In mid-August, Weizhou enters the busy harvest season.
This year, before the Weizhou shogunate had time to collect the summer taxes, the King of Xia exempted them from the autumn taxes. This was undoubtedly a great joy for the people of Weizhou.
But the master who should come out still comes out.
One advantage of the two-year and three-cropping system of millet, wheat, and beans is that some harvest this year in the autumn, while others harvest in the summer, and the times are staggered. At any time, there are always some masters who can collect and transfer supplies.
On August 14, Shao Shude led General Tu's left wing and marched eastward with more than 17,000 troops.
The route of the eastward patrol was carefully planned. It started from Ji County in Weizhou, passed through the ancient city of Chaoge and Qimen Town, and arrived in Wei County on the evening of the 15th.
Xinxiang, Qimen, and Liyangjin should all have town troops.
Many of the Xinxiang town soldiers were mobilized, leaving only a thousand who had been wiped out.
The Qimen town soldiers were transferred away a few months ago.
The soldiers from Liyangjin Town have gone to Weizhou.
Including the annihilated Gongcheng County town soldiers and the 4,000 Weizhou state soldiers, the land of the five counties was empty, with only Tujiang, Tianxiong, Xiejie and the Weizhou state soldiers being formed remaining.
From a military perspective, this place has changed hands, but it will take time for the people to surrender.
On the 16th, the army received a batch of grain and grass transported by the Yellow River to the east of Wei County, and then suddenly turned north and marched continuously for ninety-two miles, passing through Yigou to the south bank of Dangshui.
Go to Tangyin County—this is already a county under Xiangzhou.
Huo Liangsi, the envoy of the Xiaojie Army, led his soldiers and horses to carry simple ladders. After attacking twice, he conquered the county and beheaded more than a hundred people.
"Very brave." Shao Shude looked at it from a distance and praised.
The soldiers of the sudden generals nearby heard this and were a little unconvinced. A few months ago, King Xia still "loved" us very much and would always call us "my sudden generals and warriors". How come he is praising these incompetent people now?
People?
Shao Shude keenly felt the subtle atmosphere, laughed loudly, and said: "If I choose a guard to stay on duty at night, the warriors who attack the generals are the most reliable."
Everyone straightened their chests immediately, His Highness did not trust those bastards after all.
"Your Highness, Tangyin County has been conquered. Do you want to cross the Danshui River and go straight to Anyang?" Huo Liangsi ran over, knelt down on one knee, and asked for instructions.
Shao Shude asked him to stand up, looked at the soldiers lined up in the distance, and asked: "The number of your troops is nearly three thousand, right?"
"More than 2,900 people." Huo Liangsi replied.
"After arriving in Xiangzhou, we can continue to recruit soldiers." Shao Shude looked at Huo Liangsi and the soldiers behind him, and said: "There is only one thing. The families of the newly recruited soldiers must move to Tangzhou. Biyang counties are extremely empty.
Placement is no problem.”
Most people are definitely not happy to be far away from home. But when there are hundreds of people of all kinds, let alone hundreds of thousands, there are always some people who are willing to gain wealth and honor and join the army. Shao Shude does not need to force them.
If I knew this condition in advance, I would naturally be willing to convince my family, and they would not apply if they were not convinced.
In addition, there are people who are "forced to go up Liangshan" and have no way out. This is how the first soldiers of the Xiaojie Army came. They have a bad reputation in Weizhou, and their fellow villagers can also kill them. Isn't this crazy? Even if King Xia is the God of this world
, everyone is willing to obey, but the military will still scold him when he should.
In such a situation, relocating your family is the best, most worry-free and safest option.
The three thousand people were all under the hostility of the common people of Weibo, and their families had all gone to Tangzhou. In a sense, they had no escape route, so they could go about their business and fight more aggressively and more ferociously.
"Everyone, how about being a warrior in Weibo? How about being a warrior under me?" Shao Shude suddenly asked.
Everyone was a little surprised and did not dare to say anything.
"There's nothing I can't say." Shao Shude smiled and said, "Yes, as warriors, they all want to stay in this town and get paid comfortably. That would be great. But things are different now, so I'll just ask.
If I don’t come, I will stay in Guanxi. Will Zhu Quanzhong and Li Keyong leave Wei Bo alone? How many times did Li Hanzhi plunder Wei Bo? Even Zhu Quanzhong came to fight, and you still want to give it to him?
Pay tribute, can’t you see the change in the situation?”
Everyone bowed their heads in thought. From the bottom of their hearts, anyone who is not too slow can feel this wave of change. But understanding is one thing, accepting is another.
It is a very painful process for a person to lose all the benefits of the past and accept the gap in reality. Sometimes this process will be very long and will last for several generations until everyone lowers their expectations and feels that the current situation is
Only by living a manageable life and no longer thinking about the good old days can we be completely stable.
"My tug-general Erlang has many people who surrendered from Yunzhou. They have been unwilling to go out to fight for several generations. If the imperial court orders troops to be sent out, then the lieutenant-general will come with money and silk to give rewards, or the general will pay. This
Only then are they willing to move." Shao Shude said: "But they have now realized that the past days are gone. Zhu Quanzhong will come to bully them, and the Wei people will also come to bully them. The good old days are destined to never come back. Not only can they not come back,
Come on, you may not be able to keep your current life, and you may not even be able to keep your family."
"They are now soldiers for me and are willing to fight everywhere, and their days are not much different. The rewards they receive every year may not be less. If they win, they will get more rewards. The most important thing is that they can win the battle and keep their families.
Wouldn’t it be a joy to live in this world without being robbed or bullied by outsiders?”
"I want to clean up the other feudal towns one by one. The happy and carefree days of those warriors in the feudal towns will gradually come to an end. If you perform meritorious service, you can get rewards and even get a title."
"Even the lowest country boy has a hundred households. Isn't it better than living together all day long?"
According to the preliminary plan drawn up by Zhao Guangfeng and others, the new dynasty has a prince, a county king, a prince, a county prince, a county prince, a county marquis, a county uncle, a county son, a county boy, and a country boy, a total of ten levels of titles. Among them,
The prince is in the first rank, and can feed 10,000 households, and the lower level is one level lower. The lowest country boy is from the fifth rank, and can feed 100 households.
Since the Northern Wei Dynasty, this title system has been basically the same, and it was easier for people at that time to understand.
After the official founding of the country, county men and country men will definitely be the most numerous, and they will also eat up the largest share of the nobility. The top-level county princes, county princes, etc., cannot consume much food and wealth at all, and there are countless small nobility at the bottom.
It's the one that consumes the most.
In the Qin and Han dynasties, there were twenty ranks of nobility.
The Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty each had more than a dozen levels of titles, ranging from the first grade to the ninth grade. Even if a small soldier performed meritorious service, he might also get a minor title of the eighth or ninth grade, which greatly stimulated combat effectiveness. After the Northern Dynasties,
, titles are basically no longer associated with small soldiers. They are exclusive to princes, generals and ministers. It is a fantasy to obtain food and land as a low-level soldier.
Shao Shude even felt that the current title system was too few, so he wanted to add a few more levels and extend it to the ninth rank.
A title from the ninth rank, even if it only lasts for one's life, or if I die in battle, it would be a huge temptation to confer it on his son and receive a salary for one generation. The lower-level soldiers and junior officers did not think about becoming a military officer.
So, as long as you have the money to protect your income from droughts and floods, it will be enough.
Not even the lowest-level titles can be evaluated, but there are also official positions such as post general, lizheng, township chief, and township assistant that can be arranged. In short, it can benefit as many people as possible.
In today's climate of warriors ruling the country, don't even think about saving money. Since the Northern Dynasties, there have been so many titles and levels, not because people are stupid, but for practical reasons.
"You like to pass on land to your descendants, isn't it just for money? The days of lying down and collecting money are gone. Once you get a title, you have everything. Xiangzhou is right there, capture it for me. Those with military exploits are not just that one
Receiving a one-time reward of wealth may benefit future generations, and the founding title of a country is not only passed down to one generation." Shao Shude said: "How? Is there any brave man who dares to go?"
"Your Highness." Seeing that his subordinates were silent, Huo Liangsi stood up and said: "We are in this situation and don't expect anything more. If a title benefits our descendants, who will resist? The battle to attack Xiangzhou, the effect is
Jie Jun is willing to be a pioneer."
What Huo Liangsi said is true. With a title in the new dynasty, even the lowest one will not even have a house, and can only receive an extra salary, which is also an official, status, and money. Once it is reversed
, but there is nothing left, which indeed increases the cost of rebellion.
Nowadays, none of the generals have been awarded the title of founding the country. They cannot grant knighthoods and can only give rewards to the sergeants. But who can't give out rewards? The binding force is indeed not as strong as the title. The biggest flaw is not having an official title.
"Okay! I'll wait for the good news." Shao Shude smiled.
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On August 17, 3,000 soldiers of the Xiaojie Army crossed the river and defeated more than 1,000 Xiangzhou soldiers who had been gathered in a hurry at Youli. The Xiangyong soldiers beheaded 400 of them.
On the 18th, at Choosigang, fifteen miles southwest of Anyang County, Lisuo, Xiangzhou, they defeated the state soldiers again, with a regiment of two thousand, beheading 700 and capturing 600.
On the 19th, when we arrived at the gate of Xiangzhou City, Xiang's soldiers went out to fight, but were defeated again, and five hundred people died.
After three battles and three victories, the morale was completely improved. It can also be seen from this that Xiangzhou's soldiers are really few, and the town soldiers have been mobilized in large areas, leaving them extremely empty.
On the 20th, Shao Shude arrived outside Xiangzhou City.
"Because Li Hanzhi went south to plunder several times, the prime minister set up a stronghold in Caoqiao and stationed thousands of troops in the state."
"There are six thousand soldiers in Ye County, and the general Yang Baoyu is here to guard against the Jin soldiers. They are stationed in Yecheng and Zimo."
"Zimo is located five miles northwest of the county and serves as a thoroughfare. Twenty miles away is Fuyang County, Lizhi County, Cizhou."
"There are thousands of Huangjia soldiers in front of the hall in Cizhou, but they are not elite. If thieves come, they can be attacked hard."
The staff and generals no longer paid attention to Xiangzhou and began to think about the situation further north.
Obviously, the deployment of troops and horses in Xiangzhou is heavy in the north and light in the south, focusing on guarding against the Jin people. The south is the hinterland and is not fortified at all. What the Xingjie Army encountered along the way since it went north, it is estimated that it was urgently dispatched to the south to stop the attack.
"Xiaojie's army crossed the Huan River to the north and reached the village at Hanling Mountain." Shao Shude issued an order: "Don't cut off the Anyang Bridge. I don't expect the garrison in the city to be more than a thousand, so let them escape."
"Send someone to win over Yang Baoyu, and be sure not to let him defect to the Jin people."
"If what is expected is true, Li Kening, who is in charge of the military and political affairs of the five states in Zhaoyi, should make a decision. Should he sit back and watch as our army takes over Xiangzhou?"
"If the Jin soldiers dare to go south, they will be wiped out on the spot without reporting."
"As ordered." All the generals responded one after another.
Shao Shude took another look at the north. The three states of Xing Ming and Ze Lu were separated from each other by the Taihang Mountains. They looked like an enclave. Could Li Kening be nervous and misjudge?
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