"Your Highness, Li Keyong has raised troops. Fierce fighting has broken out in Pu County, Taihang Xingkou, and Fu River." The pontoon bridge was still under construction, and Shao Shude was still stranded on the west bank of Surabaya. At this time, a messenger brought urgent military information from the north.
"Taihang Xingkou is a feint attack, and Pu County is probably a feint attack. Only Fushui is real." Shao Shude said.
The various anti-Shao forces are not coordinated at all.
The Xia and Wu armies have been fighting for a month, and it took even longer from the time of mass mobilization. Li Keyong only sent troops at this time, perhaps waiting for soldiers and material assistance from the towns in Hebei, which is enough to explain a lot of things.
As for the direction in which Li Keyong would send troops, there was no need to guess, it could only be Hebei.
Cixi is not suitable for large-scale troops because the terrain is too broken.
It is also difficult to deploy troops at Taihangxingkou. In fact, it is not only Taihangxing, but also Baixing and so on. Both sides are not interested in fighting there.
Only Xing Mingci, who defends each other, has open terrain, and can unite Hebei soldiers and horses nearby, is the most suitable to launch an attack.
"There is no need to worry about Li Keyong. Heyang is guarding 70,000 soldiers and horses. If we can't hold it, all of them will go home to farm for me." Shao Shude said: "Send an order to Yang Yue to continue sending troops this year.
Find the place for me."
"As ordered." Li Yixian signaled, and the clerk recorded the order, and then found a courier to send it out.
The so-called "regaining the situation" refers to what happened more than two months ago.
Li Keyong's cavalry set out from Yunzhou and raided Rouzhou. They killed nearly 10,000 prisoners and captured more than 100,000 cattle and sheep. Qibizhang fled to Shenzhou in embarrassment and suffered heavy losses.
After suffering such a big loss, the Xia army was unable to fight back. Because there were no supply points on the grassland, they could not move the troops. It can be seen that the existence of Yunzhou is indeed a huge disaster.
On Zhou's waist, it makes people feel particularly uncomfortable.
Of course, speaking more deeply, Shao Shude himself was too greedy. The tribe's grazing pastures were very close to Yunzhou, and he simply asked Li Keyong to grab them and beat them as if they were Khitans. He was asking for it.
"See your highness." After a short while, King Jingxing, the Marquis of Yu, the capital of Yi Congjun, came across the river.
"Sit down." Shao Shude pointed to a small ponytail and said.
Wang Jingxuan sat down directly.
"It has been more than a month since we fought against the Huai Army. How do you feel?" Shao Shude asked.
Wang Jingxuan thought about it carefully and said: "When I was fighting with the thieves in Haizhou, I didn't feel anything. After I went south to Sizhou, I felt deeply."
"Elaborate." Shao Shude said with great interest.
"I fought with Wang Maozhang in Haizhou. The bandit army has some fighting strength, but it is not very strong. As long as they don't fall into the bandits' tricks, they can basically win." Wang Jingshen said: "After going south to Sizhou, I found that there is nowhere to use my strength."
"The Huai people's boatmen are really annoying." Wang Jingxuan said: "The warships are tall, and the thieves are on the deck and shooting at them, which is really a disadvantage. There are also strong crossbows on the ships, and they can shoot at them from a distance. Our army is in good order.
The array is shaken directly. If the bandit army takes advantage of the situation to cover up the enemy, it will be difficult to resist. There are also areas with dense water nets. The thieves drive small boats and come and go like flying. Sometimes they rush out from unexpected places. It is also difficult to resist a sudden attack.
"
"It seems that I have suffered a loss." Shao Shude smiled.
"Your Highness, there is no need to push against me." Wang Jingxuan blushed and said, "After suffering losses, we will be very careful."
Shao Shude nodded and said: "The southern army has the southern army's fighting style, and the northerners have the northerners' fighting style. The Huai army also did not adapt to my cavalry's tactics of flying back and forth, and suffered a big loss. You wait in the boat
It is very common to have nowhere to use your strength in front of the teacher."
"Your Highness..."
"Okay, you will gain wisdom after a hard time." Shao Shude waved his hand and said: "Actually, not every southern army is so difficult to deal with. The decline of Jiangnan's military preparedness does not happen in a day or two. In the past, Qiu Fu's Rebellion,
There was no way to do anything, so the Zhongwu Army had to come to quell the rebellion. After Huang Chao went south, things began to change. Sun Ru continued to make troubles, and their army gradually became regular, but it was just a secret. If the Southern Army were like the Southern and Northern Dynasties,
Shi is so capable of fighting, and the generals are Liu Yu, Tan Daoji, Xiao Mahana and others, who dares to say that he will win?"
Wang Jingxuan also smiled and said: "Sun Ru really trained the Southerners well."
"In the towns south of the Yangtze River, the most capable warriors were Yang Xingmi, followed by Ma Yin. They recruited a large number of Northern troops and had military talents. They formulated regulations, organized and trained the army, and used the old to lead the new, so they were able to see through the rest.
The strength is not good, it is very average." Shao Shude said: "Same navy, Zhong Chuan's fleet is like a chicken and a dog in front of Yang Xingmi. Therefore, you don't have to think too much about Jiangnan, most areas are still
The soldiers were so confused that they were not familiar with battle formations, and even the drums and flags were unclear, and they did not look like they were preparing for war."
"After listening to His Highness's words, I suddenly understood." Wang Jingxuan suddenly realized.
"Back to the topic." Shao Shude said: "Look at the weather, the rain will get heavier and heavier in the future. Not only will the cavalry be useless, but it will also be difficult for the infantry to march long distances. This situation should be familiar to you."
"A few years ago, His Highness and I fought in Ruzhou, and it was like this." Wang Jingxuan recalled: "Heavy rains occurred frequently, flash floods washed away the post roads, and everyone was rolling in the mud."
"This is not the most troublesome thing." Shao Shude said: "There are many northerners in our army who come here to fight. Pay attention to epidemic diseases in the army. If found, they will be isolated immediately."
"As ordered." Wang Jingxuan responded with a solemn look on his face.
He knew that during the Battle of Heqing, it rained continuously for days, and Pang Shigu's 100,000-strong army could not even get hot meals. Diseases abounded in the army, and morale plummeted. It was impossible to fight like this.
"I have given an order to Li Tangbin not to clear his words, and the entire army will withdraw northward." Shao Shude said again: "I will transfer the Dragon and Tiger Army north to Xuzhou, and the southern front will depend on you."
The right wing of the Yi Cong army defended the eastern section of Huaibei, and the Japanese army Dai Si's far section defended the northern section to prevent the Huai army from moving north.
Liu Zhijun of the Dragon and Tiger Army joined the battlefield in Xuzhou and launched the final general attack on this important town.
Shao Shude was not sure whether Yang Xingmi would take the opportunity to go north.
Logically speaking, after being beaten continuously by his cavalry troops, they should be in a state of confusion, their morale has also been damaged, and they should not rush north again.
But who knows what madness Yang Xingmi will get? This time he should not have gone west from Qingkou to Linhuai, but he just did it. After the yellow plum season came, the rain continued and the river swelled. In case he wanted to borrow
What if we take advantage of the naval advantage and go north? We have to be on guard.
"Xiapi should be very empty. You can detach a force and go to receive it." Shao Shude said: "There are still a small number of Huai troops guarding Lianshui. I have asked Li Tangbin to send people to recruit people to surrender. If the recruitment fails,
There will be a strong attack from behind, just listen to Li Tangbin's command. I will no longer give direct command this way."
"As ordered." Wang Jingxuan responded.
In fact, he was quite annoyed with Lianshui. For a city like Linhuai with its back to the Huai River, supplies could not be cut off, so he was not so eager to surrender, and would have to go through a lot of trouble later.
"Send all the prisoners here, and I will send them to Luoyang to build the palace city." Shao Shude said, "I have nothing to do here."
When Wang Jingxuan heard this, he stood up, bowed and left.
"After listening for a long time, how do you feel?" Shao Shude called over Li Yixian, Yang Hongwang, Yang Hongyin, Zhe Congyun, Chu Shenping, Chen Zhang, Wang Chong and other generals and asked.
"His Royal Highness is always so calm when using troops," Li Yixian said.
"I have read "Sun Tzu's Art of War" carefully. Twenty years ago, I thought this book was too simple, but now I feel more and more interesting." Shao Shude said: "On the battlefield, you must always have a calm mind. Don't be bloody.
Don't be impulsive, don't act heroic. Analyze the enemy and ourselves calmly, and be careful not to hurt others. Never let yourself be too excited or too passionate. Of course, this is my way of playing. If you have your own routine, what do you think?
It’s valid, you can pretend you didn’t hear these words.”
Everyone laughed. His Highness is imparting experience, but he does not force everyone to be the same as him. There are a hundred generals and a hundred ways of fighting. The one that suits you is the most useful.
His Highness uses his troops like a wolf on the prairie, patiently stalking his prey, waiting for him to show fatigue and weaknesses, and then pounces on him and bites him. If one blow is not fatal, he will continue to wait patiently and stare at the prey coldly until
He exhausted his blood and energy.
Fighting against this kind of enemy always makes your neck feel cold and uncomfortable. If you don't want to be beaten to death, you will be exhausted.
"Your Highness, the Huainan fleet is strong and we are temporarily unable to catch up. However, can we take advantage of the winter to go south?" Chu Shenping asked.
"I'm very happy that you can think so." Shao Shude said happily: "But the Huai River basically does not freeze in winter. Even if it freezes in cold winter, can you pass people, can you pass cars and horses? Even if you can pass cars and horses, if
It’s only cold for a few months, is that enough time?”
"But you are very good if you can take the initiative to come up with a solution." Shao Shude praised; "Fighting in Huainan in winter is indeed better than other seasons. At least the sergeants are not so easy to get sick."
Shao Shude liked this young man Chu Shenping very much. Maybe it was because he liked to sleep with Chu Shenping's tall and soft body, and he loved the house very much.
"Your Highness, I feel that Yang Xingmi has become discouraged and does not dare to come again. Or he may have given up on Xuzhou in his heart," Yang Hongyin said.
"Reason?" Shao Shude asked.
"The heavy rain is certainly not good for me, but it is not that easy for the Huai army." Yang Hongyin replied: "Of course he can send the boat division north and go straight to Xuzhou along the Si River. But so what? After repeated failures, morale is low.
, the courage to fight with our army in the field should be gone. If we are to hold on to death, some Xuzhou officers and generals will leave. Xuzhou - they can't hold it."
"When marching and fighting, you can't just consider military matters." Shao Shude glanced at everyone one by one and said: "Yang Qilang's words are very insightful. You should learn from it. In the future, when analyzing the battlefield situation, these factors must be included. Xuzhou
What are the warriors thinking? Why did they vote for Yang Xingmi in the first place? Will they vote now? After they leave, write me a policy statement and discuss the matter in detail."
"As ordered." Everyone responded in unison.
Shao Shude smiled.
Some of these generals are already forty years old, some are thirty years old, and some are in their early twenties. There are people of all ages. If they can become talented, they will all be left to their son's team in the future, which will be enough for him to use for a long time.
