Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 608 Dengzhou
Shangzhou is a transportation node.

From here to the east, you can take the rugged Luonan Road to Shanzhou.

There are two more routes to the south, one is to travel [-] li southward to Shangluo County, and then go [-] li southeast to Wuguan, and Dengzhou is the exit.

Another route is to go south to Shangjin County, then to Junzhou, and take a boat down to Xiangyang.

Of course Shao Shude took the first route.

When I left Wuguan and arrived at Neixiang County in Dengzhou, it was already Zhengdan.

The sergeants received a registered note, which was a reward from Zhengdan, each with two bolts of Suizhou silk and two coins.No one is dissatisfied, as all bills have been cashed so far.If they die in battle unfortunately, their family members can also receive rewards.

Chen's mood improved inexplicably, and she was no longer indifferent. When sitting in the carriage, she often opened the curtains and looked out. It seemed that every plant and tree here could arouse her homesickness. Love is the same.

The only dissatisfaction is probably that it is not convenient to rinse your mouth.

I stayed in the inner countryside for five days, still waiting for the delivery team.

The Shangshan road was too pitted, and the baggage train stretched out for more than ten miles, but overall it was still wider than the road he took when he went to Xingyuan Mansion back then. It must have been rectified by the court with great effort.To open mountains and build roads, more than [-] soldiers were conscripted at one time, "half of them died", and history does not know how many times they were conscripted.

During his stay, he received Zhou Tong, an envoy sent by Du Hong.

Zhou Tong presented a gift list: 20 pieces of gold and silver wares, [-] pieces of silver, [-] coins, and [-] bolts of silk.

Of course, this is just a gift list, and the goods are still in transit, but no one is worried about any changes.

It is impossible for Du Hong to hide from anyone.Back then, he was "obsessed with Yin" and was completely loyal, so everyone in the world knew him.Wang Bian "obsessed with Yin" and cultivated virtue, and finally revealed it to the world.There are some things that cannot be hidden, not to mention that troops will be sent into Anzhou to help defend.

Naturally, people under Chen Cheng were in charge of discussing these matters, and Shao Shude only needed to know the final result.

On the eleventh day of the first month of the second year of Qianning, the army arrived in Lisuo Rang County, Dengzhou, and Zhe Zongben came to greet him in person.

"Meet the old man." After exchanging greetings and greetings, Shao Chengjie came to Zhe Zongben and saluted respectfully.

"My grandson looks so strong and heroic, and he will definitely be a master in the battlefield in the future." Zhe Zongben hadn't seen his grandson for many years, and he was very happy to see him at first sight. He held Chengjie's hand and said with a smile: "I see Zhu Quanzhong You guys are all porpoise dogs, how can they compare to my Yinghua?"

"Congratulations Zheshuai."

"Congratulations, Mr. Ling."

"The son is really a hero."

"The prince has the blood of the Zhe family, so he is naturally brave."

"It would be great if I married another cousin from the Zhe family."

The generals brought by Zhe Zongben clapped rainbow farts one after another, and many of them were originally Zhe family children.

Shao Shude listened with a smile, not knowing what he was thinking.

Chen Cheng watched coldly and felt a little disobedient.

Only the wrong name, no wrong nickname, "Zhejiajun" is the Zhejiajun. Except for the first salute to King Xia, the generals clustered around Zhezongben most of the time, and their attention was also on him. , even the crown prince received more attention than King Xia.

This army has a problem, a problem!
"Uncle has worked hard. The lone army hangs in Tang Deng, killing countless thieves, what a great achievement." Inside the post station, Shao Shude said with a smile.

"Bian people are not easy to fight. They are old bones. It's not for this grandson." Zhe Zongben sat on the bed carelessly, as if sighing.

"Chengjie, why don't you pour tea for my old man? This foundation will be yours in the future, and my old man is fighting for you." Shao Shude said.

Shao Chengjie got up immediately and served tea to his grandfather.Zhe Zongben laughed and took it, pulled his grandson back and sat beside him.

Chen Cheng sat beside him, smiling all over his face.

The two sons-in-law, weng and son-in-law, didn't make any detours when they came up, they were both straightforward people.

"What does Tangzhou need?" After chatting for a while, Shao Shude got down to business and asked: "The Bian army has taken away a lot of people on the southern front, and now they can only fight more than [-] people. What does my uncle have?" idea?"

"Didn't Your Majesty send the Tianxiong Army here? The Baoyi Army is gone, and the Tianxiong Army is here. Tang Deng Sui's troops have actually increased. But it's really not enough. It's okay to defend, but difficult to advance." Zhe Zongben Said: "Zhao Kuanglin's men are only five or six thousand people. I have seen that they are not very good at fighting. Since the Tianxiong Army is the heart of the son-in-law, they are naturally very good at fighting. Maybe they can make a breakthrough from Sanya Road and attack the enemy. Ruzhou. The Weisheng army can only defend."

Zhao Kuanglin's soldiers are mainly composed of Suizhou soldiers, Shenzhou surrendered soldiers, and Fangzhou barbarian soldiers. They are complex in composition and messy in equipment.To this day, there are about 5000 people in their early years.

Zhe Zongben's Weisheng army initially expanded to 2 based on the 2 Fengxiang soldiers he brought along, plus the troops from Xiangzhen.In the past two years, the fighting has been fierce and the battle has suffered a lot. The Tang and Dengzhou county soldiers were added, and some strong and strong Baoyi soldiers were recruited, and some new soldiers were recruited, and the scale of nearly [-] people was still maintained.

Most of this army is stationed in Tangzhou, scattered in various key points, focusing on defense.

After many years of fighting, it has grown rapidly and its combat effectiveness has improved a lot. It should be an army capable of fighting.But Zhe Zongben still didn't dare to pull them out, and had a large-scale decisive battle with the Bian people. To put it bluntly, it was still a little bit worse. He was worried that he would lose all his capital in the first battle, just like Zhao Kuangning back then.

"Do you need equipment and horses to supplement?"

"Equipment is naturally needed, as many as there are." Zhe Zongben said without hesitation: "As for war horses, at least add three thousand horses, I'm afraid I won't be able to support them if there are too many."

Good guy, the three thousand horses are called "Shao Shao Supplement". If people in other feudal towns hear it, they will probably cry.

"There is no problem." Shao Shude said: "This time I went to Beijing, I got a lot of battles and equipment, so I sent over [-] pieces. They are all from the Shence Army's inventory. It's still good, but I have to wait until after the spring. War horses There is no problem. Before the Sanguin, the imperial court ran a ranch in Xiangyang, and now it can be restored. The war horses and draft animals sent over should be fostered there first. Well, after the same spring, I sent people to send over [-] horses. .”

"Can the son-in-law bring the Feixiong army here?" Zhe Zongben asked suddenly.

The leopard cavalry had fought side by side with him before, and Zhe Zongben was very satisfied with them, and he never forgot.

He didn't mention the Iron Cavalry Army, perhaps because this army was still fighting the rebellion in Qingtang, or because the military envoy Zhe Siyu was also a member of the Zhe clan, so it was inappropriate.

"Uncle, Caizhou is densely covered with water, which is not suitable for leopard riders to charge. In Silver Spear City, there are five thousand soldiers, five thousand auxiliary soldiers, and more than [-] horses. Tangzhou may not be able to support them." Shao Shude shook his head. , said: "How about this, recently many Tuyuhun tribes came to Shengzhou to seek refuge, so I recruited some people to come over, how much does Uncle want?"

These so-called Tuyuhun people are actually Helian Duo's people.

Ever since this guy was defeated by Li Keyong and lost his old lair in Yunzhou, Bai Yicheng, the governor of Shuozhou, stopped listening to him and decided to join Shao Shude.Helianduo couldn't help it, so he retreated north to the grassland and continued to be an enemy of Li Keyong.

However, several times they went south to attack Yunzhou, but all ended in failure.And these failures not only consumed his strength, but also consumed his prestige. Some of the troops could not see hope, so they left him.

Some people went far away to the desert grassland to live their own lives, some went to Hedong, and some went to Shao Shude.

Zhe Zongben was a little disappointed.

How can the herdsmen of Helianduo compare with serious professional warriors?Fighting face to face, there is no chance of winning.However, the densely watered terrain of Shannan Dongdao and Caizhou is not suitable for wandering horse archers, but only suitable for frontal combat shock cavalry. What use are they?
But it's better than nothing, let's do it first, and let them practice slowly later.

"At least a few thousand riders," Zhe Zongben said.

"There are [-] people, men, women, and children. Send them all over. My uncle is looking for a place to house them. I think this Shannan East Road is very empty, so I just need to allocate a place for them." Shao Shude said.

The meaning of this is very clear. They are still herdsmen in normal times, and they are called up to fight in wartime.

It is definitely not possible to raise full-time professional soldiers with Tang Dengsui's financial resources, that's the only way to go.

"There are also more than [-] Tibetan captives in the Qingtang Dynasty, and [-] households in the five counties of Ganzhou, all sent over." Shao Shude continued: "Gucheng and Dengcheng in Xiangzhou, and Zaoyang in Suizhou, there are three counties in total. There are few people in the area, so let’s use it to resettle these people. I will send Guanbei agricultural students to go south to guide the people in farming and animal husbandry, and there will be special personnel to handle the slack training, so that my uncle will not be distracted.”

"It's so good." Sitting beside his grandson, Zhe Zong was in a good mood, and didn't bother to care about the meaning behind the son-in-law's slaps.

In fact, they are so far away, those Tubo, Tuyuhun and even Han people in Ganzhou are full of resentment, if they don't garrison, can they really control it?No way, we still have to rely on the mighty army to frighten them from time to time, otherwise we will rebel sooner or later.

This son-in-law is becoming more and more like a civil servant, not so much like a warrior.

"What are your son-in-law's plans this year?" Zhe Zongben asked again after drinking a cup of tea.

"The situation in the world is chaotic." Shao Shude did not answer, but sighed first.

"After I entered the river the year before last, I was clearly aware of the hostility of the heroes of the Kanto region." Shao Shude said: "I used to fight with my sworn brother Li Ke, but up to now it's only on the surface of kindness, but inwardly I'm very afraid. He turned to attack Youzhou, It’s also heart-wrenching, and I can see that.”

"Zhu Quanzhong needless to say, his primary goal is to attack Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, Shi Pu, and Wang Shifan. Now that Pu is gone, the second Zhu is at stake. If I hadn't left Heyang, he would have attacked Yan, Yun Er Township."

"Yang Xingmi is a knowledgeable and foresighted man. You can see that he is determined to go west. The relationship with Zhu Quanzhong has not deteriorated. On the contrary, it is very good. Huainan tea and salt entered the Bian Song states in a large scale, and the mutual market was frequent. Hehe, Quanzhong no longer buys salt from the river, and now uses Huai salt."

"Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin, must they be friends with me? Not necessarily. If Zhu Quanzhong doesn't attack again, they won't take the initiative to cause trouble. Wang Shifan, I don't know if he is stupid in reading, and recently he has repeatedly scolded me. "

In short, when Shao Shude ruled Kansai and established Jiantong Pass, the world had already caught the attention of the world.

This is almost a landmark event.The vassals and towns have been playing vertically and horizontally for more than 120 years. If you can't see clearly, you will be in vain.

At this time, anyone with a little brain is analyzing and judging the situation in the world.

Since the second year of Dashun, has Li Keyong beaten Zhu Quanzhong in the past three years?No.

Zhu Quanzhong used to send people south to plunder Huainan. Since Sun Ru was defeated and Huainan was acquired by Yang Xingmi, has he ever gone south?No.

Everyone has eyes and can tell who is the strongest.

Li Keyong is now focused on attacking Hebei, Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin seem to have stopped most of the harassment activities, Yang Xingmi hastened to expand his territory, and after defeating Du Hong, he will probably go to attack Qian Liu.

Because he knew that now that Zhu Quanzhong didn't have the ability to go south to attack Huainan, why bother to take chestnuts for Shao Shude?It is better to capture Eyue, control the upper reaches of the river, and then take the two Zhejiang and Jiangxi to consolidate the rear.

At the same time, we will wait and see the situation in the north. If Zhu Quanzhong shows signs of decline, he will support money and food.If Zhu Quanzhong's fall is imminent, he will win over the Liang people to demote his officials and generals, take advantage of the situation to attack the states along the Huaihe River, and consolidate the defense line.

As for the prefectures in Hebei, although they are suffering from Li Keyong's attack now, once the Xia army attacks Hedong, there is no doubt that they will unite with Li Keyong to support money and food, and send troops together.

The current Shao Shude is a bit like the Emperor of Tang Dynasty who wanted to engage in "Zhongxing" after the Anshi Rebellion and flattened the feudal town. How the Guandong feudal town played at that time, and how it will be played now, the script is all there.

They just want to keep their turf, and they will do anything for it.Back then when Huang Chao entered Chang'an and proclaimed himself emperor after the founding of the country, how many people in the Guandong feudal town planned to recognize the puppet Qi?But a lot.

"The situation is very delicate now." Shao Shude said: "Zhu Quanzhong is like a deck of armor being pushed in front of others. Everyone is watching to see if Quanzhong can withstand my offensive."

Zhezong felt something in his heart and sighed.

He thought of the so-called Zhongxing of Xianzong and Wuzong. Once the power of the court rose sharply, everyone in the feudal town would be in danger.

Is Hebei Fanzhen so difficult to destroy?

Huaixi Town has persisted for so long and resisted the world with one corner. Is there any external reason?

During the reign of Huichang, how many conspiracies and tricks were staged among the towns to discuss Zhaoyi and Liu Zhen?Compromise?Even vertical and horizontal?
The current Shao Shude is very similar to Xianzong. Back then, he also had a 18-strong Shence Army, with higher financial income and righteous reputation, which Shao Shude did not have.

Of course, Shao Shude also has an advantage, that is, his group is on the rise, which is not comparable to Xianzong.

"This year's strategy is to attack Quanzhong. While the princes of the Guandong are still hesitating to wait and see, advance from north to south and weaken the strength of the Liang people." Shao Shude said: "I have transferred the ultimatum to Guanzhong, and ordered Qianzhou, Tongzhou, and Huazhou to attack. The prefecture and Jingzhao Prefecture hoarded grain and grass, and after the spring, they conscripted masters and servants, took the Shangshan Road, and transferred a wave of grain and grass to Tang Deng."

The 950 miles from Dengzhou to Chang'an are mostly mountain roads, and it may take several truckloads of food to get one truckload. The cost is high, but the advantage of geographical location cannot be replaced.No matter how difficult it is to walk, can there be a road to Shu that is difficult to walk?Can it be difficult to walk in the Valley of the Rats?

"I brought [-] people from the Tianxiong Army, and by March, [-] people from the Shi Zan Army will also arrive. At that time, I will give my uncle the command." Shao Shude said.

"Don't worry, my son-in-law, I've been aggrieved for more than a year, and it's time to move." After finishing speaking, Zhe Zongben took Shao Chengjie's hand again, and said, "See? How difficult it is for your father to fight against the country. In the future, can you sit still?" The mountains and rivers are all obtained by your father's hard work and hard work, you must cherish them and don't do anything reckless."

Shao Chengjie nodded emphatically, and said: "Weiweng, in a few years, I will be able to fight in battle."

Zhe Zongben laughed and said: "It's almost. I'm telling you quietly, your mother's riding and archery skills are very good, but your grandson has to practice hard. Your father's 20 troops will be handed over to you in the future. Can't convince the crowd."

Shao Shude was helpless.What does Zhe Zongben think about all day?
(End of this chapter)