The Tiande army rested for two days by the Zhongling River. On August 24, the entire army set off and headed towards Shuozhou City, 200 miles away.
Hao Zhenwei won the field battle with Xue Zhiqin, and his confidence was boosted. He planned to kill them all in one go and make a contribution. The imperial court's rewards for the generals who countered the rebellion were quite generous. If Shuozhou was captured, it would be very likely that he would succeed him in the future.
Control the German Army. If the merits are more solid, it is not impossible to lead several northern states or the Zhenwu Army.
So, he was a little moved.
When the army breaks camp, there are many trivial matters. Although it is impossible to recover all the materials used in the camp, some things still have to be taken away, such as horses, caltrops, gate flags, etc. The equipment, grain, medicinal materials and other military supplies stored in the camp also need to be taken away.
They have to bring them with them. This is the work of the baggage camp. They have been transferred to many people to join the fighting force. Fortunately, they also captured a wave of prisoners and there are 4,000 people. It is enough to work hard.
If you can't take it away, just throw it away, such as ordinary wood. The residents of the village ran away a lot before, and they should still be able to use it when they come back. The Tiande Army is also more conscientious, and even filled in the pits before leaving.
, which saved them a lot of energy. Just like that, after cleaning up everything, the army set off in a mighty manner and headed straight towards Shuozhou.
You Yi sent the spies under Tian Xing to go first. Although the Shuozhou Army was severely defeated in the previous battle, the main force of the cavalry was not lost, so we should not be careless. We must send the spies far away to detect the movements ahead and ensure safety.
The rear can march in column form.
The next section of the journey was relatively peaceful. The Shuozhou army was defeated and was unable to stop the Tiande army from advancing. The Shatuo cavalry under the command of Xue Zhiqin also disappeared. Perhaps they withdrew to Shuozhou City, or simply went to other battlefields.
Who knows for sure. Shao Shude actually likes this. He is not a "bitch" like Lao Lu who has to fight desperately with others. He marches during the day and arranges everything at night, or he hangs around the military supervisor and brushes.
Face, or study in your own tent by an oil lamp.
Since the dispatch of troops this time, there are really too many things to learn. Shao Shude wrote it all down on paper, using simplified Chinese characters and Arabic numerals, which may seem a bit strange to others. To be honest, as a team leader, of course he does not need to learn so many things.
Anyway, just follow the golden drum flag and act on the battlefield. If you are lucky, you will not die. But Shao Shude does not want to pin his fate on illusory luck. He wants to try his best to see if he can control it, at least partially, in his own hands.
It's in your own hands. For low-level officers, the possibility of death or injury is too great!
For example, in the battle with the Shuozhou Army that just ended, too many people from both Sun Ba and Li Renjun died, many of whom were old brothers who had been in the army for many years, even Shao Shude could name them. What was the result?
You don't die like a wild dog on the battlefield! A wave of arrows can knock you down, you have no place to hide when you are stabbed by a bunch of spears, and when the enemy cavalry rushes to kill you, the five-meter-long horse girdle can make you despair.
, middle and lower level warriors are so cheap.
Shao Shude didn't want his life to be so humble, so he had to study harder, follow his superiors, and struggle to find a way out in troubled times.
Qiu Weidao saw this in his eyes, and found it a bit strange, and at the same time he also liked it. A martial artist who loves to learn and is not from a noble family would be an excellent candidate to win over. I will have to observe it carefully in the future. If it is a man who can be made
If you want to use this material, you can take it with you when you move to town one day and rely on it as a confidant. Even after you return to the capital, you can introduce it to your godfather. Thousands of troops are easy to get, but one general is hard to find. Now the generals of the Shence Army
What the hell do they look like!
The march of Taiping continued to three miles west of Shuozhou City. It was already the fifth day of September. The Tiande Army actually walked for twelve days for a short distance of two hundred miles, averaging less than twenty miles a day. There was no other way.
There were too many, and we had to "collect grain" along the way, which wasted a lot of time - in fact, there was nothing to collect.
Shuozhou City is Shanyang County. It is not big, but it is quite strong. Thirty miles east of the city, there is Mayi County City, the former Datong Military City, which is also very strong. In fact, this is nothing, the most important thing is
What's more, the Tiande Army has a dark eye on this area and doesn't know anything about the situation.
How many enemies are there? Where are they? Are there any cavalry? How is their morale? Are there any friendly forces nearby? Where can they raise food and grass? Almost none of these vital questions can be answered by the German army, so things will be very difficult to handle.
Hao Zhenwei still used the old method of setting up camp and spying on the enemy. This sounded a bit like fighting a tough battle, but it was actually a very sound response strategy. Shao Shude silently wrote down: Suddenly arriving at a place, the situation is unknown, and the foothold is not yet established.
When you are stable, you should protect yourself first and be in an invincible position before looking for other things.
Although Shanyang County is a state government, it is actually not as important as Datong Military City to the east, which is Mayi County. This county is the intersection of the two roads from Taiyuan to Zhenwu Army, otherwise Datong Military City would not have been there at first.
The meeting is located here. Although the Datong Army has now moved to Yunzhou City further north, Mayi County has always been a military powerhouse. In theory, there are many garrison troops, but I don’t know how many were taken away by Li Guochang and his son, and how many were tortured by Xue Zhiqin.
How much did it fall?
Well, among the prisoners last time, there were soldiers from Mayi County. According to them, there should be about a thousand soldiers in the county. Now that Xue Zhiqin was defeated, the Mayi guard did not know if he had recruited strong men to join the army.
There should be some. In addition to some defeated soldiers who returned, there are still two to three thousand people. With the strong city, the Tiande army is really helpless.
So Ma Yi can't be taken, can Shanyang be taken? It's probably not possible. With only a few thousand Tiande troops, the attack will definitely fail unless Xue Zhiqin abandons the city, but is this possible? The main force of Li Guochang and his son is fighting with Cao Xiang.
In the decisive battle between soldiers and horses in various towns, the retreat must be cut off and cannot be lost. Alas, I don’t know what the imperial court thinks. The way of fighting is really a bit chaotic, and the princes from all walks of life also have different ideas. They want to conserve their strength and gain benefits.
Heavy. Just like Qi Xinzhang and Helianduo in Yunzhou in the north, they are just paddling. There are women who annex tribes and plunder property, but they cannot be seen in storming Yunzhou City. The Tiande army cannot patrol now.
Jin, unwilling to chew hard bones, is actually the same as Qi Xinzhang and Helianduo.
This is a warlord. The army is the capital and lifeblood, and everything else is external.
The work of setting up camp was quite tiresome, and the auxiliary troops were so busy that they only roughly built a camp in the evening. It looked like they would have to continue to reinforce it tomorrow. Lu Huaizhong was responsible for supervising the safety and protection of the envoys today. Before departure, Shao Shude
They warned again and again, fearing that something might happen to this rough guy. The remaining two teams stayed in the camp to maintain their equipment. Shao Shude had nothing to do, so he took advantage of the gap before nightfall to run to Sun Ba's place to visit.
"Captain, I'm here. Hey, General Li Shi is here too?" After entering Sun Ba's camp, he saw Li Renjun, the former Zhenwu Army's central city guard, sitting there. He seemed to be very familiar with Sun Ba.
The two were laughing and talking about something.
"What are you doing here again? I don't have anything left for you." When he saw Shao Shude, Sun Ba was immediately furious. After the last battle, this guy took the time to come over for a visit, and even left before leaving.
Several captured horses were given to Song Le, the judge of the Supervisory Army Court, and two horses were given to Qiu Weidao, the envoy of the Supervisory Army. There were also a few bad horses left to carry things. It was true that "thieves never leave empty-handed."
"Captain is wrong, the staff is here today to discuss important matters." Shao Shude said with a smile. Talking to old acquaintances is relaxed and comfortable, unlike being cautious around the supervisors. Sure enough, people still like to live in their own homes.
Comfort zone.
"What a big deal! Thousands of soldiers and horses are here, but they don't dare to fight and are unwilling to leave. Every morning when Hao Zhenwei opens his eyes, he has to worry about the food, drink and diarrhea of these thousands of soldiers. I see here
If you can't stay here, why not change places." Sun Ba said angrily, apparently having a bad impression of Hao Zhenwei.
"Yes, what Lieutenant Sun said is reasonable. If we stay here, will the gentry from Shanyang and Mayi counties still rush over to deliver food? What a joke." Li Renjun's men suffered heavy losses in the last battle, so he said
His words were not very polite, and he continued: "Helian Duo brought so many people into Yunzhou, but he only pretended to attack a few times. I don't know if a hundred people died.
Then he withdrew, recruited from all over, and annexed the Tuhun tribe in Daibei to increase his military strength. I think this person is another Li Guochang!"
Li Renjun's words were a bit harsh. Shao Shude was cautious by nature and was not easy to pick on. But what he said should be correct. As the chief of Tuyuhun, Helianduo was granted the title of Governor of Yinshan Mountain and has been living on the grasslands north of Yinshan Mountain. But in
There are also a large number of Tuyuhun tribes living in the Daibei area, and they are one of the five tribes in the north. Because of the Tang court's divide and rule strategy, these Tuyuhun people have been under the jurisdiction of the Datong Army for many years, and have nothing to do with the Yinshan Governor's Mansion.
It doesn't matter. As the most powerful chief in Tuyuhun, if Helianduo didn't have the intention of annexing the northern people, I'm afraid even a three-year-old child wouldn't believe it. This time, Helianduo volunteered to conquer Li Guochang, and his purpose was impure.
!
"Hmph, Helian Duo annexed the tribes and expanded the military strength. Qi Xinzhang is not a fool, so he must have stopped moving. The imperial supervisors probably had no choice but to hurry up and attack the city a few times, and then stopped. Yunzhou City
How can we easily succeed with a high wall?" Sun Ba was really complaining about Helianduo and Qi Xinzhang, and they were not polite at all when they spoke. Next to him, Li Renjun, who was bitter and resentful, also nodded in agreement, feeling that this
The two pig teammates are really cheating.
Shao Shude had nothing to say. Li Guochang and his son had a total of more than 20,000 troops, at least half of which were newly recruited. There were only more than 10,000 elite soldiers who could really fight. Now most of them have gathered in Xin, Dai Erzhou, and Dai Erzhou in the south.
The camp in the north brought several soldiers and horses led by Cao Xiang into confrontation. If Qi Xinzhang, Helianduo, and Hao Zhenwei worked together and had more than 10,000 elite soldiers, wouldn't it be easy to do something in the rear of Li Guochang and his son?
It's a pity that this cannot become a reality. Many things in the world are probably like this. The situation in Hedong is complicated and confusing, and there is still something to play with.