Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 805 Descending
Battalion after battalion of Liang soldiers went out of the stronghold, threw away their armor and abandoned their battles, and lined up to surrender.

The Chinese officials of the army were counted according to the queue, and there were more than 5000 people in total. They were all taken to Xuzhou for custody, and they were accompanied by more than [-] prisoners of the Changjian Army.So far, the Xia army has captured about [-] people in the north and south respectively. These are all soldiers of Xuanwu's main force.

Liang Ren's Longwu, Feilong, Jianrui, Kuangwei, Changjian, and Jiama six armies with 5000 troops were wiped out, and the 2 troops of Youguo Army were also besieged to death.Among the local troops, more than [-] members of Zhang's Caizhou Army and Yang's Zhongwu Army were basically wiped out.In this battle, the number of enemies wiped out should be more than [-], and the main force of the Liang army has been destroyed.

Our own casualties are actually not small.In the eight-month stalemate and the subsequent mobile annihilation battle, more than 2 Yamen troops were killed or injured.This is about the same as a frontal battle of more than 20 people on both sides. When both sides have not collapsed, the gap in casualties will not be too large.

"Liang Jun's performance is actually pretty good." Shao Shude looked at the prisoners and asked, "If you were placed in Liang's position, would you be sure to win against the wind?"

The generals were a little unconvinced, but who dared to object when King Xia said so?

"In a few years, I was transferred to the east, to the west, to fight in the north, and to fight in the south. I was exhausted and exhausted." Shao Shude said: "Step up to persuade Dinghui to surrender. If the master comes to surrender, I will not hesitate to reward you."

Hu Zhen has gone south.

He helped appease the local area in Zhengzhou before, and he achieved outstanding results.This is predictable, after all, I have been a skateboard coach for several years, and there are always some leftover relationships in the local area.

The relationship between Hu Zhen and Ding Hui is not very good, but it doesn't matter.Hu Zhen is still very professional in persuading surrender, and will not be too involved in personal emotions. Unless Ding Hui does not want to surrender, it will be the same whoever replaces him.

"Let's take a rest today. After gathering the soldiers and horses, follow me to the east and meet Zhu Quanzhong for a while." Shao Shude no longer looked at the prisoners, got on his horse, and went to Xuzhou Changsha.

"Of order." All the generals responded one after another.

This is a regime on the rise, everyone can see the future prospects, there is no need to mobilize, and the morale is much higher than others.In the future, as long as we are careful and don't make any big mistakes, we should be able to form a virtuous circle.

Of course if you have a devastating defeat or two, things get complicated again.Subtle changes will take place in the morale of the army, the people, and the views of officials.

This is also the situation that Shao Shude has been trying his best to avoid.He has fought many wars until now, and he has personally commanded many of them. He has always adhered to a few principles: use elite soldiers to defeat weak soldiers, use large numbers to defeat few, and use sufficient logistics to crush others to death; Temperament, don't waste your time fighting easily; for large-scale battles beyond your own capabilities, let competent people command them, don't force them, and minimize micromanagement as much as possible.

If Dashun and Zhu Quanzhong each brought more than [-] troops to a decisive battle in the second year, he was not sure, and the possibility of failure was very high.But in the fourth year of Qianning, Liang Jun, who was exhausted everywhere, was already collapsed in one blow, unable to fight again.

Although there were twists and turns in the plan to exhaust the enemy set in Shanzhou seven years ago, it was basically completed.This is a strategic success, and the subordinates can also see it, so they are more convinced.

Shao Shude entered Xuzhou City under the guard of cavalry.

Jiedu envoy Zhao Jue had prepared a lot of pomp and circumstance, but they were all stopped.Shao Shude asked them to go to the government office to work. The defeat of the Kuang Wei Army and the beheading of Pang Shigu were "small things" and "not worth mentioning."

Mrs. Zhao gave up their old house, and Shao Shude lived in it unceremoniously.

All servants and maidservants will be dismissed, guarded by personal soldiers, and take over general affairs.I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, there are some young girls from the Zhao family who are still living here, they are green and lovely, and Shao Shude waved them away.

As for women, what he wants to enjoy the most now are Chu's mother-in-law and the concubines of the saint, and he doesn't know what's going on.

"Your Majesty, Zhu Yougong has changed his real name to Li Yanwei and is willing to serve His Majesty." Li Zhong followed and reported in a low voice.

"Let them come over." Shao Shude sat down and said.

Xie Tong also sat down at Shao Shude's gesture, waiting quietly.

After a while, Li Yanwei, Xiao Fu, Kang Yanxiao and other generals came over and saluted together.

Shao Shude got up to return the salute, then took Xiao Fu's hand and asked him to sit opposite Xie Tong.

Guochao respects the left, which indicates that Xiao Fu's status is higher than that of Xie Tong.

Xie Tong was not dissatisfied, but was a little embarrassed when he saw Xiao Fu, Kang Yanxiao and others.

Shao Shude glanced at it, and secretly smiled inwardly.This reminded him of when Pei and Chen met for the first time, the usually calm and graceful Chen blushed, and the two concubines didn't even have the nerve to greet each other face to face.

"I remember Doctor Xiao's merits." Shao Shude said: "The Holy Son of Heaven is in power today, and he will rule with his bow. I will share my worries as a saint."

Xiao Fulian said he didn't dare.

"General Kang, I heard that you and Ding have an affair, why not go south to Yancheng to persuade them to surrender?" Shao Shude said again.

"I would like to follow His Highness's order." Kang Yanxiao immediately stood up and replied.

He was born in Hedong, a native of Sogdian, famous for his bravery, and later fled to Bianzhou to seek refuge with Zhu Quanzhong.Starting from the team, and accumulating merit along the way, it happened that Zhu Quanzhong vigorously rewarded newcomers and suppressed the old, so he was promoted very quickly.This time, he voted for Xia again. Strictly speaking, he was the third boss, and he was also an old official.

"General Li, based on what you know about Zhu Quanzhong, what will he do after he hears that the Kuangwei army has suffered a disastrous defeat?" Shao Shude asked Quanzhong's adoptive son with a gentle smile.

Li Yanwei's whole body tensed up, and he got up immediately, almost knocking over Maza behind him.

Ye Like stroked the hilt of his sword with his hand, and glanced at him.

"Returning to Your Majesty, Quan Zhong looks brave, but in fact he can bend and stretch, and he will not seek death or life." Li Yanwei said: "The sinner thinks he will escape."

According to the latest military report, Zhu Quanzhong's forward has arrived in Fugou, and the main force is not far away.Along the way, there are still more than [-] brave people fleeing.There is enough food, grass and equipment, but morale is low. It is impossible to win in this situation.

The character of Zhu Quanzhong mentioned by Li Yanwei, Shao Shude deeply agrees.

He and Li Keyong are two extremes.Ke Yong has a strong temper, is emotional, pays attention to face, and unites most people with his personality charm and personal bravery. If he is defeated, he cannot surrender, and he must either run or commit suicide.

Quan Zhong can bend and stretch, in order to achieve the goal, any method is fine, and he doesn't care much about face.He will not surrender either, because Shao Shude will definitely kill him and will not show mercy.But Zhu Quanzhong may not commit suicide. Even if he abandons his wife, as long as he can survive and have a chance to make a comeback, he will never stop tossing and will not give up easily.

"Xiongwei, Feisheng Second Army, Quanzhong can control it?" Shao Shude asked again.

"Yes." Li Yanwei replied: "Xiongwei Army and Feisheng Army are the main forces of Xuanwu. It didn't take long for Zhu Quanzhong to hand them over to his uncle Cong. Now that he is watching in person, it is not time for life and death. As for the rebellion. However, His Royal Highness can send troops to attack Xu and Suzhou, or it may shake the morale of the army."

Shao Shude nodded.

If you look at the history of the late Tang Dynasty, you will know that there are as many rebels in the towns and cities in the world, but the subordinates of Li Keyong and Zhu Quanzhong are very special.

It is difficult for Li Ke to learn how to unite, win over, and control his subordinates, which belongs to him alone.In history, he was beaten like that by Zhu Quanzhong, and soldiers surrounded Taiyuan several times, but the interior was still very united.Except for Li Hanzhi and Liu Rengong, who have defected from foreign families, the bases of Hedong and Daibei are very stable.

Zhu Quanzhong's advantage is that the army he built is different from the army inherited by most generals.Before he kept recruiting and accepting rebels in his later years, absorbed a large number of foreign troops and generals, and vigorously cleaned up veterans, the interior was even more stable than Li Keyong.

Zhu Quanzhong does not have the aura of the protagonist, his troops are self-made, so they are naturally loyal.Shao Shude is also a self-made team, and Zhu Quanzhong is the same person.

But we must also learn from Zhu Quanzhong's lesson.

In order to quickly unify the north, Zhu Quanzhong kept compromising and gave real power to the soldiers, as long as you were a vassal, he planted too many seeds of disaster.

Shao Shude scoffed at this before, thinking that Zhu Quanzhong's actions were unbelievable.But when he came to this step by himself, he couldn't help using the same method as Zhu Quanzhong, because it was really easy to use and the effect was immediate.

But really learn your lesson.Tang Deng Sui, Huaixi, Chen Xu, Hezhong, Shannan Xidao, Longjian, Shannan Dongdao, Eyue, unknowingly, he has already promised eight feudal towns. One, fully capable of rebelling against that.

Of course, it's just a worry.

In history, Zhu Quanzhong fought in the east and the west, and the situation was very good. The feudal towns of Dongdu, Fengguo, Zhongwu, Eyue, and Weibo were oppressed fiercely, and no one dared to rebel.

If it was his side, he wouldn't dare to turn against Wang Yao even if he had the guts to do so. 20 troops overwhelmed him, and he would become ashes. It is not worth it at all, unless you deprive him of his position as Jiedushi.

"Xuzhou Zhang Tingfan, will you surrender me?" Shao Shude turned his gaze to Xiao Fu and asked.

"Going back to the king, I'm afraid it's a bit difficult to talk in plain language. You still have to send troops to Xuzhou." Xiao Fu replied: "There is no need, 2 people are enough. But the king must be careful about Yang Xingmi. This person is likely to send troops north to seize Xuzhou." On the other hand, Zhang Tingfan may not be willing to surrender to the king, and there is a high possibility of surrendering Yang Xingmi."

"Zhu Zhen of Caozhou, I see that he stands still and doesn't move in. He seems to have the intention of protecting himself. Can you say that he is coming to surrender?" Shao Shude asked again.

"Zhu Zhen has lived in Caozhou for many years, and often goes to Hua, Shan, Song and other states to eat, and has a lot of influence in that area." Xiao Fu replied: "I think it is a bit of a fluke, the king must help him to wake up."

Shao Shude smiled, and said: "Doctor Xiao penetrates into people's hearts, I can't compare to it."

Zhu Jin and Zhu Wei have recently surrounded Puzhou, and the attack is very urgent.Liang Hanyong didn't dare to run away, Gein would probably lose Puzhou if he ran away, and he couldn't bear the responsibility.

Shao Shude thought about it for a while, and it was good, so he took care of Zhu Zhen and Zhu Jin along the way.

For these Shandong forces, he can play too many cards now.Why did you recruit so many troops?If it is not consumed at this time, when will it be consumed?
Zhu Quanzhong knew that when he sent troops from the towns of Yun, Yan, and Qing to Qingkou to attack Yang Xingmi, he had to refer to good experience.

Shao Shude beckoned for Li Zhong to come over.

"Li Tangbin will arrive tomorrow, so let him come and see me quickly."

"As ordered."

　this. . .Don't slander me.

All the lords who donated rewards, except Lao Li's who still owed a chapter, all added more.You can count it yourself, even if you didn’t add more at that time, you will make up later, there is nothing missing, don’t spread rumors.

　
(End of this chapter)