"General Liu, Shao Shude suddenly led the army into the river. How should we deal with this?" In the palace, Wang Ke was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot and kept asking questions.
"Why haven't the angels come yet? Have you sent the medals jointly signed by the soldiers?"
"Is Wang Yao really going to take action?"
"Do you want to give more rewards to the sergeants?"
The series of questions made Liu Xun a little confused.
With such ambition, how can he be the commander-in-chief of Pu? If the king of Longxi County had not married his daughter, who would be willing to help him?
Well, maybe because Wang Ke promised to send 200,000 yuan of money and 400,000 pieces of silk to Jinyang every year, the king of Longxi County would send troops to rescue him, but this man really couldn't do it.
"After staying, it is certain that the Xia army crossed the river at Longmen." Liu Xun thought for a moment and said, "The vanguard of two thousand Tibetan soldiers has already occupied Xinqiao Ferry and seems to want to go south. However,
There is no movement, which is quite contradictory. Therefore, the general will boldly judge that the purpose of the Xia army is to cut off the connection between Hezhong Prefecture and the various states. It first clears the periphery and makes them surrender to Wang Yao, creating momentum and causing trouble in the hearts of the people in the town. "
Wang Ke became even more confused when he heard this.
"Trouble people's hearts" is indeed a poisonous plan. Hezhong Prefecture has the largest number of households and the richest wealth. Most of the 50,000 troops are also stationed in Hezhong Prefecture. Logically speaking, there is nothing to fear. But Wang Yao is also a descendant of the Wang family. If
He received the support of Jin, Jiang, Ci, Xi and other states, so Hezhong Prefecture fell into a disadvantageous position.
Yamen soldiers are also human beings, and they will also be affected by the external environment. At that time, rumors are spreading in the government, people's hearts are unstable, and if they can't prevent a mutiny, they will step down.
"General Liu." Wang Ke bowed and saluted, and said sincerely: "The general is the Tiger General of Taiyuan. Ke is not accustomed to fighting and has no knowledge of military strategy. I still ask the general to teach me."
"Now we have two strategies." Liu Xun was originally assigned by Li Keyong when he came to the river. The purpose was to protect this vassal town. Hearing this, he was not humble and said: "The best strategy is to gather the army to go north and attack Wang Yao. As long as this thief is killed,
People in the town are at peace, so there is no risk of anyone defecting to another place. After that, they either send troops to attack the Xia army and defend the cities, or they proceed calmly and wait for the Taiyuan army to arrive. They can attack the Xia army between the two sides with ease."
"What's the next strategy?" At this point, Liu Xun glanced at Wang Yao and said: "Securing the city and defending it is just the next strategy."
Wang Ke also understood.
Seizing the city and defending it would be too passive and would not win the hearts of the people. Seeing that they were so passive and unable to protect themselves, the two states of Xi surrendered to Wang Yao. The counties of Jinzhou, cut off from Jiangzhou, might also surrender.
If news comes at this time that the imperial court has appointed Wang Yao as the Military Envoy of the Protecting Army, Hezhong Yin, then there will be chaos in Hezhong Mansion.
Therefore, defense is the most dangerous response strategy, and now we can only take the initiative to attack.
"In that case, we will assemble the army to fight and attack Wang Yao first." At this point, Wang Ke also made up his mind, because there was no other way to go.
At the end, he added another sentence: "When will Jinshi arrive?"
Liu Xun was also hesitant, but he still told the truth: "The only reinforcements that may come now are the 30,000 troops led by Kang Junli. However, I don't know where they will be stationed. The information is not clear, so what can I do?"
I have to say that the location of Jiangzhou is so good. It just encompasses Hezhong Prefecture and isolates the three states of Ci, Xi, and Jin. It is not impossible to travel through Jiangzhou to contact the outside world, but the efficiency is definitely very low.
The probability of being intercepted is very high. If you take the forest path, it is safer, but it takes too long, and sometimes you miss important things.
"The Xia thief came too fast!" Wang Ke said bitterly: "It's useless for me to call Shao thief my uncle. He must have been plotting for a long time just to seize my family property."
"Now that things have come to this, what's the point of sighing?" Liu Xun raised his voice and said: "Don't lose confidence if you stay behind. Our army still has the upper hand now. As long as we win one or two battles, all problems will be solved."
"That's right, that's right." Wang Ke said repeatedly: "I will give the sergeants more rewards, and the whole army will go out to fight and defeat the thieves in one fell swoop."
…
Kang Junli has returned to Jinyang for several days.
This year is actually a good year for Hedong.
When all things grow, there is enough rain and food can be harvested.
Although the Eastern Expedition to Chengde returned without success, a large amount of property was plundered as always, and the morale of the soldiers was so high that they now like to attack Hebei. For no other reason, the people of Hebei are rich.
The king of Longxi County led the main force northward, defeated Helianduo, and captured Yunzhou. He had captured the second of the three counties of Datong. Although he did not get much wealth, he opened up the road with the Tatar tribes, and some Tuyuhun and Uighur tribes also
Surrendered.
To the northeast, Xinzhou, Yizhou and other places are already in our hands. We have recently launched a battle with the Youzhou Army. The offensive went smoothly. Several small-scale battles were successfully won. The morale of the enemy army dropped sharply. The decisive battle can then be launched to determine the outcome in one fell swoop.
Qiankun.
Although there are only four counties in the three states of Xin, Yi, and Gui, with few household registrations, there are many tribes. These are the sources of wealth and places where troops can be recruited on a large scale.
After so many years of fighting, the cause of the feudal town has finally seen improvement. How can we not be happy?
On the way back, everyone was talking enthusiastically about who could get which piece of territory once Youzhou was captured.
I have been holding it in for too long! A bunch of old people and newcomers have no territory. Compared with the business of Xuanwu and Lingxia, they are simply ashamed to see people.
"Kang Dutou, the commander-in-chief doesn't want to lead the main force back to deal with the Shao bandits?" After nightfall, Xue Zhiqin came to visit.
Kang and Xue were old friends. They started the uprising together in Yunzhong, and then followed Li Keyong to the north to join the Tatar "relative tribe". It can be said that they shared weal and woe, and their friendship was naturally extraordinary.
It's a pity that Li Jinzhong and Cheng Huaixin are dead. If they were still alive, I don't know how good they would be.
"There is civil strife in Youzhou, brothers are killing each other, the morale of the army has plummeted, and people's hearts are floating. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it should be difficult for the commander to give it up." Kang Junli said, and then couldn't help but mention: "Tieshan
, Shao Shude is the sworn brother of the commander-in-chief. The name Shao Thief should be used sparingly."
"Huh!" Xue Zhiqin now knew of course that in the Battle of Zhonglingshui, Shao Shude was in the Tiande army, and actually defeated the Shuozhou soldiers he brought there, and was very upset.
During military gatherings and drunkenness, some old men would always make fun of this matter, which made Xue Zhiqin even more unhappy.
Kang Junli smiled when he saw this and said: "Tieshan, if you capture Youzhou this time, maybe you can also get an envoy to suppress and train the envoy."
I thought Xue Zhiqin would be very happy after hearing this, but he instead sighed and said: "Not necessarily. Yunzhou was captured, but it went to Shi Shanyou. He is the Jiedushi, what does he have to do with us? Yes, so does Shi Shanyou.
Old man, who is nothing compared to Kang Dutou? Besides, the commander-in-chief is increasingly using new people, and he doesn't think highly of us old men."
Speaking of this, the expression on his face was complicated.
Do you think he wants to rebel? Not necessarily. The old man Yuan Cong, who supported each other along the way, are all brothers who have changed their lives. Although he did not get the territory in these years, Li Keyong gave him a high-end mansion, wealth and beauty,
He himself has a very charming personality, and few of the Yuan Cong members who were involved in the Yunzhou uprising wanted to leave him behind.
Just vent your dissatisfaction!
Factional disputes in the military, old and new, regional disputes, etc. are all commonplace and not a big deal.
"Tieshan be careful." Kang Junli turned to look outside the house and said: "You and I are already old, so what is there to argue about? Tieshan, you are fifty-seven years old. Although you pride yourself on being majestic, you will be the first to fight."
, even if you become a governor, how many blessings can you enjoy? Now it's time to plan for your descendants."
If you want to benefit your descendants, you must stick together for warmth and have a stable faction.
In the Hedong Army, the two old men Kang Junli and Xue Zhiqin were on the same side, and the two rising stars Li Cunxin and Li Siyuan were also friends with them. In the future, they will have to expand their circle and advance and retreat together.
Xue Zhiqin nodded silently when he heard the words, then smiled and said: "The Wang brothers fighting each other are very similar to Kuangwei and Kuangchou. People in the river are floating, and the generals are at a loss. It is good to be able to exert 100% of the combat power to achieve 50%. Now we only need
If we defeat Shao Shude, we may have a chance. That reckless man Li Cunxiao has never respected us, but he actually has to teach Xinyi Guidu regiment to practice guarding and catching the envoy. It is really annoying."
"If I am in the middle of the river, no matter what, I have to find a place for Tieshan to stay, no matter how hard it is. Since Wang Ke is the commander-in-chief's son-in-law, he will definitely not leave any difficulties in this matter." Kang Junli said with emotion.
"I can't do it." Xue Zhiqin waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Kang Du is on the head, I am convinced, but others, I am not convinced!"
"We are all old brothers, and we are all prosperous." Kang Junli said with a smile: "Now we have to win first."
"When will Dutou send out troops?"
"Just these two days." Kang Junli said: "The commander-in-chief has given orders, and the troops of the Fifth Academy will also take them with him."
"Is it possible for the Fifth Academy Army to fight?" Xue Zhiqin asked, somewhat surprised.
The Fifth Academy Army was newly established last year. It is based on veterans of the Hedong military generals and colleges. It selected Chengde, Youzhou, and Datong towns to send 15,000 strong infantry and cavalry troops to supplement the army. The total army is 20,000.
The largest stock in the stock market.
In the past few years, Li Ke achieved great success with three attacks and captured tens of thousands. In the battle with Helian Duo and Li Kuangwei in Daibei, he captured and beheaded even more. A total of 40,000 to 50,000 people were captured, and 15,000 were selected.
, that is indeed strong.
These soldiers have no problem with their skills alone. The problem lies in their minds, that is, whether they are willing to fight for you.
"They are all serving as soldiers for food. It has been a year, and they are almost relieved." Kang Junli said: "Don't worry, they will not be entrusted with important tasks. We have to rely on the old troops to fight hard."
"I feel relieved now." Xue Zhiqin said: "Let them attack the difficult situation."
Kang and Xue looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.
…
Outside Wangwu County, Zhang Shensi had just received a letter shot with an arrow.
The letter was signed by Gao Renhou. His purpose in writing this letter was, er, to persuade General Zhang Shensi of the Bian Army to surrender.
"Could he be a delusional person?" Zhang Shen thought and laughed loudly.
Gao Renhou bluntly stated in the letter that he had one hundred thousand Tibetan soldiers in full formation, and hoped that the Bian army would be able to take care of themselves. If he surrendered, my lord would be generous and would surely provide him with a mansion, wealth, and beautiful concubines.
It feels like Tuoba Tao persuaded Zang Zhi to surrender!
When Tuoba Tao soldiers surrounded Xuyi, he said to the defender Zang Zhi: "The fighting soldiers I sent are not from our country. In the northeast of the city are Ding Ling and Hu, and in the south are the San Qin Di and Qiang. If Ding Ling dies, it will be reduced.
If Changshan is a thief from Zhao County; if Hu dies, the thief of Bingzhou will be reduced; if Qiang dies, the thief of Guanzhong will be reduced. If you kill Ding Ling and Hu, there will be no disadvantage."
You can actually "win" whether you win or lose!
"Shao Shude is becoming more and more incompetent. If you send out a large number of Fan soldiers, you will only die." Well, even though he said this, Zhang Shensi was inevitably affected.
Can killing these Tubo people really hurt the Shao thief's roots?
He only brought more than 20,000 yamen troops and 20,000 local peasants. If a fight started, it is hard to say what the result would be. The troops were insufficient!
I don’t know how many people there are on Shao Thief’s side. “One hundred thousand Tubo soldiers” is naturally a boast. Could it be 30,000? How do they raise them?
That's all, the commander-in-chief didn't say that he must attack Hezhong.
For this time of dispatching troops, the top priority is to repair the Hanji Pass in Qiziling. Zhi Pass and the city defenses in Wangwu County also need to be reinforced. Other dangerous areas where cities and villages can be built must also be built one by one.
Of course, if there is an opportunity to attack the river, he will not let it go.
The Wang brothers are in civil strife, and Li Keyong is more anxious about this matter than the commander-in-chief. Wouldn't it be nice to let Hedong and Lingxia fight each other first to weaken each other?
"I'll tie up the cage fence myself and wait for the weather." Zhang Shensi hummed twice, then found a clerk and asked him to draft a letter to report the matter to the commander-in-chief.
He was always cautious in doing things and tried not to leave any clues. Who among the generals in the shogunate didn't know the commander-in-chief's temper?
If you want to end well, you have to start with these little things one by one.
After finishing these things, Zhang Shen thought for a while, it would not be a good idea not to fight. Maybe he should test Xia Thief's strength.