Zhu Wen wrote to his sworn brothers Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin, saying that it was wrong for you to lure my subordinates with huge sums of money on the border. Don't catch me harvesting the wool from a sheep. You are so noble, can you change it to another sheep? Also, could you please send back those defecting Bian troops?
Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin refused to admit this, and the wording of their reply was quite strong, accusing Zhu Wen of making things out of nothing, being ungrateful, and making trouble unreasonably.
Just right!
If you two brothers give in and apologize to me, this matter will be really difficult to handle. What I want is your death-seeking attitude.
Therefore, Zhu Wen went to the court and accused the two Zhu brothers of recruiting traitors and disintegrating the Bian army. At the same time, he sent a message to neighboring vassals: I want to arrest the traitors in our army, so don't panic.
Then, he recruited generals Zhu Zhen and Ge Congzhou to attack Caozhou and Puzhou. The "Sanzhu War" officially started.
Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin never dreamed that Zhu Wen would turn against Qin Zongquan and draw a sword against his sworn brothers and close comrades before completely wiping out Qin Zongquan. Just as Stalin did not believe that Hitler would fight the Soviet Union before completely conquering Britain.
Comparing people with others will lead to death, and comparing goods with goods will lead to throwing away. The strategic minds of Yanyun Er Zhu and Zhu Wen are completely different.
At the beginning of the battle, the Bian army was invincible. Tens of thousands of Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin's troops were killed, and they left the battlefield alone.
Zhu Xuan's younger brother Zhu Han led 10,000 troops to reinforce the army, but the regiment was destroyed. Zhu Han was captured and beheaded.
Bian general Zhu Zhen captured Puzhou, and Puzhou governor Zhu Yu fled to Yunzhou. Zhu Zhen followed and launched an offensive against Yunzhou.
Taking advantage of the victory, the Bian army fought hard to defeat the remaining enemies of the two states with a sharp offensive. Yunzhou closed the city and held on, resisting stubbornly.
This was a "blitz war". The Tianping Army controlled three states, Cao, Pu, and Yun, and now only the Yunzhou headquarters remains. Zhu Wen was not greedy for the Yunzhou battlefield. After leaving Zhu Zhen to maintain the offensive, he led his army back to Bianzhou.
Knowing how to advance and retreat, this is where Zhu Wen is better than Huang Chao and Qin Zongquan.
Although the piece of fat in Yunzhou is tempting, Zhu Wen has lost the advantage of "blitz warfare". The primary goal at this time is to prevent the resurgence of Qin Zongquan and avoid falling into the dilemma of fighting on two fronts and being attacked from both sides.
Great wisdom knows how to stop.
Zhu Zhen spared no effort to attack Yunzhou and wanted to help Zhu Wen swallow the entire Tianping army.
The governor of Caozhou was captured alive by the Bian army, while Zhu Yu, the governor of Puzhou, fled into Yunzhou. Brothers Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin from Yunzhou came up with an idea and staged a "bitter meat trick" to severely beat the defeated general Zhu Yu.
Zhu Yu wrote a secret letter to Zhu Zhen outside the city, saying that he was willing to be a ghost inside and cooperate with the outside to dedicate Yunzhou.
Zhu Zhen also received a tip and knew that Zhu Yu had been beaten, so she had no doubts about Zhu Yu's surrender.
According to the agreement, Zhu Zhen led her troops to arrive quietly at night and sent a secret code to the city head.
"Creak-" The city gate slowly opened. "Come in quickly!" The defender at the top of the city lowered his voice and called to Zhu Zhen outside the city.
Zhu Zhen was overjoyed and ordered her troops to enter the city to take over.
After the army entered the city, the city gate suddenly closed. There was a bright fire in the city, ambushes were everywhere, arrows and stones were strewn across the urn city, and the Bian army that entered the city was brutally destroyed.
Only then did Zhu Zhen realize that she had been deceived, and hurriedly led her troops to retreat, all the way back to Puzhou.
Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin sent their troops to pursue him and took the opportunity to recapture Caozhou.
Zhu Zhen, who retreated to Puzhou, was very disappointed. She originally wanted to help the commander swallow up Yunzhou, but who would have thought that not only did she not eat Yunzhou, she also vomited out Caozhou.
Perhaps because she was worried that Zhu Wen would hold him responsible for the defeat and loss of the city, Zhu Zhen secretly sent someone to pick up the wives, children and children in Bianzhou City.
Since ancient times, it has been a common practice for generals in command to leave their entire families behind as hostages to prevent the generals from rebelling in front of the battle line. It is a big taboo to take family members out secretly, and it basically declares the intention of rebellion.
After Zhu Wen heard about it, he was furious. He sent fast horses to chase Zhu Zhen's family and killed the city gate officials. He also sent his confidant Jiang Xuanhui to Puzhou, transferred Zhu Zhen back to Bianzhou, and ordered his deputy general Li Tangbin to take Zhu Zhen's place.
Counselor Jingxiang hurriedly dissuaded him, saying how could Zhu Zhen hand over military power so easily and be captured without mercy? If Jiang Xuanhui comes to Puzhou, Zhu Zhen will definitely become suspicious and may be forced to rebel.
Zhu Wen was also confused for a moment. As soon as Jiang Xuanhui left, he came to his senses. Hearing what Jing Xiang said again, he quickly issued another order and sent a speeding horse to chase Jiang Xuanhui and call him back.
After receiving his family members privately, Zhu Wen became suspicious of Zhu Zhen and secretly ordered his deputy general Li Tangbin to secretly supervise Zhu Zhen's every move.
Li Tangbin, who was born in the Cao Army, was originally a subordinate of Shang Rang. He surrendered to Zhu Wen in the "Battle of Wangmandu" and was assigned to Zhu Zhen's subordinates. From then on, Zhu Zhen and Li Tangbin became a good pair. A masterpiece of man.
Zhu Zhen and Li Tangbin were "slightly equal in reputation", but in terms of bravery, Li Tangbin slightly surpassed Zhu Zhen. However, Li Tangbin could only be Zhu Zhen's deputy, and Li Tangbin was unwilling to do so.
In fact, the reason is very simple, it’s all about qualifications.
Zhu Zhen is a direct descendant of Zhu Wen. When he was in the Cao Army camp, Zhu Zhen was Zhu Wen's subordinate. Although Li Tangbin was also a member of the Cao Army, he was a newcomer who had just joined the army during the "Battle of Wangmandu", not to mention he was a demoted general.
Precisely because Li Tangbin was dissatisfied, he was Zhu Wen's natural spy to supervise Zhu Zhen. Let Li Tangbin be Zhu Zhen's deputy, this is Zhu Wen's leadership art
Now, Li Tangbin is watching Zhu Zhen even more closely.
On this day, Zhu Zhen invited a few confidants to have a banquet and drink to relieve her depression. Li Tangbin suspected that he was plotting something evil, so he immediately took a dozen of his followers and broke out of the city to go to Bianzhou to report Zhu Zhen.
In the middle of the night, and without the commander's belt, the guards guarding the gate refused to allow Li Tangbin and others to pass.
Li Tangbin was furious, "You only know Zhu Zhen, but don't you know me, Li Tangbin?"
The officers guarding the gate acted in accordance with the rules and were selfless. "No one is allowed to pass without a badge."
Li Tangbin was very impatient, "This is an urgent military situation. If there is a delay, can you afford it?"
"No one is allowed to pass without a badge."
Li Tangbin put his hand into his arms and said, "Blind your dog eyes, come and see, here is the belt."
The gatekeepers came closer, held up torches, and conducted routine inspections.
Li Tangbin stabbed him with his backhand, killing him. With a wave of his hand, he forced his way through the checkpoint and ran straight towards Bianzhou.
The other guards guarding the border quickly reported to Zhu Zhen.
Zhu Zhen was so frightened that she kept yelling "no". She didn't have time to change clothes or take her entourage, so she jumped on her horse, rode alone, and ran towards Bianzhou.
The two of them almost arrived in front of Zhu Wen.
Li Tangbin accused Zhu Zhen of having a private party and having evil intentions; Zhu Zhen scolded Li Tangbin for making things out of thin air and framed Zhongliang. The two accused and cursed each other, and the situation became chaotic and out of control.
The fact that Zhu Zhen was able to abandon his troops and ride back to Bianzhou alone proved that he had no intention of rebellion. Zhu Wen comforted him with good words, but he still let him return to Puzhou with confidence and continue to lead the troops in the battle. He also praised Li Tangbin greatly. Although he made assumptions without concrete evidence this time, it shows that Comrade Li Tangbin was very alert.
Zhu Wen did not blame anyone, and allowed the two of them to clear up their past feud and return to Puzhou.
Zhu Wen was very pleased. Firstly, Zhu Zhen really had no objection, and secondly, Li Tangbin’s supervision work was very good. From now on, Puzhou can sit back and relax.
Of course, this is just Zhu Wen's wishful thinking.
After this incident, the personal grudge between Zhu Zhen and Li Tangbin rose to unprecedented heights, paving the way for a catastrophe in the future.
Zhu Wen's approach of leading the main force back to Bianzhou was very wise. That month, Qin Zongquan captured Zhengzhou.
Everything is the same as Jingxiang's deduction.
"Look eastward" is the "Longzhong Dui" made by the great counselor Jingxiang. He pointed out that if you want to develop and grow, you must seize land eastward and attack Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin and Shi Pu. He also pointed out that the essence of this action is The word "quick" means that the expansion must be completed before the Qin Zongquan is solved and the court is out of trouble, otherwise the opportunity for development and growth will be lost forever.
How to fall out with Xuzhou Shipu?
Jingxiang couldn't think of a reasonable excuse for a while. At this time, the imperial court ordered Zhu Wen to lead the Huainan Jiedu Envoy.
Where did Gao Pian, the former Huainan military envoy, go?
he died.
