How fast is the advancement of ten thousand new recruits? More than twenty miles a day.

This speed is not slow.

The terrain of Huoqiu County is very complex, with many swamps and water, dense woods, and low hills, so it is not that comfortable to walk.

After arriving on the west bank of Qingshui, Shao Shude ordered the camp to stop.

Zheng Yong seized the time and began to train troops. The main thing was to learn the golden drums and flags, as well as some commonly used formation drills.

The soldiers dared to fight, but they still lacked the orders of the military formation and needed to make up for their homework.

The two thousand cavalry led by Zhe Conggu had already crossed the water.

They set up some signs in shallow waters and had dedicated people to guard them. Once the war was unfavorable, the army would trek in from then on.

As for why people were sent to guard, the reason was very simple. If you were afraid that these benchmarks would be moved and put into the deep water area, it would be a disaster that would kill you.

After the cavalry crossed the river, they rushed forward all the way. When they approached Anfeng County, they dismounted and walked to restore their horsepower.

On February 28, they raided a stronghold near Anfengtang.

The surging cavalry killed the soldiers of the county and towns who were transporting food and grass and fled in all directions.

In order to facilitate the enemy's fight, these Zhe family cavalry brought different weapons than usual. The long-range weapon is a cavalry bow, which must not be missing. There are three melee weapons, one sword, one blunt weapon, and one light spear.

The light-handed spear is the style of the Feixiong Army's silver spear, and it is also a spear commonly used by cavalry in later Ming and Qing dynasties. The advantage of this is that you can hang the spear on the bird's wing ring on your arms or shoulders, freeing up your hands to use bows and arrows.

This trend is so popular that many old-school cavalry secretly feel sad: Will the horse spear that has been popular on the battlefield for hundreds of years since the Northern Dynasties eventually disappear?

Yes, judging from the historical development results, the horse lances are indeed gradually eliminated in the next few decades, because the cavalry emphasizes mobility more than the rough combat method of directly impacting the infantry phalanx during the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

But the people who love this kind of weapon that dominates for the time are loved by the people who love it to the core. Even if they cannot use bows and arrows, they still have to fight.

Unfortunately, the times were ultimately unstoppable. The armored cavalry disappeared before them, and there was no reason for the horse lance to be alone.

However, there may be a chance of revival in the future, who knows?

"It's their fault that they will suffer a great loss!" Zhe Conggu watched the cavalry chase and killed the infantry that had lost their establishment and smiled: "Everyone knows that there are large troops coming to the west, and they are so loose. Do you really think this is the rear? Even if we don't come to fight, they will suffer a great loss in the future when Yang Xingmi attacks."

After saying that, he ran to the temporary granary of the Shouzhou soldiers with a horse's belly.

There should be more than 50,000 hu of grain here and tens of thousands of bales of hay, and I don’t know where to transport it.

With Anfengtang here, it’s really rich!

"Get the map!" Zhe Congguyi stretched out his hand, and his personal soldiers immediately spread out a map painted on silk.

The mountains, rivers, and cities on the picture are marked clearly, and his eyes are fixed on Shouzhou.

"I can't beat it!" After watching for a long time, he sighed.

In Shouzhou, "there are Dongguan in the land, which is soaked and shaved by the stones", and "the hardship of the pond and water" are the most dangerous.

Simply put, it is the land pass, and there are also Shaobi, Jingshui, Feishui, Erjishicheng, Bagongshan and other places, which may have natural obstacles or artificially pass the city. If there is no expansion of too many troops, it will be difficult to fight.

The dense water network can also transport materials and soldiers. It is not afraid of blockades at all, so it can only surround them and wait for change.

"What a pity!" Zhe Conggu sighed, and then focused his eyes on Yingkou.

This is the Ying River entering the Huai River, with a water and land transportation hub, with a similar status as Wokou, Sikou and Qingkou. It is suitable for garrisoning troops and is also suitable for grain and transportation materials.

However, according to the information found by the scout, the Liang people were well guarded at Wokou. Although they might not be elite yamen soldiers, they had cities, but they were not able to seize them by cavalry. Moreover, the location of the camp was also more particular, located at a high place, and they were not afraid of flooding.

It would be great if the Liang army's Yingkou camp was located in a low-lying place, and we could also try the water attack plan of building a dam to block water and rushing water. Unfortunately, they should not be so stupid and would not give this opportunity.

"First go to Anfeng, take a walk in Shouchun, then go to Yingkou, first find out the bottom of the Liang thief, how many soldiers and horses have arrived." Zhe Conggu made up his mind and made a decision on the spot.

We are so brave, so brave.

In an instant, Zhe Conggu remembered Zhe Siyu, who was far away in Qingtang. If his Iron Cavalry Army was transferred, there would be a total of 5,000 soldiers, ten thousand men and twenty thousand horses, and the Huai River rushed northward, which seemed to be able to play a greater role?

Unfortunately, I can't afford it. However, if I can occupy the fertile land in Shouzhou so quickly, and then plunder the grain and beans from Shen, Guang and Anzhou, clearly define the weeds on the open space, and instead scatter the seeds of forage, you might want to try it.

I can only wait until I go back before I suggest it. Now it’s important to go to Shouzhou first.

...

Zhu Yanshou has toured all the five cities in Lujiang.

The five cities are Hefei, Shen, Chao, Lujiang, and Shucheng.

This is a rich place, with more than 200,000 people during the Tianbao period. After the Anshi Rebellion, it was not affected much. Before the Sun Ru Rebellion, it had already exceeded the number of household registrations in Tianbao. As the saying goes, "The land is fertile and dense, and the name is Juyi."

But Sun Ru's killer was really too hard to deal with. Although the core area of ​​the disaster was Yangzhou, in fact, the entire Huainan had a sharp reduction in household registration. Pang Shigu also led his army south and plundered. After Sun Ru pacified, there was another rebellion in Luzhou, and the attacks and killings lasted for several months, causing the five counties to be depressed.

But no matter what, there is still a foundation. Luzhou is unlimited and has a household registration of more than 100,000 yuan. The King of Wu rewarded him with this land, and Zhu Yanshou was still very satisfied.

In the current Huainan military system, he, Tian Feng and An Renyi should be second only to the King of Wu.

Tian Feng got Xuanzhou, which was founded by the King of Wu.

When he was appointed as the governor of Xuanshe, he led the three prefectures of Xuan, She and Chi, and was surrounded by Sun Ru and almost destroyed. Tian Fu was appointed as the governor of Ningguo and the governor of Xuanzhou, which shows that he was highly valued.

However, I recently heard that Tian Feng asked for She and Chi and the other prefectures, because he, the governor of Ningguo, did not deserve his name, and two of them were still under the control of the King of Wu and had always wanted to ask for it, but the King of Wu never allowed it.

An Renyi was appointed as the governor of Runzhou.

Runzhou is theoretically Qian Liu's natural way, but like Changzhou, it is controlled by the Huai Army.

An Renyi is quite arrogant and claims to be unparalleled in the magic of shooting, but Zhu Yanshou is not happy.

But how to say it, the three of them are now quite eye-catching and are envied by many people, so they have to join in to keep warm. There is no need to take some small conflicts to heart.

After controlling the two towns of Xuanshe and Huainan, the King of Wu looked at the situation in the world and began to think of separating the Southeast. But at the same time, he became more and more vigilant about the old brothers.

Tian Feng sought to take She, but Chi and the two provinces were not allowed to come. He also suggested to attack Feng Hongduo, Shengzhou (now Nanjing), but he did not allow it.

Feng Hongduo and Zhang Xiong were both subordinates of Shi Pu. Nine years ago, the two wanted to rebel, but Shi Pu discovered that they took 300 Xuzhou soldiers to escape, crossed the river south to Suzhou, and captured them. Zhang Xiong was named the governor and recruited troops and was arrogant. Later, he was captured by Zhou Bao and fled to Shengzhou, and was appointed as the governor of Shengzhou.

After Zhang Xiong died of illness, Feng Hongduo took over as the governor of Shengzhou. He is now the smallest independent force in the Jiangnan area. No wonder Tian Feng took a fancy to him.

Runzhou, which An Renyi occupied, was often attacked by soldiers in western Zhejiang. He repeatedly wanted to send troops to capture Suzhou and other places under Qian Liu's rule, but the King of Wu did not allow it.

Zhu Yanshou wanted to attack Shouzhou, Haozhou, and the King of Wu still refused.

The three meritorious generals all wanted to expand to the outside world, but the King of Wu refused to allow them.

What is the King of Wu doing?!

Zhu Yanshou returned to the city in a depressed mood. He also knew the thoughts of the King of Wu, and was afraid that they would not be able to control themselves after their territory became larger, so he always gave them only one state and was not allowed to expand.

With this kind of mind, I still want to do big things, alas! If I force it on, the old brothers will be disloyal and will all be rebellious.

If you don’t rebel, in the next hundred years, if someone rebels and usurps the throne, will you see if the old brothers help you? I’m afraid that not all of them will be on the wall, smiling, waiting for the new master to win over.

"Encourt, the scout came to report that the Xia thief has occupied Huoqiu County, Shouzhou." The relatives were waiting in the hall for a long time, and when they saw Zhu Yanshou coming back, they immediately reported the report.

"Oh? Take it seriously?" Zhu Yanshou was a little surprised. He said a while ago that the Xia thief was attacking Caizhou. Why did he arrive in Shouzhou now? What was Shao Shude doing? Blocking Shucong of Shi? He is so brave?

"It's true." The personal general replied: "Huoqiu County surrendered without fighting. The local tyrant Zhu Jing didn't know what to do, but he actually rushed south to the prosperous Tang Dynasty and the Huoshan area."

"Zhu Jing, this guy is sloppy!" Zhu Yanshou slapped the table and said angrily: "When he was accepted as his adopted son, he still refused to stop him. Now he retreated without fighting, so he must have had a connection with the Xia thief. If Shouzhou is lost, wouldn't it be a waste of planning for many days?"

If Tian Feng's ambition is to actually control Xuan, She, Chi, An Renyi, and An Renyi want to hold Run and Chang in his hands, then Zhu Yanshou's ultimate goal is to control Lu, Shou and Hao, and to achieve the status of the Tuanlian Observation Envoy of the Three Prefectures of Haoshoulu.

Shouzhou is the dish in his bowl, how can he give it to others?

Zhu Yanshou got up and walked around the house like a headless fly.

He is not a very smart person, nor is he a tenacious person who can control his desires and ambitions, but a warrior who is determined to expand his territory.

Mrs. Wang came in with tea, sighed when she saw this, and said, "If you want to achieve great ambitions, you must calm down first."

When Zhu Yanshou heard this, he seemed to have been pressed by a switch. He immediately stopped, turned around and sat back on Hu's bed, and said, "My wife doesn't know anything. Xia thief is so cruel. If he gets Shouzhou, I will be planning for many years."

"Husband." Wang placed the teacup on the table and comforted softly: "Shu Cong has arrived in Shouzhou. Even if the army has not arrived yet, there will be no shortage of troops on hand. The Xia people will not be able to break Shouzhou. Moreover, the King of Wu must have known such a big event. If he really wants to move troops, why should his husband come forward? "

"The King of Wu is afraid that we will become bigger." Zhu Yanshou said hatefully: "Every day, Huainan is broken and he wants to rest and make a name for himself among the scholars. However, he is still sending troops to attack Du Hong, saying one thing and doing another, which is too ruthless to the old brothers."

In fact, Yang Xingmi gave Tian Pei the Xuanzhou that he started, and asked Zhu Yanshou to guard his hometown Luzhou, and to give the wealthy western Zhejiang to An Renyi. This was quite interesting.

Haven't you seen that Li Shenfu and others have no place yet?

Moreover, it is also a fact that Huainan is ruined. Yang Xingmi is relatively simple, not extravagant, and is willing to rest with the people. Regardless of whether it is true or false, it is difficult for others to say in person that he did something wrong.
Chapter completed!