"Grandpa!" As soon as Qu Zhu returned to the tribe, his second son Saola came over to greet him and whispered: "The people from the Ahui tribe are going south."
"What?" Qu Zhu was a little surprised and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"
"The Khitan envoys came, saying that there were changes in Youzhou, and ordered the Ahui tribe to go south to guard the border." Saola said.
Saola is not tall in stature, but he is very strong and stocky, with excellent arm strength. He is still very prestigious in the tribe. Qu Zhu even thinks that Saola can lead the tribe to survive better than his eldest son Su Zhi, because he is more brave.
"Go south to block Youzhou Li Keyong?" Qu Zhu frowned.
"Yes, there are also Xi people and Khitan people going south together." Saola added.
At this point in history, changes have occurred.
Historically, this year, Liu Rengong took advantage of Li Keyong's drunkenness, led troops to ambush, defeated the Jin army, and controlled the entire Youzhou. Afterwards, the momentum became stronger and stronger, and the Khitan people felt uneasy, so they sent the Xi and Ping tribes south to defend the border, and at the same time sent the Khitan people to guard the border.
The tribe acted as a supervisor to guard against Youzhou.
Liu Rengong was also arrogant. He recruited athletes from Shanbei and Han Dynasties to join the army, drilled day and night, and fought many battles with the Khitans on the border. At the same time, after the autumn, he sent people to burn the grasslands. The Khitans suffered from it and could not feed their horses, so they had to sue for peace.
The reason for sending people south this time was probably because Li Key used the expedition camp to defeat the local tribes. Especially the Xi people, who were recruited in large numbers by him, and the remaining tribes fled north to defect to the Khitan.
Li Ke used his strong fighting power to make Khan Dejin very afraid, so he sent his vassal tribes south to guard the border. This was also their old trick.
"Where is the headquarters?" Qu Zhuyou asked.
When the Governor's Mansion of Raole was established, the Xi tribe was divided into five tribes, and the governor led one by himself, making a total of six tribes, namely Ahui (Ruoshui Prefecture), Chuhe (Qili Prefecture), Aoshu (Luolang Prefecture), Du
The five tribes of Ji (Tailu Prefecture), Yuan Qizhe (Keye Prefecture) and the prince's direct command troops had an army of 50,000 to 60,000 cavalry. At that time, the Khitan's strength was slightly weaker, but "the victorious army numbered 43,000.
"Eight Parts" is not as good as Six Parts.
But now that Xibu is dead, there are only more than 20,000 cavalry in total. With this strength, they still have to be dragged out to guard the border? How many soldiers and horses does Li Keyong have, can he beat them?
Of course, if adult men are included in Liubuxi, there will certainly be more than 20,000 to 30,000 riders.
If you count all the ridiculing people, it would be even more.
There are many Xi people in Youzhou Town. Hue Prefecture where An Lushan once served as governor is Xizhou. Guiyi Prefecture established by Gaozong Dynasty housed Silla, Khitan and Xi people.
Outside Youzhou Town, there are also Shanbei Xi people, all Xi people who could not bear the Khitan oppression and fled there.
Yingzhou was once occupied by the Xi people.
The eight Khitan tribes also had many Xi Rennu tribes.
But do these Xi people have anything to do with Liu Bu Xi? Do they listen to you? When Li Baochen, the Xi person, was the envoy of De Jiedushi, did he think highly of you, Liu Bu Xi?
"I'm afraid we will go south," Saola said.
"Excessive!" Qu Zhu cursed in a low voice, his face uncertain.
He is not someone who would like to be inferior to others.
Historically, King Xi Quzhu rebelled against the Khitan during the reign of Emperor Ai Tianyou of the Tang Dynasty and led some of his troops to flee to the west. The Xi people were divided into the east and west. department.
"The Khitan envoy said that Huangshui Shiqiao was the hometown of Songmo Governor's Mansion. In the past, Yingzhou rebelled against the Tang Dynasty. Li Jinzhong and Sun Wanrong had tens of thousands of soldiers, and the Tang people could not stop them. At the critical moment, the Xi people led the Turks to sneak attack Songmo and plunder the old and weak. , occupied all the land, and even Sun Wanrong was defeated and killed. During the period of Bala Khan, six tribes were defeated. For the sake of good neighborliness, half of the tribes were captured, and the rest were left behind. It can be said that benevolence has been exhausted, and now it is time to go south to defend It's over." Sasha said again.
In fact, Bala Khan only captured 700 households of King Xi of Turres that time, not many people, but the humiliation was of great significance. The six tribes of Xi were often called the five tribes of Xi, because King Xi directly led them There are too few members.
Qu Zhuye did not directly control many people, only more than 3,000 tents. The other five tribes have been severely attacked by the Khitan in recent years. During the period of Khan Dejin Khan, he was assassinated once, and Shilu (Khitan Die La tribe) captured seven Thousands of households are miserable.
"I originally wanted to make a fool of myself with the Khitans..." Qu Zhu said angrily: "Now it seems that they have completely broken up with each other. Sala and Shilu of the Dila tribe robbed 7,000 of my people and made them slaves. Now, I also want to kill off the rest of us bit by bit so that we can occupy all our pastures. According to the words of the Tang Dynasty, it is tolerable and the Khitan is unkind. Don’t blame me for being unjust and raiding..."
Having said this, Qu Zhu looked at his son and said, "Contact someone you trust immediately and make preparations."
"What preparations?" Sasha was a little dazed.
"Prepare armor, horses, and arrows." Qu Zhu gritted his teeth and said, "Once the Khitans want us to go south, we will bring the Xia soldiers over to make the Khitans look good."
"With our small number of soldiers and horses, I'm afraid others will look down upon us." Sao Lawei said: "Besides, there are many Khitan tribes around, making it difficult to leave."
As King Xi, the most embarrassing thing is that there is no one.
At that time, the Yan soldiers raided the six tribes of Xi, and each tribe suffered heavy losses. King Zheli of Xi was angered and was directly deposed. Shi Se succeeded to the throne and died soon after. His younger brother Tures came to power. Most of the tribesmen were dead and wounded, and most of them were scattered, leaving only a thousand or so. He was a householder and half of them were captured by the Khitans.
"Don't worry so much, I have my own way." Quzhu waved his hand and said.
Sasha could only retreat, worried.
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In the new city of Yuyi Town, a large group of Tibetan captives were renovating the city.
Yang Liang, the envoy of the Golden Sword Army, flipped through many military reports.
Their main force is in Yuyi Town, part of it is in Ruyuan, and the whole is in the east.
The Heijin Army is in Huaihuang Town, located to the west.
The capital commander Yang Yue is stationed in Daning in the south, which is the most dangerous place. There is Huai'an County in Xinzhou to the west, Wende County of Yizhou to the east, and Huairong County of Guizhou to the southeast. Strictly speaking, Daning is the The location was off the mark, almost on the edge of Yizhou. Li Cunxiao would be in trouble if he didn't respond.
In fact, let alone Daning, the Jin army's cavalry was seen in Yuyi Town.
They sent people to capture a prisoner and came back. After torture, they found out that he was Xi Ren and luckily he could speak Mandarin. Yang Liang personally participated in the interrogation and got a lot of information out of his mouth.
"Li Cunxiao was ordered to recruit athletes from the north of the mountain and build an army from the rear?" Yang Liang was very interested in this news.
The back of the mountain is the north of the mountain. The main source of the army behind the mountain is the Tibetan tribe, and it is those people who were swept away by them.
After ten days, more than 30,000 Dingkou people had been captured, and nearly 300,000 cattle, sheep, horses and camels had been captured. The harvest was quite large, and people had been sent to evacuate them.
However, their actions were temporarily halted. Yang Yue ordered the Heiyi Army to march southeast and lie southwest of Yuyi Town. His main force was still stationed in Daning, repairing the city and keeping his troops stationary.
Obviously, this was to prepare for the Jin army to come and want to fight them.
"Military envoy, I have heard about this. Li Keyong attacked Cangjing and ordered Li Cunxiao to go to the back of the mountain several times to recruit troops and send them to the front line." Zhang Guiba said: "The war is fierce. Even if there are more victories than fewer losses, there will still be casualties.
It is inevitable that recruiting soldiers is a common thing. These hardships lead to nothing but a dead life. If you give them a little something, they will work hard for you. Sometimes it is not even a recruitment, but a conscription. Let them provide their own horses and equipment.
Listen to orders before arriving at the tent. If you are lucky enough to survive, you will share some of the spoils after the war. After a few battles with the army, you will be incorporated into the Jin army. I have fought with Jin people before, and many Jin soldiers are this kind of people."
"Yes." Yang Liang nodded. Just as he was about to say something, the soldiers walked in and reported in a low voice.
"Alright, here comes the guy called the one." Yang Liang stood up, straightened his uniform a little, and said.
"Su Zhi." Zhang Guiba added.
"Haha, it's Su Zhi. Let's go and meet him." Yang Liang strode out.
Zhang Guiba followed quickly. He always felt that it was not a good thing for the Su Zhi to come, and it felt like an extraneous matter. If Li Ke came with a large army, it would always be troublesome if you interfered with the Xi Ren and the Khitan affairs.
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But what should I say? You are here, so there is no harm in meeting you. Anyway, someone has been sent to tell Yang Dutou, and Dutou means "see you quickly."
Zhang Guiba: "..."
"I've met General Yang, I've met General Zhang." As soon as Su Zhi came up, he performed Han salutes and spoke in Chinese with a very respectful attitude.
"Are you Su Zhi? I heard that there is a brother who raided the house?" Yang Liang stood in front of the courtyard gate, looked up and down, and asked.
Well, the attitude is a little arrogant, but the martial artist is like this. Compared with the generals who killed Khitans at every turn, ridiculed the chiefs of the tribe, and did not regard them as human beings at all, I don't know how good he is.
"What General Yang said is true, it is my brother who is doing the killing." Su Zhi responded. After saying that, he also looked at Yang Liang carefully and saw that he was wearing military uniform, lined with armor, and had a cloak hanging on his body.
It looks majestic.
"Come in, it's not good to be seen. It's not good for you." Yang Liang smiled and introduced Su Zhi into the yard.
After the guests and hosts were seated, Yang Liang did not ask anyone to serve tea. He just sat there and asked, "What is your current relationship with the Khitan people?"
Su Zhi was a little embarrassed when he heard this and didn't know how to answer for a while.
After thinking about it carefully, Fang said: "Returning to General Yang, the Khitan has been strong since more than forty years ago. It first targeted the six tribes of Xi, and launched several conquests. The most recent one was during the Guangqi period of the Tang Dynasty, when the Diala tribe attacked Sala.
Shi Lu was so vicious that he attacked six of my tribes and captured seven thousand households and made them slaves."
"He captured 7,000 of your families, so King Xi has nothing to say?" Yang Liang asked.
These words made Su Zhi very embarrassed. None of the seven thousand households were members of King Xi, and King Xi did not have seven thousand households.
"The Khitans are arrogant, but powerful, especially the Diela tribe. The Yelu clan has been Yili Jin of the Diela tribe, and Yili Jin of the Eight Tribes. The Khan of the Yaonan clan cannot control it..." Su Zhi replied.
Yang Liang was confused when he heard this, and Zhang Guiba was also a little confused. But they probably understood that the Yelv family was probably a military family, controlling the most powerful Diela tribe, and was also the military leader of the eight Khitan tribes.
The Central Plains is probably a family of generals.
"Let's be honest, why are you here?" Yang Liang didn't want to beat around the bush and asked straight to the point.
"The Khitan is ambitious and cruel. If King Xia attacks the Khitan, my father and son are willing to be the vanguard." Su Zhi said with emotion.
"How many soldiers does King Xi have?" Zhang Guiba suddenly asked after listening for a long time.
"No more than ten thousand," Su Zhi replied.
"If King Xia attacks Khitan, what good advice can you offer?" Zhang Guiba asked again.
"Perhaps we can persuade the chiefs of various tribes to open up roads and supply cattle, sheep and grain. With only 30,000 elite cavalry, the Khitans can suffer a big loss," Su Zhi said.
Yang Liang and Zhang Guiba looked at each other without saying a word.
"Have you ever been to Li Keyong's place?" Yang Liang asked.
Su Zhi was startled and immediately said: "This is absolutely not the case."
Yang Liang smiled and said: "I have accepted the horse you sent. I will rest here for a few days. I will report the matter later. If possible, let King Xi come to visit in person. Some words and
