Chapter 40: The Past of Luzhou

Luzhou, the ruling place on the party, is today's Shanxi Changzhi. The place name pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info appeared very frequently during the Five Dynasties period. Especially when Liang Jin was competing for hegemony, that was the focus of the two parties.

Luzhou can no longer be described as a place where soldiers must fight for in the five generations, because the gains and losses there are related to the life and death of both sides.

If you flip through the map of the five generations, you can see it clearly. Luzhou is located along the Yellow River, very close to Zhu Wen's old nest Bianzhou. Moreover, it is also close to Heyang and the Zhaoyi Army, and it is not far from Jinyang, Li Cunmiao's base camp.

Since Luzhou's geographical location is so important, of course, the struggle around it is also quite cruel. In August of the third year of Tang Tianyou, Zhu Wen's army besieged Cangzhou, and the rear was empty. This Li Keyong's eyes were staring at him tightly, and he would not relax for a moment, and as soon as he seized the opportunity, he immediately began to gather troops and take the opportunity to take Luzhou.

The person who guarded Luzhou was Li Sizhao, the envoy of the Zhaoyi Festival. At this moment, Zhu Wenke was uncomfortable, and the role of Luzhou in Li Keyong's hands was too great, which could not only prevent him from plotting against Hebei, but also build a solid barrier for himself.

The reason why Hedong was able to stay safe and sound when Houliang was in full swing was that he held Luzhou in his hands.

After Zhu Wen scrapped the Tang Emperor, he boarded the plane in April to change to Kaiping, and went to attack Luzhou in May, which shows the depth of resentment in his heart.

In order to regain this critical place, Zhu Wen even paid his blood. Shaanzhou Jiedu made Kang Huaizhen lead 80,000 troops, plus tens of thousands of Wei Bo's elite soldiers, gathered together to besiege Luzhou.

When Li Keyong heard that Luzhou was besieged, he panicked, and transferred all his elite soldiers out to rescue Luzhou, and the leaders were basically his righteous sons and brothers. In order to alleviate the pressure on Luzhou, he sent troops to attack Zhu Wen's territory Jinzhou, so that Zhu Wen had to send troops to rescue. During this period, because he couldn't attack for a long time, Zhu Wen changed generals several times, but it still had little effect.

Later, Li Keyong died of illness and was succeeded by Li Cunqiao. The battle of Luzhou continues. Houliang has besieged Luzhou for a year, and the grain, grass and ordnance in the city have been exhausted, and it looks like it is about to be breached.

Li Cunmiao, who was still eloquent and strategic, personally went out on horseback, taking advantage of the unpreparedness of the Liang army who was lax and lazy because of the imminent victory, and taking advantage of the darkness and fog to kill the Liang army who killed him, and the Liang army lost more than 10,000 people, and discarded countless grains, grasses and ordnance.

This battle completely blinded Zhu Wen, mobilized so many troops, spent countless money and food, besieged for more than a year, and finally fought like this. Since then, the balance of power between Liang and Jin has changed subtly, and Zhu Wen no longer has the strength to attack Luzhou for a period of time after that, and Li Cunqiao has also gained everything from this war.

First of all, he was the first envoy of the festival and the throne of Jin, and it was also at the moment of great crisis when Luzhou was besieged and Li Keyong died. However, he led the army to defeat the Liang army, which made his prestige in the army as high as the sky, and his position was completely stabilized. Secondly, the seized money, food, and ordnance allowed him to solve important problems for the army, and he did not have to worry about military funds for a long time.

The most important point is that this victory gave him precious time to breathe, there are many enemies in Hedong, and there are even more ill-intentioned people.

Wang Jin listened quietly to Zhang Chengye and the staff talking about the glory of the last Luzhou War, and he was also excited. It is no wonder that throughout the ages, in order to compete for the throne of the emperor, countless people have been killed and killed.

"Forward, do you know what to do when you go to the army this time?" Zhang Chengye asked Wang Jindao instead.

"Father, the child knows what to do." Wang Jin replied very affirmatively, but there was a little drum in his heart.

"Very good, this time the Luzhou Festival envoy is still Li Sizhao, as long as you follow his command, this Luzhou is still impregnable." Zhang Chengye's affirmative tone largely made everyone present feel an inexplicable confidence.

"Okay, there must be preparations in the Yi'er army today, you can go, come to see me before you go out, I have something to tell you." Zhang Chengye waved his hand and asked Wang Jin to settle down in the army first, after all, laughter is also a head, there is always something to do.

When I arrived in the army, the atmosphere was really different from yesterday, everyone knew that they were going to be sent to Luzhou, and the atmosphere was a little depressing.

Summer is approaching, and the weather is changing, and the sky is clear in the morning, but now it is drizzling. The entire barracks was covered in a smoky drizzle, and the dirt roads in the barracks were muddy, with many soldiers in straw sandals sliding from time to time.

In the commander's tent, the officers above the command level were deliberating, and the topic was very simple, or the question of the army.

In ancient times, the army was not so simple, there was no means of transport, it all relied on the two legs of the soldiers, and an army went out to fight, and the team could be stretched for more than ten miles.

There is also the problem of grain and grass is also the top priority, so many soldiers are in a hurry, at most dozens of miles a day, and even when the road is not good, they can only travel more than ten miles a day. The amount of grain and grass consumed is also astronomical, there is no food to eat, and the soldiers will not go, so in ancient times, the last war was also robbed of the grain road, as long as the enemy's grain and grass were cut off, the army would naturally be in turmoil, and it would be self-defeating.

"Military envoy, the grain and grass allocated to us by the King of Jin are really a little small, besides, it is already summer, the road is far away, there are many rainy days, counting the time for the army to rest, these two troughs are probably not enough."

The question raised by the commanders and envoys below is exactly what Li Jianji has a headache, Hedong has been fighting many times in recent years, and the grain and grass are consumed a lot, and Hedong is not a fertile place for land, the grain output is also low, the population is sparse, and it is close to the Khitan party.

This environment can be described as extremely harsh, and there are more Hu people such as Shatuo in the Hedong army, and the amount of beef and mutton that needs to be consumed is also a big problem, but there has been no major war in Hedong in recent years, so there has been no pressure.

"Ladies and gentlemen, listen to me, the amount of food and grass allocated to me by the King of Jin is not a lot, and Hedong has suffered natural disasters in recent years, and it is really not easy for the Khitans to covet it. We are stupid, we can't share the worries of the King of Jin, but we must not block the King of Jin, what can you do to speed up the march of the army?"

Li Jianji's words were righteous and awe-inspiring, and the commander who had just raised the issue of grain and grass was naturally ashamed.

The military envoy raised a question, and his staff generals naturally had to rack their brains to think about how to shorten the marching distance, the road from Jinyang to Luzhou was not smooth, and the requirements for a fast march were not realistic.

"The King of Jin still has to beware of Liu Shouguang, and the Dingyan Army is also eyeing my Hedong, is there really no one who can share the worries of the King of Jin?" Li Jianji looked at the group of people and lowered their heads, looking very dissatisfied.

"The military envoy, the last general also wants to share the worries for the King of Jin, but this long journey, the military food is insufficient, there is really no way, let the soldiers under him run a mountain road is impossible to run so fast, even if they arrive in Luzhou, they fall behind halfway, how many should be scattered, and the rest are tired when they arrive in Luzhou, and they are not able to fight."

The staff also persuaded that no one wanted to suffer the sin of the bird, and it was of course best to be able to go to Luzhou comfortably, even if they couldn't, they had to ensure the supply of grain and grass!

"Hey! Envoy, what do you think of Wang Jin's method? Thinking that witnessing Wang Jin's training of his soldiers' staff suddenly seemed to have discovered a new continent, he suddenly said in a loud voice.

"Wang Jin's method, what method?" Li Jianji didn't react.

"It's just running around the school field, didn't Wang Jin say it, isn't the physical strength of people who can insist on running down be improved, when the time comes, they will trot and travel lightly, and the speed of the march is not very fast."

Li Jianji thought for a while, then suddenly patted his thigh and said: "Hey, this method is feasible, let the grain and grass cart go first, and the large army will go behind, and you can also replenish if you catch up with the grain and grass cart." Haha, this method is a bit interesting, but how long does it take for this drill to make the soldiers physically stronger? ”

Li Jianji is not a fool, this kind of thing to increase physical strength cannot be done overnight, it has to be done gradually, but King Jin only gave them ten days to prepare, can these ten days make people's physical strength surge? "That's not easy, the military envoy sent someone to call that Wang Jin to ask."

"Okay, come on, go and bring the head of the royal capital to the tent." Li Jianji can't wait to know how to increase the physical strength of the soldiers, if it can be solved, and then spread in the army in the future, wouldn't it be a great achievement?

As soon as Wang Jin arrived at the barracks, before he could say anything to his soldiers, the military envoy's order arrived. Wang Jin didn't know the rules of the army's deliberations, thinking that the officers would be able to enter, and he didn't understand the difference in the eyes of his subordinates.

After Wang Jin left, Li Yingxiong began to mumble again: "It's good that there are people on top of this, the face of the military envoy has to look up at him, and the handsome account is actually called to him, I don't seem to have this life." ”

The soldiers under him didn't dare to pick up, Xu Liang just scolded Li Yingxiong in his heart, and he didn't dare to say anything.

When he arrived at the handsome tent, Li Jianji hurriedly asked him to come forward and answer.

"I don't know what the military envoy is doing in the future?

"Wang Jin, let me ask you, how to solve the fatigue of this long journey?" Li Jian has asked a question about not looking for a mind, how to solve this fatigue, rest.

Wang Jin didn't understand what he meant, so he didn't dare to answer in vain. "What does the military envoy mean by solving fatigue?"

"It's how to make the soldiers like you did yesterday, don't you say that you can increase your physical strength."

"Ahh Oh, it's easy, just practice like I did. Wang Jin was stunned, he didn't expect Li Jianji to ask this question, he still underestimated the wisdom of the ancients, and the truth was also clear to others.

"How many days will that take? Is ten days enough for you? Li Jianji got the return to Daxi he wanted, and hurriedly asked.

Wang Jin almost fell down after listening to Li Jianji's words, are you a monkey invited to tease?