Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 874 Good News

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, just after the Lantern Festival, Yanzhou is still immersed in the festive atmosphere.But inside the Jiedushi mansion, there was a dignified atmosphere.

Dong Fujin had already returned, and Zhu Jin was furious about what Shao Shude had said, and almost killed Dong Fujin.Finally, he was still a little rational, suppressed the tyrannical emotion in his heart, and told Dong to leave.

His wife, Qi Shi, was weak and weeping silently, and said: "After so many years of fighting and killing, when did it end? In the past, when Zhu Quanzhong attacked Yun and Yan, people were in panic. After a few years of peace, the Xia people came again. How do you go on?"

Zhu Jin was furious again when she heard this, and just about to scold someone, when she met his wife's eyes, she felt ashamed, sighed, and said, "You don't understand. In today's world, if you are not ruthless, you can't live, and you can't live without rights." Go on. As long as I am a little weaker, the sergeant in the town can kill me."

The vassal warriors who have intertwined relationships and have been married for generations have no integrity, and it doesn't matter who is the governor, as long as they don't use their interests.

Therefore, Zhu Jin's worry is not groundless.

In the second year of Zhonghe (886), Qi Kerang, the military governor of the Taining Army, betrothed his daughter to Zhu Jin because of his bravery.Zhu Jin took people to Yanzhou to meet the bride, hid armored soldiers in the team, and then did it at the wedding banquet.It was rumored that Qi Kerang died on the spot, and there were also rumors that Qi Kerang fled and disappeared, but these were not important. Zhu Jin took the opportunity to occupy Yanzhou, claiming to be the queen, who was 20 years old at the time, and had only a few hundred soldiers under him.

It is ridiculous to say that hundreds of people occupy a large town as a Jiedushi, but Zhu Jin really did it.Although it is said that he took over the position as the son-in-law of the former Jiedu envoy, but there is a reason for it. To put it bluntly, it is just a pretext. The real decisive role is that Zhu Jin is very tactful and accommodates Yanzhen Wufu, and promises benefits. In the end, they got them to watch from the sidelines and recognize him as Jiedushi.

But is this handsome position really complete?
Of course not!

If you don't get the right position, you will be coerced and coerced by the warriors, you have to accommodate them, and please them. It is impossible to fully exercise the power of Jiedushi.

Although Zhu Jin has also made great efforts to rectify these years, the situation has turned around, but the fundamentals are like that. I can't get rid of those warriors in this life. Could it be possible to invite warriors from other towns to kill them?When Wang Shi asked the Zhongwu Army to kill all the arrogant soldiers in Xuzhou's Yindaodu, it was only a little relief, which was of no use.

"Furthermore, the situation has not deteriorated to the point where it cannot be controlled." Having said this, Zhu Jin looked a little excited, and said: "Shao Bandit has so many enemies, he won't stay on my side for too long. As long as If you stick to it firmly, there is a way. If the situation changes drastically, there may be opportunities.”

Qi Shi just wept.

what chance?Is it possible that you still want to win the world?Or proclaim the emperor?
"Rou Niang, I heard that your family is related to Shence Army and Fengtian Town, can you..." Zhu Jin hesitated to speak.

Qi raised her head lightly, her eyes dim with tears.

The Qi family is actually from Bo Ye in Hebei.

The great-grandfather Qi Rong once served as the governor of the Chengde Army and the envoy of the Boye Town to suppress soldiers and horses.At the beginning of Changqing, Wang Tingcou launched a mutiny and killed Chengde Jiedu envoy Tian Hongzheng, and Qi Rong's second and youngest sons were also killed.The rebellious army came to Boye and wanted to slaughter them all. Qi Rong's eldest son Qi Zhiying and third son Qi Zhie led the Boye army and fled to Chang'an, and they have been attached to the court since then.

Qi Zhiying has three sons, the first is Qi Kexin, the second is Qi Kejian, and the second is Qi Kerang.Qi Kejian died in the war against Dangxiang. Qi Kerang had been serving as a general in the Shence Army, and later served as Jiedu Envoy of the Taining Army.

Qi Kejian, the son of Qi Zhie, served as the envoy of Fengtian Jiedu.After Huang Chao's defeat, the imperial court abolished Fengtian Town, and Qi Kejian's soldiers (descendants of the Boye Army) were merged into the Shence Army.

In fact, Li Maozhen was also born in this lineage, and many of his generals were born in Shenzhou Boye.

"The Shence army is like that, what use can it be?" Qi cried: "Although the Qi family is a big family in Fengtian, they have no soldiers and no power. Wang Bian, the governor of Fengtian, has thousands of Huazhou soldiers. What can he do?" thing?"

"Guanzhong is empty. If there is an army to revolt at this time, the whole territory will be corrupted. The Shao bandits will definitely not be able to abandon Guanzhong, and will definitely draw troops back to help." Zhu Jin said anxiously.

Qi Shi just shook his head.

"Bitch!" Zhu Jin was furious and went out the door.

"Commander, there is good news." As soon as he returned to the front hall, he saw Kang Huaiying, the yamen general, and Xin Wan, the shogunate judge, walking over.

After a while, his two sons, Zhu Yongzhong and Zhu Yongzhen, also came over with happy faces.

"What good news? But Liu Zhijun died?" Zhu Jin asked angrily.

Yan Bao led an army of ten thousand people to Rencheng, joined forces with the defenders inside and outside, repelled Liu Zhijun, and beheaded more than a thousand people.

Then the two sides confronted each other in Rencheng, and fought several times, winning and losing each other.

Zhu Jin was disappointed that he failed to defeat the Dragon and Tiger Army.In the past, I only knew that Liu Zhijun was resourceful in using troops, but I didn't expect that he could also be good at fighting in the field.

"Zhu Qiong from Qizhou sent envoys to sue, and An Jinjun from Xingzhou sent envoys to advise us to stick to the city and not to fight in waves." Xin Wan stroked his beard and smiled.

"An Jinjun?" Zhu Jin's heart skipped a beat. This is Li Keyong's person, and he is too familiar with him.

In the past, he fought against Zhu Quanzhong.Li Keyong successively sent Shi Junhe, An Jia brothers, Shi Yan, Li Chengsi and others to help.Shi Junhe was captured and killed by Zhu Quanzhong, and the rest went back. After so many years, is Li Keyong finally coming to help them again?
"It's indeed good news, who will be sent this time?" Zhu Jin asked.

"It is said that they are He Huaibao, Mi Zhicheng and others." Xin Wan replied.

"I know He Huaibao. What kind of person is Mi Zhicheng? How many soldiers will come?"

"I don't know how many troops there are. I heard that Mi Zhicheng has outstanding arrows and is a brave general."

"General Xiao has a use for his ass." Zhu Jin scolded: "Shi Yan and Li Chengsi are also very good at fighting, and beheading generals and capturing the flag is a common thing. But in front of Zhu Zhen, Ding Hui, Pang Shigu and others, he took advantage Is it? There are not many soldiers, this is the most important thing."

Xin Wan didn't know what to say.

"That's all! Let's stick to it first. The Xia thief can break the Liang thief, obviously he has some skills." Zhu Jin said irritably: "However, it is also a trouble for the thief to go out several times. I will go to Rencheng again. Take Yan Bao back first."

"Commander, there are so many bandits in Xia, you have to be careful." Kang Huaiying remonstrated: "The [-] soldiers of the Iron Forest Army have not yet appeared, so there may be a mystery. Where are they? The Flying Dragon Army said they were attacking Laiwu, but they only went to the city. I turned around, and now I am plundering food and grass in the countryside, and I don't know where he will go next. General Yan's troops are likely to be targeted, so it is better to stick to the spot. Let the city block the bandits, fight for many years, and the city defense is complete. There is sufficient food and equipment, so it can be defended. With this city, the bandits will not dare to go deep into Yanzhou on this journey."

Zhu Jin thought for a while, and thought it made sense, but she still said: "No, Yan Bao's Ministry will not allow any mistakes. You wait for the speed to collect food and grass, and collect the soil balls. You must move quickly. Yanzhou Township has fought bravely for many years, and you can still fight. Five thousand soldiers. After a while, the town troops from other prefectures will also arrive, and the troops will be stronger, so they won’t be afraid of the Shao bandits. Now he is attacking the slow with the fast, and we have to slow him down.”

"Obey." Kang Huaiying, Hu Gui, Xin Wan and the others had no choice but to comply.

Zhu Jin took a look at their expressions, and thought to herself that she had to be tougher, otherwise she was afraid of being despised.

After hurriedly returning to the back house to get the sword, bow tip, and armor, Zhu Jin left surrounded by his own soldiers.Before leaving, he looked at his wife, Mrs. Qi, and saw her sitting there blankly, looking at the jade pendant left by her father Qi Kerang, feeling even more irritable in her heart, and turned her head to leave.

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In the Laiwu Valley, a large group of people are marching.

On the mountains on both sides, scouts are looming.Even in some particularly dangerous areas, some people abandoned their horse mules, climbed up, and inspected carefully.

Marching is the time when they are most likely to suffer a fatal blow, not to mention that they are marching in a valley with difficult terrain.

Mount Tai, Mount Lu, and Mount Yi run from west to east, dividing the later generations of Shandong into north and south halves.Laiwu Valley is a break in the middle of these mountains. The valley entrance at the southwest end is [-] miles southwest of Laiwu, and the valley entrance at the northeast end is southwest of Linzi County. .

The valley is more than one hundred miles long, the water flows in it, and the road also runs in it. The two walls are connected by mountains, and the trees are shaded, which is very difficult and dangerous.

Near the mouth of the valley, a group of knights rushed to a high ground.Get close, dismount immediately.The auxiliary soldiers gathered their horses, and the soldiers took off their equipment and formed a defensive formation.

Fortunately, there are no enemies.They are used to doing this, and they should not be careless at any time.

After a while, another cavalry army rushed out.

They didn't get off their horses, but rode straight away and spread out to search.

Liang Hanyong took the lead, galloping on the open flat ground, it feels so good to go out of the mountain!

I heard that when the two armies of Heiji and Jindao fought, they had a large number of Qingqi from the Aboriginal people to assist them.But the Flying Dragon Army didn't need it. Over the years, they had cultivated more than [-] warriors who could walk and ride.

Generally speaking, only those from a particularly wealthy family can become proficient in both foot combat and cavalry combat after practicing for a long time.

The origin of the soldiers of the Feilong Army is very complicated, and a considerable part of them are deserters from Liangdi and soldiers from Yunzhen recruited in Puzhou.In the land of the Central Plains, every small landlord family with more than a hundred acres of land will do their best to support their children to practice martial arts.They usually practice foot combat, but they can ride horses, but riding combat is not so good. Now after several years of hard training, they have gradually learned it.

After the two thousand knights came out of Laiwu Valley, they rushed straight forward for seven or eight li, and then they stopped and recovered their horses' strength.

"Liu Yu attacked Guanggu, the main force took Yishui and Daxian Road, and his division came from Pengcheng, Li Xiaqiu, and took the Laiwu Valley Road." Liang Hanyong said: "The people of Qi don't know how to fight. They just want to reinforce Qizhou and enter Yunzhou. I thought that Yan, Yi, and Mi belonged to the prefecture, and their defenses were lax, so let them suffer a disadvantage today."

"Deputy envoy, do you want to attack Guanggu?" Xue Li, Marquis of Duyu, followed and asked.

"The soldiers are divided into two groups, and they will go wherever there is an advantage." Liang Hanyong said.

Xue Li really didn't know about this matter, it seemed that Qi Bizhang had made up his mind on the spur of the moment, and he was too bold.

"We are on the northern line, going to Zizhou. The military envoys will walk along Xuguan Road to Qingzhou." Liang Hanyong further explained: "Sending troops from two routes will turn Qi Town upside down."

Xue Li was born in Hezhong, perhaps because of the different military education he experienced since he was a child, he especially admired the generals like Qi Bizhang, who did not follow the rules in battle, and were extremely courageous.Liang Hanyong has been immersed in this trend for a long time, and now it seems that he is also bold.

The Flying Dragon Army is of a different kind.The military discipline is extremely poor, the loss of horses and mules is extremely large, the loss of soldiers is extremely large, and the combat exploits are extremely great.

King Xia tolerated them probably because of this.A troop that is used to being wild has a very high degree of freedom. I don't know what miracles it can create this time.

(End of this chapter)