The situation in the Central Plains has deteriorated to such a serious point, which has to make Zhao Ziliang feel frightened, Daizong is too anxious, it is not impossible to implement the reduction of the domain, to let the Tang Dynasty prosper, the implementation of the reduction of the domain is the only way, and it is necessary to cut the domain, but Daizong is too anxious, and the news of the DPRK and China is not confidential. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

In the case of not completely exterminating the barbarian rebels, Daizong was impatient to implement the policy of cutting the domain, and the troops were pinned down by the barbarian rebels, and after Li Zhongchen's rebellion, the imperial court did not have mobile forces to quell the rebellion, which caused Li Zhongchen's troops to besiege Xiangyang for more than a month.

"Today's Central Plains has become a mess, and it is a little difficult to solve the situation of separating feudal towns!" On the way to lead the army north, Zhao Ziliang rode on horseback and sighed.

Du Fu next to him said: "Yes, the emperor is too impatient to cut the domain, and the barbarian rebels have not been exterminated, so the court is in a hurry to cut the domain, and the matter is not confidential!" ”

Zhao Ziliang sighed, waved his hand and said: "Forget it, the affairs of the Central Plains naturally have the imperial court to worry about, let's talk about it after Tubo is completely dealt with first!" ”

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On March 20, Zhao Ziliang's army arrived in the Luotang area on the bank of the Yak River, and Zhao Bei rode up to catch up and reported to Zhao Ziliang: "King, this is still under the control of our army, but the upper reaches of the Yak River thirty miles ahead are under the control of the Tubo Tuosi Ma Division!" ”

Zhao Ziliang turned his head to look at the surrounding terrain, which was suitable for camping, so he ordered: "Order to stop advancing and camp on the spot to rest!" ”

The army stopped advancing, and quickly began to set up camp, after arranging patrols, guards and other affairs, Zhao Ziliang summoned the generals and ministers of the army to discuss with the Chinese army's big tent.

Zhao Ziliang asked Xuan Eighteen: "Is the situation of Tuo Sima clear?" ”

Xuan 18 stood up and hugged his fists and replied: "Back to the king, it has been found out, there are 50,000 soldiers and horses in Tu Sima, about 10,000 are fully equipped, they were snatched from the Tang army, and the other soldiers and horses are poorly equipped. The news of the arrival of our army has been known to the patriarchs of the various clans of Desima, and they should already be discussing joining forces against our army! ”

Zhao Ziliang nodded and said, "Can they compete with my army alone?" Obviously not, these people are not stupid, they know that if they do not unite, they will be eaten by our army one by one, and if they want to protect themselves, they can only unite against us. But it's also good, let them unite, and the king will clean them up at once, lest the king have to fight one by one, it's too troublesome! ”

Chen Qing stood up and hugged his fists and said: "Great King, Wei Chen thinks that the people of the Desi Mabu should not have a one-time decisive battle with our army, on the one hand, because their troops are not as large as ours, on the other hand, their equipment is not as good as ours, their combat effectiveness is worse than ours, and in this area, they can have both large-scale cavalry duels and small-scale battles, no matter which aspect they do not have an advantage, the last general thinks that they may choose to defend a dangerous place to deal with the attack of our army!" ”

Zhao Ziliang touched his chin and nodded: "You have a point!" If they defend against our army in danger, we will have to attack one by one, which will take time and effort, and the loss of troops will also increase! Looks like we'll have to think of something else! How's it going over there? ”

Chen Qing said: "The Ma Sui Department has attacked the Qiangtang area, and judging from the current news, the progress is relatively smooth. In addition, he sent people to say that there was a self-proclaimed grandson of Murong Jieyan, the king of Bailan, who had helped our army during the period when he led the army to attack the Qiangtang area, and Murong Yanxi hoped to come to visit the king and ask the king to canonize him as the new king of Bailan! ”

Zhao Ziliang: "Oh? What about Murong Jieyan? ”

"Three years ago, he died in the battle against the Tubo people, and the Qiang people of his clan were also scattered, and there are only a few thousand people left in the clan, and now his grandson Murong Yanxi is the patriarch!"

Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and ordered: "Send someone to tell Ma Sui, let him send someone to send this Murong Yanxi over, and this king will see him!" ”

"Yes, King!"

Zhao Ziliang said: "Qiangtang is mainly inhabited by Qiang people, but it has been ruled by the Tubo people for a long time, so there are also a large number of Tubo people who have migrated over, if the Qiang people can submit to my Western Qin, it will be beneficial for our Western Qin army to capture this area!" When the Qiangtang area is solved, let's wave our troops north to attack the various departments of Tuo Sima! ”

Seven days later, Ma Sui sent someone to bring Murong Yanxi, a young Qiang man in his twenties, wearing a sheepskin jacket and a pointed fur hat.

"Murong Yan wants to meet the king, long live!"

"Get up!" Zhao Ziliang raised his hand and asked with a smile: "Your grandfather Murong Jieyan is an old friend of this king, and this king heard that he died in battle three years ago, is it true?" ”

Murong Yanxi said: "Yes, the king! The Tibetans have never stopped encroaching on our living place, and they often plunder our cattle, sheep, horses and grain! We can only fight up, my grandfather was shot by the arrows of the Tubo people in the battle, he was killed by six arrows in his body, he often said that if the king could continue to wave his troops to attack the hinterland of Tubo, we would not be bullied by the Tubo people, when he was dying, he also said that the most important thing in this life can not be forgotten is the friendship with the king! ”

Zhao Ziliang smiled when he heard this, and asked, "This king heard that Ma Sui sent a letter saying that you want this king to canonize you as the new king of Bailan?" ”

Murong Yanxi bowed down and said, "Yes, Great King! As my grandfather's grandson, I have a responsibility to lead my people to a better life and to keep them safe! Please fulfill me, the King! ”

Zhao Ziliang asked with a smile: "This king is just a king, how can he crown you as a king?" The maximum title that this king can canonize is only Duke Neng, so you have two choices, either this king canonizes you as the Duke of Bailan, or you send an envoy to Chang'an to meet the emperor and ask the emperor to canonize you as the king of Bailan, what do you think? ”

Murong Yanxi was puzzled: "The road to Chang'an is too far, I have never been to Chang'an, and I heard that the life of the Tang Emperor is not easy now, and he is often beaten by the rebels and takes refuge in all directions. I still choose to ask the king to canonize me as the Duke of Bailan! ”

The ministers and generals in the tent were very emotional when they heard Murong Yanxi's words, now even the Qiang people in the ravines and ravines know that the Tang Dynasty is in decline, and the life of the Tang Emperor is not easy, and he was beaten everywhere by the rebels, it seems that the national situation of the Tang Dynasty is not as good as day by day! This person, it's really realistic, it's too realistic! Murong Yanxi knew that the canonization of the Tang Emperor had no deterrent effect on other tribes, so he would rather not have the title of Bailan King, but also choose the title of Bailan Gong canonized by Zhao Ziliang.

Zhao Ziliang nodded and said, "Okay!" In this case, come and prepare an edict to canonize Murong Yanxi, a Qiang person, as the Duke of Bailan! ”

Murong Yanxi was overjoyed, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you for your grace!" The Weichen and Qiang people have been loyal to the king for generations, and have been serving Western Qin as the suzerain for generations! ”

Zhao Ziliang raised his hand, let Murong Yanxi get up, and said to him: "Murong Yanxi, now it is different from the past, within the jurisdiction of my Western Qin, all tribes can exercise autonomy, the patriarch and the person with the title who is canonized by this king automatically become the local administrator, but he cannot have military power, let alone soldiers and horses, the local garrison is sent by the royal court, if you want to lead the army, you can also, but you can't be the patriarch, you can't be stationed locally, you can only be stationed in other places, these rules are not set up for you alone, It's that all tribal chiefs must abide by this rule! I hope you can strictly enforce this according to the rules of the royal court, and this king doesn't want you to be treated as a rebel, understand? ”

Murong Yanxi hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, I understand, it doesn't matter if you can lead the troops or not, I just want the clansmen to live a stable and prosperous life, and stay away from war!" ”

"That's it! After you go back, you will continue to assist Ma Sui to persuade other Qiang people to submit to our army, assist our army in attacking other Tibetan armies, and sweep away the Tubo army in the Qiangtang area as soon as possible, understand? ”

Murong Yanxi agreed: "Yes, king, Weichen remember!" I will do my best to help General Ma Sui! ”

After sending Murong Yanxi away, Zhao Ziliang stood in front of the map to check and study for a long time, and ordered: "Order the army to leave tomorrow and attack Tusima!" Let's take down the area south of the Bayan Kala Mountains first! ”

"Yes, King!"

On March 28, the Western Qin army began a large-scale attack on the southern area of the Bayankala Mountains, Zhao Bei, Xuanyi, Xuansi and others led troops to attack respectively, advancing northward in three ways, and Zhao Ziliang led the main army to follow up slowly.

At this time, Zhao Ziliang had 20,000 men and horses in his hands, nearly 120,000 Tubo servants and mercenaries, 20,000 Tianzhu soldiers, tens of thousands of cavalry, and nearly 100,000 infantry.

Under the continuous onslaught of the Western Qin army, the Tubo people of the Tusi Ma Department have lost one after another, and some steep passes and towns have fallen one after another, in fact, the Tubo people do not have the technology and ability to build any solid and steep passes, some precipitous places seem to be very limited, but there is no strong city pass, and its defense ability is also extremely limited, the Western Qin army has captured the area south of the Bayankala Mountains after losing some servant army, mercenaries and Tianzhu soldiers.

On the ninth day of the fourth month, Zhao Ziliang's royal tent was set up on the bank of the Yak River, two hundred miles south of the Bayankala Pass, and all the areas south of the Bayankala Mountains were captured by the Western Qin army.

By the river, Zhao Ziliang strolled with a cloak and held a waist knife, looked at the gurgling river and said to the generals: "We confronted the Tubo army here back then, the Tubo army was exhausted, the troops were insufficient, and the Tang Dynasty could fight across the Yak River and fight all the way to the hinterland of Tubo as long as it worked harder, and then fell short for political reasons!" Now that we have swept away most of the Tibetan region, only this Tusi Ma area is left, and this time we must completely solve the problem of Tibet no matter what! ”