On May 12, Shao Shude gathered all the troops in Fugou and readjusted the direction of the battle.
First, the Luoyang Expedition Camp and the Tangzhou Expedition Camp were dismissed, and the Xuzhou Expedition Camp was established.
The commander of the camp capital is Zhe Zongben, who leads the Weisheng Army, the Huaining Army, the Tiande Army, the Iron Cavalry Army, the Dingnan Army, the Youguo Army, the Jianrui Army, and the Henan Fuzhou Army, with a total of no less than 100,000 infantry and cavalry. The main combat tasks are
It is to capture the three states of Ying, Bo and Song, and at the same time put pressure on Bianzhou.
The peasants of Tutuan should all be dismissed. By the time they get home, they can almost start the summer harvest.
The Tianzhu, Wuwei, Chishui, Tianxiong, Guide, Huguo, Shunyi, Feilong and other armies returned to their bases to rest and recuperate. Counting from the first month of last year, they have been fighting abroad for almost a year and a half, and it would be unreasonable not to return home again.
More than 20,000 troops from the Wuxing and Guzhen Second Army and the First Department of the Zhenguo Army were sent to Henan, waiting for dispatch.
The Zhenguo Army originally had 30,000 people, but 5,000 have been transferred to the front line to supplement the losses. At the end of April, another 5,000 troops came to supplement the battle losses. Now there are still 20,000 people. If half of them are transferred, there will be about 10,000 people left to defend it.
Tongguan.
It can be seen from this that there are a lot of rotating troops under Shao Shude's account. This means that the front line cannot support too many troops, but should I come to the head office instead?
In addition, he also ordered to send more than 15,000 front-line horses of various types to Guangchengze Ranch, and 10,000 horses to Longpi Prison. On the one hand, he restored the scale of these two ranches, and on the other hand, he reduced front-line food consumption.
There are 30,000 horses in Shayuan Prison. In addition to those returned to the court, the remaining 20,000-plus fattened horses were all transferred eastward, 10,000 were sent to Guangchengze, and more than 10,000 were sent to the army.
As a result, Guozhou and Heyang Ranch each have 30,000 horses, Guangchengze has more than 25,000 horses, and Longpi Supervisor has 10,000 horses. The guards and soldiers handed over all the horses to the cavalry, which made it difficult for the two armies.
The two armies, with 18,000 men and 40,000 horses, continued to operate on the front lines.
After fighting for more than a year, supplies have been extremely consumed, and the people in some prefectures and counties are also extremely exhausted and in urgent need of a breather. At this time, it is natural to save as much as possible.
Shao Shude led his own personal bodyguards, ten thousand people, to sit in the rear and act as a reserve force.
Well, the bodyguards have become infantry. However, their horseback riding skills are not comparable to professional warriors such as the cavalry. After all, they are country warriors trained in leisure time and busy farming and herding. Strictly speaking, the proportion of infantry among them is very small.
High, although his foot combat skills are not that great either.
Of course, it is too much to say that they are rural warriors. Their actual combat power should be stronger than that of rural warriors. They are on the same level as state and county soldiers. They are well-equipped and braver in battle. Shao Shude plans to personally catch them and train them in their skills. Anyway, he is free.
idle.
"I want to prepare a camp in Puzhou." Shao Shude said to Li Tangbin on the outskirts of Fugou County: "When Bo, Song and other states are captured, the Tielin Army will arrive in Henan at the end of this month. By then I will hand over more than 20,000 people to you.
Take it to the Eastern Front and make sure nothing goes wrong."
Li Tangbin was shocked and said: "The Tielin Army is the king's own army..."
"It's time for them to fight." Shao Shude sighed and said: "If they don't see blood, they will be dead. There will be a large number of veterans who have fought bloody battles for many years, so that the newcomers can see what is real.
The place to stand."
"The Tielin Army and the Feilong Army on the right wing will temporarily use these two units as the core, supplemented by a large number of descending troops, to attack the three towns of Yun, Yan, and Qing."
"As for the troops who surrendered, a lot of them were captured this time, more than 35,000. They are all Xuanwu Yamen soldiers with good combat effectiveness. As long as the morale problem is solved, they" Shao Shude glanced at Li Tangbin and said: "They are no more favored than you."
The Tianzhu military officer."
Li Tangbin was sweating on his back. He didn't know what King Xia meant when he said this. He has indeed been closely associated with the old Tianzhu Army troops recently, so he should exercise some restraint.
"Submit troops..." Shao Shude got on his horse, pondered for a moment, and said: "I have ordered all of them to be sent to Ruzhou for reorganization. As for the reorganization method, the military government is still discussing it."
Shao Shude originally planned to assemble more than ten main troops, and then conduct a general reorganization of the entire army. With the size of more than 100,000 Xia troops, he would digest 60,000 to 70,000 Liang soldiers. Now it seems that there is no such opportunity, and it is impossible to surrender the troops.
Scattered everywhere and unable to concentrate.
The troops of Ding Hui and Guo Shaobin surrendered in an organic form and are currently being used in an organic form. They will have to find ways to slowly digest them in the future, otherwise they will always be a hidden danger.
"Also, be careful of Wei Bo." Shao Shude raised his riding whip and was about to leave when he suddenly said: "Wei Bo has something to do with the military chaos in Yuncheng. After you go to Puzhou, be more cautious."
"As ordered." Li Tangbin responded.
As the saying goes, if others don't know, you have to do nothing yourself. Luo Hongxin went back on his word at the critical moment and refused to allow Liang Hanyong to lead his troops back to Heyang. This attitude was very bad.
But for the time being, he is not the main direction of attack.
Zhu Quanzhong is still struggling to his death, so there is no need to worry. The next direction of attack is the towns of Yun, Yan, and Qing. Once these are captured, Henan Road will be all over.
Moreover, the three towns of Yun, Yan, and Qing are very fat and have a large population. They are much stronger than Guannai Road, Hedong Road, and Shannan Road. Their economy, technology, and culture are also more developed. Before the Chao Rebellion, the three towns had an army of more than 100,000.
, this meeting should be about the same, only a few hundred thousand, and the combat effectiveness will most likely not be comparable to before, especially in Yun and Yaner Town.
If you eat these few places, who in the world can defeat you?
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On May 14th, the fourth year of Qianning, Yang Xingmi entered Anzhou City happily.
They fought countless times and laid siege to the city for several months. Under the siege of Sanqueyi, the city was finally defeated, the assassin Zheyou was killed, and Shi Zan, the commander of the Yushan capital, fled. At the same time,
They also took advantage of the situation to break through Lishan Pass and gained access to the north of the Dabie Mountains. In short, the results were very great.
"Come to Anzhou, it's time to kill Du Hong."
"Du Hong doesn't have many men left. Once Anzhou is defeated, he will stay at home, just like an old turtle."
"Du Hong is named Jiedushi, but he is actually the governor of Ezhou. What ability does he have to go to war?"
"We can also seize the opportunity to capture Yuezhou. It is a land with dense water networks, which is perfect for taking advantage of our navy. Even the Beiren's navy, with five hundred warships, cannot defeat our fifty ships."
"Maybe you can go north to Huaixi via Lishan Pass."
All the generals were gathered together, chattering with great interest.
Yang Xingmi looked at everyone with a smile and was in a very happy mood. The first happy event was the capture of Anzhou, the second happy event was the increasing combat effectiveness of the Huai army after years of tempering, and the third happy event was high internal morale and sincere unity. With these three joys, it would be better not to be happy.
yeah?
"Go back to the army to rest first." Yang Xingmi said with a smile: "The soldiers have been out at war for a long time and are quite homesick. As for the candidates to assassinate An..."
Having said this, Yang Xingmi glanced at the audience.
Gao Xu, the secretary in charge of the shogunate of Huainan Jiedushi, was from Shuzhou. He had a benevolent heart and cared about the people.
Dai Yougui, a guest of the shogunate, was from Luzhou. He marched and fought and made plans. He should be the first person after Yuan's attack.
Li Shenfu, a native of Mingzhou, was a northern warrior who followed Gao Pian south to pursue Huang Chao. He is now the governor of Chuzhou and has made many military exploits.
Li Tao, a native of Zhaozhou, was a shogunate general. He was a northern warrior who followed Gao Pian to the south and fought bravely.
Yuan Zhen, a native of Chenzhou, was a shogunate general, commander of the Yinqiangdu, and Gao Pian's old ministry.
Liu Wei, a native of Luzhou, was originally a military leader. Due to his defeat at the hands of his uncle Cong, he was demoted to the dental school. During this expedition, he served in the army and made great contributions. Yang Xingmi still liked him very much.
Liu Cun, a native of Tangzhou, was a shogunate general. He was brave and tough. He defeated the enemy in every battle. He had outstanding achievements and was a high ranking member of the old army.
In addition, there were Qu Zhang, the governor of Huangzhou, and Xu Wen from Haizhou, Cai Zaiyong, Li Jian, Li Hou, etc. from Haizhou in the Heiyundu system.
Li Tao, Yuan Zhen, Liu Wei, Liu Cun, Xu Wen and others are all his valued confidants. They are also the old man Yuan Cong who he followed when he started his career, and he can be trusted.
Yang Xingmi thought for a while and said: "Let Liu Wei be the governor of Anzhou and the envoy of Tuan Lian to guard the land of these six counties for me. Du Hong does not need to worry, there are only dead bones in the tomb. The only ones who need attention are Zhe's father and son."
"Your Majesty has entrusted you with such an important task, and I will shed tears of gratitude." Liu Wei came out of the queue and said loudly.
He served as governor and then lost it. Although Anzhou was dilapidated, it was still Zhengzhou after all. His status as governor did not disgrace him. How many people wanted to be the governor but never had the chance.
"The three states of An, Huang, and Qi should watch and help each other, and use them to form a victory position to block the advance of the Xia rebels." Yang Xingmi proposed his strategic concept, which was to use the Dabie Mountains as a screen to block the southward march of Shen, Guang, and Shou.
On the road, Anzhou is the westernmost stronghold. When soldiers come from the direction of Xiangyang and Nanyang, it will be difficult to feel at ease unless they pull it out. It is also an important outpost.
As for the Han River and the Yangtze River, Yang Xingmi was not worried at all.
The northerners were good at horses, while the southerners were good at boats. He looked down on Zhu Quanzhong's navy, thinking that their combat effectiveness was too weak, let alone the Xia thieves who were located in the dry land of the northwest and whose navy was even weaker.
When there is time in the future, we can pull out the nails in Hubei and Yuezhou, go up the Han River, and take Xiangyang, and the situation will be more stable. Xiangyang is the upstream barrier of Wu and must be taken.
After Yang Xingmi arranged everything in Anzhou, he started his army on May 16th. Tens of thousands of horses and horses came down the river, carrying rafts and oars like a forest, heading straight to Guangling.
At the same time, Zhu Yanshou also withdrew his troops. The soldiers from Lu, Shu, Chu, and Hao each returned to their respective states. After seizing the time to rest and recuperate, there was still the next stage of combat tasks.
And this task has actually already begun, including the wooing of Zhang Tingfan, the governor of the Reform Army, the wooing of Yang Shihou, the Yamen general of the Zhongwu Army, etc.
The two states of Chu and Si are currently gathering troops. They have already gathered seven or eight thousand men. In addition, they have also recruited many native tribesmen. They will soon go north to seize the two states of Xu and Su.
There is no doubt that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, it depends on whether you dare to take it or not.
For the Southeastern regime, the opportunity to seize Xuzhou does not come often. The Xuzhou water system extends in all directions, which is actually quite suitable for the navy to play its role. During the gap period after the end of the Xia Liang War, if you do not take it, you may regret it for the rest of your life.
As for being an enemy of Shao Shude, Yang Xingmi didn't care. If he attacked Huaixi, wouldn't Eyue offend anyone? If he supported Zhu Quanzhong with money and food, or even directly dispatched the navy to help, wouldn't he offend anyone?
If you want to do great things, but you are still timid, what a shame!
Moreover, Yang Xingmi felt that things were different now. After several years of rectification, production in Huainan and Xuanshe towns recovered very quickly, the shogunate's money and food increased significantly, and the combat effectiveness of various armies also improved significantly.
Comparing the current army with the one when he fought with Sun Ru, they are really much stronger and can easily defeat his own back then.
Perhaps, it’s time to team up with Zhu Wei, Zhu Jin, Luo Hongxin, Wang Shifan, Li Keyong and others to build a siege net against Shao Shude. The world is in chaos, and it’s time for men to use force. How powerful!