Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 252

On a school field in the north of Xiazhou City, sergeants are practicing.

This is the Jinglue Army transferred back from the north, and it is about to go west to Linzhou. The Zhenwu Army is still waiting for them to take over there.

Next to the Jinglue Army, there are thousands of new Cai recruits who are undergoing training.Shao Shude sent people to Henan to recruit [-] soldiers, and nearly [-] have returned so far, and they are all arranged in Xiazhou, where the Duyu Housi is responsible for training.

In the past, if there were vacancies in each army's campaign, there were generally two channels to replenish them.One is to recruit brave men into the army from the people, and the other is to draw people from the state soldiers to supplement, and the state soldiers then recruit recruits to complete the establishment.

This time, [-] Henan recruits were recruited. In addition to making up for the shortages caused by the Western Expedition, death of illness, and disability, the rest will be mixed with the troops drawn from other armies to form the Tianzhu Army.

Of course, this is not all used up. Shao Shude has the idea of ​​sending the remaining 3000 people to Liangzhou—of course, they are still a mix of old and new.

In Liangzhou, Marshal Shao certainly has ideas. This may be the most valuable place among the 21 Helong states.

First of all, this is the most populous place in Tianbao years, more than Qinzhou.Secondly, this is the gateway of the Hexi Corridor, which is of great significance.The third is wealth. This is a very important pastoral area. At this time, the vegetation is dense, the water and grass are lush, and there are a large number of cultivated fields and irrigation canals left over from the Tianbao period.

If you want to send tens of thousands of troops to conquer, that's fine, but if there is a relatively easy way, such as taking advantage of Weng Gao's begging, sending an army to enter in the name of defense, and then slowly plan it, it would be very good up.

"General Fu Shi, what do you think of the Economic and Strategic Army?" Shao Shude asked with a horsewhip pointing at the thousands of soldiers who were practicing drawing teams.

"Rich experience and skillful skills, these are all veterans." Fu Cunshen replied.

"Actually, a lot of new recruits have been recruited in previous reorganizations. But seven or eight veterans lead one or two recruits, and they can grow up quickly. If one veteran leads one recruit, it will be slow, and two or three veterans lead a bunch. New recruits, then they won’t be able to fight.” Shao Shude said with a smile: “The tens of thousands of veterans of the Dingnan Army are my confidence. The new recruits from Henan have good energy and spirit. After joining the various departments, practice hard , within two years, you will be the elite soldiers that all the generals are vying for."

"I still have to go to battle and see blood. The well-trained formation on the school field may not be able to be displayed on the battlefield." Fu Cunshen said.

"This is the most reasonable and famous saying." Shao Shude praised: "On the battlefield, the enemy's formation is awe-inspiring, with their swords and spears raised forward, and the walls marching forward. There may be enemy cavalry watching. , not at all chaotic, only the old soldiers who are indifferent to life and death can't do it. The new recruits panic when they are frightened, and they can remember two or three times the things they practiced in the school field.

"Henan is too chaotic, and the people are forced to form villages to protect themselves. In the Huaixi area, the martial arts is even more prosperous, and there are many people who look down on life and death. They are indeed good soldiers. Qin Zongquan likes them, Zhu Quanzhong likes them, and Li Hanzhi likes them too. " Fu Cunshen said: "Of course, you can still be restrained by military discipline, otherwise you will be just a mob."

"Does General Fu Shi know anything about Liangzhou?" Shao Shude asked suddenly.

"I'm ashamed, the general only heard that Liangzhou raised more than a million horses in the early years of the Kingdom, which was the reason for the Hexi Jiedu envoy."

"Do you know who Liangzhou Yanmo is?"

"I don't know."

"The last ones are also the survivors of Tianbao. Some Tuhun and Dangxiang people have mixed in, and they live as nomads. They have braided hair on their faces and furs on their left lapels. They are no different from Tubo. They are good at riding and shooting, brave and ruthless, and basically control them. The majority of Liangzhou Town. The people of the imperial court in Liangzhou are basically just reclaiming wasteland on the edge of the city, and they have been repeatedly plundered by the mob." After finishing speaking, Shao Shude turned to look at Fu Cunshen and asked: "If you go to Liangzhou with the army , dare?"

"Why don't you dare!" Fu Cunshen replied, "It only takes a few thousand troops to keep Liangzhou safe."

"Get ready, the Tianzhu army may go to Liangzhou at any time."

It is an urgent matter to train the generals under his command so that they have the ability to stand alone.

After taking down the Helong states, there are more and more places to meet the enemy, and the generals must guard them.Tubo in Longyou, Gamo in Liangzhou, and Dangxiang in Hexi are actually not too strong enemies, and they are just suitable for "gaining experience" to grow up with potential generals.

After graduating from these "small dungeons", they can go to more complicated battlefields to experience, grow slowly, and finally become a leader who can preside over a battle line.

I have limited energy, so I will definitely not be able to do everything myself in the future.

After the training came to an end temporarily, Shao Shude went down to Cai Zu's camp under the escort of his own soldiers.

"Where did you come from?" Shao Shude looked at a rather majestic sergeant and asked.

"Commander, I'm from Liang County." The sergeant replied a little excitedly.

"Is the family over here?"

"Come here, in Baojing County, Lingzhou."

"Compared with Henan, how do you feel?"

"It's still - okay."

The sergeants burst into laughter.

Shao Shude also smiled, and said: "Lingzhou is the best place to get your hands on. The land is not worse than Henan, and there is more water. You can farm with peace of mind in the future. Since you have joined the army, you should know that swords and guns have no eyes on the battlefield. You have to practice hard."

"If you can eat enough, you will naturally have the strength to practice. Don't worry, the commander-in-chief, when he goes into battle in the future, he will definitely kill the enemy soldiers."

"With this spirit, you are a good soldier." Shao Shude patted the recruit on the shoulder and encouraged him.

Cai Ren is a new recruit, he is very satisfied, and if there is an opportunity in the future, he will go to Henan to recruit soldiers.Every time I raise one, it will make Zhu Quanzhong lose one or even one family in his future territory. Wouldn't it be nice?
Zhu Quanzhong has recently started a relationship with the Shandong Zhu brothers.

This guy is really worthless.Defeating Qin Zongquan still relied on other people's help, and now he is avenging his revenge, and even found an excuse to frame the Tianping Army's Jiedu envoy Zhu Xuan to lure Xuanwu soldiers.Zhu Xuan's temper certainly scolded Zhu Quanzhong.So, Zhu Quanzhong found a reason to go to war.

You see, it was you who were disrespectful to me, and what you wrote in the letter was too ugly.What kind of favor will revenge?What pigs and dogs are not as good as?I want to ask for an explanation. It's really not that I have bad character. If you want to beat your benefactor's brother, you are the one who scolded him first.

For a shameless person like Zhu Quanzhong, don't be polite, just dig the wall hard.

"Marshal, listen to the urgent report from the Secretary." At this moment, Li Renfu, the tenth personal soldier, came over and said softly.

Shao Shude had an order to report the urgent mail from the Department of Watch, no matter when and where.

"Find a place to sit first." Shao Shude waved his hand and said.

The content of the military newspaper is very simple, but it is also very bluffing: the imperial court assigned Shannan Xidao Zhixing and Feng Erzhou to Wuding Army.

"This Yang Fugong really thinks that Guanzhong has been peaceful for a long time, and wants to find something for everyone to do." General Shao Shude put away the newspaper carefully, and sighed.

This year, we spent a lot of money to discuss Longyou, and the financial pressure is very high.This reminded him of the good times when the town's finances were extremely ample in Xiaguan Zhonghui the year before last.They eat outside, and the rewards are provided by local goods. The pressure on the people in the town has been relieved.

Could it be that he will eat outside again next time?Who is going to treat me this time?
Shao Shude quickly left the school grounds and returned to the Jiedu envoy's office. Chen Cheng and Zhao Guangfeng also arrived very quickly.

"Commander, there may be war on Shannan West Road." Zhao Guangfeng said worriedly after reading the military report.

"The Son of Heaven is obsessed with Shannan West Road, there is no other way." Shao Shude shook his head, and said, "Otherwise, there is something wrong in Guanzhong, and there is nowhere to run. You can't go to Hedong or Xuanwu, right?"

Shannan West Road originally had fifteen prefectures.All these years have been cut and cut, and only eleven states are left in the hands of Zhuge Shuang.Now that Xingzhou and Fengzhou are to be cut off and transferred to Wuding Army Jiedushi, only Kyushu is left. How can Zhuge Shuang hold his breath?

But the court did pick a good time.Zhuge Shuang was sick in bed, and people in the town were floating.His son Zhuge Zhongfang couldn't control the situation again, and his generals were quick-witted, so they naturally wanted to seek refuge with the new master.There are even those who are ambitious, even thinking about rebelling and self-reliance.

Yang Fugong's power was overwhelming, and he had a reputation for righteousness in the court. The officials of Xing and Feng prefectures might have followed Yang Shouzhong.

In fact, if it only stops here, it's nothing, Zhuge Shuang may not be able to accept it.But he is not a fool, he naturally knows that if he dies, his son may not be able to secure the position of Jiedushi of Shannan West Road.If the imperial court successfully cut off the two states this time, and he didn't react, then the hearts of the people in the town would be even more difficult to deal with.

So he can't retreat, and once he retreats, the situation will collapse immediately and cannot be dealt with.Marshal Zhuge, there is a high probability that he will not obey the edict this time.To the wealthy Shannan West Road, the possibility of war is becoming more and more likely.

Can Marshal Zhuge's body still support his personal conquest?Can he suppress the ambitious people in the town and at the same time defeat Wu Ding's army and possible reinforcements sent by the court?
Zhuge Shuang is an outsider to the local army chief of Shannan West Road.Without the righteousness of the court, maybe you can suppress it at ordinary times, but this time your health will not be good, so what can you do?
"Immediately send people to Xingyuan Mansion." Shao Shude ordered: "Marshal Zhuge used to be my teacher and taught him for several years. I wish I could visit the sick person in person, but I can only send envoys to condolences because I am confined to the feudal town. Well, the medicinal materials are also Bring some. Fushi Chen, if you come this trip, you should know what is involved."

"Understood." Chen Cheng nodded in agreement.

It is not very dangerous to run to Xingyuan Mansion.The chaos in Shannan West Road caught people off guard, but it might also be an opportunity to bring down Yang Fugong, so it must be seized.

　I have been so busy at work these days, Chapter 2 should be updated at night.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)