Wang Shike hurriedly arrived at the north bank of Jishui, looked at the camp with flames soaring into the sky, and cursed loudly.
If I had known that I would have killed Zhu Xuan and Zhu Qiong, these two shameless people actually left quietly late at night, making it clear that they wanted the Qingzhou soldiers to kill them, and they escaped first.
Li Siye advised from the side: "In the yamen, the matter has come to this, it is useless to lament. Why should we decide life and death with Shao thief at this moment? Shao thief's troops marched into Qilu, separated from Wei Bo by the Cangjing River, these old bastards from Hebei
I'm afraid that everyone will panic and be in danger. Li Keyong and Yang Xingmi should also have a headache at this time. If they don't contain the Shao thieves and let them take over Henan, what else can they do?"
Wang Shike felt a little relieved, but still said: "We have lost a lot of soldiers and horses, and the Ping navy is trapped in Henan."
Ping Haijun is a foreign army from Dengzhou with a strength of 5,000.
At present, there are only 5,000 serious troops on the north bank of Jishui, plus almost the same number of local peasants. The reason why the rural braves can cross the river is because they sent people to build the pontoon bridge before and sent them to the north of Jishui and the Yellow River.
South.
"Ya Nei, just go back and rebuild. There are countless people in the town who want to be soldiers. Just recruit a group, give them equipment and armor, and practice." Li Siye said nonchalantly: "Ziqing has no shortage of craftsmen, iron smelters,
There is no shortage of good horses. Even if you are short of them for a while, just go to Qingzhou Bohai Museum to buy them."
The Bohai Pavilion was established in Qingzhou City during the reign of Emperor Daizong. It was regarded as the foreign-related institution of the Tang Dynasty, specializing in trade with the Bohai Kingdom.
The Bohai Kingdom calls itself the "Prosperous Kingdom of the East", with a large population and developed commerce. Maritime trade with Silla, Japan, and the Tang Dynasty is very frequent.
The ones that are valued by the common people are: Cudder from Taibai Mountain, Kunbu from Nanhai, Sichuan from Zhacheng, Deer from Fuyu, Boar from Miaojie, Horses from Leading Guests, Cloth from Xianzhou, Cotton from Wozhou, and Silk from Longzhou.
, the iron of Wei City, the rice of Lucheng, the crucian carp of Meituo Lake, the plum of Wandu, and the pear of Leyou.
When Li Siye mentioned buying a horse, he naturally referred to "Lebin's horse". Leading was in the area of Ussuriysk, Russia today.
Since the time of Li Zhengji, Ziqing Town has attached great importance to maritime trade with the Bohai Sea. In order to develop its horse administration, it has vigorously purchased horses and horses, "constantly year after year."
The full name of Ziqing Jiedu Envoy is "Ziqing Jiedu Envoy, Pinglu Military Envoy, Shipping Envoy to Silla and Bohai Sea, Guan Nei Zhidu Camp Field Observation and Disposal Envoy, Qingzhou Governor". In other words, Qi Shuai was actually the governor of Qingzhou.
Responsible for the Tang Dynasty's diplomacy and trade affairs with Silla and the Bohai Sea. "After Emperor Daizong, the Bohai Pavilion was set up in Qingzhou to await envoys from the Bohai Sea. Their trading ships also anchored here."
This trade even lasted until the Five Dynasties period.
Because of the rise of the Khitans, they wiped out the northern tribes, and the Central Plains had been in turmoil for a long time. The once prosperous horse administration in Hebei was also destroyed. Therefore, the Tang court purchased horses through the Qingzhou Pavilion. "In May of the second year of Changxing, the Heishui Uer tribe came to Dengzhou to sell horses.
horse."
"Deputy Envoy Li, this... alas!" Wang Shike sighed, stamped his feet, and headed north under the protection of his own soldiers.
After he left, Wanqiangdu's three thousand soldiers patrolled along the Jishui River. Wanqiangdu were all from Laizhou and were also an army from outside the town.
When they looked at the soldiers who set fire to stop the enemy, they all felt sad that the rabbit was dead and the fox was dead. What if one day they were the ones left behind to cut off the enemy?
Within the camp, the Protector and Zhongwu armies retreated in embarrassment.
Under the light of the fire, tents, forage, and vehicles burned to the ground from time to time. Tents, fodder, and vehicles burned one after another, and then ignited nearby withered grass and woods, causing a larger fire.
The Hidden Company killed several officers, then contained the troops, ordered them to bypass the fire zone, and pursued them separately.
The Pingjun army was routed everywhere, and there were a larger number of local peasants from Qizhou and Zizhou. They were the real poor people. They ate the worst food, fought the hardest battles, and had no military pay. They retreated.
No one cared yet.
Zhao Yan personally led three thousand soldiers and chased him all the way to the shore of Jishui.
He received a warning from King Xia, so he fought harder this time and personally led his troops to charge. Fortunately, the enemy had no fighting spirit, otherwise he would have been hacked to death based on his three-legged cat martial arts skills.
"Kill the thief!" Zhao Yan raised his sword, and a large group of loyal soldiers rushed onto the pontoon.
Oncoming were dense arrows, one after another, endless.
The officers and soldiers of the Zhongwu Army suffered heavy casualties. Bodies were scattered all over the pontoon bridge, and many people fell into the river and disappeared after a while.
Zhao Yan was hit by an arrow on his helmet. He was so frightened that he immediately found a place to hide and ran around with the arrow feathers on his head. It was quite funny.
Feng Zangzhi led more than a thousand people and chased him to the floating bridge. Seeing that the thieves were already setting fire to the bridge, he sighed and led his army to pursue eastward.
There used to be a lot of Qingzhou soldiers stationed there. Now that Wang Shike and Zhu Qiong are running away, they must be panicked and follow them. It's better to pursue them. Even if they can't catch a few people, they should be able to gain some money.
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On February 22, ten thousand Japanese troops arrived in Pingyin.
The military envoy Dai Siyuan received the order and immediately pursued eastward. The bandit camp across Mashan had been breached. More than 2,000 Pu soldiers had been beheaded. The bandits were defeated and headed eastward.
"Damn it, all the battle achievements have been taken away by others." Dai Siyuan spat and said: "There were three thousand Qingzhou soldiers guarding Gema Mountain before, right? The terrain is difficult and dangerous, can this be broken?"
"Not only three thousand, but including the Tutuan countrymen, there are five or six thousand. Military envoy, chase! Pu Bing, Xu Bing has been fighting for so long and is in dilapidated state. If we continue to chase, I'm afraid something will happen. Let's rush to provide support.
If you do it a little bit, you might be able to make a big contribution." Li Renhan said: "Since the Eastern Expedition, the performance of various ministries has been different, and King Xia noticed it. After the war..."
He didn't finish what he said, but his meaning was very clear. If you want to keep your number and avoid being laid off, you should work harder.
"Chase!" Dai Siyuan said nothing and ordered the pursuit.
The Zhongwu Army was building a pontoon bridge and was crossing the Jishui River in the north to pursue; Feng Zangzhi led 5,000 national defense troops to pursue eastward. If the Japanese troops were joined by 10,000 people, this was obviously the key direction of the pursuit.
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The city gate of Changqing County suddenly opened, and a large group of cavalry rushed out of the city gate and disappeared into the wilderness.
After a while, the sound of horse hoofbeats was heard more intensively than before. The Dingnan Army was mobilized urgently. The troops were divided into two groups, chasing the fleeing bandit cavalry all the way north, all the way to the foot of Changqing County.
Shao Bo, the governor of Dizhou, had just led his troops out of the city. Unexpectedly, he was rushed by the cavalry. The more than 2,000 people in the front line only held on for a short while and immediately collapsed on the spot.
Shao Bo had no choice but to flee back to the city with his people and closed the city gate tightly.
After counting the number of people, the 2,000 town troops brought from Dizhou were still intact, with 1,600 or 700 people left. The Tutuan villagers suffered heavy losses, and only half of them were left. The whole army was just over 3,000, but there was only a little food and grass.
Enough, but if you are trapped in the city, how can you escape?
To be honest, he had the chance to abandon his troops and run away, but he really couldn't bear to do it.
Riding alone to avoid returning to Dizhou, the sergeant's family asked, how to deal with it? If you encounter someone with a bad temper, you can just make a noise and cause chaos, and you may chop off his head.
Wei Boqiu, the envoy of the Dingnan Army, also rushed over from Fengqi Post. The six thousand cavalry troops were divided into two groups, one resting and the other patrolling. If they encountered an enemy retreat, they would immediately pounce on them and annihilate them.
The mission King Xia originally sent them here was to ambush, but later found that it was impractical, so it became a delay. Now it seems that they can just form an organized attack.
"Military envoy, someone from Changqing County is coming." The soldier pointed to the front and said.
Wei Boqiu looked intently and saw a young general coming over "protecting" several riders.
"Xia Housheng of Dizhou Military Academy has met the general." The visitor dismounted and bowed in salute.
"Why are you here? But Shao Bo is going to surrender?" Wei Boqiu asked.
"No." Xia Housheng said: "My family's governor has said that if the general lets us go back to Dizhou, he is willing to give all the money, silk, gold and silverware, horses, mules, and food and grass accumulated in the city to the general."
Wei Boqiu was stunned and suddenly laughed loudly. The sergeants also laughed.
Xia Housheng didn't know why. In his opinion, if they persisted in Changqing and the Xia army finally arrived and surrounded them, the wealth in the city would be divided equally among everyone. But at this time, the Difficult Army could
Isn’t it beautiful to swallow something alone?
This is to use oneself to save others.
Shao Shu governed the army morally and advocated orderly robbery, or euphemistically called "distribution of donations", but private robbery was strictly prohibited, and those who disobeyed orders were beheaded. The trophies seized by each department must be uniformly registered and distributed. Perhaps they can be concealed privately.
A little, but never too much, and it would be troublesome to find out.
Wei Boqiu did not dare to accept Xia Housheng's proposal.
"General Xiahou, please go back and bring a message to Shao Shijun." Wei Boqiu said: "Your surname is Shao, and the king of Xia is also surnamed Shao. We are one family. It would be a good idea to surrender the state."
Xia Housheng's expression changed.
Of course he knows the importance of Dizhou. The salt pond produces hundreds of thousands of dendrobium salts every year. Like sea trade, it is an important source of wealth for Ziqing Town. In the imperial dynasty, sea salt
Although it has the largest output, it is called "finished salt". If there is a choice, most people still buy pool salt.
Dizhou initially belonged to Ziqing Town, but its long-term ownership was uncertain. Because of the good economic conditions and the benefits of salt ponds, the three towns of Chengde, Ziqing, and Cangjing were competing for it. During the Zhenyuan period, Zhao Hao, the governor of Dizhou, successively surrendered to Ziqing Town. Wang Wujun of Chengde and Li Na of Ziqing. Later, Dizhou returned to Wang Wujun, but the Clam Chongduo Salt Pond was always in the hands of Li Na. For this reason, the "Three Branch City" was built next to the salt pond. The city is located in Chengde and Weibo. , the junction of the three towns of Ziqing, hence its name.
The dispute over the Clam Chongduo Salt Pond reached the imperial court, Dezong issued an edict to mediate, Wang Wujun dismissed his troops and returned to Chengde, and Li Na demolished the Sancha City, which shows its benefits.
In addition, the location of Dizhou is also very critical. To the east is the sea, to the west is Dezhou, to the north is Cangzhou, and to the south are Qi, Zi, and Qingzhou. Especially for Lu Yanwei, the governor of the Yichang Army, Dizhou It was a sharp knife pressed against his abdomen, which was very uncomfortable.
Wei Boqiu had a strategic view of the overall situation. He wanted to help Shao Shude capture Dizhou without bloodshed, so he did not humiliate Xia Housheng, but sent him back to persuade Shao Bo.
Dizhou is on the north bank of the Yellow River, and Ziqing Qi Denglai is on the south bank of the Yellow River. It is not a natural state affiliated with Ziqing. In fact, Youzhou, Chengde, and Cangjing all once took over Dizhou. The local military and civilians do not have absolute ownership of Qingzhou. feel.
Wei Boqiu has this kind of consciousness and can already become a general.