【Zhenzhou Mutiny】
Wang Rong sent his adopted son Zhang Wenli to carry out the purge mission. What kind of material is Zhang Wenli? Historical records record that this person had a "vicious nature, many treacherous schemes, mediocre speech, and a habit of talking to others. He was obsessed with being disrespectful. From a young age to a long time, he was devoted to plotting." Translated, it means a bad thing in the womb, a bone in the back of the head, a mouth full of train problems, and a belly full of bad water.
He was originally a general under Liu Rengong in Youzhou and assisted Liu Shouwen in controlling Cangzhou. Later, when Liu Shouwen returned to Youzhou to visit his father, Zhang Wenli launched a mutiny and occupied Cangzhou. Liu Shouwen led his troops to suppress the rebellion, but Zhang Wenli was defeated and fled to Zhenzhou, where he was taken in by Wang Rong.
Zhang Wenli saw that Wang Rong was naive and easy to be deceived, so he bribed people around Wang Rong profusely in order to achieve success, and finally got closer and closer to Wang Rong.
Zhang Wenli was eloquent in front of Wang Rong, explaining military tactics and tactics endlessly, claiming to be a famous general in the world, and brazenly saying that Sun Wu, Wu Qi, Han Xin, Bai Qi, etc. were all not as good as him (each pair of Rong said they had generals) Cai, Sun, Wu, Han, Bai, Mo Jiruo).
Wang Rong was young and ignorant, and had no knowledge of military affairs. He admired General Zhang instantly and fell in love with him. He thought he was the resurrected Zhao Zilong and had picked up a big leak for himself, so he adopted him as his adopted son, renamed him Wang Deming, and regarded him as his confidant.
One dares to say it, and the other dares to believe it.
What is the actual level of Zhang Wenli's strategy? According to historical records, "I don't know how to write, and I have no strategy."
So how does he support his character as a "famous general in the world"? Only one trick: hindsight.
Whenever the battle is over, he will make comments, especially ruthless praise and criticism of the defeated generals: Zhang San, you don’t know how to advance or retreat, Li Si, you don’t know the military plane, you should have fought like this, you shouldn’t have fought like that... "In this way, soldiers Recommended as a good general."
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When Yang Shihou was in Weizhou, Zhang Wenli led an army of 30,000 to invade Wei Bo's army. Yang Shihou led thousands of people to set up an ambush in Tangdian. Zhang Wenli's 30,000-strong army was almost wiped out. Zhang Wenli fled back alone. Afterwards, he showed no shame and continued to point fingers at others. Finally, a certain general couldn't help but replied to him, "Everyone can see Tangdian's achievements! The benefits are awesome!"
At the beginning of Hedong's support for Zhenzhou, Zhang Wenli was ordered to lead the army to fight. Wang Rong missed him day and night, so he sent General Fu Xi to replace him.
Zhang Wenli has been in Zhenzhou for a long time, and he is well aware of Zhenzhou's falsehood and reality, and has hidden intentions of usurpation. Whenever he drinks, he will reveal his inner thoughts to his confidants, saying that he wants to usurp the Wang family's inheritance. His confidants all feel chilled. People treat you with great kindness, but you want to repay kindness with hatred. Are you still a human being?
Two dogs fight, play off. Shi Ximeng and Li Honggui both suffered losses, making room for the rebellious villain Zhang Wenli. Zhang Wenli will take this opportunity to use his fists.
After killing Li Honggui's party, Wang Rong greatly rewarded the three armies, except for the pro-army soldiers who participated in the killing of Shi Ximeng. The pro-soldiers were frightened and worried about being counterattacked, so they planned to escape overnight, but they didn't know where to flee. The five hundred pro-soldiers who were formerly under Li Honggui gathered together and could only cry.
Zhang Wenli took the opportunity to incite and falsely claimed that he had received a secret order from Wang Rong to kill them all and behead them all!
The five hundred soldiers wailed and cried, complaining and begging him to spare their lives and let them live.
Zhang Wenli said: "The king asked me to kill you all, but I know that you are innocent. I plan to obey the king's order, but I really can't bear it; but if I refuse to obey, I can't explain it to the king. Hey! You guys! Say, what should I do?"
Five hundred people hugged each other and cried, "Yeah, what should we do?" A few brave people stepped forward and said, "Don't say anything, everyone understands!"
That night, under the cover of darkness, five hundred pro-troops climbed over the wall into the inner city and sneaked into the palace.
Wang Rong was praying devoutly in front of the fasting altar, "God, when will I attain enlightenment and ascend to heaven?"
"You will ascend to heaven now!" Two warriors rushed forward and chopped with their swords.
Wang Rong was beheaded before he could react.
The rebels hid Wang Rong's head in their sleeves, climbed over the wall, and said, "Done!" Then the rebels set fire to the palace, burned the palace to the ground, and looted the city.
Led by officer Zhang Youshun, the rebel army came to Zhang Wenli's home and supported him as a post of the Chengde Army in Zhenzhou. Zhang Wenli accepted the support and immediately launched a bloody massacre of Wang Rong's family, killing everyone in the family.
At this point, the longest-standing warlord in medieval history was exterminated.
Zhang Wenli left only one survivor, Wang Zhaozuo's wife, Princess Puning (daughter of Zhu Wen).
Subsequently, Zhang Wenli sent an envoy to Li Cunxu in Hedong to inform him of the situation in the town, requesting recognition, and took the opportunity to persuade Li Cunxu to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, thereby gaining Li Cunxu's favor and support; at the same time, Zhang Wenli contacted the Later Liang Dynasty through Princess Puning, "Wang's funeral" Princess Puning is safe from the rebellious army."
Li Cunxu was having a feast. After hearing the report from Zhenzhou, he was filled with grief and anger. He threw his wine glass and cried loudly. He was about to order a large-scale attack on the traitor Zhang Wenli.
The left and right aides hurriedly stopped him and analyzed the pros and cons for him, saying that although Zhang Wenli was heinous, our army was locked in a stalemate with the rear beam and it was not appropriate to establish a strong enemy in the hinterland. For Zhang Wenli, it is best to appease him.
It is the basic consciousness of every politician to abandon personal emotions and put political interests above all else. Li Cunxu wiped away his tears, forced a smile, summoned the envoy from Zhenzhou, gave him kind words to comfort him, and sent Lu Zhi to carry the edict issued by Li Cunxu in the name of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, formally appointing Zhang Wenli as a rear guard for the German army in Zhenzhou.
Li Cunxu is a qualified politician, and Zhang Wenli is worthy of being a complete traitor.
After receiving Li Cunxu's approval, Zhang Wenli did not relax his will to fight. He knew that this was a compromise that Li Cunxu had to make due to the war along the river. Once he gained an absolute advantage on the battlefield along the river, he would inevitably counterattack and calculate. Therefore, while Zhang Wenli colluded with Zhu Youzhen of the later Liang Dynasty, he also secretly actively contacted the Khitan through the channels of the traitor Lu Wenjin.
Whether it was to connect with the Zhu family in the Nantong or the Khitan in the north, Zhang Wenli's messengers had to pass through the control area of the Hedong forces, so his messengers were repeatedly captured by Li Cunxu.
Of course I chose to forgive him. Li Cunxu released all the messengers and sent them back to Zhenzhou without any investigation, punishment, or even a word of questioning. Li Cunxu tried his best to win Zhang Wenli's change of heart.
Zhang Wenli was even more frightened and uneasy. How is Li Cunxu like a human being? Will his heart really be as still as water? No, he is enduring it, and he is enduring it again and again. When the war along the river calms down, he will definitely ask me to repay him with interest. I must not sit back and wait for death!
The more tolerant and generous Li Cunxu is, the more Zhang Wenli will step up the pace of rebellion.
Externally, Zhang Wenli connected with the Zhu family in the south and Khitan in the north; internally, it was a bloody and terrifying political purge. His purge target is the respected old generals of Zhenzhou to eliminate his own hidden dangers.
Fu Xi, the general of Zhenzhou, had outstanding achievements and won the hearts of the military. He was well-known in Zhenzhou and had a high reputation. Therefore, he became Zhang Wenli's worst enemy. Previously, Wang Rong ordered Fu Xi to replace Zhang Wenli and fight with Li Cunxu's servants. Now, Fu Xi is leading 10,000 German troops on the front line of Desheng Jiacheng.
Taking advantage of Li Cunxu's policy of appeasement, Zhang Wenli boldly asked Li Cunxu to change generals, asking Fu Xi to return to Zhenzhou and send other generals to replace him. At the same time, he promoted Fu Xi's son Fu Meng to the military headquarters, and promoted him openly and covertly. He surrendered, but was actually taken hostage by Zhang Wenli; he also sent people to send a large amount of gold and silver silk and satin to the 10,000 German troops on the front line of Desheng Jiacheng in order to win over people's hearts and win the support of the lower-class soldiers.
Fu Xi came to Li Cunxu, cried bitterly, and asked Li Cunxu to stay on the front line and never send him back to Zhenzhou.
Everyone knows the consequences of Fu Xi returning to Zhenzhou.
Li Cunxu also burst into tears and said: "I have made an alliance with King Zhao and we are close relatives. I did not expect to encounter such a disaster. I am very sad. If you have not forgotten the old kindness of your old master, are you willing to avenge your old master? I I am willing to give you the support of soldiers, horses, food and grass!"
Fu Xi and more than 30 of his close subordinates all knelt down and burst into tears, saying: "Ever since we heard the news of the Zhenzhou mutiny, we have wanted to commit suicide by cutting our necks, but that would be meaningless. Now, since the king allows you to replace the commander-in-chief for the king, How can I refuse to avenge my grievance? I am willing to capture the traitor alive and repay Wang's kindness, even if I die, I will have no regrets!"
"Okay!" This was the attitude Li Cunxu wanted and the words he was waiting for. After Li Cunxu appointed Fu Xi to stay in the German army in Zhenzhou, he also sent Yan Bao and Shi Jiantang to assist, and attacked Zhenzhou with lightning speed.
Zhenzhou Chengde Army is located to the north of Wei Bo Army and south of Dingzhou Yiwu Army. It is an important hub in the Heshuo area. Zhang Wenli rebelled based on this, like a guillotine across the Heshuo area. Connecting with the Zhu family in the south, we can attack Weibo from a flank, and connecting with Khitan in the north, we can attack Dingzhou from a flank. As long as Zhang Wenli is not eliminated, the Heshuo area will be restless.
Since Zhang Wenli doesn't eat soft food, he can only eat hard food.
Facing the sudden attack by the Hedong Army, Zhang Wenli showed his heroic qualities and was frightened to death immediately.
Zhang Wenli's son Zhang Chujin kept the funeral secret, strictly blocked the news, and continued to direct the response with his colleagues.
The Hedong Army was unstoppable, conquering Zhaozhou and Shenzhou one after another, controlling most of the Chengde Army's territory, and advancing towards the Zhenzhou headquarters. During this period, Shi Jiantang unfortunately died in battle, and both father and son generations became martyrs.
When Li Cunxu was preparing to personally conquer Zhenzhou, he received reliable information that Dai Siyuan, the commander-in-chief of Houliang, planned to take advantage of the situation to counterattack Desheng Jiacheng. Li Cunxu then changed his battle plan and sent Li Siyuan to lure the enemy deeper. Then he personally led 3,000 cavalry in an ambush and defeated Dai Siyuan's troops in one fell swoop, killing more than 20,000 people.
