Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 84 Dead Knot
The area of ​​Gaoling County is actually very small. It is about 30 miles long from east to west and north to south, and it can cross the county in one day.

This county was originally under the control of the Chao army. Zhang Yan, the general of Zhongwei and You Yi envoy to the north, had been stationed here for a long time, echoing with Zhu Wen's troops in the east, and restraining the Tang officials.

But now the system of playing games in all directions is basically abolished.In the east, Zhu Wen, the envoy of Youyi, led his troops to the east, and in the west, Peng Cuan, the envoy of Youyi, suffered heavy losses in Fengxiang, and there were not many people left.In the north, Zhang Yan, the Yuyi envoy, was defeated by the little-known Shao Shude, and lost more than 6000 troops. Later, some troops were drawn to support the Western Expedition. Now there are only [-] people left, but they have to defend such a large area. , really powerless.

You Yijian on all sides has abolished three sides, failed to conquer in the west, attacked Hezhong in the east and lost again. The civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty in Daqi are now a little frustrated. They feel that Guanzhong should not be here, and it is better to develop in Henan and Huainan.

On the second day of the fifth lunar month, the Tang army rangers appeared in Gaoling County.

However, the gentry in Gaoling County did not dare to take the initiative to contact the officials.After the fiasco in the westward attack on Fengxiang, someone wrote a poem on the gate of Shangshu Province to ridicule Huang Chao. When Huang Chao learned about it, he was furious. He gouged out the eyes of all the officials and guard soldiers in Shangshu Province at that time, and dumped them in front of the gate. Those who wrote poems killed more than [-] people.He also punished all those who knew how to read in Chang'an as lowly servitude. Thinking about the literacy rate in Chang'an, how many people are there!
With such a brutal method, even if the people of Gaoling County had their hearts on the court, they would not dare to openly contact them, otherwise the massacre of the city would be just an ordinary thing.

The rangers who appeared in Gaoling County were, of course, the Tielin Army.

The leader of the team was Zhu Shuzong, the envoy of You Yi. There were more than [-] people in total. After starting from the south bank of Jingshui, they went all the way east.While spying on the intelligence, search and kill the nest army scouts.They are skilled in bowing and horses and have high morale. They are very different from the cavalry of the Nest Army who are half-way out of their homes. They fight very smoothly. They have killed more than [-] Nest Army scouts in one day, greatly limiting their range of activities.

At the time of Youshi, in addition to the more than eighty cavalry that had dispersed, Zhu Shuzong and his party had arrived near the Honglu Pavilion, twenty miles east of Weiqiao Town.This building is very large in scale. It was originally used to receive foreign envoys and has been abandoned.

However, at this time, there were people coming and going in the building, carrying and stacking a lot of goods. There were also soldiers guarding the outside. There were thousands of people.Obviously, this is a place where Huang Chao secretly collects supplies.After a little analysis, you can see that Huang Chao has no intention of staying for a long time and wants to escape. This is preparation in advance.

Zhu Shuzong and others calculated the strength of the troops at hand, more than [-] cavalry, it would definitely be impossible to attack the pavilion.Although those gates and walls have long since been dilapidated, there is no problem in blocking the cavalry.

Well, there's no point in storming, so I can only watch those treasures put there, I can't see it.But it is not bad to inquire about this information, at least a lot of things have been confirmed, and now it is more important to go back and report to the military envoy.

"Gaoling County?" As soon as Shao Shude stretched out his hand, seeing Wei Boqiu not knowing why, he said, "Here comes the picture!"

Wei Boqiu suddenly realized, and hurriedly took the picture.

"Go east from Chang'an, cross Changle Station and Zishui Station, and reach Dongwei Bridge, [-] miles away. After Dongwei Bridge, [-] miles to Gaoling County, Honglu Pavilion is in the middle. Further east of Gaoling County is Liyang, behind It's a new store..." Shao Shude studied the map carefully, and after a while he was at a loss, wondering, "What the hell is Huang Chao doing? If you want to escape, of course, go east. It is more appropriate to go to the south bank of the Weishui River. Why should you detour to the north bank?"

He only remembered that the later generation Huang Chao was defeated by Li Ke with a rate of 50,000 people.But now Li Keyong has just received the order, and Li Youjin's more than 30,000 Shatuo and Tuyuhun tribal soldiers are still waiting for him in Daizhou.I heard that Li Keyong himself is still persuading the Tatar, Tuyuhun, Shiwei and other five northern ministries to send troops to help him, and he wants to recruit more than 10,000 people before going south.Counting the time, when he arrived in Guanzhong, several months had passed.

But now the three towns of Fengxiang, Jingyuan, and Shuofang have tens of thousands of horses approaching Chang'an, and the battle between them is within ten days, and it is impossible to wait until half a year later.So, that is to say, Huang Chao did not lose or escape this time, and the official army and Chao army are still in confrontation?
This explanation is reasonable.Because there are still more than [-] people in the Chao army, if they stick to it, the tens of thousands of people led by Zheng Tang will not be able to do anything at all.The confrontation between the two armies, no one can do anything about the other, this is the most likely thing.

So, how do you explain that Huang Chao is moving the goods ahead of time?

"Invite Judge Chen." Shao Shude ordered.

Chen Cheng arrived soon.

"Judge Chen, Huang Chao is moving Chang'an's goods ahead of time, and he is stationed in many places, Honglu Pavilion is one of them." Shao Shude said: "Someone thought about it, there are still more than [-] Chao army, it is necessary to be so afraid of Fengxiang and Shuofang. Are there [-] or [-] troops in the three towns of Jingyuan?"

Chen Cheng thought hard and said after a long while, "The military envoy, or Huang Chao's plan to lure the troops into Chang'an."

"That's an argument." Shao Shude pondered.

There is only one Fengxiang Town under Zheng Tian's command, and the goods are just like that. Although there are a lot of them, they are definitely not enough to satisfy the soldiers and horses of the four towns.No, there are more than four towns. Wang Chucun, the Jiedu envoy of the Yiwu Army in Hebei Province, heard that Chang'an had fallen, and the sage was lucky to Shu. He first sent 2000 people to Xingyuan Mansion to protect the emperor, and then he drove thousands of soldiers to Guanzhong to return to Zheng Yu's account. Excuse me, I heard that this time we will also march eastward.

There are still a lot of small troops like Wang Chucun, and Shuzhong has also sent more than [-] people to the north, saying that they want to go to Guanzhong to hunt down thieves, so the number of officers and troops gathered in Fengxiang Mansion is increasing.Where did Zheng Tang get the money to reward the troops?
The military commander can be a loyal minister, and he leads his troops on the expedition with the blood of a loyal monarch, but the big-headed soldiers under him are not so conscious, but they want money.By this time, Fengxiang Mansion's treasury has basically been exhausted, right?Even with the support of Xichuan, Dongchuan, Shannan Xidao and other towns, it is estimated that they would not be able to make ends meet, and they would be so poor.

This time eastward, if Zheng Tang wanted to drive those big soldiers, there was only one way: acquiesce in their looting of Chang'an.

"All the armies are fighting to enter Chang'an, and they are in chaos. Huang Chao leads the army back to kill, and defeats the official army. This is basically the number of ways?" Shao Shude has almost figured it out.

Before Huayuan fought against Li Tangbin, the officers and soldiers of the Li Ministry robbed a bunch of things, exhausting their physical strength, but they were easily defeated by them.Troops and horses from various towns entered Chang'an. Isn't that a big robbery, a big bag and a small bag, "full plunder and heavy burden", "scholars have no will to fight"?Huang Chao led the army to fight back at this time, and it is estimated that there will be a lot of gains.

"Military envoy, this is indeed very possible." Chen Cheng said: "The military officers can't stand the temptation to retake Chang'an, and the sergeants can't stand the temptation of looting. Facing the empty city of Chang'an, who can resist it? Why not, Quickly inform Zheng Dutong about this?
"Yes, at a certain meeting, an envoy will be sent to secretly inform Fengxiang's Ximen supervisors. If Huang Chao really makes this plan, it will be a miracle." Shao Shude praised: "After calculating the hearts of the people, you can win a big victory without any effort. "

"Military envoy, there is something that Chen has to remind. Even if the officers and troops avoid this defeat, they will still not be able to take Chang'an." Chen Cheng said: "Also, the desire to loot Chang'an is lost, God knows what those sergeants will do. ."

Shao Shude's face collapsed when he heard this, what kind of bullshit army is this year!He even wanted to rob his own capital, but he would be very angry if he didn't let him rob, and if he didn't do it, he would have to mutiny, which made people very speechless.

After all, it is still impossible to let the big soldiers enter Chang'an.As long as you go in, you are basically finished, and the general can't control it at all.Especially in the past, it has been rumored for a long time in the army that Chang'an can be looted. Now you say no, believe it or not, the big guns will kill you directly?

This is simply a dead end!

"It doesn't matter, let's first tell Commander Zhuge about this, and I can't handle other things." Shao Shude was a little discouraged, and said: "I have already taken a risk by waiting to be stationed by the Jingshui River, and I am worthy of the court. The big deal, When Huang Chao leads the army back to kill, flanking harassment and sharing some pressure is the limit."

"The military envoy may be able to persuade Marshal Zhuge to go south." Chen Cheng suggested: "More than [-] soldiers in the two towns of Kun and Xia can do a lot of things."

"Alright." Shao Shude nodded and said, "Huang Chao wants to take advantage of Zheng Dutong, so let's take advantage of Huang Chao, but I don't know if the commander will agree. Alas, it's best not to let the soldiers Ma entered Chang'an, they are all elite soldiers and strong generals, wouldn't it be a pity to die?"

"Military envoy, once there is a mutiny, if someone is not able to protect them, they will surrender to Huang Chao, which is even more troublesome." Chen Cheng said with a wry smile.

The integrity of the big-headed soldiers can't really be looked up to. Perhaps only the lessons of blood can make them behave better.

Who the hell gave Huang Chao the idea?It's too cruel!
Zhuge Shuang knew the news that night.When I heard that Huang Chao was likely to use the empty city as bait, he was very surprised.He is also an old soldier, and of course he knows the virtues of those people in the vassal towns.Huang Chao's plan, you have to eat if you eat, and you have to eat if you don't eat, at most reduce losses.

Of course, Zhuge Shuang doesn't care about whether Chang'an can win or not. All he cares about is whether he can get the commander position of Sanchuan. If there is anything that can be used here, it is time to think about it.

(End of this chapter)