Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 33 Calm the chaos?

The situation in Jinyang was chaotic, and Zheluping had no idea.

Just after the first month, the Datong rebels came to attack once, but they were swiftly repelled by the Tiande army.On the fifth day of February, Hao Zhenwei held a large-scale parade outside the city, and all the ministries participated.The mental state shown in the parade is not bad, the army formation is deployed quickly, the transformation is skillful, and the individual martial arts of the soldiers are also good, and the combat effectiveness should be much restored compared to before.

The soldiers who surrendered and defeated the last time they were recruited were all veterans. They were all skilled and knew how to fight.The only thing they need to solve is the ideological problem.Now after such a period of rectification, it has almost gradually returned to its heart, and the overall combat effectiveness of the Tiande Army is recovering in an orderly manner.

Shao Shude took the limelight again in the parade, winning the first place in archery, and the army formation of more than [-] men under his hand was also quite strict, which made Qiu Weidao very happy, and when he returned, he rewarded the sergeants Qian Liangzhen, With five pieces of silk, the morale suddenly burst.

Hao and Qiu obviously chose the middle strategy for the next step in the previous discussion, that is to say nothing.Li Shao from Lanzhou urged several times, but Hao Zhenwei pressed it all down.Fortunately, the situation in the Mucheng area of ​​Loufan prison improved, and Li Keyong's army seemed to be short of food, so he retreated.Cui Jikang breathed a sigh of relief, and again and again urged Jinyang to collect follow-up troops and reinforcements to Loufan and Gujiao, and to block this opening first.

It's naturally excellent that Cui Dashuai doesn't make trouble with everyone.The Tiande army was also used to living in Zheluping, and the city and camp were all renovated, and they were impregnable.Another messenger was sent from the area of ​​the Kuilan military city in the south. Jia Jingsi was really unable to restrain his generals and asked Hao Zhenwei to lead his troops south to help him beat the soldiers.

This is surprising to say.Inviting foreign troops to suppress his subordinates is quite a bit like the post-world Wei Bo Jieshuai asking outsiders to help him get rid of Wei Bo's soldiers, full of black humor from beginning to end.Hao Zhenwei didn't mind putting his hand into the friendly army, but he still had some measure. He knew that the Colan army was not as good as the Zhelu army that had been removed from the army. He couldn't do anything without the order from the superior, so he could only shirk it blindly.

However, at the end of February, something happened, which completely changed the plan of the Tiande army to continue to lie down and live in the Zhelu army city: the Qilan army was in chaos!

In fact, in the late Tang and Five Dynasties, it was common for soldiers at the bottom to mutiny or even betray.

Take the Kelan army as an example. The last time Li Ke attacked with a large army, even though Li Shao and Jia Jingsi personally supervised the battle, there were still many people who responded to the rebels. For this reason, they did not hesitate to go over the wall and seek refuge. The military city is down.

At this time, the Tiande army will occupy the Zhelu army city and threaten the back road of the Datong army going south, so these bastards have not been tested too much recently.However, the nature of Jiangshan is easy to change, and it is difficult to change. Jinyang has had a few disputes over pay.

Of course, the reason for their mutiny this time was not an invitation to reward, but because Shangguan had driven them to reinforce Loufan Supervisor Mucheng.Come on, can I go there?Fighting with the ferocious Datong rebels, there are still few rewards, who the fuck is going!

So they rushed into Lanzhou City and looted everywhere.The town soldiers were caught off guard and were dismantled from the establishment, unable to stop them, and in the end they simply joined the Kui Lan army and swept across several counties in Lan and Shi.

"This Jia Jingsi is really a waste, can't fight, can't even lead soldiers?" Lu Huaizhong swallowed his last mouthful of broth and said, "Ordinarily we should just sit and watch that gang. The bastard is making trouble, what do you do! Li Shao and Jia Jingsi must be drinking the blood of soldiers, grandma, otherwise the army of Kuilan can make trouble? I despise these civil servants who drink the blood of soldiers the most."

"It's impossible to just sit back and watch. Lanzhou is in chaos, and our supplies are gone. Food is one meal less, arrows, spear heads, medicinal materials, bowstrings, armor, draft animals and other military supplies, you can Have you changed it?" Ren Yuji bit a chicken leg forcefully, and said vaguely, "I heard that the Caocheng River is very rich before, but now people have run away, and the cattle and sheep can't be seen. Without Lanzhou’s aid, it’s in vain, let’s eat dirt!”

"There is indeed a shortage of military rations." Li Yanling, who was in charge of the general affairs, knew this all too well, and only heard him say: "At the end of last year, Li Ke attacked with a large army, and the supply convoys in Lan and Shi were stopped. The rebels After retreating, I only shipped food once, and seeing that it was time to ship the second time, I ended up in chaos first, and I don’t think we can wait any longer.”

"Old Li, how long can the army last for food and grass?" Shao Shude wiped his hands and asked.

As soon as the lieutenant spoke, the others stopped, stopped talking, and concentrated on listening to Li Yanling's answer.

"As far as I know, it should only be enough for one month." Li Yanling replied, "Maybe more, but not more than a few days."

"One month..." Shao Shude muttered to himself in a low voice, then tapped the table and said: "The military city of Kelan is about a hundred miles away from Zheluping, and the army will arrive in a few days. Near the military city of Kelan is Langu County. A hundred miles to the south is Yifang County, where Lanzhou is located. Eighty miles southeast of Yifang County is Loufan Superintendent Mucheng, where Cui Dashuai stationed his troops. The troops from Lan and Shi have spread to nine counties in the whole territory. Commander Cui is close at hand, so wouldn't he dare to send troops to pacify the chaos? Why do we want our Tiande army to go south?"

"Cui Jikang is just a quail right now, he doesn't dare to move, he's scared." Lu Huaizhong called Commander Cui by his name, obviously showing no respect for him.

"Why do you think so much? You can't stay in Zheluping any more. There is no food and no pay. It's better to go south and get some money, brothers." Li Yixian, who had not spoken before, suddenly interjected: "Lieutenant General, I am not Said to loot the place, but many people in other battalions think so."

"What did you hear?" Shao Shude asked.

"I heard people from other cities say that after being out for so long, the rewards under the top of the hair are really pitiful. Since we have to go south and eat, after the chaos has been quelled, Lan and Shi Erzhou will definitely give an explanation, and this time it will be a big deal. Everyone can make a fortune in the profit market." Li Yixian answered honestly.

Shao Shude was silent when he heard the words.He's not the kind of person who gets into the eyes of money, but he doesn't love money, but that doesn't mean others don't love money either.The soldiers came to Hedong from Fengzhou and went on an expedition for thousands of miles. What did they do?The righteousness of the court may be there, but so is money.In this matter, Shao Shude didn't want to stop it, and there was no reason to stop it. The most he could do was to negotiate with others on behalf of his subordinates, so as not to let the order get out of control.

"Go south, let's go south. I'm tired of these cornmeal rice and hu cakes, not to mention that I won't even be able to eat them in another month. That's all, I heard that Lanzhou mutton has a unique flavor, so let's try it out. , to see if it is really so delicious." Shao Shude smiled and said to the crowd.

"That's right, what's wrong with Zheluping? The northwest wind? Hurry up and head south."

"I heard that Lanzhou women are also good."

"Li Keyong thought about going south to Lanzhou again and again, and he must have taken a fancy to the goods there."

"Let's go now, there's still time. After a month, when the rations are exhausted, the rebels will come again, and they won't be able to go, and they won't be able to defend. It's too miserable."

"I don't want to wait for a moment!"

The subordinates discussed the various ways to go south to Lanzhou, and Shao Shude sighed, this is what the army wants, and no one can stop it.

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On the ninth day of February in the sixth year of Qianfu, Shao Shude escorted Qiu Weidao to Hao Zhenwei's general mansion early in the morning.He is now a lieutenant general and is already qualified to participate in discussions, although most of the time it is not his turn to speak.

"Qiu Jianjun, Hedong Observation Envoy Li Shao went to Hehe County, and the rebels entrenched in Yifang, Langu and other places, and pushed ten generals Jin Zhi and Wu Bin to stay behind. Go south and pacify the Lan and Shi rebellions." Hao Zhenwei seems to have lost a bit of weight recently, and it is obviously not easy to eat, drink, and carry out food, drink and Lhasa with thousands of people.Especially after the chaos of the Kuilan army, Hao Zhenwei quickly reflected on it to see if he had treated his own soldiers of the Tiande army badly. The mental pressure was indeed not too great.

"Is there an order from Commander Cui?" Qiu Weidao asked.

"Of course there is. The messenger hasn't left Zheluping yet, so the supervisor can inquire in person." Hao Zhenwei said as he took out an official letter and handed it to Qiu Weidao.

Qiu Weidao took it over and looked at it carefully, then cupped his hands and said: "If you have the general order, the envoy will have no objection. The army of Kuilan has no government rules and regulations, and it is a disaster, so don't doubt it."

"Okay!" Hao Zhenwei stood up abruptly and said, "Then the general will call the shots. In the past few days, let's organize equipment and luggage, and set off on February [-]th, the whole army will go south!"

Once the plan is set, the implementation is very fast.Baggage, weapons, money and grain are all loaded into carts and pack horses, and things that cannot be taken away will not be left to help the enemy, but will be destroyed together.

The stockade outside the city can’t be left, just burn it down, and it’s not troublesome to build a new one anyway.It's a pity that the Zhelu Army City, which has been repaired continuously for months, seems to be cheaper than the gang of Datong Army, which is really bad luck!

After assigning people to help everyone in the Military Academy pack their bags, Shao Shude took time to walk around the city.As far as I can see, they are all beaming soldiers. They are talking and laughing loudly, and the atmosphere is warm, as if they are about to go south for a banquet.

This made Shao someone realize that not many people like to live in Zheluping.It is dark and cold here, facing the threat of war at any time, and there is no way to provide food and grass. As far as you can see, apart from warriors or warriors, you can't even see a normal commoner, let alone a woman.

The Lanzhou Rebellion gave the Tiande Army an excellent excuse. Now they are going south. Whoever loves this broken place can take it.What kind of "block the thief's passage", you fucking come to "block the thief", I'll go to the rear and enjoy the happiness, okay?The military's aspirations, the general trend, that's all.

(End of this chapter)