Within Qiziling, Shao Shude took his sons to comfort the sergeant.
Ever since he left Suizhou and went south to Guanzhong to beg Huang Chao, Shao Shude has been insisting on subsidizing soldiers who were killed or disabled in battle. Their families can receive food and twelve dendrobiums a year for ten years...
This system exists in many feudal vassals and towns, with different scopes and different years.
The country also had a very standardized and systematic military sacrificial system. There were special sacrificial places where important ministers and shogunate secretaries wrote sacrificial texts, read them in public, offered sacrifices, and paid homage to the fallen soldiers.
This system existed in the Northern Dynasties and has been inherited ever since. It has become very mature. It is very wrong to think that the death of the soldiers in the Tang Dynasty will bring down the system.
They range from official sacrifices in the imperial court to sacrifices in feudal towns and branch states. They are all very systematic.
The details of military sacrifices, prisoner sacrifices, triumphal ceremonies and other rituals were even fixed in the Kaiyuan military ceremony system, which continued until the end of the Five Dynasties.
The first batch of pensioners in Shuofang Town have withdrawn almost ten years ago, but their number is too small. With the march into Guanzhong and the Central Plains, the scale and intensity of the war are no longer the small fights in the northwest and Helong.
The number of people receiving pensions has increased sharply, and now more than 460,000 hu of pensions and grains are paid every year, which is not a small amount.
In order to avoid increasing financial pressure, Shao Shude began to use a large number of Tibetan troops to attack the city last year, and then used land as rewards (pensions) to avoid large expenditures. However, if the Yamen soldiers died in battle and were disabled, they would still receive pensions. This young man
Don't fall off.
"Commander." Liang Hanyong bowed and saluted.
Seeing that there was no one around him, Shao Shude scolded him: "Why are you so reckless, a good son-in-law? Being the first to fight is certainly a great achievement, but do you need these military achievements?"
Liang Hanyong was a little excited when he heard this, but he still said: "Commander, I don't want to be gossiped about."
The meaning of the words is very clear. It is not easy to be your son-in-law. There is a lot of pressure. You must work harder than others to silence everyone.
Shao Shude was speechless.
This is indeed the truth. Nowadays, the Shuofang Army is still in its infancy and rising period, and there are not so many nonsense things. Everything in the army is based on strength. Liang Hanyong was promoted very quickly. Without tangible merit, it is indeed easy to attract criticism.
When he attacked Yangzhou, he was seriously injured. This time he attacked Qiziling and led 80 warriors to ascend first, which proved that his determination was very firm, and Shao Shude was not able to dampen his enthusiasm.
"You'd better be more careful." Shao Shude patted his shoulder and said, "I'm of great use to you."
Chengjie and Siwu followed behind, watching silently.
"My son." Shao Shude turned his head and said: "You have also seen that even your brother-in-law has to be promoted in the army based on his military merits. It is not good for a father to be selfish. In the future, if you are in charge of the army, you will do the same.
At this point, fairness in rewards and punishments is the most basic principle. If you can't do it, you will lose your military morale."
"I understand." They both responded in unison.
After inspecting the military camp, Shao Shude and his son returned to Guancheng.
The soldiers brought a simple dinner: corn rice, mutton, fish, several kinds of winter vegetables, dried fruits, and dairy products.
After eating, Du Honghui came back and continued to talk about Heyang.
"During the reign of Emperor Ruizong, Princess Yuzhen practiced Taoism in Jinxian Temple." Du Honghui started from a short story and told it.
"Emperor Xingzhenyuan, the two temples of Jinxian, left the Xuanwu Gate, crossed the river, and arrived at Dongzhang Village... He ordered the four counties of Jiyuan County in the east, Heqing County in the south, Shaoyuan County in the west, and Beiyangcheng County to patrol the borders of Jinxian.
Two views of true essence."
Shaoyuan County was established in the second year of Wude and merged into Shaobo County in the fourth year of Wude.
In the second year of Xianqing's reign, Shaobo County was renamed Wangwu County, which has continued to this day.
To put it simply, Princess Yuzhen cultivated immortality in Wangwu Mountain for some unknown reason. In order to visit his daughter, Ruizong came all the way from Chang'an. He set up a post station (Dongzhang Post) there and divided it among the four nearby counties.
According to their respective scope of powers and responsibilities, specially assigned personnel are assigned to patrol the two Taoist temples.
Heqing County is one of them.
"In order to patrol Taoist temples, Heqing County has specially opened a dangerous road, leading directly to Wangwu Mountain. This road cannot pass large vehicles, but it can be used by people, horses and donkeys. In the second year of Dashun, our army attacked Feng Ba, and even silver guns passed through this road."
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Outside Heqing County, large groups of cavalry were galloping with murderous intent.
Yang Liang personally led more than 300 cavalry, broke the formation and rushed into the enemy.
After the saber was sharpened, he took out the mace from its sheath and hammered him wantonly.
The Bian army and civilians who were escorting the grain and fodder were crying and fleeing.
A few Bian Army cavalrymen fled wildly and disappeared into the distance, even abandoning Pao Ze.
This battle was fought inexplicably!
They successfully transported a batch of grain and grass and marched in a safe area in the hinterland of their home, but no one expected that the cavalry of the Xia Thieves Brigade suddenly appeared and shamelessly attacked them.
There is no doubt that this was a mistake by the generals.
Without Wangwu County as a supply point, the cavalry's movement distance is indeed limited and they cannot reach their side. Even if they manage to make a long-distance attack, the threat from the rear is always there, and they can easily be ambushed and beaten.
But Wangwu County has been conquered for two months, and if you still do things according to the old methods and thinking, it is inevitable that you will suffer losses.
Is there no reason for today's defeat?
Yang Liang charged and killed for a while again, surrounded the last group of Bianjun masters, and shouted: "Those who abandon their weapons and kneel down will avoid death."
"Those who abandon their weapons and kneel down will avoid death!" the soldiers shouted in unison.
Perhaps the sabers, daggers, and iron laos in their hands were too convincing. The Bian army masters threw away their crude spears and said, "Don't kill them. We, who are not from Bian, are willing to surrender."
"Huh? Not Master? Then why don't you even have armor?" Yang Liang was a little surprised and said: "Arrest a few people and torture them separately."
The sergeant responded abruptly, quickly picked up several prisoners, and questioned them individually.
The results came out quickly.
"General, they claim to be generals under General Shao's tent," the soldier reported.
Yang Liang got off his horse and sat on the ground to rest. He was surprised when he heard this: "General Shao Shao?"
"Shao Lun, the governor of Puzhou."
"Oh, Zhu Xuan's people. Next time, finish your sentence in one breath, or I will whip you to death." Yang Liang nodded and said angrily.
"As ordered." The soldier responded.
Puzhou surrendered troops and escorted the transportation of grain and grass. Yang Liang put these two things together and basically figured it out.
This should be reinforcements sent by the Bian Army to Heyang. From what they said, they set out from Heyang to escort a batch of grain and grass to Heqing County, and then garrisoned on the spot to strengthen the defense forces in the Heqing and Baiya areas.
After figuring it out, Yang Liang was convinced, so he stood up and walked to the prisoners and said: "You were forced to surrender to the Bian bandits due to the situation. Now that you have been rescued, why don't you fight with the Bian bandits again?"
When the prisoners heard this, they looked up at him and then all lowered their heads.
Yang Liang was a little annoyed. A bunch of weaklings and cowards were actually discouraged.
"Take them all back." Looking at their bearish looks, the idea of recruiting them that had just arisen was immediately extinguished. Yang Liang waved his hand and sent out 500 riders to escort the grain and thousands of prisoners back the same way.
The five hundred cavalrymen and prisoners left first, while Yang Liang hung more than a thousand cavalrymen twenty miles away.
He wanted to see if any Bian troops had left the city when passing through Heqing County and Baiyacang. Then he would conduct a surprise attack on them, and maybe they could gain something.
Fishing, everyone is familiar with it. This is the initiative of having more cavalry, I can decide how to fight.
But he didn't hold out much hope either.
The commander-in-chief is stationed in Wangwushan, and the main force is stationed in Qiziling. At the same time, two more mobile troops are separated.
On the northern line, the Feilong Army led by Qi Banzhang, with 3,000 men, passed through Zezhou, went out of the second of the eight Taihang Mountains (Taihang Mountain, also called Danxing), and headed south to Huaizhou, using its excellent mobility to find opportunities and raids.
The Bian Army's small force devastated its morale.
They have two thousand cavalry on the southern front. The cavalry of the Wuwei Army left Wangwu County, took a small road, carried ten days of food and water, and entered Heqing County and the Baiyacang area to see if there was any chance.
It can be seen from the map that if these two troops can obtain supplies on the spot, it is possible to reach behind Jiyuan County.
What does this mean? To the west of Jiyuan County is Zhiguan, which can be said to be a logistics transfer base for transporting grain, equipment, and soldiers to the Zhiguan army. If the "transfusion blood vessels" in Jiyuan County are cut off, Zhiguan will be without food.
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Well, there will be no shortage of food in a short time. Such important defense areas usually have supplies needed for several months. But no matter what, the attack on the back road will always affect the morale of the army. Who dares to ignore it?
How many soldiers does Zhang Shensi in Heyang have that can drive away these highly mobile cavalry or mounted infantry?
If they were harassed hard enough, wouldn't they have to ask Zhu Quanzhong to increase his troops in the end? Less than that would be enough, at least 20,000 to 30,000 infantry and cavalry, otherwise there would be no hope of driving them out.
In fact, people like Zhu Quanzhong who have overall overall control may see things differently.
In his opinion, the more fatal problem is that the Xia army's cavalry has moved closer and closer to the plains and has to go out of the mountainous areas, which is very difficult.
Do you think Shao Shude risked his life to besiege Wangwu County, and Qiziling is just for fun?
Regardless of casualties, Li Tangbin attacked the Bianjun forts all the way. Every time he pushed further east and built a city, it meant that the scope of the cavalry's activities had increased.
Zhu Quanzhong is seizing the time, and Shao Shude is also seizing the time. Now it depends on who is faster.
On the tenth day of December, Yang Liang's troops passed by Heqing County with more than 10,000 grains and grass seized.
Heqing County and Baiyacang were both garrisoned by Bian troops, and they were at odds with each other, but they did not send troops out of the city. This made Yang Liang a little disappointed. He thought he could still win a city.
Especially Baiyacang is the warehouse of the Bian Army. It is located on a high ground and the terrain is quite good. It is obvious that defensive factors were taken into consideration in the design. According to its regulations, hundreds of thousands of grains can be stored, and the Bian Army can
Most of them have more than 100,000 in reserve.
From Wangwu County to Heqing County, the biggest trouble is that the path is difficult and dangerous and cannot be passed by horse-drawn carriages, which cuts off the possibility of the army coming. But if the Bian Army can be allowed to "treat guests", hundreds of thousands of dendrobium grains will be enough for the Wuwei Army.
If this kind of main force persists for more than a year, the threat to the Bian Army will be too great.
