Chapter 841 Taking the initiative
Pu Gulu’s avoidance of answering was actually an attitude.
In the afternoon of the same day, after hearing that the Uluolan tribe had defected to Tuoba Yihuai and defeated Tuoba Huna, Pu Gulu quickly left the city and surrendered.
At this point, among the ten surnames of Tuoba, Changsun (Baba) and Pubu have come to seek refuge. The latter’s tribe also came down from the mountainous area north of Mayi and temporarily settled in Mayi. Grazing nearby.
The population that can be controlled by Shi Yijian's tent has exceeded one hundred thousand, which is not too small.
But if you look closely at this regime, it is better to say it is Wuhuan than Xianbei, because it accounts for 60% of the more than 100,000 people.
Considering that the next step is to recruit surrender and rebels around Xinping, the proportion of Wuhuan will further increase.
Thinking back then, Ku Xian almost became brothers with Tuoba Liwei, and the status of the Wuhuan people seemed to be improving rapidly. For the Wang family in Guangning, this is a good thing. For Tuoba Shiyiqian, it is a good thing for the time being. In the long run, they will face the problem of integrating Xianbei and Wuhuan. This depends on his ability.
The most important thing is whether others give him a chance.
Wang Queer was very stable in fighting and considered very carefully. After receiving the news of Pugulu's surrender, he immediately ordered all the defenders to move out and line up in the east of the city, and then put the weapons in another direction, and entered the barracks vacated by the Yellow Head Army empty-handed.
Five thousand Huangtou troops marched into Xinping to garrison. In this way, the surrendered troops are equivalent to being imprisoned in the barracks empty-handed, while their families are kept as hostages in the city. After careful screening and interrogation, they will be disbanded and will no longer be part of the army.
At the same time, the work of recruiting surrender and rebels continued, and this matter was mainly carried out by the increasingly large Shiyiqian Group - no one else could do this job.
Wang Queer did not continue to move north.
His first task now is to stabilize the forward base of Xinping and wait for the arrival of grain, military supplies, equipment, cattle and sheep. When fighting deep into enemy territory, or as a mixed team of infantry and cavalry, the rear route is more important than anything else.
After Yu Ze, the supervisor, wrote the victory report and sent it back, he climbed up to the city with great interest and looked at it, almost composing a poem. Nai He has been farming and practicing martial arts with his father in the mountains since he was a child. He relied on his mother to teach him about literature.
Outside the city, there were still large armies marching northward overnight.
Needless to say, it was the hard-working "Liang Xiejun" who went north to investigate the enemy's situation.
The cavalry force Yin Xigang was besieged by the enemy south of Pingcheng and lost a lot of troops. They have gone south to Mayi to rest and recuperate - Mayi is closer to their starting point and can also be used to intimidate them. The local tycoons and ministers who had just surrendered.
"Pingcheng is a hundred miles to the north. How do you plan to attack it?" Yu Ze asked.
Wang Queer looked at the mountains, rivers and valleys, and only said: "Come on with a majestic formation."
This is to assemble the main force of the infantry and cavalry, do not hide or cover up, and push forward all the way.
More than ten years ago, his Shao master did just that, fighting all the way from Yiyang to Luoyang, treating the Huns as if they were nothing.
Now he also has the confidence to repeat Master Shao's feat back then.
"I heard that the Qi family and their son are coming to Pingcheng soon, and the pioneers have even returned and are stationed in Baidengtai." Yu Ze said.
"How did the supervisor know?" Wang Queer asked curiously.
His scouts hadn't sent back the news yet, but Yu Ze knew about it, which made him a little strange.
"I just met a powerful man who ran south from Pingcheng. I can't tell whether he is true or not." Yu Ze finally found his place, feeling secretly happy.
"It's probably true." Wang Que'er said after being silent for a moment.
Nowadays, there is a lot of news, and everyone is in the middle of the situation. Everyone only has a glimpse of it, and the information you get may even be contradictory. At this time, you need to distinguish.
Baideng Terrace is seven miles east of Pingcheng. It is located on a plateau high above the ground and has a wide view.
It appeared in the Later Han Dynasty. The Xianbei people once repaired it. There are dozens of large and small buildings with towers on the terraces. You can climb up and look into the distance, overlooking the surrounding mountains, rivers and valleys.
There is a mountain in Tainan, called "White Mountain", which has long been famous.
Wang Que'er knew that Bai Shanshan was on the mountain, and his originally calm heart gradually became heated.
Perhaps King Liang had the same idea as him?
Liying Baishan Mountain and beating Xianbei to pieces is what a good man should do.
******
It was already the 23rd when Shao Xun arrived at the newly built Tucheng on the south bank of Sanggan River.
The same evening, Zhang Bin placed military reports on the table, carefully analyzing and considering them.
Shao Xun often does this kind of thing, but he feels that he is not as powerful as Wang Huifeng.
She is best at integrating various contradictory and unrelated information, carefully examining it, removing fallacies, and then coming up with the most likely conclusion.
After more than 20 years of training, my business ability can be said to be perfect.
Zhang Bin was accompanied by several assistants, who were also doing the work of collecting and sorting. They did not move him except for going to the toilet all afternoon.
"The Qi family is indeed back." Shao Xun drew his finger on the map.
Based on all the information, the whole picture has been spelled out.
After the Qi family and their son defeated Chen Yougen several times and left the Xi family behind, they returned eastward with tens of thousands of horses from the lord, traveling through the Sangganshui Valley.
After arriving near Pingcheng, they did not rush south to Xinping, but stabilized the hearts and minds of Pingcheng.
Yes, for them, the most important thing now is the human heart.
The Hegu, Wuluolan and other tribes have defected to Tuoba Yihuai's side. The Pu tribe and a large number of Wuhuan people are happy to welcome Tuoba Shiyijian. After the news spreads, it will definitely affect a large number of people. tendency.
Che Kunbu, who had always been hesitant, heard that he had made up his mind and officially joined Tuoba Yihuai. This is a good example.
Looking at the overall situation, Tuoba Hena had just been defeated on the grasslands north of Yinshan Mountain, and Yanmen and Xinping in the south had fallen one after another. The Qi family and their children were faced with the dilemma of being attacked from the north and the south. No matter how unstable they were, If people's hearts are in turmoil, they will really admit defeat.
Shao Xun changed places and felt that they had two paths at this time.
The first is to fight based on Pingcheng, hoping that a miracle will occur and defeat the enemy forces from the north and south in one fell swoop, possibly including Chen Yougen's troops who were pursuing them from the east.
The second is to go east again, return to the eastern region where its influence is profound, abandon Pingcheng, and wait for the opportunity silently.
But they are unwilling to give up after all, so there is nothing to say.
"The king needs to pay attention to Helan Aitou, who is also recruiting surrender and rebels, and has achieved great results." Zhang Bin reminded: "There are ten surnames in Tuoba, one (Hegu), most of them two (Uluo) Lan, Xubu), there are more than ten small tribes. The wings of Qi family and their son have been greatly weakened, and people are in a state of panic. "
Speaking of this, Zhang Bin took out a military report and said: "Chang Sunrui mentioned that a tribal leader had a quarrel with Qi's mother and son, and did not follow them to Pingcheng, but went to Dongmugen Mountain. Those who followed them to Pingcheng may not With one heart, he may just be reluctant to obey his orders. The odds of winning this battle are high, but the king should not take it lightly. It is time to focus on his uncle and nephew Yin Huai." Shao Xun tapped his index finger on the table and thought silently.
After a while, he waved and said: "Ziliang, write down the military order immediately."
Secretary Superintendent Lu Chen picked up the brush and dipped it in ink.
"Let Chen Yougen and Wang Feng select troops and go north to Dongmugen Mountain." Shao Xun said: "It doesn't matter if you can't defeat them, just show up there. At this time when people's hearts are in turmoil, I don't believe they have no ideas. , using strikes to promote surrender is the right way.”
Lu Chen finished writing it quickly, and after the ink was slightly dry, he sent it to Shao Xun's case.
Shao Xun looked at it, nodded and said: "Send it immediately."
Ling Shi responded, took the order, sealed it carefully, put it in a wooden box, and handed it to messenger.
Messaging is a very dangerous job.
Not to mention the wind and rain, the most important thing is that they are extremely valuable and are often intercepted and killed on the road. Even some fort owners and manor owners will capture lone people as slaves, and messengers are one of them. They often go on the road in two or three people, each with multiple horses. They are a walking treasure trove. Once they get it, Get rich.
As for the risks? Bullshit risk! In the wilderness, who knows who did it.
Shao Xun has been trying to rebuild the inn system in order to reduce the risks for the couriers and give them a place to stay on the way so that they will not sleep in the wild.
As for the possibility of leaking the documents carried by the courier, there is currently only a crude solution, which is to make a batch of books with the same format and more words and send them out, and use numbers to correspond to a certain page, a certain column, and a certain word. , but this method is too inefficient and difficult to promote, so it is rarely used.
Zhang Bin looked away from the courier's back and looked at the pile of official letters in front of him.
The things that need to be dealt with in the aftermath of the war are no less than the war itself.
He looked at the words "Shi Yijian" on the official letter, thoughtfully.
******
On the banks of the Sanggan River, Shi Yijian was surrounded by dozens of teenagers.
At the age of five, he still knew very little, but he already vaguely knew that these new "little friends" were all descendants of tribal nobles.
They come to play with him and are also responsible for protecting him.
When he grows up, he will be his "right-hand man" - these are his mother's original words.
Shi Yiqian still couldn't understand the profound meaning of this sentence. He only realized in a vague way that with this group of peers around, he would not suffer a loss even if he fought with others.
It was indeed a good gift from his mother!
In a military tent by the river, Shao Xun opened the curtain and watched the group of children quietly.
Hoo! You practice sheep riding in the morning and wrestling in the afternoon. Do you want to go to heaven?
Could it be that I, the number one warrior of the Great Jin Dynasty, can't beat you wrestling boys?
"I underestimated you." Shao Xun put down the curtain and sat back behind the desk.
Wang, who was getting snacks, shook her hand.
This sentence has become more and more frequent recently, and Wang has a keen sense of danger.
"But I can't let you go." Shao Xun put his hand on Wang's face, gently moved it down to his chest, and said: "I can't let go of these..."
Mrs. Wang let out a soft cry, her cheeks turned red and she was a little frightened at the same time.
"If I capture Pingcheng, what do you think I should do?" Shao Xun's hand moved behind Wang's back, reached into her skirt, and squirmed slowly.
"The king has great talent and strategy, and must have the ambition to devour the universe." Wang did not dare to hide, and said with a slight trembling: "There are many Wuhuan and Xianbei in Xingbei. The customs of this generation are very different, and people are hesitant, so they Like that unruly wild horse, if it suddenly gets on its head, it may cause chaos, so why not...well..."
"In the past half month, your confidence has become stronger and stronger." Shao. Xun smiled.
This is how people are, once they have strength and value, their self-confidence will slowly grow.
Mrs. Wang is no longer the fearful woman she was in the first month of the year.
She did have some merit in this battle, and it was not small. After all, the political battle mainly relied on their mother and son to fight.
Shao Xun carefully observed Wang's expression.
According to common sense, with this credit, this confidence, and this united front value, the Wang family should pursue a higher status and become increasingly intolerable to the current relatively humiliating situation.
But Shao Xun didn't see it from her expression, and he didn't know if it was true or if it was hidden.
"I... I also want to assist the great king in his great cause." Wang lowered her head, revealing the rounded arc skirt and trembling slightly.
Shao Xun withdrew his gaze and his hand, and said after a long time: "Follow me to the north to Pingcheng in three days, and rob people with Tuoba Yihuai."
"Rob people?" Wang Shi raised his head and was about to ask who he was robbing, when he suddenly understood.
"What a smart woman." Shao Xun praised, stood up, and opened the curtain.
Shi Yiqian was watching a wrestling show not far away. When he saw Shao Xun, he did not salute and kept staring at him.
Wang's face turned pale, and he stumbled to his feet, scolding: "Why, why don't you come over and salute? You owe everything to your father for what you are today. From now on, make sure to look carefully at morning and dusk every day, and don't fall behind."
Shi Yiqian had never seen his mother so strict. After being stunned for a while, he walked over and saluted, "Father."
Shao Xun put his hands behind his back and said, "I was Just by gathering young people to build a business, Shi Yiqian gained the essence, not bad."
After that, he walked away with a smile.
Wang sighed softly, and after standing in silence for a moment, she found someone to call Wang Chang over and said, "I want to add an assistant prime minister, Su Zhongyi, how about it?"
"Su Zhongyi?" Wang Chang was stunned.
"I heard it mentioned by the King of Liang before. This man is also Wuhuan, the son of Su Shuyan, the chief Shi of the Liang Kingdom." Wang explained briefly and said: "There are not many of his tribe. , or you can give him some prisoners to benefit his small population, and then invite him to join the court as an official. "This matter is more troublesome, doesn't it seem necessary?" Wang Chang said.
Wang shook her head and insisted: "I can't say why. I just think it would be better to do this proactively. You pick the person, and hurry up."
"Yes." Wang Chang agreed.
Before leaving, his heart felt a little heavy.
(End of this chapter)