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    Update time: 2013-05-07

    "General Qi, we just found out from the surrendered soldiers that our army has captured Yanju Mansion."

    "Oh? Is this true? So soon? They have actually taken over the entire Yanju Mansion?" Xue Qinglan, who was busy dealing with the messy affairs of Jiuquan Mansion, was overjoyed when he heard this.  You know, Yanju Mansion is not as easy to capture as Jiuquan Mansion.

    Although Jiuquan Prefecture is the wealthier among the three prefectures in the west, it is only compared among the three prefectures in the northwest.  Moreover, Jiuquan Prefecture only has six counties and is located in the northwest. Various ethnic groups live together, making it difficult to govern.  Therefore, the entire three northwest prefectures can basically be said to be areas abandoned by the Liangzhou Governor's Mansion.

    Although Yanju Prefecture is not richer than Jiuquan Prefecture, it is located on the border, connected with the Turkic tribes in the north, and also connected with Xiazhou under the command of Zhao Jun in the east.  Therefore, some commerce and trade flourished.  Of course, what Xue Qinglan looked at was not whether the place was rich or not, but that here, the Liangzhou Army had 20,000 regular soldiers, and with the young and strong, it could pull up 40,000 to 50,000 defenders at any time.  Moreover, Yanju Prefecture has eight counties, and each city has a strong city and thick pond.

    "Reporting to the general, it is said that the defenders of Yanju Mansion surrendered directly, and Li Shuai's troops attacked Yanju Mansion without any bloodshed."

    "Huh? I remembered, this should be the credit of General Xu!" His subordinate said this, which immediately reminded Xue Qinglan of what Wei Zilin said about Xu Ye's situation in Liangzhou.

    ¡°General, shall we send our troops eastward, open up the connection with Yanju Prefecture, and then capture Ganzhou Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture as well?¡±

    "No, our mission is to the three provinces in the west, not to the east. Furthermore, we don't have enough troops to expand outward." Xue Qinglan thought for a while, shook his head and vetoed.

    "But General, it would be a pity to miss such a good opportunity. Although we have limited troops, there are more than 8,000 soldiers in the three northwest prefectures, in addition to the 10,000 people in General Xu's hands. In total, we have  We have a lot of soldiers and horses in our hands," the captains and generals around Xue Qinglan all said.

    Xue Qinglan's face turned cold, and she said in a condensing voice: "Don't have such an idea, and don't forget that all the surrendered soldiers, whether they are the surrendered soldiers of Jiuquan Mansion or the soldiers of General Xu, are soldiers who have not undergone strict training. In addition,  These soldiers must be uniformly trained in the new barracks before being assigned to various towns. Don't you even understand this rule? Don't forget that we can gather troops here because we are in a foreign country. Is it connected to Xiazhou?  , Li Shuai, who took Yanju Mansion without a single blow, didn¡¯t know how to take advantage of the situation? "

    After a pause, Xue Qinglan continued without changing his tone: "What is the purpose of our visit this time? Is it really for these three lands? It's not like you don't know that these three lands are poor. But why are we still here?"  Are you coming here to defend the Western Regions to the west? Defending this place and blocking the Western Regions' path to the east is more important than us taking over Ganzhou and Suzhou."

    "Okay! Let's not mention this matter for now! Li Ran, you immediately send someone to contact Li Shuai of Yanju Mansion and report the situation here. In addition, also send someone to report the situation here to Mr. Wei, so that  They arranged for civil servants to take over the place. We have occupied the place, but we are not good at implementing the New Deal. The people in the city are afraid to go out, so we need civil servants to appease the people."

    Within three days, all the counties in Jiuquan Prefecture were completely captured by Zhao Jun. Although there were still many towns and villages that were not under control, they could no longer pose any threat to Zhao Jun.  Immediately afterwards, the civilian officials accompanying Zhao Jun began to take over the land of Sanfu, and soldiers assisted in the management.

    After being massacred, the remaining ten or ten powerful clans no longer dare to have any other thoughts at this moment.  In these few days, more than 50,000 wealthy and gentry people were killed by the Zhao army in Jiuquan, Dunhuang and Yiwu Prefectures.  Suddenly, everyone in the three northwest prefectures who were killed was frightened by the news.

    "Master Wei, the actions of the past few days have eliminated the powerful locals who did not follow the laws of the imperial court, but they have also made the people in all prefectures and counties extremely afraid of me, Zhao. Now, the people are hiding at home and dare not go out. In addition,  The elimination of 80% of the powerful people has also greatly affected the markets and commerce in various prefectures and counties. Even the daily necessities that the people need can no longer be purchased." Xu Ye smiled bitterly at Wei Zilin in Dunhuang City.  said.

    Wei Zilin laughed softly and said: "General Xu, there is no need to worry. If we want the people here to live a stable life and we want to have no worries, this bloody method is necessary. In just a few days, our army killed  There are tens of thousands of local powerful people, but you and I know their situation very well. What they did in the past deserves death."

    "We want to implement administration and let the people live a good life, so these people are our biggest obstacle. Instead of arguing endlessly in the future, it is better to completely smash it now."

    "As for the people being afraid of me??, and then no more.  These worries will be wiped away when we announce the tax reductions and land allocations.  Besides, these people are not stupid. They should know best who we are killing.  As for whether there will be a market, it depends on the remaining 12% of wealthy businessmen.  I think the now empty market should be what they need most.  In the past, ten people shared the benefits, but now one person enjoys it exclusively. They should be very clear about the weight of it.  Of course, the prerequisite is to hand over their extra land and things they don't deserve.  "

    Xu Ye also put down his worries and said: "Xu doesn't understand these. However, since Mr. Wei is prepared, I don't need to worry. Now that our army has captured Yanju Mansion, should we attack eastward?"  In this way, we can continuously receive support from Xiazhou, whether it is military strength or the needs of the people, it will no longer be a problem. "

    Xu Ye was anxious to open up contact with Yanju Prefecture in order to allow the three western prefectures to get stronger support from Zhao Jun.  Although the three northwest prefectures have now been captured, the situation of local poverty has not been solved.  In the future, the countries from the Western Regions to the west would invade, and he would be under great pressure.

    Wei Zi said in a deep voice: "If we only attack Liangzhou, it would be no problem for us to attack eastwards. However, our purpose this time is to block the ideas of the Western Region countries from attacking Liangzhou. Therefore, based on our  The current strength is not enough to start a war eastward. After all, the food, weapons and equipment needed by the army will be a big problem. Once we attack eastward, it will take too long or the equipment will be too damaged.  , then if the countries in the Western Region invade, we will be unable to deal with it.¡±

    "What we have to do now is to stabilize the place immediately so that these three prefectures will no longer be a burden to us. Otherwise, we will fall into a situation of internal and external attacks. As for the eastern prefectures, leave them to the Northern Route Army and the Eastern Route Army.  Lu Jun and others. Whether we attack or not, there is no way to escape from this place in Liangzhou."

    "Although our military strength is not large, the total number of troops sent from various places is about 15,000. Including the Zhao army, this is more than 30,000. In the land of the Three Prefectures, there is no need for a large army to defend the city. We can recruit young men to help.  Yes. If we capture Ganzhou Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture, we will receive a huge supply of supplies."

    Wei Zilin shook his head and said: "General Xu is still not very clear about the situation of our Zhao army. General Xu, these surrendered soldiers and your surrendered soldiers, let¡¯s not talk about other things, but the military discipline is too poor. It is absolutely necessary for our Zhao army to take over the place."  Soldiers who harm the people are not allowed. Therefore, they need to be selected from the new army camps and undergo rigorous training before being assigned to various armies, or arranged to serve as county soldiers in various prefectures and counties, and to patrol the villages and towns. "

    Hearing what Wei Zilin said, Xu Ye's face turned slightly red. He also knew the military discipline of the Liangzhou Army.

    Wei Zilin continued: "To the west of us, Shanshan and Qiewei used to be the territory of Great Yan. However, now they have left. If they know that we, Great Zhao, occupy this place, they will definitely be worried.  They may take action against us. Therefore, we are now focusing on holding on and completely stabilizing the Three Prefectures.¡±

    "General Xu, I am not worried about Dunhuang now, but the land of Yiwu is too close to Gaochang and other countries, and it is also located at the northwest end of Liangzhou, so we have to be more careful. Therefore, we have the important task of holding on to this place and preventing foreign invasion.  General Xu needs to be in charge. General Xu needs to control the enemy and the outside world so that Wei can complete the administration of the three prefectures. There are still many powerful people from various tribes in the three prefectures. In addition, the operation to eliminate local horse thieves must also begin.  "Our army has many cavalry, so we are not afraid of these horse thieves. However, we are not familiar with this place, so we need General Xu to send people to help."

    As soon as he mentioned Shanshan and Shanshan, Xu Ye's face became solemn.  As Wei Zilin said, in the past, the west was a land of five prefectures, not three prefectures.  However, a few years ago, the two governments in the west separated and established themselves. With the support of the countries in the Western Regions, they established a small independent kingdom and were hostile to the lonely Dayan.

    Now that Zhao Jun has captured the three northwest prefectures close to them, these two countries will definitely feel wary.  If one of them is not good, they will take advantage of the internal instability and low military strength of the three western prefectures to launch an attack.

    At the moment, Xu Ye said in a deep voice: "Master Wei, don't worry, Xu is not good at governing the place, but in the war, Xu will do his part."

    In the next few days, notices began to be posted in the three prefectures in the northwest to reduce taxes, crack down on lawless people, and provide relief to the poor. Then, the fields confiscated from the local powerful were distributed to the landless people.  In this way, in just a few days, Zhao Jun won the hearts and minds of the people in the three northwest prefectures.  The remaining one or two percent of powerful families and wealthy businessmen, under the pressure and inducement of Zhao Jun, began to stabilize prices and work hard to stabilize the local area.

    The people of the three northwest prefectures were rejoicing, but the remaining powerful families and wealthy businessmen were frightened.  However, those horse thieves who caused trouble in the place suddenly began to suffer.  These horse thieves are causing trouble in the land.??, and the Liangzhou army was unable to govern, which suddenly caused horse thieves to breed in the three prefectures in the west and the people suffered.

    "In addition to Han people, these horse thieves also included Turks, Tuyuhun people, Dangxiang people, Tubo people, etc. mixed together.  It comes and goes like the wind and is hard to deal with.  Because of this, Ximen's business road gradually declined.

    But now they are starting to suffer.  The Zhao army sent out this time were all cavalry, regular cavalry.  Whether it is martial arts, war horses or weapons and equipment, they are far from comparable to horse thieves.  If the Zhao army doesn't move, it will stop. If it moves, the entire territory of the Three Prefectures will start a clearing operation.  In an instant, countless horse thieves became dead souls under the swords of Zhao Jun¡¯s cavalry

    "My lord, most of the horse thieves have been wiped out, but there are still many hidden in the mountains, making it difficult for our army to detect them."

    Wei Zilin sneered: "Without a source of livelihood, what do they eat? Send an order and post notices everywhere, saying that anyone who kills one horse thief will have his guilt reduced and can return to his hometown. Anyone who kills two horse thieves will be rewarded. Kill the horse thieves.  Those who rob the chief will be rewarded heavily!¡±

    Wei Zilin¡¯s order seemed inconspicuous, but soon, this military order had an extraordinary effect.  You know, the life of these horse thieves is not very good.  That's right, if the horse thief had a good life, he wouldn't go back to being a horse thief.  Now that the Zhao army is encircling and suppressing them, they are like lost dogs, hiding everywhere, for fear that if they are not careful, they will become the souls killed by the swords of Zhao soldiers.

    It¡¯s not that these horse thieves have never fought against local officials, or they haven¡¯t fought against the Liangzhou army.  However, the local government soldiers were no match for the horse thieves, and the Liangzhou Army had no intention of wasting money and food for the soldiers and horses here.  Therefore, these horse thieves are all connected with the three prefectures in the northwest.

    But at this moment, they really discovered that compared with the imperial army and the government, they were simply vulnerable and weak.  Zhao Jun's strength has exceeded their imagination.

    Zhao Jun began to post notices everywhere. At first, Xu Ye didn't have much hope, thinking that the notices were useless.  However, unexpectedly, within a few days, some horse thieves hiding in the mountains returned from the mountains with their heads and surrendered to the government.

    Xu Ye was also shocked by this.  After questioning, I realized that it turned out that these horse thieves who were hiding in the mountains were running out of food and did not dare to go out of the mountains. After learning that they could kill the horse thieves and be exempted from crime by carrying their heads, some of them were unwilling to do this.  The horse thief who was starving to death in the mountains began to be tempted.

    At first, these horse thieves could hold back their thoughts.  But as time goes by, some people begin to look at their companions in the wrong light.  At some point, some horse thieves were beheaded in the middle of the night.  Immediately, more and more horse thieves were killed by others as a result of their own exoneration.

    For the thief chief, it was indeed a fatal blow.  The horse thieves and thieves were not allowed to be pardoned, so he could only forcefully suppress Wu Xiao's subordinates.  Unfortunately, these horse thieves saw that they had no way out to continue being thieves. Gradually, many horse thieves scattered in the mountains were eliminated one by one

    "Master Wei is really smart!" Xu Ye couldn't help but sigh at this, but at the same time, he was also afraid of these military advisor-level figures, and he was also afraid of Zhao Jun.

    "Report to the general"

    "Wait don't call me general again in the future. Now, I am the commander of the light vehicle of Zhao Jun. Don't let others think that we have other ideas. Do you understand?" Xu Ye interrupted his soldiers in a cold voice.  .

    "Yes, Lord Commander! Sir, according to reports from the horse thieves we captured, many of these horse thieves are secretly supported by the countries in the Western Regions. In addition, in the near future, many people from the countries in the Western Regions have come here secretly.  , check the situation here."

    Xu Ye's face turned cold: "Sure enough, as Mr. Wei said, these bastards from the Western Regions have always had thoughts about us. Order the scouts from all ministries to strictly inspect the situation in the west. If there is any discovery, report it immediately.  . I want to see if they dare to send troops? The three northwest prefectures of Liangzhou are not the same as before. "

    In Longxi, Lin Shucheng was so busy that his feet barely touched the ground.  Now he found that the situation in Liangzhou was much more dangerous than he expected.  It's not the fault of his predecessor, Situ Fei, but that the Liangzhou army was deployed too hard and the people here were too poor.

    Now, almost all of the 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers in the Liangzhou Army are new recruits.  Although the recruitment time was not short, it also required some simple training.  However, they are all new soldiers who have never been on the battlefield or participated in actual combat.  After all, there was no major war in Liangzhou.

    Now, Lin Shucheng no longer cares about sighing, and can only be busy filling in possible loopholes.  At the same time, he also informed Situ Lei about the situation in Liangzhou.  Although Liangzhou is not watched by Situ Lei, it does not mean that he can sit back and watch Liangzhou be captured by the Zhao army.

    The stronger the Zhao army is, the weaker the Yong army is.  For Yong Jun, this is natural.?Extremely disadvantageous.

    "Damnwhy haven't the people who contacted the countries in the Western Regions sent back any news? Don't they want to move eastward? Are they willing to have a powerful neighbor next to them?"

    "Report Urgent report from Jiuquan! Urgent military situation!!" Just when Lin Shucheng was worried about the situation in the west, new news came back.

    When Lin Shucheng heard that it was an urgent military situation in Jiuquan, his heart skipped a beat and he felt a little bad.  Immediately he asked sharply: "Jiuquan? What's going on in Jiuquan Mansion?"

    "Reporting to the Governor, five days ago, the Zhao army entered from the northern Turkic grassland and entered the three prefectures of Dunhuang, Yiwu, and Jiuquan. General Xu Ye of the Left Guard Army led his troops to surrender to the enemy. Now, all three prefectures in the northwest have been lost. Ganzhou  The situation in Suzhou Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture is critical, and we are here to ask for help"

    "What?" Lin Shucheng's expression changed greatly when he heard this, and the expressions of various officials in the Governor's Mansion also changed greatly.  Xu Ye is the most capable general among the Liangzhou Army, and he is also the current flag of the Liangzhou Army.  Xu Ye surrendering to the enemy is definitely not a good thing for the Liangzhou army.  The three northwest mansions are occupied by the Zhao army, which means that Liangzhou is now under siege from three sides by the Zhao army.

    "If I had known, Xu Ye should have been executed on the spot!" Situ Fei, who was already extremely dissatisfied with Xu Ye, roared angrily.  For him, it is definitely not a good thing that Liangzhou is in danger.  After all, his Situ Fei's roots are still in Liangzhou.  With Liangzhou gone, Situ Fei would lose most of his foundation.  That means that Situ Fei is no longer comparable to other princes and has no chance of competing for power.  How could he not be angry?
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