In Zhang Zhao's tent, Pei Yuan touched a few strands of beard under his chin, and his slender eyes suddenly burst out with a sinister light, making him look a bit like an old fox.
"Pei asked the envoy if he had the intention to annex the Uighurs in Ganzhou. Does the envoy think he can annex the Uighurs in Ganzhou? What is the minimum goal that the envoy must achieve in this war? And what benefits do he want to gain?"
Zhang Zhao nodded, it was interesting. Those who can ask these questions are the thoughts of a normal counselor. He thought for a while.
"A certain person really has the intention to annex the Uighurs in Ganzhou. It is his ambition to capture Ganzhou and control the five major Hexi counties of Guasha, Gansu and Liang. He also feels that he will definitely be able to swallow up Ganzhou.
But I'm afraid there are some difficulties at the moment. As for the minimum goal and the benefits that can be obtained, firstly, it depends on the generals to fight bravely, and secondly, it depends on you and other civil servants to plan for someone!"
"The military envoys are not arrogant because of the great victory, which is really a blessing for me to join the rebel army!" Pei Yuan raised his hand and praised Zhang Zhao first.
"The Uighurs in Ganzhou have nearly 300,000 people. They separate Ganzhou, control Suzhou in the west, and attack other tribes in the east. They are actually the largest power in Hexi at present.
There has been a feud with the Guiyi Army for generations. Although they suffered a huge defeat, it would be difficult to pacify them if the military envoys did not completely defeat them and execute all close members of the Yao Geluo family.
Furthermore, although Liangzhou was called six tribes, there was no unified leader, and Liangzhou was far wealthier than Ganzhou. All the military envoys' energy at this time should be focused on Liangzhou, rather than taking over Ganzhou at this time.
Because as long as the six tribes of Liangzhou are recaptured and then attacked from both sides by Guasha, the Ganzhou Uighurs will be captured by military envoys sooner or later."
Zhang Zhao couldn't help but applaud, Pei Yuan is really capable, and what he wants coincides with his own.
The Ganzhou Uighurs are poor and unruly, and due to centuries of hatred against the Guiyi Army, it is difficult to conquer them. It is far better to focus on Liangzhou and the Momo tribe at this time.
"Pei She people have great talents, please tell them all!"
Seeing that Zhang Zhao agreed with his idea, Pei Yuan was also a little proud and emotional, finally meeting someone who was compatible with his ideas.
“So, someone’s suggestion is to start with easy things first and then hard ones, first with Liangzhou and then with Ganzhou.
Regarding the Ganzhou Uighurs, although we have a great victory at this time, we should not force them too much, lest they jump over the wall and delay the situation. If we can get gold, silver, goods and Suzhou, we should accept it as soon as possible.
The military envoy can send two groups of envoys all the way to Liaoquan to guard the place where Renyu Khan is captured. They will discuss the interests and make an alliance with him again. As long as Renyu Khan is willing to abandon Suzhou and compensate for the losses of our army, we will let him go.
go back.
The other way went to Yaogeluo Tongli and asked him for Suzhou and gold, jewels, jade, war horses and weapons, and bluntly said that if he agreed, we would send troops to capture Liaoquan and kill Renyu Khan."
Liu Zaisheng frowned slightly, looked at Pei Yuan and said, "Are there any deficiencies in the conditions for administering Geluotongli?
Gold, jewels, jade, war horses, and weapons are not a big deal. If when we go to attack Liaoquan to defend the capture, he suddenly leads a large army to attack, trying to kill us and Ganzhou Renyu Khan together, what should we do?"
Pei Yuan gave Liu Zaisheng a slight salute and said with a smile: "General Liu is truly a gentleman. The two envoys we sent must be true and false.
Renyu Khan had no choice but to cooperate with us. This is true cooperation.
Yao Geluo Tongli has evil intentions and has a large army in his hands, so he will definitely not cooperate with us sincerely.
If we really want to act in accordance with the agreement with Yao Geluo Tongli, he will definitely attack us as Liu Zongbing said, trying to have the cake and eat it too.
Therefore, the envoy we sent to Yao Ge Luo Tong Li was just to paralyze him.
When Renyu Khan agrees to our conditions, we will ask Renyu Khan to use Prince Jingqiong as a pledge.
As soon as Prince Jingqiong arrives, the military envoy can select an army and bring him to raid Yao Geluo Tongli, and then spread rumors that Khan Renyu wants to kill Yao Geluo Tongli, which will inevitably lead to chaos!"
As he spoke, Pei Yuan squinted his eyes and a cold smile appeared on his face, "This plan will not only instigate internal fighting within the Yaogeluo family, but it will also take the opportunity to brand these Uighur soldiers as rebellious.
Even when Renyu Khan returned to Ganzhou City, he did not dare to trust them. The political situation in Ganzhou would be even more turbulent. When the military envoys finished taking over Liangzhou, the matter would be decided!
Someone also heard that Cao Linggong’s daughter married away to Ganzhou and gave birth to a son and two daughters for the former Renyu Khan of Ganzhou. The military envoy could ask for them from Renyu Khan, and when Liangzhou was in hand in the future, he would avenge Aduoyu Khan.
Therefore, we can completely control Ganzhou."
"Guo Tiance!" Zhang Zhao was greatly surprised when he heard Pei Yuan's plan.
He was originally worried that when Liangzhou was recaptured, the Ganzhou Uighurs would come out to cause trouble or even take advantage of the situation, but the thunderbolt that Pei Yuan unleashed was enough to cause panic within Ganzhou.
Feeling that his position as chief civil servant was in jeopardy, Guo Tiance quickly stepped forward.
"You have been ordered to serve as a special envoy to go to Liaoquan to guard the capture and discuss interests with Renyu Khan. Do you dare to go?"
"If you follow the teachings carefully, you can definitely get Ganzhou Renyu Khan to agree to all the conditions!"
Guo Tiance replied loudly, "Why dare you do this? Unless Renyu Khan is completely crazy and even wants his own life, otherwise he will never dare to do anything to him."
After Guo Tiance went down, he saw Zhang Zhao looking around at the faces of everyone in the tent, so Pei Yuan simply walked out.
"Military envoy, the Yaogeluo Tongli Department has a heavy responsibility, so why not leave it to me?"
Zhang Zhao pretended to think for a moment and slowly shook his head. In fact, he also believed that Pei Yuan was the most suitable person.
"Yuying is the mastermind of someone, how can I put you in danger? I don't allow it, choose someone else!"
Pei Yuan bowed his head to the end and said, "The military envoy thinks highly of me, and I am inexplicably grateful. However, this plan was proposed by a servant, so choosing someone else may be a mistake."
Besides, as long as Yao Geluo Tongli is not crazy, he will not do anything to his servants. Please give me permission from the military envoy!"
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At night, when Liaoquan was guarding the city, Guo Tiance was blindfolded and brought to the presence of Renyu Khan of Ganzhou.
Renyu Khan has truly experienced what heaven and earth mean in these twenty days.
Twenty days ago he had dreamed of becoming the Khan of all the Uighurs, but now, he just wanted to save his life.
Renyu Khan was extremely surprised by Guo Tiance's arrival, but his heart sank to the bottom of his heart.
The presence of an envoy could mean at least two things. The commander-in-chief of the army from Ganzhou, his half-brother Yao Geluo Tongli, might have had other thoughts.
The second thing is that the Guiyi Army has a man who is even more difficult to deal with than Cao Yijin.
With this advantage, he is an extremely patient and sober opponent who does not dream of entering Ganzhou and completely annexing them, but instead slowly digests Suzhou first.
You must know that Ganzhou is a full 1,200 miles away from Dunhuang, and the Guiyi Army has a population of only a dozen or two hundred thousand people. It is simply not possible for the Guiyi Army to rule Ganzhou across 1,200 miles.
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Even Suzhou will not be swallowed by them for a while, so they can only continue to rely on the Long family to rule.
This is also the reason why Cao Yijin once broke the city of Ganzhou and was only able to extort a large sum of money before supporting Aduyu Khan.
Of course, this is also the reason why his father, Renmei Khan, sent his brother Di Yin to defeat the rebel army at the gates of Dunhuang City and was still unable to enter Dunhuang City.
The core areas of both sides are too far apart and their own population is too small to completely swallow up the other side.
Unless you can kill most of the opponent's core men in one or two battles, it's absolutely impossible.
But although his 9,000-strong army was wiped out this time and Suzhou was lost, the number of people actually killed or captured on the battlefield by Renyu Khan was estimated to be only 3,000 or 4,000, and the rest would still pass through various methods.
Run back to Ganzhou on the trail.
At the same time, the Ganzhou Uighurs have a slightly stronger family background than the Guiyi Army. Without these three to four thousand warriors, they can still pull out ten or twenty thousand warriors at the limit. It is just not the norm, but it can still ensure that they will not be swallowed up.
Now since Zhang Erlang opposite is a sensible person, it is simple. According to the old rules, this time it is his turn to kneel down and be a good son.
There is nothing shameful about this. Zhang Chengfeng knelt down to Renmei Khan and was a good son. Aduoyu Khan also knelt down to Cao Yijin and was a good son. Now it is Renyu's turn to kneel down and be a good son to Zhang Chengfeng.
My son Zhang Zhao has become a good son.
Damn it, it’s really thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi!
So when Guo Tiance, who was alone, looked at Renyu Khan with his nostrils, he asked Renyu Khan to give him 300,000 gu of property as ransom and compensation, and to ask Cao Yijin's daughter and grandson to return to Dunhuang to live.
and other conditions.
He also said very domineeringly that he was not allowed to bargain, but when there were two answers: yes or no, Khan Renyu readily agreed to them all, and he really didn't pay back any of the price.
Silly beep! As long as I keep my life, your rebel army will be inferior to us in ten years, and I will settle the score with you then, Renyu Khan thought.
Damn it! You thought we couldn't do anything to you? The military envoy will take Liangzhou this year and attack from both sides next year. Your whole family will be entertained by then. Guo Tiance glanced at him and felt a sense of superiority in his IQ.
However, when the two of them talked about asking Prince Jing Qiong to be used as a hostage and Yao Geluo Tongli to retreat before Zhang Zhao was willing to implement the agreement, Renyu Khan hesitated.
He did not expect that Zhang Zhao would leave him with trouble, but thought that Zhang Zhao would severely weaken the Ganzhou Uighurs.
"Honorable envoy, what if envoy Zhang Jun repulses Tongli and refuses to abide by the agreement or detains someone?"
Renyu Khan stared closely at Guo Tiance's eyes, as if he wanted to see something from them.
Guo Tiance smiled and stared at Renyu Khan closely.
"Khan, you don't think that you still have room to bargain with Commander Zhang at this point, do you? Back then, you just reached the gates of Dunhuang City, and Commander Zhang's father wanted to...
Guo Tiance didn't finish what he said, but his meaning was very clear. What did you do back then, and now you still want to bargain?
"Now the Khan is almost like a prisoner among his subordinates, and Yao Geluo Tongli has 20,000 cavalry in hand. I wish you would die early. Please forgive me for speaking frankly. The Khan has no other option except trusting Zhang Junjun!"
Guo Tiance's mission went smoothly. Without Renyu Khan to move around, he could only agree to the conditions in full.
Pei Yuan's mission to Yao Geluo Tongli was carried out even more smoothly.
Zhang Zhao can help him get rid of Renyu Khan, Yao Geluo Tongli is simply a dream.
It was great to be able to gain power without having to bear the infamy of killing the monarch, so he wished that the Guiyi Army would immediately kill Renyu Khan.
Moreover, Yao Geluo Tongli also made a small request, that is, could Zhang Zhao kill Prince Jing Qiong as well, in which case he would be willing to add an additional 50,000 guan of wealth.
For a moment, Zhang Zhao wanted to really cooperate with Yao Geluo Tongli, because he felt a little bit of sincerity from Yao Geluo Tongli's reply.
But soon, Zhang Zhao got rid of this small personal emotion.
Yao Geluo Tongli has nearly 20,000 people, which is Zhang Zhao's biggest threat at present. Even if he is really sincere, he is not a good trading partner. If there is a slight change, he may suffer a big loss.
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Gu Yu
Prince Jing Qiong is a seventeen-year-old boy. Of course, in this era, seventeen is considered an adult.
But Zhang Zhao obviously did not regard him as an adult, but as a tool. After barely talking to him for a few words, Zhang Zhao had Prince Jing Qiong taken away.
The person who was brought in next was Yao Geluo Tongli's confidant. This confidant who followed Pei Yuan to Zhang Zhao's military camp was mainly responsible for two things.
On the surface, he said he was here to confirm the death of Renyu Khan, but secretly Zhang Zhao guessed that his main task was to witness Zhang Zhao dispatching troops to attack and defend the city.
The second thing is to communicate with Zhang Zhao about the delivery location, because Zhang Zhao suggested that he would only take action after receiving at least fifty thousand guan worth of goods.
Collect 50,000 coins first. This is the result calculated by Zhang Zhao and a group of civil servants and generals.
Yao Geluo Tongli came to fight, not to do business, so it was impossible to bring hundreds of thousands of goods with him.
But 50,000 guan, even if he didn't bring it with him, he could quickly collect it from nearby towns.
"Then please ask the envoy to reply to Tongli Khan. If I see 50,000 guan within three days, the agreement will take effect immediately. If I don't see it within three days, someone may consider doing this business with Renyu Khan!"
Zhang Zhao looked eager and threatened Yao Geluo Tongli's confidants.
The confidant doesn't care at all about Zhang Zhao's attitude. He just needs to make sure that Zhang Zhao is sincere.
Judging from observations along the way by close friends, the Guiyi Army only has a few thousand people, and they are exhausted. It is certain that they do not want to continue fighting.
If he were Zhang Erlang, it would definitely be a good choice if he could extort 300,000 yuan and go back to slowly digest Suzhou.
"Envoy Zhang Jun can rest assured that the first batch of 50,000 guan of goods will be delivered to the designated location within three days. However, I'm afraid I will have to ask Envoy Zhang to lead his troops to pick it up in person."
"This is no problem. It's just a matter of transferring the two Qianhu cavalry nearby. Please take care of it as soon as possible.
It would be best if the tribe of Renyu Khan can guard this place, and we can do it more seriously."
Zhang Zhao pretended to be kind and reminded him, and then personally sent his confidants out. This medicine Geluo Tongli is really a talent, and he is now starting to consider its impact.
He also refused to directly give Zhang Zhao 50,000 guan of property, so he came up with a clever trick to let Zhang Zhao plunder it himself.
In this way, the suspicion of Yao Geluo Tongli was cleared. He was not sending money to the Guiyi Army, but he just happened to be robbed by them accidentally.
"Prince Jingqiong, now you understand who really wants the lives of your father and son, right?"
Prince Jing Qiong, who was led down by Zhang Zhao, did not go far, but hid behind the armor hanging in the tent. The seventeen-year-old prince was already flushed with anger.
"Shameless traitors will be punished by everyone, and Zhang Jun will tell you if you have done wrong!"
Zhang Zhao was confused for a moment whether Prince Jing Qiong was real or pretending, but he decided not to think about this issue and instead discussed the details.
"In three days, the prince and a certain person will go together to collect the 50,000 gu of property. They will surrender the property to a thousand households who are loyal to you and your son. Is there any problem?"
Yes, Zhang Zhao planned to use this receipt as a cover for his planned raid.
In order to make everything realistic, Yao Geluo Tongli would definitely move some of the surrounding troops away, which would greatly make it easier for Zhang Zhao to lurk closer.
Let Prince Jingqiong say that Qianhu, who finally surrendered to Renyu Khan, will have a guide for the raid.
The thing is so strange. Two opponents who were fighting to death just now may join forces again, and the Uighur prince will help Zhang Zhao beat their own people.
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"What do Yuying think of Prince Jingqiong?" After Prince Jingqiong went down, Zhang Zhao called Pei Yuan over again, regardless of the late night, for discussion. Yuying's name was Pei Yuan.
He looked at Zhang Zhao and chuckled, "When the military envoy asked this question, he must have made a decision in his heart. Khan Renyu's life must be in danger, right?"
"That's right!" Zhang Zhao nodded, "I thought about it, this Renyu Khan can be regarded as the most promising Khan in the history of Ganzhou, so it would be unwise to put him back like this.
Moreover, there is a high possibility that Yao Geluo Tongli will not be able to hold on for long, so it is better to kill him and let the uncle-nephew Prince Jingqiong and Yao Geluo Tongli have a big fight."
Pei Yuan silently gave Zhang Zhao twenty-four likes, and acted according to circumstances, and then turned his face down, turning his face like turning over a book. This is a qualified lord.
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Northeast of Liaoquan Shouzhou City and at the southern foot of Heli Mountain, there is a small market called Jiashan.
This place was probably located in Pingchuan Town, Gaotai County in the later Republic of China. The 50,000 gu of property given to Zhang Zhao by Yao Geluo Tong was stored in this small market. The person responsible for guarding it was a Qianhu who was loyal to Renyu Khan.
It is Yinshi now, and it has not yet begun to dawn. According to the agreement between the two parties, Zhang Zhao will lead a large army to raid here at Shenshi in the afternoon and seize these supplies.
But Zhang Zhaocai doesn't follow the rules and follow the agreement. Who knows if Yao Geluo Tongli will dig a hole for him.
Jiashan is about ten miles away from the mountain pass that Zhang Zhao is guarding, so Zhang Zhao must set out at the beginning of Yinshi, that is, at three o'clock in the morning.
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms often mentions making rice at the third watch and starting at the fifth watch. In this era, it is not simple at all.
A very simple truth, the third watch is around one o'clock in the morning. The average big-headed soldier only gets your little money for a year and gets up at one o'clock in the middle of the night to prepare to go to war. What do you think?
Even if they are pressed by military law, they will still linger, eating, gathering, and setting off.
Moreover, in the military, this situation will spread at an extremely fast speed. If everyone starts to dawdle, it will become a collective will, and no military law will work.
And an army that can get up in the early morning to eat, and set off at the fourth or fifth watch, is definitely an army with a very high degree of organization, which ordinary elites cannot do.
Zhang Zhao happened to have a group of Guiyi troops under his command, who fought with him throughout Anxi, Hezhong and Tianzhu. They had such an organizational level.
Therefore, when Zhang Zhao touched Jiashan, the Uighur Qianhu who was responsible for guarding did not react at all.
Ma Yaozi led thirty warriors to get in, and soon tied up Qianhu who was sleeping.
The head of the thousand households obviously did not expect that the Guiyi Army would bypass the large army and get to him. Although Jiashan had some supplies, it was not the most important food and grass. It would not be attacked at night, right?
Then, he saw Prince Jing Qiong, and the head of the Qian household became even more confused.
These Shazhou Han came to help the Khan, but the Khan's brother Tongli was a rebel.
Qianhu couldn't help but shudder, and immediately expressed that he was still loyal to Renyu Khan.
Originally, he, a small Qianhu, was not a close confidant of Yao Geluo Tongli, so how could he dare to get involved in the internal fighting among these sweathouses.
However, this time Prince Jingqiong appeared, and it was not clear at all. Qianhu could only follow Zhang Zhao's request and lead them around one guard post after another, and appeared directly behind the camp of Yao Geluo Tongli army.
At this time, the genius was bright, and the Uighurs in Jiashan Market were still sleeping soundly, unaware that Qianhu had been arrested and became the leader.
The place where Yao Geluo Tongli camped was by the Zhangye River. From Zhang Zhao's point of view, the stretching Heli Mountain was like a city wall, lying across the Zhangye River to the north.
And between the mountains and the river is a narrow plain that is hundreds of miles long and more than ten miles wide.
The climate here is mild and irrigation is convenient. It is the best protected area in Liaoquan and one of the best agricultural belts in Ganzhou.
Here alone, apart from Shouchang Town, there is no place where the Guiyi Army can compare. It is no wonder that only the Guiyi Army in Guasha Second Town cannot defeat the Ganzhou Uighurs.
In history, if the Liao Kingdom and Xixia had not been greedy for the wealth of Ganzhou and attacked repeatedly, the fate of the Guiyi Army would have been to be annexed by the Ganzhou Uighurs.
"Bai Congxin, Ma Shacai, Murong Nobunaga, Li Cunhui, and Hu Guang each lead one as the vanguard!
Qiongre Duojin, Zhang Liecheng, Guo Guangcheng, Pei Tongyuan and Ashina Sili are the backbone!
The armored cavalry takes off their armor and only wears chainmail armor. The light cavalry is in front and charges one by one, making sure to penetrate the enemy camp.
The rest of the people will follow me to dismount and fight on foot, clearing out the remaining enemies camp by camp!"
Under Zhang Zhao's order, there was no suspense about the war from the beginning. When the Guiyi army attacked, the Uighurs were still preparing for the meal.
Although Yao Geluo Tongli had no good intentions, he was prepared to sneak attack on Zhang Zhao when Zhang Zhao went to deal with Renyu Khan, but he did not expect that Zhang Zhao would come back to sneak attack on him.
In the chaos, this ambitious guy was unable to organize resistance at all. He could only ride on a war horse wearing single clothes under the protection of his close clan members, and ran wildly along the Zhangye River towards Ganzhou in the cold wind of late spring.
As for the 17,800 Ganzhou Uighur cavalry that had been recruited, they exploded in an instant.
For a time, the entire narrow plain was full of wolves and wolves, and there were running people everywhere.
Even thousands of Zhang Zhao's men were thrown into confusion. After a lot of fighting, only more than a thousand people were left with Zhang Zhao. The rest were all eager to kill, and they scattered after killing.
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Almost when Zhang Zhao raided the Yao Geluo Tongli camp, Liaoquan's defense of the city also suddenly changed.
The person responsible for guarding Liaoquan was Huchile. Zhang Zhao gave him 300 light cavalry and 300 infantry, thinking that with his experience, he would be able to watch over Renyu Khan who was guarding the city.
However, during the reign of Yin, the two gates of the city were opened wide, and six to seven hundred cavalrymen in the city suddenly rushed out of the city.
They quickly divided into more than a dozen small groups and fled in different directions. In desperation, Hu Zaile had no choice but to disperse the group and chase them around.
Guarding the city head, dozens of people dressed as old farmers watched the smoke and dust billowing everywhere, silently being chased by knights everywhere.
A middle-aged man with thinning hair, no beard, and wearing tattered linen clothes that smelled of sweat looked up to the sky and sighed.
"Zhang Erlang, I will repay you ten times as much for today's haircut and shaving!"
This guy is clearly Renyu Khan. His face is dirty, his hair has been cut short and his beard has disappeared, and he is wearing smelly linen clothes.
Even if Prince Jing Qiong is here, he may not be able to recognize him. It turns out that he did not leave the city at all, but stayed in Shouchuo City.
Before Renyu Khan could say a few words, his nephew Yao Geluo Siyi became anxious and dragged Renyu Khan towards the Zhangye River, where there were several small fishing boats.
This was the escape route of Renyu Khan. He first ran downstream of the Zhangye River, and then found a Uighur tribe to escort him back to Ganzhou. The cavalry that had just rushed out were just a cover-up.
This chapter has been completed!