Chapter 413: The Land After the War
"Straight sissy thief. Crossed the Yellow River. but it is a place of birds. We Hebei West Road has been dilapidated recently. It's good that people look at each other. It's autumn. The fields are also yellow. Which is like here. A radius of 100 miles. Villages are dilapidated. All the land was deserted. There are only a few fortress dock walls fucking poked there. A figure passed on the road. and the mother's gong was struck. The strong man went up to the wall to guard against thieves...... This kind of broken place. Why do we have to fight so hard to come back? Poor Luzhou there. We have lost thousands of brothers." Liang Jun, a rough young man, struggled to climb the mountain road. While scolding. He was wearing a cloth jacket. He didn't wear a hat on his head. It's just that a thorn hairpin is inserted in the top bun. He also carried a dung basket on his back. It looks like a peasant dress.
Except for him. They were a group of six people. There was a man in front of him. The last four. The big guys are all dressed up in the same shape. They are all sweating and climbing up the mountain road.
Hear him scolding the street here. The next few people couldn't help but echo: "It's not that King Liang wants this place."
"The old Xuanwu army fights. I don't think that's it. Luzhou was defeated. Flee to Cangzhou. It's fast legs and feet. What a bird beam king that. A guy without a bird. Listen to the rumors of the brethren. Don't talk about Zhenzhou. Cangzhou is afraid that he will not be able to keep it."
"If it's really the main force of the Liang army. That's it. This gang of scrambles. The most is a huddle. There is also a look for each other. We, the soldiers who were temporarily recruited. Money, grain, cloth, silk. Only take half of them. This is far from the work of a sentry. But it fell unbreakably on the heads of us half-hung sergeants. Sentinel. Sentry sniffs. Even if everything is clear. The Jin King of the Tang Dynasty, Li Cunmiao, was there. What a bird beam king that. Dare Nan next."
He heard the brothers behind him echo his words. The rough young man was even more proud. Silent in front of him. Just the back that struggled upwards shouted: "Big brother. You don't think that's the case. Depend on me. Don't want this place. This sentry scout. Let's cross the Yellow River with our lives. That's it. What mountains to climb. What a detour. After crossing the river, you will be worthy of King Liang at a glance. Let's find a place to stay for a while, let's go back to the camp, what's going on here, it's not because we say with one mouth, if Liang Jun doesn't believe it, we'll see for myself."
This time. The back in front of me only turned around. It's just a man in his forties. Rough hands and feet. Ordinary appearance. He wasn't very tall. The rustic spirit of the body has not been taken off. The only thing that is different from ordinary people. Maybe it's the dark and deep eyes that flickered with jīng Ming's gaze. Let people take a look. I feel very calm.
He was also sweating profusely. Turning around, he smiled faintly: "You brute. What maggots to chew on. In recent years, there has been a lot of turmoil in the country. Let's live in Hebei Zhulu. Our brothers were in the northern part of Zhenzhou. This tragedy is not seen again. If you don't beat the Tang army back. When the time comes, they will fight to our hometown of Cangzhou. Then it will be too late. Alas. Born in troubled times. Whoever you follow, sell your strength."
This middle-aged man is in the middle of this small group. Looks very prestigious. He said a word. Shut up, everybody. Just gritted your teeth and continued on your way. Not more than a moment. A few people climbed to the top of the mountain. The morning breeze is blowing. Everybody feels open-minded. The rough young man groaned. Find a big rock and sit down to wipe your sweat. The young man in the lead put down the dung basket on his back that had been used to disguise himself. Walk to the place with the widest view. Look closely.
At the bottom of the mountain is an open plain. A bright white river facing south. The uproar flows eastward. Desperate for the eye. I can still see both sides of the riverbank. Clusters of small black dots spread across the ground. It stretches for dozens of miles. Several people's eyes couldn't bear to linger there. After a moment's notice, he turned his head north.
There is the Yellow River............ Over there. But a big battle broke out half a month ago. The 70,000 Liang army, known as Jīng Rui. plus the 40,000 tiger army that Zhu Wen relied on the most, which was drawn from Cangzhou. There are also more than 20,000 temporary sergeants recruited locally. Defeated in an unprecedentedly fierce battle. How many athletes. In this way, it became the white bone on the bank of the Yellow River. Li Cunxiao of Weizhou once defeated the Yan army. Zhu Wen fled all the way from Luzhou. He even wanted to use Weizhou to stabilize the defeat. Li Cunxiao saw that there was not much surplus food in the city. So he resolutely abandoned the city and left.
Zhu Wen won Weizhou not long after. Li Cunxiao escaped and joined Li Cunxiao, who was in pursuit. Zhou Dewei Army. I learned that there was not much grain in Weizhou City. Three people in total. Decisively besieged the city of Weizhou. But surround but not fight. Prepare to drag Liang Jun to death.
Only then did Zhu Wen know that this Weizhou city was no longer enough to hold on. He was ready to fight to the death with the Tang Jin army.
The Zhu-Wen army relied on the Yellow River. Backed by Weizhou. Occupy people and places. Unexpectedly, this battle. Another big defeat. Li Cunqiao inherited his father's war genes. Both sides killed in the dark. In the end, the Liang army lost Weizhou. had to retreat to Zhenzhou. Cangzhou.
This battle. The Tang Jin army was almost defeated. Li Cunqiao took the lead. Rushed to the front line many times . A few in and a few out. The generals under his command had to move forward bravely. Won though. It's just a pyrrhic victory.
Look west from here. There is only a desolate and ruined land. It turned out to be a dense village and town. It's long since withered. No cooking smoke. Only the dock forts stood alone on the earth. Vast expanses of fertile land. There are few traces of tillage. The end times are in turmoil. Folk vitality. Withering is so. A few people around him didn't speak. Such a clear view of the panorama of the Yellow River fiasco. Everyone's face is not good-looking.
The middle-aged man in the lead looked south. muttered, "It should be Weizhou not far away. A little south-facing. Crossing the Yellow River. That's Bianzhou. Military order given by General Kang. It is to find out the movements of the Tang Army. There were just five of us. Fierce and auspicious. That's it. Let's find a place to hide a little more and go back. I want us to take a big risk to find out the enemy's situation. But they don't give any benefit......"
Cangzhou. Juwen frowned and pondered there. King. The Tang Army has become a general trend. What's next for us?"
"Wherever the king spoke. Let's just follow. It's not dead or alive. But it is to destroy the morale of the army. The boys will not be able to move when the time comes. The last general will not dare to take on this responsibility."
"The King. It's a fight or a go. We are all cronies of the king's descendants. Nature follows to the end. But beg the king to make it clear."
Zhu Wen turned around. God sè slightly confused. Surprised: "Let's go. Where to go. Where else can you go?"
Everyone looked at Zhu Wen and couldn't say a word. Could it be that Zhu Wen is squatting in this corner of Hebei like this. Eat food that is not much in the first place. Don't dare to cross the river and provoke the Tang army in half a step. Is it the idea of fighting a battle to the death here?
Zhu Wen suddenly laughed. Wave your hand to your own guard. The two guards immediately knocked down the watchtower. Whisper the order. The guards of the jǐng ring in the watchtower scattered outward. Watchtower four hundred steps. Not a single one.
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