At Sansha City Guards, Murong Zhao frowned and paced back and forth uneasily. Just an hour ago, a scout from the north sent an urgent military message, saying that the Sui Army in Yangguan suddenly opened the gate that had been closed for nearly a year. At the city gate, Sui troops continued to move southward and set up three camps on the banks of Ganquan Lake, more than 70 miles away from Sansha City.
The three camps are horns with each other, and the unique terrain of Ganquan Lake makes the three camps form a whole. They use beacon towers and sentry towers to communicate with each other. No matter which camp is attacked, the other two camps will be affected. All camps found and provided timely assistance. What's more serious is that the Sui Army Taihui chose its location. The military camp in the front points directly to Sansha City, while the one close to Qilian Mountain points directly to Dangjin Pass. If you enter Dangjin Pass from Sansha City, you must pass through the attack range of the two Sui army camps. If the defenders at Dangjin Pass go westward, they will also be within the attack range of these two camps.
As for the third military camp, it is located in the northwest. Not only is it far away from the front line of the war, but the soldiers in the camp can also assist the other two battalions in the shortest time. If Yangguan City due north is added, the Sui army's defense The system will be more rigorous, with the absolute advantage of being able to advance and attack, and retreat and defend.
The sudden move of the Sui army to the south and the establishment of three camps cast a heavy gloom in Murong Zhao's heart. If the Shanshan army in the south could be considered the Sui army, then Sansha City would be in the unfavorable predicament of being surrounded on three sides. , and the only western part is the endless Sansha Moraine. If you rush into it rashly, you will obviously surrender to death.
Although Murong Zhao didn't know whether the Sui Dynasty was fighting or confronting, he himself could not and did not dare to attack the Sui army's camp. Otherwise, he would have to bear all the consequences; if Tuyuhun arrived In times of danger, even if Murong Fuyun trusted him again, he would still kidnap him to the Sui Dynasty for the benefit of Tuyuhun.
If we continue to defend ourselves passively like this, what should we do if we run out of food?
Even if Murong Fuyun supplied food from Dangjin Mountain Pass, wouldn't the Sui army ambush the food transport team?
If things got to that point, where would he and the soldiers and people of Sansha City go?
"Mr. Yuwen!" Murong Zhao pressed his aching temple and looked at Yuwen Qiancong who was thinking hard.
"What's the king's order?" Yuwen Qiancong raised his head and asked.
Murong Zhao sighed and asked worriedly: "Is there any news about Da Gan? Is he back?"
"No!" Yu Wen Qiancong shook his head and said with a wry smile: "According to the reply from the commanding officer, after reading the king's military order and letter, Da Gan not only did not retreat, but accelerated his advance. The humble post has sent scouts to find out about him. It should be There will be a reply soon.”
"I understand." Murong Zhao nodded. Although he was very worried about Murong Dagan, 10,000 of the 50,000 troops under his control had already been stationed in the south of Jinshan Pass to prevent Shanshan's army from going north and 10,000 After being taken away by Murong Dagan, although there were still more than 30,000 soldiers in the city, he did not dare to mobilize them at will as the Sui army moved southward.
After a moment of silence, Murong Zhao said again: "Order all soldiers to be on heightened alert and try not to leave the city unless nothing happens. At the same time, we will send out scouts to closely monitor every move of the Sui army."
"Here." Yuwen Qiancong responded and was about to leave when suddenly there were rapid footsteps outside the door. A disheveled soldier broke in and shouted: "Your Majesty, Mr. Yuwen, something serious has happened."
Murong Zhao's heart tightened and he asked in a deep voice: "Why are you so panicked?"
"General Dagan's army is all dead." The soldier ran for a long time. When he reached his destination, his tense heartstrings suddenly relaxed, and he sat down on the ground weakly.
"What did you say?" Murong Zhao and Yu Wen Qiancong were shocked when they heard this. Murong Zhao stepped forward first, lifted the soldier up, and roared loudly: "All Da Gan's soldiers are dead? What happened? ?”
"Exactly!" The soldier took a quick breath and said miserably: "I am the scout sent by Mr. Yuwen to find out the news. We were ambushed by the rebel scouts forty miles north of Nuzhi City. More than a hundred All brothers are dead."
"Then why are you still alive?" Murong Zhao roared.
"It was the rebels who let me come back to deliver the message. They told me that General Dagan's army was all dead, not a single one was left." The soldier said, "They gave me two horses so that I could come here. Send a message to the king."
"Where's Da Gan?" Murong Zhao dropped the soldier and asked with a roar. He had no intention of provoking Shanshan's army, but Murong Dagan not only opposed his decision, but also privately took 10,000 elite soldiers to fight south.
Thinking that ten thousand elites died like this, Murong Zhao had the urge to tear Murong Dagan into pieces.
The soldier glanced at Murong Zhao cautiously and whispered: "Your Majesty, General Dagan...he was also killed in battle!"
"What!?" Murong Zhao's body trembled, he stared at the soldier in disbelief, and roared: "You are talking nonsense!"
"It's true!" the soldier said with a mournful face: "The rebel scouts gave me two horses, one of which was used to carry the body of General Daqian. It is now outside the house."
When Murong Zhao heard this, it was as if all his strength had been taken away from him. He sat down softly on the ground. Although he was very dissatisfied with this disobedient younger brother before, and just now he wished he would die in the hands of the enemy, but after hearing that his younger brother When he really died, Murong Zhao felt empty in his heart, as if he had lost the most precious thing.
"Your Majesty..." Yuwen Qiancong came to his senses and stepped forward to help Murong Zhao up.
As if grabbing the last life-saving straw, Murong Zhao grabbed Yu Wen Qian Cong and asked urgently: "Mr. Yu Wen, Da Gan and the ten thousand warriors are dead. Do you think we thirty thousand warriors can defend it?" Can Sansha City protect hundreds of thousands of old, weak, women and children?"
"It can't be defended." Yu Wen Qiancong shook his head bitterly and said bluntly: "Our soldiers are a group of fierce and brave wolves in the plains and wilderness; but when it comes to offensive and defensive methods and defensive equipment... It's really, really far inferior to the Sui Dynasty. If the Sui army launches a massive attack, we won't be able to hold on for long."
Murong Zhao tried hard to calm down the anger, sadness, and panic in his heart, and asked: "In your opinion, sir, what should we do?"
"Withdraw troops, retreat to Dangjin Mountain Pass before the Sui army attacks, and then join up with King Xiantou to guard Bei Valley. As for Shanshan and Qiemo to the west of the mountain pass, we have to give them out." Yuwen Qiancong said decisively: " If the army is there, there is still a chance to recapture it, but if the army is dead, there will be no chance again."
Although Tuyuhun lives a half-agricultural and half-pastoral life, it is still a country built by nomadic people. What they care about most is the real population, livestock, money and food, and their obsession with land is far less than that of the Central Plains people. Yuwen Qian Cong believed that Murong Zhao would eventually choose to withdraw his troops instead of fighting to the death with the Sui Dynasty for Shanshan and Qiemo who could not hold on.
Murong Zhao was silent for a while, nodded and said: "Okay, pass on the order, the whole army will prepare to retreat immediately, and let the soldiers in the new battalion be responsible for covering our withdrawal."
At this point, he has no other choice but to withdraw his troops. Although Shanshan and Qiemo are good, the army is him and the foundation of Tuyuhun. No matter what, nothing can happen again.
Together with the 30,000 warriors of the Immortal King Murong Tieyen, there are still 70,000 warriors, which is enough to firmly hold the Dangjin Pass. He does not believe that the Sui Army and the "Shanshan Army" can bypass this army and fly over the Al Jinshan, and can also attack the heart of Tuyuhun from the west.
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The weather was good in Xiangmei County, Taozhou on the second day. The sky was blue and blue, and the whole city was covered with a light mist, like a beauty covered with a wisp of gauze.
When the first magnificent dawn shone into the attic, Yang Ji slowly opened his eyes. It was the first time since he arrived in Taozhou that he slept so deeply.
These days, he has mainly visited various counties in Taozhou and learned about people's livelihood in various places. This is not because Yang Ji is putting on airs and looking for trouble, but because although Taozhou is located in the Hehuang area, which has the most fertile land and the most convenient irrigation, it has suffered from Tuyuhun and Dangxiang Qiang in the past, which has resulted in extremely poor farmland foundation and poor people's livelihood throughout the state. Very shabby.
At the end of last year, the imperial court alone immigrated another 60,000 households to Taozhou. Although these more than 200,000 people were all assigned fields, they, like the people of Tingzhou, had to start from scratch. Before they could harvest anything, they all relied on previous crops. Work-for-relief is used to feed the whole family. If any step goes wrong, someone will die. Just as the General Manager of Liangzhou was making every effort to develop Liangzhou's economy, corruption cases appeared in Taozhou's officialdom headed by the former governor Zhang Jun, which made the already exhausted people's livelihood even worse. Although the new governor Fang Gongyi was upright, honest, and proficient in internal affairs, and other officials who took office were also diligent in government affairs, Taozhou's poor basic conditions and high pressure of food problems were problems that could not be solved in a short time. .
As the general manager of Liangzhou, if Yang Ji doesn't even know the most basic overview of Taozhou, how can he formulate policies and various provisions that are suitable for the times and benefit the people?
As for Yuan Shan, the general manager of Qinzhou, he also got the fate he deserved. Since Yang Ji did not have the power to take charge of Qinzhou, if he rashly gave evidence of his crime to the court, he would be suspected of "supervising hundreds of officials" without authorization, which would not benefit him at all, so he still used "flying knife summons" and "rogue warning" In this way, the evidence of the crime was passed to Yang Xiong, the governor of Yongzhou. After Yang Xiong reported it to the court, Yang Guang, who was supervising the country, immediately sent Sinong Temple and Yushitai to Qinzhou to investigate. This investigation revealed yet another form of corruption, and Qinzhou officialdom was also completely liquidated. Yuan Shan, who bore the brunt of the crime, was naturally executed, which put an end to Yang Ji's worries.
When he finished packing, he came to the main hall. Song Zhengben and Hao Yuan have been waiting for a long time.
Seeing the joy on their faces, Yang Ji asked with a smile: "What happy event makes you so happy so early in the morning?"
"It's Guazhou." Song Zhengben said.
"Oh?" Yang Ji looked at Hao Yuan, who was responsible for collecting and analyzing intelligence. Since the people who domesticated birds had raised a large number of flying eagles and pigeons, Yang Ji had set up intelligence points in Liangzhou states and established a distinct As for the official intelligence agency, this agency is called Qilin Guard. They use birds to transmit messages, so the efficiency is naturally not comparable to that of the official post station.
This was not because Yang Ji had any evil thoughts, but because he wanted to obtain first-hand information as soon as possible and did not want to expose the matter of the bird's interrogation. At present, Hao Yuan is mainly responsible for this aspect, so strictly speaking, Xuanwu Guard and Suzaku Guard are sometimes his subordinates.
"The Guazhou Qilin Guards sent news yesterday: It is said that General Qian Shixiong, on orders from the Young Master, has sent his troops out of the border and established three camps near Sansha City and Dangjin Pass. Murong Zhao frequently mobilized troops in the city , this person should be preparing to escape." Hao Yuan said calmly.
Yang Ji sat down and said to Hao Yuan: "Hao Canjun, please tell me the details."
The actions of Xue Shixiong, Mai Tiezhang, and Qian Shixiong in Shanshan were actually instructed by Yang Ji. However, Yang Ji never interfered with details such as the control of fighter opportunities, specific operations, and the time of dispatching troops. Everything was the responsibility of the three of them. People cooperate on their own. Whenever the three of them take any big action, they will send the latest military information and latest decisions as soon as possible, so Yang Ji knows the general situation of Shanshan relatively well.
"I obey my orders!" Hao Yuan bowed his hands and introduced: "Since General Xue Shixiong entered Shanshan, he and General Mai Tiezhang have won a series of great victories in Shanshan. Recently, they have not only achieved the record of annihilating tens of thousands of enemies, but also They also used what the Young Master did to the Great Lakes District in Shanshan. On the one hand, they slaughtered the Tuyuhun men in a cruel way. On the other hand, they forced more than 200,000 old, weak, women and children to evacuate to Sansha City and Dangjin Mountain Pass. The large influx of these people has brought huge problems to Sansha City's logistical supplies. Now that General Qian is out in force, and Generals Xue and Mai are outflanking them from the south, Murong Zhao naturally cannot sit still."
Hao Yuan paused for a moment and then said: "The army in Murong Zhao's hands is mainly composed of his own people. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is his own army. Of course, he is reluctant to use them all on the battlefield. Seeing that the situation is not good, , I have the intention of running away.”
"This is also a characteristic of the tribal dynasty." Song Zhengben added with a smile.
"It's not just the tribal dynasty?" Yang Ji said: "Aren't the military leaders of our dynasty like this?"
Song Zhengben and Hao Yuan nodded silently upon hearing this.
The Great Sui Dynasty was actually a tribal dynasty in terms of military affairs, and the Guanlong nobles were the leaders of many military leaders. They sent their children and former disciples to control the troops of the Hussar General's Mansion, making the army the private army of the generals. , these generals of the imperial army have absolute authority over the armies below.
If there were only one or two, Yang Jian would have killed them long ago, and then unleashed a massive rectification.
But these military leaders are not just one or two, but all the soldiers in the world are in the hands of each military leader. The masters of the military leaders are the various clans of the Guanlong nobles at a higher level, and after the clan clans are the three Guanlong nobles Big party.
If Yang Jian dared to take action directly, he would be an enemy of the entire Guanlong nobles, and an enemy of the entire Guanlong nobles would be an enemy of most of the army.
During the turbulent times in the north and south, there were many military leaders. The emperor did not necessarily have the final say whether to fight or not. Everything depended on the looks of the military leaders. After Yang Jian unified the world, he also tried to eradicate these forces, but each time the effect was not great, which made them more wary of Yang Jian.
Yang Ji returned to the topic and said with a smile: "If Murong Zhao escapes into the hinterland of Tuyuhun, it means that Tuyuhun can no longer defend it, turning Shanshan into a world of 'horse thieves'. When the time comes, our Sui Dynasty will just recruit them. Tuyuhun himself has no power." How can you blame me, the Sui Dynasty, when you are dedicated to guarding Shanshan?"
After hearing this, Hao Yuan couldn't help laughing and said: "I think it is better to beat the 'horse thieves to Qiemo', and then let Qian Shixiong follow them to eliminate them. After that, Qiemo will become our Sui territory. It is also a reasonable thing." .”
Song Zhengben said seriously: "This is the territory that I, the Sui Dynasty, conquered from the horse thieves. It is natural and reasonable to take it as our own."
"That's fine." Yang Ji thought for a while and analyzed: "Murong Fuyun is just a young man, and he came to power through a coup. When he became the Great Khan, he also made those who supported him The 'military leaders' grew stronger when they eliminated dissidents. These 'military leaders' have developed to this day and have become obstacles to Murong Fuyun, making him less able to control Tuyuhun. Even if he wanted to fight with me, the Sui Dynasty, both sides would suffer. , the military commander didn’t agree, so I don’t think he could fight to the end with me, the Sui Dynasty, because of Shanshan and Qiemo.”
Hao Yuan nodded slightly: "Murong Fuyun still intends to reconcile with me in the Sui Dynasty, and he still has great hopes for reconciliation. Before the Sui Dynasty officially calls Tuyuhun an enemy, I don't think he will reconcile with me. The Sui Dynasty fought bloody battles to the end. If he insists on taking the initiative to provoke, Tuyuhun may have another coup. But we must also prevent Tuyuhun from jumping over the wall in a hurry, and we must not be careless."
"Of course you can't be careless!" Yang Ji nodded and asked, "How is Dang Xiang Qiang's intelligence collection going?"
"The collection has been completed by the General Manager's Office, and the young master can check it at any time. Wei Licao is in charge of this matter. He is in Taoyuan County now. If the young master needs to ask anything, you can ask him to come over."
Yang Ji shook his head: "Let's watch as we walk. Just ask Wei Yunqi when we get to Taoyuan."
Song Zhengben asked: "Young Master is going to party with Xiang Qiang?"
"That's right!" Yang Ji nodded and said, "It's time for Dang Xiang Qiang to deal with the delay."
Song Zhengben pondered for a long time and then asked: "But I don't know how many soldiers and horses the young master plans to bring there?"
"The troops and state soldiers we borrowed from the capital are enough, what do you think?" Although the state soldiers are not as capable as elite soldiers, Yang Ji knows that they are very familiar with the terrain of Taozhou. If they enter the Xiqing Mountain and Bailing Mountain to fight, Elite soldiers may not be better than them.
Song Zhengben and Hao Yuan said in unison: "I have no objection to my humble position."
Yang Ji said to Song Zhengben: "Fighting in the mountains is different from that in the plains. I may have to stay in Taozhou for a long time. Lord Bo of Song Dynasty, please go and tell the governor: Please let him arrange manpower to assist the people to carry out our material supplies." Send it to Ganzhou. Someone is also needed in Ganzhou, so you should go there first with the supply team."
"Here." Song Zhengben stood up and answered the order.
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