【Xuzhou Mutiny】
Zhou Jiben was a general of the Zhongwu Army. When Huang Chaocao's army crossed the Huaihe River north, he was ordered to go to Anshui to set up defenses. However, the reformist army coming from Xuzhou had unpleasantness and misunderstandings with the local Zhongwu army, which led to a fight between the two sides. Zhou Qian hadn't gone very far when he heard that Xuzhou soldiers dared to run wild on his own territory. He immediately led his troops back and killed all the Xuzhou soldiers who were causing trouble. Then he massacred Xue Neng, the commander of the Zhongwu Army, and slaughtered the whole family.
It is known as the "Xuzhou Mutiny" in history.
Since Zhongwu General Zhou Qi wanted to vent his anger on behalf of the Zhongwu Army, why did he kill the Zhongwu Army’s Jiedushi in the end?
Xue Neng, the Jiedushi of the Zhongwu Army, had previously served as the Jiedushi of the Guanyin Army. He had just arrived in Xuzhou from Xuzhou less than a year ago. By chance, the imperial court ordered the deployment of the Anshui defense line, and the Xuzhou Reformatory Army followed the order and came to the territory of the Xuzhou Zhongwu Army. The Xuzhou soldiers had always been arrogant, fierce and rebellious, and their reputation spread far and wide. The soldiers and civilians of Xuzhou were afraid of them from the bottom of their hearts.
At that time, there were endless incidents of the task force crossing the border to harass the people, which was no different from bandits and robbers. Not far away, Luoyang had just been robbed and set on fire by recruits recruited by Ruzhou, causing Luoyang's defense line to collapse.
Xue Neng, the military governor of the Zhongwu Army, relied on his work experience in Xuzhou and regarded himself as the "old chief of the probation army" and illegally placed the reform army in Xuzhou City.
It is a rule that field troops do not enter the city. Xue Neng had to sell face on both sides and let the probation troops enter the city to show the special care of the old chief and make the probation troops grateful. At the same time, he showed off to the Xuzhou people, "Look, the Xuzhou soldiers only listen to my words."
Xue Neng overestimated the price of his face.
That night, soldiers in Xuzhou gathered together to make a noise, and a mutiny was approaching.
Xue Neng hurriedly climbed to the top of the city and asked why.
The reason is simple, gather people to ask for rewards.
"Brothers from Xuzhou, look at me, do you still recognize me?" Xue Neng knew for sure that he just wanted money, "I am your old officer, Xue Neng! If you have any questions, just tell me Say, we are all our own, and we will never wrong our brothers!"
With Xue Neng's authorization, Xuzhou Guancang re-allocated food and salary to them, and served these big men with good wine and meat. Xue Neng also personally comforted and comforted them for a long time, and then the Xuzhou soldiers calmed down.
However, the actions of the Xuzhou soldiers greatly stimulated the sensitive nerves of the people in the city, because the local Zhongwu Army had just rushed to the Anshui front line under the leadership of General Zhou Wei.
The host is not at home, and the guest is wearing a strong suit. The city of Xuzhou was filled with fear.
The news quickly reached Zhou Qi.
Zhou Qian could not help but be furious, we went to the front line to fight, but not only did you not rush to the front line as agreed, but you harassed our wives, children and children in the rear? Are we Henan people easy to bully?
"Eh - it's delicious and delicious to serve, but you still don't like it? Go back and beat up these little bastards!"
The Zhongwu Army immediately changed from the rear to the front, quickly returned to the division, and returned to Xuzhou City before dawn. Without any explanation, they launched an attack on the Xuzhou Soldiers and killed the entire Xuzhou Reformatory Army Task Force.
The soldiers were furious, and the crowd was excited and could not calm down for a long time. Zhou Qi took the opportunity to continue to incite dissatisfaction in the army and resented Xue Neng, who favored the Xuzhou soldiers.
"We went to the front line to fight, but he didn't give us rewards, but gave them to these idiots. Why? Our Zhongwu Army is the stepmother? This Xue Neng will eat everything he knows!"
Xue Neng had been in the Zhongwu Army for less than a year, and his mass base was weak. In addition, the Xuzhou soldiers did not give him any support, and he started to favor one thing over another. After Zhou Ji's instigation and instigation, the Zhongwu Army soldiers directly expelled Xue Neng.
Zhou Ji secretly sent an assassination team to catch up with Xue Neng and massacre his family. After that, Zhou Qi claimed to stay behind and temporarily took over the post of Jiedushi. Soon after, he was officially appointed by the imperial court as the new military governor of the Zhongwu Army.
The mutiny caused serious chaos within the Zhongwu Army. For example, the tooth general Qin Zongquan took advantage of troubled waters and led his troops to expel the governor of Caizhou and call himself the governor of Caizhou. In order to gain support, Jiedushi Zhou Ji also adopted a conciliatory attitude and recognized the legitimacy of Qin Zongquan.
Zhou Ji was busy stabilizing the Zhongwu endgame and no longer went to the Anshui defense line.
After the Xuzhou Mutiny, Taining Jiedushi Qi Kerang, who originally organized a defense line in Ruzhou and Zhengzhou to intercept the Cao army, gave up his position because he was worried about being annexed by Zhou Dynasty, and fled directly to Tongguan to set up defenses; Other theater task forces also dispersed due to the impact of the Xuzhou mutiny.
The Xuzhou mutiny caused the Anshui defense line to collapse without attack, leaving no one to guard it.
This led to Huang Chaocao's army crossing the Huaihe River and directly taking over Luoyang and advancing to Tongguan as if they were in uninhabited territory.
Zhou Qi, the military commander of the Zhongwu Army, chose to surrender to Huang Chao.
【Zhongwu Badu】
When the news of the "Battle of Longweipo" came, Zhou Qian was restless and worried. When the news came that Huang Chao had evacuated Chang'an, Zhou Qi couldn't hold it in any longer. He held a dinner and urgently summoned the eunuch Yang Fuguang to discuss important matters.
Yang Fuguang's attendants all advised him not to attend the banquet, saying that Zhou Qi had already surrendered to the grass thieves. I'm afraid this would be a Hongmen banquet, and maybe your head would be used to receive the reward.
Yang Fuguang was determined and said that if the country was destroyed like this, why should I regret it? We should focus on the overall situation and stop worrying about personal safety. So he declined the escort of his attendants and went to the meeting alone.
After three drinks and five dishes, we finally got to talking about current affairs.
When a man sheds tears, he doesn't shed them easily, but they are not sad yet. Speaking of the precarious Tang Dynasty, Yang Fuguang suddenly burst into tears.
After crying for a long time, Yang Fuguang said slowly: "A great man, you should never forget the great kindness of the emperor and the great righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period. You, Zhou Qi, are just a commoner. Only after receiving the emperor's favor did you gradually rise to the high position of a prince, and command the troops of a town. , The country is in trouble today, how can you have the heart to abandon the emperors of the Tang Dynasty for more than ten generations, and bow your knees to a private salt dealer?"
Zhou Qian was so ashamed that he also burst into tears and cried bitterly: "How can I, Zhou Qian, be willing to surrender to the thieves? But I am alone and unable to resist the strong thieves alone, so I pretended to surrender as a stopgap measure." In fact, I am always looking for opportunities to kill thieves and serve the country! The reason why I invited you here today is precisely to discuss this matter!"
So the two of them swore to wine and worked together to kill the thieves and help the Tang Dynasty.
That night, Yang Fuguang sent his godson Yang Shouliang and a number of smart and capable warriors to sneak into Guanyi during the night and kill all the envoys sent by the Huang Qi regime to the Zhongwu Army.
The Xuzhou Zhongwu Army officially brought order to the chaos and returned to the embrace of the Tang Dynasty.
Qin Zongquan, who had taken advantage of Xuzhou's rebellion to seize Caizhou, did not obey orders and still wanted to submit to Huang Qi's regime.
Adhering to the fine tradition of convincing people with reason, Yang Fuguang personally led 3,000 loyal military troops and rushed to Caizhou to persuade Qin Zongquan with reason and emotion.
Qin Zongquan was moved by this and expressed his willingness to return when he lost his way. He sent his general Wang Shu to lead 3,000 Caizhou soldiers to follow Yang Fuguang to attack Huang Chao.
Here, you still need to remember the thief Qin Zongquan. In the future, he will dominate the Central Plains and accomplish a "big cause".
Wang Shu may have deduced Qin Zongquan's inner monologue of passively pursuing thieves and actively separatist rule, or she may have been secretly entrusted by Qin Zongquan, so she deliberately stayed and delayed the advance.
Yang Fuguang engaged in military law, beheaded Wang Shu, annexed his troops, and then reorganized these Zhongwu troops and divided them into eight capitals (which can be understood as today's "regiments"), each with a thousand people, carefully selected by Yang Fuguang Eight loyal generals serve as the capital.
This is the famous "Eight Capitals of Zhongwu" in the late Tang Dynasty.
Eight people including Lu Yanhong, Wang Jian, and Han Jian served as group leaders. I have to admire Yang Fuguang's vision. These people eventually became important figures, and some of them became emperors.
The adapted "Zhongwu Badu" had high morale. Under the leadership of Yang Fuguang, it exploded with amazing combat effectiveness. In one go, it defeated Zhu Wen who was stationed in Dengzhou and regained Dengzhou.
Yang Fuguang led the "Badu of Zhongwu" to pursue Zhu Wen's remnants all the way to Lanqiao.
