Wang Ju, Xu Wu and others stayed in Fuzhou City and were responsible for supporting the follow-up troops to sneak into Fuzhou. Xu Wuqi, Xu Xin'an, Wang Zhang and others went to Shengjun Fort first to take over the defense there. The plan was to locate the west wing of Fuzhou , Shengjun Fort in the mountains of the western section of Guanchuan Mountain is used as the advance camp for the raid on Lanzhou and Taiyuan, and subsequent troops will gradually gather at Shengjun Fort.
Xu Huaize, surrounded by dozens of people including Niu Er, Wu Chihai, Shi Hu and others, headed north to Piantou Village.
Piantou Village has the most important position in Fuzhou's one-city seven-fort defense system, not even below Fuzhou City.
The Vietnamese soldiers and horses here have no idea how many bloody battles they have fought with the party members who tried to encroach on the land southward. It is also unknown how many corpses were buried here by the Gu family's children and the soldiers and civilians of Fuzhou.
The desolate village that no one cared about at that time has been repaired by generations of people, and now it has become a military fortress standing on the west bank of the Yellow River to resist the party members. In addition to the thick city wall, the court also built a stretch of land in the north of Langu County. The border wall of more than 100 miles connected Piantou Village with Guangwu, Yangkou and other military villages in the north of Lanzhou to prevent the Tibetan people belonging to Dangxiang and Khitan from crossing the border and plundering.
Between the northern foot of Guanjuan Mountain and the Western Mountain is a low ridge that stretches for hundreds of miles from east to west and dozens of miles from north to south. It is rich in pasture and is named Caochengchuan.
Therefore, the border wall between Piantou Village and Guangwu, Yangkou and other villages is also called the Caochengchuan Border Wall.
Zheng Huaizhong ordered Fuzhou to accept the remnant Khitan tribe to move south. Although the Gu family did not object, they still used Piantou Village as the boundary and only allowed the Khitan remnant tribe to enter the northern area of Fuzhou north of Piantou Village, and even restricted them from crossing the river to the west bank. of Linzhou.
In fact, the Gu family only allowed the remnant Khitan tribe to enter the low ridge area at the southern foot of Xishan Mountain, north of the border wall of Caocheng River, which had always been the buffer zone between Dai Viet, Dangxiang, and Khitan.
The eastern part of this area, located in Langu County, is the territory occupied by Cao Shixiong's subordinate troops.
In order to prevent Fuzhou from sending troops eastward from Piantou Village along the Caocheng River between Guanlu Mountain and Xishan Mountain, Cao Shixiong attacked an old small outpost northwest of Langu City and west of Guangwu Village. Additional construction was carried out and hundreds of elite troops were stationed; Cao Shixiong also built a fort in Taohuachong, southwest of Langu County, where Xu Huai executed Cao Xuanwen, Cao Shixiong's son, and together with Langu City formed a defense line against Fuzhou.
In addition to moving more than 20,000 people from the Changzhang tribe who were first attached to them to Shuozhou, the Chihu people also moved tens of thousands to Datong (Yunzhou) and Yingzhou, where Xiao Qian, the surrendered general, and Yuehailou fiefdom were exposed. Fan people.
It is obvious that before the Chihu people decided to invade the south for the second time, they had already begun to manage the Yunshuo area as the core area, shifting the center of gravity of their power southward.
Xu Huai did not stop at Piantou Village. He held the order letter issued by Gu Jiqian and passed directly through Piantou Village and continued northward.
Whether it is Fuzhou or Jing Wang Zhao Tuan in Puban, they have had many contacts with the Khitan remnant tribe in the past month or so. Xu Huai and dozens of others went north from Piantou Village to the area controlled by the Khitan remnant tribe, and there will be no cause for concern. Whose doubts.
Arriving at Bolinmao where Xiao Lin's stone commander's tent was located, Xu Huai just handed over the seal and letter, told the Khitan scouts who were on guard outside that he was the envoy who came to contact him on the order of King Jing Zhao Tuan, and then waited quietly. The scouts went to the simple camp to report.
There is a piece of ancient Berlin in Berlin Mao, which was planted in a mountain depression. Xu Huai could not see it. I don't know if it had been destroyed by the war long ago. He reined in his horse and stopped on the bank of the Yellow River.
The sections of the Yellow River in Berlin and Mao are all sandwiched in deep and winding gorges. The distance between the two banks of the river and the surging water ranges from tens to dozens of feet. There is no natural ferry to reach the other side. The two banks are crisscrossed by mountains and hills, cutting the terrain into pieces. .
Berlin Mao is very close to Piantou Village, the straight-line distance is only four to five thousand steps, but it took more than two hours to walk around the valley of Mao Yuan.
Xu Huai looked at the Yellow River and the hills on the other side, and soon saw Chen Zixiao and several people galloping past the camp.
Chen Zixiao was also startled when he saw Xu Huai, who was dressed as an ordinary hunter and covered half of his face with a hood. He quickly got off his horse and walked forward, shouting in a low voice:
"Shuai Xiao said that someone important was coming, and he asked me to come out to greet him, but he didn't expect it to be you! Why did you come to Fuzhou at this time?"
"Ah, Xiao Shuai is also very powerful. How did he discover the clues?" Xu Huai was slightly startled and asked.
The most important thing about the raid on Taiyuan is concealment. At least Cao Shixiong, Meng Jian and others cannot detect it in Lanzhou.
Xu Huai didn't expect that Xiao Linshi could predict that an important person would come to contact him. He had to find out how Xiao Linshi guessed this and see if there were any loopholes that might make Lanzhou aware of it.
Chen Zixiao didn't hide it from Xu Huai, and said: "Gu Jiqian did not allow us to move to the south of Piantou Village, but he still allowed us to send a small group of people to Yanxiao and even Guanzhong to purchase salt and iron. We noticed that recently from Yanyi There are more business trips from Fuzhou to Fuzhou than before, so Xiao Shuai wondered if you guys wanted to do something in Fuzhou, but he didn't expect you to come in person..."
Xiao Linshi previously speculated that King Jing and Zheng Huaizhong might make some moves in Fuzhou.
Chen Zixiao met Xu Huai in Bianliang in April, and they went to Gong County to meet King Jing. They crossed the river with the army guarding the mausoleum and went north. They were very aware of King Jing's ambition to fight for the throne. At that time, with Xu Huai's help, King Jing also Show them great kindness.
When Zheng Huaizhong officially invited them to lead the remnant Khitan tribe to the prefecture in the name of Hedong Zhizhi Envoy, they certainly understood that Hedong Zhizhi Envoy and Qinfeng Road Economic Strategy and Appeasement Envoy Zheng Huaizhong had become the gancheng of King Jing's line.
Knowing all these backgrounds and stories, Chen Zixiao certainly recognized Xiao Linshi's judgment, but he never expected that Xu Huai would come in person.
This also made him more and more surprised, and he secretly felt that what Fuzhou was about to do was not trivial. Of course, apart from being too surprised at the beginning, he did not ask why Xu Huai came to Fuzhou. He immediately ordered a close aide to urgently He rushed back to Xiao Lin and told Xu Huai about the secret. He then accompanied Xu Huai and his party to walk slowly to the camp.
The camp set up by the remnants of the Khitan tribe in Berlinmao is very simple. It lacks enough trees around it and is only surrounded by a sparse fence. There are hundreds of tents in the camp. It can be seen that there are only a small number of Khitan tribesmen. They live concentratedly here; some of the animals kept in captivity are very skinny.
There are more than 100,000 Khitan remnant people who do not know where to live. They do not have the energy or sufficient materials to reclaim wasteland. They mainly rely on animal husbandry to make a living. However, the hundreds of thousands of people are purely animal husbandry. The barren Western Mountains are far beyond what they can bear.
Seeing the condition of the livestock in the camp, Xu Huai also understood more deeply that the reason why the Khitan remnants had disputes over whether to leave or stay was not simply fear of the Red Husbands, nor simply pessimism about the situation.
Hundreds of thousands of ethnic people rely on livestock as their livelihood and are crowded into an area of only 200 miles in the Xishan Mountains. Their survival is becoming increasingly difficult, and it is also a difficulty that they cannot get around.
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The sky has not yet darkened, and the setting sun is shining through the opened curtains. Dozens of Khitan warriors are guarding outside the tent. The light in the felt tent is still very dim, so I have to turn on the butter lamp early for lighting.
Everyone sat on the carpet on the floor, listening to the howling wind outside the tent.
Xiao Linshi's handsome tent is not much better than an ordinary felt tent except that it is larger and can accommodate twenty or thirty people to sit behind the case and talk. There are also many repair areas.
After Xiao Linshi sat in the middle, Xiao Yanhan, Sa Luhe, Shi Hai, Chen Zixiao and others sat on the left side in turn.
Xu Huai came to see Xiao Linshi. The less people knew about it, the better. Neither party cared about so many polite things. After the announcement, they took Shi Hu and Niu Er with them and sat cross-legged behind the table, talking.
The reason for coming this time.
"..." Xiao Yanhan suppressed the shock in her heart and did not follow her previous temper. If she had any questions, she would directly ask them to the end.
Chen Zixiao guessed that Xu Huai came in person and was going to do something big, but he didn't expect that Xu Huai actually wanted to raid Taiyuan, and silently considered the terrifying risks of this plan.
"So it seems that King Jing and Duke Zheng have decided to abandon Bianliang?" Xiao Linshi sat in the middle behind the long case, but did not ask about the specific strategy of the raid on Taiyuan, but looked at Xu Huai calmly and asked.
"Why does Xiao Shuai ask this question?" Xu Huai asked.
"What is more important between Bianliang and Taiyuan, do we still need to sit here and weigh it carefully?" Xiao Linshi smiled slightly and said, "Even if you can destroy Taiyuan, Lanzhou, Xinzhou, and even Yunshuo,
As long as the Chihu people had a chance to capture Bianliang, they would never look back. In this case, you persuaded King Jing, Zheng Huaizhong, or King Jing and Zheng Huaizhong to agree to your risk of raiding Taiyuan. It was just that when Bianliang fell, they
I can give an explanation to the world. Although I have never had the opportunity to meet King Jing, from what Han Lun said, I know that he is not a simple person!"
"..."
Although Xu Huai had a deep impression of Xiao Linshi from his first northern expedition to Yan, this was the first time he had met him up close.
Xiao Linshi is less than fifty years old. He wears Hu clothes and has a cold and thin face that makes people feel as if he is standing on a precipice. His eyes are narrow and sharp, and he seems to be able to see through people's hearts.
Of course, Xiao Linshi could ask this question directly, and Xu Huai knew that he had seen through the erosion of the Hehuai River. He sighed softly and said:
"Bianliang has already lost ground in the face of the Red Husbands, and the disadvantages have been accumulated for a long time. Faced with the Red Husband's army that is about to go south, apart from Zheng Gong, His Highness realizes that no matter how hard it is to do anything, Bianliang will most likely not be able to recruit many from elsewhere.
King Qin has sent troops! Bianliang does not consider the people, and the grain reserves are only enough to support the courtiers and defenders for a month. We also have reason to believe that the Chihu people are very aware of this, and even everything is under the control of the Chihu people."
Xiao Linshi closed his eyes and thought for a while, then opened his eyes and asked: "So, when Bianliang City fell, it was the time when King Jing was established..."
Everyone in the house was shocked. They looked at Xu Huai and saw Xu Huai nodded slightly...
