Zhang Congbin was indeed an unknown person before. I don’t know who he was (who he was). I only know that he was a low-level officer under Li Cunxu. He followed Li Cunxu with meritorious service and was later promoted to the rank of general of the Forbidden Army. Ming Zongchao followed Yao Yanchou to participate in the "Suspicious Clouds in the River" and put down Yang Yanwen's "rebellion" in the river.
This person is very good at observing people's emotions. He is a treacherous and sycophant, and he is also arrogant and cruel. Whenever he comes in or out, there must be more than a hundred followers, shouting in front and supporting behind him, looking majestic. One day on the way to work, he met a censor on the Tianjin Bridge. Because the censor failed to get out of the way in time, Zhang Congbin ordered his followers to throw him from the Tianjin Bridge into Luoshui. The censor drowned. Afterwards, Zhang Congbin reported it. It is said that this man fell to his death while drunk.
When a thief sees a thief, he nods his head. The aura of traitor exuding from Zhang Congbin was keenly detected by Fan Yanguang, so he sent someone to contact him and plotted a joint rebellion. Fan Yanguang restrained Shi Jingtang on the front line of Huazhou, and asked Zhang Congbin to stab Shi Jingtang in the back and think of a way to mess with him. .
Zhang Congbin readily agreed.
At that time, Zhang Congbin was leading his troops to be stationed in Mengzhou (northeast of Luoyang, across the Yellow River). Shi Jingtang ordered Zhang Congbin to return to Luoyang to mobilize thousands of troops.
Therefore, Zhang Congbin first killed the Mengzhou Heyang Jiedu envoy and the prince Shi Chongxin, and asked the general Zhang Jizuo to stay in Mengzhou and temporarily replace the Heyang queen. He led his army into Luoyang, killed the Luoyang stayer and the prince Shi Chongyi, and ordered Luoyang deputy left-behind Zhang Yanbo temporarily acted as the mayor of Luoyang (who had the right to know the affairs of Henan Province), and then opened the Luoyang treasury, took out the gold and silver treasures, and rewarded his soldiers.
Li Xia, the left-behind judge in Luoyang, refused to obey orders and was mercilessly killed by Zhang Congbin. Afterwards, Shi Jingtang gave a posthumous gift to Li Xia, the doctor You Jianyi, and made his mother Tian the Taijun of Jingzhao County. His descendants hired her according to their talents, and gave them a large amount of money and rewards. He also used the salary of "You Jianyi doctor" to support his mother until she died.
Zhang Congbin rewarded the soldiers of the three armies, and the rebel soldiers cheered, and then followed Zhang Congbin to Sishui Pass, preparing to invade Bianzhou in one go.
Luoyang was closer to Sishui Pass, and Zhang Congbin took the initiative and entered Sishui Pass first, killing the general guarding Song Yanhao, and his reputation was shocked.
Shi Jingtang sent Hou Yi and Du Chongwei to lead five thousand troops to resist.
Hou Yi is a veteran who is getting stronger with time. He is 62 years old this year. The old man has been farming for generations. When he was young, he took the initiative to defect to Hedong Li Keyong. He wanted to make contributions in the war and use his military exploits to change his destiny. During the battle, Hou Yi showed amazing bravery and was promoted for his "first achievement". In the crusade against You When Liu Shouguang came to the state, he once again made the "contribution to be the first to ascend".
The city siege battles in the cold weapon period were extremely cruel, especially for the siege party. They basically piled corpses on top of the city. The mortality rate was extremely high. Those responsible for climbing the city wall were veritable "cannon fodder" with almost no chance of survival.
So many people will ask this question: Are soldiers stupid? Why rush forward?
If this question is expanded upon, there is actually a lot of content and the space is too large, so we will only give a brief explanation. Soldiers know that they are close to death, but they still rush forward without hesitation. The main reason is that the army has a system of clear rewards and punishments.
Penalty:
The back row of the siege force is the "supervision team". They are armed with long swords and axes. Their task is not to kill the enemy, but to kill their own people. If the soldiers in front hesitate or even want to retreat, the supervising team will mercilessly kill them on the spot.
The same is true of death. If you die, you will be considered a martyr. After your death, you will receive housing expenses and pensions. If you are hacked to death by the supervising team, you will be considered a traitor. After your death, your family will not only receive no compensation, but will even have to accept punishment from the organization.
Before the charge is launched, the general will also issue clear instructions, such as "cut those who retreat" and "cut those who look back."
Of course, there are also times when accidents occur, such as Li Congke's "Battle of Fengxiang". Li Congke cried on the city wall and Yang Siquan was unwilling to attack, but Zhang Qianzhao behind him ordered the supervising team to wave their swords to urge him. Yang Siquan was furious and raised his arms. , defected before the formation, turned around to attack Zhang Qianzhao, and then surrendered to Li Congke.
reward:
The intensity of the reward must match the intensity of the punishment. For the soldiers who stormed the city wall, the lowest reward was "promotion", at least to company and platoon level cadres, and "the first to climb the wall" was even more coveted.
As the name suggests, the "first to climb" is the first person to climb the wall. Based on the analysis of various historical materials, if an ordinary soldier can win the "first to reach the throne", then the lightest reward is "provincial governor", which is equivalent to today's mayor and senior city officials. The gold and silver treasures he will be rewarded are enough for him to spend his whole life. Finished.
What is more attractive than money and official positions is the reward of a title. In the feudal period, a peasant who had been a poor farmer for eight generations could become a respected "noble" and enter the ruling class. Not only will I have enough food and clothing in my life, but my descendants will also benefit from it.
With high risk comes high income. Because of the cruel and ruthless military law and the exciting reward system, even though there are mountains of corpses and seas of blood under the city, the soldiers will climb up the city wall like crazy, vying for the "first to climb".
Hou Yi, who has been a poor peasant for generations, turned around through his "first achievement". In a battle, Hou Yi was injured in the foot by a trebuchet, and Li Cunxu personally bandaged his wound. The favor he received at this time was evident.
After recovering from his injury, Hou Yi's bravery remained unabated. At that time, there were two young generals in the Houliang army - Li Li and Li Jian. They were brave and invincible, just like Yan Liang and Wen Chou. The generals in Hedong did not dare to fight against the enemy, and Li Cunxu was deeply troubled. Hou Yi took the initiative to ask for help, as if he was possessed by Guan Erye, beheading Yan Liang, punishing Wen Chou, and actually captured Er Li alive.
In the last years of Tongguang, he accompanied Li Siyuan to attack Zhao Zaili in Weizhou. Li Siyuan was taken into Weizhou by the rebels, and "Mingzong entered Wei". Hou Yi was loyal to Emperor Li Cunxu and refused to join the rebels, so he escaped and returned to Luoyang. Li Cunxu was moved to tears, "stroking his back and crying".
After Li Siyuan invaded Luoyang, Hou Yi took off his shirt, tied himself up and begged for death.
Li Siyuan praised his loyalty and personally untied him. He said that it was about eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor. You have performed your duties faithfully. What kind of crime is this? Not only did they not embarrass him, but they continued to reuse him.
When Zhu Shouyin rebelled in Bianzhou, Hou Yi was the first to break in and made great contributions to Li Siyuan. The following year, he followed Wang Yanqiu to defeat the rebellion in the capital of Dingzhou.
When Li Congke rebelled, Li Conghou sent Hou Yi to conquer. Hou Yi knew that the morale of the army was greatly shaken, and there were only two ways to quell the rebellion: either surrender voluntarily, or be coerced into surrender by his subordinates. After much thought, Hou Yi retreated for the first time in his life, claiming illness and refusing his life, and was demoted to the governor of Shangzhou.
