Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 222 "Counseling"

Lai Qi has a nomadic mentality and feels that the Si Jie Department has changed places.

They live in pursuit of water and grass, and will not live in one place for a long time, lest they eat up the pasture.

If the Sijie tribe is not at its old location, it means that the whole tribe has moved.

Alvi knew, however, that the Sijie tribe had been in contact with the people of Lingzhou for a long time and had been deeply affected. A large part of the tribe spoke Chinese and learned Chinese culture. Some of them even lived in Han people's mud-walled houses. , learned how to farm like the Han people.

The Sijie tribe has not migrated for three years. With the nourishment of the Yellow River and abundant water and grass, they do not need to graze over long distances. They can maintain supply within the territory by driving their cattle and sheep farther away.

Since the Si Jie Department is not at its original location, there is only one possibility: escape!

This was the last result he wanted to see.

Si Jiebu ran away, which meant that the Tang army would not go to war.

All plans fell through.

Bi Su said eagerly: "Do you know where Si Jiebu has retreated?"

The two of them had conducted war simulations in private, and although they did not believe that Huang Heshou's temperament would make him unable to retreat, they were really worried about such a possibility.

Without the support of the Tang army, the Sijie tribe would not be their opponent.

The Sijie tribe dragged their family with them, and their escape speed would definitely not be as fast as theirs. If they destroyed them, took away their cattle and sheep, and fled westward, they could still maintain their original plan.

It's just that without the link of massacring the village, some troubles will inevitably occur during the migration.

Lai Qi said: "Looking at the migration direction, it seems to be retreating to the south."

south?

Isn't that the direction of Lingzhou?
Bi Su and Alvi had an ominous premonition in their hearts, but they couldn't care less. .

"Chase!"

The two men led the soldiers and horses all the way south. When passing by the Si Jie Department, they could clearly see the traces of the team heading south.

Prairie people are good at hunting and are very good at finding traces.

The traces of the movement of the large army could not be hidden from them at all.

The traces of the Si Jie tribe going south actually extended all the way to Lingzhou, and the Si Jie tribe actually retreated to Lingzhou!

Lai Yihua and Ao Shi saw that the situation was not right, so they came together.

Ao Shi said with a panic look on his face: "Why did they withdraw into Lingzhou? They couldn't hide in Lingzhou City..."

He couldn't help but shudder. If he really wanted to hide in Lingzhou City, they would be doomed.

"impossible!"

Alvi immediately said: "People from the Central Plains cannot be so big-hearted. The total number of men, women, and children in the Sijie tribe is 6 to [-]. Lingzhou is an important town in the north. Who dares to let so many Tiele people enter the city easily? At most, Huaiyuan County should be surrendered Give it to the Sijie Department and let them use Huaiyuan Town as their stronghold for defense. Just..."

A strong uneasiness arose in his heart. How had Tang Jun ever been afraid?

How could Huang Heshou be a person who was afraid of war?

Lai Yihua thought about his experience in Mobei and said, "At this point, if I don't go in, can I still regret it?"

The arrow had to be fired on the string.

The group of people no longer hesitated and continued south.

When they arrived in Huaiyuan County, Tiele Yehu was dumbfounded.Looking at each other.

Outside Huaiyuan County, there are wooden fences and horses all over the place. Many soldiers from the Sijie Department are looking over here to observe the situation.

Alvi's face was livid. It was impossible for people from the Sijie Department to understand this. It must have been built with the help of the Central Plains people. So, are the Central Plains people really cowering in fear?
At this moment, a person came nearby.

Alvi looked at the person coming and asked hurriedly: "Xili, what is going on?"

This Xili was a detail he placed in the Sijie Department, and the situation of the Sijie Department was obtained from him.

Xi Li was a standard prairie man and said angrily: "Ye Hu, it is not Huang Heshou who has the final say in Lingzhou now. It is a governor named Chen Qingsi, a literati. He specially came to the Sijie Department and said A lot of words. He said that we were desperate and our morale was high. If we faced a head-on battle, even if we won, it would be a miserable victory and only increase casualties. It would be better to avoid our edge, retreat to Huaiyuan County, and wait for the court reinforcements to arrive. What he said makes sense, but in fact it is Cowardly. It is said that Huang Heshou was so angry that he had never been so cowardly in his whole life of fighting. He also said that Chen Qingsi was just a scholar who only knew how to talk about war on paper but had no idea about military affairs. How could he say that facing tens of thousands of bastards, he would be so cowardly? Whatever the word, "Jian" or "Wild", it just means moving all the people into the city and leaving nothing behind to waste with us."

Alvi knew that he was talking about Jianbi Qingye, and a trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes.

Chen Qingsi, a scholar, may not know the battle formations, but what he talks about on paper is well founded.

Don't fight if you have few soldiers, just defend and wait for reinforcements to arrive before fighting again.

No problem.

This is exactly what Alvey is afraid of.

They dared to come to Lingzhou to pull out the tiger's beard, relying on the speed of the nomads' gathering, taking advantage of the weak military strength in Lingzhou to create a time difference.

Chen Qingsi used defense to make up for the time difference by fortifying the wall and clearing the field. This was exactly the way to deal with the enemy's attack.

Bi Su also saw through this and cursed: "Cunning Central Plains people..."

Alvi frowned and said: "No matter how powerful the beast is, it can't do anything against a thousand-year-old tortoise. Chen Qingsi's timidity just restrained us. Now we can only attack Huaiyuan County. Huaiyuan County is an earth wall and is vulnerable. These rejections will only delay them for a little while at most. What do you Ye Hu think?"

Bi Sudu said: "Da, we have come here and returned empty-handed, how can we explain to the people in the clan? I don't believe that this little defense can withstand us."

Lai Yihua and Ao Shi looked at each other, but they were happy. They were unwilling to fight the Tang army, but they did not feel any psychological pressure to attack the Sijie tribe.

Alvi interjected: "Before that, we have to determine whether Lingzhou City will take the opportunity to send troops."

Bimi asked: "How to test?"

Alvi said confidently: "Let's arrange some troops and horses to go straight down the towering Khan Road, and make a posture of taking Chang'an directly."

Lingzhou, Dudu Mansion.

Chen Qingsi sits as the first director of the government office.

As the general manager of the acting university, Chen Qingsi has ordered the country to remain unchanged since he took over the power.Then he left the military affairs alone and handled the government affairs in the city with Di Renjie.

Placing the surrounding people in the city will cause many problems.

However, Chen Qingsi and Di Renjie's administrative planning skills were extraordinary. Such a big move was done in a complex but not chaotic manner, and everything in the city was arranged in an orderly manner.

"Captain!"

Huanghe Shou rushed into the hall with great enthusiasm.

"I just got the news that the bandits are heading south. Their goal may be Chang'an, and they want to follow Jie Li's example. Let them pass through Lingzhou and reach the capital, which is a serious crime of losing their heads."

Huang Heshou looked at Chen Qingsi with the word "coward" in his eyes.

But he didn't believe it. It was like this. How could he not go to war?
Chen Qingsi laughed in surprise and said: "Is there such a good thing? Come here, pass on my military order and guard it to the death. Whoever dares to go to war will be dealt with by military law."

(End of this chapter)