The leaders of the seven clans of Dangxiang, the leaders of the Qiang in Hengshan, and the Tubo, Uighur, and Han strongholds under the influence of the frontline forces from Luzhou to Yinzhou, tribal leaders, chiefs, clan chiefs, and village owners rushed to Yinzhou one after another. This incident
The conference became more urgent because of the upcoming troops to attack the Han Dynasty and the secret preparations for the war in Xiazhou. However, all the work was done in secret, and there was still a sense of leisure amidst the excitement and prosperity on the surface.
Yang Hao had made great efforts in advance regarding the food, accommodation and various conditions for the leaders of various circles. Entering Yinzhou City, you would never know that this place had suffered the trauma of successive wars. The markets were prosperous and the entire city was in ruins.
To ensure orderly management, of course, a mighty army with clear military discipline and clanging armor is also indispensable.
This is not an alliance, but a way to command the heroes, determine their affiliation, and dominate one side. If you do not establish military power but only show your wealth, you will become a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered in the eyes of others. The superior's style and
The prestige must be shown. Fortunately, the heroes from all walks of life had been psychologically prepared to completely surrender to Yang Hao before. After seeing with their own eyes the military might and financial strength of Yinzhou, most of them were convinced and no one dared to provoke him.
Now it is enough to make people from all tribes, forts and villages obey Yinzhou. Time is still short. The so-called subjugation also has a step-by-step process. They must obey Yang's orders and pay tribute on time.
It is easy to pay taxes, but they must be tied to Yang Hao with all their heart. The enemy also wants to share life and death. Now there is no need to count on a truly reliable person. Yang Hao used the conference as a cover to do it secretly. So Yang Hao did this
It was an extremely busy period of time. In addition to publicly meeting with the leaders of various tribes and leading them to inspect the military parade, Yang Hao also found every opportunity to secretly meet with the leaders of the Seventh clan of Dangxiang and the leaders of the Qiang in Hengshan who had completely surrendered to him, to prepare for the upcoming war.
Various arrangements have been made for the war, but behind the hustle and bustle, the smoke of war has quietly filled the air.
In addition to the intensive secret arrangements for peripheral armed forces, Yinzhou and Luzhou are also preparing for war simultaneously. In addition to strengthening the contact with spies stationed in Xiazhou, Jingzhou, Youzhou, Suizhou and other places, administrative
The system is also making emergency arrangements to prevent the entire administrative system from being completely paralyzed and losing its due function after communications are cut off due to war and fortification.
In addition, the subordinate relationship, personnel appointment, money and food revenue and expenditure, various armed forces, and food supply are all carried out in an orderly manner under the arrangements of Fan Siqi, Lin Pengyu and others. Yang Hao can fight a dangerous battle, but he does not want to fight one
In an unprepared battle, he is racing against time, making all preparations for war as much as possible, taking the first step, seizing the opportunity, and playing an unexpected and important role when the war breaks out.
Xu Xuan and Xiao Yan are also busy. The various forces that have taken refuge in Yang Hao are complex. Some can be directly brought under Yang Hao's direct jurisdiction, some need to be restrained for the time being, and some need to be further encircled. Regardless of
Whichever force is intimidated by Yang Hao's power and wants to get his protection, of course they have to pay a price accordingly, and how much they pay and how much benefit they get is highly debatable.
The two talented ministers, who were talented and learned, but could only learn more than they could use in the Tang Dynasty, finally had a place to show their talents. In addition to Yang Hao's courtesy reception, it was all thanks to these two adults and the leaders of various circles.
People use both soft and hard words to finalize each established policy and those who implement it.
Xiao Yan and Xu Xuan have a clear division of labor. Xiao Yan is serious about talking and laughing, and is a stern man. In addition, he is a famous scholar who is naturally proud of his talent. His words are not only sharp, but can also be called mean. It is natural for him to play the black face. Because of the incident involved
The interests of all parties and the lack of respect and respectability are completely lost on the negotiation table. The leaders of the various tribes in the Western Regions are rough and bold, and they don't know much about the rules. If you ask them to talk properly, it will sound like a quarrel outside the tent, let alone if it is true.
In a quarrel.
Old Xiao Yan was soft on the outside but strong on the inside, with a burning fire in his bones. Unfortunately, in the soft officialdom of the Tang Dynasty, he never had room to display it. At most, he saw things that were really beyond his sight, making insinuations and sarcastic remarks.
Well, this time it was different. Yang Hao had given him full authority, and he was on the stronger side. That was really proud of him.
For every negotiation item, Lao Xiao Yan went all out, every penny was worth, and drove the men on horseback into despair. Both parties blew their beards and glared, flipped the table and threw the teapot. This was a scene that was often seen. When it was clear,
After getting the trump card that the other party could finally accept, the red-faced Xu Xuan appeared. Xu Xuan had been working in foreign affairs for so long, and he was really good at all things. After some bargaining, the leaders of the ministries felt that they had gained face and dignity.
, as for Yang Hao, he also got the maximum benefit he wanted.
Although these things have exhausted the two elders, the sense of accomplishment has never been experienced before, especially when a strong person negotiates with a weak person, the feeling of elation and elation has never been experienced before.
Even though he has not made up his mind to be loyal to Yang Hao from now on, he has become his best friend unknowingly.
How useful is a contract? There are many conditions for a contract to ensure that it can be fulfilled. Even if there are no more strong measures, the leader of one party will not easily tear up the contract, just because of the word credit. Credit is intangible.
It is also tangible. If the leader of a faction is branded with a mark of betrayal and disbelief, it will basically be difficult for this person to get the recognition and support of other forces. Therefore, unless it is absolutely necessary, even if it is a treacherous and evil person,
And he is never willing to break his promise easily.
Despite this, Yang Hao still used forceful means to strengthen their emphasis on the commitments they made. Even if Yinzhou City is surrounded by heavy troops and temporarily loses control over them, they will have to think twice before making any decision.
Think twice and dare not make a decision easily. Yang Hao's powerful method is: absolute force deterrence. At the beginning of Luzhou's founding, the Qiang tribes in Hengshan took the initiative to provoke, and the attacking tribes suffered bloody counterattacks, which was repeated in Yinzhou.
In the desert, there is a wax figure.
There is a slow slope at the foot of the mountain. This is the south side of the foothill. It has plenty of sunshine, and there are half-protruded mountain valleys on the left and right, blocking the invasion of the cold wind. Coupled with the thick camel felt and cattle felt, it is enough for the herdsmen to resist the cold wind.
The cold of winter.
A spring pours down from the hillside. To the right of the spring is a sparse mountain forest, which allows herdsmen to cut wood for fire and draw water. There are about two hundred tents, which is considered a medium-sized tribe.
There is a felt tent in front, and Zhida Muji is wearing a big leather robe and slaughtering a sheep in front of the tent. Today is the 100th anniversary of his son, and he wants to invite relatives and friends over to drink and celebrate. Water dripping outside will turn into ice. If you do it slowly,
Some, this sheep had to be frozen solid before it was slaughtered, but this big man's technique was obviously very clever. A small knife flew up and down in his hand, and the sheep's skin had been completely peeled off. At this time, the mutton was still boiling.
With steaming white heat.
There was a big pot next to him, and his wife was squatting beside the stove, filling the bottom with firewood. The water in the pot was already boiling. At this time, a series of shrill horn sounds suddenly came from the distance: "Woo~~
~Woo~~~~~”
This was the sound of an alarm. Zhidamuji was startled. He hurriedly took two steps forward, threw the whole sheep into the boiling water, and hurriedly ran towards the horse beside him. The horse had not yet put on the saddle.
, but the horn sounded urgent, and he could no longer care about it. Zhidamuji took off the long bow from the saddle on the ground and hung it on his shoulder. He also took a pot of arrows and slung it across his shoulder, then jumped on the horse.
back.
His mother-in-law called out urgently: "Zhidamuki."
Zhidamuji turned around and shouted: "Hold the child and hide first. The trumpet sounds urgent, for fear of being attacked by a strong enemy."
At the same time, other men in the felt tents came out one after another. Whether they were in their prime, old, or even twelve or thirteen-year-old children, they were all dressed in fat and bulky leather robes, but they all picked up their bows and mounted their horses very neatly, and quickly gathered forward.
come over.
The alarm horns on the hills on both sides were still blowing, and they were getting louder and louder. Then, three horses were seen galloping over the vast snowfield, waving their weapons in the distance and shouting something loudly.
"It's Mei Sizi", Zhidamuji put his hands on the awning and looked at them, and suddenly called out.
Meisi means the sun, and Meisizi is the son of the sun. This son of the sun is the son of the clan leader of this tribe. Seeing that he seemed to be in danger, the warriors at the front picked up their bows and nocked arrows one after another, and the ones at the back pulled out long arrows.
Swords and swords, a hastily assembled team of nearly a thousand cavalry quickly formed a wedge formation and moved forward to meet them.
"Go quickly, go quickly. The Yinzhou army is coming!" Zhidamuji rushed to the front and had heard Mei Siko's shout clearly. He was just startled when he heard the thunder of horse hooves and countless war horses suddenly appeared at the mountain pass.
Countless horsemen came rolling in, armed with iron horses and murderous intent.
Immediately afterwards, the sunlight in the sky suddenly dimmed, and countless arrows rose into the night, flying towards them overwhelmingly.
"Meisizi, hide in the stirrup!"
The opponent was still an arrow away, and when he fired the arrow, he couldn't hit them at all. Zhidamuji didn't even bother to pick up his bow. He put his hands to his mouth and only shouted a warning to Mei Sizi who was in the shooting range.
But then he was horrified to find that the sharp arrows of those iron cavalry actually exceeded the range he knew. The overwhelming sharp arrows were shot at them in a black mass. The arrows were as fast as rain, and he could even hear clearly the arrows passing through the air.
Sound of wind.
More knights looked at the sky in horror like him. Countless arrows were reflected in their pupils, getting closer and closer, until the entire pupils were completely covered by a sudden dense rain of sharp arrows...
"kill!"
Yang Hao's army did not form a formation, and the opponent had already fallen without engaging in battle. The opponent had lost most of its long-range attack capabilities under the completely one-sided fire suppression of the first two waves.
In the middle of the battle, their sparse arrows had little effect. Against such an enemy, there was no need to break the formation, just massacre.
They were also more than a thousand people on horseback, but the formation was uniform, and the entire team formed a month-long arc to cover them up. Zhida Muji was not dead yet. He was hit by an arrow in his left shoulder and another in his right chest.
He firmly controlled the war horse under his crotch that was also hit by an arrow and was jumping anxiously. While struggling to pull out his saber, he looked up to the sky and roared: "Kill them..."
His life ended with this roar. The knights on the opposite side were already within a hundred steps. They were also charging forward, and were about to enter a hand-to-hand combat. Suddenly another weapon flew out of the opponent's charging camp.
The three-foot-long short javelin, the knight on the opposite side had amazing arm strength, but with the power of the forward thrust, the javelin flew like lightning, whizzing towards him.
At such a close distance, the javelin thrown by the hand was as unstoppable as an iron leaf shield, not to mention that most of the enemies in front of him didn't even have a shield. Before Zhidamuji could shout, a javelin pierced his chest.
His huge body was dragged backwards, and he fell under the horse's buttocks. The war horse was hit by an arrow, and it was jumping in pain. As soon as he lost control, his feet flew back, and then hit the dead sun.
Damuji's body was kicked more than ten feet away.
"Puff puff puff" The javelin is so powerful and heavy that once it hits, there is no way to resist it. No matter how strong your body is, the sharp javelin will penetrate you like paper...
"kill!"
Du Lan'er, the general in charge of Yang Hao's army, drew out his long sword. The knights around him drew their swords and carried spears in response, and were ready to charge. They all wore light leather armor, carrying bows on their left and arrows on their right.
The saddle-mounted iron shield is completely useless now, and all that is needed is the final cleaning of the weapon in hand.
There were less than two hundred enemies facing them. They looked at the two groups of Yinzhou cavalry whizzing towards each other with pale faces. They turned their horses' heads and tried to escape. However, they had no speed advantage compared to the rushing enemies. They soon fell behind.
They abandoned their bodies in the snow in the most shameful way for a warrior to die: they were stabbed in the back.
The knights quickly divided into two wings and completely surrounded the more than two hundred tents. Du Lan'er was riding and led more than thirty cavalry towards the central army. All the tribesmen were concentrating there under the suppression of the knights.
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The women and children held their children's hands and obeyed the orders silently. They had grown up on the grasslands where the strong and the weak preyed on the strong. They were used to slaughtering and plundering. Many of them were plundered from other tribes and became members of this tribe.
people.
A white-haired old man stood at the front of the tribe with tears streaming down his face. He opened his arms and walked forward step by step. Ten steps away, he knelt down on the snow in front of Du Lan'er and said in tears:
"Lu Fozi has offended Master Yang Hao and is willing to die. Please have mercy and spare the lives of my people!"
Du Lan'er put away his long sword and shouted loudly: "Don't say that I will kill you without teaching. The Taiwei has already issued an order. All the people under my jurisdiction in Yinzhou who are willing to obey the orders of Yinzhou will be punished on the twenty-eighth day of the first lunar month."
The chief of the First Human Tribe went to Yinzhou for an audience, and everything was easy to discuss. Those who do not want to be under the jurisdiction of our Yinzhou should leave Yinzhou early, otherwise they will be punished as those who have evil intentions and invade our territory. You, the Buddha, will neither surrender nor surrender.
If you move here, what do you want to do if Da Ci Ci accepts the disaster relief food from Yinzhou? This is your own destruction. Don't blame my master for his methods."
Lu Fozi touched his head to the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. At this moment, he was so regretful that his heart was bleeding. He knew that Li Guangrui of Xiazhou would never lose Yinzhou. His tribe had been under the rule of the Li family for more than a hundred years.
, Yang Hao was only temporarily successful. As soon as the Xiazhou army arrived, Yang Hao would be wiped out, so he didn't want to surrender to Yang Hao at all. However, during the white disaster, when Yinzhou released relief, he sent his clansmen to receive food without courtesy.
In his opinion, Yang Hao's power in Yinzhou would not last long. When Li Guangrui's army arrived, his tribe would stand clearly on Li Guangrui's side and would be reused. Unexpectedly, a single mistake would lead to the annihilation of the tribe, but by this time it was already too late to regret.
Du Laner waved his hand and said disdainfully: "Cut his head off."
Immediately, a knight dismounted from his horse and came forward with a bloody scimitar. The warriors all around were holding swords and swords and staring at him. Among the men and women in the Lufo tribe, who dared to move rashly? They watched the knight come forward and raised their hands.
The knife fell, and he cut off the Buddha's head with one blow, grabbed his braid, and lifted the head up.
Du Lan'er said again: "All the weapons and felts, the cattle, sheep and horses, the people with money and silk, all are brought back to Yinzhou and left to the commander-in-chief's mercy!"
Soon, the Lufo tribe disappeared from the mountain col. Everything was swept away. Only patches of blood and miserable corpses were left in the originally white grassland. From a distance, they looked like a huge white silk horse.
The hair is stained with peach blossoms everywhere...
The same great purge was being carried out in other places. Mu En, Mukui and Ai Yihai each took charge, dividing their subordinates into teams of a thousand people to sort out all the tribes under Yinzhou that refused to be tamed, and at the same time,
All their belongings, cattle, sheep, wealth, and people were taken into Yinzhou. This was considered as a way to support the war. Yang Hao was now short of money.
Although Yang Hao focused on developing industry and commerce after he was established in Luzhou, and accumulated a lot of wealth. After conquering Yinzhou, he gained a lot of savings from the Yinzhou treasury. At the same time, he also had the full support of Jisitang, but he expanded rapidly and established a basic administrative system.
, Recruiting and training troops, building and purchasing weapons and armor, repairing and renovating cities, and raising large amounts of food and materials. Everything requires money, and it is like running out of money.
Especially for the Translation Institute, Translation Library, Press, and Academy built in Luzhou, the initial investment is huge. Even a gold mountain will be spent. The fastest return takes one year, the slowest takes ten years, and two.
It will take ten years to show that. To support a huge army and establish a strong local force, the fastest resource channel at the moment is plunder. This kind of plunder can also have the effect of intimidating the barbarians, so why not do it?
In Yuehua Palace, Xiao Chuo was teasing his chubby son. If anyone saw it, they would never believe that the empress dowager, who was so majestic and decisive in their eyes, would actually pull out her eyes and stick out her tongue to make faces at people, little guy.
She was so amused that she giggled, and from time to time she reached out to touch her mother's face.
Suddenly, the little guy frowned, tightened his mouth, and his little nose quilled and closed as if he was looking for luck. Xiao Chuo was busy with state affairs, so he usually asked his wet nurse to help take care of the child, and he was not very familiar with his son.
With her body language, she turned her face curiously and asked speculatively: "Baby, are you going to poop or pee?"
The little guy's fat face suddenly relaxed, and a bright drop of water shot up into the sky. "Oh, oh, oh, oh," Xiao Chuo jumped up, narrowly avoiding his face, but his son had already peed on his hand. Empress Xiao was angry again.
He laughed again and said angrily: "You brat, are you deliberately plotting against my mother?"
Xiao Chuo, who has always loved cleanliness, did not dislike her son's urine. She took a handkerchief and wiped the urine on her hands. Just as she was about to try to change her son's diaper herself, the female guard Ta Buyan walked in quietly.
, stood at the door and whispered: "The Queen Mother, secret letter from the Western Regions."
"Oh?" Xiao Chuo's eyes flashed, and he hurriedly stepped forward to take the secret document hidden in a bamboo tube from her hand, and said: "The emperor peed, ask someone to change his clothes."
"yes."
Empress Dowager Xiao hurriedly returned to her desk, used her silver knife to cut open the bamboo tube, took out the secret letter and read it, with a hint of a smile on her face: "Humph, you know your limits and have never asked me about it.
The request for a share..."
She raised her head and glanced at the nanny who was busy beside the couch, then told Ta Buyan, who was still standing at the door, "Send brother Yelvxiu into the palace and wait for me at the Qinzheng Hall."
In the Qinzheng Hall, brother Yelvxiu was pacing back and forth, unable to guess what the empress dowager's urgent order was. Now that the new king is young, the Khitan has suffered a lot of damage from the civil war in the past few years. The basic national policy has been to recuperate, maintain the foundation, and not cause trouble.
He does not fight externally and cares for hundreds of troops internally. As a general, he really has nothing to do except train his troops and horses.
"The Queen Mother has arrived~~~~"
A newspaper was sung outside the palace, and Empress Dowager Xiao came in dressed up. Xiao Chuo always paid attention to his appearance in front of his courtiers, and even if he only met one guest in the palace, he would never be casual. Brother Yelu Xiu just listened to the voice and already grabbed the top three
Stepping forward, he prostrated himself on the ground and shouted: "Brother Yelvxiu, I have seen the Queen Mother."
I saw the train of the robe with dragon patterns flashing, and a faint fragrance entered my nose. Xiao Chuo's voice sounded above my head: "Brother Xiu, please be polite and stay flat."
Xiao Chuo went to the desk and sat down. Brother Yelvxiu stood up and took a step forward, respectfully saying: "I came here with an imperial edict. I wonder what the Queen Mother's orders are?"
Xiao Chuo said in a manly voice: "Brother Xiu, you mobilize the tribal army, Wujing Township Ding and part of the national army to mobilize movements in Wuqing, Yongqing, and Xingcheng. The bigger the momentum, the better. Occasionally,
It doesn’t matter if it’s Baigou River, Juma River, or it enters the Song Dynasty a little bit.”
Brother Yelvxiu was startled. Empress Dowager Xiao smiled slightly and said: "We might as well find some excuse to say that the remnants of King De fled to that area, and the imperial court sent troops to suppress the bandits. However, this reason does not need to be made public. Wait until the Song Dynasty sends envoys to negotiate.
Just ask Honglu Temple to come forward."
Brother Yelvxiu originally thought that the Song State was going to use troops against the Khitan, or that the Khitan was going to use troops against the Song Dynasty. After hearing what Xiao Chuo said, he was a little confused. He couldn't help but said indifferently: "The Queen Mother...what does the Queen Mother mean? Please still ask."
I have made it clear that I know what I am doing so that I can do it properly, so as not to be late and ruin the Queen Mother's important affairs."
Xiao Chuo said: "The Song State is about to use troops against the Han State. What I want you to do is to restrain the Song State and delay some things. You must control the situation well and don't really start any trouble with the Song State."
Brother Yelvxiu said in surprise: "The Queen Mother has already handed over her credentials and promised not to interfere in the Song Dynasty's attack on the Han Kingdom. Could it be that... she has changed her mind now and wants to keep the Han Kingdom?"
Xiao Chuo shook his head: "The Han Dynasty is a piece of mud that cannot be painted on the wall and cannot be lifted up. Even if I have never done Cheng'e, I have no intention of using troops for the Han and Song Dynasties again. This action is just for the sake of silver.
Zhou Yanghao buys some time, Northwest... I'm afraid there is going to be some big move."
Mentioning this love rival, Brother Yelvxiu felt a little unhappy: "Queen Mother, I attacked Yinzhou a few days ago and I suffered a lot of losses from the Sixth Academy, but Yang Hao was able to enjoy the success and win Yinzhou. Now we still have to fight for Yang.
There are many ways to support it, so why do you do it?”
Xiao Chuo glanced at Yinzhou and said sternly: "In the attack on Yinzhou, if Yang Hao hadn't used a plan to break the city, I would have lost all my money by repeatedly attacking the Sixth Academy, and I might not have been able to attack Yinzhou and capture Yelu Sheng."
First, we each get what we need, but we cannot take the blame. The Han Dynasty is declining day by day, and it can no longer restrain the Song Dynasty. In the northwest, we must support a new force. Zhao Guangyi already has a relationship with Li Guangrui.
Apart from Yang Hao, who else can I use to collude with you? Brother Xiu, I value you very much and rely on you as the pillar of the country. You... must distinguish between public and private matters!"
Brother Yelvxiu's selfishness was exposed by Xiao Chuo on the spot, and he couldn't help being shocked. He quickly handed over his hand and praised Weiwei: "What the Queen Mother taught me is that I... realized that I was wrong."
After a busy day, Yang Hao returned to the mansion exhausted and sat down on the rocking chair in the flower hall. Miaomiao and Wawa immediately greeted him. One brought ginseng tea, and the other sat down on the brocade pier beside him and asked him to leave.
He moved his thigh to his lap and gently tapped it for him.
Yang Hao took the tea from Miaomiao, took a few sips, lay down on the wicker chair, and asked, "Where are Dong'er and Yanyan?"
Miaomiao massaged his head and replied: "The eldest mother, the second mother and the eldest lady went to inspect the city defenses. They walked around the four cities and learned about the troop distribution and equipment preparation in each place. It will take some time.
He must be back soon."
Yang Hao groaned, closed his eyes and enjoyed the tenderness of the two pairs of jade hands, and asked again: "My dear, have the inscriptions in reply to the officials and the attached notices to the Privy Council been sent out?"
Wa'er said: "Well, according to the master's wishes, I polished it up and asked the master to read it and use the seal. It has been submitted to the capital immediately."
Yang Hao breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said no more.
The indoor fire pit is burning brightly, and it is as warm as spring and summer. Both Wawa and Miaomiao are wearing gauze double-breasted narrow-sleeved shirts, as thin as cicada wings, and the spring scenery is infinite. Miaomiao also has a childish and pure atmosphere, and Wawa has a natural look.
She has a cute baby face, but her body is extremely graceful. Her breasts are plump, her clothes are about to come out, her curves are stunning, her face is childlike and her big breasts are so eye-catching.
But after these days of busy work, Yang Hao seemed really tired. These two lively and charming beauties were right next to him, but he didn't even open his eyes. The two ladies were watching.
, with pity in his heart, the baby couldn't help but said quietly: "The master has really worked hard these days. The chiefs from various tribes and villages have dispersed one after another. The master will leave the matter to Mr. Fan, Mr. Xu and the others. Let's take a good rest."
Yang Hao sighed and murmured: "I can't rest. I will secretly leave Yinzhou, Linzhou, Luzhou, and Fuzhou tomorrow. I have to go there. The war is coming. There are too many things to do. I am
