"How are these people being interrogated?" In the camp, Shao Shude looked at several prisoners who were tied tightly and asked.
“They were all officials from the former Huluo Salt Pond. They lived nearby. They were caught by the rangers and got some information about the nearby tribes.” Li Yixian replied.
“Well, after the trial is over, let them lead the way and send out the Yi Cong army to plunder those tribes.”
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Of course, Nagasawa is more than just a city where the Tuoba clan has shrunk. In fact, it is a county, a county that the Tuoba clan has managed as its core for decades, with a large number of tribes and people. The county seat that the Tuoba clan holds is filled with people.
Ten thousand soldiers, plus a lot of supplies, and maybe some of the family members of his subordinates, are already full. Can everyone in the county be crammed in?
This is of course impossible!
In fact, the movement of the disaster-defeating army was very fast. After the vanguard cavalry took control of Wuyan City, the main force of the army arrived within a few days. Wuyan City is less than 40 miles away from Youzhou. If they march quickly, they can arrive in one day.
In other words, the time left for them by the Dingnan Army was not sufficient. It was not easy to mobilize the best of the headquarters and vassal tribes into the city, and then transfer the remaining old, weak, women and children. The pasture and water sources alone were severely restricted, and
There is still coordination between various departments, which is very troublesome!
Therefore, after the main force of the army arrived and camped in the north of Youzhou City on September 9, Shao Shude ordered the Yi Congjun to go out to plunder the nearby tribes. The grassland was flat and the sight was unobstructed. Shao had 6,000 cavalry on hand, no matter which one
The tribe cannot hide its figure.
Ye Li Yulue, the envoy of the Yi Congjun, came to report yesterday and defeated a small fleeing tribe, beheaded more than 600 people, and seized more than 10,000 livestock. Shao Shude did not know how much this "beheading" was worth, and he was too lazy to care about the life and death of these tribes.
Captured livestock can supplement military supplies, reduce food consumption, and share a share of the population, which is a benefit.
"Commander, there is a military report from General Wei. He raided two tribes in the Baijing garrison area and killed four hundred enemies. The rest fled, but more than 20,000 cattle, sheep, horses and donkeys were captured." Li Yixian entered the account from outside.
Report.
"Okay! Let's do it like this!" Shao Shude said with a smile: "The Tuoba clan doesn't dare to go to war, and I'm not in a hurry. Anyway, now the entire army of 30,000 people eat their cattle and sheep, and use their salt. Let's see how he can endure it."
When the time comes, the Yi Congjun will not confiscate the captive population. They will be sent to Wuyan City for custody first, and then distributed after the war. Some of the cattle and sheep will be used as military supplies, and the rest will also be sent to Wuyan City, and then Suizhou will
Yang Liang, deputy regimental envoy, sent people back to Xiazhou."
“Follow your orders!”
Shao Shude has never thought about attacking Youzhou City. Why bother? There are at least 10,000 soldiers inside, and he and his wife only have 30,000. It is not worth it to attack, and the losses will be too great. But if you don't attack the city, it doesn't mean that there is no way to deal with you. Wuwei
There are two thousand cavalry in the army, two thousand cavalry in the Tielin Army, two thousand cavalry in the Yi Cong Army, and three thousand cavalry in the Advocate Army going south. It is not too convenient to plunder the scattered tribes on the grassland where there is no danger to defend!
If you don't come out, I will continue to loot. I will slaughter your die-hard tribes, steal your cattle and sheep, and recruit a group of people to surrender. Even if the food is finally exhausted and the troops retreat, they will come back full of loot. After the spring of next year,
If I do it again, how many times can you withstand it?
The generals basically acted according to his ideas. Looting Dingkou's belongings and surrounding the area for reinforcements were just these two things. It didn't matter whether you captured Yuzhou City or not. The soldiers led by Shao never
Taking one city and one place as gains and losses, the focus is to eliminate the enemy's effective strength and weaken their morale. Starting from the Tielin Army, what they like most is to defeat the enemy in field battles. If the enemy army does not want to fight with you in the field, then don't force it, and do it yourself.
There are other ways.
“Where are the people who lost their families in Linzhou?” Shao Shude asked again.
My Yue family was very interested in conquering the Tuoba clan. Although Shao Shude had no intention of letting them help, Zhe Zongben still sent an envoy to express his willingness to let Zhe Silun bring two thousand elite cavalry of the Zhe family, plus recruits.
Two thousand tribal cavalry went to Youzhou to help in the battle.
These old enemies!
Shao Shude had nothing to do with this. Although Zhejia was from outside the town, he was also a Dangxiang chief. If Dangxiang was attacked and killed internally, the court would not be able to say anything, let alone not take care of it at all.
Calculating the time, the Zhejia's four thousand cavalry should have passed through Yinzhou and reached the northern border of Xiazhou. With the cavalry's marching speed, they will arrive in a few days. By then, the cavalry from all armies gathered outside Youzhou City will reach a
Thirty thousand cavalrymen frightened Tuoba Sigong to death.
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“Brother, Shao’s intentions are very obvious. The tools we prepared to defend the city were all in vain. They didn’t even think about attacking the city!” Tuoba Sijing said with a worried look on his face as he had just returned from patrolling the city.
There are all kinds of messy defense equipment piled under the city, and there are even several large vats of gold juice, which stinks to heaven. Every time he inspects that section, Tuoba Sijing wants to curse. If there is a place to store gold juice, it is better to put more gold juice.
The cattle and sheep come in and are plundered by Shao thieves outside in the morning and evening. Is the golden juice edible or what?
"The Shao thieves are powerful. They claim to have 50,000 soldiers and horses. Although it is a lie, there are still 20,000 to 30,000. I have seen his soldiers. They are indeed elite and have high morale. I am afraid that the men will not be able to withstand it when they go out to the city to fight.
Tuoba Sijian said: "You still have to stick to it."
After saying that, Tuoba Sijian secretly sighed. His brother should have gone south to fight against the thieves. If he could win the position of Jiedu Envoy, the Xia Sui Yamen Army and the Jinglue Army would be theirs in name.
Even Shao Shude himself had to serve as a general under his brother's tent and could no longer make trouble.
With these professional warriors, the tribal soldiers in Youzhou can be well organized. Their habits are not good. If they are controlled according to the rules of the Han army and learn the art of battle formation, they may not be unable to rise up. It's hateful.
The position of Jiedushi was taken away by Shao. Tuoba Sijian always felt that this was like taking away the luck of his family's rise. After taking this step, he would no longer be a tribal chief.
, that is, they are still from the Tu tribe in Youzhou.
Tuoba Renfu stood behind his father, but he was a little disapproving.
If the Tuoba clan were still the same tribe that was chased by Tubo all day long, then there would really be no problem in escaping. It would be normal to run away if they can't be beaten. But now they control a state and have the benefit of salt ponds. If they run away
Now, can they regain their previous momentum? Can the surrounding tribes listen to the Tuoba family again?
Being the co-leader of a tribe is not that easy. Once you run away, you will have to put in a lot of effort to regain your momentum.
Furthermore, from a selfish point of view, can he still marry a daughter who does not have Qingxiang? Two months after their wedding, Tuoba Renfu is very satisfied with his bride. She is beautiful, has a good temper, and is considerate. If there is no war, he
I wish I could spend all day with my bride.
These are all the benefits brought by Tuoba's reputation! How can you escape?
"I still can't see through this false reputation..." Tuoba Sigong suddenly sighed and said with a wry smile: "Three generations of people have managed the foundation of Youzhou, and I can't bear to throw it away. According to the Han people, there are too many jars and pots to make a decision.
Not everyone has the courage to give up and start over."
“Brother, why did you say this?” Tuoba Sijian was shocked and couldn’t help but said: “The Shao thieves only have 30,000 troops and cannot capture Youzhou City.”
"If the foundation outside the city is lost, what does it matter if there is no city?" Tuoba Sigong sighed: "The ten tribes of Meijiu, the six tribes of Sanluo, the tribe of Mengxiang, the tribe of Suixiang, the tribe of Qing, and the tribe of Pangmei.
, Wangmang'e tribe, and these tribes in Youzhou, don't you care? Not to mention, many herdsmen from our Tuoba tribe have not entered the city, don't they want it?"
“Brother, let’s go out of the city to fight? Let’s fight it out?” Tuoba Sijian asked with his eyes wide open.
Sixiao, Sijing, Sizhong, and Siyao all turned to look at Tuoba Sigong, as if waiting for him to make a decision. According to the habits of their party members, they should have gathered all the ministries for a fight to the death. The elder brother should be
I was frightened by the previous wars between Tang Tingping and Dangxiang, and decided to defend the city. It was really a bad move.
"Send an advance envoy to Shao's camp to see what conditions he wants before he is willing to retreat." Tuoba Sigong said.
As soon as these words came out, some of the brothers were greatly disappointed, some breathed a sigh of relief, and some were thinking hard, as if thinking about the possibility.
"Shao Shude just wants to cut down the vassal. Let's listen to his conditions first, and we can delay it for a while. If we can wait until Yanzhou, Dongshan, and Hunzhouchuan ministries come to help, there may be a better chance." Tuoba Sigong finally said:
"If it doesn't work, it's not too late to fight again."