Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 35 Zhe Family Army

"His grandmother's soldiers have dispersed, this is still Ferry Port and Guancheng?" Shen Shi, when everyone saw Ferry Port and Guancheng from a distance, Lu Huaizhong, who went to explore the road, came back and shouted loudly.

"No one?" Shao Shude asked, jumping out of the car.

"There are also a few soldiers, but they are not young, guarding the ferry. There is no one in the Guancheng, and the belongings are scattered everywhere, as if they have been ransacked. I asked, there were five hundred soldiers. , now they will all go to Hehe County, which is more than 30 miles south of Guannan, under the order of Li Shao." Lu Huaizhong replied: "I sent three firemen to guard the city, and one fireman to watch the ferry. , Report immediately."

"Li Shao is timid, it's not unusual for me to ask the envoy—"

"Don't ask, go to the city immediately." Qiu Weidao said, pulling the curtain of a carriage.

"Yes!" Shao Shude saluted with fists, and then said to Lu Huaizhong: "Old Lu, you should return to Guancheng immediately, look at the place first, and come out to respond when my brigade approaches."

The plan was decided, the group accelerated their marching speed, and finally arrived at Hehe Pass in the evening.The main force naturally lived in Guancheng, but Hehejin Ferry also sent a team, the squadron led by Guan Kairun.When assigning staff, Shao Shude paid a little attention. Seeing that Qiu Weidao didn't say anything, he boldly rushed the squadron to the ferry.

Don't say, this ferry is really not small. It is one of the official designated Yellow River ferry within the imperial establishment. It is much better than the pheasant ferry that Shao Shude guarded in Fengzhou.At this time, the Hehejin Ling had disappeared, and he was probably leading the troops to the county. After the Guan team arrived, they drove the old and weak soldiers to the side of the big locust tree and occupied the only few houses.

He is a little depressed now.Since that Shao Shude came, in just half a year, things have gradually reached the point where they are now out of control.Sometimes he was thinking that he would simply bid farewell to the envoy and go back to Chang'an.But his hometown is in Shanzhou, what can he do when he goes back?
After irritably throwing a stone into the river, he suddenly saw several sails appearing on the river in the distance, as if crossing the river from the west.

"Come here, the whole team, ring the bell!" Guan Kairun stood up agitatedly and shouted.

The crisp bells quickly echoed up and down the ferry.When Shao Shude, who was chatting with Judge Song, immediately rushed into Guancheng, he gathered his troops immediately.

Qiu Weidao was also shocked.There are police officers at the ferry, which is not a trivial matter. Seeing that it is about to fall into the night, it is even more difficult to distinguish between the enemy and the enemy.However, he has also experienced a lot of things. He did not interfere too much with Shao Shude's deployment. Instead, he invited the fifty cavalry assigned by Hao Zhenwei to the vicinity of the Military Academy for protection.

Although these people are arrogant, they still carry out orders very well.With them outside, Cai Songyang took ten Shaw Brothers to guard him inside, so his safety should be safe for a while.

And outside Guancheng, 200 people have already quickly formed a team.Shao Shude was a little satisfied, the movements of the sons were quite fast, and the queue was also very neat. It seemed that the hard training of the previous days was not in vain.He relied on the two teams of hundreds of people in the front and back as the main force, each with a sharp rifle, many of them were wearing iron armor, their expressions were resolute, and they did not look sideways.

"Let's go with the book!" Shao Shude took the lead, striding forward with the entire four teams, heading for the ferry several hundred meters away, hoping that the Guan team could hold on for the time being.

Hehejin arrived soon.Guan Kairun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the arrival of the main force.Although he disliked Shao Shude very much, he also had to admit that the existence of someone Shao always gave people a sense of peace of mind.Most of the brothers from this meeting gathered here, brought all the equipment, and basically did everything they could.

There are a total of eight boats crossing the river, and the speed is not fast.Taking advantage of the sunset on the horizon, Shao Shude could barely see that the ship was carrying sergeants, about a hundred people in total, not wearing armor, but carrying bows, knives and other equipment, which made him relax a little, but he did not completely relax. alert.

Opposite the Hehejin Ferry, it should be the boundary of Yincheng County, Linzhou.Of course, Shao Shude knew whose territory Linzhou belonged to.He didn't believe that the Zhe family would rebel, especially after the court just sent a consolation envoy to conquer the land of the Zhenwu Army and the two states, the Zhe family had no reason.

Their arch enemy is always the Tuoba Party leader of Xia Sui Town, and to understand it more clearly, it is Tuoba Sigong, who is the governor of Youzhou.

The Tuoba tribe has a large number of people and a large area, but the ground is relatively barren and poor, and the combat effectiveness of the troops is weak.Zhe’s ancestor was born in Xianbei, but is now a party member. Although the overall strength is not as good as Tuoba’s, it has been Sinicized for a long time, and he still guards a relatively prosperous place like Linzhou.I also served as a general in the Zhenwu Army, and served as the military envoy of the five towns along the river, and the army was relatively elite.

Even if they want to oppose, they have to pacify the Tuoba clan and unify the Pingxia Party.Maybe even this is not enough. It is better to subdue the Hengshan Party Project, Shannan Party Project, Montenegro Party Project, Hexi Party Project, Hexi Party Project and other departments.

But looking at the Zhe family, it seems that they don't look down on those poor relatives very much. They haven't taken many actions to annex various parties and tribes over the years.

So, is the visitor from Linzhou, Hexi?
The answer will soon be revealed.Seeing a large number of heavily armed sergeants gathered on the ferry, the people on the boat also shouted.The wind was strong on the river, so I couldn't hear it very clearly, but I still understood the two key words "Linzhou" and "Zhe Silun".Shao Shude asked people to take down the bows and arrows that were wound, but the formation remained motionless, quietly waiting for people to come ashore.

"Huh! You are so majestic! We were invited by Cui Shijun of Jinyang to pacify the chaos. Is this the way of hospitality in Hedong?" He jumped off the boat and asked angrily.

"Is there a military document or Commander Cui's general order?" Shao Shude asked from a distance, not approaching, apparently still keeping a lot of vigilance and not believing what these people said.

"I'm too lazy to make noise with you warriors. Is there anyone in Guancheng who can call the shots? Let him come out and say that General Zhe Silun, the trainer of the Linzhou regiment, has arrived." in the eyes.

Shao Shude did not signal, of course no one moved here.What a joke, just go to the report without confirming your identity first, if you make a mistake, who will bear the responsibility?Furthermore, although I don't think the Zhe family will rebel, the relationship between your family head Zongben Zong and Li Guochang is good, so you can't help but be careful.

But at this moment, there was the sound of horses' hooves, and Shao Shude saw that it was Qiu Weidao and others who rode out of Guancheng and found the ferry.

"Your Majesty, let's take a break at the rear. This person claims to be a small school under the command of Zhe Silun, a regiment training envoy of Linzhou.

"Get off his equipment and put it over to ask questions." Qiu Weidao got off his horse and said.

"Follow!" Shao Shude gestured to Ren Yuji, the latter understood, ordered several sergeants, stepped forward and grabbed the small school, ignoring his struggle, and directly put the bow and horizontal knife on his body. After taking it down and checking it carefully, he took him to Qiu Weidao.

The sergeant on the boat behind yelled and cursed, and someone took out a bow and arrow, as if to do it.The Tiande army on the shore was also unambiguous. A row of shields rushed forward, and the soldiers in the back put down the long lance and took out the bow. The atmosphere was a bit tense.

"Lieutenant General Shao, I think most of these people's identities are correct, so why should they offend others?" I don't know when Song Le, the judge of the Military Academy, came over and saw him looking left and right. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he winked and said: "I know that you Wufu don't care who you offend, but Zhe Silun is different. His father Zong Zong was the military envoy of the five towns along the river in the Zhenwu Army, and Linzhou basically has the final say. Besides, Zhe Silun has a younger sister, who is about the same age, and I heard that she is beautiful and intelligent. If the general can ask for a wife, he will have a great career, but now he dare not offend Zhe Silun..."

Shao Shude glanced at him helplessly, too lazy to talk nonsense.However, Song Le seemed to be in a good mood today, and continued to joke: "What? Vice-General Shao prefers women with big family surnames? Please forgive Song for being blunt, this is a bit difficult. From a practical point of view, Zhe's daughter is obviously more suitable, no matter Where will the general live in the future, whether it is Zhenwu Army, Xia Sui Town, or Hedong, Zhejia will be a rare strong aid..."

"Lieutenant General Shao, the envoy has checked it out. It is indeed the soldiers and horses of the training envoys of the Linzhou regiment. Their identities are correct. Let them go ashore. Zhe Silun will cross the river tonight." Just as Shao Shude was about to say something, Qiu Weidao suddenly He said loudly, obviously through the inquiry just now, he has confirmed that the small school in front of him is from the Linzhou Zhe family.

"The last commander will obey." Shao Shude clasped his fists and saluted: "Guan team is right, give Hehejin to them and then return to the establishment. Everyone, withdraw to Guancheng for garrison."

After that, he escorted the guards to return the group to Hehe Pass.Qiu Weidao rode on his horse, looking thoughtfully at the river surface that was gradually dyed red in the distance, guessing the purpose of Zhe Silun's trip.

It is not wrong to say that it was invited by Cui Jikang, because after conquering the Zhenwu Army, the imperial court had ordered the two prefectures and three cities in the area to raise food, grass, and soldiers, cross the river eastward, and return to the north to control the camp.At the same time, Xia Suizhen received the imperial court's decree once again, requesting them to send troops, but there has been no response yet, it seems that it should be another trick.

Zhe Silun's clan may be the people who represented Zhenwu's army crossing the river eastward.Considering that there is no owner of Zhenwu Army, this family seems to have some ideas.

The Tiande Army and his party quickly returned to Guancheng.Qiu Weidao once hesitated whether to let the Zhe family army enter the Guancheng. After thinking about it, he had no reason to refuse, so he greeted Shao Shude. After nightfall, he could let Zhe Silun and his entourage enter the city. Say it again.

After escorting the supervising army back to the residence, Shao Shude did not take off his armor to rest, but went straight to the city to inspect.On the way, I inexplicably thought of Song Le's words, what kind of Zhejia girl, she is only 15 years old, and the body I traveled through is 22 years old.Damn, Song Le took him into the ditch, what was going on in his mind?Could it be that you have been under a lot of pressure recently and miss women too much?

(End of this chapter)