Chapter 1003 You’ve come, don’t leave
A large team came from the northwest of Hehui City, with a total of no less than ten thousand people. In the valley behind them, there were also many vehicles, cattle, horses, sheep and other livestock.
After seeing Hehuicheng, hundreds of forward riders stopped at a distance.
After a while, more than a thousand more people rode forward. The leader was named Bald Tuijin. He was a big man with a round waist and a fleshy face. After riding the horse in a circle, he jumped off the horse.
He first looked at the grass growing well by the river, and then at the newly planted corn this year near the city, and remained silent.
To be honest, the Huangshui River Basin where they grazed before was not much worse than here, but he just didn't think it would work, so he tried his best to go east.
There are actually many people who think the same thing as him.
Even if some pastures in the west are flat and stretch as far as the eye can see, and the grass grows very well, they still want to move east.
First go to Jincheng, then to Guangwu, and then to Wuwei.
This process may have to wait for an opportunity, or it may take decades, but they are happy with it.
After arriving in Wuwei, some people were satisfied and stopped leaving.
Some people are still not satisfied and want to continue walking eastward to Anding, Lueyang, Nan'an, Fufeng and other counties in Guanzhong.
There are actually tribes in the local area, and those tribes also want to go east. For example, Yao Yizhong led tens of thousands of people eastward, running all the way from Nan'an to Fufeng.
And what about Fufeng’s massacre of the Xiongnu? They went to Xinping and Beidi further east.
Going eastward is a trend. Everyone wants to contact more advanced civilizations and live a better life.
This process began in the Later Han Dynasty. One tribe after another gave up their pastureland and moved eastward. Then the territory they abandoned was occupied by a tribe from the west. After a while, this tribe also left and passed on to the next family.
The whole process continues until now. This is an important reason why the number of Hu people in the north is increasing year by year: not only do they reproduce themselves, but they also have fresh blood to supplement them.
The bald man even wants to move eastward.
They are now grazing on both sides of the Huangshui River, and have vassalized many tribes in Xiping County. Their strength is considerable.
Bald Tuijin's dream is to occupy the Hehui City of the Diqiang Dou clan.
He had his chance. At that time, Dou Tao was supported by Zhang Gui and became the prefect of Jincheng. He then continued to encroach on Youjia's power and gradually gained an advantage in the Nishui River Valley.
Bald Tuijin thought that now that Dou Tao was living a good life, he would despise Hehuicheng and would give up this area. But who could have imagined that Dou Tao occupied the Nishui River Valley and became the largest wealthy family in the three counties of Guangwu County. At the same time, after extending his power to Jincheng and Yuzhong, he still did not abandon Hehuicheng, but vigorously managed it and put the core tribe here. One area, grazing and plowing, repeatedly drove away the bald Xianbei that penetrated here.
Thinking of this, Bald Tuijin couldn't help but spit, and said to himself: "Dou Tao is so greedy, he just shuts down the door to live a good life. He deserves to end up like this."
While they were talking, another group of people came from the southwest. The number of people was also very large, filling the entire valley. It was impossible to tell how many people there were.
Bald Hair pushed the weight and sent someone to ask. It turned out that it was someone from the Begging Department who came over.
This is a big tribe.
Before the bald tree function rebellion, the begging tribe was not as good as the bald tribe.
After the Bald Tree Functional Rebellion was put down, the Qifu Tribe had surpassed them.
This department grazes cattle in the western part of Longxi County and Jinxing County. It is widely distributed and relatively loose. It is nominally under the management of Xin Yan, the guardian of the army.
This time to attack the Wuwei Zhang family, the Qifu tribe also received the order, but it took time to gather the manpower, so they set off ten days later.
After seeing these people, Bald Tuijin felt his heart tighten.
As a fellow Xianbei, how could he not know what the Qifu clan was thinking? Jinxing County is relatively poor, with few Han people. The Qifu tribe can either go east to Longxi and then squeeze towards Tianshui, or they can simply go north to Jincheng and lean towards Wuwei.
To put it bluntly, they are competitors.
Now that Dou Tao is dead and his tribe has fled, there is a question of who to hand over to Hehui City.
The bald man pushed his weight and snorted coldly, got on his horse and drove away.
He was going to meet the officials of the Jin Dynasty and had no time to talk to the people of the Begging Department.
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On April 15th, the day after Wen Qiao arrived at Hehuicheng, Jin Zheng came.
As soon as the commander-in-chief of the South Road arrived, it was logical that Wen Qiao should go back, but he couldn't leave yet and had to endure the toothache and continue working.
Kim Jong is in charge of the military war, and he is in charge of the political war, that's all.
However, sometimes he also provides Kim Jong with a little advice.
"The defenders of Qingsai City were waiting and watching. When Xin Xuan was defeated, these thousand people attached themselves to Dong Guang." Wen Qiao pointed to the map on the desk and said: "Xin Yan led his troops northward, but was defeated again, killing and wounding more than a thousand people. . From this point of view, the combat strength of Liangzhou's Lingnan and Lingbei troops is different, Wuwei's troops may be stronger, and Huhan's troops are three points weaker."
After Jin Zheng heard this, he sneered and said: "You don't know how to fight, so don't talk nonsense. There are two armies, I beat you today, and you beat me tomorrow, it's normal. A beats B, B beats C, that's it. I think A is stronger than C, so I think I’ll take it. A big loss. Morale, physical strength, terrain, and even disease and weather can all affect the outcome. If a strong army can definitely defeat a weak army, then why not just compete with others?"
Being scolded so mercilessly by Jin Zheng, Wen Qiao was not angry at all. He only smiled and said: "I didn't join the army, you have the final say." There are two kinds of commanders in the world.
One kind is Wen Qiao, who has been both civil and military since elementary school, and has read classics and military books. Once he becomes the commander-in-chief, he will not start from the bottom, but directly parachute, and then rely on the talents and even strategists he has attracted to control the troops and direct the operations.
The other is to start from a small soldier, which is the so-called "starting in the army", and climb to the top step by step. This is the case for Jin Zheng, Wang Que'er, Hou Feihu, Li Chong, Zhang Shuo and others.
The two commanders are not necessarily stronger or weaker, it mainly depends on the person. But there is one thing. The former is definitely not as familiar with the army as the latter. This is what Kim Zheng said.
Wen Qiao still admires Jin Zheng very much, even though this guy always criticizes him.
Jin Zheng is full of energy and has an arrogant and unruly personality. He is like an unsheathed sword. If he makes a mistake, he will cut himself.
If Jin was Wen Qiao's general, he felt that he would only use this person to a limited extent, and tried every means to guard against him. If it didn't work, he would simply kill him.
But this does not prevent him from admiring this person, so even if Jin Zheng repeatedly makes rude remarks, he will not be really angry.
"Jin Zhun, the military report just came that they have defeated General Yanglie Song Ji and captured and killed more than 3,000 people." Seeing that Wen Qiao did not argue with him, Jin Zheng felt that it was not interesting, so he talked about business: " He has made a lot of money along the way. I am worried that he will get ahead of Wuwei.”
"How many people are there in Song Ji? Where do they come from?" Wen Qiao asked keenly about the details.
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"There are soldiers and horses sent by Guzang, and there are also people from Xianbei." After Jin Zheng finished speaking, the general handed the report to Wen Qiao.
Wen Qiao looked at it carefully and said: "He should have collected them along the way. In the past, Zhang Gui defeated Xianbei. This was a battle to establish his power. More than 100,000 people were killed in Xianbei. Most of these Xianbei people were bald trees with the ability to kill people. Descendants, there may also be some tribes that attached to the Qifu clan many years ago but did not follow them to move south to Longxi and Jinxing.”
"Who cares who they are from." Jin Zheng sneered and said: "I have also seen the Qifu and Tufa people, and their equipment is not as good as that of Yao Yi Zhongbu, let alone the Xiongnu and Jie people. There are not many of this generation. Loyalty, after suffering a defeat, I am afraid that many people will fall."
After hearing this, Wen Qiao thought for a while and said: "Jin Zhun's victory is beneficial to the overall situation. His troops marched along the northern foot of Qilian, surrendering tribes and Wubao along the way, and soon they could reach Cangsong. , Hongchi, Dong Guang will not be able to stay for a long time."
Kim Jong did not retort.
Although Wuwei County is large, there are basically no counties or villages from Guzang eastward to the Yellow River. It is dominated by nomadic tribes, namely the pastures of Lushuihu, Xianbei and other unknown miscellaneous tribes.
At the northern foot of the Qilian Mountains, there are some agricultural reclamation areas, mainly in the form of Wubao and manor, because of the melted mountain water and some seasonal rivers.
After Jin Zhun's troops crossed the river, they marched along the northern foot of the Qilian Mountains.
Theoretically, they can directly intercept the enemy's retreat in Hongchiling, it depends on whether Jin Zhun is willing.
"Jin Zhun came so quickly, but Wang Que'er's troops are still missing. I don't think he will be able to do anything in this battle." Jin Zheng suddenly sighed with emotion.
When Wang Que'er became the Protector of the Shan Yu, how many people did he arouse the envy of? But in Pingcheng, it is difficult to display your skills. Now it seems that you will be at a loss unless Master Shao makes other arrangements.
"Your Majesty, please stay here." Jin Zheng said again: "Your Majesty intends to set up a military town in Hehui, and this place will not be handed over. You can gather more of Dou Tao's remaining troops and prevent them from being obtained by others. I -"
After saying that, he looked at the map and said: "Now we are heading north."
"Don't worry, General, I'll cover the way back." Wen Qiao cupped his hands and said.
Jin Zheng nodded and said no more.
On April 18, Jin Zheng went all the way north and arrived outside Qingsai City.
After Xin Yan and Xin Xuan's father and son lost two battles in a row, they realized their shame and became brave. They defeated Dong Guang in a field battle, besieged and cleared the fortress, and defeated it in two days.
The two sides faced off again along the Hongchi Ridge - this actually confirmed Kim Zheng's previous statement from the side: victory or defeat was determined, but it was not set in stone.
Jin Zheng asked someone to have a rough understanding of the battle situation, and learned that a young general named Huan Wen under Wen Qiao also participated in the war, and he "mixed" with the army and made a contribution to peace.
However, its department has rapidly expanded to more than a thousand Buqi.
Jin Zheng vaguely remembered that Wen Qiao once sent five hundred cavalry to serve as soldiers of Longxi County and served as the vanguard.
In the first battle at Hehui, Huan Wen's formation killed Dou Tao, which was a good performance, but his troops must have suffered losses.
This time, there were more than a thousand cavalry. Apparently he had not been idle along the way and had recruited surrenders and rebels.
This guy is quite interesting.
If he were a pure warrior who only knew how to fight and kill, then he would not do such a thing consciously.
Huan Wen was quite savvy and instinctively knew how to expand his troops and accumulate strength. If he is lucky, he will definitely be able to move up in the future. After all, he is Yu Liang's man.
"Send the order and send out all the light cavalry." After Jin Zheng arrived, his first order was directed at the various miscreants: "Go around the Hongchi Ridge and go north with more horses, carry seven days of food, and harass Gu Zang."
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The second order was directed at the soldiers of the government: "The Jinwu guards on the left and right will follow me to advance and invite the bandit army to fight. I will urge the Lin guards on the left and the troops on the right of Heijin to advance to Qingsi within two days."
"Since Dong Guang is here, don't go back."
(End of chapter)