After Zhu Yanshou retreated, Luzhou was surrounded by soldiers, but most of them were defensive measures, with no intention of sending troops to regain the situation.
The main force of Liang's army had retreated to Suzhou, and Shi Shucong commanded various troops to block Qibizhang's troops who had broken into Xuzhou.
Yang Xingmi sent Li Xun to attack Haozhou with 10,000 soldiers. At that time, Haozhou only had 2,000 soldiers and defeated it. Xingmi appointed Li Xun as the governor of Haozhou, and Chuzhou sent another confidant to assassinate him.
Tian Fan attacked Shengzhou, Feng Hongduo was defeated, and Shengzhou was conquered by Yang Wu. Tian Fan asked to also lead Shengzhou, but he was not allowed to do so secretly.
An Renyi sent troops to attack Suzhou and defeated Qian Liu.
Dong Chang, Qian Liu's former boss, was surrounded by a group of ghosts and ghosts. They built a shrine for him and sang his praises all day long. Some people also presented prophecies in order to defraud money, thinking that Dong Chang had the spirit of an emperor, and they fascinated the old Dong.
An Renyi's attack on western Zhejiang was actually to discourage Qian Liu from attacking his old boss Dong Chang.
"Yang Xingmi is still expanding." Shao Shude threw several military reports on the case and marveled at Lao Yang's luck.
The Yang Wu military and political clique is indeed still on the rise.
In just a few years, the four states of Huang, Sheng, Chu, and Hao have been acquired. Qian Liu's Suzhou may not be able to keep it. This expansion momentum is indeed quite good.
Only Zhu Yanshou suffered a loss in Shouzhou, while the other directions were "popular across the board."
Lao Yang's business is okay.
Perhaps this is the advantage of our location. As the saying goes, Shao Shude's forces started in the northwest corner and have reached the rear area of Guanzhong, Guanbei and Helong. Yang Xingmi started in the southeast. If they can annex the two Zhejiang provinces, There is also this in the back.
But historically he failed to annex Qian Liu.
There was an opportunity once, but because he was worried that Tian Qian would seize Hangzhou and become independent, he ordered him to retreat and missed the opportunity.
This is the tragedy of military leaders in the late Tang Dynasty. The loyalty of their subordinates is extremely limited and they have to be cautious.
In the last years of other dynasties, when they were pioneering and forging ahead, the generals under the lord would sit in one place and serve as governors, governors, etc. In fact, they were under the control of the military and political affairs, but their loyalty was relatively high, and the lord did not have to be suspicious all day long, worrying about who and who wanted to do it. Rebelled.
One hundred and forty years of feudal separatist history has left a deep legacy! The atmosphere has been completely ruined. Everyone wants to be a boss and start a business, not work for others.
"Commander, there is nothing to be afraid of when traveling secretly." Chen Cheng picked up another military newspaper, placed it in front of Shao Shude, and said, "Liu Chongwang has arrived at Xingyuan Mansion."
When it came to conquering Shu, it was originally planned to send out troops after the Lantern Festival. However, the sergeants complained so much that they decided to send out troops after the Spring Festival.
But after February 2, the big guys from the Shence Army refused to move, citing insufficient rewards.
Another round of negotiations ensued, and it was not until early March that the troops were dispatched.
The emperor saw him off at the Anyuan Tower, and the emperor and his ministers wept together. The scene was touching. Seeing off hundreds of officials, the scholars saw this and became very popular in poetry. It is estimated that hundreds of poems were written that day.
The 20,000 Shence troops waited patiently, and finally arrived at Xingyuan Mansion in early May. Well, it wasn't too slow actually.
But they stopped again, arguing over the supply of food and grass.
How much does Fengxiang Town pay? How much does Xingyuan Town pay? How much does Fengtian Town pay? How much does Jingzhao Mansion pay? In short, there is still nonsense.
As for the situation in central Sichuan, it seems that it is actually relatively stable at present.
Li Maozhen repeatedly apologized, but his men did not stop and attacked Zizhou several times. Many of Zhu Mei's men fled and went to Li Maozhen.
At the critical moment, Wang Xingyu and Wang Xingyue shamelessly turned to their old boss Zhu Mei. With Mancun, Li Yuan also stood still and watched from the sidelines.
Maozhen repeatedly failed to attack Zizhou and attacked Li Yuan. Mancun and others attacked and destroyed him when he returned to the army. Li Yuan was killed, and Mancun led his remaining troops to flee eastward to Zhumei.
Longjian Jiedu envoy Zhao Jian and Mianzhou governor Wang Xingyu joined forces and went south to attack Hanzhou, but were defeated by Maozhen.
Li Maozhen finally realized that this area in northern Sichuan was difficult to fight and there were too many forces opposing him, so he began to prepare his troops and planned to capture Ling, Lu and other places.
A new round of war is brewing again.
"Where did Li Ke use it?" Shao Shude asked.
"You should rest in Jinyang." Chen Cheng replied: "After the three families of Wei Bo, Chengde and Xuanwu defeated Li Keyong, Wang Rong was somewhat complacent. Recently, he contacted Lu Wenjin frequently, Shan Ke was there, and even envoys went to An
We agreed to send troops together. Youzhou was about to rebel again, and Li Keyong also got wind of it, so he withdrew after a large plunder."
"This sworn brother..." Shao Shude was speechless.
Hebei is indeed a big fat place, but can you eat it? You always press the gourd and lift the gourd, like whack-a-mole everywhere to suppress rebellion.
Shao Shude is not sure how many people there are in Youzhou now, and how many will be left after a few more years of fighting.
Wei Bo was harmed by Li Keyong this year, and he was probably a little hurt.
There is no doubt that the people of Hebei are indeed suffering. But how can I put it, with stubborn military groups such as Wei Bo, Chengde, and Youzhou, they will inevitably suffer the pain of swordsmanship no matter what. Let Li Keyong torment them first.
Not a bad thing.
But Zhao Guangfeng, who was far away in the river, pointed out that the Hebei people who had not heard of war for many years were always being treated like this, which might have improved their military capabilities. Shao Shude thought it was not impossible. After all, Wei Bo was so frustrated in history and was defeated by Zhu Quanzhong
He repeatedly stepped on the ground and rubbed against it, but after years of "raising voodoos", he developed the "King of Gus" like Silver Spear Xie Jiejun.
During Li Cunxu's period, he attacked Chengde and killed several generals. The capabilities of Chengde's soldiers were also greatly improved.
After all, Hebei has a military foundation, an economic foundation, a large number of people, and a strong martial spirit. If they are down now, it is only because they have been stable for too long. If they really want to improve, it will actually be very fast.
"That's all, Shuzhong and Hebei are beyond my reach. I don't have the energy to care about it for the time being." Shao Shude stood up, opened the window, looked at the streets and alleys of Shouzhou that had returned to calm, and said, "I have been away from Beidi for half a year, so I should go back.
If I don't come back, I'm worried..."
Chen Cheng was silent.
"But we still need to hand over the defense. If we don't get everything straightened out, we won't be able to leave safely." Shao Shude added, "Now we just have to wait for Shi Zan and Zhe Si Lun to arrive."
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In the next few days, Shao Shude rested in Shouzhou.
Ten thousand new soldiers have been formally incorporated into the right wing of the Tielin Army, and Zheng Yong is appointed as the military envoy.
In the Battle of Feishui that day, they had a short period of fighting contact with the enemy's right wing, and later participated in the siege of the Huai Army camp, and performed well. Shao Shude kept his promise and incorporated him into the Tielin Army.
Ten thousand people were practicing at the foot of Bagong Mountain, and the sound of killing was loud enough to be heard far and near.
Zhu Jing has also been rectifying and digesting his five thousand troops.
He is really respectful to Shao Shude now and comes to ask for instructions and reports every day. Even if he is just pretending, his acting skills are quite good and there is nothing wrong with him.
There was no shortage of various necessities in Jiang Mansion where he temporarily lived. Zhu Jing personally checked and selected everything. In addition, he sent two women to sleep with him. If his surname was not Zhu, Shao Shude would have suspected that Zhu Jing wanted to be his adopted son.
However, the fact that the service was in place did not mean that Shao Shude had lost his mind and would recruit Zhu Jing as his confidant. In fact, Zhe Si Lun knew very well that Chen Su, the governor of Shenzhou, could not move, but Zhu Jing, the governor of Shouzhou, could.
On May 13th, Shi Zan hurried to Shouzhou with only a few personal followers.
"General Li." In Jiang Mansion, Shi Zan saluted respectfully to Li Zhong.
"General Shi is here." Li Zhong returned the salute with a smile.
"Your Majesty has been summoned, so he came here day and night." Shi Zan said, "General Li, can you lead me to see your Majesty?"
Li Zhong didn't move.
Shi Zan was a little confused, but he couldn't say anything, so he could only wait together.
After a long time, he saw two women in colorful clothes leaving with red eyes. Only then did Li Zhong say: "Come with me."
Shi Zan glanced at the women who were leaving. One was a young woman, probably under twenty, and the other was a young girl whose identity was unknown.
"Don't meddle in other people's business." Li Zhong warned.
Shi Zan quickly confessed.
"Meet the King." The meeting place was in the study. Shao Shude was practicing calligraphy with a brush. Shi Zan saluted as soon as he came in.
"During the Jianzhong period, Li Xilie appointed Du Shaocheng as Huainan's military envoy. Shouzhou governor Zhang Jianfeng sent Helan Yuanjun and Shao Yi to guard Qiuzha to prevent the rebels from advancing eastward." Shao Shude put down his brush and looked at Shi Zan and said.
If Shi Zan had some realization, he was slightly disappointed.
Qiuzha is located in Huoqiu County. King Xia wanted him to guard Qiuzha to prevent the Liang people from going south, and perhaps he also wanted to keep an eye on Zhu Jing.
Shao Shude saw through his mind at a glance and said: "Two months ago when the Liang people went south, Zhu Jing recruited young knights to harass the thieves, and then the whole army went north to fight bloody battles, so he succeeded in assassinating Shouzhou. Chen Su went deep into Caizhou and fought bravely
He killed the thieves and then went to Shouzhou to prevent the enemy from crossing the river to the south. This was also a meritorious service, so he was awarded the title of Governor of Shenzhou."
Shi Zan didn't expect that Shao Shude's eyes were so bright that he could see his inner thoughts and immediately accused him.
"First organize the army and train in Qiuzha." Shao Shude said: "Although there are ten thousand people in your army, I think that at most three thousand can fight, and the remaining seven thousand may not be able to defeat the Huai people. If you don't train well, how will you go into battle? Wait?
Once the troops and horses are organized and can go into battle for a few rounds, you will be of use. There are many fighters in Huangzhou and Qizhou, so as long as you perform meritorious service, you will have a chance."
When Shi Zan heard this, he felt relieved and said: "I will obey the king's instructions."
"Huaixi Jiedushi is Zhe Si Lun." Shao Shude said leisurely.
"The general will only obey the king's orders." Shi Zan said loudly.
"Okay." Shao Shude smiled and said, "You can go back to training with peace of mind. Since I fished you out of Chang'an, I will have some use for you."
"As ordered." Shi Zan responded.
His soldiers have reached the age of Guangshou, totaling ten thousand people. The equipment is very good, but their combat effectiveness is very average. It is better than the twenty thousand soldiers Liu Chongwang brought to Shu, and not as good as the thousands of soldiers under Li Kuangwei.
Yan Bing.
He has already planned to use combat as training in the future. Otherwise, it may be difficult to improve his combat effectiveness and he will not be able to achieve success.
To defeat Zhu Quanzhong, the children of General Xu Zhen never had to be mobilized by anyone. And Shouzhou is only one step away from their hometown!
The Guangyao Army governs the four prefectures of Xu, Su, Si, and Haozhou. To the east of Shouzhou is Haozhou. Among the three thousand sons of Xu Zhen General School under Shi Zan, there are even many people from Haozhou!
If there is a chance to fight back to Xu Suhaosi, that would be the best.
On May 16th of the second year of Qianning, Shao Shude led his army to leave Shouzhou and headed for Shenzhou.
The new Huaixi Jiedu envoy Zhe Silun also rushed to Suizhou with a thousand Qingqi.
Shao Shude will meet with him in Shenzhou to complete the final handover.
