Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 628

Under the Shengtang Mountain, there were screams one after another.

Zhu Jing opened his bow left and right, shot two arrows in a row, then turned around and jumped into the dense forest without looking at the result.

So exciting!

He didn't have the guts to fight Liang people head-on. Although the gang of heroes under him all claimed to have "stunt skills", they were used to being loose. Looks like it can be done.

Zhu Jing has self-knowledge. In a battle of hundreds of people, relying on the terrain, he has the confidence to win the opponent completely.

When the number of people rose to 500, he had no confidence, and he would probably lose.

If it's a battle with thousands of people, don't even think about it, you will definitely lose.

Of course, there is another situation, that is, there are 2000 people on both sides, but they do not fight head-on. They take advantage of the complicated geographical conditions of Shouzhou to release cold arrows, small groups of night attacks, poison traps, etc., to weaken the enemy's morale to the extreme. , Let them fear, have to withdraw their troops, and then pursue them while retreating, only then can they win a big victory.

In history, Yang Xingmi took advantage of Zhu Quanzhong's attack on the second Zhu and had no time to separate himself. He took the opportunity to go north and captured Quanzhong's vassals Shou and Hao. Troops guard.

Kou Yanqing led 2000 people to the south, and was attacked by Zhu Jing in areas with complex terrain such as Qiuxu, Linze, etc., making him want to die.People are dying every day, but they just can't catch the "guerrillas" hiding in the forests, swamps, and mountain ridges. In the end, their morale is depressed and they lead the troops back.During the retreat, he was chased by Zhu Jing's troops and lost many people.

On the land of Shouzhou, these people are really the best.

After Zhu Jing returned to Shouzhou with the silk rewarded by Shao Shude, he immediately recruited troops and recruited a group of people.Well, the level is slightly lower, not as good as the core old brothers, but it is not without foundation.It is no problem for them to serve as auxiliary soldiers and provide some logistical support.

Sneak attacks start almost anywhere, starting from the moment of discovery.

Shi Shucong sent 3000 men here, all of whom were good at fighting, abandoned the main road, made a detour from the south, crossed the mountain trails, and sneaked into the Xia army's rear.

But now it appears that the campaign has failed.In the past three days, they have only traveled more than 300 miles, leaving more than [-] lives and [-] people injured.Although the main force has not been injured, morale is somewhat low.If you ignore it and continue to move forward, will there be hundreds of casualties?If they stopped and wiped out those thieves who were hiding, the raid would basically be a failure, because their mission was not to play hide-and-seek with these thieves.

What a dilemma!

After returning to the hidden stronghold, Zhu Jing originally wanted to sit down on the ground and take a good rest, but he thought that he was the governor now, so he couldn't be so invisible, so he stood there with airs regardless of his physical fatigue, and asked: "Count the number of people."

Everyone counted separately and found that a few were missing, so they sent people out to look for them.

"Agui, are there any results today?" Zhu Jing asked, "I should have killed two thieves."

"Kill one," Agui said.

"Where is Vajra Slave?" Zhu Jing asked again.

"It hasn't opened yet today." King Kongnu replied, "Yesterday, you killed two people who went out to collect woodcutters. Da Lang, you know."

Zhu Jing coughed and said, "Call me Mr. Zhu."

King Kong slave salivated and said: "Master Zhu, you have become the governor, brothers, don't you..."

"I will never forget my old brother." Zhu Jing said: "But let's follow the rules. Whoever fights well and kills the most people can choose the official position first. From this point of view, the jackal slave is very good. He Nine thieves have been killed, and the Liang thieves have been sent out to fetch water by him."

"The jackal slave is bragging." Someone objected: "He said he killed nine, where are the heads? I think a few of them were injured but not dead."

Hearing this, the jackal slave was furious, and reprimanded: "How can you get a head with such a sneak attack method? But, speaking of heads, hehe, I do have two, both of which are elite scouts from the Liang people. Do you have any?" ?”

Others don't speak, obviously he can't get the head.In addition, it is also an iron fact that the jackal slave killed the scout of the Liang people - the scout is good at fighting and has outstanding skills, so it is not so easy to deal with.

The jackal slave looked at everyone proudly.

"The jackal slave can be the Sima of the state." Zhu Jing made a final decision, and said, "The people of Liang probably don't want to go any further, so keep an eye on me. If they make another detour, report them as soon as possible."

"Understood, Dalang."

"Da Lang, you know, who among us is afraid of death? We've done it with Liang Bandit to the end."

"Da Lang, if I kill more people than jackal slaves, can you give me Zhou Sima?"

"I just want to be a county magistrate, go back to the village and marry Hua Niang, and tell her grandparents to look down on me."

"Dalang, we all listen to you."

Zhu Jing's face darkened, he was still a mob!From now on, he will become the governor, and I am afraid that he will have to rectify it, otherwise how will he survive surrounded by wolves?
Yes, just survive.Annexation by Zhu Quanzhong is death, annexation by Yang Xingmi is death, annexation by Shao Shude is death.

A warrior who doesn't want to be an emperor is not a good warrior. Unless there is no other way, who wants to be controlled by others?
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"Uncle Shi doesn't talk about martial arts!" Shao Shude commented on his opponent on the west bank of Pishui.

They sent people across the river to conduct reconnaissance, and the information that came back was that the Liang army was moving slowly, the roads were muddy after the beginning of spring, and all the troops had not yet gathered.Or maybe it was Shi Shucong having a banquet in Shouzhou, playing pranksters and other lace news with the guests.

what is this?False sense of security!

Actually?In fact, there were already two elite detours to attack, one went to the north bank of the Huai River, and the other detoured to the southern mountains.

and then?He even appeared in the Yingshui camp in person, looking around for the depth of the Pishui, as if he wanted to cross the Pishui to further attract your attention.

This man fights the war, and it fits perfectly, which is very in line with Shao Dashuai's values ​​of using soldiers, but it also makes him very annoyed-too despicable, just like me... so what.

"Order the Tianxiong Army to bring up 5000 men."

"Decree to Chen Su in Gwangju that there is nothing to defend in those valleys, and send 3000 people eastward."

"Order Zang Dubao to take away the 3000 people outside Anzhou City and go north to Shenzhou."

"Send the order to Zan, speed up the march."

A series of orders were quickly written by Lu Siye, Du Guangyi printed them, and then sent them out.

Tianxiong's 5000-strong army originally stationed 3000 in Anzhou, and [-] went north to Caizhou and returned to Shenzhou.Now that [-] people are transferred to the east, Zang Dubao's [-] people must go north to make up for the position, and this also means giving up the surveillance of Anzhou.

This does not mean that Wu Yu is trusted by Marshal Shao, it can only be said that he is one step closer to death, because Shao Shude has given up his efforts to develop him into his own.

Chen Su's 5000 people have been guarding and practicing in the Dabie Mountains.The transfer of 3000 people to the east this time will undoubtedly reduce the defensive strength of the five passes in Guangnan. If Yang Xingmi decides to go north, it will still be a very troublesome matter.

But now that there is a shortage of troops, it has to be done.

Shao Shude lingered on the bank of the Pishui River, silently waiting for Ren Liang's next move.

The [-] new recruits are still practicing in batches at a leisurely pace.

They still don't have the ability to fight tough battles with the enemy, so they can only deploy their defenses along the river and keep a close eye on the Yingkou camp of the Liang people.

This road was actually what Shao Shude was most worried about, so he personally came to sit in the town to boost morale.

As for Huaibei, it's actually not that dangerous.

White Dog City has launched a small-scale tentative siege battle.After the Liang people found out that the Yicong army's soldiers in Hengshan were well-trained, they immediately retreated to the camp and began to dig trenches, intending to trap Baigou City first.

This kind of offensive and defensive battle relying on the city is really protracted when both the attacker and the defender are determined, and it is difficult to tell the winner in a short time.

But Shao Shude can wait, can Zhu Quanzhong wait?

……

Outside Baima County, Huazhou, a team gradually approached.

At the front were more than a hundred disheveled captives, their hands tied upside down by ropes and strung together.

Stumbling while walking, one person fell, often causing a chain reaction, followed by overwhelming whips, making them howl like ghosts and howls.

"Where is Yuan Xiangxian?"

"These are all soldiers, the people of Huazhou would rather not save them?"

Several military academy officers with loud voices rode their horses up cautiously, pointed their whips at the group of prisoners behind them, and shouted repeatedly.

On the tower, it was as if facing a formidable enemy, some generals pointed and pointed, but they didn't know what they were talking about.

Several people shouted until their throats were smoky, and Yuan Xiang, the governor of Huazhou, did not see him come out to meet him first.

In fact, he probably didn't dare to come out.

Yuan Xiangxian, who had just resigned from the military and transferred to be the governor of Huazhou not long ago, was not outstanding in talent.He can be the governor because of his identity—Yuan Xiangxian was from Xiayi, Songzhou, and Zhu Quanzhong's nephew.

After Hu Zhen went to Luoyang to serve as the Jiedu envoy of the Youguo Army, the post of Xuanyi Jiedu envoy had been vacant all the time. After Zhu Quanzhong also stayed with Xuanyi, the post of governor of Huazhou was given to one of his own people, that is, his nephew.

Huazhou's troops are still relatively empty.

The old Huazhou soldiers were taken to Luoyang by Hu Zhen. The rest of them fought in the north and south, lost some in Ruzhou, and died in Heyang. In the end, there were less than a thousand soldiers left.

After Yuan Xiang took office first, he brought over a thousand Bian soldiers, and then recruited another two thousand recruits. The Huazhou Army, which had been quite powerful in the hands of Hu Zhen, regained some strength.

But these 4000 people can defend the city, but Yuan Xiangxian dare not go out to fight in the field.What if they come back in a big defeat and the Xia bandits take advantage of the situation and occupy Huazhou?I'm afraid I can only apologize with death.

He didn't dare to take the risk, but he was afraid of being insulted by Xia thief, so he didn't come out at all.

The two Xia Jun juniors shouted outside the city for a long time, and retreated when there was no movement.

Another officer stepped forward, brandishing his horsewhip desperately, and beating many captives. While beating, he shouted, "Kneel down and cry for me!"

So a hundred people wept bitterly in unison, and the scene was quite spectacular.

"I'm from Zhenhedu. I was arrested when I went out to collect woodcutters. I'm miserable!"

"I'm from Baima County. I'm on duty at the ferry. My name is Hou Yuxian. Please tell my family, Erlang, that I can no longer take care of my mother. I'm miserable!"

The captives snotted their noses and burst into tears, weeping bitterly. The emotion and scene made those who heard it sad and wept.

The soldiers of the Liang army were furious and wanted to go out of the city to fight to the death, but Yuan Xiang refused to allow it, so he was despised even more.

"I heard that there are [-] people in the city, and none of them is a man!" Several Xia Jun juniors stepped forward and sarcastically said.

"It's just that courage. Back then, you dared to go across Hebei to trouble us, but you were beaten up by the commander. Could it be that you lost all your courage?"

"Now you should only dare to show your power on women."

"If you meet a Dangxiang woman, I'm afraid it won't be very successful. Dangxiang healthy women, gather together, kill and set fire, and enjoy revenge, isn't it better than these shrinking turtles?"

"Yuan Xiangxian is a traitor, what kind of loyal nephew should you be? Why don't you let your mother remarry and become King Xia's son."

The two sang together and sang together, doing their best to be ironic and sarcasm.The soldiers of the Flying Dragon Army who were lining up in the rear laughed loudly and became more courageous.

But Liang Jun remained silent.

The two were discouraged, and then one of them said angrily: "Let's go to Xiayi and dig up Zhu Quanzhong's ancestral grave to see if they are still shy."

"Pull up Quanzhong's ancestral grave!"

"Let's go, go!"

The sergeants followed suit and shouted loudly.The Liang people on the city wall were ashen-colored when they heard this, and they didn't know what to do.

Qi Bizhang rode forward on his war horse, looked at the trembling prisoner kneeling on the ground, sneered, and said, "You should be lucky that you don't have any blood debts in hand, otherwise your head would have fallen to the ground at this time."

The prisoners stopped crying and looked over one after another.

"It's cheap for you, get out! Remember, when you go back, you can tell others, Xia Wang Rende, as long as you throw away your weapons and kneel on the ground, you can avoid death. When you meet in battle in the future, do you know what to do?" Qi Bizhang said .

"Got it! Got it!" Everyone kowtowed like garlic.

"Let's go!" Qi Bizhang swung his horse's head and said, "Go pick up Zhu Quanzhong's ancestral grave!"

"Pull up Quanzhong's ancestral grave!" The soldiers laughed loudly, took the reins from the auxiliary soldiers, and got on their horses.

(End of this chapter)