Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 413
Shao Shude was preparing to go out outside Pandouyi, a common people twenty miles southwest of Yanxiang County.

To the east of the post station is a very famous locust tree, which has the title of "Lord of Pagoda trees" on the post road of Liangjing. "West Road Middle Locust Tree" a poem.

When Shao Shude lived in Tongguan West Station (also known as Tongguan Station), Wu Rong also left poems.At this moment, the commander-in-chief only hated himself for not being good at poetry, for traveling all over the world for so long, he didn't even leave a single word.

Even Duan Qirui can write good poems, he really deserves to be a warlord.

About 28 miles east of Yanxiang County is Hucheng County, and the post road has been divided into north and south roads since then.

The North Road runs northeast from Hucheng, passes through Chousangdian and Chousangyi, and reaches Lingbao for 65 miles.

The South Road runs southeast from Hucheng, passes through Jingshan Pavilion, and reaches Hongnong County, Lisuo, Guozhou for 52 miles. There is Bairen Station, which is southeast of Honglushui (now Hongnong River).

Turning northeast from Guozhou and walking [-] miles along the Honglu River, Lingbao County is reached.

At this time, on the north-south post road, the traffic flowed like a dragon, and the spears were like a forest.

Team after team of sergeants marched in quickly, and the people of Shanguo fled one after another, looking uneasy.

Shanguo is stable.

Since the Huangchao Rebellion, there have been no more military disasters, and a large number of Henan people have fled here. The household registration has increased greatly, and agriculture and business have flourished.

Back then when Marshal Shao was still fighting in the northwest, he sent people to set up a horse shop here to attract refugees.Zhu Quanzhong also sent Guo Yan to Shaanxi to recruit [-] soldiers, which shows that the population here grew abnormally during the war years.

To the north of Shanguo is the Yellow River, and to the south are endless high mountains. The avenue is along the river, and it is not very open.

Strictly speaking, this road is also vulnerable, and the main threat comes from the town of Hezhong across the river.If Wang Chongying had the heart, if tens of thousands of soldiers crossed the river and went down the river, they only need to cut off a little bit, and they would be able to cut off the food for Marshal Shao's army.

And this is also the main reason why he has been sending troops to guard Zhuguanjin recently, and has not directly broken face with Wang Gong.

People can make excuses, but it doesn't mean they will dedicate the inheritance to you.

Regarding the occupation of Shanguo, we have to wait and see the situation in Henan.

On the 24th, the main force of the Chinese army arrived in Lingbao County. Zhu Jian, the town general, greeted him personally and provided hundreds of pigs and sheep for labor.

Shuofang Army set up material transfer centers in Tongguan, Hucheng, and Lingbao.

The masters conscripted from Guanzhong transshipped day and night, transporting a large amount of grain, grass, and equipment.Due to the limited road traffic, the speed of material transfer is very slow, which greatly limits the speed of marching.

The [-] Fengxiang troops led by Zhe Silun were mixed with the traffic and people of the civilian husbands. They marched slowly and were in a hurry.

At this time, if Wang Chongying sent troops to the south, Fengxiang's army would probably be dispersed by the fleeing master, and Marshal Shao would have to retreat to prevent his retreat.

I feel more and more threatened by Hezhong Town!
On the afternoon of the 27th, Shao Shude arrived in Shanxian County, where the Baoyi Army (Shaanguo) was supposed to be.

Shanxian County leans against the mountains in the south and the Yellow River in the north. "There are more than a hundred feet of water hanging over the water, and those who face it are all trembling." It is extremely dangerous and solid.

Li Mi once said: "Shaancheng is suspended on three sides, and it will not be possible to attack it in time."

This is a strong city, it is not easy to fight!

That night, Shao Shude stayed at Gantang Station on Zhaogongyuan.This original name is "Zhaogong", so it is almost Shaancheng that was acquired by the Shaw family?

At this time, the distribution of the Shuofang Army's troops was roughly that Shao Dashuai, the guard of the cavalry army, lived in Zhaogongyuan.

The Shunyi army stationed at the Sun Pontoon Bridge three miles northeast of Shan County.This pontoon bridge was built in the 11th year of Zhenguan. It is an important traffic route in the north and south of the Yellow River, and it can reach Pinglu County on the opposite bank, which is a county in Shanzhou.The Shanguo army set up 200 sailors here, and they were also driven away at this time.

The Huazhou army led by Wang Bian was stationed in the southwest of the state, stretching very wide, from Qilijian pass to Taiyuan Cang, and went out for several miles.

The Qilijian pass road is very dangerous, and it belongs to the key protection area that if lost, the whole army will run out of food. To be honest, Marshal Shao doesn't want to go any further. Now he wants to occupy Shanguo. The more frightened I was, the post road was too fragile, and the whole road was walking in a narrow road.

The Taiyuan warehouse, adjacent to the river under the warehouse, is the land and water transfer hub of the imperial court, where rented millet from Henan and Hebei transfers to Guanzhong is concentrated.

During the heyday of the Kingdom, there were thousands of tank boats on the river under the cang in Taiyuan.Ten years after Tianbao, the tank boat caught fire and lost 100 million shi of corn. It is not known whether it was a natural disaster or a man-made disaster.

The Taiyuan Warehouse had been taken over by Shanzhou at this time, and a large amount of grain and grass had been stored. There were hundreds of guards, and they were not driven away.However, from the day before yesterday, Shan County has organized civilian husbands to transfer grain and grass to the city of the state, regardless of whether they can let it go, but the fear of being robbed is real.

"Marshal, we can't go any further!" Inside Gantang Station, Chen Cheng said with a serious expression.

Shao Shude also hesitated.

A plan is a plan, but after going through such a journey, I found that this lifeline does have too many dangerous nodes, and it is easy for the enemy to take advantage of it.

"Commander, Wang Chongying seems to be loyal, but who can guarantee that he will not send troops south? On both sides of the river, even if our army has occupied the Jinjin and the Sun Pontoon Bridge, there are not only two places where we can cross the river. I dare not gamble on such a thing! "Chen Cheng continued to suggest: "If you occupy Shaanxi, use the two prefectures and fourteen counties as a basis, and use their resources to slowly map the Kanto."

"However, there will be an enmity with the Wang family and his son. Our army will go east, and the rear will be restless. How can we fight?"

"Commander, if you don't occupy Shaanxi, you can't go east. If you want to go east, you must occupy Shaanxi. It's best to take it together with Hezhong Mansion. The three cities of Pujin Pass are also in Wang Chongying's hands. If this person is not eliminated, it will be difficult." Ann." Chen Cheng said.

"If you stop your troops here, you may lose your trust in Li Keyong."

"I can't care about that much anymore." Chen Cheng said eagerly: "I have a plan now! It's better to invite Wang Gong out of Shan County, hold a banquet for him, ambush him during the banquet, and kill him. He is unprepared, and he may meet with his relatives." Come on, it's easy to kill, and then divide the troops to capture various places, all of which are these two prefectures. Shanzhou has Ruicheng and Pinglu counties in Hebei. If we occupy them, we can attack the middle of the river and bypass the natural danger of Pujin Pass."

"Commander, after beheading Wang Gong, you can order the An army to take the Sun Pontoon Bridge to the north and capture Pinglu County. In this way, our army will have a stronghold on Hedong Road..."

Chen Cheng kept talking.Shao Shude reckoned that he was racking his brains to think of these poisonous schemes along the way, and he didn't put his mind on dealing with Zhu Quanzhong at all.

This is actually not wrong.Falsely attacking Guo was originally one of the strategies formulated before the war. This time, the minimum goal is to actually control the two states of Shaanxi and Guo, and sooner or later they will turn their faces.

But Shao Shude felt that the time for this turnaround came a bit early, and it might affect the plan to deal with Zhu Quanzhong.

Alas, after fighting for so many years, the plans made before the war have never been perfectly executed, and they always go out of shape.

"If you are worried about breaking your promise, the commander-in-chief can go back to Lingbao, supervise the delivery of military rations, and ask the army envoys to send hundreds of soldiers to me, and this will be done. The commander-in-chief doesn't know about it, but I made up my own mind—— "

"Ridiculous!" Shao Shude scolded.

Afterwards, his tone became softer again, and he said, "I'm not a hypocrite, why should you take the responsibility? I did what I should have done. You can't bear the responsibility of killing Wang Gong, and you don't need it." Dan. Now is not the time, just wait."

Chen Cheng looked happy, and said: "Now we can station troops in Shanzhou, and wait for the various ministries to gather in order, and then we will take action at the end."

What Shao Shude had to wait for was Tielin, Tianxiong, Tianzhu, Wuwei and other armies, which were his reliance on Shang Zhu Quanzhong.Relying solely on the existing troops at hand is still a bit weak.

The Shunyi army was descended from the east of the river, added part of the Liangzhou mo, and had never been reorganized. They belonged to foreign troops, and Shao Shude didn't trust them very much.

The Huazhou Army didn't talk about it, and just pointed to the ability to wave the flag and shout. If you want to make a big use of it, you have to practice hard for several years.

Only the cavalry and flying bear armies, with a total of [-] soldiers, are worthy of great use.

"Where is the Flying Bear Army?" Shao Shude asked suddenly.

"I'm going to Xiá (xiá) Shi County, and I'm still on my way." Chen Cheng replied.

"After arriving at Xiashi, tell him to go east, don't stay, enter Shihao Town, and test Zhang Quanyi's strength first."

"As ordered."

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Xiashi County is sparsely populated, and the mountains are criss-crossed and rugged.

At this time, the moon was in the middle of the sky, and everything was silent. Liu Kangyi led more than ten people out of the camp to look out.

A burst of dark clouds was blown by the night wind, covering the still bright moonlight.

The wind howled and blew hard, and the silence on the dark field was eerie.

Suddenly, there was a sound of horseshoes.

Liu Kangyi made people slow down the horse, and the opposite side also tacitly reined in the horse to slow down.

"Or the brother who went out to spy." The soldier said in a low voice.There are no enemies in this area, and Shuofang's army is still far away in Lingbao.

"Shut up." Liu Kangyi took out the well-stringed horn bow and drew out the arrow.

The two sides gradually approached, and the speed of the horse almost stopped. They were obviously guessing and doubting the identity of the other party, but they didn't dare to open their mouths. It was still dark outside, and only vague shadows could be seen.

Another gust of wind blew from behind, and Yinyue revealed half of her face.

"Shoot!" Liu Kangyi didn't hesitate, the arrow flew out, taking advantage of the wind to rush towards him.

Both sides fought at almost the same time.

Under repeated screams, several people fell off their horses.

Liu Kangyi urged the horse to go forward and meet one person.

The opponent was obviously a veteran, and he stabbed him with a single shot.

Liu Kangyi didn't dodge at all, with a ferocious expression on his face, even a little crazy.I saw him raising his left hand, grasping the thrusting gun shaft like lightning, clamping it under his armpit, and slashing down diagonally with his right hand.

The person on the opposite side had superb riding skills. After releasing the spear shaft, he leaned back and turned around, avoiding the killing blow.There was even time to draw the secondary weapon from the side of the saddle, and at the moment when the two horses crossed each other, they slammed sideways, but they missed.

"What a thief!" Unexpectedly, Liu Kangyi's tried and tested trick failed, and he immediately turned around.

The other party also turned around and came to kill him, but unexpectedly he couldn't distinguish the road at night, and the mountain road was rugged, so the horse stumbled and rolled into the grass beside the road.

Liu Kangyi was so bold that he got off his horse and chased after him.

In the dark, a sword stabbed at Liu Kangyi's left shoulder. Even with the protection of the armor, it still felt a little itchy.

The opponent did not give Liu Kangyi a chance to breathe, and directly swung his sword horizontally.Liu Kangyi was not tall, but stocky and stocky. He ducked down on the spot, pulled out a leg stick with his left hand, and aimed at the opportunity to stab the opposite throat.

The opponent hastily shrank back, dodging the fatal blow to the throat, but the head did not dodge, the leg thruster pierced into the left eye by accident, and blood flowed profusely immediately.

Liu Kangyi looked at him cheaply, rubbed his body directly, grabbed his braids, wiped his legs sideways, his opponent's legs softened, and he fell to his knees directly.

Liu Kangyi went around behind him, stabbed him again, inserted it into the back of his neck, and stirred it.

Blood spurted out, and the opponent's thick body fell to the ground.

Liu Kangyi, who had dealt with his opponent, looked towards the field, but saw that few people were still standing on the horse.He quickly rushed to the side of the opponent's horse, picked up a horn bow, and shot two arrows in a row, one arrow was empty, and the other shot down a person.

"嗖嗖" two arrows flew, and the horse jumped up in pain.Liu Kangyi didn't hide at all, and shot another arrow, and another person was knocked down.

The other party realized that it might be difficult to obtain benefits today, so he yelled directly, and the few remaining people rode away directly, disappearing into the vast night.

Liu Kangyi stopped his men from pursuing.

His heart was pounding and his breathing was heavy. It was obvious that the fight just now was very thrilling and exciting.

After counting the number of people a little bit, he couldn't help but make his heart ache.

The number of the two sides was about the same, and there might be two more on my side, but after such a fight, six people died, while the other party's corpses were only found to be seven.

Didn't take any advantage!He sighed, feeling terrified at the same time.

In the fight in the dark just now, there was only a thin line between life and death. The opponent's martial arts were actually good, and the result of the fight had an element of luck.

"Gather the horses and search the corpses, hurry up!" Liu Kangyi ordered.

If the prediction is correct, this should be a Ranger of the Shuofang Army.

What does this mean?It shows that the armies of the two sides are close at hand and may confront each other at any time.

War is inevitable.

(End of this chapter)