On the eighth day of October in the fourth year of Qianning, Shao Shude personally went out of the city to greet Zhe Zongben.
"Your Majesty, the general is lucky to have fulfilled his mission and finally defeated the stubborn traitor." Zhe Zongben dismounted from a distance and said with a smile.
"Uncle, why do you need to be so open to outsiders?" Shao Shude bowed and said with a smile.
"Yes, yes." Zhe Zongben said nonchalantly: "It will be time to say goodbye to the emperor and his ministers, and the due etiquette cannot be less."
Shao Shude suddenly felt that something was wrong. This evil trend must be stopped. Are there so many people in the army who want me to become emperor now? This is not possible and will disrupt my deployment.
Zhe Zongben saw that his son-in-law's expression was not very good. If he realized something, he said: "I did something wrong in Xiangyi. Envoy Pei also conveyed the military order. There will be no next time."
He was talking about killing and surrendering.
My son-in-law has been in the army for twenty years, but he has almost never killed a surrender or massacred a city.
The massacre of more than a thousand surrendered soldiers this time is indeed an eyesore. Others will not say that it was the slaughter of Zhe Zongben, but only the son-in-law's soldiers. Even if the son-in-law repeatedly ordered not to kill and surrender at will, others will not care. You are Supreme Commander, when future generations write history, they will only think that you whitewashed history and shirked your responsibilities.
Shao Shude also reacted and sighed: "Killing prisoners is unlucky and will only make the thieves fight to the death to resist."
If Zhu Quanzhong did not kill the prisoners, the resistance of Yun and Yan Er Town would definitely be reduced. This is not the end of the Ming Dynasty. People will be frightened by your butcher knife. In fact, they are not frightened at all. Hundreds of thousands of Khitan cavalry can be driven away by the militia. , people will really fight you to the end, they have such blood and heart.
In addition, as far as the feudal era is concerned, massacre is also something that can reduce one's own moral level to zero.
Cao Cao slaughtered many cities and still has no good reputation.
Zhu Yuanzhang's army was even more disciplined.
The Ming army massacred Dongchang, Huailai and Gaoyou. After conquering Wenzhou, they "did not seal the sword for five days", entered Linhai County, massacred and burned the whole city, etc. There are too many to count.
"Next, Wei Sheng's army will stay in Bianzhou to rest and recuperate, and then go south to set up a camp in Shouzhou." Shao Shude didn't want his father-in-law to be too embarrassed, so he dropped the subject and said, "I don't want to spend too much energy on Yang Xingmi. Jiang Huai's I'll leave it to my uncle."
"You must obey your orders." Although his son-in-law did not accuse him face to face, Zhe Zongben was still slightly unhappy. However, he quickly recovered his mood, glanced at the sergeants who were practicing, and asked, "Is this Liang Dijiang?" Soldier? I don’t think so."
It has only been two and a half years since the Tianwu Eighth Army was established. It is normal to be "not very good". If you have never been exposed to bows and arrows before joining the army, you will be good at archery, and your combat effectiveness is indeed average.
"Uncle, you better hope they are more powerful." Shao Shude smiled and said: "Next, attack Yun, Yan, Qing, Xu, Wei, they will all go into battle to fight."
"Wei Bo?" Zhe Zongben hesitated.
His Wei Sheng Army has been fighting for many years. After rounds of tempering and the annexation of many Liangdi warriors, their combat effectiveness has been greatly improved. But if they attack Weibo, it may be possible to defeat them, but if they want to occupy , the price to pay is very high. If he is asked to lead more than 30,000 Wei Sheng troops to attack Weizhou, he has no confidence.
"Kill Yun first, then Yaner Town." Shao Shude said, "Let's go into the city."
Order has been restored in the city.
Dozens of bloody heads were hanging in conspicuous places in various streets. They were all soldiers who could not control themselves and robbed the people in the past two days. Most of them came from the National Guard Army, and a few came from the Guards Army, Tianxiong Army, Cavalry Army, etc.
There are very few main troops.
Even Li Keyong would sometimes pretend to enforce military discipline and kill a group of unlucky people, but Shao Shude would only enforce stricter discipline.
The Shao Mansion arrived soon. Zhang Hui heard that Zhe Zong was here and avoided it. At the same time, she laughed at herself because she was not the hostess here after all.
"How to arrange the military envoy of Xuanwu Army?" Zhe Zongben asked after Weng and his son-in-law sat down.
"My uncle has to do something about this," Shao Shude said.
Zhe Zong understood immediately. It seemed that his son-in-law wanted to serve as the military governor of the Xuanwu Army himself.
The envoy of the town came to the table and recommended me as the envoy of the Xuanwu Army." Shao Shude said: "There is no need to hide it, it's boring, let the Lord Gonggun take a look this time, and be mentally prepared in advance."
The truly decisive victory over the Bianliang forces was the Battle of Xuzhou, but the capture of Bianzhou City was a landmark event.
People always realize later. Xuzhou annihilated 100,000 Zhu Liang's main force. Some people may not have realized it yet, but Bianzhou's change of hands was enough to make people all over the world look at it.
This is the largest metropolis in Guandong, and its political significance is much greater than that of Luoyang.
"It's better to found a country." Zhe Zongben slapped his thigh and said, "I'm old. If I delay it any longer, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until that day."
Shao Shude was a little confused again.
Is it possible that so many people in the military and political circles are waiting to be promoted to official positions? They just conquered Bianzhou and they can’t wait anymore?
He suddenly had some doubts about his control over the army. Guo Wei launched the Chanzhou Mutiny and came with a yellow robe. This was too unserious and seemed to be unfair to the country. You must not imitate him.
"The time has not come yet." Shao Shude shook his head and said: "After capturing the three towns of Yun, Yan and Qing, if I don't spend a few years digesting it, I feel it is immature. Let's discuss it later."
At present, the Bian and Song states have not yet tidied up, so don't talk too far.
Zhang Hui's words yesterday helped him a lot, but it was not enough. He still needed time to rectify.
Zhu Quanzhong's four original aides, Jingxiang and Li Zhen, ran away. Wei Zhao did not return from his mission to envoy Wei Bo, and it is estimated that he will not come back. Pei Di was captured in the city and surrendered under Zhang Hui's persuasion. He will later
Help formulate a plan on how to slowly replace Liangdi officials and restore the local economy.
Without engaging in these seemingly cumbersome matters, there is only military conquest, which is incomplete and is something only the Caotai regime will do.
"What a pity." Zuri Zongben sighed regretfully.
He wanted to see his son-in-law become the emperor, his daughter become the queen, and his grandson become the prince in his lifetime, so that he could relax and close his eyes. For this reason, he was even willing to hand over the Tang and Deng Sui Sanzhou, and slowly hand over the military power of the Weisheng Army to his grandson.
It's not a bad idea either.
Pity!
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Li Hang personally arrived in Caozhou to offer wine in the West Pavilion of Prince Xia's Mansion.
He now has a very good relationship with Zhu Zhen, not only having banquets all day long, but also having fun together after enjoying the singing and dancing last night.
And since we are of the same mind, there is naturally nothing to say.
Today was another banquet. When they were half drunk, the warriors present showed their ugly faces and snatched the dancing girl into their arms to show off their fraternal desires.
Of course, this is an ordinary scene, it has been common since ancient times, and everyone has turned a blind eye to it.
There was also a dancer sitting in Li Hang's arms. He first joked with the beauty, and then asked, "Has Taiwei Zhu made up his mind?"
"Alas!" Zhu Zhen put down the wine bottle, waved her hand to drive away the maid beside her, and sighed: "The Xia King's soldiers are really sharp. Bianzhou is such a great city, but it only took a few days to fall. The Liang King escaped from Huazhou, and it was even more difficult.
We plan to retreat to Weibo, but the weather in Henan has changed!"
In fact, Zhu Quanzhong had already started crossing the river to Weibo.
He recruited troops aggressively in Huazhou and expanded his troops to more than 20,000 people. As a result, the Tiande army was defeated in the Battle of Baima. If it weren't for Wang Yanzhang and Han Qing who led the cavalry to charge into the battle, they would have experienced a disastrous defeat.
He no longer had any hope of holding Huazhou. In the past two days, he began to cross the river and head north with the help of the navy. He entered Weibo and heard that the navy was asking for rewards. Now he was a little unstable. Zhu Quanzhong really lost everything.
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"In that case, why not go to Bianzhou to meet the King of Xia in person? The King of Xia is benevolent and will certainly not embarrass the Taiwei." Li Hang said with a smile.
Zhu Zhen hesitated for a moment and asked: "How will King Xia deal with the sudden generals, Yamen, Pengri and Pengsheng armies?"
He had already heard about the reorganization of the Longxiang, Guangsheng, and Shenjie armies. It seemed that they had undergone huge changes, which made him full of hesitation.
The warriors who were playing with women in the hall heard this and unconsciously stopped what they were doing. It was related to their vital interests and they had to listen.
"The Taiwei might as well go to Bianzhou to talk in person." Li Hang suggested.
"Is this what King Xia means?" Zhu Zhen asked.
"Of course." Li Hang said without hesitation.
In the past, Shao Shude might have accepted the idea of supporting the army and negotiating terms with self-respect, but this time, it is impossible. Go to Bianzhou alone. If you are lucky, you may be able to command the army.
Zhu Zhen hesitated again.
Li Hang's big hands kept groping inside the dancer's skirt, and he secretly watched Zhu Zhen's every move from the corner of his eye.
Zhu Zhen is a typical martial artist who is so obsessed with territory and the army that he misses opportunities again and again.
He had agreed to King Xia's words early, and he would have been the governor of Jingnan. But now, Liu Zhijun carried him away. In the yamen, the two armies of the Tu generals went through a great purge and were defeated twice by the Tielin army, losing thousands of troops at one time.
, having suffered more losses at one time, their morale was low, and they were no longer willing to fight again.
On the other hand, the King of Xia defeated Zhu Youyu in Zhongmou, defeated Zhu Quanzhong's last elite troops in Jiegou, and took advantage of the victory to advance into Bianzhou and conquer the city in a few days. The situation changed so quickly that Zhu Zhen no longer had any room for bargaining. If he hesitates any longer, the Tielin Army will attack and kill him, fearing that Zhu Quanzhong's old story will be repeated and all capital will be lost.
"That's it! That's it!" Zhu Zhen let out a long sigh and said with a sad expression, "I'm just going to Bianzhou. King Xia has destiny, so what can I do?"
"Congratulations, Lieutenant Commander." Li Hang laughed.
Although she was in a bad mood, Zhu Zhen still cooperated and asked: "Where does happiness come from?"
"The Taiwei came to Bianzhou to meet the King of Xia. Your Highness will definitely appreciate your sincerity." Li Hang said: "There are many things going on in the world, and there is no reason why the king would not use a good general like the Taiwei. I can't say that he will do great things in the future. His wealth is unknown."
Zhu Zhen smiled bitterly. Caozhou's army numbered 40,000, and he didn't know how many more could be left for him.
The situation is stronger than the people. Now we can only lie down temporarily and wait for the right time.
If Shao Shude loses his head and forces the general to rebel, and all the vassal towns gather to attack him, there may be a chance.
Otherwise, it would be like that.
Caozhou, stay away from me!
On the ninth day of October in the fourth year of Qianning, Zhu Zhen, the last general of the Liang Army, left Caozhou and went to Bianzhou with a few personal followers. The situation on the eastern battlefield suddenly changed.
