"This is the border wall." Zhang Quan'en pointed the way with his horse whip in the north of Huangling County. Huangling County is near Jiamusi in later generations, and it belongs to Tielia Prefecture, which is where it is now.
In the southeast of Huangling County, there is Mishan County, which was established after the annexation of Yizhou and Heizhou. It is named after Honey Mountain and is also the newly established Lisuo of Mengzhou. Tieli Prefecture and Dongping Prefecture originally governed eleven prefectures.
More than thirty counties were abolished and merged into five counties, namely Mishan, Yilan, Huangling, and Haixi (formerly Tuozhou, located on the west bank of Xingkai Lake, its location has not been verified, and it is believed to be in Russia),
Boli (now north of Boli County).
After moving 3,000 households from Hebei to the five counties of Mengzhou, there are currently over 60,000 registered households. It can be seen that even if the newly arrived people from Hebei are deducted, the original household registrations of 11 prefectures in Tieli Prefecture and Dongping Prefecture
There were still quite a lot of them, between forty and five thousand, and this was the number after they were burned, killed, and looted by the Blackwater Mohe. It was originally much more.
The difference in household registration within the five counties of Mengzhou is actually quite large. Mishan and Haixi near Meituo Lake have prosperous household registration, but counties near the border walls such as Huangling and Yilan have sparse populations.
For example, in Yilan County, if more than a thousand households from Hebei had not been resettled, the area would only have a few hundred households. In Huangling County, after 500 households from Hebei were moved in, the area barely reached 1,000 households.
It is a bit unbelievable for people who are used to the huge household registration in the Central Plains to have a county with a few hundred households. But this is the reality. The Bohai State has a population of more than one million, and its strength is limited. After more than a hundred years of development, it is not possible.
That's it.
What’s more, this is the side wall—
Zhang Quanyi rode closer and looked at the so-called side wall like a dog gnawing, frowning in thought.
Said to be a side wall, it is actually a row of wooden fences. To the north of the wooden fence, continuing to both sides of the Blackwater, is the territory of the Mohe people.
The Mohe people have a tradition of crossing the border wall and going south to plunder. A thin wooden fence cannot stop the Mohe people, but Dongping and Anyuan are important grain-producing areas, and the Bohai people cannot give up, so they
The side wall was sawn repeatedly inside and outside.
When the Bohai Sea was strong, they crossed the border wall and went north to attack the Blackwater Mohe. The furthest one even crossed the Blackwater and penetrated more than a hundred miles to the north coast.
When the Bohai Sea weakened, the Mohe people went south and encroached on it step by step. Because this was their homeland, it was warmer and the land was more fertile, so it was only natural to take it back.
Zhang Quanyi estimated that if Daxia did not come to attack Bohai, the Mohe people would slowly regain their homeland sooner or later, and the Bohai people would not be able to stop them.
Even if the Khitans attack Bohai, with their strength and vision, they may be able to control core areas such as the Five Capitals, but this is not necessarily the case for Dongping and Anyuan prefectures. They may give up half-heartedly and recognize the Mohe people's rule over the local areas.
And restrain it.
This doesn't seem to be a problem, but once they weaken, like Bohai, they will be defeated by the Mohe people and eventually lose the entire Bohai hometown, and even their own hometown cannot be saved.
Oh, by the way, they are no longer called Mohe people.
The saint had just issued the Deyin, and the people of the Bohai Kingdom who had registered households were called Bohai people, and the word "Sumo Mohe" was strictly prohibited. The Mohe tribe that moved inland after being conquered by the Bohai people was called Mohe.
The Mohe tribe under the jurisdiction of Zhengzhou in the Bohai Sea was called Jurchen.
The two names distinguish raw and cooked potatoes. It seems that the cooked potatoes are going to be taken action, either to organize households and people, or to demote them to tribes. In short, they need to be digested slowly, and they cannot be indifferent like the Bohai people.
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"This broken fence cannot withstand my kick." Jiang Xuanhui got off his horse, kicked the rotten side wall, and said with a smile. Zhang Quanyi and Zhang Quan'en also laughed.
Building walls is probably something that all literate courts like to do. The Goguryeo people built the Great Wall to ward off Xianbei and Khitan.
The Bohai people built a border wall to resist the Blackwater Mohe.
Essentially, it's all about one thing, to prevent you from being harassed on a small scale.
This kind of small-scale harassment and encroachment is the most annoying. It is better to send out a large army to conquer, because the local people are sparsely populated, lack supplies, and long-distance transportation is too costly to be worth it. Not sending out a large army to conquer is conniving, which will destroy other people's territory and population.
It continues to grow and eventually becomes a serious problem.
But is building a border wall really the best way? Not necessarily. The Bohai people have been building a border wall for more than a hundred years, but now they can no longer stop the Jurchens.
According to Zhang Quanyi, this is actually
This is a rare opportunity for the Jurchen tribes to rise. More than a hundred years ago, their backbone was broken by the Bohai people's continuous northward march. Now they have finally survived until the Bohai weakened and even collapsed. If they don't regain their homeland now, then when?
If the new conquerors who destroyed the Bohai Kingdom were "muddleheaded" and thought that the Manjie, Tieli, Dongping, Anyuan, Huaiyuan, Anbian, Lingli, and Shuibin prefectures were of no value and gave them all to them, they would make a lot of money overnight.
Restore it to its heyday more than a hundred years ago, and even recover some interest.
With such a huge benefit, would you take a gamble? Don't you want the rice fields on both sides of the Meituo Lake? Don't you want Anbian, which has a lot of fish and prey? The Tieli Prefecture, which is rich in copper and iron, don't want it.
?
Don’t you want the horse-breeding land of Binfu?
It's all their homeland. The Bohai people have developed it. Wouldn't it be nice to take it over? They have already made a bet, and so has the Great Xia court...
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On the high hills, a large number of flags suddenly appeared. Dou Jin at the top of Huazhou East City let out a long sigh of relief.
At the end of August, he led three thousand Longyuan Mansion troops northward and arrived at the Bin Mansion. When he learned that the governor, governor and others were all killed in the battle, Yizhou was occupied by thieves, and Huazhou was in danger, he sent envoys to Shangjing one after another.
, Tokyo, requesting reinforcements.
After waiting for half a month, reinforcements finally arrived - but it was actually a saint himself.
The Jurchen cavalry operating outside the city also noticed the arrival of the reinforcements and rode away one after another. Some Xia army cavalry rushed down from the hills, chasing after them with whips raised and shouts.
"Get out of the city, work harder!" Dou Jin did not hesitate, ordered 2,000 infantry and 500 cavalry, opened the city gate, and rushed out. The 500 cavalry chased in the direction of the Jurchens' escape, and the 2,000 infantry were in the city.
outer array.
After a while, more than a hundred riders rushed to the city.
Yang Sheng, the envoy of Youyi, the capital of the Tiande Army, looked at Dou Jin and said: "The saint has a virtuous message. Dou Jin went northward alone to turn the tide and keep Huazhou intact. It is appropriate for him to be in Anbian, Dingli, and all the prefectures in Huaiyuan are recruiting envoys.
Let them gather the remaining soldiers, appease the soldiers and people, and wait for the opportunity to attack the Jurchen subordinates who are causing trouble."
"I obey the decree." Dou Jin bowed and responded.
After the ceremony, he asked again: "I wonder when the saint will come to Huazhou?"
"It's almost time." Yang Sheng said, "You first guard Huazhou and prepare food and grass. The saint will arrive in the evening at the latest. I don't have time to fight with you, so I will chase the enemy."
After saying that, he waved his whip seriously and walked away without any intention of stopping. On the hilltop, the infantry of Tiande Army poured down like a tide.
Battalion after battalion, with helmets and armor, military discipline, and silence. Shao Shude arrived at Huazhou City before the sun set.
Suibin Mansion is named after Suibin River (Suifen River). It was originally the old place of Heishui Mohe, the leader of the Bin tribe, and governed Huazhou. Huazhou is located on the outskirts of Ussuriysk, Russia, on the lower reaches of the Suifen River today.
Later archeology revealed that there are many remains from the Bohai period. The Chinese name of Ussuriysk, "Shuangchengzi", comes from two ancient local cities.
The east city is slightly rectangular and covers an area of 5 hectares. The city wall is rammed. In the middle of the 19th century, the remaining height was still 6 meters. There is a horse face every 70-90 steps, and there is an urn at the city gate.
Xicheng is about 2 kilometers northwest of it. It is approximately square in shape and covers an area of 61 hectares. The moat is well preserved and was still 2 meters deep in the early 20th century.
In 1916, the Russian Fedorov excavated the East City and found fire kang flues, ironware, iron slag, crucibles, ceramic fragments, the Dazhong auspicious charm of Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, and the coins of the Song Dynasty cast during the Chongning period of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. The base of the city wall is
There is Tang Kaiyuan Tongbao.
A large number of Song coins, Jin Dynasty tiles and exquisite dragon head-shaped roof ridge decorations were also found in the West City.
The tomb of Wanyan Zhong, the leader of the Lanshui Wanyan tribe in the Jin Dynasty, is located on the hill north of Dongcheng. Later generations unearthed the "Dajin Kaifu Yitong Sansi Jinyuan County Mingyi Wang Wanyan Gong Shinto Stele" and exquisite stone
Humans, stone animals, all are stored in the Primorsky Museum of Geography in Vladivostok, Russia.
The three prefectures of Shubin Prefecture are located on the east side of Shangjing and are densely covered with city sites. They are the core area where the Bohai Kingdom has strong control. He did not exchange much greetings with Dou Jin, but directly entered the city and then climbed to the top of the city.
One part of the Tiande army entered the city, and the other part did not stop. Under the leadership of deputy envoy He Gui, they rushed to the nearby
Near the foot of another mountain city.
This city is located on the Kraskinoyar hill, on the right bank of the Shubin River. The city wall is more than 30 miles long. It is built on the mountain and covers an area of more than 200 hectares. It is very majestic. It was originally the old city of Yanzhou. After Yanzhou moved south
Quit.
Shao Shude, Dou Jin and others climbed to the top of Huazhou City and looked at the battlefield under the sunset.
This mountain city was occupied by the rebellious Mohe tribe. There were probably more than 3,000 people. At this time, people were panicking and didn't know what to do. "Thousands of people want to defend such a majestic city. It is really a dream. No one can stand on the wall."
"Okay." Shao Shude said. "The people are also very sparse." Tiande Army sent Cai Songyang to look at it for a while and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the men have already attacked the city."
This city named Linhe Mountain City was built according to the mountain topography. It has a long and narrow irregular shape, and the city wall is so long. It cannot be guarded by thousands of people. Tiande's soldiers are all veterans. They attack east and west with a single move.
Take the escalator up to a weak point.
"You can't defeat these Mohe soldiers, but you still let them occupy the city?" The warriors spoke harshly. Dai Siyuan, the commander of the army on the left side, looked at Dou Jin and teased.
"There are too many of them. There were thousands of Blackwater Mohe people nearby, but now they have disappeared." Dou Jin responded with some embarrassment.
"The Jurchens have retreated." Shao Shude said, "I invite the leaders of the 30 surnames from Heishui to hunt in Meituo Lake. If they don't go, they are rebellious, and Master Wang will kill them at all costs."
When Dou Jin saw the generals beside Shao Shude, the military officers looked like they were taking it for granted. They didn't take Heishui Mohe seriously at all, so he reminded him: "Your Majesty, the savages are very fierce and should not be ignored."
"Shi Jiantang has killed and injured more than 3,000 Jurchens before and after. These stubborn people are not invulnerable. How can I still tolerate them?" Shao Shude had a bad impression of Dou Jin. He was too timid and had lost his spirit.
However, maybe this is good? If all the Bohai people are impassioned, work hard, and fight for justice, they may have a headache. Let these demoted officers and generals transition for a while, and then slowly replace them after the situation stabilizes.
On the mountain city not far away, the city gate has been opened, and the warriors of the Forbidden Army swarmed in.
The Mohe people, relying on their bravery, went out of the city to counterattack. As a result, the German general was so angry that he took off his armor on the spot, exposed his flesh and charged forward. He was even wilder than the savages, and in one fell swoop he swept away the enemy's offensive.
All sorts of things.
"Okay!" cheers resounded from the top of the city. What kind of man is he who relies on armor to protect himself?
A real man should charge naked and kill him in pieces! Dou Jin was stunned when he saw this.
Where did this "evil trend" start? He had read history books. In fact, he went to Chang'an to take the Jinshi exam in his early years, but failed. He knew that Li Siye charged naked and defeated the enemy in one battle.
The position has been secured. The evil trend among the Tang army has not yet disappeared.
It seems that the Great Xia Forbidden Army has also inherited this tradition. It is obvious that the armor is excellent, but sometimes some warriors are so crazy that they take off their armor and lead the charge. It is really wild!
"Check who this person is." Shao Shude slapped the female wall and said, "If he is still alive, I will give him two palace servants."
Dou Jin was ashamed. The saint was still encouraging this "evil trend", but it seemed to be quite effective. The Tiande army was indeed very brave. They had already rushed into the city and killed them, while the Mohe people came from all the gates.
Surge out and flee wildly.
Alas, the thieves in Linhe Mountain City, whom he regarded as a serious problem, were instantly defeated by the Tiande army. Bohai Kingdom looks weak, so it's better to be honest.
"Cai Songyang." Shao Shude shouted. "The end will be here."
"Yizhou is still occupied by rebels. You send two infantrymen and two cavalrymen to go south and capture it." "Yes."
"You have to move quickly. I will go north in a few days, so don't delay for too long." "As you command."
Shuibin Mansion is bounded by the Kedrovaya Mountains in Russia to the north and Huaiyuan Mansion, to the south by Dalongling and Longyuan Mansion, to the west is Shangjing, and to the east is Tingli Mansion. Except for Huazhou,
There are also two subordinate states, namely Yizhou and Jianzhou.
Yizhou is located in the ancient city of Bohai near present-day Vladivostok.
The state was founded in the ancient city of Dachengzi, Dongning City today. The city is rectangular in shape with a circumference of 3575 meters. During the middle and late Bohai Kingdom
It was built not long ago. In the Liao Dynasty, Jiedu envoys and governors were established here, and it was used in the Jin Dynasty. A large number of bronze mirrors, bronze Buddhas and other Bohai cultural relics as well as modern relics were unearthed.
Compared with Tieli Prefecture, which has jurisdiction over six prefectures, Shuibin Prefecture, which has only three prefectures, is not large, but because it is close to Shangjing, it developed rapidly, with dense cities and densely populated areas. It was an important town in the Northeast until the Liao and Jin Dynasties.
During the Bohai Kingdom period, it was an important pasture, and it was also profitable for fishing and salt. Hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep, horses and camels were exported to Shangjing every year for consumption by the gentlemen. Naturally, such a place must be cleaned up quickly to avoid being ravaged by the Mohe people.
After a long time, the state and county were ruined, and all they lost were their own wealth.
The sun is gradually setting, and the chill is coming.
Shao Shude was wearing a heavy black lambskin coat, silently feeling the chilling climate in the North.
I went to Beijing to make sheep fur coats, and also plundered a lot of Bohai people's stocks. I have furs, sweaters, and pig paste on me to protect me from the cold. I am not too afraid of the cold.
But things here still need to be finished as soon as possible.