0321 Retreat without fighting
The arrival of the Dongyang Army suddenly settled the situation in Jingkou, which had been swayed by Jingzhou's absence. If many people who witnessed www.biquge.info the majestic posture of the Dongyang Army that day were not amnesiac, they would inevitably remember the grand occasion when the Wang Dun rebellion was imminent and the Huaibei Army crossed the river, followed by a devastating victory.
Although there is still no lack of contempt for southerners in the minds of many northerners, now anyone who has eyes and eyes can see the southerners' long-standing spirit of only seeking a war. Even regardless of these overly ethereal morale, the sophistication of the Dongyang Army's armament made the people of the time feel more sideways.
In terms of the most basic rate of being armed, Shen Chong led the Dongyang Army to the north with 5,000 people, and everyone was armed, and the ordnance brought by them was enough to arm more than 10,000 people! Such armaments can no longer be called sophisticated, they are simply extravagant! From this, it can also be seen that the wealth of Wuzhong, as well as the importance of the Wu people's hopes for this subordinate soldier, are almost a heroic master created by exhausting Wuzhong's financial resources!
Although there are also people who are afraid of the Dongyang Army, more people can't help but regret that the imperial court did not give Dongyang a larger number of soldiers. If this criterion can be relaxed, I am afraid that the Dongyang Army alone will be enough to quell the rebellion.
Regarding this kind of argument that he does not know the soldiers and cannot be sensitive to current affairs, those who do things only laugh and laugh, and do not argue much.
The Dongyang Army brought by Shen Chong, the first army was stationed in Dantu, ready to respond to the direction of Wu County at any time. The other army, under the leadership of He Xi, the uncle of Shen Mu's wife, took over the protection of the Jingkou River. One south and one north are supplements to Dayeguan, and at the same time, the local army is also being recruited and assembled in Jingkou, so it is no longer without the power of self-preservation.
After meeting the Empress Dowager, Shen Chong withdrew to rest for a while, and later went to meet with the princes of Jingkou. Taking advantage of this gap, the father and son, who had been separated for a long time, finally had a chance to be alone.
"Father Jinjia Tiger Tiger, leading thousands of strong troops to the north to King Qin, what a majesty!"
Shen Zhezi leaned against the door with half of his body, his smile was as bright as a flower, but no matter how he looked at it, it was a little unnatural, as if he was ready to flee at any time.
Shen Chong sat in the seat and saw his son's state, he couldn't help but be angry and funny in his heart, raised his hand and pointed at Shen Zhezi and said, "Do you also know that you are at fault for making your own decisions and not listening to your father's teachings?" My family has been going to this day, both movement and quiet, why ask you to fight in life and death! If I had known that you were going to take a risk for this, I should have sent someone to escort you home!" The son of a daughter, if you can't sit down, how can your family business be more than a daughter? When you are in danger, where do you put the old father and the young in the family? β
It was the first time that Shen Zhezi had been reprimanded by his father's chatter like this, knowing that he was stubborn and did not return to his hometown, and his father's resentment should have been accumulated for a long time. He walked forward with a smile and offered his father a cup of tea: "Why should my father say that he is old, there have been many joys in the family in recent years, and I am ......"
Before he finished speaking, his father stood up suddenly, took him into his arms with open arms, and was silent for a long time. Shen Zhezi is now almost the same size as his father, and he is really uncomfortable to be held in his arms like this, especially when his father's armor is unsolved.
"Qingque, promise to be a father, don't take any more risks for this in the future! If you really have ...... Who will trust the family business? β
Hearing his father's slightly vibrasive tone, Shen Zhezi's heart also trembled, and then he saw that his father's sideburns had turned gray under his pocket, and then he realized that his father was also looking forward to the year of destiny.
After a long time, Shen Chong let go of his son, sat down holding Shen Zhezi's wrist, and looked at his son who had not seen him for several years, and his eyes were already full of brilliance: "My family Lin'er has a dragon and tiger posture, no wonder the old ghost of the Lu family also wants to praise my son to make him remember Shao Nian." I don't know what his style is, but looking at his son's posture, this statement can't help but be a boast. β
Shen Zhezi has long been accustomed to his father's boasting and not forgetting to hurt people, so he just smiled after hearing this, and then explained the situation in Jingkou now. Dad led the crowd to the north, in addition to giving his own platform, of course, he also had to support Yu Yi.
"In a world of chaos, retreat without fighting. Yu Yuangui and I are just the first to send and then the other, and we don't have to feel guilty about each other. However, my uncle is treating my confidant, and now that his family is in a big crime, I can't turn a blind eye. Earlier, I had a lot of intentions and couldn't succeed, but now that I have a strong army in hand, it is the right thing to do anyway. β
At this point, Shen Chong no longer had the intention of separating the Huiji earlier, although he had a lot of failures for his son, but most of the anger was that Shen Zhezi was too radical and risky. Now he himself has to admit that the current situation is much better than a simple secession.
Next, Shen Chong told about the grand occasion of recruiting troops in Dongyangzhou. After all, the meaning of the righteous army and the regular army is different, and the establishment of a military state in Dongyang is a great political victory for the Wu people, and almost all the people in Wuzhong respond to this gladly. Wu Zhongbingjia is slightly inferior, which is political suppression, and it does not mean that the Wu people are completely weak.
The private army that the Shen family is raising now alone has now numbered in the thousands. Of course, this is mainly raised by Shen Zhezi in the princess's territory, as for the Wuzhong countryside, although there are more manpower, most of them also have to undertake production and transportation and other labor, and there are not many real full-time soldiers.
This is only the Shen family, plus other families in Wuzhong, the number of soldiers allocated by the imperial court to Dongyangzhou is really not much. At present, the strength of the army is between 2 and 3,000 people, and in places such as Huaibei, where wars are more frequent, it may reach 4,000 people. The establishment of the 10th Army is only more than 30,000 people. In the early years of the Shen family's rebellion, it was not a heavy burden of military service to mobilize such a huge manpower and disperse it to the entire Wuzhong.
Speaking of the recruitment of the Dongyang Army, Shen Chong also danced with his eyebrows, patted the bookcase and said excitedly: "Who said that I have no courage in Wuzhong?" Now in the Dongyang Army, everyone can open two stones and carry a hundred pounds of weight! The excellence of the soldiers can be called the best! β
When Shen Zhezi heard this, he was also excited. Although there are many criteria for strengthening the army, there is no doubt that the personal quality of a soldier is an extremely important indicator. He himself can be regarded as fully recuperated, and there is no shortage of famous teachers to guide him, but he is reluctant to open two stone bows until now. In other words, with his current force value, he can't even reach the threshold of the Dongyang Army.
Although the soldiers of the Dongyang Army were all over Sanwu, they were marked with a strong imprint of the Shen family from the beginning of the establishment of the army, and they were created from scratch. Even if Shen Chong did not deliberately build this army in the direction of his private army, his influence was consistent from top to bottom. Not to mention Shen Chong, who is the supreme commander, there are more than 200 generals at the level of captain and lieutenant alone, all of whom are from the Shen family.
In the past, although the Shen family was known as the leader of Jiangdong and had many protΓ©gΓ©s, these were not military forces that could be mobilized under normal conditions. Therefore, in the specific political game, this point is not enough to be used as a bargaining chip. However, with the establishment of the Dongyang Army, this advantage was established in the form of legal principles, and no one could ignore it anymore.
Of course, the news is not good news, and there is another trouble that Wang Shu, who has now arrived in Wu County. In order to fight for a little dominance, Wang Shu even did not hesitate to fake the history of Yangzhou Assassination, in order to obtain the leadership of Wuzhong's righteous army. With the existence of Dongyangzhou, the enthusiasm of the Wuzhong families for righteousness inevitably cooled down, which is equivalent to directly usurping the military power that should belong to Wang Shu.
Although Wang Shu couldn't stop Dongyang from establishing a state, he was not without a counterattack on this, and the Dongyang Army was strictly forbidden to deploy cross-border defenses. Therefore, so far, in Wujun and Wuxing, in addition to Wang Shu's own subordinates, only some old, weak, sick and disabled county soldiers and military households are guarding the place. Either they will act as they have done in previous years, or they will just wait undefended for the rebels to attack.
Speaking of this, Shen Chong also hated itchy, the biggest significance of the Dongyang Army was that it could protect the countryside of Wuzhong, but now it is difficult to enter the Sangzi land. Even if there is no fake Yangzhou assassin historical position, Wang Shu still has the title of supervising the military in eastern Zhejiang, unless his scepter is removed, otherwise no matter what form of army will flow into the coffin of the Wu people's flesh and blood for their merits.
The father and son discussed for a moment, and they didn't have any good ideas about it. After all, there is still room for mutual concessions in the right to divide affairs, but if Wang Shu's scepter is really to be withdrawn, the impact will be too bad, and no one dares to try it easily at the moment.
"In the early years, there were no soldiers, and it was still possible to advance. Now that the elite army is in hand, it is impossible to tie up again! β
Shen Chong has been thinking about this problem all the way, carrying the two armies north, and praising the army along the way is also stabilizing the hearts of the people in Wudi. Since Wang Shu did not allow his troops to cross the border, he made sure to solve the war outside of Sanwu. Today's Dongyang Army, the four armies of Shuiying are stationed in Xiling, looking at Yuhang in the north, and entering Xuancheng in the west, even if it does not move, it is enough for the Liyang rebels. In Xin'an County, there are also infantry battalions and four armies ready to help, ready to help Huan Yi, who is now trapped in Guangde.
For Dad's arrangement, Shen Zhezi has no better plan to replace. Although Huan Yi is a small soldier in Guangde, as long as he can hold on, the gateway to Wuzhong will not be lost. However, if Guangde is breached, then the Liyang Department can go straight to Wuxing Changcheng County, and even directly threaten his family's old nest Wukang.
However, such a cross-regional military operation will inevitably lead to a consensus with all parties and the pace will be unified. So after asking his father, Shen Zhezi went to arrange for Wen Chong and others from Jiangzhou to meet and discuss with his father in detail.
When the Dongyang Army arrived at Jingkou, in addition to stabilizing the hearts of the people in Jingkou, the biggest touch was undoubtedly the northern part of Xi Jianhuai. Earlier, although Xi Jian crossed the river once and had an open and honest conversation with Yu Yi for a few days, he never reached a consensus on the matter of the Huaibei Army crossing the river. Yu Yi hoped that Jingkou could gain a certain military dominance and selectively recruit a part of the Huaibei Army. But this is unbearable for Xi Jian, if this opening is opened, he really doesn't know how many of his subordinates will be recruited across the river.
However, seeing that the Wu people had officially joined the current situation, and Wang Shu, who was trapped in Wu County, could not break the situation for a long time, Xi Jianqing knew that if he waited any longer, it would be difficult to have a turnaround, so he finally relented and agreed that Jingkou would temporarily divide Nanxu into Xingtai for direct control, but could not set up a set of administrative teams such as the assassin history.
He could temporarily cede this power to the center, but it would have to be taken back after the war, albeit only in name. Jingkou is too important to Huaibei, and if there is no such rear, Huaibei is likely to fall apart.
Yu Yi also readily accepted this concession, he had no ambition for Huaibei, and Shen Zhezi, who had the heart to get involved in Huaibei, really didn't have that appetite now. So the two sides agreed that in addition to supervising the military of the five states, Xi Jian was also in the position. Jingkou was under the direct jurisdiction of Zhongshu until Xingtai was transferred back to Gyeonggi. At the same time, Xi Jian gathered 3,000 men and horses, returned to the Xingtai control, and was responsible for the vigilance along the Jiangbei line.
Many affairs were agreed, and the day before the establishment of Xingtai, the Jingzhou envoy finally arrived at Jingkou with a node, and came through Wu County.