A crescent moon hangs on the top of the mountain, and the sky and the earth are hazy. You can see the clouds in the starry sky, but you can't distinguish the vegetation so close to you.
Between the distant mountains and the nearby ridges, apart from the fighting, there is only the sound of the river flowing quietly.
Shao Shude and Gai Yu sat opposite each other, drinking tea and discussing Taoism.
"Since Quanzhong suppressed Bian, there has been no greater loss of troops than this time. Prince Lingwu has used such tricks." Gai Yu looked at the tea bowl in front of him, suddenly smiled and said.
The opponent's sincere praise still made Shao Shude feel happy.
The defensive counterattack was still good, although it was a little out of shape compared to the original plan. It is said that Marshal Shao has been using troops for many years, and wars of a slightly larger scale have never been fought according to his plan. They always went out of shape. The initial battle
The plan turned into a pile of waste paper...
The original plan was to use solid strongholds to defend and wear down the strength, morale and energy of the Bian army, and then when the time was right, mobilize more troops to rush forward with cavalry, severely damaging or even annihilating the Bian army.
But Pang Shigu did not fight as he had planned from the beginning. He dug trenches, built earthen platforms, and fired with powerful crossbows day and night, forcing the Xia army to abandon the northwest camp. Then he attacked Liaowu by land and water, cut off the river and cleared the two-arm defensive battle.
It stopped abruptly when it reached this step.
With the unexpected loss of Huaizhou on the northern line and Zhu Xuan's reactivation in Pu and Cao areas, Zhu Quanzhong ordered the troops to retreat. The counterattack was forced to start hastily, but the main force of the Bian Army still existed, and most of the losses were the Jianrui Army and the like.
The miscellaneous forces, the heavy damage or even the complete annihilation of the Bian Army have come to nothing.
This battle is actually somewhat similar to the Battle of Luzhou in history.
In that battle, the Bian army gathered 100,000 troops from Guanzhong, Hezhong, Shaanxi, Guo, Weibo and Xuanwu, and besieged Luzhou for more than a year. During this period, the commander-in-chief was changed three times, and the morale of the army was turbulent and morale was low.
At the critical moment when the Hedong Group was about to be destroyed, the fledgling Li Cunxu took advantage of the heavy fog to reach the front of the Bian Army camp. The Bian Army was exhausted from long battles and did not take precautions at all. They were raided in a hurry and returned in defeat, with the loss of 10,000 troops.
Multiple people.
In fact, it is not to blame that the Bian army was lax. It has been a year since the siege of the city. It is impossible that there will be no mistakes. Sometimes the war is about who makes the fewest mistakes. After a year of siege, no matter how much energy is used up, the new army will take advantage of it.
Heavy fog attacked us unexpectedly, and in the end we only lost more than 10,000 people, which was actually pretty good.
The Battle of Heqing and the siege only lasted for more than a month and ended, which made Shao Shude a little regretful.
I have never fought a battle in which 100,000 people were wiped out. How can I still be named a famous general in the history books?
However, looking at the war history of Zhu Quanzhong, Li Keyong, Yang Xingmi and others, there seems to be no record of being wiped out.
In such an extreme situation as the Battle of Qingkou, the Bian army lost more than 30,000 people. If it had not been flooded by freezing water and encountered heavy snow, it is estimated that it would have lost more than 10,000 people.
Ge Congzhou and Niu Cunjie fought and retreated under the pursuit of Yang Xingmi's army. When they were finally safe, the entire army had not eaten for four days. They were able to insist on returning. Even in the entire Five Dynasties and Northern Song Dynasty, it can be regarded as
A very resilient Iron Army.
"Quan Zhong is dishonest and he was unfavorable to my brother when he was at Shangyuanyi. I sent troops to fight against him in order to bring justice to the towns." Shao Shude laughed and said: "Sooner or later, we will kill Quan Zhong in Bianzhou."
Capture him and bring him before his brother to question him."
Gai Yu forced a smile.
Is killing Zhu Quanzhong a good thing for Jinyang? Not necessarily.
If nothing else happens, the Bian army will no longer be able to gain a foothold in Heyang. Hedong and Xuanwu are separated by Wei Bo, who is uncertain, so there is no direct conflict.
If according to his idea, it is time to be wary of Shao Shude at this time, he can make peace with Zhu Quanzhong and maintain a balance. If Shao Shude has the potential to conquer Bianzhou, he will go south and westward to force him to return to his army. It is a pity that the king of Longxi County
I haven't had this idea yet, and Zhu Quanzhong is not a good ally, so it would be very troublesome to do it in practice.
But the bottom line should be to prevent the Xuanwu Army from being annexed.
When Shao Shude's power was still in Guanzhong, he dared to use the east road to force Zhu Quanzhong to return to Luoyang and relieve the pressure on Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, and Shi Pu. Why couldn't the king of Longxi County do the same? A headache!
"The king of Longxi County wants to send troops south to attack Weizhou, but I don't know." After going around in a circle, Gai Yu still mentioned the focus of his trip.
"No problem." Shao Shude said: "I want to send 10,000 troops and can leave at any time."
Gai Yu looked happy when he heard this and said, "I wonder which general is leading the army?"
"Wang Yao, the governor of the river, either led the troops himself or sent generals to lead them."
Gai Yu nodded and said: "The king of Lingwu County is a trustworthy person. With these ten thousand people, there is great hope for attacking Weizhou."
Shao Shude glanced at him, was this a polite comment or did he really think so?
The Six Prefectures of Weibo are not that easy to fight. It may not be difficult for you to defeat them, but if you want to eliminate them, you won't be able to do it by sending troops once or twice.
What kind of enemy are you most afraid of in a war? Not someone who is so smart that they are almost demonic, or someone who is extremely brave, but someone who is united and united. This kind of person is the least likely to be defeated. If he doesn’t defeat you, and you can’t defeat him for a long time, he may be defeated.
you.
Under what circumstances would Wei Bo be determined? Someone wants to affect their interests.
Eliminating this huge military group requires patience and long-term fighting. It may be better to let the sworn brother kill first, but first deal with these uncles in Hebei. The uncles in Youzhou have already been punished once, and they may need to be punished a second time.
The first time, the third time, now Uncle Wei Bo is about to face the first rectification, no, they have already been rectified by Zhu Quanzhong.
"If I can capture Wei Bo and cut off Zhu Quanzhong's arm, it will be a great thing for me." Shao Shude smiled and said: "Luo Hongxin helped Zhou to do evil, so naturally he should not have a good end."
As for the beautiful words, Shao Shude still doesn't mind saying them more.
Let your sworn brother annex Weibo? Damn, I don’t want to! Weibo has a population of three to four million, Youzhou has one or two million, plus Hedong, Zhaoyi, and Datong have more than one million, and most of them are high-quality, high-quality
In the area of output, who can beat you?
"Prince Lingwu still wants to attack Zhu Quanzhong?" Gai Yu couldn't help but ask after hearing the words of Zhu Quanzhong.
"Of course." Shao Shude said: "Between me and Zhu Quanzhong, one of us will always fall, either him or me."
When fighting Zhu Quanzhong, I was very focused and unwavering!
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Since the rain dissipated at the end of May, there have been several sunny days in a row.
Under the command of Gao Renhou, the Tielin Army, Wuwei Army, and Tiande Army took turns to attack, leading a large number of Tutuan countrymen to storm the Bian Army camp.
The Heweifan people no longer go to war.
There were 8,000 households and more than 10,000 households. After the capture of Heqing, only 5,000 households and 7,000 households were left. They were originally promised to be given land in Heqing County. However, as the Bian army increased its troops, the war suddenly became fierce. Now,
There are only more than 3,000 households and 5,000 households left. The losses can no longer be described as heavy. They even broke out once in turmoil.
Shao Shude officially ordered that on the basis of the original 20 acres, the family would be granted an additional 20 acres of land, and they would first be placed in a relatively safe place in the rear.
Yin Fengwei of Henan officially started his work, and several important officials of Heqing County also took office one after another. There were scholars from other places who gave their papers to Shao Shude, and there were also students from Guanbei Confucian Studies. It is worth mentioning that the post of county magistrate was held by Xiazhou, a doctor of agriculture.
Wang Yong took charge of it in order to reward his merits.
Since Heqing County is a county under the jurisdiction of Henan Prefecture, it is a Ji County just like the counties under the jurisdiction of Jingzhao Prefecture and Taiyuan Prefecture. The Prime Minister of Ji County is the eighth grade, but his original position was from the ninth grade.
Quite an improvement.
If a Jinshi in the imperial examination, calligraphy, law and other miscellaneous subjects does not have the support of a noble person, he will be an official of the eighth or ninth grade for his whole life, and most of them will be the ninth grade. Wang Yong was transferred from a doctor of agriculture to a county magistrate. Let's see how favored he is.
It seems that there is a high possibility of further promotion, which is definitely a rare thing in the officialdom.
Lingxia is different from other places, everyone knows this. Because at the state level, in addition to Confucian classics and medicine, they also have three positions: arithmetic, engineering, and agricultural doctors. Each has an assistant teacher and a lecturer.
,student.
In normal times, people with Ph.D.s in economics are generally more popular and often get promoted, and the places for economics students have become more popular. Now, for the first time, the agricultural system has a way out, and agricultural students seem to have become taller and more valuable overnight.
There has been an increase.
Feng Wei became the Yin of Henan, so from a legal perspective, Zhang Quanyi's hat as the Yin of Henan has been thrown off. However, in the Tang Dynasty, which has been divided for more than a hundred years, this does not seem to be important. At most, Zhang Quanyi is disgusted.
That’s all.
The main participants in the battle were the villagers of the Shaozhou Tuan Tuan. They had been defeated in a field battle before and lost 2,000 people. Shao Shude did not dare to let them continue to fight in the field. That would be to sacrifice their lives.
However, they can still be of great use in demolishing the outer obstacles of the Bian Army camp, filling in trenches, knocking down earthen walls, and attacking the stockade, which can reduce the loss of the main force of the direct line.
The villagers of the Shaozhou Tuan Tuan are also mainly Tibetan people. In fact, the losses are also very large. After this time, they will be rewarded with land. In the past, one family had 20 or 40 acres. After this time, some families are expected to reach
The sixty-acre line is over.
From now on, it is estimated that they will not be used again, and they cannot afford excessive losses, otherwise rebellion is imminent.
After Heyang is captured, there will definitely be a large-scale immigration. The first batch will be the 10,000 households of Hexi Tibetan people who are attacking Xiashi Fort. Later, people from Tong and Hua Prefectures, which are relatively densely populated, will also move to Jiyuan first.
, two counties in Hanoi. As for Vo Duc, Vo Chi and other counties, it depends on the course of the war.
On the sixth day of June, the Tielin Army broke through a camp of the Bian Army and killed nearly 2,000 enemies, but suffered considerable casualties.
Pang Shigu continued to evacuate people and horses through the navy. The river was densely packed with boats. From the end of May to now, most of the baggage had been transported away. The Tutuan countrymen also transported away 5,000 people, catching lives and trampling on these two
The cavalry moved into the north city of Heyang and returned to the south bank via the pontoon bridge.
The cavalry began to retreat, indicating that Pang Shigu had given up fighting in the field and was now focused on running away. However, he was more organized and could win over the soldiers and boost their morale. He still carries his majesty, victory, personal riding, toughness and some local soil.
More than 30,000 Tuanxiang people are holding on, using strong camps to defend against the enemy.
Perhaps, he was still following Shao Shude's earlier idea of letting Xia's army suffer heavy losses during the attack, and then launch a counterattack.
On the seventh day of the sixth lunar month, the German army returned to the north, and more than 18,000 Feilong Army and local folk from the Hezhong Tuan Army joined forces in Huaizhou.
Bianjun Commander Zhi's army of 5,000 men led more than 2,000 defeated troops across the Qinshui River to confront the Xia army across the river.
With the barrier of Qinshui, the panic of the Bian army was relieved. Moreover, the Bian army along this route was huge, with almost 38,000 people. Among them were the left and right Changzhi troops who were personally appointed as military envoys by Zhu Quanzhong, as well as horseback infantry and other soldiers.
There were heavy cavalry, and You Yi's attack made Qibizhang less daring to pursue them.
They have already captured and killed nearly 8,000 enemy troops at Zhiguan and Jiyuan lines, and the results are very impressive. What they should worry about now is whether the Bian army will counterattack after they regain their strength before leaving.
Zhang Shensi had been dismissed from his post and escorted back to Bianzhou. He failed to organize the retreat and turned into a rout. This is a major crime.
However, he also had reason to complain to himself, because such elite troops as the Changzhi Army did not make any response, and Zhiguan and Jiyuan were too far to the west, and there were Xia Army horseback infantry peeping in the wild, so it was inevitable that the retreat would turn into a rout.
The most tragic losses always occur during the retreat. Zhang Shensi proved this military theory with himself.
"Retreating will reveal your true skills. From this point of view, my sworn brother's fighting skills are quite good." In Heqing County, Shao Shude climbed to the east side of Pi and looked east, saying: "Zhu Jin fought against the Bian army and escaped twice by riding alone. This
The level is poor, not even as good as Shi Pu. In the battle of Wukang Town, Shi Pu was only severely damaged, but the entire army was not wiped out."
"How many people can be left in Pang's ancient tribe?" Shao Shude asked.
"It depends on whether the commander is willing to give up his life." Gao Renhou said: "Sun Ru, Yang Xingmi, in the battle of Xuanzhou, there were dozens of Confucian soldiers. Now Pang Shigu has more than ten camps with deep ditches and high bases. If you want to
If we want to bite them hard, we have to continuously attack the stronghold and maintain the pressure. If we attack the bandit camp, our army will definitely suffer heavy casualties."
"That's all, it's not worth it. If what was originally a great victory turned into a tragic victory due to the heavy casualties due to the attack on the stronghold, it would be meaningless." Shao Shude sighed: "Pang Shiguli by the riverside of the stronghold, could it be that he thought from the beginning?
To sneak away?"
"That's because Heqing County is right by the river." Gao Renhou said with a smile: "The general is actually worried about the North Road. There is a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and us. The Bian army retreated before, and people were panicked. If Kou Yanqing packs up his troops, he still has a large number of elites in his hands to cross the river.
If we go against the grain, can Fu Cun Shen and Qi Bi Zhang defeat him?"
Shao Shude agreed.
He remembered that after Li Zicheng was defeated in Shanhaiguan, he retreated all the way. During the retreat, he also launched a massive Huaiqing counterattack. Although it ended in failure, the idea was correct.
Kou Yanqing had powerful troops in his hands, most of which were the elite of the Bian army. There was indeed a high possibility of going against the enemy, so he had to guard against it.
The current fight is full of momentum. The Xia army is in pursuit and has a psychological advantage, while the Bian army is retreating and its morale is unstable. But if you carefully study the comparison of strength between the pursuing and fleeing sides, you will find that it is ridiculous.
If this layer of tiger skin is broken, it is difficult to say how the situation on the North Road will develop.
The North Road is like this, so why not the South Road? Tielin, Wuwei, Tiande and the Tibetan soldiers actually have no strength advantage. The victory of this battle is actually more due to Shao Shude's planning a few years ago.
The entire strategic situation was completely different, with Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, and Li Keyong forming an encirclement network that put Zhu Quanzhong at a strategic disadvantage.
Through strategic advantages, it affected the tactical level of the Battle of Heqing, w. And this tactical victory, in turn, made Zhu Quanzhong's strategic posture more passive.
This is Marshal Shao's art of war, and it is not the same thing as what Gao Renhou is good at.
"Fu Cunxuan, the envoy to the German army, will be the beheading envoy for the three cities of Zhiguan, Jiyuan, and Hanoi, and he will be under unified command of the army on the north route. If there is anyone who disobeys the order, he can be killed first and then reported. Let Wang Yao speed up the march, and he will
Ten thousand people, are they crawling?" Shao Shude suddenly ordered.
Lu Siye began to record the order, preparing to forward it to Fu Cunshen, Qi Banzhang and others through Wangwushan Camp, and, uh, Gao Renhou who was standing in front of him.
Gao Renhou was stunned when he heard this. This was reducing his military power. But it was nothing, Lao Gao didn't care much about these things.
The German army envoys who came from Qiziling theoretically did not return to Qi Bizhang's command. Now in the Huaizhou battlefield, a general is really needed, but I don't know whether Fu Cunshen can stabilize the good situation with inferior troops.
"General Gao, the heavy rain has stopped and the road is no longer muddy. The cavalry can be dispatched. Let's walk towards Mengzhou." Shao Shude made another micro maneuver at the end.
"As ordered." Gao Renhou didn't take it seriously and bowed in salute.
If Mengzhou, or the three cities of Heyang, can be captured, it will be the icing on the cake. At the worst, Nancheng and Zhongli City cannot be captured, so it would be better to capture the North City.