"Your Majesty, it's time to get up." Early in the morning, Feng Xuan walked in with his maid.
Seeing Shao Shude holding her sister in his arms and caressing her, she felt helpless. Somehow, the king loved Fengdu so much.
The two sisters basically serve the king together, but in the end, it is always the younger sister who has given birth to a daughter. Look at it like this, she will have to get pregnant in a while, but there is no movement in her belly.
"It's time to get up." Shao Shude tucked little Feng into bed and let her sleep for a while while he dressed under the service of Da Feng and the maid.
It is already the beginning of March, and the warm and comfortable home life is coming to an end. Since we have aspirations for the world, we cannot linger too much in the gentle countryside.
I am not the protagonist Gao Daquan in the movies and novels that are often seen in later generations. I can't adapt to the ascetic life, which will also surprise my subordinates. The boundaries between governing the people, fighting, and entertainment can be firmly grasped.
Tao.
As usual, breakfast was dolphin, fish, and chicken, plus dairy products and corn porridge. After eating, I took a short rest, and then went to the martial arts field in the backyard to practice for a while. It was good. I kept practicing my skills, and I still haven't lost my archery skills.
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"Commander, it's time to leave the city." Li Renfu arrived in a hurry and reminded.
"Let's go." The early spring in Xiazhou was still very cold. Shao Shude got on the carriage and left the city under the escort of hundreds of soldiers.
He originally wanted to ride a horse, but his subordinates advised him that it would be safer to ride in a carriage, lest the assassins take advantage of him. Shao Shude has always been good at what he does, and to his current position, he has to be careful every step he takes. There is a small chance of being attacked by assassins.
This thing had to be guarded against, because it had happened all the time since ancient times, and he remembered that this was how Sun Ce died.
It was already bright when we arrived outside the city, and a section of the cavalry army had already formed up with their horses in formation.
Shao took stock of his family before and felt that he still had a bit of room to spare. So he was cruel and gave the cavalry army a luxurious configuration, that is, one person and two horses. Originally, he wanted to have three horses, that is, a war horse for charging into the battle and a pack horse.
To carry ordnance, water, and armor, a riding horse is used for daily travel, but after thinking about it, it was too luxurious, so I finally gave up the idea. For now, one person and two horses are the limit.
War horses eat three times as much food as soldiers. When the battalion is not on an expedition, it is okay to say that if it is on an expedition, it will need to be fed nine liters of grain and beans a day. Horse fodder is used for riding. The beans are mixed and fed, which consumes a lot.
The cost is really high! The land here is close to the grassland, so the cost can be reduced to some extent. I wonder what Zhu Wen will do in Henan. He will definitely occupy a lot of cultivated land to raise horses, right?
"Commander, the cavalry troops have arrived." Oritsugu Yu, who was fully armored, stepped forward and reported.
"The roll call will be made. Anyone who fails to come after three calls will be immediately beheaded!"
"Yes!" Oritsugu Yu quickly went down and called the roll call.
After the roll call, of course, rewards should be given out. This is Marshal Shao's old routine. The rewards for the Spring Society Festival were moved to today, and the soldiers had always trusted him, so they didn't think it was anything.
But the scene of giving out rewards is a bit eye-catching. Copper coins, silks, cattle and sheep are all present, mixed with hair, making it look a bit like a peasant army returning from plunder.
"I remember your name is Li Shaorong?" Shao Shude looked at an officer standing in front and asked.
"The commander actually remembers someone?" Li Shaorong was a little excited.
"I had military exploits when I conquered Youzhou. I was excellent at riding and shooting. Now I am the leader of the team, right?" Shao Shude said with a smile.
"Yes, the commander-in-chief knows rewards and punishments clearly, and the commander-in-chief is fair and selfless. I am already a leader of the cavalry army." Li Shaorong replied.
"This time to fight against the Hexi party, Captain Li should make new contributions." Shao Shude encouraged.
Li Shaorong was a little excited when he heard this, and subconsciously thought of what to say, but he was clumsy in his words and was about to sweat in a hurry. Suddenly, he felt blessed and said loudly: "I will swear allegiance to the commander-in-chief to the death!"
Shao Shude patted Li Shaorong on the shoulder with satisfaction.
As the saying goes, plans cannot keep up with changes. After the civil strife in Shuofang's army, Han Lang and Kang Yuancheng could not convince everyone. Xiao Mian, the governor of Yanzhou, was dissatisfied. But he had few troops under his command, only 1,500 people, and the two counties of Yanzhou were too small.
They were poor, and their total number of Han people was only close to ten thousand, so they could not withstand the possible attack from Lingzhou. And this guy was also decisive, and he did not stop doing anything. He asked Shao Shude to send troops to Yanzhou, and he actually defected directly.
However, after analyzing with the generals, Shao felt that Xiao Mian may not have really surrendered, and may still have the intention of borrowing strength. But this kind of thinking is so stupid! How long has it been, and he is still thinking about driving away the tiger?
Swallowing Wolf, do you have what it takes?
Shao Shude remembered that Yanzhou was occupied by Li Maozhen for many years in later generations, and his own strength was pitifully weak. The last time Yang Yue led his troops into the Yanzhou border and attacked and killed the fourth party of Xiang Wuyi, the Yanzhou defenders seemed to be pretending to be deaf and dumb.
did not see it.
Is it the instinct of a warlord to still hold on to this little strength?
Well, Yang Yue is still dealing with family affairs in Yuduole City. If he can return to Xiazhou in time, he can take him on an expedition and observe him carefully along the way to see if this person can be entrusted with important tasks.
After the rewards were distributed, Shao Shude solemnly called Zheji Yu in front of him and said: "General Zhe will go first. I am arranging a large group of troops in the rear and march westward at any time."
"I will definitely live up to the commander-in-chief's trust." Oretsugu said with clasped fists in salute.
"Persecute and cut off, look down and be solemn, do not need to remonstrate, carry out executions and kill many times, the punishment will see blood, do not avoid relatives, this is a general of a hundred people; he is eager to defend his case, is jealous of thieves' intrusion, reprimands and punishes others, and wants to rectify the crowd.
, this is a general of a thousand men; his appearance is dull, his words are out of control, he knows when people are hungry and full, and he is familiar with people's drama, he is also a general of ten thousand people. General Zhe, the cavalry army of three thousand people is the main force of the cavalry army of the Difficult Army. Now
I leave it in your hands. The general was born as a general, his knowledge far exceeds that of others, and he is regarded as a general of ten thousand people." Shao Shude said with a heavy tone.
"Don't worry, Commander, I will act with caution."
"After arriving in Yanzhou, you can contact Wu Zang Qingxiang. There are also Dangxiang tribes in Yanzhou, and now they have basically obeyed. You can help." Shao Shude warned again.
"I will obey your orders," Oretsugu Yu replied.
After a while, the cavalry soldiers gathered their belongings together and asked people to distribute them to their families living inside and outside the city. Then three thousand cavalrymen carried several days of food and water and headed straight for Youzhou.
Youzhou is now a large storage base, with grain, grass, and equipment being transported there continuously. Xiang Dingkou, the captured Tuoba party who was responsible for this task, had to dig canals, dig coal, and
It was really miserable to transport food, grass and equipment. For this reason, Tuoba Pu, who was under house arrest, begged to see her and let her tribe members and of course his father be released.
Shao Shude patiently listened to the little girl's cry, but finally refused, although it seemed that Tuoba Pu was willing to pay any price.
The Tuoba Party has tens of thousands of people, and even more former subordinates, and its influence is huge. However, I will not enslave them forever. Let's do it first, and then pardon when the time is right, and then I can taste Tuoba's young lady.
It's a pity that he would never dare to take this girl home. Even Marshal Shao didn't want to interfere with the grudge between the Zheju clan and the Tuoba clan.
"Let's go." After the three thousand cavalry troops left one by one, Shao Shude also boarded the carriage and returned to Xiazhou.
Trembling, guarding day by day, approaching the wise and making plans, making people aware of integrity, speaking without hesitation, and being loyal and sincere, this is a general of 100,000 people. I wonder who can do this in today's world. Huainan has 80,000 soldiers.
Gao Pian, I'm afraid it won't work, at least the loyalty of the generals will be very questionable.
Take your time, your start is not slow anymore. Oritsugu Yuchi goes to Yanzhou, and with the help of the Dangxiang tribe, it will not be a problem to control the two counties in the whole state. Xiao Mian can be kept for now, as an official
Puppet, so as not to fall into the trap of others.
Below is the preparation of the large army of soldiers and horses.
In fact, there was news from the court. When the saint returned to Chang'an from Shu, he saw that the palace was in ruins, the city was sparsely populated, and foxes and rabbits were running around, feeling unhappy. The war horses and goods he sent there were directly accepted by Tian Lingzi.
This guy actually asked for a thousand more horses to be sent over. He was really greedy.
Han Lang and Kang Yuancheng have been waiting hard for the imperial decree in Lingzhou for more than two months. As a result, they have not responded yet, and they don’t know how they feel. It is a pity that the Shuofang elite soldiers brought out by Tang Hongfu have now become plundering prefectures and counties.
of bandits.
This time, I have to play a trick to ridicule the people, which is good!
