The Yellow River is as smooth as water and the blue sky is as clear as water.
Walking on the embankment by the river, everyone turned to look north.
That was Hebei, the last stubborn land in the north that refused to accept the king's rule.
Several temporary pontoons have been erected, and countless figures are moving quickly on the river.
A camp was also built on the other side of the river. There were many flags inside the camp, and horsemen were everywhere outside the camp.
Farther away, there were even small groups of cavalry fighting each other. Both sides were displaying their bravery wantonly and fighting to the death.
Yes, the troops of the King of Daxia have already crossed the river from Qizhou and gained a foothold on the other side of the river.
Crossing the river was the Tianxiong Army. The camp they guarded withstood the first wave of ferocious enemy attacks and established a solid bridgehead, creating a good opportunity for subsequent troops to penetrate deeper.
The Northern Expedition army was divided into three groups. This group was dominated by the Tianxiong Army, with a strength of no less than 50,000, and its target was directly at Dezhou.
Wang Qixian, the governor of Dezhou, was afraid of the Xia army's strength. After plundering grain and grass outside the city, he retreated and defended the city, asking for help from Cangzhou.
The war has already begun quietly.
Shao Shude also took his eldest son Shao Siwu to the bank of the Yellow River and looked at the densely packed camps on the north bank.
There were more Confucius than soldiers. Huaihai Road and Henan Second Road experienced great mobilization. Confucius worked as hard as worker ants and piled various supplies on the shore.
There are a lot of supplies, piled as high as a mountain. But within a few days, these supplies will melt away like ice and snow under the scorching sun.
War is all about logistics. When a large army goes out to fight, regardless of victory or defeat, the ledger has started to add up crazily.
"These scenes should be familiar to you, Da Lang, right?" Xia Ruqi moved the classic Shaw Tigerskin chair. After Shao Shude sat down, he looked at the crowded North Bank and asked.
"Master, Dulipu always looks like this." Shao Siwu said: "I have built a large warehouse there, divided into categories, and stored in an orderly manner. This year, the city wall of Lushun was built. There is a large warehouse in the city, which can store tens of thousands of grains.
Dendrobium. There is Pinghai behind it, and the two counties of Dongping will build a city. There will also be a post station and a ditch between Lushun and the two counties..."
"Okay, okay." Shao Shude looked at his son with relief and said, "My father once said that you are not asked to wait to do good or bad things, but to do the right thing. What you did in Anton Mansion was all
The right thing makes a father happy."
Shao Siwu was also very excited after hearing this.
He has admired his father since he was a child. He has been following his father during military lectures several times, and he always gets excited unconsciously when he sees the sergeants roaring like a mountain and a tsunami.
He remembered every step his father took and was extremely proud of it.
Is it that easy to clear up the mess of feudal towns in Kansai? My father fought and pulled, not entirely through strong military means, but by using whatever tricks he had, he integrated the towns in the northwest of Beijing as quickly as possible and regained
After losing the land in Helong, he had the ability to leave Tongguan in the east and strive for hegemony in the world.
The tug-of-war with Zhu Quanzhong that lasted for six or seven years can be called the most critical period in his father's life. His various tricks are amazing. For example, marching hundreds of miles into Xiangyang was a turning point for both parties, which directly disrupted Zhu Quanzhong's strategic plan.
, making it impossible to destroy the four towns of Yun, Yan, Xu, and Qi.
Heyang's fierce troops forced Pang Shigu to retreat, which was the decisive factor for both sides. Zhu Quanzhong's northern border defense line was opened, and he was exhausted from then on.
The following battles in Luoyang, Ruzhou, and Chen-Xu were all routine, because the outcome had been decided long before then.
His father is a master of strategy. This is what Shao Siwu admires most and what he has been studying hard for.
And if all of this is understandable, because many monarchs in ancient times were also very good at strategy, but it would be shocking to get to know ordinary soldiers and mingle with them.
Among the ancient kings, there were those who won the hearts of princes, such as Liu Bang; those who won the hearts of noble families, such as Liu Xiu; those who won the hearts of generals, such as Li Shimin. But few had such a close relationship with soldiers and relied on them to achieve success.
Dad did it.
The most dazzling protagonists of this era are always the soldiers, generals, and prime ministers. They are eclipsed or even disgraced in front of them. There is nothing worthy of being written down in the history books. My father has a keen eye. According to him, he can catch it accurately.
Following the pulse of the times, things can be accomplished in this way.
Shao Siwu felt that he still had a lot to learn.
"Father, Anton Mansion is resting and recuperating this year. Next year, it can expand northward and push the defense line to the Great and Little Liao Rivers." Talking about the situation in southern Liaoning and eastern Liaoning, Shao Siwu was very excited. He only heard him say: "Liaoyang,
In the new city, Fushun is in hand, and a stronghold is being set up in Yingkou. With Guide and Longwu armies as the main force, and Huaihai Daozhou soldiers and Andongfu soldiers as successors, we can go back and forth with the Khitan people and fight hard.
After the thieves have suffered a little, they will know that they are afraid, and then they can march northward. My father will send troops from the west, and the Bohai Sea will fight from the east. If possible, contact the Tatar tribe who are not on good terms with the Khitan, and besiege them on all sides.
Defeat is inevitable."
Shao Shude listened with a smile.
Dalang now has a certain level of strategic literacy. When formulating strategies, he looks at the overall situation and is not limited to the Andong Prefecture. This is good.
When many generals use troops, their field of vision is often not broad enough, and they cannot form a broad enough overall situation in their minds. They always do it in a snail shell. The tactics are formulated to perfection, and the momentum is exaggerated. They fight desperately on the battlefield and barely survive.
Victory or defeat is only on a thin line, and in the end it is difficult to win.
This can indeed make a special note in the history books because it is dramatic enough, but its overall strategy is inherently problematic.
Thinking about the overall strategic situation sometimes requires talent. It's good that Dalang has this talent. He is very happy, and he feels like he has someone to succeed him.
But after all, he is a young man of a weak age and has not experienced much. His conduct and political wisdom still need to be examined.
Thinking of this, he sighed again.
Shao Siwu sensitively noticed the changes in his father, and his excited expression suddenly froze.
"Dalang is twenty this year..." Shao Shude reached out and patted his son on the shoulder, with a complicated look on his face: "I was still a little kid back then, but suddenly I grew taller than my father. I am very tired of supporting this family."
Ah, it is very good, very good that you can share my father's worries."
"Grandpa..." Shao Siwu choked up as he looked at his father's face.
My father is wise, powerful, and majestic. Underneath his majestic appearance, I don’t know how much sorrow and fatigue are hidden. But he never reveals these things to the outside, but firmly suppresses all negative emotions in his heart, not letting anyone see them.
His fatigue, worry and fear.
Shao Siwuruo had some realization.
In today's world, once you let people see through your inner weakness and fear, and break your image of being a master of wisdom and taking things lightly, you will be like a pack of wolves.
This is an animal world with no rules. It is the most difficult era for those in power in more than a thousand years, because they cannot rely on monarchs, ministers, rules, and morality to assist in ruling. Loyal people are rarer than auspiciousness, and everyone is potential.
Rebel, it's already very good that my father didn't make his hair all gray.
"Grandpa, don't worry!" Shao Siwu felt excited and said, "My son will definitely work hard to defeat the Khitan and share his father's worries."
"You mean what you said." Shao Shude smiled, feeling as comfortable as eating iced watermelon on a hot day, but he fell silent again soon after.
Shao Siwu stood quietly beside him, his expression also complicated.
"After your second brother finishes fighting in Shuzhong, I will make him the crown prince." Shao Shude said suddenly.
Shao Siwu's face turned gloomy.
Ambition? He is not a boy who loves to dream. He clearly knows that the position is far away from him, so far away that it makes people despair.
But - is there really not even a trace of thoughts?
He didn't want to deceive himself. Even if he didn't originally have it, some people always mentioned it openly and secretly that it was impossible not to have any ambition at all.
It can only be said that people themselves are complex and uncertain. There is no absolute good or evil, smart or stupid, brave or cowardly. Everything has pros and cons.
Beneath my father's brave and generous appearance, I don't know how many unknown fears and evils are hidden in the darkness of his heart.
He often writes letters to his younger brothers and sisters, and his care and love overflows on the page, but what's on the other side?
Shao Shu held his son's hand and strolled on the embankment.
Sharuch followed faithfully behind him, witnessing the joy, anger, sorrow and joy between father and son.
"After this year, come back and get married. The daughter of the Zhang family has been waiting for you for a long time." The wind on the river was brisk, and Shao Shude stopped and listened quietly to the rapid beating of war drums on the other side, without even looking at it.
"Yes." Shao Siwu responded.
"Don't be so downcast." Shao Shude laughed and cursed, and said: "You are Yu Niang's child and my eldest son, how can you be so unstable? There are some things I will only say to you once. I have also doubted myself.
I have also worried about the situation of the war, and even feared that everyone would betray their relatives, didn't they all come through? No one in this world is a god, not even one. Human beings have seven emotions and six desires, and they will make mistakes, but at least he should be able to correct his mistakes quickly
, adjust your mood and look forward. You are only twenty years old, don’t you have the ambition to make achievements? "
"Grandpa..." Shao Siwu felt a little ashamed.
"Do you know why grandpa sent you to Anton Mansion?" Shao Shude asked.
Without waiting for his answer, Shao Shude said to himself: "Because you are my son, the son I have watched grow up, the son I have devoted my efforts to, the son I hope to become successful, the son I hope he will have a happy life. I trust
My son, nothing more."
"After the wedding, I took the bride to Andong Mansion." Shao Shude said again: "There are so many things about Liaodong. How can it be a good thing to come back after doing half the work? My son can't be a waste. He must be good.
Yes, grandpa has always been caring about you."
"As ordered." Shao Siwu responded loudly with an excited expression.
Shao Shude turned around, put his hands behind his back, and looked at the surging river.
As I get older, I care more and more about family ties. If Dalang conceals anything or is hypocritical in front of him today, it will not escape his sharp eyes.
It is already very tiring to fight with civil servants and generals. If he deliberately plays power games in front of his son, it would be too boring, and this is not his character.
Dalang is actually pretty good, at least he passed his exam today.
After Erlang came back from Shu, he had to have a long talk, which was also regarded as an exam. The exam had many contents, but Shao Shude only cared about one of them, and the result of this exam directly determined his attitude.
