Zhu Youliang led thousands of his own soldiers out from behind the woods and made a sudden attack. He and Tabai attacked from both sides, and finally defeated a group of Xia army cavalry that was biting to death.
More than a hundred riders were beheaded before and after them, and the remaining troops fled southward, finally failing to catch up.
"Quick, gather the horses and let's go!" The enemy cavalry was defeated, but Zhu Quanzhong did not dare to be careless and immediately ordered the horses left behind by the Xia army on the battlefield to be taken away.
"Commander, where do you want to go?" Han Qing asked, holding a saber dripping with blood.
"The Xia thieves told me to run eastward, but I did the opposite." Zhu Quanzhong said decisively: "Wang Yanzhang has left Suanzao and headed for Fucheng. Let's run to Fengqiu first, then join up with Tianwei's army, and then
Go to Huazhou.”
Huazhou is indeed the only place they can go.
Going south, you may encounter Wei Shengjun and his like, causing unnecessary battles.
To the east, Caozhou Zhuzhen was extremely unreliable and might have been captured by him.
We can only go to Huazhou and meet up with Wang Yin first. By then there will be more than 10,000 people on foot and cavalry, so there is still something to do.
Before leaving, Zhu Quanzhong looked in the direction of Bianzhou and sighed.
I hope my son, Youwen, can hold on a little longer. When I move in to help, things may turn around.
If you can't hold on for long, then...
Zhu Quanzhong didn't dare to think about it. With Shao's temperament, he could guess what would happen.
"Let's go!" Zhu Quanzhong clamped his horse's belly and walked away without hesitation.
The soldiers and Tabai followed in turn, embarking on an unknown journey.
Huazhou is probably not their final destination. Under the current circumstances, as long as the Xia army marches northward, the Liang army, mainly composed of Tianwei army, Tabaidu, and Huazhou local soldiers, will only have more than 10,000 people.
, morale is also very low, and the experience is not very rich. It is impossible to withstand the Xia army's massive siege. Defeat will be a matter of time.
Zhu Quanzhong talked privately with two close advisers. The best place to go was Weibo to see if there was any chance. If it didn't work, he could go east to Ziqing Town and seek refuge with Wang Shifan.
As for Chengde and Cangjing Second Town, they have recently gotten too close to Li Keyong, which is really not a good place to go. What's more, Zhu Quanzhong asked himself that he had no friendship with Wang Rong. He would rather take in Li Kuangwei than Li Kuangwei.
One of his was not good, so Wang Rong took it and gave it to Li Keyong. Wouldn't it be unfair?
If the Wei people didn't take them in, they would go to Dizhou. The Qi people should take them in anyway.
No matter how stupid Wang Shifan is, he still knows that Shao Shude wants to destroy him and seize his foundation. At this point, the two parties have a strong basis for cooperation.
On the 27th, Zhu Quanzhong went to Fengqiu County and collected some horses, mules, and grain. Because the Xia Army's cavalry appeared again in the wild, the group fled north in a hurry, and met Wang Yanzhang's Tianwei Army between Lingchang and Baima.
It was already noon on the 28th.
"Your Majesty!" Wang Yanzhang saw Zhu Quanzhong from a distance, put away his iron spear, dismounted and paid homage.
"General Wang!" Zhu Quanzhong helped Wang Yanzhang with his own hands and said with a choked voice: "It is not a pity that the two hundred thousand troops dispersed, but it is enough to have General Wang."
Wang Yanzhang was also very emotional.
When he went to Bianzhou to join the army, he originally wanted to be a small soldier, starting step by step. The King of Liang personally promoted him to be the leader of the team, and then he was slowly promoted and finally became the leader of the army. Such a kindness of knowing and encountering him would not be broken into pieces.
Repay it?
"General Wang, would you like to go to Huazhou with me?" Zhu Quanzhong calmed down and asked.
Having said that, I looked at Wang Yanzhang's face carefully and felt slightly worried.
"The last general led his troops to leave Suanzao and went to Huazhou on the order of the king." Wang Yanzhang replied: "If the situation is like this, the king must not be discouraged. We went to Huazhou and recruited troops to expand the army. There are still some in the Huazhou treasury.
It is common to stockpile equipment and arm an army of 20,000 people."
Zhu Quanzhong was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "I didn't expect that the king's envoy would still be so arrogant. Indeed, the war situation is not completely without improvement. Tianwei Army is also a veteran who has been in the army for more than two years. It is well-equipped and has repeatedly defeated Xia thieves. With Tianwei
With the army as the base, we raised an army of 20,000 to 30,000 people, united the towns, and counterattacked the Shao bandits. The outcome is still uncertain."
Wang Yanzhang was also a little excited when he heard it, as if he had made a great contribution and made a miraculous comeback at this moment.
"Let's go to Huazhou! The navy is still over there, let's do the math together," Zhu Quanzhong said.
"Yes!" Wang Yanzhang responded with clasped fists.
More than 6,000 cavalrymen continued to move forward, heading straight to Huazhou along the post road. Although anyone with a discerning eye knew that this was the last embers of Liang Jun, their fighting spirit made people sigh with emotion.
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Early in the morning on September 28, Shao Shude had arrived in the southwestern suburbs of Bianzhou.
The army expanded again.
Liu Chongba set out with more than 6,000 men from the Dragon and Tiger Army, eager to serve as the vanguard.
Shao Shude was hesitant about this army and had not yet decided how to deal with it.
Zhu Quanzhong's "legacy" was so great that it almost overwhelmed him.
He has lost count of how many surrendered troops he has recruited. According to some people's opinions, Lingzhou Academy and Shaanzhou Academy can stop training new recruits and just use Liang Jun's surrendered troops. But Shao Shude doesn't want to do that yet.
Qian, what he wants is to digest Liang Jun, not to be "Lianghua".
And since it is digestion, there must be a strong main body, otherwise it will be too much support, and something will happen sooner or later. After Li Cunxu entered Bianzhou, the main force of the Liang Army was still there, and the consequences of She Tunxiang were known, so he had to recruit a lot of people and use them.
He was an old member of the Later Liang Dynasty, so much so that he was separated from Jiang Zuosheng, the Hedong clique that had its origins.
It is okay to strike a balance, but there must be priorities. Shao Shude once taught his son face to face on this point, so he will naturally not make this mistake.
Troops like the Dragon and Tiger Army have a pretty good foundation. They have undergone strict formal training and have been on the battlefield, but their experience is not rich enough. It would be a pity to disband them and reorganize them. Their combat effectiveness is not very strong.
"Call Hu Zhen and Ge Congzhou from Luoyang." Shao Shude ordered when setting up camp.
Hu Zhen may look like a rich man, but he is a serious martial artist. He is tall, capable of riding and shooting, and is a daring general in the Chao Army. He is also very respectful.
You can give him more burdens.
In the past few days, many prisoners were gathered along the way, mainly the Xiongwei, Feisheng, and Longxiang armies were defeated. Shao Shude ordered more than 13,000 prisoners of the Xiongwei Army and Feisheng Army to be picked out and put together with the prisoners of the Changzhi Army.
, totaling 20,000 people, were sent to Luoyang after reunification.
In this case, there are 20,000 prisoners in Luoyang and more than 20,000 in Ruzhou. These are all good soldiers, so we should find a way to digest them slowly.
More than 6,000 prisoners of the Longxiang Army and the Longhu Army were reorganized into the new Longxiang Army, with a total of 12,000 men, with Hu Zhen and Ge Congzhou serving as chief and deputy military envoys.
Some troops will slowly be depleted. This sounds cruel, but it is the truth.
After fighting with Zhu Quanzhong for so many years, the Central Plains has become very depleted and cannot afford to support too many warriors. And large-scale demobilization will face very serious problems and even trigger chain rebellions, causing warriors in other feudal towns to be unwilling to surrender, adding to the
Yes, there is a lot of trouble, yes, the warriors are so "cheesy", and they are not willing to let them go home and live a peaceful life. They must serve as soldiers to feed themselves and work hard, so they can only satisfy their strange demands.
Zhu Quanzhong's two-year desperate struggle before his defeat gave Henan more than 12 armies including Tianwu, Tianwei, Pengsheng and Yanwei, and more than 90,000 warriors. Shao Shude was very annoyed. He had nothing to say about this. Husband owes his wife
Compensation, if you don’t have money to compensate, then you can just compensate.
After setting up camp and having dinner, cavalry generals came to report one after another.
"Based on information from all sources, the red thief has fled towards Huazhou. Do you want to go north to pursue him?"
"It's time to capture Huazhou. No need for more troops. Send 30,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry. They can easily capture it."
"Zhu Quanzhong must not be allowed to gain a foothold in Huazhou. We should send troops north as soon as possible."
"There is also the navy of Liang Jun, which is too arrogant, so we wiped them out together. They are useless. When encountering the navy of the Southerners, a hundred warships cannot defeat twenty or thirty of them, so they will be destroyed."
"It's just right to take Huazhou and have a look at Weibo."
Shao Shude stretched out his hand, and the noise in the tent suddenly stopped. Everyone held their breath and listened quietly.
"How many people are there in the Zhenguo Army?" Shao Shude asked.
"Your Majesty, there should be seven thousand more people." Chen Cheng replied.
"Allocate part of it to complete the establishment of Tianxiong and Tiande's second army." Shao Shude ordered: "There should be 3,500 remaining troops, and they will be led by Cai Songyang, the Tiande army envoy. They will first collect the counties in the west of Huazhou and advance towards Baima.
All cavalry units should return to their duties for the time being."
"Yes." Cai Songyang accepted the order.
The Zhenguo Army was put under his command, with a total of more than 11,000 troops. It was not a big problem to capture the weak counties of Huazhou. Even if he encountered the Liang Army's troops, he dared to fight, and he might still get the credit for nothing.
Woolen cloth.
"The Feilong Army left wing will immediately go to Puzhou and be subordinated to the Puzhou camp."
"Sending an envoy to Caozhou, I will give Zhu Zhen one last chance. If he does not surrender, he will be destroyed when the army arrives. Let him take care of himself."
"To send an order to Suzhou to be sealed, don't be hasty, don't make mistakes, and act steadily. Try to eliminate the Huai soldiers who enter Xuzhou, and don't let them go back. Land occupation is not the first priority, killing the thieves is the most important thing."
"The main force of Quanzhong has been destroyed. Send an order to Zhe Silun. After the main force of the Huaining army has been gathered, they can attack Lu and Hao Erzhou. Yang Xingmi is too greedy and too hasty. This time, let him know what it means to not be able to look after each other."
"Weisheng's army goes north as soon as possible and joins me."
Orders were sent out like a stream of water. While paying attention to Bianzhou City, Shao Shude never forgot the peripheral battlefields. Only by arranging those places properly could he rest assured, calmly besiege Bianzhou and capture the most important areas within Zhu Quanzhong's sphere of influence.
A piece of puzzle.
The Tianxiong Army, the National Protector Army, the Guards' Army, the Iron Cavalry Army, plus some Henan Prefecture natives, total more than 60,000 cavalry. If the Wei Sheng Army, the Jian Rui Army, and the Zhongwu Army can go north as scheduled, they will be more than
With one hundred thousand soldiers and horses, it may not be enough to besiege a big city like Bianzhou, but when it comes to a great victory, it does not necessarily need to be forced. There may be other ways.
Of course, he did not expect Bianzhou to open the city and surrender as soon as the army arrived. The possibility was too low. Even if there were people in the city who were unwilling to work for Zhu Quanzhong, it would take time to reshuffle the strength of the situation. And he,
You can add force to this pattern change outside the city and finally reap the sweet fruits.
On the 29th, the army arrived in the south of Bianzhou City and began to set up camp one after another.
At the same time, the campaign to persuade them to surrender was quietly launched.