"Master Sir, this convenience is withering shade. From here, the Luoshui River turns to the northwest. After another day's journey, you can reach Luoyang garrison."
In the evening, the team arrived at a shoal in a river valley, where the advance scouts had selected a fairly flat and open camping site. When the soldiers began to set up camp, Li Dao pointed to the mountains not far ahead and pointed at Li Tai.
said.
"That mountain range is the Wither Mountain. It is named because there are many flying withers nesting in the cliffs. Those flying withers are very ferocious and often attack people and animals passing by."
Li Dao pointed to the flying birds hovering in the sky and sighed: "Although flying birds are ferocious, if they can be tamed, they are also of great use in marching and hunting. In the past year, I and my tribe were lost in the wilderness, and I almost died of thirst."
, Fortunately, I found the water source with the withering eyes accompanying the team..."
Li Tai also looked up to see the strong and powerful wings flying in the sky, his face full of fascination.
During the field hunting tour last year, he also saw the scene of a northern rural regiment letting out falcons for hunting. They were simply the most beautiful cubs in the field. When the falcon killed its prey, the visual impact was beyond mention.
Already.
He couldn't help but ask: "Do you still have Fei withered in your department now?"
"After the internal migration, there are not as many as in previous years. It is difficult to catch flying withers and tame them. Ten of them cannot become one. Now there are only two left, and they are both old. They can only be raised by wither slaves and can no longer be released.
Already."
Li Dao sighed with some regret, his eyes became a little wistful, as if he was recalling the early years of playing with the withers. He pointed to the nearby mountains and forests with ravines and said: "The scattered withered Hu tribes here are also trained by the nearby mountains.
Experts. Some tribes are even more astonishingly wealthy because of this, even the princes in Chang'an City may not be able to compare. In Xiazhou, a tame Fei withered can be exchanged for hundreds of cattle and horses, and dozens of soldiers. Once it appears in the city, it will definitely suffer.
To rob!"
When Li Tai heard this, he was immediately moved. He had been suffering from a disease recently and couldn't bear to hear that others were rich.
But at the same time, he felt secretly wary in his heart. He pointed to the flying withers circling in the sky and said, "Yes, we have entered a situation where thieves are rampant. Is it possible that those birds in the sky are hiding the ears and eyes of the nearby Hu tribe?"
He also didn't know much about the border situation, so it was inevitable that he would make a fuss.
After Li Dao heard this, he smiled and shook his head and said: "Birds are just birds. They can occasionally act as ears and eyes to detect movement, but it is difficult to rely on them completely. Most of the time, they are not as accurate as human eyes. The reason why some thieves are difficult to track down is because
Being familiar with the landforms is also the basis of your eyesight and warning, so that you can move and escape quickly. But thieves can rely on it, and I can also use it. There are many examples of dividing the troops into panic and luring them into traps."
Li Tai was also happy to hear this. Yes, no matter how smart birds are, communication with humans is a big problem. The information they can transmit is limited, and they are not very capable of distinguishing human disguises.
Communication will inevitably lead to misunderstandings.
"The Buluoji people are scattered among the ravines, and their power is very fragmented. This area is barren and desolate. It is difficult to gather a large part of the population in one place, whether it is farming, animal husbandry or hunting. Even if fathers, sons and brothers sometimes have to live separately,
Haven't seen him for years.
There are very few subordinates among the various tribes. Only in the face of major disasters and dangers will there be powerful and prestigious people to call on the various tribes and gather people. Most of the time, these miscellaneous tribes do not dare to harass the officers and soldiers of the main tribe, but they can sweep up
The evils of the countryside are also indispensable."
Although Li Dao also had a Ji Hu background, he did not comment on other Bu Luo Ji Zhong in a polite tone and did not treat them as the same kind.
The landforms of northern Shaanxi are mostly strips of high plateaus and narrow ravines. The farther away from the Guanzhong Plain, the more obvious these landform features become.
Medieval society was limited by the development of productive forces, and Jihu itself was not a representative of advanced productive forces. The utilization and transformation of environmental resources were extremely limited. The living environment determined the organizational form of its production and life.
Hearing what Li Dao said, Li Tai also had a more intuitive understanding of Jihu's living conditions.
So soon, he came up with another idea: "Since the thieves in these areas cannot gather in large numbers, the small tribes must have limited military strength. If they can attack nearby and collect cattle and horses, there is no need to
Let’s go to Xi’an for a trip.”
As soon as he said these words, Li Dao and several others beside him were stunned. After a moment, they all showed eagerness to try, obviously they were moved by this proposal.
This trip to Xi'an Prefecture, needless to say, the length of the journey, the key point is how Chang Shan will treat them, it is really unpredictable. Even if Li Tai has a sharp tongue and can resolve the grudges with Chang Shan, this time will not be enough in terms of time.
A little too tight.
After all, horses are made of flesh and blood. If the war horses brought back do not receive adequate rest and feeding, they will inevitably become emaciated and sluggish, and their mission of water management will not be considered successful.
However, if enough horses can be collected from the various tribes in the Sakon Jihu, in addition to completing their own tasks, the military merits obtained will also be extremely considerable.
Li Tai didn't mention his preparations to his subordinates. He had already planned to rob them if they couldn't reach an agreement. Both the left and the right would cause trouble. How could robbing friendly forces be better than robbing enemies?
Li Yantou, Zhu Meng and others who led the team came up, nodded and said: "Forcing into a strange situation where you are out of reach is not what a wise man does. It is better to solve the matter within the scope of our ability. At the turn of autumn and winter
This is a time when thieves are irritable. Killing their forces will make the people within the territory much safer!"
Li Taiben has been suffering from pink eye for a long time and cannot bear to hear that others are richer than him. When he heard Li Dao talk about the wealth of the Hu family in this poor situation, he felt a little uncontrollable.
Last year, Shuhui went out to attack Jihu, and he was very rich the year before and after, harvesting a lot of men, horses and supplies. After returning, he also gave himself dozens of Jihu tribesmen, which are still being digested this year.
At that time, Li Tai was already very greedy, and he had already regarded Jihu as a goal. He didn't have the conditions and opportunities before, but now that he has come, he really can't bear not to give it a try.
Among the subordinates, Li Dao has been active in the surrounding area for a long time and has the deepest understanding of the situation in this area.
Seeing that everyone was very interested in this, he also thought about it seriously, and then said: "This plan is indeed feasible, but which part to capture still needs to be discussed. Withered Yin Hu is scattered in Shanyin and River Yang. Although he is the richest, but
The defense is also the most rigorous. Its tribes often build forts, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Because they don’t travel often, they are often subject to restrictions. They are relatively friendly and difficult to acquire..."
Jihu tribes have different genus and distribution areas, and their situations are also different. The withering fox is a rare craftsman among the Jihu, and it is deeply dependent on the geographical location. Although it is good at training the withering, its wings have also been tamed, and it has become more peaceful.
, unwilling to leave this rare settlement.
Since we can't just go there and live all over the world, we naturally have to manage the settlement seriously. Therefore, the Toyin Hu are also keen on building fortresses and guarding their homes. Because they have settled for a long time and their goals have become clear, they naturally have to restrain their viciousness.
, and maintain good relations with surrounding forces.
Therefore, in addition to Yuanzhou, Xiazhou and other Jihu forces that successively relied on Yuwentai, Diaoyinhu was also a rare Hu tribe among the Jihu who had a good relationship with the Western Wei Dynasty.
Li Tai didn't care much whether the relationship between Withering Hu and the Western Wei Dynasty was good, and it wasn't on his good terms. But when he heard that the walls of Withying Hu were strong and solid, easy to defend and difficult to attack, he also secretly hesitated in his heart.
When he attacked Lei's Manor on the east bank of Luoshui River, several of his men were injured, which was very heartbreaking. At present, his foundation is still weak, and these more than 500 subordinates are his most trusted force, and he is really unwilling to lose them.
Consumption.
Although there are a lot of weapons, equipment and supplies carried on this trip, they are not equipped to attack a fortified city. Even if a dock wall can be attacked, the damage will inevitably be huge.
Moreover, if Jihu has been able to wreak havoc for so long, he must not be from Zhihu. It would be a bit rash to challenge a high level of difficulty just to get started. It is better to accumulate experience by playing in the field.
After hesitating for a moment, he asked Li Dao: "Aside from Withered Yin Hu, does Sakon have any other suitable targets?"
"Heishuihu on the east bank of Luoshui River live near the river. They take advantage of the danger and often collude with the east thieves. Since the reign of the Qing Dynasty, whenever there are thieves who act recklessly, their tribes often get involved. The latest incident was
It was Liu Ping of Dongxia Prefecture who subdued the rebellion..."
Li Dao had a good understanding of the situation in this area and quickly selected a suitable target.
Blackwater, also known as Kulichuan, is a tributary on the west bank of the Yellow River. Kuli is also known as "coolie" and is the lower-class slave tribe among Jihu. The lower the status, the stronger the fighting spirit. Therefore, the rebellion of Jihu in the north,
Heishuihu is one of the main forces.
In the Jihu rebellion in the fourth and seventh years of Datong, Heishuihu all participated in it. Jihu in this situation was also one of the Jihu tribes that the Eastern Wei Dynasty focused on recruiting and fanning.
In the sixth year of Datong, Rouran had an enmity with the Western Wei Dynasty, and most of them invaded south, passing through the Hetao area and directly attacking Xiazhou. This shocked the Western Wei court, so much so that the emperor Yuan Baoju had no choice but to kill the queen Yifu to appease Rouran's anger.
Although Rouran was dismissed, the Western Wei Dynasty had insufficient troops in the northern border and the empty defense situation was also exposed to the northern barbarians. Therefore, Jihu leader Liu Pingfu took up residence in Shangjun and rebelled. This rebellion was also instigated and supported by the Eastern Wei Dynasty.
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The Eastern Wei Dynasty planned to use the power of Jihu and Liu Pingfu to establish a stronghold west of the Yellow River and even build a Black Otter Happy City.
The Western Wei Dynasty was also very nervous about this. Yu Jin, Hou Mo and Chen Chong were the commanders of Zhu Guo, and their generals also included Doulu Ning, Liang Chun, Lu Tong, She Dichang, and Yifeng, the governor of Xiazhou at the time.
Wait until the rebellion is put down.
Such a lineup is second only to the several fights between the Eastern and Western Wei Dynasties in Heluo, which shows that the Western Wei government attaches great importance to this. However, the result is only to quell the rebellion, but not to annihilate it in depth. There are still a large number of Jihu rebels.
They crossed the Yellow River and fled into the Eastern Wei Dynasty, but in recent years they have gradually moved back.
Li Dao chose Heishuihu as his target. On the one hand, Heishuihu was cunning and untamed, and his military exploits were more impressive. On the other hand, Heishuihu had been severely attacked by the army in the seventh year of Datong, and his organization became more loose. Their members were not affiliated with each other.
There are many, so of course you have to pick soft persimmons to be able to pinch them smoothly.