Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 86 Retreat to the Enemy ([-])

On May [-], the second year of Guangming, Chao's army evacuated Chang'an in large numbers.

From Bashang to Changlepo, from Baqiao to Zhaoying County, there are densely packed nests, estimated to be no less than [-].At the same time, there are a lot of carriages, horses, baggage, and food and grass, which are almost full.

When Shao Shude heard the scout's report, he fell into contemplation.He didn't know whether Huang Chao used this tactic in future generations. If he used it, as long as the officers who entered Chang'an were not mentally retarded, they would know that Chao's camp was in the vast area east of Chang'an.There are more than [-] people, as well as hundreds of officials, concubines and concubines of Huang Chao, family members of thieves, and all kinds of utensils, which can't be hidden at all.

With such an extremely crude strategy, why did the officers and soldiers still fall for it?It can only be said that some strategies are directly aimed at people's hearts, so that you know it is a pit, but you have to jump into it.

It took two days for the nest army to evacuate.

In the early morning of the 5000th, Tang Hongfu finally couldn't hold back, and led [-] people into Chang'an City.The people in Chang'an were ecstatic, and they opened their doors to greet him, and cheers resounded throughout the city.At that time, there were still the last thousands of Chao troops before they could evacuate in time. The citizens of Chang'an threw rubble, and the Chao troops fled in disgrace, daring not to fight back.

However, the soldiers of the Shuofang Army quickly brought a "surprise" to the people of Chang'an.They went into each house separately, robbed goods and women, and had a lot of fun.There was even a young man in Fangshi who fished in troubled waters and plundered together. The entire Chang'an was thrown into chaos, and there was a lot of cries.

The Jingyuan Army outside the city heard the news and clamored to enter the city.Cheng Zongchu hesitated, and declared to the sergeants that this was Huang Chao's plan, and the sergeants should not, and carried Cheng Zongchu into Chang'an.

The Yiwu Army was far away, and it was still some distance away from Chang'an when night fell. The sergeants sighed in frustration.

The only normal point was the Fengxiang Army led by Zheng Tang.It was already midnight when they got the news, and it was impossible to dispatch that night and continue to settle in Xingping.

In the middle of the night, after investigating the situation in the city, the Chao army began to make a big move.The city was chaotic, and they didn't know how many people Tang Jun had entered. However, in the spirit of lion fighting rabbit, Chao Jun's elite came out and entered in multiple gates. There were 60,000 people in total. Tang Jun.

Huang Chao himself did not enter the city, but was waiting for news on the boss. Most of the [-] most elite Chao troops were also concentrated in the surrounding area. Obviously, he planned to protect Huang Chao and run away if it was unfavorable, although the possibility was extremely high. Small.

Zhuge and Shao, who had been following the movements of Chao's army, naturally got the news immediately.Zhuge Shuang sighed deeply and said, "Let's withdraw, after dawn, the Chao army will definitely come out and hunt down the officials outside the city."

Shao Shude was also a little unwilling, how he hoped that Huang Chao was really scared and wanted to run away.That way they can chase from the rear, easily reap the results, and make great contributions.

Now it is obviously impossible, and can only retreat.This long drive straight into the Dongwei Bridge is a waste of time.

That night, Tielin's army set off for Gaoling County.After receiving the news, the Kunfang army also quickly evacuated, concentrated in Gaoling, and held a group to keep warm.

On the evening of the [-]th, the Tielin army entered Gaoling County, and at night, the Kunfang army also arrived.Li Xiaochang had a bad look on his face, and complained repeatedly for running away in vain.

In the second half of the night, the Chao Army scouts appeared in the southeast of Gaoling County and moved very quickly.Obviously, they wanted to take advantage of the high morale at this time to wipe out all the Tang troops surrounding Chang'an in one go.

Morale is such a wonderful thing in war.Shang Rang's Western Expedition was a disastrous defeat, and more than [-] people were lost. Tang Jun's morale was high, and he marched eastward all the way.Now the officers and troops entering Chang'an are estimated to be finished, and Chao's army has boosted morale again, and began to turn around to push down the Tang army outside the city.Such a rapid change would be incomprehensible to a non-aged man.

After dawn, the scouts came to report, and the bandit army of more than [-] people chased the north all the way and rushed towards Gaoling County.

"Zhu Shuzong, tell someone carefully, where did the bandit army come from, how many soldiers are there, and how is the morale?" Shao Shude just finished putting on his armor and was adjusting the bowstring, and asked.

"Reporting to the army, the bandit army is divided into several groups, each with thousands of them. They came from Weiqiao Town and pursued them in a hurry, probably because they were afraid that we would run away." Zhu Shuzong replied.

"Why is it divided into several parts?"

"The last general once approached the fastest bandit army, and there were no cavalry to drive us away. According to the last commander's view, this bandit army did not carry luggage. It carried some baggage, but it was not much, and it was the heavy baggage team that fell last. Therefore, at the end of the day, [-]% of the generals could confidently assert that the bandit army should be eager to make contributions and escaped before and after.” Zhu Shuzong replied.

"Are you sure?"

"dare!"

Shao Shude stopped talking, and touched the handle of the knife subconsciously.

"Commander, the bandit army is coming. Our army has a lot of baggage, and it is not easy to evacuate. It is better to defeat the bandit army that is biting at the back and make them terrified, and then retreat slowly." Shao Shude briefly said the news that Zhu Shuzong got. On the one hand, he took the initiative to fight.

Kunfang Festival Marshal Li Xiaochang was a little impressed.Repel the pursuers first and then run away, which is in line with the law of war, but if you say so, how many people dare to do this?Many generals, not once they are unfavorable, throw away their baggage, grain, and even their wives and children and flee in a hurry.There are very few who really dare to look back and fight the chasers.

Zhuge Shuang considered the time spent on a stick of incense, Fang said: "It's a pity to lose so many rations, and it is not easy to raise money. Since Shude invited the battle, the commander agreed and brought all the cavalry, including the Kunfang Army. Remember to protect yourself in everything. If the battle is unfavorable, you will run away and return to make a comeback. If you win, don’t get carried away.

"I will obey!" Seeing that Li Xiaochang had no objection, Shao Shude immediately responded loudly.

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"General, let everyone rest for a while. After running for a long time, the water and rice have not entered, the soldiers are not strong enough, how can they fight?" A general came on horseback and reported to Zhang Yanqi.

Zhang Yan looked at the sergeants with crooked helmets behind him, opened his mouth, and finally failed to give the order to move forward.

The puppet army of Tang Dynasty fled to Gaoling County last night, with about [-] people, which is comparable to his strength.But last night, King Huang's army entered Chang'an, beheaded Tang Hongfu, the general of the Tang army, defeated Cheng Zongchu, killed more than ten thousand people, and the morale of the whole army was greatly boosted.

On the other hand, the Tang army lost the commander-in-chief of Shuo Fang's army and withdrew from the northwest of Chang'an overnight. Cheng Zongchu fled out of the city in embarrassment, and he didn't even want his subordinates.Most of Zheng Tang and Wang Chucun did not dare to stay in Xingping, Xiweiqiao and other places for a long time.

Of course, King Huang didn't forget Zhuge Shuang's journey. He added troops to Zhang Yan on the spot and ordered him to pursue him. He must bite down a large piece of meat.After Zhang Yan took orders, he did not delay at all, and immediately led his army to set off from Baqiao Station, chasing him all the way, for fear that Zhuge Shuang would run away.

At this time, they were less than five miles away from Gaoling County. I heard that the Tang army was organizing an evacuation. The carts and carts inside and outside the city were full of food, which made Zhang Yan want to fly over immediately and completely intercept the low morale of the Tang army.In particular, there is also a unit called Tielin Army. Before leaving, Taiwei (Shang Rang) specially instructed that he must bring back the head of Shao Shude, the envoy of Tielin Army.

Alas, let the soldiers rest at this time. If Shao Shude runs away, what should we do?

It's just that the general order has been issued, and it is not easy to change his words. Looking at the sergeants who were lying or sitting on the ground and gasping for breath, Zhang Yan could only sigh heavily: Only rest for half an hour!Leave as soon as noon!

"General, drink some water." The personal soldier brought a water bag.

Zhang Yan took the water bag and took a few mouthfuls. He was about to hand it back to his personal soldiers, but on the horizon in the distance, more than a dozen horses were frantically retreating.Behind them, dozens of horsemen were chasing after them, and every now and then they shot arrows from their bows, and they were often able to bring down one person.

"Who?" Zhang Yan suddenly stood up and asked.

"General, it seems to be our scout." The voice of the personal soldiers trembled a little. It should be the Tang Jun cavalry who were desperately chasing and killing them?

"General, there is a Tang army brigade - ah!" A scout with several feather arrows stuck on his back fell off his horse, and there was no sound.

On the horizon in the distance, a large group of cavalry came into view.They seemed to no longer control the speed of the horses and began to charge towards this side.The smoke and dust splashed on the ground, making those cavalrymen seem to be flying through the clouds, full of the might of heavenly soldiers descending to the earth.

And behind those cavalry, there are four full columns of long dragons.The sergeants carried long guns, and their armor dazzled in the sunlight.They didn't stop to form the formation, but trotted fast in a column formation, rushing towards this side.

"Get up! Form a formation! Meet the enemy!" Zhang Yan almost jumped up from the ground and gave an order with a nervous expression.

The sergeants also saw the Tang army cavalry rushing over, and they scolded the scouts in their hearts.

Chao Jun just sat down and rested for a stick of incense, his head relaxed, and his body was exhausted.At this time, he was shocked by the news of the enemy's surprise attack, and his expression was a little dazed.Zhang Yan saw that it was too late for the formation, so he ordered two generals and asked them to bring the only five hundred horses to block them.

The Tang army cavalry rushed in quickly, and there were more than [-] cavalry, divided into three groups, one rushed towards the Chao army cavalry, the other rushed towards the nest army infantry who spontaneously formed a small formation, and the other went straight to the mess. The stragglers stabbed and slashed again and again, killing the nest army.

Zhang Yan pulled his personal soldiers and generals to organize hundreds of people, and they refused to ride.The Tang army cavalry tried to charge, but they didn't break open, so they ignored it and continued to charge the unorganized infantry.Time is precious, and these stubborn stubble should be left to the main force of the infantry to solve it.

"That's Zhang Yan, kill him!" There was a loud shout from the north, as if the vanguard of the Tang Army's infantry came over.

Zhang Yan took a closer look, and suddenly became angry: "Li Tangbin!"

(End of this chapter)