Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 184 A glorious victory like a dream
A month has passed since I came into contact with the Tubo herdsmen.

During this month, Zhang Yong was just like a dream, yes, just like a dream!
Even ten days ago, he had sent an envoy to Chahan.

Tell the other party that you have now accepted hundreds of thousands of new refugees from the CITIC Prefecture. It is difficult in all aspects. If you send troops to fight again, it will consume a lot of food and salary, waste people and money, and the gain will not be worth the loss.

I don’t need your help this time when I go to Tubo to grab water and grass. When I go to attack Guanzhong and Sichuan and Sichuan in the future, I will still need your help and so on.

This morning, Zhang Yong also received a reply from Chahan's envoy. Chahan expressed his gratitude to Zhang Yong for his understanding.

Because indeed, as Zhang Yong said, the current situation in China and Happiness is extremely difficult. It would be good for everyone to barely eat, let alone mobilize a batch of grain and grass to support Chahan in the war.

Xuanhua Prefecture is still some distance away from Xining Prefecture, and Chahan came with five thousand troops to consume the food and grass.

It was completely beyond the reach of their family. Originally, Chahan had decided to bite the bullet and send only 1000 troops with half a month's worth of dry food.

Then he packed up his light clothes and set off to support Zhang Yong. After the meeting, he apologized to the other party like crazy and tried to keep his posture as low as possible. Then Zhang Yong took care of the rest of the food and accommodation issues.

But he didn't expect that Zhang Yong actually sent a letter that he didn't need to come to. Sometimes surprises come so quickly. Chahan was very grateful to Zhang Yong for his generosity.

He also made it clear that when it is necessary to send troops to attack the Guanzhong and Sichuan areas, all he needs to do is say so. This time will not be counted among the three opportunities to send troops.

Why did you write to Chahan asking him not to come?Because things went smoothly, which was a bit beyond Zhang Yong's imagination.

The speed of surrender of the Tubo people exceeded his imagination. Zhang Yong was the first to arrive at the land of the rich chieftain.

As soon as he arrived, Zhang Yong followed the example of Genghis Khan's Mongolian army and sent envoys to persuade them to surrender.

The effect was so good that the landowners and nobles here immediately went out to greet him with some gifts.

Zhang Yong also accepted the gift from the other party and met the surrendered chieftain noble.

An envoy who knew Tubo and Mongolian stood beside Zhang Yong, acting as a translator.

"May I ask what his name is?"

The two began to communicate chatteringly.

"Sir! He said his name is Shalu, and he is willing to accept the rule of the Great Mongolia and join your command."

Ahem!This name is so impressive.

Unexpectedly, one day, Shahru surrendered to him.

It's a pity that this Shalu is not Bishalu, but the name is quite domineering.

"You tell Shalu our conditions. He can continue to rule his own people and people, but he must pay us [-]% of the annual tax. After that, we will protect his safety, and the herdsmen will be able to graze freely here in the future." Zhang Yong said.

Just give yourself [-]% of all your taxes, and that's it.

We will ensure your safety in the future, and you will be protected by the Great Mongolia and Genghis Khan.

As for the [-]% of taxes paid, [-]% was given to Genghis Khan, and Zhang Yong accepted the other [-]% with a smile. After all, we borrowed Genghis Khan's name.

So we have to show some respect to the Great Khan. Although the Tubo rich man is poor, he is also a rich chieftain and still has a little money.

The translator nodded and immediately spoke in Tubo.

Shalu, the rich chieftain who was originally kneeling on the ground, was very worried that Zhang Yong would kill him at first.

Stealing their own people and land.

But after hearing this, he immediately beamed with joy.

I happily agreed, which is a good thing!

There is no problem with grazing on water and grassland, and there is no problem with [-]% of tax revenue. You must know that Tubo receives [-]%.

Moreover, he will be protected by Mongolia. Why not be protected by Genghis Khan!

"Sir, he said he was willing."

"Hahaha! Good!"

Shalu immediately welcomed Zhang Yong with a very generous banquet, after seeing thousands of Mongolian cavalry led by Zhang Yong.

Shalu, a rich local man, expressed very euphemistically that he was now defecting to Mongolia, but he hoped that Zhang Yong would help him deal with his enemy, another chieftain landlord.

Zhang Yong readily agreed to the other party's request.

The support of a local rich chieftain would be beneficial to his rule here.

After staying in the rich man's home for a few days, Zhang Yong led his army to his enemy's territory without saying a word.

After seeing the army led by Zhang Yong, the rich man with only one or two hundred soldiers under his command immediately knelt down.

Zhang Yong's army lost a large number of yaks, Tibetan sheep and even a ferocious Tibetan mastiff dog.

As the saying goes, Zhang Yong immediately accepted the opponent's surrender.

As a result, Zhang Yong easily let two local rich men join his ranks.

After subduing the two chieftains, Zhang Yong also realized the situation here, so he immediately wrote a letter and had it delivered to Chahan.

The plot that followed was completely different from what Zhang Yong had imagined. He had originally expected a fierce battle.

They even prepared to deal with the Tibetan army, but in the end they didn't even fight a battle.

After the two rich chieftains surrendered.

Several wealthy Tubo chieftains near Qinghai Lake readily surrendered one after another after their own troops arrived.

The terms of surrender are the same as those of the first and second rich chieftains.

They just hope to get the protection of Genghis Khan of the Great Mongolia. As for handing over [-]% of the tax, they are very happy.

Even when they heard that they only had to pay [-]% of the tax, these rich chieftains were surprised and ecstatic.

Therefore, Zhang Yong basically did not waste a single soldier, but just took a large group of herdsmen and cavalry around.

He brought thousands of kilometers of territory near Qinghai Lake in Tubo under his control, and just wandered around the territories of a few chieftains.

A full five local rich men all joined the Mongolian army and joined Zhang Yong's army.

Each of these five rich chieftains ruled over 1 to 2 ordinary civilians, as well as a large number of slaves.

The five of them together only controlled more than 8 people. The total number of soldiers of the five rich men was less than 1000, or even more than 900.

In this case, they were actually unable to resist Zhang Yong's army.

As for you saying that you are waiting for rescue from the Tibetan mainland, haha!Do not make jokes.

Do you think that the Tubo of today is still the Tubo of hundreds of years ago, that big country that could compete with the Tang Empire?
Today's Tubo has long since fallen apart due to various problems among powerful ministers and nobles. Every place is ruled by local and wealthy landlords.

Only Luozhe City is managed by Zanpu's family.

These aristocratic families who have contact with other places can only rely on powerful forces if they want to survive.

In the past, the Xixia people could not get over, otherwise they would have surrendered to Xixia long ago.

But these Mongols didn't seem to be afraid of the curse here at all, and drove the army in front of them, so they had no choice but to surrender.

After all, their greatest weapon is the curse on the plateau, not their soldiers.

Moreover, the news of the destruction of Xixia has also reached Tubo, so they naturally know how powerful Genghis Khan is.

How powerful the Mongolian army is. Now that thousands of troops are attacking, they can't resist it at all.

Surrendering is the best choice, and you can also get the protection of the Mongolian Kingdom and continue to maintain your rule. Why not?

In the past few days, the four chieftains took turns entertaining Zhang Yong.They slaughtered cattle and sheep to reward Zhang Yong's army, allowing Zhang Yong to get a lot of property, as well as cattle, sheep and livestock, without spending a single soldier.

But at least I have to show off my muscles to a few toasts.

Zhang Yong still led the army to go deeper for a certain distance, and symbolically fought off a group, or in other words, scared away a group of Tibetan troops.

Because there was no fight at all, the five or six hundred Tubo troops fled immediately after seeing Zhang Yong's cavalry. The speed was simply surprising.

After seeing Zhang Yong's Mongolian army defeat the Tibetan army so easily.

These Tubo rich people were even more convinced of Zhang Yong.

Zhang Yong led his army, watching the wind and falling all the way, and even recruited three local chieftains, nobles and rich men intermittently to join his command.

It was not until some altitude sickness occurred that the troops retreated.

If you go further, some of the medicinal materials you brought with you will not be enough.

At an altitude of more than 3000 meters, my army can still tolerate it, but it would not be so good at an altitude of 5000 to [-] meters.

This military operation will only last for one month.

Zhang Yong led his soldiers nearly 1000 kilometers deep and brought all the surrounding land under his control before withdrawing his troops and returning.

That night, just after Zhang Yong checked into the luxurious guest room prepared for him by the chieftains, a messenger ran over and said:

"Sir! These chieftains want to dedicate their daughters to you."

"Ahem! Just forget about their daughter!" Zhang Yong coughed twice and said tactfully.

There is no way, the women here have red faces due to some altitude sickness and cold weather, which is really not my cup of tea.

"Wait a minute! Go tell Shalu and say that we accept his kindness and let them send their daughter over." Tu Lanlun sat aside and said.

The messenger nodded upon hearing this and immediately withdrew.

Zhang Yong coughed twice and asked. : "Ahem! What do you mean?"

"What's the point? You just ruled them, if you don't want their daughters.

How can they rest assured and think that you will protect them?Is it just a word of mouth? Tu Lanlun rolled his eyes and said.

I don’t know what the head of the family thinks. Do you think a verbal agreement can convince them?
When Genghis Khan first ruled various grassland tribes and families, he conducted a large number of marriage alliances and marriages.

There must be a more stable relationship so that these people can truly surrender to you.

Zhang Yong said. : "But the problem is, every toast is dedicated to one of my daughters, which is six or seven. I can't bear it, and I don't like the women here very much." Zhang Yong said.

"I'm not marrying you, why are you excited? Do you think I brought them here to give you? Are you thinking shit?" The Turan man pinched Zhang Yong's waist on the spot and said.

You may say you don’t want it, but you are actually very honest in your heart. If you really want to send it over, you will definitely be the first to accept it.

After all, she is an aristocratic girl with good living conditions. Although she has a red face, she still looks good.

However, these women are not given to you. Where are you, the head of the family?

"You're not asking them to come here as maids and then leave them alone, are you?" Zhang Yong asked doubtfully.

Tu Lanlun looked at Zhang Yong and said speechlessly. : "Master, you have five thousand-household chiefs under your command now! Why don't you win over these five thousand-household chiefs?

Just give these women to the heads of thousands of households.The ones who will help you rule this place in the future are these five heads of thousands households.

The five thousand household heads are also the ones who help you collect taxes. You have to give them benefits. "

Sometimes the leader is very smart, but sometimes he is very stupid. Can't he understand these things?
The conditions here are very harsh, and they will definitely not stay here long, which is just a nominal rule.

The people who really manage this place for Zhang Yong are the five Mongolian heads of thousands of households, so wouldn't it be good to marry the daughters of these chieftain nobles to them?
This can not only reassure these noble chieftains, but also win over the five Mongolian heads of thousands of households under him.

"Good idea! My wife, you are smarter." Zhang Yong immediately gave Tu Lanlun a thumbs up and said.

This is a plan to kill two birds with one stone!

"Hmph! Look, you took me right this time, right!" Tu Lanlun said proudly.

Zhang Yong nodded and expressed his approval.

That night, Zhang Yong distributed the noble daughters who were sent over to his five Mongolian heads of thousands of households.

The five Mongolian heads of thousands of households who were rewarded by Zhang Yong were very happy. After thanking Zhang Yong, they took their women back.

Early the next morning, Zhang Yong began to return with his army.

From now on, this area of ​​more than 1000 kilometers will be the pasture of his Mongolian herders, and they can come and graze at will.

Before leaving, Zhang Yong told all the chieftain nobles who surrendered to him that they could rule their own territories as long as they paid taxes on time.

If Tubo pursues them, they will immediately come over and inform themselves, and they will immediately send troops to support them. Anyway, these Mongolian heads of thousands of households are all their sons-in-law in name, and everyone is considered one of their own.

After doing this, Zhang Yong led his troops back to Xining Mansion without stopping. This time the war was too easy and enjoyable.

To put it bluntly, it was actually just taking the army for a walk. Not a single arrow was fired, not a single enemy was killed, but the results achieved were very rich.

"Let me tell you, we shouldn't ask outsiders to do this. You still didn't believe it, but now I believe it! Not to mention five thousand cavalry, I feel like two thousand cavalry have the same effect." Turan Lun said while riding on the horse.

Zhang Yong shook his head and said. : "I seriously overestimated the fighting power of the Tubo people. I really didn't expect that in such a large territory, their army would total less than 1000 even if they were all infantry."

There are very few records about Tubo in ancient times, but there is no doubt that their combat effectiveness is really weak. After all, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the army cannot be concentrated. However, Tubo has natural geographical advantages and is a territory that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Moreover, this is a truly bitter and cold place, and no one wants to come.

Tu Lanlun smiled and said: "In fact, the biggest barrier to Tibet is the curse of the plateau here, but who are you in charge?
You are a descendant of the golden-armored god general, and you are a descendant of Donghuang Taiyi, just like the sun in the sky.

If you make the army fearless of these plateau curses, they can easily set foot here. "

But it's not as simple as the master thought, if it weren't for the herbs the master brought out.They couldn't even get very far before they had to pull back.

Since ancient times, both the Xixia people and the previous Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty have wanted to rule this land. Even when the Mongols first invaded Xixia, they also had the idea of ​​​​Tubo.

But they all gave up because of their terrifying plateau curse. Now that they have this kind of medicine, Tubo is their back garden. When they have more troops, they can completely capture Tubo.

"Hahaha! So destiny is mine." Zhang Yong touched his nose and said.

When Tu Lanlun heard this, he was also very happy and said: "That's right, you are the destined person as the head of the house. If you can enter the territory of the god, you are the destined person."

Unknowingly, Zhang Yong's identity as the divine messenger had spread throughout the Central Plains, and even the backward Tibet received some news.

After he repeatedly demonstrated the flying artifact and the iron car that he could run, Zhang Yong didn't even know that his name had become famous.

Sometimes, a mythical background will bring you unexpected gains and effects.

After returning to Xining Prefecture, Zhang Yong immediately summoned his men and inspected his newly built breeding farm. The prototype has now been built.

All four breeding areas have been built, with more than 400 large breeding sheds.

It is enough to accommodate 70 million livestock. If the housing is a little more crowded, it can even accommodate 90 million livestock, which is not a big problem.

All the earth and fire walls have been prepared, the roof has been sealed, and the first batch of coal promised by his father-in-law has been transported and is now being piled in the built warehouse.

"Master Zhang! These coals are still not enough!" Wang Ming ran over and said.

He took inventory and found that a batch of coal would be delivered in the next month.

But the number is a bit small. More than 200 large earth stoves can only be burned for one hour at most every day, which is not even enough.

(End of this chapter)