Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 928 Political Battle

"Good luck!" Huo Liangsi looked at the four hundred people standing in front of him, shook his head and said, "King Xia Rende, from today onwards, you are no longer slaves, but soldiers."

This is the big camp in the west of Ji County. The fighters of the Xiaojie Army just dug a big hole and threw a lot of corpses into it.

Early autumn is relatively hot, and if the corpses are not disposed of as soon as possible, there may be a plague.

These hundreds of people are servants of big families in Weizhou City. If you ask them carefully about their origins, they are actually Henan people who fled to Hebei during the Qin Zongquan Rebellion.

The population of the six prefectures of Weibo had almost recovered to the limit of Tianbao. These people would not be able to get land if they escaped. They all became so-called "clients".

The slaves in Hebei naturally have to receive military training, which is different from the general slaves. They usually use military weapons, and the boss even has armor.After Xia Jun entered the city, he naturally recruited these dangerous elements and incorporated them into the Xiaojie Army.

For them, it can only be said that the pros and cons are mixed.The advantage is that you have a free body, but the disadvantage is that you have to go to the battlefield to fight.

After Huo Liangsi finished his training, he ordered the new soldiers to cover the pit with loess and compact it hard to avoid being dug out by wild dogs.

The number of corpses was too great, perhaps three thousand—yes, the state soldiers were almost wiped out.

Hundreds of them died in the internal strife, but Xia Bing dared to fight desperately when they entered the city, causing the proud Tianxiong Army to die and injure many people, so they didn't hold back in the end.Xie Xitu, governor of Weizhou, also came out to cover, saying that the state army was insane and plundered the people, so they should be punished severely, so as to serve as an example to others. Anyway, they are labeling them.

Since the dispatch of troops, almost [-] Wei Bowufu have been wiped out in Gongcheng, Xinxiang, and Jixian, and almost no prisoners have been left. The truth is that it is really worth tasting.

Huo Liangsi is actually a sensible person, being careful and sensitive, he noticed King Xia's hostility towards Wei Bowufu.

If it is said that King Xia still has the idea of ​​winning the hearts and minds of the people of Wei Bo, he seems to not take Wei Bowufu seriously at all. He is completely hostile and wants to get rid of him quickly.

"Oh, it's very difficult to get off after boarding a pirate ship." Huo Liangsi sighed, a little unhappy.

Xia Jun seems to be quite stable internally, and it is very difficult to cause trouble.And if the Xia army's main force doesn't make trouble, it will be difficult for them descendants from foreign departments to find opportunities, so they can only work hard.

After burying the corpses, the Xiaojie Army first helped the auxiliary soldiers cut grass and feed the horses, then repaired the trenches, and when it was getting dark, they brought a batch of grain and beans into the city. What nonsense.

Shao Shude has already lived in the state government office, and at this time he has just finished the discussion with the "invited" leading figures in Weizhou.

"The people of Wei are worried about me leaving." Shao Shude said, "Thank you, Sui Shi, do you think Weizhou is trustworthy?"

"Your Highness, you won't be trustworthy in the short term. If you put some effort into it, you can be partially trustworthy over time." Xie Tong replied.

"I have been in the army for 20 years, and I have conquered a lot. I just have a feeling. Guanbei and Guanzhong are the most obedient, and Helong is not as good, but those Tibetans are also the most down-to-earth. If you defeat me, I will surrender. I don't play tricks. When the dormancy is enough and the strength has been accumulated enough, if you show signs of decline, I will turn against you." Shao Shude said: "Actually, the old land of Guanlong was easy to rule. I don't know what Henan was like before, but after being washed by Zhu Quanzhong for a round, I will fight back." It’s much better. Maybe Henan is already submissive. If it weren’t for the imperial government’s national policy of using vassals to control vassals, there might not be domineering vassals in Henan. The three towns of Yun, Yan, Qi and Caizhou are a little worse, but the whole is controllable. Hebei Zhuzhou, traveling all the way, I feel like I have arrived in an enemy country, the same as when I went to Helong for the first time."

"To pacify Hebei, His Highness wants to hurry down, why not step down slowly?" Xie Tong asked.

"What's the solution to rushing down? What's the solution to slowing down?"

"Urgent action is to kill, kill all Hebei warriors. During this process, rebellions will surely occur one after another. Don't feel troublesome, His Highness, you can lead the army to conquer them one by one. But this method will not cut the root, and it will make Hebei even more hostile. Will rebel." Xie Tong said: "The slow down strategy is to work hard, to support the close Hebei forces again, supplemented by the soft strategy, to win more. But this method also has the risk of rebellion, Your Highness should think carefully about it."

Saying it means not saying it!

"A hasty strategy and a slow strategy can be combined into one." Shao Shude said: "First destroy their rebellious strength on the surface, and then slowly wear down their rebellion. Of course, a gentle strategy is also essential. , anyway, let’s do it together.”

Having said that, Shao Shude basically sorted out his thoughts.

It is actually not enough to kill Wei Bo's [-] warriors, because they still have more rebel forces.In history, Zhu Quanzhong basically cleaned up the old warriors of Weibo, but after Yang Shihou became the military governor of Weibo, he selected thousands of brave men from six states, basically newcomers who had never been soldiers, and formed the Silver Spear Effective Jiejun.Judging from the performance on the battlefield, the combat effectiveness of this unit surpassed that of the first generation of Wei Bowufu, even the best of the [-] soldiers. It was Li Cunxu's trump card elite unit.

After the Yinqiang Xiaojie army was slaughtered, they continued to select Wei Bo people who had never been soldiers to form a new army, and went to the north to fight against the Khitan people. The combat effectiveness was still good, and of course they were still unruly.

There are too many rebel reserve troops, what's the problem?Why do you rebel one after another?

Shao Shude felt that he had caught the clue. Zhu Quanzhong and Li Cunxu didn't regard Wei Bo as their own. They had cruel means of killing, but they lacked a strategy to deal with the aftermath.

In addition, the squeeze on the local area is indeed too harsh.The need for war, there is no way.The two of them couldn't untie this knot, but Shao Shude thought he could try.

"Let's get ready for the formation of the state army as soon as possible." Shao Shude finally said.

Military battles and political battles must be fought, the former is the foundation, and the latter is the guarantee of long-term peace and stability, let alone neglect it lightly.

If the military battle is won, but the political battle is not won, that is Wei Bo who repeatedly rebelled until the later Jin Dynasty. This is not the scene Shao Shude hopes to see.

It is easy to cut down the feudal clan on the surface, but it is not so easy to cut the feudal clan in the heart.

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After Xie Xitu returned to the state office, he recruited some big households from the state.

"Your Highness has something to say. In the past, Dou Jiande was the King of Xia, and he is also the King of Xia. Could it be God's will?" Xie Xitu cleared his throat and said.

The people present here are all rich and powerful. They have farms outside the city, and they have a deep connection with the local area and are very influential.Hearing Xie Xitu's words at this time, he was taken aback.

"King Xia said again that he wants to take some money and silk from the state government, recruit strong labor, rebuild Dou Jiande Temple, and make him enjoy incense and sacrifice forever." Xie Xitu carefully observed the expressions of everyone, and said slowly.

Everyone here was shocked, this is new!
"My lord, what is King Xia's plan for Weizhou? Will he leave?" Someone couldn't help asking.

Building Dou Jiande Temple is an act of gentleness, and everyone can see it.Whether Xia Jun will continue to occupy Weizhou or not is what everyone is most concerned about.

"I won't go." Xie Xitu said in a very firm tone: "Chen Yuanyu, general of Liyang Town, has abandoned the city and left for Weizhou. , Li Yang can go down every day. It has come to this point, do you think the old man will leave?"

"Didn't Zhu Quanzhong go to occupy Chan and Wei in the past?" someone asked.

"One moment and another moment. Zhu Quanzhong was not sure about conquering the six prefectures back then, and Henan was still undecided, so he took the money and left. This summer, the king has occupied most of Henan and Kansai, with strong troops and horses, and he will not leave. Don't think about it In the end, it was me who was unlucky." Xie Xitu said.

"This..." Everyone was lost in thought.

If Weizhou chooses a new Jiedushi, they will definitely not let it go. When a big war breaks out, Weizhou will be a battlefield, and it will be miserable.

"Why are you all so depressed?" Xie Xitu laughed, and said, "Don't you always complain that you have no chance? In a state with five counties, there are many officials who escaped. King Xia said that he will be in the five counties. Choose talented people to fill the vacancies."

Everyone is still silent.

One is worried that Shao Shude will eventually retreat due to various reasons, will they be liquidated?
The second is that I have some conflicts in my heart.It always feels uncomfortable to be ruled by outsiders or Kansai people. Even if Henan people rule them, they are better than Kansai people.

"Weizhou state army will also be rebuilt." Xie Xitu said again: "The army is [-], and half of them will recruit local warriors from Weizhou. King Xia will personally inspect them, and those who pass will be registered in the army and become state soldiers. I know you know a lot of people. , if you really have the ability, you can find them. You must be very happy to be able to eat the rice of Wu Fu."

This is another date.

Everyone thought about it, and built Dou Jiande Temple first to show their goodwill to Weizhou.Then give the scholars official positions, stop their mouths, and prevent them from speaking strange and bad things.Finally, give the Tutuan villagers a chance, which can win the favor of some people.

Shao Shude seemed to be a knowledgeable warrior who didn't just fight and kill.

It's good to be able to communicate, but I'm afraid of the kind of self-conceited invincible, who can conquer the world with a knife and gun in his hand, squeeze Wei Bo desperately, transport food and weapons, and in the end have to fight in battle, the ghost will work for him.

"Relax, don't mention the old Huangli. Ah, yes, King Xia also said that there were 300 million people in the Tianbao period of the Guochao Dynasty, and Hebei only had more than [-] million people. Nearly half of the taxation in the world is too much. The people in Hebei are also the people under his rule, how can they favor one another? After the world is settled, it has to be changed." Xie Xitu released another blockbuster.

Heavy taxes have always been a lingering shadow on the people of Hebei.

Why are the people in Kansai and Henan less taxed than those in Hebei?The court gave no explanation.

And since you don't explain it, don't blame the people in Hebei for interpreting it yourself.Do you not treat us as your own?Henan's household registration is only slightly less than Hebei's, but the taxes it bears are so light, why are they treated differently?
If King Xia can really get rid of this discriminatory policy, he really has a big heart.

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and decided to observe temporarily to see what King Xia will do.If it is really outrageous, or if the lip service is not true, then find another opportunity to turn against him.

(End of this chapter)