Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 693
The atmosphere in the southern city of Heyang was tense, and the Baosheng army surrounded a group of sergeants of the Heyang government army who were feasting.

"Things that are as cheap as dust, dare to kill horses?" The leading officer waved his whip, smashed his head and face at several sergeants who were still holding their jobs, and scolded while beating: "Dog, let you eat, let you eat!" Eat, dog stuff!"

The sergeants' heads and faces were covered with bloodstains, and they had to flee with their heads in their arms.

"You still dare to run? Get it for me!" The officer kicked over a row of clay pots on the ground one by one, and the horse meat and soup flowed on the ground, smelling fragrant.

The fleeing sergeant was quickly caught back.Without saying a word, the officer greeted several people and went up to beat and kick them.

Surrounded by Heyang Yamen soldiers and Tutuan peasants, their faces looked unbearable, but they were frightened by the might of the Baosheng Army and did not dare to attack.

"Stop!" A burly and strong man stood up and said, "It's just a wounded horse. It will be killed sooner or later. Now kill and kill, eat and eat, what else do you want? Kill someone?"

"Useless thing, get out!" The officer was furious, and directly whipped him up.

The strong man looked angry, reached out and grabbed the whip, and said, "How are you doing? Do you pay for your life?"

Money is definitely not there.Besides, being besieged in the city, money and silk are of no use.

"How can your humble lives compare to horses?" The officer threw down the whip, drew out the horizontal knife, and sneered.

If he dared to challenge his majesty, his death would not be a pity.In the past few days, not one or two women have died under his knife, so what if he kills one more person?

Someone next to him couldn't stand it any longer, and said angrily, "I'm not as good as a horse?"

"kill him!"

"I don't like him a long time ago!"

"Stop talking nonsense, do it!"

"Kill this thief, let's open the city to welcome the summer soldiers. There is nowhere to go. Let's do it!"

After the greeting, more than ten people responded, drew their knives and guns, and greeted the officer.Those who are so ruthless have already started to string the tip of the bow, and can't wait to do a big job.

The strong man was a little dazed, and muttered twice: "My wife and children are still in Heyin, how can we rebel?"

No one cares about him.

The sergeants went crazy and couldn't hold back at all.As if to vent all the fear, anger, and worry of these days, the officer was cut five or six times in an instant.

There were several followers behind him, who were watching the excitement with a smile on their face, when the soldiers from Heyang made a commotion, they were also stabbed and fell to the ground screaming in pain, bleeding profusely.

"Kill Huo Cun!"

"Don't treat me as a human being, fight with him!"

"Damn it, drive my nephew out of the city to die, fight him!"

When the turmoil broke out, the local soldiers in Heyang, who had long been dissatisfied, rushed into the street wearing armor and holding knives.

Tutuan villagers from Heyang, Sishui, and Heyin counties also joined in, and the momentum became stronger and stronger.

The soldiers of the Baosheng Army just watched from the sidelines at first, thinking it was a mutiny.Out of simple empathy, they did not intend to intervene, and some even tried to fish in troubled waters.

However, after discovering that the rebels had killed them too, they immediately became angry. These lunatics are simply unreasonable!Wouldn't it be good to kill officials together and rob them of their money and women?Why even kill us?Lost your mind?

As a result, the soldiers of the Baosheng Army were passively involved in this conflict.They had no choice but to pick up knives and guns and fight with the crazy soldiers. At the same time, they were so depressed that they vomited blood. They didn't know how things became like this.

The news of the military chaos spread quickly to the state government office. Huo Cun and his son, who had just finished dinner and were discussing the deployment of the city defense, were shocked when they heard the news.

They first went straight to the Baosheng Army barracks.It was inappropriate to reason with the sergeants when they were in a state of frenzy, first of all they had to be subdued, and only then could anything else be said.

There was a military camp near the state government office. Huo Cun and his son rushed in after escaping a wave of chaotic soldiers on the way.

"What's going on?" Huo Yanwei asked a military academy.

"My son hasn't assembled the soldiers yet? Now is not the time to get to the bottom of it." Huo Cun yelled, calming down the somewhat chaotic military camp, and said, "Put down the chaos immediately!"

The literacy of the Baosheng army is still good. After giving an order, they immediately assembled, and more than a thousand sergeants lined up out of the camp gate.

They were organized, while the rebellious soldiers were completely in a state of frenzy. They were attacked unexpectedly and were killed in pieces.

Huo Cun unleashed his marksmanship skill again, bending his bow again and again, in the dark night, he still made continuous gains.

Huo Yanwei was wearing heavy armor and was carrying a long axe, slashing endlessly.Under one blow, someone always screamed and fell to the ground. It was really a god blocking and killing a god and a Buddha blocking and killing a Buddha.

The rebellious soldiers couldn't resist the enemy, so they broke up and went away.

Some people rushed to the north gate, and were killed by the soldiers who reacted and waited in battle. They sneaked into the houses of the people and evaded in a hurry.

Someone rushed to the south gate, fought bravely, dispersed the defenders, and left the city in a mess.Huo Yanwei chased for a while with hundreds of elite soldiers, and after killing the last dozen or so unlucky ghosts, he retreated slowly and closed the city gate tightly.

The killing at the city gate is still going on, but it has entered the final stage.

……

"Can Zhe Silun's Huaining Army fight?" In Mengzhou City, Shao Shude was still discussing matters with his staff.

An Renyi, the governor of Runzhou under Yang Xingmi's tent, had just defeated Qian Liu in Suzhou, and the threat from the east was resolved, so he massively increased his troops in Huangzhou, Luzhou, and Haozhou, with the intention of attacking Huaixi Town.

Zhe Silun has led an army of [-] people to Shouzhou, and joined forces with Zhu Jing, the governor, to guard against Huai soldiers.

Shi Zan was defeated in Anzhou, and led his troops to avoid the state city.By this time, Anzhou had been besieged for two months, and the Huai people were unable to attack repeatedly, so they plundered and retreated.

Qizhou was attacked, Feng Jingzhang asked for help, Eyue Jiedu envoy Du Hongben led thousands of people eastward, and heard that the bandits had retreated halfway, so he stopped his troops and returned to town.

The Huai people's offensive against Eyue and Huaixi reached a new climax.

"The Huaining Army has been rectified for more than half a year. Based on Fengxiang Army, it should still be able to fight, at least not worse than Yang Xingmi's tens of thousands of 'Northern Returnees'." Chen Cheng said: "After Zhu Yanshou's defeat in Feishui, I have been training my troops all the time, but it is hard to say whether I will come this time. Li Xun, governor of Haozhou, felt resentful that his territory was swept away by the Feilong army, so this time the Hao soldiers should be the main force, and Yang Xingmi may send some other troops to help."

Qi Bizhang actually robbed Haozhou of two.It comes and goes like the wind, and always flashes before the Haoren have reacted. It is normal for Li Xun and Yang Xingmi to be annoyed.

Of course, even if Hao and Si states had not been robbed, the battle between Yang Xingmi and Huaixi Town had already begun. After all, there had never been a small fight in Anzhou, and this time it was on a larger scale.

"One more thing." Zhao Guangfeng said suddenly: "It is said that Dong Chang is preparing for the enthronement ceremony."

Shao and Chen looked at each other speechlessly.

"What a thief!" Shao Shude cursed with a smile.

I have more than 20 people who dare not claim the title of emperor. Dong Chang, how many dishes did you prepare and drink like this?

"Tomorrow—" Shao Shude's expression turned serious, and he said, "Send Li Hang to Hongzhou and Hangzhou."

Chen Cheng and Zhao Guangfeng immediately figured out the route of the envoy. They would go to Ezhou first, then go down the river to Hongzhou, and meet Zhong Chuan, the Jiedu envoy of the Zhennan Army.This person is also very afraid of Yang Xingmi, there is no harm in seeing him.

After leaving Hongzhou, you can continue to go down the river and go to the west of Zhejiang through Yang Xingmi's territory, but it is more risky, it is better to go by land.

"Let the Department of Listening and Watching and Datong Ma Xing choose and send good people to accompany them." Shao Shude ordered: "After arriving in Ezhou, let Du Hong find a way to arrange a caravan to cover it up."

"Of course." Zhao Guangfeng replied.

"Your Majesty!" Li Zhong came in suddenly and reported: "There is news from the southern city that Liang's army is in chaos, and there is a massacre in the city. Hundreds of soldiers left the city at night and surrendered to the German army."

"Oh? There is such a thing?" Shao Shude suddenly stood up, surprised: "Don't pretend to surrender, right? Have you ever interrogated clearly?"

Chen Cheng and Zhao Guangfeng's eyes also brightened. This Heyang South City has really blocked them for too long, seriously affecting the transfer of personnel and materials between the north and the south.If the military chaos is true, it will be a good opportunity.

"General Fu's words must not be lost, and he has mobilized his troops overnight to attack Nancheng." Li Zhong reported: "According to the captives, as many as 2000 people participated in the military rebellion. Huo Cun and his son put down the rebellion overnight, killing blood like rivers. The army guarding Liang Liang was greatly weakened, and people's hearts were unstable, so General Fu attacked them quickly. After hearing the news, Deputy Ye Li has also prepared his troops for battle, so it should be a move for this meeting."

As soon as Li Zhong finished speaking, there was a faint sound of drums and horns outside, which seemed to be right.

"Go, go out and have a look!" Shao Shude went out excitedly, and surrounded by his own soldiers, he boarded the south tower of Mengzhou.

Song Le also rushed over, looking south.

The fighter plane has appeared, and he is also very excited.

……

Outside the south city, the flames were soaring into the sky, and the shouts of killing gradually became louder, and the waves were higher than the waves.

The Tielin army and the Guide army seized the opportunity, and at any cost, gathered troops to attack fiercely, but they did not give the Liang people a chance to recover.

Fu Cunjian really didn't give Liang Ren a chance to breathe.At this time, he was already dressed neatly, standing beside the second moat wall, wandering around endlessly, obviously not in a calm mood.

After receiving the report from the people below, he did not hesitate at all, and immediately ordered to attack the city.

The sergeants deployed behind the first trench wall set off immediately. They put down the trench bridge, pushed their equipment, and rushed to the city at the fastest speed.

Afterwards, Fu Cunshen took some time to wake up the soldiers of the German army who had fallen asleep, and ordered more than a thousand elite soldiers to kill them as the second wave of siege echelons.

On the top of the city, the sound of killing was loud, and Liang Jun almost used all the defense equipment, and wave after wave of siege Xia Jun screamed and fell.

Fu Cunshen was ruthless at all, and beheaded all the officers who were defeated in the first batch, including two military academies who had followed him for many years and were born in Li Han's department.

There were also violent shouts of killing from the north.Fu Cunshen knew that it was the Tielin Army guarding the ferry wharf who was dispatched.

He had interrogated the surrendered soldiers just now, and had a general understanding of the situation in the city.In his opinion, there are probably less than [-] defenders in the city, and they have just experienced a fight, which consumes a lot of physical strength and energy.As long as they don't give them a chance to recover, each department takes turns to attack the city without fear of casualties, and uninterrupted high-intensity onslaught, after the group of people guarding the city is almost exhausted, the chances of winning will be very high.

So he changed his old style and used harsh punishments to force his soldiers to attack desperately.

On the upper floor of Heyang South City, Huo Yanwei also beheaded a group of deserters.

The defenders at the top of the city did not participate in the military chaos. They had enough energy and preparations. After all, they have been in a tense battle with Xia Bandit for the past three months.

But fighting is a physical activity, which requires extremely high energy and physical strength, and requires sufficient rotation teams.

Now the problem lies here.The rebellion had just been barely suppressed in the city. In addition to hundreds of people fleeing out of the city, more than a thousand of the [-] rebels were killed on the spot.

In order to stabilize the morale of the army, he had to go to battle to boost morale, but Xia Bandit also knew about the changes in the city, and at this time attacked like crazy, not hesitating to pay a huge price of casualties.

The defenders at the top of the city were consumed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and 400 people were killed or injured within half an hour.The rest of the people were panicked, almost to the limit - although they didn't participate in the rebellion, how could they not know about such a big thing that happened in the city, and it was almost inevitable that they would be affected.

"Kill the thief!" Huo Yanwei swung his long ax and swept down the two Xia soldiers who climbed up to the top of the wall.

Encouraged by him, the sergeant mustered up his courage to fight, and stabbed Xia Bing who had climbed up until he screamed in agony.

But at this moment, there was a huge commotion from the North City.

"The thieves are attacking!"

"Huo Junshi is injured, where is the doctor?"

"Hurry them up!"

"I fought with them!"

Huo Yanwei turned around abruptly, only to see that the tower of the North City was already on fire. It should be that the Xia bandits who attacked deliberately set the fire on purpose to create chaos. The situation seemed very bad!
The sound of war drums sounded again, Huo Yanwei turned around again, only to see the dark crowds under the city rushing towards this side.

The Xia people held torches and pushed smoke carts and ladder carts. There were at least a thousand people.Under the light of the fire, the armor is bright and the expression is hideous.

Affected by the chaos in Beicheng, the sergeants around him became timid, and some people subconsciously moved back.

"Who takes a step back dies!" Huo Yanwei roared angrily, "Follow me to kill the thief!"

There was a loud bang, and half of the Beicheng Tower, which had suffered huge damage in the siege battle, collapsed, causing a burst of exclamation.

Then there was the sound of violent sword clashes, screams and curses.This is not a good thing, because only when the thieves attack, can there be such a violent close-range fight.Beicheng is probably finished!
"The Liang thief is to die!" An extremely burly Xia Ren military academy climbed up to the top of the wall.

Huo Yanwei swung his iron ax and chopped him down to the city.

"Defeated, defeated!" But the sergeants around him lost their fighting spirit, and some turned around and fled without intending to resist.

"Idiot! Guarding the city for three months, killed so many Xia thieves, and the thieves broke the city, can you let them go?" Huo Yanwei was distraught, and desperately swung his long axe, beheading the Xia soldiers who had climbed up to the top of the city. .

But few people responded to him.

The northern city has been destroyed, half of the city towers have been burnt down, Huo Cun is injured, and his life or death is unknown, what a fart!
The defenders fell to the top of the city in waves, and no one fought to the death.

Huo Yanwei swung his ax alone, and in the light of the fire, it was like singing a one-man show.

Dozens of Xia soldiers surrounded him, roaring in unison, piercing with spears, pushing Huo Yanwei to the ground.

"Bang Dang!" The Chang Ke ax fell powerlessly, blood seeped out of the nail leaf, dripped down, and soon formed a pool of blood under his feet.

(End of this chapter)