Late Tang

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Yacheng, Yunzhou, Yuncheng, Tianping Town, in the festival hall of Shuaifu.

Jieshuai Xue Chongzheng told his subordinates the news of Daibei's great victory, "Everyone, the imperial court has uprooted the sturdy Shatuo tribe, and even the Shatuo people have been wiped out by the imperial court. Therefore, the proposal to recruit grass bandits must not be accepted in the future." Chang'an passed. Since this period of time, my commander has sent nine urgent military reports to Chang'an, but every time the Zhengshitang replied and asked us to wipe them out. Now that the Shatuo people have been wiped out, the prime ministers in the Zhengshitang are even more worried. I don’t care about our request for help. As for the proposal of recruiting security, don’t even think about it. Right now, the only way is to send troops to wipe out these weeds.”

Xue Chong is under a lot of pressure now. The good news came from Daibei. All the town commanders and generals who participated in the siege were promoted, which is enviable.But it is also frightening. Li Jun, the commander-in-chief of Zhaoyi Town, was the grandson of the king of Xiping County, and he was the deputy envoy to recruit Daibei. But in the end, because of a defeat, the entire army was wiped out, and even he himself was killed. The court respected his death No pension.

It is conceivable that if the grass thieves raging in the jurisdiction cannot be calmed down for a long time, it is estimated that his position as the commander-in-chief will not be guaranteed in the future.For his official title, he had to use all his strength.Fortunately, the elite of the Tianping Army who went to Xichuan came back, and this is the real elite.Including Yun Cheng's dental soldiers, there are eight thousand elite soldiers.What made him feel even more confident was that Taining Army Jiedu Li Xi had already sent someone to contact him on his own initiative, and asked him to send troops together to attack the grass bandits.

"In this battle, we can only win but not lose!" Xue Chong slapped the table heavily.

"Cao Duya, I have found out that you have discovered the grass thief's movements and will tell everyone."

Du Ya Cao Quanzhu stood up, this is a gray-haired veteran who has seen half a century.His grandfather Cao Xu was the governor of Xuzhou, and his father Cao Gong was the prefect of Huai'an. He served as the governor of Henan Province in the early years of Xiantong.Previously he entered Xichuan with Gao Pian and made great achievements in battle. When he came back this time, he was promoted to be the governor of the Tianping Army and the envoy of Duzhi soldiers and horses in the Yamen, and he was the leader of the generals of the Tianping Army.

Cao Quanzhen got up and said: "Just last month, the grass bandit leader Wang Xianzhi personally led [-] troops into Yanzhou, and had a fierce battle with the Taining army guards in Qianfeng City. The Li family sent [-] soldiers to rescue, but Wang Xianzhi's men were still alive. Let Yu estimate the attack halfway, beat them to pieces, wiped out a thousand soldiers and horses, Qianfeng City was subsequently breached, and all the officials and soldiers in the city were killed. We have the latest news that the other tribes of the grass bandits have flowed from all parts of Jeju to Yanzhou one after another , to join Wang Xianzhi."

When many generals heard that the grass bandits had fled into Yanzhou, they couldn't help but rejoice in their misfortune. Yanzhou is the territory of the Li family, no wonder he asked them to send troops.

"Marshal, since the grass thief escaped from the Tianping Army's territory by himself, then we don't have to worry about him, do we?"

If it was before, Xue Chong would definitely do the same.But now, he has not only the eight thousand elites, but also the Li faction allied forces.He didn't want to miss this opportunity to kill the thief and make meritorious service. What's more, he was always worried that the grass thief had entered the Tianping Army's territory for half a year and destroyed four states and three states, and he would definitely be held accountable afterwards.If he can take this opportunity to wipe out the grass thieves in one fell swoop, then not only will he not be guilty, but he will have made a great contribution.

"Grass thieves move around indefinitely. Right now, he has flowed into Yanzhou temporarily, but he may come back at any time. This grass thieves have become more and more powerful, and we have to eradicate him as soon as possible."

Cao Quanzhen nodded: "The grass bandits have looted many cities, and now they have a lot of weapons and soldiers. According to our investigation, the grass bandits' ministries have expanded rapidly during this period, and now they have [-] troops. Especially Huang Chao Although there are only [-] soldiers and horses in the department, there are hundreds of archers and cavalry, which should not be underestimated."

Hearing that the Grass Bandit actually had 2 horses, and even so many cavalry and archers within half a year, all the generals couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"The commander-in-chief has sent someone to send a letter to the Li family. This time, eight thousand elites of our Tianping army will enter the Taining army in Yanzhou and join hands with the Taining army to suppress the bandits. There are many mountains in the Qianfeng area. Although it is not conducive to encirclement and suppression, there is also a The advantage is that in the barren mountains and mountains, as long as we drive them into the mountains, within a month, all these grass thieves will starve to death."

Li Xi and Xue Chong's judgments were the same. Once the grass bandits found out that they were joining forces and attacking left and right, they would definitely not dare to fight. They would definitely flee into the vast mountains in the northeast of Yanzhou.But this just makes them happy, they are not afraid of the grass bandits chasing the mountain, as long as they dare to enter the mountain, they will directly set up around the mountain, and the grass bandits will die without attacking.

Although the grass army has [-] soldiers, their army is neither an elite standing army nor a recruited warrior.It is just a common people, including tenant farmers, farmers, fishermen, butchers, peddlers, coachmen, plus a group of desperate salt smugglers, as well as some thieves, thieves, robbers and so on.Such a team looks huge, but as long as they suffer a big defeat, they will melt away like snowflakes under the scorching sun.

"How is the commander going to march?" Cao Quanzhen's nephew, Cao Cunshi, was serving as an envoy and was also a strong general in the army. He had also just returned from Xichuan.

Xue Chong hesitated for a moment, "Li Xi thinks that we should directly attack the grass bandits." He said, "However, General Cao Quanzun and several other generals feel that we should temporarily avoid their attack, and go all the way from Yunzhou to Puzhou and then to Jeju. Finally enter Yanzhou, thoroughly plow our Tianping town, and wipe out all the thieves and bandits. Then, join the troops of the Li army." He stretched out his hand and scratched his red nose lightly, seeming to have a dissatisfaction with the generals very satisfied. "However, I am worried that by the time we make our way slowly, the Li family will have wiped out all the grass thieves. By then, we may not even be able to drink soup."

At this time, he had already forgotten that the troops he had sent before were beaten to pieces by these grass thieves. When he saw the elite soldiers and horses in his hands came back, and Li Xi, the 'famous general', took action, he felt that it was nothing to wipe out the grass thieves. .Now he has started to worry that if he arrives late, all the thieves will be killed by Li Xi.

"Marshal's worry is not unreasonable." Cao Cunshi said, "At present, our Tianping Army and Taining Army are joining forces to deal with the grass bandits. The grass bandits will be wiped out. At this time, we must not fall behind. If Li Xi is alone If we kill the grass bandits, we will become the laughing stock of others. The grass bandits almost plowed our Tianping army, but the Taining army wiped them out as soon as they made a move, so where will we put our face?"

Cao Quanzhen was dissatisfied with his nephew's attitude, "Shut up, you have no place to speak here."

But Xue Chong was very happy that someone supported his idea. He stopped Cao Quanzhen with a wave of his hand, and asked Cao Cunshi with a smile: "What good proposal does Cao Zhen have?"

Cao Cunshi walked to the front screen, which was a copper screen, but at this time there was a map of Henan hanging on it.He pointed to the map and said: "These two plans are different, but please see, Commander, if we don't attack directly at this time, but deal with those little thieves from behind. Then there are two possibilities, one is Li He led the Taining army to kill the bandits themselves. Second, the Taining army was short of troops, so the grass bandits escaped to Huainan or Shannan. No matter what the result is, our Tianping army will bear the responsibility for the failure of the previous bandit suppression. "

"Very good." Xue Chong said, "Continue."

"I propose to mobilize the unity troops of all states in Tianping Town and let them enter Jeju from Yunzhou along the Jishui River to play the banner of the main force. On the one hand, wipe out those remaining thieves, and on the other hand, let them pretend to be our main force. Finally, it appeared in the north of Qianfeng County, so that the thieves did not dare to return to Jeju, and fled back to our town. Then, our [-] main force marched quietly and secretly from Yunzhou to Yanzhou along the Wenshui River. , and quietly charged towards Qianfeng. The grass thief must think that our main force is still in Jeju, so they will deal with the Li family with all their strength, and their backs are wide open. At that time, we will directly kill them and attack their backs fiercely. After finishing speaking, Cao Cunshi returned to his seat. He didn't have any complacent expression on his face, but it could be seen that he was very satisfied with his performance and was eager to hear the generals' approval.

Cao Quanzhen frowned, "You let us face the Cao army alone."

"There is also the Taining Army. They will be in the open and we will be in the dark." He explained eagerly, showing a smug smile. "The Taining army can outflank and attack from three directions: Surabaya, Xintai, and Laiwu. At that time, the grass army will face it head-on, and we can kill the grass thieves by surprise at the critical moment.

"The situation on the war horse is changing rapidly. I think that if we want to wipe out the grass bandits, we should join up with the Taining army first, and then attack them in a dignified way. Now that the two armies are separated, it is not easy to cooperate? If one is not good, the grass bandits may have the possibility of defeating each .”

Xue Chong said with a smile: "Destroy each of them? Impossible, even if there are only [-] elites of us, it is completely beyond the grass thief's ability to deal with it. If it is not afraid that the grass thief will escape, there is no need to use two combined forces."

Cao Quanzhen still wanted to object, but Xue Chong no longer gave him this chance.

"There is no doubt about Du Yaya's bravery. In this way, there are [-] soldiers from the four prefectures and the prefecture and county troops assembled. Although they are not the main force this time, their mission is also very important. I will How about handing over the heavy responsibility of commanding this army to Du Ya?"

Cao Quanting knew that Xue Chong didn't want him to speak anymore, so he sighed and shut up.

"General Cao Zhen is brave and brave to fight. This time, I will appoint you as the vanguard and horse envoy to lead the front army."

Cao Cunshi smiled happily. Xue Cun saw Cao Quanzhen sitting there with a blank face, and quickly comforted him: "The two sons of Du Yaya are also very brave. Naturally, you can't miss this time. Cao Yi and Cao Xiang Lieutenant, this time the commander appointed you as the left and right vanguards, each leading a battalion of soldiers and horses."

Cao Yi and Cao Xiang, like their elder brother Cao Cunshi, longed for the opportunity to make meritorious service on the battlefield. When they heard the appointment, they rushed forward excitedly to accept the order.

Xue Chong also ordered the list of other generals who went on the expedition, and then said: "All the generals go back to prepare. Tomorrow, the four shifts will make meals, and the fifth shift will send troops!!" (To be continued.)