Outside Songzhou City, people were shouting, and an army was gathering.
The expressions on the sergeants' faces were numb and they were not very interested.
Isn't that right? After less than three months of repairs, they were dragged out to fight again. Although they were given additional rewards, everyone was still a little unmotivated.
Is it necessary to send out a large army to attack just some small thieves?
The sun gradually rises, and the land of Songzhou after the snow is particularly enchanting.
A group of men on horseback passed by not far away, and the sergeants wisely kept their mouths shut.
Ding Hui!
A man who has commanded large armies several times and is deeply trusted by Prince Dongping.
In the Bianzhou military general system, apart from the king of Dongping County, the oldest one is probably Hu Zhen. However, Hu Zhen was senior and was given a high position, but he lost his real power... If it weren't for the god-damned Xia Thief Attack
After entering Henan Prefecture, Hu Zhen may not have the opportunity to lead troops.
Li Chan, Li Chongyin and other cronies were killed, and the Huazhou Army was sent to the battlefield to be consumed. Hey, Shao Shude came to fight, and maybe he saved Hu Zhen's life.
Besides Hu Zhen, there are Zhu Zhen, Ding Hui and Deng Jiyun. Pang Shigu was not as good as them.
If these three people have to be divided, then Zhu Zhen is the number one general, and the other two cannot compare.
But what happened to Zhu Zhen? He has not been allowed to lead the troops in recent expeditions. Is it because his military exploits are too high and he does not want to give him another chance?
Prince Dongping is just too suspicious.
Riding alongside Ding Hui was Zhang Cunjing, the cavalry general, a native of Bozhou and the elder Yuan Cong of Zhu Quanzhong.
"As soon as Du Hong was beaten, the commander-in-chief was saved, otherwise who would pay tribute in the future?" As he rode by, Zhang Cunjing said helplessly: "This man is too bad. The six prefectures of Eyue are not small towns. The result was stunned.
I can't deal with those thieves."
Eyue Town is actually an anomaly in the south, because it has 30,000 troops and a yearly reward equivalent to 700,000 to 800,000 yuan.
During the more than 50 years when the Huaixi Cai bandits fought against the imperial court, Eyue Town participated in several military operations against Huaixi Town.
For example, in the 15th year of Zhenyuan of Dezong, sixteen vassal towns including Xuanwu, Heyang, Yicheng, Dongdu Ru, Chengde, Youzhou, Ziqing, Weibo, and Eyue allied forces to attack Wu Shaocheng in Huaixi, and Eyue Town was defeated.
Involved.
At that time, Eyue Town was also more capable of fighting. In the ninth year of Yuanhe, Liu Gongchuo was observed to be good at running the army. Not only "if he is sick, healthy, or in death, he must be given a generous salary", but at the same time, "if the wife of a sergeant is not careful in his appearance,
, sink in the river (this...)", so everyone worked bravely and their combat effectiveness increased dramatically.
What's outrageous is that the Eyue Jiedushi were generally literati, who knew the military and were good at running the army. They were indeed powerful. However, they were all sons of aristocratic families and were good at calligraphy and articles. They were also good at horseback riding and archery. It was difficult to say that they were simply civil servants.
, after all, there is no clear distinction between civil and military divisions between the country and the dynasty.
Eyue Town also participated in the war to put down Li Qi in western Zhejiang and Liu Pi in Xichuan.
The town sends 1,500 soldiers to the northwest to guard the border every year. During the Xiantong period, soldiers from Xu, Xu, Hua, and Bian towns entered Xichuan to fight against Nanzhao.
In the third year of Xiantong, Nanzhao attacked Annan. Wang Kuan, the Annan economic envoy, was in a hurry. More than 400 soldiers from Eyue, Xiangzhou, Jiangxi, and Jingnan came to help. They rushed to Jiaozhi City and fought with Nanzhao's soldiers, killing more than 2,000 enemies.
people, eventually all died for their country.
In Eyue Town, you would really dare to fight. Later, it was attacked twice by Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao. It was completely ruined and became the virtue it is today.
"It doesn't matter whether Du Hong dies or not. But the three states of Shen, Guang, and Cai are one, and they cannot be taken away by the Xia thieves." Ding Hui reined in his horse, glanced at the army that was slowly moving out, and said, "If the Xia thieves
If Caizhou is occupied, the overall situation will be passive. Their soldiers will be plundering everywhere and they will be unable to defend themselves, which will cause great trouble."
"What did Ge Congzhou do in Ruzhou? Once Luyang Pass is broken, Ruoping Gaocheng is lost again, and Guangchengze and Longpi are captured, it will be great fun." Zhang Cunjing sneered.
He is a cavalryman, so of course he cares most about the horses.
Guangchengze Ranch is located in Linru County and raises more than 20,000 horses. Longpi Ranch is between Jiacheng and Xiangcheng and raises more than 10,000 horses. They are the two largest ranches in southern Ruzhou.
Although Henan's horse administration is developing well, it is still very distressing to lose 30,000 to 40,000 horses at one time.
"Ge Congzhou can't help it." Ding Hui sighed.
He knew the temperament of Prince Dongping, and it was surprising that a person with inexperienced leadership like Ge Congzhou could take charge of the battle in Ruzhou, but if he lost points this time, life would be difficult for him in the future.
"We are bringing 30,000 people to Caizhou, so we have to be careful. The Xia thieves are marching north this time, and they are very aggressive. I don't know how many people came." Ding Hui continued: "Stabilize the situation in Caizhou first. What happens next?
Yes, I have to look at it again."
It was the decision made by Prince Dongping to send tens of thousands of troops south to Chen, Xu, and Cai.
Before departure, Ding Hui was specially summoned to Bianzhou for face-to-face instructions.
The core purpose is to be quick, quickly defeat Zhe Zongben's army heading north, and then go north to participate in the siege of Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin.
Speaking of this, what else does Ding Hui not understand?
The most important thing now is to destroy the three towns of Yan, Yun, and Xu. If possible, it is best to take down the town of Ziqing as well. These are big fat meats that, once eaten, can greatly enhance the strength.
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What good can come from a fierce battle with the Xia thieves in Henan Mansion? Both sides will suffer great losses.
If you send more than 100,000 troops to Luoyang, you will fall into Shao's trap and be led away by his nose.
Only by persisting in attacking the four towns of Yan, Yun, Xu, and Qing, and clearing their rear, can they then mobilize their troops to march westward, fight the Xia thieves in Luoyang, and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.
Now it seems that Xia Thief is also aware of this problem.
When it is impossible to break through the mountains of Henan Prefecture in a short period of time, it is indeed a clever move to send troops from Nanyang to the north. If left alone, other states and counties aside, Cai, Xu, Ying and other states will be under considerable threat.
It's quite uncomfortable, after all, this is the rear area that provides money and food.
It is almost inevitable that tens of thousands of troops will reinforce the empty Caizhou. As for whether they will cross the Huai River and enter the Shen, Guang, and An areas, it depends on the direction of the war in Ruzhou.
For some reason, Ding Hui always felt that Thief Shao would play other tricks. Perhaps Henan Prefecture or Heyang, the possibility of facing a war was quite high.
This just doesn’t want us to have our hands free!
For the first time, Ding Hui was a little uncertain about the future situation. With such a disgusting enemy, Henan's geographical disadvantages were fully exposed.
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Shao Shude received the news on the night of November 10th.
The maid Zhao grabbed the military newspaper, stepped over the skirts and small clothes scattered on the floor, gently leaned into Shao Shude's ear, and reported the news.
Zhuge had just arrived at Longchi Palace from Lingzhou. His young body was huddled in Shao Shude's arms, his eyes flashed suddenly, and he subconsciously tightened the quilt.
Shao Shude took the military report and glanced at it. It turned out to be Zhao Shu.
This woman has become more and more slender in the past two years. Now she is leaning there, her chest is all slender and white.
Zhao Jian's granddaughter and Zhao Ye's daughter, her identity reminded Shao Shude of the battle in central Sichuan.
After Ximen Wentong received the imperial decree and was promoted to the military governor of Jiannan and Xichuan, he made progress smoothly. He had already conquered Chengdu and captured Chen Jingxuan.
At the same time, the conflict between Zhu Mei, who had completely digested the towns of Dongchuan and Suizhou, and Ximen Wentong, who occupied the towns of Xichuan and Qiongnan, became increasingly obvious.
Sandwiched between them are small warlords such as Zhao Jian, Mancun, and Li Yu, who now all have to make a choice.
Sichuan is about to usher in the final annexation war.
"Zhao Kuanglin, Wang Yu played well." Shao Shude smiled after reading.
Zhao Shu was still leaning there, as if she couldn't hear Shao Shude's words clearly when she stood up straight.
"In crisis, there is an opportunity, and in the opportunity there is a danger. This killing field is really scary every step of the way." Shao Shude carried Zhao Shu to the bed, forcefully pulled away the things that were obstructing her chest, and played with it at will.
While thinking.
Zhuge closed his eyes and buried his face in the quilt.
Zhu Quanzhong should still have a lot of troops, and the pressure on his father-in-law is still great.
If an army of 100,000 people pressed forward, Tang and Deng would then go on the defensive, which would be very dangerous.
We still have to give Zhu Quanzhong another visit in the north!
It has been nearly a month since Gao Renhoutong's army attacked Qiziling and suffered heavy casualties, but they have still not been able to break through.
Perhaps, it is time to change the direction, for example, send a partial army to borrow the road from the sworn brother, go to Zelu, go out of Baixing, attack Huai, Meng.
Or, simply play a big game and invite your sworn brother to go south with you and attack Heyang.
Luo Hongxin raided Shi Yan and killed more than 2,000 riders from Hedong. Wouldn't this revenge be avenged?
How can you bear being slapped so harshly?
As long as the sworn brother mobilizes, even if he doesn't attack Heyang or invade Weibo, Zhu Quanzhong will save him. Wouldn't this reduce the pressure on the southern front?
The more Shao Shude thought about it, the more excited he became. He gently stroked Zhuge's face with his right hand, and then pressed her head.
Zhuge looked at Shao Shude with begging eyes, tears welling up in his eyes.
Shao Shude put more force on his hand, and Zhuge disappeared under the covers.
The army attacked Xia Shibao all the way, the army attacked Qiziling all the way, and the troops left Zezhou all the way, and went south to Heyang with Li Hanzhi.
The sworn brother withdrew from Youzhou and sent out a large army to attack Weibo.
This picture was so beautiful that Shao Shude closed his eyes and kept sketching the marching routes of various armies in his mind.
He sighed contentedly, and his hands became stronger and stronger.
We will send envoys to Jinyang and Youzhou tomorrow.
The plan has been decided, Shao Shude is in a good mood, and he can enjoy the two beauties with peace of mind.
The next day, Chen Cheng and Zhao Guangfeng were found.
"Can you persuade Li Keyong to withdraw his troops and attack Wei Bo?" Shao Shude asked straight to the point.
Chen and Zhao looked at each other.
Chen Cheng cleared his throat and said first: "Commander, according to Li Keyong's temper, if he is so humiliated, he will definitely send troops to conquer. But there is no movement yet. It is obvious that the situation in Youzhou is very difficult and cannot be moved for the time being.
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"Send some troops?" Shao Shude asked.
"Maybe you can try it. If you can persuade him, it will be of great use." Zhao Guangfeng said.
"An Jinjun has more than 10,000 troops, and Li Hanzhi also has more than 10,000 men. If we transfer 30,000 men from Youzhou to form an army of 50,000 men, although we cannot destroy Wei Bo, it will not be difficult to force Zhu Quanzhong to come to our aid," Shao Shude said.
"I will try my best to fight for this matter. If my sworn brother is willing to attack Weibo for revenge, I will send 20,000 troops to attack Huaizhou via Zezhou."
Tianzhu, Shunyi and other armies have returned to Lingxia to rest and recuperate.
The Wuxing and Guzhen armies have already moved to Heluo, and the Jinglue Army is also on its way to Wei County.
In addition, Lu Huaizhong's troops of the Wuwei Army had already passed the Pujinguan Floating Bridge and entered Hezhong Prefecture.
Shao Shude calculated that the Tielin Army stayed in Jinjiang. The forces he could use were probably the Wuwei Army and the Feilong Army with 17,000 infantry and cavalry. If this army left Zezhou, it might be able to play a certain role.
For a behemoth like Zhu Quanzhong, he had to constantly wear down and attack him repeatedly, making him lose sight of the other and find it difficult to resist.
As for the strategy of exhausting the enemy, of course we must exhaust it to the end.