Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 869 Talk about conditions

The army left Yunzhou and went south to Juye.

Shao Shude personally led the team, including Yin Anzhi, General Tu and the Yanei Army, with a total of nearly 5000 people-the General Tu who stayed in Shouzhang has returned to Yunzhou to return to construction.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, the army arrived at the Dai Hotel in the northeast of Juye County and set up camp.

Accompanied by the Silver Saddle Knight, Shao Shude inspected the enemy city.

This is a small city with a square shape and a circumference of only a few miles.There is a stockade more than four miles east of the city, which is located on the bank of Onozawa, facing the city far away.

Onozawa is five miles east of Juye County, three hundred miles north and south, and more than a hundred miles east and west. It is one of the ten villages in "Erya".

"The stockade has been carefully built, but the Great Yeze is frozen, so it's a waste of effort." Shao Shude laughed.

Onozawa is a good place. The water surface is extremely vast, and it was confluenced by the Jishui River in ancient times, and the waterway of the Jishui River also passes through this lake today.In the Song Dynasty, due to the breach of the Yellow River, the torrent flowed down and "joined forces" with Onozawa, flooding a large area of ​​farmland and towns. The flood overflowed to the foot of Liangshan between Yuncheng and Shouzhang, forming a larger area. Liangshan Park.

Onozawa is rich in aquatic products, and there are irrigation canals built by the Guochao nearby. It is a very good agricultural area, and Yunzhou is greatly benefited from it.

This is a fertile land with great potential, at least in the agricultural era.

"It's been three days, and the bandits in the field are almost wiped out. Send an order to Ge Congzhou, don't break into that stockade before noon tomorrow, and come to see me." Shao Shude flicked his horsewhip, and rode his horse back to camp.

Ge Congzhou was temporarily appointed as the commander of the capital. He commanded about 3 people from the three armies of Longxiang, Guangsheng, and Shenjie.

After Shao Shude led more than 1 people to the south, there was less room for the Juye defenders to escape.

According to the information provided by Ge Congzhou, there are about [-] Juye defenders. Excluding some who failed to return to the team in time, there are still about [-] in the city.The guard is Liu Cun, he may have enlisted the young men in the city, the number should be more than three thousand, but not too many, five thousand is as high as the sky.

This number of sergeants is obviously unable to stop the siege of tens of thousands of Xia troops.What's more, when the news of Zhu Wei's killing and the occupation of Yunzhou spread, the people in the city panicked and their morale was greatly weakened—no one wanted to die.

But for some reason, during the few days when he went south, the envoys sent into Juye were driven out again. It seemed that the defenders in the city had different opinions, and it was hard to say who had the upper hand.

After the order to attack the stronghold was issued, Ge Congzhou did not dare to neglect, and immediately ordered Wang Tan, the Shenjie army stationed in the east of the city, to lead his troops to attack.

The Shenjie Army now has about 8000 people, the smallest number among the three armies of Guangsheng.Wang Tan and Hua Wenqi have every reason to suspect that Ge Congzhou is consuming dissidents, but in the current situation, they dare not talk nonsense: King Xia is watching.

The battle started in the afternoon, and Hua Wenqi, the deputy envoy of the Shenjie Army, led the team in person, charging and fighting.

Shao Shude sat in the camp, not very interested in the process of the battle.He has experienced the scenes of tens of thousands of people fighting, and it is really difficult to win his attention in this kind of offensive and defensive battles involving tens of thousands of people.

"Your Majesty, the National Defense Army captured Pingyin. The Jianrui and Zhongwu armies captured Yanggu and Dong'e, occupied Jishui Pass, and surrounded Lu County." Du Guangyi now played the role of a staff officer.

After staying in Puzhou for such a long time, he now has a very deep understanding of war, and he analyzed it logically: "The Flying Dragon Army has abandoned Changqing County, and went south into Yanzhou. The front is directed at Laiwu. This is an important place. Quite a few, and Zhu Jin dare not let the Feilong army conquer them, and will definitely send troops to rescue them."

Laiwu is a county of Yanzhou. Although it has been repeatedly demolished, the city is not small and relatively new.

The city is mainly engaged in metal smelting, including iron smelting [-], copper smelting [-], copper pit [-], and tin production.There is Puji Canal in the northwest of the county more than ten miles away, and the agriculture is not bad.This turned out to be a county with a good industrial and agricultural foundation, and Zhu Jin picked up a treasure.

"Let's do this, mobilize Yan soldiers first, so that they don't have the mind to intervene in other places, and take care of them after a while." Shao Shude said: "Yanzhou is the essence of Yan Town, and the battle between me and Zhu Jin will definitely happen there."

The Taining Army Jiedushi governed the four prefectures of Yan, Hai, Yi, and Mi, but the combined population of the latter three prefectures was not as large as that of Yanzhou, and the agriculture, commerce, and handicraft industries were even more incomparable.If Zhu Jin loses this place, the situation will be over.

"Wang Shifan of Ziqing Town should also be summoning sergeants to prepare the supplies needed for the expedition." Du Guangyi said again: "Qizhou is the key to my struggle with the enemy."

To be more precise, because of terrain, traffic and other factors, Qizhou is the most suitable battlefield, which is true for both sides.

"Of the three feudal towns, Ziqing Town is the strongest, richest, and has the most soldiers, but Yun and Yaner Towns are the most stubborn. If Zhu Jin can be defeated, the Pinglu army alone will be very easy to deal with." Shao Shude commented: " The sergeants of Qingzhen haven’t seen blood for a long time, so they must be attacked quickly. If they can annihilate their main force in several battles, they will quickly lose confidence. But if the delay is long, the sergeants of Ziqing will gradually adapt to the battlefield. Then it’s more difficult than Yun and Yan’er towns.”

"Your Majesty has a well-thought-out plan, and I admire you so much." Du Guangyi said sincerely.

King Xia has been in the army for 20 years, and now his vision is very sharp.When you first arrive in a place, you can judge many things through various details, which is impossible for fledgling generals.

"Your Majesty." Commander Yang Hongyin of Yin Anzhi walked in and reported, "The stockade has been captured."

"Oh? So fast?" Shao Shude was a little surprised.

"The king is here, so naturally no one will dare to steal and play tricks." Du Guangyi said.

Yang Hongyin glanced at him and frowned secretly.

Shao Shude's complexion was not very good.Du Guangyi's meaning was obvious. Before he came, everyone was cheating and cheating.

He would not easily believe Du Guangyi's words, but he felt that this kind of phenomenon existed to some extent.

"Follow me out of the camp to have a look." He immediately got up and left the big tent.

Wang Tan's general flag had been planted in the camp, and after a while, a sergeant came to report: the Shenjie army beheaded a thousand ranks, captured six hundred, and hundreds of thieves were scattered, and they have sent people to pursue them.

"Have the defenders in the city ever attacked?" Shao Shude asked.

"Never."

Shao Shude knew it well.He glanced at Du Guangyi, and beads of sweat oozed from Du Guangyi's forehead.

There was a faint drum noise from the top of the city.

Kang Yanxiao stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the bandit army may leave the city, or they can take shelter for a while."

"There is a sudden general Erlang here, why am I afraid?" Shao Shude looked at the sergeants waiting behind him and said loudly.

Ahem, it has almost become his instinct to invite people to buy military morale.

"His Royal Highness King Xia is here, so-and-so Liu Cun, please tell me face to face." A high-pitched voice suddenly sounded from the top of the city.

Shao Shude signaled for a moment, Yang Hongyin understood, and immediately stepped forward, saying: "Your Highness is here, but General Liu wants to surrender?"

The city was silent for a long while, and after a long while, the high-pitched voice sounded again: "If Your Highness treats the sergeants of Yunzhen kindly, I will surrender."

"How to treat the law kindly?" Yang Hongyin continued to ask.

"I know that your highness has a lot of promises, and you believe in people. If your highness promises not to abolish the sergeants of Yunzhen and cut off everyone's livelihood, I will open the city immediately and ask you to surrender." Liu Cun replied: "If you can't, even though you know you will die, I will also be united and stick to it to the end.”

"How many Yun soldiers have been eliminated?" Shao Shude asked.

"There are always more than 6000 people." Du Guangyi replied.

Shao Shude calculated that there were about 3000 serious soldiers in Juye, and less than [-] in Lu County, and if Qizhou's troops were removed, there were probably only [-] to [-] soldiers scattered in the wild.

The more than 2 sergeants in Yun Town were hit by such a surprise attack, and they were in a desperate situation in a daze.

"Let Liu Cun come out to see me. I won't hurt his life. Even if the negotiation fails, I will let him go back to the city. What he says is what he says." Shao Shude said.

Yang Hongyin quickly conveyed the meaning.

There was another silence at the top of the city, and there was no movement for a long time.Just when everyone was getting a little impatient, the gate of the city opened suddenly, and dozens of cavalry came out in a file.

Du Guangyi, Kang Yanxiao, Zhebutai, and Yang Hongyin all looked at Shao Shude in amazement.

Shao Shude smiled. For more than 20 years, you must practice what you say, never break your promise, and even the enemy believes in you. This reputation is really good.

Liu Cun waved his hand to stop the knight who wanted to go forward with him, got off his horse, handed over the bow tip, sword, and lance to the soldiers, and walked forward.

As they approached, the soldiers with silver saddles stepped forward a few steps, searched and checked, and then deposited the willow.

"I have seen Your Highness." Liu Cun bowed and saluted.

"General Liu is well." Shao Shude cupped his hands in return and asked, "General Liu, do you know how many soldiers and horses there are outside the city?"

"There are always 5 to [-] people." Liu Cun replied after thinking for a while.

Du Guangyi glanced at him, and thought to himself: Knowing that there are tens of thousands of troops besieging the city and still defending it, what a bunch of scumbags!

"Why don't you surrender? I heard that He Gui is on good terms with you. He is a general in Puzhou. His family has a luxurious mansion, more than ten wives and concubines, and a house full of children. If you keep it, you will only die. Why bother?" Shao Shude asked .

Liu Cun sighed, and said: "If I don't want to defend to the death, I really can't bear the loss of livelihood for the soldiers."

Shao Shude snorted coldly, he still hasn't been beaten enough!

In history, he was beaten by Zhu Quanzhong for ten years, and in the end he ran out of fuel and was honest.In this time and space, from the time when San Zhu turned his face to the second year of Dashun when Xia Jun went east, he was beaten to death for five years.In the past seven years, they haven't fought many battles, but they've breathed a sigh of relief, and they still need to be beaten.

"What do you want?" Shao Shude asked.

"If Your Highness allows us to continue to serve in the army, I would like to present His Highness as the military envoy of the Tianping Army." Liu Cun said.

"Still serving as a soldier in Yunzhou?"

"Exactly."

Shao Shude thought secretly.

This should not only be the thought of the sergeant in Yunzhen, but the collective thought of the three townsmen of Yun, Yan, and Qing.Even by extension, the warriors in the towns of Hebei also have the same appeal, but their requirements are even higher-they can only accept vassals.

Still get beaten less!

Historically, in the fourth year of Qianning (897), the two towns of Yun and Yan failed miserably, and the rest surrendered to Zhu Quanzhong.Lao Zhu already had a lot of soldiers at that time, but he did not abolish the sergeants in the second town. Instead, he did not start a major reorganization until 898, reducing more than 20 horses to less than 20.

The sergeants in Yun and Yan towns probably didn't please, and were driven by Lao Zhu to go south to attack Yang Xingmi. They suffered heavy losses in the battle of Qingkou, and after returning to reorganize, there should be few people left.

"I want to attack Hedong and recruit soldiers from Yunzhen, are you willing to accompany me?" Shao Shude asked.

Liu Cun choked.

"Get out!" Shao Shude said angrily, "You dare to negotiate terms with me. Go back, and I will order the attack on the city. When the city is broken, the soldiers of Yunzhen will not leave a blade of grass."

"Get out!" Kang Yanxiao and others said angrily.

"Get out!" The soldiers of General Tu slammed their spears on the ground and shouted in unison.

The roar of 9000 people in unison was spectacular, and the sound waves went straight to the sky, and Juye lost its voice for a while.

　I wanted to add more today, but I guess it's suspended.I don't know what's going on with the ribs and back on the left side of the body. It hurts to take a deep breath. After checking, it may be a problem with sleeping or sitting posture.Occupational disease. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)