Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1272
It was October, and the vegetation was gradually withering.

"Good thing! Great thing!" In the suburbs of Liangxiang County, Youzhou, the news that the sage was going to let the peasants of Zhili Daotuan go home spread everywhere, undoubtedly arousing enthusiastic cheers.

Those from Zhili, Henan, and Huaihai provinces who sent troops together at the beginning have all returned one after another. Those from Zhili province have only returned half of them so far, and the remaining half of 7000 to [-] people can finally go home.

And before going home, most of them can still receive some rewards, which is wonderful - the saint may not be able to pay, but the cleanup of the tribe has brought out a lot of cattle, sheep, horses and camels, but they can be released to pay for it.

Everyone is beaming and elated at the moment.

Zhou Dalang leaned on his spear with some melancholy.His mood was very complicated, so complicated that he couldn't express it to others.

Li Siben recruited soldiers from the Tutuan Township in Zhili, and brought them to Yingzhou. There was no limit to the number of soldiers.

Zhou Dalang was recommended by the township commander.Li Siben inspected it himself, and found that he has a good foundation in martial arts, and he can also assassinate on horseback, so he is very satisfied.

In addition, Zhou Dalang sent food to Yingzhou, killed one soldier and captured one on the way, and spent a year and a half in various battlefields in Hebei.And it is clearly stated that Yingzhou has a lot of wasteland, and the sky is high and the emperor is far away. You just need to enclose a few hectares of land and capture a few shepherds to graze for you. No big deal.

Zhou Dalang has seen too many worlds since he came out, and when he heard the conditions Li Siben promised, his belief in going home was no longer so unshakable.And this wavering, in itself, explains a few things.

Chongju Shuang, the governor of Ruzhou, also stayed in Youzhou, also in order to recruit people, but he recruited soldiers from the government.

The conditions in Ruzhou were poor, and many aboriginals were incorporated, all of whom had ulterior motives and were in urgent need of people with battlefield experience to suppress them.The Imperial Army and the others don’t want to. It is estimated that no one wants to settle in Ruzhou, so they can only find a way among the Tutuan villagers who have fought in the war and even the surrendered soldiers in Youzhou. Not all the surrendered soldiers immigrated to Hubei Road. Miyagi's good performance and superb martial arts were added to the imperial army, and some were released on the spot.

Li Si originally recruited soldiers, but he couldn't compete with Chong Jushuang who recruited soldiers from the government.The reason is very simple, the sage has just decreed that Chong's clan can be conferred the title of Jieyu.Coupled with the treatment of the Chong family with two assassins, he is already the No. 1 official in Hebei.

"It's hard to make up your own mind about things in the world, alas!" Zhou Dalang put the spear at his feet, raised his head and drank half a bowl of wine, and gradually made a decision in his heart.

On the post road, people come and go.

A team of Xiangyong speaking with a Eastern Han accent escorted a large number of prisoners to the north. When the leaders saw a post station here, they immediately ordered a rest, and then rushed over.

Although the postman didn't quite understand their accents, he still figured it out even by making gestures and guessing.

After a while, there was the sound of chopping meat neatly in the backyard.

The servant trotted to the field to pick seasonings such as shallots, leeks, and dogwood.

Panting heavily, the helper pulled the bellows vigorously, and his mouth bulged and bulged as he pushed and pulled, as if there was also a bellows there.

The cook poured a few tablespoons of cold water into the pot, and there was a prick, and the smoke rose from it.

"It smells so good, this is to cook mutton." Zhou Dalang put down the dry and hard beard cake, and gently sniffed the aroma from the back kitchen.

Zhou Dalang couldn't help but look around, but he saw that the other party was also looking at him, because there are so many Zhili Xiangyongs, he is the only one who has armor.

Han Dongxiang smiled bravely, and said in official Chinese with a strong accent, "Come and have a seat?"

Zhou Dalang was also polite, and said: "Thank you."

"Are you all from Dingzhou?" Zhou Dalang sat down.

The table was full of dried fruits and dried meat, and the group of people ate Hesai nonchalantly and were very happy.

"Look at those prisoners, haha, a total of 800 people were arrested in Beiguan City, Dingzhou." Han Dongxiang said proudly: "Ge Shuai attacked Dingzhou, and the king's office went to the front to persuade him to surrender. The guard wavered and agreed to surrender. But There was a small school horse that could incite the sergeants, killed the guards, and closed the city gate. Ge Shuai was furious and ordered the Xiaojie Army, Youguo Army, and Control Crane Army to attack from three sides. For the prisoners, thousands of them were captured, and we were ordered to take 800 of them back to Youzhou to build the palace city for the sage.”

"The Xiaojie Army is still there? Isn't it going to change the Zhenjun?" Zhou Dalang asked subconsciously.

"I don't know about that, maybe it hasn't been changed yet. Under Beiguan City, the Xiaojie Army looked like only a few thousand people." Han Dongxiangyong said: "But they withdrew, and the casualties were a bit heavy. The leader of Han Du Our people from Hubei Province went up to the top, and I heard that we are going to attack Xiguan City."

"The Acropolis on the left and the Guancheng on the right, is this Dingzhou still a dragon's pond and a tiger's den?" Zhou Dalang grabbed a few raisins and stuffed them into his mouth, sighing.

This is the most annoying thing about siege.

He once heard people say that there are five cities in Yanzhou, the east and west cities are separated by a deep stream, the two acropolis are still on the mountain, one of them is on the top of the Jedi, there is water on the mountain, there is a warehouse city, Very difficult to attack.And when you attack the city below the mountain, no matter which direction you attack from, encirclement is impossible, and when you attack, you will also face one or two flank attacks from the acropolis.

This kind of split city is expensive to build, but its defense capability is extremely strong, and it is the type most feared by the attacking side.

Fortunately, Beiguan City has been broken, and a large part of Dingzhou's city defense system has collapsed, so it shouldn't be that difficult.Otherwise, the ghost knows how many people will die.

"Longtan and Tiger's Lair won't be there, but a lot of people will die." Han Dongxiang knocked on the table irritably, ordered the store to serve the food quickly, and then complained: "I heard that the warriors in the north are quick to fight, and they like field battles to decide the outcome. Lose If you lose, if you win, you win, why are you playing siege and defense?"

Zhou Dalang laughed when he heard this, and said: "My grandfather fought with saints in the early years, and it was really fun to fight. I heard that saints often stand on a high platform, and the army will line up and go straight to the bandits. Fighting against each other, no one is afraid of anyone, they fight when they come up, and they die when they die. It's a pity that after fighting for 20 years, the more they fight, the more they go back. Back then, even the underdogs dared to go out of the city to fight in the field. During the Tian Lingzi Rebellion, the Jin army went west to Guanzhong , The momentum is huge, the governor of the same state has few soldiers, and he dared to go out of the city to fight, and finally died in the battle. It is becoming more and more difficult to see such a scene now, but what the hell."

"You know a lot, from a military academy family?" Han Dongxiang asked bravely.

"Before my father was injured and retired, he was only the leader of a team, not a military academy." Zhou Dalang didn't know what he remembered, and his expression was filled with sadness.

He thought of everything his late father had said when he was alive.

My father is actually from Cizhou. He fought with the saint in Hedong for many years, and his body was full of pain. However, in his later years, he still praised the saint full of praise.Especially the phrase "The sergeant flees, behead the sergeant; the deputy general flees, behead the lieutenant general; ten generals flee, behead ten generals; I flee, please behead me", my father will remember until his death.

What an exciting era!
The wine and meat were served, Zhou Dalang picked up the wine bowl and drank it down in one gulp.

Being obsequious and cautious in the countryside, seeing a green-robed official backing away in fright, what kind of shit is this?
Planing food in the soil, working all year round, earning very little in the end, and buying some cloth requires careful planning, what kind of shit is this?
On the dilapidated post road in Yingzhou, chasing the rout soldiers to the reeds, stabbing them with a gun, and carrying his head to receive the reward, everyone looked at him in awe, this is a fucking life !
Someone poured him another bowl of wine.

Zhou Dalang drank it down again, then grabbed Han Dongxiangyong's hand and asked, "Where is Dingzhou?"

The crowd was amazed.

"No! No!" Zhou Dalang's eyes were red, and he muttered, "We should go to Yingzhou. Li Siben recruited me to go, and I accepted. If the sergeant flees, he can beheaded. took his dog's head."

Everyone in Handong was restless.

It's only two bowls of wine, so you drank too much. You can't drink too much, let me tell you sooner.

Who is Li Siben?The righteous nephew of the saint, the reward is generous, the honor and favor are added, and you can arrange it?

"Yingzhou?" Another group of people came to the post station and said, "Yingzhou is a good place. The imperial court ordered that the five counties of Bailang, Liaoxi, Wulu, Tongding and Lai'an be newly established. We can also try our skills .”

Bailang County is a new county set up based on the old land of Bailang Garrison, which is on the left wing of Karaqin in later generations.

Liaoxi County is guarding Zhuocheng in Yan County, which is near Yi County in later generations.

Wulu County is Wulu Shouzhuo City, which is now Beizhen City.

Tongding County is Tongding Town in the Tang Dynasty, which is located in the area of ​​Liaobin Tower in the northeast of Xinmin City.

There was no such thing as Lai'an County before, and it was purely newly established near Suizhong County in later generations.Due to various reasons, some land in the Liaoxi Corridor was silted up, and the imperial court also began to try to slowly open up this road. The establishment of Lai'an County is part of this attempt. In the future, it will gradually expand eastward, and then open up the Liaoxi Corridor.

Bailang, Liaoxi, Wulu, Tongding, Lai'an, plus Liucheng, Yingzhou has six counties. It sounds more bluffing, but it is actually relatively empty. There is still a lot of work to be done, and it is even more important to turn Yi into Xia. The most important.

"Who is it?" Hearing the commotion outside, Zhou Dalang looked up, and it turned out to be a group of rushing people.

Looking at them like that, they seem to be going to Yingzhou?
These people didn't seem to like the imperial court very much before. Why did they run away from their homes one by one and go to Yingzhou to become officials?

His head was a little dizzy. After thinking about it carefully, he vaguely remembered that the governor of Yingzhou was a kind of god. After all, the news of one governor and two governors was still very sensational.

This immortal seems to be a great Confucian in Hebei.It seems that this big brat has a lot of ability, and he has attracted a bunch of little brats to join him.Well, maybe it was his former student.

This is the same as the generals and school will bring their own soldiers to the post, Mao Zhuizi will also take the students to serve as officials.Scholars from Hebei, is this returning home?
Reminiscent of the huge profits promised by Li Siben, Zhou Dalang drank another bowl of wine.Then, subconsciously stood up, took a scholar's arm, and said, "Let's go, I'm equivalent to going to Yingzhou. You just write and draw in the yamen, and I go to the battle to kill people."

Now everyone looked at him in astonishment.

"Ge Shuai went to another city, Dingzhou Xiguan City is broken!" The messenger hurried into the post station, urging the post general to change horses, and said.

"One more bowl!" Zhou Dalang sat down and shouted.

(End of this chapter)