Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 631 The thief has fallen
After leaving Zhu's mansion, Jingxiang returned home.

A young student with greasy hair and pink noodles was about to go out. When he saw Jing Xiang, he was taken aback for a moment, then lowered his head and covered his face and walked away.

Jing Xiang turned a blind eye, went directly to the study, spread out a pen and paper, and planned to write a long essay.

Of course, the watch was for Zhu Quanzhong, and the content was to discuss the importance of Yang Xingmi in the south and Li Keyong in the north.

Bianzhou's strength is still there and has not disappeared, but it can no longer get rid of its disadvantages by itself.It's like a person falling into a swamp. Although he is physically strong and energetic, if he keeps struggling, he will only sink deeper and deeper, making it difficult to extricate himself.

At this time, outsiders are often needed to help.

Mrs. Liu came in.

Jing Xiang raised his head, he didn't want to talk to her at first, but when he saw her blushing and spring-like appearance, he was a little annoyed, and scolded: "Do you still look like a married woman?"

Mrs. Liu originally wanted to ask her husband if he wanted something to eat, but when he heard this, Liu raised his eyebrows and confronted each other: "I can do whatever I like, don't worry about it."

Jingxiang became angry when he heard the words.

Seeing his useless appearance, Mrs. Liu was even more pleased, and said with a sneer, "Shang Rang, Shi Pu, Liang Wang, which of the men I have experienced is not better than you? What do you have to control me? It's really going to be troublesome , do you think King Liang believes in you or me?"

Jing Xiang turned his head away, not wanting to talk to this shrew any more.

It's really bad luck to marry Liu's entry-level wife as the continuation wife.Aside from being skittish, he is also very aggressive, berating his family members and even Jingxiang himself at every turn.

Of course, if that's all there is to it, it's fine.But who made Mrs. Liu his wife? She hangs out with a bunch of Bianzhou Gongqing's children all day long, and even takes people home to sleep with her. This embarrasses Jing Xiang, who often works late at night in the government office. .

"I am determined to help the world and return the common people to a bright future. Little things can't disturb my mind." Jingxiang said silently twice in his heart, calmed down, and asked, "I heard that many people have come to see you recently?"

Mrs. Liu didn't want to quarrel too much with her husband, so when Jingxiang changed the subject, she changed her tone and said disdainfully, "They are all officials from Hua and Zheng Erzhou. official."

"These bastards!" No matter how good-tempered he is, Jing Xiang couldn't help cursing: "After Shao Shude seized Heyang, I heard that many people took the initiative to ask Ying to be an official in Heyang, and they were so eager to make progress. Here, everyone wants to escape from the front line and become a peace officer in the rear. How big the gap is, how big it is!"

This is a matter of the internal mentality of a regime. One side is determined to forge ahead, and the other side just wants to avoid it. Let alone the victory or defeat on the battlefield, it depends on the officialdom, and it has already lost.

"Actually, I don't blame them." Mrs. Liu spoke for those officials who came to get in the way: "The Xia thief broke into Hua, Zheng, King Liang with so many soldiers and horses, which way stopped him? Don't blame them all. In danger, there is really no hope. You can’t surrender Shao Shude, can you? They don’t dare either.”

Jing Xiang fell silent upon hearing this.

Officials are afraid of Xia Thief, but what about ordinary people?Are you more afraid than them and want to escape from Hua Zheng?

Things are urgent!Jing Xiang secretly thought.

Because of the great prestige generated by the destruction of Huangchao and Qin Zongquan before, the generals, scholars, and common people still have a certain degree of confidence in King Liang. This is a precious window of time.

We must act decisively!
The most important thing to do now is to immediately wipe out or drive away the Xia thief cavalry who came in.If it drags on, the morale of the people will be hit hard, which is much more troublesome than losing thousands of troops.

Isn't the source of power of the superior person the human heart?If the human heart is absent, death is not far away.

Seeing that Jingxiang was in a daze again, Mrs. Liu knew that he was thinking, so she didn't bother, got up lightly, and left the study.

And because I was really bored, I went back to the bedroom to tidy up a little bit, and went to Liang Wang's mansion to play.

……

More than ten riders galloped back to the city of Luzhou.

The defenders hastily lowered the drawbridge and opened the city gate.The cavalry did not slow down at all, and returned to the state government office.

"That's Zhu Shijun's personal general, who came back from Yangzhou." The old soldier patted the recruit's shoulder and said, "Don't look too much, they look majestic, but they are actually pitiful people. Maybe someday there will be a fight , they have to go to battle, how many people can come back alive, who dares to guarantee it?"

The newcomer was stunned for a while, and asked stupidly: "War? Who? Du Hong?"

The old soldier laughed loudly and said, "What is there to fight for Du Hong? Besides, it is not our business to fight Du Hong. We are the soldiers of Mr. Zhu. Can't reach him."

"Then this is..."

"Zhu Shijun wants to expand the territory and wants to go crazy." The old soldier pointed to the darkened northern sky and said, "Maybe he took advantage of the chaos to seize Shouzhou? But this is actually the worst thing, Shao Shude, Zhu Quanzhong, Which one is more annoying?"

The newcomer seemed to understand but half understood, but his heart was already covered with a cloud.Fortunately, they are city gate guards, and most of them will not go out to fight.

In the state government office, Zhu Yanshou threw the whip to the soldiers, then took off his cloak and saber, and said angrily: "The king of Wu is really old, and he is still shy about entering and occupying the states along the Huaihe River. If you look carefully, it might as well be Zhu Quanzhong is courageous."

"Husband." His wife, Wang Shi, greeted him.

Zhu Yanshou nodded, found a chair to sit down, and said: "Zhu Quanzhong has a request from the King of Wu. He wants to cut off Chu, Shou, Hao, and Guang and transfer them to Huainan. First give Guang and Shou two states, and wait for the Shao thief." After the defeat, give it to Chu and Hao."

"Can you believe Zhu Quanzhong's words?" Wang asked in surprise.

"It's okay if you don't believe it. These states are particularly attractive to King Wu. If you want to improve the Huai River defense line, this is an unavoidable strategic location." Zhu Yanshou said.

"King Wu can order your husband to send troops?"

Zhu Yanshou nodded, and said again: "But there are restrictions. The king of Wu meant that when the strength of Xia and Liang was greatly weakened, they would send troops in multiple ways to seize the three states of Chu, Hao, and Shou, and then send troops to the three states of Chu, Hao, and Shou. Shao Shude asked for Gwangju."

"Shao Shude is willing to give it?" Wang didn't believe it.

"It must be done once." Zhu Yanshou was not afraid at all, on the contrary, he was a little excited. He only heard him say: "If you get Guangzhou and Shouzhou, King Wu can't take them all? Guangzhou can For Li Shenfu's generation, Shouzhou must give it to me."

Subconsciously, Wang was a little uneasy, and said: "The soldiers are fierce and the battle is in danger, if there is something wrong with my husband..."

"Wait!" Zhu Yanshou glanced at his wife angrily, and said, "Of course we don't send troops now. Liang and Xia are still fighting in Shouzhou. When they can't fight anymore and relax, I will mention that the army will go north." , took Shouchun."

Zhu Yanshou has reason to be happy.

It's no secret that King Wu suppressed his old brother's external expansion!What I'm afraid of is that the old brothers will suddenly grow bigger and it will be difficult to control.

But this time there is really an excellent opportunity, the possibility of capturing Shouzhou has never been greater.

Zhu Yanshou faintly felt that this was the last chance God gave him, so he must seize it firmly.

As for the risk that the wife worries about.Hehe, is it risk-free to fight for wealth?how is this possible!

Shao Shude couldn't station too many soldiers in the south, and I heard that most of the soldiers under his tent were recruited temporarily, do they really have combat effectiveness?

This time it was a blockbuster for everyone to see.

……

On the first day of April in the second year of Qianning, the fighting in Baigou City and Xinxi has calmed down.

It's not that Pang Shigu doesn't want to fight, it's really impossible to attack.

The closest success was when the defenders in the city went out to attack at night and were repelled by the well-prepared Liang army.

Liang Jun took advantage of the situation to pursue and tried to seize the door, but the two sides fought bloody across the door, but failed in the end, only killing and wounding hundreds of Xia soldiers.

What's more, 2000 people were dispatched from Xinxi County to attack at night. In the end, more than a thousand people rushed into Baigou City. The morale of the defenders was greatly boosted, and the possibility of attacking the city became less and less.

Up to now, Liang Jun has basically abandoned the camp and retreated to the front line of Zhenyang and Xincai, and the morale is getting lower and lower.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is impossible for Pang Shigu's team to achieve any results.Unless he is given a few more months, which is obviously impossible.

If the fight continues, your family members will not be safe.It's still a few months, even a few days are difficult!

The first line of Pishui was actually more difficult.

If Chen Su hadn't brought 3000 people to arrive day and night, Shao Shude would have broken through Chen Cheng's obstacles again and went to fight the fire himself.

Fortunately, the Chen family's soldiers were not too hip, and they tried their best to repel the Liang army soldiers who were trying to cross the Huai River to the south.

But after this attempt failed and knowing that Xia Jun had added a lot of reinforcements, Shi Shucong had probably given up his plan to break through Pishui in a short time.

Every move of Liang Jun was collected by scouts almost every day, sent to Du Yuhou, and finally submitted to Shao Shude's desk.

"I can't attack for a long time, it's useless to work, and it's a waste of food and salary." Shao Shude looked at the camps erected one after another on the west bank of Pishui River, and said: "The momentum of the bandit soldiers has fallen, and the morale of our army is high. Keep an eye on the Liang people. The Yingkou camp. Maybe they will retreat at any time, so of course we have to give it a good chase."

There is no doubt that this is another so-called defensive counterattack.

The routine is not afraid of getting old, as long as it is easy to use.When the enemy is retreating in a large scale and the people are panicking, chasing them can often achieve many unimaginable results.

This kind of opportunity is hard to get in normal times, Shao Shude decided to seize it.

　After typing the words, I was so sleepy that my head was about to hit the keyboard.Seeing how hard I work, I will reward you with a monthly pass, thank you.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)