Guiyi Fei Tang

Chapter 45 Fight to support war
"The Tibetans' calculations are indeed wrong. After we re-measured, we found that this area alone has more than 300 acres of arable land than what was recorded in the documents."

"In addition, we also looked at the crops in the fields. They are growing very well. It is estimated that we can harvest 5,000 dan of corn in the area north of the city alone!"

On the country road, Zhang Chang, Ma Cheng and others excitedly reported their results to Liu Jilong.

In front of them were fields of millet to the north of Shandan City, mixed with crops such as beans and hemp.

Although the arable land area outside Shandan City is large, Shandan Zhechongfu also has a lot of manpower.

After more than ten days, all the fields that needed to be measured had been measured.

Liu Jilong took the document from Chen Jingchong and looked through it, nodding from time to time.

After a while, he closed the book and looked at the shirtless soldiers and civilians measuring the fields with cloth rulers, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"According to this progress, the measurement should be completed by this time tomorrow. Shandan's cultivated land is estimated to be around 25,600 acres, 700 to 800 acres more than what is recorded in the documents."

"How many acres of arable land do you think we can reclaim if we open up the land?"

Liu Jilong asked Chen Jingchong and others, and Chen Jingchong bowed and said, "I think that at least 300,000 acres of arable land near Shandan City alone can be reclaimed."

"Yes!" Zhang Chang couldn't help but say, "It's just that we don't have so many people, otherwise we could have reclaimed the land."

"There are also other places." Ma Cheng continued.

"There are many places that can be reclaimed on the way from Zhangye to Shandan. Even a million mu of land can be reclaimed. The key is that there are not enough people."

"Yes, there are not enough people..." Li Ji and Geng Ming nodded.

In response, Liu Jilong nodded and said: "There are too few people in Shandan, but there are also few people in the west. Moreover, the situation here is special, so we can't let too many Tibetans in."

"Oh, by the way, General!" Chen Jingchong saw Liu Jilong's voice fall, and quickly pointed to the north and said:

"During the afternoon survey, the Tangqi brothers in the north came back to report that the group of Huihe people crossed Longshou Mountain and headed several miles south towards Shandan."

"At this rate, they should be settling down in the north of the city in two days."

"Yes, these Uighurs are truly hateful!" Zhang Chang's expression was written all over his face as he echoed Chen Jingchong's words.

The Uighurs they were referring to were the Ganzhou Uighurs who were entrenched in the northern part of Ganzhou.

From the time Liu Jilong and his men entered Ganzhou to their later trip to Shandan, they had been dealing with the Ganzhou Uighurs all the way.

When Tubo occupied Ganzhou, they did not dare to be enemies with Tubo. But now that Shazhou has repelled Tubo, they have begun to move southward to invade the grassland.

If they occupy all the pastures, the Shandan herds will only be able to graze south of the city in the future.

"It looks like we have to drive them back to the north of Longshou Mountain."

Liu Jilong narrowed his eyes. He knew the current situation Shandan was facing.

If Shang Bibi and Lun Kongre really set the fire in Shandan, the defenders in Shandan would definitely rush to support Qilian City.

If the Huihe people took advantage of Shandan's emptiness and seized the opportunity to occupy Shandan, all our efforts would be in vain.

Thinking of this, Liu Jilong turned his horse around and said to everyone, "Chen Jingchong, Zhang Chang, the two of you lead more than a hundred riders to drive the group of Huihe people back to Longshou Mountain. I will go find Sima Zhang."

"I obey your command!" Chen Jingchong and Zhang Chang bowed and responded. However, before Liu Jilong left, Chen Jingchong hurriedly asked:
"General, if those Huihe people mobilize their forces, then we..."

"Take action directly, but don't kill anyone, just leave the herd alive!" Liu Jilong gave the standard.

"Understood sir!" Chen Jingchong was greatly encouraged when he heard the standards and quickly agreed.

Liu Jilong did not delay, shook the reins and rushed into the city.

Not long after, he returned to the government office, and as he walked into the hall, he saw Zhang Huairong sitting in the main seat. "Why did you come back so soon?"

Zhang Huairong didn't expect Liu Jilong to come back after only being out for two quarters of an hour. Liu Jilong bowed and said, "Something happened in the north."

"What?" Zhang Huairong put down the tea bowl in his hand. Liu Jilong also told him about what happened in the north.

Hearing this, Zhang Huairong paced back and forth, seeming a little undecided.

He also knew that the Uighurs would pose a threat to Shandan if they crossed Longshou Mountain, but Shazhou was already at odds with Tubo, and if the Uighurs were made into enemies, the situation would be as bad as it could be.

"Let's do what you said first. Also, send the Tangqi to guard Longshou Mountain and don't let them go south again."

"For details, I need to consult Huai Shen and the governor."

Zhang Huairong just felt that there were too many things going on in Shandan, and one thing would often not be resolved before another one arose.

Although he had been prepared for a long time, so many things happening at the same time still made him a little overwhelmed.

At times like this, he couldn't help but sigh that he had Liu Jilong by his side, otherwise these things would be enough to keep him busy and exhausted.

"The Ganzhou Huihe will definitely become a major threat to our Ganzhou in the future. My suggestion is to take action as soon as possible."

Facing the Ganzhou Uighurs, Liu Jilian showed his ruthless side.

He naturally knew what the Ganzhou Uighurs would become in the future. If he could annihilate them while they were weak, it would be equivalent to eliminating a major hidden danger in advance.

Of course, if most of the male Uighurs in Ganzhou could be annihilated, tens of thousands of female relatives could be moved into Ganzhou, which was what Liu Jilian hoped to see.

Women have always been dependent on men. If all the men in Ganzhou were killed, these women would quickly integrate into Ganzhou.

Tens of thousands of women are enough to take care of more than 100,000 acres of farmland...

"I know that, but our army is not strong enough to deal with it now."

Zhang Huairong was very supportive of Liu Jilong's words, but as he said, Shazhou's strength was still too weak.

At present, Shazhou can barely muster two thousand heavy armored soldiers and two thousand light soldiers in chain mail.

It is a bit arrogant to threaten to annihilate the Ganzhou Uighurs who have a hundred thousand soldiers with just this number of people.

Liu Jilong was also aware of this. The reason he told Zhang Huairong about it was that he wanted to see whether Zhang Huairong's attitude towards alien races was the same as his.

If you have the same attitude, many things will be much easier in the future.

Now it seems that Zhang Huairong is indeed a good match for me. At least he has no opinions of his own on many things and has to rely on himself.

Compared with Zhang Huaishen, who has a stronger desire for control, Zhang Huairong is his best shade umbrella.

Therefore, after Zhang Huairong expressed his opinion, Liu Jilong continued to bow and said:

"If Shang Bibi and Lun Kongre really bring the war to Shandan, then we may have to change some of our plans."

"What?" Zhang Huairong looked at him with a frown.

Facing Zhang Huairong's gaze, Liu Jilong slowly uttered a sentence:

"Gather an elite cavalry, go out of Yanzhi Mountain, and head to Liangzhou."

"Fight to support war, one gains while the other loses..."

(End of this chapter)