For Wang Fubao, who was weak in mental arithmetic, the battle in the valley came suddenly and ended easily. When daylight came, the war ended easily.

Under the sky, the valley turned into a purgatory on earth. Corpses were everywhere in the valley. None of the five thousand vigorous Tuyuhun soldiers escaped. They all paid the price with their lives for the invasion of the Sui Dynasty. Under the rain of countless stones,

He was so dead that not even a single body was intact.

The blood of five thousand people and five thousand horses also filled the area with a disgusting smell of blood.

Wang Fubao stood at a high place, feeling no worries at all. The deputy general stepped forward and said, "General, the entire enemy army has been wiped out. Should we go to Baihai now?"

"You guys stay." Wang Fubao said:

"Cleaning the battlefield?" The deputy general's name is Li Shimo. He is the son of Li Jing, the official of the Great Sui Dynasty. He was originally the prefect of Wuwei County. The reason why Yang Tong asked Li Shimo to be the prefect of Wuwei County was because his father Li Jing was extremely prestigious in Hexi.

Gao, which helped the Sui Dynasty control Hexi. However, as the son of a famous general, Li Shimo yearned more for a military career, so he was transferred by Yang Tong to be Wang Fubao's assistant. He cherished this opportunity.

"This is one of them." Wang Fubao said: "General Xue Wanche, General Yuchi Gong, they went deep into the Tuyuhun territory last year and killed rivers of blood, making the plateau famous. Compared with their simple killing, our first priority is not to allow the enemy to enter.

Otherwise, the people of the world will say that we are not good enough, so we took advantage of the Tuyuhun army to march northward in large numbers."

After a pause, Wang Fubao pointed to the north and continued: "This is the remnant of Jishi Mountain, connected to the east by the Qingshan Mountain in the west. The other places are dangerous and far away. It is inconvenient for the carriages and horses to travel, and it is easy to lose the opportunity to fight. If the Tuyuhun people go directly from the south,

Going north, you must pass here. After passing this mountain pass, the front suddenly opens up. You can go north to Wuhai and east to Lintao. You stay on the ridge and set up fences and build fortifications according to the dangers, making it possible to advance, attack, retreat, and defend.

forward position."

Li Shimo understood and said: "The general will eventually understand."

Wang Fubao nodded and said: "This mountain road is also the road for our army to counterattack. You should work harder and clear the road. I will ask Jishi Army Town to send food and tents over, and be sure to take all precautions."

"There are five thousand horse corpses in the valley, and the Tuyuhun people also brought dry food. We are not in a hurry, and it will be enough for us to eat for a long time." Li Shimo looked at the mountain ridge covered with shrubs and said with a wry smile: "Items to build a fortress here are scarce.

If we can use stones to build a base, the first priority is items such as tents and shovels."

"Let's do it this way. You can ask the military town for what you want." Wang Fubao knew that Li Shimo was not afraid of death. His words showed his maturity and prudent attitude. After thinking about it, he added, "There is still something missing here to deter the enemy."

Li Shimo smiled and asked: "Jingguan?"

"Exactly." Wang Fubao laughed, quickly walked down the mountain, and rushed towards the west with his soldiers.

Li Shimo also walked down the mountain and directed the soldiers to clean up the battlefield.

Soon, a scout came to report: "General, there are more than a dozen Qiang tribe leaders asking to see you!"

Li Shimo's eyes lit up: "Please come quickly."

…

In Heyuan, the Tuyuhun people are considered latecomers, and the Qiang people are the native people. Both the Tuyuhun people and the Qiang people make a living as nomads and are scattered in the pastures.

To the north of Jishi Mountain is a vast plain. Not only does the Yellow River pass through it, but there are also large and small rivers and lakes. There are hundreds of small and large tribes living here. Each of them guards a piece of pasture. There are tens of thousands of people in the big ones and only a few in the small ones.

Hundreds of people. These Qiang tribes have lived on the plateau and the Hexi Corridor for generations. Since Tuyuhun was destroyed by Emperor Daye, these Qiang tribes have recognized themselves as subjects of the Sui Dynasty, accepted the jurisdiction of the government, and paid some sheep and horses as taxes.

When the troubled times came, the Sui Dynasty lost control here, allowing the Tuyuhun people to once again occupy the West Sea and the source of the river.

The tax system implemented by Tuyuhun is a tax system in which "the state has no permanent tax and does not pay what is spent, so as to plunder wealthy businessmen and only take what they have." The characteristic of this tax system is that there is no customization, which means that the Tuyuhun royal family can squeeze the herdsmen at will.

It is more severe than the fixed tax system. This makes the local Qiang people suffer heavy oppression and is forced to pay a large amount of tax every year in exchange for peace.

The Qiang tribes who came to see Li Shimo were the tribes living in the surrounding areas. There were a total of twelve tribal leaders who came. They were also influenced by Han culture, and everyone could speak fluent Chinese.

After the meeting, an old man at the head of the army saluted and said: "The imperial army destroyed the ferocious Tuyuhun army, allowing us to escape by chance. We have nothing to repay, so we specially sent away 10,000 fat sheep to reward the army to express our gratitude."

"It is the bounden duty of soldiers to protect our homes and the country, and it is also the mission of our soldiers to protect your safety." Li Shimo said with a smile: "You live on the bitter cold plateau, and the time you can graze in a year is not long, and you are still

We have to fight wild wolves and live a very hard life. The court took into account everyone's difficulties, so it only levied a symbolic tax. We are deeply grateful for your elders' thoughts, but the state-owned and national laws, the military

There are military regulations, we cannot take your sheep."

"This..." After hearing this, more than a dozen old people were in a daze.

After a while, the old man at the head said sincerely: "General, we are simply grateful to the Sui army."

"This is a matter of principle. If we accept your good intentions, we will be severely punished by the court." Li Shimo said with a smile.

The old man at the head stayed for a long time and said in awe: "We also wanted to reward the army last year. The generals said the same thing. I thought it was an exception. Now the general also said the same. Now I really believe that the imperial army is a unique force.

Different armies have truly made no mistakes. I have lived for more than sixty years, and I have never seen an army like yours."

"Neither the Holy One nor the imperial court has any racial prejudices. They have always treated the people of the Sui Dynasty equally. In order to allow the people in the Central Plains to eat grassland mutton and use grassland animal power, and at the same time, in order to allow the people of each tribe to wear the best silk and satin, we used

To buy daily necessities, he has been strongly encouraging everyone to exchange what they have, and encouraging the grassland people to form caravans to go to Daxing and Luoyang for trade, so that everyone can complement each other and life will be more prosperous." Li Shimo said with a smile: "If there are outstanding disciples in each ministry, you can go to Daxing and Luoyang for trade.

The local county magistrate applied to let them study in Luoyang. Not only were they free of charge for food and accommodation, but they also received money and food every month. As long as they passed the exam, they could serve as officials in the Sui Dynasty; if there were outstanding warriors in each ministry, they could also join the army.

If you have made great achievements, you can become a general of the Sui Dynasty." Li Shimo pondered for a moment, and then continued: "We have a general named Wusu. He is a Turk. Because of his great military exploits, he now leads tens of thousands of people.

Where is the army?"

Everyone was overjoyed and bowed together, "So, our warriors can also join the army?"

"Of course." Li Shimo said with a smile: "Now that the war is coming, if you have warriors to recommend, you can ask them to sign up with me. As long as they have military merit, I will promote them according to their merit."

As expected of a person who had been a prefect, Li Shimo knew what the people of all ethnic groups cared about. As long as the children of each tribe entered the army and felt the atmosphere in the army, they would return the court's goodwill to their own tribe and quickly integrate into it.

into the system of the Sui Dynasty.

"General, this is a serious matter and we need to discuss it with the tribe."

"It doesn't matter, we just go back and discuss it." Li Shimo laughed, and then said: "This time, we will fight Tuyuhun and Tubo. In order to prevent the war from spreading to all the northern parts of the mountain, I plan to build a military fortress here.

"It's just that we alone may not be able to complete the cultivation before the enemy arrives. I would like to ask you to send some young people to help."

"This is not difficult." These people are not that fussy. They know that once the important fortress is built, they will be the first to benefit. The old man at the head smiled heartily, "We will organize the tribesmen to come to help when we get back."

"Thank you so much, elders." Li Shimo was overjoyed.

"It should, it should. In the final analysis, the general built the fortress to protect us. It doesn't matter if you use your strength."

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In late May, the Tuyuhun army invaded the western frontier of the Sui Dynasty. Wang Fubao set up an ambush at Jishi Mountain at the source of the river and defeated the Tuyuhun invading army. He killed five thousand Tuyuhun soldiers with zero casualties.

Just after the war, Wang Fubao left Li Shimo to build a fortress at Jishi Mountain Pass, and he went to Baihai to join the main army. At this time, Tuyuhun did not know the true strength of the Sui army. Wang Fubao led the army and used his absolute superiority to defeat the other troops.

An invading army, five thousand soldiers led by Tuyuhun's great treasure king Niluo Zhou, were surrounded and annihilated to the west of the Bohai Sea at a small cost. Niluo Zhou fled in panic, and there was no more enemy in the territory. After that,

The main force was divided into two groups. One group was stationed on the coast of Bohai Sea, and the other group built a strategic fortress at the mouth of the Yellow River to prevent the Tibetan army from moving north.

At the same time, another memorial was submitted to Emperor Shengwu, which stated: "There was a coup in Tuyuhun, and Khan Murong Fuyun died. The successor Khan Murong Xiaojun was quite prestigious, had wide contacts, and married Langri Zampu of Tubo.

His sister is his wife. This man is unwilling to accept the source of the river. The Western Sea belongs to us in the Sui Dynasty. He is collaborating with Tubo. The two countries have a combined army of 120,000 and are heading to the source of the river to kill... However, our army has the right time, the most favorable territory, and the most popular support.

If your small country wants to go against the will of heaven, it is like a mantis trying to block a chariot, which will only increase the laughing stock... At the end of the day, I will bow to Wang Fubao."

In Wang Fubao's view, the victory over the Tubo and Tuyuhun coalition forces was an ordinary thing, so he did not elaborate on it. He felt that the primary goal of the Sui Dynasty was to unify the world, and by using troops against Bashu and Jiaozhou, they could deal with the Tubo and Tuyuhun armies.
Chapter completed!