Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 791
It was already late when the army arrived in Fugou County with the prisoners.

In this battle, more than [-] people were beheaded and more than [-] were captured.The Jiama Army, a unit that had repeatedly made military exploits on the Eastern Front, just disappeared into the battle sequence of the Liang Army.

Zhu Quanzhong, another veteran unit is missing.

Fugou Ling really opened the city to welcome the surrender, and collected doctors and medicinal materials overnight to wrap up the wounds of the soldiers.

Shao Shude personally went to the camp to comfort the wounded soldiers.

"Marshal, you didn't go back to Xiazhou when you went back to Guanbei last time?" A wounded soldier was leaning on the ground, seeing Shao Shude coming in, struggling to get up.

Shao Shude took two quick steps, let him continue to lie down, then took off his cloak and covered him.

"In order to meet my righteous brother, I didn't go back to Xiazhou." Shao Shude replied.

"Zhengdan in the year when the first emperor changed Yuan Wende, the commander still spent his year in Xiazhou." The wounded soldier recalled, his slightly distorted face relaxed a little, and he said: "That year, The marshal first went to see Huang Silang. There were only orphans and widows left in their family. The marshal asked if the pension was paid in full. Before leaving, he gave a few bolts of silk. I have never seen such beautiful silk. Everyone is very envious .”

Shao Shude smiled and said, "I remember, are you Zhang Dalang?"

"Yes, the commander has a good memory. Brother Zhong and I are both in the army, under the command of General Li Shaorong." Zhang Dalang squeezed a smile and said: "Back then there were Liu Dayou from the Tielin Army and Jin from the Wuwei Army. Three, all together."

"It's been nine years in a flash, how are you, gentlemen?"

"Liu Dayou is dead, and Jin San is disabled. This will be a postman, and I can't even settle accounts."

"Where's your second brother?"

"He's still alive, he's already a vice general of the Iron Cavalry Army, better than me." Zhang Dalang smiled, probably involving the wound, and grinned again.

"That's good." Shao Shude said, "Heal your wounds in peace."

"Commander, the Iron Cavalry Army has also moved to Jinjiang. Can you come and visit us next Chinese New Year?" Another wounded soldier said, "Those people in Hezhong still don't believe that the commander will come to visit us."

"Okay! Not only I will come, but I will also take the princess and the prince with me." Shao Shude promised.

"If that's the case, it's not in vain for me to fight." The wounded soldier smiled and said, "After the commander-in-chief has conquered the world, I can tell others that the sage and prince have visited my house in the past."

"Qi Wulang, what nonsense are you talking about?" an officer scolded.

"What are you afraid of?" Qi Wulang said nonchalantly: "This world deserves what the commander deserves. Who have I never killed? From Qingtang to Henan, from Yinshan to Chang'an, I can't even count the people I killed. Leader Even if the sage of the Li family stands in front of me, I would dare to kill him with one blow."

What an unruly martial artist!Others have the courage to rob the emperor's property and concubines, but there are still some psychological barriers to killing the king.Qi Wulang talked about killing the king with a calm expression, and everyone couldn't help but look sideways.

"I haven't lost to me today, what are you talking about?" Shao Shude also reprimanded lightly, and then said: "If you have the guts, you will kill the heads of Khitan and Uighur chieftains for me in the future. ,dare?"

"Why don't you dare?" Qi Wulang raised his eyebrows, and said: "I know that the commander-in-chief is not good at wealth, so I rewarded it to my brothers. In the future, I will kill the Khitan chieftain, and take his wife and daughter to the commander-in-chief."

"Haha!" Shao Shude laughed loudly, and said, "You all know me. I don't like wealth, but I like power and beauties."

Qi Wulang also laughed, and said: "Next time during the Chinese New Year, the commander-in-chief will bring the crown prince. I'll wait and see. I heard that he is General Zhe's nephew. If it's okay, what if I protect him? The Shao family is forever, and we will wait." And get rich."

These words were very arrogant, but the wounded soldiers who were listening beside them took it for granted.

We protect you, but we are not necessarily willing to protect your heirs. These are two different things.

A soldier like this is pretty good.If it is replaced by Wei Bo, then there will be no elections?It is not a matter of course for a son to take over from Lao Tzu.

Zhe Siyu followed and walked in. As soon as he entered the camp, he subconsciously stopped when he heard Qi Wulang's words.After listening, he walked to Shao Shude's side and stood silently.

Can generals rebel?Can.The premise is that the big soldiers below want to listen to you.

Can the cavalry fight back?At least not against King Xia.

King Xia's prestige is deep-rooted. He has already captured the hearts of the soldiers. If the general rebelled, he might be tied up directly if he sent the soldiers under him for nothing.At least in the old troops such as Tielin, Wuwei, and Iron Cavalry, this must be the case.

Whether the nephew can take over the position smoothly depends on the morale of the army.King Xia's legacy may be able to provide a lot of help, but he mainly depends on himself.

These hanging soldiers!

"Your Majesty, there is news from Bianzhou that the Tiande army has arrived at Heyin and will head to Zhengzhou tomorrow. Do you want to order them to go to the city of Bianzhou?" Zhe Siyu asked softly.

Shao Shude waved his hand and chatted with the wounded soldiers for a long time before taking his leave.

"It's useless for the Tiande army to come. It's impossible to attack Bianzhou, and it's impossible to attack Huazhou. Let them garrison in Zhengzhou to avoid rebellion in the local area. In addition, collect more food and grass." Shao Shude said.

Liu Zijing's troops have already gone south, and now Zhengzhou has almost no soldiers, and there must be an army to guard it, otherwise it is hard to say whether the local officials will work hard.Food and grass are also really in short supply, there is no army to guard them, relying on the weak forces of the surrendered counties, the resistance to collecting food and grass is very high, and it is even impossible to collect food and grass at all, and they are directly frightened away by the people who have weapons hidden in every household.

In this battle, the horse army received more than [-] hu of grain, and only a few thousand hu were collected in Fugou City, which was enough for the entire army to feed for seven days.This will be able to collect a little bit more, and it must last until June.

The two entered the county government office, one behind the other, under the guard of the soldiers. Xie Tong had just returned from outside the city.Most of the Iron Cavalry Army and the Dingnan Army are stationed outside the county. As an important member of the army, Xie Tong also has his own job, and it is not just a matter of giving advice.

"It's getting late at night, so envoy Xie should rest earlier. Tomorrow, the whole army will have a day off, and envoy Xie needs to go to the camp to check the equipment. The captured Liang army also needs to be escorted to the north." Shao Shude said.

In today's battle, the casualties were not small.

The iron cavalry army suffered more than [-] casualties, and the Dingnan army suffered more than [-] casualties.The former is mainly injured by bows and crossbows, while the latter is partially injured by bows and crossbows, but the loss is greater when charging.At that time, the cavalry army was already a little chaotic, but there were still people who took the initiative to fight and refused to give up. A large number of knights were knocked off their horses by the long axe and died.

Shao Shude's resumption after the war, without the help of soldiers from the Flying Dragon Army, with more than 1 horsemen from the Iron Cavalry Army and the Dingnan Army alone, it is estimated that he would not be able to eat, and he might have been harassed and ran to Chenzhou.

However, 5000 people were captured, and they will all be their own soldiers in the future.In the future, against Khitan and Uyghur, Jiama Army, these long-standing warriors, can explode with powerful combat effectiveness.

Military officers are generally from generations of generals and school families, with a deep inheritance and continuous training in wars, which prevents them from degenerating and ruining their family traditions.

Most of the soldiers have been in the army for many years, and I can't remember the number of battles I have seen.Such a veteran can be said to be a huge fortune, and the overall profit is still big.

"Your Majesty, I think about it day and night, and I still feel that we should strike while the iron is hot and destroy Quanzhong first." Xie Tong said: "If you attack and destroy his tribe, the situation in Henan will be settled immediately. If you allow him to flee back to Bianzhou, it may have to be delayed." The time. The servant suggested that after the rest tomorrow, we should go out and attack Zhu Quanzhong the day after tomorrow."

Shao Shude glanced at him, wondering for a moment if he really thought so, or if he had other plans.

In fact, he didn't intend to spend too much energy on the main force led by Zhu Quanzhong, because it couldn't move at all.Try it, it will definitely happen, just like he sent the bodyguards to attack Bianzhou-the bodyguards tried to attack the South Gate and the Water Gate, killing and injuring more than a thousand people before and after, it was impossible, and the Liang people seemed to have enough energy.

"Wait a minute, let's see Zhu Quanzhong's movements." Shao Shude said, "Li Tangbin is already spreading the news. The Liang people in Yingdong and Xuzhou know that Bianzhou is besieged and their morale is frustrated. If Zhu Quanzhong tries to save Pang Shi and withdraw from Gubei , then I will encircle him in Chen Xu and make this place his burial place. If he does not save him, he will eat tens of thousands of Pang Shigu, and then send his troops to the north. He will die no matter what. Hurry up, one dies slower."

The demoralization of the Liang army was not caused by Shao Shude's nonsense, but by Li Tangbin's troops when they crossed the river to attack the camp.It was unimaginable in the past that thousands of people attacked the bandit village, and the damage was equal.After all, the side defending the camp has walls, walls, ditches, and horse pits, and the casualties of the attacking side will be far greater than those of the defending side.The kills were quite equal, which shows that the morale of Pang Shigu's troops has really dropped greatly.

Li Tangbin has ordered the Tianxiong and Tianzhu armies stationed in Xiangcheng and Jiacheng to set off on [-] steps, and together with [-] Tutuan villagers from Ci, Xi, Shan, and Guo, they will go to the front line of Yingshui.

As soon as this reserve team comes up, there are more than [-] people from the Jinglue, Dingyuan, Guide, and National Defense Armies on the front line. Wan Liangjun is not a big problem.

At present, the contact war between the two sides has never stopped.Li Tangbin's main force stuck tightly to the Pang Shigu Group. This was a huge bait. If Zhu Quanzhong came to meet them and retreat, if one was not good, he would throw the 7 people in his hands into it, turning into an unprecedented defeat.

The morale of the Tutuan villagers is not as high as that of the regular Yamen.When retreating, they are the most prone to accidents.

In addition, Shao Shude has other arrangements, which may play an unexpected role at critical moments.

But some people are still hesitating, they are convening their clansmen to discuss and argue endlessly.

This is the drawback of the family-style regime and the family-style army.Everyone in a big family has a share, if the head of the family is weak, then everything has to be discussed.If you don't talk about it for a long time, it is easy to leak the wind.

If the overall situation is like this, it is still impossible to form a unified opinion. If it is so stupid, then it is not worth worrying about.

Now, everything depends on Zhu Quanzhong's choice.

(End of this chapter)