Mi Huang went to Luoyang and came back the next day, but he didn't find out anything.
Then, from late October to the end of November, he traveled between the inner city and Piyong from time to time.
The situation outside is relatively calm.
There was no movement from the Jizhou soldiers, which may have a lot to do with coach Lu Ji's inability to control the situation.
Zhang Fang is very active.
He suffered a defeat in October, and more than 5,000 soldiers under his command were killed. If the previous losses are also included, he would only have 53,000 to 40,000 men left to move.
But he just wouldn't leave.
Wherever I fell, I got up from there. After retreating to Shisanli Bridge, he reorganized his troops and fought back to the west of the city. He built a strong camp with strong walls and was at loggerheads with Wang Shi.
Sima Yi did not expect Zhang Fang to be so persistent. In anger, he sent troops to attack his camp repeatedly, but except for unnecessary casualties, little was gained.
Although the Western soldiers were beaten so hard that they did not dare to fight, they still clung to the west of the city.
During this period of time, Shao Xun has been doing two things: reorganizing the troops and collecting food and grass.
His current army has far exceeded the establishment of a single building.
There were originally slightly more children and teenagers than the third team, but this meeting was almost exactly the size of the third team. There were not many casualties, injuries, or illnesses.
In addition, there are nearly 700 soldiers left, and their sources are complicated. Shao Xun slightly differentiates them.
He had considered before that the young servants and Bu Qu who had been recruited from wealthy families could not be let go, and he still had this idea now. But after the war comes to an end, he will not force him to stay. One reason is to offend others, and the other reason is more important: these people have family members, and they are not willing to abandon their wives to fight for their lives. Desertion affects morale.
Of course, if you voluntarily stay as a soldier, it is another matter. Everyone's living environment is different, so this possibility cannot be ruled out. What if he doesn't like being a slave and wants to change his life?
The same goes for the soldiers who were forcibly incorporated into the army.
They are usually the breadwinners of their families, so being forcibly drafted into the army would be miserable. You may still be thinking about your relatives and worrying about something happening at home. After all, you can't expect other troops to go through the border without committing any crimes, right?
In short, strong melons are not sweet. It is only to quench the thirst now, but in the future it will only ruin the atmosphere of the army and only increase the negative energy. It is better to demobilize after the war is over.
There are about two hundred of these people, organized into four separate teams.
The remaining five hundred people joined the army for different reasons, but they were basically all voluntary.
Shao Xun made it very clear to them that since you have become a recruiter, you must keep your word and not be half-hearted, otherwise you will be punished by military law.
These people were organized into ten teams, with relatively well-equipped equipment and high morale. Shao Xun gave most of the gold and silk rewards he received to them, while the other four teams only received a small amount.
There is a difference between closeness and distance, that's how it is.
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At the beginning of December, Shao Xun led people to leave the station again to collect food and grass.
In addition to the old people, there are also several newly promoted team leaders, such as Zhang Gu, Yao Yuan, Yu An, etc.
In the previous battle, two team leaders, Liu Tong and Zhong Badger, died. Now the team has been expanded, and there are many more opportunities.
Zhang Gu is from Luoyang, the actor in the divorce incident, and was born as a butcher.
Yao Yuan is a refugee from Guanxi. He can handle crops and even ride a horse. Shao Xun doubts whether he is a Qiang. But Yao Yuan denied it, saying that he was from Chang'an and not from the Yao family in Nan'an.
Shao Xun recognized this statement.
He is just a low-level officer. Why does he want to hide his name from you?
Yu An is the son of a businessman, and he actually has a cousin named "Jingnan".
Shao Xun was even more curious about him and repeatedly confirmed whether he really wanted to be a soldier. Aren't you going back to inherit the family property?
Yu An bluntly said that he no longer had any share of the family property. He was born as a concubine, his biological mother died young, and after his father died of illness, he was kicked out of the house. There is really no other place to go but to fight for wealth and wealth as a soldier.
Shao Xun was noncommittal about this.
It is important that Yu An is literate. With this ability, it is not too difficult to make ends meet, so why do you do this beheading business? Thinking about his situation, it seems a little clearer.
However, this path may not be easy.
In today's world, only a few states and counties can live peacefully. Wars are extremely frequent and it is difficult to give you time to grow.
Shao Xun's later generations read history books and found that Shi Le and Shi Hu could easily raise hundreds of thousands of troops. In fact, most of them were young men with insufficient training. It is really difficult to say that they were warriors.
For rookies at this level, it is normal to win or lose, but there is great uncertainty. If you are not careful, you will be in trouble.
He has been in Luoyang for more than a year and has experienced two battles. At least one-third of the initial soldiers have been replaced. Among them, the offensive and defensive battle with Meng Chao's troops was the most brutal.
In fact, he knew that Meng Chao's army was mediocre and not a strong army. If our own troops were more elite and defeated his three thousand with a few hundred men, or even chased him, the casualties would be much smaller.
But this is unrealistic.
He felt like he was being pushed forward by something and couldn't stop at all. After finally training a few soldiers, they were immediately sent to war to be consumed, and then new recruits were added, and everything started from scratch.
My balls hurt.
Suddenly there was a burst of noise ahead, occasionally mixed with people's cries.
Shao Xun walked over quickly and saw that Chief Chen Yougen and team leader Li Chong were assigning their men to tie up a group of people.
"Where are the soldiers?" Shao Xun glanced at them and asked.
"Ding Nan was recruited from Dengfeng County." Li Chong replied.
Shao Xun looked at them carefully.
Indeed, the clothes are all kinds of, and the equipment is also very messy. It is not an army of discipline.
The King's Division has insufficient troops. This is a fact and there is nothing to hide.
The Luoyang Central Army only has so few men, which is completely insufficient to support the broad front. Therefore, before the war, Sima Yi recruited Sizhou soldiers and even peasant men to expand his army and prepare for war.
These Dengfeng soldiers should be the ones who will be summoned.
"The equipment is down, please let go." Shao Xun waved his hand and ordered.
Then, he looked at the carriages lined up on the street and asked, "How much food did you get?"
"More than two hundred stones." Li Zhong was not sure and only gave a rough number.
After saying that, he complained again: "It's getting harder and harder to get food, and there are still people snatching it."
Shao Xun nodded.
Nowadays, the whole of Luoyang is short of food, and competition is inevitable.
In the past month, because the situation had eased slightly, the city sent them a thousand stones of corn and wheat and some arrows, bowstrings and other consumables.
Wu Qian inquired privately and learned that the city was also short of food. After sending the thousand stones, he would think of a solution in the future.
Shao Xun immediately judged keenly that after losing the supplies sent to Beijing from other states, Luoyang's grain reserves were being depleted rapidly and he had to save them.
He had paid great attention to collecting food and grass since he first settled in Piyong.
At that time, there were almost no competitors. There were countless high-ranking families, wealthy businessmen, and powerful people who escaped. They could take away the food, but not the food, so it became an important source of supplies for their people.
However, after fighting for so long, the consumption was indeed very high. The various ministries stationed outside the city probably did not receive sufficient supplies and had to find their own solutions. Today, there are more and more competitors, and the competition is becoming more and more fierce.
Regardless of whether there is a war or not, people always have to eat.
Sima Yi seemed to have the upper hand in this battle, and the casualty ratio was very good, but there was a fatal flaw: he failed to break the blockade.
In fact, Shao Xun was very curious. After the Battle of Jianchunmen, why didn't he take advantage of the enemy's new defeat, the incompetence of their commander Lu Ji, and the leaderless leader to pull out all the troops who could fight, and with the momentum of a great victory, fight with The enemy wants a decisive battle?
As long as the decisive battle is won and external contacts are opened, the dilemma of lack of supplies can be greatly alleviated.
But almost two months have passed since then. The enemy slowly adjusted and re-appointed Qianxiu as the commander-in-chief. They began to build deep ditches and high forts, building camps step by step, blocking all post roads and rivers, and still tightly surrounding Luoyang City. If this continues, Luoyang can be wasted to death, right?
This battle is only good for a quick fight, but not for a long time. Sima Yi can't even understand this? Or maybe he felt unsure, so he waited for a change, hoping that the enemy's backyard would catch fire and lead to chaos without fighting?
There is too little information to make a judgment.
But the lack of food is always like a sharp sword hanging above our heads, and we don't know when it will fall. Over time, morale will drop, and it will be difficult to win the battle.
"How many days can the army store food?" Shao Xun asked.
Li Zhong shook his head, not knowing.
Chen Yougen's face lit up with joy. He doesn’t know anything, but he happens to be able to solve this problem!
"Uncle Superintendent, the old man from Wu Qian said yesterday that there was less than three months of food in the camp, so he said it would be better to kill a group of draft horses." Chen Yougen said with a smile: "I caught some more today, which is almost enough for three months."
"It's only three months." Shao Xun sighed and said, "Who knows how long this battle will last."
"Uncle Supervisor, let me tell you, why do you have to sacrifice your life for the imperial court? Why don't you pick up these hundreds of brothers and run away at night. Let's go to Sizhou, Yuzhou or any other place and occupy a county seat. Then we can drink and eat if we want. Eat meat, even if you like to sleep with a young lady from an aristocratic family, you can be picky and picky." Chen Yougen said nonchalantly.
"Shut up." Shao Xun pushed Chen Yougen and said angrily.
The corner of his eye glanced around Li Chong.
When Li Zhong heard this, he just lowered his head and said nothing.
He was from the Luoyang Chinese Army and might still have some loyalty to the court, but Shao Xun was unsure of his attitude.
What does he rely on to command Li Chong to fight now? This is an issue worthy of careful study.
Some people's three views have long been set, and it is indeed not easy to change.
Li Chong is like this, where are the soldiers?
After all, they are not his own private soldiers, although Shao Xun has been trying to find ways to deepen his influence and make more people become his "brainless fans".
It will take some time!
"Let's go back to camp first." He waved his hand and said.
