Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 783 Conflict
After leaving Jingzhou, head east all the way.

Apart from the necessary rest, they didn't even stay in Chang'an for too long. After collecting good horses and stuffing a batch of horses that had lost weight to Jing Zhaoyin, they galloped east like a gust of wind.

The people of Chang'an watched the excitement on the side of the road.They have been fighting all day long, and the sound of horseshoes has never stopped.There was a group on the east side, another group on the west side, and one group after another. At the end, everyone was numb. Even after nightfall, they heard the sound of horseshoes, and they stopped at a short time.

On the 25th, Shao Shude arrived at Shayuan Supervisor in Tongzhou.

This ranch belongs to the imperial court in name, but in fact it has been managed by the Tongzhou side.There are thousands of horses and even more sheep in the ranch. Shao Shude is not interested in sheep, he only wants horses.

It is still the old way along the way, to send the fattened horses to the imperial court, and to take away the fat and strong horses.A batch of troops that passed by have already been replaced, and there are still many. The auxiliary soldiers seized the time to choose and replace.

The main force of the guards has also arrived.It was much easier for them. They went all the way south from Shen and Sheng. The journey was not far away, and the horses they brought over even had time to fatten up in the pasture.

"Don't waste the horses you brought this time. They are all here, why send them back?" Shao Shude ordered: "The pig farm in Guozhou should be filled with horses, and Guangchengze in Ruzhou has no horses. gone."

Guozhou ranch raised horses in the early years, but later the horse administration was corrupted, and it was used to raise pigs. After the nest was messed up, it completely fell into disrepair, and wild boars became a disaster. This time it is time to rectify it.

Guangchengze and Longpi are both Zhu Quanzhong's pastures, and both have been controlled by Xia Jun.The former has a large area, with water and grass, but the horses have been taken away by Ding Hui. This will be empty, and the grass has probably begun to grow, which can just fill the horses.The latter was originally the ranch of Wu Yuanji, the governor of Huaixi. After the imperial court pacified the Huaixi rebels, they set up prisons to raise horses. There are mountains and water, and the environment is not bad, but it is too close to the front line, so it is not safe, so forget it this time.

"Heyang Ranch..." Shao Shude pondered for a while, then said: "That's all. Leave an extra [-] horses in Shayuan Prison, and Guozhou Ranch will also give [-] horses. I'll think about the rest of the prisons."

The Guozhou Ranch is very close, so it's really no problem to send it there.The Shayuan prison is just below the feet, and there are still many empty pastures, but there is not enough food for [-] horses. We can only kill all the livestock raised by the imperial court and make them into dried meat, which will be included in the next batch of materials to be transported to the front line. Send it over, at worst, return it to the court afterwards.

In fact, Guanzhong and Hezhong still have many imperial hunting grounds and large open spaces. The population density is just like this these days, which is too low, but he didn't bother to look for it for a while.

Shao Shude planned to take the remaining [-] horses to Heyang.Heyang built a ranch a few years ago and has been providing military horses to the front line. After fighting for so long, the horses were consumed a lot, so they just replenished the number.

After the plan was made, Shao Shude did not delay, and took action on the same day, one person and three horses, went straight to Hezhong Mansion, arrived in Hedong County in the evening, and stayed by the Sushui River.

After declining the banquet from Wang Yao, the Jiedu envoy of Hezhong, he set off early in the morning on the second day and traveled hundreds of miles to Jiexian County. After one person and three horses, the speed slowed down significantly.

At noon on the 27th, Shao Shude was passing through Anyi, so he didn't even bother to go to Longchi Palace to see the beauty Chen.He doesn't want beauties now, he only wants Zhu Quanzhong.

On the night of the 29th, the whole army arrived in Huaizhou one after another.

On the [-]th, Shao Shude ordered [-] horses to be sent to the Heyang Ranch. On the same day, one man and two horses went south to Mengzhou.

On the first day of April, cross the pontoon bridge and go south to the boundary of Luoyang.So far, the grain and horse fodder carried from the river have been exhausted.Shao Shude was also very emotional, this journey was really careful and careful, trying not to increase the burden on the front line.

The whole army rested in Luoyang for three days to recover their energy and strength.During the 20-day rapid march, many people were exhausted.It may not only be physical fatigue, but also psychological fatigue.

The auxiliary soldiers of the Tiande Army also came to help. Those who needed to trim the horseshoes trimmed the horseshoes, re-shoeed the horseshoes, and other equipment needed to be repaired and replenished as soon as possible.

Luoyang is the most important material transfer node for Xia Jun in Henan, and there is a large amount of grain and grass in the village.But how to put it, the supply on the front line was already very tight, and nearly 3 people and [-] horses came again, which consumed a lot of material reserves.The deputy envoy of Henan Jiedu, Feng Wei, frowned. He could bear it for a few days, but if these cavalry were stationed in Henan for more than a month, they would really die.

Shao Shude laughed when he saw Feng Wei's face, and said, "Why is Da Lang so sad? Today I will send people out to graze horses, and try to eat as little grain as possible."

"It's gratifying that the King's Divine Soldier has descended from the sky, but you might as well wait two more months before coming back. The wheat is ripe in June, and you will have a lot of money by then, so why rush to come now." Feng Wei smiled wryly.

"Li Tangbin gave me hope, but let me down again. Caizhou's opening was obviously torn open, and then it disappeared again. It's a pity that the opportunity to fight is fleeting. It's a pity. I have no choice but to come in person." Shao Shude leaned comfortably Sitting on the bed, he said with a smile: "I heard that Ge Congzhou played very hard. Don't worry, I will leave on the fourth day of the junior high school, and I will only eat your food for three days. Can I still eat it?"

Feng Wei laughed, Cai Songyang, the envoy of the Tiande Army, stepped forward to ask for the battle: "Your Majesty, please lead the Tiande Army to fight."

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Shao Shude glared at him, and said, "Henan Mansion has only been in my hands for a year, and people's hearts have not recovered, so we have to keep soldiers on guard. Here is the general grain platform, and we must guard it with elite soldiers and strong generals." , otherwise, could Zhu Quanzhong succeed in attacking Wuchao?"

Cai Songyang was overjoyed when he heard the words "elite soldiers and fierce generals", nodded again and again, and said: "The last general will guard Luoyang well, and nothing will happen."

"I heard that you study the situation of the battle all day long, what do you think of Sishui?" Shao Shude asked again.

"Ge Cong has been around the city for a long time, and the intensity of the siege has obviously increased. The Tutuan villagers have suffered heavy losses and have repeatedly mutinied. Ge Congzhou was helpless. He sent his Longwu Army ten days ago, and the siege continued day and night. Not small." Cai Songyang said: "A Sishui County, he has been fighting for so long and has not been defeated, Zhu Quanzhong will definitely doubt his ability. It is estimated that Ge Congzhou will attack vigorously in the end."

"I'm afraid that he won't attack violently." Shao Shude said with a smile: "Let's rest for a few days to consume the energy of the bandits, and give him a surprise when the time comes."

******
Ge Congzhou climbed onto the earthen platform himself and pushed the drummer away.Picking up the drumsticks from the rack, took a deep breath, and struck them hard.

"Boom, boom, boom..." With the sound of the drum, Liang Jun launched another overwhelming attack.

A large group of soldiers stared angrily, followed behind the body of the ladder, and rushed towards the dilapidated city wall.

The defenders in the city are at the end of their strength, anyone can see this.Perhaps as long as they work harder and launch another desperate onslaught, they will be able to take down this city that has blocked them for many days.

It was too easy to throw at the beginning, but now you have to use blood to attack, this is really fucking crazy!

There was another sound of crossbow shooting on the city wall.The arrows also fell, and the ladder car was covered with a layer of white hair almost instantly.

The fastest group of people has already climbed up the ladder.There were people running around at the top of the city, shouting loudly.Everyone looked at Liang Bing who was climbing up like ants with vicious eyes. The steaming golden juice was ready to entertain guests at any time.

Under the city wall, there are still people digging tunnels.In fact, a road had already been dug through before, leading directly into the city, but the defenders discovered it and flooded it with water, drowning many people.

A lot of rockets were shot down from the top of the city, landed on the roof of the tunnel dug, and quickly went out without causing any disturbance.But at night, there would always be that military academy called "Martial Arts Students" rushing out of the city with desperate men to destroy these tunnels.

Repeatedly like this, the offensive and defensive sides have used all their means, and you have paid heavy casualties, and your physical strength and energy have reached a staged limit.

Ge Congzhou continued to beat the war drum without any sign of fatigue.

A new cavalry charge was launched in the southwest part of the city.

A group of thieves from the direction of the revolving door circled far away, firing cold arrows, trying to harass the infantry attacking the city.

The pro-cavalry envoy Zhang Cunjing led his men to charge up.The thieves scattered with a huff, and shot arrows around them.

Ge Congzhou glanced at it, and smiled with a split corner of his mouth, it's Fanqi again!If you can't fight head-on, you can only steal Lengzi and shoot arrows, which is useless.

The pro-cavalry army recently added that there were probably more than [-] cavalry. After charging for a while, but failing to catch up with the fast-running cavalry, they finally pretended to be defeated and left.The fan riders gathered again, and more than a thousand riders roared towards them, chasing after them and shooting arrows desperately.

The two sides fled and chased, and they had rushed several miles in the blink of an eye.

Ge Congzhou laughed out loud, the thief Xia has been tricked!
Sure enough, another drumbeat sounded in the east.More than 2000 cavalry from the left and right Desheng troops circled out of the woods in batches, accelerated slowly, and rushed straight towards the Fan cavalry, trying to cut them off.

Fanqi roared loudly, and the formation of the attack suddenly became disorganized. Some people slowed down their horses, some walked back in circles, and some continued to move forward. In short, it was chaotic.

De Shengjun rushed in happily.He Delun waved the big lance and swept down the two of them one after another.

So happy!

These horses are not slippery, it is really not easy to catch them.If it wasn't for playing a little trick today, I'm afraid they really can't do anything about it.

The pro-cavalry army turned back and killed them.Thousands of cavalry fought in a group, smoke and dust billowed in the field, and the shouts moved the ground, covering the eyes and ears.

Ge Congzhou threw the mallet to the drummer, and smiled at the bandit rider who was thrown on his back.Just teach these barbarians a lesson and let them know that horse warfare cannot be won by just being able to shoot arrows. With such weak melee combat ability, a wave of charge can take you away.

The sound of hoofbeats sounded.

First they counted, then dozens, and then there seemed to be hundreds of riders, and in the end even the ground almost shook.

"Huh?" Ge Congzhou turned his head away, surprised in his heart, the thief still has reinforcements?The scale of thousands of riders, but it's been a while since I saw it. Are the brave men in Heyang dying all the time?

There was smoke and dust in the distance, and it was hard to see clearly.But the sound of horseshoes is really dense, and it sounds like there are tens of thousands of riders.

"Not good! The bandit cavalry is here!" Ge Congzhou tried his best to distinguish the cavalry in the dust with his eyes wide open.

He quickly gave up, hurriedly got off the small earthen platform, and then climbed up to the high platform for commanding. He only looked to the southwest, and it was like a basin of cold water pouring from head to toe.

In the vast wilderness, the knights in brown armor were endless and boundless, rushing towards this side.

But that's not the worst part.What made him most unbelievable was that there were still cavalrymen pouring out from the distant sky, seemingly endlessly.

"Come on, strike the gong, retreat!" Ge Congzhou shouted loudly.

After Ling Qi listened to the order, he immediately got on his horse and passed the order separately.

Ge Congzhou looked back at the city of Sishui County, above and below the city, countless soldiers were still sacrificing their lives.

They must be allowed to retreat, as long as they retreat within the camp, they will still be saved!

A wave of brown cavalry came from far to near, like a sharp knife, rushing into the cavalry of the Liang army whose formation was a bit disordered because of intercepting and killing the cavalry, and instantly drowned them.

The following brigade of cavalry bypassed both sides and rushed straight down the city.They rushed the horses to the extreme, without any intention of caring for the horses, as if they rushed like this once in their life, with hideous faces, they roared and rushed towards Liang Bing who was retreating in panic.

"Om!" Arrows were shot out, and the bandits in the rear were unarmored and screamed again and again.

"Crash!" The knights pulled out their lances, iron maces, sabers, and swords from their sheaths, and rushed into a gap without hesitation.

Dash, Dash, Dash!
(End of this chapter)