Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1210
On the north bank of the Great River, materials are being transported non-stop.Yongji Canal is the main artery, which has the advantages of large transportation volume, low cost and fast speed.

If there is no such a canal, the hundreds of thousands of troops will fall apart in Liaodong like Guangshen.

Logistics has always been an important factor restricting military operations.

After late September, there was a sudden increase in supplies going north via the Yongji Canal.One is because the number of people going north is increasing day by day, and the consumption of materials is increasing sharply. The second reason is also inseparable from the acceleration of military operations.

On September 22, the army outside Dezhou City was divided into two groups.Huo Liangsi led the Jie army to advance westward, and cooperated with the Dingnan army Fu Yanchao, broke into Jizhou again, and fought against the Chengde army; Wuzang Jieming led the Yi Cong army, Gongchen army and a large number of Tutuan villagers to go north along the Yongji Canal , reaching directly under Nanpi City.

"Ge Shuai!" Mei Zang Jieming bowed and saluted.

No matter how many thoughts there are in mind, the respect on the scene must still be maintained.Besides, Ge Congzhou had nothing wrong with him. This battle was not so much fought by him, but actually carried out in accordance with the strategy formulated by the sage.Meticulous and well-behaved, he almost asked the saint for a map of the formation of troops - of course, this is nonsense, the saint is sober, he only dares to formulate strategies, and the formation of troops belongs to the category of tactics, he will not intervene .

"Coming?" Ge Congzhou said casually as he rode on a horse and looked at Nanpi County from a distance.

Wuzang Jieming was furious for a moment.How dare you show off like this with me, a descendant?Do you know who I am?How many party disciples shed their blood for the saint?How many Tibetan women serve day and night in the palace?Who do you think you are?
"After the last general conquered Dezhou, he led his troops to the north. If Ge Shuai has a military order, he can do so." No Zang Jieming replied.

"Lu Yanwei may not want to fight anymore." Ge Congzhou said slowly.

"Huh?" Mei Zang Jieming was taken aback.

"Your Ministry should take a good rest first." Ge Congzhou ordered: "There will be a chance to fight soon, soon."

After finishing speaking, he rode his horse forward, and under the guard of his own soldiers, he reached the place two arrows away from the city.

A group of captives gathered from all over the place were weeping and crowding outside the trench wall, shouting loudly—Shao ​​Sheng’s old routine, talking about the key training content in the martial arts hall, and discussing the XX strategy to destroy the morale of the enemy.

"Shuai Lu, Texas is over, it's over."

"Wang Shijun died in battle, his family property was confiscated, and his wife and daughter were carried away by Xia Bing."

"The brothers died so badly that there are not many left."

"If you continue to fight, everyone will end badly. Even if you can't fight, the whole family will be exiled far away. It's not worth it."

"Damn it, it's so long-winded that I can't get to the point. You want shame, but I don't. Listen carefully, those who surrender immediately will be meritorious and innocent. Those who kill officials and surrender will receive three merits."

"Fuck! It's Li Dalang who is ruthless. Let me just say, Li Keyong was defeated in Xiangzhou, and the people of Jin can no longer count on him."

The chaotic voices rang outside the city for a long time, until Lu Yanwei went to the city himself and shot and killed the one who yelled the loudest, then they stopped their mouths.

The breach of Dezhou was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the defenders guarding Nanpi and Cangzhou.

If this is nothing, then the rumors from Cangzhou are even more frightening-it is rumored that Li Cunzhang mobilized a large number of soldiers and horses, and pursued northward. It is said that an army circled behind them and attacked the city everywhere.

Cangzhou was not completely besieged, and so was Nanpi.There is a certain connection between them, so they are not ignorant of the outside world.

Of course, officers will choose to prohibit the spread of "rumors", but after a long time, they will always leak out.No matter how strict the military discipline is and how bloody the killing is, under the overall pessimistic overall situation, what should be leaked will still be leaked, regardless of anyone's will.

Now that the Xia army has massively increased its troops in Nanpi, a siege battle that is several times more violent than before is about to begin. The defenders' minds are shaken and their morale is frustrated, which is inevitable.

This city is not easy to defend!

This is the enlightenment that rose in Lu Yanwei's heart, even though he just shot and killed a person who persuaded him to surrender.

"Keep an eye on Li Cunzhang's movements." After leaving the city, Lu Yanwei called his generals and staff and said quietly.

The generals and staff have been with him for many years and know his lord very well.As soon as this remark came out, it was known that his fighting spirit was weak and he wanted to run away.

But just ran away like this, it seemed that he was not reconciled, and wanted to keep an eye on the movement of the Jin army.If the Jin army still wants to fight, he may continue to insist.If the Jin army doesn't want to fight anymore, then Cangjing will undoubtedly be defeated, and he has to consider the way out.

"Marshal, the yamen is still clearing the pond." The general reminded him.It could be seen that he was hesitant, unwilling to abandon his wife and run away like Lu Yanwei did.

"Confused!" Lu Yanwei gave the general a hard look, and reprimanded: "When is it? A man should be informal. Let's retreat to Youzhou and take a breath. After the rectification is completed, there is still a chance to come back. "

The general was forced to blush by his gaze, and could only keep saying yes.

"Besides, Cangzhou Xiongcheng, how can it be so easy to break?" Lu Yanwei thought for a while, and then made up a sentence: "Don't worry, even if King Jin wants to leave, he will only retreat temporarily. Cangzhou persists for a few months, and wait until the Yongji Canal is frozen. Now, the Xia people can’t transport food by water, can they still support so many troops to fight? Impossible. At that time, maybe it will be a good opportunity for us to return to Cangjing.”

"The commander-in-chief is indeed mature and prudent." The general breathed a sigh of relief and praised.

"The commander-in-chief has an excellent opinion." The staff member cupped his hands and said weakly.

Several feudal towns joined forces, but none of them could stop the Xia thief.When the Jin soldiers withdrew and Wang Rong retreated, do you still want to fight back?Dreaming.

But then again, people, sometimes you need to lie to yourself and give yourself a reason to run away with peace of mind.

Don't worry about it, alas!
"Dong dong dong..."

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The murderous aura of Xia Jun outside the city soared into the sky.If the persuasion fails, they will be forced to fight, and a bloody fight will erupt immediately.

Lu Yanwei's heart trembled subconsciously.

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Outside the city of Cangzhou, a neat phalanx is striding forward.

War horses galloped on both sides, and arrows flew in the air. Under the sound of drums, whether it was the elite who had survived a hundred battles or the rookie, they all roared, straightened their spears, and strangled with the enemy.

There are about three to 4000 people on each side, well-equipped and skilled, and it is difficult to tell the winner for a while.

But in war, who said there must be a fair duel?
Zang Dubao, the recruitment envoy of the Eastern Route Army, waved his hand, and the banner changed again and again.Soon, thousands of soldiers stood up and walked forward slowly.

The Jin army on the opposite side also invested in a phalanx, facing them head-on.

Well, it's a bit like the Battle of Xiangji Temple.A phalanx on both sides collapsed, the broken soldiers slipped away from the passage between the formations, and the phalanx of the new force behind came up.And the broken soldiers were taken in in the back formation, and after some rectification, they were used as a new reserve team.

In ancient times, when fighting with cold weapons, most of the winners and losers can be decided soon after hand-to-hand combat.However, the Battle of Xiangji Temple was a long and cruel battle like a meat grinder. The two sides had lost countless phalanxes. Every time there was a gap in the front line, the reserve team would step up and push the enemy back.

As a result, a spectacle in the history of war appeared. During the field battle with cold weapons, more people died in frontal combat than those who were chased and killed after the defeat.The casualty rate of both sides far exceeded the legendary 5%, 10%, 20%, or even higher, which is completely the rhythm of killing red eyes.

From a military point of view, such a battle should not be fought.Although the Tang army won the battle of Xiangji Temple, the elite soldiers and strong generals were wiped out, which was a purely miserable victory.Although the Anshi rebels were defeated, they pulled many Tang army elites to back them up, and they did not lose much. The following battles continued to be stalemate and stalemate.

Today's battle between Xia and Jin was far from that soul-stirring battle.

The morale of the Xia army is like a rainbow, and there are many troops.The Jin army has learned that there have been changes in the rear, their morale is low, and their strength is somewhat insufficient.After Zang Dubao invested in the third batch of people, the Jin army stopped following...

Looking down from the sky, black warriors fought repeatedly in the wilderness, bleeding until they died.

It took many years for a feudal town to train a soldier who is proficient in various weapons, equip him with a full set of equipment, pay more than 20 yuan a year as a reward, and fight many large and small battles. He is lucky to survive until now.This kind of person is proficient in martial arts and rich in experience. He is a living fossil on the battlefield. He dared to change formation when the cavalry rushed into formation, dared to raise a knife to chase after the cavalry when they retreated, and talked and laughed freely when surrounded by the cavalry. up.

And such battles, in the late Tang and Five Dynasties in history, were not one or two, nor ten or twenty, maybe no less than a hundred.

Fortunately, the whole battle was not as cruel as the battle of Xiangji Temple. The Jin army could not break through the front, and the flanks were threatened again, and they were quickly defeated.

The Xia army chased and killed them bravely, until they were in front of the bandit's camp, and then they retreated back to the camp.

At this point, the battle is over.From the beginning to the end, the defenders in Cangzhou City were like dead people, without any movement.

Wufu Cangjing, that's all!
In the Jin army camp, Li Cunzhang looked at the retreating generals with a livid face, intending to kill people, but when he thought about the heads of Li Cunshi, the governor of Pingzhou, and Li Cunhao, the envoy of Linyuguan, who were hung on the flagpole by the Xia people, he sighed again. After taking a breath, he didn't make a move after all.

Li Si'en, Li Siben, and Li Cunju secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Today's fight was not what everyone intended.It is really a stalemate for a long time, fighting and not fighting, retreating and not retreating, it is better to fight one.In addition, Li Cunzhang also had the idea of ​​defeating the Xia people and then taking advantage of the victory to retreat.

Helpless, if they lost today, the next retreat might not go smoothly, unless they stop running and hide directly in Cangzhou City, but how is that different from courting death?
"Stay behind, your Majesty, what do you mean?" After a long silence, Li Sien boldly asked.

He is the governor of Jizhou, but Jizhou has been raided by the Xia people, and his family has been lost in the city.He really wanted to leave, and hurried back to regain the territory.But the king of Jin didn't give an order, and he didn't want to take responsibility for staying behind, so he couldn't just walk away.But my heart is still sad, so I ask each other.

"You ask me, who should I ask?" Li Cunzhang choked directly.

Li Cunju shook his head helplessly.He is the envoy of Lu Long Army, but Lu Long Army's garrison in Pingzhou has also been lost, and the army's morale is a little fluctuating, otherwise it would not be defeated by the Xia people in the first battle.

Li Siben didn't say a word, with disappointment and confusion that couldn't be concealed on his face.

Li Cunzhang looked at these defeated generals and became more and more angry. He left the tent directly and sent several groups of envoys to meet Li Keyong.

He knew very well that the further he dragged back, the lower his morale would be.Today I can still make two field battle gestures with Xia Jun. After another ten and a half months, I am afraid that I will be defeated as soon as I go into battle.Obviously, you can't fight like this.

(End of this chapter)