Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1309 Talk about conditions

On March [-]th, Shao Shude arrived outside Zhenzhou City.

He first listened to the reports of the generals in the camp, and then under the protection of Shaluqi, he observed the city from afar.

The armies of Wuwei, Tielin, and Konghe besieged Zhenzhou, but this siege was actually not enough, at least Nancheng could not be encircled.

There is the Hutuo River one mile south of Zhenzhou, and the Zhongdu Bridge meandering four miles to the east, which serves as the north-south post road—three years after the Khitan went south to the Hutuo River, where Du Chongwei secretly proposed to surrender.

Stationed near the Zhongdu Bridge is the Hubei Daozhou Army.

Shao Shude visited the camp.He has never seen the original appearance of this army, but as far as it is concerned, it is not bad.

The camp is neat and organized.Sergeant patrols are meticulous, all kinds of rules are extremely strict, and the execution works well.

If the local troops can reach this level, that's fine.

Lu Huaizhong said that Chu Bing was not like this when he first came, they were loose and loose, which made people look down on him.This made Shao Shude further firm in his opinion that each unit still needs to practice more.

Zhu Quanzhong took a step back in history, and the result was that in addition to the basic board of Henan, there were a bunch of vassal governors in Hezhong, Hebei, Jianghan, and Guanzhong.

"This is seeing me coming!" Shao Shude and Lu Huaizhong looked at each other and said, "Let him come over."

When besieging the city, the army passed the pontoon bridge one by one, arrayed on the north bank, and then attacked.

"It's thanks to His Majesty." Fu Cunshen replied.

One Xuzhou fought for several years, annihilating more than 3 Xuzhou troops. However, the number of Xuzhou troops before and after the chaos was only [-]...

He believes in the words of these warriors in feudal towns!

What if he had been ruthless and gritted his teeth and not retreated?It seems that life is not enough.

"Why?" Shao Shude asked.

If the Yokoye army returns from Yingzhou and the Pinglu army takes Xuzhou to rebel, what will you do?Please appease, the court is ashamed, and the atmosphere has been ruined.Send troops to conquer, people will search the wilderness, and Yingcheng will defend itself. If you go too few people, it will not work, and if you go too many, it will cost a lot, and it will be delayed for a long time, and the cost will be even greater.

Many of the Yuanbian Town Army is also composed of surrendered troops. Will they follow suit?The possibility is not small.

After returning to Nancheng, Shao Shude met with the generals and soldiers of the Wuwei Army, said a few words of comfort, brushed up his sense of presence, and then seriously discussed the current situation with Lu Huaizhong.

The qualifications in the left wing are very old, dating back to the time of Tielindu. Although there were not many people at that time, it did not prevent the soldiers from bragging about their military history, and they naturally developed a defiant attitude.

The Great Xia Forbidden Army is powerful, but when you are fighting rebellions everywhere and are exhausted, your morale will also drop. What's more, there is a big hidden danger in this way, that is, the Forbidden Army will rebel.

After a while, Zhou Shi was brought in.

For such a force, it is indeed not easy for the airborne envoys to carry out their work.Therefore, what Fu Cunshen said was correct, without Shao Shude's full support, he really couldn't do so many things.

"Let's talk about it." There was only such a city, Shao Shude was a little impatient, he didn't mind listening to the other party's conditions.

Among the four recruiting courtyards, if the Shanzhou courtyard is filled with the children of the Imperial Army, then the Lingzhou courtyard, the Yunzhou courtyard, and the Weizhou courtyard are not.Especially the latter, Weizhou is a small place, how can it maintain a system of 3 to [-] recruits in training?To put it bluntly, it is very simple. They recruited a large number of Tubo, Qiang, and Dangxiang for training.After training, five or six thousand qualified recruits are sent to Luoyang every year, and they are distributed to various ministries as supplementary troops.

Later generations of Shao Shude once read a report.The author touts the Imperial Army of the Northern Song Dynasty, saying that they have a very "superior" system, that is, the military positions of the Imperial Army are not hereditary on the surface, but are recruited, but in fact they are hereditary, because most of the recruits are the children of the Imperial Army.There is an iron rice bowl, security, and a sense of security...

Of course, then again, the Tielin Army at this time has only existed for more than [-] years, and it has not yet reached the stage where the pro-party is cemented.What's more, when the Great Xia Forbidden Army recruits recruits, they don't recruit directly from the children of the Forbidden Army, which means that there are not many cases where sons inherit their father's career.

Zhou Shi was silent.

He also felt that the Hu people were slavish, with a strict hierarchy and a strong sense of superiority and inferiority, so they were more suitable for serving as soldiers.

The people in the right wing thought they were recruited by the sage himself from Shen, Guang, and Shou. Together with the sage, they fought against the Huai bandit Zhu Yanshou. The soldiers are indeed quite proud.

"Then go back!" Shao Shude said angrily, "I'm only 49 this year, and even if my beard turns white, I have to pull out Zhenzhou. If Wang Rong doesn't want to die, he can follow the example of Liang Huaijin's story. That's all I've said, go back and spread the word Bar."

"In the first month, Wang Rong sent the judges to discuss in a weekly manner, please keep Chengde Town." Lu Huaizhong said: "The minister refused, and broke his army at Zhongdu Bridge, and marched towards the city. With the arrival of the army, Wansheng Huangtou Army also participated Attacking, the people of Zhao were terrified and did not dare to go out of the city to fight. After more than a month of such siege, the bandits sent people out of the city to discuss, saying that there were still "[-]" soldiers in the city. Commanded by the German General School, he is permanently stationed in Zhenzhou."

"See King Xia." Zhou Shi saluted.

After seeing the southern city, he went to the east of the city, where the Iron Forest Army was stationed.

Lu Huaizhong glanced at Shao Shude, there are some conditions that a saint would never agree to before, now he is impatient?

Seeing that Shao Shude spoke so directly, Zhou Shi was not surprised, and continued: "Wang Shuai sent me to ask Xia Wang to postpone the siege for the sake of the people of Hebei. Ping, you only need to recruit Zhao soldiers into the imperial army, and then take the lead and work hard, and it is determined that King Xia will attack Huainan, Wuyue, Jiangxi, Hunan and other towns."

"Know a thing or two." Zhou Shi replied helplessly.

All kinds of siege equipment came on in turn, and almost all the woods outside Zhenzhou City were cut down.With the continuous damage of the equipment, it has now searched for woods further afield.

Now there is a see-saw between the two sides, not only on the battlefield, but more psychologically.

To the 5000 members of the Tielin Army, Fu Cunshen was an outsider.

After turning south and east, Shao Shude went to the west and north to look around.More than [-] people of various colors surrounded Zhenzhou and attacked repeatedly.

I can only blame him for being born in the wrong era.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Shao Shude suddenly clapped his case, and said: "There is only one possibility for Zhao soldiers to become the Forbidden Army, and that is to leave the city immediately and surrender. I may choose some strong men to join the Forbidden Army. There is absolutely no possibility for the formation of the system."

How did Li Cunxu end up?Too many soldiers were collected.These soldiers were obedient at first, but after a long time, it took a lot of effort to make them move.Weibo Wufu is nested in Weibo, and Xingzhou soldiers are nested in Xingzhou. If there is a slight unsatisfactory situation, they will occupy the city and turn back.

It is not an army that inherits the father's footsteps, and the problem of pro-party glue is not so serious.

But nothing should be taken to extremes.There will be problems if there are too many foreign soldiers, and there will also be problems with the stickiness of the pro-party. It is best to maintain appropriate liquidity and adopt a compromise strategy.

"Thirty thousand soldiers?" Shao Shude smiled and said, "There are really thirty thousand warriors, so I don't worry too much. There are still so many people in the city. Even if the Zhao people are good at guarding and have enough food and grass, they won't last long."

"Your sons have changed a lot, Fu Qing is capable." Seeing the sergeants who had just withdrawn, Shao Shude said with emotion.

Sometimes when you take a step back, you step back step by step until there is no bottom line.

But the warriors were too gambler and too greedy, even thinking about negotiating conditions, he couldn't help it.

"Your Majesty!" Chu Shenping came over suddenly and reported: "Judge Zhou Shi of the Chengde Shogunate requests an audience."

"Yes. I also think that it is absolutely impossible. Half of the guards will be good. The rest may be recruited temporarily. When the offensive is urgent, a batch will be recruited. When the offensive is not urgent, they will go back to their homes." Lu Huaizhong said .

"Then why are you here?" Shao Shude asked curiously, "Say hello in advance? I want you to see him for the sake of surrendering, so don't you blame him?"

The tunnels are still being dug, and one is currently blocked by the defenders, and the other two have not yet been discovered.

Overall, it is still very troublesome, so Nancheng has never been the focus of offense.

Zhou Shi seemed to have expected to be asked such a question a long time ago. He sighed slightly and said, "I want to teach King Xia to know that my lord is also involuntary. The sergeant is rebellious and the crowd is fierce. If it weren't for the five generations and six generations of the Wang family For the sake of being handsome, he has already rushed into the Jiedu ambassador's mansion."

"Your Majesty, I think you can't agree to Zhao Ren's conditions. If you agree to him, will the Pinglu Army, Hengye Army, Youguo Army, Weisheng Army and even the Yuanbian Town Army make a crowd?" Lu Huaizhong said: "If they also Follow the example of the Zhao people, raise troops to occupy the city, and if there is a disturbance, there will never be peace."

He knew that there were Jin soldiers participating in the siege of the city, and he had caused an uproar in the city.Many people actually knew in their hearts that they were already the last vassal town in the north that was still resisting, and they were in a situation of isolation and helplessness. Apart from surrender, the only ending was death.

Shao Shude didn't care about his address, and only asked: "Wang Rong is not a fool. Does he know the consequences of continuing to guard?"

"I am in the Tielin Army to eradicate long-standing abuses, boldly employ people, and strictly enforce military discipline. Without His Majesty's support, I can't do it." Fu Cunshen said sincerely.

I tried water attack, but the effect was not very good because of the terrain.

The main force of the Wuwei army was stationed on the south bank of the Hutuo River, and a small number of elite troops crossed the river to the north and guarded several small villages on the other side of the river to protect the pontoon bridges built on the river.

"You are right to be worried." Shao Shude sighed: "There are still tens of thousands of horses watching from the east of the river. At this time, the heart is softened, and it will cause endless harm."

Shao Shude didn't take it seriously.

All in all, the Tielin Army regards itself as the emperor's own army, although the emperor likes to run to the Tianxiong army now.

"Your Majesty, the thief actually offered a condition, but it was too ridiculous and I rejected it." Lu Huaizhong said.

I believe you a ghost!
"Does Judge Zhou know anything about Jinyang?" Shao Shude asked again.

Shao Shude knew that not only Cheng Dewufu, but also Wang Rong did not make up his mind completely.

When the emperor came, he had to show his performance. The Iron Forest Army had just summoned more than [-] people and led thousands of Huaihai Daozhou soldiers to launch a fierce offensive from the east of the city.

"Compared to the meeting in the first month, Zhao Ren's conditions seem to have been lowered a lot." Shao Shude said again: "At that time, the feudal town will be kept, but in this meeting, it is enough to be an imperial army. People, you still have to be beaten. Only when he gets it does he know he is afraid. If it doesn’t hurt, he won’t give up.”

"Decree to dig triple trenches, build walls, destroy the Zhongdu Bridge outside Zhenzhou City, and ban traffic." Shao Shude ordered: "All the troops and horses will take turns to attack, day and night."

Maximum pressure, who wouldn't.He had already figured it out, and he couldn't give in just because he was impatient.After walking through the first 99 steps, the last step actually caused my emotions to fluctuate, which should not have happened.

Zhao Bing's hypocrisy has actually been seen through by him.They can reduce the condition once, and they can reduce it twice.

Consumption, see who can consume more than whom!

(End of this chapter)