Even when the Dingnan Army was attacking Weiyuan from the west, the world was still turbulent.

Zhou Bao, the governor of Zhenhai, did not trust the yamen army, so he recruited thousands of his own troops and called them "back building soldiers". Their treatment was double that of the yamen army. Then he drank and had fun in the back building every day, "indulging in sensuality". So the yamen government

The army rebelled, and Zhou Bao fled in a hurry and called for support from the soldiers in the rear building, but the soldiers in the rear building also rebelled. There was a mountain of wealth in the city, and most of the soldiers were taken advantage of.

When Marshal Gao Pian heard that Zhou Bao had run away, he ordered his generals to come to the tent and line up to celebrate. However, many people in Yangzhou starved to death every day and the market was depressed. I don't know how happy Marshal Gao was.

Gao Renhou, the governor of Dongchuan, fought several battles with Chen Jingxuan, and won more than he lost. However, Gao Renhou was once a subordinate of Chen Jingxuan and could not bear to push each other too far. He owned the land of Zi, Mian, Pu, Ling, and Rong five states, and originally had more

There were many, but the imperial court established the Dragon Sword, and Suizhou and other prefectures carved out many prefectures and counties, and Gao Renhou actually accepted it.

Chen Jingxuan currently controls twenty states, and his strength is almost three times that of Gao Renhou, but he actually has more defeats than victory, which is outrageous.

There are also three forces in central Sichuan, Zhao Jian from the Five Prefectures of Longjian, Yang Shouhou from Suizhou Town, and Yang Shouliang from Qiongnan Town. The governors under the three of them also support their own forces.

Zhao Jian is currently conquering the disobedient Langzhou governor Yang Maoshi, who is Chen Jingxuan's confidant, and since Langzhou is rich, he will definitely want to seize it as soon as possible.

Yang Shouliang was attacking Shuzhou under his own rule, because the governor of Shuzhou was also a member of Chen Jingxuan and refused to accept Yang Shouliang's rule.

Yang Shouhou was relaxed, but he didn't dare to hit Chen Jingxuan unless Gao Renhou did.

Chen had been deposed from the post of military governor of Xichuan and had his title of county king taken away. Several Shu governors used this as an excuse to support their own troops. The forty states in central Sichuan were in complete chaos.

Qin Zongquan sent people to attack Bianzhou, but he did not know that Zhu Zhen, who had recruited more than 10,000 troops from Ziqing, was suddenly attacked and killed more than 10,000 people. Zhu Wen tasted the sweetness and sent people to Heyang, Shaanxi and Guo to recruit troops.

"Zhu Quanzhong goes to other towns every day to recruit troops and steal other people's troops. He is very clever in his calculations." General Shao Shude noted the photo on the case and said with a smile.

Chen Cheng lowered his head and said nothing. Commander, didn't you also send people to Heyang, Shaanxi and Guo, the eastern capital of Henan Prefecture, and even Xing, Ming and Cizhou in Hebei to recruit troops?

In fact, this was Chen Cheng's suggestion. During the Western Expedition to Lanzhou, there were casualties and casualties among the sergeants, so of course they had to be made up. In the past, they had been made up locally, but it was not worth it. A strong man joining the army not only did not produce, but also consumed money.

I have a lot of money and food to support them, but I am at a bit of a loss, so I might as well go to another town to recruit.

Zhu Quanzhong's banner was to eliminate the Qin Zongquan, and Marshal Shao's banner was to recover the lost land in Helong. The imperial court didn't bother to care about it and allowed them all.

To be honest, Qin Zongquan was a real threat. Zhu Wen was fighting with others, and it was understandable that the governors of each town allowed him to recruit troops.

But Marshal Shao had no immediate interest in regaining the lost land in Helong, so they had to spend money to clear the way. Marshal had no money, so he only had to send horses and other supplies that were needed in the war-torn land.

Meng Fangli took it, Wang Chongying took it, Li Hanzhi of Heyang, and Zhang Yan of Henan Prefecture even took it. Especially the last two, they were open to recruiting troops and didn't care about anything. Anyway, these places often changed hands, and they fled here and there.

They fled, but they didn't occupy it for a few days. Maybe Qin Zongquan's people would fight back, and they would have to run away again. They had no long-term plan at all, and it wouldn't hurt to take the soldiers' families with them.

Soldiers are everywhere in Henan, and horses are really in short supply. Thousands of people may be killed or injured in a big battle.

Qin Zongquan left such a deep impression on everyone that there are currently too many unowned states and counties in Henan. If Zhu Quanzhong can survive this hurdle, he will be able to occupy a large number of states and counties without even fighting.

The number of soldiers Shao Shude set for recruitment was 10,000. This was a number he decided upon after calculating his family's financial resources. Family members could also be brought, and were even encouraged to bring family members.

In addition, he also sent people to recruit farmers to open their harvests. With the war in Henan, many people should be willing to come. Especially in recent years, many people have moved their families to live on the territory of the Dingnan Army.

Sending a person from Henan and someone from Hebei to show up and explain the situation will have better results.

After Zhu Quanzhong unifies Henan and restores local order, it will not be that simple to trick people. Taking advantage of the collapse of the situation now, if you don't take advantage of it, you will be in vain as Marshal Shao.

"Commander, Datong Horse News has recruited more than 2,800 households from Henan this year. Will they continue to be resettled in Lingzhou? These people should have arrived in Suizhou." Chen Cheng asked.

"Let's continue to open Lingzhou, there are still few people. The newly acquired land in Weizhou may be repeated, and it is not suitable to move people to farm." Shao Shude said: "In addition to the income earned this year, all the households in the town will be resettled in Lingzhou to enrich their household registration."

"As commanded."

"Lingzhou must have 50,000 households to be considered complete."

"What about this Weizhou thing?"

"Send someone to warn you and wait until Yang Yue is finished."

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In the high mountains east of Lanzhou, two groups of people were fighting fiercely.

There were about four hundred people on one side, half of whom were armored and well-equipped with weapons. One team even held long-handled swords and charged forward like a wall. They were unstoppable.

The other side had about five hundred people with few armors and mediocre weapons. They were beaten to the point of retreat. The dozen or so people behind them were even planning to flee.

The brave ones naturally volunteered to join the army, and the armored ones among them were the heavy-armored infantry of Hengshan City. All four hundred people were from Hengshan Dangxiang. Their ancestors had lived in the mountains with thousands of ravines, and they had long adapted to the local environment, that is, "

"Berlin with many hills and mountains". Now in the rolling hills east of Lanzhou, we are basically fighting at home, which has a huge advantage.

Later Song Dynasty people once described these Hengshan Dangxiang mountain people in detail: "There are mountain tribes in the West who are called 'Bubazi'. They go up and down the slopes, in and out of streams. They are the best at reaching high and far distances, and they are good at walking with light feet... They are also called infantry."

Among them, we must first select the most powerful soldiers, all of whom use the sword-cutting sword, and don't rule them all with one general, just like Li Siye in the Tang Dynasty used the Mo-dao technique."

"Han Shizhong's Epitaph" commented: "It is a custom in the north that a strong man is good at riding a strong horse, wears several heavy iron coats, can fly up and down the hillside, and cannot be hurt by an arrow."

Wearing several layers of iron clothing and flying up and down the hillside, this is indeed a pretty good physical strength. He is also tall, almost two meters tall, and he endures hardships and endures hunger at the same time. He is very cost-effective.

Marshal Shao was able to recruit them into his army because of his wife's favor. Of course, this was a joke. The Dangxiang tribes were quite afraid of the name "Shao Bapi" of Lingwu County King. However, he made clear rewards and punishments, treated everyone equally, and did not discriminate against Hengshan Dangxiang.

, naturally there are warriors from all departments willing to serve.

On the other hand, the Tubo people don't actually go up the mountains. They tend to graze at the foot of the mountains. The herdsmen and the mountain people who farm and hunt in the mountains are essentially the same thing. They go to the mountains to station troops, just to defend themselves against dangers and to avoid difficulties.

The army just retreated when they saw the difficulty.

But they seemed to have miscalculated. Unexpectedly, the two of them, Fu Zang and Jie Ming, brought thousands of mountain people with them, most of them were sergeants who had been registered in the Yamen Army. With the equipment and discipline, they were able to make up for the last problem.

The weak link now kills the bow-legged herdsmen and has the upper hand.

Mountains naturally have mountain fighting methods. If you are not used to it, you will naturally have to be educated. The group of Tibetan soldiers in front of you is a hundred more in number, but they are about to be supported.

"Kill!" Hengshandu's Mo Dao Shou marched into the wall and struck down hard. The Tibetan soldiers on the opposite side immediately fell to the ground. Some of them died particularly miserably, half of them being chopped off by the innate supernatural power of Mo Dao Shou.

The blood on his shoulder was gushing like a fountain, it was too horrible to look at.

Coincidentally, in another mountain, a group of rebel sergeants climbed up a steep slope at night. The Tubo people had a stockade set up on it, with more than 300 soldiers stationed there, overlooking a mountain valley. Whenever a large army passed by, they would

You can lower rolling rocks and trees from the mountain and shoot arrows from a high position at the same time, which is a great threat.

There were only a few dozen people who climbed up the mountain and quietly approached the Tubo fortress at night. The Tubo people's attention was mainly on the front, and they had little preparation for the steep slope behind. It was night again, and after being climbed up by this group of people,

, you can imagine how panicked.

"Hula la..." Someone set a fire, and the fire burned very quickly due to the wind.

This was a deliberate attempt to create panic and confusion, and it was also a signal to attack, allowing the comrades waiting secretly at the foot of the mountain on the other two sides to take the opportunity to attack the mountain.

"Kill! There is a thief! Hack him to death! Drive these people out quickly!"

The soldiers on both sides spoke different languages ​​and began to cut and kill with their swords.

The Tubo people were suddenly attacked, and the organization was thrown into chaos. When the sergeants guarding the dangerous paths in the mountains saw the chaos in the rear, they thought they were being attacked, so they hurried back to help.

Their departure also resulted in a shortage of troops to guard the dangerous path. General Fu Zangdu Bao, who was waiting at the foot of the mountain with his troops, saw this and led hundreds of people to attack fiercely. He quickly dispersed the enemy in front of them and quickly moved towards them.

Attack the stronghold.

The dozens of people who rushed to the front were wearing two layers of iron armor handed down by the commander himself. They were his powerful backers. After seeing that their side had successfully created chaos on the mountain, their morale was boosted and they stepped forward bravely.

If gods stand in the way, they will kill gods, and if people stand in the way of others, they will kill each other in an instant.

The one who carries Wei on his back means "the one who follows bravely" in Dangxiang language.

"Song Hui Yao Collection Fanyi" records that on July 3rd of the second year of Yuanfu, 20 party members returned to the Jingyuan Road Economic and Strategy Department, and the leader was "falsely change the mountain and Naimei Ledu Buqin"

As long as you have the strength to carry it on your back."

In Dangxiang language, the sounds of "snake" and "bei" are similar. The words "dragon" and "eagle" are both pronounced as "wei". Beiwei means snake dragon or snake eagle. They are usually accompanied by warriors around generals.

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In the Northern Song Dynasty, there was the "Beiwei Army". Shen Kuo's "Mengxi Bi Tan" mentioned: "The flag team is like a pile of brocade, and the silver armor is carrying the Wei back." This is the "brave army" stationed in Shaanxi.

, used long-handled giant axes and hook-and-scythe spears to deal with the Xixia cavalry, which shows that they knew the meaning of Beiwei in Dangxiang language.

Han Shizhong was the first person to establish the Beiwei Army in the Southern Song Dynasty. After the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Beiwei Army was a very popular designation, but it was an informal name. After the Southern Song Dynasty, the generals of the Western Army used Beiwei as their official designation.

It was no longer limited to infantry, but also cavalry, and gradually spread to other armies.

Shao Shude once thought about whether to gather the Beiwei around the party generals to form a Beiwei army. Later, he thought that it would not be good to deprive others of their warriors' personal followers, so he gave up.

After Beiwei personally accompanied by Fu Zangdu Bao rushed up, dozens of mountain people and athletes who had climbed up from the back mountain were being surrounded and killed by the Tubo people. Their arrival was just in time. They killed them from behind, and the Tubo people were immediately defeated.

They all ran away.

As more and more Hengshan soldiers rushed up the mountain, the Tubo people did not dare to hold on. Some ran away with their heads in their hands, some knelt down and begged for surrender, and some even rolled down the steep slope in a hurry. In the night, they did not know where to fall.

How many injuries did you get from the fall?

After capturing the stronghold, Sergeant Hengshan chopped off the heads of the Tibetan people one by one, hung them around their waists, piled up firewood, and burned the stronghold to the ground.

Within a few days, 5,000 Hengshan soldiers had conquered seven villages and killed nearly 2,000 enemies. Their performance was brilliant and eye-catching.

Some people might just be ordinary sergeants on the plains. But in the mountains, they are elites, running across the mountain streams, running up and down, walking as fast as flying, as if they were walking on flat ground. They are natural mountain infantry, and the Tubo people drove away the herdsmen at the foot of the mountains.

It was indeed a wrong calculation to go to the mountains and defend based on danger.

On the seventh day of May, after eight days of fighting, more than ten Tubo fortresses in the mountain valleys east of Lanzhou were captured by the rebel army one by one. More than 2,700 people were beheaded and more than 600 people were captured. At this point, more than 100 Tubo fortresses were captured on both sides of the post road.
Chapter completed!