Late Tang

"How are the hungry people sent to Beisha City?" After chatting for a few more words, Li Jing and Wang Zhong stopped talking about the instructors, and Li Jing asked about the hungry people sent to Liaodong.

During the two refugee waves, Dengzhou successively sent some 20 people to Liaodong.A small half of them were arranged to mine minerals, and the other more than [-] were resettled to Qingni and Beisha cities to reclaim wasteland and hoard land.

There were more than [-] people sent to Beisha City. According to Li Jing's order, Wang Zhong organized these refugees to reclaim wasteland and provided rations, farm tools, cattle and seeds.

"The situation is not bad. There are grains sent from Dengzhou. In addition, I also learned from Dengzhou. I organized a fishing team to fish day and night, and there is a canning workshop to produce a large number of canned food every day. The fish caught do not have to worry about spoiling. A lot of land has been reclaimed these days, and soybeans have been planted one after another. Recently, some people from the north of Beisha City have migrated here and want to stay in Beisha City."

Hearing that many Liaodong people migrated to Beisha City, Li Jing couldn't help but feel moved: "Where are these people?"

"These people are mainly in the northwest of Beisha City. This time, not only many people want to move to our Beisha City, but also many people want to move to Qingni City. We made a preliminary estimate, and there are about a thousand households."

Li Jing was very happy to hear that. He was busy with disaster relief earlier. Although he took over the post of Anton's Protector, he only sent several envoys to send letters to the various Tang tribes in Liaodong to let them return to the rule of the Tang Dynasty.Specifically, no action has been taken yet.Unexpectedly, there are now thousands of households who want to move into Qingni City and Beisha City controlled by the Zhendong Army.You must know that Liaodong was not affected by the disaster. These people must move into the Zhendong Army's territory, no doubt they must feel that this place is better.

"We accept as much as we can. Although Liaodong is a bit bitter and cold, the land is large. Not only can it be cultivated, but it can also be herded. Population is also a resource, so we will accept it all." Li Jing did not hesitate.

After Wang Zhong returned to Liaodong that day, he and Lin Wu of Qingni City began to accept the immigrants who came.Not long after the first batch of more than [-] immigrants were accepted, another batch came.At first, Wang Zhong and the others were very happy, thinking that it was the people who were attracted by the news that the imperial court was going to rebuild the Andong Protectorate's Mansion in Liaodong.But then, as more and more people migrated south, something went wrong.

Wang Zhong sent people to inquire about those Liao people who moved south, and found out that they moved south because Jili Prefecture and Jian'an Prefecture fought. Both Qingni City and Qingni City belonged to Datang, so they all moved to the south.

Upon hearing the news, Wang Zhong immediately dispatched scout cavalry to investigate northward.After inquiring, Wang Zhong sent the news he got to Dengzhou.

Things are not complicated. To the north of Beisha, Qingni, and Duli towns, after passing through a few small forces of the Han people, there is the Jili Prefecture established by the Tang Dynasty here, and further north is Jian'an Prefecture.Jili Prefecture has always been controlled by the nobles of Goguryeo, while Jian'an Prefecture is controlled by a large tribe of Khitan.Speaking of which, these two forces are not too strong, with only a few thousand soldiers, but neither of them is alone.Behind Jili Prefecture are many Goguryeo tribes in Liaodong. Although Tang destroyed Goguryeo, after Goguryeo was destroyed, although many people were relocated, the Goguryeo nobles have been helping Tang to manage Liaodong.Later, Datang withdrew from Liaodong, and Goguryeo's power became stronger.Moreover, the entire Goguryeo noble force has the support of the Balhae Kingdom behind them.

The Khitan tribe in Jian'an Prefecture is also not simple. The Khitan tribe has been competing with the Lulong Army in Hebei for hundreds of years in Yingzhou in western Liaoning.But there are also some Khitan tribes who bypassed western Liaoning and directly expanded into eastern Liaoning.This tribe that entered Liaodong was a branch of the Dieti tribe of the Khitan clan.They were able to go deep into Liaodong, and even reach the area of ​​Liaozhong, naturally because of the support of most of the Khitan behind them.

It is said that the two sides have often fought in previous years, and it is difficult to have a peaceful time.Once the two sides fight, the most unlucky ones are those Liao people, whether they are Han people, Khitan people, or Goguryeo people, they will be involved by both sides.Sometimes, even when the Khitan people finished robbing, the Goguryeo people came to rob again, which was miserable.

However, the situation this year seems to be worse than in previous years. The two sides have fought several battles, and there is a tendency to fight more and more.According to reconnaissance, the Khitan Lianci Department has already received a large number of reinforcements from the west of Liaoning, and the Goguryeo people in Jili Prefecture have also joined forces with Goguryeo forces such as Black Bone City, Dahang City, and Bodiao City.

The harder the beatings are, the more unlucky the people will be.Many people fled south one after another, all the way to the coast of southern Liaoning.

"On the surface, it seems that the Khitan people and the Goguryeo people are fighting, but in fact it is the Khitan people and the Bohai people fighting for the hegemony in the Northeast!" After reading the report, Li Zhen pondered for a long time, and pointed it out sharply.

For this kind of watching, Li Jing is also in favor of it.As early as the overlord of the Northeast was Goguryeo, which was established for more than [-] years.But later it was wiped out by the Tang Dynasty and Silla together.After that, although the Goguryeo nobles were still powerful, they never recovered.In the early Tang Dynasty, the Khitan Kingdom rose for a time, but the Khitan was too rampant at that time, and actively challenged the Tang Dynasty.Although during the time of Wu Zetian, the Tang army defeated the Khitan several times, but the momentary tactical victory could not change the strategic gap between them and Datang. languished for hundreds of years.

At this time, the Sumo Mohe tribe took the opportunity to rise up. They were originally just a little brother of Khitan's subordinates, and they rebelled against Tang together.Unexpectedly, in the end Khitan was defeated by Datang, turned around and acted as Datang's axeman, and in turn chased and killed the Mohe people.However, the Mohe people defeated the Khitan people.Out of the consideration of containing the Khitan, the Tang Dynasty did not continue to send troops to this Mohe people, but instead named Da Zuorong the King of Zhen.Da Zuorong then established Zhenguo and attached it to the Tang Dynasty, becoming a Jimi state of Datang. In 713, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty conferred Da Zuorong the title of King of Bohai County, governed Huhan Prefecture, and granted him the governorship of Huhan Prefecture.

Following the example of the Tang Dynasty in an all-round way, the Bohai Kingdom developed rapidly, transforming from a nomadic nation into an agricultural nation.It is also because the Bohai Kingdom has always maintained a friendly relationship with Tang, and deliberately lost control of Liaodong when the Tang Dynasty gradually lost control of Liaodong. quarantine area.Therefore, apart from the fact that the Bohai Kingdom crossed the sea and attacked Dengzhou when the country was first established, the Tang Dynasty and the Bohai Kingdom have always lived in peace.

As a result, Bohai State has become the prosperous state of Haidong, the overlord of Haidong, and the former master Khitan State also depends on the face of Bohai State.

However, more than 200 years have passed, and Bohai, the prosperous country in Haidong, has become as weak as the Tang Dynasty. Even Silla, which was captured in the Sanhan Peninsula when it stopped in the Tang Dynasty, is also at sunset.But at this time, the Khitan Kingdom is constantly recovering, and at the moment, it is becoming stronger again.

Since the Anshi Rebellion, Hebei has been separatist, and the separatism of the feudal towns has caused Datang to lose control of the Khitan's power.The Khitan not only competed with Lu Longjun for Yingzhou in western Liaoning with all their strength, but also continued to expand to eastern Liaoning.However, the Bohai Kingdom is not in decay and decline. Facing the rise of the Khitan, the only thing they can do is to support the Goguryeo people to fight against the Khitan people.

In the final analysis, the current war is a history of grievances and grievances between several ethnic groups in the Northeast.Goguryeo was the old ruler of Northeast China. At that time, the Khitan and Mohe tribes were basically his subordinates.Then Goguryeo was put to the ground by the two Central Plains dynasties of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The Khitan rose for a while, but was finally beaten to the ground because of its confrontation with the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains.Because Bohai Kingdom is smart, it took the initiative to maintain a distance and friendship with Datang, so it was established for more than two hundred years and has survived until now.Now that the Khitan people are rising again, the Bohai people have to deal with the Khitan people together with the Goguryeo people.

"This Liaodong is the territory of our Tang Dynasty, but now we allow several foreign races to compete for this land, which is really infuriating!" Li Jing slapped the map heavily, and said in a rough tone.

Guo Chengan looked at Li Jing in surprise, did Li Jing want to send troops to Liaodong?

Brothers Li Zhen and Li Liang also looked at each other, and they both saw the surprise in their eyes.

Li Jing saw everyone's expressions and knew what they were thinking.But he insisted: "Liaodong now belongs to the territory of the Anton Governor's Mansion. They are vying for war on my territory. How can they put my Tang Dynasty in their eyes, but do they put me, Li Jing and the tens of thousands of brothers from the Zhendong Army in their eyes?" In the eyes?"

"What does the Duke mean? We want to intervene in this matter?" Li Liang asked.

Lin Wu, who came to report, opened his notebook and flipped through it: "Our scouts found out carefully. This time, the Khitan people in Jian'an Prefecture and the Goguryeo people in Jili Prefecture fought quite a lot. According to the tradition of the Khitan people, a tent is a family. Generally, there are one soldier in one tent and one Yu Ding in addition. After counting, the Lianshi Department said that there are a thousand soldiers and a thousand soldiers. Another reinforcement came, and it was reported that there were more than 3000 soldiers. The Khitan usually sent troops with one main soldier and four auxiliary soldiers. The total of 3000 soldiers was [-] soldiers and [-] non-auxiliary soldiers. There are [-] soldiers and [-] auxiliary soldiers, this force is not small."

"Where are the Goguryeo people?" Li Jing gently pinched the short beard on his chin and asked in a deep voice.

Lin Wu replied: "The Goguryeo people are almost all soldiers. They are semi-nomadic and half-farming tribes. The Goguryeo people in Jili Prefecture mobilized 1 soldiers this time, including [-] cavalry, [-] infantry, and two more. Thousands of auxiliary soldiers, and one thousand hired soldiers and horses. In addition, the Goguryeo forces in Dahang City, Black Bone City, and Po Diao City also sent troops to help, ranging from five thousand to one thousand. Thousands of cavalry. The Goguryeo people in Jili Prefecture now have [-] troops, including [-] cavalry, [-] infantry, [-] mercenaries, and [-] auxiliary soldiers."

Five thousand Khitan people, ten thousand Goguryeo people, five thousand to ten thousand.The Khitans seem to be numerically weak, but the Khitans are good at riding and shooting, but they are braver than the Goguryeos.

Li Jing smiled, with a flash of light in his eyes, and said to everyone: "Do you think we are going to watch the fire from the other side this time, or take advantage of the fire?"

Li Zhen looked at Li Jing's smile, and immediately came back to his senses: "Don't you just want to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight? Are you planning to take advantage of the fire?"

"If you can, why not?" Li Jing smiled.

(To be continued)