Chapter Forty-Nine: Sit and Wait for the Urn
Luo Shixin really didn't expect the Turks to be so bold, and even Jieli chose to retreat three feet when he saw him and withdrew from the Shuobei grassland. The herdsmen who came out of nowhere had the courage to run to their territory of the Tang Dynasty to graze, didn't this add to the blockage of him, the new governor of Xiazhou?
In Luo Shixin's eyes, the alien race is wrong to even breathe, and now they not only run to the area under his jurisdiction to and pee, but also have the audacity to bring sheep and horses together, eating their Tang Dynasty's water and grass, which is tolerable, which is unbearable.
Seeing that Luo Shixin was so annoyed, Ma Zhou smiled and said: "I don't think they may dare to be presumptuous on the head of the general, my Tang border army is weak, and everyone knows it." And the general has only been the governor of Gyeongju for more than a year, but he has greatly changed the atmosphere of the border soldiers, so that the border soldiers have been reborn, and they have won brilliant results repeatedly. How dare you be presumptuous for no reason? Maybe it was because he saw the general lose his position that he had the courage to come to Shuobei. ”
Luo Shixin was stunned when he heard it.
Liu Renliang followed with a smile: "Most of the time, the general's removal of the governor of Gyeongju is well known. I believe that I can't hide those spies on the grassland. The Turks were afraid of the generals like tigers, wolves, snakes and scorpions, and when they heard that the generals had been withdrawn, they were bound to spread the good news to the Turks as soon as possible, and tell the Turkic khans chieftains everywhere. This Shuobei grassland is rich in grass and trees, and the climate is also very suitable for their survival, which is one of the most desirable feng shui treasures of the grassland people. This Jieli group withdrew, and I, Datang, failed to take over in the first place. Naturally, it aroused the prying eyes of the greedy, and they did not dare to lead the tribe directly to move in, so they sent herdsmen to Shuobei to graze. Let's test the movements of my Datang. ”
Luo Shixin's eyes swept over Ma Zhou and Liu Renliang, pondered their rhetoric, and asked, "So so." They haven't gotten the news that I've been appointed governor of Xia yet? They have not known this news, and their moves will become more and more bold? ”
Luo Shixin's eyes flashed with a strange light, thinking about something.
Luo Shixin's words made Ma Zhou and Liu Renliang stunned one after another, and they also understood what Luo Shixin meant. The former decisively bowed his head and said, "That's it." The general was removed from the post of governor of Gyeongju because of the resignation and handover of the seal, which caused a lot of uproar. On the other hand, on the way back to Chang'an, the general was newly transferred by the imperial court to Xiazhou as the governor, but there were only our group and those officials of the Gyeongju government. ”
Speaking of which. Ma Zhou suddenly hurried: "General, call General Mo back immediately, and then send someone to inform all the officials in the Gyeongju Mansion." Gather them together and ask them one by one. Look at who they say they have leaked, and who they have sued. I am investigating the atmosphere in Gyeongju to see if the people know the news that the general has been reappointed as the governor of Haju. If a qiē is normal. then the strategy is feasible. ”
Luo Shixin immediately no longer hesitated. Let Wang Xuance do it himself. Wang Xuance is smart enough and qualified, and is even better at riding, so he is the most suitable candidate.
Wang Xuance also understood the reason, and rode away without hesitation......
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Shuobei Grassland Border!
Ge Lulu Sili watched the time pass day by day, and the greed in his eyes became heavier and heavier, and his expression became more and more excited.
There is not a single tribe in the Turkic world that does not covet the steppes of Shuobei.
No matter how many vicissitudes of life change, they cannot change some natural laws.
For example, the climate in the north is colder than in the south, and the temperature in the south is higher than that in the north.
This is especially true the more north you are. The steppe where the Turks lived was known as the Mongolian Plateau in later generations. The Mongolian Plateau is not a vast steppe as imagined, but a barren and barren place composed of two parts of the Gobi Desert, and only in some places is there a dry steppe with low grass. It is suitable for the development of animal husbandry.
There are high in the south and low in the north, intermittently connected dry denudation mounds, and the climate is very harsh. The winters were bitterly cold and long, lasting more than five months, accompanied by heavy snowstorms. Summers are hot and short, with little precipitation. Moreover, the climate is unpredictable, and there are often sudden weather changes. It is often the case that the autumn weather is still high and crisp, and suddenly the wind is fierce, the sand and rocks are flying, and sometimes there is even a sudden heavy snowfall. The plateau ground is open and complete, the ups and downs are gentle, the ancient denudation plane is significant, and the wind and sand are widely distributed, so it is called "Hanhai".
Even if the environment is so bad, the grassland people will still fight to the death for that little bit of grassland.
However, the Shuobei grassland is different, the Shuobei grassland is the only grassland suitable for grassland people to survive near the south, and because it is close to the south, there is plenty of water and grass. The environment is not good compared to the Central Plains, but it is much better than that of Mongolia.
Whenever the Central Plains is weak, the grassland people will snatch back the Shuobei grassland, and this is the reason.
The Shuobei grassland is the most suitable place for the grassland people to survive, but the Shuobei grassland is too close to the Central Plains to allow the leaders of the grassland to build their capital in Shuobei, and most of them arrange for the strongest and most loyal tribes to enjoy this fat and rare treasure land.
Jieli arranged the Ashina Cong ceremony here, which is the reason.
Ge Lulu Sili naturally has a ten-percent covetousness for the Shuobei grassland, but Luo Shixin's existence has made all the tribes on the grassland look away, and no one wants to follow in the footsteps of Ashina Congli, and the news of Luo Shixin's dismissal just aroused his greed. Over the years, he has gone south to the Central Plains with Jieli, and he knows the situation of the border soldiers of the Tang Dynasty well.
Although Luo Shixin succeeded to the governor of Gyeongju, the border soldiers have undergone earth-shaking changes, but he does not believe that the army that has been weak can be reborn in just over a year, and even if there is, it is impossible to compare with the Turkic lion who has been fighting for many years. The reason why the border soldiers are so powerful is because of Luo Shixin, and once Luo Shixin leaves, the border army cannot be the opponent of the strong soldiers under his command at all.
With this thought, Ge Lulu Sili decisively extended his clutches to the Shuobei grassland, after all, he was also the head of a clan, and he did not recklessly press the entire tribe. Datang is indeed strong at present, which is also an unchangeable fact. For some reason, he did not take the liberty to drive the soldiers and horses tribe into Shuobei in this way, so as not to anger the Tang Dynasty. Trigger an unnecessary big war.
What he said in front of Tuli was extremely majestic, purely to give himself a long face and make him agree to the decision to seize Shuobei. He is cautious and cautious, and he does not dare to underestimate today's Datang.
He drove cattle, sheep and horses into the Shuobei grassland in the form of grazing, trying to provoke the reaction of the Shuofang side in the Tang Dynasty. If Datang is really as they think, they don't pay much attention to the grassland in farming, let him come and go freely, and don't care at all, he will move the soldiers and horses tribe over. Secured.
Gelulu Sili was also careful, and at first he only arranged 6,000 sheep and 4,000 horses to graze in the Shuobei grassland, and did not dare to go too deep. While sending people to keep an eye on Shuofang, he told the herdsmen to be careful, and as soon as they heard the warning, they immediately withdrew from the Shuobei grassland.
But it was just as they imagined. Shuofang didn't react to their grazing, not even interfering.
Gorallus saw this. The courage was even stronger, and on the second day, I tried to increase it a little, and on the third and fourth days, it was still the same. In the next four days, he sent 20,000 sheep and 10,000 horses to the Shuobei grassland, and the momentum was not small, but Shuo Fang still ignored it.
For more than a few days, Shuofang did not move. Gorlulus became even more reckless. He did not continue to throw the cattle and sheep of his tribe into the Shuobei grassland, but he built a sheepfold and horse pen in the place where they grazed. He also asked the herdsmen to find a suitable place to live and set up tents, live on the spot, and gradually transfer the tribal people into the Shuobei grassland.
Until this day, Gorlulu Sili received a message from the Turkic Turks.
"King Khan urgently ordered that the Golulu Sili Khan immediately stop his movement towards the Shuobei steppe and immediately withdraw to the territory without any hesitation!"
"Why is that?" For Tuli's order, Gerlolus did not carry it out immediately. Even if there are generals in the Central Plains, the monarch's order is not subject to this sentence, let alone the Turks whose monarchy is not high? Now Jieli is already a grasshopper after autumn, and it won't be long before he jumps. Sooner or later, the Turks would dominate the steppes, and at that time he would occupy the richest pastures in the entire Turkic region, and the mere thought of the steppe chieftain of Gorulusli was excited, as if he had seen his tribe thriving under his rule.
It's all at this point, but let him let go, no matter what, he can't be unwilling.
The messenger seemed to anticipate that Gerlolus would resist and hurriedly said, "It's Roshixin...... Luo Shixin was appointed as the governor of Xia Prefecture and is in the process of taking office. ”
When Ge Lulu Sili heard the three words "Luo Shixin", he was stunned for no reason, but when he heard the governor of Xiazhou, he didn't know why, and couldn't help but say: "What is Xiazhou?" What's the matter with Shuo Fang? ”
It turned out that the Tang Dynasty changed the system of the Sui Dynasty and changed Shuofang County of the Sui Dynasty to Xiazhou, but because Shuofang County has always been occupied by Liang Shidu, this name was not called.
Gelulu Sili only knew Shuofang and didn't know Xiazhou, but as soon as he heard Xiazhou, which is Shuofang's alias, the whole person showed a look of horror, and a horsewhip fell on the messenger's face, and said sharply: "You didn't say such an important thing earlier...... Hurry up and light the wolf smoke...... Inform the people in the grasslands of Shuobei to withdraw at a speed. ”
The pitch-black wolf smoke soared into the sky, and in the endless grassland, there was no more effective warning tool than the wolf smoke.
"Khan, what's that?"
Just when Golulu was feeling uneasy, the guards beside him suddenly pointed to three black and thick wolf smoke floating high on the right side.
These three wolf smokes seemed to confirm Golulu's premonition of bad thinking.
He didn't have anyone in that place, and it was obvious that someone was arraigning him in wolf smoke again.
In the Shuobei grassland, during this time period, who else will come besides the Tang Dynasty?
Golulu Sili gritted his steel teeth and said, "Everyone will go straight to the camp for me to protect my people." As soon as he gave this order, 20,000 Turkic soldiers rushed into the Shuobei grassland.
This has not yet run thirty miles, and the dust on the distant horizon is flying all over the sky, as if thousands of troops and horses are rushing towards them, and the momentum is like a rainbow.
Golulu thought about rushing directly to the past in one breath, but he remembered the heroic and fearless figure in the Great Panshan Mountain that day, and the great courage of the two thousand men who fought and killed them with an army of 100,000. The courage that was born in vain was wiped out like a basin of cold water poured on the head in winter. I also think that Tuli and Jieli are now at a critical moment. The rise and fall of the entire tribe was pressed on the next battle, and it was really not good to really fight with the Tang Dynasty, so he issued a gesture to stop advancing.
The 20,000 Turkic soldiers slowly stopped at a certain speed, and showed extremely high basic equestrian skills.
When the order to stop was given, the order to stand by and fight was immediately given. If the opponent does not stop within a certain distance, then they will not sit still and let the opponent rush into the crowd.
Ge Lulu looked nervously at the situation on the other side, and his heart jumped into his throat, but when he saw that the other party's speed had stopped, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The large army still slowed down and stopped, only a few soldiers and horses still rushed towards them without stopping.
Glolus looked straight ahead, and his heart sank to the bottom: as the distance closed, he gradually saw the person who came, the man he could never forget in his life. The person on the opposite side was wearing a dazzling armor, and under the backdrop of the armor, his whole person seemed to be a god of war emitting this strange silver light, plus the blazing horse, red and white intersected, and it was particularly dazzling.
It was Luo Shixin, who said goodbye in a hurry and never wanted to see him again......
The current Luo Shixin is glamorous, but in his eyes, it coincides with the figure of the original Dapan Mountain who insisted on fighting hard for most of the day...... Crimson armor, scarlet spear, and scarlet warhorse......
The other party rushed away with lightning speed, and then stopped on the spot, and the movements were uniform, and the more than a thousand running cavalry actually stopped in this short blink of an eye.
In addition to shock, Golulusi's eyes were shocked: the Turks were famous for their horse archery, but they were far from being able to do it. When it comes to riding, they don't lose at all, but such tacit cooperation is their dead end.
Luo Shixin rode alone to Golulu Sili, tilted his head and said with a little contempt: "Who are you?" How dare you lead your troops to spread wilderness in my Datang territory? ”
Luo Shixin is not burly, but he is very tall, and he is tall and strong, and he is suddenly taller than Gelulu's thinking power by more than a head.
Golulu Sili could only tilt his head slightly, and said calmly: "Under the tent of the king of the Turki Khan, the chief of the Golulu tribe, the chief of the Golulu tribe, and the dog Goluluka intersected with the general. The war horses used by the general to break the Ashina Congli were supplied by my tribe. ”
People are under the eaves and have to bow their heads.
Glolus knew that the other party might be the murderer of his son, but he had to get closer.
"Oh......" Luo Shixin had a suddenly realized expression, and said, "You are the one who took advantage of the fire to rob, knew that I was in a hurry to use the war horse, raised the price, and then slandered me for killing your son?" (To be continued......)
PS: I went out a little on Christmas Eve, everyone understands. The first chapter is more, the second is written at night, and the order of writing is updated, and if it is not smooth, it will be doubled and made up tomorrow.