Chapter 521: Great shame

Chapter 521: Great shame

  Chapter 521 Shame and Humiliation

  Where is Fuzhou?

   That’s Jiuzhaigou.

It is true that the scenery is beautiful, but in this era, it is more remote and inconvenient in transportation. The snow-capped peaks look beautiful, and the snow water flowing down from the snow-capped mountains is quite icy this summer, even in the sun-backed ravines. There is also a layer of ice that has not melted for many years.

   If he is free, Qin Lang is really willing to go to the valley to escape the summer heat and enjoy the tranquility like a paradise.

  But if you want to fight in this kind of place, there are really a thousand people who don’t want to and ten thousand people who don’t want to.

  In Qin Lang's view, it doesn't really matter whether Fuzhou is saved or not, because the people who save the land lose both people and the land, and the people who save the land lose the land, but the land can be regained.

  War, his understanding, the most important thing is to take the initiative, not to be led by others, not to enter the battlefield preset by others, which means that there will be many restrictions, and such a battle is difficult to fight.

  Fuzhou has few people.

"Speaking of this Fuzhou, during the Sui Daye period, the state was changed to a county, called Tongchang County, and seven counties were under its jurisdiction. In fact, the three prefectures of Fu, Song, and Wen are all under Tongchang County." Huzi's military service was transferred from Yizhou, so he has a better understanding of the situation here.

  According to him, today's Songzhou, in the fifth year of Baoding in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, was originally set up as a defense against dragons, which is now Songzhou City. Then Mochang, the king of Longku of Tuyuhun, attached himself to the Northern Zhou Dynasty, so he began to set up Fuzhou to manage one county of Longku County and four counties including Jiacheng and Jiaochuan. In the seventh year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, Fuzhou was abolished, and Jiacheng County and Jinya County were merged into Guanzhou, while Jiaochuan County and Jiangtan County were under the jurisdiction of Huizhou.

  In the same year, Dengzhou was renamed Fuzhou and governed Tongchang County.

The name of Dengzhou actually comes from the former Dengzhi Qiang here. They lived in the Baishui Basin, so they were also called Baishui Qiang. They lived next to Dangchang Qiang in the north, and their leaders were also called kings. Attached is the Northern Wei Dynasty. He was enfeoffed as General Longxiang and King Dengzhi. Seventy years after he was attached to the Wei Dynasty, he was destroyed by Tuyuhun and defected to the Western Wei Dynasty. The Western Wei Dynasty sent Yu Wendao to lead his troops to return him to the country, but he was still destroyed soon, and his tribe was merged into Dangxiang Qiang. It followed the same path as Dangchang Qiang, which was destroyed earlier than Dangchang Qiang.

  So later the Northern Zhou Dynasty set up Dengzhou here.

  At the end of Daye, the prefecture was changed to a county, and then in the Tang Dynasty, prefectures and counties were reestablished. However, there were more than 10,000 households in Tongchang County at the time of Daye, but now, the combined population of the three prefectures is less than 1,000.

  Jiang Shanhe's famine policy in Fuzhou these years has led to a large number of people moving inward and fleeing, making this Fuzhou almost deserted.

  Before Qin Qiong arrived, Songzhou had been completely occupied by the Qiang people.

   In Fuzhou and Wenzhou, Qiang people often crossed the border to herd sheep and cattle, and Jiang Shanhou was unable to control them.

  Even so, Qin Qiong still planned to go to the rescue.

  Before he came, the Qiang people crossed the border and the Qiang people plundered. He couldn't control these things, but now that he's here, he has to take care of them.

  Even if Fuzhou is not his fiefdom, he still feels obligated.

  Qin Lang had nothing to say to such an old man.

  He proposed to wait a few more days. After all, in four or five days, Zhang Shigui, Li Daoming, and Jia Runfu should lead his Chinese army of 20,000 troops over.

   At that time, it will be safer to go north to rescue Fuzhou together.

   But Qin Qiong thinks that emergency rescue is like firefighting, and although it is easier to travel from Songzhou to Fuzhou than Lizhou to Fuzhou, it is not easy to march for large troops, and Qingqi rescue is better.

"Su Dingfang led 2,000 troops from his headquarters to guard Gansongling Pass, built barracks, and built fortresses to prevent Tuoba Qiang from invading Songzhou. I led 3,000 Han and Qiang troops to Fuzhou to relieve the siege, and you, Sanlang, led 2,000 people to stay in Songzhou." Qin Qiong wrote. Deployment.

  Qin Lang objected.

   "Grandpa, you are in charge of Songzhou City, and let Bali Sima lead two thousand Qiang cavalry to assist Liang Jianfang and Gao Kan with five hundred cavalry to guard Ganlingling."

   "I'm going to rescue Fuzhou."

   "I'll go." Qin Qiong was worried about his son going.

  The two fathers could not stop arguing.

Su Dingfang asked to lead his troops to the battle, hoping that both Qin Qiong and his son would sit in Songzhou. The reason was that the two were noble and could not take personal risks. If they led the troops to fight, the soldiers would have to worry about their safety all the time. .

   "Report!"

  The two of you haven’t come to a conclusion yet, so Mr. Xi bought it and reported it again.

   "Jiang Shanhe, the scout cavalry who just came back from the north, abandoned Fuzhou and fled at night with only a hundred cavalry."

  When Qin Qiong heard this, he slammed his fist on the table, and a good table was instantly torn apart.

   What soldiers hate most is deserters.

   It is a great shame for a person to abandon the city and flee.

  Before Songzhou was besieged, Jiang Shanhe refused to save him. Now that Fuzhou is under siege, Qin Qiong's side is about to send troops to rescue, but the one surnamed Jiang refuses to defend after only a few days.

  Although there are only a few hundred households in Fuzhou city, there are two to three thousand soldiers and civilians. As a result, this guy secretly abandoned the city and fled, ignoring the people.

  Shameful.

   "Fuzhou has fallen, so there is no need to send troops." Qin Lang said.

   "Fuzhou has fallen, and we have to go to the rescue, otherwise, wouldn't the thousands of soldiers and civilians be trapped in fire and water?"

   "But Fuzhou has been lost. It would be unwise for us to go there again. Why don't we temporarily avoid the edge and wait for work in Songzhou?"

As for Wenzhou, it is close to Lizhou, Jianzhou, etc., and soldiers and horses can be dispatched from there to relieve the siege, or you can ignore it for the time being, and first defend Jianzhou and Lizhou, gather troops and horses, and then counterattack after all preparations are complete. .

  He is firmly opposed to being so passively led by the nose by the enemy.

  "We have to have our own set of battle plans. They fight theirs, we fight ours. No matter how many ways he comes, we just go all the way!"

Qin Lang even proposed a bolder risky plan. Since the Eight Departments of the Dangxiang teamed up to attack this time, the Tuoba Department was seriously injured in Songzhou, and the 50,000 troops of the other major departments went to Fu and Wen. Let's just avoid the truth.

  He comes and goes.

  Since he has escaped Wenfu, then we will cross Songling Pass and go straight to their party's lair.

  Su Dingfang's eyes sparkled.

   "Duke Wei's move to encircle Wei and save Zhao from avoiding reality is simply brilliant. It's the finishing touch. Now that the main force of the Qiang people is outside, we can just go straight to their lair."

Running from Songzhou to Fuzhou, not to mention the long distance, they have already captured Fuzhou and Jiachuan, with a large number of soldiers and horses, and occupying a favorable location, Qin Lang and the others are exhausted from going away, and now there are still few troops. Is it not the pebble that strikes the stone?

  But if you change your mind and go out of Gansongling to attack Dangxiang Qiang's lair, wouldn't it be just taking advantage of the vacancy?

  Out of Gansongling, the terrain in the west is much flatter, and there are many grasslands, no longer high mountains and deep valleys, and it is more convenient to march there. They can even plunder the Qiang people's cattle and horses to support them for war.

"Grandfather, we can't let the Qiang people lead us by the nose, we have to take the initiative. Let them fight Wenfu. Fuzhou has already fallen, so don't worry about it. Let's defend Songzhou, and then go around to The Qiang people stabbed him in the back, let's see who can't stand it first!"

  Fuzhou was lost anyway, and there were not many people in the first place, and Wenzhou was close to Jianzhou, Longzhou, and Lizhou, and there happened to be 5,000 soldiers brought by the samurai to rescue Songzhou, so it should be no problem to hold on for a while.

   In this way, the Qiang people should not be able to hold on.

   After all, what good is it to them to get Fuzhou with nothing? But once their lair is unguarded and the Tang army goes deep, it will be over.

  Qin Qiong was pondering.

   It's not that he hasn't considered this idea, but as a general of the imperial court, he has the responsibility to guard the land. Qin Lang's bold idea of ​​changing home should not be the idea that a court official should have, at least he must first ensure that his home is not lost.

  Of course, purely from a military point of view, Qin Lang's idea is indeed better than rescuing Fuzhou.

"In broad daylight, Fuzhou in my Tang Dynasty was captured by the Dangxiang Qiang bandits, and thousands of Tang citizens fell into the hands of the barbarians. This is a great shame for us officials and generals of the Tang Dynasty." Qin Qiong tugged at his collar and growled. His eyes were wide open, glowing red, very frightening.

  Qin Lang only considered how to win the battle and how to pay a smaller price.

But Qin Qiong also considered other things. He thought that although Fuzhou is a small state on the border, and it is also a very poor, partial and small-populated state, it is the Zhengzhou of the Tang Dynasty, and it is the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Mozhou is now captured by the Qiang people. For the monarchs and ministers of the Zhenguan Dynasty, this is as shameful as the Jieli soldiers came to the Weishui River to form an alliance under the city.

   "Fuzhou must be taken back, and as soon as possible."

  Qin Qiong seemed to be stubborn, and even the nine bulls couldn't pull back his thoughts.

  Qin Lang and Su Lie looked at each other, both of them didn't understand this.

  The east is gradually dawning.

   Tang Jun left the village.

   Eight thousand soldiers and horses meandered northward for thirty li.

   "Let's part here, I wish you a smooth journey!" Qin Qiong said to his son on the Huleibao, all in armor.

  Qin Lang was helpless, "Grandpa is really determined to go to Fuzhou?"

"Well, there is a responsibility to guard the land. I am the governor of Songzhou, appointed by His Majesty, so guarding the frontier is my first duty. And you are the marching officer conferred by the crown prince of Jianguo. You are fighting against the enemy and rebellion. Our father and son are here Don't pass."

  The leopard rubbed its head against its mother's head, reluctant to let go.

   In the end, no one could persuade the father and son, so Qin Qiong finally decided to divide the father and son into two groups. Qin Qiong led the soldiers of Songzhou to go north into Fuzhou, looking for opportunities, regaining Fuzhou and rescue Wenzhou.

  And Qin Lang led 3,000 riders from his headquarters to join the party, went deep into the enemy's rear, went straight to the enemy's nest, surrounded Wei and rescued Zhao, and the father and father each sent an army.

  Considering Qin Qiong's insistence, Qin Lang finally agreed, and he also sent someone to write a letter to Zhang Shigui, Li Daoming and others who were about to come, telling them to hurry to Songzhou. After arriving in Songzhou, some troops were led by Li Daoming to stay in Songzhou, and the rest were led by Zhang Shigui and Jia Runfu to chase Qin Qiong northward and join forces.

  With Zhang Shigui's army coming soon, Qin Lang can rest assured that he will go west with Su Dingfang.

  He is a partial division with only three thousand Qingqi, but he believes that as long as he uses it well, it will have a greater effect than following Qin Qiong north to Fuzhou.

  As long as he is vigorous enough in Dangxiang Qiang's lair, he can also share a lot of pressure on Qin Qiong.

   "Grandpa's going here will definitely not be smooth sailing, so I don't wish grandpa smooth sailing, I wish grandpa this trip, ride the wind and waves, and go forward!"

   "If Grandpa sees Ying Guogong, please apologize to him for me, I didn't go to rescue him."

  Qin Qiong smiled, "He can understand."

  The father and father each urged their mounts and separated.

  Qin Qiong faces north and Qin Lang faces west.

   Eight thousand soldiers and horses, divided into two groups!

  (end of this chapter)