Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 862 Silver Saddle Straight

Outside the city of Bianzhou, it was snowing heavily.

Hundreds of horsemen led the horses, hesitating forward.

Encountered a post on the way, the leading officer ordered to rest.The sergeants were relieved and looked for places where they could hide from the heavy snow.

The post general entertained these people with a smile.

This gang of powerful boys from Guanbei was so generous that they almost bought and slaughtered all the sheep in the station.

The postmen killed the sheep, killed the sheep, boiled the wine, and boiled the meat. They were too busy to touch the ground.

"Chop meat and chop meat, chop meat all day long, when will you be rich?" Zhang Wen sighed as he saw the arrogant looks of the warriors.

A scribe next to him was keeping accounts, and he felt a little touched when he heard it.

At that time, the north wind howled and the sky was freezing cold, just like my gloomy life, my heart became more and more desolate.

"Is An Neng, a real man, going to die forever?" The scribe suddenly dropped his pen and got up abruptly.

Zhang Wen was stunned.

The scribe turned his head and smiled, and said: "I met a Taoist priest in the past, saying that I will meet the holy king this year, so I will go out to try my luck."

Zhang Wen laughed loudly, wielding his ax and said, "If you are appreciated by the Holy King, come back and call me, and I will go with you."

"Definitely!" The scholar left the station without looking back, and walked into the snowstorm.

There are few people on the post road.

With such a heavy snowfall, no one is willing to toss around outside. Except for the occasional group of hard-working wives transporting grain and grass, there are basically no other people in sight.

The scholar turned around for a long time, his clothes were thin, and when the north wind blew, he suddenly shivered.

"Ah!" He sighed heavily and smiled wryly.

People say that wealth is good, but where can you find this wealth?
In the wind and snow in the distance, it seems that a large group of knights is coming.The robe of the leader is bright red, which is very conspicuous in the wind and snow.

The scribe blinked vigorously, he seemed to have seen this person from afar.

The knight rushed past him.Everyone passing by glanced at him, and unconsciously placed their hands on the sheaths beside the saddle.

The scribe suddenly woke up, and said loudly: "His Royal Highness King Xia stay here. I have a plan to destroy Yun Town!"

Yiqi accelerated forward and disappeared in the snowstorm.

After a while, more than ten riders rode back and surrounded the scribes.

Both people and horses exhaled white steam from their mouths and noses, which was quickly blown away by the cold wind.

"Mao Zhuizi, Your Majesty is in a good mood today and is willing to listen to your nonsense, let's go." An officer laughed.

The scribe was taken aback, let me walk there?
While he was in reverie, a rider came over from behind him, and with a standard capture, he put the scribe on the horse like a life-saving mouth, and followed with a big smile.

The healthy horse galloped in the wind and snow, and after a while, it arrived at the post station again.

Scribe got off his horse in a daze and was led in.Only then did he realize that this was where he originally made a living?That being the case, why bother wandering around in the wind and snow just now...

"The general thought it would be better if the king didn't conscript himself." A large group of warriors gathered in the main hall of the post station, and three of them sat in the middle, chatting while warming up the fire.

"The six armies of Jianrui, Zhongwu, Pengri, Huguo, Tujiang, and Yanei, with [-] to [-] cavalry, if I don't conquer them myself, who can hold them back?" Shao Shude asked.

The Jianrui army is mainly composed of soldiers from Cao, Pu, Yun, Yan, Xu, Su and other states, and there are still about 7000 people at present.The military envoy Guo Shaobin was the general of Caozhou in Yunzhen, who killed the governor and surrendered to Zhu Quanzhong, and the deputy envoy Zhang Yun was Shi Pu's general of Suzhou.

The Zhongwu Army came with 8000 people, led by Zhao Yan, a member of the Zhao family in Xuzhou.

There are tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers, mainly Cao Bing and Hua Bing. The military envoy Dai Siyuan, the deputy envoy Li Renhan, and General Liang were born.

There are ten thousand people in the national defense army, and the leader is Yuhou Fengzang, the capital of Mabu in Hezhong.

General Tu and the second army of Ya Nei did not make any major changes, only the main officers were changed. The current envoys are Kang Yanxiao and Li Yanwei respectively—Li Yanwei is Zhu Yougong. After resuming his real name, his reputation in Liangdi is not very good.

The deputy envoys of the two armies were transferred by Xia Jun's system.

The deputy envoy of General Tu is Zhebutai, who was born in Hengshan Dangxiang.Dashun served under Fu Cunshen in the third year. At that time, he was still the leader of the team. He led dozens of nimble men to climb down from Xiaoshan.After the establishment of the Guide Army, he was promoted to deputy general. Last year, he was promoted to tenth general Yu Hou. This year, he got another opportunity to serve as the deputy envoy of General Tu.

This person is quite enlightened.At that time, Fu Cunshen praised his bravery, but Zhe Butai directly said that he fought bravely because he was afraid that Shao Shude would be defeated, which would bring disaster to the Hengshan party.He also said that there were not many good people in the border generals of the Tang Dynasty, and it was rare to meet Shao Shude who treated them equally, so he was willing to fight——

"I may have heard that in the past, the generals were greedy and restrained, and the tribes were good horses. They were punished and killed for no reason, causing resentment. From now on, they must select clean and honest generals, and control the Qiang Rong. Gradually make you aware."

Even Xuanzong knew that the border commanders often committed crimes in the Dangxiang tribe, so it was obvious that they had to select "clean and honest generals".

And what was the result of the party item of the rebellion?
"The Nanshan (Hengshan) party has been doing evil for many years, and it has not changed its orders. It is quite a frontier problem. The soldiers are nearing it, and they will be punished every year. Those who reject the officers and soldiers will be arrested; those who are afraid of the law will flee."

"If you know it, you will be arrested", I don't know how much blood and tears were omitted.

The party members are afraid of being killed, and they don't want to go back to the precarious days of the past.Shao Wuzu is so benevolent, if he doesn't discriminate against them, why can't he be guaranteed to conquer the world?

Han Zhu, deputy envoy of the Yamen Army, son of Han Xun, the envoy of the left wing of the Wuwei Army.

The Lingzhou Han family has been extremely obedient over the years, sending dozens of children into the army, and nearly one-third of them died in battle.Shao Shude has already regarded them as his Yuan Cong old base, and they are treated the same as the Yang, Zhe, and Wang families in Guanbei.

Han Zhu served as the deputy general in Shao Shude's personal army capital, and was in charge of 200 people.He also has a younger brother, Han Cheng, who is currently serving as a deputy general in the Tielin Army and has been in the army for many years.

Han Zhu did not take office in the Yamen Army alone.Fifty soldiers of the Shao family went with him, officers at various levels. They will surround Han Zhu and act as a check and balance force for the military envoy Li Yanwei.

Jianrui, Huguo and other six armies have different sources of soldiers, years of service, combat effectiveness, complex backgrounds, and hesitant minds. It is true that it is difficult to replace them, so Shao Shude can only command them personally.

"Since your majesty wants to conquer in person, the Tielin army cannot be transferred back." A middle-aged warrior said: "The last general of the Japanese army will be able to suppress it, but the other troops can't guarantee it. If something happens, I'm afraid Unbelievable."

"If the Tielin army is not transferred back, who will go to Jinjiang?" Shao Shude asked.

"Let General Lu of the Wuwei Army lead his troops back to Jinjiang to guard. At the end of the month, Yicong, Tianzhu and other armies have begun to reorganize, and they can be stationed in Luoyang and Bianzhou. After the reorganization is completed, they will practice on the spot." The middle-aged warrior suggested: " In this way, the Tielin Army does not need to be transferred back, but can continue to fight on the front line."

"Alright." Shao Shude agreed, and said: "General Dai is right, with the two armies of Tielin and Feilong as the backbone, it is enough to suppress all the ministries."

"Your Majesty, the twelfth lunar month is approaching, should we wait a little longer before dispatching troops?" asked another person.

"General Guo doesn't know something. My adopted brother is very wild. He dared to send troops in the first month. Time doesn't wait. If you are held back by him, it will not be so easy if you want to beat Zhu Jin and others." Shao Shude said: "The Eastern Expedition should be done sooner rather than later. However, this matter needs to be kept secret and must not be announced."

"I will save it at the end." Dai Siyuan and Guo Shaobin responded in unison.

The four armies of Guangsheng, Longxiang, Shenjie, and Longhu have already marched eastward.A while ago, they besieged Yunzhou, but failed.Later, he was defeated by the Yun soldiers under the city, which was not very ideal, and he has since withdrawn.

Li Tangbin was very resolute in carrying out the task of consuming and surrendering troops. Hearing that they were going to be forced to attack the city again, there were complaints in the army, and it was not very safe.Shao Shude felt that it was necessary for him to go there in person. Expenditure was not such a method of consumption. If it was done too hard, it would be troublesome if there was a mutiny.

"Who are you? Just now in the Taoism, he threatened to destroy Yunzhen, is it big?" Shao Shude turned his gaze to the scribes who were brought in, and asked with a smile.

"Servant Li Yangu, see the king." The scribe bowed and saluted.

"Can you have an official body?"

"Never served."

"If you have meritorious service, it's not uncommon to be an official." Shao Shude said, "What's your plan?"

"Your Majesty." Li Yangu calmed down a little, and said, "My servant heard that after Zhu Xuan returned to Yunzhou from Weibo, the Jiedu envoy Zhu Wei refused to accept him. Then he went to Qingzhou, and Wang Shifan used him as the general of the government. Zhu Xuan How can this person be willing to lie dormant under others for a long time? If Wang Shifan kills him violently, then Zhu Wei and Zhu Jin will be suspicious, and their alliance will be broken without attack."

"It's a bit of a strategy, but someone has already thought of it." Shao Shude laughed.

Li Yangu was very disappointed when he heard the words.

"It's not bad that you can think of this." Shao Shude smiled again: "There are still vacancies for civil servants in Yin'anzhi. If you want to go, you can join the army today."

Li Yangu was overjoyed: "It's what you want."

"Are you from Kanto?"

"My ancestors are from Zhaozhou, and now I am from Luoyang." Li Yangu replied.

"Okay! There are many heroes in Kanto, and I treat them equally. Those who have meritorious service will be rewarded, and those who are talented will be hired. If you make meritorious service in the future, it will be common for you to seal your wife and son." Shao Shude said.

Shao Shude remembered that after Zhu Quanzhong beat and kicked various towns in Henan, many talents from other places came to travel to see if he was worth serving, just like the heroes and scholars in Guanzhong went to Guanbei to serve him.

Bianzhou has already taken over Bianzhou, and the ruling area has changed a lot. It is no longer a Kansai regime. It is necessary to properly absorb some Kanto talents. The origin of Kansai and Kanto does not depend on where your native place is, but whether you are born in Kansai. Depending on which side you initially side with, faction origins are very complicated.

"If there are capable talents, you can recommend one or two." Shao Shude said again.

"Your Majesty, I recommend myself." A cook rushed over with a meat chopping ax and shouted.

"Crash!" Several soldiers stepped forward and knocked him to the ground.

Ye Li Kecheng drew out his sword, and asked Shao Shude with his eyes if he killed this daredevil.

"Let him come over." Shao Shude waved and said.

The soldiers took his ax and checked it carefully before letting him come over.

"Are you a postman?" Shao Shude asked.

"The postman Zhang Wen sees Your Highness." Zhang Wen saluted.

"Where are you from?"

"Weizhou people."

"Why did the Wei people come here?"

"Beginning as Liang Jun's small school, after the army was defeated, there was nowhere to go, so I made a living at the post station."

"Do you want to join the army again?"

"I'm not reconciled to not being rich." Zhang Wen said.

"Can you ride a horse?"

"meeting."

"You have good luck today." Shao Shude said: "Yin An Zhi will expand its army to a thousand people, I will take you into Yin An Zhi."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhang Wenxi said.

Shao Shude smiled, got up and said, "Let's go, it's getting late."

Yang Hongyin, the commander of Yin'an Zhi, stood at the door, and when he heard the words, he immediately ordered people to form a team and prepare to return to Bianzhou.

His troops consisted of 800 people, all of whom were descendants of chieftains from northern Guanbei and frontier tycoons. They were troops that King Xia trusted very much, almost comparable to his own soldiers.

This time, the army will be expanded from a small number to a thousand people.Among the [-] places, King Xia stuffed a lot of people in, mainly people from Bian Song Dynasty. I don't know why.

But those people's ability is not bad.For example, the famous Dong Zhang was said to be the boy servant of Zhu Yourang who shepherded sheep in Heishui City. After Yourang was captured, his family was ruined. This time, he was recommended by someone Shi to serve as a soldier.

There are many similar people, most of them are young and brave men from Liang, which seems to show a faint tendency.Or maybe it was King Xia's political tactics, anyway, Yang Hongyin didn't quite understand it.

But he knew that from now on, this kind of people would probably be indispensable, just like the generation of Liu Han and Kou Yanqing promoted by Zhu Quanzhong back then.

(End of this chapter)