The Rise of the Song People of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 890 Patrolling the border
After Lu Heng joined Lao Niu, Ma Chao, Zhang Quan and others, he set off the next day. The next stop was Shuofang County. The problem was similar to that of Yunzhong County, but the environment was even worse.

Because the aquatic plants here are not as developed as in Yunzhong County, the surface is showing a trend of desertification, and the Yellow River silt is also very serious. Lu Heng learned from the locals that the aquatic plants and land here were fertile back then, but the Huns, Xianbei, After the call, they grazed here and over time it became what it is now.

Both Lu Heng and Lu Heng were from the south of the Yangtze River and did not understand the north at all, but they also knew that the Beijing sandstorm in later generations made headlines every day for a period of time. A very important reason was that it was caused by the desert storm.

This place is no longer suitable for grazing. Otherwise, not to mention the severe desertification, the Yellow River will accumulate more sand and stones, which will lead to the subsequent flooding of the Yellow River, which will be a major problem.

Moreover, the situation here is not very safe, so Tian Feng and Jushou have to advise Zhuge Liang to send troops to escort them to go. The reason is naturally that the Xianbei people have a large force stationed in the north.

This force is the Xianbei force of Fuluohan and Budugen. This force is the direct line of Tan Shihuai back then, and it can form the three major forces of Xianbei with the Eastern Alliance and Kebi who played before.

The Eastern League and Ke Bineng have played many times, and now they are almost forming an alliance. It is entirely because Su Li, the leader of the Eastern League, has been rubbed on the floor by Wanyan Aguda many times, but Ke Bineng has become the savior.

And all of this has almost nothing to do with Fuluohan and Budugen who are far away from the Jurchens. The two of them originally retreated to the north after Yuan Shao and Lu Heng rose up in Bingzhou activities, but now they are with Yelu Abaoji's Liao and Xixia There are many frictions among party members.

Of course, now that Xixia has been destroyed by Lu Heng, the deterrent to this Xianbei force is actually not small.

After passing Shuofang County, go south to Pinglu City, which is the later Wuhai City. In fact, there is a relatively safe road, which is to go directly west after leaving the fortress of the Great Wall of Bingzhou, and walk through Polu City and Pinglu City. The opened route is safer and has a large army stationed there.

However, Lu Heng still wanted to personally inspect the situation at the lower border, so he chose to go around the three counties of Shuofang, Wuyuan, and Yunzhong in the north.

From this aspect, the two cities of Polu and Pinglu built by Zhuge Liang are of great significance. The two cities not only provide a safer route from Bingzhou to Liangzhou, I believe that merchants will definitely choose this business route in the future.

In addition, a second line of defense was built for the border!It is also an important line of defense in a strategic sense!
When Lu Heng arrived in Pinglu City, Lao Niu was nervous for a while. There were so many prisoners of war in the city except for this Song Xia battle, most of the prisoners were here.

A large number of Dangxiang people, Qiang people and a small number of Han prisoners of war are one of the things that Lu Heng has to deal with this time.

The people who met Lu Heng in Pinglu City were generals Guo Jin and Chen Gong.

Guo Jin is the brother of Lu Heng's favorite generals Guo Zun and Guo Kui, and a general who was born in martial arts and strategy is highly regarded by Lu Heng.

Not to mention Chen Gong, who both Lu Heng and Lu Lingji called uncle in private, a proper important member of the Military Aircraft Department.

With Guo Jin and Chen Gong stationed in Pinglu City, they really arranged the city in an orderly manner. As mentioned earlier, Chen Gong is the kind of counselor who needs time to think.

As long as Chen Gong is given enough time, his ability is best at cooperating with Zhuge Liang's step-by-step tactics.

Now that we have arrived here, we are not in a hurry to hurry. First we exchanged pleasantries and then checked the captives. At this time, the news of Li Yuanhao's self-immolation after Xixia's demise was already spreading here.

What made Lu Heng more at ease was that the captives didn't have much hostility. This was because Zhuge Liang had done the work of stabilizing people's hearts in the early stage.

On the other hand, the founding time of Xixia is too short, and there is no sense of belonging is also a very important reason.

It is not enough for a commander to command only the ability to command the troops. He can be called a general commander only if he commands the troops. The top commander has already started the governance after the layout and so on while winning the region.

In history, there are not many commanders who can do this. They are already good commanders who can see clearly and never offend the common people. Most of them are later civil servants who intervene in governance.

For example, in history, Zhao Kuangyin made such a fatal mistake. He sent Wang Quanbin to defeat Shulian Kexingzhou, Lizhou, Jianmen and other places, and the last emperor Meng Chang, the last emperor, surrendered.

However, Wang Quanbin's military talent is first-rate, but his murder and brutality provoked the rebellion in the middle of Shu, which also made the Shu land frequently exist in the two Song Dynasties.

Let’s take another example. Let’s not mention the military ability of King Chuang Li Zicheng. There are always two ways to destroy the Ming Dynasty, and everyone knows the final outcome.

At this point, Zhuge Liang not only avoided the intensification of the contradictions, but also achieved the extreme, which created a very good prerequisite for Lu Heng to govern Liangzhou later.

There is no rush to deal with the prisoners. Since these Dangxiang people and Qiang people are prisoners of war, they will be treated as prisoners of war. It is absolutely not advisable to not punish the people in the early days of the founding of the country. For a large number of Qiang people and Dangxiang people, Lu Heng I also have a draft in my heart, especially the inspections along the way have boosted my determination.

However, Lu Heng still wanted to discuss with the cabinet, Zhuge Liang and others before making a decision. First let Guo Jin and Chen Gong expand Pinglu City. As mentioned earlier, this place has become the throat fortress of the Song Dynasty!Defense is the top priority!

Because this place is so important, it can be said that it is the throat fortress of Hetao. The south is Helan Mountain, the north is Shuofang County, and the east is directly inserted into the defense line of the Great Wall of Bingzhou. Once this place is controlled by the enemy, the border defense of the Song Dynasty will be very passive.

Lu Heng's inspection team continued to go south to Shizui Mountain, the first stop of Helan Mountain's defense line. Lu Heng really saw Helan Mountain, but it was a pity that Yue Fei hadn't appeared yet, otherwise Lu Heng would want Yue Fei to see the majesty of Helan Mountain.

The three guards of Shizuishan, Wang Zhen, Fang Qiong and An Shirong, came to pick him up. Lu Heng saw the generals he had personally promoted for the second time. Wang Zhen, Guo Jin, Zhang Xian and Liu Qi were the generals Lu Heng had summoned in the past few years. stand out.

Among them, Wang Zhi and Guo Jin are under the command of Zhuge Liang in Bingzhou, while Zhang Xian and Liu Qi are under the command of Wang Shao and Meng Gong in Liaozhou.

The danger of Shizui Mountain was mentioned by Zhuge Liang in his memorial, but seeing is believing. Only after seeing Helan Mountain did he realize that its majesty cannot be summed up in a few strokes in Zhuge Liang's memorial.

Lu Heng made another contribution to Zhuge Liang. Breaking through Shizui Mountain and thus Helan Mountain's defense line was the first step to prying open Xixia's defense, and Zhuge Liang contributed a lot to it.

After entering Helan Mountain, it was already the boundary of Liangzhou. Later, in Lu Heng, Lian County, I saw another Loyalty Pavilion built by Zhuge Liang. The inscription naturally respected the loyalty of his opponents Zan Tianwang, Xingxing Luohai, and Wugesong.

Lu Heng personally went to the Zhongyi Pavilion to mourn the three of them. The natural purpose was the same as Zhuge Liang built the Zhongyi Pavilion. After Lian County, he went all the way south to Fuping and Sanshui and finally arrived at Gaoping.

(End of this chapter)