Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 500 Close the door
"Gao Renhou, who surrendered, also knows how to fight?" Zang Dubao rode on the horse, scolding all the way.

Cursing and cursing, I can't ride a horse anymore, I have to get down and walk.

It's not that the horsepower is insufficient. As a military envoy, he can bring more than ten horses according to the regulations, and he can change them at will.

The road is really not easy to walk. There is no good road in Wangwu Mountain.Li Hanzhi took control of Heyang and Zelu successively. He didn't know how to run the business, so he made a mess of the territory, so he expanded westward, but he didn't have the strength to swallow the river in one go, so he could only burn, kill and loot.Over time, no one repaired this road, and it was really difficult to walk because of the potholes.

"Military envoy, that's Yuan County over there." Hearing a lot of nonsense on the road, Niu Li was also a little impatient, and saw him pointing to a dilapidated county town in the distance, and said.

Zang Dubao looked around.What is the county seat? It's almost a mound of dirt.There are a total of more than a hundred households in the city. It is hard to say how many people live scattered in the surrounding countryside, but there should not be many.

This county, like Wangwu County in Henan Province, which is tens of miles to the east, is dilapidated, sparsely populated, and the fields are barren.

This pot still has to be firmly held on the heads of Li Hanzhi and Sun Ru, and they are basically ruined by them.

Now, Yuan County is nominally under the management of Li Fan, and Wangwu County is nominally under the management of Zhang Quanyi, but in fact no one cares.These two counties are almost buffer areas between the two major military and political groups, Xia and Bian.

"Yuan County is actually an enclave." Zang Dubao was a little disappointed with the dilapidated county town, and said, "It's more convenient for money, food, equipment and soldiers to go from Jiangzhou."

"Jiangzhou will soon be ours." Niu Li said.

Zang Dubao was surprised: "Jiangzhou is Wang Yao's fundamental place, how can he give it to him?"

"Block Zhu Quanzhong outside, and drive Li Keyong away, what can Wang Yao do?" Niu Li said: "We all guessed wrong before, the commander's mind is really unpredictable."

Zang Dubao looked back at the turbulent crowd following behind the Tianxiong Army, and was speechless for a long time.

A total of [-] Qingtang Tubo tribes followed Tianxiong's army around Jiangzhou and arrived at Yuan County.There will be more in the future, this is to fill the two white lands of Yuan and Wangwu, to enrich the household registration, and then go all the way east, attack Qiziling, Zhiguan, enter Heyang, and open up another battlefield.

In the evening, the Tianxiong Army Brigade arrived at Yuan County.

The doors and windows of the only remaining people in the county were closed, and they were worried.More than [-] Shanguo soldiers trembled and hesitated to speak.

Looking at the sunset in the sky, they saw countless braided-haired Tubo people pulling carriages, carrying Tibetan spears, and driving cattle and sheep.Those who don't know the inside story think that the barbarians are invading the invaders.But who knows, in order to let these Tubo people come over, the Qian Shousu Department of the Feng'an Army stationed in Qingtang, and the Cai Songyang Department of the Tiande Army also joined forces with the nomadic Yang, Liang, Luo, Tuoba and other tribes to severely suppress some commotion Tibetans.

You want them to come, but they don't want to come yet!
In the end, the [-] households going east were basically ambitious people who were not pleasing to the eyes of the chiefs, or who had long wanted to clean up. They just happened to deal with errands, and they sent them all to the Central Plains, and they tacitly agreed in their hearts that these people were dead. up.

"Magistrate Luo, please be safe and don't be impatient. Let's forget about it today, and start tomorrow to register these Tubo people. Don't rush if you are too busy, take your time, and we will not leave in the future. Hurry up to clean up the wasteland, and you can get some harvest in autumn." Zang Dubao looked at the patched Yuanling on the official robe in front of him, smiled, and said: "The commander-in-chief often says that the good days are yet to come, and it will get better of."

What can Magistrate Luo say?Of course it can only be repeated.

Yuan County is dilapidated, and the people are few. The latest military disaster was the fault of Li Hanzhi.The Jingzhuang in the county has been wiped out by him long ago, and now it is not known whether they died outside or were simply eaten.

The Tibetans have already started pitching tents.

They have their own organizational structure.The Tubo Empire, and it was still the main tribe of Tubo, did not implement the system of Delun, Junzhen, Jieer, Wanhu, Qianhu, Baihu, and Xiaojiang in the Helong area, but the "Ru-Dongdai" system.

Based on the tribe, set up a thousand households, called "Dongdai", and the head of the clan is the head of the thousand households; ten thousand households are called "Ru", and set the head of the wing.When it started, the Tubo headquarters had five wings, that is, [-] households, and the military governed the people, and the military and government were integrated.Relying on these [-] households and [-] households, the Tibetans conquered and enslaved millions of slave tribes, towns and even countries.

At the height of the Tang Dynasty, it was easy to fight the barbarians in the grassland, but it was very difficult to fight against Tubo.

The high degree of organization, combined with nomadic barbarism and farming economy, may be an important reason.

It is a bit like the organizational structure of Jurchen and Mongolia. No wonder it can go deep into the hinterland of Central Asia and maintain its rule there for decades.If it weren't for the Tang Dynasty, he would be able to fight quite well, but the Mongol Empire would not come out in advance.

"Don't be afraid of them." Niu Li came over and said: "The king of Lingwu County is powerful in Helong, Tubo has been torn apart long ago, these tribes are all oppressed in the local area, and they will be the people of Yuan County in the future, educate them well. "

"You should obey your orders." County magistrate Luo cupped his hands.

A group of Tibetans walked past him, speaking a language he didn't understand.The man held a Tibetan spear in his hand, the woman held jars and jars, and a child held a lamb in his hand.

After saluting Zang Dubao, the envoy of the Tianxiong Army, they quickly ordered more than a hundred riders, and rode their horses to reconnaissance in the direction of Wangwu County.

On the mountain road to the west, the carriages loaded with grain and grass were still struggling forward.

With the Tianxiong Army and the vassal Tubo people as a barrier, guarding the mountainous area of ​​Yuanxian and Wangwu, closing the door, and creating conditions for Shao Shude to manage the affairs of the river, this is the most important mission of Zang Dubao and Niu Li.

I wanted to fight Pu Jun, but what a pity!
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"Jiangzhou is the confluence of all roads from Chang'an and Tongzhou to Taiyuan." In Changchun Palace, a huge hand-painted map is hung on the wall. The middle and senior generals of the three armed forces explained.

"Follow the Fenshui River Valley from the northeast of Jiangzhou, cross the river through Gaoxian (now Gaoxian Town, Quwo), cross Mengkeng, and reach Linfen County in Jinzhou for 140 miles. It should be noted that Mengkeng is extremely dangerous. Heavy ground too."

In the northwest area, as long as the place name has the word "pit", you can imagine it as steep mountains or plateaus on both sides, and a narrow and deep tunnel in the middle, such as the forbidden pit in Tongguan, and the boundless loess in Shaanxi. The valley road between Taiwan and plateau.

The Mengkeng is [-] Zhang deep, and the post road leads out of it. There are various fortresses built in the past dynasties in the pit, all of which are called "Mengcheng", but the places are actually different.Some of these have been abandoned, some are still there, and they are dangerous passes between Jin and Jiang.

"The Battle of Mengkeng was a fierce battle between the Later Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty. You are all veterans in the army, so you know how important it is." Chen Cheng moved the wooden stick in his hand to another place on the silk, saying: "Jin Northeast of the state, along the east bank of Fen River, 37 miles to the old city of Gaoliang, there is a Gaoliang bridge, and 23 miles to Hongdong County, Jinzhou. 35 miles to the north, Zhaocheng County, Jinzhou, and more than [-] miles to the north Huoyi County, Jinzhou. Before Huoyi, the road was smooth and not guarded. However, when we reach Huoyi, it is steep and steep, and it is another important place."

Shao Shude sat behind Chen Cheng, with a map in front of him.

These years, I read books when I was free, and when I heard Huo Yi, related things automatically appeared in my mind.

"At the end of the Sui Dynasty there was chaos, Gaozu raised troops, and Wu Yalang stationed Song Laosheng here, and volunteers were not allowed to enter." It happened that Chen Cheng also talked about this matter, and he continued: "Suddenly there is a white-clothed mountain god visiting the army gate and pointing Huoshan. A small road to the southeast, more than ten miles to the city, Laosheng was defeated, Liu Hongji killed him, and Huoyi was pacified."

The warriors in the hall laughed when they heard this.

What white mountain god?The warriors didn't believe it, and most of them relied on the guide to point out a small path. The 2 people who bullied Song Laosheng came from other places, and they were not familiar with geography.

However, everyone remembers the danger of Huoyi and the mountain path that cannot be seen on the city wall.

"Forty miles north of Huoyi, there are Changning Station, Fenshui Pass, also known as Changning Pass, which is the northernmost boundary of Hezhong Prefecture. Another twenty miles north to Xiandi Pass, Gaobi Town, Yangui Station, and Tongji Bridge , the mountains and rivers are steep, comparable to the important land of Yanmen, so the pass and the town are juxtaposed, and the post and bridge are also set up."

Gaobiling, connected to Queshu Valley in the north, guards the dangerous point, and the dangerous pass is adjacent to it. Xiongguan and Junzhen are juxtaposed, which is an important place for pass defense.

In the fourth year of Renshou in the Sui Dynasty, Yang Liang rebelled against Taiyuan, with a crowd of more than [-], and sent generals to "block the roads, garrison high walls, and set up an array for fifty miles."

Now there is no need to set up fences on the road, because the Guochao set up strong city defense facilities such as Xiandiguan and Gaobi Town, which belong to Lingshi County, Fenzhou, and a large number of Hedong troops are stationed.

After Gaobi Town and Xiandiguan, there are still some forts, passes, and bridges, all of which serve as avenues and are guarded by soldiers.If you want to pass through the Valley of the Rats, you must conquer them one by one, and you can't do without one.

But the most important thing is the dangerous pass and the high wall town, there is no doubt about it.

"Have you heard clearly?" Shao Shude coughed, and said: "Xiongguan is a long road, and the road is bumpy. Hedong is a beautiful place, and it's not a lie. But it doesn't matter. Hedong is owned by my brother, and the love is extraordinary."

The generals want to laugh, but dare not.

"The eastward advance this time is to plan for the river. But if you want to occupy the river, you have to close the door first, and we will slowly process it." Shao Shude said: "I have made arrangements for the Wangwushan and Zhiguan roads. Now I want to control Jinjiang The Fenshui Road in Taiyuan and the Fenshui Pass in the south of the Gaobi Mountains are the most important. Jiangzhou's response envoy Gao Renhou has listened to my words and sent Qi Bizhang to lead the Yinshan Fan tribe to go north quietly to surprise Jinzhou. It's up to him."

"Today there is still Cixilan Stone Road, which also leads to Taiyuan and Wuling Road, which can lead to Zelu. There are many roads, but Jinzhou is the most important. The generals immediately rectified their troops and horses. After crossing the river, they obeyed orders and did not have any Mistake!" Shao Shude stood up, looked at the generals of the three armies, and said: "This battle is extremely critical, if there is anyone who is lazy, he will definitely be killed."

Since it will not be possible to cut off all the roads from east to the middle of the river for a while, let's pick up the most important ones first.Jinzhou is the confluence of various roads, attacking Jinzhou first, you can never go wrong.

As for the Hezhong Mansion, don't worry, let the Wang family brothers take their time.

With an order, the generals will be divided into various armies, and they will start to reorganize their troops and mobilize before the battle.

Shao Shude also bid farewell to his wives and concubines, and headed for Hancheng with the whole team under the guard of the Tielin Army.

After Wang Chongying was buried, Wang Yao felt that something was wrong, so she ran back to Jiangzhou overnight, preparing for a big battle.

It is said that Liu Xun once persuaded Wang Ke to detain Wang Yao in Hezhong Mansion.But Wang Ke is weak-tempered and hesitant.His hesitation made Wang Yao see the clue, and immediately ran away in embarrassment, and at the same time had a verbal argument with Wang Ke.

After the verbal battle is over, it is natural to touch the real guy.

(End of this chapter)