Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1044
On June [-]th of the first year of Tianyou, the three armies of Feixiong, Yinqiang, and Yinan crossed the river from Liyangjin and arrived at the north bank.

At the same time, the various ministries that returned to the station for rest also received transfer orders.

General Tu crossed the river from the sun pontoon bridge, and then traveled east all the way, leaving Zhiguan, and now he has arrived at Xiuwu.

The Wuwei army crossed the river from Suanzaojin, crossed Ji County, and reached Wei County.

The right wing of the Tianxiong Army has been stationed in Gongcheng.

At the same time, the summer harvest in the towns of Heyang, Xuanwu, and Dongdu was completed, and hundreds of thousands of people were conscripted into service to transfer supplies.

The finished equipment and the newly harvested millet and wheat were transported to the front line by water or land.

All of a sudden, there were crowds of people on both sides of the river, and the flags were fluttering.Almost all production activities have come to a standstill, and everyone revolves around war services.

For the people of Henan, the last time such a large-scale military operation was carried out was during the tug-of-war between Xia and Liang.

"It's been a long time since I mobilized an army of 10,000+. This feeling is really infatuating." Standing at the head of Liyang County, Shao Shude was deeply moved when he saw the troops traveling eastward on the boundless field.

Obviously, he couldn't see all the troops.It is impossible for more than [-] horses to march along a post road, but the movements of each ministry have been imprinted in his mind, which is extremely clear.

At present, the Jinglue Army is mainly stationed in Xiangzhou, coping with the pressure from the north and the east.

After receiving the news of the arrival of the reinforcements, all the rest of the troops also went northward, planning to forcefully cross the Fushui River and attack Cizhou.

The right wing of the Xiaojie Army was stationed in each city of Weizhou to defend.

It was correct for Shao Shude to let the Xiaojie army switch sides.Hezhong Wufu guarded the city and had no friendship with Wei Bing, so it was difficult to be rebelled, which guaranteed the safety of Weizhou.

"Your Highness, Sikong Bing and Yang Li are here." Li Yixian reported.

"Let them come over." Shao Shude sat back in the tiger skin chair and said.

"Wait, let Yang Li come over first." Shao Shude ordered after thinking for a while.

"As ordered." Li Yixian left in a hurry.

After Luo Shaowei succeeded to the throne, the elders of the previous generation of Wei Bo faded away one after another, and newcomers like Sikong Bing and Yang Li began to rise to power—of course, only civil servants, military leaders could not move, he didn't have the ability.

Sikong Bing had some unclear relationship with Xia Jun, but he didn't give in completely. Shao Shude knew this very well.

Yang Li is a typical official who stands on the side of Wei Bo.The family is married to a martial artist and has taken root for several generations. He may try to flatter you in front of you, but everything he does is for the benefit of the family.

"See King Xia." Yang Li hurriedly climbed to the top of Liyang City, bowing to salute.

Shao Shude sat firmly on the top chair.

Silver-saddle warriors lined up left and right, and their eyes all fell on Yang Li, which made him feel pressured.

"Yang Zhangji is a good-looking talent." Shao Shude said with a smile, "What's the matter here?"

"Can your Highness retreat?" Yang Li looked at Shao Shude with burning eyes and asked.

"Isn't your army in full swing? Why? Seeing Yang Xingmi's defeat, are you afraid?" Shao Shude asked.

"Luo Shuai is forced to do so." Yang Li groaned, "Wei Bo has a hundred thousand elite soldiers, and the crowd is fierce, and everyone claims to want revenge. The general trend is such that Luo Shuai can't go against it."

Shao Shude laughed out loud.

The four prefectures of Wei, Bo, Chan, and Bei still have a population of more than 200 million. According to Shao Shude's standard for raising soldiers, it is indeed possible to raise 15 government soldiers.Moreover, Wei Bo was richer and could support [-] soldiers, but Shao Shude felt that with Luo Shaowei's financial situation, it would probably be difficult to support [-] soldiers.

"That being the case, it's useless for me to retreat. The dogs don't listen to Luo Shaowei's words. They should be beaten." He suppressed his smile and said expressionlessly.

Yang Li became angry after hearing this.Shao thief speaks domineeringly, so he is a vulgar martial artist.However, he calmed down his mood and said: "I heard that the emperor has arrived in Luoyang, Weizhou up and down, and I know His Highness's mind. If we stop fighting here, I would like to offer a large sum of money, and His Highness will be satisfied. On the other hand, His Highness will make a big deal At that time, it might not be enough to have the courtiers come forward, Luo Shuai is willing to come forward as a foreign vassal, and he will be a minister of the new dynasty forever."

"I've already said these words last time, so why don't you give up?" Shao Shude said: "After I found the country, would Luo Shaowei be willing to join the dynasty? Would Wei soldiers be willing to travel far to Qibei and the Western Regions to conquer Khitan? Uighur?"

Yang Li fell silent.Fundamental contradictions cannot be reconciled, and the last peace efforts have failed. There is not much to say.

"Luo Shaowei is not a good guy either." Shao Shude sneered, and said again: "Chengde, Cangjing, and Hedong all sent troops to help, but he himself wanted to retreat. Is this a human thing? You go, let Sikong Bing come over .”

Yang Li took a deep breath, saluted and stepped back.After a while, Sikong Bing was led by the sergeant.

"Although the two armies are at war, you don't want to kill them, but you are so slack in the tasks I entrusted, I am very disappointed, Sikong Sima." Shao Shude looked at Sikong Bing with a half-smile, and said.

Sikong Bing repeatedly pleaded guilty.

"Just now Yang Li talked a lot of nonsense, I find it annoying. They are all warriors, so the battle is over, mother-in-law, mother-in-law, rambling." Shao Shude said: "I reckon what you want to say is similar to him, and it's not very interesting. .”

Sikong Bing smiled wryly.

"Sikong Sima, last year our army went on an expedition to Songmo, and gained a lot. Among them were the things that Emperor Xuanzong rewarded Khitan, and I was very moved after seeing them. After I flatten Hebei, I will definitely leave Linyuguan and go to Huangshui to watch fish ’” Shao Shude said again: “You have a great talent, and living in such a small place like Weizhou all your life, isn’t it a waste of time?”

Sikong Bing's expression changed, and he sighed.

"How many troops does Luo Shaowei have?" Shao Shude asked casually.

After a moment of silence, Sikong Bing said: "[-] is more than [-] is not enough."

"Why so few?"

"Last year, Luo Shuai borrowed a lot of money in the east of the city to distribute rewards, so he didn't dare to raise more soldiers."

"Where is the branch?" Shao Shude asked again.

"The main forces are in Wei and Chan, and there are very few in Bozhou." Sikong Bing also went all out, knowing everything.

The corners of Shao Shude's mouth curled up slightly, and he said: "In Jishan Square, there is Cui's house in Boling. It is very large. It has been renovated and is reserved for you."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward." Sikong Bing's complexion was not very good, he seemed to be preoccupied.

In the beginning, he was Luo Shuai's person, but later he gradually became a fool, and now—well, he feels a little bit sorry for his conscience.

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In Neihuang County, Weizhou, soldiers were running around endlessly.

"When will the reward be issued?"

"It has been delayed for a month, where is the reward?"

"It was well said before the war, where is the money?"

Facing the clamor of the sergeants, Wang Yuanwu, the envoy of the Liuxiong Army, was also a little afraid.

He has been familiar with military books since he was a child, practiced martial arts hard, dared to fight and fight hard, and had a strategy in his stomach. He was a pretty good general.But when he faced the sergeant who invited him to reward him, his heart really trembled.

"Luo Shuai has raised money and silk, and it will be delivered soon." Wang Yuanwu said loudly, "Each person has two coins and a piece of silk. The officers from the soldiers and horses will give horses and camels to each of them. You are worried. What's the matter? This time it's not all about fighting for rewards, Shao thief wants to take away your family inheritance, even if there is no reward, he should fight hard."

"Is there any money?"

"It's been fought, Xia thief was beaten like a dog by us, send the money quickly."

"Send money once, risk your life once!"

The sergeants are still clamoring.

"If the money doesn't come within five days, I will kill myself to thank you all." Wang Yuanwu said loudly, "Why doubt it?"

Seeing what the military envoy said, the public's sentiments eased a little.

"After the reward is paid out, if you still gather to make a noise and attack the government office, I will not be soft." Wang Yuanwu said: "The scouts came to report that the Xia bandits have reinforcements rushing to Weizhou. The war is about to break out, so we can stop messing around. "

"Wang Du will say so, I will believe it."

"After the money is distributed, you should obey your orders. Whoever dares to make noises should be fined and killed. I will wait for you."

"Hurry up. After you get the money, Dutou will give you the order to attack. While Xia Bandit is not getting a firm foothold, let's do him a favor first."

Everyone chattered and talked non-stop.Wang Yuanwu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "After the reinforcements from all the ministries come up, we will fight Xia's bandits. Shao's bandits split our vassal mansion with a vicious heart. If you can split Xiangwei today, you can split Bobei tomorrow. The six states will be separated. I can only wait for him to knead. After Xiangwei got it back, he attacked Meng Huai and robbed him of his vote."

The soldiers of Liuxiong laughed loudly when they heard this, and their morale was high.

Yin Xingfang, deputy envoy of soldiers and horses, walked quietly to Wang Yuanwu's side, tugged at his sleeves, and said in a low voice, "Li Keyong has arrived in Xingzhou and killed more than [-] people from the military academy."

"Huh?" Wang Yuanwu was startled, and asked, "Why is it so tricky?"

"Rumors in the army are everywhere, affecting morale, so it has to be so." Yin Xingfang said.

After speaking, he briefly explained the ins and outs.

Wang Yuanwu understood immediately. In fact, he also knew about it, but he just didn't remember it for a while.

This is indeed Li Ke's style.When he speaks well, he is loved by warriors, but when he is angry, he is also disowned by his relatives, and he kills as soon as he says, which is extremely cruel.

"If you can use it properly, there is still something you can do." Wang Yuanwu said casually, then remembered something again, and asked: "Have Zhao Bing and Cang Bing set off yet?"

"Should have left." Yin Xingfang said.

"If there is a big war, don't use them. I'm worried about these people doing bad things." Wang Yuanwu said.

Cheng Debing is of course capable of fighting, but it depends on whether these uncles are willing to fight hard.Now it is under the order of Jiedu envoy Wang Rongzhi to come to help fist, not to guard the town.

Zhao Ren assisted in the boxing, this "blessing" is not to be tolerated.In the battle of Lu County in the past, tens of thousands of troops from Xia and Jin fought in an array, and it was these turtle grandchildren who ran before the battle and killed everyone.

"It's better to let them guard the ferry of the Yellow River and replace the left and right Shanhe troops. If there is a war with the Xia bandits, there will be an extra strong army available." Yin Xingfang suggested.

"Alright." Wang Yuanwu agreed after thinking about it.

The Liuxiong and Shanhe Second Armies had more than [-] infantry and cavalry, which could be regarded as the relatively capable main force of Weibo Town's troops.They stationed along the Yongji Canal to block the best route of advance.If the Xia bandits come in a big way, they will fight against them here, holding back the main force of the bandits and creating opportunities for Li Keyong.

The problem now is that I only know that Xia Bandit has come to reinforce the army, but I don't know how many.If Thief Shao brings back all the troops who attacked Yang Xingmi in the south, then this battle will be really difficult to fight.It can't be said, but it can still be kept as the master.

Anyway, there is no way out.It doesn't matter what happens in the future, anyway, we have to do it right now.

(End of this chapter)