Late Tang

The first year of the Dragon Era, the first month.

Li Jing ordered Cui Anqian to be the General of the Conquest of the West, to go to Chang'an, and command [-] conscripts from the West to continue to sweep the unsubdued towns in Longyou Shuofang, Guanzhong.The edict ordered Zeng Yuanyu to be the general who conquered the South, commanding [-] troops, to go to Wuguan, and to be responsible for attacking Shannan, Jingnan, Eyue and other Jianghan places.He also ordered Zhao Ji to be the general who conquered the East, commanding [-] troops, and marched to Xuzhou to attack Zhu Wen in Henan.

The battle went smoothly. On the fifth day of February, General Cui Anqian led his troops to attack Zhu Mei in Binning Town from Chang'an, conquered Binzhou in one fell swoop, and then went down to Ningzhou.According to Li Jing's decree, Zeng Yuanyu defeated Niu Xu, the envoy of Xichuan Jiedu who led his army northward, and took advantage of the situation to pursue the defeated army. He marched southwest along the Hanshui River, conquered Yangzhou, and captured the garrison of the commander-in-chief of Xidaofan Town in Shannan. Liangzhou in Xingyuan Prefecture, then conquered Fengzhou, Xingzhou, and Lizhou, and the soldiers from the south went straight to Jianmen Pass and approached the middle of Shu.

Zhao Ji, the general who conquered the East, went north from Xuzhou to attack Xuanwu. Zhu and Wen had already been besieged on all sides. The cavalry and artillery of the army fought together, and the Xuanwu army quickly lost all their outlying strongholds, and finally had to retreat into various fortresses for defense.In the counties of Xuanwu, Zhongwu and other prefectures, apart from Bianliang, Chenxu and other big cities, all other counties and villages were completely wiped out by Zhao Ji.

After Zhao Ji wiped out the towns and villages of Xuanwu and Zhongwu counties, he began to divide the Liang army into various cities, isolate the Liang army, and then attack one by one.They defeated Chenzhou and Xuzhou in a row, and captured more than [-] enemies and more than [-] horses.After that, they took advantage of the victory to attack Xuanwu, and attacked Bianliang from the three waterways of Bianhe, Caihe and Baigou.Another group of soldiers and horses left the martial arts prison and attacked Zhengzhou.

Zhu Wen was forced to abandon Zhengzhou.Gather troops and horses in Bianliang and confront Zhao Ji.Zhao Ji and Zhu Wen had a decisive battle in Bianliang. The Tang army marched by land and water. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses besieged Bianliang for more than a month.Liang Jun was unstoppable, although he did not surrender, after three days of bloody battle, Liang Jun was almost killed and injured, even Zhu Wen himself was killed in Yacheng Jietang, and the whole territory of Henan was pacified.

Wang Yanzhang, Li Cunxiao, Gao Siji and more than a dozen generals left for Bianliang at this time. On April [-], this group of generals with shining stars on their shoulders had already arrived in Bianzhou, Henan Province. The Henan area is bounded by the Bian River.The west of the Bianhe River is roughly classified as Henan Province, and the east of Bianhe River is roughly classified as Shandong Province.

General Zhao Ji, the general of Zhengdong, went to the Bianhe wharf to meet the officer corps in person.

"The last general will pay his respects to Zhao Shuai!" Wang Yanzhang and others stepped forward to salute.

Zhao Ji smiled and greeted them one by one. The officer corps going south this time was extremely strong. Li Jing's [-]th Taibao, except Liu Xun, was in Fujian.Li Rang is in charge of the money, Yang Xingmi and Qian Liu are now outside Jiangdong, and the remaining nine eunuchs are all present.In addition, the young star generals in the army, Guo Wei and Guo Tao, the two heroes of the Guo family, also came together. In addition, Zhang Chengzong, Liu Shouqian, the second general of Yuqian Hengha, Guo Zhenshan, Guo Zhenhai, Li Wei, Li Juyi and a large group of young but prominent The young generals are coming.

In front of this group of young men, Zhao Ji, the general who conquered the East, did not dare to put on airs in the slightest.Not so long ago.The imperial court has abolished the original five-army governor's mansion and separated it into two northern and southern yamen.The original Qin army was thus divided into two major systems.

Beiya Forbidden Army.In charge of the 46 forbidden troops, the 46 forbidden troops are divided into sixteen armies, namely the left and right Habayashi guards, the left and right Jinwu guards, the left and right Qianniu guards, the left and right Shence guards, the left and right Shenwu guards, the left and right Shenwei guards, and the left and right Longwu guards. , left and right prison guards.The 46 forbidden army of the Beiya Sixteenth Army is responsible for the defense of the Gyeonggi area and several accompanying capitals scattered in various places. It is the most elite combat force.

The Nanya commanded the guards, and the Nanya had twelve army guards, namely the left and right guards, the left and right guards, the left and right royal guards, the left and right Xiao guards, the left and right martial guards, and the left and right waiting guards.They command the 54 guards across the country, and are responsible for border defense and city defense except for Gyeonggi and the accompanying capital.

The Council of Staff, the Ministry of War, the Imperial Army of the [-]th Army of the Northern Yamen, and the Guards of the [-]th Army of the Southern Yamen. This new military system commands millions of standing troops across the country.According to the new military system, the General Staff Council is still in charge of the deployment of troops, and the Northern and Southern Yamen are in charge of commanding the troops, but the Northern and Southern Yamen usually cannot mobilize troops.For the forbidden and guard armies in the northern and southern yamen, each army has five divisions, each division has two brigades, each brigade has five battalions, each battalion has two capitals, and each has five divisions.During non-combat times, troops are usually stationed in battalions in various places. The highest commanding general is the battalion commander, and the highest commanding general of the forbidden army is the brigade commander.Going further up, when it is not in combat, although there is an organization, the officers have no right to directly command the lower-level combat units.Only when the emperor ordered the selection of generals, the senate issued a transfer order, and the Ministry of War issued the tiger talisman seal, can the general truly command the troops and horses of his own army and division.

Zhao Ji knew very well that although this was not the end of the war, it was also an inevitable restriction on the generals and horses after the dynasties pacified the world.In the future, the more senior generals like him, the rarer it will be to have the opportunity to command troops.On the contrary, this group of young generals with the rank of major general and brigadier general, the future battlefield will only belong to them.

The arrival of this group of young generals was ordered by the emperor to lead troops to fight in Shannan.

According to the strategic planning of Li Jing and the Senate, the imperial court's strategy to calm the world is still to put the west first and then the east.Judging from this situation, after the sweeping of Henan, the official army will temporarily maintain the status quo on the eastern front, while concentrating on attacking Guanlong, they will mobilize elites to attack and sweep the Bahan and Jingxiang areas at the same time.

The first stage is to sweep Guanlong and Henan, the second stage is to sweep Bahan and Jingxiang, the third stage is to take Shuzhong, the fourth stage is to attack Hunan, Jiangxi and Eyue, and finally go down the river in one fell swoop to sweep southeast.

The generals came to bring Li Jing's will, and Zhao Ji continued to sit in Xuzhou.However, most of the troops under his command had to be dispatched to Zhang Zimian who came with the generals, and he and the generals would lead Qin Zongquan who attacked western Henan and Liu Jurong in Xiangyang.

According to the analysis of Li Jing and the Senate, although Yang Xingmi and Qian Liu had already betrayed Li Jing, they were now caught in a dilemma.And the Qin army now has soldiers and horses on both sides of the river, east and south, after losing the echo from other places.The two have now been dumped.If the imperial court really had to make up its mind, it would not be difficult to pacify Jiangdong.However, Li Jing is not in a hurry to move them now because the imperial court must first concentrate on dealing with the Guanlong and Shuhan regions. Li Jing believes that as long as the west is pacified, the Jiangdong region will be defeated without a fight.

Zhao Jijiu town Huaisi.He was also the best at defending among the court commanders, so Li Jing finally asked him to stay in Xu Si to keep an eye on Yang Xingmi and Qian Liu, and sent Zhang Zimian, who was good at mobile combat and offensive, to command the attack on Jingxiang.

"I accept the imperial edict!" Zhao Ji respectfully accepted the imperial edict without any expression of dissatisfaction on his face.

Shenjing, the Forbidden City.

The Prime Minister Zheng Congxuan said: "I believe that your Majesty has been on the throne for half a year, and he is still the crown prince. The crown prince is the foundation of a country, and the new crown prince should be established as soon as possible. Only in this way can the government be orderly and orderly, and it will be conducive to the stability of the people of the world."

Li Jing sat on the dragon chair, but he didn't set up a crown prince. The ministers endured it for half a year, but finally couldn't bear it anymore.In the past six months, the matter of setting up the crown prince has revolved around it.North Korea and China are also undercurrents.He swept his eyes over the officials in the palace, and said slowly: "I hesitated to establish the crown prince because the princes are young. The crown prince is the foundation of a country. I must be more careful, and must not be established lightly."

Zheng Tian went out and said: "The princes are still young, whether they are virtuous or stupid, so it is too early to say. But your majesty is only in his thirties now, and it is the time of the heyday of spring and autumn. With your majesty's wisdom and health Therefore, there is no need to worry too much about the prince's virtuousness and foolishness. Besides, the ancient rules have always established the eldest son as the prince, so why is it difficult for your majesty to make a decision."

As soon as these words came out, it meant that Wang Guiniang's son was established as the crown prince.Although Li Jing was the King of Qin in the past.There are two princesses, the children of Wang Guiniang and Yu Youniang are both legitimate sons.But now, after Li Jing ascended the throne, Wang Guiniang became the empress, and among the princes, only Wang Guiniang's two sons can be called legitimate sons.Although Yu Youniang is the most expensive concubine among the four concubines, her children are just like Wang Wanjun's children, they are also the concubine sons of the emperor.

Li Jing shook his head, "The crown prince is the foundation of a country, the crown prince of a country, and the future emperor must of course establish a wise man. I have 54 princes now, but most of them are young, and the oldest is only more than ten years old. Originally, my son The idea is to wait a few more years before establishing a crown prince. Since today's love ministers are asking you to establish it early to help stabilize the hearts of the world, then, let's establish it first."

In the first year of the Longji, on the sixth day of June, Li Jing issued an edict to add Li Dezhao, the king of Lanling County, as the king of Qin, Li Delin as the king of Jin, Li Defang as the king of Qi, Li Dexiu as the king of Chu, Li Dehao as the king of Zhou, Li Deye as the king of Lu, and Li Dezhen as the king of Lu. Halo is the king of Zhao, Li Dejue is the king of Wei, Li Dexiang is the king of Liang, and Li Derui is the king of Yan.

Canonize ten kings at a time.

On the ninth day of June, Li Jing issued an edict again, formally canonizing Qin Wang Li Dezhao as crown prince, crowned, settled in the East Palace, and began to learn to handle government affairs.

In August, Cui Anqian pacified Guanzhong, in September, Zeng Yuanyu pacified Hanzhong, and in October, Zhang Zimian pacified western Henan and southern Shanxi.

In November, Zhang Huaishen, the son of Zhang Yichao’s brother who had returned from the Shazhou Uprising, and the current Jiedu Envoy of the Guiyi Army, Zhang Huaishen, submitted a letter to welcome Cui An’s expeditionary army to Hexi. Shen Jing sees Li Jing.

At the end of the year, after defeating Qin Zongquan, Zhang Zimian defeated Liu Jurong again, conquered Xiangyang, and then conquered Jingzhou, Jiangling Prefecture, like a gust of wind.

In the second year of Longji, Cui Anqian left Sanguan and entered Shu, joined forces with Zeng Yuanyu, and aggressively attacked Shuzhong.

In February, Jianmen was breached, and 15 government troops entered Sichuan.Tian Lingzi and Chen Jingxuan fought tenaciously, and Gao Renhou, a famous general in central Sichuan, acted as the vanguard and defeated Tian Lingzi's Shence Army.The Sichuan army was defeated, and Tian Lingzi and his brothers were captured. In March, Gao Renhou invaded Chengdu, and Li Xuan and all the officials in the Chengdu camp were captured.

In May, Zhang Zimian pacified Hunan, and in June, the three marshals Cui Anqian, Zhang Zimian, and Zeng Yuanyu joined forces in Jiangling.

In June, the three armies assembled in Jiangling, built warships, and prepared to go down the south to attack the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

In August, Yang Xingmi and Qian Liu invited themselves to Beijing, and in September, officers and troops entered Eyue, Hunan, Jiangxi, Huainan, Xuanshe, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

In October, Yang Xingmi, Qian Liu, Zhang Rui, Yu Gui, Yu Qiu, Kang Chenghui, Liu Xun, etc. came to Beijing to face the saint!

So far, dozens of feudal vassals and towns in the world have been leveled one by one, and the imperial court has pacified the world and mixed in one universe.