Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 473 Everything Aligned

Wang Chong was a little annoyed by his family.

Can't say exactly which ones, but it's annoying.

Maybe it's because they are both rich families in the frontier, and the circumstances of the two families are somewhat similar, but the Wang family is much worse than the Zhe family.

The arrogance of the Zhe family is also overwhelming.

Zhe Siyu's kind of person has already made many people secretly gnash their teeth, and Zhe Congyun, who is also a general in the Feixiong Army, also makes people feel that he deserves to be beaten.He hasn't seen Zhe Zongben yet, but he doesn't feel much better, this is how this family is.

But he is the commander of all the soldiers and horses in Qiuchi of the Qinling Mountains, so he can't be provoked!
Wang Chong patted the dust off his buttocks, got up and boarded a watchtower, and carefully observed the situation near the stockade.

The first feeling is that the mountains here are much more complicated than the Yinshan Mountains, with layers upon layers and boundless.Almost all of the mountains are dense forests that are inaccessible. Birds and beasts hide among them, and it is almost impossible to distinguish the road.

No wonder states such as Jun, Fang, and Jin mainly rely on waterways to communicate with each other. With such inherent conditions, there is no way.

By the way, although the imperial court issued a decree to set up the Zhaoxin Army, with more than 26 people in the [-] counties of Jin, Shang, Jun, and Fang, the four counties of Fangzhou, the most populous, did not receive the order. They still obeyed the orders of the Xiangyang Zhao family. Gather troops to fight, and even plot to counterattack Junzhou.

Zhe Zongben and Li Yanling unanimously decided to send Li Bai, the Jiedu envoy of Binning and the governor of Binzhou, to lead the army to attack Fangzhou.

Chao Jun is no longer the Chao Jun of ten years ago!

Ten years is enough to make a fierce warrior become extremely depressed, enough to degrade his fighting power to a shameful level.

Gold merchant nest thief, no way.

Of course, Wang Chong is not stupid, what idea Zhe and Li came up with, I'm so smart, don't I understand?
It's all about consuming dissidents!
This is similar to Li Tangbin's desire to consume the Baoyi Army.

Troops that are not in their own hands are a scourge, a hidden danger, and must be eliminated.

Only in this way, the interior is clean, and the hidden dangers of civil strife have been eliminated, but after all, there is a slight hindrance to the commander-in-chief's reputation.

Well, there is also Wang Bian of the Huazhou Army, who is probably trembling, feeling that the last bit of capital on hand is hard to protect.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, it's all human nature.In this world, if you don't have any troops in your hands, can you not be afraid?Uh, it seems that I have an army in my hand, and I am also afraid. I really don't know what to say.

"General, there is an order from the commander." The soldiers ran up to the watchtower and handed over a letter of order.

Wang Chong looked at the seal, then opened it and read it carefully.

"Go, go down and look at the map." Wang Chong immediately went downstairs and went straight to the barracks.

Zhe Zongben was also courageous enough to move to Dengzhou territory.It would be fine if the troops were all cavalry, but there were still [-] infantry.

But Zhe Zongben's daring and reckless plundering did not surprise Zhao Kuangning's anger.According to the current situation detected by the sentry, the enemy army is divided into three groups——

In the first group, Zhao Fan, the governor of Tangzhou, led [-] infantry and more than [-] cavalry from Biyang.

In the second group, Zhao Kuanglin, the governor of Suizhou, led [-] infantry and more than [-] cavalry from Sui County.

The third group, [-] infantry and more than [-] cavalry led by the loyal army Jiedushi and Zhao Kuangning, set off from Xiangzhou and stationed in Dengcheng.

But in fact, there is another group of enemies, that is, the soldiers and horses stationed in Dengzhou. They have not dispatched, but it does not mean that they will not go south when the situation is right, after all, they are close at hand.

It seems that these three groups of people are going to gather in Xiangzhou and then go west together.

Zhao Kuangning was still cautious, not giving anyone a chance to break through.

The soldiers and horses of the three routes add up to more than [-] people in total, but they don't know how good they are, and they may not all be the elite of the Ya army.

This number was also estimated by the sentry. As for whether it is accurate or not, no one knows whether it will increase in the future.

"Xiangzhou has a flat terrain, dense water networks, and many lakes and swamps..." After reading the map, Wang Chong thought to himself: "The flat terrain makes it difficult to hide an army, and the dense water networks are not conducive to cavalry driving. We must find a good place."

The place chosen by Zhe Zongben is Xiaojiangkou Village.

Because this is the most suitable place for Tibetan soldiers, five thousand Fengxiang troops have already gone south to the village, and the news has not yet leaked.Most of the Leopard Cavalry are also stationed in Cangcheng, and they are also unknown. If the bandit army is brought here, it may have a miraculous effect.

I just don't know if they dare to come.

……

In Dengcheng County, Zhao Kuangning was anxiously waiting.

Last year's winter wheat has been harvested, but there are still many fields planted with spring wheat, which will be harvested at the end of the month.If there is a delay and the Xia bandits take the grain from the field, it will be a big trouble.

It is no secret that Xia Zei is short of food.

They are very clear about Junzhou's background.

I have a general idea of ​​what a gold merchant looks like, and they still have tens of thousands of "nest thieves".

Even if some materials are transferred through Shangshan Road, it will be enough to support 5000 people, and there must not be too many cavalry, otherwise the army will run out of food and there will be big problems.

Furthermore, Feng Xiang's army came from afar, so they must be rewarded generously, otherwise the soldiers will make a fuss, and Zong Zongben's head will be lost.

Zhao Kuangning also fought in the army for many years, how could she not understand this truth?

The warriors don't care what kind of general you are, if you don't give money, I will cut off your head and replace you with someone else as a military envoy, and you will do what you say, without delay.

How much wealth does Junzhou have, and how many warriors can they raise?Zhao Kuangning didn't believe that martial arts in the northwest were any different, and there were still people who didn't love money?
Therefore, Zhe Zongben has at most three or four thousand soldiers, and only a few hundred cavalry pawns!
And this number has also been confirmed in the past few battles, it cannot be wrong.

There may be some additional reinforcements coming to reinforce, but there will never be many, at most 2000 people, this is the limit.

In other words, Zhe Zongben has a maximum of six thousand steps.But this time, the states in Xiangzhen will gather four to five times their strength to kill them in one fell swoop, and completely wipe out this group of bandits!

"Brother." Zhao Kuangming hurried in, and said excitedly: "Zhe Zongben has left between Xiang and Deng, retreating all the way. They plundered a lot of money and food, but they didn't raise enough horses and chariots, and abandoned them along the way." A lot."

"Oh?" Zhao Kuangning's eyes moved, he smiled slightly, and said, "What's going on on the road?"

"Most of the abandoned ones are food, and less wealth." Zhao Kuangming said with a smile: "This gang of thieves really makes people laugh. They are obviously short of food, but they can't bear to get the goods. Some scouts saw that the bandits packed a lot of money. The small bag is full of plunder, and the cart is also full of silk and bronze utensils."

"Don't be careless." Zhao Kuangning warned, and then she couldn't help laughing, and said: "Warrior is like this. It's almost as I expected. Zhe Zongben came here alone. Most of the soldiers in the army are not rewarded enough. The soldiers complained a lot. , He was almost unable to hold back, and could not allow him to take his belongings and flee far away, so he abandoned a large amount of military rations along the way. He had to do this, otherwise the army would have to mutiny, and he would die without a place to die."

Zhao Kuangming nodded, agreeing with his brother's judgment.

Wu Fu is indeed such a virtue.Don't want them to give up the goods they got.Insufficient food?Go back and rob the people of Junzhou!What does the life and death of the people have to do with me?If the head of the army refuses, then kill the head of the army, and then go to plunder the people, can there be anything left to eat?If not, you can still eat...

Brother Zhao Kuangning made inferences based on the clues they found, and then verified it based on their own experience, and they have reached a conclusion.

Zhao Kuangning is actually quite cautious.He also asked several senior staff left behind by his father yesterday, and everyone said that the three counties in Junzhou could only support [-] soldiers.

That's right!Even if gold merchants help some, how many more can they support?

"Brother, there are two more news, one happy and one worrying." Zhao Kuangming said again.

"The good news first." Zhao Kuangning sat down steadily and said.

"The governor Sun of Fangzhou sent back news that his troops defeated the Jinzhou soldiers in Hannan, beheaded [-] and captured [-]." Zhao Kuangming said happily.

Zhao Kuangning stood up abruptly, and said pleasantly, "Does Zhe Zongben know the news?"

"I should have known, otherwise could I retreat in such a haste?"

"No wonder." Zhao Kuangning said with a smile.

Everything is right!
"What is the worry report?"

"Brother, Li Kan gathered [-] troops in Jiangling Mansion, with Zhao Wu, Xu Cun, Zhang Yu, and Zhang Jun as generals, intending to conquer Leiman in Langzhou in the south."

"Zhang Yu, Zhang Jun?" Zhao Kuangning hesitated, as if he had never heard of these people.

"My younger brother just came from the Marquis of Duyu, and learned that the Zhang brothers are veteran generals of the Jing Yuan Army. When the Jing Division entered Bo Chang'an, they were defeated by Shu De, and the army was defeated. The two of them fled south with more than a hundred relatives. Go to Kuixia and go to Li Kan, and he will be reused later." Zhao Kuangming replied: "Now Li Kan raises troops, these two are the chief and deputy vanguards."

"Since he is a veteran general of the Jing division, he should have some ability." Zhao Kuangning sat back again, with an uneasy expression on his face, and said, "Time is waiting for me. If Li Kan defeats Lei Man, don't say that we will have no chance to plot Jiangling Mansion again. He may have plans to go north to conspire with Xiangyang."

"Li Kan is very ambitious. Either he goes south to attack Hunan, or he goes north to take Xiangyang. He has to guard against it." Zhao Kuangming agreed with his brother.

"We must wipe out Zhe Zongben as soon as possible!" Zhao Kuangning couldn't sit still, stood up suddenly, and said, "Urge Xia Tang and the troops of the two states to come and join them quickly. This time, bring more troops, five times the strength Squeeze the past, one battle will determine the universe."

Will five times as many troops lose?Generally not.

In the past, Qin Zongquan ruled across the Central Plains. Who did he rely on?
Do people care?Righteous?Are you brave?neither!There are so many people!
There are more than 20 Cai people, just ask if you are afraid?Xuanwu soldiers were capable of fighting, but at that time Quanzhong had no more than 20 to [-] soldiers and horses. Facing [-] Cai people, they had to ask Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin for help. It was only after Cai Ren was determined that he finally won.

Zhe Zongben's soldiers can fight, and Zhao Kuangning knows this well.

But the old base of Shannan Dongdao is Cai Bing. Although he has lived a stable life for five years, he is not as weakly armed as the nest thief next door, and he can't even fight Fangzhou soldiers.

Moreover, with the advantage of several times the number of troops, if you still dare not fight, then this Jiedu envoy might as well not be a military envoy, forget it as a farmer!
　After the code word reached two o'clock, it was found that there was another leader.

I took a deep breath and stared into the distance.

Add more during the day, let me sleep first, I will probably have to ask for leave tomorrow.

　
(End of this chapter)