The mountain is Longshan, and the river is Jinghe.
In late spring, the Jinghe River valley is already verdant everywhere, and there are late-blooming mountain flowers on the mountain.
The Longshan Mountains lie in the northwest of Guanzhong, and Xiaoguan stands in the Longshan Pass, guarding the passage from the direction of the Jing River into Guanzhong.
Xiao Guan, one of the four stoppers in Guanzhong.
"This is Xiao Guan" Many soldiers also came to Xiaoguan for the first time, including Li Chao, who also came to the northwest portal of Guanzhong for the first time.
It has also been an outpost for invasions by nomadic tribes from the north.
During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, 100,000 iron horses rode through Xiao Pass, attacked Beidi and other counties, and there was a great earthquake in Guanzhong.
During the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the national strength was enhanced, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty went out of Xiao Pass twice, inspected the northwest border, and put his troops on the fortress to deter the Xiongnu.
In the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty once went out to inspect Hexi and inspect Zhangye.
"The desert is lonely, the sun sets on the long river, Xiao Guan waits for riding, and they are all protected in Yanran" From Lingzhou to the south to the county seat, from Guyuan to the east to Yansui, more than 400 miles apart, among which only this county is in all directions.
The gateway of the real silver summer, the lock and key of Binning.
Tang Xiaoguan is still at the site of Xiaoguan in the Qin and Han dynasties.
Qin Qiong, the governor of Guannei Province, is now personally guarding this pass and is responsible for repairing and strengthening Xiao Pass.
Guancheng is located in the dangerous area from Sanguan Pass to Wating Gorge, although it is not a cliff here, it is also steep and majestic.
Wating, located on the edge of the eastern foothills of Longshan Mountain, has also become an important barrier in Xiaoguan.
The majestic peaks are surrounded by arches, the river valley is dangerous, and it is easy to defend the difficulty.
Jingshui south out of the three passes of Danzheng Gorge, which is also a defense system naturally formed by Xiaoguan from south to north.
As the northwest gateway of Guanzhong and one of the four stops, the geographical location of Xiaoguan is very special.
Out of the southeast can drive directly to the Central Plains of a large area of fertile soil, north across the Yellow River to the vast prairie, to the west can lead to the west of the river, the Western Regions and other vast distances.
The Qin, Han, Sui and Tang dynasties successively set up counties around Xiaoguan and built cities and cities.
However, although Xiao Pass is dangerous, Lingzhou and Yanzhou out of Xiao Pass are controlled by Liang Shidu, which is equivalent to the sphere of influence of the Turks.
This makes Xiao Pass a lonely pass.
No matter how dangerous the fortress is, if there is no defense system in depth, it can be defended.
During the Wude period, and even during the Zhenguan period, the Turks came whenever they wanted.
In the face of overwhelming hundreds of thousands of iron horsemen, how can the most dangerous passes be The governor of Guannei Province, General Zuo Wuwei, Shangzhu State, and Qin Qiong, the Duke of Qi, personally rushed to greet Guanxia.
"You're here sooner than I expected, a few days early."
Qin Qiong's complexion is good, quite ruddy, it seems that Xiao Guan's food is still good.
Li Chao was in a good mood, and Xiao Guan's grain reserves seemed reliable.
"It's all a blessing to the Grand Governor."
When Cheng Yanjin said the three words of the general manager, he was always a little yin and yang, "San Lang has been operating in Longyou for less than a year, and there are no less than hundreds of thousands of cattle, horses, mules, donkeys, camels, etc., which can enter my Tang Dynasty from Longyou."
Not only was the source of the imperial court guaranteed, but the price of horses and mules was also greatly reduced, and many government soldiers bought a group of six packs according to the regulations, and even many people brought their own horses to ride.
This made our march much faster. ” Niu Jinda also said on the side, "No, and the chief manager also made a powerful move before."
Take those lands in Yuanji for auction, only exchange for grain, and then let those people transport the grain to Xiaoguan first.
This trick is good, this time we didn't bring a people's transport team, just transport our rations on the road, without those drags, and don't worry about grain and grass, this march is really fast. ” Qin Qiong laughed, "Those grains have been shipped, I have personally checked them, they are all good grains, there is no old grain, old rice mixed with sand or anything, in addition to rice and wheat, there are also a lot of dried meat, pickles, salt, oil, etc., all of which are stored and sealed, just waiting for you to receive them." ” Entered the castle.
Li Chao looked at the pass all the way, and it was not as majestic as he imagined, no wonder he couldn't stop the Turks later.
"San Lang, Liang Shidu's strength is not weak, there are tens of thousands of horses, and there are Turks as backers, you can take 20,000 people out of the customs, I'm afraid it will not be easy."
Qin Qiong looked at Li Chao, even when he was in Xiao Guan, he had heard the rumors that Li Chao was demoted, and the rumor that Li Xiuning was forced to divorce his wife.
But looking at Li Chao's appearance now, he doesn't look degraded.
"Liang Shidu's so-called tens of thousands of horses are just false names.
Sweeping the men in the territory into soldiers, such tens of thousands of horses are just a rabble, and what Liang Shidu really relies on is only the Turks, and the Jihu people. ” The Jihu people, also known as the Xiongnu species, have been living in Yan, Sui, Guanzhong, Shizhou, Lanzhou, Cizhou on both sides of the Yellow River in the east of the river, living between those high mountains and deep valleys, for hundreds of years, although suppressed by various dynasties, but always like Xiaoqiang tenacious life.
They even once established their own Jihu regime, but it was quickly destroyed.
These people are simply some mountain bandits, murderous and greedy.
They have a lot of contact with the Han people, and they also know how to farm and raise silkworms, weave, etc.
But many of their customs still maintain barbarian traditions, such as being more open, and women generally get along before they get married, and even their customs are that the more women get along before they get married, the better.
But in the custom, after getting married, they are no longer allowed to mess around, and if they dare to have something like that, they must also be punished.
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In addition, they are accustomed to the system of succession, like the steppe people, the father and brother die, and the wife is inherited by the son and brother.
These people have always been unruly and disobedient, basically just lawless people who come out to rob or something at every turn.
Liang Shi was proclaimed emperor in Shuofang, so he recruited many Jihu tribes, these people were his mercenaries, and they took them with him every time they fought, and after robbing, they divided their money, food, and population, and gave rewards.
These Jihu people were the most barbaric and ferocious, but they became the strongest army under Liang Shidu.
The second is the Turks, but the army under Liang Shidu himself, and the combat effectiveness is very average.
In the past few years, the Li family has not had the idea of destroying Liang Shidu and annexing his territory.
But I don't know how many times I have fought big and small battles, although it is generally claimed that there are more victories and fewer defeats, but in fact, Liang Shidu's strength is a bit stronger and stronger.
Qin Qiong saw that Li Chao was bringing 20,000 people, and he was confident that he wanted to destroy Liang Shidu, and felt that it was very dangerous.
Li Chao is not blindly confident, nor does he think that he is invincible because he has a hat of a military god on his head.
He had thought about it seriously, and he had collected a lot of information about Liang Shidu.
For Liang Shidu, there is also detailed intelligence collection and serious analysis.
How many troops did the Liang division have, how many populations, and how many Turkic foreign aids.
There are several concubines, which one do you like the most.
How long does Liang Shidu have at a time, what he likes to eat, and how many times a day he usually goes to the toilet, all of which Li Chao knows.
Knowing the other side and fighting a hundred battles is not a joke.
The more detailed the information, the better you can understand the enemy.
The more you know, the more you can find the flaws and weaknesses in it.
Through analysis, Li Chao found that Liang Shidu was not as strong as he imagined.
He mainly relied on the Turks for support, but mainly relied on the Jihu people to fight, but this year, Liang Shidu also experienced an internal strife.
The handsome Liu Nu of Jihu has always been fierce and brave, and the Jihu soldiers under him are also very fierce.
Maybe it's because she has made a lot of achievements and her subordinates are also strong, so this Liu Nuyin is a little arrogant and arrogant, simply put, she is a character like Luo Yi.
As a result, he had a conflict with Liang Shidu's younger brother Liang Luoren, Liang Luoren is not Liang Shidu's own brother, but a cousin.
But this cousin can also be regarded as a general under Liang Shidu, a powerful figure.
After Liang Luoren fell out with Liu Nuyi, he kept framing Liu Nuyin to his eldest brother Liang Shidu, but Liang Shidu really believed it later, and took the opportunity to invite Liu Nuyin to drink, and then asked the knife and axe hand to behead this Jihu handsome.
Although Liang Shidu took a lot of money and rewarded the leaders of the Jihu tribe afterwards, the Jihu generals were still worried and did not believe in Liang Shidu so much.
This is just like Li Mi killed Zhai Rang back then, no matter how much he bought people's hearts afterwards, there were irreparable cracks inside.
The Jihu people and Liang Shidu's subordinate generals Xin Fang'er, Li Zhengbao, and Feng Duan also had a bad relationship with the Jihu people.
And Liang Shidu's Turkic foreign aid, usually do their best, but they take the most spoils, and they always look high, and the old brothers of Jihu and Liang Shidu also hate the Turks.
The Liang division relied on the three armies of the emperor, but there were many contradictions.
"Saburo plans to rest here for a few days" "No, I'm not going to rest, have a meal here, and then go north" Qin Qiong was stunned.
Li Chao was not joking, after receiving a condolence meal from Qin Qiong in Xiaoguan that day, he went north in the afternoon.
"Don't pay attention to the scattered subordinates of Liang Shidu along the way, we will drive directly to Lingzhou City" Lingwu, also known as Lingzhou.
It is known as the name of plugging the south of the Yangtze River, Emperor Hui of the Western Han Dynasty began to place Lingzhou County, and set up Lingwu County, which has always been the highest institution of the Ningxia Plain, and is the center of the entire Xitao Plain.
The land here is flat and fertile, with tens of millions of acres of arable land and grassland, and well-developed irrigation and water conservancy facilities.
The Liang division attacked us times before they captured the Xitao Plain.
After occupying this place, he moved the capital of his Great Liang Kingdom here.
The capital of the Liang Kingdom, Lingwu.
"The Tang Army is here again" After receiving the military report, Liang Shi did not show any panic.
In fact, in these years, it would be strange if the Tang Dynasty did not send troops to ten or eight trips in any year.
But every time it's a small fight, it's basically just to grab something.
The Tang army withdrew after the robbery, and then the Liang army retaliated and went south, grabbing a dozen and withdrawing.
The two sides come and go, and it has become the norm in the past few years.
"Which one did the Tang Army send over this time?"
"Li Chao and Li Wenyuan, with 20,000 soldiers and horses, left Xiao Pass, and went straight to Lingwu."
"Li Wenyuan, who is known as the god of the army" "Yes, it's that person, when he was in Longyou, he beat the Tuyuhun people without temper, I heard that this Tang Dynasty Xuanwumen change, this person is still a mastermind, and was named the first merit of Xuanwumen by Li Shimin, and now it is Zhao Guogong, or Jing Zhaoyin, Jinggi Metropolitan Governor, Bingbu Shangshu, Ping Zhangshi, General Zuo Yiwei and so on."
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"What the hell is the flat chapter thing?"
"It is said that it was invented by Li Shimin, and with this title, although he is not the prime minister, he can enter the central government hall to discuss with the prime minister, which can be regarded as half a prime minister."
Liang Shi sneered again and again.
"That Li Chao didn't hear of his name two years ago, it is said that he used to be a little monk, Li Shimin is really amazing, and he actually promoted Li Chao, who was just a little monk two years ago, to the prime minister all of a sudden.
How old is he in his early twenties, he fought a few battles with the Tuyuhun people, and he really thought that he was the god of war, and he dared to drive directly to the capital of my Daliang country with 20,000 people, which is really commendable. ” "By the way, does that Qin Qiong come here" Liang Shidu didn't take Li Chao to heart at all, but cared more about Qin Qiong.
Liang Shi was in the last years of the Sui Dynasty, and he was also an eagle general, and Qin Qiong used to be considered comrades-in-arms in the same dynasty, and they also met together when they were fighting Goguryeo in Liaodong, and he was deeply impressed by Qin Shubao and admired him very much.
"Qin Shubao is still guarding Xiao Pass and has not come."
Liang Shidu breathed a sigh of relief, "Qin Qiong seems to be the father-in-law of this Li Chao, Li Chao didn't invite his father-in-law, he dared to come here alone, let's send him to death, then I will fulfill him, and order the generals, I will gather soldiers and horses, and personally go to destroy this Li Chao" t1706231537: