Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 237

"Cai Bing is here!" There was chaos on the streets of Yangcheng County, and the people ran away one after another, as if they had encountered something terrible and terrifying.

To some extent, they are right.Caizhou soldiers these days can indeed have the effect of stopping children from crying.Wherever they passed, the houses were burned and all the goods were looted.The old and the weak were slaughtered and used as rations, and the young and strong were taken into the army and tossed between the ravines-in a broad sense, the Cai people are not limited to Caizhou, but are from Chen, Xu, Cai, Ru, Zheng, Shen, Guang and other states. All soldiers can be called Cai Bing, or "Cai Thief".

If it's just cruelty, it's nothing, just suppress it.However, they are quite capable of fighting. In the eyes of many generals, they are completely the seeds of elite soldiers. They can recruit thousands of people into the army as elite killers, or use these thousands of people as the backbone and mix in a large number of local soldiers. A powerful army.

At that time, Cui Anqian, commander of the Xichuan Festival, hated him for not fighting against the lying Shu soldiers, so he recruited soldiers from Xuzhou, where he had served as Jiedu envoy, and really built an army with considerable combat effectiveness, known as the "Yellow Head Army" in Sichuan. .

After Yang Xingmi defeated Sun Ru, he selected 5000 elite troops to form Heiyun Longjian Capital, which is the elite troops of Huainan Town.

Wu Yue Qian Liu, after obtaining Cai Bing, formed the Wuyong Capital, which is also the most elite force.

Wang Jian, Guo Yu... and so on, all the generals are flocking to Cai Bing, love and hate at the same time.What I love is its strong fighting power, but what I hate is that it is too unruly and difficult to control.

Of course, Marshal Shao also loves Cai Bing, but he is not recruited from the surrendered army, but recruited from Huaixi people.At least his spirit is good, he dares to fight, he is not bad, and after being dispersed into various departments of the Dingnan Army, he can use the time to train and use it for himself.

Like Yang Xingmi and Qian Liu, he would not directly form the surrendered troops into an army alone.Marshal Shao has no shortage of good soldiers, and there are a lot of hardships in the Northwest, and they dare to fight. Even in the later period of the Republic of China, the northern Shaanxi swordsmen recruited by Mr. Feng in large numbers are also very fierce. Just charge and grab the enemy's gun, what a good soldier.

The general's main reason for recruiting Cai people into the army was to create obstacles for Zhu Wen, and at the same time he was reluctant to consume the local elite.The lack of money and food in the Northwest is the key.There are plenty of war horses and good soldiers!
The Cai recruits under the temporary command of Fu Cunshen easily captured Yangcheng County.

In this matter, Pei Tong actually made a great contribution, because he was the one who tricked out his former friend, the county magistrate of Yangcheng, and then Cai Bing succeeded in winning the door in one fell swoop, which led to the following destruction.

There were only [-] county soldiers in Yangcheng, facing [-] Cai people with wooden spears, they only resisted for a moment before kneeling.The "Cai thief" who had just put down his hoe won his first victory. While boosting his morale, he also obtained a lot of equipment.

However, conflicts erupted within the "Cai thief" after the victory.

Yang Shihou encouraged Fu Cunshen to coerce the officials and people of Yangcheng County into the army, and together with tens of thousands of Heyang people, they fought westward, fighting all the way and eating all the way until they captured Hezhong Mansion.

Wang Jianji was also a little moved, because the "quality" of this group of people is so good.The establishment of Heyang Town was originally for military purposes. At the beginning, there were three cities in Heyang, and the families of soldiers lived scattered around. Later, the population gradually increased, and it became five counties in Heyang.The successive controversies against Weibo and Zhaoyi, as well as against the rebels in Henan, all involved Heyang. The local people have experienced a lot of war baptisms.

Currently they have [-] veterans and [-] Huaixi recruits, if they can persuade the [-] Dangxiang cavalry, it will cost a lot of money.Then draw seven or eight thousand strong men from the people of Heyang, grab enough weapons, and take advantage of the opportunity that there is no commander in the river, maybe you can occupy one or two pieces of land, and then wait for the commander-in-chief or the court to appease, and also get a governor, Isn't it better to be a town general than to be frightened in Huaizhou?

But Fu Cunshen refused after hesitating for a moment, and even quarreled with Yang Shihou for this.

Pei Tong didn't dare to intervene in the affairs between them, but ran to the side of the two hundred Dangxiang cavalry, and kept telling them that their family members were still in Youzhou. Help kill talent.If things go wrong, he still has to rely on this group of party cavalry to protect him and escape.

"General Fu, with more than 9000 hu of grain, should we go on the road?" Seeing that the three of them had stopped their quarrel, Pei Tong cautiously approached and asked.

With so much food, it is almost enough for everyone to eat for more than 20 days, and it is not a problem to go to Jiangzhou.Moreover, Yangcheng County belongs to Zezhou, and theoretically it is Li Kexiu's territory, but Li Kexiu has no soldiers and doesn't care much about the place. If he leaves at this time, it will probably be fine.As long as they entered Hezhong Town, they were basically safe, and then everyone ran all the way back to Suizhou. Pei Tong had completed the task, and Fu Cunshen had also completed the task.

"It's time to go." Fu Cunshen looked at Yang Shihou, who had a serious face, and Wang Jianji, who was uncertain.

These two people were not his subordinates, but were temporarily assigned by Li Shuai, so they were not easy to manage.Moreover, he was not so cruel, he didn't want to do anything to his own people, and he was trying to persuade the two of them.

After eating two meals in the city and resting for one night, everyone went north again, heading towards Qinshui County.

Another quarrel broke out on the road, because Yang Shihou privately led troops to coerce a large group of Yangcheng people into the army. There were men, women, old and young. In wars, the old and the weak, women and children can also be used as food.

Pei Tong watched coldly, and roughly figured out the three people's routes.Fu Cunshen is still able to communicate, relatively normal, and his temperament is not that bad. Wang Jianji is a little bit worried. He feels that he can become a person like Fu Cunshen, but he will slip into Li Hanzhi's virtue at any time.Master Yang, in his opinion, is completely hopeless, brutal, greedy, and vicious, a typical Huaixi warrior.

On the evening of the 27th, Pioneer arrived in Qinshui County.Without saying anything, he rushed in and snatched it again.

Li Kexiu's defense in Zezhou is really bad, which is about the same as that of Henan prefectures and counties.No wonder later Li Hanzhi was defeated by Sun Ru, and the defeated general took thousands of remnants and took it by force.At that time, Li Hanzhi hadn't defected to Li Keyong yet, so he stole and occupied Zezhou without saying hello. He is the envoy of Heyang Festival.

Considering the timing, Li Ke used the main force to be trapped on the side of the Datong Army, and fought fiercely with Helianduo, who was supported by the Hebei feudal town. No less than Zezhou.

Everyone agreed to rest in Qinshui County for three days, and then went west to Quwo County in Jiangzhou.

The soldiers can move, but the people are a little tired. If they don't rest, many people will fall behind.At this time, falling behind is not much different from dying.

During dinner, Pei Tong rolled his eyes, secretly found Fu Cunshen, and said, "General Fu, I don't know if I should say something or not."

Fu Cunshen glanced at him with a half-smile, and said, "Speak up if you have something to say."

"The king of Langya County in Hezhong died suddenly, and there is no commander in the town. It seems like an opportunity, but there is Hedong in the north, Dingnan in the west, and Shanguo in the south. Does General Fu think he can hold his ground?" Pei Tong asked.

"Difficult." Fu Cunshen did not hesitate to say, and said directly: "Taiyuan has [-] troops, Dingnan has [-] troops, Shanguo has [-] troops, and Hezhong Township has [-] troops. If you gather troops to attack, it will be Qin Zongquan." I can't even stand on my feet, and I'm going to die."

Pei Tong was a little surprised when he heard that.As expected, I was right about the person, this Fu Cunshen had brains, and generals with brains can generally live a long time in troubled times, as long as their luck is not too bad.

I'm afraid of Li Hanzhi's kind, who thinks highly of himself, overestimates himself, underestimates others, is full of killing and killing, and doesn't know how to manage a territory. This kind of person usually doesn't live long.

"General Fu can see this, so I feel relieved." Pei Tongxi said: "My lord, the king of Lingwu County, is extremely brave, treats people generously, and has no opinion of his family. Even if he is a general, as long as he has talent, he will give it to him." Great use. The general may not know that Yang Yue, the former envoy of the Jinglue Army, was not Yuan Cong. My lord loved his talent and appointed him as the commander of all the armies on the Southeast Road. He commanded an army of more than [-] people and attacked Tubo. Han Xun is now the deputy envoy of the first army. My lord treated Tuoba Sigong's family generously and did not harm them. What does General Fu think of this?"

"If you have the ability to be a general and have a heart of benevolence and righteousness, you can go further." Fu Cunshen said.

This made sense, Pei Tong was determined.

He had heard that Fu Cunshen liked to talk about military affairs, he should be a self-taught warrior, and he was not as brutal as ordinary warriors, which actually matched the temperament of the Dingnan Army.Now that he has come to such a situation, it is better to work harder and draw him over, so that he will be safe along the way, and he will not worry about the troops being abducted by others-this is what he fears the most.

"Since that's the case, why don't you go to Xiazhou for a walk, maybe you can get something." Pei Tong took the opportunity to encourage.

Fu Cunjian did not give a clear answer.

Pei Tong was not discouraged when he saw him, he just wanted to ensure safety along the way, and he didn't bother to care who Fu Cunshen went to.After thinking about it, he said again: "Master Yang is afraid that he will coerce the people again, General Fu still has to persuade him, if it is impossible..."

In fact, if Marshal Shao was here, he might not necessarily hate Yang Shihou's behavior of coercing the people.In fact, after Li Hanzhi occupied Zezhou and stormed Hezhong, most of these people would not survive.

Li Hanzhi's temperament is cruel and he is not good at management. The people in Zezhou, Jinzhou, Jiangzhou and other places were terribly harmed by him.He sent troops to plunder, and the people in these three states either starved to death, or fled, and even couldn't escape, and were caught and eaten by Li Hanzhi's subordinates.

Wherever Li Jun went, there were no officials in the counties and towns, and there were no peaceful people in the countryside.Some people built a stronghold in Moyun Mountain to protect themselves, and Li Han's relatives led more than a hundred people to attack, and got the nickname "Li Moyun".

Almost all the people in several prefectures were slaughtered and devoured by the soldiers of Li Han's army. More than [-] counties were devastated, and the fireworks were cut off.

In other words, the people in the team led by Fu Cunshen at this time were all "dead people" in history. They were either killed by Sun Ru's massacre of the city, or burned, killed and looted by Li Hanzhi as military rations.

If Yang Shihou did this, if he could successfully bring these people to Suizhou, he would actually save more vitality for this country and this nation, and Marshal Shao might not blame him too much.

"Master Yang and Wang Jianji are not subordinates of a certain person. Li Shuai treats me well, and a certain person will not do anything to harm the two of them. If there is a disagreement, let them go." Fu Cun said: "Do not repeat this matter. Talk too much, I have my own calculations. Now that you agree, I will send these people to Suizhou smoothly."

"When we arrive in Suizhou, can we send it to Lingzhou again?" Pei Tong tentatively asked.

Fu Cunshen glanced at him, as if he wanted to scold someone, but also seemed to want to laugh. After a long time, he asked: "After going to Lingzhou, do you want to go to other places? Is it Huizhou?"

"It should be Longyou." Pei Tongdao: "The prince of Lingwu County led an army of [-] troops to conquer Tubo, with the aim of recovering the lost land in Helong. Now, is there any commander who has the ambition of this family and country? Longyou fell into Tibet. In the past two years, the survivors of Tianbao have almost forgotten that they are descendants of China. The king of Lingwu County is now going to set things right, wipe out Hu Feng, and revive the great Tang Dynasty."

"Furthermore, the scenery of Longyou is very different from that of the Central Plains. General Fu may as well go and have a look if you have time. People say that Yanzhao has many generous and tragic men. Don't you hear that Longyou also has heroes? There were six counties in Han Dynasty The son of a good family has made great contributions. It is a pity that the Han court is ashamed of the sons of a good family in the six counties. The country also had strong soldiers from Longxi to quell the rebellious thieves in Anshi. However, the court also felt sorry for the people of Longxi. They are fair."

"Wouldn't it be a good story if General Fu was able to command the great armies of the Helong and Longzhou states to conquer the west and conquer the north? It could also be remembered for thousands of years and will be remembered for thousands of years. When people mention General Fu, they will know it. Recovering the Western Regions, the General Fu of the Northern Expedition to the Desert, not the General Fu of attacking any town. It is clear at a glance which is more important."

Pei Tong knew that Fu Cunshen liked to read military books and talk about military affairs.And after reading so many military books, he must know the deeds of many famous generals in history, and he must be very envious of those people.Persuasion from this perspective may be more effective.

As for any military general who has a bit of pursuit, who doesn't want to be Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, or Li Jing?Forget about Li Hanzhi and Qin Zongquan's generation, even if they are famous in history, it is not a good reputation.

Sure enough, being "bewitched" by Pei Tong, Fu Cunshen was a little moved, and only heard him say: "Let's go to Xiazhou to have a look and talk about it. In the last years of Tianbao, Longxi's powerful troops were transferred to the east, and Anshi's monstrous flames were stopped just now. , I really want to go and have a look. But right now, let’s think about how to bring these people to Suizhou.”

"It's natural to focus on the immediate matter first." Pei Tong nodded repeatedly.

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The summer in Longxi was actually not very hot, but near the Taoshui River Valley where the battle had just ended, there was still a stench of corpses wafting in the evening wind.

In the night, little fireflies flicker up and down, like a messenger in the dark holding a green fire lantern to extradite the ghosts on the Naihe Bridge.

Oh, misremembered.The party members claim to be the descendants of King Miyao, and their souls will return to the snow-capped mountains after death.I just don't know who is in charge of the souls of these Tubo-ified party members, and whether the snowy mountains will be kept?Who is in charge of the souls of the Tuyuhun people who have been turned into Tubo?Do you want Changshengtian?
Tubo in Hezhou didn't know what medicine they took wrongly, but they didn't surrender.Mei Guxi, the "famous general" of Hezhou, has died outside the city of Lanzhou. His elites are exhausted. What is supporting your resistance?

Chen Cheng privately told Shao Shude that the killings in Lanzhou may have been too heavy, which made these Tibetan tribes feel afraid and feared that they would suffer the same fate, so they did not surrender.Unable to bear it, he escaped into the surrounding mountains, and then defected to relatives in Shanzhou, Kuozhou, and Taozhou.

Shao Shude thinks there may be factors in this regard, but he cannot say so in public.On the contrary, he also wanted to praise the spirit of the slave tribes of the Han people for killing thieves and returning to justice. This was true for the slave tribes of the Han people in Lanzhou, and the same for the slave tribes of Hezhou.

"How many Tang people are there in the three counties of Hezhou?" Sitting under an old ginkgo tree, Shao Shude asked softly.

The ginkgo tree is located outside the city of Fanghan County. It is said that it was planted by Guo Zhiyun. It has a long history and is full of symbolic meaning. The "flatterer" Chen Fushi suggested erecting a monument under the tree, and Lu Siye wrote an inscription to commemorate the great achievements of the Dingnan Army in recovering Hezhou, and Commander Shao followed it.

"There were more than 2 people. After the battle of attacking Hezhou, there should be only a little over [-]." Chen Cheng replied.

In fact, there was no major battle in the attack on Hezhou.The army marched south from Lanzhou in two groups. The main force marched along the Taoshui River Valley. There were more than [-] Tielin Army and Iron Cavalry Army.

In early June, Linzhou Tubo surrendered under the intimidation of the Tiande Army and Zhenwu Army who had gone south earlier, so the main force recovered Changcheng Castle, Didao, Changle and other places in sequence without fighting.And the Yinshanfan tribe of the southeast army also went north from Dalai Valley to join the main force. In this historic scene, the painters drew another picture of the army meeting by the Taoshui River.

Afterwards, all the soldiers and horses crossed Taoshui and marched along the route of Sui Yang's westward tour in the fifth year of Daye.

On the west bank of Daxiachuan (now Daxia River), the Tubo people assembled thousands of people and horses, blocking the river and confronting each other.Shao Dashuai played another trick of crossing the river with the main force, and the iron cavalry detoured to sneak attack, smashed the Tubo in Hezhou, beheaded more than [-] ranks, took over Daxia County, and then marched west to break through the sparsely populated Hezhou City in one fell swoop. Upon hearing the news, the slave department killed the thief and returned to the country.

So far, the three counties of Hezhou have been completely restored, 12 people have been beheaded, more than [-] men, women, children and men of Tubo have been captured, and more than [-] cattle, sheep, horses and camels have been captured.

On June [-]th, Shao Shude hosted a banquet for the generals in Hezhou, and Huang Tuiguan got another good sentence: "A horse with a high meritocracy throws off its gold armor, and the guests in Taiwan welcome white jade bottles."

After regaining the five counties of Helin, Shao Shude also felt somewhat complete.The only regret is that Shanzhou has not yet recovered.He wanted to fight a little bit, but it was too close to the core area of ​​Tubo, and he was worried that he would attract endless bandits and distract his energy.

Army rations are not a big problem.If you want, you can advance the taxes for next year, transport the Lingzhou grain and wheat harvested in autumn, and support the army to continue fighting, not to mention that the army has recovered several states and captured a lot of livestock, which can also offset part of it. food consumption.

The biggest hesitation is actually the lack of population. To be precise, it is the shortage of Han people.If the land has been dug and no one is going to plow it, it is better not to do so.Attacking the river by himself and facing the second state is actually just a continuation of the Lanzhou War. After all, the Tubo tribes lost a lot of elites under the city of Lanzhou, and it would be a pity not to take advantage of it.Now that it has occupied the four prefectures and eleven counties, and the Shan and Kuo prefectures and six counties, is it still necessary to take it?
Let's wait for the result of the surrender first.

"The land of four prefectures and eleven counties requires at least [-] Han people to settle and cultivate. Counting the original [-] to [-] Han people, it is almost the same." Speaking of this, Shao Shude is also a little strange: "Where did so many Han people go during the Tianbao period?" ? It’s impossible for most of them to die, right?”

"Maybe she's grazing." This joke wasn't funny at all, and Chen Cheng felt it was too heavy.

"When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty toured the west, they all came to Shanzhou..." Shao Shude was still a little reconciled: "It is a good farming area, with endless plains, suitable for animal husbandry and cultivation. It doesn’t matter if the state doesn’t cultivate land.”

"Has the Commander ever considered moving the Tibetans to come and let them help fight Shan, Kuo, Tao and other prefectures?" Chen Cheng asked suddenly.

"Could it be possible to move Dangxiang?" Shao Shude said with a smile: "In the past, Dangxiang was unbearable to be oppressed and enslaved by Tubo. Its strength is probably the same as that of the Tubo tribes, and they will invade the border. Now they live in Xia, You, Yan, and Ling states, and they are watched by the army. I am a little relieved. If they are not under the nose, they will not Too safe."

Party items returning to the homeland?It sounds good, but in practice, it's hard to say.

If you say a thousand things and ten thousand things, your basic disk is still too small.Moreover, these prefectures and counties are located in the border areas, and the general honest Han people are not suitable. It is better to be the gangsters in Henan, such as the Cai people.

"There are still [-] prisoners in the town, so let's send them all to Weizhou. Select the appropriate age from the captured Tibetan women and children, and give them as wives. It's not good to be single, so you can't take root with peace of mind. In addition, Recruit some nesters in Yinzhou who have registered households, just [-] households, and go to Weizhou for reclamation. One hectare of land is given to them, and they will be tax-free for ten years." Shao Shude ordered: "The four counties of Weizhou are better than Yinzhou. The four counties are strong, and most of them are happy."

"Lanzhou will be the key point in the future. Someone has sent someone to report to the imperial court, analyzing the jurisdiction of Wuquan County to put Yuzhong and Gaolan counties, so that Lanzhou has four counties. The two new counties are empty and not suitable. Someone still needs someone Let’s see if we can get some people from Henan.” Shao Shude said again: “In addition, the prisoners sent by the imperial court should not continue to be resettled in Huining and Ulan, but sent to the newly established Dingxi County.”

"There are also two prefectures and five counties in Hezhou and Linzhou. Datong and Maxing have managed to get thousands of immigrants for a year, which is not enough." Shao Shude said with a wry smile: "In fact, I also know that Pei Tong has tried his best and can't be too harsh. But someone is How much I wish he could have a surprise, if there are enough immigrants, and most of them are brave and brave people like Huaixi, what will happen to Helong Tubo?"

"Of course there is still Lingzhou. More people are needed here. For the time being, the family members of the sergeants can be filled. I don't know how the recruiting in Henan is going. It's easy to recruit soldiers. It's not so easy to let the family members of the soldiers come with them. ...Qin Zongquan has already made great contributions to someone, but how long can he continue to dance..."

　Did anyone call me short?Can the prostate from Apollo Hospital still have problems?
　　
　
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