Tan Daoji's face changed, and he said in surprise: "What, tell the third brother to withdraw? I heard you right. Brother Daogui, is Wuling County going to give up? Even when the demon thieves were at their most rampant, we never gave up.
"
Liu Daogui said calmly: "Wuling County is defended by more than 2,000 local state and county troops, and I have asked your third brother to evacuate the people in the county. Even if the demons and thieves attack, it will be nothing more than an empty city.
Daoji, you should know that the main role of Wuling County is to defend against the enemy forces coming from the west, that is, the Shu army has Qiao Daofu and the others. Now that the Shu army has retreated to Baidi City, they will not attack for a while."
Tan Daoji frowned slightly: "But from the east of Changsha and the direction of Baling, the demon thieves can also attack Wuling. Moreover, Qiao Daofu's retreat was because we defeated the demon thieves in Jiangling, and also eliminated Huan Qian and Gou before.
Lin, he was afraid, but it was not that the strength of the Shu army had suffered a great loss. But now that the demon thieves have returned and the army is pressing forward again, he may take the opportunity to respond, seize Wuling, or even join forces with the demon thieves to attack Jiangling.
"
Liu Daogui said calmly: "The demon thieves and the Shu thieves are not the same people. It is only because they jointly deal with our Jin Dynasty that there is some response and linkage. Wuling County is a prefecture and county of Xiangzhou in southern Jingnan, and the demon thieves will not give up to the Shu thieves."
, as for the joint attack on Jiangling, who gets the credit for defeating it? These rebels only attacked the city and plundered the land because of greed for profit, but it was not a wholehearted cooperation. In the past, the demon thieves did not attack Jiangling, but allowed Huan Qian and Gou Lin to attack.
, also because of this idea. Therefore, I don’t think Qiao Daofu will come to join in the fun."
Having said this, Liu Daogui paused: "The purpose of the Shu thieves' eastward march this time is not Jingzhou, but Baidi City, which is the gateway to Shu. If they occupy Baidi City, they can block our army's access to Sichuan.
The last time Brother Ashou was able to reach the hinterland of Sichuan, he set out from Baidi City. If this place was captured, Qiao Daofu had completed his mission. The only thing left was to find a way to go north to capture Liangzhou and the land of Hanzhong.
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Tan Daoji asked: "Then why are the Shu thieves still staying in Baidi City and not attacking Hanzhong?"
Liu Daogui smiled slightly: "I think this is just Qiao Daofu's personal ambition, not Qiao Zong's idea. Qiao Daofu is a clan member of Qiao Shu, but he is a distant relative. He can lead troops to fight just because he is in Shu.
There are no generals, so Daofu is just the vanguard, and because the powerful clans in Shu rebelled and killed the Mao family, Qiao Zong must be wary of this after he comes to power, and would rather let Qiao Daofu take charge of the army."
"But Qiao Daofu is not a pure soldier. The intelligence I have here shows that once he leads the army, he will use various excuses to install and promote his cronies in the army, replace the original officers and generals, and then
When we went out to fight, we would plunder and loot along the way, and distribute the looted things to the sergeants to establish personal favors and win over the morale of the soldiers."
Tan Daoji smiled and said: "If he does this, can Qiao Zong and other powerful people in Shu who are robbed tolerate him?"
Liu Daogui nodded: "He has a reason. He said that he was going to fight in Sichuan. The journey was long and transportation was difficult. The military rations had to be collected from the prefectures, counties and large households along the way. Later, he asked Qiao Zong to provide tax-free gifts to the collected places and
The rich family made compensation. It can be said that he gained military morale in this way, but Qiao Zong wanted to clean up the aftermath of his behavior."
Tan Daoji breathed a long sigh of relief: "It seems that Qiao Daofu wants to take advantage of the opportunity of leading the army to become Qiao Shu's brother Jinu. Moreover, he is also a member of the Qiao clan, so he really wants to replace him."
, that is to say, in one sentence, in these troubled times, only those who have strong soldiers and horses can become the emperor. This kind of thing where the same clan seizes power keeps happening in the Hu people countries in the north. It is the Li family of Cheng Han who previously occupied Shu.
Isn’t it true that there are constant fights within the clans, and the distant clan becomes king?”
Liu Daogui smiled slightly: "I think that's the case. When we go north to attack Liangzhou, there are almost all empty cities. There will be no oil, water or benefits after occupying them. On the contrary, it may make the soldiers complain, which is good for Qiao Shu and bad for Qiao Daofu.
, On the other hand, in Baidi City, you can plunder a lot of oil and water there, especially during the autumn harvest, and you can even go to the countryside to plunder in the name of collecting taxes. This is what they do now, so they don’t want to miss Shu."
Tan Daoji laughed and said: "What a person who is reluctant to miss Shu. I think that after this reluctant to miss Shu, the army only knows General Fu and does not know who the emperor is. Understand, this army is the capital that Qiao Daofu can use to cause chaos and stand on his own in the future.
, he will not retreat easily, but he will not advance easily, because defeat will cause great losses, and he will lose military morale."
Liu Daogui touched his beard: "So there is nothing to worry about Qiao Daofu. If he wants to move eastward, there is only one possibility. That is if we cannot hold Jiangling and Jingzhou collapses. At this time, he will move eastward quickly, not necessarily to occupy it.
Prefectures and counties, but they will plunder everywhere, capture the population, and recruit stragglers to strengthen their own strength. Of course, this will also run the risk of conflict with the demon thieves. However, that is not something we have to consider. "
Tan Daoji nodded: "Understood, that means a thousand to ten thousand. As long as we defend Jiangling, we can block the demon thief's throat. Now that we are short of troops, we need to concentrate all the troops, especially the elite ones with combat effectiveness."
The troops have come to gather in the Jiangling area. Third Brother’s three thousand veterans from Beifu and Jingzhou are such elites, so you ordered the recall."
Liu Daogui said in a deep voice: "Yes, so Daoji, I have even recalled the soldiers and horses from Wuling, how can I think about Changsha again? There are many demon bandit troops, about 200,000, even the 800,000 shi in Changsha
How long can the military rations last? They are not trying to withdraw to Lingnan, but they want to seize the land of Jingzhou and Yongzhou, so as long as we consider defending Jiangling, it will be a victory."
There was a burst of laughter from outside the door: "Brother Dao Gui said it well. In order to defend Jiangling, I don't even want to stay in Wuling. But I made a promise. After repelling the monster thieves, I can't be left behind to counterattack Changsha."
.”
A trace of joy flashed across Tan Daoji's face, and he turned towards the door. A man who came in quickly, wearing armor and dust, rushed towards him. The two of them hit their chests hard, and then crossed their arms: "Third Brother (Fourth Brother)
!”
Tan Zhuan's eyes were filled with tears, and he stared at Tan Daoji's face: "Fourth brother, you have become darker and thinner."
Tan Daoji nodded excitedly: "Third brother, I am not as nourished as you are in Wuling, where you have fish to eat every day. We haven't seen you for almost two years. I miss you, I miss you so much!"
Tan Zhuan laughed: "Don't say that word. We all have to live, live well, and live until the day when the world is peaceful!"
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Tan Daoji's face changed, and he said in surprise: "What, tell the third brother to withdraw? I heard you right. Brother Daogui, is Wuling County going to give up? Even when the demon thieves were at their most rampant, we never gave up.
"
Liu Daogui said calmly: "Wuling County is defended by more than 2,000 local state and county troops, and I have asked your third brother to evacuate the people in the county. Even if the demons and thieves attack, it will be nothing more than an empty city.
Daoji, you should know that the main role of Wuling County is to defend against the enemy forces coming from the west, that is, the Shu army has Qiao Daofu and the others. Now that the Shu army has retreated to Baidi City, they will not attack for a while."
Tan Daoji frowned slightly: "But from the east of Changsha and the direction of Baling, the demon thieves can also attack Wuling. Moreover, Qiao Daofu's retreat was because we defeated the demon thieves in Jiangling, and also eliminated Huan Qian and Gou before.
Lin, he was afraid, but it was not that the strength of the Shu army had suffered a great loss. But now that the demon thieves have returned and the army is pressing forward again, he may take the opportunity to respond, seize Wuling, or even join forces with the demon thieves to attack Jiangling.
"
Liu Daogui said calmly: "The demon thieves and the Shu thieves are not the same people. It is only because they jointly deal with our Jin Dynasty that there is some response and linkage. Wuling County is a prefecture and county of Xiangzhou in southern Jingnan, and the demon thieves will not give up to the Shu thieves."
, as for the joint attack on Jiangling, who gets the credit for defeating it? These rebels only attacked the city and plundered the land because of greed for profit, but it was not a wholehearted cooperation. In the past, the demon thieves did not attack Jiangling, but allowed Huan Qian and Gou Lin to attack.
, also because of this idea. Therefore, I don’t think Qiao Daofu will come to join in the fun."
Having said this, Liu Daogui paused: "The purpose of the Shu thieves' eastward march this time is not Jingzhou, but Baidi City, which is the gateway to Shu. If they occupy Baidi City, they can block our army's access to Sichuan.
The last time Brother Ashou was able to reach the hinterland of Sichuan, he set out from Baidi City. If this place was captured, Qiao Daofu had completed his mission. The only thing left was to find a way to go north to capture Liangzhou and the land of Hanzhong.
.”
Tan Daoji asked: "Then why are the Shu thieves still staying in Baidi City and not attacking Hanzhong?"
Liu Daogui smiled slightly: "I think this is just Qiao Daofu's personal ambition, not Qiao Zong's idea. Qiao Daofu is a clan member of Qiao Shu, but he is a distant relative. He can lead troops to fight just because he is in Shu.
There are no generals, so Daofu is just the vanguard, and because the powerful clans in Shu rebelled and killed the Mao family, Qiao Zong must be wary of this after he comes to power, and would rather let Qiao Daofu take charge of the army."
"But Qiao Daofu is not a pure soldier. The intelligence I have here shows that once he leads the army, he will use various excuses to install and promote his cronies in the army, replace the original officers and generals, and then
When we went out to fight, we would plunder and loot along the way, and distribute the looted things to the sergeants to establish personal favors and win over the morale of the soldiers."
Tan Daoji smiled and said: "If he does this, can Qiao Zong and other powerful people in Shu who are robbed tolerate him?"
Liu Daogui nodded: "He has a reason. He said that he was going to fight in Sichuan. The journey was long and transportation was difficult. The military rations had to be collected from the prefectures, counties and large households along the way. Later, he asked Qiao Zong to provide tax-free gifts to the collected places and
The rich family made compensation. It can be said that he gained military morale in this way, but Qiao Zong wanted to clean up the aftermath of his behavior."
Tan Daoji breathed a long sigh of relief: "It seems that Qiao Daofu wants to take advantage of the opportunity of leading the army to become Qiao Shu's brother Jinu. Moreover, he is also a member of the Qiao clan, so he really wants to replace him."
, that is to say, in one sentence, in these troubled times, only those who have strong soldiers and horses can become the emperor. This kind of thing where the same clan seizes power keeps happening in the Hu people countries in the north. It is the Li family of Cheng Han who previously occupied Shu.
Isn’t it true that there are constant fights within the clans, and the distant clan becomes king?”
Liu Daogui smiled slightly: "I think that's the case. When we go north to attack Liangzhou, there are almost all empty cities. There will be no oil, water or benefits after occupying them. On the contrary, it may make the soldiers complain, which is good for Qiao Shu and bad for Qiao Daofu.
, On the other hand, in Baidi City, you can plunder a lot of oil and water there, especially during the autumn harvest, and you can even go to the countryside to plunder in the name of collecting taxes. This is what they do now, so they don’t want to miss Shu."
Tan Daoji laughed and said: "What a person who is reluctant to miss Shu. I think that after this reluctant to miss Shu, the army only knows General Fu and does not know who the emperor is. Understand, this army is the capital that Qiao Daofu can use to cause chaos and stand on his own in the future.
, he will not retreat easily, but he will not advance easily, because defeat will cause great losses, and he will lose military morale."
Liu Daogui touched his beard: "So there is nothing to worry about Qiao Daofu. If he wants to move eastward, there is only one possibility. That is if we cannot hold Jiangling and Jingzhou collapses. At this time, he will move eastward quickly, not necessarily to occupy it.
Prefectures and counties, but they will plunder everywhere, capture the population, and recruit stragglers to strengthen their own strength. Of course, this will also run the risk of conflict with the demon thieves. However, that is not something we have to consider. "
Tan Daoji nodded: "Understood, that means a thousand to ten thousand. As long as we defend Jiangling, we can block the demon thief's throat. Now that we are short of troops, we need to concentrate all the troops, especially the elite ones with combat effectiveness."
The troops have come to gather in the Jiangling area. Third Brother’s three thousand veterans from Beifu and Jingzhou are such elites, so you ordered the recall."
Liu Daogui said in a deep voice: "Yes, so Daoji, I have even recalled the soldiers and horses from Wuling, how can I think about Changsha again? There are many demon bandit troops, about 200,000, even the 800,000 shi in Changsha
How long can the military rations last? They are not trying to withdraw to Lingnan, but they want to seize the land of Jingzhou and Yongzhou, so as long as we consider defending Jiangling, it will be a victory."
There was a burst of laughter from outside the door: "Brother Dao Gui said it well. In order to defend Jiangling, I don't even want to stay in Wuling. But I made a promise. After repelling the monster thieves, I can't be left behind to counterattack Changsha."
.”
A trace of joy flashed across Tan Daoji's face, and he turned towards the door. A man who came in quickly, wearing armor and dust, rushed towards him. The two of them hit their chests hard, and then crossed their arms: "Third Brother (Fourth Brother)
!”
Tan Zhuan's eyes were filled with tears, and he stared at Tan Daoji's face: "Fourth brother, you have become darker and thinner."
Tan Daoji nodded excitedly: "Third brother, I am not as nourished as you are in Wuling, where you have fish to eat every day. We haven't seen you for almost two years. I miss you, I miss you so much!"
Tan Zhuan laughed: "Don't say that word. We all have to live, live well, and live until the day when the world is peaceful!"
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