Chapter 5 Nameless (Two) Opportunities always belong to those who are good at grasping them. In the eyes of onlookers, they are just lucky and have a good life. But in fact, in order to seize the fleeting opportunities, they usually pay more than ordinary people.
People put in several times more effort
King Dou Jiande of Leshou had a profound understanding of this. Whenever he looked back at his path from an ordinary thief to a local lord, he was always glad that he had made the right choices in a few moments.
The first opportunity in his life was to raise an army to avenge Sun Anzu. At that time, Zhang Jin, the giant bandit who defeated Sun Anzu at a banquet, claimed that he had a crowd of 100,000. Almost no one in Hebei dared to compete with him. Only Dou Jiande, with less than 2,000 people,
The team of people actually held the funeral for Sun Anzu with great fanfare and sent a message to the ground calling on all the green forest heroes to jointly attack Zhang Jincheng. Although this move caused the Dou family army to be beaten by Zhang Jincheng's general Wang Guiliu and ran away from Changhe County straight to Douzi.
But since then, when the green forest heroes in Hebei mentioned Dou Jiande's name, no one would secretly give it a thumbs up.
His second chance in life was to single-handedly clean up the mess left by Gao Shida. Among the people who aspired to be the leader of Hebei Green Forest, any one of them was more famous than Dou Jiande, but they were all beaten by Li Xu and Yang Yichen.
Dou Jiande was the only one who was brave enough to hide near Douzigang and did not dare to come forward. He calculated correctly that the offensive of the two powerful generals Li and Yang would not last long. He led his troops to break out of Pingyuan County and first took back tens of thousands of those who had been beaten.
The dispersed brothers then took advantage of the situation and marched eastward, capturing and killing Guo Xuan, the prime minister of Zhuo County, and Yang Shanhui, the prime minister of Qinghe County, one after another. This move not only did not attract the joint revenge of Li Xu and Yang Yichen, but instead allowed Gao to clear the way for Yang Gongqing.
, Wang Bo, the green forest tycoons who usually have high eyesight, were convinced by Dou Jiajun, and from then on they were willing to be restrained by Dou.
His third chance in life is to mediate the conflict between the officers and soldiers of Youzhou and Boling as the leader of Hebei Green Forest. Although either of the officers and soldiers of the two armies becomes angry, it may push the Dou family army into a doomed situation.
Abyss Although all the gentry in Hebei regarded this matter as a joke, Dou Jiande completed a task that others could not even imagine. Neither the Boling Army nor the Youzhou Army dared to let the other party reap the benefits of the stalemate.
, had no choice but to give up. From then on, the Dou family army legitimately took over the plains, Qinghe, Wu'an, Bohai counties and a small half of the river that were beyond the reach of the imperial court, and became the third largest force in Hebei Province that could compete with the Boling army and the Youzhou army.
Now, the fourth opportunity is placed in front of Dou Jiande. There is no need to send agents to inquire about the details. Just from the fact that weapons have been distributed to the farming sites in the six counties of Boling in the past half month, Dou Jiande knows that his neighbor Li Xu is going to have another attack.
In addition to the tiger cavalry from Youzhou, Dou Jiande could not figure out which hero could force Li Xu, who had the reputation of a victorious general, to the point of mobilizing all the forces under his command. However, he clearly knew that if
When Li Xu was fighting with the new enemy, he sent his troops to Xindu and Zhaojun. The Boling Army had absolutely no strength to turn around and counterattack.
Cutting off Li Xu's retreat, he took advantage of the situation to bring most of Hebei under his command, and then marched north to Youzhou, completely solving the troubles on his back. After completing the above steps, the Dou family army can safely go south to fight for the world. There is no time left for him.
More, Li Yuan had captured Chang'an more than ten days ago, and Wagangzhai also captured most of Henan except Luoyang, Hongnong and Shangluo counties. If Dou Jiande had a womanly heart, he might never
Exit the hunting ground for the top spot
Now, the key is to find out clearly who is the enemy in front of the Boling Army? When will the battle with the Boling Army start? To what extent will the fight be possible? Dou Jiande discussed it with his subordinate Wenwu several times, but they could not understand it, so he discussed it with Bo
Apart from Dou Jiande, the only forces connected to Lingliu County are Luo Yi, Liu Wuzhou and Li Yuan. The Youzhou Army under Luo Yi just suffered a big loss in front of the Boling Army. It is unlikely that they will be able to fight again in a short time.
Interest in a battle Liu Wuzhou's power has expanded rapidly in the past six months, but if he takes the initiative to attack Zhuojun, he is likely to be attacked from the side from Taiyuan. As for the last Li Yuan, the possibility of conflict with Li Xu is extremely slim.
Not to mention that his daughter is Li Xu's wife, and the two families are Weng's son-in-law and uncle and nephew. It is impossible to describe the relationship between the two Li characters in one stroke. Just relying on the friendship of Boling's three thousand warriors to help when Taiyuan's troops marched south,
Old woman Li has no shame. She just got rid of Chang'an and killed the donkey.
In addition to the above three people, the only one who may conflict with Li Xu is Dou Jiande. But the envoy from Boling is resting in the post house. Since this person is called Dou, the Li family has formed an alliance to fight against Wagang, which of course indicates that
In a short period of time, the Boling Army will not go south to cause trouble for the Dou Family Army. Moreover, Li Xu has Luo Yi behind him. If he transfers most of his troops to Xindu, which borders Qinghe County, Luo Yi will definitely go directly after hearing the news.
Attack his lair
"It doesn't matter who he fights, we just do what we do." Wang Fubao, the general under Dou Jiande, patted the leather crown on his head and said angrily. He was wearing the uniform of a general today, and everything about him was glamorous and luxurious. From which angle?
He didn't have the usual iron helmet on his head, and when he was deeply clad in lotus leaf armor, his appearance was pleasing to the eye. Not only he himself, but also most of the generals under Dou Jiande also had a sitting or standing posture.
It’s not too much to describe it in four words.
"If you fight unprepared, even if you win, it will be difficult to win for a long time!" Nayan Song Zhengben rolled his eyes at Wang Fubao and said angrily. Frankly speaking, he was very unwilling to discuss the military situation with reckless men like Wang Fubao. What the other party said was...
, eight out of ten sentences are nonsense, and the remaining two sentences are often thousands of miles off topic.
"Song Nayan is right. The man named Li is raising soldiers among the people just to plot against us. It is not completely impossible that he will use the soldiers of the people to hold Luo Yi back and go south with all his elite troops from hundreds of battles..." March Commander Shi Kongdesao
He glanced at the generals and loudly expressed another concern. In terms of combat effectiveness alone, Boling was still far stronger than the Dou family surnamed Li. Although he had never had a record of breaking trust, no one could guarantee that he suddenly
Is sending an envoy to discuss the alliance just to paralyze everyone and make the Dou family army give up their vigilance against him?
Wang Fubao had always been very respectful to talented scholars like Song Zhengben and Kong Desao, so even though he was looked down upon by the other party, he still smiled kindly and explained in a low voice, "What I mean is that we don't need to pay homage to Li."
Why waste time on what he does? If it is useful to us, even if it is useless to learn, he loves to ruin his own family, why should we worry about it and wait until he ruins the family business and everyone just goes to clean up the mess!"
This statement was very popular with the military generals. For a while, General Zuo Zhang Qingte, General Mingwu Yin Qiu, General Yangwei Shi Zan and others all spoke in agreement. As warriors born in the green forest, they do not like to speculate on others behind closed doors.
Most of the policies implemented by the Dou family's army in governing the area are copied from Boling. Practice has proved that the results are very good. The people who have returned to a stable life soon forget who caused them harm.
They left their hometowns and praised Prince Dou as a kind man who knew the sufferings of the people.
By analogy, the six counties of Boling sent weapons to the people. It is not a bad idea for Pingyuan, Qinghe and other places to follow suit. Although the results will not be seen in a short time, in the long run, this may not be a good way to hide soldiers from the people.
"Words are easy to say, but it is necessary to practice according to one's ability!" Marching Commander Shi Kongdeshao was very troubled by the nonsense of the generals, and couldn't help but interrupt him again. He once served as a county magistrate, and was one of the few under Dou Jiande's command.
He is a person with experience in serving as a civilian, so he is well aware of the difficulties of governing. "Li's family has a strong family background, and the six counties of Boling have not experienced military disasters for a long time. He ordered weapons to be distributed in the fields, and each person was given a horizontal sword, which would not make the country weak."
The treasury has seen the bottom line. If we follow suit, where will the iron come from, where will the craftsmen come from, and who will pay for the cost of making weapons and armor?"
"Didn't the autumn grain just come into the warehouse? When we captured Longgang, I remember that we also took a lot of money from wealthy families!" Wang Fubao had no idea about financial revenue and expenditure, frowned, and continued to mess around.
"General Wang's men have just changed their armor. I wonder if the brothers think it fits?" Kong Desao shrugged and asked.
Wang Fubao clapped his thigh happily and replied with a grin, "No, after so many years of military service, this is the first time that my brothers under my command don't look like a bunch of beggars!"
"A horizontal sword costs one thousand two thousand yuan, and a set of leather armor inlaid with iron bars costs three thousand yuan. We can't make iron armor ourselves, and the private price of each pair is more than ten thousand yuan. General Wang's command totaled twenty-four thousand five thousand yuan this time.
Among the hundreds of people who changed their uniforms, there were one hundred and thirty-two generals who were wearing iron willow leaf armor..." Before Kong Desao could finish his words, Wang Fubao and a few rough guys around him had already lowered their heads in shame. Everyone only remembered breaking.
You can get a lot of money by plundering the city, but you have forgotten that the Dou family's army is no longer bandits. They need to become regular step by step so that the veterans have suitable armor to wear, suitable weapons to use, and the officers can receive suitable salaries. Even if
I can conquer a new county in Western Europe every month, but the income is not enough to support the expenses of the brothers.
Seeing that everyone was impressed by his words, Kong Desao couldn't help but raise his head a little higher, looked at Dou Jiande's face and continued to add, "So my subordinates suggest that starting from next spring, the investment in each settlement point should be reduced as much as possible. In addition, the generals'
The number of soldiers must also be carefully sorted out. Those who can fight will be left as soldiers, and those who cannot fight will be given land as soon as possible to participate in military camps..."
"What if Li Zhongjian really prepares to raise troops to go south as you said?" This time, Dou Jiande couldn't help himself and asked with a frown.
"Since your Majesty has been fighting for so many years, you should know that the most important thing is the quality of soldiers, not the number of soldiers." Kong Desao was forced to feel nervous by Dou Jiande's gaze, and he insisted on admonishing.
