How could such a huge city be reduced to a state of neglect?
When Secretary Hou asked, he found out that as early as when the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty were fighting, the border area of Lingwu was often invaded by the Turks. The fields were barren and the cities were dilapidated. This is why Yuwen Yong did what he did after destroying the Northern Qi Dynasty.
The first thing is to go north to deal with the Turks, otherwise the Turks will appear under Chang'an City.
After the civil strife in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the imperial court had no intention to care about the affairs in the north. Especially when Li Xingchen took over the northwest, Yang Jian had no interest in the north. The Northern Zhou Dynasty only firmly guarded the northwest corner of Pinggao County and Xiaoguan.
More attention was paid to the area north of Chang'an.
So although it is ridiculous, the Lingwu County in front of Hou Mi has indeed become a land without an owner. Even the Turks ignored the place after plundering all the people here and making them slaves. For them,
It is said that these young and old people really have little use. Maybe they will come to rob again when the young people here grow up in seven or eight years.
But the fact that the Turks did not enter the city does not mean that they did not appear. According to the people here, a group of Turkic cavalry just passed through the north of the city three days ago, and their whereabouts are unknown. Because the Turks did not enter, the people did not know how many there were.
, is there any follow-up?
It is not difficult to understand. The Turks are accustomed to life on the grasslands and have no sense of security in the city. Therefore, unless they want to enter the city to rob, they will not easily enter the city. This is very important to the northern grassland peoples.
It is quite applicable. In order to follow the Chinese culture, the Northern Wei Dynasty first built a Shengle City on the grassland, then moved the capital to Pingcheng, and finally to Luoyang. This step was taken very carefully and cautiously. In the end, Emperor Xiaowen was really
It was because he couldn't wait any longer that he coaxed and deceived the people to stay in Luoyang, completing the process of Sinicization of the Xianbei nation.
After taking a bite of the dry biscuit, Hou Mi took two sips of water and struggled to swallow the dry biscuit. As a native of Jiangnan, Hou Mi was certainly not used to this way of eating, but he knew better that eating now
Only when you are full can you compete with the Turks.
The current Hou family is no longer the original Hou family. After the death of his father, the Hou family almost collapsed. Finally, he seized the opportunity to lead the Hou family out again. Now he is a miscellaneous general and the left division of the Western Army.
General, and his younger brother Hou Dan even took the post of governor. It can be said that the Hou family not only once again distinguished themselves in the military, but also finally had a place among the civil servants.
His younger brother's efforts made Hou Mi feel even more pressure. As an elder brother, he could not lag behind his younger brother. Therefore, Hou Mi took the initiative to come to this key Jincheng and personally led the cavalry northward in order to investigate the Turks.
People's movements.
What the Han people need to know most now is whether the Turks will come and how many of them will come.
"General, it would be unreasonable if those Turks were just passing by," the cavalry colonel said in a low voice.
The number of cavalry is only 500, but after all, it is the only "strategic strike" force in Hou Mi's army. Therefore, it should be a battle establishment, but it is directly led by the captain. Of course, this also means that in the future, the five cavalry will be
Hundreds of people will definitely need to be expanded.
"Yes," the chief clerk next to him said slurred words while eating, "it must not be for migration."
Secretary Hou stretched out his hand and drew a simple map on the ground: "Look, there is a big river to the west of Lingwu, and there is a desert beyond the river. The Turks should not have the consciousness to go to the desert to eat sand in the winter.
I won’t go looking for trouble with the Zhou people at this time, so it’s very likely that I’m here to explore the situation here, and I should be coming from the Hetao in the east and northeast. The purpose is very clear, and I’m ready to go south at any time.”
The chief clerk and the captain looked at each other in surprise, so they must have guessed right?
The purpose of the Turks is to go south along the river and attack Jincheng County?
"No matter what, we must find this group of Turkic cavalry," Hou Mi said decisively, "We can only find out what they want to do by asking."
The captain and the chief clerk stood up immediately: "General, please give me an order!"
Most of these cavalry are men from the northwest. The northwest has been desolate for many years and is inseparable from the Turks. Which family does not have some hatred against the Turks? For such a long time, they can only migrate all the way south to avoid the Turks.
Sharpness, obviously, finally has the opportunity to compete with the Turks, and of course it cannot be missed.
"We have too few people, so we can't just rush over there carelessly," Hou Mi said in a deep voice, "First send scouts to find out all the situations within twenty miles to the north, and at the same time, hurry up and clear up all the people here.
The general of intelligence!"
"promise!"
And Hou Mi was not in the mood to eat at this time, so he put away the dry food and looked at the simple topographic map on the ground, thoughtfully. The Turks have been running rampant in the northern part of the Great Wall for so many years, so they naturally have their support, and Hou Mi will not rush into it stupidly.
Going up, he remembered what his father once taught him.
The more we reach this critical moment when we are outnumbered and the enemy is outnumbered, the less we can lose control of our situation.
The value of each of these five hundred people must be utilized to the extreme.
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"Interesting, really interesting!"
In Pinggao County, veteran general Yu Yi looked at the battle report on the table and couldn't help but sigh.
Yang Jian headed north to Yinzhou with Wei Xiaokuan as his commander and He Ruobi as his deputy. He and Gao Xi even went north to Yanzhou (today's Yan'an) to establish a strong presence. As for Yi, after Li Xingchen made it clear that both parties were in peace with their own affairs.
, also returned from the northeast of Qishan Mountain, and sat in Pinggao County. This Pinggao County is located on the north side of Anding, adjacent to Xiaoguan. It is also the only place in Guanzhong that can have an advantage facing the northwest with higher terrain. Yang Jian put Yu Yi and his son away.
In Pinggao County, it was natural to prevent Li Xinchen from attacking his flank from the northwest. After all, the long marching road from Yanzhou to Yinzhou to Hetao further north was within the attack range of the northwest, so he still had to be cautious.
Although Li Xingchen's reputation is good, when life is at stake, everyone must be on guard.
"Dad, what happened?" Yu Xi had just returned from inspecting the city and was a little surprised to see his father stroking his beard.
Handing the battle report to his son, Yu Yi said with a smile: "This was originally a tense situation, but it turned upside down in just a few days. I'm afraid the Turks are also complaining endlessly."
Yu Xi was startled for a moment: "Isn't it a secret agreement that we will send troops together with Yu Wenxian?"
"Now Li Xingchen and Tuyuhun have also stepped in." Yu Yi clicked on the battle report, "Now the northwest is really lively." (To be continued)