Chapter 141
When the governor of Mizhou heard the report, he said that today when Li Changsheng once again led his people to conduct a large-scale military exercise at the junction of Mizhou and Texas, everyone went numb.
Ah this.
In just five days, this is already the third time.
As the saying goes, there are only three things that can be done, but now...
The governor of Mizhou was a little undecided for a while.
Anyone with a brain can understand what Li Changsheng is planning, but how he should deal with it cannot be figured out in a short time.
After the rebellion and the fall of the mountains and rivers, the exchanges between various parts of the world were greatly reduced, and news was blocked. In addition, the emperor was hunting in the west, and Mizhou was located in Shandong. As the governor of this place, he was all over the place, issuing orders and prohibitions, just like a local emperor. If Kaicheng surrenders now, he may never be able to think about his fairy-like days again.
But if he just hunched his neck and pretended to be dead, or even ignored him - could Li Changsheng really have such a good temperament and continue military exercises outside the city again and again?
In desperation, the governor of Mizhou had no choice but to send a message to his confidants to discuss the matter.
The confidants also had different opinions. Some suggested not to leave, some suggested opening the city to surrender, and some suggested asking the King of Wei for help.
The governor of Mizhou felt his head was as big as a fight after hearing this. Seeing that his confidants were almost reduced to a pot of porridge, he was also upset. He simply left the official office and returned home to seek peace for a day.
Lu, the wife of the governor, saw her husband's gloomy look and couldn't help but asked with concern. The governor of Mizhou lay on the collapse and sighed, and then explained the current predicament to his wife in detail.
After hearing this, Mrs. Lu was shocked and said immediately: "Li Cishi has great ambitions. Is his ambition something that my husband can change?"
The governor of Mizhou shook his head with self-mockery: "Of course not. Who am I? How can I make him change his mind?"
Mrs. Lu asked again: "In that case, if there is a war between Mizhou and Dezhou, what are the chances of your husband winning?"
The bitterness on the face of the governor of Mizhou deepened: "How dare Mizhou compete with Dezhou? Not to mention Li Changsheng, I can't even deal with Li Qiao!"
Mrs. Lu then went forward and pulled her husband up from the collapse. She sat upright and said, "We can't change Governor Li's intention to go south, and we can't treat Dezhou as a blow. If we don't take the initiative to offer the city before the swords are in contact, what's more, we'll wait for it." when?!"
She clutched her husband's hand tightly: "Now that Kaicheng has turned to Governor Li, even if you are not allowed to become the governor of Mizhou, you can still keep your official career and your family's life. If it is delayed for a long time, what will you do? Do you know that no one will kidnap you and throw you into Kaicheng in order to do good to Dezhou? At that time, who will care about your life, and who will take care of the life and death of our family?!"
After hearing this, the governor of Mizhou was sweating profusely and horrified: "Strange Taoists all say that you should marry a virtuous wife. If it hadn't been for my lady's guidance, I would have almost lost the lives of my whole family!"
He calmed down and immediately ordered his servants to guard the door, while he went to the front office and mobilized troops and horses to protect him properly. After that, he notified many officials from Mizhou to come, and said with a pleasant tone: "I heard that Li Changsheng, the governor of Dezhou, is A famous general in the country, his younger brother Li Qiao is even more famous all over the world. I really want to get acquainted with these two loyal and upright people. What do you think?"
Everyone heard the sound of the string and knew its elegant meaning. No matter what thoughts they had in their hearts, they all bowed down respectfully: "We are just following the instructions of the governor!"
Less than a quarter of an hour after the meeting, a messenger sent by the governor of Mizhou left the city and agreed on a date for the meeting. On the morning of the next day, Li Shimin led his army to enter Mizhou and met with the governor of Mizhou and many people in the state. The officials drank together, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.
Mizhou's soldiers were able to capture it without any bloodshed.
The knowledge of the governor of Mizhou saved Li Shimin a lot of trouble, and the peaceful evolution of Mizhou also provided a good reference for other states and counties in the south.
After all, after the city was opened, the governor of Mizhou was still the governor of Mizhou, and Li Shimin relied heavily on him - at least on the surface.
Being able to do face-saving projects at least shows that Li Changsheng is a decent person.
In other words, he understands political rules.
Be it a bureaucrat or a wealthy family, what are you most afraid of?
It's an indiscriminate attack with no rules. He is a reckless man like Hou Jing who doesn't care about family status or how prominent your ancestors are. He doesn't care about his posthumous reputation or the flood that will follow.
He just wants to kill people, and he uses killing people as a means to clear the place.
Now that Li Changsheng had used Mizhou as an example to prove that he was also a person who knew the rules, what else could they worry about?
With this general trend, Li Shimin conquered several states within ten days, including Haizhou, Yizhou, Xuzhou... and even extended his tentacles to Huainan Road.
Of course, there was no resistance during this period. After all, not everyone can easily give up their power and put their neck under the sword of others.
Isn't it Li Changsheng? What's so great about him?
Isn't it Li Qiao? What can he do to show off his power?
There are no heroes at that time. They just made Zhuzi famous. I don't believe they are really that brave!
[After being taught a lesson by reality]
Damn it, is this a real military commander? !
I didn't even think about it, they were just riding on my face!
I'm dying, help! ! !
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The people in the north and Shunzhou were about to beat their heads out of their wits, while Li Shimin drove southward along Mizhou, eating with his mouth full of oil.
At the same time, he also gradually accepted many counselors and generals from all over the world, including some acquaintances from his previous life.
There is never a shortage of smart people in this world. Previously, he led the army to rescue Li Qiao. While fulfilling the brotherhood, he also showed off his muscles perfectly. Now that they saw it, how could they abandon Mingzhu?
Good birds choose trees to roost in, this has been true since ancient times!
The best way to train troops is actual combat, and Li Shimin himself is a double-first-class master in these two aspects of military training.
After taking Huainan Road, he quickly adjusted his strategy. He took up command on Huainan Road, with Li Qiao as the commander, and worked with Teng Zhong and other old troops to open the road south. He always maintained the proportion of 70% veterans and 30% newcomers in the road-opening army, and kept moving.
At the same time, many counselors were ordered to work together to conquer the land's officials to preside over the autumn harvest and reform the old system - if they couldn't even produce food, they would be beaten again and again!
And if the people of the conquered land are not on his side, what is the use of conquering it?
Sooner or later it will be lost.
Li Qiao obviously lived up to his brother's trust. He went all the way south and pushed the front to Yuezhou with full firepower.
He has always been famous for his rapid march and fierce attacks. Often when the opponent looked at the map the day before, he would feel that he was still far away from us. But when he got up the next day, he looked at it and thought, Damn, it poked me under the nostrils!
This whole set of strategies is simple to say, but extremely difficult to implement.
First of all, there must be a strong general like Li Qiao who is almost the best at the time as the forward to clear the way. If a god blocks the way, he will kill the god, and if the Buddha blocks the Buddha, he will kill the Buddha.
Secondly, there must be enough food, fodder and baggage to support the operation of the army, as well as a smooth transportation system.
If Wei Xuancheng, Xiao Mingze, and Yu Yingying were not coordinating the rear in Dezhou, and Zheng Falan was in the middle to transport supplies, how could Li Qiao have no worries?
Furthermore, comforting the conquered areas is also a top priority.
Swallowing is not a skill, being able to digest it is a real skill. Without the help of Wang Shilang and many other officials who came to vote, this game of chess would definitely be impossible to play.
Finally, and the most important point - there needs to be a strong central figure who can integrate all parties with an iron fist, who can not only subdue the famous general Li Qiao, but also detect the ills and calculations of the bureaucrats, and have a certain A benevolent heart that lives with the people...
If you can do these things to the extreme, why worry about failure!
Before Shilang Wang came here, he was already prepared to suffer some setbacks. People are not born with knowledge, so who can make no mistakes?
No matter how extraordinary Li Changsheng is, he is still a human being, and he will make mistakes.
But when he really gets here...
This guy is too strong!
A proper hexagonal warrior!
There was an official who fished in troubled waters and falsified documents, but he saw it at a glance and sent him to work as a coolie.
There is a subordinate official who is disobeying the government secretly and obstructing the passage of government orders. His eyes seem to be able to see what will happen in the future. He can take precautions before they happen and have people supervise them early. Once discovered, he will immediately punished.
He thought that although Li Changsheng was good at military affairs, he might not be inferior to literary and ink writers. However, in the face of many celebrities who came to submit their opinions, he still spoke eloquently and had something to say?
What surprised Shilang Wang the most was that this guy could actually write outstanding calligraphy!
My lord, my lord, what surprises do you have that I don’t know about? !
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Tell me a truth that may surprise you.
All along, Li Shimin has actually restrained the frequency and breadth of mobilizing troops abroad.
After those Mizhous vigorously moved south, they were not essentially fighting for territory, but for food. As for the number of troops, they were actually not very skilled.
Therefore, as early as the beginning of their separation from Li Qiao, Li Shimin had already warned them that they could not reach Taizhou at most. What they wanted was food. It would not be good if they stretched the front too long.
Li Qiao kept his brother's instructions in mind, but there was a little accident on the way.
He was born in the north and was not used to the hot and humid climate in the south. After marching to Yuezhou, he fell ill because of this. The army was stationed in Yuezhou for several days.
In Taizhou, south of Yuezhou - ever since Li Qiao led his army south, the heart of the Taizhou governor was no longer under his control.
Afraid of him coming, but also afraid of him messing around.
The counselors comforted him and said that at this time, the King of Wei was watching behind Li Changsheng, so he would not dare to extend the battle line too long. Seeing that Li Qiao had stopped at Yuezhou, that would be their limit if they came to Taizhou. They would have no worries if they came to Taizhou.
The governor of Taizhou could only comfort himself in this way.
After a few days, I saw that Li Qiao was still stationed in Yuezhou and had no intention of going south. I slowly let go, but I couldn't let go half of it. The next day, I heard that Li Qiao led his army towards Taizhou.
Taizhou Governor:? ? ?
The governor of Taizhou covered his heart, sweating profusely and lay on the top of the city, looking up and down. He saw the enemy troops coming from outside the city were solemn and murderous. They were obviously a mighty army that had experienced hundreds of battles. The banner It was so powerful that it almost covered half of the sky.
He took out his handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat that was constantly flowing down his forehead: "How many people are there in Li Qiao's department?"
The subordinate said worriedly: "He has accepted another 20,000 new soldiers in Yuezhou, and now he has 130,000 troops!"
The governor of Taizhou turned pale: "How many troops do we have in the city? The kind that can really fight."
The subordinate hesitated for a moment and then said cautiously: "There are about more than 30,000 people."
"Very good," the Taizhou governor said immediately, "Li Qiao now has 160,000 troops!"
He made a quick decision: "Open the door, I want to get drunk with Brother Li, whom I have never met before!"
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Taizhou's surrender brought a perfect end to Li Shimin's southern expedition strategy, and the acquisition of this vertical belt of power from Dezhou to Taizhou also meant that he finally became a party that could shake the world. power, officially entered the political stage.
After Li Qiao returned to the north, there was no way to avoid a celebration. After the banquet, Li Shimin convened everyone to discuss matters and announced his resolution - from then on, he would no longer hold the official position of the dynasty and would establish himself as king.
Li Qiao was not submissive to the emperor of his dynasty and had no objections. Most of the generals were old followers of Li Shimin and agreed, but his staff were hesitant.
Wei Xuancheng said: "If this is the case, I am afraid that the emperor, the king of Wei, and even the clan of this dynasty will all attack him..."
Zheng Falan also said: "My lord, why not hide your strength and bide your time for the time being and figure it out slowly?"
