Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 219
After the Sheri Festival, after a few days of reconciliation, the Feng'an Army and the Jinglue Army went north one after another.

Qian Shousu, the envoy of the Feng'an Army, and Han Xun, the former general of Lingzhou, were the deputy envoys.The Han family has ruled Shuofang for more than 40 years, and they still have some skills, and Han Xun is the best among them.

But Feng'an Army's [-] soldiers are mainly Fengxiang, Chen Xucai, Du Yuhou is Shao Shude's first personal soldier Shao Desheng, You Yishi is Yang Yue's second son Yang Can, so he can only serve himself honestly , guarding Fengzhou.

There is no need to leave it completely idle.As long as he is not given a chance, and his humanity is not tested, then his talent can be used.

Conquering the world in the future, there will be many descendants.

Yang Yue's two sons were originally serving in the old economic strategy army, and they were not bad at commanding the cavalry, so they were also appointed this time.

One served as a tour envoy in the new economic strategy army, and the other served as a tour envoy in the Feng'an army.The family of generals does have two brushes. I hope that martial arts can also contribute a lot of talents in the future.

On February [-]th, tens of thousands of Yicong troops lined up outside Xiazhou City.

Shao Shude personally found the four generals.

The military envoy was naturally his brother-in-law, Meizang Jieming.After several years of tempering in the army, he is indeed much calmer than before.

Shao Shude once gave Yeli Yulue the armor that Li Xiang left in his tent.He didn't want to favor one over another, so he gave the Persian armor that Kang Fujin had brought over to Mei Zang Jieming.Fortunately, the size was about the right size, so Mei Zang Jieming accepted it with a smile, and directly changed the armor on his body.

Your Majesty has a reward, so naturally you have to give it enough face, even though it looks weird wearing it.

The size of the Yi Cong army's Fan soldiers was similar to last time. There were 3000 infantry in the left wing, and thousands of them in Hengshan had heavy armor and large shields.

The right compartment is seven thousand paces.The cavalry is Zhongyongdu, the legendary "Gongzhang Army", and the infantry come from various tribes.

High cost performance is the main advantage of Fan Bing.Although the combat effectiveness is worse than that of the Yamen who have been trained all the year round, they don't need to be raised in normal times, and they can be rewarded according to the rules of the Yamen in wartime.

The sergeants of the Volunteer Army were also satisfied with the generous rewards.The mountains are poor and the grasslands are poor. As long as you come back from the battle alive, the money, silk, cattle and sheep you receive are enough to make you a small fortune in the tribe, so the soldiers are eager to join the volunteer army.Every time after the number of expeditions is determined, the leaders of each tribe have to intercede with the Yeli clan, the Wuzang clan, and the Weicai clan to give them more places. The strong men in the clan are all eagerly waiting.

Of course, this is also because they haven't suffered a big loss yet.If after the first battle, more than half of the people who went to the battle were killed or injured, the next time they would not be blinded by money, they would rush down the mountain to fight.

There were also rewards before Yi joined the army. He was given two sheep, one coin, and two horses of miscellaneous silk.After receiving the rewards, they gathered together and brought them back to the tribe, but in the end they still had to be handed over.But they didn't register Qimin, so they had no choice but to do so.At least Marshal Shao has let them know who sent the money, which is already a huge improvement.

After sending Yi Congjun away, Shao Shude returned home. He still had a few days left.

"Officer Huang, will you submit the paper for me?" Shao Shude took a poem manuscript with some surprise.

His poetic talent is about the same as that of Zhang Zongchang, and there is still someone who votes for him?

"Under the slanting sun on the lonely city, Changyin sent out some soldiers. Feather books and guest scrolls, while thinking about miscellaneous poems. The snow set the wings, and the west wind sounded the horn. Yin Yu sat alone, and the sandy moon was born against the building." Shao Shude continued After taking a look, he turned his attention to Feng Xuan: "This poem is good!"

"What's so good about it?" Feng Xuan stuffed some dried grapes into Shao Shude's mouth and asked.

"Fortunately..." Shao Dashuai hurriedly organized his speech, but unfortunately the representative of the Chinese class was not there, so he got stuck there for a while.

"This must have been written by Huang Tuiguan when he lived in another place before, or he got a few sentences at that time." Feng Xuan took the poem manuscript, read it carefully several times, and said, "Does your majesty want to take Huang Tuiguan to go to war? If you win Let him compose a poem, maybe it will be passed down through the ages."

"It's not impossible..." Shao Shude hugged Feng Xuan on his lap, and said with a smile: "It's a pity that we can't take a woman to the battle, otherwise it would be better to let a beauty write a poem."

"The beauty will accompany you at night." Feng Xuan stuffed another dried grape into Shao Shude's mouth, and said with a chuckle, "It's really nothing. During Xuanzong's reign, there were many dancers and beauties in the army, and they were repeatedly banned." , otherwise it will take months or even years to go out, how can we survive?"

"Nonsense! Didn't someone survive?"

"Didn't steal food outside?"

"Of course not."

"No wonder he comes back like a hungry tiger, jumping on everyone he sees."

"Then do you like my bravery?"

At this level, Feng Xuan couldn't resist.If it was just the two of them in the private boudoir, she might blushed and say a few words back, but now that her sister is still there, she is thin-skinned and retreats in defeat.

Feng Du was almost seven months pregnant.Shao Shude put his ear on her protruding belly, overjoyed.

Xiao Feng gently put his hand on his back, smiling at the corner of his mouth.When she first heard that Wei Wei was beheaded by the Wei River, she was a little sad, but now that she thinks about it, it seems to be nothing.

When she was favored by the king for the first time, she was actually unwilling, but Wu Fu's reputation was too fierce, she dared not and could not resist, fearing that it would bring disaster to brother Cong.

But the king is really not like the rude martial artist in his impression, and he is completely different from the scholar.Riding with her, I touched the bow and arrow for the first time in my life, saw the vast grassland, and saw the desert sunset described in those popular poems.Picked flowers for her, told bad jokes, and talked about the vastness of the world.

Now she is willing to sing songs to the king, she is willing to dance swords, and she is willing to have children.

abnormal!Xiao Feng remembered the word the king had mentioned.It's too bad to snatch someone else's wife back, let her give birth to him, and want her to fall in love with him!
"Let's sing a song to add to the fun of this king's expedition." Shao Shude carefully carried Feng Du onto Hu's bed, letting her half lean in his arms.

Before going out for the expedition, listening to the songs of the Feng sisters was already a regular part of his program.

"The flames move the desert, and the clouds shine on the sweet spring. The Emperor of Han raised his sword and summoned General Li. The soldiers are united in the sky, and the sound of drums can be heard from the bottom of the river. The courage to run rampant, the battle will purify the demon atmosphere." Feng Xuan got up and sang aloud. .

Sunlight came in through the window and shone on the three of them.One is heroic, one is romantic, and one is beautiful, they are such a good match.

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At the gate of Xiazhou City, the appearance of Leopard Cavaliers caused quite a stir.

Especially when there were more than a hundred riders, all wearing heavy armor and holding a lance of astonishing length, they looked mighty and extraordinary.

There are already 114 pairs of vests, all of which were originally put on pack horses.But Shao Dashuai asked to show it to the people who saw him off, so he came up with such a cool way of appearance.

Propaganda can also serve war.

In the future, we will not only propagate on our own side, but also on the territory of those hostile forces.Let them be afraid, make them dare not act rashly, maybe save a battle or two.

The Iron Forest Army, the Iron Cavalry Army, and the Leopard Cavalry Capital totaled more than [-] troops. Some set out from the city, and some gathered from the barracks outside the city. They walked for a long time before disappearing from everyone's sight.

Huang Tao was riding on the horse, and his mood was agitated.

Writing poetry also requires life experience.You can't see the scenes of tens of thousands of warriors lining up in battle, you can't see the exotic scenery outside the Great Wall, you can't see the scenes of blood and blood flying in front of the battle, what kind of frontier poems can you write while holding back at home?

Behind Huang Tao, several painters followed.Marshal Shao gave them orders to draw a picture of "Lingwu County King Lanzhou Reviewing the Army" after the war to show his merits.

Dashuai has a lot of tricks!Huang Tao smiled.

The production of famous paintings not only requires the skills of the painters, but also many other factors.Recovering the old land of Helong can completely become the soil for the birth of famous paintings, because there are too many meanings contained in it.Passed down to later generations, maybe it can also inspire the morale of the people and become the pride of the people of the country.

The army marched all the way, Wuyan City, Youzhou, Yanzhou, and Baichi counties all built warehouses and stored a large amount of military supplies and food, which greatly accelerated the marching speed, so they arrived at the east of Lingzhou City on the ninth day of March.

At this time, the Tiande army had just arrived and was led by Sun Ba himself, but the Zhenwu army was still on the way, and their movements were a bit slow.

Wang Bian, the envoy of the Zhenwu Army, had already gone to Huazhou to be the governor, and Song Le, the governor of Yinzhou recommended by Shao Shude, was to replace him.At present, Song Le has gone to Jinhe County (Zhenwu Army City), and the Jinglue Army led by Guan Kairun is stationed near the left. Marshal Shao has directly annexed Zhenwu and Linsheng prefectures.

The generals who led the Zhenwu Army to the south of more than [-] people are very surprising: Zhang Yanqiu, who has served as the coach of Hedong Township, the marching commander, the official to General Jinwu, and the governor of Yangzhou.

After Zhang Yanqiu was recruited by Zheng Congxuan, he was entrusted with military power and controlled tens of thousands of Yajun troops in Hedong. He has been working hard to help Zheng Congxuan stabilize the situation.Under his rule, the Hedong Yajun who had repeatedly made troubles behaved like kittens and never made trouble again.

After Huang Chao entered Chang'an, the imperial court pardoned Li Keyong and ordered him to lead troops to quell the rebellion. However, the price was not agreed at the beginning. Li Keyong stationed troops in Xin and Dai to plunder Taiyuan, and Zhang Yanqiu sent troops to fight against him.

Later, when Li Keyong took over Hedong, Zhang Yanqiu couldn't go on, so he followed Zheng Congxuan back to Beijing.He first worked in the Shence Army, and later served as governor in many states and counties, and his last term was in Yangzhou in Xingyuan Prefecture.

After Yang Fugong came to power, he set up the Jiedu Envoy of the Wuding Army, and his fake son Yang Shouzhong served as the Jieshuai and the governor of Yangzhou, leading Yangzhou.So Zhang Yanqiu had no official job again, and returned to Chang'an in despair, living with General Jin Wu's salary as an idle official.

Shao Shude laughed out loud when he heard about it, Yang Shouzhong is a bastard, he can't even use a general like Zhang Yanqiu, what a fool you are!
So, before the northern tour of Yinshan Mountain, he sent someone to contact Zhang Yanqiu, and promised him the position of Yamen general, with a monthly salary of 15 yuan, and the same level of treatment as Zhu Shuzong, the coach of the capital. Ashamed to say, Zhu Shuzong was recommended by Zhang Yanqiu. The current development of the two is very different, let alone mention it.

Zhang Yanqiu is not stupid, he felt that something was wrong when he saw the current situation in Chang'an.After Shao Shude recruited him, he didn't hesitate and sent his family to Xiazhou directly. After saying goodbye to his friends in Beijing and China a while ago, he went to Xiazhou to be a government official in a cool and unrestrained way.

There was also a young man named Liang Hanyong who came with him, but he was only sixteen or seventeen years old.

Zhang Yanqiu also said that he "has a great strategy", and his comments are the same as Zhu Shuzong's at the beginning, and his family background is also similar, He Dong Ya School.But the natives of Hedong are not very popular under Li Keyong's account. They can't be high-ranking officials, and they can't even get promoted with their own people. They are a bit hard pressed by the Daibei Group.

Zhang Yanqiu had taught him many things, and Shao Shude was still grateful, so this time he was asked to bring the Zhenwu Army south to join them.Zhang Yanqiu didn't refuse, and took his belongings to the north of Jinhe in the first month. After a reward, several times of kindness and coercion, he roughly suppressed the rebellious army.

There are more than 5 Zhenwu Army, more than 20 Tiande Army, plus Xinquan Army, Dingyuan Army, Tielin Army, Iron Cavalry Army, Wuwei Army, Leopard Cavalry Capital, Yi Cong Army, and Yinshan Fan, Tuoba, Hexi The herdsmen of the various departments of the party have mobilized more than [-] people this time, claiming to be [-].

Commander Shao stood proudly on the bank of the Yellow River, feeling the urge to throw his whip down.

Throwing the whip to cut off the flow will not scare you Tubo people to death!

"Where are the Wuwei Army and Yi Cong Army?"

"Back to Commander-in-Chief, he has been going south for several days, and he should not have reached Feng'an County yet." Deputy Jiedu envoy Chen Cheng reported.

A skirmish has already broken out in Huizhou.

With the approval of Shao Shude, Yang Yue led more than 1 people from the Xinquan Army, the Tuoba Division, and the Huizhou Fan Division, mainly cavalry, into Weizhou several times, burned the accumulated forage in Tubo, demolished the beacons and outposts, searched and killed the scouts, The previous military friction has been greatly escalated.

The war has actually begun.

(End of this chapter)