[Lu Wenjin surrendered to Liao Dynasty]
The Hedong Group occupied Youzhou Lulong Army twice during the Li Keyong period and Li Cunxu period. Hedong Group's operation of Youzhou Ground is divided into direct-operated stores (Hedong Jiujiang) and franchise stores (Youzhou Jiangjiang).
Liu Rengong was the franchise owner during Li Keyong's period. He was a traitor, a traitor, a puppet in Hedong, and a regional agent. He then left Hedong through conspiracy and intrigue.
However, Li Cunxu did not learn his father's lesson and still regarded the conquered people of Youzhou as second-class citizens, subject to political discrimination, economic exploitation, and military slavery... Liu Rengong's story will repeat itself.
Li Cunxu's younger brother Li Cunju was previously placed in Xinzhou (Xinzhou Weise Army Defense Envoy). This king relied on human power, was cruel and unkind, and made the people resentful.
In order to support the Jiahe War, Li Cunxu ordered him to recruit young people from the barbarian tribes in Yan and surrounding areas to supplement the Youyan elite - the Shanhou Eighth Army (founded by Liu Rengong) to support the Heshuo War;
While recruiting troops on a large scale, Li Cunju also plundered the people and forcibly recruited horses. Horses were scarce at that time, and the price of one war horse was as high as ten cows. However, Li Cunju's deadline for collection was extremely strict, which caused widespread complaints among the people.
Finally, Li Cunju gathered together 500 horses, and then personally led the "Eighth Army behind the Mountain" to the front line of Heshuo.
Li Cunju's deputy is Lu Wenjin, the surrendered general. Lu Wenjin was originally a cavalry general under Liu Shouguang, commanding the "Eight Armies Behind the Mountain". When Li Cunxu from Hedong attacked Liu Shouguang, Lu Wenjin was the first to surrender, and he was the most knowledgeable hero.
The Eighth Army behind Shanshan had long heard of the tragedy on the Heshuo front line. Although the Hedong Group was in a superior position, it had killed one thousand enemies and suffered eight hundred losses, resulting in a very high casualty rate, so it was very resistant to this southward aid operation.
Faced with low morale and resistance, Li Cunju did not offer comfort. Instead, he intensified his efforts and adopted a high-pressure attitude to intimidate and deter these second-class citizens and Hedong cannon fodder.
Not far away from the army, the soldiers discussed privately: "I heard that the casualties on the front line were extremely heavy. Why should we abandon our parents, wives and daughters and fight for strangers? We traveled across mountains and rivers to die, but the commander showed no mercy. What do you think we should do?"
Having said that this is the job, what else can I do? Let's mutiny.
As a result, the Eighth Army behind the mountain mutinied and attacked Li Cunju's bedroom. Li Cunju was stabbed to death on the bed in his sleep. Subsequently, the rebel army supported Lu Wenjin as its leader and wanted to occupy Xinzhou and break away from Hedong.
When Lu Wenjin heard about the change, he hurried to the scene, threw himself on Li Cunju's body, beat his chest and feet, supported the body and cried bitterly, "You bunch of dog slaves killed my master, how can I have the face to see the king (Li Cunxu) again?"
This is also the general procedure for regicide and mutiny. There will always be a few tears and a few curses.
Subsequently, Lu Wenjin led the Eighth Army behind the Mountains to return to Xinzhou.
Immediately afterwards, Li Sihu of Daizhou and Zhou Dewei of Youzhou sent troops to attack Lu Wenjin. Lu Wenjin knew that he was outmatched, so he led the Eighth Army behind the Mountain to form an organized army and defected to Daliao.
In order not to intensify the conflict, Li Cunxu had no choice but to take advantage of the situation, believing that the mutiny was caused by Li Cunju's cruelty and cruelty, and that he deserved the blame. The result was just to kill several of Li Cunju's staff and servants because they led Li Cunju astray. As for Lu Wenjin, the culprit of the mutiny and treason and surrender to the enemy, he will not be held accountable in any way.
It can be seen that Li Cunxu did his best to maintain the friendly relations between Hedong and Khitan and reduce irritation and friction.
However, politics is not just wishful thinking. Politicians, like capitalists, are only guided by interests, and all behaviors are aimed at maximizing interests.
Li Cunxu treated him like a father, but failed to get Yelu Abaoji to treat him as his own. After Yelu Abaoji completed the initial unification of the grasslands, all he needed to go south to the Central Plains was a suitable opportunity and a loyal lackey to lead the way.
The confrontation between Li Cunxu and Jiahe of the Later Liang Dynasty provided the Khitan with an opportunity to take advantage of the situation, and Lu Wenjin became the leading party that emerged as the times require.
As for the reason for Lu Wenjin's mutiny, there are historical records saying that Li Cunju forced Lu Wenjin's daughter to be his concubine. Lu Wenjin dared to be angry but dared not speak out, so he took the opportunity to incite a mutiny and defected to Khitan.
After Lu Wenjin defected to Khitan, he indeed showed extreme hatred towards the Hedong Group. He also fled from Hedong to Khitan. Lu Wenjin and Han Yanhui are two completely different versions. Han Yanhui vigorously promoted good neighborliness and strived for peace in the Central Plains; Lu Wenjin strongly encouraged the Khitans to invade south.
Lu Wenjin himself is a cavalry officer on the ground in Youzhou. He is not only good at riding and shooting, but also has a clear understanding of the geography, landforms, customs and customs of Youzhou and Hebei. For Yelu Abaoji who has the intention of invading the south, Lu Wenjin is simply heaven. The mascot given by God to Khitan.
And Lu Wenjin's greatest contribution to Khitan did not end there. His greatest contribution was teaching the Khitans how to attack cities.
No bragging, no shame, if the nomadic people's field combat ability is ranked second, no one would dare to call it first. Since ancient times, the nomadic people's fast-horse machete has been a lingering nightmare for the Central Plains people, especially in today's North and Central China regions, where the flat and open terrain is very conducive to the nomadic people's cavalry operations.
The two major natural obstacles for nomads to move south are terrain and climate, such as mountains, hills, swamps and other areas that are not conducive to cavalry operations, as well as the humid and hot southern regions. There is another man-made obstacle, which is the fortified city.
Grassland herdsmen live in tents following water and grass. They are unfamiliar with brick and tile houses, and are even more helpless in the face of tall city walls.
Now, Lu Wenjin has brought advanced science and technology to the grassland peoples and taught the Khitan people how to fight tough battles. Building ladders to rush cars, digging tunnels... all kinds of defensive skills are explained in detail.
The nomads who learned how to attack cities can be said to be cheating.
During the southern invasion, the Khitans plundered the Central Plains population and brought farming and weaving and other handicrafts to the grasslands. In a short period of time, the Khitans mastered almost all the production technologies of the Central Plains civilization. The Liao Kingdom was instantly reborn and its national power developed rapidly. . And all this is thanks to Lu Wenjin.
"...Driven captive ladies from several states and taught them the work of weaving and weaving, this is what China did. The reason why the Khitan was strong was because of its advancement in literature." - "History of the Old Five Dynasties"
From this perspective, Lu Wenjin deserves the reputation of "big traitor". Yelu Abaoji also valued him very highly. According to the "Book of the Southern Tang Dynasty" compiled by the great poet Lu You, Lu Wenjin won the Khitan "Outstanding Contribution Award", and the prize was a Khitan princess.
Lu You, who needs no further introduction, is one of the "Four Great ZTE Poets" of the Southern Song Dynasty. A Han fled into the grasslands due to war and became the consort of the nomadic people... Lu You wrote it in "The Book of the Southern Tang Dynasty", and Jin Yong wrote it in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
Lu Wenjin led the Khitan army to attack Xinzhou, but the governor An Jinquan was unable to resist and abandoned the city and fled; Zhou Dewei, who came to support, also failed to escape due to the huge disparity in numbers. The Khitans took advantage of the victory to pursue and surrounded Youzhou.
Zhou Dewei led Youzhou soldiers and civilians to resist desperately, while sending people to cut off small roads to send 100,000 emergency letters to the rear.
