The palace of Zhenzhou Palace was full of guests and it was very lively.
Jiedushi Wang Rong summoned the main generals of the shogunate to entertain the guests.
The guests are the people of Jin Wang Li Keyong. The leader is Li Kerou, the brother of Jin Wang and the governor of Daizhou.
Wang Rong frequently asked for wine and his attitude was respectful.
The Wang family has been in charge of Zhenzhou for several generations, relying on observing people's emotions and making decisions according to the wind. It can be said that it is a unique skill passed down from family to family.
In the fifth year of Yuanhe reign of Emperor Xianzong (810), Wang Chengzong, the envoy of Chengde Jiedu, disobeyed his order. The middle officer Tutu Chengcui led the Shence Army to attack the four towns of Hezhong, Heyang, western Zhejiang and Xuanshe, but returned without success.
In the eleventh year of Yuanhe (816), the imperial court ordered the six towns of Hedong, Yiwu, Youzhou, Cangjing, Weibo, and Zhaoyi to attack them with troops. The six towns combined hundreds of thousands of soldiers, but each had its own agenda and could not work hard.
, and without a coach, the fight was weak and the war progressed very slowly.
The Chengde Wang family became more and more arrogant.
But when the news came that Wu Yuanji in Huaixi was pacified, Wang Chengzong was greatly frightened and immediately changed his previous arrogant attitude and offered money and land to apologize to the court.
Wang Rong is only in his twenties this year. He is "intelligent and resourceful". He is sitting in the four states of Hebei, Shenzhen and Zhao. He has a strong household registration and a wealth of wealth. Ma Zheng is even more excellent. He is a powerful town in the north, second only to
Yu Weibo.
Wang Rong is well versed in the secrets passed down from his family, and he repeatedly jumps between major forces without offending anyone. Many people ridicule him as a boy who spends money, but he really saved Chengde Town from a lot of unnecessary trouble.
The only thing that can't be solved may be Li Keyong.
This guy fell out even after he was stuffing money. I really couldn't figure out what he was thinking. Wang Rong almost collapsed.
But Wang Rong also has confidence.
Zhao Bing is not a fool, and has a strong fighting capacity when safeguarding his own interests. If anyone wants to annex Chengdezhen, it will be impossible for him to lose his teeth without losing a few generals and tens of thousands of elite soldiers.
"Your Highness, what do you think about what I said earlier?" Li Kerou put down the wine bottle and asked.
There were several followers standing behind him, but they did not take their seats.
One of the generals was young and heroic, his name was Shi Junli, a native of Zhaozhou. After hearing this, Wang Rong also took a second look.
Shi Junli was originally a primary school student under Li Sizhao, and he was very brave. Li Sizhao recognized Li Kerou's kindness in raising him and sent Shi Junli to his account to listen to his orders. Li Sizhao's real name was Han Jintong. He was adopted by Li Keyong as his adopted son since he was a child, but Li Keyong had no time to take care of him.
, and was raised by his younger brother Li Kerou.
"The Shao thieves are so powerful that even the Shence army during the Yuanhe period cannot compare with many soldiers and horses." Wang Rong said: "I would like to take the king of Jin as the leader and fight against the Shao thieves together."
Wang Rong's attitude was within Li Kerou's expectation.
He is a very soft-spoken person who doesn't pay much attention to face. His core interest is to protect Chengde's three-acre land and prevent others from taking away the Wang family's legacy that has been passed down for generations.
In this case, there is a basis for cooperation between the two parties.
As for the Chengde warriors, they are even more incompatible with Shao thieves.
Shao Thief cannot give them the benefits they want, nor will they be allowed to occupy everything in Chengde Town. War is inevitable.
To put it bluntly, Wang Rong still has room to surrender, because Shao Thief will probably give him a short-term military governor, who is not lacking in prestige and wealth, and it will not be too bad if he also serves as the governor.
But the Chengde warriors had no room to surrender, unless they were willing to reduce their income by a large margin and have to go to other places to fight from time to time, resulting in heavy casualties and being unable to return home for a year or two.
Can you accept this condition? It seems that you can't at present. Then we have to fight until one party completely compromises.
"King Zhao really has a strategy." Li Kerou praised.
After saying that, he pretended to hesitate for a moment, frowned and said: "However, it costs a lot to fight with a large army..."
Wang Rong understood and said: "Although there are not many rich people in the four places of Zhenji and Shenzhen, this is a big deal. I am willing to lose 200,000 yuan, 300,000 pieces of silk, and 600,000 dendrobium of millet."
This number is not small, but Li Kerou is still a little dissatisfied.
Although the four states of Chengde are not as good as the six states of Weibo, they are not far behind.
The whole territory is mostly plains, with dense water conservancy projects and numerous livestock. Millet, wheat, and rice are all grown. The Zhenzhou tribute "Gaogongmi" is rice.
But Li Kerou also knows that this is the amount of money and food, and he should only be able to get this much this time. Now he can only think of other ways.
"In the past, the prince inherited the clan and used 20,000 cavalry to fight against the king's army. The horse army was strong and numerous. I wonder if it can be defeated by the army and horses?" Li Kerou asked.
He was referring to the Battle of Mutaogou in the second year of Xianzong Yuanhe. Wang Chengzong led 20,000 cavalry in a battle with the soldiers of Yiwu, Zhenwu, and Hedong vassals who obeyed the imperial court. As a result, 10,000 people were beheaded, and Wang Chengzong only escaped with his own life. At that time,
Zhang Maozhao, the governor of the Yiwu Army, personally put on armor and went to the front line, with his nephew and nephew as the vanguard, fighting to the death, and finally won a great victory. Well, Li Keyong's grandfather Zhu Xiezhiyi also participated in the war as a member of the Zhenwu Army at that time
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Sure enough, Wang Rong felt a little embarrassed after hearing this. Why don't you give another example?
However, his face remained calm as he said: "There have been frequent wars in recent years, and the number of troops and horses is getting smaller and smaller."
Just when Li Kerou was secretly disappointed, Wang Rong changed the topic and said: "However, it is a big matter to fight against Shao. I am willing to surrender three thousand troops and horses from Tang Yangjian to enhance the power of the Jin Dynasty king's army."
Three thousand? Thirty thousand is about the same! Li Kerou is still not satisfied.
But he also knew that nothing could be done too much, so that was it this time. It was great to be able to get three thousand war horses from Wang Rong. He would think of a way next time.
After chatting about business, the group continued drinking and dispersed after having exhausted their fun.
The next day, Li Kerou received Lu Yanwei's people from Cangjing again at the post house.
It can be seen that everyone trusts the King of Jin and is convinced. They are all willing to send money and food, as well as some troops.
Considering the nature of these feudal town soldiers as household dogs, Li Kerou also talked to Wang Rong yesterday, and he must explain clearly to the soldiers why they are fighting. Shao Shude will not tolerate most of the wealth of a feudal town being given to you.
, we will not allow state and county official positions to be occupied by warriors, nor will we tolerate you occupying large amounts of land and monopolizing business taxes. He is trying to affect the wealth of your descendants, so you must fight him to the end.
Although I don’t know what the final effect will be, saying it is better than not saying it. It can at least boost morale and mobilize the enthusiasm of some people to perform better on the battlefield.
On October 20, Li Kerou recruited troops in Chengde, mainly cavalry.
It took ten days for the company to acquire 4,000 soldiers, about a thousand of whom came with their own horses. Li Kerou was very generous and rewarded these people with horses, which was regarded as a purchase.
The army is divided into two groups, one is the guard Jin Qianzhi, and the other is the yellow armor army in front of the hall, each with two thousand people, pure cavalry troops.
In the land of Yanzhao, since ancient times, the quality of soldiers is quite good. Those who are willing to serve as soldiers in other towns generally have little room for development in this town and have to go to other places to seek wealth, such as those who serve as commanders of the Huangjia Army in front of the hall.
Shi Junli is a typical example.
Chengde Town is a town owned by martial artists, but Shi Junli failed to squeeze into this martial arts group.
Just like some people can't wait to enter the palace to be eunuchs, but never get the opportunity, there are also a large number of people in Henan and Hebei who have practiced martial arts and horse riding since childhood, but cannot become yamen. Practicing martial arts is also a career plan.
, it is also an investment.
After recruiting sergeants, Li Kerou left Zhenzhou with satisfaction.
He did not return to Jinyang, but went south.
A large number of troops are about to be stationed in the three states of Xingming Ci. The guards are golden guns straight, and the two troops of the Huangjia Army in front of the hall will start training there to improve their combat effectiveness.
There was also a troop called Khitan Zhi who went with them. This troop was small in size, only about 2,000 people. It used the familiar Khitan tribe in Huzhou, Yanzhen as its source of troops. This time it also added Khitan prisoners.
Expanded to three thousand cavalry.
Because he heard that Shao Shude had transferred the 800 Yin'an Zhi cavalry guarding the north of Guan to Heyang, Li Keyong ordered the Khitan Zhi to be renamed "Yin'an Khitan Zhi". The taste of tit-for-tat was very strong.
The biggest difference between the Jin army and the Liang army is probably that the cavalry is much stronger, but the infantry is weaker than the Liang army. I don’t know what will happen in the end once they fight. Anyway, they were beaten by the Liang army in history.
After more than ten days of dissemination, the news that Li Keyong defeated the Khitans in Yingzhou finally reached Bianzhou at the end of the month.
Shao Shude was inspecting the water conservancy project in Kaifeng County. After hearing this, he immediately summoned five staff members, Chen Cheng, Zhao Guangfeng, Guo Shu, Xie Tong and Pei Di, to discuss the matter.
"I'm afraid Li Keyong is going to do it this time," Shao Shude said.
He couldn't deceive his sworn brother anymore, and he felt a little regretful.
"Your Majesty, it is only a matter of time before a conflict with the Jin army occurs." Chen Cheng said, "I have already made a lot of money by delaying it until now. I can't expect more."
"Li Keyong may not start a war right away." Zhao Guangfeng said: "Otherwise, where will he fight?"
"Don't worry about where he attacks. Where does our army have the most altars?" Shao Shude said: "Jin Jiang and Meng Huai are the most dangerous."
In these two places, the Jin army had geographical advantages. They were located in a commanding position, and there were dangerous passes, which they could advance, attack, retreat and defend. On the other hand, the Xia army was located in a plain, with no danger to defend, and the terrain was very passive.
"Your Majesty, it's time to move everyone from Longchi Palace here." Guo Fu suddenly suggested.
Of course, he only talked about Longchi Palace. In fact, it was not only Shao Shude's wife, concubines, and children who were to be moved, but also the families of the sergeants.
"Where to live here?" Shao Shude asked.
Most of Luoyang is still in ruins. There is nothing there, so it is obviously not suitable.
"It can be moved to Qingshu Palace in Ruzhou. The expansion there is almost finished." Guo Xiao said.
"That's fine." Shao Shude agreed: "The families of the sergeants can be dispersed and settled in Ruzhou and Luoyang."
At the same time, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had brought the woman from Qingshu Palace to Bianzhou in advance. At present, the Chu family, the Xie family and the Su family from Jinxianguan had arrived.
Since late May, Shao Shude has not touched a woman for five months. Zhu Quanzhong's women are still unable to eat, so he can only let the women from the old Zhang family come over to relieve his anger. But Chu is pregnant again
, it is a pity to lose a capable officer.
"Let's do it!" Shao Shude finally said: "Relocate the personnel first, this is the most important. You can cooperate with Du Yuhousi's people as soon as possible to come up with a military plan, and then submit it to us."
"As ordered." Everyone responded one after another.
"Lingxia's money and food, while the river is still open, speed up the transportation and don't stop." Shao Shude added: "By the way, the seal recommending me as the military envoy of the Xuanwu Army is also urged. Don't delay and deliver it to the court as soon as possible.