Northeast of the Empire.
It is nearly 5,000 miles away from Hanjing.
The three major tribes of the Xi tribe, which have lived in other tribes for generations, have been conquered by the imperial coalition forces, with a population of about 50,000 households and no more than 10,000 soldiers.
In the face of Datang's thunderous conquest, there was no way to resist.
The place where the Habu lives is in the north of Huangshui and the prairie in the west.
The place where they live is 2,000 miles wide, with the mountains and hills of the Daxing'an Mountains in the west, the Songnen Plain in the east, and the Horqin Grassland in the south.
Winters are long and summers are short, and summers are cool.
In the past, the Xia people have always submitted to the Turks.
And now, these tribes who had obeyed Xue Yantuo's orders to attack the Central Plains in the south were swept away by the Central Plains army.
The three major tribes only have a population of two or three hundred thousand and more than 10,000 cavalry, which is vulnerable to the empire.
If it weren't for the fact that this place is sparsely populated and far away from the Central Plains, the empire would have wiped them out long ago.
But no matter how far away they are, as long as the Central Plains makes up their minds, they will still be unable to escape the fate of ethnic annihilation.
Chief of the Flame People, in fact, has been on guard against the Tang Army since he returned from the defeat last year.
On the one hand, they reorganized their armies for war, and on the other hand, they were lucky in their hearts, thinking that the Central Plains was too far away from the Xibu, five thousand miles away, and maybe they would not go north again after conquering Xi and Khitan.
They also sent messengers with horses, eagles, and mink to the Central Plains to plead guilty.
It's a pity that they underestimated the determination of the Central Plains.
In the summer, the red flag of the Tang army still appeared, and they crossed the Huangshui and entered the Xiabu.
The Huangshui tribe was the first to be attacked.
After a battle without suspense, the Huangshui Department was breached, the tribe was killed, more than 3,800 warriors were killed, and the rest of the people could not resist and fled in all directions.
The Tang army launched a chase, they pursued the people of the Huangshui tribe like chasing prey, and searched for those who fled into the mountains and forests and fled into the grasslands one by one.
The tribesmen, their tents, their ox carts, their horses, their cattle and sheep, everything was taken captive.
Those who resisted were killed, and from the north bank of the Huang River, along the tall Daxianbei Mountain, to the north, leaving behind a series of sharp wooden stakes, on which were inserted the heads of those who resisted the people.
The Huangshui Department was destroyed, and the other two tribes had no time to escape, and the Imperial Iron Cavalry had already killed them on a rampage, and the two tribes could not escape and joined forces.
But in just one battle, they were defeated again, and dozens of leaders were killed, and more than 10,000 people were annihilated.
After this battle, no one in the two thousand miles of the Haze tribe could resist.
The iron cavalry of the Tang Empire pursued and killed all the way to the northern boundary of the people of Xia, by the Hunhe River under Mantou Mountain.
At the foot of Mantou Mountain, by the Hunhe River.
The Tang army stopped here.
To the north is the Muwei people, to the northeast is the Yan people, and to the southeast is the Liaobei leader of the imperial court.
The sky is blue and the water is clean, the climate is cool, and the pastures are abundant.
The scouts learned that the Nanmurwei people in the north had already migrated north.
The Datang military camp was in good order.
Through the gate, there are layers of military tents, pieces of guns and spears.
In the middle of the barracks, there is the big tent of the Chinese army.
In front of the tent, the banner of the Tang Army was erected, and there were many soldiers in front of the tent, and the guards were strict.
In the big tent, the generals are in the house.
There are not only the commanders of the 80,000 soldiers and horses of the Fourth Army of the Southern Ya led by Qu Tutong to the north, but also the commanding officers of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of more than 1,000 princes in the north, and the leaders of the 20,000 cavalry of the Hui and Qibi divisions.
To fight a force of only about 300,000 people, of course, it will not take more than 100,000 troops.
This time, they went north from Xi and Khitan all the way, combed through the remnants of Su Dingfang's last attack on the two countries, and established many military forts and military towns along the land, in fact, 50,000 of Qu Tutong's 80,000 people were stationed in Xi and Khitan.
But even so, they didn't plan to stop at the Kabu.
The original plan was to go on an expedition to Mobei, sweep the room Wei, and then go to Mobei, sweep the remnants of Xue Yantuo, and then go to the Yan Ya to walk around.
At this moment, all the generals in the big tent were seated, but they were all holding their breath.
Qu Tutong, the old county king, the privy deputy envoy of the imperial court and the marshal of the Northern Expeditionary Army, was suddenly assassinated and killed just when the Northern Expedition was victorious.
The old marshal died a little strangely.
Before he died, he had already decided to lead the army south to King Qin, but King Qin's decision did not get much support, and he forcibly suppressed the generals by virtue of his prestige.
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But this eighty-year-old old marshal, the night before he was about to lead his army south to King Qin, he was captured by a man and killed in his tent.
It was a female captive, and no one knew how she got into the account, let alone how a young female captive had killed an old marshal who was old but still physically strong.
When the female prisoner found out, she was already dead, and she was stabbed to death by the old handsome with a knife.
Both of them are dead, so no one knows what is going on.
The old commanders and soldiers who guarded the tent were all arrested, they had committed serious dereliction of duty, and they were waiting for an interrogation, and they might be able to save their lives in the end, but they would also be sent to the bitterest frontier forever.
The old commander who was going to lead the troops south to the king of Qin to rebel is dead.
Now here, there are 30,000 Southern Ya troops, 20,000 princes' soldiers, and 20,000 Tiele soldiers. 70,000 soldiers and horses, plus more than 200,000 prisoners, millions of cattle, sheep, horses, and livestock.
There was silence for a long time.
The Northern Expedition marching Sima, the right Xiaowei general, and the Wei County Wang Lieutenant Chi Baolin spoke.
He looked around at the tent and sighed.
"The old marshal was assassinated, and a certain person has an unshirkable responsibility, and a certain person, as the marching Sima of the Northern Expeditionary Army, should have assisted the old county king, but he did not expect such a mistake. actually let a girl sneak into the tent of the marshal and assassinate the marshal. ” "Alas" In the tent, everyone looked different.
The old marshal died too suddenly, how could a female prisoner run to the most heavily guarded Chinese marshal's tent and kill the old marshal However, combined with the old marshal's previous decision to go south to King Qin, and because of this matter, he slapped the table with Wei Chi Baolin, and even actually removed Wei Chi Baolin's position as the second-in-command in the army, and put him under house arrest.
In this case, the old marshal died, and Wei Chi Baolin stood here again, and naturally took over the post of chief general in the army, which is already a very obvious thing.
You may not have evidence of what happened, but you know in your heart.
Zhang Chao wanted to usurp the throne, the old marshal wanted King Qin, and then Zhang Chao's protégé Wei Chi Baolin refused, the two clashed, and finally the old marshal took Yu Chi Baolin, but it was only one night, and the old marshal died so inexplicably.
The facts are clear, but no one jumped out to say anything at this time.
Originally, in fact, the old marshal wanted King Qin to rebel, and there were few people who supported it.
It is true that Zhang Chao wants to usurp the throne, but it seems that he has already taken it for granted in the Tang Dynasty, and Zhang Chao has already taken Han Jing and controlled the emperor, and even heard that the officials and nobles of the Beijing Division and even the scholars and students did not oppose it.
In this case, Zhang Chaodai Tang is expected.
This is no better than the restoration of the Emperor Taishang back then, and everyone was diligent in the king's rebellion, and there was merit.
Now King Qin, just their little people, 5,000 miles away, all the way to Hanjing It is foreseeable that they estimate that they will not even be able to enter the pass all the way south.
Moreover, how many people are really willing to follow the old county king to raise troops and serve the king Of course, some of the generals in this big tent are not Zhang Dang, but at this moment, even they have given up.
As soon as the old marshal died, in fact, they sighed in their hearts, and even breathed a sigh of relief.
The old marshal will not die, they will follow south, maybe it will be a road of no return.
Now that Yu Chi Baolin has taken over as the main general, then they don't have to rebel against King Qin.
Yu Chi Baolin took out a letter.
"Previously, Han Jing sent a letter that His Majesty had given Taishi Jiuxi and fake Huang Yue, and added the name of regent.
Now inside and outside the Tang Dynasty, the government and military are all under the control of the Prime Minister of Angola. ” "The Prime Minister of Angola Regent gave us the latest military order of the Northern Expeditionary Army, after the conquest and extermination of the Xia people, we will be stationed in the land of Xia, build roads, military stations, post stations, and establish military forts and military towns.
The imperial court has set up the land as Lingdong Province.
For the time being, we can't be a teacher, and we won't go to Mobei or Yan to discuss for the time being. ” "The plan has changed, the Northern Expeditionary Army's Northern Expedition mission has ended, and in the next stage, the 80,000 Northern Expeditionary Army will be stationed in Raole Road, Songmo Road, and Lingdong Road, guarding the Xi, Khitan, and Xi hometowns, encircling and sweeping the remnants of the three divisions, and establishing a firm rule here."
Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, "The imperial court is very happy with our Northern Expedition, and we hereby order to reward us heavily."
Soldiers are paid three months, non-commissioned officers are paid for half a year, and officers are promoted to the rank of one rank, and they are awarded one medal. ” The generals knew that the regent would not let their troops go south.
It is estimated that the old marshal did not know that he was dead, or that the death of the old marshal was originally obtained from that side.
But in any case, King Qin's rebellion will dissipate with the death of the old marshal.
There is nothing to garrison Tuntian for the time being, and when the regent becomes the emperor, it is estimated that they will be able to transfer back.
The tent is full of smart people, no one said that they wanted to explore the death of the old marshal, and no one said that Zhang Chao, the regent, was usurping the throne and seizing power.
"The old marshal is dead."
A voice was like a thunderbolt, which frightened all the generals in the tent.
Everyone turned their heads to look, trying to know which person was so uninteresting. saw that it was a captain with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and he was just in command of thousands of men, and it seemed to be a nephew of Qu Tutong.
This roar made the generals a little uncomfortable.
Isn't it embarrassing for everyone to shout out something that everyone understands Wei Chi Baolin said, "Captain Qu Tu, we are also very sad about the death of the old marshal.
I assure you that I will find out the details of this matter and give you an account of it. ” "The matter is clear, what is Zhang Chao's usurpation and rebellion, I am loyal to the Tang Dynasty from my father, and I want to lead the army to rebel, and then, I will be harmed by you Zhang Chaomen who are fighting for the tiger.
Yu Chi Baolin, you still come from my father's order."
Yu Chi Baolin waved her hand with a cold face, "Captain Qu Tu lost his relatives and lost his mind in a moment's heartache.
Come on, send Captain Qu Tu down to recuperate, and have a good rest during this time, and don't worry about military affairs for the time being. ” t1706231537: