Chapter 338 Surrendered City
Looking at the high pile of wool, Li Daliang couldn't help covering his mouth and nose, it was really too fishy.
"Have you collected a million catties of this wool?"
"More than that, the total accounted for now is more than three million catties. Not only the Turkic people of Yushe set up the department sold us wool, but even the Turkic people outside Langshan came to sell wool."
In the northwest of Fengzhou is Langshan Mountain, which belongs to the westernmost section of the Yinshan Mountains. It is because of the protection of Langshan Mountain that the Hetao Plain exists.
Since ancient times, Langshan has been the best protection for the Hetao. Its south side is bordered by cliffs to the Houtao Plain, while the north side has a gentle slope, gradually transitioning to a plateau, and the west end submerges in the desert.
Therefore, with such a Langshan mountain range, there is no need to worry about the west for a section of the river that is thousands of miles away. If you want to cross Langshan, you can only cross the mountain pass on the Lingwu side or the Fengzhou side. Be careful.
Now many Turkic people who come to Fengzhou to sell wool come from the Langshan Pass in the northwest of Fengzhou, and this location, in the Han Dynasty, once established a surrender city, which was specially built to accept the surrender of the Huns of.
At that time, the Han Shoucheng City was specially built to accept the left captain of the Xiongnu, and it was built in the Gobi oasis north of the mountain pass.
At that time, the Huns also suffered heavy snowstorms, many cattle and sheep froze to death, and the tribe was uneasy. Captain Zuo wanted to kill Shanyu and defect to the Han Dynasty. So the Han Dynasty sent people out of the Langshan Pass and built a surrender city in the north of the mountain to prepare for it. But later the Han Dynasty felt that the surrendered city was still too far away from the Xiongnu, so it sent a general with 20,000 troops to meet it. As a result, the matter leaked out, and Captain Zuo was killed by Shan Yu.
Li Daliang is capable of both literary and martial arts, and he is very clear about this period of history, and he is still a little bit admirable.
"The Han Dynasty was too risky this time. The Xiongnu sent troops to attack the Han army after killing Captain Zuo. Although Zhao Puonu won the counterattack and quickly withdrew his troops to the south, he had not yet retreated into the surrendered city. He was still 80,000 Huns cavalry Trapped, his army fell to the Xiongnu. Later, the Xiongnu took advantage of the victory to attack the surrendered city, but they could not go down due to the city's fortification, and finally crossed the surrendered city and entered the border to plunder and return."
In this battle, it can be said that the big man lost his wife and lost his army. Captain Zuo failed to kill Shan Yu Guihan, but the 20,000 horses he sent to support him were gone. It also attracted the Huns to invade the border and plundered them. home.
"Sanlang, you should beware of those Turkic people in the north. Among these people, there may not be any one who obeys Xieli. Xieli has been restless. He has gathered a lot of people in the Khan Court, and the envoys we sent have never returned. , I am worried that if Xieli sends troops around the Langshan Pass to attack us from behind, he will lead the army west and attack from both sides, it will be dangerous." Li Daliang reminded.
During this period of time, everyone is very happy to make money, but the crisis is still there.
"I'm also thinking about this. If Xieli wants to call, he will not only be attacked from two sides, but Liang Shidu will definitely pounce on him. Liang Shi is Jieli's dog. Watching his movements can catch Xieli's The intention is grasped." Qin Lang was busy with transactions during this time, but in fact, he still wanted to calm down the minds of the various departments.
We must let them feel the benefits of voting in Tang Dynasty.
Now after this in-depth trade, Yu Sheshe's various ministries are quite satisfied with Tang Dynasty. Every family drank tea and started to drink wine. Iron pots, ceramic pots, wooden barrels and wooden bowls were also used, and even nobles silk jewellery, etc.
Now the Fengzhou grassland is full of herdsmen and businessmen singing and dancing, singing about the family of Han Tu.
On the other hand, through this kind of caravan that went deep into the grassland, Qin Lang also found out the reality of Yu She's tribe, mastered their distribution address, number, population, old and weak, and the number of livestock. Qin Lang is not afraid of starting a fight.
"The scouts arranged in the caravan reported that the Han Shoucheng City was almost deserted, leaving only one ruin."
The surrendered city built by the Han Dynasty failed to be surrendered to the Huns. Because it was isolated outside the Great Wall, the surrendered city changed hands many times. Later, the Huns split up, some moved westward, and some were attached to the Han Dynasty. For generations, they have surrendered to the Han Dynasty, and there is no more war in northern Xinjiang.
During the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Xianbei people built Bigan City on the border of the Herouran people, just in the Langshan Pass to the south of the Han Shoucheng City.
This Bigan city, built in the Northern Wei Dynasty, is still relatively complete, but there are no garrison guards for a long time.
Qin Lang took out the map.
"I plan to send troops to Langshan Pass to restore Bigan City in the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Surrendered City in Han Dynasty. What do you think?"
Li Daliang's eyes lit up, the Langshan Pass is located in a special place, and it is difficult for one man to guard the pass.
To the west is Langshan Mountain, and to the east is Yinshan Mountain. This Langshan Pass has always been the only way for Fengzhou to enter and leave the Great Wall.
"The surrendered city of the Han Dynasty has been destroyed for many years, and it may be difficult to restore it for a while. However, the Bigan city in the Northern Wei Dynasty is still somewhat decent."
So Qin Lang and Li Daliang discussed there for a long time, and decided to send troops to Langshan Pass to simply repair Xianbei City in the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Li Daliang suggested, "Let the Hengsai Army send part of the Langshan Pass to set up a fortress on the site of the surrendered city of Han Dynasty as an outpost. If there is an enemy coming, you can also light the beacon fire and retreat to the surrendered city. If there is no If you are a big enemy, you can sentry and patrol the north of the mountain."
"We can also set up a beacon tower on Wolf Mountain!" Qin Lang also put forward his own idea.
In order to prevent the Turkic people in the north from being Jieli's surprise soldiers, Qin Lang planned to simply set up a border market near the surrendered city, so that the Turkic people on both sides of the mountain could trade here.
"I think it's better to build a city and garrison troops in the east of Fengzhou to prevent Xieli!"
Li Daliang pointed out a place on the map, "There is a Fuyundui shrine here, to the south is Jinjin, the ferry of the Yellow River, and to the north is Huyan Valley, also known as Shimen Water, which is the largest tributary of the Yellow River in Hetao. Commonly known as Beiqigou, it is also the natural boundary between Daqing Mountain and Niutou Chaona Mountain."
The location he chose was really good, just in the middle of the front and back sets, with the Yellow River to the south, mountains to the north, and a river in the middle.
Building a military city at the place where the Huyan Valley River joins the Yellow River can just guard the traffic arteries.
"Building a city here is only 400 miles away from the surrendered city at Langshan Pass. Both east and west control the traffic arteries and serve as the gateway to Fengzhou."
I heard that when the Turkic Khan invaded the south, every time he would first go to that shrine to worship and pray for blessings, and then send troops to cross the Yellow River southward.
"If there is a war, it will refuse troops, if there is no war, it can be used as a border market, and trade with the former Turkic tribes."
"Good!"
"Then station an army here, let's call it the Tiande Army."
Qin Lang summoned the generals of Fengzhou to discuss the matter, and Cheng Chumo proposed, "Why not just station an army in Shengzhou to the east, or build an east surrender city at the ferry on the north bank of the Yellow River to the north of Shengzhou. It can rely on each other with Shengzhou City, and it can also rely on each other with Zhongshoujiang City in the west."
I really didn’t think about this before. Firstly, because Shengzhou is dilapidated and deserted, his governor of Shengzhou is just a nominal title.
Furthermore, Shengzhou is too close to Jieli Khan Court, only a few hundred miles away. In fact, the north of Shengzhou already belongs to the Qiantao Plain, which is as flat as a mountain. For Jieli, a few hundred miles is really two or three days. It's just the distance.
But what Cheng Chumo said now makes sense.
Yulin City in Shengzhou is on the south bank of the Yellow River, and the north bank is where the Jin River originating from the Yin Mountain flows into the Yellow River. There is a black city in the upper reaches of the Jin River, and there is also an important passage leading to the outside of the Great Wall, the Yin Mountain White Road.
Passive defense is worse than active attack.
Of course, the current imperial government is not taking the initiative to provoke a war with the Turks, and will not let go of the first arrow. So Qin Lang can't say that he directly led his troops to the Khan Court, this is too arrogant, and secondly, Qin Lang's troops are really not enough for others.
But staying in Toyosu all day waiting for others to fight is not a problem.
Qin Lang thinks that Cheng Chumo's idea is good, Qin Lang can use the name of mutual market, go to the north of Shengzhou to build a stockade, and then send thousands of people to see the place.
Welcome the herdsmen under Xieli from the former set to come and trade in the mutual market.
"Will Jieli agree?"
"We don't need to ask him for instructions, first send people to build the stockade along the mouth of the Jinhe River, and send one or two thousand troops and horses over there, the number of soldiers is Zhenwu." Qin Lang followed suit.
Building a border city in the north of Shengzhou is actually equivalent to the East Surrender City.
Use the Hengsai Army to station in the surrendered city west of Langshan Pass, use the Tiande Army to station in the surrendered city in the Huyangu River Estuary, and then use the Zhenwu Army to station in the Jinhekou East Received City in the north of Shengzhou.
Each army stationed 500 cavalry and 1,000 infantry, and the three cities were 4,500. Qinlang's Fengzhou and Shengzhou cities were divided into 1,000 and 500, and the total was 6,000.
In addition to the 3,600 Forbidden Army brought from Chang'an, plus Qin Langba's troops, it was just right.
In addition, if there is a real fight, Qin Guochang and his son's tribe should be able to mobilize some of them to serve as the sidekick of the Tibetan tribe. It should be no problem to gather tens of thousands of people.
However, it is not easy to build a city. Now it can only be said that it is as simple as possible. First, a village is built, and the village is built in the name of the border city, and then the army is sent in the name of protecting the border city.
The advantage of doing this is that in the future, Qin Lang will fully grasp the initiative, and don't have to worry all day about whether Jieli will come to fight, when to fight, and from which side.
The construction of the three-surrendered city is equivalent to building a gate on all sides of Fengzhou. If Jieli wants to fight, he must pass through this gate first, and Qin Lang will have enough time to respond.
"Send someone to Hanting again, and reaffirm the bridge alliance with Jieli last year. By the way, tell him how much benefit he can get if the border market is opened, and I will take as much wool and sheepskin as he has. Every day The price of a catty of wool is still ten pennies, but I will give Jieli Dahan a penny extra, and the sheepskin is the same, and I will give him a few penny for one piece of wool.
Such a small amount of money may not be able to seduce Jie Li, but Qin Lang did not intend to seduce Jie Li alone. Sister-in-law Ren summoned his daughter-in-law, Princess Yicheng of the Sui Dynasty, to also give some gifts. Of course, the important noble officials of the Khan Court, such as Ashinasmo and Zhishisili, would definitely give generous gifts.
In short, if everyone can persuade Jieli Khan to admit the fait accompli in Fengzhou, then Qin Lang will lead everyone to make money together and make money together. beauty.
If you want to be happy, you have to think about the consequences first. After all, the life of the Jieli tribe is not easy for this natural disaster. Why don't we work together to tide over the difficulties.
You sell me wool and sheepskin, I sell you silk pots and bowls, you sell me cattle and horses, I can also sell salt, tea, food and wine, and even some rice noodles are not a problem.
It’s freezing cold, so please stop messing around. If you really want to talk about your skills, you have to wait until the beginning of next spring. Let’s put aside the dispute and develop together.
"Jieli may not be willing." Li Daliang said.
"Whether he wants to or not is his business, but we can't sit still now, let's do it first, let's do our job well, and the rest depends on how Xie Li chooses. Anyway, it's only a matter of time now. If we really can’t delay, if Jie Li insists on sending troops, then we are not afraid, we will wait for work with leisure, so as to defend and attack. Who is afraid of whom in this world of ice and snow? If we really fight, we may not be the ones who suffer!"
Qin Lang dared to say this with certainty. After all, even if he was normally young in this season, he seldom sent troops in winter. This year was colder than previous years, and life for the Turkic people was even more difficult. It is also usually to be robbed after the beginning of spring, but now they are running out to rob? Most of the wives, children and livestock will freeze to death!
"Let the Fengzhou Chamber of Commerce tell the more than 580 businesses under the Chamber of Commerce that the three-surrendered city will be newly opened in the border city, and the tax will be exempted for three months. Everyone is welcome to go there to make a fortune, but the tax exemption is tax-free. There is a favor that everyone has to help Yes. To go to the Sanshoucheng City to do business, each pack of 200 camels and horses must carry food for 20 camels. Otherwise, our frontier army will have no food, and there will be no one to protect the safety of the border market. .”
Cheng Chumo shouted to go out and lead a team to station in the city.
Qin Lang actually likes Cheng Dalang quite a bit, and the few people who can chat with each other and have the same interests, it's not easy to have a small partner together in Fengzhou, a ghostly place.
Ke Cheng Chumo insisted on going, saying that staying here every day would not make any merit.
After much deliberation, Qin Lang agreed to transfer him to Xishou surrendered city, and asked him to inspect the military envoy of the Hengsai Army. After all, the appointment of the envoy had to be reported to the imperial military department, which had to be approved by the military department or even the emperor.
But Cheng Chumo was still unwilling, saying that the West Shoujiang City had the least chance of fighting, and if he wanted to go, he would go to the East Shoujiang City and run under Jieli's eyes. If there was a real fight, he would bear the brunt of it, and the first one to fight would be the easiest to make meritorious deeds of.
This guy is obsessed with evil if he wants to make meritorious deeds. He just thinks about making meritorious deeds on the battlefield all day long, and then he can be ennobled and promoted, so that he can toughen up in front of his father. His inheritance or something.
In his words, at worst, I will establish my own family like you Qin Sanlang in the future, and I don’t want his title of Duke of Lu, isn’t it just the title of Duke of a country? Shame on his old face.
Because Lao Cheng had always been Qin Qiong's deputy, he never had a chance to earn a living for himself. This is what he regrets the most.
Cheng Chumo is so ambitious, what can Qin Lang say.
A true friend has to show support.
"Okay, you go to Dongshoujiang City and become an envoy of the Zhenwu Army. By the way, you can also inspect Sheng Governor Shi. But let me make it clear to you that if you really encounter Xieli and go crazy, you don't Take it hard, you can either withdraw to Fengzhou or retreat to Shengzhou. Your 1,500 troops and a village will definitely not be able to hold it. If you leave green hills, you will not be afraid of lack of firewood. You want to be a prince. , Jiaxun Shangzhu Kingdom, you not only have to be brave, you also have to be luckier and smarter than your father. Your father also survived a hundred battles. I think Luo Shixin, Pei Xingyan, and Laizheng were not as brave as your father Can you fight? What’s the use? When a person dies, there’s nothing left.”
"To be alive is the most important thing. To be alive is to have the day when you can become the Duke of the country, and you can be the king of Zhu. Otherwise, you will die in vain, and you will really give up your seat to Widow Cui and your father's future son." Got it, do you understand?"
"Thank you." Cheng Chumo's eyes were moist with emotion, and most people would not tell him this. "I will remember your words, I must live!"
(end of this chapter)