Chapter 9 Fuyundui Temple (Added update to ensure that the leader’s nickname is not blank)
Dongshou Jiangcheng was basically a deserted place with no population when troops were sent out to conquer Li Guochang and his sons in the early years. But now it has been changed to Yunzhong County for several years, and the household registration has increased significantly.
The source of the new immigrants is mainly the households registered in Henan Dangxiang, plus some households in Liangzhou, Tubo, Shu, and Hezhong. The four together account for more than 80%.
"Feng is Shengzhou's two prefectures. When it comes to farming, the conditions in Shengzhou are actually better. There is no other reason than the terrain." Liang Zhixia, the governor of Shengzhou, said eloquently: "After the trenches were dug, there were so many artesian canals that there was no need for water trucks to lift water, so there was no need for water trucks to lift water.
Make great profits."
The wheat in the fields has been harvested, and birds are flying in the sky, falling into the fields from time to time and pecking at the wheat grains scattered by farmers.
There are some cattle pens on the edge of the field, and a woman is feeding the cattle with chopped wheat straw.
Generally speaking, wheat straw is not a good feed. These farmers are really frugal. They have grown a lot of pasture at home, but they still don't want to waste it.
Shengzhou governs five counties, namely Jinhe (Zhenwu Military City), Yunzhong (Dongshou Jiangcheng), Yulin, Hebin, and Anbei (Zhongshou Jiangcheng). Today, there are about 33,000 households and more than 179,200 people, including military dependents.
Including farms, 21,000 hectares of farmland have been opened up. Generally speaking, the contradiction between man and land is not prominent at all. It can even be said that there is no contradiction between man and land, and the people's lives are relatively prosperous.
Yinshan is probably the limit of how far farming civilization can advance northward.
The reason why it is called the limit is because it is often undefendable. During the Qin and Han dynasties, there were many large-scale immigrants to fill these wastelands, but they always fell in the end.
In the early years of the Kingdom of China, after Pingliang's military capital was established, due to several wars with the Turks, almost all the people in Henan (Feng, Sheng) were moved to Lingzhou and Xiazhou, causing great damage to the local area. Until Zhongzong Jing
During the Dragon Year, Sanshou surrendered the city by building it, which allowed us to have a stable rule over the local area, and it was no longer a frontier wasteland specially used to resettle Turks and surrendered people of the nine surnames of Zhaowu.
After the death of Tubo, the land in northern Guan Dynasty finally became peaceful. The Tiande Army and the Zhenwu Army were established here. Although there were not many soldiers, their combat effectiveness was not weak. In addition, the grassland did not have any established forces, so it has been developing steadily.
Come down.
After Shao Shude took control of Guanbei, among the two prefectures of Feng and Sheng, Sheng prefecture was built first. After ten years of hard work and vigorous immigration, it finally achieved results.
"I was fully aware of your talents when I assassinated Shao." Shao Shude said, "Shaozhou's meager foundation has made you drag it out. Shengzhou has already been on the right track. I'm waiting for good news."
There are more than 30,000 households in Shengzhou, but there are still a lot of cattle and sheep. The three-crop rotation agricultural production model has really high requirements for start-up capital (livestock). After so many years of hard work, even the number of livestock in Lingzhou is now
None of them fully meet the standards, let alone other places. We still need to continue to work hard.
Martial arts lectures are still being held in the wilderness of Yunzhong County.
A total of 40,000 Hengshan party members Xiang Dingzhuang also participated. They are mainly infantry. In addition to their brute strength, they don't practice much formation formation on weekdays. This is a good time to study and improve.
Oritsugu's ten thousand cavalry troops practiced various tactical changes during the charge.
In the past few years, they have been fighting rebellions in various places. Their main opponents are the grassland tribes. They have fought from Shaqi to Qingtang and are famous.
Their equipment and tactics are also most suitable for fighting on the grasslands. When facing those tough infantry in the Central Plains, they will not be able to use their strengths.
"How about the Shengzhou Fan tribe?" Shao Shude asked.
Of course he knew something about the situation of the Fan tribe, but that was what Yang Yao reported. There are the Qibi tribe and the Cangcai tribe on the border of Shengzhou. Although they belong to two systems with the household registration system, there must be some intersection on weekdays.
It is impossible for local officials in Feng and Sheng to not understand at all.
"From what I can see, the Baidaochuan Qibi tribe has more and more people learning to farm, and it can no longer be said to be nomadic." After thinking about it, Liang Zhixia said, "The Tibetan tribe is still mainly nomadic. In recent years, it has become more and more nomadic.
As we moved further to the north of the mountain, we competed with the Hun tribes for pastures, and the dispute went to Yang Taibao. As a result, each of them was hit with fifty big sticks, and they were fined with some Dingkou, cattle and sheep."
"What about the military training situation?" Shao Shude asked again.
"Quite diligent." Liang Zhixia replied.
"Then why is it so difficult to expel the Tatars?" Shao Shude was puzzled.
Liang Zhixia was silent. Why? He hadn't started a war for many years, and he was pampered and wasted. There were successive wars in the Central Plains, and the young men were repeatedly mobilized. The losses were not small, and they were caused by various reasons.
"The time for the assassination of Shengzhou is still short. These are just what I heard while chatting with my colleagues, so I can't be accurate. If the king wants to know more, I can call them here." Liang Zhixia replied.
"Okay, when I return, I will meet the princes of Shengzhou." Shao Shude said.
The local peasants of the Han people need to be trained, and the Tibetan herdsmen also need to be trained. Now it seems that both the Tibetan and Han sides have a prominent problem, that is, the states, counties, and tribes that have been at peace for a long time are not brave enough to fight.
Still see less blood!
On August 29, the third year of Qianning, Shao Shude left Yunzhong County and headed west along the north bank of the Yellow River under the protection of more than 40,000 troops from the Tielin, Heiji, and Jindao armies.
More than 60,000 cavalry troops, Hengshan tribesmen and native Tuan folk from various states marched westward along the south bank of the Yellow River.
On the river, transport ships came and went, the flow was endless, and the atmosphere was already very tense.
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"The king is here!" the scout ran back quickly and shouted.
In the eastern border of Anbei County, Yang Yao led more than a hundred people from the six tribes of Qibi, Cangcai, Geshu, Zhuanglang, Hun, Weicai and Shaqi tribes to stand on the left side of the road to greet him respectfully.
Smoke and dust billowed on the distant horizon, and the sound of hooves thundered.
Everyone looked around and saw more than a thousand knights approaching from far and near, galloping quickly.
After arriving at the end of the field, they dismounted and moved in unison.
The auxiliary soldiers came to lead the horses, and the soldiers wore armor and held spears, and quickly formed a formation.
The Tibetan people immediately became noisy. Everyone stared at their brightly armored team and speculated endlessly.
Soon, another thousand horses arrived.
He still dismounted, collected his horse and formed an array skillfully.
Thousands of infantrymen put on iron armor, carried heavy swords, Mo Dao, and held crossbows, looking forward to their victory.
Others don't know, but Yang Yao still knows that this should be the newly established two armies of Heijin and Golden Sword.
He heard that the main force was surrendering, but it seemed that their morale was not low, which surprised him a little.
These two thousand people were undoubtedly here to fight, and at the same time, they were also a deterrent to the tribes in Hetao under the jurisdiction of the Duhufu. Let them see if the hanging soldiers in their own tribes can compare to these murderous professional warriors.
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"Quiet." Yang Yao coughed and stopped the whispers of the chiefs.
He had been in power for many years and still had enough prestige. At this moment, everyone shut up and stared at the two thousand mounted infantry carefully.
The sergeants are very elite, and their armor is also good. Looking at the indifferent expressions on their faces, you can see that they are also ruthless people who have been among the dead more than once. Don't mess with them.
Some chiefs secretly compared the strong men in their tribes with them, and the results were discouraging.
Ordinary herdsmen will definitely not be able to defeat them, and only the best among them will do. There are still many people in the Central Plains, and even if you pick just one from a hundred, you will be able to pick more elite soldiers than all the men, women, and children in the Hetao tribe combined.
It was right for King Xia to go to the Central Plains. There is no future for eating sand on the grassland. In the past, everyone thought that the dings in the Duhufu were too harsh and too many people died. Now it seems that people don't look down on you at all.
Some crooked melons and cracked jujubes.
A larger cloud of smoke and dust rose in the distance.
Yang Yao's originally relaxed body suddenly tightened, and his torso stood up straight, looking eastward and standing with a smile.
The chiefs made a fuss, pushed and shoved, arranged their seats, and stood behind Yang Yao.
Thousands of riders arrived with billows of smoke.
Shao Shu stopped his horse and glanced at the people who greeted him.
There were cavalrymen belonging to the Tielin Army's Left Wing Army in front, rear, left and right. There were three thousand cavalry in total, covering the grassland all over the mountains and fields, boundless.
"Welcome your Majesty!" Yang Yao led the chieftains from all the tribes to come forward and salute.
"I haven't seen you all for a long time." Shao Shude got off his horse and said with a gentle smile.
"Your Majesty has won consecutive battles and is so powerful in the Central Plains. We are fascinated by it even in Yinshan Mountain." Yang Yao said with a smile.
"The Khan is about to unify the Central Plains, and it's time to take care of the clowns on the grassland."
"The Tatars are really hateful. When will we send out troops to conquer them?"
"This year, fewer merchants from the west have come. Apparently they have been robbed quite a lot."
"I'm afraid I won't fight those thieves this time."
"Quiet." Yang Yao roared again, and everyone shut up again.
"Of course there will be a conquest of the Tatars, but not now." Shao Shude smiled and said, "Is Fuyundui Temple ready?"
This question was asked to Yang Yao. As the deputy governor of Zhenbei and Shao Shude's agent on the grassland, he has the final say in everything here.
"Back to your Majesty, everything is ready." Yang Yao replied.
"Then let's go without further delay!" Shao Shude said, flicking his riding whip.
Fuyundui Temple is on the mountain to the north.
The origin of this shrine is unknown. Some people say it is Zhaojun’s Tomb, and some say it is Mulan’s Tomb, but they are not reliable. Anyway, since the Turkic era, because many khans have worshiped heaven here, this shrine has already possessed extraordinary features.
The attribute of "Turks who are about to invade will first go to the temple to offer sacrifices to seek blessings, and then cross the river to herd horses and feed soldiers."
The Hu people attached great importance to this, and the Tang people were also very curious about it. After the collapse of the Turks, the grassland became ownerless, and it gradually became a place for the Hu and Han people on the frontier to worship gods and pray for blessings.
In the early years, Wang Zhihuan even wrote "The Chanyu Looking at the Fuyundui in the North", which shows his fame.
Shaw's personal soldiers went up the mountain first and occupied various positions.
The chiefs were ordered to take off their weapons and were only allowed to go up the mountain alone, while all the people carrying Wei and his entourage stayed at the bottom of the mountain.
After everything was prepared, Shao Shude climbed the low mountain surrounded by everyone.
Looking back, I saw that the terrain below the mountain was flat and fertile, with thousands of miles of fertile fields, a large river winding eastward, and dotted with cattle and horses.
What a Fuyundui Temple!
At that time, the supreme Turkic Khan stood here, overlooking the vast Hetao grassland. Raging Huqi galloped at the foot of the mountain, making a great noise.
The Khan gave an order, and hundreds of thousands of horsemen headed south like a tide, pouring into the fertile Central Plains.
It is a pity that time has passed, things have changed, and people have changed. The Turks who were at their peak in the early years of the country have disappeared.
During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong, Bijia Khan was known as "Little Killer", but he could only secretly seduce the Fengzhou Turks to surrender. Several small-scale attacks southward were just to seek to marry the Princess of Tang Dynasty, so that his position would be more stable.
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He didn't dare to send his troops southward until he was poisoned by Mei Lu. Even the Tibetan envoys invited him to attack the Tang Dynasty from both sides, but he was rejected.
In the third year of Tianbao, Baimei Khan was killed and passed to the capital. The Turkic Pijakodun commanders surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. Later, the Turkic Khanate was destroyed.
The shrine is silent.
Shao Shude seemed to hear the voices of countless Khans who were excited, frustrated, happy, or worried.
The Turks and Uighurs are all dead! The Khitan is like a newborn baby, holding the hope of the dragon spirit of the grassland.
Shao Shude drew out his dagger, and everyone was shocked.
"I'll end its fate." He laughed loudly and walked towards the shrine.
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I am out of quarantine today and have resumed work and production.
I owe a lot of debt, and I will pay it off slowly...
