"I'm telling you to cause chaos! I'm telling you to cause chaos!" Wang Yu said angrily as he whipped a group of Kunfa Party members head-to-head with a riding crop.
The Dingyuan Army has now reached the west of Huile County. All the baggage has been transported by ships. There is no need to set up camp when marching on the inner line, so the march is very fast. Today is only February 29th, and we have gone all the way south from Dingyuan Army City.
State governance.
The Wuwei Army has also been setting off for a long time. They will go to Lingzhou to take over the Dingyuan Army and guard against the Hexi Dangxiang in the northwest.
On their way south, the Dingyuan Army annihilated a rebellious Dangxiang tribe. It only took half a day to do so. The reason was that they were in arrears with tribute and unwilling to surrender. How could they endure this?
The tribe only has a thousand members, and it may indeed have its own grievances, such as the brutality of the government, random distribution of donations, etc. But if you jump out at this time, you are considered unlucky.
Moreover, they were particularly unlucky. They happened to encounter the Dingyuan Army marching south. There were only a few hundred men in the clan, and they were directly crushed by more than 7,000 professional warriors. If they really wanted to succeed in the rebellion, it was best to take advantage of the main army in the town to go out, and then lure the state soldiers.
Go out of the city to fight in the field, then use various means to defeat them, and then occupy the city.
Many Tubo and Dangxiang people did this, so they were said to be unlucky.
"Give the people to Lingzhou and let them dig coal." Wang Yu pulled out the knife, then pushed it back and said angrily.
The town has been stable until now. Although the people are not very wealthy, they can still make ends meet. Moreover, Pingxia Dangxiang is afraid of being beaten, and Hengshan Dangxiang has also been won over by the Marshal's marriage. Their lives are stable and there is no war.
Worry, this is not enough? Hexi Dangxiang is indeed a group of killers!
Wang Yu had been stationed in Dingyuan Military City for many days. He was on guard against Hexi Dangxiang Pochou, Mi Qin and several Tatarized tribes who had escaped into the northwest grasslands. He had been killing for so many years. The purpose of killing before was not to be attacked by other people.
He killed people, and now he just wants to kill and live a stable life.
Marshal Shao has the ambition to help the world, so I will help him continue to kill. If not, I am too lazy to do anything, so just leave it like that.
"Military envoy, there is a messenger coming from Huile Pier. Lingzhou is already loading military rations to the ships."
"Let's set off early tomorrow morning," Wang Yu said.
The Six Cities Water Transport Envoy Yamen now has a total of more than 40 large and small ships. This time, a full 40 ships were allocated to them. As soon as the river thawed, they were gathered one after another at the Huile County Wharf to ship 40,000 tons of military rations and various equipment.
, enough for them to consume for several months.
Depending on the strength of the wind, the ship can sail up to 150 miles a day without any problem, which is more than five times the speed of their land march. If it goes down the river, the raft can sail 200 miles a day and carry a load of ten
It's twice as big as a horse-drawn carriage and costs less.
Wang Yu didn't know it when he first met him, but after he learned about it later, he couldn't help but feel deeply. If he left the river in the future, how would he be able to fight? Guang Zhengfa's master would be an extremely heavy burden.
This time the Dingyuan Army marched south, mainly to cooperate with the main force to attack Huizhou. The commander-in-chief had no other requirements. He asked them to raid Ulan County and Ulan Pass on the north bank of the Yellow River, and then cross the river to plunder the lair of the Langqu tribe and mobilize
Their strength creates opportunities for the main force.
Calculating the time, the commander-in-chief should have already entered Huizhou by now. If the main force of the Langqu tribe is transferred eastward, the rear will be extremely empty. Even if there is no eastward transfer, it doesn't matter. There is no strength on the north bank of the Yellow River, so attacking Ulan County is not a problem.
big.
The bridge built by the Tubo people has long since disappeared in time. Today, local people mainly rely on small wooden boats to cross the river, or they were built and ferried by Tang Dynasty survivors. The two counties are separated by a river, and Ulan County is destined to be abandoned
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On the sixth day of March in the second year of Guangqi's reign, the main force of the Dingyuan Army arrived at Feng'an Military City. More than 30 ships docked at the dock and had been waiting for them for a long time.
According to the commander's order, the Feng'an Army has begun to be formed, with a tentative strength of three thousand.
Xu Cai's elite troops are composed. However, according to the marshal's habit, the Feng'an and Xinquan armies will have to be reorganized in the future, maybe after the marshal returns from Huizhou.
Transfer some people to the Tielin, Jinglue, Dingyuan, and Wuwei armies, and then transfer some people from these four armies to Feng'an and Xinquan 2nd Army. It is estimated that a group of new people will be recruited. The commander-in-chief has no control over the military power.
It must be quite strong.
After a night's rest, the Dingyuan Army continued southward, heading straight for Wulan Pass on the north bank of the Yellow River. At the same time, more than 30,000 soldiers and horses in the three towns of Dingnan, Jingyuan, and Pingning were harvesting grass and valleys while waiting.
After all the supplies of grain and grass in the rear were completed, they also divided into three groups and went deep into the territory of Huizhou a few days ago, and fought against the army of the Langqu tribe.
"Is this place called Hechi?" Shao Shude asked, looking at a rough hand-drawn map.
The land of Helong has been occupied for many years, and the map has undergone many changes. Especially after the Tubo people occupied it, they did not pay as much attention to the city as the Tang people did. Although they stationed troops and built cities in strategic places, the culture of half pastoralism and half farming finally had something to offer.
different.
Over the years, the Dingnan Army has been fighting in the north and south. Every time they go to a place, they pay great attention to collecting geographical information. Where can wood be harvested, whether the river courses have changed, whether the city is still in its original position after being rebuilt, how dilapidated the roads are, and how the Cangcheng city is.
Whether it has been abandoned, whether the farmland is still being cultivated, whether Tibetan tribes often come here for nomadic purposes, what season the wind blows, when there is a lot of rain and snow, etc.
"Military Training Records" contains a lot of notes, even far exceeding the content of the main text. It is best to re-edit it in the future and publish a separate book called "Correction of the Map of a certain road and a certain state". Don't underestimate these things, if you make a mistake
Yes, it is possible for the army to be led into the ditch. It is not like no one has suffered this loss in history.
After the Tubo army was defeated in Yuanzhou, Shao Shude personally led the main force of the army to march westward to Hechi, taking the Tongyi Avenue, although this road seemed a bit in disrepair.
Xin Ning's army did not go north to Wuzhou, but marched west along the northern foot of Liupan Mountain, plundering all the way. Zhe Zongben's combat ideas were still different from those of the generals in the mainland. They had strong habits of grassland horse bandits, but this was not the case.
Not a bad thing.
Cheng Zongchu led 5,000 Jingyuan troops and 2,000 Tibetan troops to the northern route. The cavalry army was also active in that area, plundering the Tubo-oriented Dangxiang tribes that were too late to evacuate to replenish military supplies.
The three armies advanced hand in hand, causing great panic in Huizhou. Ever since the Changqing Alliance and the demarcation of the boundaries between Tang and Tubo, Huizhou has always been the territory of Tubo. After Tubo weakened, the Tang Dynasty led its army to march westward and regained
Six Passes, Seven Prefectures, and Huizhou were once returned to the Tang Dynasty, but they soon became independent. Since then, we have never seen such a large-scale Western Expedition by the Tang Army. Why didn't they fight on their own? Why did they come to fight us?
"Commander, it is indeed a river pond. The terrain is low-lying. When there is a lot of water in spring and summer, it is a puddle of water. It looks like a river from a distance, so it is called a river pond. The water is slightly salty, with less salt when it rains more and more salt when it rains less. There are prosperous pastures nearby and many Tubo tribes.
Fight for it." Zhao Guangfeng finally overcame Chen Cheng and answered first.
The water is slightly salty, which is a pity. But there is such a large area of grassland nearby. Could it be that they are all salt-alkali-resistant pastures that cattle and sheep like to eat?
The area around the river and pond is now empty. When the army arrives, the herdsmen dare not come to graze their cattle even if they don't open their eyes. The several tribes that were previously plundered by the cavalry of the Dingnan Army are examples.
But if they don't come to graze, they will inevitably go to other places and compete with other tribes for pasture. I don't know how the Langqu tribe can coordinate the interests of various tribes.
The cavalry of both sides have actually fought against each other several times.
There were more than 4,000 cavalry on the Dingnan Army's side, and more than 3,000 cavalry on the Zhangqu tribe. The two sides fought fiercely in this relatively gentle mountain basin.
What surprised Shao Shude was that the cavalry of the Langqu tribe seemed to be much more capable than the Yuanzhou Tubos and had better equipment. Thinking about it carefully, the reason is that the Yuanzhou Tubos were a tribe attached to the Tang Dynasty, and the Huizhou Tubos
It has been independent for many years and has become an independent entity. It can be regarded as the leader of the separatist army under the former Tubo Kingdom. It is not surprising that it has combat effectiveness.
The cavalry of the Dingnan Army did not take the initiative to cause trouble for the Yuanqu tribe. They are now mainly guarding the transportation lines from Yuanzhou. Jingyuan is poor, and it is not easy to gather a batch of food and fodder. Pingning Town also supports a considerable number of people, but they
Not rich either.
Marshal Shao originally wanted to organize several more joint campaigns by the three towns to attack the Tubo people. Now it seems that if they cannot plunder a large number of cattle and sheep on the spot, their financial resources may be insufficient. Fighting a war and taking two or three years to recover can be
It's not a joke. They have looted almost all the Tibetans in the Yuan, Wu, and Wei prefectures. Next time I come back, there will be nothing to loot. It will hurt.
How could Temujin fight so many battles regardless of logistics? Driving cattle and sheep to fight and providing food to the enemy was probably nothing more than this.
"Commander, the North Route Jingyuan Army has penetrated eighty miles northeast of Huizhou. Cheng Shizhong hates the Tibetans' burning and plundering of Wuzhou, and chases the Tubos in Yuanzhou who have escaped. If they go deeper, I am afraid that they will suffer losses."
After Chen Cheng received a military report, he immediately handed it over and said.
"How much food reserves does the army have?" Shao Shude asked.
"More than a month."
"That's enough, let the master who came from Yuanzhou go back." Shao Shude said: "Have you received any news from the Dingyuan Army?"
"I haven't been here for the past two days."
Shao Shude thought deeply after hearing this. In fact, a messenger came five days ago and said that a total of three batches were sent, but only two batches arrived, and another batch was lost or intercepted.
"Let's play with the Lanqu tribe again, use up their strength, and try to attract more soldiers. Send someone to tell Cheng Zongchu and let him control the speed of the advance." Shao Shude said: "Wait until the Dingyuan army comes from Hexi.
So, I don’t think they can withstand it.”
Chen Cheng hesitated to speak. There was nothing wrong with the commander's military strategy. It was very suitable for dealing with Han vassal towns, and it was also suitable for dealing with farming parties. However, the Tibetans in Huizhou were mainly nomadic, with farming as a supplement. After they knew the news that they were being attacked from both sides, they quickly
May flee.
After escaping, your army occupied Huining and Wulan counties. On the surface, it seems that you have regained the lost ground, but the enemy's strength is not lost and they will come back at any time, which is very annoying.
But judging from the commander's appearance, it seems that he just wants to regain the lost territory. With Ningdu in his hands, he can use ships to transport grain and equipment in the future, and slowly deal with the Tibetan people. It is estimated that the method is to divide and win over to make them surrender.
That's it, rather than actual control.
Another Hetao Weicai Department?
"Commander, the Bai family sent an envoy." Ten generals of the private army entered the tent and reported.
"The Bai family? The Bai family of Yuanzhou Tubo?"
"Yes, after the Bai family claimed to be the remnant of Tianbao, and after their follower Shang Yanxin returned to the Tang Dynasty, they have been nomadic in the two states of Yuan and Wei."
Shao Shude nodded.
He has seen many Huhua Han people. There are three tribes in Lingzhou Dangxiang, one is the Yang family, the other is the Luo family, and the other is the Liang family. It is said that they are all descendants of Han people, but their appearance is the same as the Dangxiang people.
Shao Shude could understand that they were surrounded by Dangxiang in Hexi Province and took the initiative to integrate into Dangxiang in order to protect themselves, but the question was, were they still Han people?
After the Yeli Prince clan became Tatarized, Nanshan Yeli did not even regard them as their own clan, thinking that they were one of the nine Tatar tribes. After the Wonju Muzo clan became Tubo, the Hengshan Muzo tribe did not recognize them either.
Is this Bai family Han, Tubo, or Dangxiang?
The Zheju family in Linzhou was a wealthy family in Dangxiang, but as an official in the Tang Dynasty, they looked just like Han people. They swore, served, and celebrated all the holidays like Han people.
Which Han is more beautiful, the Bai family or the Zhe family?
But no matter what, since we claim that our ancestors are Tianbao remnants, we can talk about it. It is wrong to blindly drive them out, which is not conducive to the united front. Most of the people in Liangzhou are Han people. Zhang Yichao certified that although this will happen
Tubo has been transformed and is in a nomadic state, but we can also talk about the Tianbao remnants, which is beneficial to the united war.