Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 845 Where can I find it?

"The king of Liang is fleeing! The king of Liang is fleeing!" The soldiers of the Tianxiong Army who were attacking the Liang army's camp heard the shouts one after another in the camp, their morale was greatly boosted, and they unconsciously sped up their actions.

The defending Liang Bing had been fighting weakly, and many people were fleeing secretly.Hearing the shout at this time, the arrows suddenly dropped, half pushed and half pushed off the wall of the village.

"The thieves are defeated, kill them!"

"Catch Zhu Quanzhong, don't let him escape!"

"Catch the vermilion thief and reward ten thousand pieces of silk!"

"Catch the vermilion thief and reward ten thousand pieces of silk!"

The morale of the generals of the Tianxiong Army was like a rainbow. Some people climbed over the wall of the village and raised their swords to kill the Liang soldiers running around in front of the gate of the scattered camp.

"Kill!" Enthusiastic cheers broke out outside the camp, and countless soldiers rushed into the camp holding torches.

There were no oncoming arrows, no spear soldiers charging straight over, no counterattacks, and everything went so smoothly that it was unbelievable.

The Liang army was defeated like a mountain, hacking and killing indiscriminately in the dark, trampling each other without distinguishing between the enemy and us.

The Xia army gathered together cautiously, marched in a row, and reaped the lives of Liang Jun's rebellious soldiers wantonly.

During the advance process, people kept surrendering.Some soldiers of the Xia army left the queue and asked the soldiers of the Liang army to drop their weapons on the spot and return to the camp as a whole.

Those who could voluntarily surrender were Liang Bing who had calmed down. Their obedience was very good. They found the nearest barracks and tents one after another, got into and sat on the ground, and waited silently.

As for those Liang Bing who lost their minds, they need to be calmed down.

"Buzz..." Xia Jun's soldiers held their bows and fired repeatedly.

Liang Bing was caught off guard in the chaos and fell down in pieces.

Someone was so frightened that he went back to the barracks to escape, and escaped with his life.

Some people fought back and were ruthlessly crucified.

Most of them routed forward chaotically.There was another tragedy of pushing and shoving at the gate of the camp. I don't know how many people were squeezed into the trench, screaming incessantly.Liang Bing, who escaped from the camp by chance, ran wildly. They were lucky, because Xia Jun's cavalry had been transferred away, and no one came to chase them down.As for running east all the way, whether they will bump into the brigade cavalry that intercepted Zhu Quanzhong depends on their luck.

Zhu Quanzhong had already left the camp far away at this time.

He was accompanied by Jingxiang, Li Zhen and other confidant generals, as well as personal soldiers and Tabai, totaling less than two thousand horses.

Zhu Quanzhong looked back at the blazing camp, and burst into tears unknowingly.

This time it was really sad, not hypocritical.He knows better than anyone what the destruction of Xiongwei and Feisheng's two armies means.Now he has fallen into the situation of Shi Pu, Zhu Xuan, and Zhu Jin back then, even worse than them.At least the three towns of Yun, Yan, and Xu supported their Jiedushi, but the Bianliang Yajun built by him did not have such a foundation.They are the first generation, and they are still a little far away from being intertwined and party-friendly. It is difficult to have a deep foundation like those century-old feudal towns.

It's not like he hasn't made any changes.In fact, in recent years, he has vigorously promoted local officials and generals in the Bian Song Dynasty, married his eldest son Youyu, the daughter of Liu Renyu of the Bianzhou Military Academy, and married his younger sister to Yuan Jingchu, the head of the Yuan family in Songzhou. to consolidate the foundation.

If you give him two or three generations of the old Zhu family and the Xuanwu Yajun, they will slowly take root, just like the three towns of Yun, Yan, and Xu.

If it had been longer and his career had been more successful, the Xuanwu Ya army would have intermarried with each other after they established their foundations, and they would even have become one like Wei Bo and Cheng De, and become a huge political and military group—of course. , for the superiors, this may not be a good thing.

"Let's go!" Zhu Quanzhong sighed, turned his head and left.

"My lord, where are you going?" Li Zhen asked.

"Yeah, where are you going?" Zhu Quanzhong smiled miserably, and said, "It's hard for you gentlemen."

"No matter what your Majesty said, on weekdays we eat delicious food, drink spicy food, get so many rewards, and have beautiful girls to enjoy, all of which are the virtues of your Majesty. Wherever your majesty is going, we will go there, there is no other reason."

"Yeah, I'm not a wolf-hearted person. This life is worth it, Zuo is just a death, and I will be with the king."

"Your Majesty, give the order, and I will follow."

The personal soldiers and Ta Baidu sergeants shouted one after another.

Zhu Quanzhong was a little relieved.

There are 20 troops, and in the end there are still 2000 people who are grateful for his kindness and are willing to follow him, which is not too bad.

"Go north, bypass Guandu City, and go to Wansheng Town." Zhu Quanzhong said resolutely.

"What?" Li Zhen was a little surprised.

Jing Xiang remained silent and did not object.

"More than 3 people broke out of the camp today and ran everywhere. Can you see the Xia thief cavalry coming out to hunt them down?" Zhu Quanzhong asked.

Everyone shook their heads.Large-scale cavalry can't hide, and chasing and killing routs is their job, so there is no reason not to use them.So, there is only one explanation, Xia Zei cavalry was transferred away.Calculating carefully, the cavalry of the Cavalry Army, Guards, and Tianxiong Army add up to nearly [-] cavalry.It seems that many of their hometown braves have horses, and there are more than [-] horses.

The fact that so many cavalrymen did not show up already speaks volumes.

Where are they deployed?Was it waiting to ambush them halfway?In the dark night, the army was in chaos, and it was almost a surprise attack.

"I guess the Shao thief has set up a net to intercept me in the east." Zhu Quanzhong turned his horse's head, looked at the night sky in the north, and said, "Go north! Detour back to Bianzhou. If you really can't go back... "

Everyone's expression was concentrated, quietly waiting for his next words.

"If you really can't go back, go to Suanzao first, and then make a long-term plan." Zhu Quanzhong said decisively: "Let's go!"

After saying that, Yizhangwu quickly jumped out and galloped away.Everyone followed and disappeared into the vast night sky.

There are more than [-] Tianwei troops in the jujube, all commanded by Wang Yanzhang.This person is more loyal, but also very brave.In the confrontation with Xia Zeizhen's national army, he led the team to the battle many times, captured several members of Xia Zei Military Academy alive, which greatly dampened the morale of the Zei army, and played very well.

It's a pity that the Guangsheng Army was transferred back to Bianzhou, otherwise Huazhou would have another army to fight.However, Wang Yin, the governor of Huazhou, still has thousands of state and county soldiers in his hands, which is also a force.

After he escaped from the river, he has been working in Bianzhou.His wife and daughter stayed in the river and had been rewarded by Wang Yao to his subordinates, so there should be no way to go back.

Every penny counts these days!
While running for his life, Zhu Quanzhong thought carefully about how to make a comeback.

When I took 500 people out of the town of Bianzhou, I overcame all the difficulties, but now I have to start all over again, and I will never stop dying with the Shao thief.

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Shao thief didn't sleep all night.

He was in the Vineyard Camp, constantly listening to the news from the generals.

Most of them are about Zhu Quanzhong's camp, and occasionally there are some news from other places, such as the news that Wei Sheng's army captured Xiangyi and entered the southeast of Bianzhou.

Zhe Zongben's methods were brutal, and after the city was broken, more than 1000 remnants of the Shenwu Army were slaughtered.

Shao Shude read the small report sent back by the "supervising army", and felt that it was necessary to mention the father-in-law, because this was not the first time he had committed murder and surrender, which is not good.

It is so difficult to fight Xiangyi. Although there are reasons why Zhu Quanzhong led the army to rescue the siege twice, how do you know that there are no other reasons?If you go on like this, everyone will fight to the death when they meet you in the future. Do you really think that the Weisheng Army is an elite like the Tianxiong Army who can take care of everything?

Another piece of news is about Caozhou.

Tie Lin's army marched north, defeated Zhu Zhen's troops again, and killed more than a thousand thieves. Liu Zhijun, who was stationed in Lei Ze County, Puzhou, led an army of ten thousand to surrender.

Li Tangbin ordered Liu Zhijun to move his troops to attack Jinxiang and fight the incoming Qingzhou soldiers.

Dinghui has taken several counties in Anzhou, and defeated the Huai people again, capturing and beheading more than a thousand.The Huai soldiers were terrified and did not dare to come again, so the Youguo Army besieged Anzhou with peace of mind.Shi Zan still had more than [-] remnants and defeated generals, all of whom were under the control of Gui Ding Hui.

"Your Majesty, the bandit camp has been pacified." At Yinshi, Shao Shude felt a little sleepy, and Chen Cheng happily came to report.

"Chen Changshi is not young anymore. Just leave some small things to the people below, why do you have to do it yourself?" Shao Shude personally poured him a bowl of tea and persuaded him.

"Your Majesty, it's not like you don't know my disposition." Chen Cheng said with a smile, "The more things I do, the more excited I am, I wish I could ask about everything."

Shao Shude shook his head and laughed, is this the prime minister's desire for power?However, neither of Chen Cheng's two adult sons has become an official, and it is said that they are studying at home.Shao Shude asked several times, and wanted to arrange a place for the two brothers, but was rejected by Chen Cheng, and he didn't know what he thought.

"There are tens of thousands of people. Quanzhong lost all his capital." Shao Shude said with a smile, "Is every road blocked?"

"Your Majesty, not only the Post Road sent people to block it, but even important points such as Banqiaodian in the west of Bianzhou City, Dashiqiao in the north of the city, Shahai in the southwest of the city, and Chenqiao Station in the northeast, all sent cavalry to ambush and guard. As long as Zhu Quanzhong dares to come back, they will soon If there is no delay, cavalry troops from all walks of life can quickly gather and surround and kill them." Chen Cheng said.

"There are so many points to be deployed, how many people are there?" Shao Shude asked worriedly.

"Your Majesty, there are too few cavalry troops and the place is too big, that's the only way to go." Chen Cheng replied: "Quanzhong doesn't know how many troops I have, and his troops are newly defeated, and people are panic-stricken. Once they see that I am prepared, they will definitely not dare to fight hard. It’s enough to scare him away.”

"That's the truth." Shao Shude said: "As long as Zhu Quanzhong can't return to Bianzhou, the big thing will be settled. Let him go, and there will be no big waves."

The two then chatted about the details of the next siege of Bianzhou City. They became more and more excited and didn't feel sleepy at all.

At the second quarter of the hour, Shao Shude arrived at the wilderness outside the camp under the protection of the guards and soldiers.

Someone came to report early in the morning. After a night of counting, the Tianxiong Army beheaded more than [-] ranks last night, captured more than [-] sergeants from the three armies of Xiongwei, Feisheng, and Longxiang, and more than [-] peasants from the Tutuan Army. people.After today's day, it is estimated that many rout soldiers will be captured in the wild, and the number will increase further.

Shao Shude calculated silently. He had captured about 9000 people before, and now there are more than 1 people here, making a total of [-] people.

Zhu Quanzhong's "military assets" gradually came into his hands, very good, very good.

"Your Majesty, the envoy of the Flying Dragon Army Qibi has sent a military report." The envoy came flying and handed over a letter.

Shao Shude took a look and said, "Liu Chongba, guarding Bajiao Town, has surrendered."

Liu Chongba, the commander of the Dragon and Tiger Army, has more than six thousand soldiers.As soon as he descended, the last obstacle on the post road between Zheng and Bian was gone.

Today, Shao Shude can go straight to the city of Bianzhou, unstoppable.

(End of this chapter)