Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 997

"I need a general who can lead an elite army to the foot of Dafei Ridge. I want to let the heirs and soldiers on Dafei Ridge know that the imperial court is still paying attention to them and will support them at any time."

In front of Ganlu Palace.

"But this army will not be large, so this army will be very dangerous to travel."

In front of the emperor, all the generals of the three yamen heard this, and all of them asked for orders.

Inner Yamen Zhonglang invited Su Dingfang to play.

"Your Majesty, I think you can send an army from Jiacheng, Tongchang County, Jiannan Road, to attack the queen of Dangxiang."

"Get the map!" said the emperor.

When the map of Jiannan was obtained, the emperor found the Jiacheng City in Tongchang County that Su Dingfang said.

After careful inspection, Luo Cheng discovered that this is the Songpan of the later generations. In the Tang Dynasty, this was Songzhou, known as the gateway to western Sichuan.

Songzhou controls Minling, controls the source of the river, leads Helong on the left, and Dakangzang on the right.

Shield Tianfu and lock the Yin Frontier.

Beginning in the Han Dynasty, a city was built and a pass was built here, and heavy troops were stationed here to defend against the Qiang people in the west.Especially during the Hundred Years War between Han and Qiang, it was a battleground for military strategists.

Su Dingfang further pointed out to the emperor that if soldiers go out from Longyou or Hexi, the enemy must be prepared.It is far worse than sending troops from Shu, Jiacheng sent troops, there are ancient roads that can go directly to the back of Dangxiang, and can go directly to Supi and Weizang.

He insisted that there was no need to send an army to the heavily surrounded Dafei Mountains at this time. Such an army would go deep alone and be easily wiped out.

On the contrary, it is better to send this army to attack from Jiacheng. Relying on Jiacheng's base and connecting Chengdu with rivers and rivers, the logistics, logistics, soldiers and civilians can get the greatest support.

"This advance can be attacked, and retreat can also be defended."

Jiacheng County is in the west of the snow-capped mountains and on the west bank of the Minjiang River.

Immediately, a general stood up and accused Su Dingfang of the impracticality of this strategy.

"Your Majesty, Tongchang County is not actually controlled by Daqin."

It turned out that the first emperor merged the six kingdoms, but his troops did not go west, so the Qiang species could proliferate.Han Wu expelled the Xiongnu in the north and the Qiangs in the west, so the Han army crossed the river and Huang, built Lingjusai, set up guards to protect the Qiang, lined up the four counties in the west of the river, and isolated the Qiang and Hu.

From the Later Han Dynasty to the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Qiangs either surrendered or rebelled. At the end of the Later Wei Dynasty, from Ping Deng to Fan, they began to have their own land.

In the fifth year of Baoding in the later Zhou Dynasty, Longkufang was set up here. In the first year of Tianhe, it was changed to Fuzhou and led Longku County.In the third year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, Longku County was abolished, and Jiacheng Town was set up. In the third year of Daye, Fuzhou was changed to Tongchang County, and seven counties including Jiacheng and Jiaochuan were led.

But at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the land to the west of the Snow Mountain fell back into Dangxiang Qiang.

After that, Daqin entered Bashu, and all the counties were subordinated.

However, many prefectures and counties in the west of Shu land are still in the hands of Xiqiang.

The imperial court has not freed up its hands to recover these lost frontiers.

"Your Majesty, Tongchang County originally governed seven counties, but now it is only one county in Tongchang City in Shangxueshan Mountain.Su Dingfang said that he would send troops from Tongchang to penetrate deep into the heart of the party, but he didn't even know that Jiacheng County was still in the hands of the party, so what else was there to talk about? "

Su Dingfang couldn't help but blush, embarrassed.

He really didn't take this into consideration, and only said that the land of Bashu belonged to Daqin long ago, but he didn't expect that many places on the border of Shu land were occupied by Qiang Rong at the end of Sui Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, even if Tongchang County has not been occupied by the party, it will be difficult to send troops from now on. In the seventh year of Daye, Tongchang County's household registration was only seven hundred and two."

The emperor frowned, but he was not in a hurry to dismiss Su Dingfang's strategy.

After thinking for a long time, the emperor pointed to the location of the snow-capped mountains on the map.

"Between the snow-capped mountains and the Minjiang River, the land in western Sichuan is in the hands of Dangxiang, so it is really difficult to handle. But because Dangxiang took advantage of the chaos of the Sui Dynasty to occupy the important land in western Sichuan, it should be taken back this time. Su Dingfang, if I let you Do you have the confidence to lead troops to take down the old Sui land west of the snow-capped mountains, and how many troops do you need?"

Su Dingfang became excited, "Your Majesty, just give me an army."

"I'll give you 5 horses, and I'll transfer Qi Bi He Li, and you will go out with me if you lose your strength. I will also transfer Luo Simo as your lieutenant general and Zhang Liang as your forward."

Since you want to fight, then use your full strength, and the lion and the rabbit also use your full strength.

The war with Tubo, Western Turks, and Tuyuhun was a decisive battle in the western border of the Great Qin, but it was not limited to fighting in Tuyuhun. As long as he could defeat the enemy, Luo Cheng didn't mind attacking from multiple directions.

5 troops were mobilized from the east of Henan to the west of Sichuan, and at the same time, county soldiers were recruited from Bashu, Yunnan and central Guizhou as auxiliary troops to fight against the peasants to transport food and grass.

"Su Dingfang, I will give you all the money and food. Just one request. First take Jiacheng County, and then build a military fortress here, guarding the gate of western Sichuan, and emigrating from the fields. Use this as a base to defeat Dangxiang."

Not only Dangxiang, but also Bailanqiang in the south and Dongnv in Xiaojinchuan area are all within Luo Cheng's plan.He wants to build cities while fighting in the west of Sichuan, restore the old borders, and even fight over there, subdue these Western Qiang who have surrendered to Tubo, and let them return to Daqin.

In the future, we will build cities in the Qiang lands, garrison troops and emigrate, and permanently convert these Qiang lands into Han lands.

"I support you with the population and taxes of Bahan, Jiannan, Yunnan, and central Guizhou. Don't let me down."

Luo Chengba gave Su Dingfang [-] troops, the same number of auxiliary soldiers, and several times more civilians. He also appointed Luo Simo and Zhang Liang, who were far more experienced and accomplished than Su Dingfang, as his deputies. How important is the selection of the next coach.

Originally, the emperor wanted to send an army to Dafeiling to join Siye and strengthen his troops so that he could hold on for a longer time.But now that Su Dingfang mentioned it, he changed his strategy.

Instead of taking the risk of going to Dafeiling, it is better to encircle Wei and save Zhao, and first attack Tubo's vassal Dangxiang and Bailanzhu Xiqiang.

"I specially bestow upon you the Shangfang sword, and allow you to have double banners and double knots. From below you, from the deputy commander of the march to the soldiers in the army, anyone who violates the military order can be killed."

"Chen Su Dingfang thanked His Majesty for his trust."

Su Dingfang's excitement is beyond words. Although he defected to Luo Cheng very early in the past, he was almost in the same group as Cheng Yao Jinniu Jinda and the others, but he made a mistake later, and after being demoted, he missed several opportunities for meritorious service Timing, so the position in the army has not been high.

Although it also showed a good ability to command troops, Daqin has no shortage of generals, so it has been sinking.This is because he later led the Shenji Battalion and achieved good results. Later, the Shenji Army was established, and later the Shenji Army was split into various armies, and he was promoted to the internal army.

But now, he finally got the chance to be able to stand alone. Even famous generals like Rothmo and Zhang Liang are under his command, and the two famous Huren generals, Zhishensili and Qibiheli, also joined the ranks. under his command.

With Shang Fang's sword again, Su Dingfang felt that this time, he had no reason to fail.

"If you can't pacify Xiqiang, you can use Shangfang sword to kill yourself to thank you for your kindness!"

"I don't want your head, I just want you to calm Xiqiang, even if you lose temporarily, it doesn't matter, I will give you time!"

(End of this chapter)