Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 268

With their hands bound, Li Duo and He Yu staggered forward, very much like the Henan people they had captured before.

Hundreds of soldiers were also captured together. Some of them were downcast, some were panicked, and some glared angrily, but none of them dared to commit suicide and make trouble.

It's one thing to eat human flesh and not take other people's lives seriously, but that doesn't mean they're not afraid of death.

Regarding how to deal with these people, Yang Hongwang, Zhe Congyun, and Wang Chong had disagreements.

Zhe Congyun felt that he should just kill them. These people are too cruel and rebellious, and they keep wasting food.

Wang Chong felt that there was a severe shortage of people now, and it was ominous to kill prisoners, so it was better to collect them and use them for his own use.

In the end, it was the chief general, Yang Hongwang, who made the final decision: keep them first, let them help with handyman in the camp, and bring them back to Guanzhong when they retreat, and hand them over to the commander-in-chief for decision.

The full name of the South Pavilion is Mianchi South Pavilion. It is located on the north bank of the (gǔ) water (now Gushui), not very far from the county seat.

Choosing such a place as a camp is also deliberate.First of all, it is not far from the post road between Shanzhou and Luoyang. If refugees want to leave, they can easily leave on the road.Secondly, it is close to the river, and drinking water is convenient. If there are epidemic prevention requirements and people need to take a bath, it is also convenient to get water.Third, from a security point of view, with the river blocked, the threat from the south will be reduced.

The person in charge of Datong Horse Trading here is Li Fa, who used to run the Heyang Horse Trading Company.

With a bitter face, he couldn't help sighing.Seeing the arrival of the three generals of the Leopard Cavalry Capital, he dragged them to complain about how difficult he was. First, he was forced to meet the ogre king Sun Ru, and then he worked hard to gather refugees from Meng and Huai states and send them to Suizhou. Now he was sent to Mianchi County to be frightened.

Yang Hongwang was impatient to listen to his nonsense, so he went around the camp at random.What I saw and heard was quite shocking.

"The war broke out suddenly, and the rebellious soldiers raged, and the millet, wheat, hemp, and beans were not enough to plant, so they left."

"It's too late for my family to plant. Last year Zhang Shijun sent people to the counties to set up a list, asking us to reclaim wasteland and plant land, and he specially reserved the seeds. Just as the seeds were about to be planted this spring, soldiers from Li Hanzhi and Qin Zongquan all came. , I can only run away."

"The six members of my family have eaten up all the seeds, otherwise I wouldn't be able to get here. There is no way to go back, so I have to go to Lingwu County King to try my luck."

These are the words of the honest farmer.

"The price of rice in the street market is extremely expensive, dozens of mills for a bucket, just like when the nest thieves captured the Eastern Capital in the past."

"When spring comes, there will be military disasters. It's like fishing in a dry lake."

"Water and drought are constant, Yao and Tang are inevitable, and this is not enough to cause people to worry. However, fighting like this is more harmful than water and drought."

"Huang Chao came to Qin Zongquan, Qin Zongquan came to Li Hanzhi, come a few more times, the people will be left alone!"

These are the words of the readers.

"No more fights, no more fights. Originally, I wanted to make a living, but who would want to be a soldier and still not have enough to eat?"

"Fight today, fight tomorrow, fight every day. Few of the villagers who joined the army died."

"Don't cultivate crops, but cultivate swordsmen. These generals don't even think about it. The fields are all barren and the people have fled. Who will serve them as soldiers?"

"Whoever can give me a grain of hu in January to fill my family with snacks, I will sell my life to him. From Caizhou to Chenzhou, and then to Zhengzhou and Henan, I can't remember how many years I fought. It’s gone. In this world, alas!”

These are the words of the sergeants who deserted.

Yang Hongwang walked around and talked with people, what he saw and heard made people sigh.

This camp has now gathered tens of thousands of people, almost all of whom came from Luoyang, Henan, Yanshi, Goushi, Gong, Yingyang, Shou'an, Xin'an and other counties.

There is that skinny child who seems to have only one breath left.

There are women who are undernourished and whose milk is not abundant, but who in vain nurse the baby in their arms.

There was the old man lying on the ground, motionless, only his eyes were barely moving.

More were staring at the pots and stoves in the camp, struggling to get a bite.

Hunger tortured these people.What's more, the countless beast soldiers were still staring at their few bones, trying to loot them as rations.

The king of Lingwu County wanted to save these people, took them away, gave them a stable life, and freed them from the pain of hunger and swords and axes.

Yang Hongwang suddenly felt that he was doing something extraordinary.

From now on, if anyone wants Ling Xia to look like a bird, I will kill him and never stop dying!
"Vice Envoy Chen is here!" Zhe Congyun came to report as soon as he left the camp.

I saw dozens of horses galloping from afar, and the leader was Chen Cheng, the deputy envoy of the Dingnan Army.

"I've seen Deputy Envoy Chen." Yang Hongwang and others stepped forward to salute.

"Oh, on the way, I heard that General Yang defeated a bandit army and saved the camp." Chen Cheng got off his horse and said with a smile, "The prestige of the Leopard Cavalry City will definitely make all soldiers and horses in Henan terrified."

"There are only 1000 leopard cavalry, which is not enough. It will be safe to wait until the iron cavalry and the loyal and brave [-] cavalry come up." Yang Hongwang said: "Chen Fushi, I just heard Li Huiban mention that the Mianchi camp will be closed in one day. More than two hundred dendrobiums are needed, but the grain in the camp is only eight thousand, which is only enough for more than a month..."

"It doesn't matter." Chen Cheng said: "A certain person ran to Shanguo and Hezhong successively. Wang Chongying and his son have agreed to send [-] dendrobium of grain to solve our urgent needs. After the people in Henan are sent to Shanzhou, the local supply will be provided until Hua State."

The commander-in-chief owes Wang and his son a lot of food.Yang Hongwang secretly slandered that the people in Heyang and Zelu crossed the border twice last time, and they probably owed [-] to [-] dendrobium. This time they borrowed another [-] dendrobium.

As if seeing what Yang Hongwang was thinking, Chen Cheng said again: "Wang Chongying and his son occupy the two towns together, but it is very hard to resist Li Hanzhi. Compared with wealth and wealth, what is money and food? This time, it is They brought the food. The General Office of Pei Tongpei brought [-] Dangxiang cavalry to escort [-] hu of corn to Mianchi and Xin'an, and Shanguo also sent his master to help transport it. If there is not enough, another [-] hu of corn will be transported later. Come over with millet and wheat, don’t worry about grain and rice.”

"Vice Envoy Chen, may I ask what we need to do?"

Chen Cheng glanced at Yang Hongwang in surprise, the young man actually asked the essence of the question.

"I need to help beat Li Hanzhi." Chen Cheng said: "Li Hanzhi is too much. He plundered wantonly in Jinzhou and Jiangzhou. Jiangzhou, after repeated battles, wants us to help."

"How could the Hezhong army be so useless?" Yang Hongwang said this very bluntly, but it was also true.

Just five years ago, Wang Chongrong led an army of [-] in the middle of the river, breaking the yellow nest repeatedly, and he was unstoppable.More than two years ago, during the turmoil of moving the town, Wang Chongrong led his troops again, defeated Guo Zhang, the governor of Tongzhou, and approached Chang'an.

He Zhongjun, is that the way to go?Obsolete?
"After Wang Shuai passed away, the generals in the town fought for power. Later, it fell into the hands of his brother Chongying. However, many generals were dissatisfied, and the morale of the army was a little low." Chen Cheng explained: "General Yang, don't think about it. Yes. The commander-in-chief has approved this matter. When the situation here is cleared up, you will listen to the command of the general and go east to Luoyang. Gong, the king of Shanguo, will also personally lead his troops to attack Li Hanzhi. Li Ke will not Strictly restraining this generation, Hezhong was disappointed, so he had to do it himself."

Yang Hongwang bowed his hand and should be.

Li Ke's thinking with this person is really unpredictable.It is said that Hezhong is respectful enough to Taiyuan, offering money, food and goods from time to time, and the etiquette is not lacking.But at the critical moment, brutal people like Li Hanzhi were killed, not only made Zhang Quanyi surrender to Bianzhou, but also made Hezhong go up and down.

Accompanied by Yang Hongwang, Li Fa and others, Chen Cheng inspected the camp carefully.

"Take care for another two or three days. On April [-]th, select some people who have recovered their physical strength and send their families to Shanguo. Someone will pick them up there, and then they will be sent to Huazhou in batches, passing through Tongzhou and Fufang to Xiazhou." Chen Cheng summoned the main backbone of the camp and said: "Henan has a lot of people, and the generals from all walks of life don't cherish it. There are few people in the difficult states, and the generals are precious. This time, we can transport as many people as we can. The more the better, the food Slowly figure out a solution to the matter, and let these people starve to death?"

After saying this, Chen Cheng went to look at the captured prisoners again.

"Li Duo, He Wei, now I will give you two a chance to survive."

"But please tell me, we will obey."

"Li Han is extremely cruel, making enemies everywhere, facing the siege of various towns, and his death is not far away. Tomorrow, you will follow General Yang's troops to the east, recruiting Li Han's troops who are scattered in various places, and even Qin Zongquan's troops will be defeated It can be recruited. If you can attract 2000 people, you will be pardoned for the death penalty, and if you can attract 3000 people, you will be rewarded, understand?"

"Understood." The two quickly agreed.

This is to gather troops to make up for the shortage of troops, and the two of them have a clear mind.

They also figured it out now, it turned out that it was the Dingnan Army who attacked them.However, there are not many people, and most of them are cavalry pawns. Now some infantry should be needed to strengthen the army.

On the land of Henan, it is impossible to have fewer soldiers, and people may be besieged and killed at any time.

On the thirteenth, Chen Cheng personally led the Leopard Cavalry to the east, and Li and He Er led five or six hundred people to accompany them.After passing Qianqiu Pavilion and Xiashibao, you will arrive at Xin'an County, which is two miles north of Dangshui, in one day.

This county is the exit of the east capital and the west road, and the city was built during the Northern Anniversary. There is also the former site of Hangu Pass in the county.

The army arrived at Cijiandian in the southeast of the county at nightfall. It is located at the place where Shaoshui enters Dangshui, and there is a refugee resettlement camp set up by Datong Horse Company.

The person in charge of the camp is Liu Sandou.

This is a very sturdy man, who once went east for forty miles to recruit refugees in the suburbs of Luoyang, his courage is astonishing.

"Liu Huiban, the thousands of people in the camp will be sent back in these two days, first to Mianchi, and then to Shanzhou." Chen Cheng came on behalf of Shao Shude, and his order was the military order of Marshal Shao, Liu Sandou responded immediately It is obedience.

"After the people are sent away, this camp will not recruit people. You take the riders from the horse company to the south and build another camp in Shou'an County. There are Qin Zongquan's stragglers raging there. Many people fled to the mountains without food and clothing. Recruit as many as you can."

"As ordered."

After finishing the order, Chen Cheng said to Yang Hongwang again: "General Yang, I don't understand the war. How to deal with Li Hanzhi outside Luoyang City is up to you to make up your mind."

"The last general will send scouts east tonight to collect information."

"General Yang—" Chen Cheng thought for a while, and then said: "The commander has high hopes for the Leopard Cavalry, so he must be cautious in everything. Wang Gong's troops have not yet entered the Henan Mansion, so there is no need for us to stand up for him now."

"The end will be saved."

Chen Cheng sighed.In his opinion, these warlords in Henan are quite ruthless and capable of fighting.

On the Huainan side, Yang Xingmi had just been killed by Sun Ru and lost his helmet and armor, and Yangzhou was also lost. He didn't dare to stop all the way and ran back to Luzhou.Leopard riders are brave, but they are all young men who are not as weak as the crown. It may not be a big problem to fight head-on, but Li Hanzhi is also a veteran. If he is defeated by his rich experience, the loss will be great up.

Is it easy for the commander to save up some iron kites?
On April [-]th, the leopard cavalry had basically figured out the situation in Luoyang: Li Han had nearly [-] soldiers, almost all infantry, and had besieged Luoyang for more than [-] days.

On the 5000th, [-] cavalry troops arrived at Cijiandian.It was on this day that a large group of cavalry suddenly rushed from the direction of Xin'an County, with six or seven hundred cavalry.And behind them, there are more cavalry chasing after them.

Zhe Siyu, who had fully taken over the camp, looked solemn.He asked people to hang up his general flag in the camp to show his identity, so as to save himself from having a muddle-headed fight with these people, although he was not afraid at all.

"Brothers of the Dingnan Army, quickly help someone to resist." The fleeing rider saw the flag of the battalion general, overjoyed, and shouted from a distance: "This is Hedong Anxiuxiu, and the pursuers behind him are Zhu Quanzhong's men. Hurry up and help someone to block. Someone is willing to vote for the King of Lingwu County, and he is willing to vote."

Seeing this, the soldiers around him also shouted: "I would like to vote for the king of Lingwu County, let me wait to enter the camp."

"Huh?" Zhe Siyu, who was watching from the high platform in the camp, frowned.

(End of this chapter)