Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 69
The affairs of the world affect the whole body at one stroke. Just when Du Rang was able to leave Xingzhou, he lost the check and balance of Zhu and Wen. The bandit Sun Ru quickly became bigger, and Yang Xingmi was struggling in Jianghuai.

Yang Xingmi, a native of Luzhou (now Hefei), grew up quite majestic since he was a child, but his family was poor when he was a child, and he had no one to teach him. When he became an adult, he became a bandit.

Selling private salt and robbing houses are not what Yang Xingmi has not done.

It is said that you often walk by the river, how can you not get your shoes wet.

One day, Yang Xingmi was caught by the government. Originally, it was the culprit's fault, but the chief official saw that Yang Xingmi was born very well, and he loved his "talent". He let it go.

Yang Xingmi was encouraged by meeting a nobleman, so he enlisted in the army.

A capable person can shine anywhere, and soon Yang Xingmi made his mark in the army, and soon he was promoted to Yajiang, and became brothers with different surnames with the then army leaders Tao Ya, Liu Wei and others, known as "Disha 36 Heroes."

And based on this, a team of more than a hundred people was assembled, all of whom were brave.

But the good times didn't last long, when the Western Fans invaded, the imperial court issued an edict to conscript troops and horses from various towns and towns to Lingwu for defense, and Yang Xingmi and others were ordered to guard the border.Since then, he has been in the company of wolves, playing with fighting, holding a sword during the day, and relying on the beacon fire at night, his mind and martial arts have improved, and he has honed his ability to march and fight.

A few years later, when the border guard period expired, Yang Xingmi led his troops back to Luzhou, and soon he led his 36 heroes of Disha, entered the barracks and launched a mutiny, and soon occupied Luzhou, and Yang Xingmi made his fortune from this.

Then in the first year of Wende, Cai rebel general Sun Ru attacked Yangzhou, and Yang Xingmi was defeated and retreated.

Yuan Xijin, one of his subordinates, said: "The public takes Luzhou as its foundation, so why not retreat to the defense as a long-term plan."

Yang Xingmi followed his words, and after returning to Luzhou, Yang Xingmi immediately captured Xuanzhou (Xuancheng area), captured Xuanshe's observation envoy Zhao Yu, and defeated Chizhou's reinforcements led by Zhao Kai's brother Zhao Gan. Xuanzhou was quite prosperous in Tang Dynasty. With a large population, it is known as "the world is fertile and rich, and the number of years old silk is no less than one million."

Yang Xingmi expanded his troops here by [-], and his momentum was very majestic for a while.

However, when the water is full, it overflows, and when the moon is full, it loses. Since occupying Xuanzhou, Yang Xingmi's luck has begun to deteriorate. First, his confidant Yuan Xi suddenly died of illness, and then Sun Ruru suddenly led his troops south and captured Luzhou, Yang Xingmi's old nest. Tian Yu's attack on Changzhou also failed, and he was trapped in Xuanzhou for a while and could not move.

When Yang Xingmi was at a loss, he suddenly received an urgent letter from Zhu and Wen, and they agreed to form an alliance to attack Sun Ru, and sent [-] stones of grain and grass, and [-] armored soldiers to help in the battle.

Yang Xingmi was overjoyed, he couldn't care less about the current Zhu Wen, who was being conquered by the court, so he quickly agreed.

He also contacted Shi Pu, the Jiedu envoy of the Probation Army who occupied Xuzhou, and made an appointment to attack Sun Ru. Shi Pu had already become an ally when Yang Xingmi was still the governor of Luzhou.

At this time, Shi Pu was also quite disturbed by Sun Ru.

Sun Ru was originally a general of Cai's thief Qin Zongquan. After occupying Yangzhou, Sun Ru killed Qin Zongheng, the younger brother of Qin Zongquan who was the leader, and stood on his own.

It is unnecessary to think about persuading farmers and mulberry to develop production. When there is no money or food, they will loot everywhere, and Xuzhou is also suffering from it.

The three hit it off immediately, and Zhu Wen only used [-] old and weak plus a little money and food to stabilize the southeast rear, which was very good.

As for Zhu Xuan, the envoy of the Tianping Army, and Zhu Jin, the envoy of the Taining Army, Zhu Wen's methods were always very rough, as long as it hurts.

Zhu Wen was very "grateful" to Li Keyong in his heart, and gave him such a long time to arrange calmly, and ordered the general Pang Shigu to surround Yunzhou, where Zhu Xuan's Tianping Army Jiedu ruled, and built a fortress to besiege him without attacking.

He also ordered the general Zhu Zhen to be the commander, and Ge Congzhou to be the deputy, leading the main force to lay an ambush on the Dongping slope between Yanzhou and Yunzhou.

As expected, Zhu Jin, the governor of the Taining Army, heard that Yunzhou was besieged, and hurriedly sent troops to rescue him.

There is a capital under Zhu Jin's tent, with more than a thousand people, all of whom have been selected by thousands of people to fight. There are two geese carved on their foreheads, and they are named "Yan Zidu", and they are extremely brave.

After Zhu Wen heard about it, he was very displeased. How could Zhu Jin overwhelm you in the limelight, and immediately formed an army, with a wild goose with its wings folded on its forehead, named "Luoyan Capital".

On the slopes of Dongping, the "Yanzi Capital" met the "Luoyan Capital" for the first time, and it was also the last time.

Zhu Jin was killed and defeated. More than [-] troops under his command either died or surrendered.

Zhu Wen won a great victory, collected more than ten thousand soldiers, and since then, there has been no war in the east.Zhu Wen ordered General Zhang Cunjing to send [-] soldiers to reinforce Songzhou to prevent Qin Zongquan's surprise attack in Caizhou.

And he himself led the main force of the army and went straight to Heyang.

During the march, Zhu Wen asked about the strategy, and the marching commander Li Zhen said: "The city of Heyang is strong, and Li Cunxiao is also brave. You can't attack by force. It is better to capture the Heyang Ferry first. Li Cunxiao will definitely come to rescue. If you set up an ambush on the way, you will capture the thief."

Zhu Wen said that he was kind, he predicted that if Li Keyong went south, he would go to Heyang Yellow River Ferry, otherwise it would be very disadvantageous for him to work too far.

That's good.

As for Li Hanzhi who was stationed in Luoyang, Zhu Wen also had a plan. There is a county in the east of Luoyang called Gong County, and there is a river between Gong County and Heyang called Sishui. Xiongguan Sishuiguan.

This pass guards the main road of the Yellow River and isolates east and west. If Li Keyong crosses the river from the middle of the river, he must pass this pass to enter Heyang eastward.

Therefore, for the Bian army, Sishui Pass and the Yellow River Ferry in Heyang are both must-win places.

The same is true for the Jin army.

Zhu Wen's army marched to Chenggao, set up a big camp, and Zhu Wen was immediately promoted to a general.

Command general Zhu Zhen to command [-] troops, with Li Tangbin as deputy, to attack Sishui Pass.

General Shu Cong led five thousand soldiers, with Li Si'an as deputy, and attacked the Yellow River ferry.

Ling's most trusted general, Pang Shigu, led the central army, Ge Congzhou led eight thousand fine cavalry to accompany him, and Zhu Wen led the rear army to lead the formation.

All commanders.

General Zhu Zhen glanced at Li Tangbin, feeling very helpless.

He and Li Tangbin did not get along, Jie Shuai naturally knew very well that Liang Zi had already formed a relationship.

Zhu Zhen has been following Zhu Wen in the South and North Wars, while Li Tangbin originally followed Huang Chao's military commander Shang Rang, and only followed Zhu Wen after Shang Rang's death.

It stands to reason that Zhu Wen should trust Zhu Zhen more, but the fact is on the contrary, Zhu Wen is quite afraid of Zhu Zhen because Zhu Zhen is too fierce, leading troops to fight fiercely, and has great prestige in the army.

In addition, Zhu Zhen usually cannot be cautious in words and deeds.

When Zhu Xuan, the Jiedu envoy of the Tianping Army was attacked, Zhu Zhen missed his wife in the army and sent someone to bring her back from Bianliang.

This matter directly caused Zhu Wen to explode. I don't know what Zhu Zhen intends to do. I also heard that Zhu Zhen invited all the generals to a banquet, but Li Tangbin did not attend.

Now that Zhu Wen arranged for Li Tangbin to be by Zhu Zhen's side, it naturally meant to monitor and constrain him.

(End of this chapter)