Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1071

Li Keyong actually gave some support.

In front of the hall, the Huangjia Army, the Silver Spear Rebel Army, the Dismantled Army, and the Khitan went straight down the mountain in turn. Although the scale was not large, the attack frequency was high, and they were flexible and flexible.

But success is also small-scale, and failure is also small-scale.The small scale meant that they couldn't go deep into Heyang and Xing Mingci states, so they wouldn't have much influence, and the partial divisions that contained Xia's army would be exhausted, and the main force would ignore them.

But they are still very persistent and dedicated.From mid-November to late December, for more than a month, there were nearly ten attacks. Facing the siege of Tianxiong and the Second Economic and Strategic Armies, they only won three times and lost thousands of troops. .

Lu Huaizhong sat in the west of Beizhou City, motionless, urging all the troops to attack.

It was snowing heavily and it was freezing cold.The Tutuan villagers recruited from Heyang, Xuanwu and even Beizhou paid a lot of casualties. The two armies of the sudden generals and Wuwei also took turns to attack repeatedly. By December 24, more than half of the defenders in Yacheng were killed or injured. , Even the generals, servants, children and the like have been incorporated, but there are still less than [-] soldiers, and the will has been shaken.

A new day has come.

There was a heavy snowfall last night, and the sergeants who were on the attack gathered from the streets with hot steam and creaky snow, and started a life-and-death attack.

Lu Huaizhong came to the wounded barracks as usual.

In fact, it is not very accurate to call the wounded barracks, because there is no centralized camp.Beizhou City was very large and there were many houses, so a large number of private houses were requisitioned for the use of Xia Jun.

"With Master Hua, we've gotten better and better in the past few years, and we've become more and more brave, making people look up to us." Lu Huaizhong expressed the same emotion as Shao Shude at the time.

Tonghua Erzhou and even the entire Guanzhong had a long period of peace before the Chaos Rebellion, and it was also an area under the direct control of the imperial court.So much so that the imperial court supplemented the Shence Army, either annexing and surrendering troops, or recruiting troops in Kandong and Helong. As for the result of recruiting people from Chang'an into the army, everyone can see.

But there are two shoulders and one head. Human beings are not so bad in essence.

After the common people of Tonghua moved to Heyang, they were often mobilized by the military, transporting supplies and going into battles very frequently. Coupled with the strict winter training and drills, they were far from the same level as before.

This is a process of rushing through the sand. Those who can't survive will either die from the enemy's blade or be slashed and killed by the supervising team. The remaining people can naturally get rid of all kinds of outdated traits on their bodies and develop in the direction of military machines.

"Master Xiangwei also played well." Lu Huaizhong stood in front of a wounded soldier with a Xiangzhou accent, pointed to the wound on his body, and said, "Three places on the chest and only one on the back, not bad."

There are new and old wounds, let's not talk about them for the time being.But there is a wound on the back, indicating that the collapse has escaped.As for why they were not killed after fleeing, it was probably because too many people escaped, and it was shocking to kill them all.

"Where did you get this injury?" Lu Huaizhong asked.

"Last year, there was a rebellion in Weizhou by the grass thief Lu Jun. Song Shuai dispatched soldiers from various states to suppress it, and that meeting suffered two injuries. A few days ago when they attacked the outer city of Beizhou, the commander of our township was shot to death by Liu Ya, and we made a mess. Then it crashed, and someone came from behind." Xiang Yong didn't dare to hide it, and said directly.

Xiangyong is generally divided into regions, and each has a commander.The commander is not an official, but to put it bluntly, he is a warrior in the countryside, bringing a group of local masters to battle.If the commander was shot to death by a stray arrow, Xiang Yong would indeed flee directly, and he could not expect too much from them.

Lu Huaizhong also heard about the rebellion of the grass thief Lu Jun.It was just a small military officer who had left his nationality, inciting a group of ignorant peasants to respond to the riots in Hedong and Weibo. After the attack on the county failed, half of the people had already dispersed.The remaining half began to plunder business travelers and wealthy households, degenerated into grass thieves, and were quickly wiped out.

"Are there still people in the countryside who want to make trouble?" Lu Huaizhong asked.

"There are many, but I am afraid of King Xia's soldiers and dare not rise up." Xiang Yong said directly.

The generals present had more or less points in their hearts, but this Xiang Yong said so frankly, it still made everyone feel a little unnatural.

"There are so many people who are greedy for profit, they are all bastards!" Lu Huaizhong was angry.

Seeing this, Xiang Yong did not dare to speak.

Lu Huaizhong calmed down and said, "You should be rewarded for telling the truth. Come here and give him two bolts of silk."

Shao Shenjian immediately ordered his personal soldiers to take it.

"The king of Xia attacked Hebei, and he had to fight against you. It is true that some people are not good-looking, they are divided into one side, they are kings and hegemony, and they have to kill them. Have a good day." Lu Huaizhong comforted.

Xiangyong kept saying yes, but he didn't really believe it.When did the imperial court do good things in Hebei?Whether it is the new court or the old court, they are all the same.Otherwise, Wei Bo and Chengde didn't do it once or twice to fight against the world with one thing. Don't the local governments know the disparity in strength?Why support him?
Doing things for Xia Jun is also a last resort, alas.

Lu Huaizhong then visited some places, until news came to him from the front: Cui Hong, the governor of Beizhou and governor, sent people to negotiate a peace.

"Let the messenger come over." Lu Huaizhong found a decent house, sat down, and ordered.

After a while, a haggard scribe was ushered in.

"Sima Chenye of Beizhou sees General Lu." The scribe bowed and saluted.

"What did Cui Hong send you here for? If he knew the trick, he should have bound himself out of the city, or there is still a way out." Lu Huaizhong slapped his desk hard and asked.

Hot-tempered, good at comforting the military, and brave in style.Lu Huaizhong's performance is in line with Wei Bo's consistent perception of him.

The scribes didn't panic when they saw it, and said: "General Lu has a crowd of one hundred thousand people, and he has been ineffective for a long time. Isn't he afraid of King Xia's doubts and reprimand?"

"Cang!" Before Lu Huaizhong could speak, the swords of the personal soldiers and generals in the house were half unsheathed.

This guy's words are too sinister.

They have been besieging Beizhou with an army of [-] for three or four months. They have spent countless food and pay, and suffered countless casualties, but they still can't take it down.If you are the coach instead, will you have doubts?

Don't underestimate this simple and mindless provocation.It may not be fatal at other times, but in today's era of inferiority and superiority, it has to be carefully scrutinized by the superior.

"If that's what you want to talk about, then you can get out." Lu Huaizhong said expressionlessly: "We have a large army and sufficient food and grass. Can we wait for reinforcements? Once the city is destroyed, it will be too late to say anything, and the family will be destroyed in an instant."

When the messenger heard this, his face suddenly changed, and he immediately smiled: "Just now, I played with the general."

"What are you? Playing with me?" Lu Huaizhong slapped the table again and scolded.

Shao Shenjian walked to the messenger's side, holding the heavy sword in his hand, as if he would chop off at any time.

The messenger's expression changed again, and he said, "This matter..."

"Speak straight!" Lu Huaizhong said angrily: "Mother-in-law, you are hesitating, like a woman, not easy."

The envoy took a deep breath and said, "My envoy is willing to surrender, but there are conditions."

"Say!" Lu Huaizhong stared at him, gritted his teeth and said.

He looked like he was suppressing his anger.

Yes, he is a short-tempered person, and he often fights with people when he is young.After the dignitaries, leading troops to fight, they are also fiercely fighting.

Generals and schools who are not effective in combat are often beheaded for crimes.

Soldiers who do not move in are slaughtered like chickens and dogs.

What's the point of playing with this idiot?Chen Ye sighed inwardly, lowered his expectations slightly, and said, "My family's envoy lives in Beizhou, and most of the guards and soldiers are from Beizhou. Town, it descended."

He originally wanted to propose that Cui Hong should still be the prefect of Beizhou, and the sergeants would be reorganized on the spot as Beizhou soldiers to serve the King of Xia.

This was the request of Inspector Cui Hong before his departure.But he also thought that Xia Jun was afraid that it would be difficult to agree to this condition, so he did not make a rigid requirement, but just let Chen Ye give it a try.But seeing the tense atmosphere in the hall, Chen Ye didn't dare to talk nonsense, worried that Lu Huaizhong would be stimulated, so that his anger would be detrimental to his party.

"I still don't like the ragged generals under Cui Hong. If they were to be dismissed, would there be any objection?" Lu Huaizhong asked.

"General Lu, this thing that takes people's lives..." Chen Ye cried bitterly.

"Fuck off!" Lu Huaizhong stood up suddenly, and ordered Shao Shenjian to put on his armor. It seemed that he was going to the front line to supervise the battle and cut people.

"Everyone wait a minute." Seeing several burly men approaching, Chen Ye quickly said: "As long as the generals don't hurt our lives, don't loot the whole city, don't force us to move to other counties, surrender immediately." But also."

"Take people's lives..." Lu Huaizhong frowned.

"It's okay, it's okay." Chen Yeqiang said with a smile: "There was no government army in the city, nor town soldiers. After several months of fierce fighting, there were not many state soldiers left. They were all recruited from the village, and they were dispatched with a sum of money. That’s fine. In fact, it’s okay if you don’t pay…”

Lu Huaizhong reluctantly sat back.

Shao Shenjian glanced at him, and immediately remonstrated: "Dutou, Your Highness once said that the Wei people are rebellious, it is better to kill them all, and then promised his brothers. What do you promise them? At the end, the general invited two battalions of elite soldiers, Then he went to attack the city, and decided to kill all the officials under Cui Hong. Cui Hong and Chen Ye's generation, it is not a pity to die, so they hang their heads on the city gate as an example. Wouldn't it be great if everyone shared a share?"

"I'm afraid two battalions of soldiers are not enough." Lu Huaizhong pondered for a moment, and said, "I'll give you two thousand soldiers. You can choose whoever you want, and have enough equipment. Are you sure?"

"General Lu!" Chen Ye said anxiously.

Lu Huaizhong glanced at Chen Ye, and hesitated again: "Your Highness tasted the words, it's not good to stand by one's faith. I just promised Chen Sima.

Chen Ye was a little confused, what did Lu Huaizhong promise?Why didn't I hear it?
But he couldn't help thinking about it. He only heard Lu Huaizhong take the case for the third time and said, "That's it! Go back now and tell Cui Hong that Shi Renyu was beaten by me and turned into a tortoise, so he didn't dare to hide in Linqing. Go north. Chengde is also a coward. My [-]-strong army is waiting for him to go south, and I am anxious, but there is no sign of Zhao soldiers. Before sunset today, if we do not surrender to the city, there will be no chance. "

Chen Ye wanted to say something else, but Lu Huaizhong scolded directly, "Don't get out!"

Several personal soldiers stepped forward and directly took the person out.

(End of this chapter)