Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 635 Persecution
On April [-]th, Shao Shude saw the towering and broad city walls of Shouzhou from a distance.

"There is a moat and a wall of sheep and horses, but why are there no soldiers guarding it?" Shao Shude boarded a high ground and carefully observed the city surrounded by mountains and rivers.

In fact, as far as the city itself is concerned, it is not very dangerous and strong, it is just the appearance of an ordinary state city.

Sure enough, the danger of Shouzhou lies not in the city itself, but in its structure.

Well, to be precise, there are actually some soldiers near the sheep and horse wall, but very few.Obviously, there are not many bandits and their morale is average, so they dare not go out of the city to fight in large numbers.

There are already sergeants building bridges and preparing to pass through the moat.

Most of the people camped far away.They captured some civilians who could escape in the future, and drove them to cut wood in the distance, but the number was not enough, so they had to let the auxiliary soldiers join the battle.

Zheng Yong was a little nervous, and he sent out almost all the scouts he could.After hesitating for a long time, he asked Shao Shude to dispatch a hundred soldiers to act as rangers, and let the guard far away.

Shao Shude sighed a little, wondering if Zheng Yong could let go of his command when he was not on the scene.

"Let Wei Shoujie come to see me." After returning to the big tent, Shao Shude called Zheng Yong and asked him to send an envoy to spread the message.

Chen Cheng was on the sidelines processing official documents and was very busy.But Shao Shude knew that he had the ability to be distracted. He listened to the conversations in the account while reviewing official documents, and he never made a mistake.talent!

"Marshal, what should I say?" Zheng Yong asked.

Shao Shude knew what he meant, that is, he planned to offer some conditions to win him over.

"The governor has already been given to Zhu Jing..." Shao Shude said.

At this moment, someone outside the tent reported that a battalion of soldiers crossed the moat, destroyed the enemy in World War I, killed sheep and horses through the wall, beheaded more than 32 people, and captured [-] people.

This--

Shao Shude was surprised, so careless?Moreover, there were too few victories. It was obvious that the thieves were just falsely responding to the story, and then they dispersed.

Bian Song soldiers didn't look like this, could they be Shouzhou soldiers?Or even a new recruit?
"Let Wei Shoujie come to see me, and tell him, if he dares to come, I will destroy him as well." Shao Shude found Li Zhong, and asked his soldiers to put on armor for him.

"Marshal, is this?" Chen Cheng put down his brush and raised his head.

"Patrolling the camp." Shao Shude said: "The battle is imminent, everything is false, only the swords and guns in the hands of Erlang under the tent are real."

After all, let's go out of the tent first, surrounded by the soldiers, and patrol back and forth.

The sergeants have not been recruited for a long time, but they have experienced a lot.

Shao Shude's prestige in this army is also very high, which is obtained by leading them to win battles.

Everywhere they went, the soldiers were respectful, without any slack and unruly appearance.

Shao Shude was very satisfied, and he gave a few words of encouragement loudly, and then ended the inspection, and the moon was already in the sky at this time.

Looking at the Feishui River and Bagong Mountain covered by the hazy moonlight, Shao Shude smiled, thinking that if he wanted to sell for a price, he had to have that ability.

What was the situation before?What is the situation now?I'm really out of my mind.

On the second day, after breakfast, in the camp, the war drums were beating loudly.

Each battalion went out one by one to form an array in the wilderness.

At the same time, a large group of troops also appeared in the direction of Dongguan. This is the army of Zhu Jing, the governor of Shouzhou. There are more than [-] troops. They have crossed the Fei River and reached the west bank again.

"Greetings to King Xia." Zhu Jing led a group of generals and came to pay his respects on foot after dismounting from his horse.

"There's no need to be too polite." Shao Shude said with a smile.

In fact, it hasn't been long since the last time we met, but maybe it's because of the frequent wars that quickly make people mature, and Zhu Jing's changes are really not small.

Shao Shude examined it carefully again.

This is a slender warrior, young, with a beard.His arms are thick and powerful, his eyes are quite bright, the armor on his body is mostly blood-stained, and the horizontal knife at his waist is half old and not new.

Shao Shude had a smile on his face.

Many people came to see him, eager to change their outfits and dress up like a newly married woman.

Zhu Jing's attire is not bad, he is a real person.Wufu, this is what it looks like.

"Da Lang has done a lot of merit in hunting down the thieves this time. How dare he make new contributions now?" Shao Shude asked with a smile.

Zhu Jing's delicate and sensitive content is completely different from his rough and bold appearance. Hearing this, his heart trembles, and he secretly thinks that he is about to lead the battle.But under the watchful eyes of everyone, he didn't dare to refuse, even didn't dare to shirk, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "Why not?"

"That's good, quickly rectify the troops and march into Bagong Mountain." Shao Shude said.

Zhu Jing was a little surprised.

"Wei Shoujie wants to stand on the wall and wait and see, how stupid!" Shao Shude sneered, "I want to ask the teacher to punish me, if he doesn't follow, I will kill him first."

"There are bandits in Shouzhou City..." Zhu Jing reminded.

"If they dare to come out, let's suppress them together." Shao Shude said decisively: "Don't worry, Da Lang, I wish they would come out."

"That being the case, I would like to obey the order of the commander in chief." Zhu Jing bowed and saluted.

……

Huoshan County was empty and easily occupied by Zhu Yanshou.

To be honest, this dispatch was a bit rushed.

The king of Wu personally led the army out of Guangling and went straight to Chuzhou along the Caoqu Road.

Li Shenfu and Liu Wei will leave Chuzhou and occupy Haozhou.

They went out of Luzhou and attacked Shouzhou along the way.If possible, try to capture Gwangju. After all, Gwangju is the state under the jurisdiction of Huainan Jiedushi.

Zhu Yanshou could tell that the King of Wu was more contradictory and hesitant, but he also felt that the opportunity was rare, so he would reap the benefits first.

It is not a big problem to capture Chuzhou, because it has long been flirting with Huainan, and it is also a state of Huainan itself, so it will not encounter too much resistance.

The same is true for Haozhou, the army has been emptied, and it is very easy to capture it.

However, the situation in Shouzhou is very complicated.

The state general Wei Shoujie sent an envoy to contact him, and he was willing to join the king of Wu and ask for the post of governor.Zhu Yanshou no matter what King Wu thinks, it is impossible for him to agree.

But at the moment, he can't refuse it explicitly, because Wei Shoujie still needs to be used, so he can only delay it first.

These scumbags!Zhu Yanshou sneered, you look good behind me.

What is Jiang Congxu of Shouzhou?Also worthy of owning Tianxia Xiongjun?This kind of key point is not something that weak and incompetent people like you can control.

"Erlang, we have to make another trip to Wei Shoujie's side." Zhu Yanshou looked at the Huoshan County Government, which seemed to have experienced a war, and felt a little heartbroken. It will be his territory from now on.

"Brother-in-law, Wei Shoujie has a big appetite and wants to be the governor of Shouzhou." Wang Peng said, "I made a fool of myself, and I didn't say anything. He is very smart, and seems to have smelled something."

"Hmph! If Shouzhou does not fall into my hands, most likely it will be given to Li Shenfu and Liu Wei. How can I get him an outsider?" Zhu Yanshou sneered.

The word "outsider" is used quite delicately.

Yang Xingmi's small circle is quite exclusive.Unless you have special talents, such as Zhu Jin, Shi Yan, Li Chengsi, etc. in history, or stand aside.

This tendency may not be obvious when Yang Xingmi was alive, but once he is dead, you will almost know who is in power.Anyway, it is impossible for him to be a foreign general or guest general. No matter how good he is, no matter how capable he is, it will be difficult to climb up.

"Brother-in-law, Shao Shude pursued Liang soldiers to Anfeng, what should we do if he leads his army northward and captures Shouzhou?" Wang Peng said: "I heard that Wei Shoujie also sent people to contact Shude, and there may be a possibility of falling for him. sex."

"Shao Shude has appointed Zhu Jing as the governor of Shouzhou, and Wei Shoujie sent him down because he lost his mind." Zhu Yanshou said disapprovingly, "Besides, there are not many Shude soldiers, and they came to chase Liang people. They should have gained a lot along the way. , The sergeant is full of plunder, and he has no fighting spirit, what are you afraid of him! Luzhou soldiers, I have practiced for many years, and fought in the south and the north. If I don’t even have the courage to fight the Xia people, I might as well go home and farm!”

An Renyi may attack Qian Liu's Changzhou in the near future, and Tian Xun is already attacking Feng Hongduo's Shengzhou. Why is Zhu Yanshou not in a hurry?
Shouchun and Shouzhou should be the income from prolonging life!
"However, what Erlang said is not completely unreasonable. In order to avoid long nights and dreams, our army should indeed go north as soon as possible." Zhu Yanshou said again: "Let's set off tomorrow morning."

……

Wei Shoujie blushed, furious.

General He Chongnian stood beside him with a worried expression on his face.

On the south bank of Feishui, more than a hundred soldiers were tied up and knelt in front of the formation with their heads pressed down.

Dozens of riders galloped left and right along the Feishui River, their voices were loud, and they came blowing along with the south wind.

"Wei Shoujie, you attack Liang soldiers, Liang people can't tolerate you anymore. How stupid to want to wait and see with soldiers now!"

"I'll give you half an hour. If you don't come and surrender, the army will attack and leave nothing behind!"

"Leave not a blade of grass!" The sergeants lined up by the river shouted in unison.

The soldiers of the Shouzhou Army on the north bank of the Feishui River were in a commotion.

"Shouzhou officers and men, you should judge the situation and abandon the darkness to the light. If you are obsessed with your obsession and abandon your life to death, your wife will be humiliated, and your blessing will be gone. You will regret it."

"It's too late to regret!" The sergeants in the formation shouted again in unison.

Wei Shoujie's face gradually turned from red to white.

He didn't understand, the soldiers brought by Shao Shude hadn't been recruited for a long time, so how could their morale be so high?Is it possible that there really is a technique of turning decay into magic?

On the other hand, there are indeed many people. Looking at tens of thousands, they only have two thousand here, which is really not enough to fight.Unless we retreat to Bagong Mountain, we should use defense instead of attack, and wait for changes.But this time the two armies will confront each other, and it is obvious that they cannot retreat. Once they retreat, they will be defeated.

"The words have come to this point, it can be said to be exhausted. You think to yourself, after half an hour, the whole army will be killed, and they will definitely be killed without mercy."

"I will cut it without mercy!"

There was an uproar on the north bank of Feishui.Many people unconsciously turned their attention to where Wei Shoujie, He Chongnian and others were.

Wei Shoujie was anxious and angry, feeling quite out of breath.

Isn't it normal to hold a soldier's self-respect and sit on the fence?He was actually forced to express his opinion on the spot. If he is subdued at this time, how can he be convinced in the future under the watchful eyes of the public?

He Chongnian hesitated to speak, but Wei Shoujie gave him a fierce look, and then asked in a low voice, "Is there a solution?"

He Chongnian shook his head, and said: "Shu De came too fast, it doesn't make sense to leave Zhoucheng alone and kill us directly. Now, we must make a decisive decision."

"How to make a quick decision?" Wei Shoujie asked.

"The envoy thinks our army can fight?" He Chongnian asked rhetorically.

Wei Shoujie turned his head away, not wanting to speak.

The generals looked at each other and kept eye contact.

Time passed by minute by minute, and half an hour soon arrived.

On the other side of the river the drums of war were beating.

Without anyone's orders, a large group of armored soldiers rushed from the rear.

At the same time, the step archer had already stringed the tip of the bow, drew out the long arrow, raised it upwards, and waited for the sound of the horn before launching the first round of strikes.

Wei Shoujie is still struggling fiercely.

This is a bit astonishing.Two thousand against ten thousand, even offended the Liang people, there was no way out, even at this moment, the instinct of the martial artist was still hampering Wei Shoujie's judgment, and the word "surrender" could not be uttered.

The uproar of the soldiers grew louder.

He Chongnian sighed, and said: "Let's surrender with our soldiers and horses, be more respectable."

Several sergeants stepped forward, "hugged" Wei Shoujie to the shore, and shouted: "When I surrender, I will vote for King Xia."

Wei Shoujie didn't express any objection, obviously acquiescing.As for his mood, no one knows.

The good news spread quickly, and Shao Shude was not surprised at all.

I just don't give you the chance to sit on the fence, just to force you to express your opinion.The situation is urgent, and I don't have time to play these silly tricks with you.

"Let Zhu Jing take over Wei Shoujie's troops, whoever dares to resist will be shot to death." Shao Shude ordered.

"Obey." Someone immediately went to deliver the order.

At the same time, Shuqi rushed to the outside of Shouzhou City again, and roared angrily: "The fish in the cauldron, do you still want to live?"

The sound shook the building, and it was breathtaking.

(End of this chapter)