Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 858
Inside the Zhenzhou Prince's Mansion, it was full of friends and guests, and it was very lively.

Jiedu envoy Wang Rong summoned the main generals of the shogunate to entertain the guests together.

The guests are the people of Li Keyong, king of Jin. The leader is Li Kerou, the younger brother of King Jin and the governor of Daizhou.

Wang Rong frequently persuaded him to drink with a respectful attitude.

The Wang family has been in charge of Zhenzhou for several generations, relying on observation of words and demeanor, and adapting to the wind, which can be said to be a unique skill passed down in the family.

In the fifth year of Xianzong Yuanhe (810), Chengde Jiedu made Wang Chengzong resist his orders, Zhongguan Tutu Chengcui led the Shence Army and the four towns of Hezhong, Heyang, Zhejiang West, and Xuanshe to fight against him, but returned without success.

In the 11th year of Yuanhe (816), the imperial court ordered the six towns of Hedong, Yiwu, Youzhou, Cangjing, Weibo, and Zhaoyi to challenge it.The six towns combined hundreds of thousands of soldiers, but each had their own ulterior motives. They did not work hard, and there was no commander. The fighting was weak and the progress of the war was very slow.

Chengde Wang became more and more arrogant.

But when the news of Wu Yuanji's pacification in Huaixi came, Wang Chengzong was terrified, and immediately changed his previous arrogant attitude, and offered money and land to apologize to the court.

Wang Rong is only in his 20s this year. He is "intelligent and resourceful". He is located in the four prefectures of Zhen, Hebei, Shenzhen, and Zhao.Ma Zheng is running extremely well, and it is a powerful town in the north, second only to Weibo.

Wang Rong is well versed in the unique knowledge passed down from his family, and he has repeatedly jumped between the major forces, and no one can offend him.Many people laughed at him as a money-spreading boy, but he really saved Cheng Dezhen from a lot of unnecessary troubles.

The only thing that can't be fixed is that Li Ke used it.

This fellow turned his back on the money, and really couldn't figure out what he was thinking, Wang Rong almost collapsed.

But Wang Rong also has confidence.

Zhao Bing is not made of mud, and has a strong combat effectiveness when safeguarding his own interests.If anyone wanted to annex Chengde Town, it would be impossible for him to lose all his teeth without killing a few generals and tens of thousands of elite soldiers.

"Your Highness, how about what you said earlier?" Li Kerou put down the wine bottle and asked.

There were still a few followers standing behind him, but they did not take their seats.

One of the generals was young and full of heroism, named Shi Junli, from Zhaozhou. After Wang Rong heard about it, he took a second look.

Shi Junli was originally a small school under Li Sizhao's tent, and he was very brave.Li Sizhao thought of Li Kerou's kindness in nurturing, and sent Shi Junli to his tent to listen to the order. Li Sizhao's real name was Han Jintong, and he was adopted by Li Keyong as an adopted son since he was a child.

"Shao's bandits are so powerful that even the Shence Army in the Yuanhe period can't compare to so many soldiers and horses." Wang Rong said, "I would like to serve the king of Jin as the leader and fight against Shao's bandits together."

Wang Rong's attitude was within Li Kerou's expectations.

He is a very soft person who doesn't pay much attention to face.His core interest is to guard Chengde's one-acre three-point land, and prevent the Wang family's foundation that has been passed down for generations from being taken away.

That being the case, there is a basis for cooperation between the two parties.

As for Chengde Wufu, they are even more incompatible with Shao thief.

Thieves Shao can't give them the benefits they want, and they won't allow them to occupy everything in Chengde Town. War is inevitable.

To put it bluntly, Wang Rong still has room to surrender, because Thief Shao will most likely give him an empty-handed Jiedushi, who is not lacking in prestige and wealth, and it will not be too bad if he is also the governor.

But Cheng Dewufu has no room to surrender, unless they are willing to drop their income a lot, and they have to go to other places to fight from time to time, causing heavy casualties and not being able to return home for a year or two.

Can you accept this condition?It doesn't appear to be possible at the moment.Then we have to fight until one party completely compromises.

"King Zhao really has a strategy." Li Kerou praised.

After finishing speaking, he pretended to hesitate for a while, frowned and said, "However, it takes a lot for the army to fight..."

Wang Rong understood and said: "Although the towns of Jishen and Zhao are not very rich, this is a major event. I would like to lose 20 cash, 30 pieces of silk, and 60 dendrobium."

This number is not small, but Li Kerou is still a little dissatisfied.

Although the four prefectures of Chengde and Dezhou are not as good as the six prefectures of Weibo, they are not far behind.

The whole territory is mostly plains, densely covered with water conservancy projects, numerous livestock, and millet, wheat, and rice are all planted—the "Gaogongmi" of Zhenzhou tribute is rice.

But Li Kerou also knows that this is the amount of money and food, and this time it should only be so much, and now he can only think of ways in other aspects.

"In the past, Wang Gong Chengzong used [-] cavalry to fight against Wang Shibo, and the Zhenji horse army was very strong, with a large number of soldiers. I wonder if they can lose to the army horse?" Li Kerou asked.

What he mentioned was the battle of Mudaogou in the second year of Xianzong Yuanhe.Wang Chengzong led [-] cavalry to fight against the soldiers of Yiwu, Zhenwu, and Hedong Fan who obeyed the imperial court. As a result, they were beheaded by [-] ranks, and Wang Chengzong only escaped with his own body.At that time, Zhang Maozhao, the Jiedu envoy of the Yiwu Army, personally put on his armor and went to the front line. His nephews and nephews were the vanguard, fighting to the death with all their strength, and finally won a big victory.Uh, Li Keyong's grandfather Zhu Xie Zhiyi also participated in the battle as a member of the Zhenwu Army...

Sure enough, Wang Rong felt a little embarrassed when he heard that, so you should use another example.

However, he remained calm and said, "There have been frequent wars in recent years, and the number of troops and horses has decreased day by day."

Just when Li Kerou was secretly disappointed, Wang Rong changed the subject and said, "However, discussing Shao is a major matter, and I am willing to lose three thousand troops from the Tangyang Supervisor to strengthen the King's military prestige."

Three thousand?Thirty thousand is almost the same!Li Kerou was still not satisfied.

But he also knew that everything should not be too much, this time it was like this, it was very good to get [-] war horses from Wang Rong, and we will think of a way next time.

After talking about the business, the group continued to drink and dispersed.

On the second day, Li Kerou received people from Cangjing Lu Yanwei at the posthouse again.

It can be seen that everyone trusts King Jin and is convinced that they are willing to send money and food, and are also willing to send some troops.

Considering the nature of these feudal soldiers guarding household dogs, Li Kerou also talked with Wang Rong yesterday, and he must explain clearly to the soldiers why they are fighting.Shao Shude will not tolerate distributing most of the wealth of a feudal town to you, nor will he let the state and county officials be occupied by warriors, let alone allow you to occupy a large amount of land and monopolize business taxes.He is mobilizing the wealth and honor of our descendants, so we must fight him to the end.

Although I don't know what the final effect will be, it is better to say something than not to say it. At least it can boost morale, and it can also mobilize the enthusiasm of some people, and perform better on the battlefield.

On October [-], Li Kerou recruited troops in Chengde, mainly cavalry.

It took ten days in a row to get 4000 soldiers, about [-] of whom came with their own horses.Li Kerou was very generous, and rewarded the horsemen with silk, which was regarded as a purchase.

The army is divided into two branches, one is the guards with golden guns straight, and the other is the yellow armor army in front of the hall, each with 2000 people, pure cavalry troops.

The land of Yanzhao has been a hero since ancient times, and the quality of its soldiers is quite good.Those who are willing to serve as soldiers in other towns generally have little room for development in this town and have to go to other places to seek wealth. For example, Shi Junli, who served as the commander of the Huangjia Army in front of the hall, is a typical example.

Chengde Town is Chengde Town owned by Wufu, but Shi Junli failed to squeeze into this Wufu group.

Just like some people can’t wait to enter the palace to become eunuchs, but never get the chance, there are also a large number of people in Henan and Hebei who have practiced martial arts and riding and fighting since childhood, but they can’t become government soldiers—practicing martial arts is also a kind of Career planning is an investment.

After recruiting sergeants, Li Kerou left Zhenzhou contentedly.

He did not return to Jinyang, but went south.

A large number of troops are about to be stationed in the three states of Xing Ming and Ci.The guards, the Golden Spear Straight and the Huangjia Army in front of the hall, will start training there to improve their combat effectiveness.

There was also a troop named Khitanzhi going there together.This army was small in size, only about [-] people. It used the Shu Khitan tribe in Huzhou, Yanzhen as its source of troops.

Because he heard that Shao Shude transferred the eight hundred cavalry of Yin'anzhi guarding Guanbei to Heyang, Li Keyong ordered Qidanzhi to be renamed "Yin'an Qidanzhi", and the taste of tit-for-tat was very strong.

The biggest difference between the Jin army and the Liang army is probably that the cavalry is much stronger, but the infantry is weaker than the Liang army.I don't know what will happen once they fight, anyway, they were hammered by Liang Jun in history.

The news of Li Keyong's defeat of Khitan in Yingzhou finally reached Bianzhou at the end of the month after spreading for more than ten days.

Shao Shude was inspecting water conservancy projects in Kaifeng County, and immediately called Chen Cheng, Zhao Guangfeng, Guo Fu, Xie Tong, and Pei Di to discuss with five staff members.

"Li Keyong is going to be serious this time." Shao Shude said.

He felt a little regretful that he couldn't live with his brother-in-law anymore.

"Your Majesty, it will be a matter of time before we have a conflict with the Jin army." Chen Cheng said, "I have already made a lot of money by procrastinating so far, so I can't expect more."

"Li Keyong may not go to war right away." Zhao Guangfeng said, "Otherwise, where will he fight?"

"Don't worry about where he fights. Where does our army have the most pots and pans?" Shao Shude said, "Jin Jiang and Meng Huai are the most dangerous."

In these two places, the Jin army has a geographical advantage.They are condescending, and there are majestic passes and dangerous passes, which can be attacked and defended.On the other hand, Xia's army is located on a plain, there is no danger to defend, and the terrain is very passive.

"Your Majesty, it's time to move everyone from Longchi Palace here." Guo Fu suddenly suggested.

Of course, he only mentioned Longchi Palace, but in fact, far more than Shao Shude's wives, concubines and children were to be relocated, as well as the families of the sergeants.

"Where do you move to live?" Shao Shude asked.

Most of Luoyang is still in ruins, and there is nothing, which is obviously inappropriate.

"It can be moved to Ruzhou Qingshu Palace, the expansion there is almost over." Guo Fu said.

"That's fine." Shao Shude agreed: "The families of the soldiers can be dispersed in Ruzhou and Luoyang."

At the same time, he also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the woman from Qingshu Palace came to Bianzhou in advance. At present, the Chu family, Xie family, and Su family from Jinxianguan have arrived.

Since the end of May, Shao Shude has not touched a woman for five whole months.Zhu Quanzhong's group of women can't eat now, so he can only let the women from the old Zhang's family come over to vent his anger.However, Mrs. Chu is pregnant again, so it is a pity to lose a member of staff.

"Just do it like this!" Shao Shude finally said: "Relocate the personnel first, this is the most important thing. You wait as soon as possible to cooperate with the people in the Duyu Marquis to come up with a plan for using troops, and submit it after drafting."

"Of order." Everyone responded one after another.

"Lingxia money and food, while the river is still flowing, speed up the transportation and don't stop." Shao Shude added: "By the way, the seal recommending me as the Xuanwu Army Jiedushi should also be urged, don't delay, and send it to the court as soon as possible. "

(End of this chapter)