October 17th, the first year of Guangqi, Fuping County, Jingzhao Prefecture.
Time flies like water. It has been two years since I last left Fuping. The people in Guanzhong have also rarely lived in peace for nearly three years. In these three years, the saint spent most of his time in Shu, until the palace was roughly repaired.
After showing his appearance, he returned with the newly recruited 50,000 Shence Army.
The people in Guanzhong have lived in peace for three years, and for two of them they have not had to raise an army or officials, and their taxes are relatively light. Compared with the states in Guandong, how lucky they are!
Now it seems that the debt has to be paid off.
Six thousand Jingyuan troops are stationed in Xianyang, seven thousand Punning troops are stationed in the east of Weiqiao, and eight thousand Fengxiang troops are stationed in Weibei. There are a total of 21,000 people, all supported by the people of the counties near Chang'an. If this is the case, it is nothing.
, the past three years have been good, and the people's lives are pretty good. The key is the poor discipline of the soldiers and horses in these three towns. They robbed property, women, cattle and sheep, almost everything. If you dare not obey, you will be killed with a single sword. The people are miserable.
He spoke, but there was nothing he could do.
People want to rob even the emperor, so what are you doing to rob you, a common man?
There are also 30,000 Shence troops in Chang'an City. Their military discipline is pretty good, but even the traffickers and foot soldiers know that they cannot fight. If they go into battle, they may collapse at the first touch.
Those with good military discipline cannot be beaten, but those with bad military discipline can be beaten. The people in Guanzhong keep shouting that they are committing evil. At the same time, they secretly hate Tian Lingzi and Wang Chongrong. Why should they fight if they are so good? The price of salt has risen to 200 yuan a dou. How are we living today?
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"Judge Chen, I have visited various villages and found that the people's lives are not bad. They have been peaceful for three years and are full of vitality." Shao Shude still lives in Li Kan's farm. Wheat has just been planted in the farm. The people's lives are peaceful and happy.
Not affected by the war.
People these days are not afraid of heavy taxes, but of lack of order. There is heavy exploitation but there is order, and they can barely survive. If there is no order, wives and children will be separated, and families will be destroyed. Let alone live and work in peace and contentment.
It would be nice to meet people.
"This is the virtue of the king. The eight counties of Fuping were not affected during the Huangchao Rebellion. Now that the army is here, no one dares to provoke. Elders in Guanzhong, I hope that the king is like the rain. If the king opens a mansion in Fuping
After the establishment of the Yamen, the eight counties were no longer owned by the imperial court. The common people and officials gathered and followed, and they all regarded the king as their master." Chen Cheng said.
"Judge Chen is joking." Shao Shude shook his head and said: "The imperial court is still there, how can it crack the earth in the pass?"
In addition to Jingzhao Prefecture and Tonghua Prefecture, there may have been gold merchants and other places in the past. These more than 30 counties have always been the private areas of the imperial court. Your vassal towns annexed each other. The matter is not that serious, but annexing the prefectures and counties directly under the imperial government
, the trouble is huge, and it is really possible to face siege from various towns.
"How is the food and grass collection going?" Shao Shude asked.
"All the surrounding counties are collecting grain and grass, Master. In a few days, we will be able to gather in Fuping." Chen Cheng responded.
Thirty-three thousand troops are stationed in various places. The main Tielin Army and the Cavalry Army are in Fuping, the Yi Cong Army is in Fuping and Sanyuan, and the Military Army is in the southeast of Fuping. For this battle, Fuping is the main grain station, and each county must recruit several soldiers.
Thousands of strong men helped transport grain, grass, and equipment. The pack horses, draft horses, and prepared carts that Guanzhong Prefecture County had previously purchased from Suizhou were unexpectedly recruited by the disaster-defeating army, which was ridiculous.
"What is Wang Chongrong doing?"
"There is not much movement, but the number of troops in Hexi has increased, and there seems to be signs of attacking Tongzhou."
"Where's Li Keyong?"
"We are still preparing our troops and horses, and there is no sign of moving out."
"Send someone to tell Wang Chongrong not to come to Fuping. The people here are helping the disaster-defeating army to raise food and transport supplies. It's very hard, so don't come here to catch the autumn wind."
"As commanded."
This is my territory, that’s what I mean. The eight counties in the northern part of Jingzhao Prefecture are old acquaintances with Xia Sui’s troops. If I send troops to them, I have the obligation to protect them. If Wang Chongrong dares to indulge the sergeants,
If they come to plunder, the Dingnan Army dares to fight them first.
Li Keyong's "150,000 troops" are here. If they dare to plunder, they will also attack them! The Hedong Army and the five Hu tribes in the north have not fought against each other during the Qianfu period, and their combat effectiveness is about the same.
"Three days later, a certain person will lead the Tielin Army and the Iron Cavalry Army south to Gaoling. They will meet Li Changfu and Zhu Mei." Shao Shude sat down, looked at the map in front of him and said, "The Fengxiang Army is in Weibei. If you dare
Raising an army to fight, don’t you know Meng Kai’s old story?”
In the Battle of Shengaoyi, the Tielin Army defeated Meng Kai's tens of thousands of men and chased him north, driving him down the river. Li Changfu's eight thousand men were stationed here. Shao Shude didn't mind if he stubbornly resisted.
Have a fight with them.
"Commander, Li Changfu and others are already cowardly before they dare to advance eastward. They should be hesitant at this time. If they are just a little scared, they will retreat, but they may not dare to fight."
"Some people won't shed tears until they see the coffin. They have to do it to know how powerful they are." Shao Shude said: "In the towns in the west of Beijing, the sergeants dared to fight, although they may not win. In the past, they dared to advance with only tens of thousands of people.
There are 150,000 people in Chang'an."
"Then we have to fight!" Chen Cheng sighed. Although winning is a high probability, once you go to the battlefield, there is no guarantee of victory. He sincerely hopes that Li Changfu and others will retreat before they can enter.
In Chang'an, Tian Lingzi was killed for causing chaos in the party.
"How's the immigration thing going these days?"
"Reporting back to the commander-in-chief, there are many people in the counties of Jingzhao Prefecture who have fled with their families. Fuping Horse Racing Company has already sent people to collect them and send them to Xiazhou, and then go to Lingzhou to reclaim wasteland. Several other horse racing companies such as Tongzhou have also
Yes, as the army gathered, the people panicked, and within ten days Fuping's horse army gathered more than a thousand households." Chen Cheng replied.
Pei Tong is in charge of the horse racing business, but he recently sneaked to Chang'an. The horse racing business there has gone out of business, but there are still some things that need to be dealt with. Chen Cheng is the judge of the Tielin Army. These matters have nothing to do with him, but he has a clear mind.
There are many, so I usually pay attention to it in case the commander asks, and I did ask today.
"After this time, we have to find a way to make Yin Ning surrender. Going from Qingzhou to Lingzhou can save a lot of travel." Shao Shude said: "When Lingzhou's land reclamation is successful, a certain person will form the Feng'an Army and go south from Lingzhou.
, recapture Huizhou and open up this area."
"Commander, if we take Huizhou, Xingning, Jingyuan, and Fengxiang towns, they will be in panic all day long, and we will definitely join forces to fight against them."
"So we have to make Yin Ning surrender first." Shao Shude smiled and said, "Don't blame someone for being cruel. Those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters. Zhu Mei fought side by side with me in the past to defeat Zhu Wen. Now we belong to the enemy and we are no longer together.
By yourself, wouldn't Zhao Jian, the general of Tongsai Town, be a good choice for Xing Ning's commander-in-chief?"
"The commander is wise. If one of the three towns is removed, we can only rely on Fengxiang and Jingyuan. The two towns are unable to resist." Chen Cheng also said with a smile: "In this battle, Zhu Mei will be captured and killed. Tian Lingzi will disrupt the party and everyone will get it."
Punish him."
Zhu Mei, like Zhuge Shuang, was born in Pang Xun's rebellion. But he seems to be more loyal than people like Li Changfu. If possible, Shao Shude doesn't want to kill him, just drive him out and let Ying Ning
Among the three states, only Xiazhou follows the lead.
But it is difficult to say whether Zhao Jian is easy to control. When they were making love on the bedside, Yu Niang blew her pillow wind several times, but Shao Shude was not completely at ease with Zhao Jian. But it didn’t matter, as long as Lingzhou Ken
Tian Youcheng had the material foundation to support long-term operations, so he could gather more troops there. Zhao Jian had to obey even if he refused.
After struggling for so many years, the climate has finally become good in the northwest, and Marshal Shao is very satisfied.
The last years of the dynasty when vassal towns were separated and the last years of the unified dynasty were completely different concepts. The former still had military force and was even capable of fighting. There was a town in every few states with soldiers ranging from thousands to tens of thousands.
Professional warriors. The last years of the latter are usually accompanied by the four-character evaluation "weapons were weakened" in history books. The rebel army could easily sweep through a province or even several provinces, and it was easy for ambitious people to make a fortune.
But not in the late Tang Dynasty! Shao Shude sighed. How did Yelu Deguang's more than 100,000 cavalry compare to the tens of thousands of mounted infantry in the Qing Dynasty? They were beaten to the point of running away on camels, and even after entering Kaifeng, they could not become emperor. The arrogant soldiers of various towns
The powerful generals can only plan slowly, first take care of the towns in the northwest of Beijing of the Shence Military Department, and then plan other plans.
"Continue to gather refugees and transport them to Xiazhou. There are only two things to do in this expedition. One is to kill Tian Lingzi and help the Ximen clan. The other is to gather refugees. The latter is more important. The people in Guanzhong still have some wealth, so they go all the way
In Xiazhou, we don’t have to provide all the food. If it’s really insufficient, we can send donations to the big households.” Shao Shude finally gave instructions.
On October 20th, Shao Shude led the Tielin Army and more than 10,000 cavalry troops from Fuping and headed straight towards Weibei.
Along the way, he encountered two waves of imperial envoys. The first wave of edicts ordered him to serve the king and attack the king Chongrong, but Shao Shude refused to obey the edict. The second wave of envoys came again, and ordered his own army to observe and deal with the envoys and appease the Pingxia Party envoys.
He was appointed as the envoy of the Imperial Guard and the envoy of Yinchuan, and the title of the Prince of Lingwu County was also deprived of him.
Shao Shude just smiled and gave the gift to the angel. With the current situation in the six prefectures, no one dared to object. After entering Chang'an, no matter how the imperial court dismissed him, he would have to add them back item by item, and even give him a reward.
get more.
On October 23, the army arrived in Sanyuan County, and the county magistrate Liang Zhixia led the officials and gentry out of the city to welcome them.
On the 26th, they arrived at Jingyang and the front line of Gaoling, and set up camp, inviting Li Changfu of Fengxiang Army to fight. At the same time, Wang Chongrong also took action, personally leading an army of more than 20,000 to attack Tongzhou. The governor Guo Zhang led the troops
He went to war, was defeated, and Tongzhou fell.
Shao Shude was a little surprised when he got the news. Why are the warriors these days so brave? Not only Guo Zhang, but also many others, who have to go out to fight in the field without defending the city, are so confident? He now hopes that Li Changfu will also be more confident, not
After defending the camp, wouldn't it be nice to come out and fight with yourself? Let's fight face to face and decide the winner?
On October 28, Zhu Mei, who was stationed at Dongwei Bridge, led his troops to Gaoling and joined Li Changfu. The two armies totaled 15,000 people. It was decided that the Nanyang army should station 12,000 people in the northwest of Gaoling.
Led by Shao Shude himself, the left and right armies of Yi Congjun were stationed in the southeast of Jingyang, while the Jinglue Army was in the northeast of Gaoling.
The time is ripe for a decisive battle.
On the 29th, Zhu Mei suddenly sent an envoy to the camp of the Dingnan Army and invited Shao Shude to speak with him.