Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1502
The Youguo Army actually went south earlier than what the merchants saw.

It has been many years in the middle of Shu, but the imperial court has to send a forbidden army to garrison the Longjian Erzhou in the north of Sichuan every two years, which shows how worried it is about this place.

Now it is the turn of the Youguo Army to be stationed.

As the tenth regiment of the Forbidden Army, the army is fully equipped with 5000 people. It is an armed force that cannot be ignored in Shu. The deterrence of the national army, and the continuous flow of counter-insurgency troops that may go south through the Dragon Sword at any time.

So no one dared to oppose it for many years.

As far as the Youguo Army is concerned, if there is no large-scale rebellion in Shuzhong, they will not leave the station.In Jiannan Road, even King Yan, who is the prince, could not command them, but it is obviously different now...

It is drizzling, the river is wide and the clouds are low.

One general rode a yellow pussy horse and bravely rushed into the crowd.Under the waving of the horse lance, the enemy cavalry blades were completely blocked.

More than a hundred riders followed closely behind, and they came out like a dragon. When they passed by, they had overturned more than ten people.

The cavalry quickly rushed through the crowd, picked up a corpse, and swung it sideways, causing the rushing enemy troops to panic.

The cavalier sneered, turned his horse around, and charged back with more than a hundred cavalry who also broke through the crowd.

On the front, more cavalry were still speeding up, and the thick and long horses were washed shiny by the drizzle, shining with a cold light.

"Puff! Puff!" The sound of the lance piercing the flesh was endless.

The blood was sprinkled all over the ground, poured into the stream under the washing of the rain, and finally rushed into the mighty Pingqiang water.

On the surface of the Pingqiang River, there are actually many corpses floating up and down, which is extremely scary to watch.

The enemy cavalry finally couldn't hold on anymore, and broke up to both sides.

Their horses were relatively short, and their equipment was not good enough. After repeated attacks, more than a hundred people were killed and injured, and their hearts were terrified.

The commander of the enemy formation hesitated, wondering if it was time to retreat.

At this moment, he saw the general riding a yellow puma horse rushing towards him again.

"Huh!" A spear flew, and the soldier carrying the banner fell down without a word.

"Huh!" Another spear flew, and the Jue flag also fell.

The banner crashed to the ground.

"Kill!" The cavalry on the opposite side had already gathered in formation, regardless of the wet and slippery rain, slowly speeding up and rushing over.

And on the hillside to the west, the soldiers of the brigade were descending the hill with shouts, full of murderous intent.

"Run!" The enemy army also collapsed, and more than a thousand people turned around and scattered.

The cavalry rushed up roaring.

They put on light iron rods, iron maces, and sabers, and gently slashed along the periphery of the broken cavalry.

From a distance, a miraculous scene appeared: the cavalry brigade only "rubbed" slightly on the periphery of the enemy's infantry, and the enemy's dense infantry formation, which was retreating, became "thinner" a lot.

The cavalry "squeaked" again, and the formation became "thinner" again.

After rubbing twice, the cavalry general couldn't bear it any longer, and rushed in directly with his men, cut the enemy's rout in two, and slashed and killed wantonly.

The sky was thundering and lightning, and the rain was gradually increasing.

Everyone in the field was unmoved, their eyes fixed on the battle that had not yet ended completely.

This is a high-level riding battle that is extremely rare in the south.The leading general has no more than [-] riders, but he is unparalleled in bravery and can fight with his brain. His riding skills are far superior to those present.

Under his leadership, hundreds of Nanzhao cavalry were dispersed, and then rushed into the crowd of enemy infantry brutally, reaping the final victory.

It's heart-wrenching to see!
"Hey..." The battle was over soon, General Huang Puma rushed to the edge of the mountain with his bloody head in hand, and then got off his horse.

"Your Highness, the thief general has been beheaded and you can enter the city." He offered his head and reported.

"General Wang is really a god..." Shao Mingyi got off his horse and helped Wang Jiao, the Youyi envoy of the Youguo Army, praise him: "The horse is galloping, the generals are beheaded and the flag is captured. There is almost no enemy. The Great Xia Army Among them, I am afraid that it is only under the old general Xu."

"Your Highness is too famous." Wang Jiao said: "The thieves are only retreating temporarily, and may make a comeback at any time. Please enter the city, Your Highness."

"Okay! With General Wang here, why should I be afraid?" Shao Mingyi smiled brightly, looking at the defenders who had rushed to the foot of the mountain.

He had his forehead tied red, his armor was complete, his bow had already been stringed, and he looked ready to fight.

Behind him, there are still four commanding knights, half of them are brave infantry recruited in Luoyang and Bianzhou, and half are elite cavalry from the Qibi tribe in Rouzhou, who have been fighting with him so far.

"Your Majesty, with a body of a thousand pieces of gold, how could you risk your way to Yazhou?" Zhang Wu, the envoy of the left wing of the Shengjie Army, hurried over, and reprimanded after finishing his salute.

Shao Mingyi didn't mind his tone, instead he said: "The soldiers are fighting in front, and people are dying every day. How can I sit still in Chengdu? General Zhang is guarding Yazhou, his clothes are indiscriminate, and he can't sleep at night. How can I?" Relax in the back with peace of mind? There are thousands of soldiers in Yazhou, all of whom are loyal to the country, and I will come to comfort you no matter what I say."

Zhang Wu is the general of Li Maozhen, and his position is a little awkward. He was a little moved when he heard it, but he still stomped his feet and sighed: "Your Highness shouldn't have come, the bandit army is already huge, it's really dangerous. Sigh!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around, looked at the soldiers of the Shengjie Army who had already formed a team at the foot of the mountain, and said: "Shao Jiaerlang is not a coward, even though he is a rich man, he can also rush to the front line, brothers, fight hard. What bastards If you dare not work hard, I will chop him up!"

"Your Highness, thousand years old!" The sergeants shouted in unison, and their morale was greatly boosted.

Shao Mingyi's face flushed red, obviously he was in a very agitated mood.

"Enter the city!" He waved his hand and said.

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Yazhou is located in Yandao County (now Ya'an West), on Ya'an Mountain.

This is a typical mountain city.The state is on the left, the county is on the right, and the Confucian Temple is in the middle, all built against the mountains.

During the reign of Dazhong Xiangfu in the Northern Song Dynasty, the land was full of haze and miasma, and it moved to the foot of the mountain.

When Shao Mingyi entered the city, because of the rain, he didn't feel any haze.However, Zhang Wu has been stationed here for a long time, and he knows very well that once the sun rises, all kinds of miasma in the mountains will make people uncomfortable, especially for people from the north, it is very difficult to adapt, and they often want to move to the foot of the mountain.

There is Pingqiang River in the east of Yandao County, and there is a rope bridge on the water.

"The false emperor Zheng Renmin has arrived in Lizhou, and many people have seen the yellow umbrella cover, so it should not be fake." As soon as he entered the state government, Zhang Wu couldn't wait to introduce it.

"The vanguard general, Yang Zhao, is the younger brother of Yang Qianzhen, the governor of Dongchuan. He commanded no less than [-] troops, and he also recruited more than [-] Li and Yaman Liao. His momentum is not small."

"Yang Zhao is now at Changben Pass, 27 miles away from the south of the state. He has traveled all the way, won many battles and won many battles. He is so arrogant that his troops scattered and plundered everywhere."

"Yesterday, Yang Zhao sent people across Hebei to spy in the direction of Mingshan County. It can be seen that he doesn't pay attention to Yazhou at all. If His Highness gathers elite troops to attack him, he might be caught off guard and return in defeat."

"What's the use of defeating Yang Zhao?" Shao Mingyi directly vetoed it, and asked, "How many troops does Zheng Renmin have? What's the combat power?"

"It's hard to tell how many soldiers there are. From now on, there are tribes that belong to Zheng Renmin everywhere in the south, and their soldiers and horses are also very large, filling the mountains and fields, and it is difficult for scouts to see the whole picture. I only heard about the so-called '30' army." Zhang Wu said .

Shao Mingyi nodded.

Although the terrain of Ya and Li is better than that of Sizhou, they are also located in mountainous areas, but the mountains are relatively gentle.In this kind of terrain, there is basically no room for the "30" army to move, and there is not even enough garrison.

Zheng Renmin's [-] troops were not even enough, and they were cut into several parts by the terrain, so they couldn't get together.

Of course, if the main force of the Xia army came over, they would not be able to gather too much together, and would be divided by the terrain.

The Great Southwest is like this. The history books say that so-and-so has hundreds of thousands of troops fighting, but the actual situation is that the pits and valleys are full of soldiers. The two sides in this canyon have already fought, and the people behind that mountain ridge are still marching. Maybe they don’t know it at all. It's already marked here.

"How is our army's defense?" Shao Mingyi asked again: "I see that the barracks on the south bank of the rope bridge are well built, and the soldiers are also digging more trenches. But one bridge alone is not enough. Are there places suitable for building pontoon bridges upstream and downstream?"

"Yes, there are several places, and the last general has sent people to confirm it repeatedly." Zhang Wu said: "The boats have also been collected and kept in a hidden place on the north bank. If the army goes south, crossing the river will not be a problem."

"Okay, I'm relieved now." Shao Mingyi's expression became much more relaxed, and he said, "Let's use Yazhou to drain the morale of the Nanman first. Yazhou is a rare place where a large team can be deployed slightly, and thieves will definitely flock to it. Just before entering the city, what General Wang defeated was the bandit army who came to test the city's defenses, right?"

"The general Wang beheaded was named Yang E. He captured Changben Pass before. I heard that he was Yang Qianzhen's nephew. If this kind of person dies, the thieves will not let it go. They will definitely come in large numbers to find him. Back to the field. This time they went north, they haven't suffered any big losses yet." Zhang Wu said.

"This man is incompetent. When the banner falls, we should gather the elite, hold the banner personally, and charge forward in the opposite direction. Only when we are forced to retreat from our cavalry, can we retreat slowly with the support of the follow-up troops." Wang Jiao said: "But he was flustered, he was coerced by the rout, and he couldn't help himself. I rushed up and beheaded him, but he didn't even have the strength to fight back."

"General Wang, don't underestimate the enemy too much." Zhang Wu said with a bitter smile: "Compared with the Shengjie army, the overall combat power of the Southern barbarians is only slightly inferior, and some elite troops are even stronger than the Shengjie army. The principle of underestimating the enemy Next, I'm afraid I will suffer a loss."

Wang Jiao just glanced at him and was too lazy to say anything.

If it was Nanzhao who wiped out 160+ Tang troops in a row in the Geluofeng era 10,000 years ago, and let Jiannan Jiedu stay behind and Li Mi sink to the river to die, of course he would be more careful.

If it was Nanzhao, which defeated Tubo, captured its five kings, and surrendered more than 120 people in the era of Yimouxun [-] years ago, he would also serve snacks.

But ups and downs have their own time, and today's Nanzhao has long lost the tyrannical fighting power of the past, just try it out.

"Wouldn't it be better if the Nanman came?" Shao Mingyi was suddenly agitated. He suppressed his mood and said in a calm tone as much as possible: "Raise my handsome flag and let the thieves come over. Li Dutou has already rectified the troops in Chengdu, and it will be soon." Now, let’s cooperate from the inside and the outside, and destroy the enemy’s main force in one fell swoop.”

Zhang Wu was shocked when he heard this, and said: "There are only three commanders in the city, and there are only more than [-] people, and there are only [-] people in the Tutuan village. Your Highness is a rich man..."

"What kind of golden body?" Shao Mingyi directly interrupted Zhang Wu's words, saying: "Shao's victory in the world was not achieved by sitting behind the scenes, but by fighting with one knife and one gun. When the saint raised his army, many times Fighting in an array, the command is determined. Since I am the son of the Shao family, how can I be timid and fearful? Moreover, General Wang and I have brought thousands of troops, and Yazhou has added tigers, so there is no need to worry about it."

Zhang Wu was silent for a moment, and tentatively asked, "Does Li Shuai know about this?"

"Li Tangbin is the deputy coach, and I am the coach." Shao Mingyi said.

Zhang Wu had nothing to say, he could only say: "I'll make room for the reinforcements to come in."

(End of this chapter)