Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Since Li Shan was appointed as the magistrate of Dai County, he collected Mayi, consolidated Yanmen, recruited people, opened up trade routes, reorganized Daizhou army, defeated the Turks repeatedly, and finally restored Dai land to its old outlook.

Nowadays, the dilapidation of Dai is lamentable. The counties of Dai, Guoxian, Fanzhi, Yuanping, and Wutai have all been attacked, and a large amount of grain, grass, and goods have been looted, but the biggest loss is the population.

A large number of young and strong men and women were escorted from Shuozhou to Yunzhou and grassland. A considerable part of them were people exchanged from Turks by Li Shan using Yugushe.

After all, it had been so long since the Turks broke through Yanmen Pass. Xinzhou and Bingzhou were hard to say, and they were also under the direct jurisdiction of Tuli Khan. However, Daizhou was too close to Shuozhou, and the transportation of supplies and population were not completely under the jurisdiction of Tuli Khan.

However, around Dai County, there are many fortresses that have not been breached by the Turks. The Dai tribes formed strongholds to protect themselves, and were supported by some remnants of the Daizhou army. In addition, the autumn harvest had just ended, and there was no shortage of food and grass to support them. Until now.

Ten miles southeast of Daidi, looking south to a valley of Wutai Mountain, there is a fairly small village. The outside is dilapidated, but there is a red brick fortress in the middle. The tall city wall is no smaller than an ordinary county town. , there are even young men on guard duty at night.

A young man wearing leather armor suddenly moved his ears, stared at a place under the city wall, suddenly took a torch and threw it down.

The torch was thrown like a shooting star, and the moment it hit the ground, a dozen cavalrymen were faintly reflected.

The rest of the cavalry reined in their mounts. Only one of the cavalry continued to move forward and picked up a torch from the ground without dismounting. Showing superb riding skills, they galloped all the way to the bottom of the city wall before taking off their helmets.

The young men on the city wall looked through the firelight and felt that they looked vaguely familiar. Several people on the side were already shouting.

"It's Saburo who's back!"

"Reinforcements must have arrived!"

There was an uproar on the city wall, and the gate of the village was quickly opened. He Lou Xingshu, who served as the guard of the left prison after the Xuanwu Gate Incident, was followed by Li Qing, who was also in the Beiya Forbidden Army, and Li Daoxuannan, the king of Huaiyang. Li Shen, the primary school commander of Daizhou Army, retreated.

The three of them all followed Su Dingfang on a long-distance attack on Loufan Pass and Yanmen Pass. After defeating the Turks, the three of them were transferred to Yuchi Gong's command because they were familiar with the geography. They fought all the way to Yuzhou to join the Tang Army in Hebei.

It was not until dusk today that Su Dingfang sent an order, and the three people came all the way from Yuzhou and were ordered to gather together the various tribes.

Hu Yan and Qu Silang encountered thousands of Turks on a narrow road. Before the war, they sent their light cavalry back north quickly. Su Dingfang immediately made a judgment. Although he didn't know exactly what Xinzhou found, one thing is certain. There must be Tang troops pursuing them.

In other words, the war will begin after dawn, and now the situation in Daizhou is clear.

Yuchi Gong and Tian Liuan firmly guarded Pingxingzhai, blocking the Turks' main route to Yuzhou. Thousands of Turks are now entrenched around the border. Now it is snowing heavily, and they are in panic all day long.

Su Dingfang himself led seven or eight thousand Tang cavalry to guard Yanmen Pass so that the Turks could not cross Juzhu Mountain and go to Shuozhou.

Su Dingfang guessed that Li Shan, Liu Heier, and Qin Qiong would lead the Chinese army to pursue northward, and the Turks' fate was almost doomed.

The Chinese army, which originally did not have an advantage in terms of military strength, has now had its disadvantage eliminated. After all, it is not in Xinzhou, but in Daizhou... The Turks will not turn around to attack the Chinese army, but hope to break through the obstacles, or from a young age. To live an ignoble life.

Therefore, it is Su Dingfang who does not have the advantage in military strength now. Yanmen Pass is not a separate pass, but an overall fortification with a large area.

Su Dingfang did not have enough troops. Although Liu Shirang and Li Shiji transferred the Daizhou Army from Mayi, Guji Town, and Sanqiao Town, after nearly two months of fierce fighting and experiencing a shortage of food and grass, it was not clear how much combat effectiveness the Daizhou Army could have. Easy to say. Not to mention there was no time. The Daizhou army trapped in Mayi and Sancho towns had started killing horses for food half a month ago due to lack of food and grass, so they arrived very slowly.

In fact, Su Dingfang has enough troops to defend Yanmen Pass, but if he uses all his troops to defend Yanmen Pass, not to mention encircling and annihilating the Turks, it will be useless, and it will also be a huge waste... Using cavalry to defend Yanmen Pass ?

This will lead to the fact that on the Daizhou battlefield, the most combat-effective cavalry cannot be put into the battlefield and can only passively defend.

Therefore, Su Dingfang sent He Lou Xingshu and other local descendants to summon the young men of the people to help guard Yanmen Pass and free up the cavalry.

He Lou Xingshu spoke very quickly and explained the current situation one by one. Before he finished speaking, the crowd surrounding him was already in a commotion... It was actually the King of Handan... No, it was King Wei Si who came to help!

Li Huairen's prestige in Dai was beyond their imagination. Even though Li Yaoshi tried his best, he could not erase his name from Daizhou's army.

After He Lou Xingshu finished speaking, his grandfather He Lou Shanzhu immediately raised his voice and said: "We should do our best to help!"

Several family heads on the side also nodded repeatedly. King Wei Si came to help, Zhao Guogong seized Yanmen Pass, Yuchi Gong guarded Yupingxing Stronghold, and the Turks were at their end. Do we still need to hesitate at this time?

"Leave some of the men behind, and the rest of the young men will bring their own weapons and weapons to transport food and grass and rush to Yanmen Pass overnight." He Loushanzhu ordered: "We must do our best. You should know that King Wei Si is here."

This sentence is both comfort and reminder. After Li Shan went to Daidi, many families prospered because of it, and many people became officials. However, some colluded with the Turks and were severely punished or even died with their families.

This fortress was built by the Helou family. After the Turks invaded Daizhou, all the nearby powerful families gathered here. Helou Shanzhu took in the remnants of hundreds of generations of state armies. After the Turks moved south in large numbers, they joined forces with nearby Several fortresses guard each other.

The young men and women recruited from various forts and the remnants of the Daizhou Army set off overnight, holding torches and heading towards Yanmen Pass like fire dragons. This place is not far from Yanmen Pass, only more than 20 miles away, and one night is enough. Arrive.

Let Li Qing and Li Shen take charge of everything, He Lou Xingshu sat down in a side room and talked to his grandfather He Lou Shanzhu about the drastic changes in Chang'an, the Jingzhao battle, and the battles in which reinforcements moved north from Jiangzhou.

"The Si King of Wei is the Si King of Wei after all." He Lou Shanzhu sighed: "The pharmacist is not as good as him."

"This time the Duke's prestige has been greatly lost." He Lou Xingshu sneered, "All the generals in the army are shameless."

After a pause, He Lou Xingshu asked: "Grandpa, this generation is in ruins..."

"Fortunately, King Si of Wei built the fortress with red bricks." He Lou Shanzhu said with a bitter smile: "That day, the Turks attacked Feihu Trail and Duke Han was killed. In modern Turkic counties, King Huaiyang burned the grain and grass and withdrew southward. The main Turkic force quickly went south. Chase.”

"Thanks to this, we were able to form a stronghold to protect ourselves. Later, the Turks divided their forces and plundered Daizhou, but they did not storm the stronghold and most of them survived."

"That may not be the case." Helou Xingshu said with a smile: "Khan Tuli knew Alang's temperament very well, and he also knew that every family in Dai had contacts with Alang, so he did not dare to kill on a large scale."

Indeed, Tuli Khan had specifically told them that as long as they were wise, they should not attack the fort... Li Huairen was a man who was determined to retaliate.

Of course, if Li Huairen died and lost power, Tuli Khan would not be polite.