Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 403
Another army went south.

The Shunyi Army did not attend the martial arts lecture at all.After they returned to Lingzhou, they received a reward. Marshal Shao had a long talk with An Xiuxiu, Li Duo, and He Yu, and then they rested in place until they received the order to send troops.

Summer rainstorms make the roads extremely muddy.

He Yu just came back from Fangzhou to collect fodder, and was splashed with mud all over his body.

Anxiuxiu and Li Duo were hunting in Xingcheng town, enjoying themselves.

"It's better to go hunting in the mountains when it's raining, and be washed away by the mountain torrents." As soon as He Yu came back, he was so angry that he sat on the bed and threw his boots to the soldiers to wipe.

"Did you borrow the horse?" An Xiuxiu quickly received the news and rushed back from Xingcheng Town.

"I borrowed more than [-] horses. The postman was a donkey, but he refused to borrow, and finally searched some from Zhongbu County." He Yu said angrily: "Fortunately, Lao Li didn't go. If he got sick and couldn't keep it all, he would send the post to the posthouse." Demolished."

An Xiuxiu snorted and said, "Go and have a look."

Just as He Yu was about to get up, he remembered that the boots had been wiped by the soldiers.He raised his head and saw that Li Duo's boots were there, so he put them on his feet directly.

The boots were small, and he limped in them, like a borrowed draft horse.

"The horseshoes are all cracked." An Xiuxiu shook his head when he saw it, and then said angrily, "Can't you nail horseshoes?"

Horseshoes are generally only popular in the Cavalry Army and Flying Bear Army.Because these two troops were going to attack long distances, they were still not able to adapt to how they chiseled and trimmed their hooves casually.

However, as many Hexi Qianghu entered the army as auxiliary soldiers, now the cavalry of each army has also begun to nail horseshoes.

Hexi Qianghu has this habit, especially the people of the Longjia tribe, who are good at grooming and raising horses, and are also good at making horseshoes and nailing horseshoes.

Central Plains cavalry, because they seldom run long distances, do not have this habit. They are used to repairing horseshoes.Although there were murals in the Sui Dynasty that put horseshoes on horses, just like the waterwheel, don’t think that someone will definitely use something if you invent it, that’s impossible.Promotion is a big problem.

An Xiuxiu had never seen this thing before fleeing from Hedong to Shuofang.At first, I didn't take it seriously, but I realized its value after seeing many terrains in Lingxia and even Helong that had a lot of wear on the horse's hooves.

Of course, except for the cavalry and flying bears, the Shuofang army currently does not compulsorily shoe their war horses, but it is still compulsory to shoe their draft horses, draft horses, camels and other logistics animals.

The harness horse in front of him was obviously not nailed properly, which caused the horse's hoof to crack.No way, the Central Plains lacks such technical talents.

"Are there any Uyghurs in the army?" An Xiuxiu asked, "Gamers are also welcome. Let them check the hooves of all the horses."

Li Duo quickly rode over and just heard An Xiuxiu's words, so he laughed and said, "Military envoy, what are you going to do with a Ughur? If you have the time, why don't you go find a prostitute."

An Xiuxiu kicked him directly, his blond hair was about to stand on end, and he said angrily, "We'll be in the Central Plains now, restrain yourself. If you violate military discipline and get caught and slaughtered, I won't do it." Go and beg."

Li Duo clamped his horse's belly, dodged lightly, and said with a smile: "Military envoy, will you meet Zhang Quanyi this time?"

"What are you going to do?" An Xiuxiu asked.

"I want to eat his meat." After Li Duo said this, he clamped his horse's belly again and leaped forward lightly.

He didn't have such good riding skills before, but after two years of guarding in Liangzhou, he was free to come out, so he could only practice martial arts and riding skills, and his progress was not small.

An Xiuxiu didn't bother to pay attention to him, and called the soldiers to bring the map and carefully read the itinerary.

The four thousand cavalry of the Shunyi Army passed by them.

It was hot and the roads were muddy.

Under the iron helmet was a tired face, and his legs moved mechanically in the mud.

A carriage got stuck in a mud puddle and couldn't get out no matter what, the auxiliary soldiers were so anxious that they were yelling, it's worse than a bullock cart!

"Reward wine and meat tonight!" A messenger rode a horse and rushed across the relatively dry grass.

The expressions on the faces of the sergeants finally came alive, and they felt their legs suddenly gain strength, and they couldn't help speeding up a bit.

Soon a group of cavalry rushed by, splashing mud on the infantry.

The expressions on their faces became richer, and they greeted the eighteen generations of cavalry ancestors one after another.

Li Duo laughed loudly when he saw it: "This is decent. The road was so lifeless, I thought it was the Iron Forest Army!"

On July 21, the second year of Dashun, the Shunyi Army crossed Fangzhou with [-] paces and marched straight towards Tonghua.

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A dark cloud came over, blocking the hot sun.

Inside and outside Woyang Palace, a large group of shepherds were mobilized to clean up the courtyard.

The palace is still under construction, but some areas are already available for people to live in, but it seems to be neglected. Perhaps they didn't expect that the Great Khan would rush to live in the palace before it was completed.

The garden is full of withered weeds.

The bushes outside the yard were covered with bird droppings, and a few birds landed on it like no one else, chirping.

A flat field is full of watermelon vines.

This is Da Khan's favorite food, specially introduced from Hexi.The accountant of the palace even dug a deep well, soaking the watermelon in the well water in the scorching summer is said to be extra sweet.

The building car walks slowly along the fertile water.

Pei Shi was a little sleepy, she turned sideways, hugged Shao Shude's waist, and leaned her head in the man's arms.

She is qualified to do so now, because the commander-in-chief treats his wives and concubines with children very graciously.

Shao Shude carefully flipped through the official letter.

The two horse farms of Zendan and Xishicheng sent a total of more than [-] horses to Lingzhou. The shogunate is planning to send people to take them to Shayuanjian in Tongzhou to borrow the pasture of the imperial court.

Fengzhou Yongqingzha also selected more than [-] horses to be sent to Yinchuan Racecourse in Yinzhou, and then sent to Huazhou together with Yinzhou horses.

The Shuofang army was fighting differently from other feudal towns. The demand and consumption of horses were too high, so they had to prepare in advance.

Recently, Shao Shude plans to build another horse farm in Liangzhou, and continue to expand the source of horses.

The Mongols can do 5-10 horses per person, and their excellent mobility is really enviable.The advantage of the Shuofang Army is cavalry, how can it not be carried forward?
In addition to horses, a lot of camels are also prepared.

Hexi and Shuofang towns and thirteen prefectures already raised a lot of camels. This time, tens of thousands of camels were collected, and they were first raised in the government-run ranch in Xiasui.When the time was almost up, I took it to Tonghua to transport logistics materials.

Shao Shude has no ill feeling towards Wang Chongying and his son.In fact, from the time of Wang Chongrong, this family has been quite magical, long-sleeved and good at dancing, making good friends everywhere.

Speaking of which, Shao Shude still owed Wang Chongying a lot of food.At the beginning, Fu Cunshen took [-] people across the border, eating and drinking, and consumed a lot.

"Commander, Li Biejia has already set off." Zheng Yong, the tenth personal soldier, reported softly outside.

Li Biejia is Li Hang, who is a professional envoy, and this time he is going to Jinyang again.

When Pei heard the voice, she opened her eyes. Shao Shude put his hand on her face and stroked it gently.

"Take you back to Wenxi to have a look." Shao Shude joked.

"My concubine grew up in Chang'an." Pei said with a smile.

This……

"Forget it, it may not be possible to capture the river." Shao Shude embraced Pei's plump body in his arms.

His movements are very gentle, because Pei has the continuation of his own life in his stomach.

"There is Feng family in the river." Pei family reminded softly.

Shao Shude rewarded her with a paw, and continued to think about things.

Hezhong Town has one prefecture and four prefectures, where do you think is the most heavily defended?Of course it is Hedong County.

Where is the most important thing in Hedong County?Of course it is the three cities of Pujin Pass.

Once Hexi County on the west bank of the river falls, Xiguan City, Zhongli City, and Dongguan City will face the front of the Shuofang army. Once these three pass cities are broken, the army can go straight to Hedong County.

Li Hanzhi can happily run horses in Jinzhou and Jiangzhou, but if he is asked to attack Pujinguan and Hedong County, he will probably have a bloody head.

Even if Wang Chongying really can't beat him, wouldn't you be dumbfounded if he burns the pontoon bridge?

Hedong County seems to be only separated from Tongzhou by the Yellow River, but it is actually very stable.

Shao Shude's minimum goal is to control Shan and Guo prefectures, that is, to take over the territory of Wang Gong, the son of Wang Chongying.

This requires the cooperation of the court.

The Jiedu Envoy of the Zhen Guojun can be established. In addition to Huazhou, Shaanxi and Guozhou will be added.Or it doesn't matter if it is called the Shaanxi Jiedushi who appeared in the Suzong Dynasty, it just needs a name.

Those people in the imperial court should be very willing to see the Shuofang Army fighting the Kwantung Warlords.

"Dog eats dog", all pointing at me to collapse.

To the east of Shanguo is Zhang Quanyi's territory, namely Henan Prefecture and Ruzhou.

If all goes well, then it's time to confront Zhu Quanzhong.His "second uncle" Wang Chongrong is dead. I don't know if troops will be sent to rescue "elder uncle" Wang Chongying and "cousin" Wang Gong.

We can't worry about this matter, let's see how Hedong reacts first.

The convoy rattled along and finally arrived at Woyang Palace after a few days.

Most of the troops participating in the martial arts lecture and field hunting have returned to Lingzhou, and now only the five armies of Tielin, Tianxiong, Tianzhu, Tieqi, and Feixiong are following Woyang Palace.

Among the five armies, the fourth army was stationed within tens of miles of Woyang Palace.The Tielin Army escorted a large amount of supplies to Yunzhou and handed them over to the Datong Army.

He Lianduo will also come to Woyang Palace to meet Shao Shude.

One of his sons was a hostage in Lingzhou, and his son-in-law was captured and killed by Li Keyong last year, and there was no possibility of reconciliation with Hedong at all.

Li Renzong, the son of Li Kuangwei, was also arrested by Li Keyong, and has not been released or killed so far.Helian Duo should know who is most likely to save him at this time.

However, it is hard to say whether the son is important or not for the leader of the army in troubled times.

Compared with the lands of You, Tan, Ji, Zhuo, Ying, Mo, Yi, Wei, and New Kyushu, it is worth dying for another son——Yizhou is the original Wuzhou of Hebei, and Emperor Xizong changed it to Yizhou , leading Wende County (now Xuanhua), Xialuo County in the Han Dynasty, Wende County in the Northern Wei Dynasty, promoted to Wuzhou in the Guo Dynasty, and had the Xiongwu Army. During the Zhonghe period, Wende County was restored in the Xiongwu Army. Li Keyong later Change it back to Wuzhou (in the old and new Five Dynasties history, it is mostly called Wuzhou, but it should be called Yizhou at this time).

By the way, Wuzhou in Jingyuan Town has been withdrawn by Shao Shude, and Xiaoguan County under his leadership has been merged into Yuanzhou.The real Wuzhou (jiezhou) has been recovered, and there is no need for the self-deceiving fake Wuzhou to exist any more.

"Marshal, an envoy from Youzhou is here." Zheng Yong came to report.

"Invite Chen and Zhao here." Shao Shude put down the watermelon and said.

(End of this chapter)