Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1511 Maggots of the Tarsus
"Wow—" the army reined in Gao Yuanzhong and stood on the hill, quietly watching the city and battlefield ahead.

The former army had completely collapsed, and even the camp of the Chinese army was also affected. The tens of thousands of troops had completely lost their fighting spirit, and no one was willing to stay to take the place of the dead, retreating southward.

The situation is irreversible.

The Xia bandits made a surprise attack, people panicked, and they were indeed very passive.But is it really irreparable?

Yes, rumors abounded in the army. Some said that [-] Xia thieves had come, some said [-], and some said [-]!But no one with a brain would believe this, and Xia Bandit can't fly, why did he come with so many people?Whether Xia thief has [-] yuan is still a question, but there is a high probability that he does not.

When the raid first started, the battalions and ministries actually did a lot of work.

Gao Xianwen should be dead. This Xia bandit is indeed very brave. They can fight such a beautiful battle even at the end of their strength. It is commendable that they are "elite", but how many of them are there?Gao Yuanzhong has already seen through their suspicious tactics. There is no Xia thief reinforcements in the mountains on both sides. Their real strength is probably only 5000 people. This battle can still be fought.

Of the Dachanghe Guo family, the Yang family has already fled, and their strength has been greatly damaged, needless to say.However, the Gao family and the Dong family, who were also from the Xi'er River, planned to gather troops to counterattack and surround the Xia soldiers who charged too far from both sides to curb their fierce offensive.

But at the critical moment, Piaoxin Zheng Renmin actually ran away!
When Dong Shi sent someone to deliver the news, Gao Yuanzhong couldn't believe it, but when he climbed up and looked down at the whole battlefield, he was silent.

Zheng Renmin left Rongjing in a hurry, and under the escort of his ministers and guards, he fled all the way south, heading towards Qionglai Pass.

Once he leaves, the situation will no longer be salvageable.

Dong Shi ran very fast, leading the soldiers and horses of the headquarters all the way south, even faster than Zheng Renmin.

Duan's family also ran away, fighting for the way with the rout soldiers, and didn't want to face Xia Bing even if they were at the end of their strength.

They are all gone, so what is Gao doing?Who to call?
Even if they really lose their minds and stay to fight against the Xia people, the fate of Yang Qianzhen and Yang Zhao brothers will be the fate of Gao Shi!

It is absolutely impossible for Gao Yuanzhong to lose his mind.

His mind is now elsewhere.

With the Yang family's disastrous defeat this time, shouldn't it be time for the Xi'er River to redefine the sphere of influence?

During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, the three surnames Yang, Zhao, and Li in Xi'er River were the most powerful, and they enshrined the Tang Dynasty.But then the Wuman of the Six Zhaozhao rose up, defeating them, the Heman (a branch of the Baiman), and the Li family gradually declined. The Yang and Zhao families took refuge in the Wuman Meng family and established the Nanzhao Kingdom.

Afterwards, the Montessori family came up with several talented and powerful monarchs, conquered from east to west, moved 20 households of Cuanbaiman to Dali in the west, and the Gao family, Duan family, and Dong family gradually rose.

Today, the major surnames in the country, Gao, Yang, Dong, Zhao, and Duan, are almost all of Baiman origin. They are not only the chiefs of the tribe, but also officials in the court.

On the contrary, after the destruction of the Meng clan, the Wumans were in a state of depression, and the Zheng family, the ruler of the country, regarded them as a thorn in their side and attacked them one after another. They received fewer and fewer official positions in the court, and their power declined day by day.Dali, once the land of Longxing in Nanzhao, with the strong support of the 20 Baiman households who moved in, has no place for Wuman, and it will be annexed sooner or later.

Gao Yuanzhong wanted to get a share of the action.

The tribe is the foundation, and the population is the foundation of the tribe!Even if the Gao family can't get along in the court in the future, he can retreat to the local area and become the local emperor.In the same way, even if the Yang family is defeated this time, as long as the foundation of the tribe is still there, the family can still be maintained.

But Gao Yuanzhong didn't want to give them a chance.

The Yang family is already glorious enough. From the time of Yang Qikun to the current brothers Yang Qianzhen and Yang Zhao, if they are allowed to continue to be arrogant, other families will probably be out of breath.

Resign yourself to fate!Every major change in the political situation will bring about a major reshuffle of the power in the country.The rise and fall of ups and downs is what it should be.

"It's hopeless, withdraw the troops!" Gao Yuanzhong turned his horse's head and left without looking back.

The officers uttered the passwords one after another, methodically revealing a trace of tension and haste.It is necessary to bring as many people back to the country as possible. This is the capital of the future struggle for power and profit, and there is no room for loss.

Of course, Gao Yuanzhong didn't expect to be able to run back unscathed, he could only say that he tried his best to preserve his strength - in a big defeat, you don't need to run faster than the Xia people, as long as you run faster than others.

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Li Lin didn't know how many rounds he had charged.

The thieves were routed into an army, and there were countless people lying stiff on their pillows.The knives were cut so sharply, and Tie Luo was so deformed, his whole body was soaked in blood, just like a demon god.

The more than 3000 soldiers brought over were also capable of killing. Everyone panted, chasing after the enemy almost mechanically.And in their extremely exhausted state, the frightened Nanman dared not look back and fight, especially when their confidant Zheng Renmin ordered to retreat south to Qionglai Pass to "temporarily avoid the edge"-this news came from the It was learned from a well-known prisoner.

Tens of thousands of bandits flocked to the south like a tide.They abandoned their weapons, food and grass, and looted property, just thinking about escaping their lives.

When the high-spirited teacher came out, did you ever think about today?Probably not.Nanman has always been so confident that he sent troops from Jiannan many times, betting that you, a big country in the Central Plains, cannot mobilize an army to fight him.

Even if they really came and defeated them, so what?Send an envoy to ask for forgiveness, go back and lick the wound, and come back next time!

This is Nanman's abacus, so precise that it seems that even Luoyang heard their "cracking" sound.

But this time seems to be different.

"Bang!" Li Lin kicked a half-overturned carriage, and the goods on the carriage fell to the ground in a splash.

At the bottom is the silk, which was soon soaked in blood and looked extraordinarily coquettish.

"The southern barbarians were defeated and did not dare to look north, but how could they be let go so easily?" Li Lin leaned on a long spear and said, "I know everyone is tired, tired, tired, but they haven't made it all yet. How can I rest with peace of mind? This is a cart full of goods, how many carts are left over there, I decide to use it to recruit brave and courageous men, and follow me to pursue them lightly. Anyone who comes with me can first pick two pieces of gold and silver utensils, five coins, ten bolts of silk, and rewards when you come back. I keep what I say, and I will make up for what is lacking."

Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man.This is no longer a small amount of money. The warriors who have been fighting for a long time are energetic and excited.

After a while, hundreds of people stood up and said, "Yu Hou always keeps his word, I believe it."

"How many battles has Yu Hou led us to win? Three, right? We will definitely win the next one, so let's see the money. I don't really care. It's fun to kill thieves."

"Come on, I can still run."

The soldiers who stood up were tall, short, fat, and thin, and their faces were full of weather-beaten and bearish expressions of life and death.The armor on his body was torn and torn, soaked in blood, and the belts between the armor pieces were broken quite a bit, which shows how hard it was to fight all the way.

Li Lin was full of pride.

As a general, being able to lead such elite soldiers into battle is something that cannot be expected.He was born in this era, which is both unfortunate and lucky.After a hundred years of peace, where did you find so many good soldiers?
"Let's go!" He didn't say much, he turned around and left first.

As he walked, he laughed loudly and said, "The thieves have panicked, their morale has plummeted, and they have lost all fighting spirit. How can a hundred thousand people hurt me? Let's see how my five hundred warriors will cut off Zheng Renmin's dog's head."

Seeing his bold words, hundreds of people joined in.

The crowd gathered all the horses they could find, turned over and rode on them, following the direction of the enemy soldiers' rout, with a murderous aura.

At nightfall, more than a thousand Xia soldiers chased to the north of Qionglai Pass, first dispersed a group of rout soldiers who were resting on the spot, beheaded more than a hundred, and then beat gongs and drums, shouting endlessly.

Zheng Renmin ran to Qionglai Pass in the evening, intending to take in the rout and reorganize the army, but there were only more than 3000 people following him, and he was a little timid at once.Coincidentally, there was the sound of horseshoes chasing soldiers from the north. Zheng Renmin, who had just taken up his job, left behind [-] people, and fled away with his officials all night with a sigh.

As soon as he left, the people behind him also ran away.

At Haishi, Zheng Renmin ran to the leather shop in Guannan, Qionglai, just sat down to drink water, and discussed with Duan Yizong how to contact the various ministries, when the pursuers came again, he was so angry that he cursed and fled south in a hurry.

This time he ran very fast, regardless of whether his entourage, guards, or army could keep up, he just kept running south.

In the middle of the night, Zheng Renmin arrived at Pan Cang Yi, ate something hastily, and wanted to rest for a while, but there seemed to be movement in the forest, so he got up in fright, and ordered to continue to retreat southward, toward Shankou City and Lizhou.

There are fewer and fewer people following him, and morale is getting lower and lower.

Zheng Renmin hated his pursuers who followed him like tarsal maggots!

He knew very well that there were not many soldiers killed by the Xia people.Most of the people got separated and lost their organizational system.No, it's possible that the establishment wasn't even completely lost, just lost touch with him.

Every time he wanted to catch his breath and sent envoys to contact various ministries at the same time, he would always hear the sound of horseshoes of the pursuers, making it impossible for him to stay in a certain place safely.

Is this man crazy? !

Keep chasing after him, do you ever fight like this?
Caotamal Gobi, I can't even run anymore, you still chase?
When the sun rose on the third day of June, Zheng Renmin had already passed Shankou City—he didn’t stop here—and after running to death and wasting many horses, he finally saw the blue and black city wall of Lizhou.

Looking back, the pursuers had long since disappeared, but there were only two thousand people left around him, Qingping official Duan Yizong was also lost, and Zhao Shanzheng followed behind him in disgrace, with a gloomy look on his face.

Sudden sadness came from it, this is too tragic!

Zheng Renmin shed a few tears, waved his hand, and said, "Go to Lizhou to take a rest."

Zhao Shanzheng breathed a sigh of relief, he could finally have a hot meal and rest his feet.

"Let's go after rest, go to Dadu River, and return to Yizhou." Zheng Renmin said again.

Zhao Shanzheng was dumbfounded at first, then dejected.

(End of this chapter)