Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 133 War You State ([-])
"How's the interrogation of these people going?" Shao Shude asked in the camp, looking at a few prisoners who were tightly tied up.

"They are all officials from the original Huluoyanchi. They lived nearby. They were caught by rangers and got information about some nearby tribes." Li Yixian replied.

"Well, after the trial, let them lead the way and send out the volunteer army to plunder those tribes."

"As ordered."

Nagasawa, of course, is not just a city that the Tuoba clan retreated.In fact, this is a county, a county that has been operated by the Tuoba clan as the core for decades, with a large number of tribes and population.The county town that the Tuoba clan guarded was filled with [-] soldiers, plus a lot of supplies, and maybe some of the family members of his subordinates.
Of course this is impossible!

In fact, the action of the Difficult Army was very fast. After the vanguard cavalry took control of Wuyan City, the main force of the army arrived within a few days.And Wuyan City is less than forty miles away from Youzhou, so if you march quickly, you will arrive in a day.In other words, the Difficult Army did not give them enough time.It is not easy to transfer the main force and the vassal tribes into the city, and then transfer the remaining old and weak women and children. The meadows and water sources are strictly limited, and there is a need to coordinate among the various ministries, which is very troublesome!
Therefore, after the main force of the army arrived in the north of Youzhou City on September [-]th and set up camp, Shao Shude ordered the Yi Congjun to go out to plunder the nearby tribes.There was a flat plain on the grassland, and the line of sight was unobstructed. Shao had [-] cavalry on hand, and no tribe could hide his figure.

Yi Congjun envoy Ye Li Yulue reported yesterday that he had smashed a fleeing small tribe, beheaded more than [-] people, and seized more than [-] livestock.Shao Shude didn't know how much water this "beheading" had, and he didn't bother to care about the lives of these tribes.The captured livestock can supplement military supplies, reduce food consumption, and share the population, which is a benefit.

"Commander, General Wei has a military report that he raided two tribes in the area of ​​Baijingshu, killed [-] enemies, and the rest fled, but captured more than [-] cattle, sheep, horses and donkeys." Li Yixian entered the account from outside, reports.

"Okay! Let's do it like this!" Shao Shude said with a smile: "The Tuoba clan doesn't dare to fight, and I'm not in a hurry. Anyway, the 3 people in the army now eat their cattle and sheep, and use their salt. Let's see if he can bear it." In time. The captives are not allowed to be taken by the Yi Congjun. They are first sent to Wuyan City to be taken care of, and then distributed after the war. Some of the cattle and sheep are kept as military supplies, and the rest are also sent to Wuyan City, and then let Suizhou Yang Liang, deputy envoy of regiment training, sent people back to Xiazhou."

"As ordered!"

Shao Shude never thought of storming Youzhou City.Why bother?There are at least 3 soldiers inside, and there are only [-] people including myself and the master. It is not worthwhile to attack by force, and the loss is too great.But if you don't attack the city, it doesn't mean you can't deal with you.There are [-] cavalry from the Wuwei Army, [-] cavalry from the Tielin Army, [-] cavalry from the Yi Cong Army, and [-] cavalry from the Jinglue Army that is heading south. They are looting various tribes that are scattered in the sand. Don't be too convenient on the undefended grassland!

If you don't come out, I will continue to loot.Slaughter your loyal tribe, rob your cattle, sheep, and goods, and recruit another batch by the way, even if the food is exhausted and the troops retreat, they will return full of plunder.After the beginning of spring next year, I will come again, how many times can you stand the toss?

The generals basically acted according to his ideas.Looting Dingkou's property and encircling the spot to fight for aid are just these two things.It doesn't matter whether you take Youzhou City or not. The soldiers led by Shao never take one city and one place as gains or losses. The focus is on destroying the enemy's vital strength and weakening their morale.Starting from the Iron Forest Army, what I like most is to defeat the enemy in the field. If the enemy does not fight with you in the field, then don't force it, there are other ways.

"Where are the people from the Zhe family in Linzhou?" Shao Shude asked again.

My Yue family is still very interested in defeating the Tuoba clan.Although Shao Shude didn't intend to ask them to help, Zhe Zongben still sent envoys, expressing his willingness to let Zhe Silun bring [-] Zhe family elite cavalry, plus [-] tribal cavalry conscripted, to Youzhou to help in the battle.

This pair of old enemies!
Shao Shude has nothing to do with this.Although Zhe's family is from an outside town, they are also the chieftains of the Dangxiang. Presumably, the imperial court would have nothing to say about the internal attack on the Dangxiang, let alone take no notice of it at all.

Calculating the time, more than [-] riders from Zhejia should have passed Yinzhou and reached the northern border of Xiazhou.With the marching speed of the cavalry, they will arrive within a few days. By then, the cavalry of each army gathered outside the city of Yuzhou will reach [-] cavalry, which scares Tuoba Sigong to death.

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"Brother, Shao's intentions are very obvious. The defense equipment we prepared was in vain, and he never thought of attacking the city!" Tuoba Sijing said with a worried face just after returning from his tour of the city.

The city was filled with all kinds of messy defense equipment, and there were even several large vats of gold juice, which stinks to the heavens.Every time he visited that section, Tuoba Sijing wanted to curse people.If there is a place to stockpile gold juice, it is better to put more cattle and sheep in, and sooner or later, they will be stolen by Shao thieves outside.Is the golden juice edible or what?

"Shao Bandit is very powerful. He claims to have [-] troops. Although it is a lie, there are still [-] to [-]. Some of his soldiers have seen it. They are indeed elite and have high morale. If they go out to fight in the city, I am afraid they will not be able to withstand it. " Tuoba Sijian said: "We still have to defend."

After finishing speaking, Tuoba Sijian secretly sighed.At the beginning, my elder brother should have been ordered to go south to hunt for thieves. If he could win the position of Jiedu envoy, the Xia Sui Ya army and the Jinglue army would belong to them in name.Even Shao Shude himself has to be a general under his brother's tent, and he can't make waves anymore.

With these professional warriors, you can take care of those tribal soldiers in Youzhou.Their habits are not good, if they are controlled by the rules of the Han army, and they learn the art of battle, they may not be able to stand up.It's hateful, Jiedu envoy was taken away by Thief Shao, Tuoba Sijian always felt that this was like taking away their family's rising luck.If you take this step, you are no longer a tribal chieftain. If you don't, you are still a Tu nationality in Youzhou.

Tuoba Renfu stood behind his father, but he didn't take it seriously.

If their Tuoba clan was still the same tribe that was chased by Tubo all day long, then there would be no problem in escaping.It's normal to run away if you can't beat it.But now that he has controlled a state, and has the advantage of Yanchi, if he leaves, can he restore his previous momentum?Can the surrounding tribes still listen to the words of the Tuoba family?

It is not so easy to be the co-lord of the tribe. I don't know how much effort I have to put in if I run away at this time and want to regain my momentum.

Furthermore, from the perspective of selfishness, can he still marry Wuzang Qingxiang's daughter?After two months of marriage, Tuoba Renfu is very satisfied with his bride, she is beautiful, good-tempered, and considerate. If there is no war, he would like to spend all day with his bride.

These are the benefits brought by Tuoba's prestige!How can escape?
"I still can't see through this false name..." Tuoba Sigong suddenly sighed, and said with a wry smile: "The Youzhou Foundation, run by three generations, is reluctant to throw it away. According to the words of the Han people, there are too many pots and pans, and we can't make up our minds Give up. Start all over again, not everyone has the courage."

"Brother, why did you say that?" Tuoba Sijian was shocked, and couldn't help but said, "Shao's bandits only have 3 troops, and they can't capture Youzhou City."

"If the foundation outside the city is lost, what if there is no such city?" Tuoba Sigong sighed: "The ten tribes of Meiyue, the six tribes of Sangluo, the Mengxiang tribe, the Suixiang tribe, the seven Qing tribes, and the Pangbaa tribe , Wangmang, and the tribes of Youzhou, don’t you care about them? Not to mention, there are many herdsmen from our Tuoba tribe who haven’t entered the city, so they don’t want it?”

"Brother, then go out of the city to fight? Let's fight it out?" Tuoba Sijian asked with his eyes wide open.

Si Xiao, Si Jing, Si Zhong, and Siyao all turned their heads to look at Tuoba Sigong, as if they were waiting for him to make a decision.According to the habits of their party members, it should have been a long time ago to gather all the ministries and fight to the death.The elder brother should have been frightened by Tang Tingping's previous wars, so he decided to defend the city, which is really a bad idea.

"Send the envoy to Shao's camp to see what conditions he wants before he is willing to retreat." Tuoba Sigong said.

As soon as these words came out, some of the brothers were greatly disappointed, some breathed a sigh of relief, and some were thinking hard, as if they were thinking about the possibility.

"Shao Shude just wants to cut down the vassal. Let's listen to his conditions first, and we can delay for a while. If we can wait until the Yanzhou, Dongshan, and Hunzhouchuan ministries come to help, there may be a turning point." Tuoba Sigong finally said: "If it doesn't work, it's not too late to fight."

(End of this chapter)