Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 966 Yu Township
The siege battle is still going on, wave after wave.

Sometimes, the soldiers of the Wuwei Army wanted to be subordinate to Li Tangbin.At least in Li Dutou's place, the siege is mostly miscellaneous names such as Longxiang, Longhu, Guangsheng, and Shenjie.If it is not necessary, the second army of Tielin and Yicong will not go up—well, it may need a small correction. After the order of Li Dutou is passed down, Hu Zhen, as the actual executor, generally will not really let him go. The Longxiang Army has fought many times, but they are suffering from other miscellaneous names.

Lu Du focused on everything from the battle situation.

He found that the recruited masters in the river were weak in combat power, and driving them to attack the city could not achieve good results, so he sent the Wuwei army.It is often the master who rushes for a while, consuming the strength of the bandit soldiers, and the Wuwei army can often cause heavy damage, although their own casualties are not small.

Resentment?Of course there are.

But Ludu is convincing.He ate and slept with the sergeants, and when he encountered generals who oppressed the soldiers, he would beat them with a whip, causing the officers to roll all over the ground and the soldiers to vent their anger.

Even his nephew who came from Huainan to join him was arranged to attack the city once, and retreated injured.

It's all like this, there is nothing else to say, just hit it.Life and death are fate, wealth and honor are in the sky, if you die, your life is not hard enough, and you will come again in the next life.

"Your name is Zhao Lie?" Lu Huaizhong sat in the tent, looking at the captives captured by the Rangers, and asked.

"Exactly." Zhao Lie called Qu and said, "General, I took the initiative to vote, why did you tie me up?"

Lu Huaizhong asked someone to inquire, and it was indeed the case, so he ordered to untie.

"The Marquis of Duyu has already reported to me what you said." Lu Huaizhong said, "You are very smart and not stupid. If you wish, you can join the Wuwei Army and fight for King Xia."

"Wish! Wish!" Zhao Lie loosened his arms and said happily.

"It's hard to satisfy the desires of rebellious soldiers. These days, there are also warriors from the city who come down from the city to discuss the matter of submission." Speaking of this, Lu Huaizhong was quite annoyed, and said: "No one will want these soldiers. Although I love the soldiers life, but I don’t want to bring disaster to future generations. If you want to go home honestly and make a living, that’s all, if you don’t want to, kill them all, leaving no one behind.”

Zhao Lie vaguely understood what Lu Huaizhong meant by "remaining disaster".He was afraid that by taking these soldiers, he would bring down the good morale of the troops, and turn the soldiers of the Wuwei Army into such unscrupulous, unscrupulous people who like to "please one more point".

Troops that are not cunning, unruly, and dare to fight are of course good.

If you are a little bit unruly, but dare to fight and fight hard, and your combat power is strong, then that is acceptable.

But if you only want money, and you're so cunning, no matter how powerful you are, you definitely can't get it.

And these people are like the plague, contagious, and anyone with a normal mind knows what to do.

"General, this may cause resentment in Hezhong. The warriors have many relatives, family members, acquaintances and friends..." Zhao Lie said weakly.

"I can't control that much anymore." Lu Huaizhong said: "This kind of rotten soldiers are not even qualified to serve in the Jiejun Army. Every time there is one less, the world will be peaceful."

Zhao Lie didn't dare to reply anymore.In fact, in his opinion, the soldiers in the river are not that bad, at least they are willing to go out of town to fight.But the matter has come to this, what can the husband say?He mentioned one sentence, which is already interesting enough, if he insisted on saying more, he was afraid that his own future would be involved.

"Continue to attack the city." Unwavering, Lu Huaizhong mobilized two more commanders to replace the defeated troops.

The fierce offensive lasted for several days, and the rebellious soldiers guarding Yuxiang finally couldn't bear it. On February 27, the city was destroyed, and the thieves scattered and fled all the way south, towards Shanzhou.

Fan He, the envoy of the Chishui Army, was ordered to pursue southward and led his own army into the city.

"The peasants who were conscripted from the Tutuan will each take home one bolt of silk. Those who died in battle will be given two extra horses. The necessary goods will be drawn from the captured spoils. If there is not enough, they will be allocated from the Hezhong Mansion." Before entering the city, Lu Huaizhong ordered.

Li Diancheng, the leader of the chaos, is dead, but he did not die in battle, but at the hands of his own people.

Dozens of sergeants each took a "part" and stood tremblingly in front of Lu Huaizhong.Wuwei soldiers surrounded the surrounding area, glaring.

After fighting for so long, their casualties were also great.But they still have reason, knowing that the military order has not arrived, and they cannot kill prisoners casually.

Besides, killing prisoners is no good.The thieves I meet in the future are all stubborn to the end, isn't this cheating myself?
"What are you waiting for?" Lu Huaizhong asked after glancing at the soldiers.

Now he really wants to know what Li Diancheng was thinking when the city was broken.Everyone betrayed their relatives, and even their own heads were cut off by the rebels and invited to reward.And even that wasn't enough, the body was dismembered and snatched everywhere.

"I am willing to fight for King Xia." The soldiers said one after another.

"Whoever wins Li Diancheng's head will receive a hundred bolts of silk, and the rest will each receive ten." At this point, Lu Huaizhong paused.

The rebellious soldiers showed joy on their faces.

"Get out after receiving the reward." Lu Huaizhong suddenly raised his voice, and reprimanded: "Everyone goes back to his own home, everyone lives in peace, and don't cause trouble. Otherwise, my knife will not show mercy."

The rebels were a little taken aback.They have seen dozens of battles each and every one of them. They have fought in the north and the south, and they are skilled in skills. It is not too much to say that they are elite veterans.

"Get out!" Lu Huaizhong didn't bother to talk to them, and left.

"Come with me to receive the reward, and leave after receiving it. Don't make trouble." A civil official came over and said, "It's considered kind-hearted. If you don't know what to do, I'm afraid there will be something unbearable." occur."

The rebels looked astonished and complicated, and some even showed resentment.The livelihood is gone, and this reward is not happy.Isn't it just making trouble?Has there been less military chaos since the hardships?How many times have you settled accounts after autumn?

"What are you still doing?" A general came over, brandishing his scabbard, ready to strike.

They were also on fire in their hearts, and they attacked the city for days, causing heavy casualties.If it weren't for worrying about the future, these people would have dug a pit and buried them.

Luoyang is already selecting supplementary soldiers. There are a total of 5000 strong soldiers from Ziqing Town, plus [-] new recruits from Shanzhou Academy. [-] people can only be used as a reserve team for a short time.

And speaking of the surrendered soldiers gathered in Luoyang, the speed of digestion has been relatively fast recently.

The [-] elite selected from the tens of thousands of Ziqingjiang people were first sent to Guanbei, and together with the more than [-] new recruits from the Lingzhou Academy, they were incorporated into the Flying Dragon Army as a whole, bringing the number of troops to [-].This club is vigorously training. Those who don't know how to ride should hurry up and practice, and those who have never been on the battlefield should hurry up and ask for advice. They have a great time practicing.

This time, another [-] were sent to the Wuwei army, and there was not much left.

In terms of continuing military preparations, Lingzhou Academy has 2 people on the border, and there are 6000 non-commissioned officers in the academy; Shanzhou Academy has 1 people on the border, and [-] non-commissioned officers in the academy; , there are currently more than [-] people.

The continued reserve army cannot be abolished, this is the rule set by Shao Shude.

The recruits for the continuation of the army are all "amateurs" with relatively strong physiques selected from the countryside, and many of them have zero foundation.After three years of training, they can be rotated to guard the border, and after four or five years, they can be assigned to various departments as supplementary soldiers.

This is a serious "one of us", much more reliable than surrendering troops.

The supplementary principle of the various ministries of the Forbidden Army is a mixture of old and new, that is, some soldiers are matched with some recruits, so as to minimize the impact of the bad habits of the soldiers and prevent the army from deteriorating as much as possible.Or even if it deteriorates, push this time back.

But generally speaking, when the main body of the old army is still there, as long as you don't eat too many soldiers at once, it's not a big problem-the atmosphere can go bad, or it can get better slowly.

Lu Huaizhong looked at the messy county government office, where there were scattered cloth, copper coins, broken porcelain, plaques, and bloodstains.

"Clean up, after a while, a group of students from Binzhou State Society will come to take office." Lu Huaizhong ordered.

"Military envoy, if Li Keyong is repelled to suppress the Hezhong rebellion this time, the military envoy may be able to lead the Hezhong Jiedu envoy." The aides came over and congratulated each other.

"What are you thinking about?" Lu Huaizhong shook his head and said, "Your Highness will lead the Hezhong Jiedu envoy until..."

Having said that, he shut up, and it is better not to say some things in public.

The staff were a little disappointed.

If Lu Huaizhong became the governor of Hezhong, they would also be able to ascend to heaven with chickens and dogs, and there would always be a dozen or even dozens of governors, Bie Jia, Sima, and county magistrates.

These are all normal things.

To achieve the positions of Lu Huaizhong, Li Tangbin, Gao Renhou, and Zhe Zongben, which one is not surrounded by a large group of people?Relatives, soldiers, staff, generals and even domestic servants are all waiting for the opportunity.

It is the best thing for the master to become Jiedushi.It was King Xia who founded the country and established the system. His master was a nobleman, a general of the imperial army, and a high-ranking court official. Naturally, there was no loss, but for them, how easy is it to squeeze into the new dynasty and get a job as an official?
At this point, everyone still has complaints about King Xia.

"Don't think about it." Lu Huaizhong glanced at the crowd, and said: "I am the commander of Jiangzhou's camp, Jinjiang Cixipu, a land of four prefectures, there are many opportunities. Just do things with your heart, follow me After so many years, I will not treat you badly."

Old Lu was upright, but he couldn't be exempt from this kind of thing.Human nature, no way.

As soon as Lu Huaizhong said this, everyone's hearts were relieved again.

"Military envoy, the black army has arrived in Pinglu County. General Xia sent an envoy to ask when he will go north." A staff member suddenly asked.

"Let them stay in Pinglu, and don't show their possessions." Lu Huaizhong said immediately.

The Heiji Army crossed the river on the Sun Pontoon Bridge.Originally, there were 2 people. After supplementing some of Liang Jun's soldiers and recruits, there are currently [-] people with strong mobility. Lu Huaizhong intends to use them as a trump card, but it is not yet time.

"There is another matter. After Chang'an visited the high-ranking officials, they found that the son had already arrived in Hexi County, and also went to Hexi from Mazhi..." another aide reported.

Lu Huaizhong was stunned, and asked, "Does Your Highness know?"

"I'm afraid I don't know." The staff member replied.

Lu Huaizhong thought for a while and said, "Keep an eye on Shizi, don't let him come over."

Hexi and Hedong face each other across the river, and there is a Zhongyu city in the middle, and the Pujinguan pontoon bridge connects the three places.

The boundary of Hexi County is currently under the management of Chang'an Xingying. It is true that Lu Huaizhong has no control whether the prince goes there to inspect the place or inspect the troops, but he is afraid that the prince will cross the river.

"In the direction of Xizhou, several groups of Jin soldiers have been found, led by Li Chengsi and Li Sibi, about 8000 people. Yesterday at the border of Yicheng County, a bandit army came down the mountain, with a total of more than [-] people. Deputy envoy Li mobilized troops and horses Deport it." The staff continued to report.

"Tell Li Yixian not to disperse his forces too much. The bandit army is descending from Wuling Road more and more frequently, and I am worried that a large group will rush in. In the direction of Xizhou, let Guan Kairun mobilize one to go north to test the quality. If you lose, you will retreat and win. Don't chase after him either." Lu Huaizhong ordered, and at the end, he found another aide and said in a low voice: "I want to write a letter to the king, just write like this..."

(End of this chapter)