Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 85

"There is a capable person around Huang Chao." Ximen Sigong slapped a secret letter on the table and praised again and again, but his eyes flashed with anger and even fear from time to time.

Use the empty city as bait to lure all the armies into it.The military commander who is jealous of fame and fortune, and the sergeant who wants rich women, all want to go to the city.At this time, even if Zheng Tang stood in front of them, he would most likely be run over.

Although this matter has not been completely determined, it has to be guarded against!

Ximen Sigong left in a hurry, and soon arrived at Zheng Tang's tent.The generals Cheng Zongchu, Tang Hongfu, Wang Chucun, Li Changyan, etc. were all present, which was very good and saved a lot of time.

"Tongtong, things are urgent." Ximen Sigong had already been brewing some emotions outside, and he said with a pale face as soon as he came in.

"The military envoy, please come to the seat." Zheng Tang got up in person and invited Ximen Si Gong to the top.

He still respects this old man.In the past, his father Zheng Ya was the commander in Guiguan, and Ximen Sigong was the supervisor. The two had an excellent relationship.When Ximen Sigong left office and returned to Beijing, Zheng Ya was in poor health and knew that his time was short, so he entrusted his son Zheng Tang to Ximen.

Zheng Ya died soon, and Ximen Sigong took the young Zheng Tang to the capital and raised him well.Zheng Tang later became a jinshi, and went all the way to the prime minister, and he was very respectful to Ximen Si Gong.

"Huang Chao wants to evacuate Chang'an, using the empty city as bait to lure the troops into the city, and then fight back."

The generals in the tent changed color when they heard the words.Anyone who has a bit of brains and a little deduction will know what the ending will be.The sergeants rushed to enter the city, looting goods and women, the generals could not find soldiers, the soldiers could not find generals, and the establishment was completely in chaos.Some people may even think that the equipment on their bodies is in the way, throw away their armor, bows, and shields, and only carry heavy goods on their backs.

How does this bird fight?
"How did the supervisor know about this?" Tang Hongfu asked.

In fact, he was no longer Shuofang Jiedushi at this time, and after bringing his own troops to the expedition, he handed over the position to others, and was dedicated to chasing thieves.Shuofang Town is currently succeeded by Li Yuanli. To a certain extent, Tang Hongfu is actually a loyal minister, as are Wang Chucun, Cheng Zongchu and others.If they died in the chaos of the army, there would be no one in Guanzhong who still recites the Tang Dynasty's handsome, which is indeed a bit sad.

"The north side is going to report the secret report." Ximen Si Gong said briefly.

"Zhuge Shuang?" Cheng Zongchu's old face wrinkled into a ball, and said: "This man has [-] soldiers and is stationed in Jingyang, but he doesn't dare to cross the river. Where did he get the news? It's not necessarily true."

"Someone also got the news, which was reported by Zhuge Shuang." In fact, Zheng Tang had not received the military report from Zhuge Shuang, but he chose to believe in Ximen Si Gong, and this was very likely to come true.

Fengxiang's treasury is empty, and it is entirely dependent on the three rivers to help, but it is impossible for others to supply goods without limit.Or even if he is willing to lose to the money, if something goes wrong on the road, he arrives late, is robbed, or wasted, and he may not be able to pay his salaries.This time, the rewards for the eastward advance were indeed insufficient, and it was all about tacitly allowing the soldiers to plunder Chang'an for encouragement, which was almost an open secret in the army.

"Zhuge Shuang already has a military report, so there won't be any fake news. All are unified, this matter needs to be treated with caution." Wang Chucun was more cautious and said immediately.

"It's all over, how can you be cautious? The soldiers travel thousands of miles and carry the power of victory. If you don't let them enter the city, you can still control the troops?" Tang Hongfu was a little angry, not angry at Wang Chucun's words, but It is because qi cannot enter Chang'an.

The first general who regained Chang'an was almost equivalent to rebuilding the country, just like Guo Ziyi back then, what a glory!

Well, by coincidence, Guo Ziyi brought Shuo Fangjun and himself, so Tang Hongfu did not want such glory to fall into the hands of others.

Cheng Zongchu hesitated, apparently not confident in his ability to convince the sergeants.

Li Changyan watched from the sidelines, as if contemplating how to make a profit from it.

The generals said a word to each other, but Zheng Tang remained silent.In the end, all the generals turned their attention to him, he was the commander, and he had the final say.

"You can't retreat." Zheng Tang raised his head, his eyes were not cloudy, hesitant, but firm, and he just continued to say: "If you retreat now, and then go back to Chang'an, you don't know when."

"Fengxiang, Shuofang, Jingyuan, and Yiwu, the four towns of [-] soldiers and horses, were able to come here smoothly, thanks to the great victory of Longweipo. When they retreated at this time, the whole army was depressed. Several months have passed. How can the saint wait for several months?" Speaking of which, Zheng Tang increased his voice and said, "At that time, you can send an army into the city first, as a test."

Cheng, Wang, Li, you look at me, I look at you, knowing that something might happen, who would dare to go?

"If there is such a thing, you don't dare to enter, and a certain leads the army to enter, don't blame a certain individual for greed for great achievements." Tang Hongfu snorted coldly and said.

In the battle of Longweipo, it was he who stood out as a surprise soldier and was defeated in a big way. All the soldiers from the town swarmed up and won the brilliant victory of beheading more than 20,000 levels.In his opinion, the Shuofang army made the most contribution in this battle, and Tang Hongfu should be responsible for the first contribution to regaining Chang'an, and no one else is qualified to do so.

"Let's do it this way." Zheng Tang had no better way, so he could only say: "Go east to Chang'an first, and see if the nest thief will fight. On the other hand, you generals must restrain your troops. If you can't restrain them, everything will be over."

Once the discussion here is over, all the generals will return to their own army, and it will be troublesome to contact them again. I hope you will be alert.

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On the sixth day of the fifth lunar month, Fengxiang's troops crossed the river in batches and marched towards Chang'an.At this time, on the north bank of Jingshui, Tielin's army was also preparing for the war.

From Jingyang to Chang'an in the south, you need to cross the Jingshui and Weishui, the total distance is about 10,000 li.What Zhuge Shuang meant was not to cross the river first, but to move the whole army eastward and contact Wang Chongrong.He has more than [-] soldiers and horses under his command, including Zhu Mei, breaking through [-].I heard that Gao Xun, commander of the Zhaoyi Festival, led more than [-] people to Guanzhong, but he didn't know if it would be too late.

If the army is progressing smoothly and Huang Chao is really running, then there is nothing to say, just chasing after Huang Chao.The enemy army is in a hurry to run away, and it will not fight to the death, but can harvest a large amount of grain, grass and wealth.

If the troops suffered losses in Chang'an, they would retreat to other places, full of Zhuge's military style.

But no matter what, it was rare for General Zhuge to be hard-hearted this time. He stopped looking ahead and led his army in the direction of Weiqiao Town.

That day and night, the Tielin army quietly moved eastward.Li Tangbin led the trapped camp as the vanguard, paving the way for the follow-up brigade.

On the seventh day of the lunar new year, the main force had already marched to a place less than ten miles away from Weiqiao Town. At this time, Li Xiaochang's 6000 people's horses from Fufang also arrived.

On the ninth day, the Tielin army continued to move eastward.Zhuge Shuang and Li Xiaochang's department slowly followed behind.At the same time, there was a military report that the Fengxiang Army under Zheng Tang was still in Xingping, west of Chang'an, Wang Chucun's army was still at Xiwei Bridge, Cheng Zongchu was in the southwest of Chang'an, Tang Hongfu was the fastest runner, and had already reached the north of Chang'an. place in.

"This Tang Hongfu, why are you running so fast?" Shao Shude thought his Tie Lin army was the fastest, but he didn't expect Shuo Fang's army to be so fast, so eager to enter Chang'an?The nest army is at least [-] people, can you defeat it?
"Military envoy, Tang Hongfu is too impatient. He may want to grab the first prize." Chen Cheng said: "If you let him attract the attention of Chao's army here, our army will continue to go east and camp to the west of Weiqiao Town to wait for news. When the army entered Chang'an, we attacked Weiqiao Town and robbed the treasures of the Chao Army in the Honglu Pavilion."

"No, this is the retreat route of the thieves, and they must be heavily guarded. Where is Wang Chongrong?"

"Still in Washington."

"This guy came the earliest, but he has been stationing troops all the time, so boring. Send the order to investigate the situation around Weiqiao Town, how many thieves are there, and where they are stationed, and let him know. The army will be camping five miles east today. , wait for the news." Shao Shude ordered.

The Dongwei Bridge was originally where Zhu Wen stationed his troops, and after crossing the bridge is Weiqiao Town.Now that Zhu Wendong is gone, I don't know who will take over the guard.However, judging from the fact that Huang Chao dared to store a large amount of goods, grain and grass in the Honglu Pavilion and Weiqiao Cang, there must be a heavy army, and he should not take risks easily.

So, it's better not to get too close.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, news came from the west that Tang Hongfu was stationed in the northwest of Chang'an and seemed to be watching.The army of Zheng Tang, Wang Chucun, and Cheng Zongchu moved slowly and seemed to be waiting for something.

The situation is kind of weird.

"The Tielin army is camping here, and the art of war is essential." That afternoon, Zhuge Shuang rushed to the Tielin army camp with three hundred personal soldiers.

"Commander, if the Chao army leaves, our army will start from here and chase after it, and it will achieve miraculous results."

Zhuge Shuang nodded and asked, "Is there any movement in Chao Jun?"

"I've been carrying goods out, and the sergeants don't come out much."

"Okay, the commander will sit here." Zhuge Shuang dismounted and said, "Zhongbao, send more people to inquire about the news of Chang'an. If the Chao army returns to Chang'an, we will withdraw. If the Chao army jumps east, we will Be prepared to pursue it. Well, you must wait for the thieves group to escape before you pursue it."

"The commander is a veteran, and he is a real general." Shao Shude praised.

(End of this chapter)