Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 727 What is the goal?

In late September, the banks of the Great Salt Pond have become a place for soldiers and horses from all walks of life to show off their might.

A large number of miscellaneous Hufan rode through the mountain pass and poured into the bank of Yanchi, arrogant and arrogant.

Yanchi is the Daihai Lake of the later generations. It is a saltwater lake, but it is rich in aquatic products and has many birds. It is a rare good place on the grassland.

Such a good place, one can imagine what kind of demand it will become?The Fan people coming from the mountain pass in the east kept going to the grassland beside the salt pond, and they didn't want to leave.

It was late autumn, and it was not easy to supply fodder.There are stretches of "unowned" pastures here in Yanchi, who doesn't want it?

"Ah!" A series of screams sounded by the lake.

Under the dense arrows, the rider who was still showing off his might just now either fell off his horse or fled on his horse.

"Search and suppress the remnants!" An officer gave an order.

Soon, more than a hundred warriors armed with heavy swords and mo knives stepped forward, chasing and killing the bandit soldiers who were frantically fleeing after falling off their horses.

Their chopping movements were very professional, the entire formation was not chaotic, no one was too prominent or behind, and the entire formation was advancing slowly and firmly like a wall.

The Tibetans who fled to the distance just now came back again.

According to their experience, once one's own side retreats, the enemy will pursue and compete for heads, horses, and goods, and the formation will disperse.At this time, gathering and fighting back, it is entirely possible to turn defeat into victory.

But this time they were disappointed.

Enemy infantry are skilled hunters, determined and ruthless.Don't make any extra moves, can see through all the little tricks, and strictly abide by the military orders and regulations, but there is nothing they can do about it.

The thief who led the team let out a mournful roar, and then retreated slowly with the cavalry, disappearing into the valley to the east.

"Send people to gather the horses." An officer ordered, taking back the bleeding Mo Dao.

"Obey!" They were all veterans in the battlefield, and the sergeants were methodical and unhurried, as if they didn't pay attention to the Hu Qi who were all over the mountains and plains.

It is no coincidence.

At the foot of the mountain northeast of Yanchi, a group of heavy armored infantry armed with long spears formed a tight formation.A large number of horsemen circled around them, but they were still unable to speak.

Not all are necessarily from the same tribe.These Tang soldiers seem to be difficult to fight. Who wants to consume the enemy's arrows, physical strength and energy to create opportunities for the people behind?
So the situation froze here.In the end, it was the long lance players who got impatient and expanded their formation outward.A group of trash with different minds, don't block the auxiliary soldiers from working.

The Fan felt humiliated.So everyone worked together to send out hundreds of riders, and jointly attacked.

"Shoot!" The arrows fell like rain on the field, and the horses fell down in pieces, wailing endlessly.

"Kill!" The infantrymen of the Heishi army held up their long rifles and stepped forward firmly.

"Pfft!" The Fan who fell off his horse was still lying on the ground moaning. Seeing that the enemy dared to chase him out, he staggered back regardless of his injuries.

The rest of the people were also shocked, and instead of continuing to charge forward, they pulled the horses around from both sides, trying to find weak points from the flanks and back.But after being harassed by the scattered teams arranged on both sides and the rear, killing and injuring more than a dozen riders, they finally lost patience, whistled, slowly gathered, took turns to cover, and retreated in defeat.

In the end, it finally showed a certain level.

Many tribesmen ran away in a swarm when they were defeated. No one dared to turn around and fight, and they didn't break the cover.These Fan soldiers know how to come here, it seems that they have suffered a lot before.

The intermittent fighting continued into the evening.

The Heiju and Jindao armies who came on horseback beheaded nearly [-] people, captured more than [-] people, and wiped out half of the Yanchi.

That night, many Tibetans who got the news ran away, but Li Cunxiao, who was camping by the Xuanhong Pond, was very surprised when he heard it.

Xuanhong Lake is located to the west of Xuanhong County in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and Xuanhong County is roughly located in or west of Fengzhen in later generations.

Going east from the Yanchi area, passing through a narrow valley, the first stop is Xuanhong Pond.During the meeting seven years ago, Shao Shude was sitting in Xuanhongchi, and his army was densely covered in Yunzhou, Yanchang, and Yonggu. In the end, a short and fierce cavalry battle broke out with the Jin people.

This time Li Keyong came early.

His adopted son Li Cunxiao stationed [-] Gui soldiers, [-] Youzhou Tutuan villagers, and [-] Fan soldiers on the front line of Xuanhong County and Xuanhongchi.If Xia Bing wants to go from the northern line to Yunzhou, he can only follow the line of Yuhe, Yangshui, and Hunshui, and Xuanhongchi is the only way to go.

"What are they all for?" Li Cunxiao took the scabbard and beat the Tibetan leaders kneeling in front of him one by one, angrily said: "You can't beat the Khitan people, you can't beat the Youzhou people, and you can't beat the Xia people. What use are you for?"

A group of people were beaten into anger, and said: "You don't need to say more, I will dispatch immediately to attack Xia's bandits at night, and I will be ashamed."

"No need!" Li Cunxiao gave them a disgusted look, and said: "Bring me more horses, people are scattered far away, and report as soon as there is a situation. If you encounter the Xia bandit group, take the opportunity to delay. Xuanhong County The side is still being repaired, and when the repair of the city is completed, there will be nothing to fear."

"Of course." A group of people responded.

If someone else humiliated them like this, his mother would have fought him desperately.But Li Cunxiao, forget it, everyone is used to it, so it’s really nothing.

After waving his hands to make people retreat, Li Cunxiao subconsciously looked to the north again.That was the desert grassland, where the Tatar tribes lived and became stronger and stronger day by day.

……

In fact, Li Keyong guessed right, Shao Shude lived in Woyang Palace.

The guards guarded the inside and outside of the palace together with the guards, and the newly collected silver saddles expanded the security range and patrolled around.

The Iron Forest Army and the Leopard Cavalry are all stationed nearby, serving as the core force for guarding the palace.

Hengshan Dangxiang's [-]-step cavalry branch is stationed in Canhexing and the old city of Canhexing. It can leave Xing at any time and enter the line of Yanchi.

In the south of Woyang Palace, there are also tens of thousands of troops stationed along the Great Wall.

A total of more than [-] troops are stationed in a small place, and they are closely connected with each other. It looks very scary, but if you know the soldiers, you will know that this is a strategy that focuses on defense.

"Jin soldiers, there are at least two routes at present." In the Chaolu Hall of Woyang Palace, Chen Cheng was analyzing to Shao Shude: "During the Wende period, Ke Yong stationed all the way in Yunzhou and the other in Daibei and Shuozhou, this time there will be no The difference is too big."

"Compared to the last time, what has changed in Li Keyong?" Shao Shude asked.

"Obviously, the strength is stronger." Chen Cheng pointed to the point of Yunzhou on the map, and said: "Once you get Youzhou, Yunzhou and Weizhou will no longer be alone, and you can get the support of Xinyi Gui and Fanbu. Li Cunxiao from Guizhou came from this direction, and he should have brought his own soldiers and horses with him."

Guizhou soldiers are actually Yan soldiers. At most, some Jin soldiers were mixed and reorganized and trained.

Xinyi Gui was a poor place, and could not afford too many soldiers. The warriors under Li Cunxiao had always been supported by Youzhou and Hedong, so he had no choice but to come, even though he had a problem with the reward of his adoptive father.

"On the way north to Shuozhou, the number of troops is huge, and who is the commander needs to be found out." Shao Shude said: "The two armies of iron cavalry and silver spears are certainly not good against grassland Hu cavalry, but they are not good against Han infantry. Keep an eye on it."

"On the other hand, the two armies of Jindao and Heizhu were ordered to set up camp and set up a stronghold after expelling the thieves. They are not allowed to fight in waves. After finding out the deployment of the enemy troops on the Yunzhou-Xuanhongchi line, we will make any calculations."

"Obey." Chen Cheng knew it in his heart.

Many people have overlooked the original background of this trip to the north: brothers meeting, or questioning, questioning, etc., rather than war.

Shao Shude tried his best to avoid the outbreak of war with Hedong.

The problem now is that Li Ke is restless, hesitant, and hesitant. In fact, Shao Shude has not figured out the mentality of his brother-in-law. Anyway, whether it is out of loyalty to the court or the instinct of a warlord, he is very vigilant towards Shao Shude now.

In fact, Li Keyong probably also knew that the one who would benefit the most from turning against his righteous brother at this time was Zhu Quanzhong, an enemy he thought he would definitely kill.

But my heart is so twisted, some things are always uncomfortable if I don't explain them clearly.

After Chen Cheng left, Shao Shude went to the neighboring hall.The concubine Zhe Fangai made desserts by herself, and brought them for Shao Shude to taste.

The concubine has become a lot more gentle recently, Shao Shude knows it well, loves day and night, and is often tired of being together, this is the effect.

For women of this age, the requirements are really too low.

"My husband sent troops this time, I'm afraid he didn't intend to fight?" Zhe Fangai sat opposite, lightly holding his cheek, and asked.

"There are some wars in this world. The more you are afraid, the easier it is to come. If you are not afraid and put on an aggressive attitude, you may not necessarily fight in the end." Shao Shude said: "I don't want to fight, but it depends on the brother-in-law .At present, there are no loopholes in his deployment. It is not easy to grab him and beat him. Once he retracts into the turtle shell with the main force, I will be busy in Daibei. I will be annoyed by then The sworn brother who has been killed will send his troops straight into Jinjiang and Heyang, and the Shangdang is in a high position, so I have no danger to defend, and will be very passive."

Zhe Fangai laughed.

In fact, she also has some understanding of this uncle's temper.If you beat him painfully and suffered heavy losses, according to the understanding of ordinary people, you must be afraid and dare not fight against you again.

But that doesn't apply to Li Keyong.

The more painful and miserable you beat him, the more he hates you, the more angry he is, the more he wants to fight you to the death, even if he loses and fights repeatedly.It's the feeling that if I die, I will pull you back.

He is not a mature military leader. In this life, he is willing to love and hate, and he has made far fewer compromises than others.

When people reach middle age, they may change, but don't expect to change too much, the nature is hard to change.

To deal with this kind of person, you can't think about gaining benefits from the victory or defeat on the battlefield, that's unrealistic, and it's never possible to get real benefits.

"What is my goal? I have to ask myself forever." Shao Shude said.

The goal is to make Li Ke useless to make trouble for himself, there is no second.To this end, it is necessary to use all means, eliminate all interference, and not deviate from this core goal.

"I'm going to write a letter to Brother Yi." Shao Shude said.

(End of this chapter)