"The Wuwei Army is ready!" On the outskirts of Linru County, Shao Shude said with satisfaction as he looked at the troops who had just completed a military training exercise.
After the reorganization of the Wuwei Army was completed, they have been training intensively for more than a month, and they have become familiar with each other. Now they are collecting equipment and supplies, and setting off from Linru County to Songzhou, they become familiar with each other while walking on the road. When they arrive at the end of the field, there are almost two
It's been over a month. It can be used as a reserve team. It can conduct training while waiting for the opportunity to go to the battlefield.
Most of them are old people who have been fighting for many years. To put it bluntly, the troops who are less qualified are just training for them to further restore their strength. Now they will face Li Keyong's Jin soldiers, Yan soldiers, or Yang Xingmi's "Northern Returners"
, Shao Shude is still worried.
"Your Majesty, the soldiers are tired of training every day. Now they want to go into battle and fight for wealth." This is what only people like Lu Huaizhong can say. What? You train with King Xia every day. Are you unhappy? The prince and those who came here
The eldest son Wang was also practicing sweating all over.
"We must not underestimate the enemy. The 90,000 troops of Tielin, Wuwei, and Tianxiong are all the capital I have saved over the past 20 years. I feel bad if I lose them all." Shao Shude said: "The main forces of the Tianping Army and the Taining Army were indeed destroyed by Liang Liang.
The army has been annihilated, but the current group of people have been holding on for several years. Not to mention their combat effectiveness, they are not bad in terms of rigidity."
"What do you mean, the commander-in-chief, is not prepared to surrender troops from Yan and Yun 2 towns?" Lu Huaizhong asked.
Shao Shude was a little hesitant, but finally said vaguely: "Let's see then."
He was really disgusted by people like the Tianping Army and the Taining Army in history.
Starting from the third year of Guangqi (887), Zhu Xuan was beaten only once and was severely beaten several times. Zhu Jin only escaped with his body twice and was severely beaten several times. They were all like this and persisted for a whole day.
Who gave you the courage after ten years?
Shao Shude believed that the problem did not all lie with Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin, but the root of the problem lay with the big soldiers. The soldiers of Yan Er Town were the foundation for their refusal to surrender and separatism to the end, so he did not intend to take prisoners. Even if they captured prisoners on the battlefield
He was basically deported, or even forcibly exiled to the border. As for the specific location, he hadn't decided yet.
He regarded the sergeants of Yun and Yaner Town as "weakened versions" of Wei Bo Wufu. The latter was even more exaggerated. Not only did the Later Liang and Later Tang Dynasties fail to defeat Wei Bo, their demise was even directly related to Wei Bo until the Later Jin Dynasty.
, the last heavy blow to Wei Bo finally disintegrated the warriors' separatist spirit.
This is the main reason why even though you won the decisive battle at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the autumn wind could not sweep away the fallen leaves and sweep the world. How many decisive battles did the brothers Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin lose? The third year of Guangqi was the decisive battle, or was it the alliance between Yun and Yan'er Towns?
As a result, the two brothers were defeated miserably and both fled for their lives. The civil and military generals who stayed behind not only refused to surrender, but also actively made suggestions, recruited and trained new soldiers, defended the city, contacted foreign vassals, and some even tricked Zhu Zhen into pretending to surrender.
This kind of will to resist to the end is admirable in the eyes of outsiders, but as a person involved, Shao Shude found it very annoying.
For these people, physical elimination will harm Tianhe, but they must not be allowed to continue to serve as soldiers, at least not in their hometown.
"General, I understand." Lu Huaizhong also sighed.
What are the warriors of Wei Bo, Tian Ping, and Tai Ning thinking? Do they have to be independent? How good would it be if we disarm and surrender as soon as possible so that everyone can live a peaceful life?
Lu Huaizhong was joking with his confidants yesterday, saying that once the Xia king is established, and those who are not in the right position are removed, it will definitely be the dynasty with the largest number of people in the history of the founding of the country. But if everyone is like Wei, Yun, Yan and other talented people, at least the north will definitely
It's going to be dilapidated.
"Hurry up." Shao Shude said carelessly.
"But there are changes in Yanbei?" Lu Huaizhong asked very keenly.
"The Khitans captured the Zimeng and Dongxiaoshi garrison, and the Yan soldiers suffered more than 3,000 casualties. The sworn brother couldn't show his face, so he has massively increased the number of troops. The exact number is unknown, but there are probably 30,000 to 50,000 troops.
As a result, he is even more afraid to take action in Yanbei." Shao Shude nodded and said: "But don't expect the Khitan to fight with his sworn brother. The Khitan people are bandits. Since they are bandits, of course they cannot gnaw hard bones.
They only pick weak persimmons, come and go like the wind, grab a handful and leave, just like the Yinshan Tatars came to plunder Feng Sheng."
Shao Shude's way of stopping the Yinshan Tatar robbery was to raid their old homes, which was also the most effective way. Does Li Keyong have this determination? I'm afraid not.
Moreover, the Khitans are not comparable to the Yinshan Tatars, and their military strength is ten times worse. Going north from Youzhou to the Khitan border is very unfriendly to the Central Plains infantry. The desolate population is one difficulty, and the difficult roads are the second, and the third
The big difficulty is that the terrain is complex, with swamps, rivers, forests, and mountains, and it is not an endless prairie. It is better to use the grassland khan's fighting method to fight the Khitan, which may be better.
"Your Majesty, Zhu Zhen, Zhu Jin, and Zhu Wei are actually not difficult to fight. If they dare to fight with me in the field, I will lead the Wuwei army up and defeat Zhu Wei's shabby soldiers and horses in a few strokes." Lu Huaizhong said: "But if they deliberately avoid
In war, defense is the main priority. Although we will definitely win in the end, it will be delayed for a long time."
Focus on defense and actively defend. If it fails, then passively defend and resist to the end. This is the method Shao Shude used to persuade the Tianping Army to deal with Zhu Quanzhong...
"Don't be anxious, fight slowly." Shao Shude was afraid that Lu Huaizhong, Li Tangbin and others would make mistakes when the pressure was too great, so he comforted him and said: "If Li Keyong frees his hand, the worst I can do is go to the grassland, gather all the Qiang and Hu tribes, and stab them hard.
He will give me a hand. All the armies in the Central Plains should fight step by step and fight slowly, and they will always win. If there are not enough troops, I will reorganize them."
Lu Huaizhong was relieved when he heard this and said with a smile: "With this sentence, I feel relieved. Even if the king reorganizes his troops, it has been twenty years and it is time to reorganize them. Who will be the next one?"
Shao Shude was also hesitating about this matter.
The reorganization of the Forbidden Army not only involves honor, but also the issue of who is superior and who is inferior, which is very complicated. Military merit is one thing, whether he is a direct descendant is another, and the balance of factions is a factor that cannot be ignored.
In terms of the main body of an army, that is, the middle and lower-level officers, the Tielin and Wuwei armies are considered to be from the Yuan Cong department, while the Tianxiong army is from the martial arts department. They are two completely different systems.
The remaining unorganized troops are the Tiande, Yicong, Zhenwu, Guide, Jinglue, Feng'an, Dingyuan, Xinquan and other armies. If we count military merit and seniority, the Yicong army fought the most tough battles, many of which were in the early stages.
The key battles when Shao Shude started, and he also had the oldest qualifications. Xinquan and Dingyuan were slightly inferior, but not bad.
If we consider the balance of factions, Shao Shude prefers to join the Yijun army. Currently, they are still guarding Jishi Military City in Kuozhou and will return before the end of the year. Since last year, they have also suppressed many Tubo rebellions, and their loyalty and combat effectiveness are not to mention.
"I plan to mobilize the military army to go to Qingtang and replace the Yi Cong Army and return. The next branch is tentatively reorganized into the Left and Right Yi Cong Army from Yicong, Feng'an, and Tianzhu, with an army of 30,000." Shao Shude thought for a while and decided to recruit
Here’s Lu Huaizhong’s opinion: “What do you think?”
The Yi Cong Army has a full strength of 8,000 infantry, and there should be more than 7,000 people left at present. The Feng'an Army has 7,000 infantry and 500 cavalry, and the Tianzhu Army has 6,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry. They will also mobilize 8,000 troops from Liang and reorganize them.
complete.
The number of cavalry seems to be insufficient, but in fact it doesn't matter much. At least half of the soldiers in Hengshandu and Qingtangdu are Dangxiang people or Tubo people. Many of them can only ride on foot. They will gradually switch to cavalry training.
The military envoys of the Yi Congjun on the left and right are Wu Zang Jie Ming, deputy envoy Qian Shousu, Du Youyi envoy Bai Gui, left wing envoy Yang Can, right wing envoy Yang Sheng. As for Du Yuhou, Shao Shude plans to give Liang
The surrendered general assigned a position, tentatively designated as Wang Jingxuan.
There are certain considerations in giving this position. Du Yuhou seems to have a high military position, but the military commanders on the left and right sides have more real power. To put it bluntly, it is just the need for united front, not how much trust they have.
"The commander is far-sighted and everything has a profound meaning, so I won't comment too much on it." Lu Huaizhong said with a smile: "Thinking about these things too much will give you a headache. It's better to go into battle and fight happily."
"In that case, then quickly go to Songzhou, cooperate with Li Tangbin first, and capture Zhu Zhen for me." Shao Shude also said with a smile.
This means that the Wuwei Army will be incorporated into the battle sequence of the Puzhou camp. In this way, Li Tangbin will have two "forbidden armies" with 60,000 infantry and cavalry. If the battle fails again, there will be no excuse.
On August 24, Lu Huaizhong led his left and right Wuwei troops to leave Linru County and march towards Songzhou.
On the same day, Shao Shude ordered Guangchengze Ranch to select 20,000 horses, and he took them to Luoyang. He personally led 10,000 guards and soldiers to Zhengzhou. The defense of Luoyang was entrusted to the 4,000 soldiers from Henan Fuzhou who had just been transferred back.
Later on the 28th, the guards' troops arrived in Guancheng, and Shao Shude led his troops to Guandu City, which is twelve miles north of Zhongmou County.
This city is also called Caogongtai. It is adjacent to the Bian River in the north and is the crossing point for Jin. Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao here. It crosses Bian and reaches Yangwu in the north, leading to Suanzaojin.
Cai Songyang, the envoy of the Tiande Army, was in Zhongmou. Since there was no war, he came here to pay his respects.
"Zhu Youyu only has ten thousand men, so there's nothing you can do against him?" Shao Shude asked, riding on his horse, pointing his whip in the direction of Bianzhou.
This is said lightly, but the Changzhi Army led by Zhu Youyu is a first-class elite. It is normal that the Tiande Army cannot defeat it. Moreover, Zhu Youyu can often get reinforcements, such as part of the Tianwu Eighth Army, which Cai Songyang can maintain.
The situation in Zhengzhou is already quite good.
"Commander, if we want to defeat the thieves, we must increase our troops." Cai Songyang was not polite and said directly: "If the Tianxiong army from Heyang is mobilized, we will repeat the old story of besieging Kou Yanqing and kill Zhu Quanzhong's eldest son.
.If there are no reinforcements, the general can only guard the Zhongmou and Yangwu front lines to prevent the thieves from capturing Zhengzhou."
Shao Shude smiled and said: "You're not too petty. You can just look down on the Zhenguo Army. You can't look down on the bodyguards either. You must have my old Tianxiong Army. For the sake of you defending Zhengzhou, I will
I will send the Tianxiong army down to help you."
Zhongmou is only forty miles away from Bajiao Town, which can be said to be very close to Bianzhou. Zhu Youyu tried to pull out this nail several times, but failed. This reminded Shao Shude of the later Jiangnan camp of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which blocked the gate of Tianjing.
, I can’t beat you and I’ll disgust you to death.
"Really?" Cai Songyang's eyes lit up, but then he thought that the Tianxiong Army was coming, so he probably stood aside. Who can command the "Forbidden Army"?
"Of course it's true." Shao Shude glared at him and said: "Two of the troops returning to the river to rest and recuperate will set off early and rush to Heyang to garrison. This will free up the Tianxiong Army. Think of a way to
Zhu Youyu deceived him, and the Tiande Army and Tianxiong Army cooperated again and surrounded and annihilated the Changzhi Army."
"I beat the younger ones for fear of attracting the older ones." Cai Songyang said with a smile: "If Zhu Youyu was surrounded, Zhu Quanzhong would definitely be anxious."
"What he is anxious about is not whether his son will die, but he is afraid that he will not bear to bury the Changzhi Army." Shao Shude took the opportunity to hurt Zhu Quanzhong and said: "He has so many concubines, so if his son dies, it doesn't matter. The big deal..."
Cai Songyang thought about the strategy carefully and said: "Your Majesty, you might as well order the cavalry to go north to be more confident."
"No, the time has not come yet." Shao Shude shook his riding whip and said: "If there are more soldiers, Zhu Youyu will not dare to come. I will go back to Guancheng tonight. You have full decision-making power here in Zhongmou."
"Yes." Cai Songyang responded excitedly.
He couldn't organize a war of this scale, and Zhe Zongben couldn't organize it either. The king of Xia had to come in person and mobilize troops and horses outside the camp to cooperate, so that it could be successful.
From May to August, the group who returned to the river to rest had spent more than two months with their families, and the autumn harvest was basically completed. Theoretically, the Yamen Army and the local warriors could set off, but only the King of Xia could give this order, and no one else could
Can't be the master.
Don't look at the success of occupying land in the south. If you really want to achieve results, you still have to look at the north.
In the Battle of Sishui, Ge Congzhou and Zhang Cunjing's troops were completely annihilated, which changed the entire battle situation. If the Liang Army's most capable troops could be annihilated in Zhongmou, it would be a big deal.