On May 16th of the third year of Qianning, after several consecutive days of clear skies, it began to rain lightly again. But everyone could see that the rain was at its end, which was great news for the upcoming summer harvest.
Shao Shude moved into Qingshu Palace.
Two thousand guards and soldiers worked together, and it only took a few days to clear out a palace room and repair it roughly so that people could live in it.
The biggest good news today is probably that Liang Jun in Ye County abandoned the city and broke out of the siege.
Three days ago, Zhe Zongben took some prisoners to the city to persuade them to surrender. The prisoners were honest and told the truth about their abandonment.
The defenders were not stupid, they knew something vaguely, and after being confirmed by others, they suddenly became desperate.
The breakout began that night, with the entire army of 6,000 men rushing in one direction. A battle broke out between the two sides, and Liang Jun was repulsed and ran back to the city.
The next day, Liang Jun tried to break through again. The battle was extremely fierce, but he was still stopped by the Weisheng Army who were waiting in trenches and behind the earthen wall.
After two failed breakouts, the defenders gave up completely and sent people to contact Zhe Zongben to surrender. Less than 5,000 people were left, and they were all imprisoned by the Weisheng Army.
This time they sent out troops, they suffered little loss, but captured nearly 10,000 people. Although the strongest among them were at most 4,000, the others were not completely devoid of combat effectiveness. If you pick and choose, you can add a lot to the Wei Sheng army, which is enough to improve a lot. strength.
Someone reported that Zhe Zongben had swallowed so many prisoners, but Shao Shude just laughed it off. You want people to fight for you and don't give you any benefits. Is there anything so cheap in the world?
Moreover, Zhe Zong was also quite good at life. He sent his third son Zhe Siye to lead two thousand troops and half of the prisoners to Guangchengze to help repair the Qingshu Palace.
My father-in-law knew very well that his son-in-law liked to live in the palace, so he asked someone to inquire about the status of this abandoned palace. Not only did he send thousands of prisoners, but he also sent people to take anti-snake measures. The palace was abandoned when the palace was abandoned. There were too many venomous snakes. One of the important reasons.
The main force of Weisheng's army is still stationed in Ye County, with tens of thousands of infantry and two thousand cavalry. They cannot leave yet and must be ready to fight the Liang army that breaks into Ruzhou at any time, if the enemy dares to come.
Now the whole of Ruzhou has large armies gathered, but most of them are located in the rear. The areas around Xiangcheng and Jiacheng are only occupied by Shunyi troops who suffered heavy losses in battle. They are not so much blocking the enemy troops as they are monitoring them, and they are delayed.
Counting the Tutuan peasants, a hundred thousand people were waiting silently, like a huge mouth open with blood, vowing to swallow the incoming enemy in one bite.
Under such a background, Shao Shude ordered Meng Zhixiang to stay at the Qingshu Palace with his bodyguards and troops, while Ye Liyu led the Tielin Army to garrison in Guangchengze. He then went north with a thousand troops and returned to Luoyang.
There is nothing to plan for the war. The Luoyang camp is a group of people who have been fighting for a long time, so they naturally know how to deal with it. Now it depends on Liang Jun’s next move. If they don’t come, Xia Jun will take the initiative after finishing the summer harvest. Come to the door.
On the post road there are many temporarily released natives from Tutuan. These are the people of Henan Prefecture who need to go back to busy with the summer harvest. After the autumn sowing is completed, a group of people will be recruited to supplement the natives who have been released for the autumn harvest.
The war has indeed had a profound impact on agriculture. The recruitment of heroes from the hometown must always adhere to the principle of serving in turns, one state after another, otherwise the people will definitely not be able to bear it.
When he was in Luoyang, Chishui Army envoy Fan He came from Luokou to report to him and told him about the battle situation in the Xuanmen Pass area.
According to the information they gathered, there were no redundant troops in the Xuanmenguan, Sishui, and Heyin areas except for the remnants of the Baosheng Army and the Heyang Yamen Army. But the Luoyang Expedition told them that there were a group of troops in Wansheng Town and Putian Town.
There are still at least 15,000 fighting troops in the land, and reinforcements can be sent in at any time. We cannot take it lightly.
Although Fan He didn't know whether the news was reliable, he trusted it unconditionally.
"Xuanmen Pass will be captured sooner or later, don't worry." Shao Shude said: "When winter comes, if Liang Renruo is still standing on the bank of the Yellow River stupidly, I will reenact this year's Battle of Luoyang for him."
Fan He smiled and said: "The thieves will definitely be killed and they will cry like ghosts and howl like wolves. These past few months, spending all day with them is too boring."
"There are so many martial arts students in the Chishui Army who have performed well, and I have seen them all." Shao Shude said: "Luokou, Gongxian siege, Poppy Valley, and Xuanmen Pass fights were all good."
After a new batch of martial arts graduates joined the army this year, the Chishui Army has completely completed its martial arts training. It is the second orthodox martial arts force besides the Tianxiong Army. There are also some martial arts students in the Wuxing and Guzhen Second Armies, but the old officers
There are still many, and they are not considered orthodox martial arts departments.
Moreover, it will be difficult for them to complete their martial arts training in a short period of time. In principle, the establishment of the Heijin and Golden Sword armies requires a large number of martial arts graduates to serve as team deputy, and the most basic officers at the head of the team are transferred from the old army.
The people, the descendants of the Guanbei chieftains, the demoted generals from Liang people, and the generals will share the rest of the cake. As the saying goes, everyone benefits.
"The new soldiers sent from Guanbei will be replenished as soon as possible and drilled strictly." Because the water in Zhongli City has not completely receded, Shao Shude planned to detour to Shaanzhou. Before leaving, he said to Fan He: "If there are Liang people who are willing to surrender, we should surrender as soon as possible."
Accept it. Zhu Quanzhong's life will not be easy this year."
"As ordered." Fan He responded.
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"Crazy, really crazy!" Luo Hongxin shook his head and sighed on the Yellow River embankment in the south of Liyang County, Weizhou.
Wei Bo's warriors were very crazy, killing generals and driving commanders at every turn. Taxes from the six states were given priority to support these big-headed soldiers, and a large amount of land was occupied by warriors. But if you want to say how bad they are, it's not necessarily true.
At least, the life of the people of Wei Bo was still decent. Huang Chao and Qin Zongquan did not dare to cross the Yellow River and cause trouble to Wei Bo during the chaos. Moreover, they also gathered many people in Henan during the war and preserved their vitality.
The population of the six states of Weibo has even exceeded that of the Tianbao period. The combined strength of the various military forces once reached a maximum of 100,000. On average, there was one soldier for every six households. If we include the children who had children in earlier years
The land of Wei Bo, a family serving in the army, is actually relatively even, and there has been no large-scale mergers. This is also a wonderful sight in troubled times.
There was no large-scale annexation of land, and the government raised its own finances and raised a large number of well-equipped warriors. It occasionally sent troops to help the court suppress rebellions, provided some symbolic goods every year, and made large donations when the court encountered difficulties.
Weibo Town is really not too sorry for the court. It is true that it is domineering, but since the death of such thorns as Tian Chengsi and Tian Yue, Weibo's six states' ambitions for external expansion have gradually faded away, and they have gradually become "harmless"
"Yes.
They are just a bunch of guard dogs who pursue "armed neutrality"!
He regards the six states of Wei and Bo as his own territory and protects them very much. As long as no one covets them, he is generally easy to talk to and is even willing to spend money to buy peace.
In the eyes of the Wei Bowu people, the people and the land were their property and the soil that supported them. Therefore, they especially looked down upon Zhu Quanzhong for digging the Yellow River himself, flooding a large amount of farmland and cities, displacing the people, and even perishing in the belly of a fish.
"Grandpa, I'm afraid Huazhou's harvest will be difficult this year. Not only are the more than 300,000 people unable to collect taxes, but they also have to pay for their livelihood. How can we compete with Shao Shude like this?" Luo Shaowei stood in the wind and looked at
The river flowing eastward said: "The summer harvest will begin in June. Grandpa said that after the summer harvest, I will send an extra 500,000 dendrobium grains to Quanzhong. Do you still want to send it?"
"Don't be confused!" Luo Hongxin scolded: "The more difficult it is for Quanzhong, the more support we need, and we must not add insult to injury. Xuanwu is weak, which is not entirely a good thing for us. When the Liang army went north, the military men of the six states were defeated one after another.
.The Xia people can kill the Liang people until they throw away their armor. If they attack in a large scale, can they stop them?"
"Grandpa!" Luo Shaowei was a little unconvinced and said: "Back then, the armies were not united and it was indeed ineffective. However, after these years of consolidation, the results have been remarkable. The last time the Jin people attacked, although they still suffered a defeat, they still lost the battle.
It’s not that ugly. This time Li Han’s attack came, Li Gongquan did a good job and didn’t suffer much losses. After another two or three years of rectification and letting the sergeants experience more wars, who would dare to bully Wei Bo lightly?"
Luo Hongxin glared at him and said: "I asked you to reorganize the army. How far have you been able to reorganize it in a few years? Li Gongquan is brave and dares to fight, and Shi Renyu has won the hearts of the army. What are you doing? Reciting poems and painting?"
Luo Shaowei looked ashamed.
It is strange to say that many famous and ruthless second-generation heirs of military leaders like Confucianism.
As long as Xie Yanzhang was not fighting, he would wear Confucian robes, gather with them, and compose poems and articles.
Zhao Kuangning is a famous bibliophile and has good calligraphy.
Not to mention Teacher Wang, I feel like I’m going to be stupid while reading.
What about Luo Shaowei? He also loved Confucianism, "meticulous writing notes, and Xiaoyin rhythm."
Of course, this does not mean that they are literati. In fact, they have also been in battle, cut down people, rode horses and shot arrows since they were young. They can use eighteen kinds of weapons. They have all the skills that a warrior should have, but they are not pure and ruthless enough. If
In peacetime, they might be able to join the army in the frontier fortress, go into battle to kill the enemy, and write some frontier fortress poems in their spare time. If they had great military exploits, it was not impossible to become the prime minister of the court.
But in today's world, it is good to have both civil and military skills, but you must focus on martial arts. In your free time, hang out with literati. At critical moments, will the martial arts know you? If someone rebels, can Mao Zhuzi help you block the knife?
"My son has been training sergeants. Now the whole town knows that if the Xia people are allowed to control Weizhou, everything will be over. Therefore, everyone still works hard during the training." Luo Shaowei said.
Luo Hongxin's anger was relieved a little.
"Has envoy Wang Rong returned?" Luo Hongxin asked.
"I've already returned." Luo Shaowei replied: "The envoy was quite arrogant and even used Li Ke to threaten us."
Luo Hongxin sighed and said: "There is nothing they can do."
Wang Rong sent people to Weizhou and invited Wei Zhen to send troops to attack Li Keyong and Wang Gao. He also made it clear that Lu Yanwei, the governor of the Yichang Army, also supported them. The three families worked together to fight back the Jin people who wanted to annex Hebei.
But Luo Hongxin suspected that Lu Yanwei was not working hard at all, so he refused.
The messenger was a little anxious, and mentioned that Gao Si's stepbrothers had run to the grassland, talking about their own interests, black carriages, Shiwei, and some chiefs from the Xixi tribes to support them and prepare to contact the Khitan people and send "five hundred thousand riders" to go south together. , first make a forced landing with Liu Rengong, and then attack Youzhou.
The three towns of Zhenji, Weibo, and Cangjing have a combined force of "300,000" and can move north separately.
Such an "800,000-strong army" overwhelmed Li Keyong and turned him into a powder.
Luo Hongxin still refused because he felt that the messenger was too exaggerated and unreliable.
The envoys were rejected several times, and they suddenly became angry and shouted that they should defect to Li Keyong immediately. The four towns of Hedong, Youzhou, Yiding, and Chengde would join forces to attack Lu Yanwei first, and then attack Wei Bo. Let's see what you do!
Luo Hongxin thought about it for a whole day, and finally asked his son to come forward and send Wang Rong's envoy out of the country.
Wei Bo is busy with lawsuits right now, so he has no time to get involved in matters in the north!
"The Xia people, the Liang people, the Jin people, the Yan people, and the Zhao people are all fighting together, with wind and rain coming from all directions, and it's dark and dark. Our ship must be steady in this huge wave." Luo Hongxin said: "First of all Help Zhu Quanzhong overcome the current difficulties, and we will talk about other matters later. Li Keyong is still attacking Mozhou. Seeing the fate of killing Shan Keli and his whole family, how can he not fight to the death? The war in Youzhou will not be over for a while. , Wang Rong will not be demoted to the Jin Dynasty for the time being. Just muddle along and take it one step at a time. It sounds unpleasant to say, but sometimes it is the only way to do it."