Princess Consort of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 141
There were joys and sorrows in the battle report, and Mochu did not expect that the border city would suffer two setbacks.

The six prefectures are just small prefectures, and the food they can plunder is limited. Dingzhou and Zhaozhou must be captured so that the army can obtain supplies in the city and continue to fight.

Dazhou has a large population and strong military force. If support troops arrive, they can only retreat to the Turks and wait for an opportunity.

As an important town, Zhaozhou was the best choice, but the 1 people who fled back from Dingzhou were bent on revenge, silently forced by the morale of the army, while making a plan to attack Dingzhou, they refused to give up Zhaozhou.

The Turkic cavalry were not good at attacking the city, so the Zhaozhou defenders could not defend the city. On the one hand, they guarded against the rebels in the city, and on the other hand, they were divided into three teams to patrol day and night.

Shen Sanwen remembers that it was the war with the Turks that the imperial court could not recruit soldiers. In the end, Wu Zetian recalled the King of Luling and granted the title of Wudan Anbei Dahu and Xiangwang, which made the government and the opposition join forces to fight against the enemy.

However, the recruitment of soldiers was still the mediation of courtiers who supported Li Tang. In the final analysis, it was Di Renjie's handwriting.

Except for those who should serve in the army or those who have been arrested, those who join the army bravely are all for food and money.

When Di Renjie was recruiting soldiers, he didn't know whether he withheld the salary for soldiers and bravery, which caused many people to feel dissatisfied. Then he recruited soldiers in the name of Luling King and raised the salary, so many poor people rushed forward and recruited [-] soldiers.

There are several key elements in it.One is money, and there must be sufficient financial support to make people willing to join the army.In this era, money not only allows many people to raise the butcher's knife to innocent people, but also makes people willing to surrender their lives.The second is living conditions. In affluent areas, many people can live in peace and contentment, so they are naturally unwilling to go to the battlefield to fight desperately. However, more places are still affected by natural disasters.

As for how Di Renjie managed to hide from Emperor Wu's eyes and ears, Shen Sanwen didn't know, but the people in the world were thoughtful, naive and ridiculous, whoever had a good life would miss the bad one.

Di Renjie was not in Beijing, so this job fell on Lou Shide.

When the princess was about to give birth, Shen Sanwen was particularly worried that the situation would change drastically. Once the crown prince was confirmed, the court situation would undergo earth-shaking changes and could not be reversed.

Di Renjie can take advantage of this opportunity, but he may not be able to take advantage of it.

Shen Sanwen activated the great summoning technique and recalled Cui Xuan.

How to handle the matter of recruiting soldiers, he has many things he can't figure out, so he can only discuss with the most trusted and capable people.

Shen Sanwen raised his own doubts: "How can His Majesty fail to recruit troops, recruit soldiers in the name of the princess, create the illusion that the hearts of the people belong to the Princess of Tang Dynasty, and convince His Majesty to believe it."

Cui Xuan understood the matter of conscription, "Since your Majesty ascended the throne, he has fought against the Turks. He lost more than he won, and going to the Turks is tantamount to dying. It will be difficult for General Lou to recruit soldiers. Now that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, the people may not be so bloody. Kill the enemy. The important thing is to have the belief of victory, to inspire the hearts of the people, to arouse the sympathy of the people, not in the name of anyone. If the recruitment is proper, thousands of people will go to the army, and it will be full in an instant, and there is no way to verify it.”

so exaggerated?One place can recruit thousands of soldiers?
Shen San asked dumbfounded, "Where will Lou Shide go to recruit soldiers?"

Cui Xuan: "It's not far from Zhaozhou, but it will not be affected. Then march overnight, so that the Turks will not receive news of reinforcements, so they will be caught off guard."

However, according to historical records, when Di Renjie arrived, he silently massacred [-] Zhaozhou and Dingzhou people and then retreated. Di Renjie couldn't catch up.

Shen San asked: "Did the Turks receive news of reinforcements?"

Cui Xuan shook his head, "Leaking out military aircraft is a serious crime. If the Turks flee as soon as the reinforcements arrive, wouldn't we lose several states in vain and become the lambs of the Turks? Nearby states and counties will also be affected, so they will never It will be leaked."

Shen Sanwen suddenly realized that Di Renjie didn't recruit soldiers, and he borrowed those soldiers from Xiazhou.He even received a large sum of military salary, which most likely fell into Wudan's pocket.

But this time, with my own intervention, it won't be the same.

Not to mention Zhang Yang's victory over the Turks, he would definitely assist Zhaozhou, and with him around, Di Renjie would never have the right to be recruited.

The words are divided into two parts.

In Dingzhou, Zhang Yang ordered the protection of the water source on the night of victory. It took a day to deploy the defenses in the city. He carefully allocated troops to protect the food and grass, raised the surrounding observation towers, and announced the announcement of beating gongs and drums. In special times, in order to prevent spies, close to the water source Those who died, those who hoarded food died, and those who approached the city gate died.

A wide area has been set aside near the four city gates, and if Turkic soldiers come in again, they will certainly not obstruct the houses like that night, making them come and go.

In ancient wars, apart from attacking with water and fire, it was siege and force attack. There was no strong water flow on the Turkic border, so we could only set fire or siege the city. Preventing these problems was still a child's play for him, a military enthusiast.

Zhang Yang took five thousand soldiers and horses, and set up camp thirty miles outside Zhaozhou City, forty miles away from the Turkic barracks.

Judging from the map, the walls of Zhaozhou City are tall and the Turks dared to besiege the city. They must have used tricks, but they don't know how Zhaozhou's guard, Li Quan, guarded against it.

Now that he is camping outside the city, even if Zhaozhou's city gate is wide open, the Turks will not dare to rush into the city.

Otherwise, the brave army under him is not a vegetarian.

During the time of Tubo, he had the achievements of winning the first place. Following the black teeth, the Turkic people on the border knew more or less about this young general and his brave army.

People all over the world hope for stability, but only in times of war will generals be born. This is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, although it is made of the dead bones of the people.

Just to solve the danger of Zhaozhou and repel the Turks, there will be another invasion again and again. Zhang Yang looked at the arrogant army in front of him and made up his mind to completely solve the hidden dangers of the Turks.

The food supply in Zhaozhou city was not hindered. One day ago, Mo Chuai started from the water source, cut off the water flow into the city, and the well water in the city was also poisoned by the Turks.

The common people complained, but the court did not respond, and Li Quan was exhausted physically and mentally.

The medical clinics in the city cannot cure the poison of the Turkic people, relying on the well water stored by each household, it can only last for a maximum of three days.

In the north where the temperature difference between day and night is large, the weather is dry and there is no water, it is difficult to survive, and the combat effectiveness of soldiers is greatly reduced.

When Zhang Yang's army first arrived, Li Quan was overjoyed. Seeing him camping far away, he felt much more at ease.

This is the situation in the military scriptures, where soldiers and horses are stationed inside and outside the city, one side is good at fighting and the other side is good at defending.If he enters the city, it is truly irreversible.

Looking at Dazhou's big banner with the word brave, thinking of the [-] youths lost, Mo Chuan's face turned ashen, and when the scouts heard that the troops were weak, he could hardly hold back, and wanted to lead the troops over, capture Zhang Yang alive, and hand over To those armored soldiers who had blood feud with him.

However, many people in the camp did not dare to underestimate the brave army. The Central Plains people are best at pretending to be pigs and eating tigers, conspiring and tricking, possibly hiding their troops, and then various traps, reinforcements, and flanking attacks.

So someone suggested to attack the camp at night. The Turkic warriors are invincible cavalry and have strong night combat capabilities. When reinforcements from Zhaozhou arrive, they can finish the camp attack. no problem.

Mo Chuan agreed to this suggestion, defeated Zhang Yang at night, waited for three days to break Zhaozhou City, and then returned to Dingzhou. This battle will gain countless supplies, conquer the hearts of the border tribes, and give the Emperor Zhou a wake-up call.

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