Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 207 The Autumn Comes Under the Plug and the Scenery Is Different (Part [-])
Walking on this avenue again, Shao Shude felt a lot of emotion.

In the fifth year of Qianfu, Hao Zhenwei, the military envoy of Tiande Army Yaqian, led more than [-] troops eastward to conquer Li Guochang and his son.At that time, Shao was still hanging out with Qiu Weidao, the military supervisor, fighting with Guan Kairun in front of the head of the guard army.

Now that eight years have passed, he is no longer a small team leader, but a warlord with [-] troops.Wherever the horsewhip points, everyone obeys, and where the iron hoof tramples, everyone is discouraged. All the party members, grassland miscellaneous captives, and Tubo in Huizhou are trembling.

"This road is much more dilapidated than it was eight years ago." Looking at the potholed post road, Shao Shude sneered and said, "The Tiande Army and Zhenwu Army didn't bother to repair the post road, which shows that they are extremely poor."

"Marshal, the imperial court has cut off the food and payment, so what else do we need to do with the post road?" Chen Cheng also went to Yinshan for the first time, and he found it fresh no matter how he looked at it. A little brown cloth, livestock, and salt. The Zhenwu Army only offered corn, wheat, cattle and sheep, and a few skins. The quantity is scarce and dispensable. There are more than [-] troops in the two armies, and the rewards are insufficient. The armies complain a lot. This is a gift from God. Great opportunity."

"Do you know what Wang Bian is thinking?" Shao Shude asked.

At this time, the westerly wind suddenly picked up, the grass was in full bloom, and coupled with the dilapidated roads, it felt a sense of bleakness.

"Marshal, Qi Bizhang was sent away by the soldiers because of insufficient rewards. Wang Bian went out to Zhenwu Army. It is said that he brought some silk from Beijing, but how many can there be? Now a year has passed, Dissatisfaction among the sergeants is accumulating, and Wang Bian must be helpless," Chen Cheng said.

"Superior Zhao, what do you think?"

"Back to Commander, what Judge Chen said is not bad." Zhao Guangfeng replied: "The two armies are poor, and Commander may be able to subdue them without using weapons."

Shao Shude nodded.

In fact, when he first became Xia Suijie's commander, even if he had money, he might not be able to subdue the Tiande army and Zhenwu army.But this time will be different. The number of soldiers and horses has increased from [-] to [-]. Po Dangxiang, Pingshuofang, Kehui Prefecture, and Austrian Aid from the court and central government have unparalleled prestige. As long as the Tiande Army and Zhenwu Army do not want to die, they dare not What an objection.

As for attracting foreign enemies to strengthen ourselves, that is also very difficult.I had just divided the sphere of influence with Li Keyong, and with Li's temperament, even if the Zhenwu Army dug up mountains of gold and silver, they probably wouldn't come over.

My righteous brother is such a proud person who loves face.To change his personality, it may take another ten or twenty years, after being taught to be a man by society.

"Has Hao Zhenwei not responded yet?" Shao Shude asked suddenly.

"Commander, there is no response yet. Li followed the envoy to Xicheng. After Li Liang died of illness, Sun Ba became the military envoy of Xicheng. Sun Ba was very friendly to the commander and expressed his willingness to respect the military order." Chen Cheng replied.

"If it's possible, I don't want to fight with the Tiande Army, and the Zhenwu Army does too." Shao Shude sighed.

I was born in the Tiande Army, and I have feelings for this army that has guarded the border for more than a hundred years.Although there have been only more than 4000 paces, they have made great contributions to suppressing the Tibetan tribe, resisting the southward movement of grassland herdsmen, and sometimes crossing westward, and jointly suppressing the Hexi Dangxiang with the Shuofang army.The most important thing is that the combat effectiveness is not bad. As a former member of the Tiande Army, Marshal Shao naturally knows it very well.

As for whether the Zhenwu Army can fight, let alone say.For the thousands of soldiers that Li Guochang brought to Datong, the imperial court mobilized soldiers and horses to encircle and suppress many towns in Hedong, Henan, Hebei, and Hexi, and of course they could fight.

These two armies are the precious vitality of the country, and Shao does not want them to be damaged.

"Where is the Iron Cavalry?"

"Back to the commander, he should be on the Fanbu pasture on the other side of Kujiesha, and he will go north at any time." Chen Cheng replied.

Kujiesha is the Kubuqi Desert.However, at the end of the Tang Dynasty, it was not that exaggerated, the water and grass were quite lush, and there were many Tibetans belonging to the Tiande Army nomadic here.

After the conquest of Lingzhou last spring, the army returned to the division, and sent a partial division to go to Kujiesha, subdued the local tribes, and now they are all paying tribute to Xiazhou.

I don't have much time to waste with Hao Zhenwei and Wang Bian.

Li Keyong was still attacking Zhaoyi, because the towns in Hebei assisted Meng Fang to set up military rations, equipment, money and silk, and the people in the three prefectures of Hebei hated Li Keyong. In the end, they only occupied part of the area and retreated after a plunder.

There was civil strife in Xuzhou, and the generals Zhang Xiong and Feng Hongduo gathered 5 people and ran across the south of the Yangtze River to attack and occupy Suzhou.Zhang Xiong claimed to be the governor, recruited [-] troops, and had more than a thousand warships. He called himself Tiancheng Army.

Fuck, Suzhou is so rich?The population is so prosperous? 300 people fought over, occupied it, and then gathered [-] soldiers. Novel dare not write like this.

Li Hanzhi, Zhang Quanyi and others are still in Henan, dealing with Qin Zongquan's people, it is very hard.

Qian Liu also began to attack cities in eastern Zhejiang.

The battle between the East and West Sichuans has already officially started. Chen Jingxuan and Gao Renhou turned against each other and fought endlessly.The nails placed by the imperial court were gradually put in place, and the whole of Sichuan gradually became chaotic until a new master was decided.

The world situation began to slowly collapse.Careerists popped up everywhere, attacking cities and lands.I have to deal with the Tiande army and Zhenwu army as soon as possible, subdue the many Tibetan tribes in the two places, and then lead the troops south to conquer Lanzhou in the west.

Another point to note is that the Tiande Army and Zhenwu Army are important links in building the defense system in the north. Relying on the Yinshan Mountains as a barrier, they built fortresses and stationed troops at important passages.To the north of Yinshan Mountain, part of the Jumi and Fan tribes will serve as the outer line of defense, so that the north will be safe for a while.

It is impossible to place my center of gravity in the north, and there cannot be chaos here.

"Send an order to Zhe Siyu and Liu Zijing, and the iron cavalry army will go north to force Hao Zhenwei. Then inform the party items of the various ministries in Fengzhou to gather troops to Yongqingzha. Anyone who dares not come will slaughter his tribe!"

"As ordered!"

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The river flows quietly.Under the sunlight, it looks like a jade belt.

The boundless grassland stretches into the distance, and even the best of the eyes cannot see its edge.In the barren meadow, the herd of deer scattered and frightened away, and the pheasants flew up.

In the distance, there are still the distant singing of the herdsmen, and groups of cattle and sheep stroll in the grassland, leisurely and comfortably.

On the other side of the river, there are neat rows of field ridges and the village with the curling smoke.

The children are playing and playing, regardless of whether they are foreigners or foreigners.The men are exchanging food, there is no barrier.

This is Han Township, and it is also Hu Jie.Han and Hu have lived together for hundreds of years.

When the Central Plains was strong, the frontier fortress states were often able to maintain stability, and even maintained a considerable standard of living due to trade.But once the Central Plains weakens and the power of the grassland rises, this stable and peaceful situation will be broken immediately.

The situation at the end of Tang Dynasty was a bit strange.The Central Plains was torn apart, fighting and killing each other, and the grasslands were also scattered, with no master.In addition, the armed forces of the border towns have not been abandoned, and they can maintain a relatively stable environment, and even be able to vassalize many tribes, which is an anomaly.

Youzhou Town made friends with the Xi people and won over some Khitan tribes.Hedong Town and the five northern ministries live in peace and harmony, and even do a lot of business.On the land of Hetao, Shao even married various party members and grassland miscellaneous captives.From Helan Mountain to Yanshan Mountain, the border line of thousands of miles has maintained a strange calm.

Hao Zhenwei enjoyed this peaceful environment very much, as did the more than 3 Tang people near Tiande Military City.They are all family members of soldiers, farming and reclaiming wasteland. There is an orchard at home, and there is a large pasture outside to graze cattle and sheep. As long as there is no war, life is quite good.

Hao Zhenwei was extremely unwilling to let go of this piece of foundation, it was obtained by him when he went to Hedong to conquer Li Guochang and his son, and there was no reason to give it up to outsiders, especially a team-level officer who was too young to stand in front of him.

The little man is lucky!

The sun was gradually setting to the west, and Hao Zhenwei had no intention of hunting.Looking back at the soldiers, they were also preoccupied.Recently, the news of the King of Lingwu County's northern tour has been rampant, and he has refused to go to Woye town. People in the town are panicked, and they are all worried that they will be besieged by the army.

Hao Zhenwei asked the generals for their opinions, and he was very pleased that some people supported him, but some people remained silent, which made him feel a little cold.As the world is like this, he can't be too harsh, it will be bad if it leads to military chaos.

But let me go to see Shao Shude like a subordinate, but I don't want to!Why?
There was a rapid sound of horseshoes in the east, one after another, and they went straight to the north.

Hao Zhenwei was startled, and wanted to find a high ground to see who it was and where it came from.As a result, there were flat land everywhere, and the wild grass was half the height of a person, making it impossible to see clearly.In desperation, with the help of his own soldiers, he climbed up a tree, and when he looked around, he saw a large group of silver cavalry riding their horses towards the north.

Judging by their attire, they don't look like grassland herdsmen, so most of them are cavalrymen of the Dingnan Army.It should be the Iron Cavalry, right?The famous cavalry unit in the Hetao area has repeatedly defeated powerful enemies.

"Go, go back!" Hao Zhenwei greeted, jumped off the tree, got on his horse, and headed towards Tiande Army City.

When passing through Yongqing Gate, the gate of the ranch was closed.There were many tents outside, and the Fan people lit bonfires and slaughtered cattle and sheep.

Hao Zhenwei took a hasty glance, Shannan Dangxiang has it, Heishan Dangxiang has it, Heyi Dangxiang has it, Turkic people have it, Uighurs have it, Tuyuhun people have it too!And it seems that people haven't arrived yet.After a few days, it is estimated that more will come.

What are these foreigners doing?
Hao Zhenwei rode his horse over and asked one of them, "Who told you to come to Yongqingzha?"

That person seemed to be a Uighur, he couldn't speak Chinese, so he couldn't understand what Hao Zhenwei was saying.

Hao Zhenwei was so angry that he whipped him directly, found another person, and asked angrily: "Who told you to come? Can't you rebel?"

This man can understand Chinese, and he doesn't want to talk to him, he wants to barbecue.But seeing the domineering instigation of the questioner and the large group of warriors around him, he was a little frightened, and mumbled, "The headman asked him to come here."

"Which tribe are you from?"

"Ministry of Tibetan Talents."

"Is Wang Xie going to rebel? Gathering so many people to Yongqingzha to grab the pasture?" Hao Zhenwei asked angrily.

The fan couldn't answer, so he broke free and slipped away.

"Marshal, it's time to go back to the city." The guard stepped forward to remind him.

"That's right. Let's go back to the city!" Hao Zhenwei ignored those barbarians, got on his horse and went straight to the northeast.

Tiande Army City is less than ten miles away from Yongqing Gate, and it will be there in a short time.

It was already dark when they reached the gate of the city, and the south gate of Tiande Army City was closed tightly.

Hao Zhenwei sent his own soldiers to call the door.After a stick of incense, someone on the city tower looked down, but left soon.

Hao Zhenwei waited for more than half an hour, and the city gate was closed tightly, motionless.

"Let's go, go to the north gate." Hao Zhenwei's voice was a little anxious, and the soldiers were also anxious.

After riding the horse to the north gate, it was still tightly closed.After sending people to call for a long time, no one came out to look at it, obviously they didn't intend to open the door.

What does it mean?
(End of this chapter)