After the Shangyuan Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the officials of the Lingzhou shogunate became busy again, mainly to prepare various materials needed for the army to travel.
However, it was not for Shao Shude to prepare for Lingzhou, but to replenish the army.
Due to the shortage of troops due to successive years of fighting, and the garrison of Jiedan began in the second year of Qianning (895), the first part of the Zhenguo Army and the Feng'an Army of Xingyuan Prefecture were about to return, and it was really impossible to spare the regular Yamen army to replace the defense, so Shao Shude made an idea It hit the reserve army.
He ordered 20 years ago that the Lingzhou Academy of the Capital Coaching Department selected 20,000 recruits and divided them into two groups to garrison at Jiedan and Bailaoguan in Xingyuan Prefecture respectively, while continuing to receive training at the garrison.
Li Renfu, the envoy of the Zhenguo Army, breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the news. The army has a total of 30,000 people. Currently, 10,000 people are stationed in Qingtang City, 10,000 people are about to return from Xiedan, and 10,000 people are guarding Tongguan. No more manpower.
In addition, the Shaanxi Province Academy will also dispatch 10,000 additional troops to Longyou Town.
Wei Zhaodu, the governor of Longyou, came to report that the Qiang people from Taozhou were descending in large numbers. He had sent officials to Taozhou to establish government offices at all levels and asked for a large army to be in charge.
Shao Shude was overjoyed and ordered the Shaanzhou Academy to dispatch 10,000 trained sergeants to Taozhou Lisuo Lintan County to garrison in Lintan and Meixiang counties.
So far, Longyou Town has 11 prefectures, 34 counties, more than 107,400 households, and more than 516,000 people, and everything is developing steadily.
Hexi Town currently controls 2 states and 7 counties, with more than 74,600 households and a population of more than 290,400.
Shao Shude was quite satisfied with this population number. Over the years, the Tibetan people have been continuously mobilized to fight eastward, and the population of Helong has no longer grown rapidly, but the number of 800,000 is still gratifying.
He did not expect to reach the insane population of 17 million in Gansu Province in the Qing Dynasty, but it would be gratifying to reach the level of the Tianbao period. After all, there was no powerful Tubo dynasty at this time, and he could safely move to Han. The common people were reorganized into households and developed production.
But he will not take it lightly, and there will definitely be no shortage of troops to be stationed. Over the years, no matter how tense the situation in the east is, he has never relaxed control over the Longyou states, and has suppressed rebellions more than once. It can be imagined that in In the next few years, even though the local armament system of state and county soldiers and local Tuan villagers has been increasingly improved, the garrison will still exist for a long time.
Moreover, the quality of the Longyou soldiers is indeed good. They are in a state where Han and Qiang people live together. There are many Qiang, Dangxiang, and Tubo people in the mountains and fields. The public security situation is average, and they are not as wealthy as Lingxia. The governor's office still likes to go there. Longyou recruits new soldiers, regardless of whether they are Han or Tibetan, as long as they meet the standards, they can join the army.
Providing horses, providing cattle and sheep, providing soldiers, providing minerals, providing commercial profits, etc., this is my rear area, and it is the foundation that I can still rely on to make a comeback after failure.
After the troops who changed defenses left Lingzhou, Shao Shude was also ready to set off. Taking advantage of the recent good weather, he went directly to Liangzhou to inspect Hexi Town and prepare for the northward journey to the grassland.
It's still the same, the whole team is following. Don't think it's hard, everyone, Khan is like this.
Zhao Yu, who was pregnant, would stay in Lingzhou to raise her fetus. Shao Shude asked Pei to stay and take care of her with several newly hired female officials. These were all former maids of the prince of Lingwu County, such as Wang, Bai, Zhuang Lang, and Geshu.
The Qibi family, the Hun family, the Zhe family, etc.
The eldest son Shao Siwu has returned from Yinshan. He also has a mission and must follow him.
Zhang Huai, the governor of the Guiyi Army, was very old. Shao Shude invited him to bring the main generals of the shogunate to meet in Suzhou. He wanted to finalize some things in advance to ensure that nothing unexpected happened in Shazhou.
This matter is very important. If Gein sends troops to the Gaochang Uighurs in the future, then the Guiyi Army's base will be very important.
If we send troops from the Uighur tooth tent, the cavalry will travel more than seventy miles a day and it will take thirty days to arrive. The risks along the way are not small.
This time, the raid on the Uighur Court was only 1,500 miles away from Yuan Peiquan. Zhang Huaiding was late all the way, and Murong Fu got lost and lost a lot of men. In the desert expedition, the risks in this aspect cannot be ignored. Nor can it be ignored.
I know how the Yygas people raided the Uyghur court, starting from the Yenisei River and covering three thousand miles of desert grassland.
Therefore, when launching troops against the Uighurs in the future, they must deploy troops in two directions to ensure a sure kill with one strike.
For now, Shao Shude has only one requirement for Dunhuang: stability above all else.
On this tour, more than 80,000 soldiers from Tielin, Jindao, Heiji, Tiejia, Feixiong, and bodyguards, including Yinanzhi, will accompany them to guard Liangzhou in a mighty manner.
When so many well-equipped and battle-hardened sergeants drove past, it must have been very sensational and dazzling in the Helong area.
None of the chiefs, big or small, could muster such a force.
Yes, they can't even recruit so many strong men from herdsmen, let alone professional warriors who have been fighting for years. The people in Shuofang and Hexi towns will also undergo mobilization to help transport supplies for the army to consume.
Shao Shude wanted to see if there was anyone who dared to jump out and challenge his authority.
He believed that there should be no more, at least not in a short period of time. A large number of strong men were transferred to the east, and warriors were not like leeks in the field. After harvesting one crop after another, the growth period was very slow.
After touring Hexi, Qibei Grassland is the focus. It is really a long journey. But time waits for us not. Life is only a few decades, and there are too many things to do, so we can only speed up.
On the twentieth day of the first lunar month, before leaving, Shao Shude issued the latest instructions to the three major camps in Huaizhou, Luoyang and Tangzhou respectively.
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Li Tangbin has not yet received the highest instructions from Shao Shengren/Wuzhu/Zanpu/Khan, but he has received military reports from the front line.
To be honest, he was slightly excited, but he quickly calmed down and abandoned this "boring" mood.
Don't be driven by turbulent emotions when fighting. It will only make you lose your clear mind and make impulsive decisions.
Don’t be arrogant when you win, don’t be discouraged when you lose, don’t be happy when you win, and don’t worry about defeat. This is the principle that Li Tangbin believes in.
Always use the calmest mind to issue light-weight orders, command hundreds of thousands of troops, listen to the thunder in the silent place, launch a cruel and fatal blow to the enemy, and win the final victory.
Human life is just a number in his eyes. This is a concept brought to him by his early career in the Chao Army.
He is cold, cruel, and somewhat inhumane. He doesn't like to go to the front line to boost morale. He doesn't get along with the soldiers. He is not respected or liked by most generals.
He is not a good warlord, and will not have much future in troubled times, but he is a good commander. He is appreciated by the big shots, and the well-trained soldiers and generals are handed over to him.
Prestige, commanding the battle.
Now, a fighter plane seems to have appeared, but the enemy will definitely not give up. He still wants to see how Pang Shigu responds.
In addition, the battle situation in Caizhou on the southern front has not yet been settled, whether further breakthroughs can be made or whether the fighter plane will be lost.
"Send an order to increase troops for Zhe Zongben. Ten thousand Taomin Qiang people will immediately break camp and go to Caizhou to listen to the order." Li Tangbin said, playing with the empty tea bowl in his hand.
There are already many Tibetan people on Zhe Zongben's side, and Zhe Zongben should know what to do if he transfers another 10,000 people.
According to the intelligence obtained, Zhu Quanzhong had completely given up the defense in the Xusu area, and Shi Shucong led 20,000 people to march westward. This was a desperate move.
He guessed that these soldiers received the order to mobilize from the beginning, rather than being temporarily dispatched as the war situation in Caizhou developed. What does this mean? It means that Zhu Quanzhong still wants to win this war and reverse the past two years in one fell swoop.
passive situation.
Even if we can invade Tangzhou and destroy the Zhe Zong Group, it can be regarded as a great victory, because this will greatly improve the Liang Army's multi-front combat dilemma. Once Tang Town is defeated, Huaixi cannot be immune alone.
Du Hong, Zhao Kuangning and others will also be shaken, and the situation will suddenly turn around.
"Li Shuai, the situation in Caizhou is still going to be repeated. Shi Shucong's victory is so fast that the mighty army is not a weak force. It still needs a lot of effort." Gao Renhou signaled his soldiers to come over and pour tea for the two of them.
Then he said: "It is still a question whether the Weisheng Army's combat effectiveness can confront Shi Shucong's tribe head-on. We have finally achieved such an advantageous situation, so we should not be careless."
Li Tangbin was silent for a while and said: "If we mobilize the Tibetan soldiers and Qibi Zhang's troops to march eastward to Yingzhou, harass and delay them repeatedly, and pay heavy casualties to stop the thieves in Yingzhou, is there any chance of winning?"
Even though he was already familiar with Li Tangbin's style, Gao Renhou was still choked.
Fighting under Li Tangbin was a life of bad luck! This man never cared about the soldiers, he only considered gains and losses, and human life was lighter than a feather in his eyes.
The troops sent to stop Shi Shucong were better, but they might "pay heavy casualties", but the troops attacking Caizhou City had to be prepared to be exhausted. Of course, most of them had mutinied before they were exhausted.
"I want to transfer 10,000 tents of Tibetan people from Hexi to me."
"Li Shuai!" Gao Renhou interrupted Li Tangbin's words. He only heard him say: "Towards Caizhou, we should focus on attacking the heart first and attacking the city second. We can't act recklessly. We must outwit."
"Of course I know we can recruit surrender." Li Tangbin glanced at him and said, "But how long will it take? Fighters are fleeting and I can't wait that long."
Gao Renhou sighed and said, "Li Shuai, why don't you let me try."
Li Tangbin paused and said, "Okay, but hurry up."
He didn't even ask Gao Renhou how he would deal with it, and gave him full power.
Gao Renhou was stunned for a moment. He was waiting for Li Tangbin to ask him for advice. Why did the conversation stop here?
"Li Shuai, I need three people." Gao Renhou had no choice but to continue: "Zhang Jizuo, Zhang Jisun and Hu Zhen."
"Do it immediately." Li Tangbin called for his personal entourage and ordered: "Send people to Anyi quickly and bring brothers Zhang Jizuo and Zhang Jisun. Then go to Luoyang and invite Hu Zhen."
"As ordered." He responded.
Gao Renhou also stood up and said, "I'll go to Caizhou first and wait, and have a good discussion with Duke Zheling."