A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 573 pierce the sky

By the Luanhe River,
A city is rising from the ground,

Wearing bright armor, Cheng Yaojin led the army with Ma Shuo on his horse. Behind him, all the Tang soldiers held spears, and many heads of Beishan Xihu were stuck on the spearheads.

The craftsmen and folk who built the city stopped their movements and looked at the Tang army who had returned from the bloody battle.

On the construction site, there is an isolated city gate, and the foundation of the city wall is still being laid. This city gate has been built first.

"The Emperor inherits Tiande"

Cheng Yaojin stopped his horse in front of the city gate and looked up at the words on the city gate.

The emperor inherits heaven's virtue, and the emperor inherits the kindness of heaven and earth to nurture all things. This is also the origin of the name of this new city.Those four characters were inscribed by Wu Huaiyu, the governor of Youzhou and the governor of Anton.

Cheng Yaojin turned over and dismounted, and countless Tang army soldiers dismounted behind him.

"Pick those Xihu heads with lime, and then build them up in the capital for viewing." Lao Cheng ordered, and then entered the city through the isolated city gate.

There are also large construction sites in the city, with stones, wood, horses, mules, etc. everywhere.

"Where is the Grand Governor?"

"The Governor went to the north bank to inspect Jehol Fort."

Chengde City is on the south bank of the Luan River, and there is a Wulie River in the north that flows into it. At the foot of the mountain on the west bank of the Wulie River, a new Rehe Fort is still being built.

There are two forts on the two rivers and three banks, and even a fort is planned to be built on the east bank of the Wulie River.

Cheng Yaojin rushed to Rehebao again,

Rehe Fort is named after the hot springs where it was built. As you ride on horseback, you will see wooden piles on both sides of the road, with plugs on the wooden piles.

Dugu Yanyun's death stung a hornet's nest and caused various Tang armies to take deadly action.

"Erro."

When Cheng Yaojin arrived, Wu Huaiyu was talking to Su Lie. Su Lie came from the Baihe River and thoroughly combed the Baihe River Basin.
It was too late to escape, and it was too late to register a household.

Now the Tang Dynasty does not need them to surrender, nor does it need them to register households.
Fight as soon as you come up, and draw lots after conquering the tribe.

Eleven smashes.

Everyone lined up, no matter men, women, old or young, in groups of ten. One person was drawn out at a time and executed on the spot. The rest were not slaves.

Most of the Xihu troops in Beishan had already fled before, leaving only small tribes, or some old, weak, women and children who fled into the mountains. But this time they ambush and annihilate five thousand Tang troops, which also brought disaster to themselves.

Wu Huaiyu is teaching Su Lie a lesson.

Because Su Lie and the others not only slaughtered them on the eleventh day, but the angry Tang army also killed the old, weak, sick and disabled people after the eleventh day, because these people could not be sold for much money, and they were burdensome to carry with them. .

Every time they conquered a tribe, they erected a small temple and a monument to explain it.

Now the Baihe River Basin, including the Chaohe River Basin, has been wiped out by guys like Su Lie, Gao Wei, Li Tu Diji, and Wu Fuyu.

Fengning has held tens of thousands of prisoners and is selling them at auctions.

"Those Beishan taunts should all be killed."

Old Cheng Bing left Lulongsai and marched along the Luan River. After hearing that Dugu Yanyun's entire army had been wiped out, he was shocked and angry. This demon king was already murderous. He was the governor of Luzhou, and the Tieshan barbarians and others were captured by him. There is nothing left of the butcher,
Previously, Wu Huaiyu said that he would give Beishan Xihu a choice. Those who were willing to move north were free to make households, and those who were willing to stay were registered as subjects of the Tang Dynasty, and their fields were distributed and granted. The Tang army was not allowed to plunder them, and only those who resisted would be attacked.

But now they actually dare to ambush more than [-] Tang troops. How can this be done?

Fight all the way here,

Cheng Yaojin did not engage in any eleven-day killings, but slaughtered several tribes one after another. Those who did not surrender were all slaughtered. For those who surrendered, he only kept the young and strong men and sent them to slave camps, and chopped down the rest.

In Cheng Yaojin’s eyes,

The southern barbarians, the eastern barbarians, the northern barbarians, the western rong, and so on are not human beings.

If they were submissive, they would be tolerable, but if they dare to show their teeth, they would all be suppressed.

"The land west of the Luan River has now been cleared. Please allow us to cross the Luan River to encircle and suppress those Beishan Xi rebels who have fled north."

The tributaries on the east bank of the Luan River include the Xiaoluan River, Suotou River, Goat River, Laoniu River, Buhe River, Parrot River, Yudai River, etc. Many Beishan Xihu are now hidden in these mountains, rivers and valleys, and some have even crossed the ridges. Arriving at the dam, we have entered the territory of Tuli Khan.

Wu Huaiyu didn't reply right away.

Now the planned plan for the Northern Expedition has basically been completed. The west of the Luan River and the south of the Pu River are all obtained by the Tang army. Only 4 to [-] Beishan Xihu, most of them have fled, leaving only [-] to [-]. They have also been swept away by those killing gods and demon kings, and they have all become slaves or ghosts.

The Rehe Fort that Wu Huaiyu built now has actually crossed the boundary and exceeded the boundary that he and King Xi had previously drawn.
After crossing the Luanhe River, we arrived at the north bank of the Wulie River.

Cheng Yaojin wanted to lead troops across the border to pursue it, and even proposed to move the border to the east, with the upper reaches bounded by the Shanyang River or even the Suotou River.

The Suotou River is the Yisun River in later generations. Although it is almost a hundred miles due north of Chengde, the upper reaches of the Luan River and the Suotou River are in the shape of a Y. The distance between the two rivers in the upper reaches is more than 200 miles, and in the middle and lower reaches Also far apart.

Although there are mountains between these two rivers, the area is extremely vast.

The area between Luanhe River and Suotou River is about the same as the area from Tanghe River to Luanhe River.
This is equivalent to doubling the territory Datang demanded from Xi.

"This is what they should give. We killed more than 5000 people in the battle, including a county prince and a general."

"If Kedu's attitude was not so submissive, he should have destroyed the entire Kumoxi directly this time."

"Let's not talk about that for now. Let's kill Beidun's Beishan Xihu first."

Wu Huaiyu said coldly, "Kedu has personally led Xi's five armies to go south. The Khitan army and the Turkic army have also come over. You each lead your troops to the north and encircle and suppress them together. This time, no one will be spared."

The people who could be saved by King Xi were very frightened.

He never thought that these Beishan Xi tribes could be so capable and could actually join forces to annihilate more than [-] Tang troops and even kill a general.

When he heard the news, he was not proud at all, but filled with endless fear.

He immediately sent Yiluohe to deliver orders to the five tribes, asking all tribes to be young and strong, and to encircle and suppress the Xi tribe in Beishan with all their strength.

Even if the Beishan Xi tribe on the south bank of the Luan River crossed the Luan River, the tribes were not allowed to take them in, not even their relatives.
Before, he thought about destroying the Beishan Xi tribe. He could annex most of Beishan Xi to strengthen himself, but now he can only destroy these people.

While expanding mobilization, he personally came to the south to plead guilty.

Kedu was very frightened, fearing that the Tang army would take the opportunity to destroy the Xi tribe. Although Beishan Xihu could annihilate Dugu Yanyun and five thousand Tang troops, he also found out clearly that Dugu Yanyun only underestimated the enemy and fell into the trap, and the other Tang troops did not suffer at all. Influence, those [-] Tang troops were actually only [-] regular Tang troops.

The Tang army really wanted to destroy Xi. If the five of them united, they couldn't muster [-] soldiers. How could they defeat the Tang army?

The ignorant are fearless,
But Kedu had been to the Central Plains many times, and even conquered Goguryeo for Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty. He knew the vastness and strength of the Central Plains, and he had also seen the rapid rise of the Tang Army's strength in just a few years.

Dugu Yanyun's entire army of 5000 troops was wiped out. This does not mean at all how powerful they are at ridiculing people, nor does it mean that the Tang army is ineffective. It can only mean that they broke the sky.Xiren's heaven is about to fall.

The person who could be saved hurriedly rushed to see Wu Huaiyu day and night, but no one saw him. Wu Huaiyu just asked someone to pass on a word,

"First destroy Beishan and rebel, and we will discuss the rest of the battle after that."

Wu Huaiyu also asked his adopted son to give him a map. There was a red line on the map, which was drawn along the Luanhe River, but now on this red line, another line was drawn, which was the Xiaoluanhe River.

There is also a paragraph written on the map.

Originally, the middle line of the Luan River was used as the boundary, but now, Wu Huaiyu said that the entire Luan River Valley belonged to the Tang Dynasty, including the small Luan River Valley.

After accepting the map, Kedu left some gifts such as mink fur, deer patch, ginseng, gold, silver, and a horse, and then hurried back.

If the Grand Governor said that Beishan Xihu should be destroyed, then he would immediately help destroy Beishan Xihu.

Those who can be saved are desperate.

The five Xi tribes are also working hard. They all know that if they don't destroy those Beishan Xi Hu who are breaking the sky early, they will also be buried with them.

Even if a dead Taoist friend is not dead and a poor Taoist, Xi Hu will understand.

If Kedu wanted to sell Beishan Xihu to the Tang people before, some tribes were not very happy and had some criticism of Kedu, but now, they have the same attitude.

When you face challenges to your own survival, you can't care about other things.

The Khitans of the Songmo Governor's Mansion and the Turkic people of the Anbei Governor's Mansion also sped up their actions. A general was killed and five thousand Tang troops were annihilated. To quell the anger of the Tang Dynasty, ridicule those Beishan who dared to die.

For a time, Beishan Xihu became a rat in the bellows.

All roads to advance and suppress, spare no effort.

Beishan Xihu has nowhere to hide,

After several battles, the casualties were heavy, and Beishan Xihu had to be broken up and broken into pieces, but even so, no one planned to let them go.

The five troops of Kumoxi pursued them the most fiercely, and the Khitan and Turks also pursued them relentlessly, not to mention the Tang army.

The impoverished Beishan Xihu even had a tribe capture the leader of the previous alliance, and also captured the Turkic Tutun sent by Jieli. They only hoped that the Tang army would let them go.

But in the face of their envoy's request, Tang Jun only replied, "Give them a chance, with ten Xihu heads, they can exchange for a chance of survival."

"As many Xihu heads as you can bring, you will give them as many chances of survival as possible."

Ten for one.

If you kill ten Beishan Xihu, you will be pardoned and become a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, but you will be moved to Lingnan for resettlement.

The three Beishan Xihu heads were pardoned from the death penalty and distributed to the Tang army under the protection of Anton as slaves.

Five Beishan ridiculed Hu's head and pardoned the death penalty, which can become the Tang Army's tribe.

This condition is too harsh.

But there was no room for bargaining. This was the condition given by the tribe after they captured the alliance leader and the Turkic Tutun. Other Beishan Xihu did not have this condition, so they had to double it.

Within the territory of Qianli Xi, tens of thousands of Beishan Xihu tribesmen were surrounded and suppressed by various ministries. From early spring to midsummer, the mountains in Xidi were blooming with flowers, and the last Beishan Xihu group was also wiped out.

Beishan Xihu killed a hundred thousand people,

None of the remaining fifty or sixty thousand were captured and sold into slavery.

Only a very small number of people survived, and they exchanged the heads of countless Beishanxi clansmen for the chance of survival.

In Xidi, where the mountains and flowers are blooming, in the mountains and rivers and valleys, there are Beijing temples one after another, and Hu Mie stele after another.

Kumo Xi's five troops also paid nearly [-] casualties to annihilate Beishan Xi, but in the end they did not dare to keep even a single prisoner, and all the livestock, money and silk they seized were sent to the Tang camp. They only hoped that Tang Dynasty would forgive them. Leave them alone.

As for using the Luanhe River as the boundary, the entire Luanhe River Valley would return to the Tang Dynasty. The Xi people also agreed, and the Xiaoluanhe River would also be included in the Tang Dynasty.

In the upper reaches of the Luan River, the Bashang Grassland and the Tuli Anbei Governor's Palace are also bounded by the Luan River. The two sides are bounded by the center of the river. The east bank of the river belongs to the Tang Dynasty, and the west bank belongs to the Turks of the Anbei Governor's Palace.

After more than a hundred days of fighting, Beishan Xihu was completely wiped out.

During this period, no one came from the Chang'an court.

Just watching the conquest and suppression in Youzhou quietly, it seemed as if Dugu Yanyun and the five thousand Tang army soldiers were not completely wiped out in Dashigou.

Jehol Fort.

This castle was originally on the Xijing side, but Wu Huaiyu made up a boundary agreement. The tributaries on the north bank of the Luanhe River and their estuaries for twenty miles were all owned by the Tang Dynasty.
This is another high-handed treaty, but the one who can save it still agrees, the tributary river mouth is only twenty miles away, and there is no dispute over that point.

Moreover, Wu Huaiyu also said that the Tang army would set up border markets at the mouths of the rivers on the north bank to facilitate the Xi people to trade with each other and save them the trouble of crossing the river.

What else can Xi Ren say?

"Gong Lu, I'll leave this to you. I'll go back to Youzhou soon."

"Why is there no movement in Chang'an?"

Cheng Yaojin also had many connections in Chang'an, but he wrote a lot of letters to Chang'an, but he didn't get any news. He even wrote several memorials to the emperor, explaining how Dugu Yanyun was destroyed.

But there was no reply.

The quieter it is, the more likely something big is going to happen.

"Don't worry, nothing major will happen. The battle is over and the results will definitely come out. When I return to Youzhou, the envoy from Chang'an will probably arrive as well."

Wu Huaiyu was mentally prepared, and it was estimated that the court would call him back to Chang'an.

Some things definitely have to be explained in person.

The calm during this period must be abnormal. There are probably many people attacking Wu Huaiyu in Chang'an. After all, the casualties were so heavy and a general was killed, but Li Shimin must have been suppressing this matter.

But this matter has to be dealt with.
He was not afraid at all, he was the main responsibility for Dugu Yanyun's death, although Wu Huaiyu, as the commander in chief, was indeed responsible, but it was not the main responsibility.

Besides, there are no casualties in war. This time, the Tang army destroyed Beishan Xi, expanded the territory for hundreds of miles, and killed more than [-] people. The results were still very rich, and the casualties were acceptable. It just means that an entire army was wiped out. Without the titles of the two armies, this kind of thing is really not easy to accept.

"Then you can come back early. Autumn is about to begin. The Northern Expedition to the Turks will begin at any time. We are still waiting for you to lead the Eastern Route Army." Lao Cheng was worried about Wu Huaiyu.
It would be fine if he only lost a few thousand soldiers and horses, but he chose to bring in a general. Dugu Yanyun had grown up with the emperor since he was a child. The emperor even called him his cousin, and he was the son and daughter's in-laws, so he couldn't come to Youzhou. It's gone in a month.

"We can all testify for you that Dugu Yanyun attacked without authorization, but you sent the Thirteenth Company to kill him back, and he chased him all the way, but he didn't listen. He was defeated and died in the end. It's not your fault."

Huaiyu could only smile helplessly.

(End of this chapter)