Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 215 The Peace Was Made

Chenzhou Mutiny!

Zhou Xian, the commander of the Zuo Shence Army, did not receive the emperor's military order to attack Chenzhou, so he dared not specialize in it.

"Send envoys to hurry up and inform His Majesty about the situation of Chenzhou's army."

"The army is stationed at the four gates, and not a single fly can fly out of Chenzhou."

"Call craftsmen in a radius of ten miles to cut down trees and build siege equipment."

"All the cavalry in the army will be let out. If there is any disturbance within a radius of [-] miles, the commander must know immediately, especially in the direction of Bozhou and Zhengzhou, and we must monitor it carefully!"

"promise"

Everything is properly arranged, and Zhou Xian can only follow the emperor's will.

While in Bianliang, Zhu Wen was shocked when he received the Chenzhou military report.

"The Zhongwu army is in the territory of Bozhou. If they know it, the morale of the army must be unstable, and there may be changes!"

"Jie Shuai, there are less than [-] soldiers in Chenzhou City, and most of them are old and weak. I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on, so send reinforcements as soon as possible."

"Who should be sent to rescue?"

Li Zhendao: "Zhengzhou is the closest to Chenzhou, we can send Zhengzhou defense envoy Zhang Guiba there!"

Zhu Wen hesitated, paced back and forth several times, and said: "So, Xuanwu will have a decisive battle with the imperial court!"

Li Zhen shook his head and said: "This is the only way to do it now, one hair will affect the whole body, one failure will affect the whole situation."

Zhu Wen gritted his teeth and said, "Since that's the case, you should lead a strong army and cut off part of it to strengthen the army!"

It's time to give the imperial court some color, otherwise they would think that Xuanwu is easy to bully.

"I passed on the order of the commander-in-chief to order Zhengzhou defense envoy Zhang Guiba to lead an army of [-] horse infantry to rescue Chenzhou. His younger brother Zhang returned to stay in Zhengzhou."

"promise!"

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Li Ye received the news from Chen Zhou that day. His Majesty the Emperor was the last person to attack the city, but at this moment he had no choice but to order the Zuo Shence Army to build siege equipment and prepare to attack the city.

Why is there a small population in Chenzhou? There are only two thousand soldiers.

The capture of Chenzhou is of great significance. Xuanwu lacked a bridgehead to attack Bozhou, Luoyang, and Caizhou, while the imperial court had an extra springboard to attack Xuanwu.

More importantly, over the years, Chenzhou Inspector Zhao Ji has recruited refugees and camped in the fields, so Chenzhou is much richer than its surrounding areas. Occupying Chenzhou means that Xuanwu has lost an important source of taxes and soldiers.

The next day, Li Cunxiao and Wang Rulin each led more than [-] cavalry to Luyi. On the second day, Zhang Shixin led the Youyulin army to Luyi. On the third day, Fu Cunbu rushed to Luyi.

Before His Majesty the Emperor breathed a sigh of relief, Zhang Guiba led [-] paces and set off from Zhengzhou to rescue Yu Jun from Chenzhou.

Li Ye frowned slightly, and the situation got worse and worse.

Xuanwu has now gone one step further, forcing the emperor to shake people.

"To declare to the world that Xuanwu Jiedu envoy Zhu Wen repeatedly resisted and disobeyed the imperial order, and occupied Caozhou and Puzhou, the defense areas of the Taining Army, Chenzhou, the defense areas of the Zhongwu Army, and Zhengzhou and Huazhou, the defense areas of the Yicheng Army. What is the intention of occupying the territory of one town and occupying the land of three towns? This rebellion is also punishable by the whole world..."

"The imperial edict... was issued to Zhu Xuan, the Jiedu Envoy of the Taining Army, to recruit the right envoy of the Xuanwei Soldier Ma You to the east of the Xuanwu Camp.

Shi Pu was appointed as the Jiedu envoy of the Wuning Army to recruit the Ma Zuo envoy of the Xuanwei Army to the east of the Xuanwu camp.

Zhu Jin, the envoy of the Tianping Army Jiedu, and Wang Shifan, the envoy of the Pinglu Jiedu, were appointed as envoys to transfer grain and grass to the east of the Xuanwu camp and recruit deputy envoys, and the four towns captured Bianzhou! "

"An imperial edict was made to authorize Li Kexiu to be the emissary to recruit soldiers and horses to the west of Xuanwu.

Li Siyuan was appointed as the Deputy Envoy of Xuanwei Bingma in the west of Xuanwu.

Jingxiang was appointed as the transfer envoy of grain and grass to the west to recruit and comfort, and the Hedong Army under Li Kexiu attacked Zhengzhou. "

"In addition, I personally wrote a letter to Li Keyong, instead of distinguishing it, if Taiyuan sends troops, I will give Li Keyong the post of envoy to recruit soldiers and horses in the back; , Yiwu Army Jiedu envoy Wang Chucun is recruiting deputy envoy."

Du Rangneng looked solemn, and said, "Your Majesty, are you sure you want to fight Xuanwu?"

Li Ye smiled wryly: "At this point, can I control it?"

Du Rangneng also let out a long breath, and said: "Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, Wang Shifan, Shi Pu and Xuanwu are all deadly enemies in the east, and they will definitely send troops, but Li Kexiu and Luo Hongxin are not..."

Li Ye said: "I will make a deal with Li Kexiu. As long as his army captures Zhengzhou and hands it over to me, I will give him 50 coins. The 400 million coins captured by Caizhou have not been moved yet, but there is one condition ?”

"What conditions?"

"No crime with the people, after capturing Zhengzhou, don't loot the city!"

Du Rangneng saluted and said: "Your Majesty is benevolent, and you will be a holy king!"

Li Ye waved his hands and said, "As for Wei Boluo Hongxin, I predict that he may send troops, or he may not!"

Du Rang Neng looked at His Majesty the Emperor, what do you mean?
Li Ye whispered to Du Rangneng, "I received the report that Wei Boya's army is powerful, and he refused to accept Luo Hongxin at all. If you were Luo Hongxin, would you send troops under the order and let these arrogant soldiers fight on the battlefield?" A lot of casualties..."

Du Rangneng's eyes lit up, and he said: "Your Majesty is thoughtful, and the old minister admires you!"

Li Ye shook his head and said: "Now Bozhou has concentrated 10,000 troops from the imperial court, and Caizhou and Luoyang have [-]+ surrendered soldiers to garrison the fields, and the soldiers and horses garrison people consume millions of shi of food every month.

I need food now, and the transportation of grain and grass in Dongxichuan, Hanzhong, Shannan Dongdao, Jingnan, Jinshang, Shanguo, Hezhong, and Guanzhong depends on Duke Du! "

"The minister should do his best to share the worries of His Majesty."

Li Ye nodded and said: "It takes about two months for the east of Shannan, and the summer harvest in Jingnan, later in Guanzhong, Shanguo, and Hezhong. The people in Guanzhong probably still have surplus food, and they can spend money to raise food, or get it from rich merchants , or buy, I have a strict order not to add a tax, and when it is necessary to add a tax, I must agree to it."

In this world, one cannot be hungry enough to serve as a soldier. If that time comes, the tax should still be increased.

"promise!"

Li Ye was worried, and said to Du Rangneng: "The remaining grain in each state, the route of transshipment, and the deployment of peasants along the way, make careful preparations, and don't delay farming. I know that I am demanding, but civil affairs are more important than heaven, and I have to thank Mr. Du." gone."

After Li Ye finished speaking, he bowed and saluted. Du Rang Neng returned the gift in a hurry, and said in tears, "It's my good fortune to meet Your Majesty. The revival of the Tang Dynasty is in sight. How can I not work hard to leave my name in history? The grace that His Majesty has bestowed on the subjects!"

His Majesty sent Du Rangneng away, touched his eyes, damn it, he moved himself.

"Zhao Xi, grind!"

"promise!"

Writing letters to Li Keyong, His Majesty the Emperor has been setting a shameless bottom line.

"Brother Keyong, after a year of separation, I wonder if I..."

As it was being written, the small yellow door reported outside the tent: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty..."

"What's my pleasure?"

"Your Majesty, the concubine Xian is happy, and my maidservant congratulates Your Majesty!"

"Ah! Youtong..."

Li Ye looked at the "Brother Ke Yongzhen" on the paper, feeling a little uncomfortable...

(End of this chapter)