Chapter 676: Altan Mountain
In the Imperial Palace, Generalissimo Li Zhongyuan of the Marshal's Mansion was reporting to Li Chengji the latest battle situation in Gansu Province.
Since the defenders of Ganzhou deliberately let the Xia army enter the country, the 10,000 Xia troops led by the Wei Ming Ling Gong were all held dumplings by the Yuan army. However, unexpectedly, the Mongol army attacked south from the desert in the north, prompting the Yuan army to take Liangzhou, and the military plan to go directly to Lanzhou, Jin State, was greatly affected.
Because before the war, Li Chengji and the Marshal's Mansion discussed that this war against the Xia State was defined as a local defensive war. just wants to hurt Xia Guo, so that he no longer dares to have the intention of recovering the three counties of Gansu. In addition, if possible, take the territory east of Liangzhou. It is convenient for the Yuan State to set foot in the Jin State and interfere with the war between Meng and Jin.
And the huge population of the Jin country is also what Dayuan needs!
The Kipchak Military Region and the Tianshan Province are in urgent need of population replenishment. The migration of the population of the Jin Kingdom undoubtedly increased the control of the Great Yuan over the local area.
So the whole battle, Li Chengji was handed over to the Liangwang Mansion to be responsible.
Although there are numerous precedents for clan fighting, it was in the later stages of dynastic rule. Generally, there is a social background in which the ruling class is corrupt and the power is lost, which provides sufficient conditions for internal struggle in the clan. Now that Li Chengji is still alive, he has high personal prestige and deep-rooted control over Dayuan, which he single-handedly created.
There are no military generals, almost all of them are promoted by him. Moreover, the civil and military generals on the side of the Liangwang Mansion are also people he trusts. Therefore, Li Chengye has very few opportunities to fight for power.
Besides, Li Chengye will not fail to understand the truth of 'brothers are outside the wall to resist their insults'. Li Chengji thinks that he is still very good to his brother. Rebellion can only be harmful and not beneficial.
"The cowardly Xue army fought with our army in Longfu Mountain, and after discussing with the staff officers of the Shuaifu, they felt that the Tianshan Province and the Chu River Province might be unstable." , Li Zhongyuan saw Li Chengji put down the fold and said loudly.
The provinces of Tien Shan and Chu River were bordered by the western and southern borders of the Mongol Empire. Fugitive slavery was rampant there, prompting the Mongols to move all the tribes within 20 miles of the border. And every year, the grassland is burned, artificially creating a no-man's land.
In line with the principle of "good-neighborliness and friendship" in the revised version of the "Humeng Peace Treaty" and the "Mengyuan Peace Treaty", Dayuan did not station large troops on the border. But to the south of the Altan Mountains, a considerable number of posts were built. It is called to clear the Huihe rebels who fled into the mountains, but it is actually to be wary of Mongolia.
Now the Mongol army appeared at the foot of Longfu Mountain and fought against the Yuan army. It can be regarded as a violation of the agreement of the "Mengyuan Peace Treaty" that "no acts of war shall occur with the parties to the peace treaty".
Of course, at the level of the Great Yuan and the Mongols, the peace treaty was actually just a fig leaf. Da Yuan did not expect Mongolia to comply, just as Da Yuan himself did not comply.
"There are still two battalions of the Firmament Legion in Hebei Province, right?" , Li Chengji thought about it and said loudly.
"Yes! But the chaotic party in Hebei Province? Hebei Province included Heyou County and Aral Sea County, which were mainly the sphere of influence of the former Kangli Khanate. Now it has been destroyed for many years, and most of the people are Khorezm and Liao people who have migrated here.
Due to the opening up of the territory of the Great Yuan in the Kipchak steppe, the trade routes from the Rus' principalities and Eastern Europe to the Great Yuan were also stabilized. Not only has safety been greatly improved, but the development of the trade route area has also increased.
Hebei Province, as the eastern section of the Eastern European trade route, has also kept up with the fast lane of development. However, where there are interests, there are disputes, and when the original Khorezm people and Kangli people have gained huge benefits, the new immigrants represented by the Liao people have also accelerated the speed of moving in. And under the influence of sinicization, these new immigrants are obviously more talented in business.
As a result, the aborigines represented by the Khorezm and Kangli people gradually became dissatisfied with the new immigrants. Later, it developed into crowds and robbery, causing local social instability. Since these rioters were fighting in small groups, the border troops were also exhausted in clearing them. Then he asked the Firmament Legion to go to the local area and garrison one side.
Compared with the combat effectiveness of the border army, the soldiers of the legion are almost all veterans who have experienced the baptism of the battlefield. For this kind of chaotic people who come and go in a hurry, they are also quite experienced in dealing with them. Therefore, they quickly beat this gang of rebels to the forefront, and in order to cut off their living soil, they also ordered the ordinary people of Hebei Province not to cooperate with the enemy.
At the same time, he also punished some jian businessmen who maliciously competed, which greatly changed the impression of the local people on the government.
In the end, the rebels fled all the way west and hid in the vast expanse of Aral Sea County. There is a dense water network, and it is not easy to suppress bandits.
However, the rebels did not dare to go ashore, and the settlement was considered successful.
After this incident, the Shuaifu transferred three battalions to Chuhe Province to make up for the lack of troops after the eastward transfer of Gansu Province. The remaining two battalions remained in Hebei Province to guard against contingencies.
"If those chaotic parties don't have the support of others, they are just a group of grasshoppers after the autumn. Now they won't be able to jump for long! Li Chengji has long received information about how those chaotic parties came from. It's just that in the overall situation, they have not been wiped out. Now that the big fish have been caught, there is no need to keep these small fish.
When Li Zhongyuan heard this, he didn't say anything more.
But Li Chengji thought of something, and added: "By the way, how is the training of the beggars?" ”,
The Mi'er beggars have always been a pawn prepared by Li Chengji for Mongolia. I didn't want to tear my face with Mongolia before, so I only let the Mi'er beggar train secretly. Now that Mongolia has made a move against Dayuan, it is time to use this chess piece.
"There were seven thousand three hundred and twenty-six men, women, and children, and two thousand seven hundred and twenty-seven men over the age of fifteen. Women and children have been educated by the Great Yuan, and they are no different from ordinary people. Men over the age of 15 have been trained for several years. Li Zhongyuan responded according to the information in his memory.
"Then send them to Mount Altan. Although Dayuan is rich in products, not a single grain of rice is used for waste. ”,
Li Zhongyuan responded and said some other major military affairs.
At this time, Murguo reported that Li Weiyuan, the secretary of the hoe and rape department, had arrived.
"Holy Lord, then Weichen will go down and arrange it first." , Li Zhongyuan said with great interest.
When I got out of the study, I happened to bump into Li Weiyuan.
Although both of them have changed their names, they are still the same people. After following Li Chengji for so many years, he has become a high-status court minister from a small house slave. The mood of the two has also undergone earth-shaking changes.
But no matter how much it changes, the brotherhood of the past remains the same.
I saw Li Weiyuan take the lead and smiled: "Big brother! As he spoke, he stretched out his arms and had a big bear hug with Li Zhongyuan.
"Come on in! The Holy One is waiting for you! Li Zhongyuan reminded.
"Good! When will the eldest brother be free, how about coming to the younger brother's house for a drink? ", Li Weiyuan suggested.
"Let's wait until it's over! The sea may return to Beijing after a while, and Ge Riwuqi can't say that he wants to come back, which is just convenient. ”,
"Really? That's great. Since the righteousness went, the four of us brothers rarely got together. Li Zhongyuan said, he didn't dare to delay too long, and quickly entered the study.
。