Yang Wo in Huainan sent general Qin Pei to take command, went to Jiangxi, conquered Hongzhou in one fell swoop, and captured Zhong Kuangshi before returning.
When Yang Wo denounced Zhong Kuang, he accused his father and son of being enemies of Huainan for many years. Zhong Kuang burst into tears, expressed remorse, kowtowed to the ground, and just asked for death. Unable to hit the smiling man with his fists, Yang Wo suddenly felt compassion and killed only Zhong Kuangshi's staff.
Yang Wo appointed Qin Pei as the envoy of Hongzhou Zhizhi, and he concurrently served as the military envoy of Zhennan Army in Hongzhou. From then on, Huainan also included the land of Jiangxi.
After Hongzhou was captured, Peng Gan, the governor of Jizhou within the territory, was deeply favored by Zhong Chuan and was unwilling to surrender to Huainan, so he surrendered to Ma Yin of Tanzhou to reject Huainan.
Peng Gan also took advantage of the Huangchao Rebellion to form a militia group, and later joined Zhong Chuan, who appointed him as the governor of Jizhou. According to relevant historical records, Peng Gan and his lord Zhong Chuan had many similarities. They both respected Confucianism and vigorously promoted education. Interestingly, historical records indicate that Peng Gan liked to read "Spring and Autumn" and spent a lot of money to buy books. There is a saying that "ten gold is exchanged for one stroke, and a hundred gold is paid for one volume", which is very similar to Zhong Chuan's "one word is worth a thousand gold".
During his tenure in Jizhou, Peng Gan repaired the city, developed the economy, and rectified social customs (such as strictly prohibiting gambling and cracking down on theft). He was praised by the people for his clean government. Jizhou, today's Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province, it was Peng Gan's vigorous city construction that laid the foundation of today's Ji'an City.
Ma Yin valued Peng Gan very much and married him. Ma Yin's son Ma Xifan married Peng Gan's daughter.
Of course, some historical materials have severely criticized some of Peng Gan's shortcomings. For example, when he took refuge with Ma Yin, he coerced thousands of Jiangxi people to go to Hunan, and another example was his harsh treatment of his subordinates...
"New Book of Tang" praises him because Ouyang Xiu is one of the compilers, and Ouyang Xiu and Peng Gan are fellow villagers, both from Luling; "Jiangnan Unofficial History" records in detail Peng Gan's "plundering people into Chu" and his bitterness Mean negative stories.
The author of "Jiangnan Wild History" is from Jizhou. The book is from the standpoint of the Southern Tang Dynasty. The Huainan Yang Group is the predecessor of the Southern Tang Dynasty and is a hostile camp to Peng Gan, so it records many negative stories about it. Moreover, there are many errors in this "unofficial history", especially the record about Peng Gan's death. The book says that after Peng Gan defected to Ma Yin, Yang Xingmi dug up Peng Gan's ancestral grave to vent his anger and found a two-foot-long snake in the grave. Yang Xingmi killed it immediately. After killing the snake, Peng Gan, who was far away in Chenzhou, died immediately as if he had a reaction.
There are obvious flaws in this record, because Huainan annexed Hongzhou after Yang Xingmi's death, and Peng Gan lived until the fourth year of Changxing (933).
Fourth, Fuzhou is in danger of Quanxi and Xinzhou is in danger of Zaichang.
Huainan Yang Wo also served as the military governor of the Zhennan Army, but he did not achieve substantial unification of the Zhennan Army. For example, the Wei brothers in Fuzhou and Xinzhou within the territory refused to obey orders from Huainan.
Fu and Xin prefectures were both prefectures under the jurisdiction of the Hongzhou Zhennan Army. Zhong Chuan made his fortune in Fuzhou. When he entered Hongzhou, Wei Quanxi took advantage of the situation and captured Fuzhou. He also ordered his younger brother Wei Zaichang to steal Xinzhou. After Zhong Chuan became the Jiedushi envoy, he used force to attack them and finally made the Wei brothers surrender.
After Zhong Chuan's death, Wei Quanxi believed that he had fulfilled his duties as a vassal, and no longer obeyed Zhong Kuangshi's orders. He declared his independence from the Zhennan Army, saying, "After listening to Zhong Lang as Jiedushi for three years, I will commit suicide. For that.”
As a result, the conflict between Huainan Yang Wo and the Wei brothers became irreconcilable, and a fierce battle broke out. In the end, the Wei brothers lost to the powerful Huainan forces, and the two states of Fu and Xin were merged into the Huainan territory. From then on, Huainan had all the land for Zhennan Army and completely controlled Jiangxi.
Wei Quanxi was defeated and captured; Wei Zichang fled to Hangzhou and joined Qian Liu. Qian Liu was disgusted with his surname, so he changed his surname to "Yuan".
Fifth, Zhu Wen of the Later Liang Dynasty.
The contest between Huainan and Zhu Wen was relatively complicated, mostly involving the forces of Jing and Xiang, and was called "the melee between Liang, Huai, and Chu"; there were also small-scale local conflicts, such as Huai general Mi Zhicheng's attack on Yingzhou.
Those who intensified regional conflicts and provoked a melee among Liang, Huai, and Chu were the famous problem child Lei Yangong of Langzhou and the grandson of Internet celebrity Gao Jichang.
Gao Jichang is the godson of Zhu Wen's godson and a double godson. This grandson was so grandson that Zhu Wen appointed him as the governor of Jingnan and as the watchdog of the southern gate of Bianzhou power. Unexpectedly, he was a fierce dog of the country (not a curse, this is really a classical Chinese saying, as quoted in " "Yan Zi Chun Qiu", idiom "hotel fierce dog").
At that time, southern vassals such as Tanzhou Mayin, Fujian Wang Shenzhi, Guangzhou Liu Yin, etc. all paid tribute to Zhu Wen. However, due to the obstruction of Huainan's power, Jingnan became the only way for southern tribute to enter Bianzhou. road.
One of the things Gao Jichang often did was to block roads and rob, "leaving his envoys behind and plundering their goods." They are giving money to your grandfather, but you are robbing them, you are worthy of your grandson.
Facing Gao Jichang's robbery, those far away, such as Fujian, could only write letters to condemn and protest, while those like Tanzhou Ma Yin, which were neighboring and powerful, used force to defend their rights.
Whenever the victim protested, "reprimanded in writing, or sent troops to demand more punishment," Gao Jichang would obediently hand over all his illegal gains, humbly apologize, and "repay with full regret."
According to historical records, Jingnan is "a narrow territory with weak troops, between Wu and Chu." As mentioned in the previous article, the Jingnan area has been repeatedly attacked by wars and has almost become a no-man's land for thousands of miles, and its strength is very weak. In this case, either don't provoke the southern vassals, don't be mean, and behave yourself as grandpa's watchdog; or don't do anything, and don't stop. Yes, I robbed you, so I robbed you. How can I do this? Well, who am I afraid of? My father is Li Gang...no, it's Li Rang, and my grandfather is Zhu Wen!
They rob the cash transport truck as soon as it comes, and return it to its original owner as soon as someone protests. Are you so full that you can't hold it back? What's more important is the three words "without guilt", which is really embarrassing to the robbers all over the world.
The southern vassals also gave Gao Jichang a resounding nickname - "Gao Laizi".
Ma Yin of Tanzhou could not bear the disturbance and sent troops to attack and defend his rights by force. Langzhou Lei Yangong, a clown who feared that the world would be in chaos, clapped his hands and formed a coalition with Ma Yin to jointly conquer Gao Jichang in Jingnan.
Gao Jichang, who was not ashamed, immediately apologized and asked Ma Yin for peace.
Lei Yangong of Langzhou was attached to the Huainan forces, while Ma Yin of Tanzhou was attached to Zhu Wen. Beating a dog depends on its owner. Since Gao Jichang admitted his mistake, Ma Yin could not continue to pursue the case, so he accepted Gao Jichang's peace request and withdrew his troops.
When the cannon is fired, there is a thousand taels of gold. Lei Yangong of Langzhou was unwilling to return without success, so he connected with Huainan in the east and Bashu in the west. He started to make a living by inviting Gao Jichang to rob the tribute road, and constantly harassed the Jingxiang area.
Zhu Wen was angry. His grandson was reluctant to fight. How about you, a "Huaiyi lackey"? So Gao Jichang and Ma Yin were ordered to conquer Lei Yangong.
Lei Yangong immediately asked Huainan for help, and Huainan Yang Wo sent troops to rescue him.
In this battle, Huainan lost again, and the two leading generals, Lingye and Li Rao, were captured and killed. Lei Yangong was isolated and helpless. Soon after, Langzhou was also captured. Seven core members, including his younger brother Lei Yanxiong, were sent to Bianzhou with weapons. They were all killed under the Bian Bridge. Lei Yangong fled into Huainan.
There is also controversy about Lei Yangong's fate. Some say he fled into Huainan and eventually died in Huainan; some say he was killed when he captured Langzhou; some say he committed suicide by throwing himself into the river after the defeat.
Tanzhou Ma Yin is undoubtedly the biggest winner in this melee, because Langzhou and Lizhou were all taken over and controlled by Ma Yin. Langzhou Wuzhen Army was annexed by Tanzhou Ma Yin from then on, and Tanzhou Ma Yin's strength was greatly strengthened. .
The above are Yang Wo's external actions after he attacked Huainan. He attacked from five directions and attacked powerful enemies on three sides. Although Huainan also had the land of Jiangxi, it allowed Qian Liu of Hangzhou to unify the two Zhejiang provinces, allowed Ma Yin of Tanzhou to acquire the Wuzhen army of Langzhou, and also lost Huaixi's only ally Lei Yangong. In this series of external events, During the battle, he lost many troops and generals, resulting in heavy losses.
In general, after Yang Wo took the throne, the Huainan forces suffered losses in terms of operating the external environment, and they suffered huge losses in terms of operating internal power.
What is the extent of the internal losses? Yang Wo verified Zhou Yin's statement. He was not the head of the family. What he lost was the inheritance left to him by his father.
