Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 269 Ambush from All Sides
Yang Xingmi was overjoyed when he received the news that the imperial army was attacking Sun Ru, and said to his retainer Yuan Xi: "When the imperial court attacks Huainan, Sun Ru must return to the army to rescue him. We can follow behind, and maybe we can take the opportunity to attack Run and Chang prefectures. "

Yuan Xi was not so optimistic, and said: "Sun Ru, the rogue bandits, occupy Huainan and don't know how to govern. They often plunder with troops and eat the people. If the court is poor, they may return to Huainan. If the court is powerful, they will I will definitely not go back, according to the natural danger of the Yangtze River, to resist the imperial army."

After Yang Xingmi listened, he paced back and forth. Thinking about it this way, Sun Ru really won't go back. If he doesn't go back, he will definitely step up his attack on Xuanzhou. If so, what should we do.

After receiving the imperial edict, Yang Xingmi read it again, he was both angry and happy, the angry thing is, who is Qian Miao, how can the imperial court allow this person to be superior to him.The good news is that the imperial court awarded him the Observation Envoy of Xuanshe. If he has an official status, he can stay in Xuanzhou and Shezhou in a fair manner.

Yuan Xidao: "The imperial court sent ten towns to attack Huainan. I thought Sun Ru would never return to his teacher!"

Sure enough, as Yuan Xi expected, Sun Ru received the reward from Jiang Anqing, the defender of Luzhou. The imperial court sent [-] troops to attack Huainan, and received the reward from Li Naizhong, the lieutenant general of Yangzhou. It is attacking Yangzhou.

Sun Ru didn't take it seriously, and said to the left and right:
"There are thousands of miles of red land in Huainan, and the birds in the sky and the fish in the water can't get enough to eat. How can the hundreds of thousands of imperial court support them? When they run out of food and grass, they will definitely withdraw."

Both left and right think so.

Sun Rudao: "Order Tian Jingwen, general of Shuzhou, Jiang Anqing, general of Luzhou, and Li Naizhong, general of Yangzhou, to send back to their families, and then plow Luzhou, Yangzhou, and Shuzhou again, without leaving a single blade of grass for them."

"promise!"

Sun Ru looked at Xuanzhou City in front of him, and said: "Qian Miao is incompetent, not worth mentioning, but Xuanzhou must be captured. If the imperial army crosses the Yangtze River and Yang Xingmi has not been wiped out, then we will The situation is very dangerous if you are attacked from the front and back!"

"I will attack the city with all my strength!"

For a while, the pressure on Xuanzhou city defense doubled.

As for Qian Miao, the defense envoy of Hangzhou, he only felt that he had worked hard to show his favor to the imperial court in the past few years, and the rewards he had received were very generous. A defense envoy in western Zhejiang started. , You can also be a prince!

So he wanted to send an envoy to contact Yang Xingmi, Xuanshe's defense envoy, and agreed to attack Sun Ru together.

His general Liu Jin persuaded: "When Yang Xingmi just crossed the river, he tried to attack Runzhou and sent people to attack Suzhou, but it was unsuccessful. The general expected that he would refuse to obey us. Now Yang Xingmi and Sun Ru It is better to wait for Sun Ru to retreat after the fierce battle in Xuanzhou!"

Qian Miao thought for a while, but still agreed with Liu Jin's words.

……

Sun Ru gave up Huainan, how could Zhu Zhen let go of this opportunity, and drove straight in without bloodshed, as if entering the land of no one.

Shuzhou was conquered five days later, Luzhou eight days later, Hezhou half a month later, Chuzhou twenty days later, and Li Kexiu also conquered Yangzhou half a month ago.

In just one month, the whole territory of Huainan was recovered.

At this time, the emperor had not yet left.

Bianliang, the backyard of the official residence of Jiedushi.

The nine-curved corridor and the pavilion complement each other. At the turning point, the lotus leaves in a pool of water are already a little yellow, and two servants are digging lotus roots in it.

One shouted: "Your Majesty, the servant has dug it!"

Li Ye looked at half of the lotus root and said, "Reward!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

These people are not serious lotus root pickers, and the lotus roots they pick are not whole, but it doesn't affect the consumption.

"Youtong, today I will ask someone to make you a stir-fried lotus root slice!"

Li Youtong shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I want mutton!"

"Good boy! Mutton is too expensive, I can't afford it, so let's eat something vegetarian!"

"Whee!"

Li Youtong's body became heavier and heavier, and it was only a few days before she gave birth. After all, she was only 17 years old, which made Li Ye a little worried.

These days, His Majesty the Emperor always stays with her when he is free, and takes care of her with his limited knowledge of pregnancy in later generations. One is diet. Li Youtong is a carnivore. His Majesty the Emperor is really afraid of growing a giant fetus weighing eight or nine catties. It would be dangerous to give birth like that. up.

The second is exercise. His Majesty the Emperor walked with Li Youtong when he had nothing to do. This scene made these servants even more afraid to neglect, which made Li Youtong very useful.

"The concubine heard that His Majesty is going to conquer Huainan, so don't delay the state affairs because of the concubine!"

"Did Li Siyuan tell you?"

Li Youtong nodded.

"Huainan is poor and weak. If I really go, I will add tens of thousands of mouths. By then, you may not even be able to eat lotus root!"

"Liar, Your Majesty is rich all over the world, why is he short of food for his concubines?"

Li Ye smiled without saying a word.

The battle in Huainan deviated from what was imagined. It was unexpected that Sun Ru would not fight in Huainan.

However, the need to fight across the river puts new demands on the fragile logistics.

Water transportation is impassable, and there is a lack of ships. Only by land, hundreds of thousands of shi of grain are sent to the opposite bank of the Yangtze River thousands of miles away, and the loss can be seen.

After Zhu Zhen regained Huainan, Ling's Shucong stayed in Yangzhou, Ge Congzhou and Liu Zhijun stayed in Hezhou, Chuzhou left 2000 troops in Niu Cunjie, and the rest of the troops were all evacuated to Luzhou.

To the south of Luzhou is Chaohu Lake. There is a channel in Chaohu Lake that only leads to the Yangtze River. Zhu Zhen sent people to survey the entire line, and it can be reached by large ships to the Yangtze River. Now the grain and grass of Caizhou and Xuanwu towns are being hoarded in Luzhou.

Du Rangneng collected craftsmen from various states and built ships in Luzhou.

The emperor ordered all the boats built by Jiangling Mansion to sail to Chaohu Lake.

What troubled His Majesty the Emperor was that when Anfujiang soldiers entered Lujiang, the towns of Hunan, Jiangxi, and Eyue did not send troops as agreed.

Sun Wei said: "Your Majesty, it is time to order the Anfujiang Zuo Shenwei Army and the Chengrui Guizhou Army to rush to Chizhou, and order the Shannan Dongdao Jiedu envoy Zhao Kuangning to pass through the Han River, transport the grain and grass to Chizhou, and supply the Anfujiang Department. After the state ships are built, the army will cross the river in one fell swoop, and the bandit Sun Ru will surely be wiped out."

"Now Sun Ru is trapped in the three prefectures of Run, Chang, and Xuan by Yang Xingmi, the observer of Xuanshe, and Qian Miao, the observer of Western Zhejiang. If he escapes, he will surely bring disaster to the south of the Yangtze River. We should block their way out so that they cannot move. Best policy!"

Li Ye nodded and said, "Hunan, Jiangxi, and Eyue didn't follow orders to send troops. What do you think of this matter?"

Sun Wei said the most: "The imperial court should put Sun Ru first, and wait for Sun Ru to be punished before making any calculations!"

Du Rangneng said: "You can send food and grass ships without sending troops. Your Majesty can order the servants to deliver orders to order Eyue, Hunan, and Jiangxi towns to provide ships, food and grass. If not, the imperial court will definitely punish them."

Li Ye looked at Shi Pu, and said, "What good strategy does Shi County King have?"

"Mr. Sun and Mr. Du both seek the words of the country, and the ministers agree!"

"Okay, let's do what Sun Gong and Du Gong said! Order Hunan, Jiangxi, Eyue, etc. to supervise ships, grain and grass, and order Anfujiang to march into Chizhou to prevent the retreat of the bandits Sun Ru."

(End of this chapter)