Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1045
The bloody head hangs above the city gate, looking at it is shocking.

This is Shexian County, Luzhou. In theory, it has nothing to do with Hebei, but because of its key geographical location, it is actually a more important chess eye than the state city.

To put it simply, start from Shangdang County in Lisuo, Luzhou, and go all the way northeast, forty miles to Lucheng County (Spring and Autumn Chidi Luziguo).Then it is more than a hundred miles northeast, passing through Licheng County to Wuer Valley, which is the ancient pot pass.Out of the valley, 35 miles to Shexian County.

From the southeast of She County, you can go to Fuyang County, Lisuo, Cizhou.

Northeast of She County can reach Wu'an County of Cizhou.

Basically, Shexian County is the main crossing from the Taihang Mountains to Xing Mingci, so the military rations of the three eastern states of Zhaoyi to help the west are mostly stored here.

The terrain in the mountains is steep, and there are many passes that can be repaired.However, since Zhaoyi Town also led Zelu Xing Mingci Five States, many passes have been abandoned—passes need to be constantly spent on maintenance. If there is no demand, they will naturally be abandoned slowly.

When Shao Shude stretched his hand into Heyang, Li Keyong felt nervous, so he conscripted people's power, felled wood, rammed earth, burned bricks, and quarried stones to clean up the fortresses of Baixing and Taihangxing.

After the Great War of Cixi, the fortresses of Lan and Shi were also being renovated, and the works have been completed one after another.

After seizing Xiangwei last year, the three states of Xingmingci became the front line.An Jinjun, the regiment training envoy of the Sanzhou Capital, received an order from Jinyang to renovate the fortifications around Fukouxing.

Ordinarily, if there is money for these roads, a fortress will be built on each road and soldiers will be sent to guard them.But Hedong was still poor, so Wuergu was chosen in the end, that is, to rebuild the ancient Huguan Pass and guard the avenue leading to Wu'an and Handan.On this avenue, Shexian County and Huguan are one in front and one behind, which is a double insurance—this road was called Huguan in the Han Dynasty, Fukouxing in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Naokou in the Guo Dynasty, and Wuergu Road.

As for the road from the southeast to Fuyang, because it is relatively small and more rugged, we simply ignore it and retreat the defense line to Shexian County to save troops.

The city wall of She County has been repaired, and Huguan has also been completed.Li Keyong was well aware of the importance of the two prefectures of Zelu to Hedong, so he appointed his second son Li Cunxu as the envoy of Cilu Pass, and unified command of all troops.

16-year-old Li Cunxu got the first chance to be on his own.

But it's also a challenge.Because Li Keyong had no other support except for allocating 3000 veterans of the Jin army and Shatuofan soldiers to him. Instead, he gave Li Han's troops to his son.

Li Hanzhi had died of illness for several months, leaving behind more than 8000 soldiers and horses, led by General Zhang Yuande.Li Keyong threw it to his son, which was very simple and rude - if his son didn't have the ability to subdue these soldiers and horses, that was his own business.

However, after all, it was his valued son, Li Ke thought about it, and asked Zhou Dewei to recruit [-] recruits in Cizhou, and moved to Luzhou with his family, and returned to Li Cunxu's account.

Zhou Dewei failed in Pu County last year, and had to come to assist Li Cunxu.But he is Li Ke's favorite general, and he will recover sooner or later, and it is just a transition at the moment to avoid the limelight.

There were a total of more than [-] soldiers and horses. Li Cunxu organized them into an army named "Silver Spear Serving the Righteous Army".

Although Li Cunxu is young, he is also a ruthless person.The first thing he did after taking office was to pay close attention to military discipline. For this reason, more than a dozen soldiers and generals who disobeyed orders were beheaded.Afterwards, some of the goods that Lu Yanwei had just sent in Cangjing were distributed, and various regulations were read out, and military discipline was abolished.

"These soldiers are just forbearance for the time being. To really subdue them, the envoys will have to work harder." Zhou Dewei said softly, following behind Li Cunxu.

In Wuer Valley, various units of the Silver Spear Rebel Army are conducting drills.

In fact, except for the [-] Cizhou recruits, most of them are veterans.The meaning of drills, in addition to the so-called "learn the new by reviewing the past", has a greater role in training the obedience of the sergeants so as to better restrain the troops.

"Are you afraid of Shao Shude?" Li Cunxu held the handle of the knife, his eyes never leaving his "capital".

Zhou Dewei: "..."

"Haha, I know if you don't tell me." Li Cunxu said disapprovingly: "In the early years, my lord went out of Hedong to attack Weibo and Chengde. He went there whenever he wanted, and he went as soon as he wanted. When did he build the pass city? After Huguan was rebuilt by the Dezong Dynasty, a century The town is constantly dilapidated. When the adults entered the river east, they would not ignore it. If it hadn’t been for the Shude soldiers to enter the Xiangwei, this town would still be a dilapidated town, and there would be no change.”

"Your Majesty built Huguan to collect taxes from passing business travelers." Zhou Dewei weakly argued.

Yes, in addition to the military role of Guancheng, another major function is to collect taxes.

Most of these cities were built in dangerous places, and they were also the only way to pass, and the merchants were taxed on a standard basis.Before Li Hanzhi was under Zelu, and An Jinjun was under Xing Mingci's control, these two big brothers would scrape the territory under their control or go out to plunder without money.

Because of the military pressure brought by Shao Shude, Li Keyong ordered Huguan to be repaired, and taxation was collected to raise soldiers. It has to be said that it is a black humor-is it okay to force progress?

"Okay, okay!" Li Cunxu waved his hand and said, "My family knows my own affairs. On the grassland in the north, Yunzhou was surrounded again. Lanzhou also had bandits breaking in and fighting fiercely. Even Yanbei On the grasslands, there are large groups of herdsmen driving their cattle and sheep southward, tossing around Wei, Xin, Yi, Gui and other places. Cixi bandit soldiers are also tentatively heading north, and Kangdu is facing an enemy. Soldiers must be used everywhere, Xing Mingci How many people are there?"

Yes, the Johor Camp is reorganized.If it was just a feint attack by Ci Xi, Dai Bei was serious about it.

Because last year they gained a lot of benefits from plundering Daibei and Khitan, and the Qibi, Zangcai and other tribes got new pastures, the tribes were very active and sent troops eagerly.Before the middle of May, [-] Fan soldiers were assembled and went to Rouzhou to listen to the order.

Still with the Iron Cavalry, Flying Dragon, and Xinquan Army as the core, there are more than [-] people in total. After the grass turns green, they pull a cart, drive cattle and sheep, and drive to Daibei in a mighty way. The first thing is to scatter in Yunzhou Look around for possible enemies.

In addition, a part of the division was also separated to attack Xinyigui and other places, sweep Li Cunxiao's territory, and loot the remaining tribes and people, further deteriorating his survival situation.

However, fighting Daibei and Yanbei probably won't make much money, it's purely a loss-making business.

If there were no accidents, if no one held Lao Yang's head down, a large number of cavalry would have to pour into the Khitan territory again to burn, kill, loot and recover their capital.

Hedong didn't want to take care of things on the Khitan border, and they couldn't take care of them. Their focus was still on the three eastern states of Zhaoyi.

Xing Mingci's garrison was actually not many, because Jinyang did not send a few people over at all.On a relatively large scale, there are only the Anjin Department of the Fifth Academy Army, the Murong Teng Department of the Golden Spear, and the Shi Junli Department of the Huangjia Army in front of the hall.These three troops are considered to be permanently stationed in Xing Mingci, with a total of more than 2 infantry and cavalry.

There are more than 4 soldiers from the three states, plus Li Keyong personally brought the adopted son and the Second Army, a total of more than 4.He was defeated by Xia Jun once before, and now there are almost [-] people.

With such a small number of troops, the Xia people did not attack with all their strength, so they could face off across the Fushui, otherwise the situation would be worrisome.

"By the way, Shao Shude made a lot of noise this time. How many troops did he mobilize?" Li Cunxu asked again.

Zhou Dewei pondered for a while, and said: "According to the information we have obtained so far, the Xia people have the Jinglue Army and the Xiaojie Army's right wing in Xiangwei Erzhou, and a part of the Tianxiong Army stationed in Heyang has also come. It's more than fifty thousand."

"Besides the three armies, Weizhou sent people to sue. They captured two rangers from the Xia Army and learned that they came from the Wuwei Army. This is another [-] cavalry."

"In the direction of Heyang, our army rode south to spy and found a passing army, but we couldn't figure out the number. I boldly guess that most of this army came from Luoyang, and its strength was not less than [-], or as many as [-]. "

"Shao Bandit has arrived in Weizhou. This news has been confirmed. He just defeated Yang Xingmi in Huaibei. This time he led his army northward. How many people have come?"

Speaking of this, Zhou Dewei glanced at Li Cunxu, and said in a deep voice: "The general will boldly guess that the total number of Xia troops gathered in Xiangwei will eventually be between 15 and 10. On the other hand, it is not yet clear what they will conscript. How many Tutuan peasants have been recruited, maybe there will be no less than [-] people in this part, which is a very large force."

Li Cunxu was also a little startled when he heard this, and cursed angrily: "In the past, Zhu Quanzhong liked to bully the few with more soldiers, and Shao Shude also liked to bully others with more soldiers. It's very boring. If he is really a man , each of you dispatches [-] soldiers, finds a place in the wilderness, and fights for life and death, and no one should run away. In this way, even if the soldiers are defeated, they will not regret it."

That's what children say.

There are so many factors that determine the outcome, sometimes bad luck, even a strong wind can make you fall like a mountain.Why did Shao Shude fight this kind of battle with you?

"Does father know how many soldiers and horses the Shao bandits have?" Li Cunxu asked suddenly worried.

Zhou Dewei smiled, and said: "Your Majesty has used troops for many years and is old in battle. How can you not know? The military envoy was appointed as the envoy of Cilu Pass, so you can get a glimpse of the true meaning of it."

"It turns out that my father was really scared. I didn't quite believe it before." Li Cunxu sighed.

Zhou Dewei: "..."

"Actually, it's nothing." Li Cunxu said with a smile, "Knowing yourself and your enemy is the foundation of using your troops. At this time, Xia's soldiers are overwhelming, and the situation is unknown. It is wrong to act rashly, and Wei Bo will suffer."

Zhou Dewei nodded, but he didn't think so in his heart.It's just that he is cautious by nature, and he doesn't like to talk nonsense when he is not sure.Xia Bing must have gone to fight Wei Bo?If you really think so, it is not wrong to suffer a big loss next.

Shao Shude is also an old soldier, can he not know the virtues of Wei Bowu?

If he sent a small force to defend Weibo, and the main force of [-] went northward to forcefully cross Fushui and attack Cizhou, Zhou Dewei would not be surprised at all, and I believe King Jin would not be surprised either.

Shao Shude's top priority should be to eliminate the most stubborn and most capable forces in the east of the river.He didn't even aim at occupying land, but just to destroy the elite soldiers of Hedong, hit the morale of Hedong, and disintegrate Hedong's will to resist. For this reason, he will use any means.

On Wei Bo's side, once you let go, they may not necessarily rush over to fight you desperately.

After all, an alliance is an alliance, not a family, and it is possible to defeat each of them.

(End of this chapter)