Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1255
Outside of the White Wolf Garrison, Zhou Dalang had just arrived with a shipment of grain and grass.

I haven't been home for a year, and my heart is full of sorrow.

Before leaving, three more people in the team escaped.

The military law is harsh, and once a fleeing person is caught, he has no chance of living.But these people ran away resolutely.As for where to go, Zhou Dalang can think of it with his toes, he must be going home.

Some people may say, won't you be arrested when you go home?Yes, you do get caught, but a lot of people don't think about it that much.I just don't want to fight, I just want to go home, I just want to run.

Of course, some people did not go home, but hid nearby and became thieves.They were afraid of being dragged to attack the city and die, and would rather run away as thieves and bandits.

Everyone has their own ambitions, there is no way.

"Commander Zhou, where is the food?" Bailang Garrison is a small place, there is not much food in the city, and the field is empty, except for a military camp, there is almost nothing.

No, there should still be some facilities, such as tents.

Many young adults from the vassal tribes were gathered here. There were so many people that they were endless, and they didn't know what they were doing.

"People from the Qingyi Army are asked to store them in the barracks." Zhou Dalang said helplessly, "Listen to them."

The barracks were being emptied, and most of the sergeants filed out of the barracks to form a team in the wilderness.

Zhou Dalang watched with rapt attention.For a moment, he even wanted to apply for a martial artist.

As a Tutuan villager, you take the least money, fight the worst battles, and you can’t go home.Instead of this, it's better to put your head to work and forget it, at least you have more money.

"Woo—" the horn sounded.

Ding Zhuang, who was resting just now, immediately got up, hurriedly picked up equipment and dry food and put them on the horse's back.Then, amidst the yelling and cursing of the chiefs, they led the horses to gather in the open space.

"This is about to go to war..." Zhou Dalang muttered to himself.

However, these herdsmen don't look very good.In addition to riding horses, their combat skills are really hard to describe.Perhaps archery is a strong point, but war is really not that simple.

Zhou Dalang can ride a horse, although the old horse in the family has long since died.He can also shoot arrows on horseback, but not very well.But if it was an immediate melee fight, he thought he was better than these shepherds, because his father Zhou Heitun had forced him to practice riding a spear and stabbing a wooden board before.

Speaking of which, when the martial arts among the common people in the Central Plains was strong, such people who had practiced a few hands were an excellent source of soldiers.Know martial arts, know how to form an array, pull it out and rectify a little, and then you can go to the battlefield.This is also the reason why Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, and Shi Pu were able to continue to resist wave after wave after Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, and Shi Pu were wiped out by Liang Juncheng's main force.

Zhou Dalang is actually a qualified recruit.After serving in the army as a peasant for a year, he felt the atmosphere of the battlefield, participated in siege battles, escorted food and grass, and even repaired camps. His experience is not a blank slate.

This is the confidence of the Great Xia court against the grassland nomadic tribes - I can lose many times, and then the size of the army will not decrease.

"Woo--" the horns sounded one after another.

The originally quiet grassland suddenly woke up, and the sound of horseshoes filled every corner, occasionally mixed with officers' shouts and passwords.

Someone has already set off first, and that is the Qingqi of Fanbing.Then there are herdsmen who drive their cattle and sheep. They will not directly participate in the battle, but they will be responsible for logistics.Then came the main force of the Qingyi Army with [-] paces...

"The first and second commanders of the Tutu regiment in Luoyang County, the second commander of the Tutu regiment in Henan County, and the Tutu regiment in Xin'an County..." The general of the Qingyi Army who stayed at the White Wolf Garrison detained Zhou Dalang and the others, and said, "Excavate the trenches on the spot. , build trench walls, and wait until the army returns before leaving.”

There was a muffled noise from the crowd, but it was quickly stopped by the warriors of the Qingyi Army.

The soil group had no choice but to take out their tools and start working.

But that's not necessarily all their work, real work may include fighting, that's anyone's guess.

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"I bet all my treasure on you, you bastard this time." He Lianjun threw the wine bag to Brother Yelu Hua, and said.

He Lianjun was also an old guard who came from the army.When Shao Sheng went north to Xuanhongchi to meet Li Keyong for the alliance, he had a thousand households, and he firmly rejected Shao Siwu's request to enter the Yulin Palace.

Later participated in several wars.After the founding of the People's Republic of Daxia, he served as Wei Wei Shaoqing. This time the guards were called together, he served as Wei Wei Shaoqing as the deputy commander.

After the news that Yingzhou Khitan was going to be dispatched, Shao Shude ordered the general reserve team to dispatch half of the troops, led by He Lianjun, temporarily under the command of Li Cunxiao, and returned to Pingzhou to return to the construction after the war was over.

And Brother Yeluhua just arrived yesterday.

He originally went to the Changxia Palace, but was sent to Linyu Pass by Yeli Yulue. According to the current situation, the war is likely to break out here first.

Brother Hua couldn't help it, he went over mountains and ridges, and arrived at Guancheng in the starry night, exhausted enough.

This was not over yet, after hearing that there was a silted road leading directly to Yingzhou, Helian Jun was overjoyed and asked Yelu Hua to lead the way.

This is not to say that Helian Jun trusts Brother Yelu Hua so much.In fact, he had vaguely heard that there was such a road before, that is, after leaving Linyu Pass, he walked eastward along the coastline and reached Daliaoshui.

This was impossible in the past, because it was full of tidal flats and swamps, and vehicles could not pass through at all.It can be seen from the towns set up in the Liao area by the Tang Dynasty that after leaving Linyuguan, the coastal area was completely blank.

In Yingzhou in the Tang Dynasty, its main population area was also in the north, and the post road also did not pass through the coast. Kou, Bailang Garrison, and then go northeast, until you reach Yingzhou.

What's more, you don't need to go out of Linyu Pass, you can go eastward from other passes and turn directly onto the post road.Strictly speaking, Linyu Pass is not a road. The reason why the pass city is built here is that the gap is too big and must be blocked.

But time has changed, and 200 years have passed, and a lot of land along the coast has been silted up one after another. The trend of swamp degradation is very obvious, and the difficulty of passage has been greatly reduced.Although it is impossible to take a carriage due to the lack of post roads, there is no problem passing people and livestock.

Brother Yelu Hua knew this very well, so he took the initiative to offer advice.

He Lianjun had vaguely heard about it, and found someone to confirm it, and thought that the possibility of the news being true was extremely high.After asking Li Cunxiao for instructions, he decided to lead his troops eastward—in addition to the tens of thousands of guards and soldiers, there were more than [-] youths from the Tibetan tribe, who followed behind with cattle and sheep.

That is to say, on the Yingzhou battlefield at this time, Xia's army is divided into two groups, starting from the White Wolf Garrison on the one side, led by Li Cunxiao, looking for a place to set up an ambush; Go around to the enemy's rear.

The general strategy was determined by Li Cunxiao, and there was generally no problem. Although He Lianjun was dissatisfied with his being under the command of this surrendered general, he also agreed with this strategy.

In ancient wars, if the attacking side revealed its combat intention and let the other side know, it would have already lost half of the battle.

It is rumored that Li Shimin, the former Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, smelled a smell of boiled meat from a distance when he was inspecting the enemy camp. He immediately judged that the enemy army was about to attack, so he went back and made preparations to defeat the thieves.

He Lianjun didn't know whether this rumor was true or not, but the meaning was correct.There is only one road, if you come by surprise, I may not have time to prepare.But this time they have gathered the young men of all the ministries and mobilized for battle.

As the sun set, the huge team meandered forward and disappeared into the vast reeds.

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It was only the first time for Xiao Agu to be alone, not to mention the joy in his heart.

It's a pity that the lady Xiao Chonggun didn't follow, otherwise she could have seen the man's heroic appearance on the battlefield.

Is it better to marry Chong Dun or Zhi Gu?Agu really had a hard time making a choice.

Chung Gon is the right age, he is 12 years old, and he will be able to get married almost next year.

Zhigu is slightly younger, but she is the daughter of Abaoji and her sister, and her status is more noble.

It's so hard to choose!

Not far away, a fast horse flashed past, galloping like lightning, and looked very arrogant.

Agu was only a little annoyed, Lao Tzu clearly ordered that he was not allowed to ride a horse while marching, so why did someone openly violate the order?
In a fit of rage, he immediately sent someone to question, and if it was not a scout, messenger or orderly, he would be whipped immediately.

"It's the vanguard envoy of the Pinglu Army, Gao Xingzhou." Soon someone came to report.

"Immediately let—" Xiao Agu only stopped in the middle of speaking.

"Forget it, let him go this time!" He clamped the horse's belly sullenly, and Shen Jun's horse rushed out like lightning.

He turned around first.

It is obvious that it has entered the mountains here.

Bailangshui passes through the continuous hills, cutting out a relatively gentle river valley. The Tang Dynasty post road was built along the valley, all the way to Yingzhou, with a total length of more than 160 miles.

In fact, you can still see some long-abandoned military towns along the way.

During the former Tang Dynasty, Yingzhou was the residence of the Pinglu Jiedu Envoy.

There are 500 soldiers in this feudal town, including [-] cavalry soldiers.

Just these more than 5000 infantry and more than [-] cavalry firmly suppressed various tribes thousands of miles away.Xiao Agu could only imagine how powerful it was.

Agu can't name these abandoned military towns, although he is already trying his best to learn from the Han people.

If they can repel the Xia people this time, they will help Shi Lu restore these military towns.The foundations are all there. After rebuilding the city, the people of Bohai can be resettled, and let them plow the fields and graze cattle and sheep for us. How wonderful.

Well, how can Shi Lu thank me?Marry Chong Gon to me?Ha ha.

"Hey!" The sound of hoofbeats came.

Xiao Agu was only taken aback.

"There is a summer bandit ranger appearing!" The scout galloped back on his horse and said loudly.

"What?" Agu rode his horse back to the formation and asked, "How many Xia people are there?"

"About fifty riders." The scout replied.

This place is actually not too far away from the White Wolf Garrison, at most a hundred miles, so it's not surprising to meet Xia Renyouqi.

"Fifty riders..." Xiao Agu pondered for a while, then slapped his thigh violently, and said: "Call out your men, follow me to surround and kill this group of thieves."

More than 50 rides, say more or less, say less.Once they are surrounded and wiped out, hanging their heads on the flagpole can also boost morale.

Don't take the credit for coming to your door in vain.Xiao Agu made a decision almost instantly, it was time to show his bravery.

(End of this chapter)