The imperial procession where Xiao Tang was was rolling toward the north. The ceremonial guard was equipped with chariots, chariots, carriages, and flags of various colors. Yellow umbrellas covered the king's carriage, and there were arches all around.
The guard selected elite soldiers, and the army was vast, and the generals who escorted them included the newly appointed Feijie Army Commander among the cavalry armies under the Dianqian Division, the Duke of Kaiguo County in Linzhang, Xiangzhou, and General Zuo Xiaowei.
Zhang Qing, who married Qiong Ying, the imperial concubine of Xiao Tang Dynasty, was also the Prince Consort, the commander of Feijie Army was Jian Shun, the training envoys of Chan Erzhou Regiment were Gong Wang and Ding Desun, and the commander of Panlong Army was
, the founding county magistrate of Huayin in Huazhou, General Shi Jin of the Jinwu Guard, Chen Da, the commander of the Panlong Army and the training envoy of the Mozhou Regiment, and Meng Bangjie, the commander of the infantry in front of the palace.
Of course, there are ministers in the court who criticize His Majesty as the king of a country, and the attitude of the Mengwu clan and Wei tribes is unclear now, that is, if the other party is willing to surrender, there are Xiao Jiasui, Ma Kuo, Hu Yanqing and other ministers who were previously appointed by His Majesty.
Just deal with it yourself. After all, how can a body of ten thousand gold be easily involved in danger? Why should I deign to go and negotiate with the barbarian tribes scattered in various parts of the desert in person?
But Xiao Tang's response was: "The Xiongnu, Xianbei, Turks, Rouran...how many nomadic ethnic groups that originally thrived in the desert rose and fell, and when they were strong, which one was more important to the Central Plains dynasty?
Or is it just a scabies disease?" The political system of the nomadic civilization on the grasslands is completely different from that of the Central Plains. After all, the lack of wealth and materials, the extremely single industry, and frequent migration not only make the population difficult to make a living, but also makes it difficult to form a unified and stable political system. However,
Once these nomadic tribes from a unified ethnic group formed a whole, they had only one choice in order to maintain and stabilize their country: launch a large-scale southern invasion of the Central Plains Dynasty. Now in the Song Dynasty, any knowledgeable scholar-officials generally understand this.
Logically speaking, Xiao Tang's trip to the north to negotiate with the Mongol and Wei tribes was not necessarily a fuss. At the same time, Xiao Tang insisted on his own opinion, and the officials who originally disapproved of the monarch's move north had no choice but to give up.
After all, the brothers in the court who fought against Xiao Tang all had the same temperament as their elder brothers. As for the other members of the group, who were mainly surrendered ministers from the Liao region, you can just say a few words if you have any opinions. At the beginning of the founding of the country, they faced such a
The emperor who couldn't sit still in the court just continued to perform his duties, and no one really developed the habit of going to great lengths to remonstrate.
During the trip, there were also constant reports coming and going on the way, conveying to Xiao Tang at any time the latest trends in the negotiations between Ma Kuo, Hu Yanqing, Duan Jingzhu and the Qiyan tribe in the north, in order to deal with the fact that the Qi Dynasty's forces had entered the Monan territory.
How would the other Mongol and Wei tribes react later? However, Xiao Tang’s face suddenly darkened after he went back and forth to report the sergeant’s report:
Originally, Duan Jingzhu was acting under orders, but due to the suppression of the Jin people in the past, the Mengwu and Wei tribes were short of supplies, so he planned to barter with each other first, using rice, salt, tea, cloth, silk, iron pots, clothes and coats and other items.
The supplies that the other party desperately needed made them more and more dependent on us over time. However, as part of the supply baggage began to be transferred northward, it actually aroused the covetousness of some tribes. There were also horsemen running up the desert to attack Linhuang.
They used supplies delivered by the government, robbed money and killed people. Hundreds of workers and civilians were injured and killed, and dozens of accompanying soldiers were also killed.
Although the number of casualties is not large, the impact of this incident is too bad. I came to negotiate with you with good intentions, but in the end, I didn’t even want to talk and just grabbed it? Doesn’t this make it clear that I don’t take myself seriously?
However, after being furious, Xiao Tang quickly calmed down, thinking that he had not yet come into contact with Hebule, who had always resisted the rule of the Jin Kingdom, although it seemed that he had already recruited several tribes to serve him.
As a leader, he should not be so reckless as to risk his own life and provoke a powerful enemy. But at the moment, he cannot say anything to death. According to legend, Emperor Wu Qimai of the Jin Dynasty also met with Hebule in order to appease him, and he still had a banquet.
After being treated with hospitality, Hebule got so drunk that he even pulled the beard Wu begged to buy... When Wanyan Agu forced Emperor Liao Tianzuo to face him, he had never humiliated the king of a country to his face like this...
Although there is not enough historical evidence to prove this matter, Nabule must be really arrogant. Even if the climate is not good now, let alone Jin Guowu begging for the emperor, even you, Xiao Tang, dare to take the initiative
provoke!
However, the situation among the Mongol and Wei tribes in the desert is complicated. The leader of any tribe in Zhemo will really be stupid and stupid. He will not listen to reason and will not give up a good face, but will take the initiative to provoke you to find out what's going on.
Well, or rather... Xiao Tang's mind suddenly moved, and he thought, could this be another robbery and harassment with a very clear purpose, and not just to rob the supplies? What if there is really a Xiniao who deliberately wants to sabotage his own side?
Who will benefit from the negotiations with the Qiyan tribe and other Mongol and Wei ethnic groups?
No matter what, we still have to find out which tribe among the tribes of Mengwu Shiwei really dares to come to bother us. After we catch the real owner, since we don’t want to talk calmly, we can only
I changed my sword and gun to talk to you guys.
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At almost the same moment, a fierce battle was going on in the grassland 200 miles west of Linhuang Mansion. A large number of herdsmen urged their horses to gallop through the waist-high weeds, shouting loudly and circling back and forth.
Mercedes-Benz circled, paying attention to the movements of the Qi army soldiers and horses surrounded by them in the center.
Among the grassland herdsmen, only a few wore simple leather armor, and most of the other riders were also wearing worn-out animal coats. However, each of them had superb riding skills, and they were like a group of wild wolves orderly moving the carriages in the middle.
And the defenders on the sidelines rushed over. However, after several rounds of attacks, one of the tribal leaders was intercepted by a Qi army cavalry general. However, when he saw the enemy cavalry coming towards him, he used a large iron spear to attack him.
Opening the door, it was like a violent storm. The leader of the Mengwu Shiwei tribe also had a ferocious and wild nature, and the fight with the Qi army cavalry general who was riding a horse became more and more fierce.
"Dog Tartars! You have no shame, but you come here to seek death! Do you think you are the only ones who know no good and evil, and you are the only ones who are good at riding horses? I resisted the Xiangxia people from fighting in the border court of the western border, and when I fought in the Shaanxi border
When fighting against the Jurchens, the Tatars who were good at riding and shooting also killed more people!"
Hu Yantong shouted angrily, and immediately shot him out with another shot. However, the leader of the tribe who was fighting with him swung the saber in his hand and swung it away. However, the other party did not seem to understand what he meant by the curse.
A series of curses in the Tibetan language came back, and Hu Yantong was also confused. The two of them talked like a duck, but the movements of their hands were not ambiguous at all, and they tried to greet each other's fatal vital points.
However, it was not clear that they were leading their troops to roam around and rush to kill each other. However, during the process of the two cavalry fighting at close quarters, Hu Yantong also suddenly noticed that the nomadic leader he was fighting seemed to be obviously different from the previous one. Some of the Mongol and Wei tribesmen we have seen in the past have the common physical features of large cheeks, high cheekbones, flat noses and thick lips. However, I saw that this guy had a high nose and deep eyes, and his skin was relatively fair, and his eyebrows still had a certain facial expression. The fierce and ferocious spirit of the nomadic tribes in the desert. Hu Yantong struggled and shouted again, sweeping the spear in his hand. The leader of the tribe tightened the reins and urged the horse to dodge, and passed by Hu Yantong. Then he spurred on his horse and whipped again. After jumping far away, it seemed that he had no intention of continuing to fight with Hu Yantong.
"Dog thief! Don't run away!"
While cursing, Hu Yantong immediately urged his rider to chase after him. At this moment, he was gritting his teeth and thinking: He has been harassed several times by these Tatars who suddenly came and went, and he still has to capture a few of them. Guys, let’s see where these guys came from. They just want to stroke the tiger’s beard!