"Brothers Liang Jun, Xuzhou is being attacked by Yan soldiers. Your family members must die or leave. Why don't you go back and fight off the thieves?"
"We feel the same for our family members who were killed. We will give you a way to survive. You can leave, we will not pursue you."
"If you don't leave, your children will be snatched away and made into slaves, your wives and concubines will be humiliated by others, your homestead will be burned down, and your crops will be trampled. Why bother?"
"The commander-in-chief is benevolent and righteous. He has released all the captives he has captured and has not humiliated or harmed him. You can inquire about each other."
The battle ended, and the army led by Shi Shucong recovered Qixian.
Feisheng's army dispatched thousands of men, and with the cooperation of tens of thousands of Tutuan peasants, they attacked Qixian for three consecutive rounds, showing their strong combat effectiveness.
Part of the Feilong Army sneaked into the Liang Army's rear formation, dismounted and charged, repelling the Liang Army, and suffered hundreds of casualties. Then they simply continued south, intercepting the transportation channel from Wukou to Qixian County, but it seemed that Uncle Cong was also
He didn't care much anymore. He had carried more than a month's worth of food and grass with the army. Even if the food route was cut off, it was not difficult to raise money in the hinterland of Suzhou. Even if it couldn't be raised, the army would go elsewhere to eat, and those Fan cavalry couldn't stop it.
Live them.
The only trouble is that people leave the camp every day, mainly the recruited Bozhou Xiangyong.
Before sending troops, Shishu Cong recruited 20,000 rural warriors from Xu, Su and Bo prefectures, half of whom were Bo people. To this day, after a series of battles, more than one-third have been killed or injured, and they have fled again these days.
After a while, there were only 5,000 people left. Shishu Cong resorted to harsh punishments and killed a wave of deserters, thus curbing this terrible trend.
At the same time, he also caught many unlucky people who spread rumors among the army, especially those who spread rumors that Bozhou had been occupied by Xia soldiers, and punished them with canonical punishments to serve as a warning to others.
But it is inevitable that the combat effectiveness of Bozhou Xiangyong has been greatly reduced, and the morale of the army has been severely disintegrated.
Shishu Cong was aware of the situation. When he attacked Qi County, he deliberately drove the Bo people to attack fiercely. The flying victorious army followed and finally won.
It is better for Bozhou people to have more casualties than Xuzhou or Suzhou people to have more casualties. This idea came out of Shi Shucong's mind, which in itself has revealed a lot of hidden things. Maybe he hasn't realized it yet, or he may have realized it.
But don't want to admit it.
For the Xia people, the fall of Qixian County was expected. Because the Bo people who defended the city had little fighting will to begin with, it was worthy of him if they didn't disperse in a hurry. Maybe a few backbones of the Feilong Army and temporary recruits played a backbone role.
, but they were eventually destroyed.
The city was lost, but a large number of knights were still active in the wild. They bullied Shishu Cong, who had few cavalry, and shouted everywhere to undermine the morale of the army, which made people's heads grow louder.
Shi Shucong had just inspected the city. The auxiliary soldiers were repairing, polishing equipment, boiling water for cooking, and the local men were repairing the damaged city. Everything was in order. But the soldiers were whispering and whispering to each other.
When the officer came over from a distance, he paused for a moment. As soon as the officer left, he returned to his old ways.
Shishu Cong wanted to say that the Yan soldiers came only to plunder and did not attack the Xuzhou city, but would anyone believe him?
I'm afraid there are not many, because this is in line with people's understanding: Liang Jun and Taining Army have been fighting for many years. When they invaded Yanzhen, they plundered the people, cattle, sheep, and property and returned it, weakening its war potential. Now Zhu
Is it weird for Jin to do this?
The soldiers and generals who followed Shishu Cong on the city tour had worried looks on their faces.
They are not worried about their families. In fact, not every martial artist is worried about their families. The true thoughts of a martial artist who has been struggling on the edge of life and death all year round are very different from ordinary people.
Women are just their playthings. It doesn’t matter whether they are yours or someone else’s. Just grab them and use them. You don’t care too much about other details. Children are just tools to carry on the family line. If they are gone, go out and snatch a woman back and let her have one.
Well, if it really doesn't work out, you can still accept the adopted son.
Every general's personal soldiers are a class with vested interests. They have good food and drink, lots of rewards, and are promoted quickly. They are not very worried about their families, but it is hard to say for ordinary soldiers. Some people are not worried and don't care, but some people care.
That's the problem.
There are internal differences. Some people are eager to go back to defeat the Yan soldiers and protect their homeland. Some people are indifferent, but they don't mind returning to the army. They can still distinguish whether it is easier to fight the Yan people or the Xia people.
A military rebellion often does not require the participation of many people. It is normal for more than a thousand people to rebel out of ten thousand people, and most people just sit back and watch. What's more, far more than a thousand people are affected at the moment.
"If I were Zhu Jin's soldiers at this moment, I'm afraid they would have been in chaos." When he walked down the city, Shi Shucong suddenly laughed at himself and said: "The King of Liang has been in charge of the army for so many years. What I admire the most is how hard he cleans up the thorns.
After talking about it for a while, the military atmosphere is acceptable."
Everyone didn't know what he meant by suddenly mentioning Liang Wang's command of the army, but they still echoed it.
Shi Shucong shook his head, his face full of melancholy.
In his opinion, the war between Xia and Liang has entered the final stage. After this year, the Liang King will be Shi Pu after the Battle of Wukang Town. He was passively beaten, and Xuzhou was besieged for three days. Shi Pu had Zhu Xuan,
With the help of Zhu Jin and even Li Keyong, who can help Liang Wang?
Yang Xingmi? He is still thinking about Xu Su. Where is Luo Hongxin? It is very rare to see him like that. Besides, the combat effectiveness of Wei Bing is really hard to describe.
Of course, there are a large number of soldiers who are loyal to King Liang, but their hearts are easy to change, just like Shishu Cong's heart.
Smoke was rising from the city, and the soldiers were sitting on the ground, waiting for the meal to be served.
Fortunately, there are enough corn rice, Hu cakes, and pickles, but there is too little meat, which is difficult to obtain locally during the expedition. The hinterland of Xuanwu has also suffered a lot of disasters in the past two years, and the people's farming has been greatly affected. If not
Luo Hongxin and Yang Xingmi provided a lot of financial and food support. It is estimated that the Liang King will impose further heavy taxes.
Because Xu and Suzhou were close to the towns of Tianping and Taining, they were harassed more frequently by Xia soldiers. Many people crossed the Huai River south and fled into Chu and Yangzhous under the control of Yang Xingmi. Many people even felt that
The north of the Yangtze River was not safe either, so he took his family and his family to the south of the Yangtze River in search of a peaceful place.
After six or seven years of fighting with the Xia people, the military defeat is actually not too tragic, because the Liang soldiers are strong enough in combat and their morale is not too low, but the losses suffered internally are actually very great. The Xia thieves got it
The discipline of the Fan cavalry was obviously worse than that of the Feilong army, and the damage they caused was even more tragic.
The more Uncle Cong thought about it, the more helpless he became. He had lost to the cavalry in the past few years!
"Du Tou, the Xia people sent an envoy over. He called himself Pei Guan and said he had something important to discuss with us." The general came over and whispered.
"Don't worry about it for now." Shishu Cong ordered, "If he leaves, forget about it. You personally arrange for people to go out for a stroll in the evening. If he comes back, then quietly pick him up and I'll listen to what he says."
Surrender is not enough, but Shi Shucong doesn't mind hearing what the Xia people want to do.
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"Yang Shihou, Zhao Yan has left Chengfu County." From the camp outside Suzhou City, information was sent one after another.
Chengfu County was once conquered by the Feilong Army. Qi Banzhang summoned the officials of the three counties in Linhuan and ordered them to go back to recruit troops. After Chengfu's order returned, he rebelled and summoned the recruited local men to defend the city. At the same time, he mobilized the strong men and women
Repair the city and collect food and grass.
The Yongcheng order sent more than 3,000 people. When the second batch was sent out, they encountered a riot and were killed. The remaining officials fled and did not dare to do anything anymore.
Linhuan County, which serves as the base, has recruited 5,000 people. However, the recruitment did not recruit many people. It is not that no one is willing to join the army, but the young men have either fled or are already in the army. There are not that many people, and in the end only
More than 3,000 people were recruited. Qibizhang organized them into an army, named "Ma Qianzhi". To put it bluntly, they were to supplement the auxiliary troops, but most of them could not ride horses and could only do some chores and charge into battle during the war.
Receive great rewards.
Yang Shihou and Zhao Yan have many troops, fifteen or six thousand, including both infantry and cavalry. They are well-equipped, but there are too many new soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is a problem. And judging from their intentions, they seem to be in no rush to advance. At present
Under the banner of regaining lost territory, they are heading towards Yongcheng County in the northeast, rather than directly towards Linhuan, which is closer to Suzhou. This shows that they have no firm will to fight.
"There is news that Zhu Quanzhong can't sit still anymore and plans to dispatch the elite of the Changzhi Army and the main force of the Eighth Tianwu Army to go south."
This news was actually learned from the prisoners, but he could not confirm it because it was all rumors in the military. It was difficult to say where the source came from and whether it was accurate, but he had to guard against it.
In the previous war with the Liang people, the north was the focus. The fighting on the front lines in Heyang and Luoyang was extremely intense. Now the focus seems to have shifted to the south. A large number of troops have gathered here. With Lao Zhu's suspicious character, it is normal to be worried. After all, he is here.
Suffer defeat.
"Shao Lun, the governor of Puzhou, and He Gui, the governor of the Tianping army, launched a rebellion and imprisoned Zhu Xuan, the military envoy. Zhu Jin was furious and threatened to attack Yunzhou to avenge his cousin."
Gao Renhou learned this news from the captured Liang General Shencheng. It took almost twenty days to learn such crucial news, and he learned it from the captives, which is enough for people to judge that there is something wrong with Wei Bo.
.
The tens of thousands of people in Liang Han's Yong tribe can't move!
"General Qibi, has the message been sent out?" Gao Renhou asked.
"Multiple messengers have been arranged to send them to Xiangcheng quickly." Qibizhang looked solemn and sighed: "Why do you think Zhu Quanzhong is so lucky? It is clear that the southern line has collapsed, but Yang Xingmi stormed Lishan and Pingjing was defeated.
Waiting for the pass, another elite soldier was sent to sneak into Shenguang and Guang, plundering everywhere and creating panic. Shi Shucong made a large-scale westward advance, threatening the flanks of Wei Sheng's army, and finally managed to pull him back to Suzhou, and bad news about Yuncheng came again.
Zhu Jin's influence in Yunzhou is no less than that of He Gui, or even more. There are three brothers Zhu Wei in Qizhou, and even the fool Wang Shifan in Qingzhou threatened to help Zhu Jin. On the other hand, Zhu Zhen is
Aren’t you going south too?”
The current battle situation has many forces involved. It is not a unilateral fight between Xia and Liang at all. In fact, the situation is interconnected, and others are not stupid and will only watch. If you wait until you defeat Zhu Quanzhong, maybe
Can he recruit an army of 100,000, and then send these experienced and powerful Liang soldiers to attack the towns of Yun, Yan, Qing, Wei, and Yang? Do you think they would be so stupid?
After the difficulties, the imperial court suppressed rebellions successively. What was the reaction of those vassal towns that were not the targets of the imperial rebellion? Take the initiative to join the rebels!
"Shifan Wang is indeed stupid." Gao Renhou said with a smile: "Qizhou is still occupied, why are you trying to get involved?"
"He scolds the king every year." Speaking of this fool, Qi Binzhang couldn't help laughing and said, "Even a man as generous as the king is furious with Wang Shifan."
Shao Shude was regarded as a generous man in the eyes of the world, which can be seen from his preferential treatment of prisoners. But he really didn't want to pardon Wang Shifan. This scolding was too harsh and he was just a fool.
"I heard that Qian Liu has conquered Yuezhou and captured and killed Dong Chang. He is currently cleaning up the remaining states and counties in eastern Zhejiang, using military threats, appointing officials and making wishes, and getting married. He is very busy. If he can spare his hand, he can give Yang Xingmi a shot from behind.
Son, the situation is much better." Gao Renhou said again: "Now Yang Xingmi is aggressively recruiting warriors from Anzhou, Huang, and Qi provinces, besieging Anzhou day and night, and almost no one can control it. If you give him some time, Anzhou will be exhausted.
Breaking is inevitable.”
The Huaixi states were as poor as Tang and Deng Sui. They rested for a year last year before they had enough capital to recruit soldiers, food and grass to support the Zhejia Army's offensive on the southern front. But in the final analysis, there were too few people and too little money and food.
, Anzhou does not have much food surplus, and if it is besieged for a long time, there will probably be a tragedy of cannibalism.
Wei Bo and Huainan have actually joined the war, and the Xia army is one against three. Zhu Jin wants to attack Yunzhou, which is objectively helping Zhu Quanzhong, but he is not actually to blame for this. Then it is Du Guangyi who participated in the planning.
, Liang Hanyong? It seemed inappropriate, and they had no choice but to fight back.
Zhu Jin's current attitude is still ambiguous, but if the operation is not good, it is possible to become Xia Jun's one against four.
If you want to have a serious one-on-one relationship, that only exists in fantasy. Gao Renhou, Qi Bizhang is also helpless.
"Why do I feel more and more like when Zhu Quanzhong attacked Zhu Xuan in this battle?" Qi Bizhang said after being silent for a long time.
Gao Renhou laughed when he heard this.
When Zhu Quanzhong and Zhu Xuan competed for Huazhou, he was quick and captured it first. Then he set the target as the Tianping Army and began to attack. However, as he continued to fight, more and more enemies were fighting, and it was no longer one-on-one.
It became one-on-three, and later one-on-four or even one-on-five. Historically, it took ten years of fighting to capture these three vassal towns. Then he marched eastward and attacked Ziqing Town, because Wang Shifan was in the east.
Unable to be effectively assisted by others, Zhu Quanzhong quickly won the one-on-one situation.
"We are not in a hurry in this battle. The more enemies jump out, we can take care of them all." Gao Renhou said this with confidence, and Qi Bizhang looked at him with admiration.
If the towns of Bian, Yun, Yan, Yang, Wei, and even Qing and Jin united together, their strength would be much greater than that of the Xia army. This arrogance is indeed extraordinary.
"That's right, before they are completely united, seize the time to defeat them one by one. The longer it takes, the harder it will be to fight." Qi Banzhang said.
At this moment, Liang Jun has been defeated in a row and has lost a lot of territory. His morale is low and he can use various methods. But if they see that with the help of other towns, there is a possibility of perseverance, their morale will rise and it will be difficult to fight again.