Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 616 Against his mother!

Rushui Barracks was quickly closed.

The officers went down to the battalions to inquire about the situation.But the sergeants were absent-minded, and some people connected with each other in private, with strange expressions on their faces.

The only consensus reached by the officers and soldiers is to temporarily close the barracks, strictly prohibiting personnel from entering and leaving, and those who violate the order will be killed without mercy.

Everyone realized that it might be time to "do something big".As for the consequences of doing big things, no one cares!
Is it strange that Wu Fu did something irrational in a fit of anger?

In history, they abandoned their wives and sons, killed Cui Xian, and coerced Cui Hong into Yang Xingmi. Is it rational?Not rational at all.But I just can't swallow the breath in my heart, if the generals and officials dare to treat me so harshly, then don't blame me.

Cui Hong is also an old soldier, and he has keenly captured the emotions in the army.He regretted his life, he didn't intend to stop it, and he couldn't stop it.

The sergeants can arrest him and ask you if you want to fight against him.Unwilling to oppose?Killed with one knife.

Change someone, or not?No?Continue to kill.

Then one more person was dragged out. Under the threat of the butcher knife, there were always officers who were willing to lead them to rebel.

"The king of Xia said that after the vote is over, he will give you two strings of money and two bolts of silk. If you can bring the city back, you will be given five strings of money and five bolts of silk. If you can kill some high-ranking official..." Cui Xiu was found At that time, he was still talking with people.

Seeing Cui Hong's relatives, Cui Xiu smiled, and shouted to the sergeants who were drinking and eating meat together: "I will come whenever I go. Since I followed King Xia, I have been rewarded constantly and slept soundly. Compared with It was much more comfortable before.”

The pro-general twitched when he heard this. Has it reached this level?There were also a few small officers around, and they stood aside laughingly, without any intention of stopping.

Damn, if you don't want to, you can't do it!

Cui Xiu quickly entered Cui Hong's tent.

"General Cui." Cui Xiu saluted.

"Cui Donggua, why did you disturb our army? Do you really think I dare not kill you?" Cui Hong angrily scolded to his face, "Isn't it good to be your handsome thief?"

Cui Xiu was also a little annoyed at being called by his nickname face to face, and said: "I am the envoy of the Lishanguan Town to suppress soldiers and horses, but I am not a general of a bandit. Cui Hong, let me ask you, will you surrender or not?"

"Cui Donggua, don't deceive people too much. Do you think Caizhou is empty, so you can drive straight in? Tell you, Yang Shihou has already arrived, with 5000 infantry and nearly [-] cavalry. Ding Hui also divided his troops into the east, no less than [-] people. In a few days, Shi Shucong will come over with soldiers and horses, you won't be hopping around for a few days." Cui Hong became more and more annoyed, but what he said made people dumbfounded.

Cui Xiu silently recorded the information in Cui Hong's words, and said, "Cui Hong, don't talk nonsense. Are you going to surrender? Surrender, everyone is good. If you don't surrender, you go out and explain clearly to the soldiers."

"Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

"Will it drop or not?"

"drop!"

Cui Xiu was amused, and said, "I've never seen you so shameless."

Cui Hong didn't change his face, and said: "Don't speak sarcastic words. This time, you have been tricked. My family is still in Caizhou, and my brother is also in Bianzhou. I'm afraid there will be no place to die."

"So what if the family is gone? The worst is to marry again." Cui Xiu said with a smile: "Didn't Zhang Quanyi just marry a new wife?"

Cui Hong snorted coldly and stopped talking.

"General Cui, Defense Envoy Cui!" Cui Xiu sat in front of Cui Hong and said, "Since you have surrendered, why not make things bigger?"

"How to practice Dafa?" Cui Hong asked with a change of expression.

"Where is Master Yang?"

"Should have arrived in Caizhou."

"Where are the Liang people's savings?"

"There are some in Caizhou, and some in Ruzhou. There are also some sent from Xuzhou."

"Why don't you take it? If you can't take it, it will be set on fire?"

"How to seize it?" Cui Hong said: "Our department was ordered to set up camp in Rushui to prevent the Xia people from going north. If we move our defense without authorization, we may be noticed immediately."

Cui Xiu frowned, if it was just surrender, the value would be too low.Is there a shortage of thousands of soldiers in the south?No shortage.

What is lacking is food!
Cui Hong glanced at Cui Xiu happily, thinking that a handsome guy is a handsome guy, and he doesn't have enough brains at critical moments.

"Come here with your ears, I have a plan." Cui Hong said.

Cui Xiu glanced at him suspiciously, and leaned over.

Cui Hong said something in a low voice, and Cui Xiu's eyes became brighter the more he listened.

This trick is still somewhat feasible.If it is refined and perfected, the grasp will be even greater.

The plan was made, Cui Xiu didn't stay any longer, and immediately pretended to be a scout, left Cai Bing's camp, and ran south.

……

Rulong's army continued to march north.

Xinxi County, located on the north bank of the Huai River, has been captured by Zhao Kuanglin with [-] accompanying soldiers. Because of his quick action, more than [-] Dendrobium wheat were seized in the county, barely enough to fit between his teeth.

At the same time, news came from scouts that the Liang people had abandoned Baoxin County, which was already an empty city.

This attack seemed to have caught Liang Ren by surprise.

"Where is Ding Hui?" On the road leading to Zhenyang County, Niu Li reined in his horse, looked at the vast land, and asked.

"Three days ago, we repelled the Weisheng army's pursuit and returned to Ruzhou."

"Ding Hui dare not retreat too far." Niu Li thought for a while, and said decisively: "If he goes to aid Caizhou, Ruzhou will not be protected. The Weisheng Army and the Loyalty Army can drive northward to collect the counties of Ruzhou Threatening Luoyang."

This is Liang Jun's difficulty.The troops are divided everywhere, and there are insufficient troops everywhere.As for the Huaixi area, the terrain is flat, unlike Luoyang and Heyang, which are blocked by mountains and rivers, so a small amount of troops can be used to guard key points and achieve strategic goals.

In this area, you have to invest in a heavy army group, or you won't be able to defend it at all.

How many people will Ding have? 3 people.

How many people does Master Yang have?Just thousands of people.

Too little, not enough!If Zhu Quanzhong knows the opportunity, it is time to send reinforcements at this time, otherwise it will be difficult to stabilize the situation.

"The army continues to march northward, attack Zhenyang, and scare the people of Liang." Niu Li ordered.

According to the news obtained, Caizhou, where Zhang Quanyi is town, should not have many soldiers, at most 3000 people.

Master Yang has six thousand soldiers, and they are either on their way to Caizhou or have already arrived in Caizhou.

If this army is kept in the city, they will not be able to defeat them alone.

Although the goal set by the king was to find an opportunity to annihilate the Liang people's army, exhaust the enemy army, and did not have any task to capture the city, but Niu Li still wanted to try.

On February [-]th, Zhao Kuanglin had forcibly moved the people of Xinxi County into Shenzhou. The East Route Army occupied Baoxin County, which was abandoned by the Liang people, and the main force of the West Route Army, with more than [-] people, was also five miles south of Zhenyang County. Set up camp everywhere, and sent out riders to move around.

Yang Shihou hurriedly arrived in Caizhou, and Zhang Quanyi went out of the city to meet him personally.

"Zhang Shuai, do you have a strategy for the bandits approaching?" Yang Shihou asked as soon as he entered the city.

"Our army has few soldiers, so naturally we will stick to it and wait for reinforcements." Zhang Quanyi said modestly: "Everything depends on Ding Shuai and Yang Dutou."

Seeing that Zhang Quanyi was quite sensible, Yang Shihou's expression softened a little, and he asked: "In that case, let's mobilize the people to dig horse pits and ditches. If the bandit army comes, I will definitely teach him to break his head and bleed."

Zhang Quanyi immediately found several officials and asked them to mobilize the people inside and outside the city to do what Yang Shihou said.

Caizhou is located in Ruyang County, two miles northeast of Rushui.The real name is Yuzhou, but it was renamed Caizhou in the first year of Baoying to avoid the taboo of Emperor Daizong.

There are three cities in Caizhou, namely Beiguan City, Zhongcheng City and Nancheng City.

Beiguan City is facing Rushui, and there is a city wall between Zhongcheng and Nancheng.Generally speaking, a frontal attack would cost a lot of money. After all, Caizhou has a key location and convenient transportation. It is known in history as "Business and Travel Yin Fan", and it is a large city south of Bian and Song Dynasty.

Master Yang acted vigorously and dispatched several generals to lead the soldiers to supervise the work of the people.Whoever dares to be lazy will just whip him down.

The Cai people were not to be trifled with, and all glared at them, but they were greeted with a more violent whip. For a while, resentment was overflowing, and there were endless curses in private.

Yang Shihou rode a horse to patrol around outside, during which time he received several military reports, most of which were sent by Ding Hui and Shi Shucong, which made him smile gradually, and felt that his chances of winning were increasing.

It's not that he looks down on Xia thief.

It is true that Tang and Deng Sui have been beaten to nothing, and Shen and Guang have changed hands several times. It is a place where various forces see each other. The local order has been severely damaged, and they cannot afford to support too many troops.Especially large-scale cavalry, it is even more unsupportable.

And without the cavalry, what is there to fear from Xia Bandit?

After returning to the city, Zhang Quanyi was talking to someone with a solemn expression.

Yang Shihou frowned, feeling displeased, and said, "Zhang Shuai, what has happened so far?"

Zhang Quanyi was helpless, and said: "Just as I was about to inform Yang Dutou, news came from Xincai that more than [-] people from Cui Hong's tribe were defeated by bandits and were heading for the city."

Yang Shihou was not worried but happy when he heard this, and said, "Did the Xia thief ever pursue him?"

"Of course I chased after him. The whole army crossed the Ru River and pursued relentlessly." Zhang Quanyi replied.

"Haha! Good!" Yang Shihou suddenly laughed and said, "Let Cui Hong gather the defeated soldiers and retreat back. Since Bandit Xia is willing to chase, then come here. This time, let them know what it means to come and go."

Zhang Quanyi and Zhang Quanen looked at each other.

The two of them had suffered a great loss in Xia Ren's hands, more than once, they had a deep sense of fear towards Xia Ren.Yang Shihou is so confident, is there any way to win?

Yang Shihou smiled and said nothing, ignored them at all, and went to wash his beloved horse on his own.

Fu Cunshen looked down on me back then, but after I defeated Xia Bandit and became famous, would he still dare to look down on me?

(End of this chapter)