A scout anxiously reported an urgent military situation, saying that Huainan soldiers had secretly breached the dam upstream and that a flood was coming!
Pang Shigu scolded him for shaking the morale of the army and "killed him immediately".
In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Master Pang set up a chess board in the military camp and played chess leisurely. Showing the style of a Confucian general.
After a while, the big fruits arrived in a surging force, and the low-lying Bianjun camp immediately turned into a water town. The Bianjun army fell into chaos. At this moment, killings broke out, and a Huainan death squad composed of thousands of people Rush over.
An arrogant army will be defeated, and a mournful army will be victorious.
It was the middle of winter, and the Huaihe River area was damp and cold. Yang Xingmi in Huainan responded in a hurry, and the logistics support work was quite inadequate. This death squad, who took risks and detours, broke dams, and robbed camps, had thin clothes and no food and supplies. When you are thirsty, you lick a mouthful of snow, and when you are hungry, you chew two mouthfuls of ice (all the people drink ice and eat in the snow). When we approached Bianying, both of our feet were severely frostbitten and unable to stand.
Even so, this Huainan death squad still maintained a high morale. They used their weapons as crutches (with their arms and legs planted), supported their bodies, looked at death as if they were home, and were determined to die. They resolutely faced off against the Bian army that was dozens of times larger than themselves. Launch a charge.
The leader of this death squad was Zhu Jin, who fled back to Huainan.
Zhu Jin and the Bian army had a hatred of one day, two places, three rivers and four seas. They were like water and fire, and they were incompatible with each other. Zhu Jin was highly skilled in martial arts and was best at using the sword. His sword dared to be the best in the Jianghuai area.
With a deep hatred for the Bian army, Zhu Jin took the lead in breaking into the camp from the north, "dancing and galloping, making a roar of thunder." His Yanzhou cavalry also felt the pain of losing their country and losing their family, and like a tiger among wolves, they fought in the Bian camp. The center, left and right clash.
The Bian army was in chaos and had no time to take care of itself.
Yang Xingmi led the main force to cover up and kill them, and soon the Bian army was made dumplings.
Pang Shigu's 70,000-strong army was almost completely wiped out, and Pang Shigu himself also died in the rebellion.
At the same time, Ge Congzhou was attacking Shouzhou in the west, but encountered strong resistance from Zhu Yanshou of Shouzhou.
This is almost a tough confrontation between the top generals of the two camps. Fortunately, the historical data is unclear about this and is full of contradictions.
According to authoritative historical materials, some say that Zhu Yanshou defeated Ge Congzhou, while others say that the two did not have formal contact. It was Ge Congzhou who took the initiative to withdraw his troops after hearing the news of Pang Shigu's defeat. No matter how you say it, it is just a sentence without expansion.
This leaves room for free play, because the duel between these two people should be similar to Guan Yu fighting Huang Zhong under Changsha City, Zhang Fei fighting Ma Chao outside Jiameng Pass, or Xu Chu naked fighting Ma Chao, or Sun Ce fighting fiercely Taishi Ci...just wait.
In short, Ge Congzhou failed to complete the task of capturing Shouzhou. After hearing the news of Pang Shigu's defeat, he knew that there was no hope of conquering Huaihe, so he withdrew his troops in order to preserve the strength of the Bian army.
When crossing the Peishui River, they were intercepted by Yang Xingmi's main force, who came for reinforcements. Attacking them halfway across the river, the Bian army suffered heavy losses, and many soldiers drowned. After crossing the river, it snowed heavily, and the returning Bian army was deprived of food for four days. Most of the surviving officers and soldiers died of cold and starvation. In the end, less than a thousand people followed Ge Congzhou back.
Zhu Wen, who was based in Suzhou, received a battle report from the front line. The two armies were almost completely wiped out. He also received a letter from Yang Xingmi: "Pang Shigu and Ge Congzhou are both worthy of their reputation. Lao Zhu, you should come to Huaihe in person to accompany you." I'm playing."
Zhu Wen pressed the letter and looked up to the sky with a sigh.
This is the famous "Battle of Qingkou" in history. Although "famous", it is little known due to the overall downturn of this historical period (Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms).
In fact, the historical status of the "Battle of Qingkou" is comparable to the "Battle of Chibi" in the Three Kingdoms period at the end of Han Dynasty.
The "Battle of Chibi" is widely known because of its popular classic passages, such as Pang Tong's chain plan, Zhou Yu's bitter plan to defeat Huang Gai, Zhuge Liang borrowing the east wind, Jiang Qian stealing books...
The "Battle of Qingkou" also has this potential: Zhu Jin who is willing to work hard, Pang Shigu who is obedient and willful, Ge Congzhou and Zhu Yanshou...
This book is loyal to objective historical facts, focuses on political games, clears the air, explores the inevitable logic behind seemingly messy geo-conflicts, and discovers the inevitability of historical "accidents". Therefore, "Ge Congzhou VS Zhu Yanshou" is not included in our interpretation, and the entire "Battle of Qingkou" is also not developed due to the serious lack of historical data.
But this does not hinder its profound historical significance.
First of all, Zhu Wen suffered the most serious defeat since his debut. "Since ancient times, there has been no loss of teachers like this."
Secondly, Yang Xingmi's regional dominance was established, "since Yang Xingmi occupied the area between Jiangsu and Huaihe Rivers".
The "Battle of Chibi" established the situation of the three pillars, and the "Battle of Qingkou" also established the situation of division of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. From the Houliang Dynasty at the head of the Five Dynasties to the Later Zhou Dynasty at the end of the Five Dynasties, the central government was almost unable to penetrate into the Jianghuai region, and the Jianghuai region also gave birth to two relatively powerful powers: Nanwu (Southern Tang) and Wuyue Kingdom. .
The defeated Bian army fled north through Yingzhou. Wang Jingxuan, the governor of Yingzhou, supplied food to the defeated army, gathered firewood on the road, and burned it with fire to block the pursuit of Huainan troops. This saved a lot of effective forces for Bianzhou and established a great merit.
Wang Jingxuan was not an old member of Zhu Wen's army, but a fringe figure in Bianzhou's forces. He is a native of Yingzhou. He was an officer in Yingzhou during the Huangchao Rebellion and led his troops to resist the invasion of grass thieves. From Huangchao to Qin Zongquan, Wang Jingxun was unyielding and refused to bow to the grass thieves. According to records, Wang Jingxuan was tall and brave, and the spears and arrows he used were all made of pure iron. The spears weighed more than thirty kilograms. , becoming a well-known haven.
Whenever Zhu Wen passed through the border, Wang Jingxuan always tried his best to supply. Especially this time in the "Battle of Qingkou", Wang Jingxuan made great achievements again, so he was appointed by Zhu Wenbiao as the Military Envoy of Wuning Army in Xuzhou. Later he was transferred to the central government, successively He served as the commander of Youlongwu Army and the general of Zuowei. Finally got a good death.
In the "Battle of Qingkou", it was Hedong's aid general Li Chengsi who advised Yang Xingmi and formulated water attack tactics, and the person who contributed the most on the battlefield was Zhu Jin.
Shi Yan and Li Chengsi, the Hedong aid generals who followed Zhu Jin's defeat, were favored by Yang Xingmi. They were generously rewarded with beauties in villas, gold and silver jewelry, regardless of the cost. Both of them were willing to die for Yang Xingmi. Although Li Keyong wrote a letter requesting Yang Xingmi to send them back, and Yang Xingmi agreed, neither of them returned to Hedong. They continued to serve in Huainan, and eventually died in Huainan. on the land.
