November 17, the first year of Tianyou’s reign, Weizhou, sunny.
The north wind was blowing, and a row of ice picks hung under the eaves. The bare trees in the courtyard swayed lightly in the wind, but they could not shake off the severe frost.
The sergeants stood under the eaves with their heads hunched over, taking a deep breath and stamping their feet from time to time to dispel the chill in their bodies.
Zhao Qianman strode into the yard, frowned at the sergeants first, and then smiled contemptuously.
The private soldiers recruited by Luo Shaowei, named Zhongyongdu, numbered 500 people.
His skills were so-so, and could even be called outstanding, but his military discipline was extremely poor.
Everyone said that troops such as Wei Bo's Yamen Army, Xuzhou Silver Sword Army, and Huaixi Mule Army were unruly and difficult to control. But after they went into battle, they maintained strict military discipline, moved forward bravely, and repeatedly defeated powerful enemies.
This private soldier, who was called Zhongyongdu by Luo Shaowei, was obedient, but lost his soul and fought for no reason, even as a lower-class army.
"Can Wang Yuanwu do it? After suffering a defeat, he didn't dare to attack, but he asked for troops, food, and weapons. So, what's the use of him?"
"Wang Yuanwu actually fought well. Although he couldn't attack the enemy directly, he didn't let the Xia thieves attack, right? I've seen it. The city fortress is complete and orderly, and the traitors can't be lost."
"Indeed, compared to Wang Yuanwu, Yin Xingfang fought worse. Not only did he lose Gaotang, but he also lost tens of thousands of troops. This is too ***."
"Isn't Shi Renyu worse? He was stationed in Linqing and was defeated several times when he went north. Now he simply doesn't move. If this continues, the Beizhou defenders will not see reinforcements and will either surrender or flee, and they will be beaten!"
"Wang Yuanwu, who did Yin Xingfang lead? Who did Shi Renyu lead? Can it be the same? Do you know that he doesn't have this ability?"
"If it really doesn't work, let's send the three Yamen troops there to fight against the Xia thieves."
"There are already two thousand people below Li Daonu in the Hengchong capital. This is Wei Bo's old base unit. Defeat the difficulties and win decisively. If any of the three capitals in Yaqian are lost, you will all have your necks clean and wait for death." Bar."
Zhao Qianman deliberately stayed outside the door for a short while, listened silently, coughed, and then entered the house.
The civil servants who were noisy in the hall immediately closed their mouths and became quiet.
Zhao Qianman, commander of Bushedu, commanded two thousand yamen soldiers, and was temporarily under the command of Yin Xingfang, commander of Shanhe Army.
"This battle hasn't gotten out of hand yet, why are you making so much noise?" Zhao Qianman glanced at the crowd and said.
The civil servants kept claiming so.
"Don't slack off in collecting money and food, and recruiting new soldiers." Zhao Qianman snorted coldly and said again.
The civil servants claimed again and again.
The anger on Zhao Qianman's face faded slightly, and then he entered the back office.
"Why doesn't Wang Shuai go south?" Before he had walked a few steps, Luo Shaowei's angry voice came from the wind: "Wei Bo fought desperately and suffered huge casualties. He has become a virtue. Cangjing Second Town has become a scapegoat. Wang Are you really just sitting on the sidelines?"
"How could Marshal Luo have such an idea?" Another voice said with some surprise: "Shuai Wang had already sent tens of thousands of troops to help, and he had fought many battles with the Xia thieves, with both sides winning and losing. What's the point of not saving him?"
Luo Shaowei was angry...
Wang Rong indeed sent 10,000 infantry and cavalry, together with thousands of Cangzhou soldiers, to camp between Chan and Bo. However, their enthusiasm for fighting was very low. They have only taken the initiative to attack a few times so far, and the scale was not large. Obviously they did not want to fight for
Wei Bo worked hard.
Everyone in Wei Bo had long been full of resentment towards these so-called reinforcements. If they hadn't been somewhat useful, and were afraid of damaging the relationship with neighboring towns, which later led to a complete cutoff of foreign aid, they would have been told to get out.
Unlike most people, Zhao Qianman can think from other people's perspective. He knows that if it were him who went out to help others fight, he would have the same virtue. Why should he blame others harshly? What's more, the Cheng Dewufu who came to the rescue this time was better than before.
You have already worked hard. I heard that last time when you joined forces with the Hedong soldiers to cross the river south to Yunzhou, they escaped before the battle.
"See the Marshal."
"How is Judge Zhou?"
Zhao Qianman entered the house and saluted. The Chengde envoy was named Zhou Shi, and he had met him before.
When "Commander Zhao" saw Zhao Qianman coming, Luo Shaowei's anger immediately disappeared and he hesitated slightly.
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Next, it seems that he is considering whether to say some things in front of outsiders.
But Zhou Shi stood there as if there were nails growing under his feet, refusing to move.
Seeing this, Luo Shaowei could only say helplessly: "How is the situation in Bozhou?"
"Not very optimistic." Zhao Qianman said: "Li Daonu's defeat resulted in the loss of tens of thousands of horses, and the northeast direction suddenly opened up. The most important thing now is to continue recruiting troops. The more the better, we can survive this period first.
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Luo Shaowei sighed silently.
After recruiting sergeants, you will have to support them in the future, which is a huge expense. For now, it seems that it can be solved through additional taxes. With the current enemy, not many people will object. But if it is too late,
Win, and currently support those who pay heavy taxes
People may have complaints.
But no matter what, whether it is recruiting troops or recruiting troops, we must first pass the current hurdle.
"In addition, Cangjing Town had better send its troops southward to put some pressure on the Xia people." Zhao Qianman added: "According to the investigation, the soldiers from Yun, Yan, Qing, Qi and other states who defeated Li Daonu were equally powerful.
Not strong. If Lu Shuai sends his troops south, or even crosses the river to enter the border of Yun and Qi, the thieves will be frightened and will definitely retreat. At the worst, they can be restrained and prevented from advancing north or west."
The idea behind Zhao Qianman's words is very clear.
Now the entire Weibo can be roughly divided into three battlefields.
Beizhou is the main battlefield. The main force of the rebel army stormed Beizhou and Linqing with great momentum. Shi Renyu's troops were repulsed several times when they went north. They could no longer contact the Beizhou defenders, and the situation was very critical.
On the Neihuang battlefield, Wang Yuanwu attacked Weizhou, but was repeatedly defeated by thieves. Now he has lost the confidence to take the initiative to attack.
There were originally winners and losers on the Bozhou battlefield. Although the Wei army lost more and won less, it was not too ugly. The Shanhe Army was considered a capable force and would not be defeated and fled. But Li Daonu...
The defeat made the already disadvantaged situation even worse, which was really a headache, so Zhao Qianman thought that Cangjing Town could send troops to contain it a little.
The strategy is very good, now comes the execution.
"I will send an envoy to Lu Shuai in Cangzhou, but..." Luo Shaowei only said the first half of the sentence, and then sighed.
"Commander, there is still a chance in this battle." Seeing that Luo Shaowei lacked confidence and was about to give up, Zhao Qian became anxious. He put his hand on the handle of the knife, took a step forward and said: "The Xia thieves will kill my soldiers and my sons.
They also forcibly relocated the people. What a deep hatred this is. How can we let it go? The soldiers are watching!"
Luo Shaowei was shocked and did not dare to continue the discussion. He forced a smile and said: "What General Zhao said is absolutely true. This hatred is irreconcilable. One of the Xia thieves and I must die."
Zhou Shi suddenly felt pity for Luo Shaowei.
Being coerced by a warrior, he couldn't make the decision in everything, even if he wanted to surrender, he had no way to do it. He could see that Luo Shaowei didn't want to fight anymore, and maybe he was a little unwilling at this time. He also felt that Wei Bo had the strength to fight, but
If there are one or two more reports of big defeats and the urge to surrender arises, it may not necessarily end well.
This person is far worse than Luo Hongxin, and even worse than Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, and Shi Pu, who are ruthless people who attack from below. If Zhu had Luo Shaowei's ability, they would dare to fight Shao Shude until the end of time.
The last Weibo warrior will never surrender.
"Alas!" Zhou Shi sighed softly and said, "Actually, things are not that bad. That's all. I will go to Chanzhou to persuade General Zheng to send troops to Bozhou and suppress the Xia thieves first.
If we fight well, we can even persuade Lu Shuai to go south from Dezhou and make trouble in Henan. The Xia people's rule in Yun and Qi Er Town is not stable, so maybe there is a chance."
"In that case, I'll leave it to Judge Zhou." Luo Shaowei was overjoyed and his confidence was slightly restored.
The problem in Weibo Town now is that it has few victories and more losses in the wild, and it cannot win, so it needs help from other towns.
"Actually, if we really want to win, we still have to look to the east of Hedong." Zhou Shi added: "I heard that Shao's thieves sent people from the grassland to attack Datong. It will be freezing cold now, so they should have retreated long ago. If Ke used it,
If you are willing, you can completely squeeze out some of your troops to go south, or attack the river, or enter Heyang, or attack Xingmingci, which can greatly contain the Xia thieves' troops."
"Ke Yong's new defeat, even Xing Mingci has been lost, can we still send troops? I'm afraid we have to reorganize our morale." Luo Shaowei said.
"There are still a few troops." Zhou Shi said, "If
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It would be even better if we can persuade King Gao of Yi Ding to send troops. The Ding troops are elite and they defeated the Yan people in the past. If they can help, great things will happen."
What should I say about Zhou Shi? He was just lying to himself and cheering himself up.
Wang Gao, the Jiedushi envoy of the Yiwu Army, had 16 counties in two prefectures in Yiding, and had more than 30,000 troops. He was Li Keyong's in-laws and had a close relationship with him.
"Dingzhou is still north of Zhaozhou. Is Wang Gao willing to send troops?" Luo Shaowei asked with some uncertainty.
In fact, what he really wants to say is, can Yi Dingbing fight? It seems that they are not particularly good at fighting, and they are on the same level as Wei Bo.
Zhou Shi pondered for a moment and said: "In the past, when Wang Chucun was still alive, he could defeat Youyou with a fixed army, suppress the coalition army, and the combat power should be good. As long as Ke Yong agrees, there should be no problem."
What he was talking about was the time when Li Keyong was plotting against Hebei.
Wang Chucun had a close relationship with the Li family and was a de facto alliance. He always acted as Li Keyong's thug and helped the Jin army conquer Hebei. Li Keju and Wang Rong felt that this kind of traitor in Hebei was too hateful, so they decided to kill Wang Chucun first, so
The war broke out, and in the end Wang Chucun turned defeat into victory with the help of a man in sheep's clothing.…
Of course, this victory also gave everyone in Dingzhou "confidence", and they ultimately suffered a big loss.
In the third year of Guanghua (900), Zhang Cunjing led 30,000 Liang troops to attack Dingzhou in the north. Wang Gao sent Wang Chuzhi to lead tens of thousands of troops to resist. Wang Chuzhi had strong numbers and knew that Liang Jun could fight, so he wanted to build a deep ditch and a high base.
The fence is in a stalemate, "when his teacher is old enough, he will attack him."
This is a very correct tactic. If strictly implemented, it is possible to win after the Liang army's morale has been almost worn down by the fortified city and stronghold, and then take the initiative to attack with a fresh force that is recharged.
But Liang Wen, the Kongmu official, said: "In the past, there were 300,000 soldiers in Youyou to attack us. At that time, our army was less than 5,000 and we were defeated in one battle. Today, there are only 30,000 soldiers left. Our army is ten times that of before. How can we show cowardice?"
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So Wang Gao ordered Wang Chuzhi's entire army to march out and "counterattack" Zhang Cunjing. The result was disastrous: "Yi Ding's army was defeated, more than half of them were killed, and the rest of the army rushed back."
At this level, there is no close count, all the treasures are staked in the first battle, people are killed in the field, and the main force is completely lost. What can you say?
Fortunately, the outcome was not bad. Wang Gao urgently recruited new soldiers, and the whole town resisted desperately and refused to surrender. Zhu Quanzhong personally led the main force to reinforce Zhang Cunjing, but in the end he still failed to defeat him. He could only blackmail one hundred thousand pieces of silk and treat him as a vassal.
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It is unreliable to place hope on the Yiwu Army, but there are not many vassal towns still resisting Shao Shude, and the Dingzhou soldiers can be considered a strength. But they are vassals of Hedong. Whether they can send troops still depends on
Jinyang’s attitude.
"This guy Li Keyong, alas!" Luo Shaowei punched the table, a little angry: "The thief Shao attacked Xing Mingci first, and Wei Bo also sent troops to help contain it. Now the thief turns to attack Wei Bo, but Ke Yong himself
Ran."
"Commander." Zhao Qianman arched his hands and said: "Actually, Judge Zhou is right, this matter has to fall on Li Keyong. Hedong, Yi Ding, Cangjing, Chengde, Wei Bo, that's it
There are five vassal towns, and if we don't unite sincerely, I'm afraid they will be defeated by each one. The general feels that it is best for both the Wei and Zhen families to send envoys to Jinyang, so that they will not shirk."
"Judge Zhou, this matter." Luo Shaowei looked at Zhou Shi.
"Forget it." Zhou Shi said, "I will go back to Zhenzhou and discuss this matter with King Zhao."