I am Da Song

Chapter 284 Soldiers Entering the West Sea
In the first year of Jianye (AD 1130), in the third month of spring, after careful preparations, the Song Army formally dispatched troops from Lanzhou with 13 cavalry, led by Liu Kai, the governor of Longyou, and marched northwest along the Huangshui River. Recover all parts of Longyou one by one.

This marching route is very convenient. Huangshui flows through Xining, Huangzhou and Lanzhou, connecting the three major economic cities of the Song Dynasty together.

13 paces, the march is mighty, the flags and drums face each other far away, stretching for hundreds of miles.

The 13 army is still dominated by infantry, and many of them are soldiers who participated in the Jingzhaofu military exercise. They are well-armored and well-trained.

In the face of such a huge army, the tribes in the Hehuang area decisively chose to submit, and did not have any disputes with the army.

Liu Kai successfully regained strategic points such as Tongchuan Fort, Tonghuangzhai, and Suiyuan Pass along the road.

These military bases are all along the Huangshui River, and controlling these pearl-like villages and forts means that the Song army has initially restored order in Huangzhou.

In the Longyou Duhufu, the rule of the Song Dynasty was originally radiated to the surrounding area based on strategic points, which was slightly different from the vertical and comprehensive management in the interior.

The smooth recovery of Huangzhou strengthened Liu Kai's confidence. After leaving 2 people to guard the Huangshui Liang Road, he continued to lead an army of 11 to the west and marched into Xining Prefecture.

Xining, this is the Pearl City of the Song Dynasty on the plateau.

Here is not only fertile water and grass, but also a prosperous economy.

In addition to Qingtang City, the capital of Xining Prefecture, there are also a large number of prosperous cities standing on the plateau, such as An'er City, Ningxi City, Xuanwei City, Suibian Village, and Qingping Village.

With this prosperous city's tax revenue, as well as the vast grassland pastures and endless wheat fields, it can maintain the expenditure and logistics of at least [-] troops.

And more importantly, next to Xining is the world-famous West Sea. There are five lucrative salt lakes in this area, each of which can "make a daily profit of eight hundred horses."

Whether it's for the West Sea, which is full of myths and legends in Zhuxia's various classics, or for the Salt Lake, which is so profitable that it can provide a large number of war horses for the Song Dynasty.

The Song army must take strong control of this area, and use absolute military power to settle all jumpers in Xining.

However, the competition in Xining Prefecture was not as smooth as Huangzhou. After entering Xining Prefecture, Baosai Village and Longzhi City refused to accept the Song army to enter the city.

In the eyes of Song Jun, this is simply treason.Song Jun was in his Longyou Duhufu territory, but he couldn't enter the city belonging to Song Dynasty?
Behind Liu Kai was the majestic gaze of the entire Song court. He did not dare to neglect the war and went to negotiate slowly.So he decisively ordered the siege.

The Song army fought fiercely for two days, and successively captured the two eastern fortresses of Xining Prefecture.

But as soon as the war started, it showed the fact of rebellion here. The Song army must figure out which force is resisting the Song army's rule of Xining.

At this time, the importance of Zhao Huai'en is highlighted.

He is a descendant of Jisiluo, and he has unparalleled prestige in the Hehuang area, especially in Xining Prefecture.

As soon as he appeared to call, thousands of tribesmen joined him immediately. In ten months, near Baosai village, there were thousands of Tubo followers and tens of thousands of cattle and horses.

In the camp of the Song Army, Liu Kai seriously drafted the letter to the officials.

Since the Song army stationed in the east of Xining Prefecture, batches of Tubo tribes came to join them, and the nomadic camps were stationed outside the city.

These tribes belonged not only because they hated the continuous wars on the plateau, but also because they were profitable.

This benefit is naturally to trade with Da Song.

In fact, quite a few people in the Hehuang area welcomed the rule of the Song Dynasty very much.

During the reign of the Song Dynasty, "Hanzhong bought tea, Xihe sold horses" became a well-known trade method in the entire Longyou area.

The Tubo people used war horses, cattle and sheep to trade tea, pottery, silk fabrics and their own living utensils in the Song Dynasty.There are huge benefits for both parties.

So when the Song army re-occupied the Baosai Village area, the trade here was very prosperous.

The Song army alone traded more than 4000 horses and tens of thousands of pack horses and mules with these nearby tribes.

During this period of time, the caravans of the Song Dynasty who came from the mainland traded tens of thousands of cattle and horses at least in Huangzhou and Xining.

Liu Qi had to report this good news to the imperial court in detail and richly.

After all, it is one thing to fight well on the front line, but it is another thing to let the officials know the exciting news.

If it cannot attract the attention of the officials, no matter how exciting the front line is, it will have no status.

Liu Kai, who was born in an official family son, is best at this.

Reporting victories to the rear every day, and often displaying gains and military exploits, the court ministers are happy to maintain the war.Otherwise, there is no guarantee that there will be no guarantee. The fierce battle is raging ahead, and the scholar bureaucrats will come over with a piece of paper. The war in the Southwest will consume a lot of money, so the court decided to completely end all wars in the Southwest and return to the court!

Liu Kai was concentrating on his brows, Zhao Huai'en entered the room under the guidance of his personal guards, and said excitedly: "Jie Shuai, there is great news. The leader of the various tribes in Henan (south of Huangshui) Biansi Bojie led his troops to come. Submit."

Even Liu Kai had heard of the name of Biansi Bojie, and it was called by the entire Song Dynasty and Tubo: "It is the reputation of the first family of Xibo near the upper chieftain".

So Liu Kai immediately put down his pen and ink, stood up excitedly, and said, "Where is the man?"

Zhao Huaien said quickly, "Just wait in the main hall."

Liu Kai immediately said: "Take me to see him. You have contributed a lot to being able to contact this Tubo chief. This commander will definitely submit a detailed report to the officials and ask for credit for you."

Zhao Huaien hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "This is all thanks to the great grace of the Song Dynasty. His father, Su Jianan, was ordered to appease all the tribes, and the side servant Bo formed a lineage of the Great Song Tianen."

Liu Qi knew that this was Zhao Huai'en's humble words, but in fact, Bian Sibo Jiezu and Da Song could not be called very harmonious.His ancestor was a well-known Tubo general, and Qing Yi tied the ghost seal, and has been helping Zhao Huaien's ancestors resist the Song Dynasty.

It was only in the end that Qing Yijie Guizhang was captured by the Song army, so he had to surrender to the Song Dynasty.

Now Sibo is willing to help Song Dynasty not only because of the country's grace, but also because of Zhao Huaien's reputation and family history.

Walking into the main hall, Liu Kai saw a big Tubo man standing like a bear in front of the couplets on the wall.

Hehuang has fertile water and soil, and the Tibetan economy has been prosperous for decades, making the men on the plateau tall and mighty, not weaker than the heroes in Tokyo.

With this figure, even in the Song army, he was one of the few fierce men.

With the help of such a strong general, Liu Kai's confidence doubled, and he felt that the big thing was certain. He smiled and said, "I need the help of the side servants and chieftains, and I have won tens of thousands of elite soldiers."

Bian Sibo turned around, and said in a strong voice: "It's not just that simple, I also brought [-] cavalry for Wang Shi to help Wang Shi wipe out Qiao's."

(End of this chapter)