Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 389 True Power

"Du Xiang..." Shao Shude said suddenly.

Du Rang Neng was talking vigorously, but was startled when he heard this.

"Kong Xianghui will die in Lantian Wusong Station."

Du Rang could not speak anymore.

"Why not Lantian Station?" Shao Shude said with a smile: "It is more common for officials from far away to be demoted than to be given death by Lantian Station. But I have been to Wusong Station, and I passed by when I was chasing nest thieves in the past. There are beautiful mountains and rivers there, which is very suitable for The burial place of Confucius..."

Du Rangneng was about to say something, but Shao Shude stopped him with his hand, and said, "I know that Du Xiang is not afraid of death, but why doesn't he think about his family?"

Du Rangneng is indeed not afraid of death, but he has family members, disciples, and he has too many concerns.

"The three prime ministers, Prime Minister Kong died, Prime Minister Xu left the town, and Prime Minister Du can still sit here. I don't need to say more about the reason?" Shao Shude said: "As long as I let go of my hands a little bit and watch from the sidelines, the eunuch of Beisi will be able to sit here today." Then Du Xiang will be exiled, and the family will be exiled in Qingtang. Du Xiang's daughter is quite talented and famous, and I don't know where she will be exiled. Isn't it sad that a beautiful woman will be dusted?"

Of course, if he is willing, Du Shi will be sent to his bed tonight and let him enjoy it.But, why make things so ugly?

"Why does the king of Lingwu County have to protect the eunuch?" Du Rangneng stared at him, puzzled.

Wind reviews are in the hands of scholars.The eunuch's reputation was so bad, he couldn't figure out why Shao Shude got involved with them.

"Where did Xiang Du say this?" Shao Shude was surprised: "In the first year of Guangqi, a certain man killed Tian Lingzi and his followers. In the first year of Wende, Yang Fugong and his followers were captured in Yangzhou, and all of them were sent to the capital to be beheaded. I After killing these two powerful eunuchs, Du Xiang actually thinks that I am on good terms with the eunuchs?"

This time when he came to Beijing, Shao Shude appeared as a savior and hadn't killed anyone yet, but that didn't mean he wouldn't kill someone.

There is really a curse in the profession of Wufu in the feudal town.The mental pressure is very high, and Shao Shude often has to suppress the tyrannical impulse in his heart.

This is still when the Shuofang army is more obedient.If it is a relatively rebellious army, the commander is suspicious all day long, worried that someone will rebel, and it will be strange if his emotions are not extreme after a long time.

Le Yanzhen even went to the temple to become a monk, and was caught and beheaded by the sergeant.There is a chain of suspicion up and down. No one can jump out of this big dye vat. With such a social atmosphere, it is impossible to build a pure army, only relatively pure.

Even Qian Liu, who has a good reputation in later generations, was heart-pounding and heart-breaking when he started, and his boss Zhou Bao also "died suddenly" on his territory.

Who can be alone?

In order to relieve these negative emotions, warriors have developed various "hobbies".

Some people tied up their servants and cut the meat piece by piece for fun;

Greedy, lustful, addicted to alcohol, killing indiscriminately, pursuing longevity, liking actors, etc., there is always one suitable for you.

If someone thinks that Shao Shude is a handsome and talkative martial artist, he has never seen his other side.

Du Rangneng was silent for a long time, and finally said: "The king of Lingwu can only do what he wants."

"Just do your best." Shao Shude smiled, and said, "You can't keep Du Xiangbai busy. Next year, someone will send someone to send a thousand carts of salt to Chang'an, and offerings such as skins and medicinal materials will also be doubled. In addition, The Shayuan prison in Tongzhou is still under the management of the imperial court, and Guanbei sends a thousand horses, three thousand cattle, and [-] sheep to the Shayuan every year for the imperial court to use."

Du Rang was a little surprised.

Do things with a sense of proportion, not blindly relying on force to coerce, willing to discuss with you, and willing to make compromises and give compensation.The king of Lingwu County has the shadow of a civil servant.

After seeing off the prime minister, Shao Shude read the military newspaper again.

Datong Helianduo had more than [-] troops, and Youzhou sent [-] troops to attack Hedong together, winning consecutive battles.

Unexpectedly, Li Keyong personally led the main force of Hedong to go northward, smashing the [-] coalition army, and captured more than [-] people. He Lianduo's son-in-law and Li Kuangwei's son were all captured.

3 people belong to two divisions, and dare to go south to attack Hedong. Are Helianduo and Li Kuangwei really attacking Li Keyong?Shao Shude really admired these two guys. Either they don't do it, or if they do, the whole army will be on top, okay?

There was also an accident on the Zelu battlefield.

The Xuanwu Army besieged Zezhou, Li Cunxiao led [-] cavalry to the south to rescue, and continued to challenge.Deng Jiyun, the leader of the Bian Army, led his army into battle, but was captured alive by Li Cunxiao.

This Nima is outrageous!

Li Cunxiao challenged with five hundred elite cavalry, and Deng Jiyun faced it, but was captured.Shao Shude felt as if he was watching "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", so unreal.

Deng Jiyun was captured, and the Xuanwu Army lost its front-line coach. I don't know if it is time to retreat.

Next, Li Ke's main force will go from Daibei to Zelu, and Zhu Quanzhong probably doesn't want to fight anymore.There is no hope of destroying Li Keyong, so it is better to beat those soft persimmons.

This catastrophe in Hedong is probably about to be resolved.It's just that Li Ke used a bit of a loss. Lan, Lu, and Ze were hit hard, and it was not so easy to recover.

If you fight this kind of battle a few more times, even if you win, the loss may not be less than others.

It is better to fight wars on other people's land.

On November 27th, Shao Shude started to handle the second matter of entering Beijing.

Prime Ministers Du Rangneng and Cui Zhaowei were forcibly pulled over by him and boarded the Anyuan Building.

Outside the Anyuan Building, on the former battlefield, the Jingyuan Army has returned.

8000 people were captured before and after, and a total of [-] elite soldiers were selected, basically all of them were strong and skilled.

Habits are not too bad, then slowly restrain them later, strictly rectify them, spend a little time and energy, and you will be a battle-ready army.

The remaining 8000 Kanto recruits were recruited, a total of 2000. They were scattered and mixed, and [-] were drawn out, of which [-] were recruited into the Feng'an Army, and [-] into the Dingyuan Army. It can only be completed after the class teacher returns to Lingxia.

The [-] infantry, plus the [-] cavalry from the Fan tribe in Liangzhou that are about to be completed, are all of the Guzhen Army that has just been formed.

After conquering the five Weibei prefectures and the three Jingyuan prefectures in one go, Marshal Shao only added three new armies, totaling [-] cavalry. To be honest, he was quite restrained.

After several years of development, the mobile field force of the standing government army has finally increased greatly, which is gratifying.

"Two commanders, is this army still in sight?" Shao Shude asked, pointing to the large formation of Guzhen army below the tower.

After this unit goes back, it will have personnel exchanges with veteran units such as the Economic Strategy Army and the Wuwei Army, and it will be reorganized again.But after all, it was the frame of the Jingyuan frontier army, which looked quite decent.

Du Rangneng and Cui Zhaowei were relatively silent.

What else is there to say?Half of the 7000 recruits recruited in the Kanto were taken away by others, and the Shence Army, which had barely recovered to [-], still looked hopeless that no one could beat it.If you want to really cheer up, you don't know when you will have to wait.

Without an army to fight, one can only be bullied.Up and down in Chang'an, no one doubted this anymore after experiencing the Jing division rebellion.

"General Gao, what do you think?" Shao Shude turned to someone standing beside him and asked.

This person is ugly, his hands are covered with calluses, his face is full of weather, and his temples have white hair.But he is full of energy and has a good bearing. At first glance, he looks like an old soldier.

Du Rang can know this person.Chen Jingxuan's old general, named Gao Renhou, was once an official to Jiannan Dongchuan Jiedu envoy.

After Wei Zhaodu led the army into Shu, he was deprived of all his duties and was listed as a criminal general.But he was loyal, kind, and good at running the army, so he persisted for a long time, and was finally defeated by Zhu Mei.

Gao Renhou once fought against Huang Chao in Guanzhong. He was still a ten general at that time and was sent by Chen Jingxuan.He was the only one who was undefeated all the way.After returning to Sichuan, he made great contributions to suppressing the rebellion and attacking Yang Shili.

This person has a characteristic in using troops. He likes to fight against the heart, at night, and in ambushes, and he succeeds every time.

When Zhu Mei entered Shu, he was ambushed by him, but Wang Xingyu turned the tables and turned the defeat into victory. It can only be said that the soldiers were too poor.

After Gao Renhou's defeat, he defected to Zhao Jian, and was asked to come by Shao Shude.His family members in Zizhou also sent letters to Zhu Mei from Shao Shude and sent them to Lingzhou.

Now Gao Renhou is the general of Shuofang town, so the court can't hold him accountable.

Shuofang Army is in a period of great development, Shao Shude is eager to seek talents, and appreciates people like Gao Renhou who have proved himself very much.

The key is that this person is loyal, kind, and benevolent. He really lives up to his name, and he feels like an alien who has not been polluted by the big dye vat of martial arts.

"It is better than the troops led by General Mo before." Gao Renhou bowed and saluted, "Shu is comfortable and rich, and the soldiers are unwilling to fight to the death. If there is any discord, they will collapse. Zhu Mei turned defeat into victory. If he can command the Tielin Army, the world will be able to win."

Shao Shude laughed.

Gao Renhou is a man with high military ability, but low emotional intelligence and low political literacy. He is a pure soldier.

The Tie Lin Army is Shao Shude's de facto pro-army, and he has always served as the military envoy himself, and the deputy envoy is his brother-in-law Ye Li Yulue, who has never been handed over to outsiders.

People with a little knowledge would not say such things like Gao Renhou.

"There will be plenty of opportunities to make contributions in the future," Shao Shude said.

It's a pity that Gao Renhou is over 40 years old, and he is younger than Yang Yue. Among the generals in Shuofang, he is older, and he has only served for ten years at most.

"Nowadays there are many vacancies in the army. General Gao will have the opportunity to lead troops sooner or later." After finishing speaking, Shao Shude turned to the two prime ministers and said, "General Gao's identity as a criminal general was framed by others, but now he can be rehabilitated."

What else can Du Rangneng and Cui Zhaowei say?
Shao Shude was showing them his military might, and if this matter offends him, something might happen.

Cui Zhaowei secretly glanced at Gao Renhou, and heard that he was from Xuzhou, and he was half of the same hometown as Ximenzhao, a Caizhou native whom he had secretly befriended.

Ximen Zhao was born as a general in Caizhou. After the defeat of Qin Zongquan, he was exiled in Guanzhong. His real name is Fu Daozhao.

A thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find.

The Shence Army was rebuilt, and Ximenzhao had led a capital of more than [-] people.If you can pull him over completely, you will save a lot of trouble.

Sooner or later, Ximen Chongsui's party will be killed!
(End of this chapter)