Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 754 Raising
The winter solstice is approaching, and Huaiyuan New City is full of cheerful and joyful atmosphere inside and outside.

Women come in groups of three or four to buy all kinds of New Year's goods in the square market.

In the bull market outside the city, the old cows were slaughtered on the spot, and the spectators stamped their feet to keep out the cold while chatting about gossip from the grassland.

There is always a protagonist in gossip, and that is poor Albus.

This person is number one at any rate, and the Yinshan Tatars are also a well-known tribe. Although after the rise of the five tribes of Yinshan, their influence has diminished, and many younger generations have never heard of the name of the Yinshan White Tatars. Yes, but how should I put it, given Albus the time to fully mobilize, tens of thousands of riders can still be pulled out.

But for the grassland battle, who will give you the time to mobilize and assemble?It has always been fast and fast. Before the people below have time to react, the winners and losers are decided first between the upper middle class and the core tribes.

Albus was even more unlucky than being raided.

Leading troops south to Yinshan Mountain, they encountered a powerful lineup of Iron Cavalry Army, Silver Spear Army, Golden Sword Army, Black Scorpion Army, and Leopard Cavalry Capital. More than [-] professional knights who trained all day long killed his herdsmen who doubted their lives, and were later pulled out Most of the old nest was wiped out, except for some people who went eastward and went south to seek refuge with Li Keyong.

The pasture where they graze is now also called Johor.There are rumors everywhere in Lingzhou that except for the newly established Jining County, most of the area in Rouzhou was rewarded by King Xia to the Qibi family as their pasture.

Besides Abus, the second big topic is that King Xia will go to Liangzhou in severe cold after the Chinese New Year.

King Xia really hasn't been to that place for a long time.Tens of thousands of elite soldiers accompanied them to the three prefectures of Liang, Gansu, and Su. The various ministries were terrified and declared their authority, probably for this purpose.However, there are also rumors that King Xia will go north to the grassland to meet with the chieftains of various tribes to build on the supreme power of the grassland.

As citizens of Border County, the people of Lingzhou almost thought that they were living in the Central Plains in these years.If they hadn't seen a large group of Fan people in strange costumes from time to time, they would have almost forgotten that as long as they cross Helan Mountain to the west, they will have sand moraine, and if they go north through Yinshan Mountain, they will have grassland.The brand-new grassland political system built by King Xia made Lingzhou the center of the region and the core hinterland. Since then, it has been far away from the threat of war.

Today, a large number of Tibetans gathered outside Huaiyuan City, a total of more than [-] tents, speaking Tatar, including men, women and children.

They carried more than a thousand camels, more than 30 horses and more than [-] cattle and sheep, and planned to leave Lingzhou and arrive in Luoyang through Guanzhong.

Isn't the reason for taking this route to get some food from Jingzhao Mansion?
Hay is very tight in winter and spring.The people of Lingxia slaughter cattle and sheep while harvesting pastures in the fields, drying them, and chopping them up every autumn.

The three-crop crop rotation system has been implemented for many years, and now farmers slaughter a large number of livestock every autumn and winter.The meat obtained after slaughtering is cured with salt or smoked and dried. People who pay attention to it will also use various spices, which has given birth to a huge demand for spices——cured meat, sometimes it can’t cover the taste without spices .

There is not enough hay, and the turnips and carrots in the field are not willing to give them. Moreover, these Tibetans are so poor that they can't afford any fodder, so they can only be allowed to go to Jingzhao Mansion, and the people in the counties along the way provide hay, Crop orange stalks and even grain.

The people in Guanzhong needed to support Luoyang and support the two feudal towns of Tang, Deng, and Huaixi. From time to time, there were troops, Tibetans, or a large number of livestock passing through the border, all of which needed them to provide food and grass.

Safety is safe, but they are being exploited very badly. I don't know how many times "Shao Sheng" in Lingzhou has suffered them.

"Woo--" the sound of the horn sounded, and the Fan people were in commotion.

Soon, a large group of riders rode their horses and ran over, waving their whips and beating them.After tossing and tossing for a while, these Tatars understood the rules and knew to obey orders.

After three poles in the sun, the horn sounded again.

Hundreds of bodyguards led these thousands of Tibetans, drove cattle and sheep, and pulled a carriage, left Lingzhou in a mighty way, and headed south.

Shao Shude had just finished practicing his martial arts when he received the news.

Although it is basically impossible to fight in battle, Shao Shude has never let go of his training in martial arts these years.He originally knew weapons such as infantry bow, long spear, horizontal knife, and mo knife, and later learned skills such as riding and archery, epee, and horse lance. Recently, he even became obsessed with throwing spears and was asking people for advice.

He now looks like a border town veteran who has been in the army for more than ten years.He is proficient in four or five kinds of equipment, can play with a few more unfamiliar equipment, can ride horses, can speak nonsense, and is an experienced all-round warrior. The court will spend twenty or thirty dollars a year on him for maintenance costs, which is not included. The money for room and board.

The price is high enough, but this ability is also extraordinary. When I go into battle, I will cut down the enemy and make the enemy scream-if I am in a good mood.

"Yinshan Tatars and Bai Tatars, there are two batches of more than [-] tents. Is this the second batch?" Shao Shude took the sheep towel from Pei's hand, wiped his sweat, and asked: "Qinan The Tatars are useless."

Some were destroyed, some were added to the Shaw Clan, some fled to Li Keyong, and some were distributed to the various military ministries as benefits. In the end, the remaining few thousand tents were all sent to the Central Plains for war—in fact, the last eight thousand tents were not complete. It's a Tatar, mixed with a lot of Tuyuhun and Dangxiang.

"My lord, next year I will go north to Kunshui, and I may be able to recruit a lot of warriors." Chen Cheng racked his brains to study the grassland recently. The main reason is that when he was not around, Zhao Guangfeng secretly offered advice and was appreciated by Shao Shude, which gave him some sense of crisis.

"Those people, I don't think they are too good to fight." Shao Shude said.

Prairie cavalry is really nothing in the eyes of Guochao Wufu.Even when the Uyghurs had [-] cavalry Kou Yuquan, the Zhenwu Army and the Tiande Army had no more than [-] people, but they still beat them back.

When Shao Shude went to the grassland to recruit soldiers, he mainly looked for them to be hard-working and hard-working, with a vicious vigor in them, so they could be made.As for their overall combat effectiveness, they really don't like it.

Of course, Beiwei, the headman of the prairie, is a full-time professional warrior, and someone else worships cattle and sheep. Shao Shude still likes this kind of person very much, and often asks the chieftains to "hand in".

"Marshal, being able to fight is one thing, but recruiting troops is another," Chen Cheng reminded.

Shao Shude smiled, and said: "I almost forgot. Yes, recruit soldiers! The more the better, the better, we must not leave it to the chieftains. It is very good to transfer the grassland soldiers to the south to fight the Liang people, and transfer the Liang soldiers to the north to fight the grassland people. Very good!"

There are actually quite a few Tibetans currently active on the front line in Henan.

The most important ones are the [-] accounts of Tao Minqiang, Qingtang Tubo and Hexi Qianghu who were resettled in Henan Province.Shao Shude was not very satisfied with the use of this group of people, because he felt that they could not play a greater role in the frontal battlefield, so it was better to be transferred to the north and south wings.

In this battle, the article was originally fought on the two wings.The two wings are formed, and the big lump in the middle cannot escape at all.So, he planned to micromanage it.

"Continue to search for manpower in the grasslands. Henan Prefecture and Ruzhou are empty, and even Zhengzhou's household registration is not very rich." Shao Shude said: "The collected people should be invested in the northern line. Tang Deng Sui and Huaixi can't support them." It's a pity."

Chen Cheng and Guo Fu should agree together.

Guo Fu was recently promoted to be the Shogunate Marching Sima.He is also an old man of the Shuofang Army. He served as a military judge during the Tielin Army era, and he has made great contributions.Plus he knows music, so he seized the opportunity and got reused-well, knowing music is an important factor in his promotion, because the next stage will come in handy.

……

On December [-]th of the third year of Qianning, it was clear after the snow.

Even Ge Congzhou, who has been fighting for many years, has to admit that winter is a beautiful season for the overwhelming light cavalry.

Rivers, creeks, and ditches were frozen solid and no longer hindered the march.

The grain in the field has been harvested and it has become a racecourse for everyone.

All the leaves in the forest have fallen, and the old forest is bare, and there is no way to hide soldiers.

The number of people in the wild is extremely small, greatly reducing the risk of exposure.

Ge Congzhou is now stationed in Wansheng Town, a famous commercial port on the bank of Bian River, and the most densely populated town in the west of Bianzhou.Before Ge Congzhou arrived, the merchants in Wansheng Town gathered nearly 2000 people, armed with strong bows and crossbows, long spears and big swords, and repelled the two waves of offensives by Heyang Xiangyong. More than a hundred corpses left.

Caravan guard, great!
His son Xie Yanzhang sent him news from Bianzhou, saying that the "Tianwu Eighth Army" had only a short period of time to become an army, and now he was painstakingly training the more than 5 new recruits with his colleagues, but in a short period of time, the real faction could not It's useful, and please don't take this army into consideration when arranging troops.

"Arranging troops..." Ge Congzhou said with a smile: "This kid is very alert."

In fact, he was also hesitating recently. While hesitating, his son wrote him a letter to let him know that the Tianwu Eighth Army could not fight in the field. It has been in the army for more than a year, and only learned the golden drum banner and strict military discipline. It is not enough to learn the queue formation.

The Eighth Army of Tianwu can't fight, so we might as well adjust the long straight army!

Ge Congzhou calculated that the Longwu Army had more than [-] soldiers, the Desheng Army had [-] cavalry, and Tingzi had more than [-] cavalry on foot. It is not difficult to build an army of [-] to [-].

With this group of people, you can try to fight a counterattack in Zhengzhou.

This counterattack is not only for regaining lost ground, in fact, its greater effect is to boost confidence and morale.

Furthermore, there are so many thieves scattered all over the place, it is quite troublesome to find them. It is better to attack the places where they must be rescued and attract the thieves to gather back, so that they can be wiped out together.

After figuring it out, Ge Congzhou immediately sent his envoy back to Bianzhou, reported his battle plan to Zhu Quanzhong carefully, and asked to transfer a long straight army of [-] people to go west.

Zhu Quanzhong had nothing else to do when he reviewed it, but the description of Hu Zhen in it made him a little angry and dizzy.

Hu Zhen did two things: [-]. He secretly instigated a part of the guarding army at the revolving door, and joined forces with Xia's bandits inside and outside to capture Guancheng; Come down to vote, I heard that more than a hundred people go down the city every day. After a few days of siege, the city was broken.

At this time, Xia Bandit has moved to Heyin County and Biankou, and Hu Zhen volunteered to be active on the front line.

"Wow!" Zhu Quanzhong swept down everything on the table.

After finishing, he was still angry and kicked over the case again.

The eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Liu, who was approaching the study with a food box, was terrified when she saw her, and quietly retreated.

Zhu Quanzhong glanced at the back of Liu Shi who was afraid of leaving, and miraculously calmed down his mood.He took a deep breath, ordered the servants to tidy up the inside, and then turned his mind back to the current situation.

He has no objection to Ge Congzhou's strategy.Now, if it is not inconvenient, he is planning to lead the long straight army westward to Zhengzhou.

Forget it, let Chang Zhijun be handed over to Youyu, and let him take him westward.

(End of this chapter)