Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 883 Route
"Confused, confused!" Luo Hongxin patted the table vigorously, and sighed: "I knew something was going to happen, and it didn't happen."

Luo Shaowei, Yang Li, Li Gongquan, Shi Renyu and others stood aside, either frowning in thought, or looking worried, or disapproving. They seemed to have different hearts, just like Weibo Town today.

"Marshal, now is not the time to find out who is right and who is wrong. The Xia people have already called at the door, and it is time to make a decision. Should we fight against him? Or calm down?" Yang Li reminded.

"I want to fight, what do you think?" Luo Hongxin asked calmly.

Shi Renyu didn't answer, but Li Gongquan jumped out and remonstrated: "Commander, you can't do it."

"Li Yuhou, you are also a warrior after all, so you are so greedy for life and afraid of death?" Luo Hongxin said angrily: "I am not afraid of half of my body buried in the earth, what are you afraid of?"

Li Gongquan was a little ashamed, but he still replied: "Commander, at the end of the past year, the generals stationed troops to defend the state, and fought with the Xia people several times. The thieves are brave and brave, and they are not afraid of the edge. Our army has too many ideas and worries. Fighting timidly is not as good as a thief who dares to fight desperately, so he always suffers."

What he said is actually quite objective.

Wei Bowufu has a cheap problem, if you don't push them into a hurry, their fighting spirit will be the same, and they won't fight the enemy with their lives.

If you encounter ordinary enemies, it's okay, they either have poor combat effectiveness, or they are also Hebei warriors, everyone has the same problem, and they don't suffer when fighting.But if you meet a ruthless person who dares to fight and fight, such as Liang Jun back then, this problem is too big.

Xia Jun once commented on the Weibo warriors in this way: superb skills, excellent equipment, and skilled military formations can withstand the enemy's three-axes, but they are easily discouraged after the three-axes.

In other words, their will quality is not good.To be more precise, it was because of too many thoughts, and he was almost out of breath at the critical moment. The problem was in his mind, not the basic martial arts, equipment or battle formation.

The "armed civil servants" who served the iron rice bowls in the old feudal towns were just like this bird.

If the general is capable, charismatic, and skilled, then this problem can be weakened and Wei Bojun's combat effectiveness will be greatly improved.

Or due to the situation, for example, if the imperial court wants to punish you, there will be a chance to make amends, and then you will fight very hard - when the imperial court ordered the conquest of Huaixi, Wei Bowufu fought very well.

But if it is a mediocre general who cannot effectively rectify the sergeants, and the external situation is very comfortable, then the warriors will be defeated by you.

Of course, if someone tries to break their job, the problem is serious.The result of the battle may surprise you. The weak Weibo warriors will be like a tiger descending the mountain. Everyone will fight to be the first, smashing the battle you thought you must win. Professional warriors fight seriously, and the combat effectiveness is really hard to say. Especially when you are still judging others with old eyes and are not mentally prepared, a fiasco may come.

To put it bluntly, they are just a group of veterans who can read words and deeds, and their level is very high. Let's see if he is willing to fight hard.

"I don't want to fight with them, so why go across the river to provoke them?" Luo Hongxin scolded angrily, "It's just a bunch of scumbags, causing trouble all day long."

Li Gongquan was also speechless, not knowing how to answer.

"Marshal, let's get down to business." Shi Renyu sighed, and said, "The Shao thief wants Zhu Quanzhong, will you give it?"

Luo Hongxin was a little hesitant.

In fact, Zhu Quanzhong had already secretly sent someone here once, with a humble attitude and humble tone, and promised to send a large amount of looted goods to the Luo family.As for the military officer's appointment as Jiedu envoy, Zhu Quanzhong even swore that he made friends with many generals and schools in Chan and Bo prefectures, and would persuade them to support Luo Shaowei.

Whether his son can successfully take over the throne has almost become Luo Hongxin's heart disease.He used to regard Zhu Quanzhong as a strong supporter, but after Yanggu and Wushui were defeated in both battles, he was a little skeptical. Now, he feels that Zhu Quanzhong still has a lot of value.

It's really hard to choose!
"As soon as the Xia thief comes, it's not a big deal for me to pay the money to settle the matter." After pondering for a long time, Luo Hongxin said: "This will make the Xia thief look down upon, and the lion will open his mouth. I'm afraid there will be disasters coming to the door in the future. It's best now The best way to deal with it is to increase troops in Bozhou and intimidate the Xia bandits to make them retreat. Even if they don’t leave, the bandits will lower their demands when they see our army gathering, and things will be much easier to talk about.”

Li Gongquan and Shi Renyu looked at each other, what the commander said made sense.Even if you want to calm things down, you can't be so cowardly, it will only make the enemy look down on you, and you will often come to ask for money and food in the future, when will it be a head?Is it like giving money to Bianzhou at the beginning, giving money every year?

"The commander-in-chief is justified, and the general agrees to increase troops in Bozhou." Li Gongquan said.

"The last general also agrees to increase the number of troops. We will see how the situation changes before making a decision." Shi Renyu said.

"My son, what do you think?" Luo Hongxin turned his gaze to his son, encouraging him to speak freely.

"Grandfather, I don't think you need to be too afraid of the Xia people." Luo Shaowei said confidently: "Li Keyong of Jinyang borrowed from me, saying that the previous things were all misunderstandings, and he didn't want to go into the details. The conflict between Ke Yong is imminent, isn't he worried that Weizhou will fall to Li Keyong? I thought that the Shao bandits would not push too much, as long as the interests are clearly explained, maybe the Shao bandits will try to win over our town."

This is Wei Bo's housekeeping skills: repeated horizontal jumps, sloppy.

What Luo Shaowei said made sense, because Shao Shude did try to win over Wei Bo before, but he didn't pay much attention to it, and then nothing happened.

In the current situation, there must be a battle between Shao and Li, and Wei Bo's value will rise. Solving the matter may not be as difficult as imagined, and Wei Bo still has confidence.

"My son is right." Luo Hongxin praised: "Then mobilize immediately, increase troops in Bozhou, and send envoys to Jinyang and Wushui at the same time, and see what happens."

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The operation to raise food and grass went very smoothly.

Looking at the overcrowded grain depot, Shao Shude was both satisfied and dissatisfied.

I am satisfied because the efficiency of the soldiers is too high. In just a few days, more than 2 dendrobium grains and beans were "collected", which is enough to consume the more than [-] steps brought over for two months.And this number is still increasing, because the [-] Yameni Army entered Chaocheng County, Chanzhou yesterday, and with the help of the Tianxing Army who crossed the North River, they spread around and collected grain and grass. The harvest is not small.

The dissatisfaction is that there is still not enough food, because the Dingnan army is here.

The Dingnan Army took a very short time to form an army, and it was "cracked" during Shao Shude's westward tour last year. It is mainly composed of Hexi Tibetans, and its combat effectiveness is average, but there are many horses. There are nearly [-] horses, which is amazing.

More than 3 horses consume about [-] hu grains and beans a month.Looking at it this way, there are too few collected so far, and we have to continue to work harder.

"Your Majesty, it's a good luck not to disgrace your life!" Wei Boqiu, an envoy of the Dingnan Army, bowed and saluted.

"Okay! All the soldiers have worked hard. Let's eat the big glutinous rice today." Shao Shude laughed.

"The last general will send someone to deliver the order." Wei Boqiu said happily.

Shao Shude smiled without saying a word, and then asked: "Do you know why I didn't let you wait to enter the city, but instead hid in this wilderness?"

"Your Majesty has his own reasons, the last general should just follow the military orders." Wei Boqiu replied.

"Okay!" Shao Shu held Wei Boqiu's hand and said, "It's been 20 years since I took you into the account in Shuozhou. Now it seems that all the old brothers from back then have talents."

Of course, this is not the truth.

In fact, some people gradually lost track of the team.They did not improve themselves during their long military careers and gradually fell behind.

Shao Shude has always regarded all the thousand old brothers in Tielin City as Yuan Cong, even the soldiers from the three cities of Heyang who were recruited during the expansion of the army as old brothers.Of course, it is impossible for all these people to be talented. Some of them died in battle, some were disabled, and some retired, but their family members are doing well. A rich man cannot escape. This is why Shao Shude was in the army. The main reason why his character has always been very strong.

Follow the king, there is really a future!Even a person who cannot be supported by mud can become a rich man in the countryside. If the next generation has outstanding children, after King Xia hears about it, he will summon him to take the school examination in person, and accept him as his own I am a soldier, and I will find an opportunity to release him as a small officer in the future.This approach is convincing.

There are 1000 soldiers in the capital, including the sons of the northern tyrants, the nephews of the chieftains of the Fan tribes, the sons of officials from Zhongzhong and Hezhong, and the young men recommended by Yuan Cong. They are almost the epitome of this Kansai military and political group.

Now there is another Yin'an Zhi called the "Second Soldier", and there are a lot of frontier tyrants and children of Helong Fan. Recently, a lot of talents from Bianzhou Military Academy families have been added, and the representativeness has been further expanded.

Wei Boqiu can be regarded as a bit of a level among the old people in Yuancong. He is in his early forties this year. He is in good spirits, and he doesn't look old.

"I've wronged everyone first." Shao Shude said: "When my big event is settled, there will be rewards."

"Your Majesty, what's the big deal?" Wei Boqiu couldn't bear it and asked.

"Bring the map." Shao Shude ordered.

Yang Hongyin quickly opened the map, and his movements were very nimble, which reminded Shao Shude of Li Yanling back then, but Yang Hongyin was born in the Yang family of Linzhou, with excellent arrows and spears, he was much better at fighting than old Li.

"Go northeast from Liaocheng to Gaotang County, and then cross the river eastward to Qizhou." Shao Shude said, drawing a route.

Wei Boqiu suddenly realized that he had some ideas about the next task.

"From Gaotang to the northeast, you can go to Dezhou under the rule of the Henghai Navy." Shao Shude drew another route and said: "If you go south from Dezhou, you can also go to Qizhou. If you go east, you can go to Dizhou."

The ownership of Dizhou in history is more complicated.

The Henghai Jiedushi once administered the four states of Cang, Jing, De, and Di, which are roughly equivalent to Cangzhou, Hengshui, Hebei, Dezhou, and Binzhou, Shandong in later generations. Of course, the current military name of this vassal town is "Yichang", but "Heng "Hai" is so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, many people are still used to the old title, just like calling Xu Zhen "Wu Ning Jun", in fact the sage has given the bugle title "Probation" again.

During Wenzong's reign, Li Tongjie wanted to inherit his father's position after Heng Haijun's stay, but the imperial court did not allow it, and ordered Wei, Xu, Yun, Ding and other towns to besiege Cangjing, defeating Li Tongjie and Chengde's reinforcements. After the war, Dizhou belonged to Ziqing Town. Li Tongjie was killed and his wife was taken into the palace.

Shao Bo, the governor of Dizhou, was Wang Jingwu's old man—Wang Jingwu was the father of Wang Shifan.

Shao Bo will have led his army south to Qizhou to participate in the siege of Pingyin.

"Your Majesty, Dezhou is a large county with many troops..." Wei Boqiu reminded.

"Well, it's a bit risky, so I don't take this route." Shao Shude said: "A group of horses will be sent over in the next two days. At that time, the whole army will send troops to Qizhou with ten days of grain and beans."

To fight a war is to fight by surprise, so that unimaginable results can be obtained.Anyway, the cavalry came and went like the wind, and if they failed, they could retreat. This risk was worth taking.

(End of this chapter)