Chapter 464: Take the method above and get it from it
Baigou has become Shile’s logistics artery.
Large quantities of grain, hay, and military supplies were transported by land or water from all directions to Neihuang, and then by boat, upstream to Fangtou.
On August 20th, a large group of cavalry surged down the bank of Huangchi where Liu Can once hunted.
After arriving at Huangchi, the herdsmen quickly took away the horses and graze them in the surrounding lush meadows to replenish their horse power.
Liang Fuzhen, the general of Zhenyuan of the Han Dynasty, was walking by the lake, feeling somewhat satisfied.
He just scored a victory against Wang Jun.
The results were not great, just beheading thousands of people, seizing armor, and over a thousand horses, but they were still enough to be proud of.
Wang Jun is getting worse and worse.
Last month, after falling out with Duan Bu Xianbei, Wang Jun called Wuhuan's son-in-law Su Shuyan for help. Shu Yan refused his order and took refuge with the Han Dynasty, and then cut off Wang Jun's arm.
This person is already what he is - yes, withered bones in the grave!
If the emperor had not ordered his troops to go south to protect Jizhou, he would still be having fun in Youzhou with his troops.
By the way, the west also won a big victory.
The emperor personally went on a military expedition, defeated Tuoba Xianbei in Beiqu, and pursued him for more than a hundred miles before returning.
However, Liang Fuzhen suspected that he did not achieve much results, because he only captured 2,000 Xianbei soldiers and seized some cattle, sheep and horses. There seemed to be no banquet in Pingyang to celebrate the victory, which shows that this victory The quality is somewhat lacking.
Xianbei's combat effectiveness is still acceptable.
The main reason for the defeat of Beiqu was that Tuoba Pugen sought his own death. He was too aggressive and even wanted to attack Pingyang.
Once this kind of light troops advance quickly, once they are discovered, they are basically doomed and they can only be forced to retreat. Unfortunately, the results of the pursuit are insufficient.
But no matter what, this is still a great victory for the emperor.
Dang Jin generals Lan Yang and Hanoi Wang Can advanced in two directions, pursued Han Ju and Liu Kun to the gates of Jinyang City, harvested millet and wheat from the fields of Bingzhou officials and people, and returned.
Next, the offensive in Guanzhong should be resumed.
As for Hebei, alas...
A few horses galloped not far away. After dismounting, they arrived on foot, bowed and saluted: "Liang Shijun."
"It turns out to be Zhang Changshi." Liang Fuchun returned the salute.
"When will the envoy go south?" Zhang Jing asked directly without being polite.
"How's the beating with Fangtou?" Liang Fuzhen asked without answering.
“We attacked for several days and lost thousands of soldiers and horses.” Zhang Jing said.
"We defeated it?"
"No. But the Xuchang soldiers under Shao's account also suffered heavy losses."
"Pfft!" Liang Fuchunhao He laughed mercilessly and said: "I have always heard that Shao Xun has an army of silver spears who are brave and difficult to defeat. Why, you haven't even seen the silver spear army?"
Zhang Jing blushed and said: "It's all because the beggar army didn't work hard. They only broke two trenches with thousands of casualties. However, Shao Thief's Silver Spear Army also fought twice, otherwise the beggar army would not have suffered any losses." It's so big."
"Let's keep fighting, it will be funny if we force people back." Liang Fuzhen said.
"The family members of the begging army are all in Shangbai, and they dare not rebel." Zhang Jing said: "The General Zhengdong has sent a message to all counties, and sent a group of Wubao Dingzhuang to go south and continue to attack Fangtou. . Envoy——"
Liang Fuzhen stretched out his hand to stop Zhang Jing's words.
He glanced at Zhang Jing with a sneer, and said in a strange tone: "First the begging army, and then the people of Wubao. Why, Shi Zhengdong still refuses to give up his old capital?"
The so-called Shi Le's old capital was actually Ding Zhuang who he forcibly recruited into the army when he was fighting in various places before and after the Battle of Yemaoka.
At that time, there were still some self-cultivated farmers in Henan and Hebei, as well as many Tuweizi and small manors, who were coerced into joining the army by people like Shi Le and Wang Mi.
These soldiers of Shi Le were stationed in the north of Bingzhou at first, and were later annexed by the imperial court.
After Shi Le went to Hebei, he took tens of thousands of people with him, continued to join the army, and then slowly settled down in the counties of Hebei.
These strong men who are both farmers and soldiers are Shi Le's real strength.
Of course, the Hu tribes, mainly Jie people and Wuhuan, were also Shi Le's capital and occupied a core position.
Liang Fuzhen has been in Hebei for a long time.
Before taking office, the court gave him a face-to-face meeting. After he took office, he looked on with cold eyes and found that Shi Le was really ambitious.
Essentially, he and Shao Xun are the same type of people, that is, they use core force to force wealthy families to cooperate with them.
If Shi Le is allowed to develop comfortably for a few more years, the combat effectiveness of his field sergeants will be stronger, and the combat effectiveness of the Wuhuan and Jie people's cavalry will be even more outstanding. By then, Hebei will no longer belong to the Han Dynasty. Even Liang Fuchan may not be able to stay in Anping.
"What you don't know is that this year in Damin, Hebei Province, the field sergeants are harvesting millet and wheat and have not yet left for the expedition. In ten days, General Zhengdong will send them south to suppress the Shao bandits. "Zhang Jing said.
"Slippery!" Liang Fuzhen sneered and said: "Our troops are all capable of cavalry, it would be a pity to use them to fight on foot."
"The general can choose from Puyang, Dongping, Ji Cross the river north and attack Shao's rear. "Zhang Jing remained calm and continued to persuade: "There is a fire in Shao's backyard, which may lead to a big defeat."
"Why me?" Zan sneered and said: "The imperial decree only asked me to protect Jizhou's grain road, but it didn't mention crossing the river."
Liang Fuzun was a little moved about the attack on Henan, but he was a little hesitant.
Not long after the Battle of Dongping, he was still a little worried. Furthermore, the imperial court asked him to secretly monitor Shi Le. If he had used up all the 20,000 horses under him, how could he still monitor him?
Zhang Jing didn’t offer any benefits, just wanted to make him go south and work hard. Is it possible?
"Your Majesty." Zhang Jing said solemnly: "If we cannot defeat the Shao thieves, Hebei will not be able to live in peace for a day. Even the general's subordinates will not be able to farm and herd in peace at that time. Things in Hanoi, It's so close that you can't ignore it."
Liang Fuzhen was unmoved and asked: "I heard that Dahu's nephew Ji Long was stationed in Taiyuan, why didn't he go south?"
Zhang Jing was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted and said with a wry smile: "Ji Long is newly married, so it is not suitable to go on an expedition for the time being." Liang Fuzhen's face became even more ugly.
"Ji Long" was named Shi Hu and had the courtesy name Ji Long. He was Shi Le's nephew.
A while ago, Liu Kun sent out troops in three directions, rushing to attack and destroy the Han Dynasty. Shi Le pretended to send some troops and horses for reinforcements, led by Shi Hu.
Unexpectedly, after only a few battles, this guy was thinking about getting a wife, and he actually hooked up with the Guo family of Taiyuan, a high-ranking noble family.
Guo, the sister of Guo Rong, the general of the Han Dynasty who conquered the north, married Shi Hu directly, and the two got married in Shangdang. This is the "newlywed Yan'er" mentioned by Zhang Jing.
In fact, this is normal in normal times.
The Guo family in Taiyuan is one step away from Shangdang, and Shangdang is a place where the Jie people have been entrenched for many years and are extremely powerful. For the sake of family planning, it was only natural that the Taiyuan Guo family should marry Shi Hu. After all, Shi Le now had almost all the Jie people in Shangdang in his hands. He was like the master of the Jie people, so a marriage with his family was valuable.
But this incident undoubtedly extended Shi Le's influence from Shangdang to Taiyuan, which was not a good thing.
Liang Fuchan was worried about the court and was particularly unhappy about it.
"Big Hu is thinking about good things every day." Liang Fuzhen snorted coldly and said: "The emperor ordered him to attack Heyang, and he excused himself in every possible way. That's all. After all, Fangtou is also very important, but I don’t know how to ask me to sacrifice my life for him when I have no troops.”
After that, he rolled up his sleeves and left directly.
Zhang Jing stood silently for a long time, suddenly smiled, and left.
The rift between Pingyang and Yecheng is becoming more and more obvious.
However, it is not time to break up yet, everyone is pretending to be in harmony. The reason why Liang Fuzhen looked at him was simply because he was not well-educated and was not good at controlling his emotions.
Do you really want to say that Cao Yi of Qingzhou was unruly?
He is now obsessed with bullying the noble families of Qingzhou counties and forcing them to work for him. For this reason, many noble families have fled with their families.
Admittedly, Cao Yi was right to do this, because it was a move to solidify the foundation. The question is, is the Han Dynasty willing to see you lay a solid foundation? This may not be the case.
Just make do with it for now. The situation is becoming increasingly tense, and now he has to serve Emperor Pingyang.
After leaving Huangchi, Zhang Jing went westward and followed a force sent by Taobao, the prefect of Wei County, to Fangtou halfway, and arrived at the frontline camp on the 24th.
"How is it?" Shi Le was listening to the reports from his staff and asked when he saw Zhang Jing returning.
"Liang Shijun has a deep prejudice against the king." Zhang Jing said vaguely.
Shi Le understood and asked again: "You are not willing to send any troops?"
"Halfway through the journey, I heard that Liang Shijun had sent more than 3,000 troops from Youzhou to surrender. "
"Send the beggar away." Shi Le laughed and said, "Don't pay attention to him. The imperial court was very angry after defeating Liu Kun and Xianbei. Liang Fuzhen, the idiot, couldn't see the situation clearly and made fun of me. , The situation will change drastically in the future, and the court may transfer him."
Zhang Jing nodded and asked, "How is the war going?"
When this was mentioned, Shi Le also frowned slightly.
I saw him standing up, leading everyone to a high platform, pointing to the densely packed sergeants in front who were attacking the Jin army camp, and said: "The Jin soldiers are quite resistant to fighting. The Xuchang soldiers were just killed the day before yesterday. After being defeated, the Shao thieves sent the Silver Spear Army to supervise the battle and mobilized a group of field troops to fight and defended for three days. Early this morning, Xuchang Shibing came up again. "
Zhang Jing looked far away and saw. On top of the Jin army's camp, arrows and stones were flying, and the sound of killing was loud.
A group of Wubao Dingzhuangs who were transferred from unknown places attacked repeatedly, and corpses fell like rain. Finally, they could no longer hold on and collapsed.
The Jin army's camp lowered the drawbridge, and the sergeants filed out. They chased and killed them for a while, then burned the siege equipment left under the camp, then recovered the troops and returned to the camp, holding on as before.
Zhang Jing looked at it and was secretly shocked.
Before the Battle of Fangtou started, he once thought that after many years of fighting in the north and south, their infantry force, which they had painstakingly trained, was already quite impressive, and might be able to compete with Shao Thief.
But now it seems that even if the army is mobilized during the autumn harvest, it may not be possible to capture the Jin army's camp.
What is Xuchang Shibing? Didn't brothers Sima Hui and Sima Yue have already been tortured to death? The current Xuchang Shibing must have been newly formed later, and they are actually able to hold on to their strongholds, getting better and better as they fight.
Everyone is making progress, but I don’t know how far Shao Thief’s Silver Spear Army has improved.
"Your Majesty..." Zhang Jing wanted to dissuade him.
"I know what you are going to say." Shi Le waved his hand and said: "Wait a few more days and then transfer the army south. First let——"
Shi Le pointed at those in Hebei Ding Zhuang, a private soldier of the gentry and Wubao, said: "Let them use up the energy of the Jin people first."
After saying that, he looked at the generals following him and said calmly: " You and other generals will lead the cavalry. If there is any movement in the troops, there is no need to ask for instructions. "
" Promise," the generals responded naturally.
Zhang Jing thought over and over again and said softly: "Your Majesty, the key to breaking this battle is still in Henan."
"Don't always think about opportunism." Shi Le said displeased: "Fangtou If we can't defeat it, what's the point of fighting well in Henan? Don't worry about the pots and pans at home. Now that we're here, use all your strength. If there are those who are reluctant to advance and preserve their strength, don't blame me. "Speak of brotherhood."
"Nuo." The generals responded in unison.
Da Hu’s words dispelled their luck. I originally thought that if you can't win, forget it, don't force yourself.
Now I see that Da Hu is serious. It is impossible to preserve his strength. It is better not to be too smart.
Zhang Bin watched silently.
If you take the method from above, you will get it from within; if you take the method from it, you will get it from below.
Da Hu is still awake.
This does not mean that all the capital must be spent, but the generals must not be left to chance and must be allowed to go all out.
(End of this chapter)