violently.
The thief channel had people blow the horns, and the Tatars were relieved and fled one after another, not even caring about the hundred or ten people who remained on the battlefield.
The defenders charged for a while to ensure that no enemy was still alive, and then did not pursue them. Instead, they sent people to clean the battlefield and collect horses and other supplies.
They only had 1,000 infantry and 500 cavalry, and they had to defend two villages outside the city. The pressure was great, and the number of troops was seriously insufficient.
There are still 1,000 infantry and 500 cavalry in the city, but they will not act rashly before they have a clear understanding of the enemy's situation. The barbarians on the grassland have a tactic, which is to lure you to a certain place, and then
Taking advantage of the number of people, they surrounded them from all directions, constantly harassing and fighting them, just like a pack of wolves hunting, and eventually tore their prey into pieces.
If you are in a hurry and are not prepared, and there is no castle or castle nearby for rest, then things will be more troublesome, and you may be eaten.
To deal with the grassland people, the best tactic is to find out where their sweat tents are and where the royal court is, then select the elite and rush over them in a wave, cutting them to pieces.
Because the production model of the grassland destined them to be dispersed and grazing over a wide range, the Khan's troops were actually very limited when they were not mobilized. If their internal cohesion was lower, the Khan's prestige would not be the same.
If it is not enough to kill everyone, then this beheading tactic has a higher chance of success.
Yang Yue climbed onto the tower of Tuchengzi and looked at the Tatars who were still lingering in the distance.
Yes, the city built by the Zhuang Lang family in Yuanyuquan is not small in scale, but its name is ridiculous, so it is called "Tuchengzi".
After receiving news of the frequent activities of Tatar cavalry, the Xinquan Army was ordered to go north to Fengzhou. Most of them were stationed in the Da'an and Gaoque areas, and some of them went north to Yuquan, 300 miles away, to assist the Zhuang Lang clan in their defense.
At the same time, the local villagers from Feng, Sheng, and Ling prefectures were also mobilized, and the entire war machine began to launch. Everyone was very annoyed, and the Tatars actually came again!
"Why don't the thieves retreat?" Yang Yue, who was already over sixty years old, looked at the Tatar cavalry who were neither willing to leave nor to leave, and seemed to smell a strong smell of embarrassment.
What's going on?
Isn't it? If you lose the battle, you will be beheaded when you return? With the current loose state of the grassland, it is unlikely.
After a long time, just when Yang Yuedu was about to send out cavalry to attack them, the Tatars finally ended their argument. More than ten cavalrymen rushed outside the city, shouting something loudly.
A warrior in the city went down, negotiated with the Tatars, and was pulled up by a hanging basket. Then, he brought a shocking news: "They still have thousands of people in the distance and want to surrender!"
Surrender? You have only killed and injured a few hundred people. There are no troops here to chase you. You can just retreat. Why surrender?
Something must have happened!
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Shao Shude and his family still live in Woyang Palace, and the entire Shuofang Shogunate and Xia Palace offices also work here.
The number of troops stationed at Xuanhongchi, Yanchi, and Woyang Palace has been significantly reduced.
The cavalry and silver spears have returned to Yinshan, but they are paying more attention to their whereabouts and have not been exposed yet.
The native Tutuan men continued to stay in Shuozhou, because Li Kening's troops had not completely retreated and had to continue to defend for a while.
Jin Dao, Hei Jin, and Leopard Cavalry are waiting for the signal to attack. Their target is Nuozhen Water Branch.
"Over the past few decades, the Khitan has become increasingly powerful, with many cattle, sheep, and young people, and its iron-smelting level is higher than that of other tribes. Under their oppression, a large number of Tatars moved westward to take refuge." In the Chaolu Hall, Chen Cheng began to talk about ancient times: "This
The space for the westward migration was left by the Uighurs. After they left, the Xigasi people did not have the ability to control the Mobei Royal Court, so a vacuum appeared, giving a place for tribes who did not want to be oppressed by the Khitan."
In fact, at the same time as the westward migration, there was also the eastward migration.
At that time, the Tubo people's raids on the Western Regions and Central Asia were cold and ruthless. All the destroyed countries and tribes were conquered and plundered, and then they fought for them to compete with the food.
Who can bear this? So people kept running away, and many of them ran to the east. The Yanqilong family and Beiting Shatuo were typical examples.
In addition to them, there are a bunch of tribes in the Western Regions and Central Asia who migrated from Jinshan to Yinshan. These white nomads who speak Turkic languages merge with the yellow tribes who speak Mongolian languages and migrate westward.
But perhaps the Tubo was too fierce, the Khitans were not strong enough, and there were not enough Tatars migrating westward. In Monan and Mobei grasslands north of the Yinshan Mountains, the number of white nomads, officially called Semu nomads by the Xia Palace, still dominates.
Advantage.
The daughter of a Tatar chieftain whom Tuoba Renfu married on the grassland seemed to be a Semu person, but it was a pity that he did not have time to take her away.
But the westward migration of the Tatars is a general trend that cannot be changed. The stronger the Khitan is, the more Tatars will flee westward. There is no doubt about this.
These tribes that migrated westward merged with other tribes along the way, and their bloodlines were very mixed, and their religions and languages were very confusing. However, after living for a long time, they gradually had a profound impact on history. The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period was almost the peak of these tribes' westward migration.
From then on, those who stayed behind became the Tatar tribe, falling in love and killing Temujin.
Those who fled north became the Hongji tribe, which seems to be the source of the harem of the Golden family.
Those who moved south to the northern grasslands of Yunzhou became the Wanggu tribe.
The group that moved westward once controlled the Uighur court, but was defeated. Later, a large number of Tatars came, and they all simply surrendered to the Uighurs, forming the Naiman tribe.
In addition, there is a Kled tribe, which was also formed after the Tatars who moved westward merged with the locals.
After the Gaochang Uighurs weakened, Naiman and Klei gradually rose up, but they were unable to reach the strength and combat effectiveness of the Gaochang Uighurs.
"But the Uighurs moving westward does not mean they are willing to give up their original territory, so they have been fighting back." Chen Cheng added.
The demise of the Uighurs is an unsolvable mystery, and no one can explain why until now. After the demise, the tribesmen were scattered everywhere, and many military leaders from the northern border towns of the Tang Dynasty recruited many of them to serve as battlefield consumption.
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Ganzhou Uighurs and Gaochang Uighurs are the two largest fragments after the demise of the Uighur Khanate.
The Ganzhou Uighurs were dead, but the Gaochang Uighurs still wanted to cheer up and continue to fight. Not only did they fight back the rebels, they actually started wars with many forces at the same time, and they were arrogant.
"I feel that the Gaochang Uighurs may have sent troops to the east and recovered the ancestral land of the Uighur royal court." Chen Cheng judged.
News came urgently five hundred miles away from Yuequan that thousands of Tatars had surrendered. The reason was that after they went south, news came from behind that their old nest had been taken away!
The news is currently confusing, and they don't know who did it, so they want to ask for help from Datang to help them regain their pasture and their families.
After Chen Cheng heard this, he boldly judged that it was the Gaochang Uighurs who raided the Tatars' lair!
Shao Shude didn't believe it at first, but after listening to his analysis, he felt that it made sense.
If this is true, this is really a good opportunity! No wonder the border has been restless in recent years. It turns out that in addition to climate change, the eastward march of the Gaochang Uighurs is also a major reason.
"My influence on the grassland is currently limited to Hetao, Shaqi, and around Yinshan Mountain. A little further north, there is the world of the Tatars and Uighurs." Shao Shude suddenly said: "Chen Changshi, can you conquer the Tatars?
At least conquer part of it? If I don’t conquer the grassland tribes, the Khitans will conquer them, so why give it to them?”
"Commander, will it affect the war in the Central Plains?" Chen Cheng asked worriedly.
"No!" Shao Shude waved his hand and said: "The Guanbei troops will be used on the grasslands, and the rest of the troops will continue to fight in the Central Plains. Anyway, there is so much food and grass in Lingxia, and it is impossible to transport all of it to the Central Plains. In addition, the five tribes of Yinshan are also like this.
After many years, I have become a bit degenerate, so I need to find something for them to do."
Chen Cheng understood.
What the King of Xia probably meant was to conquer the grasslands and use Tibetan people as much as possible, and try not to crowd out the main force of the Yamen Army and only stay in this part of Guanbei.
Henan's war against Zhu Quanzhong will still continue.
The two lines should run in parallel without conflicting with each other. The southern line is the key point. The northern line can be made into whatever shape it is. There is no need to force it. As long as it can create some obstacles for the Khitan people, it will be worthwhile.
"Start first and keep those people from Nuozhen Water Branch. If they don't get hurt, they won't give in." Shao Shude ordered: "After defeating them, slowly gather them back."