Unofficial History of the Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 108

Wang Xianzhi's big invader, Jingnan, said that the thieves, Shang Junchang and Yu Liang, were discussing in the tent, saying: "If the officers and soldiers attack, you must not shoot lightly, and you must not shoot bows, arrows, and artillery stones randomly. When the officers and troops are far away, it is difficult to stay for long. Wait until the food is exhausted. Retreat and hit them with soldiers, and Zeng Yuanyu can be captured with a single blow." Before he finished speaking, the officers and soldiers suddenly turned around and left the mountain.Shangjun was shocked and said: "The officers and soldiers know that Changyuan has no soldiers, so they will attack the old camp. If Changyuan is lost, my place is useless. We can use all the soldiers to attack it." It turned out that Zeng Yuanyu stayed behind A dozen or so people pretended to be villagers, secretly peeping at the truth, and when they saw that the bandits were about to rise up, they flew to report to Zeng Yuanyu.Yuan Yu said: "He knows that I took Changyuan and pulled out the stronghold to attack, which hit my plan." He ordered Song Wei and Yang Fuguang to lead an army to lie in ambush by the Tao River, and when the bandits came, they raised their voices at the same time.The second general led the army away, Shang Junchang and Yu Liang's army horses looked to catch up, and suddenly a cannon sounded, Song Wei and Yang Fuguang advanced from behind, Yuan Yu's soldiers returned, attacked twice, the bandits were defeated, and countless people were killed. There are many descendants.Shang Junchang and Yu Liang fought to the death, and went to Gouji Ridge, just as Wang Xianzhi arrived, and joined forces.When the men and horses clashed with the officers and soldiers, Shang Jun got out of his horse and was cut off by Zhu Wei with a knife. The rebels were defeated.Wang Xianzhi led the defeated soldiers back into Zhongzhou City and guarded behind closed doors.The pursuers surrounded them on all sides.It was autumn, heavy rain fell, the river swelled, and the grain transport ships went from the mouth of the river to the city.It rained continuously for more than a month. Outside the officer's camp, the water was three feet deep on the flat ground, and the soldiers were panicked.Song Wei entered the Chinese army and said: "The rain is continuous, and there are floating pits in the camp. I can't stop. I hope to move to the mountain in front of me." If you say it again, you will be beheaded." Song Wei retreated slowly.When he was young, Tao Jiye, who joined the army, came to report again: "The army is afraid of the water and wants to move the camp." Yuan Yu said angrily: "You dare to speak nonsense, confuse our army, and push to kill him." calm down.Yuanyu sent an order to ask the army and horses in the north of the city to retreat temporarily, and let the thieves in the city gather firewood and graze the horses.Wu Su, the officer, said: "In the old days, when Taizhou was recruited and attacked, the eight counties marched continuously, day and night, so the king Ying was captured and beheaded under the city. Today, it is far away, and the attack is not allowed. Once the camp is full of rain, and the people in the city are attacked. Firewood, herding cattle and horses, I am stupid and worrying, please ask for advice." Zeng Yuanyu said with a smile: "Although you are a Sima, you don't know how to use troops. In the past, King Ying had less troops and more food, and the city could support them for a year. Our army Four times as much as Wang Ying's rations, but not for one month. With one month's rations, and one year's salary; with four tribes, against one army's few, it is not unacceptable. Therefore, no casualties are counted. Compete with food. Today there are many bandits and soldiers, few officials and troops, and the bandits are hungry and full. Therefore, there is no need to attack, and they will go on their own. If you go and capture them, you will be invincible. Let the thieves walk. The husband who uses the army is deceitful. If there is an accident, the thieves run out of food, and the army is relying on the rain, but they are not willing to surrender. Therefore, I can't make it safe. If you take a small road to scare them, the thieves will clash and die. Fight to the death. This rain will clear for a few days, and when it clears, attack with all your strength, and the thief can be captured." All the generals bowed and said: "This is the calculation of martial arts." But it was said that the emperor was promoted to the palace in Chang'an, and the officials came to play: "Closer The autumn rain lasts for a month, and the army and horses are toiled, so you can call for a strike." The emperor said: "Zeng Yuanyu must have a good plan when he changes his mind before the battle. Capture Wang Xianzhi and wait for a day, so why worry?" Sure enough, it rained and the sky cleared.On a starry night, Zeng Yuanyu went out of his tent and looked up at the stars. Suddenly he saw a star as big as a bucket, with a stream of fire tens of feet long, falling on Huangmei Ridge in the southeast of Shenzhou City.All the generals were surprised and asked Yuan Yu, "What is the sign?" Yuan Yu said, "Five days later, where the star falls, Wang Xianzhi must be killed. Come early and encircle all sides and attack the city with all your might." Digging tunnels on the daily construction soil, rushing carts, ladders, and artillery stones to attack day and night, shooting arrows like torrential rain.The food in the city is exhausted, and everyone eats each other.The crowd wanted to kill Wang Xianzhi, but Xianzhi hurriedly sent Yu Liang and Liu Junxian out of the city to Zeng Yuanyu Village to surrender.Yuan Yu said: "Why are you here?" Yu Liang said: "I hope that the right to recruit will be retreated for thirty miles, and I will bind myself." Yuan Yu said angrily: "How dare you despise me!" , Send the head to the follower and write a letter, ordering the general to meet Wang Xianzhi.Kanxi said: "Tang Dynasty emissary Grand Marshal Zeng Gong summoned Wang Xianzhi: stealing the names of Chu and Zheng Lieguo, Zheng Boyou led the sheep to meet him; I am the emperor Shanggong, and the thief Yu Liang and others wanted to make them retreat, which is very rude."The two old men had been beheaded because the rumors were wrong.If something goes wrong, you can even send young and wise people to come forward to make a complaint. If it is too late, everyone will be killed.Therefore call out.Wang Xianzhi was shocked and discussed with everyone.The thief general Cao Shixiong is willing to go to Zeng Yuanyu's stronghold, saying that he will send the king to come in a few days, and promise to open the door to surrender.Xianzhi ordered Shixiong to go to Tang Zhongjun.Yuanyu sat on the tent, walked up to the front with his left and right knees, knelt down and said, "I hope you will take a break from the thunder, and Junke will come down with his face bound." Fight; if you can't fight, if you can't defend, you should go. If you can't do anything, you will be killed. If you refuse to be bound face to face, you will die in this decision. You can wash your neck and wait for the sword." So he ordered Cao Shixiong to return.Shixiong ran back with his head in his arms, seeing what Wang Xianzhi said.Xianzhi was panicked, so he and the thieves took hundreds of riders to open the city gate and look southeast.Seeing that there were no soldiers, Xianzhi was secretly happy.Before the fifth watch, there was a cannon on the top of the mountain, and the army in front was deployed. Zeng Yuanyu was in front, Yuan Zhijie was on top, and Qi Yuanyang was on the bottom, shouting: "Don't go against the rebels!" When Mian's army came, Song Wei on the left and Yang Fuguang on the right surrounded him.Wang Xianzhi got off his horse and was bound. Zeng Yuanyu looked at the generals and said, "I saw a meteor fall here the night before. There was a saying: 'After five days, I will kill Xianzhi here.' Now I should say this." Then he ordered to kill him.Xianzhi and Cao Shixiong were slaughtered facing each other.The official historian has a poem that says: The thief Xianzhi is a frog at the bottom of the well, and Mu Ronghua is infatuated.Unaware of his death under the steel knife, You Zi covets himself as the emperor's family.On the same day, the troops were reined in to restore Changyuan.When Zeng Yuanyu came to the city, all the Tang soldiers had entered the city, killing more than [-] members of Xianzhi's remnant party.So he issued a list to calm the people, ordered the officials to divide the land to guard, and rewarded the three armies heavily.Yuan Yu played a class teacher and returned to Chang'an.Later generations have a poem praising it: Serve the country Zeng Yuanyu loyally, and make great contributions to breaking the thief Huangmei.

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the hero boasted that he was unique, and it has been so popular for thousands of years.

General comment: If Wang Xianzhi was awarded the title of Zuo Shence by the Chinese and Korean courts, what would his honor be like?However, he was threatened by Huang Chao, so he refused to order; even if he failed to surrender, so that Li Fan and Shi Wenlong were not killed, it is still the end of the day.It is a collection from Yang Jian, Duke of the Sui Dynasty, at the age of Xin Chou, the 13th year of Emperor Gaozong's reign in Chen Gaozong, when he was crowned emperor by King Zen of Zhou. The fourth generation of Zen was located in Emperor Gaozu of Tang Dynasty, until the fifth year of Emperor Xizong's Qianfu, at the age of 290, when Tang general Zeng Yuanyu killed Wang Xianzhi. Fan [-] year.After that, there is "Biography of the Remnant Tang and Five Dynasties" which is detailed and contained, and readers must read it together to see the whole book.Wanli is not yet old, and Jiqiu is looking forward to it. Jin Changshu Lin Gong Shaoshan embroidered Zizi.

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