On the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month, Shao Shude, escorted by his own soldiers, bodyguards, and Tielin troops, crossed the ice of the Yellow River and arrived at the south bank.
"Commander!" Fu Cunzhen, dressed in gold armor, stepped forward to pay his respects.
"In this round of encirclement and annihilation of the Changzhi Army, you deployed all your cavalry at the critical moment and then sent the Tianxiong Army south. You were very decisive." Shao Shude patted Fu Cunshen's shoulder and praised.
"These are all strategies set by the king. Without this strategy, we will die from exhaustion and we may not be able to win," Fu Cunshen replied.
Shao Shude laughs loudly, and Fu Cunshen can also flatter him. The key is to do it in a serious and well-founded way.
Tactical success cannot cover up strategic failure. The main reason why we can win this battle is that we have a good strategy.
If you can speak, speak more!
"Huo Cun still refuses to surrender?" Shao Shude asked, looking at the siege in Heyang Nancheng.
The sheep and horse wall outside the city has been breached and the trenches have been filled. In recent days, people in the city have not even dared to leave the city to harass.
Yesterday, Cangcheng, not far away, was also under repeated attacks. The defender could not withstand the pressure and surrendered with 500 people.
"Huo Cun massively recruited the people in the city, distributed them with equipment, and went up to the top of the city to guard the city. I sent people to recruit them, but none of them could enter the city. Huo Cun shot him to death with an arrow from afar." Fu Cunzhen answered truthfully.
In fact, the intensity of the siege on Heyang Nancheng has always been relatively low. Because of its special terrain, it is difficult to use all the strength. siege is the best strategy.
Generally speaking, when the army goes out to fight in the field and the food and grass carried with the army is less than what is needed for one month, it is not recommended to invade the enemy's territory and fight. Under normal circumstances, the general will try his best to prepare the food and grass needed for three months, and then continue to transfer the food and grass to the rear.
, this is the main reason why when one side is defeated, the other side can always capture a lot of food.
In defending the city, as long as you are not too poor, the food reserves must exceed the needs of March, half a year, or a year. But if there are too many people in the city and the city is not big enough, you will need to build a warehouse outside.
, reserves of grain, grass, equipment, and the city itself are inextricably linked to each other.
It is now almost clear how much food there is in Nancheng, Heyang: Cangcheng seized more than 50,000 husks of millet and wheat, as well as a large number of equipment, wound medicine, tarpaulins, tools and other materials. According to the prisoners, Nancheng has more arrows.
, wound medicine, equipment, and food are relatively small, maybe only 40,000 hu of dendrobium. Considering that the total number of officials, sergeants, and civilians is tens of thousands, the food and grass in the city should only be enough for four months of normal needs.
Four months was actually a lot of time. It was more than enough to wait until the river thawed. Perhaps this was Huo Cun's confidence.
"This city is surrounded by water on three sides. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Don't try to force it." Shao Shude said: "Even for a Tutuan countryman, it would be a pity to have many casualties."
Heyang, Wangwu of Shaozhou, and Heqing of Henan Prefecture produced a total of 70,000 rural warriors. Most of them did not have much military experience. After all, there is a big difference between training during the off-season and real war. Some people were in the off-season.
It is possible for someone to be extremely accurate in archery during training, but become extremely nervous in battle and lose his standard. It is possible for someone who usually boasts about his prowess and shows off his skills with swords, guns and sticks to pee his pants in battle.
This large-scale march south was the first time in many years that the people of Heyang fought with the enemy with real swords and guns, and their improvement was huge. If there are several more large-scale and high-intensity military operations, they will further improve, and the people will be more martial.
The atmosphere will be stronger, which will eventually be reflected in combat effectiveness.
We cannot let them die on a large scale before they grow up. This is not worth it and will also affect agricultural production.
"Then continue to persuade him to surrender?" Fu Cunjian asked.
"I heard that General Fu is very resourceful and likes to talk about military matters..." Shao Shude said with a smile.
Fu Cunshen felt a little ashamed and said: "When I was young, I admired heroic heroes, loved military books, and was very brave and ruthless, which made the king laugh."
Fu Cunshen wandered around the countryside when he was young. He had a heroic personality and was not afraid of death. He yearned for the heroes of ancient times. He also loved reading military books. After a few glasses of wine, he began to brag with others. He explained all kinds of military techniques clearly and bluffing people.
Others were stunned for a while, and his fame gradually spread.
In fact, at that time, he was just a military enthusiast and had no actual experience in leading troops. But in troubled times, fame can be monetized. When chaos comes, the powerful will protect themselves by providing money, food and soldiers, and give Fu Cun
After receiving the first pot of gold, he was able to join Li Hanzhi, the governor of Guangzhou. He continued to learn and enrich himself during the battle, and his level increased day by day.
Fu Cunshen now has no big problem commanding tens of thousands of people to fight. If he proves himself, he will get more opportunities to stand out in the future.
"There is no need to be humble." Shao Shude waved his hand and said: "Li Guangbi guarded Heyang during the chaos. Is there anything we can learn from it?"
Fu Cunshen was familiar with military books and knew all the ancient war cases, let alone what happened in this dynasty. He thought for a moment, seemed to have grasped something, and asked: "The king wants to repel the reinforcements of the Liang navy, please order
Huo Cun is desperate, are you going to recruit him to surrender again?"
After the defeat of Xiangzhou, Guo Ziyi was dismissed, and the imperial court ordered Li Guangbi to guard the eastern capital against Shi Siming. After Li Guangbi arrived in Luoyang, he thought that he could not hold Luoyang with few soldiers and a large number of thieves, so he decided to retreat to the three cities of Heyang and attack from the flanks.
Threaten the Eastern Capital.
Later, an outrageous and wonderful battle took place, in which Khitan Li Guangbi and Sogdian Li Baoyu joined forces to defend Heyang. They first sent the Qiang general Li Fei Yuanli to defeat the rebel general Zhou Zhi of the Han Dynasty, and then forced back the Turkic Shi Siming.
"... Guangbi first stored hundreds of poles that were a hundred feet long, supported their roots with huge trees, wrapped them in felt and put iron forks on their heads, to meet the fire ships and fork them. The ships were not allowed to enter, and they burned themselves to death in a moment. He also used the forks to resist the war.
Ships were hit with cannons and stones from the bridge, and all those hit were sunk, and the thieves fled away without victory."
In short, Li Guangbi prepared a lot of long poles in advance and fixed them on the side of the pontoon to prevent the pirate ships from approaching and prevent their arson boats from drifting down the wind and burning the pontoon. Then they used artillery carts to launch shots at Zhongli City and the pontoon.
The stone bullets sank part of the enemy ship and scared off the bandits.
Of course, this is also to bully Shi Siming for not having a navy. Otherwise, with the pitiful range of the trebuchet, it would not be able to defeat the giant crossbow on a professional battleship. Gu Zuo
"Li Wumu's strategy should be put to good use. The thieves have warships, but they are much stronger than Shi Siming. How to force the Liang navy to retreat is crucial. Only when Huo Cun feels that there is no backup, will he give up resistance and surrender willingly." Shao Shude.
said.
"I will obey the king's order." Fu Cunzhen responded, and from the corner of his eye, he seemed to accidentally glance at a person behind Shao Shude.
Fu Yanchao, the deputy general of the Imperial Guards, was just seventeen years old and the eldest son of Fu Cunshen.
No matter how talented a seventeen-year-old boy is, it will be difficult for him to stand out in a military group with a long history and a mature system unless he is in a temporarily formed new unit or a peasant army that lacks military talents.
But if someone overreaches, that's a different story.
The personal soldiers of the Xia King are not only responsible for security work. In fact, this is a school that trains junior officers in batches and is close to the Xia King, so it is easy to get a chance to stand out.
Last year, King Xia conquered the three states of Shen, Guang, and Shou, and recruited 10,000 Cai people as new soldiers. Five hundred of the 1,000 personal soldiers got the opportunity to serve as officers at all levels. Zheng Yong, the ten generals of the personal soldiers, jumped to the position.
The soldier and horse envoy on the right side of Tielin's army commanded more than ten thousand soldiers and horses, and had great military power.
What is this? This is grace and trust. Fu Cunshen has a kind and kind character, so of course I am grateful.
"Fight well, Heyang is not in a hurry." Shao Shude looked at the three trenches dug outside the south city and said.
Fu Cunshen was prudent. With well-equipped and high-morale returning troops as the backbone, and supplemented by a large number of unarmored native regiment folk, Fu Cunshen tightly besieged Huo Cun's winning army.
Now that the situation in Luoyang has been settled, there is no need to defend Baisima Ban and Pingluo City. The Baoyi Army's right wing Jiebin Department has been liberated again, and the force is even stronger.
This fortress must be captured sooner or later.
On the second day, Shao Shude led his army southward and arrived at the northern suburbs of Luoyang. Gao Renhou, the governor of the eastern capital of Jiru, came out to greet him personally, accompanied by Feng Wei, Ma Sixun, Duan Ning and other civil and military generals.
"What's the situation in Xin'an County?" Shao Shude asked as he walked in the overgrown, dilapidated and decaying sacred city of Luoyang.
"Back to your Majesty, the traitor general Xu Huaiyu allowed thousands of people to leave the city, and General Ma has sent people to collect them." Gao Renhou replied: "With so many people gone, the food and grass in the city should be able to last for about half a year."
"What's the strategy for Gaodu?" Shao Shude asked: "If we can't defeat Xin'an County, it's not a problem. How can we capture this city?"
"Attack the city and persuade them to surrender at the same time." Gao Ren replied concisely and concisely.
"This strategy is right." Shao Shude encouraged: "We have heard that General Gaodu is good at attacking people's minds and has repeatedly made extraordinary achievements in Sichuan. Let's wait and see."
After the war in Luoyang was generally over, Gao Renhou left Luoyang, the Huaizhou camp was disbanded, and the affiliations of the armies were readjusted.
Shao Shude has just decided to set up a Luoyang camp.
Gao Renhou had already become the military envoy and was not suitable to serve as the commander of the Luoyang camp. Therefore, Li Tangbin was appointed as the commander of the Luoyang camp, Gao Renhou was his deputy, and the original Heluo military envoy's Yamen was disbanded.
Lu Huaizhong, the envoy of the Wuwei Army, served as the Yu Hou of the camp, Fu Cunshen, the envoy of the Returned Army, served as the formation envoy of the marching camp, Zang Dubao, the envoy of the Tianxiong Army, served as the vanguard beheading envoy of the marching camp, and Qi Bizhang, the envoy of the Feilong Army, served as the attack envoy of the marching camp.
Feng Wei, the deputy envoy of Jiru Festival in the eastern capital, was appointed as the military envoy for the camp.
These are several main official positions, and there are a bunch of middle and lower-level positions below them. They will be filled with people before March, and the yamen will start to operate, stocking up on money, food, equipment, draft animals, vehicles and other supplies needed for the war.
After so many years of fighting, it is basically clear who manages the logistics in an orderly manner, who makes great plans, who is familiar with the geography of mountains and rivers, who is good at coordinating relationships, etc. In other words, the commander-in-chief has something that he is used to in every aspect.
We have a team of confidants and generals, and I believe that the talents needed for the operation of the operation will be seconded and recruited soon.
In terms of military affairs, Luoyang Camp temporarily has seven integrated troops under its jurisdiction: Tianxiong, Chishui, Guide, Wuwei, Dingyuan, Shunyi, and Huguo, plus scattered troops such as Feilong Army Left Wing, Leopard Cavalry Capital, and Ma Sixun's troops.
There are about 70,000 people on the books.
Tielin Army, Heyuan Army, Yumen Army, and Baoyi Army will not be organized into camps for the time being. Among them, Heyuan Army, Baoyi Army, and Yumen Army will stay in Heyang to guard against Hedong and Weibo.
The Fan soldiers from Guanbei had been fighting for a long time and suffered a lot of casualties. Except for the part that followed Liang Han and Yong east to Puzhou, the rest were dismissed and returned to their respective families.
However, Zhou Yiyan, the tribal envoy to Ganzhou, had already mobilized 10,000 Uighurs, Tibetans, Qiang, Tumo, Tatars and other miscellaneous troops to march eastward together with his family members.
Wei Zhaodu, the governor of Longyou, recruited more than 10,000 Qiang tents from Tao, Jie, Cheng, Min and other prefectures and headed eastward to Luoyang.
Sun Jinde, the newly appointed governor of Kuozhou, reported that he negotiated with the local garrison and tribal leaders to recruit 10,000 Tibetan households to march eastward to Luoyang. It was reported that the Tubos in the Qing and Tang Dynasty were "singing and dancing, and couldn't help but be happy" after hearing the praise of recruiting troops.
What a handful of eggs.
In any case, there are really too many Tibetan soldiers and supreme khans, so there is no need to capture a sheep.
As for the Tielin Army and the bodyguards, Shao Shude held it in his hands and planned to personally control it.