Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1518
The shape of the Midang Pavilion is an earth enclosure.A large building was surrounded by low earthen walls, which served as a station.

To be more precise, it is a large post station. After all, it is called "guan", not "post".

There is a large area of ​​farmland around the post station, which is cultivated by postmen. The food harvested is only used to meet the expenses of the post delivery system. The middle and late Tang and Daxia of local rich households were completely different.

As an important node on the post road between the two capitals, the Midang Hall usually has 30 postmen and more than [-] horses. This time there will be hundreds more, but they are temporarily strengthened guards—in fact, Ding Zhuang .

Their combat effectiveness can be imagined.He was condescending, and shot at Xia Bing on the soil fence, but he still couldn't win. After nearly 20 people screamed and fell, no one dared to show their heads.

Xia Bing carried the simple wooden ladder and went up.

The soldiers who climbed up the wall did not avoid the guns, and jumped down, slashing and killing.

After a while, the door burst open.More than a hundred people fled in a panic.After receiving Wang Jiao's signal, Yang Zhao brought people forward to gather and expand the army to thousands of people.

"You bring people here to defend, and don't let the soldiers of the Shanchan Mansion come west." Wang Jiao reined in his horse and ordered: "Also allow you to join the army, collect food and grass, the more the better. When you receive a batch, you will Send a batch west."

"Obey." Having seen Xia Bing's bravery, Yang Zhao has no small thoughts now, all he thinks about is how to make meritorious deeds and get rewards, and gain greater benefits for the Yang family and himself, which is the most important goal.

After Wang Jiao finished giving his orders, he took a last look at the Mi Dang Hall, where only a few fighting sounds were left, and patted his horse forward.

He set off from Nongdong City on the fourth day of August. He brought more than [-] people on foot and cavalry, and killed them in the Midang Pavilion in two days.As he expected, there was no vigorous resistance.

After Wang Jiao left, Yang Zhao respectfully handed over the inn to the five hundred Xia soldiers who stayed behind, and moved outside by himself.

In the evening of that day, an envoy came from the Xi'er River.

"What do you say, brother?" Yang Zhao was eating, and when he saw the envoy, he immediately got up and asked.

"Dong and Zhao are interested, but Gao and Duan have no idea." The messenger replied.

"This..." Yang Zhao was a little confused when he heard it.

The most powerful are the Gao family and the Duan family. The two families have the largest territory and the largest population in Xi'er River. Why don't they surrender?
"If you don't surrender, you won't surrender!" Yang Zhao suddenly turned ruthless, and said with a sneer: "At that time, we will join the master Wang, destroy their tribe, and divide up the territory. Let's see if he regrets it or not."

"Where are the envoys and governors?" He asked again.

"Gao Yuanzhong went to Shanchan Mansion, there is no more news." The envoy said.

"What? Went to Shanchan Mansion?" Yang Zhao asked in surprise.

"The general doesn't know?" The envoy was also a little surprised, and explained: "Zheng Renmin collapsed to the Dragon Station, crying bitterly. Gao Yuanzhong invited himself to Tokyo to rectify the troops and attack the Xia people. Zheng Renmin responded and ordered his commander-in-chief Tuodong Jiedu made the military and civilian affairs of the area under his jurisdiction, and recruited troops from the various departments of Dongcuan, the governor of Tonghai, as the East Route Army. The Zheng family returned to Dali and summoned the soldiers in Beijing and the troops of the West Erhe River to form the West Route Army."

Yang Zhao has been with the army for a long time, the news is not very well-informed, and he really doesn't know these things. He was a little surprised when he heard it at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he suddenly laughed.

The envoy was puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask the general why he laughed.

"I laugh at Zheng Renmin's lack of wisdom and Duan Yizong's lack of strategy. If Gao Yuanzhong is a loyal minister and good general, the king's master has already crossed the river for more than ten days. Where are the soldiers and horses in Tokyo?" Yang Zhao said with a smile: "Hmph, the reason why the Gao family didn't agree to fight with him We work together, most likely because we feel that the conditions are not good enough, and we want to contact Master Wang alone. Tsk tsk, with Tokyo in hand, there is much room for bargaining."

"The Gao family wants to separate Tokyo? Don't want the hometown of Xi'er River?" The messenger suddenly realized.

"Bah! It's a good idea!" Yang Zhao spat and said, "I want Tokyo too, can the Xia people give it to me? If the Great Xia sage passes down the decree, only the Zheng clan, Yang, Zhao, Gao, and Duan will be punished." , Dong and other big clans have their own rewards, so there is no need to fight, and the Dachanghe will have already perished. But is it possible?"

The messenger frowned and thought hard.

As far as he knew, the Xia Dynasty had entrusted nearly a hundred hereditary native officials.What is it that the governor of Baolu Prefecture and the patrol envoy of Dijinze have relatively high ranks, and there are a large number of tribal envoys below the prefecture. The fiefdoms of Yunnan land-headed snakes such as the Yang family and the Yang family?
"You don't understand!" Yang Zhao seemed to understand something, his mood improved, and he said with a smile, "According to my observation, the Xia people want to hold Dali in Xijing, Shanchan in Tokyo, and Nongdong Town in their hands. This is the most elite place since Nanzhao. It is suitable for animal husbandry and farming, and the climate is pleasant. Even the northerners can adapt to it. The places that the northerners cannot adapt to will be sealed off. My Yang family has made great contributions this time, and the two capitals Don’t think about it, but Yongchang Town can still be considered. If you get this place, it doesn’t matter if the territory of Xi’er River is given to the imperial court, I will go to Yongchang City to enjoy the blessing.”

The messenger was stunned at first, then silent.

The place in Yongchang seems to be no worse than Dali except that it is more humid. Xia people are willing to give it away?But looking at Yang Zhao's cheerful look, he didn't want to say too much, lest he get into trouble.

"What news?" Yang Zhao asked again.

"Jianchuan Township Zhao Shuai sent envoys to Beijing. He said that there were many casualties in Beilue, and there were no soldiers in the town, so he stood by and waited for help. Yongchang Township has already dispatched troops, but they have traveled more than a hundred miles in ten days. Yinsheng and Lishui Townships have no news. , I heard that it is necessary to protect the environment and the people." The envoy said.

Yang Zhao laughed again.

This is Dachanghe Country!This is the Great Changhe Kingdom!

Why so bulky?It's okay if nothing happens, but when something happens, it's such a virtue, it's ridiculous.

Of course, he also knew that this was because Zheng Maisi had gone too far.Killed more than [-] people of Mengshi, and lost the hearts of the people.In addition, the Zheng family has no tribe, no territory, and a relatively shallow foundation, so it ended up like this.If Gao and Duan were in power, it would definitely not be the case.

After all, Dachanghe Kingdom is "the king and the horse share the world", if the "horse" fails, the "king" will abandon him decisively.

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After Wang Jiao led his army to leave the Midang Pavilion, they continued to march southwest.

On the evening of the seventh day of August, I arrived at the Qiudon Museum (Kulongyi, today's Puhao Town, Xiangyun County), and encountered a force from Xijing head-on.

As the saying goes, the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road. Since this army composed of young and strong tribes dares to go east and set up a stronghold, their morale is also good.After a great battle between the two sides, the bandit army was defeated, more than [-] people were killed, and the rest were scattered.

The prisoners were tortured and learned that Zheng Renmin paid for the recruitment of Yongzhuang, and got more than 6000 people, of which [-] people went east to Yunnan Bo (now Yunnanyi Town, Xiangyun County) to guard the east gate of the capital - Bo is the administrative unit of Nanzhao , which can be thought of as states.

As a result, these 6000 people were brave enough to go east to search for the enemy, hoping to make an indelible contribution so that they could invite Zheng Renmin to reward them.Now that the First World War had collapsed, when Xia Jun dragged the heads of people to the city of Yunan in a cart, the remaining thousand or so people rushed away.

After entering the city, after some searching, they found a lot of belongings, but there were not many grains. It is said that most of them were transported to Xijing, and the rest seemed to be almost eaten by the gang of bastards who never had enough to eat. .

Wang Jiao was not a good stump, so he calmly ordered the wealthy households in the city to send donations, and at the same time sent thousands of people to the surrounding area to raise food.

There was a bloody storm for a while, so there is no need to say more.

On August 8000th, the army wasted no time at all, and Wang Jiao personally took the lead and rode [-] people westward.

When you meet a thief in a city, you should fight first, and if you can't, you can go around and raise food and grass in the wild.

The law of war says that when the middle road encounters a big city, it must be pulled out or prepared before continuing to advance.The reason is very simple, if you don't capture these cities, people may take advantage of your main force to go out, cut off your back, and encircle you on all sides.

But that's the general case.

What if the enemy has lost the ability to fight in the field?Do we need to siege the city at this time?

It may be necessary, because most of the logistics lines are maintained by second-rate troops, and their combat effectiveness is not strong. The enemy may have a chance.

But if the ability of the defenders is so weak that even your second-rate troops can't fight, even a dozen of you can chase down the enemy like a sheep, beat the drums to make the enemy crumble, and hundreds of people escort Holding the goods and swaggering home, tens of thousands of enemy troops only dare to follow and watch from afar, but dare not catch up?
Well, there may not be such an army in the world. It hasn’t been seen since the Qin and Han Dynasties. The Shence Army at least dared to make two gestures before running in the face of Huang Chao. It's incredible.

After thinking about it, Wang Jiao decided to despise the Nanman.

If I can't conquer the city, I won't waste my warrior's life. Go to the villages outside the city to collect food and grass, and grab some money and silk to bring back. Can you still sit still?

The defenders were still ashamed, and their eyes were tearing from the top of the city. Some people couldn't stand it, so they sent troops to invite battle.

In three days, the Xia army won three battles and three victories, killed more than [-] thieves, beheaded one general, and captured dozens of generals and chiefs.

At this point, everyone can see that the main force of the Nanman is indeed finished, and there may only be some economical troops in Xijing City.Most of the guards on the outskirts of the city were young men who had been pulled up temporarily, and their combat strength was really limited. The Nanman generals drove them to fight, purely giving away their heads and consuming little vitality.

On August [-]th, Zhao Chuanyu and Meng Qinyu surrendered one after another, and Xia Jun approached the city of Xijing and stationed in the south of the city.

Xijing is called Yangjubai City, and it belongs to Dali Prefecture along with Yunnan, Zhaochuan, Mengqin, etc., so it is also called Dali City.

In the early days of Nanzhao, the capital was in Taihe City (now Xiaguan Town, Dali). It was a mountain city. "He" means hillside in the barbarian language.

During the Yimouxun period, Yangjubai City, which was more than a dozen miles away, was located at the foot of the mountain. It was originally built by the Heman (Baiman) and was repaired and added by Nanzhao. It has been the capital of the country for 120 years.Later, Dachanghe Kingdom also used this as Xijing, and Dayining returned to Taihe City. After the Dali Kingdom was established, it moved back to Yangjubaa.

After Wang Jiao led the army to arrive outside the city, he first sent troops to capture some prisoners. After learning that Zheng Renmin had retracted almost all the troops he could fight, he despised Zheng Renmin even more.

Just like this bird, does it look like a monarch?In the former Tang Dynasty, he couldn't even do a good job as a Jiedu envoy, and he was immediately kicked out of power by the arrogant soldiers.

Nanban is still easy to talk to.

On August [-]th, Yang Qianzhen, the leader of Xi'er River, the envoy of Dongchuan Jiedu, and the governor of Huichuan, led more than [-] troops to the north of the city, and entered the summer camp alone for the first time to express his respect.

Wang Jiao went out of the camp to meet him personally, and the courtesy was very generous.

He knew that the siege of Xijing consisted of [-]% politics and [-]% military affairs, which was more complicated and not something he could manage in his capacity, but he had to give the Yang family enough face and let the other big clans take a good look at it.

That night, the news reached Li Tangbin's army.

Lao Li was camping in the east of Yunnan, collecting food and grass, and after hearing the news, he was silent for a long time.

Gou Ri's pursuit is too fast!
(End of this chapter)