Chapter 990 Empress
Nanzhong's good news is frequent.
Kunzhou Governor Cuan Hongda, Yaozhou Governor Cuan Guiwang and his son were under the pressure of the court, had to send troops eastward to fight with Dong Cuan.
Shi Zhang Shigui, the head of the governor of Dongning Prefecture, led the governors of the central Guizhou states to lead their troops westward. eastward.
Although Cheng Chumo, the Governor of Tonghai, was leading his new Tonghai Ya army to attack everywhere, attacking Heman, but he did not forget to make a gesture and increase troops in Yuxi.
Cuan Hongda and his father from Xi Cuan had no way out, so they could only bite the bullet. Duan Zhixuan and Zhang Shigui, the two generals, of course, didn't just sit on the hills and watch the tigers fight. Fu Cuan Chong Dao Chong Chong Sheng and other governors of Dong Cuan were fatal blows.
Killed all the governors of Dongcuan. After capturing the prefectures and counties, he followed up with the stubborn Wuman tribe.
"Usa is one of the thirty-seven tribes of Wuman. Wouldn't it be good to go to the middle of Guizhou?"
In Shangzhai, the capital of Yingzhou, Qin Lang held a meeting, and one of them joined the army.
Jia Wuben, on the other hand, chuckled, "After all, young people are a little tender, and they didn't understand Sanlang's intentions. It is precisely because Usa was originally one of the thirty-seven tribes of Wuman, and it has always belonged to Dong Cuan, so Sanlang wanted to The land of Usabu was set as Weining Prefecture and included in Qianzhong Road. The intention is very deep, think about it carefully." An old Jia Wuben, with sharp eyesight, saw through Qin Lang at a glance. intention.
The use of troops against Dong Cuan this time, with several groups out, can be said to beat the dog in the water.
The Tang court did not dispatch many troops to the south, but Zhang Shigui and Duan Zhixuan drove all the tribes from central Guizhou and Erhai to the south, Cheng Chumo forced Xi Cuan to march, and the court drove all the barbarians to surround them. Some tribes within Wuman also voted for Xi Cuan. Once this battle was fought, Dong Cuan was defeated without even blocking a single blow.
It can be regarded as unexpected by all the departments of Nanzhong.
But since this attack worked, there is no reason to leave Dong Cuan's territory to Xi Cuan, nor to Wuman. Qin Lang had already dealt with the defeated Dong Cuan before, and all the rebels in Dong Cuan All the immediate family members were killed, and the rest were enslaved.
The remaining big and small tyrants in Dongcuan, etc., all landlords and wealthy households will move away, and move to Tonghai, Jiaozhou, Guangzhou, Xining, Dongning and other places to enrich the population.
To put it bluntly, it is to completely uproot all the forces that Dong Cuan has operated for hundreds of years, and not give them the slightest chance to revive.
This move was absolutely traumatic, and even completely destroyed the power of the Dong Cuan ethnic group. After being dispersed, there would be no more Dong Cuan.
Only some ordinary poor people are left, and the imperial court assigns them land and assigns them households, and then there will be a lot of land for resettling immigrants. At that time, the population composition of the eastern Yunnan region will completely change. How could Dong Cuan get up again?
But we also have to prevent other forces from occupying this vacuum after Dong Cuan is uprooted.
The most likely ones are of course the Wuman tribes in northeastern Yunnan.
"Xie Yuanshen is a local chieftain in central Guizhou, and there are other arrangements for rewarding his meritorious service. Why give him the governor of Weining Prefecture?"
"The boy said that you are not convinced. Xie Yuanshen is the governor of Yingzhou now, right? Sanlang is now awarding him the governor of Weining Prefecture for his first achievement in breaking Usa. He can even promote Weining Prefecture to be the lower governor's mansion and directly award him the governor's office." The position of governor, this is considered a promotion."
Lao Jia patiently explained the key points to these young soldiers who joined the army.
"Xie Yuanshen was originally the governor of Yingzhou. Although Yingzhou has changed his native land and returned to the local people, he is no longer a hereditary native official, but the Xie family is deeply rooted here, so I took this opportunity to transfer him to Weizhou. If Ningzhou is going to be the governor, will the court be able to arrange another governor smoothly?"
Mingshengshishifall, or called Tiaohulishan.
Swap it, Xie Yuanshen has been promoted from governor to governor.
However, he was transferred from Yingzhou, his old home, which would be beneficial for Qin Lang to formally promote Yingzhou to the governor's mansion in the next step, establish the Pingnan Army, open roads and build forts, etc.
Of course, there is another more important point, which is to use Xie Yuanshen, the governor of Guizhou, as an excuse to classify Weining into Guizhong Road.
Although this is not a valid reason, Qin Lang just needs a reason.
After Weining is included in Qianzhong Road, it will become a nail in the way of Qianzhong Road breaking into Yunnan Road, and there are counties and counties of Yunnan Road on three sides.
And Qin Lang drew the boundary line for Weining Prefecture, which is bounded by Niulan River in the west. Niulan River is a tributary of Jinsha River. When it reaches the bank of Niulan River, it is actually an important gateway to control Guizhou and Yunnan. aisle.
Placing the gate on the Qianzhong side will have a very good effect on further weakening Wuman and suppressing the Cuan clan.
From Weining Prefecture, go down the Sancha River and join the Yachi River, and you can go straight to Bozhou (Zunyi), while Weining goes straight to the bank of the Niulan River, and you can enter the Jinsha River through the Niulan River, and go straight to Qujing (Zhaotong), or you can Nantong Nanning Prefecture (Qujing).
This location has been carefully considered, especially if you look closely at the sand table in Weining, you can also find that this is a rare open and flat dam, which can completely build a city and farmland, and can supply a lot of soldiers and horses. A city gate can not only connect Yunnan and Guizhou, but also help to control the eastern Yunnan region and deter Wuman.
"Since Wei Ning is so important, shouldn't we send one of our own people there?"
Old Jia smiled.
"Xie Yuanshen is in Yingzhou. He is calling the wind and rain. After all, the family has been in business for hundreds of years. But what can he do when he arrives in Weining Prefecture? What will he use to order Weining? Don't forget, even if the Usaman leader sets himself on fire. and died, but this area is still inhabited by Wuman tribes dominated by Uzza, besides Uzza, there are also Lulu tribe and other tribes."
Even if Xie Yuanshen brought some troops over from Yingzhou, he would have to rely on the prestige of the official position conferred by the imperial court to order the various ministries of Wuman. It is possible to deter those barbarians.
"Xie Yuanshen was the first to attack Wusha's great stronghold, and he also killed the leader of Wuza, so this enmity is forged. Let Xie come to be the governor, and he can use his Xie family's reputation and strength in Nanzhong, It also happens to weaken the strength of the Xie family in Yingzhou, so the imperial court kills two birds with one stone and wins two states, wouldn't it be just right?"
This analysis was very thorough, and several young soldiers suddenly realized that Jiang was still old and hot.
Qin Lang pointed to the map, "Weining Prefecture is included in Qianzhong Road, bounded by Niulan River in the west. Bozhou in the north should also re-adjust the boundary with Yunnan, so it is bounded by Qushui (Chishui River), Qushui The east of Shuihe belongs to Qianzhong Road and belongs to Bozhou."
With this stroke, another large piece of land was drawn out.
"Jiannan Road and Yunnan Road are bounded by Lushui River, and the north and south are divided!"
Lushui is the Jinsha River, and the upper reaches are called the Moxie River.
"Why don't you just put all Wumeng Mountain in Guizhou?" A young soldier asked.
Qin Lang said, "Wumeng Mountain is not actually a mountain range. It is different from Qinling and Dalou Mountains. Wumeng Mountain is actually three big mountains, which are very close together, juxtaposed from north to south."
The Wumeng mountain area is very large, so there are thirty-seven barbarian tribes in Wumeng, starting from Zhaotong and Zhenxiong in the north, Weining and Xuanwei in the south, and spanning the eastern and western Yunnan and western Guizhou. The territory is vast and there are many barbarians.
The best way is to separate this large mountainous area, with Yunnan and central Guizhou each managing one, and then using the middle as the boundary to divide the two sides.
In this way, it will also make it difficult for the Wuman and the barbarians to integrate into one force in the future.
Even some Wuman tribes in the north will be under the jurisdiction of Lu, Rong, and Jiaji prefectures in Jiannan Road in the future. Through the re-adjustment of divisions in this way, the original Wumen tribes in the Wumeng mountain area will be broken up and divided into three provinces. Seven or eight states are in charge.
One control of one area, one state control of several barbarians, relatively speaking, the ability to control is definitely much stronger.
A soldier with obsessive-compulsive disorder, looking at the newly adjusted boundaries of the three roads of Shu, Yunnan and Guizhou, canine teeth crisscross, I am in you, and you are in me, it is very uncomfortable.
He pointed to the boundary between Shu and Yunnan, "Should we assign Xining Prefecture to Yunnan Road, or put Qujing and Jingzhou into Jiannan Road, how awkward is this?"
Old Jia glared at him.
"Old Jia, did I say something wrong again?"
"Of course, dead wrong."
"But Qujing and other prefectures were not originally led by Rongzhou? Now it's right to put them directly into Jiannan Road, right?"
"Hmph, do you think that the boundaries of states are drawn at will? There are only two boundaries for dividing states and counties. One is to consider the shape of mountains and rivers, so it is generally natural to use large rivers and mountains as natural boundaries, such as the Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. The boundary of the Tao is bounded by the Hushui, and the Hushui runs from southwest to northeast, winding and twisting, so the boundary is naturally winding."
"The other one is to divide the boundaries, especially in some key victorious places, it is necessary to separate some complete victorious places, which will help military needs. For example, Bashu is originally one, but in order to avoid The land of Shu has all the complete geographical features after Hanzhong, so Hanzhong should be separated from the land of Shu, and the Shannan Road should be set up for governance."
"So Sanlang's division of the border between Yunnan and Sichuan, with Lushui as the border, is in line with the principle of mountains and rivers, but on this border, two roads protrude into each other. There is no need to adjust it, but it is more in line with the second boundary. The essence of you, I am in you, and you are in me, look at this border, Xining Prefecture and Qujing bite together, just like canine teeth, and they are fixed together like a falcon's socket."
For the land of Sichuan and Yunnan, which is not so peaceful today, especially for the land of Yunnan, the imperial court needs to strengthen its control, and with Lushui as the boundary, Xining Prefecture of Jiannan Road goes deep into the land of Yunnan from the east, and it is a distance away from the land of Yunnan. The core Kunzhou is very close to Erhai Lake.
And let Quzhou and Jingzhou in the northeast of Yunnan be surrounded by Jiannan and central Guizhou.
From a military point of view, this makes the strategic space of the Yunnan Road very poor, which is exactly what the imperial court needs. The two prominent parts of Xichang and Weining are embedded in the east and west of Yunnan, and the semi-surrounded Qujing two prefectures, The entire Yunnan Road no longer has the slightest foothold in military defense.
Don't forget, the Tonghai Governor's Mansion now occupies two more dams in Yuxi, which are managed by the Zhennan Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. This makes the Cuan clan, who has ruled the roost for four hundred years based in Yunnan, really no longer have the capital to resist. Dismembered.
"Young people, watch more, listen more and learn more!"
After such a division by Qin Lang, the entire Yunnan Road is now roughly divided into five sections.
Quzhou Jingzhou surrounded on three sides in the northeast corner, the eastern Yunnan region controlled by Dongcuan which was just captured, and the Heman tribes headed by Erhai Liuzhao in western Yunnan who are now fully surrendered to the imperial court, and now assigned to the governor of Zhennan The southern Yunnan area of the Tonghai Dudu Mansion managed by the government.
Finally, there are Kunzhou, Weizhou and other places around Dianchi Lake that are still controlled by Xicuan, but now there is only a small area left, surrounded on all sides. The imperial court will build roads, build cities, station troops and emigrate. Cuan was powerless to resist.
"The lips are dead and the teeth are cold. I guess the Wuman tribes will not let us divide them like this?" the young soldier asked.
Qin Lang smiled and put down the pen in his hand.
"There will definitely be resistance, but the trend of the times, even if they resist, they will just stop the traffic with their arms, and they will not be able to stop the rolling wheels of history!"
The meeting is over.
Qin Lang sat there a little absent-minded.
"Sanlang is really worried that Wuman will revolt?"
"I'm not too worried about the Wuman. The Wuman is just a man in the mountains. He usually likes to fight in the nest. The so-called thirty-seven tribes of the Wuman only refer to the larger thirty-seven tribes. In fact, there are more than a hundred tribes. These people have never stopped fighting for thousands of years. In the past, the Cuan clan was so powerful that they could barely suppress them. Now the Cuan clan has been reduced to this level. Wu Man is also very chaotic this time, fighting back and forth Go, you won’t even know who you’re following.”
"What is Saburo worried about?"
"I am worried about Xihai, worrying about His Royal Highness."
Liu Rengui sat down and also sighed.
"Although the prince is a little messed up, he shouldn't go too far. He should always distinguish between the serious and the serious, and he won't make fun of his own life. As long as the prince doesn't go too far, there shouldn't be any danger."
"Who can tell clearly?" Qin Lang sighed, "If the crown prince is really clear about the importance, how could there be such a situation?"
In the past few days, Qin Lang hasn't been sleeping well, and his eyelids are always twitching. He has a bad premonition that something will happen to Cheng Qian.
It is not uncommon to think about such things in history. For example, during the civil fort change in the Ming Dynasty, Yingzong’s imperial conquest led hundreds of thousands of troops out of the fortress, but he was defeated and captured, and the main force of the Ming Dynasty was almost wiped out. , Let the Mongolian army directly hit the city of Beijing.
More recently, Yang Guang failed to conquer Liao, but he still wanted to go north to show off his prestige, but unexpectedly, the Turkic Shibi Khan, who had seen through his falsehood, led a surprise attack with hundreds of thousands of troops and surrounded him in Yanmen. King Qin's army also came quickly, and Yang Guangke became a prisoner of the Turks.
Then there is Gao Wei, the famous fatuous empress of the Northern Qi Dynasty, who attacked Pingyang in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and Jinzhou was in danger. Pingyang had already fallen, so he planned to go to the rescue, but the beloved concubine Feng Xiaolian said that she wanted to hunt again, but Gao Wei ignored it and took Feng Xiaolian to continue hunting.
Later he led the army to Jinzhou, the Northern Qi army dug tunnels to attack the city, and a large section of the city wall was dug down. The soldiers were about to take advantage of the situation to attack, but Gao Wei ordered a pause, but wanted to pick up Feng Xiaolian. They watched together, but Feng Xiaolian insisted on dressing up for most of the day, and when he came, the Northern Zhou army had already blocked the gap.
Later, when the two armies fought, Gao Wei took Feng Xiaolian to the front of the battle on horseback to watch the battle. Originally, the two armies were fighting fiercely, and the Qi army retreated a little bit. As a result, Feng Xiaolian shouted defeat in front of the battle, and Gao Wei immediately He took Feng Xiaolian and ran back.
Originally, the two armies were in a **** battle, but the Northern Qi army saw that the emperor had run away, and had no intention of fighting, so the Qi army was defeated.
At the end of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Qi, Zhou, Chen, and Qi State were the strongest, but under Gao Wei's various tossings, the Northern Qi was forced to perish in the end.
(end of this chapter)