Wang Shao attacked independently, with Wang Cun, Wang Junwan and other generals supporting him on his left and right. Although Zhang Yue did not send troops to seize Wang Shao's credit, he still asked Jing Sili to lead the army behind to ensure Wang Shao's logistics in case the war went against him. , can also be properly supported.
As for Zhang Yue himself, he was stationed in Weiyuan Fort.
Wang Shao also advanced quickly and led his army over Mobang Mountain and arrived at Zhuniuling. At that time, the defeated army led by Mu Zheng who had retreated from Weiyuan Fort was resting here. There were still 10,000 or 20,000 soldiers and horses.
And Wang Shao only had five thousand people.
But Wang Shao knew that the morale of Mu Zheng's army was low, so he led his army to launch a fierce attack overnight. After Mu Zhengxin's defeat, he had no intention of fighting. Wang Shao attacked and the whole army collapsed.
Wang Shao led his army to take advantage of the situation to cover up the killing, captured the leaders of the Tibetan tribe, seized countless weapons and armors of all kinds, and burned all the clan tents of Mu Zheng, which shocked the whole Lintao.
However, Mu Zheng was still unwilling to give in and gathered beside the Tao River, intending to fight again.
Its mastermind, blind man, led his army to gather at Mobang Mountain.
Wang Shao then said to the generals: "If the army goes out to Wu Sheng, then Mobang Mountain can be defeated in one fell swoop."
So Wang Shao asked Wang Cun to lead his army to bluff at Zhuniuling, pretending to be in a decisive battle with Mu Zheng and Blind Yaoyao, and then he lurked with his troops and approached Taocheng via the East Valley route.
The Tibetan army collapsed at the first touch, and the big leader A Ke, the fourth king of Qusa, surrendered. When Wang Shao was about to capture Lintao City, he found that the city had been captured by the Song army.
Wang Shao was shocked. Only then did he realize that Gao Zunyu had taken the lead. It turned out that Gao Zunyu also came to rescue Weiyuan Fort, but he took the road of Qingping Fort. When he arrived at Qingping Fort, he learned that Zhang Yue had already died. After defeating Mu Zheng, Wang Shao is now leading his army to pursue Mu Zheng.
Gao Zunyu was also surprised when he found out. He was afraid that Wang Shao would succeed alone.
So he played a trick and told Wang Hou, who was guarding Qingyu Fort, to write a letter to warn his father not to go deep alone. However, under the banner of support, he led the reinforcements to march at night from Qingping Fort, and in the early morning A sudden attack was launched to break through Yeren Pass, and the former king Shao captured Lintao City in one step.
Gao Zunyu obviously took the lead from Wang Shao.
When Wang Shao found out, he was very dissatisfied and Gao Zunyu each sent a letter, saying that he had captured Lintao City himself.
After Lintao City, the capital of Xizhou, was captured, Zhang Yue, the magistrate of Xizhou, finally lived up to his name.
The good news flew to Weiyuan Fort, and Zhang Yue immediately ordered his soldiers to decorate with lanterns and set off firecrackers to celebrate.
For the Song Army, this was another great victory no less than the capture of Lanhui Prefecture, but for the soldiers who had made meritorious service, it was not a reward, but an accountability.
At the end of October, a heavy snowfall fell to Xizhou.
It's snowing heavily all over Xizhou.
A group of people came from a distance and arrived at Nanshi Fort in Xizhou.
The leader was a eunuch riding a white horse, who was Qin Fenglu's successor to Li Xian.
This person is also the only one among the eunuchs who knows how to fight. He has a very strategic mind and is deeply trusted by the emperor today.
Li Xian came with an edict this time, and asked Zhang Yue, Wang Shao, and Gao Zunyu to rush to Nanchuan Fort to listen to the edict.
The Nanchuan Fort was built to the north of Mobang Mountain, on the lower reaches of the Tao River. From here up the river is the valley, and finally reaches Lintao City.
Now that Li Xian summoned Zhang Yue and Wang Shao here, he naturally had something to ask.
After Li Xian entered the city, he exchanged greetings with Zhang Yue and the others and sat down, and then asked: "We are new here. I dare to ask you. Now that Lintao City is captured, how can we supply food and grass after being transported thousands of miles?"
Although Li Xian asked casually, he was actually asking for guilt.
You two generals are vying for credit, saying that you captured Lintao City, but can you hold it? Is it possible to get food and grass?
Wang Shao said: "We can build a pontoon bridge on the Tao River!"
Zhang Yue said: "You can also set up a naval army on the Tao River to transport grain and crops by canal."
Li Xian heard this and asked: "How to transfer?"
Zhang Yue said: "We can set up a commanding naval force here to transport it by ship..."
Li Xian said: "Our family understands, Zhang Longtu is really thoughtful. Our family should be happy for the official family when they capture Lintao City this time, but after a quick look, we know that this time we send troops to Lintao, we will need to do it every day." It costs six hundred shi of grain and four hundred guan of money."
"Not to mention how much money was spent every day, even if we captured Lintao and sent troops to guard it, how would we get food and pay? You were greedy for merit, captured Lintao City, and took the lawsuit to the officials. But what to do next, have you thought about it?”
Wang Shao said: "Please don't worry, Zuma Chengshou, Wang has arranged everything well. After Xizhou is captured, he can follow the example of Tongyuan Army, and Huizhou has carried out the method of raising genus within the family."
The so-called "judgment of species within a species" is similar to Dangxiang's first item copying, and the same was true of the later Jin Dynasty's Meng'an Muke system.
You can collect points from each department at any time.
This gathering is a mandatory gathering. It doesn’t mean that you can come with ten people or a hundred people, or you can come at any time depending on your mood.
It is about how many soldiers, horses and equipment to bring at the agreed time. For example, how many people, weapons, mules and horses your tribe produces.
Wang Shao talked eloquently: "When the time comes, we can recruit people to serve as an army to defend the fort and the city. This will save the court troops stationed here."
Li Xian shook his head and said: "How can you rely on the Ban people blindly? When the Prime Minister of Han was proclaimed the governor, wasn't it because he valued the Ban people and underestimated the Han people, and that made the soldiers complain?"
Li Xian said to Zhang Yue: "Zhang Longtu, can you teach me how to respond to the officials?"
Zhang Yue said: "Reclamation can be carried out in the Taohe River Valley."
"Be specific."
Zhang Yue said: "After buying the fields, they will be given to the archers of the Tibetan tribe for cultivation. In other words, all the archers of the Tibetan tribe will be given the land."
Zhang Yue recruited troops by sending out an archer in 20 or 30 acres of Weiyuan.
In other words, he conducted military operations based on the amount of grain production.
This system is similar to the Shigao system implemented in Japan during the Warring States Period.
The territory of Japanese daimyo during the Warring States Period was counted in terms of stone height. The so-called stone height refers to the grain output in the territory. In Japan, it was counted in terms of stone.
When the daimyo issued a conscription order, they gave land below. The identity of the landowners was basically samurai, and the samurai's earliest identity was, to put it bluntly, the head of the village who managed the fields for the daimyo.
They conscripted peasants into the army according to the conscription orders of the daimyo.
For example, the daimyo ordered one person to be born with one hundred dan, or one person with 50 dan, and some even ordered one person to be born with 20 dan. If one person has twenty stones, it means maximum mobilization, and all production in the basic territory must be stopped.
The same is true for Zhang Yue. It doesn't matter if he recruits an archer from thirty acres of land. If there is a big war, he will recruit an archer from twenty acres of land.
At the same time, the tribes who rented the land also had to pay taxes to Zhang Yue. In other words, it was actually land rent, and the tax was one-tenth.
In Japan, it is basically 64, or even 73. Yes, the famous names are 67, and the farmers are 34.
The Japanese people have been exploited in this way for many years, but they have never revolted (一揆). The largest single event in Japanese history was called the Amakusa Ichiku. Because the greedy lord Matsukura Katsui actually took 10% of the taxes, which eventually led to a large-scale peasant uprising.
After hearing what Zhang Yue said, Li Xian's eyes suddenly lit up and he thought this was a good idea.
After hearing what Zhang Yue said, Wang Shao and Gao Zunyu were secretly grateful to Zhang Yue for rescuing them.
The imperial court did not give them any order to capture Lintao City, but instead, in order to gain credit, they captured Lintao City on their own initiative. Now facing Li Xian's accountability, the two relied on Zhang Yue to shield them.
