First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 393 Surprise Attack on Liangshan Town

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In the southeast, in Hezhou, a Tang army descended from Shuzhou along the river, and quietly crossed the river from Hezhou.

At this time, the attention of the Jianghuai rebels was all focused on the Shuzhou battlefield, and Fu Gong Er was also very confident that the Tang army would not cross the river by detour.

Once the Tang army crossed the river by detour, Nafu Gong Er was confident that it would be completely wiped out on the boundary of the Jianghuai River.

No one expected that a small group of Tang troops would venture across the river and go deep into the enemy's territory. This Tang army was led by Zhang Yeyi and Tian Yangming. The number of troops was quite small, 2000. Compared with the battle of 10 people on both sides of the front line in Shuzhou, these 2000 people are not worth mentioning.

"General Zhang, how do we act? But please give the order." Tian Yangming was dressed in black armor, holding a waist knife, and his eyes were shining with excitement. Excitement was inevitable when he joined the army for the first time.

On the way, Zhang Yeyi found out that Tian Yangming was from the Tian family in Qianzhong, and his grandfather was the famous Duke of Qian, Tian Zongxian. However, Tian Yangming was not as arrogant and conceited as his children. He ate and lived together all the way, just like ordinary soldiers. .

Especially when he heard that Zhang Yeyi had defeated Luocheng with only [-] sailors, Tian Yangming admired him even more. He was born in the "barbarian land" in central Guizhou, and he respected warriors the most.

"Young Master Tian," as soon as Zhang Yeyi said that, Tian Yangming frowned, waved his hands and said with a smile: "The last general is now General Zhang's deputy general. General Zhang can call me Donghui. There is nothing in the army. Mr. Tian".

Zhang Yeyi nodded, "Donghui".

"In my opinion, firstly, we need to hide our tracks, and secondly, we need to send more scouts to scout out the thieves' army supplies." To think is to express one's thoughts, "Donghui, what do you think?"

Tian Yangming felt the respect from Zhang Yeyi, not because of his family background, but he was also happy from the bottom of his heart, nodded and said: "Very good, I would like to lead the scouts to investigate."

Hearing this, Zhang Yeyi paused, "You...".

"Don't worry, General Zhang. There are many mountains and dense forests in central Guizhou. I often hunt in the wild. I know a little about scouts, and I will not make mistakes." Tian Yangming said confidently: "The ears and noses of the rebels will never be more sensitive than the beasts in the mountains. of".

Zhang Yeyi also agreed upon hearing the words that people who grew up in the dense forests of the mountains were indeed the best candidates to be scouts, so he immediately agreed and ordered Tian Yangming to lead dozens of scouts to secretly spy on the enemy's food routes.

But Zhang Yeyi led his people to find a hidden place to resist and station. Jianghuai had been war-torn for a long time, and the place was sparsely populated. At this time, the battle on the front line attracted the attention of all parties, and Jianghuai was in chaos. He wanted to find a place to hide in the wild. It's easy to get 2000 people, any valley or river bend will do.

In the direction of Shuzhou, in order to cooperate with Zhang Yeyi and Zhang Yeyi, the Tang army still launched a fierce offensive, and even attacked in front of the enemy's stronghold in Bowang Mountain. However, these two passes were easy to defend and difficult to attack. Had to retreat again.

At this time, Tang Jun's hopes were all pinned on the second general Zhang Tian.

Fortunately, Tian Yangming lived up to everyone's expectations. After only two days of investigation, he was able to find out where the Jianghuai rebels' grain roads were located, and with the help of Gao Chong, he successfully contacted Weifengwei in Danyang.

Outside Danyang City, there is an unnamed dilapidated Taoist temple on an unnamed hill, and an old Taoist priest is sitting on a futon muttering.

Tian Yangming looked suspicious, this old Taoist priest fell asleep?It doesn't look very reliable, is it really possible to help him?

When he approached, the old Taoist suddenly opened his eyes, which startled Tian Yangming, "But Daoist Huan?"

Huan Fasi nodded and said with a smile, "Master Tian is finally here."

"Do you know I'm coming?" Tian Yangming was startled, then he reacted, nodded and said: "It must be Gao Shijun who said it."

Huan Fasi was noncommittal, and said with a smile: "When Mr. Tian crossed the river in Hezhou, Pindao knew about it."

Regardless of Tian Yangming's astonishment, Huan Fasi took out a piece of silk cloth from his arms and handed it over, "Tomorrow at noon, the rebel food transport team will leave from the west gate of Danyang City. This is the route. You can decide for yourself."

Tian Yangming was shocked when he heard the words. He took the silk cloth and opened it. It was indeed a map of the front line from Danyang to Shuzhou. The winding route was particularly eye-catching. "You, how did you do it?"

The young Tian Yangming was stunned. These methods are really powerful.

But Huan Fasi shook his head mysteriously, got up and walked to the depths of the Taoist temple.

Tian Yangming had no choice but to thank him and leave.

As soon as he went down the mountain, the attendants exclaimed, "Look, Dalang!"

Tian Yangming looked back and saw a raging fire on the mountain. He panicked and rushed up the mountain to save people, but the huge fire was difficult to get close to and could not be extinguished by human power.

Tian Yangming froze on the spot, the fire was definitely not accidental, he couldn't figure out why the old Taoist would set himself on fire, so he bowed deeply.

Liangshan, this is a town located on the west bank of the Dajiang River, which belongs to Hezhou and County, and is located in the southwest of Danyang.

The rebel grain transportation team went south along the river, and when they reached Liangshan Town, they had to disembark here, change from water and land to land, and transport them to the front line of Shuzhou.

Zhang Yeyi and Tian Yangming studied the road map all night, and finally decided to do it here.

Captured Liangshan Town in advance, and waited for the rebel food transport team to come ashore to rob the ship and run out of food.

The best time to attack is after the rebels dock and stop their ships. At this time, a sudden attack is very likely to wipe out the food transport team.

After the two made up their minds, they sneaked to Liangshan Town overnight.

There are 1000 people stationed here in Fugong Er, turning the town into a transit place for grain and grass transportation.

The front line is fighting fiercely, and the rebel generals stationed in Liangshan Town have leisurely banquets every day. He is in charge of the baggage, but he is a fat job. The food and grass supplying the [-] to [-] troops on the front line is huge. Just reporting some transportation losses is enough It was full of fish.

The guard never thought that Tang Jun would dare to take such a risk and cross the river to rob grain.

This day the guard returned to the barracks as before drunk, but today a new village girl was snatched in, she was pretty and she was already very horny.

Just as the guard took off his clothes and wanted to do something wrong, the sound of shouting resounded through the town, and the guard rushed out of the door in fright, only to see many black shadows rushing out of the night, holding sharp knives, killing anyone they saw.

The rebels guarding the luggage had been neglected in training and were in a mess.

Tian Yangming raised his bow and set an arrow, shot the guard over with one arrow, and shouted loudly: "The Heavenly Soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are coming, surrender and avoid death."

The elite of the Tang army rushed to the left and right, and the rebels who had just gathered were killed and scattered after a while, and the rest knelt down and begged to surrender. They followed Du Fuwei to surrender to Tang, and now they surrender to Tang again without any psychological burden.

The elite Tang army was twice as heavy as the rebel army, and the battle broke out abruptly, and then ended quickly, killing more than [-] enemies and capturing more than [-] people.

Zhang Yeyi immediately ordered the battlefield to be cleaned up, and quickly restored to its original state. After one night, when the grain was counted, Tian Yangming had to sigh: "I have heard for a long time that the south of the Yangtze River is rich, and it really lives up to its reputation."

(End of this chapter)