Chapter 317
After the Western Regions Army captured Shuofang County, Zhuang Fudi also entered the city with the army. saw Liang Shidu's corpse on the battlefield that had been sorted out by the besieging army, and then Zhuang Fudi pushed the obviously larger helmet he was wearing on his head with the short-barreled musket in his hand, glanced at Liang Shidu's corpse on the ground, and then pointed a short-barreled musket at the corpse and looked around and asked, "Damn." Didn't you tell you to try your best to capture Liang Shidu alive? Why was he killed like this? Who did this to you? Stand up for Lao Tzu. ”
After being in the military for so long, Zhuang Fudi has long lost the elegant temperament he had in the military academy. Now Zhuang Fudi exudes his new personality from head to foot all the time, and to put it bluntly, he is a hooligan. Although Liang Shidu was not captured alive in this battle, killing Liang Shidu on the battlefield was basically equivalent to announcing the destruction of Liang Shidu's power, after all, Liang Shidu had not had time to leave an heir at this time and went west.
Naturally, the Liang Shidu army in Shuofang County was also captured by Zhuang Fudi and imprisoned in a temporary prisoner of war camp. The people of Shuofang County were also excited about the arrival of the Western Regions Army. What's more, after Zhuang Fudi entered the Shuofang County City, the first thing he did was to put back the strong men who had been captured before, who were only equivalent to the combat strength of the militia of the Western Regions, back to their respective homes and let them reunite with their families. Not to mention that there is no shortage of soldiers in the Western Regions army now, even if there is really a shortage of soldiers and a large number of soldiers are needed, there are corresponding methods to induce the people under their rule to join the army, and there is no need for this kind of inferior practice of going to the people to force the strong men.
When Zhuang Fudi's army continued to march eastward, they found that the territory of Liang Shidu east of Shuofang County had been occupied by Liu Wuzhou's troops. Moreover, they refused to provide military access to Zhuang Fudi's army, and at the same time, the entire army was prepared for battle.
As far as Liu Wuzhou was concerned, he had long coveted the territory under Liang Shidu, but because he was a Turkic subordinate with Liang Shidu, he was worried that his words against Liang Shidu would attract Turkic interference, so he tolerated it. When the Turks were in civil strife earlier and had no time to take care of these puppets, Liu Wuzhou already wanted to use troops against the Liang division, but unfortunately caught up with Li Wenyuan to attack the Liang division first, which made Liu Wuzhou feel a deep crisis. In line with the principle that friends of the dead do not die in the poor way, Liu Wuzhou is very willing to put the battlefield in the territory of Liang Shidu, only in this way, the flowers and plants smashed by the two armies will not make Liu Wuzhou feel distressed.
But what Liu Wuzhou never dreamed of was that Liang Shidu's army was so vulnerable, and in the case of a great advantage in numbers, it was still defeated by the Western Regions army in front of him. In the end, the Liang division lost its capital, and at the same time lost its own life, after missing the biggest obstacle of the Liang division, Liu Wuzhou completely tore off the disguise, and immediately commanded the army to attack to seize the territory of the Liang division east of Shuofang County, and also expressed a very tough attitude towards the arrival of the Western Regions army.
Since Li Wenyuan's order did not mention a specific attitude towards Liu Wuzhou, Zhuang Fudi ordered his army to stop advancing and confronted Liu Wuzhou's army on the border of Shuofang County. On the one hand, he engaged in an armed confrontation with Liu Wuzhou, and on the other hand, he continued to send troops to cooperate with the government officials who came to carry out pacification and policy promotion for Shuofang County. At the same time, he also wrote an official document, and asked the military to use the fastest method to report to Li Wenyuan, who was far away in Dunhuang County, for instructions. It is up to Li Wenyuan to make the final decision, what is the attitude towards Liu Wuzhou's army seizing the territory of Liang Shidu?
Liu Wuzhou's side was actually in a worried mood, and when he ordered the army on his border to take a tough attitude to prevent the Western Regions army from passing. It was all because the minister next to him kept pandering and encouraging him that he had the courage to do this kind of thing against Li Wenyuan. But after calming down at this time, Liu Wuzhou couldn't help but feel a little afraid, if the Western Regions army in front of him really attacked his army unreasonably, then what should he take out to resist? Or how can you resist the attack of the Western Regions Army?
Fortunately, Zhuang Fudi in front of him didn't know what kind of attitude Li Wenyuan had. So in this matter, Liu Wuzhou's treasure can be regarded as a win. After Liu Wuzhou gained a precious respite through such measures, he continued to send troops to the border to strengthen the defenses of the front line, and on the other hand, he continued to use various means to move up and down the Dunhuang County, hoping to submit to Li Wenyuan in a more dignified way and save his life. Later, he sent an envoy to Dunhuang County to negotiate with Li Wenyuan with all the conditions he could provide, the bottom line he could accept, and the things and money he wanted to get.
"Those who know the times are Junjie, Liu Wuzhou is willing to put down his weapons to stop resisting and surrender to our army, I naturally welcome it with both hands. Although General Liu's military exploits were not very prominent, he blocked the only way for the Turks to attack the interior in the south, which was equivalent to ensuring the safety of the people of the Central Plains in disguise. But merit is merit and demerit, and the so-called flaws do not hide Yu. Yu also can't hide the flaws of what General Liu did in the local area before. Although I am in Dunhuang County, I have also heard of it, but fortunately, General Liu did not do anything too out of the ordinary. So the merits and demerits of the two phases are offset by each other, and this is our attitude. Li Wenyuan spread his hands to the envoy of Liu Wuzhou in front of him and said.
"Your proposal is very pertinent, and my lord has done these things anyway. This condition you put forward is acceptable to my father-in-law. But I don't know, what do you think of the arrangements after my lordship returns? The envoy nodded, then bowed to Li Wenyuan in front of him and said.
"Now that you've decided to submit to me, you need to know a little bit about the rules of our army. In our Western Regions Army, regardless of seniority, origin, family affairs, or background, as long as you have the ability, then you have the opportunity to climb upward. Therefore, even Liu Wuzhou is no exception, this is the rule of our Western Regions, no one can break it, and they must obediently be bound by him. You and your father-in-law should know this, right? After listening to the envoy's words, Li Wenyuan pondered for a moment, and then said in a deep voice to the envoy.