After seeing Wang Nan off, Zhao Ziliang and others returned and saw that Jia Lin, the official of the Jiedushi Mansion, had woken up.
They smiled and said: "Jia Xiaowei is awake and someone has already prepared a meal.
Let's continue drinking.
Come on."
Come".
Jia Lin almost drank to death last night.
When he heard that he wanted to drink, his head suddenly shook like a rattle, and he quickly declined: "No, no, no, thank you General Zhao for the warm hospitality.
I just have to return to Liangzhou today.
Now is the time."
It's not too early, the lower class is about to leave.
Oh, by the way, there is one more thing I forgot to give to General Zhao.
Zhao Ziliang has made great contributions, and everyone else has been promoted and rewarded.
Of course, the commander-in-chief will not forget General Zhao.
The imperial court decided to establish the Xihai Dudufu and Xihai County south of the Qilian Mountains, and appointed General Zhao as the governor of the Xihai Dudufu and the prefect of Xihai County, concurrently.
The military envoy of Da Dou is under the jurisdiction of the Hexi Jiedu Envoy Office.
This is the appointment letter from the imperial court.
The general takes it and resigns from his humble post."
"Wait a minute."
Zhao Ziliang took over the appointment letter and immediately ordered Bolehan to prepare some dry food and drinks for Jia Lin and others for them to use on the road.
After seeing off Jia Lin and the others, Zhao Ziliang opened the appointment document and read it.
The so-called Xihai County refers to the area around Qinghai Lake.
Except for Qilian and Dichi County, these areas have been occupied by Zhao Ziliang's fighting army.
The district capital is still in the hands of the Tubo people.
If he wants Xihai County to truly become a county, Zhao Ziliang will send troops to conquer all these areas.
And he is the governor of the Xihai Dudu Mansion and also serves as the military envoy of the Great Dou Army.
It can be said that he has centralized military and political power in one body. .
As the governor of Xihai County, Zhao Ziliang had the obligation and responsibility to conquer the areas around Qinghai Lake and make Xihai County worthy of its name and become a county of the Tang Dynasty.
As the governor of the Xihai Dudu Mansion, he had the freedom to send troops to Tibet without having to ask for everything.
Jiedushi Wang Jue had the right to ask for instructions, and he also had the right to manage and appease the ethnic minorities in the area.
In the past, although Zhao Ziliang was the envoy of the Great Dou Army, he was in charge of his own affairs, but this was not true in the true sense, because if he wanted to send troops, he had to ask Wang Jue for instructions and permission, but now it is different.
Although he is still under Wang Jue's control, if he finds an opportunity, he can send troops directly without asking Wang Jue for instructions.
Another important point is that the prefect of Xihai County is a local governor, and the governor of Xihai Dudufu is not only a local governor, but also a military commander, which shows that Zhao Ziliang already has independent financial power.
In such a border area, the court not only does not collect taxes, but also vigorously Provide financial subsidies, so Zhao Ziliang can keep the money earned to recruit troops and expand armaments.
Seeing this appointment letter, Zhao Ziliang was full of ambition and immediately said loudly: "Go back to camp and prepare to hold a military meeting to expand troops and armaments."
Two months after Wang Rao was transferred to Longyou Road as the Heyuan military envoy, in November of the first year of Tianbao, the Tubo people, unwilling to fail, came back again.
He led 50,000 troops to attack the Tang Dynasty, but this time Mangbuzhi focused his attack on the Longyou area.
Huangfu Weiming, the governor of Longyou Road, led his army to attack.
The two sides fought a battle at Qinghai Lake in the West Sea, and the Tang army won a complete victory. .
In December, Mangbuzhi refused to admit defeat and once again led 30,000 troops to attack Longyou.
Two months ago, Zhao Ziliang had already established the Xihai Dudufu and Xihai County Government in the Qilian area south of the Qilian Mountains, and established a county here.
The new city south of the eastern section of the Qilian Mountains was still garrisoned by Ge Shuhan.
Three thousand men and horses.
The main forces of the Dadou Army have all moved forward to Qilian County.
There was only one Wu station in Dadou Bago, the former station, with 200 troops stationed there.
After Zhao Ziliang moved his seat to Qilian County, he established a county here and appointed county magistrates and other officials to manage civil affairs, guide the people of all ethnic groups within the jurisdiction to do a good job in production, and build water conservancy projects.
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In order to obtain enough food and grass, the Da Dou Army also Under his instructions, he opened up wasteland for farming and carried out large-scale production.
The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is commonly known as Laba porridge.
On this day, Laba porridge is eaten.
Zhao Ziliang was training soldiers and horses on the school ground.
The captain of the guard, Bo Lehan, walked over quickly, holding the hilt of his sword and cupping his hands: "General, General Ge Shuhan sent a fast horse to report that there is an urgent military situation, and he is now in the Governor's Mansion."
Zhao Ziliang handed over the training matters to Zhang Shouyu and others, and took Bo Lehan back to the Dudu's Mansion.
In order to facilitate the work, the Dudu's Mansion and the Prefect's Mansion were located in the same place, which was both the Dudu's Mansion and the Prefect's Mansion.
As soon as he entered the lobby of the Governor's Mansion, he saw a burly soldier standing up and saluting: "The little man Zuocha is the domestic slave of General Geshu.
I pay my respects to the general."
When Zhao Ziliang saw that the figure on the left was much taller than ordinary people, with thick limbs and a powerful appearance, he knew that this person was a powerful person.
He nodded, walked to the hall and sat down, and said to the left lane: "You Get up and tell me what Ge Shuhan asked you to report to this general."
"General, my general has received news that three days ago, Mangbu Zhi, the leader of the Tubo Kingdom, took 30,000 troops to Shanzhou, where Longyou Jiedu envoy was based.
It seems that he wanted to compete with Huangfu Weiming again.
No.
We will not give up until we capture Shanzhou.
General Ge Shuhan thinks this is a good opportunity for our army to attack."
Zhao Ziliang immediately asked: "Where is the Mangbuzhi army now?"
"We should confront Huangfu Weiming's army in the Xipingting area north of the Huangshui River in Xiping County."
Zhao Ziliang frowned and said, "Isn't Xiping County Shanzhou?"
Zuo Che cupped his hands and said: "General, at the beginning of this summer, the imperial court issued a decree to change the name of Shanzhou to Xiping County."
Xiping Pavilion is the city of Xining in later generations.
Huo Qubing, the general of the Han Dynasty, built Xiping Pavilion here.
Linqiang County was established at the source of Huangshui River to the west of Xiping Pavilion.
That is why the name Xiping came into being.
In the Northern Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty established Xining The state was located in Xining in later generations, and the name Xining really appeared in the annals of history.
At this time, Xipingting was also a Wusuo, controlled by the Heyuan Army of Longyou Road.
It was also the border dividing line between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty, and the two sides fought several battles here.
Zhao Ziliang couldn't help but frown after hearing this.
He walked to the wall on the left side of the lobby, looked at the map hanging on the wall, and quickly found the location of Xiping Pavilion.
Zhao Ziliang discovered that there were 5,000 troops stationed in Changning County, which was controlled by the Tubo people, to the north of Xipingting, and 6,000 troops were stationed in present-day Gangcha County on the northwest coast of Qinghai Lake.
In the former Longqi City north of Qinghai Lake, there were 6,000 troops stationed in present-day Haiyan.
There are a total of 10,000 people stationed in the county and the former Linqiang County.
For defense, 7,000 troops were stationed in the former Linqiang County and present-day Huangyuan County, so this was the place where the Mangbuzhi army later stored grain and grass.
It was also the backup point for Changning County in the north.
Once Changning County was attacked by the Tang army, from here You can directly send troops north to rescue.
Following the place where the Tibetan army's grain and grass were stored, Zhao Ziliang's gaze moved south, and he soon found an eye-catching landmark.
Not far from the foot of Chiling Mountain, a fortress stood.
This was Shibao City.
More than a year ago, it was due to the negligence of the former Hexi Jiedushi Gai Jiayun that the Tubo people captured this stone castle, thus causing the Tang Dynasty to lose the initiative in the war.
Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and said to Bo Lehan: "Arrange the left car to go down to rest, and send someone to find a few Qiang people and old people from Tuyuhunzhong."
"No," Brahan agreed and led the left car out.
An hour later, Bulhan came over with six old people wearing various ethnic costumes.
Among these old people were Tuyuhun people, Qiang people, Tubo people and Han people.
"I'll wait to see the general," several old men trembled and bowed in shock, shouting.
Zhao Ziliang turned around and said with a smile: "Everyone, please get up and sit down."
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"Don't dare.
How dare I sit in front of the general?"
several old people refused.
Zhao Ziliang did not force himself and asked: "I have a question.
I would like to ask the old man Ji.
You see, we are here now.
If a certain person in Qilian County wants to lead an army to the former place of Longqi City, is there a shortcut to avoid it?"
The Tibetan army stationed on the northwest coast of the West Sea" All the old men looked in the direction pointed by Zhao Ziliang's finger, but they couldn't understand.
One Qiang old man said: "If the general wants to go to the former place of Longqi City, the old man knows a shortcut to go there and avoid it."
The cavalry of the army on the northwest coast of the West Sea heard that in the past few days, when Tibet was not at war with the Tang Dynasty, the old man often drove cattle, sheep and horses to the tea and horse market in Linqiang County to sell."
Zhao Ziliang said hurriedly: "Oh, please come quickly, old man.
If I, the general, can achieve great things, I will definitely be rewarded heavily."
The old Qiang man said: "Cross the Datong River from Molle Village, then follow a small river to the southeast until it meets the Hashi River, and then follow the Hash River to the southeast to reach the west coast.
By the way, heading east, we will soon reach the hometown of Longqi City."
Zhao Ziliang asked: "How long did it take you to drive the cattle and horses to Linqiang County?"
"ten days" Zhao Ziliang traced the map with his finger and calculated that the distance was about five hundred miles.
This Qiang old man drove his oxen and horses for fifty miles a day and could reach Longqi City in ten days.
However, driving cattle and horses on foot is definitely not as fast as an army marching.
If they were all cavalry, the speed would be even faster.
It is easy for the elite cavalry to travel three hundred miles a day, but it is difficult to maintain combat effectiveness.
It is not difficult for the cavalry under Zhao Ziliang to maintain combat effectiveness while traveling two hundred miles a day.
However, this place is located on a plateau with mountains and rivers.
Vertical and horizontal, the terrain is steep in many places , The cavalry will never be able to travel two hundred miles a day.
If they travel a hundred and fifty miles a day, they should be able to arrive in three days.
In such a short period of time, the Tubo people are unlikely to notice anything, as long as they are defeated silently The Tibetan garrison was stationed in Longqi City, not far from achieving his goal.
Zhao Ziliang turned around and asked: "If this general leads all the cavalry, how long will it take for the old man to arrive?"
The old Qiang man thought for a while and said: "If they are all cavalry with excellent riding skills, they should be able to arrive in three days without carrying more things."
Zhao Ziliang was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Please ask the old man to lead the way for us.
When the work is completed, I will give you five hundred cattle and sheep and one thousand coins.
How about it?"
The old Qiang man said with a bitter look on his face: "General, the old man is old and cannot bear such trouble.
If the general doesn't mind, the old man's son Naiga can lead the way for the general.
Every time he goes to the market, he goes with the old man so he is familiar with the route." .
Zhao Ziliang immediately said: "Okay, then invite the old man's son Naiga over":