Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 319 Bonus ([-])

On the chaotic battlefield, the Uighurs were completely broken up.

This was nothing to the prairie cavalry.Run far away, then reorganize, and then kill and come back.They have long been accustomed to small-scale battles, and have long been accustomed to fighting on their own.

But being active and being passive are two completely different things.

Active dispersal is a tactic; passive dispersal is a failure.

The morale of the two is incomparable.

The Uighurs had no will to fight at this time.The central army was easily defeated, and the leopard cavalry who circled around on the right flank attacked from behind, causing heavy losses.

Although the left wing fought well, killing the tribes such as Yanmo in front of them, they were at a disadvantage, but if the overall situation is like this, how can they have the power to recover?

Under the guard of hundreds of armored elites, Lord Wumu fought his way out and fled in a hurry.However, it was intercepted by a part of the Tiande army and lost a lot of troops, and finally fled northward with only five hundred horses.

After arranging for the knights of Beiweidu to pursue, Shao Shude got off the high platform and looked at the chaotic battlefield.

After Lord Umm retreated, the Uighur cavalry lost their will to fight and began to flee in all directions.

Some fled far away, without stopping in one breath, and quickly disappeared into the distant horizon.Others are wandering in the distance, wanting to run, but also worried and hesitant.

Of course, there were also large groups of people who had nowhere to run, and just surrendered, a total of more than [-] people.

Ganzhou Uighurs originally numbered about [-].According to the rules of Tubo rule, if it is "conscription", that is, one person from three households can send out five or six thousand soldiers; [-] to [-] soldiers.

From Liangzhou to the battle, and then chased all the way to Ganzhou, three thousand cavalry were killed in battle, and more than a thousand cavalry surrendered.

Today, in the east of Zendan City, there was a large-scale cavalry battle, more than [-] people were killed on the spot, and more than [-] surrendered.

Of course, not all of these people are Uighurs, and there are also Dingkou of the vassal tribes controlled by them.But as a part with stronger combat effectiveness, the Uighurs must be in the majority.

At this time, the hunt is still going on, and the Uighurs will continue to be killed and injured. It is hard to say whether the fleeing Uighurs will come back.But in any case, the loss of more than one-third of the adult males in Ganzhou Uighurs is a certainty, and it is already difficult to continue to suppress the nearly [-] Longjia, Tuyuhun, Tubo, Han, Dangxiang, and Tatars who have been subject to them for many years Wait for the tribe.

The Ganzhou Uyghur Khanate collapsed on the eve of its rise and growth.Just like Xixia, just like Tubo where the Longyou states are scattered into one place.

The late Tang Dynasty, as far as Chinese history is concerned, is indeed a very special time node.

The unified empire is immortal and slowly weakening.This is not only the case for the main ethnic groups in the empire-ruled area, but also for the ethnic minorities.

After going through the dark years of chaos, the Han people in the Central Plains and the Khitan people on the northeast grasslands rose up one after another.The Central Plains experienced five dynasties, and finally became the Northern Song Dynasty; the Khitan people were blocked from going south, and turned to attack the Bohai Kingdom, and then marched west to unify most of the grassland.

These are the two fragments of the empire that "awakened" first, and each part was spliced ​​together to form the two largest fragments.

However, there are still some small and medium-sized fragments in the imperial heritage, such as Xixia, Ganzhou Uighurs, Jinshan Kingdom (Guiyi Army), Gaochang Uighurs, etc., all of which were once established.However, due to various reasons, such as geographical restrictions, poor population and economy, or too late rise, etc., there is no chance to annex other fragments, and only one side can be separated.

The Ganzhou Uighurs have long resisted the invasions of the Xixia and Liao kingdoms, fought many times, and established a stable state for more than 130 years.But after two years of Wende's consecutive failures, they lost all their chips, and the fate of the country went away.

In fact, if we wait another 30 to [-] years, Commander Shao will not have the confidence to defeat the Uighurs in Ganzhou so easily.After all, their strength at that time was not comparable to what it is now. Not only is the population and wealth more abundant, the system is more perfect, but the hearts of the people inside are also more stable.

Therefore, we must seize the time, race against time, and kill the enemy in the infancy!
After the defeat of the Uighur main force, no one can stop the advance of the Shuofang army.

A large group of cavalry rushed into the outer city of Zendan and held it firmly in their hands.In the inner city, there are still thousands of cavalry of various races. After a fierce internal strife, the Han general Zhou Yiyan finally opened the city and surrendered.

If Umm Lord Khan had not escaped, Zhou Yiyan would of course continue to be loyal to him.But in the current situation, to be honest, it is unnecessary.With such a miserable defeat, although the Uighurs are still the most powerful, they no longer have the capital to command the ministries, and they are still loyal to them. Even if Zhou Yiyan is willing, among the defenders with floating hearts, those who are unwilling There are a lot.

When Zeng Dan surrendered, Shao Shude was outside the city to meet Tian Xing, the envoy of the Tiande Army You Yi.

"General Tian, ​​why did you suddenly move east?"

"The last general led two thousand soldiers from the Han Dynasty. After he went out of Dadou to pull out the valley, he waited for a long time, but he did not see the Guiyi army and the Suzhou soldiers. He sent envoys to Jiuquan to contact them, but they did not get a clear reply. Waiting is not the answer, retreat back to your heart Unwilling, he made his own claim and went eastward to plunder the various tribes of Ganzhou to obtain supplies." Tian Xing replied: "After learning that the commander-in-chief was marching westward from Liangzhou, he led his troops to meet up and fight against Wuzhou together. Mu Lord."

"General Tian also made meritorious service this time." After winning the battle, Shao Shude was in a good mood, and said, "Make a decisive decision, with the style of a general. General Tian is good. When you recount your achievements, you should be rewarded."

"Thank you, Marshal, for your kindness." Tian Xing said happily.

"The Guiyi army and the Suzhou Long family have too many ideas and too little ability. If you don't send troops, don't send troops. I don't bother to take care of them until the affairs of Ganzhou are settled." Shao Shude said: "Next, General Tian can do something for you. Pioneer, lead your troops to Ganzhou and recruit all the ministries."

"The last will obey."

As for Ganzhou's matter, delete Dan is the key point.Now that the Uighurs have been defeated, and the remnants are nothing, most of Ganzhou will fall without a fight.

Of course, for Marshal Shao, seizing the city has never been the highest priority.Population, farmland, cattle and sheep, goods, which one is not more important than the city?Control people, control everything!
After Zhou Yiyan led his troops to surrender, Shao Shude ordered them all to leave the city and find land outside the city to station.Afterwards, a large group of infantry drove in, completely controlling the small inner city.

Shao Shude's first step was to go to the internal treasury of the previous Uighur Khans.

"Is this the Daqin armor?" Shao Shude asked slowly, admiring the exquisite armor either placed in the box or hung on the wall.

There are many good things in the library of the Uighurs.As far as Shao Shude himself is concerned, he still prefers those armors. They are of good quality and exquisite workmanship, which is so beautiful that people feel that they are flashy-it costs a lot of money and energy to carve various patterns and characters on the armor, adding Various accessories that do not help in protection, but will greatly increase the manufacturing cost.

During the heyday of the Kingdom, it seems that many exquisite armors were produced. It seems that the East and the West are alike in this matter.

However, from the point of view of merchants, most people who buy armor have very strong financial resources. It is impossible for them to lack armor at home.

Chen Cheng, who was following Shao Shude, looked at the dazzling armor, but he didn't understand, so he said: "I heard Kang Fujin say that the Daqin helmet has a nose protector, so it should be."

"The good days of Kangfujin are coming." Shao Shude smiled and said: "The Hu merchants have been forced to leave the grassland by the Uighurs. These people are really robbery. The Hexi Dangxiang who is more barbaric than them , and knew that they would let them go if they received benefits, and even offered to help. The Ganzhou Uighurs usually look down on the Hexi Party Committee, but they end up doing even worse things than them.”

Reopening the Silk Road was something Shao Shude had always wanted to do before he conquered Ganzhou.

The Ganzhou Uighur is a real trap.Their existence has greatly hindered the business of the Silk Road.

Many Hu merchants basically reached the limit of the Guiyi Army, so that Dunhuang once became an inland commodity trading market with a strong international flavor.

If Hu merchants want to continue eastward, they have to go to the grasslands on the northern line.What a waste!What consumption power do grassland people have?Taking this route meant that Hu merchants gave up midway business exchanges and only did business between the point of departure and the final destination.From a business point of view, this is a huge waste.

International businessmen must return to the Hexi Corridor.Now there are some who barely pass by paying tolls to the Uighurs, but the number is seriously insufficient.

Huge commercial benefits, why let the Dunhuang people and grassland people take it?Shao Shude's initial idea was to set up a material distribution center in Liangzhou. The goods from Central Shu would be transported to Liangzhou via Fengxiang, Qinzhou, and Huizhou, and trade with foreign businessmen who arrived here, so as to grab the business from Dunhuang.

If you win a war, you will naturally have dividends.The commercial interests of the Silk Road are one of the benefits of the Western Expedition to Gan and Liang. If this is done well, raising an extra [-] troops will not be a problem at all.

In the foreseeable future, Lingxia's food problem will be greatly alleviated, but the dilemma of insufficient goods will exist for a long time.The Silk Road is an excellent way to break through this dilemma.

In this world, many countries and nations have accumulated huge wealth through buying and selling, and now Shao Shude also wants to get a share of it.What's more, he does have a certain demand for foreign commodities, such as horses.

In the early years of the Kingdom, Kang Guo donated [-] horses, one of the close relatives of sweat-blooded horses.These horses later became one of the horse breeds of the Hexi Racecourse, but now they are all abandoned and urgently need fresh blood to replenish them. This can only be found through the Silk Road trade.

"Carefully count and record the property, and then report it to a certain person. Who would have thought that the Uighurs in Ganzhou are so many times richer than the Gamo in Liangzhou." Shao Shude said, grabbing a bag of pearls.

The pearls are very good in color and big in size. I don't know where they come from.Perhaps the Bahrain Islands in the Arabian Sea?There are many pearls there, which are famous far and wide.

"If these books can be translated, find someone to translate them. If they can be sold in the Central Plains, there must be a buyer, maybe the Sogdians bought them." Shao Shude ordered again.

The significance of the Silk Road may not only lie in commercial profits, cultural exchanges are also very important.It is impossible to build cars behind closed doors. More exchanges and mutual promotion can also enrich the connotation of Chinese civilization.

"Commander, general Zhou Yiyan asks to see you." Lu Ming, the tenth personal soldier, walked in, and couldn't help being startled when he saw the bejeweled inner treasury.

"Mostly it is for the fate of the various tribes in Ganzhou. Don't stare at these goods. All the armies will be rewarded for this expedition. After the treasury is cleared, military tickets will be issued to the soldiers, and they will be collected after the war." Shao Shude smiled and said, "Let's go, I'm going to meet Zhou Yiyan too."

(End of this chapter)