On the sixth day of April in the fifth year of Dashun, the second batch of more than 51,000 husks of millet and wheat arrived at Liaowu Wharf.
At this point, the grain and grass accumulated on the front line has reached more than 170,000 dendrobium... More than 90,000 bundles of hay have been sent from the river, and the shortage of grain and grass has been slightly alleviated.
But they also faced a minor trouble: they had nowhere to store excess military rations.
Baiyacang is a good storage location, but it is still in the hands of the Bian army.
The Xia army fought and persuaded them to surrender. They attacked continuously in the past few days, killing and wounding more than 2,000 people, but failed to achieve a breakthrough.
Shao Shude personally inquired. He felt that there were less than a thousand defenders in Baiyacang. It could be said that he was very shaken. However, time was tight and he might not have much time to deal with them.
"Today's battlefield in the Central Plains, the fronts of all parties are intertwined." In the Heqing County government office, Chen Cheng pointed to the huge hand-drawn map hanging on the wall and said: "After Shi Pu's defeat, the brothers Zhu Jin and Zhu Xuan were in great danger. They captured
In Qizhou, a conflict broke out with Wang Shifan. Nothing happened at first. Wang Shifan was quite conflicted. He was afraid of Zhu Quanzhong and showed favor to him, but he also wanted to use Er Zhu as a barrier to Ziqing Town. But Zhu Xuan's troops were in Qizhou
Rape, robbery, and murder filled the countryside, arousing public outrage. In order to appease the morale of the soldiers and people in the town, Wang Shifan had no choice but to declare a crusade. Although he had not yet sent out troops, the possibility of war still existed."
"The commander-in-chief twice sent people through Weibo, sending two generals Li Renyu and Tuoba Renfu with 6,000 cavalry to assist Zhu Xuan. But one should not expect too much. The Hedong cavalry led by two generals Shi Yan and Li Chengsi
Even more, they failed to save Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin's decline. The combat strength of Li Renyu and Tuoba Renfu was not as good as that of the Hedong cavalry, and they had little chance of winning against the Bian army in the field. Wang Chongshi and General He Delun fought one step at a time.
The cavalry has a tacit understanding. Now we have few troops and are unable to make progress. However, if Zhu Xuan leads his troops out of the city to fight in the field, the situation will be worrying. How to decide on this journey, please let the commander-in-chief decide."
The meaning is very clear. Do you want the Erzhu brothers to send troops to take the initiative to attack? They still want to do so. But leaving the city and camp to fight deep into the enemy's territory has different requirements for the quality of the army and the command ability of the officers.
Shao Shude once divided the army's capabilities into four levels. The first-level troops are those who go deep into the enemy's territory and take the initiative to attack. The second-level troops are those who take the initiative to attack within our own territory. They rely on cities and towns within the enemy's territory. The third-level troops defend the passes and rely on their own territory.
The passive defense of the city is the lowest level.
Attack and defense are completely different in difficulty.
Shuofang's army pushed all the way from Shaanzhou to Xiashibao, marched east from Weibei, annexed Hezhong, and then moved all the way east to occupy Heqing. This was a strategic attack, which well reflected the combat effectiveness and spirit of the army.
Is it doubtful whether Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin have this ability?
"When Zhu Jin rescued Pu last year, his 20,000-strong army dispersed. Zhu Xuan also suffered a defeat near Puzhou. Their armies, like the leeks, were cut off one crop after another." Shao Shude Duan
He was holding a tea bowl with a relaxed attitude, and there was no hint of the nervousness of the impending war.
"Tell them not to bother. Cooperate with infantry and cavalry to guard the seven states (including Qizhou). If it doesn't work, return Qizhou to Wang Shifan. I can see that Wang Shifan doesn't want to fight, but Zhu Xuan's military discipline
, don’t mention it, no matter how hard you continue, Wang Shifan will not be able to suppress the opposition in the town. He is only twenty years old and has not enough prestige to do many things independently." Shao Shude continued: "Let Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin seize the time.
Rectify the troops. Can the newly recruited sergeants fight? Are the soldiers and armors ready? Is the farmland abandoned? Especially the farming and mulberry affairs, we need to take good care of them this year, otherwise how can we spend time with Zhu Quanzhong?"
After Shao Shude said this, Lu Siye took note of it and naturally handed it over to Zhao Guangfeng to send someone to handle it.
"After Yang Xing secretly conquered Shezhou, the army has been resting for more than a month. Now it seems that he is taking in the Huainan refugees, restoring their household registration, and encouraging him to teach farming. He must be relatively short of food. He recently sent envoys to Bianzhou to transport tea and salt in exchange for food and silk.
The two sides have a close relationship. However, Zhang Jian, the governor of Sizhou, surrendered to Xingmi, who sent troops north to meet him. I don't know what will happen." Seeing that Shao Shude stopped talking, Chen Cheng continued to introduce: "But there should be no war. Wu Tao, the governor of Huangzhou
When Xingmi was surrendered, Commander Du Hong of Hubei was very angry and sent troops to attack him. Wu begged Xingmi for help, but Xingmi had already sent his troops to the west."
What does it mean to be a mess? The world today is such a mess. There are many vassal towns, many contradictions, and there are many things you cannot control.
You have set a strategic goal and must capture somewhere, but you will always be interrupted by various things in the middle. A good vassal must eliminate interference as much as possible, and act towards the strategic plan he has set, and try his best to
May not be disturbed.
But sometimes you can't help yourself.
Zhu Quanzhong was fighting two Zhus, and at the critical moment of Shi Pu, he sent the governor Lei Ye to Weizhou to buy grain. As a result, the people were killed and the money was robbed. Do you want to fight?
When we were fighting against Er Zhu, Li Keyong kept harassing him, but in the end, there was a good opportunity for Li Keyong to use his back to annihilate him in one fell swoop. Do you think we should fight or not?
The imperial court summoned several feudal vassal towns to besiege Li Keyong. Will you fight?
Zhu Quanzhong was actually quite rational. When Pang Shigu went south to Huainan to search for money and food, he was defeated by Sun Ru, and he did not retaliate afterwards.
If it were Li Keyong, he would probably have to dig up the grave of Sun Ruzu before he could stop.
"Yang Xingmi's strategic focus has moved westward. This guy Wu Tuo is causing me trouble." Shao Shude was speechless to Wu Tuo, the governor of Huangzhou.
This man is a local tycoon who took advantage of the chaos and refused to accept Du Hong's control. It's understandable. But if you give Marshal Du some face, stuff some money and send some troops, can he die? It's better now. It's forced.
Du Hong wanted to kill him to establish his authority, but ended up defecting to Yang Xingmi, which involved the Huainan army. Zhu Quanzhong had no worries in the south.
"In Hebei, Youzhou led the Khitan forces to go south, and Ke Yong fought successively, winning two and losing one. Ying, Mo's army colluded with Chengde Wang Rong to go north, and Wang Chucun attacked Zhuozhou for the second time, and won a great victory. As a result, he fought with those who went north.
The Youzhou army faced off and was defeated." Chen Cheng introduced the situation in Hebei, with one characteristic: chaos.
At the end, he said in a concluding tone: "In the Hebei War, the four towns of Hedong, Youzhou, Chengde, and Yiwu were involved in it and made a mess. Wei Boluo Hongxin also attacked in revenge for Li Han's robbery.
In the three prefectures of Zhaoyi Shandong, An Jinjun suffered an unreasonable disaster and appealed to Ke Yong, who strictly ordered Li Hanzhi to send troops to Xingzhou to assist in the battle."
This is something Li Hanzhi sent to report. However, he is an external general within Li Keyong's military group. He may not be as obedient as An Jinjun. He may still go south to seek revenge from Zhang Quanyi. But after calculating the strength of both sides,
When comparing, it cannot be included. If he comes, it is an unexpected surprise. If he does not come, it does not matter.
"Everyone." After Chen Cheng finished speaking, he stepped aside. Shao Shude put down his tea bowl, stood up and went to the map, saying: "The Bian Army will increase its troops in Heyang in a large scale. This is a sure thing. Although I don't know how many troops there are, I don't know how determined they are.
, but if we expect the enemy to be lenient, we must make plans to dispatch 50,000 of the main force of the Bian Army to go north."
"The Tiande Army arrived in Anyi County yesterday."
On March 30th, the Tiande Army led by Cai Songyang and Yang Sheng crossed the Pujinguan Floating Bridge. After passing through Yuxiang and Xie County, they arrived at Anyi. They marched nearly 160 miles in five days, and the speed was not slow.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that Shao Shude did not ask them to abandon their baggage and speed up the march.
"Feng'an Army has arrived in Hucheng County, Guozhou."
Qian Shousu and Han Xun led the Feng'an Army out of Tongguan, covering 177 miles in five days. They will pass through the Taiyang Floating Bridge in Shaanzhou and go north to Pinglu County, and then pass through the Yuban Road.
Arrive in Xia County on the 13th of the month.
If they walk normally, within ten days the German army will pass through Jiangzhou, Hankou, the old city of Yuan County, and Yuan County, and arrive at Wangwu County, which is only forty miles away from Heqing.
The Feng'an Army was generally six days behind their schedule.
"The Tiande and Feng'an armies have a total of 12,500 infantry and 1,500 cavalry. They are all veterans who are accustomed to fighting." Shao Shude began to calculate his family fortune.
"The Wuwei Army consists of 7,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry. They have suffered some damage during these days, but the main force is still there."
"The majority of the Feilong Army, 5,000 mounted infantry, is in a similar situation to the Wuwei Army."
"There are 8,000 Heweifan households and more than 9,000 people."
"The total number of Tibetan and Han troops is no less than 35,000." Shao Shude said: "The situation in Heqing has been decided, so there is no need to fight at Zhiguan. Three thousand Ding Zhuang from Wangwu County returned. The soldiers from the Hezhong native regiment retreated to Qiziling and started to attack.
Dig trenches, break trees and cut off roads, and hold on until you can get out.”
Ten miles to the east of Zhiguan is Jiyuan County of Mengzhou, and fifty miles to the west is Qiziling. Qiziling originally had no pass, and Jiguan had long been buried in weeds in the Han Dynasty, but who asked the Bian army to build a new one.
The two armies were divided into Jiguan and Zhiguan, and it felt like Yu Wenzhou and Gao Qi were competing for power.
"When Zhou Wendong arrived in Wei, Shaanxi, he sent his marquis Mo Chenchong from Qiziling to Quzhi Pass."
"Qi Shenwu surrounds the jade wall, w Bielinghou Jingqu Qiziling."
Marshal Shao has no interest in "interesting" Zhiguan for the time being. He just wants to keep the two fruits of victory in Heqing County and Liaowu, and at the same time seize the time to capture Baiyacang and obtain a grain storage location.
Zhiguan is the next target to capture, but it is definitely not now.
"The bandit army has only come to 100,000 people. As long as I have enough food and grass, what if I fight with them?" Shao Shude finally said: "Send an order to Shaozhou, Wangwu County, and Yuan County. There are 10,000 Tibetan households in the two counties.
One person from each household will prepare his own weapons, ten days' rations and three bunches of hay, and gather in the east of Wangwu County to start training. Those who bring horses will be given grain and grass from the state, and another piece of silk."
In the past three years, Shao Shude spent a lot of energy to resettle a total of 25,000 Hengshan Dangxiang, Hewei Qianghu, and Qingtang Tubo households in the four counties of Xiao, Mianchi, Yuan, and Wangwu, allocate land to them, and select agricultural doctors.
Students come to guide farming and animal husbandry, and they intensify training during slack periods to get them used to the military atmosphere.
What is this? This is a degraded version of government soldiers, an enhanced version of guard soldiers, and is a reserve force.
Faced with Zhu Quanzhong, who had huge logistical and topographical advantages, Marshal Shao was risking his life. Wangwu County was only captured last year. There is no hope of harvesting food in the first half of this year. Yuan County is much better, more or less.
With some harvests, the farming system was barely stabilized.
Moreover, a lot of grass seeds have been sown in the corners of the mountains, wastelands along the rivers, and gentle slopes of the hills in the two counties, and they have already grown. War horses and draft animals on the front line can be pulled to the rear for grazing and rest at any time to reduce food consumption.
For this war, Shao Shude has tried his best to make up for his own disadvantages.
Come on, Bianjun, you'd better not give me a chance, or I'll fight as far as Heyang.