Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 325

It was September that year, autumn and winter were approaching, and the weather was getting cooler. The supply of supplies for the nearly 30-strong army was a big deal.

Zai Fu Du Rang is already very familiar with logistics support.

Hundreds of thousands of oxcarts and horse-drawn carriages were mobilized in Weibo, working day and night, to deliver the materials gathered in Bianliang to the front line. Among them, 30 sets of cotton-padded clothes and millions of shi of food were the top priority.

His Majesty the Emperor stayed in Anfujiang's Zuo Shenwei Army and was stationed in Jizhou.

Wuji, the army crossed the Zhang River.

Li Cunxiao's cavalry carried no self-respect and only brought seven days' worth of dry food. One man and two horses arrived in Shenzhou soon.

"General, look!"

Thick smoke rolled up from the village in front, blowing towards the army, and the air was filled with a pungent burnt smell.

The smell is all too familiar.

"The thieves must be looting the village, chase them quickly!"

"promise!"

Soon, the army caught up with more than a hundred foot soldiers, who were driving cattle and sheep carts filled with property and many women.

"kill!"

Li Cunxiao couldn't help but charge and killed all these more than a hundred people.

He also sent scouts to roam around, dividing the army into seven or eight small groups. When they caught these lone infantry, they gathered them fiercely.

In one day, he engaged in dozens of battles and killed thousands of enemies.

Only then did Li Kuangwei feel that something was not good. All the armies reported that their soldiers had not returned. This had happened in the past, and there were mobs that killed soldiers, but like this, it was very rare that even one of the soldiers who reported the news did not return.

But it would be impossible without plundering. Li Kuangwei came all the way from Cangzhou to boost morale through plundering and massacres. More importantly, the army's food had been eaten up long ago, so what would the army eat without plundering?

You want to know how much food is needed for an army of [-] people to eat horse chews?
"We have to rush to Zhenzhou to join forces with Wang Rong!"

Li Kuangwei smelled danger.He sent many scouts to Weibo and Jizhou to inquire about the whereabouts of the emperor's army, but as long as they crossed the Zhang River, none came back.

It's even more terrifying now. Those who inquire around the area rarely come back.

However, I came back today to count the cavalry and found out that a cavalry force from the imperial court had arrived in Shenzhou. There were not many of them, so I hurriedly notified the generals under my command to organize the army.

For Li Cunxiao, the camp of Li Kuangwei's army was naturally easy to explore. There were 6 to [-] people camped for several miles along the Dashan River. Not to mention that there were no defensive horse antlers, and there were not even a few fences and archery towers.

Lee Converse was really just passing through the border to grab a handful!

"My fellow soldiers, the time has come for a man to make great contributions!"

"General, the enemy has [-] soldiers, which is twenty times as many as mine. Even the cavalry is less than [-] or [-]. How can we defeat them?"

Li Cunxiao smiled and said: "The thieves have even lost their old nest, how can they have the will to fight? Now that they are here, they are really vulnerable. Those who are willing to follow me will be rich and glorious, and those who don't want to follow me will not be forced." , just wait here!"

Lieutenant General Qin Sui said: "General, Your Majesty only asked us to contain Li Kuangwei. It's not too late to wait for the army to arrive!"

Before he finished speaking, Li Cunxiao yelled, "Kill!"

More than a hundred personal guards followed closely. Qin Sui took a long breath, shook his head slightly, and followed with his horse...

...Li Kuangwei reported that there were thousands of cavalry a few miles away, approaching him on horseback. He quickly mounted his horse to fight. After a while, he saw smoke and dust billowing in front of him.

The Youzhou Army could only form a few crooked infantry formations. Many cavalrymen had just mounted their horses and before they could form their formations, they saw a fierce general from the coming side rushing into the infantry camp.

Ordinary people only have two horses per person, but Li Cunxiao has five horses per person. He holds a heavy spear and is heavily armored. He jumps back and forth on the horses and rushes to crowded places. With one shot, the people and horses They were all broken, and the two generals Li Hong and You Fushan of Youzhou Yamen came out together. They were divided into pieces by Li Cunxiao, and their hearts, liver, spleen, lungs and intestines were scattered all over the place.

They only killed the Youzhou army to pieces, and no one dared to step forward to fight.

What's the use of too many soldiers, the cavalry scattered, and the infantry was even worse. There were countless people trampling on the left and right, and many people wanted to throw themselves into the water.

In half a stick of incense, Li Cunxiao smashed through the hundreds of steps of military formation that had been put together temporarily.

Li Kuangwei's eyes were about to burst, and he hurriedly called for the yamen around him to form a formation. He also gathered the cavalry behind the formation and waited for an opportunity to attack.

The yamen around him are all strong soldiers who have experienced many battles. Knowing that at this time, only a tight infantry formation can withstand the opponent's attack. Only when the Chinese army is stable can the morale of the army be stabilized. These more than [-] yamen infantry formations.

kill!

Li Cunxiao was not that stupid. He used his cavalry to attack the tightly defended infantry formation. He dispersed the cavalry and attacked the scattered infantry and cavalry. He charged through several miles of camps and ignored Li Kuangwei's central army.

"Who wants to lead the attack?"

All the generals lowered their heads, and no one answered.

Li Kuangwei looked at the battlefield situation and found that the Chinese army now only had more than 3000 infantry, plus eight or nine thousand cavalry. The rest of the horse and infantry were in disintegration. The rebel army only had [-] or [-] men and horses, so they were beaten until they could not lift them. Cast in.

"The imperial court has such a fierce general!"

Li Kuangwei suddenly felt a sense of ending. He shook his head. He had experienced many hard battles and fierce battles in his life. He even fought against the Hedong Cavalry. The Youzhou Army dominated the world. How could they be intimidated by these two or three thousand men? up.

The infantry formation of the Youzhou Yamen army moved in the direction of Li Cunxiao, collecting the defeated troops along the way. Li Kuangwei personally led the cavalry on the left and right.

The Youzhou army was approaching with great force, and Li Cunxiao did not dare to be careless. He originally wanted to expel the infantry and disperse the central army, but the effect was not obvious.

He ordered all the soldiers to change their horses and fight again, staring at Li Kuangwei's handsome flag and charging forward.

Li Kuangwei also did his part and hurriedly led the cavalry to counter. Both armies lined up in a goose-shaped attacking formation, but one side had more troops and the other had fewer.

boom!
The dull sound of blunt blows as men and horses collided, followed by swords piercing flesh, and screams of death and screams from both sides.

Youzhou's cavalry outnumbered Li Cunxiao's army by three or four times. These soldiers and horses had fought with the Khitan and Uighurs in the border towns. Although Li Cunxiao was brave, one man could not defeat ten thousand people, and soon he suffered more and more casualties.

But Li Cunxiao became more brave and killed more than a dozen people with his own hands. Then he accelerated his horse and ran towards the Youzhou military flag.

"Fire arrows!"

Li Kuangwei stared at Li Cunxiao and fired fiercely, but the arrow landed on Li Cunxiao and had no effect at all. The heavy armor was almost immune to arrows, but most of the horses Li Cun rode were hit by arrows and were rendered useless. .

Li Cunxiao dismounted from his horse, holding a long spear in his hand, and dozens of Youzhou soldiers on horseback immediately surrounded him. He did not panic at all, and swept across with his spear. A dozen horse legs in front of him were cut off immediately, and the cavalry on top fell down immediately. Li Cunxiao grabbed him down again, causing seven or eight heads to roll to the ground.

"General!"

The personal guards around Li Cunxiao rushed up, and there were more Youzhou soldiers. They gradually surrounded Li Cunxiao and more than a hundred personal guards, and separated them from other cavalry.

At this time, the Yamen infantry of the Youzhou Army slowly moved towards Li Cunxiao.

(End of this chapter)