Chapter 72 The sky is high and the sea is wide
After passing Tongguan, the sky actually cleared up.
But it is not clear, and the sun is so bright that it is pissing the eyes. It is truly a blue sky with thousands of miles and cloudless.
Wang Shi said, "Your Majesty, this is a sign of great auspiciousness."
As soon as the army came out, the food and grass came from Qinghai, which was the benefit of cultivating the Qingnian Sea. From Liangzhou to Songzhou, nearly 100,000 hectares of military farmland were cultivated. In addition, some of the original arable land made Longyou another large granary of the Tang Dynasty. However, there were various disadvantages and the inconvenience of transportation could only be consumed by themselves. Even if it was transported to the Western Regions, the freight was also very high, but the cost of transporting from Qinghai to the Western Regions was necessarily much lower than transporting from Guanzhong to the Western Regions. It is unlikely to feed a hundred thousand troops, but providing the supply of grain and grass for tens of thousands of troops was not a big problem.
Weapons and other materials must be transported from Guanzhong to the Western Regions. Like some time ago, heavy rain continued to rain and there was no way to transport them.
Wang Shi is the product of the authentic military affairs supervisor.
This person was born in a family of officials. His grandfather served as the governor of Minzhou. His father Wang Xingguo was the Chang'an Wei. He was a young man and was a bold and arrogant person. In the three years of Xianheng, he was transferred to the Qingyuan Wei. He had never been promoted. Later, after the court established a military affairs supervisor, he threw away his official seal last year and defected to the military affairs supervisor. It was not strange in the Tang Dynasty. The scholars of the Tang Dynasty were not scholars of the Song and Ming Dynasty. Most scholars admired Ban Chao and joined the army. No matter how weak the scholars were, they often had a sword hanging around their waists. If they drank too much, they would dance their swords and turn to the drunken police. Wang Shi's actions were very ordinary.
Due to the lack of generals, Liu Rengui, Pei Xingjian and other generals usually take some time to teach this group of students, including Li Wei, from time to time. Seeing Wang Shi, who was less than thirty years old, had a majestic appearance and majestic temperament, he was very happy. He also taught carefully intentionally or unintentionally. This time, Li Wei went to the battle and brought this person over.
In addition to Wang Shi, there was also Zhang Renyuan who failed to succeed in the imperial examinations twice, so he changed to the military examination this year. He had civil and military talents and immediately stood out, allowing Pei Xingjian to choose from many students and recommended it to Li Wei.
However, it is hard to say that the general or the handsome talent required by Li Wei is a training. After all, he has never been on the battlefield and lacks practical experience. Perhaps he often talks loudly in class, but in actual combat, he can become Zhao Kuo and Ma Su.
There are also several other people, all of whom are the best among military affairs supervisors and brought them to train as key targets.
Li Wei looked around and saw that the sun was strong and the muddy roads were dried in just two or three days. The water in some high fields also evaporated, but it rained heavily some time ago, and the low-lying places were still filled with water. The crops fell one by one in the mud and withered.
He sighed and said, "It's a good thing that the sun comes out. I'm afraid that there will be a severe drought after the flooding. So I can't imagine the situation in Guanzhong."
In that case, not only will the summer harvest be soaked, but the autumn harvest will be hoped for.
Li Wei's worries soon became a reality.
Guanzhong suffered a severe disaster and did not dare to delay it. He rushed all the way. When he arrived in Qinghai, the sun was shining hot, and even the ground was cracked in some places. A rare disaster in Guanzhong came. Even the canal water in Guangtong Canal gradually dried up because the people kept digging water to irrigate, which affected the ship's navigation.
Although the court took many emergency measures, food aid from all over the country was continuously transported to Guanzhong, and even took carriages from Longyou, Qinghai to Guanzhong by carriage. The price of grain in Guanzhong was still one price a day, and finally broke through the 80-month mark per bucket of rice.
As the army traveled westward, many people could be seen fleeing to Qinghai.
This also gave Li Zhi a big face.
Li Wei did not take care of this situation, and there were many reasons for this. Guanzhong was the shaking of Chinese civilization, but it paid a heavy price to nurture the nation. Over-development led to a large amount of water and soil loss. During the Tang Dynasty, after the Wei River, loess had already occurred in many areas.
In order to protect the safety of the capital, some policies were continuously adopted to make Guanzhong densely populated and once again increased the burden on this land.
From Lingwu to Hetao, the nomadic peoples were grazed, which caused even worse environmental damage.
The terrain is Liupan Mountain in the west, Xiaoji Mountains in the south, Qinling Mountains in the east, Luliang Mountains in the north, and Shaanxi Plateau in the north. The terrain is dangerous, but there is only one river transport in the Wei River Basin to communicate outward, which makes transportation inconvenient. Therefore, when disasters occur, serious consequences will occur. I don’t remember it very clearly. The later Li Zicheng Uprising seemed to be caused by a severe drought in Guanzhong.
But it is not that many people can protect the safety of the capital? Solving this problem, reducing population density, protecting the environment, and expelling nomadic nomadic peoples is the real foundation. However, that item is not something that Li Wei dares to move now.
There is a good news.
Upon hearing the change of Asuna's car book, Wang Fangyi personally led a large army to the dangerous city.
Seeing that the Tang Dynasty had a small number of troops, Wang Fangyi had no major battles besides building Suiye City, so Ashinache despised it. So he sent an army to the Yili River (Yili River) to snipe the Tang army. The two armies fought fiercely in the Yili River.
But Asanache was careless and neglected his morale. Although they were large, the Western Turks were always afraid of the Tang Dynasty. Furthermore, the Tang Dynasty implemented a policy of restraint in the Western Regions. This policy had many disadvantages, but it also won the support of some tribes. Faced with the strong attack of the Tang army, after a fierce battle, the morale of the army was disintegrated and he fled. In this battle, he beheaded more than a thousand levels.
The rebellious Turkic nobles were unwilling to be defeated, and only a thousand soldiers died, with no heavy losses. Under the instigation of Asan Chebo, the three surnames led more than 100,000 people to join the rebels, united, and rushed towards Wang Fangyi's army with great momentum.
Wang Fangyi gathered his troops and stationed troops in Rehai (Sec Lake, Kyrgyzstan) and was ready for battle. The battle was very hard. In order to strengthen morale, Wang Fangyi himself led the way into the enemy formation. He was shot by an arrow from the Turks on his elbow, and blood immediately burst out. Wang Fangyi drew out a horizontal knife to cut off the arrow cluster, but did not bandage it, and continued to lead the army to fight. This played a good leading role. For example, Cao Huaishun, before he was defeated, he began to flee by himself. How could the soldiers have the confidence to fight?
Seeing the commander so brave, the Tang army shouted loudly, and their morale became higher and stronger. The more they fought, they defeated the attack of Yenmian. Soon after, 100,000 Turkic rebels were defeated by the Anxi Army of more than 20,000.
Asanna saw that the road was blocked. The Tang Dynasty had few troops, but it seemed like the army of the early Tang Dynasty, and was invincible. If he continued to fight, all his morale was gone. He decided to change his strategy and sent scouts to contact some Turkic soldiers in the Anxi army. He asked them to turn against each other and took out a lot of money to let them approach Wang Fangyi and capture Wang Fangyi while the battle was chaotic. However, he met a Tang army commander who was not only brave, but also a wise general.
Even at this time, the toe finger of Asana's throat was moving, and Wang Fangyi could do it. He had been guarding against him for a long time and secretly sent soldiers to monitor him. After receiving the news, he issued an order to summon all the major generals to enter the tent to discuss. Summon the seventy Turkic generals who colluded with the enemy to the tent of the central army. Seeing that all the people were all, he immediately sent people to take them down and behead them for public display. After eliminating the instability factors in the army, a strong wind happened to blow. The Tang army was on the wind and immediately launched an attack. The horse took advantage of the wind and suddenly rushed towards the Turkic army's camp. The soldiers were already depressed in the battle, and when they saw the wind blowing large groups of dust, the Turkic rebels rushed over.
In a panic, Ashina's pharynge began to escape. With just one blow, more than 7,000 people were beheaded. Wang Fangyi took advantage of the victory to pursue and sent cavalry to attack the fleeing rebels in different ways. In fact, it was impossible to kill many enemies when fighting. Expanding the results of the battle, it was the pursuit. The defeat was like a mountain of defeat, and often wiped out the enemy. It was caused by the defeat of the enemy. This pursuit killed countless enemies, and captured Ashina's pharynge, Ashina's pharynge, and more than 300 leaders of all sizes.
Li Wei's Tang army had just arrived in Hezhou and heard the news of pacification of the Western Regions.
After hearing the di report, Guo Yuanzhen, who came to meet from the north, asked: "Your Majesty, do we still want to go to Qinghai?"
When we arrived in Qinghai, we summoned the troops to quell the Western Turkic riots, but the Western Turkic sanctions had already been pacified, so there was no point in going there again.
"Why not go?" Li Wei replied.
In Li Wei's eyes, the Western Turks riots never took them to heart. The differences in ethnic groups and the inconsistencies of each tribe have caused the harm not to be too serious. On the contrary, he was worried about the Ashinagudulu in the northern desert.
But I came to the Western Regions just to quell the rebellion?
Looking at the green wheat in the distance, he said, "I didn't expect that I came to Qinghai again."
But it was different from the last time he came to Qinghai. The last time was the crown prince. Although he had a reputation and was not famous, he had to ask the court for anything before he could make decisions. This time, the emperor was personally expeditioning and had the power of military and national power. He could do whatever he wanted, without asking someone, including his parents.
When you arrive in Qinghai, whether it is the military or the people, you are your own voice. Wang Fangyi, including Wang, will definitely have a more favorable impression of yourself than your parents. Qinghai is so big, and once the sea is wide, you can let yourself swim. What a tall God, if the sky is high, you can let yourself fly. And as long as you are in the Western Regions, you can remotely control Qinghai’s sweet and coldness. This is an army of more than 100,000, and your personal safety is guaranteed.
This idea is a bit too much worry, and Wu Zetian did not have the intention to kill. However, Li Wei was not very relieved about this mother. Having an army and a reputation in his hands means having everything. For example, when he raised an army, his raised an army was different from the later generations Xu Jingye sent an army.
Besides, with the name of this emperor, why should he use the word "resurrender"?
When they arrived in Hezhou, Heichi Changzhi and Li Jinxing came over.
There were many people coming to greet him, including the generals in Li Wei's hands and the elders of the various departments of the Dangxiang.
Li Jinxing said happily: "I didn't expect that I could fight again with Your Majesty."
Heichi Changzhi was very dissatisfied and said from the side: "Your Majesty, why did you take General Li with me? I am so angry that I stayed in Qinghai."
"Come on, come on, talk in our account."
After chatting with the elders of various ministers, he pulled Li Jinxing and Heichi Changzhi into the tent, sat down and said, "I may not be able to fight after arriving in Tingzhou."
Li Wei planned to Heichi Changzhi and Li Jinxing to be unaware of it. However, after the Western Turks were pacified, the emperor continued to come to Qinghai and continued to recruit troops, and would definitely fight.
"Then your Majesty wants to..."
"General Black-toothed, in my vocation, the Western Turks are not the focus, the focus is on the Hezhong area. In the past, in addition to pursuing the rebels, our army occasionally went to the Hezhong area. Even the father enthroned the governor's offices in Lingxi, but only sent an envoy to the Hezhong area, and did not station the army. Therefore, our dynasty's cohesion in the Hezhong area is gradually declining. I want to lead the army to the Hezhong area and let them see that our army can also come to the Hezhong area, so that they can increase their confidence in our dynasty."
"Your Majesty, it's not appropriate. There are three roads from the Western Regions to the River, and from the Sailed Leaf to the River in the North, which is the Great Road, but there are roads in the central and southern parts to Tochar. The central and northern parts are temporarily under the control of our dynasty, but the southern parts continue to be controlled by Tubo. There are even big foods, and the troops led by Your Majesty have only more than 20,000 people. Once they join forces, your Majesty's journey in the River will become very dangerous."
"General Black-toothed, you have been worried too much. Although the Dashi is powerful, the countries in the Hezhong are very dissatisfied with it. Besides, they fought on the west and Byzantine line, but they could not distribute much troops. When they arrived in the river, they could not gain much advantage from the right place and the right time. They were also far away, and they were not able to send large troops. As for Tubo, it is easy to cross the Kunlun Mountains and the Palacioles? They could send even fewer troops. Besides, after I arrived in the Western Regions, I focused on handling government affairs and settled several Anxi towns. This is the fundamental reason. We cannot let them descend like this when they rebel. Whether they can go to the Hezhong depends on the situation. If they go to the Hezhong, they will also depend on the situation. If it is not good, collect them and form a loose alliance to resist the Dashi expansion north. If it is good, maybe I want to send troops to Khurasan and have a small contact with them."
When the Great Food rose, envoys sent to show their favor to the Tang Dynasty several times, but the Tang Dynasty never recognized this regime. There were envoys from both countries occasionally visiting, but they were always hostile. This was just a state, and both sides did not know much about the other's combat power.
So this time Li Wei wanted to test it, including the generals he led.
Whether it was Wang Zhang brought from Luoyang, Xue Ne and others selected from Qinghai, Guo Yuanzhen and others summoned from the north, they were all for training and training, providing more generals for the future of the Tang Dynasty. This person is a process of growth and tempering. For example, Li Ji and Xu Maogong from Wagang Village were very awesome, but they certainly did not have the later ones. In the legend of heroes of the Sui and Tang dynasties, many people in history had better abilities than him, but because of their much combat experience, they gradually stood out and became world-famous generals. Li Jing could not be considered a god of war, and he had only been released for many years.
Wang Fangyi had been in the Western Regions for a long time and knew that he personally escorted the Persian prince to Tochar, and this person was indispensable. However, he still lacked a heavy general to guard him. Among the three Heige Changzhi, Li Wei thought about it repeatedly. Xue Rengui was already old. Once the Northern Turks changed, he had experience in fighting the enemy and wanted to stay. Heige Changzhi also had a great victory in Qinghai, and he did not leave a single hero in Qinghai, so he was not relieved. Li Jinxing was also older. After this battle, Li Wei planned to let him retreat successfully and go back to rest. Therefore, Li Jinxing was chosen.
Said it roughly.
"Your Majesty, what do you think I will use?"
Chapter completed!