Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 195 Dingyuan Army and United Front
"Calling you into chaos! Calling you into chaos!" Wang Yu said angrily, whipping a group of hair-haired party members with a whip.

At this time, Dingyuan's army had reached the west of Huile County.All the luggage was transported by ships, and there was no need to set up a camp when marching inside, so the marching speed was extremely fast. It was only February 29 today, and I went all the way from Dingyuan Military City south to Zhouzhi.

The Wuwei army has also set out for a long time. They will go to Lingzhou to replace the Dingyuan army and guard against the Hexi Dangxiang in the northwest.

On the way to the south, Dingyuan's army wiped out a troublesome Dangxiang tribe along the way.It only took half a day, the reason was that he was in arrears of tribute and he didn't want to give birth, how could this be tolerated?
The tribe has no more than a thousand people, and they may and do have their own grievances, such as government brutality, random donations, and so on.But if you jump out at this time, you will be unlucky.

And they were particularly unlucky, they happened to meet the Dingyuan army going south, and the whole clan was only a few hundred men, and they were directly crushed by more than 7000 professional warriors.If you really want to rebel successfully, it is best to take advantage of the main army in the town to go out, and then lure the state soldiers out of the city to fight in the field, and then use various means to defeat them, and then occupy the city.

Many Tubo and Dangxiang people did this, so they are unlucky.

"Leave everyone to Lingzhou and let them dig coal." Wang Yu drew out the knife, then pushed it back, and said angrily.

The town is stable until now, although the people are not very rich, but they can barely eat.Moreover, Pingxia's Dangxiang was afraid of being beaten, and Hengshan's Dangxiang was also attracted by the marshal's marriage. His life was stable and there was no worry of war. Isn't that enough?Hexi Dangxiang is indeed a group of killers!
Wang Yu had been stationed in Dingyuan Juncheng for quite a while, and what he was on guard against was the Hexi Dangxiang, Miqian and several Tatarized tribes who escaped into the northwest grassland.He has been killing for so many years. In the past, the purpose of killing was not to be killed by others. Now he just wants to kill a stable life.

Marshal Shao has the ambition to help the world, so I will help him continue to kill.If not, I'm too lazy to work hard, so be it.

"Military envoy, there are messengers from Huile Wharf, and Lingzhou is already loading the ships with military rations."

"Depart early tomorrow morning." Wang Yu said.

The water transportation envoys of the six cities now have a total of more than 40 large and small ships. This time, a full [-] ships have been allocated to them. As soon as the river thaws, they will gather at the wharf of Huile County one after another to ship [-] hu of military rations and various equipment. Enough to consume them for several months.

Depending on the strength of the wind, the ship can sail up to 150 miles a day, which is more than five times the speed of their land march.If it goes downstream, the raft can travel two hundred miles a day, and its load is ten times that of a carriage, without any consumption.

Wang Yu didn't know it at the beginning, but he was very moved when he knew it.How can we fight if we are away from Dahe in the future?The master of Guangzhengfa is an extremely heavy burden.

This time, the Dingyuan army went south to cooperate with the main force to attack Huizhou.The commander had no other requirements, let them attack Wulan County and Ulan Pass on the north bank of the Yellow River, and then cross the river at random, plunder Qubu's lair, mobilize their forces, and create opportunities for the main force.

Calculating the time, the general should have entered Huizhou by now. If the main force of the Qu Department is transferred to the east, the rear will be extremely empty.Even if there is no eastward transfer, it doesn't matter. There is no power on the north bank of the Yellow River, and it is not a big problem to attack Wulan County.

The bridge built by the Tubo people has long since disappeared in the long river of time.Today, the local people mainly rely on small wooden boats to cross the river, which are still made and ferried by the survivors of the Tang Dynasty.The two counties are separated by a big river, and Wulan County is destined to be abandoned.

On the sixth day of March in the second year of Guangqi, the main force of the Dingyuan Army arrived at Feng'an Army City. More than 30 ships were berthed on the pier, waiting for them for a long time.

According to the Commander-in-Chief's order, the Feng'an Army has already begun to form, with an army size tentatively set at [-]. Xu Cai's elite soldiers formed.However, according to the commander-in-chief's habit, the Feng'an and Xinquan armies will be reorganized in the future, maybe after the commander-in-chief returns from Huizhou.

Transfer some people to the Tielin, Jinglue, Dingyuan, and Wuwei Fourth Armies, and then transfer some people from these four armies to the Feng'an and Xinquan Second Armies. It is estimated that a new group of people will be recruited.The commander-in-chief has a firm grip on military power.

After a night's rest, Dingyuan's army continued to march southward, heading straight for Ulan Pass on the north bank of the Yellow River.At the same time, the three towns of Dingnan, Jingyuan, and Binning totaled more than 3 soldiers and horses. While they were fighting in the grass valley, they waited for the supply of food and grass in the rear. The army of Qubu surrendered.

"This place is Hechi?" Shao Shude asked looking at a rough hand-painted map.

The land of Helong has been occupied for many years, and the map has changed a lot.Especially after the Tibetan occupation, they did not pay as much attention to the city as the Tang people. Although they also stationed troops and built cities in dangerous places, the culture of half-herding and half-farming was different after all.

Over the years, the Dingnan Army fought north and south.Wherever they go, they pay great attention to collecting geographical information, such as where can firewood be harvested, whether the river course has changed, whether the city is still in place after rebuilding, how dilapidated the road is, whether the Cangcheng has been abandoned, whether the farmland is still being cultivated, etc. Do you often come here to nomad, what season is the wind blowing, when is it raining and snowing, and so on.

There are a lot of records in "Military Training Documentary", even far exceeding the content of the main text. It is best to re-edit it in the future and publish a separate book called "Correction of the Map of a certain State".Don't underestimate these things. If you make a mistake, the army may be led into the ditch. It is not that no one has suffered from this in history.

After breaking Tubo in Yuanzhou, Shao Shude personally led the main force of the Dingnan army to enter Hechi westward, taking the Tongyi Avenue, although this road seems to be in disrepair.

The Binning army did not go north to Wuzhou, but marched west along the northern foot of Liupan Mountain, plundering all the way.Zhe Zongben's combat thinking is still different from that of the mainland generals, and he has a strong habit of grassland horse bandits, but this is not a bad thing.

Cheng Zongchu led [-] Jingyuan troops and [-] Tibetan troops to the northern line, and the iron cavalry army was also active in that area, looting the Tubo Dangxiang tribes who were too late to withdraw, and replenishing military supplies.

The three armies marched hand in hand, causing great panic in Huizhou.Huizhou has been the territory of Tubo since the Changqing Huimeng and the survey and determination of the border between Tang and Tubo.After Tubo weakened, Datang led an army westward and recovered six passes and seven prefectures. Huizhou also returned to Tang for a while, but soon became self-reliant.Since then, I have never seen such a large-scale Tang army's westward expedition. Did they stop fighting themselves?Why are you hitting us?
"Master, it is indeed a river pond. The terrain is low-lying. When there is a lot of water in spring and summer, it is a lake of water. It looks like a river from a distance, so it is called a river pond. The water is slightly salty. When there is a lot of rain, there is little salt, and when there is little rain, there is more salt. The pastures are abundant nearby, and there are many Tubo tribes. Fight for it." Zhao Guangfeng finally overwhelmed Chen Cheng and answered first.

The water is slightly salty, which is a pity.But there is such a large pasture nearby. Are they all saline-alkali-tolerant pastures, do cattle and sheep like to eat them?
The vicinity of the Hechi is now empty.When the army arrived, the herdsmen didn't open their eyes, and they didn't dare to come over to graze. The few tribes that were looted by the cavalry of the Dingnan Army before were examples.

But if you don't come to graze, you will inevitably go to other places and compete with other tribes for pastures, so you don't know how the Qu Ministry coordinates the interests of various ministries.

The cavalry of the two sides have actually fought against each other several times.

The Dingnan army had more than 3000 cavalry, and Qubu also had more than [-] cavalry. The two sides fought fiercely in this relatively flat mountain basin.

To Shao Shude's surprise, the cavalry of the Qu Department seemed to be able to fight a lot more than the Tubo in Yuanzhou, and the equipment was better.If you think about it carefully, the reason is nothing more than the fact that Tubo in Yuanzhou is a tribe attached to the Tang Dynasty, while Tubo in Huizhou has been independent for many years and has become a self-contained whole.

The cavalry of the Dingnan Army did not take the initiative to trouble Qubu. They are now mainly guarding the communication line coming from Yuanzhou.Jingyuan was poor, and it was not easy to gather a batch of grain and fodder. Binning Town also supported a considerable part, but they were not rich.

Marshal Shao originally wanted to organize several more joint campaigns by the three towns to crusade against the Tubo people. Now it seems that if they can't plunder a large number of cattle and sheep on the spot, their financial resources may be insufficient.Fighting a war and resting for two or three years to recover is no joke.The Tubo in Yuan, Wu, and Wei prefectures was almost copied by them, next time I come again, there is nothing to copy, it hurts.

How could Temujin fight so many battles regardless of logistics?Driving cattle and sheep to battle and adding food to the enemy is probably nothing more than this.

"Commander, the Jingyuan army on the North Road has penetrated eighty miles northeast of Huizhou. Cheng Shizhong hates the Tubo's burning and plundering of Wuzhou, and pursues the Yuanzhou Tubo who fled there. If we go deeper, I'm afraid they will suffer." After Chen Cheng received a military report, he immediately submitted it and said.

"How much grain is there in the army?" Shao Shude asked.

"More than a month."

"Enough, let the master from Yuanzhou go back." Shao Shude said: "Have you received any news from the Dingyuan Army?"

"I haven't come for two days."

Shao Shude thought about it.In fact, the messenger came to the messenger five days ago and said that three batches had been sent out, but only two batches arrived, and the other group did not know whether they got lost or were intercepted.

"Let's play with Qu's troops again, consume their strength, and try to attract more soldiers. Send someone to tell Cheng Zongchu and ask him to control the speed of the march." Shao Shude said: "Wait for the Dingyuan army to kill from Hexi." Well, I don't think they can stand it."

Chen Cheng hesitated to speak.The Marshal's strategy of using troops is no problem, it is very suitable for dealing with Han feudal towns, and it is also good for dealing with farming party items.But the Tibetans in Huizhou are mainly nomadic and supplemented by farming. After they know the news of the enemy, they are likely to flee.

After escaping, your army occupied Huining and Ulan counties. On the surface, it did regain the lost ground, but the enemy's strength was not lost, and they would come back at any time, which is very annoying.

But judging by the commander-in-chief's appearance, it seems that he just wants to regain the lost ground.I will control Ningdu in my hands. In the future, I can use ships to transport grain, fodder and equipment, and slowly clean up the Tubo people. It is estimated that the method is to divide and woo, and let them submit, rather than actual control.

Another Hetao Wei talent department?

"Marshal, the Bai family sent envoys here." The ten generals of the soldiers, Feng Yin, entered the big tent and reported.

"The Bai family? The Tubo Bai family in Yuanzhou?"

"Yes, after the Bai family claimed to be Tianbao survivors, they have been nomadic in Yuanzhou and Weizhou after returning to Tang Dynasty with Shang Yanxin."

Shao Shude nodded.

Huhua Han people, he has seen many.Lingzhou Dangxiang has three tribes, one is the Yang family, the other is the Luo family, and the other is the Liang family. It is said that they are all descendants of the Han people, but they look the same as the Dangxiang people in appearance.Shao Shude can understand them, living in the siege of the Hexi Dangxiang, in order to protect themselves, they take the initiative to integrate into the Dangxiang, but the question is, are these still Han Chinese?
After the Tartarization of the Yeli prince's family, Nanshan Yeli didn't even consider them to be his own family, but considered them to be one of the nine Tatar tribes.After Yuanzhou's Wuzang family became Tubo, Hengshan's Wuzang tribe did not recognize them.

Is this Bai family Han, Tubo, or Dangxiang?
The Zhejue family in Linzhou is a powerful family of the party, but they were officials in the Tang Dynasty, and they looked no different from the Han people. Hair ornaments, clothing, and festivals followed the Han people.

The Bai family or the Zhe family, which Han is better?
But no matter what, since he claims that his ancestor is a survivor of Tianbao, then we can talk about it.It is wrong to blindly drive them out, and it is not conducive to the united front.The vast majority of the people in Liangzhou are Han Chinese. Zhang Yichao testifies that although this society has been turned into a nomadic state, it is also possible to discuss the issue of the survivors of Tianbao, which is beneficial to the united front.

A fig leaf, or excuse, is sometimes needed.

"Let the envoy come in." Shao Shude said.

　This chapter will be released first, let's see if I can catch up with a chapter at night.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)