Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 663
Li Tangbin stepped up his offensive.

However, instead of dispatching the main force, a small group of cavalry was dispatched to infiltrate near the passes of Luoyang by detour.

They couldn't produce decisive results, and even the food transport team might not be able to eat them, but they created a lot of momentum and firmly attracted the attention of the Luoyang defenders.

Of course, the frontal battle has not stopped.

Since last year, they have dug two kinds of trenches outside Xin'an County, built trench walls, and almost managed it into a fortress area, preventing the possibility of Liang Jun's large-scale westward march.The reason why this can be achieved is mainly due to the stable production of the three counties of Xiashi, Xiao, and Mianchi in Shaozhou for many years. Not only can they provide a lot of food and grass, but also have local villagers. And Liang Ren exhausted the most confidence so far.

The frontal attack is that each army takes turns, the intensity does not need to be too high, maintain a certain degree of contact, and mainly attack the enemy's strongholds that are relatively easy to pull.

Li Tangbin has a deep understanding of Shao Shude's intentions, his here is a secondary battlefield, cooperation is enough, you don't need to force yourself.

The real main battlefield has not yet been clarified, which is often caused by the combined effects of various decisions of the warring parties.

Liang Hanyong led his army to camp in the outskirts of Fengqiu County.

It was the first time to lead an army deep into the enemy's territory, and it would be a lie to say that we were not nervous.After all, this is different from "peace battles" such as marching with the main force and fighting together. This is too much a test of the general's ability and psychological quality.

The shadow of total annihilation was always hanging over his head, and every time he had time, he would carefully study the map and learn about various situations from the guide.

"Husband Chenliu, the center of the world, the suburbs extending in all directions." Liang Hanyong looked at the small note on the side of the map with a very solemn expression.

"Yuan Dalang, I heard that you took care of your father's money and went back and forth many times. Tell me, which way should you go?" Liang Hanyong asked as he put down the map and played with the butcher knife in his hand.

His personal soldier stood behind him, stroking the handle of the knife, looked at the prisoner with a sneer, and said, "General, why are you talking nonsense with him? Zhu Quanzhong's nephew, just leave it to me to interrogate him. First, cut off one of his fingers. Tell him to suffer a little, and he will be honest later."

"Yuan Dalang" is Yuan Zhengci, the eldest son of Yuan Xiangxian, governor of Huazhou. He is 16 years old this year, and he is still half a child.

"General, please don't kill me." Yuan Zhengci collapsed upon hearing this, crying, "A certain is not Quan Zhong's nephew, and has nothing to do with his Zhu family."

"You still dare to quibble?" the soldiers shouted.

"Listen to me in detail." Yuan Zhengci wiped away his tears and said, "After Quanzhong left the town of Bianzhou, he brought his relatives from Xiaoxian County, Xuzhou. At that time, my ancestor was the judge of the Zhongwu Army. Loyalty starts with the hometown friendship, one is Xiayi of Songzhou, and the other is Dangshan of Songzhou. My Yuan family is after Yuan Shuji, the king of Nanyang County. I also have some reputation in Songzhou. Quanzhong married his sister to my ancestors in order to win over my family. To be the stepwife. This is absolutely true, my father was born in the fifth year of Xiantong (864), and his sister was born in the sixth year of Xiantong (865), so it is impossible to give birth to my father.”

Liang Hanyong called a civil official and asked, "How old is Zhu Quanzhong this year?"

"Zhu Quanzhong was born at the end of the sixth year of Dazhong (852), and he is 44 years old this year." The official replied.

Liang Hanyong believed it, and said with a smile: "I'm sorry you don't dare to tell lies. Let me tell you, the captured woman is not very old, so how could she be your grandmother. No wonder Yuan Xiangxian chased him out in a hurry. It turned out to be The false mother was captured."

"Haha!" The soldiers all laughed.

"Going back to my mother's house for a new year, and being captured by us is a great achievement for nothing."

"Zhu Quanzhong is so shameless! During the neutralization meeting, marrying a young girl to an old widower in his 40s, tsk tsk."

"Quan Zhongzhen Bian, internal and external troubles, what can I do if I don't win people over? First recognize Wang Chongrong as uncle, and then recognize Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin as brothers, it is shameless."

"Yes! Quan Zhong is shameless at all. I heard that he still calls Luo Hongxin his brother, so shameless and shameless."

"I heard that Quanzhong's daughter is only six years old, so she is impatient to get married. This kind of people are so insane that they will kill them all."

Yuan Zhengci's face turned pale when he heard this.

The King of Liang, who was so distasteful in Bianzhou, was arranged at will by these Xia army leaders, and every word made Yuan Zhengci's heartbeat miss two beats.

Liang Hanyong reached out his hand to stop the sergeants from laughing, and asked, "From now on, if you go south, are there any sergeants to guard the fort?"

"Return to the general. The suburbs of Bianzhou are flat, and there is no danger to defend. During the heyday of the country, it was discussed to set up customs officials in Bian to collect business taxes. However, the terrain is flat, there are no dangers, unlimited access, and there are many boats and vehicles. Can't stop coming and going..."

Liang Hanyong put the butcher's knife under Yuan Zhengci's throat, and scolded: "How can I not know that Liang Pingyan is wet, and there is no danger to defend? You know what I'm asking, just tell the truth."

"Returning to the general, a few miles to the south is Fengqiu County. There are a few county soldiers. Most of them have received the news. Go south from Fengqiu, pass Chenqiaoyi, and then arrive at Fengqiu Gate. The road is smooth and there are no soldiers. Garrison." Yuan Zhengci hastily said: "Only in Bianzhou City, there are tens of thousands of permanent troops stationed."

"In addition to the long straight army, are there soldiers?"

"Originally there were soldiers from the prefecture and counties Kaifeng and Junyi. There were thousands of soldiers, but most of them have been transferred to other places, and there are hundreds of people left at most." Yuan Zhengci replied, "Oh, yes! There are also Liang soldiers. There are thousands of king's private soldiers, more than [-] under the name "Tingzidu", all commanding Zhang Guihou; more than [-] under the name "Luoyandu", all commanding Zhu Hanbin. There are also thousands of guards, all of whom are Commander Zhang Lang."

"Zhang Guihou has heard of the name. Who are Zhu Hanbin and Zhang Lang?"

"Yuan Li, the father of Han Bin, a general of Bozhou, went to Huainan with Pang Shigu, fought against Confucian soldiers, and died in battle." Yuan Zhengci replied: "Because his surname is Zhu, and his martial arts are also good, King Liang was a general last year. He was selected into the account, accepted as a adopted son, and entrusted with important tasks."

Liang Hanyong understood, this is Zhu Quanzhong's new fake son.

"Zhang Lang is a hero of Xiao County. He is good at archery and has extraordinary arm strength. The King of Liang heard about it and summoned him to test him. His archery skills are amazing and his bravery is extraordinary. He was awarded the town envoy of Xiao County, and was recently transferred to the commander of the pro-army capital."

Liang Hanyong understood again, and he was completely loyal to the Township Party.

Although Zhu Quanzhong was not from Xiao County, his family was too poor. After his father died, his mother took the whole family to Xiao County to work as servants.It can be said that Zhu Quanzhong grew up in Xiao County, which is half of his hometown.

After asking about the general situation, Liang Hanyong knew that Bianzhou was very empty.

Of course, this emptiness is also relative.With the 20 long straight army alone, he couldn't beat the [-] cavalry, let alone a few small elite troops.Especially in Tingzidu, I heard that Mazhi's heavy cavalry were very brave. When fighting Zhu Jin, they changed horses and charged for more than [-] rounds, crushing Zhu Jin's troops.

But that doesn't mean they can't "take a walk" there, it's all up to you to take the risk.

"Decree!" Liang Hanyong thought for a while, and said: "After the rest, prepare the equipment, let's go to Bianzhou for a walk."

……

Zhang Guihou arrived at the south bank of Baigou River with nearly [-] cavalry.

Baigoushui is a few miles north of Bianzhou, communicating with Bianshui.

In the first year of Emperor Ruizong's reign (689), Bian water was injected into Baigou to communicate with Cao and Yanzhi.To put it bluntly, this is a "Pay Road" that connects Dayeze, and the waterway goes directly to Cao, Yun, and Yanzhou. The artificial canal is the only barrier in the north of Bianzhou City.

There is a bridge on the river, the name is very vulgar, "Stone Bridge" - the name of the stone bridge, there are no fewer than dozens of people in the country, and there are also dozens of people named "Big Stone Bridge".

After the Liang army's infantry arrived, Zhu Hanbin, the commander of Luoyandu, took three hundred veterans and five hundred new recruits from Xiadu to the north of the bridge, and built a small stockade with the wood he brought.

Zhang Guihou, the commander of the hall, is the chief general of this mixed force. He climbed onto a high platform with a calm face, overlooking the north.

Behind him, more than [-] people from Tingzidu, Luoyandu, and Poxiadu also took their positions and began to set up camps.

The stone bridge is not the only passage to Bianzhou, but it is the closest and the best way to go. More importantly, Xia Zei's cavalry has arrived nearby.

The people on both sides of the stone bridge panicked and ran away one after another.

Those who were timid, dragged their families and ran towards Bianzhou, and their escape to the south also brought the news that the Xia thief broke into the city of Bianzhou.

Not to mention the psychological impact, after all, it was only about ten years since the bandits broke into Bianzhou last time.Bian people have long been accustomed to the impact of war on life, and they will not make a fuss.

But there are still some surprises.

King Liang has conquered east and west for many years, and he has made great achievements in battle, and he is always invincible. Everyone has long been accustomed to victory after victory.The past few years seem to be a bit difficult. I heard that I have suffered a lot from Xia Bandit, but I always feel that the war is far away from me.Eat as you eat, drink as you drink, and dance as you do, how big a deal can it be?

However, the dark summer thief cavalry in Baigoushuibei told everyone that things seemed to be really serious, and the good times might be coming to an end.

How could this be?
Zhu Quanzhong boarded the tower, Jing Xiang and others sat beside him.

Upstairs, there are table cases, wine utensils and fruits.There are also several musicians, holding pipa and other musical instruments, standing on one side.

"Han Bin has courage, Zhang Guihou and Kang Yanxiao have battle battles for a long time, I will just sit and watch the younger generation defeat the enemy." Zhu Quanzhong laughed loudly, and ordered everyone to pour wine.

Jing Xiang forced a smile, took the wine bottle, and remained silent.

After being beaten to Bianzhou, how can I laugh?However, King Liang's response cannot be wrong, it is already the best way to restore morale.

"Why is Jing Sima so sad?" Zhu Quanzhong glanced at Jing Xiang, then smiled and said, "Thieves can't break through my stronghold."

"I think so too." Jing Xiang said.

The sound of horseshoes suddenly sounded.

"Well, the thief has moved." Zhu Quanzhong put down the wine bottle and looked to the north.

But on the flat and open field, more than a thousand riders began to speed up slowly. They circled the wooden fence guarded by Liang soldiers, carefully looking for flaws.

All of a sudden, dozens of horses galloped forward, threw out the hook and cable, and clacked it on the hastily erected wooden fence.

"Boom!" The two wooden fences fell to the ground, splashing a large cloud of smoke and dust.

Before Liang Ren could react, more than a hundred riders who had already been ready to go galloped out, holding a lance in their hands, and rushed over while shouting.

The distance of more than a hundred steps is reached in an instant.

The cavalry rushed in from the gap in the wooden fence, and their horseshoes trampled on Sergeant Poxiadu fiercely.

Liang Hanyong took the lead and took advantage of the momentum of galloping horses to dance together. Liang Bing, who was standing in front of him, fell down in response, with broken tendons and bones.

No one opened their bows and arrows, and all the cavalry who rushed in were all thick horses, in a completely hard-line style.

The surging cavalry moved around in the small camp, showing their superb cavalry skills.Taking advantage of the chaos of the Liang people, they rushed and killed dozens of people in just a moment.

"Kill the Thief General!" Liang Hanyong looked at the direction of Zhu Hanbin, turned his horse's head, and rushed towards him.

More than twenty riders responded loudly and followed.

Zhu Hanbin would still dare to fight if his troops were purged, but at the moment it was in chaos, he would not dare to refuse to ride, and retreated immediately, ran to the wooden ladder, and climbed up the wall of the village.

On the wall, his old subordinates of Luoyandu were armed with spears and rifles, shouting to come over to meet him.

Liang Hanyong put the horse on the ground, drew out his riding bow, and shot two arrows in the direction of Zhu Hanbin's escape.

The first arrow missed, but the second arrow seemed to hit, and Zhu Hanbin fell on the wall of the village.

"Haha! Have fun!" Liang Hanyong laughed loudly: "The sister of Zhu Quanzhong was captured the day before yesterday, and now he is killing Quanzhong's fake son. What kind of elite soldiers and strong generals are you talking big!"

Hearing the sound of heavy horseshoes in the south, Liang Hanyong stopped when he saw the deal, and ordered: "Retreat!"

Before leaving, he swung his left hand and ran across the horse from a Liang Ren military academy who was running around, and left laughing.

(End of this chapter)