Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 732 Nuozhen Water

Nuo Zhenshui is quite famous in Guochao.

In the 15th year of Zhenguan, Xue Yantuo's son, Dadu, led [-] troops to invade the Turks in the south.The two sides fought in Nuozhenshui, the thieves were defeated, and Dadu set up to escape.

In the second year of Jinglong, Zhang Ren was willing to build a three-sentence city on the river, and sent Lun Gongren (son of Lunqinling), a Tubo general, as a vanguard envoy to guard Nuozhenshui.

The Tatars were stationed in Nuozhenshui, which was the most obvious signal of invasion, not to mention that they had sent a large number of troops southward, passing through the abandoned Woye Town and Wuchuan Town, and invading Fengzhou and Shengzhou.

But although the Hun clan in Duncheng and the Wang clan in Mulashan each mobilized more than 1 strong men to go eastward, there are still quite a few troops in the tribe.They were all mobilized. Although their will to fight might not be as good as those vicious Tatar desperadoes, they were not at a disadvantage because they had cities guarded and their equipment far surpassed them.

On October [-]th, outside the Tiande Army City, the Cavalry Army Wanqi arrived quickly.Two days earlier than them, Feixiong army envoy Yang Hongwang and deputy envoy Zhe Congyun also arrived in Baidaochuan with silver guns. Shao Siwu set off with the silver guns to experience some experience.

The sudden appearance of the two armies intercepted some of the Tatars who had rushed too deep.In a panic, they ran south with their lives. The Tutuan villagers in Feng and Sheng counties fought bravely.Tired and hungry, he ran around aimlessly, and in the end, most of them were killed by Shannan Geshubu, Baidaochuan Qibibu and Xiangyong, and nearly a thousand people surrendered.

Feng and Sheng Xiangyong didn't play well at first, but after seeing the thieves flustered and unprofessional, their courage doubled, and some people dared to use a hoe to gesture.

Facts have proved that as long as you are courageous and brave enough to fight, you don’t need to fight against these grassland shepherds, just kill them directly—Xue Yantuo’s battle example tells us that it doesn’t necessarily take much for infantry to fight against cavalry. A professional formation, loose and loose is fine, as long as you are not afraid after being dispersed by the cavalry, and you still have the courage to continue fighting, then the cavalry will be the last to lose.

After finding out that the Xia army had a large number of cavalry reinforcements coming, the Tatars didn't want to fight any more.

To be honest, everyone was dissatisfied with the fact that they went south this time and did not get any fat.

Some people didn't want to leave, so they yelled to lure the Xia people's cavalry away, and everyone went south to grab it.Or lure the Xia people to a certain place. Their cavalry seems to be mainly fighting, and they can find ways to ambush.

The chieftains quarreled and quarreled, and Yuyue Abus' head hurt from the quarrel, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

At this time, to the east of Nuozhen Water Branch, a large group of knights crossed the east source of Nuozhen Water, marched westward all the way, and arrived at the east of Nuozhen Water Branch several miles at dusk on the [-]th.

Xia Sanmu, Ding Wei, Yang Liang, Zhang Guiba, and Wang Chongwu met together, took cold water and some milk powder, shook the pouch, and poured it down.

"This thing is really good." Zhang Guiba smacked his lips and said with a smile: "I saw you all running long distances, and it was very strange why you could persist in the wild for such a long time. Beans, millet and wheat can be eaten by horses, but what do people eat? So there are This thing is wonderful, wonderful!"

Yang Liang laughed when he heard the words, and said: "Deputy Envoy Zhang, after fighting for so many years, you must have captured some people, right? Although milk powder has only been distributed to the front line on a large scale in the past two years, you have never heard of it. Bianliang is like this. , it seems that there is a big problem."

Old Zhang Guiba blushed, and shouted: "Isn't it right that King Xia should win the world! Lao Zhang, I jumped off the boat early, maybe I can win a fortune. Next time I go back to the Central Plains, I will invite some old brothers to vote for King Xia. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a pity to die with Quan Zhong and bury all his martial arts in the loess?"

"General Zhang and two brothers, why not bring them here together. Wouldn't it be a good story for the three of Xian, Kunzhong and King Xia to fight on the battlefield?" It may be possible to leave a name in the history books, and when future generations read the history, they can praise the achievements of the few of us, and this life is not in vain."

After hearing this, Zhang Guiba yearned for it.

I have killed a lot in the Central Plains, and my mind is ambiguous. Sometimes I feel that life is nothing more than this, and there is nothing to do. The only thing that can comfort the soul is wine and beauty.Now it seems that there may be another way of living, another pursuit.

"The thieves put the old, weak and remnant soldiers in the Nuozhen River Branch. The looted goods, cattle and sheep are also gathered here. We will kill him later and let the Tatar barbarians know how powerful they are." Xia Sanmu took Pointing on the map with a whip, he said, "Who will be the pioneer, and who will follow?"

He was temporarily appointed by Shao Shude as the envoy of You Yi Zhan Chai, and he had the right to command these 2 people, so he asked.

Ding Wei was about to speak, but was snatched away by Zhang Guiba, and he said, "Why don't I come and lead 2000 people, and cover them up at night, the thieves are unprepared, and they will never come back."

"Gong is a general, let this opportunity be given to the younger generation." Xia Sanmu smiled.

"I have a lieutenant general, Du Yanqiu, who is brave and good at fighting. I can order him to lead two battalions of soldiers with crossbows and long swords to attack the thieves."

"Yes." Xia Sanmu nodded, and said again: "Deputy Envoy Ding, you bring 3000 people to follow. When Du Yanqiu charges to kill, you can send more rangers to scatter around, beat drums and shout to kill. The thieves panicked at night, Definitely not discerning the truth, or it may destroy their morale."

"Dutou, where are the Leopard Cavalry?" Wang Chong asked, "Two thousand armored cavalry, could it be that they came to watch a show?"

"General Wang, don't be impatient." Xia Sanmu said: "Leopard riders are brave and brave. They are unstoppable and unstoppable, but it is not suitable for the moment. If the black lights are blind, they will not be able to make a name for themselves. Instead, they will fall into the trap. Chaotic battle, no way to play."

Wang Chong refused to accept it, but felt that it was somewhat reasonable, so he could only sigh, and sat there silently.

"Let the horse rest for a while, and start at Xushi." Xia Sanmu said with a final word.

"Obey." All the generals responded one after another.

……

Albus returned to Nuozhen Water Branch.

Under his persuasion, the heads of various ministries finally made a decision to withdraw!

I heard that there are still people active in the area of ​​Jiyuquan in the west. Those people are also Tatars, and they have a good relationship with the Yinshan Tatars, because everyone uses Turkic script and speaks Turkic language.

They have many tribes, the largest of which pretends to be Pugu, hoping to have a relationship with the then King Pugu.

King Pugu, originally a subordinate of Uighur Yehu Pang Teqin who moved west to Anxi, was named Pugujun.Ambitious, jumping left and right.Pang Teqin would not tolerate his great achievements in defeating Tubo, beheading his head and building Jingguan, and expelling Tubo forces from Beiting.Later, he once belonged to Zhang Yichao, and gradually turned around by using the influence of the Tang Dynasty. Finally, he replaced Pang Teqin's Uyghur royal family Yao Luoge and became the new lord of Gaochang Uyghur, calling himself "Pugu Heavenly King".

Pang Teqin was originally a member of the Uighur royal family.

After the royal court of the Uighurs was defeated by the Miagas, Prince Wujie led thirteen tribes to go south to the Tang Dynasty, and Pang Teqin led fifteen tribes to move westward.

After Prince Wu Jie proclaimed Khan, he attacked Zhenwu Army.Liu Mian, the governor of Hedong, and Shi Xiong, the governor of Linzhou, led the army to conquer. Shatuo, Qibi, Tuoba and other Tibetan tribes all sent troops to follow, and they defeated Wujie Khan.Khan was wounded and escaped with only a few entourages.

At that time, Pang Teqin had established a political power in the Western Regions, and because the Khan was still there, he was called Ye Hu, a lower level.

After Wujie Khan's death, the tribe made his younger brother Ge Nian the Khan, and later Ge Nian invaded as Shiwei, and his whereabouts were unknown on the way westward.The Uighurs had no masters, and the masters of the two major khanates of Ganzhou and Gaochang called the Great Khan one after another.

The Gaochang Uyghurs are still under the rule of the Pugu clan. They control the vast areas of Anxi and Beiting. They not only went out of Yizhou to attack the rebels, but also sent troops to the east. They continued to forge ahead against the route of westward migration and regained a large area of ​​grassland. , annexed many Tatar tribes that moved westward, and it is said that they have almost reached the front line of Dujin Mountain (the eastern section of Hangai Mountain), the ancestor of the Uighurs—maybe they have already been defeated now.

The eastward advance of Gaochang Uighurs was a nightmare for the westward Tatars.

They were beaten to death by the Khitans in the east. Could it be that when they ran to the west, they would be beaten again by the Uighurs?

Unfortunately, the nightmare came true!The descendants of Pugu Heavenly King were indeed attacking the royal court of the Uighurs, and they had already controlled a large area. The Tatars fled in all directions like rabbits encountering a tiger, suffering unspeakably.

The Khitan and the Uyghur, the two big ones can hardly be considered small, could it be that they went south to the Yin Mountains to graze in Henan?

It doesn't seem to work now!
A shameless Han Jiedu envoy, arrogated to claim the title of Supreme Khan, which was only held by the Khan in the heyday of the Turks. He has excellent armor, and he can fight better than the Khitans!
Nuo Zhenshui couldn't be kept anymore, so he had to go back to his hometown in the north of Yunzhou.Fellow Taoists in the west, I can't control you anymore, so please yourself.

After Abus entered Shuicha, he coveted this grassland very much, but in the end he could only sigh. Their strength is not strong. Since the era of Zhu Xie Chixin (Li Guochang), they have been continuously recruited to fight in the Central Plains.In Xuzhou and Yindaodu, most of them failed to return.In the era of Li Keyong, a lot of Huangchao was recruited, and now Dingtian can collect more than 3 riders, which was not as strong as Helian Duo's Tuyuhun at one time.

Go, go, no fun!Li Keyong had already sent an envoy to report that Shao Shude might have to return to Shiyin Mountain, so it was better to make preparations early.

"Swoosh! Whoosh!" Suddenly, rockets flooded the sky and ignited many tents.

"Don't let the thieves go!" Shouts came one after another, along with the neighing of horses, the clashing of armor leaves, the creaking of military boots stepping on the snow, and the firing of crossbows.

"Where did the enemy come from? Could it be Tang Jun?" Abus turned pale with shock.

The followers looked at each other in blank dismay, their faces panicked.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Ugh-"

"Kill! Kill the thief!"

The sound of drums and horns and shouts of killing came one after another, constantly ringing from all directions.How could he distinguish clearly in the dark night, Albus only felt that there were enemies everywhere, they were completely surrounded!
Most of the people staying at Nuozhen Water Branch were old, weak and remnant soldiers, guarding the carriages, cattle and sheep, arrows and looted property, and they could fight all in Yinshan Mountain. If they were surrounded by enemies from all directions, one can imagine what would happen.

The rockets ignited a large number of tents, and the cattle, sheep and horses screamed in fear.

"Kill!" A large group of soldiers appeared in Albus' sight.

Wearing iron armor, they held crossbows, long swords, and mo knives. When they saw someone, they shot a crossbow first, and then the heavy swordsmen stepped forward to kill them.

How can the old and the young who stay in the camp stop these fierce men like wolves and tigers?Albus saw with his own eyes that the two teenagers held wooden spears, but they couldn't pierce the armor of the swordsman at all, and then they cut them obliquely, half of their bodies were cut off, blood and internal organs were all over the ground.

"It's over!" Albus didn't miss it at all, he got on his horse and fled surrounded by his followers.

Unexpectedly, another group of people came to kill them head-on, shooting with their bows, and the warriors who followed them fell off their horses one after another-the people may not have died, but the horses must have been injured.

"It's freezing cold, why are there still bows and crossbows!" Albus spat, turned his horse's head, and fled directly in another direction.

"Kill the Bandit Chief!" A general came from the darkness, and the iron spear was extremely cold under the firelight, and he stabbed straight down.

Albus dodged on his back, dodging the killing blow, and then his body soared into the air, and was thrown face down on the horse heavily, almost vomiting all the wine and meat he ate at night.

"The Khan has been captured!" the Tatars in the camp wailed.

"General Du is mighty!" A sergeant slowed down regretfully, put away the noose in his hand, and cheered loudly.

The Khan was captured by mistake, and there were heavy casualties. The Tatar camp was completely chaotic!
To deal with the prairie people, surprise attack is the best way.

(End of this chapter)