Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 700

It is not far from Gaocheng to Mixian County, but only tens of miles, about two or three days away.

But now that it is raining continuously, it is impossible to finish walking in two days.

Tingzi Mazhi and more than a thousand heavy cavalry led their horses and pack animals first.From a distance, if they don't reveal their identities, they are almost exactly the same as Qi Bizhang's Feilong Army.A war horse rode to fight, and a pack animal was loaded with armor and a little dry food.

Of course, there are still some differences. First, the armor is different. Second, the Flying Dragon Army is often paired with two horses. Although they sometimes like to use mules as pack animals, the Ting Ma Zhi can only choose mules as pack animals.

The more than [-] soldiers of the Tingzi infantry were divided into two parts, and they retreated alternately.

They took out the iconic twelve crossbows, dressed in iron armor, with iron swords hanging from their waists, and long spears on their backs.Under the downpour, his expression didn't change at all.After walking for half a day, the troops were still pruning.They are all rich families in Bian Song Dynasty, the children of rich families in Tingzidu, and the children of rich families in Po Xiajun, there is a huge difference.

Hundreds of cavalrymen from the Dingyuan Army led their horses, and they didn't dare to get too close, otherwise they would suffer a big loss if they were rushed by the infantry.In the end, he simply withdrew.Go back to Dengfeng instead of Gaocheng, because there is nothing to eat when I go to Gaocheng.

The more than 2000 cavalry in Gaocheng County won a hearty victory. They beheaded [-], captured [-], and captured countless luggage.But the problem is that there is not enough food, and they are already planning to withdraw to Dengfeng. With the current bad road conditions, it is hard to say whether the food can be transferred in time.

But after the news was sent back, Wang Yu, the commander along the way, directly refused and asked them to continue.The Luoyang direction will find a way to transfer a batch to the past, and it may take some time.

Wei Boqiu is not optimistic that it will be shipped in time.He knows exactly what the way out of Shenyuanguan is. What is the efficiency of transporting grain on a 28-mile winding mountain road in heavy rain?But he didn't dare to disobey the military order, so he could only send hundreds of people, escorting two thousand captives back, and first hand over the two thousand mouths to eat.

Most of Wang Yu's more than 2000 men were still trudging through nine turns and eighteen turns. A group of [-] pioneers arrived in the deserted Dengfeng County on the eighth day of April.

At this time, Zhu Hanbin had already received the news, and he was hesitant to leave Yingyang County under the excuse of Zhang Guihou calling him.

The hall has been going east for more than a day.

Zhao Lin, Wang Yanzhang, Du Yanqiu and others rushed to Yangdi with the remnants of the defeated army in panic.

Pang Shigu left the remnants of the Baosheng Army, the remnants of the Heyang Ya Army, prefecture and county soldiers, and Tutuan villagers to guard the Xuanmen Pass and the front line of Sishui. Going south, it was blocked by heavy rain when it reached Xingyang.

More than [-] people from the Jianrui army and Tutuan villagers marched to Xingze, but they were also blocked by heavy rain.Pang Shigu asked to transfer the strong army to go south together, but Zhu Quanzhong didn't reply yet.

Zhu Zhen of Caozhou was ordered to transfer 2 people from the left and right long sword army and the left and right cavalry army to go westward. After gathering in Bianzhou, they received supplies and rewards, and then assigned some miscellaneous soldiers to go westward together.

The left and right Desheng Army, the Pro-Cavalry Army, the Zhuosheng Army, and the Tabai Army are all organized cavalry units, which are still in the Caozhou camp, under the command of Zhang Cunjing.

The main infantry of the left and right Tu generals, the left and right Neiya army, and the former Xuzhou soldiers, the Yingwudu, were commanded by Deng Jiyun.

Zhang and Deng were restrained by Zhu Zhen, the camp recruiter.

There is no change in the Suzhou camp for the time being. The left and right Xiongwei army, the left and right Feisheng army, and the Shi Shucong's pro-army control cranes are all still staying there, cooperating with the Caozhou camp to encircle and suppress Liang Hanyu's troops.

It can be seen that Zhu Quanzhong still made some changes, strategically weakening the troops on the eastern front, completely abandoning the defense on the northern front, relying on the navy, and striving to achieve a relatively ideal situation on the western front.

But most military movements have been hampered by this year's unseasonably wet weather.

In fact, not only them, Xia Jun also encountered great difficulties.

Shao Shude personally led the Iron Forest Army to the outside of Taigu Pass, but the siege was suspended due to heavy rain.

"With this year's weather, will the Yellow River flood?" Shao Shude asked in the camp.

"Your Majesty is worried about Zhonglu City?" Chen Cheng asked.

"The water has risen so badly that the Mengzhou state soldiers at Heyang Pass are ready to evacuate at any time. There is nothing to worry about in other places." Shao Shude said: "Even if there is a flood, not many places will be flooded."

Zhongyu City was indeed destroyed by the flood of the Yellow River in history.Mengzhou City seems to have been destroyed once, but the two cities in the north and the south are generally on a higher terrain, which is much safer than Zhongli City.

The revolving door seems to have not been flooded, and there is no major problem at Luokou, let's take a closer look.

"There will be floods this year, don't expect a severe drought next year!" Shao Shude sighed.

He is a little afraid of this little ice age now.This is still in the prelude period and has not yet officially entered. There are only so many extreme climates, which is a headache.

He has a hunch that if extreme weather occurred every five years more than ten years ago, then this cycle should be gradually shortened now, maybe once every two or three years, and it will become more and more frequent until it becomes completely cold and dry.

Fuck!The Hu people on the grassland will be forced to make a living and invade the south more and more frequently.

Chen Cheng was also a little worried after hearing this.If there is a severe drought, Heyang and other places are not worried. After all, rivers run freely, but many places in Helong will be in trouble.

Longyou Jiedu envoy Wei Zhaodu just sent a "good news" recently, saying that after many years of mutual trading, most of the Qiang chieftains in Taozhou came to surrender on their own initiative.In a few days, officials are expected to be sent to Taozhou to take this place without bloodshed.

This is certainly a good thing and worth celebrating.But if there are frequent disasters in Longyou and the livelihood of the barbarians is difficult, some people will come out to plunder if they are not well-preserved.

If it really doesn't work, we can only use King Xia's trick. If any tribe can't survive, they will directly recruit their elites to train in the continued army, and ordinary people will move to Baidi, Henan to register and settle down. This should eliminate some disasters.

"Let's not talk about this." Shao Shude changed the subject and said, "What adjustments should be made to the battle in Ruzhou now? Do you want to withdraw the left wing of the Flying Dragon Army?"

"It's raining continuously, and the Flying Dragon Army has lost its greatest advantage. It's better to let it retreat to Yangdi. If there is something wrong, then retreat until it is successful." Chen Cheng suggested.

Why did the Flying Dragon Army dare to go deep behind enemy lines?Due to their excellent mobility, this makes it possible for them to jump out of the encirclement before the enemy's brigade encircles them without being wiped out.But in this situation, the mounted infantry has become a pure infantry, and has lost the advantage of mobility, so it is more dangerous and must move.

Chen Cheng didn't know how long this rainy weather would last. If it lasted until June, the war scene would be rather funny: both sides were rolling in the muddy pond.

"Retreat to Yangdi first. The weather is not good for offense but good for defense." Shao Shude said: "First find a way to eat the bandit army at Taigu Pass. It's a pity that the Battle of Ruzhou started so well."

He also wanted to observe and see how Liang Jun would respond.

If you formulate a strategy and use various tactics, if the opponent does not make various responses or even countermeasures, disrupt your plan, and make your strategy out of shape, then it is not Zhu Quanzhong, but an AI computer playing games.

If the Liang army does not move, or even sends a large army to reinforce, trying to defend Ruzhou to the death, then it will advance steadily.

If Liang Jun abandons the dead land of Ruzhou and retreats voluntarily, he will pursue it.Although in today's weather, it will be very painful for both chasing and fleeing, many troops will be disrupted, many troops will be left behind, and many sergeants will be hungry, sick, lost and other nonsense things will happen, but so what ?
The weather is fair to both parties, and the big deal is to fight bad battles with you in the muddy pond and fight for consumption.

"Find out where the Fan soldiers are." Shao Shude asked suddenly.

Chen Cheng asked his staff to take out a stack of documents from the cabinet, flipped through them, and said, "Two days ago, Ganzhou Ganquan Order reported that more than [-] tents of Ganzhou Fanbu have left the county and are heading for Luojiao County. Three days later Went to the Zouyuan to report that more than [-] tents from Tubo in the Qing and Tang Dynasties had arrived in Chang'an County. Two days ago, Shanxi Town reported that thousands of tents from the Qiang species in Tao, Min and other prefectures had passed Tongguan and were heading towards Guozhou."

"The fastest ones are Tao and Minqiang. Tell Wei Zhaodu, and you can also send people to Die and Dangzhou to make friends with the local Qiang chieftains and try to recruit troops." Shao Shude nodded, knowing that.

"Of order." Chen Cheng replied.

He knew that King Xia had used his trick again.Most places in Henan Province and Ruzhou are empty, weeds are everywhere, and the wild is even unsafe for pedestrians, because wild animals such as tigers and leopards have increased day by day in recent years.

It's another tactic of selling one's life for land!
The [-] tents that walked the fastest will arrive in Luoyang in about half a month. After a little training, they don't even need to prepare too much weapons, and they can be driven southward in a mighty way to meet the Liang people in the muddy land. Roll in.

The power of the Supreme Khan is not just for pomp and circumstance, it is the real energy that can attract people at critical moments.

But then again, I haven't been to Helong for some years, so shouldn't it be time to make a show and show my face?The places far away from Emperor Shangao are prone to breed ignorant and brutal careerists. Once Khan makes a tour, they will be able to live in peace for many years. This deal is still very cost-effective.

"How's Li Keyong going?" Shao Shude was concerned about his elder brother's current situation again.

"Lu Wenjin and Shan Keji were defeated in Mozhou. I heard that more than [-] prisoners were killed. At present, soldiers are besieging Mozhou. They are urging all kinds of troops to attack day and night." Chen Cheng replied.

"I'm afraid it's not a siege point to call for help, and the quotation is within reach." Shao Shude said.

At the same time, I also sighed a little, how much the gang of thieves in Youzhou hate foreigners, and they don't surrender at this time.

The twelve prefectures in Yan Town have consumed a lot of Lao Li's energy and time.Wouldn't it be better if he attacked Chengde first?
Well, it is estimated that it is not very good, and there will be no essential difference.Yan Town has a population of 150 million registered households, plus hundreds of thousands of Inner Fans. I don't know how many are left.

"Time waits for no one." Shao Shude stood up, looked at the map on the wall, and said, "Send orders to Feng Wei, Song Le, and Ren Yuji to increase the supply of food and grass. If necessary, another [-] masters will be requisitioned, and other I don’t care about the place, first send Dengfeng and Gaocheng to the rescue. Regardless of the cost, even if there are knives in the sky, no matter how many animals are killed, no matter how many people are killed or injured, they will be transported to me. Then I will send an order to Wang Yu, and I want to be in Taizhou. Go to Guguan to buy wine and have a banquet, the sooner the better."

(End of this chapter)