After celebrating the Sheri Festival and gathering strength for a few days, the Feng'an Army and the Jinglue Army headed north one after another.
The envoy of Feng'an Army was Qian Shousu, and the deputy envoy was Han Xun, the former surrendered general of Lingzhou. The Han family had ruled Shuofang for more than 40 years, but they still had some skills, and Han Xun was the best among them.
However, Feng'an's 4,000-strong army was dominated by sergeants Feng Xiang and Chen Xucai. The Du Yuhou was Shao Shude's first personal soldier, Shao Desheng, and the Youyi envoy was Yang Yue's second son, Yang Can. He could only serve himself honestly.
Guard Fengzhou.
There is no need to leave a general unused completely. As long as he is not given a chance and his humanity is not tested, his talents can be used.
In the future, there will be many generals who will conquer the world.
Yang Yue's two sons were already serving in the old army, and their ability to command cavalry was not bad, so they were also appointed this time.
One is serving as the You Yi Envoy in the New Economic Strategy Army, and the other is the You Yi Envoy in the Feng'an Army. The family of generals does have two talents, and I hope that martial arts can also contribute a lot of talents in the future.
On February 14th, tens of thousands of Yi Congjun lined up outside Xiazhou City and set off.
Shao Shude personally found the four generals.
The military envoy is naturally his brother-in-law, Fu Zang Jie Ming. After several years of training in the military, he is indeed much calmer than before.
Shao Shude once gave the armor that Li Xiang left in the tent to Yeli Yulue. He didn't want to favor one thing over another, so he gave the Persian armor that Kang Fujin had brought to Wu Zang Jie Ming. Fortunately, the size was almost the right size.
Fu Zang Jie Ming smiled and took it away, directly changing the armor on his body.
Since the king has a reward, it is natural to give him enough respect, even though it looks weird when he wears it.
The size of the Yi Congjun's Tibetan soldiers was similar to last time. There were three thousand infantrymen in the left wing, among which thousands of Hengshan soldiers had heavy armor and large shields. They charged into battle with great bravery and were already a sharp knife in their hand.
On the right side are seven thousand cavalry. The cavalry are Zhongyongdu, the legendary "palace army", and the infantry come from various tribes.
The main advantage of Fan soldiers is their high cost performance. Although their combat effectiveness is somewhat worse than that of Yamen soldiers trained all year round, they do not need to be raised in peacetime. In wartime, they can just be rewarded according to the rules of Yamen soldiers.
The sergeants of the Yi Congjun were also satisfied with the generous rewards. The mountains were poor and the grasslands were poor. As long as they came back alive from the battle and received money, silk, cattle and sheep, they would be able to make a small fortune in the tribe, so the Tibetan soldiers were very satisfied with the generous rewards.
People joining the rebel army are flocking to them. Every time after the number of troops is determined, the leaders of each tribe will go to the Yeli clan, the Mu Zang clan, and the Weicai clan to intercede and give them more places. The strong men in the clan are eagerly waiting for a reply.
Of course, this is also because they have not suffered a big loss yet. If after a battle, more than half of the people who went out to fight were killed or injured, they would not be blinded by money next time and rush down the mountain to fight.
The Yi Congjun were also given rewards before they went on an expedition. They were given two sheep, one mink, and two bolts of miscellaneous silk. After receiving the rewards, they gathered together and brought them back to the tribe. In the end, they still had to go through the hands of the boss. But they did not organize the people into households, so they
This is the only way to do it. At least Marshal Shao has let them know who handed out the money, which is already a huge improvement.
After seeing off the Yi Congjun, Shao Shude returned home. He still had a few days to spare.
“Huang Tuiguan, will you submit a paper for me?” Shao Shude took a poem manuscript with some surprise.
My own poetic talent is only about the same as Zhang Zongchang’s, yet there are still people writing papers for me?
"Under the slanting sun in the lonely city, I chanted for some time to send out some soldiers. I read feathers and guest papers, while thinking about poetry. The snow in the early morning set the sky, and the sound of horns sounded in the west wind. I mostly sat alone after chanting, and the sandy moon rose across the building." Shao Shude continued.
After taking a look, he turned his attention to Feng Xuan: "This poem is great!"
“What’s so good about it?” Feng Xuan put a piece of dried grape into Shao Shude’s mouth and asked.
“Fortunately…” Marshal Shao hurriedly organized his speech, but unfortunately the Chinese class representative was not there, so he was stuck there for a while.
"This must have been written by Huang Tuiguan when he was living elsewhere, or he probably got a few lines at that time." Feng Xuan took the poem manuscript, read it carefully several times, and said, "Does the king want to take Huang Tuiguan on an expedition? If he wins,
Now, let him compose a poem, maybe it will be passed down through the ages."
"It's not impossible..." Shao Shude held Feng Xuan on his lap and said with a smile: "It's a pity that I can't take a woman to go on an expedition. Otherwise, it would be better to let the beauty compose a poem."
"The beauty will accompany you in the evening." Feng Xuan stuffed another dried grape into Shao Shude's mouth and chuckled: "Actually, it's nothing. During the Xuanzong Dynasty, there were many dancing girls and beauties in the army, and they were banned many times.
, otherwise once the expedition is launched, it will take months or even years, how can we survive it?"
“Nonsense! Isn’t someone just able to endure it?”
“Didn’t you eat outside?”
“Of course not.”
“No wonder he came back like a hungry tiger and pounced on everyone he saw.”
“Then do you like my bravery?”
At this level, Feng Xuan couldn't resist. If the two of them were in a private boudoir, she might have blushed and said a few words, but this time her sister was still there, so she was thin-skinned and walked away in defeat.
Fengdu was almost seven months pregnant. Shao Shude put his ear against her bulging belly and was overjoyed.
Xiao Feng gently put her hand on his back with a smile on her lips. When she first heard that Wei Cui was beheaded on the banks of the Wei River, she was a little sad, but now that she thinks about it, it seems to be nothing.
When she was favored by the king for the first time, she was actually unwilling to do so, but the martial artist's reputation was too fierce. She did not dare and could not resist, for fear of bringing disaster to her brother Cong.
However, the king is really not like the rude warrior in his impression, and he is completely different from the scholar. He took her on horseback, touched a bow and arrow for the first time in his life, saw the vast grassland, and saw the desert described in those popular poems.
Sunset. I also picked flowers for her, told her bad jokes, and talked about the vastness of the world.
Now she is willing to sing songs to the king, dance with swords, and give birth to children.
Pervert! Xiao Feng remembered this word that the king once mentioned. It is really bad to snatch someone else's wife back, let her give birth to a child for him, and want her to be devoted to him!
“Sing a song for me to cheer for my king’s expedition.” Shao Shude carefully carried Feng Du to Hu’s bed and let her half-rely in his arms.
Before going on an expedition, it was his regular routine to listen to the Feng sisters singing.
"The beacon fire shook the desert and illuminated the sweet spring clouds. The Emperor of Han stood up with his sword and summoned General Li. The soldiers were united in the sky, and the sound of drums was heard in Longdi. They were brave and courageous, and the battle cleared up the evil atmosphere." Feng Xuan stood up and sang in a clear voice.
.
The sun shines in through the window and shines on the three of them. One is heroic, the other is brilliant, and the other is beautiful, they are such a perfect match.
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At the gate of Xiazhou City, the appearance of Leopard Cavalry City caused quite a stir.
Especially when there are more than a hundred cavalry in front of them, all wearing heavy armor and holding up lances of astonishing length, they look very majestic.
There are already 114 pairs of vests, and they were originally placed on pack horses. But Marshal Shao asked to show them to the people who were seeing off the expedition, so he came up with such a cool way to appear.
Propaganda can also serve the war.
From now on, we will not only propagandize on our own people, but also propagandize on the territory of the hostile forces. Let them be afraid and make them dare not act rashly. Maybe it will save one or two wars.
Tielin Army, Iron Cavalry Army, and Leopard Cavalry Capital, totaling more than 15,000 troops, some set out from the city and some gathered from the military camps outside the city. They were so vast that they walked for a long time before disappearing from everyone's sight.
Huang Tao was riding on the horse, feeling excited as he watched.
Writing poetry also requires life experience. If you don’t see tens of thousands of warriors arraying in battle, you don’t see the exotic scenery outside the fortress, you don’t see the scene of bloody battles, what kind of frontier fortress poems can you write at home?
Behind Huang Tao were several painters. Marshal Shao gave them instructions to paint a picture of "Lingwu Commandery Prince Lanzhou Reviewing the Troops" after the war to show his merit.
The handsome man has quite a few tricks up his sleeve! Huang Tao smiled.
The production of famous paintings not only requires painterly skills, but also many other factors. Recovering the old land in Helong can definitely become the soil for the birth of famous paintings, because it contains too much meaning. If it is passed down to later generations, it may also inspire
The morale of the people has become the pride of the country.
As the army marched all the way, warehouses were built in Wuyan City, Youzhou, Yanzhou, and Baichi County, and a large amount of military supplies and food were stored. This greatly accelerated the march, so they arrived at the east of Lingzhou City on the ninth day of March.
At this time, the Tiande Army had just arrived, led by Sun Ba himself, but the Zhenwu Army was still on the way, and its movements were a bit slow.
Wang Bian, the envoy of the Zhenwu Army, has gone to Huazhou to be the governor. His replacement is Song Le, the governor of Yinzhou recommended by Shao Shude. At present, Song Le has gone to Jinhe County (Zhenwu Army City), and the military force led by Guan Kairun has
Stationed nearby, Marshal Shao can be regarded as directly annexing Zhenwu, and Lin wins the two states.
The generals who led the Zhenwu Army to the south of more than 7,000 people were very surprising: Zhang Yanqiu, who had successively served as the envoy to the capital of Hedong, the Marching Sima, General Jinwu, and the governor of Yangzhou.
After Zhang Yanqiu was recruited by Zheng Congchen, he was entrusted with military power and controlled tens of thousands of yamen troops in Hedong. He has been working hard to help Zheng Congchen stabilize the situation. Under his rule, the yamen army in Hedong, which had repeatedly caused trouble, behaved like a kitten and never again
Had trouble.
After Huang Chao entered Chang'an, the imperial court pardoned Li Keyong and asked him to lead troops to quell the rebellion. However, the price could not be agreed upon at first. Li Keyong stationed troops in Xindai and looted Taiyuan, so Zhang Yanqiu sent troops to fight with him.
Later, Li Keyong took control of Hedong, and Zhang Yanqiu could no longer work, so he followed Zheng Congdan back to Beijing. He first served in the Shence Army, and later served as governor in many states and counties. The last one was in Yangzhou in Xingyuan Prefecture.
After Yang Fugong came to power, he established the military governor of Wuding Army, and appointed his fake son Yang Shouzhong as the military commander and governor of Yangzhou to lead Yangzhou. So Zhang Yanqiu lost his official position and returned to Chang'an in despair, receiving the salary of General Jinwu as a free official.
Spend the day.
Shao Shude laughed after hearing this. Yang Shouzhong is a rat. He can't even use a general like Zhang Yanqiu. What a fool you are!
Therefore, before the northern tour of Yinshan, he immediately sent someone to contact Zhang Yanqiu, promising to be appointed as a yamen general with a monthly salary of 150,000 yuan. It is embarrassing to say that he was treated at the same level as Zhu Shuzong, the coach of the capital. Zhu Shuzong was recommended by Zhang Yanqiu.
People's current development is so different that it's okay not to mention it.
Zhang Yanqiu is not stupid. He felt that something was wrong when he saw the current situation in Chang'an. After Shao Shude was recruited, he did not hesitate and sent his family directly to Xiazhou. After bidding farewell to his friends in Beijing a while ago, he went to Xiazhou in a leisurely manner.
Become a government official.
Coming with him was a young man named Liang Hanyong, who was only sixteen or seventeen years old.
Zhang Yanqiu also said that he had "great strategy", and his comment was the same as that of Zhu Shuzong, whose family background was similar, Hedong dental school. However, Hedong natives were not highly valued under Li Keyong's account, and could not become high-ranking officials, and even their own people could not
I couldn't get promoted, so I was suppressed a bit by the Daibei Group.
Zhang Yanqiu had taught him many things, and Shao Shude was still grateful, so he asked him to lead the Zhenwu Army south to rendezvous. Zhang Yanqiu did not refuse, and went north to Jinhe with his belongings in the first month.
, and roughly suppressed the unruly army.
There are more than 7,000 Zhenwu Army and more than 4,000 Tiande Army, plus Xinquan Army, Dingyuan Army, Tielin Army, Iron Cavalry Army, Wuwei Army, Baoqidu, Yicong Army, as well as the Yinshan Fan Tribe, Tuoba Tribe, and Hexi Army
This time, more than 50,000 herdsmen from various tribes in Dangxiang were dispatched, claiming to be 200,000.
Marshal Shao stood on the bank of the Yellow River with great satisfaction and had the urge to throw the riding whip down.
Throwing a whip to cut off the current will not scare you to death, the Tibetans!
“Where are the Wuwei Army and the Yi Cong Army?”
“Returning to the commander-in-chief, I have been traveling south for several days and should not have reached Feng’an County yet.” Chen Cheng, deputy envoy of Jiedu, reported.
An outpost war has broken out in Huizhou.
With Shao Shude's approval, Yang Yue led more than 10,000 Xinquan troops, Tuoba tribes, and Huizhou Fan tribes, mainly cavalry. They entered Weizhou several times, burned Tubo's accumulated forage, demolished beacons and outposts, and searched and killed scouts.
This will significantly escalate the previous military friction.