Dangxiang is a large clan, whose distribution range starts from south of Hengshan Mountain, north of Yinshan Mountain, north of Liangzhou, west of Liangzhou, east of Yunzhou, occupying a larger territory than the Khitan tribe. The more he advances north, the more Xu Ping realizes this, which must arouse his vigilance. No wonder such a large clan was initially unified, and he developed the ambition of independence. What the Khitans could do was to think that he could do it, which is not surprising.

But in fact, Dangxiang has never been able to be alongside the Song Dynasty and the Khitan, and can only surrender to both sides and survive in the cracks. This only shows that Dangxiang's tribe has not been combined, and has not completed true unity within it, and it also reflects the strength of the Khitan. The core Khitan tribe's population is not larger than Dangxiang, and its territory is not larger than Dangxiang, but it has always been firmly taking the initiative in the competition between the Three Kingdoms, which shows that its national ruling ability is far from comparable to that of ordinary grassland tribal empires.

Recognizing that Dangxiang is a large clan that is not weaker than the Khitan, Xu Ping understood that the war with the Khitan could not be as smooth as Dangxiang. If you want to fight again, it would be impossible to destroy the Khitan. The war against the Khitan was a competition between two real empires, not a conquest of the tribe by one empire.

This time, Xu Ping had the luck of going north to Yunzhou, but it had disappeared. As he advanced to the hinterland of Dangxiang, he learned about the true strength of the Dangxiang clan. Such a large clan was regarded as a child by the Khitan in history, so he could imagine how powerful the enemy he faced next.

Going north to Wuyuan, being able to eat part of the Dangxiang tribe's territory from the Khitan was an unexpected surprise, and I didn't dare to think too much.

Although the west of Yunzhou belongs to the Khitan, the ethnic group is Dangxiang. With Yinshan as the boundary, it is divided into Shannan Dangxiang and Shanbei Dangxiang. In history, Yuan Hao and the Khitan had amazement, which caused Yelu Zongzhen to personally expedition several times, because he recruited Shannan Dangxiang. If the Khitan ignored it, Yuan Hao would push the border to Yunzhou, and the situation of the three kingdoms could really be formed. Although the Khitan suffered failures in the hinterland of Dangxiang in history, it consolidated its rule in Shannan Dangxiang and achieved its strategic goals.

Taking advantage of the conflict between Dangxiang and Khitan, it was impossible to conquer Yunzhou. Xu Ping’s biggest wish now is to push the border between the two sides to the Yellow River and occupy Jiuyuan and Shuofang County during the Qin Dynasty. This is a region that is suitable for agriculture and herdsmen. The northern boundary of the farming nation firmly occupied this place, enriching the population from the mainland and reclaiming it into farmland, which completely eliminated the threat from the northern grassland. What we have to face later is the rising forces in the Northeast. One is Youzhou and the other is Liaodong.

The bases of the northern ethnic groups threaten the Central Plains, and the northwest are the Hetao region and several counties in Hexi. These two places are not lost, so the nomadic forces on the northern grasslands cannot develop, and no matter how powerful they are, they are still paper-like. The northeast is actually not Youzhou. It is just an accident that Youzhou is occupied by the Khitan, but the Liaodong region centered on Yingzhou.

The Hetao area and several counties in Hexi are places that are suitable for farming and pastoral land. If they are occupied by nomadic peoples and become pastoral land, Guanzhong will no longer be stable. When the Central Plains is in chaos, a large number of agricultural populations enter this area and are absorbed by nomadic peoples, and will soon develop. If you are lucky, you may also go out of Tongguan to compete with the Central Plains. Yingzhou is a place that is suitable for both farming and fishing and hunting. After being occupied by fishing and hunting nations, it is the same as the several counties in Hetao and Hexi.

Eliminating Dangxiang will eliminate the fundamental rise of the northern grassland nations. There will no longer be large land suitable for farming north of Yinshan. Without farming support, the grassland nations will not have the capital to truly threaten the Central Plains. Next, facing the Khitan, it is actually not enough to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. To solve the fundamental problem, it must occupy Liaodong and become an irreversible agricultural area. Only when the two wings of the northeast and northwest fly together can the Central Plains be as stable as Mount Tai.

In the tent of the commander, Xu Ping and Wu Zunlu analyzed the situation they faced. He was particularly worried that his army would advance northward and the Dangxiang tribe would reconcile again. Such tribes would be defeated by wind and clouds, but it was very troublesome to stabilize them. It was not enough to send officials to garrison. Xu Ping's army had 200,000. To completely control Dangxiang's land, there must be no less than this number of mainland population. There is enough farming population here to reverse the trend of tribalization and nomadic trend.

Regarding the map, Xu Ping talked to Wu Zunlu about the Dangxiang tribes in various places and said to him: "After capturing Lingzhou, I will station troops here for about ten days to repair them, and at the same time solve the two cities of Yaode and Pule, south of Lingzhou, have sent troops to renovate and store food and grass there. With these two cities, I will join the Qingyuan Army. Xu Huaide's troops will send 10,000 people to Lingzhou to help you deter the Dangxiang tribes."

Wu Zunlu nodded and pointed to the map and said, "How to say about Tiandu Mountain? There are many Dangxiang tribes there. If you say you want to prevent tribes from causing chaos, the first thing you need to prevent is where."

"Tiandu Mountain returns to Jingyuan Road, and you have the command of the Ministry of Inspection and Inspectors. You don't need to be distracted. To the south of Qingyuan Army in the east, it will be Huanqing Road, and Xingling Road is bounded by Qingyuan Army. The territory under your jurisdiction is mostly a desert of the sea and desert, and Dangxiang's population is not large and there are few tribes. There is no way. Now Jingyuan and Huanqing Road have many soldiers, and you have few people here. The biggest trouble is to recruit soldiers from the Central Plains, transfer officials, and set up camp and field affairs between Xingling Prefectures as soon as possible. If necessary, you can first transfer people from Qinzhou."

Wu Zunlu said in a row that he only brought a few accompanying officials, and now he is a bare commander. Now the local government is separated by military and civilians. Unlike the previous commander's office, he can no longer use military commanders to serve as local officials, and his manpower is very short. Moreover, Xu Ping's army will go north quickly, and local public security needs to recruit troops separately, which is even more difficult. Fortunately, the two states of Xingling are places where farmland was originally reclaimed. There are more Han people and fewer tribes in foreign countries, so it is relatively easy to stabilize.

After thinking for a while, Wu Zunlu said, "Before I arrived here, I heard that Xu Huaide's army had not made any achievements before and was regarded as a joke by the surrounding generals. After the Protectorate Army headed north, all this area was entrusted to him. Is it reliable?"

Xu Ping smiled and said, "As soon as the Hao thief was destroyed, the Dangxiang tribes were unable to command the entire clan, even if there was a rebellion, it would only be a few times. The troops and horses before Qin Fenglu were not as good as Xu Huaide's troops. Have there been great chaos in decades?"

Wu Zunlu nodded, still a little worried. Qin Fenglu had few troops and horses, and the surrounding area was full of foreign powers, but there had never been any forces that could challenge the government. The biggest chaos was that Zong brother Li Lizun invaded Qinzhou and was defeated by Cao Wei in a battle. From then on, Tubo no longer did anything. The rise of Ye Siluo still took advantage of the opportunity that the Liugu Fan tribe in Hexi was driven south by Yuan Hao. However, Dangxiang finally produced three generations of Yuan Hao's grandparents, which were not comparable to Qinzhou.
Chapter completed!