Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 816 Target: Guhuaihuang Town
Outside the city of Canzhou, Zhang Quanyi carefully looked at the account books and nodded frequently.

The logistics and transportation on the grassland are very different from those in the mainland. Zhang Quanyi is also the first contact with it, and he finds it very interesting.

He is very talented in money, food and farming, but he was unlucky, entered the wrong profession, became a martial artist, and slowly rose to the top by being more ruthless than others.But when going up, the weakness of poor professional skills is exposed, and I have been stuck all the way so far.The more the officials became, the smaller they became. From the inspector Situ, the Jiedushi of the Youguo Army, and Henan Yin all the way to the governor of Xiazhou, there is no one.

But Zhang Quanyi has a fighting spirit, not giving up and not admitting defeat are his fine qualities.

It has only been a few months since he took office as the Governor of Canzhou, and he has already grasped the situation in this city and four counties.Facing the unfamiliar Tibetan people, he also formulated incentive measures, that is, those who are willing to stop from the state of living by water and grass to plant pastures and raise cattle, sheep and horses will be rewarded with silk, agricultural tools and seeds.

He divided the counties and townships into a contract, regularly checked the number of registered households, rewarded those who had a large increase, and scolded those who did not make any noise on the spot, without showing mercy.

A farmer is selected from each mile, the one with the most cattle and sheep and the fattest will be rewarded, and the one with the best wheat seedlings in the field will also be rewarded.

He even has an ambitious plan. In the second half of the year, he will spend time learning about the mountains and rivers in Liangcheng, Shanwu, Woyang, Shenhe, Xuanhong and other places, and see if he can save one or two ponds so that he can survive the severe drought. Years to solve the problem of drinking water for humans and animals, so as to prevent a large number of livestock from collapsing and dying.

This is a talent!And full of enthusiasm and drive, it is not a bad thing to keep him away from the dangerous industry of martial arts, at least he will not have to worry about it, maybe he will live for a few more years-is Zhu Quanzhong so easy to serve?Old Zhang didn't dare to think so.

"There is a lot of hay and little grain and beans, and the foundation of Shenzhou is still too weak." Zhang Quanyi said: "How will Yang Dutou fight this battle?"

"Soldiers divided into separate routes, bringing cattle, sheep, carts, and horses, grazing along the way, and fighting on horses when fighting. If they can destroy the enemy army at once, they will go to the next place. If not, spread out to graze and raise them well. After fattening, continue to beat." Zhang Quanen replied.

In fact, he still knows some rules of fighting on the grassland.But I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but read it from history books.

At that time, the five Hus went south to conquer each other.After fighting for a while, the horse ran too thin and out of shape, and had to find a place to graze, fatten up and fight again.Sometimes they even fought in the morning, and stopped fighting in the afternoon, and each went to herd horses.

Feeding with food is a good way to quickly restore the horse's physical strength and improve its sustained combat capability, but sometimes there is no way to find so much food.

On the prairie, it is impossible to gather all the people, horses, and livestock together due to factors such as drinking water, supplementing salt, and the growth and decline of pastures, unless there happens to be a place with particularly rich aquatic plants, such as Xuanhong Pond, Yanchi (Daihai), etc.

Yang Yue led more than 4 armies of Xinquan, Feixiong, Jindao, and Heiji, and [-] young and strong men from various tribes. He must divide his troops, otherwise the cattle, sheep and horses walking ahead would eat up the freshly grown pasture. , the troops behind can only eat sand.

"Wouldn't all the more than one hundred thousand people go to battle?" Zhang Quanyi asked again.

"No." Zhang Quan'en said: "Just like wars in the Central Plains require masters to transfer food and grass, wars in the grasslands also require people to camp, fetch water, cut grass, cook, graze, and repair equipment. I guess Yang Dutou still uses flying bears, The three armies of Golden Knife and Heilong are the core, and some of the Tibetan light cavalry guards are recruited to fight, and most of them still serve these soldiers."

It is said that Xia Jun's routine on the grassland has basically taken shape.

The cavalry army composed of professional warriors acted as the core elite force that made the final decision, and a large number of Tibetan Qingqi were conscripted as cannon fodder to mix and match the battle.

Taking the Heiji Army as an example, [-] cavalry and heavy armored infantry will usually be matched with thousands or even [-] Tibetan light cavalry to march together.When encountering enemy cavalry, light cavalry will fight first, chase and kill the enemy if they can beat them, and retreat if they can't beat them, and let these heavy armored infantry protect them. They have strong bows and crossbows, and they are also strong in frontal combat capabilities. The enemy generally dare not Come hard.

This is actually the idea of ​​​​building an army in the Later Han Dynasty.On the grassland, they used armored cavalry as the main force to attack, and the shepherds of the Xianbei and Wuhuan tribes served as light cavalry, directly killing the enemy's nomadic land, capturing their old and weak women, children, cattle and sheep, and tried repeatedly.

Therefore, the exact location of a tribal nomad is a top secret.The enemy generally only knows the approximate location, but the grassland is vast, and knowing the approximate location is not very useful. The location must be accurate, and it is best to have a leading party.When a tribe is grazing, if they see a hostile tribe scouting nearby, they usually have to move immediately. It is very dangerous to expose their position, and often a surprise attack is over.

Later generations of the Qing Dynasty relied on a large number of Mongolian leading parties to raid the nomadic land of the Mongols. The Eight Banners heavy armored infantry fought one by one, which made Lin Danhan keep running and was extremely embarrassed.

"Prepare [-] dendrobium grains and beans, and send them to Rouzhou in a carriage." Zhang Quanyi ordered: "The state can only afford so much for the time being. Yang Dutou will not blame him, and the second brother will personally escort them."

"Okay." Zhang Quanen replied in one go.

"Take General Han, the deputy envoy of regiment training, and go together." Zhang Quanyi ordered again.

Shuofang Junbian County usually set up a regiment training envoy. For example, Sun Jinde, the son of Sun Ba, served as a Shanzhou regiment training envoy.There is also a regiment training envoy in Shenzhou, Han Congyun, the son of Han Jian who was recently transferred to the governor of Ruzhou.

Zhang Quanyi and Han Jian are both governors, but the difference is huge.On this point, he is still clear.Han Jian, who served as the governor of Huizhou and Shanzhou successively, heard that he managed the place in an orderly manner, which was appreciated by King Xia, and he might be promoted one day.

If Han Congyun hadn't already had a wife, Zhang Quanyi even planned to marry a daughter to him.However, Wanlu, the eldest daughter who is the most suitable age, is not around. There are even rumors that Wanlu has already called King Xia's father, so Lao Zhang puts down his thoughts.

When Lao Zhang was in Caizhi, he heard that Cheng Rui, the governor of Shangzhou, was also good at managing places. He recently inquired about it and learned that he was appointed as the deputy envoy of the Fengguo Army Jiedu last month and began to govern Caizhou. His mood was very complicated—— — Li Tangbin, the Jiedu Envoy of the Fengguo Army, looks like Gao Renhou. He was rewarded for his military exploits, but maybe he didn't fight well enough, so he only got the position of a small fan.

On June [-]th, Zhang Quanen and Han Congyun left Liangcheng with [-] dendrobium grains and beans and headed for Rouzhou.

Zhang Quanyi went to Woyang and Shanwuer counties to check the local farmland water conservancy conditions, and his work enthusiasm was very high.

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Jining County in Johor State has almost become a large cargo distribution center.

The first batch of troops has already set off eastward, and the second batch of troops is ready to go. The Golden Sword Army envoy Yang Liang is the commander, and today is their departure date.

There are many infantry stationed inside and outside the Tucheng of Rouzhou, the main force is 5500 infantry from the Xinquan Army, and there are thousands of Tutuan villagers from Guanbei.

To the west of Rouzhou, Shengzhou gathered a large number of troops, the main force being the thousands of soldiers brought by the Yang family in Linzhou.

"Where is Yang Du's head?" Yang Liang casually tied the hemp rope on the carriage tightly and asked.

"Returning to the military envoy, he should be arriving in Daning soon." The speaker's voice was loud and powerful, and he was Liu Han, the former coach of the Shanzhou Academy, who is now the Marquis of the Golden Sword Army.

Daning is located in today's Wanquan District of Zhangjiakou, but it's not far away, just over two hundred miles away.Yang Yue personally led the Flying Bear Army with 3 riders and the Hexi Fan tribe with [-] people, rushing forward all the way, aiming at Shiwei, the black car, which is called the southern line.

Xia Sanmu led [-] cavalry infantry and [-] fan cavalry from the six patrol envoy tribes, and went straight to the old site of Huaihuang Town in Houwei (near Zhangbei County, Zhangjiakou today), where some Yinshan Tatars lived. And the Zahu tribe attached to Li Keyong, this is called the middle line.

Yang Liang led the Golden Sword Army with 2 cavalry infantry, plus [-] Longyou Fan tribe, to take the northern line and attack Ruyuan in a detour.

The source of moistening is the source of moistening water.Emperor Xiaowen of the later Wei Dynasty established Yuyi Town in Taihe, the seventh town outside the six towns. The town is located in Dushikou, on the east bank of Gushui, more than 60 miles north of today's Chicheng County.

Yuyi Town was used to suppress the Hu people in Ruyuan, as can be seen from the name.Today, Shi Wei, Xi and some miscellaneous Hus who are attached to Li Keyong live on this land.

There are more than [-] troops in three groups, and they are mighty and majestic.It will inevitably cause Li Keyong's dissatisfaction, and even have to pass through his territory. The consequences are hard to say.

Yang Liang actually has his own views on this.

He believes that Zhu Quanzhong is already a dead dog. Under this situation, the towns in Hebei and Henan may repeat the old story of uniting against the imperial court, that is, all kinds of alliances, two-faced people, and all kinds of unsatisfactory work. contribute.That being the case, is it necessary to overly stimulate Li Keyong and make him make up his mind to become an enemy of Xia Jun?

Li Ke used to help the Yinshan Tatars deal with the Qibi tribe in Rouzhou. You sent people to fight back, which was correct at the time.But time has passed, and one hundred thousand elite Liang people were lost in Xuzhou, and the situation in the Central Plains has changed drastically. Is there a problem if we still do this at this time?

However, no order to cancel the combat plan has been received so far, which means that everything continues.Yang Liang is a warrior, so he naturally has to carry out orders unconditionally, so he can only put away his doubts and lead the army to set off.

At three o'clock in the morning, the endless carriage drove away from Jining County, Rouzhou. The carriage was full of various supplies and food-it is impossible for people to eat meat all the time, especially for soldiers in the Central Plains, millet and wheat are also necessary, so they accompanied the army. Brought a batch.

Longyou Fan people drove cattle, sheep, horses and camels, and walked on both sides of the carriage. Looking from a distance, it almost filled the entire valley.

Three thousand Tubo Qingqi from Shanzhou's Anren Army were the vanguard, and they set off before dawn.

"Let's go! There is no turning back when you open the bow. This time, you have to kill hard." Yang Liang beckoned, and the soldiers brought a rare yellow puma. After turning over and riding, it galloped on the grassland. .

The deputy envoy Zhang Guiba made a short mobilization before the battle. The ten thousand soldiers put their equipment and armor on the backs of the pack horses without any nonsense.

Target: Guhuaihuang Town.

(End of this chapter)