Chapter 836: The Front Line of the Battlefield, Xiao Tang's "Old Department"
But it was said that who was the chief general of the Song army who was ordered to lead the soldiers and horses of Benzhou to the Yanyan Road? But I saw that he had thick eyebrows and phoenix eyes, a long red face and long hair, a golden armor and a green robe, a red curly-haired red rabbit horse riding under his crotch, and a cold ice green dragon knife in his hand.
One of the two horsemen who went hand in hand with Guan Sheng was born with an ugly appearance, but his demeanor and temperament were also mighty, and the other was white-skinned, quite a Confucian general, the two of them were naturally in a strong relationship with Guan Sheng, and the two of them were often killed as partial generals Ma Xuanzan and Jing Muxuan Hao Siwen on the battle array, Guan Sheng, who was originally a general in the Pudong Inspection Division, since Xiao Tanghui's eyes, has repeatedly made military exploits in the western Beijing and Hedong regions, and now he has not only been promoted to the commander of the soldiers and horses in the Xizhou Military Division that controls the Eastern Inspection Department of Pucheng. Now according to the accumulation of military achievements, he is promoted to the commander of the soldiers and horses all the way, and it is just around the corner.
Xizhou is located at the intersection of Hedong Road, Yongxing Military Road, Yanyan Road and other jurisdictions, and although Guan Sheng was dispatched by the Privy Council to assist Xiao Tang to send troops to Fuhe East Road, it was not long after he returned, the Song and Xia wars resumed, and the Western Army troops advanced to the military village at the front of the Xia State, and the troops under the jurisdiction of the surrounding military states under the rule of the Great Song Dynasty also had to be ordered to fill the vacancies in the military towns behind the battle line, and the soldiers and horses trained by Guan Sheng had made some names after several battles, and the preparation of the troops was only slightly rectified in the state, and then embarked on the journey again. Went to the border of Suide Prefecture on Yanyan Road.
When Guan Sheng heard the report from the military officials that Xiao Tang's soldiers and horses were also close to the left, he looked happy and hurriedly drove forward to meet him. As soon as the two groups of Song army front teams met each other, Guan Sheng and Xuanzan and Hao Siwen rolled the saddle and dismounted at the first time, and bowed to Xiao Tang with his fists: "I haven't seen Enguan ......."
It's just that before Guan Sheng and the others finished their politeness, Xiao Tang had already turned over and dismounted, he first helped Guan Sheng, Xuanzan, and Hao Siwen up one by one, and said with a smile: "You and I have been in arms for a long time, so why should you care about the red tape of that Laoshizi?" Besides, we haven't seen each other for a few months, so there's no need to be polite. ”
Guan Sheng was also very clear about Xiao Tang's attitude towards his subordinates, so he just said angrily: "If there is no grace of the official, where is there today?" The etiquette of the subordinate officials is always to be taught, and I have not heard that the ennec official was appointed by the official family as the deputy envoy to supervise the army, and I have been looking forward to obeying the orders under the enguan's account again, but I did not expect to meet here. ”
After recounting the old relationship with Xiao Jiasui, Xu Guanzhong, Hua Rong and other generals, Xiao Tang introduced Guan Sheng, Xuanzan, and Hao Siwen to Wu Jue, who is now leading the Western Army to listen to his orders. And after a polite exchange with Guan Sheng and other generals, Wu Jue also noticed that these generals of the forbidden army who had gone out with Xiao Tang in front of him were very respectful and sincere in their attitude towards their former commanders. Seeing everything in his eyes also made Wu Jue think.
"The last general heard that the Huyan command of Runing County was also dispatched by the military department, and he would lead his troops to the border of Suide Prefecture in less than half a month. Now the encumbers personally commanded the army to dispatch the baggage north, and the last general could accompany him. It's just that the military village in the northwest of Suide Prefecture bordering the Xia border has four places: Zhenbian Village, Siwu City, Qingbian Village, and Mizhi Village. ”
At this time, Xiao Tang listened to Guan Sheng's question again, he looked up to the north, and said leisurely: "Several military villages in the northwest are key places to contain the Xia army, and they are not far from each other, and I and the people of the Guandu Prison Department can also take care of each other...... And I led my troops to escort supplies northward, so I had to visit the troops that I had personally trained first, and what was the current situation? ”
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As the most remote border of the Great Song Dynasty in Suidezhou, the location of the important military village in Xiazhou, the birthplace of the Xia regime (under the rule of Jingbian County, Shaanxi Province in later generations), with the outbreak of the war between the Song and Xia countries, the garrison in the walled city in these days was more strict than usual, and the servants stationed in the annex, and even the people living around the people who had some strength, were recruited to dig up the earth and stack stones, and repair the city outline.
In addition to the main force of the Song army, which launched an offensive in the territory of the Xia Kingdom, other forbidden troops stationed in various parts of the border court also began to shrink their defenses, mainly gathering in the countless fortresses built on the border of the Song and Xia to guard against the surprise attack of the Xia army. In the border village of the town and even in the military village near the Wuding River, the Western Army troops who were originally responsible for Rongwei have been assembled one after another, as the main attacking force of the Western Army in the border courts such as Yanyan, Xihe, and Jingyuan, and have been assigned to the commanders of the Song army such as Tong Guan, Lao Xiaozhong, Jing Luo Xianggong, Liu Fa, etc., and began to suppress and encroach on the Hengshan position of the Xia State. It's just that the territory occupied by the Song and Xia sides here is in a dog's tooth staggered shape, just stand at the head of the city and look to the northwest, and you can already see the dock walls of the towns and counties in the Xia State as far as the eye can see, so the Song army that replaced the Western Army deployed here often has to face military harassment by the Xia guerrilla forces.
And now the Song army guarding the border village of the town, it was Xiao Tang who selected Hedong refugees, and had been trained in several wars when crusading against the Hedong thieves and expelling the party departments that entered the country.
At this time, in the festival hall, several forbidden army generals stood in front of the handsome case, and were temporarily taking over the military power of the Jingnan Army for the time being.
Liu Zhongwu also has a bit of a masculine and powerful military temperament, he did not sit on the big chair behind the handsome case, but just pressed his hands on the case, and listened carefully to the military situation told him by the lieutenant general of the Jietang, and nodded in agreement from time to time.
"Liu Jieshuai, recently the village has received 5,000 people who were dispatched from Hedong Road, and now the grain consumption is very large, and the grain and grass harvested in the attached wheat field cannot make ends meet, fortunately, I heard that although the Xia army was attacked by the Xia army on the side of Linxia City, the heavy grain and grass in the city was not intercepted by the enemy...... And Xiao Jianjun is also safe and sound, waiting for the grain and grass to be transported to the city, which is enough for the city to use. ”
Wang Wenbin, the commander of the new staff in the Jingnan Army, was reporting to Liu Zhongwu, but when he mentioned Xiao Tang's name, Wang Wenbin's expression was still somewhat unnatural. On the side, Dang Shiying and Dang Shixiong brothers glanced at each other, and Dang Shiying also reported to Liu Zhongwu: "Report to Liu Jieshuai, the moat outside the city has now been deepened and widened, the female wall and battlements have also been repaired completely, and the ordnance defending the city has been counted one by one, but although the armor, armor, swords, spears, bows and arrows are enough to equip the middle of the Jingnan Army, if you want to call the civil service of the Xiang army, it is quite insufficient......"
Liu Zhongwu responded with the fact that now the Jingnan Army has been transferred to the town as a partial division to garrison the border village because in terms of combat experience and the combat quality of the soldiers, there is still a big gap between the troops of this new army and the troops that have been famous for a long time in the Western Army. Because it was a unit that had not been in the army long ago, and it coincided with the war between the two countries, although it is said that Liu Zhongwu now also has the power to expand the establishment in the local area according to the trend of the war situation, but all military materials still have to be supplied to the Western Army as the main attack force, and now Liu Zhongwu is the commander of the Jingnan Army, and his greatest duty is only to strictly prevent the key military towns occupied by the Song army from catching fire in the backyard.
"Commander Niu, since the last summer thief sneak attack, these days you have led the light cavalry sentry, what is the movement on the other side of the summer realm?"
Liu Zhongwu, who was thinking about it in his heart, subconsciously asked again, but no one replied to his question, and after half a ring, until Liu Zhongwu and the generals of the Jingnan Army in the festival hall looked at the black-faced general, but saw that the reckless man spewed two rough breaths from his nostrils, and snorted heavily, squinting at Liu Zhongwu's expression that the nose was not a nose, and the face was not a face, completely putting aside the commander who was currently taking over the military power of the Jingnan Army.