Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 886 Shaking
"Establish Yun and Qi prefectures with [-] soldiers each. Wang Jiao will serve as the commander of the Qi army, and Ye Li Kecheng will serve as the commander of the Yun army." After entering the city, Shao Shude immediately issued an order.

Everyone looked at Wang Jiao with envious eyes.

Wang Jianji's light and fluffy words were remembered by King Xia in his heart, and then he flourished—of course, when the opportunity comes, you have to grasp it, otherwise it will be self-defeating.

It is difficult to say whether it is better to be an infantry commander in the Tianxiong Army or a state soldier commander in a certain state.

It doesn't seem very good to consider it purely from the perspective of future.The commander of the state army is equivalent to the top ten generals of the Ya army. It is the ceiling of a state's military chief, and it is impossible to rise any further.If he was promoted again, he would have to enter the shogunate as a general, which is not a good thing in the context of King Xia's increasing emphasis on the palace and despising the shogunate.What's more, there are not many vassal shogunate nowadays, and the Tianping Army Jiedushi will definitely be a display. Who are you going to be the general of the government?
But as the so-called specific analysis of specific events, in "frontier states and counties" such as Yun and Qi with long-term war missions, state army commanders have to participate in the war for a long time.For example, Henan Fuzhou soldiers were very active when they attacked Liang, and went into battle many times. Ma Sixun, the first commander, was promoted to the Heizhen Army as Du Yuhou, and the former general of Tianxiong Army, He Wei, was the commander. More than [-] soldiers and horses guard Luoyang, but they may go north and enter Menghuai to fight at any time.

Qizhou has Zizhou in the east, Yanzhou in the south, and Tongde and Di in the north. They must go to the battlefield.

Yunzhou is similar. If troops are used against Wei Bo, Yunzhou state soldiers will also go to the battlefield.

In addition to these, it is easy to imagine that it is easier for local military officers to achieve "financial freedom".

In other feudal towns, the shogunate generals all wanted to go to Zhizhou to be the governor.There are few officers in the Xia army who are assassins, and you are not allowed to have too much military power, but there are still many people who want to take up this position, and they don’t need to be greedy. There are too many legal channels to make money—it’s not easy to be an official Fugui, what are you planning?He spends countless efforts to practice martial arts since he was a child, and endures countless hardships. When he grows up, he goes through life and death on the battlefield. After becoming an official, is it possible to serve the people?Then why should I work so hard.I lie flat and become a commoner, and others will serve me, okay?
"Thank you King for promoting and cultivating." Wang Jiao immediately came out and replied loudly.

"The soldiers will be arriving soon. I will give you 200 people, and you will pick another 500 from the Tielin Army." Shao Shude said, "These [-] people are the backbone of Qizhou prefecture. Leave it to you, give me a good rectification. The shortage of posts will be filled slowly."

If the thousands of Qi soldiers captured were not dismissed and continued to serve as state soldiers, their income would definitely drop a lot, because the six counties of Qi Prefecture were no longer their private land, and they could suck blood at will.

But it's better than being dismissed.Those who have lost the battle, if they can't accept this gap, then Shao Shude doesn't mind slaughtering them all, he has already been disgusted with these people.

There was a vacancy of [-], [-] was used to recruit locals who had no chance to serve as soldiers, and [-] was reserved first. Shao Shude had a bunch of miscellaneous troops that needed to be rectified, consumed, and dismissed. Every quota was precious.

"Qi Prefecture is here, and there are five counties of Yucheng, Linyi, Linji, Zhangqiu, and Changqing. Take them as soon as possible." Shao Shude ordered: "But don't divide the troops, just send a few troops to coerce them. If you want to surrender, Then order them to transport grain, grass, and goods to Qizhou, and if they don’t surrender, don’t force them, and we will clean up later.”

The counties in the war have always been grass on the wall.Sometimes they invest in you, and then see you withdraw or lose, and then they invest in others. When you come back, they invest in you again. This is very normal and common.Don't demand people's loyalty. In troubled times, in a newly acquired land, where people's hearts are not attached, how can there be absolute loyalty?
Shao Shude was sure that even if the remaining counties in Qizhou would vote for him, they might still change their positions when the enemy army arrived.

Everyone is like this, don't try to be true to their loyalty, if it doesn't exist, just pretend to be confused.

"Urge the troops of Tujiang, Yanei, and Tianxing to speed up and rush to Qizhou. If they don't come, this battle cannot be fought."

"Continue to contact the Flying Dragon Army. Is it possible that Qi Bizhang has gone up the mountain to become a grassroots thief?"

"Ask Ye Li Yulue, how long will the Yangmen Bridge Bandit Village continue to fight? When will I hear the victory?"

"The iron cavalry army was transferred eastward to Song, Cao, and Shan. Zhu Jin attacked our army's grain road. It was very hateful. He killed all the thieves who broke into the country one by one."

"The Wuxing and Guzhen armies withdrew from Xuzhou, returned to Suzhou, and first pulled out Yang Xingmi's nails in Huaibei."

"What's going on with the Huaining army? How come Zhu Yanshou's generation wins and loses? Is Shouzhou stable?"

"Yi Congjun hurry up and train together, time is running out."

In the Qizhou government office, Shao Shude read the documents and listened to the report while giving orders.

The battlefield is getting bigger and bigger, there are more and more fronts, and there are more and more things to deal with.Judging from the handling process, Shao Shude still regards Yun, Yan, and Qi as the primary battlefields, and strives to make a breakthrough, which can free up a lot of troops, food and grass.

Wang Jiao left the government office, and everyone looked sideways at him.

He felt a little pressure, but didn't say anything.The next most important thing is to set up the airs of the Qizhou State Army as soon as possible, so that the soldiers can convince you.

Wang Jiao thought for a while, it was too slow to slowly conquer the hearts of the people, and he still had to see the truth on the battlefield.

It may be the best way to take people to conquer several counties.

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The news of the fall of Qizhou quickly spread in all directions through the military station system.

In Yidu City, Wang Shifan called Liu Po ​​over.

Liu Po ​​was not very satisfied.It's a war, and it's a bit of a joke for you to call me back from the front line.

Wang Shifan didn't seem to notice Liu Po's expression, and said, "Didn't the Shao bandit fight like an old tortoise? How did he come up with such a strange trick now?"

Liu Po ​​was stopped by the question, and after thinking for a long time, Fang said: "The method of using troops should be to hang the horns of antelopes, and there is no trace to be found. Shao bandits used to have many soldiers, so they used them cautiously and conservatively. Now they lead a group of Surrendering soldiers and miscellaneous soldiers, of course we have to make a strange move, otherwise I'm afraid we won't be able to open the situation."

"First, on New Year's Eve, under the cover of wind and snow, they made a surprise attack on Yunzhou. Then they took a detour to Weibo and captured Qizhou. If the bandits Shao didn't do these two tricks, I'm afraid that they would stop their troops under the city of Yunzhou and make no progress." Master Wang let out a long sigh, and said, "The honest man is playing tricks, and I was taken aback."

Liu Po ​​was silent.

There is no doubt about the will of Wu Fu in Yun and Yan Erzhen to resist.Zhu Quanzhong has fought for so many years, and won the decisive battle countless times, but if he can't get it down, Shao thief can't have any accidents.Everyone was waiting for him to gather an army of 20 and overwhelm him with overwhelming momentum, but he did this for you.

"Is Wei Bo dead? He used to flaunt his power and brag about his bravery, but he ended up with such a virtue that he didn't even know how to stop him." Wang Shifan sighed again: "Cangjing and Lu Yanwei must have been terrified. If Xia Bing goes there again Go north for a while, and you will enter Texas."

"Marshal, Dizhou is empty. If the Yichang army seizes it, it may be difficult to take back the current situation." Liu Wei reminded.

Dizhou used to be a state under the Yichang Army. If Lu Yanwei had evil intentions, it was very possible to swallow it.

Wang Shifan nodded, and said, "I want to send my brother to lead three thousand troops to the north to recruit the courage of Dizhou, how about it?"

"Yes." Liu Wei replied.

Wang Shiyue, Wang Shifan's elder brother, is currently the governor of Dengzhou, and Wang Shifan is more at ease when he is sent north to Dizhou.Moreover, he felt guilty towards his elder brother. Before his father died, he gave the position of commander to him who was only 16 years old, instead of his older brother. Wang Shifan felt embarrassed.

Dengzhou was poor, and my mother had said it several times. Wang Shifan considered whether to take the opportunity to give Dizhou to his brother.Shao Bo, someone in the shogunate said he was wrong every day, and Wang Shifan was also suspicious now, so he simply let him go to Dengzhou and change places with his brother.

"Over there in Qizhou..." Wang Shifan hesitated and said, "Why don't we withdraw our troops?"

Liu Po ​​turned pale with shock, and said, "Marshal, with tens of thousands of horses, how can we withdraw?"

"Is it feasible to retreat to Yanzhou?" Wang Shifan asked.

Liu Po ​​thought for a while and said, "Withdrawing to Yanzhou, it is better to build a pontoon bridge to cross the river and retreat into the territory of Weibo. Commander, there are more than 1 horses and horses, so don't throw them lightly. The soldiers in the yamen have enough fine food, and the food and grass are enough to support two This month, if we collect more food and grass in the countryside, we can support it for a longer period of time, and we should not retreat lightly. Commander, at the end of the day, the general is willing to lead the army to attack Qizhou and reopen the food road."

Wang Shifan smiled embarrassingly.

He was shaken at the critical moment, and he was really worried about the safety of his younger brother Shi Ke.He thought of how he had written articles to scold Shao Shude every day in the past, and felt that it was unlikely that he would send an envoy to Qimeng.

"If you leave, who will Ziqing's defense be entrusted to?" Wang Shifan asked.

"Ya general Zhang Juhou is brave and good at fighting, and you can give him all the military power." Liu Wei didn't mind handing over the army he controlled to others. He had already begun to think seriously about how to defeat the Xia people and reopen the big road in Qizhou. post road.

"On the other hand, you may send envoys to Yanzhou." Liu Wei added: "Please send troops to the north. The Xia bandits face very few enemies, and attacking them vigorously may have a miraculous effect. Once they break through Pingyin, they can go to Lu In the county and Yunzhou area, the Shao thieves will lose everything."

"Good." Wang Shifan said: "I was the one who went to save Zhu Jin. There is no reason for him to sit like a mountain, so I sent an envoy away."

Zhu Jin's situation in Yanzhou is not too bad, he is now in a stalemate with Bandit Xia.There is still a great possibility for him to send troops to the north, which can be seen from his previous linkage with Zhu Xuan and Shi Pu, Zhu Jin has a big picture!
"Marshal, Wu Wang and Yang Xing sent secret envoys here." When Wang and Liu were about to finish their conversation, they personally entered the room and reported.

Liu Po's expression changed.

Yang Xingmi has a lot of soldiers, and his strength is still higher than that of Qi Town.He stationed troops on the Huai River, and the Shao bandits had nothing to do with him.

This is also a person who sees the overall situation. If he is willing to send troops to help, the situation will be greatly improved.

However, it's still up to Li Keyong.Why haven't He Huaibao and Mi Zhicheng arrived yet?If there are elite soldiers from Hedong, they can even surround Shao thief in Qizhou, let him be defeated and die, and laugh for the world.

"Let the envoy come in." Wang Shifan straightened his robe and ordered.

(End of this chapter)