Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 193 The Blackened Zhu Wen

Zhu Zhen is no stranger to Qin Xian. Five years ago, Qin Zongquan proclaimed himself emperor in Caizhou, and sent troops to send troops to the Central Plains, causing chaos in the Central Plains. At that time, Zhu Wen had just taken office as the envoy of Xuanwu Jiedu, and had less than [-] soldiers.

At that time, it was Qin Xian who led the army to attack Bianliang. Facing Qin Xian's soldiers, Zhu Wen, the number one hero of the Five Dynasties, was also persuaded at that time, and wrote to Qin Xian himself, asking for peace.

At that time, Qin Xian also agreed, and sent his deputy Lang Benran to Bianliang to discuss with Zhu Wen. You must know that peace has a price. Qin Xian opened his mouth and directly talked with Zhu Wen. together.

What kind of concept is this? There are only four states under Zhu Wen’s Xuanwu Jiedushi, Bianzhou, Songzhou, Bozhou, and Yingzhou. If Bianshui is used as the boundary, then the two states of Bozhou and Yingzhou are all owned by Qin Zongquan. Not only that, a large part of Songzhou will also be ceded to Qin Zongquan.

And Zhu Wen's originally small territory, after the cession, only a small part of Bianzhou and Songzhou remained.

But Xuanwu was really bad at that time. After weighing it over and over again, Zhu Wen agreed to Qin Xian and ceded Bozhou, Yingzhou and most of Songzhou.

But what Qin Xian did next directly blackened Zhu Wen. After Qin Xian negotiated the conditions with Zhu Wen, he crossed the Bian River directly, and led 3 people under Zhu Wen's nose, and robbed Bianzhou empty.

Zhu Wen was furious. I begged you for peace, but I was not really afraid of you. He immediately summoned the whole army and issued three oaths of hatred. With the evidence of heaven and earth, he was at odds with Qin Zong in power. Originally cut into pieces by thousands of knives, the head was sacrificed to the flag.

The whole army was angry and morale was high.

One could say that Qin Zongquan's soldiers were not weak, but his generals were not good enough. The only one who took action, Sun Ru, betrayed Qin Zongquan, and led his troops to Huainan to mess with himself.

And this brother Qin Xian is not very capable, so you should keep a low profile. Taking Zhu Wen's Bozhou and Yingzhou is also considered a great achievement, and you have to die.

Zhu Wen sent Zhu Zhen, Li Tangbin, Li Si'an and others to lead [-] elite soldiers, chasing Qin Xian's [-] troops all the way and beating them fiercely. They beat Qin Xian out of temper and fled to Caizhou in embarrassment. Even Bozhou and Yingzhou, which were originally obtained, were lost.

At that time, the chief general who led the troops was Zhu Zhen.

"Your Majesty, Qin Xian is nothing to worry about, and Qin Zongxin is even more incompetent. The year before last, Qin Zongquan sent Qin Zongxin to lead troops to attack Sun Ru. When the army marched to Guangzhou, there was almost a mutiny. Heart……"

Feeling relieved, Li Ye still said to Zhu Zhen: "Don't be careless! In this situation, what plan does Commander Zhu have?"

Zhu Zhen said: "Your Majesty, the last general thinks that he will drive the crowd to dig trenches and surround the bandits, and wait for them to be short of food and water. After a long time, they will be destroyed without attack."

Li Ye nodded and said: "Qin Zongxin is trapped here, if Qin Zongquan comes to save him, what should he do?"

Zhu Zhen clasped her fists and said, "It's just right to kill the thief in one fell swoop!"

His Majesty the Emperor did not speak. This battle is a national war, and there should be no carelessness. Qin Zongquan still has at least [-] or [-] soldiers under his command.

But there is also an advantage. If the thieves come out in full force, it will definitely be much better than going to Caizhou to fight.

Li Ye said to Jingxiang: "I want to transfer the Left and Right Yulin Army from Chang'an to Luoyang, and then assign Yang Shouzong, the Jinshang defense envoy, to be the judge in the south, and send the taxes and taxes of the Jinshang and Jinshang states to Luoyang. What does Aiqing think?" ?”

His Majesty the Emperor is about to increase his troops, but the strength of the troops is stretched short. After the increase, food and grass will also be a problem.

An Fujiang's Zuo Shenwei Army, 3000 people, was stationed in Guizhou.

Gao Wenmin's You Shenwei Army, 1000 people, accompanied Luoyang.

The left and right Habayashi armies, with a total of 2 troops, were stationed in the capital.

There are 1000 left Shenwu troops stationed at Tongguan, and 1000 right Shenwu troops stationed at Qingshuiguan to guard against Tubo.

1000 people from the Left Shence Army accompanied Luoyang, and 1000 people from the Right Shence Army stationed in Hezhong Mansion to guard against Li Hanzhi in Zezhou and Hedong.

The Zuolongwu army was stationed at Tianshuiguan in Weizhou to guard against Tubo, and the Youlongwu army was stationed in Luzhou.

The above is the first infantry tenth army, with a total of more than 12 people.

Zhu Zhen Zuohuwei Army, which was established later, had 2 people and drove to Luoyang. Du Chongwei's more than [-] Youhuwei Army was stationed in Yinsui to guard against Dangxiang and Hedong.

And the left and right Zhenwu Army, 5000 people, was recently established in Shu, and was sent by His Majesty the Emperor to Liangzhou to train troops.

The Fourteenth Infantry Army under His Majesty's command has a total strength of 17 troops, but except for the Left and Right Habayashi Army stationed in the capital, none of the other troops can be transferred.

As for the cavalry, the main force is the Eighth Cavalry Army, plus Yang Shihou's Silver Spear Army.

The left and right dragoon guards of the Eighth Cavalry Army are now in Liangzhou, and Yang Shihou's three thousand silver army is in Guazhou, neither of them can quench their thirst.

After the expansion of the sixth cavalry army, there are a total of 9000 people, plus Wang Rulin's [-] miscellaneous troops.

Li Ye was not ignorant, but after a calculation, he discovered that there were as many as 18 infantry and cavalry troops of the imperial army with bugles in their hands. If the Hanzhong Army, Dongchuan Army, Xichuan Army, and Hezhongfu Army were added, the total strength would reach 23. More than ten thousand.

But although there are more soldiers, the territory has also been doubled several times, and a lot of troops are needed to garrison the various passes, and less than half of them can be dispatched.

Jing Xiang said: "Your Majesty, it is not unimportant for the left and right Yulin army to guard the capital. I think it is good for the left Yulin army led by Zhang Commander to be transferred to Luoyang, and the right Yulin army to stay in Chang'an."

Li Ye thought for a while and said, "Let's transfer the You Yulin Army, and leave Zhang Yi's Zuo Yulin Army to garrison Chang'an."

The armies also have to practice, and take turns to train on the battlefield.

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The loess slope in the western suburbs of Luoyang.

The emperor ordered all the troops to move together and dig trenches around Cai's army. There were more than 1 fine horsemen watching. Qin Zongxin didn't dare to move lightly. He sent several soldiers to destroy them. No more movement.

Three days later, a trench about two feet deep and two feet wide was dug around the bandit army.

In the dragon tent of the army, Li Ye received Yang Shouzong's memorial. Yang Shouzong personally led 5000 troops to escort [-] stones of grain and grass, [-] guan coins, and [-] bolts of silk. The army will arrive in Luoyang in two days.

Although there is not much money and food, it also relieves the pressure on money and food.

As for Qin Zongquan, what surprised His Majesty the emperor was that Qin Zongquan's army did not move, but after hearing the news, he went to the emperor's title.

"I expect Qin Zongquan to send envoys to negotiate."

Going to the emperor's title is the first step, and bargaining with the emperor is the second step. Jingxiang guessed that Qin Zongquan should be begging to be awarded the Kuang Guojun Jiedushi.

Li Ye nodded.

"I will not make peace with Qin Zongquan. If this person is immortal, there is no way to calm the anger of the people of the world."

His Majesty's attitude was very clear. Not negotiating peace does not mean doing nothing. Yushan's personal guards have inquired about Shen Cong and are looking for a way to make contact.

　Regarding Jiageng, to be honest, the author is a part-time job, and it is very comfortable to update twice a day. It has little impact on work and life. , Can you stimulate me with monthly tickets? I only get about [-] monthly tickets a day now. If I can get [-] monthly tickets a day, I will add one more, up to three times a day, otherwise my liver will not be able to bear it...

　　
　
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