Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 761
After the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the officials of the Lingzhou shogunate got busy again, mainly to prepare all kinds of materials needed for the army to travel.

However, it was not for Shao Shude's preparations for going to Lingzhou, but for the continued preparation of the army.

Due to successive years of wars and shortage of troops, and in the second year of Qianning (895), the first part of the Zhenguo Army and the Feng'an Army who began to defend Zendan and Xingyuan Prefectures were about to return. Hit the continuation army.

He ordered a year ago that the coach of the capital sent [-] recruits to the Yamen Lingzhou Academy, and they were divided into two groups to go to Zendan and Bailaoguan in Xingyuan Mansion to garrison, and at the same time continue to receive training at the station.

Zhen Guojun envoy Li Renfu breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the news.The Ministry has a total of 3 people, currently 1 people are stationed in Qingtang City, 1 people are about to return from Zendan, and 1 people are guarding Tongguan.

In addition, the Shanzhou Institute will also transfer 1 soldiers to Longyou Town.

Longyou Jiedu envoy Wei Zhaodu came to report that more and more people from the Qiang clan in Taozhou had come to surrender. He had sent officials to Taozhou to establish yamen at all levels, and asked to send a large army to sit in charge.

Shao Shude was overjoyed and ordered the Shanzhou Academy to dispatch [-] trained soldiers to Lintan County, Taozhou Institute, and return to Lintan and Meixiang Counties.

至此，陇右镇已有11州、34县，10万7400余户、51万6000余口，一切都在稳步发展之中。

河西镇目前实控2州、7县，有户74600余、口29万400余。

Shao Shude is quite satisfied with this population.Over the years, Tibetans have been mobilized to fight eastward, and the population of Helong has stopped growing at a high rate, but the figure of 80 is still gratifying.

He didn't extravagantly expect to reach the frenzied data of 1700 million people in Gansu Province in the Qing Dynasty, but it is enough to make people happy to reach the level of Tianbao years.After all, there is no powerful Tubo dynasty in this meeting. He can safely relocate Han people, organize households, and develop production.

But he will not take it lightly, and there will definitely be no fewer troops to be stationed.For so many years, no matter how tense the situation in the east is, he has never relaxed his control over the Longyou states, and he has suppressed rebellions more than once.It is conceivable that in the next few years, even though the local armament systems of state and county soldiers and local peasants have been gradually improved, the garrisons will still exist for a long time.

Moreover, the quality of Longyou soldiers is really good.They live in a mixed state of Han and Qiang. There are many Qiang, Dangxiang, and Tubo people in the mountains. , As long as they meet the standards, they can join the army.

Providing horses, cattle and sheep, soldiers, minerals, commercial profits, etc., this is my rear area, and it is the foundation that I can rely on to make a comeback after failure.

After the changing troops left Lingzhou, Shao Shude was also ready to leave.Taking advantage of the recent weather, I went directly to Liangzhou, inspected Hexi Town, and made preparations for going north to the grassland.

It was still the same, and the whole team followed.Don't be too hard on everyone, Khan is like this.

Zhao Yuhui, who was already pregnant, would stay in Lingzhou to raise her baby. Shao Shude asked Mrs. Pei to take care of her with a few newly recruited female historians—these were the maids of the former Lingwu County palace, such as Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Bai, Mrs. Zhuang Lang, Mrs. Geshu's, Qibi's, Hun's, Zhe's and so on.

The eldest son, Shao Siwu, has returned from Yinshan Mountain. He also has a mission and must follow.

Zhang Huai, the governor of the Guiyi Army, was very old, and Shao Shude invited him to meet with the main generals of the shogunate in Suzhou.There are some things that he needs to finalize in advance to ensure that there will be no changes in Shazhou.

This matter is very important. If Gein sends troops to Gaochang Uighurs in the future, then the base of the Guiyi Army will be very important.

If the troops were sent from the Uyghur Yazt, the cavalry would travel more than [-] miles a day, and it would take [-] days to arrive, and the risk on the way was not small.

This time, we set out from Jiyuquan to raid Uighur royal court, but Zhang Huaiding was late all the way, and Murong Fu got lost and lost a lot of men.In the desert campaign, the risks in this aspect cannot be ignored.I also don't know how the Miaogas raided the Uyghur royal court back then, starting from the Yenisei River and covering the three thousand miles of desert grassland.

Therefore, when mobilizing troops against the Uighurs in the future, it must be double insurance and two routes to ensure that one blow will kill.

For now, Shao Shude has only one requirement for Dunhuang: stability above all else.

During this tour, more than [-] soldiers from Tielin, Jindao, Heiyu, Tieqi, Feixiong and the bodyguards, and Yinanzhi will accompany them to Liangzhou.

With so many well-equipped and battle-hardened sergeants passing by, it must have been very sensational and dazzling in the Helong area.

None of the chieftains, big and small heads of various tribes can afford such soldiers.

Yes, they can't even pull out so many herdsmen, let alone professional warriors who have been fighting for years.The people in Shuofang and Hexi towns will also experience some mobilization, helping to transfer supplies for the army to consume.

Shao Shude wanted to see if there was anyone who dared to jump out and challenge his authority.

He believes there should be none, at least not in the short term.A large number of strong and strong were transferred to the east, and the warriors were not leeks in the field. After harvesting one crop after another, the growth period was very slow.

After touring Hexi, Qibei Grassland is the focus, it is really a long journey.But time waits for no one, life is only a few decades, and there are too many things to do, so we can only speed up.

On the [-]th day of the first lunar month, before leaving, Shao Shude issued the latest instructions to the three camps of Huaizhou, Luoyang, and Tangzhou.

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Li Tangbin has not received the highest instruction from Shao Shengren/Wuzu/Zanpu/Khan, but he has received the military report from the front.

To be honest, he was slightly agitated, but he quickly calmed down and abandoned this "boring" emotion.

When fighting, you can't be driven by disturbed emotions, it will only make you lose your sober mind and make impulsive decisions.

Don't be proud of victory and not discouraged by defeat, don't worry about winning or losing, this is the principle that Li Tangbin believes in.

Always use the calmest mind to issue orders that are as light as possible, command hundreds of thousands of troops, listen to the thunder in the silent place, launch a brutal fatal blow to the enemy, and win the final victory.

In his eyes, human life is just a number. This is the concept brought to him by his early career in the Chao army.

He is cold, cruel, and a little unkind. He doesn't like to go to the front line to boost morale, and he doesn't mingle with the soldiers. He is not respected and loved by most generals.

He is not a good warlord, and he will not have much promise in troubled times, but he is a good commander. He is appreciated by the big shots, and he will hand over the well-trained soldiers to him. Prestige, commanding battles.

Today, fighter planes seem to have appeared, but the enemy will certainly not give up.How Pang Shigu would respond, he wanted to see again.

On the other hand, whether the war situation in Caizhou on the southern front can be further broken, or whether it will lose its opportunity, everything has not yet been settled.

"Send an order to increase troops for Zhe Zongben. Ten thousand people from the Taomin and Qiang tribes will leave the camp immediately and go to Caizhou to listen to the order." Li Tangbin said while playing with the empty tea bowl in his hand.

Zhe Zongben already had a lot of Tibetans there, and if he transferred [-] more, Zhe Zongben should know what to do.

According to the information obtained, Zhu Quanzhong had completely given up the defense in the Xusu area, and Shi Shucong led 2 people westward, which was a desperate move.

He guessed that these soldiers had been ordered to be mobilized from the very beginning, rather than being temporarily added as the war situation in Caizhou developed.What does this mean?It shows that Zhu Quanzhong still wants to win this war and reverse the passive situation of the past two years in one fell swoop.

What's more, if they can invade Tangzhou and destroy the Zhezongben Group, it can be called a great victory, because this greatly improves the dilemma of Liang Jun's multi-line battle- once Tangzhen is broken, Huaixi is impossible If they are alone, Du Hong and Zhao Kuangning's generation will also be shaken, and the situation will be revitalized in an instant.

"Li Shuai, the situation in Caizhou is still going back and forth. Shi Shucong's general is victorious. The second army is not weak, and it will take a lot of effort." Gao Renhou signaled his soldiers to come over and pour tea for the two of them. Then he said: "Whether the combat power of the Weisheng Army can confront the Shu Cong's Department head-on is still a question. It has finally achieved such an advantageous situation, so don't be careless."

Li Tangbin was silent for a while, and said: "If you transfer the Fan soldiers and Qibizhang's troops eastward to Yingzhou, repeatedly harass and delay, and pay heavy casualties to stop the culprits in Yingzhou, will there be a chance of winning?"

Although he was already familiar with Li Tangbin's style, Gao Renhou was still choked up.

To fight under Li Tangbin's hands is really bad luck for eight lifetimes!This man never cared about the soldiers, he only calculated the gains and losses, and human life was lighter than a feather in his eyes.

The troops sent to block Shi Shucong are better, but they may "pay heavy casualties", but the soldiers and horses who attack Caizhou City must be prepared to be wiped out-of course, most of them have already mutinied before they are wiped out .

"I want to transfer [-] tents from Hexi Fans to—"

"Shuai Li!" Gao Renhou interrupted Li Tangbin's words, and only heard him say: "For Caizhou, we should focus on attacking the heart and attacking the city first. You can't do it recklessly, you have to get it out of your wits."

"Of course I know that I can surrender." Li Tangbin glanced at him and said, "But how long will it take? The opportunity to fight is fleeting, and I can't wait that long."

Gao Renhou sighed and said, "Li Shuai, let me try."

Li Tangbin paused for a moment and said, "Okay, but hurry up."

He didn't even ask how Gao Renhou would deal with it, but gave him full authority.

Gao Renhou was stunned for a moment, he was waiting for Li Tangbin to ask him advice, why did the conversation stop here?
"Li Shuai, I need three people." Gao Renhou had no choice but to continue: "Zhang Jizuo, Zhang Jisun and Hu Zhen."

"Do it right away." Li Tangbin called his entourage and ordered: "Send someone to Anyi to bring Zhang Jizuo and Zhang Jisun brothers. Then go to Luoyang and invite Hu Zhen."

"Of course." The follower replied.

Gao Renhou also stood up and said, "I'll go to Caizhou and wait there, and have a good discussion with Duke Zheling."

(End of this chapter)