Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1207
On September [-]th of the third year of Jianji, Shao Siwu rode lightly and rushed to Jizhou City before sunset.

Arriving with him, there are more than a hundred riders including Wang Jiao and Gao Youqing.

Before entering the city, unexpectedly there are rangers outside the city repeatedly pestering and fighting.

When the enemy cavalry saw someone approaching, the leader in the middle seemed to be a high official, so they immediately divided into hundreds of cavalry and rushed straight forward.

Seeing this, Shao Siwu was slightly panicked.

He is the Prince of Great Xia, with endless glory and wealth, so he is naturally not as bachelor as the low-level warriors.However, he still drew out his riding bow, and touched the iron mace in the sheath.If there was nothing he could do, he would fight the thief. Anyway, he would rather die than be captured, mainly because he couldn't afford to lose that person.

Wang Jiao took the time to urge the horse forward, Gao Youqing smiled and followed Shao Siwu, pointing and saying: "The thief is a foreign soldier, not skilled in martial arts, not strong in fighting spirit, easy to break."

After all, I feel quite eager to try.

Over there, Wang Jiao has already thrown three spears one after another, without fail, killing three enemies in a row.According to the normal routine, he would distance himself at this time and continue to kill the enemy with spears or bows and arrows, but Zhao Wang was behind, and he could not fight as he wanted and in the way he liked, so he pulled out a Tie Lao and charged straight at the enemy. On the other hand, smashing horizontally and vertically, it is unstoppable.

"Oh, it was such a fun kill!" Gao Youqing twisted and twisted on the saddle, subconsciously grasping the weapon, then loosening it again.

Shao Siwu was almost amused by his appearance, and his nervousness eased a lot.He patted his horse forward and said loudly: "I am a prince, how can I just stand by and watch, Daxia doesn't have this rule."

As soon as the words fell, two arrows were shot one after another.The arrow fell to the ground, but it also frightened the thief to jump, turned the horse around on the spot, and hit the thief's war horse with an arrow. confusion.

Gao Youqing was taken aback, and immediately patted his horse forward, swept across with his thick lance, and blocked the enemy horses who were trying to get close.

Dozens of cavalry following Shao Siwu's morale were boosted when they saw this, and they all shouted and rushed to kill.The long horse spears repeatedly stabbed and swept, and most of the thief riders had short weapons and riding bows, which was very difficult to kill, so they quickly retreated to the distance, intending to shoot Xia Bing with bows and arrows.

Shao Siwu, Wang Jiao and others took the opportunity to break through and head towards the city gate.Just at this moment, the gate of the city opened, and a large group of infantry rushed out with spears and bows.The thieves who had just crept up were stopped by the powerful bows, and they were turned on their backs for a while, and nearly twenty of them fell to the ground, causing heavy casualties.

"Kill the thief!" After the archers shot their arrows, they abandoned their bows, took up their knives, heavy swords, and wooden spears, and went out to kill them.

Shao Siwu rushed into Jizhou City at high speed, and then slowly reined in the horse, his heart beating thumpingly.

This may be his second close encounter with the enemy.

It has been several years since the last time he fought Albus in Yinshan.With these two experiences, he has a deeper understanding of the heroism and fearlessness of the warriors when they charge face to face.The impression of these foul-mouthed, rebellious, fierce and perverted warriors is getting better and better.

Those who are generals and kings should know the hardships of soldiers and their hardships.

These people looked majestic and majestic, which caused Shangguan a lot of headaches, but strictly speaking, they were also a very vulnerable group.

Working for money, sometimes it takes a year or two to go on an expedition.The scorching heat, frost, sandstorm, and disease plagued them all the time.After a big battle, I don't know how many people can pay back.The clerks under Shao Siwu often read family letters to the soldiers, but every time they read them, they found that someone died, and they couldn't read the family letters.

The battle is really hard, and it is not easy for the sergeants to get this hard work money.Now people in the court often say that the martial arts are unruly and unruly, which is a great disaster, and they should be severely suppressed. Shao Siwu thinks it is too much.Everything should pay attention to the golden mean, and it is not advisable to overcorrect.

"Your Highness is in danger today." Chishui Army envoy Fan He walked over from the other side of the long street, and said earnestly: "Ji, Ping, and Ying are three states, our army has not completely controlled them at all, and in the wilderness, they are full of indecision. For my generation, traveling with more than a hundred riders is a little risky."

"General Fan's words are reasonable, you should pay more attention in the future." Shao Siwu got off his horse, saluted, and asked again: "Why do you let the bandits ride into the city of Bozhi? But the Jin Army Brigade has arrived?"

"The Jin army doesn't have a brigade." Fan He shook his head, and said, "It's just some foreign soldiers and generals, relying on the large number of horses, it's no big deal to come and harass them."

"What progress have you made in the past few days? We are in a hurry, but we haven't received any reports from the frontline army." Shao Siwu asked eagerly.

"Your Highness is worry-free, and the battle line is generally calm." Fan He said: "The Jin people actually don't have many soldiers. In other words, they can't draw many soldiers. Youzhou must send people to stay behind. The soldiers from Zhuozhou, Shunzhou, Tanzhou and other places Ma, most of them are not in Youzhou."

"Where is it?" Shao Siwu asked.

"In Guizhou, under the command of An Fuqian." Fan He replied: "Some soldiers and horses in Yiding, Hedong and Youzhou besieged Li Cunxiao. Cunxiao was defeated and retreated in the city. The soldiers and horses in Rouzhou camped to rescue him, but they were killed by them just now. We were defeated once, and fell into the city of Yizhou. But the Jin people couldn't move their troops to the east, and now they are frozen here."

Shao Siwu seems to have realized something.

Being able to win the territory of the three states this time is indeed taking advantage of the surprise.The Jin people never expected that the three prefectures of Ying, Ping, and Ji, which can almost be called the rear area, were taken away.

Now it seems that they are unable to regain these lost states and counties, unless there is a solid field victory.But with Fan He's order to switch to relatively conservative tactics, most of their attempts will fail.

"Are you sure you can annihilate the Jin army again and take Youzhou?" Shao Siwu asked.

"Your Highness is impatient." Fan He glanced at him, and said slowly: "The current situation is that the wolf is at both ends. The Jin army is afraid of being defeated again and again. Even if Youzhou is lost, the situation will be out of hand. But why is our army not like this? If thousands or even tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were killed in the First World War, the three prefectures of Ji, Ping, and Ying would be in danger. Maybe they would be driven into the sea."

Shao Siwu sighed slightly when he heard the words.

He agreed with Fan He's point of view, and secretly told himself, hold on, don't be impatient, you are still too immature, and you need to learn more from these veterans on the battlefield.

"There is news about the part of the people who were blown away by the strong wind." At this point, Fan He's expression was not very good, and he continued: "They landed off the coast of Youzhou and lost thousands of people. The thieves fought many times and lost hundreds of soldiers."

"How did General Fan know?" Shao Siwu asked in surprise.

"The Jin people told me." Fan He said: "Their landing this time was much more disturbing than ours. Even Li Cunzhang outside Cangzhou City knew about it. I heard that the morale of his army was shaken, or he had selected some When the elite soldiers go north, they must destroy them quickly. I have deployed scouts to detect the movements of these people. Once found, I will order them to go north to Jizhou to join the main force."

After hearing this, Shao Siwu immediately said: "General Fan is mature and prudent, he should really do this."

After the two chatted, the infantry that had left the city to fight also withdrew, and then the city gate was closed tightly, and the battlefield suddenly calmed down.

Fan He took Shao Siwu to Jizhou Prefecture Yamen to settle down.

Shao Siwu looked curiously at this important town in the north.The city is not small, about 20 miles around the city, and it should be considered upper-middle among the cities in the Central Plains.

During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the former Tang Dynasty, the Jingsai Army was stationed in the city. Just before the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion, a 3000-man army went from the Central Plains to Jizhou to rotate some soldiers of the Jingsai Army. It was later recovered halfway, which can be regarded as an episode. up.

The buildings in the city have a typical northern rough style.

Because there are many stone materials in Weizhou, Hebei, the people like to build houses with stone, and the same is true in Youzhou.If you look around, you can see that all the big houses are built with bricks and stones, and even many ordinary people's houses are built with stone materials, which is very different from the Central Plains.

The lives of the people in Jizhou seem to be completely restricted - but in fact Xia Bing forced the shops to remain open, but no one wanted to go out.

Occasionally, creepy screams could be heard from the corners of the city.It seemed that there were scattered Jin soldiers hiding in the houses. After a few days passed, they finally couldn't hide and were searched out.

What you often see on the street is a small cart for transporting grain, full of corn, wheat, fruits and vegetables, and sent to various military camps.

Seeing this, Shao Siwu suddenly said: "When I was passing through Lulong, a ship came from Macheng, carrying more than [-] hu of military rations. I have ordered the ships in Machengpu to leave in batches. After a while, there will be With the continuous supply of grain, grass, ordnance, and vehicles, we don’t have to loot everywhere and be taken advantage of by thieves.”

Hitting Grass Valley is risky, everyone knows that.

It's just that the Jin army didn't find you landing before.Now that I've found out, I'm sure I'll stare at your weak point of scattered food collection and hit hard.If food and grass can be sent up from the rear, it will indeed solve a big problem-if possible, they need reinforcements even more.

"Your Highness has considered everything carefully." Fan He praised him.

While speaking, the state government has arrived.

"Your Highness..." Entering the main hall of the State Yamen, Fan He and Shao Siwu sat down as guests and hosts. After deliberating their sentences, they said: "In the past few days, although the battle line is calm, there are more and more Jin soldiers on the Sanhe side. I heard that Li Luoluo has gone to Youzhou to take charge of military and civilian affairs. I figured that he wants to conscript troops and horses, and march from Sanhe to attack Jizhou. A scout reported this morning that the army in the northern mountains increased by [-] troops. It seems that they were recruited. You, Tan Xiangyong. Li Luoluo seems to want to attack from two sides and break Jizhou."

Shao Siwu looked surprised and asked, "Didn't he make such a big move to make the troops in Cangzhou and Guizhou uneasy?"

"Your Highness is extremely clever, and hits the nail on the head." Fan He praised: "Li Luoluo really can't hold back. If he doesn't do anything, our tens of thousands of soldiers are unable to continue to attack the city. But he is so If you make a move, it will cause rumors and discussions on the front line, which is not a good thing. By the way, has your Highness thought of any way to disturb the hearts of the Jin rebels?"

When Shao Siwu heard this, he immediately said with confidence: "It is good to teach General Fan to know that after occupying Linyu Pass, I sent people to take the heads of Li Cunshi and Li Cunhao, and more than a hundred prisoners from the Jin army, boarded the ship, and set off to Dengzhou, this meeting should have arrived. After hearing the news of the Qizhou camp, there will definitely be some action."

Fan He was really surprised this time.

Think about it carefully, this method of shaking the morale of the enemy's army is often used by saints.Family history, family history!
Zhao Wang was quite immature in the past two years. A year ago, his face was a little calmer, but many times he was suspected of being too strong, and he was not as light as his father, without showing the slightest trace.Now it seems that I have learned a lot, and the progress is very obvious.

No one knows it.People need to keep learning and progressing, making mistakes, making corrections, and accumulating experience.In Fan He's view, King Zhao's constant self-improvement is quite commendable.

"Since the report has been made, I will not add anything rashly." Fan He said: "The sage has his own calculations on his side. On the Jizhou side, I will make a careful calculation about how we should fight Li Luoluo. "

(End of this chapter)