0628 The Sheikh is forever, and the hundred fans are obedient
When the news of Wang Xiaojiemizha's victory in the Tang army was sent back to the rear, Li Tong, who had been in charge of the Wuling Hengbao, finally relaxed.
Although he had done a lot of preparations before the war started, even if he gave him more time or even had greater power, it would be difficult to do better than it is now.
But when he thought that the opponent was the Tubo God of War Qinling, the previous battle experience between the Tang army and Tubo was really unhappy. Although he had been convincing himself that the Tang army had a great chance of winning this time, Li Tong was always uneasy without waiting for the result to come out for a day.
Since the army ahead is still continuing to pursue Yu Kou, the specific battle report will have to wait another day before it can be sent back. But as long as the victory or defeat is decided on the front battlefield, there is no need to worry too much about anything else.
Putting aside the extraordinary military talent of Tubo Qinling, the biggest problem when the Tang army fought against the foreign army was that they had almost no victory in Qinghai, so many people felt that the Tubo army seemed to be an invincible powerful enemy in Qinghai, and they were afraid of fighting.
Of course, Li Tong knew that this was not the case. Not only was the Tubo army not invincible, but when the overall strategy and tactics of the Tang army were arranged properly, it could not only defeat the foreign army, but also be able to output frantically on the ground.
But no matter what kind of conclusion is, without facts as a basis, it will appear pale and powerless and unconvincing. This victory can be said to be a breakthrough from zero to one in recent years, a new beginning, and a starting point for the Tang army to regain Qinghai and even the entire Tuyuhun old place.
After receiving this battle report, Li Tong did not continue to stay in Haidong. Before the war result came out, not only was he nervous, but there were actually some people in Longyou who were throbbing.
Now that the results of the battle have come out, Li Tong also threatened this great victory to continue to strengthen the order construction in Longyou.
When King Yong returned to Shancheng from the Haidong area, almost all the soldiers and people in Shancheng went out to welcome him. Without asking, they naturally wanted to inquire about the latest news. In addition to some officials and envoys from other states, many Hu chiefs were also crowded in the front of the crowd.
Facing everyone's eyes full of anticipation and doubt, Li Tong smiled, and then said: "A few days ago, our army's Duke Yan commander fought with the 100,000 troops of Qinling, the foreign king, and defeated the foreign army and killed tens of thousands of them. Qinling was defeated and was unknown."
Hearing this, everyone present was filled with excitement. No matter what purpose they were for, since they gathered in Shancheng to wait for news on the front line, they certainly hoped that this battle would be successful. At least they did not want the Tang army to lose as much as they did in the previous few military use, and could continue to isolate the foreign army's forces west of Chiling.
Not only has the Tang army not been defeated, but also from the words of King Yong, it seems to be a brilliant victory. It directly defeated the Tubo Da Lun Qinling head-on on the battlefield. This is definitely an unprecedented feat.
Compared with the pure excitement and ecstasy of the Tang people present, the psychological shock of the Hu chiefs in the crowd was inevitably even greater.
Some of them, who were agile and quick-responsive, rushed out and crawled directly in front of King Yong's horse, bowed deeply and even kissed the dust on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, King Yong, has the power to suppress the traitors in the capital, and forcefully punish the perverse murderers on the border! The Tang family will be granted by Your Highness, and the country will be strong and the country will be subdued!"
Some other Hu Jiao had a slower reaction and failed to compete for the greetings in front of the King Yong's Hall. So he danced Hu in the outer area, singing the song "Killing Fan" by Yong Wangxin while frequently giving congratulations.
The Hu Chiefs' performances of respect and enthusiasm made the Tang people who only clapped and cheered and whistled for a long time seemed to be pale and not enthusiastic enough. So Liu Youqiu and other members all fought to join King Yong and made congratulations.
Li Tong was naturally happy to see this scene, especially when he saw the exaggerated and excited expressions of the Hu chiefs, he sneered in his heart.
To be honest, the mobilization of this Haidong War cannot be called perfect. The most important point is that the recruitment of the Hu forces in the prison prefectures was not in place.
Although Tubo had acquired the former Tuyuhun territory, he was able to recruit various Hu tribes that were originally under the Tuyuhun regime. However, in fact, the Hu tribes that were either attached to or attached to Longyou were only more than Tubo controlled. The Longyou road alone had more than 200 prison prefectures. It is conceivable that the Hu tribes were mixed and the Hu forces were powerful.
However, in the war in Haidong, Tubo invested a total of 100,000 troops, and naturally most of them belonged to the vassals of the Hu tribe they ruled.
The Tang army invested only more than 30,000 troops, mainly reinforcements brought by Heyuan Army and Li Tong from the Pass, as well as some of the already existing Hu tribe forces. As for the recruitment of the Hu tribe in Longyou, it was very small, with only more than 20,000 Hu tribe Ding Zhuang being responsible for some logistics affairs on the Chiling line.
Although this is also related to the overall tactical plan of the Tang army, neither the Prefecture nor the Heyuan Army recruited too much of the Hu army. But it is my business that I will not recruit. You did not say that, should this be?
Previously, Li Tong invited Hu Chiefs from various tribes at Shancheng Prefecture, and many of them were not present at all. Because they were going to form the Xihexing Society to raise military supplies at that time, Li Tong only cleaned up the thorns of the fine seals present at that time. As for the others, they have not yet been investigated.
Now, the Tang army defeated the Tubo army on the front battlefield, and its strength and majesty were established again. Of course, it was time to settle the accounts after autumn. Now Hu Ke was smiling as bright as the chrysanthemums, but the most valuable thing in the world was the flattery after passion, which only made people feel nauseous.
Li Tong did not reveal this idea in public, nor did he destroy the joyful atmosphere outside the city. However, after entering the inner city, he swept all the letters that the Hu chiefs were eager to see in the garbage.
Liu Youqiu asked for instructions before entering: "When the war in Haidong is completely finished, will Your Highness return to the pass and take charge? Do you need to write down the merits and express your cloth in advance?"
After hearing this, Li Tong waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "The Longyou ice is frozen and frozen, but now it has just been relieved. It is too early to return to the town now."
This time he went to Long, not just to make a wave of military achievements, but he had profound ideas about the order reform in the entire Longyou and even Anxi.
Since Qinghai has achieved a good start, it is advisable to strike while the iron is hot and make drastic changes. Moreover, no new news has been heard in the Western Regions, which is also a very important border situation.
It is not easy for Li Tong to climb Long once. Of course, he has to lay out some of his ideas before returning to Chang'an.
"Take the famous books of the Huzhou provinces."
The Hu in Longyou was in a mess, and he had already disliked him. After Liu Youqiu handed over the book of the household registration and looked through it briefly, Li Tong did not carefully distinguish the names of Huzhou. He just said: "Within this year, the Longyou Lie Prefecture will cut off half of it. If all Huzhous obey and become naturalized, they can not move their armored swords. Those who dare to resist will never indulge them!"
After hearing this, Liu Youqiu nodded, and then asked again: "Where are the main uses for those who have been naturalized or guilty?"
"After those who were awarded merits from Longbian, they were transferred to ten Hu slaves to help with their land."
The foundation of the settlement in Longbian is still too thin. When grain is distributed, the price of grain fluctuates violently, which is not conducive to long-term development. Although he has already ordered Lou Shide to cultivate land, he also has to give it a basic foundation.
The population of Hu tribe who was swept out was the best labor force. Granting these people to the landlords and tyrants of Longyou can not only increase the labor force, but also have an excuse to increase taxes. The labor service is given to you free of charge, but you have to bear the transfer of their respective households.
Li Tong's attitude towards the rich landlords of Longbian was quite polite. Longbian had a mixed residence in Hu and Han, and even due to the establishment of a large number of restricted states, the Hu people's voices were vaguely surpassing the local Tang people.
Therefore, as long as these Tang Dynasty landlords can obey basic government orders, Li Tong does not want to use severe punishments to suppress them. Even if they have any requests, they will give them certain benefits first.
Of course, this does not mean that Li Tong will blindly accommodate them. Then he asked Liu Youqiu: "You have been in charge of business matters recently. How many responders are there in the opening of the Shangtou border?"
In addition to military and civilian camps, Li Tong also planned to develop commercial camps in Longbian, and the governments of various prefectures and counties set aside some wastelands, and provided basic agricultural tools, labor service, etc. to allow merchants to invest in land reclamation. What he imitated was Kaizhong France during the Song and Ming dynasties.
Although he has not yet mastered the production channels for important commodity materials such as salt and tea in China, the Hexi Corridor alone has a great temptation to merchants. If Guo Yuanzhen gained something in Tubo, the shogunate could control some of the ancient tea-horse roads, and its binding force on trade will naturally be greatly enhanced.
"This method was not optimistic before. Although merchants were greedy for money and profit, they were always unable to feel at ease about the situation in Longbian. But now the army is stronger than Qinghai, there will be many people who will respond in the future."
Speaking of this, Liu Youqiu was also full of optimism. No matter what kind of flowers the Yanshu was, only strong strength could give people full confidence and be willing to invest a lot.
"The transfer of matters with merchants will be temporarily handed over to Song Bazi. After the Longbian incident came to an end, Liu Sima would follow me to return to the inner palace to serve."
Li Tong naturally treated Liu Youqiu, the old man who was with him in the slightest time, naturally looked at him with different eyes. Longyou is his powerful arm, and Guanzhong is his basic base. Only by maintaining fundamental strength can his limbs be more brave and healthy.
After the war in Longbian ended, Guanzhong was still his focus and his core force in confronting the Shendu court.
After hearing this, Liu Youqiu was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly.
The military and political affairs of Shancheng did not come to an end because of the great victory in Qinghai. On the contrary, because of the frequent political orders of His Highness Yong, he became even busier. However, no one would feel bored with this busyness, and he was filled with a full sense of restlessness. He was unwilling to seek temporary leisure and fall behind in this momentum of great progress.
Chapter completed!