After the meeting in Suzhou, Shao Shude returned to Ganzhou with the newly recruited warriors.
Princess Zhe Fang Ai showed off her superb riding skills. However, after riding for a while, she suddenly said she was tired. Finally, she rode with Shao Shude and returned to Ganzhou on February 20, staying at the palace built by Li Renmei.
Inside.
On the 21st, he reviewed the newly recruited tribal soldiers outside Ganzhou City. Counting the thousand people he had stolen from the Long family, the total was four thousand, which was not bad. At least their riding skills and archery skills were somewhat good.
The level of fire and short weapons is so-so, and the long weapons are only slightly dabbled.
Various tribes in Ganzhou also jointly contributed 4,000 people.
Shao Shude thought for a while and decided to allocate some elite soldiers from Tielindu to Dingnandu where the Tielin army was more capable, and then allocate 500 personal soldiers to form a separate army with the military name "Dingnan".
Wei Boqiu was appointed as the military envoy to resolve the crisis. Since he was still on the front line in Henan, Shao Shude was temporarily in charge of it himself.
The five hundred soldiers who were incorporated into the Dingnan Army were the ones led by Fu Yanchao. He was also unlucky this time and served as the military capital Yuhou at the age of eighteen. Considering that most of the soldiers in this army were Tibetan
People, while the Tibetan people respect noble species and are more obedient to orders, so the risk of Fu Yanchao being provoked by arrogant and powerful generals is much smaller. This is his luck.
Shao Shude originally planned to send his eldest son to the army, starting as a grain officer. Because his arithmetic scores were good, he gave up after thinking about it. Dalang still needs to continue studying, and now he is sent to the army for training.
It's not good to try to force something to happen. During this western tour, he has already felt the atmosphere of war. He even went into battle and killed people himself. The effect has been achieved. Wait a moment.
Because he was Shao Shude's acting military envoy, this twenty-fifth military-level unit of the Kansai Military and Political Group received top-notch treatment from the beginning.
Ganzhou opened the treasury, donated all the equipment in stock, and asked the Tibetan soldiers to change their clothes. Their original weapons were too poor and they didn't have many pieces of armor, so it was obviously not possible.
The personnel lost by the Tielin Army were replenished by local recruitment in Ganzhou. The shortfall of five hundred soldiers could only be carefully selected from each army after returning. In addition, a group of old brothers' nephews were almost the same age and could be selected.
Some people who are aspiring to join the army are filling in. This is a fast track for promotion, which only existed in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. It can be regarded as a preferential treatment for the old brothers.
On the 24th, the army set off northward. According to Shao Shude's arrangement, the Tielin Army escorted the princess back to Liangzhou. He took the iron cavalry, flying bears, golden knives, black iron and more than 40,000 personal soldiers to go northward. Also accompanying the army were
A large number of Ganzhou herdsmen, driving cattle, sheep and carriages, headed north first.
Before leaving, Shao Shude took one last look at the scenery of Ganzhou.
This is a special place. It was once the capital of the Uighurs. It has half-built palaces, the property they gained from robbing merchants over the years, and a huge number of people who migrated there. After Shuofang's army regained Ganzhou, they determined to
Transformation, development and customs have changed so far. Although it is not completely similar to that of China, it has some true meaning. I believe that after continuous population exchange and assimilation, Ganzhou will eventually be digested and the Tubo rule of more than a hundred years will be removed.
main traces.
"Commander, it's time to set off." Chen Cheng rode a horse and followed.
He was not young yet, but he took the initiative to travel around and work hard instead of staying in Liangzhou for a temporary "walk" like Zhao Guangfeng did. Shao Shude saw it and remembered it in his heart.
"Can Chen Changshi withstand the wind and cold in the desert here?" Shao Shude raised his whip and asked with a smile.
"Why can't you bear it?" Chen Cheng smiled and said, "It's just a good time to see the scenery of Qibei. There are always a few places that a person must visit in his life, and the Hulu King's Court is my favorite."
"Okay!" Shao Shude laughed and said, "I have 50,000 soldiers. Now I am going north to Dujin Mountain. I am smiling at the chiefs of the tribes kneeling at my feet."
At the beginning of the hour, the army was meandering northward, so vast that no head or tail could be seen.
At the same time, several messengers also left Ganzhou and went to Mianzhou and Ruzhou separately.
The battle in central Sichuan has almost completely subsided. The reasons are very complicated. First, because the Shence Army is too bad and cannot win the war. They are just like useless teammates, which affects the morale of the friendly troops. Second, Liu Chongwang has given up his job. He is completely desperate.
, he wrote a letter with fierce words and sent it to Chang'an, saying, "It is too much to insult God and the army", "It is too much to insult the Lord Gongun", and he didn't care about the consequences. He just scolded him, and he scolded him happily.
After seeing this, the monarchs and ministers of Chang'an turned pale at each other. At this time, Li Maozhen handed over a ladder, released some officers and generals, and at the same time sent more than a hundred carts of goods and treasures to Chang'an. The court pardoned Li's sins and ordered him to return to his original post.
He remained in office and was still the military governor of Jiannan and Xichuan.
After Zhao Jian, the envoy of the Dragon Sword Festival, conquered Maozhou, he was repeatedly defeated by Mao Zhen. Now he has given up his thoughts and lives by guarding the dragon, sword, sharpness, Lang, and Mao.
The situation in central Sichuan is almost like this. Zhu Mei is old and was betrayed by Wang Xingyu brothers. She has a small territory and has lost her enterprising spirit. Li Maozhen has learned this lesson and will not dare to have any treacherous ideas in a short time.
Sichuan can be slightly stable for a few years.
The ultimatum sent by Shao Shude to central Sichuan was sent to Li Yixian and Guo Qi of the Jishi Army, ordering them to withdraw and rest. The soldiers had been out for a long time. If they did not withdraw, there would be a military rebellion.
The ultimatum sent to Henan was given to Li Tangbin, ordering him to decisively invest troops, dig deep into the southern line, expand the breakthrough point, shake the Liang army's position, and prepare for the annihilation of Pang Shigu's headquarters.
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The key to the Henan war situation currently seems to be Yancheng.
No matter how well Qibi Zhang does in Bozhou, it can only affect the situation, but cannot determine it. But once Yancheng is conquered, he can take advantage of the situation and penetrate Xuzhou, shaking the enemy's entire front.
Shao Chengjie took a batch of grain and grass to Huiqu, thirty miles southeast of Yancheng, where Wu Yuanji stationed troops.
Zhe Zongben happened to be in the camp. Hearing that his grandson was coming, he went out to greet him personally.
The closest place to Liang Jun was only seven or eight miles away. Strictly speaking, Huiqu was not very safe. As the heir to the Xia King, Shao Chengjie should not come to this place.
But you have to take into account the climate of the times.
This is an era that advocates individual bravery. Even ordinary people are proud of being proficient with bows and horses, being tall and powerful, but not being suave, full of poems, and resourceful.
The heir has never been on the front line? Let King Xia quickly change his son to be the heir apparent. This won't work.
So Shao Chengjie came, bringing with him 100,000 grains and beans, 50,000 bundles of hay and 50,000 bundles of arrows.
"Why did the prince even bring armor and weapons?" Zhe Zongben looked at the packhorse behind his grandson and was a little surprised.
"My dear, please let me go to the front line and play around." Shao Chengjie said with a smile: "When the palace shot deer, I hit six out of seven arrows. I will definitely live up to the Shao family's reputation."
"The battle formation is dangerous, and relying on bravery to advance lightly is not a blessing for a general." Zhe Zongben shook his head and said, "Did you know that Wei Shoujie, the general of the Huaining Army, died in the battle?"
Shao Chengjie thought for a moment, seemed to have an impression of this person, and asked: "How did he die?"
"His uncle Cong left to relieve the siege. Cui Hong sent him to lead the army to pursue him. He was ambushed by thieves and the entire army of more than 3,000 people was wiped out." Zhe Zongben said: "Now the morale of the Huaining army has declined greatly, and more than 10,000 people are guarding Ying.
Zhou did not dare to attack, so Uncle Cong calmly retreated to Bozhou."
"You can meet this kind of stupid young man wherever you go." Shao Chengjie muttered.
In the past, Li Duo died at the head of Xin'an County, and now Wei Shoujie died outside Yingzhou City. They both thought they were brave and then died. But Shao Chengjie didn't care much about the character of a young man. After learning martial arts for so many years,
I definitely want to go into battle to show off and fight. Especially when my brother Shao Siwu goes into battle and has the power of beheading, I can't sit still just thinking about it and am eager to try it.
"If I don't go to Shishu Cong's place, I will go to Tuokou to have a look." Shao Chengjie said: "The Youguo army doesn't even dare to fight in Ruzhou, so why should we be afraid?"
Zhe Zongben sighed and said: "After I arrived in Huiqu, I besieged Tuokou town day and night, and fought three battles with the Youguo army, winning two and losing one. I captured and killed more than 3,000 people, but the Wei Sheng army also lost two soldiers.
There are more than a thousand thieves. The thieves are not easy to fight. The Youguo army is also an old thieves. Their troops are stationed in Lincheng County and they are watching with eager eyes. How can my grandson despise the thieves?"
When Shao Chengjie heard this, he knew there was no chance and was a little disappointed.
"It's so difficult to fight a battle..." he sighed.
"Why don't you play with the fourteenth mother?" Zhe Zongben said with a smile.
"No need." Shao Chengjie laughed and changed the subject: "My dear, when will the Liang army be defeated?"
"That depends on Pang Shigu." Zhe Zongben smiled and said: "The main force of the Liang Army is distributed in the vast area from Yingshui to Xuzhou. If they want to retreat, they can retreat to Zheng, Bian, Chen
, the four directions of Caizhou, now Caizhou is in my hands. The thieves have lost one retreat direction, but there is still room to retreat, and encirclement is impossible. But we are not in a hurry, there is a lot of open space to the east, Pang Shigu is in many places
The longer the state stays, the more favorable the situation will be for us."
"Take advantage of the opportunity to collect Ying, Bo, Su and other prefectures?" Shao Chengjie asked.
"Of course." Zhe Zong said: "Your grandfather has great wisdom in fighting. He emphasizes strength rather than technique. Once the technique is well practiced, it can destroy the sharp edge, kill the general and capture the flag. Once the technique is well practiced,
But there is no stopping the overwhelming force. No matter what the Liang people do, they will die. No matter how hard they struggle, they will just change their way of death and choose a time to die. If your grandson uses troops, he must learn from his father's strategy of using troops. Of course, martial arts are required, otherwise he will not be able to convince the crowd.
But we can’t take risks lightly.”
Shao Chengjie sighed, not sure if he heard it or not.
"Why don't you go straight to Chenzhou?"
"The only thing I can fight is Wei Shengjun. The Liang people are not incapable of fighting, on the contrary, they are very powerful. If I go east to Chenzhou, Ding Hui will immediately come out to attack Caizhou. I will stay with the weak soldiers in Huiqu.
If we can't get a single blow from him, we might as well stay here and slowly send out local warriors and the Tibetan people to attack the stronghold, draining the thieves' strength and morale, and looking for opportunities to win with one blow."
"Don't worry." Zhe Zongben said again: "I have mobilized thousands of Tibetan soldiers to ride eastward to cooperate with Qi Bizhang. If we can eat or drive away Shi Shucong's tribe, the thieves will be gone."
"Where is Qibi Zhang now?"
Zhe Zongben subconsciously looked up to the east and said: "He has entered Suzhou and is preparing to besiege Fuli County. If he succeeds, it will be a move to draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron."