Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 382 Jingdong
October [-], the first year of Dashun, Hexi County.

Hexi County belongs to Hezhong Prefecture, but it is on the west bank of the Yellow River.Since the Kingdom of China, the ownership has also changed repeatedly. Sometimes it belongs to Tongzhou on Guannei Road, and sometimes it belongs to Hezhong Mansion on Hedong Road. Currently it is occupied by Hezhong.

Hexi County, probably in the territory of Mingmin Township, Dali County in later generations, on the opposite bank is Hedong County (now Yongji), the location of Hezhong Prefecture, which is also the location of Hezhong Town.

The relevant city on the bank of the East Erli River in Hexi County is called "Xiguan City".

There is a related city on the bank of Xierli River in Hedong County, which is called "Dongguan City".

Zhongyu (tān) city was built on the central Hezhu, which is similar to the three cities of Heyang.

There is a bridge built by floating boats, about [-] paces wide, connecting the three cities.Before the ninth year of Kaiyuan, they were connected by bamboo, and later by iron chains, so as to facilitate the navigation of north-south ships, so as not to interrupt the shipping.

Four iron bulls and four iron men are placed on both sides of the river to fix the iron chains.Two iron pillars were cast under each iron ox, one in front and the other behind, going deep into the ground for more than ten feet.

Xiguan City, Zhongli City, and Dongguan City are collectively called "Pujin Pass".

The country has a system, and there are post roads on the four sides of the capital. There are six gates in total, one for Pujin Pass and one for Tongguan.

The post roads where these two pass cities are located are also the two main roads entering Chang'an from the east.

"Zhao Suishi, this city and this pass are obviously in the west of the river. Why do they let the river occupy them? It's as straight as a thorn on the back, making people feel uncomfortable." Shao Shude, who was standing on the top of the pagoda, pointed to the county town and pass city in the east. .

"During the Yuan Dynasty of Deyuan, the imperial court set up Hezhong as a defense envoy to guard Puguan. Next year, he will be promoted to Hezhong Jiedu and Puguan defense envoy, and it has been inherited since then." Zhao Guangfeng is indeed well-read. You made it clear that you deserve to be a Jinshi.

This is unreasonable!Shao Dashuai was angry.

Shouldn't one person be half of such a strategic channel?

The three cities of Puguan are all stationed by soldiers in the river, and it is less than three hundred miles from Chang'an. Do you take the saint seriously?

"After I finish sorting out the affairs of the five prefectures in Weibei, I will talk to Wang Chongying about the affairs of Hexi County." Shao Shude got off the pagoda and said.

"Why is the commander playing tricks on people!" Zhao Guangfeng said with a smile, "The imperial court also doesn't want me to seize Hexi."

"The imperial court still doesn't want me to seize Tongzhou." Shao Shude also laughed.

With a population of 40 in Tongzhou, it may not be a big deal in Hebei, but in Guanzhong, it is a first-class county, and it is only slightly inferior to Huazhou at present.

After receiving the imperial edict, Shao Shude led the main force to go southward concurrently, counting 4 Tielin troops, [-] Tianzhu troops, [-] Feixiong troops, [-] Tianxiong troops, [-] Yicong troops, and a total of [-] infantry and cavalry.

With the righteous name given by the imperial court, [-] troops marched into the empty Tongzhou, and six counties in the land of seven counties surrendered after hearing the news, but Fengyi County (that is, Tongzhou, today's Dali) closed its doors. Keep, don't surrender and don't fight.

let him go!

Shao Shude had appointed Zang Dubao, envoy of the Tianxiong Army, as the envoy of Qingdao Zhanchao. He crossed the Luoshui River in advance and set up camp on the south bank.

He led the main force of the Chinese army down south along the Yellow River and occupied Chaoyi County (now Chaoyi Town, Dali County), less than [-] miles west of Hexi.

"The rebel general Hao Zhenwei has been besieging Huazhou for more than ten days and failed, what strategy should we use now to break it?" On the way to Chaoyi, Shao Shude asked Zhao and Chen, two aides.

"The strategy drawn up by the commander-in-chief is feasible." Chen Cheng first replied: "The main force encircled Tongzhou, and Zang's envoy set up camp on the south bank of Luoshui, which made Hao Zhenwei think that our army was going to fight against him."

"If he wants to come to a decisive battle, I can't ask for it. There are more than ten thousand tired soldiers, and I can defeat them in one battle."

Shao Shude asked people to spread out the map and carefully looked at the mountains and rivers of Tongzhou and Huazhou.

Hao Zhenwei failed to wipe out Wang Bian's troops in one fell swoop halfway, and he had already failed halfway.

Wang Bian took the 500 cavalry that Shao Shude lent him and ran all the way back to Huazhou, and then came back with [-] defeated soldiers one after another.There are still [-] state soldiers in the city of Huazhou, and he relies on these [-] people to conscript the people and guard them until now.

Hao Zhenwei has no more than [-] men, and he was stationed at the Huazhou city, and the attack was very difficult, and he was reluctant to leave, it was really a dilemma.

To make matters worse, he had already been deprived of all his posts by the imperial court, and after he came out, the empty seven counties of Tongzhou also lost six counties.Faced with such a situation, Shao Shude didn't know what to do when he was relocated.

Perhaps the only way to survive is to return to Tongzhou quickly, cooperate with the defenders inside and outside the city, and defeat the main force of the Shuofang army.

It sounded a bit unreal, but it was indeed his only way.

"The commander-in-chief's use of troops has always given people the impression of being prudent and steady. Now the posture is also the same. The main force is besieging Tongzhou, and an army is also sent to camp on the south bank of Luoshui. It can be said to be extremely safe." Zhao Guangfeng smiled. He said: "Tielin Army, Yi Cong Army, and Feixiong Army all appeared outside the city of Tongzhou in two days, and Tianxiong Army's [-] infantry were also monitoring in Luonan, only the Tianzhu Army was missing..."

"When all the cavalry is out, we must expand the search area. We must not let the bandit army approach Tongzhou, and we must not let them know the truth of our army." Shao Shude ordered: "The Shayuan supervisor is captured first, and there should be horses donated by various towns in the garden. , to match the Feixiong army first. After this battle is over, it will be compensated to the court."

Shayuanjian is under the jurisdiction of Taipusi, a pastoral supervisor established by the imperial court in Guanzhong, located in the south of Tongzhou City.It was originally a horse breeding farm, but now it has degenerated into a "food base", raising a lot of cattle and sheep for imperial banquets, sacrifices and Shangshi Bureau.Most of the livestock donated by the towns are fostered here and sent to Chang'an regularly.

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Outside Huazhou City, Hao Zhenwei sat still, seemingly calm and relaxed.

"Commander, our family members are all in the same state. If we are captured by the Shao thief, the morale of the army will collapse." Although Hao Zhenwei has been deprived of all his posts, he is still regarded as the envoy of the Zhen Guojun in the Tongzhou army. .

"Shao's [-] troops besiege Tongzhou, and there are only [-] soldiers in the city. Even if they are young and strong, they will not last long, commander!"

"Where did he get an army of [-]? At most [-]."

"It's [-] troops besieging the city, attacking day and night, how long can it last?"

"He really wants to attack Tongzhou?"

"Is that still false? A messenger came from the north to ask for help, saying that the bandits Yan Shao made a big fortune in Chaoyi, Hancheng, Baishui, Heyang and other counties, collected food and grass, and sent all of them to the Shayuan prison."

"Fengxian, Meiyuan, Fuping, and Pan counties in the west are indeed collecting folks, food and grass, and plan to cross the river and send them to the city of Tongzhou. The army rangers saw it from a distance, and the minzhuang team was endless."

"To engage in such a big battle, it is determined to break through the same state."

"Marshal, if you don't think of a way, once Tongzhou is lost, someone in the army will secretly communicate with Shao thief."

"Crack!" Hao Zhenwei slapped the desk hard, stopping the generals' chatter.

Underestimated this thief!Hao Zhenwei felt a little depressed.

The use of soldiers is impeccable and comprehensive.He likes to overwhelm people with power, the weak with the strong, and the few with the more.

Even if the strength of the two sides is similar, the thief will use all kinds of indiscriminate means to weaken the opponent's morale and shake his army's morale. When his combat effectiveness drops sharply compared with his heyday, he will fight decisively with thunderous force.

If only he had been beheaded in Shuozhou!There will be no worries today.

Hao Zhenwei stood up and glanced at the generals, most of them were the soldiers who followed him from Fengzhou to the south.

Regardless of other things, Shao thief is a man of righteousness.All the family members who were trapped in Tiande Army City were released one by one, and he heard that the captured generals could survive.

This person's mind is indeed good, and he is not the kind of villain who will take revenge.

"The current situation must be clear to all of you. A quick decision is not conducive to a long battle." Hao Zhenwei said: "Shao Bandit has been fighting for ten years, and I haven't seen him play any new tricks. This time it must be based on the same The state is used as bait to lure me to go, and then tens of thousands of troops will come out, waiting for work at ease, and attack my ten thousand tired soldiers."

"This person uses troops with great 'power'." Hao Zhenwei said while recalling.

Sun Tzu said: "Those who are good at war seek out the situation and don't blame others, so they can choose people and take advantage of the situation."

Judging from the current situation, Shao Shude has indeed created a momentum: [-]. The [-] army, with high morale and well-trained, is overwhelming; [-]. With the righteousness of the imperial court, the surrounding counties are either watching the wind and surrendering, or they are very cooperative. The food, grass, and masters are all ready, and they have won peace; , while the Shuofang army waited for work with leisure...

The big sound is rare, and the big skill is as clumsy.

This person has never fought an extremely exciting, wonderful, soul-stirring battle, but he can win.

Potential, used to the extreme.

But this can't be said to the generals, it's frustrating!
No one has more capital than others, and the aspect of "potential" is still so passive, there is no choice.

Hao Zhenwei is also an old soldier. He really hates fighting such a battle without a choice, but this time he has to fight.Unless you don't care about anything, lead your army eastward and go to Wang Chongying and his son or Zhu Quanzhong.

"Slowly withdraw troops these two days to get rid of Wang Bian's entanglement." Hao Zhenwei finally made a decision, saying: "If he dares to go out of the city to pursue him, we will wipe him out in one battle. If he dares not, return north and defeat the Shao bandits first. Luonan camp, and then take advantage of the decisive battle to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop."

"In this battle, our army has the tendency to mourn. Tens of thousands of athletes from the same state will work together to save their family, and they will definitely be willing to fight to the death. Shao's bandit is in charge of going down to the stronghold, and it seems safe. Don't you hear it and don't stop it?" Hao Zhenwei said loudly Said: "The advantage is with me!"

The expressions on the faces of the generals were wonderful.

A handsome is a handsome, such an analysis does sound somewhat reasonable.

That's all, as long as the sergeants believe in it, it's better to be willing to fight to the death than to be defeated for thousands of miles.Now this bird, really has no other choice.

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and always felt that someone among them had secretly communicated with Shao thief.

"In this battle, there is no retreat, and I am invincible." Hao Zhenwei said: "The reward will be distributed tomorrow."

"The commander-in-chief is wise!" All the generals said in unison.

Hao Zhenwei looked at the crowd with satisfaction, but he was thinking in his heart: Send an envoy to Heyang tonight, please attach to Zhu Quanzhong.Guanzhong is almost full of Shao thieves, so they are alone and alone!
(End of this chapter)