Chapter 3 Fuyao (Six Parts) On the map of the Sui Dynasty, Zhuojun, located on the northern border, is the most special county. The county boundary on the south side reaches directly to the estuary of Hutuo River and Sanggan River, and then it is like a drinking water
It stretches to the northwest like a giant python. Its huge body spans Jixian, Huairong, the inner and outer Great Wall and large areas of grassland. Its tail reaches the depths of the desert. From the south to the north, it spans nearly a thousand miles from the east to the west.
, even the best-footed Dawan horse still has to run for half a month.
But that was only Zhuojun on the map. In fact, the Sui Dynasty never paid much attention to this barbaric frontier fortress. Because it pursued a policy of disintegration and disintegration for the barbarians on the fortress, the northwest of Zhuojun and the adjacent Yanmen County
In the north, most of Dingxiang County, with an area of tens of thousands of miles of fertile land, has been "temporarily loaned" to Qimin Khan and his son for refuge.
In the 20th year of the founding of the Emperor, Qimin Khan, who was beaten by his own people and was forced to live in the Sui Dynasty, led his troops northward with the strong support of the Sui emperors and ministers. On the way, he successively surrendered Tiele, Sijie, Fuliwu, Hun, and Dendrobium.
After defeating their former enemies, the Ashina family re-established their Turkic tent in Mobei and became the overlord of the northeastern grasslands.
However, he refused to return the temporarily borrowed land on the grounds that his body could not bear the cold wind in the desert north, and led the direct descendants of the Ashina family to continue to live in the northern border of the Sui Dynasty.
If the Sui Dynasty had remained strong, this relationship of sojourn and dependence would not have posed much of a threat to the lives of the people in the Central Plains. However, the Sui Dynasty declined rapidly within a few years, so the "temporary loan" became permanent.
Separate occupation! Moreover, the successors of Qimin Khan sent troops south to test from time to time, trying to take advantage of the weakness of the Central Plains to seize greater benefits.
The map Li Xu showed you today was drawn in the 20th year of the founding of the Emperor. At that moment, the large area of land outside the Great Wall still bore the imprint of the Sui Dynasty. But now, the Zhuojun controlled by Li Xu is only a quarter of its original size.
In addition to a quarter of the land that was forcibly taken away by Luo Yi, nearly half of the land was used as pasture by the Turks.
Even the quarter controlled by Li Xu is now in danger. Since the Xue brothers returned to Luo Yi, there are no official troops stationed in the middle reaches of the Sanggan River. Turks may come from outside the Great Wall and the nearby Yanmen County at any time.
Come here and steal the thousands of miles of fertile soil for yourself.
Therefore, the strategy launched by the General's Office to allocate land to support troops does not intend to take away half of the land from the other five counties. There are large areas of unowned land along the Sanggan River for the General's Office to allocate. But the premise of all this is that the Great General's Office will
The General's Mansion has the ability to defend a quarter of Zhuo County under its control. The heroes from the other five counties are willing to do their best to support the General's Mansion.
"The Turks are not as powerful as everyone thinks. Without the support of our Sui Dynasty, Qimin Khan and his family would have turned into bones without graves!" Li Xu saw the expressions of surprise on the faces of the civil and military officials.
He smiled and explained loudly
Everyone knows the glory he mentioned, especially the children of aristocratic families such as Cui Qian and Zhang Jiuyi. They were once deeply proud of the great martial arts of the Great Sui Dynasty. But the Great Sui Dynasty at that time was not the Great Sui Dynasty now, and the five counties now are also
Can't afford to support a strong cavalry that can scare the Turks
"I once visited the grasslands and learned about the internal situation of the Turks. They seem to be a powerful country, but in fact they are composed of hundreds of tribes. In name, the Ashina family can command all other tribes. In fact, once his power is weakened,
If the damage is too great, another tribe will be ready to replace it at any time!" Li Xu paused and continued to encourage everyone's confidence.
"This is actually similar to the Central Plains!" Cui Qian smiled and muttered in his heart that the Yang family in the Central Plains was like Ashina on the grassland. As for Yuwen, Dugu, Li, Wang and other high-ranking officials, they were actually not as loyal to the Yang family.
The tribes on the grassland mostly treat the Ashina family, but the Central Plains people will talk about things like justice and honor, while the Turks don't have so many red tapes. When they become powerful, they will directly use their knives.
"As for the Ashina family itself, not everyone is of the same mind. Back when Khan was committing riot at Yanmen Pass, Ashina Gutuoru borrowed my hand and stabbed his cousin severely! From then on until
Now, the tribes led by Ashina Gutuolu have been in the Suotou River area, eyeing the location of Shibi Khan!"
All the generals in the Boling Army had witnessed this with their own eyes. If Li Xu and Ashina Gutuoru had not reached the peace agreement first, the Turks would not have been defeated so quickly and so miserably.
Because of his great achievements, Yang Guangcai named Li Xu the general manager of the six counties, making him officially one of the powerful men in the army.
Another benefit that no one expected at the beginning is that the six counties of Boling have since got rid of their dependence on Youzhou. In the past two years, the Boling Army has been able to have stable war horses and horses while confronting the Youzhou Army.
The supply of rawhide also benefited from the friendship between Li Xu and some heroic figures in the fortress. Moreover, the Khitan tribe, the Xi tribe and the Gutuolu family were not only engaged in close material exchanges with the six counties, but also through the exchange of merchants and left-behind people.
In the hands of Wang Kewang of the Khitan tribe and Pan Zhanyang, the great master of the Khitan tribe, all the changes in the fortress have not escaped the eyes of Li Xu and others.
After making up his mind not to give up an inch of fertile soil yesterday, Li Xu carefully considered the balance of power between the six counties and the Turks. After considering it, he was surprised to find that the situation he was facing might not be as he thought before.
The pessimistic Tiger and Ben Iron Cavalry's move to allow the Turks to move south was a challenge for the Six Counties, but hidden behind the challenge, there was also a huge opportunity.
Li Xu believed that the reason why the civil and military officials in the Six Counties changed their minds when talking about Turks was mainly because he did not understand the enemy. Therefore, he must let everyone clearly see the difficulties faced by his opponents. If everyone works together to deal with this challenge, then,
The Six Counties of Boling will no longer be the place of the Four Battles behind it. From now on, there will be a solid support point to ensure that everyone has no worries about advancing or retreating!
Pointing at the map, he carefully analyzed the importance of the Sanggan River Basin to the entire six counties. "If we give up the land north of Baihua Mountain, the Turks will push their power to the foot of the Inner Great Wall! Although they can be at peace with us in a short time,
No problem, once the herdsmen gain a foothold in Zhuojun, they will definitely cross the Inner Great Wall and Laishui and burn the war to Shanggu and Boling!"
"And if we take the initiative to develop northward, the Turks will have to consider which tribe to use to deal with the six counties! At present, the force closest to the Sanggan River is Mayi Liu Wuzhou. He is an old friend of mine, and we both know each other's strengths.
, he may not dare to take the initiative to provoke me. On the other side of Zhuo County is Ashina Gutuolu. He is also an old friend of mine. He is not tolerated at the moment. Of course, he will not easily become enemies with the remaining two people. Ashina will wait until
If Lifu and Ashina Dubisi lead their troops southward, while dealing with us head-on, they should also be careful of Gutuolu from the side to steal his retreat..."
Following Li Xu's introduction, Zhao Ziming led several civilian staff and hung up a map of the situation outside the Great Wall next to the map of Zhuo County. On this map, the grasslands and deserts were no longer complete blocks but detailed.
It was divided into several small "states" such as Xi, Lin, Khitan, Shiwei, etc. Even the Turks were divided in detail into Ashina Duji, Ashina Qilifu, Ashina Dubisi, Ashina
Although Nashi Bobi, Ashina Gutuoru and other spheres of influence are either brothers or uncles and nephews, it can be seen from the distance between the tooth tents that they are not of the same mind.
If the strength of only five counties is used to provoke the entire Turks, even if Li Xu tells the truth, everyone will not be inspired to have much courage. But if the strength of five counties is used to fight against any of the Turkic tribes, the six counties
The local officials immediately became more courageous. Deep in their hearts, they were also unwilling to voluntarily give up the thousands of miles of fertile wilderness sandwiched between the inner and outer Great Wall. Many of their tribesmen served in the Boling Army and were about to benefit from the land granting plan.
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Just when everyone's appetites were whetted, Li Xu poured a ladle of oil on the fire: "According to my friends on the grassland, Shibi Khan has been bedridden since the defeat of Yanmen the year before last.
His two younger brothers, Ashina Chlifu and Ashina Dubi, were arguing over who would succeed their eldest brother as Khan. And Shibi Khan's son, Ashina Shibobi, got an old minister from the family.
In the past two years, the civil strife in our Sui Dynasty has continued. However, Shibi Khan did not take the opportunity to go south. He only relied on Liu Armed Forces and Liang Shidu to harass the Central Plains. It is because the Turks are also divided internally.
, if we can quickly establish a foothold in Zhuojun, we won’t have to worry about the threat of the Turks in a short time!"
Half of these words are true, and the other half are purely inciting. But in the face of huge interests, few people have the sense to analyze which of Li Xu's words are true and which are false. They only focus on the flat land.
, a river flowing with honey, eyes full of heat, eyes full of madness
"I am willing to follow the general to regain my homeland!" Zhou Daniu was the first to jump out and take the lead in expressing his stance.
"I hope the general will obey!" Cui Qian, Zhang Jiuyi and others also quickly stood up straight and bowed their hands in salute.
With these big figures taking the lead, the mood of other onlookers was even higher. Some impatient ones even wished that they would immediately join the army and work as an official in the army, so that they could get hundreds of acres of fertile land with guaranteed harvest due to drought and flood. Yesterday, they were still looked down upon by everyone.
Because the Turkic sword hanging above the head has become a piece of scrap metal today that scares people, and no one cares about it anymore.
"Dare I ask, dare I ask the general, do we have enough manpower to open up wasteland!" In addition to those who are dazzled by the benefits, there are also sober people among the local officials. Beiping County Magistrate Yang Wenxuan is one of them. He soon discovered
The biggest flaw in the entire military training plan, he quickly walked to the center of the meeting hall and knelt down to ask for advice.
"I have ordered people to open all the gates between the six counties and Hedong, and organize the refugees from Hedong to go north to settle on the Sanggan River as soon as possible!" Li Xu nodded and answered with a smile.
