Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 504 The Beginning

"General Liu, Shao Shude suddenly led the army into the river, how should we deal with this matter?" Inside the palace, Wang Ke was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, asking non-stop.

"Why haven't the angels come yet? Have the soldiers' joint seals been sent up?"

"Is Wang Yao really going to do it?"

"Do you want to give more rewards to the sergeants?"

A series of questions made Liu Xun feel dizzy.

With such a mind, how can he be Pu Shuai?If it wasn't for the Prince of Longxi marrying a daughter, who would be willing to help him?
Well, maybe because Wang Ke promised to send 20 strings of money and 40 bolts of silk to Jinyang every year, the King of Longxi County would send troops to rescue him, but this person really can't do it.

"After staying, it is certain that Xia's army crossed the river at Longmen." Liu Xun rationalized his thoughts a little, and said: "The vanguard and a group of [-] Tibetan soldiers have already occupied Xinqiaodu, and they seem to want to go south. There is no action, which is quite contradictory. Therefore, the general will boldly judge that Xia Jun’s purpose is to cut off the connection between Hezhong Mansion and the states, first clear the periphery, and make them invest in Wang Yao, creating momentum and disturbing the hearts of the people in the town.”

Wang Ke was even more confused when he heard this.

"Disturbing people's hearts" is indeed a poisonous plan.Hezhong Mansion has the largest number of household registrations and the richest wealth. Most of the [-] troops are stationed in Hezhong Mansion, so it is reasonable to say that they are not afraid.But Wang Yao is also a descendant of the Wang family, if he is allowed to get the support of Jin, Jiang, Ci, Xi and other prefectures, the Hezhong Mansion will fall into a disadvantage in terms of momentum.

Yabing is also a human being, and will also be affected by the external environment.At that time, rumors spread in the mansion, people's hearts fluctuated, and if he failed to keep a mutiny, he would step down.

"General Liu." Wang Ke bowed and saluted, and said sincerely: "The general is a tiger general in Taiyuan. Ke is not used to fighting and has not mastered military strategy. Please teach me the general."

"There are two strategies today." Liu Xun was originally appointed by Li Keyong when he arrived in Hezhong. The people in the town are stable, so there is no fear of anyone defecting to other places. After that, either send troops to attack the Xia army and defend the cities, or proceed cautiously and wait for the Taiyuan army to arrive, and the two sides will attack the Xia army with ease."

"It's the worst policy—" At this point, Liu Xun glanced at Wang Ke and said, "It's the worst policy to defend the city."

Wang Ke also understood.

According to the city and defending too passively, it cannot win the hearts of the people.Ci and Xizhou saw that they were so passive, so they voted for Wang Yao. The counties of Jinzhou, separated by Jiangzhou, might also surrender.

If the news came at this time that the imperial court appointed Wang Yao as the military governor of the National Defense Army and Hezhong Yin, there would be chaos in the Hezhong Mansion.

Therefore, defense is the most dangerous strategy, and now we can only take the initiative to attack.

"Since that's the case, let's fight with the whole army and attack Wang Yao first." At this point, Wang Ke also made up his mind, because there was no other way to go.

At the end, he added another sentence: "When will Master Jin arrive?"

Liu Xun also hesitated, but still told the truth: "The only reinforcements that can come now are the 3 troops led by Kang Junli. However, I don't know where they are stationed. There is no news, so what can I do."

It has to be said that the location of Jiangzhou is so good that it just wraps Hezhong Mansion inside and separates Ci, Xi, and Jin from the outside.It is not impossible to cross Jiangzhou to contact the outside world, but the efficiency is definitely very low, and the probability of the messenger being intercepted is high.If you take the forest path, you are safe, but it takes too long, and sometimes you miss a big deal.

"The thief Xia came too fast!" Wang Ke said angrily, "It's useless for me to call Shao thief a uncle. He must have been planning for a long time just to take my family property."

"The matter has come to this, what's the use of lamenting?" Liu Xun raised his voice and said, "Don't lose confidence after staying. Our army is still in the upper hand. As long as we win one or two battles, all problems will be solved."

"Extremely, extremely." Wang Ke repeated: "I will give rewards to the sergeants, and the whole army will go out to fight and destroy the bandits in one fell swoop."

……

Kang Junli has been back to Jinyang for several days.

This year is actually a good year for Hedong.

When all things grow, there is enough rain, and the grain can be harvested in abundance.

Although the Eastern Expedition to Chengde came back without success, a large amount of property was plundered as always, and the morale of the soldiers was so high that now they like to fight Hebei. No one else, Hebei people are rich.

The king of Longxi County led his main force to the north, defeated Helianduo, and captured Yunzhou.The second of the three counties of Datong has been obtained. Although they have not obtained any goods, they have opened up roads with the Tatar tribes, and some Tuyuhun and Uighur tribes have also joined them.

To the northeast, Xinzhou, Yizhou and other places are already in our hands. Recently, we have launched a big battle with the Youzhou Army. The offensive went smoothly. Several small-scale battles have been completely won. The morale of the enemy army has plummeted. heaven and earth.

Xin, Yi, and Gui prefectures, although there are only four counties with few household registrations, but there are many tribes, these are the sources of wealth and places where you can recruit soldiers.

After so many years of fighting, the feudal town's career has finally seen improvement. How can we not make people happy?
On the way back, everyone was talking enthusiastically about who would get which territory once Youzhou was captured.

It's been too long!A bunch of old people and newcomers have no territory. Comparing the careers of Xuanwu and Lingxia, they are ashamed to see others.

"Kang Dutou, the commander-in-chief doesn't want to lead the main force back to the army to deal with the Shao bandits?" After nightfall, Xue Zhiqin came to visit.

Kang and Xue are old friends. They started an incident together in Yunzhong, and then followed Li Keyong to the Tatar "relative tribe" in the north.

It's a pity that Li Jinzhong and Cheng Huaixin are dead. If they live to this day, I don't know how good it will be.

"There is civil strife in Youzhou, brothers are fighting each other, the morale of the army has plummeted, and people's hearts are fluctuating. This is a golden opportunity, and it should be difficult for the commander-in-chief to give up." Kang Junli said, and then couldn't help mentioning: "Iron Mountain , Shao Shude is the brother-in-law of the commander-in-chief. The name Shao thief should be used less."

"Hmph!" Of course Xue Zhiqin knew now that in the Battle of Zhonglingshui, Shao Shude was in the Tiande army, and he was very annoyed when he actually defeated the Shuozhou soldiers he brought over.

When the army gathers happily and the wine is hot, some old people will always make fun of it, which makes Xue Zhiqin even more upset.

Kang Junli smiled when he saw this, and said: "Tieshan, if you capture Youzhou this time, maybe you can also get a town envoy and regiment training envoy."

I thought Xue Zhiqin would be very happy when he heard it, but he sighed and said, "Not necessarily. Yunzhou was captured, but it belonged to Shi Shanyou. He is the Jiedu envoy. What is our share? Yes, Shi Shanyou is also Old man, what is he compared to Kang Dutou? Besides, the commander-in-chief is using newcomers more and more now, so he doesn't think highly of us old people."

Speaking of which, the expression on his face was complicated.

Did you say he wanted to betray?not necessarily.Yuan Cong, the old man, came all the way to support each other. They were all brothers who had changed their lives. Although they didn’t get the land these years, Li Keyong bestowed a noble mansion, a rich and beautiful girl, and he himself was very charming. Few of the Yuan Cong rioters in Yunzhou wanted to turn their backs on him.

It's just to vent your dissatisfaction!
Factional disputes in the military, old and new disputes, regional disputes, etc., are all common and not a big deal.

"Tieshan speaks carefully." Kang Junli turned his head and looked outside the house, and said, "You and I are both old, so there is nothing to argue about. Tieshan, you are fifty-seven, although you claim to be majestic, you are the first to fight , even if you become a Jiedu envoy, how many days will you enjoy the blessing? Now it's time to plan for your descendants."

For the benefit of the descendants, one must hold together for warmth and have a stable faction.

In the Hedong army, Kang Junli and Xue Zhiqin, two old men, were on the same side, and Li Cunxin and Li Siyuan, two rising stars, also made good friends with them. In the future, they will have to expand their circle and advance together and retreat together.

Xue Zhiqin nodded silently when he heard the words, then smiled, and said: "Brothers of the Wang family are fighting each other, which is very similar to Kuang Wei and Kuang Chou. People in the river are fluctuating, and the generals are at a loss. It's not bad to use [-]% of the combat power to achieve [-]%. Repel Shao Shude, maybe there is a chance. That reckless Li Cunxiao has never respected us, so he has to give Xinyi Guidu Tuan a training envoy, which is really annoying."

"If Dinghe is in the middle of the river, no matter what, even if I put on my old face, I have to find a place to hide for Tieshan. Since Wang Ke is the son-in-law of the commander-in-chief, he will definitely not make it difficult for him." Kang Junli said with emotion.

"I can't do it." Xue Zhiqin waved his hands again and again, and said: "Kang Du is on the head, I am convinced, and others, I am not convinced!"

"They're all old brothers, and they're all proud." Kang Junli said with a smile: "Now we have to win first."

"When will the capital send troops?"

"It's just these two days." Kang Junli said: "The commander-in-chief has an order, and the army of the Fifth Academy will also take it with him."

"Is it possible for the Army of the Fifth Academy to fight?" Xue Zhiqin was a little surprised and asked.

The Fifth Academy Army was newly built last year. With the generals and veterans of the various armies in Hedong as the backbone, they selected Chengde, Youzhou, and Datong from the three towns of Chengde, Youzhou, and Datong. [-] strong cavalry were added to the army, and the entire army was [-]. The largest share in the compilation.

In the past few years, Li Ke used three attacks to achieve virtue, and captured and killed tens of thousands.In Daibei's battle with Helianduo and Li Kuangwei, there were more prisoners and beheads.A total of 5 to 5000 people were captured, and [-] people were selected, which is indeed strong.

These soldiers, in terms of skills alone, have no problem. Their problem lies in their minds, that is, whether they are willing to fight for you.

"It's been a year since they're all serving as soldiers, so they've almost calmed down." Kang Junli said, "Don't worry, they won't be entrusted with heavy responsibilities. We have to rely on the old troops for tough battles."

"I'm relieved now." Xue Zhiqin said: "Let them go to attack."

Kang and Xue looked at each other and smiled without saying a word.

……

Outside Wangwu County, Zhang Shensi had just received a letter from a feathered arrow.

The signature of the letter is Gao Renhou.His purpose of writing this letter is—er, to persuade General Zhang Shensi of the Bian Army to surrender.

"Could it be that you are a fool?" Zhang Shen Silan laughed out loud.

Gao Renhou said bluntly in his letter that he had [-] Tubo soldiers waiting in full force, hoping that the Bian army would take care of themselves.If you come down from the armor, my lord will be gracious, and there will be a mansion for you, and there will be no shortage of goods and beauties.

It has the taste of Tuoba Tao persuading Zang Zhi to surrender!

At that time, Tuoba Tao soldiers surrounded Xuyi, and said to Zang Zhi, the guard general: "The soldiers I sent to fight are definitely not Chinese. In the northeast of the city are Ding Ling and Hu, and in the south are Sanqin Di and Qiang. If Ding Ling dies, it can be reduced. Changshan and Zhaojun thieves; Hu's death is reducing the thieves of Merger Prefecture; Di and Qiang are dead and is reducing Guanzhong thieves. If you kill Ding Ling and Hu, there will be no disadvantage."

It can be "win" in victory or defeat!
"Shao Shude is becoming more and more incompetent. He sent out a lot of foreign soldiers, and they are all people who will die." Well, even though he said so, Zhang Shensi was inevitably affected.

Can killing these Tubo people really hurt the root of the Shao thief?
He only brought more than [-] yamen troops and [-] native peasants. It's hard to say what the result will be if there is a real fight, the troops are not enough!
I don't know how many people there are on Shao's side. "One hundred thousand Tubo soldiers" is of course bragging. Could it be that there are [-]?How did you raise it?

Forget it, the commander-in-chief didn't say that he must attack Hezhong.

This time the troops are dispatched, the renovation of Hanji Pass in Qiziling is the top priority, and the city defenses of Zhiguan and Wangwu counties also need to be strengthened.In some other dangerous areas, where cities and fortresses can be built, they have to be built one by one.

Of course, if there is an opportunity to break into the river, it will not be missed.

The Wang family brothers are in civil strife. Li Keyong is more anxious than the commander-in-chief in this matter.Wouldn't it be nice for Hedong and Lingxia to fight each other first to weaken each other?

"I'll tie up the cage and fence myself to wait for the right time." Zhang Shensi snorted twice, and then called for a civil servant, asking him to write a letter and report the matter to the commander-in-chief.

He has always been cautious in doing things, trying not to leave any clues.Who in the shogunate doesn't know the general's temperament?

If you want to die well, you have to start with these little things one by one.

After doing these things, Zhang Shen thought for a while, it would not be good if he didn't fight a battle, maybe he should test the strength of Xia Bandit.

(End of this chapter)