Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 470
"When the wheat was harvested, the ground in the valley and the side of the irrigation ditch were golden yellow, the leaves of the wheat were curled up in the sun, and the stalks were gradually drying up..." Two masters were chatting among the marching team.

Wang Jiao followed them, listening silently.

He thought of the fields in the countryside of Huizhou. After a month or two, the wheat fields at home should be harvested, right?
Relying on parents, younger siblings alone, I don't know if I can collect them all.

The sun is rising high, the mountains and forests are silent, and the desolate post road leads to the distance, seemingly endless.

The 500 members of the Zhen Guojun sent the supplies to Xiaozhai on time, but they did not receive permission to return.On the contrary, he was arrested and continued to transport supplies eastward.

Wang Jiao's military position was too low, so he couldn't find out the purpose of going east.But he has eyes and can guess the real reason.

Heluo Jinglue envoy Li Tangbin's banner just passed by yesterday.Reminiscent of the scene of a large group of soldiers moving eastward before, the reason is very clear. After the construction of Xiaoxian County was completed, Li Tangbin ordered the main force to move eastward to put more pressure on the Bian army.

He was not very clear about the previous battle.

But Bian Jun can't give up so much land for no reason, right?Even the key point of Xiaoshan was lost.

Any general, as long as he is not too stupid, will be ready to fight on Xiaoshan, but there is a big banner with the word "Fu" on the mountain, so what else can we say?It must be our army's victory, and the Bian army's defeat.

However, this envoy Li Jinglue is also cautious enough. He built a city and set up a fortress, set up a camp at every step, and used Xiaoshan to consume the spirit of the Bian army, and now he is advancing eastward in a large scale.

"How is the wheat harvest in Feng Yi County?"

"A mu harvests one dendrobium, two or three buckets."

"That's not bad, there is only one Dendrobium in Zheng County."

"Aren't you watering the ground? Why is it so low?"

"The river is full of mills, and there is very little water in the ditches. Years with a lot of rain are good, but if there is not much rain, it will be too difficult."

"Whose mill?"

"Who else could it be? This Shangshu or that servant."

"Ugh!"

A horse came galloping fast, and shouted as he walked: "The lieutenant general has an order. The sergeant will put on his armor for an hour, string his bow and raise his spear. After crossing the valley, he will return to normal."

With an order, the convoy stopped one after another.

The sergeants went to fetch armor and equipment in batches.With the help of Pao Ze, Wang Jiao fixed the iron armor, and then took the spear from the chariot.The step bow at his waist has been stringed, and the quiver is also full of arrows.

When marching, of course, it is impossible to carry a rifle all the time, and it is impossible to wear armor all the time, and most of the time the bow tip is not wound.One is that physical strength does not allow it, and the other is that it hinders the speed of marching.

"The envoys have already gone through this section of the road, who the hell gave orders randomly, isn't it a tosser?" Someone complained dissatisfied.

"I'm afraid I learned from Shao Dashuai. Even if I stay for one night, I will build the camp as if I lived for several months." Someone laughed.

Wang Jiao frowned and saw that he was not a sergeant of the team.

The Zhen Guojun is not good at this point, the sources are too mixed, many of them are village braves, they have just joined the army for a month or two, and they are all from Longyou, a place with tough folk customs.

I'm afraid it will take dozens of lashes to learn not to talk nonsense.

After carefully passing through the valley, everyone walked forward for a while before receiving the order: disarm.

The convoy moved on.

This journey took two days, until noon on the sixth day of July, and finally arrived at the destination: the camp two miles west of Tuhaozhai.

……

Inside the camp, Li Tangbin had just called the generals to complete the discussion.

In fact, Wang Jiao guessed right.

After the construction of the city in Xiao County was completed and the defenders were assigned, Li Tangbin added [-] reinforcements to Fu Cunshen in Xiaozhai: the infantry from the Pro-Military Division of the Duhufu.

The Bian army has been attacking this cottage for more than half a month, but they still can't attack it.

The main forces attacking the city were the Zhongwu Army, Caizhou Army, and Ruzhou Army coming from the south.

They attacked from the two strongholds of Huixiban and Shazha City without making any progress.

This kind of terrain is really difficult for them.The effect of an army of [-] is the same as that of an army of [-]. They can't set up a battle, and they can only invest a few people.

Fortunately, in such a place where the roads are all on the hillside, Xia Jun's cavalry can't show their power, and they can't get around the two Bian army camps of Shazha City and Huixiban. Li Tangbin led the five armies of Yicong, Tianzhu, Heyuan, Jishi, and Shanguo to march eastward with 3 people.

He is going to attack the moat.This village is located [-] miles east of Xiaozhai, less than [-] miles away from Mianchi County. If you can encircle a point for reinforcements and attract some Bian troops to come, you can choose a suitable battlefield to fight against the enemy array.

This is not to say that we must have the confidence to win the Bian army in a field battle, but who made us have more cavalry?
The field battle is unfavorable, the army retreats, will the Bian army chase after it?
If you maintain a tight formation to pursue, the speed will not be fast, and you will not be able to catch up with Xia Jun who is running away.Li Tangbin can calmly deal with the defeated army and reorganize his troops.

If you run in a big way, the speed is fast, but the formation is inevitably loose and messy. At this time, if you are rushed by the cavalry, you may turn victory into defeat.

Of course, this kind of tactics is not impossible to crack.

Li Ke used to attack Chengde, and general Li Cunxin led his infantry to form a circle around the chariot, and against the harassment of a large group of Chengde cavalry, he went straight to Yaoshan.The Chengde army guarding Yaoshan couldn't resist and was killed and scattered.Once Yaoshan, the key point, was lost, Chengde's army was shaken across the board, and in the end they were defeated, and more than ten thousand were captured and beheaded.

This is what you hit you and I hit mine.

The battlefield in Hebei is so wide, why do I have to fight you head-on?Whoever attacks you will be saved, mobilize your men and horses, and let you show your flaws, isn't it good?

Lao Li's fighting skills are indeed not bad.

Of course, the advantage of Chengde's large number of cavalry also played a part. Otherwise, the ending may not only be cut off and eaten by tens of thousands of people, but tens of thousands of people will be lost.

After the discussion in the big tent was over, the generals went to each battalion, but Li Fan stayed behind, obviously having something to say.

"Tuhao village is not well regulated, and there are not many defenders. The rebel army is still deployed on the front line of Mianchi and Shuangqiao, or they can be pulled out." Li Tangbin looked at Li Fan, the Jiedu envoy of the Baoyi Army who stayed behind on purpose, and said: "Baoyi Army There are more than [-] rebels, and the soldiers are full of horses and horses. They are brave and good at fighting, and the heavy responsibility of attacking the stronghold falls on you."

"Jinglue exaggerates the truth. Although the Baoyi Army is good at fighting, they are not acclimatized when they arrive for the first time..." Li Fan obviously did not want to be cannon fodder for siege, and tried his best to argue.

Li Tangbin's face turned cold.The soldiers in the big tent also turned their heads, staring at them.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit tense, Guo Yu, who was sent to Li Tangbin's side as a praise (supervisor) painter (army), immediately pulled Li Fan out of the tent, and said with a smile: "Why did the envoy entrust the most outstanding task to the Baoyi Army?" A certain person believes that the Baoyi Army has been in the army for many years, guarding important areas, the officers and soldiers are brave, and the generals are like clouds, which is not comparable to ordinary soldiers."

Li Fan hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop, he was afraid that Guo Yan would continue to give the Baoyi army a high opinion, so he only heard him say: "The Bian army has been fighting for many years, and its strength is tyrannical. Our army is new and has no experience in fighting..."

"So this is the test given to the Baoyi army by the envoy." Guo Fu said with a face of course.

"Jinglue made the sacrifice of Shaanxi soldiers to preserve their strength." Li Fan was so dizzy by Guo Yu that he couldn't choose what to say.

"You can't say that, the Baoyi Army is the strength of the Economic and Strategic Envoy." Guo Yun didn't change his face.

Facing such a thick-skinned Guo Yu, Li Fan was also willing to bow down.

He wanted to say a few more words, but when he thought that his Jiedushi was recommended by Shao Shude, he could only let out a long sigh in the end.

To question Li Tangbin face to face, he didn't have the guts to do so.But this involves the core interests of a warlord, which is the issue of "capital", so he has to stand up. After all, rabbits bite people when they are anxious.

But obviously, the Shanguo soldiers had to take the lead in attacking the moats.

……

After the camp moved to the vicinity of Tuhaozhai, the cavalry led by Bai Gui became active again.

"The last general dares to bet that after taking down the earth trenches, the envoys will have to build the city." On the hills full of dandelions, thousands of cavalry are marching.

Bai Gui couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, and said: "It's probably true. But it's also the right way. In the past, the Later Zhou (Northern Zhou) and the Northern Qi fought against each other. From Shanzhou to Luoyang, they saw each other repeatedly and built their own fortifications. In the end, Zhou built the city to Xin'an, approaching the outskirts of Luoyang, and the economic planners probably thought so."

"I'm afraid the people of Bian will call him 'General Zhucheng' in the future." It was Li Duo who spoke.

The [-] cavalry under Bai Gui's command came from various cavalry, and Li Duo led [-] cavalry from the Shunyi Army, mainly Shatuo people and Gamo people.Originally Shunyi Army Envoy You Yi was concurrently served by An Xiuxiu, but he was also an envoy, so he couldn't come in person, so Li Duo took him with him, and he followed the command of Heluo Youyi Envoy Bai Gui.

Searching for and fighting the Bian army cavalry was Bai Gui's main task, and his secondary task was to cooperate with the infantry in field battles.

It's a pity that Hu Zhen didn't seem to have many cavalry in his hands, and he didn't want to send them out to fight. After searching for a long time, there was no chance of fighting, which made them very annoyed.

Army cavalry are not cavalry like cavalry, they are born to charge and kill.

"One city in Xiaoxian County, Tuhaozhai may build a small military city. If Mianchi County is captured, there is no need to build a city. Further east, there is a Kipshi Fort. There are ready-made military forts, but it is not easy to attack." Bai Gui said: "Actually, building a city is not wrong. It is safe. The terrain is so complicated and the mountains are continuous. Without a city to support it, it is indeed very dangerous. If Xiao County can recruit [-] households, more than [-] grains will be collected every year. Beans are not a big problem, and hay is even more uncountable, which can solve a lot of military needs."

An army of [-] to [-] is obviously not enough to attack Luoyang, and it is not worth the sacrifice.

That being the case, it is better to advance slowly and steadily, learn from the "stupid methods" of the Western Wei Dynasty and the Later Zhou Dynasty, build fortifications and advance, and constantly put pressure on the Bian army.

The Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty built many cities east of the Yellow River, among which is the famous "Gaohuan Happy City".

After the Northern Qi defeated the Northern Zhou army, they also built thirteen cities nearby.

This is the helpless move when neither side can achieve a decisive victory, see each other.

There are many cavalry in the Xia army, and the Bian army dare not garrison fields west of Luoyang, but I dare!
The more pasture and food you produce, the more Xia troops you can support in the battle, and you can recruit masters and even soldiers on the spot, and the power to restrain you is getting stronger and stronger.

After more than [-] cavalry marched near Mianchi County, they continued to send people to provoke and fight.But it's a pity that the Bian Army cavalry didn't see a single hair.

In desperation, Bai Gui planned to repeat the old trick and find a place to hide and rest.

After the main force attacks the moat, let's see if the Bian army will reinforce them.If the enemy reinforcements don't have as many flaws as Liu Kangyi showed, then let the main force of the infantry deal with them. If there are too many flaws, then I can't help it.

As long as you don't let you attack the place where I must save, the initiative is always with me.

And what must be saved is made up for by building a city.The "bad people" who can only defend the city in the Zhen Guojun just played their strengths.

(End of this chapter)