Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1068 Sincere Unity
On November [-], the first year of Tianyou, in Weizhou, it was sunny.

The north wind was blowing, and an ice cone was hanging under the eaves.

The bare trees in the courtyard swayed in the wind, but they couldn't get rid of the severe frost on their bodies.

The sergeants stood under the eaves with their heads shrinking, taking a deep breath from time to time and stamping their feet to dispel the chill from their bodies.

Zhao Qianman strode into the yard, frowned and glanced at the sergeants, then smiled contemptuously.

Luo Shaowei recruited 500 private soldiers named Zhongyongdu.

The skills are still so-so, and can even be called excellent, but the military discipline is so bad.

Everyone said that the Wei Boya Army, the Xuzhou Yindao Army, and the Huaixi Mule Army were unruly and difficult to control.But after they went into battle, they had strict military discipline, marched forward bravely, and repeatedly defeated strong enemies.

This private army, which was called by Luo Shaowei as a loyal and brave capital, was obedient, but it lost its soul and fought for some reason, even a low-level army.

"Can Wang Yuanwu do it? After losing the battle, he didn't dare to attack, but asked to send troops, food, and weapons. So, what's the use of him?"

"Wang Yuanwu actually played pretty well. Although he couldn't directly attack Xiangwei, he didn't let the Xia thief attack, right? I went to see that the fortress was complete and orderly, and the inner yellow couldn't be lost."

"Indeed, compared to Wang Yuanwu, Yin Xingfang played worse. Not only did he lose Gao Tang, but he also lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. This is too fucking bad."

"Isn't Shi Renyu worse? He settled in Linqing, and he was defeated several times in the north. Now he just doesn't move. If this goes on, the Beizhou defenders will not see reinforcements, they will either surrender or flee, and they will be bullshitting!"

"Who did Wang Yuanwu and Yin Xingfang bring? Who did Shi Renyu bring? Can it be the same? Does he have the ability to know?"

"It really doesn't work, I'll send the three of them: Peaceful Difficulty, Decisive Victory, and Yaqian to fight against Xia Thief."

"The 2000 people below Li Daonu in Hengchong have disappeared. This is our Wei Bo's old-fashioned army. If you lose any of the three capitals of Pingnan, Decisive, and Yaqian, you will wash your necks and wait for death. .”

Zhao Qianman deliberately stayed outside the door for a while, listened silently, coughed, and then entered the room.

The literati who were so noisy in the hall suddenly closed their mouths and became quiet all of a sudden.

Zhao Qianman, the commander of Bushe Capital, commanded two thousand yamen soldiers, and was temporarily under the command of Yin Xingfang, the commander of the Shanhe Army.

"This battle hasn't gotten to the point where it's out of control, what's the clamor for?" Zhao Qianman glanced at the crowd and said.

The officials even claimed that it was.

"Don't slack off about the collection of money and grain and the recruitment of recruits." Zhao Qianman snorted and said again.

The civil servants also claimed that they were.

Zhao Qian's face was full of anger, and then he entered the back office.

"Why didn't Wang Shuai go south yet?" Before walking a few steps, Luo Shaowei's frantic voice could be heard in the wind: "Wei Bo fought desperately and suffered huge casualties. He was already a substitute for Chengde and Cangjing towns. Is handsome really just a sideshow?"

"How could Luo Shuai have such an idea?" Another somewhat surprised voice said: "Wang Shuai has already sent thousands of troops to help, and fought against Xia Thief for many times.

Luo Shaowei was angry.

Wang Rong did indeed send [-] cavalry, together with thousands of Cangzhou soldiers, to be stationed between Chan and Bo.However, their enthusiasm for fighting is very poor. So far, they have only taken the initiative to attack a few times, and the scale is not large. Obviously, they do not want to work hard for Wei Bo.

Wei Bo has long been full of grievances against these so-called reinforcements. If it hadn't been a little useful, and he was afraid of destroying the relationship with the neighboring town, he had completely cut off the foreign aid later on, and let them get out.

Unlike most people, Zhao Qianman thinks in a different position.He knew that if he went out of town to help others to fight, it was almost the same virtue, so why blame others?What's more, Chengde Wufu, who came to the rescue this time, has worked harder than before. I heard that when they joined forces with Hedong soldiers to cross Xiayunzhou, Henan, they escaped.

"See the commander."

"Judge Zhou is okay?"

Zhao Qianman entered the house and saluted.The envoy of Chengde was named Zhou Shi, and he had seen it before.

"Commander Zhao..." Seeing that Zhao Qianman had arrived, Luo Shaowei's anger dissipated immediately, and he hesitated a little, as if he was considering whether to say something in front of outsiders.

But Zhou Shi stood there and refused to walk like a nail had grown under his feet.

Seeing this, Luo Shaowei could only say helplessly: "How is the situation in Bozhou?"

"It's not very optimistic." Zhao Qianman said: "The defeat of Li Danu, the loss of tens of thousands of horses, suddenly opened a hole in the northeast. Now the most important thing is to continue to recruit troops. "

Luo Shaowei sighed silently.

After recruiting sergeants, we have to support them in the future, which is a lot of expenses.For now, it appears that additional taxes can be addressed.With the enemy at present, not many people would object.But if it is too late to win, those who currently support paying heavy taxes may complain.

But no matter what, whether it's recruiting soldiers or recruiting soldiers, let's get past this hurdle first.

"On the other hand, Cangjing Town would better send his troops south to put some pressure on the people of Xia." Zhao Qianman added: "According to investigation, the forces of the states and states such as Naiyun, Yan, Qing, and Qi who defeated Li Daonu have equal strength. Not strong. If Lu Shuai sends his troops to the south, or even crosses the river into the borders of Yun and Qi, the thieves will be frightened and will definitely retreat. Even if it is not good, they can also be restrained, so that they cannot develop northward or westward."

Zhao Qianman's thinking is very clear.

Today, the entire Wei Bo can be roughly divided into three battlefields.

Beizhou is the main battlefield, and the main force of the thieves attacked Beizhou and Linqing with a fierce momentum.Shi Renyu's troops were repelled many times when they went north, and they could no longer contact the Beizhou defenders. The situation was very critical.

In the Inner Yellow Battlefield, Wang Yuanwu attacked Weizhou and was repeatedly defeated by thieves. Now he has lost the confidence to take the initiative to attack.

On the battlefield of Bozhou, there were both winners and losers. Although the Wei army lost more and won less, it was not too ugly.The Shanhe Army can also be regarded as a fighting force, and it will not be beaten and run away.But Li Daonu's defeat made the already disadvantaged situation even worse, which was really a headache. Therefore, Zhao Qianman thought that Cangjing Town could be sent to send troops to restrain him a little.

The strategy is very good, let's see the implementation below.

"Shuai Lu in Cangzhou, I'll send an envoy right away, but..." Luo Shaowei only said the first half of the sentence, and then he sighed endlessly.

"Commander, there is still a chance in this battle." Seeing Luo Shaowei's lack of confidence and some intention to give up, Zhao Qian was anxious, touched the handle of the knife, stepped forward, and said, "Xia thief killed my soldiers and my son. What kind of deep hatred is this, how can you let it go? All the soldiers are watching!"

Luo Shaowei was startled, he didn't dare to go any further, he forced a smile and said, "General Zhao's words are very true. This hatred is not shared by the sky, Xia Thief and I must die together."

Zhou Shi suddenly felt pity for Luo Shaowei.

Being surrounded by warriors, he could not decide everything, even if he wanted to surrender, there was no way.He could see that Luo Shaowei didn't really want to fight anymore. Maybe he was a little unwilling at this time. He also felt that Wei Bo had the strength to fight. It might not end well.

This person is far worse than Luo Hongxin, and even worse than the ruthless people like Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, and Shi Pu who rushed up from the top.In exchange for Erzhu, who has the capital of Luo Shaowei, they dare to fight with Shao Shude until the end of the world, and they will never surrender until the last Wei Bo warrior is dead.

"Alas!" Zhou Shi sighed softly, and said, "Actually, things are not that bad. Forget it, I'll go to Chanzhou, persuade General Zheng to send troops to Bozhou, and then suppress the Xia bandit first. If you play well, you can even convince Lu Shuai to go south from Dezhou and make a scene in Henan. The Xia people's rule in Yun and Qi towns is not stable, maybe there is a chance."

"In this case, I will ask Judge Zhou." Luo Shaowei was overjoyed, and his confidence was restored slightly.

The problem in Weibo Town now is that there are fewer defeats and more losses in the wild. If you can't win, you must get help from other towns.

"Actually, if you really want to win, you still have to look at Hedong." Zhou Shi added: "I heard that Shao thief sent people to attack from the grassland to attack Datong. If you are determined, you can squeeze out some of the troops to go south, or attack the river, or enter Heyang, or attack Xing Mingci, which can greatly contain the troops of the Xia thief."

"Kyong Xin is defeated, even Xing Mingci has been lost, can they still send troops? I'm afraid it is necessary to tidy up morale." Luo Shaowei said.

"There are still a few troops." Zhou Shi said: "It would be even better if Wang Gao of Yi Ding can be persuaded to send troops. The elite troops have defeated the Yan people in the past. If they help, it will be of great help. "

Zhou Shi's words, how can I say it? I lied to myself and encouraged myself.

Wang Gao, the Jiedu envoy of the Yiwu Army, has [-] counties in Yiding and [-] prefectures, and has more than [-] troops. He is Li Keyong's relative and has a close relationship.

"Dingzhou is still north of Zhaozhou, is Wang Gao willing to send troops?" Luo Shaowei asked uncertainly.

In fact, what he really wanted to say was, can Yi Dingbing fight?I feel that they are not particularly good at fighting, and they are on the same level as Wei Bo.

Zhou Shi pondered for a while, and said, "In the past, when Wang Chucun was still alive, Dingbing was able to defeat You and the Allied Forces, and the combat power should be good. As long as Keyong agrees, there should be no problem."

He was talking about the old things when Li Keyong plotted against Hebei.

Wang Chucun had a close relationship with the Li family and was a de facto ally. He acted as Li Keyong's thug every time, helping the Jin soldiers to attack Hebei.Li Keju and Wang Rong felt that this kind of traitor in Hebei was too hateful, so they decided to destroy Wang Chucun first, so a great war broke out, and finally Wang Chucun turned defeat into victory by relying on the trick of people wearing sheep's clothing.

Of course, this victory also gave Dingzhou the "confidence of the fans", and ultimately suffered a big loss.

In the third year of Guanghua (900), Zhang Cunjing led [-] Liang troops to attack Dingzhou in the north, but Wang Gao sent Wang Chuzhi's tens of thousands of troops to resist.Wang Chuzhi had a strong sense, knowing that the Liang army could fight, he wanted to build a deep ditch and a high fortress, and put up fences to fight each other, "as long as the master is old, attack them."

This is a very correct tactic. If it is strictly implemented, it is possible to win when Liang Jun's morale is almost worn down by the strong city and strong village, and then take the initiative to attack with a fresh and recharged force.

But Liang Wen, the Kongmu official, said: "In the past, 30 soldiers from You and Zhen attacked me. At that time, our army was less than [-], and we were defeated in the first battle. Today, there are only [-] respected soldiers. Our army is ten times that of the past. How can we show cowardice? "

So Wang Gao ordered Wang Chuzhi's entire army to attack Zhang Cunjing, but the result was dismal.

At this level, I haven't pressed the numbers yet. All the treasures are staked in the first battle, the field battles are sent to the head, and the main force is completely lost. What can you say?
Fortunately the ending is good.Wang Gao urgently recruited new soldiers, and the whole town resisted desperately and refused to surrender.Zhu Quanzhong personally led the main force to reinforce Zhang Cunjing, but in the end he failed to defeat him, and he could only corrupt [-] pieces of silk and accept him as a vassal.

Pinning hopes on the Yiwu Army itself is not reliable, but there are not many towns that are still resisting Shao Shude, and the Dingzhou soldiers are a little bit of strength.But they are vassals of Hedong. Whether they can send troops or not depends on Jinyang's attitude.

"Li Keyong is this person, sigh!" Luo Shaowei punched the case, a little angry: "The thief Shao attacked Xing Mingci first, and Wei Bo also counted his troops to help contain him. Now the thief has turned to attack Wei Bo, but Keyong is on his own. Ran."

"Commander." Zhao Qianman cupped his hands and said, "In fact, Judge Zhou is right, this matter has to fall on Li Keyong. Hedong, Yiding, Cangjing, Chengde, Wei Bo, that's all. There are five vassal towns, if we do not unite sincerely, I am afraid that they will be defeated by each. The last general thinks that it is best for Wei and Zhen to send envoys to Jinyang, so that they will not shirk."

"Judge Zhou, this matter..." Luo Shaowei looked at Zhou Shi.

"Never mind." Zhou Shi said, "I'll go back to Zhenzhou and share this matter with King Zhao."

(End of this chapter)