[The prophecy of Sanchuigang]
Li Cunxu and Zhou Dewei, the emperor and his ministers, cried bitterly for a long time, and Li Cunxu conveyed the late king's last words to him.
When Li Keyong was dying, he said that Li Sizhao was my favorite child because of his loyalty and filial piety. Now he is trapped in Luzhou and in danger. Zhou Dewei must do his best to rescue him. If there is any mistake, I will die in peace!
Li Sizhao and Zhou Dewei are the most photographed generals of the Hedong Group. Their comprehensive strength was selected as the "first echelon". However, the personal relationship between the two is not harmonious and there are deep conflicts. As for what the contradiction is, the answer is not given in the history books. Generally speaking, there are conflicts between generals with similar bravery or counselors with similar intelligence, and there is basically no escape from the struggle for power and gain.
Li Sizhao was besieged in Luzhou and was rescued by Zhou Dewei. However, he did not get better for many years. Li Keyong was worried that Zhou Dewei was taking personal revenge and refused to contribute, so he left his last words to teach Zhou Dewei to take the overall situation into consideration.
After hearing these words, Zhou Dewei burst into tears and immediately expressed his stance. How could he let down the kindness of King Jin because of his own selfishness? I am willing to take the lead and go through fire and water without hesitation!
Later, Li Cunxu summoned the generals for a meeting to discuss.
Li Cunxu had a clear mind. First, he clarified the urgency and importance of the "Battle of Luzhou" and emphasized the strategic goal of "definitely winning the battle." Secondly, he analyzed the actual situation of the enemy and ourselves, and pointed out that although the enemy was outnumbered and we were outnumbered, our army still had Enough certainty to win stabilized the morale of the army; in the end, it was decided to unite all the forces that could be united, unite Fengxiang, Li Maozhen, Khitan and other forces to jointly fight against the rear Liang.
This echoes the previous point. The Zhu and Wen Group are filled with pride and complacency from top to bottom. They believe that after Li Keyong's death, civil strife will inevitably break out in the Hedong Group, and the Houliang army is already waiting for victory.
Therefore, after Liu Zhijun won the victory and fought a victorious battle, Zhu Wen felt relieved to move to Bianzhou to prevent Li Maozhen from harassing the Guanzhong area.
This was the opportunity Li Cunxu saw for victory. He told the generals that although Houliang had many soldiers and generals, arrogant soldiers would be defeated. We only need to select an elite unit and launch a surprise blitz to defeat them.
At this time, the Hedong Group had been closely united under the leadership system with Comrade Li Cunxu as the core, and the supervisory eunuch Zhang Chengye and others unanimously supported Li Cunxu's decision.
Li Cunxu decided to fight in person.
Li Cunxu especially liked to wear strong weapons and rush into the enemy's formation to fight. The generals reminded him many times not to show off his courage, and he was also in danger many times. Fortunately, the generals risked their lives to save him and he was saved.
It is undeniable that Li Cunxu was young and energetic, brave and good at fighting. But there is another issue that is easily overlooked, that is, he must establish his prestige in the army through personal conquests and make up for his shortcoming of "unproven merit". The glory on the battlefield must be harvested on the battlefield.
Li Cunxu appointed Ding Hui as commander-in-chief and led Zhou Dewei and others to set out to rescue Luzhou.
This small detail also reveals Li Cunxu's political wisdom. Zhou Dewei is a veteran of his direct line, while Ding Hui is a demoted general. It is a common political routine to promote generals who are demoted and suppress the senior members of their direct line.
Soldiers are valuable and quick. The Hedong Legion soon arrived at the outskirts of the Luzhou battlefield, a place called "Sanchuigang".
Li Cunxu looked around, with tears in his eyes, and said affectionately to his left and right: "I have been to this place twenty years ago."
Twenty years ago, it was the beginning of the Hedong Group's heyday. Under Li Keyong's extremely powerful military pressure, Dong Zhaoyi Jiedushi Meng Fangli was defeated and committed suicide. His brother Meng Qian surrendered, and the East and West The Zhaoyi area was declared to belong to the Hedong Group. Hedong forces crossed the Taihang Mountains for the first time. They shocked Heshuo and looked at Henan. Li Keyong led the victorious army in triumph. On the way, he held a banquet and drank at these Sanchuigang.
During the banquet, actors played music to add to the entertainment. The piece they played was "A Hundred Years Song". The first half was majestic and grand, while the second half was desolate and sad, to the effect that the hero was dying. When it came to the second half of the performance, the melody was very sad. Li Keyong and others were immersed in it and couldn't extricate themselves. "Everyone sat there feeling sad."
Li Keyong stroked his beard with enthusiasm, raised his finger and pointed at Li Cunxu, who was only 5 years old, and said: "We are old (Li Keyong was 33 years old at the time). The waves behind us push the waves ahead. The future world belongs to their generation. This child is different. Fanxiang, twenty years from now, he will be able to fight here on my behalf. (I am old, so this is a strange person. In the next twenty years, he will be able to fight here on my behalf!)"
Amazing prophecy. Today, twenty years later, Li Cunxu came with his troops.
In fact, Li Keyong's "fight here" does not necessarily refer to Sanchuigang. We can literally translate it as "this land", which can be broadly understood as "the world" or "the Central Plains". The correct translation should be: Our descendants will We will inherit the aspirations of our generation, continue to work hard for the growth of Hedong Group, and carry forward the past and open up the future.
Coincidentally, twenty years later, Li Cunxu really "battled here."
On Sanchui Post, Li Cunxu was moved by the scene and missed the people he saw. When he mentioned this past event, the veterans around him (Zhou Dewei, etc.) burst into tears.
Li Cunxu poured a full glass of wine, raised it high and asked the sky, "May the spirit of the late king in heaven bless our army with victory and success!" slowly sprinkled it into the ground at his feet.
It's very touching, but this is not Li Cunxu's simple affectation and sensationalism. It also contains Li Cunxu's outstanding political wisdom.
Taking advantage of the coincidence of location and time, a wave of flashbacks was conducted, emphasizing several important messages very tactfully: I, Li Cunxu, inherit the legitimacy of Hedong (the late king said it 20 years ago); I will lead you to bring the Hedong Group back to The peak moment 20 years ago; with the blessing of the gods of the ancestors on our trip, we will definitely win!
The senior veterans burst into tears, supporting the young master Li Cunxu from the bottom of their hearts, and secretly vowed to sacrifice their lives for the Hedong Group.
Moisturizes things silently.
Since Li Cunxu came to the throne, his political wisdom has been vividly demonstrated. He looks young at the age of three and old at the age of seven. No wonder Tang Zhaozong and Li Keyong were very optimistic about him. Li Yazi is as good as his father.
In the early morning of the next day, the fog filled the air, making it difficult to tell the difference between day and night (the fog made it dark), which was extremely advantageous for a sneak attack. God bless Hedong.
Li Cunxu's judgment was correct. From top to bottom, the army of the Later Liang Dynasty was filled with obsessive self-confidence, pride, carelessness, passiveness and laziness. There were no patrol scouts on the front line. When Li Cunxu led his army to "Jiazhai", the soldiers of the Houliang army were still sleeping with their heads covered.
The Hedong Corps appeared mysteriously and suddenly descended from the thick fog.
Zhou Dewei led his troops to attack the northwest corner, and Li Siyuan led his troops to attack the northeast corner. The trenches were filled, the fences were torn down, they were swarmed in, and they were set on fire. The war drums were beating, and the sound of killing was everywhere. The Houliang army immediately fell into panic and had no intention of fighting, and fled south one after another.
Houliang lost tens of thousands of soldiers, discarded food and baggage piled up like mountains, and general Fu Daozhao was killed.
As expected, Zhou Dewei took the lead. He was the first to rush to the gate of Luzhou City and shouted to Li Sizhao in the city, saying that the late king was dead and that the young master Li Cunxu had conquered the Jiazhai on his own expedition. The Houliang army had escaped and the city gate could be opened!
Li Sizhao looked at Zhou Dewei at the bottom of the city, gritted his teeth, glared angrily, and said angrily to the people around him: "This guy must have surrendered to the Zhu thieves and came to deceive me into opening the city gate. Let's see if I don't kill him!" Then he gave the order. Zhou Dewei was shot to death by random arrows.
The people around him hurriedly tried to dissuade him, saying that it would not be too late to find out the truth before killing him.
Li Sizhao finally regained his senses and said that in this case, please let Li Cunxu show up.
Soon after, Li Cunxu came to the city in person.
Li Sizhao took a closer look and saw Li Cunxu wearing a white helmet and white armor. Then he realized that Li Keyong was dead, so he burst into tears and even fainted. There was no joy of victory in Luzhou City. The soldiers and civilians in the city were immersed in great sorrow. Amidst the cries throughout the city, the gate of Luzhou City slowly opened.
After Zhou Dewei and Li Sizhao met, they told Li Keyong's last words face to face. The two shed tears on their clothes, settled their differences, shook hands and made peace, which became a good story.
During the "Jiazhai" battle, Kang Huaizhen led more than a hundred cavalry to escape and brought back the bad news of Luzhou's defeat.
Zhu Wen was so surprised that he couldn't believe his ears. After a while, he closed his open mouth, sighed, and said slowly: "Giving birth to a son should be like Li Yazi, and Li Keyong will not die if he dies; my gang Son, they are just a bunch of pigs and dogs!”
Too polite.
It can be seen that people in the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties were relatively loyal. Yang Xingmi praised Qian Liu's son, Zhu Wen praised Li Keyong's son, and they all said the same thing: giving birth to children should be like so-and-so, and my sons are not as good as pigs and dogs! During the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao praised Sun Quan but called Liu Biao's son a pig.
After the Hedong Corps lifted the siege of Luzhou, Zhou Dewei and Li Cunzhang took advantage of their victory to advance to Zezhou. Zezhou guards the entrance and exit channels to the Taihang Mountains and has a very high strategic position.
Bian general Niu Cunjie was ordered to go north to meet the defeated Luzhou army. After hearing that the Hedong regiment was attacking Zezhou, he immediately decided to rush to help. The subordinates will unanimously oppose it, because taking unauthorized actions without receiving orders will be severely punished, and the enemy is outnumbered, making it difficult to win.
Niu Cunjie's attitude was resolute, saying that the general was outside and the emperor's orders were not accepted. The battlefield situation was changing rapidly and it was impossible to have time to ask for instructions from his superiors at every step. It was unjust not to save friendly troops when they were in trouble. It was unjust to avoid a strong enemy because of fear. Brave. Stop talking nonsense and fuck with me!
Just when Zezhou was about to fall, Niu Cunjie arrived in time and led his troops to resist tenaciously. Zhou Dewei attacked for 13 days without making any progress. Later, Liu Zhijun led his troops to come to support, and Zhou Dewei set fire to the siege equipment and slowly retreated.
Zezhou was finally saved.
At this point, the "Battle of Luzhou" that lasted for more than a year came to an end.
From a military point of view, the two sides were tied. No one gained or lost an inch of land. The actual scope of control after the war was exactly the same as before the war.
But taken together, the "Battle of Luzhou" undoubtedly ended with the great victory of the Hedong Group and the disastrous defeat of Houliang, because the significance of this war was more in the political sense.
This battle marked the bottoming out of Hedong Group's rebound, and it has been rising steadily since then; while Houliang has hit the top and retreated, turning from prosperity to decline.
