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Chapter 848: Forcing Liangzhou to persuade him to surrender

In December of the first year of Yuanshuo, the Tubo Supiru army rushed out from the north gate of Kuozhou City. Blocking the north gate was Han Haijun under Duan Xiushi. They thought that the Tubo army was about to counterattack desperately, so they quickly attacked the troops guarding the other three directions.

Tang Jun reported and at the same time organized the queue to prepare for battle.

Unexpectedly, Su Piru just feinted a shot and broke through the edge of the Tang army's formation. Thousands of horses galloped back quickly, leaving the Tang army in a state of confusion.

Unknown to them were Yangtong, Tuyuhun and other tribesmen. They watched helplessly as their commander led the Subi tribe to the northwest. They reacted with annoyance and quickly retreated in the direction they originally fled.

When Li Siye heard the news, he just nodded lightly, as if the matter had been expected. He immediately sent Duan Xiushi to lead the front army to pursue, and then personally led the rear army to directly cut off the north of the remaining Dongdai tribe who had no time to escape.

The way to escape.

Most of the people who were deceived and left behind were the Dongdai and Tuyuhun tribes of Supiru's tame slaves. After being abandoned by their commander, they only faced two endings: surrender as an organization or be captured after being defeated. This issue hardly requires thinking about, and almost no one needs to think about it.

They will all choose the former.

Duan Xiushi's pursuit was also quite effective. All of Su Piru's troops were rushing to retreat. They did not arrange for anyone to stay to break the rear, and it seemed that no one was willing to break the rear.

The troops who were escaping slowly were chased and beaten by Han Haijun. When they couldn't escape, they simply gave up their escape and surrendered on the spot.

The core army of the Supi tribe passed through the stone castle in just six days, followed by the Yangtong cavalry and the Tuyuhun tribe. On the seventh day, the last army of the Tuyuhun tribe was closely pursued by the Tang army, and they broke into the stone castle.

In the valley in front of them, they shouted loudly at the city gate. However, the generals guarding the city received the death order of Ruben. No matter how the people below shouted, they would not open the city gate.

Of course they have safety concerns. The Tang army is now chasing Dongdai. Once the city gate is opened to let them in, it is very likely that they will sneak into the Tang army. Although the dangerous Jedi city of Stone Castle is easy to defend and difficult to attack,

It is also easy to be conquered from the inside.

The Tuyuhun soldiers who fled to the city gate were completely desperate. They just wanted to return to their hometown. Although Tuyuhun had long been reduced to a part of Tubo Supiru, they still loved their land sincerely. Which ruler occupied Qinghai, they

He could only work hard for them, but he still couldn't escape the fate of being abandoned.

The generals under the city were heartbroken and led their soldiers to collectively surrender to the Tang army. They knew full well that they were isolated from the stone castle and would not be able to break through this city wall for unknown years in the future. From today on, they would have to live in a foreign land.

The battle of the Hexi Army led by Li Siye in the Huangyuan area came to an end. They captured a total of about 130,000 Tubo troops, including 100,000 Dongdai slaves in the production unit, more than 30,000 Dongdai slaves, Tuyuhun and Yangtong,

There are 20,000 Qiang people, and the authentic Subi army is only 10,000. Li Siye placed the tame slave Dongdai in the counties of Shanzhou and Lanzhou to the west of Huangyuan, and organized 10,000 people into a production tribe under one banner, organized by each county.

Carry out moderation management.

The military units of Haonu Dongdai were brought to Liangzhou and reorganized and divided. Some of them worked on the Gobi Desert to plant trees and transform the desert, while others performed well and were incorporated into the army to enrich the armed forces of the Hexi Army.

Li Siye led his army to withdraw from Shanzhou and headed for Liangzhou. Next, it was time to prepare to enter Wuwei City. However, the attitude of Yang Zhilie, the governor of Hexi Province, was unclear. The other party blocked him in the city with strong walls and clear fields. Li Siye had only sent a few officials before.

I went to the city gate and waved a banner to shout, but there was no movement on the city wall. There was no resistance, but no submission.

Li Siye's confidant generals Tian Zhen and Bai Xiaode were ready to take action and advocated taking Wuwei City by force, but Li Siye was noncommittal and just said to wait and see.

Xu Bin took the initiative to advise him: "Yang Zhilie's unclear attitude shows that he is still waiting and watching. Our internal affairs in Hexi do not need to be solved by force. Lord, have you ever remembered that the surnames of Hexi are Zhang, Suo, and Aunt Li of Longyou?

Zang Fang, they don’t want to see the war in Hexi cause disaster, as long as their original interests are guaranteed, I think they are willing to act as lobbyists on your behalf, my lord."

Li Siye stroked his beard and nodded: "This is indeed a way, but I don't know who can lobby these big families. I used to sit in Hexi, and they were all my guests, but if I go there in person..."

Xu Bin bowed and crossed his hands and said: "My lord is so noble that I can't do this personally. When I ran the Western Region Chamber of Commerce for my lord in the past, I had many negotiations with these wealthy families and I am willing to lobby on your lord's behalf."

"Okay, no matter whether you succeed or not, you have to go and come back quickly."



In the residence of the Jiedu Envoy in Liangzhou City, Yang Zhilie had just sent away Suotong, the head of the Shazhou Suo family, when a guard ran in from outside the door and announced: "Zhongcheng, Dunhuang Zhang Kuo wants to see you."

Yang Zhilie looked back at the geographical map of Hexi on the screen, sighed deeply and said, "Please come in, Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Kuo, wearing a black fox cloak, entered the hall, bowed to Yang Zhilie, crossed his hands and said, "Common citizen Zhang Kuo pays homage to Yang Zhongcheng."

"Why should Jushi Zhang be so modest? I will stay in Hexi for several years. I would like to thank you for your support."

"What did Zhong Cheng say? We are the people under your rule. Naturally, we must actively help Zhong Cheng solve his problems."

After the two exchanged polite polite words, Yang Zhilie invited Zhang Kuo to sit down. He sat in front of the screen and asked proactively: "Is Zhang Kuo here to serve as a lobbyist for the army in Liangzhou?"

"No, I just want to tell Zhongcheng a piece of great news. King Yong Li Siye personally led our imperial army and defeated an army of more than 200,000 soldiers from Supiru of Tubo. Not only did they recover Baiting and cross the river to guard the capture, but

We invaded Shankuo Prefecture, restored the garrison area of ​​the former Longyou Jiedu Envoy, and also eliminated the threat of the Tibetan army to the Hexi Corridor. Now only Shicheng and Huangyuan County in the entire Longyou Road have not yet been recovered."

Yang Zhilie chuckled softly and said, "Mr. Zhang came a little late. The head of Guzangfang, who was practicing Taoism at home, came to tell me yesterday. Mr. Suotong from Shazhou also came to tell me the good news this morning."

Zhang Kuo was a little embarrassed for a moment, rubbed his hands and smiled: "When the Tibetans invaded in the past, Zhongcheng could only hide in Liangzhou City due to lack of troops. Now that the imperial army has arrived, why doesn't Zhongcheng go out of the city to greet him?

I can't even explain this personally.

Yang Zhilie smiled reluctantly, nodded and said: "It's not justified for private purposes, but for public purposes. In the early years of Qianyuan, I was appointed as the governor of Hexi Province by His Majesty the Emperor, and I never dared to forget the Emperor's kindness. Now that Chang'an has been captured, Your Majesty

Forced to tour the south, I am loyal to only one court and one emperor. Li Siye supports a puppet and considers himself the orthodoxy of the imperial court. If I submit to him, wouldn't it be disloyal and unjust?"

"Loyalty is certainly necessary, but Zhongcheng cannot rely on loyalty alone. Zhongcheng also has to think a lot about his elders in Hexi and the people of the world. Now that the world is in chaos and the Tang Dynasty has declined, even the emperor has fled south to Jiangdong to occupy that place.

The first thing Li Siye did after supporting the new emperor was to stabilize Hexi and expel Tubo. This move has already won the approval of the elders in Hexi. If Zhongcheng does not surrender at this time, is there any other way?"

Yang Zhilie responded with silence. He really couldn't resist. Li Siye had been operating in Hexi for nearly ten years. This was his foundation. Even among the generals under his command, he didn't know how many people supported him. And he, Yang Zhilie, became the Hexi Festival

The governor had only been in office for two years. When he first took office, he was infiltrated by Tibet and captured two garrison cities. As a result, the Hexi army could only shrink its defenses in four counties and cities. Now that the former ruler of Hexi has returned with a large army, he has no chance of winning if he resists.

If Li Siye proclaimed himself emperor, he could still denounce it from a moral standpoint, but now that the other party was supporting the new emperor under the guise of the imperial court, there was nothing he could do.

"I'll think about it again."

Hearing Yang Zhilie say these words, Zhang Kuo knew that the matter had been successful, and all that was left was to wait for him to convince himself.


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