Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 665
"Dole!" The arrow flew out and hit the target heavily.

"The first ring!" Soon someone called out.

Shao Chengjie put down the small bow in his hand with a little satisfaction, and shot five arrows. Only one arrow was missed, and one arrow had three circles. The other three arrows were all one or two circles. , is already a good result.

Shao Siwu's results were also good, also only one arrow missed, and the other four arrows all hit.

Sanlang Mienren and Shiro Guancheng looked at the two elder brothers enviously. They are still young and are only doing basic training at present, and have not touched the equipment yet.

Shao Shude's six sons all want to practice martial arts and ride horses, this is what their father asked them to do.

In this era, the superiors are not qualified not to practice martial arts, otherwise they will always be insecure.

"Very—" Shao Shude was about to say something when he was stopped by the princess.

"Fair." Zhefang Ai said lightly.

Concubines Ji and the female officials all looked serious, without showing any expression.

Shao Shude sat back again, smiling without saying a word.

As the sons of King Xia, they were taught literature by top scholars and great Confucian scholars, and experienced martial arts masters who taught them martial arts. In addition, there were also teachers who taught mathematics, people control, management, and miscellaneous studies.The top-level teacher team, such high-quality learning resources, coupled with the strict supervision of the princess, Shao Shude has never worried about the children's education.

Juan Niang was in Pei's arms, and her big black eyes turned around the two of them.

Li Ren wanted to leave forever, her father died again, and Juanniang had lost her relatives.But now she is Pei's adopted daughter and Shao Shude's adopted daughter, so no one dares to bully her with her status.

Zhu Shi, the daughter of Zhu Shuzong, and Zhang Shi, the daughter of Zhang Huaishen, also came from Lingzhou.The New Year is approaching, is it considered to be "visiting relatives"?Shao Shude is not sure, but the concubine likes them very much and often rewards them with gifts.

Zhu's and Zhang's are slim and tall. They are not very old when they are in their teens, but they have a standard ladylike demeanor.

Choosing them as daughter-in-laws, Shao Shude also endured a lot of pressure, because too many people were eyeing their two sons.

But the political marriage is like this. The [-] continuation army is handed over to Zhu Shuzong, and a large number of recruits who have undergone rigorous training are sent every year. They are qualified in archery, spear, and saber. Axes, Mo Dao, heavy swords, hooked sickle spears, maces, iron maces, etc. are important parts of the continuous operation of the Kansai military machine-always annexing other people's soldiers. There are hidden dangers.

Zhang Huaishen is 65 years old, and it is conceivable that his lifespan will not be too long, and he will face sensitive power transfer issues at any time.

Shao Shude didn't want this place to be in chaos, so he just helped him maintain it first, and then figured out a way to take care of it later.The marriage with the Zhang family will help to deter the monsters and monsters within the Guiyi army. Whoever dares to take risks has to weigh whether he can withstand the thunderous wrath of King Xia?

Fortunately, with the support of Shao Shude these years, Zhang Huaishen has accelerated the cleanup of internal forces. Now the rule is much more stable, and the problem of power transfer is not big.

"Gentlemen have made great achievements for their hard work, and all of them will be rewarded." Shao Shude gestured to Shanggong Xiao, and Xiao immediately responded.

After the martial arts performance was over, Shao Shude called Dalang and Erlang to his side, and asked, "Grandpa just received the military report that 5000 Feilong troops crossed Weizhou to the south, then broke through Lingchang County, and defeated the Huazhou army near Xuncheng. , Captured and killed more than two thousand people. Tell me, what will Liang Jun do next?"

The Flying Dragon Army marched southward on December 21st. The first stop was Lingchang County, which broke through the city for the third time this year.

Afterwards, the army collected food and grass everywhere, but they got very little, so they had to go south to eat. As a result, they encountered Huazhou soldiers who were ordered to return to Baima between Xuncheng and Lingchang.

After a surprise attack, the Huazhou soldiers were defeated, with hundreds of casualties, nearly a thousand captured, and the rest scattered.

Afterwards, the Feilong army went straight to Baima County, failed to attack the city, and turned to plundering the countryside to collect food and grass, finally temporarily solving the precarious logistics supply problem.

The investment of their troops was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Liang Ren.

Does the strategic deployment need to be readjusted?The ball went to Zhu Quanzhong's side, let's see how he chooses.

"Grandfather, the bandits will mobilize their troops to surround the Feilong army." Erlang Shao Chengjie replied.

"Grandpa, I think that if Lingzhou is so poisoned by thieves, they will run around everywhere. Even if they try to get rid of other places, they must be wiped out first." Dalang Shao Siwu replied: "If 1 people are not enough, transfer 2 2 people, [-] if [-] people are not enough, until it is completely calmed down."

"My son knows what Zhu Quanzhong is insisting on?" Shao Shude sighed.

If you don't move, I will continue to embarrass you. Let's see how long you can bear it!
On December 26th of the second year of Qianning, Shao Shude left Cuiwei Palace in Chang'an County, traveled eastward and returned to Hezhong, ending this year's tour of the two towns.

I believe that after this month, this year's battle with Zhu Quanzhong will also enter the mid-game decisive stage.

……

The recent signs in Bianzhou are very wrong.

In the streets and alleys, what is discussed is no longer the grain harvest and business transactions, but the sensational things about the summer bandits who are looting, attacking and killing people outside the city.

For the first time in a decade, concerns about safety overshadowed the minutiae of life.

All kinds of news came and went, gradually becoming outrageous.

"Have you heard? Mrs. Pengcheng County was kidnapped by Shao Thief?"

"I heard. The Shao thief directly rewarded two Jiedu envoys and three governors to go out, and the warriors who captured Mrs. Pengcheng are all well-off."

"I also heard that Han Quanhui, envoy of the Tenth Army, and Liu Jishu, Lieutenant of the Shence Right Army, held the hand of Mrs. Pengcheng County on the left and the right. The wife looked south to Bianzhou, crying for blood, and was raped by Shao thief."

"Hey!" A drinker sat down, sighed heavily, and said, "You are so free, you still have the heart to care about a woman's life and death. Yuan Xiang was imprisoned by King Liang first, and my family's business was cut off. know what to do."

"It's really not a big deal if the business is cut off." Some people also sighed: "I can't do it. The Xia thief robbed all the millet and wheat in the village outside the city, and the horses and mules. If you can't drive the Xia thief away , how do you live this day?"

"Your horse mules were swept away. Coincidentally, a batch of Liang Wang's horse mules were also robbed. Pu Guanze had a lot of horses, and they were either sent to the army a few days ago, or kept in the sheep and horse wall. There are still hundreds of horses left, all of which were wiped out by the Xia thief."

"What's the point of grabbing some horses? Wei Shi ordered hundreds of righteous men to go to Bianzhou to help Bianzhou. When they reached the sand sea, they were raided by Xia's bandits, and the whole army was wiped out."

"Can't we kill all the Xia thieves?"

"There are no soldiers, what else can I do? I run around a lot in the six counties of Bianzhou. How many soldiers have you seen?"

"I'm afraid the King of Liang will send his troops back after losing a few more county towns."

The rapid sound of horseshoes sounded on the street, and then passed by in a flash.

The messenger crossed the streets and alleys, dismounted before and after the Duyu Housi gate, and hurried in after verifying that he was upright.

"The two armies of Kuangwei and Feilong are dispatched." Xiao Fu got the news immediately.

The Kuangwei army stationed in Zhengzhou and the Feilong army stationed in Xingyang are all Pang Shigu's troops.If the two armies were transferred to Bian from the east, the thickness of the troops in the west would be greatly reduced, and there would basically be more than ten thousand troops stationed in Biankou, Luokou and Heyang South City.

More precisely, it is Huo Cun's [-] Baosheng Army and the rebuilt Heyang Yamen's [-] people.They were originally deployed on the front line, and firmly held their positions when Xia Jun went south, and then cooperated with the Feilong Army and Kuangwei Army deployed on the second line to block Xia Army's return route and wiped out all of them on the south bank.

Now that the second-line main force has been transferred away, what should they do?
"This strategy is a little risky." Xiao Fu didn't even need to look at the map, and the changes in the deployment of each army automatically appeared in his mind.

This is to transfer Pang Shigu to the east, cooperate with Deng Jiyun and Bianzhou soldiers and horses, a total of [-] to [-] elite Yamen troops, gather and annihilate the intruding Xia army as soon as possible, and then return to their respective stations.

As for why he didn't continue to draw troops from Zhu Zhen in Caozhou, one of them was that there was nothing to draw, so he had to give Zhu Zhen soldiers, right?Another reason may be related to the fact that the Qibizhang tribe went north again and could not leave.

Xiao Fu had a premonition that this year's battle might be time to see each other again.

……

The "rampant activities" of the Xia army on the south bank of the river quickly detected Liang Jun's mobilization.

The question facing Gao Renhou now is: Is the transfer of Liang Jun real?Did he feign a shot, but actually waited for him to go south in a big way, and then swarmed to wipe them out?

Regarding the question raised by his staff, Gao Renhou had only one sentence: "If you are afraid of this and that, why fight?"

No more hesitation at the moment, and immediately strengthened the newly transferred Tiande army to Fu Cunshen, and allocated another [-] Guan Beifan cavalry, a total of more than [-] Yamen troops, plus the three soldiers from Heyang, Wude, and Wuzhi who were ready to go. The [-] Tutuan villagers in the county, driving carts and carts, brought countless supplies, and the whole army went south.

On the 28th, the army arrived outside the southern city of Heyang.The yamen guarded against the attack of the defenders in the city, some of the Tutuan villagers set up camps and villages, and some dug trenches.

In the city, there are 3000 Baosheng troops, [-] Heyang government troops, [-] cavalry soldiers, and [-] newly recruited Tutuan villagers.

The Baosheng army made Huo Cun weigh the strength at hand, hesitated, and did not go out of the city to fight yet.

Gao Renhou also dispatched a second group of troops.

With Fan He, the envoy of the Chishui Army, as the commander, he led 2 infantry from the Chishui Army, [-] soldiers from the Hezhong Army, [-] infantry cavalry from the Yumen Army, and [-] Tibetan cavalry. There are more than [-] Tutuan villagers in the four counties of Jiyuan, Jiyuan, and Xiuwu, and they go straight to Luokou and Gong counties.

There were [-] Baosheng troops and [-] Heyang Yamen troops in the Luokou warehouse, surrounded by groups.In fact, there was not much food in the warehouse, and most of it was shipped to Luoyang, but the defenders still did not dare to abandon the city and flee.

Gongxian County is located in the northwest of Luokou Cang, forming a corner of each other, guarded by two thousand Baosheng troops and two thousand Tutuan villagers.

Fan He didn't hesitate, according to the plan made before the war, while sending people to Yingzigu, [-] miles east of Gong County, to build a city and build a fortress, while digging trenches to isolate Luokou Cang and Gong County.

Tianxiong's [-]-strong army served as a reserve team, escorting food and grass to the south slowly.

The two armies counted more than 12 people. They were mighty and mighty, and the Liang people changed their colors when they heard about it.

So far, Xia Jun's battle plan has been completely and undoubtedly exposed to Liang Jun through the two directions they moved forward.

But it doesn't matter, if the army doesn't move, it's enough, and if it moves, it will race against time and go all out with the spirit of a lion fighting a rabbit.

(End of this chapter)