Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1187

On June [-]th of the third year of Jianji, Taishan Palace.

Ge Congzhou took a deep breath, and under the guidance of Li Yixian, the commander of Yin'anzhi, went in to meet Shao Shude.

"Your Majesty." Ge Congzhou bowed.

Shao Shude went up to him personally, lifted him up, and asked someone to bring an axe, and said with a smile: "In the eighth year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty ordered Li Jing to be the chief commander of the army, and he ascended the altar to pay homage to the general and conferred the axe as a master. I also have Good general, I specially ordered you to be the deputy envoy and envoy of the Qizhou battalion command, and this ax can be held."

"I obey the order." Ge Congzhou bowed again and took the axe.

"This Northern Expedition, do you know what is the top priority?" Shao Shude asked.

Shao Shude is not worried about Ge Congzhou's military ability.In my impression, the obvious failure in his life in history was the Southern Expedition Yang Xingmi, but it was Pang Shigu's fault. The main force was flooded in Qingkou. Gu Bai also followed the defeat and ran away.

At other times, his military ability has been greatly demonstrated, and he can be called a figure like a god of war.

Of course, Shao Shude is not sure if Ge Congzhou in this time and space is still so powerful.After all, life experiences are different.People need to keep learning, and the generals are the same. Every bit of their experience will be brought together to have a huge impact.

Shao Shude has been observing for the past few years.Ge Congzhou was really on his own, but it was actually when he attacked Zhu Jin in Yanzhou.The performance was actually pretty good. In the battle of Rencheng, Yan Bao lost his helmet and armor.At other times, Zhu Jin was not given any chances, and with a group of recruits trained by Zhu Quanzhong in the later period, Zhu Jin was finally able to do well.

When guarding Weizhou, he fought several times with Hedong, Chengde, and Cangjing. He won more than he lost, and the loser was not under his personal command, and the scale was not large. The overall performance can be said to be good.

All these things made Shao Shude make up his mind to appoint Ge Congzhou as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, specifically responsible for the war against Hebei.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the first priority is to work together and fight steadily." Ge Congzhou replied.

"Good." Shao Shude said happily.

Ge Congzhou's understanding is quite in place.

He is now equivalent to Wang Maozhang in the Battle of Baixiang in history.Wang Maozhang commanded [-] Liang troops to fight against the combined forces of Hedong and Chengde, but they were defeated badly.

Wang Maozhang is not ignorant of soldiers.But the Jin army sent hundreds of cavalry to lure him, so he attacked with the whole army and chased him for dozens of miles.

The result is obvious. Even though Liang Jun had no time to eat and lost his physical strength, he "recovered from defeat" four times. The battle situation was very stalemate, but Wei Bo couldn't hold back at the critical moment and ran away, which became the last straw that broke the camel's back .

Why Wang Maozhang is so impatient, outsiders don't know.But judging from Zhu Quanzhong's words to comfort Wang Maozhang afterwards, Han Qing, Li Si'an and other Liang generals refused to accept it, and Wang Maozhang's eagerness to prove himself must be an extremely important reason-"I also know that Han Qing and Li Si'an despise you as guests, don't From Jieduer", Zhu Quanzhong is clear about the inside story, and his words should be on point.

Shao Shude once did not understand why Zhu Quanzhong used a descendant to command his main force.But after stepping up to the handsome position or even the monarchy step by step, I know that some things are unavoidable.

The essence of politics is balance.

Zhu Quanzhong is the emperor of the Later Liang Dynasty. He cannot always rely on the meritorious group he started. This is a very dangerous thing, and it is not something an emperor should do.It's a pity that he played too much, mistrusted Wang Maozhang, and lost a lot of elites.

Ge Congzhou is in such a situation now, so Shao Shude immediately asked him what his top priority is, and Ge Congzhou answered well: work together, work steadily.

In addition, Ge Congzhou has another advantage over Wang Maozhang, that is, he has an army that he has led for a long time: the Left and Right Dragon Army.

Zhu Quanzhong's soldiers are all good. The Tianwu Eighth Army has fought all kinds of battles in the past few years and has a lot of experience.What's more, a large number of veterans of the Xia army have been recruited. After successfully kneading on the Weibo battlefield, their combat effectiveness is not weak.

With such a troop, Ge Congzhou still has sufficient confidence.

"Tianxiong's army has advanced to the vicinity of Dezhou, and all the divisions on the East Road have entered Dizhou. You command well." Shao Shude said: "As long as you fight steadily and don't rush forward, the enemy will have nothing to take advantage of. Don't have any pressure, even if you hold off for a long time. It’s been a long time, and I don’t blame you. How much food and grass you consume, I will make up for you. How many soldiers die, how much will the recruits from Shanzhou Academy and Yunzhou Academy make up for you. Don’t worry about someone slandering me, I’m not old yet. As for the level of insensitivity, I am in Taishan Palace, so I can see it clearly. Just let it go and do what you want."

"I understand." Ge Congzhou was also very moved.

The sage's words basically dispelled all his worries.

Worried about fighting for a long time and consuming too much money, food and sergeants?The sage says you don't have to worry, I don't care.

Worried that others will say that you have a different heart and deliberately support yourself?The sage said that I was watching from the side, and I could clearly distinguish right from wrong.

Worried about playing too ugly and not showing your own level?The sage said to follow your ideas, I will not interfere.

There is no more pressure and no more excuses.Ge Congzhou once again strengthened his thinking.

If there are few soldiers, insufficient food and grass, and time is tight, we must find ways to fight some beautiful battles and fairy battles.Of course, the so-called fairy battle also requires the cooperation of the enemy. They are not stupid or make mistakes, and you can't have a bright moment.And since it is necessary to operate a difficult fairy battle, it is impossible for your body to be invulnerable, and you will show your flaws, and the enemy may seize the opportunity to beat you to pieces.

Now that there is enough food and grass, there are too many soldiers to die, and there is no huge threat from other directions, then Ge Congzhou knows how to fight-to make use of his strengths and avoid weaknesses, and take advantage of his own advantages of having more soldiers and more food and grass.

As for the amount of consumption, that is what the saint and the prime minister should consider.Save them money?If you lose and get beheaded, people won't appreciate you saving money for him.As a warrior himself, he should be pure and everything is about winning.

"Xingyuan soldiers, Jiangling soldiers, Longjian soldiers, Helong Fan soldiers, you have to use them well." Shao Shude walked a few steps in the hall and said again.

Ge Congzhou is a wise man, of course he would not misunderstand the meaning of this sentence. "Use it well", as if these soldiers are some of the world's elite.

"Your Majesty, the Sanchuan, Jingnan, and Helong sergeants are not good at field battles, but are good at attacking cities." Ge Congzhou said: "I will definitely use their strengths to make them attack cities for the court."

"Okay." Shao Shude nodded with satisfaction, and said: "The Fanhe Department of the Chishui Army has reached Denglaiqing, and can cross the sea at any time. This department is also under your control, so use it well."

"Of order." Ge Congzhou responded.

The meaning of "use well" here is quite different.

The Chishui army has eight thousand soldiers and many martial arts students. Before that, the saint stayed in Luoyang. The saint visited the army twice every three days. He taught martial arts and hunted countless times.

This army must be used well, literally.

And this army went to Dengleqing, ready to attack across the sea, which is also in line with the saint's military habits.

Many generals knew that the sage had in his hand a military book titled "Taizong and Li Weigong Questions and Confrontations" given to him by Prime Minister Song Le, and it was almost torn apart.

Ge Congzhou also read it, and he knew it was a fake military book.

The fake part is that the anonymous author pretended to ask Tang Taizong and Li Jing to ask questions.Have people ever said those words in the book?Ge Congzhou thinks it is unlikely.

But the content is really good, and it is in line with the consistent style of using troops since Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, loved the strategy of employing troops with the combination of righteousness and strangeness. If there are righteous soldiers, there must be strange soldiers.Today is also a fan of this method, and it has been carried forward even more-there are tactical and strategic strategies. They are used eclecticly and have their own deep understanding. Ge Congzhou admires them very much.

The Chishui Army is a surprise soldier, and it should be used at critical moments.

Shao Shude wanted to say more, but he didn't say anything, and Ge Congzhou stepped down.

Once you have chosen the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, you must fully trust him.He also came out of the pile of dead people. It has not been a year or two since he led the army. After observing for so long, his ability has been recognized by you, so what are you talking about?
Ge Congzhou has his own way of using troops. If you talk too much, people dare not refute or disobey your will because you are the emperor. Maybe you will mess up his rhythm. You are just asking for trouble.

After Ge Congzhou left, Shao Shude called in another group of officials from Huaihai Road: Governor Zhang Yanqiu, Transit Envoy Song Yao, Prison Envoy Li Tong, Xuezheng Zhang Wenwei.

"Except for the five prefectures of Xu, Si, Su, Hai, and Andong, the rest of the nine prefectures have tried their best to transfer food, grass, and military resources. The master has only collected 10 yuan, which is not enough, far from enough. Continue to collect [-] yuan, a total of [-] people , waiting for dispatch." Shao Shude said.

"I obey the order." Zhang Yanqiu and Song Yao responded together.

5 are only the masters of Huaihai Road, there are 20 people in Zhili Road, and 80 in Henan Province, which is [-] people.Weibo and Dizhou, which are the battlefields, of course have to recruit a large number of masters, and the total number of teachers is very large.In addition to the imperial army and the various ministries of the servant army, the so-called [-] army is not an exaggeration, which is similar to the scale of Zhu Quanzhong's conquest of Cangjing and Chengde in history, and may be slightly larger.

Zhu Quanzhong's 50-strong army was abandoned halfway because of his serious illness, and Shao Shude stayed here anyway, and must wait for the results.

"Don't ask people to spend their energy in vain for the collection of civilian ships. You should reward those who should be rewarded, otherwise you won't be able to recruit so many ships next time." Shao Shude said again: "Ping Haijun came to report that there are still insufficient ships. Denglai Qingsan What do you eat in the state? Make up for it quickly. If you delay the schedule of the Chishui Army, follow the military law."

"In addition, I have recruited so many masters, and I heard that there are many complaints from the people. Please tell the people and scholars that Hebei will never be destroyed, and Henan will never be peaceful. This little thing can't be done well. I think the Huaihai Road is a big problem. It's over. Let's hurry up, this battle is very critical, if I can't even set foot in Hebei during my northern tour, wouldn't it be ridiculous?"

"I will obey the order." Zhang Yanqiu, Song Yao and others were a little apprehensive, and hurriedly responded.

After waving them back, Shao Shude walked to the map again and looked at it quietly.

Hundreds of thousands of troops marched to Hebei for the second time, this time they were overwhelmed by their numbers.When Lu Yanwei is in danger, let's see if he can attract any big fish.

(End of this chapter)