Unofficial History of the Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 58

Filial piety, Li Jing broke Xiao Xian, and Xiao Xian was the great-grandson of Emperor Xuan of the Later Liang Dynasty. He had few poor and mediocre books, and was extremely filial to his mother.During the reign of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, his relatives were promoted to the order of Luozhou.In the 13th year of Daye, Yuezhou school lieutenants Dong Jingzhen, Lei Shimeng, Zheng Wenxiu, Xu Huche, Wan Zan, Xu Deji, Guo Hua, and Zhang Xiu conspired against the Sui Dynasty, and Jingzhen was the main one.Jing Zhen said: "My plain body is insignificant and humble, how can I be the master? Today there is a Luochuan order, so he is also a descendant of Liang. He is magnanimous and magnanimous, and he has the legacy of Emperor Wu; and I heard that the prosperity of the emperor must have a symbol." Fate, the crown belt of the Sui Dynasty, is known as Liang, and the Xiao family is also prosperous. Isn't it okay to push it now to conform to the heavens and people?" He sent someone to report to him.Immediately he answered Jing Zhenshu and said: "My ancestors served in the Sui Dynasty in the past, and their duties and tributes were not abolished. They were greedy for my land and ruins and destroyed my ancestors. I am heartbroken and feel ashamed. Now if the public and others are united, the great Restoring Liang Xu, I will be blessed by the first emperor, and I dare not to let the stalwarts gather, and follow the public!" That is to say, thousands of soldiers were recruited, and they threatened that bandits would [arrive], Ying Jingzhen.

At the time when Shen Liusheng, a thief from Yingchuan County, came out of the country, he privately called Liu Sheng and said: "The heroes of Yueyang will push me to be the master. Today, I will rebel against the Sui Dynasty. I will be able to keep the festival alone. And my ancestors are here, if you are partial Please, to return to Liang Zuo, who would dare not obey because he summoned a group of bandits with half a piece of paper?"

Everyone was overjoyed, so they called him Duke Liang, and used the old flags, scarves and clothes.Liu Sheng came back with a crowd, and later used him as a general on chariots and horses. Within five days, he fought for possession from far and near, and won tens of thousands of people.

So he went to Baling, built a mandala on Nanchai, and called himself King of Liang.There is a story of a different bird coming, Jianyuan is Fengming, arrogating to be the emperor, and all officials use Liang.Feng Jingzhen was the King of Jin, Lei Shi was the King of Qin, Zheng Wenxiu was the King of Chu, Xu Huche was the King of Yan, Wan Zan was the King of Lu, Zhang Xiu was the King of Qi, and Daosheng was the King of Song.Su Hu'er was dispatched to determine the mountains and mountains, so he went from Jiujiang in the east to the Three Gorges in the west, Jiaozhi in the south, and Hanchuan in the north.More than [-] victorious soldiers moved their capital to Jiangling and repeatedly violated the Tang Dynasty.

As far as reporting to the Tang Lord, he called Xiaogong, the king of Zhao Jun, to Chang'an, and discussed with Li Jing and Li Jing about starting an army.The Lord of the Tang Dynasty said: "Nowadays Xiao Xian is conspiring to rebel against the world, and he must be punished." Li Jing said: "I have [-] horsemen and King Zhao and his party, which is enough to defeat Xiao Xian." I'm afraid it will be difficult to recover." Jing said: "I entrust the Lord with great blessings and equal heaven, and there are not many soldiers. Use wisdom to plan, and it will be easy to break through." The Tang Lord was overjoyed, and ordered Xiaogong to be the general manager of Kuizhou, and Li Jing to be the general manager of the march. The two led the way.

The next day, Li Jing commanded the general manager of the second road and 12 soldiers from Bashu, and marched from Kuizhou in separate lanes and went down the river.Wang Qiong of Lujiang went out of Xiangyang Road, and Tian Shikang, the governor of Qianzhou, went out of Chenzhou Road.At that time, Zhou Faming, the puppet general of the Liang Dynasty, came to surrender from four states. He was appointed as the general manager of Huangzhou, and he also led troops to Xiakoudao.Tang general Wei Ling was the vanguard, Liu Zhi and Wan Xuan were the deputy generals, and Xiaogong led his own troops as the rear team, and came to Baling mightily.

A detailed report was sent to Jiangling. At that time, Xiao Mian went on strike and scattered the soldiers to garrison the fields. Thousands of guards stayed overnight.His soldiers are all outside the rivers and ridges, and the roads are far away, so they cannot gather in a hurry.Hearing the urgent report, Xiaohuang gathered people to discuss, and ordered Wen Shihong to be the general, Qiu He and Gao Shilian to be the vanguard, and all Jiangling troops were present to meet him.Qiu He and Gao Shilian each led a large team to charge across the Qingjiang River, and the rest of the boats were stationed in the inner harbor.There are more than ten strong bows and crossbows on each of the scorpions, and the big cables are tied to the water. When the Tang soldiers arrive, hundreds of small boats advance with drums.If the army does not advance, it will retreat several miles to the water.

Liu Zhi and Wan Xuan said: "This is the end of the matter, and we can't let it go. Choose a hundred boats, and each boat has 50 soldiers, 20 people punting the boat, and 30 people each wearing two sets of armor and holding steel knives.

Generals Liu and Wan Er held their knives in front, did not avoid arrows and stones, and went to the side of the scorpion, cut off the big cable, and slashed the scorpion. Zhi and Wanxuan each flew up to the scorpion and hacked Gao Shilian to death.Qiu He abandoned the boat and left.

Seeing this, Wei Ling jumped out of the boat, raised his oars and headed straight into the fleet.Liu Wan'er will set fire to the rest of the boat and scatter in all directions.Qiu He was eager to go ashore, but Wei Ling was reluctant to give up, rushed to the root, and slashed his head with a knife. Liang Jiang, a scholar, led his troops to meet him on the shore. All Tang generals wanted to fight for their merits. defeat.Scholar Shihong left in a hurry, just as Yin Kaishan, a general of the Tang Dynasty, came on a horse. He had just handed his wrists. He took Shihong off his horse and came to see Li Jing in the boat.Li Jing was furious, opened his eyes and said: "You have repeatedly violated our territory, and the crime will not be punished!

"Call the left and right orders to make a sill car to hold it. When Xiao Mi is caught, he sends it back to Chang'an and asks Wen Shihong to be supervised first. : "What you gain from defeating the enemy should be used for its own use, but how can you discard it and use it to capitalize on the enemy? "Jing said: "Xiao Xian's land goes south to lead the watch, and the east rejects the Dongting.Today, the abandoned boats and ships are sent down the Saijiang River. If the rescuers see them, they will say that Jiangling has been broken, and they dare not advance lightly. "All the generals said: "The general's clever calculations are beyond the reach of all the others. "Then urged the three armies to attack Jiangling regardless of the starry night and capture Xiao Mian alive. The generals were ordered to move forward. How is Xiao Mian's life?

General batch: Xiao Xian, the descendant of Liang Liang.Due to the Sui Dynasty's rebellion, they wanted to restore their first career in order to protect their base in Jingchu. Xiaogong and Li Jing led the army to defeat them. Throwing into the river, the rescuers must say that Jiangling has been broken, and they dare not enter lightly. This is also the magic trick of the army.

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