The defenders of Zhongli City actually escaped back to the south bank by themselves in small boats. Hundreds of them fled in total. Hundreds more were captured, hundreds died in battle, and many jumped into the river and tried to swim back to the south bank by themselves.
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Liang Jun's navy did not come to rescue them. One of them was unnecessary, and it would be risky to get close to them.
The South Floating Bridge was burned down, and this time it was completely destroyed. The three cities of Heyang, Zhoucheng, and Zhongli City (Heyang Pass) were in the hands of the Xia army, and only Nancheng was still in the hands of the Liang people.
There were originally 3,000 Liang soldiers in Nancheng. After taking over hundreds of remaining soldiers, Pang Shigu had no choice but to send 1,000 infantry, 300 cavalry, 100 sailors and corresponding equipment, food and grass to Huo Cun.
The matter was urgent, and Huo Cun ignored the rules. He recruited troops in Heyang and Heyin counties, and got more than 3,000 people. The total army expanded to 8,000, and they were stationed in the south city of Heyang and Cangcheng not far to the east.
In order to shirk responsibility, Huo Cun wrote a private complaint, saying that there was a shortage of troops and equipment, but Hu and Pang commander-in-chief ignored it...
The note was quickly sent to Bianzhou and handed to Zhu Quanzhong's desk...
"Bang!" Zhu Quanzhong slapped the table hard, his face expressionless.
There was internal discord, and there was a feud between Hu Zhen and Pang Shigu.
"Your Majesty..." Jingxiang had also read Huo Cun's notes and the military reports sent back from the front. He knew exactly what Zhu Quanzhong was thinking, so after organizing his words, he said: "Actually, Zhongli City has been lost.
It’s nothing, what we should pay attention to now is whether the Xia thieves are going to attack, and where will they attack?”
Zhu Quanzhong sat down, glanced at the generals in the office, and said, "Let's talk about it. I heard that the traitor Shao has arrived in Shaanzhou, with clouds of servants coming in and out, and his pomp is comparable to that of a saint. Can such a traitor summon all the heroes of the world to join us?"
Discuss it?"
Gathering together all the heroes of the world to discuss "living Dong Zhuo", it is natural to ask for an edict from the emperor.
This is actually not a problem. Just create one in private. Those who are willing to believe it will naturally be willing to believe it. Those who are not willing to believe it will say it is false even if it is really put in front of him.
This is a matter of stance and nothing else.
"Your Majesty, this is a very good strategy. Now we can send an ultimatum to the towns of Jin, Wei, Zhao, Yan, and Wu to ask Shude. Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, you can try it." Li Zhen was the first to come out and agree.
Indeed, as he said, the cost is very low, and once successful, the benefits are high.
Shao Shude's power was so great that it attracted people's attention. If he had been in the Central Plains, he would have been beaten by the crowd. But the area he led was Guanxi, which was not easy to fight, but it did not prevent the Xuanwu Army from fighting for alliances in the world.
The Xuanwu Army's ability to expand externally has been greatly reduced. This is a bitter fact, but under the current circumstances, it is not a bad thing, because he can eliminate the doubts of other princes and enhance the appeal to jointly fight against the Shao thieves, even if they are just
Verbal support is not bad. At least there is no hostility anymore and we can have a rear.
Jingxiang did not object to Zhu Quanzhong and Li Zhen's singing, because he also felt that he could try this kind of business without capital. However, he always believed that he mainly relied on himself to fight against the Shao thief.
"Your Majesty, it is true that the alliance has to fight for Shao. However, early winter has arrived and the bandits are heading south again. This is an urgent matter." Before Jingxiang could speak, Xiao Fu suddenly stood up and said.
This is absolutely correct, and I can’t fault it. There is a huge difference between Henan Prefecture, Ruzhou and the hinterland of Bian and Song Dynasties. The former is sparsely populated, and you can’t see a few people even if you travel for a day. If the bandit cavalry invades in large numbers, it will be difficult to raise supplies, but
The hinterland of Bian Song Dynasty was densely populated, and it was easy for thieves to steal food. It was difficult to restrict the scope of their cavalry's activities, unless the walls were fortified and the country cleared, but the cost was too high.
"In your opinion, where does the Shao thief want to attack?" Zhu Quanzhong asked.
"Your Majesty." Xiao Fu saluted solemnly and said solemnly: "A gentleman will not stand under a dangerous wall. I ask your Majesty to strengthen the defense of Bianzhou and prevent the thieves from suddenly arriving at the gate of Bianzhou City. Otherwise, people's hearts will be turbulent and everyone will have opinions.
, harmful to the overall situation.”
Jingxiang frowned subconsciously.
"What do you mean by your Majesty's will, the Xia thieves want to attack Bianzhou?" Zhu Quanzhong asked again.
"Your Majesty, the bandit cavalry defeated Guanghe Town, Banzhu City, and Heyang Pass within a few months regardless of the cost. Why is this?" Xiao Fu replied: "My servants are not very talented and have little knowledge. I can't tell where the Xia thieves want to attack."
However, Bianzhou is an important place. Even if the people's morale is not taken into consideration, the king's safety should be considered more. Most of the strong soldiers are outside now, and Bianzhou's troops are empty. If the Xia thieves avoid the situation and attack the city, then
The army and the people were horrified, rumors spread, and I couldn't even imagine what would happen."
Xiao Fu's words were righteous and awe-inspiring, and many mid-level generals and subordinates immediately supported him. Their family was small and their property was in Junyi and Kaifeng counties. Of course, they were afraid of being attacked by Xia thieves.
This is not ten years ago! When Qin Zongquan approached Bianzhou, everyone could only hold on to the city. But at that time, everyone had just arrived in Bianzhou, some were not yet married, and some had not had time to buy property, which was completely inconsistent with this meeting.
Same thing.
"Your Majesty——" Jingxiang hesitated for a moment, but still persuaded: "Today there are bandit generals, Qi Bizhang, who have rushed into Xu, Su, Ying, and Song states to contain tens of thousands of our army. The strength of our troops is already extremely tight. If we strengthen Bianzhang even more,
For state defense, where do the soldiers come from?”
There are only ten thousand people in Bianzhou City. Although they are relatively loyal and capable of fighting, the small number of people is a disadvantage. Defending the city is certainly safe, but it is impossible to send them out to set up defenses.
To strengthen the defense in the Bianshui area, we can only deploy troops from Zhu Zhen and Pang Shigu, but this is a difficult choice.
"Wei Boluo Hongxin, can he have a secret affair with Shao Thief?" Zhu Quanzhong suddenly asked.
Yes, he doubted Luo Hongxin's loyalty again, after all, his contribution this year was reduced by a full third.
"Commander, my subordinates are willing to send envoys to Weizhou and ask Luo Hongxin to strictly guard the border and prevent Xia thieves from crossing the river." Wei Zhao stood up and said loudly.
"Good." Zhu Quanzhong was overjoyed and said, "If we can persuade Wei Bo to send troops to threaten Heyang's flanks, it will be a great achievement and I will not hesitate to reward him generously."
"As ordered." Wei Zhao said happily.
Pei Di stood there, listening blankly to everyone's words. In fact, he didn't know where to start, and overall he was still in a state of confusion. The problem of Xia's thieves has actually reached this point?
Others don't have any particularly good ideas. It seems they can only take one step at a time. Let Xia Thief make the first move, and they will solve it one by one, that's all.
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Outside Yema Gang, Luo Hongxin, the envoy of Wei Bo Festival, was sitting on a futon, holding a wine bottle in his hand, feeling leisurely and contented.
But if you look carefully at his eyes, there is actually a deep concern hidden there.
It’s hard to be too small between the two big ones, that’s true!
Zhu Quanzhong wrote a letter in person, and his words were very polite, pointing out that Shao Shude had great ambitions and intended to annex the six states of Wei and Bo. He was also a brother of Li Keyong, and they worked together to harm the people of Hebei. Bian and Wei could fight together.
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When Luo Hongxin saw the letter for the first time, he was filled with emotion. Although Zhu Quanzhong was polite in the past and did a good job on the surface, he was really bossy. Although Wei Bo and his subordinates were angry, they could not be beaten again and again, so they had no choice but to surrender and pay tribute.
I have endured this breath all my life.
But this time he was really polite. Not only did he not criticize the lack of tribute, but he also lost the feeling of being hidden and condescending, which made Luo Hong feel very comfortable.
But he also knew that there was a price to pay for such politeness, so he pondered it to this day.
"Father." Luo Shaowei, deputy envoy of Wei Bo Jiedu, Sima of the left marching army of the shogunate, and commander of the Yameni army, came over.
"Li Hang is gone?" Luo Hongxin asked.
"Gone." Luo Shaowei replied.
Luo Hongxin stood up and wandered on the grass.
In the distance were the pro-army troops who were hunting. They were talking and laughing loudly and in high spirits, as if they were arrogant.
I am close to the army, haha, are I really close to the Commander-in-Chief? That is not necessarily the case.
In the first year of Guangde (763), the imperial court appointed Tian Chengsi as the defense envoy of Weibo and other states, commanding the five states of Wei, Bo, Bei, Ying, and Cang, and started the era of Weibo separatism.
From the first year of Guangde to the fifteenth year of Yuanhe (820), there were three generations of Tian Chengsi, Tian Yue, Tian Xu, Tian Ji'an, and Tian Hongzheng until Li Su took over as the Jiedushi. Of course, after Li Su died of illness, Hongzheng
Zi Bu took over for a short time, but Tian Bu could not suppress the arrogant and powerful generals and committed suicide.
The second longer stable era of Wei Bo was the three generations of He Jintao, He Hongjing, and He Quanhao, from the third year of Yuanhe (829) to the eleventh year of Xiantong (870).
Next came Han Yunzhong, whose father and son Han Jian ruled for fourteen years.
Next is Le Yanzhen, and then Luo Hongxin.
Haha, every time the governor is replaced, it is not a simple matter. The soldiers are very thoughtful and are not ignorant. They can calculate their own interests and know why they are fighting.
Just as the sergeants said when Tian Bu became the last military envoy of the Tian family, "If you want to do the old things in Heshuo," just listen to you. If you can't, get out of here.
Separating one side is the core interest of Sergeant Wei Bo and the core interests of the towns in Hebei. They know very well that they are fighting for "passing the land to their descendants". If you can defeat them and allow them to stand on their own feet, then they will not
If they resist fiercely, they will choose to seek refuge with you and pay tribute to you.
But if you want to annex them directly, you will force them to risk their lives. Things are often out of control and cannot be solved overnight.
"Master, do you want to help Quanzhong?" Luo Shaowei asked.
"What do you mean my son?"
"My son's intention is to focus on Quanzhong." Luo Shaowei replied: "If you act with virtue, you will definitely annex six states and forty-three counties. This is very different from Quanzhong."
"As a father, I have the same view." Luo Hongxin sighed: "But the sergeants won't shed tears until they see the coffin, so what can they do?"
The implementation of the military electoral system has gone through the "First Republic" (Tian family), the first transitional government (Li Su, Tian Bu, Shi Xiancheng), the "Second Republic" (He family), the "Third Republic" (Han family)
As far as Weibo Town is concerned), the "Fourth Republic" (Le Yanzhen), and the "Fifth Republic" (Luo Hongxin), every decision made by the Jiedushi must greatly consider the interests of the soldiers in the town.
Interests are often hijacked by soldiers.
Luo Hongxin, Luo Shaowei and his son knew clearly that Shao Shude wanted to annex Wei Bo and planned to help Zhu Quanzhong, but the sergeants may not understand. They always had illusions when the Shao thief's butcher knife did not hit them.
After all, fighting involves death. Li Keyong had just killed more than 10,000 Weibo warriors. If there was no other way, who would be willing to fight with the notorious Xia thieves?
"Perhaps we can summon the lieutenants and generals of the army and say that once they are captured by the Shao thieves, the rules of selecting military envoys in the army will be abolished, and the Shao thieves will appoint the judiciary envoys on their own," Luo Shaowei said.
"You can give it a try." Luo Hongxin nodded and said: "The Shao thieves have been united for more than ten years, and they are going crazy to cut down the vassal. This may be an opportunity. The recommendation system in the army is the foundation of Wei Bo, and the soldiers will never agree to it.
This is true. But I’m afraid it won’t be effective in a short period of time.”
"It all depends on people." Luo Shaowei said: "It is not outsiders' turn to make the decision regarding Wei Bo."
"First station the troops to defend the two states, and don't let the Xia thieves jump in. As for the rest, do it slowly." Luo Hongxin sighed: "I can only help here for the time being. King Liang will understand."
Xiang Wei, the two prefectures, crossed the river to reach Zheng and Hua, and then went straight to Bianzhou. Holding here would be worthy of Zhu Quanzhong.
"In addition, strengthen training. In this current situation, there are probably not many people who will object." Luo Hongxin finally said.