On March 25, the first year of Tianyou (900), the south wind suddenly picked up, and Lin Tao came in waves.
Birds flew back and forth happily, sometimes circling into the forest, sometimes soaring into the sky, chirping, and it was so lively.
On the rolling hills, small courtyards are hidden among the red flowers and green willows.
To be honest, Shao Shude would rather live in Shendu Garden with fresh air. The environment here is so good, there is no such a large area of forest in Chang'an. Breathing the fresh air, riding horses and hunting, there is nothing more enjoyable than this.
He stretched out his left hand, and a huge golden eagle flapped its wings and landed on the leather case.
The golden eagle's sharp eyes fell on the flower field. There seemed to be a corpse lying there. The snow-white and tender skin and flesh must be delicious.
The "corpse" was covered in a red underskirt, but it was wrinkled around the waist, and the upper and lower body were so nakedly exposed. There were a lot of grass clippings and dust on the face, chest, and between the legs, which seemed to be on the ground. Marks caused by tumbling and friction.
The "corpse" lay down for a while, then stood up silently, and gently sorted out the broken dress. After finishing sorting, he bent down to clean up the crushed flowers. Most of the skirt was gone, and the sun was shining on the back buttocks. Shining with dazzling white light.
Shao Shude quietly admired it for a while. The beauty of nature and the grace of women were indistinguishable.
Zhang Hui gave Shao Shude a blank look, took the clothes and went over to help someone change into them, and then took Mrs. Qi back to the palace.
"If we go to Xu Si, we may see Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin brothers." Shao Shude waved his arm, and the golden eagle flapped its wings and soared into the sky.
Yang Xingmi's army has obvious shortcomings. The biggest problem is the weak cavalry.
If the cavalry is not good, the problem is huge. The simplest way is for the infantry of both sides to fight in formation. If the Xia army is defeated, the cavalry can also be used to counterattack desperately to deter the enemy's pursuit and buy time for the rear to contain and rectify. And if the Huai army After being defeated, they were directly chased by the Xia army's infantry. Even if they could run back in the end, most of them would have thrown away their armor and weapons - just to run away with ease.
Therefore, their fault tolerance rate is low and they cannot make mistakes.
Over the years, Yang Xingmi has also been working hard to improve the strength of the cavalry. After all, Qian Liu next door can raise tens of thousands of horses in Hangzhou. If Lao Yang does not improve the cavalry, his life will be in vain.
His pastures are mainly in Shengzhou, which is relatively desolate and has mountains and a cooler climate, which is conducive to raising horses.
There is not much shortage of cavalry talents. Li Shenfu, Li Tao, Yuan Zhen, Liu Cun, Chai Zaiyong, etc. are all from the north. They were strong generals who followed Gao Pian to the south. Tuoba Renfu, Zhu Xuan, and Zhu Jin took the remnants of their troops there. Later, we further enriched our capabilities in this area, and there is no shortage of talents.
The restriction point is still the number of war horses.
Shao Shude led Yin'an Zhi's 2,000 men southward this time. These are all talented people who can ride on foot and ride, which is very rare. In addition, Yinqiang and Feixiong's two armies have also headed to Bianzhou in advance to collect supplies and prepare to go south.
After he joined the battlefield with more than 10,000 cavalry, it can be said to be a force that changed the balance.
Before leaving, he defeated the enemy in the flower field and felt extremely happy.
"Your Highness..." Zhang Hui glanced at the dirty Qi family, hesitated, and said: "Your Highness has hundreds of thousands of troops, so don't take risks. Victory or defeat is a common thing for military strategists, even if you lose a few
It’s not a big deal, the thieves haven’t been able to reach Luoyang yet. Remember, remember.”
"It doesn't matter." Shao Shude smiled and said: "The secret thief is just like that. He has a way of governing the place, but he is not good at fighting. In the past, he fought with Sun Ru, and the victory or defeat was just a thin line."
Zhang Hui sighed quietly.
It doesn't matter if she loses the battle, but she is afraid that something will happen to Shao Shude. She is married to Shao Gong, has given birth to a child, and can live in a palace with fine clothes and fine food. She doesn't want to wander around again and be tossed around by others.
She knew clearly that with her appearance and legendary experience of serving King Liang and King Xia, she would never be let go. Even if the warriors only kept her as a collection and showed off to outsiders, they would take her home.
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"Your Highness." Wang Yanfan, the chamberlain, poked his head aside for a long time. Seeing Shao Shude empty, he trotted over and reported: "General Wang has led two thousand soldiers and stationed them in Hebi Palace, near the Longyan Gate. As soon as the Yingjun Village came, he also
Already erected.”
"General Wang" is Wang Qianyu, the deputy envoy of the Chishui Army. Zhuge Shuang's township party has been with Shao Shude for many years. He once participated in the war against Tubo in Liugu and made many military exploits.
Shao Shude has moved the items and many palace residents stored in Shangyang Palace to Hebi Palace in Shendu Garden. They are basically the core people of Jinxian Temple in the past. They must protect their half-life savings, so they mobilized two thousand sergeants.
Guard the Hebi Palace.
"After I leave, if the saint wants to go to Shangyang Palace, he will stop him on the pretext that the palace is still under construction." Shao Shude said: "Shendu Garden is an important military area, and no one is allowed to come in. If the saint wants to hunt, let him go to Mang Mountain.
That’s it.”
"As ordered." Wang Yanfan responded obediently.
At present, there are two chamberlains in Luoyang, namely Qiu Silian and Wang Yanfan. Chamberlain is an official position. From the fourth rank, he is considered to be the head eunuch around the emperor. The leader of the eunuchs beside the queen is called Nei Gaishi, from the fifth rank down.
It is possible that the saints lived in Shangyang Palace. Emperors of the imperial dynasty did not like to live in Ziwei City when they came to the Eastern Capital. Gaozong, Empress Wu, and Xuanzong all liked to live in Shangyang Palace and listen to politics. The reason is also very simple. The environment here
It is a beautiful palace complex with water views. It is comfortable for people to live in. It does not have the heavy, solemn and depressing atmosphere of Ziwei City.
In fact, we can tell from the names of the gates of the two palace cities.
The gates of Ziwei City are called Yingtian, Mingde, Yaoyi, etc. They are very serious and serious.
Shangyang Palace is like mentioning images, fragrant fragrance, containing dew, communicating with immortals, and celestial beings.
The city gate of Shendu Garden has an even more unique name, "Wangchun, Longyan, Yingqiu, Lingxi, Fenghe" sounds like a place for vacation.
The emperor is also a human being. After living in the oppressive Ziwei Palace for a long time, he thought of Shangyang Palace and Shendu Garden as relaxing and relaxing.
"You and Qiu Silian must work together and don't fight." Shao Shude warned: "The newly sent young Tibetan people should be screened more carefully and trained well. Those palace servants of the saint and Xiaohuangmen should win over each other if they can, and try their best to arrange them.
Our people, from now on, we must keep a close eye on every move of the saint. What he did, what he said, who he met, and which civil and military officials he made friends with, select the important ones and write them down and send them to the army.
Be hesitant."
"Yes." Wang Yanfan nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
He knew how difficult it was for old eunuchs like them to gain the trust of their new masters. Liu Jingxuan had learned lessons from the past.
After explaining all this, Shao Shude met Wang Qianyu again and encouraged him.
As the family fortune grew, it was not easy to get opportunities to make meritorious deeds. Shao Shude could see that Wang Qianyu still wanted to fight on the front line and lay the foundation for future generations.
But Wang Qianyu also knew that the Chishui Army was going to stay in Luoyang. The Eastern Capital, which was built with a lot of money, could not be defended by Henan Fuzhou soldiers alone. It was not enough, and it was also very dangerous. There must be a reliable force to hold it down
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After finishing all this work, Shao Shude left Shendu Garden in a low-key manner late at night on the 26th, heading east towards Bianzhou.
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Li Shenfu finally returned to Chuzhou.
He was the governor of Chuzhou, but he had been fighting with the Xia people in the Huang and Qi areas on the western front for two years. The result can only be said to be very dismal, with soldiers and generals lost, cities and territory lost.
He could see that King Wu wanted to train Liu Wei. Maybe it was because he was from Luzhou and a member of King Wu's township party.
But the battle formation cannot be such a trivial matter.
Liu Wei became the governor of Anzhou, but was defeated by Zhe Zongben. He retreated to Qizhou and was defeated again, which shows that his ability was limited.
If you really trust Liu Wei, you can make him a personal general, in charge of the guards and personal soldiers. This position does not require strong marching and combat capabilities. However, Liu Wei is not qualified as a general or governor.
The three prefectures of An, Huang, and Qi were lost, and the achievements of several years of expansion were ruined. Now the rebel army is approaching Shuzhou, looting everywhere, and people are panicking. The continuous failures on the Western Front cannot be blamed.
Now the King of Wu has transferred the old generals from Heiyundu and Li Jian from Caizhou to Shuzhou, united the defeated generals who have retreated from the front line, and combined them with Shuzhou troops, a total of 20,000 people, to defend Yingcheng to delay the change.
At the same time, Tao Ya, the governor of Shezhou, led more than 10,000 naval troops, went up the river, and harassed the Xia army's food route, which almost delayed their progress.
But Li Shenfu felt that the Western Front might not be able to drag on for long. How successful the battle would be depends entirely on whether the Xia soldiers could keep up with the food and grass supplies. The states of Hubei, An, Huang, and Qi were in ruins, and the people fled, so it was difficult to raise food and grass on the spot.
The cost of long-distance transportation is high. In addition, if water transportation is not possible, it will be difficult for the Xia soldiers to obtain sufficient supplies. This is the Huai army's only chance to win.
On the Luzhou front, the Xia people's Huaixi Jiedu envoy Zhe Silun also lacked strong troops and sufficient supplies to move south and east.
This was originally an excellent opportunity for Zhu Yanshou, but his carefully trained Luzhou soldiers had experienced tragic defeats, and they have only been able to breathe a little easier in the past few years. The two sides have been in a stalemate here for a long time, with each other winning and losing, and it is difficult for anyone to break through.
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But these two lines are actually not the main fronts. What really has a major impact is the Xuzhou War that has begun one after another.
Whether the King of Wu can gain a foothold in Huaibei and gain a foothold in the Central Plains depends on whether he can drive Li Tangbin back.
This man is now regarded as the number one general under Shao Shude. He successively attacked and destroyed Pinglu and Taining towns. If Xuzhou was also captured by him, it would be a great achievement to conquer the three towns. Looking at the whole world, it would be unparalleled.
A loud trumpet sounded in the distance.
Above the canal, thousands of sails gathered and hundreds of boats competed in the water.
Ship after ship of grain, grass, and equipment were sent across Qingkou, and then headed north along the Surabaya River to Xuzhou.
The morale of the warriors was pretty good. They had never experienced failure. They were very confident and dared to fight. One battalion after another, they lined up neatly and marched northward to the Central Plains under the protection of the navy.
"Repair the cities, forts, and stockades, accumulate food, grass, armored soldiers, state and county soldiers, and local men, and train day and night without any mistakes..." Li Shenfu turned around and ordered to the general.
He doesn't have to go north this time, but having fought against Zhe Zongben and Ding Hui, he still takes precautions and is prepared for a frontline defeat. Who can say for sure what will happen in the battle formation.
