Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1503 Pit

On May 13th, Jianji [-]th year, in the southern suburbs of Chengdu, the army set off for the second time after taking oaths.

Jiannan Road's deputy transfer envoy Wang Yan and Chengdu Yin Lucheng will also set off with the army as the principal and deputy envoys of the army.

Wang Yan was an official of the Hedong Department. After Li Keyong's death, he was assigned an official position out of the needs of the United Front.

Lu Cheng was an old bureaucrat in the former Tang Dynasty. He was recommended by the crown prince Shao Chengjie. After Duan Ning left office, he became Yin of Chengdu.

It was only after Li Tangbin came to Sichuan that he carefully pondered the details of these two people.

He's not a fool, it's just that he's too lazy to take care of some things.

In his opinion, this Wang Yan seemed to be Li Keyong's former subordinate, but he was actually the prince's man, at least he had already taken refuge in secret.

Lu Cheng is a serious prince, and everyone knows it.

He also remembered that after Yin Duanning from Chengdu was transferred away, he directly served as the transshipment envoy of Hedong Road.

Maybe it's too late?Can only take a shortcut and seek refuge with the prince?
Li Tangbin felt that what he guessed was the truth.

But this doesn't seem to be a good thing...

Li Tangbin felt a little bit pained, really think the saint is getting old?He is often accompanied by the saint, and he knows this kind-faced and dark-hearted emperor very well.If there is anyone in this world who can convince him, it is only today.

Every move of the prince is actually under the attention of the sage.It's just that some things are acquiesced, and some things are tolerated.

The place in Jiannan was brought down by the crown prince, and everyone from top to bottom was originally from the crown prince, especially Li Maozhen, who was demoted from office to general, and they basically joined the crown prince.It is even difficult to say the position of the governor, Guo Yu, at least he did not move the generals arranged by the prince.

Such a place like an iron barrel, can the saint really not see it?
No, the King of Yan entered Shu twice, but there was nothing wrong with the prince.Every time Li Tangbin thought of this, he couldn't straighten up laughing.

If King Yan stayed in the middle of Shu for a few more years, the situation arranged by the prince would be completely different.All the camps are commanded and envoys, but the military and the government will take care of it, and it is nostalgic to change some officials!
Of course, this is not to say that the sage has any opinion on the prince.In fact, this is just an instinctive action of the emperor. The prince can install officials and even control part of the army, but the emperor will sometimes declare his own existence and experience his own control, so that the prince should not be so anxious.

The Shao family's bullshit is a mess!
Li Tangbin curled his lips and looked up at the elders in Chengdu who were seeing him off outside the station.

"It's better to donate more money and food if you have the time to fix these flashy things all day long." Li Tangbin said disgustedly when he passed by a group of elderly gentry in Chengdu.

Everyone's face turned pale.This reminded them of the miserable days of being forced to pay by warriors with knives in the era of feudal separatism.

Chen Jingxuan and Li Maozhen, the two generations of Shu commanders, almost squeezed them dry.And in the middle of Sichuan, there have been wars in successive years, the population has been greatly reduced, and the morals of the world have declined to the extreme.It's been a few years of relief, but you want to grab money again?Why don't we participate in the donation?Don't mess around.

"Look at your bears." Li Tangbin laughed and rode away.

During this Southern Expedition, the Chengdu camp was almost full of elites.

He brought 4000 troops from Chang'an, and the Youguo Army stationed in northern Sichuan also moved south with almost 2 people, plus 6000 Shengjie troops, and the whole army was nearly [-].

It's not that I don't want to bring more, the main reason is that it is unnecessary.

What is the terrain in southern Sichuan? Can Li Tangbin, who has fought all his life, not know?In a war like this, the more people the better, the soldiers who are useless will only waste food, and even flee before the battle.

The more difficult it is to supply, the more elite soldiers are needed.After the situation is opened, it may be possible to withdraw the elite soldiers and let the miscellaneous soldiers go into battle, but not now.

As for the tactics of the Southern Expedition, to be honest, Li Tangbin didn't want to play any tricks, but to fight the enemy.

The enemy has been put in strategically, and the idea of ​​defeating the enemy in one battle is itself.Moreover, in the battle of Ya'an, you can also observe the enemy's combat power at close range. As long as you find an opportunity, you can directly press it up.

Tens of thousands of troops swaggered southward.

Generals Liu Po, Qiu Zengxiang, Wang Jichuan, Zhu Zhen, Shao Zhiyan and others followed closely behind Li Tangbin, while Wang Yanwen, Li Cunxin, Liu Zhiyuan, Xianglijin, He Delun, Bai Fengjin, Shao Zhiwei, Yang Dingzhen and other secondary military academies were a few horses behind. body.

Li Lin, Marquis of Yu, the capital of the Youguo Army, who acted as the vanguard, had set off ahead of schedule with [-] cavalry, and had arrived at Shuangliu County, [-] miles southwest of Chengdu.

Shulu Porun and Yang Shihou took [-] cavalry, [-] Shu soldiers, and [-] barbarian soldiers from Dongchuan, detoured Lingrong, and went straight down to Rongzhou.

Li Tangbin didn't expect them to create many great results along the way. Anyway, they are playing idle games. It is best to create results if they can't.

Daxia's family has a big business, and the loss of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses is no longer so painful.

This is a partial division in tactics.

In terms of strategy, whether it is the army led by Li Tangbin himself, or the thousands of soldiers and horses led by Shulu Porun and Yang Shihou, they are all "right soldiers".

The "odd soldiers" were [-] dragon and tiger troops led by Zhu Yanshou, a descendant of Huainan. They also recruited more than [-] barbarians in the two states of Zang and Bo, and marched all the way southwest to the Kunming tribe who responded to Nanzhao. region progresses.

It's just that this section of the road has been in disrepair for a long time, and it is obviously not easy to walk.It may not be so convenient when the tribes along the way collect food, and it is hard to say what role it will play in the end.

Gu Quan's military department stationed in Yongzhou was not placed under the command of the Chengdu battalion, and they were unable to attack for the time being, because in the process of collecting food and grass, the barbarian tribe was overwhelmed and rebelled angrily.

Li Tangbin didn't know the situation there, and he didn't think there was anything to know.

Across thousands of mountains and rivers, they can't help Jiannan's main battlefield, so what should they do?

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On the hillside in the east of Yazhou City, the battle gradually became fiercer.

Because a large number of people fled, the Nanzhao soldiers did not loot too much, so they were not very satisfied.After much deliberation, the only option is to win Yazhou City first.

Lizhou City has been breached by them, and they have gained a lot.The tens of thousands of people plundered alone made all the armies smile.After bringing it back to China, everyone can share one point, and their strength has increased again.

I heard that Yazhou is bigger, richer, and more populous than Lizhou, so it is necessary to take it down.

The most important thing is - the banner of King Yan of Xia Guo was raised on the city of Yazhou. Everyone knows what it means.

It is no exaggeration to say that if this person is caught, Shao Shude will at least take hundreds of thousands of money to redeem him, and the benefits in this are too great.

On May [-]th, Yang Zhao, the vanguard general of the Great Changhe Kingdom, went to the east of Yazhou City, and the governor's various ministries fought.

He first sent troops from his headquarters to attack the Shengjie army camp on the south bank of the rope bridge, and they attacked for three days in a row, but failed.And it was very troublesome to be flanked by soldiers and horses rushing down from the city of Yazhou.

So they turned to dig trenches, besieged the camp on the south bank of Pingqiang River, and began to attack Yazhou.

This dozen is another two days.

On May 22, Yan Wang Shao Mingyi climbed to the top of the city, overlooking the foothills.

"It's a disadvantage for the thief to attack like this, but if he perseveres, it may be deceitful." Shao Mingyi called Zhang Wu over and asked, "If the thief detours to the back mountain, is it possible for him to succeed?"

Zhang Wu thought for a while, and said: "The mountains are high and the forests are dense, and there is no road, so it is difficult to turn around."

"Where is the woodcutter's path to chop firewood?" Shao Mingyi did not relax his vigilance, and asked, "Where is the path that merchants waded to avoid the tax card? Is there any?"

"This—maybe there are." Zhang Wu is from Dongchuan and Hezhou, and he is not very clear about the situation in Xichuan. After hearing this, he immediately called several local merchants and asked them carefully.

"Your Highness, there are indeed two trails, both of which are taken by woodcutters and hunters up the mountain. They are narrow and narrow, extremely difficult and dangerous. Some unscrupulous businessmen will also use these trails to evade taxes."

Shao Mingyi nodded.That's right, Tongguan Forbidden Pit was originally the way out for businessmen who evaded taxes.There are no small roads outside the main road, just like eating meat without spices.

"Do you know how to do it?" Shao Mingyi asked.

"The last general immediately sent people to lie down by the road and wait for the enemy." Zhang Wu replied.

"The thieves may not come from the back mountain." Shao Mingyi said: "I just proposed such a possibility. It is enough to put hundreds of people on each road. The point is to scare the enemy away so that we will not be caught off guard. From Coming from a long distance from the back mountain, the soldiers are incomplete, food and equipment are lacking, and the focus is on a 'strange', but once it is discovered, it will be meaningless."

"Your Highness is really experienced in using soldiers." Zhang Wu said with admiration.

Shao Mingyi was a little embarrassed when he heard this, and said: "I am also a sage of learning. The "New Book" almost made me flip through it. For the battle, there are only a few tricks back and forth. If you catch me, you will definitely attack with all your strength. You see, the soldiers he sent are not just Li and Yafan soldiers."

Zhang Wu turned his head to look, but saw a large group of barbarians armed with armored blades and strong bows and crossbows rushing up the mountain path.

Nanzhao is not a tribe with nothing.

This is a country that has been established for a long time. It has its own weapons manufacturing industry, officials in charge of horse administration, and established cavalry and even armored cavalry. More than 100 years ago, they deflated Tang Xuanzong again and again, and caused Tubo in its heyday to fail miserably.

More than 100 years later, like the Bohai Sea, the country's power has weakened, and it is not as strong as before. The Xia people call them "Nanman", but they don't really think they are barbarians in their hearts.

It should be Yang Zhao's old troops who will be attacking.The equipment is still good, and the coordination is quite skillful. It looks like an army of economic control, much more decent than those barbarians.

But after all, it is in a state of upward attack, which is quite disadvantageous.After hitting and fighting, they couldn't bear it anymore, the casualties were too great, and the people who attacked this time had exhausted their morale and began to retreat down the mountain.

"Dong dong dong..." The drums sounded, and a troop that had rested behind the summer camp for a long time suddenly rushed out, chasing the rout and slashing and killing, reaping the results of the battle.

Although the mountain road was wide, the Nanzhao soldiers in the chaos were still stumbling and crying.

Shao Mingyi didn't look at it, turned around and went down from the top of the wall, Zhang Wu also hurriedly went to arrange the affairs of the back mountain.

After Yang Zhao fought for two days, he broke through a camp at the foot of the mountain at first, and then was blocked on a gentle slope halfway up the mountain.Looking at it like this, he will have to fight for a few more days before he can enter the city of Yazhou.In this process, it is impossible not to leave thousands of corpses behind.

How many people will die in attacking Yazhou?It is estimated that Yang Zhao has no idea, because he does not know the exact number of soldiers in the city.But they have all come, and they are unwilling to fight.Moreover, if you really turn a blind eye to Yazhou and continue to go north, they can still kill you from the mountain and cut off your back, what should you do?
Some things are obvious, and there is no room for you to play tricks.

Some pits are clearly there, and you have no choice but to jump down.

(End of this chapter)