[Zhu Wen’s Crisis]
When Li Keyong was mentioning Lulong's army, a letter of help from Yan Yun and Zhu Zhu flew to the tent again, saying that the three brothers An's army had been wiped out, Zhu Wen was in a hurry to attack the city, and he hoped that heavenly soldiers and generals would come soon.
With a stroke of his pen, Li Ke dispatched 10,000 cavalry, led by generals Shi Yan, Li Chengsi, He Huaibao and others, to the Yanyun battlefield.
Zhu Yougong, who besieged Yunzhou, retreated to Bianzhou, and Zhu Wen's front began to shrink and retreat.
Although the Hedong reinforcements this time increased by twenty times compared with the previous ones, they were only 10,000 people after all. Coupled with the long-distance attack, they would not have a substantial impact on the Yanyun battlefield.
However, the problems Zhu Wen encountered were far more than just the 10,000 Hedong Army.
First of all, Li Keyong had just annexed the Lulong Army in Youzhou. The jurisdiction of the Lulong Army was very large, with as many as twelve states. Under normal circumstances, the standard configuration of a vassal town is three to four states, such as Zhenzhou Chengde Army (four states) ), so Li Keyong’s record is still very bluffing.
The key is that this vast territory is located in today's Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei areas, and hangs high above Yanyun, Shandong. Moreover, King Chucun of Yiwu in Hebei was originally a close ally of Li Keyong; the Chengde Army in Zhenzhou was, needless to say, the younger brother who had just conquered; and Wei Bojun in Weizhou had his mouth in Bianzhou and his heart in Hedong.
In other words, the Hebei region has become Li Keyong's back garden, which is one of the reasons why Zhu Wen retreated.
Secondly, chaos broke out again in the Huainan area, and Zhu Wen was at odds with his southern neighbors.
There is a story in "Yanzi Chunqiu" called "Hotel Fierce Dog", which refers to a certain wine businessman who sells fine wines, clean and eye-catching advertisements, but his business is sluggish. The wine merchant is very distressed because of this. His neighbor said this To tell the truth, the reason is the vicious dog you keep at your door. Whenever someone wants to buy wine, it bares its teeth and barks at them. Who dares to buy it?
This story just wants to tell leaders that they must take good care of the people around them. For example, many officials who have been dismissed today were "cheated on their fathers" and "cheated on their husbands."
Zhu Wen suffered the loss of the fierce dog.
In the battle with Xuzhou Shipu, Shouzhou, Haozhou, and Sizhou all surrendered to Zhu Wen. Zhu Wen sent people to comfort and inspect.
Generally speaking, those who perform this work must be smart and capable, understand the general situation, and take the overall situation into consideration. They must convey the leader's broad mind and benevolent ideas, win the trust of the military and civilians in the newly surrendered area, win favor, and strengthen the leader's rule here; at the same time, , and also inspect the local customs and conditions as well as various military and political work in order to report to the leaders so that the leaders can grasp the regional dynamics and the support of the people.
What disappoints Zhu Wen is that he chose the wrong person.
The general Zhang Conghui was sent to Shouzhou. As soon as he arrived in Shouzhou, his nouveau riche mentality was immediately revealed. He curled his lips and grinned, bossed around, had an arrogant attitude, and openly insulted the governor Jiang Yanwen. He looked like a conqueror. . Jiang Yanwen could only endure the humiliation silently.
One day, Zhang Conghui hosted a private banquet for the generals in Shouzhou, but Jiang Yanwen, the governor, was not among the invitees. Jiang Yanwen was extremely frightened, thinking that Zhang Conghui was trying to incite a mutiny and attack him. Therefore, Jiang Yanwen acted first and arrested and executed all the generals who attended the banquet last night the next day. Then he wrote a letter of apology, explaining the ins and outs of the incident to Marshal Zhu Wen, and then committed suicide to apologize. The army elected his son Jiang Congxu as acting governor.
After Zhu Wen got the news, he immediately cut Zhang Conghui in half, who was relying on his own strength, and sent envoys to appease the frightened Shouzhou.
Those who went to Sizhou were not at ease. They also had an arrogant attitude and insulted the governor Zhang Jian. Zhang Jian was not as loyal as Jiang Yanwen. In a fit of anger, he offered the city to Yang Xingmi.
At this time, Yang Xingmi was no longer what he used to be, and he was no longer a chess piece at the mercy of others. When Li Ke used Tu Hebei and Zhu Wen to fight Xuzhou, Yang Xingmi finally defeated his old rival Sun Ru.
【Who controls Huainan】
During Zhu Wen's second campaign in Xuzhou, he adopted the strategy of "hiding the truth from the sky" by his counselor Jing Xiang, and asked Ding Hui and Ge Congzhou to lead their troops southward, claiming to assist Yang Xingmi in attacking Sun Ru. However, they launched an attack on Suzhou when they passed by. Ding Hui flooded Suzhou, completing the first step of the strategic siege of Xuzhou and containing Sizhou's reinforcements, allowing Zhu Wen to finally win the Xuzhou War.
The strategy of "hiding the truth from the sky" was used very well. Zhu Wen deceived everyone. He made everyone believe that Ding Hui and Ge Congzhou were going to Huainan.
Shi Pu believed it, Yang Xingmi believed it, and Sun Ru also believed it.
Sun Ru's approach was also the most radical. He destroyed his home, burned down the city of Yangzhou, and pretended to be in ruins. He took all the troops and drove out all the people. He claimed that he had an army of 500,000 and crossed the Yangtze River south to meet Yang Xingmi. Fight hard.
Sun Ru not only burned the city of Yangzhou, but also burned Suzhou and Changzhou, coercing the people to follow the army and act as coolies and "two-legged sheep." The army's flags were fluttering, and transport vehicles were connected in front and back, stretching for more than a hundred miles.
Yang Xingmi lost consecutive battles and the situation was precarious. Ask Qian Liu of Hangzhou for help.
Hangzhou Qian Liu and Xuanzhou Yang Xingmi had the same problem, and they were also harassed by Sun Ru for a long time. Facing a common powerful enemy, Yang Xingmi and Qian Liu depended on each other. Qian Liu supported Yang Xingmi with a large amount of food and baggage.
Yang Xingmi convened a meeting with his subordinates to discuss the current situation. He said that Sun Ru's troops were more than ten times ours and it was difficult to compete with them. He planned to retreat to Tongguan (today's Tongling City, Anhui Province). What do you think?
As soon as this statement came out, the generals collectively opposed it. Among them, Li Shenfu and Liu Wei pointed out that Sun Ru sent out all his troops this time and was eager for a quick victory, so we should refuse to defend the dangerous places in various places, strengthen the walls and clear the country. Fight a protracted war and drag Sun Ru into our rhythm.
Dai You's rules further proposed the strategy of "drawing money from the bottom of the cauldron".
The people in the Huainan area suffered from Sun Ru's cruelty and cruelty, and their hearts were drawn to the kind and kind Yang Xingmi. Therefore, many people in the Huainan area helped the old and young and followed Yang Xingmi across the Yangtze River south. Many of Sun Ru's soldiers also came to seek refuge. Therefore, Dai Yougui suggested that Yang Xingmi send these people back to their hometown in Huainan so that they could engage in farming and business and resume production. When Sun Ru's men saw the people in Huainan living and working in peace and contentment, they must all want to return to their hometown. No one is willing to continue to help the tyrants. In this way, Sun Ru's army will inevitably become disorganized and disintegrate.
Yang Xingmi saw that his generals had no fear, shared the same hatred of the enemy, and had clear ideas and accurate judgments, so he put his hands on his hands and laughed, "This is exactly what I want! I am worried that you will shrink back in fear of the enemy, so I use my words to test my ears!"
Sun Ru surrounded Xuanzhou, and his general Liu Jianfeng led the main force from Changzhou to join forces and jointly attack Xuanzhou.
Yang Xingmi avoided the real situation and attacked the weak, and sent his general Zhang Xun to raid Changzhou, and then captured Runzhou, trying to drag the blitzkrieg into a war of attrition.
Sun Ru exposed his strategic intentions prematurely, which was an important reason for his failure.
The opinions of Yang Xingmi's group are highly unified, which is to disrupt Sun Ru's war rhythm, avoid the "decisive battle", and strive to drag the war into a war of attrition and a protracted war.
You come to Xuanzhou to join a team with me, but I go to Changzhou and Runzhou to steal towers, and harass your jungle areas to prevent you from developing the economy.
Yang Xingmi sent out guerrillas to cut off his food routes, and guerrillas harassed Sun Ru's garrison, making Sun Ru's army overwhelmed.
Soon, Sun Ru's army ran out of food, so he sent generals Liu Jianfeng, Ma Yin, and Zhang Ji to lead elite troops to neighboring counties to loot and replenish military supplies.
At this time, another plague broke out in the Jianghuai area, and Sun Ru's troops were severely reduced in number due to the epidemic. "Many teachers died, and Confucian scholars also fell ill." Sun Ru was not spared and suffered from severe malaria.
Yang Xingmi carefully studied all kinds of intelligence: the main force was absent (the powerful generals Liu Jianfeng and Ma Yin were outside), the combat effectiveness of the remaining troops was sharply reduced (plague), and the command center of the army was paralyzed (Sun Ru was bedridden with malaria). God-given opportunity!
He made a prompt decision and issued the order to counterattack. This is his only chance to fight back. Only by winning completely can he survive. Yang Xingmi prayed devoutly, begging God to bless him and eliminate harm for the people for the sake of the suffering of the people.
A decisive battle to determine the ownership of Huainan is about to begin.
