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Chapter 526

Zhu Ting just looked at Mochuo, but he didn't know that Xin Nuoluo in the south also gave people a headache.

But in general, this victory finally brought Yashu to a turning point.

The territory of eight states began to open up generously, and merchants also began to reopen.Although farming was delayed, from the first battle in Nanhetao, to the next battle in Yanzhou City, and the ravine outside the ancient Great Wall, the name of this ravine was unfortunately not found on almost all maps. It was not until after the end of this battle that everyone knew what it was The valley is called Maoergou.In addition, the [-] soldiers who escorted the luggage were also chased by the Yuheng army, and they hardly resisted, and the whole army was captured.

Regardless of the soldiers killed in these three wars, the main ones were prisoners.Reached more than 5 prisoners.

It cannot be compared with the battle of Lanzhou. The two battles in Lanzhou took nearly 14 prisoners.There are also 23 Tubo captives captured in the battle of Shan County and the second capture of Dafeichuan.There are more than [-] prisoners in Xueying's hands.

These captive Wang Hua will not let them eat for nothing.

Xinuoluo was very cunning. As soon as the frontier of the eight states was opened, he heard the news of Zong Chuke later, and immediately led his troops back without stopping even after passing Hululing.But this cunning made him save almost all his troops.

This made Zong Chuke and Chang Yuankai extremely stupid against the backdrop of Guo Yuanzhen in the west, Mochuo in the north and Xin Nuoluo in the south.

Wang Hua also seemed to have no ambitions. Since the powerful enemy was defeated or retreated, the people all returned to their original places, rebuilt, or resumed farming.Farming was delayed, but it didn't matter, all the captives were chained up, and they went to work in the fields to seize the rest of the time.

Although the Yuheng army went to Xiazhou, it seemed that there was still a possibility of fighting the Turks.But this possibility is very small. The blood battalion has no choice but to send troops out of Xiazhou. If Xiazhou is not defended, the four counties of Yinzhou will not be able to resume spring farming.

In fact, at this point, the battle is basically over, and the morale of the Blood Camp is now high with a big victory. I believe Mochuo will not encounter this bad luck at this time, but will feel sorry for the Blood Camp.

All the land of eight states burst into cheers.

I used to know that Wang Hua was rich and capable of making money. If he processed a stone, he could sell it for hundreds of pieces.When I came to Bazhou, life got better day by day, but this good was not guaranteed. I was surrounded by powerful enemies, and it was covered by the imperial court in the past. That's it, Turkic people and Tibetans invaded from time to time.Now that even the imperial court has become an enemy, the common people are not at ease.

But after nearly 20 days of soul-stirring, dozens of unpredictable battles, both large and small, wiped out the armies of Kezanre, Zong Chuke, and Chang Yuankai, and forced away the armies of Guo Yuanzhen, Mochuo, and Xinuoluo.Since then, the sea and the sky in Bazhou have been broad, and no enemy has dared to make a move.

Therefore, the news spread, and the people of Bazhou sang and danced.

Some people laugh and some cry.

The imperial court was also planning to let Chang Yuankai withdraw his troops, but news spread that Chang Yuankai's entire army in Mao'ergou was also wiped out.

Where is Maoergou?
No one knew, anyway, the army was gone, or only scattered soldiers escaped by chance, and it is unknown where they fled.

Li Xian held the residence newspaper and asked in a gaffe, "What should I do?"

Zhang said that the minister said in his heart, what should we do?This is what you asked for.Now think of what to do, what's the use?

But in this way, the situation will become very bad for the Tang Dynasty. There is no army in Shuofang, and Mochuo will drive straight in. Starting from Fengzhou, several states may be washed by Mochuo Anxin this time. clean.

Fortunately, Xueying took Xiazhou and took a step in front.But Xiazhou took it, and the four counties of Yinzhou were safe. I believe that Wang Hua would not Gu Linzhou and Shengzhou, and fight for the imperial court against Mo Chuo.If he wants, Mochuo can also take advantage of the current shortage of troops in Shuofang to cross the Yellow River and go to Lanzhou, Shizhou and other Hedong states to plunder.

Besides, Wang Huabing's dispatch to Xiazhou may not be out of good intentions. With this nail, he can also take down Suizhou or even Yanzhou when his troops are empty.This is only from the north, and the threat is not great. Qinzhou and other state capitals are even more empty. As long as Wang Hua is willing, one, two, three can be taken by Minzhou, Taozhou, Weizhou, Qingzhou, Jingzhou, Longzhou and other state capitals Next, it is even possible to take the opportunity to take Fengzhou and send troops to Chang'an.

What should we do then?
Don't talk about loyalty, you have to think about loyalty, the court has treated Wang Hua like this several times, if Wang Hua still talks about loyalty at this time, his head will be broken.Without the capital of self-protection, I had to bow my head and obey orders.But Wang Hua didn't have the capital to protect himself?
As long as Wang Hua occupies these places, with his ability, he can quickly integrate them.Then the Tang Dynasty may be divided into two. Luoyang belongs to the Tang Dynasty and the Li family.Chang'an was painted by Wang, and belonged to the Wang family. I don't know what dynasty it is.

This is a threat from the west, and the south is not feeling well either.

Hundreds of ships attacked Changzhou, Suzhou with impunity, and then conquered Runzhou. Now they crossed the river and headed north, heading straight for Yangzhou.

They are almost invincible on the water, but because of insufficient troops, they are just making trouble, not occupying.Then this trick also made the court very painful and hurt.These states were one of the richest states in the Tang Dynasty, and they were also major taxpayers in the Tang Dynasty.The summer harvest is coming soon, and with this mischief, several states are in a state of anarchy.The economic impact on the Tang Dynasty was also immeasurable.

This time it was clearly to drive Wang Hua into a rage, so he did it deliberately.

None of the ministers spoke.

In fact, at this time, Li Xian was not regretful, but resentful. He was thinking in his heart, if he had known this before, it would be better if Wang Hua didn't get a foothold in Bazhou, don't worry too much, and send troops to wipe him out immediately.Just because of his own hesitation, he finally let this head grow up.

But at this moment, another piece of news that couldn't be worse came.

Seeing that there was no hope of dealing with the blood camp, Xinuoluo was also interested when he heard Mosang's actions, and withdrew the army back to Jishi Mountain, but withdrew most of them, and [-] soldiers entered Taozhou from the mountain road, and now Taozhou is empty Incomparably, Taozhou City was captured in just one day, and [-] soldiers were sent to escort countless people and supplies back to Jishi Mountain.The army continued to advance, divided into two groups, going south to Diezhou all the way, and going east to Minzhou all the way.

Burning, killing and looting along the way was even more cruel than what the Turks did.

This made Li Xian's face turn pale with anger, and he still couldn't express his bitterness.

Zhang said that he couldn't stand it anymore, and said: "The matter of Wang Hua is a matter of long-term consideration. It is better to draw some guards from Jingzhao to drive out the Tubo people. The North asked Director Xue to draw some troops from Youzhou to defend Yunshuo. You can't expel Mo Shui and take back Fengsheng several states."

There were soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, mainly in the Western Regions, as well as those in Youzhou, Taiyuan, Shuofang, Lingzhou, and Liangjing.Either it is the soldiers of the states and counties and a small number of garrisons in the south.But this time more than 20 troops were made dumplings, and the Tang Dynasty was stretched even if it had soldiers.

Another source of troops is the government soldiers of each state, but now the government soldiers of each state are basically empty shelves, and it will take at least one or two months to recruit a large army.By then, it will be too late to send to the border.

Zhang said that this opinion was pertinent, and Wang Hua's blood camp could not be wiped out even after mobilizing so many troops. Whether it was war or peace, he had to take it slowly in the future.At least Wang Hua took care of face and didn't hurt the common people.However, Turks and Tubo will not give you the face of the people of the Tang Dynasty.

How to draw this force, the north can only send a batch from the distant Youzhou to rescue the emergency.In the west, only troops were drawn from the palace guarding Chang'an.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Dou Congyi protested loudly later: "If that's the case, what if the blood battalion rebels send Jingzhao?"

Zhang said nothing.

Even if he doesn't know what Wang Hua's idea is now, he dare not play this guarantee.

But besides this method, is there a second way out?
So the minister was silent again.

There were even many ministers with two hearts who laughed at Li Xian in their hearts. This is self-inflicted and they cannot live.

Li Xian had no choice but to think of a person, Old Tang who was lying on the hospital bed.

When I came to his house again, there was no way, and only Old Tang had the ability to solve this problem.If Old Tang had no choice, it would be a headache.

But you know that this is a capable minister, and his idea is the right one, so you have to listen.Just like Wang Hua back then, he hugged Buddha's feet temporarily and obeyed his words, but once the matter was over, he forgot everything.

Old Tang's illness was not that serious. The old man was in good spirits, but he didn't dare to get up, and was very afraid of getting up together. Li Xian sent him to Lanzhou.

I got up from the hospital bed when I heard that Zong Chuke was wiped out. This time I am cured. You can't let me deal with the powerful blood camp alone, can you?But the illness came like a mountain, and the illness went like a thread, and I couldn't say it was all right, so I just took a walk at home, listened to ditties, and drank two glasses of fine wine by the way.Anyway, there are not a few years to live, the old man thinks very openly.

Hearing the emperor's arrival, he immediately ran all the way from the garden, not to meet the emperor, but to the bed in the room.

Even when the two dancers he bought saw the old man's funny scene, they all covered their mouths and hilariously.

Li Xian entered the room, Old Tang saluted, and Li Xian said a few words of comfort.But Li Xian was very suspicious, because Old Tang's face was flushed, and he didn't look like he had a serious illness.Could it be that this old minister is really dying, this is the performance of returning to the light?

But the business is still important, he said: "Tang Qing, I have encountered a problem. I hope you can think of a way for me."

Talking about the news that happened in the recent period.

Old Tang was very concerned about this matter, he knew it well, and when Li Xian finished talking about the situation, he asked, "Your Majesty, how many Tubo captives were there in this battle of Blood Camp?"

Now that the war is over and the eight states are open, the scouts are no longer arrested. If they catch all the grass and trees, they may scare away the businessmen who came here one by one.So the court also got some news one after another.Li Xian replied, "About [-]."

"Your Majesty, with [-] captives, how many Tubo people were killed?"

These 11 captives all came to Kezanre's hands, but not all at once. A batch was also captured in the first battle of Shanxian County, and the second capture of Shicheng Castle and Dafeichuanzhong.But the total number of soldiers under Ke Zanre was close to 6 at one point. Except for a few who escaped, at least nearly 6 soldiers were killed. If you add the two to three thousand soldiers wiped out by the defensive Xinuoluo, [-] is not much more.

So Li Xian replied without hesitation: "About [-]."

"But how many soldiers did Zong Zongguan and Chang Zongguan lead, how many people were captured? How many people were killed?"

The two led 28 people. Although they claimed to be wiped out, many people still escaped, but many soldiers fled and did not return to the barracks.This number is always around ten thousand people.The number of prisoners reached more than 18.In fact, the number of soldiers killed may not be more than 9 or [-].Although impressive, this ratio is vastly different from that of the Tibetans.

This explains many problems.

Old Tang stopped talking, if he continued, some people would think that he was trying to speak well for Wang Hua.There is no need to provoke her.

After finishing speaking, he added another sentence: "It's not that there are no soldiers, there are soldiers. These 18 soldiers will be recalled, and the crisis will resolve itself."

People live and learn, and the older they get, the wiser they become. The emperor lived and looked back. If I don't add a word, I'm afraid he still doesn't understand.

After finishing speaking, Old Tang closed his eyes and said nothing.

Li Xian sat there thinking hard, and finally the more he thought about it, the brighter his eyes became, and he asked, "Who can go to Lingzhou?"

Old Tang opened his eyes and looked at Li Xian. He was not bad, a little better than Emperor Hui of Jin who made meat for the people who had no food to eat. He replied: "There is only one person, Zhang said. The others will only bad thing."

There was another person, Da Song, but he stayed in Qinzhou, so it was obviously too late to call back.Besides, he might not be able to wade into this muddy water.

But after Old Tang finished speaking, he added another sentence: "Zhang Shilang is a capable minister, but when the emperor sends him to go, he must be trusted. Don't listen to other people's instigation, otherwise it may not be useful even if Zhang Shilang goes."

Li Xian blushed, this other person may not be referring to Webster, but also referring to a sycophant in the court.

When Li Xian returned to the palace, he immediately told Zhang that he had gone to Lingzhou to mediate for the imperial envoy, and had a secret talk with him for a while.

In fact, Zhang said he was not willing, and immediately declined after hearing the appointment, but Li Xian ignored the emperor's airs, and said politely: "Zhang Shilang is for the sake of the country and the people, please don't refuse."

Although he was a direct minister, he didn't have the guts of Wang Hua after all. Li Xian kept his voice low, but Zhang said he didn't take it seriously.The main reason is that I am afraid that it will be spread, and a group of villains will turn upside down in the middle again, and then I will drink even more from this pot.

In desperation, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and leave, not daring to delay even a moment of effort along the way, rushing day and night to Lingzhou.Just at the gate of the city, he saw a large group of people watching tricks, so he glanced at it inadvertently.I saw three big iron cages, in which three people were imprisoned.

It was Zong Chuke, Liu Jingren, and Xue Sijian.

There was a grudge in the first place, but this time, Wang Hua will be enraged. If it weren't for the fact that there are many soldiers and generals, these villains might really get their way all of a sudden and drive the blood camp into a place where there will be no redemption.That's it, the results of the battle were brilliant, tens of thousands of people and soldiers died, and it also seriously hindered the economic development of the eight states.

So they were locked in cages and placed outside the city of Lingzhou for people to participate in spitting.Zong Chuke sent his subordinates to deliver the memorial to the capital. It happened that Zhang Xiaosong conquered Linzhou that night, and when he searched for this person, he also found the memorial.

Wang Hua posted it on the wall next to Zong Chuke to let everyone see how shameless this Lord Zong is.

In order to report military exploits in a panic, he actually wrote the blood battalion as more than 30 soldiers. When all the young and middle-aged people in eight states are pulled together, there may not be more than 30 soldiers.What about the three 10,000+ soldiers?In the second Lanzhou battle, only 4 troops were officially dispatched, 5000 were subsidized by the militia, and 2 were guarding Linzhou City. The 30 people can only be counted as [-].But Zong Chuke said it was an army of [-] to [-].

In order to let the common people understand how shameless he was, Wang Hua also drew a combat road map and a comparison map of military strength next to his memorial to reveal the truth.

Even Zhang Shuo ran over to have a look, and then shook his head.

Zong Chuke's sharp eyes saw that Zhang said that he was bringing a few soldiers and two eunuchs with him, so he knew that the court might have come to sue for peace, and there was no other way not to seek peace.Zhang said he was an envoy from the imperial court, so he said loudly, "Master Zhang, help me."

Zhang said that he didn't seem to hear, and immediately got on his horse and left.

Why should I save you?Even if it can be saved, Wang Hua will agree?

And I thought in my heart, it really is shameless, the three of them can still live in the cage in this situation, if I had already slammed my head into the iron cage and killed myself under shame and anger.Even if you can't die from the collision, you can bite your tongue and kill yourself, and you won't live like this.

But seeing that Wang Hua used all these methods in order to get revenge on Zong Chuke, he kept scolding Lao Tang's relatives in his heart.

After entering Lingzhou City, it has returned to the previous situation, and it also looks full of vitality.But Zhang said that he didn't have the heart to read this, so he asked to see Wang Hua.I didn't see Wang Hua, but Zhu Dian greeted him.Want to see but can't see, Wang Hua is not in Lingzhou at all, which makes Zhang said that he misunderstood that Wang Hua was deliberately avoiding it.

But now they have the initiative, so they have to humbly ask Zhu Dian to release the captives.

"Release the prisoners? Zhang Shilang, do you know who they are?"

"Innocent soldiers."

"Innocent soldiers? Do you think they won't kill the soldiers of the Blood Battalion when they take up weapons? After finally capturing them and releasing them back, let them attack Eight States again?"

"Mr. Zhu, this time the imperial court will not attack the eight prefectures, and His Majesty has promised to let Wang Shilang be the chief executive of Lingzhou, and he will never rule over the eight prefectures."

Zhu Ting sneered, Bazhou, Li Xian had a good plan, this time it is not as simple as Bazhou, the Kuozhou in his hand will not be put back no matter what.Linzhou also won't hand it over.It is Xiazhou, Liuhuzhou, Fengzhou, Shengzhou, and Linzhou in the north. Since the imperial court can't keep it well, the blood camp might as well guard it for the imperial court.In addition to these states, there are also Taozhou and Diezhou, which are not well guarded by the imperial court.With these states in hand, the eight states will have the depth of combat. It will never be like some time ago when the eight states are full of wars.

"Zhang Shilang, you and Yingdu can be regarded as friends. You can tell the truth from your heart. The court is currently embarrassed and agreed to certain conditions. But do you believe that the court will continue to maintain goodwill towards Yingdu? Don't say yes, I don't know anything else, I just remember that His Majesty gave the governor a coupon to avoid death, and the Empress Dowager also gave a coupon to avoid death. But what happened in the end?"

Zhang Shuo was also speechless, so he had no choice but to say: "Mr. Zhu, since you said open the skylight and speak brightly, let's talk directly. This time the imperial court sent a large army to Bazhou. I don't care whether it is right or not, but unexpectedly Let you capture more than 18 captives. I believe this ratio is not very normal. Mr. Zhu, what Wang Shilang wants, we don’t need to beat around the bush, you can directly bring it up and see if the court can satisfy you.”

(End of this chapter)