Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 151 Yanzhou Policy
In March, after the sage returned to Chang'an, he issued an edict to change Yuan Guangqi.Starting from this month, it is the first year of Guangqi.

The Dingnan Army is ready to send troops.

On March 21, Princess Zhe Fangai gave birth to a boy for Shao Shude.This is the third heir of the King of Lingwu County, one daughter and two sons. There are successors in the feudal town's business, which makes many people breathe a sigh of relief.They have long been tied to the King of Lingwu County. If this inheritance is inherited by outsiders, their wealth will suffer twists and turns, or even be lost completely.

On March 24, after a hasty farewell to his wife and children, Shao Shude left Xiazhou with 8500 soldiers on the Tielin army and marched towards Yanzhou.The volunteer army has also been recruited, about 8000 people, set off one day earlier than them, escorting food and grass to Yanzhou.The [-] infantry of the Economic Strategy Army will leave at the end of March and early April, escorting the last batch of produced ordnance, plus a large amount of fodder, to Yanzhou.

The iron cavalry army led by Zhe Siyu has entered Wuyuan County, Lisuo, Yanzhou (now near Huamachi, Yanchi County).The governor Xiao Mian originally planned to let them camp outside the city. As a result, the iron cavalry army had already controlled Baichi County (near the North and South Dachi of Etuokeqian Banner today), and the four salt ponds (Wuchi, Baichi, Xixiangchi, and Wachi) outside Yanzhou City. The kiln has stopped mining) was also controlled by them, and with the fact that thousands of people from the Hengshan Party went down the mountain, after struggling for a whole day, Xiao Mian finally ordered to open the door and let the iron cavalry army in.

Zhe Siyu was also polite, and directly took over the command of more than a thousand state soldiers in Yanzhou. At the same time, he sent a message to Yuzhou, ordering him to conscript the party members and transfer the grain, grass and equipment hoarded there to Wuyuan County.

The rapid pacification of the two counties of Yanzhou was not surprising to Shao Shude, and the reaction of the state governor Xiao Mian was also expected.Although the leader of the army in troubled times knows that the chance is very slim, he still wants to struggle and seek the so-called good opportunity that is one in a million.

In the two counties of Yanzhou, the population of Han people is less than [-], which can be said to be extremely desolate.If the place is formally occupied in the future, it will be necessary to emigrate vigorously.Yanzhou not only has the benefits of Yanchi, but also has fertile fields suitable for farming, such as the vicinity of Tiezhu Spring.Of course, considering the overall local environment, Shao Shude will not resettle too many people here, and the cultivated land resources in Yinzhou and Xiazhou in the east are far from being fully developed.

In the second county of Yanzhou, there are at most [-] Han people, and the rest, let the Dangxiang Fan people graze—it is another state with a dual system of governance.

On March 28, Shao Shude stayed in Youzhou City for one night.

The room was still the same room, but Wuzang Miao'e was not with her, so she had to sleep alone.As for asking if there are prostitutes in the city, Shao Shude is not interested, he still likes a good family.

It has been five months since Yuzhou was pacified, and there has been almost no change here.The pastures with the most abundant water and grass outside the city are empty, no one comes to graze, and no one will come after the pasture turns green.These lands have been surveyed, about a thousand hectares in size, and the reservoir along the Luhe River in the east is still undergoing major repairs. In the future, some Han people will be relocated from Changze and Ningshuo counties, and the additional thousands of hectares of land will not be a problem.The main trouble is, can you get enough people?
I really don't lack land, but I really lack population.

On the 29th and 30th, Shao Shude summoned several nearby tribal leaders in Youzhou City, and each gave a brocade robe and several forged belts.He likes to find every opportunity to meet with the leaders of Pingxia's party ministries, so as to increase his sense of presence and increase his influence, so that these prairie people will not forget who is the real ruler here.

On the first day of April, the army continued to set off.Youzhou provided more than 2000 cattle and sheep as supplies, and the local area also enlisted more than [-] Dangxiang tribe herdsmen to help transfer supplies.The means of transportation are camels. Xia and Youzhou seized a lot last year, and they are now in use.

Youzhou is 180 miles west of Yanzhou. The terrain is flat, and there are endless grasslands along the way.It was originally the grassland of Wu Yi's four tribes. After being attacked and defeated by the cavalry of the Jinglue Army, the cattle, sheep, and people were plundered, and the rest fled in all directions and were absorbed by other small tribes.The once prominent Yanzhou Dangxiang Wu moved four branches, and has since disappeared.

On the sixth night of April, Shao Shude entered Yanzhou City.

There are Dangxiang in the state, it is connected to Tubo, it controls Lingling and Xia, and it has the benefits of Yanchi, covering the inner county. It is very important in economic and military aspects, so it has repeatedly fought in history.With Jin in his hand, Shao was finally relieved.Now the Hengshan Dangxiangbuzang Department has a close relationship with me. The continuous mountains to the south of Youzhou are already inland. In the future, you can move the soldiers, food and soldiers of Youzhou to Yanzhou, and use this place as the center of defense to protect the north. Steppe hinterland.

And also on this night, a messenger from Xiazhou came over, saying that the imperial court had an order to appoint Shao Shude as the recruiting envoy for the camp in the east of Lingzhou to attack the rebel generals Han Lang and Kang Yuancheng in Lingzhou, but they did not agree with Lingzhou and Yan Er. No statement about the state's ownership—theoretically speaking, there are two counties in Huizhou under the Shuofang Jiedushi's jurisdiction.

"What time is it, the imperial court is still playing tricks!" Shao Shude snorted and sneered, and said: "The camp in the east is recruiting envoys, and a certain army will not leave after the envoy is over. Who dares to be a Jiedu envoy?"

"Marshal, Tian Lingzi and his generation are greedy. We have donated two thousand horses, and we still have a lot of money, silk, cattle and sheep. Why bother with imperial edicts, just take Lingzhou. The fertile land of six counties, counting Aren't all the common people in the pocket of the commander-in-chief, who dares to make noise?" Zhe Siyu, the envoy of the cavalry army, had just successfully taken Yanzhou, and his heart was soaring, and he directly suggested.

"Commander, if the imperial court puts all the land of Shuofang into the Dingnan army, it will be convenient to recruit and surrender. The Lingzhou yamen rebelled because they had no money and food. I heard that the Dingnan soldiers have enough food and wages, and they have a righteous name." Now, there is only one recruiting envoy in the name, but it is not beautiful." Chen Cheng said: "It is better to collect the surrounding counties and military cities first, and then encircle Lingzhou, first to increase the morale of our army, Draw something else."

"Judge Chen's words are mature and prudent." Shao Shude praised: "Feng Yin!"

Feng Yin quickly hung up a hand-drawn map.

Shao Shude pointed to the various cities that were established along the Yellow River above, and said: "Huile, Lingwu, Baojing, Huaiyuan, Mingsha, Wenchi, Dingyuan Military City, Feng'an Military City, Qianjinbao (New Castle), etc. Take it, and you can discuss it."

Lu Huaizhong, Zhe Siyu, Wang Yu, Guan Kairun, Li Tangbin and other generals were all here, everyone looked at each other, and finally Guan Kairun stepped forward and said: "Commander, it is time to divide the troops. All the way, the generals will lead them and hide Whereabouts, take the small roads of Wuchi and Heifutu, and detour to the rear of the rebel army; the commander-in-chief personally leads the main force, and with a dignified division, breaks through Wenchi County and heads for Lingzhou City. One main and one auxiliary, if the rebel army goes out of the city to fight, Then there will be three thousand cavalry of our army in the future, and the situation will be unfavorable; if we can't hold on, the generals can calmly take over the cities and counties in the north, and the generals can take over the counties in the south. At that time, the food in the city was limited, and it would not last long."

"Marshal, this plan is feasible." Chen Cheng glanced at Guan Kairun, and then said: "Before the Chao people entered Chang'an, Shuofang's army was only 2 people. Later, Tang Hongfu brought [-] people to Guan Zhongqin King, and the battle of Longweipo They were damaged a bit. In the battle of Chang'an, more than [-] elite soldiers were lost. The rest of the army broke up and scattered, and the rest ran back to Lingzhou. A while ago, they rebelled and fought against each other. Li Yuanli was defeated, and Yanzhou sent down a general. Today there are less than [-] soldiers in Lingzhou. Even counting the state soldiers, there are only more than [-], and they will not be able to guard the counties. The army is timid."

Dividing troops into several groups is very taboo for those who are used to reading novels and movies in later generations, and they think it is a stupid move. The typical example is the Battle of Saarhu in the late Ming Dynasty.But why do so many generals like to divide their troops?One is that the reality forces you to divide your troops, and the other is that there are indeed great benefits.

Shao Shude said that there are more than [-] soldiers in command, but at this time the number of soldiers following him in Yanzhou City is less than [-].Zhe Siyu held a meeting in Yanzhou, but the iron cavalry was stationed in Baichi County, ninety miles north of the city.The Wuwei Army was thirty miles southeast of Yanzhou, the Jinglue Army had just arrived in Youzhou at this time, and the Yicong Army was in the southwest of Yanzhou.

"The strategy of dividing the troops is feasible." Shao Shude said: "The cavalry army can hide their whereabouts first, and don't rush to collect the counties. Lingzhou Jiancheng, a certain one still wants to lure the bandit army out and settle it in one battle. Now, I'm afraid they won't Come out!"

(End of this chapter)