Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

The battle on June [-]th of the seventh year of Jianji marked the end of the chaotic war on the Western Front.

Since the official end of grazing in late May and the start of the attack, the Khitan people have tried everything possible. The Chute, Diela, and Pin tribes dispatched more than 20 cavalry, plus almost the same number of vassal soldiers and horses, taking advantage of the vastness of the grassland. , sneaked around and attacked the temporary grazing land of the Xia people, and blocked them for about [-] days.

But as the Xia people lost their patience and began to advance regardless of the pigs, the blocking and harassment along the way had a tendency to collapse.

The change of hands in Yikun Prefecture may be a symbolic event...

"Here comes the broth!" The auxiliary soldiers moved rice bowls one by one, and distributed horse broth to the sergeants.

Not much meat, but enough to eat.There are even some green wild vegetables floating in the soup, making the warriors who are tired of dried meat, cheese, and powdered milk salivate.

The Bohai captive swallowed his saliva.

For them, it is impossible to eat meat, they are just slaves, what kind of treatment can they have?Even if the horse died of illness or old age, the meat and skin must be handed over, which has nothing to do with them.

The food grown has nothing to do with them.The Khitan nobles took them away one by one, and it would be nice to leave them with a little living.

And when they were still in Bohai State, the Blackwater tribes offered food to them.For example, the pigs in the Mansion of Hujie are very famous, and the Ministry of Neifufan has to offer offerings every year, which is almost overwhelmed—the pigs of Hujie Mansion have always been one of the tributes of the Bohai Kingdom.

The rapidity of status transitions can be dizzying and difficult to adjust to.This is especially true for some Bohai scholars and nobles.

This is the fate of subjugated slaves, sad and realistic.

"If you want to eat meat, you must first be able to kill." Li Shaorong held a wooden bowl, ate, and took the time to tease the Bohai captives who were stacking firewood to cook broth.

Well, the rice is cooked by Bohai people, but they don't share.

"In this world, you can't do farming, you can't do business, and nothing comes quicker than killing people." Li Shaorong laughed and said, "Look, the Khitans arrested you, and you didn't dare to resist, so you could only eat red rot. I dare to kill Khitans." People can eat meat, have you learned anything?"

The Bohai people didn't know whether they didn't understand or what, so they kept silent.

"I know you can understand. Look at you, you are skinny and clumsy, have you never suffered before?" Li Shaorong said: "You might as well take off your pants. Some of the soldiers in the army like this. Go and make them happy." Yile, eating meat is not a problem."

The Bohai man's face turned red, obviously he understood, but he didn't dare to attack, and continued to cook the broth carefully.

"Aren't there any Bohai people in Yikun Prefecture? There are a lot of singers, piano players, painters, and sculptures. They are versatile, but none of them can fight for their lives." Li Shaorong sneered: "In Bohai Five Jing, you people may be able to earn a lot of money, and some of you may be very famous, but let me tell you, if you don’t know how to fight and are not brave enough, your women are only worthy of the Khitan people, and you are only worthy of the Khitan people. Be a slave. If the master wants to play with your wife, he will play with your wife. You don’t even know if the child you have is your own. What use are you saying?”

Perhaps it was unbearable to be humiliated, this person stood up abruptly, his teeth gnashing.

"Oh?" Li Shaorong was a little surprised. He finished the last sip of soup, put the bowl on the ground, and asked, "Have you figured it out? Finally, you are still a little manly. I will give you a wooden gun and a horse. Do you dare to follow us to find bad luck for the Khitan people?"

"I want to inform." The Bohai man said after holding back for a long time.

The cavalry warriors sitting around the ground eating meat and soup laughed and looked at him with disdain.

Cowards are the most despised, they don't dare to gain wealth with a knife and a gun, and insist on using opportunistic whistleblowers, how can people think highly of you?
Li Shaorong stopped everyone's ridicule and asked, "What secret do you know? Could it be that Shuluping stole someone in Yikun Prefecture?"

"It's related to Shuluping." The Bohai man said.

The smile on Li Shaorong's face stopped, and he asked, "Let's listen."

"There are so many people here, it's inconvenient." The Bohai people were a little embarrassed.

"I think you owe a beating!"

"Why are you talking nonsense with him? Let's kill him with one knife."

"Kill it! There are thousands of prisoners in Bohai, and there is no shortage of him."

Li Shaorong got up, took the Bohai man aside, took out the dagger at his waist, and said, "You better know something. Otherwise, I'll use this knife to cut off your head. Cutting your head with a knife, you know it's How does it feel?"

The Bohai man swallowed and said, "I know where Shuluping is."

Li Shaorong choked for breath.

Damn, I didn't expect that one day, I would use this method to make progress?

"Go on," he said in a calm voice.

"Suluping went to the North Tower, and with him were the old and weak women and children from the Uighur Shulu, Chute, and Pinbu." The Bohai people said.

"North Tower? Are you lying to me?" Li Shaorong slammed it against the wall and asked forcefully, "Khitan only has East Tower, West Tower, and South Tower. When will the North Tower come out?"

The people from Bohai were knocked to pieces. After calming down, they said, "It's not long since the North Tower was built. You don't know it's normal. The North Tower is on the north bank of the Hun River (Huolin River). The Khitan people count four hundred miles as one side, and two sides are eight hundred miles. If you search for horses and rush to them quickly, you may gain something."

"How do you know?" Li Shaorong stared at him and asked.

In fact, he already believed it a little bit in his heart, but he still had to confirm it again and again.

The long-distance raid of eight hundred miles is no joke.Even if one person and three horses march forward while grazing, it will take four or five days to arrive.More importantly, the range of [-] miles is huge, and the area on the north bank of the Hun River is not small. What is the specific location?What if you get lost?These are all things that have to be considered.

"My wife was taken away by the nobleman of the Yao Nian family. Before she left, she told me in private." The Bohai man said with a sad face.

Li Shaorong was more convinced, and secretly sighed in his heart that the woman made a mistake.

"Go, follow me to see the military envoy." Li Shaorong pulled him outside.

The Bohai people stared wide-eyed, unable to believe it.This military academy has a good heart, it didn't take the credit for itself, and gave him the opportunity to show his face and make meritorious deeds.

"It should be yours, and no one will be ambiguous. If you don't even follow this rule, how can you manage the army?" Li Shaorong said, pulling him like a chicken.

"This world is right for you..." The people of Bohai sighed in admiration.

Zhe Siyu, the cavalry envoy, is receiving an important person.

"Dodging all the way, we can see you." Han Yanhui sighed while chewing on the rough horse meat.

His clothes were shabby, his face was full of dust, and his hands had bruises of various sizes. According to him, they were scratched when he was hiding from the Khitans in the grass.

As the recorder of Zimeng County, he was one of the first batch of personnel who followed Shuluping to withdraw northwards—yes, ordinary people did not withdraw, but as Han officials valued by A Baoji and his wife, Han Yanhui, Han Zhigu, Han Lin and the others, together with Xiao Dilu who was under their protection, all got the chance to evacuate.

The North Tower is extremely desolate, with only a crudely built earthen city.More than 20 people rushed over at once, and the degree of chaos can be imagined.

And that's really nothing.If it's chaotic, just take care of it. The Shan army is considered to have a little fighting power. They select all the strong soldiers from the Shulu Department, or those who are good at martial arts among the prisoners. It is not a problem to suppress the local chickens and dogs.

The difficulty lies in the shortage of supplies.

After walking such a long distance, the cattle and sheep have lost a lot of fat, and they are all being raised at this time, so they can't produce much milk. Therefore, there is a shortage of food for a while, and many people are hungry and full.Shu Luping ordered the slaughter of some emaciated animals, but this was completely drinking poison to quench thirst.I don't know how many people will starve to death before they recover.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Han Yanhui ran away and headed south.Fortunately, he escaped the Khitans, and then waited until the cavalry army ignored them and marched eastward—if he came a few days later, he would either starve to death, or run out to find food, and he might rub shoulders And pass.

"I intended to go to the West Tower and Yuewang City, but now it seems that the North Tower may be better?" Zhe Siyu, the military envoy, looked at his deputy Liu Zijing and asked.

"Don't go to the West Tower." Han Yanhui swallowed a piece of meat hard, and said: "The building is empty and there is nothing left. Yuewang City is not far from the West Tower, and there may still be some people, but they have a city, and they are expensive." It may be inconvenient for the army."

"It's okay to go to the west building first. Even if the Khitan people find out and slip away to report. There are so many pots and pans in the north building, how far can we escape in a short time?" Liu Zijing said: "It's all on the way, but the focus It really should be placed in the North Tower."

On the grassland, the territory is vast and uninhabited.The biggest problem is how to find the enemy. Once found, it basically means death. This is the cruelty of the grassland battle.

But the difficulty lies in finding it.

For example, during World War II, the naval fleet left port to fight.The commanders of both sides will launch a large number of reconnaissance planes from the aircraft carrier to search for traces of the enemy.

Whoever finds the enemy first will take the lead, and then the torpedo planes will fly over and attack the enemy.In this process, the party that was attacked is very passive, and the losses are often very large.

Now that Han Yanhui has provided the traces of the Khitan people, it is inevitable to kill and run there.

Zhe Siyu thought for a moment, and when he was waiting for the order, his own soldiers came to report, and Li Shaorong asked to see him.

Zhe Siyu and Liu Zijing didn't feel anything when they saw Li Shaorong bringing a Bohai prisoner in, but when they heard the Bohai man repeat what he said before, they looked at each other. lol.

Well, this matter is mutually confirmed, and it cannot be faked.

Han Yanhui was dumbfounded.

The "top secret" news he worked so hard to spread has been revealed by a Bohai captive.

"The two generals, Du Yu is indeed in the North Tower. He was a close friend of Khan Dejin of Yao Nianshi and a native of Yu in Xilou. Later, he joined Abaoji and was sent to Yikun Prefecture as an official." Han Yanhui added .

Zhe Siyu no longer hesitated, and immediately ordered the horses to be inspected, and at the same time sent messengers westward to look for Liang Hanyong.

The raid on the North Tower cannot be accomplished by their cavalry alone, and the Feilong Army or the Golden Sword Army must be involved.Either way, it's a feat and worth celebrating.