Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1200 Late General Attack Order
"I don't know if the wheat in the field has been harvested."

"Damn it, if you don't go back, the old Wang next door will help my wife harvest the wheat."

"Zhang San is dead, how can I explain to his parents when I go back?"

"Is it true that no reward will be given?"

Outside the city of Dezhou, peasants from Zhuzhou Tutuan were arguing and arguing non-stop.

It can be heard that they don't have much fighting spirit and don't want to fight at all.But there is one thing to say, it was quite brave when attacking the city, because the bows and arrows of the supervising troops were even more terrifying, and they often shot and killed the sergeants who fled first.In addition, the recruitment envoy Nozomi Yuaki occasionally rewarded outstanding sergeants, so the performance was not that bad.

But over time, morale still inevitably dropped sharply.If you think about it carefully, you will know, what are they planning?

Plan to make contributions?Didn't you see that the Forbidden Army is reducing the number of troops?
A reward of money and silk?That's not the case, they get very little, except for rations, and they can get one or two bolts of silk when they are sent away.

Figure home garden land?This is true, but in Anton Mansion, do you want to go?Most people are not happy.

Therefore, it is already worthy of Shangguan to make it look like it is now, so don't ask for too much.

A group of people here complained in private, and a group of people over there started to work hard again.

Thousands of Luoyang men braved the arrows falling from the city and launched a fierce offensive against the southern city of Dezhou.

Up to now, it is more difficult to defend the army.There is enough food and relatively sufficient manpower, but the defense equipment is greatly consumed.The most lacking thing among them is arrows, which are the most lethal consumables for Xia Bing, and there are very few left.The Xia soldiers who were besieging the city could tell that the Cang people had restricted their use of arrows. Except for officers and sergeants with good archery skills who were still shooting arrows, everyone else was fighting with long and short weapons.

Secondly, materials such as kerosene and falling rocks have also been greatly reduced.Even if you fight in the city, you will not be able to quickly destroy Xia Jun's siege equipment, which is very fatal.The most outrageous thing is that even the bloody golden juice is missing.I don't know if it's because there isn't enough manure or firewood, or maybe it's both. Anyway, it's said that the city is already demolishing the door panels of residential buildings to make fuel.

Third, the damaged part of the city wall cannot be repaired in time.If you fight for a long time, the city will definitely be damaged. At this time, it is required to repair it in time to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of it.

In the history of Mongolia's attack on Xiangyang, the greatest success was to cut off the waterway of the Han River, so that the Song people could not transport the materials for repairing the city wall into the city. Finally, after a year of continuous bombardment of the return artillery, the outer city was broken and began to smash Inner City—To be honest, the return artillery is really weak. Without any interference, 20 troops are waiting in full battle. So many trebuchets lined up and smashed it. It took a year to break the outer wall. The city was attacked under the inner city, and the Xiangyang city wall was only covered with bricks in important positions, which is outrageous.

Basically, if you don't hoard a large amount of materials for repairing the city wall in advance, no matter what kind of city it is, it will be riddled with holes and its defense will drop after a long-term attack.Many places in Texas are now damaged. The city is already demolishing the masonry houses of wealthy families to obtain materials and try their best to repair them, but this is unsustainable.

The city of Dezhou, under Xia Jun's attack regardless of cost, is no longer as calm as before. This can be seen from the increasing number of times that various soldiers and horses have attacked the city.

The envoy, Mei Zang Jieming, stood outside the city and watched the battle for a while, then left, returned to the camp, and summoned all the generals to discuss matters.

"Xiaojie Army and Gongchen Army fought well." Sitting in the camp, Wu Zang Jieming said to Huo Liangsi, Feng Cangzhi, Li Gongquan, and Hua Wenqi: "Before Ge Shuai left yesterday, he revealed a News. The news is very important, it should be strictly kept secret and not spread at will.”

The four immediately sat upright and listened attentively.

"The siege of Dezhou has been going on for quite some time. Although the casualties of our army are not small, the casualties of the thieves are also very large. The fighting spirit and morale are not the same as those in June." Mei Zang Jieming said: "Ge Shuai has an order. The armies of Yicong, Xiaojie, and Gongchen continue to attack Dezhou, there must be no mistakes."

"Of order." The four of them got up almost at the same time, and responded.

"Sit down." Said Wuzang Jieming, waving his hands.

Huo Liangsi and the others sat down together.

No Zang Jie Ming is very satisfied.

Of these two armies, the former is dominated by Puzhou and Xiangwei sergeants, and the latter is dominated by Wei Bo sergeants. They are really not direct descendants.But in the past few years, the overall performance of attacking cities and territories has been good.Most importantly, be respectful.

Siege the city if you want to attack the city, and fight in the field if you want to fight in the field. The obedience is better.

Wu Zang Jieming no matter what method the four people in front of him used, he only looked at the result--the result was good, so he naturally had no objection, and he did not hesitate to ask for credit for them.

"The following is the key point. Even if you are a personal attendant, you must not disclose it at will." Mei Zang Jieming said: "The chances of winning this battle are in Youzhou and Dezhou."

Huo Liangsi and Li Gongquan were slightly surprised.

"If the attack on Youzhou fails, Dezhou will be the breakthrough." Wu Zang Jieming said: "If the attack on Youzhou succeeds and the bandits waver, then Dezhou will not be difficult to capture. The reason why Ge Shuai revealed this is to strengthen your confidence , to promote loyalty and serve the court."

Speaking of this, he glanced at the expressions of the four of Huo Liangsi one by one, smiled, and said: "This strategy was set by the sage. He always walks on two legs when he fights, and he will not bet on one A place. You all know that the great summer is at its peak, the sages are at their peak in spring and autumn, and the world is like an iron barrel. The warriors of the Xiaojie and Gongchen armies are not very popular in Hezhong and Weibo, and most of the sergeants’ families have already gone to Tang Dynasty. Deng Suixiang, if you want to have a better life in the future, you have to fight hard. There are fewer and fewer opportunities to make contributions, and you must firmly grasp it every time it is in front of you."

"The leader is right." Huo Liangsi agreed: "The battle in the North has entered the decisive stage. Fighting opportunities are rare, and it is difficult to make military achievements. Dezhou, let's make up our minds."

Wuzang Jieming was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said: "General Huo is insightful. In addition, Li Keyong has sent troops south to attack Xiangzhou. This dying struggle is bound to fail. You may have heard some rumors, but don't worry about it. , How to fight. Dezhou is surrounded like this. The thieves have no reinforcements outside, and there is no defense equipment inside. It only needs the life of the three armies. It is not difficult to attack fiercely. To be honest, Ge Shuai once wanted to mobilize the Wuwei Army They came to attack Dezhou, but Xing Mingci's war was tight, so he gave up. But why did Ge Shuai have such an idea?"

The four were silent.

Everyone has also heard a little about the siege battle of the Wuwei Army.It was really too cruel. Regardless of the loss, the high-intensity bloody attack put pressure on the enemy, making them unable to bear it, and finally broke the city.

Only Lu Huaizhong could fight this kind of battle with all his heart.However, his reputation among martial arts is not bad, which is incredible.

"Hmph! It's not that we can't attack for a long time, so we are in a hurry." Wuzang Jieming answered for them, and continued: "The Tutuan villagers have opinions and ideas, so don't worry about them. It's right to fight desperately. If someone If you dare to rebel, immediately suppress them. The rest of the army, including my Yi Congjun, will also attack the city in turn to kill and wound the bandit army. At this point in the battle, there is no room for mercy. Killing is the right thing to do. Starting tomorrow, I will personally Supervising the war, if someone plays tricks, the officer and the soldiers will be beheaded together. No matter where he comes from, even the generals of the Yi Congjun army will be beheaded like me, do you understand?"

"Understood." Everyone replied with a chill.

There is no doubt that Texas will enter the bloodiest stage.

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Shao Shude, who had just arrived in Qingzhou, was also paying close attention to the situation in the five battlefields of Dezhou, Jingzhou, Cangzhou, Xing Mingci, and Xiangwei.

Hundreds of thousands of troops fought each other, entangled repeatedly, and blossomed more.The battle almost spread to many prefectures and counties in the original Weibo, Zhaoyi, Cangjing, and Chengde towns.

"Li Keyong, Wang Rong, and Lu Yanwei are actually very good at tossing around. According to the original plan, the landing operation will be launched at the end of July at the latest." On the cliff shore by the sea, Shao Shude looked at Xiangou's beach and said with a smile: "But that's about it."

After all, he went down the cliff and looked at the sunset in the western sky, as if he saw Li Keyong's sad face inside.

There is a small temple at the foot of the mountain. It is said that the Japanese monk Enren once took a rest here.

In front of the temple, there was an ancient tree surrounded by several people. Shao Shude took the lupine fan from the palace man and sat down while fanning it.

"The son-in-law rushed back from Xingye, Hebei, but what did Ge Qing ask you to bring?" Shao Shude looked at Ye Li Kecheng standing in front of him, and asked with a smile.

Ye Li Kecheng is the envoy of the right wing of the Longxiang Army. He was originally in Yuxian County. He arrived at Mount Tai Palace last night and arrived in Qingzhou today.

Shao Shude is quite satisfied with him.

Martial arts are outstanding, and military strategy is also considered qualified.The most important thing is loyalty, it is enough for your own people to use it with confidence.

"Your Majesty, Ge Shuai would like to know if it is possible to float to land." Yeli Kecheng stood there with his head bowed, and said respectfully.

Since joining the Forbidden Army, Yeli Kecheng's performance has been mixed.

Those who praised him thought that he was brave and courageous.Those who criticize him think that he is too murderous, and he cannot be said to be kind to his own people or enemies.

Such a martial artist, in front of Shao Shude, is as docile as a kitten.

Perhaps this is the essence of being a courtier: the courtier of the emperor, the killer of the world.

"Seeing Chishui and other troops standing still, are you impatient?" Shao Shude joked.

Of course he knew that wasn't the case.In fact, Ge Congzhou felt that the time was almost here, so he came here to ask.This is a respectful gesture, Shao Shude understands.

It's just that he didn't expect Lao Ge, who was born as a nest thief, to talk about politics like that.

"Li Ke's going south to guard, can he stop it?" Shao Shude asked.

"Yes." Yeli Kecheng replied without any nonsense.

"Under the city of Cangzhou, is it possible to maintain it?" Shao Shude asked again.

"can."

"Then—let's act." Shao Shude put down the light cattail fan, but the order in his words was overwhelming.

On this day, Ye Li Kecheng set off with the messenger, traveling day and night, to the front line.

On August 21, Ge Congzhou issued an order in Dongguang County for a coordinated attack by land and sea.

Also on this day, Chishui Army envoy Fan He bid farewell to Shao Shude in Qingzhou, was the first to board the ship and set sail to sea.

(End of this chapter)