Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 83: One Stop, Two Look, Three Passes
On the ninth day of April in the second year of Guangming, Li Yanling reported that he had raised 1000 households.Shao Shude ordered him to gather all the households in Tongguan County, and send them back to Suizhou together with more than [-] soldiers from Chaojun.

At the same time, the much-anticipated battle of Fengxiang finally ended.

Shang Rang, Wang Bo and others despised Zheng Tian as a scholar, leading more than 6 people along the way.Zheng Tian led nearly 2 soldiers and horses from the four towns to fight, and the result was a big victory, beheading more than [-] people.

The result of this battle shocked the entire Guanzhong, and immediately spread the word to the world.Most of those who were on the sidelines realized that the Chaozhong had not fought hard and bloody battles all the way, and they may have overestimated their strength, and Tang Shi still has arrogance.As a result, many feudal towns began to express their attitudes, no longer the two ends, and those who had already surrendered the thieves immediately went back to their way, and sent troops and horses into the aid pass to redeem themselves.

The situation is unprecedentedly unfavorable for Huang Chao!
On the thirteenth day of the fourth month, Zhuge Shuang ordered the army to leave Tongzhou, cross the river westward, and settle in Jingyang County.

Early in the morning, Zhe Shiyu led four hundred cavalry first, spread out far away, and monitored the left and right.Afterwards, Li Tangbin led the trapped camp to escort some food, grass and luggage to follow up.Behind them was the main force of the army, Shao Shude and Zhuge Shuang leading thousands of people, mighty and mighty.The last one was the [-] cavalry soldiers led by Zhu Shuzong, who guarded some of the food, grass and baggage.

After they left, there was not a single soldier in the same state.Whoever wants this place can take it.

From Tongzhou to Jingyang, you must first cross the river south to Pan County, then go west, cross the northern border of Xiaji County, and arrive at the final destination.The whole journey is more than [-] miles. Judging from the current situation of carrying a large amount of food and grass, it will take more than ten days to travel.

That night, the troops who crossed the river first camped on the outskirts of Pan County.

Shao Shude toured with his personal soldiers, and when he arrived at Li Tangbin's camp, he was a little annoyed: "Bring Li Tangbin here."

Li Tangbin arrived soon, looking a little uneasy.

"Lieutenant General Li, is there a shortage of rewards that will be issued?"

Li Tangbin was stunned and didn't know what it meant, so he could only bite the bullet and replied, "No."

"Is the ration for your ministry insufficient?"

"No."

"Then why didn't you obey the order?" Shao Shude asked angrily.Wei Boqiu, the deputy general of the personal soldiers, followed behind, with a dangerous light in his eyes, and his hand had unconsciously touched the handle of the knife.

"What does the military envoy mean?" Li Tangbin asked.

"You went to see the other camps, but they live in the fields like you? Didn't you see the seedlings in the fields?"

Li Tangbin suddenly realized when he heard the words, and immediately said: "The last general will set up camp again."

"The reward given by this commander can make the sergeant's family of six live without worries. If they are captured, there will be even more. The habit of falling into the camp is quite heavy. This will not like it, and I don't want to see it next time." Said: "In the past, when Wu Qi and Qin fought, they did not level the ridges when they camped in the wild, but only used branches to cover the wind, frost and dew. Why?"

Li Tangbin couldn't answer at first, but suddenly he felt blessed and said, "I will know at the end! In order not to push the people to the enemy."

"The answer is not deep enough." Shao Shude sighed and said, "Forget it, let's do this first and set up camp again."

After leaving Li Bu's camp, he took advantage of the last rays of sunset in the sky to climb a high slope and carefully overlook the boundless Guanzhong wilderness.

Such a good land ended up being caught in the flames of war.The nest army kills people like hemp, and the official army is also a small expert in robbery. If the two armies repeatedly seesaw, then Guanzhong is inevitable.

In fact, this meeting is not enough. Bashui, Shishui, Zero Water, Dongyang Water, Chishui, Shishui and other rivers are obviously not small in flow. Why is the siltation so serious that it is very troublesome to irrigate the fields.During the flood season, the floods will still flood, which makes people speechless.

What has the court been doing for decades?
It's a pity that I am not the master of this world, nor can I control the huge Guanzhong Plain.What we can do now is to try to relocate some people to Suizhou, so as to reduce the number of dead ghosts affected by the war, and preserve a little more vitality for the world, that's all.

After returning to the camp, Zhuge Shuang was summoned, and Shao Shude rushed over immediately.

"Shu De, the imperial court has decreed that all the ministries will advance to Chang'an and fight to the death with Chao Zhong." Zhuge Shuang said as soon as they met.

"What do you mean, Master?"

"Go to Jingyang first."

Sure enough, it's still Zhuge Shuang's old routine, one stop, two see three passes.The older you are, the more cautious you are. You can only earn credit for what you can earn, and don't rob those with high risks. It's really too stable!

"Li Xiaochang of Kunfang has already decided to bring [-] troops to the aid. Zheng Xianggong promised him and ordered him to return to the north to exercise restraint." Zhuge Shuang added: "It's always good to have more troops, even if you can't fight a tough battle, if something happens Hurry up, you can…”

I didn't say the following, but Shao Juntou, who had successively annexed Zhaoyi, Heyang, and Hedong soldiers and horses, immediately understood.

Zhuge Shuang was sitting there, not wearing a military uniform at this time, with a fat body, like an old wealthy landlord.But Yi Zhao was killed by him. If Li Xiaochang is not obedient in the future, he will most likely be killed.

Don't offend those who are bent on going to a wealthy place to retire!
"Someone heard that you are collecting craftsmen?"

"The commander has a clear vision." Shao Shude added some tea to Zhuge Shuang, then sat down and said, "Xia Sui lacks all kinds of workers, not only the lack of various utensils for the people, but also the shortage of military supplies. This time, I will attract more craftsmen to Suizhou and put up the shelves first. In the future, I will produce more things, and I can also use them to exchange livestock with Dangxiang people, so as to hide wealth for the people.”

"Well, the idea is good. The chaos in Guanzhong, even if Huang Chao is pacified, I think it will continue for a while." Zhuge Shuang picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said, "This is also a kind deed of living people. Keep staying. In Guanzhong, most of them have no good ending. When I went to Suizhou, I was a little poor, but the victory was stability and family reunion, how wonderful."

"That's exactly what the commander said."

"What kind of person does Shu De think of Yang Yue?" Zhuge Shuang asked suddenly, his thinking seemed to jump a bit.

"I'm not familiar with it." Shao Shude could only answer honestly: "I've never met, I heard that the army is very strict and courageous."

"Before the expedition, XX actually met him once." Zhuge Shuang looked at the green tea in front of him, as if recalling: "It's different from ordinary generals. XX asked him what he thought about Xia Sui, and Yang Junshi told the old man. , since his family moved from Lingzhou in the first year of Zhenyuan, he has been in the army for generations, fighting with Tubo, Dangxiang and Uighurs, and every generation has been killed in battle. He is not loyal to this commander and that envoy, he is only loyal to Wan of Lingxia house lights."

"It's really arrogant to say this in front of the commander." Although he said so, Shao Shude was very interested in Yang Jun, who seemed to be ignoring anyone.The family has been rooted in Ling and Xia areas for generations, and they are full of love and nostalgia for their hometown. Such people are much easier to deal with than Tuobas Sigong. Everyone has no conflict of interest, and even the general direction is the same.

The two sat together and drank tea for a while.The conversation was very strange. Zhuge Shuang used his experience and Xia Sui's current situation to talk about some things. Shao Shude listened humbly and asked a few questions from time to time.

Both of them knew it in their hearts, but neither of them broke it.

Suddenly Zhuge Zhongbao entered the account and reported: "Huang Chao sent Zhu Wen to lead a group of more than [-] people out of the east, north of the Wei River, as if he wanted to go to Kanto. Commander, why don't we go south to intercept?"

Sure enough, Zhuge Shuang did not agree with the branch, and said, "Don't chase."

Then he added: "You have also experienced the battle of Tongzhou. Zhu Wen still has a capable army under his command. Chao's army suffered a disastrous defeat in Fengxiang, and now he should feel the crisis. I think there is a way back. If you are Huang Chao, is it possible not to give elite troops and strong generals?

On April 25, each battalion arrived in Jingyang County one by one.

On the [-]th of April, Li Xiaochang also led his army to Kunfang.

Zhuge Shuang took Shao Shude to greet him outside the city, and then a large banquet was held to entertain Li Xiaochang and more than ten generals and officers.

When the wine was in full swing, Shao Shude expressed his gratitude to Li Xiaochang: "Li Shuai Gao Yi, let a certain food, grass and people pass through the border, Shao Mou is here to thank him."

"Shao Jun's envoy is a big deal. It took a lot of effort to restrain the generals under his command." Li Xiaochang sighed and said, "I wanted to loot goods and women several times, but I was given righteousness by a certain Xiao. persuaded."

"Tomorrow, we will send [-] rations to Li Shuai's army. Don't refuse the commander. You may have to borrow in the future." Shao Shude laughed.

"Young generals like Shao Junshi can't be seen today 30 years ago." Li Xiaochang glanced at Shao Shude, and said: "In the future, Suizhou will have abundant household registration. I am afraid that Yanzhou will not be allowed."

"Suizhou and Yanzhou are next to each other, so what's the difference between them?" Shao Shude offered Li Xiaochang a toast, and said, "If Li Shuai has something to do in the future, just send an envoy to Suizhou to report, and Shao will surely respond."

"Okay! I have written this down." Li Xiaochang was a little happy, and said: "I can't understand the world, and all I want is wealth and honor. It is common sense to watch and help each other. Shao Jun envoy, drink this cup full. ."

"Drink this cup full."

When the time entered May, Zheng Tang, the commander of the battalions in all directions of the capital, ordered the troops to march towards Chang'an.The soldiers and horses on Fengxiang's side advanced first, and Zheng Tang, Tang Hongfu, and Cheng Zongchu each led their own troops and horses, advancing one after another, while the Panning army stayed behind.

Wang Chongrong was stationed in Huazhou, motionless as a mountain, and he didn't know what he was thinking. He felt that he was more speculative.He was greedy for the credit for regaining Chang'an, and he was afraid of facing Huang Chao's army of more than [-] people, so he was stuck there, neither advancing nor retreating.

Zhuge Shuang moved slightly and sent Shao Shude to lead the Tielin army to the south for less than ten miles to camp on the north bank of the Jingshui River.

In fact, the Kunfang army was originally supposed to go south, but something went wrong with them.The military commander, Li Xiaochang, resold part of the military ration that Shao Shude sent to the people in the city who still had money and silk. As a result, the sergeant found out that he wanted to kill the military commander.Li Xiaochang's personal soldiers killed more than ten people in a row, but to no avail. Seeing that the army was going to be in chaos, Zhuge Shuang finally came forward. Li Xiaochang spit out the money and gave rewards, and the sergeants gave up. Of course, they had already been killed. The dozen or so sergeants who were there were left alone, as if everyone had forgotten about it.

Zheng Tang received the military reports from the east and the north on his way to Xingping County.After he saw it, he sneered, Zhuge Shuang was an old fox, and Wang Chongrong was an idiot.To recover Chang'an, we still cannot rely on these people.

At the end, the name of one of them seemed to give him a vague impression.

Shao Shude, the envoy of the Iron Forest Army?It seems that Xia Sui's supervisor Qiu Weidao mentioned that he wanted to let him know Xia Sui's affairs.

Another ambitious soldier!Take a look this time.

(End of this chapter)