Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 502 Huo Yi
In the darkness of night, four thousand cavalry dismounted and walked silently.

It is true that their military skills may not be considered outstanding, and they may not be able to gain the upper hand when facing martial artists who kill people for a living.But they are obedient, obedient, and patient, which is an advantage that cannot be ignored.

In the barbarian tribe, slavery is prevalent. Even though most of the warriors brought out to fight are no longer slaves, the awe of the nobles is still deeply rooted in the bone marrow and passed down from generation to generation.

Unless they are recruited to the "Datang Fanzhen Military Academy" to communicate with those warriors who are very rebellious, otherwise their obedience is really good. If they solve the problems of organization, equipment and off-the-job training, then they will be A strong team capable of conquering and fighting well-it's a pity that the grassland can't solve these three problems most of the time.

By midnight, 4000 people had arrived in the old city of Hongdong.

This place has long been abandoned and is now a rural market town.After the market was over, there was a mess. After the few people were controlled, the whole army rested here, waiting for the left behind troops to come with their horses.

Just to drive more distance and save a little more horsepower, thousands of people have done this, and the ability to endure hardships and stand hard work is really good.

On April [-], the army continued northward.

After passing through Zhaocheng County but not entering, they robbed some horses and grain at Yichang Post.The postman looked at the large group of soldiers and horses falling from the sky, almost dumbfounded.

This made Qi Bizhang feel relieved.Now it's time to race, the faster you move, the less Taiping's enemies for many years will be able to react, and the fewer casualties you will suffer.

The whole army rested for two hours at the station, mainly because the horses had to rest.

Shen Shi continued to set off and arrived near Huoyi County after nightfall.

Qi Bizhang allocated some of his staff and asked them to take the path up the mountain.If the bandits are unprepared, they will go around to the north of Huoyi.

He led 4000 people to the south, seized the time to rest, and at the same time quietly felled trees and made some simple equipment.

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After nightfall, the city gates are closed.

Qi Erlang had nothing to do, so he watched people gamble in the city gate.

Gambling in the military has a long history.Warriors these days eat, drink, prostitute, gamble, and rebel at every turn. It stands to reason that such an army should be defeated at the first touch, and it cannot be fought at all, but the world is very strange.

During the reign of Emperor Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty, Huang Fuhui, a soldier of Wei Bo, was stationed in Beizhou. Because he was too unlucky, he lost all his money because he was "unbeatable at night Bo".So he borrowed money from his colleagues in the army to make up for it, but he couldn't borrow money, so he rebelled in a rage.

It just so happened that Wei Bo's army had not returned after a long period of garrison. They first fought against the Khitan in the north, and when they came back, they actually wanted to go to Beizhou to farm.

Tun your mother's field!Does Lao Tzu seem to know how to farm?

The sergeants who had been grudges for a long time responded one after another, and first recommended the capital leader Yang Renzhang as the commander in chief, and asked him to lead everyone back to Weizhou.

Yang Renzhu didn't dare and was killed.Push another person, this person did not dare, and was killed again.

The sergeants arrested General Zhao Zaili, who did not dare to refuse, but asked the sergeants to obey orders, and everyone agreed.

So the troops were assembled, the equipment was distributed, and the army went back in a clean and tidy manner, and captured Weizhou.

Li Cunxu sent Yuan Xingqin to lead the army to suppress the rebellion, and went to Weizhou, where he was defeated.

Li Cunxu was extremely surprised that his founding elite soldiers could not beat Sergeant Wei Bo, who had been killed several rounds, so he sent Li Siyuan to lead the army to suppress the rebellion. As a result, Li Siyuan joined forces with Zhao Zaili and also rebelled...

Can you say that soldiers in feudal towns cannot fight?Li Cunxu was able to beat the shit out of Yelu Abaoji's founding elite soldiers, and all his sons were captured, and only 10 returned from [-] people, but they were defeated by Wei Bo's rebellious soldiers, which is simply unimaginable.

Fanzhen soldiers, martial arts are all top-notch, it's nothing to say.And just like the Hedong Army that Shao Shude met in his early years, there was trouble before the battle, but after entering the battle, the military discipline was so strict that no one dared to make trouble.Everyone is relatives and friends, and the cohesion is also strong. The golden drum army is very skilled, and the fighting skills are also excellent. The foundation for winning battles is there.

So, it all depends on whether they want to fight hard or not.Once fighting seriously, Zhu Wen frowned, Li Keyong sighed, A Baoji fled, and Li Cunxu died, it was so miraculous.

Qi Erlang watched for a long time in the city gate, his hands were a little itchy, but he was too shy to participate in the gambling game.Just as anxious as a monkey, someone on the tower suddenly shouted: "There are routs coming from the north."

"Where did the defeated soldiers come from?" Qi Erlang was the leader of the team. He was shocked at first, and then cursed: "There is Fenshui Pass in the north. Could it be that the town army has collapsed?"

"Hezhong Mansion's accent, it should be that the guards at Fenshui Gate have collapsed."

"I don't believe it!" Qi Erlang kicked the game over, and said, "Get up and play the fucking game. Li Da, go and inform the county magistrate."

There are only more than a thousand soldiers in the city, and the county magistrate also serves as the envoy to suppress soldiers and horses - it is common for military officers to occupy civilian posts.

Qi Erlang took his men up to the tower.

The night was dim, so he couldn't see clearly, but he was wearing a Hezhong military uniform and his accent was also from Hezhong Mansion, so he seemed to be fine.

Moreover, recently there was news from the north that the Jin soldiers from the dangerous pass were out on scouts and even entered the Hezhong prefecture to investigate, which was very unfriendly.If they raided Fenshui Pass, it would make sense.

But I don't believe it!Qi Erlang felt that there was something wrong with it, so it was better to wait until dawn before making a fuss.As for whether those routs are dead or alive, that's none of my business!

"The deputy general is here!" A sergeant shouted from under the tower.

Qi Erlang turned his head, only to see the deputy general Xue Li leading dozens of soldiers up the tower.

"General Xue!" Everyone saluted.

"I know about this." Xue Li waved his hand, walked to the side of the parapet, and carefully observed the outside of the city.

But I saw that the post road by the cliff was full of people.

Some were scolding, some were crying, some were shooting arrows at the tower, but they couldn't reach it at all.

Behind them, there was the faint sound of horseshoes.

Every time the sound of horseshoes approached, it could cause a crowd of exclamations, and some people were almost pushed off the cliff.

"Could it be that Fenshuiguan Town will cause chaos and want to stand on its own as a queen? Don't open the door!" Xue Li ordered.

He was the envoy to suppress soldiers and horses, so the others naturally responded without saying a word.

"Call out all the robes in the camp, and Nancheng will send some more people to reinforce them to prevent them from jumping over the wall and attacking the city. After dawn, we will screen them one by one." Xue Li issued another order.

"As ordered!"

Xue Li's gaze carefully scanned the sergeants beside him.

Everyone was looked at by him as unnatural.Although I heard the news, I felt itchy in my heart and wanted to make trouble, but everyone is not stupid, and this will not succeed.

"Keep an eye on the group of people outside, don't slack off!"

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"Do it!" Qi Bizhang issued an order outside the south gate of Huoyi County.

The sergeants carried the built simple ladders, left the hiding place, and rushed towards the south city wall of Huoyi County in the dark.

In Huoyi County under the night, the people are sleeping soundly, the soldiers are growing grass in their hearts, and there are a full 4000 people outside the city rushing like wolves, wanting to give up their lives to fight for a better life for their families.

The ladder "slapped" against the city wall, and the warriors who ascended first climbed up silently, quite like the night when the Bian army attacked Huazhou City.

Halfway through the climb, the head of the city found something was wrong and immediately yelled loudly.

The movement of the first climber became faster. Several people climbed the last distance, jumped up, and slashed down with the sword in their hands, screaming one after another.

There were not many people on the tower, and no one realized that there would be enemies behind. More and more warriors climbed the tower.

They gathered together, rushed straight down the horse path, and quickly reached the city gate.

The battle suddenly became fierce.

"Shoot!" The warriors who came after were condescending, shooting arrows like rain, Huo Yi's defenders screamed and hid in the city gate.

"Kill!" Hundreds of people who had descended from the city wall chased after them and rushed into the doorway.

In the narrow city gate, there are bloody melee fights everywhere.

The two sides are not in line, and the comparison is the spirit of blood and courage.

The defenders were cut off their way back, and they also played fiercely.There were a few old soldiers who lifted their swords and spears as lightly as they could, and killed a rushing prairie warrior in two or three hits.There is also the warrior in heavy armor, with an iron mace making it difficult for people to get close.A moment ago, Qiu Ba, who was eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, looked unreliable, but when he was desperately fighting, he could use his skillful skills to make you cry.

Why are various skills such as spear skills, archery skills, and sword skills assessed in the military?Isn't it just a matter of recruiting a group of honest farmers and miners, and making them strictly disciplined is a strong army?In fact tell you that this is not enough!
At the critical moment, you are often just short of breath. Skilled fighting skills coupled with the will to fight desperately, that is the life harvester.The prairie warriors who went on and on fell at the feet of this seemingly incoherent defender. Seeing that they were about to lose the city gate, several arrows suddenly shot from behind.

The military academy wielding an iron mace collapsed to the ground, and several old soldiers who were fighting vigorously also fell to the ground one after another.

The morale of the grassland warriors was greatly boosted. Relying on the large number of people, they were not afraid of death and rushed in. They stabbed each other with spears and slashed with swords.

"Ah..." The last defender stabbed his spear into his opponent's abdomen in despair, and received seven or eight hits on his body. His sword, sword, bone, and spear were straightened up, almost turning into a gourd of blood.

The bloody prairie warrior staggered to the winch and lowered the drawbridge.

Someone was busy and fell silently to the ground, with a pool of bright red blood under their feet.

The city gate was also opened.

The cavalry who couldn't wait for a long time roared loudly and rushed into the city roaring.

Reinforced defenders poured in on the street, and they shot arrows first, and the cavalry who rushed in front were almost shot into a sieve.

But the distance was too close, even after being hit by the arrow, under inertia, the troops still rushed into the scattered array of defenders.

More cavalry rushed in, wave after wave, almost blocking the streets and alleys.

The defenders were immediately dispersed, some turned around and fled, some spontaneously stabbed the knights on horseback with spears, and some shouted for Pao Ze to come over and form an formation to meet the enemy.

"Xue Li is dead!" In the darkness, a general rushed up and threw a bloody head on the ground.

"Xue Li is dead!" Someone had an idea and shouted in unison.

"Xue Li is dead! Xue Li is dead!" More and more people shouted.

When the defenders who were fighting heard this, their morale plummeted.They turned to look, but they couldn't see clearly in the darkness!
"Fart! I'm still alive!" Xue Li jumped on a horse and raised the torch to stabilize the morale of the army.

"Whoosh!" A cold arrow suddenly struck.

Xue Li shrank his neck in fright when he heard the sound of breaking through the air, his helmet was shot flying, and he fell off the horse.

"Xue Li is really dead!" Someone shouted again.

This time the defenders saw it very clearly, and suddenly lost their desire to fight, they turned around and fled.

"Fart, I still—" Xue Li got up from the ground, just about to speak, when he was squeezed down again by the raging crowd, and soon fell silent.

In the darkness, Qi Bizhang put down his bow, this battle was won by a good chance.

(End of this chapter)