After meeting the observation envoy Li Shao, the group waited for another day until all the Linzhou soldiers on the Hehejin side had crossed the river. Then the entire army left Hehe County and advanced along the Weifen Valley, with the goal of Lanzhou.
Of course Yifang County.
70 miles east of Hehe County, there is a pass called Weifen Pass. This pass is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the terrain is dangerous. Soldiers and horses were stationed at this pass during the Sui Dynasty. This dynasty has repeatedly built and destroyed it, but there are still more than a thousand troops guarding it.
They are mainly town soldiers from various counties in Lanzhou. Such a pass city is not easy to attack under normal circumstances, but when the Lanzhou army was in chaos and most of the town soldiers fled, it was too convenient to attack. It can be said that
It was a battle without bloodshed - Shao Shude only shot one arrow, sending a yelling rebel soldier into the underworld, and the remaining few defenders basically surrendered.
Shao Shude was not polite at all. He ordered the surrendered soldiers who were kneeling all over the city. There were about seventy or eighty of them. After excluding those who were too old or too young, he collected all the rest and merged them into his own troops.
Zhe Silun turned a blind eye to this. He had no interest in these stragglers, but he was greatly impressed by Shao Shude's archery skills.
Hedong Observation Envoy Li Shao praised him repeatedly when he saw it, calling "Vice General Shao brave" and almost handed him over to lead the hundreds of people he had gathered in Hehe County, but his reason prevented him from doing so. There was no one around him.
If something happens to your troops when something happens, it will really make heaven and earth unable to respond, and the earth and the earth will not respond.
After passing Weifen Pass, it was about 110 miles away from Lanzhou City (i.e. Yifang County). There was a direct official road, so it was not difficult to walk. They also encountered many rebels along the way, and Shao Shude directly ordered them to be forcibly enlisted in the army.
, those who disobeyed were killed on the spot. To be honest, the rebels had been venting their anger for so long, and they were almost done. Those with a clear mind knew that if they didn't get better at this time, they would just give up, and there was only a dead end, so they were basically obedient and didn't do much.
resistance.
On the fourth day of March, their group was only one day away from Lanzhou City. At this time, there were more and more rebels, and most of them looked panicked, like frightened birds. Several people were arrested and interrogated. It turned out that the Tiande Army had attacked Lanzhou a few days ago.
After several days of siege, the city was breached. Ten generals of the rebel army, Jin Zhi, were killed in the battle, and the remaining soldiers were scattered everywhere, making it basically useless.
At this time, Shao Shude checked the number of people on hand and found that there were already twelve teams of 600 people. Even Cai Songyang's personal team had more than 30 people, which was more than double the number when he set out last month. The number of troops
It expanded, but hidden worries gradually arose. Too many rebel soldiers were mixed in, and these people's habits were not very good, which gradually affected the original old subordinates, especially after they vividly told the "happy things" about how to plunder.
, the others also felt a little ready to make a move. If it were not for the fact that the current fire captains and the team leaders were all old men, Shao Shude suspected that he would lose control of this army, and they would become a new team that would coerce Shangguan.
A rebel army that will mutiny and invite rewards.
There is no need to delay the rectification! This is Shao Shude's subconscious thought. But now is not the opportunity. He will think of a solution after returning to Lanzhou City. He does not need disobedient and dangerous elements. Although these people are brave in fighting, they have unsatisfied desires and are audacious.
What is the use of killing generals to cause trouble?
Hao Zhenwei was in Lanzhou at this time. He seemed to be living quite comfortably and had no intention of moving. On the fifth day of March, after hearing that Li Shao, the Hedong observation envoy, had arrived, he straightened up his appearance and went out to greet him in person. This is how good a person is.
, I came from a small town and was a weak vassal, so I was in awe of the imperial court, and was afraid that my achievements would be "disappeared" by the bunch of pen-wielding civil servants working in the camp. I want to change to a big town to be the commander-in-chief. This time I conquer Li Guochang and his son.
There are too many vacant positions. In the town of Guangzhaoyi, Cao Xiang and Li Jun died one after another. Hezhong Town, where there was a war a while ago, and Datong Town, which will be annihilated in the future, will hold the title of Jiedushi Commander.
The vacant Zhenwu Army and Xia Sui Town, which did not obey the imperial orders and pushed back and forth, are both good choices.
Li Shao and Cui Jikang, although they look in great embarrassment and are about to be reprimanded or even dismissed from their posts by the court at any time, they still have to make a scene before they leave. Do you understand the scenes?
Li Shao was somewhat touched by Hao Zhenwei's personal welcome. Although he was most grateful to Qiu Weidao who came to him in times of crisis. Lanzhou City was hit by two military disasters in a short period of time and was slightly damaged, but Li Shao did not intend to stay here for a long time.
. After only one night, early in the morning on the sixth day of the lunar month, he took hundreds of guards and insisted on returning to Jinyang to report on his duties. At this time, Zhe Silun, after discussing with Hao Zhenwei, directly led his troops south to Shizhou, with more than 3,000 soldiers.
The cavalry on foot broke into the five counties like tigers entering a flock of sheep and launched an attack on the rebels.
Shao Shude found that he had nothing to do again, because Qiu Weidao returned to the Military Supervisory Academy and sat down in Lanzhou City. He had more soldiers at hand, about 600 people, which was similar to most dissatisfied soldiers nowadays.
But I really don’t have any autonomy, so I can only painfully be the security captain.
After more than half a year of fighting, Shao Shude wants to climb up more and more, not for anything else, but to get better protection for himself and his old brothers. With the supervisor, safety is indeed relative.
Now that you are safe and have made your first pot of gold, should you consider your future now?
Alas, this is really troublesome. The good job that Sun Ba introduced to him is indeed a good job. Qiu Weidao relies on himself as a confidant, which is indeed a serious matter. He wants more autonomy, and even jumps out to start his own business.
Are you a little unscrupulous? When you follow the supervisor, there are very few opportunities to fight in person like in the previous battle of Zhonglingshui. If you don't take risks and fight, there will be no chance to gain military exploits. Without military exploits, what's the point?
Can he rise to the top? Just go with the flow and be a small army leader like now. When one day others will become generals and governors, you still have to cling to their wings and be an outcast who can be sacrificed at any time? What happened to Li Renjun?
, Yin Jian is not far away.
Back to the barracks in the evening, Shao Shude was still a little worried. Ren Yuji leaned over humbly and whispered: "Lieutenant general, why don't you go and accompany Zhe Silun? This is my uncle..."
“You are so big! How long have you been making such a joke?” Shao Shude laughed angrily and said, “Tell me, what news did you get just now? You look so sneaky.”
“Vice general, there is really nothing worth mentioning. Someone in the Military Supervisory Academy said that there have been more letters between Qiu Shijun and Chang’an recently.” Ren Yuji replied.
“Letters exchanged? Who sent them?”
"The two envoys who oversee the Military Academy were brought over from Chang'an by Qiu Shijun. It is said that they are domestic servants and have been helping him handle such private affairs. Outsiders cannot interfere."
"The battle has not been won yet, and we have begun to move around. But this is not a bad thing. At least it means that Qiu Shijun has connections in the capital. If he succeeds, we can also get some glory. In these days, the martial artist can find a
It’s not an easy place to work hard.” Shao Shude smiled bitterly and said, “Fengzhou, I don’t really want to go back, it’s boring.”
"Lao Lu and I don't really want to go back. He is originally from the Wuchang Army, and I am from Huainan Town. They were exiled to Fengzhou to join the army. It is difficult to return home, so it is better to strive for a future outside." Ren Yuji
Said without hesitation.
“You said, Zhe Si Lun didn’t even want to stay in Lanzhou this time, and went directly south to Shizhou to quell the chaos, how successful is it?” Shao Shude asked.
“It must be the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves. The rebel army has already been plundered, and the soldiers have no intention of fighting. If they don’t surrender at this time, will it be possible to rebel?”
"I think so too." Shao Shude nodded and agreed: "It's quite interesting that Zhe Silun is so active. He was born in Xianbei and belongs to the Dangxiang family. During the Zhenwu Army rebellion, the Zhe family wanted to make military exploits.
So that the imperial court can recognize their identity as the local overlord of Linzhou. I just don’t know what the situation is in Xia Sui Town now, and whether Hu Changshi can still control the situation."
“How about asking Yang Liang? I remember that he is a descendant of the Yang family in Linzhou.”
"How many years has Yang Liang been away from home? It's useless to ask." Shao Shude shook his head and said: "The intention of breaking up the family is definitely not wrong. If their family is disturbed, can Tuoba Sigong endure it? I guess
, it won’t be long before the Tuoba tribe’s party members will report to the court and request troops. Let them fight and see what they can achieve.”
Speaking of this, Shao Shude thought of the little girl from the Zhe family mentioned by Song Le again. Alas, he was really stunned. Is this a fucking psychological problem? Song Le is so disgusting.
After hurriedly ending his chat with Ren Yuji, Shao Shude inspected the Military Supervisory Academy as usual. Now there were many new faces in the army, including the Kelan Army and Lanzhou Town Soldiers who had a history of mutiny, so they had to be more cautious. He planned to
Observe these people for a period of time, secretly note down those who have deep habits, and find an opportunity to kick them all out in the future. Shao cannot afford to serve these uncles, although the military supervisor seems to be quite happy.
And he kept saying that military pay and rewards were not a problem - Hao Zhenwei was actually quite good at being a good person. Perhaps to make up for the rift caused by his previous dismissal of Qiu Weidao, he had made a clear promise to send part of the property to the Military Supervisory Academy as rewards for the soldiers.
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After the inspection, Shao Shude went to the supervisor to brush his face as usual. At that time, Qiu Weidao had just finished writing a letter, sealed it carefully, and gave it to a small official to take away.
"Vice General Shao, what do you think if I go to him to supervise the army in the future?" After pondering for a long time, Qiu Weidao finally decided to get straight to the point. Shao Shude is good at leading troops and is very respectful in his actions. Qiu Weidao has nothing to be dissatisfied with.
After investigating for such a long time, it was time to let him know some things.
“Envoy means...”
“What would Vice General Shao think if he moved to the middle of the river to serve as a military supervisor?”
"If the town can be moved to the middle of the river, I will congratulate you as an envoy." Shao Shude said sincerely: "The town of Hezhong governs one prefecture, four states and thirty-seven counties. It is surrounded by big rivers, has convenient water transportation and irrigation, has a gathering of humanities, and has prosperous households.
It has the benefit of the salt pond and the essence of the river east of the river, and the river occupies three of them. Your Majesty, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you have any instructions, I will do it without hesitation."
"Okay, okay, it's good if you have this intention." Qiu Weidao said with a smile on his face: "This matter involves secrets, Vice General Shao should not go out to publicize it. Furthermore, the things in front of you must be done well. If you don't take credit for Dai Bei, move on.
But we can’t even think about suppressing the river.”