Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 970 In-depth
"Quick! Quick! Prepare hay and beans."

"The hay needs to be cut short. Find someone who is smart enough to make trouble for me."

"Will the horses be washed? Who sent you here?"

Wherever the black scorpion army passed, the counties were extremely busy.

There is one prefecture and four prefectures in Hezhong, with a large area and a large population, so they have different perceptions of Xia Jun.

Jinjiang and Jiangxi are regarded as the basic market because they have been infiltrated and controlled for many years, and the proportion of the people in the army is very high.

The Hezhong Mansion will be far behind, but in the current situation, people of insight understand that it is inevitable that this place will be annexed.

Ordinary people are not so knowledgeable and understand little.But being so frightened by the military chaos, he was a lot more honest.Especially for those people who are related to Hezhong Yabing, their mentality has changed a lot compared to a few years ago.Simply put, expectations have become lower and reality has become more accepted.

And this lowering of expectations is obviously the product of going through a painful process.This process is unbearable for them. Heavy taxes, heavy labor, frequent military service, military chaos and robbery even cost their lives.

But if they don't go through such a process, it is impossible for them to accept the reality and the rule of outsiders. It is simply an unsolvable deadlock.

The transit of a "big eater" like the Heiji Army is a big burden for every place.In the past, the cooperation would not have been so smooth, but this time they endured it silently and offered to provide convenience. It can be seen that after several years, the feudal town of Hezhong has come to fruition, and its inclusion into the direct leadership is a matter of course.

"Another town." After washing his mount with his own hands, Xia Sanmu threw the reins to the soldiers, and said with a smile: "The three towns of Hezhong, Shanguo, and Heyang are firmly enclosing the east of the river, and Luo and Bian'an can rest easy. carry on."

The generals around me were also very happy to hear that.

Damn it, why isn't His Highness proclaiming himself emperor?I've been waiting for it for a long time.

"The Jin people have to be beaten back." Ma Sixun, Marquis of Duyu, walked over with a smile and handed over a military report.

Xia Sanmu looked at the seal and seal, and opened it for reading after making sure it was correct.

Ma Sixun stepped aside and waited quietly.

"The vanguard of the Jin army has arrived in Jiangzhou. There is an order from the capital, and our troops will go north immediately to Futu Town." General Xia Sanmu said after receiving the report.

Futu Town is a common name among the people, but it is actually Daning County in Xizhou, which was renamed in the second year of Wude.

In the fourth year of Renshou in Sui Dynasty, Yang Liang rebelled and sent Wu Zitong to build a city here, cutting off Puzhou Road.

Everyone had a premonition, and Gein Lu Huaizhong ordered them one after another, telling them to go up quickly, go west, and join the main force.It is not unthinkable for them to go north alone at this time.The Flying Dragon Army often does this kind of detour behind the enemy's rear. How can the Golden Sword Army and the Black Army Army be exempt?
"Military envoy, how many bandit soldiers are here?" Ma Sixun couldn't help asking.

The two prefectures of Cixi are not rich, and they have just been plundered by the Jin army. If they are besieged heavily behind enemy lines, big trouble will happen.

"The four armies of Kuangba, Feiteng, Wansheng, and Yinhuqi have about [-] soldiers, and there may be some Cixi Xiangyong recruited temporarily. There must be around [-]." Xia Sanmu said: Army, thieves, and the main brigade, led by Kang Junli, number no less than [-]. It is hard to say where it is so far. According to the news from interrogation, the main force of the thieves is between Lan and Shi, and the vanguard has arrived in Shizhou."

"Is this news accurate? Are you walking so slowly?" Ding Wei asked in disbelief.

"It's almost the same." Xia Sanmu waved his hands irritably and said.

In fact, he was also a little worried, but Ludu had orders from his head, and he still had to implement them.

This time is to seize the favorable opportunity when the enemy's front and rear troops are somewhat out of touch, and strive to eat a part of the enemy's army first.Otherwise, tens of thousands of Jin army hedgehogs gathered together would be really hard to eat.

"After fighting for so many years, I have never seen a man who likes to outflank the enemy like King Xia. This is a lesson learned by Lu Dutou." Ma Sixun felt lingering fear.

Since ancient times, there have been many battle examples of detouring behind the enemy, but no one has ever used it so frequently as King Xia.

In the battle of Luoyang that year, wasn't Xia's army just outstanding soldiers, detoured to Bai Simaban, and cut off the connection between Heyang and Luoyang's Liang army?

This kind of tactics is not a typical style of play in the Central Plains.Once the detour fails, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Don't think too much about it, let's set off tonight, get out of the way and take the western route." Xia Sanmu said again.

The west line detours to Futu Town, that is, instead of taking the main post road, cross the path between the mountains and plateaus to Madouguan, and then attack Daning County to the east, cutting off the two roads leading to Xizhou and Shizhou .

"Deputy Envoy Ding, you stay." Xia Sanmu added.

"Military envoy, why did you keep me here?" Ding Wei asked a little dissatisfied.

"This time, I will only take 1 people from the left side to the north, and you will lead the right side to wait for the order from the capital." Xia Sanmu said, "I will take all the mules and horses, not a single one."

Ding Wei was speechless.This turns the right wing into infantry.

1 people set off with [-] horses and mules. This is definitely to carry as much food as possible, so that they can last longer after detouring behind the enemy.If it is not possible, the extra mules can be slaughtered to satisfy hunger.

So cruel!

"Of course." He replied reluctantly.This move is too expensive, I hope it will succeed.

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After packing up their luggage and putting arrows, wound medicine, and grains and beans on the mules and horses one by one, the black army marched west and then north in the cold evening wind.

On March [-]th, the army arrived in Baoding County, received a large amount of supplies, and then continued northward along the foothills on the east bank of the Yellow River.

On the night of the 7000th, they crossed the western border of Longmen County and entered the mountainous area.At that time, the Jin soldiers had already moved south in a large scale, entered the east of Longmen County, built a stronghold and guarded, intending to spy on Longmen County and Longmen Cang, and had several conflicts with the Jinglue Army. One is stationed in the county seat, and the other is set up outside Cangcheng.

After entering the mountainous area of ​​Cizhou, the speed gradually slowed down, and the team also stretched very long.

1 people, tens of thousands of riders, stretching out for tens of miles.One team is on the road, one team is grazing the mules, one team is resting, one team is sleeping, and the other team is washing the horses...

Large-scale cavalry groups running long-distance raids often look like this.It's better on the plains, and the dispersion is not so severe, but in the hilly areas, it can only be said that it is hard to say.

Xia Sanmu could no longer control every command, and it would take a long time to transmit information.

The food received from Baoding County is continuously consumed, and so far it is only enough for [-] days.Fortunately, there are many mules accompanying the army. They are not picky eaters, and they search for everything they can swallow in the lush vegetation.But the daily grazing time is very short, which is not enough to feed them. In desperation, the officers in each command can only feed them with food, so as to shorten the grazing time as much as possible and speed up the marching speed.

On the [-]th, they encountered a group of rangers from the Jin army.

The Jin people were on the mountain plateau, and the Xia people were in the valley road, both sides were stunned.Soon, both sides reacted.The Jin people disappeared in a blink of an eye, and Ma Sixun personally led more than a hundred horsemen to chase them, but in the end they found nothing.

On the 22nd, another group of Jin people looting in the countryside was encountered.Needless to say, under the sudden attack, all these dozens of people were taken down.Then, under the eager eyes of the people, Xia Bing took half of the looted food and rushed away.

On the 23rd, Ma Sixun led the team and rushed into the deserted Madouguan City.

Madouguan is actually a ferry, where Pushui enters the Yellow River.From then on, cross the river to the west bank, follow the Yanshui River Valley, and reach Yanchang County for 35 Li.From then on, go east along the Pushui River Valley, 68 miles to Daning County, which is Futu Town.Going northeast for eighty miles, you can reach Xichuan County, Lisuo, Xizhou.

Ma Sixun suddenly laughed nervously.

Looking at the soldiers with tired faces and the sparse cavalry in the valley, I felt extremely happy.On this trip to the north, if there is any obstacle on the way, it will not be so fast.

In order to march in a hurry, many people and mules were killed and injured.

In order to march in a hurry, many people were left behind and could only be resettled in the countryside. This is a very dangerous thing.

In order to march in a hurry, many people worked day and night, especially the auxiliary soldiers in the army, who were exhausted.

"Send people to Hexi to report the news, and ask Yanzhou to send a batch of grain and grass." Ma Sixun ordered immediately, and at the end, he said: "I don't bother to ask for those state soldiers. They are useless, so don't come to join in the fun .”

The words are hurtful, but they are also true.What's more, he belonged to two battalions, and he couldn't command Hexi's soldiers and horses-the problem of command level could not be completely solved even in later generations, and at this time it depended on your subjective initiative.

"Leave a hundred people to guard the pass city, and the rest of the soldiers will follow me to the east." Ma Sixun waved his big hand, calling for everyone to follow.

The soldiers were in high spirits, shouting and following.The auxiliary soldiers mustered up their courage, led the pack horses, rode on the horses, and followed slowly.

On the evening of the 24th, hundreds of cavalry troops appeared outside Daning County.The Jin soldiers guarding the county were dumbfounded.

"Kill!" The knights dismounted outside the city, helped each other put on their armor, and then quickly assembled.

"Dangdangdang..." The warning bell rang quickly, and the city was full of shouts and chaos.

Some officers rushed to the city with a roar, and their faces turned ashen after only one glance.There are no more than a thousand defenders, and most of them are looting food and grass outside. How can this be law-abiding?
In the narrow Pushui Valley, nearly [-] soldiers had assembled at this time, and the first batch of armored soldiers had already rushed up quickly carrying simple wooden ladders.Behind them, the unarmored auxiliary soldiers also drew their weapons and followed them with a murderous look—I used to be a soldier in the Changzhi Army, but now I am mixed in with the Black Army as an auxiliary soldier. Are you aggrieved?Take Jin thief to vent today!
The turbulent tide rushed to the bottom of the city, and as soon as the wooden ladder was built, the tigers and wolves climbed up.

Just as the Jin army officer was about to speak, he shot straight at the door with an arrow, screaming and falling to the top of the wall.

The first batch of soldiers boarded the top of the city, and fierce fighting began in an instant.Both sides tried their best to exchange their lives for their lives.

The black scorpion army died one after another, without any scruples about casualties.After paying a heavy price, they finally defeated the defenders at the top of the city and extended the war to the bottom of the city.

At the second quarter of the unitary hour, it was completely dark, and the battle was finally over.

At the cost of killing 400 people, the Heishi Army beheaded [-] people and completely captured Daning City.

"Don't lie down, don't sleep. Immediately collect wood and set up fences on the post road outside the city." Panting heavily, Ma Sixun kicked the soldiers who were almost paralyzed on the ground, and said.

It was originally planned to cut off the most important post road connecting the north and the south.

It was the hard-working auxiliary soldiers who moved.

They arrested people from house to house in the city, demolished houses, transported materials to the outside of the city overnight, and seized the time to build camps.

Ma Sixun climbed to the top of the city, looked from a distance, and saw that the construction site was brightly lit, and the construction started overnight.

"A bunch of animals, the king of Liang was not wronged when he lost." Ma Sixun spat and laughed again.

(End of this chapter)