Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 132 War You State ([-])

"...The monarchs and ministers have worried faces, and they all say that there is no one in the Tang Dynasty. I have built Yanzhou for more than ten years, and the felt and fur on the left lapel are not blocked..." The clear and melodious singing resounded through the whole room, and Shao Shude sat lazily On the Hu bed, I heard a ditty again.

He likes to listen to this "Yanzhou Song" the most, and Feng Xuan has to sing it.Xiao Feng was held in his arms, Luo Chang half-relieved, covering his face with his hands, blushing.

"... Seeing each other raise bandits for their own sake, each holding a strong soldier to secure their favor..." After singing the last few lines, Feng Xuan gave Shao Shude a white look.The younger sister has already given birth to a daughter, she is so cute and pink, Zhao Yu's belly is also big, and recently Princess Zhe Fangai is also pregnant, of the four women in the family, she is the only one whose belly hasn't moved yet.

"My lord, my grandpa has returned to the river." Feng Xuan sat down in front of Shao Shude and said.

"Oh? Why don't you come to Xiazhou?" Shao Shude was agitated when he heard the words, and after gathering his composure, he sat up straight and said, "The post of secretary in charge of the shogunate is waiting for us."

Xiao Feng got off Shao Shude's body, blushed and walked away with his legs crossed.

Feng Xuan sat a little closer, helped Shao Shude straighten his robe, then leaned into his arms, and said, "My parents are getting old and want to keep their ancestral property. Hezhong is considered stable now, so I don't plan to leave again. The elder brother will come over and recommend a Jinshi named Lu Siye, the son of an old friend who used to be an official in the court, but now he doesn’t want to do it, so he came to the shogunate to find a job.”

"This is a good thing." Shao Shude said happily: "I don't even have a pen on the table, and every time I write a memorial document, I have to do it. The officials and generals in the state, seeing this delicate handwriting, secretly laughed at it A few times."

Da Feng snickered when he heard this.She is the de facto secretary of Jiedu Zhang of the Dingnan Army. After Zhao Yu became pregnant, almost all official documents came from her.Now there is finally a genuine Jinshi to take over. This person was recommended by his father, and he should take advantage of the Feng family.Several elder brothers have also studied, and the identity of the Imperial College Gongsheng, it is not a problem to find an errand in the shogunate.If he gave birth to another heir for the king, the Hezhong Feng family's position in Xiazhou would be stable.

"Lu Siye can be the secretary of Jiedu when he comes. Now that he is so thirsty for talents, he really can't wait for a moment." Shao Shude said: "When you come, you will live in Xiazhou first, and after a certain class teacher, I will meet you again."

The troops are about to be dispatched.For the next week, Shao Shude planned to live in the barracks, eating and sleeping with the soldiers.

On the first day of September, the Tielin Army, Wuwei Army, Yi Cong Army and other troops left the city in turn.

It is said that the troops are dispatched today, but in fact, as early as three or four days ago, a group of [-] cavalry from the Wuwei Army set off first. Yesterday, the main force of the Wuwei Army and some Yinzhou masters escorted food, grass, and luggage to set off.

Today Shao Shude personally led the Tielin Army with 500 soldiers and the Yi Cong Army with 500 infantry, escorting food, grass and equipment to set off.Later, 3000 prairie cavalrymen (led by deputy envoy Wei Mengbao) newly incorporated into the Yi Congjun Army, [-] people from the Yamen Army, and [-] soldiers from Suizhou Tuntian who were enlisted will also escort a large number of soldiers. Grain, grass and equipment went west to Youzhou.

The army is mighty and mighty, counting the soldiers in the field, it has reached 500 people.Counting the [-] troops of Yang Yue's troops who intercepted the Tuoba clan's rear, such a large battle was worthy of Tuoba Sigong.

Changze County originally belonged to Xiazhou.After Laoyouzhou was conquered by Tubo, the imperial court restored Xinyouzhou and sent it to Changze County in Xiazhou.Later, the imperial court simply assigned Changze County to Yuzhou as the jurisdiction of Yuzhou.

The county is 120 miles southwest of Xiazhou.Not far west from here is Yanzhou, and further west is Lingzhou. The location can be said to be very important.

Between You and Xia, there is a city named Wuyan City, which belongs to Xiazhou.From Wuyan City to the south, you can reach Wuyankou of the Great Wall, and to the southeast is Ningshuo County, Xiazhou.

Wuyan City has been occupied by Li Tangbin, the You Yi envoy of the Wuwei Army, leading his cavalry for eighty miles.Afterwards, the main force of the Wuwei army and Yinzhou masters arrived one after another, and the city was piled up with grain, grass, and ordnance, and it was already the most important base for advancing in this battle.

At noon on September [-]th, Shao Shude, the envoy of the Dingnan Army Jiedu, personally led the Tielin Army and the Yi Cong Army to arrive.In the next two days, all the armies gathered, inside and outside Wuyan City, there were [-] troops stationed, plus [-] to [-] masters from Sui and Yinzhou, the army was at its peak.

"Stand over here." In Wuyan City, Shao Shude asked the senior officers of Wuwei Army and Tielin Army to gather around him, then pointed to a hand-painted map hanging on the wall, and said, "Wuyan City is four miles away from Changze City." For ten miles, there is grassland in the middle, flat and endless. No matter which side sends troops, it is impossible to cover Xingzang, is there any movement from the Tuoba clan now?"

"Marshal, there are only a few Youzhou Rangers, and they ran away as soon as they got around." Zhe Siyu, the tour envoy of the Tielin Army, replied.

"No trace of the enemy brigade was found either. Our rangers have dispersed to the northwest of Yuzhou City, and nothing has been found." Li Tangbin, the tour envoy of the Wuwei Army, replied.

"Look south to search the net, within a hundred miles, send more rangers, and report immediately if there is any movement." Shao Shude ordered: "General Wei will handle this matter."

"The last general obeys orders." Wei Mengbao, deputy envoy of Yi Congjun, responded, and then hurried out to dispatch troops.

Wei Mengbao had two thousand prairie cavalry under his command.These people still have strong grassland habits, and to be honest, they are not qualified cavalry pawns.Let them search south, hunt down enemy scouts and messengers, and see if there are any tribes to plunder by the way, this task is still competent.

"Commander, the Wuzang clan in Hunzhou Chuan is just to the south, will General Wei be in danger?" Ye Li Yulue is quite honest, Wei Mengbao is now the deputy envoy of the Yi Congjun, and the two thousand cavalry pawns in his hand He was also incorporated into the Yi Congjun Army, so he became worried for others.

Shao Shude glanced at him, but said nothing.

Chen Cheng, the judge of the Tielin Army, smiled and said: "No need to worry about Ye Lijun. Without the Zang clan's family background, the Ye Li Department should be very clear. Maybe ten thousand infantry can be drawn, but there are definitely no two thousand cavalry. Even if there are, He is definitely not General Wei's opponent, don't worry."

Hunzhouchuan is located twenty or thirty miles northwest of Yan'an in later generations.The surrounding terrain is dangerous, but there are also many small mountain basins, river valleys and other fragmented and flat ground. The Dangxiang Meizang Department takes this as the core, and its economy is mainly based on agriculture, with some animal husbandry. That's why Chen Cheng said They have many people, but few cavalry.

Yeli Yulue is of course very clear about the family background of the Wuzang clan. It is stronger than their tribe, but it is also limited.Everyone is a member of the Nanshan Party, and they all focus on farming. They are indeed not as good at riding and fighting as those from the grasslands in the north.

But he was still a little worried, so he said again: "Commander, Judge Chen, the pawns of the non-Zang family should not be underestimated. They are physically strong, endure hunger and cold, endure hardships and stand hard work, and most of them are seven feet in length. Rannuo, dare to fight. Since he is married with the Tuoba tribe, and the commander-in-chief has arrived in Wuyan, his tribe will definitely come to reinforce after receiving the news, and it is not easy to fight."

"Oh?" Shao Shude was a little surprised.Seven feet long, isn't it two meters tall?If you are still physically strong and can endure hardships and stand hard work, then you are a good choice for heavy infantry.He didn't know if the heavy infantry of Xixia in the later generations would be famous or not, but thinking about it, there was no Zang family and they didn't have many iron armors. When their infantry came in a large group, Lao Tzu sent troops to fight, wouldn't he be afraid?

"Apart from the Wuzang clan, who else in the Hengshan party is inclined towards the Tuoba clan?" Shao Shude looked at the crowd and asked.

"Dongshan District of Gyeongju." Chen Cheng pointed to the continuous mountains to the north of Gyeongju on the map, and said, "There are no big clans, but many small tribes, most of which are attached to the Tuoba clan. It was originally the two ends of the first mouse, but there is no Qingxiang and Zangqingxiang." After Tuoba Sijing got married, many small clans should return, but now there is no news, so I don't know if he has sent troops."

The army has only been out for a few days, and these party tribes should not have reacted yet, so they have to continue to observe.Shao Shude nodded, indicating that he already knew.

"The four tribes of Wu Yi in Yanzhou may also vote for Tuoba." Yeli Yulue added.

It's not over yet, is it?Shao Shude was speechless.Fortunately, I went north to the grassland in advance, and then went south to Hengshan, cutting off a lot of Tuoba's wings, otherwise this old thief really has a lot of gangsters!
Youzhou relies on Yanzhou. It is understandable that the Wuyi family is a vassal of others, and it is also understandable that the Dongshan Party in Gyeongju is inclined to them.In addition, the Wuzang clan of Nanshan Dangxiang, well, the enemies of the dew have been exposed, and now we only need to grasp the main contradiction, that is, defeat the Tuoba clan, and all problems will be solved easily.

"I ordered that the whole army be reorganized today, and set off in batches tomorrow morning to set up camp outside Yuzhou City. General Zhou's troops and Suizhou Tuntian soldiers stayed in Wuyan City to guard the food and grass." Shao Shude ordered.

Zhou Rong has 500 people, all of whom are veteran warriors. In addition, Yang Liang and Monk Sanmu led [-] nest soldiers to help everyone guard the food, grass, and equipment. There should be no problem.

"The rest of the ministries will go to Yuzhou together with XX. XX wants to see if Tuoba Sigong will play."

On September 5000th and [-]th, [-] people from the Xiazhou Army arrived at the Wuding River in the north of Yuzhou City to camp.

Shao Shude climbed up to the high platform in the army and carefully inspected the Youzhou City built in the Yuanhe period.

Back then, in order to defend against Tubo, the city wall was built very strong, and water from the Wuding River was also used as a moat.According to the information we have, Tuoba Sigong has tens of thousands of soldiers, if he is determined to defend the city, this matter will be really difficult.

"Send someone to invite a battle, and see if Tuoba Sigong responds." Shao Shude ordered: "Also, send someone to contact the Jinglue Army and ask where they are. Tuoba Sigong probably doesn't want to fight with me , then just loot the surrounding area, I don’t believe he can take back all the livestock. Youzhou City is not that big!”

Li Yixian went down to deliver the order.

Soon, several cavalry rushed out of the camp, and after approaching the city, they shot several letters of war.Shao Shude observed carefully, and found that half a quarter of an hour later, a group of people in military uniforms appeared on the top of Youzhou City. It was not realistic enough from a distance, and they should be members of the Tuoba family.

The group of people pointed in this direction and kept talking, but they didn't mean to fight at all.

This is a determination to compete with patience!Want to spend until I leave?

(End of this chapter)