Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 218 Zhu Wen's Strategy to Break the Situation
The light rain, like beads, sprinkled on the ground, and the blue seedlings bathed in it.

"Good rain, in another two months, I won't have to go hungry!"

Zhu Wen let out a long sigh, but no one answered, and the atmosphere in the hall was somewhat oppressive.

Everyone never expected that the current situation would become so cramped all of a sudden, His Majesty the Emperor really turned against Xuanwu, very simply, even the envoys they sent hadn't set off yet.

Old Zhu felt sorry for the imperial court and His Majesty the Emperor. There are more domineering feudal towns in the world, so why the imperial court chose to target Xuanwu.

Li Keyong from Hedong has robbed Chang'an twice, but His Majesty the Emperor has treated him like his first love. Could it be that Li Keyong's daughter is as beautiful as a flower, and Zhu Wen has no shortage of daughters.

Now, he has become a villain for the third time.

"The news of Bianhe River was not clear. The imperial court sent troops to burn down the pontoon bridge, and sent thousands of cavalry to patrol up and down the Bianhe River. Neither men nor horses could do it!"

Zhu Wen frowned. The latest news from Bozhou was that Li Si'an died in battle, and the one who faced Ge Congzhou was Zhu Zhen, whom Zhu Wen was quite afraid of.

"The Zuo Shence Army of the imperial court was stationed in Zhoucun, Chenzhou, and confronted Zhang Guiba's army. The emperor personally led an army of [-] horse infantry to besiege Zhang Cunjing."

Zhu Wen nodded and said, "I'm not worried about Zhang Cunjing. The emperor has announced to the world to discuss Xuanwu. I'm afraid that the Hedong Army will come here soon!"

Zhang Cunjing, like Zhu Zhen, was a veteran who followed Zhu Wen. He was upright, courageous, and armed.

"My general ordered Zhang Guiba to enter Wanqiu City in Chenzhou to take Zhang Cunjing back to Chenzhou. He sent Ge Congzhou to station in Bozhou and guard the city. If Zhu Zhen retreats, he must be pursued. Be sure to entangle him and not let him go. He's back in the army."

Zhu Wen said to Li Zhen: "The key to breaking the situation is Luoyang. The court soldiers, horses, money and food are all transferred from Luoyang. I will lead the army to attack, and Bianliang depends on you."

Li Zhendao: "Marshal Jie, the army is dispatched, and Bianzhou is empty. If all the troops in Shandong are fighting each other, what can we do?"

Zhu Wen said with a smile: "I have ordered Wang Zhongshi to lead the Right Changjian Army to plunder the population of Puzhou, money and food, and stationed in Caozhou.

Xu Huaiyu led the Zuo Changjian Army and Songzhou to garrison, relying on the strong city to resist Shandong.

Zhu Youyu led the Zuo Changzhi army to defend Bianliang, which could keep them safe for at least three months. "

Li Zhen clasped his fists and said: "Jie Shuai's fortune is calculated. Once Luoyang is broken, the tens of thousands of imperial courts will be exhausted of food and grass. They will not be able to last long. Before the Hedong army goes south, they can force the imperial court to sue for peace. At that time, Xuanwu will be safe, but... ..."

Zhu Wen looked at Li Zhen, how could he not know what he wanted to say, this strategy was quite risky, the key was the [-] horse infantry led by His Majesty the Emperor himself.

All the armies are facing each other, only His Majesty's [-] horse infantry is a new force that can roam around. If the emperor doesn't personally lead a [-] army to Bianliang and steal his old nest, the world is so big, where can he go?

You must know that the families of the generals and schools of each army are all in Bianliang. If Bianliang is broken, his soldiers will have no fighting spirit, and the soldiers will flee and cannot be controlled!

Zhu Wendao: "Luoyang has 5000 soldiers from Shanguo Fan, 1 from Li Kexiu's Hedong Army, 4 from You Shenwei Army, and [-] from Jinshang Fan Army, a total of [-] people.

Among them, 3 Shaanxi troops were stationed at Sishuiguan, and Luoyang had only [-] troops! "

Li Zhendao: "Jie Shuai is going here, the chances of winning are great, I'm afraid the commander is not just for the imperial court's food and grass!"

Zhu Wen said with a smile: "There are tens of thousands of sets of weapons and armor for the Caizhou Army in Luoyang City!"

"There are also tens of thousands of caizhou soldiers who surrendered, and the entire caizhou army surrendered to the imperial court, but the imperial court was so ungrateful that they stabbed the faces of all these people as slaves.

If the commander-in-chief leads the army to walk around Caizhou, Luoyang, and declares righteousness, there will be a large number of responders. These are good soldiers, and the commander-in-chief can easily raise [-] troops. "

This is Zhu Wen's idea. The 10,000+ Caizhou army is a big force. The two came out of Huangchao. Zhu Wen believes that if he recruits, it will be no problem.

This time Zhu Wen sent troops to Luoyang, and the main force was exhausted.

"Let Wang Qianyu lead an army of [-] horses as the left vanguard to attack Mi County, and make Kang Huaiying the officer of the right vanguard to lead an army of [-] horses to attack Daji.

Order Kou Yanqing to lead the [-] right long straight army, and Pang Shigu to lead the [-] left long straight army to form the central army.

Let Liu Tun be the commander of the marching army, and Guo Yan will lead the five thousand mountains to be the rear army.

Ling's Shucong led [-] Youxuanwu Yamen, and he was the Youjun.

Let Niu Cunjie lead [-] Zuo Xuanwu Yamen as the rear army.

Xie Yanzhang was ordered to lead 3000 men and horses to escort the baggage.Liu Han was the official of the degree, and Li Zhen was the governor of the Xuanfu, staying in Bianliang.The commander-in-chief will lead the army and set off today. "

"promise!"

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Bozhou, Luyi.

Li Cunxiao attacked the camp at the third watch, but Zhang Cunjing set up an ambush in the camp. As soon as Li Cunxiao led his troops into the camp, the flames shot up into the sky. More than a hundred people retreated in embarrassment.

The striker got off to a bad start and morale was damaged.

"Zhang Cunjing set up his camp on the edge of the Ci River, and set up many ditches, leading the river to surround him. He also set up dozens of villages, each relying on each other, each with a supplementary photo. The eight-ox crossbow was erected at the key point, which was extremely difficult to attack."

Li Ye frowned slightly, and gradually felt that Zhang Cunjing was difficult to deal with. He thought that the cavalry had a great advantage over the infantry, but he didn't expect Zhang Cunjing to become a stronghold overnight, like a hedgehog.

"I just don't know how much food and grass Zhang Cunjing brought?"

Once the food is exhausted, the army will have a chance.

Li Ye shook his head, time can't wait, Zhang Cunjing can't think of what he can think of here, before the food is exhausted, Zhu Wen must have a backup, and Xuanwu still has at least [-] troops.

We can only concentrate our superior forces and destroy Zhang Cunjing first, then we can deal with it calmly later.

Fu Cunshen asked for the battle: "Your Majesty, the last general is willing to lead the army to pull out the stronghold!"

Li Ye looked at Fu Cunjian and said, "I'm sure!"

Fu Cun said: "Your Majesty, what Zhang Cunjing relies on is the advantage of military weapons and the danger of the military stronghold in the gully. The loyal military army defends on three sides, but not the river. Please send troops to feign in the front, and eventually lead the elite soldiers to surround them." Crossing the Ci River and entering the stronghold from the opposite bank, it can be broken."

"Okay! I ordered you to lead our troops around the river and attack from the other side!"

"promise!"

The cavalry pulled out the stronghold, which would only increase the loss, so the infantry could only be used.

Li Ye looked at Zhang Shixin, the commander of the Youyu Forest Army.

"Your Majesty, the last general will pull out the stronghold head-on!"

Li Ye nodded. At this time, Zhang Shixin can take the initiative to withdraw the stronghold, and the army's morale will be available.

"Okay! Pass the order down, this time the stronghold will be pulled out, the reward will be doubled, and the one who captures Zhang Cunjing will be named a Marquis!"

"Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng!"

The next day, when the marching drums sounded, Zhang Shixin still had an idea. The general's more than [-] carts were all pushed to the battlefield. Move forward slowly.

Li Ye personally led the cavalry in the rear.

(End of this chapter)