Hezhou is located on the east side of the Yellow River, and Taoshui is first-class with the Yellow River in its territory.

This realm was originally the pasture of the Longyou pastoral supervisor during the reign of Gaozong Longshuo, but at that time, the Tang Dynasty's attack on Goguryeo was fierce, and the war horses were mostly transferred to the northeast, and the pasture was abandoned.

Later, the relationship with Tibet turned bad, and although a horse farm was set up again, it moved to the Huangshui Valley, which was closer to the front line of the source of the river, so this area has been idle. Of course, it can't be said that it is idle, but the government does not have the energy to take care of it anymore, but there are still many Hu people and Tang people who covet the abundant water and grass and fertile land in this place, and migrate here to make a living.

In the early years of longevity, the Dang Xiang Qiang Fine Seal Department was attached, and the Holy Emperor Wu Zetian Long Yan Dayue assigned an area of several hundred miles to the Fine Seal Department to live.

The Ministry of Fine Seals was attached to the Ministry of Ministers, which originally had only a few thousand accounts, and the number of thousands of accounts was called, just to obtain more rewards from the imperial court. The officials who handle it in this way have merit, the Holy Emperor in the court has face, and the fine seal department has received more attention and benefits, which can be said to be the beauty of taking care of all parties.

When it was first attached, although the fine seal was not weak, it was not too strong, and it could still get along with the aborigines of this realm. However, after receiving the courtesy and attention of the imperial court, the head of the fine seal department, fine seal Bai Shi, was not a person who was willing to be plain and obscure, and began to gradually expel and annex the original residents of this realm, and the fine seal department was able to grow rapidly.

Today, the triangle of the river valley, except for the cities set up here by the imperial court, the rest of the territory has been owned by the fine seals. As the governor of Railzhou awarded by the imperial court, Bai Shi was not only the head of the headquarters, but also actively recruited the Dangxiang Qiang tribes scattered in the rest of Longyou.

In addition to the data attached to the initial table, even if it is the local government, I don't know how much the fine seal department has grown. However, looking at the number of herds and felt tents, it is conservatively estimated that they are more than 20,000 tents.

Hezhou is rich in resources and suitable for health preservation, which can be seen here.

After settling down for a few years, the fine seal department has also become accustomed to the situation of being a tyrant in Hezhou. In addition to the need to hand over a part of cattle, horses, and forage as tribute every year, the government's attitude towards them is almost indifferent.

This kind of life is very different from being in the Tuyuhun realm. Previously, they made a living in the Tugu Hun realm, and the pastures they owned were far less beautiful than those in Hezhou, and the Tubo who ruled them were also excessively demanding, and nearly half of the tribe had to follow the Tubo army to serve almost all year round, with heavy casualties.

The current life is inseparable from the wise decision-making of their leader, Xifeng Bai Shi.

Although in the process of fleeing, they were brutally pursued and killed by the Tibetan army, and almost half of the tribesmen threw their bodies on the way. However, in just two or three years after coming to Hezhou, the tribe has grown stronger than before, and the living conditions of these people who have survived have also greatly improved.

It is precisely because of this that the prestige of the fine seal Bai Shi in the tribe is also unprecedentedly high, and no one dares to be angry when he gives an order.

However, such a comfortable and comfortable life was shattered by a sudden news.

"The leader of Bai Shi is dead! was killed by that noble man of the Tang Kingdom in Shancheng......"

Returning to the tribe to report the news are several people from the fine seal tribe who live in Shancheng, and the tribe with such a large fine seal department must of course communicate with the outside world to find out the latest information of Longyou and feed it back to the tribe.

Previously, the fine seal Bai Shi was killed in the inner city of Shancheng, although soon King Yong ordered to deal with the entourage that the fine seal Bai Shi brought to Shancheng. But for such a big thing, and there are so many participants, it can't be hidden at all.

These few tribesmen lived in Shancheng for a long time and did not stay with the chief's guards, so they survived and quickly brought the bad news back to the tribe.

As soon as the news spread, the entire small sealing department was shaken, and the small leaders of all the departments rushed to the leader's big tent one after another, and were busy determining the authenticity of the news: "Is this news true or false?" Why did the nobles of the Tang Kingdom kill the leader of Bai Shi? My department is so strong, even if we make small mistakes, can't we still forgive? ”

Of course, the news is true, because shortly after the banquet, the Shanzhou Prefecture directly made the corpse of Bai Shi publicly sealed, and there was no intention of concealing it at all.

The few people who reported the news wiped their tears and wept sadly, and said in a trembling voice: "The leader is indeed dead, and our department is about to face a catastrophe...... The nobles of the Tang Kingdom have already entangled the Hu warriors and are coming to Hezhou! ”

"How so? The leader just went to the meeting to meet ...... What kind of big sin exactly? The nobles of the Tang Kingdom not only want to kill the leader, but also destroy our department? ”

Hearing this news, all the people of the Xifeng tribe present were shocked, but those few clansmen were busy returning to announce the news, and they were afraid of being intercepted and killed, so they simply did not have the time and courage to continue to explore more.

So soon, the people of the fine seal tribe present were filled with righteous indignation: "The annexation of our department to the Tang Dynasty is a great achievement, no matter what, the Tang State cannot kill the leader of our department!" Tens of thousands of strong men in the clan, how can they be bullied! Everyone immediately summoned the troops and let Tang Guo see the strength and fierceness of our warriors! ”

The prestige of the fine seal Bai Shi in the clan is very high, knowing that he was killed, the clansmen are all sad, hearing this call, the echoers are endless, and they have expressed their positions.

"It's not clear what happened, so don't be impulsive! Send someone again as soon as possible to inquire about what the chief has done wrong. ”

But there are also people who don't want to make enemies with the Tang State, and still hope that the clansmen can calm down a little.

"What else is there to inquire about? The leader is dead, and the Tang army has already been sent, this is to leave a way for my department to live! No matter what kind of cause and effect, you must fight it first! ”

Someone shouted loudly, and began to give orders to gather the people to fight in full gear. In just one hour after learning the news, more than 2,000 Ding Zhuang gathered outside the big tent, shouting that they would let the nobles of the Tang Kingdom pay for their blood debts.

But for this point, there are still differences among the tribes, especially some old and serious clansmen, and it is not recommended to start a war with the Tang army: "The Tang State has excellent swords and armor, and the men and horses are strong, and it is definitely an opponent that our troops can defeat!" In the past few years, we have not had any incidents when we settled in the Tang Kingdom, why did we have such a catastrophe this time? If the leader really commits a serious crime and has to be killed, for the sake of the lives of the people, we can only admit this result and beg for mercy ......"

"What nonsense! If it weren't for the leader's decision, our tribe would have long since ceased to exist, and the Tang Kingdom was so vicious that even the leader dared to kill him, how could he accept our begging for mercy! Even if their army is ruthless, it is not without opponents, and it is a big deal to go to the country of Tibet again! ”

Someone yelled like this, but as soon as these words came out, the audience suddenly fell into a strange silence, and even the person who shouted was slightly stunned, and then thought about whether he really wanted to go to the country again?

Originally, the majority of those who supported the war with the Tang State were in the majority, but when the slogan of surrender was shouted, the sad and angry mood of many people suddenly cooled down. They can ignore the raising of troops to avenge the leader, but what about after that?

The Tang Kingdom is bound to be difficult to stay, do they really want to return to the Fan Kingdom again and continue to repeat that inhuman life? Not to mention that they can't escape, even if they do, will the country of Fan accept them? Even if they accept, will they be given preferential treatment like Tang Guo, so that they will have time and capital to recuperate and regain their strength?

All kinds of worries make people despair. After a moment of silence, someone suddenly scolded: "What kind of mistake did this fool Bai Shi make to bring such a catastrophe to the tribe!" In the past, he led the Tang Dynasty, and we have already died so many subordinates because of this, and now that we have finally settled down, do we have to donate more lives for him......"

Not only did the core clans of the Seal tribe argue about this catastrophe, but after the news gradually spread, the people of the other tribes they had originally annexed also began to gradually flee.

Just as they were chasing and controlling these fugitives, the people of the Xifeng tribe were shocked to find that the guards of the states and counties who had been ignoring them began to gather at various road intersections, as if they were going to block them here.

After learning this, the leaders of the Seal Department finally realized that this time it was a real catastrophe, and they had to fight bloodily to have a chance to live, and continuing to argue would only make the forces more scattered. Therefore, even some leaders who were unwilling to start a war with the Tang State gave up the idea of begging for mercy and began to gather their troops to prepare for war.

But even if it is a war, it is debatable how to fight, whether to take the initiative to attack, or to wait for work, or to simply break through and leave while the Tang army has not yet arrived?

It is true that Bai Shi has a high prestige in the clan, but now that he is dead, there is no one in the tribe who can suppress the people.

Although Bai Shi also has a son, now the tribe itself has different views on Bai Shi's death, and some people still worship him as a god, so they are naturally willing to follow Bai Shi's son, preparing to fight a bloody battle with the Tang army and take revenge.

But some people feel that Bai Shi's death is not a pity, it was he who decided to vote for the Tang Dynasty, and the tribe has already paid a terrible price for it, and now he is the one who was killed for the Tang Dynasty, and he is even more implicated in the tribe, so there is no lack of resentment towards Bai Shi, so he naturally does not want to stay and fight with the Tang army, or wants to protect the whole clan, and wants to break through and leave.

Although in the end, Bai Shi's son, with the cooperation of his henchmen, eliminated several leaders who planned to lead his troops to flee, but before he could further unify the troops, Guo Da had already led three thousand Tang troops and the rabble of six or seven thousand Zhuhu to arrive in the Hezhou River Valley, and immediately launched an attack on the fine sealing department.

I have to say that the fact that the Fine Seal Department was able to escape the pursuit of Tubo from the territory of Tuyuhun and enter Longyou, which is indeed a good combat effectiveness.

Although the Zhuhu coalition army is also the best and braver of each department, but it is not a battle, the first round of contact operations was actually killed by the mourning soldiers of the fine sealing department, throwing more than 1,000 corpses, and was directly pursued to the opposite side of the Yellow River, only to barely contain the defeat.

Guo Daxin had to be reused, but the result was the first battle to lose, naturally ashamed and indignant, the Hu chiefs each with the army, he did not have much control over the Hu pawns themselves, after the general was slightly integrated, he personally led the three thousand Tang army straight into the battle array, and the fine seal people in the valley between the fierce battles.

Although the troops of the fine seal were brave and had a long combat effectiveness in a desperate situation, they were far inferior to the Tang army in terms of battle formation coordination and ordnance, and they constantly entered the battlefield, wanting to defeat the Tang army with superior forces.

However, while most of them were engaged in frontal combat, the defense of their own tribe was insufficient. Although Hezhou is rich in water and grass, there is no land danger to rely on to defend, the terrain is flat, and the weight of the troops is naturally obvious.

The Hu chieftains who accompanied the army saw that a large number of Ding Zhuang of the Fine Seal Department were attracted by the Tang army to the frontal battlefield, but their felt tent herds were all exposed, so they naturally would not be polite, and a group of people pounced on the uncovered rear like wolves, looting and fighting, so that the riots spread from the rear to the front battlefield.

On the frontal battlefield, there were already a considerable number of people who were unwilling to fight to the death with the Tang army, and wanted to break through and escape, but seeing that the back road was robbed, their fighting spirit was even more sluggish, or they turned around and looked back at their felt tents, or simply wandered to the edge of the battlefield on horseback.

As a result, the battle formation of the fine sealing division on the frontal battlefield also collapsed, and a huge tribe collapsed.