更新时间:2013-03-20

The Grand Governor of Xuzhou, also the Prince of Huaidong, Li Chi, agreed to the alliance of all the princes and joined forces to take a counterattack against Murong Cheng. In addition to being deeply trapped in it and becoming Murong Cheng's target of attack, Li Chi was also full of ambitions for the Jiangnan land.

Li Chi and Murong Cheng have fought each other for many years, and naturally they are drooling at the prosperity of Yangzhou, Jiangzhou and other places in the south. He firmly believes that if Yangzhou, Jiangzhou and other places are taken over, he will become the second largest prince after Zhao Xun and Situ Lei. By then, he will not have to look at the faces of others and will be on par with the three heroes.

Of course, Li Chi was also very clear that this matter was not easy. Yangzhou and Jiangzhou were the old nests of King Murong Cheng of Qi, and were also the base camps that have been painstakingly managed in recent years. Most of them were in the rear and experienced fewer wars. Therefore, these places were valued by Murong Cheng. If you want to take them down, you can only have one way, which is to defeat them from the front, or even wipe out Murong Cheng's attacking army.

让李炽恼火的是,兖州军使者将和各路诸侯联络的任务一股脑的推给了自己.而他却只能接受,还不能多说什么.没办法,谁让他徐州成了慕容成的目标呢?你不出力谁出力?再者,兖州军使者的理由也很充分.一来,徐州军和唐军联手压制兖州军,你们联络最为合适.二来,因为兖州军和赵军互通商贸的缘故,让各个诸侯都大为不满.现在,你徐州军出面,比我兖州军更好.

Immediately, several instructions were sent from the Xuzhou County Prince's Mansion and went all the way.

"Lord, will this Xuzhou army Li Chi act as we said? Will he convince Tang Xian and Situ Lei?" Wei Dong asked in a little uncertain manner in Yanzhou City, in the Grand Governor's Office.

风子鸣笑道:“魏晨将军,无需担心.这徐州李炽,一定会按照我预想的那般,去和各路诸侯联络的.毕竟,他是慕容成的首要目标,不管他现在是否直接将消息散播出去,慕容成都是会出兵的.而且,要是他将消息散播出去,那么,就会得罪为他通报消息的我军.到那时,可就是我兖州军和扬州军联军真的攻打他的.他怎么会在这个时候再得罪我们呢?故而,现在他只能联合其他诸侯,狠狠的将这慕容成收拾一顿.”

“当然,反击慕容成而自保只是他的目标之一,更重要的是,他对这慕容成下辖的州府,也很感兴趣.真要是将唐军,兖州军和雍军联合起来,四面突袭齐军辖地.到那时,徐州军向南扩张,也是很正常的.故而,有野心的李炽,更希望此次能成功联合上其他各路诸侯,一起对慕容成动手,将他徐州军向外扩张.”

Wei Dong said in a deep voice: "This Li Chi is quite heartless. What about us? Let's sit and watch the Xuzhou army, the Yong army expand on both sides of the Qi army without suppressing it?"

赵询接着笑道:“怎么会没有因对呢?只不过,我们现在还不清楚此战一旦开始,会产生什么样的结果罢了.不过,北面和西面,自有赵军处理.而我们交战之地,自有我们负责.至于齐军治下南部,我们的海军,早已经开始在南部有所行动了.唯一需要等待的,就是此次能给慕容成带来什么样的境地,以便我们采取行动.”

Zhao Xun's meaning is very simple, but he did not give any actual measures to deal with it. It is nothing more than what it would be like to attack Murong Cheng this time and what situations could fight. However, Zhao Xun also made corresponding responses to the two princes, Situ Lei and Murong Cheng.

"Okay, there is no need to pay too much attention to these issues. What we need to do now is to prepare for war. Don't forget that Murong Cheng has already raised the call to fight against Situ Lei. We should respond at this moment. This time, the Left Guard Army is stationed in the northern and central prefectures, as the left-behind army. Wei Dong, the Left Guard Army is the most elite, and has experienced the actual battle to fight against Situ Lei many times last year. Therefore, this time they are left to defend against the Tang Army in the north and the entire Yanzhou headquarters."

After pausing, Zhao Xun smiled and said, "Although we are allies with the Tang army and the Xuzhou army, we must not be unprepared. Just like the Xuzhou army and the Yangzhou army, everyone was in response to the manifesto to conquer the rebellious allies, but they were not attacked by friendly forces. Therefore, the Right Guards were deployed in Chenliu to guard against Situ Lei. The Guards and the Forward Guards were the main forces of this war and led the counterattack."

Zhao Xunning said in a voice: "Our purpose this time is to lead Murong Cheng to enter Xuzhou from Yuzhou, break the grain and retreat route from Jingzhou, and even take down the land of Yuzhou. Of course, we must ensure that Murong Cheng and Xuzhou army go to full war."

"According to our agreement with Murong Cheng, we have an army that will join the Murong Cheng army from Yuzhou to Xuzhou. At that time, we will cooperate with the Xuzhou army to counterattack. Wei Dong, the task of this vanguard. Look at who is the most suitable among the Yanzhou army?" Zhao Xun asked with a smile.

魏东立刻说道:“主上,属下愿为前锋,领军和齐军一起.”

Zhao Xun shook his head and smiled, "You are the general of the Left Guard and a famous figure in my Yanzhou army. It is not reasonable to be the chief general of a vanguard. At that time, the chief general of the Qi army may see the problem and choose a smarter captain. Although this matter is not very difficult, it is not easy."

沉吟了片刻,魏东道:“就前卫军的徐青吧,他是我们昔日亲卫营出身,为人机警.依他为此次前锋,最为合适.”

“好,就他了.现在就开始对各部进行调防,准备迎接挑战吧.”赵询双目寒光闪现,沉声说道.

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There are nine Turkic tribes distributed in the grassland north of Bingzhou, Dingxiang to the east, Mayi to the west, two hundred miles north of Xiazhou to the west. These nine tribes are not too big on the northern grassland. Now, they all bow to the Zhao army and surrender to them and become affiliated tribes of the Zhao army.

These nine tribes were too close to Bingzhou, and in the past, this position was an extremely good position. After all, the Great Yan was weak, and it was extremely convenient for the Turks to go south to plunder. Unfortunately, a strong hero appeared south of them, Zhao Xun! Zhao Xun's army directly attacked Xue Nakkhan's tent, and took advantage of the great victory that each could not fight the tribes' soldiers to go south to plunder Bingzhou, swept all the way, killing many tribes.

When Xue Nakhan returned, he fled in a panic and empty-handed manner. On the way back, the entire southern tribe, including these nine tribes, especially the small tribes, were severely cleaned up by Xue Nakhan. Livestock, war horses, population, slaves and other materials were directly forced to take away by Xue Nakhan. In order to maintain his dominance of Xue Nakhan, he even destroyed several small tribes on the grounds of not being able to resist and watched the Zhao army move south.

All kinds of supplies were taken away by Xue Nakhan, so the tribes naturally did not dare to speak, but winter was a problem. But what made them even more heartbroken was that the Zhao army in the south was dispatched in the winter. First, they raided several tribes in the snow and swallowed the tribe. Then they used both soft and hard work, and agreed to exchange food for livestock, war horses, and even weapons, but they asked them to surrender to King Zhao and become subordinates under King Zhao's command.

Of course, in the areas north of Bingzhou, 800 taels from north to south and more than 2,000 miles east and west, there were no less than 100 tribes of all sizes. Some people hesitated, so naturally some people refused. The Zhao army was not polite and wiped out all the tribes that refused. Then, one subordinate after another began to surrender. In the end, the Zhao army swallowed the area of ​​the original border line of 300 miles and collected more than 30 tribes. Among them, only nine larger tribes became vassals of King Zhao and had the right to be independent.

The remaining twenty tribes were distributed between the nine tribes and Zhao territory, and were grazed for King Zhao. These tribes, the tribe leader and soldiers, were a symbol of real power, and were controlled by civil and military officers at all levels. Ordinary Turkic herders would also gain greater power, and the slaves naturally did not give them the identity of civilians. In this way, the Zhao army steadily collected these twenty-three tribes, allowing them to act as the second line of defense to resist the Turks and were also the pioneer probe for the expansion of the north of the Zhao army.

Of course, this is also to prevent the nine tribes from having their own thoughts. Once there is any change, the Zhao army in the south will be prepared. In addition, we must tell the nine tribes that you must be honest in doing things for me, Zhao army, otherwise, the more than 20 tribes behind will take your place.

Of course, in order to make these tribes completely guide themselves, Zhang Yuanjing personally planned to let these surrendered tribes take the initiative to participate in the conquest of those tribes that refused to surrender to King Zhao. At least, each tribe would destroy a tribe that refused to surrender to King Zhao. In addition, he would also have to despise, despise, insult and humiliate Xue Nakhan, but they completely cut off any possibility of bridging with Xue Nakhan in the north.

Not only that, the leaders of the nine tribes were all given positions by King Zhao, as guards of various ministries and for King Zhao. Internally, Zhao Xun sent a harmonious commissioner to assist these guards in handling local military and political affairs, and serve the trade, military and political cooperation between the various ministries and Dazhao merchants, and fight against Xue Nao Khan.

Of course, Zhao Xun did not expect these dispatched officials to take over the internal affairs of these nine tribes. After all, these nine tribes are larger than these dozens of tribes, and the tribe leaders have a great reputation as the tribe leader. What Zhao Xun hopes is that they can pass on the situation of these tribes back in time, and once there is a change, they will be prepared.

Although the Zhao army could not directly control these nine tribes for the time being, it did not mean that the Zhao army could not take them. However, if they were taken, they could not occupy the place for a while. It would be better to leave a few as shields. If there was really a change, the Zhao army would of course solve them as fast as possible.

The Landu Tribe, a member of the nine tribes, is a tribe in the central part of the northern region of Bingzhou. It is also the place where the Zhao Army contacted the other tribes and made instructions and negotiated. Zhang Yuanjing, the chief officer of the Zhao Army in charge of northern affairs, was here at this time.

The Landu tribe is the lord of the nine tribes, and it is the strongest one. The strongest one is because in the Landu tribe, the Zhao army moved into an elite army of 25,000 people. The original 50,000 troops was enough to suppress the rest of the tribes. This is also the reason why Zhang Yuanjing placed the Landu tribe in the center of the nine tribes.

Of course, because of the Zhao army's entry, the Turkic leader of the Landu tribe, that is, the garrison envoy, lost control of the tribe. In addition to the nominal garrison envoy, there were three garrison envoys, one of which was also attracted by the Zhao army. Therefore, although the Landu tribe was a Turkic tribe, the tribe's power was in the hands of the Zhao army.

In the main tent of the Landu Tribe, Zhang Yuanjing, who was sitting high in the seat of the master, said slowly: "You guards, with your ability, I must know more about the current situation on the northern grassland than me. Xue Nao Khan is not an ordinary person. He wants to consolidate his rule and wash away his shame. Then going south is certain. However, you are his primary goal. Everyone in his hands are stained with the blood of Xue Nao Khan's subordinate tribes. If he really ordered the warriors of all tribes within thousands of miles, then you will encounter them. I know that you are unwilling to accept your support to your master. However, if you do not accept your support to your Lord, Your Highness, King Zhao, you will be able to live in peace?"

"Now, Xue Nakhan is storing tribes north of Jinshan. Anyone who refuses to surrender has become a ghost under his sword. But you are still sitting here, leading a great power and trading with me, Da Zhao, and supporting me. You guys, your life and the lives of your tribe people are much stronger than in the past. In addition, if it weren't for us, you would have been hard for you to survive last winter. Among them, Xue Nakhan was the culprit."

"So, I'm here this time, let all the adults prepare to defend against Xue Nakhan. Remember, you are the guardians of my Great Zhao. Xue Nakhan can only destroy you, not store it. Because he needs to establish his prestige, and you are the best candidates."

Zhang Yuanjing's words changed slightly by the faces of the eight guards. Although the eight guards were unwilling to do so, they also understood that what Zhang Yuanjing said was reasonable. Of course, they were not willing to resist the army that Xue Nakhan might have gone south, but they knew that their troops were really not the opponents of Xue Nakhan's elite troops.

Seeing the few people's faces hesitated, Zhang Yuanjing said lightly: "You lords of the guards, don't worry. After all, you are also the officials of my Great Zhao and the people under the rule of King Zhao. Therefore, in Xiazhou, the Great Zhao army in Bingzhou will be your backing. My lord's imperial guards now have four towns stationed in Bingzhou. Total, in Xiazhou and Bingzhou, my Great Zhao army has nearly 200,000 troops. What are we afraid of?"

Du Yan, the leader of the Dujin tribe, said in a deep voice: "Mr. Zhang, since Xue Nao Khan retreated last year, he has launched a large-scale conquest of the unsubmissive tribes. Now, Xue Nao Khan has more than one million people in his hands and nearly one million troops. It is afraid that it will be difficult to deal with the soldiers in our hands. I know that your army's armor and equipment are sharp, and I hope you will ask your army to support some of the armor and equipment, because I don't know if it agrees to Xue Nao Khan's army?"

Duyan said that the other guards also met one after another and required the Zhao army's weapons. The Turkic tribe lacked weapons, which is well known. The weapons and weapons were goods that the Central Plains dynasty prohibited from taking the enemy outside the grassland. Especially after the Zhao army defeated Cao Gang of the Northern Army of Bingzhou, the weapons trade in the entire north was completely over. The Zhao army clearly ordered that anyone who sold weapons and the Hu clan on the grassland would kill the nine clans! After killing several greedy merchants, no merchant dared to sell weapons and the Turkic tribe privately.

张元静淡声道:“诸位的难处,吾主已经知晓.卖与你们兵甲器具,也是可行的.用战马,牲畜交换.各部有多少兵马,就会卖出相应的兵甲器具.如果战斗之中有所折损,我们会相应补充.因此,诸位军队之中,需要有我们的督导官随行.他们查察你们军队的多寡,军队的所需.诸位,没有问题吧?”

八个镇守使眉头微微一皱,虽然能得到兵甲器具,但是,也要付出不少的战马和牲畜.在去年年底,为了过冬,就已经将部落的牲畜出售给大赵不少.现在……此外,这军队之中加入赵军的人,也要受到不少的限制.

“张大人,我们部落是没有什么问题.不过,我们土门部落的牲畜,已经所剩无几.除了当做种子之外,可以贸易的着实不多.”土门部落镇守使默哈涩声道.

张元静笑道:“默哈大人,你们部落没有,带在你们北面,可是有着不少部落的啊.另外,我们除了接受战马,牲畜之外,各个部落的四十岁以下的俘虏,奴隶,我们也是要的.”

Moha was stunned and immediately understood that Zhang Yuanjing meant to let them rob/snatch the tribes in the north and exchange the treasures of other tribes for Da Zhao's weapons. The Zhao army sold weapons to him, not to make himself stronger, but to attack other tribes. But Moha was also very clear about his positioning. He was a person with little ambition and naturally knew how he should do it. So he nodded and said, "In this way, I have no problem. I will hand over the amount needed to the supervisor and ask him to reply to Lord Zhang."

张元静很欣赏默哈的配合和服从态度,笑道:“很好,默哈大人果然是聪明人.”
Chapter completed!