Chapter 546 The opportunity is given to you
After Anping County was captured, Shao Xun stayed here for several days to stabilize the situation.
A group of the soldiers and horses recruited from various ministries were dismissed.
Especially those Wubao people with weak combat power were all dismissed.
They didn’t want to fight either.
Human beings are sometimes very strange. After the set goal is achieved, the spirit will be relaxed, as if the breath has disappeared, the whole body is lazy, and the energy cannot be raised, and it has to be adjusted.
Most of the cattle and sheep seized in the city were appraised and distributed as rewards.
This is a bonus, not a normal reward.
In fact, since the Han Dynasty, and even throughout the Northern and Southern Dynasties, private tribes were recruited to fight without necessarily being rewarded with money.
The main way to reward merit is official position.
As for whether Ding Zhuang should be rewarded for his contribution to the battle, that was something that the Lords of Fort Wu needed to consider and had nothing to do with the court.
So, this is also an important reason why many people requested the slaughter of Anping before. After they got the official position, they also wanted to plunder money and women from Anping City to satisfy their own bankers.
To put it bluntly, I want to waste my own costs.
The cattle and sheep rewarded are mainly used to pay for the several categories of people promised by Shao Xun: "the first warriors" and "the tired journey of long battles".
In fact, he had a lot of extra hair.
There are less than 30,000 Xiongnu Zahu. Normally, there should be about 500,000 large and small livestock. But Anping was not normal, and the final count was just over 200,000. Some of them were placed in the sheep and horse wall outside the city and were captured before the siege. Some were obtained from the pastures outside the city, and some were captured inside the city.
A batch was eaten during the siege, and after rewards were given to the rest, only tens of thousands of lean sheep and calves were left.
Not many horses were captured, but Shao Xun had incorporated so many tribes, so there was no shortage of horses.
Of the more than 20,000 horses obtained, part was given to the officers as rewards, and the rest was allocated to the rebel army, bringing the number of horses in the army's 7,000 soldiers to about 20,000.
More than a hundred male horses and 5,000 mares, the most powerful horses, were sent to Guangchengze Ranch for breeding.
As for the pieces of cloth promised to redeem the soldiers, only a few thousand pieces could be cashed in on the spot.
The army has its own laws. The shogunate gets one share, the army gets one share, and each person gets one share. These thousands of bolts of silk can be regarded as Shao Xun's personal "dividends" since the war and the "progress" of his subordinates. offer".
There was still a gap of more than 20,000 pieces of linen, so he could only write a letter asking Yu Wenjun to allocate 15,000 pieces of white linen from various estates in his family.
There are still more than 10,000 horses missing...
"Taiwei." After Wang Yan came back from Qinghe, he was grabbed by Shao Xun.
"What's the matter with Taibai?" Wang Yan vaguely heard something. When he saw Shao Xun looking for him, he stood by the road and gently stroked his beard.
Well, I used to think it was really embarrassing for my old wife to even pick up feces on the ground. Now I find that having more money at home is a good thing!
But he underestimated Shao Xun's shamelessness.
"Hui Feng and I are in love..." This sentence directly broke his guard.
Wang Yan was anxious, very anxious, extremely anxious, but this was too naked and too fast.
Shao Quanzhong, shouldn't you beg me?
In the end, I reluctantly agreed to Huifeng - no, she was probably unwilling - and agreed to Jingfeng to marry you as an equal wife, and then give birth to a child as soon as possible.
If you give birth to a boy, I don’t necessarily ask you to make him your heir apparent. The future is long, and mentioning it now would reveal too much ambition. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future.
That’s what it is, but can you be more tactful?
“Quan Zhong!” Wang Yan’s face fell, a little unhappy.
"I don't know how to write - that's all, you can call me whatever you like, Taiwei." Shao Xun said, "I still have many letters written by Hui Feng. You can't destroy this marriage. "
"Fart!" Wang Yan cursed in his heart.
At the same time, I was also a little angry. What's going on? Hui Feng is such a reserved and sensible person, why does he look like he is giving it for free? Is Shao Quanzhong tricking me?
An internal defection caused the most confusion.
"This..." Seeing Wang Yan looking furious, Shao Xun sighed: "The overall situation in Hebei has been decided. I have dozens of counties and counties in the five states of Hebei, Yan, Si, Hebei and Jing. The great cause will be accomplished. , the team has also been decided, and from now on it will be a matter of time and effort. Let the Yang family send troops to attack Qingzhou, and I will lead the troops to Xuzhou. That's it, just grind it out slowly."
Wang Yan took a deep breath and calmed down.
He once reflected on why he always felt embarrassed in front of Shao Xun and couldn't defeat him.
I found it very complicated later, but Shao Thief’s shamelessness was definitely an important reason.
He is just that kind of person. He has the power, talks to scare people to death, and is shameless. He makes himself into a mess, unable to use his eloquence, and finally loses in the pull.
Just now is very typical.
It’s really shameless! Even if Huifeng did write you a letter, is it really appropriate to talk about the personal relationship between children and children?
I was so angry when I competed with Han Shou.
But after calming down, Wang Yan quickly began to make plans.
Haha, let the Yang family send troops to attack Qingzhou. If it were anyone else, I would be really worried that you would be too supportive and not understand the seriousness of it. But Shao Quanzhong, haha, he has a kind face but a dark heart, who doesn’t know that!
"The Yang family has two thousand stones. Since the Han Dynasty, few people have had such a prosperous family." Wang Yan glanced at Shao Xun and said: "If the Yang family sends troops, we can raise Taishan, Lu, and Qiao." , the power of the four counties of Pei will be able to run Qingzhou like an iron bucket, and share the worries for you Taibai."
Shao Xun smiled, said nothing, and looked at Wang Yan.
Wang Yan also looked at Shao Xun.
"Lieutenant, I heard that the Langya Wang family has many talented people. Can you call a few back from Jianye? After conquering Qingzhou, I also need people to take care of Jinan, Qi, Chengyang and other counties for me." Shao Xun said.
Wang Yan was a little irritable.
He didn’t understand what he had done in his life.
Now, it doesn’t matter what you want.
Maohong was in Jiangdong, he was good at dancing and won the trust of King Langya. In order to win over the scholars in Wudi, he even learned the local dialect, but his speaking was not standard, which made the people of Wu secretly laugh at him.
Isn’t this embarrassing? There is no way.
Who would be willing to do this if he could straighten his waist and become a human being?
But even this family fortune may not be preserved. If Shao Xun unifies the North, he will definitely go south. It's really hard to say what the outcome will be.
As for the situation he managed in Luoyang, well, forget it.
If the new dynasty is established, what position can Wang Yan hold? I really can't guarantee it.
Official positions are limited, and the positions of senior officials with real power are even more limited.
If you can't get a good position in the new dynasty, how can you protect the Langya Wang family's family business? Do you really think that the Yang family, Yu family and others will not take action against the Wang family? Are they any good people? Gradual decline is inevitable. So he was anxious, very anxious, extremely anxious.
Even though Shao Xun is so shameless, there is really nothing he can do for the sake of the Wang family.
Shao Xun asked him for money, but he was actually giving him an opportunity.
What he wants is not only money, but also the influence of Langya Wang family among Qingxu scholars. To be clear, he wanted the Wang family to restrict the Yang family in the east.
The opportunity has been given to you, do you want it?
Of course, Lao Wang also knew very well that Shao Xun did have intentions for his two daughters, especially Hui Feng.
He used to reject this kind of thing.
I have been regretting it for the past few years, and now I am planning to imitate Shao Xun and be shameless.
It will also be beneficial to the Wang family if their daughter arrives in Shao Mansion.
Many things, when spread out, there is no room for change, and it is easy for the relationship to break down. At this time, someone needs to be in the middle to deliver the message. If the negotiation fails, everyone can still make do with each other and not fall apart on the spot.
This person who serves as a messenger can be a common friend or a woman.
Relatively speaking, what a woman says does not need to be taken seriously, "a woman's opinion" or "misunderstanding"! Moreover, women are more likely to play a mediating role, making people more accepting and even confusing men.
The most important thing is, if by chance, Hui Feng or Jing Feng gives birth to a child...
Well, thinking about it this way, Lao Wang feels that Hui Feng is more suitable. She is very smart, has skills, knows how to advance and retreat, and may not be able to have the last laugh.
"Alas! In troubled times, everyone is doing their part." Wang Yan sighed: "The Wang family is rich and prosperous, and I don't want to cause trouble anymore. But Taibai, you work day and night for state affairs, and sleep in the open. Why do I have the face to sit back and watch! Wang family members, who do you like? I will find a way, I will always have this face."
Shao Xun was overjoyed and blurted out: "It's a big deal with Yifu's help. ”
"Nothing big, nothing small." Wang Yan cursed secretly.
"The matter of silk cloth..." Shao Xun said again.
"It must be transported from Luoyang, Guangchengze, Xuchang and Chen County." Wang Yan said.
Shao Xun looked at him, smiled and said nothing.
Lao Deng can do that. Wherever he goes, the Wang family’s industry will be managed.
My mother-in-law is really talented in business. The gold and silverware business is booming, and the onion and garlic business is not too small. I heard that she has recently started an ox cart business because Wang Yan sold an ox cart. Car...
"Is everything done here in Anping?" After talking about the "big things", Wang Yan started to care about the "small things".
"Everyone has something to ask for." Shao Xun said: "The first warriors will receive twice the reward, the troops with greater casualties will receive additional rewards, the officers will have the opportunity to advance, and Yang Pengzu will become a member again. Governor Qinghe, who is still making trouble? Yin Qiang and Yi Cong'erlang are here, and you can make trouble even if you don't care about your life."
Wang Yan nodded.
Quan Zhong is somewhat capable of using the methods of beating, pulling, dividing and disintegrating so skillfully.
Now as long as the final debt is paid, the matter will be over.
"Are we going to move to Shexian County next?" he asked.
"Of course they are going, but not all of them will go. It is enough to select the best and dispatch 30,000 to 40,000 troops." Shao Xun said: "Liu Yao only has 40,000 to 50,000 troops. Shexian County has Nine thousand defenders are too exhausted to take them down."
Of course, nine thousand men are a thing of the past.
The three thousand people in the camp outside the city have been destroyed. There were originally three thousand Wancheng soldiers, one thousand Shile soldiers, one thousand Luonan soldiers plus one thousand Buqu soldiers in the city, for a total of six thousand people.
When Liu Yao attacked the camp outside the city, he killed at least several thousand people. If he attacked Shexian County again, if there were no emergencies, he would have to kill more than half of the infantry he brought.
If he really does this, Liu Cong will never spare him.
Furthermore, in the terrain of Shangdang, it is difficult to increase the number of troops.
One is that I can’t let it go. There are too many people there just to eat.
Another reason is supply. How can Shangdang compare with Hebei?
In the Tang Dynasty, there was a vassal town named "Zhaoyijun", which governed the five prefectures of Ze, Lu, Xing, Ming and Ci, which is roughly today's Changzhi and Jincheng in Shanxi plus Xingtai and Handan in Hebei.
This vassal town raised a lot of troops, and its headquarters was in Luzhou (Changzhi). When the Jiedushi had nothing to do, he took the troops eastward to Fukouxing and went to Hebei. The reason is that transporting grain from Hebei to Luzhou consumes too much money, and the money and grain in Zelu and Zezhou are not enough to support so many troops, so I can only use my subjective initiative - transporting grain is difficult, then I can just take the troops to Hebei to eat?
Liu Yao arrived at Shangdang with 50,000 cavalry. He had already raised food and grass from various sources, and even requisitioned many cattle and sheep. Any more would be a huge logistical pressure.
The fighting lasted for a month in Shexian, Gushan, and Wu'an. The two sides fought many times. The number of casualties in Liu Yao's troops was estimated to be tens of thousands. How else could he fight?
Fukou Xing, Baixing, and Jingxing sent out troops in three directions. Fukou was the main force. This cannot be wrong because it is the closest to Yecheng. But it was their fault that they could not win the triangle area of Shexian, Gushan and Wu'an.
Now, it's time to put an end to this error.
If Liu Yao doesn’t take the initiative to end it, Shao Xun will help him end it.
"Can we catch Liu Yao's main force?" Wang Yan asked.
"Difficult." Shao Xun said: "Liu Yao dug trenches and built walls outside Shexian County, not to break the city, but to facilitate escape."
"How do you say that?" Wang Yan was startled.
"Liu Yao knows very well that he does not have the capital for a long-term siege. The Battle of Anping will soon end. By then the army will move westward. If he does not fight me decisively, he will retreat behind Hukou Pass." Shao Xun said: "No matter it is Retreating or fighting decisively, there is nothing wrong with surrounding the defenders of Shexian County."
Of course, Liu Yao is more likely to retreat.
Fighting with Shao Xun at the foot of Shexian County, what the hell do you have in mind? Trenches and earthen walls are not copper or iron walls. Sooner or later they will be broken through by the defenders. At that time, they will be attacked from both inside and outside, and it is very possible that the entire army will be defeated.
Wang Yan nodded silently.
"When will we attack Shile?" he asked again.
“Let’s drive Liu Yao back first, in case Shexian County is really attacked.” Shao Xun smiled and said: “Besides, I am almost out of food.”
"Henan is still stepping up its efforts to transport grain and grass. If the river freezes, it will not be transported."
"Hebei has a poor harvest this year and there is nothing to squeeze out. If the war continues, there may be a rebellion. "
Wang Yan snorted. He doesn't know how to fight, but since the end of the Han Dynasty, there have been too many scenes of both sides retreating without food. This year's harvest is already huge enough, so there is no need to take risks anymore.
"Will you stay in Yecheng for a long time?" Wang Yan asked finally.
Shao Xun smiled and said nothing and did not answer.
(End of this chapter)