The pursuit of fugitives on the second day of the first lunar month of the fourth year of Ganning made Yang Shihou unforgettable.

More than 6,000 infantry and cavalry were defeated all the way to Pingyu County and gathered the remaining defeated soldiers, only two or three thousand infantry and hundreds of cavalrymen.

He didn't dare to stay here. He hurriedly rested for half a night, collected some food and grass, and then fled east again after serving the livestock.

In the next few days, it was a miniature version of the storm.

The main force of the Weisheng Army was worried that there would be changes in Caizhou and no longer pursued it. They only sent a small number of infantry to pursue it symbolically, picking up the abandoned baggage, armor and gastrics of Zhongwu Army, and taking hundreds of prisoners back.

The real pursuit was one thousand cavalrymen in the ancient tribe.

The cavalry lacked the ability to attack and could not even chew off the infantry facing the firm will, but did the Zhongwu Army lose its fighting spirit? This gave them a stage to play.

Yang Shihou forced more than a thousand men and soldiers to join the army in Pingyu County. He is worthy of being a subordinate of Li Hanzhi. Latin's method of joining the army is too skillful.

But Xinding doesn't have much combat power and is prone to panic. When he is chased by cavalry, he is so nervous that he is constantly distracted and run away on the road.

Seeing that this was not a solution, Yang Shihou could only lead the troops to cut off the rear. The cavalry general Zhang You fought hard with the remaining hundreds of cavalry, repeatedly expelling the approaching Xia cavalry. In the end, many horses were overwhelmed and died, and the cavalry turned into infantry. The taste was really hard to describe.

On the evening of the fifth day of the first lunar month, Yang Shihou arrived in Chenqiu County, Yingzhou with more than 2,000 infantry and cavalry. He personally led his troops to take the lead, killed 300 townsmen in one battle, and got the opportunity to enter the city to catch his breath.

The old method was that he joined the army in Latin in the city, and he had more than 2,000 people. He was just a tool, and his stomach was very expensive and exhausted, which was a headache.

Early in the morning of the 7th day of the lunar month, the defeated army crossed the Rushui River and fled northeastward. They ran back to Yang Shihou's hometown, the old county of Yingyang.

During the Wude period of the State Dynasty, during the Zhenguan period, the five counties of Yong'an, Gaotang, Yongle, Qingqiu and Yingyang were merged into Ruyin, so Ruyin is a large county. There are Jiaopitang guan in the south of the city, as well as Ying and Run rivers, with dense water networks, developed agriculture and a large population.

Yang Shihou set his horror here, then raised a flag and used his fame in his hometown to recruit brave and even bandits from the countryside. Rangers joined the army and obtained more than 3,000 more people. The entire army expanded to nearly 9,000 infantry and cavalry, but its combat effectiveness was incomparable to the past.

The battle to aid Caizhou was a huge loss. Sixty or 70% of the money accumulated over the years was lost. I don’t know how to go next.

Well, maybe it's time to operate. Yang Shihou actually met the Liang army's cavalry here. After contacting him, he learned that more than 5,000 infantry and cavalrymen of the Xia army, Zhu Hanbin's army, had passed Chenzhou and had just entered the boundary of Yingzhou.

Yang Shihou thought for a while, feeling unsure of annexing Zhao Lin and Zhu Hanbin's men, so he changed his attitude and cried as the Zhongwu Army and asked for equipment and horses.

He just wanted to supplement his new troops, but as for what Zhao Lin and Zhu Hanbin wanted to do, he had no interest.

Attack Yingzhou? I might have dared to give it a try before, but now I urgently need to rectify the troops, unite people's hearts, and slowly restore combat effectiveness. If you go to war, I will be in trouble at any time.

The states in Liang are like candles in the wind, and will be taken away by the Xia people at any time. Yang Shihou is a smart person and will never be buried with him. He only loves himself.

*******

The two victories of Shangcai and Ruyang greatly changed the pattern of the southern line, and the originally slightly chaotic situation was the Qing Dynasty.

After defeating the Yang Shihou army of Zhongwu Army, he took advantage of the victory to attack Caizhou Zhongcheng and Nancheng.

Zhang Quanyi and Zhang Quanen opened the treasury of prefectures and counties, and at the same time they dispersed all their wealth, rewarded the army with great rewards, and inspired morale.

Dai Siyuan knew that he wanted to show off his skills. He wore heavy armor and fought on the city wall, working very hard.

After three days of attack, Zhezong was killed and suffered heavy casualties, he dug a moat to siege the city.

In siege battles, if the defense is not too bad, the casualties of the offensive party are generally amazing. Ten to one casualties are not uncommon. Even if there are all kinds of equipment such as ladders, trench trucks, cigarette trucks, women's walls, catapult trucks, etc., all kinds of tricks are used, caves, watering, etc., the casualties are generally not lower than three to one.

Because this is a war model that greatly weakens the differences in the quality of the soldiers on both sides, a boy in his early teens has recorded killing famous warriors in the army on the top of the city wall. There were too few people in Tang Town, and Zhe Zong was unwilling to drive them to die in vain, so he changed to a siege.

At the same time, he asked the foreigners who had arrived in Langshan to advance eastward to assist in the attack. This is also the traditional skill of the Xia army. It started from the tug-of-war on the Luhan Valley Road. The three foreigners exchanged their lives for another defender. This transaction is not a loss. What's more, sometimes when the defenders feel hopeless and don't want to fight, they surrender. There are also a bunch of people who insist on fighting in the field, which makes it easier and more pleasant.

Zhao Kuanglin led Suizhou troops to attack for a while, then retreated and went to Zhe Zongben to "appoint guilt".

"It's okay." Zhe Zongben comforted: "In the past, Zhu Quanzhong captured Caizhou, and it was also because of the internal strife of Cai. This strong city does not need to be forced."

The Suizhou soldiers did not belong to the Weisheng Army, and Zhao Kuanglin's position as governor could not be moved, not to mention that Zhe Zongben did not want to move, so as not to think too much about his son-in-law.

Zhao Kuanglin should also be very clear about his position. When the Weisheng Army was summoned, he would lead the army to follow the battle. The King of Xia recognized this. If it was something else, Zhao Kuanglin could make a judgment on himself, and generally speaking, things would not reach this point.

"The general does not need to conquer Caizhou." Zhao Kuanglin suggested: "Just leave one surveillance. The main force can move north to Yancheng in batches, threatening Pang Shigu's flanks."

If the Caizhou defenders are tenacious and good at fighting, they will indeed have to conquer, or they will lose their ability to fight in the field, dig trenches to siege and send some people to monitor. This will ensure the safety of the logistics transportation line and will not be cut off by the defenders after they are rushed out of the city. Now the Liang people are depressed and have no desire or ability to go out of the city to fight in the field. Although there are 6,000 troops in the city, there is no need to worry too much. This is what Zhao Kuanglin thinks.

"The envoy Zhao cannot be wrong." Zhe Zongben said: "But I am afraid that the Liang people will jump out and rush out to cut off our army's food route. According to the prisoners of Kowtun, the commander of the Liang bandit Suzhou camp, Shucong, has led 20,000 yamen troops to travel west. After recruiting Tutuan Township workers along the way, the troops will be even larger. Zhang Quanyi and Dai Siyuan have known that reinforcements will come, and they will not surrender easily. If the troops are rectified and morale are improved, it may be a big trouble. Once the main force goes north, there will be no soldiers behind. I want to attack and pull out this nail. Even if I can't pull it off, it will have other functions if I keep Caizhou."

As if Zhao Kuanglin had some understanding, was it because he left for Shucong?

*******

The changes in the battle situation on the southern front were quickly transmitted from the 500-li emergency messenger to Huaiyuan County, Lingzhou through the post station system.

Shao Shude clapped his hands, and the dancer stopped and retreated aside.

The dancer was born in the Tatar Torre family and was one of the Abus's family. He was tall and beautiful and gentle.

The Tatars were the Rajna Li, and the non-Dangxiang Ye Li.

In Lingzhou, there was a prince tribe of Tartarized Dangxiang Yeli in the past, and Zheli was the transliteration of the Uighur language "country". The former was a yellow race, but the Abussin in front of him had obvious white characteristics, perhaps an Uighur or a mixed Tatar race, and he usually spoke Turkic, which is not the same thing.

The Tatarszhali clan, part of which went south to Yinshan, part of which stayed in Jibei. The part that stayed in Jibei merged with other tribes, may have evolved into the tribe that the three surnames, Meierqi Tiemujin, hated the most because he stole his wife.

The Zhali clan has not had a high status among the Yinshan Tatars, otherwise it would not be just a sacred clan, rather than the Kedun of Yuyue Abus.

Abuth is a typical Turkic name. His tribe believes in Nestorianism and is mostly white. In fact, it is very different from the real Tatars with thirty surnames and nine surnames.

But then again, talking about bloodline on the grassland is purely for trouble because they can't figure it out. The tribes annexed and annexed, and the Turkic language spoken once became extremely powerful and ruled the entire grassland. After being defeated by the Tang Dynasty, other tribes began to emerge, and the Khitans who said the Mongolian language tribe became increasingly powerful. The Mongols continued to work hard, which eventually led to the Turkic language tribe almost disappearing on the northern grasslands, and the Mongolian language tribe unified the world.

The world changes and the world changes. The prosperity and decline of a country and nation are thrilling from a thousand years perspective.

"Is the match point between me and Zhu Quanzhong about to appear?" Shao Shude put down the military newspaper and tapped the table with his fingers habitually.

Du's eyes were full of big question marks. What is the "race point"?

"Qi Bizhang fought very well. He attacked Cai at night and defeated the Feilong Army. Zhe Zong was alert enough to seize the opportunity to severely damage Yang Shihou." Shao Shude said: "If I solve the southern line, I will draw a large number of troops to go north, move to Yancheng, Zhe to Linying and Changshe, attack Chenzhou, and to Yanling and Xuchang, and Pang Shigu can still hold on?"

"Pang Shigu can retreat to Zhengzhou on the northern line, or seize the Zhongwu Army and wait for the opportunity." Du said with his eyes blinking.

"Actually, there is another way." Shao Shude waved, pulled Li's hand over, and gently sat in his arms.

Shao Shude's right hand suddenly became full, no longer empty, and there was nothing to catch.

Du was a little unhappy.

After this woman was PUA, her personality changed a little. She was very dignified in front of her. As for her, Shao Shude was a little worried that she would turn evil. Did she play with her too much?

"Haha." Shao Shude stroked Du's fair and tender face with his left hand and smiled: "If Pang Shigu doesn't obey Zhu Quanzhong's advice and dares to make a decision by himself, then build a floating bridge, force the Ying River, and attack our military camps. Whether it's dead or alive, this is a fight to the death."

"One victory can relieve all worries, my beauty." Shao Shude held Du's head over.

Du gave him a blank look and did not resist.

"Actually, this is exactly what I want Pang Shigu to do." Shao Shude took a deep breath and said, "Pang... Pang Shigu's entire army crossed the Ying River, which is good for quick decisions and is not conducive to long-term battles. Once the camp cannot be attacked, there will be worries about the destruction of the entire army. Do he dare to play like this? Is there such bloodiness?"

Du had no time to answer, and the blue eyes of Yanshi Lake were full of confusion and could not understand.

"The turning point on the southern line has arrived, and the battle situation is about to be clear." Shao Shude said again: "In a few days, I will hurry west and north, and there are many things to do."

After saying that, he looked at Abuth's Yan, and regardless of whether she could understand it, he said to himself: "This year, I will go north to Yudujin Mountain and order the Tatars to build a palace for me. I will build my own tent west of the Holy Peak of Dujin Mountain, and engrave my eternal edict on the stone tablet. I am the supreme Khan blessed by God. I will raise the people of Tatars, Ugus and Bayegu with the earth. I will punish my tribe and not surrender to my tribe, and make them cry and beg, and offer the most beautiful girls and warriors of the tribe."

"According to the words of the Turks, the blessed can govern the people, and the power of the unblessed is like flowing water. I am the blessed one. God proved it to me twenty years ago." Shao Shude suddenly laughed and said, "Learn Mandarin well, I am learning Turkic language."
Chapter completed!