During the invasion of the German army, Li Cunxin was ordered to cooperate with Li Cunxiao.
However, Li Cunxin secretly sabotaged Li Cunxiao's battle plan, which was the direct reason for Li Keyong's defeat in Luan City mentioned above.
It's not that the enemy is too strong, but that the evil spirits in our army are letting things slip.
Li Keyong's temper was notoriously violent, especially after a defeat, he could even scold his younger brother to death. This expedition was actually defeated by a teenage brat. How could we just give up?
Therefore, Li Cunxin complained first, confusing right and wrong, and placing the responsibility for the defeat on Li Cunxiao, saying, "Cunxiao has two intentions and often avoids Zhao and does not attack." He slandered Li Cunxiao for collaborating with the enemy and conspiring to rebel.
Although Li Keyong has a fiery nature, he just laughed "haha" because this is exactly how he employs people. He was very aware of the innocence of this silly boy Li Cunxiao. The reason why Li Cunxiao was transferred from Fenzhou to Xingzhou east of the Taihang Mountains was to take advantage of his innocence and eagerness to make meritorious deeds and act as a vanguard in the invasion of Hebei.
If Li Cunxiao really turned his back on Jin and turned to Zhao, how could he try his best to provoke Li Keyong to attack Chengde? Don’t forget, the instigator of this war of aggression was Li Cunxiao.
So when faced with Li Cunxin's "reporting and exposing", Li Keyong just smiled knowingly and didn't take it to heart at all.
Li Keyong didn't take it to heart, but Li Cunxiao took it seriously.
After thinking about it, Li Cunxiao thought that he was far less trusted than Li Cunxin. This time, Li Cunxin falsely accused him of treason. I was afraid that his godfather would also listen to him and he would not be able to clean himself up by jumping into the Yellow River.
You falsely accuse me of treason, okay, then I will really rebel.
At this point, we can understand why Zhu Wen insisted on killing Zhu Zhen in the first place, and why he insisted on killing Zhu Zhen when he knew that he had no intention of rebellion.
"I believe you won't rebel, but I don't believe you believe me. I believe you won't rebel..."
Li Cunxiao rode alone to Zhenzhou, the headquarters of the Chengde Army, met Wang Rong in person, formed an alliance with him, and vowed to jointly fight against Li Keyong, and sent someone to contact Zhu Wen to discuss major issues.
Li Cunxiao occupied Dong Zhaoyi (the three prefectures of Xing, Ming and Ci) at that time, and controlled the fortress in and out of the Taihang Mountains to the west. To the north was the Chengde Army, to the southeast was Zhu Wen's indirect force - Wei Bo Army, and to the south was Zhu Wen's direct force. The sphere of influence and geographical location are very important. If Zhu Wen controls this place, it will be equivalent to grabbing Li Keyong's neck, and Zhu Wen's strategic posture towards Li Keyong will also shift from defensive to offensive.
Unfortunately, Zhu Wen was caught in a tug-of-war with Xuzhou Shipu and Yanyun Zhu at that time, and was unable to do anything at all.
Li Cunxiao was very clear. Without Zhu Wen's military support, Wang Rong alone would not be able to resist Li Keyong. So Li Cunxiao went directly to the imperial court to bring the land of the three states back to the imperial court, requesting the imperial court to issue an official flag and talisman festival, and allow him to unite with various vassal towns to attack Li Keyong.
It was Zhaozong's wishful thinking in the policy of vassal towns to provoke chaos in feudal towns and reap profits. Now, this policy has come to fruition and the land of the three states has been actively returned to the central government.
Zhaozong immediately appointed Li Cunxiao as the military governor of Dongzhaoyi Army, but rejected his request to join forces to attack Hedong.
This is the brilliance of Zhaozong.
Because even without the approval of the imperial court, Wang Rong and Zhu Wen would aid Li Cunxiao out of their own interests. Regardless of whether there was an imperial edict, a war was inevitable. And if Zhaozong approves Li Cunxiao's request, then Li Keyong will have another reason to lead troops to Qinque. When Li Keyong regained the three states, it was the day when Zhaozong once again "hunted westward".
The imperial court obtained the land without exerting its own efforts, and it had no capital but no loss. Zhaozong understood political games better.
It's a pity that history is the biggest manipulator.
Shocked to hear that Li Cunxiao had taken Dong Zhaoyi and attached himself to Bian Tong Zhao, Li Keyong was furious and marched overnight to surround Xingzhou.
King Chengde sent Wang Zanghai, his general, to send a letter of persuasion to Li Keyong, "You must be generous, and of course you choose to forgive him."
The unlucky Wang Zanghai must have never heard this sentence: Be sure to stay away from those who advise you to be generous without understanding any situation, because when lightning strikes them, you will be harmed.
Lei didn't hit him, but Li Ke hit him with a knife.
Li Keyong not only hacked Wang Zanghai, but also Wang Rong. Immediately, he sent his troops north to attack Wang Rong and defeated the German army. Because Li Keyong went to the war in a hurry, there were serious problems with logistics and insufficient military rations, so the Hedong Corps marinated the enemy's corpses into bacon to serve as military rations. This also produced a quite strong psychological shock to the enemy.
Wang Rong complained endlessly, "Cunxiao, buddy, I'm blocking the gun for you, but you can't bear to be a coward?"
Li Cunxiao led his troops to Zhenzhou and discussed with Wang Rong how to retreat from the enemy.
The heroes saw the same thing, and on the key issue, the two of them reached a consensus: with just the two of us, it will be over sooner or later, unless we get Zhu Wen's help.
Zhu Wen was stymied by Xuzhou and was really powerless, so he could only write a letter to Li Keyong, to the effect that: I have 100,000 elite troops stationed in Weibo. I heard that there are changes in Shandong (east of the Taihang Mountains). Soldiers I was gearing up and ready to make a move, hoping to achieve success. Fortunately, my brother and I stayed calm and restrained, so as not to escalate the conflict...
Li Keyong did not listen to him and immediately replied: If you really have 100,000 troops here, then ask them to join the war as soon as possible. I am worried that there are not enough corpses to eat. Stop talking nonsense and come to Hebei. Let's The two gestured. .
At the critical moment, Lu Long and Li Kuangwei arrived in time to help Wang Rong fight off Li Keyong. Li Keyong withdrew from Zhenzhou to the south and continued to surround Xingzhou.
If you have a map, it will be clear at a glance. The Hedong Army crossed the Taihang Mountains from west to east, and its first stop was Xingzhou. From Xingzhou, turning north was the territory under the jurisdiction of the Chengde Army. Before the nail in Xingzhou is removed, the northern front deep into Chengde is very fragile.
Just because of his superior military speed, he caught Li Cunxiao and Wang Rong off guard. Once the war turned into a stalemate, Li Keyong in Zhenzhou faced the danger of being dumped. Therefore, before taking Xingzhou and controlling Dongzhaoyi, he could not fight in Zhenzhou. Seeing Lulong and Li Kuangwei entering the battle, Li Keyong decisively ordered to shrink the front and concentrate his efforts to return to Xingzhou.
Moreover, Zhenzhou has never been the core appeal of Hedong Group, Dong Zhaoyi is. The top priority of Hedong Group at this stage is to stabilize the Dong Zhaoyi area.
Faced with Li Cunxiao, the traitorous son who deceived his master and destroyed his ancestors, Li Keyong did not just expel his master and take back the word "cun". Li Ke pointed his whip, and the army came to the city.
After the Hedong Army withdrew southward, Wang Rong breathed a sigh of relief and was very grateful to Lu Long and Li Kuangwei for providing help in times of need. He rewarded Lu Long's reinforcements and presented him with a large amount of gold and silver silk and satin as a reward.
Wang Rong and Li Kuangwei drank and chatted happily, celebrating the Zhenyou (Zhenzhou Chengde Army, Youzhou Lulong Army) friendship forged with blood in the battle.
