Although the scale of Guancheng Cang is not as large as that of Liyang Cang and Luokou Cang, it took the Sui Dynasty several years to accumulate it. The total amount is enough to feed 100,000 troops for two years. Stationed near Guancheng
The "hungry sticks" from all walks of life have long had the idea of building a granary, but they have just suffered from the fact that no one has dared to take the lead in opening a granary. Now that they see Li Xu swindling the key from the county guard, how can they be polite again? The generals gave an order
, the soldiers carried it on their shoulders and in their hands, and in less than two days, they replenished their respective camps with enough food for three months.
The military generals were very smart in their calculations, and the civil servants under Yu Shihui were not stupid either. No matter how much food each team moved away, they would add 10% "consumption" to their accounts. As for where these consumptions ended up, Li Xu didn't know.
If you ask more, as long as the clerk of the county governor's office hands over the bill, he will stamp it without even looking at it.
Seeing that the new arrest envoy was so considerate, the civil servants naturally reciprocated. They played a big role in recruiting civilians and repairing equipment. Yuan Feng, the chief secretary of Yu Shihui, even opened the government treasury and transferred the money that originally belonged to the government.
The imperial court allocated more than 100,000 yuan of meat to Li Xu as a reward for meritorious soldiers. Of course, Master Yu took this matter as a major crime and wrote it in the memorial to impeach Li Xu. Anyway, the road to the south is now
It doesn't make sense, Jiangdu won't receive his memorial for a while. By the time the imperial court receives the memorial, the fighting near Xingyang must have ended. It doesn't matter whether the imperial court blames Li Xu or not.
After another three or five days of tossing, under the dual stimulation of nostalgia and a full meal, the county soldiers who usually had drooped heads were really stimulated to have some morale. Seeing that the military morale was available, Li Xu pulled out of the team.
He rushed towards Tongji Canal with great force.
There are four cities stuck on the river in the northern section of Tongji Canal. Among them, Yongqiu and Chenliu have been recovered by Li Xu, and the Wagang army is still unable to take them back. The other two cities, one called Junyi, are located in Tongji Canal.
The east bank of Jiqu is currently guarded by the Wagang bandits Zhou Dian, Li Deren and Zhou Beitao. There are about 100,000 remaining soldiers in the city. The other city is Yingze, guarding this city are Li Mi's favorite generals Yang Defang and Zheng Detao.
Although there are only 20,000 soldiers and horses in the city, their combat effectiveness is far stronger than that of the group in Junyi City. This unit was one of the main forces in the battle of Dahai Temple that surrounded and killed old general Zhang Xutuo.
The county soldiers had just begun to fight together, and as usual they should practice with the weaker ones first. However, Li Xu defied all the opinions, and after leaving Guancheng, he went straight to kill Xingze along the official road. The generals could not persuade him, so he
He was emboldened by the Boling Army's previous achievements, so he bravely followed the Boling Army regardless of his will.
Seeing the large army of soldiers and horses rushing to the outside of Xingze City, Li Xu suddenly changed his attention. He made a half circle around the south of the city, crossed the Tongji Canal, and ordered everyone to camp in the triangle between Jishui and the canal.
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The county soldiers did not have horses to travel, so how could they withstand such troubles, so they cut corners when setting up camp and set up more than forty company camps in a mess. After Li Xu learned about it from Zhou Daniu and others, he did not interfere, and just ordered Zhang Hong
, Wang Xuba and others worked hard to set an example for the county soldiers. In this way, the contrast between the two sides became more and more obvious. Even the fishermen on the river and the woodcutter in the village could tell which camp was which at a glance.
It was built by the Boling Army, which camp was set up by the county soldiers.
"Does the general want to lure Yang Defang out of the city for a decisive battle?" Wang Junkuo was puzzled and secretly walked into the Chinese army and asked Li Xu.
"Junkuo thinks that having our general camp set up like this will give Yang Defang more confidence?" Li Xu did not answer Wang Junkuo's words and asked with a smile.
"To be honest, if the Yingze garrison is led by a humble position, they will definitely come and fight. Even if they can't defeat the Boling Jingqi, as long as they kill the county soldiers, they can at least be invincible!" Wang Junkuo laughed!
He smiled and answered. In the past ten months in the Boling Army, he had learned a lot of military skills from Li Xu. Especially the art of cavalry to defeat the enemy, he had basically got a glimpse of it. Therefore, he saw the incomprehensible behavior of the county soldiers.
When adjusting the appearance, the classic cavalry tactic of "rolling back the bead curtain" naturally came to mind.
"With Junkuo's current progress, he can already take charge of his own business." Li Xu nodded, very satisfied with the answer given by Wang Junkuo. He had a shallow foundation, and few celebrities and children of aristocratic families were willing to take the initiative to join him, so he paid great attention to recruiting among his subordinates.
Talents are selected from low-level officers. Therefore, former bandit leaders such as Wang Junkuo and Guo Fang who were recruited into the army were promoted very quickly, rising up one or two levels almost every few months.
"Thank you for your patronage, sir!" Wang Junkuo knew that Li Xu didn't like red tape, so he didn't pretend to be self-effacing. He held his fists forward and clasped them to the ground.
"But Yang Defang probably won't come out!" Before Wang Junkuo's mood calmed down from the excitement, Li Xu shook his head and whispered. "Your military position has been promoted, but you still need to work more on judging the enemy's situation?"
"Why?" Wang Junkuo was stunned by Li Xu's words and asked without hesitation.
"You only saw the mess here, but you don't understand Yang Defang's temperament. He is not a risk-taker, and he once suffered a loss from me. So even if he wants to get the place back, he will
Be more careful!" Li Xu smiled and explained in a language that Wang Junkuo could understand.
Only by knowing oneself and the enemy can one be able to win a hundred battles. In his eyes, Wang Junkuo is still at the stage of knowing oneself but not knowing the enemy. Therefore, looking at the battle situation is a bit wishful thinking. However, through the analysis and summary of the enemy's situation, Xuzi believes that Yang Defang will not fight easily. One of the reasons is
This was because he was a civil servant and had limited courage. Secondly, the Wagang Army regarded Jishui, which ran across most of Henan, as an important channel and allocated supplies to Jiyang, Jiyin, Dingtao and other places.
The two waterways were locked in the Xingze transit, so there was a lot of grain, grass and silk in the city. If the city was lost, Yang Defang could not bear the loss.
"Then the general is stuck here again. Isn't it a waste of time?" Wang Junkuo pondered for a long time, but still couldn't be completely convinced, so he muttered and asked.
"So I want you to take people out!" Li Xu pointed with his hand, "Twenty miles east of Jishui is Yuanwu. This city is very small, and it just surrendered to Wagang a few months ago. Take advantage of this opportunity
The enemy troops all thought that we were plotting against Xingze. I will give you a thousand cavalry. You can cross Jishui at midnight today and go and capture the county magistrate for me! After taking the city, we will quickly lead the army to retreat. As for the defense, I will
I’ll arrange for someone else to do it!”
"I will obey your orders!" Wang Junkuo responded loudly with a beaming smile.
Li Xu currently has less than 4,000 cavalry under his command, so anyone who can lead a thousand cavalry to fight alone must be at least a general. When he reaches this position, he calls himself the last general, which is justifiable. Therefore, Wang Junkuo was very happy and took the order.
Then he went out to order troops in a hurry, vowing to live up to the general's trust.
Li Xu watched him leave, then grabbed a command arrow from the commander's desk and handed it to Wang Xuba, who had been promoted to Ying Yang Lang General by the court, "General Wang, you also order a thousand cavalry to set off at night.
Go to attack Yangwu overnight. I will send Zheng Bo to follow you. You try to capture the Yangwu County magistrate before sunset tomorrow. I will leave the defense of the city to Zheng Bo. He has many soldiers under his command, and he happens to be in
Settlement in the city!”
"Yes!" Wang Xuba agreed and accepted the order.
Immediately afterwards, Li Xuyou fired a series of arrows and ordered Zhou Daniu to lead his soldiers to patrol the camp to prevent Yang Defang from really having the courage to attack. He also ordered Guo Fang to lead people to check the food, grass and baggage to prevent someone from accidentally walking into the water at night and causing the army to not fight.
Collapse first. After everything was settled, it was already dark. Xuzi breathed a sigh of relief and ordered his soldiers to bring Xiaoye, and discussed the next specific move with his cronies while eating.
"General, do you want to lure Wang Bo, Wang Dangren and other thieves down the mountain?" When there were no outsiders around, Zhang Hong sat down opposite Li Xu and asked in a low voice.
"Wang Dangren and the Wagang Army may not be of the same mind, so he may not be willing to come when the overall situation is still unclear. On the other hand, Wang Bodang, who has always been close to Li Mi, will definitely not look at me in Xingze City.
I guess it won't take a few days before he leads his troops to attack. As for Zhou Dian, Li Deren and Zhou Beitao, it doesn't matter whether the three of them come or not. At most, they will give the Wagang army more momentum.
If they don't come, when Xingze is lost, we can follow Jiqu to kill them, and they won't dare to defend Junyi!" Based on his understanding of the Wagang Army, Li Xu made a preliminary judgment.
"I'm afraid that before you can capture Xingze, Li Mi will gather his army and come over to kill you!" Zhang Hong thought for a while and said worriedly.
At present, Li Xu has a large number of officers and soldiers, but their combat effectiveness is very worrying. Especially after Huyalang General Wang Bian was sent to Xingyang, the only ones left to fight alongside the Boling Army were all county soldiers. If they can be reunited
Breaking up and reorganizing may also enhance the combat effectiveness. However, the Boling Army does not have enough generals under its command. Therefore, even if the command power of the county soldiers is gathered in a hurry, it is just a group of ragtag people, and it may not be used as it is now.
Spread out safely.
"I'm just afraid that he won't come and will slowly delay time with me! If Li Mi comes, this battle will be easier to fight." Li Xu nodded and responded.
Seeing that the expression on Li Xu's face was not relaxed, Zhang Hong smiled and said: "So you sent people to capture the county magistrates of Yangwu and Yuanwu. No, they are all county magistrates now."
In order to encourage officials of the Sui Dynasty to surrender to him, Li Mi has always been generous in appointing officials and making wishes. The county magistrates of Yangwu and Yuanwu cities have neither fame nor political achievements. They surrendered before the Wagang army attacked the city, so now they have
It was the prince of the county, Doctor Guanglu. Li Xubing went out to take charge of the city and caught these two unlucky guys first. For the Wagang army, it was like a big slap in the face. If Li Mi turned a blind eye,
Those local officials in the counties of Henan who are planning to comply with the destiny will definitely reconsider the ability of their new masters and doubt whether the Wagang Army can provide them with sufficient protection.
"We have captured two marquises, and we should be able to exchange for General Zhang's head!" At this moment, what Li Xu was thinking was not exactly the same as what Zhang Hong had guessed. After sighing, he added in a low voice: "
That day when I discussed military affairs with Pei Renji, I realized that we are really pressed for time. If we can end the war one day earlier, we will have one more day to prepare." (To be continued)
