Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

971 Speed ​​Up

Ma Sixun led the team straight to Daning County, as if stabbing the chrysanthemum of the Jin army, and the whole battle situation suddenly accelerated.

In fact, as early as when the Heiji army marched northward, they had already met the Jin army scouts, but there were two "small problems" at that time.

First, they didn't know the destination of the black army. It might be Madouguan, Daning County, Xizhou City, or even bolder, Shangping Pass in the north of Shilou County.This pass is between Xizhou and Shizhou. It guards the main road and is very valuable.

Second, the Heiji army is mounted infantry, and they move quickly. Even if the Jin army urgently mobilizes reinforcements, it is too late to deploy defenses.What's more, a large number of troops are scattered in the countryside to collect food, and it is too late to gather in a short time.

This is why mounted infantry was used to outflank the enemy's rear.They have the speed of cavalry, as well as the offensive and defensive capabilities that cavalry do not have, and they can also fight in the field, so that you have no time to react.

Daning was breached in this way, and the front and rear of the Jin army were cut into two sections, which was very embarrassing and dangerous.

On the morning of the 25th, the soldiers of the Wansheng army who were scattered and looting quickly returned to Daning, trying to counterattack and seize the city.

But they were too scattered before, and now they emerged from all corners. Each group of troops was very weak, and they came at different times.

The victorious black-crowded army did not pursue, but kept arresting people to reinforce the camp and hoard supplies for the defense of the city.

In the afternoon, another [-] black troops arrived.The auxiliary soldiers quickly got to work and built the camp to a large size. At the same time, they took away the horses and hid them in the nearby mountains to graze. It is a pity that Daning County still cannot accommodate [-] horses and mules, so this is the only way to deal with them.

On the 26th, a scout came to report: bandits appeared in the direction of Hengcheng.

Hengcheng is 35 miles north of Daning, and then [-] miles north to Xizhou.Yang Liang also built a city here to prevent Yang Guang's troops from going north.

"Send a battalion of soldiers to test it out." Ma Sixun immediately gave the order.

For the [-] black men who have gathered in Daning, the most dangerous is the main force of the Jin army from the north, not Li Chengsi, Li Sibi and others who are greedy for meritorious service and go south.

According to the information obtained before, the main force of the Jin army is still between Lan and Shi, so it should not come so fast.But who knows what happened on the battlefield?Does the information have to be accurate?The scouts could only observe as far as possible under the distant mountain ridges, and it was difficult to get close to the enemy brigade and count the heads one by one.The enemy army must also know that it is difficult to keep complete secrecy, so will they disguise and deceive?There are so many roads, will you miss a road?

Ma Sixun didn't dare to be careless, and nothing could go wrong in this battle.

"Go out and mow as much grass as possible."

"All the grain, grass and livestock in the city are collected, the livestock are slaughtered, smoked and dried to make dried meat."

"Slaughter another [-] pack horses and use them as army rations."

"The people are all driven away, and they are given five days of food, so don't worry about them."

Seeing that the camp was almost built, Ma Sixun ordered [-] soldiers and [-] auxiliary soldiers to move in, and hoarded a lot of supplies for the defense.

When he gave orders, he was very decisive, and could even be called ruthless, completely disregarding the people, and only considering it from a military perspective.

Soldiers and soldiers in black have long been accustomed to it.Like the Feilong and Golden Knife armies, their bloodlines were not very pure from the first day of their establishment. They were either descended from the Liang army, or Han soldiers from Guanbei, and recruits from the Lingzhou Academy, who were actually Helong Jianers. up.

During these years of fighting on the prairie, the killing was decisive and extremely ferocious.Uighur, Tatar, Tuyuhun and other tribes are afraid of them: a bunch of locusts!
In the evening of the same day, Xia Sanmu, the envoy of the Heishi Army, finally arrived with the rest of his troops.

During the long march in the mountains, many people were left behind, and Xia Sanmu arrived with less than 3000 people.But it was enough. There were 3000 guards in the camp, [-] soldiers in Daning County, and hundreds of auxiliary soldiers led [-] horses and mules westward.Another [-] pack horses were slaughtered in the city and used as army rations.

After everything is ready, just wait for the enemy brigade to attack.

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From the arrival of the Feiteng Army in Longmen County on March [-], within a few days, the two armies of Kuangba and Yinhuqi arrived one after another and set up camp.So far, the number of Jin soldiers gathered in Longmen County has reached [-], if not counting Cixi Township Yong who was forcibly recruited by them.

Their goal is Longmencang, because there is a large amount of grain and grass stocked here.

But how could Xia Jun not take precautions against such an important stronghold?

As a result, tens of thousands of Jin soldiers attacked for a full seven days, and the county and town soldiers in Cangcheng were in a hurry, but they barely resisted.

It should be that the combat effectiveness of the Jin army is worthy of recognition, and it worked very hard when attacking Cangcheng.If there were only a thousand veteran soldiers from the county and town who had been out of battle for a long time, they might have already fallen.

However, there are still 2000 Jinglue soldiers and [-] Longmen Wang clans in the city, and [-] people are defending the defense.

On the evening of the 26th, Li Chengsi was also a little scared, and subconsciously wanted to retreat to Cizhou and wait for Kang Junli's main force to come to help.

"According to the confession of the captured thieves, Li Diancheng has already been defeated. More than [-] soldiers scattered like birds and beasts, and the thieves' Chishui army is chasing them separately. At this moment, they may have withdrawn their troops." Li Sibi, the envoy of Feiteng Army, is not so angry now, but feels a chill .

Li Diancheng's rebellion spread widely, and it was put down in less than two months, which made him feel a little unbelievable.

You know, one of the reasons they sent troops was because of the military chaos in the river, the Xia people were too busy to take care of themselves, and planned to come here to pick up cheap ones.If possible, defeat the Xia army in the river, take down the land of the four prefectures, and confront the Xia people across the river.

But what's going on now?Li Diancheng died unexpectedly, and the more than 1 soldiers and horses who had gathered were scattered everywhere and became grassroots thieves.Only the ability to rob houses, no ability to gather and fight.

The situation has changed dramatically, will they continue to attack Hezhong?

"It was you who first suggested going south, and you are the one who backed down now." Li Chengsi glared at Li Sibi.

Li Sibi didn't dare to look at him and lowered his head.

Originally, they were chasing more than two thousand Xia soldiers.

Xia Bing withdrew hastily, leaving thousands of grains and grass and a large number of horses and horses behind. He fled lightly, really scared.

The reason is also very simple. They have few soldiers and are afraid of being stuck and unable to escape, so they take the initiative to retreat, which is completely understandable.

But unexpectedly, the Xia people arrived with reinforcements again.Judging from his military title as "Jinglue", it is consistent with Xia Bing who fled south, and it should be his main force to help.

Things got tricky all of a sudden.

But he was not willing to retreat at this point, so he tried to attack the Longmen Cang, and it was difficult to gnaw at the loss of soldiers and generals.

Now it's a complete dilemma, which is frustrating.

"Pioneer envoy, the Longmen Warehouse is strong, and it is difficult to take it in a hurry. It is really time to consider withdrawing troops. It is better to return to Cizhou first, and then make a long-term plan." Yelu Changbao is a descendant, and his status is low. He waited for Li Chengsi and Li Sibi. Only after he stopped talking did he speak.

He has already experienced Xia Bing's combat effectiveness.He fought against the Jinglue army with more than a thousand men each, and he was defeated, with hundreds of casualties.

After this setback, the warriors Xi and Shiwei, who were originally full of confidence, were not so arrogant, and realized that the intensity of the Central Plains War was not comparable to the grassland hegemony.It was a real desperate fight, and the well-equipped and well-trained desperadoes were exchanging their lives for their lives, so it was not easy to fight.

To deal with the veterans of the Central Plains, we still have to use the method of hunting by prairie wolves and grind slowly.If you want to defeat them with a frontal attack, you have to wait until all the gangsters are dead.

"There is another situation today." Yelu Changbao said again: "I sent two groups of messengers back, but none of them came back, and I failed to contact the two generals An and Shi."

He was talking about An Yuanxin and Shi Jingrong who were in charge of the Wansheng Army.

The Wansheng Army is also a veteran team.In the battle of Xuanhongchi, he was besieged in Yanchang City by tens of thousands of horsemen, and he was like a hostage.

After being released, the military envoy Shen Xin faded out of the core circle of power, and went to the capital's coach envoy's yamen to train recruits.The military envoys and deputy envoys came and went, and changed several times. This will be the Mesozoic An Yuanxin and the new cutting-edge general Shi Jingrong leading the army together.

The Wansheng army has more than [-] troops, and there are thousands of Cixi Tutu regiments on hand, which are divided into two Cixi prefectures, the main force of which is stationed in Xizhou.

If something happened to them, it would mean that the tens of thousands of people who went south were in a terrible state of being cut off from their rear and unable to continue their food supply.The food and grass in the army is not enough for one month, so why fight?

"Send more people and step up contact." Li Chengsi was a little uneasy and ordered.

He really regrets it now.

Obviously when he first entered Xizhou, because he didn't meet the main force of the Xia army, he subconsciously felt that something was wrong.But after fighting for more than ten days, he lost his head and went south again.Obviously, this is a somewhat rash decision.

This kind of recklessness may have no consequences, and the enemy did not catch it.It is also possible to be grabbed and beaten violently, and there is no way to make up for it.

"I'll choose a man with excellent riding and shooting skills, and go north to Cixi to find out the situation." Yelu Changbao didn't talk nonsense, and immediately agreed.

"Attack Longmen Cang for the last time." Li Chengsi said suddenly, "Tomorrow I will personally oversee the battle. It's good if it succeeds, and if it doesn't, go."

Obviously, he was still unwilling to get nothing, and wanted to try to open up this city with rich grain reserves and make great contributions.

In the ancient city of Yubi, nearly fifty miles east of Longmen County, Jiangzhou, people shouted and neighed, and the noise was loud.

He Yu, the envoy of the right wing of the Wuwei Army, led [-] cavalry into the city.

The city was a bit dilapidated, with dead branches and leaves falling all over the ground.

He Yu touched the handle of the knife, walked in with his head held high, and looked at this city full of vicissitudes of history.

"In the past, King Gao broke his halberd here, and the city of Jade Bijian became famous in the north and south." He Yu sighed: "Now I lead the army to pass by and pay homage to the ancient sites. Tomorrow, I will send my troops westward, and I will surely defeat the Jin thieves."

Gao Huan is also a Jin thief.This kind of big Jin thief was defeated in the river, let alone a little thief like Li Chengsi?
With 7000 cavalry in the right wing of the Wuwei Army, nearly 4000 troops from the Jinglue Army, and [-] troops from the Chishui Army that was turning around and returning, they besieged Li Chengsi's [-] men. Wouldn't it be easy to capture them?

Oh, yes, it's more than that.The envoy Feng Zangzhi from the right wing of the Xiaojie Army also led 3000 men northward to participate in the siege.

Since Jin people dare to go south, don't go back.

(End of this chapter)