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Chapter 1723 Pacification of the West Sea (1)

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    The bright moon rises out of the Tianshan Mountains, among the vast sea of ??clouds.  The wind blows tens of thousands of miles across Yumen Pass.

    In November of the eleventh year of Daye, Huang Mingliao took seven thousand elites, braved the wind and snow, and set off from Luntai back to Hexi.

    From Luntai to Yumen Pass, the land for two thousand miles is completely desolate.  The three armies were marching in silence, matching the heaven, earth and all living things, full of silence and sorrow.

    But when they arrived at Yumen Pass, the people who had been suppressed finally cheered loudly.  Everyone knew that when they arrived at Yumen Pass, they were going home.

    Standing behind the closed Jade Gate, Huang Mingliao looked towards the west border, where his brothers Pao Ze were.  If you don't come to Yumen Pass in this life, you won't know how far they have reached in this battle.

    After Huang Mingliao arrived at Yumen Pass, Cui Renshu, the governor of Dunhuang County, came to greet him personally.

    Huang Mingliao fought in the Western Regions for seven years, and Cui Renshu guarded his retreat in Dunhuang for seven years.  In seven years, countless grains, materials, and people were sent from here to the Western Regions, and Huang Mingliao never worried about his future.

    According to Huang Mingyuan¡¯s arrangement, Cui Renshu will serve as the transfer envoy to Hexi and follow Huang Mingliao to Wuwei County.  In Dunhuang County, the county magistrate Yan Deng was temporarily in charge of county affairs.

    Huang Mingliao galloped for more than three thousand miles and arrived at Guzang City in the twelfth year of Daye.  At this time, Li Gui's Hexi Daliang Kingdom had been destroyed, and An Xiuren temporarily assumed the power of the prefect of Wuwei County.

    Huang Mingliao arrived after a long journey, took over the military and political power, and established his headquarters in Guzang.

    Although Li Liang has been destroyed at this time, the situation in Hexi is not good.

    Although the three counties in Hexi are all in the hands of the Sui Dynasty, there are many aristocratic families inside, each holding a fort to defend themselves, just like a country within a country.

    Hexi has a sparse population and is often harassed by Qiang and Hu, which naturally forces Hexi families to form a group to protect themselves.  And these families are inextricably linked to the Guanlong family, so they will not be willing to accept Huang Mingyuan's rule, let alone hand over their private soldiers and land.

    Zhang Yunji and An Xiuren were both civil servants, and their management of politics was okay. However, there were still some shortcomings in pacifying these forts.

    Externally, Hexi is surrounded by enemies on three sides.  To the southeast is Xue Ju of the Western Qin Dynasty, who has always been eyeing Hexi.

    To the east is Lingwu County. At this time, the prefect Duan Decao (son of Duan Shao, not the same person as Duan Wenchao) has surrendered to Li Tang.  Lingwu County has always been an important town in the northwest, with many soldiers and horses.  Even if the general manager's office is withdrawn, there are still tens of thousands of soldiers. Like a wedge, they penetrate deep into the north, threatening Jiuyuan from the north, Guanbei from the east, and Wuwei from the west.

    To the south is the Protectorate of the West Sea and the old land of Tuyuhun.  In the past two years, the power of the Sui Dynasty was weak, and the Tuyuhun people were ready to take action, constantly making waves.

    Three forces threaten Wuwei County from three sides. This is why Huang Mingyuan is anxious to transfer Huang Ming from Liaodong back to Hexi.  If there is no more powerful people to control it, Hexi will probably lose it again.  But here, Huang Mingyuan couldn't give him much support and could only rely on himself to find his own way.

    After Huang Mingliao arrived at Guzang City, he immediately integrated the army.

    Not only is the situation in Hexi complicated, the army is also complicated.

    At this time, Wuwei now had 3,000 Dunhuang soldiers and 1,000 Zhangye soldiers under the command of Gaiyuan, and 2,099 original cavalry under the command of Chen Ju.  There are also nearly 4,000 powerful troops in An Xiuren's hands.

    Duan Wenchao's three thousand Xiping reinforcements have returned to Xiping, but they are currently blocked by Xingling.

    The total number of these troops, plus the troops in Huang Mingliao's hands, was less than 20,000.  Too much self-preservation, not enough progress.

    An inner outside.

    Huang Mingliao appointed Yu Chigong as the arresting ambassador of the three counties in Hexi, responsible for the suppression of banditry in Hexi.  There are still 1,000 soldiers in Dunhuang County and 2,000 soldiers in Zhangye County. They also transferred 3,000 troops from An Xiuren, for a total of 6,000 troops.

    Huang Mingliao gave Yuchi Gong the power of life and death. As long as he could quell the bandits in Hexi, he would not care about life or death.

    The rest of the troops were integrated into one army by Huang Mingliao, with a total of 13,000 troops. This was all the troops Huang Mingliao could mobilize.

    The troops are still insufficient, at least not enough for Huang Mingliao to attack.  Which direction Huang Mingliao wants to send troops, he must send at least 10,000 troops. He cannot leave only 3,000 troops to guard his home. The enemies from the other two directions will definitely take advantage of it.

    ¡° But this is the situation in Hexi. The population is sparse and there is no place to recruit troops.  You can't conjure troops out of thin air, and Huang Mingliao doesn't have the ability to spread the beans into troops.

    After searching for a long time, Huang Mingliao set his sights on the two barbarian forces in Wuwei County.

    One branch is the nomadic Hunbu in the Xiutuze area.

    Since the Hunbu fled into the Sui Dynasty in the ninth year of Daye, they were placed by Yang Guang as nomads in the Xiutuze and Zhuyeze areas of Wuwei County.  After defeating Shibi Khan in the Sui Dynasty, the leader of the Hun tribe, Hun'a Tanzhi, decided to return to the grassland.  It's just that they have been away from the grassland for several years and have settled in Wuwei.  Although the environment in the Xiutuze area is not as good as that in the Han Dynasty,, but it is also a rich pasture. Here, Hunbu has no enemies and feels at ease.

    Soon after Huang Mingliao arrived in Guzang, he went to Xiutuze in person to ask for troops from Hun'a Tanzhi.

    Hun'a Tanzhi was named Guanglu doctor, Zuo Yiwei general, and Gaolan marquis by Yang Guang. His official position was not under Huang Mingliao.  In order to mobilize the Hunbu cavalry, he personally condescended.

    Hung A Tanzhi is a smart man who knows practical things, otherwise he would not have fled thousands of miles back to the Sui Dynasty when the Eastern Turks were powerful.

    The current Sui Dynasty has too much time to take care of itself, so it is okay not to recognize the officials of the Sui Dynasty, but Huang Mingliao is the younger brother of Duke Wei, so he has to recognize him.

    "And since Li Yuan's rebellion, the situation in the world has become somewhat clearer. Now there are many heroes vying for the throne, and the Great Sui Dynasty has been in decline.  Hun'a Tanzhi had no influence in the Sui Dynasty, and the only one he could rely on was Duke Wei.

    Therefore, facing Huang Mingliao's invitation, he decisively sent three thousand troops and ordered his brother Hun Wang to be the commander-in-chief for support.

    When the Hun tribe arrived at the Sui border, there were 4,300 tents and more than 14,000 people.  After several years of recuperation, the population has recovered a lot.  However, considering the tribe's defense, being able to send three thousand troops at this time is considered a great honor.

    Huang Mingliao also gave Hunbu a large number of gifts and returned to Guzang with three thousand borrowed troops.

    The other group of troops is the Western Turks located north of Huining.

    At first, Yang Guang ordered Que Dushe, the younger brother of Nichuluo Khan, to lead more than 10,000 old and weak people to live in Huining.  Later, after Li Gui rebelled in Wuwei, Quedushu was threatened by Daliang in Hexi and Qin in the west. In order to avoid encountering enemies on both sides, he caught up with Li Liang's army and defeated the Qin army in Changsong, so he led his troops to surrender to Li Liang.

    "It's a pity that Li Gui was not a wise master and was quickly captured by An Xiuren, and the Great Liang that he founded also perished.  Que Dushe, who surrendered to Li Liang, seemed a little embarrassed.

    However, the Western Qin Dynasty was brutal, and Que Dushe never thought of surrendering to Xue Ju.  As for Li Tang, he seemed to be doing well, but with Xue Ju between the two sides, if Quedu set dared to lower, Xue Ju would dare to hit him.

    After Huang Mingliao arrived in Guzang, he immediately ordered Shi Danai to go to Huining to recruit and surrender Que Dushe.  Que Dushe heard that Huang Ming and Liao Prime Minister Zao Zao, and saw that Shi Danai had become an important minister under his command, immediately led his subordinates to surrender to the Sui army.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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