"General Qi, we just found out from the surrendered soldiers that our army has captured Yanju Mansion."
"Oh? Is this true? So soon? They have actually taken over the entire Yanju Mansion?" Xue Qinglan, who was busy dealing with the messy affairs of Jiuquan Mansion, was overjoyed when he heard this. You know, Yanju Mansion is not like Jiuquan Mansion.
Very easy to capture.
Although Jiuquan Prefecture is relatively wealthy among the three prefectures in the west, it is only among the three prefectures in the northwest. Moreover, Jiuquan Prefecture only has six counties and is located in the northwest. Various ethnic groups live together, making it difficult to govern. Therefore, the entire
The three northwest prefectures can basically be said to be areas abandoned by the Liangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Office.
Although Yanju Prefecture is not richer than Jiuquan Prefecture, it is located on the border, connected with the Turkic tribes in the north, and also connected with Xiazhou under the command of Zhao Jun in the east. Therefore, some commerce has flourished. Of course, what Xue Qinglan is looking at is not
Whether the place is rich or not, but here, the Liangzhou Army has 20,000 regular soldiers, plus the young and strong, it can pull up 40,000 to 50,000 defenders at any time. Moreover, Yanju Prefecture has eight counties, and each city is a fortified city.
thick.
"Reporting to the general, it is said that the defenders of Yanju Mansion surrendered directly, and Li Shuai's soldiers attacked Yanju Mansion without any bloodshed."
"Huh? I remembered, this should be the credit of General Xu!" His subordinate said this, which immediately reminded Xue Qinglan of what Wei Zilin said about Xu Ye's situation in Liangzhou.
"General, shall we send our troops eastward, open up the connection with Yanju Prefecture, and then capture Ganzhou Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture as well?"
"No, our mission is to the three provinces in the west, not to the east. Furthermore, we don't have enough troops to expand outward." Xue Qinglan thought for a while, shook his head and objected.
"But... General, it would be a pity to miss such a good opportunity. Although we have limited troops, there are more than 8,000 soldiers in the three northwest prefectures, in addition to the 10,000 people in General Xu's hands. In total, we have
We have a lot of soldiers and horses in our hands." The captains and generals beside Xue Qinglan all said in unison.
Xue Qinglan's face turned cold, and she said in a condensing voice: "Don't have such an idea, and don't forget that all the surrendered soldiers, whether they are the surrendered soldiers of Jiuquan Mansion or the soldiers of General Xu, are soldiers who have not undergone strict training. In addition,
These soldiers must have unified training in the new barracks
After that, the troops can be assigned to each town. Don't you even understand this rule? Don't think that you forget about it because you are in another place. We can gather troops here. How can we connect with Xiazhou and win the Yanju Mansion without a bloody blow?
Li Shuai doesn’t know how to follow the trend?”
After a pause, Xue Qinglan continued without changing his tone: "What is the purpose of our visit this time? Is it really for the land of these three prefectures? It's not like you don't know that these three prefectures are poor. But why are we still here?
Are you coming here? In order to defend the Western Regions countries to the west. Defending this place well and blocking the Western Regions countries' path to the east is more important than us taking Ganzhou Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture."
"Okay! Let's not mention this matter for now! Li Ran, you immediately send someone to contact Li Shuai of Yanju Mansion and report the situation here. In addition, also send someone to report the situation here to Mr. Wei, so that
They arranged for civil servants to take over the place. The place was occupied by us, but we are not good at implementing the New Deal. The people in the city are afraid to go out, so we need civil servants to appease the people."
Within three days, all the counties in Jiuquan Prefecture were completely captured by Zhao Jun. Although there were still many towns and villages that were not under control, they could no longer pose any threat to Zhao Jun. Immediately afterwards, the civil servants accompanying Zhao Jun
He began to take over the territory of the Three Prefectures, and soldiers assisted him in the management.
After being massacred, the remaining ten or twelve powerful clans no longer dared to have any other thoughts at this moment. In the past few days, the powerful clans in Jiuquan, Dunhuang and Yiwu Prefecture were killed by the Zhao army.
There were more than 50,000 members of the gentry clan. In a short time, everyone in the three northwest prefectures was killed, and everyone was frightened by the news.
"Master Wei, the actions of the past few days have eliminated the powerful locals who did not obey the imperial laws, but they have also made the people in various prefectures and counties extremely afraid of me, Zhao. Now, the people are hiding in their homes and dare not go out. In addition,
The elimination of 80% of these powerful people has also greatly affected the markets and commerce in various prefectures and counties. In fact, even the daily necessities that the people need can no longer be purchased." In Dunhuang City, Xu Ye smiled bitterly at Wei Zilin
said.
Wei Zilin laughed softly and said: "General Xu, there is no need to worry. If we want the people here to live a stable life and we want to have no worries, this bloody method is necessary. In just a few days, our army killed
There are tens of thousands of powerful locals. But you and I know their situation very well. What they did in the past deserves death."
"We want to implement administration and let the people live a good life, so these people are our biggest obstacles. Instead of arguing endlessly in the future, it is better to completely smash it now."
"As for the people being afraid of us, they will disappear later. When we announce the news about tax reductions and land distribution, these worries will be wiped away. Besides, these people are not stupid. They should know best who we kill.
.As for whether there will be a market, it still needs to be
10 to 20% of the wealthy businessmen. I think that the now empty market should be what they need most. In the past, ten people shared the interests, but now one person enjoys it exclusively. They should be very clear about the weight of it. Of course, the prerequisites must also be paid.
Get rid of their extra land and things they don’t deserve.”
Xu Ye also put down his worries and said: "Xu doesn't understand these. However, since Mr. Wei is prepared, I don't need to worry. Now that our army has captured Yanju Mansion, should we attack eastward?"
In this way, we can continuously get support from Xiazhou. By then, whether it is military strength or the needs of the people, it will no longer be a problem. "
Xu Ye was eager to open up the connection with Yanju Prefecture in order to let the three western prefectures get stronger support from Zhao Jun. Although he has now captured the three northwest prefectures, the situation of local poverty has not been solved. In the future, the western prefectures will
When the countries in the Western Regions invaded, he was under great pressure.
Wei Zi said in a deep voice: "If we only attack Liangzhou, it would be no problem for us to attack eastwards. However, our purpose this time is to block the ideas of the Western Region countries from attacking Liangzhou. Therefore, based on our
The current strength cannot go eastward yet
Start a war. After all, the food, grass, armor and equipment needed by the army are all a big problem. Once we attack eastward, it takes too long, or the armor and equipment are too worn out, then the countries in the Western Regions will invade.
We just can’t deal with it.”
"What we have to do now is to stabilize the place immediately so that these three prefectures will no longer be a burden to us. Otherwise, we will fall into a situation of internal and external attacks. As for the eastern prefectures, we will leave them to the Northern Route Army and the Eastern Route Army.
Let the Lu Army and the others go. Whether we attack or not, there is no way for Odu to escape from this place in Liangzhou."
"Although our military strength is not large, the total number of troops sent from various places is about 15,000. Including the Zhao army, this is more than 30,000. In the land of Sanfu, there is no need for a large army to defend the city. We can recruit young men to help.
But if we capture Ganzhou Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture, we will receive a huge supply of supplies."
Wei Zilin shook his head and said: "General Xu is still not very clear about the situation of our Zhao army. General Xu, these surrendered soldiers and your surrendered soldiers, let alone other things, but the military discipline is too poor. It is absolutely impossible for our Zhao army to take over the place."
Soldiers who harm the people are not allowed. Therefore, they need to be selected from the new military camps and undergo rigorous training before they can be assigned to various armies, or they can be arranged to serve as county soldiers in various prefectures and counties, and to patrol inspections in villages and towns. "
Hearing what Wei Zilin said, Xu Ye's face turned slightly red. He also knew the military discipline of the Liangzhou Army.
Wei Zilin continued: "To the west of us, Shanshan, not to mention the two countries, used to be the territory of Great Yan. However, now they have left. If they know that I, Great Zhao, occupy this place, they will definitely be worried.
They may take action against us. Therefore, we are now focusing on holding on and completely stabilizing the three prefectures."
"General Xu, I am not worried about Dunhuang now, but the land of Yiwu is too close to Gaochang and other countries, and it is also located at the northwest end of Liangzhou, so we have to be more careful. Therefore, we have the important task of holding on to this place and preventing foreign invasion.
General Xu is needed. General Xu needs to control the enemy and foreign countries.
, so that Wei can complete the administration of the three prefectures. There are still many powerful people from various tribes in these three prefectures. In addition, the operation to exterminate local horse thieves will also begin. Our army has many cavalry, so we are not afraid of these horse thieves. However,
We are not very familiar with this place, so we need General Xu to send people to help."
As soon as he mentioned Shanshan, not mentioning the two countries, Xu Ye's face became serious. As Wei Zilin said, in the past, the west was a land of five prefectures, not three prefectures. However, a few years ago, the west was a land of five prefectures, not three prefectures.
The two governments separated and established themselves. With the support of the countries in the Western Regions, they established a small independent kingdom to oppose the lonely Dayan.
Now that Zhao Jun has taken over the three northwest prefectures that are close to them, these two countries will definitely feel wary. If one of them is not good, they will take advantage of the internal instability and low military strength of the three western prefectures to send troops.
Attack.
At that moment, Xu Ye said in a deep voice: "Master Wei, don't worry, Xu is not good at governing the place, but in the war, Xu will do his part."
In the next few days, notices began to be posted in the three prefectures in the northwest to reduce or reduce taxes, crack down on lawless people, and provide relief to the poor. Then, the fields confiscated from the local powerful were distributed to the landless people. In this way, in a short time
In a few days, Zhao Jun won the hearts and minds of the people in the three northwest prefectures. And the remaining 12% of powerful families and wealthy businessmen, under Zhao Jun's coercion and inducement, began to stabilize prices and work hard to stabilize the local area.
The people of the three northwest prefectures were rejoicing, but the remaining powerful families and wealthy businessmen were frightened. However, those horse thieves who had caused trouble in the place suddenly began to suffer. These horse thieves had caused trouble in the place, and the Liangzhou army was unable to govern it.
Suddenly, in the three prefectures in the west, horse thieves breed and the people suffer.
In addition to the Han people, these horse thieves also included Turks, Tuyuhun people, Dangxiang people, Tubo people, etc. mixed together. They came and went like the wind, and it was difficult to deal with them. Because of this, the trade routes in Ximen gradually declined.
However, now they are beginning to suffer. The Zhao army sent out this time are all cavalry, regular cavalry. Whether it is martial arts, war horses or armor and equipment, they are far from being comparable to horse thieves. If Zhao Jun does not move, it will be enough. If it moves, it will be the land of the three mansions.
The entire territory began to be cleared. In an instant, countless horse thieves became the souls of the Zhao army’s cavalry...
"Sir, most of the horse thieves have been wiped out, but there are still many hidden in the mountains, making it difficult for our army to detect them."
Wei Zilin sneered and said: "Without a source of livelihood, what do they eat? Send an order and post notices everywhere, saying that anyone who kills one horse thief will have his guilt reduced and can return to his hometown. Anyone who kills two horse thieves will be rewarded. Kill a horse thief.
Those who rob the chief will be rewarded heavily!"
Wei Zilin's order seemed inconspicuous, but soon, this military order had an extraordinary effect. You know, the life of these horse thieves is not very good. That's right, if the horse thieves live a good life, he will not
They went back to being horse thieves. Now that the Zhao army is encircling and suppressing them, they are like lost dogs, hiding everywhere, for fear that if they are not careful, they will become the dead souls of Zhao soldiers.
It’s not that these horse thieves have never fought against the local government, or they haven’t fought against the Liangzhou army. However, the local government soldiers are no match for the horse thieves, and the Liangzhou army has no intention of wasting money and food for soldiers, horses, and food here. Therefore, these horse thieves are doing everything in their power.
Between the three prefectures in the northwest.
But at this moment, they really discovered that compared with the imperial army and the government, they were simply vulnerable and weak. The strength of the Zhao army exceeded their imagination.
Zhao Jun began to post notices everywhere. At first, Xu Ye did not have much hope for this, thinking that the notices were useless. However, unexpectedly, within a few days, some horse thieves hiding in the mountains came with their heads one after another.
, turned back from the mountain and surrendered to the government.
Xu Ye was also surprised by this. After questioning, he realized that it turned out that these horse thieves hiding in the mountains, when they ran out of food and did not dare to go out of the mountains, learned that they could kill the horse thieves and be exempted from crime by carrying their heads.
Afterwards, some horse thieves who were unwilling to starve to death in the mountains began to be tempted.
At first, these horse thieves could hold back their thoughts. But as time went by, some people began to look at their companions wrongly. At some point, some horse thieves had their heads cut off in the middle of the night. Then, more and more people began to look at their companions.
The more horse thieves were killed by others, this was regarded as their own merit of exoneration.
It was indeed a fatal blow to the thief chief. The horse thief chief could not be forgiven, so he could only forcefully suppress Wu Xi's subordinates. Unfortunately, these horse thieves saw that they had no way out to continue to be thieves. Gradually, many horse thieves scattered in the mountains
, were cut off one by one...
"Master Wei is really smart!" Xu Ye couldn't help but sigh at this, but at the same time, he was also a lot afraid of these military advisor-level figures, and also a lot of Zhao Jun.
"Report to the general..."
"Wait... don't call me general again in the future. Now, I am the captain of the light vehicle of Zhao Jun. Don't let others think that we have other ideas. Do you understand?" Xu Ye interrupted his soldiers in a cold voice.
.
"Yes, Lord Commander! Sir, according to the reports from the horse thieves we captured, many of these horse thieves are secretly supported by the countries in the Western Regions. In addition, in the near future, many people from the countries in the Western Regions have come here secretly.
, check the situation here."
Xu Ye's face turned cold: "Sure enough, as Mr. Wei said, these bastards from the Western Regions have always had thoughts about us. Order the scouts from all ministries to strictly inspect the situation in the west. If you find anything, report it immediately.
.I want to see if they dare to send troops? Now our three prefectures in the northwest of Liangzhou are not like the days when we were without troops."
In Longxi, Lin Shucheng was so busy that he could hardly touch the ground. Now he found that the situation in Liangzhou was much more dangerous than he expected. It was not the fault of his predecessor Situ Fei, but the Liangzhou Army who was transferred
It's too powerful, and the people here are too poor.
Currently, almost all of the 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers in the Liangzhou Army are new recruits. Although the recruitment time is not short, and although they have undergone some simple training, they are all new soldiers who have never been on the battlefield or participated in actual combat. After all,
There was no major war in Liangzhou.
Now, Lin Shucheng no longer cares about sighing, and can only be busy filling in the possible loopholes. At the same time, he also informed Situ Lei about the situation in Liangzhou. Although Liangzhou is not watched by Situ Lei, this does not mean that
Then he could just sit back and watch Liangzhou being captured by the Zhao army.
The stronger the Zhao army is, the weaker the Yong army is. This is naturally extremely disadvantageous for the Yong army.
"Damn it...why haven't the people who contacted the countries in the Western Regions sent back any news? Don't they want to move eastward? Are they willing to have a powerful neighbor next to them?"
"Report... Urgent report from Jiuquan! Urgent military information!!" Just when Lin Shucheng was worried about the situation in the west, new news came back.
When he heard that it was an urgent military situation in Jiuquan, Lin Shucheng couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat. He felt a little bad. Then he asked sharply: "Jiuquan? What's going on in Jiuquan Mansion?"
"Reporting to the Governor, five days ago, the Zhao army entered from the northern Turkic grasslands and entered the three prefectures of Dunhuang, Yiwu, and Jiuquan. General Xu Ye of the Left Guard Army led his troops to surrender to the enemy. Now, all three prefectures in the northwest have been lost. Ganzhou
Mansion, Suzhou Mansion is in critical condition, and I came here to ask for help..."
"What?" Lin Shucheng's expression changed greatly when he heard this, and the expressions of various officials in the Dudu Mansion also changed greatly. Xu Ye is the most capable general among the Liangzhou Army, and is also the current flag of the Liangzhou Army. Xu Ye
Ye surrendering to the enemy is definitely not a good thing for the Liangzhou army. And the three northwest mansions are occupied by the Zhao army, which means that Liangzhou is now under siege from three sides by the Zhao army.
"If I had known, Xu Ye should have been executed on the spot!" Situ Fei, who was extremely dissatisfied with Xu Ye, roared angrily. For him, Liangzhou is in danger, which is definitely not a good thing. After all, his Situ Fei's foundation is still
Liangzhou. If Liangzhou is gone, Situ Fei will lose most of his foundation. That means that Situ Fei is no longer comparable to other princes and has no chance of competing for power. How can he not be popular?