Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1193 Lutai Army

On the wall of the Lutai Army, a general flag with the character "Li" has been planted.

To be reasonable, there are too many generals surnamed Li in the Hedong Group, and it is really difficult for you to tell who they are.

Li Keyong, Li Kening, Li Kerou, Li Luoluo, Li Cunxu, Li Cunzhang, Li Cunxian, Li Sizhao, Li Siyuan, Li Siben, Li Sibi...

These are all in charge of the soldiers, and there are more attendants who follow Li Keyong. Who would let Lao Li love to accept his adopted son.

At this time, it was Li Si'en who arrived at Lutai Army, the former envoy of the sudden army, and now the governor of Jizhou.

It's hard to say which one is better, the military envoy or the governor.Generally speaking, it depends on your strength.

If the garrison is full of your people, then you will in fact command the governor, with incomparable awe and prestige.If the governor doesn't care about you, it will be more tragic, because theoretically, you can't control local government affairs.

Li Si'en's role as governor of Jizhou was purely for Li Luoluo, the prince of Jin.However, Li Keyong did not treat him badly. The Jingsai Army formed by Li Cunjin in Tanji Town was under his command. Although the Jingsai Army has dropped from more than 6000 people at its peak to [-] to [-] people, it is still a small army. A strong armed force.

In troubled times, you can't fart without an army.Li Si'en was still very grateful for still being able to firmly hold a troop.

The Jingsai Army is also an old-fashioned army. Before the hardships, it was one of the armies under the jurisdiction of the Fan Yang Jiedu Envoy and was stationed in Jizhou.At its peak, there were 6000 people, but now the monkey version of the Jingsai Army led by Li Si'en has only a fraction of it.

After leaving Jizhou, the Jingsai Army went all the way south, staying only at Duliukou for one day, then marched quickly, and arrived at Lutai Army on July [-].

The Lutai Army originally had more than 3000 defenders, but at this time Lu Yanwei had taken away 400, leaving only [-] soldiers.The guard conscripted another [-] village braves to defend the city.After the Jingsai army arrived, because they knew that Lu Yanwei had invited the helpers, the guards were very polite and greeted them in Kaesong.

But Jin Bing quickly taught them a lesson.

The people around the Lutai army were being plundered by the Jin soldiers, and all the little property in the family was looted, the horses were brought into the army, and the cattle and sheep were slaughtered for army food.

The guard was stunned and asked stammeringly, "Emissary Li, what do you mean?"

Li Si'en stretched out his hand and said: "My sons are searching for food and pay, don't worry."

The guard was so angry that his seven orifices were filled with smoke, and he said angrily: "Your army does not restrict military discipline, so why not worry?"

"Your sons only ask for food and wages, and they never hurt anyone, so why worry about it?" Li Si'en asked rhetorically.

The guard was almost driven mad by his unreasonable reasoning, and said: "I will definitely report to Lu Shuai and King Jin. It is unreasonable to indulge military discipline like this!"

Li Sien's complexion changed, and then he sighed and said, "Do you think I would like this? There is really no way."

After all, without waiting for the general to question him, he continued: "Nowadays, the war has been going on for years, and the money is not enough. If the soldiers are not allowed to earn more when they go out to fight, how can we drive them to fight?"

These words were well-founded, and the guard didn't know how to refute them for a while.But after all, this happened in his own jurisdiction, and he was still very angry.Just as he was about to say something, he saw another group of Jin soldiers coming on the post road, so he shut up immediately.

This is another army going south from Duliukou, still flying the "Li" general flag, and it is not known which General Li it is.

Duliukou is located in the area of ​​Duliu Town, more than ten miles northwest of Jinghai, Tianjin in later generations.In the Tang Dynasty, it was called Duliukou, and in the Song Dynasty, Duliu Village was built to control Khitan.

No matter if you go north from Cangzhou to Jizhou, or go northwest to Youzhou, you have to pass through Duliukou, so the location is very important.

The scale of this army is not small, about 7000 people, the commander is named Li Cunju, and he is the most outstanding one among Ke Yong's adopted sons.

The army's military name "Lulong" was formed when Li Cunzhang was the envoy of Yingping Town. At its peak, the number exceeded [-].Because of the war and reorganization, there are only [-] people left, which has shrunk considerably.

It can be seen from the southward route of these two troops that they basically came from Jizhou and Pingzhou, that is, the defenders in the northeast of Youzhou.After they left, there were no decent soldiers and horses in the Linyuguan area, and the defense was extremely empty.

But there is no way, the battle with the Xia people is fierce, and in order to raise troops, Li Cunzhang, who stayed behind in Youzhou, also did his best.

Now he has basically realized why the Xiongzhen of Youzhou kept abandoning the cities and military towns outside the pass, so that the Khitans pressed on every step of the way, almost without any means of war, they went straight to the outside of the Linyu pass and turned it into their own. The pasture - the Central Plains matter, had to call soldiers!
Of course, we all know that these soldiers who were taken away did not return in the end, but were buried on the fierce battlefield of the Central Plains, and the Khitan people took advantage of it in vain.

But no matter what, Li Ke's order has arrived in Youzhou, and troops must be sent to rescue Cangjing.Li Cunzhang also felt that Cangjing could not be attacked by the Xia people, and substantial assistance was necessary.And this so-called aid is naturally soldiers and horses.

The arrival of Li Cunju's troops completely dispelled Cang Jingbing's possible will to resist.

More than 4000 people obediently obeyed orders, collected supplies, and recruited village braves to prepare for further southward travel.

"The Xia people have besieged Cangzhou for many days. I think it's inappropriate to go south at this time." At night, a bonfire was lit in the Lutai military city. The next step into the strategy.

"I also feel that their strength has not been exhausted." Li Cunju said: "Maybe they can go south to intimidate, but it is not suitable for fighting."

"Cangzhou is a big county, and Yanwei and Zikuang can be considered capable of fighting, so it is not so easy to capture." Li Sien took the meat handed over by his own soldiers, grabbed it with his hand, chewed it, and said vaguely: "The Xia people are dispatched. There should be a lot of soldiers and horses. After spending so much effort, can you be willing not to take Cangzhou?"

"There are so many troops stationed in the Lutai army, and they can't hide it." Li Cunju said, "I'm worried now that the Xia people will not dare to attack the city anymore when they hear that my army is approaching."

"I heard that Zang Dubao is the commander-in-chief of the bandit. I don't think it's up to him." Li Sien said, "Shao Shude is waiting for the fight. If he returns without success, how will he explain it when he goes back? The three cities of Cang, Jing and De , Not one of them was recovered. Maybe Shao Shude has exhausted his patience and is now urging all the troops to attack the city."

Li Cunju laughed loudly and said, "It would be easier if that's the case."

Throughout the ages, there have always been some classic examples of battles, such as cooperation between the inside and the outside.

The so-called cooperation from the inside and the outside, the most common scene is when one side is besieging the city for a long time and can't attack, but the reinforcements from the opposite side are still a new force. The army cooperated, attacked from both sides, and defeated the enemy army.

The Battle of Luzhou, where Li Cunxu became famous in history, is actually the embodiment of this military thought.

The battle plan discussed by Li Sien and Li Cunju is highly operable in theory, and there is no problem in military principle.

As for their misjudgment due to incomplete information, it is another matter.

"Hey..."

The sound of horseshoes sounded in twos and threes outside the military city. It was sparse at first, but gradually became denser.

Li Si'en and Li Cunju put down the roasted golden beef, and after inquiring about it with the soldiers, they found out that Xia Jun had come over. The scale was small, and it might be the vanguard.

"If you find it, you will find it." Li Cunju said nonchalantly: "It's a big deal, so what can I do!"

Li Si'en patted Li Cunju, who was a bit drunk, and said with a smile, "I'll take my sons to have a look."

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Inside and outside the dark military city, cavalry came and went, left and right.

Wang Jianji arrived outside a small village in the southeast of the city with more than [-] riders.

There were not a few families left in the village, and the few dozens of people were trembling, not daring to look at the warriors.

Wang Jian and Xinbu walked into a family.

The soldiers walked ahead holding torches, but they saw pots and pans all over the floor, food spilled on the ground, and a few hens who were looking for food saw someone coming, cooing and running around.

There were bloodstains hidden in the courtyard, the sheepfold was empty, and in the bedroom in the inner room, the chest was opened at will, but there was nothing inside, cleaner than a face.

It was robbed!
Wang Jianji had been in Li Han's army, and he was also a member of the beast soldiers. He was used to robbing money and food, and playing with women. He knew at a glance that the village was completely robbed, and it was impossible to scrape even a little bit of money.

"The people of Jin should have recruited the Lutai Army." Wang Jianji walked around the house irritably, and said, "Otherwise, it is impossible for the Lutai Army not to stop them."

Li Yu stood in the center, looking at the decorations in the room with ecstasy.

This should be a wealthy scholar family, very similar to him before he fled, but he was killed by a group of ferocious warriors, what can the husband say?

Scholars, in today's world, it is really precarious.

"Did you see something?" Wang Jianji asked as he left the bedroom.

"General, there is something wrong with this matter." Li Yu pointed to a side room outside the central hall, and said, "I just went to see where there is a kitchen, and the people haven't run away yet. According to the cook, the people of Jin go to the kitchen during the day. They came here to plunder, they wanted almost everything, even the chopped firewood was taken away with a cart. Judging by their behavior, it seems that they intend to stick to the Lutai Army for a long time, and they may not go south to Cangzhou in a short time."

"Is there a way to let them go south?" Wang Jianji asked: "The Lutai army is 120 miles away from Cangzhou, after all, it is far away."

"For today's plan. The general can only show his weakness and lure the enemy army out of the city to fight, and then retreat while fighting, and rush to Cangzhou." Li Yu said: "Otherwise, wait until the direction of Yukou Pass and then rush to the reinforcements. That's tricky."

Yukou Pass, fifty miles west of Duliukou, is located near Xin'an Town in the east of Bazhou in later generations. The Song Dynasty set up Polu Army and Xin'an Army to contain Khitan.

"This strategy is very clever." Wang Jianji smiled and said, "I really didn't pick you up in vain on the road back then."

Li Yu smiled wryly.How can you pick it up, it's obviously grabbing.

In the evening wind, there was a faint sound of the city gate opening and closing.

Wang Jianji cheered up, did the thieves come out?
(End of this chapter)