Da Wei Chun

Chapter 656
Like this, Rouran was unable to attack the back road of Xihai, and was unwilling to detour for thousands of miles. Whenever she sent troops, she would probably lay out her chariots and horses and attack Juyan Lake by force.

If it's just Rouran, Li Chengzhi is naturally not afraid.To be honest, in front of firearms, the half-civilized Hu cavalry is much easier to deal with than the Han infantry.

However, the lion fights the rabbit with all his strength, not to mention that Yuan Wei has already regarded Li Chengzhi as a serious problem.What he worried about was that if the imperial court did not do anything, it would most likely join forces with Tuyuhun.

At that time, the three countries will jointly send troops. In any case, there should be 50 to [-] troops. Even if all the people are soldiers, Li Chengzhi can gather at most [-] troops.The so-called ants kill elephants, if these three armies are really united in one place, they will have firearms to rely on, and Xi Hai will inevitably end up defeated.

But it is not impossible to break the situation.

The so-called strike first is the strongest, and the second strike will suffer. The two armies are facing each other, and they will do everything they can. Why do they have to wait for others to fight back before they can fight back?
Huangfu, it's up to you...

Li Chengzhi tapped heavily on the map with his finger, and drew another circle.

In the circle, apart from Linsong in the south of Biaoyin, there is also Shandan Racecourse that has penetrated into Qilian Mountains...

……

Yuan Cheng climbed high and looked far away, only to see the sky high and the clouds vast, boundless.The Qilian Mountains are still covered with snow, really winding like a jade dragon with no end in sight.

It's early summer, just when the green grass is full of green grass.Countless cattle and sheep are grazing in the wilderness, and looking around, they are as small as ants.

Looking at it for a while, Yuan Cheng sighed leisurely: "The blue sky is getting higher and higher, and the jade dragon is winding and enchanting. The boundless greenery is supported by sheep, and a horse flies and sings to drunk the night... If you talk about seven words, Li Chengzhi should be the best in the world, but it's a pity Such talent!"

Li Chengzhi's strength is not limited to this one?
Regardless of other things, if it weren't for Li Chengzhi's victory in Chencang, nearly [-] troops of Tuyuhun and Nanliang were wiped out and captured, which would seriously damage their vitality.How could these two countries not take advantage of the turmoil in the Northland and the Six Towns to sneak in and plot Guanzhong?
It's a pity that the court didn't know who they were, so Li Chengzhi suffered all kinds of injustices, was forced to be helpless, and finally rose up.

Li Xian thought to himself, but there was a proper smile on his face: "What Your Highness said is true!"

As soon as he heard it, he knew that Li Xian was complimenting him. Yuan Cheng neither pleased nor disgusted, but just sighed secretly in his heart.

Since Gao Zhao's rebellion, the imperial court was prepared for danger in times of peace, and replaced all the party and friends close to it, including Li Xian, who was then Sizhou Mu.

Li Xian was transferred back to Luoyang and served as the prime minister of Zhongshu and the regular attendant of Sanqi.It sounds like he is a cardinal, with a high position and authority, but in fact it is just an idle job, at most it is a helper for Liu Fang and Cui Guang who are Ren Shangshujian and Ling.

And just like him, there were not a few important ministers who were stripped of their military power either because the Empress Dowager, Yuan Cheng and others were too close to Gao Zhao because of their suspicion, or because the court wanted to take precautions to prevent troubles before they came up.Among them is Li Chong, a veteran of several dynasties, famous and unparalleled for a while.

Since then, these people have become more tactful, and they seldom play alone in all court meetings and hall meetings.Even if the queen mother is right, she listens more and talks less, and echoes what others say.If you are forced to rush, you will kowtow to plead guilty.

At that time, the situation was unclear, loyalty and traitors were difficult to distinguish, Gao Ying and Yuan Cheng were also happy that these people pretended to be deaf and dumb.

When Gao Zhao was attached, it was found out that Li Chong, Li Xian, Wang Xian and other former members of the Gao Zhao Party were not attached, so the imperial court naturally had to reactivate it.But the strange thing is that there have been many incidents of refusal and rejection.

Just like Li Chong, the imperial court originally wanted to relocate him as the General Who Conquered the South, and take charge of Lianghuai.However, Li Chong said that he had lived in the south for a long time and had suffered from arthralgia (rheumatoid) for a long time, and he was no longer able to walk.And now that he is over sixty years old, he is too old to lead the army.

And Wang Xian even begged to become an official on the grounds that he was old and ten years older than Li Chong.

Just like Li Xian, now he is in his prime of life, and it is time to worry about the country.He was relocated as Yushi Zhongcheng, but he still evaded in every possible way.

Although they didn't say it clearly, but the blind can also see that because of the previous removal, these people have been disheartened, and they have created rifts with the empress dowager, Bing Yuancheng and other important clan officials.

Asking himself, Yuan Cheng didn't think that he and the Queen Mother had made a mistake.The so-called people's heart is separated from the belly, and there are lessons learned from Yuan Huai, Yu Zhong, Yuan Ji, Yuan Li, etc. It is hard to guarantee that these people did not collude with Gao Zhao secretly, and they are loyal and honest.

But it was even more unexpected that these people complained to the court because of this, and felt sad towards Li Chengzhi: just like Li Chengzhi, the more loyal to the monarch and the country, the more loyal he is, the more he has made great contributions to the society , on the contrary, the more the queen mother and the Yuan family are jealous, so why not hide your strengths and bide your time, and hide the pearls?
At least you don't have to be forced to feign death and flee angrily...

Yuan Cheng is well aware of this, but the Yuan clan still needs to stabilize the country, and use these people, or their clansmen, disciples, disciples, etc. to govern all the people in the world, so it is impossible to kill them all.

So I can only make up for it after it's gone, trying to warm up the hearts of the people who haven't cooled down.

Just like Li Xian, who was unwilling to lead the army, and when Cui Guang fell into the West Sea, when Shang Shucheng was suspended for a long time, the Queen Mother ordered him to take over temporarily, and he was added the post of servant.

He also bestowed on his second son, Mengbu, who started a family and became a scholar (class gift).But now it seems that it has had little effect?
Otherwise, with Li Xianzhi's smoothness, he should at least agree with himself and scold Li Chengzhi a few words, instead of just saying "Your Highness said it is true" and just perfunctory.

My heart is broken...

Yuan Cheng sighed in disappointment, and walked down the hill: "Forget it, it's nothing new to see too much, let's go..."

Obeying the order, his subordinates quickly moved the horse stool and waited for the two to board the car.Li Xian helped the old man's waist, hesitated for a while, and asked his subordinates to bring another blanket.

When boarding the car, he looked at the endless grassland, and Li Xian groaned inwardly: Yuan Cheng is to blame for not going on the right path, and insisting on taking a big detour, which is five or six hundred miles longer?

After thinking about it for a while, he complained about Li Chengzhi again: If Yu Chencang was not defeated by Li Chengzhi in the first battle, Tuyuhun Khan King Fu Lianchou abandoned the old capital Shudun City like a frightened bird, and moved his troops westward to Fuluochuan, nearly two thousand miles away. , has now arrived.

That's all right, if you follow the Dahe (Yellow River) after entering Fanghan to Mohechuan (Tuyuhun City) first, and then to Fuluochuan, it will be a thousand miles away.It was Yuan Cheng's whim, saying that he wanted to follow the border of Tuyuhun to covet the military situation in Hexi, so the mission could only travel along the southern foot of Qilian Mountain, which would take an extra five or six hundred miles.

But now, it will travel to the middle of the Qilian Mountains, less than a hundred miles to the south is the Salt Lake (Qinghai Lake).Three hundred miles to the northeast is Wuwei County, with only Qilian Mountain in the middle.If you go north, less than four hundred miles away is Zhangye County.

According to common sense, Yuan Cheng's strategy is also reasonable.After all, the battle with Xihai is imminent, so it is not surprising to take the opportunity to find out the real situation of the enemy.

But the mistake was that he underestimated Li Chengzhi's vigilance.

A few days ago, just after entering Tuyuhun, Yuan Cheng sent scouts over Qilian Mountain to spy, and even went as far as Wuwei City at one point, and it went smoothly.

Since yesterday, some scouts have lost contact, and as of this morning, less than half of the hundreds of riders sent out have returned.

After asking, I found out that after passing Wuwei, Qilian Mountains gradually saw riders from the West Sea.The further west you go, the more you encounter.Relying on his armored light horse, he came and went like the wind, and in just two days, Yuan Cheng's guards lost more than [-] people.

Until then, Murong Xiao, the famous king of Tuyuhun (the leader of the Tuyuhun tribe, or the prince of the Khan family), who welcomed the mission, said that since the beginning of spring last year, armored horses have been seen frequently in the mountains.If the Tuyuhun herdsmen did not cross the Qilian Mountains, they would live in peace.But there is Passover, whether it is human or livestock, it is like a stone sinking into the sea.

Shudun town sent armored cavalry to patrol, but they fought two battles and lost both battles. The Hu soldiers lost five or six hundred soldiers.

Later, for some unknown reason, the Khan court suddenly issued a royal decree, saying that all Tuyuhun troops and people were not allowed to cross the border for no reason.

When talking about this period, Yuan Cheng and Li Xiancai realized later: when Emperor Taiwu destroyed Daxia and took over the northern land, the ruler of Daxia, He Lianding (son of Helian Bobo), fled to Tuyuhun, and was later admired by Tuyuhun Great Khan. It was captured and dedicated to Emperor Taiwu.

Empress Taiwu Emperor took over Hexi, and with this in mind, he did not invade Tuyuhun.He even made an alliance with Mu Hui to Qilian Mountain: give Mu Hui the king of Western Qin, and all the south of Qilian Mountain will be the fief of Western Qin, but Qilian Mountain is not included.

However, after that, Emperor Taiwu moved all the households in Hexi to Pingcheng, and Hexi existed in name only, and gradually became a place for horses in Tuyuhun.Later generations of emperors also regarded Hexi as a weak point. As long as Tuyuhun did not send troops to invade or block the Silk Road, they would turn a blind eye and close their eyes and let their tribes nomad in the north of the mountain.

It's ridiculous to say that the imperial court doesn't care, but Li Chengzhi, the rebel, cares about everything, and every inch of land must be investigated?

Yuan Cheng didn't understand why Li Chengzhi was like this, but Li Xian knew him well, so he guessed a little bit.

Li Chengzhi often said that if he is not of my race, his heart must be different.The Hu people are people who have been transformed into savages by nature, and they don't know what benevolence, righteousness and shame are.When you are weak, you are naturally obedient, bowing your head and proclaiming your ministers. When you are an adult, you will show your fangs.

So there is only one way: hit him.

It's really just like what he said, this Tuyuhun is a mother if she has milk, and she has no sense of shame.Two years ago, they were in the same boat as the Yuan and Wei dynasties, but now when they hear that there is an advantage to take advantage of, they eagerly join in.

Aren't you afraid of getting your teeth broken?
Li Xian ridiculed secretly and climbed onto the shaft of the chariot.When he entered the compartment, he accidentally took a look, and saw that Yuan Cheng had changed his mount and had already stepped on the horse's back.

Day and night, after walking for two months, a total of five or six thousand miles, even a body made of iron can be knocked apart.What's more, Yuan Cheng is already fifty-one years old, and his body is no longer in his prime.

But he looked pretty good, presumably because he asked for help, it seemed like a heavy burden had been lifted from his heart, so he felt relaxed.

Jia Qi cleared the way, followed by the convoy. Although Yuan Cheng changed horses, he still went with the convoy.

The speed is neither fast nor slow, and it is slightly faster than infantry marching, roughly a hundred miles or so a day.Just like that, after traveling for dozens of miles, it was almost dusk.

When the motorcade stopped, it happened to be the residence of the Mubu. Li Xian lifted the curtain of the car and looked at the letter banners attached by the armored cavalry who came to welcome them, and recognized them as soldiers from the northern part of Tianzhu (one of the Tuyuhun tribes). .

Tianzhu is one of the most part of Tuyuhun, with more than [-] herdsmen living in the south of the Qilian Mountains, surrounding the Salt Lake.

And because they live in the west, north and south of the salt lake, they are named after this.

But as soon as I got out of the car, there was an extremely strong smell of fishy salt in my nose, and the humidity was so heavy that it was like water mist blowing towards my face.

Li Xian was suspicious, and seeing Yuan Cheng also got off his horse, he hurried over to meet him.

"The smell of salt is so strong, and the humidity is so heavy, isn't it close to the shore of the salt lake?"

Yuan Cheng replied in a deep voice: "Zhonggui is very knowledgeable. This place is indeed on the bank of the Salt Lake. Less than ten miles to the south is the Salt Lake!"

Shouldn't it?

Li Xian squinted his eyes and pointed to the letter banner not far away, "But I remember clearly that this should be the northern Tianzhu clan flag that lives at the southern foot of Qilian and on the banks of the Mole River, and the sweat account should be two hundred miles to the north. Remote right?"

"That was before!"

Yuan Cheng paused for a moment, then gritted his teeth resentfully: "Since Li Chengzhi took the Hexi Racecourse, according to Shizu (Emperor Taiwu)'s rule: everything north of the Mojin River (one of the tributaries of the Yellow River) is the territory of the racecourse. All the herdsmen who crossed the border were regarded as intruders... Afraid of troubles, the northern part of Tianzhu moved two hundred miles to the south in the spring of last year, and settled the Khan tent on the bank of the salt lake..."

Li Xian's eyes widened sharply.

If it is only in the north of the Qilian Mountains, it will be fine. Tuyuhun has a vast territory, and it only grazes in the south of the mountain, and there are too many pastures to divide.

But the Hexi Racecourse is different. It was when the two countries had a good relationship, and Tuyuhun was dedicated to the Yuan Wei Dynasty like a tribute.

At the time of Emperor Taiwu, there were more than a million horses in the Hexi Horse Farm, so the bigger the better.But after Emperor Xiaowen moved the capital to Luoyang, rebuilt the horse farm in Heyang, and moved [-]% of the horses and livestock from Hexi Race Farm to Heyang, even [-]% of the pasture land required by the horse farm was not used.

Although there was no re-negotiation with the Yuan Wei Dynasty, the northern part of Tianzhu was gradually moved northward, and the Khan Court was placed on the north of the Mojin River. The Yuan and Wei courts turned a blind eye, which was equivalent to returning most of the racecourse to Tuyuhun.

Now Xihai has made a comeback and restored the entire racecourse, but Tuyuhun is still patient, which really surprised Li Xian.

Because the Hexi Machang is flat and wide, not only is it not blocked by mountains, but it has already entered the hinterland of Tuyuhun.If Li Chengzhi wants to attack, he can drive straight in regardless of whether he is riding or walking.

When Li Chengzhi joined forces, he was so powerful that even Tuyuhun had to avoid his edge?

Li Xianyin was startled, and asked suspiciously: "How can you allow others to sleep soundly beside the couch? Li Chengzhi is so aggressive, how can Fu Lianchou bear this bad breath?"

"It's only been four years since Li's trilogy fled from Jingzhou to follow Hexi. Even if Li Chengzhi has accumulated a little bit, how can he be so arrogant as to be an enemy everywhere?"

Yuan Cheng sneered and said: "But this dog is cunning and cunning, full of tricks. This move is nothing more than deceiving Lianchou and ignoring it, just pretending to be a tiger!"

Dog pretends to be a tiger?

Yuan Cheng meant that two years ago, Tuyuhun and Nanliang colluded together in an attempt to conspire in Guanzhong, but in the end they failed to steal chickens and lost a handful of rice, and returned in defeat.

After that, Fu Lianchou was even more like a frightened bird, moving his troops westward to the depths of the grassland, fearing that the Yuan, Wei and Qiu dynasties would settle accounts, and raised troops to beg him.

In addition, he lived alone, his eyes and ears were closed, and he didn't know that Hexi had been occupied by rebels, and he was no longer Wei.So Li Chengzhi determined the old environment.Whether it is sending rangers to patrol the Qilian Mountains or sending troops to regain the old horse farm, Fu Lianchou is only regarded as a means by the Yuan and Wei courts to beat him, so he swallowed his anger and restrained the herdsmen in every possible way so that they could not cross the border again...

(End of this chapter)