After destroying the Basang Kingdom, the base camp of Shazhou was completely stabilized, and the Tubo people were shocked when they mentioned Shazhou. Let's see how Zhang Yichao subdued other states in Longyou, and what role did merchants play in it?

On the Suzhou front, Zhang Xiong's army had already taken Jiayu Pass, and was blocked by the Suzhou Jiedu of Tubo at the foot of Dongting Mountain, that is, about thirty miles outside the west gate of Jiuquan County.

Zhang Yichao and the heroes discussed in the big tent for days, one is to familiarize them with the military situation on the front line, and the other is to brainstorm and come up with a plan to solve Suzhou. Zhang Yichao introduced the details of Suzhou.

Deji Yangzong is a seventy-six-year-old veteran, Tang Dynasty Tong, Tang Dynasty name Yangzong, the first town general after Suzhou was invaded by Tubo, the youngest son of Suo Lang Caidan. When he was a teenager, he was intoxicated with the poetry of Li Du of the Tang Dynasty, and he once went to Chang'an to study for five years, trying to take the Ming Jing exam, but due to the deterioration of the relationship between Tang and Fan, the Ministry of Rites failed to pass the registration.

In a fit of anger, he returned to his home in Suzhou, abandoned his literature and martial arts, went to Kongtong Mountain, sixty miles east of Jiuquan County, worshiped under Qi Chun of Yuanyang Palace, and devoted himself to practicing martial arts. After completing his studies, Qi Chun traveled west to Yuanyang Palace in Qiuzi Town as the abbot.

At this time, Zhang Xiong, who had conquered the lost territory of the Tang Dynasty, was forty-nine years old, and Deji Yangzong had a fight with his eighty-year-old father Zhang Cao's experience.

Huang Yi led 16 generals and 3,000 elite soldiers to the foot of Dongting Mountain in Suzhou, and after meeting with Zhang Xiong, he discussed the military situation and analyzed the hostile Deji Yangzong, and Zhang Xiong told the details of this person.

Deji Yangzong is seven feet seven inches long, with a long round face, a wide head, a square chin, pale beard, and a beard more than a foot long. Every time he goes out to fight, he recites "Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable", and he is a devout Taoist among the Tibetan people, which is extremely rare. And to fight against my Tang characters, there is no need to translate, and he is fluent in Tang Chinese.

Good at making dragon scale knives, weighing sixty-four pounds, archery skills are superb, and 100 shots are hit. Calling himself the Dragon Scale. Of the nine thousand Tubo soldiers he commanded, nine of them were all his personal disciples, and all of them were Tang people's disciples, known as the Nine Sons of Dragon Scales. The nine regimental captains and brigade commanders below the thousand generals are Tibetans.

After the battle of Jiayuguan, he knew the power of the nine sons of dragon scales. Deji Yangzong, who was the master, and the six disciples did not make a move, and only three disciples blocked Zhang Yichao's 10,000 horses for nearly a month.

Breaking through Jiayu Pass, the problem was finally solved by copying the mountain trail and going around the back. Not even a single general was captured, and we also lost two regimental captains.

After seizing his Jiayu Pass, he was blocked by Deji Yangzong at the foot of this Dongting Mountain. Once attacked Suzhou City, four disciples of four gates, each with a thousand soldiers, the defense was very tight, and it was impossible to succeed at all.

At the foot of Dongting Mountain, Deji Yangzong took five disciples and 5,000 soldiers to compete with our 10,000 horses, attacking and defending well, and so far unable to advance half a step.

Huang Yi was surprised, in the early years, he had heard the old Taoist in the west preach that among the seven elders of martial arts, the fifth junior disciple Qi Chun had taught apprentices in the Yuanyang Palace of Kongtong Mountain for eight years, and there was only one disciple of Tubo.

According to the age of You Guan and Zhang Ya, the disciples of the old Taoist in the west, You Guan should be eighty-four now, and Zhang Ya is eighty-three, that is to say, Deji Yangzong is seven or eight years younger than them. If Deji Yangzong chooses to apprentice after the scientific examination, he will inevitably be younger than other Tang disciples, which is also normal.

An Zhi and You Tong once heard the preaching of Nanming in the Daimyo Mansion, and talked about Chen Zhe, Ji Brown, Sun Jiuzhi's teacher Qingshuangbo and Wu Jinbo of Chaoge Yuan Shenggong, and Deji Yangzong is also a dragon scale uncle, so do the disciples of their martial arts seven elders like to call themselves like this?

Inferred from this, this Dragon Scale Bode Jiyang Sect must be Qi Chun's personal disciple.

After such an analysis, Zhang Xiong was overjoyed, his father Zhang Cao, and his master Li Han were the five elders of Khotan, they were very familiar with all the Taoist temples in the four towns of Anxi, and they must be related to Qi Chun in Qiuzi Town. Why don't you invite Li Han, the governor of Yizhou, to the camp of Deji Yangzong to talk about him.

Originally, it was to ask the senior monk Hong to persuade him to surrender, but Hong argued that the Deji Yang Sect was extremely devout to Taoism, and the Buddhists would inevitably be disgusted, not only ineffective, but also counterproductive.

Speaking of this, Zhang Xiong stroked his green beard and said in a crisp voice: "If Daoist Qi Chun is still alive, it will be even better." Ask a certain master to invite Qi Chundao to move, and he will definitely be able to say that Deji Yangzong will come and ask for surrender. ”

An Zhi took a step forward and asked, "Shang Shu, what are the backup forces of Deji Yangzong now? Why don't we stop looking at what his confidence is? Withdraw the support and confidence to him, and then ask the respectable person to persuade him to come down." ”

Zhang Xiong praised: "What the county gentleman said is exactly what I want. When the congregation comes, the task will be assigned. At present, Deji's backup is none other than Langjie Dunzhu, the general of Ganzhou Town in the east, who are sons and daughters, and their fathers are righteous brothers. We made a surprise attack, raided Ganzhou, and then stuck the main road, and the backup naturally failed. ”

Feng Xiannan Song Kai immediately stepped forward and shouted loudly: "I am willing to raise 3,000 troops to subdue Ganzhou." ”

The veteran Jutanzi Huang Yi came out of the class and shouted: "A certain only needs a thousand soldiers to level Ganzhou." ”

Zhang Xiong was overjoyed and comforted: "Brother Xian and Ju Tanzi are both tiger generals in the world, don't panic, I have my own scheduling." Now to solve Deji's confidence, we need to aim at Baitinghai and the two large ranches at the foot of Kunlun Mountain. There are five big sheep farms in Baitinghai, and there are two cattle farms and two horse farms at the foot of Kunlun Mountain, each with 10,000 heads. ”

Huang Zhao immediately asked for help: "A certain wish Bai Tinghai will drive all the sheep to Suzhou." ”

You Tong also shouted: "A certain wish Kunlun Mountain, even buy and order, and rush to the cattle and horses." ”

Huang Zhao shouted: "A certain person also bought and ordered, and asked them to come to Suzhou." ”

Zhang Xiong suddenly came to his senses, stroked his palms and laughed: "Sure enough, he is a merchant general, and he has thought about it many times in the past few days, and there is nothing he can do about such a huge herd of livestock." Wu Lianzi and Wu Ningnan said that it was a good way. I bought a part of it with a lot of money, and then ordered the rest to go to the place and pay it off together. ”

Dorjee Solang, one of the previous guards of the four gates of Shazhou, came out of the class and said: "The last general is willing to drive sheep with Wulianzi." The Tubo soldiers can't get by without eating mutton every day, and the sheep can't run fast, which is the most important. Cattle and horses are faster than sheep. ”

Zhang Yichao saw that everyone had their own clever plans, and that it was really difficult for the generals to be more resourceful than the generals, and that with the stratagems and the manpower and financial resources, were they still afraid that they would not be able to subdue the Deji Yangzong?

Early the next morning, the Chinese officer Li Ting finished ordering, and Zhang Yichao, the general of Longxi, stood up with an eight-foot-two-inch tiger body, stroked a white-faced and green beard, a whole golden sandalwood robe, turned his eyes up, picked up an arrow, fell gold beads and jade sounds from his mouth, and laid down the 13,000 soldiers he led.

The first general, Wulianzi Huang Zhao as the main general, Han Ping and Duoji Solang as the deputy generals, led 1,000 soldiers to Baitinghai to rush 50,000 sheep. How to come in a hurry, listen to the arrangements of the three generals, and deal with it in a timely manner.

The second general order, Wu Ning Nan You Tong was the main general, An Zhi and Huang Fu were the deputy generals, with 1,000 soldiers, and drove the cattle and horses under Kunlun Mountain. How to do it, the three will try.

The third general order, Feng Xiannan Song Kai as the main general, You Ze and You Chun as deputy generals, led a thousand soldiers, went around the back of the enemy in front of Dongting Mountain, ambushed first, and the twenty drums on the front of the single and other sides beat in unison, and Zhang Yichao rushed together. Behead his general first, and make sure that Deji Yangzong will lose his right hand.

The fourth general, Jutanzi Huang Yi as the main general, Song Qian, Huang Xia as the deputy general, led 2,000 soldiers out of Ganzhou, ambushed in the main road from Suzhou to Ganzhou, to prevent Ganzhou from interfering with our livestock. Wait for our side to drive away the livestock, or attack the city or return to the reinforcements, and deal with it at a decisive time.

The fifth general order, Li Ting as the main general, Huang Ren and Song Ji as deputy generals, led 1,000 soldiers, and went around to the 20-mile mountain road east of Suzhou City to ambush and strictly prevent Suzhou from sending troops to interfere with our drive of livestock.

The sixth general order, Yin Jun, the governor of Suzhou, was the main general, and Huang Jun and Song Jin were the deputy generals, with 1,000 soldiers, to Yizhou, temporarily defending Li Han, the governor of Yizhou, and calling Li Han to the front of the Suzhou army to say Deji Yangzong.

The seventh general order, Suzhou defense envoy Suo Jian as the main general, Huang Xiu, Huang Dai as the deputy general, Long Pre, Long Ao, Yin Xiao for the folding, the selection of Jingjian Iron Cavalry six brigades, each with a brigade of 100 horses, every time the enemy in front of the war meal, that is, out of two brigades, Pegasus rushed to kill, killed for a while, returned to the camp. Make sure he can't eat.

The eighth general order, Li Zhen is the middle officer, Long Xun and Long Feng are the left and right Yu Hou, the remaining 5,400 soldiers and horses, 400 are the Chinese army guards, and the regimental captains and brigade commanders of the 5,000 soldiers are all generals who can attack at any time.

The article explains that Yin Jun, Suo Jian, Long Pre, Yin Xiao, and Li Zhen are the six Jiuquan heroes who Zhang Xiong married in Suzhou, and here, Zhang Xiong is the eldest brother. Long Ao, Long Xun, and Long Feng are the three sons of Long Pre.

Without waiting for Zhang Xiong's general order, Jun Anzhi of Wuning County came out of the class and said: "Shang Shu Rongyu, half of the sheep farms, cattle farms, and horse farms in Suzhou are from the Long family, and they are the same clan as the Long family in Ganzhou and Xizhou. ”

Long Pre, the word Beizhi, is now forty-seven years old, two years younger than Zhang Xiong, indeed as An Zhi said, their Suzhou Long family and Ganzhou, Xizhou Long family is the same clan, generations of friends, originally Yanqi people. Nearly half of the cattle, sheep and horses in the Hexi Corridor were grazing by the Long family, and their hearts were towards the Tang Dynasty and their influence was great.

An Zhi led the thirteen generals of the Huang family to run Shazhou all the year round, and Yu Lu knew the power of the wealthy families in this area well. When she said this, she immediately reminded Zhang Xiong and Brother Long Wei.

Long Yu responded: "Please eldest brother exchange me and Long Ao's ministry with Wulian County Jun and Wuning County Jun, I will follow Wu Lianzi to drive sheep, Long Ao will follow Wu Ningnan to drive cattle and horses, and I will definitely be able to succeed." ”

Zhang Xiong was very touched by everyone's loyalty and courage and concerted efforts to recover the lost territory.

He straightened his helmet and said in a loud voice: "That's what Yi'an County Jun and the fourth brother said." All the generals and commanders, the commander ordered: All people from all walks of life are limited to 20 years, and the main generals of all walks of life will be rewarded and punished, and the military law must be strict, and the soldiers and the people must be loved. Everywhere he went, Autumn did nothing. Those who violate the order will be beheaded and reported by the lords. ”

Eight generals passed down the order, together with Zhang Yichao, it happened that the twenty-eight generals directly participated in the war, and later Suzhou historical records called this historical fact the twenty-eight Suzhou Fuzhou.

Among the twenty-eight residences, the original Huang You family accounted for thirteen members, and they really made an immortal contribution to taking Suzhou.

Let's first look at the first route of Huang Zhao, Long Pre, and Dorjee Solang, can they drive 50,000 sheep back to Suzhou in the Baitinghai area?