Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 269
The sound of drums spread across the earth with the south wind.

Five thousand horsemen of the iron cavalry drove out of the camp gate one after another, and lined up in the wilderness.

The pursuers had already stopped in the distance.The hundreds of cavalry from the Hedong army fled into the camp fence, and the Xuanwu army only had more than 2000 cavalry. Could it be possible to attack the camp directly?
"Vice Envoy Chen, please sit in the camp, and I will lead the army to drive the enemy away. Ten General Yang, the Leopard Cavalry Capital, has already gone to meet President Pei, so don't worry." Zhe Siyu said to Chen Cheng who was beside him.

Fushi Chen came here on behalf of the general, and to some extent assumed the role of supervising the army, so Zhe Siyu naturally wanted to explain his intentions to him.

"Military affairs are handled by command and control, so I just coordinate with all parties, transport food and grass, and transport hungry people." Chen Cheng cupped his hands.

In fact, he wished he could leave now.In his absence, Zhao Guangfeng was the commander-in-chief's number one aide. Over time, he might gain more appreciation from the commander-in-chief and shake his position.

It's a pity that I won't be able to leave for a while!Chen Cheng returned to the camp with his entourage, and then climbed up to the high platform to look out.

"General An, how is the battle of Heyang going?" Chen Cheng asked.

In fact, he had already guessed that the Hedong Army was probably defeated.Li Keyong was a strict man, similar to his deceased father Li Guochang. Once his subordinates made mistakes or lost a battle, what would happen to them depended on their mood.

Before An Renyi made a mistake, he was afraid of Li Guochang's punishment, so he led his troops south to join Qin Zongquan, and later returned to his younger brother Zongheng's account.After Qin Zongheng was ambushed and killed by Sun Ru, he led people south to join Yang Xingmi.Because he is a rare cavalry talent in the south, Yang Xingmi immediately treated him as a guest of honor with a respected status.

It is understandable that Kang Junli and others were defeated this time, An Xiuxiu was afraid, and led his troops to flee south.Chen Cheng even guessed that this person originally planned to learn from An Renyi and vote for Qin Zongquan, but he was chased in a hurry and saw the Dingnan army camping here halfway, so he made an impromptu decision and voted for him.

Chen Cheng was actually unwilling to take him in for a rest.Cavalry may be very valuable to Qin Zongquan or Yang Xingmi, but to Marshal Shao, it is meaningless.

What Lingxia lacks is wealth, but there is never a shortage of people who are proficient in riding and shooting, and it can even be said that there are many.Even Shatuo cavalry, there are!Inside and outside Yinshan Mountain, there are one or two Shatuo small tribes paying tribute to the commander.

An Xiuxiu really voted for the wrong person.If he went to find Yang Xingmi, he would be overjoyed. If he wanted riches and beauties, he would vote for the King of Lingwu County. His ability and military might not be appreciated.

This matter needs to be decided by the handsome man!After much deliberation, Chen Cheng decided to send an envoy to the west in a short while to report the matter of resting in peace.

"Returning to Deputy Envoy Chen, the Xuanwu army was full of thieves. As soon as they came, they took advantage of their superiority and divided their troops to march northward, aggressively attacking Ze and Lu, and wanted to cut off the return of the Hebei army. The recruiting made Kang Junli unexpected and panicked. After Wen County was defeated, he rushed to Ze and Lu, repelled the Xuanwu Army, and only then came to his senses." An Xiuxiu had deep resentment towards Kang Junli in words, perhaps, he was the abandoned son left behind by Kang Junli.

It's hard to be an abandoned son. Li Keyong is not tolerant. He lost the battle and the outcome is unpredictable. Didn't he just abandon his wife and son and run away?

"General An came back from the front line in Hebei, right? How is the battle over there?"

"Meng Fang has tens of thousands of soldiers, and they cannot be pulled out in a hurry."

Tens of thousands of soldiers?Hearing this, Chen Cheng was also speechless.The population of Hebei is really large, and it is also really rich. If the three prefectures of Xing, Ming, and Ci were obtained by Li Keyong, I am afraid that the number of people will increase by hundreds of thousands, and the strength will skyrocket.I just don't know if Zhu Quanzhong will intervene. Hedong is already extremely rich. He has already occupied the two prefectures of Ze and Lu before.

No, there is still a chance!Li Ke used this person to act in a disorderly manner, and to control him harshly, not like a master.No matter how rich the capital is, he will squander it indiscriminately, and there is still a chance.

Chen Cheng glanced at Anxiuxiu, as if he had seen through Li Keyong's future, and said with a smile: "General An has a lot of soldiers, and he should settle down in the camp first. After a while, there may still be wars, and then we will return." You have to use the bravery of a general."

"Since you are here to vote, you must contribute to the King of Lingwu." An Xiuxiu said cheerfully.

The less than [-] cavalry pawns under his command are all old subordinates he has led for many years, and their combat effectiveness is not weak.However, the king of Lingwu County has a lot of cavalry soldiers, so he may not value them too much, he still has to do his best, otherwise it will be difficult to stand out.

Thinking of this, An Xiuxiu also felt a little regretful.At that time, I was chased too fast and didn't know where to go. I saw a large camp in front of me with a banner with the word "Zhe" hanging on it. It probably belonged to the Dingnan army, so I voted for it without even thinking about it.Now it seems that he was in a hurry, if he went to Caizhou, he would definitely be used by Qin Zong.

Even if Qin Zongquan's decline has become apparent, the big deal is going to go, and when he arrives in the south of the Yangtze River, the towns with no cavalry are still vying to recruit them?Isn't An Renyi doing well there?

The two people in the camp were talking, and the cavalry outside the camp had already set up their formation, ready to attack at any time.

Zhe Siyu is relatively "domineering" and "arrogant".When encountering a hostile unidentified army outside, the first thing to do is to go up and do it.

Back then when he conquered Lingzhou, he even planned to set up a base for observation, and he didn't hold back when he raided the tribes.In the eyes of the soldiers from outside the town, there is nothing wrong with using the word "brutal", although he has always been respectful in front of Marshal Shao.

However, before this expedition, Shao Shude asked him to teach him how to do it face-to-face, and told him that the first task is to get people.Even if it is necessary to fight, it must be for the premise of population.For example, someone hinders them from obtaining population, such as needing food and so on.

Therefore, he suppressed his temper and did not rush forward immediately.

The Xuanwu army had only two thousand cavalry pawns, and seeing the posture of the Dingnan army, they knew that this matter could not be resolved today.Given the distance between the two sides, it was too late to withdraw now, but maybe the general was not reconciled, so he sent several cavalry forward and shouted for a talk.

"Military envoy, the Xuanwu Army is located in Henan. There shouldn't be many cavalry troops. Why don't you take advantage of this opportunity to make a surprise attack and kill as many as you can?" Liu Zijing stepped forward and said in a low voice.

"If you don't want to fight, then don't fight." Zhe Siyu hesitated, and said: "You send people forward and let them go."

"Follow orders." Liu Zijing immediately ordered several people who were skilled in horse bow and horse.

Soon, five or six riders rushed out from behind the formation, and the leader was Li Shaorong, the lieutenant general.

This person was holding a long horse spear, and several people behind him also held horn bows and lances, and galloped towards Xuanwu army.

"Get out!" Li Shaorong reined in his horse and roared angrily.

The Xuanwu Army junior on the opposite side was furious, and said: "I'm waiting for good words, I don't want to hurt the peace of the two families, you rough man, you are so rude when you come up, have you asked your general?"

Li Shaorong grinned grimly and said, "Let you get out, that's what my general meant. Why do you talk so much when you do things? Get out or not?"

"You!" The Xuanwu Army junior was also angry, and said: "Is the Dingnan Army so domineering? You must know that the king of my Wuxing County owns Xuanwu and Huainan towns, with [-] armor—"

"Fuck you!" Li Shaorong slapped his horse forward, and went straight to the enemy's small school.

There are five thousand cavalry troops, but there are actually two styles.One is the cavalry recruited on the prairie. Their strength is going up and down the hills, galloping and shooting. This is actually the traditional advantage of the prairie cavalry compared with the Central Plains cavalry.The Central Plains cavalry is well equipped, and can shoot crossbows at long distances (if equipped), and when fighting at close range, the armor rate is high, which can also take advantage.But when the middle distance bow and arrow play a role, the steppe cavalry has an advantage.

To put it bluntly, the Central Plains cavalry still bears a strong brand of infantry.

Li Shaorong happened to be a traditional Central Plains cavalry, that is, he was good at short-range combat.And he was born in Linzhou, and his riding skills are very good, so when fighting face to face with the enemy, he is very confident.

The knights of the Xuanwu Army did not expect that Li Shaorong would rush over if he disagreed with him, and he was a little unprepared.Seeing that the two riders were getting very close, Li Shaorong suddenly shouted: "Kill!"

The voice was so loud that it almost made one's heart skip a beat.

Hearing the sound of "Dang", Li Shaorong swung away the weapon of the Xuanwu Army Primary School with his horse, then quickly approached him, stretched out his hand, and directly smashed it across the horse.

"Riding is so poor, did you practice it later?" Li Shaorong laughed loudly, turned around and ran back to the formation.

There was a burst of cheers from the cavalry army!Lieutenant Li showed his hand beautifully when he was captured before the battle.

The aesthetics of warriors are so straightforward.That little school in Xuanwu Army talked a lot of nonsense, it was worth nothing!It's better to let the horse come over and fight. If you win, you can listen to whatever you say.

"Give Vice General Li a credit and let him go back." Zhe Siyu ordered.

Li Shaorong was taken aback for a moment, but he still responded loudly.

He threw the prisoner on the ground, and said with a sneer, "The general is kind enough today, why don't you hurry up? If it was in the past, your ears and nose would have been cut off."

The little principal blushed, got up and walked back.

"Riding skills need to be practiced a little, and mounted infantry dare to challenge us in front of our iron cavalry, beyond our control!" Li Shaorong was not forgiving, still taunting.

Chen Cheng watched from the high platform, groaning silently.

An Xiuxiu shouted happily.The Xuanwu army relied on the large number of people, and more than two thousand horses chased them with six or seven hundred horses. This will hit the iron plate, right?Five thousand elite riders are in front of you, dare to charge?

"General An, is the main force of Zhu Quanzhong's troops in Heyang?" Chen Cheng asked suddenly.

"Some of them were in Ze and Lu before, and they should have been driven away by Kang Junli," An Xiuxiu said.

"Heyang is not far from here." Chen Cheng sighed.

It only received more than 6000 refugees, which is still far from the planned target.If Zhu Quanzhong returns to the Henan Mansion, tens of thousands of troops will overwhelm him, it will be difficult for the Dingnan Army.

Originally, the commander-in-chief's plan was to strike a balance between Hedong and Xuanwu, take advantage of their conflicts, and gather refugees.It now appears that there is a danger of giving up halfway.

I really complied with the words that the commander-in-chief often said, how can the world go my way?If this is the case, all the enemy troops will be surrendered with their hands tied.

Thinking of this, Chen Cheng suddenly wanted to be good at it: Why don't you go to the south to recruit some soldiers before Zhu Quanzhong's army returns?Anyway, the war in Henan is endless, everyone's conditions have been lowered a lot, and it may not be necessary to recruit people according to the standards of the Yajun.

Rewards are issued three times a year, and one hu grain is received every month. There should be many people who apply for it, right?These people can be used as a reserve source of soldiers for the Dingnan Army. They will cultivate the land when the farming is busy and train when the farming is slack. Once something happens, they can be quickly called up and fight a few times.

At worst, it can also be used as a supplementary soldier for the armies.When there is a gap caused by battle or death of illness, the establishment can be supplemented at any time, so as to avoid the need to deploy state soldiers.

There are tens of thousands of Dingnan troops, except for the party members, there are hardly a few local people from Lingxia. Wouldn't it be great to use the strong Cai people from Henan to weaken Zhu Quanzhong's capital?
Time waits for no one, recruiting is important!
(End of this chapter)