Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1191 Consumption

Under the city of Cangzhou, the masters were sweating profusely and kept busy.

Because it had just rained and there was a lot of water behind the trench wall, Zang Dubao, the recruitment envoy, sent his master to clean it up.

The morale of the soldiers guarding the trench wall was low, and they spoke with a Sichuan accent and cursed endlessly.

The main force of the Xia army, except for a few unlucky ones who accompanied them to rot in the rotten mud pond behind the trench wall, most of them rested in the barracks, very comfortable.

On the other hand, these Fan Han soldiers and horses from Jiangling, Longjian, Tongzhou, Bazhou, Shanzhou, and Kuozhou, as well as thousands of Weibo masters, had to guard the trench wall in front and take on the heavy task of attacking the city. reached the apex.

Wufu Cangjing didn't say whether he was dead or not, they were about to die.

"Squeak!" The south gate of Qingchi County in Cangzhou Lisuo suddenly opened, and a large group of soldiers came out.

Judging by their attire, they should be the elite troops in Cangjing Town.

A total of 3000 people, all wearing armor, more than half of them have armor.

This equipment level is quite good.Even in the Great Xia Forbidden Army, only [-]% of the armored soldiers have armor, which is even worse than the Cangjing soldiers in front of them.

After the Cangjing soldiers left the city, they disbanded a little bit, and then killed them amidst the sound of fierce drums.

Their movements were fast and resolute, and those who led the charge were all desperadoes who dared to fight.Even with the obstacles of slippery mud, he still quickly rushed to the front.

"Run!"

"Don't give your life to the Xia people."

"Run to both sides!"

"The dog thief who supervises the battle can shoot arrows and run to both sides."

The Tongzhou soldiers guarding the trench wall only fired a few arrows, and then saw their comrades turn around and run away.

"Grass!" The samurai who was about to fight was so angry that he lost his fighting spirit and fell back.

The morale of the Cangjing soldiers was greatly boosted. After they crossed the trench wall, they slashed and killed.

This collapse directly crashed to the front of the camp.The Xia soldiers on the camp wall picked up their bows and set up arrows, and shot again and again, no matter whether they were friendly or enemy troops, they shot down all of them.

"Boom!" The camp gate also opened.

The soldiers of General Tu who had completed the emergency team rushed out of the gate of the camp, stabbing with long spears and slashing with heavy swords, pushing Tongzhou soldiers and Cangjing soldiers outward together.

The Tongzhou soldiers who couldn't dodge in time were furious, but there was nothing they could do.Under the front and back attack, they were quickly scattered.

Cangjing soldiers were not greedy, when they saw the Xia people killing each other and the chaos, they immediately called Jin to withdraw the troops, retreated, and closed the city gate tightly.

None of the warriors who have been fighting for many years is a fool, and they can all see what kind of tricks the Xia people are playing.

Consuming miscellaneous brands, who doesn't know who!The old tradition of summer thief.

I heard that when Yanzhou was attacked, Ge Congzhou's men were miscellaneous, but they managed to get ahead, and many of them were incorporated into the imperial army.The wave of people who have just been killed in front of them is obviously a miscellaneous brand. If you don't hit you to boost your morale, you will be sorry for your years of battlefield experience.

"Whoosh!" Mi Zhicheng slowly lowered his bow after shooting a Cangjing Military Academy.

The battle started suddenly and ended very quickly.

Just like in the past few days, Wufu Cangjing only picked out the miscellaneous troops with low morale and weak combat capabilities.From sneak attacks at night to stormy attacks during the day, they succeeded time and again-to be honest, it is quite like the later generations of volunteers who specifically picked the South Korean army to fight, and then attacked the rice army after breaking through the front line.

They are all a bunch of people!
More Xia soldiers poured out of the camp, some entered behind the trench wall and took over the position, and some began to chase the fleeing Tongzhou soldiers.Those who were disobedient and ran around were killed on the spot, and those who were obedient stopped and contained, and rectified at the rear.

Everyone is very skilled, obviously not the first time doing this.

Kang Yanxiao, the military envoy of the sudden general, also came out surrounded by his own soldiers.

He stroked the handle of the knife, expressionless.However, those who are familiar with him can still see a trace of unbearable on his face.

Once upon a time, Liang Jun was in the same situation.

After the defeat in the battle of Jiugoupu, Liang Jun lost his last hope of making a comeback.The Tianwu Eighth Army trained by King Liang in the last two years surrendered in large numbers and became Xia's foreign troops.

They were also driven to attack the city and were constantly consumed.

In anger, some people turned against each other, some fled for their lives, some mutinied before the battle, and some became numb to death.

The bugles such as Tianwu, Tianwei, Pengsheng, Yanwei, Pengri, and Jianrui disappeared one by one, as if they had never existed.

Bianliang is like this, so why not the town soldiers such as Hezhong, Zhongwu, and Ziqing?

The all-powerful bugles disappeared in the arduous battles, disappeared in the frequent and fierce reorganization, and only the Great Xia Forbidden Army remained.

Winner and loser, there is nothing to talk about.If Kang Yanxiao was in Shao Shude's position, he would do the same.But people are not grass and trees, after all, they are a little bit reluctant.

"Bring everyone here." Kang Yanxiao sighed and ordered.

After a while, the soldiers of the sudden general brought back a large number of Tongzhou defeated soldiers who had been taken in.

They are like frightened birds, and their morale is very low.Many people even had empty hands, and they didn't know where to throw their weapons.

"Why did you run?" Kang Yanxiao walked up to the broken soldiers who were squatting on the ground, and asked.

No one answered.

Mi Zhicheng touched his waist, ready to cut someone at any time.

Kang Yanxiao was not angry, and said to himself: "Ge Shuai was a surrendered general in the past, and the Long Xiang Army was also a surrendered soldier. But because of their good performance in the battle against Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, Wang Shifan, and Zhang Tingfan, they are also forbidden troops now." So, what are you running for? Don’t you know what’s going on when you ran all the way from Tongzhou to Hebei to fight?”

Still no one spoke.

At this moment, Zhuge Shangren, the governor of Tongzhou, was also brought over.He was not under arrest, but he also suffered a lot. His whole body was dirty, and there was mud at the corner of his mouth. It was obvious that he fell on his face when he fled, and he was very embarrassed.

"I'll tell you clearly. Tongzhou, I can't go back!" Kang Yanxiao continued.

The broken soldier finally reacted.Some people began to wail, and kept muttering in an incomprehensible dialect, or a barbaric language.

Mi Zhicheng looked at Kang Yanxiao, then at the defeated soldiers.These people are emotionally unstable and may violently hurt others at any time.In his opinion, it is better to cut the fortune.Anyway, in the siege battles these days, their performance was very average. They really didn't look like a strong army, so it wouldn't be a pity to kill them.

"What's the use of crying and crying!" Kang Yanxiao also became angry when he saw their bear appearance, and said angrily, "Instead of doing this, it's better to make up your mind and turn back to fight the thieves to the death. You may not be able to live if you are dying. If you get a life, you can even get a generous reward and join the imperial army, so that you can take over your family. Luoyi is prosperous, isn't it better than fooling around in your hometown?"

There are slightly fewer people crying, and most of them are still in a state of numbness.

Kang Yanxiao didn't find it so strange.

Few of the warriors in the feudal town these days are willing to go out to fight.Even if you leave, you have to add money.For example, Wei Bowufu was willing to go on the road because of the rich rewards given by the imperial court in the campaign against the Huaixi Rebels, which is equivalent to the imperial court paying for Wei Zhen's sergeant to fight the Cai people.

The Tongzhou soldiers themselves were the local separatist forces produced by Zhuge Zhongfang's ineffective control.It was really helpless to leave my hometown to fight in Hebei.Coupled with the high intensity of the war in the Central Plains, they did not do a good job of psychological construction. After several siege battles, they suffered heavy casualties and their morale plummeted, so they collapsed at the first touch.

This is the case for serious warriors, and it is even worse for the barbarian soldiers who come out to make a fortune and earn extra money. They are even less trained, and their equipment is even simpler. The only redeeming thing is the wildness in their chests.But the battlefield is the most educative, and the barbarians are not invulnerable. If they die a lot, their morale is lower than that of Tongzhou Wufu, and they can run faster than rabbits.

"Military envoy..." Mi Zhicheng leaned over and whispered that he was ready for the sword and axe.

"Forget it, too many people have been killed, there is peace. Count how many people are left. If there are too few, they will be merged with the Bazhou soldiers." Kang Yanxiao said: "On the other hand, there are still people who have not escaped behind the trench wall. ?”

"About a hundred people fought against the bandits under the leadership of the military academy, but they didn't flee." Mi Zhicheng replied.

"Call someone over here." Kang Yanxiao waved his hand and ordered.

People came over quickly, and there were probably more than 70 people left, all covered in mud, and almost everyone was injured.

"Under the overthrow of the army, you still risk your life to fight. This is a strong man." A smile appeared on Kang Yanxiao's face, and he said: "Come here, give me a reward."

The clerk rushed to the camp immediately, and after a while, the auxiliary soldiers came over with a cart.

According to the rules, each person was given a piece of silk and a piece of woolen cloth.

"Reward for meritorious deeds, punishment for demerits, this is the most reasonable thing in the army." Kang Yanxiao said: "Recently, there have been many battles and battles, and there are many vacancies for General Tu, so I will make up for you and others in the battalion of Deputy General Mi, and make a book for naturalization. willing?"

Mi Zhicheng hesitated to speak.

These more than 70 Tongzhou soldiers were overjoyed, and they all said: "Yes! Yes!"

"Your family members can also move to Shanguo and settle down there." Kang Yanxiao said again.

Everyone was very happy and thanked them one after another.

Mi Zhicheng sighed secretly.

These dozens of people were of different heights, short, fat, and thin, and some of them were wild. He might not understand the military orders, so he really didn't want to accept them.However, the military envoy had already ordered, and he did not dare to refute.Fortunately, these people are not too bad. They are still fighting to the death when everyone is fleeing. At least they have a strong will to fight, and it is not too bad to accept them.

Even now that all the forbidden troops are reducing their personnel, General Tu is still accepting people, which is a little inappropriate.But that's Kang Yanxiao's business, he needs to explain to his superiors, it has nothing to do with Mi Zhicheng.

The rout soldiers squatting on the ground were stunned when they saw that their former comrades had transformed into Daxia Forbidden Army.

Sometimes, saying ten thousand words is not as effective as seeing with your own eyes. More than 70 warriors with the same background as them have become masters, how can you not be envious?
Kang Yanxiao turned his head, cast his eyes on them, and said: "Fleeing before the battle, you will be executed according to the law. I will give you one more chance. After the containment and rectification, the army will act on its own and attack the thief city. If anyone escapes, they will be executed." Not forgiving."

From the beginning to the end of Kang Yanxiao's speech, Zhuge Shangren didn't dare fart beside him.

Before he left for the expedition, he had vaguely expected that it would be difficult for these thousands of people to go back.It's really frustrating, but there's nothing I can do about it.After thinking about it, I can only stop the loss in time, make the last fortune, sell these thousands of people, and change to another level of advancement.

Kang Yan Xiaoai can do whatever he wants, he is tired and doesn't want to care about it anymore.

The sound of war drums sounded outside the west city and east city.

Longjian soldiers, Jiangling soldiers, and Helongfan people followed the siege equipment and launched a new round of attack.

The brutal and bloody war of attrition has begun again.

(End of this chapter)