subvert the late Tang Dynasty

Huang Chao was constantly preparing for the Northern Expedition, and of course the Tang Dynasty was not idle.First of all, Wang Duo, who has the status of envoy, Jingnan Jiedu envoy, and southern camp commander, recommended Li Xi, the Taining Army Jiedu envoy, as the deputy capital commander of the southern camp and Hunan observation envoy, and commanded [-] elite soldiers in Tuntan Prefecture (now Changsha ), to block Huang Chao’s way to the north.

Li Xi is the great-grandson of Li Sheng, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty. Li Sheng was a famous general during the reign of Emperor Dezong of Tang Dynasty.Since Li Xi is a famous general, he should also have two brushes. Lu Xiezuo asked Gao Pian, the governor of the navy, to be the governor of Huainan, stationed in Yangzhou, an important town in Huainan, and guarding the natural dangers of the Yangtze River; Envoy, commanding the financial power in the south of the Yangtze River.

Zhou Bao, the Jiedu envoy of Jingyuan, was the envoy of the Zhenhai Navy. Zhou Bao had no great talents. This allowed Dong Chang and Qian Liu to develop and grow in Hangzhou. In the end, Zhou Bao was unable to check and balance. This is a later story .

Lu Xie also recommended Liu Jurong, the military commander of the Shannan East Road, as the Jiedu Envoy of the Shannan East Road to guard Xiangyang, the throat of north-south traffic.

After appointing the governor of Zizhou and the Jiedu envoy of the Tianping Army, Cao Quanzhen was appointed as the deputy envoy for the southern camp to recruit, and led more than ten thousand troops from the headquarters to station troops between Jingxiang and assist Wang Duo, Liu Jurong, Gao Pian and others to check and balance Huangchao.

It looks like a net has been laid for Huang Chao, waiting for Huang Chao to go north.This also shows that the Tang Dynasty really regarded Huang Chao as a serious problem at this time.

At this time, Huangchao had roughly occupied the entire Lingnan area. Lingnan was mountainous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Linnan was rich in products and people.It was originally a very good base for the rebel army, and they could definitely develop and grow here.If it weren't for the fact that the rebels couldn't adapt to the hot and humid climate in south of the Five Ridges, history would have been completely different.

But Huang Chao and others watched the old brothers fall ill one by one, and passed away in pain one by one, but limited by the medical conditions at the time, they had no choice, so they could only choose to go north, and once again confronted the Tang Dynasty head-on .

Zhu Wen couldn't help but think of the later Sun Yat-sen. He also established a political power in Guangzhou after many years of ups and downs. He also came to a large-scale Northern Expedition, but what happened?Will it be the same?Zhu Wen doesn't know, he doesn't seem to know now whether he is living in reality or in a dream. In this chaotic era, can he really create miracles?

Think about Zhu Wen in history, who took refuge in the Tang Dynasty in the late period of the uprising, and rose all the way, stood out among many princes and became the overlord of the Central Plains, but was reviled by later generations.But thinking about the kindness of Huang Chao's father and daughter to him, how could he really betray his mentor who was so good to him?What's more, there is Huang Ying, a pungent beauty who doesn't want to be a man, in the middle. How could he choose to join the court?It seems that history will definitely go against his original track and move forward to an unknown tomorrow.

In October of the sixth year of Qianfu, Huang Chao claimed to be "the capital of millions of rebels", and prepared to march northward with all the crimes committed by the officials of the Tang Dynasty.

Huang Chao's army assembled on the banks of the Xiangjiang River in Guizhou. The army abandoned Lingnan and went northward along the Xiangjiang River by boat, passing through Quanzhou, Yongzhou, Hengzhou (now Hengyang), and other places until it reached Tanzhou (now Changsha), the military center of the Tang Dynasty. , Tanzhou has [-] elite troops stationed in the Li family, and more than [-] militia groups temporarily recruited from the surrounding area, which can be said to be strong and strong.

All the way Huang Chao went north, all the defenders in the counties and counties he passed were looking forward to the wind and fleeing.

In view of the means Zhu Wen showed when he attacked Guangzhou, Huang Chao reactivated Zhu Wen, and returned the army managed by Zhang Yan to Zhu Wen, and let Zhu Wen attack Tanzhou with all his strength.Shang Rang, Meng Kai, Huang Kui, Huang Siye, Hu Zhen, Ge Congzhou and others led their own troops to cooperate with all their strength, without any neglect, and those who disobeyed the order will be executed!

Although Shang Rang and Meng Kai were not angry, military orders are military orders after all, and Huang Chao is no longer the Huang Chao that used to depend on their faces.Not to mention Huang Chao's own confidant army, Huang Kui, Huang Siye and Zhu Wen's army have steadily overwhelmed Shang Rang and Meng Kai's direct line army, strength represents power, not to mention Huang Chao was originally elected by them Huang Wang, they have no reason to violate Huang Chao's military deployment.

Although Li Xi in the city is a famous general, when it comes to the art of war and strategy, he is well-informed, and his martial arts are also excellent, but where has he really seen such a big battle scene?Seeing the rebel army outside the city that could not be seen at a glance, I felt timid in my heart, how dare I go out of the city to fight?I only hope that I can defend the strong city and wait for the arrival of reinforcements.

But where would Zhu Wen give him a chance to defend the city?After the bloody lesson in Guangzhou last time, he is no longer the benevolent Zhu Wen of that woman.After receiving Huang Chao's order, Zhu Wen directly used a catapult to throw a large "cannonball", blasting open the south gate of Tanzhou, and the rebels swarmed into the city.

The Tang army guarding the city was stunned by the loud noise. Before they could reflect what was going on, the rebel army had already entered the city. How could they have the heart to fight under the shock?The battle situation has almost become one-sided.

Li Xi led five thousand elites to escape from the north gate and headed straight for Langzhou.

The defenders in Tanzhou City had no leader, and they ran around like headless chickens, all of them just wanted to escape for their lives.But even so, after all, there are tens of thousands of defenders in the city. The battle in the city lasted for a day. More than [-] defenders surrendered to the rebels, and more than [-] were wiped out. Most of the rest fled in disorder. .

The first military fort on Huang Chao's northward journey was taken down so easily, and countless military supplies such as food, grass, ordnance were obtained, and the reputation of the rebel army was greatly shaken.

Huang Chao's army rested in Tanzhou for a while, and saw that Zhu Wenju's first victory in capturing Tanzhou was shameful, so he asked Huang Chao to lead his army to attack Jiangling.Of course Huang Chao knew what Shang Rang was thinking, so he simply agreed to his request and asked him to deal with Wang Duo who was in Jiangling.

Although Wang Duo was an envoy, he commanded the camps in the south, but he gave all the troops in the south of the Yangtze River to Li Xi. How could he think that Li Xi was just an embroidered pillow?It looks like a famous general, but who knows that it is a bag of grass inside?Jiangling City, where Wang Duo was located, did not have many troops at all.Now when I heard that Tanzhou fell, I knew something was wrong, and when I was in a hurry, I heard that Shang Rang led an army of hundreds of thousands and came straight to Jiangling.

Wang Duo has been the prime minister in the court for many years, so how is it really suitable for war, let alone the current military strength, how is it enough for others to let others see?Not to mention the yellow nest behind.Of course Wang Duo knew that breaking the city meant death, he didn't want to die in battle, he still wanted to keep this old bone and enjoy two years of happiness.

But if he said that he would abandon the city and leave, he would feel offended. He simply let the news of marching into Jiangling not spread, and few people in the army knew about it, so he said to Liu Hanhong, the general under his command: "The situation is severe now, Liu Jurong's army is about to go north in a few days, and Liu Jurong has a heavy responsibility at first, and I don't know if he has the ability, so I will go to Xiangyang personally to check whether Liu Jurong's military deployment is appropriate, and secondly, I will also discuss with Liu Jurong how to deal with Huang Chao .”

Then Wang Duo changed the subject and said, "General Liu, you have both civil and military skills, and both intelligence and intelligence. You are a talent that can be created. This Jiangling City will be entrusted to you for the time being. Don't disappoint the court's expectations of you!" Wang Duo's kindly elder demeanor made people sigh: he is indeed a famous minister who has been a prime minister for many years. You can tell by the demeanor when he speaks, and ordinary people can't compare it.

Of course, Liu Hanhong is no exception. After listening to Wang Duo's words, Liu Hanhong believed them to be true. He was so moved that he prostrated himself on the ground and kowtowed a few times, saying, "Thank you, Mr. Wang, for your cultivation. The young general will swear to the death to defend Jiangling City and the city. Live and die together." He suddenly seemed to feel that the future was bright, since people like Wang Duo valued him, then he would not be able to rise to the top in the future, even if he became a vassal all the way, it would not be impossible.

Wang Duo really praised a few more words, exchanged Liu Hanhong's tears and tears, fell on the ground and swore: "The young general will definitely not disappoint Lord Wang's expectations, and he will go through fire and water for Lord Wang."

Wang Duo smiled knowingly, and took advantage of the situation: "Seeing how General Liu is like this, I will definitely not disappoint the old man's expectations. Don't worry, General, I will come back within ten days at most."

On the second day after Wang Duo left, Liu Hanhong heard the news that Shang Rang went straight to Jiangling, he suddenly understood why Wang Duo suddenly got up and went to Xiangyang, and he couldn't help but secretly scolded Wang Duo for being shameless.

There were originally over 3000 troops left in Jiangling City, and 8000 people were taken away by Wang Duo. There are only [-] troops in the city. How can Jiangling City be defended?Liu Hanhong was not a kind person at all, so he had an idea in his heart.He said in his heart, "You Wang Duo actually want me to take the place of a dead ghost. Since you are not benevolent, don't blame me for being unrighteous!" Discuss with all the generals in the city, and all the generals agree.

Liu Hanhong led more than [-] defenders in the city to plunder Jiangling City for three days. They took all the gold, silver and soft goods of the rich merchants, landlords and gentry in the city, and even emptied Jiangling's treasury, and then set it on fire. Jiangling City.Many residents in the city were killed and injured, and the rest fled into the mountains.

Liu Hanhong also led [-] soldiers under his command to become bandits and plunder near Jingxiang.

Later, Wang Duo ordered General Cui Kai to conquer Liu Hanhong. Liu Hanhong was defeated and surrendered.These are things for later.