Outside a newly built mansion, servants carefully hung up the plaque of the Song Dynasty.
After hanging it up, I got off the ladder, turned around, and looked up at the people walking on the street.
Pedestrians cast envious glances.
The dignitaries of the new dynasty are so terrifying!
Luoyang has three levels of city walls, namely the palace city, the imperial city (also called the inner city), and the outer city.
There are three gates on the south wall of the outer guo: Dingding Gate to the south, Houzai Gate to the west, and Changxia Gate to the east—Shao Shude likes these three names and doesn’t plan to change them.
The first street in the east of Dingdingmen Street, counting from the south, the first street is called Mingjiao Fang.
The wall of the square has not yet been built, but there are already two buildings.
The first one is Longxing Temple left over from the Zhang Quanyi era.
In the 14th year of Kaiyuan, Concubine Zhao died in the Chunhua Hall and was buried in the Jingwu of Longxingguan as a sign of becoming a monk. The second half was destroyed by war. In Zhang Quanyi's time, someone funded the reconstruction, which continues to this day.
Another building is the newly built Song Dynasty residence. Coincidentally, this place was Song Jing's residence during the Empress Wu period. Of course it no longer exists at this time. Shao Shude sent craftsmen to build a new residence here and gave it to Heyang Jiedu envoy Song Le.
After Song Le learned that this was the location of Song Jing's old residence, he was quite happy and happily accepted it. Today, he took the opportunity of debriefing to take a look inside his residence.
"Your Highness, we should postpone the matter of proclaiming the emperor as much as possible." After looking at the house, Song Le was very satisfied. The "junior and minister" sat in the back garden, drinking tea and talking about things.
"I can't hold it anymore. What can I do?" Shao Shude whispered, "Sir, do you have any good ideas?"
It has been more than half a year since the news broke out in the second half of last year. Everyone's thoughts have been suppressed for a while, but now there are signs of grass growing again.
"It is better to move the saints and courtiers to Luoyang. Ziwei Palace will hurry up and complete the construction of a palace, and then allow the saints to live in it. Maybe we can delay it for a while." Song Le replied.
"That's fine." Shao Shude nodded and said, "We will start preparations at the end of this year and move the saints and officials here next year."
"Your Highness." Li Yixian, the commander of the soldiers, handed over a stack of military reports.
Shao Shude picked it up and read it, mostly about the battle situation. After reading it, he handed it to Song Le.
After Song Le read it, he said: "Congratulations, Your Highness, General Lu is so calm in fighting that he cannot be defeated in the river."
Shao Shude also agreed with Song Le's view and said with a smile: "Li Keyong has chosen a good battlefield and has many talents under his command."
"Your Highness, you mean Zhou Dewei?" Song Le asked.
The fact that Zhou Dewei led his army to occupy Pu County had of course been discovered. The Heijian Army, which was acting as a reserve force, immediately moved out and arrived at the battlefield in two days, much to Zhou Dewei's surprise.
Zhou Dewei had more than 10,000 infantry and cavalry, but he could not defeat the 5,000-strong Heiyi Army. The Heiyi Army took the initiative to attack. Although they attacked more with fewer troops, they did not fall behind. One win and one loss in the two battles. Zhou Dewei had no choice, and Kang Junli never sent troops.
Going south to provide support can only lead them away.
"Exactly. He led his army out of the dangerous pass and entered Pu County. This move was quite ruthless." Shao Shude said: "Kang Junli is already frightened. Otherwise, if he launches an all-out attack, I am worried that the morale of Lu Huaizhong's troops will be shaken."
Zhou Dewei does have an indissoluble bond with Pu County. This is the story of his love and murder with his uncle Cong.
In the first year of Tianfu (901), in the Battle of Dongwoyi, the 50,000 elite Liang army led by Shi Shucong were defeated by Zhou Dewei. Shi Shucong abandoned the camp and fled, riding alone.
At that time, Zhou Dewei and Li Sizhao left the dangerous Diguan again, occupied Pu County, detoured to the rear of Cixi, captured these two states, and planned to capture Jin Jiang. Liang Jiang's uncle Cong and Zhu Youning led tens of thousands of troops to fight, and they fought hard in Pu County.
Defeated Zhou Dewei. This time Zhou Dewei suffered a more tragic defeat. All the soldiers and horses collected from Danger Pass, Fenzhou, Cixi and other places were wiped out. The rear was completely empty, and Shi Shucong chased directly to Jinyang City.
This is a story of giving each other heads.
"Your Highness, the battlefield in the middle of the river is actually not interesting. If the Jin people are willing to fight here, they can do it instead of consuming each other." Song Le said: "There is no need to hold out hope in Zelu. Unless someone takes the initiative to surrender, it will be difficult to capture. Now we might as well
When Xing Mingci tries to think of a way to capture these three states, Li Keyong may not be able to resist leading his army to fight, and then there will be a chance."
"Well, that's right. The Tiande army has almost been reorganized. After the summer harvest this year, I will send troops to defend each other and have a run-in with Li Keyong." Shao Shude said: "Let's not talk about this matter. Let's attack Li Keyong.
In the turtle shell, just don't let him come out to cause trouble. It is impossible to destroy Hedong in the short term. Yanzhou Yan Bao, Kang Huaiying and other generals secretly contacted Hu Zhen, intending to surrender the city. How likely is this matter?
"
Zhu Jin was besieged by tens of thousands of troops and was gradually unable to get out of the city. Yanzhou was sitting on empty territory. Although there was still food, everyone was discouraged and felt that they would be defeated sooner or later. Yan Bao and Kang Huaiying, as Yanzhou generals, if they are willing to surrender, as long as they don't
Let Zhu Jin find out in advance and it will be a done deal.
However, how to create a good opportunity to dedicate the city needs to be planned carefully. As long as Zhu Jin is in the city for one day, they will not be able to cause trouble. The soldiers may not listen to them. They have to find a way to get Zhu Jin out of the city - this is like
A coup is usually launched when the leader is visiting a foreign country.
"Hu is really a smart man, Zhu Jin will be played to death by him sooner or later." Song Le laughed when he heard this, shook his head and said: "Yanzhen is coming soon, Kang Huaiying, Yan Bao is really surrendering."
The reason that prompted the two men to surrender was nothing more than the fall of Yizhou.
Li Qianyu defended the city, but was attacked by Li Tangbin. He died in the rebel army.
Shao Shude still admires this kind of loyal person who has the courage to end his life.
Historically, Li Qianyu led 500 cavalry to seize the rear and repeatedly charged and killed the Liang army. In the end, all of them were killed. In exchange for Wang Maozhang's main force of the Huai army, he successfully retreated, making him a true righteous man.
As soon as Yizhou was reached, Hu Zhen launched a propaganda campaign and the morale of the Yan soldiers declined greatly.
The loss of a state cannot have this effect, but Yizhou is of special significance because it indicates the overall shrinkage of Yang Wu's forces who went north for reinforcements. Yanzhen can no longer receive foreign aid.
The entire Yanzhou City is now in a state of uncertainty. The soldiers and generals have always followed Zhu Jin's orders, but they are unwilling to do so. They may want to surrender, but they seem unwilling to do so. Now it depends on who has the courage.
Shao Shude came out to break the deadlock. Shao Shude was very optimistic about Yan Bao and Kang Huaiying.
"Your Highness, come to Yanzhou, it's time to pay attention to Xuzhou." Song Le said: "The Wuxing and Guzhen armies have been resting for a long time and are ready to go into battle. Tielin, Yicong, and Longxiang armies have been fighting for a year and a half, and it's time to rest and recuperate.
Otherwise, I might make the sergeant resentful."
Shao Shude thought for a while and said: "After the attack on Yanzhou, all armies will rest and reorganize. The Wuxing and Guzhen armies will be reorganized if they can't do it anymore."
Of course, the reorganization is to reorganize into the Forbidden Army.
But it is just a reorganization, and it does not eliminate the weak and retain the strong. The name "Forbidden Army" will not increase any combat effectiveness. Either the reorganization is completed, or the entire army is elite. Is the combat effectiveness of the current Tianxiong Army as strong as that of the old Tianxiong Army?
?Of course not, it's far from it. The martial arts officers have been greatly diluted, and they have absorbed so many foreign troops, new people, new soldiers, and reduced troops and generals who are not as good as them. How can you conclude that the Forbidden Army is an elite force?
Reorganization is just a means of disrupting the original intricate chain of interests, strengthening the master's control, and absorbing other players. It is equivalent to a major military expansion.
Eliminating the weak and retaining the strong cannot be started in a drastic way now. At least we must try to do it after becoming emperor.
"The reorganization of the seventh Forbidden Army can properly absorb some of the Longxiang armies. They have been fighting for such a long time, so they should give them some hope, otherwise they may rebel." Song Le reminded.
"Of course." Shao Shude nodded in agreement, then smiled and said: "With a word with you, everything in the world can be grasped in the palm of your hand."
"Your Highness is managing your business well. Now that the situation is pressing, many things will be much easier to handle." Song Le flattered him without leaving any trace.
Shao Shude laughed loudly and continued to drink tea and discuss politics with Song Le before returning after having exhausted their excitement.
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Li Keyong quietly returned to Jinyang.
He was really bored staying in Luzhou. Those idiots from the Wuwei Army stayed in Jinjiang and did not take the initiative to pursue him. As a result, many ambush, outflank, and siege tactics were unable to be used, which was really annoying.
The troops who followed him south also returned.
Now there are only more than 10,000 troops in Zelu, led by Li Kening, with the center of gravity still on Wuling Road.
When Gai Yu saw that his master was back, he hurried forward to report.
"Ten days ago, 20,000 new soldiers were recruited in Xingmingci, and they were divided into 100,000 yuan for training." Gai Yu reported: "Wang Rong sent 50,000 soldiers, Luo Shaowei also sent 50,000, and there are many more in the Jiafang Department.
Save less..."
"Enough!" Li Keyong waved his hand and asked only one thing: "Do you have enough money and silk?"
"Enough." Gai Yu replied without any nonsense.
It is obviously insufficient to rely solely on the four towns of Hedong, Youzhou, Zhaoyi, and Datong, but with the support of the towns in Hebei, it will be much better.
"I heard from the tribe that the newly arrived sergeant's family was competing with them for land. Has that been resolved?" Li Keyong asked again.
"Sergeant's family", of course, refers to the family of the newly recruited 20,000 Sergeant Xing Mingci.
Someone in the family served as a soldier and lived a good life, so naturally some of the family members moved to Hedong. This matter was presided over by Li Xiji, and they were mainly resettled in the two states of the Xin Dynasty.
Due to various factors, the two prefectures and seven counties in the Xin Dynasty now only have more than 20,000 households and a population of about 100,000. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as "sparsely populated".
Li Xiji recruited 20,000 troops, and about 10,000 households of Xingmingci people moved there, greatly enriching the population of the two states in the Xin Dynasty.
However, some tribes that were attached to Li Keyong were also grazing in the Xin Dynasty, so there would naturally be conflicts between the two sides.
"Your Majesty, you have to come forward in this matter. No one else is suitable." Gai Yu said.
Li Keyong nodded slowly as he realized something.
"Kang Junli is a loser. He lost his troops and generals in Cixi. Is there any need to trust him?" Li Keyong suddenly asked.
"Your Majesty, it is a taboo to change generals before the battle." Gai Yu immediately replied with a firm tone: "Kang Dutou is also a veteran general who has been on the battlefield for a long time. Even if the attack fails, defense will not be a problem."
"Shou, shou, shou, can we win by relying on defense?" Li Keyong was very irritable and his temper was rising again.
What he hates most now is people who are as fearful of their enemies as tigers.
Xia Jun and Liang Jun are just on the same level, are they very strong? In order to teach the Xiangyang Zhao family a lesson and make them surrender, Zhu Quanzhong sent his uncle Cong to lead tens of thousands of elite soldiers who were invincible in the Central Plains to march south, beating weak chickens like Xiangyang, and even
After suffering several defeats and being beaten to the end, the Jin soldiers who fought in hundreds of battles were not as good as the Xiangyang soldiers who were famous for their weakness?
I asked Gaiyu directly about this.
Zhao Deqian, Zhao Kuangning and his son were able to defeat Liang Jun in their heyday, Sun Ru was able to defeat Pang Shigu's army of 100,000 men, and even Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, and Shi Pu all had victories. Can't you do it?
"Hmph!" Li Keyong sneered and said: "Don't be stunned. I predict that the Xia people will not be able to open up the situation in the river, so they will attack Xingmingci. The current number of troops is not enough. Continue at Xingmingci
When recruiting soldiers, if the sergeant's family is willing to move to the east of the river, please do so."
"As ordered." Gai Yu replied.
"Send envoys to Zhenzhou, Cangzhou, and Weizhou again to ask Wang Rong, Lu Yanwei, Luo Shaowei, and the Xia bandits to fight with me. Will you just watch?" Li Keyong said.
He did not mention King Gao of Yi Ding. Their two families have been married for generations and their relationship is very good. Yi Ding Town has sent 15,000 troops to camp in Yun Wei, which is very interesting.