At Yinshi, the wind and snow had stopped, and everything was quiet.
General Tu's warriors had finished their meal and were sitting quietly in the barracks, waiting for orders.
A reward was given out yesterday. Although it was not much, everyone was in a very good mood.
We are going on an expedition today. This is an order issued last night, and it is strictly forbidden to spread the word. Now no one is allowed to go home. Even if you want to spread the word, it is impossible.
After a while, drums sounded in the camp, which was an order to gather troops. Everyone got up, picked up their equipment, and formed an array outside the camp.
There was not a breath of wind in the wilderness, and everyone exhaled white steam from their mouths and noses and stood up straight.
The officials took the roll call and no one was absent.
Kang Yanxiao, the military envoy of General Tu, looked into the distance and waited silently.
General Tu was not his old army. He had only taken over the army for a short period of time and had not yet established his prestige. He was not sure what would happen during the war.
In fact, they are not the only ones who are going on the expedition today. In fact, the five armies of Jianrui, Zhongwu, Fengri, Protecting the Country, and Yameni are all going to be sent out. Some have already set off in advance, and some will start a little later.
With so many people, with mixed origins and backgrounds, and not very strong desire to fight, can they really fight well?
Kang Yanxiao was not very confident. He could only hope that King Xia would be able to control all the tribes with the power of destroying 200,000 Liang troops.
Shao Shude actually got up very early.
He pushed Wang's soft and smooth body away, had breakfast with Zhang Hui's service, dressed neatly, and then went out.
No looking back, no hesitation.
More than a thousand soldiers from Yinanzhi rode horses to guard the left and right sides. The group left the city in the dark and soon arrived at the military camp.
"Meet the king." Kang Yanxiao and Zhe Butai came forward to pay homage.
"Are you guys ready?" Shao Shude asked.
"Everything is ready, just waiting for the king's order." Kang Yanxiao replied.
Shao Shude rode his horse and patrolled in front of the formation for a while, and the soldiers' eyes were fixed on him.
"Everyone dismount!" Shao Shude ordered after dismounting.
Yin'an Zhizhi, deputy commander Yang Hongyin, and Chu Shenping immediately dismounted, and the more than a thousand sergeants did not hesitate at all and carried out the order neatly.
Shao Shude led his horse on foot and walked ahead. He said loudly: "But follow me and I will take you to fight for wealth."
Kang Yanxiao was so excited that he immediately ordered his soldiers to go everywhere to convey orders.
"But follow me!"
"Take you to fight for wealth!"
The loud voice echoed in every corner of the military formation.
The eyes of the tens of thousands of General Tu's soldiers showed expressions of surprise, admiration, and longing.
It's almost the end of the year, and we have to march and fight in the snow. It would be false to say that we have no complaints. But King Xia leads his horse on foot and takes the lead, so what else can be said?
This is one of our own warriors. Let’s go happily and straightforwardly to strive for wealth!
Everyone turned their attention to the golden drum flag.
Kang Yanxiao ordered the march, and at the same time threw the horses to the soldiers and followed Shao Shude on foot.
Soon, a long dragon appeared on the snow, winding into the distance.
The person in front, holding the horse's rein in his hand, was like a red flame, walking on the vast snowy field with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
The army marched out silently!
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In the twelfth lunar month, every household in Yunzhou City was filled with joy.
The summer thieves have withdrawn, and they have to go home to celebrate the New Year. This is really great.
The Tutuan villagers were released back home, and they took the time to tidy up their homes. It was the Chinese New Year, and relatives were walking among each other. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if the home was too ugly?
In fact, they are the happiest. Tutuan villagers usually have no money or food to take. During the war, they may have three melons and two dates, but they are very few. The warriors can still say that they are fighting for themselves. Who are they fighting for? There are people at home.
It's okay for those who serve as soldiers, but if no one becomes a soldier, it's all in vain.
Brothers Zhu Wei, Zhu Qiong and Zhu Ding were also very happy and had a banquet at home to celebrate.
The pressure imposed by Shao Thief was too great. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were pressing down on him. It was endless and made people feel very overwhelmed.
Ge Congzhou's Longxiang Army, Zhang Guibian's Guangsheng Army, Wang Tan's Shenjie Army, Liu Zhijun's Dragon and Tiger Army, Zhu Zhen's Pengsheng Army, a total of 50,000 people, besieged Yunzhou. There was iron behind them.
Lin and Feilong's second army, flanked by Shao Lun's Tianxing army, were peering at them.
If it weren't for Tielin and Feilong's two armies, it would have been really difficult to defeat them if Longxiang and other armies were not as strong as they were and were not united.
Fortunately, as the New Year was approaching, the main force of the Xia thieves retreated. Ge Congzhou and others also retreated to Cao and Shan Erzhou under the instigation of the sergeants, and the war finally subsided.
We repelled the Xia people's first encirclement and suppression. This is so heroic and we should celebrate it.
"I heard that Shao Thief took Zhang Hui to Guangchengze Hot Spring for fun. Tsk tsk, I'm really envious." Zhu Ding drank a little too much and said with a smile, "Zhang Hui is also a beauty."
"Who says it's not the case?" Zhu Qiong also said with a smile: "Zhu Quanzhong felt as if he had lost his soul when he saw her, and let out a sigh of Yin Lihua. It is a pity that such a beauty fell into the hands of the Shao thief."
"Quanzhong is in Weizhou, right? It's so close. I'm afraid I've heard about it." Zhu Wei took a sip of wine, smacked his mouth twice, and cursed: "In the past, Quanzhong attacked Yunzhou and beat me to death.
It's so embarrassing. This kind of villain has to be punished by a villain like Shao Thief. Now that he has lost his teacher and lost his land, and his wife and daughter are not safe, I don't think he has any face."
"What kind of face does Quanzhong want?" Zhu Qiong shook his head and said: "Back then, we defeated Qin Zongquan with the help of Yun and Yan Er Town soldiers and horses. What was the result? It's not a big deal to turn your back on him."
Zhu Quanzhong asked for help twice during his difficult period. Once, he asked Li Keyong to help him defeat Huang Chao. The reward was the Shangyuanyi incident, and he killed Li Keyong with three hundred of his confidants. The other time, he asked Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin brothers, and the reward was the incident between the three towns.
war.
To be honest, everyone was very satisfied with this kind of extremely shameless person, and the Shao thief with even darker intentions came to deal with him.
The three Zhu Wei brothers were drinking and making fun of Zhu Quanzhong. The atmosphere became more and more heated, and they soon called in female musicians and dancers to add to the fun. After drinking for a few rounds, the three of them laughed and walked off the stage directly, hugging each other.
With the female music, the dancer started to do it.
The soldiers outside the door poked their heads in the air.
Zhu Wei laughed and cursed, and threw the two female musicians to the soldiers, letting them play by themselves, as long as they didn't kill them. One of them was still his concubine, and would be used to entertain guests in two days.
What a “happy and harmonious” scene!
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Liu Wei led his troops on their way home.
The cavalry led by Tuoba Renfu and Li Renyu left first, and it was obvious that they did not listen to his orders very much.
These people are probably going back to Dizhou, they are a scourge!
Shao Bo, the governor of Dizhou, repeatedly complained to the shogunate about Tuoba Renfu and Li Renyu's illegal activities. However, the two of them criticized Shao Bo for secretly colluding with the Shao thieves, recognizing him as his father, and surrendering to Dizhou.
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Wang Shuai was a little surprised and suspicious, but Shao Bo was his father's old subordinate, so it was not a problem in theory, so he ignored it and only sent envoys to comfort him, but he did not punish Tuoba Renfu and Li Renyu.
I heard that Shao Bo was so angry that he couldn't eat and scolded him at home. He didn't know who he was scolding.
Liu Wei was too lazy to care about these nonsense and couldn't care about it. He was just worried about the future.
"General Liu!" Several horses galloped from a distance, and the leader shouted loudly.
Liu Wei took a closer look and saw that it was Yanzhou Yamen general Yan Bao.
"General Yan is going back to Yanzhou?" Liu Wei asked after the ceremony.
"We're leaving. The soldiers are homesick and eager to go back to celebrate the New Year," Yan Bao said.
Liu Wei frowned and said: "I heard that Liang General Dai Siyuan was attacked by Xia thieves on Zhengdan day, and almost the entire army was wiped out. Does General Yan really think that Xia thieves are gone?"
In fact, most people would not pay much attention to Dai Siyuan's surprise attack by Qi Binzhang.
But Liu Wei is different. He is a meticulous person who likes to plan every aspect of the war. What he likes to do most is to send people in disguise to go deep behind enemy lines to spy on the enemy before the battle begins. Sometimes in order to obtain first-hand information, he even personally
Disguise yourself as a businessman and sneak into the enemy's territory to investigate.
The Xia thieves retreated and went home to celebrate the New Year. It sounds okay, but is this necessarily true?
Shao Thief made a big show of taking the beautiful woman to the soup pool for fun, which sounds in line with his style of doing things, but has anyone seen the two of them with their own eyes?
Is it just based on imagination? I subconsciously think this is true?
"It should be true." Yan Bao said.
In fact, what he wanted to say was, is it none of my business whether it is true or not? The Xia thieves have withdrawn their troops, and the Shao thieves have also gone to have fun with the beauties. The soldiers have been on the war for a long time, and they are anxious to go home for the New Year. If I don't take them back,
What will happen?
"Forget it, I'll take my leave now." Liu Wei didn't want to say more, so he bowed his hands and saluted.
The three towns of Yun, Yan, and Qing support each other and help each other. This is a matter decided by the three managers. However, Yun Town is the main battlefield, and the other two towns are guest troops who come for reinforcements, so it is impossible to stay here permanently. This is
It's limited, and no one can do anything about it.
The army continued to move forward, and Liu Wei continued to think.
Zhu Qiong, the governor of Qizhou, will lead his troops back to Qizhou in the next two days. Once he leaves, how many soldiers will Zhu Wei of Yunzhou have?
Yunzhen originally had 30,000 troops, but Shaolun and He Gui's rebellion caused considerable losses. The siege of Puzhou a while ago and the subsequent series of battles also resulted in the loss of some troops. Zhu Wei would be good if he had 10,000 troops.
Already.
Except for the important peripheral strongholds where he had to garrison troops, he had almost concentrated most of the people near the state city. The counties in Yunzhou were completely defended by Tu Tuan villagers, but as the new year was approaching, Tu Tuan soldiers also returned.
Now that we are home, we feel very empty.
Liu Wei secretly worried about Zhu Wei. It would be very dangerous if he was attacked by someone.
Not long after Liu Wei, Yan Bao, Zhu Qiong and others withdrew, a large group of soldiers and horses left Huazhou City and quickly headed east along the post road.
They carried tens of thousands of horses and mules with the army, loaded with various supplies and equipment, and marched non-stop.
Anyone who is familiar with it knows that this is the famous Feilong Army in the Central Plains, with more than 16,000 troops. Their style is to be fast, agile, and sturdy. They can cut off people's food routes, capture cities and territories, fight in the field, defend cities, etc.
Except for not being good at cavalry combat, he is almost an all-round soldier with numerous meritorious deeds.
Their goal now is Puzhou, but it is unclear what their final destination will be.
