area51novel Chapter 1131 Craftsmanship
Chapter 1131 Craftsmanship
Chapter 1131 Craftsmanship
Just as Qu Zhu sat down to rest, a cavalry army seemed to come out from under their noses, staring at them for a long time before leaving.
"Don't be alarmed, King Fengcheng, they are our own people." Han Congxun said, "The soldiers and horses of the Qibi tribe came to meet them."
Han Congxun is the son of Han Jian, the former Deputy Envoy of Canzhou Tuanlian.After Zhubian County stopped training, he was "unemployed".
But how could he, a son of the noble family of the new dynasty, who has a strong root and young roots, be really unemployed?In fact, he is now the commander of the Rouzhou State Army, and he was ordered to lead a thousand cavalry eastward to meet the retreat of the old, weak, women and children of the Sanquan, Xianyougong, and Ruyuan tribes.
King Xi was sensitive to his identities, so he also withdrew, and the eldest son Su Zhi stayed behind in Yuyi Town.
"The Qibi tribe really knows the truth of the dead lips and cold teeth, very good, very good." Qu Zhu said in a hurry.
"Qibi has always been aware of the general situation, King Fengcheng, don't worry." Han Congxun said with a smile.
When Qu Zhu heard the words "King Fengcheng", he was slightly melancholy.
This is the title granted by the former Tang Dynasty. Now that the new dynasty has been established, he has not been crowned a king. I don't know if he forgot or what.
Speaking of the generosity of the former Tang Dynasty, none of the heroes got a king with a different surname, and all the kings were external military leaders or Tibetan tribes.The new dynasty also did not have a king with a different surname, so why didn't the Fan tribe be crowned king?Get it done as soon as possible, so you can feel at ease.
Han Congxun had no time to care about the thoughts in Qu Zhu's mind. He kept talking with the scouts and Rangers before and after running, asking them to expand the search area so that they would not be approached quietly.
This retreat is no small matter.
There are about 100 people in the three tribes, and they fled westward with more than [-] million livestock.These people's fighting ability is extremely weak, once they are caught up by the Khitan people, the fun will be great.
Thinking of this episode, Han Congxun also had to secretly slander.The imperial court was too greedy, expanding all the way, exposing its soft belly to the enemy.Usually relying on their strong soldiers and strong horses, the Jin people did not dare to go north in a big way. They could only take advantage of the vacuum period after the army was dismissed and sent a small group of elite cavalry to attack and cause some damage to the tribes.
Now that Khitan is aggressively advancing westward, the problem is immediately exposed.If the five prefectures of Yun, Xin, Yi, Gui, and Wei are not removed, there will never be a peaceful day in Qinan Grassland.
Another group of cavalry appeared in the north. Judging from the direction they were traveling, it seemed to be the east.
When the leading chieftain saw their retreating army, he rushed over to ask for some supplies such as crisp cheese, milk dregs, and kumiss.
It is more generous to go to Zhu, knowing that this Uighur cavalry from Hunbu was going to kill them, and ordered people to kill a lot of livestock to supplement them with meat.Even some of the precious grains were taken out, about two hundred hu, and distributed to the knights who went to war.
"Who are you ordering to go east?" Han Congxun asked someone while the cavalry were grazing horses.
This man was carrying a pack horse with armor, swords and guns on it. He seemed to be a tribal headman. Seeing Han Congxun's questioning, he dared not return, and said, "Tuoba Jin of Xianyou Palace sent someone to ask for help, and Liang Dutou heard it." Afterwards, some troops were dispatched to go east, and with ten days of dry food, they went to Tanshan to defend against the enemy."
"The Khitan people are chasing so fast?" Han Congxun was a little surprised: "Is Xianyou Palace unable to withstand it?"
Chief Hao shook his head and said: "I don't know. But they have a city wall, so they shouldn't be in such a mess. We didn't try our best in the past. The leader said, first make sure that the three old and weak women and children can be evacuated smoothly with the cattle and sheep, and then We can fight and retreat, block and harass layer by layer, and try to slow down the speed of the Khitan's pursuit."
When Han Congxun heard this, he was quite emotional.
He knew that this time the Khitan people played a big game.Scattered soldiers like them pounced on them, and the casualties must be huge.To put it bluntly, this is taking life to delay the Khitan people, but it is not his own tribal people who are saved.The Beiya Lifanyuan and the Privy Council can do this, which is quite good.
"The Eight Khitan tribes are not all elite soldiers and generals. I heard that the only good fighters are the Khan under the command of Tama Yu Sariye Luyi who is in the army. You need to be careful when you encounter them." Han Congxun said: "The arrows and wound medicines you bring Is it enough?"
Yeluyi brought out more than 1 Khan's pro-army, who were composed of selected elites from various departments. They were full-time warriors with excellent armor, rich combat experience, strict discipline, and brave battles.
The others are herdsmen.They are herdsmen with combat experience. They are non-professional warriors. They are willing to come out to rob, but not necessarily desperately. It depends on the level of morale boosted by the officers and whether their prestige can convince the public.
"It should be enough." Chief Hao hesitated and said.
The Fan soldiers of the Beiya tribes are actually Tutuan peasants from the Han land, or even worse.The Tutuan peasants go out to fight, and the imperial court even distributes equipment. The Fan soldiers have to prepare their own dry food and weapons. Not everyone has the ability to buy enough supplies. It depends on the economic strength, or whether their leaders are generous or not. ——When you meet a stingy tribal aristocrat, it is not surprising that you will use bone arrows to go into battle. Even lending you a horse will count as money.
"I'll ask someone to give you some carts of preserved meat, arrows, and wound medicine." After Han Congxun said, he directly asked someone to come over to implement it.
After giving the order, he smiled again: "Since the annexation of the black car Shiwei, there is no shortage of large carts. Take the carts with you too, you don't have to return them."
Chief Hao was a little moved when he heard this, and said: "Supreme Khan sent people to teach us how to grow rye, sugar beets, and squeeze sugar, and he also sent people to sell goods to the grasslands. The past few years have been much easier. That's it, nothing more to say."
Han Congxun became more emotional, and patted him on the shoulder vigorously, without saying anything.
He used to work beside Zhang Quanyi.
Zhang Shijun still has a lot of experience in economics and economics. The promotion of rye is the best in Canzhou, and a small amount of sea beet is also planted on the brine near Xuanhongchi and Daihai.He once took Han Congxun to visit various counties, and even personally led a team to Nuozhenshui area to distribute seeds to herdsmen.
The planting techniques of the herdsmen are pathetic.For them, the entire planting process is over when the seeds are planted.Without any field management, just wait for the harvest after the autumn harvest, which can be described as labor-saving and worry-free.But even such primitive farming has brought them valuable cash income.
At a time when the number of livestock in the Central Plains is rising and the competitive advantage of grasslands is weakening, this kind of economic support is extremely valuable.The shepherds can use sugar to exchange urgently needed daily necessities, and the family has more or less stored some rye, which can last for a while during a famine.
In short, the living conditions of some herdsmen have been significantly improved.
In addition, after the white disaster, the imperial court will also open warehouses to release grain relief, and the Supreme Khan's rule in the Qinan Grassland is indeed quite stable.Maybe not as supportive as the Han people in Kansai, but among the dynasties, it can be regarded as among the best.
After bidding farewell to the Hunbu soldiers, Han Congxun got on his horse again and patrolled around.
On the vast grassland, countless cattle, sheep, and people rolled westward.They ran for their lives while grazing, stop and go, and from mid-June, they arrived in Joozhou in batches one after another, which made everyone in the camp breathe a sigh of relief.
The Gao family's secret report may not have much impact on the outcome of the war, but it is very precious to these herdsmen who retreated hastily.If it is ten and a half months at night, it is very likely that they will not be able to escape - the city wall cannot protect everyone.
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Ye Lijingchen, the head of the Lifan Academy, also came to Shengzhou.
More than twenty years have passed, and the once middle-aged handsome man has become a man of destiny with white beard and hair.The grass on the grave of the old buddy and old friend who did not hide Qingxiang is three feet high. He is still walking in the center of the court.
The privy envoy Yang Jue sat in the Jinhe county government office, his eyes were slightly closed, as if he was asleep.
Yeli Jingchen didn't bother him, and handled his official duties on his own.
"I said, is Liang Hanyong's strategy feasible?" Yang Jue asked suddenly.
Yeli Jingchen put down his brush, coughed heavily, and said, "It's hard to say."
"Why?" Yang Yu asked.
"He thinks the Khitan people are fools." Yeli Jingchen said bluntly: "This man, Yeluyi, I read through the files, and he is actually very flexible in using troops. Why does he think that the Khitan people will follow his way? Come to fight?"
Yang Jue was silent for a while, and sighed: "It's not easy to enter Jinyang now. Li Keyong even blocked the routes of caravans entering and leaving Hezhong, Heyang, and Weibo, so many information can't be found. Only Li Ke will know Yong and A Baoji are brothers, and I don't know anything else."
"Wars are like this. We don't know what the Jin people think, how many soldiers they have, whether they will be dispatched, and when they will be dispatched. We also don't know how many troops the Khitan dispatched. We can only guess the approximate number, and even the main force of Abaoji I don't know where we are." Yeli Jingchen said: "correspondingly, the Khitan people and the Jin people are also blind to us. , I invited Li Keyong to meet on the grassland. When the battle clouds are thick, if Li Keyong goes north, he will definitely accompany him with a large army. If he also recruits the Tutuan peasants, how can he have to mobilize 8 to 30 people? These soldiers In addition to the army brought by A Baoji, there may be [-] people. While grazing, advancing westward, pushing all the way, winning by numbers, we will be the ones who will fall into the passive position."
"Li Keyong may not agree." Yang Jue said.
"Indeed." Yeli Jingchen said: "But it is also possible to agree. The only ones who can really fight in the Rouzhou camp are actually the [-] soldiers of the Flying Dragon and Silver Spears. Needless to say. Let me tell you, the most dangerous enemy in this battle is not the Khitans, but Li Keyong. If this guy sends out his old cavalry, what flying cavalry, personal cavalry, cloud cavalry, Hengchong, For troops such as Yi'er, Tuqi, Tuzhen, and Tielin, we have to push the Flying Dragon and Silver Spear Army to the top. Town soldiers and state soldiers are mainly infantry, and their main task is to defend the city. When people fight, the outcome is hard to say, and the possibility of losing is not small."
Yang Juan thought about it carefully.
In the past, why did the Xia army occupy a great advantage in Daibei, forcing the Jin army to retreat and defend?The routine is actually very simple, that is, there are many people!Part of the elite soldiers engulfed a large number of Fan people, and they were overwhelming, forcing the Jin people to dare not fight.The existence of the Khitan people today is actually helping the Jin people make up for the weakest link.
On paper, the strength of the Jin and Khitan coalition forces far exceeds that of the Rouzhou camp.In this battle, the possibility of losing is greater than the possibility of winning.
Liang Hanyong also realized this, so he first ordered the old and weak women and children in Sanquan, Ruyuan, and Xianyou Palace to retreat.
The Khitans do not have the ability to attack the city, and they are safe for a short time.If you want to retreat, it's not difficult, just go out of the city and run away. The Khitans are unlikely to dig trenches and build trenches and walls to surround them. They don't have this habit.
To put it bluntly, this is a plan to lure the enemy deeper.
The Khitan people may or may not be fooled, Liang Hanyong really thought too simply.
"Liang Hanyong's layout is a bit small." Yeli Jingchen said with a smile: "The sage likes to use the army. As the eldest son-in-law of the sage, Liang Hanyong has not even learned the superficial. Look, the memorial should have arrived in Luoyang, Put it on the sage's desk. The sage wouldn't agree, his plans are far more daring."
Yang Jue also laughed, and said: "No matter what the sage thinks, let's stabilize the position in Rouzhou first, if we are overwhelmed by Jin soldiers and Khitan people, all plans will be useless."
The saint's idea, combined with the information he had paid attention to before, he vaguely guessed.
In fact, it was just a copy of how he dealt with Zhu Quanzhong back then.
The classic tactic of the combination of positive and odd is almost the first thing everyone who learns the art of war needs to master.But there are really not many people who can use this trick well. The saint's skill in this area is indeed at its peak.
(End of this chapter)