Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 708

On the bank of Guangchengze in the south of Linru County, Shao Shude arrived early with his soldiers and bodyguards.

The Shunyi army is still waiting for ships, but one of them has already headed southeast, only a few miles away from Lisuoliang County (now Linru) in Ruzhou.

Linru County has been brought under control.This place is actually only 85 miles away from Yiqueguan, but his 3000 people did not carry any luggage, and it took three days to arrive. It was already the third day of May.

Chen Cheng looked at the mud spots all over his body, touched his sore waist, and grinned.

"Chen Changshi worked too hard on the Sogdian dancer, take it easy." Shao Shude got off the horse, looked at Chen Cheng's bad look, and teased.

"It's not as strong as the king's body." Chen Cheng laughed.

When he was a child, his family was too poor, and he didn't have both civil and military training, so his body was really average.Besides, people in their forties, how can they compare with younger ones?
"During the reign of Wude, Emperor Taizong defeated Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande in Luoyang, and then came to Guangchengze for hunting. In the 11th year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong came here again to hunt and soak in hot springs. He hunted several wild boars." Shao Shude took off his cloak and threw it to Li Zhong, then drew out the tip of the bow, wound it carefully, and said, "This is a good place."

Chen Cheng knew that Shao Shude admired Taizong the most in terms of marching and fighting, so he changed his mind and said: "At the beginning of Zhenguan, Taizong sent Yan Lide, a general and master craftsman, to visit Qingshu to build Xiangcheng Palace, also known as Qingshu Palace, with 190 laborers. Yu Wan. This palace is located in the south of Rushui River, at the eastern foot of Kongtong Mountain, bypassing Guangchengze, and has hot springs and pastures. Later Han Dynasty set up Guangcheng Garden, which was the place where the emperor taught martial arts and hunted."

There are more than 190 million laborers, which does not mean that more than 190 million people were recruited. In fact, a palace does not need so many people to build.It refers to manpower. It took seven months to build, and the conscripts were less than [-].

"Could it be that Chen Changshi wants me to rebuild Qingshu Palace?" Shao Shude wondered.

At the beginning when Tongzhou rebuilt and rebuilt Xingde Palace, and Shanzhou rebuilt Longchi Palace and Xiuling Palace, Song Le clearly disapproved of several major civil servants, Zhao Guangfeng did not agree very much, and Chen Cheng did not express his opinion. In fact, he still somewhat disagreed. , why would this encourage him to rebuild the palace?
Chen Cheng smiled but didn't answer, he couldn't say that now everyone wants you to stop running around.If you want a beauty, everyone will capture it for you. If you want a palace, everyone will repair it for you. Don’t run around, okay?
"Your Majesty, the foundation of the Qingshu Palace still exists, but it is so dilapidated that it needs to be repaired vigorously. And before the palace can be rebuilt, Quanzhong needs to be defeated." Chen Cheng said.

Sure enough, the topic turned around to the current situation.

The personal soldiers had already moved the chair. After sitting down, Shao Shude said with a smile, "I knew it. It took only two days to take Liang County. There was news from Longxing County that Wei Sheng's army passed three Crow Valley came in pursuit, beheaded more than a thousand, captured two thousand, and the rest collapsed into the mountains and forests. The Liang soldiers along the way were also destroyed. Seven counties in Ruzhou, four counties will fall into my hands, and when the army gathers, Then attack Jiacheng and Xiangcheng, what can Quan Zhong do against me?"

"What if Quanzhong gathers more than [-] soldiers to cover them?" Chen Cheng asked.

"I think Li Tangbin's strategy is pretty good. Retreat to Yique, Taigu, Yingyang, and Dengfeng to lure the enemy deep, and then gather and wipe them out." Shao Shude said: "In the past when Emperor Taizong challenged Xue Rengao, there were many thieves and soldiers. , strong and durable, with high morale. Taizong stood firm and did not fight. The two armies held each other for more than [-] days. Hei Kai challenged him many times, but Taizong's strong wall refused, but he sent people to detour to harass his grain road, and Hei Kai's army ran out of food, and he was defeated."

Shao Shude cited Li Shimin's two battles in a row. The supply of food and grass on his own side was sufficient, while the enemy's army was poor and the food roads were harassed, which made the already insufficient supply worse.If the stalemate lasts for a long time, morale will be low, and the morale of the army will fluctuate, and a big defeat will be inevitable.

If Zhu Quanzhong dared to gather a large army to come, he would give up Ruzhou and retreat to the front line of the three passes in Luonan.However, the local population in Ruzhou is sparsely populated, and there is no way to raise food and grass on the spot. What will happen if there is no big defeat?

Even on a wider battlefield, has Zhu Quanzhong realized a problem, that is, the troops he can mobilize are far inferior to Shao Shude?Gu Tou disregarded the style of play of the buttocks, and concentrated his forces on one battlefield, which was conducive to a quick battle and must not be delayed for a long time.

But Shao Shude actually has more than one heavy army group at hand, the Weisheng Army and the Huaining Army have 5 troops, and Yang Xingmi risked his life to help, how many people can he hold?At that time, they will go north to Cai and Ying, how do you stop them?
The right wing of the Flying Dragon Army, Liang Hanyong, has a lot of troops and is very mobile. After a long time, he can break the sky for you in the east.

In addition, Heyang also had the Baoyi, Heyuan, and Yumen armies under the command of Li Renjun.

There are also Wuxing, Guzhen, and Tiande armies in the river, as well as the new cavalry army Wanqi, who can join the northern line at any time, if Wei Boken borrows his way.

To be honest, Shao Shude hopes that Zhu Quanzhong will gather 10,000+ people to come to Ruzhou. By then relying on Luonan Sanguan, I can afford it. Can you afford it?If one is not good, most of these 10,000+ troops will be wiped out, achieving a brilliant victory for Shao Shude that can even be remembered in history, and speeding up the great cause of reunification.

"The commander-in-chief needs to consider the attitude of other towns." Chen Cheng said.Just about to continue talking, Zhao Guangfeng walked in.

Zhao Guangfeng bowed to the two respectively, and said, "Dong Chang has proclaimed himself emperor."

"Oh?" Shao Shude cheered up and said, "Tell me carefully."

"Dong Chang appointed demons and alchemists, and his behavior became more and more rebellious." After Zhao Guangfeng finished speaking, he detailed what happened here.

In short, Dong Chang had the intention of proclaiming himself emperor.Some demon monks and alchemists followed suit and made a lot of folk songs and prophecies.

For example, an old man offered him a folk song: "If you want to know the name of the Son of Heaven, you must be born from the sun."

For example, the doorman Ni Deru said that an auspicious Luo Pingniao appeared in Wuyue, with four eyes and three legs, and then said that Dong Chang’s signature was very similar to the portrait of Luo Pingniao (?), and showed it to him.

There are many others, all of which are words and deeds that insult IQ, but Dong Chang is very happy and reuses these flattering disciples, demon monks, and alchemists.And these people are just trying to cheat money and have fun, so they naturally picked a nice way to say that Dong Chang lived in an information cocoon all day long, and he was very happy.

Some subordinates objected, such as Huang Jie, deputy envoy of Jiedu, Wu Liao, order of Kuaiji, and Zhang Xun, order of Shanyin, all of whom were killed by Dong Chang.

So, no one can stop him from proclaiming himself emperor.

Just a while ago, Dong Chang established his own country based on Yuezhou, the country was named "Dayue Luoping", he called himself a saint, and changed his Yuan to Shuntian.At the same time, there are hundreds of officials, including prime ministers, Hanlin bachelors, and generals.

In theory, Qian Liu, the governor of Western Zhejiang Province, was at the same level as Dong Changping, but because he had worked under him before, he was relatively humble. On the scene, he always regarded himself as a subordinate.

It is extremely ridiculous that the two Zhejiang military powers are entrusted with Qian Liu, and Dong Chang does not know who he is.Historically, Emperor Zhaozong believed that Dong Chang was very diligent in making offerings, and wanted to pardon him. Qian Liu wrote a letter, insisting that he could not be pardoned, and must attack.Later, Yang Xingmi interceded for Dong Chang, and Emperor Zhaozong ordered Dong Chang to be pardoned. Qian Liu refused to obey, and finally attacked Dong Chang and killed more than [-] members of his family.

Dong Chang hasn't seen Qian Liu clearly until now, so he really deserves to die.

"Zhao Sima, immediately send a message to Chang'an, and the sage will issue an edict to appoint Qian Liu as the envoy of the Hangzhou camp to attack Dong Chang." Shao Shude made a decision on the spot, saying: "East Zhejiang will also give Qian Liu, and both Zhejiang will be given to him!"

"Of course." Zhao Guangfeng replied.

He had a happy face, finally there was a fool as the leader.A person like Dong Chang dares to claim the title of emperor without looking at how much strength he has at hand. He really is a pioneer of the king.

It's just cheaper money.I believe that with the name of the imperial court in hand, Qian Liu has been secretly operating for many years, and he should be able to successfully defeat Dong Chang and take all the two Zhejiang provinces.

Even if it doesn't succeed, it can still attract Yang Xingmi's attention, which is beneficial to the Central Plains battlefield.The war against Liang has entered a critical moment, and any favorable factor must be firmly grasped.Since the imperial court is in control, there is no need to be polite.

It was the case when Mo Zaisi and Shao Desheng were allowed out of Wuguan, and it was the same for Qian Liu to occupy Dong Chang's territory this time.

"Your Majesty, there is one more thing." Zhao Guangfeng put away his smile and continued to report: "There is news from Hebei that Li Keyong besieged Mozhou, and Yingzhou Dan Keji led an army to rescue him. He was defeated and killed. Go away with a siege, besiege Yingzhou for several days, and have taken it. This will turn the troops westward and continue to besiege Mozhou. Also, Zhenzhou Wang Rong sent troops north to defeat Dingzhou Wang Gao, and heard that Shan Keji was defeated After that, the troops have retreated back to the town."

"Wang Rong is probably going to make peace with Li Keyong." Chen Cheng said with certainty: "All the towns in Hebei have this kind of virtue. The grass on the wall will fall with the wind. Li Keyong has been fighting in Youzhou for so long, it should be fought, no Fight everything that needs to be fought. If Lu Wenjin is attacked again, the Yan people will not dare to resist for at least a few years. The local forces of the Yan people in Youzhou are probably only Liu Rengong who was in Yingping, and the defeated general who went north to Khitan with the remnant soldiers Brothers from the Gao family."

"Wang Rong may indeed be afraid. But it is too early to say that he will invest in Li Keyong now." Shao Shude partially affirmed Chen Cheng's opinion, saying: "This is a bunch of thieves. You have to suffer two defeats before you will despair. But it is only a matter of oral dissatisfaction. Whenever there is a chance, it is inevitable to betray Li Keyong."

There is essentially no difference between Zhenji, Weibo, and Cangjing.Their core appeal is to maintain their independent status, and they can be vassals, but they must not be controlled by outsiders, unless the local military interest groups are wiped out by force.

"Quickly investigate the situation in Hebei." Shao Shude told Zhao Guangfeng, "In Henan, Zhu Quanzhong is no longer able to make a comeback. People go to Weizhou."

"Obey." Zhao Guangfeng understood.

The situation in Hebei is gradually becoming clearer. What does the Wei Bohui think?Caught in the three-way vortex, their life must be difficult.No way, location is too important.It borders Xingmingci and Zhenji in the north, Cangjing in the northeast, Heyang and Shangdang in the west, and faces Qing, Yun and Hua towns across the river.

This land extending in all directions is still extremely wealthy, with a population of more than 300 million and a strong military force. Who doesn't want to intervene?

If Wei Bo is pulled over by Li Keyong, it will be very difficult.

(End of this chapter)