Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 806

On the seventh day of May in the fourth year of Qianning, more than [-] troops from Guide, Tianxiong, Wuwei, Jinglue, Huguo, Jianrui, Tieqi, and Feilong lined up outside the south gate of Xuzhou.

After the swearing-in, with the strong army as the vanguard, the whole army marched eastward.

On the northern front, the Tiande and Shunyi armies are increasingly controlling Zhengzhou.The Chishui Army received the order to return to Anyi for repairs, while the Wuxing Army went to Luoyang to guard.

On the southern front, the two armies of Tianzhu and Weisheng launched an attack on the Youguo army in order to fight and promote surrender.

In the direction of Yingzhou, the Huaining Army became active again after Zhu Quanzhong withdrew, occupied the entire territory of Yingzhou, and developed towards Bozhou.

In the direction of Heyang, Wei Bozhen lowered his stance, he didn't dare to clash with Xia Jun anymore, and he became much more honest.

Three major battalions, five offensive directions, the whole line is red, and the momentum is like a broken bamboo.

Because "the good days are yet to come", the soldiers can still bear the one-year campaign abroad, their morale has not decreased, and the state of the whole army has been maintained quite well.

Xia Jun's condition is good, but Liang Jun's condition is very bad.

The news of Kuangwei's demise reached Cai Shui early the next morning—Xia's army adopted a strategy of encircling Pang Shigu's tribe, and there were always tens of thousands of horses who were unwilling to surrender and ran away.

Zhu Quanzhong had just finished his breakfast when he heard the news.Although he was mentally prepared, blood still rushed to his head, and he was furious.

"Kang Yanxiao, how dare he? How dare?" Zhu Quanzhong turned over the case with a kick, and the cups, plates, and pots were scattered all over the floor.

No one dared to speak.

Zhu Quanzhong's eyes were red, and he walked around in the tent.

After a while, Zhu Youyu, the military envoy from the left wing of the Changzhi Army, hurried over, surprised to see this.Jing Xiang pulled him aside and spoke softly about the situation.

"Where did my son go just now?" Zhu Quanzhong restrained his temper slightly and asked in a deep voice.

"You Xiangyong escaped, and my son led troops to suppress it." Zhu Youyu replied.

Most of the township braves are Ying and Bo Ding Zhuang. In the current situation, it is understandable that they want to escape home.But understanding is understanding, Zhu Quanzhong will not allow this kind of thing to happen.

First of all, these are strong men with a certain military foundation, and have experienced the atmosphere of the battlefield many times, so they are an excellent source of supplementary soldiers.Put them into the old army, as long as there are not many, the old will bring the new, and the growth will be very rapid.

Secondly, their escape will affect the morale of Feisheng and Xiongwei's two armies.Their family members are still in Xusu. Although King Liang's prestige is so great that everyone was forced to leave their hometown to fight, it doesn't mean they don't have any grievances in their hearts.The fleeing of Xiangyong has changed the minds of some sergeants, which has to be guarded against.

So it can also be seen from here that Liang Jun has no conditions for a decisive battle at all.The bad news came one after another, the morale of the whole army was low, and there were still people who wanted to desert, how could this battle be fought?Get a dick.

"I don't know what it means all day long." Zhu Quanzhong snorted coldly.

Even Xiangyong couldn't control him, Zhu Quanzhong was very disappointed, and doubted whether it was right to hand over the elite Chang Zhijun to his son.Thinking back when he attacked the Nest Army in Huazhou, the performance of the eldest son still made him shine, and he was very proud.But after Zhen Bian, his son got married, and his performance deteriorated day by day.

It's all women's fault!Zhu Quanzhong thought of his daughter-in-law Liu's beautiful face and snow-white neck, and his heart felt hot, but he quickly suppressed it.

"Has the pontoon bridge been built yet?" Zhu Quanzhong asked his soldiers to clean up the ground and asked casually.

"One is finished, and the second one is almost finished." Zhu Youyu replied.

Zhu Quanzhong ordered the construction of the pontoon bridge, but also experienced some twists and turns.

He looked at the state of the [-] soldiers under his command, and considering that Shao Shude might mobilize more than [-] Yamen troops, he knew in his heart that this battle would not be won, so he thought of retreating.

But he wanted to retreat, but he couldn't say that. At least Zhu Quanzhong verbally claimed that he was going to rescue Pang Shigu and Ding Hui.In the end, Jingxiang still understood him, and offered to give up the decisive battle with the Shao bandits, and lead the army back to the north, first to solve the siege of Bianzhou, and then to talk about it, and used the phrase "fear that Bianzhou will lose".

Of course Zhu Quanzhong refused, and scolded for a long time, and finally Li Zhen and Jiang Xuanhui also persuaded him, and then he reluctantly agreed to return to the north.

The pontoon bridge spans both sides of the Caishui River. After it is built, the Liang army will cross to the east and return to the north on the east bank of the Caishui River.

"Immediately order to cross the river." Zhu Quanzhong ordered.

"I obey." Zhu Youyu left the big tent in disgrace, sighed, and left with a heavy heart.

On the eighth day of the fifth lunar month, Shao Shude threw off the brigade infantry, and personally led the cavalry and flying dragon armies to Fugou County.In the afternoon, he galloped southeast again and saw Liang Jun crossing the river.

Without his orders, the Iron Cavalry Army and the [-] cavalry of the Dingnan Army who had just arrived not long ago launched an attack immediately.

Near the ferry, Liang Jun's arrows rained down, forcing Xia Jun's cavalry to retreat.The [-] infantry soldiers of the Feilong Army dismounted and took advantage of the situation to launch a wave of fierce attacks. The Changzhi Army defending the ferry desperately resisted. The Huai Ren Boat Division came to help again, and fired repeatedly with their crossbows. The Feilong Army lost nearly a thousand soldiers and had to retreat. .

Shao Shude looked at the Flying Dragon Army, which had suffered more than [-]% battle damage, and ordered them to return to Fugou to rest.

However, the Xuanwu Ya army can fight, but the Xiangyong cannot.Thousands of people who hadn't crossed the river immediately dispersed, and more than [-] people took the opportunity to surrender, saying that they only wanted to go home.

Seeing that there was nothing to be done, the Changzhi army retreated to the east bank of the river under the cover of the boat division, burned two pontoon bridges, and faced Xia army across the river.

"Zhu Quanzhong's 1 Xiangyong, have you run away for more than [-]?" Shao Shude laughed when he saw the chaos at the ferry, and then said in a regretful tone: "I thought Quan Zhong was a warrior with the blood of a warrior. Looking at it now, it’s nothing more than a person trying to catch fame and fame. Seeing that something can’t be done, he’s going to slip away, what did this hero do?”

It's a pity that Zhu Quanzhong didn't dare to turn around and fight him, and he couldn't wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop.

"Your Majesty, Zhu Quanzhong is nothing more than a cunning and shameless person. To call him a traitor is too much, and he is really not a hero." Xiao Fu rode his horse behind him and said with a smile.

Shao Shude had won a big battle, and he was in a good mood these days, but he was also a little flustered. Hearing this, he said with a smile: "Quanzhong is in the place of the fourth battle, and the reason why he is getting stronger and stronger is that Zhu Zhen trained troops for him and selected generals for him, and that Pei Di helped him Yu Jingxiang advised him when he dealt with prison money and grain, and Yu Dinghui, Pang Shigu, Shi Shucong, and Zhang Cunjing fought for him. He is cunning and shameless, and I will kill him."

Xiao Fu could only laugh dryly for fun.

"Forget it, Zhu Quanzhong was able to win more than [-] states in the Central Plains, and his strength is twice that of Li Shidao back then. It's not for nothing." Shao Shude said bitterly.

Mao commented that Zhu Quanzhong was in the place of the Fourth World War, similar to Cao Cao, but "more cunning".Li Keyong called him "a cunning and troublesome thief".Wang Fuzhi commented that "he is as cunning as a snake".Now it seems that this person is really cunning and insidious. If he hadn't relied on the general situation to suppress him and grind him with the trick of exhausting the enemy, he might not be easy to fight.

"Come here, go and leave a message for Zhu Quanzhong." Shao Shude said: "Just talk about Bian Song Hua Cao, where can you get it?"

Xie Tong also came, looked at Xiao Fu, and said secretly: With Zhu Quanzhong's face, I'm afraid he won't be fooled.

Li Zhonggang was about to leave, but was stopped by Shao Shude again.

I saw Shao Shude pondering for a while, and whispered some instructions to Lu Siye.

Lu Siye was stunned, but with excellent professionalism, he spread out the pen and paper and did it in one go.

Shao Shude picked up the manuscript, looked at it, and said, "Send it out."

Xie Tong and Xiao Fu were standing beside them, they looked at each other and smiled wryly.

Li Zhong left in a hurry.

After a while, several riders with loud voices yelled across Cai Shui: "Is King Liang here? King Xia has something to say."

Zhu Quanzhong, who had a gloomy expression on his face, was quickly rewarded. He rode his horse to the bank of the river, and ordered the boatmen and crossbowmen not to act rashly. , should have been repaired harmoniously, what can I say?"

A civil servant swallowed his saliva, his heart broke, and he said loudly: "The king of Xia said, "The king of Liang lost his teacher and lost his land. Yingcaibo and Xuzhuzhou are no longer under the king's leadership. Zhu Zhen has surrendered again. My lord, there is a huge army in the future, where can I find you?" He also said, "I heard that there are so many beauties in Liang Wang's mansion. I want to come to the north in autumn, hold the beauties' plain hands, and enjoy the green sleeves singing and dancing.'"

Zhu Youyu was also beside him. Hearing this, he was furious and drew his bow to shoot.

Zhu Quanzhong took his son's hand, without any angry expression on his face, and said: "Shu De is all about big words. If you are lucky to win a game, how can you count? The kings of Wu and Wei joined forces with me, and the soldiers were 50 Ten thousand, you will be destroyed."

The official did not answer, but said, "Don't be surprised, King Liang, there is a letter."

Hearing the words, the rider next to him picked up his bow and set up an arrow, and shot an arrow obliquely, which landed lightly on the opposite bank.Afterwards, several people rode away without looking back.

"Your Majesty, there is a letter." The soldiers picked up the arrow that had been shot.

Zhu Quanzhong took it, took it apart and looked at it, his face was expressionless for a while.

Jing Xiang glanced secretly, but didn't see it clearly, only saw a poem in it: "The tears in the peach blossom face, endured until the pillow flowed deeper."

Suddenly he took a deep breath.

But Zhu Quanzhong didn't seem to notice it, he smiled and said: "The Shao thief boasted that he is strong and strong, and he will hunt in the sand sea if he wants to fight with me."

After finishing speaking, he put away the letter and said: "The thief is in a hurry not to cross the river, speed up the march, don't be slow."

"Of order." All the generals responded one after another.

The army meandered northward, looking in a hurry, not daring to stay.

Xia Jun's cavalry quickly headed north and followed from a distance, like a pack of wolves, wanting to bite off a few pieces of meat.Liang Jun's return to the north this time is destined to not be smooth sailing, and the loss of some troops is already inevitable.

(End of this chapter)