On the second day of November in the first year of Tianyou’s reign, the first snow of this winter fell.
Wang Bo spared no effort and left Luoyang with his entourage.
This time he learned the lesson and did not go to Heyang. Instead, he went to Zhizhou first, crossed the river before it froze, and headed north, arriving in Weizhou on the tenth day of November.
People in the state government came and went, but no one paid attention to him. It was not until noon that Li Yixian, the commander of Yin'anzhi, invited him to have dinner with Shao Shude.
Lu Huaizhong is here today and is talking at this time.
"The Linqing bandits have fought with me several times before, but now they have avoided fighting." Lu Huaizhong said: "The thieves are only relying on their savings to support themselves. It is not an option to continue like this. Manage military supplies and guard Xing Luoci , Wuwei, Tujiang and the two armies are too dispersed. If Chengde goes south in a large scale, it will be very difficult."
"What do you think?" Shao Shude asked.
The Battle of Beizhou has lasted for nearly two months. Lu Huaizhong's group, with Wuwei and Tujiang as the main force, has successively conquered Jingcheng, Wucheng and Zongcheng counties in Weizhou.
Because of the many strategies implemented, every county had to be forced to do it, and at the same time, it had to be divided into troops to guard it.
Each grain transport team also had to send additional manpower, which also took up a lot of troops.
In addition, more and more troops went to the countryside to collect food and supplies and suppress the militia, further diluting the military strength.
After seven deductions and eight deductions, the number of troops Lu Huaizhong can use is only more than 30,000. This does not include the troops and horses that need to be guarded against Chengde, and the reserve force left on hand as a mobile force. After all, it is only about 30,000 troops. Twenty thousand people can besiege Beizhou or Linqing.
"Please give me more troops, Your Highness," Lu Huaizhong said.
"Lao Lu, actually you have a question that you have not understood." Shao Shude said: "My primary goal in fighting Wei Bo is not to occupy land, but to kill people one by one."
Although Lu Huaizhong had already had a premonition, he was still shocked by such naked and unabashed words.
"His Royal Highness was the leader of the team in Xicheng." Lu Huaizhong sighed, feeling a little melancholy in his heart.
In his mind, Shao Shude was neither bloodthirsty nor cruel. He strictly controlled military discipline when attacking cities and territories. He was a rare gentle warrior in this era.
But now, he is a little disappointed.
"Wang Yu once told me that he was willing to kill for me to see if he could make a name for himself." Shao Shude said: "To conquer the world, it is not about you and me and everyone. I attacked Henan and defeated the enemy in one battle. Some prefectures and counties surrendered directly. There was no need to send troops to guard them. They even took the initiative to supervise the transportation of grain and grass to help me in the battle. You have been fighting for two months and have repeatedly defeated the rebels, but one city or one county has taken the initiative to surrender? "
"Are there state and county officials coming to supervise the transportation of grain and grass?"
"Are there any local wealthy families who would like to send their sons who are skilled in archery and horsemanship to join the army?"
"Is there anyone who can reward the soldiers with wine and meat?"
"How dare you send people to the countryside to collect grain and horses, and the number is less than a hundred?"
"If the captured county town or military town is not left with troops to defend it, will it rebel again that night?"
Lu Huaizhong drank a bowl of wine irritably and said, "It's actually not that serious."
"Yes, it's not that serious because Wei soldiers were repeatedly defeated by me. Shao Shude said: "If our army suffers a few defeats, it will immediately encourage more Wei people to rebel."
“The more our army wins, the fewer people dare to rebel.”…
"There are more than 2 million people in the four states of Weibo. There are many people who dare to fight. Kill them all, or kill them so that they are too timid to cause trouble, and the rest will naturally be honest."
"Don't just take shortcuts in everything. Those grassroots militias, don't hold back and kill them ruthlessly. If you are really pitiful, after the thieves break up and run away, just open your eyes and close your eyes. Don't kill them all."
"Sometimes you can even deliberately sell some flaws to encourage more Weibo people to rise up and resist. Then kill all the brave ones among them and those who dare to fight. The rest will be captured and sent to Luoyang to build the palace city."
Lu Huaizhong was a little surprised.
Although he couldn't bear what he said before, he could still understand it. But deliberately inducing more Weibo people to rebel was a bit...
"That's all, just pretend I didn't say the last thing." Shao Shude also couldn't bear it.
Wei Bo, if you give them hope, it is really possible for them to gather a large number of militia groups and attack you overwhelmingly. If there are tens of thousands of people, will you kill them?
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If they kill too much, there will be peace. If they kill too little, they will tolerate it for the time being, and they will rebel when they get the opportunity. This can be seen from the two states of Xiangwei. This month, there have been three rebellions in the two states. Although the scale is
It wasn't big, but it was annoying. Shao Shude once thought that all his previous efforts were in vain.
"I'll give you some Tutuan fellows. Let them defend the enemy cities and military towns they captured. Foreigners should not collude with Wei Bo Wufu." Shao Shude said.
"Okay." Lu Huaizhong nodded in agreement.
You don't need any good soldiers to defend the city. Township bravery is enough. If you are a Xiangyong from Henan, you really won't have any sympathy for the people of Weibo. It's good if you don't kill people with ruthless hands.
"The troops have increased. I need to see some results before the end of the year." Shao Shude said again.
Lu Huaizhong felt a chill in his heart and responded: "Your Highness, please wait patiently for the good news."
To be honest, he didn't notice that since then, the "leader" and "marshal" who had fought with them, bandaged their wounds, laughed and worried together were increasingly missing.
Instead, there is "His Highness" who skillfully uses various official balancing techniques, using benefits to win over people, and using force to intimidate people. The rewards given to the old brothers are enough, and can even be said to be rich, but that kind of kindness
The feeling is getting weaker and weaker, and the business-like attitude in the words is becoming more and more obvious.
Your Highness, it seems that you are already familiar with the emperor's way of doing things. Even if you are a good friend from childhood to adulthood, that friendship is nothing in the face of the difference between monarch and minister, right?
Wang Bo was quickly ushered in by Li Yixian. "See Your Highness." Wang Bo bowed and saluted. "See you again, Mr. Wang." Shao Shude said with a smile.
"This time" Wang Bo organized his words. Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Shao Shude.
"I already know this, go back." Na Shude said: "You decide what to say when you go back."
"Yes." Wang Bo was not surprised at all.
As long as there is no flaw in the brain, who would agree to the matter of conferring the title of Prime Minister to the State of Xia, with the towns of Shuofang, Xuanwu, Hezhong, Tianping, Taining, and Guangyao as the Xia State?
Historically, Zhu Quanzhong still knew how to act cool and "not accept the anger" at first. He also said that someone else framed him and he was loyal to the emperor. Later, didn't he accept it happily?...
To put it harshly, it’s called pretentiousness; to put it nicely, it’s called going through the motions.
We all know that it is acting, but you have to go through the process of acting, otherwise you will be looked down upon by others. You are just a member of the grass-stage team, a vulgar martial artist, and your majesty is not enough.
"Don't forget to accept the reward." Shao Shude added. This was for Li Yixian.
If you refuse, you will be rewarded little by little. This is a signal under the surface, and everyone understands it. And this is not invented by Shao Shude, it has been like this since ancient times.
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Outside Gaotang County, thousands of Wei troops shouted loudly and pursued bravely.
It’s really bad!
Over the past few days, we have been suppressed and beaten. We have fought seven or eight battles in various parts of Bozhou, and we have only won two, with a loss of more than 5,000 troops.
In the second half of the battle last month, the newly arrived commander of the Shanhe Army, Yin Xingfang, ordered not to respond to the enemy's challenge, but to stick to the fortress and city. It was safe, but the morale of the soldiers was low and they were even more unbearable to fight.
Seeing that this was not an option, Yin Dutou decided to carefully select enemy troops and win a few battles to boost morale.
It was also good luck that the Xia people sent a group of noisy state soldiers over today. Judging from their disordered formation, messy equipment, and loud noises, they were probably winning troops. Li Daonu, the commander of Hengchang who guarded Gaotang, made a decision on the spot and led the army.
More than 6,000 people fought.
There were only two men in Hengchong, but they were very elite. Sure enough, Xia's army was defeated as soon as they fought. Everyone present was an old soldier, so they could naturally tell whether it was a real defeat or a false defeat, so they pursued and killed them all.
Feeling depressed in the chest.
At this time, they had been chased for several miles, and everyone could no longer run. Their helmets were tilted and they were panting. The Xia soldiers they chased died even more miserably, leaving behind hundreds of corpses.
At this moment, a large group of cavalry emerged from behind the woods not far away. They were fierce, and gradually raised their horses to speed. With their indomitable momentum, they cut the pursuing Wei army into several sections.
"How cruel!" Li Daonu, who had just hacked to death a Xia Jun military academy member, was horrified.
Feign defeat! Fall! Two words popped out of his mind. No time.
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Okay, run away one by one!
As a result, the Wei army, which had just been marching forward with great momentum, now discarded their helmets and armor and turned back to run in the direction they came from.
At the front of their pursuit, Xia army officers began to gather the frightened soldiers and organized those who still had weapons to remember their carbines.
"Don't worry about the town soldiers and local regiments. Just watch the government soldiers and fight. Wang Jiao, the commander of Qizhou Prefecture Army, rode over and threw out the last reserve team in his hand."
There was another sound of horse hooves in the southeast.
Ye Li Kecheng, the commander of Junzhou Prefecture Army, took the lead and had already reached the retreating Hengchong Capital.
Wang Jiao cursed secretly, clamped his horse's belly, and jumped out. He had already targeted a person, and without wavering at this time, he rode his horse into the crowd of Wei soldiers, waving a horse statue repeatedly, and blocked several people who tried to stop it.
His Wei soldiers forced him away. When he got close, one of them stabbed him down.
Li Daonu had already sensed it, and dodged as soon as the Thousand Hook was fired. However, before he could breathe a sigh of relief, a spear came whizzing towards him, breaking open the armor leaves on his abdomen, and penetrated deeply.
"The commander is dead!" Some Wei soldiers shouted in panic...
When the soldiers of Hengchong City, who had originally wanted to form a formation and fight stubbornly, heard this, their morale dropped to the bottom. They have already received this, so why don't they give it a damn, let's all go their separate ways!
"Don't worry about the Tu Tuan, kill the Yamen soldiers, leave no one behind!" Ye Li Kecheng took a step slower, saw that Wang Jiao had dismounted, cut off Li Daonu's head with a knife, sighed secretly, and then shook his head.
, ordered.
The two of them had exactly the same idea: to kill Wei Bo's most ruthless and capable government soldiers and kill them all without leaving a single one alive.
On the field at the edge of the battlefield, two more troops appeared.
One is holding a flag with the word "Dong", the other is holding a flag with the word "Zhang", and it is clearly Yan
The commander of the Prefecture Army was Dong Zhang, and the commander of the Qingzhou Prefecture Army was Zhang Wen.
The two men each led 1,500 cavalry, bypassed the battlefield, and headed straight for Gaotang County, intending to take the credit for seizing the city.
Wang Jiao was too lazy to grab it.
He was wandering around the edge of the battlefield, shooting an arrow and throwing a spear from time to time. Every time he hit the target, he would definitely kill one of the enemies without missing a beat.
Dozens of riders followed Wang Jiao, looking at their commander with admiration and affection.
If a general is surrounded by a group of followers who respect him, admire him, and are willing to perform a fatal mission for him, he has become a leader.
The three thousand Qizhou soldiers are now basically like arms and fingers.
"Hoo!" Wang Jiao pulled out a short spear from his saddle bag and shot an enemy general down, crushing their last organized resistance force.
The morale of Xia's army was greatly boosted, and they were like fierce tigers descending from the mountains, chasing their enemies to the north.
Li Daonu's head was hung next to Wang Jiao's saddle, his eyes wide open with anger. He never expected until his death that he was actually played to death by a group of state soldiers.