On the twenty-fourth day of the first lunar month of the fifth year of Qianning, Zhu Zhen received a letter and burst into laughter after reading it.
"Zhu San..." After laughing, Zhu Zhen felt a little emotional again.
I think back then, they were almost as good as wearing a pair of trousers. After joining the Chao Army, they fought bravely and supported each other to gain a future.
Great wealth was once within reach, but it was fleeting.
"Zhu San hasn't given up yet." Zhu Zhen sighed and said, "Maybe there were only 500 people in Bian back then, but now there are 20,000. But Zhu San, don't even think about it. He's 47 years old. How can he still be there?" Do you have the energy to bother? How far can you go? Even if you occupy Yunzhou, no one else will come to attack you. Just sorting out the internal affairs will take two or three years. By then, you will be fifty, and you will still be beaten! "
Gao Shao also felt a little emotional.
You have spent your youth, made achievements, and received recognition from above; you have used all your wits and paid a high price to climb to a high position; you have been through hardships, risked your life, and gained military exploits...
Now someone tells you that none of this can be done.
The new conqueror has no impression of you and does not understand your efforts and talents. You still need to work hard to achieve results to attract his attention. But after only a few decades of life, can you still have the same spirit as before?
This is the sorrow that befalls people.
Zhu Zhen's emotion is actually exactly what she said.
Zhu San, you don’t have time anymore, stop fussing!
"How does the military envoy plan to reply?" Gao Shao asked.
Hearing this, Zhu Zhen showed a hint of cruelty on her face and said: "Don't blame me for being cruel, the world is like this, there's nothing to say. Promise Zhu San, whether he believes it or not, whether he comes or not, that's his business, there's no problem in giving it a try .Please grasp the wording and write well."
Gao Shao nodded.
"Write it well" means don't make it too fake. Now the relationship between him and Zhu Quanzhong is one of distrust. Both sides are testing. Whether it is a real surrender or a fake surrender, it is normal to guard against each other.
"In addition, report this matter to King Xia." Zhu Zhen said again.
"As ordered." Gao Shao responded.
This is natural. Zhu Zhen is still not confused. If she does not report this kind of thing, she will be slandered by villains in the future, but she will not be able to explain clearly.
It only took one day for the news from the north to reach Yangmen Bridge.
Shao Shude, who was supervising the battle, hurriedly read it and asked: "Is there any news about Luo Hongxin?"
Du Guangyi replied: "Not yet. On the first day of the lunar month, Luo Hongxin showed up and had a banquet with the generals of Weizhou, but he only toasted a few glasses of wine and left first."
Shao Shude nodded. With the state of Weizhou, no one should be interested in foreign wars.
Otherwise, the pressure from the north is really great. In terms of hard power, with a population of more than 3 million, Weibo is much stronger than Li Keyong, who occupies the four towns of Hedong, Datong, Zhaoyi, and Youzhou. Although they are definitely There is no Jin army that can fight.
"Although Zhu Zhen is ambitious, she still knows the situation." Shao Shude commented: "Li Tangbin did a good job. He made prompt decisions, had a clear mind, and had the talent of a marshal."
It is really not easy to find someone who is not timid in doing things and who is also very talented. Li Tangbin also has very average interpersonal relationships, so he is best suited for entrusting him with big responsibilities.
"Where are the Feilong Army?"
"Your Majesty, I have already left for Qingzhou." Du Guangyi replied.
"Well done." Shao Shude praised again.
Qi Banzhang is also very discerning and knows how to cooperate with the frontal battlefield. He has many talents under his command, so this battle is comfortable to fight.
Wang Shifan, who is in charge of Baozhen, has weak willpower. If he is frightened by Qibizhang, he may not dare to invest too much force on the northern front.
The most powerful general under his command is probably Liu Wei, who was cultivated and promoted by his father, Wang Jingwu.
In history, in the first year of Tianfu, he led his army to conquer Yanzhou, which shocked Zhu Quanzhong.
This person has wisdom, integrity, and talent, but it is a pity that the master is not able to do so.
Starting from the first year of Tianfu (901), Zhu Quanzhong sent a partial army to fight with Wang Shifan for two years. Wang Shifan defeated Yanzhou and actually had a slight advantage.
In the third year of Tianfu, the elite Liang army came over. Wang Shifan was defeated first and asked for help from Huainan. Yang Xingmi sent 7,000 infantry to Qingzhou, and together with the Qi soldiers, they recaptured Mizhou and killed the Liang army general Liu Kangyi. Then he returned to Dengzhou.
After the great defeat of Bianliang, the Wei and Bo coalition forces killed Quanzhong's nephew Zhu Youning. It was not until Zhu Quanzhong could not sit still and personally led an army of 200,000 to come to the rescue that Wang Shifan was defeated.
However, Wang Shifan was still very strong, with "more than 100,000 troops", so he actually surrendered.
Surrendering with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses is really a shame for a warrior. Besides, the war with the Liang army was not too ugly. Two generals, Liu Kangyi and Zhu Youning, were killed. The Liang and Wei coalition forces lost several games in a row. It can be seen that after three
After years of war, the Ziqing soldiers who were once regarded as "weak chickens" became more courageous as they fought and gradually adapted to the war. In the end, you surrendered...
The willpower and quality are not good! If it were Zhu Xuan or Zhu Jin, he could fight with you forever.
"Let Qibizhang look for opportunities to win several battles. It doesn't need to be a big victory, just scare the people." Shao Shude ordered: "One more thing, please restrain the military discipline and don't behave like a bandit, which will arouse the anger of the people.
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"As ordered." Du Guangyi immediately agreed without asking any further questions.
"No!" Shao Shude was still worried and said, "Go and serve as a supervisor yourself and watch over those lawless people for me."
"Your Majesty..." Du Guangyi was a little stunned.
"You don't understand, you can't make people awaken." Shao Shude said a strange word, and then explained: "Ziqing Town has 50,000 to 60,000 infantrymen, well-equipped, well-trained, and excellent in skills. What's the difference between them?
I have not fought many battles and have seen less blood. Now I am afraid of my experienced army, and I am at a loss when it comes to fighting. But we must not let them gradually gain courage. Once they awaken, they will not be so easy to fight."
The weak Ziqing soldiers awakened and were able to kill Liang Jun who was sweeping across the Central Plains and was defeated in a row.
The weakling Wei Bojun has awakened and is able to use his silver spear to defeat the strongest army in the world.
If someone is sleeping, don't wake him up and don't give him time to adapt. It's best to defeat him with lightning speed, otherwise it will be delayed.
"I may have made a mistake. I should have mobilized all the hundreds of thousands of elite Tielin, Wuwei, Tianxiong, Yicong, and Tieqi this time. I underestimated this group of people. If it hadn't been for the surprise attack on a snowy night, I would probably have found nothing yet.
." Shao Shude sighed: "To defeat them, we have to use more than 200,000 elite main force, with the power of Mount Tai... That's all, it's out of date to talk about this now, you go ahead."
"Yes!" Du Guangyi did not dare to neglect and left in a hurry.
Shao Shude was upset, so he took his soldiers out of the camp and looked at Longhu, Guangsheng and other troops who were attacking the enemy stronghold at Yangmen Bridge.
Thousands of infantrymen in the left wing of the Tielin Army were sitting on the ground. They had just defeated the enemy troops who had rushed out of the city gate, beheading more than 700 of them. However, the enemy was not discouraged and might rush out again at any time, so they had to be cautious.
"Come here!" Shao Shude suddenly shouted.
Yes, the last counselor has also been sent out. Lu Siye, the famous invisible man and secretary of Shuofang Jieduzhang, stepped forward and raised his hands: "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"
"You draft an order to bring back the Dingnan Army. Then allocate 30,000 horses from the Heyang Ranch and 20,000 horses from the Guangchengze Ranch. They will be processed immediately." Shao Shude ordered.
Some of the horses from the Heyang Ranch were moved to Ruzhou, and that's almost all that remained. This was uprooting them and transferring them all over.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid we won't be able to supply so many horses," Lu Siye reminded.
"I have my own way." Shao Shude did not want to reveal too much and said, "Just do as you are told."
"Yes." Lu Siye composed himself and began to write the ultimatum.
He doesn't like to talk, but he understands everything in his heart. He has been involved in secrets for a long time and has a lot of knowledge.
There is no doubt that the king is taking another risk.
This is not a good sign. I had risked a surprise attack to capture Yunzhou, and I thought everything would go smoothly. I didn't expect the enemy to be so difficult to deal with. I really underestimated them.
Lu Siye was a little worried. The king looked a little restless, he was too impatient.
"Call me Ye Li Yu Luo." Shao Shude said again.
The deputy envoy of the Tielin Army, Ye Li Yulue, was supervising the construction of the earthen platform and rushed there immediately after hearing the news.
"Choose me two thousand elite soldiers who can ride horses." Shao Shude said in a low voice.
"Those who know how to ride a horse are mainly in the left compartment. The first and second commanders are good. Most of them can do it. We are the old foundation of Guanbei." Ye Liyu said without thinking. Finally, he asked in surprise: "Your Majesty...
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"You don't need to ask any more questions." Shao Shude said: "Just take the two commanders on the left wing. If there is someone who can't ride a horse, pick someone from other commanders and replace them to make up 4,000 people. Give me six more cavalry commanders."
"Yes, I'll do it right away." Ye Liyu was unambiguous and responded immediately.
"Don't leave in a hurry yet." Shao Shude stopped him and said, "Tomorrow I will go north to Yunzhou. I appoint you as Yanzhou's envoy. All the troops in the city will be under your command, and there will be no mistakes."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I would rather fight a stupid war than let these tens of thousands of people die." Ye Li Yulue replied.
"Okay, let's do it!" Shao Shude patted his shoulder and said with a smile.
On the twenty-fifth day of the first month of the fifth year of Qianning, Shao Shude personally inspected the sergeants who were about to return north with him in the countryside southeast of Rencheng.
There are more than 8,000 Tu Generals, more than 4,000 Yameni troops, and 7,000 Tielin troops with cavalry plus nearly 800 cavalry with silver saddles, totaling just over 20,000 cavalry.
"General Tu, do you still remember what happened a year ago?" Shao Shude suddenly asked.
Everyone was a little confused. There were too many things that happened a year ago. Which one are you talking about?
Shao Shude was not embarrassed and continued calmly: "But follow me and lead you to gain wealth."
When everyone heard this, they became excited and shouted: "The sudden general is here!"
"Haha! They are all good men. If we win this time, I will give an explanation to General Tu's men. You will have a good future and a good place to go in the future." Shao Shude said happily.
People who knew it immediately understood. There was a rumor in the army that after King Xia became emperor, Tielin, Wuwei, Tianxiong, and Yicong were the four Forbidden Army. Now everyone is speculating on how the fifth Forbidden Army will be reorganized. Now it seems that General Tu actually has a chance?
This is a great opportunity to turn around!
"The sudden attack is coming!"
"The general is here!"
"Your Highness is taking me to fight for wealth. I can't wait any longer."
All the troops made a noise.
"Let's go!" Shao Shude waved his hand and ordered.
