On the third day of July, it rained lightly.
Last night the whole army had a great feast, had enough food and wine, and received a large amount of supplies.
As we set off today, our morale is quite high.
In addition to the Yamen Army and private soldiers brought over by Shao Xun, the vanguard was also equipped with 500 light cavalry troops and 5,000 Sizhou men, driving thousands of carts and carrying more than a month's worth of food and grass.
, equipment, march toward the northeast.
On the day of Qixi Festival, the army camped in Chaoge County.
This county town changed hands repeatedly between the rebels and the government army, and the hundreds of remaining households in the city were trembling like quails.
Shao Xun did not embarrass them, he stayed outside the city and paid to recruit more than 20 craftsmen and guides to accompany the army.
At this time, he received a military report from Ji County: Gou Xi attacked Dongwuyang and won the first battle, but he did not say whether he had conquered the city or how many enemy troops he had killed.
Tang Jian handed Shao Xun a letter from Green Willow Garden.
After delivering the letter, he arranged for his own troops to be deployed.
This man was originally the owner of the building. After being captured, he simply regarded himself as a guest of the Shao Mansion. He worked in an orderly manner and arranged the defense meticulously. He never looked at what he shouldn't see and never listened to what he shouldn't hear. This shows that he has his own
Set values ​​and be relatively measured.
After Shao Xun opened the letter, he knew it was written by Lan Ji.
The letter mentioned that her eldest brother Le Kai (also known as Hongxu) had resigned and returned to his hometown to run his family business. After hearing that his sister was pregnant, he went north from Nanyang to visit Luliu Garden.
Wu Qian followed his previous instructions and discussed horse sales with Leshi, and settled on 500 horses, which would be delivered after the autumn harvest in August.
Lan Ji's mother knew that her daughter was pregnant without a name and no status, so she cried all day long. She sent her eldest son to bring dozens of servants, a large amount of gold and silverware, household items, money and silk. She didn't say why, but Shao Xun guessed that she wanted Huang to be pregnant.
Mao should be nice to his daughter.
After staying in Chaoge for one day, we continued northward, passed Dangyin, and arrived at Anyang County where there were no enemy troops on July 12.
That afternoon, we camped near Anyang Bridge in the north of the city. At this time, the "elusive" Lu Zhi appeared again.
"I heard that the Grand Master wanted to offer Lu Gong as a sacrificial wine, why not?" Shao Xun introduced Lu Zhi into the camp with a smile and asked with a smile.
In fact, he knew that the wine ceremony was not a position of real power, and Lu Zhi could go or not.
If there hadn't been that meeting at Jinmenwu, Lu Zhi might have gone there after hesitating - as he was also a member of Sima Ying's staff, wouldn't Hu Wufu have been appointed as the chief lieutenant?
Nowadays, Lu Zhi is like a lonely ghost, running around, mysterious and mysterious, but he doesn't know what he has thought.
"Shao Jun, don't go any further." Lu Zhi said directly without answering.
"Why?" Shao Xun asked curiously: "The sentinel came to report that there are a few bandits in Yecheng. I am the vanguard, so naturally I have to defeat them."
"That's not an army of thieves." Lu Zhi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Jisang did leave hundreds of thieves in Yecheng, but they have already escaped. A few days ago, General Shi sent people to occupy Yecheng."
"Shi Chao?"
"Exactly."
"He can really mess with you!" Shao Xun slapped the table and said, "Let him go, I don't care where he goes, let him out of Yecheng."
Lu Zhi shook his head and sighed.
"Mr. Lu." Shao Xun looked at him and said earnestly: "Now that the matter has come to this point, can't you make up your mind? Generals Shi Chao, Lou Bao, Lou Quan, Hao Chang, and Wang Chan have less than a thousand soldiers, and many have less than a thousand soldiers.
There are only a few thousand men, the morale of the army is low, and there is a shortage of food and equipment. How can we fight? Now Gou Xi will attack Dongwuyang with 50,000 soldiers. Liu Yu has more than 20,000 troops. Taifu also leads an army of 30,000 to garrison in Guandu.
We can cross the river and go north at any time. If these hundreds of thousands of people come over us, I'm afraid not all of the generals will turn into powder."
Lu Zhi remained silent.
Shao Xun snorted coldly and said nothing. Someone wanted to die, but he couldn't stop him.
Shi Chao and others are former generals of the King of Chengdu, and Ji Sang also uses the banner of the King of Chengdu. If these people are unwilling to surrender, he will kill them as enemies. After all, Shi Chao and Ji Sang are nominal allies.
"If you are willing to marry the imperial concubine, I will show my face, and I may be able to convince Shi Chao and others to come and submit." After a moment, Lu Zhi looked at Shao Xun with burning eyes and said.
Shao Xun shook his head and refused.
Lu Zhi and his gang still wanted to start an uprising in Hebei. But after five or six years of hard work, the foundation they had finally built up was in Henan. If they went to Hebei, the soldiers would not agree.
Furthermore, he also wanted to marry the Yu family, and through the Yu family and the Chen family who were wooing him, he hoped to open a gap in Yingchuan County and stabilize this direction. How could he marry the Le family?
He was not interested in a bunch of lonely ghosts in Hebei. They were not substantial enough.
"Alas!" Lu Zhi sighed.
He is a smart man, and of course he knows that Shao Xun is unlikely to leave Henan, but it is a pity.
Such a young general who can fight is quite useful in Hebei. He is still so young, so it is not impossible to give up his foundation in Henan, lead the old army of the King of Chengdu, and fight again in Hebei.
However, it is indeed a bit overwhelming.
Not everyone can make the decision to give up the foundation they have worked for for many years and start from scratch, unless they really can’t stay in Henan.
"Mr. Lu, don't get involved with Shi Chao and the others. There will be no consequences. What if you come to help me and all government affairs will be decided by me?" Shao Xun said sincerely.
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhi smiled bitterly and said, "How much government affairs do you have with your little family fortune?"
"Gong Lu, my family fortune is not big, but it is different from ordinary people." Shao Xun said: "I am walking a difficult road, but it is also a stable road. After the last meeting, there were more people in Liang County and Guangchengze area.
There is a big difference, you will know when you have time to take a look.”
Lu Zhi's curiosity was aroused.
His information was not very smooth, and he really didn't know what Shao Xun had done, so he nodded and said: "Master Wang has entered Hebei. I really can't stay here any longer. Maybe I can go south to Liang County to see Shao Jun's family business."
"It's not urgent." Shao Xun took his hand again and said with a smile: "Now there are wars everywhere, bandits are rampant, and there are many obstacles on the road. Lu Gong might as well stay in our army for a few more days, and after the victory over the enemy, we can go together
How about going back to Luoyang?"
After Lu Zhi thought for a moment, he nodded slightly and said, "That's fine. But I have to go to Yecheng first."
"This is business, leave early and come back early," Shao Xun said.
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Lu Zhi left that day.
Shao Xun waited until the next day and ordered the entire army to cross the Huán River and attack Yecheng, which was forty miles away.
From a tactical point of view, if you want to attack and destroy the 50,000 to 60,000 rebels scattered in Yangping and the plains, there is no need to go to Yecheng.
But to put it bluntly, the word "viewing" cannot escape the word "viewing" in all wars at home and abroad in ancient and modern times.
During the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, Li Mi suggested detaching a force of troops from the north of Hetao, passing through Datong, and attacking Youzhou in a roundabout way to "cover its nest." However, Suzong could not resist the political significance of regaining Luoyang, so he refused and continued to fight in the Central Plains.
Ground meat.
Sima Yue also couldn't resist the political significance of regaining Yecheng, so he went around in such a big circle, which gave Ji Sang enough time to adjust, and no one else could.
At this time, Liu Yucai Shi Shiran led his army out of Jijun. The speed was very slow, less than twenty miles a day.
He maintained close correspondence with Sima Yue in Guandu, and messengers came and went almost every day, bringing the latest instructions from the Taifu.
"Tian Zhen, Tian Lan, Li Yun and others wanted to join the Taifu, but Taifu Xinyue ordered them to lead their troops south." After reading the letter, Liu Yu said to Wang Jun, Shen Ling and others.
"Can the beggar army fight?" Shen Ling was a little confused.
"He still has some fighting strength. If he couldn't fight, he would have been devoured by others." Liu Yu said, "Even if he doesn't have the fighting strength, there will always be a chance when Shao Xun's energy is seriously injured."
Shen Ling nodded slightly.
The Beggar Army is an organization that is half official and half civilian.
Sima Teng brought them from Bingzhou. The leaders at all levels were Bingzhou generals. There were also a large number of Bingzhou soldiers in the beggar army.
But their previous official positions were no longer counted. After Sima Teng's death, they were left as motherless children, like lonely ghosts with no idea of ​​where to turn.
Given his status as Taifu, subduing him is a piece of cake.
Now there is a place where they can be found, and if they perform extraordinary feats, they can be formally incorporated.
Tian Zhen, Tian Lan, Li Yun and others might be able to regain their official positions - they were officials to begin with, so it would not be difficult to regain their official status, and they might even be able to go one step further and get promoted.
If they can't make contributions, then no one will care about them, and the Taifu will lose interest. He will try his best to recruit some of the most active people to join them and serve as new knives and thugs to suppress Hebei for the Taifu.
It would be perfect if Shao Xun and the beggar army could eliminate Ji Sang for Taifu and then fight each other.
In short, judging from the current situation, the opportunities are still quite good.
Killing Ji Sang will eliminate internal troubles, and killing Shao Xun will eliminate internal troubles. It is wonderful.
Shao Xun really doesn't know what his background is. You are jumping up and down, and Jin Guyuan dares to hold it in his hands. You just don't know what to say.
Liu Yu wanted to see if Shao Xun's Yamen Army and private soldiers were consumed in the war, how could he keep the three manors around Luoyang?
How could he hold the thousands of Xianbei horses he had stolen?
When the time comes when he comes to see Leshi, will he dare to refuse?
By the way, there is also the Jing family. Alas, I feel sorry for her. How could such a beautiful woman commit herself to Wang Yan?
On July 15th, Liu Yu, who had not yet arrived at Chaoge, received news: Shao Xun had recaptured Yecheng.
Without any hesitation, he immediately sent an envoy with military orders to march eastward quickly and attack Jisang.
Chapter completed!