Chen Shitang knew he was guilty, so after returning to Dahua, he took off his armor and shirt and asked someone to tie him up and come to Xicheng to apologize.
When Cheng Qianli heard that the Tang army had massacred the Gaochang herders in Sanyangyuan, he was furious. After seeing Chen Shitang, he shouted: As a general of the Tang Dynasty, he killed innocent people indiscriminately, and said it was useless. People came and dragged them down to behead them for public display!
At this moment, Bao Cheng, the Flying Tiger Regiment coach next to Xue Chongxun, said in a small voice: Chen Tuanlian is Xue Lang's person, so if he does it, he will ask Xue Lang if he doesn't?
Bao Cheng knew that Xue Chongxun and Chen Shitang had fought in the prefecture yamen that day, and most people really didn't expect to have the chance to fight Xue Chongxun, so Bao Cheng was clear and said this to please both sides: he helped Xue Chongxun say something he was not easy to say, and he also helped Chen Tuanlian to beg for love and got personal favors from Chen Tuanlian.
After hearing this, Xue Chongxun shouted: Is there any part you can speak here?What about yours and mines, aren’t they all members of our Tang Dynasty court!General Cheng was in charge of the Jiedu Longyou, not only controlling 100,000 officials, but also controlling the soldiers of the Longyou Prefectures and the power to deal with Chen Tuanlian!
The speaker has a heart, and the listener has a heart. Cheng Qianli was quite hesitant when he heard it.
There was nothing to say based on his temperament. He cut off the scum in his eyes with one knife, but he was still counting on Xue Chongxun to say a few words in the morning to avoid tens of thousands of soldiers losing their lives in vain. This was a bit hesitant.
Chen Tuanlian didn't beg for mercy, and knelt on the ground and said, "My general wanted to ask the lord for his order first, but the lord would definitely not give such an order. Mo general knew that he could not allow it, and he thought that the Gaochang people were ungrateful and raped and killed us Han people. He was so angry that he took the initiative without authorization.The last general knows that he will never escape the death penalty and has already prepared. Please give me a death to you!
Xue Chongxun thought to himself that although Chen Shitang was unwilling to give face to make decisions without permission, those Gaochang people were indeed hateful, and he could not order the killing of innocent people indiscriminately...
I think it's understandable, and I finally found someone in Shanzhou who can indirectly control the army, and it was a huge loss to lose it.
While thinking, he said to Cheng Qianli: What else is there to say about this kind of thing? General Manager Cheng can handle it according to the law, and I don’t want to pay attention to him... By the way, we will go west to Jishishan for a visit later, and then discuss what General Manager Cheng said just now?
Cheng Qianli knew when he heard this. Is Xue Chongxun going to exchange conditions?
Cheng Qianli, who had always rewarded and punished Qingming, no longer cared about the strict law and immediately said: Since Chen Shitang is under the jurisdiction of Duke of Wei, I will leave it to Duke of Wei to deal with it.
Xue Chongxun turned his head and shouted sternly: Come on, drag Chen Shitang down and get twenty sticks first, and then take it back to Shanzhou in a prison cart to wait for the death!
Two soldiers came up to grab Chen Shitang's arm. He shook his shoulders, because he had some difficulty standing up because his hands were tied back: Let me go by myself.
A team of soldiers rushed Chen Shitang to the city and untied his rope first because it was difficult to tie it back.
Then he pressed it on the chopping board and lying down. Several people walked up with military sticks. Just as they were about to execute the execution, they suddenly said: Come on, I have two words to say to Chen Tuanlian first.
Everyone looked back and found that it was Bao Cheng, the brigade coach of the Flying Tiger Regiment. Bao Cheng was as strong as a hill, and it was quite stressful to walk over.
Bao Cheng walked to the chopping board and whispered: If you have any inconvenience in the future, you can send someone to say it privately, right?Xue Lang punished him on the face, but he was honest to us brothers. Chen Tuanlian understood after a long time.
Chen Shitang said: Brother Bao wakes up the dreamer with one word. Now I understand... I just thank you for your kind words in front of my lord. If I return to Shanzhou another day, I will definitely ask Brother Bao to drink and thank you.
Bao Cheng nodded and said to the sergeant next to him: It’s okay to get tired of the skin, don’t move your muscles, understand?
The soldiers nodded and said, "You guys know the importance of it." Otherwise, if you go down twenty sticks, you don't have to go back to Shanzhou. Chen Tuanlian has to go here."
Soon, there was a crackling sound under the city wall. Chen Shitang was a tough guy. At first, he held back and didn't even snorted. Later, maybe he thought about doing it, so he started to scream in pain.
Cheng Qianli, who was upstairs, seemed to be helping when he heard Xue Chongxun let him go, so he couldn't wait to gather troops out of Dahua City and head west.
But they took a short time to arrive in Dahua City from Langzhou and stayed in Dahua City for a long time. It was already afternoon. After walking for a while, before they reached Jishi Mountain, the sun set. The troops had to camp on the spot to rest.
The next morning, he continued to move forward. When he arrived at Jishi Mountain, he saw that the mountains were continuous and terrain was dangerous. Cheng Qianli then ordered the army to be stationed at the foot of a mountain, and only led a team of guards to climb to the top of the mountain and watch the scenery with Xue Chongxun.
Cheng Qianli pointed to the distance and said: The fertile soil of the Longyou Plain is vast and should have been the place where the Tang Dynasty granaries were, but it was also the most likely place for the Tubo army to come and go.Seizing the stone castle can naturally effectively curb the enemy's expansion in the east, but the cost is too high and it cannot be completely guaranteed to be kept. It has changed hands many times over the decades, and the burial of tens of thousands of soldiers under the city is proof of this... Maybe we shouldn't just focus on such a place, we should find other solutions.
Xue Chongxun said: Is General Cheng’s method to guard this endless mountain system? What is the difference between this and the Qin Dynasty’s Great Wall?
Cheng Qianli said: Of course there is a difference. Building the Great Wall requires the whole country's efforts, while defending the rock-climbing mountains only requires building some fortresses.This mountain stretches straight to Hezhou, guarding this line, and there is no worries south of Zhishan City on the Longyou Plain.Our Tang army stationed troops in Shancheng and Shanzhou to ensure the security east of Longyou... Moreover, the main force of Tubo is now west of Jishishan. Our army can fight against it head-on, waiting for an opportunity to annihilate the enemy and consume Tubo's national strength, which is much more cost-effective than attacking a solid city.
Xue Chongxun pondered: General Manager Cheng has experienced many battles and has won many victories in the Western Regions. You should have a better vision of war than me.But, in this way, our Tang army must adopt a passive defense strategy?
Cheng Qianli shook his head and said: This is definitely not the case. Attack is not a rash move.After our army stationed troops west of Jishishan, if Tubo attacked, we would fight to the decisive battle. If we did not fight, we would take the opportunity to protect the rear and repair fortifications. When the defense was built, we would be able to station in Tuyuhun for a long time and threaten the enemy's territory at any time.If Tuyuhun can be forced to surrender, the Tuyuhun land south of the West Sea (Qinghai Lake) is the forefront of the Tang Dynasty's defense and attack on Tubo, which is very beneficial.
Xue Chongxun pondered for a long time and said: General Cheng must write to the court for this matter, so that the Political Affairs Hall and the Ministry of War will discuss and decide. I only say that General Cheng can only focus on the country. Whether your strategy is appropriate or not can only be decided by the court.
After hearing this, Cheng Qianli said happily: This is enough for Duke Wei.
So they came down from the mountain and led their troops to Hezhou along the northern foot of Jishi Mountain, inspecting the terrain along the way, and asking their staff to record along the way.
After entering the Hezhou boundary, Xue Chongxun looked east and saw that there was Lanzhou boundary, and his prefecture was located in Jincheng (now Lanzhou City).
Princess Jincheng was the place where she was enfeoffed when she was enfeoffed.
At this time, Xue Chongxun missed Jincheng a little. After stationing one night, he wanted to write a letter to Jincheng.
But when I picked up the pen, I didn't know what to write because I couldn't write it too stingy. Jincheng lived in the Daming Palace, and the letter had to be delivered to her and had to pass through Princess Taiping's hand. It was so stingy that it was really embarrassing to be seen by her mother.
After thinking about it, Xue Chongxun had to write some trivial matters, saying that he did a good job as a governor in Shanzhou, and pardoned a regiment training officer. The Chen family was very grateful to him.
After returning to Shanzhou, Cheng Qianli wrote a letter while starting to prepare for war without waiting for the court to reply. The training time for the new recruits of Guanjian became more and more compact, and they went out for exercise almost every day. At the same time, he ordered the counties and counties in Longyou to prepare food and grass, and all the food were transported to Langzhou to stockpile, and the front army was transferred to Langzhou to first protect the granary.
Various heavy weapons, crossbows, catapults, etc. are also being transported and transferred one after another.
The large army operation counted at 100,000 was a complex project from planning to implementation. Both countries had a large number of undercover agents in the border areas, and the main force could not hide the trends from each other.
So Cheng Qianli did it blatantly and did not think about hiding it from Tubo's suspicion.
However, Xue Chongxun seemed to have nothing to do. In addition to submitting a memorial to the court, he continued to work as his governor and helped to collect food and transport logistics. Anyway, he didn't think about controlling Cheng Qianli to affect his military affairs. Xue Chongxun also hoped that the Tang army would win the battle.
Chen Tuanlian was naturally released, and there was nothing wrong with the skin and flesh care.
It was already the golden autumn season, and Xue Chongxun issued a government order to various parts of Shanzhou in accordance with Wang Changling's suggestion, urging the magistrates of all counties to pay attention to agriculture and make the people smooth autumn harvest.
When Cheng Qianli heard that the Tang army had massacred the Gaochang herders in Sanyangyuan, he was furious. After seeing Chen Shitang, he shouted: As a general of the Tang Dynasty, he killed innocent people indiscriminately, and said it was useless. People came and dragged them down to behead them for public display!
At this moment, Bao Cheng, the Flying Tiger Regiment coach next to Xue Chongxun, said in a small voice: Chen Tuanlian is Xue Lang's person, so if he does it, he will ask Xue Lang if he doesn't?
Bao Cheng knew that Xue Chongxun and Chen Shitang had fought in the prefecture yamen that day, and most people really didn't expect to have the chance to fight Xue Chongxun, so Bao Cheng was clear and said this to please both sides: he helped Xue Chongxun say something he was not easy to say, and he also helped Chen Tuanlian to beg for love and got personal favors from Chen Tuanlian.
After hearing this, Xue Chongxun shouted: Is there any part you can speak here?What about yours and mines, aren’t they all members of our Tang Dynasty court!General Cheng was in charge of the Jiedu Longyou, not only controlling 100,000 officials, but also controlling the soldiers of the Longyou Prefectures and the power to deal with Chen Tuanlian!
The speaker has a heart, and the listener has a heart. Cheng Qianli was quite hesitant when he heard it.
There was nothing to say based on his temperament. He cut off the scum in his eyes with one knife, but he was still counting on Xue Chongxun to say a few words in the morning to avoid tens of thousands of soldiers losing their lives in vain. This was a bit hesitant.
Chen Tuanlian didn't beg for mercy, and knelt on the ground and said, "My general wanted to ask the lord for his order first, but the lord would definitely not give such an order. Mo general knew that he could not allow it, and he thought that the Gaochang people were ungrateful and raped and killed us Han people. He was so angry that he took the initiative without authorization.The last general knows that he will never escape the death penalty and has already prepared. Please give me a death to you!
Xue Chongxun thought to himself that although Chen Shitang was unwilling to give face to make decisions without permission, those Gaochang people were indeed hateful, and he could not order the killing of innocent people indiscriminately...
I think it's understandable, and I finally found someone in Shanzhou who can indirectly control the army, and it was a huge loss to lose it.
While thinking, he said to Cheng Qianli: What else is there to say about this kind of thing? General Manager Cheng can handle it according to the law, and I don’t want to pay attention to him... By the way, we will go west to Jishishan for a visit later, and then discuss what General Manager Cheng said just now?
Cheng Qianli knew when he heard this. Is Xue Chongxun going to exchange conditions?
Cheng Qianli, who had always rewarded and punished Qingming, no longer cared about the strict law and immediately said: Since Chen Shitang is under the jurisdiction of Duke of Wei, I will leave it to Duke of Wei to deal with it.
Xue Chongxun turned his head and shouted sternly: Come on, drag Chen Shitang down and get twenty sticks first, and then take it back to Shanzhou in a prison cart to wait for the death!
Two soldiers came up to grab Chen Shitang's arm. He shook his shoulders, because he had some difficulty standing up because his hands were tied back: Let me go by myself.
A team of soldiers rushed Chen Shitang to the city and untied his rope first because it was difficult to tie it back.
Then he pressed it on the chopping board and lying down. Several people walked up with military sticks. Just as they were about to execute the execution, they suddenly said: Come on, I have two words to say to Chen Tuanlian first.
Everyone looked back and found that it was Bao Cheng, the brigade coach of the Flying Tiger Regiment. Bao Cheng was as strong as a hill, and it was quite stressful to walk over.
Bao Cheng walked to the chopping board and whispered: If you have any inconvenience in the future, you can send someone to say it privately, right?Xue Lang punished him on the face, but he was honest to us brothers. Chen Tuanlian understood after a long time.
Chen Shitang said: Brother Bao wakes up the dreamer with one word. Now I understand... I just thank you for your kind words in front of my lord. If I return to Shanzhou another day, I will definitely ask Brother Bao to drink and thank you.
Bao Cheng nodded and said to the sergeant next to him: It’s okay to get tired of the skin, don’t move your muscles, understand?
The soldiers nodded and said, "You guys know the importance of it." Otherwise, if you go down twenty sticks, you don't have to go back to Shanzhou. Chen Tuanlian has to go here."
Soon, there was a crackling sound under the city wall. Chen Shitang was a tough guy. At first, he held back and didn't even snorted. Later, maybe he thought about doing it, so he started to scream in pain.
Cheng Qianli, who was upstairs, seemed to be helping when he heard Xue Chongxun let him go, so he couldn't wait to gather troops out of Dahua City and head west.
But they took a short time to arrive in Dahua City from Langzhou and stayed in Dahua City for a long time. It was already afternoon. After walking for a while, before they reached Jishi Mountain, the sun set. The troops had to camp on the spot to rest.
The next morning, he continued to move forward. When he arrived at Jishi Mountain, he saw that the mountains were continuous and terrain was dangerous. Cheng Qianli then ordered the army to be stationed at the foot of a mountain, and only led a team of guards to climb to the top of the mountain and watch the scenery with Xue Chongxun.
Cheng Qianli pointed to the distance and said: The fertile soil of the Longyou Plain is vast and should have been the place where the Tang Dynasty granaries were, but it was also the most likely place for the Tubo army to come and go.Seizing the stone castle can naturally effectively curb the enemy's expansion in the east, but the cost is too high and it cannot be completely guaranteed to be kept. It has changed hands many times over the decades, and the burial of tens of thousands of soldiers under the city is proof of this... Maybe we shouldn't just focus on such a place, we should find other solutions.
Xue Chongxun said: Is General Cheng’s method to guard this endless mountain system? What is the difference between this and the Qin Dynasty’s Great Wall?
Cheng Qianli said: Of course there is a difference. Building the Great Wall requires the whole country's efforts, while defending the rock-climbing mountains only requires building some fortresses.This mountain stretches straight to Hezhou, guarding this line, and there is no worries south of Zhishan City on the Longyou Plain.Our Tang army stationed troops in Shancheng and Shanzhou to ensure the security east of Longyou... Moreover, the main force of Tubo is now west of Jishishan. Our army can fight against it head-on, waiting for an opportunity to annihilate the enemy and consume Tubo's national strength, which is much more cost-effective than attacking a solid city.
Xue Chongxun pondered: General Manager Cheng has experienced many battles and has won many victories in the Western Regions. You should have a better vision of war than me.But, in this way, our Tang army must adopt a passive defense strategy?
Cheng Qianli shook his head and said: This is definitely not the case. Attack is not a rash move.After our army stationed troops west of Jishishan, if Tubo attacked, we would fight to the decisive battle. If we did not fight, we would take the opportunity to protect the rear and repair fortifications. When the defense was built, we would be able to station in Tuyuhun for a long time and threaten the enemy's territory at any time.If Tuyuhun can be forced to surrender, the Tuyuhun land south of the West Sea (Qinghai Lake) is the forefront of the Tang Dynasty's defense and attack on Tubo, which is very beneficial.
Xue Chongxun pondered for a long time and said: General Cheng must write to the court for this matter, so that the Political Affairs Hall and the Ministry of War will discuss and decide. I only say that General Cheng can only focus on the country. Whether your strategy is appropriate or not can only be decided by the court.
After hearing this, Cheng Qianli said happily: This is enough for Duke Wei.
So they came down from the mountain and led their troops to Hezhou along the northern foot of Jishi Mountain, inspecting the terrain along the way, and asking their staff to record along the way.
After entering the Hezhou boundary, Xue Chongxun looked east and saw that there was Lanzhou boundary, and his prefecture was located in Jincheng (now Lanzhou City).
Princess Jincheng was the place where she was enfeoffed when she was enfeoffed.
At this time, Xue Chongxun missed Jincheng a little. After stationing one night, he wanted to write a letter to Jincheng.
But when I picked up the pen, I didn't know what to write because I couldn't write it too stingy. Jincheng lived in the Daming Palace, and the letter had to be delivered to her and had to pass through Princess Taiping's hand. It was so stingy that it was really embarrassing to be seen by her mother.
After thinking about it, Xue Chongxun had to write some trivial matters, saying that he did a good job as a governor in Shanzhou, and pardoned a regiment training officer. The Chen family was very grateful to him.
After returning to Shanzhou, Cheng Qianli wrote a letter while starting to prepare for war without waiting for the court to reply. The training time for the new recruits of Guanjian became more and more compact, and they went out for exercise almost every day. At the same time, he ordered the counties and counties in Longyou to prepare food and grass, and all the food were transported to Langzhou to stockpile, and the front army was transferred to Langzhou to first protect the granary.
Various heavy weapons, crossbows, catapults, etc. are also being transported and transferred one after another.
The large army operation counted at 100,000 was a complex project from planning to implementation. Both countries had a large number of undercover agents in the border areas, and the main force could not hide the trends from each other.
So Cheng Qianli did it blatantly and did not think about hiding it from Tubo's suspicion.
However, Xue Chongxun seemed to have nothing to do. In addition to submitting a memorial to the court, he continued to work as his governor and helped to collect food and transport logistics. Anyway, he didn't think about controlling Cheng Qianli to affect his military affairs. Xue Chongxun also hoped that the Tang army would win the battle.
Chen Tuanlian was naturally released, and there was nothing wrong with the skin and flesh care.
It was already the golden autumn season, and Xue Chongxun issued a government order to various parts of Shanzhou in accordance with Wang Changling's suggestion, urging the magistrates of all counties to pay attention to agriculture and make the people smooth autumn harvest.
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