Cai Chou, the governor of Luzhou, was originally a subordinate of Yang Xingmi, but because his boss was beaten so badly by Sun Ru, he defected to Sun Ru as a bachelor and still served as the governor of Luzhou.
Also surrendering with him was Ni Zhang, the governor of Shuzhou. Neither of them expected that Sun Ru would unexpectedly lose to Yang Xingmi. Now they were going to be settled by the Queen of Autumn. They had no choice but to unite and raise their troops to fight. At the same time, they would
The official seal was sent to Bianzhou, begging Zhu Quanzhong to send troops to rescue him. Zhu Quanzhong didn't know what he was thinking about. Maybe he wanted to see if he could befriend Yang Xingmi, so he took the official seal but refused to send troops to rescue him.
After Yang Xingmi received the ultimatum from Zhu Quanzhong, he learned that the two men asked for help in Bianzhou, so he wrote back to Zhu Quanzhong to thank him, and sent General Li Shenfu to lead an army to attack Cai and Ni.
At this time, the army had already set off. After Yang Xingmi saw him off in person, he returned to the Xuanzhou government office.
Yang Xingmi's appearance is still very good, he is tall and burly, not angry and powerful.
It is said that he can lift hundreds of kilograms of weight and has amazing strength. However, it is a pity that his martial arts skills are average. Perhaps because his family was poor when he was young, he did not receive good inheritance training.
He participated in the peasant uprising and later became a soldier. He was sent to Lingzhou to guard the border. After the garrison period was over, he returned to Luzhou. Because he had no background, he was sent to Lingzhou for the second time to guard against the autumn soldiers. He was angry and killed people and rebelled.
He became the governor of Luzhou.
Then he fought with all forces along the way, and after nine years, he finally became the largest military leader in Huainan and even Jiangnan.
But in the blink of an eye, he is already forty-one years old, and his temples are already full of stars.
The bitterness of it makes me cry when I talk about it. The starting point is too low, and by the time you become famous, you are often already very old. No matter how ambitious you are, it cannot withstand the ruthlessness of time.
It took eight or nine years to go from being the governor to serving as the governor of two towns, but it took even longer to become the governor.
Is it fair? Fair enough.
In these days, except for Wang Rong, who succeeded to the throne as a young man, most of the military leaders were from grassroots or low-level military academies. They were destined to spend their most precious years in order to enter the ranks, and even damaged their bodies, so that they would not live long.
, died suddenly at the age of more than fifty.
To be able to take charge of a powerful position at a young age and to rebuke Fang Qiu is almost a luxury in this era.
There are vassal towns and warriors everywhere, and no one obeys anyone, which leads to fierce competition. A large number of talents fall by the wayside, or never get a chance in their lives. When a few lucky ones break out, they are already in their twilight years.
In a word, the war between warriors is too fierce!
The angel has already arrived. At the age of 41, Yang Xingmi finally served as the governor of two towns, namely Xuan She and Huainan Town. It was also at this age that Liu Yu, the founding emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, got the opportunity to command thousands of troops for the first time.
Compared with the second generation of Taizong of this dynasty, it is really embarrassing. I have many things I want to do, but I have no time.
Yang Xingmi is still working in Xuanzhou, and I heard that he will move to Yangzhou in a while.
Huainan is the place of opportunity for him to develop his ambitions.
"Commander, the foundation of Huainan is very good. Although Sun Ru has been causing trouble for several years and many people have been scattered, as long as we take care of it carefully, there is still much to be done." Gao Xu, secretary of Jieduzhang, said happily: "Pingding Lu, Shu Er
After the state is established, it’s time to slowly recover the old land in Huainan.”
Huainan Town has jurisdiction over the eight prefectures of Yang, Chu, Chu, He, Lu, Shu, Guang and Shou. Hao and Si have also belonged to Huainan for a long time in history, so the traditional Huainan Town has a total of ten prefectures.
However, Yang Xingmi currently only controls the three prefectures of Yang, He, and Chu, plus Xuan, She, and Chi in Xuanshe Town, as well as Run and Su in western Zhejiang, and actually controls eight prefectures.
This strength is not small, but it cannot be called very strong. Sun Ruxin was defeated, and most of his strength was swallowed up by Yang Xingmi. The generals decided to take over the Huainan states as the primary expansion direction. The first step was to capture Lu and Shu states.
, and then he will probably face off against Zhu Quanzhong.
Shou, Hao, and Chu are controlled by Quanzhong, and Chuzhou is even an enclave. This is simply too much!
Guangzhou is actually in a semi-independent position. They seem to be secretly leaning towards Zhu Quanzhong and may not necessarily buy into the account of Yang Xingmi, the military governor of Huainan. In short, it is not easy.
"Xinping, Huainan, has recruited so many soldiers and horses, but now there is a lack of rewards. Where should we start?" Yang Xingmi defeated Sun Ru. It seemed that he got a big gift package and recruited many Cai soldiers who could fight, but he knew very well.
These people are people with insatiable desires. Without sufficient money and food rewards, it is impossible to win them over, and civil strife may even break out.
Heiyun Changjiandu fights bravely and has made many military exploits, but it is not that easy to serve!
"Commander, you must not dry up the lake for fishing at this time." Gao Xu advised: "If you are really short of money, you can take tea and salt and exchange your needs with others. Huainan and Xuanshe Town have no shortage of these, and maybe they can solve the problem.
It’s urgent.”
"This is the only way." Yang Xingmi said.
He is really poor now, so he has drastically reduced his daily living expenses and tried his best to support the army. He can be simpler and give less rewards to officials, but the rewards for big soldiers cannot be less.
"Taxes should be reduced a bit." Gao Xu added: "A lot of people are actually just hiding. They see that the countryside is peaceful, and they have the idea of returning to their hometowns. However, they are afraid of the government urging them to teach, and they still can't make up their minds. It might as well be now.
Be more generous, offer light corvee and low taxes, and attract them to come back to cultivate the fields and plant mulberry and hemp. As long as they survive the first few years, life will be easier in the future. Huainan, a fertile land, will recover quickly."
In a word, just endure it for a while, good times will come later!
"Your words are very kind." Yang Xingmi accepted Gao Xu's suggestion: "This year we will attack Lu and Shu two prefectures. I won't use any weapons for the rest."
His suggestions were adopted many times, and Gao Xu's face was filled with joy.
After Yuan Xi's death, the Lord lacked a good military advisor, but this was his opportunity.
"Commander, Li Hang, the envoy of Lingxia, has been staying in Xuanzhou for many days, and it is not possible to avoid him all the time." Gao Xu mentioned another matter, and only heard him say: "Commander won the Huainan Jingjie this time,
Shu De probably contributed a lot."
Yang Xingmi smiled reservedly: "Even if Shao Shude doesn't help, I will take the land in Huainan. But this Li Hang has evil intentions and wants to lure me north to seize Shou, Chu and other states, conflict with the Bian army, and give him his family
My lord creates convenience. How could I be so stupid as to take chestnuts from the fire for others."
"Our army's foundation is not stable, so it is really not suitable to conflict with Quanzhong." Gao Xu said: "Commander, Shude has covered most of the inner roads. Henan Road and Shannan Road also occupy some prefectures and counties. With such strength, and
With favorable geographical location, he is actually the most powerful enemy in the world. In comparison, Zhu Quanzhong is not that dangerous."
Yang Xingmi nodded. He has his own logic for looking at things.
It's not about the current strength, but the trend.
Shao Shude's territory has great geographical advantages. His main enemy is in the east, and key places such as Tongguan, Wuguan, and Xiaohan Valley Road are all in his hands. What does this mean? It means that he is going east.
The Central Plains can withstand failure. If you lose, just go back. It's no big deal. Once you build up your strength, you can go east again. If you don't believe it, you will fail every time.
But Zhu Quanzhong couldn't bear a big defeat. Once he lost, he was beaten to Luoyang, and if he lost again, he was killed in the core hinterland.
"That's all, I'll see Li Hang in two days." Yang Xingmi said: "It's not appropriate to have a bad relationship with Shao Shude. If Quanzhong becomes mad and has to go south to Huainan, Shude can also be a helper. But Quanzhong
I'm afraid he won't have enough energy to go to Huainan anymore, and he also took the initiative to express his goodwill regarding the affairs of Lu and Shu. I'm afraid his life now is not easy."
"The handsome man has a keen eye like a torch." Gao Xu complimented.
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Zhu Quanzhong's life is indeed not very good now.
Ever since he sent out troops, he had often received mixed news, both good and bad, which made him very angry.
Xia's army of more than 30,000 thieves marched eastward and defeated Liu Kangyi. They attacked Shihao Village, Wei Village, and Tuhao Village with lightning speed, and even built two cities with space to serve as the foundation for fighting against the Bian army.
Hu Zhen said he could still hold on, and Zhu Quanzhong chose to believe him.
In fact, it's almost the same. The Xia thieves killed and injured a lot of people, and then they captured Tuhao Village, which was only guarded by the second-line state soldiers. Now they have stopped attacking Mianchi County and Shuangqiao Village, and are instead continuing to improve Dayu
The city's defense system is a strong signal that it will not go away for a long time.
This kind of move made the Bian army feel very bad. Is this planning for us to attack the city?
The long-term attack on the dangerous pass will take a long time and cause heavy casualties. Moreover, the number of troops and horses cannot be reduced. Is it worth sending another 100,000 troops to the desolate place in Henan Prefecture?
This question is difficult to answer. Zhu Quanzhong summoned his generals and subordinates to discuss for a long time, but it was difficult to unify the opinions of all parties.
But as the situation changes, there is no need to answer. The answer is that it is not worth it, because they have places that need to be defended more: Ru, Xu, and Cai.
"Jing Sima, maybe we need to send an eloquent person to Xuanzhou." On the way back to Bianzhou, Zhu Quanzhong suddenly felt something, so he called Jingxiang, who was accompanying the army to praise the painting, and said.
"May I ask, Commander-in-Chief, why you sent the envoy to Xuanzhou?" Jingxiang asked.
When I went to Xuanzhou, of course I met Yang Xingmi, but what the specific matter was, even Jingxiang, who had always known Zhu Quanzhong very well, could not guess.
Zhu Quanzhong did not answer, but asked: "Jing Sima, from your perspective, after Shao Shude captured the Shannan East Road, will he be willing to make peace with me?"
"The Marshal already has the answer in his mind."
"Indeed." Zhu Quanzhong sighed and said: "Shude could clearly attack Hezhong, but he ignored it and tried his best to conquer Shaanxi and Guo. Tang and Deng were all focused on dealing with me. Making peace is impossible, even if I
If you agree, Shude will not agree."
The changes in Shannan East Road were a big shock to the Xuanwu Army and one of the key factors that contributed to their withdrawal from Puzhou.
Yang Shihou has already returned to Xuzhou with the Zhongwu Army and Caizhou Army, and is ready to go south to Tang and Deng at any time, taking advantage of the chaotic handover between the other parties to see if there is an opportunity to fish in troubled waters.
In the direction of Luoyang, we were originally hesitating whether to defend or attack, but now we no longer need to hesitate, focusing on defense.
"The commander-in-chief has not yet said why he is sending an envoy to Xuanzhou."
"Jing Sima Fu'er, come here. You can find someone to handle this matter. I don't worry about the others." Zhu Quanzhong waved.
Jingxiang rode his horse to catch up, leaning his upper body slightly and leaning his head over.
Zhu Quanzhong gave a few instructions in a low voice.
Jingxiang looked shocked after hearing this, the master is still so careless in his work!
