Chapter 430: Hearing the Singing of Nian Nu (1)

Riding a horse, he came to the city of Wansu and shouted at the soldiers in the city: "Lone is the prince of the Tang Dynasty." ”

When they heard this, the soldiers in the city gritted their teeth with hatred, some released arrows, and some were preparing to tow trebuchets. But Li Wei couldn't stand within the range of the shot, let them shoot, the trebuchet was possible, but when they aimed, Li Wei had already finished talking and left.

Ignoring their violent reactions, he continued: "Tuyuhun soldiers in the city, you listen well. In July, you should go home immediately, follow your family, your clansmen, and go to Lingzhou together to join your true Great Khan. Gu has arranged a happy land for you, and has provided you with enough food to eat and drink. This is your last chance, otherwise you will be unguarded, starting from Wansu City, all the way to Rentou Mountain, to Wuhai and Baihai. ”

After saying that, he immediately retreated. Then the soldiers began to drop large quantities of gunpowder packs and stones into the city.

After fighting for a long time, both sides had their own wonderful points, and at first they were afraid, but then they gradually remembered that they prepared a large number of buckets in the city, which were full of water, and when they saw the gunpowder bags falling, they splashed water while dodging. Played a role. So Pei Xingjian came up with a way, tied the gunpowder with cowhide, put the lead with a bamboo pipe, and opened three or four leads, even if one was extinguished, the other two or three leads continued to burn. This time, there is no change in Tibet. I had to see the gunpowder bag fall, and began to dodge.

After a bombardment, killing some of the Tibetans defending the city, he returned with a large army.

Tell Zanpo clearly, I am bound to win the nine songs.

The territory west of Chiling, Li Wei has never been interested. Not only because of the art of war, but also because of luck, I still remember some history, as if Ge Shuhan once opened a field in Lingxi and built a city on Longju Island, which seems to be very ingenious.

After the city is repaired, with Qinghai as the city wall, some ships can be repaired, the north can defend Zhangye and other roads, the south can pass through the Dafei River Ridge, until the Dafei River, and the west can threaten the city. But as soon as winter came, Qinghai froze, and the soldiers in Lingxi, including the soldiers in Lingxi, were wiped out together. No danger to keep!

The Yellow River also freezes in winter, and then the banks are not the banks of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, most of the banks are very steep, and people and horses cannot go down immediately. It can only be said that it is better than crossing a river, but there are only a few places, people are on the ice, easy to attack, and still easy to defend.

Not only Lingxi, but also Wuhai to Baihai, this area is not easy to defend. If it can be defended, the famous general Su Dingfang has already been stationed here to defend, although there was no new trebuchet at that time, and there was no gunpowder, but it was definitely advantageous to have a city guard than no city guard.

Therefore, after Li Wei fled, the tens of thousands of troops in Qinling did not dare to move, precisely because there was a large space here, and he was afraid that he would not be able to block it if there were few soldiers.

There is only one, to hold the Purple Mountain Pass, which requires two prerequisites, to subdue Bai Lanqiang, otherwise the internal and external attacks, even the current stone castle will inevitably be lost. Then build the city from the purple mountain pass in the summer, send soldiers who are not afraid of the cold, and the original inhabitants of the high mountains, and form a defender together. The Tibetans could not go north, or they could make a detour from Xiqiang.

has gone around in a big circle, and it is still Bai Lanqiang, so Li Wei planned that Tuyuhun, west of Chiling, had never thought of really subduing it. It is also unlikely, these tribes and people are easy to manage, mainly nobles, and the Tubo people are in-laws with each other, if they attack, I surrender, and the Tubo people will be attacked inside and outside. It's like a big war that is about to take place.

On Zanpo is in Hongji City.

Chiling had no danger to defend, so he had to take the Yellow River as a natural danger, and put the people to the south and west of the ox heart, and the troops were insufficient, so they could only hold the Yellow River. That's where the center of gravity lies.

The first thing he received was the news of the defeat of Niu Xindui, and in anger, he sent his personal guards, found Tienuoluo, and pulled him out to behead him. Originally, there were fewer soldiers in his hands, but if he tossed a little, he tossed a little, and at once he tossed more than 4,000 soldiers.

Then I heard Li Wei shouting under Wansu City.

I was very puzzled in my heart, the Tang Dynasty recaptured the three cities of Jiuqu, which happened sooner or later. However, it will not be at this time, and if the people are to be released in July, they must be sent to the side of the army. Otherwise, as long as he re-sends a few thousand troops, there will be people fleeing to Hehuang, but not much. In August, the wheat is still to be harvested, and some of the soldiers' families arrive, which has to settle again.

It stands to reason that they will not attack the three cities of Jiuqu at this time.

However, he couldn't figure it out in his heart.

After pondering for a moment, he gave a few orders. The first order was for the emigrants, and if any tribe tried to flee to the river, the tribal chieftain and his family were to be put to death. Kill all the people, on Zampa does not have the courage, for fear of provoking a popular uprising. But it's still okay to kill the patriarch's family.

The second order was to recruit another 10,000 soldiers from the party to defend the meanders of the river. The casualties of the party soldiers were not as heavy as those of Tugu, which was an obvious excuse. In fact, this came and went, and the Zanpo also found out. I don't know how many people, but I know that the party and the Tang Dynasty are becoming more and more confused. I was afraid of the betrayal of the party, but it was not easy to punish now, so I came up with this method. These soldiers were recruited not only to fight, but also to be hostages.

The third order was given after a long period of silence.

Let the army evacuate from Wansu City, Hongji City, and Baigu City to Hexi and Jiuqu Military City. It is a pity that these three cities also plan to give each other, but it is not this kind of concession, and they are ready to make the Tang Dynasty army suffer heavy losses, so they will give up and lay the foundation for the counteroffensive in the coming year.

This concession is really equivalent to giving it up.

But there are also benefits to letting it out. According to the Yellow River, the strength of the troops was compressed to the Jiuqu Army and the Dushan Army, and most of them could be withdrawn to prevent the people of Tuyuhun from fleeing. Tuyuhun is the foundation of Qinghai, and Qinghai is the foundation of Tubo's expansion.

I weighed the weight and finally made this decision.

At this time, Ronzanpo does not have the spirit and demeanor of last year, there are various factors in battle, the strategy is higher than the other party, you can win more with less, the other party has a nasty prince, and there is a stronger Pei Xingjian, and he seems to be a little worse. also missed a person, he is also a little worse than the black tooth Changzhi.

Either soldiers, not as many as the opposing soldiers. weapons, not as advanced as the opponent's weapons. Materials, not as much as the other party's materials. morale, even less than the other party. This battle can't be fought.

Li Wei returned to Jishi Military City.

The black tooth Changzhi rode a fast horse to arrive, and the battle of the cow heart pile was an appetizer, and the big war was about to be staged. If you play well, it may be the last big battle in Qinghai this year. He who came to fight, and did not fight the merit that came?

Li Wei frowned and said, "General Black Tooth, your share of the battle should not be taken lightly. How many enemies you can annihilate and how far Tuyuhun will fall depends on you. ”

"But Your Highness, I thought about it again and again, how do I feel like a wine inn with a cook who cooks, a man who serves dishes, and a shopkeeper, but I am like the servant who waits for the guests to finish their meal and wash the pots?"

Pei Xingjian amused him.

Li Wei couldn't cry and laughed, and said, "It's really not good, I'll give you a task again." ”

"Whoa."

"After the battle, you see how many enemies have fled, if not, Mantou City will be handed over to you."

"Whoa!" The black tooth is often overjoyed, and until now, in addition to the three cities of Jiuqu, which have been pulled back and forth, they have basically been built in partnership with Tubo in the Tang Dynasty, and several heavy cities in Tuguhun in Hexi have not been occupied.

"But don't storm it, this battle cost a lot of money, and there are many soldiers sacrificed, it is the heaviest battle since the founding of the Tang Dynasty."

"Whoa!"

Only then did he sit down and talk contentedly, and said, "Your Highness, the minister has seen one thing. ”

"What?"

"Among the Tuyuhun people who fled this time, there were many women."

"General Blacktooth, don't move, remember, it's better to kill women, young and old, and no other bad things can happen. This is military discipline, after all, we are the army of kings. ”

"Your Highness, you have misunderstood me. I mean that there are many soldiers in our army who come from poor families and do not have a wife at home. This battle may last for several years, so it's better to ...... If the women of Tuyuhun are willing, let them marry our soldiers. They are also willing, after arriving in Lingzhou, I don't know what the situation is, but in Qinghai, we have cultivated a large number of tuntian, there are 100 acres of land to cultivate, and there are rewards, and we can have a happy home. ”

This is clearly trying to rob while the fire is hot, and there is a happy home with a fart.

But Li Wei was very moved, why did the Tubo people desperately kidnap women, and if they had women, they could give birth to children for them. With children comes a large population. Although Tuyuhun died many men this time, after arriving in Lingzhou, he was able to eat enough, and a man had two or three women, and he reproduced very quickly. Although Nuo Haobo is pro-Tang, who can say what will happen in the future?

looked at Pei Xingjian, Pei Xingjian said, "I also agree." ”

His original wife, Lu, died early, and later saw a bearded girl in the Western Regions, who was beautiful and gentle, so he married her. No one knew about staying in the Western Regions, and only after coming back did everyone know that everyone was against it, from the court to the family. However, at this time, the Kudi clan gave birth to several sons for him, and the real raw rice was cooked into mature rice, and even the old patriarch of the Pei family was helpless. (Some people say that it is Pei Xingjian's daughter-in-law, talking nonsense and grandstanding)

The same was true for Xue Rengui back then.

It's almost time to get to the prince.

Or are there fewer Han people who marry Hu Nu, if there are many, there are one million Han people in the world, and five million Han people marry Hu Nu and come back, see how to oppose it?

Li Wei couldn't keep silent, his body was not clean, and he couldn't oppose it if he wanted to, and after a long time, he said: "But I have to discuss with the Khan of Nuo Haobo." ”

"I'll give this to the minister," he said, raising his fist.

Is it with this big fist?

But don't rush now, let's talk about it after the war. Then he received news from the front, and Ronzanpo began to retreat from Jiuqu. There are still several days left in this process, first to move some herdsmen from the Great and Small Elm Valley to Hexi, and then to the Baigu soldiers, otherwise they will be vulnerable to sniping from the Tang Dynasty in the abdomen.

Pei Xingjian said: "Your Highness, you can do it." ”

This retreat, morale is even lower. It's time to get your hands dirty.

Li Wei called Xin Chengsi and said, "You immediately lead another 500 cavalry, go to the party immediately, and bring a few words to them by the way." Let's just say that after this battle, not only will they have the original party place, but Gu will also allocate some places in Jiuqu for them to settle down. In the future, Qinghai will be pacified, and it is possible that some areas will be set aside in places such as Dafeichuan and Fuluochuan for their people to live. Not only that, but it is not possible to make the people happy by grazing alone, and besides, they are semi-nomadic and do not like to go with the water and grass. Therefore, Gu will also send people to teach them to farm and weave, so that there will be cattle and sheep to graze and crops to harvest, and a happy life will come. But if you want to get, you have to give. You have to give as much as you want. ”

"Whoa." Xin Chengsi answered, led five hundred cavalry, and quietly rushed to the party.

Li Wei said to Pei Xingjian again: "Since Zanpo is so kind and withdraws the three cities, do we want to lead the army to receive it." ”

"Yes."

The two looked at each other and laughed, and then immediately counted the 30,000 Tang troops, and once again slaughtered towards Wansu City.

After hearing this, in order to prevent accidents, I came to Wansu City in person, and I was bitter, I haven't left yet, so you are in such a hurry to come and receive it? But it may not be without good things, the more places that are vacated, the more dispersed the Tang Dynasty army, at least the more it can keep the people from fleeing.

Luckily, it's only been a month. If it's two months, three months, I don't know how to deal with it.

Then his humiliation did not end, Li Wei sent people to pick a few flagpoles, on which were hung some women's profane clothes, at the beginning of the Qinling how to shame Liu Zhenli, today Li Wei also moved over. Then he came to the bottom of the city wall and shouted: "On the praise of the woman, good boy, let you go, go obediently, really good." Uncle Ben will dress you in flowers. ”

"Will you eat dung obediently?" As he spoke, he brought a few more horse dung, and there were even soldiers on the spot, shouting and shouting nonsense while being small. It was not Liu Xianli to shout about Zanpo again, and he went out of the city to fight as soon as he was agitated. However, shouting like this can further damage the morale of the other party.

In fact, the focus of the war was not Jiuqu at the beginning, but still in Jiuqu Military City!