Han Shizu

Chapter 443: Chaos in Hunan

The Huainan strategy of the Northern Han Dynasty was officially launched, with troops and horses transferred to the south, tens of thousands of servants accompanied the army, and there was an endless stream of vehicles, boats and horses.At that time, the Huaibei states were under martial law, and a breath called war spread in the Huaihe River Basin, making people palpitating.

However, the "Civil War" between the Northern Han Dynasty and the Southern Tang Dynasty first broke out in Hunan.

It has been nearly two months since the Tang army pacified Chu. However, just as the Northern Han monarchs and officials expected, Chu has not yet been pacified, and the situation is getting more and more chaotic.What's more, the Northern Han Dynasty has not yet made trouble behind the scenes, and some dark hands have not yet been activated.

In late August, after the situation in Changsha and surrounding areas stabilized, Bian Hao, the head coach of the Tang army, immediately sent his troops south to Hengshan to capture Ma Xie.Originally, Ma Xi'e had gone to the Southern Tang Dynasty and wanted to return to Changsha and continue to be his king of Chu, but Tang Jun's actions completely dispelled his illusions.

As a result, Ma Xie didn't have the courage to fight against the Tang army, so he directly led the Hengzhou generals to surrender.At this point, the Ma family was completely lost.

In the land of Lingnan, there is also Ma Xiyin, the governor of the Chu Jingjiang Army, who is in charge of the overall situation in Guizhou, but facing the Southern Han army who went north to take advantage of the fire, he is already at a loss, losing seven states in a row. Although they are all barren lands, it sounds like, It's at stake.And there is not much room for Ma Xiyin to choose.

On the Southern Tang side, seeing that most of Hunan had been settled, Tang Lord Li Jing issued several edicts, mainly to adjust personnel in Chu and reward meritorious officials.

Bian Hao, as the commander in chief, naturally became the governor of the Wu'an Army, temporarily in charge of Hunan's military administration, and because of opening a warehouse to provide food in the past, he first won the hearts of the Chu people.

Thousands of Ma clan members and Hunan generals moved to Jinling one after another.This is simply clearing up obstacles to governance for those who come later.

If from then on, Tang Jun can stick to the style of entering Hunan for the first time, give the Chu people a rest and recuperate, and take time, it is not impossible to digest the Chu land.

Then, the faintness of the upper echelons of the Southern Tang Dynasty came.Probably because Pingchu was too relaxed, and the emperors and ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty were too arrogant, and the words of talented and good ministers were not listened to, but lost in their achievements.Take Feng Yansi as an example, at the beginning he was stable, and he was advised to be cautious, but later on, the most arrogant person was this Mr. Feng.

At the suggestion of Feng Yansi, a "friend of the Northern Han Dynasty", Li Jing sent several envoys to Hunan. The missions of these people were all the same, that is, to collect funds from the Chu people to make up for the loss of the Tang army's expedition.Basically, just like the policy of "borrowing" money and food carried out by the Khitan people after they destroyed the Jin Dynasty, it is an unpopular move.The country of scholars, the dynasty of scholars, built this tyrannical government.

Not only these envoys, the generals of the Tang army in Chu Zhi, after a short time of being honest, gradually showed their fangs, and also participated in this feast of plundering wealth, which gradually turned into adultery and plundering.

As the military and political chief of Hunan, Bian Hao did nothing at this time.He is gentle and gentle, gentle and unbreakable, he likes to be a good person, and has no binding force on the generals and schools under his command.All day long, he prayed to the Buddha in Jiedu Mansion and let the chaos in Hunan go unchecked.

As a result, Chu land was in chaos.The gathering behavior of the Tang army in the various states of Hunan can be described in one sentence: They did not spare even the barbarians down the mountain.

It's the end of autumn again. Since the civil strife in the Ma family, the Chu people in Hunan have been suffering for several years, and they have been in trouble.

On the left side of Changsha City, more than [-] ships docked. On the wharf, mountains of money, food, goods, soldiers, and coolies began to be carried onto the ships under urging.

This is already the fourth time, the Tang army will ship the goods looted from the surrounding areas of Changsha to the south, to Liling, and take Pingxiang to transport them back to the country.It is difficult to describe the actions of the Tang army in Hunan. Gold and silk, treasures, warehouses, and even boats, pavilions, beautiful flowers and fruits, all moved to Jinling, as if they were going to evacuate Hunan's prefectures and counties.

And among the coolies carrying it, there was a Tang army, a strong man dressed as a military academy, standing aside with a gloomy expression.This person's name is Sun Lang, and he is the commander of Tang Fengjie.He was not a Tang general who was born and raised, but at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, he went to the Southern Tang Dynasty with the Jin minister Xian Shilang because of the chaos in the Central Plains.

Although he is brave, he has always been excluded in the Tang army. He has been under the command of Xian Shilang.The only consolation is that these more than a thousand people are all trustworthy Huaibei villagers, who can be huddled together for warmth.

This time, together with Xian Shilang, he was on the list of conquering Chu. Not long ago, the Southern Tang court rewarded him for his meritorious deeds. Xian Shilang was promoted and sent to Hengzhou in the south as a Jiedu envoy.Sun Lang was left in Changsha. His army from the north seemed abrupt among the Tang army, and there was no Mr. Xian to support him. After a period of time, he was quite excluded.

The benefits are not the turn of this Fengjie army, which has a lot of dirty work, but it is also a lot. After such a situation, as the commander, Sun Lang, how can he be in a good mood.

At this time on the pier, looking at the soldiers under him, who are generally used for labor, the wind is very cold, and this makes my heart even colder.But looking at the empty ships full of goods, a trace of eagerness could not help appearing in his eyes.However, looking at the Tang army defenders around the pier, they could only restrain themselves.

More than a thousand Fengjie soldiers were stationed in a folk square in the northwest of Changsha City, not far from Jiedu Mansion.After returning to the camp later, Cao Jin, the deputy commander, came back. He was a slender man with dark skin. When he saw Sun Lang, he said angrily: "The thief Wang Shaoyan has withheld our reward again. What he said needs to be checked. Let's distribute it!"

"It's unreasonable! Is the king thief deceiving me that the sword is not good for me?" Hearing this, Sun Lang couldn't help but slapped the table and said angrily.

Wang Shaoyan was the food envoy of the Tang army camp, responsible for the logistics supply and rewards of the army, but he was always contemptuous of the northerners, and he always looked down on Sun Lang as the "Northern Army", and it was normal to feel embarrassed.

Cao Jin said angrily: "I heard that there is a silver mine in Liuyang, and Yuanzhou soldiers got tens of thousands of taels of silver over there. Now the Southern Army is searching everywhere and getting a lot of money, but we are here, being used as laborers. You are treating us as soldiers of Chu! The rewards are not increased for meritorious deeds, but are reduced instead, how unfair!"

Listening to what he said, Sun Lang felt the same way, with a pair of thick eyebrows, jumping and jumping, he said excitedly: "At the beginning when we came to the Tang Dynasty with Mr. Xian, we thought we could get rich and safe. Hard work, Tang Jun treats us so contemptuously! Now Mr. Xian has gone to Hengzhou, and your brother and I are in Changsha, and the situation is even more worrisome. I have thought about it for a long time, and it is better to be the opposite than to be treated as a coolie and suffer this useless attitude!"

When his words fell, Cao Jin was taken aback, and hurriedly looked outside, went to close the door, hesitantly said: "We only have more than a thousand people!"

Facing the rebellion, Cao Jin didn't mean to object, but he was hesitant about the power in his hands.

Hearing this, Sun Lang was as if he had removed all the lumps in his chest, his spirit was bright, his eyes were clear, and he said: "Although we only have a thousand soldiers, we are all close people. Each of us has resentment in our hearts, and angry teachers are available. The Tang army in Hunan is scattered in all directions. And looting, there are only 6000 people in Changsha, and they have no desire to fight."

"We just need to take advantage of the unpreparedness, attack the Jiedu Mansion, kill Bian Hao and Wang Shaoyan, divide the property, and then coerce the Chu people. Today's Chu people have suffered greatly from the Tang army. The hatred in their hearts , stronger than us. After occupying Changsha, Cheng will occupy Hunan and return to the Central Plains, without losing the position of prince."

"It's done!" Cao Jin gritted his teeth after being told by Sun Lang.

The two brothers, Sun Lang and Cao Jin, are two irascible old brothers nowadays, and they do what they say. On that night, they led the Fengjie soldiers under their command to burn the mansion with firewood, and launched a surprise attack on the Jiedu Mansion of the Wu'an Army. Pickaxe woke up from his sleep and hurriedly beat the drums and horns to gather troops to fight.

After all, Sun Lang and Cao Jin underestimated the Changsha Tang army, and they had no comprehensive plan and insufficient troops.After attacking Jiedu's mansion for two quarters of an hour, he saw that the situation was not good, so he was trapped in a tight siege, so he hurriedly retreated. Lai Qiyong broke through the encirclement, fled to Langzhou, and went to join Li Yan, the Jiedu envoy of the Wuping army.

Although Sun and Cao were defeated, they also played a role in chaos in Changsha. The fire in the government office affected dozens of government houses and private houses. The Tang army garrison suffered nearly a thousand casualties, and the people became more restless.

In Wuling, Langzhou, the actual leaders of the Wuping Army, Wang Kui, Zhou Xingfeng and other warriors, were conspiring with the envoy of the Northern Han Dynasty, Lizhou Xuanfu Shi Wende, to "expel the Tang army and pacify Hunan".

Shi Wende, a pedant, once went to Tokyo as an envoy, and completely bowed to the authority of the great man. After returning to Hunan, he tried his best to publicize the wisdom and kindness of the emperor. It is also quite famous, and many soldiers and civilians in Hunan who suffer from chaos and have nothing to rely on have been bewitched.

When he was ordered to Wuling, he discussed with Wang Kui and other warriors about sending troops.While Wang Kui and others were in Wuling, they were initially intimidated by the Tang army's prosperity, but then they saw that the Tang people made foolish tricks one after another, the situation in Hunan was out of control, and Sanxiang was in chaos.

Although Wang Kui and others swore to be the "Ten Brothers" to eliminate internal troubles for the time being, after all, one Wuling City cannot accommodate ten hungry tigers.They were in Langzhou, and they were ready to move. They wanted to expel the Tang army and re-divide the territory.

The active contact of the Han army gave them even more confidence.Shi Wende has assured them that he will attack the Tang army and use his generation as the governor of the states to rule Hunan, as evidenced by the imperial edict.

Sun Lang and Cao Jinzhi came to vote, which increased the confidence of Lang Bing.Sun Lang informed Wang Kui of the military affairs of the Southern Tang Dynasty and the situation of the Tang army in Hunan.

First there was the Han army, followed by Sun and Cao. In October and winter of the fourth year of Qianyou, Wang Kui, commander of Langzhou, joined forces with the Han army of Lizhou, mobilized six thousand troops, and went south to attack Tan. As soon as the banner of "expel the Tang army and defend the hometown" was erected, the shadows of Chu people followed, and the rebel army swarmed up to attack the Tang army. The situation in Hunan completely slipped into the abyss of disaster.

Not long after the resurgence of war in Hunan, in Suzhou, the well-prepared army of the Han Dynasty also formally launched an attack on Huainan. The direction of the troops, as expected by Zhao Kuangyin, the training envoy of the Suzhou regiment, was directed at Shouzhou, an important town in Huainan.

For a time, the cloud of war completely drifted from the north of the Great Wall to the south of the country, and from Hunan to Huainan, the flames of war suddenly rose.

(End of this chapter)