Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 942 Burden
On the night of September [-]th, the hustle and bustle of Zhucheng County in Mizhou ended, and ferocious soldiers rushed in like wolves and tigers.

The warriors of the Feilong Army are used to being wild, and their military discipline is not very good.After entering the city, the Tutuan villagers who helped defend the city scattered and fled. They chased and killed them all the way, but they couldn't hold back.

There was a young man from Mizhou who hid directly in his home, and was also chased in by the warriors of the Flying Dragon Army, who slashed and killed him.

The big family in these days always help each other, the elder brother will help the younger brother, and the younger brother can pay for his brother's life, so after a massacre, I don't know how many people were implicated and died unexpectedly.

Du Guangyi's name is a counselor, but he is actually a military supervisor. He really can't see it, so he stepped forward to stop it.As a result, under the black light and blind fire, the head of the Fu was shot away by an arrow.

Qi Bizhang was furious when he heard the news, and ordered a thorough investigation. In the end, the two unlucky ghosts were caught, pushed outside the city and beheaded.

Du Guangyi was terrified.He knew that many people had been offended by the purge of military discipline.The arrow just now was actually kept in his hand, and he didn't really think about killing him.Under the black light, just scare him and tell him not to meddle in his own business.

Fortunately, Qi Bizhang stood firm and had high prestige in the Flying Dragon Army, so I gave him an explanation.As for the two people who were beheaded, they refused to admit it until they died, and they were full of grievances. Du Guangyi didn't bother to investigate whether they did it.

The Flying Dragon Army has made great contributions, but it is also too rebellious!

Du Guangyi buried his hatred in his heart and decided to report it.He has already thought about the words, such a sharp sword, so many thorns, so rebellious, Xia Wang can still control it when King Xia is around, and when Shizi Dian's army comes, will the Feilong army be obedient?Will it rebel?

"Since Mizhou is down, the passage to Denglai has been opened." Qi Bizhang walked up to Du Guangyi, poured him a bowl of wine, and said, "Suishi Du, do you have any advice?"

Du Guangyi took a sip of the wine, his face became rosy, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Ziqing Town was established in the imperial court, and Mizhou was often ruled by it. Because of this reason, the cities are located on the banks of the Weishui River, and they belong to the same plain as Ziqing. But Mizhou goes to the two capitals, often via Ziqing."

Qi Bizhang, Liang Hanyong, Xue Li and others had serious faces and nodded frequently. It seemed that what Du Guangyi said made sense.

Seeing that everyone was cheering, Du Guangyi looked even better, and said: "But going to Ziqing may not be of much use. Where the two armies confront each other, there will be no more than one of us, and there will be no more if one of us is missing. It’s very interesting. Why don’t you go to Dazhu Mountain, get supplies there first, and then find a way to go to Laizhou.”

"Where is Dazhu Mountain?" Qi Bizhang asked.

"Mount Dazhu is the end of the Great Wall of Qi. The country sails south to Haizhou and east to Haikou of Silla. There are often ships coming and going. There are many merchants and wealth. There are also grains and livestock. Seizing them can solve the urgent need." Du Guangyi Said.

In fact, there are not many people in Mizhou. Because of the war, many people hid. It is difficult to collect food and fodder.

Dazhu Mountain is located 120 miles south of Jiaoxian County and [-] miles north of Langya Mountain in the coastal area of ​​later generations. It is a very good port in Jiaozhou Bay. The business is prosperous. Many merchants from the south come to sell goods. Silla merchants even Come seasonally, organize trades.Over time, many people gathered, relying on the port to survive, and there were many farmers who provided food, meat, fruits and vegetables, even more than the county town, it is indeed a good place.

"Occupy Dazhu Mountain, where do we go after that? Li Dutou has an order to attack the hinterland of Qi Town, Denglai Two Prefectures. Is it possible to pass through Dazhu Mountain?" Qi Bizhang asked again.

"Of course. We have a lot of horses, so we don't need to take post roads everywhere. After passing the east of Dazhu, we can enter Laizhou. The bandits are all focused on Qingzhou. There should not be many elite soldiers left behind. It is easy to lose." Du Guang Ai said excitedly.

"It's easy to defeat, but it's a hassle if the thieves stick to it. Besides, Zhu Quanzhong is there, right? Pinghai and the Second Army of the Tuanjun have [-] soldiers, including [-] veterans who have trained for more than half a year." Now, the field battle may not be successful, and it is more than enough to defend the city." Qi Bizhang said: "I heard that Tuoba Renfu and Li Renyu each have [-] riders, and they take turns to rest in Laizhou. This is also a troublesome thing, and we have to plan it carefully."

The Flying Dragon Army had been replenished to 5000 people before, and after moving to the battle for a while, there were still nearly [-] people, and the strength was not enough to be consumed at will.

"That's natural." Du Guangyi said: "Maybe you can fake a shot and go north to Ziqing to attract the attention of the thieves, and then attack Laizhou by surprise. The thieves are unprepared. If you are afraid, you may be able to capture a city or two and get supplies."

The four counties of Laizhou have a population of 10,000+. Although they are not very rich, it should not be very difficult to support them temporarily.Furthermore, Zhu Quanzhong was training soldiers there, how could he not hoard food, grass and equipment?

"Alright, let's go to Laizhou for a stroll." Qi Bizhang no longer hesitated and made up his mind.

"Military envoy..." Du Guangyi hesitated.

"Speak up if you have something to say, why hesitate?" Qi Bizhang glared at him and said.

"Military envoys must restrain their troops. There is a lot of wealth in Dazhu Mountain. Once the sons can't control it, the situation will be disastrous. The king is furious, and everyone will suffer if they are investigated." Du Guang Yi said.

"I've known about this, and I'll definitely greet these bastards in advance." Qi Bizhang was very impatient with Du Guangyi's nagging, but now that he has a different status, he pays attention to the influence and reluctantly complies.

"Then let's make preparations early. Mizhou is left for Guo Chubin's Yi soldiers to defend. Let's go back to Qingzhou to make a debut." Qi Bizhang made a final decision after reviewing the case.

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Du Guangyi's report was quickly sent to Xiangzhou by courier.

Today's weather is gloomy, with black clouds rolling in the sky, and the continuous autumn rain has been falling for a long time, and it still has no intention of stopping.

After Shao Shude flipped through it, he put it away.The proud soldiers who founded the country have existed since ancient times, but the problem was infinitely magnified at the end of the Tang Dynasty.

He has been away for a long time, led by a general, and has left a deep personal mark on him.If the general is more particular, the military discipline will be a little better.If the lord doesn't restrain, or doesn't care at all, one can imagine what will happen.

And the people below will continue to test the attitude of the lord, this is a game between people.

For example, when a large army conquered a land, they robbed all the women, killed most of the men, and sent back some strong men. The lord blamed him not for killing people indiscriminately, but because he disliked the captives and wasted food, and their wives and daughters were captured by the new conquerors. Ravaged in the camp, unable to take care of such things, the people below will do more and more excessively, and finally the military discipline is completely out of control-the lord doesn't care about their rape, robbery, and random killing, that's a fart!
"Du Guangyi and Qi Bizhang did the right thing." Shao Shude said: "The Flying Dragon Army went deep into the enemy's rear, and the casualties remained high. They fought hard and fiercely, and they still have the mind to restrain military discipline. It's not bad. Ten people committed crimes, Killing only one or two is not very appropriate, but it is more or less a deterrent. After defeating Wang Shifan, the Flying Dragon Army will return to Lingxia with the Iron Cavalry and Dingnan Second Army. Reorganize and come to Henan after the Chinese New Year.”

Yang Yue's troops have already begun to retreat, and this year's sweep is over.The harvest is neither big nor small, it can only be said to be okay.

Next year will continue to attack.Tens of thousands of warriors who were used to killing people in the Central Plains were transferred to the grasslands. They had rich experience and well-equipped weapons. Perhaps they could try to go further.

But everything depends on the development of the situation.This year, two small vassal tribes of the Khitan were moved. It is not a big deal, but the Khitan people should be alert.Strictly speaking, this was old man Yang's mistake, but Shao Shude didn't want to get into it.

Even if you acted cheaply, you also trust your vision and ability to entrust tens of thousands of elite soldiers to your hands and entrust them with great responsibilities.

After dealing with this incident, Shao Shude personally led the sudden generals and more than [-] troops from the Second Tianxiong Army to the north, passed through Zimo Town, and traveled near the state border between Cizhou and Xiangzhou.

Climbing here and looking far away, you can see the jade belt-like Fushui from a distance, and you can also see the blue-gray Cizhou City.

The cavalry galloped down the mountain, and almost all the cavalry of the Jin army shrank back and retreated to the north bank of Fushui.

Similarly, Xia Jun's cavalry also stopped their activities on the north bank and withdrew all of them to avoid being besieged and killed by others.

"Frostfall on the Grassland, regardless of victory or defeat, Li Keyong should have retreated." Shao Shude said with a smile: "The Khitans helped me delay him for a few months. But next year, even if the Khitans come again, I doubt that Keyong will gather an army. Going north, it’s a waste of food and money.”

In fact, if Li Keyong mobilizes cavalry units such as Tielin, Hengchong, Tuzhen, Tuqi, Yier, etc., and is determined to be ruthless, there is still hope that the Khitan people will be severely injured-but there is only hope That's all.

The Khitan people want to herd, farm, and live, so how can they play military mobilization with you every day?This is the advantage of the farming nation, because they have material reserves that are so enviable to the grassland people. In theory, they can fight in winter, as long as the logistics and transportation can keep up, and they can endure the local cold climate.

For the grassland, the best way is to take the initiative to attack, and defense is impossible.

"Linzhang has been conquered, temporarily withdraw troops, and give Wei Bo a step up." Shao Shude ordered.

"Your Highness, Mr. Wei Bowu won't accept softness. It's better to kill them and turn them all on their backs." Kang Yanxiao urged.

"It's good that you have this spirit." Shao Shude said with a pun.

Kang Yanxiao may not understand the current situation. What he said is actually a political statement, that is, as a descendant, I am willing to fight bravely.Even if the suggestion is rejected by the lord, it's nothing, the attitude is in place, and my enthusiasm has been seen by the lord.

"But how many Jin troops does Xing Mingci have? No one knows. Will they go south? No one knows." Shao Shude said: "To fight Wei Bo, 3 horses can't handle it. Just rely on the state soldiers to guard the imperial ministers and guards? Don't Said that the bullets can't hold the place, it would be good if you can surrender without raising the city. I will not hand over the back road to those who have not yet returned. This is the end, repair the prime minister, the city of the eleventh county of Wei, and the military town, and do a good job of defense preparation."

The black clouds continued to surge, in various shapes, and rushed to the north.

On the banks of the winding White Wolf Water, the sound of gongs sounded, and all the troops retreated to the camp.

In the wilderness, the autumn wind is bleak, and the ground is withered and yellow.

Li Ke shook off the blood on the lance blade, and looked back at the north again.

The Khitan people rolled their flags and walked away, not slipping their hands.

The Guanbei garrison had already begun to retreat in batches. After learning from the pain, Li Keyong finally decided to withdraw most of the soldiers and civilians, leaving only a few important strongholds, relying on the vassal tribes for defense.

But what it will look like is completely uncertain.The Khitans have too many troops, and they are certain that you can't use the main force to deal with them, and they will eat away at them step by step, what can you do?
Negotiations with Khitan Babu were not very smooth.They spoke very loudly and directly demanded that Linyuguan be used as the boundary, which Li Keyong could not agree to anyway.

In the end, I still did one.Li Keyong personally selected elite cavalry troops, made a deep assault, defeated the enemy army, captured and beheaded more than [-] Khitan, Xi, Tatar, and Shi Wei, and captured [-] cattle, sheep, horses and camels.

But this victory did not bring Khitan to its knees.They divided their troops, avoided the main force of the Jin army, captured the two military towns of Bailang and Liaoxi, killed more than [-] people, captured thousands of people, captured more than [-] dendrobium of millet and wheat, and tens of thousands of agricultural tools and soldiers.

Li Keyong chased to the vicinity of the White Wolf Garrison, and only caught a few Khitan rangers.Seeing the white wolves garrisoning the town, which had turned into ashes, and the remnants of the defeated soldiers who had fled to the mountains and forests, his blood pressure rose and he almost decided to celebrate the new year in Youzhou and continue to fight Khitan.

But those who achieve great things cannot be emotional after all.

It should be withdrawn or it must be withdrawn.During this expedition, more than [-] miscellaneous animals were obtained, including more than [-] horses, which is considered the biggest harvest.In addition, a cavalry unit with a number of about [-] was formed: Khitan Zhi.

The origin of Khitan Zhi is very complicated. There are surrendered soldiers, scattered Khitan people who were oppressed by the Yelu family, and Xi people, Shiwei people, and Mohe people who came here on their own initiative.

Li Keyong intends to keep them in Youzhou for training and defense.It is very difficult for these people to be accepted by the Khitan. The grassland people have always dealt with the traitors directly, just killing them, so they have no way out. Generally speaking, they can still be trusted, at least when they are against the Khitan.

"Go back to Jinyang. I don't want to come to this place anymore." Li Ke poked his horse's head angrily and withdrew.

He even had an absurd feeling: Is Youzhou Town his own burden?

(End of this chapter)