Chapter 783 Every family has its own sutras that are difficult to recite

Chapter 783 Every family has its own sutras that are difficult to recite

Chapter 783 Every family has its own sutras that are difficult to recite
Another army arrived at Shengle from Yinshan.

There were only four or five thousand people, but they brought with them fifteen thousand horses and two thousand camels.

Although they were all Xianbei, these people looked much more crude than the Xianbei people in Shengle and Pingcheng. They were brave, aggressive, barbaric and rude.

However, more than ten robberies occurred during the two-day stay.

Not to mention the Han people and the Wuhuan people, even the local Xianbei people found them annoying.

Different living environments will lead to different customs and concepts.

"Hurry up and go to Bingzhou to die." Lan Shou cursed secretly when he passed by these people, then rode into the post station to deliver urgent military information.

Lan Shou was just a small "Fuzhuzhen", which means a postman in Xianbei language, and he was of low status, classified as a "lowly person", but this did not prevent him from discriminating against the free Suotou who came from the grasslands north of Yinshan Mountain.

There were also a few "Hu Luozhen" at the entrance of the post station, which means "people carrying weapons" or "people with weapons" in Xianbei language. They were considered gatekeepers.

"Zhen" means "someone" or "a certain type of person" in Xianbei language.

There was also a "Qi Wanzhen" stationed at the post station, who was affiliated with the Cao Bureau and traveled between the post station and the government office, receiving and sending official letters and military reports. He meant "interpreter" in the Xianbei language.

These systems have only been established for a few years.

There were sprouts and sporadic systems in the early years, but they were not systematic.

There was great development during the Tuoba Yilu period, when hundreds of officials were appointed - of course, compared with the hundreds of officials in the Han area, the Xianbei system was too crude.

But no matter what, the country continued to reform and its system was slowly improving. Especially after a large number of Han people and the sinicized Wuhuan and Xiongnu fled north, they brought all kinds of knowledge with them, and the entire country entered a period of rapid development.

These reformists are the "New Party" whose base is based on agricultural forces.

The Suotou, who had just come from the prairie north of the Yinshan Mountains, were basically nomadic and belonged to the "old party".

In fact, the Tuoba Dynasty had a bit of a dual system in it, and reconciling internal contradictions was its top priority.

"Lanshou?" Qi Wanzhen Wang Yun drank a lot of wine and squinted his eyes at the person who came forward to deliver the letter.

"Yes." Lan Shou opened the bag around his waist, took out the official letter, handed it over, but did not leave immediately.

"Speak." Wang Yun shook his head and took out pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

There were not many people in the country who could read and write Chinese characters, especially many military generals and nobles, who did not necessarily have staff members who were proficient in writing around them, and a lot of information was simply conveyed by messengers.

"Woyang has sent more than 10,000 strong men from various tribes to the south to catch up with the Jin bandits, but the bandits are fierce and we can only surround them and shoot at them to wear down their spirit and reduce their numbers. General Liu, please send 5,000 elite soldiers from Yinshan to fight the Jin bandits to the death."

Wang Yun wrote very quickly and finished the article.

After the ink was slightly dry, he blew on it, put it aside, and then took out another piece of yellow paper.

"There are more than 30,000 soldiers gathered at Chanhexing, but they are short of arrows. The nobles of various tribes have jointly requested 100,000 arrows."

Wang Yun continued writing.

"The nobles of Daihai whipped the officials who went to collect food and fodder, and threatened that since they could not take Bingzhou, they should withdraw their troops." Lan Shou continued.

Wang Yun was stunned for a moment, put away the yellow paper, took out a piece of wooden tablet and began to write.

"After He Li led the army eastward, a nobleman insulted him, but He Li was unable to stop him, and the other soldiers looked down on him even more."

Wang Yun was silent for a moment, took out a piece of white paper and began to write.

The Jin bandits suddenly attacked Zhonglingchuan. According to information from various parties, their number was about six to seven thousand.

In order to prevent Shengle and other places from being attacked, more than 50,000 Hu and Han people were mobilized from all over the country to guard all the road intersections to prevent the enemy from escaping to the north. At the same time, several cavalry troops pursued them, either charging head-on or harassing the tired enemy. In short, they had to kill these people.

In addition, the barbaric but relatively brave Suotou tribe north of the Yin Mountains were also ordered to select elite troops and go south to Shengle and other places to receive armor and equipment, and divide the troops into several routes to encircle and intercept the enemy.

This section has about 20,000 people.

In other words, a total of 70,000 people were mobilized to encircle and hunt down the thousands of Jin troops, which was a huge scale.

You have to know that the total number of adult males of all ethnic groups in the Tuoba Dynasty was only more than 300,000, and one-fifth of them were mobilized in one go. The force was very great and the consumption was also very great, which brought about a lot of opposition.

Although Wang Yun was often drunk, he was sensitive and had keenly sensed the unusual atmosphere inside and outside Shengle.

Mrs. Qi gradually became active, and many centrists who were originally neither in the New Party nor in the Old Party began to lean towards her.

They had only one demand: since this attempt was not ideal, they should stop fighting and make peace.

Anyway, they also demonstrated their own power and got a better understanding of the enemy's strengths and weaknesses: the Jin army was indeed powerful, but there were too few elite soldiers to pose a fatal threat to the Dai State.

Neither side can do anything to the other, and neither side is sure of winning, so why not negotiate peace?

The only obstacle may be the king Tuoba Yulu who is too proud to lose face.

Thinking of this, Wang Yun subconsciously shook and sobered up a lot.

Tuoba Yilu was murdered by his son Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu was killed again by his cousin Pu Gen.

Pugen died suddenly a month after taking the throne. Pugen's son was just a baby at birth and died eight months later.

Will Tuoba Yulu follow in their footsteps?

Anyway, Wang Yun didn't quite believe that Pugen and Shisheng, father and son, died of natural causes, because there were many true and false rumors circulating in Shengle. As the saying goes, there is no smoke without fire, and many things cannot be explained. Wang Yun believed that this was the result of party struggles.

However, the death of Pugen and his son did not cause any harm to the lower class.

The upper class is fighting for power and profit, and the death of a few nobles is nothing as long as there is no civil war.

I just hope that if a coup breaks out again in the future, it will be limited to the palace and the upper class, and not involve innocent people.

After putting the official letter into the wooden box, Wang Yun nodded to Lan Shou, called a few Hu Luozhen, and went into the city.

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The two sides on the Xinkou front had indeed been in a standoff for more than half a month.

But this does not mean that there was no fighting at all. In fact, it was just that the main force did not move. The cavalry fighting between the two sides never stopped, and most of the battles involved thousands of people.

Both sides used their skills, charging head-on, shooting at each other on horseback, ambushing and encircling the enemy, etc. They tried every possible means. The number of casualties continued to rise, and both sides were in pain.

On the tenth day of June, Shao Xun ordered to reduce the frequency of the Yicong Army's attacks, because they had suffered heavy losses in the long war of attrition, with more than 700 casualties.

If we include the losses in the earlier battles at Kelan River Valley and Shiling Pass, the cumulative number has reached more than 1,300.

The Shangdang cavalry brought by Liu Runzhong also suffered heavy losses.

If it were in the past, he would have run away long ago, but now he has adopted the surname of Lu and married into the Sun family of Taiyuan. His sons, uncles, and cousins ​​are also officials. He has so many things to deal with that the cost of just running away would be too high. So he repeatedly persuaded the leaders of the clans and tribal elders under his rule, made all kinds of promises, and talked about all kinds of friendship, and he managed to keep going.

Of course, the most troublesome thing is the shortage of military rations.

There is also bad news from Hebei. Heavy rain has been falling for several days, and this year's grain harvest is in question again.

The disaster victims who were just pacified last year might become refugees again.

The only good news is that Jiangnan is also in trouble.

Last year, there were heavy floods in Bingzhou and Hebei, and there was also a certain degree of flooding in the south of the Yangtze River, but it was not as severe as in the north.

The rainfall in the south of the Yangtze River is still heavy this year, and has spread to Jingzhou and several counties in the southern part of Yuzhou.

In this way, at least the situation on the southern front can be peaceful. Both sides can provide disaster relief, resettle refugees, and train their troops, and live in peace.

With the people's sentiment being like this, the General's Office and the State of Liang sent frequent letters requesting a withdrawal of troops.

Neither side could continue the fight.

Floods and locust plagues have seriously overdrawn the national strength of the Central Plains. If the power continues to be consumed, local rebellions may occur one after another.

On June 12, military strategist Zhang Bin raised this issue again.

"Your Majesty said before that 'it is better to fight quickly than to hold out for a long time'. Now we have been in a stalemate for 20 days, and we have wasted food and grass in vain." Zhang Bin said, "Liu Han has sent troops to cross the river to the east and harass everywhere. Dinghu, Hehe and other places have issued warnings. Enemy troops also went east from Tongguan and Pujinguan. Although they have retreated, this is a test. Once Liu Can decides to march east, it will be a war of 100,000 people. Now the people are exhausted and it is difficult to fight on two fronts. I ask Your Majesty to think twice."

"What does Tuoba Yulu think?" Shao Xun asked back.

"He can't fight any more." Zhang Bin said, "Before going south, Tuoba was arrogant and overconfident with his military strength. After these two months, Yu Lu will probably be more sober, and the nobles of the tribes should also have the idea of ​​retreating."

"The Xiongnu and Xianbei have bad relations. If Your Majesty fights Yulu, it will only benefit Liu Can. If time goes on, it is possible that Chang'an and Shengle will be connected with each other." Zhang Bin added: "It is not out of control yet. Your Majesty should make a quick decision."

Shao Xun put his hands behind his back and thought for a while.

The army's food and fodder were confidential, and the Xianbei people probably did not know much about his difficulties.

Of course, he may not know all the difficulties faced by the Xianbei people.

Now he was stationed in Shiling and Jiuyuan, and the Xianbei were stationed in Xinkou, confronting each other.

If the Xianbei people did not take the initiative to attack, the limited force he had would not be enough to break through Xinkou.

The Xianbei people also had no ability to attack the city. As for a field battle, they might be willing or not, but Shao Xun only had 6,000 soldiers from the Silver Spear Camp who were more capable of fighting. Even if they won, they could not inflict any serious damage to the enemy.

What's more, since Tuoba Xianbei suffered a loss, it is highly likely that he would not be so arrogant as to use cavalry to attack heavy infantry.

This war is doomed to be fruitless.

"Your Majesty, if you want to destroy Suotou, you must mobilize all the elite troops in the country and divide them into several routes. The total number of combat and auxiliary troops should be 100,000, and the number of conscripts should be more than 200,000. Only then will you have a chance of winning. Now it is not enough. If we continue to fight, there will be no benefit." Zhang Bin said, "Your Majesty has worked hard to get to where we are today. Don't let your anger ruin it."

"But I can't be the first to bring up the peace talks." Shao Xun frowned and said, "Suotou is afraid of power and not virtue. If I take the initiative to negotiate peace, I'm afraid he will see through my true intentions and cause more trouble."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty." Zhang Bin said, "I'm afraid Yu Lu can't continue. If you are really worried, you can send someone to bring the Xianbei envoy back to Xinkou to find out the truth."

Shao Xun nodded slightly and asked, "Who is the envoy?"

"Military officer Pei Zhan is proficient in the Xianbei language and can be used as an envoy."

"Call him over. I want to give him instructions in person."

(End of this chapter)