Battalions after battalions of Liang soldiers came out of the stronghold, threw away their armor and abandoned their battles, and lined up to surrender.
The military officials counted them according to their queues, and found a total of more than 4,600 people. They were all taken to Xuzhou for custody, and they were accompanied by more than 5,000 Changjian Army prisoners. By now, the Xia army had captured about 35,000 people in the north and south directions.
These are all members of Xuanwu's main force, and they will be released one after another in the future.
The Liang people's 75,000-strong army of Longwu, Feilong, Jianrui, Kuangwei, Changjian, and Jiama were all annihilated. The 20,000-strong Youguo army was also besieged. Their destruction was a foregone conclusion. The local troops
During the battle, Zhang's Caizhou Army and Yang's Zhongwu Army were basically destroyed, with more than 10,000 troops. In this battle, the number of enemies annihilated should be more than 100,000, and the main force of Liang's army has been destroyed.
Our own side's casualties were actually not small. During the eight-month stalemate and the subsequent mobile annihilation battle, each branch of the government suffered more than 20,000 casualties. This was almost the same as a head-on battle involving more than 200,000 people on both sides, and neither side collapsed.
, the gap in casualties will not be too big. What really widens the gap is the casualties caused when one side collapses and the other side pursues them.
"Liang Jun's performance is actually pretty good." Shao Shude looked at the prisoners and asked, "If you were put in Liang Ren's position, would you be sure to win against the wind?"
The generals were a little unconvinced, but King Xia said this, who dared to object?
"In the past few years, I have been transferred to the east, to the west, to fighting in the north, and to fighting in the south. I am exhausted and overworked." Shao Shude said: "Step up to persuade Ding Hui to surrender. If we can all
If the master comes to surrender, I will not hesitate to reward him generously."
Hu Zhen has gone south.
He previously helped pacify the local government in Zhengzhou and achieved great results. This is foreseeable. After all, he has been a skating coach for several years and there are always some leftover relationships with the local government.
The relationship between Hu Zhen and Ding Hui is not very good, but that is not important. Hu Zhen is still very professional in persuading surrender and will not mix too much personal emotions. Unless Ding Hui does not want to surrender, it will be the same no matter who he replaces.
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"Let's rest today. After gathering the troops and horses, follow me eastward and meet Zhu Quanzhong for a while." Shao Shude stopped looking at the prisoners, got on his horse, and headed for Xuzhouzhoushe.
"As ordered." All the generals responded one after another.
This is a rising regime. Everyone can see the future prospects. There is no need to mobilize, and the morale is much higher than others. From now on, as long as we are careful and don't make big mistakes, a virtuous cycle should be formed.
Of course, if you have one or two devastating defeats, the situation will become more complicated. The morale of the military, the people, and the views of officials will all undergo subtle changes.
This is also the situation that Shao Shude has been trying to avoid. Until now, he has personally commanded many of the wars. He has always adhered to several principles: use elite troops to defeat weak troops, use more to defeat the weak, and use sufficient logistics to crush others; if you are not sure,
, when it comes to stalemate, you must be patient and don’t waste your time in fighting; for large-scale battles that are beyond your capabilities, leave them to capable people to direct them, don’t force them, and minimize micro-management.
If Zhu Quanzhong and Zhu Quanzhong each brought more than 100,000 troops for a decisive battle in the second year of Dashun, he was not sure, and the possibility of failure was very high. But in the fourth year of Qianning, the Liang army, which was exhausted everywhere, had already collapsed in one blow and was unable to bear it.
Fight again.
The strategy of weakening the enemy that was planned in Shaanzhou seven years ago was basically completed although there were twists and turns in the process. This was a strategic success, and the subordinates could see it, so they were even more convinced.
Shao Shude entered Xuzhou City under the escort of the cavalry army.
Jiedushi Zhao Jue had originally prepared a grand ceremony, but everything was stopped. Shao Shude asked them to go to the government office to do their work. Defeating Kuang Wei and killing Pang Shigu were all "little things" and "not worth mentioning."
The Zhao family gave up their old house, and Shao Shude moved in without any ceremony.
The servants were all dismissed and escorted by personal soldiers to take over the general affairs. I don't know whether intentionally or unintentionally, some girls from the direct lineage of the Zhao family still lived here. They were green and lovely, and Shao Shude waved his hand and let them leave.
As for women, the ones he wants to enjoy most now are the Chu family's mother-in-law and the saint's concubines. He doesn't know what's going on.
"Your Majesty, Zhu Yougong has changed his real name to Li Yanwei and is willing to serve your Majesty." Li Zhong followed and reported in a low voice.
"Let them come over." Shao Shude sat down and said.
Xie Tong also sat down at Shao Shude's signal and waited quietly.
After a while, Li Yanwei, Xiao Fu, Kang Yanxiao and other surrendered generals came over and saluted together.
Shao Shude stood up and returned the greeting, then took Xiao Fu's hand and asked him to sit opposite Xie Tong.
The dynasty respects the left, which indicates that Xiao Fu's status is higher than that of Xie Tong.
Xie Tong was not dissatisfied, but was a little embarrassed when he saw Xiao Fu, Kang Yanxiao and others.
Shao Shude glanced at it and smiled secretly in his heart. This reminded him of Mrs. Pei. When Mrs. Chen met for the first time, Mrs. Chen, who had always been calm and graceful, blushed, and the two concubines were not even embarrassed to say hello in person.
"I remember all the merits of Doctor Xiao." Shao Shude said: "Today the Holy Emperor is on the throne, and he is ruling the country. We should share the saint's worries."
Xiao Fu even said he didn't dare.
"General Kang, I heard that you and Ding will have a falling out, why not go south to Yancheng to persuade him to surrender?" Shao Shude said again.
"I respectfully follow His Highness's orders." Kang Yanxiao immediately stood up and replied.
He was born in Hedong, a Sogdian, and was famous for his bravery. He later fled to Bianzhou and joined Zhu Quanzhong. He started as a team leader and accumulated merit along the way. It happened that Zhu Quanzhong vigorously rewarded newcomers and suppressed the old, so he was promoted very quickly. This time again
Tou Xia, strictly speaking, is the third boss, and he is also an old official.
"General Li, based on your understanding of Zhu Quanzhong, what will he do after hearing about the tragic defeat of the Kuang Wei Army?" Shao Shude turned his eyes to Quanzhong's adopted son, smiled gently, and asked.
Li Yanwei tensed up and stood up immediately, almost knocking over Ma Zha behind him.
Yelic put his hand on the hilt of the sword and looked at him twice.
"Back to your Majesty, Quan Zhong may seem brave, but in fact he is capable of bending and stretching, and he will not seek death or survival." Li Yanwei said, "The criminal will think that he will escape."
According to the latest military reports, Zhu Quanzhong's forwards have arrived at Fugou, and the main force is not far away. Along the way, rural warriors continue to flee, and there are still more than 60,000 people. There is enough food, grass, and equipment, but morale is low. This situation
It's impossible to win.
Shao Shude deeply agreed with Zhu Quanzhong's character mentioned by Li Yanwei.
He and Li Keyong are two extremes. Keyong has a strong temperament, is emotional, cares about face, and relies on his personality charm and personal bravery to unite most people. If he is defeated, he will not surrender and will either run away or commit suicide.
Quanzhong is flexible and flexible. In order to achieve his goal, he can use any means and does not care about face. He will not surrender because Shao Shude will kill him and will not show mercy. But Zhu Quanzhong may not commit suicide. Even if he abandons his wife, as long as he can survive, he will not surrender.
If given the chance to make a comeback, he will keep going and never give up easily.
"With such majesty and flying victory over the two armies, can Quan Zhong control it?" Shao Shude asked again.
"Yes." Li Yanwei replied: "The Xiongwei Army and the Feisheng Army are the main forces of Xuanwu. It didn't take long for Zhu Quanzhong to hand them over to his uncle Cong to lead them. Now that he is watching in person, it is not a matter of life and death.
As for someone causing rebellion, Your Highness can send troops to attack Xu and Suzhou, which may shake their military morale."
Shao Shude nodded.
Just look at the history of the late Tang Dynasty and you will know that there were countless rebels in every town in the world, but the subordinates of Li Keyong and Zhu Quanzhong were special.
Li Key's method of uniting, wining over, and controlling his subordinates is difficult to learn, and this is unique to him. Historically, he was beaten like that by Zhu Quanzhong, and he besieged Taiyuan several times, but he was still very united internally. Except for Li Hanzhi and Liu Rengong.
Apart from the Erwuzi who defected, the basic market of Hedong and Daibei is very stable.
Zhu Quanzhong's advantage is that the army he built by himself is different from the armies inherited by most generals. In his later years, he continued to recruit surrenders and rebels, absorbing a large number of foreign troops and generals and territories, while vigorously cleaning up the veteran generals internally.
Even more stable than Li Keyong.
Zhu Quanzhong does not have the aura of a protagonist. His army was built from scratch, so he is naturally loyal. Shao Shude also built his army from scratch, and he is the same person as Zhu Quanzhong.
But we must also learn from Zhu Quanzhong’s lesson.
In order to quickly unify the north, Zhu Quanzhong kept making compromises and giving real power to his troops. As long as you were a vassal, he laid too many roots for trouble.
Shao Shude used to sneer at this and thought it was incredible that Zhu Quanzhong did this. But when he got to this point, he couldn't help but use the same method as Zhu Quanzhong, because it worked really well and the effect was immediate.
But we really need to learn lessons. Tang and Deng Sui, Huaixi, Chenxu, Hezhong, Shannan West Road, Longjian, Shannan East Road, Eyue, before they knew it, they had promised eight vassal towns. These were all real powers.
Jieduzhi, the top and bottom are self-contained and fully capable of rebelling.
Of course, it's just worry.
Historically, Zhu Quanzhong conquered the east and west, and the situation was very good. The vassal towns of Dongdu, Fengguo, Zhongwu, Eyue, and Weibo were suppressed and brutally suppressed, and no one dared to rebel.
On his side, even if Wang Yao had the courage, he wouldn't dare to fight back. Two hundred thousand troops would crush him and turn him into a massacre. It's not worth it at all, unless you deprive him of his position as Jiedushi.
"Xuzhou Zhang Tingfan, will you surrender to me?" Shao Shude turned his attention to Xiao Fu and asked.
"Back to the king, I'm afraid it's a bit difficult to talk in vain. We still have to send troops to Xuzhou." Xiao Fu replied: "There is no need for more, 20,000 people are enough. But the king must be careful about Yang Xingmi. This person is very likely to send troops north to seize Xuzhou."
Su. On the other hand, Zhang Tingfan may not be willing to surrender to the king, and the possibility of surrendering Yang Xingmi is very high."
"Zhu Zhen of Caozhou, I see that he is standing still and patrolling without advancing. He seems to be trying to separate his own territory to protect himself. Can we say that he is coming to surrender?" Shao Shude asked again.
"Zhu Zhen has occupied Caozhou for many years, and often eats in Hua, Shan, Song and other states. He has great influence in that area." Xiao Fu replied: "I think he is still a little lucky. Your Majesty must help him sober up."
Shao Shude smiled and said: "Dr. Xiao has a profound understanding of people's hearts, and I can't do it as well."
Zhu Jin and Zhu Wei had recently surrounded Puzhou and were attacking urgently. Liang Hanyong did not dare to run away. Gein would probably lose Puzhou as soon as he ran away. He could not bear this responsibility.
Shao Shude thought for a while and decided that it would be a good idea to take care of Zhu Zhen and Zhu Jin at the same time.
He has too many cards to play against these Shandong forces now. Why has he recruited so many troops? If he doesn't consume them at this time, when will he consume them?
Zhu Quanzhong knew how to send troops from the three towns of Yun, Yan and Qing to go south to Qingkou and attack Yang Xingmi, so he should refer to his good experience.
Shao Shude waved and asked Li Zhong to come over.
"Li Tang will be here tomorrow, please come see me as soon as possible."
"As commanded."
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