Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 37 The Autumn Wind Sweeps the Leaves

After meeting with the observation envoy Li Shao, the group waited for another day, until all the Linzhou soldiers on the Hehejin side had crossed the river, and then the entire army left Hehe County and advanced along the Weifen River Valley, targeting Lanzhou Li. So Yifang County.

70 miles east of Hehe County, there is a pass called Weifen Pass.This pass is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the terrain is dangerous. There were soldiers and horses stationed in the former Sui Dynasty. The dynasty was repeatedly set up and abandoned, but there were still more than a thousand troops guarding it, mainly from town soldiers from various counties in Lanzhou.

Such a closed city is not easy to fight under normal circumstances, but in the case of Lanzhou's chaos and most of the town's soldiers fleeing, it is too convenient to attack. One of the scolding rebels was sent into the underworld, and the remaining few defenders basically surrendered.

Shao Shude was not polite at all, he ordered the soldiers who were kneeling all over the ground in Guancheng, there were about seven or eighty people, and those who were too old or too young were excluded, and all the rest were collected and incorporated into his own army.Zhe Silun turned a blind eye to this, he was not interested in these stragglers, but he admired Shao Shude's archery skills.

Hedong observation envoy Li Shao praised him repeatedly when he saw him, calling him "Vice General Shao is brave", and almost gave him the hundreds of people he had gathered in Hehe County, but reason prevented him from doing so.There are no soldiers around, and if something happens, it is really called Tian Tian should not respond, and the ground will not work.

After passing Weifen Pass, it is about 110 miles away from Lanzhou City (ie, Yifang County).Along the way, they also encountered a lot of chaotic soldiers, and Shao Shude directly ordered them to be forcibly recruited into the army and killed them on the spot.To be honest, the rebels have been venting for so long, and it's almost the end. Those who are sober know that if they don't see it at this time, they will quit. There is only one dead end. Therefore, they are basically obedient and do not do much resistance.

On the fourth day of the third lunar month, the group of them was only a day away from Lanzhou City, and at this time, there were more and more chaotic soldiers, and most of them looked panicked, like a bird with a bow.A few people were arrested for the first trial. It turned out that the Tiande army attacked Lanzhou a few days ago, and broke it after a few days of siege.The ten generals of the chaotic army, Jin Zhi, were killed in battle, and the rest of the army were scattered everywhere.

At this time, Shao Shude checked the number of people on hand, and found that there were already twelve teams with a total of 600 people, and even Cai Songyang's personal team exceeded 30 people, which was more than double the number when he set off last month.

The number of troops has swelled, but worries have gradually arisen.There were too many random soldiers mixed in. These people's habits were not very good, and they gradually affected the original old subordinates. Especially after they vividly talked about the "happy things" of how to loot, others also felt a little ready to move.

If it wasn't for the original old people who are currently serving as fire chiefs and team leaders, Shao Shude doubted that he would lose control of this army, and they would become a new chaotic army that would coerce Shangguan and mutiny and invite rewards.

Reorganization is imminent!This is Shao Shude's subconscious thought.But now is not an opportunity, I will think of a way after returning to Lanzhou City.He does not need dangerous elements who are disobedient. Although these people are brave in battle, they are too greedy and bold. If they don't want to, they will kill and cause trouble. What is the use?

Hao Zhenwei was in Lanzhou at this time, and it seemed that he lived quite comfortably and did not intend to move.On the fifth day of the third lunar month, after hearing that Li Shao, the Hedong Observatory, had arrived, he arranged his appearance and went out to greet him in person.

This is how to be a man. He was born in a small town, and he is more in awe of the court. He is afraid that his achievements will be "drifted" by the gang of civil servants who play the pen.

I have to change to another big town to be the marshal. There are too many vacancies for the expedition against Li Guochang and his son. In the town of Guangzhaoyi, Cao Xiang and Li Jun died in turn.Hezhong Town, which had been in chaos a while ago, Datong Town, which is about to be wiped out in the future, Zhenwu Army, which has a vacancy in Jiedu envoy, and Xia Sui Town, which did not follow the orders of the imperial court and pushed three obstacles to four, are all good choices.

Although Li Shao and Cui Jikang looked extremely embarrassed and would be appointed or even dismissed by the imperial court at any time, there was still a scene to do before they left.Scene people, do you understand?

Li Shao was also moved by Hao Zhenwei, although he was most grateful for Qiu Weidao, who went to him in times of crisis.

Lanzhou City suffered two military disasters in a short period of time, and it was slightly damaged, but Li Shao did not plan to stay here for long.After only one night, early in the morning on the sixth day of the sixth day, he took hundreds of guards and insisted on returning to Jinyang to report his duties.

At this time, after discussing with Hao Zhenwei, Zhe Silun directly led his troops south to Shizhou, riding more than 3000 steps into the five counties like a tiger into a flock of sheep, and launched an attack on the rebel army.

Shao Shude found that he had nothing to do again, because Qiu Weidao returned to the Military Academy and sat down in Lanzhou City.There are a lot of soldiers at hand, about [-] people, which is similar to most of the dissatisfied editors today, but there is really no autonomy, so he can only be a security captain.

After more than half a year of fighting, Shao Shude wants to climb up more and more, not for anything else, but to get better protection for himself and his old brothers.Following the supervisor, the safety is indeed relatively safe, and the first pot of gold has also been obtained. Is it time to consider the future?
Oh, it's really nerve-racking.The beauty that Sun Ba introduced to himself was indeed a beauty.Qiu Weidao relied on himself as a confidant, and that was indeed important.I want more autonomy, and even jump out of my own door, isn't it a little unconscionable?

Following the supervising army, as in the previous battle of Zhonglingshui, there were actually very few opportunities to fight in person.Go with the flow like now, be a small army leader, and when others will become generals and military governors, you will not be able to rely on their wings and be an abandoned child who will be sacrificed at any time?The matter of Li Renjun is not far from Yin Jian.

Back at the barracks in the evening, Shao Shude still had some thoughts.Ren Yuji leaned over and said in a low voice, "Lieutenant General, why don't you go to accompany Zhe Silun? This is Uncle..."

"You are big! When are you making such a joke!" Shao Shude laughed angrily: "Tell me, what news did you find out just now? Look at you being sneaky."

"Lieutenant General, there's really nothing worth mentioning. Someone from the Military Academy said that there have been more correspondence between Qiu Shijun and Chang'an recently." Ren Yuji replied.

"Correspondence? Who passed it on?"

"The two little envoys from the Military Academy were brought over from Chang'an by Qiu Shijun. It is said that they are domestic servants. They have been helping him with such private matters, and outsiders can't interfere."

"I haven't won the battle, so I started to move around. But this is not a bad thing, at least it means that Qiu Shijun has connections in the capital. If it is successful, we can also follow. It's not easy to work hard." Shao Shude smiled bitterly: "Fengzhou, I don't really want to go back, it's boring."

"Lao Lu and I don't really want to go back. He was originally from the Wuchang Army, and I'm from Huainan Town. I was sent to Fengzhou to join the army. It's hard to return home. It's better to fight for a future outside." Ren Yuji Said without hesitation.

"You said that Zhe Silun refused to stay in Lanzhou this time, and went south to Shizhou to pacify the chaos. How much does it count?" Shao Shude asked.

"It must be the autumn wind sweeping the leaves. The chaotic army has already been plundered, and the soldiers have no fighting spirit. If they do not surrender at this time, is it possible that they will rebel?"

"I think so too." Shao Shude nodded and agreed: "Zhe Silun is so active, it's quite interesting. He was born in Xianbei, and he is a member of the party. So that the imperial court can recognize their status as the Tuba King of Linzhou. I just don't know what the current situation in Xia Sui Town is, and whether Hu Changshi can still control the situation, and most of the Tuoba family will be moving."

"Why don't you ask Yang Liang to ask? I remember that he is a child of the Yang family in Linzhou."

"How many years has Yang Liang been away from home? It's no use asking." Shao Shude shook his head and said, "Zhejia's intention is definitely not wrong. When their family moves, can Tuoba Sigong hold back? I guess , It won't be long before Tuoba's party items will be presented to the court, requesting troops. Let them fight and see what they can win."

Having said this, Shao Shude thought of the Zhe family's little girl mentioned by Song Le.Alas, I'm really stunned, is this a fucking psychological problem?Song Le is so damn good.

After hurriedly ending the chat with Ren Yuji, Shao Shude inspected the Military Academy as usual.Now there are many new faces in the army, and there are still the Kui Lan army and Lanzhou town soldiers who have a record of mutiny, so they have to be more cautious.

He intends to observe these people for a while, secretly write down the guys with deep habits, and find an opportunity to kick them all out in the future.

These uncles, someone Shao asks himself, but he can’t serve them, although the military envoy seems very happy, and insists that military pay and rewards are not a problem - Hao Zhenwei is actually quite a person, perhaps to make up for the occurrence of Qiu Weidao before. He had clearly promised to send some of the property to the Military Academy as a reward for the soldiers.

After the inspection, Shao Shude went to the supervisor as usual to brush his face.At that time, Qiu Weidao had just finished writing a letter, sealed it carefully, and handed it to a small official to take it out.

"Lieutenant General Shao, if this envoy goes to his town to supervise the army in the future, what do you think?" After pondering for a long time, Qiu Weidao finally decided to get straight to the point.Shao Shude's ability to lead troops is good, and he acts very respectfully. Qiu Weidao is not dissatisfied.After investigating for so long, it's time for him to know some things.

"Your Majesty means..."

"What would Vice-General Shao think if he was moved to Zhenhezhong to serve as an overseer?"

"If the town can be moved to Hezhong, I will be the envoy to congratulate him." Shao Shude said sincerely: "Hezhong Town governs one prefecture, four prefectures and 37 counties. The benefit of the salt pond. The essence of the way of the east of the river, three of which are in the river. My lord, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If there is anything to explain, the general will do it, and I will die."

"Okay, okay, it's good to have this heart." Qiu Weidao said with a smile on his face: "As the matter is confidential, Deputy General Shao should not go out to publicize it. Furthermore, the things in front of us must also be done well. The matter in Zhenhe is nothing to think about."

"I will understand at the end!"

(End of this chapter)