Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 156
"Commander, the rebels stand guard on the other side of the river, and they will gain three benefits." On the east bank of the Kushui River, Shao Shude and Chen Cheng boarded a high platform to look at the enemy camp.

"He Sanli?" Shao Shude asked.

"One is to defend according to the danger, the other is to wait for work with ease, and the third is to fortify the wall and defeat the sharp." Chen Cheng replied: "With these three advantages, it is not easy for our army to attack."

"However, if you want to attack it now, is there a good strategy?"

"The commander-in-chief is confident, so why ask someone." Chen Cheng pointed to the south, and said with a smile, "General Lu leads more than [-] Wuwei troops, so he should be the commander-in-chief's dark hand."

"It's true that you can't hide anything from Judge Chen. I heard that Judge Chen likes to read military books. In ancient times, good generals came here. How should we use troops?"

"Ma Sui asked Tian Yue for help, and Yue asked for help in Ziqing and Hengji. Ziqing army was in the east, Hengji army was in the west, corresponding head to tail. The army was not allowed to cross, and Sui was in the lower stream. Hundreds of cars were used to multiply the dimensions and the middle stream was cut off with iron cables. With soil pockets and shallow water, all the troops crossed. They built three bridges, and the road crossed the river, and challenged Yue. Yue led an army of 4 people across the bridge, and marched with a lot of noise. Chen Cheng thought for a long time and gave an example.

"It doesn't look like that." Shao Shude said: "Wuwei's army crossed the river from the upper reaches, and the rebels were in a panic. General Lu invited the rebels to fight again. If the rebels dare to respond, our army will send elite soldiers across the river to attack; if the rebels don't Yes, my army can cross the river with peace of mind. The rebel camp is wasting effort! The so-called three benefits are only a strong wall and a sharp setback."

"The commander uses his troops like a god, so it's not as good as that." Chen Cheng said sincerely and convincingly.

"Sycophant!" Shao Shude laughed.

More than 22 people from the Tielin Army and the Jinglue Army have arrived at the east bank of the Kushui River to camp, and it is already April [-].In Hexi, the Yicong Army and Dingyuan Army arrived outside Lingwu County one after another. Hexi Dangxiang did not dare to send troops after being beaten in pain. They had already made all preparations to attack the city.

The iron cavalry envoy Zhe Siyu sent someone to report yesterday that he had been grazing far to the west to paralyze the bandit army.In a few days, one will be sent to cross the river quietly, intending to cooperate with the main force to attack the rebels on the west bank of the Kushui River.

Shao Shude agreed to this battle strategy.

The Wuwei army had quietly crossed the upper reaches of the Kushui River, and marched northwestward, only a few days away from Kang Yuancheng's camp.In the next few days, they still need to play with Kang Yuancheng to attract his attention.

On the 23rd, 4000 members of the Economic Strategy Army, under the leadership of military envoy Wang Yu, went northward for about ten miles to cut down large trees and make rafts.The momentum was still very loud, and the rebel rangers on the other side of the river saw it at a glance.

"Military envoy, our cavalry were besieged and killed on the other side." Wang Yu boarded a temporary high platform and looked across the Kushui River, but saw more than a dozen cavalry fleeing in embarrassment, and more than a hundred rebels from Lingzhou were chasing after them. Abandon.

"The rebel cavalry brigade is here, maybe they are hiding nearby." Wang Yu said, and at the same time, he felt a little itchy in his heart. It had been a long time since he charged and killed, and he felt a little nostalgic.People, they are cheap embryos!

"Continue to build the ferry to attract the attention of the enemy. Tonight, put up a big torch and make a gesture of crossing the river to see how the enemy reacts." Wang Yu ordered.

"As ordered."

It was night, in a certain forest on the other side of the river, Tuoba Sigong was sitting on a big tree, and he was silent with his nephew Tuoba Renfu.

There were so many Shao bandits that he even sent a large cavalry detour to attack the counties in Hexi. Dingyuan Army, Huaiyuan County, and Baojing County all surrendered.According to the news just received, the Allied Forces of Po Chou and Mi Qin were defeated in the north of Huaiyuan County, losing more than [-] troops, and almost the entire army was wiped out.It is conceivable how fierce the internal debates in the Hexi party were at this time. There were many people who were opposed to sending troops. Now that they have been defeated, the opposition has a stronger voice.

"Don't pay too much attention to what you heard during the day, why does a man have no wife?" Tuoba Sigong looked at his nephew and sighed.His son Renqing died in Yuzhou, and his relatives were imprisoned in Xiazhou by Shao bandits, so why not hate him?It's just that he can suppress his hatred very well and ask for a chance to turn things around. Tuoba Renfu is still young and needs to be experienced.

Tuoba Renfu looked up at his uncle, but said nothing.

He really couldn't contain his anger.Not hiding Miao'e, he really likes it very much and is very satisfied, holding it in his hand is afraid that it will melt.But during the day, I heard from the captured Shao thief Youqi that Miao'e had been captured by Shao thief, and she was sleeping day and night. Every time I thought of this, I almost vomited blood.

In the future, Miao'e might get pregnant again and give birth to Shao thief!Tuoba Renfu even imagined it himself, Wuzang Miao'e, who had a big belly, was held in Shao's arms, and she smiled softly, driving people crazy!
"Uncle, Shao thief seems to want to cross the river, so I want to cut off his head with my own hands, and then snatch Miao'e back." Tuoba Renfu said firmly: "If I don't kill him, I will not be relieved. If the thief Shao dies, the army will surely be in chaos, and there may be a turning point at that time."

"There will be a chance." Tuoba Sigong touched the horizontal knife on his waist and said.

There is also the Zheju family in Linzhou, who will also settle accounts in the future. They will marry the daughter of the thief Shao, and they will also be taken back.

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"General, Shao's bandits have too many rangers, and the scouts will be searched and killed if they can't go far. If this continues, it will be difficult to find out their movements." In the big camp by the Kushui River, a relative general complained to Kang Yuancheng: "There's nowhere for the scouts to hide. Why don't you send the cavalry back from the north and drive Shao's bandit out of the way, or you'll all be blind."

"No!" Kang Yuancheng stretched out his hand to stop the general's complaints, and said in a deep voice: "The Shao bandits are cutting wooden rafts in the north, and the intention of crossing to the west is very obvious. How could they be unprepared? Tens of thousands of troops will be in trouble, relying on Tuoba Sigong Those 2000 people can’t hold it. Moreover, the Shao thief is still adding troops there, and the camp on the opposite side is quite empty. If he succeeds, our army will be in danger!”

"All generals, this may be Shao's treacherous plot." The general persuaded: "Increasing stoves and reducing stoves, setting up flags and withdrawing flags, there are such things in ancient times, we will all be clearly observed."

"I can't afford to gamble!" Kang Yuancheng shook his head, and said, "It would be unimaginable if the Dingnan army crossed the river. God knows what will happen when the soldiers come to the city. You must know that Li Yuanli's old army is not dead. Those generals in the city, do you know who are the soldiers?" Do you really obey me? In case of emergency, you know that they will not incite the sergeants to fight back? They must not let the Dingnan army go to the city."

After Li Yuanli's defeat, his wife and daughter fell into the hands of Han Lang.After Han Lang enjoyed it for a few days, he gave it to Kang Yuancheng. After Kang Yuancheng got tired of playing, he threw it to the sergeant.But a few days ago, he was rescued by someone.After staying there, he was furious, and Dasuo killed many people in the whole city, but so far there is no explanation, but it made people panic.

In Lingzhou City, there is still Li Dang!
"All generals..." The general will persuade again.

"Shut up!" Kang Yuancheng glared at him, and reprimanded: "Are you teaching me how to do things? Go down and patrol the camp quickly."

In the next few days, Shao Shude ordered the Jinglue Army to continue to move forward and cross the river.The rebels stood ready, and the [-] cavalry guarded against them, making the "attempts" of the Economic Strategy Army fail several times.

At the same time, the main force of the Tielin Army was also building ferries.Even one night, hundreds of people were sent to the west on rafts, and when they reached the middle of the river, they were noticed by the enemy, and returned after a rain of arrows.

Faced with the repeated probing by the Tielin Army and the Jinglue Army, Kang Yuancheng was very nervous, thinking that this was a precursor to the Dingnan Army's massive crossing of the river.So the soldiers were ordered to set up fences at several places with gentle water flow, build battle towers, station soldiers and horses, and guard against death day and night.

It happened to be rainy for several days, and the soldiers in Lingzhou complained and were exhausted.Kang Yuancheng didn't care at all, and ordered many soldiers to leave the camp and go to the gate outside the city to guard against the Dingnan army's smuggling at night.

Such days continued until April 28.

On this day, Kang Yuancheng came from the river bank to patrol the camp, with a gratified smile on his tired face.

Thief Shao kept sending people to test him, and he sent people to stop him from smuggling several times, which made him regain a lot of confidence.After nightfall, he had a rare drink and summoned the dancers in the army to cheer him up.

The generals of the Guochao have always liked to bring women into the army.In the past, Anlu Mountain was the envoy of the Three Towns to strictly investigate such phenomena in the army. It is said that many generals were killed, but they still could not be eradicated.He heard that there were six concubines in the Shao thief's mansion, but he never took a woman with him when he went out to fight, which made him very admired.

Can do what others can't, no wonder he can make a huge foundation.

After drinking the wine, Kang Yuancheng put his arms around the dancer and fell asleep.There will be wind and rain tonight, and Shao thief will not be able to cross the river, so he can sleep peacefully overnight.These days, fighting with the Dingnan army is exhausting both physically and mentally.

On the dark field, I rode back.

As the camp approached, the mud was soft, and the rider was unprepared and fell off his horse.

"Quick report to the military envoy, the Lingzhou Army's camp is lax and can attack." Facing the patrol outside the camp who rushed over, the rider got up from the mud and said.

After a while, Lu Huaizhong, the envoy of the Wuwei Army who was in the tent, was rewarded.

"Pass the order, abandon the camp, and the whole army will attack!" Lu Huaizhong suddenly got up and ordered.

"Military envoy, the sun is cloudy and rainy, and people have no ambition, should you wait?" Guo Wei, the judge of Wuwei Army, stepped forward and asked.

"The rebels are unprepared, this is my praise." Lu Huaizhong said: "In the past few years, a certain soldier has read a lot of military books with the commander in chief. This is understood by those who know the soldiers. No doubt. The rebels' minds are all on the bank of the river. There will be no preparations in the future. The Wuwei Army's [-] people take advantage of the wind and rain to attack at night, even if they don't capture the rebels, they will surely win eighty-nine out of ten. I have made up my mind and marched!"

With an order, the Wuwei army immediately took action.

Guo Qi, the deputy general of the former battalion, led 500 people as the vanguard. Hou Guan Kairun of Duyu led the main force behind, and the cavalry of Li Tangbin, the envoy of Yuyi, led the horses and walked at the end, guarding the baggage.

In the middle of the night, the wind and rain gradually subsided.At this time, they were less than three miles away from the Lingzhou military camp. Lu Huaizhong ordered all the departments to rest and continue to set off in half an hour.

At Yinshi, 500 people from Guo Qi's unit had reached outside the camp wall on the west side of the rebel army.Instead of digging trenches, they set up camp with guns, that is, they placed a large bundle of spears outside to cooperate with the antlers to prevent the war cavalry from rushing into the camp.On the inside of the spear, a wall was erected, with a battle tower on the wall, guarded by a small number of soldiers.

After waiting for a while, a personal soldier came to report that the four battalions led by Guan Kairun, the Marquis of Duyu, had reached fifty paces away.

Guo Qi nodded and said, "Attack!"

Dozens of people stooped forward, took out big axes, and chopped off the antlers desperately.Behind them, two groups of people quickly rushed up, armed with step bows, and shot at the enemies on the battle tower.

Screams pierced the night sky.The soldiers of the Wuwei Army unfurled their torches, illuminating a large area of ​​the camp.

More than 300 soldiers put on their armor and rushed towards the gate of the camp under the leadership of Guo Qi.

"There are thieves rushing to the camp!" The Lingzhou soldiers on the battle tower shouted in panic.

At that time, Guan Kairun came up with more than [-] people with big torches for reinforcements.On the pitch-black land, dragons flowed like streams, and war drums rang out.Some drummers were sent to all sides of the Lingzhou military camp to beat the drums desperately, while the auxiliary soldiers held up torches and shouted loudly to kill.

Soldiers in Lingzhou worked day in and day out, exhausted physically and mentally, and were unprepared.At this time, he was suddenly attacked and panicked, and saw that the camp was surrounded by enemies, torches and drums were everywhere, and he didn't know how many enemies came in a hurry.

Some people shouted loudly and looked panic-stricken, and some people walked around like headless chickens.What's more, the sergeant who was urged by the general to defend against the enemy had no contact with each other, and bumped into each other in a hurry, almost fighting directly.

"Kill!" A lot of Wuwei soldiers had climbed over the camp wall.They shouted with all their strength, not afraid of exposing themselves at all. The soldiers of Lingzhou Army would not be able to find soldiers, and soldiers would not be able to find generals. They were in a mess and could not make effective resistance at all.

"Boom!" The gate of the camp fell to the ground under the force of more than a hundred people.A large group of Wuwei soldiers rushed in.

The archers stepped forward, stretching their bows and setting arrows continuously, and the Lingzhou soldiers who were running around in the camp fell to the ground.After a while, several teams of armored spearmen marched forward, and the archers lined up around them, killing people who were walking or running, and the efficiency was extremely high.

"All generals! It's urgent, let's go!" In the big tent of the Chinese army, Kang Yuancheng was called by his own soldiers.

Hearing the shouts of killing everywhere in the camp, his expression changed suddenly, and he hurriedly began to put on his clothes and armor.The naked dancer huddled in a corner of the bed, shivering.

"Don't leave Kang Yuancheng!" Someone shouted outside the tent, and there were more and more violent shouts.

"Let's go!" Kang Yuancheng threw the iron armor on the ground, only put on a robe, and fled in a hurry under the guard of his own soldiers.

Outside the tent, there are soldiers of our own side walking around in disorder. They have no intention of fighting, and their minds are flustered.What's more, the one who was extremely nervous, hacked and killed when he heard the movement in the dark. Kang Yuancheng's personal soldiers were careless, and they were cut down directly.

After killing the rebels standing in front of him with a single blow, Kang Yuancheng stumbled, dodged around on the muddy ground, and wanted to leave the camp.The sound of chasing and killing behind him was getting closer, and there were fewer and fewer soldiers around him. Kang Yuancheng didn't care about his manners even if he was rolling and crawling. At this moment, he just wanted to survive.

"General, go this way." The soldiers supported him and walked straight ahead.

"Okay, okay, I'll reward you two when I go back." Kang Yuancheng praised, but didn't stop on his feet, and tried his best to go to another camp gate.

"Shoot!" Arrows rained down on the locusts, and the two soldiers behind them fell to the ground without a sound.Kang Yuancheng was so frightened that the souls of the dead trembled, and he staggered to avoid it.

Another rain of arrows struck, and Kang Yuancheng, who had five or six arrows stuck in his back, felt severe pain all over his body, and fell to the ground powerlessly.

The rain was still falling, and the mud puddles on the ground were filled with water, and soon they were stained red with blood again.

(End of this chapter)