Liu Song Hanque

The Northern Liang monarchs and ministers in Guzang City decided to pack up and run away after the third round, not to mention waiting until the Song army's bombing was over.

They rode war horses and took soft bags, and ran further west to Dunhuang, hoping to delay the Song army's attack.

The Song army did stay in Guzang, but not because of Beiliang, but because of Tuyuhun.

Tuyuhun is located on the plateau south of the Qilian Mountains. The soldiers of the Song army would fall into various uncomfortable states as soon as they set foot on this land, and it was difficult to fight against it even with guns and artillery.

"No need to worry."

"Your Majesty taught me as early as when we set off on the expedition, saying that this is called altitude sickness, and it is normal for us Central Plains people to not adapt."

In order to solve the altitude sickness, Song Jun was also prepared.

On the one hand, it is to take sufficient rest and provide them with rich food to strengthen the physical fitness of Song soldiers.

On the other hand, it is much simpler and ruder.

That is to directly recruit troops on the spot and recruit Han soldiers locally.

Although the Hexi Corridor has been separated from the control of the Central Plains for a long time, it does not mean that the Han people here must live a miserable life.

On the contrary, the Han people in the Hexi Corridor are much more comfortable than the Han people in Hebei.

This all depends on Zhang Gui, the founder of the former Liang regime.

Since the five chaos in China, not all the north has been reduced to a paradise for the Hu people. In this northwest corner, there is a Han regime that is still good at dancing among the many Hu people, maintaining the fire of China.

That is the front cool.

Its founder, Zhang Gui, was the governor of Liangzhou conferred by the Western Jin Dynasty. After the Yongjia Rebellion, he also regarded the Jin Dynasty as orthodox, and took in a large number of Han families who fled from Guanzhong, Longyou and other places, which contributed to the extremely prosperous Hexi culture.

Qianliang has been silently guarding the last piece of pure land of the northern Han people in the northwest corner. It was not until he met Fu Jian, the former king of Qin who unified the north, that led to the destruction of the country and chaos in the northwest.

Therefore, the Han people living here are not like the Hu tribe in Guanzhong, Hebei Province. Most of their spiritual attributes are more inclined to the Central Plains Dynasty. When they heard that the Song Army wanted to recruit soldiers, the applicants were like crucian carp crossing the river. countless.

In just three months, the Song army formed an army that could adapt to the plateau environment and began to send troops towards the core of Tuyuhun.

Tuyuhun has five core cities. In addition to the sandbar where the royal court is located (in the area of ​​Muketan, Guinan County, Qinghai Province today), there are Qingshui River, Chishui River, Water River and Tuquzhen River.

These places are the core of the Tuyuhun tribe gathering. Seeing the Song army coming, they hurriedly invited Mu Gui from Shazhou to preside over the overall situation.

Mu Gui had been intimidated by the Song Army's artillery long before, and he didn't want to face the Song Army's army head-on, but hid in the sandbar and spent his days in a daze, relying on barley wine.

The other four cities were helpless and decided to gather together to fight against the Song army.

The combination of the four cities is almost half of the military strength of Tuyuhun, and there are tens of thousands of troops at full strength.

But in front of Song Jun's artillery and guns, the number of people is just a number.

These Tuyuhun soldiers found that the war horses under their crotches were no longer as obedient as before, and the loud noise let alone livestock, even people would be a little confused when they heard it.

As if by magic, the Song army caused a large number of casualties to the soldiers of Tuyuhun from a distance, completely breaking the psychological defense line of the people.

In addition, the Tuyuhun tribe is still ignorant, ignorant, and ignorant. When they saw this scene of the death of the gods, their beliefs were shattered with the falling of these shells, and they became a walking dead.

At this time, the leaders of these Tuyuhun tribes understood why Mu Gui, who had always been wise and wise, became so depressed, and also understood why the monarchs and ministers of Beiliang fled to Dunhuang in a panic.

Except for the initial battle, the Song army hardly encountered any decent resistance, and completed the occupation of Tuyuhun without bloodshed.

When the news reached Chang'an, what was most exciting was not the court, but the workshop owners who supported the war behind their backs.

They waited for the news of the Song Army's victory in Tuyuhun, and then sent people to investigate the mines, hoping to find the resources they dreamed of.

But obviously, they were disappointed.

Qinghai is indeed rich in mineral resources, but it is obviously impossible to exploit them on a large scale with the current technology.

Coupled with the relatively harsh natural environment in Qinghai, the high transportation costs naturally discouraged them.

As soon as the news came out, everyone lost their thoughts about this mysterious land, and even complained that such a mobilization of teachers and people in exchange for such a small profit was not worth the gain.

At this time, the court and the cabinet were belated, and the Qinghai Governor's Mansion was established in the hometown of Tuyuhun.

It was at this time that a map quietly appeared on the market.

In addition to accurately drawing the various parts of the Central Plains, it also added the topography of Liaodong, Nanyue and other places.

The most amazing thing is the southwest of the map.

The place that was originally a mystery to everyone seemed to be stripped away overnight.

The map not only shows a plateau no smaller than the Central Plains, but also clearly marks the location of the legendary Kunlun Mountain!

Kunlun's status in Chinese civilization is undoubtedly extremely high. If Kunlun is found during the Western Expedition...doesn't that seem unacceptable?
In addition, some people found two small words in the small corner of the map - body poison.

Poisoned?

The legendary rich country?

It turns out that it is not only possible to pass by sea, but also on land!
Not only maps, Xie Lingyun, who has a high reputation among scholars, also suddenly appeared at this time to endorse the imperial court.

"Indeed, there is gold everywhere! Even a small ruined temple is made of gold!"

"The land there is very fertile. Not only can the seeds be harvested, but they can be harvested three times a year!"

"By the way, the people there are very easy to talk to. Do you know the Linyi Kingdom that was destroyed by General Wang Zhen'e a few years ago? How dare you believe that the former leader of Linyi Kingdom could become king and hegemony when he was poisoned?"

"..."

For a while, the entire Liu Song country boiled again, and the voices supporting the Western Expedition sounded again.

Even though there was a big guy blocking Liu Song's meeting with Shen Du in the southwest, as long as he continued to go west, he could always bypass this big guy!

Thinking about whether it is the records of the imperial court or the folks about the richness of Shendu, countless workshop owners have started to act again, clamoring for the imperial court to continue to send troops to the west, try to open up the Western Regions as soon as possible, and find a channel to connect to Shendu.

The imperial court continued to push the boat along the way, and after the Qinghai Governor's Mansion was established in Qinghai, it urged Liu Yuanjing, Zongxi and others to continue to send troops to the west.

Only some officials who were familiar with Liu Yizhen before found that something was wrong.

This scene always feels familiar.

It was as if there was a ruthless black hand quietly manipulating everything...

I hope they just think too much.