The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 529 Rise of the Wolf King
The son of a Liang family in ten counties of Meng Dong, whose blood was Chen Taoze Zhongshui.

There was no sound of battle in the open sky, and [-] rebels died on the same day.

The group of Hus returned and washed their arrows with blood, and they still sang Hu songs to drink the city.

People in the capital turned their heads and cried to the north, looking forward to the arrival of the officers and soldiers day and night.

——"Sorrowful Chen Tao" Du Fu

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The soldiers on both sides were only concerned about fleeing for their lives, and there were discarded armor, weapons, and food and supplies all over the mountains and plains.

The Tang army suffered huge losses, with only [-] horses remaining, and [-] armor and weapons, all of which were abandoned.

The 60 army was instantly wiped out!
When the news of the defeat of the Tang army reached Luoyang, the officials and common people were terrified and panicked, helping the old and the young, fleeing one after another, and hid in the nearby mountains.

Cui Yuan, who stayed behind in Tokyo, and Yin Suzhen in Henan, and other officials fled even further, without stopping, to Xiangzhou (now XY City, Hubei), Dengzhou (now Dengzhou, Henan) and other places hundreds of miles away.

Among the nine Jiedu envoys, only Shuofang Jiedu envoy Guo Ziyi was relatively calm.Guo Ziyi worried that after Shi Siming stabilized his position, he would take advantage of the situation and attack Luoyang southward, so he led his troops to retreat to Heyang (now Mengzhou City, Henan Province) and cut off the Heyang Bridge to ensure that Luoyang was safe.

Of the other eight Jiedu envoys, only Li Guangbi's and Wang Sili's troops were able to gather troops, rectify military discipline, and maintain order during the retreat when they retreated to their own way. .

For the rest of the soldiers and horses, the army's reorganization and organization were disrupted, and military discipline disappeared, just like horse thieves and bandits.Wherever the rebellious soldiers passed by, there was a storm of wind and clouds, burning, killing and looting. The local officials had neither the strength nor the courage to stop them.The states and counties along the way endured serious riots for more than ten days, and it was not until hundreds of thousands of rebels passed through the border that they finally calmed down.

Shuofang Jiedu sent Guo Ziyi to retreat to Heyang (now Mengzhou City, Henan Province) and planned to defend the city, but the army was terrified and had no intention of sticking to it, so he fled to Quemen (now Xitiemen Town, Xin'an County, Henan Province), and the generals arrived one after another. Assemble tens of thousands of people.

Seeing that the morale of the army was unstable, Guo Ziyi was worried that the soldiers would mutiny, so he planned to abandon Luoyang and retreat to Puzhou (now Yongji City, Shanxi) and Shanzhou (now SMX City, Henan) to hold on.

Duyu Marquis Zhang Yongji objected, saying: "There is a famine in Puzhou and Shanzhou, and the soldiers have nothing to eat, so they are more likely to rebel.

It is better to stick to Heyang!If the rebels dare to invade, we will fight together and kill them. "

What Zhang Yongji said was reasonable, and Guo Ziyi readily accepted it, and sent Du Youyi envoy Han Youguan, a Lingwu envoy, to return to Heyang with 500 cavalry.Zhang Yongji, Marquis of Duyu, led 5000 infantry for reinforcements.

As expected by Guo Ziyi, the rebels came one after another.Shi Siming's marching Sima Zhou Zhi led a long-distance attack on light cavalry, intending to capture Heyang.

Zhang Yongji arrived in time and defended Gucheng.The rebel Zhou Zhi came with light clothes and no siege equipment. He found that Heyang was heavily fortified and could not be captured, so he had to retreat.

Seeing the rebels leaving, Zhang Yongji did not dare to be careless in the slightest, and urged his soldiers to build a castle in the north and south of Heyang to guard it, and he and Heyang became horns of each other to defend together.

Duan Xiushi, Li Siye's vice-general and governor of Huaizhou, escorted the family members and public and private properties of the generals, crossed the Yellow River from Yeshu (now the North Yellow River Ferry in Mengjin County, Henan Province) and went down the Yellow River, and settled down on the south bank of Heqing (now Jiyuan City, Henan Province) to wait for the further progress of the imperial court. instruct.

Li Feiyuanli, the envoy of the Zhenxi Army, arrived later, joined Duan Xiushi, and set up camp on the south bank of Heqing.

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The battle of Yecheng, which was thought to be a certain victory, ended sadly with the defeat of 60 Tang troops.

After the dust settled, the envoys of the nine major festivals went to the shuffle one after another, asking for punishment.Li Heng will no longer pursue the matter, but only deprive Zhao Guogong and Luoyang left-behind Cui Yuan of their official ranks and titles, demote Henan Yin Suzhen as the chief history of Jiwangfu, and deprive Su Zhenyin of Qing Guanglu's official rank.

On March 15, 24 people, including the Duke of Huihe, Guchu and Dide, fled back to Chang'an from Xiangzhou. Suzong hosted a banquet in the Zichen Hall of Daming Palace to appease the generals and reward them according to their ranks.On March [-], Gu Chuan and others said goodbye and returned to camp.

On March 25, Li Heng appointed Li Feiyuanli as the prefect of Huaizhou, temporarily acting as the envoy of Zhenxi and Beiting.Li Feiyuan ordered Duan Xiushi to be the judge of Jiedu again.

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In the battle of Yecheng, the Yan army only dispatched [-] elite soldiers, most of whom were cavalry, with less baggage and less losses.

The army led by Shi Siming was defeated and ran northward, and fled to Shahe (now Beishahe City, Shahe City, Hebei). When he learned that the Tang army was defeated and ran southward, he stopped.

At that time, after Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi gathered the fleeing army, they suggested that the eunuch Yu Chaoen, who watched the military appearance, gather the Tang army, withdraw the troops and return to the camp, hold the camp, and continue to besiege Yecheng.If so, Shi Siming would not dare to go south.

It's a pity that Yu Chaoen was so frightened that he refused to return to Yecheng no matter what.He even moved out the imperial decree and ordered the armies to return to their respective stations.

Jiedu envoys such as Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi did not dare to resist the order, so they could only leave in resentment.

After confirming the news of Tang Jun's escape, Shi Siming gathered his troops back to Yecheng and camped in the south of the city.

Shi Siming neither went to the city to see An Qingxu, nor pursued the Tang army southward, but held a banquet every day in the camp to reward the three armies, depending on An Qingxu's reaction.

After the siege of Yecheng was lifted, An Qingxu ordered people to collect [-] to [-] shi of grain abandoned by the Tang army when they fled into the city, and then closed the city gates tightly, ignoring Shi Siming.

Shi Siming's Fan Yang army was strong and powerful, and this time he 'destroyed' the Tang army in one fell swoop. Most of the puppet Yan officials in Yecheng had already made up their minds and wanted to change their courts and join the Ming Dynasty.

An Qingxu's move made the puppet Yan officials in Yecheng quite dissatisfied.Gao Shang, Zhang Tongru and others petitioned An Qingxu: "King Shi came from a long way to lift the siege of Yecheng. The ministers should go out of the city to welcome him, and should not avoid seeing him."

Now that the matter has come to this point, An Qingxu has no choice but to agree to the request of Gao and Zhang.

After Shi Siming saw Gao Shang and Zhang Tongru, he presented generous gifts and made some small tricks to subdue the hearts of the false Yan officials.

After three days, there was still no movement from An Qingxu. Shi Siming secretly met An Taiqing, An Qingxu's confidant, and ordered him to find a way to lure An Qingxu out of the city.

After An Taiqing returned to the city, all civil and military officials of the Puppet Yanman Dynasty created public opinion and condemned An Qingxu at the same time.Under the soft and hard measures of all officials, An Qingxu was in a hurry, so he had to express to Shi Siming, expressing his willingness to give up the throne and bow his head to Shi Siming.

Shi Siming saw that this letter was fraudulent, so he wrote back to comfort An Qingxu: "I would like to be a country of brothers, and I would like to be a support for the fence. Standing on a tripod, it is like a commoner; I dare not accept the gift from the north." He expressed that he dare not accept it. The throne, the two sides can form an ally and stand on a tripartite foot.

An Qingxu was overjoyed, and asked for an alliance with Shi Siming, and Shi Siming agreed.On the day of the alliance, Qing Xu led only [-] soldiers into the camp of Fan Yang's army.

Shi Siming finally turned his face, showing a ferocious face, and angrily said: "It's not enough to lose the two capitals! As a son of man, killing your father and taking his throne is unacceptable! I am begging for a thief for the Supreme Emperor, how can I be flattered by you? "

On the same day, Shi Siming ordered his soldiers to pull An Qingxu out of the gate and behead him, along with his four younger brothers, Gao Shang, Sun Xiaozhe, Cui Qianyou and others.At the same time, Zhang Tongru, An Taiqing, Li Tingwang and others were brought under his command.

Shi Siming led Fan Yang's army to set off, entered Yecheng, and opened the treasury to reward the three armies.Immediately afterwards, he sent cronies and generals to various places to receive the states and counties and their troops under the puppet Yan.

Shi Siming sent An Taiqing to lead an army of 5000 people to conquer Huaizhou and leave them to garrison Huaizhou.

Shi Siming wanted to take advantage of the victory and attack Luoyang, but he thought that he had just seized power and the foundation was not stable, so he left his son Shi Chaoyi to guard Xiangzhou (that is, Yecheng), and led his army back to Fanyang.

In the battle of Yecheng, although the Tang army was not defeated by the rebels, this disastrous defeat contributed to Shi Siming's strong rise.

　The son of a Liang family in ten counties of Meng Dong, whose blood was Chen Taoze Zhongshui.

　　There was no sound of battle in the open sky, and [-] rebels died on the same day.

　　The group of Hus returned and washed their arrows with blood, and they still sang Hu songs to drink the city.

　　People in the capital turned their heads and cried to the north, looking forward to the arrival of the officers and soldiers day and night.

　　——"Sorrowful Chen Tao" Du Fu

　　
　
(End of this chapter)