Chapter 14: Departure (I went to Sanjiang, thanks to the editor, I will add another chapter today)
On the sixth day of December in the first year of Guangming, after settling the post-marriage matters, Shao Shude took his bride, the two of them took a car together and embarked on the road back to Suizhou. A few days ago,
Zhuge Shuang finally received the order from the court, ordering him to quickly go south, and split the troops in Hedong with Zhu Mei to conquer Huangchao.
If it is as analyzed by Shao, Song, and Chen, Zhuge Shuang decided to follow the imperial edict and go south. At the same time, he appointed Zhuge Zhongfang to serve as Xia Sui Yinyou's military commander and stay behind, leading 3,000 personal troops to stay in Xiazhou, while Tielin's army followed the generals.
Let's go together handsome.
At Shao Shude's suggestion, Zhuge Shuang agreed to report to the imperial court and ask Tuoba Sigong, the governor of Youzhou, to lead ten thousand troops from Xiangfan tribe to the south. Now it depends on whether Tuoba Sigong will accept the move.
“Madam, this is Suizhou City.” Outside Longquan County, Shao Shude introduced the city, pointing to the city surrounded by cliffs.
"Is this the husband's inheritance?" It was difficult for ancient people to travel far away, and it was almost impossible for women. Zhe Fang Ai has been living in Xinqin County since she was so old. This time she married Shao Shude.
I passed through Yinzhou and lived in Xiazhou for a while. Today I arrived in Suizhou again, full of freshness.
“Suizhou is too young, so from now on I will definitely keep my wife as my wife.” It is a man’s nature to love to speak eloquently in front of women, and Shao Shude is no exception: “It is not impossible for my wife to become a noble lady from now on.”
The fragrance is gone but the smile is silent.
Suizhou City is now filled with the tension of war. The warriors who were often seen in the past have all returned to camp. The prices of grain, beans, fodder, and firewood have increased three times in ten days. The newly arrived Yifang craftsmen have opened more than ten shops.
They worked day and night to make all kinds of military equipment, and business was extremely good.
Suizhou is still too backward. In order to attract craftsmen from other towns, they have to allow or even fund them to open their own shops, and then Tielin Army spends money to purchase silk. In other towns, Jieshuai has his own craftsman camp or government-run workshop
, the craftsmen are salaried workers, so the purchase cost is lower. Suizhou can only allow these people to open their own shops. The military purchases the best, which costs a little more, but the quality is okay and the output is higher. All I can say is
Each has its advantages and disadvantages.
“General, madam.” A group of officials gathered in front of the state government office, and the general saluted.
Although the ancients were mentally mature and could become the head of a household at the age of twelve or thirteen, Zhe Fang Ai was still a little nervous when faced with such a scene. But after all, she was from a big family, so she managed to calm down and returned the greetings one by one, saying: "You are my concubine's husband.
I thank you for your hard work and hard work. From now on, we still need to work together to share the wealth."
Song Le and Chen Cheng looked at each other and felt quite satisfied. On the whole, it was acceptable, so that was enough, and the lord could focus more on military strategy.
"Call the generals." After sitting down in the state government office, Shao Shude gave the order directly.
Soon, deputy envoy Li Yanling, Du Yuhou Lu Huaizhong, Youyi envoy Zhu Shuzong, the deputy general of the fourth battalion, the deputy general of the personal soldiers, the state army general and two civilian military attachés Chen Cheng and Guo Xiao came one after another. There were more than ten people in total, and the small hall was crowded.
Full and full.
"In a few days, General Zhuge will come to Suizhou to review the soldiers of the camps." Looking at the respectful generals in front of him, Shao Shude did not dare to relax: "A reward will be distributed in the near future to calm the troops.
Heart. On the day of the review, be careful. Our Tielin Army is an elite division and we cannot be underestimated."
“I will obey the orders of the military envoy.” All the generals replied one after another.
"Go down and reorganize the troops. It's time to calm down after being lazy for so many days. Li Yanling stays here. Someone has something to say." Shao Shude ordered.
“Deputy Envoy Li, how long will we have enough money and food to support you?” Shao Shude asked after the generals dispersed.
"Nowadays, the officers and soldiers of the Tielin Army perform exercises every three days, which consumes a lot of money. They can probably only support it until the spring planting next year. According to the past rules, the food and salary from the imperial court will be transported to Xiazhou in the beginning of spring and distributed to all armies in the summer. However, next year
I guess I don’t have enough money to pay for it.” Li Yanling replied calmly.
"That's enough." Shao Shude waved his hand and said, "Today's reward is two pieces of money, two bolts of silk, and two handfuls of grain. Before the expedition, we will double the amount and it should be enough to eat in Guanzhong next year.
The accounts must be read clearly to the sergeants. Everyone knows how much is left in the accounts, and the generals have not drank the blood of the soldiers, so it is not easy for them to have random thoughts and be incited."
In fact, since they were about to go on an expedition soon, the Tielin Army had a lot of money and food, which could have been used for local construction. But Shao Shude really didn't dare. Once he misappropriated the money of a large number of soldiers, his whole family might be killed.
On December 20th, the vanguard of Chao's army arrived at Tongguan, with banners all over the mountains and plains, boundless. Zhang Chengfan guarded the pass with more than 2,000 men, while Qi Ke ordered 10,000 people to go to the camp outside the pass. The soldiers had no food, were hungry and tired, and there were no reinforcements in the rear.
The Chao army then attacked and fell in one day.
Wang Shihui, who was responsible for setting up grain for the pass, committed suicide, and Zhao Ke, the leader of the camp, disappeared. Zhang Chengfan, the envoy of setting up the Tongguan Pass, changed into civilian clothes and ran away to Yehuquan. When he met two thousand reinforcements, he cried: "You are too late."
." The reinforcements collapsed on the spot.
It happened that the reinforcements from Boye, Hebei and Fengxiang, Guanzhong were stationed at Weiqiao. They were cold and hungry. When they saw that Tian Lingzi's new army, composed of people from Chang'an City, was wearing furs and had surplus food, he became furious and looted.
This new army unit then sent people eastward to contact Huang Chao to take the lead.
In such a precarious situation, Xia Sui Yinyou Jiedushi Zhuge Shuang rushed to Suizhou with 300 soldiers. Shao Shude personally led the officials several miles out of the city to greet him. After staying in the city for one night, he went to Suizhou the next day.
More than 5,000 Tielin troops and state soldiers were reviewed.
“Commander, Shao is willing to take the lead in this fight against the thief, so that he can live up to the great kindness of the commander.” At the top of Suizhou City, Shao Shude knelt down on one knee and said loudly.
"Why is Shao Shude like this?" Zhuge Shuang personally helped Shao Shude up and said warmly: "Hedong's arrogant and powerful generals still need Tielin's army to control them. How can they be used as vanguards in wave battles?"
“The commander-in-chief is so kind to me, I am so grateful that I shed tears of gratitude. The Tielin Army is the courage of the commander-in-chief. As long as the commander-in-chief has orders, he can do anything.”
"I feel relieved after saying this." Zhuge Shuang laughed loudly and said, "Shude is newly married and is about to go on an expedition. I really feel sorry for him. However, it is difficult to disobey the king's order. We can gain wealth and honor together by going south this time."
The two of them were talking and laughing again. Li Yanling was already handing out rewards in the city, and the troops cheered loudly, shouting "Shao's army will win a thousand victories". The shouts were so loud that Zhuge Shuang and others changed their expressions after hearing this.
After returning to the city, it was natural to have a banquet. During this period, the guests and hosts had a great time.
On the 22nd, there were still three days before the army set off. Suddenly, hundreds of cavalry came from the north. The leader was named Yu Zheji. He claimed that he had been ordered by Zhe Zongben to come to help his sister-in-law. Shao Shude was overjoyed because he was currently missing.
The cavalrymen, Oritsugu Yuu, brought more than 400 people, all of whom were skilled in bows and horses. He was really the right wife to marry!
What I haven’t said yet, let’s have another banquet!
Zhuge Shuang was also very happy when he heard that there were cavalry to help. If there are few cavalry in this march, you will be bullied to death. They can mobilize a large number of people who are skilled in archery and horsemanship to draw nets to round up your scouts and keep crowding them.
Suppressing their space for movement. It's okay to say that there are still places to hide in complex terrain, but if it's a flat terrain like Henan and Hebei, even if you don't become blind, the battlefield information you get will be greatly reduced, which is too passive.
Shao Shude has been in the army for more than seven years, so he naturally understands this truth. Later, when the Song Dynasty invaded Youzhou in the north, the army was indeed elite, but it could not control the movements of the Khitan cavalry. Either the food route was intercepted or tampered with.
Is it because the generals of the Song Dynasty don’t know about soldiers? No. The scouts are not as good as other people’s elites, and the cavalry is not as good as other people’s elites. They are inherently disadvantaged. The Jin State conquered the Song Dynasty for the same reason. The Song army became blind, but they opened an omniscient map and waited for work.
, surround the spot to call for reinforcements, what else are you going to do?
This time I want to challenge Huang Chao, but I don’t know if their cavalry is powerful, so it should still be possible. Henan and Hebei towns have raised a large number of war horses, and they take good care of their cavalry. As they are elite, their combat effectiveness should be good.
Yu Oritsugu brought more than 400 cavalry, but alas, it was still less. We will have to think of ways to expand in the future.
On December 25, the Chao army's vanguard approached Chang'an, and the Tang army broke up and rushed into the city to plunder. The emperor only took four princes and a few concubines with him, and fled in a hurry under the escort of 500 Shence Army soldiers, without the knowledge of all officials.
Where he went. When the citizens of Chang'an saw the saint fleeing, the soldiers dispersed and rushed into the treasury to steal property. The officials either hid on the spot or fled on the spot, and it was all chaos.
On this day, the entire Tielin Army left Suizhou, marched south along the Wuding River Valley, then turned southwest, and arrived in Suide County (30 miles north of today's Qingjian County) three days later. The county was in Tuyan
To the north of Shui (now Qingjian River), there was a battalion of state soldiers stationed nearby. Shao Shude summoned his general and gave him careful instructions, ordering him to be on strict guard against party items.
The army continued to move forward, arriving at the northern border of Yanchuan County two days later and officially entering the boundary of Yanzhou.
The Tielin Army's march was actually relatively fast. It included a large number of carriages, horses, draft animals, and 4,000 sergeants. It covered 150 miles in five days, and some of the roads were even difficult to walk in the mountains.
Jianxia Road. Shao Shude's self-awareness level is much higher than before. Now he is able to march with thousands of people and horses, and he is very familiar with it. After taking turns studying in the military academy, his subordinates also gained a lot of insights and put them into practice.
Facts have proved that there are no stupid people in the world. As long as you are willing to learn and study, you can make progress. After all, there are only a few people who are born with knowledge, and most people have to be down-to-earth.
"Commander, military envoy, there is a group of cavalry in front, which should be the troops of Yifang Festival Commander Li Xiaochang. They are asking where our army is coming from and where it is going." At noon, the troops were resting and replenishing food and water. You Yi Envoy
Zhu Shuzong came with several horses to report.
"Don't be too entangled. Just say that our army is following the king's orders and is going to Chang'an via the road. We will camp in the city tonight." Zhuge Shuang, who was sitting on the horse, said: "Shude, it's New Year's Eve, so let the sergeants camp in Yan."