Chapter 36: Feishui is thinking about Anshi, and Jingyang is looking at Ziyi in the distance (5)
On the eighth day of September in the first year of Zhonghe, Shao Shude finished admiring chrysanthemums in the suburbs.
The deal with Li Xiaochang of Yofang was basically concluded. Zhuge Shuang personally saw the Yofang army with less than 4,000 soldiers left. After returning, he sighed repeatedly and said in private that he was no different from the prisoners of Chao army.
There had been military turmoil, morale was low, and they had suffered a defeat recently, and they had lost all energy from top to bottom. It would be better to let them go and replace them with a more capable army, preferably Xing Ning's army - Marshal
I still miss my old friend Zhu Mei. The friendship between them is Pang Xun's old subordinate, so it's different.
The recruitment of immigrants in Jingyang and Gaoling counties is going very smoothly. Unlike the northern part of Jingzhao Prefecture, which has been under the control of the northern camp for a long time, life is relatively stable. Jingyang, Gaoling, Xianyang, Xingping, Liquan and other counties have changed hands several times.
War broke out frequently, and although agricultural production did not collapse completely, it was true that it was greatly affected.
As soon as Li Yanling raised a large banner to raise funds, a large number of hungry people soon came with their families. In ten days, more than 1,200 households were gathered in the two counties. On the eighth day of September, Liu Zijing, deputy general of the transport camp, led
Following these people, they set off on the road, accompanied by more than 4,300 prisoners of the Chao army, dozens of craftsmen, 40,000 hu of grain, and rewards from some sergeants. They were escorted by 500 auxiliary soldiers and set off for Suizhou.
Shao Shude is now addicted to dumping things on his own land. Farmers, craftsmen, grooms, doctors, veterinarians, etc., they are dumping everything, as long as they can consolidate the foundation of Suizhou! It may not be obvious yet, but in five years,
What about ten years from now? It will be completely different.
Let you fight in a muddle for five years or ten years, and you may not achieve anything. The more we fight, the fewer our soldiers will be, and the more we fight, the poorer we will become. Keep fighting. I have a safe rear area, with the Yellow River to the east, and the enemy's
It is difficult to cross the river in a large scale to attack. There are deserts and mountains in the south. It is also difficult for the enemy troops to cross the rear area in a large scale. We will deal with you one by one by then.
"Military envoy, there is a military report." Wei Boqiu hurriedly entered the account and handed over a military report.
"Wang Chongrong is a man who is really hard to describe in words." Shao Shude said speechlessly.
This man originally formed an alliance with Zhaoyi Festival commander Gao Xun to fight against thieves. After Gao Xun was defeated and escaped, he panicked. Later, Li Xiang was defeated by Shao Shude, and he regained some confidence. As a result, Li Xiaochang led
After his men and horses retreated to Yifang, Wang Chongrong withdrew the troops stationed in Pan County and Tongzhou, and retreated to Hexi County to wait and see the situation.
Wang Chongrong actually had no intention of begging for thieves at all! His march into Tongzhou, Huazhou and other places was actually to build a peripheral defense line for his family in the river, and he thought of giving up at any time.
Marshal Wang also sent people to bring 20,000 hu of military rations, some money, silk and equipment to Zhuge Shuang. Apparently, the illustrious martial arts of the northern camp impressed him. Now in the court, the military exploits of the northern camp should be pretty good.
If Shao Shude's defeat of Li Tangbin in the first battle was not too eye-catching, then his defeat of Zhu Wen in the Tongzhou battle was already a serious victory. Needless to say, in the third battle, everyone was defeated, and North Face
The camp was defeated all the way from the vicinity of Chang'an back to Fuping. Although the pursuers were defeated on the way, they were indeed in retreat. The princes in the court did not care about the number of enemies you killed, they only looked at the overall situation.
In the latest battle, Zhuge Shuang made a big face again. His Tielin army defeated the bandit general Li Xiang in the southeast of Gaoling, killing thousands of enemies, which was impressive. He won three out of four battles and lost one, so Wang Chongrong sent an envoy to make good friends.
That's normal.
"Li Keyong attacked Weizhou? It's interesting." Shao Shude called Chen Cheng and asked directly: "What is the situation in the towns in the north now?"
"Reporting to the military envoy, last year Qibi Zhang led his army to attack Zhenwu Army City, expelled Wu Shitai, and proclaimed himself the envoy of Zhenwu Linsheng Jiedu. The imperial court did not recognize it, but did not issue an order, which seemed to be acquiescence. Qibi Zhang went to the imperial court,
He was willing to lead his army south to attack the nest bandits, but Li Keyong annexed Xin, Dai, and looted Taiyuan. Hedong Jiedu envoy Zheng Congchen sent a petition to mobilize troops from Tiande, Zhenwu, Datong, and Youzhou towns to attack them. The Tiande army was still under the command of Hao Zhenwei.
Take it." Chen Cheng replied.
Well, this is basically a replica of the fight against Li Guochang and his son two years ago. Li Keyong lost the base of the Datong Army, but Xin and Dai Erzhou seem to be richer, and it is more convenient to loot elite places like Taiyuan (several
All the dangerous passes are under Li Keyong's control), and he has more than 50,000 soldiers and horses under his command, and his strength far exceeds that of two years ago.
Looking at Hedong again, a large number of soldiers and horses were mobilized to Guanzhong to fight against the thieves. There were no soldiers from Henan and Hebei who came to help. The troops were really weak and they were not subordinate to each other internally. It is estimated that the treasury was not rich, so this battle was not easy to fight.
"Li Keyong can't come to Guanzhong in a short time, so what other troops can come?" General Shao Shude looked over the report and found that there were not many generals who were willing to lead the army to rescue Guanzhong. Could it be that he had eight soldiers in his hand?
Huainan Gaogong with ten thousand soldiers?
Without reinforcements, how can we fight this battle? Wouldn't Huang Chao still have to stay in Chang'an? Forget it, do whatever you want, Tielin's army has been worthy of the imperial court until now. Zhang Yan, the Youyi envoy to the north, has an army
He almost wiped out the entire army, and the newly arrived Li Xiang was also killed, wounded, and captured six to seven thousand people, so that he led his troops to escape overnight and is now stationed in Weiqiao Cang, not daring to look north.
However, Shao Shude didn't want to overly provoke others. If Huang Chao got really anxious and sent Shang Rang, Meng Kai and others to lead an army of 50,000 people to the north, he would have no choice but to retreat. However, Huang Chao seemed to be very insecure, and he never had the strength around him.
Less than 50,000, it can be used for troops and horses in the four directions of east, west, north and south, the total does not exceed 100,000. Fifty thousand to the west of the tun, 20,000 to the east of the city, 10,000 to monitor the south, can be used for up to 20,000 in the north
people.
There are 20,000 Chao troops, do they dare to go north? The Tielin army raised its flag and Zhang Yan said, Li Xiang and others were all at a loss, and Zhu Wen didn't want to come and cause trouble. Who else is there?
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The whole of September passed quickly. The counties in the northern part of Jingzhao Prefecture under the control of Xia Suijun started autumn sowing work again after harvesting grain.
These people were lucky. Apart from being robbed by the Chao army at the beginning, the overall damage was relatively minor, and the order of agricultural production was generally not disrupted.
Of course, the decline in living standards is inevitable. There are more than 17,000 troops camped in the north, and they need to provide military rations and rewards. They are even often drafted to help transport grain, grass, and military supplies. But to be honest, with Chang'an
Compared with the people in nearby states and counties, Tongguan, Meiyuan, Fengxian, Fuping, Huayuan, Sanyuan, Xiagui (belonging to Huazhou), and Baishui (belonging to Tongzhou) counties should be satisfied.
Compared with the joy of the harvest, the eviction incident in Fengxiang Mansion in the west is very depressing.
Zheng Xianggong, a clever woman who could not live without rice, decided to reduce the amount of rewards for the troops, and complaints spread among the army. Li Changyan, the marching commander of Fengxiang Town, incited the sergeants to withdraw from the front line. At that time, there were thousands of newly arrived Shu troops in the city, and Li Changyan also led
When thousands of people arrived outside the city, Zheng Tian couldn't bear to see the imperial troops killing each other, so he handed over the military power to Li Changyan and left directly.
As soon as Zheng Tian left, there was an uproar on the front line. Wang Chucun was stationed in Hu (hù) County, Cheng Zongchu was stationed in Zhōu zhì (zhōu zhì), Li Yuan was stationed in Xingping, Zhu Mei was stationed in Fengtian, and the army stationed in Wugong
Gong Xian, with a total of more than 30,000 troops, was distraught and had no intention of fighting again. The more than 10,000 Shu troops in Xingyuan Prefecture further south simply retreated. After all, Zheng Du had all left, and now he didn't know who to listen to.
Anyway, Li Changyan is not qualified to lead people.
Zhuge Shuang was also a little annoyed when he heard the news. The battle was going well, but the armies from the west approached Chang'an and set up camp step by step with deep ditches and high forts. They firmly controlled the nine counties of Xingping, Liquan, Fengtian, and Haorian, leaving Chang'an thieves
They lost a lot of money and food sources. As a result, Li Changyan led troops from the front line back to Fengxiang Mansion to cause trouble and forced Zheng Dutong to leave. Not to mention that all the previous efforts were wasted, but it also dampened everyone's enthusiasm.
Wang Chongrong in the east was defeated by Zhaoyi's army, and after Li Xiaochang of Yofang fled, he also abandoned Tongzhou City and retreated to the two outlying fortresses of Hancheng and Hexi. Zhu Wen, the puppet envoy of Tonghua Jiedu of Qi Dynasty, sent troops to take over, but his troops
There are only more than 10,000 horses. Even if Li Xiang can support him nearby, the number will not exceed 30,000. He only has five counties in Tonghua (there should be eight counties). There is little land, few people, and insufficient financial resources. How to attack the middle of the river?
Wang Chongrong, you overreacted! With an army of 30,000, you are waiting for Zhu and Wen to attack with more than 10,000 troops. Do you still have the shame?
On the third day of October, Zhuge Shuang decided to adjust his deployment. The main force of the northern camp retreated northward. Zhou Rong, the military envoy on the left side of the Xia Suiya Army, led his troops to move to Xiagui, and Linghu Jing, the envoy of the right side of the army, moved to Fengxian.
Thousands of people can be regarded as preventing Zhu Wen from crossing the Luoshui River and plundering to the west. At the same time, they also block Li Xiang's northward plundering road. More than 400,000 people in the eight counties in the northern part of Jingzhao Prefecture are now the food, clothing, parents, and treasures of Xia Suijun.
Zhuge Shuang sent more than 3,000 people back to Fuping, and at the same time sent an order to Shao Shude: If Gaoling County can abide by the rules, if not, then retreat to Sanyuan. The old man is really unhappy now. Every time when he enters Chang'an, at a critical moment, he just sees some hope.
, there are always all kinds of things happening. Last time, the armies fought to enter Chang'an, but this time, the frontline generals ran back to force the palace.