Keeping Jingnan, maintaining its integrity and independence, is equivalent to building a strategic buffer zone for Nanchu. Moreover, Gao Jichang is a restless problem child who often causes trouble. Every time he causes trouble, Nanchu, as a neighbor, They can take advantage of it and profit from it; if it is annexed, Nanchu will be remembered by its powerful neighbors, and it will pay a heavy diplomatic cost, and the gain will not be worth the loss.
Ma Yinmao suddenly opened his eyes, turned from anger to joy, and praised Wang Huan.
Wang Huan was a brave man, familiar with the art of war, and loved soldiers as much as his own son, winning the hearts of the soldiers. Every time he fought, he would take the lead and share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. He would also carry gold sore medicine and surgical equipment with him. Whenever the battle ended, he would have people carry the wounded soldiers to his tent, and he would personally treat their wounds and apply medicine.
The officers and soldiers assigned to Wang Huan's men would congratulate each other and say: "Finally we have reached the place where we are willing to die to serve!" Therefore, in every battle, Wang Huan's men took the lead bravely and achieved brilliant results one after another.
Wang Huan defeated Huainan six times and Jingnan twice, shocking the two lakes.
After reaching a peace agreement with Jingnan, Ma Yin, who founded the new country, could not suppress the small flames of restlessness in his heart. In the same month as Wang Huan's squadron, he shifted the focus of his work southward and attacked Liu Yan of the Southern Han Dynasty.
Ma Yin "I talk about being a teenager". To the east is the powerful Huainan, to the west is Nanzhao and the two Sichuan areas controlled by the central government, and to the north is Gao Jichang who has just given up. Only the Nanhan regime in the south can let him vent his youth. of hormones.
After Liu Yan proclaimed himself emperor, he always regarded Nanchu as his peripheral defense line. Just like Nanchu treated Jingnan, he tried his best to please Ma Yin. For example, he asked to marry Ma Yin's daughter, and even named her queen after he proclaimed himself emperor. .
However, Ma Yin still attacked Nan Han without warning. My father-in-law beats my uncle, so I don’t need a reason.
The Nanchu fleet fought hard to defeat Jingnan Zhiwei, won the first battle, and defeated the unprepared Southern Han army in Hejiang.
Liu Yan was greatly frightened, and his first reaction was to take out the magic weapon from the bottom of the box - "Book of Changes". He found a hexagram to predict good and bad luck, and got the hexagram "Da You", which means "God bless you, good luck, and no disadvantages." . So he was very happy and announced a general amnesty and changed the "fourth year of Bailong" to "the first year of Dayou". He ordered General Su Zhang to lead a hundred warships and three thousand crossbowmen to meet the enemy.
"White Dragon" and "Dayou", just from these two reign names, we can see that Liu Yan of the Southern Han Dynasty is definitely a man with a story. The military leader asked the divination in advance and created his own word... His absurd and bizarre generals Presented later. Nanhan is a strange place with a low sense of existence but a very interesting story, which deserves to be featured in a special topic.
After Su Zhang arrived in Hejiang, the tactics he used were not clever, but common routines, which perfectly paid tribute to Zhang Wu's "Lock Gorge". In advance, huge and thick iron chains were sunk to the bottom of the river, and the two ends were connected to large winches, and they were hidden behind the river embankments on both sides. They sent light boats and small boats to deceive the enemy, and when the enemy ships entered the ambush circle, the strong men on both sides of the river were Han turned the winch and a large iron chain stretched across the river, immobilizing the enemy ships; then the strong bows and crossbows on both sides of the river fired thousands of arrows, raining down arrows and stones, pouring out the fury of revenge against the invaders.
The Nanchu army was defeated, the surface troops were completely wiped out, and the ground troops hurriedly retreated.
After beating away his father-in-law, Liu Yan promoted Su Zhang to the training envoy of the Fengzhou Regiment. Su Zhang was "brave and good at fighting, and his marching mostly followed ancient methods." He was also a general with both civil and military skills. He Jiang became famous in one battle and was known as a famous general. He has five sons. The tiger father has no dog sons. All five sons are "heroic and heroic", and they are collectively called "Five Lang Generals".
After Ma Yin suffered a defeat in Fengzhou, his Huainan neighbors mobilized troops to beat the drowned dog.
Yuezhou's geographical location is extremely important. It is not only a noose around Jingnan's neck, but also the lifeblood of Jinghuai's strategic alliance. Both Jingnan and Huainan desperately needed to control Yuezhou.
Huainan sent generals Miao Lin and Wang Yanzhang (who had the same name as "Wang Tiegiang", but not the same person) with 10,000 naval troops to rush to Yuezhou aggressively and issued a request for joint operations to Gao Jichang of Jingnan.
Ma Yin sent General Xu Dexun to lead a thousand warships to resist.
Xu Dexun said to his left and right: "The Huainan people want to take advantage of our defeat by the Southern Han Dynasty and take advantage of it. Once they see our army coming, they will definitely disperse and will not suffer any substantial losses. We must hide our strength in order to Give it a heavy blow!"
So he ordered Wang Huan to lead 300 warships to detour back to the Huainan Navy under the cover of night, cut off its return route, and formulate pocket tactics of blocking front and rear.
The next day, the Huainan fleet advanced towards Yuezhou, intending to join forces with the Jingnan navy and jointly attack Yuezhou.
Xu Dexun first sent a light boat to lure the enemy, and then sent out the main fleet to attack head-on. Ambushes appeared everywhere, Huainan was defeated, and the generals Miao Lin and Wang Yanzhang were captured alive.
Huainan apologized to Mayin of Nanchu, asked for reconciliation, and returned Miao Lin and Wang Yanzhang. Ma Yin accepted the request for reconciliation and ordered Xu Dexun to hold a farewell banquet for his two defeated generals.
At the banquet, Xu Dexun said to the two of them: "Although we in Nanchu are very small, the older generation of entrepreneurial elites are still alive. Please stop trying to take advantage of us. Tell your master, if you really want to miss us." , you have to be patient, wait until the foals are fighting with each other, and then think about it again.”
The "little pony" in Xu Dexun's mouth refers to Ma Yin's sons. Ma Yin's successors also did not escape the "second generation curse", and their stories will be presented one by one in the following article.
In this short battle of Yuezhou, Jingnan Gao Jichang did not send troops as promised. Because he needed a status, his previous request for surrender to Huainan was rejected, which made him very passive and in a very embarrassing political situation.
Today's Jingnan does not belong to the Later Tang Dynasty, nor to Huainan, nor to any political force, and he is not able to stand on his own, becoming a homeless social outcast, without political legitimacy.
This situation is very dangerous. Jingnan, who has lost the foundation of legal principles, is like a kite with a broken string, in danger of falling at any time.
He didn't even want to see Huainan win the Battle of Yuezhou, because in that case, Huainan's posture would be even higher, and he would have no leverage at the negotiation table. So how could he really help Huainan attack Yuezhou?
And when Huainan lost in Yuezhou, the value of Jingnan, a small place, was indirectly reflected. Although the weight is small, it weighs a thousand pounds. Without me, you in Huainan will never even think about penetrating into the middle reaches of the Yangtze River! What about, let’s talk?
Gao Jichang once again sent an envoy to Huainan, expressing his willingness to surrender.
At this time, Huainan can already be described as "Southern Wu", because half a year ago, Huainan Yang Pu (the fourth son of Yang Xingmi) officially ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. He was known as "Southern Wu" in history and ranked among the "Ten Kingdoms". Obviously, the Nanwu regime is an illegal separatist regime. Regarding the development of Huainan forces, we will add more later.
