Section 104: Dispatching troops to Liangzhou (Part 1)
In mid-August, 2018, 2018, Liu Shan led his peasant army and tens of thousands of people from Xin'an and Xuanyang to the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Liu Shan truly entered the territory of the Tang Dynasty for the first time. Although the Tang Dynasty had not unified China at this time, in the near future, the Tang Dynasty would be brimming with a strong wind and savagely blowing through every inch of China's land.
Liu Shan stood on the border line of the Tang Dynasty for a long time, surrounded by soldiers who accompanied him to fight bloody battles. At this time, the morning light was still hazy, and the wind blowing across his cheeks brought the coldness of the night. Behind the army, there were nearly 700 prisoners of the guards of the guards, and behind further away, there was no one guarding the border of the Luoyang regime of Zheng Wang.
Liu Shan stood in the cold wind in the morning, and the faint morning light set off the young peasant army leader who was not too shiver. His body was covered with blood. The young man under the blood-colored conquest clothes raised his eyes slightly. In his sight, the territory of the Tang Dynasty was vast and boundless, and it seemed to be connected to the sky in the distance.
In fact, when walking out of the land of the Zheng King regime, the sky was still the sky above his head, with a few hazy and elegant clouds floating lazily. The land was still the land under his feet, and the land that was cultivated by farmers for generations. In fact, everything had not changed, but the young man was filled with emotion. He did not say a word or did anything. He just looked at the land of the Tang Dynasty.
No one knows what he is thinking at this time, no one knows what he is feeling at this time, even if Zhang Biao and others who are as close as Yi'er, they don't know what Liu Shan is thinking at this time.
The team stood there with Liu Shan. The team of tens of thousands of people seemed to be a quiet coordinate on the vast land. It was not until a piece of dust rolled up in the distance that Liu Shan moved his steps.
"One day, the division will eventually end. Brothers will no longer wave their butcher knives, and the people will not have to live in the fire of war. These just take time. Yes, the image of prosperity and prosperity will reappear on the land of China. All nations congratulate me, and I wish me the prosperity of China." Liu Shan said in his heart. The corners of the young leader's eyes gradually became wet, and he walked towards the welcoming team.
The person who came was none other than Li Yi, the envoy of the King of Qin. He came to greet him under the orders of the King of Qin. There were nearly two thousand soldiers behind him. Seeing the Tang flag flying fiercely, the Qin-like flag stirred in the morning breeze like a sail blown by the strong wind.
Looking at the silent and mighty soldiers, Liu Shan naturally knew that he was welcomed, but in fact he did not have such great energy and charm. Sure enough, after some politeness, someone had already led the army to the level where there was no one at this time. It seemed that the King of Qin had already calculated that after Liu Shan arrived, the level had been captured, and his people only needed to settle in. Or, capturing the level was originally a question assigned by the King of Qin for Liu Shan, and Liu Shan just felt that he was lucky to be unfair.
Only Li Yi and the few people around him were left behind, and several people set out towards the nearest county town with a large group of soldiers and people.
"Brother Liu Shan, don't be surprised. The King of Qin originally wanted to come to greet him in person, but you and I know that the war is in stalemate at this time on the front line, and the King of Qin really can't take time. When you know you are coming, Shubao and several other brothers from Wagang are coming to greet you. However, the war is urgent, how can the generals leading troops leave the battlefield? The brothers of Wagang all think about you so hard."
"Liu Shan naturally knew the affection of the King of Qin and the Wagang brothers. However, now the war is everywhere and the people are living in poverty. The King of Qin has the responsibility of the world and the responsibility of unifying the Central Plains. The Brothers of Wagang are also bloody and pacified the world. They will do their best to unify the world as soon as possible in the Tang Dynasty. Liu Shan only regrets that he cannot go to help at this time, so why would he be surprised?"
"What Brother Liu Shan said is wrong. Brother Liu Shan is going to Liangzhou here to fight against the Turks' invasion and massacre of the people of Liangzhou, and to protect our border from foreign invasion. This is also a matter of devoting our efforts to the Tang Dynasty. I just hope that my brothers will return triumphantly as soon as possible, and then the brothers in our Wagang gather together."
"Liu Shan should fulfill his mission. The Turks invaded Liangzhou of our Tang Dynasty. Liu Shan should let the Turkic soldiers and horses stain the battlefield with blood, so as to ensure that our mountains and rivers are not invaded by barbarians and foreign countries. Those who violate our China will invade our Tang Dynasty will be punished even if they are far away!"
"Okay! Brothers are so passionate, let's have a drink first. I wish you a good time to quell the war in Liangzhou as soon as possible and to bring peace to the people of Liangzhou!"
Liu Shan and Li Yi raised their glasses and drank the wine in the glass. After greetings, Liu Shan looked at the busy scene in the county town at this time. Although this is a small county town on the border of the Tang Dynasty, and even Liu Shan didn't even know the name here at this time, Liu Shan was very pleased to see the appearance and scene of the people living safely here.
"I went to Liangzhou this time, and the soldiers were very fast, so I didn't hesitate at all. Brother Li Yi also saw that there were so many people in my team, and the 700 soldiers of Zheng Wang captured from the checkpoints. I will entrust all of these to you."
"These Qin kings have already made arrangements. We will take these people to our Qinchuan land and take root on the Qin King's fief. The Qin king has something to say. These people will be the Qin king's people in the future, and will treat them equally with other people on the fief, and will never be half discriminatory." Li Yi filled Liu Shan with another cup.
"If these people can be settled, Liu Shan thanks the King of Qin here. I wonder if the armor and war horses and carriages needed by the army are prepared for us. If they are prepared and distributed as soon as possible, the army will set off today and will not delay any further."
"This, brother Liu Shan, you and I are both wise men, and I don't make any mistakes. Liangzhou is the place of the prince at this time. It is really inappropriate for the King of Qin to give you these things. In fact, just a few days ago, the prince had already sent a letter to the King of Qin, hoping that the King of Qin could allocate troops and reinforce Liangzhou. You know that the King of Qin is not enough troops here, so where can the army be dispatched?" Li Yi was very careful when he spoke, and tightly squeezed the wine glass in his hand.
"I understand this. Could the King of Qin want the prince to give me these things, and the prince will also send someone to take charge of the military rations along the way." After hearing Li Yi's words, Liu Shan only instantly understood why the King of Qin did not give him these things at this time.
In fact, when Liu Shan thought to himself, he knew that the relationship between the prince and the King of Qin was already a little gap, but at this time it was still three years of martial virtue. Even if there was a gap, it was not big. Brothers were still brothers. However, since there was a gap, they could not be regarded as ignoring and invisible.
The prince borrowed troops from the King of Qin this time, which only shows that the local troops in Liangzhou were indeed insufficient, and the forces in Chang'an area wanted to defend the capital, so he naturally did not dare to mobilize easily. Other places also had a long front line, because although the Tang Dynasty launched a large-scale attack on the Central Plains and its troops were aimed directly at Luoyang, the war in other places did not stop. It was not realistic to mobilize troops anywhere.
The army was concentrated on the Eastern Front at this time, so it was natural to mobilize troops here on the Eastern Front. However, even if the King of Qin gave the prince's troops, he could not give his confidants to his government soldiers. In this way, the King of Qin and the Prince's troops, who had already had some gaps, would definitely do their own affairs in Liangzhou. It would be a trivial matter whether they could join forces. However, once the two sides had different forces, it would only give the Turks an opportunity to take advantage of.
Then, the King of Qin must have written a letter to the Crown Prince that he could not transfer troops. As for what he said, it was the King of Qin’s own business, and Liu Shan was not concerned about it. However, the King of Qin could not give him a single army, so the King of Qin said that I had a surrendered peasant army, and then carefully praised Liu Shan’s actions around Luoyang, and then emphasized that this was not my confidant, this was an outsider, you can use it with confidence, and so on. As for grasping words, it was naturally the King of Qin’s own business. Finally, the King of Qin said that this army could be given to you. So the Prince was eager to use troops at this time, and was also a peasant militiaman with very good combat capabilities, and had no connection with his brothers. So the Prince asked for this army.
"The prince has ordered people to prepare troops for war horses, and the food and grass are all ready. The prefectures and counties along the way will also provide you with food and grass. When they reach the boundary of Liangzhou, the Liangzhou defenders will also distribute winter clothes. Don't worry these Liu Shan brothers." Li Yi said, looking at Liu Shan's expression, Liu Shan's expression was still very normal. Liu Shan also understood the subtle relationship, but at this time Liu Shan thought of the King of Qin whom he had never met. This time he brought his men and horses to vote. It seemed that there was no big person to pick him up, and it was not as Li Yi said.
But Liu Shan even felt a little respect for the King of Qin.
This person is too difficult. It actually does not harm him at all, because the places where these people come from and the identities of these people are destined to gather these people, and once he gathers these people, it is equivalent to gathering the morale of his own leading the peasant army, because many of these people are the families of these peasant army. Moreover, the population has dropped sharply at the end of the Sui Dynasty.
In this era, there were no large agricultural machinery. The Tang Dynasty, which was founded by agriculture, naturally required a large population to reclaim arable land and cultivate land and farm. Without a population, even if there was a large amount of land and no one sowed and harvested, there would be no food. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, what was lacking was not arable land, but the population. After these people were brought to the territory of the King of Qin to settle down, they could naturally reclaim a large amount of fertile land. This was the ancient land reclamation, also called military farming. For example, at the end of the Qin Dynasty, hundreds of thousands of people were allocated to reclaim wasteland.
Or it can be said that the productivity and population of this era are still related to certain aspects.
The King of Qin handed over all the things he needed to the prince for processing, which saved the King of Qin on the surface a lot of things. Although the arms of the war horses, war materials, and the military supplies of six or seven thousand people were not astronomical, it was not a small number. The King of Qin did not pay a penny, and someone had already armed him a powerful army, which was too cost-effective.
Moreover, after the prince obtained this army, he would definitely spend some great efforts to win over this army. If this army was opened to Liangzhou, the defenders there would also open a door to convenience. There was no such thing as the Qin King's direct descendants and the two armies were seriously incompatible.
In the end, the King of Qin was not afraid that this army would eventually become the prince's army, because in this era, filial piety, brotherhood, integrity and shame are the norms of society, and the blood relationship produced by the land has long been rooted in everyone's heart. The families of these armies are in the territory of the King of Qin, so these armies naturally cannot betray the King of Qin. Of course, it takes a lot of trouble to the people to be settled by the King of Qin.
And Liu Shan knew the direction of history, and it was even more impossible for him to really get closer to the prince.
When you think about the whole thing, you will think that Liu Shan once again experienced the terror of the King of Qin. Perhaps, only such people can truly unify China, always maintain an advantageous position in the disputes in the court, and finally become the position of co-rule of China through the Xuanwu Gate.
Liu Shan felt that he was thinking a little far away. The most important thing at this time was the military situation in Liangzhou. Thinking about the people living there were still under the ravages of the Turkic cavalry, Liu Shan couldn't help clenching his fists.
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Chapter completed!