In Zhang Zhao's tent, Pei Yuan touched a few strands of beard under his chin, and his slender eyes suddenly burst out with a sinister light, making him look a bit like an old fox.
"Pei asked the envoy if he had any intention of annexing the Uighurs in Ganzhou? Does the envoy think he can annex the Uighurs in Ganzhou? What is the minimum goal that the envoy must achieve in this war? And what benefits do he want to gain?"
Zhang Zhao nodded. It was interesting. Only those who could ask these questions would be thinking like a normal counselor. He thought about it.
"A certain person really has the intention to annex the Uighurs in Ganzhou. It is his ambition to capture Ganzhou and control the five major counties in Hexi such as Guasha, Gansu and Liang. He also feels that he will definitely be able to swallow up Ganzhou.
But I'm afraid there are some difficulties at the moment. As for the minimum goal and the benefits that can be obtained, firstly, it depends on the generals fighting bravely, and secondly, it depends on you and other civil servants to plan for someone! "
"The military envoy is not arrogant because of the great victory. It is really a blessing for me to join the rebel army!" Pei Yuan raised his hands and praised Zhang Zhao first.
"The Uighurs in Ganzhou have nearly 300,000 people. They separatize Ganzhou, control Suzhou in the west, and attack other tribes in the east. They are currently the largest power in Hexi.
There has been a feud with the Guiyi Army for generations. Although they suffered a huge defeat, it would be difficult to pacify them if the military envoys did not completely defeat them and execute all close members of the Yao Geluo family.
Furthermore, although Liangzhou was called six tribes, there was no unified leader. Liangzhou was also far wealthier than Ganzhou. All the military envoys should focus on Liangzhou at this time instead of taking Ganzhou at this time.
Because as long as the six tribes of Limo in Liangzhou were recaptured and attacked from both sides by Guasha, the Ganzhou Uighurs would be captured by military envoys sooner or later. "
Zhang Zhao couldn't help but applaud. Pei Yuan was really capable, and what he thought coincided with his own.
The Ganzhou Uighurs are poor and unruly, and because of their hundreds of years of hatred against the Guiyi Army, it is difficult to conquer them. It is far better to focus on Liangzhou and the Momo tribe at this time.
"Pei She people have great talents, please tell them all!"
Seeing that Zhang Zhao agreed with his idea, Pei Yuan was also a little proud and emotional, finally meeting someone who was compatible with his ideas.
“So, someone’s suggestion is to start with easy things first and then hard ones, first with Liangzhou and then with Ganzhou.
Regarding the Ganzhou Uighurs, although we have a great victory at this time, we should not force them too much, lest they jump over the wall in a hurry and delay the situation. If we can get gold, silver, goods and Suzhou, we should accept it as soon as possible.
The military envoy can send two envoys all the way to Liaoquan to guard the place where Renyu Khan is captured, saying that we will make an alliance with him again based on our interests. As long as Renyu Khan is willing to abandon Suzhou and compensate for the losses of our army, we will let him go. go back.
The other way went to Yaogeluo Tongli and asked him for Suzhou and gold, jewels, jade, war horses and weapons. We bluntly said that if he was willing to agree, we would send troops to capture Liaoquan and kill Renyu Khan. "
Liu Zaisheng frowned slightly, looked at Pei Yuan and said, "Are the conditions for giving Geluo Tongli something wrong?
Gold, jewels, jade, horses and weapons are not a big deal. What if when we go to attack Liaoquan to defend the capture, he suddenly leads a large army to attack, trying to kill us and Ganzhou Renyu Khan together? "
Pei Yuan bowed slightly to Liu Zaisheng and said with a smile: "General Liu is truly a gentleman. The two envoys we sent must be true and false.
Renyu Khan had no choice but to cooperate with us. This is true cooperation.
Yao Geluo Tongli has evil intentions and has a large army in his hands, so he will definitely not cooperate with us sincerely.
If we really want to act in accordance with the agreement with Yao Geluo Tongli, he will definitely attack us as Liu Zongbing said, trying to have the cake and eat it too.
Therefore, the envoy we sent to Yao Geluo Tongli was just to paralyze him.
When Renyu Khan agrees to our conditions, we will ask Renyu Khan to use Prince Jingqiong as a hostage.
As soon as Prince Jingqiong arrives, the military envoy can select an army, take him with him to raid Yao Geluo Tongli, and then spread rumors that Renyu Khan wants to kill Yao Geluo Tongli, which will inevitably lead to chaos! "
As he spoke, Pei Yuan squinted his eyes and a cold smile appeared on his face, "This strategy can not only instigate internal fighting in the Yaogeluo family, but also take the opportunity to brand these Uighur soldiers as rebellious.
Even after Renyu Khan returned to Ganzhou City, he did not dare to trust them. The political situation in Ganzhou would be even more turbulent. When the military envoys finished taking over Liangzhou, the matter would be decided!
Someone also heard that Cao Linggong's daughter married in Ganzhou and gave birth to a son and two daughters for the former Renyu Khan of Ganzhou. The military envoy could ask for them from Renyu Khan. When Liangzhou is in hand in the future, he will avenge Aduoyu Khan. By doing so, he completely controlled Ganzhou. "
"Guo Tiance!" Zhang Zhao was greatly surprised when he heard Pei Yuan's plan.
He was originally worried that when Liangzhou was recaptured, the Uighurs from Ganzhou would come out to cause trouble or even take advantage of the situation, but the thunder that Pei Yuan unleashed was enough to cause panic within Ganzhou.
Guo Tiance, who felt that his position as chief civil servant was in jeopardy, quickly stood up.
"You have been ordered to serve as a special envoy to go to Liaoquan to guard the capture and discuss interests with Renyu Khan. Do you dare to go?"
"Follow the teachings and I will definitely be able to convince Khan Renyu of Ganzhou to agree to all the conditions!"
Guo Tiance replied loudly, "Why dare you do this? Unless Renyu Khan is completely crazy and even wants his own life, otherwise he will never dare to do anything to him."
After Guo Tiance went down, he saw Zhang Zhao looking around at the faces of everyone in the tent, so Pei Yuan simply walked out.
"Military envoy, the Yaogeluo Tongli Department has a heavy responsibility. Why don't you leave it to me?"
Zhang Zhao pretended to think for a moment and slowly shook his head. In fact, he also believed that Pei Yuan was the most suitable person.
"Yuying is the mastermind of someone, how can I put you in danger? I won't allow it, choose someone else!"
Pei Yuan bowed his head to the end and said, "The military envoy values me and Yuan Yuan is indescribably grateful. However, this plan was proposed by a servant, so choosing someone else may be a mistake.
Besides, as long as Yao Geluo Tongli is not crazy, he will not do anything to his servants. Please give me permission from the military envoy! "
. . . . .
At night, when Liaoquan was guarding the city, Guo Tiance was blindfolded and brought to Ganzhou Renyu Khan.
Renyu Khan has truly experienced what heaven and earth mean in these twenty days.
Twenty days ago he had dreamed of becoming the khan of all the Uighurs, but now, he just wanted to save his life.
Renyu Khan was extremely surprised by Guo Tiance's arrival, but his heart sank to the bottom.
The presence of an envoy could mean at least two things. The commander-in-chief of the army from Ganzhou, his half-brother Yao Geluo Tongli, might have had other thoughts.
The second thing is that the Guiyi Army has a person who is more difficult to deal with than Cao Yijin.
With this advantage, the opponent who does not dream of entering Ganzhou and completely annexing them, but slowly digesting Suzhou first, is an extremely patient and sober opponent.
You must know that Ganzhou is a full 1,200 miles away from Dunhuang, and the population of the Guiyi Army is only a dozen or two hundred thousand people. It is simply not possible for the Guiyi Army to rule Ganzhou across 1,200 miles. .
Even Suzhou, they would not be able to swallow it for a while, so they could only continue to rely on the Long family to rule.
This is also the reason why Cao Yijin once broke the city of Ganzhou and could only extort a large sum of money before supporting Aduyu Khan.
Of course, this was also the reason why his father, Renmei Khan, sent his brother Di Yin to defeat the rebel army at the gates of Dunhuang City and was still unable to enter Dunhuang City.
The core areas of both sides are too far apart and their own population is too small to completely swallow up the other side.
Unless most of the opponent's core men can be killed in one or two battles, it is absolutely impossible.
But although his 9,000-strong army was wiped out this time and Suzhou was lost, Khan Renyu estimated that only 3,000 to 4,000 people were actually killed or captured on the battlefield, and the rest would still pass through various methods. Xiaodao ran back to Ganzhou.
At the same time, the Ganzhou Uighurs have a slightly stronger family background than the Guiyi Army. Without these three to four thousand warriors, they can still pull out ten to twenty thousand warriors at the limit. It is just not the norm, but it can still ensure that they will not be swallowed up.
Now that Zhang Erlang opposite is a sensible person, it is simple. According to the old rules, this time it is his turn to kneel down and be a good son.
There is nothing shameful about this. Zhang Chengfeng knelt down to Renmei Khan and was a good son. Aduoyu Khan also knelt down to Cao Yijin and was a good son. Now it is Renyu's turn to kneel down and be a good son to Zhang Chengfeng. My son Zhang Zhao has become a good son.
Damn it, it’s really thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi!
So when Guo Tiance, who was alone, looked at Renyu Khan with his nostrils, he asked Renyu Khan to pay 300,000 yuan worth of property as ransom and compensation, and to ask Cao Yijin's daughter and grandson to return to Dunhuang to live. and other conditions.
He also said very domineeringly that he was not allowed to bargain, but when there were two answers, yes and no, Khan Renyu agreed to them all without paying back at all.
Silly beep! As long as I keep my life, if you return to the rebel army in ten years, you will be inferior to us in strength, and I will settle the score with you then, Renyu Khan thought.
Shabi! Do you think we can't do anything to you? The military envoy will take Liangzhou this year and attack from both sides next year, which will make your whole family happy. Guo Tiance glanced at it and felt a sense of superiority.
However, when the two of them talked about asking Prince Jing Qiong to be used as a hostage and Yao Geluo Tongli to retreat before Zhang Zhao was willing to implement the agreement, Renyu Khan hesitated.
He did not expect that Zhang Zhao would leave him a disaster, but thought that Zhang Zhao would severely weaken the Ganzhou Uighurs.
"Your Majesty, what if Zhang Jun repulses Tongli, refuses to abide by the agreement, and still holds someone captive?"
Renyu Khan stared closely at Guo Tiance's eyes, as if he wanted to see something from them.
Guo Tiance smiled and stared at Renyu Khan closely.
"Khan, you don't think that you still have room to bargain with Zhang Junshi at this point, do you? Back then, you only reached the gates of Dunhuang City, and Zhang Junshi's father wanted to...
Guo Tiance didn't finish what he said, but his meaning was very clear. What did you do back then, and now you still want to bargain?
"Now the Khan is almost like a prisoner among his subordinates, and Yao Geluo Tongli has 20,000 cavalry in his hands. I wish you would die early. Please forgive me for speaking frankly. The Khan has no other option except trusting Commander Zhang!"
Guo Tiance's mission went smoothly. Without Renyu Khan to move around, he could only agree to the conditions in full.
Pei Yuan's mission to Yao Geluo Tongli was carried out even more smoothly.
Zhang Zhao can help him get rid of Renyu Khan, Yao Geluo Tongli is simply a dream.
It would be great to be able to gain power without having to bear the infamy of killing the monarch, so he wished that the Guiyi Army would immediately kill Renyu Khan.
Moreover, Yao Geluo Tongli also made a small request, that is, could Zhang Zhao kill Prince Jing Qiong as well, so that he would be willing to add an additional fifty thousand guan of wealth.
For a moment, Zhang Zhao wanted to really cooperate with Yao Geluo Tongli, because he felt a little bit of sincerity from Yao Geluo Tongli's reply.
But soon, Zhang Zhao eliminated this small personal emotion.
Yao Geluo Tongli has nearly 20,000 people, which is Zhang Zhao's biggest threat at present. Even if he is really sincere, he is not a good trading partner. If there is a slight change, he may suffer a big loss.
. . . .
Prince Jing Qiong is a seventeen-year-old boy. Of course, in this era, seventeen is considered an adult.
But Zhang Zhao obviously did not regard him as an adult, but as a tool. After barely talking to him for a few words, Zhang Zhao had Prince Jing Qiong taken away.
The person who was brought in later was Yao Geluo Tongli's confidant. This confidant who followed Pei Yuan to Zhang Zhao's military camp was mainly responsible for two things.
On the surface, he said he was here to confirm the death of Renyu Khan, but secretly Zhang Zhao guessed that his main task should be to witness Zhang Zhao dispatching troops to attack and defend the city.
The second thing is to communicate with Zhang Zhao about the delivery location, because Zhang Zhao proposed that he would only take action after receiving at least 50,000 yuan worth of goods.
Collect 50,000 guan first. This is the result calculated by Zhang Zhao and a group of civil servants and generals.
Yao Geluo Tongli came to fight, not to do business, so it was impossible to bring hundreds of thousands of goods with him.
But 50,000 guan, even if he didn't bring it with him, he could quickly collect it from nearby towns.
"Then please ask the messenger to reply to Tongli Khan. If I see 50,000 yuan within three days, the agreement will take effect immediately. If I don't see it within three days, someone may consider doing this business with Renyu Khan!" Zhang Zhao looked eager and threatened Yao Geluo Tongli's confidants.
The confidant doesn't care at all about Zhang Zhao's attitude. He just needs to make sure that Zhang Zhao is sincere.
Judging from observations along the way by close friends, the Guiyi Army only has a few thousand people, and they are exhausted. It is certain that they do not want to continue fighting.
If he were Zhang Erlang, it would definitely be a good choice if he could extort 300,000 yuan and go back to slowly digest Suzhou.
"Envoy Zhang Jun can rest assured that the first batch of 50,000 guan of goods will be delivered to the designated location within three days. However, I'm afraid I will have to ask Envoy Zhang to lead his troops to pick it up in person."
“This is no problem, it’s just a matter of transferring the two nearby Qianhu cavalry, please your Lord, please do it as soon as possible.
It would be best if the tribes loyal to Renyu Khan guard this place, and we can also be more serious about it. "
Zhang Zhao pretended to be kind and reminded him, and then personally sent his confidants out. This medicine Geluo Tongli is really a talent, and he is actually starting to consider the impact now.
He was still unwilling to directly give 50,000 guan of property to Zhang Zhao, so he came up with a clever trick to let Zhang Zhao plunder it himself.
In this way, the suspicion of Yao Geluo Tongli was cleared. He was not sending money to the Guiyi Army, but he just happened to be robbed by them accidentally.
"Prince Jingqiong, now you understand who really wants the lives of your father and son, right?"
Prince Jing Qiong, who was led down by Zhang Zhao, did not go far, but hid behind the armor hanging in the tent. The seventeen-year-old prince was already flushed with anger.
"Shameless traitors will be punished by everyone, and Zhang Jun will tell you if you are guilty!"
Zhang Zhao was confused for a moment whether Prince Jing Qiong was real or pretending, but he decided not to think about it and instead discussed the details.
"In three days, the prince and a certain person will go together to collect the 50,000 gu of property. They will surrender the property to a thousand households who are loyal to you and your son. Is there no problem?"
Yes, Zhang Zhao planned to use this receipt as a cover for his planned raid.
In order to make everything realistic, Yao Geluo Tongli would definitely move some of the surrounding troops away, which would greatly make it easier for Zhang Zhao to lurk closer.
Let Prince Jingqiong say that Qianhu, who finally surrendered to Renyu Khan, would have a guide for the raid.
The thing is so strange. Two opponents who were fighting to death just now may join forces again, and it is the Uighur prince who helps Zhang Zhao beat their own people.
. . . .
"What do Yuying think of Prince Jingqiong?" After Prince Jingqiong went down, Zhang Zhao called Pei Yuan over for discussion despite the late night. Yuying's name was Pei Yuan.
He looked at Zhang Zhao and chuckled, "When the military envoy asked this question, he must have made a decision in his heart. Khan Renyu's life must be in danger, right?"
"That's right!" Zhang Zhao nodded, "I thought about it, this Renyu Khan can be regarded as the most promising Khan in the history of Ganzhou, so it would be unwise to put him back like this.
Moreover, it is very likely that Yao Geluo Tongli will not be able to hold on for long, so it is better to kill him and let the uncle-nephew Prince Jingqiong and Yao Geluo Tongli have a big fight. "
Pei Yuan silently gave Zhang Zhao twenty-four likes. He responded to the situation and calmed down, turning his face like turning over a book. This is a qualified lord.
. . . .
Northeast of Liaoquan Shouzhou City and at the southern foot of Heli Mountain, there is a small market called Jiashan.
This place was probably located in Pingchuan Town, Gaotai County in the later Republic. The 50,000 gu of goods given to Zhang Zhao by Yao Geluo Tong were stored in this small market. The person responsible for guarding it was a Qianhu who was loyal to Renyu Khan.
It is Yinshi now, and it has not yet begun to dawn. According to the agreement between the two parties, Zhang Zhao will lead an army to raid here at Shenshi in the afternoon and steal these supplies.
But Zhang Zhaocai would not follow the rules and follow the agreement. Who knows whether Yao Geluo Tongli would dig a hole for him.
Jiashan is about ten miles away from the mountain pass that Zhang Zhao is guarding, so Zhang Zhao must set out at the beginning of Yinshi, that is, at three o'clock in the morning.
The romance of the Three Kingdoms often mentions making food at the third watch and setting off at the fifth watch. In this era, it is not simple at all.
A very simple truth, it's around one o'clock in the morning. The average big-headed soldier only gets your little money for a year and gets up at one o'clock in the middle of the night to prepare to go to war. What are you thinking?
Even if they are pressed by military law, they will still take their time, eating, gathering, and setting off.
Moreover, in the army, this situation will spread at an extremely fast speed. If everyone starts to dawdle, it will become a collective will, and no military law will work.
And an army that can get up in the early morning to eat and set off at the fourth or fifth watch is definitely a highly organized army, which ordinary elites cannot do.
Zhang Zhao happened to have such an organization under his command. The Guiyi army that fought with him throughout Anxi, Hezhong and Tianzhu had such an organization.
Therefore, when Zhang Zhao touched Jiashan, the Uighur Qianhu who was responsible for guarding did not react at all.
Ma Yaozi led thirty warriors to get in, and soon tied up Qianhu who was sleeping.
The head of the thousand households obviously did not expect that the Guiyi Army would bypass the large army and reach him. Although Jiashan had some supplies, it was not the most important food and grass. He would not be attacked at night, right?
Immediately afterwards, he saw Prince Jing Qiong, and the head of the Qian household became even more confused.
These Shazhou Han came to help the Khan, but the Khan's brother Tongli was a rebel.
Qianhu couldn't help but shudder, and immediately expressed that he was still loyal to Renyu Khan.
Originally, a small Qianhu like him was not Yao Geluo Tongli's confidant, so how could he dare to get involved in the internal strife of these sweathouses.
But this time Prince Jingqiong appeared, and it was not clear at all. Qianhu could only follow Zhang Zhao's request and lead them around one sentry after another, and appeared directly behind the camp of Yao Geluo Tongli's army.
At this time, the genius was bright, and the Uighurs in Jiashan Market were still sleeping soundly. They had no idea that Qianhu had been taken away and became the leader.
The place where Yao Geluo Tongli camped was by the Zhangye River. From Zhang Zhao's point of view, the stretching Heli Mountain was like a city wall, lying across the Zhangye River to the north.
And between the mountains and the river is a narrow plain that is hundreds of miles long and more than ten miles wide.
The climate here is mild and irrigation is convenient. It is the best protected area in Liaoquan and one of the best agricultural belts in Ganzhou.
Here alone, apart from Shouchang Town, there is no place where the Guiyi Army can compare. It is no wonder that only the Guiyi Army in Guasha Second Town cannot defeat the Ganzhou Uighurs.
In history, if the Liao Kingdom and Xixia had not been greedy for the wealth of Ganzhou and attacked them repeatedly, the fate of the Guiyi Army would have been to be annexed by the Ganzhou Uighurs.
"Bai Congxin, Ma Shacai, Murong Nobunaga, Li Cunhui, and Hu Guang each lead one as the vanguard!
Qiongre Duojin, Zhang Liecheng, Guo Guangcheng, Pei Tongyuan, and Ashina Sili are the backbone!
The armored cavalry takes off their armor and only wears chain mail. The light cavalry is in front and charges one by one, making sure to penetrate the enemy camp.
The rest of the people will follow me to dismount and fight on foot, clearing out the remaining enemies camp by camp! "
Under Zhang Zhao's order, there was no suspense about the war from the beginning. When the Guiyi army attacked, the Uighurs were still preparing for the meal.
Although Yao Geluo Tongli had no good intentions, he was prepared to sneak attack on Zhang Zhao when Zhang Zhao went to deal with Renyu Khan, but he did not expect that Zhang Zhao would sneak attack on him.
In the chaos, this ambitious guy was unable to organize resistance at all. He could only ride on a war horse wearing single clothes under the protection of his close clan members, and ran wildly along the Zhangye River towards Ganzhou in the cold wind of late spring.
As for the 17,800 Ganzhou Uighur cavalry recruited, they exploded in an instant.
For a time, the entire narrow plain was full of wolves and wolves, and there were running people everywhere.
Even thousands of Zhang Zhao's men were thrown into chaos. After fighting, only more than a thousand people were left with Zhang Zhao. The rest were killed and dispersed. .
. . . .
Almost when Zhang Zhao raided Yao Geluo Tongli's camp, Liaoquan's defense of the city also suddenly changed.
The person responsible for guarding Liaoquan was Huchile. Zhang Zhao gave him 300 light cavalry and 300 infantry, thinking that with his experience, he would be able to guard Renyu Khan who was guarding the city.
However, during the reign of Yin, the two gates of Shouchuo City were opened wide, and six to seven hundred cavalry in the city suddenly rushed out of the city.
And they quickly divided into more than a dozen small teams and fled in different directions. In desperation, Hu Zaile could only disperse the team and chase them around.
Guarding the city head, dozens of people dressed as old farmers watched the smoke and dust billowing everywhere, silently being chased by knights everywhere.
A middle-aged man with thinning hair, no beard, and wearing tattered linen clothes that smelled of sweat looked up to the sky and sighed.
"Zhang Erlang, I will repay you ten times as much for today's haircut and shaving!"
This guy is clearly Renyu Khan. His face is dirty, his hair has been cut short and his beard has disappeared, and he is wearing smelly linen clothes.
Even if Prince Jing Qiong is here, he may not be able to recognize him. It turns out that he did not leave the city at all, but stayed in Shouzuo City.
Before Renyu Khan could say a few words, his nephew Yao Geluo Siyi became anxious and dragged Renyu Khan towards the Zhangye River, where there were several small fishing boats.
This was the escape route of Renyu Khan. He first ran downstream of the Zhangye River, and then found a Uighur tribe to escort him back to Ganzhou. The cavalry that had just rushed out were just a cover-up.
