The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 337 The sound of dysprosium flies into the air, and thousands of people are in the soup
The morning light shines on the top of the city of Suizhou, and the emperor's flag has been erected on the towers where soldiers patrolled.

Outside the simple and thick city walls, the military camps that stretch for several miles have the quietness before the war. The occasional sound of galloping horseshoes is the long smoke and dust of the cavalry patrolling in the distance galloping around the wilderness and the city.

In the huge barracks where soldiers, horses, and food came in and out, the largest tent in the center had now become a royal tent, and the soldiers serving the emperor guarded the surroundings closely, watching a group of generals enter the tent slowly in two rows.

Although the three generals Wang Zongyao, Wang Zongwan, and Wang Zongkui are the commanders of the [-] soldiers and horses in front of them, they are not only courtiers, but also adopted sons in front of the emperor of Shu. After saluting respectfully, they sat down on both sides and straightened their backs .

The first old man is sixty-nine years old, and he is already in his seventies. However, no matter how old he is, he cannot be underestimated, no matter how old he is.

After all the generals in the army sat down with the emperor's ceremony and sat down, the first emperor after the long case slowly opened his eyes, nodded to the generals, and explained the meaning of his personal conquest, and did not allow them to refute.

But he also opened his mouth to comfort everyone.

"Although I came here to personally conquer, but the affairs of the army are still handled by the generals. I will watch from the side. If I can't fight well, then I will come in person. Do the generals think there is something wrong?"

"The last general and others have no objection." Wang Zongyao stood up first and cupped his hands, and Quan Dang answered on behalf of the other two brothers. The emperor has come to command, what else can they say?
The old man smiled and nodded again.

"I heard that Zong Kan's rear battalion was robbed, and there were heavy casualties. I was very angry. He is considered a senior general in the army. How could he be so careless? Fortunately, it is close to Bazhou, and even if there is no food, the city can still Relief one or two, and when the reinforcements pass by, there is enough time."

The words are light, but it is not easy to listen to the hearts of the generals. No matter when and where, every word of the emperor may contain hints. This was the case with Prince Wang Zongyi before, who was persecuted by a jester to rebel, and finally fell into a beggar. After being discovered, he still inevitably died.

After this incident, a group of righteous brothers still decided to stick together.

In this way, as soon as the emperor's words fell, Wang Zongyao hurriedly half-kneeled to the ground, clasped his fists and said, "My Majesty, I learned from the report from the scouts that, except for Yangzhou, the Yong army has been marching forcibly, bypassing other cities, and setting up ambushes on the way to wait." After letting go of Zong Kan's main force, he secretly stared at the grain and fodder camp. Although Zong Kan suspected that he underestimated the enemy, he thought that after approaching Bazhou, he would lay down a line of defense, which should be able to stop the enemy from continuing to advance."

"What Zong Yao said is true, Your Majesty, I second the proposal." Wang Zongkui got up and went to his brother's side to clasp his fists.

In an instant, all the generals in the tent also stood up and arched their hands to the emperor behind the long table.Over there, the old man looked at them, raised his hands and pressed them falsely, telling them to sit down.

"Zong Kan's ability, I still know, you guys, you don't have to guarantee this or that in front of me, fifty thousand Yongjun is not a small number, when the army passes by, if you don't know your acquaintance, I will watch how you behave. "

Wang Jian frowned slightly, but with a smile on his face, his voice was deep and powerful, and his voice was so low that no one else could stop him. The 12 Shu troops from each side, plus about [-] of his Longwu army, and [-] Fengjia personal guards, It's all right for the opponent to retreat when he knows the difficulty, if he still wants to compete, in front of [-] soldiers and horses, a mere [-] Chang'an female soldiers can't stand in the way of mantis arms, so they can wipe it out, and then the King Yong of Chang'an will have no time to cry.

Thinking of the sad face that that person might show, the old man couldn't help grinning, and quickly restrained his smile, and waved his hands at everyone.

"Qing and others are all veterans in the battlefield. I won't talk too much if I need to, so as not to make you intimidated, but since the other party has come, they will naturally have something to rely on. Don't underestimate the enemy. The robbery of Zong Kan's grain camp is a lesson from the past. You must not repeat the same mistakes , remember to remember."

The emperor's voice fell, and the camp that stretched for several miles started to move. In the middle of the morning of the next day, 12 Shu troops came out in full force, pulled out the camp and pushed northward to the border of Bazhou.

The high-spirited emperor sat on the imperial chariot, with the gradually rising winter sun shining on his face, looking at the smoke and dust all around, the galloping cavalry, and the flying flags.

Looking at the golden sunlight, the old man squinted his eyes, and clasped his wrinkled and freckled hands tightly on his knees. Those influential figures of the same generation, Zhu Wen, Li Keyong, and Emperor Xi Zhao, all went away one by one. He is no longer in his prime.

"But I'm still here, so I won't allow the younger generation to look down on me."

At this moment, the heroic and majestic returned to this old body again.

Not long after, Lingqi, carrying the news, galloped from Bazhou in front. Seeing the Bazhou battle report, the majestic emperor grinned and chuckled. The ball was thrown out of the car, and then trampled to the soil by the horse's hooves
An army of 12 snaked and stretched, and flags were flying in the sky and dust.

December eleventh.

In the hills near the southern outskirts of Bazhou, smoke from cooking fires lingered in the mountains and forests. In the decaying colors, the blood-stained flags were torn apart and thrown into the fire. The flames rose again and burned the bottom of the pot, and large pieces of horse meat were boiling in the boiling water.

Stretching out, in the decaying mountains and forests, there were bonfires everywhere. The man who stirred the pot of water took a sip of a bowl of hot soup, and then handed it to the comrades beside him to taste it together.

All around, the smell of herbs and blood lingers in the air, dense figures in the forest sit together in groups of three or four, bandaging each other's wounds, or saying a few nasty words to make the few people around laugh. Put away his comrade's name in his arms.

In the battle in the southern suburbs, 4 people confronted the enemy. Relying on the power of artillery fire, they took advantage of the situation to defeat the same number of Shu troops. They still paid a high price. More than 3000 people were killed or injured. Naturally, the bodies of the dead comrades could not be taken away. Take the sign and give it to the women and children at home in the future.

However, in this battle, Wang Zongkan's army was almost wiped out in half a day, and the opponent fled around, killing and wounding the bodies of the Shu army stretching for eight miles, so that the idea of ​​​​reinforcement in Bazhou in the north was immediately extinguished, and they turned to guard against Chengguan , while sending scouts to confirm the news, and at the same time sending orders to the surrounding states and counties for help.

The single cavalry was basically intercepted within a few miles, and the corpse was dragged by the horses. The next day they arrived, they wandered around the city of Bazhou, and the generals in the city felt terrified.

The Yong army outside dispelled their perception of Chang'an's "female soldiers" back then, and replaced them with lunatics and cruelty.

With no reinforcements outside right now, we can only hope that this brutal army will not choose to attack the city.

The sun was slanting in the west, and at this time, on the land north of Bazhou, the army that countless people guessed was resting in the mountains and forests outside the battlefield more than 20 miles to the south. Hearty.

"How to fight next?"

Shi Jingtang brought a smoked and roasted horse leg over, divided a large piece of horse meat and handed it to Li Siyuan who was opposite, who cut off pieces with a knife and put them in his mouth to chew.

He lowered his head and frowned, looking at the tiled map, which was drawn by the scouts along the surrounding terrain.

"It's not easy to beat your cavalry, and they can't let go of charging." He shook his head, "Wang Jian built a country with force, not those small characters, and he will definitely come over next."

"Avoid the edge?" Shi Jingtang said suspiciously, then nodded, gnawed a big mouthful of meat, and leaned against the tree, "That's right, if we really want to fight, we don't have enough soldiers and horses. Fierce tight."

While speaking, he knew that Li Siyuan didn't have any thoughts at the moment, and he was not in a hurry to force the other party to discuss countermeasures, so he turned his head and looked in another direction in the forest.

"Anyway, our son must be well protected. If something goes wrong, we can only go back with our heads up. Sigh, why do you think King Yong threw the son over?"

"Maybe lose seniority."

Over there, Li Siyuan said softly.

The speaker had no intention of listening, but Shi Jingtang's eyes lit up. When the son came to the army, the matter of mixing seniority has existed since ancient times. Could it be that King Yong thought of this intentionally? He shook his head again and put down the idea.
The wind blew through the forest, and soon after, news from afar came.

The 12 Shu army has reached the border of Bazhou, less than ten miles away, and they are pushing towards this side.

　Fighting for inheritance, the hair of the seven aunts and eight aunts of the two families will be wiped out this afternoon
　　
　
(End of this chapter)