Under the leadership of the banner of the sun, moon, stars and three stars, the Tang army exited the Great Wall at the north entrance.
The main road is the pass, and the small road is the entrance.
The Beikou Great Wall is located at the north entrance of the Yanshan Mountains. It is the throat from the Liaodong Plain and the Mongolian Plateau to the Central Plains. It is a battleground for military strategists.
"This section of the Great Wall was built during the Tianbao period of the Northern Qi Dynasty. It starts from Yulin in the west and ends at Yuguan in the east. It is 3,000 miles long. It has been more than 70 years ago. The Beikou Great Wall consists of four sections including Wohu Mountain and Panlong Mountain. At the end of Wude
, two gates were added to the city gate, one was outside the Great Wall Pass, which was called Iron Gate Pass, and could only allow one car and one rider to pass through, and the other gate was built on the Chao River, which was called Shuimen Pass."
Dugu Yanyun pointed to the Great Wall Road,
Wu Huaiyu looked at the Great Wall, which had not been repaired much in recent years, and felt very vicissitudes of life. The dilapidated Great Wall made people feel the wars and wars of those years.
The Tang Dynasty set up the north entrance here to guard the area. After passing the north entrance of the Great Wall, it was Beishanxi territory, so it was also called Xiguan.
There are four major passes in Yanshan, Youzhou: Junduguan, Yuguan, Beikou, and Lulongsai.
There are two cliffs. There is a narrow road in the middle, which can only lead to one car. There is a deep stream below with huge rocks. It is a dangerous road for forty miles. In the Northern Qi Dynasty, Guanjing was built across the mountain at Beikou. The city was built on the top of the mountain and followed the mountain.
The momentum rises and falls, twists and turns, like a bird's nest.
"All the cities are located in the mountains. The mountain above this city is a bird's nest. When you come here, you will think of the warriors. The sky is thousands of miles high and the bows and ribbons are singing."
"What a poem by the Governor!"
Dugu Yanyun praised loudly. This fierce general, who looked like a giant spirit god, had just come from Chang'an and was transferred to the position of Deputy Protector of the Andong Protectorate. He was also the governor of Tanzhou and a powerful military envoy. He rode a
A five-flowered horse, with a black pitchfork in his hand, and bright armor on his body, he is not angry and is proud of himself.
This guy is also one of the nine generals of the Xuanwu Sect. This guy is very senior, and of course his family background is also very impressive. His grandfather Dugu Tun’s original surname is Li. It is said that he is still the Li family of Zhaojun among the five surnames. The Li family was also a general in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Later, Li Tun followed Gao
Huanzheng fought against Guanzhong Yuwentai, fought in Shayuan, and was captured by Dugu Xin. Later he became Dugu Xin's confidant, gave him the surname Dugu, and became Dugu Xin's retainer.
Dugu Xin was one of the Eight Pillar Kingdoms, and his three daughters later became queens. Dugu Tun was a blessing in disguise, and his family became richer in Guanzhong. He himself became a general in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and his two sons, Dugu Kai and Dugu Sheng, both became feudal lords.
The Dukes all held the position of general and general manager of the Sui Dynasty.
Dugu Kai's sons Ling Yun, Jing Yun, Teng Yun, Qing Yun, and Yan Yun were all named for their bravery. They were the Duke of two counties and the Duke of one county.
Although Dugu Yanyun was the youngest among the brothers, he was very lucky. He followed Li Shimin to participate in the Xuanwu Sect Rebellion and became one of the nine generals of the Xuanwu Sect. Based on this alone, he would be rich and wealthy throughout his life.
It was originally said that the emperor wanted to choose Dugu Yanyun to be the governor of Youzhou and the governor of Youzhou, but Wu Huaiyu, who had resigned halfway, was chosen to be the official.
Dugu Xin was so powerful back then, but he had seven sons and seven daughters. The daughters all married well, but the sons were not very capable. By the time of the Tang Dynasty, only the youngest son Dugu Zheng and his son Dugu Huaien were doing better. In the Sui Dynasty,
He only served as a county magistrate, but after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan was granted the title of Minister of the Ministry of Industry.
He was often asked to lead troops. As a result, although Dugu Huaien Lao lost the battle, Li Yuan still trusted his cousin. He even joked that your aunt's sons had become emperors, and it would be yours next.
Did Dugu Huaien take the joke seriously? Is the only woman in my family rich?
After this guy led another army to defeat, he was punished by Li Yuan. He actually harbored resentment and wanted to rebel. He was sent to attack Puzhou. However, he could not conquer it for a long time, so he planned to lure Wang Xingben with his subordinates Yuan Junbao, Rong Jing and others.
The army united with Liu Wuzhou, cut the east side of the river to become independent, led a group of thieves to seize Yongfengcang, cut off Li Shimin's salary road, and drove away the three auxiliaries.
As a result, Dugu Huaien was first defeated and captured by Liu Wuzhou's Song Jingang. Yuan Junbao leaked Dugu Huaien's plan to Song Jingang's army. As a result, Tang Jian, the minister of internal history of the Tang Dynasty who was also a prisoner, found out about it. After that, the Tang army defeated Liu Wuzhou.
The army captured Puzhou, Tang Jian reported it, and Dugu Huai'en was captured and beheaded without knowing anything.
The Dugu family was also implicated by him, and they were in a slump in the Tang Dynasty ever since. On the contrary, Dugu Yanyun, who was Dugu Xin's retainer at that time, did well in his family.
Outsiders only know that they are direct descendants of Duguxin.
At this time, Liyang County Duke and Youwuwei General Dugu Yanyun suddenly came to Youzhou. The arrangement was somewhat subtle. This person was a close friend of Li Shimin. His hometown was also in Hebei, and he was even in Youzhou in his early years.
He held office briefly,
He has the same seniority as Cheng Yaojin. This time he came not just to fight for gold, but more likely to have a confidant in Youzhou to prevent Wu Huaiyu from gaining too much power here and establishing a mountain top.
Although he is relatively young, Dugu Yanyun, who is in his thirties, is also an in-law of Li Shimin. His son Dugu Mou was just married to Princess Ankang, the fourteenth daughter of Li Shimin, and he himself married Prince Yang Guan of Hongnong.
The niece of Fang Yang Gongren and the daughter of Yang Xu, the governor of Yunzhou.
He and Wu Huaiyu are also considered relatives.
Compared with General Li Yun who suffered from frostbite halfway from Chang'an to Youzhou, this Dugu Yanyun is very brave and even jumps into the river for winter swimming every day in the cold weather.
The Tang army attacked from the east and west.
The west route army exits the Great Wall at the north exit, and the east route exits the Lulongsai Great Wall.
Dugu Yanyun, the deputy governor and the governor of Tanzhou, naturally led the powerful Tanzhou army to guard the capture at Beikou, and the Zhenyuan army and other Tanzhou troops were the vanguard on the west route.
Exit the north exit and sweep along the Chaohe River.
Panlong Mountain on the left, Crouching Tiger Mountain on the right, and the dangerous Chaohe River in the middle, guarded by iron gates. Forty miles of danger, only one car and one rider can pass through.
Such a majestic and dangerous pass is indeed a battleground for military strategists, and because of this dangerous pass, it has become a natural boundary line for a long time.
Beishanxi continued to move southward, but stopped outside the pass.
But now, the Sanchen Banner is hunting and dancing wildly, and the Heavenly Soldiers from the Central Plains are coming out again.
The Yanzhou Army and the soldiers and horses from the villages behind the mountain, under the leadership of Su Lie, served as a partial division of the West Route Army and deployed troops from the Baihe area.
One is right and the other is strange.
Going north out of the pass, in addition to the Chaohe River, there are two tributaries that merge into the Chaohe River in the north of the pass. These river valleys and mountains are full of Beishanxi tribes.
Wu Huaiyu and Duguyan Yuntong unified the main army on the West Road, Su Lie, Gao Wei unified the partial division on the West Road, Cheng Yaojin unified the main army on the East Road, and Wei Xiaojie unified the partial division on the East Road.
Li Tu Diji and Wu Fuyu led the Mohe Fan cavalry as a ranger.
This time, the Tang army said it would send 30,000 troops, but in fact many of its disciples, Fan Hu, volunteered to join the army.
There are many imperial censors in Chang'an who are attacking Wu Huaiyu to create border provocations and are very warlike and greedy for merit. However, here in Youzhou, especially the officers and soldiers of the Youzhou army, they all like Wu Huaiyu and support his use of troops.
For warriors, only by fighting can they realize their value, and only by fighting can they have the opportunity to be promoted. Even the ordinary soldiers, the disciples, the soldiers in the city, and the united rural soldiers also want to fight, because fighting can capture and plunder, which is more cost-effective than farming.
many.
Especially for a governor like Wu Huaiyu, who is a master of war. With 30,000 men, he can defeat over 100,000 men and horses, capture and kill 60,000 men, and seize over 100,000 livestock. Everyone is willing to fight with him. It is a pure profit.
Military merit also earns rewards and captures.
Who wouldn't want to do this kind of business?
Generals such as Cheng Yaojin, Wei Xiaojie, Dugu Yanyun, and Su Lie were also very good at fighting. They all had military merit. In the court, it was not just about their age, but their merit in battle.
There are even different levels of military merit, just like the barbarians also have chains of contempt.
The last ones should be the Li Man from Xidong in Lingnan, then the Xie Man from Bashu, then the Jihu Qilu from Shuofang and Hexi, then the Xiang Zhuqiang from Longyou Party, then the Xi and Khitan from Yanbei, and then the Tuyuhun from Qinghai.
, then the Western Turks, then the Eastern Turks,
Goguryeo, which has not started fighting with the Tang Dynasty yet, should be included in the first level of Turks.
The same number of enemies killed, but the enemies killed are different, the military achievements are also different.
Cheng Yaojin suppressed the Tieshan barbarians in Luzhou and killed 10,000, but it was not enough to destroy Jieli Khan's thousand Turkic elite cavalry. Although Beishan Xi was not of high quality, it was at least more valuable than the Luzhou Tieshan barbarians.
"Where's Beishan Xi?"
"Didn't you say that there are tens of thousands of tents in the northern mountains outside the Great Wall, cattle and sheep are all over the mountains and valleys, and tribes are all over the valleys? Why don't you see any of them?"
Dugu Yanyun rode out of the customs. For several days, he did not see the people or animals of the Xi tribe in Beishan. He was very disappointed.
It's like getting chicken blood these days, but I haven't even seen a ghost.
Wu Huaiyu was not surprised. Although Beishan Xi resisted the Tang Dynasty and wanted to raise troops to defend, they were not stupid. Moreover, these people were different from those in the Shanhou villages. The Shanhou villages were mainly Han people from the frontier areas, and they still had families and defenders.
Concept, but Xi people are nomads.
Although they also lived in a hut, when faced with the Tang army's attack, they moved directly with their cattle and sheep instead of clinging to it.
"They can't run far, and they can't all run away. Otherwise, there would be no need to resist the imperial court and prohibit household registration."
The people ran away, but the earth remained.
And he can't run far. Wu Huaiyu is not in a hurry. He will sweep forward slowly and move forward along the river valleys. At some important nodes, he will build military camps and forts, establish military stations and posthouses, and even start to collect troops with Fan Yang, Lu and others.
The land was sold for money.
Small groups of light cavalry were separated and searched for the Beishan Xi troops along the river valleys. However, the main force remained intact and was not in a hurry to disperse.
When entering the Yanbei Mountains, you must be on guard against attacks by Xi people. If you are too scattered, you may be defeated individually.
As long as the main force remains intact and small groups of light cavalry conduct reconnaissance, they will not be ambushed.
While advancing while building fortresses, military depots, and post houses, it also ensures logistics and retreat, and can be attacked or defended.
Wu Huaiyu's conservative style of play made Dugu Yanyun a little unbearable. He didn't want to move slowly like a spring outing every day, dozens of miles a day, half a day marching and half a day camping. In the end, he didn't even see a sheep, let alone
Ridiculous.
"Grand Governor, I request to lead the three thousand troops of Tanzhou Weiwu and Zhenyuan to lead the way to find and pursue Beishan Xi,"
"General Dugu, there is no need to rush. There are many dangerous roads in the northern part of the mountain. We can divide our troops into Yizhong to ambush. Let's attack steadily and gradually advance the mopping up. Every time we clear out a place, we will build a fortress and military post. It won't take long to weave an iron net."
, Beishan Xi will never be able to escape unless his entire family moves north."
"But if they really fled all the way north, wouldn't it mean that if we dispatched so many troops and spent so much money and food, we would get nothing?"
"Hundreds of miles of land can be expanded, and countless fields can be cultivated. How can it be called wasted effort? Don't be impatient. You won't be able to eat hot tofu if you are impatient."
Dugu Yanyun turned around and walked away.
Early the next morning, while Wu Huaiyu was drinking milk tea, his adopted son Pang Yanzhang came to report, "The Governor, Governor Dugu, is leading a powerful army, and the 3,000 men of the Zhenyuan Second Army have already broken out of camp and set off."
Wu Huaiyu frowned, "You lead people to catch up with him immediately and tell him not to act without my military orders."
But until dark, Pang Yanzhang and his party did not come back.
Another group of people were sent to chase, but it turned out that Dugu Yanyun and his troops had already gone far away. This guy blatantly disobeyed the general's orders and acted without authorization.
Wu Huaiyu never thought that he would dare to do this.
