Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1223
"Where is the saint?" Ge Congzhou asked under the city of Zhuozhou.

"We arrived at Lutai Army three days ago." Zhu Zhen, Marquis of Duyu, replied.

"Why so slow..." Ge Congzhou muttered subconsciously, and then realized again, why not be slow?Do you have to squat in the big camp and watch you fight?

This year is already November 28th, and the Longxiang Army entered Zhuozhou yesterday afternoon.According to multiple information comparisons, there should be three or four thousand soldiers and horses in the city, and there may be less than two thousand serious warriors.

Zhuozhou soldiers and horses were at their peak during Li Cunxin's period, and then they were transferred to and fro, all the way down.After An Fuqian assassinated Zhuo, he lost two more battles, and he was no longer strong.

More than [-] pioneers of the Xiaojie Army arrived last night, another [-] came today, and thousands more are on the way, expected to arrive tomorrow.

Ge Congzhou couldn't wait any longer, and ordered Feng Zangzhi, the deputy envoy of the Xiaojie Army, to lead people to attack the city.The Long Xiang army attacked this morning, lost more than a thousand people, and failed to achieve any results. Now the army will be replaced.

There was no nonsense after Feng Zang received the order, but the soldiers of the Xiaojie Army complained a lot.After driving four hundred miles, I only had a night's rest before letting me bleed and attack the city. Even cattle can't do that.

It took them a long time to organize their formation, followed behind the siege vehicles, and slowly killed them along the road cleared by the dragon army.

Li Cunxiao stood in the distance, watching silently.

He is not a soldier under Ge Congzhou's command, he belongs to the Rouzhou camp, strictly speaking, he is a soldier of Liang Hanyong.

There were also combat missions in the Johor camp, but they gradually stopped after winter.

Li Cunxiao was besieged by soldiers and horses from the three towns of Youzhou, Yiding, and Hedong before, and he couldn't even get out of the city.After the Allied Forces of the Three Towns retreated, it made sense for him to pursue and kill the enemy.Although as far as the real situation is concerned, he was brought here by Zhao Wang Shao Siwu.

Li Cunxiao was very detached in the Youzhou battlefield, not under anyone's command, and had great freedom.For the past few days he had been looting in the countryside of Yizhou. After the Yiwu army mobilized troops and horses to attack, he couldn't resist and fled eastward to join the Longxiang army.

To be honest, although Ge Congzhou didn't want to see Li Cunxiao, he also knew that this guy had made great contributions and disturbed Yizhou's hearts, otherwise the thief would not have retreated so easily.Now he came to Zhuozhou city to eat and drink, so he pinched his nose and recognized it.I plan to let him go west in a few days, and then return to Yizhou, keep an eye on the Yiwu army, and don't let them come and make trouble.

Li Cunxiao didn't know Ge Congzhou's thoughts, he just observed the battlefield situation silently.

During the period of raging in Yizhou, he recruited many desperadoes, and the army has expanded to five thousand.

He has never learned how to manage the army systematically, and he doesn't know how it is done in military books.But a general like him who rose from the grassroots has his own method. Simply put, he learned from his adoptive father Li Keyong. Commitment, blessings and hardships are shared, and the world is full of spirit.

The cohesion of such an army is quite good, but to be honest, it is a bit like a one-man army.

The soldiers of this kind of army may have a high level in the original group, but if the environment changes, for example, the army is annexed by others, the main general dies or leaves, the level cannot be maintained, and the previous level cannot be regained. Feel.If the level of the new coach is high enough, maybe they can slowly recover their combat effectiveness, but if the level is average, it will be difficult.

The regular military training of the imperial court definitely doesn't like this kind of X family army, because the personal brand is too strong.Not to mention that it is easy to rebel, and it is also troublesome to manage, so I would rather not use it.

"Pu Bing doesn't seem to be very good at it." An Jingjing, the deputy envoy of the Qingyi Army, stepped forward and said with a joking smile.

"Let's make do." Li Cunxiao looked at Xiaojie's weak look, and said, "Or he is dissatisfied and unwilling to work hard, let's wait and see what happens."

"Everyone is ready." An Jingjing smiled and said, "That dog Zhu Zhen even came over to warn us not to run away and damage morale, haha."

"We came here uninvited. It's normal that people don't welcome you." Li Cunxiao didn't take it seriously, and continued to observe the battlefield, his expression gradually becoming dignified.

The reason for the change in his expression was not that Pu Bing suddenly became fierce, but that the Zhuo people were not very reliable, their morale was low, and their fighting spirit was low.An Fuqian is not an incompetent person, how will he deal with it?
An Jingjing also noticed it, and only heard him say: "Military envoy, there may be a chance."

Li Cunxiao nodded and continued to watch without saying anything.

Both the offensive and defensive sides are not working very hard, but this does not mean that the casualties are not high.In fact, it was still very tragic. After only a while of attacking, hundreds of soldiers were lost, and the arrows, falling stones, golden juice, and boiling oil on the top of the city fell like money - this is obviously unsustainable , if some things are not fully prepared in advance, if they are consumed, they will be gone.

"Xiaren, this is—" An Jingjing licked his lips, and was about to continue, but stopped.

He quickly changed his words and said, "The imperial court is trying to consume Pubing. Ge Congzhou, Zhu Zhen, and He Delun are all dark-hearted, and they know how to deceive their own people."

Li Cunxiao made a rare excuse for Ge Congzhou: "Someone must attack the city."

"That's right." An Jingjing said.

"Boom, boom, boom..." The war drum kept beating, the first wave of Xiaojie soldiers were still attacking, and the second batch of more than 2000 people came on again.

Dense artillery vehicles piled up in front of the formation, smashing non-stop.

The long pile of arrows shot straight up like money, and Zhuo soldiers fell down with screams from time to time.

After a long period of movement, the female wall finally settled down.Hundreds of Wei Bowu soldiers climbed up, drew their bows and shot straight, trying to suppress the enemy archers at the top of the city.

Shouts of killing sounded almost simultaneously in the south and north of the city.

The Longxiang Army and the Xiaojie Army each launched a feint attack and fought endlessly with the bandits.

The guard An Fuqian also dressed neatly and went up to the top of the city to boost morale. The battle between the attacker and the defender has entered a fierce stage.

"Actually, it doesn't matter if Zhuozhou is attacked or not." An Jingjing was quiet for a while, and couldn't help breaking his mouth again, only to hear him say: "Obviously An Fuqian doesn't have many soldiers, so what if we leave Zhuozhou without fighting?" ? Does he still dare to go out of the city to fight? It is actually better to come out, to catch all of them, and maybe he can win Zhuozhou backhand."

"You don't understand." Although Li Cunxiao's emotional intelligence is mediocre, he is clear about things on the battlefield. He pointed his whip to the west and said, "This is for Wang Gao to see. The Yiwu Army has a lot of soldiers and horses, thirty to fifty thousand There are always people. If the nail of Zhuozhou is not pulled out, the Yiwu Army will not be able to get rid of their luck. Under An Fuqian's sway, if they fail to keep it together, they will order soldiers and horses to kill them one day. Even if they are defeated, they will still You can retreat into Zhuozhou and hold on until the battle situation changes. Besides, Jinyang will not just watch. How did Anyuan come here? Have you forgotten?"

When An Jingjing heard this, he quickly got taught: "I almost forgot about the thief Anyuan. He is the vanguard, so the follow-up army is probably not far away. It is really uncomfortable for Zhuozhou to be nailed here."

"But then again, you just mentioned that the imperial court was going to consume Pu soldiers and Wei soldiers. Although I was aware of it, I never took it to heart. Now it seems that this should be one of the reasons for the desperate attack on Zhuozhou. "Li Cunxiao said: "We have to be careful."

Anjing nodded.

No one wants to be used as a gun, as a consumable.In troubled times, the army is the lifeline, which is almost the instinct in the bones of every warrior.

The dry and bloody battle continued for another half an hour.

There are so many corpses under the city of Zhuozhou that it is almost impossible to count them.

Li Cunxiao and An Jingjing's originally calm faces also changed color at this moment.

The Jin army actually likes field battles rather than attacking cities.On the battlefield, various tactical actions are often made, trying every means to lure the enemy to take the initiative to fight with them instead of retreating and defending.

This has something to do with their style when they formed an army.When Li Keyong first arrived in Jinyang, he brought more than 2 soldiers to take office, at least half of them were private soldiers accumulated by his Zhu Xie family for several generations, that is, the soldiers and horses of the three tribes of Shatuo and the ninth surname of Zhaowu , fought repeatedly with Tubo and Uyghur, and suppressed the Pang Xun Rebellion.These people have always liked field battles, their siege skills are average, and they don't have the patience to siege.

At the same time, it is also closely related to the relatively small capital of Hedong.It's just so elite, what should we do if we run out?
Seeing Xia Jun attacking the city so "proudly" at this time, without worrying about losses at all, the shock in my heart is natural-it is one thing to hear it, but another thing to see it with my own eyes.

Shao Shude has come to this point, beating all the warlords like dogs, and his thick-faced and dark-hearted evaluation is absolutely correct.

"The opportunity is here!" Li Cunxiao suddenly sat up straight and said.

An Jingjing regained his energy and looked intently, only to see that the soldiers of the first wave of the Xia people's siege couldn't hold on and broke down, while the second wave was affected by it, shaking their feet, and they were about to retreat.

"Squeak!" The east gate of Zhuozhou City opened just right, and a group of sergeants who had been recharging their energy for a long time rushed out and went straight to kill the fleeing Xia army.

The enemy army at the top of the city also accelerated the frequency of shooting arrows, creating chaos as much as possible, and creating opportunities for the army attacking the city.

"Move out!" Li Cunxiao ordered.

"Obey!" An Jingjing immediately went over to form a team.

After a while, more than two thousand riders rushed out and quickly approached from the edge of the battlefield.

Almost at the same time, He Delun, the governor of the Longxiang Army, also left the formation with more than a thousand cavalry, and rushed towards the Jin army leaving the city, trying to stop their offensive.

Naturally, it is impossible for the Jin army to be unprepared.

After the infantry left the city, hundreds of cavalry rushed out and rushed towards He Delun's troops head-on, desperately covering the infantry to chase and defeat the enemy.

There are about a thousand infantry troops out of the city, well-equipped and with good morale, led by An Chonghui, the son of An Fuqian.He moved very quickly and very bravely. Under the guard of his own soldiers, he led people straight forward, and more than a thousand people wedged into the fleeing Xia soldiers, slashing and killing them wantonly, with incomparable bravery.

"Happy! Kill the thief!" An Zhonghui held an epee wide open and closed, and there were almost no enemies - in fact, no one was fighting him, and everyone was running away.

Encouraged by him, Jin Bing's morale rose sharply, and his men became more powerful, killing Xia Bing on their backs until...

"An Chonghui!" A black horse dashed forward, and the knight shouted loudly.

Behind him, hundreds of cavalry roared up, and the thick and long horse spears easily overturned the pursuing Jin soldiers.

An Zhonghui turned his head suddenly, but saw Yizhang go straight to the door.He hastily swung his sword to block, subconsciously tilting his body to one side, not daring to slash the knight with his epee horizontally.

"Dang!" The thick long sword flew out of his hand.

"Come on!" Li Cunxiao stretched out his hand to grab An Zhonggui, throwing An Zhonghui across the horse, and walked away.

Li's personal soldiers surrounded him tacitly, blocked most of the attacks for Li Cunxiao, and escorted him out of the chaotic battlefield.

Li Cunxiao laughed loudly, and galloped his horse straight to the flag of the commander in chief of the Chinese army.

Zhu Zhen watched someone rushing over from a distance, and waved her hand.

More than a thousand armored soldiers stepped forward, raised their long spears obliquely, and drew their bows to the full, watching silently. With just one order, they can kill all those who charge into the battle, regardless of whether they are the enemy or us.

"Boom!" Li Cunxiao threw An Chonghui, who was struggling constantly, in front of the horse, and said, "Capture one of the thieves alive, tie him up!"

(End of this chapter)