Chapter 085: The future is bleak
Three days have passed in a flash, and today is the time for the army to march. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
In order to ensure the suddenness of this military operation, in addition to a few guards and horses stationed in Chang'an, the government soldiers have already assembled in the expected place.
Of course, Chai Shao and the others walked very secretly, without the Zhuangxing wine before the previous expedition, and there was no Li Shimin's personal seal arrow.
Overnight, the "Combat Command Center" opened one by one when people were unaware of the ghosts, looking north.
As for Qin Feng and the 1,000 new army, they set off earlier, and they used the means of breaking up the whole into parts, went straight to the capital of the Liang Division, and mixed into the city in various capacities.
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Shuo Fang.
The land belongs to the Hetao region, called Henan and Beifake during the Warring States Period, it was originally the territory of Zhao State, and was later occupied by the Xiongnu.
Qin Shi Huang was eloquent and strategic, and sent the general Meng Tian to send 300,000 troops to the north to attack Hu and take Henan. However, due to the turmoil at the end of the Qin Dynasty, the Xiongnu reoccupied Shuofang. Until the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing, the general of the chariot cavalry, sent troops from the clouds, and then took the Hetao back again in the south of the river.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was eloquent and strategic, and many times the people moved to Shuofang, Wuyuan, Shangjun, and Beidi counties, and dug river canals, guarded Tuntian, and built the Great Wall and fortresses. Since then, around Shuofang, the grassland people and the Han people have launched exciting battles many times. Generally speaking, most of them are in line with the times, and whichever side is strong will belong to whichever side. Until the thirteenth year of the great cause of the Sui Dynasty, Liang Shidu was based on Shuofang County against Sui, and this place has always been under the control of Liang Shidu.
Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty overhauled Shuofang, Shuofang has been the northern barrier of the Han nation. The Great Wall and fortresses built to defend against the steppe peoples are all in Shuofang. Liang Shi is in charge of Shuofang, and it is not easy to get stuck in the lifeblood of Datang. The Turks were able to invade the northern land of the Tang Dynasty many times, also because the Liang division opened the door.
For Shuofang County, Datang has long had a plan, but Liang Shi is holding the Turkic thighs with an iron heart, and Datang has tried to buy them many times, but they have not succeeded.
Although Li Shimin did not directly order the attack, Liang Shidu's life was not easy.
Because every year, when the crops are close to maturity, Datang will send light horsemen to ravage the crops in the territory of Liang Shidu, so that they will not harvest.
Before, Liang Shidu also sent troops to drive away, but every time he fell into a big trap, not only could not save the crops, but lost a lot of soldiers and horses.
For several years in a row, Liang Shi learned to be obedient and did not rush to send troops easily. can only watch the Tang Army do whatever it wants from the city, and can only use abuse to resolve the hatred in his heart.
The successive defeats made the soldiers of the Liang Division close to the point of collapse, and the morale of the army was also unstable. In order to avoid becoming a prisoner, he had to retreat. Before his Turkic master took action, Liang Shidu, as a lackey, really didn't have the courage to take on the Tang Dynasty alone.
Fortunately, Liang Bu still has the value of utilization, and Jieli helps from time to time, otherwise, Liang Bu would have collapsed a long time ago.
Standing on the head of the city, smelling the fragrance of rice in the air, Liang Shidu's brows were locked in one place, without a trace of joy that a harvest was approaching, and previous experience told him that the ruined army of the Tang Dynasty was approaching.
Is it really because Liang Shidu is loyal to the Turks? Naturally not. The real reason is that Liang Shi can't let go of the power in his hands, and he is used to being the king and hegemon on this one-third of an acre, so let him go to Chang'an to be an idle official who is monitored, and the ghost is willing? Perhaps, in Chang'an, you will enjoy the so-called glory and wealth. But when I arrived in Chang'an, I was a fish, and there was always a danger of being cleaned.
Surrender?
There are all kinds of disadvantages, and the Liang division, who is backed by the powerful Turks, naturally does not do it.
However, the grain and grass are controlled by others, and it is not for a long time.
Once the Turks cut off his dog food, even if Datang doesn't attack, they themselves will not be able to support it.
"You have to think of a way!" Liang Shi said to himself, but the brow like a ninety-year-old man indicated his state of mind.
Be at one's wits' end!
Liang Shidu has been "confronting" Datang for many years with one acre and three points of land, and Datang is nothing more than this in his eyes, so he has developed an arbitrary and self-righteous temperament, so that he can't listen to the opinions of others.
Over the years, to this day, there is not even a single person to whom he has spoken of advice, let alone any countermeasures.
Not to mention officials with different surnames, even people in the family with the same roots and origins dare not say a word and a half.
Liang Shidu didn't care much at first, feeling that the intelligence of his subordinates was not as good as his, and it didn't matter if he listened to their advice or not.
It wasn't until today that Liang Shidu realized that there was really no one around him who could be trusted.
Not in normal times, let alone in a critical moment now.
Thinking about it, thinking about it in the end, I still didn't get anything.
Thinking of this, Liang Shidu shouted angrily and said, "Come on, go and call the general Liang Luoren to me." ”
Not long after, a strong man who looked very similar to Liang Shidu strode to the palace hall of Shuofang.
"Weichen Liang Luoren knocks to see Your Majesty."
Liang Shi proclaimed himself emperor, and he really became an emperor for a few years. The territory is not big, but the shelf is quite high, he feels that he is the Son of Heaven, the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, even if his uncle and brother see him, he must respectfully call him "Your Majesty", and he must no longer be called a brother.
Originally, Liang Luoren and Liang Shidu had a good relationship, Liang Shidu was able to kill Tang Shizong of Shuofang County and occupy Shuofang County to rebel, Liang Luoren can be regarded as the first hero. It's just that after Liang Shidu became the emperor, the shelf was also bigger, the emperor was full of majesty, and the affection between brothers had almost worn out over the years. Because of this, for the summons of Liang Shidu, Liang Luoren only has the friendship of monarchs and ministers.
Liang Shidu didn't understand Liang Luoren's mentality, and he felt that there was no problem, he was the Son of Heaven, and he should be high.
"Liang Luoren, I trust you so much, but you have been defeated by the Tang Dynasty again and again. I ask you, will you be able to keep your crops this year? ”
Liang Luoren frowned and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive Weichen for being powerless." "Not everyone is so ignorant, just a barren and poor place, to want to fight against the Tang Dynasty that nominally unifies the world, it is simply wishful thinking, and confrontation with the Tang Dynasty is tantamount to a pipe dream.
The general Liang Luoren is self-aware, he is not as good as Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin, Wei Chigong in martial arts, not as good as Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui in strategy, and in terms of military strategy, he is enough to be killed by Li Shimin, Li Jing, Li Ji, Li Daozong and others.
Looking at Liang Shidu, who was not dead in the heart of the Yellow River, Liang Luoren felt sad in his heart, the so-called Great Liang people were lost, in the eyes of the people, the Liang family has also become a big bully who has brought disaster to the country and the people, but Liang Shidu, who is high above, thinks that the whole country is united, which is really sad and lamentable.
The same Liang family, Liang Luoren is actually ashamed to ally with the Turks, after all, no matter how he is said to be a Han Chinese, whenever the Turkic army goes south, the first to bear the brunt is the women of the Liang, only to satisfy the beast-like Turkic nature of the Turks, the Turks will give a little strategic materials. Whenever he saw the crying of domestic women in Daliang, Liang Luoren's heart was like a knife.
"Jieli Khan is about to go south, and we must prove to the great Heavenly Khan the bloody nature of our Great Liang Erlang. No matter what method you use, you must keep this year's crops, and you must not be subject to Li Yi again and again. Find someone to send an envoy to the Turks, go to meet His Majesty the Heavenly Khan, tell him about our situation here, 1510, let him come up with an idea, or allocate me a little soldiers and horses, let me go south to Kouluoqingzhou and Yanzhou, they will destroy my fields, then Lao Tzu will kill their people, rob them of their rations, and see who is ruthless to whom. In this way, it distracts Li Yi's attention, which can be described as a win-win strategy. Liang Shidu was smug about his clever strategy, but he didn't notice a trace of mockery flashing in Liang Luoren's eyes.
Liang Luoren also knew that this was the only way at present, and said lightly: "Understood!" And he retreated.
Liang Luoren left the Shuozhou Palace, looking at the overcast sky, but he was thinking about another thing in his heart: whether the Liang family would go on.
The Liang family, as a Shuofang wealthy family, can be traced back to the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty used criminals and displaced people to fill the army in Shuofang, and developed Shuofang into the first front against the grassland peoples.
It was at that time that the ancestor of the Liang family came to Shuofang to gain a foothold, and the ancestor of the Liang family at that time was still a prisoner who had committed a serious crime. Slowly developing, the Liang family has developed step by step in Shuofang despite difficulties. After seven or eight hundred years, the Liang family became the first wealthy family in Shuofang, controlling the political situation in Shuofang. Become a local and important presence.
The end of the Sui Dynasty is indeed a God-given opportunity to develop and grow the family, but opportunities are often accompanied by huge risks. At the beginning, they were confused by the bright prospects laid out by Liang Shidu, but now it seems to be completely whimsical.
Liang Shidu didn't have the slightest imperial talent and imperial mind at all. The outlook for the Liang family is just like the weather right now. It may face annihilation at any time, especially in the current situation, in case the Tang Dynasty attacks the army, wouldn't the entire Liang family have to be buried with the Liang family?
The situation is so serious that Liang Luoren already has to think about the future of their Liang family.
Although Liang Luoren was unwilling, he did not dare to go against Liang Shidu's "will", the clan that died in the hands of Liang Shidu was not a hundred but fifty, these people used to be the mainstay of the Great Liang, but because of his bluntness, now the death of the dead, the dismissed officials were dismissed, if it were not for the fact that he had a part of the henchmen army at hand, I am afraid that the suspicious Liang Shidu would have destroyed the whole family. In order not to leave a handle, Liang Luoren could only send a few henchmen to the Turks.
The days still have to pass, Liang Luoren has become accustomed to the life of a puppet, every day, numbly entering the palace to see the driver, numbly inspecting the city defense, numbly visiting the army .......
Every day, he is repeating meaningless things, because no matter how good his ideas are, no matter how good the training method, Liang Shi will not agree, because Liang Shidu feels that he is always right, and once others raise objections, it is disloyal to him, so Liang Luoren acts according to Liang Shidu's "clever plan" every day.
At the end of the day, the general was exhausted.
When I returned home, my expression was full of tiredness that I couldn't hide.