Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 201 Anti-friction with Xuanwu

Fu Cun was originally a lieutenant general, and he was promoted several ranks in a row. Now he is the commander of the first army, and he is a high-level military officer in the Tang Dynasty. His Majesty the Emperor loves him too much.

He didn't have much foundation in the imperial court, and the only army he was familiar with was the Yiqianhedong Army, and now the generals in the capital school also included people from the Zuo Wuwei Army, as well as the emperor's personal guards.

The source of soldiers is further divided into the soldiers of Hedong, the soldiers of Jingyuan, and the [-] elite soldiers of Caizhou who occupy the majority.

The soldiers are strong, and the generals are not weak, but if they are mixed together, you don't know.

Anyway, most people are not very optimistic. Some people hate Fu Cunsheng's promotion too fast and wait to see his jokes.

But the facts quickly slapped this group of people in the face. As expected of a man recognized by His Majesty the Emperor, Fu Cun quickly stabilized the situation.

The method used is only two words.

"military law!"

Regardless of whether it is a general or an ordinary soldier, it should be treated according to the military law.

Three days into the army, one of the deputy commanders violated the order. After Fu Cunling's own soldiers captured him, he wanted to kill him and reported it to His Majesty the Emperor for approval.

Of course Li Ye strongly supports, behead!

In the future, regardless of the size of the matter, even if a small pawn is cut off, it will be reported to the emperor, and it will never be self-defeating.

His Majesty's image of Fu Cun became more and more full. Li Cunxu had a lot of trust in Fu Cun in history, and he was placed in the most important Youzhou Jiedu envoy, probably because of this!

"Fu Cun lives and eats with the soldiers. He trains with his own hands. He never pretends to be someone else's hand. He also gives his rewards to those who train hard. Most of the soldiers are afraid of him."

Li Ye nodded and said: "The strength of an army lies in its generals. A strong general trains troops, and all the routes lead to the same goal. It's easy to say, but it's hard to do!"

His Majesty the Emperor summed it up. In fact, there are only two words, grace and prestige. Use military laws to restrain soldiers and make them fearful, and use money and officials to win over soldiers and make them die of gratitude.

On the basis of Enwei, if the general takes the lead and dares to fight for the lead, it will be a big bonus. Such a strong general, His Majesty the Emperor must be as good as possible!

Puppet Qi Palace, Xiaohuangmen reported back, and Lou Benzhong, the servant who went to Xiangcheng, Shandong Province, to announce the decree, came back.

"Xuan!"

"promise!"

Not long after, Lou Benzhong entered the hall.

"Your Majesty, I am very happy. Shannan Dongdao is willing to return to the imperial court. Zhao Dezhen came to Caizhou in person. He is still on the way, and it will take about three to five days. tax."

"it is good!"

"Your Majesty, Zhao Deyan said that he has sent someone to Jiangling Mansion to write to Wang Jianzhao, asking him to surrender to Cheng's defense envoy, General An!"

In this way, large areas of Shannan Dongdao and Jingnan belonged to Tang.

But here comes the question again, how should Shannan Dongdao and Jingnan be governed, how many soldiers should be deployed in the military, and how to arrange them.

Li Ye looked at the map and frowned.

The traffic throughout Datang is too inconvenient.

The main artery of north-south traffic is water transport. Thanks to the Grand Canal, the taxes in the South and Huainan can be crossed from the Yangtze River to Guazhou in Yangzhou to the Grand Canal, then from Surabaya to the Huaihe River, then to Bianshui, and then to Bianliang to the Yellow River. , until Luoyang.

It is also possible to transfer from the Huaihe River to Yingshui, until Yancheng in Huzhou, or from the Huaihe River to the Ruhe, go to Caizhou, Huzhou to Ruzhou.

If you take the Bian River, you can go straight to Luoyang, and if you take the Ying River or the Ru River, you have to take a dry road to transfer.

And this main artery is now broken, Yangzhou is under the control of Sun Ru, and Yang Xingmi's fight at the mouth of the Yangtze River is in full swing.

However, in the section from Huaihe River to Luoyang, Rushui is in Caizhou and is now under the control of the imperial court.

Yingzhou, where Yingshui crossed the border, was Xuanwu's territory. It was originally controlled by the Cai thief, but was successfully accepted by the court. Now the two capitals of the Zuohuwei army stationed here are also under the control of the court.

There is also a water transport that can directly reach Bianshui in Luoyang, which is under the control of Zhu Wen Xuanwu Army.

"If the imperial court redesignates the Xuanwu administrative area, and exchanges Zhengzhou and Huazhou under the former Yicheng Army's jurisdiction for Zhu Wen to give up Bozhou and Yingzhou, I don't know what will happen?"

If Xuanwu's Bozhou and Yingzhou are taken, and Xuanwu is re-divided by the Bianhe River, the imperial court will share the benefits of the Bianhe River with Zhu Wen, and this main artery can also be used.

Li Ye couldn't make up his mind, he shook his head and said, "Call Yushan to defend the right army commander Duan Kun!"

"promise!"

After a while, Duan Kun went to the hall.

Li Ye said: "Send people to investigate all the way along Rushui and Yingshui to see how big a boat can go along this way, and how is the hydrology?"

"promise!"

"Along the Huaihe River to Yangzhou, the water and land transportation along the way also needs to be investigated, and what is the livelihood of the people in the prefectures and counties along the way?"

"promise!"

Just as Duan Kun left, Xiao Huangmen reported again.

"Your Majesty, Zhu Zhen, the commander of the Zuohuwei Army, has an audience!"

"Xuan!"

Zhu Zhen went into the main hall to salute and said: "Your Majesty, Cao Zhiwenbao, the defense envoy of Yingzhou City, and Wang Tan, the deputy general of Xuanwu Tabaidu, led two thousand troops. They wanted to enter Yingzhou City, but were refused. We are waiting for Your Majesty's order."

"Wang Tan? How is this person?"

"Li Si'an's number one general, with two axes in one hand, is superb!"

Another fierce general!

"Does this person have a chance to surrender?"

Zhu Zhen shook her head and said: "It's hard, this person and Li Si'an are friends of eight worshippers, if Li Si'an doesn't surrender, this person won't surrender either."

Li Ye frowned slightly, and said, "If I grant Li Si'an an official position in the court, what will happen?"

Zhu Zhen shook her head and said nothing.

Li Si'an is from Bianliang, and his relatives and friends are all in Bianliang, so it is not very reliable for Li Si'an to abandon his family, relatives and friends to serve the emperor.

Seeing this, Li Ye also understood, and stopped asking.

"Yingzhou's control of Yingshui is crucial to the court's pacification of Huainan. Now that it is in my hands, I will definitely not hand it over."

"Your Majesty, how should I argue with Wang Tan, if he wants to attack the city, what should I do?"

Li Ye laughed and said: "Caizhou has been restored, Shannan Dongdao and Jingnan will also be ruled. I don't have any worries. Although I don't want to fight Xuanwu, if someone comes to my door, I don't need to be patient. The imperial court will not take the lead, but whoever makes the move will cut off his paw!"

Zhu Zhen: "...The last general is going to send an order. If Wang Tan attacks the city, Cao's defense envoy can attack the city..."

Li Ye shook his headband: "Commander Zhu, go to Yingzhou in person, and destroy Wang Tan!"

Zhu Zhen frowned, her brain was not enough, what did His Majesty the Emperor mean.

"Your Majesty, the last general, Zuo Huwei, came to Yingzhou. If Wang Tan attacks, he will destroy Wang Tan...?"

This Zhu Zhen has no political wisdom at all, and some things cannot be said clearly.

"Go to Yingzhou, and directly look for an opportunity to destroy Wang Tan. As for who will do it first, what the dead say doesn't count, what Zhu Wen says doesn't matter, what I say counts!"

"The commander will take orders!"

Just as Zhu Zhen was about to leave, the emperor called her to stop her!
"It is difficult to transport grain and grass. The carts of Zuo Huwei's army are full of grain, and they do not bring auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands."

Zhu Zhen said: "Your Majesty, it is enough to bring 5000 troops, and the rest can be handed over to the deputy commander, Qiu Xizhi!"

　The purpose of destroying Wang Tan was not to fight against the Xuanwu Army, but to fight against the Xuanwu Army. It is well said by others that peace is fought, and to destroy Zhu Wen's illusions

　　
　
(End of this chapter)