Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

357 Collision
Shao Shude climbed up a small hill on one side, overlooking the valley and the lake.

The relics of 500 years ago are hard to find.

Murong Bao buried [-] elite descendants here.

The stupid son was so incompetent that Murong Chui fell ill the next year and went out to fight, defeating Tuobaqian in the Northern Wei Dynasty and capturing his capital.But when he passed through Canhebei, he made a big mistake, that is, he went to pay homage to the soldiers who died in the battle last year.

There are many corpses in Shenhepi, exposed in the wilderness.The sergeants wept bitterly when they saw the plight of their father and brother.I have to take the responsibility of my own stupid son. Murong Chui was so ashamed that he was so out of breath that he vomited blood and fell ill.

Lao Tzu is a hero and bear, what happened to Murong Chui should be used as a lesson.

Educating children is as important as politics and military affairs.But this year when he went to the expedition, he spent too little time with the children, let alone teaching them anything.

When he was alive, Shuofang's army was united as one, no one dared to question his orders, and even if he was dissatisfied, he had to hide it.But after death, if a foolish son is born, will the soldiers still recognize him?
There was a cry of an eagle in the sky, Shao Shude stretched out his left arm, and the golden eagle obediently landed on it.

Forget it, it's useless to think so much, let's go "hunting".

At the beginning of April, 2 people from the Tielin Army entered Xuanhong Lake.At this time, there were already [-] soldiers from the Tielin Army, Tianxiong Army, and Tianzhu Army in the Xuanhongchi area.On the bank of Yanchi in the southwest, there are new cavalry troops ([-] warriors) who are about to go south. Before them, the [-] cavalry of the Yinshan tribe led by Qi Bizhang have already gone south, ready to go deep The areas of Shuo, Dai and Lan were harassed.

In the area of ​​Yanchang City in the south, there are also [-] cavalry ([-] soldiers) of the Flying Bear Army.

On the side of Shanyang Pass, Yang Yue has ordered more than 4 cavalry from the newly arrived Pingxia Dangxiang as the vanguard, and led the Xinquan Army and Yinshan Fan's infantry to the east with nearly [-] soldiers.

In the farther Shengzhou area, armies from all walks of life gradually gathered.

The [-] cavalry at the end of Liangzhou, the [-] infantry of the Pingxia Dangxiang, the [-] infantry of the Volunteer Army, the Hengshan Dangxiang infantry of [-], and the Xia, Yan, Ling, Hui, Feng, and Sheng Liu who served as auxiliary soldiers. There are more than [-] Tutuan villagers in the state, with a large scale and an astonishing momentum.

This is an all-out war mobilization, and we will encounter more and more scenes like this in the future, so it can be regarded as a rehearsal in advance.

It was actually right for Gai Yu to persuade Li Keyong to cover An Jinjun's retreat before Shuofang's army was assembled.

10,000+ troops, including infantry and cavalry, warriors and auxiliary soldiers, township soldiers and civilian husbands, the assembly is very slow.If it weren't for the convenience of water transportation, it would be impossible to enter the front line of Yanchi and Xuanhongchi now.

It's not too late for Li Ke to leave now, it depends on how he chooses.

"Marshal, the high platform has been built, just wait for the alliance." Zang Dubao, Niu Li, Li Tangbin, Feng Yin, Fu Cunshen and others will come to see him.

"Brother Yi probably won't come." Shao Shude asked everyone to sit down, and said: "However, the high platform will not be built in vain. If Li Ke can't use it, others will come."

The generals were thoughtful after hearing this.

Shao Shude smiled.He remembered that after the rise of Yelu Abaoji, the later generation, he went south to plunder Youzhou many times.After robbing Youzhou, he was not satisfied, so he swept the entire grassland to the west, fought inside and outside the Yinshan Mountains, and plundered all the tribes in Hetao before returning.

He even brought Hu Han's army south to Yunzhou to plunder. Li Keyong assembled the main force to go north, but he didn't dare to fight in the end. A Baoji and Li Keyong became brothers and then returned to the grassland.

This is to let Yixiong feel the impact of a Yelu Abaoji more than 20 years in advance.

To a certain extent, A Baoji was also forced to retreat by Li Keyong and the Fan tribe who had surrendered to him.

After returning to the grassland, Abaoji concentrated on managing Liaodong, and his strength became stronger day by day.However, the armed forces of the Central Plains were still there at that time, and they were driven back by the northern warlords several times when they went south, leaving behind the black spot of the emperor riding a camel.

At this time, Li Keyong, can he summon any of Tatar, Xi, Shiwei, Uighur, and Tuyuhun to come to his aid?

There is a Tatar tribe in the north of Yinshan Mountain. Has anyone come here?
To the north of the Datong Army there is still Shiwei, a black car, has anyone come over?
There are Xiren tribes on the grasslands north of Yunzhou and Weizhou. Has anyone come here?

Not to mention Tuyuhun, Li Keyong could not annex Helian Duo before his defeat.

It was also seen that the open-eyed Uighurs might fight for Li Keyong, but this time they didn't dare to wade into this muddy water.

The rise of the Khitan people actually helped Li Keyong a lot.

All the tribes in the grassland were panicked, and they either surrendered to Khitan or fled.But if Li Keyong couldn't take down the Datong Army, he wouldn't be able to receive this bonus.

Forget it, Li Ke can't pick it up, I will pick it up and protect you from the Khitans.

"Where is Helian Duo's emissary?" Shao Shude asked suddenly.

"Back to the commander, he is in the camp, do you want to bring him?" Zang Dubao replied.

"No need." Shao Shude waved his hand and said, "Ask him if he knows where the pastures of Shiwei, Tatar and Xiren are. If he knows, choose a few people who can speak well, and invite the leaders of various ministries to come to the alliance. Khitan I can't bear to watch them grow stronger day by day, and the ministries are miserable, so I invite them to come and discuss how to curb the Khitan people's ambition."

"As ordered."

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By the stream, a soldier with a silver spear fell off his horse.

An Yuanxin put away his horn bow, drew out his short lance, looked at the battle group in the distance, and said angrily, "Where did Thief Shao find so many scapegoats?"

After the fierce battle, the soldiers were drenched in blood, and said: "It should be Uighurs without a doubt. There are Uighurs in the army, and they recognized the killers of the Shuofang army."

In Hedong Township, when it comes to the origin of the Tibetans in the army, before Li Keyong's future, Shatuo should be the first, the Zhaowu nine surnames should be the second, the Uyghurs should be the third, and the other ministries should be less.

After Li Ke used it, the pattern was basically the same, but the number of Hu people with the nine surnames of Shatuo and Zhaowu was more, and the sum has surpassed other tribes.

The five generals who went north this time, Kang Junli, An Yuanxin, and Shi Yanzu were all born with the nine surnames of Zhaowu, and were later incorporated into Shatuo. Li Siyuan did not know his clan affiliation, but he is now considered to be from Shatuo.Just Li Chengsi, who was born in Hedong, joined when Li Keyong was briefly appointed as the observer of the Xin Dynasty after the Chaos.

The Hedong cavalry marched northward in a large scale, which should have been beyond the expectations of the Shuofang army.

However, their scouts spread widely and were very vigilant, and they found this army going north from Yunzhou from a distance, but it didn't have the effect of a surprise attack.

Raid is not enough to fight hard!Shao Shude is just to the north, let's see if you dare to let us pass!

It should be said that the Hedong cavalry has indeed grasped the psychology of Yinqiangdu.

When the Han army went north to the grassland, the Huns scattered and shot, and the mounted infantry of the Han army "dismounted and fought", extremely passive.But once they got to the location of the big man or even the king's court, the Huns had no way to fight. They could only give up their own advantages and use their weaknesses to compete with the strengths of the Han army. How could they be undefeated like this?

I have a crossbow, you don't.

I have iron arrows, you are still using bone arrows.

I have iron armor, but you don't even have leather armor, you're still fur.

I don't have to work, I train a lot, and you have to work for a living.

Come and fight me!

Silver spears are all clutch soldiers, and it stands to reason that they have no obligation to confront the enemy's shock cavalry head-on, at least not until their spear skills are well trained.

But Wang Chong really didn't dare to let him go, he was afraid of what might happen.

However, the prairie cavalry is not completely incapable of hand-to-hand combat.Before surrendering to Commander Shao, the Uighurs generally used miscellaneous close-combat weapons such as sabers, iron bones, iron swords, and spears.

The five-meter-long horse lances of the Hedong cavalry are rare, and most of them are two-meter short horse lances, that is, Li Cunxiao's "big lance" placed next to the thigh. In addition, many people use iron (zhuā), iron mace, saber.

Giving up the five-meter-long horse spear, in exchange for the opportunity to shoot the bow immediately, how to choose is entirely up to you.At the height of the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were 40 people in the army who could ride horses and shoot arrows. With this, Taizong also attached great importance to "horse shoots". He is reluctant to throw away his bow and arrow.

Silver guns are slender and light spears that many people think are "easy to break" and "inferior", plus bows and arrows, trying to combine the advantages of both, but they have not been practiced after all.

The battle continues.

Li Siyuan took the lead, waving the iron rod, invincible to those who stand in his way.

Behind him were two empty-running horses, and when the mount was exhausted, he immediately switched to the other horse and fought again.

Behind them were hundreds of elite cavalry, all of whom were heavily armored. The light armored cavalry with horses, long spears, and silver spears couldn't resist.

"Kill that man!" Wang Chong held a long spear in his hand, and led more than [-] sergeants of Silver Spear Capital who were fairly qualified in spear skills, and went straight to meet him.

The north wind roared, and the horses galloped wildly.

Wang Chong took the lead, found the target, and vowed to assassinate this destructive enemy general.

The soldiers on both sides desperately urged the horses, trying to create opportunities for the general.

near...

Wang Chong's spear was unusually stable.He has played guns and lances. He has played them since he was a child, and he has practiced countless times.

The horses staggered, and the spears pierced out.

Li Siyuan dodged in the blink of an eye, clamped Wang Chong's spear under his arm, and smashed it with his iron claws.

Wang Chong was also considered astute, and the moment he missed the stab, he ducked under the horse's belly, and Tie Lao flew over his scalp, and was almost knocked off the horse.

The war horses staggered past, Wang Chong drew out a ring-handled knife, and chopped off the oncoming Hedong cavalry, but he still had lingering fears in his heart.

The Hedong cavalry who had just been killed by him also used Tieluo.Why do so many people like to use this strange weapon in Hedong?

I heard that there is a brave general named Li Cunxiao among them, he likes to wield Tie Lao, and there is another man named Zhou Dewei, who also likes Tie Lao.

They're all fucking freaks!

"Whoosh! Whoosh!" After the two armies missed each other, they each lost a lot of casualties. Then they put their weapons into the holsters beside the saddles, drew out their horn bows one after another, turned around and fired continuously, not missing the chance to kill the enemy at all.

An Yuanxin looked a little startled.

The man just now must be the cavalry general of the Shuofang Army, and his skills are still good.Although Li Siyuan's technique of capturing a lance is not as good as some veterans in the army who are proficient in this technique, it is still a bit hot, and he managed to dodge it by relying on the exquisite riding skills he had practiced since he was young.

But this group of people should be the most proficient in close combat cavalry in the Shuofang army, right?There are only 400 people, which is not enough!

The sun was rising, and the sunlight was a little dazzling. An Yuanxin was about to continue fighting, and he seemed to catch a glimpse of the reflection of the silver armor from the corner of his eyes.

On the small slope in the northwest, teams of knights are mounting their horses.

Their clumsy bodies needed the assistance of two auxiliary soldiers to climb up, and then they took over the extremely heavy and super long horse lance carried by the auxiliary soldiers, felt the balance point, and clamped it tightly under their armpits.

Drums sounded, and a torrent of steel swept down.

(End of this chapter)