Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1025 Expedition
On March 900th in the first year of Tianyou (25), the south wind suddenly blew up, and Lin Tao burst into waves.

The birds are flying around happily, sometimes circling into the forest, sometimes soaring into the sky, chirping, so lively.

On the rolling hills, small courtyards are hidden among the red flowers and willows.

To be honest, Shao Shude would rather live in Shendu Garden with fresh air.The environment here is so good, there is no such a large forest in Chang'an, breathing the fresh air, riding horses and hunting, life is more enjoyable than this.

He stretched out his left hand, and a huge golden eagle flapped its wings and landed on the leather case.

The golden eagle's sharp eyes fell on the flower field, where there seemed to be a dead body, looking at the white and tender flesh, it should be delicious.

The "corpse" was covered with a red skirt, but it was crumpled around the waist, and the upper and lower parts of the body were exposed like that.There are many grass clippings and dust on the face, chest, and between the legs, which seem to be traces caused by rolling and rubbing on the ground.

The "corpse" lay on the ground for a while, then got up silently, and lightly tidied up the broken dress.When you're done tidying up, bend down again to clean up the crushed blooms.Most of the hem of the skirt was gone, and the sun shone on the rear hips, shining a dazzling white light.

Shao Shude admired it quietly for a while, the magnificence of nature and the gentleness and femininity of women, these two beauties are indistinguishable.

Zhang Hui gave Shao Shude a white look, took the dress and went to change it for others, and brought Qi Shi back to the hall.

"Going to Xu Si now, maybe we can see brothers Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin." Shao Shude waved his arm, and the golden eagle fluttered its wings and soared into the sky.

Yang Xingmi's army has obvious shortcomings. The biggest problem is the weak cavalry.

The cavalry is not good, the problem is very big.The simplest thing is that the infantry on both sides will fight in formation. If the Xia army is defeated, the cavalry can fight back desperately to prevent the enemy from chasing and killing, and buy time for the rear to be contained and rectified.And if the Huai army was defeated, they would be chased away by the Xia army infantry, and even if they could run back in the end, most of the armor and weapons would be almost thrown away-in order to run away lightly.

Therefore, their fault tolerance rate is low and they cannot go wrong.

Over the years, Yang Xingmi has also been working hard to improve the cavalry strength.After all, Qian Liu next door can raise tens of thousands of horses in Hangzhou. If Lao Yang doesn't rectify the cavalry, his life will be in vain.

His pasture is mainly in Shengzhou, which is relatively desolate and has mountains, and the climate is cooler, which is good for raising horses.

There is not a shortage of cavalry talents.People like Li Shenfu, Li Tao, Yuan Zhen, Liu Cun, Chai Zaiyong, etc. are all from the north, and they followed Gao Pian to the south.After Tuoba Renfu, Zhu Xuan, and Zhu Jin brought the remnants there, they further enriched their strength in this area. There is no shortage of talents.

The restriction point is still the number of war horses.

This time Shao Shude brought 2000 people from Yin'anzhi to the south. They are all able to walk and ride, which is very rare.In addition, the Silver Spear and Flying Bear armies have also driven to Bianzhou in advance to collect supplies and prepare to go south.

After he joined the battlefield with more than ten thousand riders, it can be said to be a force that changes the balance.

And before leaving, he defeated the enemy army in the flower field first, and he was very happy.

"Your Highness..." Zhang Hui glanced at the filthy Qi family, hesitated, and said, "Your Highness has hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, so don't take risks lightly. Victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs, even if you lose a few It’s no big deal this time, the thieves haven’t been able to hit Luoyang yet. Remember, remember.”

"It doesn't matter." Shao Shude said with a smile: "This thief is like that. He has a way of governing the place, but he is not very good at fighting. In the past, he fought with Sun Ru, and the victory or defeat was just a thin line."

Zhang Hui sighed quietly.

It's nothing to lose a battle, but she was afraid that something might happen to Shao Shude.She has given birth to a child for Mrs. Shao, and can live in the palace with rich clothes and fine food. She doesn't want to wander around and be turned around.

She clearly knew that with her appearance and her legendary experience of serving King Liang and King Xia successively, she would never be let go.Even if the warriors just keep her as a collection and show off to outsiders, they will take her home.

"Your Highness." The servant Wang Yanfan looked around for a long time, saw that Shao Shude was free, and trotted over, and said: "General Wang has led two thousand soldiers, and they are stationed near the Hebi Palace, near the Longyan Gate. As soon as the army stronghold, we will also Stand up."

"General Wang" is Wang Qianyu, deputy envoy of the Chishui Army, Zhuge Shuang's township party, and has been with Shao Shude for many years. He once participated in the campaign against Liugu Tubo, and made a lot of military exploits.

Shao Shude has already moved the items stored in Shangyang Palace and many palace people to Hebi Palace in Shendu Garden. They are basically the core people of the former Golden Immortal Temple. The savings of half his life must be protected, so he transferred two thousand soldiers Guard the Hebi Palace.

"After I leave, if the sage wants to go to the Yang Palace, he will stop him under the pretext that the palace city is still being repaired." Shao Shude said: "Shendu Garden is a military important place, and no one is allowed to enter. If the sage wants to hunt, let him go to Mangshan Mountain That's it."

"Of order." Wang Yanfan responded obediently.

At present, there are two servants in Luoyang, namely Qiu Silian and Wang Yanfan.A servant is an official position. From the fourth rank, he can be regarded as the head of the eunuch next to the emperor-the head of the eunuch next to the empress is called Neigeshi, which is from the fifth rank.

It is possible that the saint is supreme in the Yang Palace.When the emperors came to Dongdu, they didn't like to live in Ziwei City. Gaozong, Empress Wu, and Xuanzong all liked to live and listen to politics in Shangyang Palace.The reason is also very simple, the environment here is beautiful, it is a waterscape palace complex, people live comfortably, and it does not have the heavy, solemn and depressing atmosphere of Ziwei City.

In fact, you can tell from the names of the gates of the two palace cities.

The gates of Ziwei City are called Yingtian, Mingde, Yaoyi, etc. They are very serious and serious.

Shangyang Palace is Tixiang, Fenfang, Hanlu, Tongxian, Xianluo and the like.

The names of the city gates of Shendu Garden are even more unique, such as Wangchun, Longyan, Yingqiu, Lingxi, Fenghe, it sounds like a place for vacation.

The emperor is also a human being. After living in the oppressive Ziwei Palace for a long time, he thought of Shangyang Palace and Shendu Garden to be relaxed and relaxed.

"You have to work together with Qiu Silian, and don't fight." Shao Shude warned: "The newly sent foreign youths should be more screened and practiced well. The saint's palace servants and Xiao Huangmen should be recruited if they can, and they should be arranged as much as possible. Our people. From now on, every move of the sage should be closely watched. What did he do, what did he say, who did he meet, what civil and military officials did he make friends with, and write down the important ones and send them to the army. Be hesitant."

"Of order." Wang Yanfan nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

He knew how difficult it was for these old eunuchs to gain the trust of the new master.Liu Jingxuan's lesson from the past is not far away.

After explaining all this, Shao Shude met Wang Qianyu again and encouraged him.

The family business is getting bigger and bigger, and it is not easy to get a chance to do meritorious service.Shao Shude could see that Wang Qianyu still hoped to go to the front line to fight and lay the foundation for future generations.

But Wang Qianyu also knew that the Chishui Army would stay in Luoyang.It is impossible to rely solely on the Henan Fuzhou soldiers to defend the Eastern Capital, which was built with a lot of money.

After finishing all the work, Shao Shude left Shendu Garden in a low-key manner in the middle of the night on the 26th, heading east all the way to Bianzhou.

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Li Shenfu finally returned to Chuzhou.

He is the governor of Chuzhou, but he has been fighting the Xia people in the Huang and Qi areas on the western front for two years, and the results can only be said to be dismal, losing troops, generals, cities and territories.

He could see that King Wu wanted to train Liu Wei.Maybe it's because he is from Luzhou and the township party of King Wu.

But the matter of the battle formation can't be such a joke.

Liu Wei became governor of Anzhou, but was defeated by Zhezongben.He retreated to Qizhou and was defeated again, which shows that his ability is limited.

If you really trust Liu Wei, you can let him be a personal general, in charge of the guards and personal soldiers. This position does not require strong marching and combat capabilities.But Liu Wei is not qualified to be a general and governor.

The three prefectures of An, Huang, and Qi were lost in sequence, and the achievements of several years of expansion were destroyed.Now the rebel army is heading straight to Shuzhou, looting everywhere, and people are panicking. The continuous failures on the western front cannot be blamed.

Now the king of Wu transferred Li Jian, the former general of Heiyundu and a native of Caizhou, to Shuzhou to unite the remnants and defeated soldiers who had retreated from the front line, and Shuzhou soldiers, a total of 2 people, and Yingcheng defended itself, waiting for changes.

At the same time, Tao Ya, governor of Shezhou, commanded more than ten thousand sailors, went up the river, and harassed Xia Bing's food road, which barely slowed down their progress.

But Li Shenfu felt that the western front might not last long.How it can be done depends entirely on whether Xia Bing's food can keep up.The prefectures of Hubei, An, Huang, and Qi were dilapidated, and the people fled. It was difficult to raise food and grass on the spot, and they had to be transported long distances, which would cost a lot.In addition, if it cannot be transported by water, it will be difficult for Xia Bing to get sufficient supplies. This is the only chance for the Huai Army to win.

On the Luzhou front, Zhe Silun, the Huaixi Jiedu envoy of the Xia people, also lacked strong troops and sufficient supplies to go south and east.

This was originally an excellent opportunity for Zhu Yanshou, but the Luzhou soldiers he trained carefully had experienced disastrous failures, and they were relieved a little in the past few years.The two sides have been in a stalemate here for a long time, with each other winning and losing, and it is difficult for anyone to break through.

But these two lines are actually not the main fronts. What really has a major impact is the Xuzhou war that has already started one after another.

Whether King Wu can gain a firm foothold in Huaibei and gain a foothold in the Central Plains depends on whether he can drive Li Tangbin back.

This person can now be called the number one general under Shao Shude's command. He successively conquered the two towns of Pinglu and Taining. If Xuzhou is also captured by him, it will be a great achievement to conquer the three towns. Looking at the whole world, it is unprecedented.

A loud chant sounded in the distance.

Above the canal, thousands of sails gather, and hundreds of boats compete for the flow.

Ship after ship of grain, grass, and equipment were sent through Qingkou, and then went north along Surabaya to Xuzhou.

The morale of the warriors is not bad. They have not experienced failure, they are full of confidence, and they dare to fight.Battalion after battalion, lined up neatly, under the wings of the navy, marched northward to the Central Plains.

"Repair the castles and fortresses, stockpile food, grass, armored soldiers, town soldiers in prefectures and counties, and local peasants, practice day and night, there must be no mistakes..." Li Shenfu turned around and gave an order to the general.

He didn't need to go north this time, but he had fought against Zhe Zongben and Dinghui before, and he was still planning ahead and prepared for the front line to be defeated.Who knows what happened on the battlefield.

(End of this chapter)