Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 972 The chicken is here

The weather has actually turned warmer in late March.

The flowers in the mountains are in full bloom, and the vegetation is luxuriant, which is really beautiful.

Among the water branches on the river bank, reeds are everywhere, and fish jump out of the water from time to time.

Dewy forests stand quietly on the plains at the foot of the mountains.On the edge of the forest, a large piece of fresh stubble shows the traces of human activities.

Well, human activities are really frequent, and can even be called violent.

Thousands of soldiers and horses gathered outside the camp and launched a fierce offensive.

This was a long-planned attack, and the vehicles lying in front of the ditch explained everything.

Burning trench filling trucks, falling apart smoke trucks, and ladder trucks that were pushed to the ground, it was impossible to manufacture so many vehicles without a long period of preparation.

It was the Jinglue Army and the right wing of the Wuwei Army who launched the attack. They mobilized nearly 2 people, and reinforcements continued to come from far away.

The Jin army failed to storm Longmencang, and now there are only about [-] left, who are compressed in the camp and dare not go out to fight.

The Art of War says: Ten rules surround it.

The Jin army still has a chance to break through, but they are still waiting for news from the rear, hesitating, there is no way.

Lu Huaizhong arrived at the front line in person.

It was his decision to lure the enemy's former army to go south, then cut off the rear, gather and wipe them out.

The Jin army still has a main brigade of tens of thousands of people, of course he knows.And this is also the main reason why he is eager to eat Li Chengsi, Li Sibi, and Yelu Changbao's tens of thousands of troops first.

It is difficult to say clearly how many people are in Kang Junli's main force.Letting them over at this time, allowing the former army and the main force to converge in one place, is the greatest irresponsibility of the battle situation, and it is also very risky.

The forces that can really be used in this direction on the Hezhong battlefield are actually only the right wing of the Wuwei Army, all of the Jinglue Army, all of the Heizhen Army, and most of the Chishui Army, with a total of more than 4 cavalry.

At least right now, troops like the Xiaojie Army can't fight tough battles, and he doesn't dare to trust them—in case they are defeated in formation and shake the morale of the army, wouldn't they kill old troops like Wuwei and Jinglue?
Therefore, when the opportunity to play more and less appeared, he made a decisive move.

It's just that the black army has suffered a lot. On the way north, there is insufficient food and grass, and the enemy is outnumbered. I don't know what situation I will fall into.

"It was too slow to summon Feng Zangzhi, Ding Wei, and Fan He. After finally catching the bandits, if they failed because they didn't arrive in time, I'll cut off their heads." Lu Huaizhong stared at the corpse. Mountain-like ditches and walls, ordered.

After the staff recorded the order, it was sent by the courier.

"Have a rest!" Lu Huaizhong shouted again.

"The end is here!"

"On weekdays, I always shout that the mountains are not good for the cavalry to drive. Now the thieves have gone down the mountain. If you still let them run away, come and see them."

"The general has sent people to monitor behind the enemy's side." An Xiuxiu replied: "The general should go there himself."

After all, he ordered five hundred horses, and left the camp like a gust of wind, whizzing away.

Anxiuxiu is a native of Hedong, and was born with the nine surnames of Zhaowu.But after so many years, he has long since had nothing to do with Hedong.Uh, to be precise, the original wife and children are still in Hedong, but how should I put it, An Xiuxiu's current wife is from Liangzhou, and she has another child, and she is already a serious general in Kansai.

The personalities of Li Guochang and Li Keyong's father and son are very complicated.It can be said that she has a high charisma and can unite most people, but her temper is very irritable, and if she doesn't pay attention to her methods, some people can't stand it and run away.

For example, vote for Shao Shude's An Xiuxiu, first vote for Qin Zongquan, then vote for Yang Xingmi's archer An Renyi, and vote for Zhu Quanzhong's Kang Yanxiao.

Hitting people at every turn, not paying attention to the situation at all, even those with a little self-esteem can't stand it.Even his own brother Li Kexiu was pissed to death, let alone outsiders?

After Anxiuxiu left, Lu Huaizhong said again: "Yang Yi!"

"The end is here."

"You lead a thousand people, divide them into several shares, carry seven days of food and grass, and go around the mountain plateau behind. If the bandit army retreats, you will ambush and kill it from the mountain plateau. If the bandit army does not come within five days, you will lead it yourself. return."

"Obey." Yang Yi went to the back of the formation, ordered a thousand soldiers of the Jinglue Army who had just fallen from the attack on the stronghold, divided them into two groups, and went around the enemy's rear.

"I'll just sit here and wait for you to defeat the enemy." Lu Huaizhong asked someone to bring a bed, and he sat down with great determination.

Guan Kairun and He Zhen felt pressured.At the same time, he also secretly complained that Lu Huaizhong, a big bastard, has learned a lot from King Xia. His tactics, deployment of troops, and even his words and deeds are all imitating King Xia.

The offensive and defensive battle of the camp continued.

2000 people share one share, one share collapses and then another share.

So far, they have cleared the small fortresses set up by the enemy on the outskirts, filled the trenches, demolished part of the trench walls, and attacked the walls several times.

The fierce offensive made the Jin army a little confused.

The first one who couldn't bear this kind of intense offensive was Xi Ren of the Yinhu army.

Throughout the day, Xia's army attacked the wall three times, and twice they were in front of the defense of Yinhu's army.So much so that later, Li Chengsi, the general of the Jin army, could only withdraw them, and put up a part of Kuang Ba's army who was about to leave the stronghold to kill.

These Xi and Khitan miscellaneous beards were not even as well-organized and tenacious as the Tubo people in the Tianbao period, and they were not as well-trained as they were.

The drumbeat of "Dong Dong" sounded again, and a group of sergeants who had rested for a long time got up silently and went into battle.

Behind them, the auxiliary soldiers had already prepared a large number of torches and braziers, and they were going to fight at night without giving the Jin people a chance to breathe.

It is one of the signs of a strong army to be able to fight repeatedly and endure hardships. The "brown beast" Xia Bing is about to be called the "black beast" Jin soldier. Once the Jin people can't bear it, they will be defeated like a mountain. There is no doubt about it.

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Outside Daning County, Xia Sanmu took off his shirt and beat the drum himself.

According to Ma Sixun, who was guarding the camp outside the city, personally led the attack and defeated a group of enemy soldiers coming from the north.

The number of enemy soldiers is not many, but more than a thousand, and there are many natives of Xizhou among them.After being defeated, he threw away the equipment and disappeared into the mountain trail without taking it back at all.

The Zhen Jin soldiers headed north all the way, halfway, and met An Yuanxin and Shi Jingrong who led the troops south.

"All the military schools will be cut down, and the soldiers will be taken in." An Yuanxin ordered.

The soldiers immediately stepped forward, pulled out the unlucky ones, raised their knives and chopped them down by the side of the road.

The battlefield discipline of the Jin army is very strict.Unfavorable combat is death, there is no other word.

The soldiers were silent when they saw it, and the officers of the Wansheng Army took them in and incorporated them into the army.

The Wansheng army has a total of more than 300 people, [-] are in Xizhou, and the rest are in Cizhou. This meeting has been cut in half.An Yuanxin and Shi Jingrong managed to gather the soldiers who were scattered in the countryside to collect food, and they only had [-] to [-] soldiers, and they took in another [-] in front of them. Husband's words.

"Continue to go south. The battle has ended like this, and we will not end well. Kang Dutou is not a tolerant character." An Yuanxin said anxiously.

Shi Jingrong nodded silently.

The first time I came out to practice seriously, I met Xia Jun, who was so tough, and was highlighted by a surprise soldier, occupying Daning and cutting off Puzhou Road, everyone's face was dull.

I didn't say anything, I could only work hard.

There was a sound of hoofbeats from behind.Everyone immediately became vigilant, but they were not too nervous.

Sure enough, in a short while, thousands of people rushed to carry the banner.Judging by their panting and tired faces, they must have traveled day and night.

"General Shi." An Yuanxin and Shi Jingrong saw a general approaching, and immediately stepped forward to salute.

"General An, General Shi." Shi Shaoyong got off his horse and stepped forward to salute.

Shi Shaoyong's real name was Gaojiaoji, and he was born with the nine surnames of Zhaowu.In the early years, he was one of the personal attendants of the King of Jin. He was good at riding, horse fighting, and archery.

Just as the nine surnames of Zhaowu like to take Chinese names, after Gao Liji became a high-ranking official, he was named Shi Shaoyong.The children also changed their names, for example, the second son was named Shi Jingtang.

This child is eight years old this year, very intelligent and stable, he only knows a few words, so he wants to read military books.It is heard that he admires Li Mu and Zhou Yafu very much, and he is determined to learn from them. He should be a talent in the future.

The tent army has more than three thousand infantry and more than a thousand cavalry. In the early years, it recruited young men from the Tuyuhun, Uighur, and Tatar tribes in Yunzhou. Call the front army.

The Gaoluoji Division set out from Loufanjian Mucheng, west of Jinyang, as the vanguard of the army.When they were between Pingyi and Shilou, they heard that the Xia army had occupied Daning, so they accelerated their march and traveled day and night to Xizhou.

Kang Junli ordered that the rest of the Wansheng Army should be under the command of Gao Luoji, to recapture Daning as soon as possible, and to open up contact with Li Chengsi's troops.In other words, this chicken is now the main general, so An Yuanxin and Shi Jingrong are all looking at him.

"Don't delay, go to Hengcheng first, and make a little repair." Gao Jiji waved his hand and ordered.

The two had no objection and followed immediately.

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Information about the Hezhong battlefield was delivered to Luoyang one by one.

Although Shao Shude doesn't do remote control, he still pays close attention to the battle situation.At the same time, it is also examining the performance of each general, silently recording it, as a basis for future judgments.

Zhao Guangfeng and Xie Tong stood in front of the map.

Shao Shude watched silently, and suddenly asked: "I heard that Li Keyong has arrived in Luzhou, how many troops did he bring?"

"It's hard to find out." Zhao Guangfeng replied, "I only heard the bugles of Kuang Wei, Gong Wei, and Defending Army, but I don't know."

In the past, Shao Shude always felt that the military numbers under his account were messy, but now he found that Li Keyong was even more messy.

Most of the Jin army is small, with a maximum of [-] men, and as few as three to five thousand, and more than [-] troops, can't there be dozens of bugles?
"Against the Jin army, we have to deal with both military and political aspects." Shao Shude said: "Hitting and dragging is the right way."

The reason why this idea was born is because people from Jin came to vote recently.

The Jin general who defected was very surprising, it turned out to be Mi Zhicheng, who was once extremely arrogant.

After asking the reason briefly, it turned out that he had suffered a defeat and was looked down upon by others after returning home.In addition, he was a failure in life, had no friends, was squeezed out everywhere, and left his wife and son in a rage.

Shao Shude didn't feel bad about him, nor did he have a good impression of him, so he was sent to General Tu to make up for him.

He also inquired about Li Siben's situation, and learned that he had been transferred to Youzhou.But after all, he is the righteous son of Jin Wang, and he also got a newly reorganized position as an envoy of the Zhuosheng Army. The battle against Khitan.

"Li Hang has done a great job this time. After dealing with the matter over there, hurry up and come back. I still have important things for him to handle." Shao Shude said: "Let Lu Huaizhong not be too nervous. Li Ke used it in Luzhou. Feint a shot. The terrain of Wuling Road cannot support a large-scale army. If the battle is tight, the left wing will be transferred to the western front. Of course, he decides everything."

Lu Siye recorded silently.

In fact, his work also requires skill.For every word Shao Shude said, he had to understand the intention first, and then put it into writing.If the understanding is not in place, it is possible to send the wrong signal.Moreover, he also needs to have a considerable understanding of the political situation and the war situation.

He has worked beside Shao Shude for so many years and has not been replaced, which shows that his work has been recognized.Shao Shude once joked that Lu Siye would go to other places to practice for a few more years, and he would be prime minister when he came back.

"Send an envoy to Luzhou again to meet Li Keyong." Shao Shude said again: "It's unwise to say that brothers are fighting each other. I have built a palace for him in Luoyang, and my nephews and nieces will also be rewarded in the future. Why bother to fight?" Killing and killing. Whether he listens or not is his business, he will send someone to handle it, and report to me in detail when he returns."

(End of this chapter)