After appeasing Liu Xishi and resolving the internal troubles, Zhang Yue, Wang Shao and others were finally able to arrive at the ancient Wei stronghold.
Traveling from Qinzhou, it is already mid-November.
Han Jiang expected to send troops in January next year, so Zhang Yue would have to send troops from Guwei at least in December, leaving him little time.
The original place of the ancient Weizhai was Longxi County in Weizhou, which had been lost to Tubo for more than a hundred years.
It was not until the fourth year of Huangyou's reign that Fan Xiang re-established the village here.
Zhang Yue silently thanked Fan Xiang from the bottom of his heart. From the ancient Weizhai to the Duyan Institute, the predecessor of the Exchange, it was the other party who created it. In fact, Zhang Yue has been following the path opened by the other party.
Zhang Yue did not ride his horse into the ancient Wei stronghold, but first rode up to a high mountain, overlooking the ancient Weizhou city several miles away.
This old city symbolizes the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, but now only the ruins are left... The wind blows the yellow sand and makes a sound, and the glory of the Tang Dynasty soldiers in the past is also submerged in the wasteland.
When will we regain our old territory of Han and Tang Dynasties?
Zhang Yue thought of this, waved his whip and arrived at the ancient Weizhai with everyone.
There is a large market place a few miles away from the ancient Weizhai, which is where Tibetan people and Han people usually trade.
Outside the market, there are hundreds of tents!
It turns out that all the tribes of the Qing and Tang Dynasties were here to welcome Zhang Yue, and the leader of the ancient Wei tribe was Yu Longke.
Yu Longke is the largest leader of the Qing and Tang tribes who defected to the Song Dynasty in recent years, and was granted the title of imperial inspection of the Tibetan tribe. He has 120,000 people under his command.
In the second year of Zhiping, Xixia attacked Dashun City. Wang Shao took the opportunity to send troops to defeat the Xia army that invaded the border, and established a foothold in the ancient Weizhai.
Yu Longke saw that Wang Shao was powerful and took the initiative to communicate with him. Wang Shao also intended to recruit the strongest Tibetan tribe in ancient Wei. After many contacts, Yu Longke finally surrendered to the Song Dynasty in the second year of Xining (the other party in another time and space history
He surrendered in the fourth year of Xining).
It was Yu Longke's early surrender that gave Zhang Yue the confidence to send troops to Lanhui.
Located under Yu Longke is Nazhi Linzhi, the general of Fan.
Nazhi Linzhen was originally a large family that had lived in the ancient Wei for generations. Later, they were defeated by the Xixia and offered their land to the Song Dynasty. Fan Xiang took the opportunity to build a city in the ancient Wei. From then on, the tribe surrendered to the Song Dynasty.
Na Zhi Lin Zang had submitted to the Song Dynasty for the longest time and was the most loyal, but his strength was not as good as Yu Longke's.
Ranking third among the Tibetan generals was Zhang Xiang'er. In the first year of Xiangfu's reign, his grandfather was named the governor of Shunzhou by the Song Dynasty and had tens of thousands of people under his command.
In addition to the three people, there are more than ten tribes, including the Kelong Clan, the Qidang Clan, the Mabo Clan, the Xing Clan, the Gong Clan, and the Chuoke Clan. Wang Shaoshangshu said that after taking over Guwei, there would be 100,000 Fan cavalry at his disposal, which meant the total number of men and horses from these tribes.
Now that they heard that Zhang Yue was coming, Wang Shao said that all the Tibetan leaders came to greet him.
Although the languages of Tibetan and Han were different, Zhang Yue greeted these leaders with a smile on his face.
These Tibetan people were very respectful to him, and Zhang Yue knew that the Tibetan people's respect was actually for Wang Shao who was standing beside him.
Zhang Yue glanced at Wang Shao aside. This man had only been in Guwei for six or seven years, but his management was so popular among the Tibetan people. It was really remarkable.
As for Wang Shao, he always kept a straight face, as if these Tibetan leaders owed him a large sum of money.
Zhang Yue thought to himself, with two thousand Han troops hanging in Guwei, a hundred miles away from Qinzhou, to make the Tibetan people so obedient, Wang Shao really has great abilities.
It seemed that it was worth risking their careers for themselves and Han Zhen to protect him.
Next to Yu Longke was a Han general named Gao Zunyu. This man was the uncle of Empress Dowager Gao and was now promoting the western Tibetan tribe in Qinzhou.
Everyone met in the largest tent next to the market.
Zhang Yue brought rewards to the Tibetan generals, including a pair of armor, an official robe of a Song Dynasty general, and ten pieces of silk and satin. For Yu Longke, Nazhi Linzhi, Zhang Xiang'er was more generous than others.
Zhang Yue was not familiar with the situation, so he asked Wang Shao to deal with the Tibetan tribe.
Zhang Yue saw that in addition to the Tibetan generals just now, there were many monks in the tent. Tubo worshiped Buddhism, so the monks had a very high status. Their status in the tribe was even equal to that of the leaders, so they were also allowed to attend the meeting.
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Wang Shao said: "Everyone, in twenty days, each of you will bring fifteen days of food and all the tribesmen and horses to Tongwei Fort."
All the Tibetan generals looked at each other.
Wang Shao spoke twice in both Tibetan and Chinese languages.
At this time, a Tibetan general ranked at the bottom asked: "What are you going to do?"
Wang Shao was displeased when he heard this and said: "Go and beat Mu Zheng!"
Mu Zheng was also a Tibetan tribe in the Qing and Tang Dynasties. When they heard that Mu Zheng was going to be attacked, the Tibetan generals started talking about it.
Someone asked: "Why do we need to bring fifteen days of food for Damu Zheng? Three days of food is enough!"
Wang Shao said angrily: "If you say fifteen days, it will be fifteen days. Why are you making such noise?"
General Fan wanted to contradict him when he heard this, but was pulled down by Zhang Xiang'er and Nazhi Linzhi.
Zhang Yue thought to himself that these two people were familiar with each other and were the most obedient.
There was also a few words from General Fan, which seemed a bit messy, but Wang Shao had prestige, so he was able to suppress them.
Gao Zunyu on the side said nothing, stroking his beard as if watching a joke.
As for Liu Xishi, his eyes kept rolling.
Everyone knows why Wang Shao said to attack Mu Zheng instead of Xi Xia.
Because it is okay to deal with Mu Zheng, who is also a member of the Qingtang tribe. If we attack Xixia, I am afraid that these tribes will be scattered.
Wang Hou said to Zhang Yue: "My dear friend, the Qingtang tribe is like this. They chase water and grass, and each tribe is not consistent with each other. Therefore, every time the tribes discuss major military matters, they all express their opinions like this. Dad can suppress it."
It’s already difficult for them.”
Is this the tribal collegial system? There is nothing difficult to understand. This is not like the Central Plains Dynasty, where the central government orders the generals below to execute it.
Both systems have their own advantages and disadvantages.
Zhang Yue said: "I know."
Wang Houdao: "Although the Tibetan tribe has no rules, they also know that no matter how fierce the quarrel is in front of the battle, once the plan is made, they will act resolutely and never dare to say anything."
The generals could not come up with a solution for a while, so they were all arranged to go to dinner.
Yu Longke was left alone in the tent. He asked Wang Shao: "Brother Wang, can you tell me honestly whether you are going to attack Mu Zheng?"
When Wang Shao tried to win over Yu Longke, they became friends, and the two of them became brothers.
Wang Shao said to Yu Longke: "To be fair to my brothers, we are going to attack Lanzhou and Huizhou!"
Yu Longke clapped his legs and said, "As expected."
"Brother, if you need anything in return, just ask for it! I can also ask for credit for you in front of the officials. It just so happens that Zhang Sheren is here this time!"
Yu Longke said: "After defeating Xixia, can you take me to meet the emperor of your Song Dynasty?"
"Of course." Wang Shao agreed.
Zhang Yue also nodded.
"That's good!" Yu Longke stood up, patted the dust on his body and said, "I, Yu Longke, will send 30,000 troops!"
After saying that, Yu Longke strode to the tent, paused and said, "If you want to send troops to Lanzhou, it's best to ask Dong Zhan to send troops from Qingtang City!"
"Otherwise, these people may have to flee back even if they get halfway there!"
After saying this, Yu Longke really left.
At this time, there was a laugh, and Zhang Yue saw that it was Gao Zunyu who had been silent just now.
Gao Zunyu said: "I don't see the need for Dong Fei to send troops. As long as our army is surprised, we can capture Lanzhou, cross the Yellow River north, or even flatten Tiandu Mountain!"
After listening to Gao Zunyu's words, Wang Shao felt a little embarrassed.
Gao Zunyu was the successor to Gao Qiong, a famous general in the Song army. It would be wrong to say that he did not know how to fight.
After Gao Zunyu arrived in Guwei, he selected the Tibetan cavalry to be taught and drilled according to the methods of the Song army. He also selected 3,000 elite Tibetan cavalry to train with Wang Shao's 2,000 garrison.
After speaking, Gao Zunyu cordially pulled Zhang Yue and said: "Sheren, when you first arrive in Guwei, don't be fooled by the alarmist talk of these Tibetan generals. There is no need to give these rewards to the Tibetan people in advance.
It is better to reward our Han army."
Zhang Yue glanced at Gao Zunyu and thought, are you teaching me how to do things?
Zhang Yue said: "These are the rewards that the officials ordered me to give to the Fan tribe when I arrive in ancient Wei. If I withhold them, it will be a lie to the emperor."
"That's it." Gao Zunyu was a little embarrassed and found an excuse to go out.
Zhang Yue glanced at Wang Shao and said, "This person..."
Wang Shao said calmly: "Gao Zunyu is quite capable in military training. Besides, he is a relative."
At this time, Wang Hou suddenly opened the tent and came in: "Dad, Li Bazhan is gone. He said that he is related to Mu Zheng and it is not easy to send troops to conquer him. Please forgive me, dad!"
Hearing this, everyone in the tent looked at Wang Shao.
Wang Houdao: "Dad, there are more than 20,000 people in Li Ba's tribe!"
More than 20,000 people are considered the majority in the ancient Wei area.
Wang Shao asked Zhang Yue: "May I ask Shiren how to deal with this Li Ba Zhan?"
This problem was thrown in front of Zhang Yue, who said: "I'm new here, Wang Fugou can make his own decision!"
Wang Shao nodded and said: "Okay, I remember last month Li Bazhan robbed a hundred sheep of the Yinbo tribe, right?"
Wang Houdao: "It is indeed true. The Liba Zhan tribe is the largest tribe, while the Yinbo tribe only has 5,000 people. They are often bullied by them."
Wang Shao burst out a few words: "Although those who are attached to me are weak, they must help them; although those who are not attached to me are strong, they must be hoeed!"
"In that case, gather all your troops and attack Li Ba Zhan's tribe tonight!"
Zhang Yue almost applauded when he heard this, this is a vigorous and resolute method.
On the side, Liu Xishi's face changed drastically and he said: "Is it too hasty to attack a tribe of more than 20,000 people like this? What if we lose the hearts of Qingtang?"
"Besides, I'm not trying to attack Mu Zheng. If I send troops to Xixia, he won't obey. It won't be too late to punish him!"
Wang Shao sneered and said: "My father-in-law doesn't know. As a person, I, Wang Shao, always win over others with kindness and trust. However, if there are strong opponents who refuse to obey, I will kill them."
"It's just a Li Ba Zhan tribe that will be destroyed if it is destroyed. What's the point?"
Zhang Yue applauded Wang Shao from the bottom of his heart, but he did not express his position.
Wang Shao cupped his fists at Zhang Yue and said, "I will lead two thousand cavalry to destroy Li Bazhan. I also ask Shiren to stay in Guwei tonight. I will definitely return here before noon tomorrow!"
"Go!" Zhang Yue said.
Wang Shao lifted up his tent and strode away.
Zhang Yue said to his left and right: "We will entertain the leaders of the Tibetan tribe outside with good wine and meat, and we will discuss the actual situation of sending troops tomorrow!"
When the leaders of the Tibetan tribe outside saw Li Bazhan leaving, they all wanted to watch the excitement and not take it too seriously. They were greedy for trade with the Song Dynasty people, so they gathered under the ancient Wei City, but if they wanted to fight with real swords and spears,
Killing is not so willing.
Early the next morning, when all the Tibetan leaders gathered in the tent again, they saw a human head thrown into the tent from outside.
