When the Zhou Huai'an traveled from the territory of Yingzhou, Liaoxi (now Qinhuangdao City, Hebei), in front of envoys and representatives of various ethnic groups, they completed the ceremony of sacrificing the sea and erecting the inscription, leaving 10,000 peaceful soldiers and 25,000 leaders. The armies of Tianping, Heyang, and Dongdu chose to pick up the An Dong marching army, which was reorganized and re-armed; when they embarked on the return journey, they changed their way.
The remaining tens of thousands of people as guards and entourages, plus all kinds of people who followed from the three towns in Hebei; from the long and narrow coastal Yingzhou to the west into the hilly Jizhou (now Jixian, Hebei). This is also the transition zone between the Yanshan Mountains and the North China Plain. Therefore, the most common sight is the pastures and stables that stretch between the mountains and valleys under the boundless fields, as well as the herds of cows and horses that are screaming and galloping.
And along the gradually elevated road to the northwest, you came to the territory of Tanzhou (Miyun County, Beijing) in the depths of the Yanshan Mountains. As an important barrier to Youzhou, it is also the border wall separating Yanbei Fortress. The fortress is continuous; therefore, although there is no magnificent sight between the winding mountains of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty at this time, there are also beacons and outposts that can be seen from time to time, and the northernmost mountain pass is leading to the grassland beyond the Great Wall. The main point of the city-Gubeikou.
Then, along these beacons and guards guarded by the outposts, the vertical and horizontal mountain ravines and valleys traveled westward; passing through the relatively narrow Guishun State (Huairou County, Hebei) in the southwest of Tanzhou, and arrived at the same distribution. In the narrow river valley, the Guzhucheng (now Changping County, Hebei) where the state governance of the belt is located; and after passing through the Gujimen Pass/Juyong Pass forty miles northwest of Guzhucheng, it formally entered the famous Taihang Eighth Pass. , Is also the northernmost military capital Xingnei;
The scenery here has also become more and more narrow and dangerous. The mountains and valleys and deep trenches have become a little untimely gloomy and desolate. Often walking and walking, there are protruding pieces of greenery on the rock wall. The airborne sounds of birds and beasts seem to be ubiquitous, but most of the blue sky is obscured, and the flying birds are almost invisible, which makes people feel a little depressed and alert.
And following the boundary marker encountered again at the mountain pass a few miles north of Juyongguan Pass, he arrived at another important town of the Ping Fan in the embrace of the mountains-Guizhou (now Huailai County, Hebei Province). And here happens to be the intersection of several side walls between Yanshan Mountain in Hebei Province and Daibei in Hedong; therefore, Qingyi Army, Guangbian Army, Baiyang Town, Huairong Town, etc. were established here. The town thinks it is guarded.
At the same time, because the local relatively open mountains and criss-crossing river valleys lead directly to the outside of the fortress; the northern foot of Yanshan Mountain (near Zhangjiakou, Hebei) at the other end of the arms control border wall and defense barrier in Guangbian, was defeated by the Khitan The Xixi Tribe, which was split afterwards, is now a settlement where it can live and multiply under the shelter and support of Lulong Town in disguise.
Compared with the Khitan Babu, which is half-fishing, hunting, and half-nomadic in Songmo Dudu and has been partially settled; the Xi people, known as the same species, once active in Raole Dudu, are half-safari and half-grazing between the mountains and grasslands. Make a living. Therefore, the horses and bows are sharp and the cavalry occupies a large proportion of the eight Khitan tribes, while the Xi people are mostly known for their relatively sturdy mountain pawns and chariots.
Therefore, it was not until more than 20 years ago that the Khitan talent found the opportunity to defeat this old enemy who had been in love and killed for many years, and made most of it a vassal by supporting the puppets. Only a small part of the Xi Bu who was unwilling to surrender and be controlled by the enemy moved west to Guizhou (outside Zhangjiakou in later generations), and regained a foothold under the support and shelter of Lulong Town. There have been more than 100,000 tribes who have survived so far. , But still not as strong as Dong Xi who stayed in the ancestral land of Beishan.
Therefore, when Zhou Huaian’s team arrived in the local area, there were hundreds of nobles, chieftains, and chiefs from the nineteenth-affiliated tribes of Xixi’s six tribes, who came to visit and apologize under the leadership of the old and vigorous King Xi. Also presented many tribute gifts such as healthy horses and fox fur. After all, they betrayed their former benefactor at the crucial moment during Lu Long's Northern Expedition. This is an indelible stain and guilt.
While Zhou Huaian accepted the tribute and apologized, as a price and condition for surrendering the rebellion and even provoking the crime before being held accountable, the Xixi Ministry had to make up 10,000 string-controlling soldiers with their own bows and horses and the same number. Ding Zhuang, join the sequence of An Dong's camp to hear the effect. Of course, Zhou Huaian also verbally supported his follow-up attack on the remnants of Dongxi within the territory of Rao Le Dudu and his request to retake the ancestral land of Beishan.
If nothing else, these Xixi tribes, who need to rely on the support of Lulong Town to gain a foothold outside the Forbidden City, will be part of the chain plan of the Taiping Army to build a fortification and division of the river system and blockade the grassland and pastoral areas in the North Forbidden City in the future. , Which first started as a pilot and demonstration area. Therefore, you might as well give a taste of the sweetness to hang on, and then slowly concoct it.
After skipping this episode, continue along the Guishui River Valley that runs through the capital city. After passing Huaian County in Guizhou, you arrive at Xinzhou (near Zhuolu County, Hebei) under the jurisdiction of Tiancheng Army and Qingsai The fork in the road between the army; it can be regarded as leaving the scope of Hebei Road and entering Daibei territory, which belongs to Hedong Road. And here, the terrain that was originally going up slowly seems to be suddenly raised a lot, and there are many steep slopes and winding mountain roads.
And the surrounding scenery has also changed from the lush and lush, beautiful and steep mountains and flowers to the generally low and sparse vegetation, with large rocks and cracks and mottled cliffs; but it was originally spring and summer. At the turn of the day, the relatively humid and warm river valley climate gradually turned into a large lead-colored canopy with gusts of cold wind and low cloud pressure on the top of the mountain, alternately with occasional sunlight shining through the clouds.
And Zhou Huaian's party was even on an unnamed mountain ridge, and encountered a rather short shower with ice particles. From this, I also feel the moody state called the alpine climate changing day by day. It took about a day to cross the long north-south and narrow east-west direction of Xinzhou to reach the boundary of Yunzhong City (now Datong, Shanxi) in the hinterland of Daibei.
This is also the first city recorded in the history of the Mongolian Plateau. It originated from the seat of the Yunzhong County of Zhao State during the Warring States Period. It was also one of the Great Wall Corps that later Qin Shihuang pushed the Huns to the north, advancing to the base and one of the starting points; and later the Han Wu Emperor counterattacked the grassland to dismember the Huns.
It can be said that Yunzhong City, as the hub of the Daibei Mountains and the grasslands outside the Great Wall, has participated in and witnessed countless changes and successes and failures on the grasslands in the past dynasties, and it has also left unknowing the merits and demerits of many historical records. . However, Zhou Huaian made a special trip to stay for one day, and visited the nearby Yungang Grottoes, which are relatively more intact than later generations;
Especially with the images of the Northern Wei Dynasty emperors as a copy, and still from the earliest colorful "Tan Yao Five Caves", there are many accompanying colorful paintings, which can be regarded as the settlement of some regrets and old grievances of later generations. Then I climbed to the most prestigious Hanging Temple in Beiyue Hengshan, which was erected on a cliff with wooden stakes; I wrote a poem "Deng Heng Mountain" by Jin Yuanhao, a later generation. It's a pity that there are no nuns in the area, but there are. Several Taoist temples.
After converging here with Ge Congzhou’s army on behalf of the North, and after patrolling and condoning the soldiers stationed in the area, they brought a group of locals such as Tuhuo, Shatuo, Dadan and others who were forced to join in as trophies and hostages in disguise. Leader of the remaining tribe; all the way south to Mayi City in Shuozhou (now Shuo County, Shanxi). During the period, I went to take a special look at Huanghuadui (River Valley) where one of the three surnames of Shatuo originated from Zhu Xie; it was just that the area had been burned to a white land and was barren for years.
Therefore, when Zhou Huai'an continued to go south and cross the gateway of Daizhou, it was also one of the world's majestic passes between the towering Lianyun Juzhu Mountain and Xiawu Mountain. It was known as Yanmen Pass and Yanmen Great City (now Daixian County, Shanxi). At that time, he stayed there for two more days. And turn to the world's Buddhism resort to the southwest, Wutai Mountain, known as the Manjusri Bodhisattva Dojo, and go around.
During this inspection and tour in disguise, Zhou Huaian told the local garrison general Zhao Jingfan’s follow-up renovation work for many Buddhist monasteries, especially when he found out that a large number of monks and monks were obviously inconsistent with the repairs. The Liang Jin Yin Qian Si He Tian Chan Di Store The results of the work were fully affirmed and rewarded. At the same time, among the re-starting team, there were a group of great monks and old monks with bright heads and sad faces.
Of course, it is said that it is to invite them in the name of the government (mandatory) to go to the two capitals, where the Buddhist law is prosperous, to discuss the sutras and exchange Buddhism, so that they will not be self-defeating and backward. Of course, if they are in Buddhism in the two capitals In the uncovered conference where fellow students communicate with each other, it is impossible to discern which newcomers have passed through, so there is no need to rush back to the Dao, and they can go on "advanced studies" and "communication" directly in the Jingshi monastery.
Then, Zhou Huaian’s entourage continued to go south and crossed Dingxiang City and Shiling, Chitang, and Baijing passes in Xinzhou, and arrived at the northern part of the Jinzhong Great Plain where the terrain was suddenly widened, which was also the former Datang Three. One of the capitals is the land of Longxing—the northern capital of Taiyuan Prefecture.
Here, as the road became wide and flat, the speed of the team of people and horses also accelerated; therefore, it only took half a day to pass through Yangqu County and arrive at Taiyuan City on the bank of Jinshui; Meng Kai, the deputy ambassador of the Hedong Rehabilitation Commission and the Provisional Military Management Committee of the Northern Capital, and others who have received the news here, have also traveled a dozen miles ahead along the upper reaches of the Jinshui River, and led the crowd in Jinci to greet them.
At this time, there was also a team of messengers almost speeding into the south gate of Taiyuan Waiguo one after another. (End of this chapter)