"Commander!" In Hanyinyi, Li Yanling, the military governor of Zhaoxin Army, came to pay his respects in person.
The two maids put away their pipa and other musical instruments, bowed and left the room.
"Sit down." Shao Shude pointed to the bed.
Li Yanling sat opposite, Li Jin, the governor of Fangzhou, and Li Zhong, the commander of Xicheng, stood behind.
These two are respectively his eldest son and second son, born to his first wife.
Among the elderly in Fengzhou, Li Yanling is the oldest. He is fifty-eight years old this year and no longer has the lofty ambitions of twenty years ago.
Now, his body is getting fatter and his expression is becoming more and more noble, with almost no trace of the poor soldier he was in his early years.
His success is a perfect example of a martial artist in this era rising to the top in one step.
His status is the goal that many young warriors who are still fighting for are striving for.
His story inspired too many warriors who dared to fight.
I also want to be a military governor, even if it is just a military governor in name only!
"Old brothers are scattered everywhere, and it is increasingly difficult to meet each other now." Shao Shude suddenly became sentimental: "Some are in Lingxia, some are in Hezhong, some are in Qingtang, some are in Liangzhou, and some are in Xingyuan Mansion.
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Li Yanling was also a little sad, and asked after a long time: "I heard that Wang Yu is not feeling well?"
"Yes." Shao Shude nodded and said, "I fell ill not long after returning to Lingzhou."
"It's a pity that he can be considered one of our own." Li Yanling sighed.
"It has been seventeen years since the conquest of Li Guochang and his son. In the next seventeen years, I am afraid there will be no old people left." Shao Shude's eyes were a little erratic, as if he was recalling the prosperous years back then.
"Commander, as long as the old brothers are still there, the foundation of the Shao family will be stable. I often tell Da Lang and Erlang that when the commander raised his army, he only had fifty men at hand, but he has laid down such a large foundation now, and it is all over the world.
I can't find another one." Li Yanling said: "I'm getting old, and I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany the commander to the end. If there is any need in the future, let these two ineffective sons of my family do it. The prodigal son will not be here yet.
salute?"
Li Jin and Li Zhong hurriedly stepped forward, bowed and saluted, and said, "If your Majesty is sent to you, I will go through fire and water without hesitation."
Shao Shude smiled and said: "Both of you are talented people and will be of great use in the future. They are both local people, so they look more friendly than outsiders."
Li Jin and Li Zhong looked happy, and Li Yanling was also a little happy and said: "This country belongs to the Shao family. We only recognize the sons of the Shao family. Anyone who dares to have different intentions will be killed by our old brothers."
Shao Shude laughed, looking extremely cheerful.
Two maids, one behind the other, served tea to everyone.
"I called you here because I wanted to ask the gold merchants in the four states if they had any extra money or food?" At Shao Shude's signal, the soldiers unfolded a map.
"Niu Li reported that the three counties of Yiyang, Luoshan and Zhongshan in Shenzhou have been conquered, and 3,000 of the rebel army have been captured and killed. The three counties of Dingcheng, Guangshan and Xianju in Guangzhou have also been captured, and the rebel army has retreated through Huishui. The situation is peaceful
Great." Shao Shude pointed to the states of Shen, Guang, Shou, Cai, and Ying lined up along the Huaihe River on the map, and said: "Actually, I know that the Liang people did not have strong troops in Huainan. They captured and killed three thousand people.
Most of them are newly recruited state and county soldiers or local men. The quality of this victory is actually very limited. But it is a good opportunity."
"Look here!" Shao Shude pointed at Huaishui.
Li Yanling came closer, squinting his eyes and trying his best to look at the dense regular script on the map, which recorded the approximate household registration, property and possible number of garrison troops in each county.
"Crossing the Huai River and heading north, you can reach Caizhou Zhenyang, the border of Xinxi County. We have actually been here before, but we failed to hold on and were beaten back again." Shao Shude continued: "This attack on Shenguang was just a routine matter.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Quanzhong actually set up Fengguo Town, which added two more states, but the local area was so messed up that the defense line was broken through. In this case, I won't be polite. This time, I will rely on Shen, and the two states will not be alone.
After he leaves, let's spy on him in Caizhou to see if he is in a hurry."
"Commander, it can be seen that the Liang people are short of troops." After listening for a long time, Li Yanling heard the point and said.
"Zhu Quanzhong lost 40,000 people in Heyang last year, of which more than 15,000 were able to fight in the Yamen army. It is actually difficult to say whether these people have been fully replenished." Shao Shude laughed and said: "Even if the Yamen army has been fully replenished.
Now, aren’t the external miscellaneous people we consume not human beings? This part of the force is hard to find, and if it’s gone, it will be gone.”
"Quan Zhong was crucified in the Central Plains. He couldn't fight against Er Zhu and Wang Shifan. Naturally, he couldn't recruit the surrendered troops." Li Yanling agreed: "The commander still fought beautifully, I admire him."
"Don't talk about these useless things." Shao Shude drew another circle on the north bank of the Huai River and said: "In this area, there are 30,000 troops under Ding Hui's command, and Yang Shihou only has a few thousand troops. After careful calculation, our army has already occupied
We have the advantage, there is no need to be afraid of them anymore. Maybe we can attack Liang Jun further and give Zhu Quanzhong a hard blow. Now there is only one obstacle, insufficient food and grass, so we cannot fight a protracted war."
Li Yanling understood.
The four Jinshang prefectures only have a population of more than 200,000. In the past, the seven prefectures of Xiangyang had more than 400,000 people, but now there are even fewer. Moreover, after many years of war, a lot of food, grass, and equipment were consumed, and the troops who raised the Wei Sheng army and came to help defend were all
It's very difficult. Suddenly there are 20,000 more people. Where can we get food?
"Commander, there is still some food despite the squeeze." Li Yanling said with enthusiasm: "After I go back, I will immediately collect the food and ship it to Xiangyang."
Shao Shude hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said: "Don't levy too harshly. Nowadays, there is no shortage of resources, and the people are in great difficulty. Just levy 50,000 dendrobium, and no more. As for Du Hong, I will also ask him to send 50,000 hu of dendrobium."
Wan Hu, come here."
Even if you get a hundred thousand husks of dendrobium, it will only be enough for an army of 50,000 people for two months. There is food in Lingxia, not to mention 100,000 husks of dendrobium, but even a million husks of dendrobium can be obtained, but if you can’t use it, you can only do it in vain.
Call Naihe.
"After collecting this batch of grain, let's reduce taxes next year." Shao Shude said again.
Fifty thousand bushels of grain, if delivered to one household on average, is one bushel. For the four gold merchants in the four prefectures whose arable land is not large, it is actually a very heavy burden. This year, some people will definitely run away from famine and even starve to death.
"Commander, the war is urgent. My family has some savings in Jinzhou. Let's do this. I will take out 3,000 dendrobium of grain and pay another 10,000 min. There is grain shipped from other towns on the market, so I can store more grain.
If it is in the hands of a merchant, I will just find someone to buy it." Li Yanling said, "It will also reduce the burden on the people."
"Okay!" Shao Shude patted Li Yanling on the shoulder and said, "I won't let your sacrifice be in vain. You will be rewarded after this battle is over."
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Outside the north gate of Luoshan County, a large group of soldiers filed out.
They were wearing brown cloth camel hair military uniforms and black turbans, with horizontal knives and bow tips hanging from their waists, and they looked high-spirited.
On one side of the team, the leading carriages and horses stretched to the distant horizon.
The vehicles were loaded with spears, armor, arrows, tarpaulins, shovels, horse spoons and other supplies. Occasionally, some heavy grain trucks passed by, leaving deep ruts on the road that had been muddy after thawing.
The rangers no longer had to lead their horses on foot. They rode horses openly and passed by on both sides.
The scouts kept passing news back and forth, and their figures were everywhere among the distant mountains.
"Dong dong dong!" A big car stopped and the drummer beat the war drum.
The sergeants who were on their way stopped one after another and began to organize their formation.
The officer with the recognition flag on his back shouted loudly, asking everyone to pay attention to their position.
"Dong dong dong!" The drums sounded again and the queue moved forward again.
The tenth general Li Lin was stationed on the hillside on one side of the post road, and the deputy general He Piao was adjusting the bowstring beside him.
"With only two thousand men dispatched, will it be risky?" He Piao carefully tied the bow string to the quiver and circled it around and around.
Li Lin glanced at him enviously.
In the Battle of Mianchi, he lost two fingers and had many inconveniences in shooting arrows. Now he can only fight close to each other.
"How many soldiers does Zhang Quanyi have? Even if he does, I'm afraid he won't be able to take command and would have been transferred away." Li Lin sneered, seeming to look down on Zhang Quanyi.
Of course, Zhang Quanyi was also wronged. Who were the people I led before, and who are they now? Do those state generals and town generals listen to me? Powers are not unified, and they can only manage civil affairs. The generals in various states and counties talk to themselves, and there is no leader.
of.
Well, maybe those state and county generals are also annoyed. They can't even get any equipment. Ding Hui occupies several large warehouses, all of which are his own. The warehouse governor is theoretically Zhang Quanyi's man, but he can't
The right to use the things in the library.
It's a mess with mutual restraint. No one can rebel, but if a war breaks out and we need to conquer An, Sui, E and other states, will we be without food for hundreds of miles under the control of the big and small?
It would be better to let Ding Hui be the military envoy. He has the final say and everything belongs to his people. He can eliminate all kinds of miscellaneous constraints and internal conflicts and unify affairs and powers. Only in this way can the war be won.
"Zhang Quanyi, the governor, was probably given by Zhu Quanzhong to appease him, but the military power is in Ding Hui's hands. The Liang people are so chaotic that they gave us a chance." He Biao finished tying the bow string and drew his sword to try it out.
, smiled and said: "I heard that Guangzhou is also in disarray. The Liang people have just occupied it, and their people's hearts are not yet solid. They will collapse in one blow. Caizhou may be more difficult, but maybe there is a chance."
"Let's not worry about so much." Li Lin said: "The task is to build a pontoon bridge, don't worry about other things. What did you say in class? After winning, there is no order to pursue, and you are not allowed to pursue. If you win, don't chase, and if you lose, don't mess up. Only in this way can you be strong.
The army has given us an order to build a pontoon bridge, so we must obey the order and do not act recklessly."
Li Lin is arrogant, but she does not dare to underestimate any opponent.
He had fought with the Bian army, fought with the grassland Qiang and Hu, and also fought against the soldiers of the Guanzhong vassal town. He had rich experience. Even the Hebei vassal army was looked down upon by some people and considered to be sluggish. He also paid great attention to it and always
Gathering information and conducting research.
Maybe one day I will fight Wei Bo. Wei Bojun is looked down upon by others, so can he really not fight?
At this time, the Yinqiang Xiaojie Army had not yet appeared, but he did not think that Weibo's warriors, who had been in power for more than a hundred years, could not fight against the Yinqiang Xiaojie Army. There were originally ten thousand people, but there were still eight thousand people who rebelled against Liang and returned to Jin. That's a huge army.
When defeated, he could be defeated without chaos, maintain his formation, and when attacking, he could attack from the bottom of the hillside to the top of the hillside, attack repeatedly, and fight to the death without retreating. His tenacity and endurance were astonishing, and he finally defeated the front line of the Houliang army.
Rui, occupying the top of the mountain, this kind of combat power is the first-class powerful army even in the past dynasties. Unfortunately, it is not obedient and easy to rebel.
"Have rested enough, let's set off!" Li Lin waved, and his own soldiers brought the horses.
"If you achieve great success in this battle, you can go to the martial arts hall to study, right?" He Biao asked before leaving.
Li Lin didn't answer, laughed and left.
With the soldiers behind them, the group galloped down the hillside like the wind.
On the south bank of the Huaihe River flowing quietly, a dragon-like army was rushing towards them. The speed was so fast that everyone was surprised.