Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 236 Yangcheng
Li Hanzhi made a small fortune recently. He intercepted a batch of goods sent to Guanzhong by the princes of the Guandong.

Mr. Li used the money to buy a lot of grain from the river and horses from Datong Horse Company.Not only war horses, but also horses and horses, which is a great momentum.

At the same time, he was also salivating over the river.Being able to deliver tens of thousands of hu grains in one go without blinking an eye, isn't that rich?If you have the chance, grab him!
Sun Ru left.

The five counties of Heyang were completely in ruins, and the people fled.

They didn't dare to flee to Henan Mansion in the south, because that was the direction in which Sun Ru withdrew his troops, and most of them still ran north.Pei Tong had people set up camps in the south of Huaizhou, and at the same time sent cavalry to collect refugees at various intersections, Heyang, Jiyuan, Wenxian, and even Sishui and Heyin to the south of the Yellow River, Wuzhi and Wude in Huaizhou. People from counties such as Huojia, Huojia and Xiuwu all ran over.

At that time, rumors abounded.Many people said that Qin Zongquan was about to run away and slaughter cities in various states and counties, and the refugees ran north one after another.They knew that Hedong Township in the north was powerful, and Qin Zongquan was unlikely to go north, and the further north he went, the safer he would be.

It has to be said that the wisdom of ordinary people to survive is not low.

Pei Tong's camp in the north of Mengzhou and south of Huaizhou had more than [-] people, almost [-] households, which was unexpected.

Five thousand households will consume [-] hu of grain along the way to Suizhou.This is really fatal, and now Huaizhou Datong Maxing only has more than [-] dendrobium grains, and they have worked hard to get them.I really didn't dare to save too much, for fear that Li Hanzhi would grab it directly.The number of seven thousand dendrobium made him feel that it was worthless to grab it.

More than [-] dendrobium grains, if you save some food, it is enough for these people to enter the boundary of the river.

On the sixth day of June, Pei Tong asked Li Fa, who was lucky enough to come back, to sit in Huaizhou and continue to gather the refugees, while he rode lightly to the river, begging to see Wang Chongrong, intending to borrow food from him in the name of the king of Lingwu County, but he didn't know if he would be willing .

Before leaving, he met the [-] soldiers that Li Hanzhi had sent to help—well, for a fee.

The team was led by a gloomy general named Fu Cunshen. Pei Tong knew him and drank in private.After running to Heyang with Li Hanzhi at the end of last year, he has been depressed and planned to go to Jinyang to try his luck.

Pei Tong once asked him to go to Xiazhou to join Lingwu County King, but Fu Cunshen was more willing to join Li Keyong.Pei Tong didn't know how good he was. After all, the commander-in-chief didn't accept everyone. Seeing that he was unwilling, he didn't continue to persuade him.

The soldiers that Fu Cunshen brought over were really good. They all looked fierce and unruly, but only such people could keep the road safe.

Li Hanzhi was really kind enough, he didn't send any cats or dogs to perfunctory, the money was not in vain.

"The river is peaceful, but the road is not. Sun Ru retreated, and there were many rebels. President Pei just rode lightly to the river?" Fu Cunshen asked casually, leaning on the door frame.

"Everyone has been dispatched between Meng and Huai." Pei Tong said: "The few followers around me are all warriors from the Pingxia Dangxiang Weimu Department. They are excellent in riding and shooting, which should be enough."

"That's all. For the sake of two drinks, a certain team will send you off, but they must be equipped with horses. Don't worry, they can all ride horses." Fu Cunshen straightened up and said.

"Alright." Pei Tong hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

It is said to be a team, but in fact the number is less than twenty.Li Hanzhi's army was beaten into dogs by Qin Zongquan's various subordinates before. It is a bit dilapidated and incomplete.

The two fire chiefs, one called Yang Shihou and the other Wang Jianji, were both strong and brave men. After receiving the order of Fu Cun's trial, they packed up their luggage immediately.

Pei Tong didn't know these two people, but it was not surprising.Now he can be regarded as a moderate figure, traveling in and out of the borders of Hedong, Henan, and Hebei, the generals from all over the place are polite to him, at least they will not take the initiative to find fault, and some even have a good relationship with him.

Seeing too many big shots, who would pay attention to those low-level warriors who are like weeds?Fu Cunshen, Yang Shihou, Wang Jian and others, let's talk about it after surviving.

After the group left Huaizhou, they rushed forward and arrived in Hedong County on June [-]th. However, the gates of the city were closed and people panicked. It seemed that something important had happened.

"What's going on? Could it be that Jin Shi attacked the river?" Pei Tong was so anxious that he went around in circles.

If there were no accidents, the first batch of Heyang people must have entered the border of Zezhou, and Mengzhou should still be looking for people. How long will more than 7000 hu grains be enough for them?a month?

"Ask someone." Pei Tong turned his head to look, and the people around him were all members of the Kunfa Party, which was not suitable, so he called Yang Shihou and asked him to find out the news from the people in Hedong.

Yang Shihou returned soon, with a playful expression on his face: "Wang Chongrong is dead."

"Dead?" Pei Tong almost couldn't sit on his horse, and asked, "How did he die?"

"Someone rebelled and was slaughtered. A few days ago, the rebels looted the whole city, and it will only rest in two days." Yang Shihou was still a little envious when he said this.Every time there is a rebellion, it is the carnival of these low-level warriors.Not only can they wantonly plunder property, but the high-ranking official women will also become their playthings, don't mention how exciting it is.

Pei Tong stopped talking and sighed heavily.

Wang Chongrong has a very good relationship with the general. He usually provides convenience for recruiting soldiers and civilians in Henan and Shaanxi. The governors and county magistrates of the prefectures in Hezhong Town also understand this matter, and they have always cooperated happily.This time the people of Heyang crossed the border, most of them would not make things difficult, even though Wang Chongrong was dead.

But I want to ask the river to borrow food!This is obviously impossible without the commander-in-chief's nod, unless the governor is brave enough to directly open the warehouse to release food, and can withstand the investigation afterwards, but this is obviously unlikely.

How to do?
"Who is in charge in the river now?"

"I don't know."

"But you want to be elected in the army?"

"Of course you want to be elected, otherwise how can you convince the public?"

The "military democracy" of the late Tang Dynasty fell here.Whether the rebels can be in power depends on the support of other people, at least so that others do not object.

Wang Chongrong was brutal, he whipped and insulted his subordinates a lot, it is quite unusual to have this kind of report today.But most of the people who killed him didn't have any soldiers. After all, they were in the middle of the river. Everyone gave up their military power, and they could use them. They were just family generals and soldiers. How many people were there?
Wang Chongrong was also careless.If all the soldiers are by his side, he definitely cannot die.

But—it’s hard to say!Wang Chongrong, even his own soldiers beat and scolded him endlessly. If someone really rebelled and wanted to kill him, even if there were only a hundred or ten people, once the personal soldiers released the water, the outcome would probably be bad.

You marshals should take this as a warning!

"Let's go, go to Zezhou first, and go to Shanguo after everyone is gathered. Brother Chongrong and Chongying have a very close relationship with the commander. I think he can help with this." The gate of Hedong County is closed, and it is not good to stay here After thinking about the method for a long time, Pei Tong finally made up his mind and said.

The others had nothing to do, so they rushed back to Zezhou.

On June 22, the crowd hurried and ran into an army of fleeing civilians who were struggling to move forward in Yangcheng County, Zezhou.

Fu Cunshen is capable and has professional ethics.He knew that after the Heyang people fled to Zezhou, he didn't really want to leave. He planned to run back to his hometown after the news passed. After all, it was hard to leave his homeland.

But he did something that Pei Tong never expected: Datong Maxing recruited a lot of soldiers in Henan. Recently, 700 people were sent to Huaizhou, intending to cross the river and return to Suizhou.These people had no weapons yet, but after they set out on the road, Fu Cunshen dispersed the 400 people he had brought into the army to act as backbones at all levels, and then gave each of them a sharpened wooden spear. More than 3 Heyang people are on the road...

"General Fu, what do you mean by this..." Pei Tong stammered and felt dizzy.

Those two hundred party cavalry are dead, so they won't stop them?If Fu Cunshen ran back to Huaizhou with this army, it would be a big joke!At that time, the commander-in-chief will be furious, can he bear it?Can the Pei family afford it?
Even if you don't run away, with these 3000 people as the backbone, driving tens of thousands of Heyang people to attack the city, wouldn't it be another Qin Zongquan?

"Boss Pei has measured the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain." Fu Cunshen sneered, and said, "Even if I want to leave, I will leave alone. What else can I earn from you? Ling, help you send people to the river, and you will do it, what is the reason for suspicion!"

Hearing what Fu Cunshen said, Pei Tong let go of his worries a little, squeezed out a little smile, and said: "General Fu has a sincere temperament, and he is a trustworthy person, so I will apologize to the general."

After all, it was a great gift.

Fu Cunshen was only a mid-level officer, and he never commanded more than a thousand troops. When he saw a big man like Pei Tong apologizing to him, his face turned pale, and he said, "I want to teach President Pei to know that there is not much food and grass in the army, only enough for five years. The daily necessities are enough. If there is no food after five days, the people will disperse."

It's okay not to mention this matter, but Pei Tong's face is full of depression when he mentions it. He only heard him say: "There are still some grain and grass in Jiangzhou Horse Bank, which should be enough for more than ten days. But there are still more than 330 miles to go to Jiangzhou. , such as that."

Fu Cunshen was also a little silent when he heard the words, and asked after a while: "Is there really no food?"

"Wang Chongrong died suddenly, and there is no owner in the river. Who dares to lend me food now, alas!" Pei Tong couldn't help sighing. He originally wanted to surprise the commander-in-chief and make a great contribution, but he didn't expect to make it like this.Afterwards, the commander-in-chief pursued it, how should he deal with it?
"Since this is the case, there is only one way." Fu Cunshen said.

"Is there another way? General Fu, let's hear it." Pei Tongxi said.

"How does President Pei feel about the defense of Yangcheng County?"

"What does General Fu mean?" Pei Tong felt that his brain was not enough, Fu Cunjian wanted to...

"The only way is to conquer Yangcheng County. At this time, there is no harvest, most of the countryside has no food, and there is nothing to loot in the wild, so the only way is to destroy the city?" Fu Cun said in a matter-of-fact manner.

These warriors!Pei Tong looked dull.

(End of this chapter)