Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1388
Huzhou is the last obstacle to the south of Shangjing.

The city is located between mountains and rivers, and the terrain is difficult and dangerous. There is only one mountain post road leading to Shangjing in the north.

That is to say, the three prefectures of Bo, Long, and Hu are lined up from north to south. Bozhou is the northern gate of Shangjing, and Huzhou is the southern gate. A north-south post road runs through it.

It was right for the Bohai people to intercept them in Huzhou. They can't be put under Shangjing, right? What's the point?

But they overestimated their strength.Maybe there is no other way. There is no difference between dying early and dying late. It is better to fight to the death and see how lucky you are.

But fighting in battle formations, because of good luck, it is rare to survive from death and win from defeat.It's raining heavily today, which is actually not very conducive to the attack of Daxia's cavalry, which is considered lucky.But when the infantry fought in formation, they were still on the verge of defeat, and they were defeated miserably.

There were about 2 guards in the imperial army, nearly [-] were beheaded on the spot, and [-] people were captured. Only a few thousand remnants of defeated generals remained.

And their failure also greatly affected the morale of the Huzhou defenders.Encouraged by the assassin to dissipate their wealth, the defenders desperately held on, but they only lasted for half a day, and then they were jointly attacked by the besieging Tielin Army, Tiande Army, and the Guards.

Fu Cunshen didn't stay here too long. That night, he sent 3000 people from the guards to the north, and went to Beijing in the dark and rain.

The main force rested for one night, continued to march on June [-], and arrived in the south of Shangjing two days later.At this time, the Luoyan Army also broke through all kinds of obstacles, pulled out more than ten villages in a row, and reached the north of Shangjing City, surrounded by an army of [-].

"Da Chi Zhuan missed the last chance to escape." Zheng Yong, Marquis of the Tielin Army, said: "The last general just interrogated a few captives, and everyone said that the Lord of Bohai was hiding in the city and was in constant fear."

"How many soldiers are there in the city?" Fu Cunshen asked.

His eyes were fixed on the Acropolis in the west of the city.The bodyguards arrived a day earlier than them, conquered the city in the first battle, beheaded more than [-] levels, and then repelled an attack from the Bohai people, firmly defending the west of the city.

Near the Acropolis is a large forest of forbidden gardens, as well as the palace where King Bohai plays, all of which have fallen under the control of the guards.

"Tianmen army has ten thousand people, plus more than 4000 forbidden troops who fled back, less than 2. I heard that the Lord of Bohai has collected thousands of slaves from powerful and powerful households, filled them into the army, and went to the temple to search for money and give rewards. Now we should collect [-] people." Zheng Yong replied.

"Twenty thousand pigs!" Fu Cunshen smiled contemptuously.

Respect is earned.As far as the conduct of the Bohai people is concerned, it is really impossible for Fu Cunshen to respect him.

It is said that Bohai, a country, has been learning from the Tang Dynasty, regardless of whether it is in line with its own national conditions.

From the early Tang Dynasty to Gaozong was the glorious period of the Fubing, Bohai learned from the Tang Dynasty and built the Fubing.

Starting from Empress Wu, the military system gradually deteriorated, so that the recruitment system began to be implemented during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong.Due to inertia, the reform of the military system in the Bohai Kingdom was a little later than that of the Tang Dynasty, but at this time, some recruits gradually appeared, and most of them were located in frontier military towns.

After the Anshi Rebellion, the Bohai Kingdom saw that the Central Forbidden Army of the Tang Dynasty showed their talents, so they also began to establish "the emperor's personal soldiers".

During Tang Wenzong's period, Dayizhen, the lord of Bohai, was conferred the title of King of Bohai. Wang Zongyu, the canonized envoy, went to Bohai and reported back after returning, saying that Bohai "set up the Left and Right Shence Army, the Left and Right Three Armies, and 120 Divisions."

You see, even the name is the same as the imperial army of the Tang Dynasty, and this brainless energy in learning is absolutely amazing. It is as good as Japan, and it doesn't care whether your own national conditions are in line with it.

In the battle of Huhanhai, most of the Bohai Forbidden Army was defeated, and their fate was similar to that of the Shence Army. They didn't know what to say.

"Make the siege equipment quickly, the sage has already left, so there is no delay." Fu Cunshen ordered.

"Marshal, do you want to send someone to surrender?" Zheng Yong asked.

"Are you willing to surrender?" Fu Cunshen was somewhat disbelieving.

"Soldiers are approaching the city, and there may be a chance." Zheng Yong said: "This kind of young monarch is indeed prone to impassioned and passionate, but once frustrated, it is also easy to become discouraged and depressed. Anyway, it doesn't cost anything to send one or two dead soldiers into the city , it’s okay to try it out.”

"Alright." Fu Cunshen agreed.

In fact, Zheng Yong was right.This kind of person is written by Da Jian, who is good at the hands of women in the deep palace.And because I am young and have not experienced many things, my mind may not be mature and I am prone to extremes.

Before he was defeated, he was full of illusions, thinking that he could turn the tide, be a hero of the Bohai Kingdom, gain countless honors, greatly increase his prestige, become the master of a generation of ZTE, and be famous in history books.

After the fiasco, I was discouraged, all my ambitions were shattered, and I began to doubt everyone around me, always feeling that they were doing my best to kill me.

At this time, it is possible to persuade to surrender.

And the surrender of the great master can also effectively hit the morale of officials and generals everywhere and weaken their will to resist.After all, most of the prefectures in Bohai are still controlled by themselves, and there are still many people loyal to the royal family of Bohai.Asking Da Jianzhuan to order them to surrender will have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort.

"It's only been four months since the troops were dispatched, and it's only been one month since the real fight. The country will be destroyed..." Fu Cunshen really couldn't believe it. With one kick, there was a tendency to collapse.

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Shao Shude received the news on the way to Aodong City.

At this time, besides the civil and military officials and the palace guards, there is only a [-]-member Youguo Army accompanying him.

Yin'an was divided into two parts. One part was led by Chu Shenping to the east to reinforce Qin Wang Shao Chengjie to besiege Zhongjing in Bohai Sea;

In fact, it is not clear whether Abaoji came or not, but the Khitans did break into the territory of the Seven Sacred States, burning, killing, looting, and instigating rebellion.

The Flying Dragon and Golden Knife armies went from west to east, the Heiji army and Shatuo soldiers went from south to north, and Yinanzhi, Yingzhou fan soldiers, and Khitan servants went from east to west. kill it.

These two places are actually secondary battlefields, and Shao Shude is not very concerned about them.

The reason why Yin An was dispatched directly was to plan after conquering Bohai.

A sergeant with a straight silver saddle is no ordinary warrior.They are well paid, well equipped, top-notch in physical fitness, and powerful in battle. At least half of them are veterans who got out of the dead, and the other half are powerful and generals who have practiced martial arts since childhood.Shao Shude often urges them to train, gives them lessons, and reviews tactics with them. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a "drive-by version" of martial arts lectures.

To put it bluntly, these are the seeds of officers - in fact, many people have been released over the years, and their careers have been very smooth.

After the collapse of the Bohai Sea, the situation will not be stable in a short period of time, and local officials must be given the power to grasp the military and government.This kind of thing, I don't feel at ease for others, so I can only choose people from Yin Anzhi.This will let them out, give them a chance to make meritorious service, and then directly appoint them later, and there is also a reason to talk.

It can also be seen from this that what Shao Shude really cares about is the main battlefield of Bohai, Beijing.

The time window for fighting in the north of Liaodong is short, at most five months, or even less.He ran along the asses of various generals all the way, just to put pressure on them.

On June 24, he arrived in Aodong City. At this time, Fu Cunshen had besieged Shangjing for eight days, and some news came back one after another.

When the envoys entered the city to ask for surrender, Da Chiu Zhuan, the ruler of the Bohai Sea, hesitated and did not make a clear statement.But after seeing the officials wanting to surrender, I don't know which nerve was touched, and they didn't want to surrender again, and sent the Tianmen Army to arrest several officials, ransacked their homes and wiped out their families.

Pitiful for these big Bohai clans, they were all quite powerful in the first place, but they were trapped in the capital, and no matter how powerful they were, they couldn't mobilize them, and they were tightly controlled by the warriors of the Tianmen Army.

The East Route Army dominated by the Weisheng Army conquered Fengzhou.Perhaps because of the delay and the heavy casualties, the soldiers of Anton's government slaughtered the people after they entered the city.Although it was quickly stopped, the bad influence had already been caused, and it also made people further realize the limitations of Fubing.

Yin'an entered Zhongjing earlier than Weisheng's army, and won three battles and three victories, but the results were not great, and more than [-] people were captured and beheaded.If they want to win the Xiande Mansion, they have to wait for Shao Chengjie's main force to come.

On the 25th, Shao Shude, who had a rest for the night, went hunting outside Aodong City and met a group of demoted officers and generals from Bohai.

The number of people is a bit large, about fifty or sixty, and the largest official is Zhang Dingbao, who is left behind in Xijing.

He has already been appointed as the Dian Shepherd of the Taipu Temple on the eighth rank. Compared with his status in the Bohai Kingdom, he is naturally not the same, and he can even be said to have fallen off a cliff, but it is not bad to have a family background after all.

"What is the relationship between Zhang Qing and Zhang Wenxiu in the Great Martial Arts Period?" Shao Shude asked while adjusting the bowstring.

In the 20th year of Kaiyuan, because the Tang court was unwilling to kill Dawuyi, the younger brother of the king of Bohai who had defected to Dawuyi, and at the same time funded the rebellious Heishui Mohe in the northern part of Bohai to "interfere in internal affairs", the Bohai state invaded by land and water to attack Tang.

Among them, the waterway was led by Zhang Wenxiu. He landed in Dengzhou by surprise and assassinated Shi Weijun. He didn't withdraw until Tang Ting mobilized troops.

This was a very successful cross-sea landing raid, which restrained part of Tang Ting's energy.The name of Zhang Wenxiu was even submitted to Xuanzong's desk.

"It's the ancestor." Zhang Dingbao replied with his waist bent low.

"Xuanzong can't make Zhang Wenxiu bow his head, but I have Qing to surrender, which is very good." Shao Shude said, "I don't know the Bohai family, but is there anyone willing to surrender?"

"How will His Majesty arrange the Bohai Tu people?" Zhang Dingbao asked.

"Isn't it good to live in Huahua World in Central Plains?" Shao Shude asked.

"Your Majesty, be careful..." Zhang Dingbao had just finished speaking when he met Shao Shude's stern gaze, and he didn't dare to continue.

"What is Zhang Qing thinking?" Shao Shude smiled and said, "What did Li Shimin do when Tang attacked Goguryeo?"

Zhang Dingbao's face was pale.

How do you do it?Ordinary people may not need to relocate, but all the "upper households" have been resettled to Huainan. After 300 years, where are the Goguryeo people in Huainan?All of them have become Han Chinese.

"Don't fantasize." Shao Shude scolded: "I have dispatched more than [-] people. If I don't get rid of the evil, is it possible to leave? The Bohai Tu people move away obediently, and I can make them face. If they are not obedient, I will help them. If I can’t achieve my goal here, I will spend the winter in the Bohai Sea this year.”

This was so categorical, Zhang Dingbao knew that he had no reason, so he stopped trying to persuade him.

"Let me tell Zhang Qing one more thing. Dajiao's writing has been messed up, and Zhongliang was massacred in Shangjing City. Even Dongping Wang Dashuxian and Prime Minister Wu Yudu were killed by him. Not to mention the number of Gongqing gentry imprisoned." Shao Shude said: "The truth can't be fake, and the fake can't be true. Zhang Qing only needs to inquire a little bit, and then he will know about going to Beijing."

Zhang Dingbao was also very surprised when he heard this.

By doing this, the king is completely shaking the foundation of Bohai.He didn't dare to believe it, but the sage's words were convincing, and he didn't look like a fake, so he fell into confusion immediately.

"I'll talk to Zhang Qing again." Shao Shude calibrated his step bow, took out an arrow from the pot, looked around, and said, "I got the military report yesterday, and the Ping Navy warship landed at Longji Port. Seize the county seat."

Zhang Dingbao was surprised again.

He knew that Ping Haijun was Daxia's navy.No matter what, the four warships can carry hundreds of soldiers. If they land suddenly, it is still possible to take down a port city.There are not many soldiers in Longyuan Mansion now!
"I heard that the Zhang family and the Qingzhou Dou family are related by marriage, so why don't you persuade Longyuan Mansion to surrender?" Shao Shude said.

"I obey the order." Zhang Dingbao replied with a dark sigh.

If it is true as the sage said, if the ruler of the country wantonly arrests and slaughters the family, Bohai will be finished.

Really confused!How did you get your throne?Not relying on martial arts, not relying on the civil servants who passed the imperial examination, but relying on the aristocratic family!The Tu Shi family is weakening their own ruling foundation, and they are really confused to the extreme.

"Whoosh!" An arrow flew out.

The pheasant that had just swooped up fell from the air, and after thumping twice on the ground, it stopped moving.

"If the Dou clan doesn't surrender, it will end like this." Shao Shude said.

Zhang Dingbao has become numb.Wufu emperor, dare to speak and do, those who obey will prosper, and those who go against will perish, what else can we do?

(End of this chapter)