Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1208
Shao Shude has been paying close attention to the news of the landing operations.

In fact, as early as the end of August, when the first batch of returning ships arrived in Qingzhou, news came back one after another.

No matter how confident he was in advance and how well prepared he was, landing operations have always been a worldwide problem, and he was more or less worried.

In order to relieve the pressure in his heart, he had to summon the King of Le'an County to give a banquet during the day, and hold the Empress He Shi of Shuxian in his arms until late at night.It wasn't until the imperial physician diagnosed that Empress Shuxian was pregnant that he felt refreshed and calmly approved the memorial, and his work efficiency in a day was several times that of before.

Early this morning, the latest news came from the direction of Qingzhou. After learning that most of the Ying, Ping, and Ji prefectures had been captured, Shao Shude was in a good mood. At this point in the battle, there was no longer any suspense.What to do now is to reap as many fruits of victory as possible.

"Your Majesty, please think twice about the northern tour." Outside Taishan Palace, the two prime ministers, Xiao Yun and Lu Siye, remonstrated together.

"Where are the two commanders thinking?" Shao Shude said with a smile, "If Li Ke doesn't retreat, I won't go north."

At a certain moment, he thought about whether he could cross the north and attract Li Ke to use it to attack, so as to achieve a better effect of encirclement and annihilation.Because according to the current situation, the main force of the Jin army is mostly active in the Xiangwei area of ​​Xing Mingci, so it is easy to retreat, and it is not deep enough.

But civil and military officials were firmly opposed to doing so.

On the battlefield, swords have no eyes, and anything can happen.What if something unexpected happened and Li Ke used to go straight to the Chinese army and capture him alive in the first battle?
It is true that when starting up, Chen Cheng and other confidants even encouraged Shao Shude to come to the front line many times to boost morale.But after the family has a great career, and even ascended the throne and proclaimed themselves emperor, they resolutely opposed this.There is only one reason for the change of mind during the process: they don't want to take risks, and they feel that there is no need to take risks, and they don't want to give the enemy any chance.

And the Jin army did not fight well in the Xiangwei area.

There have been victories, such as breaking into Xiangzhou, going straight to Anyang, and defeating Xia Jun between Anyang and Yecheng.

There have been failures, such as Weizhou, which was encircled by Tiande and Wuwei armies, and lost troops and generals.

These are two large-scale battles, and there are more than ten small-scale battles with each other winning and losing.Even though Li Keyong personally led the team to charge, the morale of the Jin soldiers was overwhelming, and they had the upper hand, but they still couldn't break the situation.They only approached Yongji Canal twice before being repelled.

Shao Shude doubted whether Li Keyong still had the confidence to continue entanglement.It would be a real trouble if he left.Therefore, he once wanted to cross the river in person, to attract the attention of his good brother, and tell him not to leave.

Now that the situation is also seen, the war is progressing smoothly, and the failure of the Hebei coalition is a foregone conclusion. The ministers dissuaded him, so he no longer insisted.

"Sit down and talk." Shao Shude found an open space full of wild flowers and grass, and asked the palace servants to spread out a felt blanket. The three monarchs and ministers sat down cross-legged. After a while, someone from the palace brought the boiled tea to him. come over.

In the early Tang Dynasty, everyone from the royal family to the common people liked to take food for outings. When they were tired, they spread rugs on the grass, and everyone sat around and ate and drank, which was very pleasant.

Xianzong loved this very much, and often took his concubines out of the palace for picnics.

Shao Shude also enjoys this feeling of freedom.Yes, no matter how beautiful the palace is, it will feel boring after staying for a long time.No matter how beautiful a goddess is, there is always a man behind her who is about to throw up playing with her.

It's good to go out for more walks, see more, and enjoy yourself physically and mentally.

"I heard that Youzhou venison is delicious, but I don't know that it might be eaten in Youzhou during the winter solstice." Shao Shude picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"Your Majesty, soon!" Xiao Yun and Lu Siye hadn't spoken yet, but Chen Cheng, the servant of Zhongshu, came over from not far away.

"Oh? Why did Chen Shilang teach me?" Shao Shude had some guesses in his mind.

"I just came back from the camp, and news of good news came from Dezhou. The city of Wuzang will be conquered last night, and dozens of officials and officials below Wang Qixian will be killed." Chen Cheng said with a smile: "Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Xiao Yun and Lu Siye looked at each other, laughed and stood up, saying: "I congratulate Your Majesty!"

Shao Shude sat there steadily, overjoyed in his heart, with a calm face, and said: "Sit down. Dezhou has been besieged for so long, and it will be a matter of time before the city is broken. Once the city is broken, all worries about the future will be relieved suddenly, and we can go back to work." Going all the way north."

"Your Majesty, after conquering Dezhou, Ge Shuai has ordered the capital of Wuzang to make persistent efforts and lead his troops northward to attack Lu Yanwei together with Longxiang, Tianxiong and other troops." Chen Cheng said.

Shao Shude nodded, and said: "Ge Congzhou's strategy is good, I won't interfere."

This is to strike while the iron is hot, invest the main force, and launch a counterattack against the Jin soldiers from Youzhou.At this point in the war, no one would be satisfied with merely annexing Cangjing Town, and this one would definitely go northward bravely and head straight for Youzhou.

The battle situation can be said to be completely clear.

"Is there any movement in Khitan?" Shao Shude asked suddenly as if he had thought of something.

"There is no movement." Chen Cheng replied, "The Khitans have been plundering Bohai all this time. The Bohai people can't resist the attack, but they are defending the famous city of Dayi, and all the villages and villages have given up. It seems that they are waiting for the Khitans to leave after they have plundered It was reported in July in Xincheng and Fushun that many people from Bohai fled and sought asylum. The Andong camp collected them, with a total of more than [-] households, and sent troops to escort them to counties in southern Liaoning. "

Send it over for what?Of course it was a part for the Fubing.

People in Bohai may not be willing, but this is beyond their control.To be taken away by the Khitans is also to be a slave. To be taken away by the Xia people is at least not a slave in the legal sense.It's just that the personal attachment relationship is stronger than that of ordinary tenants.

If the time is right, it is not impossible to abolish the local government military system, grant them land, and become the real people of Daxia.

As for when to abolish the Fubing system in a certain place, it is actually very simple, when it becomes the hinterland.

From this point of view, the Liaodong Peninsula is the most promising place to abolish the Fubing system.After the society prospers and the population grows, the fields under the Fubing name will gradually become substandard, and it will be difficult to afford the cost of equipment, training, and long-term battles. When the Fubing system is abolished, they will only applaud, thinking that they have got rid of the heavy burden. military service burden.

The area to the north and east of the Liaodong Peninsula will probably be difficult to abolish, because it is destined to be on the front line, and even the Liaodong Peninsula itself may not necessarily abolish the Fubing system. Everything depends on the future security situation. Anyway, Shao Shude This generation cannot be abolished, and his son's generation will probably not be abolished either.

"The Bohai people have been fooled, so they won't come here like this next time, right?" Shao Shude smiled helplessly.

It was actually with his consent that he made such a bad move.

The Bohai people originally wanted to seek the protection of the Daxia soldiers, but they did not expect that they had the same virtue as the Khitan people.The only difference is probably that when the Khitans escorted them back, they abused and killed them frequently, robbing them of every penny and beautiful women were also taken away as tools to vent their desires.The Xia people allowed them to keep their property—at least on the surface—and they were given food on the road. Old and weak women and children who could not keep up with the marching speed could ride in carriages, and only those who escaped would be arrested.

There is no difference in essence, the Xia people are a little more civilized, that's all.

It is conceivable that after the news spread, fewer and fewer people in Bohai will be deceived.But as the situation worsens, they don't actually have much choice.

The people in the Liao region have long been accustomed to such rough treatment, after all, the local environment and customs are like this.The number of large-scale migrations in history is not rare, especially since the end of Jin Dynasty.

Simply put, they are more grass tolerant.There are many rough and tough elements in the culture, and they will eventually compromise with reality.

"Your Majesty, in fact, A Baoji is quite far-sighted." Xiao Yun, who had been silent all this time, said, "For many years, he has been thinking about going south to the Central Plains, and he has made a lot of preparations for this, but he was beaten back by Li Keyong. After the situation in the Central Plains became clearer, he joined forces with Li Keyong to create trouble for Great Xia. He was the one who provoked the fierce battle between Daibei and Yanbei last year. This year's Khitan's attack on the Bohai Sea was just to make up for the losses caused by sending troops last year. .Once he succeeds, he will try to go south to the Central Plains sooner or later. If he fails, he may surrender temporarily and wait for the opportunity, just like many grassland chieftains in the previous Tang Dynasty."

Will Yeluyi surrender to the Central Plains?The prime ministers of the Zhengshitang thought it was possible, provided that he had been hurt, made him despair, and knew he couldn't fight.

In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, the Turks were so powerful that hundreds of thousands of horsemen went deep into the Central Plains, repeatedly plundering the population, and even went so far as to cultivate proxy warlords.Li Yuan once wanted to leave Chang'an and move the capital, which shows how embarrassing he is.

Logically speaking, the Turkic Khans are very proud. They have writing, official systems, and palaces. They also have conquered towns and large-scale military and armor manufacturing bases in the Western Regions of Central Asia. Surrender?

As it turns out, prairie people have softer knees than you might think.Once they were beaten, they would run away immediately. If the Central Plains Dynasty had political skills, they would not even run away, and would take the initiative to surrender.

Will the Khitan people do this?
"Khitan can surrender, but the descendants of Yun Deshi must die." Shao Shude said without doubt.

Xiao Yun arched his hands and said: "Your Majesty thinks so, and I feel relieved."

Chen Cheng glanced at Shao Shude suspiciously.

In the past 20 years, not many people have been named "must kill" by saints.Zhu Quanzhong is one, but what is A Baoji?Does he have this face to compare with Zhu Quanzhong?How can He De!

Did the saint fall in love with A Baoji's wife?Neither.If that was the case, A Baoji would not necessarily die, but would be arrested and placed under surveillance in Luoyang, and his wife and daughter would be favored repeatedly by the saint.

Chen Cheng knows the saint well.

"The main energy now is to attack Youzhou. If the Khitans don't come, it's fine. If they dare to come, I will go to Youzhou and meet them for a while." Shao Shude said.

"Your Majesty!" Xiao Yun and Lu Siye exclaimed in shock.

"Look at you!" Shao Shude said helplessly, "I heard that Linyu Palace was built during the Sui Daye period..."

"No, Your Majesty!" Xiao Yun and Lu Siye said in unison again.

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work either! When I toured Youzhou in the north, I didn't even have a palace, so what's the point?" Shao Shude asked angrily.

"Linyu Palace is really too dangerous..." Xiao Yun said.

"Then there must be a palace?" Shao Shude asked forcefully.

Xiao Yun, Lu Siye, and Chen Cheng looked at each other, after a while, Chen Cheng winked, and they nodded slightly.So I heard Chen Cheng say: "Your Majesty, if you attack the two towns of Cangjing and Youzhou, you may drive the captives to open mountains to fetch stones, cut wood, and find land near Youzhou to build a palace."

Shao Shude struggled for a while, then sighed, and said: "The foundation of the Linyu Palace still exists, I wanted to save some people's fat and blood, but you -- well, let's do it this way."

"Your Majesty is wise." The three said in unison.

(End of this chapter)