This New Year in the sixth year of Qianfu is quite sad for the troops and horses under the Daibeixing camp.
Most of them are not locals. They gathered in Hedong because of the war. This year's winter was one of the rare severe winters in the past 20 years. Not to mention the guest troops from Henan, even the locals in Hedong were somewhat uncomfortable.
.Coupled with the shortage of logistical supplies, the sergeants were miserable and filled with resentment.
In the previous defeat of Jingle County, the officers and soldiers of Zhaoyi Town, who had killed Jiedushi, ran all the way back to Taiyuan Prefecture, plundered Jinyang and Taiyuan counties. The local people organized spontaneously and killed more than a thousand Zhaoyi soldiers, and the remaining
Panicked, he seized the city and fled, taking a small road back to Shangdang.
The officers and soldiers of Heyang, Zhongwu, Yicheng and other towns stationed on the front line of Daizhou were also restless. They came from Henan and had never seen the power of the severe winter in Daibei. The non-combat attrition was serious. If it weren't for the three officials of various sizes who were stationed in the camp,
If Li Guochang and his son were coming over at both ends of the day and they were really cruel, they probably wouldn't be able to hold on any longer. Someone said surrender? Come on, some of the local troops in Hedong want to surrender, but how can these guest troops surrender? Daizhou is far away from their hometown.
Along with Hedong, Zhaoyi and other towns, once surrendered, there is really no going back.
The only better thing may be the troops stationed in and outside Jinyang, including locals, soldiers and horses. It's close to the leader, with more money, less trouble, and occasionally you can go to the city to have fun. Isn't it wonderful? But they have a good life.
It's probably the end. The news of Jingle's fiasco a year ago came, and people were panicked. Cui Jikang, the messenger, didn't even go back to Jinyang to celebrate the New Year. Instead, he was supervising the defense of Mucheng and Gujiao City in Loufan. He was now frightened.
I was so brave that I no longer dared to fight blindly in the field. I only dared to send troops to guard various places, assuming a passive posture of being beaten. The health bar of the Daibeixing camp was really thick. The army fought in the field, defeated Honggu in the first place, and Jingle in the second place, and still managed to survive.
The situation can be maintained. On the other hand, the Li family and his son on the opposite side have won two battles in a row, and both were battles involving tens of thousands of people. Their prestige is the same for a while, but in the end they still dare not lose even once. This is the gap in hard power, there is no way
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Shao Shude is too lazy to care about things in Taiyuan, and in fact he is not qualified to care about them. What he cares about is how to improve the treatment of the soldiers and live a good year. This is not about bribing the soldiers, but a real comparison of hearts and minds, and a thousand-mile expedition.
Within a few months, we also fought in a field battle involving the entire army. Even if the performance was not outstanding, it was quite satisfactory.
Li Yanling still has some business talent. He tried his best to pull the tiger skin of the supervisor and successfully obtained some meat from the friendly forces. He paid for it with the reward Shao Shude received. Shao really had no money now.
They are all gone, and they are completely poor, but they are gaining more military morale, and this seems to be what he wants to see.
On New Year's Eve, Hao Zhenwei also distributed some wine and meat, and all the ministries got their share. The wine and meat were all shipped from Lan and Shizhou. After Li Keyong's army left, the traffic line resumed operation, and the Tiande Army took the opportunity.
A large amount of supplies were replenished, including New Year's goods of course. Shao Shude drank with everyone for half the night, and after he was seventy or eighty percent drunk, he went back to his room to rest. Before going to bed, he thought vaguely, what if the Datong Army came tonight?
If they attack, the Tiande army will be completely wiped out.
Fortunately, the Datong Army did not do this. Maybe they could not do this. The rebels are also human beings. They also want to rest and want to celebrate the New Year. They just captured Jingle County and looted a large amount of property. The soldiers wanted to have fun, but that was not the case at all.
No matter how ruthless Li Keyong was, he had to comply with the opinions of the top soldiers and give them a few days off. Otherwise, do you really think that the Datong Army will not mutiny? Without soldiers, there is no use being brave as an individual!
Li Keyong certainly understands this truth.
No matter what happened to Li Keyong, the Tiande army in Zheluping just lived their own small life. Throughout the first month, they stayed here without moving. Daibeixing camp once sent someone to urge them to pack up the army and go to
Attacked from the northeast and attacked Shuozhou, Ningwu and other places. The veterans of the Tiande Army simply refused. The excuse was that it was too cold to draw the bow string and could not fight. The envoy had no choice but to go back.
Return to life.
Shao Shude also learned the details from the gossip circulated in the Military Supervisory Academy. He was speechless about this. At the same time, he also deeply felt that the position of recruiting envoys in Daibeibei's camp was a pit of fire. Whoever sat on it would end up in disgrace. Later,
His prestige has plummeted, and he cannot command the soldiers and horses of the towns.
"This is an official document urged by Li Shao. Marshal Cui is having a hard time. Let's discuss it together. I can't figure out what General Hao is thinking. He has been reorganizing his troops recently, and it seems that he wants to
He gathered together the soldiers who had annexed several times, but when asked about sending troops to attack Li Guochang and his son, he ignored him and said, hum!" In the military supervisory courtyard, Qiu Weidao put an official document on the table and said tiredly.
Shao Shude glanced at him and didn't speak first. In fact, he still didn't know Qiu Weidao's attitude clearly. He only felt that he was loyal, but he was also greedy for life and feared death. He had always had high hopes for attacking the Datong rebels.
A contradictory attitude. Sometimes it shows that he is dissatisfied with Hao Zhenwei's actions to preserve his strength, but sometimes he is relieved that he does not have to fight.
Our Chief Supervisor is so conflicted!
"My lord, Cui Jikang is in the building, surrounded by thousands of people. It looks stable, but in fact it is very dangerous." As Qiu Weidao's mastermind, Song Le was the first to speak: "Loofan, we are all Taiyuan sergeants.
Where are the Dang, Heyang, and Zhongwu armies? Ke uses the vested Loufanguan, Furong City, and Jingle County. His ambitions will not stop here. Don’t you want to touch the essence of Taiyuan Prefecture? Le has three strategies:
My lord, you might as well listen."
"Say it." Qiu Wei straightened his body and said.
"The best strategy is to go south to Lanzhou, gain a foothold, reward the soldiers, and then march eastward along the Fenshui Valley to reach Loufanjianmu City."
"This plan is quite promising. Let's talk about the other two strategies."
"Zhongce stayed put and watched the situation, waiting for the new recruiter of the imperial court to arrive before making further calculations."
Shao Shude suddenly glanced at Song Le. He had never thought about the fact that the imperial court was going to send a new recruitment envoy, but it was actually reasonable. Cui Jikang was a civil servant, and as the Hedong Xuan comfort envoy, he temporarily acted as the recruiter for the northbound camp.
Please tell me, this was a great opportunity to prove myself, but in the end, I was defeated. It can be said that I have lost my future.
Cui's prestige was low to begin with, but now he can't restrain the generals. The front line in Loufan is pretty good, but in other battlefields, each department is basically in a state of self-care. When they faced the attack of the Datong rebels, they barely managed
You can cooperate, but it is basically impossible to cooperate when attacking. It would be good if you can not hold you back. If any unit is eager to make a contribution and is hit hard by the main force of the Datong rebels, there is a high probability that others will not rescue you, even if they rescue you.
It also moves slowly and cannot achieve the effect of "bringing brothers together".
If the imperial court is clear-headed, it will know that it is time to change generals. Our own advantage lies in our strong military strength. As long as there is a capable general to unified command of all ministries, the chance of victory is actually quite good. At present, the candidate for the commander-in-chief that the imperial court values is Li Kan, the military governor of Xingning.
, his deputy is Gao Xun, the Shaanxi and Guo observation envoy. The two form a team, the former serves as the Hedong Jiedu envoy, and the latter goes to Zhaoyi to command the Shangdang division. The two should have received the order and are about to leave for their posts.
, Cui Jikang's Hedong Jiedu envoy, Beidu's left-behind, Taiyuan Yin, Daibei's camp to recruit envoys and other positions have entered the countdown. Li and Gao will be asked to return to Beijing to report on their duties as soon as they arrive, and the outcome is unknown.
"I will also tell you my next strategy. I will listen to it."
"The next strategy is to go north to Shuozhou, attack Ningwu and Loufan Pass, and coordinate with Helian Duo and Qi Xinzhang to attract the main force of the rebels and reduce the pressure on Loufan Supervisor City."
Well, the last move is indeed the last move. This is basically setting yourself on fire. The current situation in Hedong has just been in a strange state of quiescence. The official army cannot hold on, the rebels have nothing to plunder, and they have no food and wages, so they are forced to return to Shuozhou to eat.
.In the end, you plan to stab them. Is this appropriate? You are simply burning yourself and illuminating others!
Sure enough, Qiu Weidao shook his head as soon as he heard this. The soldiers and horses of the six towns of Hedong, Zhaoyi, Zhongwu, Yicheng, Yiwu, and Heyang could not stand up to the Li family and his son. With their thousands of Tiande troops, they dared to defeat the Datong army.
Tiger Beard, are you kidding me? In fact, Zhongce is not very smart. Li Shao of Lanzhou was originally very easy to talk to, and even hinted that they would go south to prevent Kelan's army from causing trouble, but it didn't happen now, and he was obviously under pressure. Qiu Weidao just closed
The official document that arrived clearly stated that they should attack the rebels on camera to reduce the pressure on Commander Cui.
But in this case, it seems that the best strategy is a bit difficult. What reason should we find to go south to Lanzhou? This place Zheluping is still the boundary of Shuozhou and the jurisdiction of the Datong Army. Thousands of Tiande Army are stationed here.
, it is indeed too eye-catching. Moreover, the daily grain needs have to be transported from Lan and Shizhou in the south. The journey is long and dangerous. It is better to go south directly for food.
But, what's the reason? You can't say that our whole army went south to pay you New Year's greetings, right?
"Vice General Shao, which one of Judge Song's policies do you prefer?" Qiu Weidao turned his head and asked. Apart from Song Le and Shao Shude, there were only a few assistant officials from the Supervisory Military Academy in the room. Guan Kairun could no longer enter this room.
In this discussion situation, we can see the subtle changes in Shao Shude's status.
"I have informed you that it would be better for you to stand still." Shao Shude replied, "We will make further calculations after the situation in Jinyang becomes clear."