【Zhaoyi see-saw】
Li Hanzhi rebelled against Luzhou and handed over Xizhaoyi to Zhu Wen. At this moment, Zhu Wen was attacked by Huainan Yang Xingmi in the southeast, and Liu Rengong attacked Wei Bo in the north, so he was unable to support Xi Zhaoyi. Under Li Sizhao's fierce attack, Xizhaoyi was again controlled by Hedong forces. This is also the reason why Li Sizhao was able to support Wei Bo.
Yang Xingmi and Zhu Jin attacked Xuzhou, and Zhu Wen personally led an army to reinforce them. After Yang Xingmi got the news, he ordered the withdrawal of his troops. He did not dare to confront Zhu Wen. As a result, he was counterattacked by Xuzhou during the retreat, losing more than a thousand people, and then retreated to the south of the Huaihe River.
After Zhu Wen heard the news of Yang Xingmi's withdrawal, he also turned around and headed north to support the Hebei battlefield.
After defeating Liu Rengong, Ge Chengsheng marched westward from Zhou Dynasty, launched an attack from the north of Taihang Mountains to Hedong, captured Niangzi Pass, and threatened the east of Taiyuan Prefecture, the headquarters of Hedong; while another general, Shi Shucong, attacked westward from the middle of Taihang Mountains and launched his troops. Ling, captured Liaozhou and Leping, and went straight to Yuci.
Liaozhou and Leping are both on the west side of Taihang Mountain and are under the jurisdiction of Hedong, while Yuci is dozens of miles southeast of Taiyuan Prefecture (today Yuci is about 25 kilometers away from Taiyuan).
The Bian army's victory was so majestic that they had great hope to win over Hedong. Li Keyong's situation is not optimistic.
Li Keyong sent general Zhou Dewei to Yuci, the gateway to Taiyuan Prefecture, to confront Shishu Cong.
Shi Shucong was also a direct general of Zhu Wen. He was originally a subordinate of Pang Shigu. He was good at cavalry warfare and was promoted repeatedly for his bravery in battle. He has a powerful general named Chen Zhang, who is nicknamed "Chen Yaksha", which shows his power.
A battle involving the capture of Taiyuan Prefecture was about to begin. Chen Zhang volunteered to serve as a vanguard officer and said to Shishu Cong: "Hedong relies only on Zhou Yangwu (Zhou Dewei's nickname). In one battle, he can win." Capture. When I capture Zhou Yangwu, I just ask you to reward me with a state."
Uncle Cong clapped his hands on his thigh, "If you can really capture Zhou Dewei alive, how can our commander-in-chief begrudge a mere state!" He immediately agreed to Chen Zhang's request.
Chen Zhang was so confident that he wanted to exchange Zhou Dewei for the official seal of the governor.
Li Keyong heard the news and quickly warned Zhou Dewei to be careful.
After Zhou Dewei heard about it, he laughed three times. The three smiles are different.
First, he sneered with a frown, laughing at Chen Zhang's arrogance; then he laughed heartily, laughing that he already had a strategy to catch the thief; and finally, he shook his head and smiled bitterly, laughing at Li Keyong for not knowing all his talents.
Zhou Dewei captured Yaksha with three smiles.
The two armies met at Dongwoyi, about 5 miles east of Yuci City, and immediately entered into battle.
Zhou Dewei changed into the clothes of an ordinary soldier, mixed with the front row, and went to challenge. He asked a general to put on his armored shirt, and swaggered through the market in bright clothes, and told him, "After you see Chen Yaksha, you don't need to If you hesitate, turn around and run away!”
Chen Zhang was eager to achieve great results. After seeing "Zhou Dewei", he was so excited that he chased after him, "Guanyin, don't run!"
"Zhou Dewei" turned his horse and drove off, with Chen Zhang hot on his heels. At this time, a Hedong "little soldier" suddenly rushed out and threw the meteor hammer. Before Chen Zhang could react, he turned over and fell from his horse. Before he could catch his breath, the Hedong soldiers on both sides stepped forward to wipe their shoulders and fold their backs. , tied with ropes, tied up Chen Zhang like a rice dumpling.
The "little soldier" of the meteor hammer followed him forward, grabbed his chin, and turned his face, "See clearly, I am Zhou Yangwu!"
The hero and the minion exchange skins, lure the opponent's hero to jump over the tower and kill them, and then they are squatted in the grass.
Chen Zhang was very unconvinced. Is there still such an operation?
Rule the country with integrity and use military force with admiration. The so-called soldiers are deceitful. It is important to be brave and fearless, but you must use your brains to fight, otherwise it will be called a gang fight.
The Bian army failed in the first battle and the vanguard officer was captured alive. Zhou Dewei took advantage of the situation and launched a general offensive, defeating the Bian army and killing more than 3,000 people. The Bian army fled, and Shi Shucong was forced to abandon his position and retreat.
Zhou Dewei pursued bravely and reached Shihuiguan, killing another thousand Bian troops. Completely defeated Shi Shu Cong's troops.
Ge Congzhou of Niangziguan was also forced to retreat.
The east lost, and the south gained strength. Zhu Wen sent Ding Hui north from Heyang to attack Zezhou under the control of Xi Zhaoyi to assist Li Hanzhi.
Li Keyong dispatched troops and generals, Zhu Wen also successively sent additional troops, and the main battlefield of both sides moved from the Hebei area to Xi Zhaoyi again.
Ding Hui and Zhang Cunjing defeated the Hedong Army and took control of Xizhaoyi. Li Keyong killed the defeated generals and sent his adopted son Li Sizhao to continue the counterattack against Xi Zhaoyi.
Now, the East and West Zhaoyi armies have been reunited under the control of Zhu Wen. In order to cope with Li Keyong's subsequent crazy counterattack, Zhu Wen made timely personnel adjustments and ordered Ding Hui to serve as the military commander of the Zhaoyi army, and later ordered Zhang Guiba garrisoned Xingzhou in Dongzhaoyi, and asked Ge Congzhou to replace Ding Hui in Luzhou.
As for the capricious villain Li Hanzhi, Zhu Wen was not sure about keeping him in Xizhaoyi, so he appointed him as the military governor of Heyang.
At that time, Li Hanzhi was already seriously ill and had no choice but to carry his sick body and walk to Mengzhou, which was not far away. From Zezhou to Mengzhou, he only had to cross the Yellow River. However, when Li Hanzhi reached Huaizhou on the north bank of the Yellow River, he unfortunately died of illness and was unable to cross the Yellow River until his death at the age of 58.
Although Zhu Wen occupied the Zhaoyi Army, he had to be prepared to deal with Li Keyong's crazy counterattack. Although he scared away Huainan Yang Xingmi, it did not damage Huainan's vitality. Yang Xingmi always threatened Zhu Wen's southeastern border, preventing him from using all his strength. Go to the north to fight for the Zhaoyi Army.
Haizhou (now Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province) under Zhu Wen surrendered to Yang Xingmi, and Huainan generals Zhang Xun and Wang Wan led 2,000 people into the city to take over.
Qingzhou Pinglu Army King Normal School on the Shandong Peninsula also had close ties with Yang Xingmi.
Perhaps in order to deal with the threat in the southeast, Zhu Wen once again made personnel changes to the Zhaoyi Army and ordered He Delun to replace Ge Congzhou.
In just two months, Zhu Wen has changed coaches three times in the Zhaoyi area. He seems to be in a hurry and operates as fiercely as a tiger.
He Delun entered Xizhaoyi on the front foot, and Li Sizhao, the general of Hedong, came on the back foot.
Li Sizhao stationed troops outside Luzhou City and assigned part of his troops to attack Zezhou in the south. Zezhou is the gateway to and from the south of the Taihang Mountains, and is the only way for Zhu and Wen's reinforcements and retreat.
Unexpectedly, the Zezhou garrison abandoned the city and fled, and such an important strategic location was handed over to the enemy. Li Sizhao immediately appointed Li Cunzhang as the governor of Zezhou.
When the news of Zezhou's fall came, He Delun was so frightened that he could only hold on to the city and did not dare to step out of the city.
Li Sizhao sent armored cavalry to patrol the city every day, harvesting all crops within a thirty-mile radius, and also sent troops to capture people who were cutting grass and grazing. The supply of grain and grass in Luzhou City was completely interrupted, and it was in danger of running out of food.
After being besieged for half a month, Hedron abandoned the city and fled under the cover of night. He was intercepted and killed by Li Cunxun on the way, causing heavy losses.
Ge Cong led reinforcements from Zhou Zheng to rescue Luzhou. After hearing that He Delun had abandoned the city and fled, he had no choice but to retreat.
At this point, Xizhaoyi was again controlled by the Hedong Army.
The tug-of-war in the Zhaoyi area made Li Keyong feel an unprecedented sense of crisis, especially the battle at Dongwoyi under the nose of Taiyuan Prefecture, which greatly stimulated him. Fortunately, Zhou Dewei was wise and courageous and saved the day. What about next time? Who can guarantee that he will be victorious in every battle?
As a result, Li Ke used a large-scale recruitment of Taiyuan soldiers and civilians to strengthen the city walls and widen and deepen the defensive trenches. A petty official in Taiyuan hurriedly advised him to stop, saying that at the critical moment of the battle between Shanxi and Biannan, you should show strong force and self-confidence, and show strength to the outside world but not weakness to the inside. As soon as the confrontation begins, you will build the inland city and serve as Taiyuan's defender. The preparation for battle is unsightly.
Li Keyong believed that what he said was reasonable, so he ordered the work to stop and rewarded those who advised him with a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry.
Zhaoyi's tug of war almost confused Li Keyong.
When Zhu Wen had Yang Xingmi in the south and Zhaoyi in the north, he suddenly mobilized heavy troops to attack Liu Rengong in Youzhou.
Could it be that Zhu Wen was also confused?
No, the Northern Expedition against Liu Rengong was precisely a manifestation of Zhu Wen's proficiency in strategy.
