Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 867
After New Year's Day, follow-up troops arrived in batches, mainly 5000 people from the Yanei, Zhongwu, and Jianrui armies.

The two armies of protecting the country and holding the holy army received the order and turned temporarily to clean up Wufu in Yunzhen and collect the counties in Yunzhou.

Have the more than [-] horsemen in Yun Town been wiped out?of course not!
In the battle of Shouzhang, five hundred were beheaded and two hundred were captured.

In the battle of Yunzhou, 400 people were beheaded and [-] were captured.

A total of more than 3000 people were captured and killed, and there were at least 9000 military men in Yunzhen scattered in the counties and countryside for the New Year—in fact, this number may not be reached, because the fleeing sergeants may not return to the construction, but still It is a huge force.

Zhu Wei died in a surprise attack on a snowy night, and died in a beheading operation, which was not a defeat after the main force was wiped out.

"Last night, about [-] people from Yun fled. While they were at a loss, search and suppress them quickly. Those who are willing to surrender can be brought back, and those who do not want to surrender can be killed on the spot." Shao Shude sat in the empty Zhu Wei mansion and gave an order .

In fact, he is not optimistic about how many Yun soldiers will surrender.In history, they had to go to the end of the mountain before surrendering to Zhu Quanzhong. The reason was that the fundamental contradiction between the two sides could not be coordinated: Zhu Quanzhong could reorganize the Yun soldiers, but he would definitely take them to Bianzhou to become Xuanwu yamen soldiers. Soldiers, the conditions are too poor, and they must be completely subdued.

"Obey." All the generals took orders and left.

Yunzhou has jurisdiction over nine counties, namely Xuchang, Shouzhang, Yuncheng, Juye, Lu, Pingyin, Dong'e, Yanggu, and Zhongdu.At present, only the two counties of Shouzhang and Xuchang are in the hands, and the attitude of the other seven counties is unknown, or they are still under the control of Yunbing.

For example, Lu County, as the reason for Jeju in the early years, had [-] foreign town troops.

In Juye County, Yun general Liu Cun had four thousand soldiers.

Brother Zhu Qiong in Qizhou has eight thousand soldiers.

This is caused by the special past history of Yun and Yan towns.The Liang army was ferocious, and wiped out the main force of the yamen army in the two towns of Yun and Yan in the field battle. The Liang people started a brutal fight that lasted for several years.

It sounds a bit like Wei Bo.

Weibo has [-] warriors, less than [-] government soldiers, and the rest are all foreign town troops.If the Jiedushi had a choice, he would definitely collect all the military power, but sometimes he couldn't do it, so he had to let it go.

Zhu Zhen's Shengsheng Army was ordered to attack Yuncheng, while the National Defense Army in Fengzang moved to the north, heading straight for Yanggu, Dong'e and other places.

Guo Shaobin and Zhang Yun of the Jianrui army also marched northward, and the front of the soldiers pointed directly at Pingyin County.

The Zhao Yan Department of the Zhongwu Army went south to take Zhongdu.

In addition, the armies of Tielin, Longxiang, and Longhu are also on their way back, while the Tianxing army is stationed in Puzhou to assist in the transfer of grain and grass.

Shao Shude led General Tu to rest in Yunzhou, and the Yanei army also stayed here. He wanted to rectify.

In the afternoon, Shao Shude left the city under the escort of more than a thousand soldiers, and patrolled eastward all the way.

The countryside in winter is covered with snow.When passing by a village, some people were busy working beside the firewood pile. When they saw a group of sergeants, they immediately hid in their houses.

Shao Shude seemed not aware of it, pointed the whip to the east, and said: "Is that the old land of Sucheng County over there?"

Du Guangyi, who came from Puzhou, replied: "Yunzhou is close to Jishui River, and it is the main thoroughfare for the north-south transportation. In the early years of the state, the household registration was rich, so it was divided into Sucheng County, and the Wenzong Dynasty also entered Xuchang. This is a Big county, where the essence of Yunzhen lies."

"It's a pity that we have been fighting with Quanzhong for many years, and our household registration has been greatly damaged." Shao Shude said, "Yun, Cao, and Pu are all big counties. During the Tianbao era, there were 70 million people. Now it is good to have a million."

In the three prefectures of Yunzhen, Qin Zongquan failed to harm them. Huang Chao and Wang Xianzhi started here, but they soon lost their footing and were killed and fled. Logically speaking, there are still many household registrations.But the war with the Liang people was too cruel, Pu and Cao two states saw each other repeatedly, especially Puzhou was the worst.

Quanzhong also set up a special establishment to capture the soldiers and plunder the population and return them to the states of Bian Song Dynasty for resettlement. Yunzhen was indeed seriously injured.With the current economic strength of Yun and Qi, it is appropriate to raise [-] troops, and [-] is too much. It is really militaristic.

"My lord, now that the army is gathering, the grain and grass in Yunzhen may not last long." Du Guangyi reminded.

He has been in Puzhou for a long time, he knows the actual situation in the area, he is very tired, it would be nice to be able to maintain the food and rewards of the Tianxing Army, don't think too much about it.

"It's going to freeze on the big river. In March, we won't have to worry about food and grass. Let's search the local area first. The people of Yunzhen bear with it, and next year they will be exempted from tax." Shao Shude said, "Who do you think can be the envoy of the Tianping Army?" Let it go?"

Du Guangyi's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "Your Majesty, this is an important position, please be careful."

Shao Shude nodded.In the current camp system, the commanding envoys or recruiting envoys have great power, including military power, local governance power, financial power, and a high degree of unified power, but they are all temporary.After the battalion is disbanded, these powers will disappear, and the chief officer of the battalion is exhausted. It is nothing more than installing some local officials during the camp's existence. It is not a big problem.

Yun, Cao, and Pu themselves have good foundations, and after a few years of recuperation, it is entirely possible for them to recover.With a population of one million, and the benefits of mulberry and hemp and trade, raising [-] troops is not a problem at all.

Li Tangbin, commander of the Puzhou battalion, held a heavy army, and the three states of Pu, Cao, and Dan were temporarily under his control.For a long period of time in the future, the Puzhou Camp will continue to exist, and the name of Yunzhen Commander cannot be given to him, so he has to carefully select a suitable candidate for Jiedushi.

But before that, he had to continue to be the "post-stay of the Tianping Army Jiedu" for a period of time.

What?How did you come after you stayed?Don't worry, today the soldiers and civilians of Yunzhen will come up and "beg" King Xia to be the queen of this town.

After making a tour, Shao Shude returned to Yunzhou.

The Yanei army is camping outside the city.The soldiers of the sudden general who escorted him out of the city yelled loudly and pushed and shoved the soldiers of the government officials on the side of the road.Someone accidentally got close, and the swords in the hands of the sudden generals were half out of their sheaths, and they glared angrily.

The soldiers of the Yanei Army were a little confused.

They were still together before the expedition and said bad things about King Xia, why did they suddenly look like this?

"Get out!" The sudden generals scattered far away, drove the yamen soldiers out, cleared the way, like dog legs.

Shao Shude laughed out loud.He now likes to stay with the sudden generals to deepen their relationship. After a while, when the morale of the army is more stable, he will try to expand the establishment of this army.

As for the objects of annexation, there are everywhere around Yunzhou.Whoever plays badly will cancel the number directly, and if he dares to be stabbed, he will be severely suppressed without hesitation.

******
In Changqing County, Qizhou, the north wind blows hard.

The sound of arrows piercing through the air continued to resound, and the faint sound of killing echoed in the wind.

Liang Hanyong led more than a hundred soldiers to charge first, penetrated through the enemy's formation, and then came back.

The horse was panting heavily, and the blood on the lance had solidified. Liang Hanyong glanced at the enemy cavalry who were slowly gathering together again, and spat heavily.

The Flying Dragon Army set out from Huazhou, went to Puzhou to resupply, and then traveled all the way east, bypassing the county towns and military villages, and only passing through the wilderness.But after arriving in Changqing County, he suddenly encountered a group of Yun soldiers.

The thieves rode 3000 people on foot, and they seemed to be returning to Qizhou from the station to celebrate the New Year. It was a coincidence that they bumped into each other.

They immediately sent a message to Changqing County and the nearby Gemashan Military Village, and soon more than a thousand people came to reinforce them.

Field battles, the Flying Dragon Army has never been afraid.

In addition to being difficult to parry when being attacked by cavalry, the soldiers of the Flying Dragon Army are not afraid of any enemy at all.

More than [-] people dismounted and formed an array, and defeated [-] enemy infantry in just a quarter of an hour.But the enemy still has [-] cavalry, neither fighting nor leaving, just staring at the side.

If you want to ignore them, and worry about being raided when your family disperses to the wild villages to raise food, go if you want to eliminate this enemy, and they won't fight you.

"Stop fighting, go to Changqing County first. The county and town soldiers have killed a lot for me, this meeting should be very empty." Qi Bizhang rushed up from behind, and ordered: "Xingzang has been exposed, go further east There is no point in going there anymore. We are running out of water, so we need to find a place to stay first."

"As ordered." Liang Hanyong sighed, ordered the sergeants to mount their horses in batches, and retreated slowly.

The thief began to speed up, ready to charge.

Some soldiers of the Flying Dragon Army fired their bows and crossbows to drive him away.

Some sergeants who had been on horseback for a long time even took out their bows and played with horse archery. It was a bit like infantry slowly evolving into cavalry, but there were not many such people, and the whole army could only find two to three thousand people. A convenient sergeant is a treasure no matter where he is.

Two quarters of an hour later, Changqing County arrived.

Qi Bizhang ordered 3000 people, rushed to the top of the city with one blow of the drum, beheaded a few soldiers, and captured them.

The enemy cavalry followed them unwillingly, and after seeing the fall of the county town, they lingered for a long time before disappearing in the mountains and forests.

"Send someone to contact the king." Qi Bizhang seemed to have returned to the state of galloping behind the enemy lines back then, only to hear him say: "Zhu Qiong in Qizhou will receive the news soon, and the next step needs to be shown by the king." .”

"What if the king allows me to do things cheaply?" Liang Hanyong asked.

"This is the best." Qi Bizhang laughed and said: "I heard that the king attacked Yunzhou, Zhu Qiong, Zhu Jin, and Wang Shifan can still sit still? There will definitely be reinforcements coming, and then there will be a chance. "

When Zhu Quanzhong attacked Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin and Shi Pu came to help, but they were surrounded by Zhu Quanzhong and many soldiers were killed or injured.The Flying Dragon Army has more than [-] people and is so mobile. Isn't it more professional to fight for aid than Liang Jun?
Even if you can't take advantage of this aspect, it is also a good game to repeatedly stir up trouble behind the enemy's rear, avoiding the truth and attacking the enemy's weak points.

A few years ago, the main force of the Liang army confronted the Xia army on the front line. What happened to the empty hinterland?
Of course, the people of Yun and Yan were familiar with this move, after all, the Feilong army started from them, and Zhu Jin even followed them into Liangdi several times just to play tricks.

"Zhu Jin..." Qi Bizhang sighed, and said: "If there is a chance, it would be best to surrender. This person's martial arts and courage are top-notch, but he can't be a general, but a vanguard general. That’s unfavorable, too.”

Liang Hanyong was wiping the blade silently at the side, and when Qi Bizhang mentioned Zhu Jin, he suddenly said: "Military envoy, Zhu Xuan deserves attention."

"Huh?" Qi Bizhang was taken aback.

(End of this chapter)