Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 632 Withdraw!
"Happy!" Zhu Jin dodged to avoid the point of the spear, and slashed down with the epee, causing Liang Renjun's head to fly up.

The armor on his body was already stained with blood, many were damaged, and his head and face were covered with blood, and he didn't know whether it belonged to him or someone else.

But Zhu Jin just fought very hard, he didn't care about anything, he swung his epee and slashed left and right, one after another Liang people were killed by his sword.

Taking the lead and rushing more fiercely than his own soldiers, as a town commander, it is really rare.

Liang Ren finally collapsed.

The Yanzhou cavalry, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed up roaring, and rushed into Shanfu County with the rout.

What followed was a one-sided massacre.

The scattered county and town soldiers ran everywhere, and were overtaken by Yanzhou sergeants one by one, killing them all.

"Did you think about today when you bullied us before?" He cut off with a knife, and his head rolled to the ground, but he didn't expect the other party to answer at all.

"This knife is for my elder brother, and this knife is for my third brother." Another person was caught up, howling, and was cut into a bloody mess.

"Haha, kill Biangou!" Several Yanzhou sergeants grabbed a Liang Jun junior and nailed him to the wall with a spear, laughing loudly.

It was inevitable that the revenge against Liang Jun would soon spread to the common people, and cries and cries soon rang out in the city.

Qi Bizhang, who had just entered the city, glanced at Zhu Jin who was wrapping up his wound, and said, "Please ask Shuai Zhu to restrain your department."

Zhu Jin raised her head and gave Qi Bizhang a fierce look.

There are several weapons beside him: horse lance, infantry lance, epee, horizontal knife, etc., all of which were worn out in battle. Such a warrior is proficient in cavalry combat, infantry combat and various weapons, and he is full of enthusiasm for killing people. With a strange sense of bloody beauty, a character like a lone wolf is about to get angry as soon as Qi Bizhang reprimands him.

But out of the corner of his eye, he quickly caught sight of the sergeant of the brigade behind Qi Bizhang.

These people ran long distances and fought in several states. Don't look at the indifferent faces of all of them now, but if they start their hands, the ants will kill the elephants, and they will definitely kill the two thousand riders he brought over.

A little further away, there are still many desperadoes who have taken refuge here.Some people still had tattoos on their faces. It was obvious that they were deserters from the Liang army. Most of them lost their officers and were afraid of military law, so they simply defected to the Xia people.

This group of people has grown to more than [-] people.They can abandon their families, abandon everything, and follow Qi Bizhang to fight everywhere. If they are not desperadoes, what are they?
Desperadoes are not scary, they are bound by military law, and well-equipped desperadoes are the most terrifying.

"That's all." Zhu Jin snorted, stood up in person, and strode over to restrain the sergeant regardless of the wounds on her body bursting open.

Qi Bizhang laughed it off.

Zhu Jin can just listen to the persuasion, and he can't turn against him right now. After all, he is the Jiedu envoy who occupies the four prefectures of Yan, Yi, Hai, and Mi. If they can't get enough food, their army will have to retreat to Thailand. The area under the jurisdiction of the Ning army received supplies.

The army continued to enter the city.

Along the way, many Liangjun county soldiers who were in a hurry and did not choose their way surrendered to them, so as not to do harm to the Yan people.After fighting for so many years, the hatred between the two sides is not small, and it is normal to be afraid.

"Don't waste too much time, take the food, grass, horses and mules and leave. It's still early today, maybe we can catch a place." Sitting in the Shanfu county government office, Qi Bizhang said while gobbling.

The generals laughed when they heard this.

Zhu Jin came from the outside, and was taken aback when he heard the laughter, but he didn't bother, wiped the blood on his hands, grabbed a piece of mustache and ate it.

After leaving Puyang, they took a detour to Yunzhou and rested in Yanzhou for a few days.

Then, without stopping, they went straight to Jinxiang County and failed to attack the city.

Jinxiang is a county in Yanzhou, but it is also Zhu Jin's sad place. A few years ago, he was destroyed by Ding's club here and escaped alone.

The two counties of Jinxiang and Yutai were then occupied by Liang people, and it has been four years since then.It is heard that Zhu Quanzhong intends to use these two counties, plus Chengwu County of Caozhou, Shanfu of Songzhou, and Dangshan County, to set up Danzhou together to govern Shanfu, but there has been no movement so far.

It is worth mentioning that when facing Zhu Jin's surrender, Jinxiang County yelled at him, saying that he would rather be ruled by Zhu Quanzhong than return to Zhu Jin's rule, which made his face very dull.

After plundering in the outskirts of Jinxiang, the army went straight to Shanfu, and the defenders went out to fight.Zhu Jin led the cavalry to charge into the formation, and the Liang soldiers did not move. However, after the soldiers of the Feilong Army dismounted, put on heavy armor, and came to attack with long spears and infantry bows, the town soldiers of Shanfu County collapsed.

This made Zhu Jin's face even more dull.

"Shuai Zhu, Songzhou is empty, I want to make a fuss, do you want to go?" Qi Bizhang finished eating a piece of mustache, and looked outside the house, why the mutton hasn't been served yet.

"I'm going." Zhu Jin responded.

"That's good." Qi Bizhang nodded: "Liang's army should be about to go south. Zhang Cunjing, Ge Congzhou, Wang Zhongshi, He Delun, Liu Zhijun, Deng Jiyun, Zhu Zhen, Zhang Guihou and other troops have [-] to [-] infantry troops. , There are more than [-] cavalry troops, and there are ten sides to spread the net. Shanfu is too dangerous to stay for a long time. Let's go to Songzhou for a while, then break into Xu and Su. If there is any disagreement, we will return to Taining Town, how about it?"

"Okay." Zhu Jin cherished his words like gold, wondering if he was still dissatisfied with Qi Bizhang, but his tone was very blunt.

Qi Bizhang is 50 years old, his temper is naturally different from his youth, so don't care about him.

Liang Jun's ten-faced net tactic seems to be powerful and promising, but there is a fatal loophole, that is, Xue Li has already led [-] horse-riding infantry across the river and opened up another battlefield. Do they need troops to surround them?Where will soldiers come from, if necessary?

……

"Order to withdraw the troops." Liu Shi had already left, Zhu Quanzhong changed into casual clothes, came to the yamen hall, and ordered.

The staff members have long been aware of this and are not surprised.

Jing Xiang glanced at Zhu Quanzhong, seeing that his face was rosy and his expression was calm, he was very pleased.

After all, King Liang still has great courage. At the critical moment, a strong man cuts his wrist and sacrifices his youth to protect his elders, so there is still a chance.

A series of orders were issued.

Pang Shigu's troops stationed on the front line of Zhenyang and Xincai will retreat to Caizhou, and then go north.

In fact, a group of people had already been dispatched to go north on this journey, mainly the pro-cavalry army and Tingzidu, commanded by Zhang Guihou, to reinforce Zhengzhou Zhu Zhen.

Yang Shihou, a general of the Zhongwu Yamen, was appointed as the deputy envoy of the Fengguo Army to lead the military affairs of Caizhou, and Zhang Quanyi, the envoy of Jiedu, assisted him.

Shi Shucong was appointed as the deputy envoy of the Probation Army Jiedu, led the main force to withdraw northward, stationed in Suzhou, and waited for the next order.

The newly established Shanzhou governs five counties including Shanfu.

Zhu Zhen left Zhengzhou and went to Caozhou to sit in the township. She served as the envoy of the six prefectures in the Bian Song Dynasty, Zheng Caodan, and was responsible for the siege and interception of the Feilong army. Deng Jiyun and Zhang Cunjing were deputy.

Pang Shigu went to Mengzhou and served as the defense envoy of the towns along the river, leading Zhu Zhen's original troops and horses, with Huo Cun and Zhang Guihou as his deputy.

After listening for a long time, Jing Xiang felt that there was some small problem.

Zhu Zhen has made some small moves recently, and transferring him away from Zhengzhou is indeed a preventive measure.

He has no problem with his own abilities, he is good at running the army and fighting. Liang Jun has his old generals in every department, and his prestige is not a problem. He should be handy in command.

If Xia Bandits were successfully encircled and wiped out, then his temporary position as a platoon envoy would no longer be necessary.

If it doesn't work—then the question arises, will Zhu Zhen try her best to suppress the thieves?
Jing Xiang hesitated to speak, but Zhu Quanzhong continued to give other orders as if he didn't see it.

Forget it, Jing Xiang doesn't want to talk anymore.

Zhu Zhen practiced soldiers and horses in Zhengzhou and made drastic rectifications. The morale and combat effectiveness of the whole army were significantly improved.

But Zhu Zhen drove away some mediocre generals who in his opinion were not capable enough. After these people returned to Bianzhou, they were full of complaints, and gradually rumors arose.

There is no doubt that these rumors are lethal.Besides, Jing Xiang heard it, how could King Liang not know?
The lord has an old problem, and Jing Xiang doesn't want to challenge Zhu Quanzhong's bottom line on this matter.

"Commander the right side of the straight army to Luoyang, transfer 5000 Luoyang garrison troops to the east, and put them under the command of Pang Shigu." Zhu Quanzhong ordered again.

The right side of the Changzhi Army is known as the elite, and it is currently between Hua and Zheng. It is heading to Luoyang to defend, which can indeed strengthen the strength of Luoyang's front line.However, more than 1 people from Hu Zhen's department were transferred to the east to defend the river between Zheng and Meng. Even Hu Zhen didn't trust him anymore.

Jing Xiang has nothing to say.King Liang wanted to take advantage of his prestige and be able to command the various military leaders to quickly eliminate internal hidden dangers, so he couldn't be wrong.

But—well, things are hard.

……

On the west bank of Pishui, another battle has just ended.

After many efforts, Shi Shucong finally repaired the pontoon bridge and gained a foothold on the west bank.

A crude camp was erected, with two thousand soldiers guarding it.Under the command of the officers, they seized the time to strengthen the camp, dig trenches, and at the same time try to expand the camp so that more soldiers and horses can be stationed.

In the battle just now, the Liang people went out to log and were harassed by the Xia army. The two sides fought in the field, and finally the hundreds of Liang troops who had left the camp were routed back.

But no matter what, Liang Jun did break through the Pi River and gained a foothold on the west bank. The situation was not very favorable for Xia Jun.

"It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice." Chen Cheng said, "Commander, should we retreat to Huoqiu County before the Liang people cross the river?"

Shao Shude thought for a while, and said: "It is true that there are few soldiers. To be on the safe side, let's move back. In fact, the ten thousand new recruits of the Cai people have fought well until today. The casualties are not small, but the morale is not bad. After some time, they can grow up."

"It's still the commander who takes the lead and manages the army well." Chen Cheng complimented.

Isn't that right, Zheng Yong used to be the head of the bodyguards and the big housekeeper next to Shao Shude, but now that he has been transferred to the lower levels, he is still the housekeeper in the end.Every time they fought, these new troops fought under the command of Shao Shude, and Zheng Yong was still a machine for conveying orders.

"Marshal, the Liang people crossed the river in a big way and stormed the villages." There was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and the "order machine" Zheng Yong came in and reported.

"Oh?" Shao Shude's eyes lit up, then he smiled, looked at Zheng Yong, and said, "The Liang people rushed to attack our village, why are you smiling all over your face?"

"Back to Commander, the Liang people are definitely going to withdraw their troops. This move is just an advance as a retreat, to scare our army from pursuing." Zheng Yong responded with a bow.

Chen Cheng nodded slowly from the side.At the same time, I also feel that Zheng Yong, who has commanded tens of thousands of troops, still looks like this—how should I put it, he doesn't have the temperament of a general.

It still looks like the kind of caring person who handles all kinds of personal affairs for the commander in chief and arranges security work.If the commander-in-chief secretly visits some wild woman, Zheng Yong arranges it in advance, so it is safe and sound, and he will clean up afterwards, and the princess will never know.He is good at doing this, marching and fighting, and it seems that he has not changed his mind, which is a pity.

"Not bad." Shao Shude said with a smile: "If you can't even see this, then come back and be the leader of my own soldiers. Pass down the order, all the ministries will guard the camp and repel the attack of the thieves. People will give you two pieces of silk match."

You want to run, but you still want to keep me from chasing you, is it possible?It's time to reap the rewards!
(End of this chapter)