After New Year's Day, subsequent troops arrived in batches, mainly 25,000 people from the Yameni, Zhongwu, and Jianrui armies.
After receiving the order, the two armies of Protecting the Country and Pengsheng made a temporary turn to clean up the military men in Yun Town and collect the counties in Yunzhou.
Have all the more than 20,000 cavalrymen in Yuncheng been wiped out? Of course not!
In the Battle of Shouzhang, five hundred were beheaded and two hundred captured.
In the battle of Yunzhou, 2,400 people were beheaded and 400 people were captured.
A total of more than 3,000 soldiers were captured and killed. There were at least 18,900 Yuncheng warriors scattered in the counties and countryside to celebrate the New Year. In fact, this number may not reach this number, because the soldiers who fled may not return to the army, but still
It is a huge force.
Zhu Wei died in a snowy night raid and a beheading operation. It was not a defeat after the main force was wiped out.
"Last night, about two thousand Yun people fled. While they were wandering and helpless, we quickly searched and suppressed them. Those who are willing to surrender can be brought back, and those who are unwilling to surrender are killed on the spot." Shao Shude sat in the empty Zhu Wei Mansion and gave the order.
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In fact, he was not optimistic about how many Yun soldiers would surrender. Historically, they had to fight to the end before surrendering to Zhu Quanzhong. The reason was that the fundamental contradiction between the two sides could not be reconciled: Zhu Quanzhong could reorganize the Yun soldiers, but he would inevitably take them to Bianzhou and become Xuanwu
Compared with serving as a local soldier in Yunzhou, the conditions for serving as a yamen soldier are far worse, so you have to be completely defeated.
"As ordered." The generals took the order and left one after another.
Yunzhou governs nine counties in total, namely Xuchang, Shouzhang, Yuncheng, Juye, Lu, Pingyin, Dong'a, Yanggu, and Zhongdu. Currently, only Shouzhang and Xuchang counties are in hand, and the rest
The attitude of the seven counties is unclear, or they are still under the control of Yun Bing.
For example, Lu County, which was the seat of Jeju in the early years, had 3,000 foreign troops stationed there.
In Juye County, General Yun Liu Cun had four thousand soldiers.
Brother Zhu Qiong of Qizhou has eight thousand soldiers.
This was caused by the special past history of Yun and Yaner towns. The Liang army was fierce and annihilated the main force of the Yamen army of Yun and Yaner towns in the field. In order to counter the Liang people, the second town had to recruit military schools based on state and county soldiers.
The descendants and brave warriors among the people formed a new army, and then started a brutal fight with the Liang people that lasted for several years.
It sounds a bit like Wei Bo.
Wei Bo has 80,000 warriors, but less than 10,000 yamen soldiers, and the rest are all outside the town army. If the Jiedushi had a choice, he would definitely gather all the military power, but sometimes he can't do it, so he can only let it go.
Already.
Zhu Zhen's Peng Sheng Army was ordered to attack Yuncheng, while Feng Zangzhi's National Protector Army headed north, heading straight towards Yanggu, Dong'a and other places.
Guo Shaobin and Zhang Jun also advanced northward with strong and sharp troops, aiming directly at Pingyin County.
The Zhao Yan tribe of the Zhongwu Army went south to capture Zhongdu.
In addition, Tielin, Longxiang, Longhu and other armies were also on their way back, while Tianxing army was stationed in Puzhou to assist in the transportation of grain and grass.
Shao Shude led General Tu to rest in Yunzhou, and the Yamen army also stayed here. He wanted to reorganize it.
In the afternoon, Shao Shude, escorted by more than a thousand sergeants, left the city and inspected all the way east.
The countryside in winter was covered with snow. When passing by a village, some people were busy working beside a firewood pile. When they saw the sergeants of the brigade, they immediately hid in their houses.
Shao Shude seemed unaware. He pointed his horsewhip to the east and said, "That's the old land of Sucheng County over there, right?"
Du Guangyi, who came from Puzhou, replied: "Yunzhou is close to Jishui and is an important road for north-south transportation. In the early years of the dynasty, the household registration was well-off, so it was divided into Sucheng County, and the Wenzong Dynasty also moved the province into Xuchang. This is a A large county, the essence of Yuncheng."
"It's a pity that after fighting with Quanzhong for many years, the household registration was greatly damaged." Shao Shude said: "Yun, Cao, and Pu are all large counties. During the Tianbao period, there were 16,700,000 people. Now it would be great to have one million."
Qin Zongquan failed to harm the three states of Yunzhen. Huang Chao and Wang Xianzhi started here, but they quickly lost their foothold and were killed and ran away. Logically speaking, there were still many registered households. But the war with the Liang people was too cruel, and Pu , Cao and the two states saw each other again and again, and Puzhou was the worst.
Quanzhong also set up a special army to capture the living, plundered the people and resettled them in the states of Bian and Song Dynasties. The vitality of Yunzhen was indeed greatly damaged. With the current economic strength of Yun and Qi's two states, it is appropriate to support an army of 20,000, but 30,000 is too much. , it’s really a militancy.
"Your Majesty, now that the army has gathered, Yuncheng's food and grass may not be able to support it for long." Du Guangyi reminded.
He had been in Puzhou for a long time and knew the actual situation there. He was very exhausted. If he could maintain the food and fodder of Tianxing's army, the reward would be good. Don't think too much.
"It will be freezing on the river. We won't have to worry about food and grass in March. Let's search the local area first. The people of Yuncheng will be patient and give them tax exemption next year." Shao Shude said: "The military envoy of Tianping Army, who do you think can do it? Let it go?"
Du Guangyi's heart skipped a beat and he said: "Your Majesty, this is an important position, please be careful."
Shao Shude nodded. Under the currently implemented camp system, the commanding envoy or recruiting envoy has great power, including military power, local governance power, financial power, and a high degree of unified power, but they are all temporary. After the camp is disbanded, these The power will disappear. If the chief official of the camp is exhausted, it is just a matter of installing some local officials during the existence of the camp. It is not a big problem.
Yun, Cao, and Pu have good foundations. After a few years of rest and recuperation, it is entirely possible for them to recover. With a population of one million, mulberry and hemp, and the benefits of trade, raising an army of 40,000 is not a problem at all.
Li Tangbin, the commander of the Puzhou camp, has a large number of troops. Pu, Cao, and Shanzhou are all temporarily under his control. For a long time in the future, the Puzhou camp will continue to exist, and the name of the commander-in-chief of Yuncheng cannot be given to him. He has to carefully select a suitable candidate for Jiedushi.
Before that, he had to continue to be the "Queen of the Tianping Army" for a period of time.
What? How did the Liu Hou come about? Don’t worry, today the soldiers and civilians of Yuncheng Town will come to the table and "implore" King Xia to serve as the Liu Hou in this town.
After a tour, Shao Shude returned to Yunzhou.
The Yameni army was camping outside the city. The soldiers of the sudden general who were escorting him out of the city shouted loudly and pushed and shoved the Yanei soldiers on the roadside. Someone accidentally got closer, and the swords in the hands of the sudden generals were half unsheathed. glare.
The soldiers of the Yanei Army were a little confused.
Before the expedition, we were together in a weird manner and talking bad about King Xia. Why did we suddenly become like this?
"Get out!" The surprise generals spread out far away, driving the yamen soldiers outward and clearing the road, acting like a dog leg.
Shao Shude laughed. Now he especially likes to stay with the generals to deepen their relationship. After a while, when the morale of the army is more stable, he will try to expand the establishment of this unit.
As for annexation targets, there are them everywhere around Yunzhou. Anyone who doesn't fight well will have their designation cancelled. If they dare to attack, they will be severely suppressed without hesitation.
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In Changqing County, Qi, the north wind blows strongly.
The sound of arrows flying through the air kept resounding, and faint shouts of killing echoed in the wind.
Liang Hanyong led more than a hundred soldiers to charge first, completely penetrated the enemy's formation, and then came back.
The war horse was breathing heavily, and the blood on the blade had solidified. Liang Hanyong glanced at the enemy cavalry slowly gathering together in annoyance, and spat heavily.
The Feilong Army set out from Huazhou, resupplied after arriving in Puzhou, and then headed eastward, bypassing the county town, leaving the military camp alone and just passing through the wilderness. But after arriving in Changqing County, they suddenly encountered a wave of
soldiers.
The thieves, with three thousand men on foot and on horseback, seemed to be returning to Qizhou from their base to celebrate the New Year. By chance, they bumped into them.
They immediately sent a message to Changqing County and the nearby Gama Mountain military camp, and soon more than a thousand people arrived for reinforcements.
The Feilong Army is never afraid of field battles.
Except for being unable to withstand a cavalry attack, the Dragon Army soldiers are not afraid of any enemy at all.
More than 10,000 people dismounted and formed a formation, and in just a quarter of an hour they defeated the enemy's 2,000 infantry. However, the enemy still had 2,000 cavalry who neither fought nor moved, but just stared at them.
You have the intention to ignore them, but you are also worried about being raided when your family disperses to the wild villages to collect food. If you want to eliminate this group of enemies before leaving, they will not fight you.
"No fighting, let's go to Changqing County first. The county soldiers have just killed a lot of people for me, so this meeting should be very empty." Qi Bizhang came up from behind and ordered: "Xing Zang has been exposed, go east.
There is no point in going. We don’t have much food and water, so we need to find a place to stay first.”
"As ordered." Liang Hanyong sighed, ordered the sergeants to mount their horses in batches, and retreat slowly.
The thief cavalry began to accelerate, ready to rush.
Some of the Flying Dragon Army soldiers fired their bows and crossbows to drive them away.
Some sergeants who have been riding for a long time even took out their riding bows and started playing horse shooting. It was a bit like infantry slowly evolving into cavalry. But there were not many of them. The whole army could only find two or three thousand people who could only ride on foot.
A soldier is a treasure no matter where he is.
Two-quarters of an hour later, Changqing County arrived.
Qi Bizhang ordered three thousand people, and with a drum beat, he rushed to the top of the city, killed a few soldiers and captured it.
The enemy cavalry followed them without giving up. After seeing the county town fall, they wandered back for a long time before disappearing into the mountains and forests.
"Send someone to contact the king." Qi Bizhang seemed to have returned to the state of galloping behind enemy lines. He only heard him say: "Zhu Qiong of Qizhou will receive the news soon. The king needs to tell you what to do next. .”
"What if the king allows us to do things conveniently?" Liang Hanyong asked.
"This is the best." Qi Bizhang laughed loudly and said: "I heard that the king is attacking Yunzhou, can Zhu Qiong, Zhu Jin, and Wang Shifan still sit still? There will definitely be reinforcements coming, and then there will be a chance. "
When Zhu Quanzhong attacked Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, and Shi Pu came to help one after another, but Zhu Quanzhong surrounded them for reinforcements, and many soldiers were killed and injured. The Feilong Army had more than 16,000 people, and they were so mobile. Isn't it more professional than Liang Jun for encirclement and reinforcements?
Even if you can't gain any advantage in this regard, you can still stir things up behind enemy lines, avoid the real situation and exploit the weak points, and attack the enemy's weak points.
A few years ago, the main force of the Liang Army confronted the Xia Army on the front line. What happened to the empty hinterland?
Of course, the Yun people and the Yan people were also familiar with this move. After all, the Feilong Army started from them, and Zhu Jin even followed him into Liang to fight several times as a matter of fun.
"Zhu Jin..." Qi Bizhang sighed and said: "If there is a chance, it would be best if I can surrender. This person's martial arts and courage are both first-class, but he cannot be a commander, but a vanguard general. That’s also a win-win situation.”
Liang Hanyong was silently wiping the blade of his sword. When he heard the Deed Bizhang, he mentioned Zhu Jin and suddenly said: "Military envoy, Zhu Xuan is worth paying attention to."