Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1070 Return Date
"Huh!" The heavy sword slashed fiercely, and the sawdust flew and fell into pieces.

Wang Pu shrank aside and hid.

It was freezing cold, yet King Xia was still interested in practicing swords.All warriors have the potential to be crazy, Wang Pu can see it clearly.

"It's the twelfth lunar month." Shao Shude sighed softly and handed the epee to the third son, Mianren.

The 13-year-old Shao Mianren is not short in stature and has a strong physique, holding the epee firmly.

"One year was spent in battle again." Shao Shude wiped his sweat with a towel, and said, "Fortunately, half of the country is still in peace."

The towel was slightly prickly.After the Dongzhang sheep, a better soft wool sheep has not been bred, which is a pity.

"The people in Longyou and Guannei have enjoyed more than ten years of peace." Wang Pu smiled and said, "In the past in Chang'an, I heard people say that the people in Longyou cultivated the fields for three years, and they had one year of savings. That's it. Three years after three years, there has been no war for more than ten years, and everyone feels Xia——Shao ​​Shengzhi's virtue."

Another flatterer!Shao Shude laughed secretly in his heart, and the literati licked it, which was much more comfortable than the rough man of Wufu.

"Guannei Dao is fine, Longyou Dao is still a little unstable." Shao Shude said: "In the north, there are Uyghurs plundering merchants and looting Shagua, and in the south, Tubo barbarians are attacking Kuozhou. The local state army can't control it, which is very annoying. "

There are actually garrisons in Qingtang City, about 1 people, but like Bailaoguan in Xingyuan Mansion, they are all recruits from Lingzhou Academy and Shanzhou Academy.

With the long-term peace of Kansai, the Kansai garrison, which once reached 4 to [-] in its heyday, has almost shrunk, and has changed from the original government army to training recruits, which undoubtedly reduces deterrence.

Shengfan remembers to eat but not to fight. After a long time, they forget the fear of being dominated by Shao Sheng. It seems that the formation of the frontier army will be accelerated.

"When will Wang Langzhong return to Luoyang?" Shao Shude asked.

"His Royal Highness, when I left the capital, the sage asked when the Grand Master could return to the capital..." Wang Pu said in a low voice.

"Is the saint in such a hurry to kill me?" Shao Shude's mouth showed a mocking smile.

In fact, the Li Tang royal family still has the last bit of people's hearts.At least he discovered that there were a few middle and lower-level officials in Dongdu Town, and through the relationship of roundabouts, they contacted the saints and were loyal to the court.

It's just that the army hasn't seen any that pop up yet, which is doomed that the saint can't come back.

"His Royal Highness is sure to win, and some things should be settled. Otherwise, the morale of the army and the people will be uneasy." Wang Pu replied.

The army's anxiety is due to uncertainty, that is, how does King Xia reward meritorious service?Everyone raised their heads and worked hard, so they should get something, right?Either continue the old system and give official positions, then the phenomenon of warriors occupying official positions is bound to continue, and the largest official position occupied is Jiedushi.

But now there is no official position.

People's hearts are uneasy, also because of uncertainty.Zhili Dao has so many hardcore Xia kings, and the atmosphere has been enhanced to this point. Is it called emperor or not?If you don't proclaim yourself emperor, it will be difficult to end. We are still worried about being retaliated by others.For example, if King Xia was an official of the Tang Dynasty all his life, after he passed away, he was taken over by another power, and the life of the old officials, old generals, and even the people who came with their families would be difficult.

In addition, the vested interest groups that have risen because of some of King Xia's new policies are also a little uneasy.This kind of uncertainty is too tormenting, making people afraid to invest heavily in the future—for example, those who study mathematics, King Xia likes these people very much, and is willing to reward and promote them, but what if they change people?

Therefore, quickly proclaim the emperor to reassure the hearts of the people.

"On the day of Zhengdan, I will participate in the meeting." Shao Shude gave a clear answer.

Zhengdan is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the court meeting on this day can be said to be the grandest and most important event of the year.Shao Shude's personal participation must be very eye-catching.

Wang Pu was overjoyed.

Brothers Shao Mianren and Shao Guancheng also quietly looked at each other, feeling happy in their hearts.

If the father becomes emperor, they can also be crowned kings, who doesn't like it?
"But before leaving, you always have to grab something, and you can't come back empty-handed." Shao Shude said.

******
The pressure was quickly placed on Lu Huaizhong in the west of Beizhou City.

Beizhou is a big city with a circumference of nearly [-] miles. It is the first-class city in the state. It is divided into two parts: the outer city and the inner city (Yacheng).

There are a lot of military reserves in the city, and it is reasonable to say that it is very suitable for holding on.Helplessly, Xia Jun came too fast and surrounded the city almost in the blink of an eye. It has been three months now.

For three months, Wei Jun tried all kinds of methods, but he was unable to get through the connection with Beizhou City.The closest troops to them were probably Shi Renyu's troops in Linqing County, dozens of miles away, but they couldn't get in.

Because of this, Beizhou has no serious troops.Except for less than [-] state soldiers, most of them were villagers who were recruited on a temporary basis.After fighting for such a long time, the casualties were quite large, and the combined strength of all kinds of troops was only in the early [-]s. It was really difficult to defend such a large city. Therefore, after transporting a lot of materials, the defenders abandoned the outer city and retreated to the Yacheng. Do the last stubborn resistance.

Lu Huaizhong received Shao Shude's handwritten letter, and he didn't dare to be negligent. He immediately put the troops that had just retired and rested into battle, and continued to attack the city of Yamen. After 20 years of fighting, the thing that Lu Huaizhong remembered most was probably the endless siege. It has almost become his destiny.

"It's not as conspicuous as other state soldiers..." Lao Lu looked annoyed at the defeated soldiers who were forced back by the enemy's arrow rain, and said angrily.

Ye Li Kecheng, Wang Jiao, Zhang Wen, and Dong Zhang attacked again and defeated the enemy again near Boping, capturing more than [-] people.

The enemy was Cangjing Lu Yanwei's men.The main general Zhou Sheng defeated and beheaded this group of state soldiers, and the rest of them collapsed into Qingping County, panicking.

Hearing this defeat, Chengde Ya's general Zheng Shoujing immediately returned his troops to Chanzhou, as if he didn't want to fight anymore.Unexpectedly, on the way to retreat, he was attacked by a part of the righteous army, and more than a thousand soldiers were lost.

These soldiers, in theory, are also soldiers and horses under Lu Huaizhong's tent.Their achievements are undoubtedly under the name of Lao Lu, but he will not deceive himself: the siege he personally commanded has not yet ended, but the juniors have won many times, so how can he feel?
"From today onwards, all of you will come to the front line in person to urge the attack on the city." Lu Huaizhong ordered: "When all the bravery is gone, the battalion goes up. When the battalion is gone, the pro-army goes. When the pro-army is all gone, I personally climb the ladder to attack the city No one should slack off and fear war, and those who disobey the order will be punished without mercy."

The generals knew that this time they were serious, and they all responded: "I would like to follow the order of the capital."

Lu Huaizhong took another look at the already dilapidated Beizhou Yacheng, and in his always gentle and calm heart, he also had the evil idea of ​​slaughtering the guards.

War is what tortures people like that.

The battlefield is so boring and bloody.

******
In Jinyang City, Li Ke walked into He's house with a ghost.

Yes, that's right, this is the mansion built by He Gongya with huge sums of money by Hedong Ya. Later, Li Kan rewarded it to Shao Shude, but he didn't live for a few days at all, but he left behind a lifetime of hardships. Happy memories to forget.

After Shao Shude left, the place was empty.

The Princess of Jin, Liu Shi, "made a fool of yourself", and recruited some servants for the house, and they cleaned it from time to time, so it looked fairly neat.

It was the middle of winter, and the vegetation in the garden withered. Li Keyong sat behind the stone table for a long time, silent.

Gai Yu winked at Li Xiji.Li Huiyi immediately said: "Your Majesty, I have just returned from Xindai and watched the drills of the soldiers of the fifth battalion. It’s a bit short, but with time, it will definitely be able to be practiced.”

"How are the people of Xing Mingci?" Li Keyong asked suddenly.

Er, Gai Yu and Li Xiji almost didn't respond to his question.Why did King Jin care about the livelihood of the people?This is so fresh.

Of course they also understand.When people are hit hard, they will seek change,
"Most of them have settled down, and there are no troublemakers." Li Xiji said: "Some tenants and farmers are very grateful, because they have acquired a lot of land for nothing, which can be passed down as a family business."

"That's good." Li Keyong nodded and stopped talking.

Gai Yu and Li Xiji looked at each other, the King of Jin invited them to come here today, and they didn't speak when they arrived. What's the reason?
But they can also understand.Since Xing Mingci's defeat, King Jin's mood has not been smooth.The battle was too miserable. In one month, the whole army was defeated, and the three states fell, which was so fast that people were stunned.

To put it bluntly, his performance was not even as good as Wei Bo's. He was passive, but he persisted until now, and he didn't lose a major state city. Didn't he throw away the eight streets of the Jin army?

"The Khitan Khan's suicide note is here, willing to join hands with me to attack the Xia Thief, how about it?" Li Keyong suddenly got up and asked.

The Khitan envoys entered the country via Youzhou, and Gai Yu knew about it, and was even in charge of responding to the documents and receiving them.

There is only one appeal of the Khitan people.As for who the alliance is aimed at, I don't need to say much, I understand.

"Your Majesty, this matter can be dealt with." Gai Yu said without hesitation: "The Xia people have repeatedly attacked Khitan, this is their serious mistake, we must grasp it firmly."

In Gai Yu's view, Shao Shude was too arrogant and arrogant.Fighting on multiple fronts and not paying attention to the heroes of the world, this is their opportunity.

"Okay, you can write it back." Li Keyong nodded and said.

His changes are indeed huge, and he is even willing to reconcile with the Khitan who just fought against him a few years ago, but this awakening seems to have come too late.If we had been so pragmatic and sober 15 years ago, how could the situation in the world have come to this point?Maybe it is the Jin army that occupies Henan.

"As ordered." Gai Yu replied.

After forming an alliance with Khitan, a lot of troops can be freed up.Youzhou's elite soldiers can be transferred to other battlefields in large numbers, which can be said to be timely.

"Zhenzhou Wang Rong and Weizhou Luo Shaowei sent envoys to ask for help, how to reply?" Li Keyong asked again.

"Your Majesty, if there are too few soldiers, it's not a big deal, and if there are too many soldiers, it's not a good thing. We should wait until we swear with the Khitan and Yanzhen's soldiers and horses can be freed up." Gai Yu suggested.

"How many people can Li Cunzhang spare?"

"There are always 3 to [-] people." Gai Yu said.

"Then reject them first, and wait until the elite soldiers of Youyan arrive." Li Ke let out a long sigh of relief.

When the green and yellow did not pick up, it was finally over.He now especially misses the glorious days when he led an army of [-] people and ran rampant in Guanzhong and Henan. It was too difficult.

(End of this chapter)