Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 548
At the Xiaopingjin ferry near Mengzhou, the left and right Baosheng troops transferred from Luoyang were crossing the north.

The first part of the vanguard was arrayed outside, trying to drive away a group of Xia soldiers approaching.

"What did Zhang Shensi and Zhang Quanyi do? They let the bandit Xia gallop around and hurt my morale." The military envoy Huo Cun was a little annoyed, and he shouted directly: "Boys, come with me."

Hundreds of soldiers responded with a bang, armed with long swords and mo knives, and marched into the wall.

"On the fifteenth day, learn the sword and attack Hu in the north, and sing the Qiang song to send Yanzhu to the corner of the city." Huo Cun held a step bow, and with one shot, a military academy of Xia's army turned over and fell off his horse a hundred steps away.

"Kill the thief! Kill the thief!" The morale of the sergeants was greatly boosted, and they all shouted.

Huo Cun, Zhu Youyu, Xie Yanzhang, and others all have records of shooting dead enemy generals or insulting people with a single arrow from a super long distance under the city tower.

The general is the courage of the soldiers, the general is so brave, the long swords and mo knives in the hands of the soldiers seem to be sharper.

The cavalry and infantry of the Xia army who harassed them were also very fierce. There were only a few hundred people on both sides, and they didn't talk nonsense, so they went head-to-head and killed them.

Huo Cun shot another arrow, and once again shot and killed a military academy who was carrying a flag of recognition.

"Boom!" The two sides collided directly.

Modao, epee, long spear, and big axe, these are the bloody fights that Tang Wufu likes most. It depends on who can't hold it, and who can't bear the casualties.

The hot blood was splashed on the sand of the river beach, and soon seeped into the ground.

The severed limbs and stumps were cut off and mixed with the flying heads.

No one retreats, no one is afraid of death, there are only men fighting with their lives as the bet.

"The summer thieves must die!" Huo Cun took the lead and killed two Xia soldiers one after another, blood drenched his whole body, just like that evil spirit.

The soldiers of the Baosheng Army once suffered a great loss under Zhe Siyu's men, and now they all rushed forward for revenge, regardless of the casualties, completely trading their lives for their lives.

The numbers on both sides decreased sharply, and in the end, the Xia army's infantry finally dispersed.

Hundreds of cavalry from the Xia Army who were sweeping in the distance got on their horses, began to accelerate slowly, and charged forward.

"Dang Dang Dang!" There was a sound of strikes near the ferry, and the soldiers of Baosheng who were about to be chased stopped abruptly, and began to organize their slightly scattered formations to form formations against the enemy.

Xia Jun's cavalry went around in a circle at a distance, and then went back.

Huo Cun was so angry that he threw his helmet on the ground and said angrily, "Where are our cavalry?"

The Xia Bandit cavalry only made one move, which forced them to give up their pursuit.

Seeing Xia's bandits fleeing back to the main formation, You Pao Ze handed over the collected horses to them, and a group of people turned on the horses and roared away, Huo Cun became even more angry.

"Grandfather!" Huo Yanwei hurried over.

"You were the one who sent someone to strike you just now?" Huo Cun asked.

"Yes."

"Not bad." Huo Cun nodded: "If the formation is scattered during the pursuit, you may be taken advantage of by thieves. Well done. Next time you fight, you will continue to sweep the formation for your father, and the golden drum flag will be in your hands. .”

Many generals of the Bian army, such as Huo Cun, Guo Yan, Wang Zhongshi, and Zhang Guiba, like the three brothers, who like to lead troops to the front line to fight, and use their bravery to drive the soldiers to kill the enemy, so they are invincible in field battles.

Of course, if you often walk by the river, how can you not get your shoes wet.In history, Guo Yan and Huo Cun both chased and killed the enemy after they defeated the enemy, and unfortunately died in battle.Wang Zhongshi attacked the Yunbing Camp, suffered eight or nine wounds on his body, and lay in bed for a month.

Among them, Guo Yan was the most outrageous, Xu Bing came to fight with [-] soldiers, he only had [-] soldiers.

"Grandpa, each army will cross the river one by one. After they are assembled, where will they go? Heqing? Jiyuan?" Huo Yanwei asked.

"I don't know." Huo Cun said helplessly: "Pang Shigu is the commander of the capital, Zhang Shensi is the envoy of formation, Zhang Cunjing is the envoy of Youyi, Zhang Quanyi is the envoy of grain, I don't even have a fart. I don't know if these people are here What to do, thieves are riding around, and they don’t want to drive them away.”

Huo Yanwei: "..."

Pang Shigu, Zhang Quanyi and others are eating fish.

In the three cities of Heyang, Emperor Xuanzong diverted water into the pond to raise yellow croakers (?).The fish in Heyang is naturally very delicious. As the landlord, Zhang Quanyi is entertaining Pang Shigu and his party.

"The primary goal of this expedition is Heqing. Take this place and block the Xia thief's way out of the east." Pang Shigu chomped on the fish sticks, with a very arrogant expression on his face.

He has been fighting for so many years, and he has fought many battles with tens of thousands of people. He was only defeated by Sun Ru, and the rest were all victorious.Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, Shi Pu, Shi Yan and other generals in Hedong are not his opponents at all. Recently, they have conquered Xu Zhen, and their limelight has faintly overshadowed Zhu Zhen, the number one general of the Bian army. Take heavy responsibility.

"Pang Du is about to go out, and the thief Xia will naturally come to capture him." Zhang Quanyi smiled and said, "However, the direction of Huaizhou is also very important. I heard that Li Hanzhi accepted bribes from the Shao thief and wanted to send his troops south..."

"The commander-in-chief didn't order me to attack Zezhou." Pang Shigu remained unmoved, and said, "Zhang Shensi is in Jiyuan, and Lingdi is in Huaizhou. Can't they stop Li Hanzhi and Qi Bizhang?"

It is already known that Qi Bizhang led the Flying Dragon Army of the Xia Bandit out of Taihang Xing, repeatedly attacking Huai and Meng.But Pang Shigu didn't intend to devote his energy to this aspect, because Dongping County King was concerned about the direction of Heqing.

Before the expedition, Pang Shigu got Zhu Quanzhong to give him an opportunity to attack Heqing by land and water.When he was young, he followed Zhu Quanzhong to fight with Zhu Zhen and others. Zhu Quanzhong also trusted and took care of him very much, so he was determined, and he regarded him as his father and brother, and obeyed him.

Zhu Quanzhong said that "it seems possible to attack by land and water", so he will attack Heqing by land and water, and make it the focus of his strategy.The battlefield in Huaizhou was under the command of the platoon envoy Zhang Shensi. He led tens of thousands of government troops to station in Jiyuan, and there were also large troops in Huaizhou and Zhiguan. It's all right.

"General Pang Du is the commander of the capital, so he naturally has a strategy in mind, so he made a slip of the tongue." Zhang Quanyi forced a smile and raised his glass to make amends.

Pang Shigu gulped it down, and said: "You don't have to worry about Xia's bandit cavalry. Zhang Cunjing is the emissary of You Yi. I have ordered him to lead the three armies of Tabai, Zhusheng, and cavalry to drive out the bandits from Heqing to Heyang. Riding. After a month or so, the Qin and Qing rivers will rise again, and ships can go straight to Hanoi, so there is no need to worry about transporting troops and food. On the Huaizhou line, you only need to defend the city. When I defeat the army of Heqingxia bandits, I will raise my troops Go north and take care of both Qi Bizhang and Li Han."

These words are full of courage and full of confidence in the battle.Pang Shigu faintly looked down on Hu Zhen and the others, he had a lot of soldiers, but he just kept defending.Rely on the guard, can you get rid of the Xia thief?Heluo has been suffering for three years, is Xia thief gone?
"The Baosheng Army has ten thousand people, the Xiongwei Army has ten thousand people, the Changzhi Army has 5000 people, the Flying Dragon Army has 8000 people, and the cavalry army has nearly [-] people. With these [-] troops, the Poxia bandits will surely die." Pang Shigu said again.

He didn't mention the [-] sharp troops on the left and right. These were siege troops, not field elites.

In addition, there are more than [-] temporary expropriation of Tutuan villagers.Xuzhou is Xinde, the prefectures and counties are dilapidated, the farmland is barren, and the people have no food and clothing.But Xu people have a strong martial style, and there is a lot of training during the slack season, so they can simply be recruited to serve as soldiers, and they will be raised first, and they don't need to be rewarded much. It is enough to give their family rations.After the battle was over, Xu Zhen had almost finished cooking, and then let them go home to farm.

Pang Shigu looked down on these people in field battles, but they could still be useful in attacking the city, defending the city, and transporting supplies.

The whole army has a total of 11 soldiers on foot and cavalry, and with the assistance of the navy on the river, it is inevitable to attack the river and clear the land.

Zhang Quanyi silently calculated.

Bianzhou has almost no soldiers, at most ten or twenty thousand.There are still 2 horses guarding against Er Zhu. Field battles are no problem, but they can only be defended with the cooperation of state and county soldiers.

The front line of Xuzhou is probably occupied by only 2 people. If Yang Xingmi goes north, the situation will be worrying.

In this battle, there was actually no way out, and it was completely brought by a master who conquered the country.Those Tutuan Xiangyong and foreign townsmen died as soon as they died, but once the yamen army with [-] paces was lost, the whole line collapsed.

The king of Dongping County is very bluffing when he sees that there are 20 troops, but can you imagine that only [-] troops need to be annihilated to cause the overall defeat?
Zhang Quanyi took a deep breath and stopped thinking about it.

Today, Zhu and Shao are the only ones who are qualified to mobilize more than [-] troops to fight. It is impossible for Li Keyong to gather such a large number of troops on one battlefield. He does not have the strength.

Zhang Quanyi's son, Zhang Jiye, was listening silently, only to feel goose bumps all over his body.

He is also a warrior, so of course he also wants to command a hundred thousand troops and reprimand Fang Qiu.This is the deepest dream of a man, and sometimes it is more exciting than wealth, a mansion, or a beautiful girl.

"Guo Yan's troops will be left to you." Pang Shigu put down his chopsticks and said, "There are still 7000 state and county soldiers in the city. I heard that Zhang Situ recruited another [-] refugees to join the army. There are six to seven thousand soldiers. Enough to guard the three cities."

"General Pang, don't worry, the three cities of Heyang will be patrolled day and night to ensure that nothing will be lost." Zhang Quanyi replied.

"That's good." Pang Shigu nodded, and said: "The army has not yet assembled, once they have crossed the river, they will march westward. The food and grass needed by the army also need to be taken care of."

"Jiye my son." Zhang Quanyi shouted.

"My lord." Zhang Jiye stood up.

"I will leave it to you to handle the storage, allocation, distribution, and transportation of grain and grass, and there must be no mistakes." Zhang Quanyi said solemnly.

"As ordered."

(End of this chapter)