Guo Song led 15,000 cavalrymen to march for four days before arriving in Shangdang County. In Shangdang County, there were still 6,000 Modao troops and 1,000 firearms battalion soldiers who had arrived a few days ago, and there were more than 10,000 people left.
The logistics army, led by General Yao Jin, is already stationed in Mingzhou, which has a main force of 50,000 troops.
Guo Song replenished dry food and fodder and did not stay too long. He left 3,000 men to guard the party, while he personally led an army of 30,000 men to attack Fukouxing in a mighty manner.
At night, the army arrived at the entrance of Fukouxing. The cavalry had been marching for days, and they were really exhausted. Guo Song ordered the army to camp on the spot.
The army did not bring tents and baggage. Each soldier had a camping bag, which was actually a sleeping bag and a blanket. The sleeping bag was made of very thin cotton, which was very light and warm. When sleeping, the blanket was laid on first, and then the sleeping bag was put away.
People just got in without even having to expose their heads.
With sleeping bags, soldiers can still sleep soundly when camping in the open air. They can block wind and rain, but their biggest function is to prevent poisonous insects. Every year, thousands of soldiers are bitten by poisonous insects while marching. With sleeping bags, they can be buckled to death from the inside.
Basically, you don’t have to worry about poisonous insects.
Moreover, the sleeping bag is very convenient to carry. When rolled up and combined with the military blanket, it weighs less than three pounds. When marching, it can be placed in the military bag behind you.
Guo Song had a small military tent and a pair of folding tables and chairs. Guo Song sat on the table and studied the map of Hebei carefully. The situation in Hebei was already obvious, but the only thing that he couldn't see through was Li Li.
Na, Li Na has sent 30,000 more troops to Dizhou, what does he want? Maybe he also saw the Zhu brothers' attempt to unify Hebei, and wanted to get a share of the pie in Hebei. Think about it, this is what it should be.
At this time, soldiers outside reported: "Your Highness, urgent report from Mingzhou!"
"Send it up!"
A soldier came in and presented a piece of information to Guo Song. It was a normal piece of information, not a message sent by a flying pigeon.
Guo Song took out the letter paper, which contained two contents. One was that the Xindu Intelligence Station discovered Zhu Tao's soldiers hiding in the city and informed Li Wujun. They were all killed by Li Wujun. Li Wujun immediately followed his plan, set up an ambush, and annihilated them all.
After defeating Zhu Tao's three thousand vanguard troops, Zhu Tao was forced to retreat twenty miles north and stationed himself on the banks of the Zhangshui River, waiting for reinforcements and baggage.
Guo Song nodded, Xindu City's intelligence point did a good job, and his assistant Li Wujun slowed down Zhu Tao's progress and bought himself at least five days.
He continued to look down, and the next piece of information was about Zhu Si. Zhu Si's vanguard of 20,000 people had crossed the Yellow River and snatched away Tian Yue. Before his army arrived, they arrived at Liyang City. The defenders of Liyang County surrendered, and Zhu Si's army
Liyang County was captured and an important Hebei stronghold was obtained.
Guo Song sighed softly, Tian Yue was still a step too late, and Zhu Si succeeded in seizing Liyang. Liyang City is very ordinary. It is located at the entrance of the Yellow River in Yongji Canal. A huge warehouse city was built, and ships can directly
Driving into Cangcheng, that is to say, Zhu Si can continuously transport supplies and soldiers into Liyang City, and Tian Yue has no way to intercept them.
Tian Yue is going to face a severe test this time, but this is good, so that he does not have to worry about Tian Yue sneaking up from behind, and he can devote himself to dealing with Zhu Tao.
"Is there any news from Jingxing and Feihuxing?" Guo Song asked a soldier next to him.
"Your Highness, the news from both sides has not come yet."
Jingxing and Feihuxing were Guo Song's backup plans. He each sent 15,000 troops from Jingxing and Feihuxing to Hebei. On the one hand, they were to contain the enemy troops defending Jingxing and Feihuxing. On the other hand, they were also waiting for their own
According to the news, once he leads his army to the north, 30,000 troops will fight out from Jingxing and Feihuxing and open a battlefield directly in the rear.
Guo Song nodded, "Inform all soldiers to have dinner at the fourth watch tomorrow morning and set off at the fifth watch!"
There was no talk all night. At the fifth watch, Guo Song led 30,000 troops and continued to set off. Two days later, the army passed through Fukouxing and arrived at Mingzhou.
At the same time that Guo Song arrived in Mingzhou, Jin general Wu Zhiyuan led an army of 10,000 people to Longgang County, Xingzhou Prefecture.
Cao Linghui, the governor of Xingzhou, led a group of officials out of the city to welcome the arrival of the Jin army.
The arrival of the Jin army was also welcomed by the people in the city. They beat gongs and drums, sang and danced to welcome the Jin army into the city, and the whole Longgang City was full of joy.
The reason why Guo Song ordered not to send troops was to wait for Zhu Tao's army to go south and swallow this bait.
War is very particular about trends. Once you decide to send troops, you cannot retreat easily. This will be a huge blow to the morale and morale of the military.
Therefore, the Jin army has been waiting, and the general Yao Jin also resolutely implemented Guo Song's intention. When Zhu Tao's army suffered a setback in Xindu, he decisively sent troops, and Wu Zhiyuan led an army of 10,000 to the north and occupied Xingzhou.
The Jin army's dispatch of troops to Xingzhou is a major signal, which means that the Jin army will also participate in the battle for Hebei.
Wu Zhiyuan is currently the general of the Wei. He was promoted together with Pei Xin back then and followed Guo Song in the southern and northern wars. He gained numerous military exploits and was promoted from general to general. He also received the title of county prince. However, he has not had the opportunity to fight in recent battles.
As a result, his major military achievements were not as good as those of Pei Xin, and his military rank was one level lower than that of Pei Xin. Pei Xin was already a general of chariots and cavalry, while he was still a general of guard.
Wu Zhiyuan took a deep breath. This time he got the opportunity to lead an independent army to seize Xingzhou and Zhaozhou. He must not fail.
Entering the governor's office, Wu Zhiyuan first asked about Xingzhou's food and material reserves.
The governor Cao Linghui smiled bitterly and said: "Li Wujun would never allow the government to store grain and money without authorization. Only the military warehouse will have a little money and food. It also follows the situation of the garrison. Ten days ago, all his troops withdrew from Xindu, and all the money and food from the military warehouse were also taken.
I left, and to be honest with the general, the official warehouse now only has three thousand shi of grain, seven hundred guan of copper coins, and still owes the officials three months' salary."
Wu Zhiyuan originally thought that Xingzhou's official grain would support his journey north, but he was disappointed when he only had three thousand shi of grain.
He thought for a while and said: "Let's do this! Guancang will lend me 1,500 shi of grain first, and the remaining 1,500 shi will be used for porridge relief. Our logistics army has already gone north and will arrive within five days at the latest.
, Ten thousand shi of grain will be delivered. As for distributing salary, is 700 gu of money enough?"
Cao Linghui smiled bitterly, "There are nine counties in Xingzhou. There are more than 50 county magistrates, more than 300 servants, and more than 700 arresters, catchers and other military officials. A month's salary is at least 3,000 yuan.
Money, if it is small money, it will cost ten thousand guan."
Wu Zhiyuan heard that one state owed tens of thousands of dollars in salary for three months. His head was pounding. This was something he couldn't handle. He had to say: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin will arrive in Hebei soon. I believe all the problems will be solved."
If it can be solved, first deal with the food according to my plan."
Wu Zhiyuan's army only brought five days of dry food to the north. When he captured Xingzhou, the army had to be supplemented with food. One thousand five hundred shi of food was enough to support his 10,000-strong army for five days.
Cao Linghui quickly ordered his officials to handle the grain. He then said to Wu Zhiyuan: "Actually, there is a money and grain storage point in Xingzhou."
Wu Zhiyuan slapped his forehead, hating himself for being confused. Before leaving, Yao Jin told him that Li Wujun had a palace in Xingzhou.
"You mean the palace?"
Cao Linghui nodded, "Li Wujun's Longgang Palace is located in Fulonggang, thirty miles west of the county. There should be money and food in it, but we dare not touch it without permission, otherwise we will be executed by Li Wujun."
"Let's go now!" Wu Zhiyuan couldn't sit still.
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More than thirty miles to the west of the county, there is a hill with a radius of ten miles, which looks like a crouching dragon on a high place. There is also a protruding dragon head in front. The people call it Fulonggang, and Longgang County gets its name from this.
The scenery around Fulonggang is extremely beautiful, with waterfalls, streams, dragon ponds, green cypresses and pines, and rugged rocks. Li Baochen, the first generation of Chengde Fan Town, took a fancy to the Feng Shui here and built the Longgang Palace here. The entire Longgang is
His private garden is closed to outsiders.
Li Wujun was still called Wang Wujun at that time. He was stationed in Xingzhou and was extremely envious of Longgang Palace. He killed Li Weiyue, Li Baochen's son, and became the third generation of Chengde vassal. He then hoarded a large number of beauties and wealth in Longgang Palace.
, for him to spend and enjoy.
Cao Linghui, the governor, knew very well that although Li Lingwu withdrew Xingzhou's troops, money and food, he did not withdraw the wealth of Longgang Palace. He counted on the Jin army to obtain wealth from here and pay salaries to Xingzhou officials. Many officials
I can't even open the pot at home.
The Longgang Palace was guarded by 300 soldiers. Wu Zhiyuan led 3,000 Jin troops to arrive and instantly crushed them.
The concubines in the palace have been taken to Xindu by Li Wujun. There are only more than thirty maids and twenty eunuchs in the palace. The door of the warehouse covering an area of dozens of acres is locked. Wu Zhijun ordered the soldiers to break the big lock and open the door.
Opened the warehouse door.
The accumulation of grain, gold and silver inside really made everyone take a breath of air.
Bags of wheat and corn were piled up like mountains. After a slight inventory, there were almost 12,000 bags, which is 12,000 shi of grain. The small warehouse inside was full of boxes of various sizes, and the big wooden boxes contained gold and silver.
The small box contained jewelry and jade, and the copper coins were also packed in sacks, piled in the corner like a hill.
There is also an icehouse underground, where a large amount of wine and meat are stored.
Wu Zhiyuan was overjoyed. With this money and food guarantee, he could continue his northern expedition to Zhaozhou when the 5,000 cavalry backup arrived.