Yang Shihou stared at Fu Cunchen with fierce eyes and sneered again and again.
Wang Jianji also looked at him and remained silent.
"Aren't you going? Then let's go to Xiazhou with someone." Fu Cunshen's eyes kept scanning the two of them.
There was a look of struggle in Wang Jianji's eyes.
He is also an ambitious person, dreaming of becoming a general one day, living a happy life with integrity. However, it is not unacceptable to serve as a general under someone else's account.
He now suspected that Fu Cunzhen was entertaining him, but thinking about it carefully, Fu didn't seem to be that kind of person.
He didn't know where he could go after leaving. Jinyang couldn't go to several famous towns in the world, and Huainan and Xichuan were too far away. It seemed that Xuanwu Zhu Quanzhong, who had just defeated Qin Zongquan, was more suitable to join him. But his territory was in the Fourth War.
The land is too dangerous. There is Hedong Li Keyong in the north, the Zhu brothers in the east, and Huainan Town in the south. The possibility of being divided and eaten is extremely high.
There are too many martial artists who are rising rapidly these days, but most of them quickly fail and disappear. It is difficult to say whether Zhu Quanzhong can stabilize his position in Henan.
If there is no better choice, you will have to vote for Xuanwu, and you will probably die. But there will be the King of Lingwu County of Xiazhou who can vote, and he is Li Keyong's adopted brother. I heard that he has a good reputation and is not harsh on the sergeants.
Wang Jianji thought for a while and decided that joining the enemy army seemed to be a good option.
But there was always an unwillingness to emerge from the bottom of his heart, making him struggle from side to side and in constant embarrassment.
"Commander Wang, don't act like a woman, are you leaving or staying?" Fu Cunzhen shouted, interrupting Wang Jianji's thoughts.
The word "stay." came out of Wang Jianji's mouth, and it was really difficult.
"Detain him!" Fu Cunzhen ordered.
Several men swarmed up and removed Wang Jianji's equipment, then took him away and took care of him.
Fu Cunshen turned his attention to Yang Shihou again and asked: "Commander Yang doesn't say anything, do you still want to stay?"
"I'm leaving!" Master Yang snorted coldly and said, "In this world, what can you do with a bunch of ridiculous people like you who are benevolent to women?"
Fu Cunzhen didn't feel dissatisfied after hearing this, and ordered his soldiers: "Prepare horses, food and water for him, and give him some silk, and let him leave."
"As you command!"
Yang Shihou got up from the ground, glared at Fu Cunshen fiercely, and strode out.
Fu Cunshen came to the outside of the tent and was surrounded by many soldiers, all watching the fun.
"The army's teaching order is to divide the camps into separate camps. Anyone who advances or retreats contrary to the order will be guilty of violating the teaching." Fu Cunzhen's face flashed with green energy and he said angrily: "Who told you to wait for the noisy people? Fire chief, the team is in charge.
, where is the deputy general? Why don’t you take people back?”
The Cai soldiers who were watching the excitement were stunned. They were all new recruits, and they had not been exposed to the habits of veterans. They were brave, but they could not be said to be unruly. After being tamed by the general, the officers looked ashamed, and then
We took everyone back one by one.
"You and others are newly recruited soldiers, so we won't be held accountable this time. If we do it again next time, we will be dealt with according to military law," Fu Cunshen added.
Everyone heard this in awe and walked faster.
Fu Cunshen simply led people to inspect the military camps and civilian camps.
There are more than 3,000 sergeants, except for 400 veterans who serve as the backbone, the rest are new soldiers. However, after his rectification along the way, they are now in good shape.
Cai soldiers are called Cai thieves by many people, but are they really born thieves? Not necessarily. If there are military disciplines and sufficient food and pay, they are actually good soldiers who are brave and good at fighting.
It was also the first time for Fu Cunshen to lead so many soldiers, and he could not sleep at night. How many times did he get up at night to inspect the military camp, fearing that something would go wrong. If Marshal Shao knew his journey, he would definitely resonate with it. Both of them came here this way.
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While tired, Fu Cunshen was also very excited. As a warrior, who wouldn't want to command an army and fight on the battlefield? The six generations of generals in the Fu family's ancestors served as military envoys and were granted the title of prince. By his father's generation, the family was in decline and he himself
What he thinks about all the time is how to revive his family and even take the Fu family one step further.
Now I finally have a chance. By some strange combination of circumstances, I actually have the opportunity to command an army on my own, and there are more than 3,000 people at the beginning. Luck in a person's life can be high or low. Now that the fortune has come, you must seize it.
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Of the three thousand Cai soldiers, more than a thousand of them now have weapons, and they are no longer the shabby appearance they had before. Fu Cunshen is confident that when these people arrive in Xiazhou, they will be kneaded better and more formed, and he will also
Being able to show off his face in front of Prince Lingwu, now he has no choice but to go to Xiazhou except Zhu Quanzhong.
On July 15th, Pei Tong rushed to the other side of the Fen River east of Jiangzhou and told Fu Cunxen excitedly that Wang Chongying agreed to let Jiangzhou, Cizhou, and Xizhou counties supply food and grass and provide resting places along the way.
The hard days along the way are finally over!
Fu Cunshen was also very happy. He went north from Jiangzhou, entered Cizhou, then went north to Xizhou, and then looked for an opportunity to cross the river into Suizhou. The journey was not too far, and it was not difficult to walk along the river valley. After crossing the river, he arrived at Chengping County.
Pei Tong had already arranged for people to go and inform them, and asked them to prepare the ferry and provisions, and take care of them to take the tens of thousands of them over comfortably.
Of course, you can also cross the river at Longmenguan in Cizhou to enter the territory of the Baosai Army, but that would involve troublesome Li Xiaochang, so it is not worth it. Just walk along the river along the way. There are people who provide food, drink and rest places anyway, so why let the commander owe you an extra favor?
Woolen cloth?
Bringing more than 40,000 people back was a great achievement in one day. Pei Tong was overjoyed and wondered how the commander would reward him.
Well, before leaving Huaizhou, Li Fa was still recruiting refugees, so he had to find a way to notify him. Heyang Horse Racing had been forced to close, and Huaizhou also quickly closed its doors. Seeing Li Hanzhi send out
The four hundred soldiers who helped were destined not to go back. To avoid retaliation, Li Fa had to move quickly.
Huaizhou Horse Racing Company has more than a hundred cavalrymen. It is best for me to send these two hundred cavalrymen there to help, and then separately notify several other horse racing companies not to send more people to Huaizhou. This route has been abandoned.
!The soldiers and households recruited from now on will all go in the direction of Shaanxi and Guo, and then go north to the middle of the river.
Without further ado, Pei Tong sent someone to take care of it immediately. We couldn't cheat Li Fa! In Li Hanzhi's rage, why couldn't he eat him?
On July 20th, after a few days of good rest in Jiangzhou, everyone relieved their fatigue along the way and then continued to move forward. Tens of thousands of people had accepted their fate of going to the territory of the Dingnan Army, but they did not know the details of what would happen.
Where to be placed? If it's a poor place, well, it's not that big of a deal. It's better than being eaten by Sun Ru or Li Hanzhi.
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"These poor mountains and harsh waters!" Yang Yue climbed up a high slope out of breath, looked at the mountains in the distance, and laughed and cursed: "I don't know how the Tubo people came all the way across the mountains and rivers."
Their current location is called Yehu Gorge, located more than 40 miles west of Minzhou City. Mountains tower on both sides of the canyon, with roaring waves in the middle, making it a dangerous place.
As the commander of all the armies on the southeast route, Yang Yue sent some troops from the Yinshan Tibetan tribe to the north via the Dalai Valley and cooperated with the main force to subdue the Tubo in Linzhou, and then he led the main force south to attack Minzhou.
Yang Yue was determined to kill the Fufuling clan, the main backstage of thieves and bandits in the seven counties of Min and Wei prefectures.
After waiting for supplies from the rear to arrive, he formulated a plan to divide his troops into two groups and move south.
Starting from the recovered Zhangxian County, we went south along the Zhangshui River Valley and walked more than 250 miles to Minzhou; we went all the way south from the Dalai Valley and marched along the Taoshui River Valley.
The first route is led by Wang Yu, the envoy of the Dingyuan Army, and is dominated by the Dingyuan Army, plus the Zhuang Lang clan of the Yinshan Tibetan tribe and the remaining troops of Hexi Dangxiang, with a total strength of more than 8,000 people. The second route is led by Yang Yue personally, and is dominated by the Xinquan Army.
Supplemented by a small number of troops from the Zangcai clan of the Yinshan Fan tribe and the Tuoba tribe, the total force was more than 6,000. The two groups attacked and agreed to meet at Hezheng County (now northwest of Min County, not Hezheng County in Linxia) to attack Fufuling.
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In the previous two battles at Niaoshu Mountain and Dalai Valley, the armies on the southeastern route defeated the troops of the Changqu Tribe and Fu Fuling Tribe twice. Minzhou and Tubo suffered considerable losses, so they all retreated. Now there are less than 8,000 soldiers.
, and with low morale, they should be unable to fight.
But then again, after all, they still have 8,000 troops, so Yang Yue went south with less than 15,000 men and divided the troops into two groups. It was actually a bit risky. Not to mention, the Weizhou Tubo Horse Tribe
He traveled eastward to Qinzhou and might come back at any time, so he left the Tuoba tribe and the Bai family tribe to guard Weizhou. Whether these two tribes can withstand it is still unknown.
But how can I put it? This is the style of Commander Yang. He will seize the opportunity to pursue and attack fiercely, without giving the enemy any chance to breathe. He felt that the Fu Fuling clan in Minzhou was more threatening, so he mobilized the main elite force.
, trying to annihilate them in one battle and recover the three counties of Minzhou.
After Yang Yue led more than 6,000 troops southward, they marched along the Taoshui River Valley for more than ten days, and finally arrived at the northern route commanded by Wang Yu.
The two sides camped together outside Hezheng County, and the Fufuling clan also sent out its main force, intending to use the terrain advantages of Hezheng County to resist stubbornly and force the Tang army to retreat.
The two sides had a tentative fight outside the city of Minzhou. The Tubo retreated and were beheaded by hundreds of people, and then defended the city wholeheartedly. Not to mention, according to the interrogation of the prisoners, it was learned that the Fu Fuling family was still in Yile (Minzhou).
Zhouzhou City) and Youchuan County (southeast of Minxian and northwest of Dangchang) recruited troops vigorously, almost all the adult men were transferred to Hezheng County to set up defenses, and strengthen the frontline troops.
This is an obvious strategy of "defending the enemy outside the country's borders".
After thinking about it for a while with the map, Yang Yue decided on a plan, which was to select 3,000 elite infantrymen and follow the mountain path south to the other side of the mountain.
Wang Yu felt that this plan was extremely bold. The Tao River turned a big bend near Minzhou, from east to west. The current place where the army is stationed is in the northwest flowing valley area, and Yang Yue personally led this
Three thousand people walked dozens of miles of mountain trails and detoured to the other side of the southeast flow.
A man who was almost fifty years old was still working so hard and so boldly. Wang Yu even admired the old man's tactics: cunning, sudden and unexpected.
Today is July 12th. Under the guidance of the surrender guide, Yang Yue successfully arrived at Yehu Gorge.
The area around this dangerous pass was deserted. Obviously no one expected that the Tang army would cross the mountains and reach this side. What's more, Hezheng County's offensive was so urgent that they had to turn all their energy to the north. The rear was extremely empty.
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"Let's all take a rest." Yang Yue sat down with the support of his soldiers and took out some water to replenish his strength.
His hands were shaking a little and he looked tired, but his spirit was extremely high.
The sergeants sat scattered in the valley, eating vinegar cakes in silence. They fought with Commander Yang and won many battles, but they were always on the verge of despair.
After walking on the mountain road for several days, everyone's military uniforms were more or less damaged, and their dry food could only last three more days. It's hard to describe how good this battle was.
But everyone also admires General Yang. He is always full of enthusiasm, constantly encouraging and boosting morale.
In particular, most of the soldiers who came here were soldiers of the Xinquan Army. Yang Yue was their first military envoy. He usually had clear rewards and punishments, and he ate and lived with everyone. Since going south, he has won consecutive battles, and everyone can receive many rewards.
, so it is enough to be willing to listen to his command and win the battle. It doesn't matter if you are tired. It is better than losing your life in a big defeat.
Outside Yehu Gorge, there are many birds flying and the sound of waves is rumbling.
After the three thousand soldiers silently ate the vinegar cakes, they set out on the journey again.
This time they no longer concealed themselves, but marched quickly. After passing Yehu Gorge, the road was smooth. The valley road was open and flat. It seemed that it was a post road that had been renovated during the Tianbao period. You could even see abandoned roads on both sides of the road.
The ruins of the inn.
On the afternoon of the 14th, the army arrived a few miles south of Minzhou City and rested in a hidden valley.
Regardless of everyone's objections, Yang Yue went out to conduct reconnaissance in person.
Almost only half of the gray Minzhou City Wall remains. Beyond the outline of the city wall is a large area of flat farmland, with people still working in the fields.
The low-lying valley area outside the farmland is rich in water and grass and is the pastoral area of the Tibetan people.
Every spring and summer, the river overflows, submerging the grassland on both sides of the river and depositing a large amount of sediment on it. After the flood recedes, the grass grows wildly and is tender and juicy. The cattle fed on this grass are said to be particularly delicious.
Yang Yuezai looked at it carefully for a long time and wrote down all the key points. Then he returned to the valley and assigned tasks to various ministries.
The sky suddenly became gloomy. The climate in Helong Mountain District in July is so changeable.
Bolts of lightning tore through the sky, and amid the hair-raising thunder, torrential rain soon enveloped the earth.
In the outpost on the bank of Taoshui River, Lunxiji leaned a Tibetan spear against the wall and prepared to have lunch.
There were five or six people inside the post. They had finished eating and were talking and laughing loudly.
Xiji sighed, they were all new recruits from the tribe, they thought fighting was a fun thing, and they were all very excited.
There used to be more than a dozen people in the outpost, but now they have been transferred to the north. Jie'er led the army to confront the Tang people, and many people died every day. One man after another in the tribe was conscripted away, and now those who are left behind are all
Some teenagers who don't know how to fight.
Alas, I hope the Tang people will retreat quickly. This is Lun Xiji's only extravagant hope.
He has fought in the war and knows that fighting is a very serious matter, and it is also very cruel. It is definitely not as heroic as the teenagers imagined. Killing and being killed, people were chopped down like grass and trees, and the death was miserable and ugly, without any
Dignity has no value at all.
He went to the battlefield three times in total, and each time he was laughed at for being cowardly and afraid of death. But he didn't take it seriously, because all the brave men who laughed at him died, and he is the only one who is still alive.
Living is better than anything else!
The old dog outside the outpost suddenly started barking wildly. Lun Xiji was so excited that he rushed forward and opened the door. A strong south wind mixed with heavy raindrops poured in.
Lun Xiji stood there motionless, his body trembling slightly.
The teenagers who were talking and laughing saw him, and some blamed him for making the ground wet because everyone had to sleep at night!
Someone stepped forward and pushed him.
Lun Xiji seemed to have suddenly come back to his senses. He raised his right hand, pointed at the valley road at the foot of the mountain, and said in a trembling voice: "Tang... Tang army!"
The young man rushed out of the gate and looked down the mountain. He saw several long brown dragons advancing together on the road along the Taoshui River.
Bolts of lightning fell, and the cold light reflected on the blades of the Tang soldiers was so dazzling.
It’s over! The young man sat paralyzed in the rain.
Lun Xiji rushed under a shed, picked up a wooden bolt, and was about to ring the bell as a warning.
Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his vest, and Lun Xiji staggered and fell to the ground.
Hit by a spear! It's over! Minzhou is over too! This was his last thought.
In the darkness, three thousand monkey-like Tang soldiers rushed into Minzhou, which was almost completely undefended.
Swords and axes fall from the sky, and the killing begins!
Yang Yue rushed into the overwhelming rain and looked up to the sky laughing.
His gamble was successful. Minzhou was doomed, and the Fu Fuling clan was doomed! He captured the city, captured all the old, weak, women and children in Tubo, and cut off the frontline logistics supplies. Facing Wang Yu's command of more than 10,000 people
With a fierce attack, Fu Fulin's family will be completely defeated.
Minzhou, which has been trapped in Fandom for more than a hundred years, will return to the embrace of the Tang Dynasty. Perhaps, this is also the end of this Western Expedition, and also the end of Yang Yue.
After waiting for most of my life, I will die without regrets.