Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 563 Fishing in troubled waters
The previous Wang brothers didn't want Li Hanzhi to come to Xiuwu, but he killed him in a blink of an eye.

He even played a little trick halfway, and asked 2000 people to carry his banner to the south. The sky was filled with smoke and dust, and there was a large army of soldiers suspected.I personally led the main force, rushed to Xiuwu County quickly, took advantage of his unpreparedness, and defeated the city in one battle.

In Xiuwu County, Li Han's feet were on the beard bed, with a butcher's knife in his hand, he was eating meat happily.

At the feet lay a naked woman who had been dead for a long time.

There were people coming and going on the street, and the Zezhou soldiers carried big bags and small bags on their backs, laughing and laughing.

They immediately took control of the only two city gates, not allowing anyone to leave the city, and then it was a complete carnival.

But there are too few people in Heyang, and there are even fewer in Xiuwu County. Ze soldiers are not enjoying themselves, and it is estimated that they will burn, kill and loot in another place soon.

In addition to killing and looting, Li Hanzhi also liked Latin enlistment.

His troops implemented a very cruel elimination system, with the old backbone as the core, driving a large number of newcomers to rush to kill.Once the rookie is defeated, the old man will not be relentless in killing him, and he will not be overwhelmed, because he has already had psychological expectations and is ready.

Newcomers who perform well or have survived several battles, if their martial arts are still qualified, will be recruited into the old army, and there will be no shortage of women, money and food.

Generally speaking, this kind of troops actually do not have the courage to fight hard and dare to fight, and dare not fight tough battles.But Li Hanzhi has a unique way of controlling soldiers, with clear rewards and punishments, and the core old subordinates also have the bravery of a desperado, so they often serve as Li Keyong's vanguard, or he loses a lot of people every time, but after a while It can be recovered again, and it has not suffered a devastating blow so far.

It has to be said that this army of beast soldiers with extremely poor discipline is a wonderful flower.

Zhang Yuande hurried in.

Li Hanzhi pushed a naked woman into his arms. Zhang Yuande took it and touched it twice. .”

"How many people?" Li Hanzhi asked after wiping his hands with a cloth.

"It seems that there are more than 3000, at least [-] are Bian Song elite soldiers." Zhang Yuande replied.

The so-called "Bian Song Elite Soldiers" are actually the yamen troops sent from the south of the Yellow River, not necessarily the soldiers of Bian and Song states, but just a collective term.

"What are these people doing out of the city? Looking for death?" Li Hanzhi asked suspiciously.

A warrior in a troubled world, if he only knows how to be reckless, he will not live long at all.

It may not be appropriate to describe a scum like Li Hanzhi as "courageous and resourceful", but he has been able to hang around until now and has not died, so his level is still there.Li Keyong loves and hates him. What he loves is that he is brave and his troops are especially good at fighting. What he hates is that his military discipline is so poor that he can't stand it, and he is too independent and his loyalty is limited.

Gai Yu, Li Ke's number one male counselor, often fought for Li Hanzhi's treatment, just because he was afraid that he would run away and join outsiders.

But this kind of "talent" costs a lot to use.

"The last general inquired about it, and Xia Jun appeared on the bank of Qinshui, more than [-] miles south of Hanoi County, and a group of grain transport ships from the Bian Army passed by. Maybe they were afraid of accidents, so they sent infantry to meet them. This After the batch of people came out, the strength of the city is estimated to be low, and it may be possible to attack." Zhang Yuande expressed his conjecture.

Li Hanzhi was noncommittal, and asked instead, "How many soldiers are there in Huaizhou City?"

Zhang Yuande couldn't answer.

Who will tell you such military secrets?You can still observe when marching in the field, but how do you know that people are hiding in the city?

"Isn't Xiuwu County the hometown of Bian General Wang Ban? Can you find his family? Contact Wang Ban and say that if he doesn't cooperate with us, he will dig up his family's grave and dig out his father's body and behead him." Li Hanzhi said it as a matter of course.

Zhang Yuande was a little hesitant, not because he didn't want to cut off the skull, but because Wang Ban's family might have already been enlisted in the army by Latin. As for the women, everyone knows that they might have been played to death.

Yes, Li Hanzhi's army is such a freak, a bit like Qin Zongquan's Cai thief back then.Most Cai thieves are actually victims. Their homes were destroyed, their wives were separated, and then they were conscripted into the army, and then went to harm other families, but they were ruthless. This mentality is difficult for ordinary people to understand.

Seeing Zhang Yuande's face, Li Hanzhi understood a little bit. He snorted coldly and said, "If you don't understand the enemy's situation, you will act rashly. You will die. I have used soldiers for decades, and I have experienced many battles I don't know how many battles there are, and I can live to this day because I never act blindly. Who is leading the Bian army when it leaves the city?"

"Zhang Quanen." Zhang Yuande replied.

Li Hanzhi's breathing became heavy.

Zhang Yuande looked at him, waiting for his reply.

"Where did Zhang Shensi go?" Li Hanzhi asked again.

"Go to Zhiguan."

"Why?"

"Hearing that General Xia Fu Cunshen is filling up the trenches, clearing the roads, and possibly going to attack Zhiguan, Zhang Shensi went to sit in charge in person."

"Fu Cunjian?" Li Hanzhi raised his voice.

"Yes."

"Hmph! This bitch, now climbing up Shao Shude, is shaking."

Zhang Yuande didn't dare to interrupt.He knew that Li Hanzhi's mood was a little unstable at the moment, so it's better not to get into trouble.

Fu Cunshen, Wang Jianji, Li Duo, and He Yu were originally Li Hanzhi's generals, but now they all went to Shao Shude's side.

There is also Yang Shihou, who is a general in the Xuanwu Army and is gradually taking the lead.

Their small force has produced talents, but it is a pity that they have all changed their families, which makes people very helpless.

"Don't fight Huaizhou, go grab food." Li Hanzhi slammed down the table and said: "Heyang is poorer than Zezhou, which is not very interesting. There is not much food and grass in the army. Go to Qinshui and grab food." Let’s talk about the food and grass of the Bian army.”

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Qi Bizhang turned in again.

He has less than 3000 people, and since he knew that the Bian Army brigade was coming, if he didn't run away at this time, would he wait to die?

They traveled day and night, and first ran back to Baishuijiao to replenish food and grass and inquire about news.

Two days later, the army was dispatched again, but it was stationed in Taihang Xing and did not advance.

The Taihang Xing exit is only [-] miles away from Huaizhou City, and it will not take long to reach the city by riding a horse.

At noon, in the deep valley, Wang Dagon came again.

"Zhang Quanen took away [-] Bian Song Yamen, and [-] Tutuan peasants?" Qi Bizhang rubbed his chin, secretly digesting the news brought by Wang Dagon.

It is true that Zhang Quanyi's family is basically military generals, but based on Zhang Quanyi's level of performance in recent years, no one still considers him a military man.Qi Bizhang didn't know what Zhang Quanen's level was, but he subconsciously felt that he wouldn't be too good.

"General Qibi, it's absolutely true. There are still one thousand Bian Song soldiers and one thousand Huaizhou soldiers in the city. The guard is called Fan Jushi." Wang Gun said.

The Wang brothers didn't like Zhang Quanen very much.Gein Huaizhou governor's position was originally valued by them and they thought it was a sure thing, but who would have thought that Jiedushi would be replaced.The benefactor Zhao Keyu was dismissed and was captured by Xia Jun on the way. Zhang Quanyi was also the governor of Mengzhou, and the governor of Huaizhou was given to his younger brother Zhang Quanen. Wang Ban was very disappointed.

Zhao Keyu stepped forward to win him over a little bit, and then promised him the position of governor, so he was willing to be an internal response.

But Qi Bizhang could tell that the Wang brothers were still swinging from side to side.

Pang Shigu's [-] troops attacked Heqing fiercely, who would not be afraid to see it?
If he defeats the Xia army, regains Heqing County, and wins a big victory, wouldn't you be looking for death if you make trouble at this time?
But the ambition is also real.Seeing small gains and forgetting life, doing great things but cherishing one's life, vacillating at both ends of the head, you are talking about people like Wang Ban.

"Who is Fan Jushi? Do you know soldiers?" Qi Bizhang asked.

"Fan Jushi is from Yicheng, Jiangzhou. He has been with Zhu Quanzhong for some years, and he is considered a good soldier." Wang Gun said.

"You bastard, do you know if other people will use soldiers?" Qi Bizhang sneered.

The veins on Wang Dagon's forehead were exposed, but he didn't say anything after all.It was you who asked me if he knew about soldiers, and you didn’t believe me when I told you, so the co-author was here to find fault, right?
Of course, Wang Dun really doesn't know whether Fan Jushi is strong or not, and he just got a glimpse of it from other people's evaluations.

To be fair, this person still has some skills, and he has rich experience in war. He has fought against Huang Chao, Qin Zongquan, Zhu Xuan, and Zhu Jin, and he has made many meritorious service.

Fan Jushi was also one of the generals that Zhu Quanzhong killed in his later years. The reason was "playing bandits", which is ridiculous. In fact, he just wanted to kill you, and he was just charged with any crime.

The soldiers besieged Taiyuan twice, and the powerful general Shi Shucong was killed on the charge of "looting with troops".

The adopted son Zhu Yougong fought for his adoptive father and made countless contributions. He once led an army of ten thousand people to the south to rescue Du Hong, defeated Yang Xingmi, captured his general Qu Zhang, and killed tens of thousands of Huai soldiers. Grab".

Huang Wenjing once defeated Zhou Dewei and Li Sizhao from Ge Congzhou. More than 5000 cavalry of the Jin army were defeated and were chased and killed by the cavalry of the Bian army.Later, he attacked Xingzhou, captured more than a hundred generals and schools of the Jin army, and seized thousands of horses. He also went deep into Huainan with Yang Shihou, defeated Yang Xingmi, and killed more than [-] Huai soldiers. Horse", found that the horse he raised was too thin, so "the horse was thin and killed".

Wang Zhongshi, a swordsman and lance, is a brave general like Saburo, when he attacked Yan and Yun, there were more than a hundred battles in five or six years, and his body suffered countless injuries.When he was recuperating in bed, Wen Yun's soldiers came, and he got up and led the troops to fight. He suffered nine wounds and fought hard to win Puzhou.Later, he guarded Guanzhong and was killed for "paying tribute from time to time".

Needless to say, the number one general, Zhu Zhen, was killed early.Hu Zhen, the old man of Yuan Cong, was unknown and kept a low schedule. Ge Congzhou retired from military power and retired.

The consequences of cutting feudal clans and killing generals were serious. Ding Hui and Liu Zhijun rebelled, and generals such as Kang Huaiying fought passively.Zhu Quanzhong had to use the descendants and new recruits. As a result, Huainan descendant Wang Jingren buried the elite of the Bian army in the Battle of Baixiang. Otherwise, Li Cunxu would probably not be able to destroy the back beam.

Of course, Li Cunxu also learned from Zhu Quanzhong to cut down the vassal later, which led to the change of Xingjiaomen.

I have to say that this may be the tragedy of the times, everyone is a thief, and everyone is a careerist.

"Brother Ling may control Huaibing?" After laughing for a while, Qi Bizhang stopped when he saw that Wang Gun's face was not very good, and asked another matter: "I want to attack Huaizhou, if Huaibing can If it is an internal response, it will be of great help.”

"May I ask how many troops General Qi Bi has?" Wang Dagon asked after thinking about it.

"Ten thousand."

Wang Dagon didn't believe it: "Really?"

"Eight thousand are still there." Qi Bizhang's face fell, and he said, "Can I still lie to you? With these eight thousand elite soldiers, you only need to open the city gate at night and let me in, and that will be a great achievement."

Wang Gun was taken aback.Qi Bizhang is quite courageous, isn't he afraid that I will feign surrender?
"Why? Don't you dare?" Qi Bizhang sat back, played with the dagger in his hand, and said sarcastically: "You have the guts to conspire with me in private, but you don't have the guts to do another big thing? Don't worry, King Lingwu keeps his word. As long as you let your brother open the door, regardless of whether the matter is successful or not, the governor of Huaizhou will be king if you get Heyang in the future. Your elder brother’s benefactor, Zhao Keyu, is serving as a counselor next to King Lingwu, so it’s at peace. King Lingwu doesn’t discriminate As for the descendants, as long as they are talented, they can get an official."

Wang Dagon still hesitated, and his attitude was actually Wang Ban's attitude.After all, Pang Shigu's [-] troops are in Heqing, who is not afraid?
"You guys, you are so unhappy!" Qi Bizhang threw the dagger at the case, which shocked Wang Dun.

The guards outside the door also raised their heads to look in, and their hands were already on the handle of the knife at their waists.

Wang Dagon's forehead was sweating, and he didn't know what to do.

"Hmph, stupid as a pig!" Qi Bizhang sneered again, and said, "You've already been linked to this level, and you still want to stay out of it? Believe it or not, I'll let Zhu Quanzhong know that your brother has a different heart. With Zhu San's disposition , what do you think he will do?"

Wang Gun was really scared this time, and after a while, he finally said dejectedly, "I have to go back and discuss this matter with my brother."

"Then hurry up, I can't wait." Qi Bizhang shouted angrily.

(End of this chapter)