Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 939 Requirements
Zimo Town's retreat turned into a tragedy.

There are only 500 of them, and there is no city wall, only a fortress, and it is impossible to defend it.When he learned that Yecheng had launched a brutal offensive and defensive battle, the reasonable solution was to run away.To the east, go to Linzhang, if it is impossible, then flee back to Weizhou.

But they were unlucky. After they hit the road out of breath, their ranks were disorganized and their equipment was not complete. They were directly attacked by cavalry and took them away in waves.

After taking care of this group of enemies, the cavalry continued to move around, keeping an eye on the direction of Cizhou, and be wary of Jin soldiers who might go south.

The siege of Yecheng finally came to an end after a day and a night.

Yang Baoyu, who had no more than a thousand soldiers under him, couldn't hold on any longer. He left his followers and went out of the city to break through under the cover of his own soldiers. He was finally intercepted at the Wanjin Post in the north of the city, and dozens of people in his group died.

Wanjin Station is not very far from Fushui.During the Qianyuan period, Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi and other 20 troops surrounded An Qingxu with tens of thousands of remnants in Yecheng in nine quarters. Shi Siming led 13 horses to help, and the two sides fought in Wanjinyi.

The Xiaojie Army took the lead in rushing into the city. Facing the stubborn soldiers, they showed no mercy and slaughtered wantonly.

"Dog thief! What's the point of killing your own people?" A wounded soldier yelled before dying.

Xiaojie Jun Wu Fu had a slight look of shame on his face, but his men kept stabbing him with a single shot, wounding the soldier.

"Tuesday, I ate in the same steamer with you in vain, so I'm going to do it now? Haha! I'll wait for you below."

"Wang Silang, your brother-in-law is in the Liuxiong Army, and he helped you when he was young. It doesn't matter if you kill me. When you meet your brother-in-law in the future, do you want to fight with swords?"

"Shao thief divides our vassal mansion, and all warriors will have a hard time in the future. During Xuanzong's Long March, he was recruited from Qingzhou, and went to Anxi. He was far away from his hometown. When he came back, his hair was gray and he couldn't even find a relative. If you want to live this kind of life, you can become a dog for Shao thief, and I will fight with you."

"Enlist in the army at fifteen, and return at eighty. Dao meets the villagers, who is there in the family... Hahaha, you can be dogs, I will kill one and earn one."

"The princes and generals enslave us martial arts like this. I don't want to surrender."

Because of the fierce resistance of the soldiers, the Xiaojie army also fired real fire, with swords and axes, and blood flowed all over the long street.If Kang Yanxiao hadn't stopped it in time, it is estimated that they would have slaughtered all the soldiers, and even affected ordinary people.

After the killing ended, the atmosphere was very heavy.The surviving soldiers were trembling, and the warriors of the Xiaojie Army had no sense of victory, and there was a depressing atmosphere everywhere.

"Nonsense." Huo Liangsi kicked away a bloody corpse, and said angrily: "Xia Wang Rende, the sergeants sent to Qingtang and Helong to guard the border are rotated every two years, so don't spread rumors. Eat a warrior This bowl of rice, with so much money, how about going out to guard the border for two or three years?"

Everyone's face turned pale.

Huo Liangsi sighed.To a certain extent, everything that warriors in the world have today was obtained by killing generals and expelling commanders. Otherwise, how could they have such a generous military salary?It has long been seen as a human being.

Two thousand Xuzhou sergeants were stationed at Jiaozhi, and 800 of them guarded Guilin. It was agreed to rotate every three years. As a result, no one came to take up the defense in five years. This challenged the bottom line of all warriors, and killing officials and rebelling became inevitable.

But what about before?It is not an uncommon phenomenon to return from the military expedition at the fifteenth and the eighties. When the gray-haired veteran returned to his hometown, he saw the wild grass in the courtyard and the grass on the grave at the head of the village. Whoever eats together can only cry alone facing the sunset.

Wufu's life now is much better than before the Anshi Rebellion.But it seems to be a bit too much, and it must be pulled back.King Xia is not cruel, he rotates every two years, and sergeants during the rest period can go home to reunite with their families, which is actually okay.

"How many people are left?" Huo Liangsi calmed down and asked.

The sergeants gathered the remaining surrendered soldiers together, and there were about three hundred left.

"Join the army, let them know everything clearly." Huo Liangsi ordered.

The three hundred surrendered soldiers were still in shock, and they all breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that they could live.

Between life and death there is great terror.When the knife and ax are not on the neck, many people are generous and heroic.But when it comes to the last moment, not everyone can face it calmly.

After adding 300 people to the army, the Xiaojie Army barely recovered to [-] people. It can be seen that the previous battles were indeed exhausted.

"Huo Junshi is a man of great wisdom." Kang Yanxiao praised.

Huo Liangsi saluted him and went to appease the wounded soldier.

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On the fifth day of September, Shao Shude personally led the main force to Ye County.

"The battle of Xiangzhou in the Qianyuan period was a pity. In the ninth quarter, 20 troops were gathered, and in the end they failed, which created the current situation." Shao Shude climbed to the top of the city of Ye County, overlooking the land of Hebei, and said with emotion.

The result of the battle of Xiangzhou directly determined whether Tang Ting could recover Hebei, but this main battle failed.

There is no unified head coach.In fact, if the eunuch Yu Chaoen really took power, it would be great, then at least one person still counts, but he is only a coordinator, unable to command the army, and stands by Guo Ziyi's side at critical moments.

In the two siege battles of Weizhou and Xiangzhou, the 20 troops were exhausted. Shi Siming led the 13 new troops who had been resting for a long time. Unknown weakness, and finally used [-] cavalry to defeat the Tang army.

The impact of this battle is far-reaching and immeasurable.

Zhao Guangfeng, Xie Tong, Kang Yanxiao, Huo Liangsi and others thought about it after hearing the words. Every move of the superiors had to be pondered over and over again by the subordinates.

"My lord, do you mean that the people of Jin will first let Wei Bo wear down our army's strength and morale, and then make a massive attack to defeat me in one fell swoop?" Zhao Guangfeng, with the highest status, asked first.

"If any kind of battle in the world consumes the most energy, it must be the siege battle. If I continue to fight city after city, when Li Keyong leads the army to come, what percentage of our army's combat power will be left? Half of it." That's not bad." Shao Shude said: "After Linzhang County is taken down, the camps and troops have been rectified, and the strength of the troops has been diluted to the extreme, so we can't act recklessly."

"My lord, now we still have to end the war in one direction as soon as possible." Zhao Guangfeng reminded.

Zhao Guangfeng's words had two meanings, one was that he spent more than half a year fighting, and the other was that Li Tangbin had been in charge of the army for a long time, so it was time for him to come back.

Now Wang Shifan is still hesitating.There was only one isolated city left in Zizhou, and the general Liu Wei was besieged inside. He was quite capable. He had prepared a lot of supplies in advance, and his defense was impeccable.

Ye Liyu, deputy envoy of the Tielin Army, led the three armies of Tielin, Tianxing, and Pengri to dig trenches and attack day and night. The latter two consumed a lot and basically lost their combat effectiveness.

Shao Shude just ordered that the two armies of Tianxing and Pengri should be merged into the Pengri army, with a force of [-], Dai Siyuan as the military envoy, and Li Renhan as the deputy envoy.

Shao Lun, envoy of the Tianxing Army, was transferred to be the governor of Chenzhou, and He Gui, the deputy envoy, was transferred to be the envoy of the Dingyuan Army.

The miscellaneous army consumed another...

But to be honest, everyone has eyes, and it will be over if they are exhausted. That's why Shao Shude ordered Li Tangbin to be restrained.

The new Japanese army also retreated to Caozhou for training, and the grievances from the top and bottom were slightly reduced.

Wang Shifan's main force suffered several defeats in Qingzhou, and now they are mainly defending.One is to arrange key points inside and outside Bochang City, the node of the Jishui Channel, and the other is to use military forts and camps to defend Laiwu Gukou, Yidu, and Linqu.

Shao Bo, the governor of Dizhou, led 5000 people to the south, and with the cooperation of the Zhongwu Army, he broke through the enemy camp on the north bank of Jishui.

Han Zhu, deputy envoy of the Yanei Army, also came up with 5000 people as a reserve team. Together with 3000 remnants of the Jianrui Army and the Dingnan Army, they defeated the enemy outside Bochang City.

Li Tangbin led Liu Zhijun's troops to go northward, with more than [-] soldiers in his hands, and threatened them outside Qingzhou City.

Zhao Liang, the governor of Mizhou under the Taining Army, led his army to reinforce Qingzhou, but was defeated by the Feilong Army and beheaded.

Qi Bizhang has led his headquarters to chase into Mizhou, Kefutang County.Guo Chubin, the governor of Yizhou, volunteered and led more than 3000 people eastward to conquer Ju County, intending to march north and south with Qi Bizhang and unplug Mizhou.

There are only four counties in Mizhou, and the household registration is less than [-], and the fall is imminent.

Qi Bizhang's Flying Dragon Army shined brilliantly, using their mobility to defeat the enemy in succession, with outstanding military exploits.Shao Shude has already made an appointment with him. Shao Mingyi, the second son of Princess Zheshi, will marry Qi Bizhang's granddaughter as his wife. The two young children will be married as soon as they grow up.

For the great cause, Shao Shude decisively sold another son.

"The national defense army has returned to the river, and there are only more than 2000 Jianrui troops left?" Shao Shude asked suddenly.

The Jianrui Army originally had 500 people, and they marched [-] to the east. After continuous battles, they lost a lot. Wang Tan was replaced by [-] people, and the rest was just over [-]. Now it is less than [-].

"Yes, there are more than [-] people." Zhao Guangfeng replied.

"Let him go to Zhongdu to rest. Send a secret order to Hu Zhen and Ge Congzhou, and the rest of the Jianrui army will supply the three armies of Guangsheng, Shenjie, and Longxiang, so that they will be ready. If there is any disturbance, they will be suppressed immediately." Shao Shude Said: "After the revocation of the Jianrui Army's designation, you should think about the resettlement plan of Guo Shaobin and Zhang Yun. Don't be too shabby after the founding of the country. There are still many surrendered troops. Everyone is watching."

"Of course." Zhao Guangfeng replied.

Since the Eastern Expedition, the two armies of Jianrui and Tianxing are considered to be gone.Loyalty to the military and the protection of the country are also seriously injured. The emotions of the surrendered soldiers and generals really need to be appeased, otherwise everyone is in danger, and if they fail to protect themselves, some people will turn against them.In fact, there is already a great possibility that someone will rebel, but these miscellaneous soldiers have to be exhausted, and the grasp of proportion is too much a test of political level.

"Your Highness, the last general has posted recruitment notices inside and outside the city. May I ask how many people should be recruited?" Shao and Zhao were discussing the consumption of the motley army. Huo Liangsi, the new leader of the motley army, came again, and the two were speechless .

"I know that Wei Bo's martial arts is at its peak, and the Tutuan villagers are also outstanding in skills, so we can recruit as many as we can. Those who are depressed and unsuccessful, and those who want to be martial arts but fail, can be recruited. It is also clear that the family will move to Tangzhou." Shao Shude said.

The state soldiers are local troops, so they can make an exception.But the Xiaojie Army is a field force, and it is impossible for family members to stay in Weibo.

"After Linzhang County is captured, you can also recruit soldiers." Shao Shude took Huo Liangsi's hand again after talking about it, and said, "On the day you broke the city, you showed righteousness to the descendants and did a good job. Wei The Bowu people have five concerns. One is that they don’t trust the generals in Kansai. The other is that they will lose their livelihood. The third is that they will lose their privileges. …I can agree to some of their conditions, but I can’t agree to some, it’s very good if you can clarify the facts to Jiang Ren.”

"Your Highness is wise and mighty, devouring the world is unstoppable, and he loves the people and treats the soldiers kindly. Under His Highness, Wei Bowufu just lost some privileges that he shouldn't have. Life will definitely not be too bad. The end will see it , all worries are gone, so I am willing to do things with all my heart and do my best to die." Huo Liangsi replied loudly.

"If there are more people like you in the 43 counties of the six prefectures of Weibo, then I will be much more relaxed." Shao Shude said with a smile: "The Xiaojie Army has [-] troops, recruiting while fighting, good for training."

"As ordered."

(End of this chapter)