Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 529
Pei Yuan got up and went outside to have a secret talk with Zhe Zongben.

Pei Suishi claimed not to interfere in military affairs, but Zhe Zongben still wanted to talk to him, and Pei Yuan agreed.

He knew that some words were not for him, but for the people behind him.

"According to the news received before, Zhu Youyu and Ding Hui led the army along the Bian River and returned to Songzhou. Pang Shigu supervised the Bian Army and more than 2 soldiers continued to besiege Xuzhou. Zhu and Ding's two divisions, There are nearly 4 people. If they rest in Bian and Song Dynasty for a period of time, they can join other battlefields. For example, Caozhou, where Wang Zhongshi and He Delun are located, should have 15 people there. There should be [-] or [-] people in Bianzhou. In the past, there were close to [-] yamen troops, all of whom were capable of recruiting powerful troops, and if they temporarily conscripted prefectural and county soil regiments, it would be easy to gather [-] people, how could Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin support them." Zhe Zongben Let's talk about an irrelevant matter first, and this is the direct reason why they hurriedly launched the offensive on the southern front.

"It's impossible for Zhu Quanzhong to send everyone out," Pei Yuan said.

Before sending General Zhang Shensi to Wangwu and Qiziling to repair the passes, he quickly retreated. It can be seen that Zhu Quanzhong did not dare not leave any reserve troops. A rainy day.

"That's enough. The [-] troops will press down and attack Puzhou. Will Zhu Jin save him or not?" Zhe Zongben said, "Now Li Keyong is trapped in Hebei, and the pressure on Heyang is greatly reduced. Yang Xingmi has just pacified the Lu Cai Chou of Zhouzhou and Ni Zhang of Shuzhou are still stubbornly resisting. Hearing that Shezhou is rebelling again, he is also in a state of desperation, trying to put down chaos everywhere, how can he put pressure on Quanzhong?"

Originally, he wanted to encircle Zhu Quanzhong, but he found that Xia Jun himself had become the main force against Zhu.Although it is very fucked, but according to the strength of all parties, there is nothing wrong with it.

Shi Pu was originally a dead dog. If Zhu Quanzhong didn't want to beat him to death, he wouldn't even have the qualifications to attract [-] Bian troops.

Brothers Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin recently took over Wang Shifan's Qizhou, and they breathed a sigh of relief.Normally, it is not a big problem to attract 4 to [-] people.If Zhu Quanzhong wanted to kill the two of them, he would really have to send a hundred thousand troops, otherwise the efficiency would be too low and it would take a long time.

The key now is not to let Erzhu die. In addition, Wang Shifan has to mobilize. This person is a bit unclear, refused Feng Wei's solicitation, and still can't control his mouth. It seems a bit difficult to speak ill of Shao Shude.

"So, at this juncture, only our army will shoulder the heavy responsibility, attack Ru, Xu, and Cai, force Zhu Youyu and Ding Hui to go south, and prevent them from attacking Zhu Xuan or Zhu Jin." Zhe Zongben said: "But In my opinion, even if Dinghui comes, Erzhu's situation is still worrying, because Shi Pu can't last long. Once Xuzhen falls, Pang Shigu's troops will be free again, and they can also attack Yan and Yun. This army , do you want to attract it?"

Pei Yuan was a little startled when he heard that.

Ge Congzhou, Xie Yanzhang, and Yang Shihou already had 2 yamen troops in Zhongwu and Caizhou towns. If Ding Hui and Pang Shigu were attracted, there would be an additional [-] Bian troops in an instant. Don't the prefectural and county soldiers and native regiment soldiers conscripted be more than [-] people, Tang and Deng Sui can withstand it?
"The thieves are aggressive, are you sure?" Pei Yuan asked.

"If you are not sure, you have to fight." Zhe Zongben's attitude was very firm. There was no trace of hesitation or much fear on his old face. He just heard him say: "Attract the Bian army, and you have already won. Henan Water Transport Extending in all directions, the Bian army is transferred here and there. It is true that the cost is not that much, but it is a big victory to waste the good opportunity to attack Erzhu. Zhu Quanzhong will only think it is a trouble to attack Caizhou, but once a breakthrough is achieved in attacking Ruzhou , but it can hurt Zhu Quanzhong."

Pei Yuan thought about this sentence secretly.

If Guanzhong is a land of four big fortresses, then the Yiluo Basin where Luoyang is located is a land of four small fortresses.

To the west is Xin'an County, which is equivalent to the ancient Hangu Pass, which is the gateway for Luoyang to enter the pass from the west.

To the east is the Xuanmen Pass, at Chenggao, the western end of the Hulao Pass, which serves as the passageway from Luoyang to the Yellow River Plain in the east.

In the northeast is Mengjin, which is the key to the north to the Hedong Plateau and the Hebei Plain.

In the south, there are three passes in Luonan, namely Yique, Taigu, and Huányuan.

Ruzhou is not only the hub where the Yique Road goes south, but also tens of miles northwest to enter the Taigu Pass Road, more than a hundred miles north to the east to reach Dengfeng County, and enter the Yiluo Basin through Zhiyuan Pass.

This place is the main crossing of Luonan Sanguan.In addition, the mountains and rivers in the territory block deep, which is a natural barrier in the south of Luoyang.

After the chaos, the Dongdu appointed by the imperial court stayed behind, and usually took the part-time job of the Ruzhou defense envoy, or assigned a subordinate of the Ruzhou defense envoy, which shows the importance of Ruzhou to Luoyang.

If Ruzhou is not attacked, Luoyang will not feel pain.

"Since Ling Gong said so, a certain person wouldn't say anything. The commander-in-chief speaks first, and the military affairs on the southern front are all in the hands of Ling Gong, so it can be decided with one word." Pei Yuan's words are equivalent to support.

"Since that's the case, I will go north with the whole army, attack Ye County, and meet the Bian army." Zhe Zongben smiled on his face, and his old folds were stretched.

"East Route Army, I am also going to strengthen it. Jun and Fang Erzhou have recruited a group of barbarian soldiers. They are not very good at fighting, but they are brave. They have already gathered 3000 people. They are training in Xiaojiangkou. The son of Jin Shuai Li Yanling , Li Jin, the governor of Fangzhou. I plan to order him to take a boat to Xiangyang, and then go east to Suizhou, pass Pingjingguan, and support Shenzhou." Zhe Zongben said: "On that front line, it will be meritorious to hold Pingjingguan. If you can hold Shenzhou , and can still harass Caizhou, it will be a great achievement.”

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The news of the East Army's victory also spread to the West Road. At this time, they had entered the second crow of the Three Crows Valley, that is, outside the city of Luyang Pass.

If Wanye Corridor is the main road, then Three Crows Valley Road is a small road, and because of an anecdote, it is very famous: Liu Xiu ran away, got lost for a while, and got out with the guidance of Three Crows.

There is Baichong Mountain ten miles north of Xiangcheng County. This is the intersection of the First Crow Road. The original Dengzhou Army had a camp.

Fenling Mountain is tens of miles to the north, which is a watershed. It is the intersection of Erya Road and Luyang Pass is built. It belongs to Lushan County of Ruzhou and is the dividing line between Ruzhou and Dengzhou.

Fifty miles northeast of Luyang Pass, there is Sanya Town, which was built in the Later Zhou Dynasty (Northern Zhou Dynasty) to defend Gaoqi, also known as Pinggao City.

In the evening of that day, Wang Yu, who got the news of the breakthrough of the Eastern Route Army, was depressed, so he personally led people to go out for reconnaissance.

The terrain of Luyangguan is not high, and it is in the middle of a rift valley, but there are mountains on both sides, that is, "the mountains intersect the Han, the beautiful trees and the dry clouds".

"No troops are sent to set up camps on such an important mountain..." Wang Yu shook his head, finally with a smile on his face, and said: "When the trade roads were open before, there were secret reports from merchants that there were only more than a thousand soldiers in Luyang Pass. Now even if there are The number of reinforcements is at most 2000. Ge Congzhou's biggest difficulty is probably that there are few soldiers who can fight. Facing the main force that is overwhelmed by Zhe Shuai, he has no choice but to prioritize."

Wang Yu's nephew, Wang Deqian, has always been famous for his bravery, and now he is a general by Wang Yu's side, so he followed him this time.

At this time, I only heard him say: "Military envoy, just now the scouts came to report that there is a small road leading to Guanbei on the mountain. A stone room was also found, which was obviously excavated by hand. Literary official Yuan Mian said that this is the bathroom that Yin Lihua once used .”

"Oh?" Wang Yu smiled, and asked carefully again, only then did he understand.

There is an abandoned city on the south side of the first crow and Baichong Mountain on Sanya Road, called Queen's City.According to legend, when Liu Xiu ran to Hebei, she sent Yin Lihua to her hometown, and Queen City was her residence at that time-that was obviously not the name.

According to historical records, Yin Lihua lived in the Fuyang area.This mountain is called Fenling Mountain, and it divides the north and south streams of the Luyang Pass water, which finally flows into the Feishui (now Baihe River). It should be correct.

"Yuan Mian is not ashamed, saying that the bathroom is still where Liu Xiu is happy with Yin Lihua." Wang Deqian chuckled and said in a low voice.

Wang Yu also smiled, a very wretched smile.

"Let's go down the mountain and return to the camp." Wang Yu ordered in a low voice.

Following his order, a group of people carefully concealed their whereabouts and quietly descended the mountain.

After returning to the camp, Wang Yu asked three different scouts repeatedly. They all walked that road and confirmed that they could lead to the Beiliu of Luyang Pass behind the pass.

"Deputy General Wang!" Wang Yu sat upright behind the case, and said, "Lead two battalions of soldiers, and take a detour to the north of Guanbei quietly tonight, lay in ambush, and wait for orders."

"Of order." Wang Deqian replied.

Wang Yu thought for a while, then walked to Wang Deqian's side, whispered a few words, then patted him on the shoulder heavily, and said, "This battle is up to you. Wang Jiaerlang, don't let me down."

After explaining to Wang Deqian, Wang Yu ordered the auxiliary soldiers, masters and craftsmen accompanying the army to cut down big trees and make siege equipment overnight. He wanted to attack the city on a large scale.

On the third day of November, Wang Yu, who was patrolling the craftsman's camp, received the news that a thousand people led by Wang Deqian had arrived in a forest near Beiliu, Luyang Pass, and began secretly making weapons.

Of course, it is impossible to carry a lot of supplies when walking on the mountain road. Five days of dry food is the limit.

Wang Yu calculated the time and ordered: "Siege the city tomorrow."

In the early morning of the fourth day of the lunar new year, thousands of soldiers from the Dingyuan Army filed out of the camp and lined up in front of the pass.

Leading the charge were the Tutuan soldiers from Neixiang and Rang County who acted as masters, a total of a thousand soldiers.

The war drum sounded "dong dong", and the front row of Tutuan soldiers held large shields, infantry bows and long spears, and hundreds of people behind carried soil bags and stepped forward quickly.

There are city gods and sheep and horse walls at the foot of Guancheng, and hundreds of defenders lined up. At this time, seeing Xia's army attacking, arrows flew out in twos and threes on the spot without waiting for the officer's order.

"Haha! Bandit soldiers are easy to deal with." Wang Yule laughed.

Shooting arrows early because of nervousness is a mistake only recruits make.The guards at Luyang Pass are probably prefectural and county soldiers and local regiment soldiers, there is nothing wrong with that!

The Tutuan soldiers from the second county of Neixiang quickly rushed to the front of the trench under the rain of arrows.

A layer of white hair grew on the large shield in an instant, and the shield hand was almost shot back.

The master rushed forward madly carrying the sack without stopping.

Behind the sheep and horse wall, arrows rained down on the Guancheng, and people kept falling to the ground. The screams continued one after another, almost covering the deafening drums.

"Ah!" The first wave of masters rushed to the front of the trench, and the soil bags fell like raindrops.

"Continue to charge!" On the side of the formation, an officer waved and ordered.

More than a thousand masters carried the sacks and went on.Some yelled loudly to embolden themselves, some had tears on their faces, some were ferocious, and some simply closed their eyes and resigned themselves to fate.

The turbulent tide of people hit the ditch like a sea wave, and the earth bags were continuously thrown into the ditch. The price paid was full of dead bodies of the master lying on the ground.

"Tigers and Leopards, go!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" A thousand heavily armored warriors stepped out, holding swords and shields in the front row and long spears in the back row. After a simple mobilization, they ran at small steps and killed the enemy's sheep. horse wall.

At this time, behind Luyang Pass, the sergeants led by Wang Deqian were still resting.

It's not yet time for them to strike.If you don't put enough pressure on the enemy before the pass and keep them from being nervous, how can you have a chance after the pass.

Playing tricks also requires attention to timing.

(End of this chapter)