Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 421 Two battlefields
In Mianchi, Xin'an, Yongning and other counties of Henan Province, large groups of cavalry besieged various forts day and night.

In the wild, Xu Hao, who had just been appointed as Heluo Youyi's strike envoy, divided the [-] cavalry gathered from each department into three, each stationed in one place, ready to dispatch at any time to attack the Bian army cavalry—if they planned to appear if.

As for why the [-] cavalry are not concentrated, it is because the battlefield is vast. Do you know where the Bian Army cavalry will appear?It can only be divided into three places and stationed nearby to provide assistance.

After the addition of these [-] full-time tactical cavalry for melee combat, the wild has basically become a paradise for the Xia army.

The 3000 soldiers of the Shunyi Army and the [-] Huazhou soldiers who besieged the fortress ([-] were escorting the captives) are now getting bolder and more scattered to increase the efficiency of looting.

Grain and Dingkou were continuously obtained by Xia Jun. The total number of people in Henan Prefecture was close to 30. I don't know how many people will be left in the end.

As for siege, I don't have this ability yet, because there are too few infantry, and it's not worth it.

After collecting the Dingkou in the fortress, they may try to besiege the county seat.However, there seems to be no need to attack a county town. Just yesterday, the magistrate of Mianchi opened the city and asked to surrender. This is the first Henan prefecture city willing to surrender.

Shao Shude personally summoned the county magistrate named Jin Suo and rewarded him.

"Marshal, it doesn't matter whether you reward or not. Although the old man has surrendered, there is still one thing I want to ask. What is the commander's intention to do with his troops and plunder? To show off the disabled people? To fight for the world?" Jin Suo is not young anymore. , in his early fifties, looking at Shao Shude with burning eyes, asked.

"If the disabled people succeed, the people in Mianchi, Yongning, and Xin'an counties will have been lying dead for a long time."

Jin Suo nodded and said: "This is the reason why the old man is willing to surrender. Even Jin soldiers, except Li Han, only plundered the people and did not hurt their lives. But the old man still wants to ask, why did the commander come here?" Attacking Henan Province? Shanguo and Hezhong towns are still in the hands of Wang and his sons, and Huazhou town is not under the command of the commander-in-chief's confidant. Hundreds of miles of roads are all in the hands of manpower. There has never been a war in ancient times. This is the way to take death."

Not counting the recruits of Wang Bian of Huazhou, Shao Shude's previous troops that could go into battle included 1.25 infantry from the Yi Congjun Army, 9500 from the Shunyi Army, and [-] from the Shunyi Army, a total of [-] soldiers, of which [-] were placed behind. It is to prevent food road problems.

Of the 1.45 cavalry that could go into battle, 2500 were placed behind and patrolled along the way.

This power can deter Wang Gong, but it cannot deter Wang Chongying.Fortunately, Wang Chongying has such a personality, and this force can barely be maintained.It was a little risky, but still within acceptable limits.

"At the invitation of Brother Yi, come to attack Quanzhong."

"The commander-in-chief's words are false, what do you want to do in the end?"

Shao Shude smiled and said: "Quanzhong has more soldiers than me, more prosperous household registration than me, and more food and money than me. Seeing that the three towns of Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, and Shi Pu are going to be wiped out, the situation is very difficult to control, and we can't do without fighting."

"The Bian army is attacking the Jin division fiercely, and they have turned to the defensive. If Wang Rong of Chengde and Li Kuangwei of Youzhou rise up again, they will be defeated. The commander has two strategies now. One is not to worry about the back road. , take a gamble, the gambling king Chongying and his son dare not cut off the food road, and then gather troops to attack Ge Congzhou, relieve the flank threat, and the rear soldiers surround Luoyang and capture it."

"I only have thousands of infantry and cavalry available. How can I fight Ge Congzhou and Luoyang?"

There are 4000 soldiers in the silver guns, and there are currently more than [-], plus a thousand leopard riders, which are available.

The [-] soldiers of the Iron Cavalry and the armored cavalry of the Leopard Cavalry have always been taken wherever they go, otherwise there will only be auxiliary soldiers left in the camp. If you do it, it will be a big joke in the world.

What can be used is more than 4000 Qingqi, plus 7000 infantry from the Shunyi Army that has not been reorganized.There are still [-] Huazhou soldiers left, but they can only be used to fight the Tuntian Fortress, and half of the troops will be used to escort the prisoners.

Jin Suo was stunned upon hearing this.

"The Marshal's cavalry are overwhelming, I thought there were tens of thousands of cavalry." Jin Suo said with a wry smile, "Thousands of cavalry are indeed few. I heard that the king of Lingwu County has enough food and supplies, where is the army?"

"It hasn't arrived yet."

This is not surprising.Thousands of cavalry can't even break the food road, and thousands of infantry, it is really difficult to attack fortifications, no wonder they have to plunder everywhere.

"Marshal..." Jin Suo hesitated for a while, and said: "There are more than ten thousand people in Mianchi, I don't know..."

"Not moving for now." Shao Shude said: "I heard that there are still more than a thousand soldiers in the city, all of them will be reorganized, and another thousand people will be recruited."

Now that we have reached Henan, of course we must try our best to use local resources.

In addition to relocating some people to Huazhou and Weibei to develop production and save money and food nearby, the local people in Henan are tough and they are all high-quality soldiers. How can they not make good use of them?They don't need to be able to fight head-on, they can be organized and attack the fortress.Even Xiaoshan, where Ge Congzhou was defending, could be attacked.

Jin Suo was relieved when he heard the words.

Who would want to leave their hometown if it were possible?
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The cavalry of the Shuofang Army can be divided into tactical cavalry and strategic cavalry in terms of function.According to the degree of armor, there are three types: heavy, medium and light.

Heavy cavalry is naturally an iron kite with armored cavalry, and both men and horses wear armor.

Medium-sized cavalry, people wear armor, horses do not wear armor.

Here it can be subdivided, that is, the ranger who mainly cruises and harasses, and the armored knight who mainly rushes and fights.

Light cavalry, people wear leather armor, horses don't wear armor, and are also divided into rangers and armored cavalry.

The seven thousand cavalry led by Heluo Youyi's attack envoy Xu Hao are the armored cavalry among the medium cavalry.Today he personally brought two thousand riders, and after completing the logistics with the aid of the Flying Bear Army, he left the camp and led the horses around.

There are Huazhou soldiers who are taking the people back to Shanzhou everywhere in the field, and there are many rangers moving around.

It is said that the [-] auxiliary soldiers of the Feixiong and Cavalry Second Armies really suffered a great crime.

During the day, I was busy repairing the camp, repairing equipment, trimming horseshoes, nailing horseshoes, picking firewood, cooking, and collecting food and supplies. In the evening, I made food, fed horses, and worked overtime to repair equipment. I was too busy.

That's not enough, some people have to be assigned to patrol outside with a small number of cavalry troops to intercept and kill the messenger.

This will add another [-] of them to serve, and it is estimated that each of them will be exhausted and paralyzed.

Xu Hao could only sympathize with them.

The 7000 men under his command are the cavalry of the army. Naturally, there are infantry auxiliary soldiers to serve them, but this will be far away from the main force of the infantry.

The withered and yellow leaves were blown up by the westerly wind, and the East and West Xiao Mountains between Mianchi and Yongning counties were completely silent.

The fort built by the Bian army can be seen vaguely on the mountain. The regulations are not small, and the troops, food and grass should be relatively sufficient, but they are now a lone army.

In the two counties of Yongning and Fuchang in the south of Erwei Mountain, as the castles were destroyed one by one, the people were either taken away, or hid in Erwei Mountain and Xiong'er Mountain, or fled westward to Lushi County in Guozhou. There is no one inhabited for hundreds of miles, and there are also two isolated cities.

Zhang Quanyi worked hard to farm for several years, and increased the household registration in Henan Prefecture to [-] households. Now that he has suffered a huge loss, he doesn't know how he feels.

Xu Hao looked up at the cottage.This morning, I sent someone to put a box on the mountain road, which has already been taken away by the Bian army.

Inside the box is a set of women's skirts. I don't know if Ge Congzhou and Xie Yanzhang can't resist seeing them.

It doesn't matter if you can't help it, the commander is already selecting Henan prefectural and county soldiers and field soldiers to form an army. When the main infantry arrives, they will launch a fierce attack on them. Can they hide at that time?
After turning around, feeling bored, Xu Hao led his men and horses straight to the east, and encountered several rangers along the way, constantly inquiring about the enemy's movements.

Suddenly, there was a sound of horseshoes from the northwest, but no smoke was seen because of the mountains and forests.

Xu Hao was not surprised but overjoyed, and immediately ordered the whole army to mount their horses, divide them into three groups, and march one by one.

The two armies soon encountered each other in the field.

It's a pity that the enemy army is under the banner of Zhang Zi, not Xie Yanzhang, could it be Zhang Yanshou?
Xu Hao got acquainted with several cavalry generals of the Bian Army in the camp before.Zhang Yanshou still has some skills.

Zhu Quanzhong once went out to reconnaissance in person. Because he did not have many troops, he was discovered by the Cai thief and mobilized cavalry to surround him.

At the critical moment, Ge Congzhou helped Zhu Quanzhong get on his horse and ran away. After breaking himself, Zhang Yanshou turned around and rushed forward, killing several Cai Jun's brave cavalry, which allowed Zhu Quanzhong to save his life.

So this time it should be the Caizhou soldiers, and maybe the Zhongwu Army?

"The thieves' army is no more than a thousand horses. General Yang, you lead the headquarters to outflank the right wing." Xu Hao made a decisive decision and ordered.

These Huaiyi are rather arrogant when they first arrived, are they used to living in the south?

"General Yang" is naturally Yang Can, the envoy of the Tianzhu Army, and he didn't talk nonsense when he heard the words. He immediately unfurled his general flag, led Qianqi, and walked forward slowly, around the right wing.

Xu Hao has Qianqi beside him, from the Tielin Army. At this time, the front row will hold the long spear forward flat, and the rear row will hold it obliquely.

The horse kept snorting and was restless.

"I want to go straight to the enemy's line, kill Zhang Yanshou and return, who is willing to follow?" The thick horse is like a toy in Xu Hao's hands. He stared closely at Yang Can's men who were turning around on the flanks, and asked loudly.

Everyone who heard the question responded one after another.

Xu Hao ordered fifty cavalry, observed the devious cavalry of the Tianzhu Army, and then rushed out at the head of the horse.

Dozens of riders followed closely behind, shouting loudly like a tiger.

Yang Can is also a ruthless person, knowing that Xu Hao wanted to take advantage of the loosening of the enemy's formation to attack through the gaps, so he asked his followers to wave the general flag, and rushed towards the place where the enemy army had the largest number and the densest gathering, intending to use the most ferocious attack. Hit your opponent to get their attention.

Thousands of riders screamed and rushed to the enemy's flank.

Part of the enemy's army split up and counterattacked to intercept them.

The long lances face each other, and the number of those who fall off the horse is unknown.

"Huh!" The heavy horse lance swept over a person's head. The person fell off the horse without making a sound. Yang Can ducked down again to avoid the oncoming lance. With a sweep, another person landed.

Some of the cavalry behind him abandoned their long spears and drew out their sabers, short swords, and iron maces to fight. They were so brave in the backlash of the enemy cavalry that they were about to kill them.

On the front, fifty riders led by Xu Hao charged straight up.

The bandit army's flanks were attacked, and their positions were a little loose, and they were no longer as tight as before.Seeing how brave Xia Qi was charging from the flank, Zhang Yanshou was a little panicked, his expression changed several times, and finally became ruthless, intending to meet him himself.

"Zhang Yanshou!" There was a thunderous roar in his ears.

Zhang Yanshou must be in good spirits, but he saw a horse galloping towards him, with a thick long lance approaching his chest.

In desperation, he leaned back and avoided the fatal blow. Just as he was about to get up, he saw a sharp short sword descending from the sky, and with a "click", it went straight into his neck.

Fifty cavalry followed closely, and directly disrupted the thief cavalry who were staring blankly.

Xu Hao got off his horse and cut off Zhang Yanshou's head with another sword strike, then picked it up with a short spear, and shouted: "The one who cut Zhang Yanshou is Xu Hao from the Iron Forest Army!"

The thief rides a big crash.

(End of this chapter)