Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 562

"General Yang, behead the thief general Ankang Ba first, and you have made great achievements. Last month, you stood firm in the camp, went out to fight eleven times, and beheaded more than two thousand ranks. You have made great achievements." In Baiyacang City, Shao Shu pulled Yang Liang to sit down and said: "This battle is not over yet, and it's not time to claim merit. But first, I will reward you with some property."

"The army has its own rules, how dare the last general receive the reward first." Yang Liang declined.

"It's okay." Shao Shude looked at the new scar on Yang Liang's face, and sighed: "This scar adds to the heroic spirit. Anyone who fights for my Shao family will be rich. Come!"

"Master." Zheng Yong walked in.

"Jiangzhou will give five hundred mints for the new money minted in Jiangzhou, and a thousand pieces for the newly arrived fangs in Banan, as well as one beautiful lady." Shao Shude ordered.

"As ordered."

Shao Shude is a Jiedu envoy with a monthly salary of three hundred min.Yang Liang is the general of the Yamen, with a monthly salary of one hundred yuan.Five hundred coins, equivalent to five months' salary.The rags are delicate, and the price is slightly more expensive than the Tongzhou silk and Puzhou silk that are rewarded by the army today. You always need seven or eight hundred renminbi for a horse, and a thousand fangs are worth at least [-] renminbi. This reward is not bad. .

As for Miki.After the slaves sent by Zhe Zongben were dismissed, ordinary people naturally became civilians, but the family members of criminal officials were not included, including Feng Xingxi's niece.

"The final general swears his allegiance to the commander-in-chief." Seeing that Shao Shude was coming, Yang Liang did not refuse, and immediately expressed his loyalty loudly.

"Okay." Shao Shude motioned him to sit down, and said with a smile: "The officers and soldiers also have rewards. They will give one piece of money and two pieces of rags, and the military academy will come according to the rules."

"Thank you, handsome."

"If you receive the reward, you will have to sacrifice your life. Do you have the courage to go deep into Huaizhou?" Shao Shude asked with a smile.

"The commander-in-chief just gives orders, if the last general frowns, please cut off my head." Yang Liang said loudly.

"I didn't ask you to wait to attack from Heqing." Shao Shude was very satisfied with Yang Liang's attitude, and explained: "Pack up your luggage and equipment immediately, return to Jinjiang, take Wuling Road, and leave Taihangxing. I will appoint Qi Bizhang as my concubine Meng Youyi is going to attack the emissary, and your department will be under his command. The food and grass, military resources, and masters needed by the army will be prepared by the four prefectures in Hezhong."

There are more than a thousand cavalry soldiers of the Wuwei Army under Yang Liang's command, and more than [-] cavalry infantry soldiers of the Flying Dragon Army.

It must be a heavy burden to transport grain, grass and equipment across Wuling Road.Shao Shude also had too many lice and it didn't itch, and the people in the river scolded him once, and scolded him twice, so he could only "suffer the people first."

"The last will obey!"

After Yang Liang retreated, Shao Shude walked to the map and watched it quietly.

This time, Qi Bizhang has 8000 troops under his command, and most of them are more useful mounted infantry.

Shao Shude now likes this unit more and more, and feels that it has greater strategic significance than cavalry.

When encountering cavalry in the wild, dismount and fight on foot, wear heavy armor, hold a spear and crossbow, the cavalry cannot beat you.If one person brings two horses, or in order to reduce costs, one horse and one mule, the cavalry will not be able to catch up with you.

There is also the ability to attack fortifications that the cavalry lacks, which is simply the perfect unit.The only thing missing is cavalry impact, but that's not required.

The key is that this thing can be done quickly, it doesn't need a lot of riding skills, as long as you can ride a horse.

In the future, depending on the financial situation, the Flying Dragon Army can be expanded to more than [-] people, and the grasslands and Han areas can play a great role.

"Commander, Li Hanzhi has broken through Huojia County, plundered for two days, and is marching towards Wuzhi and Wude." Seeing that Shao Shude had been looking at the map, Chen Cheng coughed and said in a low voice.

"This beast!" Shao Shude scolded.

He already regards Heyang as his own territory now, Li Hanzhi's plunder was successful, and the few people who were not many had to flee again, and the loss was his own manpower.

"Contact Li Hanzhi, promise him wealth, and let him go to Bianjun territory to cause harm." After thinking for a while, Shao Shude decided to continue making a deal with the devil: "Cross the river to Zhengzhou, Zhu Quanzhong's Bianzhou has at most [-] yamen troops , see if he has the guts."

"I'm afraid Li Hanzhi is not that obedient." Chen Cheng reminded.

"He is clamoring to kill Zhang Quanyi, but in fact he is not trying to take advantage of it." Shao Shude sneered, "Wei Bo has already retreated, he has no courage to go to Weizhou, and he can't get any money in Heyang, so don't go." What else can Zhu Quanzhong do? Retreat? His soldiers are so easy to talk about?"

Although Li Han's troops are mighty in battle, everything has advantages and disadvantages, and rebellious soldiers are not so easy to talk to.What to do if there is no harvest after being dispatched?Unless they are given a solid defeat, they may wake up.

"We can only try, chatting is better than nothing." Chen Cheng pondered, "We still have to base ourselves on ourselves."

"It's natural. Now it's up to Qi Bizhang to make the noise a little louder, so that Bianjun can ignore his head. Before he beheaded Zhang Jifeng, Zhang Quan'en, governor of Huaizhou, probably wanted to take revenge. Maybe there is a chance." Shao Shude said .

……

Qi Bizhang often went to Wu Zepi recently.The three counties of Xiuwu, Wuzhi, and Wude have almost become their happy land.

When they killed Zhang Jifeng, they killed more than [-] Huai soldiers.Since these days, they have been moving around in the wild again, capturing and beheading nearly a thousand people.

The results of the battles are all piecemeal, and there are actually not many prisoners and beheads each time, sometimes there may be dozens of people, but the number of dispatches is large, and the results will be very impressive after a long time.

Of course, our own side also paid a price, mainly the loss of horses.In fact, they had already applied for a supplement of horses once, and the military envoy Yamen sent him [-] war horses, plus [-] mules collected in Jinzhou and Jiangzhou.

The speed of mules is a bit slow, but they have a strong carrying capacity, and they can also be ridden for transportation.The biggest advantage is actually eating less, which is very critical for the Feilong army who needs to transport food across mountains and mountains.

But Qi Bizhang yelled at them, because it was tantamount to reducing them to the same treatment as their counterparts in the Bian army.

The cavalry infantry of the Bian army also had the bugle number of "Flying Dragon" and had an army of [-]. Xia Jun generally jokingly called them the "Mule Army".

The people in the military envoy's yamen spoke harshly. They didn't need good horses to ride infantry, and they could ride any donkeys. They were so angry that they almost killed people on the spot.

The long-term mobile combat with one man and two horses has made the northeastern part of Huaizhou a restricted area for Bian army activities.

Zhang Shensi in Huaizhou City only had a thousand cavalry, and there was no trace of them.Besides, this amount of people is not enough, and he himself is reluctant to consume it.

The cavalry unit with a full establishment of 2000 has been reduced to more than [-] cavalry after repeated fighting in Mengzhou. If the fight continues, how many people will be left?

Although many horse farms have been built in Henan, and there are many Cai people who are good at riding and shooting, but it may not have anything to do with Zhang Shensi.To replenish the new recruits, shouldn't we first keep up with troops such as the pro-cavalry army, the Zhuosheng army, the Desheng army, and the Tabaidu army?
Therefore, the result was obvious, Zhang Shensi was unwilling to dispatch cavalry at will, which basically meant that they gave up the field.The slightly weak response of the Bian army also caused subtle changes in the situation in the counties and countryside.

"Military envoy, Wang Gun is here." In a village in the north of Wude County, Xue Li hurried in and reported.

Old Xue survived the catastrophe, and unexpectedly brought three hundred Jinzhou athletes into the Flying Dragon Army and was ranked as Marquis of Duyu.This is the benefit of newly formed troops on the spot, and ordinary people don't have this kind of luck.

Wang Gun is Wang Ban's younger brother, and Wang Ban is a general of Huaizhou State Army. He was born and raised in Heyang and has a lot of potential power.

"Let that fellow come in." Qi Bizhang said from behind the case.

"See General Qibi." Wang Gun bowed immediately after entering the room.

Qi Bizhang became famous in Huaizhou area, and many past events were dug out.Wang Gun knew that he had conquered Li Keyong twice, and he was also a vicious man, so he took the initiative to kill his nephew Ba Yegu, how dare he offend him?

"Why did Wang Ban ask you to come?" Qi Bizhang asked.

"My brother asked General Qi Bi to come forward and persuade Li Hanzhi not to go to Xiuwu County." Wang Dagon replied.

Qi Bizhang laughed loudly when he heard the words, and said, "What kind of person is Li Hanzhi? Where can I stop him from going?"

As soon as Wang Dagon heard it, he stopped talking.

"If you don't tell the truth, there must be something else to do. Tell me, I'll listen." Qi Bizhang sneered and said.

"Can you count on what General Qibi said?" Wang Dagon asked instead of answering.

"It's not me answering you, it's the King of Lingwu County who should answer you." Qi Bizhang corrected, "The King of Lingwu County never regrets what he says, so you can rest assured."

"That's right." Wang Gun smiled and said, "Dai Siyuan left Heqing, and it's not clear where he is going. On the other hand, the halls have also gone north."

"All halls?!" Qi Bizhang became interested.

He had heard the name of this unit, and Chen Cheng focused on it during the pre-war explanation.

In short, this is a "tall, rich and handsome" army - "Liang Taizu Town Xuanwu, selected rich men and warriors, and put them under the name 'Tingzidu'".

The halls are small in size, with less than 2000 people, they are divided into cavalry and infantry. They are the ones who usually guard Zhu Quanzhong's mansion, and they often fight in battle. They once beat Jin soldiers to their knees.

The selection of personnel for this army is very strict. First of all, the family must have certain property, at least from a small rich family; second, they must be tall and powerful; Knife skills, etc., do not require "skilledness", but "proficiency".

Having money at home is actually the foundation.

If you have money and eat well, your body development will naturally not be bad.

Only when you have money can you practice martial arts. This requires martial arts masters to train rigorously for ten years, and your own nutrition must be fully guaranteed. Poor culture and rich martial arts are not empty words.

Boying in the Bian Song Dynasty benefited from the canal, with prosperous commerce and a developed economy. Of course, there were many wealthy households in the area, and there were also many landlords who had no money but had a lot of land at home.

These people have practiced martial arts hard since they were young, and they have a lot of horses at home, and they can even change rides for fun, without repeating the same.I may also be proficient in some literature and ink, and have read books for several years.

People like Iron Spear Wang Yanzhang usually have a family background of small landlords, who can afford him to ride horses and archery and practice martial arts.This kind of person is very common in Henan and Hebei, and is somewhat similar to the Fubing in the early years of the Kingdom.Hundreds of acres of land, raising three or five horses, for one or two children to learn riding and shooting, practice spear and so on.

But the family background of the sergeant in Tingzidu is better than that of Wang Yanzhang, and he is indeed "tall, rich and handsome".

The weapons used by the Tingzidu infantry are Mo Dao and Liannu: "Xuanwu Tingdu is especially brave. Its crossbow is one big machine, and twelve small machines are all fired. With Lianzhu big arrows, it is no far behind. The people of Jin Very afraid of this."

The horse army is heavy cavalry, and once defeated the elite cavalry of Yan and Yun inherited from the cavalry of the Pinglu Army: "The son and horse of the hall led by Hou Guihou went straight to him, and they came and went twenty times, and the general of the bandit was defeated."

This is an old event in the first year of Dashun, and now Zhang Guihou is still in charge of the hall.

"Zhu Quanzhong's relatives are also here, are they here to deal with Li Hanzhi?" Qi Bizhang asked suddenly.

"My brother also said the same thing. Dai Siyuan and Zhang Guihou led an army of [-] flying dragons, plus [-] halls. They are all elite. Most likely they want to give Li Hanzhi a good look. On the other hand, Huaizhou state soldiers may also be dispatched." Wang Gun said .

"Li Hanzhi's movements are too slow, he knows how to loot all day long." Qi Bizhang scolded: "If he is surrounded by people, he will die without a place to die."

Xue Li coughed.

If Qi Bizhang realized something, he said: "Wang Langjun, go down and rest first, and leave after eating, I have something to do. Don't worry, there is no problem with what the King of Lingwu County promised."

Wang Gunnuo retreated.

"Speak directly if you have something to say." Qi Bizhang sat up straight and said.

Xue Li subconsciously glanced at the outside of the house, saw that the soldiers were guarding tightly, and there were no other people around, so he whispered: "Military envoy, it's better to let Li Hanzhi act as a scapegoat. Let's stand still and see if there is any advantage." Available."

"I think so too." Qi Bizhang slapped his thigh and said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)