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situation.
The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the surrounding fields are silent.
Thousands of soldiers from Huainan stretched for several miles and marched south. The soldiers only carried five days of rations with them, abandoned all the equipment and equipment, and traveled lightly. They only put a few lanterns and torches at the front of the team to light up the road ahead, and those at the back
The team was tied together with straw ropes and quietly retreated south with their heads down.
The Xuanwu Army's partial division caused great chaos in the land of Huainan, and the front was directed at Xuanzhou, the important place in Huainan. This suddenly stirred up a hornet's nest. Yang Xingmi strictly ordered all armies to advance and suppress. Not only did Li Shenfu, who was fighting against Shannan alone, but also the allied forces in Jiangnan, come from the battlefield in Ezhou
When he returned, he also asked a messenger to specifically inform Wang Maozhang who was in Linqu, asking him to quickly lead his troops back for reinforcements. Wang Maozhang had no choice but to withdraw his troops at night, without even informing Wang Shijiao in the city.
The army marched until midnight. It was less than ten miles ahead of Futangkou. After passing Futang, it was Mizhou. Once it passed Mizhou, it was considered to be free from the threat of Xuanwu's army, and the army could quickly turn back to Huainan.
But in this silent night, Wang Maozhang always felt a vague worry. The closer he got to Futangkou, the heavier this worry became, making his breathing more and more difficult.
Wang Maozhang suddenly raised his hand to signal the army to stop. The sound of footsteps gradually became silent, and only the flames of a few torches made a beating sound in the empty darkness.
Vanguard commander Li Qianyu was quickly summoned to Wang Maozhang. Wang Maozhang said solemnly: "Commander Li, do you feel anything is wrong?"
Li Qianyu shook his head: "No trace of the enemy was found, but this wilderness is too quiet, so quiet that I feel panic..."
Wang Maozhang nodded: "A certain family is also feeling scared. But they don't know the trace of Xuanwu... To be on the safe side, I will divide my troops and go south. You will lead the vanguard to continue southward and go to Futangkou; I will lead the main force to go west to Qingqing."
Shiyuan, let’s meet in Mizhou. What do you think?”
Li Qianyu was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "Why don't the vanguard troops use all their lights and torches? If the enemy doesn't chase them out, there's no risk of lighting up the fire. Instead, they can move faster; if the enemy has
It is better for me to attract the enemy's main force on behalf of the commander than to bury all the bones of our Huainan descendants here."
A feeling of admiration surged from Wang Maozhang's chest. He patted Li Qianyu hard on the shoulder, took a breath, and said in a deep voice: "Thank you for your hard work! I will give you a few more camp heads..."
Li Qianyu said with a smile: "Eight hundred troops in the vanguard are enough. I am a low-ranking official. I can't command many soldiers!"
At that moment, the two men divided their forces. Li Qianyu's eight hundred pioneers all turned on their lights and marched toward Futangkou in a swagger. Wang Maozhang led the main force of Huainan to leave the official road to the west and plunge into the vast night.
When Li Qianyu's vanguard troops arrived at Futangkou, they suddenly heard the sound of clappers and a torch suddenly lit up in front. Li Qianyu's horse was so frightened that it stood up in a hurry. Li Qianyu finally managed to catch it.
The war horses looked around and saw countless soldiers blocking the way. It was the Xuanwu Army.
A general jumped out from the crowd, stroked his beard and smiled: "General Wang, why are you too late?" It was Zhang Guihou, an old rival of the Huainan soldiers who had killed several times in the past few days.
Li Qianyu restrained his men and was about to step forward to answer when he heard the sound of horse hoofbeats. A group of hundreds of cavalrymen flashed out from the darkness, and the leading cavalryman held up a huge iron sword. They rushed towards Li Qianyu.
Qianyu shouted: "Where is Wang Maozhang? This is Wang Yanqiu of Luoyang. Wang Maozhang, my son, hurry up and be bound!"
Zhang Guihou shouted in front of the army: "General Yingzhi, don't hurt Wang Maozhang's life, the prince will live!"
Li Qianyu laughed and said: "Is this a small trick for a rat? Is that enough? General Wang has already returned to Huainan, so don't make fun of the Fang family here!" After saying this, he slapped his horse and faced Wang Yanqiu without fear.
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After Wang Maozhang led the main force of the Huainan army back to Mizhou, he waited for three days, but there was no news of Li Qianyu's return. He expected that something unexpected had happened to Li Qianyu. He felt sad and had to lead his troops to retreat to Chuzhou. Chu.
The prefecture was where Wang Maozhang raised his troops, so he ordered the troops from Huaibei to be mobilized to assemble in Jiangdu.
Wang Maozhang and Li Shenfu were both leaders in the Huainan army. Even Yang Xingmi paid great respect to them. The reason why Yang Xingmi urgently recruited Wang Maozhang to return to the south was that he could not command the Huaibei troops and he must be allowed to come back.
Only then.
Wang Maozhang did not see Yang Xingmi in Jiangdu. Yang Xingmi had already gone to Liyang in the north of Xuanzhou to take charge. So Wang Maozhang stopped in Jiangdu for two days, gathered 20,000 Huaibei soldiers who came from all over, and headed for Liyang to wait for him.
When they arrived at Liyang, they still didn't see Yang Xingmi. Yang Xingmi had already arrived at the gate of Xuanzhou City.
Just as he was preparing to continue his march south to Xuanzhou, Yang Xingmi sent an order from Xuanzhou to Wang Maozhang, asking him to lead the way north along the line of Liyang, Qu'a, Jiangdu, Gaoyou and Chuzhou to send the Xuanwu army off the country. Wang Maozhang
Looking at this military order, I was stunned and speechless.
Yang Shihou, under Li Hui's command, entered Xuancheng seven days ago.
The reason why we say "enter" instead of "conquer" is because Yang Shihou and Li Hui did not occupy Xuancheng. Instead, they were trapped in the royal palace in Xuancheng.
Because of the internal support of the wealthy Xie family in Xuanzhou, Yang Shihou and Li Hui opened the city gate, and the Xuanwu army captured some of Yang Xingmi's family members, including his father Yang Wei, his wife Zhu Shi, his second son Yang Longyan, and his third son Yang Meng.
Dozens of family members of Huainan generals were also captured, including Feng Hongduo, deputy envoy of Jiedu, Zhu Yanshou, governor of Shouzhou, Li Yu, observer of Xuanzhou, Li Decheng, governor of Shengzhou, Yami Zhicheng, governor of Yajun, and many others.
Help the family members of Huainan's important generals.
The families of Li Shenfu and Wang Maozhang moved to Jiangdu with Yang Xingmi and escaped disaster, but many relatives and friends fell into the hands of the Xuanwu Army.
Yang Shihou and Li Hui wanted to capture all of Xuancheng, but unfortunately the Danyang soldiers in the city were very tough. Although they were attacked by surprise and all the ministries fell into chaos, they refused to retreat and achieved many results. Waiting for Feng Hongduo and Li Yu,
After Mi Zhicheng and other generals in Xuanzhou reacted and gradually gathered the Danyang troops, Yang Shihou and Li Hui had no choice but to retreat into the palace and surrounding government offices, using the family members of the Huainan generals as hostages to barely stabilize their position.
Feng Hongduo, Zhu Yanshou, Li Yu, Li Decheng, Mi Zhicheng and other generals are Yang Xingmi's right-hand men, and they are the pillars of the Huainan town. Now that their families are in the hands of Yang Shihou and Li Hui, the entire Huainan dare not make any changes. More
What's more, among the hostages were Yang Xingmi's father, wife and two sons. The Xuanwu Army, which was marching south alone, had already taken the initiative.
Afterwards, there was no fighting in Xuancheng. Yang Xingmi, who hurriedly arrived, sent people to negotiate with Yang Shihou and Li Hui. The terms negotiated were that the Xuanwu Army would release half of their family members, and the Huainan Army would escort the Xuanwu Army to retreat northward, waiting for the Xuanwu Army to return to Xiapi, Sizhou.
, and then release the other half of the family members.
Up to now, Yang Shihou and Li Hui's troops have only more than 3,000 people left. Eight of the original troops have been lost. Although the losses were heavy, they have overfulfilled the military affairs assigned by King Liang.
I feel extremely lucky. Moreover, in Yang Shihou's view, such a journey of thousands of miles is very beneficial to the training of the troops. With the remaining three thousand people as the backbone, the newly recruited army must be powerful.
Tens of thousands of Huainan troops "escorted" 3,000 Xuanwu troops withdrew all the way north, passing through Liyang and Jurong, crossing the river by boat in Jiangdu, crossing the Huaihe River from Chuzhou, and heading north into Xiapi. It can be said that "there is no offense in autumn" on the road.
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After entering Xiapi, Yang Shihou and Li Hui breathed a sigh of relief and released some of the Huainan family members. The Huainan army did not dare to relax and surrounded Xiapi. There was no conflict between the two sides, but they quietly waited for the king of Liang.
arrival.
In August of the third year, the chaotic world of the Tang Dynasty suddenly fell silent.
In Qingqing, on the Huainan battlefield, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Bochang, and Xiapi were in confrontation everywhere, but no major battles occurred. Liu Wei was still at peace in Yanzhou City, and it was useless for Ge Congzhou to worry. He had to ask for help from time to time.
Food and grass were provided in the city; Shi Shucong and Hou Yan led the army and Wang Shifan exchanged insults across the city wall in Qingzhou. Small fights were common, and large-scale sieges were almost non-existent; Xiapi and Bochang were also silent, and war drums were heard.
He Jingqi did not leave the camp.
In the direction of Ezhou, after Li Shenfu withdrew his troops, the badly beaten Shannan and Jiangnan allied forces did not dare to cross Dongting even half a step further east. What was left was just rejoicing and breathing.
The Tuyuhun rebellion in Yunzhou, Hedong has also been subsided. The Hedong cavalry regrouped southward, licking their wounds while waiting for the opportunity.
The Huainan army was attracted by Yang Shihou to the vicinity of Xiapi. The Yue King Qian Liu finally had time to calm down and redesign his palace. The new Yue Palace was located in the north city of Qiantang. Qian Liu planned to build two hills inside and create a golden pond in the middle.
Wang Jiangang of Xichuan had just been granted the title of King of Shu, so he slowed down the pace of encroaching into the pass to the north. Countless messengers were sent from Chengdu Prefecture to spread the news of Wang Jian's title of King of Shu throughout both Sichuan in order to stabilize the Kui people and the Ba people.
Within it, the thirty-six ethnic groups in Kuidong and the eight major tribes of Ba people all relied on Chengdu.
In the pass, I don’t know when, a rumor spread in Fengxiang, Gyeonggi Province, within a few days, saying that King Li Maozhen of Qi secretly hid a prince at the end of last year, and forced the emperor to issue an edict establishing the prince to supervise the country. Some people said that
, Lieutenant Han Quanhui, who had never been found, was hidden by King Qi in order to find an opportunity to rise again. The place inside the pass immediately became tense.
Of course, the Qingqing battlefield did not immediately calm down. The scale of the war only became much smaller, and the way of fighting also changed. The most important change came from the Lulong Army who rushed to the gate of Bochang City. The Lulong Army led the Cangzhou Army and Weizhou Army.
The four battalions of cavalry they belonged to were assembled for use. Starting from July, the two thousand Lulong cavalry gathered began to be active on the Qingqing battlefield. Sometimes they would act as a team to kill the messengers who sent orders to Xuanwu, and sometimes they would act as a battalion as a group.
The team burned Xuanwu's baggage and grain, and the combat area gradually spread from Bochang to the east, crossing Qingzhou and arriving at Denglai. Lu Longcavalry even appeared on the battlefields in Yanzhou, Yizhou, Mizhou and other places.
Once this common warfare method on the grasslands was used, it immediately gave the Xuanwu Army a headache.
On July 10, the new Yan King Li Chengzhong quietly left the Bochang battlefield and marched eastward to Shouguang.