Otaku Engineer in Great Tang Dynasty

Yifang County can be regarded as a county in the north of Lanzhou, while Yunzhou is next to Lanzhou to the north, and further north, Yunzhou is the prairie, where a group of powerful nomads live there, which is also Datang The enemy of life and death-the East Turks!

Coming out of Yifang County and rushing all the way for half an hour, Weng and Son arrived at the boundary of Yunzhou!

Yunzhou is located between the Datang and Turks. One of the sixteen states in Yanyun. Since ancient times, it has been an important military town on the northern border. It can be regarded as a barrier for the Tang to face the Turks.

There are not many people here, but there are many soldiers and horses stationed here. According to Han Lizheng, there are at least 450,000 soldiers stationed in the county seat of Yunzhong County. Yunzhou has only one county under its jurisdiction, and that is Yunzhong County. After arriving in Yunzhou, Han Lizheng didn't mean to stop. Instead, he continued to run northward. Li Zexuan asked, is it possible that the old man is taking him to the "border line" of Datang?

After running for more than two quarters of an hour in Yunzhou, Han Lizheng finally stopped at the foot of a mountain.

"Xiaoxuan, this is Baishan Mountain!"

Han Li was jumping off the horse, pointing to the mountain range ahead, and said to Li Zexuan: "In the six years of Emperor Han Gaozu, Han Xin rebelled in the Datong area and colluded with the Huns in an attempt to attack Taiyuan. Liu Bang personally led an army of 320,000 to meet the Huns. After winning at the bronze roller, he later pursued the victory until the area around Loufan. It was cold and winter, with heavy snowfall, and the weather was very cold. Although the Han army was "the twelve or three who fell the finger of death", seeing that the Xiongnu had only the old and weak soldiers, they even won. With eagerness, Liu Bang ignored the persuasion and obstruction of the outpost army and led the leading cavalry troops to catch up near the Baishan Mountain. As a result, he was hit by the Huns' trick to lure troops.

Mao Dundan led four hundred thousand cavalry to surround the Han regiment. The Xiongnu besieged Baishan Mountain for seven days and seven nights, and the Han army ran out of food and water, which was very dangerous. The counselor Chen Ping persuaded Liu Bang to make peace so that Maudun would withdraw his troops. Liu Bang agreed and sent someone to the Turkic camp to report on Liu Bang's peace policy. At that time, the main force of 320,000 brought by Liu Bang was about to arrive in Baishan Mountain. If Mao Dun Shan Yu did not agree, he would face a double-sided attack!

In the end, the Huns withdrew and Liu Bang left thousands of corpses in Baishan Mountain. But the Han Dynasty also opened the prelude to making peace with the Huns. It was not until the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that Wei Qing and Huo Qubing attacked the Huns. Shame! "

Han Tianhu originally came from the Han family of the previous dynasty. His grandfather Han Qinhu is a state of the upper column and has a prominent official position. Although Han Tianhu is only the son of Han Shiye’s concubine, he is not favored in the family, but his knowledge is much more knowledgeable than ordinary people. , So he can comprehend these historical events at his fingertips.

Li Zexuan couldn't help being silent for a while.

He didn't know the battle of Baishan in the Western Han Dynasty. After all, he didn't study history in his previous life, but he still knew about the marriage between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu. Didn't Zhaojun's departure from the fortress happen at this time?

"At the beginning of the founding of the country, Liu Bang was not strong in his country. It was indeed difficult to fight against the Huns, but the peace that was exchanged for women was really disgusting for men of my generation!"

After a moment of silence, Li Zexuan said.

Han Tianhu nodded fiercely, and said with excitement: "Xiaoxuan, you are right, the old man thinks so too! Why should my good woman in the Central Plains be sent to the Turks and let the barbarians ruin? Back then, we followed King Qin on the border. Isn’t fighting for the people to live a stable life? Isn’t it because I don’t want to trade women for peace with the Turkic people? Da Tang should stand and die, rather than kneel down for perfection and make a living. So, thousands of Datang Haoerlang are buried under this white mountain!"

At this moment, the two of them led the horse around a bend, following the direction of Han Li's finger, Li Zexuan looked intently, and was immediately stunned!

I can see thousands of mud packs of different sizes, neatly lined up at the foot of the mountain. In front of each mud pack stands a one-foot-long wooden sign. The wooden sign is vaguely engraved. Obviously, This is a tomb forest, a tomb forest of a thousand people!

Right in front of the thousands of small earthen bags, there is a big earthen bag, which is very big and big. It is estimated that 20 people will not be able to enclose it by holding hands. The four words "Da Tang Hero".

Inexplicably, Li Zexuan suddenly wanted to cry.

"The tomb at the very front is full of soldiers who have incomplete bodies and cannot be identified. I didn't know the names of each of them, so I had to bury them here together!"

Looking at the super huge grave in front of him, Han Li said quietly.

When Han Tianhu was a teenager, he was forced to wander the rivers and lakes when the mistress of the Han family was blinded. He had no feelings for the former Sui Dynasty. Later, Li Yuan set up troops from Taiyuan and attacked Chang'an with the force of wind and thunder, and established the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty. In the ensuing counter-insurgency war, it was like a broken bamboo and a tendency to calm the country. Suddenly, the Turkic offended the side, that is, at that time, Han Tianhu officially joined the army. And step by step called Qin Qiong's guard!

In the war between Datang and Turks, Han Li is experiencing life and death, and his feelings for his comrades-in-arms Paoze and the country have deepened! It is based on this kind of national conditions and robe that he voluntarily came to Lanzhou to guard the tombs of these heroes!

Infected by Han Tianhu, Li Zexuan's mood became a little sad at this time, especially when he thought of the people buried under this huge tomb. They were born and died for this country, but in the end, even the body was incomplete and even a tomb of his own. Nothing, his heart is very uncomfortable.

He didn’t know that this was actually considered good. Soldiers from many dynasties set out to bury their dead soldiers in a mass grave after the battle. Every soldier has a grave and a tombstone like this one. It's very "humanitarian". As for the incomplete corpses to be buried in a huge tomb, this is no way!

When he walked to the huge tomb, Li Zexuan took a deep breath, then bowed to the tombstone in a very respectful manner. He secretly said: "You can go with ease, this Great Tang, I will take care of you! "

"Xiaoxuan, come with me!"

At this time, Han Li was sighing, walked up the mountain, and said to Li Zexuan.

Li Zexuan didn't know, so he had to follow it.

Baishan Mountain is a group of mountains, including many peaks, the peaks here are not very steep, two people can easily climb to the top of the mountain with a horse.

"Xiaoxuan, look over there!"

When he came to the top of the mountain, Han Li was pointing north and said to Li Zexuan.

Li Zexuan looked in the direction of Han Li's finger, and saw that there were flocks of sheep on the grassland north of the mountain range. Near each flock of sheep, two people followed, presumably the shepherd who looked after the flock.

"The Turks are actually herding sheep here? Are they not afraid that the court's soldiers and horses will **** their sheep?"

Li Zexuan frowned.

These sheep flocks are basically not far from the border crossing between Datang and Turks. Those people who dare to herd sheep here are a bit crazy in Li Zexuan's view!

Han Lizheng shook his head and said, "No! They are not Turkic people, they are Han people!"

"Han?"

Li Zexuan couldn't help but be surprised when he heard the words: "Since it is a Han, why do they go to herding sheep on the grassland? Are they not afraid of the looting by the Turks?"

Han Li was closing his eyes in pain, sighing, and replied: "To be precise, they are Han people enslaved by Turks! Each of them wears fetters on their feet and ropes around their necks. People are raised as livestock, and they are driven to help with work! After so many years, they can’t escape, and they don’t want to escape. If there is an army here to rescue them, the Turkic soldiers behind them will shoot them as soon as possible. Kill, and then run away!"

Li Zexuan's eyes widened in horror. Hearing Han Lizheng's sobbing words, he couldn't help clenching his teeth and clenching his fists. The whole body was also involuntarily filled with a thick murderous aura. He took a deep breath. Ziping suppressed the anger in his heart, and then asked:

"Father-in-law, how could the Han people work for the Turks on the grassland? Were they caught by the Turks?"

Han Lizheng shook his head and said: "Some of them were captured by Turkic people from the border states and counties, and most of them were in the late Sui Dynasty when the people of Central Plains fled the war! No one knows how many of these people, maybe There are hundreds of thousands, maybe one million! But in either case, most of the Han people on the grassland were controlled by the Turks, either as slaves, cattle and horses, or sent to the Turkic army In case of war, they are often arranged to be human shields at the forefront!"

Li Zexuan said in shock: "Millions...? Are there really so many Han people fleeing to Turks?"

Han Tianhu nodded and said, "Of course! Now Jie Li Khan claims to have millions of people who control the strings, so many people, where do you think they come from?"

Li Zexuan was speechless for a while. He never expected that among the millions of string-controlling men in Turks, there were many Han people. Using Han people to attack Han people, Jie Li is really vicious!

In fact, what Han Tianhu said is not an exaggeration at all. In the early days of the founding of the Great Tang, the national power was weak, but he encountered the East Turks whose national power was at a super peak state. This super peak was a peak never seen in Turkic history.

"Sui Shu · Turkic Biography" wrote: "The chaos of the end of the Sui Dynasty, and countless Chinese returned to it, so it became prosperous and prospered in the summer."

Summer in the Mausoleum!

In just four words, the power of the East Turks at that time was fully demonstrated!

"Old Tang Book · Turkic Biography" also wrote: "The beginning of the Khan, the Khan of the people, the son of the Khan. The succession of the great cause of the Sui Dynasty, the world is in chaos, and there are many Chinese who are rushing. Since Khitan, Shiwei, Tuyuhun and Gaochang in the west, they are all subject to Yan. Controlling more than a million yuan, Beidi is prosperous, and there is no one. Looking high at Yinshan, there is aspiration to light the summer."

These are all descriptions of the strong national power of the Turks in the late Sui and early Tang dynasties. In contrast, the "powerfulness" of the Turkic forces during the Shaboli Khan period is another story.

"Sui Shu·Turkic Biography" wrote: "Shabo was brave and won the crowd, and all the northern barbarians belonged to it...all the crowds are invaders, and there are 400,000 people who control the strings."

How long did it take for 400,000 people to control strings to one million? Thirty years, yes, only thirty years!

In thirty years, the mobilizable force of the East Turks has soared from four hundred thousand to one million! That means that the population base required to mobilize the army will also be doubled and a half year-on-year!

However, it is simply impossible to rely on natural population growth in terms of the harsh living environment of the grassland. Moreover, the "400,000 string-controlling" in the era of Saboluo was still a "spectacle" before the Turkic civil war broke out into the East and the West. If we take into account the population and army losses caused by the Turkic civil war, and the sudden drop in the population and army caused by the division of the Turks into the east and the west, we also take into account the population losses and army losses caused by the Sui Dynasty’s several fierce attacks on the Turks. The loss is also taken into account. Then, before the Central Plains civil strife, the number of troops in Shibi Khan when he first became a Turkic Khan would never exceed 200,000!

However, after the Central Plains civil strife, after countless asylum Han Chinese entered the Turkic territory, the East Turkic forces rapidly expanded from less than 200,000 to a million. UU reading www.uukanshu.com shows that there are at least 800,000 Central Plains Hans who are strong and strong. Joining the East Turkic army, this kind of military expansion speed can definitely be described as "crazy".

Of course, not all Han Chinese were sent to the army, because the logistics supply of a million string-controlling men is an astronomical figure. The Turkic people alone certainly cannot provide the logistics of such a large army, so, more The Han Chinese were enslaved by the Turks!

This is the result of the influx of countless Han Chinese from the Central Plains to the north of the Great Wall during the war in the late Sui Dynasty! The national power of the East Turks has become unprecedentedly strong as a result!

"Father-in-law, since there are so many Han people in the Turkic territory, can you find a way to unite them and fight against Jieli together? By then, Datang will take advantage of the situation to send troops to join forces inside and outside. What if there are millions of people in Turkic control?"

After a long silence, Li Zexuan asked suddenly.

"Xiaoxuan, the human heart is a complicated thing, definitely not as simple as you think!"

Han Lizheng shook his head and said earnestly: "Those people of the Tang Dynasty who were taken captive by the Turks, many of them may still want to return to the Tang Dynasty, but those Han people who take the initiative to seek refuge in the grassland may not be in great interest. On the Tang side! Among the millions of Turks, there are only two or three hundred thousand Turks at most, but why can the two or three hundred thousand Turks be able to control the seven or eight hundred thousand Han? Have you ever thought about this question?"

Li Zexuan raised his brows and his face became difficult to look.

Before he could answer, Han Li said with no expression on his face: "Although the Turkic people have strict control over the Han people, just relying on this to control the 700,000 or 800,000 Han army is tantamount to wishful thinking! For so many years, on the grassland. The reason why there was no chaos among the Han people in China was that some people did not want to return to Datang, they were willing to work for the Turks. They had already forgotten that they were Han in their bones!!"