Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 328 Mannia reappears
Yuan Wenshao pondered for a while and asked: "Then what do you think we should do now?"

Chen Ze thought for a while and said: "As a general, I can agree to the request of the Prince of Tibet and send troops to help him stabilize the situation, so that Xixia will not dare to send troops for the time being. Then report to the court and request for additional troops. When the reinforcements arrive, , using the eldest prince of Tubo to completely control the hundreds of miles from the capital of Tubo to the Great Zhou Dynasty.

By then, Xixia would be able to prevent Xixia from completely occupying Hehuang, and would even have the opportunity to annex Hehuang and expand its territory thousands of miles away. "

The more Chen Ze talked about it, the more excited he became. If Hehuang was really to be annexed, Wu Xiong's army would definitely be able to participate.

He must be responsible for opening up new territories.

After hearing this, Yuan Wenshao shook his head slightly. Chen Ze was capable, but his consideration was too one-sided.

In other words, they only have military acumen and lack political acumen.

Apart from anything else, it would be unrealistic to just agree to help the Tubo Prince first, then annex the Tubo Prince's forces after the reinforcements arrive, and take the opportunity to occupy the Tubo capital to the Zhou Dynasty, which is hundreds of miles away.

It's not that it can't be taken, but that Zhao Zongquan and the court will not agree.

The Han Dynasty has always regarded itself as the supreme kingdom of heaven. When princes fight for hegemony and fight among themselves, all kinds of conspiracies and tricks can be used.

However, when facing foreigners, he became a gentleman.

This is not to say that there is no need for conspiracy when facing foreigners, but this kind of external declaration of helping the Tubo prince, when the Tubo prince puts the Zhou soldiers and horses into Hehuang, taking the opportunity to annex the Tubo prince's power, will harm the heaven. country's reputation.

Therefore, there is a high probability that Zhao Zongquan and the other princes in the court will not agree.

Chen Ze saw Yuan Wenshao shaking his head and asked: "Master Hou, is there something wrong with what the general said?"

"Your strategy is good, but have you ever thought about why the officials are unwilling to let Xixia annex Hehuang, and why do we want to capture Hehuang?" Yuan Wenshao asked.

Chen Ze pondered for a while and said: "Preventing Xixia from annexing Hehuang is to prevent Xixia from growing in strength. Taking Hehuang by Dazhou can not only completely prevent Xixia from annexing Hehuang, but also increase Dazhou's strength and expand its territory."

"You are only half right." Yuan Wenshao shook his head and said: "The land of Hehuang is barren. Although there is a land thousands of miles away, to the Zhou Dynasty, it is just like tasteless food. It is a pity to discard it if it is tasteless."

"The Western Xia's occupation of Hehuang can increase its strength, but the Great Zhou may not.

Because Xixia itself is composed of multiple tribes, including not only Han people but also Qiang and Tubo people.

Therefore, Xixia's annexation of Hehuang will only take a few years to digest.

But the Great Zhou Dynasty is different, and those who are not of our race must have different intentions. The Great Zhou Dynasty occupied Hehuang, but it needed to guard against the Qiang and Tubo. "

"What the Marquis means is that we only need to prevent Xixia from annexing Hehuang?" Chen Ze asked doubtfully.

"Yes, that's wrong. You can only be a thief for a thousand days, but you can't prevent a thief for a thousand days. If you want to solve the problem once and for all, it is naturally the safest way for Dazhou to capture Hehuang." Yuan Wenshao said.

Chen Ze opened his mouth and felt that what Yuan Wenshao said was nonsense.

All said and done, we don't want to capture Hehuang.

Yuan Wenshao smiled and said, "Do you think what I said is nonsense?"

"The general will not dare." Chen Ze quickly lowered his head, not daring to look at Yuan Wenshao.

Yuan Wenshao's gaze just now seemed to read through his mind.

Yuan Wenshao looked at the map, pointed at Hehuang and said: "What I meant before was that Hehuang was to be captured, but now is not a good opportunity. Now that Hehuang is in civil strife, Xixia will not let us completely annex Hehuang. Once we send troops, Xixia will also send troops to occupy part of Hehuang's city.

Most of Hehuang is a plain. Except for some mountains at the border with Xixia and Zhou Dynasty, the rest of the area is flat and there is no danger to defend.

If the Zhou Dynasty and Xixia Dynasty each occupied a part of Hehuang, a large number of troops and horses would be needed to defend those cities. "

There seems to be an L-shape between Xixia and Hehuang in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The area between Dazhou and Hehuang is the narrow side, while the area between Xixia and Hehuang is the long side.

And the connected places are all mountains and rivers, with dangers to defend.

Hehuang was occupied by the Tubo and Qiang people. They lived in the cracks and did not dare to launch troops against Xixia and Dazhou.

In addition to the presence of the fortress, only a small number of soldiers and horses are needed.

Once the Zhou Dynasty invaded the hinterland of Hehuang and was unable to capture all of Hehuang, the captured cities had no dangerous passes to defend, so a large number of troops would need to be dispatched.

The Hehuang land was barren and could not support so many soldiers and horses, which greatly increased the burden on the court.

Although the same is true for Xixia, if Xixia occupies part of Hehuang, it will be able to surrender the Tubo and Qiang soldiers.

In addition, they occupied part of Hehuang's territory and freed up some of the soldiers and horses originally used to defend the fortress at the border with Hehuang.

Together, these troops and horses are enough for defense.

Apart from extending the supply line slightly, there was no other loss.

Comparing the two, Da Zhou had to spend more money, food, soldiers and horses, and was the loser.

The longer the confrontation lasts, the more detrimental it will be to Da Zhou.

Chen Ze quickly understood what Yuan Wenshao meant, and said solemnly: "But even if we don't send troops, Xixia will still send troops."

"Yes, we must take action."

Yuan Wenshao pointed to the map and said: "This is the fortress of Hehuang to defend against the Great Zhou. As long as we pass this fortress, it will be a smooth river. As long as we take this fortress, the entire Hehuang will be exposed to the military front of the Great Zhou. Even if Hehuang The Tubo and Qiang tribes in Huang surrendered to Xixia. Do you think Xixia dares to occupy Hehuang?"

"The Marquis uses his troops like a god, and the general will admire him!" Chen Ze bowed.

If we say before, he was only close to Yuan Wenshao because of Yuan Wenshao's official position and Yuan Wenshao's solution to Wu Xiong's military salary.

Now he really admires Yuan Wenshao.

"Haha, Commander Chen, please stop flattering me. Please tell me how we can capture Yulong Pass." Yuan Wenshao said.

"The Marquis must have made a decision in his heart. If you ask this question, you are preparing to test the general, and then the general will make a fool of himself. If the prince of Tubo wants Zhou to send troops to help, he must let us enter Yulong Pass. But he will definitely be on guard against the general. Zhou took the opportunity to seize Yulong Pass, so we must be prepared to use a false plan to destroy Guo." Chen Ze said.

"Haha, you're right. I thought so too. We'll have to wait and see when the Prince of Tibet gets a reply," Yuan Wenshao said.

……

The military pay of Wu Xiong's army was settled, and Yuan Wenshao also relaxed.

He did not continue to investigate those wealthy businessmen who were not clean at all.

Although most of these people didn't do anything good, Yuan Wenshao wanted to kill them all.

But he knew that he couldn't do much about this kind of thing.

Kill a few, and although it's troublesome, it's still within control.

If the killing continues, Zhao Zongquan will not be able to save him even if he wants to.

Seeing that Yuan Wenshao did not investigate further, many wealthy businessmen who were preparing to flee with their families breathed a sigh of relief.

However, they were afraid that Yuan Wenshao would take action again, so they contacted their backers one after another, hoping to get rid of Yuan Wenshao, an unstable factor.

Yuan Wenshao didn't know this, and even if he knew it, he wouldn't care.

After waiting for a few days, there was finally news from the Tubo prince.

Feng Rushan asked Kelsang Norbu to counterattack, forcing Mavis to return to the army, and prepared to ambush Mavis halfway.

But Kelsang Norbu is not a fool. Let’s not talk about whether Xixia has the idea of ​​​​annexing Hehuang. Let’s just talk about Mavis if he is destroyed by Xixia. What will he use to resist the Qiang people?

Kelsang Norbu now somewhat understood what his father had originally thought.

Even if the throne was passed to him, Mavis would definitely rebel. When the Qiang invaded, Tubo would be in danger.

However, Kelsang Norbu did not regret it. He was not naive enough to think that Xixia would really be so kind to help him.

His original plan was to ask Xixia to send troops to relieve the siege of the royal capital and force Mavis to negotiate with him.

Kelsang Rob's calculation was very good. As long as there was a temporary truce with Mavis, he would have a chance to breathe. As the Mavis tribe borders the Qiang tribe, Mavis can also help him block the Qiang tribe and give him time to develop.

He will have plenty of opportunities to deal with Mavis in the future.

However, Xixia was planning to kill Mavis, so Kelsang Norbu naturally could not agree.

When Mavis died, he could only rely entirely on Xixia, and by then he would become Xixia's puppet.

Gesang Norbu had an idea on Da Zhou’s head.

He sent someone to tell Yuan Wenshao that he could agree to those conditions, and that he was willing to respect Zhou Dynasty as the suzerain state. He asked Zhou Dynasty to send three thousand troops to help him relieve the siege of the capital.

The reason why there were only three thousand soldiers and horses was because Kelsang Norbu had his own plan.

He didn't think Mavis' people dared to attack Dazhou's troops now. Once Dazhou sent troops to support him, Mavis's troops and horses left behind to besiege him would naturally stop.

With Da Zhou as his backer, he has the capital to negotiate with Mavis.

The reason why he didn't want more soldiers and horses was that he was worried that Zhou Dynasty would become the main force.

After hearing this, Yuan Wenshao basically guessed what he was thinking and agreed directly.

He himself planned to take his soldiers and horses to the Hehuang land for a tour.

Now that Tubo is in civil strife, the Qiang people have the opportunity to unify Hehuang, and they will not give up.

Even if Xixia is forced not to mobilize troops in Hehuang for the time being, the Qiang people's unification of Hehuang will still be very detrimental to the Zhou Dynasty.

Hehuang has been stable in these years not only because they live in the cracks of Zhou Dynasty and Xixia Dynasty, but more importantly, the Qiang people and Tubo people have restrained each other.

A divided Hehuang would definitely be more beneficial to the Zhou Dynasty than a unified Hehuang.

Once the Zhou soldiers and horses appear in Hehuang, the Qiang people and Tubo will inevitably cease fighting.

Therefore, Yuan Wenshao directly agreed to Kelsang Norbu. After seeing off the envoy, he ordered Sheng Changwu to gather three thousand soldiers and horses and follow him to the Tubo capital.

"It's too dangerous to go here. The general can't risk it himself, so let the junior general lead the troops." Sheng Changwu said.

With only three thousand soldiers and horses, it would be hundreds of miles deep into the hinterland of Tibet. It would be very dangerous if Tibet had other ideas.

"Don't worry. Now that the several companies are keeping each other in check, there will be no danger." Yuan Wenshao said.

Of course he dared to go, he must have carefully considered it.

If nothing else, Kelsang Norbu dared to cause trouble for him.

As for Xixia, he is not worried.

Killing him and the three thousand soldiers and horses would not mean much to Xixia. Instead, it would anger Dazhou.

Although Xixia is not afraid of a war between the two countries, it is completely unnecessary.

Besides, he had three thousand soldiers and horses in hand. As long as Kelsang Norbu did not dare to attack him and Xixia sent troops, he could run away.

In addition, he was worried about Sheng Changwu going there.

Although Sheng Changwu has grown a lot over the years, he has little experience and cannot handle things that are too complicated.

Sheng Changwu tried to persuade him for a long time, but when Yuan Wenshao insisted, he had no choice but to carry out the order.

The next day, Yuan Wenshao and Sheng Changwu arrived outside Yulong Pass with three thousand soldiers and horses.

Yulong Pass is the fortress of Hehuang Tubo to defend against the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Although it is not an eternal pass, it is still a fortress that is difficult to conquer.

The city wall is about two feet high, with mountains on both sides, so it can only be attacked by force.

There are five thousand elite Tibetan soldiers stationed here all year round. Even if several times the number of troops comes to attack, it will be difficult to win without a month.

The guard of Yulong Pass had been notified a long time ago. After a brief inspection, he ordered someone to open the door.

Yuan Wenshao and Sheng Changwu entered the pass on horseback and were escorted by their personal guards.

"Master Hou, look."

The wall of Yulongguan was more than ten feet thick. Halfway there, Sheng Changwu pointed to the top.

Yuan Wenshao looked up and saw a gap, his eyes flickering.

This is not a gap formed because the city wall has been built for too long.

But the Thousand Jin Gate.

No wonder the generals guarding the gate opened the gate so easily, not afraid that the Zhou army would seize the opportunity to seize the gate.

As long as there is anything wrong, I am afraid that the thousand-jin gate will fall down and seal the city gate.

Yulong Pass was originally a fortress with no civilians.

Entering the pass, except for a few soldiers, there were only a few soldiers at the city gate.

Yuan Wenshao looked up at the surrounding city walls and found that they were full of soldiers. He even saw some crossbows with bowstrings pointed at them.

There is no obstruction around the city gate. Once there is any movement, the area will be covered by crossbows and arrows.

"General, this guard is guarding us." Sheng Changwu said with an ugly expression.

"Haha, isn't it normal to be on guard?" Yuan Wenshao said without caring.

"What if Tubo deliberately deceives us this time and suddenly kills us? The general saw that there is no obstruction in the surroundings. If the jack falls, we will be dead." Sheng Changwu said with a solemn expression. .

"Relax, Tubo doesn't have the courage now." Yuan Wenshao said nonchalantly.

"Generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the king of the country has an order. Now that the country is in urgent need of support, I will not keep you. Please leave as soon as possible."

At this moment, a loud shout came from the top of the city.

Yuan Wenshao smiled and urged his horse: "Let's go. If you don't leave, they will be scared."

The city gate on the other side of the pass had long been opened, and Yuan Wenshao led three thousand soldiers and horses through the Yulong Pass without any danger.

……

Bianjing
Shengjia Shouantang is very lively.

Today Hualan returned to Sheng's house with her two children and Minglan, who was already pregnant, to visit Mrs. Sheng.

Brother Xian has now begun to learn to speak, and he will highlight a few words from time to time. Although it is still a little unclear, it makes everyone laugh.

After teasing for a while, Mrs. Sheng asked Ru Lan and Haishi, who were not yet married, to take Sister Wen and Brother Xian to play with Brother Shi. Hua Lan and Ming Lan were left in the hall.

"Tell me, did something happen?" Old Mrs. Sheng asked.

"Grandma, it's okay. I just came to see you." Minglan shook her head.

"Grandma, let me tell you. You should still remember that Gu Erlang had an outhouse before, right?" Hua Lan said.

Mrs. Sheng frowned and said, "Didn't you say that I couldn't find it?"

"Yesterday, the woman showed up and ran to the Gu family. She asked for a concubine, so she sent Gu Erlang's bastard back. Xiao Qin sent her directly to Sixth Sister," Hua Lan said.

Mrs. Sheng's expression changed when she heard this, she looked at Minglan and said, "Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing?"

(End of this chapter)