Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 796
On April 29, Shao Shude personally led more than [-] iron cavalry to Changsha.

The loyalty of the military army made Zhao Jue unable to sit by the bed to mourn the spring and autumn. He tidied up his appearance, and then took the shogunate, prefecture and county generals out of the city for several miles to meet him.

"Zhao Situ, don't be polite." Shao Shude dismounted himself and helped Zhao Jue up.

"The old man is ignorant. He has been helping the evildoers for many years, and he is so ashamed. Fortunately, he was persuaded by good words, so that he would know his way back and serve King Xia one day. Fortunately, fortunately." Zhao Jue said with a sad expression.

"Why did Zhao Situ say that?" Shao Shude said with a smile: "The Zhao family has a great kindness to the people of Chen Xu. I still need Zhao Situ to take care of me in this land of two prefectures and fifteen counties."

Zhao Jue was relieved all of a sudden, this was a public promise.King Xia kept his promise, and if he said it in public, there would be no problem.

But there are still some dissatisfaction.King Xia only asked him to take care of Chen Xu, but did not mention anyone else.

Zhao Jue's family knows his family affairs. He is 49 years old this year. He was seriously injured when he fought with Chao Jun. His body is just like that, and he will not live for a few years.

Chen Xuzhen is the root of their Zhao family.During the Qianfu period, the eldest brother Zhao Ji led hundreds of people to raise an incident in Chenzhou, leading the affairs of the state himself, and the imperial court decreed posthumously appointing the governor of Chenzhou.In the second year of Wende (889), Chen Xu was granted Jiedu Envoy and Zhongwu Military Envoy, but in fact, since the fourth year of Zhonghe (884), the Zhao family has actually controlled Chen Xu Erzhou for more than ten years.

Zhao Jue wanted to pass on Xuzhou's great position to his eldest brother's son, but now it seems that there are still twists and turns?

Zhao Jue still wanted to test more, so he said: "The old man has prepared a few thin seats in the city, and I invite King Xia to show you."

"It doesn't have to be like this." Shao Shude immediately declined: "I led the army straight into Xuzhou. The movement is so big that it is impossible to hide it from the thieves. It is not suitable to drink and have fun at this time. After I defeat the enemy, I will return to Xuzhou to have a drink with you. ,must."

"This..." Zhao Jue wanted to persuade him again.

"Zhao Situ, the soldiers have come from far away, and they have traveled hundreds of miles. They are exhausted. If there are reserves in the city, you might as well take some out. Our army urgently needs to replenish food and grass." Shao Shude said.

"Alright." Zhao Jue decided to find another opportunity to say it later, and immediately ordered Zhao Lu and Zhao Yan to prepare rice noodles, hay, and black beans.They were all originally intended to be sent to Pang Shigu's army, but they happened to be saved for the Xia people.

Zhao Jue then introduced Xu Zhou's generals, Shao Shude waited patiently after the ceremony, and then let the people disperse and went to the camp.

Nine thousand knights and [-] to [-] horses, of course, cannot be packed into the city, and they cannot be packed, so they can only camp near the city wall.

"Your Majesty." Xie Tong was thinking about the strategy carefully, when he saw Shao Shude approaching, he immediately stood up and saluted.

"Xie Suishi was thinking along the way, can I get something?" Shao Shude took off his cloak, handed the sword to Li Zhong, then ordered his soldiers to serve tea, and asked casually.

"Your Majesty, I have studied and judged for a long time, and now I am convinced that there is no place for Pang Shigu to die." Xie Tong said with a smile.

"Xie Suishi's tone is not small." Shao Shude smiled, and said: "If Wang Zhongshi led tens of thousands of swordsmen to kill, even though I have thousands of horsemen, I would not dare to beat them lightly. Why is Xie Suishi so determined?"

"Your Majesty spared no expense in driving horsepower. He drove hundreds of miles to Xuzhou in the middle of the night. He clearly has a plan in mind, so why bother playing with others?" Xie Tong laughed and said, "My servant just asks Your Majesty, where is the Wuwei Army? Where is the Flying Dragon Army? "

The Wuwei army has left Yangzhai and headed south, which should be more than forty miles northwest of Xuzhou.

The Flying Dragon Army set off this morning to the southeast of Xuzhou, and they are still on their way.

Hearing Xie Tong's question, Shao Shude laughed and said, "There is nothing better than this, don't make me wait too long."

Why did the mutiny of the Zhongwu Army change the faces of Pang Shigu and Zhu Quanzhong?Because Xuzhou is actually a main crossing.

Out of Xiangcheng, Ruzhou, there is a main post road heading east, which goes straight to Xuzhou.And in the north, northeast, east, and southeast of Xuzhou, there are four main roads.

It goes out of Changshe County due north, passes through Changge and Xinzheng counties, and leads to Zhengzhou.

In the northeast direction, it goes out of Changshe County, passes through Xuchang and Weishi counties, and leads to Bianzhou, where Weishi County is next to the post road.

It goes out of Changshe County in the due east direction, passes through Yanling and Fugou counties, and leads directly to Caishui, and Yanling has a post road leading to Bianzhou.

In the southeast direction, it leaves Changshe County, passes through Linying, Yancheng, and Shangcai counties, and leads directly to Caizhou. Among them, Linying and Yancheng are both beside the post road.

Such a well-connected place suddenly rebelled, do you think you are panicking?Instead of taking the road, try walking in the wild?No more baggage?
Of course, there must be paths.But the traffic efficiency is impressive, and the road conditions are not very good, so you can try to take a walk.But if you have a choice, you must take the Great Post Road.

Before the collapse of the Jiama Army, Liang Jun always had a rotating force in Xuzhou.Earlier, Dai Siyuan's Flying Dragon Army often went to Chen Xu for supplies.With the crooked melons and dates left by the Zhongwu Army, they dare not take any action.However, these two troops were destroyed one after another, so that Pang Shigu no longer had a reserve team on hand, creating an opportunity for the Zhongwu Army to rebel.

Therefore, the opportunity to wipe out the enemy is created by oneself, not given by the enemy.Liang Jun is so passive, it is inevitable that he will fall into today's field, sooner or later.It's already very good that they can last for so long. Liang Ren didn't lose in the combat effectiveness of the troops, he didn't lose in tactics, he lost in strategy.

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On the 27th, Pang Shigu spent a whole day cleaning up military discipline.

The news spread so fast that the hearts of tens of thousands of Kuangwei soldiers seemed to be covered with weeds, and everyone panicked.

Seeing that coercion is no longer the answer, Pang Shigu took advantage of the situation to guide.

He ordered the drums to be beat, and the whole army to line up.

"Have you left your hometown for almost a year?" Pang Shigu asked while standing on the high platform.

The soldiers ran back and forth to convey his words.

The sergeants in the formation were buzzing, and the officers couldn't suppress it no matter what.

"It's been a year." Pang Shigu sighed: "The corn and wheat in Bianzhou are delicious. How long has it been since you all had them?"

"Our jujube from Bianzhou is still a tribute, and it's been a long time since we got it."

"Our Bianzhou seedlings and crops are moist, and the cattle and donkeys are fat. I want to taste more."

"How are the parents at home? Is the child still so naughty?"

Pang Shigu asked every sentence, and the personal soldiers ensured that his words were passed on to every corner.

The sergeants fell silent after hearing this, and the original humming sound completely disappeared. Later, some people even cried out.

"Do you want to go home?" Pang Shigu asked.

"Think!" the sergeants shouted in unison.

"Shall I take you home?" Pang Shigu asked again.

There was a moment of silence in the arena.Suddenly, like a flash flood, tens of thousands of soldiers cheered in unison, and the cheers shook the sky and the earth.

"Go home! Go home! Go home!" The sergeants hit the ground with their sticks, their faces frantic.

This is the deepest desire of all the soldiers. Pang Shigu waited quietly and let them vent their emotions.

After a long time, the sound gradually subsided.

"But someone doesn't want us to go home." Pang Shigu drew out his horizontal knife, pointed at the Xia army camp on the west bank, and said loudly: "If we leave, the thieves will cross the river and chase us. Let us eat the sour dates from our hometown, don’t let us see our parents, don’t let us have a baby, what do you think we should do?”

"Kill them!"

"Whoever dares to block the way will kill him!"

"kill!"

Tens of thousands of soldiers roared in unison, staring angrily.

"Long Sword Army and You Guo Army are also our fellow township party members. They also want to go home. Let's go with them, okay?" Pang Shigu asked.

"Let's go together! Let's go together!"

"Very good." Pang Shigu smiled, and said: "The officers and soldiers of the Changjian Army and the Youguo Army must have thought the same way. We all came out together, and we must go back together. I left my old brother and ran home alone. Grandpa leaned on crutches to ask, do you have the face to see others?"

"no!"

"Do you want to be polite?"

"Don't talk about it, let's go together in a group of tens of thousands of people, and kill anyone who gets in the way and hack them to death." Someone yelled.

"Don't worry, as long as we go home, whoever dares to abandon the old brother and run away, I will kill him first."

"No one is allowed to run, we can only survive if we walk together."

There were people talking loudly below, and the sergeants echoed again and again.

Pang Shigu laughed loudly and said: "There is such a strong man walking with me, why should I be afraid?"

Zhu Yougong, Kang Yanxiao, Xiao Fu, Zhang Shensi and others stepped forward one after another.

Zhang Shensi reminded in a low voice: "General, you'd better leave quickly. The crowd will be excited, the morale will be high, and the morale of the army will be available. If the delay lasts for a long time, the excitement of the soldiers will pass, and I'm afraid they won't be able to cheer up again. "

"Naturally I can save it." Pang Shigu said: "You quickly send people to pack up the utensils, food and supplies, and prepare to leave the camp."

"Of order." Zhu Yougong replied.

"I'll go to Wang Zhongshi's side, and I can return at noon tomorrow at the latest." Pang Shigu said.

After finishing speaking, he paused, and said again: "If I have any problems, I will entrust all matters to Zhang Shensi, General Zhang."

"Follow the orders of the general." Everyone responded in unison.

Pang Shigu nodded, stepped off the high platform, surrounded by hundreds of soldiers, rode his horse and left the barracks, heading south.

He did not forget to send someone to send a letter to King Liang.Chenzhou and Fugou sent people in both directions, just in case.

(End of this chapter)