Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 415 Urging
Outside Ganhao Village, a large group of cavalry roared past.

Tun Jiang was also born as a thief of Lao Cai, and he followed Qin Zongquan and Sun Ru successively.Later, seeing that there was nothing to do with these two demon kings, he voted for Zhang Quanyi and started farming in Henan Province.

Who said that thieves who have tasted burning, killing and looting will never farm again?Tun generals are very happy to grow.

This year's wheat harvest is good, and everyone is smiling when they harvest one bushel per mu for two or three buckets, because Marshal Zhang asks for very little. .

Tun Jiang still hated the Xia thief who roared to him.

Because after the autumn harvest, there was a rush to plant some miscellaneous grains, but as a result of the war, no one dared to plant them, which made people very angry.

Ganhaozhai is everyone's Dinghaishenzhen.Family and food are inside, so feel at ease.

Xia Bandit's cavalry used to go around the village, but they were all forced to retreat when they came out of the village to meet the enemy - they only dared to line up near the village to meet the enemy.

Twenty miles to the west of Ganhao Village is Shihao Village, which is also a farming site with a city and soldiers.There is also a Sanxiang village nearby, which has the same nature.

There are many stockades in the whole territory of Henan Province, at first there were only [-] villages, all of which were set up by Marshal Zhang, with soldiers stationed in the fields.

The people saw it and rushed to follow suit. Now there are nearly a hundred of them, but there is no farming.But the bravery of the villages that protect each other is not made of mud, unless a large army is sent to attack, it will be difficult to chew.

At the end of the second year of Wende, Zhu Quanzhong, commander-in-chief of Bian, was not happy to see that Henan, Ruzhou, Zhengzhou, Xuzhou, Caizhou, Chenzhou and other places were full of fortresses. The villagers don't need to build a stronghold to protect themselves, but want to tear it down.

Fortunately, the time is short, and only some counties have started to demolish the forts, otherwise Xia Bing invaded this time, and I am afraid that he will suffer a big loss.

Henan, what a life these decades have been!Wave after wave of thieves, officers and soldiers are not much better. If there is no fortress, and Qin Zongquan made such a fuss, would there be any left?

The king of Dongping County was really in a daze.

The Silver Spear Capital has now basically entered Henan Prefecture, mainly operating in the Mianchi County in the west, occasionally entering Yongning and Xin'an Counties to spy, but soon withdrew.

It's not that they don't want to go deep into the vicinity of Luoyang, but the main reason is that Marshal Shao is still stationed in Shan County, waiting for the follow-up brigade to arrive.

In the past few days, Yinqiangdu has been looking for villages without fortifications. While obtaining food, he tried to find a way to forcibly relocate the local people back to Shanguo.

It's a dangerous job.

Because they can only fight now with more than 4000 cavalry, while the Bian Army has more than [-] cavalry.If they meet head-on, it is still unknown who will win the battle.

Henan is different from the open prairie.Zhang Quanyi did a good job in Henan Prefecture and Ruzhou. There are many rivers and canals. For the silver guns who are good at high mobility, once they are attached by the enemy, the room for detours will be greatly reduced.

When the chase is in a hurry, if there is a river blocking and the space cannot be opened, riding and shooting will be restricted.In addition, terrain such as villages, field ridges, and woods will limit their abilities.

The advantage of Silver Spear Capital is always to maintain a medium distance from the enemy cavalry, and use cavalry and shooting to consume the enemy little by little.Once you can't maintain this distance and let people get close, you can only use lances and swords to fight the enemy, and the advantages will not be brought out, which will only increase the fearless casualties.

Why haven't the Iron Cavalry come up yet!

Well, the Cavalry Army didn't come up, but Zhe Silun's Fengxiang Army finally arrived in Shan County after hurrying.Upon hearing the news, Shao Shude personally welcomed him to the camp of Gantang Station.

"Is uncle in good health?" In the station, Shao Shude asked someone to set up a banquet, and Chen Cheng, Zhe Siyu, Liu Zijing, Li Renfu and others would accompany him.

There are more than 50 folded books.At this age, for a rich man who is good at health preservation, it may not be the end of his life, but for a martial artist who eats ice and snow all the year round, it is difficult to say if he has injuries when he is young.

Shao Shude's background was too low, he joined the army at the age of fifteen or sixteen, and lived a long period of hard life.Even after becoming the leader of the team and receiving tribute from merchants in Hejindu, there was still no substantial improvement.

To really live a good life, in fact, after becoming the governor of Suizhou.

During those days, diet, work and rest were very regular.Zhao Yu was born in a great family, and he has his own understanding of life. The family is well arranged and the service is very good, so that Shao Shude doesn't have to worry about anything and can just concentrate on military affairs.

At that time, even though he had already made up his mind to attract Linzhou's Zhe family as the Olympic aid and fight for power in the town, Shao Shude still had the idea of ​​marrying Zhao Yu as his wife more than once, which shows how much a virtuous housemate can help Wufu .

After discussing the yellow nest, life has undergone a qualitative change.The majesty of the Jiedushi is hard for ordinary people to imagine. Even when they are away on an expedition, the decoration inside the tent is still exquisite and comfortable. Before and after the journey, there are soldiers like clouds. In every aspect of life, what you think of, others think of for you , What you didn't think of, someone else thought of it for you.

On the way to the expedition, Commander Shao wanted to drink tea, and soon someone would spread a carpet on the ground, set up a table, put up a canopy, and then serve the brewed tea, which was all top-notch tea.

If you want to eat something, your own soldiers gallop out to buy it.

Shao Shude was injured five or six times when he was young, and he still has scars on his body.Fortunately, none of the injuries were serious, just trauma to the flesh.

He has to thank his luck.If someone smashed a mace on the body when the status was low, even if you survived, there would still be hidden wounds if you didn't protect it properly, which would have an impact on your lifespan.

There is no way for the fate of a warrior from a humble background.This season in the late Tang Dynasty is also a relatively special time period in Chinese history. Among the generals in various towns, the proportion of grass roots is astonishingly high, almost more than half, which has never been the case before.

If you come from a humble background, if you want to climb up, don't you have to risk your life?In history, Fu Cunshen followed Li Keyong to attack Yunzhou, and the ants attached to attack the city, with blood flowing down his sleeves. Li Keyong was so moved that he personally wrapped his wounds.

Fu Cunshen was lucky, because he survived. When he was educating his children in his later years, he said: "I used to fight outside with a sword when I was young, and it took more than forty years to become a general. It is not only once that I die a thousand times and win a lifetime. , There are more than 100 arrows taken out of the body alone."

It's not so easy for Wu Fu to "trample" his body in such a way that he wants to live a long life!
"My father's strength is not as strong as before, he can't draw a strong bow anymore, but he is still healthy, he can ride a fine horse, and he will have no problem leading troops in battle." They are all from his own family, and Zhe Silun didn't hide it, he said everything.

Shao Shude felt relieved upon hearing this.

Li Xiang was a lively fighter ten years ago, but now he is so sick that he needs someone to carry him out to fight.In Wufu's last few years, his physical fitness has declined precipitously, and various injuries have struck him all at once, which is indeed a bit scary.

"For Feng Xing's attack in Junzhou, don't be polite, just fight hard. This man has only a few thousand soldiers and horses. Even if he manages the army well, he can only rule three counties. How much strength can he have? After conquering Junzhou, he can Look for opportunities to spy on other states of the Zhongyi Army (Shannan Dongdao). In this matter, I will pay it all to my uncle, whether to fight or not, and where to fight, he decides." Shao Shude said.

Shannan Dongdao is a completely different battlefield. Shao Shude does not intend to remotely control the micro-management and grant Zhezong the full power.

Zhuge Zhongfang of Xingyuan Mansion has agreed to send [-] troops, gold merchant Li Xiang [-] troops, Fengxiang Town [-] troops, a total of [-] cavalry, and Zhe Zongben will be in command.

The old man is also a veteran.He started as a local tyrant and head of the township bravery, fought with Pingxia Dangxiang for half his life, and went north to fight Uyghurs, and finally served as an envoy of the Zhenwu Army along the five towns along the river. He has rich experience and can be trusted.

The Shannan East Road is actually very critical.

If they can reach Xiangzhou all the way, the situation will change greatly.Not only can it threaten Zhu Quanzhong's Huaixi rear, but it can also deter Kuixia Li Kan and Ezhou Duhong.

Especially the former.In the past few years, Dr. Li has been really prestigious. He started his business in Kuixia Town and then controlled Jingnan. The territory is equivalent to the complete version of Jingnan Town in history when it was in its heyday.

When the southern states of Li and Lang were under the control of the separatist forces, he still devoted himself to camping in the middle of Sichuan, and he simply didn't know how to live or die.

Moreover, the relationship with Shao Shude has also been very cold these years, is it possible that they want to be "one side of each emperor" in the future?
Let Zhejia put some pressure on them.

In this direction, Shao Shude does not intend to invest direct lineage resources.This is the same as in the middle of Shu, the road is long and difficult, and the general must be given full power, so it is easy to separate and stand on his own.

Instead of this, it is better to let the Zhejia toss.How much territory they can lay down is their ability. With the relationship of in-laws, they can always maintain a relatively good relationship with Shuofang Army, and that's enough.

When the situation in the world becomes clear in the future, Zhejia will naturally make a wise choice.

"I heard that the Shuofang army has fought against the Xuanwu army recently. I wonder how powerful the Bian army is?" After talking about the Junzhou incident, Zhe Silun quickly changed the topic to the current battle situation.

"According to the torture of the prisoners, the commander of the Bian Army is not Zhang Quanyi, but Ge Congzhou. He brought more than [-] horsemen from Bianzhou, and he has full power to coordinate the war in Henan Province. This man should not be underestimated." Shao Shude said.

"Oh? My sister-in-law thinks so much of this man?" Zhe Silun was a little surprised, and said: "I was in Fengxiang, and I only heard that there were four generals in the Bian army, Zhu Zhen, Ding Hui, Pang Shigu, and Hu Zhen. Ge Cong Zhou Xiao Famous, but I am afraid that the status is not high, only comparable to Zhu Yougong, Zhang Cunjing, Guo Yan, Huo Cun, Zhang Guiba, Yang Yanhong, He Delun and others."

"Heroes haven't had their time yet." Shao Shude said: "Just as Xue Zhiqin, Kang Junli, Li Kening and other old men occupy high positions in the Hedong Army, Li Cunxiao, Li Siyuan, Zhou Dewei and others will not have a chance to rise to the top. Today, the battle is in full swing. , these people will soar into the sky sooner or later."

This made everyone here a little surprised, but it is true after thinking about it.

Just like Shao Shude trusted Lu Huaizhong, Li Yanling, Ren Yuji and other Yuancong elders.Nowadays, the top priority of all military leaders in the world is to prevent their subordinates from rebelling, and it must be used by the elderly first.But as the war becomes more and more stalemate, it is inevitable that talented people will be promoted in the end.

Ge Congzhou was from Shangrang's old department. When he surrendered to Zhu Quanzhong, he was just a military academy and his status was not high.But now he is getting up slowly. He has served as the firefighting captain many times and completed the tasks well, and he has gradually gained Zhu Quanzhong's trust.

Yang Shihou's current status is even lower than that of Ge Congzhou, but just as he is in the pocket, he will emerge sooner or later.Zhu Quanzhong considered him very important, and when he was sent to the Zhongwu Army in the vassal town as a general, there should still be opportunities in the future.

"When will my sister-in-law plan to make a big move eastward?" Zhe Silun asked again.

Shao Shude asked someone to bring the map, got up and left the table, pointed to the states and counties marked on it, and said: "The Wuwei army has just arrived in Fangzhou, the guards have arrived in Huazhou, and the three armies including Tielin have just left Yanzhou. There are still some troops in the state being mobilized, but they will not go out of the town, only the Dingyuan and Tiande armies went to Weibei to defend, the Feng'an army moved to Suizhou, and the Jinglue army stayed in Lingzhou."

"The only ones who can come to Shanguo to join the war in a short period of time are the 15-step cavalry under the command of the pro-military division of the Duhufu. Moreover, this troop will stay in Huazhou and Jingzhaofu to escort food and grass. [-] It is not enough for Master Wan to transfer food, grass and equipment, relying solely on Yi Congjun to take care of him. Besides, a certain person wants to transfer Yi Congjun to Shaanxi."

The lack of troops is the greatest pain that Marshal Shao is currently facing.

But in any battle, no matter it is ancient or modern, it is necessary to complete the assembly of troops first.

For this battle, Shao Shude directly left the large army behind, and only led the cavalry to Tongguan, which was far from gathering troops.

"Hedong is also urging me." After sitting back, Shao Shude said with a smile: "Brother Yi's emissary just arrived in Shanzhou last night, and said that after a bitter battle, the Hedong army broke through Hanoi County in Huaizhou, and they have joined forces with Zhu Zhen's troops in Meng, There are several battles between Huai and Huai. I don’t know if it’s true or not, maybe it’s a cover-up. The Hedong army is more than [-], but its composition is complicated. There are many loyal soldiers. It is said that [-] troops were sent. After the offensive was blocked, most of them were already frozen there, and it was urgent for me to break through the Henan Mansion from the flanks and intercept Zhu Quanzhong's rear."

Zhe Silun listened carefully.

"A few days ago, Ge Congzhou set up an ambush on Xiaoshan Mountain, but he failed. He is still staying in that area, using the mountains as a basis, and acting as a way to block me." Shao Shude continued: "Of course, maybe it's just a bluff, It is not known that the main force has escaped. I just received news today that the former Luzhou rebel General Feng Ba led more than [-] people on foot from Zhengzhou. There are also reinforcements going north from Caizhou and entering Ruzhou. The Bian army is also gathering one after another. Woolen cloth."

"Feng Ba's troops should be good at fighting, but the reinforcements from Cai, Xu, and Chen states going north are mostly state and county soldiers?" Zhe Silun asked.

"Cai Bing's bravery is not to be underestimated." Shao Shude said.

"Sister-in-law wants to continue to station troops in Shanguo, waiting for the main force to gather?"

"I can't delay." Shao Shude sighed, and said: "Xiaolang, guard Lingbao and Shan County for me. I will lead the cavalry, Shunyi, and Huazhou soldiers to the east. I will meet Ge Congzhou for a while. Li Ke used that Xiao Lang will learn from his temper in the future. Since he sent someone to remind me, if I hold back, he will dare to withdraw his troops and return to Jinyang, and then he will not communicate with me again."

"Youyi joined the army in Tongguan, and I led the children of the Zhe family to guard Shanguo, and the guards and the army responded on the move. There is no big problem in the rear." Zhe Silun pondered for a while, and said: "However, most of the Chinese soldiers are new soldiers. Not good at fighting, once defeated, the morale of the whole army may be shaken."

Zhe Silun's words are not without reason.

In the matter of war, it is better to have fewer soldiers than to lead pig teammates, because their defeat is likely to affect the morale of the entire army, which is an unstable factor.

"There are no soldiers to use, so we can only resign ourselves to it." Shao Shude said: "Let them attack the fort, and they will always come in handy when they see blood. After breaking the fort, I will move all the men and women away to see Ge Cong Zhou anxious Don't worry. This is a move to turn passive into active, maybe it can mobilize its soldiers and horses, so there is an opportunity."

Zhe Silun was silent.The sister-in-law is still so "strange" when he fights a war, and he always feels that he is not a serious martial artist.

Instead of fighting Bian soldiers, they fight the common people. What kind of art of war is this?
(End of this chapter)