The first month has not ended, maybe the wind in Luoyang has become softer and the clouds have become lighter. It is still a cold in Shuozhou City. When I first come to Shuozhou, I feel that the wind outside the border is not the wind, but the knife, slowly shaking on my face.

The curtain opened not from the sound of the knife on Tianjin Bridge, but from Shuozhou City.

The sky was getting brighter and the morning breeze was clear. The gate of Ashina Daozhen Mansion opened. The servants unexpectedly saw a letter stuffed behind the crack in the door. A neat line of words was written on the envelope, and the anonymous presented it to the letter of the governor of Daozhen.

The servants wrinkled their heads, which was a bit dereliction of duty. The situation in Shuozhou City was complicated, and the guards of Ashi's Daozhen Mansion were strictly guarded, so it was not easy to stuff the letter into the crack of the door. They did not dare to neglect them, so they picked up the letter and handed it to Daotian.

When Daozhen opened it, he saw that the words above were very short. Gu Duluo gathered the army and wanted to go south. The governor was the first to be the first to be attacked. Do not worry about garrisoning heavy troops to prevent accidents.

There is nothing else.

Daozhen called Zhe, who was his nephew. Chuluo Khan had two sons, the second son Ashinaser, and the eldest son Ashinam. He died very early, leaving behind a son named Ashinam, who was the chief general of Ashinam, but he died. Then he went to Ashinam, the son of Ashinam, to be appointed as the General of the General of the Left Xiaowei Xu Mansion. He served as the Deputy Envoy of Youzhou Daojian. Although he was not much different from Ashinam, his reputation and qualifications were not as good as Ashinam.

Ashi Nadaozhen came to Yunshuo and brought this old Luzi over.

After reading this sentence quickly, Zhe said, "Uncle, I would rather believe in his existence than in his absence."

"It's extreme."

Immediately sent a scout to Yinshan to inquire. This is easier to inquire. Gu Dulu sent 200,000 troops, which almost gathered the greatest limit of his nationality. Such a large-scale recruitment would cause a lot of noise. After hearing this, the scout rushed back and reported the news.

The letter was sent by Li Wei in advance.

Kong Zhengfang either did not work, which would be very troublesome, and this was very unlikely. Li Wei also arranged other backup plans. Or it worked, Gudulu would inevitably send a large army to the south. It would be okay for Yunshuo to be corrupt. Because the Tang Dynasty's policy of setting up Hu from Lingzhou to Xiazhou to Fengzhou, and then to Shengzhou, Yunshuo was almost all Hu. Including Liaodong, in addition to a few places along the coast, Liaodong had Han troops and immigrants, most of them were Hu, but it was replaced by Goryeo, Mohe, Khitan, and Xi.

Therefore, Yunshuo can be corrupt, but cannot harm the rear.

Wulu came up with a bad idea, but it was also an effective idea, which pointed directly at the hearts of the people. However, the specific steps, especially military steps, require Li Wei and Hei Chi Changzhi to discuss slowly. For example, if you release the rumor, the rumors directly say that Li Wei died in battle, and not to say that life and death are unknown, let smart people guess. Since he died in battle, Lun Qinling would be happy, and generals such as Hei Chi Changzhi would also obediently hand over the military power and wait for the court to fall.

It’s not said that you survived, and there will be no opera singing if you pay back the blame.

There are many details, all of which need to be sorted out one by one. One step is wrong, and the consequences are very serious. After all, the emperor's move to cheat his death seems to have not appeared in history, and there are many risks.

There is also Yun Shuo’s chess and card face, and the one that was revealed, oh, so that’s it. But before it was revealed, who could have guessed it? Then it became Zhuge Liang in the novel. Zhuge Liang in history definitely did not have such great skills.

Obtaining a large amount of wealth from Khorasan and Xinde is also the biggest key. Without wealth rewards, the morale of the army will be unstable, and with wealth, it will lead to win over all ethnic groups in the Western Regions. In fact, Li Wei did not have many Tang troops in his hands, and there were only more than 100,000 people from Qinghai to Suye City. The intermittent wars caused heavy casualties. This battle made Li Wei very painful. With the number of Tang troops in his hands, it could not play a tremor. Khorasan's Persian soldiers could not be drawn, and Tochar's soldiers could not be drawn either. If they were not drawn, the troops were not empty, and Lun Qinling would not make any decisions. Once Lun Qinling was drawn, Lun Qinling might be coming again. After all, he continued to hold great power in his hands. He also wanted to support Persia.

The troops south of the Tianshan Mountains should not be transferred too much.

But if the countries in the Hezhong and the tribes north of the Tianshan Mountains could be drawn, how many people would be drawn? In addition, there were people from the Iron Bone Tribe, especially those from the Huiqi people. The chief Bisu and Li Wei had a close relationship.

Therefore, the lack of military force in Hexi was not needed because of insufficient troops. However, it must be destroyed so that they could not pose a threat to Hedong, so that the main forces in Qinghai could be drawn out.

Such a large-scale military operation requires wealth and the court will not provide it, and you must have money in your hands. The world is bustling with people, and everyone is pursuing profits. Without profit, who will listen to you?

This is a shocking situation. Although there are many imperfections, such as the death of Li Yiyan, and the annihilation of Jiang Sijin, after years of training, Jiang Sijin is also an excellent general. The national generals are invincible, Li Jinxing and Qi Xinming are gradually getting older, and Jiang Sijin's death makes Li Wei very sad. However, Qiu Renjie wants to keep it. I don't remember much history, but I remember a comment that the Wu Zhou regime almost relies on Qiu Renjie to support half of the sky. But in general, there are no major mistakes so far.

After receiving the information, Daozhen dared not neglect it. The whole city was martial law and then the troops were transferred from all over the country.

After encountering some small trouble, he was just the new governor of Shuozhou. All he could mobilize was the army of Shuozhou. The Turkic army went south, and God knew which place they attacked. The officials and generals of other prefectures and counties refused to divide the troops to him.

But there was also a way. The court killed Wen Bo and Fu Nian, especially Ashina Fu Nian. They captured Wen Bo and came to surrender, almost letting the Tang Dynasty soldiers suppress the riot without bloodshed. Although they had made great contributions, they were also killed. Therefore, the Turkic tribes were very dissatisfied. This also led to the decline of Dao Zhen's prestige among the tribes.

Of course, if he rebels against the Tang Dynasty, his reputation is much higher than that of Asunagudulu.

However, there are still some tribes who continue to be loyal to him and gradually dispatched nearly 20,000 troops to be stationed in Shuozhou City. A hungry heart was settled. So this letter came very promptly. If he was one step later, he would not have the time to prepare, and Shuozhou City would be very dangerous. Once the city was broken, Dao Zhen was captured, and Li Wei shot himself in the foot.

Just as the preparation was completed, Ashinagudulu's army marched south in a mighty way, heading straight to Yunshuo under the banner of restoring the Tang Dynasty and eliminating the chaos of martial arts. Daozhen immediately reported the news to Luoyang with a fast horse. There was a time difference, from Shuozhou to Luoyang was not as far as Qinghai, and it took three days and four days to deliver the news. It also required preparations for troops, weapons, supplies, and food. It would take longer to go north after the army was good last year. Fortunately, the weather was good, and the emergence of new and planting methods. As long as the weather appeared in a good year, the food would immediately be surplus.

In fact, if it weren't for the continuous disasters and constant military affairs, the food prices in the Tang Dynasty would be terrible. First, the yield was high, the second was that the rotation farming was no longer carried out as before, and the vacant fields became less. Third, the emergence of new plows allowed many fields with large plates and bowls to be cultivated in the hilly areas. Not only did the arable land increase, but the yield per mu gradually approached three stones per mu.

It will be funny to future generations. Even if you include rotating tillage and green manure plants, you will have a harvest of one and a half seasons a year, and you will have only three stones. But what does it mean in the Tang Dynasty? The output has increased almost 50%! More people are close to food and clothing, and the actual population is also increasing. In more than ten years, the population has increased by at least four million compared to history. But no one can see this, let alone think of it.

Therefore, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian were afraid of Li Wei Shimu. His son had a high status in the hearts of the people. Not only did he benefit the farmers, but he also craftsmen and merchants. But the most important beneficiaries were the entire country and the court. Even Wu Zetian seemed to be benefiting. The war in Jiangnan was in chaos, and he had spare money to exempt Henan and Guanzhong from taxes for one year. The treasury did not feel empty when it was sent this time. Since the Qinghai War, it has only been a few years since it has recovered to such a lot?

At first, the Turkish soldiers did not point to Shuozhou. Mochuo and Ya were divided into two groups. Mochuo followed the Yellow River and rushed straight to Lanzhou, and came again. Yuanzhen led his army to Yunzhou, and also came. These two states were almost almost ruined by the Turks' repeated destruction.

Yunzhou and Lanzhou were intertwined to Daozhen for help.

Daozhen and Zhe were both confused. They could understand that someone sent a letter. Daozhen also had a great influence on the Turkic. Perhaps a Turkic general in his heart sent someone to send information. However, the intelligence said that the main spearhead of the Turkic people was against themselves, so why did they become Yunzhou and Lanzhou on both sides?

Daozhen called Zhe and asked, "Do you want to send troops to rescue him?"

The governors of Yunzhou and Lanzhou were both Han people. Since the Eastern Turks had rioted many times, the court began to be wary of the Turks. If they were not rescued and the villain was at work, it was possible that their uncle and nephew would be killed by the empress dowager who was more violent than men.

Ashinazhe thought for a while and said, "Uncle, please send a scout to inquire.

“Okay.”

The main thing is a problem of ability. If Li Wei is here, he will use the scouts and give back any news. Why bother to discuss and send the scouts before discussing it?

The scout inquired and quickly came back to report that something was wrong. There were only 50,000 or 60,000 troops from the east and west routes, and there was a large army in the middle route, with more than 100,000 troops coming to Shuozhou.

This was also caused by the Tang Dynasty's policies.

The Turks were miserable after several attacks, but the later policies were too generous. Not only did they vacate Yunshuo and other places in Hetao, but they also rush to save Turks. In the years of disaster, the country also took the initiative to take out food to provide disaster relief. Therefore, decades later, the population of Turks rapidly expanded, and the increase of people far exceeded that of the Central Plains. Therefore, these riots reached an army of 300,000 to 400,000 at most. You know, even in the Tang Dynasty, how difficult it would be to draw 300,000 troops?

Therefore, between countries, benevolence and righteousness should not be taken seriously. If you take it seriously, you will be stupid. Benevolence and righteousness can be used as a person, such as Li Wei's work in the Western Regions. Compared with his qualifications, he may not be as good as many people in history, but his pragmatic style is far superior to many talents.

Ashi was really shocked and quickly sent someone to send a letter to the governor of Yunzhou, Qin Zhongxian and the governor of Lanzhou, Li Shuzhan. I have no way to divide the troops to you. The central army with more than 100,000 Gudulu is coming soon. If possible, you should divide the troops to me.

Qin Zhongxian and Li Shuzhan had no choice but to ask for help from his state.

This time, the governor of Shengzhou Wang Liben and the governor of Xiazhou Li Chongyi rescued him in time, but they did not dare to have all the soldiers. Fengzhou was already decayed, and Shengzhou was the first to be the brunt. What if the Turks sent troops to descend from Fengzhou? Not only that, Fengzhou was Shi Dana's troops, and their troops were all Turkic cavalry. After they were incorporated into the Eastern Turks, they further increased Gudulu's strength. Moreover, these soldiers were very familiar with the north and south terrain of Hetao, Fengzhou Shengzhou. They poured a lot of bitter water and sent only a small number of reinforcements.

Li Shuzha had to ask for troops from Weizhou, Yizhou and Youzhou. The situation was the same, and there were many roads on the east road, which allowed the Turks to move south smoothly. The governors of each state were also afraid and sent reinforcements, but the number was very small.

Mochu's troops were at the city of Lanzhou. The troops stationed in Lanzhou and more than 1,000 reinforcements sent by Xia Sheng and the two states were full of no more than 7,000 people. Qin Zhongxian was afraid and wanted to abandon the city and escape. At this time, a famous general finally came into people's sight again.

In history, Yang Xuanji, a general of Lanzhou, fought with Xiren Xincheng, defeated Zhao Wanrong and captured Sun Wanrong's number one confidant He Axiao alive. This resulted in Zhao Wanrong's no way to escape and was killed by his subordinates. Unfortunately, the credit was stolen by Wu Chengsi and Wu Youyi.

He grabbed Qin Zhongxian and said, "Issue, no. Since more than 100,000 Turkic central troops heading straight to Shuozhou, Lanzhou will not be the main target of the Turks. Besides, Gods are already sending troops. As long as we hold on for less than a month, reinforcements from the court will arrive. Once we withdraw, Bingzhou will be in danger in the rear. If there is something wrong in Bingzhou, you and I will not be able to protect your head. The Turks will let the last future deal with it."

He did not dare to go out of the city to fight, and defended the city, and the opponent he met was even more powerful. At this time, the Turks invaded Lanzhou the year before yesterday, and Yang Xuanji defeated them, either defeating them or fighting them away. In short, they had the upper hand and had a little fame. However, they were young and had low official positions, so they did not pay attention to Mochuo. If they had not invaded the Western Turks, people would not have known this name.

Two generals led their troops to fight on the city and below.

In terms of talent, Mochu has the upper hand, and his troops have the upper hand. However, as Yang Xuanji said, Mochu's intention is not to Lanzhou City. Seeing that Lanzhou City could not be taken down for a while, the troops turned and went straight to the rear of Shuozhou, and took the real back road.

On the other side, there is no luck in Youzhou.

Under the crazy attack of Ashide Yuanzhen, Yunzhou City was shaking. When Li Shuzhang saw that the situation was not good, he quietly opened the southern city gate on the fourth night of the Turkic attack and led his troops to flee south. Yunzhou City was lost again.

Ashide Yuanzhen also led his troops to the west along the Sanggan River and seized the back road of Shuozhou City.
Chapter completed!