Chapter 1898 The new army on the prairie, named Qi Xue
Originally, with Ma Zunzun's ability to dash forward thousands of miles, Xiao Tang believed that he could properly arrange important matters such as recruiting and settling the Mengwu clan and Wei tribes. This made Xiao Tang even more convinced that he was absolutely capable of such important tasks.
The reason is Ma Kuoyi’s subsequent accurate analysis of the situation among the various tribes on the grassland:
"Originally, the tribes of the Mengwu clan and Wei tribes competed with each other. The winner was respected and the loser was a slave. But when His Majesty entered the desert, he showed kindness and power, appeased the tribes, and attacked dissidents. No matter what the tribes said to us,
Those who have sincerely attached themselves, or those who still have dissent, do not dare to make a mistake at the moment. Since most of the tribes are unwilling to oppose our court, they have taken the opportunity to win over each tribe through mutual trade, and then make an agreement with His Majesty.
The law of the Wei Alliance allowed the tribes attached to it to own vast grasslands and pastures. Over time, under the rule of the Wei Alliance, the people got so many benefits that they would accept our direct rule with peace of mind until they completely surrendered.
To completely control the vast territory of Monan and Mobei, it is necessary to station troops, immigrate to the border, benefit from mutual trade, and restrain assimilation... It is indeed not something that can be accomplished overnight. However, the living conditions of the nomadic tribes on the grassland are dangerous.
, black and white disasters, plague epidemics, tribal attacks... Although there are still many nomadic tribes that are unwilling to submit to the Guardian Alliance system and settle down, sooner or later they will inevitably fall into desperate situations, and they will have no choice but to come and attach themselves to our dynasty.
Now that the tribes within the tribe are peaceful and strong, they will no longer be able to make a sound. This will probably lead to other tribes who are forced to make a living and rush to submit and surrender for fear of being followed. In this case, there is no need to go to war to expand the territory...
...With such a century-old plan, I will definitely establish a solid foundation to ensure that the country will not have to worry about the border dangers of Beiting."
Although Ma Kuo was not as able as Xiao Tang to know hundreds of years of changes in the current situation, but since he had such insight, Xiao Tang said that there was no need to elaborate. However, since it was a century-old plan, Xiao Tang secretly said in his heart: Now
In order to stabilize the various tribes in the desert, it will be the beginning to establish the Anbei Protectorate. After all, in addition to the Monan and Mobei grasslands, there is also the vast territory of the Western Region that was once under the rule of the Central Plains Dynasty...
Until the day when Xiao Tang's squadron returned, the horses roared and the wind roared, and the strong wind blew many flags hunting and hunting. Together with the troops and horses led by Xiao Jiasui to capture Linhuang Mansion, the important place in Beiting of the Jin Dynasty, as well as those who accompanied Xiao Tang's escort to the north.
Among the military formations and ceremonial guards of the various armies, the armor of the soldiers was clanging, the flags were flying, and tens of thousands of elite soldiers were slowly moving. Under the respectful greetings of a group of Mongol and Wu clan leader Wei who had surrendered, Xiao Tang also returned to Daming Mansion.
distance.
As for those tribes in the desert who sincerely submitted to the Qi Dynasty, during the war when Xiao Tang sent his troops to conquer the Shahu and Tata'er tribes in Wanyanhu, he also saw those subordinate tribes running long distances on the vast grasslands, guerrilla cavalry and shooting.
As the current situation progresses, if they expand from the Monan area to the Mobei, the Western Regions, etc., the Mongol Shiwei ethnic group who have lived a nomadic life on the vast grasslands for generations will undoubtedly have more geographical advantages.
Advantages. Perhaps the leaders of the tribes who now accept the settlement of the Wei League system are convinced that they can indeed receive the protection of the Qi Dynasty and retain basic rights in their own fiefdoms, which can also teach the people of their tribes to live happily on this land for generations to come.
On the basis of the recruitment system, strong and capable young men from each department were selected to form an elite military brigade that could coordinate with the Qi Dynasty's army in grassland raids.
After all, during the Tang Dynasty, Ashina Sheer, Zhi lost Si Li, Qibi Heli, Ge Shuhan, Hei Te Changzhi, Gao Xianzhi, Li Guangbi and other Turkic, Tiele, Baekje, Goguryeo, and Khitan ethnic groups emerged
The generals who participated in defeating Tubo, seizing Jiuqu, conquering Qiuci, conquering Gaochang, and destroying Goguryeo... may have accumulated meritorious deeds in wars in the deserts of the Western Regions, or in terrains such as Baishan and Blackwater, which must be related to their original living environment.
An inseparable relationship. Although the Hu man An Lushan later brought about a sharp decline in the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, it was because Li Linfu was involved in excessively promoting the method of using Hu as a border commander. Yang Guozhong also had a dog-eat-dog feud with him. The most important thing is that
The inevitable result of the central government's direct control over the military system of the separatist vassal towns is gradually weakening. In fact, most of the other famous ethnic minority generals in history competed with each other for their loyalty to the Tang Dynasty. Those who were unjustly executed were ordered to send troops to defeat the battle.
Those who died...everyone was loyal to the country, and all those who should have accepted their fate did so.
The key point, according to Xiao Tang's thinking, is that if you want to choose to form one or several elite cavalry armies mainly composed of Mongol and Wei people, you must not teach the military officers of this faction to break away from the center of the Qi Dynasty.
The direct control of the political system and the reward system were compared with the desert tribes that are now settled under the alliance system, and they moved to areas closer to the Central Plains and were directly controlled by the military center of the Qi Dynasty. Perhaps these newly selected armies will accept the influence of farming civilization.
Assimilation, their descendants are gradually no longer able to control wild horses, and are good at bowing and shooting on horseback. But at least in the past ten or twenty years, all those who are willing to directly obey the command and deployment of Xiao Tang
The Mongol and Wei army horses are still capable of adapting to the characteristics of running and fighting on the grassland.
And if the conditions for forming a new army more suitable for guerrilla warfare on the grasslands can be met, Xiao Tang also plans to call it Qixue Army, which means "Fan Zhi Su Wei" in Mongolian.
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He accompanied the army to guard the imperial chariot and chariot that Xiao Tang was riding in. After a few days, the Luan Yu ceremonial guard had passed the Juyong Pass. When nothing happened, Xiao Tang and Xiao Jiasui played Go in the imperial chariot.
.Although Xiao Tang is good at playing, his chess skills have never been very good. In the past, he often lost more than he won when playing games with Yan Qing and Xu Guanzhong. Now, playing chess with Xiao Jiasui is just for fun.
However, Xiao Jiasui's temperament is not as humble and gentle as that of Xu Guanzhong, and he is not as humble as Yan Qing, who is very knowledgeable. Playing chess in his spare time is just one of many pastimes. Not only is his chess skills superb, but he still treats the emperor as an outsider.
My brothers, when playing chess, don't care about the relationship between the emperor and his ministers. He taught Xiao Tang that he didn't believe in evil after losing a game of chess. He didn't win at all, but he was happy to lose and he was so indifferent. However, despite repeated defeats and repeated battles, he still couldn't believe it.
It's hard to win...
With a crisp sound of "Bang!", Xiao Jiasui put a chess piece on the case, with a half-smile on his face, and said: "This circular calamity... Your Majesty, can you solve it?"
Xiao Tang Tizi was undecided, and Xiao Jiasui couldn't help but laugh twice after hearing what he said. However, at this moment, Shi Jin suddenly heard a report from outside the imperial chariot: "Brother, there is military information coming from Daming Mansion, it is very important.
, and you must report it to your brother immediately!"
Xiao Tang's slightly unhappy face suddenly turned cold. On the way back to Daming Mansion, the imperial chariot and chariots also had fast horses going back and forth to report the news. However, after hearing the caution in Shi Jin's words, what exactly happened?