Late Tang

Tuyuhun was originally a branch of the Murong tribe of Xianbei in Liaodong.In the beginning, the three characters of Tuyuhun were a person's name, the eldest son of the concubine of Shanyu Shegui of the Murong family in Xianbei, Liaodong. At the beginning of the 700th century, Murong She died, and his direct son, Murong Xin, succeeded him as Shan Yu. He was at odds with Murong Tuyuhun, so Tuyuhun led his troops to move westward to Shanglong, ending in Qihan, and using this as a base, descendants passed on, and invaded Di Qiang became a strong department.

In the era of the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms, the powerful Tuyuhun tribe established the Tuyuhun Kingdom. Its main ruling area is in the northern part of Qinghai Province today.It was called Henan State in the Southern Dynasties; it was called Achailu or Yelu by the neighbors; it was called Tuhun and Tuhun in the late Tang Dynasty.

In the Sui Dynasty, Yang Guang personally conquered Tuyuhun, destroyed the country, and established four counties in Heyuan, Xihai, Shanshan, and Qiemo.

However, at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the Central Plains was in chaos, and Tuyuhun took the opportunity to restore the country.When Tang unified the world, Tuyuhun became a frontier trouble, Tang sent troops to attack, Tuyuhun king was defeated and committed suicide, and Tuyuhun was divided into two parts from east to west.The west fell to Tubo, while the east received the canonization of the Tang Dynasty.With the rise of Tubo, Tuyuhun in the east was finally destroyed by Tubo.Among them, more than a thousand tents defected to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty moved its tribe to Lingzhou and set up Anle Prefecture. Later, Tubo captured Lingzhou and Tuyuhun moved to the Hetao area.From Tiandejun to Weizhou, there are scattered Tuyuhun people who have moved in everywhere.

Tuyuhun and Shatuo people are very similar. They both fell into Tubo, were bullied by Tubo, and were burdened with heavy taxes and military service that never saw the light of day.

During the confrontation between Tang and Tibet, small groups of Tuyuhun people fled from Tibet and went to Tang Dynasty.Among them, during Wenzong's time, a previously unknown small tribe of the Tuyuhun people, the Helian tribe, fled to Fengzhou to request internal vassalage, and was then placed in Datongchuan by the imperial court.

When they voted to the Tang Dynasty, the number of the Helian tribe was only 1 tents, which was less than the 28 people when the Shatuo people returned to the Tang Dynasty, and it was [-] years later than the Shatuo people returned to the Tang Dynasty.Helianduo was the hereditary chief of the Helian tribe at this time. Judging from this surname, his ancestors may be a royal family of the Xia Kingdom who fled to Tuyuhun during the Sixteen Kingdoms period, and they would not be pure Tuyuhun people.Although their bravery is slightly inferior to the Shatuo people, they can be regarded as a powerful force among the Hu mercenaries in the Tang Dynasty.

The previous experiences of the Helian tribe and the Shatuo tribe are so similar, they are both dependent on others, they are both displaced, and they can almost be said to be suffering brothers and sisters.The same feeling gave them the same desire to have a piece of land of their own.It's just that He Lianduo's strength is not as strong as Li Keyong, and he is not as courageous as Li Keyong. If he wants to take the lead in rebelling against Datang, he still dare not think about it, let alone do it.But if you can use the banner of the imperial court to grab your own territory with the cooperation of various officials and troops, then why not do it?

Yu Jian is not only the Jiedu envoy of the newly promoted Tiande Army, but also the elder brother of the current prime minister Yu Cong. The other elder brother and younger brother also serve as the chief official of the border.What's more, even one student, Li Jing, is now a well-known envoy of the Zhendong Army, the Governor of Dengzhou and the Protector of Anton.The Zhendong Army is not only capable of fighting, but also famous and rich in the world.

If Tuyuhun He Lianbu can establish a relationship with Li Jing, that would be the best.

One shot is 3000 taels of gold. Following Yu Yu and Li Jing, he can drink soup when they eat meat.

Moreover, it is actually appropriate for the Tiande Army and the Tugu Army to send troops.One, of course, after Li Guochang's rebellion, the Zhenwu Army was next door to them, and they were the first to bear the brunt.Second, Duan Wenchu, who was killed by Li Keyong, was the former defense envoy of the Tiande Army. After all, he was also the old chief of their Helian Department and the Tiande Army.No matter which point, this troop dispatch will be very smooth.

Seeing Helianduo and Bai Yicheng's statements, Yu Jian was very happy.

"This time, the commander-in-chief will send troops in person. In order to be safe, I will summon 3000 troops from the Tiande Army and 1 troops from your department. A total of 3000 troops will directly attack Li Guochang's lair, Shanyu Dufu. Li Guochang's family members and many generals' families They are all in this city. As long as we take this city, Li Guochang will lose his foundation and have to go back to Hedong. At that time, the Zhenwu Army can recover." After a pause, Yu Juan made another very tempting decision: " As long as the Shanyu Duhu Mansion can be captured in one fell swoop in this battle, and Zhenwu can be regained, then this commander will reward the Helian Department with another [-] taels of gold. In addition, [-]% of the captured proceeds will go to the Helian Department!"

Originally, 3000 taels had already made Helian Duo and his two heart-wrenching, but at this time, 3000 taels came again, and they also received a promise of [-]% of the spoils.There is no hesitation among the three of them, not to mention, among the Hu tribe soldiers attached to the Tang Dynasty, Shatuo, Tuyuhun, Dangxiang, Uighur, Ashina tribe of Turkic, Qibi tribe of Tiele, etc. Of all the ministries, the Shatuo people have always been the strongest among them, and they were quite favored by the Tang Dynasty. This made the Tuyuhun Helian tribe, who was attached later than the Shatuo people and had fewer numbers than the Shatuo people, very envious.

Now there is such an opportunity in front of them, as long as this battle is fought well, the Shatuo people may be lost forever, and they Tuyuhun people may replace them.

Yu Yu left 7000 soldiers and horses to guard the cities of the Tiande Army, including [-] veterans and [-] recruits.He personally led seven thousand German troops to the expedition, including five thousand veterans and two thousand new recruits.Of these [-] troops, [-] infantry and [-] cavalry.

In addition, [-] soldiers and horses from the Helian Department of Tuyuhun were summoned, all of them cavalry.

Yu Jian was the deputy envoy to recruit and the commander of the west camp. He appointed Helianduo as the deputy commander of the west camp, and Bai Yicheng was the vanguard of the camp.

Before the expedition, Helianduo took out all 3000 taels of gold from the Four Seas Bank. With the real gold and silver in hand, Helianduo became more motivated.

Yu Yu led the German army to join the Helian troops in Datongchuan, and then quickly crossed the Huyan Valley.Huyan Valley was originally an important gateway between Xishoujiang City and Zhongaijiang City.But at this time, the 1 guards of the Zhenwu Army who had been closed at this time turned pale when they saw the [-] soldiers and horses coming from Guan Tian.

"There are a thousand soldiers and horses in the pass, and the guard is Li Ting, Li Guochang's confidant general Li Ni's younger brother. This Shatuo man probably won't surrender!" Bai Yicheng told Yu Yu the information he had.

"Let's attack by force. We have 2000 soldiers and horses, ten times that of the defenders. We can take the pass with one charge." Helianduo said impatiently. The government is [-] miles apart.

Between Xishoujiang City and Shanyu Duhufu, Zhongshoujiang City, Huyan Pass, and Niutou Chaona Mountain formed a strong line of defense.In particular, Niutou Chaona Mountain has a dangerous terrain. At its peak, there were [-] beacon shops and many fortresses of various sizes.In comparison, only the Huyan Pass in the middle is better.

However, this one is better, and it is only compared to the fortress group on the mountain in the Zhongshou surrendered city and Niutuzhao.

"There is no rush to use force." Yu Guan stroked his long beard and shook his head: "Not everyone in the Zhenwu Army is willing to rebel, and most of them are just coerced by Li Guochang. The current imperial court is in a state of chaos. The generals of the Zhenwu Army can still see the situation clearly and get back on their feet. This commander will write a letter of persuasion in his own hand and have someone shoot them into the city."

Helian Duo asked with some doubts: "Is this useful?"

Yu Jin laughed softly: "Siege is the bottom line, attacking the heart is the top priority. In war, sometimes you don't have to use swords and soldiers. Sometimes, a letter of paper can win against hundreds of thousands of soldiers."

After finishing speaking, Huihao immediately wrote the persuasion to surrender and handed it to the head of the personal army to shoot into the city.

All the soldiers will ride Shouguang to the pass, causing tension in the pass.I was a little surprised when I saw only one person coming.Yu Shouguang tied the letter to the arrow, and shot the arrow, which hit a flagpole on the juncture.

Seeing the letter on the arrow, some guards quickly took it off and sent it to Guanzhong.

In the guard's mansion inside the pass, Li Ting was discussing with several generals under his command how to face the enemy.All the school captains were worried, Jie Shuai led 1 people south to kill Yuzhou, and went to trouble Tuoba Sigong who claimed to be the governor of Yuzhou.At the beginning of the general's uprising, he wrote dozens of letters and sent them to the Tibetan tribes attached to the Tang Dynasty in Daibei and Hetao.

Tuoba Sigong of Youzhou was the leader of the Dangxiang clan. Taking advantage of the chaos in the late Tang Dynasty, he organized the warriors of the Dangxiang clan into a 3000-strong army.Later, he drove away the governor of Youzhou and claimed to be the governor.Li Guochang thought that since Tuoba Sigong drove away the governor, he was unwilling to continue to be Li Tang's vassal.So he asked him to have an incident together with good words, and also sent a sum of money and food, and sent a woman from the clan to marry.

Unexpectedly, although Tuoba Sigong took the opportunity to accuse Youzhou of being the governor, but Yuzhou is not far from Chang'an, so he has no intention of rebelling.Moreover, Tuoba Sigong is also an unruly person, and he followed Li Tang as his younger brother, that's because Li Tang in Zhongtu is powerful.But what is Shatuo Li's family? Why should he follow Li Guochang?Tuoba Sigong rewarded the soldiers with all the gold and silk sent by Li Guochang, and that Li's daughter also accepted it with a smile, but she did not agree to the matter of joining forces to fight against the Tang Dynasty, and not only did she not agree, she even killed the envoys sent there , Send the head to Chang'an to ask for credit.

This made Li Guochang furious when he learned about it, and regardless of the objections of his subordinates, he led his troops to the south to attack Youzhou and destroy Tuoba Sigong to avenge his revenge.

Before Li Guochang left, he sent [-] soldiers and horses to each of Zhongshoujiangcheng, Huyanguan and Niutou Chaona Mountain.In his opinion, the Tiande Army was the weakest feudal town in the Tang Dynasty, and it would be nice for him not to fight the Tiande Army, since the Tiande Army would not dare to provoke him.

But now, not only did the Tiande Army come, but it also came with 2000 troops.Although Yu Jian, the governor of the Tiande Army, was a literati, Nahe Lianduo and Bai Yicheng had fought side by side with the Shatuo soldiers for the Tang Dynasty many times before. They still knew the bravery of the Helian tribe, and they were not weaker than Sha Tuo people.

The surrender letter given by Yu Jing first clarified the current situation, and then stated a very good condition in the letter. As long as the closed soldiers open the city and surrender, they will forget the past. Ting catches up and offers, and there are many rewards.

The first person to receive this letter was Zhou Xun, the town general of Huyan Pass. He is an old man of the Zhenwu Army. Since Li Ting arrived, although he is still the guard of this pass on the surface, in fact Li Ting has all the power in his hands. Moreover, Li Ting was a rough man, and he blamed and whipped the Guanzhong soldiers, which caused dissatisfaction among the people.Today Li Ting convened the school captains to discuss matters in the mansion, but he, the town general, was asked to patrol outside.

After reading this letter, he only thought about it for a while, and he understood the current situation.Immediately, he calmly summoned a group of confidant soldiers and quietly surrounded Li Ting's house.Then he entered directly with his sword. Li Ting was very angry when he saw Zhou Xun carrying his sword and leading his troops in, and cursed loudly.

However, Zhou Xun had already stepped forward, directly stabbed Li Ting with a sword, and then showed Yu Juan's letter of surrender in front of the captains.

"We were originally soldiers of the Zhenwu Army of the imperial court. Zhu Xie, a man from Shatuo, and his son plotted against him. We were coerced for a while, but our hearts were always towards the imperial court. Now, Commander Yu led the army to come, it is exactly what we are doing anyway. Time. Now that Li Ting from Shatuo is dead, the rest will be fine as long as they do whatever they want!" Zhou Xun shouted.

Only now did the generals react from the shock. Seeing the murderous Zhou Xun, the blood still dripping from his sword, and the guards brought by Zhou Xun, they didn't know what to do right now. choose.So everyone said that anyway, Zhou Xun cut off Li Ting's head and carried it, and rushed to the front of the pass with all the school lieutenants, ordered the switch to welcome Yu Yu's soldiers and horses into the city.

The Huyan Pass was slowly opened, and after a while, all the guards in the city left the city, and the town general Zhou Xun came to the front to present Li Ting's head, claiming to be anyway.Yu Guan kindly stroked him up, and pardoned their crimes on the spot, forgetting the past.

Helianduo sighed at this moment: "Yu Shuai took down Guancheng without bloodshed with just a letter, and he accepted it!"

(To be continued)