The Emperor ordered Zhao Tang

Chapter 138: Sweeping the Enemy Order

Thirty miles west of Jincheng is the lush and fertile Longquan River Valley, and further north is the Shahu River. The romantic life is always blown away by the rain and wind, and only the ruins of the military city on the river are left. Ge Shuman untied the braids, squatted by the water to wash and tidy up, and then inserted a wooden hairpin into the crown.

The people of the tribe followed suit.

There are old farmers carrying hoes and shepherds holding cashmere shovels.

More than 1,400 men, women, and children of the Geshu clan were here. The pacification envoy, tax officer, and Xiben appointed by Tubo had been executed, and their bodies were piled under the military city and were being eaten by birds.

"Ming Luo fled west with his remaining troops and clan confidants, and the Heavenly Khan entered Jincheng and issued an order to sweep away the invaders in the six counties." After saying this, Geshuman paused. It was very sad that most of the tribesmen not only forgot Chinese characters, but also could not understand Turkic. When speaking in public, they had to use Tibetan.

If the royal army had not come, in a few decades there might not have been anyone with the surname Geshu in Jincheng.

"Now..." Looking at the tribesmen who were tortured to the point of losing arms and legs, missing eyeballs, and becoming skinny with fear on their faces, Ge Shuman's voice was a little hoarse: "If you have grudges, you can take revenge. If you have grievances, you can complain. The king's army will support you."

"Kill the captives!" several Geshu youths shouted angrily.

But the old, the weak, women and children looked hesitant.

Geshuman could not help but stamp his feet. This is why the Geshu tribe has not dared to rebel or flee eastward like the Shatuo people in recent years. They are afraid of being tortured! They often chop off their arms and hang them up to dry, or they remove their tendons and skin to make various ornaments.

Fortunately, the Tubo army was really killed and corpses were everywhere.

After a little comfort, the tribesmen suppressed their fear; let's wipe out the invaders today!

Under the gray sky, Tibetans were everywhere in a hurry. Children and women were carrying their belongings, and young men were sitting in the carts. Men kept cursing and kicking away their burdensome wives, daughters, parents, and babies, creating dust and crying all the way like frightened birds.

Jewelry, silks and other valuables that had been hastily discarded could be seen everywhere.

The overall situation was divided into two directions, seeking refuge in the West Sea and Liangzhou.

After the cruel order to sweep away the invaders in the six counties was issued, they completely lost their living space in Longxi.

After crossing the Yellow River, looking back at the Golden City on the horizon, a noble lady suddenly became heartbroken and burst into tears.

This sentiment soon spread to other people. Having lived in Lanzhou for generations, how could we leave our home so easily? Now we are fleeing westwards and northwards, and we don’t know where our final destination is.

Liangzhou? I'm afraid it's hard to tolerate.

West Sea? If we go back to the plateau, our descendants may never come back. Moreover, the bandits have turned Dafan upside down. Ordinary people will probably be fine if they go back, but will the nobles have a good ending?

There was a young girl squatting on the ground crying. She might as well let the Tang people kidnap her!

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!" Suddenly, a volley of arrows came flying.

Blood flowed from the corner of the girl's mouth. She touched the arrow that pierced her chest and laughed miserably; what a cycle this world has!
The nobles liked to plunder the wives and daughters of various tribes, rape them and kill them, so the Zamp had to repeatedly issue laws to stop them.

Whenever the wealthy families went to war, they would kill the elderly, children, and babies and cut off the hands and feet of the rest. They would gouge out the eyes of innocent civilians and then go off with a laugh.

They held an alliance today and invaded tomorrow, with no credibility or shame at all, and were even besieged by the Black Arabs, the Qin, the Nanzhao, and the Tang.

The barbarians used all kinds of corporal punishments and bloody methods to treat the conquered, causing people to be filled with resentment.

Big…

"Puff!" The horse spear pierced the girl's heart, and with a flick, she was thrown into the Yellow River.

Across the pontoon bridge, the Tang army general pointed at the plain. The large group of infantry and cavalry quickly divided into small groups, holding their swords in their mouths, swinging their hands back and forth quickly as they bent their waists, and marching briskly. All the cavalry soldiers took off their armor and rode naked.

"Ah!" The desperate cry for mercy disappeared in an instant, and the old head flew high. Another arrow was shot, and the stumbling mother and daughter were pierced through the heart. He Chuyu put away the bow and rode out on horseback.

Ashina Yingchen stabbed the monk with his spear and he was lifted up, and the coins hidden in his clothes fell all over the ground.

The lady fell to the ground, crying, begging the soldiers not to go in.

As soon as the crotch was torn, screams and laughter were heard on the grass.

On the other side of the floating bridge, more Tang troops were crossing the river. The imperial guards, the nine schools of the Tiance foreign army, the commander of the central army, the seven tribes of the Tuoba Dangxiang, the Shuofang army, the Xiasui army, the Jingyuan army, the Turkic Jimoli army of the Ashina tribe, and the evil army of Liu Zhijun, tens of thousands of people were murderous.

Here, in addition to the two Tibetan guides, the Golden Sword Envoy Gadebei and the Mist and Dew Envoy Lun Jiqiong, and the Pacification Envoy Yesi Changming, Geshu and the Han, Tuyuhun, and Uighur slave tribes also responded.

Swear to wipe out the invaders!
This is not just revenge, but for fame and profit.

What Li wanted was not the Jin, Shan, Wei and Tao on the map, nor the privileges, status, land distribution and population control of priests and chieftains. He just wanted to be given a batch of livestock every year and be submissive to him on the surface.

By the way, let's use these Tibetans who not only did not come to pay homage but also dared to raise troops to resist after the Hewei was razed as a negative example. From now on, no matter whether it is Han, Qiang, Turkic, Da Shi, Persian or anything else, whoever wants to act recklessly should think of the Jincheng Sweeping Order first.

In addition, we can also see the loyalty of the Gadebei, Lunjiqiong and other major clans.

Facts have proved that there have only been classes but no populations.

Compared with the relatively lenient counties of Yinjun, He, Wei, Tao and Min, which only had the order to keep their hair, the ending of the Tubo in Jincheng was very unfortunate.

On the same day, messengers from all directions went to Wanxiu, Baigu, Shibao, Diaoke, and Baishui to deliver the king's orders. They were all products of Geshu Han and Wang Zhongsi, and there were also soldiers and civilians, but not many. After the demise of Puluru Henie, Mingluo, and Gongba Cang, the powerful separatist leaders, they dared not say a word.

The only thing the saint is considering now is how to arrange the garrison as the territory expands.

He had been trying to avoid sending troops abroad and delegating military power. But at this point, Hehuang is vast and the people are complicated, and a series of policies that will be implemented in all regions are the same. Without a group of killers to keep them in check, there may not be big chaos, but there will definitely be a lot of small troubles.

Why were the Pingxia Dangxiang people so obedient? In addition to the fact that they had been integrated into China for a long time, the main reason was that Li's ruling center was in Guanzhong.

"Now, apart from Yin County, there are already 6,000 Bin troops. How should we deploy the defenses in Shan and Jin counties? Zhu'er, tell me what you think." The sage looked at Zhazhu.

Zhazhu stroked the map and looked at it for a while, then said, "During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong, the Tubo invaded along the He, Huang, and Tao rivers, so we set up the Heyuan Army, Shibao City, Jishi Army, and Shen Ce Army to guard the passageways for the Tubo. As the situation changes, the Tubo has no power to look east, so from now on we only need to guard against the scoundrels causing trouble. The lieutenant will guard the county seat, and some important military cities and dangerous passes will have a few more guards to control the miscellaneous Hu people."

Dafan is dead, Zahu and Qiang are backward and poor, Laimei family can't even get a hundred sets of armor, let alone them. There will be no large-scale battles in the short term. The garrison's task is only to deal with emergencies and maintain daily stability. The saint's eyes followed his finger and said, "Go on."

"Anren City. It guards the Menggu Valley leading in and out of Qilian from the outside, and it is a barrier for Shancheng from the inside. But it is close to the county seat, so it is enough to set up a guard."

"Shibao City is sandwiched between the Huang River and the Yellow River, and is also the exit of the West Sea and the Dafei River. Compared to the east of the Yellow River, it is the Yanmen Pass. The garrison must not be less than 3,000." "Shimen Mountain, Didao, Shen Ce Army, Pipa Mountain, and Guanchuan are located at the intersection of the main road..."

Zhazhu proposed seven nodes.

The sage counted with his fingers and concluded that the total strength of the six guards and the stone fort was nine thousand. As for where these soldiers came from, the shepherd boy pointed to Jing, Ling and Xia in the distance.

Han Zun is the most inhuman guy!
He has 30,000 soldiers, but he doesn't think about going out to the border to drive out the Tartars, nor does he fight for territory with the surrounding vassal towns and tribes. He spends all day drinking and having fun with women. If it weren't for the fact that Yu Xiu was sent to help immediately, I really want to get rid of this guy.

He decided to send out 4,000 Shuofang troops.

Jingyuan sent out two thousand troops, and Tuoba Sigong sent out another three thousand.

I almost forgot about Fu Daozhao.

He sent him to the front line as a scapegoat several times but he never died.

This is not beautiful.

Qin Fengwei should stop being the commander and take the remaining two thousand Qi bandits to guard the border for the country.

Together with the Wuxiong tribe, there are 17,000 real warriors. It will be enough to wait for the two captains Shan and Jin to take office and then set up their own militia.

He planned to take away the Divine Power Army reorganized from the troops of the five envoys Jinjian, Wulu, Pingyi, Moli, and Hongyi, including Gadebei, Lunjiqiong, Yesi Changming, Ashina Luoxue, and Zhao Chong, as well as the surrendered Guangen punitive envoy Puluhenie, these tens of thousands of foreign soldiers and their families.

If I stay here, I will feel uneasy as the place is so far away.

"There is one more thing." Zhao Jia reminded: "We must order the counties and tribal leaders in Hehuang to search for the descendants of the Tubo royal family. Once they are found, they should be brought to Chang'an or killed to avoid future troubles."

Judging from the Shan and Jin counties, Tubo was indeed in decline, with many powerful people and warlords, and complicated relationships. But judging from the fact that they could mobilize more than 30,000 warriors, they were not weak. If the clans, big and small, united to rebel against the Tang Dynasty, it would be a headache, just like the Central Plains did to Deguang in later generations.

Yuan Hao has suffered losses.

But this does not mean that the Qingtang regime is strong. We can get a glimpse of this from their foreign policy of completely leaning towards the iron-blooded Song Dynasty - their power is limited, and they have to rely on the five routes of Shaanxi to relieve pressure. But it is better to prepare for a rainy day. No matter why Yuan Hao was defeated, we should be on guard against the dead dog Tubo. It is best for the descendants of the royal family to find a residence in Chang'an.

"You go and do it." The saint patted his second uncle's shoulder.

Maybe it was because his sister gave birth to a son, Zhao Jia said last night that he and his elder brother Zhao Fu would take their family to Chang'an; now he is tied to him... This makes Mr. Li a little unhappy. From this, it seems that until the Privy Councilor gives birth to a son, you two will just work in Chang'an?

Fortunately, he had raped Zhao and made her pregnant early on, otherwise he suspected that the enemy in this expedition to Longxi would also include Zhao Fu and Zhao Chong, the brothers who originally occupied Fuqiang City.

It would rain heavily for several days, so he stayed for ten days, showing his influence and asking the chiefs of the tribes and the leaders of the Umo to build a palace, where he would come to live when he had time. This was not for pleasure. It was just a test of obedience. If you are not even willing to build a palace, what loyalty do you have? It was also a hidden warning - the palace is here, and he might come one day.

On the third day of August, the army returned in order. The sage, eager to return home, drove more than 100,000 cattle, horses, sheep and camels back to Chang'an.

The spoils of war were not limited to these. There were no less than one million livestock in Hehuang, but he was not here to rob. Since he wanted to build this place as a logistics base, he could not exhaust all the fish. Leeks, harvested slowly, one crop at a time.

The money I got this time was mainly used for rewards.

After each battle, we expanded our territory by a thousand miles, but ended up owing the warriors 300,000 pieces of silk.

"It's grass."

When they reached Qingshui County, they received another batch of memorials on the way.

Liu Xun, the commander of Taizhou, accused Qian Liu of treason because Qian Liu mobilized 200,000 civilians and warriors from 13 cities to build the Luocheng of Hangzhou, which was 70 miles in circumference.

The sage was now an experienced man, and could tell at a glance that Liu Xun was the governor of Suzhou and Hangzhou who coveted Qian Liu. If the court believed his report and deprived Qian Liu of his title, he would take advantage of the situation to cause chaos, and it would be easy for him to succeed.

Hey, these warriors!

But why did Qian Liu, a mere inspector, build such a large city? Did he want to become a local tyrant and pass on the wealth of the land to his descendants?
Thinking of the rotten sesame seeds that his boss, the military governor of Zhenhai Army, Zhou Bao, died suddenly in his territory...

Not a pure minister.

Open the next letter.

Wang Chao pacified Fujian so quickly? More than 20 bandits from Linghai all surrendered. Well, with this merciful warrior who was the reincarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva, the people of Fujian can live in peace.

Cai thief, what a weird species.

Wang Chao was also a bandit of Cai, but after settling down in Fujian, he did not harm anyone, just like Yue Fei. After his death, the people of Quanzhou built a temple for him and offered sacrifices to him every year; Wang Fuzhi, a scholar in the late Ming Dynasty, gave him a high evaluation.

In this memorial, Wang Chao humbly stated that he had recovered Fujian for the court.

The sage knows the elegant meaning by hearing the sound of the string.

The governor can grant it. With the little prince guarding Fujian, Lingnan will be more peaceful.

The third news is not good.

Tian Yu was arrogant and difficult to control. He attacked Shezhou without asking for permission while on his way to attack Cai Chou. The governor Pei Shu was appointed by the court after the Chaos Rebellion. When he heard that Tian Yu was coming, he stubbornly held on.

Things have come to this point, although Xing Mi is unhappy, he can only think of a way to help Tian Yu take Shezhou. However, he does not want to make things too embarrassing, so he lets Tao Ya, the commander of the Chizhou militia, replace Pei Shu and persuade the real governor to go back.

There is no other reason. The people of She specifically asked for Tao Ya - he is an honest official, if you let him be the governor, we will listen to you.

When Tao Ya arrived at his post, he politely escorted Pei Shu back to the court.

Then another provincial governor was expelled.

Jiangnan has many good ministers...

That's it?

"Zhang Guiba and others led tens of thousands of Bian troops to occupy Shangdang and help Li Cunxiao resist the attack from Taiyuan. The cavalry sent an emergency message to Hezhong..." What his father-in-law Chen Xiong said made the saint even more disheartened.

(End of this chapter)