A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 926: Shatuo defeated and reinforcements arrived, the important town's flags and drums flew

July of the first year of Guangming
Because Huang Chao and other rebel forces were suppressed by the imperial army in the Huangshan area south of the Yangtze River, they were far away from the core tax collection area of ​​the imperial court.

There was also Huainan Jiedushi Gao Pian as the commander-in-chief of all the military camps, who unified the command of the troops in various garrisons and intensified the suppression.

Without the threat of the rebel army, Li Xuan turned his attention back to the Shatuo tribe in Daibei.

A few months ago, the imperial court changed Li Tao, the governor of Zhenyuan and Zhenhai, to the position of Inspector of the Right Prime Minister, the Governor of Shuowei and other states, the Commander-in-Chief, and the Governor of the Field Camp.

He unified the command of the Hedong and Hebei tribes to attack the Shatuo.

Li Keju, the governor of Youzhou and Lulong, and Helian Duo, the governor of Yunzhou and Datong, agreed to attack Li Keyong from both sides.

Three months ago, Li Keyong led an army of 8,000 and confronted Li Keju near Xiongwu Army, with both sides winning and losing.

At such a critical moment, Li Tao successfully persuaded Li Keyong's uncle Li Youjin to surrender with the cities of Wei and Shuo states.

After hearing this, Li Keyong of the Xiongwu Army quickly withdrew his troops.

Li Keju pursued Li Keyong to Yaoerling and defeated his army.

A few days later, Li Tao's army blocked the retreating Shatuo army near Weizhou and attacked them from both sides together with Li Keju's troops. Li Keyong was defeated again.

Li Keyong fled to the Tatar tribe with only a few dozen cavalrymen, seeking asylum.

Bianzhou City, also known as Kaifeng and Junyi, was the provincial capital of Bianzhou and the seat of Xuanwu Army.

The East Palace (Liangguogong Mansion) (Xuanwu Army Mansion) has one mansion and three teams.

Led by the clerk in the mansion, Li Kerang passed through layers of courtyards and finally stepped into a place he was familiar with.

"I, Li Kerang, pay my respects to you, Lord Envoy."

Bai Yi, who was buried in his work, looked up when he heard the voice, and a look of cordial appreciation appeared in his tired eyes.

He walked quickly out of the desk, came to Li Kerang, took his hand, led him to the tea table beside him, and handed him a cup of tea:

"Kerang is here, I am brave now, hurry up and sit down."

"The general will be in panic."

After a brief greeting, Bai Yi got straight to the point: "I called you back this time because I want you to return to Daibei."

Because he had been in the army for many years, he was somewhat isolated from the news of Daibei. He only knew that his brother Li Keyong had fled after his defeat. He was puzzled:

"Daibei, but what happened to Daibei?"

Bai Yi sighed and said:

"You also know that three months ago, your brother Li Keyong was chased by the imperial court, but fortunately he escaped with his life and went to the Tatars."

"However, most of his subordinates are scattered in various places. Now most of them are under the command of Li Youjin, and a small number are under the command of the military commander Bai Zhusheng."

"You also know what kind of person Li Youjin is. Bai Zhusheng has more than enough civil skills, but not enough military skills, so it is very difficult for him to hold on."

Hearing Li Youjin's name, Li Kerang couldn't help but clench his fists, his face showing resentment:

"Last year, my brother sent me a letter saying that since my father passed away, Li Youjin has tried to seize power in Shatuo many times, but was thwarted every time by my brother."

"Who would have thought that he would fail to seize power and instead betray his brother, causing the deaths of many of his people. This is truly a great hatred for me, Shatuo. I wish I could suck his blood and eat his flesh to avenge my great vengeance."

Bai Yi saw this and held his beard with great relief:

"If Kerang has this intention, I will have confidence. I just don't know if you have the courage to give up the high position and generous salary here and go to Daibei. You may have to sleep in the open air and not know whether you will live or die, but you can avenge your great revenge." After hearing this, Li Kerang immediately stood up and knelt down to Bai Yi and said:
"If you can help me regain the power of Shatuo, when my brother returns, I will fight for you again, even if I die."

To be honest, if it weren't for the great hatred he had for his own sake, Li Kerang really didn't want to abandon the prosperity of Bianzhou and return to Daibei to eat sand.

What's more, now Bai Yi has expanded the Xuanwu armored cavalry to 5,000 cavalry, and upgraded the cavalry to the army level, which is the cavalry commander.

Li Kerang is currently appointed to the position, and he has the same status as the military commander of the Jinglüe Army under the Xuanwu Army, and the four armies of Xuande, Xuanren and Xuanyi.

The Anchi Guard was established and fertile land and pastures were designated near the Mengzhu Lake as fiefs for the cavalry soldiers. Any cavalry vacancies were chosen from the Anchi Guard.

Unlike the Anlin Guard, where the soldiers were counted based on households and forts, the Anchi Guard was counted based on tents and villages. A village was set up for more than a hundred tents, and a tribal chief was appointed.

Anchiwei had a total of 6,000 tents, managed by more than a dozen tribes. Most of the soldiers in the tribes were Hu people, with Han people in the minority.

"Well, the imperial court is incompetent and cannot control the vassal states. The chaotic times have arrived, and the one with the most troops and horses will be the king. The Shatuo tribe is the sharp blade of our Bai clan, so how can we let it be taken lightly?"

"I will send three hundred cavalrymen with you. We will hide during the day and move at night without armor or weapons. After we arrive at Daizhou, we will go to Bai Zhusheng to replenish our military equipment."

"I only have one mission for you. Do your best to gather the scattered Shatuo tribesmen and fight against Li Youjin."

"But now the court is keeping a close eye on Daibei. During this period of time, your troops must remain low-key and wait for the right time. When the time comes, you can return to Bianzhou after you welcome Li Keyong back."

Li Kerang clasped his fists in response.

Before leaving, he couldn't help but ask, "When is the right time?"

Bai Yi replied with a smile: "Now Cao has captured Xuanzhou and is eager to try to cross the Yangtze River to the north."

"However, the Taining Army and other garrison troops have been fighting outside for a long time and have long been homesick. Without these strong soldiers, how can Gao Pian of Huainan control them?"

"I'm sure the bandits will go north, and I've heard that the bandits have been strict in military discipline since they came to eastern Zhejiang, and everything they do is in accordance with the law. I'm afraid this time they go north will be different from the past."

"When the court's attention is focused on the bandits and the court needs you, your time will come."

July 23
Li Kerang, the former commander of the Xuanwu Army's cavalry, who was secretly arranged by Bai Yi, resigned from all his military posts and secretly led his three hundred brothers to the north disguised as bodyguards.

Bai Yi appointed the former commander Bai Xiaoqiang as the inspector of the cavalry and was in charge of training the cavalry.

August
Li Kerang arrived in Daizhou and found Bai Zhusheng's troops licking their wounds in an unnamed valley.

According to statistics, there were only more than 10,000 Shatuo people who fled here, most of them were old and young, and there were at most 1,000 cavalrymen.

September
Li Kerang led a thousand cavalrymen and, in the name of revenge, defeated the three thousand cavalrymen sent by Li Youjin to encircle and suppress them, and raised the banner of "Flying Tigers".

Some of the Shatuo tribesmen who had defected to Li Youjin saw the flag of "Flying Tiger" and thought that Li Keyong had returned to Daibei, so they left and defected.

In November, within two months, Li Kerang crushed Li Youjin and Helian Duo's repeated encirclement and suppression campaigns, expanded his army to 30,000 tents, and gathered 5,000 Shatuo cavalry.

However, the current Shatuo cavalry cannot compare to the Shatuo cavalry that Li Keyong had at the time, either in terms of morale or armament.

So Li Kerang led his men with great difficulty and moved between the territories of Helian Duo and Li Youjin. During this time, he experienced some failures, but he managed to persevere.

November 17
Outside the city of Luoyang, Huang Chao looked at the historic city in front of him and the hundreds of Tang Dynasty officials who came to greet him outside the city, and he felt that the world belonged to him.

"I, Liu Yunzhang, the governor of the Eastern Capital, lead 121 officials from Luoyang to welcome the great general."

Huang Chao looked at Liu Yunzhang curiously as he saluted on horseback and asked, "I heard that you are a loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty and once wrote a book called "Direct Admonition" for the Tang Emperor. It can be seen that you are a loyal minister of the Tang court. Why did you surrender to me?"

(End of this chapter)