Abandoned Prince Survival Guide

Faced with so many refugees, the generals stationed at the border naturally did not dare to take it lightly, and hastened to increase troops to strengthen patrols and defenses, and no longer let refugees enter the customs, because they were worried that Xi Rong's secret agents would be mixed into them.

The refugees all knelt down in front of the gate and begged: "My lord, please, please do me a favor and let us pass! We are also desperate. If we stay in Xirong, we will become the rations of the Rong people." The Rong people are short of food, so they want to kill us for rations."

The refugees are all Han people in the territory of Xirong. They usually farm in the Hanzhong Plain, pay heavy taxes to the Xirong government, and support Xirong to support the imperial court.

However, when something happened, they were the first to be sacrificed.This time, severe floods occurred in the Guanzhong Plain, houses were damaged, and grains were not harvested. However, the imperial court's taxes were indispensable.After paying taxes on the remaining food, the family couldn't even open the pot.

However, the Xirong court would not have any sympathy for them, let alone take out food from the official warehouse to relieve them.What's more, Xirong itself is short of food. As a result, the Han people have become the food reserves of the Xirong people, and women and children are especially welcome.

When the border guards heard this, they immediately remembered the legendary two-legged sheep. When the barbarians were in chaos in the Central Plains, once they lacked rations, they would kill the Han people to satisfy their hunger. They even named the Han people two-legged sheep.

I didn't expect this kind of thing to continue until today, which is really outrageous.

When the border general heard about this, he asked the governor of the state for instructions, and the governor did not report to the imperial court, so he decided to let the refugees in.

However, strict interrogation of refugees is required to prevent Western soldiers from mixing with them.At the same time, we must strengthen our vigilance. It is very likely that the soldiers of the West Army will follow behind these refugees and will harass Anguo at any time.

As expected, the refugees were followed by a large group of Xirong cavalry. They plundered women, children and property among the refugees, and their methods were despicable and outrageous.

The Xirong cavalry also formed a team of hundreds of people, crossed the border, and attacked villages and towns in Anguo, often grabbing food and leaving.They were all light cavalry, they came and went quickly, and every time Anguo soldiers arrived, the enemy had already fled.

Fortunately, there were not too many casualties, because it is located on the border, hiding from the army has become an instinctive reaction of the people, and the most losses are often food, livestock and other property.

Pei Linzhi noticed this a long time ago, wrote a memorial and returned to Beijing, and reported to Xiao Yu his plan to send troops.

Xiao Yu knew that a battle with Xirong was inevitable, so he agreed to play, and ordered Min Chong to arrange logistics to pave the way for the army to advance to Xirong.

In fact, many places in Anguo are still suffering from severe drought, which is not suitable for war. Fortunately, the hybrid rice has been planted in the past two years, and the grain has been abundant. Every family has surplus food. Even if there is no harvest in autumn, the people do not have to worry about starvation.

The imperial court need not worry, the granaries are full, and the three prefectures of Guang, Jiao, and Ya are not affected by the drought, and the grain is abundant, which can provide the imperial court with a steady stream of grain.

With the natural environment and conditions of Wuzhou and Yangzhou, it can be developed into the granary of the world.It's just that Xiao Yu's time here is limited, and the water conservancy construction in Wu Yang's area is far inferior to that of the Three Cantons and Yazhous that he has worked hard for many years. Therefore, at present, the three prefectures of Guangjiao and Yasuo are the real granary of the world.

As long as there is no famine in the three prefectures of Guangjiaoya, Xiao Yu will have enough confidence.

Pei Linzhi personally led an army of [-] to set off, and Chen Bing was in Liangzhou, waiting for the arrival of supplies, ready to attack Xirong at any time.

Xirong had a bad harvest this year, and after a few more months, they would be short of food, and it would be the best time to send troops at that time.Pei Linzhi was not in a hurry, he was training soldiers in Liangzhou, and by the way, dealt with those Xirong soldiers who didn't have eyes and bumped up on their own.

The miserable people of Liangzhou finally settled down and returned to normal life.

The people usually hated wars, and avoided officers and soldiers, because when officers and soldiers came, they would suffer. It was a trivial matter to spoil the dealers, and they would rob things, and even bully the people.

But compared with the previous ones, the current officers and soldiers are completely reborn. They only move within the scope of their own camps, keep themselves safe, and never harass the people. If they hadn't heard about it, they would never know that there are so many troops stationed here.

As soon as the officers and soldiers came, those Xirong soldiers who came to rob every now and then never appeared again. The officers and soldiers were like Buddhas of protection, which was reassuring.

It was also the first time that the common people felt that the officers and soldiers were so reliable and lovely, so they also supported this dispatch of troops, drove away the Xirong people, and never had to remind them to live in fear.

The soldiers practiced in Liangzhou in a leisurely manner, but the Xirong people on the opposite side could not be as calm as they were, because they were really short of food. When there was a shortage of food in previous years, they would go to the south to gather the wool of this fat sheep in Anguo. The army is overwhelming, even if they want to, they don't have the guts to come again.

Since Anguo couldn't move, he could only attack Dongrong in the east and Tuyuhun in the west.The East and West Rong took the Yellow River as the boundary, divided and ruled, and it was not during the frozen period. It was not easy to cross the Yellow River. The Rong people were mainly cavalry, and it was even more difficult to cross the river with horses. After thinking about it, Xirong extended its claws to Tuyuhun in the west.

Tuyuhun was also established by a branch of the Rong people, whose surname was Murong.The Tuyuhun people are extremely brave and good at fighting, but they are few in number. Although the land area is no less than that of Xirong, the population they rule is only one-tenth of that of Xirong.

The Tuyuhun people are a people who ride on horseback, and they are mainly nomadic.There is a lot of rain in the north this year, but the flood disaster has nothing to do with them, but the rare water and grass are luxuriant, so the cattle and sheep are fat and strong, and they are very happy.

I thought I could live a fat winter in peace, but unexpectedly, I was attacked by Xirong light cavalry. Several small tribes were looted, almost all the old men were killed, and the cattle, sheep, horses, women and children were snatched back. When food reserves and slaves.

Yes, even though they are also Rong people, they will still eat each other.

Tuyuhun Chanyu Murongjing was furious when he heard about this, because they were once allies with Xirong, and they were even relatives by marriage, and they dealt with the Rouran people in the north together. If you turn against each other, you will sever the ally relationship.

But the two countries have also reached a tacit understanding, you don't touch me, I don't touch you, they have always lived in peace, and there has never been a war.

Unexpectedly, Xi Rong would take the initiative to attack now, which was beyond Murong Jing's expectation.Murong Jing immediately mobilized troops and horses, ready to fight Xi Rong.

At the same time, he also personally wrote to Pei Linzhi, requesting an alliance with Anguo to deal with Xirong.

This Murong Jing is a very smart and clear-headed person. He knows that no matter how brave and skilled his army is, it cannot compete with an enemy several times his own, so he learned to join forces and join forces with Anguo, who has no direct interest in him. Together against Xirong.

After all, Xirong has always been a thorn in Anguo's side, and last year they were fighting in full swing.

Murong Jing's move was very correct, and when the letter was sent to Pei Linzhi, he received an affirmative answer.

Pei Linzhi knew that Xiao Yuzhi was in the world. This world mainly refers to the Central Plains south of the Great Wall. As for going west, how much and how to expand, there is no specific plan.

Tuyuhun and Dangxiang were not within the scope of their consideration. Even if they wanted to consider it, they would have to wait until they captured Dongxirong and drove the Rouran people to the north of the Great Wall.

Because of Murong Jing's suggestion, Pei Linzhi decided to send troops ahead of schedule.

In September of the seventh year of Taichu, Pei Linzhi led an army from Liangzhou, out of the Qinling Mountains, and went straight to Tongguan.Along the way, they encountered little resistance, almost no resistance. Probably Xirong put all its main force on the confrontation between the western front and Tuyuhun, and the guards in this area withdrew to station in Tongguan.

The terrain of Tongguan is dangerous, with mountains on the left and right, and the narrow passage in the middle can only accommodate one vehicle and one horse. As long as the defenders hold on to the other end of the passage, it is almost difficult to break through.

Xi Rong stationed [-] troops in Tongguan, so it can be said that they did not pay attention to it. After all, once Tongguan was breached, Chang'an would soon fall. Naturally, Xi Rong did not dare to take such important matters lightly.

Naturally, it would take a lot of effort to conquer such a majestic and dangerous pass.The vanguard general led his troops to attack twice, but returned without success, and suffered heavy casualties.

After thinking about it, Pei Linzhi decided to use some strange tricks, otherwise he would be exhausted here, not to mention the heavy casualties, and it would be too demoralizing, and the battle would be impossible.