The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

Faced with the sudden change, Gao Chong and Zhao Li discussed urgently, and immediately changed their original plan and decided to attack the city overnight. The two infantry brigades launched attacks from the East Gate and the South Gate respectively under the cover of artillery fire. The Dragon Cavalry Brigade

Guarding the west gate, the hunting brigade and archers of various tribes set up an ambush ten miles outside the north gate. The enemy in Wolduo City had no intention of fighting, and had not resisted for even an hour and began to break through the north gate. The Song army's dragon cavalry then pursued and blocked the killing.

Drive them into the ambush circle.

After a night of fierce fighting, the enemy was defeated. Mosier used his familiar geography to escape. His confidant, the leaders of the Damili tribe and the Yashiba tribe, were captured alive. In this battle, the Beizhubu tribe was not only lost.

Most of his own nests and elite tribes were also lost. The tribes refused to accept them. Mo Shier knew the general trend and he was unable to resist the troops of the Song Dynasty. He cried day and night in fear, and finally committed suicide in despair. After his death, he

Several sons each led a unit to fight against each other, and the Beizhubu tribe fell into a state of division again and fled to the north under the encirclement of the Western Expedition Army.

The Western Expedition Army of the Song Dynasty defeated the Beizhubu tribe, which was enemy of the Song Dynasty, through a series of battles, opened the way to continue the westward movement, and caused a great shock in the northern desert. The Damili tribe and the Yeshiba tribe were asked to surrender,

He was willing to redeem his leader with a large sum of money, and other small tribes flocked to join the Song Dynasty. He was warmly welcomed wherever he went, donating food, grass and horses, and was willing to go to the war with the army.

Just when the situation was getting better, what no one expected was that Gao Chong suddenly received the order of the court to suspend the westward movement. Xixia, who had been swearing to send troops together, was shaken. They did not send troops as promised. It turned out that Gao Chang also protected Bi.

In addition to lobbying the Bu tribe to form an alliance to fight against the Song Dynasty, Le Ge also asked for help from the Western Liao Dynasty. He hoped to rebuild the old and fight against the Song Dynasty together. Yelu Dashi had always been resentful of being expelled from Gaochang by Song Xia. How could he let it go now if he had the opportunity?

Immediately sent 30,000 troops into Gaochang and stationed troops in the Puchanghai area of ​​the border between Gaochang and Xixia.

Gaochang led the Western Liao troops into the border. This made Xixia, who had been preparing to get cheap, panic. In addition, Bilege invited the Ganzhou Uighurs, who had been acquainted with Xixia, to Xingqing Prefecture to convey the message that he wished to repair with Xixia.

Li Qianshun was half-hearted. While lobbying from multiple sources, Bilege also ordered people to carry a large number of jewelry and beautiful women to engage in Western Xia, bribing the Xixia court officials and the leaders of the clan. Chage, who advocated joint troops to attack Gaochang, was resolving the border conflict with Tubo at this time.

If he was not in the capital, the idea of ​​stopping the army had the upper hand, which made the Western Xia delayed sending troops to attack southern Gaochang as promised, realizing the idea of ​​attacking the north and the south.

At this time, the "abandoned storm" in full swing. The emperor publicly expressed his willingness to give way at the small dynasty meeting. Anyone understands that it is difficult to complete without the emperor's support. This makes part of it

Officials who "unknow the truth" thought that the Western Expedition was full of uncertainty, which made them even more worried that the military generals in the court had expressed their willingness to "retreat" with the emperor, and the strength of the Western Expedition Army led by Gao Chong was enough to sweep the northern part of the Mobei region.

Once they are not convinced, they will cause more trouble, so they use the Western Xia to break the contract and insist on stopping the Western Expedition.

For his own considerations, Zhao Qiong gathered the elite troops in the army and had strong combat power. Gao Chong and Zhao Li's loyalty is unquestionable. With them outside, he can also help him and shock the domestic ill-behaved.

So he agreed to temporarily stop the Western Expedition Army, but his determination to destroy Gaochang was not changed. Therefore, he did not let the Western Expedition Army retreat, but made arrangements based on changes in the situation...

Although the Western Expedition could not be continued for the time being, Gao Chong did not wait passively. Instead, he began to consider the situation in Mobei. The most puzzling thing was that the Western Liao sent troops to fight against the Song and Xia coalition forces, in the field of geopolitics. Although they performed far apart

It is far from perfect, but it has gained reliable allies in the Western Regions through war and alliances. It has jointly ruled the East Asian continent with the Song and Jin Dynasties and formed a balance of power.

Although the Western Liao cannot be said to be at ease with the threat of war, it is definitely the least. As a military power in the Western Regions, any behavior of challenging him requires great courage. The Jin Dynasty's disastrous defeat in the war against Song made it happen.

Losing the strength and courage to continue to destroy Liao, while Song was not bound by it and had no essential contradictions. He has always implemented the policy of ceremonialism in the Western Regions, maintaining the trade route to the outside world, and focusing on dealing with the expansion of the Jin Dynasty and overseas markets.

Although Yelu Dashi understood the difficulties of expeditioning to the Jin Kingdom, he still missed the restoration of the country and took a strict precaution against the Jin Kingdom. He was also vigilant about the rise of Song for historical reasons, but there was no substantial conflict between the two countries.

Western Liao could have achieved a peaceful rise through stable development, but it is not wise to choose to invest in a war with limited interests with its own country. And the situation he is facing is not very optimistic, according to the information that Gao Chong has.

It shows that the Western Liao encountered a famine the year before and had just ended a war with the Caliphate Caliphate, but this caused dissatisfaction with its suzerain Seljuk Empire, and it has decided to accept the Caliphate Mahmud Khan.

Invite the expedition to the Western Liao Dynasty and call on neighboring countries to send troops together.

In the situation of the country, Xi Liao did not hesitate to go to war with the two powerful countries for the benefit of allies. Although its well-trained and long-standing army may gain an advantage on the battlefield, its stock strength is insufficient and

The disadvantage of lacking the potential of war was destined to be impossible for him to do his best to deal with the Song and Xia coalition forces' conquest of Gaochang. They did this just to destroy themselves, so it was not a wise move for Gao Chong to end the Western Expedition with this reason.

During the Western Expedition Army's conquest, Gao Chong discovered that the people of all ethnic groups in the area of ​​Zhenzhou in Mobei were living in poverty and the people were living in poverty. However, this was not because the land here was barren, but on the contrary, the land was fertile and rich in resources, and it was definitely not a "broad land for thousands of miles."

One is that there are constant wars, and all forces want to gain control of this land; another important reason is Mo Shier's excessive tax collection.

After occupying Zhenzhou, Mosier adopted extremely barbaric and cruel means to carry out national oppression and economic exploitation. All local and military officials were held by their own tribes, who could rob the residents' property at will, or even their wives.

Female, many tribes were annexed, their property was taken away, and they became slaves. In order to prevent these nomadic people from becoming bigger, the Jin Dynasty implemented a cruel "reduced" policy, and every few years they would send troops to the country to kill them.

The tribes hated them very much.

The Western Expedition Army was able to achieve the first victory quickly, not only because they were strong, but also because of the support of various tribes in Zhenzhou. They conveyed intelligence and donated food to the Western Expedition Army, providing great convenience for the army's actions.

This shows that they wanted to rely on the Song Dynasty to try their best to change the state of enslaved by Mo Shier and live a prosperous and stable life, which also provided the Song Dynasty with the opportunity to restore management.

After some analysis, Gao Chong decided to write his opinion to the court, hoping to continue the Western Expedition and at the same time, he brought the conquered places along the way to the Song Dynasty to lay the foundation for further consolidation of the northwest border defense.

First of all, Gao Chong believed that for the long-term peace and stability of the northern desert, the county system implemented since the Han and Tang Dynasties should be restored, that is, the vassal vassal throne policy widely implemented in ethnic minority gathering areas could not be adopted, nor was it simply to establish a military military governing system.

It adopts the mainland administrative management model, establishes prefectures and counties, and dispatches civil and military officials to implement direct and effective management.

The disadvantages of implementing the throne policy are obvious to all. Let the hereditary system allow a tribe to maintain a long-term rule in a certain area, and relative economic and military independence can also allow them to maintain a strong position. Once they have the intention of being unjust, they will be formed.

Separatist, especially in such areas far away from the mainland, will become the second Xixia if it is not handled well; it is not appropriate to establish a garrison here, because it is similar to the nature of a military base, and the first official is a military position rather than a civilian.

Position means that there are many officials who govern the military and few officials who govern the people. The strategic significance of military affairs is first, and people's livelihood and social development are not the focus. Over time, contradictions that cannot be coordinated between government orders and military orders will be

It is becoming more prominent and not suitable for development and progress.

Furthermore, Gao Chong believed that the equality of the foreign and Han dynasties should be emphasized, and that in terms of the division of the enemy and us, we should only divide the good bandits and not the Han and the barbarians, which is the long-standing rule and the basis for the control of thieves. In order to restore the livelihoods of the destroyed people, he advocated

'For governance, seek benefits for the people first.' If the people want to eat and drink enough, the most important thing is to prevent the food in the people from being taken away by the powerful and officials. Reforming the original agricultural tax management should be based on the practices of the mainland and implement the

Acres of taxes are collected. Due to the continuous war and constant population losses, people are losing a lot. People who have lost land in the mainland should be encouraged to immigrate. The exemption of certain taxes implemented in the northwest that year can be used to provide certain means of production.

Since there are also tigers in the surrounding areas of the Jin Dynasty and other nomadic peoples, sufficient troops must be maintained in the northern desert, but the support of the troops cannot be transferred to the local people. Therefore, Gao Chong also advocated the implementation of military farming, allowing the army to produce and support himself.

The grain planted in the military farm was purchased at a price, which mobilized the soldiers' enthusiasm for military farming. The remaining grain was purchased, and officers and soldiers could freely trade with the people. The vast world in the north of the desert and the soldiers' sufficient human capital made the military produce.

With a great advantage, the army does not have to rely on eating imperial food to live, and it also reduces the burden on the mainland people.

Finally, Gao Chong thought that special funds should be allocated to build Yixue, so that people of all ethnic groups could read, read, and naturalize, spread Confucian culture in the Central Plains, and know etiquette and integrity. He also set up special sessions in the imperial examinations, such as Hedong, lower the examination standards, and give priority to admission to Mo.

The scholars in the northern region gradually returned to their hearts to achieve the goal of consolidating the border and long-term stability... (To be continued...)