Chapter 884: Position
The flame has gone out, but the stone is still warm.
Su Zhongyi took off his clothes and lay down. After a moment, he let out a comfortable moan.
Guanqiu Lu and Li Ju, the chief secretary of the shogunate, looked at each other, but they didn't say anything and just waited quietly.
After a long time, Su Zhongyi got up after lying down enough, and said with a wry smile: "I fell from a horse a few days ago and was injured, so I haven't recovered well. Then I got sick again and lay down for a long time. Alas, I'm old, and I'm not even forty yet. All sick.”
While he was talking, a witch came over with a knife, carefully asked about the pain on his body, and then used the knife to cut him until he saw blood.
This is the bloodletting therapy of Wuhuan and Xianbei.
Just like the sailors in the European Age of Exploration, the weather is good today, so let's have some blood, which is good for the body and mind.
Guan Qiulu and Li Ju's eyes twitched when they saw this common treatment method for Wuhuan people - moxibustion, burning stones for self-ironing, lying on the ground while burning, bleeding pulses, blessing heaven and earth, mountains and rivers The god of medicine has always been a traditional treatment method of the Wuhuan and Xianbei families and has been passed down for hundreds of years.
After Su Zhongyi was drained of blood, he sighed with satisfaction, then looked at the two of them and said, "The war was not fought well. Yu Ju suffered a defeat at Wuzhouchuan and lost his army. Fortunately, Wuzhou Town Army is still there, but they insist on holding on. Lord, we only attack occasionally. The bandit army besieged the city for several days, and probably two or three thousand people died. If they couldn't defeat it, they stopped fighting and focused on siege."
At this point, his face looked a little lucky and he said: "On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, all the ministers gathered in Changchun Palace. Liu Lugu and I had a secret show. I stole him very badly. He spoke unscrupulously, saying that he was raising a child. Wu Zhou and Gao Liu were overburdened, and they were scolded by me at that time, but they should know how powerful they are now.”
"We will have another day off tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow I will personally lead three thousand troops to assist Liang Chang." Su Zhongyi added: "There is no need to worry, Chief Secretary. There are still two thousand strong men in Liang Chang City, so we can defend it."
Li Ju pondered for a while and said: "It is better for the Prime Minister to be careful. Once caught in an ambush, the entire army will be wiped out, and Liang Chang's defenders may be frightened. It will not be good if they surrender the city by then."
Su Zhongyi nodded and sighed: "Today is different from the past. Aitou has many powerful cavalry. Our cavalry is not as good as him, but it has a lot more infantry. Now it depends on who can persist."
According to the latest battle situation, Helan Aitou's troops were divided into three groups, with thousands of horses on the southern route, and broke into Mayi County. They won more than they lost, and most of the local wealthy families stayed behind closed doors.
Kelan County dispatched thousands of cavalry to rush north to help, and the army to capture the dead also went south to Mayi, joining forces with Wuhuan here and defeating Suotou.
The enemy troops have not retreated along this route, but they have obviously reached a stalemate. Seeing that there is no profit to be made, they will retreat sooner or later.
There were more than 10,000 cavalry in the middle, and they attacked Wuzhou first, but they couldn't defeat it. Even if we divide our troops to capture Liang Chang, we still can't defeat him.
So they could only send out light cavalry to plunder everywhere.
They did not dare to dedicate too many soldiers and horses to plunder, because there were hundreds or more than a thousand horsemen in Wuzhou and Liangchang cities. If they suddenly came out, they would be enough to disturb the places where they were grazing cattle, sheep and horses.
The North Road was the main force of Suotou. A total of 30,000 cavalry were dispatched to attack Dongmugen Mountain. They won consecutive battles and many small tribes took the opportunity to defect there.
Shan Yu's governor, Wang Que'er, has led his 8,000 rebel army to the north for reinforcements, but there is no news yet.
At this point in the battle, it's actually not too ugly.
Dai Guo suffered a small loss, but he could still hold on. This may be related to their current system. With the three counties of Shannan, even if they lose a few games ahead, they will not lose everything.
Now they have one strategy: consumption.
Hold on to the territory firmly, even if the enemy is causing serious harm to the place, you must hold on, and when the enemy wants to retreat, launch a massive counterattack.
Seeing that his suggestion had been listened to, Li Ju said no more and said: "The capital of Daiguo is still greater than that of Shengle Suotou. As long as we hold on this time and make Suotou unprofitable, next time If they want to launch such a large offensive again, it won’t be that simple here in Pingcheng——”
"Don't worry." Su Zhongyi said: "The Dowager Madam has returned from Changchun Palace. Assistant Prime Minister Wei Xiong and others have been ordered to take charge of everything. Liu Lugu, Pu Gulu, and Yu Ju were all sent out. Although Da Xi Heruo was not Very friendly, but also quite respectful. There are Changsun and other friendly tribesmen outside the city, and Daizhou Wuhuan soldiers are also rushing here, so there should be no serious problem. "
Li Ju thought about it and found that the situation was indeed not that dangerous, so he felt relieved a little.
"Is Mr. Guanqiu the shogunate's Jincaobu?" Su Zhongyi looked at Mr. Guanqiu Lu and asked.
Jin Cao was in charge of currency, salt and iron matters - the two words "goods" and "coin".
If a Jincao is set up in a county, it will also be in charge of "municipal affairs" - trade and market affairs.
"It's just a name. Except for the first day, I have never been in office." Guanqiu Lu said with a smile.
"No wonder I haven't seen you before." Su Zhongyi also smiled and said: "Go back early. There will be no peace before the end of August. If you see the king, you can tell the truth. If you can mobilize the army, you will win. ”
"I'm afraid there won't be any big troops coming this year." Guanqiu Lu didn't hide anything, and said, "Everyone is watching the country and beware of chaos."
"That's it." Su Zhongyi nodded.
The King of Liang has more important matters, so it would be great if he could send the Yi Congjun and the Zhusheng Army. Some battles have to be fought on behalf of the country. When it is really critical, the King of Liang will send a large number of troops to help.
"Actually, the Protectorate has moved north and has asked the Luoyan Army to rush into the clouds for reinforcements. Maybe they can come in August." Li Ju said at the side.
"That's it." Su Zhongyi said happily, as if he was seventy percent better.
The two of them talked with Su Zhongyi for a while, then said goodbye and left.
Before leaving, Guan Qiulu turned his head and looked at the endless domes in the wilderness.
This world is so amazing.
There are brick houses, wooden houses, thatched cottages and felt tents. The people's living habits are different. Although it is chaotic, it has its own unique core.
At the end of June, Guanqiu Lucai finished buying the goods and was about to leave Pingcheng. Because of the war, merchants from all over the country were panicked and rushed to deal with the goods on hand, which gave Guanqiu Lu a good advantage.
On June 29th, he asked his men to return south with livestock, leather, beautiful pearls, and horses. He also brought his own personal entourage, several horses per person, via Kelan, and returned to Pingyang on July 10th. On July 11, Shao Xun summoned him in Shanglin Garden.
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"You said that there are a lot more orchards, vegetable beds, and farmland in the general area?" Shao Xun was not interested in anything else. He even only briefly asked a few questions about the war that was breaking out now, but he was not interested in the changes that have taken place in the production and life of generations. Great interest.
"Yes." Guanqiu Lu replied: "I stayed in Xinping for two days and visited the huge tent of Pu Gu Ting, the son of Pu Gu Lu. There were many screens, bookcases, mirror stands, incense burners, bead curtains and other items in the tent. He also bought the Jiangnan Taosheng and other musical instruments that he brought with him. Hearing that Pu Gulu and his son lived in the city more often than outside the city, they once wanted to tear down the huge tent in the wild. "
"How big is the account?" Shao Xun asked.
"Can accommodate hundreds of people."
"It seems to be the tribal tent of Pugulu. If even this one is demolished, it will be in my trap." Shao Xun smiled while stroking his palms.
Near Xinping is Pubu's pastureland.
This tribe was originally mainly nomadic and nomadic farming, but now it is considered stable.
This is what Shao Xun meant. Each tribe divided their pastures and tried not to run across the border.
After demarcating the boundary, teach them agricultural skills and fix it little by little.
It's easy to figure out if you can't run away from the tribe, so it's not worth mentioning!
Of course, from the current point of view, if Pubu is determined to migrate, he can still leave.
It takes a little time and a little patience to make the general tribe fall little by little, and finally it becomes like those Wuhuan people, the tribe disintegrates and develops in the direction of a wealthy family.
"How about the official and private schools?" Shao Xun asked again.
"There are dozens of children in the official school learning to read. There are several private schools. Among them, Zhuge's school has the most disciples. It is said that there are nearly twenty people. Most of them are the children of Wuhuan and Xianbei nobles who have learned to write. No matter how good they are, they still have nothing to lose. It's very clear, it doesn't look good," Guan Qiulu replied.
"That's enough." Shao Xun said: "Don't be too anxious about everything. It's only been a year, so it's early."
There is something Shao Xun didn't say, this is the core area of the Daiguo New Party, and it has a certain degree of Chineseization. If it was a place like Shengle where the old parties gathered together, it would be much more difficult.
"Is there any news about Mrs. Dai Guotai?" When Shao Xun asked this, his face and tone remained unchanged, as if he was asking an unrelated person.
Guanqiu Lu shuddered subconsciously and said: "When Mrs. Wang heard that Suotou was attacking in large numbers, she returned from Changchun Palace. She summoned the leaders of the tribes who had not yet gone to war and ordered them to choose tribesmen to fight against the thieves."
"What is Wang Feng doing?" Shao Xun asked curiously.
"Mrs. Wang suggested that he return to Daijun to recruit young men, cattle, sheep and horses."
"Have you gone?"
"I've gone and haven't returned yet."
"This Wang Feng is so stupid!" Shao Xun sneered.
At the critical moment, he returned to his hometown in Dai County to raise money and food for the troops. When everyone in Pingcheng heard that there were reinforcements, they felt much more stable. And it is Wang who calls the shots in Pingcheng. If the enemy is defeated in the future, the credit will mainly be hers.
Of course, if she suffered a big defeat, she would be responsible for it, but she just took the gamble.
Shao Xun was not very worried about the war situation in the north.
On the whole, Shengle's side has less money, food, and fewer people. The production of armor, equipment and other materials is insufficient. The more they fight, the less they can. The only thing they can rely on is stronger combat effectiveness.
However, there are also several nomadic tribes in Pingcheng who dare to fight. Their wild nature has not disappeared, and they are not afraid of death. With the help of armor and equipment, they may not be unable to fight.
In addition, they have a city, a Yijun army, a captured army, and the help of the Wuzhou and Gaoliu towns. Even Kelan County sent soldiers and horses to attack Suotou from the flanks. At least 20,000 cavalry can be mobilized in the direction of Dai County. reinforcements...
Helan Aitou aggressively dispatched about 50,000 cavalry, but he divided his troops into three groups as if to death. If the first three battles failed to achieve greater results, and the momentum behind them was exhausted, they would probably suffer heavy losses when they retreated.
So, did they achieve any results?
There is not much news yet. The local tycoon soldiers in Mayi County of Dai State have lost a lot. The pro-military guards led by Yu Ju also suffered a defeat with unknown losses. Dongmugen suffered mostly minor defeats, and several small tribes defected before the battle, so the losses may be slightly higher.
But the most important thing is that these are the results achieved in the first half month of Suotou's war.
Half a month later, there were almost no decent results, and they still suffered a defeat in the direction of Mayi.
What does this mean? This shows that Daiguo has "bottomed out" and stabilized its position.
Pingcheng has the ability to maintain a stalemate, but Sheng Le does not.
Shao Xun subconsciously looked at the letter on the desk. It was written to him by Wang. It mainly meant one thing: asking for help.
Shao Xun did not refuse directly, but he only sent three thousand cavalry of the Luoyan Army northward, and another 200,000 bushels of summer wheat from Taiyuan to Mayi and Yunzhong.
That's all support.
The Xianbei people still need to continue to fight and kill themselves. The more powerful they are, the better.
After a period of massacre this year, there will be another wave of harassment next spring, deepening Shengle's economic difficulties, and then using political offensives to break up its alliance.
By the time summer comes, it's almost time to assemble the army and give it a fatal blow.
(End of chapter)