The Shunyi army did not attend the military lecture at all. After they returned to Lingzhou, they received a reward. Marshal Shao had a long chat with An Xiuxiu, Li Duo, and He Wei, and then rested in place until they received the call to dispatch troops.
The command.
Heavy rains in summer make the roads extremely muddy.
He Wei had just returned from Fangzhou to collect fodder and was covered in mud.
After An Xiu Xiu, Li Duo and Li Duo were hunting in the area of Xingcheng Town, enjoying themselves.
"It's better to go hunting in the mountains when it rains, otherwise you'll be washed away by flash floods." He Zhen was not angry as soon as he came back. He sat directly on the bed and threw his boots to the soldiers to clean them.
"Have you borrowed the draft horse?" An Xiuxiu quickly received the news and rushed back from Xingcheng Town.
"I borrowed more than 20 horses. The post general was a donkey, but he refused to borrow them. Finally, I plundered some from the central county." He Zhen said angrily: "Fortunately, Lao Li didn't go. If he got sick, we couldn't save all the posts.
Demolished."
An Xiuxiu paused and said, "Go and have a look."
Just as He Zhen was about to get up, he remembered that he had asked the soldiers to clean his boots. When he reached his head, he saw that Li Duo's boots were there, so he took them and put them on his feet.
The boots were a little too small, and he walked with a limp in them, just like the draft horse he borrowed.
"The horseshoes are all cracked." An Xiuxiu shook his head when he saw it, and then said angrily: "Don't you know how to shoe horses?"
Horseshoeing is generally only popular among the Cavalry Army and the Flying Bear Army. Because these two armies have to travel long distances, they are still not able to adapt to any hoof cutting or trimming.
However, with many Hexi Qiang and Hu entering the army to serve as auxiliary troops, the cavalry of various armies have also begun to hammer horseshoes.
The Qiang and Hu people in Hexi have this habit, especially the people of the Longjia tribe, who are good at looking at horses, raising horses, and are also good at making horseshoes and nailing horseshoes.
The Central Plains cavalry rarely traveled long distances, so they did not have this habit. They were used to repairing horseshoes. Although there were murals in the Sui Dynasty that shoed horses, just like waterwheels, don't think that something invented will definitely be used.
, that’s impossible. Promotion is a big problem.
An Xiuxiu had never seen this thing before he fled from Hedong to Shuofang. He was a little disapproving at first, but after seeing the terrain in Lingxia and even Helong, which had a lot of wear and tear on horses' hooves, he realized its value.
Of course, the Shuofang Army, except for the Iron Cavalry and the Flying Bear Army, currently does not force horses to be shoed, but pack horses, draft horses, camels and other support animals are still forced to shoe.
The draft horse in front of me was obviously not nailed properly, causing the horse's hoof to crack. There was no way, the Central Plains lacked such technical talents.
"Are there any Uyghurs in the army?" An Xiuxiu asked, "You can also ask the people to check the hooves of all draft horses."
Li Duo quickly rode over. He happened to hear An Xiuxiu's words and said with a smile: "Envoy, what do you want a rough Uighur man to do? If you have the time, why not go find prostitutes and actors?"
An Xiuxiu kicked him directly, and his blond hair stood on end. He said angrily: "We are going to the Central Plains now, calm down your behavior. If you violate military discipline and are caught and killed, I will not do it."
Go and beg for mercy.”
Li Duo pinched the horse's belly and dodged lightly. He said with a smile: "Envoy, will you meet Zhang Quanyi this time?"
"What are you going to do?" An Xiuxiu asked.
"I want to eat his flesh." After Li Duo said this, he clamped his horse's belly again and jumped forward lightly.
His riding skills were not so good before, but after spending two years guarding Liangzhou, he could only hone his martial arts and riding skills, and his progress was not small.
An Xiuxiu was too lazy to pay attention to him and called his soldiers to bring him the map and look at the itinerary carefully.
The Shunyi Army's 4,000-foot cavalry passed by them.
The weather is hot and the roads are muddy.
Under the iron helmet was a tired face, and his legs were walking mechanically in the mud.
A carriage got stuck in a mud pit and couldn't get out. The auxiliary troops were so anxious that they were yelling, "It's worse than an ox cart!"
"You will be rewarded with wine and meat tonight!" A messenger rode across the relatively dry grassland on horseback.
The expressions on the sergeants' faces finally became vivid, and they felt their legs suddenly gained strength, and they couldn't help but speed up a bit.
Soon a group of cavalry rushed past, splashing mud on the infantry.
The expressions on their faces became richer, and they all greeted the eighteenth generation of the cavalry's ancestors.
Li Duo laughed when he saw it: "This is so cool. It was so lifeless all the way, I thought it was the Tielin Army!"
On July 21, the second year of Dashun, the Shunyi army crossed Fangzhou with 4,000 infantry and marched straight towards Tonghua.
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A dark cloud came over, blocking the blazing sunshine.
Inside and outside Woyang Palace, a large group of herdsmen were mobilized to clean the courtyard.
The palace is still under construction, but some areas are already habitable, but it looks neglected. Perhaps they did not expect that the Great Khan would rush to move in before the palace was completed.
The courtyard is full of withered grass.
The bushes outside the yard were covered with bird droppings, and a few birds landed on them as if no one else was around, chirping.
A flat field border is full of watermelon vines.
This is the favorite food of the Great Khan, and it was specially introduced from Hexi. The people from the Gongzhangsi even dug a deep well, and soaked the watermelon in the well water in the hot summer. It is said that it is especially sweet.
The carriages walked slowly along Woshui.
Mrs. Pei was a little sleepy. She turned sideways, hugged Shao Shude's waist, and rested her head on the man's arms.
She is qualified to do this now because the commander is particularly tolerant of his wife and concubine who are pregnant with a child.
Shao Shude carefully read the official letter.
The two major horse farms in Jiedan and Xishicheng sent a total of more than 30,000 horses to Lingzhou. The shogunate was planning to send people to Shayuan Prison in Tongzhou to borrow the imperial pasture.
Fengzhou Yongqingzha also selected more than 6,000 horses to be sent to Yinchuan Racecourse in Yinzhou, and then sent to Huazhou together with the Yinzhou horses.
The Shuofang Army's war was different from other vassal towns. The demand for horses was too high, so preparations had to be made in advance.
Recently, Shao Shude plans to build another horse racing farm in Liangzhou to continue to expand the source of war horses.
The Mongols can carry 5-10 horses per person, and their excellent mobility is really enviable. The advantage of the Shuofang Army is the cavalry, how can they not carry it forward?
In addition to horses, many camels were also prepared.
In the Thirteen Prefectures of Shuofang Second Town in Hexi Province, many camels were raised. This time, tens of thousands of camels were collected and first raised in the official ranch in Xia Sui. When the time was up, they were taken to Tonghua to transport logistical supplies.
Shao Shude has no bad feelings towards Wang Chongying and his son. In fact, since the time of Wang Chongrong, this family has been quite magical, good at dancing and making good friends everywhere.
Speaking of which, Shao Shude still owed Wang Chongying a lot of food and had not paid it back. Fu Cunshen brought 40,000 people across the border and consumed a lot of food and drink.
"Commander, Li Biejia has already set off." General Zheng Yong reported softly outside.
Li Biejia was Li Hang, a professional envoy, and this time he was heading to Jinyang again.
Mrs. Pei heard the sound and opened her eyes. Shao Shude put his hand on her face and stroked it gently.
"Take you back to Wenxi to see." Shao Shude joked.
"I grew up in Chang'an." Pei said with a smile.
this……
"That's all, we may not be able to capture Hezhong." Shao Shude took Pei's plump body into his arms.
His movements were very gentle, because Mr. Pei had the continuation of his own life in his belly.
"There is Feng in the river." Pei reminded softly.
Shao Shude rewarded her with a paw and continued to think about things.
Hezhong Town has one prefecture and four prefectures. Where do you think the defense is the most rigorous? Of course it is Hedong County.
Which place in Hedong County is the most important? Of course it is the three cities of Pujin Pass.
Once Hexi County on the west bank of the river is lost, Xiguancheng, Zhongli City, and Dongguan City will face Shuofang's army. Once these three gates are defeated, the army can approach Hedong County.
Li Hanzhi can race horses happily in Jin and Jiangzhou, but if he is allowed to attack Pujing Pass and Hedong County, he will probably suffer a bloody blow.
Even if Wang Chongying really can't be defeated, wouldn't you be dumbfounded if they burned the pontoon bridge?
It seems that Hedong County is only separated from Tongzhou by the Yellow River, but it is actually very stable.
Shao Shude's minimum goal is to control Shaanxi and Guozhou, that is, to capture the territory of Wang Chongying's son Wang Gong.
This requires the cooperation of the court.
The Zhenguo Army Jiedushi can be established. In addition to Huazhou, Shaanxi and Guozhou will be added. Or it doesn't matter if it is renamed the Shaanxi Jiedushi that appeared in the Suzong Dynasty. It just needs a name.
The people in the imperial court should be very willing to see Shuofang's army fighting with the Kwantung warlords.
"Dog eat dog", it all points to my collapse.
To the east of Shaanxi and Guoan is Zhang Quanyi's territory, namely Henan Prefecture and Ruzhou.
If everything goes well, then we will have to face Zhu Quanzhong. His "second uncle" Wang Chongrong is dead. I wonder if troops will be sent to rescue "uncle" Wang Chongying and "cousin" Wang Gong.
We can't worry about this matter. Let's wait and see Hedong's reaction first.
The convoy rolled along and finally arrived at Woyang Palace a few days later.
Most of Tian Lie's troops who participated in the martial arts lectures have returned to Lingzhou. Now the only ones following Wo Yang Palace are Tielin, Tianxiong, Tianzhu, Tieqi and Feixiong.
Among the five armies, the fourth army was stationed within a few dozen miles near Woyang Palace. The Tielin Army escorted a large amount of supplies to Yunzhou and handed them over to the Datong Army.
Helianduo will also come to Woyang Palace to pay homage to Shao Shude.
One of his sons was held hostage in Lingzhou, and his son-in-law was captured and executed by Li Keyong last year. There is no possibility of reconciliation with Hedong.
Li Kuangwei's son Li Renzong was also captured by Li Keyong, but he has not been released or killed yet. Helianduo knew who was most likely to save him at this time.
But for a military leader in troubled times, it's hard to say whether his son is important.
Compared with You, Tan, Ji, Zhuo, Ying, Mo, Yi, Gui, the new land of Jiuzhou is worth the death of another son. Yizhou is the original Hebei Wuzhou. Emperor Xizong changed it to Yizhou, and the territory
Wende County (today's Xuanhua), Xialuo County in the Han Dynasty, Wende County in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Wuzhou was promoted to the state, and there was Xiongwu Army. During the Zhonghe Period, Wende County was restored to Xiongwu Army, and Li Keyong later moved it
It was changed back to Wuzhou (in the history of the New and Old Five Dynasties, it was often called Wuzhou, but at this time it should be called Yizhou).
By the way, Wuzhou in Jingyuan Town has been removed by Shao Shude, and Xiaoguan County was merged into Yuanzhou. The real Wuzhou (Jiezhou) has been recovered, and the fake Wuzhou that deceives itself no longer exists.
necessary.
"Commander, an envoy from Youzhou is here." Zheng Yong came over to report.
"Invite Chen and Zhao." Shao Shude put down the watermelon and said.