Dong Chang has made his debut with "Hangzhou Eight Capitals" a long time ago. From Zhou Bao's preparation of "Hangzhou Eight Capitals" to this point, although he has not had many roles, he has basically always had a positive image.
The description of this man in his early years is very superficial. As usual, he was a "Xi Renxia" and "a good boxer and a brave man". In short, he was a village bully-like existence.
In the second year of Qianfu (875), Wang Ying in western Zhejiang rebelled. Dong Chang organized a rural militia group. He served in self-defense and was promoted. Finally, he was favored by Zhou Bao, the governor of Zhenhai, and he was included in the "Eight Capitals of Hangzhou". He leads the "Stone Mirror Capital" among them.
Dong Chang conscientiously performed the duties of the Tu Tuan to protect the environment and the people during the "Huangchao Rebellion" and contributed to the protection of Hangzhou.
At that time, Huang Chao was defeated by Cao Quanzhu and Liu Jurong in Jingnan, and had to move to Jiangxi, and then fled to the ground in Zhejiang and Zhejiang to threaten Hangzhou. The first to bear the brunt was the "Stone Mirror Capital" stationed in Lin'an.
Dong Chang's troops were weak, with only 300 men at hand, and he was unable to fight head-on with the tens of thousands of Cao troops. When he was in dire straits, his capable subordinate Qian Liu came up with a plan, saying that to defeat a large number with a few, he must use a surprise. Therefore, Qian Liu personally led twenty warriors and secretly ambush in dangerous places.
Soon, the two thousand leading troops of the Grass Army entered the ambush circle. When the vanguard of the Grass Army passed by here, Qian Liu captured the thieves and captured the king first. He used a crossbow to kill the riding generals of the Grass Army, killing many people in a row. The Grass Army suddenly panicked. Qian Liu took the opportunity to lead his troops to cover up the killing. He actually killed hundreds of grass thieves in one breath. However, he and the twenty warriors escaped unscathed.
One more thing needs to be mentioned here, Qian Liu’s crossbow skills are very good and he will be featured in the show in the future.
Later, Dong Chang and Qian Liu led their troops to garrison at 800 miles. Babaili is a place name. "Li" can be simply understood as "village", such as Wugouli.
Dong Chang cleverly used place names to launch a new round of psychological deterrence against the Cao army. He calmly told the old lady in the fields, "If someone asks you where the troops in Lin'an are, tell them the truth and tell them, 'Lin'an troops are stationed 800 miles away'."
Sure enough, the Cao Army spies asked the peasant women along the way. When they heard this, they turned pale with shock. They looked at each other and said to themselves: "A few days ago, a few Lin'an soldiers could kill hundreds of us, not to mention that they now stretch for 800 miles!" So he turned around and ran away, giving up his plan to harass Hangzhou, and instead entered today's Anhui to plunder. When the Cao army was moving, Qian Liu also took the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, killing many people and capturing many prisoners.
Dong Chang fought wits and courage, and used puns on place names to ensure peace. Of course, according to the "History of Wuyue", the "Battle of Eight Hundred Miles" was entirely the result of Qian Liu's wisdom and courage. However, after the war, Qian Liu was upright and upright and took the initiative to give the credit to his superior leader Dong Chang. However, the mainstream view is that the real compiler of the book is a descendant of the Qian family (grandson of Qian Liu), so there is a certain degree of beautification of the Qian family...
In short, Dong Chang gradually became the star leader of the "Hangzhou Eight Capitals" with his achievements such as the "Battle of Eight Hundred Miles", which laid the foundation for his future glory.
A typical derivative of the "Huangchao Rebellion" is the giant bandit Liu Hanhong.
Liu Hanhong was originally a petty official in Yanzhou, Shandong. After the "Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao Rebellion" broke out, he was ordered to follow the town general to put down the rebellion. During the period, he robbed supplies and rebelled, and joined Wang Xianzhi's grass army. Later, he was recruited during the battle and garrisoned in Jiangling Mansion.
During Huang Chao's Northern Expedition, Wang Duo abandoned the city and fled. Before leaving, he asked Liu Hanhong to organize the defense of Jiangling. As a result, Liu Hanhong survived the banditry, robbed Jiangling, and gathered in the mountains and forests again.
Later, he accepted the recruitment and became the governor of Suzhou. Because he thought he was a minor official, he once again threatened to rebel. The court tolerated him and promoted him to the rank of Observer of Eastern Zhejiang. During his tenure in eastern Zhejiang, Liu Hanhong actively paid tribute to the imperial court. The imperial court was very satisfied with this and believed that a prodigal son would never be replaced by gold, so he was given the military title "Yi Sheng Army" and appointed him as the military envoy of the Yi Sheng Army, with jurisdiction over seven states. place.
Liu Hanhong was ambitious and believed that he was the reincarnation of Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty. He often made wild remarks, "The world is in chaos. Who else but me is the one with the golden sword?" He believed that he was destined to be emperor.
One day, the crows were noisy, which disturbed his joy of drinking, so he ordered the tree to be cut down. It was an ancient tree with a long history, and his subordinates advised him not to cut it down. "Giant trees cannot be cut down." People believed that ancient trees were spiritual, and cutting them down would be very unlucky and would lead to retribution. Liu Hanhong was furious and said that I dared to kill the white snake in my previous life, why can't I chop down the tree in this life? (I can kill a white snake, why should I fear a tree!)
Liu Hanhong dominated Jianghuai and had long-term friction and battles with Dong Chang. Dong Chang gradually developed and grew in the battle with Liu Hanhong.
In the third year of Zhonghe (883), Dong Chang openly occupied Hangzhou, expelled the imperial officials, and claimed to be the governor. Zhou Bao was unable to control himself, so he had to appease and compromise, and declared that he was the governor of Hangzhou.
In the second year of Guangqi (886), Dong Chang captured and beheaded Liu Hanhong, which shocked Jianghuai and was appointed by the imperial court as the military governor of the Yisheng Army.
At that time, Liu Hanhong was defeated by Qian Liu's troops. He took advantage of the chaos and changed into civilian clothes, took a meat cutting knife, and disguised himself as a butcher. When the soldiers caught up with him, he raised the knife in his hand and pretended to be a butcher. Just get away with it easily. Later, he fled to Taizhou and was presented to Qian Liu by Du Xiong, the governor of Taizhou. Qian Liu then gave it to Dong Chang.
When Liu Hanhong was defeated and fled, he actually abandoned his mother, "abandoned his mother, took his wife and ran away", which was deeply despised by the world. So when he was kidnapped and brought before Dong Chang, Dong Chang angrily accused him of being unfilial and worse than an animal.
But Liu Hanhong persisted in his obsession and showed no shame at all. He still said boldly: "Since ancient times, has there been an undefeated family or an undying country? The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. It's just that you have famous generals and good strategies, but I don't. You also Don't call me a beast in my sanctimonious manner, we are eating meat with open mouths - don't say fat (anyone) is fat (anyone)."
When he was about to be executed, Liu Hanhong sternly rebuked the executioner and told him to go away, because he was a military governor and could not die in the hands of ordinary people. He also said that he had dreamed that he was holding money in his hands, so Qian Liu should do it himself.
So Dong Chang ordered Qian Liu to kill him with his own hands.
Du Xiong, who played Liu Hanhong, is also worth mentioning two more words:
Du Xiong is a native of Taizhou, Yangmei Town, Taizhou. Initially they were grass bandits together with Lou Wen, with Lou Wen in charge and Du Xiong as his deputy. The two initially fought with Liu Hanhong and were defeated by Liu Hanhong, and then surrendered.
After Liu Hanhong was defeated by Qian Liu, he collected more than 600 defeated soldiers and defected to Du Xiong in Taizhou. Du Xiong held a big banquet to cleanse his lord from the wind and dust. "All his party were drunk." Then Du Xiong tied Liu Hanhong and others with ropes and sent them to Dong Chang to report his merits and receive rewards.
Dong Chang immediately announced that Du Xiong was the military envoy of Dehua.
