Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 321
The left and right long sword troops under Zhu Zhen were originally the elite of the Xuanwu Army, the left and right dragon cavalry troops, and the left and right armed cavalry troops were the eighth cavalry army of the Forbidden Army. Together with Fu Cunshen's [-] brave warriors, the whole army had more than [-] people. It can be said that the army is strong and the horse is strong.

Although the military strength cannot keep up with the combined strength of the Youzhou Army and Yichang Army, the quality is far superior. These are old and powerful armies!

Zhu Zhen heard that the Yichang army was rebelling, and after judging the situation, she and Jingxiang decided on a strategy. Ding Hui, a veteran general of the Right Changjian Army, was stationed in Dizhou to guard the grain road.

A 5000-man Zuo Yongwu army led by Fu Cunshen, plus all the auxiliary troops and civilians, as well as Wang Shifan's [-] Pinglu troops, stormed Cangzhou City. The remaining armies formed formations at Axu Ridge on the south bank of the Ji River to meet the enemy.

According to Zhu Zhen's assumption, Cangzhou is Lu Yanwei's hometown and he will definitely not ignore it.

But in fact, after waiting for three days, except for defeating the opponent's two vanguards, the coalition forces on the other side of the Ji River still did not cross the river.

But he received a messenger from Lu Yanwei.

"My commander-in-chief surrendered to the bandits clearly, but it was actually a false surrender. The general only needed to send a large army to attack. After our Yichang army attacked the bandits, and the two armies attacked, the bandits will be defeated, and Li Kuangwei will be captured without any help!"

Although Zhu Zhen thought it was an opportunity, he had been in the army for many years and had suffered a lot of losses and beatings, so naturally he would not believe it easily.

But on the fourth day, when reports of internal strife among the bandits were reported, they made a decision and hurriedly built a pontoon bridge to allow the entire army to cross the river, but it was still too late.

The Youzhou Army had already fled, leaving behind the dilapidated Yichang Army.

"Report to General Manager Zhu to report that Li Kuangwei lured Lu Yanwei and others into the military camp, and secretly attacked and killed them with swordsmen and axes. He also sent troops to sneak attack the Yichang Army camp. The Yichang Army was unprepared and was immediately defeated. The remaining troops fled in all directions... …”

Zhu Zhen shook her head and secretly sighed that Lu Yanwei was also a waste. The matter must have been exposed and Li Kuangwei was provoked to fight back, but that was fine.

"Where are Yi Yanjian, the commander of the left armed cavalry, and Qi Ming, the commander of the right armed cavalry?"

"The end is here!"

"Please two generals gather the Yichang army and surrender. Anyone who dares to disobey orders will be shot without mercy!"

"promise!"

Fu Cunshen clasped his fists and said, "General manager, why don't you pursue me?"

Zhu Zhen said: "Li Kuangchou now occupies Youzhou, Li Kuangwei is now like a bereaved dog, the world is so big, where can he go?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the guards under his command reported the arrival of the court messenger, and Zhu Zhen hurriedly invited the messenger to see him.

"Master Chief!"

Come and deliver the letter.

Zhu Zhen took out the letter and read it, a smile gradually appeared on her face. He passed the letter to the generals and said with a smile: "The imperial court has defeated Wei Bo, and your majesty's rash army is coming to Beizhou!"

"God bless Datang!"

Half a month ago, Wei Bo, Yichang, and Lu Long all rebelled, and Hebei suddenly turned into chaos. Unexpectedly, Wei Bo was pacified so quickly, and Yichang's army only had Cangzhou, so it was only a matter of time before it was pacified.

As for Lu Longjun in Youzhou, who would have expected that Li Kuangchou, Li Kuangwei's younger brother, would fight anyway. Now Li Kuangwei can be described as a lonely family, and his defeat is imminent!
"Bring me some pen and ink!" "No!"

Zhu Zhen took up a pen and wrote on the paper: "My minister, Zhu Zhen, respects the saint and bows down... Li Kuangwei was defeated and fled. I think that there may be three places for the bandits to go.

I voted for Chengde. I heard that in the third year of Wende, the Hedong Army attacked Chengde. Li Kuangwei went to rescue him, but Wang Rong might not accept it.

The second is to return to attack Youzhou, but Li Kuangwei's military and family members are all in Youzhou. As long as Li Kuangchou controls these family members, Li Kuangwei's soldiers will not dare to attack the city with all their strength, and I predict that they will not take this road.

The third is to seek refuge with Helian Duo. As for fleeing to the desert, I think it is the next best thing for Li Kuangwei. The officers and men of the Youzhou Army will definitely be unwilling to leave their hometown.

Your Majesty, if Li Kuangwei surrenders and becomes virtuous, I believe that the imperial court can take advantage of the opportunity to attack. I am willing to be the vanguard. If I attack Youzhou, I will die. When the two tigers fight, both sides will lose. Youzhou can be pacified. If I surrender, Yunzhou, then order Hedong to attack them. If they surrender to the Khitan tribes in the desert, a piece of imperial edict can order Hu chieftains to take their heads..."

Zhu Zhen finished writing the letter and handed it to the messenger.

It was not because he was unable to pursue Lee Converse and let him go.

If it were other Forbidden Army generals like An Fujiang, there might be political considerations.

But Zhu Zhen didn't. He saw clearly that His Majesty the Emperor was a bit similar to Zhu Wen, that is, his crazy desire for territory.

In Zhu Zhen's view, if the whole country is united, the towns in Hebei and Shandong will definitely be eliminated.

Now is an opportunity to release the mouse Li Kuangwei. As long as the imperial army follows the mouse, the sky in Hebei can be pierced.

More than a thousand years later, Principal Chiang used this method to chase the Red Army everywhere, taking the opportunity to spread his influence throughout the southwest.

"Wonderful!"

His Majesty the Emperor was overjoyed when he received Zhu Zhen's letter and directly led his army into Jizhou in Chengde Town...

At this time, Li Kuangwei was in a bit of a miserable situation. His soldiers were constantly fleeing, and now there were less than 3 soldiers. The morale of the entire army was low.

Li Kuangwei could only use the most primitive method to improve morale.

Along the way from Cangzhou to Jingzhou, then to Yingzhou, and then into Shenzhou in Chengde, Li Kuangwei ordered that the entire army looted along the way, killing, setting fires, raping and looting were commonplace, and young men were recruited into the army. , the older ones are regarded as civilian husbands.

Along the way, thousands of people were killed and tens of thousands of women were robbed. These women were given to the soldiers as prizes by Li Kuangwei.

For a time, the morale of the Youzhou Army was greatly boosted.

"This is the life a man should live!"

There is no royal law, no morality, only blood and killing.

　I have two yangs, my reaction is a bit big, my head is dizzy, my whole body is weak, I am really sleepy, there is only one update today, I can’t hold on anymore.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)