Chapter 434: The elders still remember the affairs of Xuanhe (2)

"Your Highness, your army has defeated all the Tubo army. Haven't you conquered Qinghai?" Nuo Hobo said with a long eye. In order to wait for this day, he waited for a long time.

"Sit down first and listen to me." Li Wei asked him to sit in the chair and said, "Da Khan, did you really conquer? Then I ask you, Lunzan Po lucky enough to flee to Tuyuhun City with more than 10,000 troops. Under the pursuit of General Hei Tooth, more than 8,000 people entered Tuyuhun City safely. In addition, your Mo He summoned nearly 10,000 Tuyuhun soldiers to guard the capital. You know how difficult it is to conquer Tuyuhun City."

"But Your Highness, your subordinates include Dangxiang soldiers, and there are more than 100,000 soldiers."

"Yes, if you want to conquer it, you will definitely be able to conquer it. In fact, if it weren't for some mistakes this time, Lunzanpo might not be able to escape. But that's it, I'm not going to conquer Qinghai."

"Why?"

"The time has not come, I don't believe it. You can take a look at it at the end of July. From Haibei to Fuluochuan to Dafeichuan to Wuhai Baihai, you Tuyuhun will have at least 300,000 people, right?"

No one can tell clearly how many people there are. This is made of half-slaves. A family has one master and many slaves. Today is eighteen slaves. If something happens tomorrow, it may become twenty-eight slaves or eight slaves. There is no way to count it. This situation also occurred in the Tang Dynasty, but it is very rare. It is also a good idea. The Ministry of Revenue has only a few people. The population from the Ministry of Revenue is only a little over 30 million. It is true that there are only 30 million people in the Tang Dynasty? It is definitely more than 40 million, at least about 40 million. Some areas cannot be counted in the prison, and there are also this department.

If it were Tuyuhun, the population error was even greater. However, the approximate Nuohun knew that this area was the most concentrated population in Tuyuhun. Although the war has reached the present, more than 300,000 people are still a conservative number. He said: "Yes."

"Now you are summoning and you are actively providing them with food and clothing. Qinghai has become a waste. Logically, these people will all join you, right?"

"this……"

"This is not, right? That's right? That's right. Tubo has been governing for a long time. Before they invaded, many people in Tuyuhun were willing to fall, and would rather be exploited by Tubo than accept the detention of the Tang Dynasty. So until now, many nobles and their people are still unwilling to surrender to the Khan and accept the Khan's kindness. Seeing the arrival of the Tang army, they would rather leave their baggage and flee to the mountain, take the mountain as a risk, and continue to resist stubbornly."

This situation is in Tuyuhun, and in Bailanqiang. There are many mountains, and once the mountain road is guarded, of course, it can be conquered, not Mount Everest. However, the sacrifice will be heavy and not worth it. Therefore, generals such as Heiqi Changzhi skipped these people without paying attention. Originally, it was mainly materials, so what does it matter how many people Nuohebo took away? But these people have to eat, survive, and return to the grassland, so they can be captured calmly at that time.

It turned out that this was even more so for Bailan Qiang. When the Tang army came, there were mountains on both sides, and it was easy to defend and difficult to attack by taking advantage of the mountainous situation. Moreover, the terrain was higher. This Gao Haiba was the biggest shortcoming of the Tang army. But the court, despite the repeated repetition of these tribes, wanted to be kind, but it was not like Li Wei, who directly destroyed the materials. Therefore, Su Dingfang had been in operation for several years and once defeated the Tubo army, but was useless to the Bailan Qiang. If it were Tubo people, you would be welcome and there was nothing benevolent. After several attacks, the Bailan Qiang moved to the area south of the Fuluochuan, which was the Qaidam Basin in later generations. There was also a loyal dog-legged person who became the loyal dog-legged person of the Tubo people.

This is what Li Wei will face by relying on the mountain and this high sea level.

It’s just that there is one advantage. After the attacks of Tubo and some people are transferred, Bailan and Qiang are not as good as before, and it is not impossible to do so.

"Let's do this, only after July, 250,000 people will join you. I will help you recover Qinghai immediately."

"this……"

"This is impossible, isn't it? But if the Tang Dynasty immediately helped you to restore the original Tuyuhun, would the Tubo people be willing to give up? The Tubo local land, as well as the vassal states such as Dongnu Qiang and Xiangxiong, had at least nearly five or six million people. In this battle, our Tang army suffered heavy losses. Although it seemed to have a brilliant victory, the main ones were killed were your Tuyuhun rebels and the Qiang army. How many troops did the Tubo local land lose? Tell me, less than 50,000 people! As long as their vitality recovers, it is enough to recover.

, and you can form an army of more than 200,000 immediately. At that time, the battlefields of the battle would be all in the highlands. Han Crying Mountain, this name is good. Gu has been there, and although he did not cry, it was very uncomfortable. Is it beneficial for our army to fight on these highlands? Moreover, will the people left behind by Tuyuhun be stuck behind the back? Or the Khan himself has the ability to immediately hand over the subordinates of Lingzhou and the surrendered tribes to you, so that you can restore your homeland by yourself?"

"this……"

"I know what Dahan wants to say? You are very loyal to our Tang Dynasty. I am very grateful, so I have always been very accommodating to you."

Nuo Hebo lowered his head in shame.

"Not only now, in the future, your eldest son Murong Zhong will also be our best friend of the Tang Dynasty. But Da Khan, think about it, in the Battle of Da Feichuan, our Tang Dynasty's 50,000 troops and 50,000 troops were wiped out. More than 80,000 soldiers have been sacrificed in this battle. In July, all the troops continued to expand their results in Tuyuhun. First, they did not give the rebels and the pseudo-Khan a chance to breathe, and second, they also forced more people to join you. But this would have to sacrifice... The sacrifice was heavy, and the military and financial resources of our Tang Dynasty were also limited. If you want to help you restore the country immediately, I calculated that it would take at least 250,000 to 300,000 troops to garrison everywhere. Even if you have made contributions, what should you do with this logistics? Or can you Tuyuhun people afford it?"

"Is this the only thing that can be said in Qinghai?" Nuo Hebo said blankly.

"Who said?" Li Wei glanced at him and thought to himself that no matter whether this was the case or not, it would be impossible for you to restore the glory of Achai, a Tuyuhun man. I can't say it, and continue to say: "If this is the case, why should I build a city and a fort here? Our dynasty in Qinghai can be lost, and there is also the danger of the Hexi Corridor and the Qilian Mountains. But Tubo cannot be lost. Their army came here and was a ruin. In order to get enough supply, they could only cross the Yellow River and fight with our army to Jiuqu or Hehuang. At this time, the terrain was not very high, and it was the business scope of our army, the right time, the right place, and the harmony of people were not at a disadvantage. Tubo had no meritorious results, so he had to retreat. Once he retreated, he continued to "handle" the rebels for the Khan. A few years later, the rebels in Qinghai disappeared, and the Khan led his subordinates back. With our army's help, Tuyuhun could be restored."

Half true and half false. We must also comfort this Khan. People cannot kill them. There will be opposition voices in the state and public opinion. They will arouse all the aspirations to die. We must also let Nuohobo take some of the people away. With this banner, no matter what they do, they are a righteous teacher and a famous teacher.

Nuohubo made Li Wei speechless. The idea of ​​restoring the country was very beautiful, but what others said was reasonable. It was impossible for him to ignore his own country because of his support for Tuyuhun's restoration. He looked at Princess Honghua and had to say goodbye unhappy.

He also had to leave the city and welcome the people. He was afraid that the Tang army would treat each other rudely, so the wheat in the wheat fields outside the city began to be a little yellow and looked very pleasant. But Nuohubo thought of another thing, not to mention Hehuang, and he came back a few years later, and Jiuqu stopped wanting it. The Dangxiang people had some contact with the Tang Dynasty, so they could not surrender to themselves.

Thinking of this, I felt very sad. In fact, it was not just the place where the Jiuqu Dangxiang was located. Haibei was the best area in Qinghai. It was blocked by the Qilian Mountains and the weather was not that cold. Although it was not as vast as Dafeichuan, there were many Xiaochuan valleys, which were suitable for planting crops. Li Wei did not want to give up. There were also Dafeichuan and Wuhai areas, which were suitable for planting crops. At that time, everyone would have to immigrate.

It was still early, and at that time he might as well as become emperor, keep his word!

Immigration will be feasible.

Why do we have to let the Tuyuhun people possess it over and over again?

Nuohebo left, and Dangxiang people came again. Dozens of old men, but there were no unified leaders, just like this. One group of people came, but Li Wei liked it. It would be extremely bad to have a unified leader. Among them, an old man from Tuoba said, "Your Highness, you want us to draw 30,000 soldiers and 100,000 laborers, but our various departments of the Party Xiang will not do it."

"What's wrong?"

"If it was possible, until now, although the children sacrificed by the Xiang people in our Party were not as good as those of the Tuyuhun people, they also sacrificed many children. At most, 20,000 soldiers could be drawn, and then each unit would have to stay some of them. Otherwise, the Qiang people in the south, especially the Qiang people in the west, would be close to the Qiang people such as Bailan Qiang, Misang. If they had evil intentions, our troops would not be able to defend."

In this great victory, even the Qiang people such as Bailan dare not covet. But in order to prevent it, Li Wei said: "Let's do this, you will draw 20,000 people out, and 10,000 people will guard all the intersections. When General Xue and the imperial army rushed to Songzhou, the crisis will be eliminated. The other 10,000 people must be transferred to Jiuqu immediately. Also, labor, you must draw as much as you can. In August, the wheat is ripe, and you will also need to assist in the harvest. All before July, the castles will be built. This time is important, otherwise our army may not be back in Tuyuhun territory. There are many Tuyuhun surrendered people to be resettled. The court will send some soldiers' families to Qinghai, which is very chaotic. It is easy to have some bad ideas for Lunqinling."

"We will draw labor to the greatest extent."

"It's not the maximum, it's also for the city you built. You should know how much gunpowder is used to blow up those roads and make your territory safe. How much does a pack of gunpowder cost? From the production to the shipping cost to Qinghai, a pack of more than 200 yuan is required."

If it were ordinary people of Dangxiang, they might not know the value of a penny. But these old people all know that, not to mention anything else, a horse would cost about fifteen to twenty cents. After a road was blown up, it would cost thousands of bags of gunpowder, which was equivalent to how many war horses were killed. Then they thought about how many packs of gunpowder the Tang army used in total until now, and how many horses were there, it would probably not be calculated, and it would definitely be more expensive than the war horses in Dangxiang's hands.

Li Wei said again: "Also, I ask you something. Why did I delay for several days? Do you know a story about the Han Dynasty? General Li Guang was finally executed by the court according to the law because of a delay. He did not die, but was ashamed and angry as he committed suicide. What about you? It took at least two days. It was these two days that Lunzanpo led many soldiers and escaped safely. Or was he alone in Qinghai. If he were not in Qinghai, would you obey the command of the court?"

This sentence makes me feel murderous.

The old men immediately fell down and said, "Your Highness, the matter was of great importance at the beginning, and your Highness did not inform you in advance. The ideas of each department must be different."

"I am very worried. If I were not in Qinghai that day, Tubo sent out more than 100,000 troops to come, and then gave you some benefits in a false way. I wonder if your Dangxiang people would betray our Tang Dynasty again?"

"No, Your Highness, please rest assured that our Party Xiang people can still distinguish this."

But Li Wei was very worried. What kind of person Qinling was, even though this time the Dangxiang people betrayed this time, they would definitely send people to win over when needed. This time's hesitation also sounded a wake-up call for Li Wei. Both ends of the head rat are inevitable. After all, the nation living in the cracks needs to be prevented. He had a thought in his mind and said, "This time I don't care about it, and the merits of yours have been reported to the court as they have. But I don't want to appear next time."

"yes."

"But Orphan wants you to do something for Orphan."

"Please give me instructions."

"Please tell the Bailan Qiang tribes and let them surrender to our Tang Dynasty immediately, otherwise, they will be prepared to fight against the orphans."

"Your Highness, it may be difficult," dozens of old men hesitated again. Although they had a good relationship with Bailan Qiang, Tubo respected Bailan Qiang very much. The large tribe that Tuyuhun was the first to be subdued by them, so he was very loyal to the Tubo people.

"Just bring it to you. Whether to surrender or not is up to them, they can still afford to wait until August 15th. After August 15th, they will be completely enemies of our Tang Dynasty."

"yes."

After a group of people went down, but a few days later, another group of guests came, saying that they were asking Li Wei for debt.
Chapter completed!