Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1290

Inside and outside the Wulou Pavilion, there was a lot of sighs.

The subordinates brought in some bean paste, Lu Yanwei ate it hastily, and his face was gloomy.

It is rumored that hundreds of years ago, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty galloped here from Jinan. He was so hungry that Feng Yi entered the beans.

The subordinates fed Lu Yanwei beans, not to imitate anyone, but to really only eat beans.

Cangjing's defeated soldiers ran all the way west, and were taken in by Wang Rong, so they had a little respite.At that time, Lu Yanwei had no more than a thousand soldiers, but he did not give up, and kept recruiting refugees, and gradually expanded to more than 2000.Recently, some desperadoes from Cangjing, Yingmo, Jizhao, and even the scattered Zhao soldiers from Jizhou were recruited, totaling [-].

Wang Rong is not easy to get along with.

Because the brothers Shao Bo and Shao Yang in Yingzhou repeatedly sent state soldiers to the south to plunder, Wang Rong "invited" Lu Yanwei to lead the army to station in Wulou Pavilion and go down to the stronghold to stop the enemy soldiers.

Lu Yanwei still worked very hard, fought several games with the Shaw Brothers, and drove them back.Just when he took this as a merit and went to Raoyang to ask for money and food, he was rejected.The magistrate of Raoyang sent a little money and food casually, but then refused to give it.

Lu Yanwei was very angry about this.They are stationed in Wulou Pavilion to protect the safety of your Raoyang County. Why is the county magistrate so unwise?

It is even more impossible to say that there is no money and food.

Raoyang County is Lukou City in Jin Dynasty, which was built by Sima Yi when he conquered Gongsun Yuan to transport grain.Emperor Daowu of the later Wei Dynasty was lucky to have this city, where he had a feast for his ministers, and there was Lukou town.Since the Northern Dynasties, it has been a major transportation hub. In the Sui and Tang dynasties, Shenzhou was established, and Raoyang was governed by the state. In the first year of Xiantian, Shenzhou governed Pinglu County. However, after nearly 200 years of development, Raoyang is still far more prosperous than Pinglu, and even The county name of Shenzhou is Raoyang.

How could there be no money or food?Just refuse to give it.

Lu Yanwei was very angry, but at what time, he still acted like this, Chengde and his subordinates were afraid that they would be attacked and destroyed like Cangjing.

But he didn't really want Chengde Town to be destroyed, so what would they do with these bereaved dogs?Escape to the east of the river?Lu Yanwei is willing, but not all his subordinates are willing to follow.For some desperadoes, they feel that it is better to stay and be a thief.

"Woo--" The sound of the horn suddenly sounded, which was a signal of the appearance of an enemy.

But Lu Yanwei didn't move, some of the Cangjing warriors were indifferent, some went up to the high platform to have a look, and then went down again.

In the southeast corner of the camp, there is a slightly smaller camp.

Wangdu led five hundred cavalry, opened the gate of the camp, and filed out.

He is also someone who escaped, with less than [-] men under his command, all of them are Sergeant Yi Ding, and his morale is as low as that of Cang Jing Wufu.

Those who attacked were still the troops of the Shao brothers in Yingzhou, they appeared far away at the end of the post road, where the smoke and dust billowed, it seemed that thousands of warriors had attacked.

"What exactly is the capital planning?" Lu Yanwei smiled.

All the kings are Wang Chuzhi's fake sons.Wang Chuzhi had already voted for Thief Shao. Without his persuasion, Beiguan City would not have fallen so quickly, and Dingzhou would not have been captured so easily.

Lu Yanwei thought to himself, if he was in the position of the king's capital, he would have surrendered long ago.But this guy in the capital is still tossing around, and his ambition is really not small.

Of course, it is impossible for Lu Yanwei to surrender now.The eldest son, Lu Kuang, was killed, which was already a trend of immortality.

Hit it till you die.Wang Rong is so stupid, after his death, it would be nice to have someone to accompany him on Huangquan Road.

The sound of war drums gradually sounded, and Wang Du and the Shaw Brothers quickly exchanged hands.

Lu Yanwei was not interested in watching, so he only sent [-] cavalry out of the camp to raid for the capital and monitor the situation on the battlefield.

Yingzhou soldiers were unable to enter, but they were also unable to advance to Hejian City, 75 miles away.

These lonely souls and wild ghosts are living day by day now.How different is Wang Rong, the seemingly majestic Chengde Army Jiedushi, from them?
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Since getting up, Wang Rong has been staring at the map almost all day.

The Xia people hoarded a large number of soldiers and horses in the area of ​​Dingzhou. According to the designations found, there are Longxiang, Konghe, Youguo and other troops. These are the victorious troops who have just conquered Yiding Town.

Just yesterday (June [-]th), thousands of people from the Youguo Army went south from Dingzhou to the city.

Looking at this intention, it seems that they want to take over the soldiers and horses in Xingzhou, march north and south, cut the whole Chengde in half, isolate Zhenzhou, and then slowly eat up the remaining counties in Jizhou, and take down Shenzhou. , Zhao Erzhou, after cutting off the wings, they will encircle Zhenzhou.

Wang Rong didn't know who made this big move, but he knew that with the current status of the Chengde warriors, it would be difficult to stop the implementation of the Xia people's campaign plan.

They have lost more than [-] people in several battles to rescue Dingzhou, and lost thousands of soldiers in Jizhou.The attack on Beizhou failed several times, and the loss was not small.

In today's Chengde Town, although the [-]-strong army has been urgently restored, and more than [-] local peasants have been recruited, there is no end to the combat effectiveness.

Yesterday he went to the Marquis of Yudu to ask for advice. Among all the generals, only Duan Liang was willing to lead his army into battle, and the others dissuaded him on the grounds that the warriors in this town are always good at defending but not attacking.

At this point, Wang Rong understood everything.

"Sigh." Wang Rong sat back on the bed, and after a moment of meditation, he said, "Invite Judge Zhou."

After giving the order, he studied the map again until footsteps sounded outside the door.

"Marshal." Judge Zhou Shi immediately saluted after entering.

"Stop saluting." Wang Rong said with a wry smile, "Sir, please make another trip to Jinyang."

"The commander-in-chief has orders, and he must obey them. However, since April, there have been rumors in Jinyang that Li Ke used to rest in bed and rarely saw people. The commander-in-chief should not hold too much hope, lest he mess up his position. "Zhou Shi reminded.

"I know." Wang Rong raised his head, looked at Zhou Shi, and said, "Just do what you can. If you can summon Jin soldiers, you will be rewarded with ten thousand coins."

Zhou Shi smiled wryly.

He has been involved in secrecy, of course he knows the situation on the battlefield today.

On the other side of Jizhou, the Xia people's Tiande army attacked fiercely, winning consecutive battles, and there was a tendency to attack Zhaozhou from the flank.In the last two days, the Wuwei army came again, and the Tiande army withdrew their offensive, but their whereabouts were unknown.But in that direction, there are still a large number of Xia Guo forbidden army and state soldiers, and they will launch a large-scale attack at any time.

The battle of Dingzhou is over.

Wang Gao, Wang Du and others rushed south with a few soldiers and horses in a hurry.After the Xia people finished their rest, they were bound to go south in a big way.

Zhou Shi fully agreed with Wang Rong's judgment that the Xia people wanted to split the Chengde army in half and encircle them one by one.And the only one who can stop the implementation of the Xia people's battle plan is Hedong.That is to say, when Jin soldiers go out of Taihang Mountains, or attack Xingzhou, or attack Dingzhou, they can all achieve results.

Even getting out of Zelu, rushing into the Xiangwei, and cutting off the Yongji Canal are all effective-this way of using troops is not as useful as the first two, because the Xia people have already sorted out the captured Youzhou and Cangjing towns, and Wei Bo can also In terms of providing food, Yongji Canal is not as important as it used to be.

The best way is to let Jin people attack Dingzhou or Xingzhou, and solve all worries with one move.

"Judge Zhou, please go early." Wang Rong stood up again and urged: "It will take time for the Jin people to rectify their troops. The sooner you arrive in Jinyang, the better."

Seeing that his master was in such a hurry, Zhou Shi had no choice but to respond: "I will go to Jinyang now, and the commander-in-chief will just wait for the good news."

Wang Rong was a little moved when he heard the words, and grabbed Zhou Shi's hand, his voice was a little choked up: "The big things all depend on Zhou Jun."

Zhou Shi also shed tears and said: "My Zhou family has been rich and honored for generations, all of which were bestowed by the Wang family. How dare I disobey my orders!"

After all, he bowed and left in a hurry.

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A rain came in the summer afternoon, washing away the dust in the streets and alleys of Jinyang.

Li Cunxu reined in the horse's reins, handed the whip to the soldiers, looked up at the gloomy sky, and cursed: "It's going to rain again."

Pushing open the vermilion gate, passing through the indigo-colored tile wall, he stopped at the end of the long corridor.

Li Luoluo also stopped not far away.

The two nodded their heads, neither spoke, and soon passed by.

Li Cunxu's mood became even more gloomy.

Eldest brother played very badly in Youzhou, not even as good as Shao Siwu, Zhao Wang of Xia Kingdom, who was driven around by him, from Sanhe to Tanzhou, from Tanzhou to Youzhou, and back to Yizhou. Few, very few victories.After returning, he was reprimanded and insulted by his father without accident.

But then again, he didn't play very well in Zelu.It's okay to defend, but once you go down the mountain and enter the boundary of Xing Mingci or Xiangwei, you will always win less and lose more.The most recent time, Liu Xun even surrendered directly, which made him ashamed.When my father found out, he got up from the hospital bed angrily, cursed, and then fell asleep again.

Alas, bad news is everywhere.

Li Cunxu suddenly had no idea of ​​breaking up with his elder brother.They are all like birds, so what if they fight over and over again?
After entering the backyard of the inner mansion, Li Cunxu saw his father who was half lying on the Hu bed resting.

The once majestic and majestic general of Daibei is now like a sick tiger, curled up in his lair, half-drowsy and half-awake, completely out of spirit.

Suddenly feel a little sad.

"Grandpa." Li Cunxu approached and called softly.

Li Keyong opened his eyes, nodded slightly, and asked, "What's the matter with my son? But someone else escaped?"

"No." Li Cunxu replied: "There is only one thing for my son, and Chengde must be saved. If not, Wang Rong will surrender sooner or later. By then, there will be no alliance in such a huge Northland."

"Yang Xingmi's envoy came again the day before yesterday." Li Keyong sighed slightly, and said, "I heard that he is not very good either."

Li Cunxu was taken aback, his father's thinking was too wild.

"It's been 20 years since I traveled secretly across the Yangtze River and Huaihe River." Li Keyong said: "I think back then, when the chaos in the nest was at the beginning of peace, and Qin Zongquan was still raging. I, Shao Shude, Zhu Quanzhong, Wang Chongrong, Li Kuangwei, Wang Rong, Luo Hong Xin, Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, Shi Pu, Yang Xingmi and others took advantage of the time to rise up, each with tens of thousands of troops to rule the roost."

Li Cunxu listened silently.

"To this day, Wang Chongrong died in the military chaos, Shi Pu set himself on fire with his family, Li Kuangwei's whereabouts are unknown, Zhu Quanzhong and Zhu Xuan were killed by Shao Shude, Zhu Jin fled to Guangling, Luo Hongxin died of illness in Weizhou..." Li Keyong sighed Said: "There are only a few of us left."

Li Cunxu was silent.

After the death of Cheng Zongchu, Wang Chucun, Zhuge Shuang, Li Kan and others, the batch of Jiedu envoys from the Yizong and Xizong dynasties were considered to be gone.Now, more than 20 years later, there are not many Jiedu envoys who rose up after the Huangchao Rebellion.

It sounds a bit sad.And when these words came from his father, Li Cunxu only felt more sad, which means that the illness has worn away his ambition.He has already surrendered to Shao Shude in terms of will and spirit, because there is no holiday.

"Grandpa, Chengde must be saved." Li Cunxu reminded.

"That's what Dalang told me just now..." Li Keyong looked at his second son and asked, "What do you think will happen now that the raiders are out now? Will what happened to An Jingsi, Sun Zhongjin, and Liu Xun happen again? ?”

Li Cunxu blushed when asked.

Liu Xun was his subordinate at the time, and he surrendered directly with more than 3000 horses.You said that you can just come back after losing a battle. Now that you are losing battles everywhere, you may not be punished, but what happened to you leading the crowd to join the enemy?

"Grandpa..." Li Cunxu took a deep breath, and said, "Grandpa, please entrust me with the army, and we will surely defeat the bandit army. Even if we lose, we will return with our sons, so as not to surrender to the enemy."

"Did you know that a month ago Jincheng Town's soldiers were about to fall in summer, what did you say at that time?" Li Keyong asked again.

Li Cunxu shook his head.

"A sergeant threatened, 'I have served the Li family for more than [-] years, and I have never left my body. Since the war to this day, the wealth is scarce and the people are poor, and the people are so cruel. The people of Taiyuan are crying on the road. But Li and Shao are happy However, we are left alone to fight to the death. Now the whole army is resentful and angry, and they want to bring down the summer. If you don't obey, you will be rude.'" Li Ke said in a tone mixed with anger, sadness, and helplessness.

Li Cunxu was speechless.

Jincheng is outside Yanmen Pass, and it used to be the pasture of Shatuo Sanbu, and my father was born there.The town soldiers there also surrendered, and it was a way of surrendering, which shocked him very much.

"But—" Li Cunxu was a little anxious, and said: "Chengde is still saved. Otherwise, Hedong will be alone and helpless, and the day of destruction is not far away."

Li Ke was silent for a long time.Just when Li Cunxu wanted to urge him again, he asked: "If you go east, who will be the general?"

"Grandpa, please entrust the army to the commander." Li Cunxu was overjoyed and said immediately.

Li Ke said nothing.

Li Cunxu was a little annoyed when he saw this, and said: "If Grandpa is worried about your ability to lead the army, you can send Zhou Dewei, Li Siyuan, and Li Sizhao."

Li Keyong closed his eyes and thought about it carefully, and said, "It's only Zhouyang Friday."

But at this moment, I saw Li Cunxian rushing in from the outside.

Seeing that Li Cunxu was also there, he bowed to the two of them respectively, and then said, "Your Majesty, the Taibao is dead."

Li Ke sat up suddenly, and asked angrily, "Say it again!"

"Your Majesty, Gai Taibao is dead, and the family members are already preparing the murder weapon." Li Cunxian repeated it boldly.

Li Ke heard clearly this time, but felt a burst of weakness all over his body, and fell to the back of the bed.

Li Cunxu had sharp eyes and quick hands, and hurriedly hugged his father. Li Cunxian also stepped forward to help and called for the doctor.

Li Keyong leaned weakly on the bed, and shed two lines of tears.

Gai Yu has been with him for many years, and he is the most confidant.After the Chinese New Year, his health failed and he was bedridden with a serious illness, but unexpectedly he left.

"The army will not send..." Li Ke was in a trance for a while, and he lost all thoughts.

Li Cunxu let out a long sigh.

This is life, Wang Rong, you have to obey!

(End of this chapter)