The cases of Wu Luan, Qu Zhang and others tell us that although the "Sixteen Provinces of Youyun" were ceded to the Khitan, the Khitan had to spend a lot of time and energy to digest and absorb them, so the Khitan people also hope that the Central Plains can maintain relative stability at this time. Stable situation and maintenance of the new post-war order are the common aspirations of both parties and are in the common interests of both parties.
So when Fan Yanguang sent envoys to try to contact the Khitan and wanted to pay tribute to Shi Jingtang, they were flatly rejected by the Khitan.
Although Fan Yanguang was wishful thinking, he was not yet daring. He knew very well that if he did not get the support of the Khitans, it would be difficult for him to defeat Shi Jingtang. Even if he was lucky enough to conquer Luoyang and force Shi Jingtang to commit suicide, he would still not be able to secure the throne of emperor. , because at that time he also had to face the same problems that Shi Jingtang is facing now.
The time was not ripe, so Fan Yanguang hesitated. He was in pain, entangled, worried, and despite all kinds of struggles, he couldn't even get sick.
At this time, one of his cronies, Sun Rui, couldn't wait to appear on the stage of history as a clown.
Sun Rui was Fan Yanguang's subordinate and a fellow countryman, so he was favored by Fan Yanguang. Sun Rui was arrogant and arbitrary. When Fan Yanguang was in Weizhou, he would reject or rewrite any order or memorial that did not suit Sun Rui's liking, and even dared to do so in front of Fan Yanguang. Tear the official document into pieces.
Under Sun Rui's strong intervention, the six states under Wei Bo's jurisdiction did not pay a penny of tribute to the central court and seemed to be independent. According to the official statement afterwards, Sun Rui almost ignored Fan Yanguang. Obviously, this was to transfer the responsibility for rebellion to Sun Rui in order to protect Fan Yanguang, which will be discussed in detail later.
After Fan Yanguang became seriously ill, Sun Rui secretly summoned Feng Hui, the governor of Chanzhou, to force Fan Yanguang to make up his mind to rebel as soon as possible, and bewitched him with the prophecy of "master" Zhang Sheng.
At this moment, Shi Jingtang had moved the capital to Bianzhou, and the work to prevent Weizhou's rebellion had been secretly launched for half a year, and Fan Yanguang received clear opposition from the Khitan people. Fan Yanguang knew that this was not a good time to rebel. Historical records show that at this time, Fan Yanguang was still "undecided" and was seriously ill in bed, unable to take charge of work for more than ten days.
Subsequently, Wei Bo's army dispatched. Not only was Sun Rui "falsifying the imperial edict" to send troops, but he actually followed Fan Yanguang's order, or Fan Yanguang passed the blame afterwards. In short, Sun Rui and Feng Hui led 20,000 troops to attack Weizhou and Huazhou, burning, killing, looting, smashing, looting, and burning on the ground in Huazhou.
Huazhou Fu Yan and Rao Fei wrote: Wei Bojun has taken action! Huazhou was attacked and asked for support.
Shi Jingtang sent Bai Fengjin, commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army cavalry, to lead the charge with 3,000 cavalrymen and stationed at Baimajin.
Bai Fengjin was an outstanding general with rich combat experience, good at riding and shooting. When he was young, he took the initiative to defect to Hedong Li Keyong and recommended himself. During the "Battle of Jiacheng", Bai Fengjin took the lead and was the first to rush into the enemy's formation, rushing to the left. Rushing to the right, as if entering an uninhabited territory, he was spotted by Li Cunxu and was subsequently reused. When Li Jiji attacked Shu, Bai Fengjin was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the escort army.
Bai Fengjin not only fought bravely, but also had good governance. When he was serving in the local government, he managed the prefectures and counties in an orderly manner and had great political achievements. After Shi Jingtang ascended the throne, he was transferred from the local area back to the Central Forbidden Army.
In addition, Bai Fengjin and Shi Jingtang are still related by relatives. Bai Fengjin's daughter married Shi Jingtang's son Shi Chongxin. Therefore, Shi Jingtang relied more heavily on him.
Bai Fengjin lived up to his expectations and won the first battle when he reached the front line. He captured a group of enemy soldiers and learned through interrogation that the rebel leader was Feng Hui, the governor of Chanzhou, and the supervisor was Sun Rui, Fan Yanguang's confidant.
After reading the memorial, Shi Jingtang became very angry and said to the people around him: "Although I am ungrateful and resourceful, I am still a little better than that Fan Yanguang. But Fan Yanguang sent Feng Hui and Sun Rui and the like, and it was nothing more than child's play for these two people!" You can be captured alive in a matter of seconds."
What kind of existence is Sun Rui, who is severely despised by Shi Jingtang? He tried his best to encourage Fan Yanguang to rebel. What kind of disturbance would he cause?
Sun Rui was fully prepared for this rebellion. He prepared more than a dozen charming prostitutes to accompany him. During the march, they also had to set up yellow umbrellas like the emperor to protect him from the scorching sun. Whenever the garrison had a meal, , must play music, he danced with the prostitutes.
It was the scorching heat of midsummer, and the soldiers were unbearably hot, but seeing the commander in chief acting so dissolutely, their morale collapsed immediately, and no one was willing to sacrifice their lives for him.
Shi Jingtang made new arrangements in response to the movements of the rebels: he ordered Yang Guangyuan to take command of Weizhou Commander-in-Chief (the Wei government was deployed on all sides); Luoyang inspection envoy Zhang Congbin was appointed as deputy commander-in-chief and commander-in-chief; Zhaoyi Army Jiedu envoy Gao Xing Zhou led his troops to station in Xiangzhou and became the commander of the Zhengxi Front.
When we unfold the map, the situation is clear: the main battlefield of both sides is Liyang, an important ferry across the Yellow River from Huazhou, Bianzhou is to the south, and Weizhou is to the north. The situation is quite similar to that of "Glory of the King" , Bianzhou and Weizhou are the crystals of both sides, the Yellow River is the middle river, Liyang and Huazhou are the towers in the middle, where the main armies of both sides fight.
Gao Xingzhou was ordered to cross the Taihang Mountains and stationed in Xiangzhou. Xiangzhou is located on the west side of the line connecting Liyang and Weizhou, which is equivalent to the enemy's wild area. Gao Xingzhou could either cut off the enemy's retreat to the south and flank Yang Guangyuan's main army to make dumplings; he could also take advantage of the situation to steal the tower and make a surprise attack on Weizhou;
At the same time, Zhang Congbin set out from Luoyang, the eastern capital, as a supplementary force for the second echelon. He could not only reinforce the main battlefield in Huazhou, but also support Gao Xingzhou in Xiangzhou. If the front line failed, he could also support the Bianzhou base camp.
This was Shi Jingtang's self-confidence. As he said, although he was not a military genius, he followed Emperor Mingzong to conquer the world and fought countless battles. He was familiar with 300 Tang poems and could not compose poems but could also recite them. I watched it for a while.
Fan Yanguang, who ranked last among the "strength faction", was just a scumbag in Shi Jingtang's eyes. There was a reason why he was ranked last. Didn't he have some B-level skills in his heart?
However, just when Shi Jingtang was strategizing and scolding Fang Qiu, a sudden and huge change made Shi Jingtang extremely crazy - Zhang Congbin rebelled!
The little-known Zhang Congbin occupies a crucial position at this time: Luoyang. Located on the west side of Bianzhou, Zhang Congbin switched sides and joined forces with Fan Yanguang to form a flanking attack on Shi Jingtang in Bianzhou.
Shi Jingtang quickly dispatched the Forbidden Army generals Hou Yi and Du Chongwei to lead 5,000 Forbidden Army troops and rushed to Sishui Pass to set up defenses.
Immediately afterwards, urgent military information came from the front line of Huazhou: Fu Yanrao of Huazhou also rebelled!
Tens of thousands of alpacas ran through Shi Jingtang's heart.
