How fast is the urgent military report from Wubaili? The Shuofang Army's post system is displayed almost every day.
After leaving the Qianhaozhai camp, the messenger rushed back to Xiashi Post, then changed horses, and traveled 40 miles west to Gantang Post in Shaanzhou. He continued to change horses and passed through Xindian, Quwo, Taolin, Chousang and other post stations to arrive at Guozhou Nexiang Post. .
This is a large post station comparable to the Pude Post in Huazhou. People and horses are changed here, and then westward via Guanxi, Pude, Yehuquan, Huayin and other inns, traveling five hundred miles a day, so the news from the front line is at most five hundred miles. You can reach Lingzhou within 3 days.
If necessary, he could even travel seven hundred miles a day, but Shao Shude didn't want to eat lychees that much. Xuanzong forced the postman to travel seven hundred miles a day. The black spots were directly passed on to later generations, which was not a good reputation.
In the Prince's Mansion of Lingwu County, Shao Shude told his son the military report he had received.
This is a moment that belongs exclusively to the two brothers Chengjie and Siwu. One is nine years old and the other is eight years old. They study civil and military knowledge all day long and are already far ahead of their peers.
Shao Shude once asked Du Rangneng, the governor of Hexi Province, to recommend teachers who would teach his children cultural knowledge.
Du Rangneng recommended his younger brother Du Honghui, the former Minister of Household Affairs, with a serious and responsible attitude.
It’s true that you don’t shy away from your relatives when you’re promoting good people!
Marshal Shao felt that Du Xiang's image had collapsed.
He originally thought he was a loyal minister who devoted himself to serving the country, but his style of painting changed so quickly that he was a little surprised.
But if you think about it carefully, it seems quite normal. If you don't seek the welfare of the family, you can't be the leader of a powerful family.
Humans are indeed complex creatures.
Characters are all lies.
It may be difficult to follow a fixed path and do things that suit your personality for a lifetime.
"My son, is what you just said clear?" Shao Shude didn't care whether the children could understand complex military and political issues, and bombarded their immature brains: "Zhu Quanzhong is eager to capture Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, Shi Pu and even Wang Shifan, this is based on the principle of easy things first and difficult things later."
"Being a father is easy first and then difficult." Shao Shude continued: "Except for Lingzhou, the four roads in Guanbei took almost no effort. There was only one small battle each in Yingning, Jingyuan, Yifang, and Danyan. The second town relied on the prestige established during the battle against Huang Chao and the infiltration that lasted for many years. The ones that really put some effort into it were actually the two towns in Hexi and Longyou, but there were not many battles, and most of the time they were actually marching. What would happen if we don’t attack Hedong or Xuanwu directly instead of easy things first and then hard ones?”
"Can't beat him?" Shao Chengjie asked bluntly.
Shao Shude looked a little embarrassed. How could he say so bluntly that he couldn't beat him?
"There are some places in this world that have a lot of money and people but weak military force. Once captured, bringing them under one's own rule and managing them well can greatly increase their strength." Shao Shude decided not to answer the question directly and just listened to what he said. Said: "My father defeated those weak vassal towns, obtained their wealth, Dingkou, and trained them well, and obtained 150,000 soldiers. Zhu Quanzhong's start was much more difficult. From the beginning, it was a life-and-death fight against Huang Chao. Entering Huazhou City at night to fight for Qin Zongquan, now his territory has been fought for with swords and guns, and his prestige in the town is at its peak. If you want to defeat this kind of person, you can't fight him in what he is good at. Taking action at a place that makes him uncomfortable and disadvantageous is the only way to win."
The two children could only understand half of what was being said.
Shao Shude didn't take it seriously either. Anyway, now it's about nurturing, letting them listen and watch the process of making decisions, which will be more or less useful.
One is the future heir and the other is the backup heir. Let’s gradually deepen our understanding.
After talking with the two children about study matters for a while, Shao Shude approved a few documents.
Li Tangbin is already building the city, and there are tens of thousands of civilians. If nothing happens, it will be completed within a month.
And within this month, it is conceivable that the two sides will continue to fight for this land for a long time.
Starting from the Eastern and Western Wei Dynasties, and then to the Northern Zhou Dynasty and Northern Qi Dynasty, the two sides fought repeatedly from Tongguan to Luoyang. No one could achieve a decisive victory. It must be said that the terrain restrictions were a huge factor.
Li Tangbin was confident of holding on to the occupied land, while Shao Shude chose to trust the judgment of the frontline generals.
Don't trust those who employ them, and don't trust those who doubt them. Since you have chosen Li Tangbin as your military envoy, you must trust him to the end. Anyway, as long as you don't rebel, you can win or lose on the battlefield. Zhu Quanzhong still can't invade Shaanxi and Guozhou.
"Analyze the northern border of Yongning, and establish the western border of Mianchi in Xiaoxian County, under the jurisdiction of Shaanxi Province." Shao Shude wrote his own opinions on the document, and then asked the courier to send it to Henan Prefecture.
This Wei County is a newly acquired land, starting from Xiashi and stretching eastward to the entire hilly area of Wei Village. It is about a hundred miles long and is almost the territory of a county.
The county seat of Wei County is the city under construction.
Shao Shude, a county citizen, thought for a while and recruited those who were willing to stay in the local area to reclaim wasteland among the tens of thousands of mountain residents and Huazhou masters brought over by the Hengshan Party. They were given land and used as field soldiers to produce grain and grass nearby, alleviating the huge pressure on logistics and transportation.
This is not a government soldier, because the land for a government soldier is not that small. A household must have several hundred acres at least, otherwise it would not be able to raise such elite retired soldiers.
They are not like the Ming Dynasty guard soldiers. The average guard soldier family only has 289 acres. It is public land, which is just enough to fill their stomachs. It would be a waste if they can have qualified training.
It is somewhere between the lower limit of Ming Dynasty garrison soldiers and the upper limit of Northern Dynasty government soldiers. One household is granted sixty acres of land, and five thousand households are recruited first.
There are also strict regulations on agricultural production methods, which must give a greater tilt to animal husbandry. To put it more bluntly, horses and mules must be raised, and more pasture must be cultivated in order to provide a large number of horses and draft animals nearby.
Thinking of this, Shao Shude planned to transfer some agricultural doctors from Shuofang Shizhou, and the students have provided guidance. They have ready-made knowledge and experience and can play a greater role.
Of course, the premise of many of the above plans is to repel the possible counterattack launched by the Bian Army.
The danger of Heluo was previously owned exclusively by the Bian army, but now it is shared by both sides.
Thank you Liu Kangyi for the great gift!
While Shao Shude was reviewing the documents, the two children winked at each other and smiled playfully.
This kind of "course" is still too boring for them. They would rather go horseback riding on the grassland, or practice shooting rabbits. That would be so interesting.
"Chengjie, Siwu." As if he saw the little moves of his two sons, Shao Shude said while writing: "Just now, my father didn't tell you how to grind with Zhu Quanzhong where he can't exert his strength. Now I will tell you.
, listen up, what is the strategy of tiring the enemy? Well, it has to start with cutting down the big tree."
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Outside Shangzhou City, Li Tong looked at the large group of people heading south from Guanzhong, his eyes a little straight.
"This...is this an armored cavalry?" His voice was a little unnatural.
A thousand men riding iron kites followed the Dingyuan army to Shangzhou and were temporarily under the command of Wang Yu.
Before departure, Shao Shude also made new personnel appointments and dismissals.
Wang Chong was transferred to the ten generals of the Leopard Cavalry Department, and Zhe Congyun was transferred to the ten generals of the Silver Spear Department. The two swapped positions, and then they took the time to get familiar with their troops while heading south.
In fact, you don’t need to spend too much time getting familiar with it.
For Wang Chong, the original people of the Leopard Cavalry City were originally descendants of the three frontier wealthy families of Zhe, Wang, and Yang. Later, some personnel moved around, but they still used this as the basis.
He was so familiar with these people that he could get started quickly.
In comparison, Zhe Congyun was familiar with the Uighur soldiers in Silver Spear City and had to spend more energy, but they had no combat missions for the time being. They might go west to attack Li Renmei after a while, but there was still time.
"How can Shangzhou afford to raise so many horses that require concentrated feed?" Li Tong's face looked ugly.
The Leopard Cavalry City is not just as simple as a thousand iron kites.
They are the most outstanding part, and have repeatedly achieved outstanding achievements on the battlefield. But in order to support their achievements, there are two thousand auxiliary soldiers from Suzhou Longjia, Qingtang and Tubo who silently provide services.
Each of the Iron Harriers had a war horse, a walking horse, and a pack horse. Each of the auxiliary soldiers had a riding horse and a pack horse. There were a thousand soldiers in total, but there were seven thousand horses. Li Tong heard
I'm almost dizzy at this number.
It turns out that the maintenance cost of armored cavalry is so high!
We need 20,000 hu of grain per month, which is an astonishing appetite. How long will the Guanzhong grain and grass transported through Shangshan Road be enough?
There are only about 10,000 households in Shangzhou. Last year, it collected 160,000 to 70,000 hu of grain in local taxes. It consumed about 120,000 hu of grain itself, so it was able to squeeze out 40,000 to 50,000 hu of grain to support foreign troops. A while ago, they all used ships.
It was transported to Xiaojiangkou Village in Junzhou.
I really can’t squeeze out more food and grass!
"You don't have to worry about the badgers whether they can be raised or not. We will transport them from Guanzhong. No matter how high the cost, we have to transport them here." Wang Yu looked at the grown-up Li Tong carefully and said.
Li Tong's face darkened when he heard the word "Badger". It had been years since he heard anyone call him by his nickname, but Wang Yu used to be a brave general in his father's army. As the saying goes, the shadow of a person's famous tree, although ten years have passed
, Wang Yu seems not to be as brave as before, but his intimidation is still great.
Li Tong still can't forget the scene where Wang Yu ran rampant on the school field and beat up warriors from all walks of life.
The shadow of boyhood!
Wang Yu didn't bother to care whether Li Tong's face was good or bad. He was riding a horse. Behind him were the soldiers of Dingyuan who were lining up to enter the city. In front of him were the generals of Shangzhou.
"Zheng San, Liu Dalang, Zhang Goulang, do you still recognize me?" Wang Yu pointed out his horsewhip, and all the Shangzhou generals whose names he called out turned pale.
Crazy King is fucking back!
"Wang Yu, why don't you stay in Lingzhou and live your life? Why did you come to Shangzhou again?"
"Damn, the ghost is still here!"
"I can't beat you, but I have adopted a son who is extremely brave and will make you look good tomorrow!"
"Crazy Wang has climbed to a high branch, how can he still look after us poor brothers now?"
Wang Yu laughed loudly when he heard this and said, "I just like to see the bad luck on the faces of my defeated generals."
"Zheng San, I heard that you married ten concubines in one fell swoop. Back then you were still able to walk a few rounds under my hand, but now I'm afraid I can knock you down with just one hand."
"Liu Dalang, you have such a big belly that you can't even see your toes when you stand there, right? No wonder you were beaten so hard by Feng Qingmian that you cried like a ghost."
"Zhang Goulang, you are really at your wits end. You relied on pretense to fight with me. How are you feeling because of the repeated defeats in the past?"
"A bunch of trash!" Wang Yu swung his riding whip and made a conclusion.
Everyone was furious, but everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one dared to get angry.
Li Tong watched on the sidelines and his heart dropped.
Wang Yu, the king of Lingwu County, sent his troops. Do Jin and Shang generals still dare to resist?
In addition, Wang Yu is really respected!
Isn't the Prince of Lingwu afraid that he will seize the power of the gold merchants and lose the big one? With his prestige in his father's old tribe, it is easy to unite the various tribes. As long as he is willing to promise benefits, Li Tong is not sure that he can still control the troops.