Speaking of Fangla, Qingxi County, Zhejiang Province, during the Yonghui period of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, Chen Shuozhen, a woman from Qingxi, rebelled against Muzhou and claimed to be Emperor Wenjia. She regarded Qingxi as the place where dragons flourished, and secretly thought that this kingly aura should be fulfilled in herself. Therefore, Fang La became ambitious and ignored the future affairs. Taking advantage of the public resentment caused by Zhu Meng, he openly took the lead. He was called the Holy Duke and established Yongle in Yuan Dynasty. He faced the south and was called an orphan. country, and fought against the Northern Song Dynasty court.
Heroes from all sides, seeing this opportunity, gave up their true careers and defected to Fang La one after another. As a result, Fang La's men gathered the eight heavenly kings, who were highly capable and wreaked havoc in Jiangnan. As a result, Fang La was arrogant and determined to win. He led the people into a large army and galloped across the battlefield, showing unstoppable power.
Who do you think these eight heavenly kings are?
It turns out that these eight heavenly kings are:
The first heavenly king is Nanli General and Marshal Shi Bao.
Shi Bao is from Fuzhou. He is accustomed to wielding a precious sword called Splitting Wind Sword, which can cut through copper and iron, even covering three layers of armor. It passes through like a splitting wind and cuts through in an instant. If you want to chop someone, it is even more sharp. Wherever the knife passes, the head falls to the ground, and there is no trace of blood on the blade.
In addition, he is also accustomed to using a meteor hammer, which weighs about a hundred kilograms. He holds it in his hand like a wooden mallet. It is very powerful. The most commendable thing about Shi Bao is that he is skilled in military tactics and understands formations quite well.
The second greatest heavenly king is Deng Yuanjue, the master of Baoguang Tathagata.
Deng Yuanjue was a monk from Shezhou, his name was Baoguang Tathagata, his common surname was Deng, and his Buddhist name was Yuanjue. He used to use a Zen staff, which was made of solid iron and weighed more than fifty kilograms. Everyone called him the national teacher who protected the country. He has the courage to be invincible.
The third heavenly king is Wang Yin, Minister of War.
Wang Yin was originally a stonemason from the mountains of Shezhou, and he was accustomed to using a steel spear. The steel gun in Wang Yin's hand is magical and unstoppable. Because Wang Yin was proficient in writing and had some strategies, he was appointed as a civil servant by Fang La. The official title was the Minister of the Ministry of War, in charge of leading the army.
The fourth heavenly king is the emperor's nephew Fang Jie.
This Fang Jie is tall and strong, and he is accustomed to wielding a square-shaped halberd. He has the courage that ten thousand people cannot match. He is young, energetic, and skilled with a halberd. Whenever he goes into battle, he takes the lead, charges into the battle, dominates the situation, and is unstoppable.
The fifth heavenly king, Li Tianrun, the general who governs the country.
He used to wield a long spear all the time, and his marksmanship was skillful. He could be said to be elusive. In every battle, he made gains, and he was known as the spear king of the south of the Yangtze River.
The sixth heavenly king, Xiaoyang Youji Pang Wanchun.
Pang Wanchun was the first person in the Kingdom of La in the south of the Yangtze River to be able to shoot a bow and arrow. His arrow skills made hundreds of hits, and he was not inferior to the Liangshan archer Hua Rong.
The seventh heavenly king, Privy Master Lu Shinang.
Lu Shinang was originally a wealthy man in Shezhou. Because he contributed money and grain to Fang La, he was granted the title of Privy Envoy of the East Hall. When Lu Shinang was young, he read military books and strategies, often performed Bagua formations, and called himself contemporary Zhuge. This guy is accustomed to using a snake spear that is eight feet long and has outstanding martial arts skills. Under Lu Shinang, there are twelve commanders, named "Twelve Gods of Jiangnan", all of whom are superb in martial arts, brave and tenacious.
The eighth heavenly king, Si Xingfang, the great general who protects the country.
Si Xingfang was accustomed to wielding a big sword and served as one of the four marshals of Hangzhou. He was a subordinate of Fang Tianding, Prince of Nan'an, Prince Fang La. He was very brave and powerful.
At that time, Fang La was supported by the villagers and called himself Holy Duke. According to the system of the Northern Song Dynasty, he established officials and staff and organized an army. Then he launched an uprising under the banner of killing Zhu Meng. Fang La served as the commander-in-chief of the self-appointed rebel army, arranging his troops and strategizing in order to win a decisive victory thousands of miles away.
Fang La's subordinates all wore towels of various colors as a symbol of the rebel army.
At the beginning of the uprising, Fangla's bandits had no swords. The places where the chaos first occurred were all remote towns, and the imperial power was weak. The Fang La bandits showed a moment of courage, relied on fists and sticks, went out to harass the cave, and gradually took over some places around Bangyuan Cave.
Fang La originally borrowed the help of the villagers for personal enjoyment, so there was no justice at all. As a result, Fangla bandits occupied the countryside, destroyed people's houses, plundered people's property, and took all women and children captive to Bangyuan Cave to enjoy themselves.
Fang La chose one of the beautiful women to commit adultery and worship her day and night. The remaining people are rewarded as servants and concubines to win people's hearts. For a time, tens of thousands of followers were organized into troops and went out to attack Qingxi.
Qingxi was the first county town that the rebel army wanted to capture, and there were imperial troops stationed in the city. Before the expedition to Qingxi, the privy envoy Lu Shinang paid an audience with Fang La.
After Lü Shinang saluted Fangla, he said: "To my emperor, our country has just emerged, the army has just been formed, and the soldiers have no weapons yet. It is not a problem to attack the small land beside the cave. However, Qingxi is a county-level organization. , there are regular troops of the Song Army stationed there. If we attack Qingxi this time, we will definitely be intercepted and killed by the Song Army. In this case, what should we do? I would like to ask your Majesty to consider it carefully."
Hearing this, Fang La thought for a long time, smiled strangely, and said to Lu Shinang: "Privy minister, don't worry, I have a clever trick of my own."
When Lu Shinang heard this, he said: "The army is about to launch, and the war is about to begin. Please make it clear to me, the emperor, that it is right."
Fang La said: "Secretary Lu will set out to attack Qingxi later. He can order the front army to drive away all the women and children to lure the Song army. He also ordered the sergeants to dig many pits on the road, camouflage the surface, and put bamboo tips inside. When we lured the Song army to come over, they all fell into the pit and were stabbed to death. At that time, we took their weapons and marched towards Qingxi."
After Lu Shinang heard this, he went straight to the wise.
Immediately, Lu Shinang bid farewell to Fangla and returned to his station. He then selected many women and children, and after giving these instructions, he asked them to be the vanguard and swagger along the road towards Qingxi.
Later, Lu Shinang arranged for his sergeants to dig a pit at the end of the road. He ordered bamboo to be sharpened and inserted upside down in the pit to disguise it. Then he ambush the rebel soldiers and horses around the area, waiting for the Song army to catch up and fight out together.
After everything was arranged, Lu Shinang sent his soldiers to hide among the women and children, and drove the women and children first.
At that time, Cai Zun and Yan Tan, the governors of both Zhejiang and Zhejiang Provinces, heard that Fangla was revolting and causing harm to the countryside. They were immediately furious and led five thousand troops out of Qingxi to attack at starry night.
Cai Zun and Yan Tan's troops arrived at Xikeng, just as Fang La's front team arrived. Cai Zun and Yan Tan stopped their horses and looked around. They couldn't help but be surprised at first. I saw that Fangla's front team did not see any brave warriors or any sharp weapons. There were only a few women and a few children, jumping and swaggering with joy.
But I saw that the woman was still wearing makeup and powder, but her clothes were mostly Taoist attire, and she was holding a whisk in each hand, as if she were a master's aunt in a drama. The boy's face is all decorated with red, yellow, blue and white, all kinds of strange things. Some of his hair is combed into two buns, or his hair is tied into a novice circle. During the march, the childish woman looked at the officers and soldiers from a distance, laughing and jumping, relaxed and relaxed, not looking like she was about to fight.
Seeing this, Cai Zun, Yan Tan and their officers and soldiers all looked at each other in disbelief. They wondered what kind of magic Fan La had, so they reined in their horses and did not dare to move forward.
Cai Zun rode on his horse and observed for a long time, but saw no sign of a charge. He was very surprised and wanted to lead his troops to retreat.
Cai Zunsui said to Yan Tan: "Yan Dujian, military matters are real and false, and we must be on guard. Seeing that Fang is acting like a monster, he is afraid of fraud, so it is better to be cautious. It is better to lead the troops and withdraw first, and see what happens to him." After using the trick, it's not too late to kill him again."
Yan Tan was originally careless, but after hearing Cai Zunzhi's words, he burst into laughter. After laughing, Yan Tan laughed at Cai Zundao: "Captain Cai is too careful. It's obvious that this is Fang La's trick to deceive our army. What's the point of fearing such a trivial trick? Now, the army must not retreat. Look at me. Drive all the troops and horses and kill all these monsters."
Cai Zun was still doubtful and said, "I'm afraid something might go wrong, so it's better to be cautious."
Yan Tan heard Cai Zunzhi's words, waved his spear, and ordered loudly: "Listen to your orders, attack!"
Yan Tan then led the army to attack. The women and children were so frightened that they hid everywhere and ran around like they were lifeless. They were all in a state of panic. Yan Tan laughed out loud when he saw this, so he rushed in boldly and ordered the sergeants to chase after the women and children and capture them all, not to let them escape.
The women and children had lived in the mountains for a long time and were accustomed to walking on mountain roads. Suddenly they saw a large army charging in. In panic, they all ran through the woods and streams, and in a short time, many women and children disappeared in a row of several miles. There is no one in the huge valley, only the empty mountain is silent and the ancient trees are gloomy.
It was obviously a plan set by Fang La. However, Yan Tan is capable of killing, so he can't think deeply about it. Since it is a trap designed by Fang thief, what can he do to my army? ! Therefore, Yan Tan did not care about good or bad, just drove his troops straight in and pursued them forward.
The Song army received the order and hurriedly chased in. As they were walking, they suddenly heard a trumpet sound that shook the leaves of the wood and made people tremble.
When Yan Tan saw this, he was frightened. He looked around but saw no movement, which was strange.
All the soldiers were sweating coldly. Although they were walking in a hurry, they could only look around. Unexpectedly, there were several flutters and flutters, and most of them fell into the pit. Even Yan Tan himself fell down, including his men and horses.
From the valleys on both sides, many big men jumped out, holding huge stiles, half of them were making trouble, and the other half were mopping up the remaining troops. Unfortunately, more than a thousand people below Yan Tan were killed in the valley.
At the beginning, Cai Zun, the commander of the rear army, heard that the front army had succeeded. He no longer had any doubts and followed suit. However, the troops commanded by Cai Zun were far away from the front army commanded by Yan Tan, and there was no definite news about the battle situation ahead.
Cai Zuntong's troops gradually marched into the valley. He suddenly heard a noise from behind and knew something was wrong. He hurriedly ordered the sergeants to return and retreat. Cai Zun led his troops back to the mouth of the valley, and immediately complained incessantly. The mouth of the valley had been blocked by wood and rocks.
At this time, several more cannon shots were fired from the mountain, and then countless large rocks were thrown down.
The sergeants under Cai Zun's command were often injured if not killed. The sergeant was suddenly confused and panicked, not knowing what to do.
Upon seeing this, Cai Zun ordered his sergeants to move wood and stones to facilitate passage.
Will the Fang La bandits let you relax? At this time, they had already made a loud noise and chased them with stilts, rushing to kill the officers and soldiers.
The officers and soldiers were attacked, chaos arose, and order was lost. Fangla's rebel army attacked them from the left and from the right, and swept them all, killing everyone. Cai Zunjin couldn't play anymore. In the chaos, a bandit soldier rushed to Cai Zun, raised his hand and shot him, stabbing him to the ground.
At this point, Fang La's people had captured armor and weapons, and had knives and other items.
Lu Shinang was overjoyed to receive the reward and urgently reported to Fang La.
When Fang La heard the report, he ordered Lu Shinang to pursue the victory and seize Qingxi.
Lu Shinang personally led all the troops to advance quickly and rushed to the foot of Qingxi City. He surrounded Qingxi City and attacked day and night. In Qingxi City, the magistrate heard that Cai Zun and Yan Tan were killed in the battle. They were already terrified. How could they organize effective resistance.
Lu Shinang then led the Fang La bandit army, and without much effort, they broke through Qingxi City and entered the city.
The magistrate of Qingxi County was captured by Fang La bandits and beheaded in front of the county government office.
Fang La's army successively entered Qingxi County.
Lu Shinang and other generals gathered together and deployed their troops to attack Muzhou.
When the magistrate of Muzhou heard that Qingxi had fallen and that the magistrate had been beheaded in public, they were all panic-stricken and terrified.
Fang La's army came to the city, and when they reached the trench, they issued an announcement, saying: "With the help of heavenly soldiers, surrender quickly, otherwise Cai and Yan will make the same mistake now."
At that time, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas had been at peace for a long time, and they did not know about military revolution. Even the county guards and the floodplains and districts only knew how to cater to the imperial envoys and protect their fortunes. They did not even bother to repair the city and repair the soldiers and armor. Arriving, it was like a canopy marshal descending. There was no enemy left, and they all fled, leaving no one behind.
Fangla then defeated Muzhou.
After Fangla captured Muzhou, he took a short break and then sent Lu Shinang to lead his troops westward to capture Shezhou.
The war soon broke out again at the foot of Shezhou City.
