Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 489
Yang Xingmi's ancestral grave was looted!

Luzhou Inspector Cai Chou was originally Yang Xingmi's general, but because his boss was beaten so badly by Sun Ru, he joined Sun Ru as a bachelor and was still Luzhou Inspector.

He also surrendered with Ni Zhang, the governor of Shuzhou.These two guys didn't expect that Sun Ru would lose to Yang Xingmi in a daze, and now they would be settled by Qiuhou. They had no choice but to unite and fight against each other.At the same time, he sent the official seal to Bianzhou, begging Zhu Quanzhong to send troops to rescue him. Zhu Quanzhong didn't know why, maybe he wanted to see if he could get along with Yang Xingmi, so he accepted the official seal, but refused to send troops to rescue him.

After Yang Xingmi received Zhu Quanzhong's letter, he learned that the two men had asked for help in Bianzhou, so he wrote back to Zhu Quanzhong to thank him, and sent general Li Shenfu to lead an army to conquer Cai and Ni.

At this time, the army had already set off, and Yang Xingmi returned to the government office in Xuanzhou after seeing him off in person.

Yang Xingmi's appearance is still very good, tall and burly, not angry.

It is said that he can lift a hundred catties with amazing strength, but it is a pity that his martial arts skills are average, and he may not have received good inheritance training because of his poor family when he was young.

Participated in a peasant uprising, later served as a soldier, was sent to Lingzhou to guard the border, and returned to Luzhou after the garrison period expired. Because he had no background, he was sent to Lingzhou for the second time as an anti-autumn soldier. He became the governor of Luzhou.

Afterwards, he fought all the way with various forces, and after nine years, he finally became the biggest military leader in Huainan and even Jiangnan.

But in the blink of an eye, he is already 41 years old, and his temples are full of stars.

The bitterness in it is all tears when you say it.The starting point is too low, and by the time you make a name for yourself, you are often already old, and no matter how ambitious you are, it can't match the ruthlessness of time.

It took eight or nine years from being the governor to serving as the Jiedushi of the two towns, but it took even longer to become the governor.

Is it fair?very fair.

These days, except for Wang Rong, who succeeded as a teenager, most of the military leaders are from grassroots or low-level military academies. They are destined to spend their most precious years in order to enter the ranks, and even damage their bodies so that their lifespan is not long. , died suddenly in his fifties.

A young man has to hold a big position and reprimand Fang Qiu, which is almost a luxury in this age.

There are feudal vassals and warriors everywhere, and no one obeys the other, which leads to fierce competition.A large number of talents perish in the middle of the journey, or they will not get the opportunity for a lifetime, and when a few lucky ones break through, it is already in their twilight years.

In a word, the fight between martial arts is too strong!
The angels have already come, and the 41-year-old Yang Xingmi finally served as the Jiedushi of two towns, namely Xuanshe and Huainan. It was also at this age that Liu Yu, the founding emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, had the opportunity to command thousands of troops for the first time. Compared with Taizong, the second generation of the powerful family, it is embarrassing. I have a lot of things to do, but I don't have time.

Yang Xingmi is currently still working in Xuanzhou, and I heard that he will move to Yangzhou after a while.

Huainan is the place of opportunity for him to show his ambitions.

"Marshal, Huainan has a very good foundation. Although Sun Ru has made trouble for several years and many people have died, but as long as we clean it up carefully, there is still a lot to do." Jiedu Zhang Secretary Gao Xu said happily: "Pingding Lu, Shu Er After the prefecture, it's time to slowly take over the old land in Huainan."

Huainan Town governs the eight prefectures of Yang, Chu, Chu, He, Lu, Shu, Guang and Shou.Hao and Si have also belonged to Huainan for a long time in history, so the traditional Huainan town has a total of ten states.

But Yang Xingmi currently only controls the three states of Yang, He, and Chu, plus Xuan, She, and Chi in Xuanshe Town, and Run and Chang in western Zhejiang, and actually controls the land of eight states.

This strength is not small, but it cannot be called strong either.Sun Ruxin was defeated, and most of his strength was swallowed by Yang Xingmi. The generals planned to take the collection of Huainan states as the primary direction of expansion. The first step was to capture the two states of Lu and Shu, and then it was likely to confront Zhu Quanzhong.

Shou, Hao, and Chu are controlled by Quanzhong, and Chuzhou is even an enclave, which is simply too much!
Gwangju is actually in a semi-independent position. They seem to be secretly inclined to Zhu Quanzhong, and they may not necessarily buy the account of Yang Xingmi, the governor of Huainan. In short, it is not easy.

"Xinping, Huainan, has recruited so many soldiers and horses, and now there is no reward, where should we start?" Yang Xingmi defeated Sun Ru, and it seemed that he had received a big gift package, recruiting many capable soldiers, but he knew very well, These people are the kind of people who can't fill their desires. Without sufficient money and food rewards, they will definitely not be able to win over them, and civil strife may even break out.

Heiyun Longjian is brave in battle and has repeatedly made military exploits, but it is not so easy to serve!
"Marshal, you must not go fishing in the dry lake at this time." Gao Xu advised: "If you are really short of money, you can use tea and salt to communicate with others. There is no shortage of these in Huainan and Xuanshe towns, and it may be solved. Urgent."

"I can only do this." Yang Xingmi said.

He is really poor now, so he has cut down his daily expenses and tried his best to support the army.I can be more simple, and the rewards for officials can be less, but the rewards for the chief soldiers really cannot be less.

"Taxes still need to be reduced." Gao Xu said again: "A lot of people are actually just hiding. They see the peace in the village, and they all have the idea of ​​​​going back to their hometown. However, they are afraid of the government's reminders, and they still can't make up their minds. Let's do it today." Be generous, pay lightly, and attract them to come back to plow the fields and plant mulberry. As long as they get through the first few years, the rest of the day will be easier. Huainan is a fertile land, and it will recover quickly."

In a word, let's endure it first, and the better days are to come!
"Your words are very kind." Yang Xingmi adopted Gao Xu's suggestion: "This year, I will enter Doulu and Shuzhou, and the rest, I don't plan to use weapons."

Gao Xu's face was full of joy when his suggestion was adopted repeatedly.

After Yuan Xi's death, the lord lacked a good military advisor, but this was his opportunity.

"Marshal, Li Hang, the envoy of Lingxia, has stayed in Xuanzhou for many days, and it is not an option to avoid seeing him." Gao Xu mentioned another matter, only to hear him say: "Marshal, this time he won the Huainan Festival. Shude probably contributed a lot."

Yang Xingmi smiled reservedly: "Even if Shao Shude doesn't work hard, I will take the land of Huainan. But this Li Hang has evil intentions, and wants to lead me to go north to capture Shou, Chu and other states, to conflict with the Bian army, and give him the land of Huainan." The lord creates convenience. How can I be so foolish as to take a chestnut out of the fire for others."

"The foundation of our army is not stable, and it is indeed inappropriate to conflict with Quanzhong." Gao Xu said, "Commander, Shude has covered most of the relevant inner roads, and Henan Road and Shannan Road also occupy some prefectures and counties. With a favorable location, he is actually the most powerful enemy in the world. Compared with him, Zhu Quanzhong is not that dangerous."

Yang Xingmi nodded.He sees things with his own logic.

Don't look at the current strength, but look at the trend.

Shao Shude's site has a great geographical advantage.His main enemy is in the east, and key places such as Tongguan, Wuguan, and Xiaohangu Road are all under his control.what does that mean?It means that he can afford failure when he goes east to the Central Plains. If he loses, he can go back. It's no big deal. He will go east after he has accumulated his strength.

But Zhu Quanzhong couldn't bear a big defeat. He was beaten to Luoyang when he lost, and killed to the core hinterland if he lost again.

"Forget it, I'll see Li Hang in two days." Yang Xingmi said: "It's not appropriate to make the relationship with Shao Shude deadlocked. In case Quanzhong is mad and wants to go south to Huainan, Shude can also be used as Olympic aid. I'm afraid he doesn't have so much energy to go to Huainan, and he also took the initiative to show his favor in the matter of Luzhou and Shuzhou, so his life now is probably not easy."

"The commander-in-chief's eyes are like torches," Gao Xu complimented.

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Zhu Quanzhong's life today is indeed not easy.

Ever since the troops were dispatched, there were often mixed news, both good and bad, which made him very angry.

Xia's 3-strong army marched eastward, defeated Liu Kangyi, and attacked Shihaozhai, Xiaozhai, and Tuhaozhai with lightning speed, and even built two cities in vain as the foundation for fighting against the Bian army.

Hu Zhen said he could hold on, Zhu Quanzhong chose to believe him.

And it's pretty much the same.The Xia thief killed and injured a large number of people, and only then did he capture the Tuhao village, which was only guarded by second-line state soldiers.Now they have stopped their attacks on Mianchi County and Shuangqiao Village, and instead continue to improve Dawu's city defense system. This is a strong signal that they will not leave for a long time.

This kind of tactic makes the Bian army feel very bad. Is this going to let us attack the city?

The long attack on the dangerous pass was protracted and caused heavy casualties.And there must be no shortage of people and horses.Is it worth sending another [-] troops for that uninhabited place in Henan Prefecture?

This question is very difficult to answer.Zhu Quanzhong convened the generals and assistants to discuss for a long time, but it was difficult to unify the opinions of all parties.

But as the situation changes, there is no need to answer. The answer is that it is not worth it, because they have more defenses: Ru, Xu, and Cai.

"Jing Sima, maybe we have to send a eloquent man to Xuanzhou." On the way back to Bianzhou, Zhu Quanzhong suddenly felt something, so he found Jing Xiang, who accompanied the army to praise the painting, and said.

"Dare to ask the commander-in-chief, why did you go to Xuanzhou as an envoy?" Jing Xiang asked.

When I went to Xuanzhou, of course I met Yang Xingmi, but even Jing Xiang, who had always known Zhu Quanzhong very well, couldn't guess what was going on.

Zhu Quanzhong didn't answer, but asked instead: "Jing Sima, from your point of view, after Shao Shude captured the Shannan East Road, would he be willing to make peace with me?"

"The commander-in-chief already has the answer in his heart."

"Indeed." Zhu Quanzhong sighed, and said: "Shu De could obviously attack the river, but he ignored it. He tried his best to eat Shaanxi, Tang and Deng, and he was focused on dealing with me. It is impossible to make peace, even if I Agree, Shude will not agree."

The change of the Shannan East Road was a big shock to the Xuanwu Army, and it was also one of the key factors that led to their withdrawal from Puzhou.

Yang Shihou has returned to Xuzhou with the Zhongwu Army and Caizhou Army, and is ready to go south to Tang Deng at any time, taking advantage of the chaos of the other party's handover, to see if there is a chance to fish in troubled waters.

Luoyang direction originally hesitated whether to defend or attack, but now there is no need to hesitate, and the defense is the main priority.

"The commander-in-chief hasn't said anything about his mission to Xuanzhou."

"Jing Sima Fuer come here, you find someone to handle this matter, I don't worry about the others." Zhu Quanzhong beckoned.

Jing Xiang rode his horse to catch up, leaned his upper body slightly, and leaned his head over.

Zhu Quanzhong gave some instructions in a low voice.

After Jingxiang heard this, he was shocked, the lord still does things like this - don't pay attention!

(End of this chapter)