Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 546 Attribution
Outside Heqing County, there was blood and rain, and the fighting was endless.

Arrows, falling rocks, gold juice, and kerosene kept harvesting the lives of the soldiers of Hewei Fan, but they had no right to retreat, and they still risked their lives to fight, hoping for good luck, and finally survived to receive a generous reward.

And inside and outside Biankou, a large number of ships also began to gather.

Pang Shigu traveled day and night, and rushed to Bianzhou with his own soldiers. After receiving the opportunity from Zhu Quanzhong, he went to Biankou non-stop, ready to lead his troops to the expedition.

This time he brought back from the south 6 Xuanwu Yamen, [-] Xu, Su, Hao, and Shou Chuzhou soldiers, a total of [-] horses. As for Sizhou, the governor Zhang Jian resolutely took refuge in Yang Xingmi. The emissaries in the past were arrogant and domineering, and they felt angry and refused to surrender you.

But Yang Xingmi is also very savvy, and has no further action for the time being.Its old nest is Gangping in Shezhou, and the army is still stationed in the south of the Yangtze River, and has not yet returned to the north.

Moreover, Yang Xingmi showed a kind attitude.The people in Huainan were scattered, the fields were barren, and the food and grass were not sustainable, so people were sent to Bianzhou to trade with tea and salt.

Honestly, it benefits both parties.

Bianzhou is not short of money. Over the years, taxes have been very light, which has earned the king of Dongping a great reputation, and the people still have spending power.Tea and salt are exactly what is needed, and the shogunate can make a small profit by selling them to the common people and scholars.And Yang Xingmi can also get precious food and survive the most difficult time.

Both parties agreed to do this kind of business. At least on the surface, the relationship is very good, although I don't know how it will develop in the future.

Pang Shigu boarded Lianggong Weir and overlooked the magnificent and beautiful mountains and rivers.

Dai Siyuan, who came from Luoyang, followed closely behind, flattering carefully.

Standing beside him was Shi Shucong, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, as if he was mocking Dai Siyuan's eagerness to gain money.

Shi Shucong is Pang Shigu's old subordinate.

After Zhu Quanzhong left the town of Xuanwu, in order to counter the influence of Yang Yanhong and other Bianzhou generals, and at the same time witnessed the great role of Li Keyong's cavalry, he decided to set up his own cavalry team to avoid the anger of those generals.

Initially, 500 people were recruited, and the scale was gradually expanded later.The commander-in-chief of this cavalry unit is Pang Shigu, and Shi Shucong, who is excellent in riding and shooting, also enlisted in the army and became a corps leader as soon as he came. There are many local tyrants from such landlord families in Central China, such as Wang Yanzhang , Shi Shucong, etc., who have practiced swords and spears, riding and shooting since childhood, have always been the targets of Zhu Quanzhong's intention to cultivate and suppress the old forces.

Shi Shucong is capable. In later generations, he is also the general with the highest victory rate against Hedong in the Bian army. It is needless to say that he has military ability when he surrounds Taiyuan.

However, he was too unlucky to catch up with Zhu Quanzhong who was jealous of the general in his later years, and he was punished successively with Wang Zhongshi and other generals.Ding Hui, Liu Zhijun and others were so frightened that they directly rebelled. Ge Congzhou self-discharged his military power and stayed at home for the elderly, and the rest of the generals were separated from their virtues.

"Okay, General Dai. The Flying Dragon Army has become an independent army, and its combat power is tyrannical. This time going north, as long as I perform well, I will not hesitate to ask for credit from the commander." Pang Shigu really couldn't stand Dai Siyuan's chatter.

This person has talent, but since his defeat in Mianchi County, the military has received a bad review, and life is a bit sad, and he was almost dismissed from the post of Feilong Army Envoy.

But I heard that he met the king of Dongping County, weeping blood and Chen Zuo, and he was forgiven.The Flying Dragon Army expanded to a total of [-] cavalry infantry from the left and right Flying Dragon Army. There were many people staring at this army, but Dai Siyuan still sat firmly in his position, which showed that he had indeed gained the trust of the King of Dongping.

But this kind of temperament really makes people look down on him, how can he look like a martial artist?
"Pang Du will lead his troops to the north, and our department is willing to be the vanguard. We will definitely repel the Xia bandits and protect Heyang—"

"Okay!" Pang Shigu raised his voice, fixed his eyes on the ships leaving the port, and said, "Battles are fought with swords and guns. What are you talking about now? Are you ready?"

Dai Siyuan's troops were naturally the mule army, who had been in Luoyang before, and were recruited back this time. They were replaced by [-] infantry troops from Bianzhou, which also weakened Hu Zhen's military power to a certain extent.

After the mule army was strengthened, there were more than 10,000 people under Pang Shigu's troops, plus the 5 soldiers and horses of Heyang Zhang Shensi, and the temporary levied Tutuan villagers, this is [-]+ people.Shao Shude's army strength should be only [-] to [-]. His logistics cannot support a larger-scale military operation, and it is still very easy to repel him.

But repelling is easy, but it is difficult to annihilate.

From Liaowu to the west, there is no good ferry.If the bandits Shao retreated to Wangwu Mountain, it would be the Bian army's turn to transport food and grass, and it would be difficult to send a large army to chase and kill them.

In the area of ​​Zhiguanxing on the northern line, Qiziling has been controlled by the Xia thief, and it is very troublesome to attack by force.

Xia Bandit's threat to Heyang is going to exist for a long time.

A series of bells sounded from the pier.

A batch of tank boats loaded grain, grass and equipment, and set off in sequence.And on their outskirts, naval battleships are also ready to escort them to the three cities of Heyang.

The naval yachts responsible for the "detection" function have reported back, Liaowu was captured by the Xia bandits, and the first stop of sending troops to Heyang can only be arranged in Heyang (Mengzhou).

Of course, if we could wait another two or three months, Qinshui and Qingshui would be plentiful, and ships would be able to reach the outside of Hanoi County in Huaizhou.

The assembly of troops can only be done in Mengzhou.

I don't know if Shao Shude realized that this time the King of Dongping had made up his mind to give him a hard time.It's better not to, Pang Shigu is very much looking forward to seeing Shao thief's panicked and astonished expression.

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On March 27, the fifth year of Dashun, Yang Liang's troops went east again, and fought against the Bian Army cavalry in the wild.

It was an order personally issued by Shao Shude to search for the main force of the Bian Army's cavalry to fight.

The advantage of the Shuofang army is the cavalry, which has many horses, low formation cost, and fast speed. As long as the cavalry of the Bian army is exhausted through the war of attrition, the initiative on the battlefield will be grasped in the future.

Whether it is delaying the enemy's speed, recoiling and killing the main force to cover the main force, or killing the enemy and harassing, it can cause great trouble to the Bian army and accumulate advantages little by little.

Zhang Shensi didn't realize this problem at first, but after losing hundreds of cavalry, he couldn't stand the bloody battle of attrition, so he directly withdrew the cavalry back to cover him and lead the main force northward to Huaizhou.

And in this way, the wild became a paradise for Xia Jun's cavalry.If it were not difficult to find supplies, and the movement distance and time were both limited, they would even dare to rush across the Yellow River and harass the enemy's hinterland counties.

On March 29, the two cavalry units of the Bian army Zhusheng and pro-riders arrived in Heyang.

On the second day, part of the left wing of the Flying Dragon Army arrived at Heyang North City via the pontoon bridge.

At this time, Heqing County has also reached the last moment.

The siege lasted for many days, and more than [-] people were killed and injured. The Bian army's defense equipment was exhausted, and the city walls were also dilapidated.

The Fan people were overwhelmed and unable to fight any more, so they were replaced by the elite infantry of the Wuwei Army.

Shao Shude rode on the battlefield.

Outside the city are siege machines that have been burned to ashes.The masters moved the corpse numbly, which they did too much these days.

The wounded camp was full of wailing.

It is difficult to transfer food and grass, and other materials are even rarer.The wounded soldiers of the Tibetans retreated. Apart from simple cleaning and bandaging, there was very little wound medicine, so they could only bear it by themselves. One can imagine how high the death rate was.

Cui Su, who rushed over to meet Shao Shude temporarily, followed behind with an extremely serious expression on his face.

Witnessing Liaowu and Heqing's repeated fights with his own eyes, he finally understood the cruelty of the Central Plains war.

It is only one aspect that the opponent is skilled in combat and good at killing. The worst thing is that the fighting will is relatively tenacious, and they are often stubborn to the end, which is completely different from that on the grassland.

The intensity of the war is also much higher.

Thinking about the past, the town of Shuofang could not reach Lingzhou and Yanzhou, and more than [-] soldiers and horses could coerce the nearby Dangxiang and Tubo tribes, and thousands of infantry could defeat thousands of cavalry. This pond in the northwest is really small.

According to Lingwu County King, it was chickens pecking at each other.

"Li Tangbin is attacking Xiashi Fortress, and the Hexi tribe will take turns to fight. Are you afraid after seeing the scene in front of you?" Shao Shude asked suddenly.

"Commander, siege is indeed not my director, He Xierlang. I only want to break through this stretch of mountains and enter the flat land, and I will definitely make the Bian thief look good." Cui Su replied.

"Don't rush to talk big." Shao Shude smiled and said: "Your soldiers are free and undisciplined, with a lot of habits, and their equipment is not sophisticated enough. You may not be able to win against those cavalry generals and cavalry soldiers who have been eating this bowl for generations in the Central Plains. Good. But he is still brave when fighting on foot, let's tidy up and listen to Li Tangbin's military orders."

Helongfan people, since the Tubo era, most of them have practiced infantry combat, and the Tubo army also has infantry in the majority. It is impossible for everyone to have horses.

The later Liao Kingdom was similar to it.When they fought in the Northern Song Dynasty, they generally had tens of thousands of cavalry, but they often followed 10,000+ infantry, mainly Xi people, Bohai people, and Youzhou Han people.If these people are equipped with good equipment and training, although their combat effectiveness is average from Shao Shude's point of view, they will not be too bad, and the lower limit is guaranteed.

In the battle of Junziguan, the Liao cavalry were fierce, but the Song army was actually defeated by the Liao infantry.Just because the Tianhan Bow and Crossbow can't be used, but others can't use it either. It won't work in face-to-face hand-to-hand combat. If you are defeated head-on, you have nothing to say.

"The final general will definitely restrain Erlang and fight according to orders." Cui Su assured.

Shao Shude nodded.

Just at this time, there was a burst of earth-shattering cheers outside the west city of Heqing County.

Soon, there was an order to report that Liu Sanhu, the deputy general of the Wuwei Army, led the crowd to climb up first, and held the top of the city firmly, and the follow-up soldiers and horses were constantly following up.

"Congratulations, Marshal, Heqing County has been acquired." Cui Su said loudly.

"There is still one Baiyacang left. If this place is also taken, this dispatch of troops can be called perfect." Shao Shude was also in a very good mood, and he rode his horse directly to the west city.

If you get Heqing, Liaowu, and Baiyacang, you will be out of the Wangwu Mountain area. From now on, you can overlook Heyang from a high position, and send cavalry to the east at any time. The initiative is in my hands.

"Send people to Bai Yacang to persuade them to surrender. There are only a thousand defenders in the city. If they are willing to surrender, they are all innocent. They will give you a piece of money and two bolts of silk. I keep my word, and there is no lie." Before leaving, Shao Shude also ordered.

"As ordered."

The horse galloped up a gentle slope, Shao Shude reined in his horse and stopped, looking at the soldiers of the Wuwei Army who were still fighting in the setting sun, he couldn't help laughing: "With this place, how many soldiers will Zhu Quanzhong arrange to block me in Heyang?"

Zhu Quanzhong was far away in Bianzhou, so naturally he couldn't answer him.

And on this day, Pang Shigu crossed the north with Ta Baidu and arrived at the land of Heyang.

The Bian army is still gathering steadily.

The competition for the ownership of the two states of Heyang is finally entering a fierce stage.

(End of this chapter)