Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 932
In fact, Xiangzhou had no ability to resist, and it was broken in the first battle.

Shao Shude was already the lord of dozens of prefectures, and now he couldn't be more excited about defeating one or two counties.If it wasn't for Wei Bo being so special, he wouldn't even bother to come here—of course, there are some reasons that can't be put on the table, such as not allowing any one of his subordinates to make too much credit and so on.

If you don't have money or an official position, I can reward you, but you can't make too many contributions, and your prestige is too high.

This is unbelievable in other dynasties, but it is very common at this time.

When Tian Xun was about to attack Qian Liu, Yang Xingmi would rather help this old enemy and marry his daughter to his son than order Tian Xun to retreat.After getting rid of the field, we will continue to fight.It doesn't matter if you miss a good opportunity, but it's more important to prevent your subordinates from rebelling because of their high prestige.

No way, the social atmosphere is so bad.

Sitting comfortably in Nanjing like Zhu Yuanzhang and letting the generals go to fight the world is absolutely impossible at this time, and it is a serious act of death.

Therefore, in this era, it is still relatively difficult for a general to win the record.Not only is the opponent not cooperating, it is not easy to be defeated, but at the same time, the lord dare not let go for a long time, for fear that the army will follow others.

These are the lessons of blood and tears of more than 100 years of separatism in the feudal town.Behind every seemingly strange thing, there are deep internal causes.

With Tangyin and Anyang in the six counties of Xiangzhou, Shao Shude had no intention of attacking the other counties at the moment, but sent people to recruit them to surrender.

Eighty percent of his energy is still spent on digestion and Wei Erzhou, which is more difficult than winning a battle, especially when he doesn't want to massacre-in fact, there were no warlords in the late Tang Dynasty who massacred like the late Yuan Dynasty and the late Ming Dynasty , because this is also a serious act of death, the common people are really capable of resisting, and the fighting power is not bad.

"The situation in Xiangzhou will be stabilized as soon as possible." Shao Shude sat in the state office and said, "Chen Cheng will continue to stay in Bianzhou to preside over the overall situation of the Xuanwu Army. Feng Wei and others are in charge of all matters in Luoyang. If there is any uncertainty, please ask the princess to make up her mind .”

Princess Zheshi has great wisdom.Having been a husband and wife for so many years, Shao Shude knows it very well.And she is very measured, she will never take the initiative to intervene in military and political affairs unless necessary.

"Yang Baoyu, step up the urging. If the governor of Yizhou is not satisfied, then there is nothing to say, and they will be wiped out together."

In fact, it is hard to say which is better to be the governor at Shao Shude's side or to be the town general at Weibo.

King Xia's Mansion has a very deep control over the prefectures under the jurisdiction of Shuofang Town, the local people's hearts are not on your side, and most of the officials are not obedient.This governor really only has money left, which is not very interesting, and is only attractive to those who pursue stability and wealth.

"Keep an eye on Xing Mingci's movement, if Jin people go south, beat them back resolutely."

Shao Shude does not want to conflict with Li Keyong now, so as not to affect the overall situation.But when it comes to the critical node of determining the ownership of Hebei, he will not back down.Xiangzhou and Weizhou are obviously more important than Xiangzhou, and it is absolutely impossible to give up.

The civil servants were busy until late at night, when Zhao Guangfeng came to report suddenly: the Ziqing Jiedu made Wang Shifan sue for peace for the second time.

"Wang Shifan summoned an army to gather in Qingzhou. Yamen general Zhang Juhou led his army into Laiwu Valley. After trying to attack our army, he was ambushed and lost more than [-] soldiers. Outside Yanzhou City, Zhu Jin led his army to battle several times. He was brave, Wang Tan, Liu Zhijun and others were wounded one after another. Li Tangbin has transferred Yi to join the army and went south, defeated Zhu Jin once, and curbed the arrogance of this thief." Zhao Guangfeng said: "After the king left, the National Guard Army made a noise once. Yuhou Fengzang, the Mabu capital in Hezhong, was suppressed by the Tielin army and killed more than a thousand people. The department is no longer able to fight. The Zhongwu army has cheered up and worked hard when attacking Zizhou."

"Send an envoy to Zizhou and tell Li Tangbin that it's enough to consume almost everything, so don't stir up trouble." Shao Shude said.

Consuming the army and attacking Ziqing are two major tasks, but we must pay attention to the measure and scale, which is the core.

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In Zezhou City, Li Kening quickly received information about Xiangzhou's military.

He was a little restless, and immediately called Shi Jiantang, the general of Tianjingguan Town, to ask for relevant information.

But Heyang was tightly guarded, and the scouts couldn't go deep at all.There are only specious information from some caravans. I only know that Xia Jun is often transferred in Heyang, and I don't know if they are still there or where they have gone.

If you want to go south to test it out, Xia Jun has just released the third batch of [-] captives.It is unwise to intensify the conflict between the two sides at this time.You know, war has already started in Youzhou.

Li Hanzhi was very active, his son had just been beheaded by Tianxiong's army, and he was eager to take revenge.After thinking about it, Li Kening ordered Li Hanzhi to lead 5000 people to aid Xingzhou and put them under the command of An Jinjun, but they were not allowed to go south for the time being.

At the same time, military information was reported to Jibei and left to Li Keyong for decision.

On the banks of the White Wolf Water, the battle between the Jin army and the Khitan has just ended.

Not surprisingly, in a frontal battle, without mobilizing the Khan's bodyguards, the Khitans could not even defeat the Jin army. Fight, fight guerrilla.When the main force of the Jin army comes, I will leave. If the main force of the Jin army retreats, I will come again. I don’t believe how much time the Jin army has to spend with them.

Li Ke was furious with such sloppy tactics against the Khitan people.

He wanted to go to the Khitan government tent, but he was worried that it would be too far away and the food supply would not continue.At the same time, I can't figure out the strength of the Khitan people. What if they are luring the enemy to go deep?

Just at this moment, he received the news from Li Kening: Weibo has changed.

"Your Majesty, you shouldn't have gone north in the first place. If the Khitans want to come, let them come. It's so slippery that they won't be able to catch their main force. I don't know how long it will take." Gai Yu said with a worried face.

"Okay, okay! How many times do you want to say it?" Li Ke reprimanded irritably: "I see, think of a way."

"It's better to withdraw all the garrisons outside the pass and shrink the defense line to the vicinity of Linyu Pass. Some military towns can be kept behind the mountain, relying on Yanshan Mountain, mobilize various ministries, form coalition forces, and help each other." Gai Yu suggested.

"This can only delay the offensive of the Khitan people." Li Keyong thought for a while, and pointed out its weakness, saying: "Every time the Khitan people concentrate their troops, they attack one place alone. The defense line is long. Without defense, these scattered military towns will be pulled out by them sooner or later."

But behind the mountain, you can't leave any soldiers behind.In that case, the Khitan people would go directly to Linyu Guanbei to graze, and the various vassal tribes would really run away, and the loss would still be quite large.

"How did Shao Shude persist in fighting on multiple fronts?" Li Keyong asked suddenly.

What did Gai Yu say about this matter?He has many soldiers and a large territory!
The cavalry brigade was raised in Lingxia, and Henan (south of the Yellow River in Lingxia) was rich in water and grass, but there was still a large piece of farmland, and the household registration was also very prosperous. This was the main reason why that old boy Yang Yue was able to lead troops to attack frequently.

In the Yanbei area, there is no such condition.Unless the city, household registration, and garrison in Yingzhou during the Tianbao period are restored, it will be possible to maintain a considerable scale of troops and suppress the ambitions of the Khitan people. The feudal town has 5000 soldiers, responsible for the vast area from Yingzhou to Andong.

But then again, the two towns of Fanyang and Pinglu in the Tianbao period were supported by Hebei. At this time, most of Hebei was not in their hands, and Youzhou’s wealth had to be raised in Hedong. It really couldn’t maintain the "Pinglu Army" in the new era. "Are.

"Behind the mountain, you can't give up easily." Li Keyong was still reluctant, but he said: "Without Yanbei, the source of soldiers will be much less, and the horses will also be scarce, so the battle will be impossible."

Seeing that Li Keyong was still reluctant to fully shrink, Gai Yu couldn't help but sighed, and said, "Your Majesty's concerns are justified. Why don't you send envoys to make peace with the Khitan people and see what they want. The Xia people stretched their hands into Weibo, and then Without the benefit of the navy, there may be a chance."

In fact, it was not very wise for Shao Shude to enter Weibo.

He once complained that Li Keyong was aimless, with a hammer here and a stick here.Even Zhu Quanzhong often fought on multiple fronts, and was ridiculed by him in private.

But when he marched into the Central Plains, he actually lived as he once complained.Obviously the strategy is to take all of the Henan Province, but they still blatantly interfered in the internal situation of Weibo and opened up another battlefield.

No way, the opportunity is so good, I can't bear it.Zhu Quanzhong should have thought the same way back then, right?
"Peace..." Li Keyong hesitated.

He actually looked down on Khitan a little bit, mainly because their performance on the battlefield was so-so, which made him a little contemptuous.

But after being in contact for so long, he has more or less known the strength of Khitan: it seems that there are quite a lot of soldiers, the equipment is very good, and there are also professional warriors who are out of production, unlike ordinary nomadic tribes.

It is really uncomfortable to be entangled by such a force.

"Your Majesty..." Gai Yu reminded.

"Then let's send an envoy over to talk about it." Li Ke waved his hand and said, "I'll seize the opportunity in the past few days to see if I can hit Khitan again, so it's convenient for us to talk."

Gai Yu was speechless.

He knew that the King of Jin was still determined and wanted to completely solve the hidden danger of Khitan once and for all, but if he didn't fight you, it was clearly a tactic to lure the enemy in. Since the time of the Huns, grassland people have liked to play this tactic.

"Don't think about good things." Li Keyong seemed to know what Gai Yu was thinking, and said, "Everyone in this world is struggling in the net. How can Shao Shude fight on two fronts? When he entered Weibo, he was already on the third front. 20 troops. Yang Xingmi has Qian Liu in the south and Shao Shude in the north, and they are also in a state of pincer attack. Qian Liu attacks Xing Mi in the north, and there is also friction with Fujian in the south, and the army confronts him at every turn. Li Maozhen is in the middle of Shu, and I think he is not easy. Single-line combat is unattainable, so don’t think too much about it.”

"The military leaders in this world are too shrewd..." Gai Yu sighed.

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Luo Shaowei got up early in the morning.

He had a good night's sleep last night, because Li Gongquan's troops had internal strife, and he fled back to Bozhou with more than [-] people.

Seeing the situation gradually becoming clearer, officials and town generals from Chan, Bei, and Wei prefectures sent envoys one after another, acknowledging Luo Shaowei as the heir of Jiedu.Even General Shi Renyu entered the city in person to show his respect.

This is in line with the rules of the game.

The change of power in the three towns of Hebei, even if it deteriorates to the point of confrontation, rarely seesaw fights, and always ends with the rapid defeat of one side, which is very straightforward.

For example, when Li Kuangwei in Youzhou led his army back to the division to cause chaos, Li Keju set himself on fire with his whole family.Are there no soldiers in the city?No.Everyone doesn't support him anymore.

Li Kuangchou expelled his elder brother Li Kuangwei, and only fought one battle. The two sides added up to more than [-] troops, but the casualties were not large. In the end, Li Kuangwei's subordinates rebelled.

Le Congxun and Luo Hongxin competed for Jiedushi, and they only fought two battles.Le Congxun's [-]-strong army fought well in the first battle, but was defeated by the government soldiers. In the second battle, Le Congxun sold Le Congxun to Luo Hongxin.Everyone surrendered and continued to serve as soldiers. The new commander let go of the past, and there are rewards.

After more than 100 years, there are basically routines.

Sikong Bing and Yang Li asserted that there will be another civil strife in Bozhou in a short time, and Li Gongquan's leadership is just around the corner.

With such a good mood, Luo Shaowei came to the Duyu Housi.

"Canglang!" The sound of drawing the knife came, and Luo Shaowei was startled.

Looking intently, I saw several Yamen soldiers wielding their knives and attacking the corridor pillars.

The pillars of the porch are huge trees, and traces have been cut out at this time, which is shocking to look at.

"Cutting a person is like chopping a pillar, but I don't know if the body is as hard as a pillar." A yamen soldier said with a smile.

"Give one more favor than another, I would have helped Li Gongquan fight if I knew it earlier."

"Why go far away? Isn't Shi Renyu in the city? Let's surround him and kill his whole family if he doesn't dare to be a Jiedushi."

Luo Shaowei's heart tightened, and he quickened his pace and left.

"Inspector Sikong." Luo Shaowei hesitated for a moment, his face gradually became ferocious, and asked in a low voice: "Did the soldiers of Xuzhou's Silver Knife Capital be so rebellious back then?"

"There are thousands of silver knives, father and son successively, and the party is solid. There are 300 people who are the servants of the Jiedu envoy. They bring equipment into the Jiedu envoy's mansion every day. They are not on duty, so they sit on the corridor, expose their weapons outside, and scare them. No one dared to take care of the officers and generals below the Jiedu Envoy. Feeling a little unhappy, they discussed each other with smiles in the dining room, the husband shouted, and all the soldiers made peace. Jiedu Envoy was often scared and ran away from the back door." Sikong Bing said: "In the end Zhongwu and Yicheng Army were invited to kill him. From then on, most of the Jiedu envoys sent by the imperial court to Xuzhou were civilian officials, and nothing happened. Since then, Xuzhen has the reputation of "Wenzhen", and there is nothing wrong with it."

"It's almost the same as the Weibo government soldiers." Luo Shaowei gritted his teeth and said, "Basically the three thousand government soldiers from Li Gongquan's side have escaped back. These people have not received rewards. If there is trouble, will other people get involved?"

Then there is no need to ask?Sikong Bing glanced at him, nodded and said: "After staying, the soldiers in the yamen have no integrity, disrespect the superiors, and are moody. Even if other people don't participate in the chaos, the 3000 people making trouble will be terrible. After staying, you should think about it carefully. , The yamen guarding the shogunate are like silver knives, and they are the servants of the Jiedu envoys. Once they make trouble, even if the town soldiers support you, will there be time?"

Sikong Bing did not dare to directly propose the suggestion of asking outsiders to kill the yamen soldiers.Anyway, Luo Shaowei already had this idea in his mind, it would be unbeautiful if he said too much, it would only arouse suspicion.

"Inspector Sikong is right." Luo Shaowei paused, and said, "I want to recruit a thousand warriors as personal attendants, do you think it is feasible?"

"I don't dare to comment, I will make up my own mind later." Sikong Bing said.

Luo Shaowei pondered for a long time, he was hesitant.

He didn't want to pin his life on the kindness of the Yamen soldiers, let alone those murderers who were not kind at all.

Recruit servants and guards to resist at critical moments, and then calmly mobilize troops to suppress the rebellion of the yamen.But this matter is also very sensitive, and a bad life will be lost.

In fact, it seems better to kill all the unruly yamen soldiers.But there is always a voice in his heart telling him that this is not advisable.

After all the silver knives were killed, the carved flags, door guns, etc. were all disbanded, and Xuzhou once became a "Wen Town". Is this good?

He suddenly thought of the Huazhou soldiers his father took in Zhu Quanzhong, alas!My father was far-sighted, but it was a pity that the Huazhou soldiers were defeated by Li Keyong and Shao Shude.

"Tomorrow we will set up a list to recruit soldiers, I can't wait any longer." Luo Shaowei suddenly remembered the incident of the yamen soldiers wielding their knives and chopping pillars, and his anger surged up, he said.

(End of this chapter)