The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Youzhou rides and shoots a lot, and the knots and hair are rampant.Once he served as a general in the dynasty, he was famous when he went in and out.They hunt autumn grass one after another, and bow their horns to each other.

——"Miscellaneous Songs and Songs Five Songs of Jimen Xing" Gao Shi (Tang Dynasty)
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Bai Fu transferred Tie Hammer and other generals from Zuo Yingwu's army to his own, and led the army to Jianghuai all day and night.

Along the way, wherever the army passed, the villages were barren, and there were ruins everywhere. The fertile soil of mulberry fields and fish ponds in the Jianghuai area in the past turned into a piece of scorched earth, and no one buried the wreckage along the road.

All the soldiers gritted their teeth, furious, and wished they could arrive at the battlefield in one day, sweep across the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, and wipe out the enemies.

Bai Fu's face was livid, and he remained silent all the way, with a gleam of coldness in his eyes from time to time.

Not a day later, Bai Fu arrived in Jianghuai and joined the Anxibeiting camp thirty miles outside Guangling City (now Yangzhou City).

Tie Hammer, Lone Wolf, Yuchi Hussar, Li Fei Shubao, Tang Kui, Yue Huzhu, Pei Pokong and other generals in Anxi have not seen each other for a long time, and they are very happy.

After exchanging pleasantries, Bai Fu raised his account and held a pre-military meeting.

Bai Fu asked: "Yuchi, I heard that Tian Shengong went to Shouzhou to accompany Deng Jingshan, the governor of the Huainan East Road, and Xing Yanen, the military supervisor, to return to Guangling.

Why are you not stationed in Guangling City?After marching for many days, your supplies are almost exhausted, right? "

Yuchi Hussar scolded: "Tian Shengong, a bird man, he is not in Guangling City, but he let his confidant Pinglu Army Deputy Envoy Chen Wei occupy Guangling City, and find various reasons to shirk, just not to let our army enter."

Bai Fu frowned, and said, "Let's listen."

Yuchi Hussar tugged at Tang Kui's sleeve beside him, and said, "Old Tang, you are eloquent, tell the commander."

Chief Sima Shi Tang Kui bowed and said with a smile, "Don't rush to talk about Guangling City, let me tell you generals about the current situation in Jianghuai."

Tang Kui pointed at the map and introduced the current situation of Jianghuai.After Liu Zhan rebelled, the people of Jianghuai suffered a catastrophe, and the situation was much worse than expected.

However, it was not Liu Zhan who tormented the people in Jianghuai, but the Pinglu army led by Tian Shengong.

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Liu Zhan divided his troops to conquer the territory, and the Jianghuai River was in chaos.

During the rampage of the rebels in the Jianghuai area, the county guards from all walks of life in the Jianghuai area gave up their duties one after another and ran for their lives.The generals of the Jianghuai Tang Army at all levels seemed to be frightened, and there was almost no resistance.

After Deng Jingshan, the governor of Huainan East Road, was defeated, he fled to Shouzhou with Xing Yanen, the supervisor of the army.After the two discussed it, they felt that the morale of the Jianghuai Tang army was low and weak, and they could not rely on it. They had to rely on the support of the Tang army north of the Yellow River.

At this time, Pinglu knew that Tian Shenpower, the soldier and horse envoy, was stationed in Rencheng (JN City, SD Province) with [-] elite troops under his command.

The two sent envoys to report to the court, requesting to mobilize Tian Shengong to help.

Suzong had other tasks for the Pinglu Army and did not agree to adjust the reinforcements of the Pinglu Army.

Xing Yanen, the military supervisor, boasted that Emperor Suzong favored him. Before the imperial court issued an order, he asked Tian Shengong, the military envoy of Pinglu, for help. Disposal, the Jianghuai beauty allowed the Pinglu army to rape and plunder.

As soon as Tian Shengong and his followers heard that there were Jinbo and beautiful women, their eyes lit up.Tian Shengong immediately went south to conquer Liu Zhan, and stationed in Pengcheng (now XZ City, Jiangsu Province) at the end of December.

Hearing the news that Pinglu's army was heading south, Liu Zhan felt a little fear.

Liu Zhan had dealt with Tian Shengong before, so he knew him well.This person has always been brave, and he is not in the same breath as Li Yao and Deng Jingshan.

In the last years of Xuanzong Tianbao, Tian Shengong was originally a county history.After the Anshi Rebellion, Tian Shengong defected to Dong Qin, the general of the Pinglu Army, and captured the states of Cang, De, and Xiang to resist the rebels.

Afterwards, Tian Shengong was ordered to guard Chenliu, when the rebels came to attack, Tian Shengong was outnumbered and forced to feign surrender to Shi Siming.

Shi Siming asked Tian Shengong and the rebel generals Nan Dexin and Liu Congjian to lead their troops south to capture Jianghuai.

Seeing that Shi Siming was dragged by Li Guangbi in Gyeonggi Province and had no time to go east, Tian Shengong took the opportunity to lead his troops to submit to the imperial court, attacked and killed Nan Dexin, and defeated Liu Congjian's army.

After incorporating the troops of Nan Dexin and Liu Congjian, Tian Shengong's strength increased greatly, and he was named Hongluqing by the imperial court.

In short, Tian Shengong has galloped on the battlefield for many years, has a treacherous and changeable temperament, and has rich combat experience. His subordinates were once elite rebels, so he is definitely a formidable opponent.

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Liu Zhan didn't dare to be careless, and immediately led the main force of [-] Songzhou soldiers to go north to meet the enemy.

Liu Zhan ordered [-] elite troops to form a vanguard army, crossed the Huaihe River, and tried to ambush Tian Shengong in Duliang Mountain (now south of Xuyi County, Jiangsu Province).

Not only did Tian Shengong fail to catch the trick, but he followed the trick and lured the enemy deep.

As soon as the two armies fought, Pinglu soldiers overwhelmed Liu Zhan's Songzhou soldiers.Liu Zhanjun's forward army was quickly defeated.

Seeing that the Pinglu Army's combat power was far superior to his own, Liu Zhan decided to preserve his strength and quickly led the crowd to retreat to Tianchang (now AH Tianchang City).

In order to avoid being pursued by the Pinglu army, Liu Zhan ordered [-] elite cavalry to lie in ambush on a bridge over the Huaihe River.

Tian Shengong's iron cavalry chased after the wind and clouds, annihilating the rear troops on the Huaihe Bridge in one fell swoop, and then defeated Liu Zhan's main force with the momentum of destroying Gulaxiu.

The [-] soldiers and horses led by Liu Zhan were wiped out, and only one personal soldier protected Liu Zhan across the Yangtze River and fled south in a hurry.

Tian Shengong's army immediately conquered Chuzhou and Yangzhou.

When Liu Zhan entered Guangling City, he only pursued the Tang army and did not harass the local people.

But when Tian Shengong's Pinglu army entered the city, the people in the city suffered a catastrophe.

After Tian Shengong entered Chuzhou and Yangzhou, he raped and robbed thousands of Hu merchants.After looting the city, I still feel that it is not enough.

Tian Shengong heard that local Hu merchants and wealthy households like to hide their treasures underground.So they dug three feet and turned Chuzhou City and Guangling City upside down.

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Tian Shengong, as a senior general of the Tang army, actually abused the people under his jurisdiction.How is such a beastly army different from the rebel army? !
Bai Fu's expression darkened, he threw a wax arrow from the commander's desk, and shouted: "Order Chen Weispeed to report to the commander's tent!

If you can't see him before sunset, this commander will make him not see tomorrow's sunset! "

The wax arrow drew a blood-red arc in mid-air, and landed in front of the tiger leather blanket with a "bang".

The hearts of the generals tightened, knowing that this was the sound of someone's head falling to the ground.