Zhu Quanzhong stood on a high place, overlooking the entire post road.
A large army marched over.
The queues were neat and orderly, the armors were bright, and among thousands of people, the knights rode by without a trace of noise.
Zhu Quanzhong listened carefully to the sound of neat footsteps and the collision of armor leaves, and then looked at the murderous looks on the faces of the sergeants. He was very satisfied.
This is the left wing of the Changzhi Army, also known as the Zuo Changzhi Army. There are about ten thousand people, and he has been serving as the military envoy himself.
Kou Yanqing, the military envoy on the right wing of the Changzhi Army, was a son of the Bianzhou general. He was loyal and brave, and he single-handedly promoted him.
In the past, he led 500 people to take office. The internal peace was peaceful. Ying rebelled against generals. He attacked Huangchao and Qin Zongquan externally. He attacked Erzhu again and attacked Shipu again. Then he defeated Wei Boluo Hongxin many times. Today he defeated Jinyang Li Keyong again and marched eastward.
In the western expedition, there was almost no month without fighting.
Today, there is almost no vassal town with such a high frequency and brutality of wars.
After fighting dozens of battles, no matter how young a recruit is, he can be tempered into a powerful warrior.
The Changzhi Army on the left and right, the Long Sword Army on the left and right, the Xiongwei Army on the left and right, the Flying Dragon Army on the left and right, the Feisheng Army on the left and right, the Kuangwei Army on the left and right, the Desheng Army on the left and right...
Traveling to Baidu, personally riding the army, capturing the living army...
Each troop unit embodies his hard work.
This is his capital, the weapon he relies on to overwhelm the Central Plains.
Lingxia Shao Shude should have these troops under his command, right?
Tielin Army? Wuwei Army? Economic Strategy Army? Iron Cavalry Army?
The cavalry army should be the most famous nowadays because they severely damaged the victorious army.
"What words did Zhe Siyu leave on that locust tree?" Zhu Quanzhong heard that Xia general Zhe Siyu left a message for the Bian army. He didn't know whether it was Shao Shude who instructed him or whether he did it himself. It was probably the latter. How could this man be?
This action seemed a bit unruly.
"'If the victorious army is not guaranteed to win, the victorious army will not be victorious.'" Jingxiang was the only one who dared to say this directly. Others were a little apprehensive for fear of being offended.
Zhu Quanzhong laughed loudly and said: "Just make a big statement! As soon as my army arrived, it didn't run away in despair. In the Central Plains, that Northwest Khan should not come and run wild."
At this time, the Central Plains was full of martial virtue and indeed had psychological advantages over the barbarians in the grasslands.
More than 20 years later in history, the Khitan invaded, named "500,000 Cavalry". Hedong sent 70,000 troops to aid Youzhou, of which there were only 3,000 cavalry. As a result, the Khitan was defeated and tens of thousands were captured and killed.
Thirty years later, Yelu Abao led 100,000 of the Khitan's elite soldiers to ride south. Li Cunxu, who had just proclaimed himself emperor, led 5,000 men to fight. The Khitan could not attack for a long time. Later Tang reinforcements arrived and defeated the Khitan.
The defeated Khitans fought for a sand river bridge to cross the river and killed each other. Some people couldn't wait to cross the bridge and let their horses walk on the ice. As a result, the river ice was thin and brittle, and countless people drowned in the icy water. They also encountered heavy snow, and there were no men and horses.
Food and the dead belong to the Tao.
Only 20,000 of the 100,000 elite soldiers returned, and Abaoji's son was also captured. From then on, he turned to attack the Bohai Kingdom and did not dare to go south again.
No wonder some people in the later Song Dynasty said that if the vassal-zhen separatist model was adopted, it might be possible to stop the Jin soldiers from going south.
The feudal towns were divided and were very unfriendly to the people, but they did train a large number of elite soldiers and generals.
Zhu Quanzhong's troops have not yet encountered any opponents in the Central Plains, and even the Hedong soldiers can't do anything to them.
But I suffered a heavy loss a while ago, when the "fake khan" and "real military envoy" Shao Shude invaded Henan Prefecture. The loss of population, money and food was not heavy, and the government generals Zhang Yanshou and Liu Han were also killed. As for Feng
Ba, Hao Zhenwei, it seems that no one really cares about him.
"Rebuild the left and right armies to ensure victory." After watching for a while, Zhu Quanzhong suddenly said: "Use the remaining soldiers and horses as the basis, and recruit people from other ministries to form them."
"Commander, who do you want to appoint as the leader?" Jingxiang asked.
Zhu Quanzhong sighed, feeling depressed, and said with a sad look: "Liu Han was born to be used by me. Now that I have taken him away, who will I choose as my general? Who has the loyalty and courage of General Liu?"
The generals beside him blushed upon hearing this, and in an instant, several people came out and said, "I will do this at the end of my life."
Zhu Quanzhong glanced at it, his face became solemn, and he said: "The morale of the victory army has dropped. If you are a general, can you possibly regroup?"
"Commander, I would like to ask you to be the leader of the army that guarantees victory at the end of your term. We will reorganize the army. If that doesn't work, please come and see me." Huo Cun, the Yamen general, said sincerely.
Zhu Quanzhong pretended to ponder for a while.
Huo Cun was a surrendered general of the Chao Army. He once led a cavalry army to defeat Qin Zongquan. He was also good at archery. When he attacked Puzhou, someone on the other side was cursing on the city tower. Huo Cun shot him down from the city with an arrow from a distance, shocking everyone with his skills.
"Commander!" Huo Cun blushed and said, "From now on, the general will live in the military camp."
"Don't you know General Huo?" Zhu Quanzhong's face softened and he smiled a little more, "Then let's appoint General Huo as the head of the capital. Xia thieves can be beaten, and General Huo can't take it lightly in the future."
"As ordered." Huo Cun stood up and said.
"Shude ran quite fast." Zhu Quanzhong turned around again and looked at the army on the post road.
With carts placed on both sides, the cavalry guarded the outside, and the infantry marched on the inside, in a mighty and majestic way with no end in sight.
"I respect Sima, are you attacking Shudeye now? Erzhuye?"
"The commander has already made a plan, why do you need to ask me?" Jingxiang said with a smile.
"If it works in Shaanxi and Guo, we can give it a try." Zhu Quanzhong also smiled and said, "If it doesn't work, I'll attack Er Zhu myself."
Erzhu is a ripe fruit. The Xia thieves have been in business for many years, their morale is strong, and they have many cavalry, so they might as well put them behind to fight.
Of course, Zhu Quanzhong did not expect that the Tianping Army and the Taining Army, which had lost all their main forces, would be so tenacious in resisting. This is another story...
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In Lingbao County, Guozhou, Zhu Jian frowned and seemed to have something difficult to solve.
The concubine brought him tea and whispered some words of persuasion, but Zhu Jian glared at him and scared him away.
This is a big event, why would a woman join in the fun?
"Alas!" Zhu Jian sat down, still unable to make up his mind.
An envoy from the King of Dongping County has already come to see him. He said that Zhu Shuai wanted to adopt him as his adopted son, record him in the genealogy, change his name to Youqian, and make him the guardian of the two states of Shaanxi and Guozhou.
In normal times, he would have been so happy that he would have started something. Even if the worst possible outcome was to abandon his wife and flee to Bianzhou to join his adoptive father.
But now the situation is different. The Xia thieves have left quite a few troops in Shaanxi and Guo!
There is a large army at Tongguan, I don't know how many, but it must be more than 10,000 people.
Lingbao has a newly arrived Wuwei Army with 5,000 infantry. Judging from their neat and elite appearance, they must be very capable of fighting.
There are 7,000 infantrymen from Fengxiang in the Shaanzhou area, divided into Qilijian Pass and Xujin.
There are also tens of thousands of Xiang Manzi who are newly arrived in Hengshan Party in Xiashi County.
I only have 3,000 people at my disposal, what can I do? Dream?
Zhu Jian really regretted it now. He should not have been so obsessed with keeping Mr. Zhu who was an official in Bozhou and joined the army. Now he is riding a tiger and cannot get off, and he is very irritable.
"General, Li Fan is here." The soldier came in and reported.
Zhu Jian stood up suddenly, causing the Hu bed to clang.
"Let him in." Zhu Jian calmed down and said.
Li Fan came quickly and said, "Zhu Si, why are you so panicked? Could it be that someone has dug up the ancestral grave?"
"My ancestral graves have been dug up by hungry people a long time ago." Zhu Jian said expressionlessly.
"It must be the crime you committed when you were a robber. You were too ruthless in robbing merchants and you deserved retribution." Li Fan looked for a place to sit down and said, "You are the general of the outer town, and I am the general of the government. We two
Is it appropriate to meet? Are you afraid that Marshal Wang’s sword will not be used at all?”
Wang Gong, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi Province, is of course also a ruthless man, and he is narrow-minded and will retaliate for his anger.
The imperial court summoned Wang Gong (chù), the famous governor of Changzhou, to join the court as an official. When he was traveling through Shaanxi and Guohan, Wang Gong hosted a banquet at the post station and invited prostitutes to perform songs and dances.
Wang Gong didn't want to talk to him at first, but he had no choice but to attend the banquet. During the banquet, Wang Gong tried to cling to Wang Gong and expressed his willingness to serve him as a nephew, but Wang Gong refused.
Wang Gong fell out on the spot, ordered the banquet to be cancelled, and drove Wang Tie out of the inn. He then secretly sent people to follow him and threw his family into the Yellow River. Not to mention, Wang Tie had a son in Xiangzhou who was also thrown into a well and died.
, the murderer could not be found.
With such means and such a character, it is not too cruel to say so.
"Li Er, there is something important, I don't know..." Zhu Jian hesitated again and again, still not knowing how to speak.
Li Fan's heart was moved, but he didn't care on his face. He said carelessly: "You have a big deal! Could it be that you want to plunder Henan again and give Hebei to the imperial court?"
Zhu Jian looked at him and said nothing.
Li Fan was a little impatient and said: "We can't do this kind of thing anymore. Sooner or later, someone will find out. In fact, Wang Shuai is vaguely aware of it, but he is just too lazy to care. Maybe one day he doesn't like you, and Wang Shuai will
I'll take action on you. If you kill a small general from outside the town whenever you want, how big of a deal can it do? Don't involve me."
Zhu Jian's heart trembled, and he almost forgot about it. Thinking about Wang Gong's character again, the more he thought about it, the more likely it was that it was winter, and there was already a faint feeling of sweat on his back.
As the commander-in-chief of a town, it is not easy to kill a general from outside the town, because it will force someone to lead troops to rebel, but it is not impossible.
Commander Jie has called you to the military mansion to discuss matters, will you come? Once you enter Shaanzhou, are you not at the mercy of others?
"Li Er..." Zhu Jian hesitated again and again, but finally did not dare to say it.
He is a general from outside the town. If he wants to rebel and kill the commander, it will be difficult without the cooperation of the military government generals.
He has a close relationship with Li Fan and has done many "big things" together. If you want to do big things in rebellion, you really have to ask him for help.
Of course, Mr. Zhu did not ask him to rebel and kill Wang Gong. He only said that he would launch the attack at the critical moment, cut off the Xia army's food routes and burn their accumulated grain. But how was this different from rebellion? Once he did this, could Wang Gong let him go?
"That's it!" Wang Gong let out a long sigh, then squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying, and said: "I haven't seen Erlang for many days, so I specially invite you to a banquet. I found a good Hu Ji today, with a graceful figure.
, let’s have fun together tonight.”
Li Fan laughed loudly and said, "I knew this was the case."
Next, the two of them naturally had a banquet, having a good time, as they were classmates.
Early in the morning of the next day, Li Fan said goodbye and left Zhu's Mansion, then rode out of the city, turning left and right, following a mysterious path, and finally arrived at Zhuangzi somewhere.
"General Lu, General Zhe, so and so are here." Li Fan respectfully saluted Lu Huaizhong and Zhe Silun who were sitting in front of him.
"What does Zhu Jian want from you?" Lu Huaizhong just drank tea and said nothing, so Zhe Silun began to ask.
"He is hesitant and seems to want to rebel and surrender to the enemy, but also seems to lack courage." Li Fan answered truthfully.
Zhe Silun closed his eyes and thought.
After a long time, he asked: "I heard that Zhu Jian is good at playing polo?"
"Quite good at it." Li Fan responded.
"Thank you for your hard work." Zhe Silun nodded and said, "If you do such a big thing for Prince Lingwu, you will have good fortune in the future."
"I don't ask for good fortune, I just ask for peace." Li Fan said with a bitter smile: "Shaanxi and Guo are caught between two powerful forces. They cannot protect themselves. Sooner or later there will be disaster. A certain person only wants to keep his family's wealth and honor, and he wants nothing more."
Zhe Silun chuckled and said: "Don't worry. Zhu Quanzhong is lenient on the outside and jealous on the inside. He is suspicious of heroes and will not end well if the generals are on his side. The prince of Lingwu County has always been generous and honest with others. If he says he will protect your wealth, then
Keep you rich and honorable."
Li Fan thought about it and agreed. Shao Shude did keep his word and the captured enemies were not killed very much. If Shao and Zhu chose one, they would definitely choose Shao.
The events of Li Chan and Li Chongyin are still before our eyes, and everyone is not stupid.
"Shao Shuai is kind and righteous. I don't dare to ask for my adopted son, but I would like to treat him as a father." Forty-year-old Li Fan said.
Well, Zhu Quanzhong accepted Zhu Jian as his adopted son, and Li Fan also rushed to treat Shao Shude as his father. From now on, he would not even think about giving him wealth and honor.
"I will meet with General Li when the commander-in-chief returns to the army." Zhe Silun stood up and said.
Then, he turned to Lu Huaizhong and said: "General Lu, without further delay, I will go back to Shaanxi now."
"General, let's go. We have a mighty army here, so everything is worry-free." Lu Huaizhong replied with a serious face.
Zhe Silun nodded and quickly left.
The two states of Shaanxi and Guozhou are extremely important. If you cannot hold them in your hands, you will never be able to leave eastward with confidence.
It was a good thing that Zhu Quanzhong sent someone to contact Zhu Jian, and they were well prepared for the contingency.
But he never expected that because the commander-in-chief was worried about his retreat, there were so many troops and horses left in Shaanxi and Guo that Zhu Jian hesitated and did not dare to take action.
