Looking at the information in his hand, Tang Xian was dumbfounded. There wasn't much in it, but every word was cold to the bone.
Tang Xian had just defeated the Xiaoguo Army of Donglai Prefecture, and with great momentum, he sent an order to Cao Bin, the governor of Qingzhou, asking him to surrender to him and occupy Qingzhou to protect himself. In Tang Xian's view, the fate of both of them was the same.
He himself did not respect military orders and went to war with the Xiaoguo army privately, which was bound to end badly. Cao Bin, the governor of Qingzhou, was also given the status of a rebellious traitor by the court. If the two of them join forces, they will naturally dominate Qingzhou.
But soon, the facts in front of him chilled Tang Xian to the bone. He did not expect that his actions in Donglai Mansion would trigger such a large-scale action by the Xiaoguo Army. Going south to Jizhou and forcibly occupying the entire Jizhou became a conflict with himself.
The same traitor.
, not only that, but also united with the Xuzhou rebels to cross Yanzhou, cutting off the supply and retreat routes of the guards he left in Langya Mansion. Then Zhao Xun personally commanded the army and put an end to the 30,000-strong army of Langya Mansion, and Langya Mansion also
It fell into the hands of the governor of Qingzhou.
Judging from the current situation, Qingzhou Governor Cao Bin's power is no worse than his own. Moreover, because of the appearance of Zhao Xun, Cao Bin turned to the Xiaoguo Army and joined forces with the Xiaoguo Army. And he was in a situation where he was attacked from all sides.
How similar is this to his attack on the Xiaoguo Army in the past? In the past, the Xiaoguo Army only occupied one area of Donglai Prefecture, but was attacked by the guards on three sides, and the same is true for him now. The only difference is that in the past, Xiaoguo Army
The army is small. Now he has more soldiers, but no matter how many there are, they can't be more than the Xiaoguo Army.
Join forces with the Qingzhou Prefecture Army. The Qingzhou Prefecture Army is fine, but the Xiaoguo Army has the entire Youzhou and Jizhou as its backing. No matter how they fight, there will be no shortage of successors. However, the Wei Army cannot do that and has no stable territory.
, there is not enough food and grass, and there is no endless supply of weapons and equipment.
Soldiers, horses, money and food are the basic conditions for launching a war. Without any of them, the Guards are short of everything except soldiers. Especially soldiers and armor materials, which are not man-made, so how can they be supplemented.
"Send an order for the Gaomi Prefecture's guards and government troops to retreat immediately and retreat to the four counties of Gaomi, Yi'an, Chunyu, and Duchang. As for the remaining four counties, they will be given to the Xiaoguo Army. We don't want them anymore."
"Immediately send a message to Shen Yuan and General Shen from Donglai Mansion so that they can come to Gaomi County to discuss major military matters."
"Send an order for Tan Ma to strengthen surveillance of the counties in Gaomi Prefecture. If there is any abnormality, report it immediately!"
Tang Xian came to his senses, immediately issued several military orders, glanced at the generals around him, and said sternly: "We are guards, we are tough men, we will never give in. Keep your spirits up, we will win."
Defeat is a common occurrence in military affairs. I don’t want some weaklings to appear among my subordinates. If I find out..."
The generals said in unison: "We will obey the general's military orders!"
"What should we do now?" Tang Xian, who had always been calm, didn't know where to go now.
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At this moment, Zhao Xun was sending his troops north to Gaomi Mansion to join up with the Ninth Mansion who was fighting with the guards at Gaomi Mansion.
The mighty army marched straight north, stretching for dozens of miles. The movement of more than 30,000 troops naturally did not come out in a swarm, but was divided into three groups, the front, middle and back. Each group had 10,000 people, separated by several miles.
On the road, Zhao Xun saw caravans coming and going from time to time. These caravans tried their best to avoid the Xiaoguo Army, but did not flee in panic. The military discipline of the Xiaoguo Army was widely circulated at that time, and it is now the best among all armies in the world.
Among them, the one with the best military discipline is absolutely
We will not wantonly disturb the people. It is this excellent military discipline that allows some caravans to replace the Xiaoguo Army's logistics camp, transport grain and grass for the Xiaoguo Army, and even directly trade grain on the battlefield. The Xiaoguo Army also pays one by one according to the market price.
Pay.
For this reason, some Qingzhou merchants joined together to form a caravan to sell things with the Xiaoguo Army. When the Xiaoguo Army fights, there will naturally be spoils of war, some of which are also discounted to city coins to buy what they need. Seeing this, Zhao Xun specially
They were given flaming unicorn flags, and when traveling in Qingzhou, they only had to pay taxes according to the due rate, and no one could stop them.
"Hard! Push!" Just as they were advancing, Zhao Xun's front army was blocked. According to a normal march, the commander should be in the middle army, but this is the border of Qingzhou and there are no external enemies, so Zhao Xun just galloped on.
, rushed to the front army.
"What's going on?"
"Reporting to my lord, the road ahead collapsed, blocking the southbound caravan and blocking the official road, making it temporarily impassable."
Zhao Xun took a look and saw that there was a place with two mountains leaning against each other in front of him. It might be because of the heavy rains in the past few days that caused landslides and blocked the road.
"Have you checked the surrounding situation?" Zhao Xun asked. In this kind of terrain, it is easier to encounter an ambush.
"We have checked clearly and found that there is nothing strange nearby, and the caravan opposite is also a serious businessman passing by." Wei Dong said in a deep voice.
"Go ahead and get help!"
Immediately, hundreds of people dismounted and assisted the merchants, pushing aside the boulders on the road and pulling the rolling cart back up.
With many thanks from the merchants, the Xiaoguo army rode away.
"The benevolence and righteousness of the Xiaoguo Army is indeed well-deserved!" Looking at the passing cavalry, the people in the caravan said one after another. The caravan was blocked, but it did not mean that the cavalry could not pass, because they were afraid of blocking the army's passage, which scared these people.
.However, the Xiaoguo Army did not blame them and helped them pass smoothly. These merchants all sighed. In order to express their gratitude, they also prepared some gifts, but they were all rejected by the Xiaoguo Army.
In this era where bandits are as good as a comb, soldiers are as good as a grate, and officials are as good as a haircut, an army like the Xiaoguo Army is definitely rare in the world. Perhaps in later generations, this situation will be normal, but in this era,
This is definitely abnormal, otherwise there would be no Yue Jiajun like this in history
The army has been famous throughout the ages. In the history of civilization for thousands of years, there are countless armies, but the ones that can be widely circulated and famous in history are all armies with excellent military discipline. Of course, if the military discipline is really corrupt and notorious,
It may also leave a mark in history.
It wasn't until the tiger rushed over and roared at the wild boar that the caravan escort had brought that he accepted the wild boar as a thank you gift.
Seeing Maomao biting the wild boar, Zhao Xun couldn't help but shake his head. Finally, someone broke it down and threw a piece to him. He took the rest with him and let it run with the army.
"If you want to be rich, build roads first!"
This slogan that was very loud in later generations actually contained a deep truth. Looking at the collapsed officialdom, Zhao Xun couldn't help but sigh.
Numerous and smooth roads are the blood of a region. If the blood is not flowing smoothly, the region is destined to be unable to prosper. If one's own region wants to develop, it is inevitable to build a road connecting the four counties.
In Youzhou, wide roads have spread all over the place. Because of the advent of cement, the roads are also paved with cement, which avoids the situation of muddy roads after heavy rains. Roads not only make the area more prosperous, but also make the mobilization of troops more convenient.
convenient.
In Jizhou, the prefectures that were included in the Xiaoguo Army system also began to build roads. This not only made the roads wide and normal, but also gave the refugees and people who had leisure time an extra income.
Under the Xiaoguo Army, formal and wide thoroughfares must appear between prefectures and counties. As for others, they will do their best. In addition to official construction, the Xiaoguo Army also encourages businessmen and wealthy households to build roads and build roads.
If the road is successful, inscriptions will be placed on the side of the road to commemorate it, and even officials may be exempted from kneeling to reduce the taxes they pay.
The sun was already high in the sky, and the hot July noon made the marching soldiers and horses drenched in sweat. In order to prevent heat stroke, Zhao Xun asked the army to choose a place to rest and wait until the hot noon passed before continuing on their way.
"Lord, Lingzhou Prefecture is here to report!"
"Oh? What's going on in Lingzhou Prefecture?"
"The entire Lingzhou Prefecture has fallen into the hands of our army. It can be said that we conquered the prefecture without a single blow." Wei Dongxiao said.
"Let me take a look! It seems that this young guard is still the first palace." Zhao Xun couldn't help but laugh.
After taking the battle report and reading it, Zhao Xun also nodded secretly. Although this battle in Lingzhou Prefecture mainly relied on the assistance of the Eagle Eye Division at the beginning, the speed of the First Prefecture's troops was also the top priority. In addition to the battle report,
, at the end, he also asked Zhao Xun for instructions on how to deal with those surrendered troops and generals. The rest was the current situation of the Eighth Prefecture. Seeing that the Eighth Prefecture's army had begun to cheer up, Zhao Xun nodded with satisfaction.
"Give them an order to select the best soldiers from the Guards to be inducted into the Xiaoguo Army. After all, they are veterans of many battles and can be used. For those who have been surrendered, they will be given the title of Qingqi School Lieutenant, allowing them to serve in various positions in the First Prefecture.
The key point is to let them understand the military regulations of our Xiaoguo Army. Our Xiaoguo Army is different from the Guards. As for Kong Yoo, he is the Captain of Light Vehicles. How can I put it, he was the same before.
One general, one side stays behind."
"In addition, let the Armed Forces Academy in Youzhou send a group of officers to the Eighth Mansion. The Eighth Mansion has been crippled. Among the five thousand soldiers, there are only more than two thousand old soldiers."
Wei Dong said: "My lord has too high demands on the young guards. In fact, they are already pretty good. After all, they are only ten years old."
Zhao Xun smiled and said: "It's possible. Half of the people in this first mansion are adults in the new military camp. I think back then, I led the army in combat at the age of eighteen."
Wei Dong said: "If everyone wants to be like my lord, then it will be fine. This is their first battle, and they will slowly learn experience from the battle, and they will definitely make achievements in the future."
"You are right. Victory and defeat are common things in military affairs. Failure is the mother of success. No leader is invincible. In fact, failure is also a good thing. I just hope they don't really suffer a big defeat. From this memorial
Look, the guards in Lingzhou Prefecture don’t know our situation yet. They really think that the guards control half of Qingzhou.
They are ready to separate their own rule. To be honest, if they had directly forced the Qingzhou Prefecture Army, maybe Qingzhou is now Tang Xian's territory. That's not right. If that were the case, we would not be fighting with the Wei Army.
If we don't send troops to Jizhou, then Qingzhou will belong to the imperial court, or rather to Murong Cheng."
Wei Dong said: "Yes, but I didn't know what Tang Xian wanted to do at the beginning. He insisted on fighting with my Xiaoguo Army."