Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1229
"Li Cunhui, you bastard!" Above the city of Youzhou, Li Cunzhang gnashed his teeth and cursed.

"This bastard..." Li Si'en's tone was much more gentle.

Li Cunhui persuaded to surrender in Nancheng yesterday, and went to Xicheng today. His throat was almost broken, which greatly shook the morale of the army. The west city wall of Youzhou is roughly on the north-south line of Baiyunguan and Xiaohongmiao in later generations of Beijing.

The sergeants on the top of the city looked lazy.It's not that they deliberately slack off. In fact, if the Xia people attacked the city, they would still stop it.In the past few days, the Xia people have attacked the city more and more times, but they were all driven down by their efforts.

The people of Youzhou are strong and strong, and the martial arts are relatively strong, and the peasants of the Tutuan can do field battles, let alone defend on the top of the city.

Their laziness is mainly reflected in their minds, that is, they are unwilling to work hard for Li Keyong.They are still fighting, mainly for the sake of money.

"Let's go." Li Cunzhang sighed and said, "The Xia people will not attack again today."

Li Si'en followed him silently, and the two went downstairs together.

"Grandfather." As soon as Li Cunzhang went downstairs, he saw his son Li Yanqiu approaching, with a panicked look on his face.

"Why panic?" Li Cunzhang asked angrily.

In his opinion, even if there is turmoil in the city, they shouldn't be so flustered, it will only make people see the truth, and it will be more difficult to deal with - these thieves are very smart, you must not show it in front of them Any weakness and hesitation.

"Someone is clamoring for a reward. It is said that the Xia soldiers attacked last night, they fought bravely and drove the enemy to the city, so there should be another reward." Li Yanqiu said.

"Absurd!" Li Cunzhang said angrily, "It's been less than ten days since the reward was issued, and you're having trouble again?"

Li Si'en was speechless listening, he had never seen such a person who could not fill his desires.

"Where are your soldiers?" Li Cunzhang asked, looking closely at his son.

Li Cunzhang has 500 soldiers, who have just been handed over to his son recently. He is his most trusted confidant army.

"Bing? It's in the back." Li Yanqiu didn't know why.

Li Cunzhang was about to be annoyed by his silly son.

"Since there are soldiers, why not hunt and kill the rebel party?" Li Cunzhang asked: "If you do it now, you may only need to kill dozens of people. If you delay for a day, you will need to kill hundreds or thousands of people. , do you dare to kill?"

Li Yanqiu's face turned pale instantly after being reprimanded like this.

"Incompetent!" Li Cunzhang pushed his son away, walked up to his soldiers, and said, "Come on, follow me to see who wants to rebel."

The soldiers suddenly agreed.

"Why don't you come over and lead the way?" Li Cunzhang turned his head and cursed angrily.

"Oh!" Li Yanqiu trotted and quickly followed.

Li Si'en did not follow, but returned to the barracks.

500 people walked along the side street mightily.

There were sergeants in twos and threes on the road, and they were stunned to see them.Then even if rumors spread around the city, it was definitely not a good thing, especially at such a sensitive moment.

"That's it!" After walking for a while, Li Yanqiu stopped in front of a mansion and said.

"Huh?" Li Cunzhang looked up and confirmed again, it really was Chen's house.

"Chen Mansion" is the residence of Chen Que, the former governor of Tanzhou.Chen Que was from Yan. After Li Luoluo became the envoy of Tanji Yingping, he also served as the governor of Tanzhou. Chen Que returned to Youzhou and became an idle official of the shogunate.

"That's right here." Seeing his father's disbelief, Li Yanqiu said anxiously: "The Xiangyong who made a fuss gathered in the Chen residence."

At this moment, the gate of the Chen Mansion opened, and as soon as a few idle warriors went out, they shrank back in fright when they saw a large group of soldiers.

Li Cunzhang didn't hesitate any longer, and said, "Go in and leave no one behind!"

Li Cunzhang knows that martial arts are hard to fill.At this time, appeasement, concession, or peace for a few days.But a few days later, when they see that you are a bully, they will definitely connect again and clamor for rewards. You will never be able to satisfy them.

The only way is to kill all those who dare to take the lead, and deter those who are about to make a move. Only in this way can there be stability Hold the situation.

Those who are close to Bingdu are naturally obedient to Li Cunzhang's orders, and they have no mercy for the Yan people.After getting the order, they swarmed in, killing everyone they met, beheading everyone they saw, screaming and cursing for a while.

When Chen Que got the news in the backyard, he didn't even have time to get a weapon, so he jumped over the wall and ran away.But before he turned over, he was shot down by an arrow.

"Li Cunzhang, why do you want to kill people?" Chen Que was shot in the back with an arrow, and the corner of his mouth was full of blood foam. After turning over with difficulty, he questioned him.

Li Cunzhang didn't talk to him at all, he just waved his hand and said, "Hurry up!"

The soldiers stabbed straight at him with their guns, and Chen Que screamed in pain. Before he died, he still glared at Li Cunzhang angrily.

"Take the head and declare the whole army. If there are any troublemakers, they will be killed without mercy!" Li Cunzhang ordered.

After speaking, he pulled his son Li Yanqiu over again, and said: "Take an inventory of the Chen family's property and send it to the treasury. In a few days, my father will give rewards to the soldiers."

"Ah?" Li Yanqiu didn't understand.

This is because of the bounty and the murder, why do you have to give out the bounty in a few days?
Li Cunzhang didn't bother to explain to him, so he turned and left.

******
The news that more than [-] people under Chen Que were killed for "making noise and rioting" quickly spread throughout the city.

Looking at the bloody heads hanging all over the side street, everyone was speechless.

"Hmph!" Zhang Dalang turned around with a frosty face, and went back to the barracks.

"What did Chen Que do?"

"What else is there to do? Fan Heigou from Youdu County took the lead in arguing for wages and approached Chen Que. Chen Que was motivated by profit, so he started connecting with people."

"Fan Heigou is too dark, right? Isn't it just a few days since the reward was issued?"

"Hey. Who made him lose all his money in gambling? I'm not happy, I want to get some more."

"Grass!"

Everyone laughed and cursed together.

"Boom!" Zhang Dalang kicked over a Maza.

"Zhang Dalang, what are you doing? Could it be that you also lost all the games?" Someone was startled, stood up and cursed.

"Hmph! I see that your death is imminent, and you still don't know it. I kindly remind you, but I didn't expect your kindness to be a donkey's liver and lungs." Zhang Dalang sneered.

Everyone was speechless and looked at him in surprise.

"Didn't see it?" Zhang Dalang continued to sneer and said, "Li Cunzhang doesn't want to give out rewards anymore, he has no money."

"He dares!" Someone said angrily, "If you don't give a reward, you will rush into his house and get it yourself."

"Exactly! With so many of us, are you still afraid of him being an outsider?"

"Why didn't he dare?" Zhang Dalang asked back: "Today, their father and son brought five hundred Shatuo soldiers to kill Chen Que. Has anyone stood up to resist?"

Everyone was stopped by his question and didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Why? Are you scared when you see these high-nosed and deep-eyed Jin soldiers?" Zhang Dalang asked: "More than a hundred years ago, Jimen killed Hu, but they killed tens of thousands of people. What's the point of just 500 people?"

Li Cunzhang's five hundred soldiers are not so much from Shatuo, but from Sogdia.It has a tall nose and deep eyes, which is indeed very different from the Han people in the Central Plains—not to mention the Han people, it is also very different from many Hu people.

In the past, An Lushan rebelled, and his family was half Hu and half Han, and the number of Hu people was extremely large. In addition to the Turks he directly controlled, his backing was also the Sogdians who were optimistic about and invested in him. During the Anlushan rebellion, they provided "50 Jiabing soldiers". At the same time, there was a rebellion by the Sogdian Hu people in Hexi, gathering [-] troops, which shows the prosperity of the household registration.

After Shi Siming killed An Qingxu, An Lushan's old foundation was under the control of Ashina Chengqing, and he competed with Shi Siming for Youzhou.Shi Siming relied on Han generals to stabilize his power, and Ashina Chengqing was forced to surrender.

But after Shi Siming was killed by Shi Chaoyi, the balance in Youzhou was broken, and civil strife was finally detonated.

Ashina Chengqing and Kang Xiaozhong, who stayed behind in Youzhou, summoned Turkic and Sogdian warriors to fight against Han generals led by Gao Dianren and Xin Wannian.The Turkic and Sogdian soldiers were numerous and well-equipped, but their combat effectiveness was weak. The Han generals enlisted the Han army and united with the Khitan, Goguryeo, and Mohe ethnic groups who had long been bullied by the "whites". As a result, Ashina Chengqing was defeated, "thousands of dead" were forced to flee.

Gao Yuren ordered the massacre of "high noses, deep eyes and thick beards" in the city, no matter men, women, old or young, they copied and beheaded all over the house, killing tens of thousands of people, or even more.

This is the famous "Jimen killing Hu" incident, which can be regarded as a bloody cleansing of the Turkic and Sogdian white forces that the An Lushan father and son relied on.

More than a hundred years have passed since this incident, and the Sogdian people in Youzhou and Liaodong have long been honest. When Zhang Dalang mentioned it at this time, some people were at a loss, some were excited, and some shuddered.

"Why? Don't you dare?" Zhang Dalang said with a smile: "Hasn't Jin people had enough of their bird spirit? Li Keyong slaughtered so many people in Youzhou, and your relatives and friends were among the victims, so I won't take revenge gone?"

"Zhang Dalang, what you said is too big..." Someone said hesitantly.

"There are only about twenty of us here, if no one responds when we stand up, wouldn't we be committing suicide?"

"Li Cunzhang is very vicious. He is Li Keyong's loyal lackey. I wanted to kill him a long time ago, but I was afraid that no one would respond."

"Yes, what can one do alone?"

Although everyone was hesitant and asked a lot of questions, Zhang Dalang was not worried but happy when he heard it, he laughed and said: "Don't worry, it's not just us who are dissatisfied with the people of Jin, there are many more, I'll go find someone tonight. "

Everyone's eyes lit up, and the atmosphere suddenly became active.

Zhang Dalang glanced at them, and struck while the iron was hot to cheer him up: "After the work is done, let's plunder for three days, and then hold the heads of Li Cunzhang and his son to open the city and surrender. Hearing that the Great Xia sage Shao Shude has come, and he won Youzhou, he is very happy. Compared with my looting of the treasury, this matter is over, and I have money to get, and I don’t have to die, how good is it?”

"Yes! Yes! It's Zhang Dalang whose brain is bright."

"If this happens, I will recommend you to stay in Youzhou. After the Great Xia sage enters the city, he may even make you an official."

"Haha! We only want money, Zhang Dalang, you still have wealth."

"Hurry up and connect. I also know some fellow countrymen, let's find someone together."

Zhang Dalang couldn't help laughing, feeling extremely proud.Great wealth is right in front of you, how can you not like it?
For more than a hundred years, many little soldiers have relied on this trick to reach the sky in one step, and today it is finally my turn, Zhang Dalang!
******
On December [-]th of the third year of Jianji, the wind and snow were slightly light.

Xia Bing's offensive became more and more intense day by day, and the number of attacks on the top of the city became more and more. The defenders gradually struggled to cope.

On this day, many Tutuan villagers came from outside the city.

They didn't intend to rest at all, and rushed towards Youzhou City shouting.

In the wind and snow, Xia people's Tutuan peasants seemed to want no money, batches rushed up standing up, and batches fell sideways.The casualties were so heavy, but there was no intention of retreating at all.After hitting the back, Li Cunzhang had to push Jingsai and Wufu of the Lulong Second Army who had just been sent to the city to rest.Even, his personal soldiers also started fighting at the top of the city, and they would kill wherever they were in danger, trying their best to stabilize their position.

At Haishi, Li Cunzhang, Li Yanqiu and his son, who had fought for most of the day, went down to the top of the city, followed by more than a hundred soldiers.

Their armor was torn and their faces were exhausted.When he went down the tower, his legs trembled a little, apparently out of strength.

"Send two more groups of messengers out of the city tonight." Li Cunzhang turned to his son and said.

"Okay." Li Yanqiu agreed numbly.

The battle has been fought to this day, and he has given up any hope for the reinforcements in the east of the river.The ending of their father and son seems to be becoming more and more clear, that is, they will die together with Youzhou.

Yes, the father will not surrender.

Together they killed the Datong army to make Duan Wenchu ​​rebel, and together they fought against the imperial army, and after they were defeated, they went north to Tatar together.His father was a loyal son of the King of Jin and one of the most trusted sons of the King of Jin.

Father will not surrender, and neither will he.

It's just——I'm so unwilling to do so!Li Yanqiu followed behind his father in a daze, his eyes almost lost focus.

The soldiers of Qinbingdu panted heavily and silently followed behind Li Cunzhang and his son.

They have no way out.

On weekdays, he eats popular food, drinks hot food, is domineering, and has done countless evil things.They knew very well what kind of virtue they had in the eyes of the Yan people. Once they were defeated, they were afraid that they would be swallowed alive.

At this time, it was too late to regret, so I could only continue to fight with the father and son who stayed behind, and wait for the slim reinforcements, although many people said that there would be no reinforcements at all.

There were chaotic footsteps at the end of the side street.After a while, there were footsteps coming from the other end, as well as the sound of drawing a knife and drawing a bow.

"Huh?" Li Cunzhang was startled, and just when he raised his head, he saw more than a hundred people rushing towards him.

"You—" Li Cunzhang stroked the hilt of his waist from left to right.

No one answered him at all, only dense arrows flew towards him.

"Ah!" There was also the sound of arrows piercing the air from behind, and the soldiers screamed and fell to the ground, bleeding profusely.

Li Cunzhang was hit by two arrows.

He reluctantly pulled out the arrow, and as soon as he pulled out the sword at his waist, he saw several long spears stabbing out of the darkness, straight into his stomach.

More and more people rushed up, and there were fierce fighting sounds from front, back, left, and right, but all this has nothing to do with Li Cunzhang.He knelt down on the ground, and just about to say something, he knocked down his head with an iron mace.

Li Cunzhang fell to the ground.

(End of this chapter)