Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 744 Face to face

Leaden gray clouds hung over the sky, as if a heavy snow was coming.

The grain trucks on the post road stretched beyond sight, from Yique to Linru, loaded with wheat, corn, and beans.The master, who spoke various accents, looked numbly and looked at the vehicle carefully.

The uncultivated farmland on both sides of the post road is full of weeds, and donkeys, mules, horses and camels walk slowly past with boxes of all sizes.A group of people were resting on the side of the road. They untied the boxes from the donkeys and mules, so that the animals could relax, and they also took the opportunity to eat some water and restore their strength.

"Why doesn't Ruzhou grow corn and wheat?" A master with a Huazhou accent asked in surprise.

Along the way, although there are few people in Henan Prefecture and not much reclaimed land, it is not all wild after all. Especially around Luoyang, it can be vaguely seen that the government has spent a lot of effort to resume production.But what happened to Ruzhou?Not even a human hair can be seen.The escorted military academy only needs to go out for a circle, and when they come back, they must have their prey in their hands. This is too desolate!
"What a fuss!" A fellow villager laughed, and began to show off his old qualifications: "Back then when he was fighting in Heyang, a certain person followed him as a master, and went there to see, oh, what a crime, the field is full of weeds. It's all Qin Zongquan Harms, he can harm Heyang, of course he can also harm Luoyang, what's so strange?"

"If I can plant this land, I will do anything."

"What about killing people?"

"I am also willing."

"Huazhou still has a lot of people and little land." The master behind sighed: "King Xia has an order to recruit people from Huazhou who have little land and no land to cultivate in Luo and Ru, but they may have to fight. You can figure it out."

Over the past few years, Huazhou has relocated 30 households, and the current population is still more than [-]. There are still many people and little land, but the willingness of the remaining people to leave has been greatly weakened, and it is not easy to handle.What's more, they have to go to battle, and few people are willing to leave.

"I'm from Henan, why don't I want to?" Huazhou Master said: "When I fled to Guanzhong with my parents, most of them went to Huazhou, and some went to Tongzhou. Now it's great to be able to return to my hometown. of."

Frequent wars in Henan were the main reason for the abnormal population growth in the three prefectures of Shaanxi, Guohua, and Henan, and most of the people who escaped were from Henan, Ruzhou and other places.Coupled with some other factors, for example, Shao Dashuai forcibly relocated more than [-] people in Henan Province under Zhang Quanyi's rule to Huazhou for resettlement, and gave him a customs clearance to fight and produce food. Now they are all returning one after another.

As for the locals in Huazhou, in fact, some have left.After all, there are only so many people in such a small place, so if you stay in your hometown, it will be a "juan", and it is better to settle down on the "virgin land" in Henan.

"After you say that, I want to leave too. It's a pity that I can't bear to abandon the ancestral mausoleum."

"There are so many people who have abandoned the ancestral mausoleum, they can't even get enough to eat, how can they have the strength to think about anything else."

"Let's all go, so we can have someone to take care of you together. You don't know that in Heyang, there are so many Tibetans, why let them take all the good land?"

"But to fight..."

"It's not that scary. Heyang took the land at the beginning to attack the city, and there were indeed heavy casualties. Those who went later did not fight in a serious way. They were brave in the countryside. Except for a few unlucky ones who participated in the siege, the others fought in the peace war , and passed away.”

Everyone said something to each other, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively.

The donkey was grazing with its head down, and occasionally raised its head, looking at these humans suspiciously, wondering why they suddenly became excited.

The mules are also gnawing on the withered grass on the ground, chewing slowly.

The sergeant's war horse lowered his head and sniffed, then turned his head in disgust, staring at the beans in his master's hand.

Henan Prefecture and Ruzhou actually sowed a lot of forage seeds, but not enough. After all, the environment is different from the grassland.These war horses have grown delicate again. Dawan alfalfa and donkey hi beans are still favorites, but other weeds are hard to say, and most of the time they are not of interest.

On the post road in the distance came a large group of people, either with bald hair or braided hair, some wearing furs, while some could only wear tattered clothes made of unknown materials, shivering from the cold.

They lead the horses and drive the sheep, and move forward slowly.

From time to time, the sheep lowered their heads and gnawed on the dry grass, and some sheep were still digging in the remaining snow, gnawing on the grass roots.The master whipped the whip down from time to time, and the sheep bleated and rushed forward.

Fan soldiers!All eyes were drawn to it.

Those who are well-informed know that a total of more than [-] tents were resettled in the counties of Henan Prefecture.Some people have already got some land, because in the past few months they have ridden deep into the enemy's rear and harassed them, fulfilling the obligation of military service, but it is only [-] acres.You have to continue to fight and bleed, this land is not so easy to get.

"Let's go, let's go!" An officer rushed over, knocked on the carriage with a scabbard, and said loudly: "Hurry up, don't catch the snow."

Everyone sighed, got up one after another, packed their things, and prepared to go on their way.

King Xia won one battle after another, but the people were still driven around all year round, and there was no time for them to rest.

The roof of the home needs repairing.

The vegetable garden at the back wants to be redeveloped.

The cow is about to have a calf, don't let anything happen.

There is a mouse hole in the warehouse, and I have been trying to plug it.

Jing Gulu also needs to change the rope.

Alas, a lot of things!

The north wind was stronger, and the baggage transportation team set off again, walking on the never-ending post road.

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"Can Qingshu Palace be renovated next spring?" In Linru County, Shao Cheng nodded his head and said, "Actually, it doesn't have to be so fast. Grandpa will still be in Lingzhou. Next year, um, why don't you join the army?" Going to my side all day? Is it not a business?"

"Uh, back to the son, the servant has been supervising the food and grass, and has never been slack. Didn't he just take a break, so he came to the son to help." Duan Ning apologized cautiously.

The young Shao Chengjie sighed, and said: "Supervising food and grass all day long, I'm bored to death, it's better to go to battle and fight. Grandpa asked me to do this, it's so annoying."

"My son's words are wrong." Duan Ning said: "There are tens of thousands of elite soldiers and strong generals in Xiangcheng, Yingqiao, and Yingshui. Why do you need your son to fight the enemy? It is said that a son of a thousand gold does not sit in the court. What is your status? What happened by accident, not only the king will be furious, but there may also be troubles in the elbow and armpit."

There are indeed quite a few troops stationed on the front line at present.

The [-]-step troop of Lu Huaizhong of the Wuwei Army was stationed in Yangzhai County, and there were [-] Tutuan villagers from Heyang at Yangguanju in the rear.

In Dengfeng County, there are 7000 Shunyi troops who were beaten and disabled in the first half of the year and returned to replenish recruits. They guarded against the Liang people coming to sneak attacks by taking the path, and escorted food and grass to support the front line.

Lu Huaizhong was the commander of more than 2 people along the way.

There are even more main forces deployed on the front line of Yingshui, including more than 3 people from Jinglue, Dingyuan, Guide, and Huguo, and [-] local villagers from Heyang, Henan, and Hezhong. The total strength is more than [-] people.

The Tianxiong army was stationed in Xiangcheng, and the Tianzhu army was stationed in Jiacheng. The two armies had a total of [-] cavalry, plus a total of [-] local peasants from the four prefectures of Ci, Xi, Shan, and Guo, as the second-line preparations. The team can reinforce the front line at any time.

There are almost no troops in Luoyang, only more than [-] Henan Fuzhou soldiers and the newly transferred Cai Songyang Department of the Tiande Army. These two troops are temporarily unable to move and need to suppress the local area.

The Fanhe Department of the Chishui Army was stationed on the line between Yingzigu and Luokou, with a total of [-] horsemen, plus [-] Tutuan villagers from Heyang.

Of course, we must not forget the 3 Tibetans who came over in the second half of the year. They have been conscripted with more than [-] pacers and have already gone south in batches. They will serve as the main force in the future.

Li Tangbin originally wanted to attract Pang Shigu to attack Ruzhou, but now it seems that he is not fooled, he is very cowardly.Then there is no way, we can only transfer the main force to the front line and confront the thieves.

A whole army of 15 was used to deal with Liang Ren's Pang Shigu Group. In fact, the advantage in military strength was not that great.It's just that Xia Jun has more horses, strong mobility, and a good strategic situation, so it seems to have the upper hand.

Of course, if Pang Shigu could only see these people in the Luoyang camp, then he would have spent so many years in the military for nothing.

Are you blind, can't see Zhe Zongben's soldiers and horses?
Needless to say how much trouble Qibizhang's flying dragon army caused?They have two or three horses per person, wreaking havoc everywhere, but they don't kill people, they only attack the storage and transshipment teams, which is a headache.And you can't drive away. Going deep into Cai and Chen, it is less than two days away from Baigou and Xinxi on the north bank of the Huai River. Sometimes it only takes half a day to go back. Supplies and can't hold on?Isn't that bullshit?

To mobilize a large army to encircle and suppress, first of all, there are no soldiers at all, and second, people want you to mobilize troops to encircle and suppress. More than 1 cavalry and infantry, no one has as many horses as you, thousands of cavalry plus tens of thousands of infantry can't surround them, they can only drive them away, or imitate Zhu Zhen's past, laying ambushes, luring the enemy, or sending people to join the gang, so that they can eat a piece of their meat .

In the Battle of Luoyang, the Flying Dragon Army went straight to the empty and undefended hinterland of Bianzhou, which caused the troops of the Liang Army to be transferred around, and they were finally defeated and suffered heavy losses. Is this lesson not profound?
Furthermore, Zhe Zongben also dispatched more than 20 people from the Weisheng Army, and tens of thousands of Huaining Army crossed Hebei, and the total number of troops is almost [-]. How confident are you that you have enough troops?

This is a battle of great disparity.After many years of development, the number of troops Xia Jun can use has changed from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, and then to more than 20. Now it is almost [-]. However, Liang Jun's troops are getting fewer and fewer, and they have long been at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. Shi Gu didn't dare to be so arrogant that he thought that his side had many soldiers and he was sure of victory.

"You people, worrying about this and that, keeping me behind all day long, how can I make meritorious deeds? How can I convince the masses?" Of course, Shao Chengjie is well aware of the deployment of troops on the front line. In fact, the military strategy from childhood to adulthood is not in vain. Learned, but he still doesn't like it.

Convincing the public is extremely important for a son of a military leader.

This is not the other dynasties from ancient times.The existence of arrogant soldiers makes the successor of the military leader must have enough prestige, otherwise there will be ambitious people trying to challenge your authority.Or even if you don't challenge, people will look down on you, and you will be obedient and obedient, which will make it difficult to do many things and greatly reduce efficiency.

In the final analysis, after 140 years of separatist regimes and martial arts, this is already an era of broken etiquette. There is no morality, no bottom line, no consensus, and lack of commonly known rules. Any authority dares to challenge and can suppress others. Only force and prestige, this is reality.

"Duan Joined the Army has taken a lot of care about counting, distributing and transporting grain and grass." Shao Chengjie said, "I'm going to Xiangcheng to have a look."

Duan Ning was speechless, but she also understood Shi Zi's difficulties.It's not easy for anyone in this world!

(End of this chapter)