It should be said that the plan set by Li Siyuan is quite feasible.
From Shengzhou to Yunzhou, the area is vast, desolate, and the road is long. With such a long communication line, it is difficult to cover the entire section, and they only need to attack one point.
Throughout June, both sides played this trick in the wild.
On June 18, the Jin army raided a grain team and obtained more than 5,000 hu of millet and wheat.
On June 22, the Jin army discovered a pasture and raided it, plundering 1,600 horses and 40,000 cattle and sheep.
But the good luck ended in the end. On June 25, they were "fished". Near the morning city, the Jin army that came to harass the grain road was besieged by an army several times their size. They lost 800 riders and the rest fled in a hurry.
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On the 27th, the Jin army successfully ambushed another team, plundered thousands of horses, obtained 4,000 hu of grain, and 20,000 cattle and sheep. However, the next day, the thousands of cavalry sent out were surrounded and suppressed again, and in the end they only escaped.
More than a hundred people came back.
It succeeded three times and failed twice. We gained a lot of cattle, sheep, horses and grain, but we lost 1,700 Han cavalry. It is difficult to say whether we made a profit or a loss.
Li Siyuan really couldn't bear it. If he continued like this, the Xia thieves would only lose property, but they would lose solid soldiers.
After deliberation with my subordinates, I felt that I could no longer attack from the direction of Xindai. How about changing the direction of the initiative and marching out from the north of Lanzhou, sending cavalry and infantry who can ride horses to sneak attack the Xia people's Shenzhou. Even if this failed,
It can also attract some of their troops to retreat, reducing the pressure on Yun and Wei.
But one thing to say is that this is still a war of attrition and will not fundamentally change the battlefield situation. It will only slow down the Xia army and increase their costs.
In early July, the Jin soldiers made a sneak attack on the Zhelu military city, but failed. Instead, they looted the surrounding tribes and captured a large number of people and livestock. However, after the main force withdrew, more than a thousand soldiers who were behind were surrounded and the entire army was wiped out.
At this point, Li Siyuan didn't want to go out any more. The Xia people were too mobile and could quickly rush from one battlefield to another. They could fight for a long time without taking advantage at all. This was still a sneak attack. If it was a head-on battle, his men would not be able to fight.
With 20,000 soldiers, there is no chance of victory.
Therefore, he gave up his unrealistic fantasy. He recruited strong men from the grassland tribes who had withdrawn to supplement the battle losses of each tribe. At the same time, he always lived in the left camp and right camp army, and trained them strictly, hoping that they would slowly practice.
come out.
When news of the Yunzhou battlefield came, Shao Shude had already arrived in Yanzhou.
This month's war was completely within his expectations. It can be seen that the Jin army is still very short of troops. It has almost completely abandoned the pastures outside Yanmen Pass and allowed Yang Yue to sweep away. Even if it withdraws its troops after October, who knows?
Is there any tribe who dares to return to Yunzhou to graze their cattle?
This is a definite loss, and it also damages Li Keyong's reputation among the surrounding tribes.
"Send an order to Yang Yue. The fortified city of Yunzhou is not easy to conquer. We can look for opportunities to annihilate the enemies in the direction of Yuzhou." Just after Shao Shude finished speaking, he smiled again and said, "Don't issue this order. Let him take control of it himself. I will not interfere."
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After that, he ordered to go south to Yao Temple.
Yao Temple is located seven miles southeast of Yanzhou. There is a stone gate in the south of the temple. It was used as a banquet place for scholar-bureaucrats. Li and Du both wrote poems and were very famous.
Yanzhou's natural conditions are quite good. Zhoudangsi is the confluence of Zhu and Zhu rivers. To the east of the city is the Fengyan Canal opened by Xue Zhou in the Sui Dynasty. It is used both for irrigating farmland and for water transportation. It is still in use today.
Yanzhou is also the intersection where the Central Plains enters the Taishan Mountains from the east, and is also the main intersection from the east and west sides of Mount Tai to Xuzhou in the south. Therefore, it is a transportation center in the east and has been a famous city since history.
When Shao Shude arrived near Yao Temple, tens of thousands of Longxiang's Seventh Army and Tiande's Army also left the camp one after another and formed an array in the wilderness.
It was midsummer and the weather was hot, but no one dared to complain and they arranged their formations honestly.
After a while, Shao Shude, escorted by two thousand soldiers from Yin'anzhi, rode his horse to the front of the formation.
From left to right are the Tiande Army on the left, the Dragon Tiger Army, the Longwu Army, the Longxiang Army, the Peng Sheng Army, the Peng Japanese Army, the Shenjie Army, the Guangsheng Army, and the Tiande Army on the right wing, a total of more than 80,000 troops.
The military flags are flying, the drums and horns are shouting, and the sight of them makes people suddenly feel proud.
Li Yixian took the lead in holding the reins of the horse, while Shao Shude rode on the horse's back, stopping briefly before each formation.
"In the fourth year of Qianning (897), the four armies of Longxiang, Longhu, Guangsheng, and Shenjie attacked Yunzhou and fought hard for many days; in the fifth year, they attacked Yanzhou again and defeated the Yan soldiers in Rencheng, and then entered Yanzhou. We fought a bloody battle with the thieves, and now we finally defeat them."
"The two armies holding the sun and holding the saint defeated Zhu Qiong in Changqing, and then attacked Ziqing, with outstanding achievements."
"Since the Longwu Army surrendered, they have been fighting with the Yan soldiers for several months. Every time they ascended first in battle, they are commendable for their loyalty and bravery."
Shao Shude focused on praising the contribution of Long Xiang's Seventh Army on the battlefields of Yan and Qi, which was regarded as recognition of their merits. After what he said was passed on, the sergeants felt a little less resentful and looked eagerly at the treasures piled in the wilderness.
"I will give you two pieces of money, two pieces of silk, and a piece of grain after the division. Each camp will receive the reward in turn, and there will be no chaos." Shao Shude ordered.
After giving the order, everyone gave him some respect and shouted: "Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward."
Shao Shude laughed loudly and went up to the high platform surrounded by sergeants to meet with the generals.
Long Xiang's Seventh Army has already selected a group of meritorious soldiers to be sent west to be incorporated into the Strategic Army. Many of them have also been awarded the position of officer in the Forbidden Army. This is a clear reward.
Those who were not selected will receive a reward after conquering Yanzhou today, which can be considered a comfort.
Shao Shude had asked Hu Zhen a while ago, if a group of sergeants were dismissed, would any of them be willing to leave voluntarily? The answer surprised him. Even if they had to frequently charge into battles and capture cities, few would be willing to strip off their military status and become common people.
The reason is also very simple: I can't bear to give up the annual military reward.
This is a generous income that can be converted into more than 20 yuan. For officials such as judicial assistants, chief ministers, and city magistrates in Zhongxian County, with this income, the incomes of wardens, economics teaching assistants, etc. are higher than them. Slightly lower.
Maybe these officials have other ways to make money, but the big soldiers also have rewards in addition to the fixed rewards. If you are more ruthless, you can also get black income such as robbery. As an official, even if you are half
The wealth in the county is all yours, so what? If you are not careful, it will all be robbed by the big-headed soldiers.
More than 140 years of separatist rule of vassal towns have left a stamp of thought on the whole society. Being a soldier is better than any other profession!
Unless you spend decades or hundreds of years correcting this understanding and effectively reducing the income and social status of warriors, few people will be willing to leave voluntarily.
If you don't want to leave, don't leave. I'll support you as my mother's pants. Just don't regret it in the future.
"I have made up my mind. The Longxiang and Guangsheng armies will be merged into the Longxiang Army; the Longhu and Shenjie armies will be merged into the Longhu Army; Yanzhou's five thousand surrendered troops will be merged into the Pengri Army; the Pengsheng and Longwu Armies will be merged.
Everything remains the same.”
"The military envoy of the Longxiang Army is Ge Congzhou, the deputy envoy He Delun, and the Youyi envoy Li Sian."
"The military envoy of the Dragon and Tiger Army is Liu Zhijun, and the deputy envoy is Hua Wenqi."
"The Japanese military envoys are Dai Siyuan, deputy envoy Li Renhan, and Youyi envoy Kang Huaiying."
"Yan Bao is appointed deputy envoy of the Holy Army."
"Hu Zhen, Wang Tan, and Zhang Guibian have other missions."
After saying this, Shao Shude's eyes fell on one person and said: "More than 6,000 people from Li Gongquan's tribe formed a separate army with the military name 'Gongchen'. Li Gongquan is the military envoy, and his deputy envoy Wang Yanzhang is also the envoy You Yi."
After Li Gongquan led his people to rush south in a hurry, he was always assigned to Hu Zhen. After fighting several battles, the battle losses were not small. Later, many people crossed the river and went south to defect, including the nephews of the sergeants. Li Gongquan enlisted them all into the army.
, and eat together.
After the reorganization, the various units totaled: 11,000 Longxiang Army, including 600 cavalry; 10,000 Longhu Army, including no cavalry; 10,000 Japanese Army, including 700 cavalry; and more than 11,000 Longwu Army.
, including 800 cavalry; 9,000 Peng Sheng Army, no cavalry; 6,600 Gongchen Army, 400 cavalry.
There are six troops: Long Xiang, Long Hu, Long Wu, Peng Sun, Peng Sheng, and Gong Chen, with a total of fifty-eight thousand people.
This number alone is actually not that much, but that is not the problem. It is that more and more troops may be surrendered in the future, and this is the most troublesome part.
But this is the only way to deal with it now.
Shao Shude did not want his soldiers to rebel collectively, which would cost him time and money to suppress it and delay other battlefield operations.
Historically, Pang Shigu went south to conquer Yang Xingmi and lost tens of thousands of people in the first battle. I don’t know whether Zhu Quanzhong was crying or laughing. Anyway, he led the elite Liang army to Suzhou and did not move from beginning to end. He turned around and went to fight Li Ke directly.
After using it, it doesn’t look too sad.
"Do you have any objections to this arrangement?" Shao Shude asked after announcing the new reorganization plan and personnel appointments.
"I will obey the king's order." Hu Zhen and Ge Congzhou took the lead, and everyone responded in unison.
Shao Shude nodded with satisfaction.
Regardless of whether you have any objections in your heart, just keep it to yourself. If you can't punish the big soldiers, how can you, the generals, be punished?
"After receiving the rewards, all the ministries will be reorganized and returned to their bases, and then each will return to their station to rest." Shao Shude then ordered: "Gongchen and Pengsheng's two armies will stay behind to suppress the place and wipe out the remaining enemies."
Zhu Jinnan fled to Xuzhou, and Tuoba Renfu also defected to Yang Xingmi. Li Renyu was more unlucky, and his followers were scattered in the countryside. He himself fled into the mountains in a hurry, and was beheaded by his men a few days ago.
The last time Zhu Xuan appeared was last month, he brought a group of bandit-like troops to Zhongdu County, harassed the Xia army's food road, and cooperated with Zhu Jin in fighting. The commander of the Yunzhou Prefecture Army came after hearing the news.
Ye Li Kecheng was defeated and fled south. It is said that he also defected to Yang Xingmi.
Yun, Yan, Qi's military leaders, large and small, have been wiped out on the ground, but the place is not peaceful and there are many people who have fallen into disgrace and become bandits. People still need to be left to suppress them until the state army can be put to great use - Qingzhou state army
It has been formed, with a staff of two thousand, mainly broken troops scattered in various places, and the commander is Zhang Wen of Yinanzhi.
The Yanzhou Prefectural Army is about to be formed. Shao Shude has ordered to select older veterans from each army as the backbone, and then recruit some sergeants from the vassal towns that have been scattered, or simply recruit new people, with a strength of 2,000. The commander is Dong Zhang of Yin Anzhi.
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The soldiers in the wilderness were already happily receiving their rewards.
Zhu Zhen and deputy envoy Yan Bao saw the ceremony, then looked at Xin Wan, the new military judge, and sighed secretly.
The mastermind Gao Shao was transferred to Luoyang. King Xia personally gave the order. Zhu Zhen didn't know if this was a slap in the face. Anyway, she was in a bad mood. Peng Shengjun was being targeted.
But then again, Li Keyong was useless. He failed in the Battle of Yang Liudu and lost again in the Battle of Longmen. Yanzhou was captured, followed by Xu, Hai, Si and other states. Once captured, they would be separated from Yang and Wu.
If there is a confrontation between the rivers, Henan will basically be unable to change the world.
There is no chance, at least for Shao Shude's generation, the chance is slim. Next, I have to work harder to avoid getting into trouble.
