Chapter 32: The Battle of the White Road
At this time, Xiao Mo was not used to drinking the wine, and the wine he had just called finally entered Uncle Han's stomach.
Xiao Mo sat on the threshold at this time, silently nibbling on a steamed bun and did not speak.
Xiao Mo is more familiar with the "Battle of Baidao", after all, this is a relatively famous battle against the Northern Turks in Chinese history. This white road is naturally ten place names.
And Xiao Mo knew that there were two "White Road Battles", the first time was in 582, and the second time was in mid-April of 583. The "Great Victory of the White Road" I just heard refers to the Second Battle of the White Road.
In 582, when the Great Sui had just established power, the Turkic Shabalu Khan seized this opportunity to unite the remnants of the Northern Zhou Dynasty with 400,000 troops in the name of revenge for the Northern Zhou. At one time, it broke through the northern border defense of the Great Sui and plundered livestock, property, etc. The iron cavalry often harassed the Great Sui Forte, causing the entire Great Sui people to panic. The north is even more chaotic.
Although the Great Sui army defeated the Turkic army at Mayi and Keluotong respectively, it failed to stop its offensive.
Later, the main Turkic forces encountered the frantic resistance of the Sui army at Baidao and Zhou Pao, who did not remember the casualties. In response to this situation, Yudatou Khan, one of the several Khans of the Turks second only to Shabaliu, was unwilling to continue to advance south and led his troops away. As a result, Sha Boluo also had to choose to withdraw his troops for the time being.
The second "Battle of the White Road" was the key battle that really affected the fortunes of the country. That is, the battle that Xiao Mo had just heard about a few days ago.
In the spring of 583, Sha Bolu again led the Khan's troops to invade the south. In early April, Emperor Wen of Sui issued an edict of "clearing the border to win", ordering Yang Shuang, the king of the guard, and others to be the marching marshal, and led the main force of the Sui army of 200,000 to counterattack the Turks, so as to fundamentally break the sand bowl strategy and stabilize the northern frontier.
This is a very difficult battle, for Shabaliu, the internal nobles are becoming more and more conflicted, if this war cannot meet the internal needs, the various tribes will be more difficult to mobilize, and if they are defeated, it will even lead to internal divisions.
For the Great Sui, at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the people's hearts were unstable, and internal affairs were already a very serious problem, at this time, the repeated major invasions of the northern Turks had a tendency to shake the country's fundamentals, coupled with the southern Chen in the south, often sent troops to invade the southern border of the Great Sui, and the Turks seemed to secretly have an alliance. This north-south attack made the Great Sui crisis even more serious.
This war is a war of victory and not defeat. If you win, the Great Sui will enter a turning point of stable development, and if you lose, you will have the crisis of losing the country. So no matter what the cost, we must win this war.
Wei Wang Yang Shuang also lived up to expectations, breaking the Turks in Baidao, causing the Turks to be defeated. This great victory is even recorded in the Book of Sui Gaozu Ji, and Wei Wang Shuang broke the Turks in Baidao, which shows the importance of this victory to the Great Sui.
This "Battle of the White Road" also has a more important significance, it makes the internal contradictions of the Turks more and more intense, many small khans have a large opinion on the Sha Bo strategy, and some of the big khans have even turned against it, which has become the fuse that caused the Turks to split into two parts, the ****** and the Western Turks.
The Battle of Baidao served as a prelude, giving the Great Sui a respite, and also laying the foundation for the security of the rear to go south to destroy Chen, but this was all later, and Xiao Moke didn't know whether the events after this were consistent with the history in his memory. But at least for now, it's not much different from what I know.
And this famous Wei Wang Yang Shuang is actually a celebrity in later generations, and the prototype of Yang Lin, the backer king in "The Legend of Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties", is this person. This backer Wang Yang Lin is a novel character created based on Wei Wang Yang Shuang, so naturally he can't be counted, because there is no such real person. The real historical Wei Wang Yang Shuang is a short-lived ghost who died early, but he didn't live that long.
Xiao Mo naturally understood at this time that the bell just now was used to convey the news of victory.
Although it is impossible to know the specific events through the bell, as a convention, in the hearts of the people this bell represents good news, and good news is naturally worth rejoicing.
The cavalry sent to deliver the news of such a great victory must have been the famous Red Feather Messenger, that is, the cavalry that had just galloped. Xiao Mo felt quite regretful that he had not seen these characters with his own eyes.
For Xiao Mo himself, the victory of the "Battle of the White Road" also has a lot of significance. Xiao Mo's identity is a very embarrassing and realistic problem, if this "Battle of the White Road" fails, the Great Sui is in danger. Subsequently, the government inevitably had to recruit soldiers on a large scale.
Xiao Mo's age and identity can't escape such a conscription, and with Xiao Mo's physical fitness, military service is tantamount to death. However, the "Battle of the White Road" was a big victory, which made it impossible for the Great Sui to have a large-scale campaign in the near future, and Xiao Mo could be regarded as escaping.
As long as Xiao Mo obtains a certain social status before the next large-scale conscription, then Xiao Mo can be regarded as initially safe in this world. In this way, it seems that "beating the drum and picking flowers" has become a good thing, at least famous talents are not within the scope of conscription.
Although Xiao Mo has been famous in Luodu recently, this fame lacks some proof, just like the certificates of later generations. And "beating the drum and picking flowers" is the best way for Xiao Mo to get proof.
Uncle Han poured a lot of wine, but he didn't mean to get drunk at all, although the alcohol content in this era was really not high. But ten or twenty degrees of wine is also wine, I don't believe you can pour a few pounds to try, if you don't get drunk, you will faint.
Uncle Han saw Xiao Mo nibbling on steamed buns, his eyes were a little dull, and he slapped Xiao Mo on the back of the head and said, "Why are you in a daze?" Stupid, huh? If you really can't do it, the uncle won't force you, if you don't practice, you won't practice, but don't really practice to be a fool. “
Xiao Mo's mouthful of steamed buns was sprayed all over the ground, although this Uncle Han controlled the strength, Xiao Mo was still a little dizzy. The key is that you can't deal with this old man, this old man is this kind of character, if you really theorize with the old man, you may die even worse.
Xiao Mo said with some dissatisfaction: "You are always leisurely, I can't withstand your strength." I'm just thinking about something, but I'm not stupid. Besides, who says you can't practice? I don't want to kill myself in the military. “
Uncle Han's eyes lit up when he heard Xiao Mo say this, and said, "The kid is good!" It's just that when I heard the great victory of Bai Dao, I thought of conscription, and the complicated relationship between them is not something that can be sorted out for a while. Uncle told you that if our Great Sui army is defeated this time, your kid will be miserable, and if you don't die, it will be blessed by your ancestors. “
Xiao Mo glanced at Uncle Han with disdain and said, "Think I'm stupid?" If I really lose, I have a way to escape military service. "I thought in my heart, can't I be shameless if I can't do it? For example, recognizing Wang Zhanpeng as a godfather is a good way.
Uncle Han was obviously not happy to hear Xiao Mo say this, and said angrily: "The shaft is hateful! The manly husband doesn't want to protect his family and defend the country, but he thinks about how to be a deserter, if everyone is like you, wouldn't the entire Great Sui be reduced to slavery? “
Xiao Mo looked at Uncle Han's sense of justice, and he didn't care, and said with a pout: "I know that I will die, why send me to death?" Personal prowess has a fart! “
When Uncle Han heard this, he felt even more angry, he just felt that the kid in front of him was a guy who was greedy for life and afraid of death, and liked to find reasons. Corrected Xiao Mo and said: "Then you kid tell me, if you give it to you, how can you protect your family and defend the country?"
Xiao Mo was also stimulated by Uncle Han's anger, and he didn't bow his head when he was entangled, and said arrogantly with his head held high: "How much effect can the battle for small land, the victory of small places?" If only I! Dingdang is a Turk in the north, and then Chen in the south! “
Uncle Han's eyes lit up at Xiao Mo's words, and his hand unconsciously increased his strength, until Xiao Mo kept coughing and realized that he was out of shape, and hurriedly let go of his hand, stared at Xiao Mo and asked, "Is this true?!"
Xiao Mo really wants to kick this violent old man away, when you are really a sister! A little brain, no! Master, if I had that ability, would I be so poor! It's just a casual talk, do you understand bragging? Is it illegal to brag? However, Xiao Mo never dared to say this, so he had to reply carefully: "That, Uncle Han, this is not true, it cannot be true." It's just a matter of talking.,Where did I get that ability.,If I really have that ability, I won't be so bitter haha, right?,Just bragging.,You just listen to it as a joke.,Just be happy.。 Besides, even if you have the heart, you can't do it, right? Hey, hey, hey. “
Uncle Han didn't buy it, and said even more angrily: "There are only a few people in the entire Great Sui who can have the heart to unify Kyushu, and even fewer of these people can know that only after the north is pacified in the north and there is no worry about future troubles, can they go south." You, the Turk in the north, and then in the south, you said the most important way for the Great Sui to take in eight words, but you told the old man that you were bragging? What if you were given that condition? Are you still powerless? Do you believe it, old man, I unloaded all your bones? “
Xiao Mo was not happy to hear it, it seems that you, the old man, asked the young master first, and I answered like that, young master, how can you blame me. Besides, that's what Emperor Wen of Sui did, and that's how the history books summarize it, young master, I'll use a few words, what's the matter with you, old man?
However, Xiao Mo saw that Uncle Han looked like he was about to eat people, and he still shuddered involuntarily, and most of his anger dissipated. A little dejected, he said: "Don't get excited, I'm purely talking on paper, and I can't do anything." Besides, I'm a poor boy, you're an old peasant, how can you say that this military affair can't be related to us, right? It's best to drink and eat without hurting feelings. As he spoke, he took another steamed bun and nibbled on it.
Uncle Han also seemed to feel reasonable, so he stopped pestering Xiao Mo. It's just that his eyes have been looking Xiao Mo up and down, which is quite similar to those carving masters looking at the stone.