Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 704 Action in advance
On April [-]th of the third year of Qianning, the sky began to drizzle again.

The Huguo Army and Wuwei Army arrived in Luoyang one after another, with a total of more than [-] soldiers on foot.

So far, the army in the Luoyang camp has almost assembled.in:
Most of the Jinglue Army (with a total strength of 7500) was stationed in Dengfeng, and part of the division was stationed in Gaocheng.

The Dingyuan Army (with a full strength of 8000) has returned to Yingyang County and is preparing to march westward to the side of Yique Pass.

The left wing of the Feilong Army (over [-] full) has returned to Yangzhai County, Xuzhou, trying to get in touch with Gaocheng and Dengfeng to ask for food and supplies.

The Chishui Army (with a full strength of 8000) is still stationed in the Luokou, Gongxian, and Yingzigu areas, guarding against the direction of the rotary door.

The Tianxiong Army (full of [-] people) is stationed in the north of Yiqueguan, with deep trenches and high fortifications, monitoring the enemy, and can launch an attack at any time.

The Shunyi Army (7000 in total) and the Henan Fuzhou Army (currently more than [-]) have stationed in Taiguguan and Taigu. The Shunyi Army just left Taigu yesterday to escort food and supplies to Yingyang. Arrived.

The armed forces of Guide (8000 in total), Wuwei (9000 in total), and Huguo (more than [-] in total) are still in Luoyang and have not yet gone south.

An army of [-] to [-], plus the same number of Tutuan villagers from Shan, Guo, Hua, Tong, Luo, Pu, and Meng states, the scale is astonishing.

The ya army was in charge of field battles, some of them participated in the siege, and the Tutuan villagers were responsible for transporting the rear materials to the front line, and some of them participated in the siege or field battle. 6 horses were deployed from the north bank of the Yellow River to Ru and Xu. The scene was huge and magnificent.

Shao Shude left Taigu Pass and went west to the north of Yique Pass, where he joined the company of Tianxiong Army.

The Tielin Army's [-] cavalry and [-] bodyguards are the reserve team for this battle. Shao Shude has already made it clear to Li Tangbin.Don't cherish your military strength, invest in it when you should.If it is really not enough, the Tianzhu Army from Xin'an County can also come to reinforce it, and the Tielin Army and the Guards can also step forward to fight.

Li Tangbin is sensible, he did not send Luoyang's troops out immediately.Because the tens of thousands of horses piled up on the front line have caused huge logistical pressure, and under the plight of poor road conditions, he believes that it is still necessary to hoard supplies for a period of time before launching a large-scale attack.

It's a bit of a "worship offensive".

However, the army did not move, and the operation against Yiqueguan started as scheduled after a three-day rest.The plan is that the Dingyuan army will march westward and set up camp after reaching the pass, and the Shunyi army will be dispatched.That is to say, south of the Three Passes in Luonan, from west to east, the three armies of Dingyuan, Shunyi, and Jinglue lined up, and the Feilong Army was still standing in Yangdi County at the southeast end, peeping at Xuzhou.

Many siege equipment had been accumulated in the camp of the Tianxiong Army, and the Tutuan villagers from Hezhong Prefecture were already in place, ready to launch a fierce attack at any time.In fact, a tentative attack has already begun today.

"Your Majesty, there is news from Zhengzhou that there is a brigade of Liang troops heading south, aiming at Xinzheng." Zhao Guangfeng came to a large tent.

There was laughter in the tent, Shao Shude, Chen Cheng, Zang Dubao, Niu Li and others were drinking and eating meat.

"Zhao Sima, come and sit down." Shao Shude waved and said with a smile.

Zhao Guangfeng sat down and reported again.

The tent fell silent, and everyone subconsciously moved lightly, trying not to make any noise.

"Xinzheng..." Shao Shude thought for a while and said, "This is Pang Shigu's army, right?"

"Maybe more than that." Zhao Guangfeng said: "The Liang people may have also mobilized troops from other directions."

"Have you ever sent people to Zhengzhou to arrest a few people?"

"It's raining and muddy, it's difficult."

"Is there... any news over there?" Shao Shude asked vaguely.

"The rain is continuous, the traffic is inconvenient, and the audio is blocked. No news has come yet."

"Send more people, even if you carry horses, you must find out the enemy's movements." Shao Shude ordered: "Listen to Wangsi and Datong Horse Company, they take away so much horse money every year, they can't just give up for nothing. live."

"Obey." This is Zhao Guangfeng's business, and he is duty bound.

"Actually, with this news, we can already make a judgment." Shao Shude said: "I have ordered that the Shunyi Army should not rest after arriving in Yingyang.

Yique County, 45 miles north to the south entrance of Yique, is a county under Henan Prefecture and also the logistics distribution center of Yique Pass.It is the same as Dengfeng County in the south of Zhiyuan Pass and Yingyang County in the south of Taigu Pass. These two counties are also counties under Henan Prefecture. The administrative division of the imperial court is also quite interesting. All three Luonan Passes are in the hands of Henan Prefecture. .

The tactics are still old tactics, so I bet you dare not come to rescue.If they come, it's nothing. On the contrary, they can drag the Youguo Army in Ruzhou for a longer time, creating better opportunities for them to be severely injured or even wiped out.

"Order through the Luoyang camp." Shao Shude added.

Li Tangbin quickly completed a procedure for Shao Shude's order. On the 21st, An Xiuxiu, the envoy of the Shunyi Army, led his troops westward. Taking advantage of the favorable opportunity when the rain was not yet heavy, he escorted food, grass and luggage, and headed westward with difficulty.

At the same time, the persuasion operation against the defenders of Yique Pass also started in the same way.And this undoubtedly requires the "cooperation" of Ding Hui.

……

On the banks of the Taotao River, the water is raging.

The turbid river overflowed the Liaowu Wharf, and the ship tightened the cables and began to unload the cargo nervously.

Bags of grain, boxes of equipment, and bags of supplies were sorted out, sorted, and transported to Cangcheng on Baiya Mountain.

The counties such as Yuan, Wangwu, and Heqing to the north of Dahe are still on relatively high terrain, but Heyangguan, which is located on the sandbar in the middle of the river, is not so optimistic.

Three thousand Mengzhou state soldiers are withdrawing in batches.

The river has risen a lot, and seeing a bigger wave of rain is coming, Zhongli City is already very dangerous, and it's time to evacuate.

But the sergeants were more relaxed.They packed up most of the supplies and transported them to the north and south cities by horse-drawn cart for temporary storage.The state soldiers withdrew 1000 people, leaving [-] people to guard and monitor.In case of an attack by Liang Jun's navy, they can resist for a while and wait for reinforcements to come.

The pontoon was extremely busy, even more than ever.

Almost all the carriages and draft animals in Menghuai and Huai prefectures were recruited and doubled to transport supplies to Henan.

They are rushing for the last time to transport more materials to the south bank as much as possible before the flood, increasing the reserves of Luoyang camp.

Heyang Jiedu envoy Song Le boarded Heyangguan City.

He was very anxious in his heart, but his expression was very relaxed. He even joked and asked the soldiers to catch all the Yellow River carps raised in Zhongli City, slaughter them on the spot to make salted fish, and send them to Luoyang.

Of course, he also took away more than a hundred tails himself, intending to donate them to Mengzhou officials to comfort everyone for their hard work during this time.

Yes, Meng Huai's water conditions cannot be ignored.

When it rained heavily a while ago, Qinshui rose three feet overnight, carrying a large amount of sand, dead branches and leaves, and even human and animal corpses rushing downstream.

Fortunately, his main job in the past two years has been to overhaul the water conservancy. The silt in many ponds has been dug out, the storage capacity has been greatly increased, the embankments have also been reinforced to a certain extent, and the weeds and sediment in the canals have been swept away. The overall water storage capacity has greatly increased.

In addition, the most critical thing is to vigorously dredge the Qinshui Channel, including but not limited to widening dredging, cutting bends and straightening, and strengthening dams.

In the past, these tasks did not show any results, and even the common people suffered a lot and complained a lot. Many people died of exhaustion on the construction site.But looking at the continuous rain this year, who dares to say that these jobs are not important?
"This year's river water, I'm afraid it will flood Luoshui and Bianshui." Song Le sighed.

The city of Zhongli is lush with lush trees, and the melons and fruits are in pieces.If there is a flood, all this will be destroyed, what a pity.

Judge Su Junqing followed behind him, comforting him, "Situ needn't worry too much. The people of Heyang put Huaizhou first, and the embankment is considered stable, so it's not a big problem."

The population of Heyang Town is indeed dominated by Huaizhou.Five counties including Hanoi and Xiuwu have about 44000 households and 22 populations, while Mengzhou's Heyang, Jiyuan, and Wen counties only have 24700 households and 12 populations, and Jiyuan accounts for more than half.

Such a population layout is inseparable from the battlefield situation.

The closer to the Yellow River, the easier it is to be attacked by Liang Jun.Especially when Guanghe, Banzhu, Heyangguan and other cities were all in the hands of Liang people, the threat was particularly great, so they were prioritized in Huaizhou, more precisely, north of Qinshui and south of Taihang Mountain, so as to stay away from the war line.

Of course, changes may be made later.

In case Li Keyong had a bad relationship, it would be easier for Li Hanzhi to rush down from Zezhou to loot.

He is not so courageous yet, and there is a richer Wei Bo for him to grab, but it will be a matter of time before he turns his face, and he will definitely have to make adjustments in the future.

"Which place is the most dangerous in the east of Heyang?" Song Le looked at Su Junqing and asked in a questioning tone.

"I can really answer Situ's question." Su Junqing smiled and replied, "It must be Huazhou."

Song Le smiled and nodded.

"Since the Kingdom of China, every time the Yellow River floods, the rest of the prefectures and counties may be fine, but Huazhou often suffers." Su Junqing continued: "In the spring of the ninth year of Yuanhe, Xue Ping, the governor of the Yicheng Army, threatened many times because of the flooding of the Yellow River. Huazhou, so it was reported to the imperial court to dig an ancient river in Liyang, Weizhou, Weibo Town. It is [-] li long from north to south, [-] steps wide from east to west, and [-] zhang [-] chi deep. Huazhou is the weak point of this section, if there is a flood, it will definitely happen in Huazhou."

This is actually the famous "Wei Hua Dividing the River" project, and Tian Hong, the governor of Weibo, made the sacrifice, because Weizhou in Weibo Town actually served as a flood diversion area.

The water conservancy projects of Guochao can be roughly divided into dikes, dams, pits, ponds, and rivers.The river dug in Weizhou is undoubtedly a flood channel, and flooding is inevitable.

This is what the Xianzong Dynasty could do. At that time, the Shence Army was more capable of fighting. In addition, the prime ministers of the court were very skillful. A prick like Wei Bo is willing to act as a flood discharge area himself, but also to protect Huazhou under the imperial court.

"If the rain is heavier, I think something big will happen to Huazhou." Su Junqing said with certainty: "This time, is Luo Hongxin willing to open the floodgates to release the water for Huazhou? I don't think it is very likely. Situ, It’s a good show this time.”

Song Le laughed, and said: "It's the common people who are suffering. What's the fun? Let's do our own thing first, so that the dams don't cause problems. In addition, the transportation of grain, grass and equipment to the south is speeding up. It's good to be able to transport one more truckload."

"Of order." Su Junqing replied.

(End of this chapter)