Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1046 Plan
"Your Highness." In Liyang City, Heyang Jiedu envoy Song Le and Xuanwu Army Jiedu envoy Chen Cheng joined hands to visit.

"This year, the summer tax was collected in advance. Do the people complain?" Shao Shude asked the soldiers to serve tea to the two, and asked casually.

"Three years of tax exemption, the people have already breathed a sigh of relief, and they still have some savings." Chen Cheng said: "In this world, the 200 million people in the seven prefectures of Bian Song Dynasty don't expect their lives to be good. Your Highness is already quite generous. gone."

Yes, the common people have low requirements.

Heavy taxes, heavy labor, and dangerous military service, these measures that could be called tyranny in peacetime, have become commonplace at this time.The common people's expectations of life have been lowered again and again, so that they can survive without their wives and children being separated. In their hearts, they are already masters of the world.

It's a pity that such a simple request is still a luxury in troubled times.Until Zhu Quanzhong, a savage man from heaven, swept away the monsters and monsters in Henan, and gave the people the hope of survival for the first time.

After Shao Shude occupied Henan, in order to restore the unimaginable consequences of the seven-year tug-of-war, he resolutely implemented the strategy of recuperation.The three-year tax holiday brought the increasingly numb people in Henan back from the brink of collapse.

Henan people are sensible.Having been tax free for three years, you can't expect more.This year, Xiashou collected taxes in advance to support Xia Jun's war in Hebei. They all understood that they had nothing to say, and they dared not say anything.

"It's a pity that the three-field system couldn't even be pushed away in Kansai, and there is no spare energy to give back to the people of the Xuanwu Army." Shao Shude sighed, and said: "Send Yang Yue an order that the Daibei grassland is running out of oil and water, and take care of Khitan more. If more cattle and sheep can be plundered, I will ask someone to exchange them for money, food, tea and silk."

Of course, the livestock is not given to the people of Xuanwu for free. In fact, they can't afford it, so they have to rent it or pay in installments.

In addition, Niuzhuang, which was jointly established by the tribes in northern Guanbei, is now slowly expanding its business to Guanzhong.Shao Shude can say hello and ask them to allocate part of the cattle and sheep quota to trade in the states of the Xuanwu Army.

It's a matter of mutual benefit.On the one hand, the grassland chieftains sold a large number of livestock to the Central Plains in exchange for a large number of urgently needed supplies. On the other hand, the people of the Central Plains also exchanged silk and other things for cattle and sheep that can improve agricultural productivity. It is a win-win situation.

Niuzhuang underwent an expansion the year before last, and more than a dozen tribal nobles including the Yeli family, the Wuzang family, the Weicai family, the Wang family, and the Hun family entered this business organization, and established the status of each family based on strength, influence and other factors. The number of shares.

For grassland people, livestock is a symbol of wealth, but after a certain amount, it is meaningless. It is better to replace it with commodities from the Central Plains to improve their quality of life.In the past, there was no mutual trust between the grasslands and the Central Plains, and trade was extremely troublesome, but now the obstacles have been removed, which greatly facilitates trade.

After years of development, Niuzhuang has expanded its business scope.In addition to the sales of cattle, sheep, horses and camels, medicinal materials from the prairie, high-grade leather, domesticated calves, and even products from the Western Regions represented by them have also been added. It is becoming more and more like a large-scale commercial syndicate.

Shao Shude would like to see them make money, it's better than fighting.Interest is the thing that touches people's soul the most. If the Central Plains does not do business with them in the future, I wonder if these Tibetans will rush south to maintain "free trade"?
"Your Highness is really generous and benevolent." Chen Cheng complimented him in awe.

Song Le glanced at Chen Cheng.Although he also admired Shao Shude's character of caring about people's livelihood at all times, he really couldn't bear to say this.

"Okay, let's drink tea first." Li Yixian has already brought up the brewed tea, each of them poured a bowl, Shao Shude asked everyone to sit down, after a pause, he said: "I'm looking for you this time, one is to touch Find out the bottom of Heyang and Xuanwu towns. Another thing is to find out where the soldiers are now."

"Your Highness must have already accomplished it?" Song Le asked.

"Yes." Shao Shude didn't hide anything, and said directly: "I originally wanted to attack Weibo first, but after thinking about it carefully, Weibo has [-] to [-] soldiers and horses. It will be very troublesome if you insist on defending and procrastinating for a long time. In this case, it is better to attack Cizhou first, eliminate Li Keyong's forces in the east of Taihang Mountain, capture Xing Mingci, and then attack Weibo with a big victory."

"Your Highness's strategy is justified." Song Le said: "The towns in Hebei are just housekeeper dogs. Don't look at Wei Bo's gang of warriors clamoring to take back the two states of Xiangwei all day long, in fact, that's what happened. Several months Before, when Xie Yanhui from Weizhou came to Mengzhou, I had a long talk with him. Xie Sima had something to say, but Wei Bo’s soldiers were actually very contradictory. On the one hand, they were very dissatisfied with the fall of the two prefectures of Xiangwei and wanted to take them back, but on the other hand, they were afraid of me. The army is so powerful that they dare not provoke alone, they have to find someone to be brave enough to act together."

"Xie Yanhui's words are very accurate. He is stern, and he is talking about Wei Bowu." Shao Shude laughed.

"It's good that your Highness understands their nature." Song Le said: "We attack Cizhou, and Wei Bo may not necessarily join in the fun. When our army attacks Wei Bo, Li Keyong will definitely join in the fun. In this case, it is better to concentrate our forces and defeat one of them first. direction of the enemy."

The most important thing in the art of war is to defeat the few with the masses and bully the weak with the strong. Song Le is obviously in favor of attacking Li Keyong first.

"Actually, if we hit Cizhou first, Wei Bo might not have troubled us." Chen Cheng said from the side: "Life and death are critical, and common sense cannot be used. We still have to have a countermeasure."

Shao Shude's way of using troops, according to the modern saying, is to like to pile up redundancy, and the fault tolerance is quite high, and it will not cause a chain reaction and collapse of the whole line because of a collapse of one place.For important nodes, according to common sense, it may be enough to pile up 1 soldiers. Shao Shude often piles up [-] soldiers, which is double fault tolerance.

Chen Cheng felt that his master should be prepared with both hands.

"The right wing of the Yi Cong Army has not crossed the river, and it has reached Puzhou." Shao Shude said: "It may not be possible to break the situation with just [-] people, but it is enough to restrain the attention of the thieves. On the other hand, the Tianping Army The State Army of various states can also come in handy.”

"Your Highness is safe when using troops." Chen Cheng arched his hands and sighed: "I have nothing to say."

"Your Highness's strategy is not a problem." Song Le also said.

Shao Shude made up his mind.The two seasoned counselors thought that Wei Bo could let it go for a while, so this strategy should be fine.

In a war, there are strategic decisions first, followed by tactical choices, and the rest is execution.

The current situation is very favorable.News came from the direction of Suzhou on the southern route. After the plum blossoms, Li Tangbin had mobilized the two armies of Pengri and Pengsheng and more than [-] Bo and Sutuan villagers to lay siege to Donghe City.

The two armies of Longhu and Gongchen rotate at any time, and the army of Longxiang serves as a reserve team.

These miscellaneous armies have just been transferred with more than 5000 backbones, and their combat power has been greatly reduced. New officers have just been appointed.

On the southern line, it's not a big problem, just take your time.

The northern line is about to start a big battle. This is the second time Shao Shude tries to extend his "black hand" into Hebei.

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On June 29, the first year of God Bless, the sun was scorching and extremely hot.

On both sides of the Fushui River, the small-scale cavalry confrontation gradually disappeared, and the entire front fell into an eerie calm.

If you have to explain it, it actually makes sense.Because it's summer, the weather is hot, wandering outside all day, no matter whether it's a human or a horse, it can't stand it.

In addition, there were several heavy rains just a while ago, and the mountain torrents surged, and the surface of the Fushui River not only widened, but also deepened.Several places that can be waded by horseback have been submerged and turned into deep water areas, which seriously hindered the actions of both sides.

Today, Li Keyong braved the scorching sun to personally inspect along the river.

I'm 45 years old, I don't know if I'm worried or what, my temples have faint gray hair.

Gai Yu silently followed behind, frowning, no longer calm and calm as before.

Several riders came rushing from a distance, breaking the calm of the river.

"Any news?" Li Ke sat on the horseback and asked without looking back.

"Returning to Your Majesty, our department has repeatedly checked and found that there is an endless stream of sergeants, chariots and horses on the post road between the Xiangwei and the guards, all day long." Capture and torture."

"Send someone again, we must inquire clearly." Li Keyong emphasized his voice.

"Of course." The visitor hurriedly retreated.

The war is about to start, and intelligence is the most important thing.

Where is the enemy, how many soldiers are there, which direction is marching, and the morale of the army is the most basic, so we must figure it out.

After obtaining the above information, you can try to make some in-depth judgments, that is, what are the enemy's intentions, how is their logistics supply, and how long can they last?
At this time, you can even substitute yourself into the role of the enemy, use the information you have obtained to guess the enemy's intentions, and simulate the attack route.In this process, one's own side simulates how to respond, and even countermeasures.

As the saying goes, all things are forewarned, and nothing is foregone.The so-called famous generals who have wisdom in their hands and take three steps in one step, generally speaking, have a very powerful staff team around them to help him simulate various possibilities in advance.

Of course, there are also people who rely on their own talents to fight, and one person can overwhelm the opponent's entire staff group, which is another matter.

"Your Majesty, it's actually quite obvious." Gai Yu said, "The number of cavalry sent by the Xia bandits across the river to provoke has decreased, but the number of scouts has increased. Xiangzhou has also repeatedly increased its troops, at least 5 to [-] more within ten days. They are very likely to attack Cizhou. Strange, although Wei Bo has close to [-] warriors, the Xia people should not pay attention to them, instead of attacking them, they went north instead. Your Majesty, the final judge made a mistake, this matter... "

"I don't blame you." Li Keyong turned his head, smiled, and said, "It's not too late now. We have few soldiers, but Wei Bo has many. It's not unusual for the Xia bandits to attack me. In fact, this time is not bad, Shao The more soldiers and horses mobilized by the thieves, the harder it is to hide their whereabouts. Judging from Xiangzhou's tossing, the troops have not yet been fully assembled, and the troops used this time are likely to be more than [-], and there is still time to prepare."

After a great war in later generations enters the execution stage, generally speaking, it will be pointed out that a certain party has completed the assembly of troops, and then the battle officially begins.In fact, it was similar in ancient times. It was impossible for an army of 10,000+ to achieve a sudden battle. The process of gathering personnel and materials was very long. As long as you are not blind, you can see clearly. It is almost a clear card—of course, if there are not enough enemies Professional, then there is no way.

Both sides will try to prevent the enemy from obtaining intelligence, creating the so-called fog of war.At this time, Li Keyong was still guessing about the strength and main attack direction of the Xia army, and Shao Shude had actually been trying to figure out the strength and deployment of the Jin army.

Try to get as much as you can get before the war.After the war starts, you can also try the quality of the enemy in front of you through combat operations, and then further judge the main force of the opponent, which is actually the so-called "fire reconnaissance".

"Send an envoy to Weizhou to inquire about Luo Shaowei's situation." Li Keyong ordered.

"Okay, the general will send someone now." The urgency in Gai Yu's heart began to grow faintly.He had a hunch that this was an overwhelming attack.

(End of this chapter)