【Battle of Qingkou】
Compared with Li Keyong's loneliness and frustration, Zhu Wen can be said to be proud of the spring breeze but his horse's hoof is broken. Giving full play to the strengths of vertical and horizontal manipulation, using external wars to relieve pressure on internal lines, and taking advantage of Dong Chang's arrogance, he completed the main mission of "Looking East" with almost no external interference, and annexed the Yanzhou Taining Army and Yunzhou in one fell swoop. Wang Shifan, the governor of the Qingzhou Tianping Army and the Qingzhou Pinglu Army entrenched in the Shandong Peninsula, also expressed their allegiance to Zhu Wen.
Therefore, Zhu Wen "looked east" and already saw the sea. Everything north of the Huaihe River and south of the Yellow River was under Zhu Wen's control. Zhu Wen became the undisputed most powerful vassal in the Central Plains.
Today, many small vassals in Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Anhui, Jiangxi and other places have attached themselves to Zhu Wen. At a rough glance, half of the Central Plains belongs to Zhu Wen's sphere of influence.
Of course, these clinging vassals also have their own agendas. The so-called payment and dependence on Zhu Wen are just for the sake of pretending to be powerful, leaning against a big tree to enjoy the shade, and fighting against the power of others. For example, Du Hong, the envoy of the Wuchang Army in Ezhou, used Zhu Wen to embolden him and intercepted the tribute sent to the imperial court from the Jiangnan area.
Most of them are typical fence-sitters, and it is also because of Qi Chu's helplessness. On one side are Zhu Wen, and on the other side are Li Keyong or Yang Xingmi. When their own strength is not enough to stand out, they can only be forced to "choose sides." Station", and then change the door at any time according to the outcome of the battle between the big guys.
The story between them is lackluster. Their swinging and capricious stories are not necessary to list them one by one without affecting the main narrative structure of the following article. The following article will supplement these "marginal heroes" according to the needs of plot development. of. In short, when Zhu Wen and Zhu Wen conquered Yang Xingmi in the south and Li Keyong in the north, these two-faced factions frequently changed their tune.
There are also a few small vassals who sincerely serve Zhu Wen, such as Chenzhou Zhao Yan and Heyang Zhang Quanyi. These can be regarded as direct descendants of the younger brothers. Wei Boluo Hongxin, who recently joined the army, is already a younger brother who follows Zhu Wen wholeheartedly. .
In addition to daily filial piety to the elder brother, the younger brother will occasionally cause trouble for the elder brother.
Du Hong, the Wuchang army in Ezhou, openly robbed the emperor with the support of Zhu Wen, which angered the court. Zhaozong issued an edict to make Yang Xingmi the commander-in-chief of Jiangnan (the commander-in-chief of all the camps in the south of the Yangtze River) to attack Du Hong.
The younger brother stabbed Lou Zi, and the elder brother came to wash the floor. Zhu Wen ordered his adopted son Zhu Yougong, who was "acting cheaply" in Huainan, to rush to reinforce him.
Zhu Yougong won the victory, defeated the Huainan army, captured Huainan general Qu Zhang alive, captured more than 3,000 Huainan soldiers, captured more than 500 war horses, and recovered Huangzhou and Ezhou that Huainan had captured in advance.
Feishu plays a good role. Zhu Wen was delighted with the letter.
At the same time, Yang Xingmi also suffered setbacks in the Jianghuai battlefield. Due to Dong Chang's defeat, Qian Liu was able to concentrate all his forces against Yang Xingmi, causing Yang Xingmi to lose one by one the gains he had made by taking advantage of the situation.
General Gu Quanwu, who proposed to destroy Dong Chang first and then capture Suzhou, fulfilled his prophecy. In less than a month, Gu Quanwu restored Suzhou, Songjiang, Wuxi, and Changshu. Yang Xingmi lost his city, territory, and troops.
Yang Xingmi was faced with enemies from both sides, and Zhu Yougong showed his talents for the first time in Huainan. Zhu Wen seemed to see hope of unifying Huainan.
Zhu Wen sent Pang Shigu to lead an army of 70,000 to Qingkou (the lower reaches of the Huaihe River, where the ancient Sishui River entered Huaikou), aiming directly at Yangzhou; Ge Congzhou led tens of thousands of troops to station in Anfeng (the middle reaches of the Huaihe River) to contain Shouzhou. Zhu Wen personally led the main force and was stationed in Suzhou, echoing the influence of Pang Shigu and Ge Congzhou.
Zhu Wen is near the Huaihe River, what a majestic sight the tiger is looking at!
Correspondingly, Yang Xingmi showed an obvious disadvantage. On the south bank of the Huaihe River, he only had 30,000 men to resist Pang Shigu's 70,000 army. Yang Xingmi in Huainan is in danger.
At this time, Li Chengsi, the Hedong aid general who had escaped from Yanzhou, came up with a plan. He sent a small number of death squads to bypass the enemy's rear, steal the water upstream, attack it with water, wait for it to collapse, and the main force would take advantage of the chaos to cover up and kill.
This strategy is not a spectacular one, because its success requires the cooperation of the opponent. Just like burning Red Cliff, Zhuge Liang not only needed to borrow the east wind, but also needed Cao Cao to connect the warships together.
In the plan to flood Qingkou, Yang Xingmi needed Pang Shigu on the opposite side to station the Bian army in low-lying areas. Man proposes, God disposes.
Pang Shigu was Zhu Wen's subordinate in the Cao Army. He was a direct descendant of Zhu Wen. He was promoted due to his military exploits. He was a famous "successor" in the Bian Army. He succeeded Zhu Zhen and Zhu Youyu successively. Assisted Chen to defeat Cai, crossed the Huaihe River, attacked Chuzhou, defeated Tianchang, and went to Gaoyou, all battles were invincible; defeated Xuzhou, beheaded Shi Pu as a sacrifice; attacked Yunzhou, captured Zhu Xuan as a sacrifice; attacked Yanzhou, chased Zhu Jin... Military achievements Hehe. Zhu Wenbiao reported that he was a post of the Wuning Army in Xuzhou.
The reason why Pang Shigu won Zhu Wen's trust was not only because of his qualifications, but also because Pang Shigu always obeyed Zhu Wen's words and was an obedient and good boy. We should ask for instructions early, report frequently, hold high "Zhu Wen's Quotations", and adhere to the "Two Whatevers": We will resolutely safeguard all decisions made by Zhu Wen; we will unswervingly follow all instructions given by Zhu Wen.
Zhu Wen's ideas can always be implemented. Pang Shigu's military command ability may not be the strongest, but his political consciousness is definitely the highest. Therefore, whenever the frontline commander's will wavered (such as Zhu Zhen and Zhu Youyu), Zhu Wen would always let Pang Shigulai take over the commander's position to ensure that the rear had absolute control over the frontline troops.
Now, Pang Shigu is already the military governor and the commander-in-chief of the Huaidong Front, but he still adheres to his consistent style. Before leaving, he took the initiative to ask Zhu Wen for instructions and strictly followed Zhu Wen's instructions. .
According to Zhu Wen's instructions, Pang Shigu garrisoned troops in Qingkou. The terrain of his garrison was low-lying and rugged, and there was flat land thirty miles away. It was suggested that he set up camp elsewhere, but he flatly refused.
He never doubted Zhu Wen's orders and always strictly implemented them. He also hoped that his subordinates would also have such execution ability.
Pang Shigu is an alternate Jiedushi and is about to assume the leadership position of Jiedushi. A newly promoted leader urgently needs to establish his prestige. He is most eager to see the respectful and adoring eyes of his subordinates, is most taboo about subordinates' questioning, and is least able to tolerate subordinates challenging his authority.
To suggest that I move is to doubt my judgment, to disapprove of me, and to challenge my majesty.
Pang Shigu was very angry, "This is the military order - Zhu Wen's." He still had no confidence in himself, so he had to move out Zhu Wen to control the situation.
Maybe, this is indeed not the best choice for camping, but what does it matter?
He had previously had the experience of galloping across Huainan, unrivaled, and now commanding an absolutely superior force, what else could he have to worry about?
If he was jealous just because his leadership authority was questioned, it would not be enough to completely defeat Pang Shigu. However, being arrogant and underestimating the enemy made Pang Shigu fall into an abyss of eternal destruction.
