Chapter 891 Knock the Mountain and Shake the Tiger
Resisting Datang will kill many people, this is already a consensus of everyone.
But for Nong Jinhu, what is death to fear? Just like what she said to Meng Guzhu, after fighting against the Tang people for a long time, she has seen the strength of the Tang people more and more, and she is even a little afraid of the Tang people, but so what?
Don't fight if you are afraid?
Are you going to run away if you are afraid?
No!
Why should the Tang people come to invade their homeland where they have lived for generations, why should the Tang people rule and manage them?
Many barbarians compromised and surrendered in front of the powerful Tang people, in exchange for the continuation of life, but since then there was an extra master on their heads. Some barbarian chiefs had a good life after they surrendered to Tang. Emperor Chang'an granted them officials and titles. Give them rewards and titles, and even let them send their children to Chang'an to study and become officials, trade with them, and lead them to make money.
Many barbarian chiefs are intoxicated by these luxury and gold fans, but Nong Jinhu is not.
After finally convincing Meng Guzhen, Nong Jinhu immediately began to select soldiers and horses for training, and at the same time sent people to build boats and prepare to cross the river.
For those tribes who were hesitant, Nong Jinhu told them that Jiangbei is now very empty, and there are only 3,000 Tang people, and the Cuan family in the east of Yunnan has long been dissatisfied with the Tang people, and they are calling all the tribes to prepare troops to respond to them. Attack the Tang people.
So this time sending troops will be very easy. They will be able to defeat the Tang people with a crowd and kill them across the river. By then, the Tang people will bring countless money, food and equipment from Jiaozhou, including those bright armor and black lacquered horses that they envy. , Those Zhemu longbows, those strong bows and crossbows, and those sophisticated armor-piercing arrows will all become their trophies, and the Han people who immigrated from the Central Plains by the Tang people will also become their slaves.
As long as you fight across the river, whoever grabs it first will win the spoils!
Under Nong’s instigation, Zhuman’s heart was also moved. They thought simply, cross the river to grab one, and then return. Anyway, Jiangbei is not their territory. Nongshi wants to go back to Juding, then she will go back to face the revenge of the Tang people, and they will come back after the robbery.
The changes on the south bank of the Red River soon reached the ears of Cheng Chumo, who had been paying close attention to this side.
After Qin Lang left, he became the highest official of the Tonghai Dudu Mansion. The imperial court has issued a letter and approved Cheng Chumo's inspection of the Tonghai Dudu. For this reason, he even made an exception and raised his martial rank by one level. The governor of Tonghai is also the governor of Tonghai Prefecture, and then the naval envoy.
One person holds several positions and takes full control of this place.
The general navy has only 3,000 soldiers, which is not a large number, but to maintain this huge newly occupied land, it is good that Qin Lang left him a detailed strategy before he left, and he followed it and executed it.
If the number of the general navy is insufficient, then recruit barbarians, form soil regiments at all levels, set up city soldiers and side troops, and form inspection teams and strong squads in each county, protect the villages, and form joint defense teams and security teams.
Building fortresses, castles, and beacon piers at various critical locations, and even the new immigrants built enclosures and fortresses with defensive functions.
"The barbarians on the south bank of the Red River have changed a lot. All kinds of horses crossing the river, and the news they got back all say that they are preparing to cross the river to attack. This time there will be a lot of movement, and the scale of the troops is estimated to be large. Now they are building ships day and night. Training soldiers and horses... We have to start recruiting soldiers and horses to prepare for the battle. The navy has to start mobilizing troops to the north bank of the Red River, and the barbarians have to start mobilizing..."
Half of the officials in the Governor's Mansion were former generals of Cheng Chumo's fleet, and half of them were officials who had been transferred by Qin Lang's east patrols in the capital. Before Qin Lang left this time, he selected a group of people who voluntarily stayed. The position of the Governor's Mansion is basically reserved for promotion by two or three levels. Although it is mostly named as an inspection school, as long as you stay and make achievements, you will be able to become a regular. This is equivalent to taking a shortcut and quickly promoted .
Shi Shilaiheng, the principal inspector of the Governor’s Mansion, formerly the post-officer of the Cardinal’s Office of the Political Affairs Hall, said, “If you want to fight a war, you must not only recruit soldiers and horses, but also mobilize money, grain, and supplies. Once the war starts, money, grain, and military supplies are like running water General consumption must be prepared in advance."
In the Tonghai Fortress by the Xiushui River, a group of people sat in a military discussion, and there was not much tension on their faces. Fighting along the way, whether these people are literate or martial arts, or young or old, whichever one is counted, they have experienced more than a dozen battles.
Having raided Beisha City of the Goguryeo people, flattening Liuqiu Island, and fighting the barbarians in Lingnan for so long, they have a sense of superiority over the barbarians.
"How many people can the barbarians gather to cross the river? Thirty-five thousand or one hundred thousand?"
"Where will they cross the river?"
Holding the teacup in his hand, Cheng Chumo said disdainfully, "I reckon that since the barbarians are going to attack, they will have to recruit one hundred and eighty thousand people, and then they will be called two or three hundred thousand. Although we all know, they are just gangsters." Many of the rabble are made up of women, children, old and weak."
"As for the direction of their attack, given the barbarian's nasty nature, the greatest possibility is to cross the river directly from Luopandian, and after landing on the north bank, go north along the Qinglong River Valley, heading all the way to Tonghai City. This is the greatest possibility. After all, the savages have their own guts to the end. Now they must think that Wei Gong has returned to Guangzhou, and the number of sailors has come less, so they really think there is something to take advantage of? Damn, it’s true that they are in awe of Wei Gong, but Could it be that Lao Tzu Cheng Chumo is that soft persimmon that is easy to pinch?"
Old Cheng became more and more angry as he talked, which clearly looked down on him.
Other officials have also been in the Qinlang shogunate for almost two years, and they got along well. Everyone just smiled, "That's not true. Compared with Wei Gong, you, Cheng Dalang, are still far behind."
"No, Wei Gong is the God of War of the Tang Dynasty, the door **** and the king of heaven. He destroyed several countries by himself and killed hundreds of thousands of enemies. Who are you old Cheng? State and the Turkic people herding cattle and sheep!"
Now the southern barbarians are only afraid of Qin Sanlang. It is said that the name of Qin Sanlang has the effect of stopping babies from crying in the barbarians, but the name of Cheng Dalang, many barbarians don't even know who it is.
Lai Heng reminded Cheng Chumo, "Beware of Cuan's taking the opportunity to make trouble, we can't face the enemy and start a war on both sides."
"The Cuan family has produced some tortoise kings. What do these people have to worry about?" Someone laughed. The fact that King Cuan Gui gave his wife Ah Cha to Qin Lang to warm the bed is now widely spread in Yunnan. Everyone is laughing at King Cuangui and calling him the Turtle King.
"King Cuangui is ruthless enough, we must be more careful, but right now, King Cuangui probably won't mess around, I'm afraid that the people from Dongcuan in Nanning are already ready to make a move, it's hard to protect our side If we start a war with the Nanban, they will take advantage of the fire and loot them."
Cheng Chumo put down his teacup, stroked the beard on his chin, "It's easy, let's find a reason, let's strike first, and **** Dong Cuan hard, so that he doesn't dare to have any more wishful thinking!"
"No, we are surrounded by a pack of wolves. We shouldn't make too many enemies. It's hard to beat four hands with two fists. Why don't we urge Xia Cuan to return to the king and let Xi Cuan fight Dong Cuan first? Dong Cuan will naturally be overwhelmed by then." .”
Old Cheng nodded.
"This tortoise king used to be respectful to Duke Wei. He even warmed his bed with his wife. Now that I'm sitting in Tonghai as the governor, he doesn't even have a fart. It seems that he needs to be beaten. If you have any good ideas, give me one!"
Before, Qin Lang asked Xi Cuan to fight Dong Cuan, and let the second Cuan fight in a civil war, and the navy could sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. up.
Cheng Chumo has been busy with various things such as building fortresses, fortification, Litun, Zhuang'an, immigration, etc., and forgot about this guy for a while.
"It's very simple, just use a simple trick to knock the mountain to shake the tiger." Lai Heng walked to the map and tapped his fingers on the side of Tonghai.
"This or this, either."
Cheng Chu was silent and thoughtful.
"Is it that simple?"
"nature!"
The method Lai Heng said was to send an army northward and enter the territory of Xi Cuan, which would naturally make Cuan Hongda and his son understand the meaning of Tonghai Dudufu.
"Yuxi or Jiangchuan, choose one, but I think Yuxi is the first choice. Send a Qingqi out of Shangguan, and you only need to enter the country for ten miles or eight miles."
Yuxi is named for the large Yuxi River within its borders. Dian is mountainous, and there are many large and small dams in the mountains. For example, Tonghai is a dam, a small lake basin plain. On the north side of Qilu Lake, there are two adjacent dams, one east and one west.
In the northwest is Yuxi Bazi, which is named for the Yuxi River flowing through it. This dam is larger than Tonghai, with better conditions, and it is an important passage to Kunming.
As for Jiangchuanbazi, it is also a lake-accumulated plain dam, with a Lishui Lake, which is later known as Xingyun Lake, which is a lake next to the south end of Fuxian Lake.
Jiangchuan Bazi is not as big as Yuxi Bazi, but it can also go directly to Kunming along Qilu Lake and Lishui Lake. It's just that the traffic between the north of Qilu Lake and Lishui Lake is inconvenient.
After the Tonghai Dudu Mansion was established, Qin Lang set up a grand pass between the two lakes.
However, there are two relatively flat passages between Tonghai and Yuxi. One is directly from the northwest of Qilu Lake through a Shahe River and enters Yuxi Bazi, and the other is upstream along the Jiuqu River in the south of Qilu Lake. Arrived at Yuxi Bazi, the source of the upstream.
From the northwest of Qilu Lake, there is a pass.
From the Qujiang River, under the Eshan Mountain at the southern end of Yuxi Bazi, there is a Shuangjiang Village, which was renamed Xiaguan after the Tonghai Governor's Mansion occupied it. From here, it is the territory of Yuxi.
Going north from Xiaguan, there is no need to follow the Yuxi River, because the Yuxi River goes to the west of Xiaguan, and then winds in the mountains for a long time before connecting to the source of the Yuxi River in Bazi.
Xiaguan, Shangguan, Xiongguan.
This is a boundary line between Tonghai and Xicuan, Kunzhou in the past. The two sides strictly abide by this boundary line and do not cross the boundary with each other. There is a tacit understanding.
Now Lai Heng proposes that as long as some cavalry are sent to pass through any of the three levels, Kunzhou will be shocked, and they will understand what Tonghai means.
"Cuan Hongda has always been timid. If we cross the line, he will never dare to pretend to be dead. As for the Turtle King, he is a smart man, so after we show our attitude, he must attack Dong Cuan."
Old Cheng pinched his chin, "What if they just pretended to be dead?"
"That's easy, take both Yuxi Bazi and Lishui Bazi, and add two counties to the Tonghai Governor's Mansion."
Because Qin Lang entered Qilu Lake forcefully before, Xi Cuan was afraid, so he took the initiative to withdraw troops and horses to the north. The two dams of Yuxi and Lishui hardly left troops and horses stationed, and deliberately set aside a buffer zone.
"Okay, I'll report to Duke Wei right now!"
(end of this chapter)