In the blink of an eye, in the second half of the first month of the sixth year of the Republic, Li Sifeng's Jining cavalry and Song Tinghao's Yunnei cavalry of more than 15,000 cavalry gathered at the foot of Wolf Mountain in Wulahai City. This is a tunbao located on the north bank of the Yellow River, and there were originally only more than 2,000 garrison troops. Now, due to the arrival of a large number of cavalry and a large number of military supplies concentrated here, the population of this small border city has increased dramatically, and it has suddenly become lively.

According to the established military plan, after the imperial court issued an order to conquer Ganzhou, the cavalry in the Hetao area would go straight to Heishui City, which was located deep in the Gobi, and then transfer from Heishui City to attack Suzhou.

On the southern front, the Son of Heaven will lead 20,000 forbidden troops from Jinyang to Lingzhou, and then enter Liangzhou to conquer in person.

Prior to this, the Wuyuan Cavalry and the Shuowang Cavalry under the command of Kang Jiu would enter Liangzhou in advance to cooperate with the Liangzhou Army's conquest operations. For this reason, the imperial court estimated that the troops on the expedition would reach 50,000 cavalry, and more than 10,000 Liangzhou troops would cooperate with the action.

The intention of the imperial court was to use the momentum of thunder to quickly pacify the various factions in the Hexi Corridor, even including the Guiyi forces entrenched in Shazhou and Guazhou.

On the eastern side of Qilian Mountain is the "Four Counties of Hexi" opened up by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and since the Han Dynasty, it has become an important commercial channel connecting the Central Plains and the Western Regions. In the Tang Dynasty, the Hexi Corridor was very prosperous, as the center of the Hexi Corridor and the important town of Liangzhou has a population of more than 300,000, is the second only to Chang'an, Luoyang, Yangzhou important commercial cities in China, and Jinyang and other places, the importance is even higher than Youzhou.

Unfortunately, since the Anshi Rebellion, because a large number of Hexi garrisons were transferred to the interior to quell the rebellion, the land of Hexi fell into the hands of the Tibetans and became a place outside the rule of the imperial court.

Although spring had already begun in the interior, it was still the season of ice and snow in this bitter cold place, and the small city of Ullah Fort was filled with troops coming and going every day, and people were shouting and neighing everywhere, and the tension before the war was filled.

When Renyu Khan, the Hui Khan of Ganzhou, heard that Sun Chao, the descendant of Liangzhou, had sent an envoy to Jinyang, and complained to the Son of Heaven that the Ganzhou army would intercept and kill the Liangzhou mission, but he didn't take it seriously at first. In order to control Shazhou, it is common for the Ganzhou Hui to intercept and kill the Shazhou envoys in order to cut off their contacts with the Central Plains. originally wanted to conquer Liangzhou, but the other party sent an excuse to the door.

Renyu was mobilizing troops and was about to invade the south, but he was startled when he heard that the Tang Kingdom had gathered troops and horses, and the Son of Heaven had also personally led the cavalry army to Lingzhou.

Don't look at the Hui tribe in Ganzhou and Hexi, they are a small overlord, but compared with the Central Plains Dynasty, it is like a gangster in the alley who meets a gang brother, and it can't be compared at all.

Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Central Plains Dynasty has been unable to meddle in the affairs of Hexi at all, and even the Shuofang military town has been controlled by the Han clan, and it has always been like an independent kingdom. The spread of news in ancient times was really slow, and Renyu Khan only learned after careful inquiry that Lingzhou Shuofang had been under the jurisdiction of the imperial court more than a year ago, and the Han clan, who had been entrenched in Shuo for nearly 50 years, had moved to Hedong and was reappointed as the envoy of the Yanmen Festival. Even the strong Dingyan Army party Xiang Li suffered a big defeat the year before last, and was reclaimed by the imperial court Sui and Yinzhou, and the current territory is only left in the three states of Xia, You, and Hong.

At this time, Renyu suddenly panicked, and hurriedly sent his general Li Ashan to lead a delegation to Lingzhou. For fear of being intercepted by the retaliation of the Liangzhou side, the delegation led by Li Ahan and others traveled eastward from Koudan, crossed the desert, and finally met the Son of Heaven in Lingzhou before the Tang army set out on the expedition.

When the Hui delegation first asked for a meeting, Li Qi initially cooled the other party for two days on the grounds that he was busy with military affairs, and it was not until the third day after the other party arrived in Lingzhou that the military envoy received them at the Jiedu in Lingzhou.

After meeting the Son of Heaven, Li Ahan first handed over the credentials of Renyu to appeal for himself.

After Li Qi ordered someone to take over the national letter, he put it on the side of the case, and asked without even looking at it: "The Ganzhou tribes claim to be subordinates, and they don't write the national letter, are they preparing to sit on an equal footing with me?" ”

Li Ahan was startled when he heard this, and immediately bowed down and replied: "The name of the khan is sealed by the emperor, the border people are widows, and they don't know the etiquette of the Central Plains, so I hope that Your Majesty is not strange." ”

Li Qi said: "Hui Hui and Sha Tuo are originally from the same origin, the first emperor regarded them as his own brothers, but Keer and others repeatedly intercepted and killed the envoys of the Western Regions and Shazhou, do I really not know?" Originally, I wanted to issue a reprimand first, but I didn't think it was necessary. ”

Li Ahan stood for a moment after hearing this, and then said: "The Liangzhou mission has an accident this time, and it is really not the Ganzhou side that did it. ”

Li Qi said: "Okay, even if you didn't do it this time, but you haven't done this kind of thing before?" Do you dare to give me a guarantee?! ”

Li Ahsan opened his mouth, but finally didn't dare to distinguish anymore.

Li Qi said: "Hexi relies on its own force, and does not take Wang Fa in his eyes, everyone is a brother, but in the end, it will fall into each other's arms, and this is not a situation that I am willing to see." ”

Li Ahan listened to the tone of the Son of Heaven softened, and it seemed that there was still room for turnaround, so he asked: "What is Your Majesty's will, Ganzhou can obey it." ”

Li Qi looked at Li Ashan, and suddenly smiled: "Under the whole world, it is not the king's land...... This time, I only want to inspect Hexi, and if Renyu is an understanding person, he will wait for me to come to the military camp to see me after I arrive in Ganzhou. If you have bad intentions, then there is no need for me to be polite, so we have to meet each other with swords and fight on the battlefield. ”

Li Ahan was silent for a long time, and then slowly replied: "After your subordinates return to Ganzhou, they should persuade the khan to value peace. ”

When Li Qi heard him say this, his expression softened, and he asked, "General Li doesn't sound like a Hui from the Hui by name?" Any job in Ganzhou now? ”

Li Ahan replied respectfully: "Your Majesty was originally from the Hexi Han Army, and now he is the governor of the Dan and Han Army. ”

After hearing this, Li Qi laughed and said, "Governor? It doesn't sound like a low level, if Ganzhou is surrendered, I won't be able to allow you such a big official position at that time. ”

He suddenly realized that the benefits of his youth had come, and the name of the emperor or the heavenly khan in this era was still very bluffing. If it is himself, there are still very few tribes who dare to resist, including the battle with the Dingyan Army, if it is not for himself, Li Renfu may not surrender so quickly.

The Imperial Expedition is actually an indication of an attitude, if you do not obey, it is a rebellion, and it is the result of the kind of unending death, which is not quite the same as the ordinary nature of supporting the army, and the result is much more serious.

A soldier who surrenders without a fight is good and good.

In fact, if you do not use military means, the territory obtained will leave many hidden dangers, and the results will not necessarily be better than if they were solved by means of war. Judging from the current situation, it is feasible to resolve the Hexi issue through peaceful means.

So Li Qi changed his mind and ordered Li Sifeng to lead the Hetao cavalry to Lingzhou to concentrate.

Now things seem to be going in the direction of a show of force......

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