Three days of marching.
Li Chao led his army to Wubao.
The little rammed loess fort was empty, and the scouts searched the city, but it was empty.
Shuo Fangya's soldiers were stationed in Wubao, and Li Chao's handsome tent was also installed in the fort.
The army of nine chambers was scattered out and encamped.
Niu Jianhu carried a stone tablet to the outside of the fort, and put the tablet down in the sound of the turbulent Yellow River.
Cheng Chumo, Li Gan, and Yu Chi Baolin carried a shovel and began to dig the soil one by one.
A pit was quickly dug out.
"That's enough, please come over."
In the castle, Li Chao sat in the simple stone house hall, his chin on his hand, thinking about things.
The army has entered Wubao, and the next step is whether to continue north to Fengzhou This step may be a complete break between the Tang Dynasty and the Eastern Turks.
Is this step too early, does the Tang Dynasty have the ability to start a full-scale war with the Eastern Turks now, should he endure it for a few more years, recover the Shuofang Seven Prefectures, and accept it when he sees it Historically, the Tang Dynasty was not prepared until the beginning of Zhenguan and launched a war to destroy the Turks in one fell swoop.
That was six or seven years later, and it was not appropriate to start this war six or seven years earlier It is now the sixth year of Wude.
Historically, the Turks invaded the south in the sixth year of Wude, and in the ninth year of Wude, after the Xuanwumen Incident, Li Shimin just became the emperor, and the Turks hit the north bank of Weishui in Chang'an, and finally forced Li Shimin to sign the Weishui Alliance.
With the Tang Dynasty's tribute, the Tang Dynasty money, silk, gold and silver, arrogantly and proudly left.
Now Datang has taken Shuofang, recovered Lingwu, recaptured Yansui, and brought back the line of the Great Wall in the north of Guanzhong.
It can be said that there is no need to worry that the Turks will be able to break into Chang'an City at any time.
If it is a little more stable, then at this time, Datang should accept it when it sees good, and send a messenger to see Jieli again and restore peace with him.
After a few years, the Tang Dynasty recuperated and became stronger, and then came to fight the Turks.
But Li Shimin didn't want to wait a few more years.
Li Chao didn't want to wait a few more years.
The prime ministers of Datang don't even want to wait a few more years.
Today's peace is hard-won, but it is even more humiliating.
The Tang Dynasty had to pay tribute to Jieli every year, send money and grain every year, and have to endure their southward raids and plunders from time to time.
This situation of letting the Turks ride on their necks to and pee, everyone is fed up.
In the past, everyone had no choice, but Li Chao wiped out Liang Shidu almost without a single soldier, and after recovering Shuofang, Datang was up and down, and his waist was much straighter.
Fight now, or wait a few more years "Dashuai, a monument is about to be erected, please come over" Cui Yan's voice interrupted Li Chao's thoughts, and Li Chao turned his head.
"Oh, okay."
Li Chao got up and followed Cui Yan to the outside of the fort, where a large group of generals were already surrounded there.
A monument that is not tall is just over three feet high.
On the black stele, there are two big characters engraved, Ning Yuan.
Ningyuan, these two words symbolize everyone's beautiful sustenance here, and hope that this place can be quiet and far-reaching.
"Dashuai" Su Dingfang came over with a red silk, Li Chao took it with a smile, and tied the red silk flower to the stele.
Cheng Chumo put the stele into the pit and straightened it.
Li Chao picked up a shovel, shoveled up a shovel of loess, and sent it into the pit.
The rest of the generals also came up one by one, and each of them added a shovel of soil.
Li Chao stood on the bank of the Yellow River, looking at the stele standing and the two words chosen by himself.
Ning Yuan, Ning Yuan At this moment, Li Chao had made up his mind.
Don't wait, don't wait for three or five years, that is, now, he wants to lead his troops north, seize the Houtao Plain, and recover Fengzhou.
"Go north to the Hetao and recover Fengzhou" After Su Dingfang heard Li Chao shout this, he couldn't help but be full of pride and enthusiasm.
"Go north to the Hetao and recover Fengzhou" The generals all shouted.
The tooth soldiers all know the soldiers and horses, the commanders, and the other nine-compartment soldiers and horses, the army commanders, the battalion commanders, and the heads Everyone was shouting, and the shouts were all in one.
"Go North, Go North, Go North" "Reclaim the Loop."
"Take back Toyosu."
"Drive the Turks back to Mobei and drive them out of the south of Yinshan" "The Loop is ours."
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"Toyosu is ours."
The soldiers were very excited, and it was a great achievement to recover Fengzhou.
It was a reward, a field, a booty, a silk money, a reward for cattle and horses.
"I heard that there are 6 million acres of arable land in Toyosu."
"That's right, six million acres, all of them are irrigated land, and there are many pastures.
That place is much more fertile than Lingzhou.
Did you know that the Yellow River is there, and the surface of the water is six or seven miles wide?
The water there is gentle, the terrain is flat, the soil is fertile, and the terrain is flat, which is better than Guanzhong. ” Six million acres of watered land shocked the soldiers of the government.
In particular, many government soldiers from Henan, Shannandong, and Shannanxi came late.
When he arrived in Lingzhou, Lingzhou had already been recovered.
Therefore, none of them had the opportunity to divide the land in Lingzhou.
Looking at the Guanzhong soldiers who came early, on the fertile Lingzhou Plain, one person was given twenty acres of watered land, thirty acres of grassland, ten acres of woodland and two acres of homesteads, they didn't know how envious they were.
If you come late, you can only go to Yanxia, Yansui and other prefectures, where there are all loess slopes, but there is no such good plain as Lingzhou, let alone the plains connected to the Qianmo to water the ground.
Now, when they heard that there were 6 million acres of irrigated land in Fengzhou in the north, these people's eyes were red.
I didn't catch up with Lingzhou, but this time I finally caught up with Fengzhou.
Six million acres of watered land, a total of 50,000 Tang troops here.
Someone pointed to the point, "6 million mu of watered land, 50,000 Tang troops, all divided, even if it is divided into land in Lingzhou, it will be divided again, and one person can also divide 12 acres of land." ” Twelve acres of land, one acre of watered land, when those soldiers from the south of the mountain hometown several acres.
Twelve acres of watered land, how happy.
"Fool, six million acres of land, 50,000 points, one person is 120 acres."
"One Hundred and Twenty Acres" The soldier from Shannan was scolded as a fool, but he didn't mind at all.
Really, his heart was filled with those 120 acres at this time.
One hundred and twenty acres of watered land, so many fields of such a good field, can you plant them?
"In fact, it is impossible to divide so much, 6 million acres of irrigated land, it is impossible to give it all to us.
I estimate that it is possible for one person to divide thirty or fifty acres. ” "Thirty or fifty acres is a lot.
In our hometown of Henan, we can't divide so much land, I didn't have a soldier in the government, there are five Ding in the family, one Ding is only eight acres of land, and the whole family of more than ten people is only forty acres of land.
This is still the Tang Dynasty now, in the former Sui Dynasty, my family was still more than ten people, but the family only had 20 acres of land, and every year they had to give the landlords in the township to plant, in order to earn food.
I have been there to dig canals and repair the eastern capital. ” "Fengzhou is too far away from the Central Plains, and it is safe to divide the land here."
"What's not safe, Toyosu is actually quite good.
Let me tell you, Fengzhou has a very good geographical location, and the north is Yinshan Mountain, which is very tall, similar to Qinling.
To the west is Wolf Mountain, which is similar to the Helan Mountain in Lingzhou.
Further south is a large desert, with Yin Mountain, Wolf Mountain, and that desert, which blocks the grassland barbarians in the north.
To the south of Fengzhou is the Yellow River, and to the south of the Yellow River there are many plains and good lands like Fengzhou, and further south, there is a large desert. ” "What about the east, the east is the front set, and there are many Turks over there."
"Although the back set is close to the front cover, there is a mountain between the two plains, and there is a big mountain, called Mu Na Mountain, which is as tall as Wolf Mountain.
Therefore, between the front and back sets, in addition to the Yellow River, there is only one mouth on the land.
As long as we recover Fengzhou and block this opening, Fengzhou will be quite safe. ” "Brother, you know a lot."
"Actually, I also listened to what our captain said."
"I really want to send troops north immediately and conquer Fengzhou."
"Yes, brother, you know so much, when do you say we will send troops to Fengzhou?"
"This, it is estimated that it is not so fast, it is said that Ningyuan City will be built here first."
"Ah, I still have to build a city, so when can I go north to fight Fengzhou."
A group of Shuofang's government soldiers are now full of six million acres of watered land in Fengzhou.
Lingzhou now has only about 1 million mu of irrigated land, and a 700-mile canal has to be dug to add another 1 million mu of irrigated land.
And this Fengzhou, there are already 6 million acres of watered land, and I am excited to think about it.
Six million acres, the soldiers have silently divided thirty or fifty acres for themselves from the inside, and regarded them as their own Yongye fields.
The soldiers were talking.
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After the monument was erected, Li Chao gathered to discuss the matter.
The generals were still enthusiastic and demanded to march immediately.
Li Chao said, "Wubao has now been renamed Ningyuan City, but this fort is still too small and simple.
The geographical situation here is excellent, and it is the north gate of Lingzhou.
This time we marched into Toyosu, which is our forward base, and I hope that this place can be attacked and defended, and it can also become our grain and grass transshipment base.
Therefore, it is necessary to take some time to expand Huaiyuan City. ” It is still more risky for 50,000 soldiers to send troops to Fengzhou, after all, the terrain of Fengzhou is too conducive to cavalry warfare.
Li Chao is planning for the worst, once Fengzhou is not going well, he can immediately withdraw to Lingzhou, and he must be able to defend Lingzhou.
Ningyuan City is very important.
The current Ningyuan City is just a small fort in Wubao, which is too small.
Li Chao wanted to expand and enlarge him and add defensive facilities.
"Or, let the last general lead his troops north to recover Fengzhou, and the marshal will expand Ningyuan City here," said a soldier and horse.
"Don't be impatient, the more we are here, the more stable we must be.
Every step we take, we have to think twice.
We have to be responsible for these 50,000 soldiers, and we have to be responsible for Datang. ” If the operation fails, it will not be just an offensive failure.
This may still be the most important battle for the Tang Dynasty to reverse the unfavorable situation for the Turks, and if the opportunity is missed, the advantages obtained in the early stage may be lost, and it may trigger a chain reaction.
If these 50,000 soldiers are lost, Lingzhou is empty, and Lingzhou may not be guaranteed.
The Yanxiayansui prefectures could also be in danger, and even Guanzhong fell back into the iron heel threat of the Turks.
"Send someone to send a letter to Li Simo, I hope Li Simo can come to Ningyuan in person and come here to meet."
After a long time, Li Chao made a decision.
"Let Li Simo come to Ningyuan to come here to do something" "Just invite him for a cup of tea, nothing else."
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