Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 137

There was a lot of noise in the Yanying Hall of the Daming Palace, and several voices were heard from the Xiaohuang Gate: "Your Majesty is here!", and everyone returned to their seats reluctantly.

The generals were still chattering, those who lost were still dissatisfied, and those who won were posing as kings, acting as if they were dissatisfied.

Sun Wei looked at these little bastards the most, they danced very happily, even he was eager to try, so I have to suggest that His Majesty also build a sand table in the Five Armies Governor's Mansion, and practice on it if there is nothing to do, it is also very beautiful!

But today was a banquet, and His Majesty the Emperor arrived, so everyone stopped thinking.

Li Ye heard it from a distance outside the hall, and he was willing to see the tit for tat of the generals.

The ten thousand li territory of the Tang Dynasty can always provoke the minds of passionate men.

Without blood, how can you fight recklessly on the battlefield.

Following the singing of the ceremonial officials, His Majesty the Emperor sat on the jade-ranked dragon case, with civil and military divisions. The one on the left is naturally Du Rangneng, and the one on the right is Sun Weihou.

Zhu Zhen looked at Jingxiang's position, it was the first position in the second row from the left, and it was also the third closest to the emperor.

The officials of Yi sang and drank twice, and Kong Wei, the Minister of Rites under the door, stepped forward and read ritual words in the hall.

The parallel prose of more than 100 characters, Li Ye is also in the clouds. .

What was different from previous years was that after Kong Wei went down, Liu Chongwang came up again, reading in parallel prose, which could be regarded as a battle call for the Great Tang expedition.

This time the imperial court set the target on Chen Jingxuan, and entered Sichuan in the name of crusade against Chen Jingxuan. Naturally, the eighteenth generation of Chen Jingxuan's ancestors were mentioned back and forth in the proclamation.

The reason is very simple, naturally it is to stabilize Dongchuan, Wang Jian, who makes Chen Jingxuan the best now.

As for the confrontation with the imperial army at Xingyuan Mansion, Yang Shouliang, the Jiedu envoy of Shannan West Road, did not mention anything in his call to arms. His Majesty the Emperor still felt that there was a chance to resolve Hanzhong peacefully.

The ritual officer sang and drank three times.

At the five-grain harvest feast, hundreds of palace people served the steamed five-grain, everyone looked solemn, grateful for the hardships of their ancestors, grateful for the mighty grace of the emperor, and grateful for the blessing of God.

The ritual officer sang and drank four times.

Served with kuai (finely sliced ​​raw meat) and roasted (roasted meat), His Majesty the Emperor felt that the officers and soldiers would use their lives, imitating Fan Kuai in the Hongmen Banquet who ate raw meat to protect the Lord, and each person was given a piece of raw beef. The higher the official position, the heavier the weight of raw meat.

Of course, it's just a matter of form, you don't need to eat all of it, otherwise, if you want to finish eating a beef leg as big as Sun Wei's most, you will have to shatter all the remaining old teeth.

At this time, His Majesty the Emperor stood up with a toast, respecting the blessings of heaven, earth, ghosts and gods first, the shade of ancestors and ancestors second, and all soldiers and soldiers.

All the soldiers shouted:
"Wan Sheng"

"Wan Sheng"

"Great Tang Wansheng!"

The official of the instrument sang and drank five times, the bell rang, and the drums rang together, and the sound shook the sky.

According to the usual practice, the performance of King Qin Breaking the Battle.

The Yanying Hall cannot be set up, so it can only be held outside the hall. The soldiers lined up, attacking each other left and right, the rhythm of the pace, and the sound of shouting and killing that shook the eardrums intertwined, pushing the banquet to a climax.

"All lovers, all soldiers, watch the dance!"

"promise!"

At this time, there is no need to take into account the etiquette of the emperor and ministers. There will be a group of demons dancing outside the Yanying Hall. As long as your waist is strong enough, you can swing until the end.

His Majesty the Emperor naturally wants to have fun with all the soldiers.

At this time, it was far away in Suzhou, Hexi.

A lone army is moving slowly along the Zhangye River.

There are more than 3000 horses, and now there are more than [-] people left. These people have messy armor and dark red blood.

Since leaving Chang'an, everyone's face is full of fatigue after two consecutive months of fighting.

In the middle of the army, there are overwhelming cattle and sheep and thousands of Uighurs.

Tianmu Khan wanted to gather troops to take revenge, but Yang Shihou could not let him do so. The army rushed all the way to Suzhou at high speed, and wiped out all the Uighur tribes along the way.

While Tianmu Khan was in Yanzhi City, he gathered [-] troops with great difficulty and hurriedly led his army to pursue, but Yang Shihou left too fast, Tianmu Khan followed Yang Shihou and ate his ass.

It wasn't until Zhangye that the second prince Di Yin led the Uighur vanguard, and only then did he catch up with the silver guns to serve the Jiejun.

However, Yang Shihou had already dispersed his scouts to closely monitor every move of the Uyghur army, and naturally had a clear grasp of the movements of the tail following behind him.

Yang Shihou even slowed down to ambush his troops on the steps of Huimapo.

Di Yin was eager for revenge, before the scouts found out, he plunged into the pocket array arranged by Yang Shihou.

Three lines of heavy armored cavalry attacked together, and the five thousand Uyghur vanguard Qingqi suddenly collapsed. Di Yin survived only with the desperate rescue of his personal guards.

Yang Shihou personally led a thousand Qingqi to kill them.After chasing them in the evening, they rushed into Tianmu Khan's Uighur army with the rout.

In the midst of the chaos, I don't know how many Tang troops came, and Tianmu Khan was in chaos.

More than [-] people with a division thickness of [-], all ran amok in the Uyghur camp, and soon pierced Tianmu Khan's army.

It is a pity that Tianmu could not be defeated. With more and more Uyghur soldiers, Yang Shihou did not dare to trust him, so he led his army to snatch Tianmu Khan's sweat flag and left.

"The general is really a god!"

"Hmph, the Uighur bandits want to eat Lao Tzu, but they don't want to see if his teeth are hard!"

Chi Haijian was really convinced, not only the fighting power of the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army, but also Yang Shihou's courage.

"The general treats the Uighur army as nothing with 1000 troops, and the same goes for the ancient Huo Qubing!"

Yang Shihou blushed, Huo Qubing was the general he admired, he hurriedly said:
"How dare you compare yourself with Champion Hou, General Chi praised you."

"Ha ha!"

At this time, the scouts from the front came to report: "Commander Yang, there is an army outside Changle City ahead, I don't know if it is a friend or an enemy."

Yang Shihou's expression turned cold, and he said, "How many troops are there, and what is the composition of the troops?"

The scout newspaper: "Five thousand horses, all cavalry, one man with two horses, half of them have armor."

"Explore again!"

"promise!"

There are a lot of 5000 people, and the equipment is also very strong. Just as Yang Shihou was thinking about whether to strike first, Chi Haijian said:

"It should be a member of the Long family of Yanqi in Changle City. The general does not need to be suspicious. When Zhang Gong raised his righteousness, the Long family also sent strong men to help. No rancor."

Yang Shihou's complexion softened, the soldiers were exhausted, it would be better if they could not fight.

"At the end of the day, please go to the Long family to speak first!"

"Can!"

Chi Haijian led five people to go ahead, Yang Shihou ordered the army to rest on the spot, within an hour, the scouts reported again, five thousand cavalry were coming towards us at a very high speed, at this speed, they would arrive within a stick of incense.

"The whole army is ready for war!"

Even with Chi Haijian's guarantee, Yang Shihou didn't dare to be careless. In the matter of the army, there were many people stirring the ladle in the pot with the front foot, and slashing each other with the knife in the back foot.

Those who are stabbed in the back are usually allies.

"Commander Yang, three miles in front of Guapiwa, both slopes can be used to ambush soldiers. If the bandits arrive, the army will just go downhill to cover up and kill them."

Master Yang shook his head and said, "It's too late."

"Okay, leave 500 people to guard the camp, and the rest will line up with me."

"promise!"

"What if there is a change in the return of Uighurs?"

"Kill!" Yang Shihou was very straightforward, if he softened at this time, the consequences would be disastrous.

Yang Shihou's method of guarding the Uighurs was very simple. He just had to arrest the leaders of each tribe and declare that if there were any fugitives, the entire tribe would be beheaded.

The Uighurs have never seen such cruelty. After hundreds of heads were chopped off, these Uighurs were safe.

After a while, smoke and dust billowed ahead.

The silver gun effect Jiejun all looked dignified, and the archers had already set their arrows.

"Commander Yang, General Chi is in front of the army."

"Ok!"

The person who came was indeed Chi Haijian.

The army ahead stopped [-] paces away, and a group of more than a dozen people galloped towards Yang Shihou on horseback.

Chi Haijian smiled all over his face, and brought seven or eight new faces to Master Yang.

"Commander Yang, Commander-in-Chief Jie sent Guazhou Suo envoy to pick us up!"

After hearing Chi Haijian's words, Yang Shihou waved his right hand, and the whole army put down their weapons.

The one who came to greet them was Suo Xun, governor of Guazhou, a member of the Suo family of Shazhou Hao family, and the first family to follow Zhang Yichao to raise righteousness.

Suo Xun is also a member of the army, with extraordinary courage. During the battle of Liangzhou, he once beheaded three generals with one horse, and won the victory of the three armies in a short time.

With Suo Xun's eyesight, it seems that the silver guns in front of him are as immovable as a mountain, and the orders are forbidden. The soldiers have tough eyes and are well-equipped. They are first-class strong troops. There is momentum.

Then I saw the cattle and sheep all over the mountains and plains behind the Silver Gun Xiaojie Army, and there were at least tens of thousands of Uighur tribes.

Suo Xun still didn't believe what Chi Haijian said just now.He said in his heart, "Master Yang is sure enough. With 3000 troops, he leveled the Uighurs in Ganmo and Ganzhou along the way."

But Suo Xun was very puzzled, why did the imperial court send such a strong army to Shazhou? If it had been sent out a few years ago, Liangzhou, Ganzhou and Suzhou would not have lost it!
Seeing this, Suo Xun hurriedly got off his horse and said, "The humble governor of Guazhou, Suo Xun, has seen Commander Yang."

Suo Xun's posture is very low. In terms of official position, he is higher than Yang Shihou, but Yang Shihou was sent by the emperor. Naturally, he saw that the official was promoted by three ranks. With the silver gun and the efficiency of the Jiejun, he pushed all the way. He has an impressive record. Three points of respect, I didn't feel wronged either.

Of course, Master Yang didn't hold back, and quickly got off his horse to return the gift.

"Thank you so much for your welcome!"

Suo Xun said with a smile: "The heart of the commander-in-chief is tied. Now I look at the sons and daughters under the general's command. They are all brave men. I should congratulate the Tang Dynasty."

"Haha, Suo Shijun is over-reputed. Now that Shijun is here, Yang can also go on business. These days, it's really a toss."

Yang Shihou was also free and easy, he bowed his hands to apologize, and no longer cared about Suo Xun, turned around and ordered all the soldiers to disarm and set up camp. There are [-] rebels here, and the army can take a good rest.

Suo Xun turned his head to look at Chi Haijian, and said a little embarrassedly: "Commander Yang is not polite at all."

Chi Haijian shook his head. He followed Yang Shihou all the way. He didn't know when it started, but he already respected him quite a lot.

"Commander Yang is a real man, isn't it normal to be informal?"

Suo Xun looked at Chi Haijian, choked and speechless...

(End of this chapter)