The gates of Linyu Pass opened with a bang, and more than three thousand soldiers lined up to leave the city, waiting for the conquerors to come and receive them.
Shao Siwu still can't believe it. But after Wang Jiao led his army into the city and controlled all the major points, he was ecstatic that Linyu Pass had actually been captured!
Shao Siwu looked carefully at Shan Tinggui standing in front of him.
He is very tall, has dark skin, sharp eyes, and a hint of cruelty and madness. According to his father, he is not a loyal person. Once given the opportunity, he will rebel without any hesitation.
But then again, how many loyal people are there in the world today? Most of them are forced by the situation, or they are greedy for wealth, beauty, and power, and they fight for you.
Shao Siwu has no moral obsessiveness, and he thinks this is completely acceptable. Most of his father's subordinates are such people, and they have no loyalty to the Xia Dynasty. They are all ghosts and snake gods who temporarily put away their fangs and lie dormant. Even throughout the ages, this kind of people have been forced by the situation.
It is the majority who choose to serve on one side. How can they be so loyal in a hundred dramas?
Therefore, he quickly took Shan Tinggui's hand and said: "The general abandoned the dark and turned to the bright, and he has meritorious service and no guilt. In the Youyan states, there are generals who can help, and great things will be done. In the future, I will make my wife a shadow. It's not a problem."
"It's a blessing to be forgiven by the imperial court, so what else can I ask for?" Shan Tinggui said with a "touched" look on his face.
Shao Siwu laughed happily, and Shan Tinggui also laughed boldly. As for the true meaning, it is all trivial, don't care about the details.
"There are some forts near Linyu Pass. General Shan can send people to summon them and give them some comfort. When Youzhou is captured, there will be rewards for them all." Shao Siwu said again.
Paying money to stabilize people's intentions to surrender is a common method, and it is also the best method proven by practice in the past 150 years. The most important thing now is not to let them surrender and then rebel again. Everything else can be done slowly, no matter
in a hurry.
"I will obey His Highness's order." Shan Tinggui replied cheerfully.
The Jin soldiers near Linyu Pass are basically Yan people based on their place of origin. They may not be completely devoted to Li Keyong. If they send people to recruit them, as long as they maintain their status as warriors, it will not be a problem to change their stance on the spot.
——Of course, this requires Shan Tinggui to take action. After all, not just cats and dogs can be effective in persuading surrender.
"Let's go into the customs." Shao Siwu said enthusiastically.
Cao Yijin ordered hundreds of warriors to protect him and slowly walked in.
"It's four hundred and eighty miles from this pass to Liucheng in Yingzhou (today's Chaoyang). If we can regain this place, we can be connected with Andong Mansion." When he climbed the towering pass wall, Shao Siwu was very emotional.
He has deep feelings for the first place where he made great achievements.
In the eyes of many people in Luoyang, Andong Mansion is a bitter and cold place with nothing but poverty and no need for anything. Shao Siwu does not deny that what they say is true, but Anton Mansion has also been improving in a positive direction.
Household registration is increasing day by day, cultivated farmland is being harvested, and pastures can be seen everywhere. In the past year or so, there has even been a certain level of commerce and handicraft industry, which is a good thing.
Considering that the imperial court intends to vigorously develop the two provinces of Denglai, the connection between these two places and Andong Prefecture is very convenient. It can be reached by boat in one day and one night. If the development is successful, it can also provide considerable help to Andong Prefecture.
In short, Liao Di has a bright future. This is both Shao Siwu's expectation and a fact.
"Your Highness, if Western Liaoning can be conquered, it will indeed be of great help to Eastern Liaoning. Many people, even though they know that it is most convenient to take a boat from Dengzhou, are still willing to take a detour to Western Liaoning, even if the journey is thousands of miles away." Liu Wei said: "In
During the reign of Emperor Taizong of the former Tang Dynasty, when he was conquering Goguryeo, roads had to be temporarily opened and built. By the time of Xuanzong, the post roads had become a grand sight. By this time, although the post roads were gradually abandoned, the conditions for road construction were many times better than before.
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In fact, what Liu Wei said is right. People on the mainland have a visceral distrust of the ocean.
I know it's more convenient to take a boat, but I just don't want to. I just want to leave Linyu Pass and take the land route from Liaoxi to Liaodong.
This deep-rooted thought cannot be changed overnight. It is entirely a cultural problem. Too little contact with the ocean, coupled with unpredictable sea weather and underdeveloped navigation technology, has caused deep fear.
"But the officers and soldiers of the Longwu Army have repeatedly clamored to go back and do not want to stay in Liaodong. What can they do?" Shao Siwu said with a smile to Liu Wei: "No matter what you say, only more than 3,000 people are willing to stay so far, which is too few.
"
"Sigh." Unexpectedly, Liu Wei also sighed and said: "Your Highness, to be honest, if you don't give generous rewards and just give land, there won't be many people left. There are many party members who have returned to the German army, which can be regarded as relatively
Be obedient. The Longwu Army used to be warriors in feudal lords, so it’s hard to persuade them, so we can only do it slowly.”
Shao Siwu muttered a few words in a low voice, but he quickly adjusted his mentality and said: "After the Linyu Pass is reorganized, two thousand people will be left to guard it. Don't let us march westward, but let the Khitan thieves take advantage, then
What a joke."
"As ordered." Liu Wei responded.
In the next three days, Shan Tinggui has been actively contacting the garrison generals in various forts and asking them to visit Shao Siwu at Linyu Pass.
Shao Siwu cheered up, imitated his father's past behavior, comforted him one by one, and gave him rewards.
After some tricks, the garrison generals made up their mind, and after receiving the money, they returned to their base and changed their flags anyway.
On the seventh day of the ninth lunar month, Shao Siwu finished rectifying all the affairs at Linyu Pass and led his army westward towards Pingzhou. There were nearly seven thousand of them, and they were so powerful that they were heard far and near.
When we arrived at the old place of Funing County, more than 3,000 tribesmen came from the direction of Changli to join us.
These were all miscellaneous people from various tribes. On the one hand, they were frightened by the power of Daxia's army, but on the other hand, they were greedy for the wealth promised by Shao Siwu, so they made an effort to march west together to conquer Youzhou.
The momentum of the army along the way has indeed become more massive.
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Fan He did not wait foolishly for Shao Siwu in Pingzhou.
After leaving 500 sergeants to guard Lulong, he led his troops to march westward and joined Liu Zhijun's troops, who numbered more than 3,000. Then he marched westward without stopping and arrived at Yutian County, Jizhou.
We originally wanted to join up with the soldiers from Huaihai Daozhou, but unexpectedly the whole army marched westward, leaving only 400 soldiers to guard the city.
Fan He was amazed by the enterprising spirit of this group of people. Unsurprisingly, the established troops could not lose their status in front of them, so they also headed westward and arrived at Yuyang County, Jizhou on the eighth day of September.
As soon as they arrived, they heard "bad news": Zhang Wen and Dong Zhang led their troops to sneak attack at night and captured the city.
This news shocked Fan He into feeling seasick.
In fact, Jizhou had already received the news and hurriedly opened its weapons arsenal and recruited city residents, servants, and healthy women to go to the city to defend it. In the end, it was still breached, which was a little surprising.
After carefully understanding the process, I found that it was reasonable - if they attacked during the day, they would probably not be able to capture it. However, Dong Zhang, wearing heavy armor, raided at night and led his team to ascend first. Those traders and domestic slaves could not withstand it.
Dispersed in a hurry.
After they ran away, the only three to four hundred defenders in the city were naturally unable to withstand it. Although they continued to mobilize the officials and civilians to fight against the Xia soldiers and persisted for most of the night, they ultimately failed before dawn.
In this battle, most of the 400 defenders were killed, and Jizhou changed hands.
"Good! Good! It's really amazing." Outside Yuyang City, Fan He looked at Dong Zhang who had suffered seven or eight injuries and praised him repeatedly.
Dong Zhang is indeed brave enough.
If the enemy is weak and not very elite, if you fight step by step, the effect may not be that good. But if there are strong men leading the charge, miracles may happen. Dong Zhang was the first to get there in the night battle. This is a real achievement, and no one knows it.
No. Fan He started to love talents and wanted to recruit him into his account.
"There are not many thieves in Jizhou." Dong Zhang said disapprovingly: "There are not many people in the entire Tanji Camp. The Jingsai Army, the Lulong Army, the Shengsheng Army, and even many state soldiers were all taken away by Li Cunzhang. Only Li Luoluo.
We still have thousands of elite soldiers in our hands, but they have withdrawn to protect Youzhou. Jizhou, they have actually given up and have no soldiers."
"What? Li Luoluo went to Youzhou?" Fan He heard this for the first time, and immediately asked without caring about Dong Zhang's attitude.
"He didn't go there himself, he was still recruiting troops in Tanzhou." Dong Zhang said.
"How many soldiers are there in Youzhou?" Fan He asked.
"I don't know." Dong Zhang answered honestly: "Fan Jun, don't count on Youzhou. It is a strong city. Li Cunzhang's family are all in the city, so it is impossible not to leave troops to guard it. With our small number of people,
It’s absolutely impossible to win.”
Of course, Fan He also knew that it was impossible to capture Youzhou, but he just wanted to try it out of hope. At this time, hearing Dong Zhang say this, his heart trembled, and he knew that a general must have a clear head, and should not have any
You must not be greedy, and you must act within your capabilities.
"What does Commander Dong think of the upcoming situation?" Fan He was no longer anxious and asked.
"Have our army's battle lines been stretched too long?" Dong Zhang asked back: "If I were Li Luoluo, I would scatter the cavalry now and prevent you from plundering in the wilds. We have few horses, and the Jin people have many cavalry, and
I am familiar with the geography. Once I am cut off from food and grass and my military rations are exhausted, there may be hidden dangers."
In half a month, they marched three to four hundred miles, attacking cities and territories along the way. It could almost be said to be an armed march. The rear area must be unstable - in fact, there is no rear area at all. Nowadays, everything depends on looting. The Yan people certainly hate the Jin army.
Bing, but you rob so hard, don’t I hate you?
"Commander Dong's words are true." Fan He said: "Now that we have entered Jizhou, there has been a lot of movement, and the goal has almost been achieved. Now it is really time to clear the rear, collect food and grass, and save supplies for a long-term plan. By the way,
There is Sanhe County eighty miles west of Yuyang, what is the situation in this county?"
"According to the prisoners' accounts, a reinforcement army had entered Sanhe the day before yesterday, numbering more than a thousand. Yesterday, I heard that another conscripted Tibetan army was encamped near Sanhe County, numbering no less than 5,000. They even sent an envoy here
"Jizhou, tell them to guard it well. In less than two days, reinforcements will arrive." Dong Zhang replied.
Youzhou Town has a special feature. Most of the Hu people who have moved inland are settled near the capital and are closely guarded. Over the past two hundred years, they have been half herders, half farmers, half Hu and half Han. They do not have household registration, pay less tribute, and mostly work in the army.
Military is the profession.
Most of the Tibetan soldiers who were nearby to reinforce Sanhe this time were this group of people.
At that time, Li Siyuan was appointed as the governor of Shunzhou and only had jurisdiction over Huairou County, but he had many soldiers and horses. Except for the subsidy from Youzhou, the rest was raised by himself. And this self-raised part came from the Shunzhou Tibetan tribe - Shunzhou,
It used to be called Guishun Prefecture. It was originally settled by Turks from the Zhenguan period. Later, many Khitan, Xi, Sogdian, Mohe, Shiwei, and Goguryeo were added, and they gradually intermarried with the Han people. Now, their bloodline is probably
It’s so complicated that it’s hard to tell clearly who you are.
"Hmm..." Fan He thought for a while and said: "Since the enemy is well prepared, it is difficult to fight, but we cannot make them look down upon. Against the enemy in Youzhou, we should attack instead of defend to make them confused.
In this way, our military can defend it."
After deciding on the strategy, he began a series of arrangements.
