Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1206
The city gate of Linyu Pass opened suddenly, and more than 3000 sergeants lined up out of the city, waiting for the conquerors to come and receive them.

Shao Siwu still can't believe it.However, after Wang Jiao led his army into the city and took control of all the main points, he was ecstatic again, and actually captured Linyu Pass!

Shao Siwu looked carefully at Shan Tinggui standing in front of him.

He was tall, with dark skin, sharp eyes, and a hint of cruelty and madness.According to my father, these are not loyal people.Once given the chance, he would rebel without any hesitation.

But then again, how many loyal people are there in this world?Most of them are forced by the situation, or are greedy for wealth, beauty, and power, and fight for you.

Shao Siwu has no moral obsession, he thinks this is completely acceptable.Most of my father's subordinates are this kind of people, who have no loyalty to the Great Xia Dynasty.Even throughout the ages, the majority of people choose one side to play for them due to the situation. How can they be so loyal in Baixi?

Therefore, he quickly took Shan Tinggui's hand, and said: "The general abandoned the dark and turned to the bright, and he has made meritorious deeds. In the Youyan states, with the help of the general, great things will be done. In the future, it will be no problem to seal his wife and son."

"It's a fluke to be forgiven by the imperial court, what more can I ask for?" Shan Tinggui said with a "touched" face.

Shao Siwu laughed happily, and Shan Tinggui also laughed boldly.As for the true meaning here, it's all trivial matters, don't care about the details.

"There are still some fortresses near Linyu Pass. General Shan can send someone to call for them to comfort them. They will all be rewarded when Youzhou is conquered," Shao Siwu said again.

Taking money to stabilize the mind of descendants is a routine method, and it is also the best method that has been proved by practice in the past 150 years.The most important thing now is not to let them surrender and rebel. Everything else can be done slowly, and there is no rush.

"I would like to follow His Highness's orders." Shan Tinggui replied straightforwardly.

The Jin soldiers near Linyu Pass are basically Yan people in terms of their native place.They may not be so devoted to Li Keyong.If they send people to surrender, as long as they keep their status as warriors, it's not a problem to change their positions on the spot - of course, this requires Shan Tinggui to do it, after all, not just any cat or dog to persuade them to surrender is effective.

"Let's go, enter the customs." Shao Siwu said enthusiastically.

Cao Yijin ordered hundreds of warriors to protect him and walked in slowly.

"After 480 miles from this pass, we will reach Liucheng (now Chaoyang) in Yingzhou. If we can regain this place, we will be able to connect with Anton Mansion." When he climbed the towering pass wall, Shao Siwu was very emotional.

He has deep feelings for the land where he made his first contribution.

In the eyes of many people in Luoyang, the bitter cold place of Anton Mansion is poor and empty, and there is nothing they want.Shao Siwu did not deny that what they said was true, but Anton Mansion has also been improving in a positive direction.

The household registration is increasing day by day, the cultivated farmland is also harvested continuously, and pastures can be seen everywhere.Over the past year or so, there has even been a certain degree of commerce and handicrafts, which are all good aspects.

Considering that the imperial court intends to vigorously develop the two prefectures of Denglai, the connection between these two places and Andong Mansion is very convenient, and they can be reached by boat in one day and one night.If the development is good, it can also give considerable help to Anton Mansion.

In short, the future of the Liao land can be expected. This is not only Shao Siwu's expectation, but also a fact.

"Your Highness, if Liaoxi can be conquered, it will indeed be of great help to Liaodong. Many people, even though they know that it is most convenient to take a boat from Dengzhou, are still willing to take a detour to Liaoxi, even if the journey is thousands of miles away." Liu Wei said: "In During Emperor Taizong’s conquest of Goguryeo in the previous Tang Dynasty, roads had to be built temporarily. By the time of Emperor Xuanzong’s reign, post roads had become spectacular. At this time, although the post roads were gradually abandoned, the conditions for road construction were many times better than before. "

In fact, Liu Po ​​was right.People on the mainland have deep distrust of the ocean.

I know it's more convenient to take a boat, but I just don't want to. I just want to go out of Linyuguan and take the land route along the west of Liaodong to Liaodong.

This deep-rooted thinking cannot be changed overnight. It is entirely a cultural problem. Too little contact with the sea, coupled with unpredictable sea weather and underdeveloped navigation technology, have caused deep fear.

"But the soldiers of the Longwu Army repeatedly clamored to go back, and they didn't want to stay in Liaodong. What should we do?" Shao Siwu said with a smile to Liu Po: "To put it bluntly, there are only more than 3000 people who are willing to stay, which is too few."

"Ah." Unexpectedly, Liu Wei also sighed, and said: "His Royal Highness, to be honest, if you don't give generous rewards, just give land, there won't be too many people left behind. It's a relatively small number of people who belong to the German army with multiple parties. Be obedient. The Longwu Army used to be warriors in feudal towns, so it's hard to persuade them, so we can only take our time."

Shao Siwu murmured a few words in a low voice, but he quickly adjusted his mentality and said, "After the Linyu Pass has been rectified, 2000 people will be left guarding it. Don't let us march west, but let the Khitan bandits take advantage of it, then make trouble." It's a joke."

"Of order." Liu Wei replied.

For the next three days, Shan Tinggui has been actively contacting the generals in various fortresses, ordering him to visit Shao Siwu at Linyu Pass.

Shao Siwu cheered up, imitating his father's behavior in the past, comforting and rewarding him one by one.

After some tricks, the generals made up their minds, and returned to the station after receiving the money, changing flags anyway.

On the seventh day of September, Shao Siwu finished rectifying the affairs of Linyuguan, and then led his army westward toward Pingzhou.There are nearly seven thousand of them, mighty and mighty, heard from far and near.

When they arrived at the old place of Funing County, more than [-] tribes Ding Zhuang came from the direction of Changli to join them.

These are miscellaneous beards from various ministries. On the one hand, they are intimidated by the might of the Great Xia army, and on the other hand, they are greedy for the goods promised by Shao Siwu, so they marched westward together to attack Youzhou.

The momentum of the army along the way has indeed become bigger and bigger.

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Fan He didn't foolishly wait for Shao Siwu in Pingzhou.

After leaving [-] soldiers to guard Lulong, he led his troops to the west and joined Liu Zhijun's troops, and there were more than [-] troops.Then it continued westward without stopping, and arrived at Yutian County, Jizhou.

Originally, they wanted to join the Huaihai Daozhou soldiers, but they didn't expect that the whole army would march westward, leaving only [-] soldiers guarding the city.

Fan He was amazed at the aggressiveness of these people.Needless to say, the veteran army could not lose its position in front of them, so it also marched westward, and arrived at Yuyang County, Jizhou on the eighth day of September.

As soon as I arrived here, I heard "bad news": Zhang Wen and Dong Zhang led their troops to sneak attack at night and conquered the city.

This news shocked Fan He into feeling seasick.

In fact, Jizhou had already received the news, and hastily opened its arsenal, and recruited city residents, servants, and healthy women to guard the city.The result was still broken, which made people a little surprised.

After a careful understanding of the process, I found that it was reasonable—if he came to attack during the day, most of them would not be able to take it down, but Dong Zhang was wearing heavy armor and led a surprise attack at night. They scattered.

After they ran away, the only three or four hundred defenders in the city couldn't stand it anymore.Although they continued to mobilize officials and civilians to fight Xia Bing and persisted for most of the night, they still failed before dawn.

In this battle, most of the four hundred defenders were beheaded, and Jizhou changed hands.

"Good! Good! It's really amazing." Outside Yuyang City, Fan He looked at Dong Zhang who had been wounded in seven or eight places, and praised repeatedly.

Dong Zhang is indeed brave enough.

If the enemy is weak and deceptive and not very elite, if you fight step by step, the effect may not be so good.But if a strong man leads the team to charge, maybe a miracle will happen.Dong Zhang climbed first in the night battle. This is a real credit, and no one will be confused.Fan He became fond of talent, and wanted to recruit him into his account.

"There are no thieves in Jizhou." Dong Zhang said disapprovingly: "There are not many people in the entire Tanji Camp. The Jingsai Army, Lu Long Army, Zhusheng Army and even many state soldiers were taken away by Li Cunzhang. It was Li Luoluo. There are still thousands of elite soldiers in their hands, and they have already withdrawn from Youzhou. Jizhou, they actually gave up, there are no soldiers."

"What? Li Luoluo went to Youzhou?" Fan He heard it for the first time, and immediately asked Dong Zhang's attitude, regardless of Dong Zhang's attitude.

"He didn't go, he is still recruiting in Tanzhou." Dong Zhang said.

"How many soldiers are there in Youzhou?" Fan He asked.

"I don't know." Dong Zhang answered honestly: "Don't count on Youzhou, Fan Junshi. It's Jiancheng Dayi, and Li Cunzhang's family members are all in the city. It is impossible not to leave troops to guard it. With our people, Impossible to win."

Of course, Fan He also knew that it was impossible to win Youzhou, but he just wanted to try in case.Hearing what Dong Zhang said at this time, I felt a chill in my heart, knowing that a general must be clear-headed, and must not have greed that should not be, and must do what is within his means.

"What's Commander Dong's opinion on the next situation?" Fan He asked, not in a hurry.

"Is our army's battle line stretched too far?" Dong Zhang asked back: "If I were Li Luoluo, I would send out the cavalry and prevent you from going to the wilds to plunder. We have few horses, but Jin people have many cavalry. Familiar with geography, once the food and grass are cut off, and the army rations are exhausted, there may be hidden worries."

In half a month, Cyclonus rushed three or four hundred miles, attacking the city and conquering territory all the way. It can almost be said to be an armed parade. The rear must be unstable-in fact, there is no rear at all. Nowadays, everything depends on robbing. The people of Yan certainly hate Jin Bing, but you rob so hard, don't you hate you?

"Dong Commander's words are right." Fan He said: "Since we have entered Jizhou, there has been a lot of movement, and the goal has almost been achieved. Now it is really time to clarify the rear, collect food and grass, and accumulate supplies for a long-term plan. By the way, There is Sanhe County eighty miles west of Yuyang, what is the situation in this county?"

"According to the captives, there was a reinforcement army marching to Sanhe the day before yesterday, with more than a thousand people. Yesterday, I heard that there were another conscripted Fan soldiers camped near Sanhe County, with a number of no less than [-]. They even sent envoys to come. Jizhou, let it guard well, and in two days, reinforcements will arrive." Dong Zhang replied.

There is a characteristic of Youzhou Town. Most of the Hu people who migrated inland are resettled near the capital and taken care of nearby. For more than 200 years, they have been half-herding and half-cultivating, half-hu and half-han, without household registration, paying less tribute, and mostly serving as soldiers in the army.

Most of the Fan soldiers who came to reinforce Sanhe this time were from this group.

At that time Li Siyuan served as governor of Shunzhou, and he only governed Huairou County, but he had a lot of soldiers and horses under his tent. Except for the subsidy from Youzhou, the rest was self-raised.And this self-raised part comes from the Fan tribe of Shunzhou——Shunzhou, formerly known as Guishunzhou, initially resettled the Turkic people in the Zhenguan period, and later joined many Khitan, Xi, Sogdian, Mohe, Shi Wei, Goguryeo, and gradually intermarried with the Han people. Now, their blood is probably so mixed that it is difficult to tell who they are.

"Hmm..." Fan He thought for a while, and said: "The enemy is well-prepared, so it's hard to fight, but we can't make him despise him. For the enemy in Youzhou, we should use offense instead of defense, so that he can't figure it out. In this way, our military can defend."

After deciding on a strategy, he began a series of arrangements.

(End of this chapter)