Chapter 246 Recruiting Flying Generals(2/2)
Emperor Daowu of the Northern Wei Dynasty Tuoba Gui believed that Yunzhong was a Fengshui treasure land, so he built Yunzhong City near Yunzhong, becoming the main city of Tuoba Xianbei tribe.
After Tuoba Tao led Yang Dayan back from Li Zicheng's Mizhi Village, he prepared troops to attack Li Zicheng.
In addition to breeding war horses, the Tuoba Xianbei tribe also took in a large number of Han farmers, set up villages in settling, farming and reclamation, solving military supplies, and supplying food.
The Xianbei minister who was responsible for appeaseing Han peasants was also a big shot. His reputation might even surpass that of Emperor Daowu Tuoba Gui and Emperor Taiwu Tuoba Tao, because this person was Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty - Tuoba Hong.
Tuoba Tao is Tuoba Hong's grandfather.
Tuoba Hong reformed and moved the capital to Luoyang, accelerated the sinicization of the Xianbei, highly praised Han culture, and was good at pacifying people's hearts. Therefore, the Tuoba Xianbei tribe asked Tuoba Hong to manage the Han people and Tuoba Tao manage the Xianbei people.
Tuoba Hong's political ability should not be underestimated. Since childhood, under the influence of the strong-wives of political women, Empress Feng, the Han nationality, had the courage to reform under the pressure of the Xianbei nobles.
If Tuoba Hong had not organized Han farmers to farm in the Yunzhong area, the Tuoba Xianbei tribe might have been defeated due to shortage of food.
Every winter, tribes disappear on the prairie.
If you have no food, you can only send troops to attack other tribes, but you can't attack them, so you can only rely on other tribes or starve to death.
The reason why nomadic civilizations are soldiers and are aggressive by nature is closely related to their fragile production structure. The grasslands pursue the forest law of the strong prey on the weak.
Tuoba Hong saw Tuoba Tao leading cavalry to attack other tribes and captured tens of thousands of cattle and sheep.
Before attacking Li Zicheng, Tuoba Tao began to train troops with the surrounding nomadic tribes to improve the level of cavalry under his command.
"I don't know when I will see Luoyang again."
Tuoba Hong believes that the northeast of the clouds is cold, with wind and snow in June, and sand often rises, making it not suitable for living. Luoyang and Chang'an are the ideal capital in the south.
"You are wrong. Born in distress and died in peace. The royal city is in a bitter and cold place, and may not be inferior to the wealthy place in the Central Plains. In this way, we can maintain the bloodline of our Xianbei warriors. Otherwise, if we stay in the prosperous Central Plains for a long time and are full of paper and gold, the warriors in our clan will definitely fall into depravity. In less than two or three generations, they will become playboys and have no combat power."
Tuoba Tao talked with his descendant Tuoba Hong, and did not think that moving the capital to Chang'an was a good idea.
"The clouds are in a bitter and cold place, and it is difficult to control the Central Plains. I can only say that fish and bear's paws cannot be both."
Tuoba Hong admitted that what Tuoba Tao said was reasonable. Once the nomadic tribes stayed in the Central Plains for a long time and enjoyed the taste of glory and wealth, they would not dare to fight to the death.
I am used to living a good life, but no one is willing to fight to the death.
The tribes in the bitter and cold land think that they are a bad life and dare to fight.
This is also why some barbarians who don’t know where they can often overthrow prosperous empires.
After entering the Central Plains, the force quickly relaxed.
"The ancestors want to take Mizhizhai?"
Tuoba Hong asked about Tuoba Tao’s plan.
From the bottom of my heart, Tuoba Hong respected Tuoba Tao very much. The relationship between the two was equivalent to meeting Li Shimin by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.
Chapter completed!