Chapter 9: The Sword and the Lance (11)
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Wang Sunchen wanted to take all the land west of the river, and his 6,000 troops were far from enough. From Liangzhou [now Wuwei] all the way to the northwest, Ganzhou [Zhangye], Suzhou [Jiuquan], Guazhou, garrison must keep people, to Shazhou [now Dunhuang] how many soldiers can there be?
Naturally, it is necessary to mobilize local troops to help. Just like what Han Gang did in Guangxi back then, it has always been a fixed model for the use of troops in the northwest.
Of course, Feng Yuan understood Wang Sunchen's intentions. If you enter Huaxia, you will be Huaxia, and if you enter Yidi, you will be Yidi. Although Wang Sunchen used the latter sentence, the key is still in the previous sentence.
"If you can serve the dogs and horses for China, then it can be regarded as entering China, right?"
"Naturally. You have to come step by step......" Wang Sunchen smiled at Feng Yuan, "Aren't Mu Zheng and Dong Yu dressed like Han people now?" The chiefs of the Xihe Zhufan tribe, except for their black skin, look and dress no different from the Han people. β
"When they can study and get into the Jinshi, they will be similar to the Han people."
"Sooner or later. Dong Yu's cheap son Ali Gu also learned well in Fanxue, and in a few days gave him the name of a tribute student, and went to Beijing to take the exam once, but he couldn't get in, but he could be temporarily sent after he came back. Wang Sunsin shook his head, "It's a long way off. What we have to do now is to get all the soldiers in the hands of the Han and Fan families in Liangzhou and go to Shazhou with the official army. β
"It's not difficult, it's nothing more than inducing it with profit and forcing it with force." Feng Yuan said to Wang Shunchen, "The villain will go to the two families first, and let them take the lead in agreeing." β
"It's not that troublesome, just call it over and give it an order. If you dare to be disobedient, you will take two families out to kill chickens and monkeys, and it will not take much effort. Obedient, non-Han household registration in various states can be given to them! β
This was the method used during the southern expedition a few years ago, Feng Yuan thought about it, and also felt that this method was good, and it could also be successful.
"But Liangzhou should also be careful." Wang Sunchen thought about it and said, "Maybe a team of western thieves will come out of nowhere and copy our back road." β
"From where?!" Feng Yuan was surprised.
From Liangzhou straight to the east, there is no need to detour to the south to Lanzhou, you can also go straight to Yingli [now Ningxia Zhongwei] on the shore of the Yellow River, and then 100 miles ahead is the mouth of the Hulu River and Mingsha City. That was the road that Miao Zhu and Wang Zhong were on their way to attack Lingzhou.
In addition, Feng Yuan did not remember that there were other roads from Xingqing Mansion to Liangzhou, without passing through the Yellow River Valley Road, which was already occupied by the official army. Could it be that the cavalry of the Dangxiang people could go west through Helan Mountain into the desert, and then go south through Heli Mountain to reach Liangzhou?
"There are always some trails in the mountains, and the defenders of Liangzhou have escaped a lot when they break the city, so they have to be guarded against." Wang Sunchen sighed, "Since the third brother is worried that the official army will fail, I can't help but guard against it." β
"That's right...... Or the general is thoughtful. β
"But it's enough to leave a thousand people. The rest will follow me to grab land, money, food, women, and horses! Wang Sunchen jumped up as he spoke, and walked around the Dawan Dragon Horse in the courtyard three times, his eyes full of reluctance, "Such a good horse, it's a pity that I can't ride it into battle...... It's better to just offer it, so that no one has to worry about it. β
Feng Yuan lowered his head and hid his surprise in his heart. It is rare to see a military general who can suppress his preference for BMW gods, and Wang Sunchen is still famous for his good wine and beauty, and he also likes to treasure fine products for weapons and war horses.
But Wang Sunsin is right, mare generally do not go into battle, and the same is true for stallions that have not been castrated, and it would be a waste to breed more seeds of good horses. Since it can't be used, it's pointless to keep it in your hands, and it will be remembered by other high-ranking officials, so it's better to give it directly to the Son of Heaven.
"A good horse from Dawan, as long as you get through Hexi, you will still have a chance to get it sooner or later."
"So what we have to do now is to hit the sandbar first."
Feng Yuan took over the task of arranging SF's trade routes in Hexi and even the Western Regions, but temporarily hung the name of Wang Sunchen's staff outside. In addition to Feng Yuan, Wang Sunchen also had three staff members. Those who helped write the recitals and articles, checked the Qian Gu in the army, and the counselor in the army, plus Feng Yuan, a total of four people.
However, the division of the functions of these staff members was not so clear, and many things were discussed and finalized with Wang Sunchen. Every time he consulted with them, Wang Sunsin would feel that such a staff member was of good use. The staff invited by his own family are always of the same mind as himself, and the staff officials arranged by the imperial court will only think about their own future. What kind of staff system does Han Sange want to improve, where can it be reassuring.
Wasn't it the shogunate of the Department of Economic Strategy back then? can look at how many fights Senior Minister Wang fought with Li Shizhong and Dou Shunqing back then. There is also the new yamen who once heard him leak his words, single-mindedly plan military strategy, and command military orders, is it a civilian or a military attachΓ©? Attache...... All the marshals are civil servants. Civil service...... Then they will only do the right thing when they are fighting for power with the Privy Council, and they will only come up with civil servants who can be officials, and the military can't count on it at all.
Summoned the other three staff, as well as the deputy general Bai Yu, and counted the money and food in the city together, which was almost enough for the six thousand soldiers and horses under Wang Sunchen's command to use for a while.
With a fairly abundant grain and grass as a foundation, Wang Sunchen's plan has the possibility of being realized. He consulted with Bai Yu and the four staff members to finalize the strategy for the future, and then asked the staff to go out to secretly contact a few cronies, and Wang Sunchen ordered the drumming to gather the generals.
The remnants of the drums remained, and all the generals had gathered in front of Wang Sunsin. His deputies and two generals, as well as the commanders of each command, were old and young, but all of them were brave people who had experienced more than ten battles, or even one hundred and ten battles.
In front of Wang Sunchen, these brave people held their breath one by one, and after saluting, they stood on the left and right. Bai Yu, the oldest general and deputy general of Qin Fenglu, who was the oldest and was Wang Sunchen's deputy, stepped forward to speak, "The capital army beat the drum and summoned, and at this time, all the generals have arrived, and the general is also asked to give the order." β
Wang Sunchen narrowed his eyes and asked, "Have the generals of the various troops already rested?" β
The following generals answered one by one, and they all had finished resting. After a few days of recuperation, the morale and physical strength of the whole army were restored, and most of the wounded soldiers also recovered a certain degree of combat strength and could return to battle.
In order to facilitate Wang Sunchen's command, the 6,000 soldiers and horses allocated to him, a total of 15 commanders, were from four generals, and only two subordinates were arranged to be in charge in the future. In this way, Wang Sunsin, who was white, had no one to restrain him in command, lest internal strife lead to a futile return.
"Now that you've rested, why hasn't anyone come to ask the general for battle these days?" Wang Sunchen's fierce gaze swept over the generals, "Do you want to live in Liangzhou for a year and a half?!" β
He stood up and paced in the hall, "You have to know that Lu Dao, Wang Duzhi is going to lead the army to attack Lingzhou, and when the time comes, the six roads will attack Xingling and destroy the Western Thieves in one fell swoop, and you will only capture one or two cities, and you will boast about your martial arts at the banquet in the future, and there is still a place for you to sit down?!" β
"Wang Yao, do you want to see Peng Sun show off in front of you how many heads of Western Thieves he has chopped?"
"Xu Xun, if Liu only boasts that he has accepted the daughter of Liang Yi's family, can you compare him with a concubine of the Xixia family?"
"Mu Yan, your brother-in-law Jiguang heard that he was under the account of Chief Gao, and you want your Hun family to complain all day long that you failed to get him a decree to come back?"
Wang Sunchen nodded over one by one, hating iron and steel: "Think about the reward again, the credit of a Liangzhou is enough for a few people, but can it still be used to seal the wife and son?" β¦β¦ Do you want to be a commander for the rest of your life?! β
"Go to Shazhou! It's just a little more walking, but recovering the entire Hexi will never be a little less credit than capturing Lingzhou! Those credits are 300,000 points, and here in Hexi, there are only fifteen commanders. β
"Dujun, you have fought with us!" A young conductor jumped out and "hit the road to the west." β
"Yes, hit the Jade Gate! Bo is a wife and a shadow. Another middle-aged commander stepped forward.
Both of them are Wang Sunchen's cronies, and Wang Sunchen had asked his staff to contact the two of them before and hold a show at the right time. However, the atmosphere in the hall had already been instigated by Wang Sunchen, and Wang Sunchen had just been ordered by Wang Sunchen to Wang Yao, Xu Xun, Mu Yan and other generals, all of whom were full of morale and eager to fight.
"Hit Shazhou, hit Yumen Pass!"
"Hit Shazhou! Hit the Yumen Pass! β
"Du Jun, you give the order!"
"Good! This is a good man who stands up to the sky. Wang Sunchen clapped his hands and laughed, "But there are still eagle dogs available, so we don't have to do it all ourselves." β
After mobilizing his soldiers, Wang Sunchen ordered to convene the Han and Tibetan wealthy families within the boundaries of Liangzhou. In Hexi, whether it is the Tibetan tribe or the big family of the Han people, there are private soldiers, and there are quite a few of them.
Wang Sunchen said nothing in Liangzhou, and half a day later, all the people he was looking for had arrived.
A few days ago, when I first entered Liangzhou City, several Han family heads were dressed no different from the Tubo people, but in the past few days, they should all return to the proper attire of the Han people.
Wang Sunchen got straight to the point: "The imperial court ordered to recover Liangzhou, but now although Liangzhou has been captured, the credit is too little, and it is not enough for the children below." You are newly attached, but you have not achieved an inch. β
The patriarchs of the Fan tribe and the heads of the Han family exchanged glances, knowing that this was asking them to send troops to help in the war.
Wang Sunchen didn't bother to lie to them, and he didn't plan to ask for their opinions, "So I want you to go out with the officers and soldiers." However, the general will not use you in vain, and according to the usual practice in the army, he has set a strategy, and after sending troops, he can take all the villages and towns that have been captured, the party items, and the Uighur Dingkou children. As for the treasury goods...... It is the official army. You can also rest assured that whether it is a siege or a field battle, it will be solved by the officials and soldiers, and you don't need to do it, you just need to prevent the thieves from escaping. β
There was silence in the hall, and basically no one would believe Wang Sunchen's words, but Wang Sunchen didn't care about the doubts in their eyes at all: "But the ugly words are in front, but the Han people can't move a bit, whoever dares to violate this prohibition will be punished!" There are no second words. β
Wang Sunsin's threat was real, but no one dared to disbelieve it.
"Well, if anyone doesn't want to go, just stand up."
No one is so stupid as to jump out and give Wang Sunsin a chance.
"General Wang, but do you really want to talk about the distribution of household registration to villains?" Someone asked.
"We want the Uighur population to be useless! If the city and land are occupied, it doesn't matter how many beheadings you have! β
Another burst of eye passing, at least these few sentences are credible, if it can really be done, there will be almost three or five thousand households to divide up.
The means of coercion and temptation, although Wang Sunchen did it roughly, the Great Song Dynasty behind him made people dare not disobey. Two days later, the Han and Tibetan tribes gathered soldiers and horses, and Wang Sunchen left a thousand people to defend the city, so he rushed all the way to the northwest.
Wang Sunchen marched forward on his horse, accompanied by thousands of troops and horses, secretly clenching his fists: "I must earn more credit, otherwise I will be inferior to Zhao Long in the future." β
ps: In the first few chapters, it was written that Pu Zongmeng forgot the story of Yuan Shaotian Feng, which caused some friends to discuss. However, in the records of the Song people's notes, Su Shi made up the allusion of 'killing the three of you' during the provincial test, and was then asked by Ouyang Xiu, who said that the allusion came from the notes of Kong Rong in the Three Kingdoms, and Ouyang Xiu, who had revised the New Tang Dynasty and the history of the New Five Dynasties, had to check the book to determine that Su Shi was nonsense. Su Zhe wrote an article, and there were also cases where he couldn't even remember that the title was from the pipe note.
However, the Tang and Song dynasties occasionally made mistakes, which does not mean that Pu Zongmeng is the same. Although he even forgot about Yangxiong's drama Qin Meixin's filming of Wang Mang's sycophants - Puzong Mengsheng called Yangxiong a sage, and said in his last work: "Yangxiong's drama Qin Meixin is not good." But after all, it was said in the biography that he had historical talent, so he still revised it, so as not to be said by friends to underestimate Master Hanlin too much.