Chapter 116 Heroes in Northern Xinjiang (I want to live for decades 2)
This battle in the early winter of the third year of Daqian was inexplicable.
First, Northern Liao sent troops to massacre several villages in the Tang Dynasty. When the news reached Chang'an, the emperor was furious, thinking that Emperor He Lianfeng of Northern Liao was trying to cause trouble for him before the end of the year.
Immediately, Xu Guogong Zhang Chumao led an army of 50,000 to take revenge... This army could have destroyed the country decades ago, but now it is just revenge.
The army did not leave after arriving in Taoxian County. They squatted for a long time until the Northern Liao army gathered, and then they left the city.
Everyone is looking forward to a big battle.
The war between the two countries lasted for many years.
Even though the striker suffered a disastrous defeat, many people still looked forward to Zhang Chumao having a battle with Beiliao to see where the two countries stand now.
But Zhang Chumao retreated.
He withdrew his army to Taoxian County, besieged the city in Beiliao for one day, and then retreated.
This battle can be said to be an anticlimax...it mobilized 50,000 troops, spent an unknown amount of money on food and civilian labor, and finally achieved a so-called 'great victory' that was painless and painless.
Zhang Chumao was waiting in Taoxian for the result of the "good news" arriving in Chang'an, hoping that the emperor would recall him in time.
There is no way, the officials and generals in Taoxian County are very rude and often treat me indifferently.
"Zhongcheng, the Waxie tribe has eight hundred horses."
In the Jiedushi Yamen, Judge Wu Lin took the document sent by Chen Zhou and said with an angry look on his face, "Chen Zhou actually lied about the military situation!"
Before Huang Chunhui could say anything, Jiang Cunzhong snapped, "This is a move to boost morale, you know nothing!"
The elegant man also cursed, and then he looked at Huang Chunhui and said: "Zhongcheng, I heard that the death camp was composed of prisoners, with only 400 people. One against two can defeat the enemy, it can be seen that Yang Xuan is quite talented. Zhongcheng, why don't you let him come to Taoxian County and treat us to a drink?"
"I've met Deputy Ambassador Liao."
There was a sound of greetings outside, and then the deputy envoy of Northern Xinjiang, Liao Jin, arrived.
Liao Jin, who is almost fifty years old, is quite tall and has a gentle smile.
"I've met Deputy Ambassador Liao."
Everyone stood up and saluted.
Liao Jin nodded with a smile and saluted, "I have met Zhongcheng."
"When you go to inspect Northern Xinjiang this time, I am worried that you will run into the Northern Liao army. Then I will have to catch you with my deputy, which is tiring." Huang Chunhui said with a smile.
Liao Jin sat down and said, "Your Majesty heard about this battle on the road. By the way, the Duke is still not leaving?"
Someone said: "I'm waiting for Chang'an to call me."
Liao Jin sighed: "It's normal for a forward to suffer a disastrous defeat, but is there any good news?"
Jiang Cunzhong said: "Deputy envoy, a county magistrate in Chenzhou led a death camp to atone for his sins and defeated the 800 horsemen of the Wasie tribe."
"Oh!" Liao Jin said with a smile: "How old is the county magistrate?"
Zhang Du outside the door said: "The deputy envoy, he said he is only fifteen, and it is Chen Zhou who took the initiative to invite you."
"Oh!" Liao Jin said with a smile: "It seems that he is a young talent. By the way, Zhang Du, why are you outside the door?"
Zhang Du lowered his head and said, "Last time, Xiaguan made rude remarks and was kicked out by Zhongcheng. Zhongcheng said that if the deputy envoy doesn't come back, Xiaguan can't go in."
A deputy general is not qualified to hang around here, but Liao Jin couldn't help but admire Zhang Du, so he made an exception.
"Come in."
Zhang Du came in and said with a smile: "Deputy envoy, please advise Zhongcheng. We all said that we wanted to see what that young man is like, but Zhongcheng said that it is very cold and freezing."
Liao Jin smiled and said: "Most of you here are jumping up and down the most, but Zhongcheng, let's meet you?"
Huang Chunhui sighed, "I won't let him come because Zhang Chumao is in the city. He claimed to have won this battle, but he lost. When the young county magistrate who truly won the victory comes, how will he be able to keep his face? Then Who asked him to come and who protected him!"
"Take orders!"
Jiang Cunzhong and Zhang Du both agreed, and then they both laughed.
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Yang Xuan was practicing the death camp when he received the order.
After this battle, he selected a group of prisoners from the city and they were still full of 500 people.
"This battle exposed many problems. First, there were too few cavalry and insufficient maneuverability. However, a lot of horses were captured this time and can be supplemented." Yang Xuan was teaching everyone a lesson.
"Second..."
The sound of horse hooves came.
"Ming Mansion, a messenger has arrived from Northern Xinjiang."
The messenger brought news that confused Yang Xuan.
"You are ordered to go to Taoxian County immediately."
"The Ming Dynasty, the Jiedu Envoy is in Taoxian County." Zhao Youcai was trembling with excitement, just like the mood of later generations of country people when they heard that they could go to the capital.
Yang Xuan took the order and ordered Nan He to lead the army to continue training, while he returned to the county house to pack his things.
"The old thief recovers from his injuries, Lao Cao looks after his hometown, Nan He leads the army, and the second brother and I go to Taoxian County."
Yang Xuan found that the manpower around him was still lacking.
While Yi Niang was taking Zhang Siniang to prepare things for him to travel, she muttered, "Then Huang Chunhui doesn't know if it will be another time? It will be nice to wait until spring, and we can still have fun all the way."
She suddenly turned around and said, "Mr. Sir, ask the fourth lady to follow you and serve you all the way."
Yang Xuan smiled bitterly, "This is to meet the Jiedushi. If you bring your maid, you will be laughed at."
Yi Niang thought so too.
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When Yang Xuan arrived at Taoxian County, the first heavy snow happened to fall.
He stood in front, looking at the whole world being white, and couldn't help but praise: "This is the power of heaven and earth."
Tao County is also completely white.
The soldiers guarding the city shrank and stood in the city gate, stamping their feet.
"No one will come in this weather, so we should close the door. Let's go back and make a small clay stove, warm up some wine, drink, and take a nap... Hey! Gods don't change these days!"
"There is the sound of horse hooves."
"alert!"
When everyone went out, they saw more than twenty riders approaching slowly.
"Where did it come from?"
"Chenzhou Taiping."
Yang Xuan dismounted and said, "Yang Xuan, the magistrate of Taiping County, has been ordered to come here."
"Are you Yang Mingfu?"
The eyes of several sergeants lit up.
Well!
Yang Xuan was stunned, wondering why these people were so surprised, "Yes!"
A sergeant said excitedly: "Yang Ming Mansion, you don't know that after learning that you led a 200-death battalion to defeat the 3,000-watt Xie cavalry, many people said that you were a fool of yourself..."
God is so cruel!
"Hahahaha!" In the earphones, Suzaku's green light stopped flashing.
Someone immediately took them to the Jiedushi Mansion.
The Jiedushi Mansion has a long history, and the soldiers guarding the gate are very majestic.
"Yang Ming's Mansion?"
The junior official came to greet him with a look of admiration on his face, "When I heard about the bravery of the Ming Dynasty in this battle, I admire you greatly!"
Yang Xuan said haha.
Outside the lobby, the clerk went in to report.
"Zhongcheng, Yang Xuan, the magistrate of Taiping County in Chenzhou, wants to see you."
"Oh!" Huang Chunhui nodded, "Let him come in."
When Yang Xuan came in, everyone was staring at him.
"I've met Zhongcheng." Yang Xuan saluted.
Huang Chunhui pointed to the generals and officials below, "You have been thinking about this young man wholeheartedly. Now that he is here, just ask if you have anything to say."
Someone introduced Yang Xuan.
"This is Deputy Ambassador Liao."
"This is……"
"This is the left-back Zhonglang General."
"This is……"
After some introduction, they are all famous figures in Northern Xinjiang.
Liao Jin stroked his beard and asked: "Taiping is a place of exile, why did you take the initiative to invite me to go there?"
Can I say there is no way?
Yang Xuan said seriously: "Serving the Tang Dynasty does not matter where you are. The more difficult the place, the better."
This is a stupid, passionate young man... Liao Jin nodded, "Those criminals are the most cunning, how did you train them?"
Well!
This problem is more troublesome.
Yang Xuan carefully considered his words and said: "After the official arrived in Taiping, he found that many of the criminals had a desire to serve the country, so he encouraged them and practiced every day..."
No one can find anything wrong with this answer, but they can't find any bright spots either.
I'm going to take back my comment about Leng Tou Qing... Liao Jin finally asked: "Where did you learn the art of war?"
This question is of interest to everyone.
Yang Xuan said without hesitation: "Xia Guan is a student of the Imperial College. He found many military techniques in the Imperial College's collection and taught himself."
Cough cough cough!
Then there was an embarrassing sound of dry coughing in the lobby.
Everyone is a serious soldier. They have studied the art of war under their masters, and after years of fighting and training, they can say that they have achieved some achievements. But you, Yang Xuan, have taught yourself.
It’s so shameful!
Huang Chunhui said: "It's okay for a young man. So, you can tell the situation on the front line in Chenzhou. Tell it truthfully, without adding or subtracting anything."
The Jiedushi government naturally had a way to know these situations, otherwise it would be dereliction of duty. But Huang Chunhui still intervened, and the meaning of the test was very strong.
Yang Xuan thought for a while, "Zhongcheng, the main problem facing our front line in Chenzhou is the three major departments, Jibo, Yuhu, and Waxie. If these three departments join forces to attack, Chenzhou will be difficult to protect."
Huang Chunhui squinted his eyes as if he was taking a nap.
"Besides the three major tribes is Bei Liao. In recent years, Bei Liao has often crossed the border to harass Chenzhou, but the scale is not large. The only thing to worry about is the three major tribes..."
Jiang Cunzhong nodded and asked: "What if Bei Liao invades Chenzhou in a large scale?"
"The official thinks that it is unlikely that the Northern Liao Dynasty will invade Chenzhou in a large scale."
"Why?"
"Chenzhou has poor mountains and rivers. If the Northern Liao attack Chenzhou with all their strength, the main force of the Northern Xinjiang will be able to flank them immediately. In this way, the Northern Liao army will be in danger."
There was more appreciation in Jiang Cunzhong's eyes.
Zhang Du couldn't bear it any longer and said: "But what if Beiliao persuades the three major forces to send troops? In this way, Chenzhou can be captured without any effort, and the main force can attack Xuanzhou."
Yang Xuan couldn't answer this question.
Zhang Du said sarcastically: "I forgot, you are just the magistrate of Taiping County."
This man was somewhat straightforward, which actually made Yang Xuan feel good about him.
Liao Jin glanced at Huang Chunhui and said: "What do you think Chenzhou can do to resist the three major ministries? Don't even think about the army stationed. The Hubu will roar like thunder."
Jiang Cunzhong smiled bitterly, "We control the three states in northern Xinjiang, but none of them are rich. The amount of taxes we can collect each year to support the army is limited."
This is currently the biggest problem in northern Xinjiang, but the DPRK and China are in no mood to care about it.
Yang Xuan felt that this topic was too big, but he had to express his position.
He thought for a while and said, "If you want to resist the three major armies, you can only rely on your own efforts. I believe that soldiers should be more sophisticated than more powerful."
Um!
Huang Chunhui raised his eyes and said, "That's right."
This is certainly true. It was the mantra of the military strategists in that world, and it was a truth confirmed by countless combat examples.
Zhang Du was a little restless, but Jiang Cunzhong looked brilliant, "It is not easy to be a self-taught person like you. He is indeed a genius in the army."
He looked at Huang Chunhui and said, "Zhongcheng, Northern Xinjiang needs such talents!"
Liao Jin said quietly: "Chenzhou also needs such talents."
In his ears, Suzaku, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly fired, "Xichang also needs talents like you."
Huang Chunhui raised his eyes, stretched his neck, and said: "Chenzhou is dangerous, but Chenzhou is poor and cannot afford to raise soldiers. Yang Xuan."
Yang Xuan stood up.
Huang Chunhui smiled and said, "You've had a hard journey, sit down and talk."
Liao Jin smiled and said: "I remember who came in last time and stood like this for half an hour. Zhong Cheng is treating one favorably!"
Everyone couldn't help laughing.
Yang Xuan also laughed.
Huang Chunhui waited until they had laughed enough, then slowly said: "Liu Qing from Chenzhou is a stubborn man. He often fights with me in the ring. If you want to do this or that, Qiu Feng is better than anyone else."
Yang Xuan couldn't help but feel happy when he thought about Liu Qing's temperament coming to fight against the autumn wind.
"That's right." Seeing that he was happy, Huang Chunhui also laughed, "But he is having a hard time in Chenzhou and has been struggling to maintain it in the past few years. The three major departments are now gradually becoming ambitious, and Chenzhou can no longer be like this."
Yang Xuan knew that the Jiedushi, who was rumored to be an old and confused man, was about to come up with a plan.
Huang Chunhui coughed dryly and slowly looked at everyone with his cloudy eyes.
"Of the six counties in Chenzhou, Taiping was the worst, having been defeated seven times. Taiping was destroyed five years ago, and the whole of Chenzhou was helpless. From then on, I was thinking... What if a strong general was sent to guard Taiping? Come to think of it.
Those criminals didn't dare to act rashly, but now...the powerful general is right in front of me."
I am a Confucian general! Yang Xuan bowed and said, "The Prime Minister praised me very much."
"You can make those criminals obey you when you are younger than a weakling. Don't deny it. I have been in the army for many years and know that those arrogant and powerful generals are difficult to deal with. No method will work. Only solid military exploits and victories can do it.
Conquer them."
At this moment, Huang Chunhui showed a little dignity.
"If I give you a thousand troops, can you possibly maintain peace?"
Yang Xuan didn't expect it to be this. He thought for a while and said, "Zhongcheng, if a small group of enemy troops attack, there is no problem for a thousand people to hold on to the peace, and they can even wait for an opportunity to counterattack. But if one of the three major armies is deployed in full force
, a thousand men are more than enough to defend the city, but not aggressive enough to fight back."
Liao Jin suddenly laughed, "He is not satisfied with defending the city and wants to fight back. He is indeed a young man with passion!"
Huang Chunhui shook his head, "I can't give you much..."
Yang Xuan lowered his head slightly and said, "Zhongcheng, we Northern Xinjiang people are fierce and often commit crimes. Those people commit crimes... I will reluctantly share the worries of Northern Xinjiang if I am peaceful."
"Human criminal?"
Liao Jin couldn't help but laugh in surprise, "Are you addicted to recruiting prisoners? Zhongcheng, what do you think?"
Huang Chunhui said calmly: "If we don't look good, those people will commit riots, and Taiping County will be reduced to ruins."
Those criminals can do anything, including murder and arson.
If we really want them to have fun, everyone will have a headache.
Yang Xuan was secretly happy, "I can control them."
Huang Chunhui thought this was a good idea, and it saved the trouble of detaining prisoners, "How many people do you want?"
"Five thousand!"
Yang Xuan stretched out five fingers.
He looked troubled, as if these people would bring him huge trouble.
"Fart!" Huang Chunhui coughed dryly, "Get out of here with you three thousand!"
Naturally, these three thousand people cannot all be prisoners, so this is a big relocation project. Even Liao Jin glanced at Huang Chunhui in surprise, a little surprised by his generosity.
Yang Xuan stood up and saluted with a smile, "If someone commits a crime next time, I am willing to share the worries for Zhongcheng."
Huang Chunhui picked up the water glass and said, "It's the end of the year and I have to go back to Chang'an to report on my work. You can go with the people from Zhouli later."
Yang Xuan was surprised, "What are you going to do?"
Huang Chunhui rubbed his eyebrows and said, "The Taiping Army's bugle call is not easy to sound. Since you are a student of the Imperial College, you should use them to exert your strength."
The Imperial College belongs to the lineage of Zuo Xiang, and Yang Xuan is naturally the same. This saves him trouble and worries.
Yang Xuan was then taken out by Jiang Cunzhong and Zhang Du.
"Let's go have a drink!"
The three of them found a brothel, ordered wine and food, and drank so much that Yang Xuan felt a little dizzy.
Jiang Cunzhong was also drunk. He put his arms around Yang Xuan's shoulders and burped, which made Yang Xuan want to vomit.
"Do you want to come to Xuanzhou?"
Yang Xuan shook his head, "I don't want to."
When he comes to Xuanzhou, he will be someone else's food. He is not stupid.
"What's the point of Taiping?" Zhang Du thought that this young man Yang Xuan was very interesting and had similar interests. He wished he could immediately cut off the chicken's head, burn the yellow paper, and become brothers of the opposite sex.
"There's... uh!" Yang Xuan burped and stretched out his hand to fan away the smell of alcohol, "There's a group of brothers here."
There is his dream.
“Serve!”
Jiang Cunzhong drank too much and patted the table, "The best food, the best wine, the best women."
The food and wine came out in a stream.
Yang Xuan actually saw good ingredients that were rare in Chang'an.
Damn it!
He looked at the two of them and whispered: "Isn't this expensive?"
Zhang Du said nonchalantly: "Jiang Lang will be rich."
Jiang Cunzhong was startled, "I am very poor this month..."
The two looked at Yang Xuan.
Yang Xuan smiled bitterly, "I didn't bring much money with me here."
His trip was on official business, so why did he bring so much money?
The three of them looked at each other.
"what to do?"
"Ouch! Three generals are here!"
The madam came in person with her girls.
They all stood in a row!
"Please feel free to choose. It's okay if you can't keep them all." The old bustard smiled, as if he was looking at the three little golden men.
"Ahem!"
Jiang Cunzhong whispered: "If you make a mistake, you will make a mistake. At worst, you will write an IOU... Zhang Du and I will pay back the money slowly later."
Quite upright!
Yang Xuan raised his eyebrows, "Count me in."
He has a ramen business, but he also knows that wealth should not be revealed, otherwise these two cheerful brothers will have doubts.
"good!"
So the three of them started drinking and having fun.
"Uncle, let's drink!"
"Langjun, let me feed you!"
A group of people came outside, their footsteps were heavy.
"Get out!"
Someone shouted in a deep voice, followed by screams.
Zhang Du cursed: "Who dares to cause trouble in Taoxian County? Yeah, kill him!"
It suddenly became quiet outside.
Then someone came in.
"Xu Guogong?"
The three of them stood up and saluted.
Zhang Chumao looked at the three of them coldly.
Chang Shi came in and said in a low voice: "General Jiang Cunzhong and deputy general Zhang Du of Zuowei are Huang Chunhui's favorite generals. That young man is probably Yang Xuan who just arrived. He is the so-called great victory."
Zhang Chumao walked in slowly.
"I don't go to training, I don't go to school, but I just enjoy myself here."
It sounds like you came to the brothel for business.
Zhang Du curled his lips.
"go out!"
Chang Shi shouted.
This is the fox pretending to be the tiger's power.
Zhang Chumao waited for the three people to rebound, then scolded and suppressed them, and then went to Huang Chunhui's place to fight in the ring, so that Huang Chunhui could suppress the "rumors" outside.
"yes!"
The three of them slipped away.
Run very fast.
It seemed like there was a ghost chasing behind me.
After a long time, the madam came.
"Ouch! They didn't pay!"
Xu Guogong, who occupied this room, looked at the madam with a flattering look on his face...
Suddenly I felt extremely depressed.
"Give it to her!"
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