At dawn on the second day, Qin Wenyuan led his troops to leave Jinzhou. They passed through Bingzhou and Daizhou back to the military camp stationed in Yunzhou in a few days.
Sima Yuntian led Zhao Meng, Wu Ping, Kilisu Gu and other lieutenant generals to welcome Qin Wenyuan and others into the military camp. When the soldiers of the Qin family and the Turkic soldiers saw the return of the young commander and the new master, they all beat their armor and cheered, and the shouts resounded throughout the camp.
After introducing the brothers to the generals and resting for two days, Qin Wenyuan ordered the entire army to collect grain, grass and other supplies and prepare for the deployment of the entire army.
When Qin Wenyuan left the army and entered the dynasty, tens of thousands of Turkic men and women, old and young, who were taken over by the Qin family army, were temporarily resettled in Yunzhou. This time the army went to Pingzhou. In view of the unclear situation in Pingzhou, after meeting with Sima Yuntian and others
After some discussion between the military generals and Kilisugou, it was decided that the soldiers and generals under Kilisugou's command would protect the tens of thousands of Turkic men and women, old and young, who would move with the Xu family's army.
After the major military matters were discussed, Qin Wenyuan went to the Yamen of the Governor's Mansion in Youzhou to meet with the Governor Wei Xiaojie.
After the two met and saluted each other, Qin Wenyuan and Wei Xiaojie said.
"Master Wei! Qin's army is about to move out. Qin came to say goodbye to you. This time Qin led his army into Youzhou. Thank you for your care. The defense of Yunzhou City will be handed over to Yunzhou before the army sets off.
Garrison, when Qin went to Pingzhou with orders, he also asked Lord Wei to order the pass from Yunzhou to Pingzhou to allow the pass to avoid unnecessary disputes between the two armies."
After hearing what Qin Wenyuan said, Wei Xiaojie picked up the tea bowl and said haha.
"Mr. Qin's intention is that Wei will fully cooperate. I hope Master Xu will display his great ambitions in Pingzhou and put an end to the chaos in Liaodong as soon as possible so that the Tang Dynasty can completely eliminate the threats and intrusions from the tribes in the Northeast. Master Qin should be wary of the Khitan people when he goes there."
, the Khitan cavalry is very powerful and often harasses the border gates of the Tang Dynasty. If Lord Qin can solve this trouble, it will surely be more effective in conquering the land of Liaodong."
During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, the main area of activity of the Khitan people was the area northeast of Liaoning. Most of them belonged to the Turks, but some were under the management of Xueyantuo Zhenzhu Khan. The remaining small tribes governed independently and did not yet have unified royal power.
Qin Wenyuan thought what Wei Xiaojie said was quite pertinent, but Wei Xiaojie didn't know that someone like Qin Wenyuan, who had an understanding of historical knowledge in his previous life, would be a bit lax in his actions.
The two talked for a long time, and Qin Wenyuan resigned and returned to the Yunzhou military camp. After returning to the camp, he ordered the messenger of Xue Yantuo's tribe who had stayed in the Qin army to inform Princess Minmin that the Qin family's army was going to Pingzhou soon, hoping that Zhenzhu Khan Yinan would
It can restrain the Shiwei, Mohe, Xi, and Suwei tribes in this area not to provoke the Qin Army, otherwise, the Qin Army will launch a thunderous force and destroy them one by one.
After hearing the message from Qin Wenyuan, Princess Minmin who was still staying in Yunzhou and the owner of "Tanchunfang" in Chang'an City put on a black silk cheongsam from the "Nishang" brand and a white fox fur vest and hurriedly
Arrive at the Qin family army camp.
After entering the military camp and following the guards to the Chinese army tent, Chun Niang joked when she saw Qin Wenyuan alone in the tent.
"Is my brother leaving Yunzhou? How about taking my sister with him?"
Looking at this mature and beautiful woman who was dressed like those in the Republic of China in her previous life, with her slender waist, all of which showed that women are most attractive to men, Qin Wenyuan couldn't help but feel vulgar, and his breathing became a little quick for a moment.
Chun Niang is a master of Fengyue Sect, and she has long been used to the various expressions of men looking at women. Seeing Qin Wenyuan's behavior, this charming woman even approached Qin Wenyuan and said in an extremely charming and flirtatious way.
"Your Majesty, please feel free to lead your army to Pingzhou. This little girl should report to the Khan to restrain the tribes in the area from having disputes with the Qin army. But Chun Niang will not be able to see her brother all the time in the future...!"
Listening to this woman's disgusting words and smelling the fragrance emanating from her body, Qin Wenyuan thought to himself.
"If you keep teasing me like this, believe it or not, I will deal with you in this account!"
Although he had this thought in his heart, Qin Wenyuan resisted his impulse and said to Chun Niang calmly.
"Qin Wenyuan would like to thank Princess Minmin. When the army arrives in Pingzhou, if necessary, Zhenzhu Khan will be asked to help."
Seeing that Qin Wenyuan was not moved by her beauty, Chun Niang sighed secretly and put away her charming face before speaking seriously.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to be polite. As long as your Majesty has instructions, just send someone to inform him. However, if something happens to Xue Yantuo's department, please remember our agreement."
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After hearing the news that the Qin family army was leaving Yunzhou, some people in Yunzhou City who had been tortured by the war spontaneously organized and wanted to go to Pingzhou with the army to build a new home. Xu Tian would not stop this situation, and for Pingzhou
In that sparsely populated area, population was the greatest wealth, so Zhao Meng was secretly ordered to lead two thousand cavalry to protect the Tang people accompanying the army along the way.
Two days before the army set off, Kilisugu led the Turkic soldiers to guard the men, women, and children of the same tribe. Zhao Meng led 2,000 cavalry to guard the people of Yunzhou who wanted to go to Pingzhou. They set off in advance and left Yunzhou in a low-key manner.
city.
In the third month of the fourth year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, with the sound of an earth-shattering cannon, nearly 20,000 cavalrymen in the Qin family army camp in Yunzhou City, led by Qin Wenyuan, bid farewell to the local yamen and garrison officials who came to see him off in Yunzhou City and rode slowly.
Leave the military camp.
But I could see the flags fluttering, the horses' hooves flying, and the dust filling the sky.
Surrounded by many generals, Qin Wenyuan was dressed in a white robe, covered with black iron chainmail, and wore a purple gold crown with soaring hair. Two long feathers swayed in the wind, and he held a "painting pole square" that emitted cold light in his hand.
The "Heavenly Halberd" divine weapon, with a jade-shaped face and an indifferent smile, looks like a star king descending to earth and a martial god coming to the world.
Beside him, Murphy is wearing a red skirt and silver soft armor. There are also two colorful feathers flying on the silver phoenix-winged helmet. A gilded red-tasseled spear emits a dull golden light in the sun. Sitting on a black horse
It makes this handsome female general look very heroic.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Cheng Chumo, Yuchi Baolin, Fang Yiai, Qin Huaiyu, Luo Shiyi, etc. also have their armor and stomachs on their bodies, with various weapons shining brightly. They sit down on their tall horses with steel whips and gold maces hanging diagonally on their backs.
Meteor hammer and other weapons, several boys on horseback pretended to be murderous, with serious faces, showing off their pretentiousness.
Many people on the street watched the army rise up and cheered loudly when they saw the many heroic young generals in the army. Some Han people who had lived outside the border fortress for a long time murmured.
"This is the type of person that only the outstanding people of the Tang Dynasty can cultivate...!"
It was an April day that suddenly turned warm and cold, and unmelted white snow could still be seen everywhere on the official roads. After two days of galloping, Qin Wenyuan led his army through Pingzhou's "Wu Ending" county and caught up with him at the boundary of "Shangyin" city.
The soldiers and people led by Kilisu Gu and Zhao Meng had less than a day to reach "Lulong" city, the seat of Pingzhou government during the Sui Dynasty.
When entering the boundary of Pingzhou and passing through the "Wu End" county town, Qin Wenyuan ordered the army to continue moving forward without stopping. Along the way, they saw sparsely populated areas, large areas of land barren, and dilapidated buildings. Compared with the prosperity of Qizhou, it was really different.
After catching up with the troops and people who came out of Yunzhou two days ago, when they were less than a few miles away from "Shangyin" city, Qin Wenyuan ordered the army to take a short rest and sent scouts to inquire about the surrounding situation and the military record office to join the army and go to "Shangyin"
The city notified the government officials here about the large army crossing the border, and it was reported that the government officials in the city came to see themselves, the newly appointed governor of Pingzhou in the imperial court.
Nearly an hour later, Shi, the chief of the Yamen of the "Shangyin" city, went to see Xu Tian in the army. He looked at this middle-aged Confucian scholar with gray hair on his temples. The official uniform he was wearing had completely faded after not knowing how long he had worn it.
Qin Wenyuan said softly with discomfort in his heart.
"I am the new governor of Pingzhou. I don't know what your name is, and how long you have been here."
"Replying to your Majesty, my official's name is Zhong Hanting. He is from Youzhou. He has been working here since the fourth year of Wude. He has not left here for eight years. Today, I was summoned by the Governor of Qin. I am very happy. I should have
We provide some food, grass and other supplies, but Shangyin City is a vast area with few people, and there have been constant natural disasters in the past few years. Please forgive me for my incompetence, Commander-in-Chief!"
This is the history of Zhong Hanting's "Shangyin" city government office. He was afraid that Qin Wenyuan would ask him to replenish food and grass. This was because the government office had not had much income in recent years, and there was no spare money, food and other materials to honor the superior.
Qin Wenyuan said with a smile.
"Zhong Changshi misunderstood. The Governor asked you to come here not to talk about money, food and other things. It's just that I have just arrived here and don't know much about the local situation. While the army is resting, I want to find out about the local situation from you.
, Since Zhong Changshi has been an official here for many years, he must have his own insights into the entire area within Pingzhou."
"Ah! It seems that I have misunderstood the governor's intention. If I want to talk about the situation in Pingzhou, I will just say a few words. Pingzhou is connected to Yanshan Mountain in the north, Bohai Sea in the east, and Hebei Plain in the south. There are many places under its jurisdiction.
The mountainous terrain is complex. From a military perspective, it is indeed a dangerous place to defend against invasion by foreign enemies. From Youzhou to Pingzhou to Yingzhou, along the Great Wall are Jinpo Pass, Juyong Pass, and Gubeikou.
, Songting Pass and Yu Pass, the governor must have been able to think of the strategic system formed by the Great Wall and these passes. In fact, it was set up to deal with the intrusion of the Han people by the northern minorities outside the Great Wall. However, the imperial court seemed to have no energy in these years.
Or they didn't pay much attention to these places, so that foreigners invaded and plundered from time to time due to border air defense. As a result, the local government in western Liaoning was weak, and most of the people moved inland. In this case, the imperial court vigorously developed several states in western Liaoning, which increased the population here.
If we make good use of those barren lands, I believe that it won't be long before Pingzhou, Yingzhou and Songmo City will become important places for food and livestock in western Liaoning."
After hearing what Zhong Changshi said, Qin Wenyuan was very interested in this person. This person had unique insights into both military affairs and people's livelihood. Wasn't he just the management talent he needed?
Qin Wenyuan took note of this person, and after a conversation with him, he greatly encouraged him and told him his general ideas for the development of this place after taking office. Master Zhong was overjoyed when he heard Qin Wenyuan's philosophy of governing, and his eyes shone with anticipation.
light.
The army continued to advance, and Zhong Changshi marched to "Shangyin" city with Qin Wenyuan's army. After entering the city, Xu Tian said goodbye to him and hoped to see him again soon.
Zhong Changshi watched Qin Wenyuan's army march through the city towards Lulong City. He didn't know much about this young governor of Pingzhou yet. He could only tell from a few words and the appearance of the Qin family's army that this young man
There seems to be something different about adults.
As the army was marching, Qin Wenyuan sent a scout to report that there were two slightly established military camps in the northeastern region outside Pingzhou, both in "Tanzhou" not far from "Shangyin" city. They were for the mighty Tang Dynasty guarding Gubeikou.
The military purpose of the Qingyi Army and the Zhenyuan Army was to stop the Xi tribe and the Khitans from going south. On the other side, the Qingyi Army of the Tang Dynasty was stationed in Guizhou City. Their purpose was to exit the Yuguan Road from Pingzhou and hold on to this strategic location.
In addition to these three relatively large-scale garrisons in the entire area to defend Youzhou, there are also two armed forces of less than ten thousand people, the Jingsai Army and the Xiongwu Army, outside the Chongqing Pass Road. The number of military factions here is beyond Qin Wenyuan's expectation.
Based on the reports from the scouts, Qin Wenyuan had a rough idea of the complex military situation here. When he was less than ten miles away from Lulong City, the seat of Pingzhou, the scouts from the Qin family's front army reported again. The gates of Longcheng were closed tightly, as if they did not want the Qin army to enter the city.
After hearing this situation, Qin Wenyuan ordered Zhao Meng and Wu Ping to assist Sima Yuntian and lead his army to follow closely. He took his personal guards and a thousand cavalry to the gate of Lulong City to see what was going on.
After a while, Qin Wenyuan led his army to the gate of Lulong City, but saw that the Pingzhou City Gate was tightly closed, and the Tang soldiers on the city tower had their bows strung and their swords unsheathed, as if they were facing a powerful enemy. Qin Wenyuan sent people downstairs to shout loudly.
"Listen up to the defenders on the city tower. In accordance with the imperial decree, General Xu of Chariot and Cavalry has led the governor of Pingzhou and controlled military affairs in western Liaoning. Why are you closing the city gates tightly to prevent the army from entering the city? Do you think you are going to rebel against the order?"
As soon as the Qin army finished shouting, a soldier in general's uniform appeared on the tower and said loudly.
"General Qin, a certain family is Xiao Yi, the fifth-rank Zhenyuan general of the imperial court. He is now the commander of the Xiongwu Army. A certain family advises you to go where you came from. Pingzhou and even western Liaoning are not places where you can run wild. If you don't
Listen to a certain family's greetings, hey! There are tens of thousands of people like you in this barren land, so what if a certain family won't let you into the city? Without supplementary food and grass, I'm afraid you won't be able to survive for a few days."
Hearing the words of the man on the city tower, Qin Wenyuan understood from the details that this man was a descendant of the Xiao family, the seventh surname of the Tang Dynasty. The Xiao family and the eldest son's family were family friends. After learning this, Qin Wenyuan came to the city gate.
Xiao Yi looked downstairs and said sternly.
"Xiao Yi! The governor gives you half an hour to open the gate of Lulong City. Otherwise, the governor will regard you as a rebel, and the Qin army will use all means to attack the city. Can you afford the consequences of the battle between the two armies at that time?"
"Qin Wenyuan! Xiao is not scared. Can you capture the gate of Lulong City on your own? Go back to your Qizhou, so as not to be embarrassed here."
The guards around Qin Wenyuan could not hear this guy mocking his young commander, but they saw a sharp arrow with a cold light shooting at this guy with a sound of breaking the wind, a "click" sound was heard, and the arrow on this guy's helmet
Hongying had been shot down, and the man's face changed in fright, and he shouted angrily.