Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 129

"You are Yeli Yulue?" In Suide County, Shao Shude was wearing a military uniform, and handed over the infantry bow in his hand to the soldiers.

"Exactly." Yeli Yulue withdrew his shocked eyes and replied respectfully.

It is widely rumored that this Marshal Shao is a great shooter in Guan Nei.Just now, he shot several arrows in a row, and they all hit the bull's-eye.Ye Li Yulue used to think that the rumors were exaggerated and untrue, and felt that the general's archery skills might not be as good as his own.Now it seems that this is actually true!
"Li Yixian, bring over the armor that you got from Li Xiang, and see if it fits the Yeli Army Envoy." Shao Shude said.

Ye Li Yulue had just been appointed as an envoy of the righteous army by him.The so-called Yi Congjun is under the jurisdiction of the Tibetan soldiers who bring their own dry food. At present, there are only 1000 people from their Yelibu.I heard that after Yeli Jingchen returned, he would send another thousand warriors from the clan.In addition, the vassal tribes of the Yeli Ministry will also unite with [-] soldiers to help Marshal Shao conquer Tuoba Sigong.

Yi joined the army, and Xiazhou did not provide salary, but only meals.If they go to battle, there will be rewards, and they will also have a share of the spoils obtained after the battle.

The conquest of Youzhou is almost an open secret now.On the grassland, 2000 soldiers were recruited by Shao Shude to expand the cavalry, and half of the Tielin Army and Wuwei Army were divided into half.This time they have to ride another [-] riders to meet up in Xiazhou to discuss Tuoba Sigong together.

These people were actually very likely to become Tuoba's wings.But he cut through the mess quickly, and through the deterrence of more than 2 elite soldiers in Xia Sui, as well as the help of Linzhou Zhejia and Danyan Li Xiaochang, he managed to win them all over.

If he gained six thousand steps, Tuoba Sigong would lose six thousand steps.Establishing a united front, making many friends and making enemies few, is the right way of the art of war.

"Ye Lijun is lucky, this set of armor is quite suitable." After putting it on, Shao Shude looked at Ye Li Yulue who was completely new, and said with a smile: "With the armor, you have to give knives, bows, lances, and cards. , Li Yixian, let Yeli Army envoy buy it as well."

"Thank you, Marshal, for the reward!" Ye Li Yulue was also very excited, thanking him.

After the two left, Shao Shude put away his smile, returned to the backyard of the county government office and sat down, lightly tapped the table with his right index finger, thinking secretly.

Now it's up to Yang Yue, the envoy of the Economic Strategy Army.It doesn't matter if he doesn't come, it's just a pity that a family of generals who have defended the country for several generations will be wiped out by himself.I hope that when I return to Xiazhou, I can see him, otherwise I can only get rid of him.

In the land of the four states of the Dingnan Army, there must be no separatist forces!

Shao Shude patted the desk hard twice, Wei Cailaimei walked over lightly from behind, Shao Shude whispered something in his ear, and Wei Cailaimei left.

Soon, the soldiers moved a large wooden barrel.Wei Cai came to the United States to add hot water to it himself, and after testing that the water temperature was still suitable, he helped Shao Shude untie his military uniform.

The power is really intoxicating.It can make a proud earth pearl as docile as a kitten in front of itself.The more you enjoy the benefits of power, the more you can't tolerate it leaving you.

Shao Shude stepped into the barrel, and Wei Cailaimei thoughtfully helped him scrub his back outside first, then took off his clothes, stepped into the barrel, and scrubbed his front.

There was a knock on the door not far away.

"You are Ling Ji, the daughter of Yeli Jingchen? Can you understand Chinese?" Shao Shude asked.

"Yes." Yeli Lingji hesitated for a moment, walked to the tub, and cast a contemptuous glance at Wei Cailaimei, who was out of breath after being molested.

"It's the Nanshan wild raccoon!" Shao Shude chuckled.

Nanshan wild raccoon is called by the Han people in Xiasui, Fufang and other prefectures. It has the meaning of contempt, but it also appropriately expresses the image of Yelibu's rebelliousness.However, no matter how rebellious and unruly they are, there is a limit. Maybe it is just a kind of protective color of others, so that the government or other tribes will not oppress them too much.Now, in front of the Dingnan army's military might, didn't he also submit, even the proton was sent over, so what are you talking about being rebellious!
Ye Lilingji looked like a fledgling, and when he heard this, he glared at Shao Shude, and it was a bit wild.

"Come to the United States, you go out first." Shao Shude let the soft rouge horse on the grassland out of the bathtub, then patted the bucket, and said: "Lingji, you come in."

Ye Lilingji's eyes first burst into anger, and then he thought of something, and the anger faded away, replaced by panic.

Shao Shude patted the barrel gang again.

Yeli Lingji hesitated for a long time, and finally took off his clothes, and straddled into the bathtub stiffly.

Wei Cailaimei sneered at Nanshan Yehu, walked behind Shao Shude and helped him scrub again.After a while, a muffled hum sounded in her ear, and the smile on the corner of her mouth became colder.

On the second day, Shao Shude went to Chengping, Yanfu and other counties with his soldiers to inspect the local millet and wheat harvests.Generally speaking, the yield per mu is about one bushel and two buckets, which is in line with his expectations, which is not bad.

The nine counties of Sui and Yin prefectures will be their own granary in the future, and the five counties of Xia and You prefectures will be their own pockets, both of which are indispensable.

On July [-], when Shao Shude returned to Xiazhou, he had to report that Yang Yue, the envoy of the Economic Strategy Army, had arrived.Shao Shude was overjoyed, so he set up wine on the bell tower that night to entertain Yang Yue and his two sons who came with him.

"Mr. Yang, what do you think of the lights of Wanjia in Xiazhou?" Shao Shude asked, holding a wine bottle and standing against the wind, pointing at the stars inside and outside the city wall.

"It's much better than when I came here three years ago." Yang Yue also got up, stroked his beard, and carefully admired the night lights of Xiazhou City.

In the past two years, many people have moved in, mainly the families of sergeants, as well as the families of scholars who defected to him, such as the Xihe Song family where Song Le is located, and so on.Coupled with the fact that it has been peaceful for several years, Xiazhou today is indeed a bit of a climate.

Yang Yue's expression was deep, and there was some novelty and surprise in his eyes, but deeper down, there seemed to be a feeling of compassion.

"Marshal, the town is safe and peaceful now. If we start fighting again, we will continue to conquer..." Yang Yue turned his head, looked at Shao Shude, and said, "How long can the lights of the Wanjia in Xiazhou last?"

"Why bother?" he sighed.

"Xiazhou is just a corner of the world." Shao Shude also looked at Yang Yue and said.

Yang Yue remained silent.

"Now Henan is full of wars, and the ogre king is rampant. There are thieves in the south of the Yangtze River, and even the prefectures and counties are trapped. The turmoil in the middle of Sichuan is endless, and hundreds of thousands of people are involved." Shao Shude continued: "Please help me, the general."

In the dark night, Yang Yue was silent for a long time, and then asked a question: "What does the commander-in-chief think of the land of Longxi?"

"It will be collected in the future."

"Really?" Yang Yue asked: "Longxi has been trapped in Tubo and Uighur for many years, and it is not easy for the commander to attack."

"Once a man speaks a word, it's hard to chase after him!" Shao Shude said firmly.

"Since the commander-in-chief has agreed to this matter, what else can Yang say? He should obey the orders of the commander-in-chief!" Yang Yue knelt down on one knee and said loudly.

"Perhaps in the future we will have to send General Yang as the vanguard to attack the states in Longxi." Shao Shude pulled Yang Yue up with his own hands and said.

"I can't ask for it!" Yang Yue laughed loudly.

It can be seen that Yang Yue doesn't really want to fight a "civil war".He has no opinion on Tuoba Sigong, and he is not very interested in the power game between Shao Shude and Tuoba Sigong.But if the situation is like this, when he has to make a choice, then he can only abandon Tuoba.

Because Shao Shude is the commander in chief, he controls the land of three states and an army of [-], while Tuoba Sigong is cramped in a corner of Youzhou, with no more than [-] soldiers, so the strength is quite different.I don't want endless disputes in the town, so it's best to help the stronger party to settle the matter quickly.

Shao Shude saw such a simple logic, so he successfully wooed Yang Yue.Tuoba Sigong's envoys sent a large amount of gold and silver wares and silk, but in the end they still didn't get any promises.

Shao Shude also breathed a sigh of relief.Youzhou is the lair of Tuoba Dangxiang, if you want to take it, it is better to estimate the difficulties first.

After sorting it out carefully, I probably did four things: [-]. Attack Youzhou's economy, destroy its salt sales, and reduce its source of wealth; goods and soldiers; third, win over the Hengshan Party, gain the support of the Yeli clan and its vassal tribes, weaken the Tuoba clan's war potential again, and at the same time use its power to attack Tuoba Sigong; fourth, get the support of the Economic Strategy Army, and third If Qian Jingqi went south from Yudole City, he could easily plunder the Tuoba clan's rear, especially when the Tuoba clan's main force was confronting him in Yuzhou, the rear was empty and vulnerable.

These four things are actually obtained by relying on "potential".That is to say, he holds the righteous name, and at the same time has the most powerful armed force in the town, and holds the largest population, money and food. This is "potential".Then use this "potential" to weaken the opponent step by step and strengthen your own body. When the opponent is weakened to the extreme and your own "potential" has risen to the extreme, then use the momentum of thunder to dispatch the main force to fight against it.

In the past, Shao Shude always felt that the secret art of war handed down by the general family was closer to reality and more useful, while high-level rhetoric such as "Sun Tzu's Art of War" was empty.Thinking about it now, it was only because I was a "general" before, but now I am a veritable "handsome".

The tactics used by the Marshal are naturally different.

On August [-]th of the fourth year of Zhonghe, the Wuwei Army received an order, and the whole army left the camp to escort grain, grass, and equipment to Xiazhou.

On the 22nd, the inspection envoy of Zedu in Dijin, Weicai Sudu, sent two thousand cavalry assembled by Mengbao and his ministries to the south and arrived in Xiazhou.

On the 23rd, Yi Congjun envoy Ye Li Yulue arrived in Xiazhou with 6000 people.In addition to the 4000 members of the Hengshan party, there are also 2000 soldiers from the Sui and Yin parties, such as Zhemashan, Zheyu, and Xili.

These three troops add up to more than 1000 people, plus the Tielin Army and the Zhou Rong Department of the Ya Army that I am going to take with me, there are another 5000 people.Well, Yang Yue's [-] men were able to raid the rear of the Tuoba clan and its vassal tribes, mobilizing a total of [-] cavalry.

Marshal Shao, he doesn't want to keep the Tuoba family for the new year.

(End of this chapter)