Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 154 Two Ways (Part [-])

"Lu Siye, write a notice to the people." On April [-]th, Shao Shude personally led more than [-] soldiers from the Iron Forest Army to Wenchi County. Apart from the Iron Forest Army judge Chen Cheng, the only scribes accompanying the army were the newly arrived Jiedu. The secretary Lu Siye.

Generally speaking, the deputy envoy of Jiedu is the chief staff member of Jieshuai of the feudal town.This kind of deputy envoy is different from ordinary literati, and needs to learn a lot of military knowledge, but after searching the four states, there is not a single person who meets the requirements, so it can only be empty, which is quite a pity.

Lu Siye was born as a Jinshi, and he grew up reading the books of sages and sages.After being recommended by the Hezhong Feng family to the Dingnan Army shogunate, he also took the time to make up some military books, but the time was too short to see any results.

Shao Shude saw his hard work, but if he couldn't do it, he couldn't do it.His ability is enough to be a secretary in charge of Jiedu, but he is not qualified to be a deputy envoy of Jiedu and Sima of the marching army.And these two positions have always been the two most powerful positions in the shogunate.

"Write it plainly so that people can understand it." Shao Shude ordered again.

"Follow the order of the commander-in-chief." Lu Siye was a scholar in his thirties, not tall in stature, but with a good temperament.Xu Shi's turbulent life in recent years has smoothed his edges and corners, and he doesn't look as proud as ordinary noble Jinshi.After sitting down, it took only a while to write the notice.

"Marshal." Lu Siye handed the finished draft to Shao Shude.

Shao Shude took a look and saw that it read: "The commander-in-chief told you all to live in peace and not to stop the market. If the soldiers rob the people, they will all be killed!"

"Okay, it's well written, straightforward and easy to understand. Feng Yin, get someone to post it." Shao Shude ordered.

Several low-level officials under Lu Siye stepped forward and copied several copies, then handed them over to Feng Yin, and posted them all over the city.

This Western Expedition, before departure, everyone knew that it was not only a military battle, but also a political battle.

Han Lang and Kang Yuancheng, after attacking and killing Jieshuai Li Yuanli, allowed the soldiers to plunder and committed many crimes.Since Shao Dashuai was appointed as the recruitment envoy of the east camp, he would naturally put up banners such as "Hang the people and punish crimes" and "Eliminate violence and bring peace to the people" to attract people's hearts.

And the banners he played are quite convincing to be honest.At least in the four prefectures of Dingnan, the common people live and work in peace and contentment, with light taxes and their lives are gradually improving. At the same time, many refugees from inland states and counties who cannot survive have been accepted to Yinzhou to cultivate fields.Compared with the violent expropriation of the Kanto towns and the Shatuo soldiers who plundered the people, Commander Shao is simply a saint!
Although Wenchi County was breached in less than a day, it was because they had few soldiers, and the Dingnan Army did not give them enough time to prepare.As far as the process is concerned, the fight was actually quite intense, and the defenders did their best.

But it was precisely because of this that he was very unhappy.Martial arts these days are connected with each other by kindness and interests, with deep roots and layers of relationships.He has never heard of Han Lang. A group of people surnamed Han in Shuofang Jiedu in the late Tang Dynasty must be relatives of each other. It can be seen that it was not a fluke that Han Lang was able to succeed.

Mrs. Han, the network in Lingzhou should not be underestimated!
"How's the grain and grass transshipment going?" Shao Shude sat down again after walking around the room and asked.

"Commander, most of them have been transferred to Yanzhou. Sui, Yin, and Xia states are still continuing to transfer materials to Yuzhou." Li Yanling replied.

Youzhou is now the Dingnan Army's transfer hub for money, grain and equipment.Suizhou's ordnance money and silk, Yinzhou's millet and Xiazhou's cattle and sheep equipment all need to be transported to Yuzhou for storage.Wu Lian, the marching Sima of the shogunate, brought along the officials of Sicang, Yingtian, and Zhidu, and they were almost stationed there.Tens of thousands of masters were mobilized in the three prefectures, and nearly [-] Dingkou were mobilized by the Pingxia party ministries. The carts, pack horses, and camels all went into battle, and they were transported to the general grain platform of Yuzhou for hundreds of miles, and so on.

As for Yuzhou, thousands of party items were collected at the beginning, but later it was found that it was not enough. Nozang and Yeli Division [-] mobilized a large number of strong men and healthy women to go down the mountain to help transport materials to Yanzhou.

When we arrived in Yanzhou, there were still a lot of troubles.The main force of the South Road and the partial division of the North Road all need a large number of masters to work on transportation guarantees. For this reason, the Yanzhou Dangxiang was mobilized again, and the Wuzang clan even mobilized the Dongshan Dangxiang who had recently voted to send people down the mountain to help transport grain, grass and equipment.

To Yeli Jingchen and Wuzang Qingxiang, Shao Shude was still grateful and owed a lot of favors.By the way, Weicai Sudu was also very good, not only sent Wei Mengbao to bring a large number of troops to help the battle, but also donated a lot of cattle and sheep as supplies for the army.Cattle and sheep can walk on their own, and they can be driven away with very little manpower, which greatly reduces the consumption of military rations.

The Dingnan Army is now basically a mixed logistics model of the grasslands and the Han army. It also transports grain forward, and there are also herdsmen driving countless cattle and sheep with the army. Many soldiers even eat dairy products. Anyway, the logistics are a bit messy, basically they are caught What to eat.

After discussing Lingzhou, I have to discuss it with the shogunate officials.The current logistics supply mode is not bad and can continue to operate, but it seems that there are still parts that can be optimized.

In addition, at the beginning, I wanted to build a warehouse city in Youzhou, but unfortunately I was short of time and couldn't do it.In the end, he didn't expect the situation in Lingzhou to change so quickly, so fast that he was caught off guard. This was a mistake.

However, after conquering Lingzhou, there is no rush to build Cangcheng in Youzhou. The most urgent thing is to build Cangcheng in Yanzhou. This location is too critical.If you go south, you can go to Huizhou, which is controlled by the Tubo tribe, or you can go to Binning. If you go north, you can go to Hetao. The general guards.

After the Yanzhou Cangcheng is completed, the original Cangcheng in Xiazhou will be expanded, and a new one can be built outside the city.On the other side of Yinzhou, it is best to build a new Cangcheng. Once troops are used against the north, Yinzhou Cangcheng will have to provide supplies.

These logistics depot systems must be improved one by one.

In fact, Chen Cheng and others had previously suggested that after Lingzhou was conquered, the shogunate could be moved there, because the agricultural conditions there were so good that it would be close to the south of the Yangtze River.But Shao Shude vetoed it, because Sui and Yin prefectures had relatively rich household registrations, which were his granaries and money bags, and the Pingxia Dangxiang and Hengshan Dangxiang were also indispensable components of his rule.If you go to Lingzhou, it will be very inconvenient to communicate with the east. Only Xiazhou, in the center of Suiyin and Lingyan, can take care of both ends.

"It is 160 miles from Yanzhou to Wenchi County, and 140 miles from Wenchi County to Lingzhou. It is a long-distance transshipment, and the soldiers and civilians are very hard." Shao Shude said: "Let's wait in Wenchi first, and see Han Lang in Lingzhou Will you come?"

In the six counties of Lingzhou, Mingsha and Wenchi are isolated and far away.Huaiyuan, Baojing, and Lingwu are all to the west of Dahe, and there is Huile County in Hedong, which is Lingzhou City.The partial division led by Zhe Siyu has gone to Hexi for activities. It should not be a big problem to collect those counties and counties. What will Han Lang do?Sit back and watch partial divisions operate in your own rear, or send troops to encircle and suppress?
This is a dilemma. After all, there are few soldiers and internal problems.

Use the more to fight the less, and use the strong to attack the weak, this is Shao Dashuai's art of war.

The enemy has many soldiers and their quality is high, so this battle should be avoided as much as possible.Or find ways to weaken the enemy's strength, lower their morale, and at the same time adjust your own state to the best, and then fight.

Marching soldiers and taking risks, making a battle ups and downs, soul-stirring, even if you win in the end, this kind of battle is not in line with Marshal Shao's philosophy, it is irresponsible to yourself and others.

Before crossing over, Shao felt that the ancient battles were very passionate and brilliant.But after so many years in the army, I only found out that 99 out of [-] games are very boring, and they all look mediocre.As long as there are some bright spots, they are worthy of special mention by literati, but how can you meet them by such a coincidence?

This time in Lingzhou, we will use [-] troops with high morale to attack [-] rebels who are internally hesitant, lack money and low morale, and they are clearly bullying you and pushing you flat. What can you do?

"I ordered that Wuzang Jieming led the army to go out from the army and march towards Lingzhou. It was only 1 miles a day, and it was not fast. The Wuwei army led by Lu Huaizhong moved forward to [-] miles west of Wenchi, and made an offensive. Sha. The Jinglue army ordered them to move faster and escort food, grass and equipment to Wenchi. The Tielin Army stayed in Wenchi for two days, waiting for food and grass. In addition, the Tielin and Wuwei armies sent out [-] cavalry soldiers to search and advance. The scouts and messengers who encounter the enemy should be surrounded and killed immediately. If the Yi Congjun and Wuwei troops encounter the police, they should quickly support them, and they will definitely stay behind the attacking enemy troops.” A series of orders were quickly issued, and they were stationed in Wenchi for dozens of miles. More than [-] troops within the range immediately acted.

In April and May, the spring grain had just been planted, and the stored grain from last year was almost exhausted. He didn't believe that Han Lang could not get out of the tortoise's nest.

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In the pouring rain, more than [-] soldiers reached the bank of the river with difficulty.

Kang Yuancheng wiped the rain off his face, looked at the dark sky, and remained silent.

Shao Shude guessed right, Lingzhou was short of food, but they still didn't dare to take the initiative to attack.The Dingnan army's reputation in the northwest is really not small. They fought against Huangchao in Guanzhong and won several battles.After returning to Xiazhou, they made a northern expedition to the grasslands, Xiping Yuzhou, and subdued several party clans through political marriage and other means, and the momentum became very large.

And they have more than 3 people, and they seem to be quite capable of fighting, so Han and Kang can't help but be careful.

"General Tuoba, you said that the Shao bandits are not good at deceitful use of troops, and they are happy to have upright soldiers. Now that Wenchi has fallen, they will definitely lead the army to the Kushui River. Is this true?" Kang Yuancheng ordered the soldiers to build a canopy, After hiding inside, looking at Tuoba Sigong who was following him, he asked.

Tuoba Sigong borrowed [-] infantry from Hexi Dangxiang Pochou's family to help, so he had a bit of talking weight.Listening to Kang Yuancheng's question at this time, he immediately replied: "If you teach Kang, you will know that Shao thief likes to use cavalry. Whenever he goes to a place, he will send rangers to search and kill scouts and messengers. The cavalry brigade will plunder the village. When the enemy is fed up with food, the opponent is exhausted. When he sits in a sad city, lacks clothing and food, and his family members are arrested, and his complaints are loud, then he will lead the elite infantry and fight to the death."

"This thief is very ruthless in his military tactics." Kang Yuancheng sighed: "Thanks to General Tuoba's counselor, he was able to gain insight into Shao's treacherous schemes."

Tuoba Sigong smiled wryly, what's the use of insight?There are too many Shao Zei cavalry, and his fighting style is also very strange, not like the usual fighting method of the Tang cavalry, nor like the fighting method of the party members, it is quite the essence of the Khitan cavalry.

A large number of cavalry scattered, plundered the village in groups, cut off your supplies, killed your scout messengers, who can stand it?
It's not that it can't be cracked, at least Tuoba Sigong has figured out a way.Fortified the walls and cleared the fields, received all the grain into the city, and destroyed the pastures at the same time.The consumption of a large group of cavalry is astonishing. If there is no way to supply them on the spot, they will not be able to go deep into the enemy's territory to plunder.

But if it is only to this extent, it is still not enough, because they have transport troops to transfer food and grass, which can supplement the cavalry.So you still need to send elite cavalry to attack their supply lines. Only by doing this two-pronged approach can it be possible to curb Shao's cavalry tactics.

It's a pity that Lingzhou doesn't have such conditions.

Although it was raining heavily, the Lingzhou soldiers still braved the rain to build the city under the pressure of the officers.

They chose a good location, not far from the state city, and at the same time facing the most suitable ferry for the Kushui River.It not only blocks the river for solidity, but also forms horns with the state city. At the same time, there are [-] cavalry soldiers who patrol the river bank at any time.

Han Lang and Kang Yuancheng have only one strategy now, and that is procrastination.Although Lingzhou is short of food, they also hope that the Dingnan army with a long supply line will be short of food.As long as it is not a big defeat in a short period of time, after a period of stalemate, maybe the Shao bandits will retreat after running out of food?
There is no other choice but to take a gamble.

Suddenly there was the sound of horseshoes in the distance.It was raining heavily and the grass was soft, but the knight still ran so fast, there must be something urgent!

"The general is the messenger from Lingzhou." Several soldiers stepped forward, took the urgent mail from the messenger, and handed it to Kang Yuancheng.

Kang Yuancheng opened it and looked, his face darkened immediately, and he said: "The Shao bandits sent cavalry troops to detour to the north to cross the river. The Dingyuan army has surrendered, and most of Huaiyuan County cannot be protected. Now our army is under the enemy's back."

Tuoba Sigong's expression also changed when he heard this.Detour to the north, and still have a brigade of cavalry, so the pressure on the Hexi Dangxiang Choubu Department and Mi Qin Department will be greater, will they not dare to send more troops?Or the troops sent were killed by the Shao thief cavalry raid?
Han Liuhou just used the position of Yanzhou governor to win over the Po Chou family, and used the position of the Hexi Dangxiang soldier and horse envoy (leading the Dingyuan army envoy) to win over the Mi Qin family. The situation improved slightly, but this happened to him ?
"General Kang, at this time, we must not let ourselves get into trouble, and we must not let the soldiers know such news." Tuoba Sigong remonstrated: "After the camp is stabilized, wait for the Shao bandits to come, and wait for the change."

Kang Yuancheng nodded in approval.Procrastinate, procrastinate until the Shao thief retreats, and then maybe there is a chance to hunt down and turn defeat into victory.They even chased all the way to Yanzhou and regained Yanchi, so that the Shao thieves no longer dared to look west.

The weak side can only do this.I hope that Han Liu can deal with the cavalry of the Dingnan Army brigade that broke into Hexi. If they are allowed to wander around, it will indeed be a huge threat.

(End of this chapter)