Chapter 4470: Changing clothes and flags to aid Yongzhou
Tan Daoji, Zhu Chaoshi and others looked at each other, and their expressions were not very good. At this time, the Yongzhou soldiers and horses wanted to go back. If the demon thieves came over, they would lose a lot of help, but due to emotion and reason, they had to
Letting these reinforcements, who have been here for more than half a year, go home. After all, it has been nearly three months since the last war and they have been doing nothing. This is indeed a dilemma.
Liu Daogui's voice sounded slowly: "Since General Lu said this, and it is true that there are only a few days left before the end of the autumn harvest, and the soldiers of the Later Qin Dynasty are eager to come and steal food and people, then we have no reason to keep Yongzhou soldiers and horses.
However, I would like to ask Lao Lu, do you insist that these soldiers and horses go back to Yongzhou to rest and reunite with their families for twenty days, or do you just want to come back after harvesting wheat?"
Lu Zongzhi curled up his lips: "These subordinates of mine are also recruited from villages and townships in Yongzhou. They usually make a living by farming. If they want to go home, it will basically take a month or two at a time. There are many people on the way.
It takes time and we have to regroup, which is very troublesome. So this time when we go back, we are not going to disband and go back to our respective families. Instead, we will concentrate on stationing in Xiangyang or even Fancheng further north, so that the people can harvest wheat and they will act as a protector.
and its role in deterring the Qin army."
Zhu Chaoshi curled his lips and said: "It turns out that you are afraid that the Qin army will come to grab food, so you have to go back and station for a while. It's a pity that it happens to be at this time."
Lu Gui sighed: "Little Shitou, you don't know the situation in Nanyang, Yongzhou. Many of the local Hou Qin garrison are barbarians recruited by those tribes. They are born bandits and had a good relationship with the Jin Dynasty in the past.
At times, one or two people could be restrained, but there were also sergeants who pretended to be horse thieves and robbers. Later, when the two countries turned against each other, they simply stopped pretending. Especially during the autumn harvest, dozens or hundreds of people would come to harvest grass and grain. Not only
They rob grain and harvest wheat, and they also capture strong men, women and children to replenish their population. I have led the garrison in the north of Yongzhou and fought many battles with them in the past few years."
Tan Daoji nodded: "I have heard a little bit that Yongzhou is the gateway to the north, and it is often said that the Han people in Zhonghe and the Central Plains could not bear to be bullied by the barbarians and moved their families south. For this matter, the two countries fought against each other.
The friction is not small either.”
Lu Gui said sternly: "Yes, among the refugees going south now, there are sometimes spies planted by the Later Qin Dynasty who want to come over and serve as internal agents. Therefore, during this autumn harvest, the refugees in Guanzhong collected food and raised their families.
There will always be dozens or hundreds of families who are fleeing. I need to personally lead troops to meet these people and check and verify their identities. In the expedition to the west, it is really not that we deliberately want to leave at this time, but that we really need to leave.
Ten days or twenty days, when these matters are dealt with, we will be back right away."
Lu Zongzhi smiled slightly: "Yes, basically it is to protect the harvest of autumn grain, so that the Qin army does not dare to make trouble after being deterred. The other is to deal with the refugees going south. They often have to harvest the grain in autumn before they can leave, and it will be delayed for a while.
Time, the Hou Qin army that had dispersed to collect grain regrouped, and it would not be easy for them to leave. Conquer the West, we will definitely be back within half a month, or within a month as late as possible. Anyway, there is nothing to do here now.
Yes, if we come back this time, we can bring back hundreds of thousands of grains from Yongzhou to reduce Jingzhou’s consumption."
Liu Daogui smiled and waved his hand: "You are here to help, and you have helped a lot. We have to provide you with food and drink, and even provide you with a million stones of military rations as a thank you. How can I have the nerve to ask you to bring food and grass here.
However, I already understand the situation you mentioned. I think this is how you go to Dangyang and Changban and not return to Yongzhou."
A trace of doubt flashed across Lu Zongzhi's face: "Why is this?"
Liu Daogui said calmly: "At Dangyang, soldiers and horses from all over the north of Jingzhou have been gathered to prevent the demon thieves from invading Jiangxia. At the same time, they serve as backup for Yongzhou to ensure smooth communication between the two states. The defenders there
There are also about 10,000 people. Although the combat effectiveness is not comparable to that of the Yongzhou Army, the number is not large."
Lu Zongzhi nodded: "Yes, if these more than 10,000 soldiers and horses come to Jiangling, they can arrive in about three days. If it were not for the need to guard against Huan Qian's remnant party and Gou Lin's people who are wandering around as bandits and plunderers.
My subordinates, this is a bit of a waste. General Liu Zunkao is currently stationed in Dangyang with these troops. I think that if these remaining bandits are suppressed, most of this troops can be brought back."
Liu Daogui laughed: "After all, they were temporarily recruited by some strong civilians. They lacked training and their combat effectiveness was not comparable to that of our main forces. Therefore, it took more than two months to annihilate these small groups of bandits, but it has not been finished yet.
It's not far behind. There are only two large villages that haven't been conquered yet. If it were Lao Lu and your Yongzhou soldiers and horses, I think the clearing could be completed within three days."
Lu Zongzhi nodded: "That's right. If our Yongzhou army attacked two mountain strongholds, it would take one and a half days, not to mention three days. However, we don't have time this time and want to return to Yongzhou. What if
On the way back, I can help break up the stronghold and defeat the thieves."
Liu Daogui said in a deep voice: "It takes nearly two thousand miles to go to Yongzhou, and it takes more than ten days to walk. It's too far, and time is wasted on the road. It's meaningless. What do I think about this? You go to Dangyang and meet Liu Zunkao.
Let's hand over the equipment and armor, and let Liu Zunkao's army wear the clothes and armor of your Yongzhou Army and return to Nanyang under the banner of Yongzhou Army. If you think there are flaws in this, you can make Xiangtooth the general.
Take the vanguard and return to Xiangyang first with more than a thousand troops. Lao Lu, take most of the main force, put on the armor of the Jingzhou soldiers, and stay in Dangyang. While defeating the thieves and defeating the bandits, wait for us here.
News, if anything happens, you can always come for help."
Zhu Chaoshi laughed loudly: "Okay, great, this is a good idea. In this way, the Yongzhou soldiers can stay in Dangyang, which is only three days away from here. If we march in a hurry, we can get back in two days. If the cavalry is the vanguard,
If they come back after killing them, they can arrive in a little more than a day. In this way, even if the army of demon thieves comes, they can come back to join the battle. With more than 10,000 troops going to Yongzhou, the spies of the Later Qin Dynasty must not be able to recognize whether this is the real Yongzhou army.
, coupled with the time required to deliver the message, the generals of the Later Qin Dynasty would not dare to act rashly. When they know that they have been deceived, our autumn harvest and the work of dealing with the refugees have been completed, and it will be too late for them to take any action.
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Tan Daoji, Zhu Chaoshi and others looked at each other, and their expressions were not very good. At this time, the Yongzhou soldiers and horses wanted to go back. If the demon thieves came over, they would lose a lot of help, but due to emotion and reason, they had to
Letting these reinforcements, who have been here for more than half a year, go home. After all, it has been nearly three months since the last war and they have been doing nothing. This is indeed a dilemma.
Liu Daogui's voice sounded slowly: "Since General Lu said this, and it is true that there are only a few days left before the end of the autumn harvest, and the soldiers of the Later Qin Dynasty are eager to come and steal food and people, then we have no reason to keep Yongzhou soldiers and horses.
However, I would like to ask Lao Lu, do you insist that these soldiers and horses go back to Yongzhou to rest and reunite with their families for twenty days, or do you just want to come back after harvesting wheat?"
Lu Zongzhi curled up his lips: "These subordinates of mine are also recruited from villages and townships in Yongzhou. They usually make a living by farming. If they want to go home, it will basically take a month or two at a time. There are many people on the way.
It takes time and we have to regroup, which is very troublesome. So this time when we go back, we are not going to disband and go back to our respective families. Instead, we will concentrate on stationing in Xiangyang or even Fancheng further north, so that the people can harvest wheat and they will act as a protector.
and its role in deterring the Qin army."
Zhu Chaoshi curled his lips and said: "It turns out that you are afraid that the Qin army will come to grab food, so you have to go back and station for a while. It's a pity that it happens to be at this time."
Lu Gui sighed: "Little Shitou, you don't know the situation in Nanyang, Yongzhou. Many of the local Hou Qin garrison are barbarians recruited by those tribes. They are born bandits and had a good relationship with the Jin Dynasty in the past.
At times, one or two people could be restrained, but there were also sergeants who pretended to be horse thieves and robbers. Later, when the two countries turned against each other, they simply stopped pretending. Especially during the autumn harvest, dozens or hundreds of people would come to harvest grass and grain. Not only
They rob grain and harvest wheat, and they also capture strong men, women and children to replenish their population. I have led the garrison in the north of Yongzhou and fought many battles with them in the past few years."
Tan Daoji nodded: "I have heard a little bit that Yongzhou is the gateway to the north, and it is often said that the Han people in Zhonghe and the Central Plains could not bear to be bullied by the barbarians and moved their families south. For this matter, the two countries fought against each other.
The friction is not small either.”
Lu Gui said sternly: "Yes, among the refugees going south now, there are sometimes spies planted by the Later Qin Dynasty who want to come over and serve as internal agents. Therefore, during this autumn harvest, the refugees in Guanzhong collected food and raised their families.
There will always be dozens or hundreds of families who are fleeing. I need to personally lead troops to meet these people and check and verify their identities. In the expedition to the west, it is really not that we deliberately want to leave at this time, but that we really need to leave.
Ten days or twenty days, when these matters are dealt with, we will be back right away."
Lu Zongzhi smiled slightly: "Yes, basically it is to protect the harvest of autumn grain, so that the Qin army does not dare to make trouble after being deterred. The other is to deal with the refugees going south. They often have to harvest the grain in autumn before they can leave, and it will be delayed for a while.
Time, the Hou Qin army that had dispersed to collect grain regrouped, and it would not be easy for them to leave. Conquer the West, we will definitely be back within half a month, or within a month as late as possible. Anyway, there is nothing to do here now.
Yes, if we come back this time, we can bring back hundreds of thousands of grains from Yongzhou to reduce Jingzhou’s consumption."
Liu Daogui smiled and waved his hand: "You are here to help, and you have helped a lot. We have to provide you with food and drink, and even provide you with a million stones of military rations as a thank you. How can I have the nerve to ask you to bring food and grass here.
However, I already understand the situation you mentioned. I think this is how you go to Dangyang and Changban and not return to Yongzhou."
A trace of doubt flashed across Lu Zongzhi's face: "Why is this?"
Liu Daogui said calmly: "At Dangyang, soldiers and horses from all over the north of Jingzhou have been gathered to prevent the demon thieves from invading Jiangxia. At the same time, they serve as backup for Yongzhou to ensure smooth communication between the two states. The defenders there
There are also about 10,000 people. Although the combat effectiveness is not comparable to that of the Yongzhou Army, the number is not large."
Lu Zongzhi nodded: "Yes, if these more than 10,000 soldiers and horses come to Jiangling, they can arrive in about three days. If it were not for the need to guard against Huan Qian's remnant party and Gou Lin's people who are wandering around as bandits and plunderers.
My subordinates, this is a bit of a waste. General Liu Zunkao is currently stationed in Dangyang with these troops. I think that if these remaining bandits are suppressed, most of this troops can be brought back."
Liu Daogui laughed: "After all, they were temporarily recruited by some strong civilians. They lacked training and their combat effectiveness was not comparable to that of our main forces. Therefore, it took more than two months to annihilate these small groups of bandits, but it has not been finished yet.
It's not far behind. There are only two large villages that haven't been conquered yet. If it were Lao Lu and your Yongzhou soldiers and horses, I think the clearing could be completed within three days."
Lu Zongzhi nodded: "That's right. If our Yongzhou army attacked two mountain strongholds, it would take one and a half days, not to mention three days. However, we don't have time this time and want to return to Yongzhou. What if
On the way back, I can help break up the stronghold and defeat the thieves."
Liu Daogui said in a deep voice: "It takes nearly two thousand miles to go to Yongzhou, and it takes more than ten days to walk. It's too far, and time is wasted on the road. It's meaningless. What do I think about this? You go to Dangyang and meet Liu Zunkao.
Let's hand over the equipment and armor, and let Liu Zunkao's army wear the clothes and armor of your Yongzhou Army and return to Nanyang under the banner of Yongzhou Army. If you think there are flaws in this, you can make Xiangtooth the general.
Take the vanguard and return to Xiangyang first with more than a thousand troops. Lao Lu, take most of the main force, put on the armor of the Jingzhou soldiers, and stay in Dangyang. While defeating the thieves and defeating the bandits, wait for us here.
News, if anything happens, you can always come for help."
Zhu Chaoshi laughed loudly: "Okay, great, this is a good idea. In this way, the Yongzhou soldiers can stay in Dangyang, which is only three days away from here. If we march in a hurry, we can get back in two days. If the cavalry is the vanguard,
If they come back after killing them, they can arrive in a little more than a day. In this way, even if the army of demon thieves comes, they can come back to join the battle. With more than 10,000 troops going to Yongzhou, the spies of the Later Qin Dynasty must not be able to recognize whether this is the real Yongzhou army.
, coupled with the time required to deliver the message, the generals of the Later Qin Dynasty would not dare to act rashly. When they know that they have been deceived, our autumn harvest and the work of dealing with the refugees have been completed, and it will be too late for them to take any action.