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Han Ziliang, the general of Ying Yanglang of Tianshui County, added 500 households in the city, and was granted the title of Founding Bo of Lantian County. He was promoted to the fourth rank, General Zhaoyong, and was also the general of Ying Yanglang of Tianshui County.
General Ying Yanglang of Longxi County, Li Luoge, added 500 households in the town, and was granted the title of Founding Bo of Wenfeng County. He was promoted to the fourth rank, General Zhaoyong, and also General General Ying Yanglang of Longxi County.
Pei Yuanqing, the captain of Guoyi, added 500 households in the city, was granted the title of Founding Bo of Gangu County, and was promoted to General Ying Yanglang of Jincheng County.
King Duwei came and added 500 households in the city, named him the founding uncle of Qin'an County, and was promoted to the fifth rank of Guoyi Duwei.
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After the award, the Sui Emperor's imperial edict expressed the final meaning - after this battle, not only was the Sui Dynasty unable to advance westward in a short period of time, but the Sui Dynasty court would operate as quickly as possible and mobilize heavy troops to garrison the borders.
Under the leadership of Yu Juluo and Chen Sansi, military strongholds and military fortresses were built to prepare for the counterattack of the remnants of the Western Turks and Tuyuhun.
Of course, the Sui Dynasty also needed to select capable and good officials to quickly calm down the situation in the newly acquired Wuwei, Zhangye and Xiping counties, and truly control the people and land in these three counties.
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"Wang Junlin, you have done the most great work in this battle. You are the number one in our army just for your military merits, but you have only been promoted to Captain Guoyi. Are you dissatisfied?" In Wuwei County City, Yu Ju
In Luo Lin's mansion, Yu Juluo looked at Wang Junlin and asked thoughtfully.
"The general has no intention of dissatisfaction." Wang Junlin had no expression on his face, but he was secretly angry in his heart. Although he had made great achievements in just two months, he had a narrow escape every time, and he would die if he made the slightest mistake.
There was no burial place. But the reward in the end was obviously inconsistent with his military exploits, so how could he be convinced.
Yu Juluo sighed and said: "The reward from the imperial court this time is the most unfair to you, and then to Liu Fang. Do you know why this is?"
There was already a sophisticated meaning in Yu Juluo's words. After Wang Junlin received the reward, he also thought deeply about this issue. At this time, he didn't need to think about it anymore and said: "The general thought that there was a villain in the court causing trouble."
Yu Juluo said: "Generals fight in battles, civil servants comment on their merits, and the emperor awards rewards. This has been a established practice since the Qin and Han Dynasties. It has been less than three months since you first entered the officialdom. It is already very good to think of this."
Wang Junlin gritted his teeth and said, "May I ask the Governor, who is the villain who stabbed someone in the back?"
Yu Juluo hesitated for a moment and said: "Liu Fang's reward was too small because he was impeached by Wang Wenxuan, a censor who served as a censor, to grab credit and ignore the overall situation. As a result, the army was blocked south of Shuiquan Pass, which almost led to the capture of Jincheng.
Breaking. This point is actually not too unreasonable. Therefore, although Liu Fang is second only to you in terms of military merit in this war, his reward is the smallest. Of course, the fundamental reason is that Liu Fang and Wang Wenxuan themselves are at odds, and the court
It’s because no one in the country speaks for Liu Fang.”
After a pause, Yu Juluo continued: "As for you, it was because of the battle of burning Shuiquan Pass that you were deeply controversial by the court. Especially the King of Changping, Qiu Rui, led dozens of civil servants to jointly petition His Majesty to impeach you for being cruel, and even requested that you be impeached.
I will severely punish you. Fortunately, I have written a letter to protect you, and you have made great achievements in succession. In the end, Your Majesty will not take into account your contribution to breaking through the Shuiquan Pass, nor your cruelty. In the end, it will only be based on your contribution to destroying the Turkic food camp.
Also add the title of Captain Guoyi and the Count of Kaiguo County."
Wang Junlin looked ugly. After thinking for a while, he asked: "The Governor, Changping Wang Qiu Rui, launched an attack on the last general. Is it because the Zhang family of Maiji Town colluded with the Ge Dao tribe and was executed by everyone?"
Yu Juluo praised her and said, "Yes, that daughter of the Zhang family is the concubine of the concubine of King Qiu Rui of Changping."
Wang Junlin smiled bitterly and said, "That's it."
Yu Juluo smiled and said: "In fact, from my point of view, this Qiu Rui has helped you a lot."
Wang Junlin looked startled and said: "The general is a little confused, please ask the governor to clarify his confusion."
Yu Juluo said: "The ancients said: If the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them; if they are piled up on the shore, the current will be turbulent; if you walk higher than others, the crowd will be wrong. Learn from the past, and overturn the car and follow the track.
Do you know what this means?"
When Wang Junlin heard this, he was shocked. His face instantly turned pale, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his face showed a look of fear. He suddenly realized that he had been thinking about getting promoted and getting a high position these days, but he had ignored the invisible crisis.
In just over two months, he was promoted from a soldier to the fifth-rank Guoyi Captain, which was the first time since the founding of the Sui Dynasty. And he had no foundation at all in the Sui Dynasty, even with Yu Juluo's support.
He supported him, but it was of no avail, because Yu Juluo himself was just a military commander.
But the world of the Great Sui Dynasty was the world of aristocratic families. If you think about it carefully, the person who was awarded the reward this time, Yu Juluo, was the founding general and the commander of the army, and he and Liu Fang were the only two people who were not from the aristocratic families. Look.
Pei Yuanqing, Han Ziliang, Yu Wen Hanfeng and others are not direct descendants of a wealthy family. Looking at Dugu Moyu, who committed such a serious crime, anyone else would have been beheaded long ago, and his whole family was beheaded. But in fact, Dugu Moyu had committed such a serious crime.
Mo Yu was only dismissed from the position of general manager of Yongzhou and stayed at home. The Dugu family was not affected at all.
Seeing that Wang Junlin had understood what he meant, Yu Juluo couldn't help but nodded with appreciation and said: "You should be lucky. If you hadn't made great military exploits this time, you would have caught the eye of His Majesty. Even the King of Changping Qiu Rui
I can no longer manipulate you at will, otherwise you will have no choice but to die and be on the road to the end of the world."
Wang Junlin knelt down on one knee and said with a sincere face: "I would like to thank the Governor for his support and enlightenment. I will definitely serve him well in the future."
Yuguluo accepted Wang Junlin's gift calmly and said: "Get up!"
Wang Junlin stood up, and Yu Juluo said again: "The king of Changping, Qiu Rui, is very face-saving, and he will retaliate. In fact, he doesn't care about the life and death of the Zhang family at all, but you, a little Guoyi Captain, dare not to give him anything."
To save his face, he will use the opportunity to destroy the Zhang family, and he will not let you go. I have received news that Qiu Rui has found someone to transfer you to serve in the army in the capital. When the time comes, you will be in the important place of the capital.
Captain, I have no military power in my hands, so it would be easy for the Changping Palace to kill you."
When Wang Junlin heard this, his expression changed and he said, "Please protect the general, Chief Governor."
He knew that Yu Juluo wanted to win over him, but he also believed that everything Yu Julu said was true. Therefore, at this time, he felt murderous intent in his heart, and secretly swore in his heart that one day he would surely trample his horse on the Prince of Changping's palace, causing blood to flow everywhere.
People of the Qiu clan.
Yu Juluo said: "I will ask the imperial court and His Majesty for instructions on your behalf, and place you in the border army as the guard of Gaotai City, with five regiments, two thousand cavalry, three thousand infantry, totaling five thousand troops. You can
willing?"
When Wang Junlin heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and said quickly: "General, I am willing. Thank you very much, Commander-in-Chief."
Being able to serve as the leader of a party is exactly what Wang Junlin wishes in his heart. Although he only has 5,000 troops, he still feels a little confident when facing a behemoth like the Changping Palace.
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On the second day, Wang Junlin left Jincheng with his original deployment of 1,000 people and headed to Gaotaicheng, an important border town in Zhangye County in the direction of Turks. His other 4,000 new subordinates followed Liu Fang and Pei Yuanqing to pursue them.
They were part of the Tuyuhun remnants' army. When the army retreated, these four thousand people were ordered to stay at Gaotai City.
Three days later, when Wang Junlin led his people to Gaotai City, four thousand defenders and more than a dozen officials who managed the people in the city all came out to greet them. No one dared to neglect him in the slightest.
Because of the two battles of Po Longxi and Huo Shao Shui Quanguan, Wang Junlin now has an outstanding and vicious reputation. Even the most rebellious soldiers or the most senior captains do not dare to put on any airs in front of him.
. Just kidding, a barrel of poison killed more than 10,000 people, and a fire burned to death 40,000 people. This kind of deed is far more shocking to anyone than leading an army to kill 100,000 or even 200,000 people.
Wang Junlin announced Yu Juluo's latest appointment on the spot. This was not only his appointment as the guard general of Gaotai City, but also the appointment of him as the captain of Guoyi, with five regiments under his command, and each regiment had a captain commanding a thousand troops.
Lieutenant.
Thanks to Yu Juluo's care, the five captains under Wang Junlin's command are all Wang Junlin's old deployments.
Wang Junlin led people to impeach him for his cruelty and cruelty. In the end, the reward he received was less than one-fifth of his illustrious military achievements. However, these military achievements were real and no one dared to deny them. Wang Junlin tried his best to demand peace.
Under the recommendation, Yu Juluo also gave him great respect and shared his military exploits with Wang Junlin's old subordinates.
Today, Wang Junlin has five captains under his command, namely Zhou Hu, Wu San, Jiang Muchang, Li Xiang and Su Changqing. The dozen or so surviving scouts such as Qiao Zhengwei have also been promoted to centurions. Wu Si expressed his willingness to become the commander of Wang Jun's Mansion.
The generals of the family serve around him, and after Wang Junlin tried to dissuade him to no avail, he happily accepted it.
The four thousand people in Gaotaicheng originally had four captains, and Wu San and four others occupied their positions. These four people were naturally unhappy, but they did not dare to show it in front of Wang Junlin. Wang Junlin politely gave them one
After sending fifty taels of silver as payment, he happily handed over to Wu San, Wu Si, Jiang Muchang and Su Changqing, and then left happily and returned to the Yongzhou Governor's Mansion, where they naturally had their new appointments.
After entering Gaotai City and deploying the city defenses, Wang Junlin couldn't wait to lead fifty soldiers to patrol the city. This was the first city he got in this era where he had the absolute final say, although the area was small.
At all, the population is not large. But he is still in high spirits.
Gaotai City was built close to Gaotai Mountain, a remnant of the Qilian Mountains. The city wall is three feet high. The Gaotai Mountain next to it is about three to two hundred meters high. It is quite steep. The surrounding areas are steep and smooth, making it difficult to climb. It is also a stone mountain, and the mountain is entirely made of granite.
, this Gaotai City was built with local materials and mountain stones, which is extremely strong.
Gaotai City is arc-shaped facing the direction of the Western Turks. It is about five miles long and only about three miles wide. It can accommodate 30,000 to 40,000 people. Currently, in addition to the 5,000 garrison troops, there are more than 1,000 Han Hu households living in it.