After the defeat in the first battle, Bi Shiduo regretted it. He believed that with just a thousand men, it was impossible to capture Yangzhou City, which had a strong city and many soldiers. This trip was tantamount to committing suicide.
Bi Shiduo wrote a letter to his old comrade Qin Yan to lure him into the trap, promising that if Yangzhou City was captured, he would give up the "Huainan Jiedu Envoy" to Qin Yan.
Qin Yan, Bi Shiduo and Zheng Hanzhang were both surrendered generals of the Grass Army. Qin Yan is currently serving as an official at Xuanshe Road and is the strongest among the group of surrendered generals.
At this time, one of Bi Shiduo's retainers took the risk to escape from the city and reported to Bi Shiduo the true situation in the city, saying that the people in the city were disintegrated and no one was willing to sacrifice their lives for Lu Yongzhi. It would not take long before it would collapse on its own.
Only then did Bi Shiduo regain his confidence in fighting.
Gao Pian summoned Lu Yongzhi and expressed his attitude of wanting to resolve the dispute peacefully, and asked Lu Yongzhi to choose a reputable person to communicate with Bi Shiduo and eliminate the misunderstanding between the generals.
Gao Pian probably did not fully grasp the facts. He knew that it was Bi Shiduo who was leading the rebellion. As for the reason, he took it for granted that it was a request for reward.
Lu Yongzhi sent a confidant to Bi Shiduo's camp with Gao Pian's handwritten letter and Lu Yongzhi's letter of commitment, as well as good wine and food, to offer condolences and discuss a ceasefire.
Bi Shiduo hopes to let Gao Pian's old subordinates be the intermediary, so that he can expose the evildoers who accuse Lu Yongzhi, vent his long-standing resentment, and reiterate that he is not a rebel, not against Gao Pian, only against Lu Yongzhi's purpose. Unexpectedly, the person who came turned out to be Lu Yongzhi's trusted minion, and he couldn't help but be furious.
"Where is Liang Zuan? Why did I send someone like you here?"
Liang Zuan was one of the "Five Tigers" and the general who accepted the surrender of Bi Shiduo and others. Just like the candidates and the examiners, the surrendered generals and the surrendered generals also have a close relationship of "guides". Therefore, Bi Shiduo most hopes to connect with Liang Zuan.
Before the guy could speak, his head was cut off.
The next day, Bi Shiduo wrote a letter, tied it to an arrow, and shot it into the city.
Lu Yongzhi recovered the arrows, burned them directly without opening them.
The news was blocked and the right to speak was controlled by Lu Yongzhi. The people, soldiers and civilians did not know Bi Shiduo's true intentions, and various speculations and discussions abounded.
Lu Yongzhi was worried about the long nights and many dreams, so he led more than a hundred guards to break into Gao Pian's mansion.
Gao Pian was so frightened that he hid in Tibet and fled into the bedroom. "You disobey orders and rush in with troops. Do you want to rebel?" He ordered his attendants to expel Lu Yongzhi and others. Lu Yongzhi failed to kidnap him.
Lu Yongzhi's picture is unclear. Gao Pian finally understood Lu Yongzhi's sinister intentions, so he summoned his nephew Gao Jie to come.
Gao Pian appointed Gao Jie as the prison chief and handed him his 500 personal guards. This was Gao Pian's last family fortune.
Lu Yongzhi kidnapped all the young and middle-aged men in the city, whether ordinary people, officials, or intellectuals. They all tied their hands and drove them to the city wall to prevent them from "rebellion." At the same time, they were also worried that they would collude with the rebels outside the city, so they randomly changed places at irregular times and with no fixed numbers of people, so that their families could not be found when they came to deliver meals.
Everyone hopes that Bi Shiduo will quickly enter the city and get rid of the big bad guy Lu Yongzhi.
Gao Pian wrote another handwritten letter, and sent his subordinates to take the letter with B Shiduo's mother's letter and B Shiduo's youngest son to B Shiduo's military camp to explain, eliminate misunderstandings, and resolve conflicts.
Bi Shiduo immediately sent his youngest son back to the city, and once again expressed that he had no intention of rebellion. He only asked Marshal Gao to kill Lu Yongzhi, Zhang Shouyi, and Zhuge Yin. I, Bi Shiduo, was willing to take the whole family as hostages to show my sincerity. .
At this point, Gao Pian already knew everything. Worried that Lu Yongzhi would harm Bi Shiduo's family, he sent people to bring Bi Shiduo's family to him and sent soldiers to guard them 24 hours a day.
Qin Yan's three thousand reinforcements, led by general Qin Chou, reinforced Bi Shiduo. The rebels who received reinforcements launched an attack on Yangzhou City.
The defenders in the southwest corner of the outer city defected, burned defensive equipment, and responded to Bi Shiduo. Bi Shiduo cooperated with him inside and outside, and dug a big hole in the city wall, and the rebels swarmed in.
Lu Yongzhi led his trusted troops to block the attack and gradually gained the upper hand in street fighting, and the resistance army gradually became exhausted.
At the critical moment, Gao Jie led the jailers (cell soldiers) to attack from the inner city, united with the rebels, and attacked Lu Yongzhi.
Lu Yongzhi was attacked from both sides and his morale collapsed. Seeing that the situation was over, he hurriedly fled out of the city.
Gao Pian summoned Liang Zuan, the only remaining member of the "Five Tigers", to lead more than a hundred people to protect the inner city. Liang Zuan was relieved of his military power before, but fortunately he survived.
Gao Pian met Bi Shiduo in Yanhe Pavilion, saluted each other, and then appointed Bi Shiduo as the deputy envoy of Huainan Jiedu. Zheng Hanzhang and other generals also received rewards.
When Bi Shiduo started his army, in order to gain the support of his troops, he promised that after entering the city, he could rob money, grain, and women, and even divide Huainan with Qin Yan. Therefore, after the rebels entered the city, they looted and transformed from liberators to invaders.
The anti-corruption operation has come to an end for the time being, and Bi Shiduo, who "cleared the emperor's side", achieved a staged victory.
History is fair and each gave Gao Pian and Bi Shiduo a chance to get on the right track. History is also humorous, because the two of them each avoided all the correct options, fell into the abyss of eternal destruction hand in hand, and were nailed to the pillar of shame in history.
First of all, let’s look at Bi Shiduo, who is in a dominant position. He has more initiative and flexibility.
The reason why Bi Shiduo raised an army was very simple. He was plotted and assassinated by a traitor, and he was forced to go to Liangshan and raised an army to resist the riot. Throughout the ages, military commanders have repeatedly fallen into the same situation and faced the same choice. It just so happened that this treacherous person had a very bad reputation, and people and gods were indignant, so people around him started making noises and coaxing him, and only then did Bi Shiduo take the risk.
Therefore, Bi Shiduo's slogan for raising troops was "Qing Jun's side". He also repeatedly stated that he was not against Gao Pian, but only against Lu Yongzhi. As a result, it has received enthusiastic support from the military and civilians.
Now that Lu Yongzhi's power has collapsed and Gao Pian has returned to power, Bi Shiduo should show himself as a loyal minister, such as handing over military power, kneeling in front of Gao Pian and begging for forgiveness for his crimes of mutiny and surprise, and then assisting Gao Pian to return to power.
Or if you learn from Cao Cao, you can support the old commander and remember the good name of the old sage, but you can use the emperor to control the princes. The people of Huainan will also be grateful for his righteous deeds to eliminate harm to the people.
But Bi Shiduo played a good hand of cards to pieces.
Not only did he violate his original intention, forcing Gao Pian to "abdicate his throne in favor of a more powerful person", and acting as Huainan Jiedu himself, he also led a wolf into the house and welcomed Qin Yan into Yangzhou.
The moment Gao Pian handed over power, the nature of the mutiny changed, from "eliminating evil and hoeing out traitors" to a rebellion. Bi Shiduo was overturned and slapped in the face. He fell from the moral high point to the bottom and lost his legitimacy. He changed from a hero praised by the whole people to a traitor pointed out by thousands of people. He went from cheering up and gathering responses to turning against his relatives and leaving his family alone.
Bi Shiduo invited Qin Yan mainly out of lack of confidence. Bi Shiduo's headquarters only has a hundred troops, and Zheng Hanzhang only has a thousand men. If he wants to control Huainan, these thousand men are far from enough. Therefore, Bi Shiduo actively attracted the powerful Qin Yan and agreed to carve up Huainan together.
Negotiation involves exchanging bargaining chips. Bi Shiduo's bargaining chip is "Lu Yongzhi".
It’s still the old principle between mice and cats. Without the mouse, the cat will lose its ability to negotiate.
Qin Yan was not confused, he rushed to Yangzhou without stopping. He was not here to share Yangzhou, but to take over Yangzhou. Bi Shiduo was just trying to make wedding clothes for others.
In the process of occupying Yangzhou, we can get a glimpse of the pattern of Bi Shiduo and Qin Yan. After the city was broken, Bi Shiduo was busy controlling Gao Pian, smashing, looting, burning, and plundering; Qin Yan's general Qin Chou immediately took control of various warehouses, archives and other important institutions.
Bi Shiduo took over Huainan, but his name was not correct, his words were not smooth, and people were dissatisfied. What about Qin Yan taking over? That would be inappropriate in terms of the name change being incorrect, because Qin Yan's "Huainan Jiedushi" was conferred by Bi Shiduo.
What's more, Bi Shiduo's behavior of wooing Qin Yan was not approved by Zhang Shenjian, another major shareholder. Among the three giants of the resistance army, Bi Shiduo, Zheng Hanzhang, and Zhang Shenjian, the most powerful one was Zhang Shenjian. However, Bi Shiduo promised to give up the "Huainan Jiedu Envoy" to Qin Yan without Zhang Shenjian's knowledge, betraying the interests of the major shareholders. This is a time bomb planted within the group, which will explode sooner or later.
The generals of the Huainan Army who were loyal to Gao Pian would not recognize the legitimacy of Bi Shiduo, let alone Qin Yan. Huainan will inevitably fall into a long-term melee, and all life will be in ruins.
Bi Shiduo should bear the main responsibility for this.
Look at Gao Pian again.
When Bi Shiduo entered the city, the rebel forces were so stretched that they were not even able to station troops at various city gates and were unable to gain substantial control of Yangzhou City.
Someone suggested to Gao Pian that he lead his trusted followers to break out of the encirclement, and then summon garrisons from various places to regain control of Yangzhou.
A long life of military success, a hero's twilight years, and long-term sensuality have worn away the passion and courage of the past. He did not adopt this suggestion, but chose to obey orders, handing over his wealth and life to the rebels and letting them do whatever they wanted.
In this way, he was forced to hand over all his power and became a piece of meat on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered by others.
