【Battle of Jizong Bridge 2】
Although the right-wing commander of the Dongchuan Army defected before the battle and betrayed intelligence, Dongchuan still performed well at the beginning, showing a crushing advantage over Xichuan.
Xichuan generals Mao Chongwei and Li Tang, who deployed the first line of defense at Jizong Bridge, were all killed; Zhao Tingyin launched three counterattacks in succession, all of which failed; deputy commander-in-chief Hou Hongshi was also forced to retreat...Xichuan troops were in danger of collapse across the entire line. .
Meng Zhixiang climbed up the high hill and saw Xichuan retreating steadily. He was extremely anxious and had a look of panic on his face. However, he still pretended to be calm because he still had a second echelon, while Dong Zhang was at the end of his crossbow, as if he had fired. The armor of the ultimate move, the real man in eight seconds.
Meng Zhixiang used his last trump card and waved his riding crop backward.
Zhang Gongduo, who was holding the battle, saw it and immediately led his troops to join the battle. This army, waiting for work, is like a breath of fresh air into the furnace. They were full of energy, high in fighting spirit, full of energy, and their shouts were earth-shattering. Following the order, they rushed decisively to the Jizong Bridge.
A magical scene appeared. The "Eight Seconds of Real Man" Dongchuan soldiers were stunned in seconds. More than 10,000 people were killed. More than 80 senior officers, including commander-in-chief Yuan Zhuang and deputy commander Dong Guangyan, were captured. Five hundred war horses were captured. The remaining horses were captured.
Faced with the sudden and shocking reversal, Dong Zhang collapsed emotionally, stamped his feet and beat his chest and said: "All my troops are dead, what else can I rely on?" Then he led a few personal cavalry and fled towards Hanzhou, abandoning the remaining troops.
There were still more than 7,000 abandoned Dongchuan remnants. Seeing Dong Zhang's escape, more than 7,000 people surrendered collectively. Pan Rensi, the Xichuan general who had been captured earlier, was also rescued.
Meng Zhixiang led his troops to pursue Dong Zhang to Wuhoujin in the southwest of Hanzhou. General Dongchuan, who was responsible for breaking up the rear, surrendered. Xichuan successfully entered Hanzhou.
Meng Zhixiang ordered an all-out search for Dong Zhang. As a result, all the soldiers in Xichuan were busy fighting for Dongchuan's armor, staff and baggage. Dong Zhang managed to escape through the chaos.
Zhao Tingyin led his army in Chishui and received another three thousand soldiers from Dongchuan.
Dong Zhang of Dongchuan explained what it means to collapse thousands of miles.
That night, Meng Zhixiang used his best skill again: writing articles.
Li Hao was ordered to draft the draft, to the effect of explaining to the people of Dongchuan the ins and outs of the matter. All the mistakes were Dong Zhang's fault alone, and the people of Dongchuan did not need to panic. At the same time, he also wrote a letter to Dong Zhang to express his sincerity. He expressed his condolences and said that he planned to visit him in Zizhou in person, "to inquire about the reasons for breaking the treaty and the crime of attacking." He spoke of the righteousness of destroying the country so awe-inspiring.
The next day, Meng Zhixiang and Zhao Tingyin met in Chishui. Later, Meng Zhixiang returned to Chengdu and ordered Zhao Tingyin to complete the final blow against Dongchuan.
Dong Zhang fled back to Zizhou and entered the city with his troops. Wang Hui went out of the city to greet him, glanced at Dong Zhang who was in a state of embarrassment, and asked in shock: "The commander-in-chief led all the elite troops in Dongchuan to go out, but now... why are there less than ten people back? What happened?"
Dong Zhang burst into tears and could not answer. After returning to the government office, just as he was about to eat (it is said that Dong Zhang was so broad-minded that he still had the heart to eat at this time), Wang Hui and Dong Yanhao (Dong Zhang's nephew) led three hundred warriors. They rushed in shouting and launched a mutiny.
Dong Zhang hurriedly took his wife and children to the city tower to escape.
When the Jizong Bridge was defeated, Dong Zhang knew that he would definitely die, so he asked his son Dong Guangsi to surrender to Xichuan, thinking that the Dong family would leave incense. Dong Guangsi cried and said: "Since ancient times, has anyone killed his father and survived? I would rather die with his father!" So he fled back to Zizhou with Dong Zhang.
Now, there is indeed a traitor in Dongchuan. At the critical moment, Dong Guangsi hangs himself from the beam.
Dong Zhang ignored his grief and ran to the north gate tower, calling for commander Pan Chou to quell the rebellion and escort him.
Pan Chou agreed, summoned more than a dozen personal warriors, ran up to the city gate tower, cut off Dong Zhang's head, and then cut off Dong Guangsi's head, and handed them over to Wang Hui.
Wang Hui immediately surrendered to Xichuan Xiancheng.
Zhao Tingyin took over Zizhou, sealed up the treasury, and waited for Meng Zhixiang; Li Zhao then killed the Dongchuan messenger and reported to Meng Zhixiang, expressing his determination to "fight to the end."
Wang Hui first joined Wang Jian and had many military exploits. After Wang Zongyan came to the throne, he served as governor of Jizhou.
Jizhou has no water source and relies entirely on external supply and transportation. It coincided with Li Maozhen's attack on Jizhou, surrounding it and cutting off its waterways. Wang Hui was so anxious that he could only pray to God and Buddha for a miracle. That night, Wang Hui had a dream, in which an old man told him that there was a spiritual spring under the prison. Wang Hui woke up suddenly, and then dug at the place instructed by the god in the dream, and sure enough he dug out a spring.
The next day, Fengxiang soldiers believed that there was no water in Jizhou, so they must sit back and wait for death, and waited with confidence to accept Jizhou's surrender. Wang Hui ordered people to carry fresh spring water up the city wall, and then sprinkle it down the city to show it to Feng Xiangbing. Fengxiang's soldiers were shocked, their wishful thinking failed, and they immediately lifted the siege and retreated.
Wang Hui was promoted to Qinzhou Jiedushi due to his meritorious service. After the fall of the former Shu, Wang Hui surrendered to the Later Tang and was appointed governor of Lingzhou.
When Dong Zhang first proposed attacking Xichuan, all the generals agreed, but Wang Hui dissuaded him. Dong Zhang refused to listen, which led to today's defeat.
Seeing that Dong Zhang had lost power, Wang Hui launched a mutiny, beheaded Dong Zhang, and surrendered to the city of Xichuan.
At this point, Xichuan relied on the victory of the "Battle of Jizong Bridge" to capture the entire territory of Dongchuan in one fell swoop.
At first, the two Sichuan countries were at odds with each other and had no contact with each other. It was not until Dong Zhang was threatened by the court that he took the initiative to show his favor to Meng Zhixiang and asked for marriage and alliance. Meng Zhixiang did not want to agree at first, but his counselor Zhao Jiliang analyzed the interests for him and persuaded him to accept. Later, Meng Zhixiang ordered Zhao Jiliang to visit Dongchuan as the alliance envoy.
Zhao Jiliang and Dong Zhang were also old acquaintances, and they had a relationship of entrusting their wives and children. The successful alliance between the two Sichuan provinces was thanks to Zhao Jiliang's help. Therefore, Dong Zhang was very grateful to his old friend Zhao Jiliang, and gradually relaxed his vigilance, and exchanged heartfelt messages between cups and cups. After Zhao Jiliang deceived Dong Zhang's trust, he also pretended to be honest and revealed a lot of Dong Zhang's inner thoughts.
According to historical records, Zhao Jiliang "deceived Chen Zhongsu", while Dong Zhang "exerted all his blood and sincerity". Dong Zhang was defeated by this scumbag.
After returning to Xichuan, Meng Zhixiang asked him if he had spied on Dong Zhang's strategic intentions. Zhao Jiliang reported truthfully, leaving history with the most appropriate and explicit evaluation of Dong Zhang:
"Dong Gong is a man who is like a jackal and a dog and rat. He is aggressive in recruiting soldiers and likes to kill evil creatures. He is strong-willed and does not consider human affairs. He is eager to win but does not follow the right time."
Later, Zhao Jiliang explained his "32-character comment" one by one:
"Wolves are always ambitious, and dogs and rats are uncertain. Soldiers conquer violently, and (common people) flee when urgent matters arise; they like to kill evil creatures, and things will turn against them when things are extreme (the subordinates will instigate mutiny and rebellion). As for the method of using troops, the so-called 'A strong and good man will not die, and a victorious man will meet his enemy', why should a reckless man be afraid?"
