Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 752 Yingzhou
Kang Yanxiao galloped into Xuzhou.

Inside and outside the state city, the flags covered the sky and the sun, and the camps stretched far away.

There are really too many people gathered, 10,000+ people, it can be called an army of the whole country, and countless consumption is consumed every day.This kind of battle, many times, the savings will be emptied!
Inside the Zhao Mansion in Changshe County, Zhao Lin was having a banquet with his "little friends".

"In the fifth year of Dashun (894), Pang Shigu also brought more than [-] troops to a decisive battle with the Shao bandits, and he was defeated that time. After two years, it was still him. Can this battle be won?" Zhao Lin drank. It's a bit too much, and the mouth doesn't even close the door.

Pang Shigu is now the most powerful person in the Xuanwu Army, and he is also someone your little Po Xia army envoy can say?
After hearing this, Zhu Hanbin tried to urge him to drink again and again, lest Zhao Lin say anything else and spread the word and bring disaster to everyone.

"The battle of Heqing in the fifth year of Dashun, the battle of Luoyang began at the end of last year, and has been fought until now. The Shao bandits have wiped out nearly [-] troops. King Liang only has more than [-] soldiers and horses, and the consumption of these two years is a bit fast. "Wang Yanzhang was quite fascinated when he heard Zhao Lin talk about the Battle of Heqing. It was a pity that he was not able to participate because his level was too low.

The decisive battle between the two sides with a total of more than 20 people makes me excited just thinking about it.

Inside and outside Heqing City, offensive and defensive battles came and went, extremely tragic.At the end of the fight, Qi Bizhang came out of Baixing by way of Hedong, and attacked Huaizhou, and Zhu Xuan of Yunzhou became active again. In the end, the two sides tacitly withdrew their troops, ending the war.

In that battle, Shao Bandit should not be able to swallow all of Pang Shigu's 10,000+ army.Perhaps, with the help of the navy, it is impossible to swallow it.

At the end of the second year, the Battle of Luoyang was even initiated by Shao Bandits. It was another decisive battle with about 20 people, which lasted for several months.This time Wang Yanzhang participated in the second half, feeling a little ashamed, and fled back to Xuzhou in a daze.

"Sixty thousand? This time, Pang Shigu brought seventy thousand. What do you think will happen if you lose it?" Zhao Lin laughed loudly, without the slightest concealment, as if wishing that Pang Shigu would lose.

Zhu Hanbin shook his head and smiled wryly, while Wang Yanzhang frowned and sighed.

A servant came over, bowed his head and whispered something in Zhao Lin's ear.

Zhao Lin was stunned and said, "Let him in."

Zhu Hanbin pulled Zhao Lin up and said, "Kang Yanxiao was once the commander of the Poxia Capital, and he was also the Marquis of the Camp Capital Yu. The military envoy should not be neglected."

"That's right." Zhao Lin chuckled and said, "Just give him some face."

Wang Yanzhang looked at him with a frown, and then looked at the banquet tonight. There were not many dishes. How could you drink like this?
Kang Yanxiaofu frowned as soon as he came in, but he didn't bother to care about it anymore. The Zhao family is a local snake, and in the current situation, it is not appropriate to say anything serious.After clearing his throat, Kang Yanxiao said, "Clean up quickly and leave the camp immediately."

"Let's go to camp?" Zhao Lin was a little confused.

"Mr. Zhao, where is your army?" Kang Yanxiao walked up to him and asked.

"In...outside the city." Zhao Lin was a little afraid of Kang Yanxiao's eyes, feeling that he was anxious, even irritable, as if he wanted to choose someone and devour him.

Po Xia's army fled back with a thousand remnants and defeated generals. Uncle Zhao Jue paid for him and recruited three thousand Chen Xu sergeants for him, expanding the army to 4000 people, which are currently stationed outside Xuzhou City.

"Pang Shuai gives you two choices. One, cooperate with Yang Shihou, Dai Siyuan, and Zhang Quanyi to defend Caizhou; two, go to Yingzhou and repel the bandits." Kang Yanxiao said.

This is to look at the face of the Zhao family.For someone else, the situation is so urgent, and the order was given directly, how could it be picked for you?

"Caizhou? Yingzhou?" Zhao Lin was still dizzy.

It was inconvenient for Zhu Hanbin to intervene, but Wang Yanzhang said directly: "Military envoy, we are going on an expedition."

Hearing the word "expedition", Zhao Lin was jolted up and became much more awake.

"Expedition? Yingzhou?" He cast doubtful eyes on Wang Yanzhang.

"Then let's go to Yingzhou. We will leave tomorrow. Don't delay, otherwise the military law will be enforced." Kang Yanxiao was too lazy to talk nonsense with this drunk and left directly.

Next, he will make a trip to Shangcai, bringing hundreds of soldiers with him.If Yang Shihou still pushes three times and four times, then he will be killed directly, seize his military power, and rush south.

Facing the offensive launched by Zhe Zongben and his son in the south, Pang Shigu adjusted his battle order as quickly as possible and sent troops south to intercept it.

In this battle, the two sides have no secrets, they are just playing tricks.

……

A large group of rout soldiers rushed out of Ruyin County, Lisuo, Yingzhou, panting, crying and shouting.

"Open the door!"

"The summer thief is here!"

"Let me in quickly."

"More than 1 people from the Huaining army have come, let me in quickly, otherwise Yingzhou will not be able to defend."

Someone on the top of the city looked at it, then looked into the distance, and said: "You have to report back to the envoy, please wait a moment."

"Go fast!"

"What report do you have? If the king's envoy is here, how can we wait for this defeat?"

"Empty stomach, hurry up, starving."

The north wind rolled up the fine snow, and it was falling underground.The lead cloud is very low, and the surrounding fields are desolate.The sergeants looked very frightened and terrified. Whenever there was any trouble, they would scream again and again, calling the door continuously.

The city gate creaked open quickly.

The defeated soldiers, as if they had received an amnesty, picked up their weapons and rushed inside.

Li Ze, governor of Yingzhou, was heading towards the gate of the city surrounded by his assistants.

As he walked, he reprimanded: "I said at the beginning that we shouldn't send troops, but you persist and learn the benefits of sending troops. Now it seems that 3000 troops have been buried."

At least half of the 3000 people in Mali are state and county soldiers, and the loss is quite distressing, which is really unreasonable.Well, fortunately, some came back. I heard that there are hundreds of them. I don’t know if I can come back later.

There was a rush of horseshoes outside, so loud that it could be faintly heard in the city.

"The thief came after him so quickly?" Li Ze asked in disbelief.

At the same time, I was a little panicked. There was still a lot of food, grass and equipment in Yingzhou City that hadn't been sent out, so nothing happened.

"General Zhou!" Li Ze shouted.

"Emissary, the end will be here."

"If General Lu fails to come back, you will be responsible for the defense of the city. Gather all the generals and go up to defend the city. If there are any deficiencies, send men and healthy women to go to the city."

"As ordered."

"Also—" Li Ze called out to the general who was about to leave, and said, "Bring me a pair of armor, too, and fight Xia Bandit."

"Your Majesty's move will definitely boost morale, and everyone in Yingzhou is excited. Isn't Xia Bandit so frightened?" General Zhou said with a smile.

Li Ze is a close friend of King Liang.After Wang Jingluo was transferred away, he took over the post of governor, which shows trust-now there is a widely circulated saying in Xuanwu Town, if a certain governor or Jiedu envoy was originally held by a warrior, but now it is replaced by a civil servant, then this person is probably He is a close friend of King Liang, so he should not be offended.

Li Ze is such a person.

"Hurry up and prepare." He waved his hand.

General Zhou responded and turned to leave. Unexpectedly, he took two steps, only to hear a sound of breaking through the air. General Zhou didn't even come, and he groaned anxiously. He flew back and fell at Li Ze's feet.

"Kill!" Like a volcanic eruption, the rout soldiers pouring into the city brandished their weapons, slashing and killing the Yingzhou soldiers and generals around them.

Li Ze was a little dazed at first, but he reacted quickly and slipped to the state government surrounded by his entourage.

More than a dozen people had already set their sights on him, and someone took out a walking bow and fired two arrows in succession.An arrow hit Sima of Yingzhou who was running behind him, and an arrow hit Ruyinling.

Li Ze was so frightened that the souls of the dead trembled and yelled.

Another arrow was shot and nailed to the back of his heart, and the man staggered and fell down.

The sound of horseshoes outside the city was getting closer.

Soon, more than [-] warriors from the first batch of dismounted rushed into the city.They first controlled the city gate and nearby buildings, and were not in a hurry to enter.After the second batch of thousands of soldiers dismounted and came in, only a small number of people were left to guard, and the rest rushed in.

Qi Bizhang entered the city with the auxiliary soldiers when it was about to darken.

"It's really God's blessing to have a place to rest for the night sheltered from the wind and rain." Qi Bizhang smiled.

When marching outside, it is common to sleep in the open, lie on the ice and eat snow.It is really not easy for a warrior to live in a house, sleep on a bed, and eat three meals on time. This may be one of the reasons why many warriors are old and sick and do not live long.

"Yingzhou, it's in my hands." Qi Bizhang took out a letter from his bosom, which was sent by Wei Shengjun.

Pingyu County surrendered without a fight. At present, the army is besieging the three cities of Ruyang and digging double trenches.

Zhezong didn't know the battle situation here, but he asked Qi Bizhang to develop in the direction of Chenzhou once he made a breakthrough in Yingzhou.He will send Chen Su and Cui Hong to lead the army eastward to consolidate the defense line of Yingzhou.

"I know all about your intentions." Qi Bizhang laughed.

The battle between Xia and Liang has entered the stage where the sword can see the red.The key to determining the outcome of the two parties may lie in the areas of Chenzhou and Yingzhou.

The noisy situation in Yingzhou City did not last long.At the beginning of the Xu Dynasty, the following people came to report: more than 900 people under Li Ze, the thief and governor, were killed, and more than [-] people were captured.There are still more than [-] dendrobiums of grain in the city, [-] bundles of hay, and several other materials.

"More than 30 dendrobium grains?" Qi Bizhang was a little surprised.

Yingzhou is only four counties with less than 20 people, so how rich is it?
Henan, what a great place!At the same time of prosperity, the transportation is so convenient, it is really the capital of the emperor.

"Replenish our food and fodder first, and then seal up the remaining things." Qi Bizhang said: "Zhe Shuai has appointed Cui Hong, the general of the Huaining Army Yamen, as the envoy of the Yingzhou town to contain the soldiers and horses, and unified command of Chen Su and Wei Shoujie. And the more than [-] soldiers and horses in their headquarters, they should be useful."

Zhe Zongben immediately ordered Chen Su and Cui Hong to go eastward and head towards Yingzhou after learning that Yingzhou was making rapid progress.

Chen Su, the governor of Shenzhou, currently has [-] soldiers, half of whom are Xiangyong.

Cui Hongben has 7000 people, almost half of them are Xiangyong.However, after entering Caizhou, he decisively exerted his influence and recruited many stragglers, and the number of soldiers and horses has swelled to more than ten thousand.

After these two divisions moved eastward, together with Wei Shoujie's division, the miscellaneous soldiers and horses approached 2 people. I don't know if they can gain a firm foothold in Yingzhou.

Qi Bizhang was too lazy to care about them.The whole army rested overnight today, leaving a small number of people to wait for delivery tomorrow, and the main force went north to Chenzhou. I don't know if Dai Siyuan's flying dragon army is still there.

(End of this chapter)