From Luoyang to Bianzhou, golden wheat fields can be seen everywhere.
The war has subsided, and the people can sow and harvest calmly. The tax exemption has given them a chance to breathe, just like the dry and cracked earth has been nourished by the gurgling spring water, and its vitality is gradually recovering.
The vitality of weeds is very tenacious, and the vitality of the people in the Central Plains is equally tenacious.
It's not that we can't "suffer a little more" and continue to squeeze, but why bother? We are all people who want to be emperors. Wouldn't it be nice to exempt some money and food taxes and get the praise of the people? Marshal Shao still has this point.
Very "vainglorious".
When passing through Zhengzhou, he specially met with local "public opinion representatives", all of whom were family members of the Wuwei Army who had relocated.
In fact, the sergeants don't really like to buy land because no one is cultivating it. Their income is enough to ensure that the whole family lives comfortably, and they can also eat meat from time to time. It doesn't matter whether they cultivate the land or not.
This is a mentality that is difficult to understand, but it is true for the five generations of imperial guards in history. It is impossible to farm the land, and you can only maintain your life by relying on rewards from the emperor. Rushing into the palace and looting is like returning home
, when the emperor and his ministers speak unkindly, change to someone who speaks pleasantly.
More than half of the family members of the Wuwei Army are still farming. This is a good tradition brought from Guanxi. Shao Shude specially rewarded some family members of the sergeants who were good at farming. One family was given two pieces of silk and one piece of money, and told them to persevere.
Go down.
As for other people, there is no force. Some people are willing to let their sons practice martial arts all day long. Farming will take up a lot of time for practicing martial arts. It is understandable, so let them go.
Currently, four of the banned armies have moved to the surrounding areas of Luoyang. Among them, the Wuwei Army's family is in Zhengzhou, the Tielin Army's family is in Ruzhou, the Yicong Army is half in Ruzhou and half in Henan Prefecture, and the Tiande Army is all in Henan Prefecture.
After a while, Tianxiongjun's family members will also begin to relocate and be resettled collectively to Henan Prefecture.
Needless to say, Henan Prefecture does not have that much land for people to cultivate. Even if the soldiers of the Tianxiong Army want to purchase land, they may not have enough land. Fortunately, not everyone wants to farm, it is almost enough. Henan Prefecture currently has
There is only about 378,000 people, and the conflict between man and land has not yet broken out. If it is squeezed out, another forbidden army can be arranged.
While in Bianzhou, Shao Shude had a long chat with Chen Cheng and Pei Di.
The Xuanwu Army shogunate administered the seven prefectures of Bian, Song, Boying, Chen, and Caihua—Single Prefecture had just been abolished—all of which were prosperous Central Plains prefectures and counties. Although they did not yet have the resources to initiate agricultural reforms, they could recuperate and take a breather in the traditional way.
After that, it will still be the economic center of the new dynasty in the future.
Shao Shude expressed satisfaction with Chen Cheng's governance. Many local officials were quietly replaced, public opinion also improved greatly, and his rule became more stable. This was a definite achievement, and Shao Shude took it to heart.
"The essence of the battle between Xia and Jin is to exploit strengths and avoid weaknesses. This is also my experience in using troops for many years." In the Jiedushi Mansion, Shao Shude talked eloquently: "My advantages are that I have more soldiers and money, and I can withstand defeat. Li Keyong
My advantage is in Hedong, a place of victory, as well as internal unity and stability, and unity with the outside world. My strategy is to carry forward my advantages and disintegrate Li Keyong's advantages. I can deliberately win over officials and generals in Hedong and even Hebei to keep them away from Li Keyong.
Be practical. Xuanwu Town must vigorously implement this point. There are many merchants and scholars traveling to Bianzhou in various towns in Hebei. They are not simple, and there are many people behind them. If you work more, you will be right.
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The war between Xia and Jin has calmed down on the other side of the river. It is at a stage where the Jin army does not dare to go south for fear of repeating the same mistakes, and the Xia army does not want to go north to attack the enemy. Moreover, Jiedushi Wang Yao has just "entered the court", and the internal situation is not stable.
Too stable - yes, he was determined not to go to Chang'an, so he went to Luoyang as a beggar and got into a house. At the same time, he got the promise that he could serve as Shaoqing of Taipu Temple after the establishment of the new dynasty.
On the Heyang battlefield, after Tianxiong's army failed to attack Tianjing Pass, there was no movement and the two sides were in a stalemate.
The same is true for the Xingming Ci battlefield. Shao Shude has not launched an offensive yet, and the Jin army does not want to take the initiative to provoke a war.
The only active ones are Yun and Wei battlefield who have just ignited the flames of war.
"The strategies set by your Majesty are always correct." Chen Cheng said with a smile.
"Don't talk about these useless things all day long." Shao Shude deliberately made a serious face and said: "Hebei is not that easy to capture. Even Henghai Town, the weakest town, cannot be underestimated."
By the way, Henghai Town has been really unlucky recently.
Jiedu envoy Lu Yanwei took advantage of the main force of the Xia army to besiege Yan, Yi, Hai and other places. He thought he had an opportunity and went south to plunder Dizhou.
After tasting the sweetness for the first time, Cang soldiers returned, only to run into the troops sent by Li Tangbin for reinforcements.
In the Battle of Leling, the bandit army was defeated, more than a thousand were beheaded, and two thousand were captured.
Last month, the rebel army attacked from the direction of Dezhou with great momentum. The two sides formed a field battle in the suburbs of Pingchang. The commander of the Qizhou State Army, Wang Jiao, broke into the formation, killed two of the rebel soldiers, and captured one group alive. The rebel army returned with great momentum.
In the great defeat, more than 5,000 people were defeated in one blow, and even Pingchang County was captured.
Lu Yanwei was helpless and immediately asked Wang Rong for help. Wang Rong sent ten thousand troops into Dezhou. In the Battle of Majiahe River, he defeated Tielin's army and captured and killed more than a thousand people, which stabilized the situation.
But Lu Yanwei no longer wanted to fight, and now he just asked for it back to Pingchang County, but naturally there was no response.
"Your Majesty, don't just focus on Henghai Town. Luo Shaowei is working hard in Weizhou and is actively cooperating with Li Keyong. It seems that he will fight me sooner or later." Chen Cheng said: "If we don't take back the two states of Xiangwei, Luo Shaowei can't explain it.
This battle will definitely be fought sooner or later. Maybe he is waiting for Li Keyong to send troops."
"This matter is not unreasonable." Shao Shude said: "But right now, the most important thing is to capture Henan."
The inside of Weibo Town is now a pot of boiling water, and Luo Shaowei can't hold it down anymore. If he doesn't want to die, he must lead an army to go out and recapture Xiangwei. Maybe he is now connected with Li Keyong.
But it doesn’t matter. You fight yours and I fight mine. This is the right way.
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Outside Sangqian Town, a chase battle between a large group of cavalry had been going on for a little while.
Yang Yue stood on a high slope, a little angry.
Although I have watched the battle of the Tibetan cavalry countless times, the more I watch, the more angry and unhappy I become.
Weird way of fighting!
Some people fought with each other, riding horses, shooting arrows, and circling each other on the vast grassland.
Some people were sitting on the grass to rest and prepare to take over.
Some people are actually grazing!
A bunch of poor people are reluctant to even feed their horses with grain. How long do they need to eat grass to be full and strong? They are not as good as the Khitan people. At least they have serious agriculture and plant millet on a large area. They don't know how to do it in battle.
If you spend more time grazing, you will use grain to feed it so that more troops can be invested in time.
So Lao Yang couldn't help it anymore. He gave an order and raised the flag, and the three thousand cavalrymen who had been waiting for a long time entered the scene.
The brown torrent rushed straight down the hillside, skirted the edge of the battlefield, and entered diagonally from the side and rear.
The military envoy Oritsugu Yu was protected by his troops, and he fired his bows from left to right, killing several people in a row.
The soldiers let out strange screams and rushed in waving their short horseshoes.
The grassland herdsmen fought in a loose formation, but they dispersed under the charge of the "high-density" cavalry troops.
Most of the people rode to a distance and tried to draw their bows and shoot, but the tribesmen of the Zangcai clan and the Qibi clan rushed over again, hitting their heads and faces with a hail of arrows, and beat the thieves to pieces.
"That's right!" Yang Yue grinned widely, her white beard fluttering in the wind.
A "high-density" cavalry charge requires long-term training, tacit cooperation, and strict discipline. Otherwise, it will be easy to get into a mess when charging. You bump into each other and I bump into each other. It is better to follow the rules of the grassland.
Traditionally, spread out and play mounted shooting, slowly wearing down the enemy.
The thieves ran towards the depths of the grassland, not daring to look back.
Zangcai and the Qibi soldiers continued to pursue him without letting up.
The cavalry army slowly gathered its troops and returned. They were armored. According to Xia Jun's definition, they were medium-sized cavalry. They could not catch up with the enemy, and there was no need to chase them. They could only act as the final word on the battlefield.
"Dong dong dong..." The war drum sounded again.
The warriors of the Feilong Army stood up from the grass, formed their formation, and rushed directly to Sanggan Town.
Sangqian Town is located northwest of Ying County in later generations. Sangqian River and Huishui River (south source of Sangqian River) converge here. This was the hometown of Sangqian County in the Northern Wei Dynasty. The town was established in the Sui Dynasty. Therefore, the country was located between Shuo and Yun Prefectures.
, belongs to Yunzhou.
Since this area has the Sanggan River and its tributaries, it is rich in water and grass. It has always been a fierce competition for the vassal tribes of the Xia and Jin Dynasties. Because it is close to Yanmen Pass, the nomadic Tuyuhun tribe here belongs to the east of the river.
Historically, Sangqian Town would be established as a state, namely Yingzhou, in a few years. In order to gain the support of Khitan troops, Shi Jingtang ceded the sixteen states of Yanyun, and Yingzhou was one of them, and it was affiliated to the Liaoxi Jingdao.
Well, as far as the environment here is concerned, it is quite suitable for the nomads.
The warriors of the Feilong Army roared and charged, braving the arrows flying from the town.
During the charge, people kept getting hit by arrows and fell down. Some people staggered up with arrows stuck in their bodies and continued to charge forward, while others never got up again.
"Crash!" The wooden ladder was set up at the top of the city, and the soldiers swarmed up. As a result, the ladder suddenly tipped over, and the warriors who climbed up fell to the ground. Countless large and small clods of earth also fell from their heads.
Time is filled with dust and smoke.
The people of Xia and Jin were all confused.
The Feilong Army made Liang Hanyong look closely, only to see that a large piece of Sangqian Town's city wall had collapsed.
This... the quality of this city wall is too poor!
But the matter was not over yet, as more than ten more ladders were put up. There was a loud "boom" and the entire city wall collapsed.
Uncle Caoqi! The defenders were heartbroken. But they had no time to regret it. The ecstatic Flying Dragon Army soldiers rushed in along the gap. More than a thousand defenders could not stop them. The Tuyuhun herdsmen hiding in the city also aroused their wild nature, and took
He raised his weapon, but was still defeated.
But their resistance aroused the strong anger of the warriors of the Feilong Army. They brandished long swords and heavy swords, slashing and stabbing anyone they saw, regardless of whether you were a soldier or a civilian, whether you were an old man or a young man.
Kill them all.
The Feilong Army, which had been punished countless times due to disciplinary issues, has returned to its old ways.
The Fan-Han soldiers and civilians in Sangqian Town experienced their brutal methods.
Yang Yue remained unmoved, as if he hadn't seen it. On the contrary, he greatly appreciated their bravery.
Come on, no one even pulls the reins, the flying dragon army is afraid that it will go wild again.
