"Zizhou has collected more than 7,900 surrendered soldiers and 8,000 dendrobium of grain and beans. The surrendered soldiers are being screened. All the native Tutuan folk will be released, and the rest will be taken into custody and sent back."
"At Pinghai, the two armies were united and defeated. By dawn on the 24th, we planned to kill a thousand people and capture ten thousand people. The rest were scattered. General Qibi is sending people to gather them. We must not let him wander into the countryside and harm the party."
"Zhu Quanzhong was besieged in Jiaoshui County. Yi Cong, determined to be difficult, Feilong's three armies and more than 13,000 infantry and cavalry soldiers surrounded him. Quanzhong sent people out of the city several times to test, but they were all repulsed. Li Tangbin urgently mobilized thousands of soldiers
, gathered the horses from the baggage train and rushed to rescue the glue. Zhu Quanzhong was already unable to escape."
"Wang Maozhang of the Huai Army seemed to have received some news and attacked Yizhou from the north. The Yi soldiers are still in Mizhou, and the state is empty and in danger frequently."
"Xuzhou bandits attacked Shanzhou westward and fought with the cavalry at Yutai. The bandits retreated."
"Shao Bo, the governor of Dizhou, went south to attack Shouguang, but was defeated and defeated."
"Lu Yanwei sent troops south to plunder the counties of Dizhou, robbed another 300 carts of salt, and burned down the salt field."
"Zhu Yu led hundreds of thieves to cause chaos, and Wang Jiao, the commander of Qizhou's state army, killed them."
"Zhu Jin led his army out of the city and defeated part of Long Xiang's army."
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Shao Shude returned to Weizhou, and his staff compiled the intelligence, made a briefing, and read it aloud one by one.
There was a lot of information, but there were only two important ones. One was that Zizhou was captured, and the other was that Wang Shifan's new army had been completely destroyed nine months after it was formed, and he lost his only reserve force.
As for Zhu Quanzhong's siege, it was actually not the focus. Shao Shude didn't even pay much attention to it.
He is not even as dangerous as Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin. The reason is also very simple. He cleaned up Henan so well that all kinds of separatist forces were wiped out. He killed wave after wave of ghosts and snake gods who were prone to causing trouble, and established Bianzhou.
The shogunate's absolute rule over the areas directly under its jurisdiction.
If Zhu Xuan is returned to Yunzhou, he is more likely to cause trouble than if Zhu Quanzhong returns to Bianzhou, so why pay attention to what he does.
Of course, at this point, Shao Shude has to thank Zhu Quanzhong - you have done a great job. From now on, everyone who aspires to unify the world can use Henan as their foundation.
"In order to capture Zhu Quanzhong, Li Tangbin changed the battle plan without authorization, which was too much. We will not do it again." Shao Shude put down the account books and field records in his hands and said: "Qingzhou hurry up and finish the work, don't delay it until the Chinese New Year. After destroying Wang Shifan, leave the troops and horses to guard it.
, all the troops went to Yanzhou to besiege Zhu Jin. We have been fighting for almost a year, and all the troops are exhausted. The soldiers also want to return, so we can't delay it too long."
Zhao Guangfeng responded repeatedly.
After handling these matters, Shao Shude reviewed the newly formed Weizhou State Army, and then began a series of troop mobilizations.
The Tianxiong army returned to its right wing and returned to Heyang. The sudden generals left the two armies to defend each other. As for the Tiande army, they returned to Luoyang and accepted reorganization.
This is a key task before the Chinese New Year, and the departments that have been reorganized are already on their way, striving to complete it before New Year's Day and start training after the New Year.
The left and right Tiande Army is the sixth branch of the Forbidden Army, with an army of 30,000. It is composed of Tiande Army, Dingyuan Army, and Zhenwu Army as its backbone.
Theoretically, these three troops add up to 21,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry. It was initially decided to train the 3,000 infantrymen from Helong into cavalry, and then transfer more than 6,000 strong soldiers from the Liang Army to supplement them.
The quality of the troops surrendered by Liang Jun in the "Second Phase" was relatively high. The first time the 20,000 surrendered troops were transferred, 5,000 were transferred to cover the battle losses of various units. The second time, 6,000 troops were sent to participate in the reorganization of the Golden Sword and Heiji armies. This time
After more than 6,000 are used up, the remaining 2,000 or so relatively inexperienced old and weak people are sent to Ruyuan - the population of the Ruyuan slave tribe will reach about 29,000.
The military envoy of the Tiande Army is Cai Songyang, and the deputy envoy is Zhang Yanqiu, who is already in his fifties. He has been working hard over the years and has made many military expeditions. In his early years, he had a good relationship with Shao Shude, so he deserves to be given the deputy envoy.
The Marquis of Du Yu was He Gui. He had just been appointed as the envoy of the Dingyuan Army for a few days, but the army was reorganized. I don't know how he felt.
The envoy of Du Youyi was handed over to Yang Sheng, who was a general of Cai Songyang and a former general of Dashanguan Town in Fengxiang Town.
The commander of the Henan Fuzhou Army, He Piao, was transferred to the left wing as the military envoy.
This person had a martial arts background. He was seriously injured during the Battle of Luoyang. After recovering from his injury, he was transferred to the state army system. This time he was considered a return to the field force.
Xie Yanzhang, the deputy envoy of the Guangsheng Army, served as the military envoy on the right side. He was the representative of the surrendered generals in Liang and appeased the people of Liang.
Some of Tiandejun's family members are still in Lingxia, and they will move here in batches after the Chinese New Year and settle in Henan Prefecture. Before them, Wuweijun's family members have already begun to move and are assigned to live in Zhengzhou.
Half of the Yameni Army was left on the Yunqi battlefield, and its designation was about to be revoked. The sergeants were used as supplementary troops and were dispersed and organized into the four armies of Tielin, Yicong, Tianxiong, and Tujiang to supplement the battle losses. Han Zhu, deputy envoy of the Yameni Army, was transferred to another post.
Commander of Henan Fuzhou Army.
Through such operations, the most essential parts of Zhu Quanzhong's military assets have been dealt with. This process took a full year, and I don't know how many interests were considered and how many brain cells were lost before the entire work was finally completed.
"You stay in Xiangwei for a while and have more contact with the nobles and local tyrants. It is difficult to win over the people of Hebei. It will take time and effort." Shao Shude said: "I will keep the sudden generals and the second army of Xiaojie here.
Beware of the Jin people and also the Wei people. If there is an uprising in the two states, we will immediately dispatch troops and suppress them vigorously. I will return to Luoyang and reorganize my troops."
"As ordered." Zhao Guangfeng responded.
With this sentence, he is de facto guarding and staying behind, and he has great power. The Heyang shogunate will discuss the appointment of local officials, the arrangement of financial and taxation records, etc. with him. This is also the easiest way to cultivate cronies.
When you accumulate political favors, it would be a pity not to make good use of them.
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The Xia army in Qingzhou mobilized frequently and made great movements, but the Qi army seemed to be dead and did not respond in any way.
Wang Shifan sat slumped on the bed, sighing constantly.
Four brothers, Shi Yue, Shi Ke, Shi Jie and Shi Lu, all came over to accompany him in his worries.
"Zhu Quanzhong patted his chest and promised that Pinghai and the two armies can fight together if we unite, but once we take action, the result will be like this, even our old troops can't fight." Wang Shiyue was very annoyed and kept complaining.
He once trusted Zhu Quanzhong very much and believed that his defeat at the hands of Shao Shude was due to the fact that the Four Battles in Henan was too difficult to defend and had nothing to do with his own ability. However, the shogunate spent a lot of money and food to form a new army with a total of 24,000
The cavalry on foot failed miserably before they could play any significant role.
Not to mention supporting the Qingzhou battlefield, he didn't even manage to defend Denglai's rear. What use was Zhu Quanzhong?
"Brother, if you can't do it, just surrender, right? After Liu Wei surrendered and the news of the fall of Denglai came back, the morale of the troops dropped sharply and they could no longer fight." Wang Shike had just returned from Linqu, and his hands were still wrapped in cloth. It was obvious that
Injured.
"There are rumors in the army that Liang Jun's surrender has not been demobilized as a whole. After they surrender, they can continue to serve as soldiers, and their resistance is not as great as before." Wang Shike added: "I don't want to fight."
"In the past, when I heard that I was serving as a soldier for Shao Thief, everyone scolded me and threatened to fight to the death. Now that I have only been fighting for a year, they are all happy again?" Wang Shilu said sarcastically: "They are all a bunch of bastards."
Wang Shifan glanced at his third brother and suspected that he was talking about himself. The evidence was very sufficient.
"That's enough!" Wang Shifan sat up straight and said, "I don't blame you guys, it's really... ugh!"
"My lord died of illness in the past. Zhang Chan and Lu Hong deceived me when I was young and wanted to seize Qingzhou's foundation. After killing these two people, my sons still recognized me as the Wang family." Wang Shifan continued.
After Wang Jingwu's death, Wang Shifan, who was only sixteen years old, succeeded to the throne. However, Zhang Chan, the governor of Dizhou, was dissatisfied and asked the court to send another military envoy. Wang Shifan sent Lu Hong to lead the army to conquer. At this time, a miniature version of the situation occurred.
"Chenqiao Mutiny" - After Lu Hong obtained military power through Duyu Housi, he led his army to go on an expedition. Then, before going far, he turned around and returned to Qingzhou, intending to attack Wang Shifan.
Wang Shifan used a plot to kill Lu Hong, then reviewed the troops and distributed rewards. The sergeants finally decided to support Wang Shifan as the military governor. Cui Anqian, who was sent by the imperial court, returned to Chang'an in despair.
The Qingzhou soldiers recognized the Wang family at the critical moment and stood firm.
"I also agree to surrender." Wang Shijie, who has been responsible for contacting Xia Jun, said: "I have verified in many ways that Shao Shude is still very trustworthy. Since he has allowed his brother to enter the court, he will not change his mind or go back on old scores.
. Even if I don’t like my brother anymore, I will not openly break my promise. Today’s world is different from before. Regardless of whether Shao Shude can succeed or not, he will definitely fight with all the military leaders. We, Qingzhou, are weak.
, it’s really difficult to be caught in the middle. If you don’t do anything right, your family will be destroyed and your family will be destroyed. Chang’an is still peaceful, so there’s nothing wrong with going to avoid it.”
Wang Shifan nodded frequently at first, but when he heard the word "success", he frowned, and finally sighed. He was no longer able to help the world, and there was nothing he could do.
"If my second brother is willing to surrender, I have no objection. If he is not willing to surrender, I will fight to the end. We brothers should advance and retreat together, and we should not let outsiders bully us." Wang Shilu also spoke, and only heard him say
: "Fourth brother also said that King Xia is quite generous and broad-minded. Of course you can join the court, but why not work directly for King Xia? In this world, being a rich man may not necessarily lead to stability. Just
If King Xia doesn't pursue it, there's no guarantee that there are villains underneath who want to harm us, so we must be on guard against it."
Wang Shifan nodded silently, then turned to his eldest brother Wang Shiyue and asked, "What do you mean, eldest brother?"
"What else can I do? I can't beat Li Tangbin." Wang Shiyue said: "Also, does the second brother know the situation in the army?"
"Brother, are you saying that the military's morale is unstable?" Wang Shifan asked.
"Of course." Wang Shiyue said: "I have sent people to find out what happened in Zizhou. Some soldiers made a rebellion and supported Wang Yanwen as the commander of the capital. They plundered the treasury and harassed the people. Liu Wei was forced to go to the Xia thieves.
.If this is the case in Zizhou, will it be the same in Qingzhou? Frustrated and frustrated, some people want to use our brothers in exchange for wealth. Let’s surrender. In the current situation, we can’t even go out to fight in the city, and we can’t stay here for a long time.
It will be lost, and it will be destroyed sooner or later. It is better to have some troops now, so that the whole family can be at peace."
Wang Shifan was silent.
Three of the five brothers clearly supported surrender. Although the fifth brother was ambiguous, the underlying meaning behind his words was that he was actually leaning toward surrender.
What else is there to persevere? Wang Shifan fell back onto the bed and sighed continuously.
When he was sixteen years old, with the help of Liu Wei, he killed Lu Hong and put an end to a military rebellion. At that time, he was very ambitious and was praised as a talented young man.
He once had a dream, but the reality in the town made him realize his limitations: external expansion was impossible and the warriors would not agree.
From then on, he was obsessed with Confucianism and lived in a muddle-headed way for more than nine years without realizing it.
So many things have changed in nine years. The situation in the world has changed drastically, and now you can't even hold on to your family business. What else is there to say? What is there to persevere?
Forget it, everything in the past has gone with the wind. Ziqing Town, which has been inherited for more than 140 years, has been ruined.
On the last day of October, Wang Shifan personally met Li Shouxin, the envoy of the Xia army, and expressed his willingness to join the court as an official. The Wang family moved to Chang'an. If the Xia king guaranteed the wealth of several hundred members of the Wang family, Qingzhou's tens of thousands
All the troops and horses surrendered.
Li Shouxin was very happy and immediately sent someone back to report the news.
Li Tangbin, the commander of the Puzhou camp, also gathered his troops and adjusted his deployment. The Qi troops did not stop him. It was obvious that everyone above and below knew something.