Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 638 Invitation to Battle

The ancient cavalry were at the forefront.

He seemed to be a bit worried, maybe it had something to do with Zhu Jing and Chen Suzhi's succession of getting officials, but he didn't get any.

In terms of military exploits, is he less?Not a lot.

They have been to Huaibei, and Huainan has also been killed. At the last moment of pursuit, more than [-] people were captured and beheaded.Could this credit be inferior to Chen Su's?
The only credit for that old man is that he came from Gwangju and blocked a roundabout outflank of the Liang people in the Huaishui River.

When chasing the enemy soldiers, they were ambushed and lost hundreds of soldiers.

From then on, he could only do things like guard captives and transport food and supplies. He knew how to fight?You don't have the ability to know, do you?

But such a person, first serving as the governor of Gwangju, and then later transferred to the governor of Shenzhou, does not know how comfortable he is as a tyrant.

The city wall of Anfeng County can be clearly seen.

The farmland in the outskirts is well maintained.The war is over, and the farmers have seized the time to replant spring wheat to avoid a complete crop failure this season.

Zhe Conggu sighed heavily and got off his horse.

He knew that he was a member of the Zhe family, and King Xia was unlikely to directly promote him due to various considerations. This was the problem.

"Fold general."

"Zang Dutou."

The two cherished each other and entered the county together.

One was born in Hengshan Dangxiang, saying that he is from the Wuzang family is an exaggeration, in fact, after an unknown number of generations, Wuzang Qingxiang and his son who are now in power have long been out of Wufu.

One was born in the Zhe family of Linzhou, and although Zhe Zongben and his son did not have five uniforms, they were far apart.

"Have the Huai bandits made any movement recently?" Zhe Conggu asked while leading the horse.

Behind him, a large group of knights also got off their horses, and under the guidance of Tianxiong soldiers, they went to rest in the barracks in the city.As for the war horse, of course it needs to be washed and cared for.In order to hurry, they came here on horseback, and the horses were very tired.

"The Huai rebels had no fewer than ten thousand soldiers. They stationed on the east bank of the Feishui River, and set up a camp on the west bank. The cavalry came out from the camp, harassing and spying on them day and night." Zang Dubao said: "Our army is short of cavalry, and since the generals have come, It will be easy."

"How many cavalry does the Huai bandit have?"

"The thieves used 25 riders as a banner, and Li Hou of the military academy led ten banners, and came to harass them every three days. As soon as you left the city with a whole team, he ran away. As soon as you withdrew, he came again." Zang Dubao said.

"This is the habit of bandit soldiers." Zhe Conggu said with a smile.

Cavalry pawns of the officers and soldiers like to form a team, wear armor, hold spears, and charge as a group.

Bandit cavalry like to swim and attack. If you are strong, I will not fight. If you are weak, I will attack and bite. It is quite similar to the tactics of grassland cavalry.

It is completely a cavalry developed and built under two ideas.

"The Huai thieves met me, so they are unlucky." Zhe Conggu laughed and said, "Coincidentally, I am not very used to those cavalry who only wear armor and hold a lance, and rush to kill."

Zang Dubao smiled politely.

Xia Wang liked the shocking cavalry group charging, rather than the generation who were good at riding and shooting and fighting.The first thing the recruits recruited from the grassland is to hone their melee fighting skills. I heard that Jianrui was recently selected in Lingzhou to expand the number of armored cavalry. The first batch of carefully selected more than [-] people , The second batch is still being selected.

This is to continue on the road of being tall, mighty and shocking.

"Is there enough food and grass in the city?"

"Enough for January."

"It's a little tight."

"The war has been going on for more than two months, when will there be enough food and grass?"

"Haha, it's okay. There is still some food and grass in Shouzhou. The main force of the commander-in-chief went south and brought a lot, don't worry."

"General Zhe intends to go out of the city to dampen the spirit of the enemy cavalry? Staring at us every day is annoying."

"When the horses have enough rest, they will go out of the city to fight."

"Okay! At that time, I will personally go to the city to beat the drums to help the general."

The two gradually went away, speaking very confidently, not paying attention to Huai Bing at all.

……

In fact, the thief general Li Hou mentioned by Zang Dubao had already moved between Anfeng and Shouzhou.

After receiving the sergeant's report, Shao Shude ordered to stop advancing.

The baggage convoy was pulled over and lined up on both sides.Several sergeants stand in each car, holding long spears and step bows, and guarding the outside.

The main infantry is located in the middle of the car formation.It is impossible for everyone to wear armor and hold guns, so that they will not be able to travel.It is also impossible to string a bow all the time, otherwise, it will be impossible to use it when it is really needed.

We can only come in batches, and the army remains vigilant and slows down their marching speed.

No doubt, this is a novel experience!

For the infantry in other feudal towns, it seemed commonplace to advance all the way against the harassment and peeping of the opponent's cavalry.But Marshal Shao is different. He used to bully people with cavalry. When his own infantry marched, they were very relaxed. They basically marched empty-handed, with only a horizontal knife in their waist. They were so nervous like they are now.

There are more than a hundred riders approaching from the front left.

They are dressed in black and armored, their riding skills are quite good, and they are equipped with bows and knives, so they look more capable.

The cavalry slowly picked up speed, running faster and faster, occasionally mixed with some shouting.

The rifleman standing on the baggage cart was a little nervous and twisted back and forth uneasily.

"Whoosh!" An arrow flew out, shooting a thief who was charging the fastest off his horse.

"What are you panicking about? Can they still pass the heavy vehicles?" Shao Shude lowered his bow and shouted, "There are five strong men in each vehicle, each with a long lance, crossbow, and Mo knife. ?”

The sergeant nearby felt a little relieved after hearing this.

Shao Shude aimed at another person and shot an arrow with his bow.The result was slightly missed, but it accidentally hit the person behind. The soldiers cheered loudly when they saw it.

Shao Shude smiled without saying a word.

After all, these tens of thousands of people are not the old army he led, and they still need to undergo the baptism of war.

Tielin, Wuwei and other armies will not waver in the face of such a scene.These are the so-called founding elite soldiers. They are physically strong, skilled, experienced, and most importantly, have a big heart and tough nerves. If you really dare to rush over, they dare to stab you off your horse and beat you violently.

After the thief rode approached within a hundred steps, he experienced the intensive shooting from the crossbow and immediately ran away in fright.

The sergeants regained a lot of confidence, and their bodies were no longer so stiff.

Shao Shude smiled, he had to let these soldiers see more big scenes.There are only a few hundred thieves here, and there are only a hundred of them rushing to test. If you encounter soldiers and horses from the Hebei feudal town, thousands of horses rush towards you, can you stand it?
Li Ke's soldiers can withstand it, and Lao Tzu's soldiers must also withstand it!

After the thieves retreated to the distance, the convoy continued on, as if nothing had happened.

But the corpses of more than a dozen rogue riders left on the battlefield told everyone that a temptation had just occurred here.

Hei Yundu charged and harassed Jiangnan, which had been tried and tested, but was dealt with lightly by Xia Bing.

Shao Shude looked up to the south.Anfeng County is not far away.

……

On the east bank of Feishui, in the Luzhou army camp, Zhu Yanshou, Xu Wen, and Chai Zayong sat together.

"Your Majesty took Chuzhou lightly, and Huaidong is safe." Xu Wen said with a smile, "This is the first victory since the dispatch of troops."

Zhu Yanshou declined to comment with a half-smile.The staff sitting next to him stepped on his foot lightly, and Zhu Yanshou smiled and said, "'North Guiren' is really brave. With Chu and Si in hand, Shou and Hao come down again, leaning on the sea moat, Jianghuai, In Shenjin and Henggang, the situation of defense is difficult and dangerous."

Xu Wen and Chai Zaiyong are both from Heiyundu, and they are trusted followers of King Wu.Although Zhu Yanshou was also from Heiyundu, but after all he was released as the governor, he and Heiyundu gradually drifted away.

The "Northern Returnees" are Sun Ru's remnants, with a population of [-].Up to now, it has been reorganized and practiced, and it is regarded as the force that King Wu relies on most, and it is also the core elite in his mind when he competes with the Central Plains vassals and towns.

But Zhu Yanshou had a lot of arrogance, he felt that those returning from the north might not be stronger than the Luzhou army he personally trained.

"Who is the governor of Chuzhou?" Zhu Yanshou asked again.

Xu Wen groaned silently, but Chai Zaiyong spoke quickly, and said directly: "I heard that it will be given to Li Shenfu."

Zhu Yanshou laughed when he heard this.

The staff knew what he was thinking and asked, "Li Shenfu was defeated in Haozhou, how can he still be awarded the title of governor?"

Chai Zayong said: "Liu Wei was the one who lost the battle, and Li Shenfu deserved credit for covering his retreat."

It is said that the Huai army is quite unlucky.

The [-] troops of Shi Shucong retreated one after another, and more than [-] people from Zhang Guiba and Zhu Yuanli's Ministry of Rites settled in Haozhou to rest.It happened that there were more than [-] Huainan troops led by Liu Wei and Li Shenfu. The two sides fought, Liu Wei was defeated, and Li Shenfu desperately rescued him, so he withdrew to Chuzhou.

King Wu severely punished Liu Wei and demoted him to be a dental school.Li Shenfu was transferred to be the governor of Chuzhou, and Zhang Xun was sent to command his army as the governor of Chuzhou, intending to go to Haozhou again.

Three ways to go out, the fattest Chuzhou has already been eaten, and Haozhou has not been won. Now King Wu's attention should be more bet on Shouzhou, right?
Zhu Yanshou smiled, feeling a little gloating.

The old brother who started his career following the king of Wu, he is the governor of Luzhou, Tian Xun is the governor of Xuanzhou, Zhang Xun is the governor of Chuzhou, Tao Ya is the governor of Shezhou, An Renyi is the governor of Runzhou, Li Shenfu once served as the governor of Chuzhou for a short time, and now he is the governor of Chuzhou Governor...

Liu Wei, Li Jian, and Tai Meng, wait slowly.

"General Xu, you have seen Bandit Xia, what do you think of him?" After laughing at Liu Wei, Zhu Yanshou was in a good mood, and turned to ask Xu Wen.

"Purging the army is a real force." Xu Wen replied.

Have you seen the powerhouse too?

Zhu Yanshou laughed out loud, and wanted to ridicule a few words, but after thinking about it, forget it, it's not worth fussing with this kind of villain.

Xu Wen, up to now, has not had any outstanding military exploits, but he was able to serve as the prince of the left capital of Heiyun, all by lying low in front of King Wu, and being cautious.

But Zhu Yanshou looked down on this man very much, and felt that his mind was too deep, and he didn't look like a warrior at all.The king of Wu did not use his old brothers, but he used Xu Wen and other villains who had not achieved an inch of merit. This is the way to bring disaster.

Even Liu Wei, who has just suffered a defeat, is much stronger than Xu Wen, and is more suitable for the position of Marquis of Duyu than him.

Chai Zayong couldn't stand it any longer.Zhu Yanshou is so arrogant, can he really be their coach?

Chai Zayong had never met Shao Shude or Xia Jun, but he knew the combat effectiveness of Qin Zongquan and Sun Ru's troops.Zhu Quanzhong worked them all up, but was beaten up by Xia Bing. He took care of one thing and lost another. What right do you have to underestimate others?
"Dutou!" A relative came from outside the tent and reported: "The bandits of Xia sent envoys to invite us, and the two armies lined up in the field for a showdown."

"No!" Xu Wen subconsciously reminded: "The thief Xia wants to confront our army head-on, so don't let him succeed."

Field battle in array, without any tricks, just cut each other, do you dare to come and cut?
Generally, those who dare to invite a battle are more confident in their own fighting power, and at the same time despise the opponent's level, so they plan to use a dignified battle to decide the outcome.

Zhu Yanshou glanced at Xu Wen suspiciously.

"Don't underestimate the enemy." Xu Wen said anxiously: "Xia Bandit has excellent armor, rich experience in battle, and good martial arts—"

Speaking of this, Xu Wen recalled the feathered arrow that passed over his head, and he was indeed merciful.

Zhu Yanshou was even more suspicious. He almost thought that Xu Wen had other intentions, and said: "Find out first. The Xia bandits want to fight. If our army avoids and does not fight, it will damage the morale of the army."

Seeing this, Xu Wen couldn't say anything more, so he could only agree.

(End of this chapter)