Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1001 Frontier System
"Still have a bad head."

"The head of the capital has far-reaching plans, I admire and admire."

"If it weren't for this magical pen, this trip would have been a loss."

"Datong is too poor and has nothing."

"Where are all the Fanbu used by Li Ke?"

Outside Yanchang City, a group of generals from the Rouzhou camp were complimenting Lao Yang.

These days, Lao Yang has not been idle, and has been sweeping the three states of the Datong Army, almost scooping up the land, and he is almost bald.

At the same time, he also organized tens of thousands of captives to rebuild three cities.

The first one is Yanchang City, which is located forty miles north of Yunzhou. It was built by Murong Chui, but it was abandoned in the latter half, and someone continued to build it. Today, it has been vigorously repaired and even expanded. It can station four thousand infantry and more than one thousand cavalry. Grain, grass and materials needed for more than half a year.

The construction of this city is mainly to suppress Yunzhou, which has been unable to attack for a long time, and add a barrier to Xuanhong County of Canzhou in the north and even Jining County of Rouzhou in the north.

The second is the Zhelu Army City, which controls the Caochengchuan passage, and is also an outpost of Canzhou and Shuozhou.

The third is the newly established Xinghe County in Johor State.

This city didn't exist in the first place, but it was really newly built from the beginning to the end, which is quite different from the Zhelu Army and Yanchang City.

A city has an advantage that cannot be ignored, that is, it can store supplies and garrison troops in advance, and it is a stable stronghold.

This is an effect that you cannot achieve by migrating some tribes.The shepherds in the tribe are busy from morning to night, and they are easy to be raided.After the raid, your supplies have not been recruited, your troops have not assembled, and your equipment has not been distributed. As a result, you are brain dead. Is it wrong?
Among the three cities, aside from the Zhelu Army City, which changed hands several times between Xia and Jin, the construction of Yanchang and Xinghe cities means that the power of the Xia people has begun to further strengthen, and they have already gained a clear advantage in Datong .

This is inseparable from the previous operation.

The development of agriculture and animal husbandry in Canzhou and Johor and the stability of the situation are the key to the next step.

"Khitan is dark and weak, and it was tested as soon as we hit it." Yang Yue was also very happy, stroked his beard and smiled: "If you want me to say, it is far worse than Tubo back then. I think back then, my father and my ancestors were in Lingzhou to prevent autumn. , fought against the Tibetans repeatedly, and it was a difficult fight. Even after the split, the Tibetans were more organized than the Khitans."

Yang Yue is still brooding over the matter of her ancestors.

Several generations of the family have been working with the Tubo people in Lingxia, and the collective memory and life value of several generations are there. Now that the two sons have gone to the south, he is not very happy to be honest.

But children and grandchildren have the pursuit of children and grandchildren, that's all.Based on the fact that at the critical moment when King Xia conquered Tuoba Sigong, the Yang family led thousands of horsemen from Yudole City to join them, the Yang family was not far behind.

Taking refuge 20 years ago is not the same thing as taking refuge now.At that time, King Xia had only more than 1 soldiers and horses.

"Thank you for coming." The soldiers came over and reported.

"Huh la la!" The generals who were still clustered around Yang Yue just now turned around one after another, and there was a sound of clashing armor leaves and weapons.

Yang Yue has long since seen the strangeness.

Guanbei's army may be rebellious, but after all, their surname is Shao, not Yang.

"I've seen Yang Dutou, I've seen all the generals." Xie Tong saluted and said with a smile: "As soon as I arrived in Yanchang, I heard good news. The two generals, Zhe and Liang, went out in two directions and killed more than [-] thieves. To win more than one hundred thousand people and hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep, horses and camels is truly a great victory. If Your Highness knows, there will definitely be rewards."

Everyone smiled.Rewards, who doesn't like it.

This time, the number of troops sent out is as high as [-], which consumes a lot of money.Originally, relying on the capture of the territory of the Datong Army alone was far from worth the cost of sending troops, and it was a huge loss once it was fought.However, the two routes sent troops to attack Khitan, but they gained a lot, which can almost make up for most of the shortfall - completely recouping the cost, and it is estimated that the hundreds of thousands of livestock alone will not be enough.

"It's a pity that Yunzhou was not captured. Yunzhou is invincible, like a thorn in the back, and the four states of Xin, Yi, Wei, and Wei cannot be taken." Yang Yue got up and asked Xie Tong to sit beside him, and said: "Yanbei Grassland, also Take it tremblingly, and worry about the Jin army going north at any time. If it succeeds, I am afraid it will not be another attack on Khitan."

"Yang Dutou means..." Xie Tong asked.

"Your Majesty, please send a large number of infantry to the north." Yang Yue said bluntly: "Cavalry can't attack the city. The Flying Dragon Army is good at attacking by surprise. To deal with an important town like Yunzhou, you still need regular infantry."

"This is a big move." Xie Tong basically agreed with Yang Yue's statement, saying: "But this matter still needs to be decided by the King."

"As soon as possible." Yang Yue said: "Lingxia's goods, food, and grass are transported to the Central Plains. How many of them are fed to the fish and turtles? Why bother? There are also many people in Guanbei. Your Majesty only needs to send an imperial army to the north, and the big things will help." carry on."

Xie Tong didn't want to entangle this matter with the old man any more, and instead said: "I came here this time to inspect the Yanbei Grassland by order of His Highness."

"Yanbei?" Yang Yue was taken aback, and asked, "Which tribe is so lucky?"

"This matter has to be discussed in detail." Xie Tong said with a smile.

Xie Tong knew something.Among the five tribes in Yinshan, the Qibi tribe has already moved to Rouzhou, but it is heard that they will move to the north to give up Jining County in Rouzhou.

After the establishment of Xinghe County, Rouzhou will have two counties under its jurisdiction. In the future, like Zhengzhou in the Central Plains, officials will be sent to govern.

Before leaving, Xie Tong had a deep talk with King Xia.The king of Xia proposed the dividing line between farming and nomadic animal husbandry, and believed that the Yin Mountain was generally the boundary, but there must also be a buffer near the Yin Mountain. If the conditions at the northern foot of the Yin Mountain were suitable, some areas could also be included in Zhengzhou. direct jurisdiction.

In fact, quite a few parts of Johor state are suitable for farming, such as Jining County.Since the Han, Wei and Northern Dynasties, the successive dynasties of the Central Plains have vigorously managed Rouzhou and Canzhou. During the Later Wei Dynasty, it was even an important military town and the northern part of the Central Plains.

Shanwu, Xuanhong, Woyang, and Canhe counties have been set up in Shenzhou. There are two counties in Rouzhou today. Some people from the Central Plains will be moved here in the future. They will mainly focus on dry farming and grazing. one of the barriers.

It is true that investing resources in construction in these places may not pay back the cost.But everything cannot be calculated economically, but political and military accounts must also be calculated.

When the Later Wei was strong, all the grassland tribes obeyed.However, the higher officials of the Later Wei Dynasty clearly realized that the grassland might not always be obedient, so after the situation became tense, they set up six defensive towns in the Yinshan area.After the establishment of the new dynasty, it is impossible to rely entirely on nomadic tribes such as Jiangqibi, Geshu, Zangcai, and Zhuanglang for the defense of the northern border. This money cannot be saved, and it must not be saved. This requires a certain foundation in the local area.

In addition, Xie Tong was keenly aware that King Xia did not fully trust these grassland tribes.

People will change. No one dares to rebel when he is alive, but what happens after he dies?Moreover, even if these tribes do not rebel, and they are closely related to the Central Plains, and those who are smart and thoughtful are paid, have officials, and have no motive to rebel, but this is actually very dangerous.

Can such a peaceful, corrupt and depraved tribe really take on the heavy responsibility of resisting the barbarians?If there are more savage, cruel, and bloodthirsty tribes coming from the west and north, can these tribes who are used to living a good life and relying on the Central Plains resist it?Enough.

"In fact, all the ministries are not doing very well, but the Zangcai Wang family is still working hard, so why not let them move the town." Yang Yue suggested.

The place where the Tibetan talent Dangxiang lived in Mulashan was indeed a bit cramped, and it was because he wanted to "move the town", so he worked harder.Yang Yue felt that the reward should still be rewarded, so she changed the place for Wang.

"I know." Xie Tong nodded.

If the Wang family really moved the town, then they will go to the land of three springs (Zhaosu Naimu) to graze, and they will be in line with King Xi of Yuyi Town who went to Zhusuo and Tanshan's Xianyou Palace subordinates.

Sanquan is close to the Khitan people, or it was originally a nomadic land of the Khitan tribe who secretly invested in it. After the Wang family passed by, it may not be a good thing, it is equal to the top line, and life is not so easy.

But as the so-called wealth and wealth are sought in danger, Sanquan is also a place that is easy to expand. If the Wang family manages well, it will have a brighter future than Zhu and Xianyou Palace.

Of course this is the current situation.It is hard to say whether the town will continue to be moved in the future.Seeing King Xia's intention to focus on managing the Yinshan defense line, it is possible to move the town to Zhu and Xianyou Palace.

"One more thing..." Xie Tong brought up the topic again.

"Let's talk." Yang Yue glanced at him and said.

"The states are newly established, and the city is also complete, and there is still a need for town soldiers." Xie Tong said.

"Oh?" Yang Yue was startled, and asked, "Could it be possible to restore the Six Towns of Houwei?"

"No. But it's about the same." Xie Tong said: "Isn't the Datong army the frontier army in the Guo Dynasty? Tianbao's ten festivals are also the frontier army. Frontier fortresses still have to be guarded by soldiers."

Yang Yue came to his senses, sneered again, and asked, "But those unruly warriors in Luoyang don't want to defend the border?"

"No." Xie Tong said again: "Under King Xia's rule, all the armies took turns guarding Helong in the early years. There is no saying that the forbidden army cannot guard the border."

Xie Tong accidentally said the word "forbidden army".But Yang Yue seemed to have never heard of it, and was already thinking about whether there would be a major change in Xia Jun's military system.

Once upon a time, King Xia held all the troops firmly in his hands. The troops he sent to various places were for short-term defense, and they would go back after two years at most to ensure that they would not become landowners and cause signs of local separatism. What would happen to this? Thinking about it again?
Yes, his prestige is very high, nothing big will happen in his generation, what about after?What if the new dynasty is passed on stably for several generations, or if nothing happens, what if it cannot be passed on stably?

Yang Yue seems to have seen the rise of the family of frontier generals, but this is not a bad thing for him, nor is it a bad thing for all warriors, so there is no need to say more.

"Your Highness' intention is to reorganize part of the surrendered troops, and then stay permanently on the frontier." Xie Tong said: "Together with the family, move here together."

"Don't act recklessly!" Yang Yue was taken aback for a moment, and then said: "There are not many bird soldiers in the Central Plains who are willing to come and fight, so don't force them back?"

Xie Tong seemed to have expected Yang Yue's words, and suddenly asked: "Is Xinquanjun's family members in Lingxia?"

Yang Yue remained silent.

It's not that he is greedy for something, but he is really reluctant to continue to lead the army in battle.

As soon as Xie Tong said this, he guessed King Xia's intention. He planned to use the Xinquan army as the backbone, and after dismantling it, he would recruit troops from the Central Plains who were willing to come to the north to form a frontier town on the spot.The family members of the Xinquan army are in Lingxia, and if they are moved eastward, as long as they are well comforted, it is still possible, at least it is easier than letting people move from the Central Plains to Yinshan.

Only in this way, can he continue to stay in the north?If King Xia is broad-minded and trusts him more, then it is still possible. If he does not trust him, he may have to pack his bags and go to Luoyang.

"Hey! What's the rush? Li Keyong hasn't been wiped out yet, so be in a hurry!" Lao Yang suddenly got up and walked away sullenly.

(End of this chapter)