Chapter five hundred and twenty seventh withdrawal conditions
The Tang army pursued them for dozens of miles, but Lun Shize only led a few hundred cavalry and fled back to Shanzhou. The entire infantry army was destroyed. He also knew that Shanzhou could not be defended, so he had to lead the remaining 2,700 people to give up.
Shanzhou, retreat to the Tubo Plateau.
At the same time, the 7,000 Tubo troops who were confronting the Tang army in Weizhou and Chang'an received news of Lun Shize's defeat. Fearing that they would be attacked from both sides by the Tang army, they gave up the confrontation and quickly withdrew from Hezhou to the Tubo Plateau.
The war that took place in Longzhi County was the second fatal blow to Tubo's Longyou strategy. The first blow was when the Tang army in Hexi captured Dadou Bagou and made a surprise attack on Shanzhou City, plundering all the people and materials that Tubo had plundered.
snatch away.
According to Shang Jiezan's strategy, the purpose of Tibet's invasion of Longyou was to support war with war, plunder a large number of people, food and supplies, and support the Tubo army's long-term occupation of Longyou.
However, the Tang army's attack in Hexi made the first step of the Tibetan army's strategy in vain. In addition, Tubo's own national strength was far from being restored, and it was simply unable to support a protracted war with the Tang army. It could not even send reinforcements and logistical supplies.
Therefore, after the disastrous defeat in the Longzhi County battle, the Tubo army could no longer defend Longyou and had to abandon Longyou and withdraw to Tubo. This also meant that the Tubo army's Longyou strategy failed completely this time.
When the Tubo army retreated, they set fire to the wheat fields east of Shanzhou City. Guo Song led the army to rescue them for two full days before stopping the spread of the fire and saving the wheat in the Hehuang Valley. However, tens of thousands of acres of wheat were still burned by the enemy.
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In the following days, the wheat-grabbing army was still working hard to cut the wheat. Even Dadou Bugu sent part of the defenders to participate in the wheat-grabbing battle.
That morning, a cavalry of several hundred people appeared on the official road east of Shanzhou City. The leader was Zhang Feng, the newly appointed military governor of Longyou by Emperor Chang'an Li Ji. Zhu Si did not pay enough attention to Longyou.
It was not until a large number of Longyou people fled into Guanzhong that he realized the seriousness of the problem. He appointed Zhang Feng as the new Longyou Military Envoy and led an army of 20,000 to recapture Longyou.
But Zhang Feng did not fight with the Tubo army. It was Hexi Jiedu envoy Guo Song who really took back Longyou. This really made him ashamed, and at the same time he was also quite uneasy. What should he do if Guo Song refused to give up Longyou?
"Your Majesty, someone is looking for you!"
The soldiers shouted beside a wheat field, and they saw Guo Song, wearing a plain scarf and coarse farmer's clothes, standing up. He was holding a sickle and his forehead was covered with sweat.
"Who is looking for me?" Guo Song asked.
"Brother Guo, we haven't seen each other for many years." A rough voice came from behind.
When Guo Song turned around, he saw a burly general standing not far behind him. He had a square face, a dark complexion, eyebrows as thick as brushes, and a pair of slender eyes.
Guo Song immediately recognized him. He was Zhang Feng, the former Xiaoguan guard. After more than ten years, he had hardly changed and was still the same as before.
This guy only looks rough on the outside, but is actually extremely delicate.
Guo Song put down his sickle, walked forward, saluted and said with a smile: "It turns out to be General Zhang. I haven't seen him for many years!"
"Haha! I said back then that Brother Guo is definitely not a thing in the pool. Now it seems that I was foresighted back then!"
"General Zhang deserves the award."
Guo Song waved his hand, "Let's sit down and talk."
There were several big rocks on the ridge of the field. They sat down on the rocks. Guo Song took the kettle and drank some water. He asked with a smile: "How is the Tibetan army in Weizhou?"
"They withdrew from Hezhou to Tibet, and the Tibetan troops from other states also withdrew. This time, the Tibetan army did not capture any slaves. This is probably the first time in decades. Brother Guo's achievements are unparalleled, and the court will definitely reward him heavily."
Guo Song laughed and said, "Zhu Si's commendation will be waived. I don't think there will be any reaction from Chengdu. I didn't send troops to show them in the first place."
Zhang Feng hit a soft nail and looked a little embarrassed. After a while, he asked: "What are Guo Shijun's next plans?"
Guo Song understood what he meant and the purpose of his visit. He said calmly: "There are 500,000 Longyou people in Hexi. Food is a big problem. I will go all out to harvest wheat in the next half month. I advise
General Zhang should also seize the time to harvest the wheat, so that it doesn’t rot in the ground."
"I know that our army is also harvesting wheat in Weizhou! Many people from Longyou also come from Guanzhong to harvest wheat, so they should be able to harvest wheat in time."
Guo Song added: "Since General Zhang has brought 20,000 troops, after the wheat harvest in the Hehuang Valley is completed, I will lead the army back to Hexi. In addition to Lanzhou and Huizhou, the Longyou prefectures will entrust General Zhang to continue their defense.
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Zhang Feng immediately understood the implication of Guo Song's words. Except for Lanzhou and Huizhou in the north, all the states in Longyou would be given to him. He was overjoyed and stood up and saluted, "As long as I am here, I will never let the Tibetan army again."
Take a step into Longyou."
Guo Song smiled and nodded, "Tubo's national strength has not yet been restored, and it is estimated that there will be no war within a few years. However, small-scale conflicts on the border will still occur from time to time, and General Zhang will need to worry about these."
"With Guo Shijun's words, I feel relieved!"
Guo Song pondered for a moment and then said: "Lanzhou and Huizhou are the gates of the Hexi Corridor. They are related to the safety of the Hexi Corridor. From now on, it will fall under the jurisdiction of the Hexi Jiedu Prefecture. I hope General Zhang will explain the situation to Chang'an and everyone will be safe in the future."
"It shouldn't be a big problem. I only have 20,000 troops, which is not enough. Lanzhou will have nothing to do with me from now on. At least I will make it clear to the court."
The two reached an agreement in the fields. Guo Song ceded Shanzhou and returned Lanzhou and Huizhou to Hexi Jiedufu. After the wheat harvest in the Hehuang Valley was over, he led his army back to Hexi.
Compared with Lanzhou, the conditions in Huizhou are not very good. There is only one county, Huizhou. The population is sparse and it is easy to be ignored. Even the Tibetan army does not look down on Huizhou. However, its geographical location is very important. Huizhou is included in the territory.
Among them, Hexi Jiedu Prefecture actually borders Shuofang Jiedu Prefecture and Yuanzhou.
This wheat harvesting operation lasted for twenty days. After ten days, all the wheat in the Hehuang Valley was harvested. The wheat harvesting army of the Hexi Army harvested 1.2 million stones of wheat in Lanzhou and Shanzhou, and the wheat harvesting army followed.
With the last batch of transport rafts, they returned to Hexi in a mighty manner.
At this time, the special envoy sent by Cui Kuan, the governor of Shuofang, reached an agreement with Guo Song in Zhangye. Guo Song paid 30,000 horses in exchange for 400,000 shi of wheat from the Fengzhou military camp. In this way, Hexi's grain reserves
With more than two million dan, the food problem has been completely solved.
At the same time, about 200,000 Lanzhou people began to return home one after another under the repeated mobilization of the Hexi Army. It was also because Lanzhou did not directly border Tubo and was under the jurisdiction of the Hexi Jiedu Prefecture, so returning home was relatively smooth.
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The people in other states, especially those in Shanzhou, simply could not believe that Zhu Si's army could defend Longyou. They did not dare to return home and stayed in Hexi temporarily.
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In the blink of an eye, November has entered, and heavy snow has fallen one after another. Winter in Hexi has finally arrived.
The refugee camp outside Zhangye has disappeared. Half of the more than 500,000 people have returned to Lanzhou, and the remaining more than 200,000 people have been resettled in Zhangye, Guzang, Jiuquan, Xiedan, Panhe, Jialin, Guangwu, etc.
Counties in Hexi, Zhangye County at the most, resettled 100,000 people, making Zhangye County a Wang County with more than 300,000 people, and became the largest county west of Guanzhong.
In the early morning, the heavy snow that had fallen for two days finally stopped, and the city of Zhangye was covered in snow.
On the street, hundreds of regiment-trained soldiers were clearing away the snow. People began to come out of their homes in twos and threes. Some shops were preparing to open for business. The silent city was gradually coming back to life.
But outside the city is still a snowy world with few people.
There is a newly built house in the west of Zhangye City. It was originally a large vegetable field and wasteland, stretching for nearly ten miles. Two months ago, the land was leveled and houses were built. Before winter came, more than 10,000 households moved out of their tents.
Entering the newly built house, many unowned houses in the city that had been in disrepair for a long time were also renovated. The refugees from Longyou moved in. A total of 18,000 households with a population of nearly 100,000 were resettled in Zhangye City.
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Although the houses are still relatively simple, built of yellow mud and stone, it is a blessing among misfortunes for these people who escaped from the iron heel of Tubo to have a place to stay and live.
Guo Song brought dozens of soldiers to the refugee resettlement site in the west of the city. He rode a horse and looked at the houses. In fact, the houses were not very bad. Each household had two houses and a small yard around it. There were about fifty or sixty people.
About a square meter.
At this time, he saw a family of five busy building a shed in a yard. The door of the yard was open, so he got off his horse and walked in. The owner was a man in his early thirties and was very strong.
Several people walked in from outside and hurriedly greeted them and asked, "Who are you looking for?"