As early as a year ago, Zhu Zhi sent a letter back from Qionglai Mountain to report that Bu Zhachi, the master of Buqu Temple and the 17th generation head of the Dege family, would go to the Central Plains to meet and discuss the matter of surrender.
However, there are two speeds in this world, one is Beijing-Xiang speed and the other is normal speed.
Buzachi set out from the main sutra hall of Buqu Monastery in Semogang in November last year. Accompanied by his disciples and acolytes, it was not until mid-March of the ninth year of Shaolong that he crossed Qionglai Mountain and arrived in Jiazhou, where he went to Jiazhou with representatives of the imperial court.
After meeting the envoys Zheng Tu and Zhu Tong who were welcomed by the state, they took a boat all the way down the river and arrived in Xiangyang in early April.
In order to welcome the arrival of Buzachi and his party, Dali Temple postponed the execution of more than a hundred war criminals including Cao Cheng until early April.
The scale and intensity of the battles such as the recapture of Heluo and Zhengbian were inferior to those of the Yingzhou victory. More than 12,000 enemy troops were killed and more than 30,000 captured - including a large number of city defenders.
The troops did not have time to escape, or they fled north too slowly and were captured by Jingsheng and Tianxiong's troops who were marching like the wind.
In the battles to recover Heluo, the blockade and siege of the Yique defenders was the most successful.
In addition to the early sniper operations that killed more than 2,000 Yique defenders, the Yique defenders were besieged in the later stage. Finally, the desperate Yique defenders saw that Zhennan Zong's palace abandoned them south of the Yellow River, mutinied, captured Cao Cheng and others, and surrendered.
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Although Xu Huai had no intention of killing prisoners on a large scale, he would never let go of the culprit whose hands were stained with the blood of the people of the Central Plains.
Most of the more than 30,000 prisoners of war were sentenced to hard labor ranging from three to ten years, but there were also more than a hundred people who were sentenced to abandon the market for crimes such as organizing massacres, that is, beheaded in public or hanged.
Although there were no killings, hundreds of corpses were hung high on high poles on both sides of the long street, and the scene was quite spectacular.
The Dege family ruled Semogan, Muyaraggang and other places from Buqu Temple. They competed with other separatist forces for land and captives, suppressed slave rebellions externally, and committed many bloody acts.
Bu Zhachi and his disciples and acolytes were not without knowledge, but they saw hundreds of corpses hanging on long poles in the prosperous Xiangyang City, and they were all those who had surrendered to the Red Army.
People, aiding Zhou to do evil, are the culprits of the massacre in the Central Plains, which still gives people a thrilling feeling.
It was not until the beginning of May that Xu Huai left Biyang and went south. Accompanied by Shi Zhen, Han Gui, Liu Shiwang and others, he came to Xiangyang to meet Buzachi.
After Buzachi arrived in Xiangyang, he was stationed at Lumen Temple on the east bank of the Han River, accompanied by Zhu Tong, who was the young eunuch of Honglu Temple.
Xu Huai also met Buzachi at Lumen Temple.
The remnants of the Khitan army moved south from Taoyuan. In the second year of Shaolong's reign, they joined forces with reinforcements at the foot of Shenyu Mountain and defeated the pursuing troops of Buqu Temple.
Although the results of this battle were remarkable, and the separatist forces headed by Buqu Temple in Semogan, Muyaraggang and other places were severely damaged, when the Tubo tribes heard about this, they still believed that the defeat was quite accidental and were more inclined to surrender.
The Chi Hu people, who were strong soldiers in the Western Regions, once had close contact with the Prince Zhenxizong's palace in Liangzhou.
In the next four or five years, Xiao Linshi led the remnants of the Khitan troops to station in Dajianlu. In order to gain a foothold and recuperate, he sent troops to conquer dozens of tribes in the mountains at the western foot of Qionglai Mountain, and did not expand externally.
Until the eighth year of Shaolong, when the time was ripe, with the support of Lizhou, Xiao Linshi led 6,000 infantry and cavalry to advance westward. In June and July, he continuously defeated Buqu Temple's reinforcements at the eastern foot of Gongga Mountain.
With thousands of cavalry, they achieved a crucial victory in ruling the area east of Gongga Mountain.
Although Xiao Linshi did not continue to send troops to the west after that, he only besieged but not attacked the Buddhist temple of Buqu Temple at the eastern foot of Gongga Mountain, and used more energy and resources to build Fuqiang City in the Gongga Mountain Valley.
, but this battle shocked the whole of Tubo.
At the same time, the news of Chihu's defeat at Yingzhou quickly spread among the Tubo tribes, completely shaking the confidence of the Tibetan separatist forces in relying on the Chihu people.
Although the Chihu people had military strength in Liangzhou and other places at that time and still had the ability to penetrate into the hinterland of Tibet, Dai Viet's military operations against the Tibetan tribes had been implemented through Xiyan County, showing the power to crush everything.
Buqu Temple, which is adjacent to Xiyan County, was severely damaged twice, its military strength was greatly reduced, and it directly faced the threat of the westward expansion of Xiyan County King.
Therefore, when Zhu Zhi entered Fuqiang City in the west, Buqu Monastery weighed the pros and cons and was first forced to agree to withdraw from the area east of Gongga Mountain. Then, under Zhu Zhi's lobbying, Buzhachi finally agreed to go to the Central Plains in person to negotiate the surrender.
In fact, I also want to see with my own eyes the changes in the situation in the Central Plains.
When Buzachi was stationed at Xilumen Temple for nearly a month, Zheng Tu and Zhu Tong did not confine him to the mountain gate, except for the construction site of the Yuliangzhou Iron Bridge and the hundreds of boats passing by the west waterway of Yuliangzhou every day.
In addition to being able to see from the bow of the ship, Buzachi and his disciples also accompanied Buzachi and his disciples to visit the many construction sites of Sikong Mansion near Xiangyang, visited the construction works for the West Embankment of Han River under construction, the Jingjiang Embankment, and the drill and construction of armored warships.
After that, Gu Fan, the left prime minister, formally represented the court and met with Buzachi to negotiate about Semogan, Muyara and other places under the jurisdiction of Buqu Temple.
Various systems that Mogang, Muyaregang and other places must accept include accepting officials appointed by the central government, conducting household registration statistics, building post stations, stationing troops, and paying tribute.
Before Xu Huai arrived in Xiangyang, the matters regarding the attachment of Buqu Temple had been basically settled.
The reason why Xu Huai rushed to Xiangyang was that on the one hand, as the actual military and political leader of Dai Viet, he would personally sign the edict of the Buqu Temple to join the alliance in the name of Privy Envoy Sikong, and on the other hand, he wanted to have some contact with Bu Zhachi and others.
, in order to have a deeper understanding of the intricate relationships and cultural inheritance of the Tubo tribes.
After meeting with Bu Zhachi, Xu Huai discussed with Gu Fan, Zhou He, Qian Zerui and others, and decided to establish a Protectorate Division in the Privy Council to take charge of the affairs of Xiyan County and Tubo ministries, with Zhu Zhi taking charge of the Privy Council.
, Xiao Chunquan took charge of the affairs as deputy minister of the Privy Council.
Buzachi, as the political and religious leader of Buqu Temple who ruled Semogan, Muyaraggang and other places, was already over sixty years old when he decided to set off from Semogan and rush to the Central Plains.
Even though he, as a direct descendant of the Dege family, lived a comfortable life since childhood, and later took charge of the Dege family and Buqu Temple, with high power and position, due to the harsh climate of the plateau, his body was already frail in his old age.
The attitude is fully displayed.
In order to avoid the fatigue of Buzachi's journey, Xu Huai specially invited him to stay in Lumen Temple in Xixi to exchange Buddhism with his colleagues in the Central Plains. He also agreed to Buzachi's station in Lumen Temple in Xixi to spread Tantric Buddhism, and asked Zheng Tu to accompany Buzachi's disciples.
Dodaba, who was born in the Derge family, returned to Semo to deliver the edict.
At the same time, Xu Huai also sent orders to Zhu Zhi and Xiao Linshi to recruit brave soldiers in Lizhou and Fuqiang City, and to start going out of Gongga Mountain and to build a post station in the Taoyuan area via Shenwang Mountain.
In addition to strengthening the actual infiltration control in Semogan, Muyaraggang and other areas, the construction of the post station was also preparation for sending troops to Hehuang and Hexi via Tubo.
Sikong Mansion did not have a government office in Xiangyang City, and Xu Huai did not build his private residence as the Duke of Pingliang County in Xiangyang City.
Therefore, during his stay in Xiangyang, he mainly met with court officials in Lumen Mountain.
Inevitably, when many officials pressed for an audience, they mentioned things like marching into Guanshan, Hedong, Hebei, and returning the capital to Bianliang at an inappropriate time.
Xu Huai had no time to pay attention to these appeals. He would rather participate in the training of the newly selected front army's third town cavalry, or do a few more algebra questions. The main thing is that Shi Zhen, Han Gui, Liu Shiwang and others patiently contacted Xiangyang officials.
, explain the military deployment of Sikong Mansion.
In addition to the internal calculations of Sikong Mansion, objectively, the recapture of Heluo, Zhengbian and Xusu and other places last year did not really hit the Zhennan Zong Palace and the Yanzong Palace - the results were not on the same level as the Yingzhou Battle.
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At present, enemy generals Cao Shixiong and Meng Ping are stationed at Tongguan to the west of Heluo, and Pinglu and Yuanqu to the north. They are all garrisoned with elite troops and horses. These three places serve as the key points for entering Zhengshan and Hedong, and they are all difficult and dangerous places to defend.
It's not that easy to attack by force.
In the central and eastern parts of the Hehuai River, on the one hand, the elite soldiers and horses of the Zhennan Zong Palace occupied the passes at the southern foot of the Taihang Mountains and operated defense lines in Meng, Huai and other states on the north bank of the middle reaches of the Yellow River. On the other hand, there were nearly twenty soldiers of the Pingyan Zong Palace.
Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses occupied the three prefectures of Puzhou, Yunzhou, and Shanzhou in the northern part of the original Jingdong East Road and the central and northern areas of Jingdong East Road.
At this time, Sikong Mansion seemed to have direct control of 150,000 elite soldiers. However, before the great victory in Yingzhou, Sikong Mansion also had 150,000 elite soldiers in charge, but it only had to garrison Rucai and the middle reaches of the Huaihe River. In addition to the dangers of mountains and rivers,
The enemy area is also much narrower.
Now that hundreds of prefectures and counties such as Heluo and Zhengbian have been recovered, first of all, the geographical situation has begun to lose the advantage of relying on danger to defend. The battle line of defense has been stretched again and again, and the elite troops and horses are no longer enough.
At present, Wang Xian has 40,000 soldiers under his command, plus 20,000 garrison troops and horses from various prefectures and 30,000 garrison troops. They are stationed in Heluo, mainly to consolidate the situation in Luoyang and Shaanzhou, and to defend the confrontation between Tongguan and Pinglu.
, the enemies of Yuanqu belong to the Guanzhong Military and Horse Capital General Administration Office of the Jingpan Zong Palace and the Hezhong Military and Horse Capital General Administration Palace of the Zhennan Zong Palace. Their total military strength is only higher than that of the Heluo garrison.
Tang Pan's command has 40,000 soldiers, plus 20,000 garrison troops and horses from various prefectures and 30,000 garrison troops. They are stationed in the four states of Zheng, Bian, Xu and Chen. They defend the enemies of Menghuai who are facing each other. They belong to the Gaoping Mansion soldiers and horses of the Zhennan Zong Palace.
The general manager of the capital also has many soldiers and generals.
Yang Qiye's troops were stationed in Ying and Bo prefectures, and Deng Gui's troops advanced the defense line to the three prefectures of Song, Su, and Xuzhou. They had a total of 50,000 soldiers, 10,000 garrison troops and horses in various prefectures, and 40,000 garrison troops. However,
What they were facing was the main force of the Pingyan Zong Palace that was entrenched in Pu, Yun, Shanzhou and the entire north-central area of Jingdong East Road. They were at a huge disadvantage in terms of military strength.
Even if Han Shiliang's 30,000 soldiers and horses are included, facing the more than 200,000 soldiers and horses commanded by Prince Ping Yanzong on both sides of the lower reaches of the Yellow River, it is difficult to say the chance of victory.
Military security outside Bianliang is far from guaranteed, and it is obviously unrealistic.
Shi Zhen, Han Gui, Liu Shiwang and others followed Xu Huai in Xiangyang during these days. They patiently presented the facts and reasoned with those officials who wanted to return the capital. They also did not forget to hint that the Sikong Mansion was still concerned about Han Shiliang, who was guarding Huaidong at this time.
Having scruples.
The hundreds of thousands of elite troops under the direct control of Sikong Mansion may have a chance to make further breakthroughs in the middle, but they are somewhat worried that something will go wrong on the eastern front guarded by Han Shiliang.
That may cause the entire Hehuai situation to undergo earth-shaking changes again.
Before this layer of worries is eliminated, how dare the Sikong Mansion dare to send troops from Heluo, Zheng Bian and others, march straight into Guanshan and cross the Yellow River?
In terms of the order of the war, it should be that the Jingnan camp, Shouhao camp and Han Shiliang's troops recovered the northern area of Jingdong East Road and the central and northern area of Jingdong East Road on the south bank of the lower reaches of the Yellow River first.
The question now is, can Yang Qiye's headquarters in Jingnan and Deng Gui's troops in Shouwan cooperate fully with Han Shiliang's headquarters?
Shi Zhen, Han Gui and the others did not wait too long after raising this question. In early August, they got the answer they were looking forward to.
In early August, Han Shiliang sent his eldest son Han Que to Biyang to discuss the defense of Huaidong. He hoped to resign from the post of pacification envoy to Huaidong so that he could lead his troops into the area north of the lower reaches of the Huaihe River and concentrate on attacking Jingdong East Road such as Yimi.
In order to fight against the enemy forces in the southern states and counties, he recommended his eldest son Han Que and his second son Han Ju to join the Sikong Mansion and serve as officials in the Privy Council to support the new administration in Beijing and Xiang.
This can be said to be an answer far beyond what Shi Zhen, Han Gyu and others expected.
The day after Xu Huai met Han Que, he sent Chen Zixiao and Han Gui as envoys to Chuzhou with his handwritten letter to discuss the matter of Han Shiliang and his troops stationed in Xuzhou.
Han Shiliang and Yang Lin were already well-known generals in the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army during the Tianxuan period.
When Chihu invaded the south, Wang Zhen and Wang Boqian, who succeeded Cai Qing in charge of the Privy Council, took charge of the defense of the capital and advocated the establishment of four defensive towns to strengthen the peripheral defense of the capital.
In the end, Yang Lin followed Hu Kai to Caizhou, and Han Shiliang followed Yang Maoyan and Emperor Shaolong, who was still King of Lu at the time, to go to Weizhou. At that time, Xu Huai was also serving as a general under Hu Kai, who was serving as the defense envoy of Caizhou, and was informed of the new establishment of Chu.
Mountain County.
Since then, Chushan has gradually risen in front of the world, and Han Shiliang has always been known to the world as the backbone of the Qiandi system.
After Emperor Shaolong ascended the throne, Yang Maoyan, Wang Boqian, Ge Boyu, Ge Yu and Wei Chujun were favored, but they still could not shake Han Shiliang's position in the Qiandi family.
After the escape from Beijing incident, Han Shiliang finally chose to stay in Huaidong. Even during the battle of Yingzhou, he also sent troops to cross Huaibei at the same time. He pinned down part of the troops of the Ping Yanzong Palace in Xuzhou and Sizhou, and divided the Sikong Palace in Yingzhou.
, the pressure Bozhou was under, but few people would believe that Han Shiliang would eventually betray Emperor Shaolong and come together with Jingxiang.
And Han Shiliang is also one of the most famous generals in the world since the Chi Hu invaded the south.
When he led his troops to Weizhou, Han Shiliang led his troops to organize troops and horses to resist the Hulu at the western foot of the Taihang Mountains, and made great achievements. Later, he led his troops to protect King Lu, and Yang Maoyan and others retreated south, fighting dozens of large and small battles with the Hulu.
It was also a case of losing less and winning more; both Huainan battles were victorious in the end, and Han Shiliang was able to lead his troops to successfully defend Shouchun both times, which was a key factor that no one could deny.
After the escape from Beijing incident, the Qiandi clique was purged to a certain extent, but there were still some officials in the court who believed that Emperor Shaolong still had a chance to rule.
The most critical reason is not that Ge Boyi, Ge Yu, and Wei Chujun led their troops to occupy western Zhejiang, nor is it Gao Junyang. Gao Juntang's family has always been at odds with the Sikong Mansion, but that Han Shiliang is still firmly in office after the escape from Beijing.
Huaidong system placed the pacifier in the position.
After regaining Heluo, Zhengbian and other places, the Sikong Mansion went back to weigh and sort out the intricate internal relationships. Huaidong was actually much more sensitive than Dongchuan and West Qin, and even more sensitive than Ge Boyi and Ge Yu.
The problem is even more prominent in western Zhejiang, where Wei Chujun, Luo Wang and others temporarily resided.
Therefore, some people in the DPRK proposed to return the capital to Bianliang, Shi Zhen, Han Gui and others intentionally or unintentionally pointed the finger at Huaidong, just to see or force Han Shiliang to react, and then the Sikong Mansion would respond.
Neither Shi Zhen nor Han Gui expected Han Shiliang's reaction to be so straightforward.
Chen Zixiao was the military commander of the marching army, and actually presided over the Military Intelligence Staff Department. His position was already above other commanders in the capital. There was only Xu Wuqi in the army, and Wang Ju and Wang Ju could definitely surpass him in terms of seniority.
At this time, Han Gui was the most important adviser around Xu Huai.
Xu Huai, Chen Zixiao, and Han Gui both followed Han Que to Chuzhou to meet Han Shiliang on his behalf, which fully demonstrated his great expectations for Han Shiliang to lead his troops in Xuzhou...
It took so long that they got the answer they were waiting for in early August.
In early August, Han Shiliang sent his eldest son Han Que to Biyang to discuss the defense of Huaidong. He hoped to resign from the post of pacification envoy to Huaidong so that he could lead his troops into the area north of the lower reaches of the Huaihe River and concentrate on attacking Jingdong East Road such as Yimi.
In order to fight against the enemy forces in the southern states and counties, he recommended his eldest son Han Que and his second son Han Ju to join the Sikong Mansion and serve as officials in the Privy Council to support the new administration in Beijing and Xiang.
This can be said to be an answer far beyond what Shi Zhen, Han Gyu and others expected.
The day after Xu Huai met Han Que, he sent Chen Zixiao and Han Gui as envoys to Chuzhou with his handwritten letter to discuss the matter of Han Shiliang and his troops stationed in Xuzhou.
Han Shiliang and Yang Lin were already well-known generals in the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army during the Tianxuan period.
When Chihu invaded the south, Wang Zhen and Wang Boqian, who succeeded Cai Qing in charge of the Privy Council, took charge of the defense of the capital and advocated the establishment of four defensive towns to strengthen the peripheral defense of the capital.
In the end, Yang Lin followed Hu Kai to Caizhou, and Han Shiliang followed Yang Maoyan and Emperor Shaolong, who was still King of Lu at the time, to go to Weizhou. At that time, Xu Huai was also serving as a general under Hu Kai, who was serving as the defense envoy of Caizhou, and was informed of the new establishment of Chu.
Mountain County.
Since then, Chushan has gradually risen in front of the world, and Han Shiliang has always been known to the world as the backbone of the Qiandi system.
After Emperor Shaolong ascended the throne, Yang Maoyan, Wang Boqian, Ge Boyu, Ge Yu and Wei Chujun were favored, but they still could not shake Han Shiliang's position in the Qiandi family.
After the escape from Beijing incident, Han Shiliang finally chose to stay in Huaidong. Even during the battle of Yingzhou, he also sent troops to cross Huaibei at the same time. He pinned down part of the troops of the Ping Yanzong Palace in Xuzhou and Sizhou, and divided the Sikong Palace in Yingzhou.
, the pressure Bozhou was under, but few people would believe that Han Shiliang would eventually betray Emperor Shaolong and come together with Jingxiang.
And Han Shiliang is also one of the most famous generals in the world since the Chi Hu invaded the south.
When he led his troops to Weizhou, Han Shiliang led his troops to organize troops and horses to resist the Hulu at the western foot of the Taihang Mountains, and made great achievements. Later, he led his troops to protect King Lu, and Yang Maoyan and others retreated south, fighting dozens of large and small battles with the Hulu.
It was also a case of losing less and winning more; both Huainan battles were victorious in the end, and Han Shiliang was able to lead his troops to successfully defend Shouchun both times, which was a key factor that no one could deny.
After the escape from Beijing incident, the Qiandi clique was purged to a certain extent, but there were still some officials in the court who believed that Emperor Shaolong still had a chance to rule.
The most critical reason is not that Ge Boyi, Ge Yu, and Wei Chujun led their troops to occupy western Zhejiang, nor is it Gao Junyang. Gao Juntang's family has always been at odds with the Sikong Mansion, but that Han Shiliang is still firmly in office after the escape from Beijing.
Huaidong system placed the pacifier in the position.
After regaining Heluo, Zhengbian and other places, the Sikong Mansion went back to weigh and sort out the intricate internal relationships. Huaidong was actually much more sensitive than Dongchuan and West Qin, and even more sensitive than Ge Boyi and Ge Yu.
The problem is even more prominent in western Zhejiang, where Wei Chujun, Luo Wang and others temporarily resided.
Therefore, some people in the DPRK proposed to return the capital to Bianliang, Shi Zhen, Han Gui and others intentionally or unintentionally pointed the finger at Huaidong, just to see or force Han Shiliang to react, and then the Sikong Mansion would respond.
Neither Shi Zhen nor Han Gui expected Han Shiliang's reaction to be so straightforward.
Chen Zixiao was the military commander of the marching army, and actually presided over the Military Intelligence Staff Department. His position was already above other commanders in the capital. There was only Xu Wuqi in the army, and Wang Ju and Wang Ju could definitely surpass him in terms of seniority.
At this time, Han Gui was the most important adviser around Xu Huai.
Xu Huai, Chen Zixiao, and Han Gui both followed Han Que to Chuzhou to meet Han Shiliang on his behalf, which fully demonstrated his great expectations for Han Shiliang to lead his troops in Xuzhou...
