Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 97 Persuade to surrender
"Chen Xi rebelled, all the land in the Zhao Dynasty was owned by Xi. The emperor heard that the generals were all former Jia people, and he said: 'I know about them.'

"Expect the enemy general!" Shao Shude seriously wrote a three-character comment on the military book.

War is an omnipotent activity.Understanding the dispositions, habits, hobbies and conditions of the enemy generals is a compulsory course for generals.

The nest general who stood in the south of the Tielin army was called Meng Kai.In the puppet Qi regime, he served as a minister and was one of the main generals, and was highly valued by Huang Chaoxin.The information I have received so far is only two points: first, he is relatively good at fighting, and has repeatedly won the army in Kanto; second, he has a very poor relationship with Zhu Wen.

Regarding the first point, Shao Shude can't use a yardstick to measure it.Meng Kai never participated in the Western Expedition to Fengxiang Mansion, which was hosted by Shang Rang and Wang Bo.Because of his high position, he rarely played in Guanzhong. There was only one record at the end of last year. He fought with Cheng Zongchu and Wang Chucun once in the southwest of Chang'an. Can't see winning or losing.

But don't get too hung up on this.Fighting is originally a combination of strength and luck. When fighting head-on, luck is less important. Unless there is a sudden flying of sand and stone, the competition is all about hard power.Fighting in a complex environment, the proportion of luck will rise sharply. It is not clear whether a general's ability is strong or not. Only five or ten years of time dimension may be able to see the clue.

The second point is very interesting with the poor relationship with Zhu Wen.Zhu Wen was not a high-ranking general in Chao's army, at most he was ranked at the top of the middle ranks, and he was still some distance away from Shang Rang, Huang Ye, Lin Yan, Meng Kai and others.This time, he returned from Kanto to serve as the Jiedushi envoy of Tonghua, and his status may have risen a lot, but he has not reached the level of a senior general.

Why does Meng Kai hate Zhu Wen?This is a problem.

Forget all of this, and you can slowly prepare for the study of the enemy generals.Anyway, in the cold winter and twelfth lunar month, there will be no war for a while.It is enough to train well in Mihara by yourself.

In a flash, it was March, and by the end of April, the weather was getting warmer, and the pace of war was approaching again.

On April [-]th, the Chao army attacked Xingping in the west. The army fought with the fortress, and after consuming the living strength of the Chao army, they retreated to protect Fengtian and other counties and continued the deep ditch and high fortress.

During this period, the land of Daibei also rose again.

The five towns of Tiande, Datong, Zhenwu, Youzhou, and Hedong had a total of more than [-] soldiers and horses, and Li Ke fought with an army of [-] in Weizhou, which was unfavorable.After the victory, Li Keyong pleaded guilty and expressed his willingness to lead the army to Guanzhong to seek thieves.

The puppet Qi and Hua Jiedu envoy Zhu Wen both attacked Hezhong, but they were both defeated. They sent envoys to Chang'an to ask for reinforcements, equipment, and food, but they should not.

Liu Zijing also brought people back from Suizhou, saying that a large number of craftsmen are needed to make water trucks, because at least half of the places chosen to open the canals this year are not artesian canals, and water trucks are needed for irrigation.Shao Shude thought about it and asked Tongguan County to send dozens of craftsmen to return north, and at the same time vigorously recruited apprentices and trained new craftsmen.

Qiang Quansheng will bring a new batch of [-] households from Guanzhong to Suizhou, all of whom have escaped from Gaoling, Jingyang, Liyang and other places one after another, and are hungry.There is no other way but to raise part of the food from the treasury of the eight counties under the control of Xingying in the north. These people will not be able to keep up with the farming this year, and they will have to raise them until next year, which is actually quite a heavy burden.

After dealing with the matter, Shao Shude approached Chen Cheng and asked, "Judge Chen, what's going on with Zhu Wen? What is Li Xiang doing?"

"Zhu Wen has few soldiers, and he has lost several times in attacking the river. There is no way to do it. However, the puppet Qi did not send one soldier and one soldier to support him. It can be seen that Zhu Wen also has no status and has become an abandoned son." Chen Cheng said.

Everyone can see this.Wang Chongrong has an army of 10,000 soldiers with sufficient food and supplies, while Zhu Wen has only more than [-] troops, and his equipment is quite insufficient, and he has to take the initiative to attack. How will this battle be fought?Thinking of him is also very helpless.

"Where's Li Xiang?"

"Li Xiang still has more than [-] soldiers, and he is no different from Zhu Wen. At present, he has moved to Huazhou, and the prospects are also gloomy."

"Can you say that the two of you are going to be together?" Shao Shude asked: "If you can do it anyway, you can immediately lead the army to march westward and hit Meng Kai on the side. The main force of the camp in the north will go south again, and Meng Xiang, more than 20,000 people, will surely be eaten. In this way, there are only [-] people left in the nest, and the situation has almost changed."

"Let Xiagui's Zhou Rong send an envoy to contact Li Xiang, and let Linghu Jing send an envoy to contact Zhu Wen." Shao Shude ordered.

Although he can't be called Xia Sui Jiexai now, Zhou Rong and Linghu Jing are still under their own control.The food and wages are in his own hands again, and there is still the righteousness under pressure. If you don't obey the order, will you rebel?

On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, just after the expedition with the army, Wei Boqiu came to report: Li Xiaochang, the commander of the army in the northeast of the capital, was visiting.

"Shao Shuai has always been good." Li Xiaochang laughed and said as soon as they met.

Shao Shude observed for a while, and found that there was worry in his eyes, and his face was not very good, it would just be a forced smile.

"Li Dutong." Shao Shude saluted and said, "For several months, the thieves dare not go north, which is very boring."

Li Xiaochang is no longer the Jiedu envoy of Fufang. He only has the status of commander of the Northeast camp. He has 3000 soldiers and horses brought over from Fufang, plus more than [-] Hebei sergeants under his command.

"Wei Boqiu, buy wine, someone wants to entertain an old friend." Shao Shude instructed.

Li Xiaochang was a little moved when he heard the words.He is now a military leader without a territory, and the land of the four states has been occupied by Dongfang Kui, and it is difficult to return home.In the future, if Huang Chao is to be pacified, he still does not know if he will be able to find a place to settle down.If you become an official in the dynasty, it will be miserable, you must know that today is different from the past.

After three rounds of drinking, the atmosphere became lively.Li Xiaochang kept pouring out bitter water, saying that Dongfang Kui was originally his subordinate, and he led the army to hunt down thieves last year, and Dongfang Kui stayed in Kunzhou.Unexpectedly, this year, the imperial court issued an decree to let Dongfang Kui take the post of Kunfang to save the army and horses. This was a bolt from the blue for Li Xiaochang, who had just led his army south, and almost dropped Huang Chao on the spot.

But after all, he still didn't have the courage, and he wasn't as single as the other military leaders. He had no future in subduing the Huangchao, and he didn't dare to make trouble.In the end, the generals also saw that he was not able to accomplish anything, so they lost their energy and did not mention the matter again.

Shao Shude was only comforted when he heard the words.He guessed that Li Xiaochang's slapstick was probably related to his bad fight last year.First, it was slow to dispatch troops, which made the court unhappy. Then, he entered the battle of Chang'an, and was defeated all the way back to Fuping.Later in Gaoling County, he was defeated by Li Xiang's hands, and he lost his troops and lost his generals.

What is the use value of such a defeated general?The imperial court's decrees directly let the subordinates take your position, and it is difficult to cause chaos.

"Li Shuai is still the Dutong, and there are thousands of people under his command. If he makes new contributions, he may not have a place to go. Zhuge Dutong, why not move the town to Xingyuan Mansion? There are still opportunities." Shao Shude toasted a cup. wine, said.

"Li is self-aware. He has ten thousand people under his command, and his morale is low. If he can win two battles, he may be able to recover a little. However, the Chao army is more than [-] people, and the number of troops is very large. How can they be the enemy? See, this matter can only be pinned on Shao Shuai." Li Xiaochang drank the wine and said earnestly.

"They are all court officials and they should take care of each other." Shao Shude said with a smile.

After the banquet was dispersed, Chen Cheng came to report: Dongfang Kui saw that the households who went to Suizhou were suffering after Jiedu stay in Kunfang, and would like to donate [-] Dendrobium to help.Shao Shude laughed when he heard the words, these rats are good at fighting for power and profit, but none of them can do it in war.However, in the future, if there is any intention of the four states of Kunfang, the grievances between Li Xiaochang and Dongfang Kui can be used.

On May [-], Zhou Rong, the envoy of Xia Sui's left wing, came to Sanyuan in person.

"See you later." Zhou Rong was almost forty years old, but when he met Shao Shude, who was only more than 20 years old, he was not at all coy, and he did not lack the courtesy that should be done, which was quite natural.

"General Zhou is a veteran of Xiazhou, and he is old in battle. There are many things to do now, and there will be many places to rely on in the future." Shao Shude personally invited Zhou Rong to sit beside him and said with a smile.

"Tielin's army has won many battles and several victories, and its reputation spread in Guanzhong, and Chao's army was terrified. After staying, he was young and talented, and his heroic and martial arts were extraordinary, and the last general was also very admired." Zhou Rong replied.

Sure enough, whether or not others listen to you this year mainly depends on your strength.The [-]-strong Tielin army has overwhelmed any ya army, and at the same time is brave and good at fighting, so there is nothing to say.The guys didn't want to rebel, so as long as the money and food were distributed on time, they put away some careful thoughts and obeyed someone Shao?
"How about persuading Li Xiang to surrender?" Shao Shude asked.

"After returning to stay, Li Xiang seems to have moved, but his intention is not firm, and he is afraid of being known by the supervising army. The messenger sent by the last general was not harmed, and Li Xiang sent his confidant back to Xiagui." Zhou Rongdao.

"The way the Chao Army looks like, defeat is inevitable. Continue to keep in touch with Li Xiang, this matter has a lot to do."

Not killing the persuading messenger itself shows an attitude.Li Xiang should not want to hang himself on a tree with a crooked neck like Huang Chao.As long as the situation changes slightly, surrender is almost inevitable anyway.

"Things must be kept secret, and must not be known by the nest thief supervisor." Shao Shude finally warned.

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PS: (The writer's words can't be written in it, free chapters, I can't get enough money, just write it here.

I said, dear readers, do you have any misunderstandings about ancient times?
In ancient times, it was normal to take the enemy's wives and daughters as trophies after winning.Zhu Wen attacked the brothers of the Zhu family in Shandong, and packed the enemy's wife and daughter into the car to go home for enjoyment. Later, his wife persuaded him that if the city of Bianzhou was destroyed, she would end up like this, so she didn't play.

This is just one time.How many feudal towns did Zhu Wen break through, and how many enemy wives and daughters did Zhu Wen capture?Get tired of playing and kill, or throw it to others, or act as a prostitute, it's normal, no one thinks it's wrong.

If you say that Zhu Wen is a remnant of the Chao army, his style is not decent enough.That's good, the imperial court, the general family, and the enemy's wives and daughters are still enjoyed as trophies after defeating the enemy. Is there such a thing as less?
You said they were low-level generals, well, don't Li Shimin and Zhao Er like to play with each other's wives and daughters?Everyone knows about Zhu Di, and he also invited his subordinates to play with the wife and daughter of the enemy general, and let them pick up the guests after the game.Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty also wanted to conquer Mongolia and play with the Mongolian princess. Song Huizong also wanted to defeat Xixia and play with the princess of Xixia.

You say that they are emperors and warriors, and their moral level is not good.That's good, political bigwigs, even those in a peaceful and prosperous age, are not the ones in the last years of the dynasty. After fighting political enemies to the death, are there less people who enjoy other people's wives and daughters?
Do you have any misunderstandings about ancient times?What was the status of women in ancient times?After following the enemy, even if he killed his husband and children, he still lived and gave birth to children.

As a modern person, the protagonist is already very restrained.Under the assimilation of the people around him for seven or eight years, he has struggled, and now he is in a high position.At least they didn't do things like killing them when they finished playing, or throwing them out to be prostitutes.

The years are quiet, even in ancient times of peace and prosperity, there were very few, let alone the last years of the dynasty.

Those things are too fake. Before 20 years old, I still thought they were true. When I was 30 years old, I felt that they were not universal in terms of the ancient moral level and social control level. They were too fake. This is not a modern society.

Perhaps other authors have written this way.Some authors insist on writing virgins to play queens, concubines, and wives. I understand that in order to take care of some young readers and expand the fan base, but I don't want to write fake things.I don’t want to use these as excuses for things like “you have to be truthful when you read online articles”, “you need to be reasonable even after time travelling”, and “you have to have fun when you read online articles”. It cost tens of thousands of yuan to buy paper materials for the book, and more than 5000 to buy physical materials for this book, because there are no PDFs on the Internet for many materials, and Baidu Encyclopedia is full of mistakes.

Limited by my level of knowledge, of course there are still many mistakes and omissions in this book, but there is a difference between 100 steps and 50 steps, and even 51 steps and 50 steps. I try my best to pursue the truth.You can't be mad at someone because of a mistake, and then lie to yourself that you can't be completely true anyway, just write and write, anyway, readers are used to this now.A bunch of hot-eyed Xiaobaiwen in the new media earn millions of dollars every year. Readers are used to it. They have no other style of novels to read. They are all the same and have no choice.But I don't want to do this. It is estimated that this book will not reach 3 collections by the weekend. It doesn't matter. I write my own style and show it to readers who like this style. That's all.

The protagonist may not accept the enemy's wife and daughter, but I think it is necessary for everyone to know the normality and values ​​of the society at that time, because there are always people who have beautiful illusions about that time, and then ask the protagonist to do this and that. )
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