Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 868 Zhu Xuan
In the wilderness in the northern border of Yunzhou, a group of stragglers were marching northward.

The snow field is vast and the wind is cold.When marching in this kind of weather, it is best to have a large group of people who can carry heating and cold-proof materials with the army, otherwise it will be very difficult.

Fortunately, they are all locals, familiar with the roads, and know where to stop and get supplies, but it is still difficult.

"Yin Dutou, there is a village ahead, let's go in and have a rest." The general came up and said.

"Where are you?" Yin Wanrong was a little dazed, not knowing where he was.

"It's almost time for Jeju to pass." Said the general.

Yin Wanrong breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Go quickly, don't stop, go directly to Jeju Pass. There is wine and meat there."

Everyone had no choice but to drag their heavy steps and continue on their way.

Been chasing for three days.In a hurry, he didn't even have time to pull the horse, so he took advantage of the night to hide in the wind and snow, and ran for his life in a hurry.

On the way, I met a few soldiers who had fled from Yunzhou. Everyone said that Yunzhou had been captured by the Xia bandits, and the Jiedu envoy Zhu Wei did not know whether he was alive or dead.

To be honest, Yin Wanrong was surprised when he first heard the news.Didn't Xia thief withdraw, why did he come back again?Even Thief Shao went to Guangchengze to have fun, what the hell is going on?

But the rout soldiers swear by it, seeing how they shivered from the cold, there is no need to lie.What's more, his hometown Yushan also saw Xia thief, so it seems very likely.

Yin Wanrong made a decisive decision, interrupted the New Year, and headed north to Lu County with his own soldiers.

Lu County was originally the place where Jeju was located. It was destroyed by floods in the [-]th year of Kaiyuan, and then Jeju was abolished, and most of it was merged into Yunzhou.After the water receded, Lu County was rebuilt, but Jeju has not been able to return until today.

Yin Wanrong is the general of Jeju Pass, who controls the [-] troops in Lu County and Jeju Pass.Historically, he was captured in a battle with Liang Jun. This time and space was lucky, and he has survived till now.

"Go, don't stop." Yin Wanrong quickened his pace, encouraging everyone's morale: "Zhu Shuai's life or death is unknown, and the future of Yun Town is uncertain. It seems critical, but in fact there is still a chance. We are waiting for the soldiers to protect the situation. No matter who it is, we have to be careful." Draw in. The most important thing now is to go back and gather soldiers and horses, and go quickly."

When everyone heard it, it seemed that there was some truth in it, and they mustered up their courage and hurried on their way.

"Pu Bing is coming!" A piercing shout sounded from behind.

"What?" Yin Wanrong felt his heart skip a beat.

Turning around, a large group of gray figures chased from behind.

"There are Pu people in front!" Someone pointed to the northwest direction and said in a trembling voice.

"What a thief!" Yin Wanrong was furious and cursed.

He knew the strategy of Xia Bandit.

After the surprise attack broke through Yunzhou, taking advantage of the lack of reaction from all parts of the country and the inability to effectively gather soldiers and horses, the troops were divided into four places to kill the leaderless soldiers and horses of Yunzhen.

Think about it, even if there are more than 1 soldiers and horses scattered and not under each other, how difficult is it to deal with?

But if these [-] soldiers and horses are assembled and unified under the command of one person, then there will be too many things that can be done, and it will be much more difficult to deal with.

They can fight in the field in groups, defend the city with recruited local villagers, bypass the enemy's rear to attack food roads, and even save their vitality and retreat to other places, and then fight back at any time, constantly disgusting you——Yin Wanrong will fight once in Lu County If you can't keep it, you will go north from Yangliudu area and retreat into Weibo territory.

The pursuers were getting closer and closer, and they outflanked them one after the other, as if they didn't intend to let the 80 or [-] of them leave at all.

"Ah!" A fight has already started in the back, and someone screamed and fell to the ground.

In the cold weather, Yin Wanrong broke out in white sweat.

"Go! Don't stop!" Yin Wanrong greeted his confidants and fled eastward.

There are probably more than a thousand soldiers in Pubing, a few hundred each in the front and back.With so many people, Yun soldiers were quickly surrounded, and some of them were even assigned to pursue Yin Wanrong.

At the beginning, the Yun people had no intention of fighting, and only wanted to escape. It wasn't until they were completely surrounded that they struggled like a beast cornered.

Under the intersection of swords and spears, the outcome will be determined.Dozens of Yun soldiers were beheaded and killed by Pu soldiers, and their corpses were left on the spot.

After Yin Wanrong escaped dozens of steps, he was shot in the back of the heart by an arrow and fell to the ground.

Dozens of soldiers rushed forward, and after a long fight, they killed Yin Wanrong and his followers.

A general of the National Defense Army came up, beheaded Yin Wanrong, and ordered his men to clean up the battlefield.

"It's worth a lot of money." He wrapped the head in a cloth, held it in his hand, and said with a smile.

Pu Bing also smiled.The dispatch of troops in the cold weather was not a waste of time, otherwise it would have turned against his mother.

Seeing the changes in their faces, the general also guessed a bit.

Hezhong has suffered terribly from the Xia people in recent years, the burden is extremely heavy, and the people in the town are full of resentment.

This time when troops were dispatched to Yunzhen in the first month, the whole army was in an uproar, and there was almost a mutiny.Ma Budu Yuhou Fengzang killed dozens of people, barely suppressed them, but it made the soldiers even more resentful.

The Xia people used the money and food in the river to fight, and let the soldiers in the river go to battle, what good is it for the town of Hezhong?I can't see it at all, on the contrary, there are many disadvantages. Wang Yao and Feng Zangzhi are Shao thieves and lackeys, and they can be killed!

"Let's go, go back to the business." The military academy sighed and ordered the team to gather.

The interception and killing of Yin Wanrong is not an isolated case. In fact, in the land of Yunzhou at this time, the established Xia army is everywhere chasing and killing the disorganized Yunzhen stragglers.

On the third day of the first lunar month, Zhu Zhen commanded the Pingsheng Army to take Yuncheng lightly, beheading two hundred people.

Also on this day, the National Defense Army captured Yanggu and marched towards Dong'e and Lu counties.

On the fourth day of the first lunar month, Ge Congzhou led Long Xiang and other troops to Juye, killed [-] enemies in the countryside, and then surrounded the county.

The Liu Zhijun Department of the Dragon and Tiger Army returned to Shanzhou, and the soldiers pointed directly at some areas of Yanzhen.

The Zhongwu Army and Jianrui Army are still rushing towards Pingyin.

The various ministries made rapid progress, taking advantage of the favorable opportunity when the dragons and dragons in Yunzhen were leaderless, they continued to attack the city and occupy the territory, with the least casualties as possible to achieve greater victories.

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On the fifth day of the first lunar month, Yidu County, Qingzhou.

A cold wind rushed into the gatehouse, rattling the windows.

Zhu Xuan sat in front of the desk, drinking tea silently.

Zhu Yu, Zhu Han and other cronies surrounded him, waiting quietly.

"Let's go, Qingzhou is not a place for us to use our skills." After drinking the tea, Zhu Xuan took the tip of the bow from the wall and weighed it in his hand.

His expression was a little excited, and so were his followers.

The news of Shao's raid on Yunzhou has already spread.

This is an urgent military situation, and it was passed on quickly. The upper echelons of Qing and Yan Er towns basically knew about it, and it was still spreading to the middle and lower echelons at an extremely fast speed.

A big battle seems inevitable!
Zhu Xuan was keenly aware of the opportunity, and summoned his cronies to discuss it. Everyone agreed with him and agreed that it was time to return to Yunzhou to look for opportunities.Of course, the final decision has to be made by Zhu Xuan himself.

"It's not a long-term solution to rely on others." Zhu Xuan sighed: "What kind of life was it before, and what kind of life is it now? Wang Shifan looks elegant, but it's not that he has no intentions. He will not be soft when he kills people. Pin Luhong, Killing Zhang Chan and expelling Cui Anqian, these means and scheming, ordinary people can do it? Good morning, let's go to Yunzhou to find a way, presumably Wang Shifan is also happy to see me succeed."

As expected of a Wufu in the late Tang Dynasty, Zhu Xuan's fighting spirit is indeed top-notch.No matter what kind of situation he was in, he never gave up and kept fighting for that chance.

Perhaps only death can stop him.

"Since brother said so, I have no objection. Damn, it's just a dead word anyway, who is afraid of it?" Zhu Yu said.

"Exactly! How can a man not take risks in order to gain wealth?" Zhu Han also said, "We still have hundreds of people, so we can borrow some horses from Wang Shifan and go back to Yunzhou to do great things."

"It's not too late to do this."

"Recruit the dead and scattered, and fight with the Shao thief!"

"The big man is not Jiuding or something, but... well, I don't read much, so I can't tell. Anyway, I just do it. If I win the alcoholic woman, I have everything I need. If I lose, it's nothing, just die."

"Leave today."

Everyone chattered, and the atmosphere was enthusiastic, as if regaining the position of commander-in-chief of Yunzhen was imminent.

Zhu Xuan laughed loudly, and ordered his wife Rong to prepare food and drink, and set off after eating.

"General, Liu Po ​​is here." After the food and drink were served, everyone was eating and drinking, when suddenly a servant came to report.

Everyone was shocked and stopped their cups and chopsticks.

"I'll go and have a look." Zhu Xuan got up, straightened his robes, and went out.

"Zhu Gongguo has great ambitions." Liu Po ​​stood outside the door and said with a smile.

Zhu Xuan didn't hide it at all, and said: "When a man is alive, how can he run around like a dog? If he dies, he will die. It's no big deal."

Wife, children, subordinates and many other things are not in Zhu Xuan's consideration.The only thing he cares about is his own power.It's really not reconciled not to give it a try.

"What a good martial artist!" Liu Po ​​didn't know if he was exaggerating or sarcastic.

Zhu Xuan didn't care, and asked: "Why did the prince teach me?"

"The prince would like to donate a thousand horses and some money and food to strengthen the Duke's journey." Liu Po ​​said: "In addition, all the warriors that Duke Zhu brought to Qingzhou in the past will be returned, and you can take them back to Yunzhou."

"Why doesn't the prince send troops?" Zhu Xuan asked, "The bandit soldiers have conquered Changqing, and they will come to Qingzhou at any time. At this time, it is time to join forces to fight against Shao bandits, just like the three towns of Yun, Yan, and Xu were watching and helping each other."

"The commander-in-chief is preparing money and food, and it will take some time to gather the warriors." Liu Po ​​said: "Mr. Zhu can go to Qizhou first, and we will talk about it when we have a place to stay. Commander Wang has envoys to go, and he may help you."

Zhu Xuan shook his head, and said: "I still want to go back to Yunzhou, it's not too late. A few days later, the warriors in Yunzhen will be scattered."

Liu Po ​​listened and praised: "If all the warriors in Yunzhen are like Mr. Zhu, how can you let the Shao thief come in? Don't worry, the Shao thief has broken the rules by occupying Yunzhou. We Qing, Yan, Yun, The five towns of Xu and Huai will work together, and the Shao bandits will suffer greatly."

Zhu Xuan laughed out loud, with a very happy expression, as if he had regained the pride he had when he fought against the Wei people and defeated Qin Zongquan.

As a warrior, success or failure does not matter, the most important thing is whether you dare to fight against the sky or not.A person who does not dare to fight when the enemy is too strong is like a porcupine dog ear!
(End of this chapter)