Tiechengzhai is located on the south bank of Taoshui River, at the junction of Taozhou and Minzhou.
The village was originally built under the supervision of Shen Kuo. The village was divided into four forts, with a temple in the center called Longxing Temple built during the Tang Dynasty.
Minzhou fell into the hands of the Tibetan people, and all the Tibetan customs were changed, but only the temples have been preserved to this day. There are two iron flagpoles in the Longxing Temple, which is how Tiecheng got its name.
After Shen Kuo built the city, Zhong'e arrived and rebuilt Longxing Temple. He respected the local customs and did not violate the common people.
Zhong'e stationed two thousand soldiers in Tiecheng Village, among which the elite were the hundred troops of the Zhong family. Everyone wore heavy armor and rode two horses. Zhong'e also selected two hundred elite cavalry from the two thousand soldiers to accompany the troops of the Zhong family.
They had food and accommodation, but they also trained an elite army.
That day, when he heard the news about the large-scale invasion of the Taozhou Tibetan tribe from the west, Zhong'e was drinking and shouted "Hello" when he heard the news.
Zhong E stood up and threw the wine bottle away, saying, "My military exploits are here."
The junior high school on the side hesitated and said: "Bian Sibojie is said to have 200,000 people, and Ji Lengpu is a famous general who is not inferior to Guizhang."
Zhong E said: "So what if you are a famous general? I am a famous general if I fight!"
All the officers wondered whether Zhonge had forgotten that there were only two thousand troops in the city.
But I saw Zhong'e pacing back and forth: "If these Tibetan people are willing to obey Wang Hua, I can give them some rewards, but if they are so ignorant of good and evil, I will not forgive them."
"Documents!"
Hu Zha, who followed Zhong E and touched his chin, said: "Immediately write a document and go to Xizhou, and the Gui Zhang tribe will invade in a big way."
The clerk asked: "Are you asking the commander to send troops to rescue Tiecheng?"
Zhong E smiled and said: "We have so many soldiers, horses, money and food here, we don't need the commander to rescue us. Besides, the commander expected that Bian Sibojie would attack the iron city, so there are no other arrangements. We just wait for the military glory.
.I turned over and pointed at this battle."
After the writer finished writing the letter, he was immediately sent by the capable sergeant.
"Send the order to raise the account!"
After Zhong'e sent the order, all the officers rushed to General Zhong'e's mansion.
Zhong'e was counting on his fingers. Everyone knew that if Zhong'e bent five fingers, he would be killed without mercy for any reason.
Very useful.
Last time, a primary school student came to see Zhonge late due to illness, and Zhonge later ordered his liver and gallbladder to be cut out. Everyone hid his face when he saw him, but Zhonge kept drinking, talking and laughing freely.
When Zhonge raised five fingers in front of him.
All the generals were already neatly dressed and rushed to the commander's residence. No one dared to be a moment late. No one knew how long it would take Zhong'e to bend his fingers. What if he was in a bad mood and wanted to kill someone?
Seeing that all the generals had arrived, Zhong E smiled and said, "It seems that you have learned well."
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At this moment in Dangchang City, Shen Kuo and You Shixiong were drinking one cup at a time.
Shen Kuo was a technical geek and was not good at words, but You Shixiong was very fond of him, and they felt like confidants when discussing military matters.
At this time, the two of them also learned the news that the Guizhang tribe had sent troops to Tiecheng Village, and they looked at each other.
You Shixiong said: "As expected by the commander-in-chief, Bian Sibo turned out to be the opposite."
Shen Kuo said: "I also said that he would join forces with Dong Fei to attack Hezhou."
You Shixiong said: "Since we have come to Minzhou with such high mountains and long roads, once they are frustrated, their tribes will inevitably disperse! We need to send troops to rescue them. This matter requires the mobilization of Tibetan tribes through the Chongmu Zheng."
You Shixiong was ordered to go to Minzhou to appease the local Tibetan tribes according to Zhang Yue's method. After Mu Zheng arrived, under the call of his fame, the Tibetan tribes who had been waiting on the sidelines surrendered to the Song Dynasty one after another.
Under Mu Zheng's intervention, the Minzhou Tibetan tribe gathered 10,000 Tiecheng troops to rescue Tiecheng.
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The Huangshui River flows through the foot of Qingtang City.
As the largest city in Hehuang, the scale of Qingtang City can only be compared to Liangzhou Prefecture and Qinzhou City.
After Xixia cut off the Silk Road, merchants from the Western Regions switched to the Qingtang Road (Qiangzhong Road). This road was farther, but the Qingtang tribes were more hospitable and considerate to caravans than the Xixia people, so over time the Qingtang City
The scale is getting bigger and bigger.
Today's Qingtang City is divided into two cities, the east and west. The west is the royal city, where Dong Zhan lives, and the east is the shopping city, which is dedicated to the residence of merchants who come to trade.
At this moment, a fierce debate broke out in the royal city of Qingtang City.
The debate was held in the Chamber of the Prime Minister and the Chamber of Relatives of the Head of State.
The two revolve around whether to cooperate with Bian Sibo to attack Song Dynasty.
Aligu, who presided over the meeting hall of the relatives of the king, strongly advocated attacking the Song Dynasty. He had recently replaced Dong Xiang and controlled most of the power in the Qingtang City.
After knowing that Bian Sibojie rebelled against the Song Dynasty on his own initiative, Ali originally disagreed, but now he had to support what he did. Because he knew that once the Song Dynasty defeated Bian Sibojie and Leng Jipu,
Then it would be difficult for Qingtang City to resist the Song Dynasty army.
However, the State Council, which was composed of elders, firmly opposed the request to send troops to attack the Song Dynasty.
Because all the elders had caravans under their command and had earned a lot of money through trade with the Song Dynasty, Zhang Yue treated them extremely generously. For the caravans under their names, they were exempted from half of the city entry tax for entering the forecourt.
He took the initiative to open an account for them in the quality warehouse in Xizhou City.
Everyone has 10,000 salt notes in their account, and they can buy whatever they want. Even if they don't buy it, they will receive interest every year.
They were also willing to deposit all the money earned from caravan trade into the Song people's treasury.
Once the war breaks out between the Song Dynasty and Qingtang City, all their savings in Qingtang City will be wiped out.
The reasons for their opposition are also very good. This war was started by Bian Sibojie and he was rude. From the beginning to the end, the Song Dynasty did nothing wrong. Therefore, we cannot offend Zhang Yue and destroy Zhang Yue because of Bian Sibojie.
A hard-earned peace.
Looking at the eloquent Tibetan leaders, Ali Gu really didn't know what to say to these short-sighted and profit-seeking elders.
He had contacted Xia State before and wanted to invite them to send troops together.
Unexpectedly, the Xia Kingdom learned from somewhere that the Song Dynasty and the Qing Tang Dynasty planned to jointly attack Liangzhou Prefecture. They suspected that Ali Gu's request was their plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, and rejected the request to send troops to cooperate.
Seeing these chattering elders, Ali Gu finally couldn't help but said: "You have to go today whether you want to go or not."
The elders glanced at each other, ignored Ali Gu's rage and continued to argue.
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And just when there was endless debate in Qingtang City.
Zhang Yue has already led his elite troops to dispatch from Xizhou City, and is now braving the heavy snow to cross the Lugu Mountain, heading straight for the heart of Taozhou.
Looking at the endless mountains and the overwhelming snow, Zhang Yue couldn't help but think of climbing over Ma Xian Mountain during his first expedition.
The scene at that time is still vivid in my mind, and now it is a scene of heavy snow rolling over the mountain.
Zhang Yue was deeply moved.
When he was stationed at the top of the mountain, he could see the long march of the army, and he felt heroic in his heart. He remembered the poem he had recited when he said goodbye to Han Qi.
If you want to cross the Yellow River, which is blocked by ice, you will have to climb the snow-covered mountains of Taihang.
I was fishing on the Bixi River in my spare time, and suddenly I was riding a boat and dreaming of the sun.
The road is difficult, the road is difficult, and there are many divergent roads. How can I find peace now? There will be times when the wind and waves break, and I will hang my sails directly across the sea.
This poem was originally used to comfort me when I was demoted, but reading it in front of me strengthened my determination to defeat the enemy.