On the sixth day of May, Bao Xiedao commanded the main force of Zhang Yanqiu's army to leave the mountain and reach the north of Nanzheng County.
"The general arrived later than the commander, I'm really sorry." Zhang Yanqiu said with a look of shame upon his arrival in the city.
Shao Shude now lives in a villa of the Zhuge family. There is Fangshi nearby. This morning, Shao Shude sat on the attic and looked at the market that had resumed business.
Xingyuan Mansion is quite prosperous.
Large cars and small cars come in and out, inside and outside the square wall, and it is difficult to move around. The cars are loaded with rice, porcelain, tea, salt, silk and other commodities, and they are sold at the Western Market inside the square wall. I heard that there is a market more than ten miles north of Fucheng.
There is also a larger market in Changliudian, where Hanzhong silk, tea, medicinal materials and other commodities are collected and distributed, and transported to Guanzhong and even northern Guanzhong for sale. There are also many merchants from Guan Nei Dao who drive their livestock to Changliudian for trade.
Both sides benefited greatly.
Trade that benefits both sides is trade that can be sustained in the long term.
In fact, Shao Shude now has a vague idea, which is to build a unified market within his jurisdiction.
Due to the separation of vassal towns and the state and county system, the commercial system of the country was relatively fragmented, with numerous checkpoints, and the cost of cross-border business was extremely high. The establishment of a unified market was not only conducive to commercial development, but also conducive to strengthening the central authority.
Shao Shude was afraid that he would forget, so he had already written it down in a bound booklet, and planned to discuss it with someone when he went back.
Of course, when developing business, there is also a currency issue, which is a headache.
When they were prospecting in Lanzhou, the people below happily reported that they had found silver and a small amount of gold, but where was the copper?
Moreover, the amount of silver found is so small that I don’t know if it is several thousand kilograms a year. If this small amount of silver is thrown into the market, it will not even make a splash.
Later, the Spaniards conquered the Americas and established two major colonies, New Spain and Peru. The gold in the Procuratorate of Mexico City, the silver in Guadalajara, the gold in Santa Fe, Bogota, the silver in Santiago, and the amazing Potosi
Silver Mountain, shipped back to Cadiz ship after ship, costs more than 10 million pesos per year (one peso is less than 30 grams).
Because the Spaniards dug up treasure mountains out of thin air, they stopped working and used the gold and silver to buy things from other European countries. Huge amounts of gold and silver flowed into France, England, the United Provinces and the Baltic countries, which alleviated the money shortage and made convenience
Commerce began, and the orders from the Spanish promoted the development of handicraft industry. Moreover, the Spanish had so many orders that they had to use a centralized production factory system to continuously improve machines and increase production efficiency.
A virtuous cycle begins here.
There is not enough currency (such as silver dollars) that is conducive to circulation, and it is impossible to monetize industry and commerce. If you still want to launch an industrial revolution, that is nonsense! Not only can the industrial revolution fail, but even commerce is stumbling and limited to a lower level.
The level cannot be improved.
We have to think of ways to solve the problem of money supply in the future.
"General Zhang is not slow in coming. Although the Baoxie Road is close, the road is not easy to walk, especially for carriages and horses. There is also the suspended plank road. If you are not careful, you will fall to the bottom of the valley." Shao Shude motioned to Zhang Yanqiu to sit down.
, said: "General Zhang can rest in Nanzheng for a day or two, and then march eastward with troops, leave the city and attack Yangzhou."
"The last general can set off today." Zhang Yanqiu said: "The vanguard of two thousand people has taken a small road to the northwest of Yangzhou. Commander Zhu on the other side of Luogu Road has conquered Zhenfu County, and the vanguard has also reached the north of Yangzhou. Yang Shouzhong had to
Troops were mobilized from the eastern front to return reinforcements, and Wu Zang's commander at Ziwu Valley Road followed suit to move westward, encircling the enemy on three sides, and Yangzhou was bound to be defeated. If we go too late, we may not be able to catch up."
Shao Shude laughed when he heard this. The morale of the generals was high, and the first goal of the Southern Expedition would soon be achieved. I just don't know how Yang Fugong, Yang Shouzhong and his son are feeling now. Don't run away again at the critical moment, right?
"General Zhang is brave and brave, and I think he is the perfect one." Shao Shude said: "Go eastward along the Han River, and the road will be smooth all the way. We will conquer Yangzhou and it will be just around the corner."
Yang Shouzhong only had 4,000 soldiers. He temporarily recruited some strong men and managed to get 7,000, but there were many rioters. Before, the Golden Ancient Garrison fought two battles in Xixiang County and lost hundreds of soldiers. Then the mountain people who rebelled against the army
Constantly climbing over mountains and ridges, launching offensives, the two armies lost another thousand people during the tug of war, and even some of the strong men escaped.
In the battles at the Xijiangkou of Baoxie Road and the battles at the passes of Luogu Road, he lost another 2,000 people. Now he is huddled in Yangzhou City, with only 3,000 soldiers, of which there are only a few hundred Yamen soldiers and a thousand state soldiers, and the rest are unbearable.
Only God knows how many days a strong warrior can hold out in the face of the siege of tens of thousands of troops.
On the seventh day of May, Shao Shude visited Zhuge Shuang again. Marshal Zhuge's complexion was getting worse day by day, his eye sockets were sunken and his complexion was sallow, as if he had just stood up to look at things in the past few days.
After sitting and talking, Shao Shude said goodbye and left.
He was about to reorganize his troops and march south to Jizhou. Zhuge Zhongbao was extremely arrogant and repeatedly sent troops from Bizhou to plunder Jizhou. Zhuge Zhongfang led his troops southward and was severely defeated. In the end, Marshal Zhuge returned from Xingzhou.
In the Battle of Nanjiang (Nanjiang), Zhuge Zhongbao was defeated, more than 2,000 of his rank were beheaded, and 1,000 of them were captured. This was the only way to contain the Tongzhou soldiers' attack.
But after the general became bedridden, Zhongbao came back, conquered Damou and other counties, and cut off the connection between Xingyuan Prefecture and the southern states. He intended to take advantage of the favorable opportunity of the popular sentiment in the town to recruit surrender and recruit rebels, and the results would be channeled.
Peng, Ba and other prefectures are swallowed up, so that they can advance, attack, retreat or defend. Even if the Xingyuan Prefecture successfully completes the transfer of power, but the seven prefectures of Tong, Kai, Bi, Guo, Qu, Peng and Ba are in hand, how can
It is also beneficial to the invincible position.
On the eighth day of May, Shao Shude led the Tielin Army, Tianzhu Army, Baosai Army, part of the Yi Cong Army and some Xingyuan Prefecture troops to go south, with more than 20,000 troops in total, heading straight towards Jizhou. At this time, Yang
Outside the city, the same army gathered, and the final attack against Yang Fugong, Yang Shouzhong and his son was about to begin.
On the tenth day of the fifth month, Zhuge Zhongbao led his army to Damou County.
"Hasn't Lu Ji responded yet?" Zhuge Zhongbao asked.
Lu Ji is the governor of Bazhou. He originally had 2,000 soldiers in the state. Recently, he recruited some men to join the army, and his strength has greatly increased. Zhuge Zhongbao attacked Zhanbi and opened two states, then targeted Ji and Bazhou, and repeatedly raised troops to advance.
, if Zhuge Shuang had not been defeated at Nanjiang, these two states would have also fallen.
After the forceful attack failed, Zhuge Zhongbao tried to win over Zhuge Shuang again. The governor of Jizhou was Zhuge Shuang's old man. He simply beheaded the envoy who came to recruit him and sent the letter and his head to Xingyuan Mansion to express his attitude.
Lu Ji, the governor of Bazhou, was a bit of a two-pronged man. He did not agree to Zhuge Zhongbao's solicitation, but he also did not refuse. He accepted the goods sent there, but when it came to serious matters, such as sending troops to help in the war, changing flags and banners,
, it’s just pushing three and blocking four.
A cunning warlord in troubled times!
"Go back to General, not yet."
"Ignore him, set up camp first." Zhuge Zhongbao ordered.
This time he brought over all the elite soldiers who could fight, with a total army of about 10,000 people, and tried to defeat the main force of the army led by Shao Shude in the battle of Jizhou.
The reason for this is actually a combination of many factors. News that Yangzhou was besieged by a large army has come, and its fall will be a matter of time. Moreover, they have set up a stronghold in the south of Yangzhou and built equipment. They may follow it at any time.
Litchi Road went south and attacked Bi, Kai and other states.
At that time, Shao Shude went south from Jizhou, all the way from Xixiang County in Yangzhou to Tongzhou, all the way southwest to attack Bizhou, all the way from Kaizhou, and invaded from four directions. Can he resist it? Yang Shouzhong was defeated by the four directions.
The left branch is weak and the right side is weak, demolishing the east wall to make up for the west wall, losing again and again, shrinking into a foreign country, it is the end of the road.
Defending means dying later, but it is still death in the end. Unless something unexpected happens along the way, such as a plague among Shaoshude's troops, being washed away by floods, retreating due to lack of food, civil strife, etc. But if you think about it carefully, the possibilities are too high.
So low, we can’t place our hopes on this aspect.
Xingyuan Prefecture, in order to pacify Bi, Tong, Kai and other prefectures, has been doing its best to prepare grain, grass, equipment, and Jizhou is also recruiting concubines, transporting grain, cutting firewood, and hoarding arrows, medicinal materials, tarpaulins and other military supplies.
The second time is to not give up until the goal is achieved.
For the current plan, we can only go north to Jizhou and take advantage of the favorable opportunity before the other troops and horses go south. We should defeat Shao Shude's route first, so that the enemy will be frightened and all the troops will retreat without fighting.
Shao Shude was also an old soldier, and of course he understood the benefits of troops from all walks of life marching together. But he still led his army south, and it is self-evident what he had in mind.
This is a silent conversation.
I will give you a chance to break the situation. All the troops will go south in advance. You will also lead the troops to fight. Don't hide and wait for death. Kill quickly. Whoever wins will take the initiative.
On the 12th, the Dingnan Army crossed Daba Ridge. On the 17th, they passed through Xiaoba Mountain, Micang Mountain, and Jiexian Ridge. On the 20th, they arrived at Lisuo Nanjiang County in Jizhou.
At this time, news came from the northeast that soldiers and horses from all walks of life were surrounding Yangzhou. They fought bravely and fought desperately, and they had defeated Luocheng in Yangzhou. Yang Fugong, Yang Shouzhong and his son retreated to the inner city and resisted stubbornly.
Shao Shude was silent after reading the military report. It was certainly gratifying to see Luo City destroyed, but the casualties were a bit heavy, with more than 3,000 dead and wounded. Although not all of them were his own soldiers, he was still very distressed. This strengthened his determination to treat the enemy.
The attitude of the army to strengthen the city is to evacuate the people and leave no chickens or dogs behind! Let you hide in the city, I will get rid of all the people, you can hide in a tortoise shell and drink the northwest wind!
People are always the most precious asset in troubled times, because human labor creates value. And cities are generally purely consumption-oriented. Without rural supply, it is a dead end.
It just ruins your reputation!
When he was in Nanjiang County, he also received information about Henan: Qin Zongquan's Ministry promoted Zhao Deqian to 38 counties in eight states including Xiang, Deng, and Tang in Shannan Province, and sent people to contact Zhu Quanzhong to express his surrender. Zhu Quanzhong beat the snake and followed him.
On the stick, he told the court to ask Zhao Deqi to come to his side to assist him. The court was not stupid, and ordered Zhao Deqi to be the military envoy of Shannan East Road, and was given the title of Zhongyi Army.
Zhu Quanzhong led his army southward, captured Xuzhou City in two days, captured and killed Yang Shouzong. Afterwards, he sent a large number of troops southward, defeated Qin Zongquan and besieged him in Caizhou.
Qin Zongquan never defended the city in battles, and used a proper field battle to decide life and death. But after being defeated by the Xuanwu Army one after another, he became afraid and actually started to defend the city.
Shao Shude sighed. When Wang Chongrong attacked Tongzhou with tens of thousands of troops, the governor Guo Zhang still dared to go out of the city to fight in the field, but he was defeated in the end. In fact, the custom of the warriors in the dynasty was that they still liked to fight in the field. Unless they were forced to do so, they would not rely on defending the city.
Fight to consume the enemy's strength and morale.
I just don’t know if this kind of tough guy style that doesn’t like to defend the city and likes to fight in the field will continue to spread in the future. The legacy of the Northern Dynasties will probably dissipate to the last bit.
On the 24th, three thousand infantrymen from the right wing of the Rebel Army, serving as the vanguard, arrived in the area north of Damou County and began to set up camp.
That night, Zhuge Zhongbao sent thousands of troops to attack the camp and were repulsed. A war between the two sides was about to break out.