Zhu Zhen galloped all night and arrived the next day.
When I was approaching Bianzhou, I was stopped by the cavalry.
Li Shaorong, the tenth general of the cavalry army, rode forward and asked: "Captain Zhu?"
He spoke politely of Zhu Zhen's official position, but did not dismount, obviously not taking Zhu Zhen seriously.
The soldiers around Zhu Zhen glared at him.
Li Shaorong still sat firmly on the horse, motionless.
There were dozens of riders around, and everyone was staring at Zhu Zhen and his party as if they were watching a show. They were all guys who were afraid of the world being in chaos, and the last thing they were afraid of was fighting with others.
"Exactly." Zhu Zhen remained calm and asked the soldiers to hand over the seals and tell them about themselves.
Li Shaorong read it carefully, handed it back, and said: "Down here in Bianzhou, there is a lot of unrest in the fields. I checked carefully, and I will forgive you, Captain."
After that, he waved his hand and let them pass.
Zhu Zhen said goodbye and left, looking at these cavalry carefully from the corner of her eyes. They were smart and capable, with superb riding skills. They were very good rangers.
The Central Plains has always respected the cavalry that rushes into battle, but the cavalry is also indispensable. Shao Shude's cavalry is really rich in types.
After approaching the city gate, the group dismounted from a distance.
There are two city gates, Cao and Song, in the east of the city, leading to Caozhou and Songzhou respectively. Zhu Zhen came from Caozhou, so naturally she entered the city through Caomen.
Xia soldiers have been replaced at the city gate. Judging from their attire, they should not be serious sergeants.
Many people do not have unified military uniforms and dress in a variety of ways. They look like countrymen. But they have a lot of armor, which is far more than ordinary countrymen.
Are they the elite of the militia?
Zhu Zhen thought of the guards and soldiers she had heard of. They were called Buqu in the Han Dynasty and Nubu in the grasslands. In fact, they all meant the same thing, namely serfs.
The private tribe is tied to the nobles, and the slave tribe is tied to the chief. Shao Shude has a lot of fun.
I heard that when we attacked Xiangzhen, we selected Xiang Fang to surrender troops to the slave tribe, and then selected Henan Prefecture to surrender troops to the slave tribe. Together with the conquered grassland tribesmen, this was really a combination of walking and cavalry, and the fighting methods were diverse.
Zhu Zhen deliberately took a second look, but was stared back at, and someone came over to check the notice.
"Unlucky!" He sighed secretly and asked someone to bring out the things for inspection.
A dignified inspection officer with 40,000 troops and control of hundreds of thousands of people in Caozhou was treated like a low-class person.
But he endured it.
The soldiers were still a little unruly and almost quarreled with the guards, probably because of their bad attitude. One of them spoke with a Henan accent, and was despised by Zhu Zhen's soldiers: Zhang Quanyi's old troops, who were captured by King Xia in the second year of Dashun, are now also
He's acting like a dog, and he can't bear it.
Zhu Zhen scolded, and the soldiers became honest.
It's not that they don't understand the situation clearly, it's that they are used to being domineering and it is difficult to change their behavior for a while.
"Let's go." After the inspection, Zhu Zhen and others handed over the horses and fostered them inside the sheep and horse wall, while the others walked into the city.
The bloodstains and corpses on the street have been cleaned up long ago, and there is no trace of a battle.
Zhu Zhen even doubted whether the armies fought effectively that night when the city was breached.
Notices on people's safety are posted everywhere in the streets. The core message is that everyone can live in peace and prosperity. King Xia will not settle old scores and will not retaliate, so don't worry.
There are more and more people on the street. The shops are all open. I don’t know if they are forced to open or if there is real business.
On the way to the inner city, I encountered a wave of sergeants.
They didn't carry weapons, but they looked very capable. Even if they were fighting with bare hands, they wouldn't be too bad.
This is an old warrior!
Zhu Zhen stopped with great interest and watched these old warriors selling wine in the wine shop.
I saw them arguing with the store owner for a few words, probably because they thought the wine was watered down. When the argument got heated, the leader raised his big fist, but he didn't fight for a long time.
The shopkeeper was also shocked and immediately gave them a jar of unmixed wine. After selling, the warriors threw a piece of miscellaneous silk and left with satisfaction.
This piece of miscellaneous silk was worth about three to four hundred coins, so there should be some leftover. But the warriors were used to spending too much money, so they didn't care and left directly.
No money? If you have no money, just try your best to get the reward. If you are lucky and kill the rogue officer, you might be able to become an official. Before warriors get married, they don’t think about money at all.
When I entered the inner city, I underwent another inspection, and it was still the same group of guards and soldiers.
This time we had to surrender our weapons, which was actually very unreasonable, and the soldiers were furious.
"Take it!" Zhu Zhen personally took off the sword and handed it to Murong Fu who was standing in front of the door.
When the soldiers saw it, they were unhappy and handed him over.
Shao Shude was in the mansion at this time. After hearing the report from the soldiers, he nodded slightly.
Generally speaking, handing over weapons before entering the house is an obedience test and a way to suppress your arrogance. Although Zhu Zhen is willing to come in person, there is no arrogance at all.
"No need to avoid it, stay!" Shao Shude grabbed Zhang Hui and asked her to sit next to him.
Zhang Hui was very smart and quickly guessed the intention and sat there quietly.
"See King Xia!" After some inspections, Zhu Zhen entered the middle hall under the guidance of Ye Li Kecheng, while all the soldiers stayed in the front yard.
After the salute, Zhu Zhen glanced at Zhang Hui, sighed, and saluted: "How is the princess?"
He omitted the word "Liang", and I don't know what he thought.
There were more than twenty soldiers standing in the central hall, wearing helmets and armor, holding sharp swords in their hands, all staring at Zhu Zhen.
"Well, Captain." Zhang Hui stood up and bowed, then sat down again. I don't know if it was an illusion, but she was slightly away from Shao Shude, which showed that she still felt ashamed in her heart.
Zhu Zhen sighed inwardly, I am afraid it will be difficult to pass this test today.
She has been showing off her power since entering the city, and now that Princess Liang is still sitting there, she may have become Shao Shude's forbidden wife. This attitude clearly shows Shao Shude's desire to conquer and control, and he will not let her go easily.
"I have long heard that the Taiwei is good at training troops." Shao Shude said: "The two armies of the sudden generals in the yamen are the elite soldiers of Liang..."
Having said this, Shao Shude paused and looked at Zhu Zhen's face.
Zhu Zhen's face was expressionless.
"When will these two armies be sent to Bianzhou? Let me have a look." Shao Shude asked.
"In the yamen, the Tujiang and the two armies are defeated by the king. How can I be brave? I'm afraid I won't be able to get into the eyes of the king." Zhu Zhen said.
"When will it be delivered?" Shao Shude pressed.
The hairs on Zhu Zhen's body stood up instantly, and he seemed to smell a hint of death.
"The guilty general will order the second army to march to Bianzhou." Zhu Zhen had no choice but to grit her teeth secretly.
"There are 20,000 soldiers in the Peng Sheng and Peng Japanese armies, which is indeed a bit too much." Shao Shude said, "You can appoint yourself as the commander of the Peng Sheng army. I will send Dai Siyuan and Li Renhan as the chief and deputy commanders of the Peng Sheng army."
Dai Siyuan was demoted earlier. After observing him during this period, he found that he was just a migrant worker and his loyalty to Zhu Quanzhong was just that. During this period, he had expressed his loyalty to himself many times. This time, he gave him a chance.
Li Renhan was a former general of Dinghui, and this time he was appointed as the deputy envoy to support the Japanese army.
By the way, Ding Hui just received a big gift package: Zhu Quanzhong's two concubines.
Zhu Quanzhong had more than fifty concubines. Shao Shude only liked Zhang Hui, Shi, Chen and Li. The rest were slowly rewarded, mainly to General Liang, who had his family massacred for surrendering to him.
In addition, some warriors who fought bravely were also rewarded.
Zhu Quanzhong's woman was the highest-level reward for the soldiers who participated in the siege of Bianzhou.
After hearing this, many people felt remorseful and regretted that they had been a little slow in charging and failed to get Mei Ji. Then they tried to find ways to ask many people to see if anyone was willing to sell it to him, and they were willing to spend any amount of money.
At the same time, he secretly vowed to rush faster next time. Some things are hard to come by, and you have to risk your life to achieve them. And Zhu Quanzhong's concubine is worth risking your life for.
"Your Majesty, where are the Japanese troops headed?" Zhu Zhen asked numbly.
"First transfer to Bianzhou for training." Shao Shude said: "The two armies holding the sun and holding the saint are still short of formation. How can they go to the battlefield without training? In addition, in recent days, the three armies of Guangsheng, Longxiang, and Shenjie will advance eastward.
, join up with the Dragon and Tiger Army."
The Dragon and Tiger Army is actually Liu Zhijun's department. There were tens of thousands of people before, but now there are more than 8,000. Shao Shude gave the military title "Longhu" and attached it to Puzhou camp.
After the Guangsheng army passed, they returned to Puzhou to camp and command.
There are a total of five miscellaneous armies, Guangsheng, Longxiang, Shenjie, Longhu, and Pengsheng, with probably less than 50,000 people. They are mainly infantry, and the total cavalry force is only about a thousand cavalry.
Among these soldiers, the combat effectiveness of the Guangsheng Army is relatively better. After all, the officers are all veterans of the Xuanwu Yajun, including many elites of the Changzhi Army. Later, the Poxia Army and the remnants of Luoyandu were incorporated, and it took a long time to form the army.
It has also been used in some battles and could be put to use.
The strength of the Dragon and Tiger Army is also mediocre. Liu Zhijun has been in Leize, Puzhou all year round, fighting with soldiers and horses of Yun and Yaner Town. He has rich combat experience. Liu Zhijun is also good at fighting, and his combat effectiveness may be stronger than that of the three armies of Guangsheng.
In addition, there were about 3,000 soldiers from Puzhou County and He Gui's sergeants. Later, Minzhuang who participated in the battle in the city were also incorporated into the army, totaling 5,000 people.
Shao Shude was given the military title "Tianxing", and Shao Lun and He Gui were appointed as chief and deputy military envoys respectively, and were assigned to the camp in Puzhou.
This time, he plans to drive these miscellaneous troops to march eastward. If he loses, he will eliminate internal troubles, and if he wins, he will eliminate internal troubles. No matter what, he will not lose anything. Tielin, Wuwei, and Feilong serve as Dinghai Shenzhen, on the one hand they supervise the battle, and on the other hand they act as key
The victor at all times, the fresh force, defeated the bandit army in one fell swoop.
"Your Majesty wants to attack Yunzhou?" Zhu Zhen asked after hearing what Shao Shude said.
"I will definitely take the four towns of Yun, Yan, Qing, and Xu." Shao Shude said.
"The last general is willing to serve the king." Zhu Zhen glanced at Shao Shude quietly and asked, "May I ask when the troops will be sent out?"
"The Taiwei's mother still lives in the city. There was a war a few days ago. King Xia sent the Tianxiong Army to stand guard in front of the gate. The old lady was not attacked by the rebels, but she missed her son very much." Zhang Hui suddenly said: "Mr.
If you have time, you might as well go home and stay for a few days, so as to alleviate the pain of missing the old lady."
Shao Shude glanced at Zhang Hui approvingly.
"It's time to go home and take a look." Zhu Zhen didn't dare to hesitate and immediately responded with a smile.
The 40,000 people in Caozhou were defeated without bloodshed.
This was the dividend of the Xuzhou War, and it continues to this day. From now on, we will have to chew on the hard bones of Yun, Yan, and Qing.
