Tang Dynasty good doctor

Chapter 417 At Least 5 People
After Wang Ping'an and the others entered the small village, the Turkic people who followed them rushed up one after another, and more and more people came. In just half an hour, 500 people came.

These Turkic people still had no mature men, and none of them had horses, but they still followed.The tenacious character of the grassland herdsmen was brought into full play at this time.Just because they had the hope of surviving, even if the hope was as small as one cake, they did not give up, and kept up with the horse team on foot with all their might!
After these Turkic people entered the village, they all surrounded the army and begged. Some of them got pancakes, but most of them heard the news and didn't really get food, so they all looked at the soldiers expectantly. We hope to receive alms.

Wang Pingan frowned and said, "There are more and more people, is our dry food enough?"

Su Dingfang said: "Enough is enough, we have enough luggage, if we just help these people in front of us, it's nothing, but we can't get any benefits from these people, they are all old and weak!"

He is a general, and the first thing he thought of was, after the pancakes were sold out, could he recruit troops from these Turkic people?But these Turkic people are all old and weak, and they look bad at women's looks, and they can't get any benefit from them, so he is a little reluctant to pretend to be a good person!

Although Su Dingfang's words were cruel, the reality was like this. The soldiers looked at Wang Ping'an together without saying a word.

Wang Pingan waved his hand and said, "Forget it, it's just a few cakes, but they can save people's lives, so why be stingy, just give them!"

After the soldiers got the order, they divided up the dry food they carried with them.The Turkic people knelt down to Wang Ping'an together and thanked Wang Pingan with tears. Those who got the cakes ate them immediately.

Di Renjie laughed and said: "Good people are rewarded with good rewards. Although the elder brother is a famous bad guy in Chang'an, he can get rewarded with good rewards every time he does good deeds. It's a wonder in Chang'an!"

But Ouyang Yi said: "Even if these people want to repay their master, I don't think they can afford it. They have nothing!"

After waiting for a while, the sound of horseshoes sounded outside the village, and Hou Ling came back!

As soon as Hou Ling entered the village, he ran directly to Wang Ping'an and shouted: "Master, something is wrong. Outside Liangzhou City, there are all Turkic soldiers. There are few people in the south, but there are thousands of them. The subordinates go around to the east. There are tens of thousands of people, all Turkic soldiers!"

Wang Ping'an was taken aback, stood up and said, "What about the city of Zhou, can it be lost?"

Hou Ling shook his head and said, "No, the head of the city is still under the banner of our Tang Dynasty, but the city gate is closed, Liangzhou soldiers did not go out of the city to drive out the Turkic soldiers, I don't know why!"

Su Dingfang shouted: "Brother Yelujun, go outside and find a Turkic person to ask how many people they have come!"

Brother Yelujun ran out in a hurry, just in time to see the old Turkic man whom he met earlier, and he also followed. It was really difficult for him to walk with the horse team for twenty or thirty miles in this cold weather!

Pulling the old Turkic man in, Brother Yelujun asked, "My master asks you, how many Turkic soldiers are there in the city of Liangzhou, and which tribe do they belong to?"

The Turkic old man replied: "Every tribe has them. Originally, everyone wanted to eat for one bite, but the Xihacha tribe from the north came..."

His speech was very long, Yelu Jun translated it sentence by sentence, and the matter was clear.Of course, it's not a difficult thing to understand. This kind of thing happens every year on the grassland. This old Turkic man has seen it a lot!

It turned out that when the Turkic people fled from east to west, there were endless wars, and the big and small tribes attacked each other. When they came to Liangzhou, they were exhausted and all the tribes could not fight.The leaders of some of the slightly larger tribes planned to negotiate peace and then surrender to Datang in order to survive this winter.

But at this time, a tribe came up on the northern grassland, namely the Xihacha tribe. This tribe is a small tribe. If it is put in the usual way, no one takes them seriously. They are not even qualified to go to Goguryeo to plunder. But because of this, their tribe did not suffer any losses!
After the Xihacha Department arrived at the city of Liangzhou, they asked the leaders of the various departments to come to a meeting in the name of supporting some food for the various departments.At this time, the Turkic ministries were struggling to make a living, and they had reached the point of desperation. Since brothers from the grassland came to rescue them, the leaders all ran to the meeting, fearing that they would be too late and the food would be divided by others!
But when all the leaders arrived, they were all killed!

When the ministries were strong, the Sihacha tribe was the younger brother, but when the ministries were weak, the Sihacha tribe immediately refused to be the younger brother and became the eldest brother.The leader of the Xihacha tribe killed all the leaders of the tribes, and then annexed the herdsmen of the tribes!
At this time, the ministries were already powerless to resist, and the leader was killed, so the herdsmen had to obey the Xihacha tribe.The strong tribe annexed the weak tribe. This kind of thing happened often. The herdsmen just changed their leaders. Some herdsmen even had to change seven or eight leaders in their lifetime.

But the Xihacha tribe must be a small tribe. They didn't bring much food, and because it was expanded from a small tribe to a large tribe overnight, the thinking of its leaders had not changed, and they didn't have the means for the leaders of large tribes to govern.

At this time, the leader of Xihacha should immediately surrender to the governor of Liangzhou, and as a servant, ask the governor for help, and the governor will definitely agree. Reward, it is impossible for the governor to push it out!With assistance, the Xihacha tribe can stabilize the situation, and the tribe can truly prosper and become the majority of the grassland.

But the leader of Xihacha's head was filled with water, and his self-confidence swelled, thinking that with his current strength, he could capture Liangzhou.
Ever since, the leader of the Xihacha Department ordered that the old and the weak be expelled, and let them raise their own food and support themselves.And the food he brought can only feed the middle-aged man, so that he can fight for him and attack Liangzhou.

In this way, there will be a large number of Turkic old and weak around Liangzhou, and Wang Ping'an happened to touch some!
After listening to the translation, Wang Pingan said: "So, the real Turkic soldiers are all gathered under the city. How many people are there?"

The old Turkic man said the number, and Brother Yelujun translated it, saying: "At least 5 people, and these 5 people are all middle-aged men and soldiers!"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, how could there be so many? This is in time for the national war. Even if the Turkic Khan led the troops to go south, there might not be much more people controlling strings than there are now!
Wang Ping'an asked, "How many soldiers are there in Liangzhou City?"

Su Dingfang didn't even think about it, and said: "There are two thousand elite soldiers, all of whom are armored cavalry, and at least three thousand county soldiers. Well, the armored cavalry must be enough, but the county soldiers are not necessarily, there must be vacancies , but not less than two thousand!"

Di Renjie said beside him: "The county soldiers can defend the city, and the armored soldiers can go out to fight. Although it is difficult for [-] iron armored soldiers to defeat [-] Turkic soldiers, it is possible to show the Turkic soldiers some color and drive them away. , why don't you send troops to drive them away?"

Everyone thought in their hearts: "That's right, most of the Turkic soldiers are hungry and cold people. They can't stand the cruel battle. It only takes one or two violent impacts to make them collapse. Liangzhou soldiers have always been famous for their bravery. , why don’t you go out of the city to attack the enemy, it’s unreasonable!”

Wang Ping'an asked the old Turkic man, "Has the army in the city come out of the city to fight with you?" Brother Yelujun immediately translated.

The Turkic old man shook his head, the defenders had never opened the city to fight, not only that, but also fortified the walls and cleared the fields, bringing all the people outside the city into the city.

This is obviously a sign of weakness. Could it be that there are no soldiers in the city, and the governor of Liangzhou is emptied of his salary?

Wang Pingan called Hou Ling and asked him to investigate again. It would be best if he could go into the city, meet the governor of Liangzhou, and ask what was going on. Hou Ling was ordered to leave.

Everyone stayed in the small village and sent scouts to patrol several miles outside the village.

Liangzhou City, the head of the city.

Inspector Shi Mutang was fully clothed, standing behind the battlements, looking out of the city.The moat outside the city was already frozen and could not stop the Turkic soldiers from attacking.

A stone's throw away from the city, under the banner, on horseback is Guduoer, the leader of the Xihacha tribe. Guduoer is in his 30s, with an arrogant face, and he waved his whip.

A group of Turkic soldiers drove an ox cart to the gate of the city. On top of the ox cart, there was a stone tablet with two big characters "Wuwei" written on it!
After driving the ox cart to the gate of the city, Guduoer shouted loudly: "Shi Mutang, you Turkic scum, you even changed your surname, pretending to be from the Tang Dynasty, today I will let you meet me, a warrior from Xihacha How mighty!" He slammed down the whip.

The Turkic soldiers immediately threw the stele from under the car, took out a sledgehammer, and started smashing the stele with a bang.This stele is the symbol of Liangzhou. Liangzhou is known as Yinwuwei. This stele with Wuwei written by Yang Guang in the Sui Dynasty has been preserved until now.

Shi Mutang is over 60 years old, and his forehead is full of vicissitudes. He watched the Turkic soldiers smashing the stone tablet expressionlessly, without saying a word.

Shi Mutang is a Turkic royal family. His original surname is Ashina. When the former Turkic Khan Jieli was defeated and captured by the Tang army, he also surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. After that, he changed his surname and registered in Chang'an, becoming a citizen of the Tang Dynasty. A few years ago Served as governor of Liangzhou.

Some time ago, the imperial court issued a document asking him to transfer troops to the west to wipe out the Turkic herdsmen who were fleeing from east to west. He immediately transferred two thousand armored soldiers in the city to Ganzhou and Suzhou to fight against the Tang army in other states. assemble.

At that time, he didn't expect that the Xihacha tribe would suddenly pop up, annex the other tribes, and gather Turkic soldiers under the city.Due to the slow transmission of information, his emergency documents may have just been sent to Chang'an at this time, and it will take a while for Chang'an to make an approval before sending them to Liangzhou. During this time, he must protect the people of a state!

Shi Mutang is a Turkic, and he was an official in the Tang Dynasty. The Tang court did not discriminate against his origin, and entrusted him with important tasks. But from his own point of view, he is extremely disgusted when others mention this matter. Even if he doesn't turn his face on the spot, he will still hold grudges in his heart, and he will definitely take revenge when he finds an opportunity!
Ting Guduoer called him a Turkic scum in public. Although Shi Mutang had no expression on his face, his eyes were full of anger.If he hadn't transferred the armored soldiers away, he would have to rush out of the city to teach Guduoer a lesson!

Looking back, he said to his subordinate Tang Bing: "Don't rush to do it, aim first, and when I tell you to shoot, release the arrow immediately!"

Tang soldiers hid behind the battlements, raised their bows and arrows, and aimed at the Turkic soldiers who were smashing the stone tablet below, and one of the giant crossbows, which required four people to pull, was aimed at Guduoer!
The Turkic soldiers smashed the stele, beat their chests and howled at the top of the city to show their strength. They were within the range of the Tang soldiers' bows and arrows, but they were not afraid. Shi Mutang continued to show weakness these days. They all thought that the Turkic Scum, what skills do you have, it's a piece of lamb meat, it's delicious!
These Turkic soldiers howled, but the Tang soldiers on the city didn't respond. Many Turkic soldiers behind them relaxed their vigilance and slowly moved forward. Even Guduoer himself couldn't help knocking on his stirrups , walking towards the moat.

When Gu Duoer moved, the big banner behind him followed his horse and slowly moved forward, and dozens of personal guards behind the banner also followed him, approaching the gate of the city!

How far can one arrow go?

In just a moment, at least two hundred Turkic soldiers, including Guduoer, entered the range of the Tang army.To the approach of the Turkic soldiers, the Tang soldiers on the city wall didn't have much reaction. There were only a few Tang soldiers here and there who cursed downwards, but they didn't shoot arrows or take any other actions to prevent the Turkic soldiers from approaching!
Guduoer shouted loudly: "Shimutang, you were once a famous warrior on the grassland, why do you only hide behind the city wall and tremble when you get old? How dare you come out and fight me!"

Shi Mutang took a shield from Tang Bing and put it in front of himself, he shouted down: "Lord Guduoer, in terms of seniority, I am your uncle, why do you force me like this? There are places with plenty of food, why do you have to raise money in Liangzhou?"

"Because we are acquaintances, if I don't look for you, who should I look for?" Guduoer laughed, with indescribable satisfaction in his heart.

Once upon a time, the governor of Liangzhou was like a god in his eyes!But now, he holds a heavy army in his hands, and the governor of Liangzhou, who used to be like a god, is begging for mercy!

Shi Mutang said: "Lord Guduoer, if you can withdraw your troops, I would like to offer five grains..." After the five words, he spoke vaguely and his voice weakened.

Guduoer made a sound, couldn't help but clamped the horse again, approached the city gate, raised his head and shouted: "How much, what is five?"

Shi Mutang said: "As long as you retreat the soldiers and horses for thirty miles, I will give you the top grade polished rice five..." It was still vague, but it seems that after the word five, there is the word ten thousand!

Could it be [-] shi polished rice?Guduoer was overjoyed, and he called out: "Is it fifty thousand shi of polished rice? Did you mean fifty thousand shi?" The horse approached the city gate, and the guards behind him followed closely.Not only he was anxious, but the guards were also anxious, they all wanted to know how much food Shi Mutang was willing to give!
Shi Mutang took a step back and shouted: "Let go!"

At the sound of the bowstring, countless feathered arrows shot towards Guduoer!

(End of this chapter)