"...the monarchs and ministers had worried faces, and they all said that there was no one in the Tang Dynasty. It has been more than ten years since I built Yanzhou, and my left felt fur was not blocked..." The clear and melodious song resounded throughout the room, and Shao Shude leaned against him lazily.
Sitting on the bed, I listened to the ditty again.
He liked to listen to this song "Yanzhou Song" the most, and Feng Xuan had to sing it. Xiao Feng was held in his arms, with his clothes half untied, covering his face with his hands, and his face was red.
"...We look at each other to support the bandits, and each has a strong army to consolidate the favor..." After singing the last few lines, Feng Xuan rolled his eyes at Shao Shude. His younger sister had already given birth to a daughter, who was so cute in pink. Zhao Yu
Her belly is also very big. Recently, Princess Zhe Fangmei is also pregnant. Of the four women in the family, she is the only one whose belly has not moved.
“Your Majesty, my grandpa has returned to the river.” Feng Xuan sat down in front of Shao Shude and said.
"Oh? Why don't you come to Xiazhou?" Shao Shude was excited when he heard the words. After calming down, he sat up straight and said: "The post of secretary of Jieduzhang of the shogunate is vacant."
Xiao Feng got off Shao Shude, blushed and walked away with his legs crossed.
Feng Xuan sat closer, helped Shao Shude straighten his robe, then leaned into his arms and said: "My mother and father are old and want to protect our ancestral property. The river is now considered stable, so we don't plan to leave anymore. How many people are there?"
An elder brother came over and recommended a Jinshi named Lu Siye, the son of an old friend. He used to be an official in the court, but now he no longer wants to do it and has come to the shogunate to find a job."
"This is a good thing." Shao Shude said happily: "I don't even have a pen on the table. Every time I write a memorial or official document, you have to do it. The officials and generals in the state secretly laughed at this delicate handwriting.
A few times."
Da Feng snickered when he heard this. She was the de facto secretary of the Jieduzhang of the Dingnan Army. After Zhao Yu became pregnant, almost all official documents came from her. Now there is finally a real Jinshi to take over, and this person is his father.
Recommended, read the benefits of the Feng clan. Several brothers have also read books. As a tribute student of the Imperial Academy, it is not a problem to find a job in the shogunate. If you give birth to an heir for the king, the status of the Feng clan in Hezhong in Xiazhou will be
Stable.
“When Lu Siye comes, he can be appointed as the secretary of Jieduzhang. Now he is so thirsty for talents that he really can’t wait for a moment.” Shao Shude said: “When I come, I will settle down in Xiazhou first and wait for a certain group of teachers to come and see him again in person.”
The troops were about to be sent out. In the next week, Shao Shude planned to live in the military camp and eat and sleep with the soldiers.
On the first day of September, Tielin Army, Wuwei Army, Yi Cong Army and other troops left the city in sequence.
It is said that troops were sent out today. In fact, as early as three or four days ago, a unit of Wuwei Army with 2,000 cavalry had set out first. Yesterday, the main force of Wuwei Army and some Yinzhou Confucians escorted grain, grass and baggage and set off.
Today, Shao Shude personally led the Tielin Army of 8,500 people and the Yi Cong Army with 6,000 infantry, escorting grain and grass equipment. Later, 2,000 grassland cavalry were newly incorporated into the Yi Cong Army (led by deputy envoy Wei Mengbao).
, 2,500 people from the first section of the Yamen Army and 3,000 soldiers from the Suizhou field camp will also be escorted to escort a large amount of grain, grass, and equipment westward to Youzhou.
The army was huge, including the field soldiers, reaching 28,500 people. In addition, including the 5,000 soldiers of Yang Yue's tribe who intercepted Tuoba's rear, such a large formation was worthy of Tuoba Sigong.
Changze County originally belonged to Xia Prefecture. After the old Youzhou was conquered by Tubo, the imperial court restored the new Youzhou and placed it under the control of Changze County in Xia. Later, the imperial court simply added Changze County to Youzhou as the jurisdiction of Youzhou.
The county is one hundred and twenty miles southwest of Xiazhou. Not far from here is Yanzhou to the west, and further west is Lingzhou. The location can be said to be crucial.
In the Xia Dynasty, there was a city called Wuyan City, which belonged to Xia Prefecture. From Wuyan City to the south, you can reach Wuyankou of the Great Wall, and further to the southeast is Ningshuo County, Xia Prefecture.
Wuyan City has been occupied by the Wuwei Army's Yiyi envoy Li Tangbin and his cavalry after galloping for eighty miles. Subsequently, the main force of the Wuwei Army and Yinzhou Confucius arrived one after another. There were mountains of grain, grass, and ordnance in the city, which became the most important advance base for this battle.
At noon on September 4th, Shao Shude, the governor of the Dingnan Army, personally led the Tielin Army, and more than 10,000 Yi Congjun arrived. In the next two days, all armies gathered, and 25,000 troops were stationed inside and outside Wuyan City, plus five
Six Thousand Sui, Master of Yin Erzhou, the military power can be said to be at its peak.
"Everyone, come here." In Wuyan City, Shao Shude asked the senior officers of Wuwei Army and Tielin Army to gather around him, then pointed to a hand-drawn map hanging on the wall and said: "Wuyan City is four miles away from Changze.
For ten miles, there is grassland in the middle. The terrain is flat and endless as far as the eye can see. No matter which side sends troops, it is impossible to cover Xingzang. Is there any movement of the Tuoba clan now?"
"Commander, there are only a few Yuzhou cavalry, and they ran away as soon as they surrounded them." Zhe Siyu, the envoy of the Tielin Army Youyi, replied.
"No trace of the enemy's brigade has been found. Our cavalry has dispersed to the northwest of Youzhou City and nothing has been found." Li Tangbin, the envoy of Wuwei Army's Youyi, replied.
“Large a net to search south, within a hundred miles, and send more rangers. If there is any movement, report it immediately.” Shao Shude ordered: “General Wei will handle this matter.”
"General, I will obey your orders." Wei Mengbao, the deputy envoy of the Yi Congjun, responded, and then hurried out to dispatch troops and horses.
Wei Mengbao has two thousand grassland cavalry under his command. These people are quite accustomed to the grassland, and to be honest, they are not qualified cavalry. Let them search south, hunt down enemy scouts and messengers, and see if there are any tribes that can be copied.
Plunder, this task is still up to the task.
"Commander, the Hunzhou River has no Zang family, but it is in the south. Will General Wei be in danger?" Ye Li Yulue is relatively honest. Wei Mengbao is now the deputy envoy of the Yi Cong Army. He has two thousand cavalry in his hand.
He also joined the Yi Congjun, so he became worried for others.
Shao Shude glanced at him and said nothing.
Chen Cheng, the judge of the Tielin Army, laughed at the side and said: "The Yeli Army envoys do not need to worry. Without the family background of the Zang family, the Yeli Army should know very well that the infantry may be able to draw out 10,000 people, but there will never be 2,000 cavalry. Even if there are,
He is definitely no match for General Wei, don’t worry.”
The Hunzhou River is located twenty or thirty miles northwest of Yan'an in later generations. The terrain nearby is difficult, but there are also many small basins in the mountains, river valleys and other fragmented flat areas. The Dangxiang Wuzang Department takes this as its core, and economically
Mainly engaged in agriculture, with some animal husbandry, so Chen Chengcai said that they had many people but few cavalry.
Yeli Yulue was of course very aware of the family background of the Wu Zang clan. They were stronger than their tribe, but their strength was limited. They were all members of the Nanshan Party and mainly farmed. They were indeed not as good at riding and fighting as the people from the northern grasslands.
But he was still a little worried, so he added: "Commander, Judge Chen, the foot soldiers of the Wu Zang clan should not be underestimated. They are physically strong, can endure hunger and cold, endure hardships and work hard, and most of them are seven feet long. They value martial arts in their customs.
Ran Nuo, dare to fight. Since we are married to the Tuoba tribe and have sent a large number of troops to Wuyan, after their tribe receives the news, they will definitely come to reinforce us, so it will not be easy to fight."
"Oh?" Shao Shude was a little surprised. He is seven feet long, so isn't he two meters tall? If he is strong and hard-working, he will be a good choice for heavy infantry. He doesn't know whether Xixia's heavy infantry will become famous in later generations, but he has never thought about it.
The Zang clan doesn't have much iron armor. When a large group of infantry comes, I send troops to fight. Am I still afraid?
“Besides the Wu Zang clan, who else in the Hengshan party is leaning toward the Tuoba clan?” Shao Shude looked at the crowd and asked.
"The Eastern Mountains of Gyeongju." Chen Cheng pointed to the continuous mountains to the north of Gyeongju on the map and said: "There are no big clans, but many small tribes, most of which are attached to the Tuoba clan. Originally, they were also the first rat and the two ends, but there was no hidden Qingxiang and
After the marriage between Tuoba Sijing and Tuoba Sijing, many small clans should have surrendered, but now there is no information, so I don’t know if they have sent troops."
The army has only been out for a few days, and these party tribes may not have reacted yet, so they must continue to observe. Shao Shude nodded, indicating that he was aware of it.
“The four Wu Yi tribes in Yanzhou may also defect to Tuoba.” Ye Li Yulue added.
Shao Shude is a little speechless. Fortunately, he went north to the grassland and south to Hengshan in advance, and cut off many of the Tuoba clan's wings. Otherwise, this old thief would have quite a lot of followers!
Youzhou relies on Yanzhou. It is understandable that the four Wuyi clans are vassals of others. It is also understandable that Dongshan Dangxiang of Gyeongju is leaning towards them. In addition, the Mu Zang clan of Nanshan Dangxiang, well, all the enemies who should be exposed are exposed.
Now, as long as we grasp the main contradiction, that is, defeat the Tuoba clan, all problems will be solved.
“I ordered that the entire army be reorganized today and set off in batches early tomorrow morning to camp outside the city of Youzhou. General Zhou’s troops and the soldiers stationed in Suizhou will stay at Wuyan City to guard the supplies and supplies,” Shao Shude ordered.
Zhou Rong has 2,500 people, all of whom are veteran warriors. In addition, Yang Liang and the 3,000 field soldiers led by Monk Sanmu will help everyone guard the food and grass, and there should be no problem with the equipment.
"The rest of the troops will march to Youzhou with me. I want to see if Tuoba Sigong will go to war."
On September 8th and 9th, 25,000 Xiazhou Army troops arrived at the Wuding River in the north of Youzhou City to camp.
Shao Shude climbed up to the high platform in the military center and carefully inspected the Youzhou City built during the Yuanhe period.
In order to defend against Tibet, the city wall was very strong, and water from the Wuding River was used as a moat. According to the information we have, Tuoba Sigong had ten thousand soldiers. If he was determined to defend the city, this would be really difficult to do.
Woolen cloth.
"Send someone to invite a battle and see if Tuoba Sigong responds." Shao Shude ordered: "In addition, send someone to contact the strategic army and ask them where they are. Most likely Tuoba Sigong is not willing to fight with me in the field.
, then just loot the surrounding area, I don’t believe he can take back all the livestock. Youzhou City is not that big!”
Li Yixian went down to deliver the order.
Soon, several cavalrymen rushed out of the camp, approached the city, and fired several letters of war. Shao Shude observed carefully and found that half a quarter of an hour later, a group of people wearing military uniforms appeared on the top of Youzhou City.
, it doesn’t look realistic enough from a distance, it should be the entire Tuoba family.
The group of people pointed in this direction and kept talking, but they had no intention of fighting.
This is a competition of determination and patience! Do you want to wear out me until I leave?