Chapter 777 The Golden Account
Shao Xun was very troubled by the rain.
On the one hand, it can greatly offset the opponent's cavalry advantage. On the other hand, the summer wheat has not been completely harvested yet. Even after it is harvested, it still needs to be dried, which will have an impact on this year's grain production.
In addition, he has psychological shadow.
It rained heavily the year before last, and there were "storms" last year. Even if this year is not as good as last year, there may still be heavy rain.
God owed Bingzhou countless rains before, but now he has paid it back to you in a short period of time. Are you touched or not?
When the army led by Shao Xun arrived in Jinyang, Liu Runzhong had arrived with three thousand cavalry from Shangdang for many days and fought with the Xianbei people several times.
Well, the results of the battle were average, and our own side's casualties were even greater than those of the other side. In the end, they had to rely on the city to fight, and mainly focused on protecting grain roads.
But there are effects.
After seeing reinforcements from Shangdang Jieqi arriving, the Xianbei people no longer dared to graze livestock unscrupulously near the Fen River.
They collected the last remaining grain from the fields, cut the best and lushest grass along the river banks, and then withdrew more than 100,000 fat and strong livestock to the north. Yangqu three counties.
Shao Xun divided the army into three parts.
Three thousand troops of the Huangtou Army were stationed at Yangchangcang, which is located dozens of miles northwest of Jinyang. They prevented the Xianbei people from advancing westward. At the same time, two thousand troops of the Huangtou Army stationed in Loufan were transferred to the east. OK, camp in the valley below the Yangchangcang.
A yellow-headed army of 2,000 men garrisoned the Blue Valley to the west of Jinyang. This was to prevent the Xianbei people from sneaking in and bypassing the rear of Jinyang. It also meant to scare the Zahu tribe in the mountains, because the Blue Valley was the gateway to and from the area. A gap in the hilly pasture west of Jinyang.
The light cavalry from various tribes who came with the army crossed the Fen River and stationed on the east bank.
The main force, more than 10,000 people on foot and cavalry, marched into Jinyang City.
Speaking of which, the two sides are actually not close to each other...
"How much food and grass is left in the city?" Shao Xun asked as soon as he entered the city.
Shao Guang, the prefect of Taiyuan, the deputy governor of Wan Shengjun, and the general foreign soldiers Liu Ling stood around. Shao Guang was the first to speak: "It is almost gone, and there are still 20,000 dendrobium of grain and beans left."
< br>This small amount of food is enough to feed the thousands of defenders in Jinyang for two months.
As for the common people, there were not many in the city, and their food reserves were not even as abundant as those of the army.
If we were to be besieged for several months, these people and their family's food reserves would all be in trouble.
“Kelan suffered a great deal.” Shao Xun was silent for a moment and said: “Most of the summer wheat in the fields was lost, and a lot of cattle and sheep were plundered. Raising food and grass is the most difficult, and today it is quick and easy. The war will not be sustained for a long time. "
This time I went north for inspection, and I only carried more than two months of food and grass, which consumed more than half of the stored food.
When he was suppressing the tribes in the border areas, he collected 30,000 miscellaneous animals. Later, he asked Liu to kill some of the animals. Now there is still some preserved meat, but it cannot last long, at most a month or two.
It may be that summer wheat has been harvested in Henan and Hebei, but it will take time to transport it to the front line. It will be mid-July at the earliest, and it may not be until the end of July or early August. Furthermore, last year there was a flood in Hebei, which resulted in a huge deficit. This year we should not squeeze too much - even if we did, we would have to wait until September, when the grains are harvested.
Shao Xun is almost trying to take advantage of the enemy's cattle and sheep.
“It’s raining this time, which has both advantages and disadvantages.” Shao Xun looked at the continuous drizzle outside again, his expression uncertain.
There were many staff members holding umbrellas and wearing raincoats walking around in the yard, unloading various office supplies and daily necessities with the assistance of the soldiers.
The military counselor Zhang Bin, the chief secretary Yuan Neng, the secretary-general Yang Yu, the military officer Pei Zhan, the military governor Mi Zhi, the lieutenant Wei Fu, etc., as well as other ministers and envoys, totaling hundreds of people, They all lived in the prefect's mansion - Shao Guang moved to his own house in Jinyang to work.
"How are the wealthy families in Jinyang?" Huang Zheng, the military governor, came in and served tea and snacks to everyone. Shao Xun asked them to sit down together.
"There are two unfortunate families." Shao Guang said: "The Guo family in Yangqu was unprepared and was forced by Xianbei. Only dozens of their descendants rushed out and went to Guo Jing in Wu County."
"What are you not prepared for? It's just that you don't want to give up the food in the fields." Liu Ling curled his lips and said, "I have heard the news about the Xianbei cavalry crossing the stone ridge, and I was lucky enough to send all the villagers. He went out to harvest wheat, but the Xianbei people rushed in, and the manor was gone. Thousands of men and women were taken prisoner, and they were taken away to someone unknown."
"Oh? But in Guorong Township? Shao Xun asked.
"Exactly." Shao Guang sighed: "Yangqu is too far to the north, and the Guo family has a lot of money, so it's hard to give up, so it's like this."
"Which other family is there?"
"The Liu family in Taiyuan was exterminated." Shao Guang said: "The Liu family is young and lonely, but they are not as corrupt as the Sun family and the Linghu family. They were hesitant and defeated by Xianbei."
Linghu was killed in pieces by Liu Kun, and now there are only two or three big cats and kittens left.
The Sun family was severely injured by Liu Yao, and it was also miserable. Recently, she got married with the Liu family of Shangdang, which gave her a little relief.
"What happened to the Sun family and the Linghu family?" Shao Xun asked again.
"They all hid in Jinyang." Shao Guang replied: "I will recruit his child servants into the army to help defend the city, and then return them after the incident."
Shao Guang is also quite difficult to be a prefect. Yes, the core reason is that there are no people in Taiyuan, not even the wealthy families have many people, and they are extremely poor. It is very difficult to send donations to the big families to form county soldiers.
"Taiyuan is not going to work like this." Shao Xun frowned and said: "If it is desolate and uninhabited, how can we make an expedition to the north in the future? The cost of transporting grain and grass from Henan and recruiting slaves is really too high."
"Your Majesty, if we drive back Xianbei, we may relocate the people and reclaim the wasteland." Shao Guang suggested: "The land in Taiyuan and Xingxing counties is not bad. Shi Le farmed in Xingxing more than ten years ago, and the harvest is good. If By moving the people to Shijun, we can make great progress."
"This matter will be discussed later." Shao Xun waved his hand and said, "The war is urgent right now, let's expel the Xianbei people from Taiyuan first."< br>
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Xixing Mountain is also called Juzhu Mountain, Yanmen Mountain and Xingling Mountain.
There are many large and small tunnels on the mountain, each with its own fortress. Together they form the defense system of Yanmen Pass (Juzhu Fortress).
To be honest, Yanmen Pass is not as easy to defend as the Taihang Highway. It’s not that the mountain is not dangerous enough, but that there are more than ten tunnels, which is staggering.
Some tunnels can be driven by cars, so a gate city was built here. Some people can't walk on a horse-drawn carriage and can only pass people by, so build an earthen city with a lower cost.
There are other tunnels that are not much bigger than the beast tunnel and the woodcutter tunnel. It is a bit difficult to pass people, so we will not guard them and only send people to monitor them. Or find a place with a water source and a slightly more spacious terrain in the middle of the road, build a simple fort, and send a few people to guard it.
Yanmen Pass is not just a city pass, but the collective name for an entire defense system.
After the Xianbei people took over Yanmen, they focused on the big ones and let go of the small ones, and managed the two widest roads.
One is called "Yanmen Pass" and the other is called "Xixing Pass". The two cities are not far apart and are parallel to each other from east to west.
As for other mountain tunnels, ignore them.
Anyway, there are tribes that depend on them for grazing in the mountains. When there is an emergency, they can recruit people and cut down the trees and set up fences.
It doesn’t even matter if someone sneaks over.
Who are we? Rotary head!
Isn’t it just a matter of using Xianbei cavalry to crush the enemies who sneak into Xingbei on the plain?
This kind of thinking, this kind of thinking, this kind of extreme confidence in the combat effectiveness of cavalry is cultivated in long-term actual combat.
There are infantrymen everywhere who were crushed by the cavalry. I don’t think it’s enough to be modest.
This is not only true of Tuoba Xianbei, but other Xianbei are also very different, because their combat effectiveness is so strong that they will not reflect until the Central Plains infantry develops and is taught how to behave several times.
Twenty miles south of Yanmenxing, there is the ancient city of Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, where Emperor Gaozu imprisoned Lou Jing, and the Xianbei Golden Tent was set up there.
To the north of Yanmenxing lies the ancient city of Yin Guan, also known as Xiaguan City.
Xixing Mountain itself is also the watershed of the Hutuo and Sangqian Rivers. The south of the pass is the Hutuo River and the Xinzhou Basin, and the north of the pass is the (lěi) water (the upper reaches of the Sangqian River) and the Datong Basin. The former is Han Dynasty , the latter is a mixture of Hu and Han.
It is located on both sides of Xixing Mountain and is very important to Tuoba Xianbei because it is their base for their southern invasion of the Central Plains.
Tuoba Yulu hasn't come here to take a good look at it. There is a reason why the golden account is set up here this time.
However, the atmosphere in the tent was a bit solemn today.
The raindrops are dripping, as if you can't stop urinating, which makes people extremely irritated.
The serving shepherds, maids, and guards were very cautious and did not dare to make too much noise when doing things, so as not to encounter misfortune.
"He Na rushed too deep and was cut off by others. I'm afraid it will be difficult to rescue."
"I told you not to fight. Just patrol. Why go south? ? "
"Yes. Speaking of which, our relationship with the Central Plains is not bad, right? We have helped defend Jinyang many times and defeated the Xiongnu. If we send envoys to communicate with each other, we may not be able to be good to our neighbors. "
" Ridiculous! The unification of Guandong is already a formidable enemy. If you don't look for him, he will look for you. "
"Did Cao Mengde come to you? After leaving the border residents and giving up a lot of land, isn't Shao Xun another Cao Mengde? "
There was a lot of noise in the golden tent that could accommodate hundreds of people.
People from the old and new factions were at odds with each other, and they had different opinions, and almost turned the golden tent upside down.
The internal tear was really fatal to Tuoba Dai.
"Silence." Tuoba Yulu's voice came from the tent, and he was heard to say: "Send an envoy to Jinyang in advance and say that Gusuo wants Xinxing County. If Shao Xun is willing, you can give up. Soldier.”
He did not mention Tuoba Hena, which soon aroused the dissatisfaction of others: "Your Majesty, Shao Xun has never suffered a big loss, and he is very ambitious. He may not be willing to cede the five new counties. If he captures Hena, behead him and swear to him, We are heading north in a big way, but now it's raining heavily, the horses can't run, and the bow strings are weak. How can we fight?"
"Send He Na back and let's stop fighting."
"This is it. You shouldn’t go south.”
These were obviously words spoken by people from the new party, and they also made the old party furious.
"Bah!" Someone scolded directly: "We already have Xinxing in our hands, why return it?"
"Those Wubao commanders and manor owners who sent grain and grass to the army are like that Leave it to Shao Thief? If Shao Thief kills them all, who will dare to vote for the king in the future? "Forget it, I want to see how good they are." >
The noise never ends.
You can’t hope to change their minds. Perhaps the only way is to destroy them physically.
If you can’t solve the problem, then solve the person with the problem.
There is no need to kill them all, just kill some of the leaders, and the rest will not cause much waste.
The new faction and the old faction came to power alternately, which is already a scene in Tuoba Dai Kingdom.
"Send the order and stick to Shiling Pass." Tuoba Yulu's voice sounded again: "Tomorrow we will break camp and set off south to Yuanping."
Yuanping is the southernmost county of Yanmen County. .
There are mountains in the south of the county. The Hutuo River flows from the south of the valley, and the Xinchuan River flows from west to east. The two mountains are sandwiched together and are extremely dangerous. It is commonly known as "Xinkou" - Geography of Cao Wei in "The Land of Wei" It is said that "the emperor of the Han Dynasty came out of the siege of the city and returned to this place, but the six armies were in panic" (same as "Xin"), so it got its name.
Yanmen and Xinxing counties are bounded by this, a good place.
(End of this chapter)