When Huainan conquered Jianzhou, they planned to go down the river in one go and smother Fuzhou in one fell swoop. Huainan Li Jing called for an emergency stop.
Because at that time, the "Jin-Liao War" had reached a fevered stage, and the second battle had just ended. Although the Later Jin won both battles, the long-term internal counter-insurgency war and the war against the Liao also hollowed out the Later Jin's body. Li Jing Thinking this was a good opportunity to get involved in the Central Plains, they frequently contacted the Khitan and made appointments to attack the Central Plains from the north and the south.
Therefore, after conquering Jianzhou and capturing Wang Yanzheng, Li Jing instructed the frontline troops to return to the court. After resting and recuperating, they would be sent to the northern battlefield to cooperate with the Khitan in attacking the Later Jin Dynasty. As for Fuzhou and other places, let time digest it slowly.
Privy Councilor Chen Jue also advocated giving up as soon as possible, because the promoter of this state-building war was his deputy, Deputy Privy Councilor Zha Wenhui.
Regarding the internal political struggles in Huainan, such as Chen Jue, we will expand on the topic later in the article, but we will briefly mention it here:
Chen Jue's subordinate Zha Wenhui proposed to attack King Yanzheng of Jianzhou. All civil and military officials, including Chen Jue, unanimously opposed it. However, Li Jing supported Zha Wenhui's proposal against all opinions and launched the Battle of Jianzhou, which was really wiped out. To the country of Fujian. Zha Wenhui was reused and promoted by Li Jing, while Chen Jue's career was bleak.
If Zha Wenhui and other "war factions" continue to go south to Fuzhou and conquer Fuzhou, that... would be terrible. Therefore, Chen Jue does not want the "warrior faction" to continue to make meritorious deeds.
The problem is that although Li Jing does not support continuing to fight south, the pressure from the DPRK and China is too great, and the previous "peace faction" has become all the "war faction".
The smart Chen Jue quickly found a balance point that was perfectly compatible, that is, using political inducement to surrender instead of military action to recruit Fuzhou to surrender.
Therefore, Chen Juemao recommended himself and said that he was willing to persuade Li Renda to give up the separatist regime and go to Beijing to see him with his sharp tongue.
Song Qiqiu, the key strategist of the Huainan Group, also experienced ups and downs in the changes and turbulence of Huainan's highest power. At this time, he was basically "standing aside". He was very respected, but he had no say. Son. His personal relationship with Chen Jue was very strong, so the two political orphans hugged each other to keep warm. Song Qiqiu endorsed Chen Jue's platform and highly praised Comrade Chen Jue for his quick thinking and outstanding eloquence. He would definitely live up to his mission and win over others without fighting. Soldier!
It would be great if we could really pacify Fuzhou without using weapons, so Li Jing prepared extremely generous rewards for Li Renda, and made his mother and wife state-level ladies. His four younger brothers were also promoted to noble ranks. I hope this will show sincerity and promote the peaceful liberation of Fuzhou.
Chen Jue went to Fuzhou, just like Jiang Qian went to Soochow, asking for trouble. How could Li Renda be deceived by sugar-coated bullets? When receiving Chen Jue, Li Renda's attitude was arrogant and cold, and the surrounding cronies and minions were even more fierce in their eyes, as if just one look from Li Renda would make Chen Jue's blood splatter.
Chen Jue was so frightened that he did not dare to say anything. He did not dare to mention a word about letting him go to the Hajj. After feeling useless and angry, he left Fuzhou in despair and returned without success.
When Chen Jue reached Danzhou, he had no shame to go north again. I originally expected to rely on this lobbying to get myself back in the game, but I didn't expect that after losing my wife and losing my troops, how could I have the dignity to see Li Jing again?
Chen Jue finally became angry and decided to take risks and take another gamble. He forged an edict, falsely conveyed an imperial edict, ordered Li Renda to go to Beijing immediately in the name of Li Jing, and "appointed" himself as the highest administrator of the Fuzhou region to take over Li Renda's position, and then recruited people from Tingzhou, Jianzhou, Fuzhou, and Xinzhou The local armed forces and the central garrison ordered their crony Feng Yanlu to be the commander-in-chief. They rushed to Fuzhou with great momentum and forced Li Renda to go north to Beijing.
When Feng Yanlu came to the city, he first wrote to Li Renda to persuade him to surrender, and analyzed the blessings and misfortunes for him, hoping to turn the conflict into friendship.
Li Renda refused to accept hard or soft words. When the soldiers came, they would block the water and use the soil to cover them up. Don't talk nonsense and fight if you want. Li Renda sent Navy Commander Yang Chongbao to take the initiative.
The news that Chen Jue forged edicts, falsely conveyed imperial edicts, and sent troops without permission spread back to the central government, shocking both the government and the public. Legally speaking, Comrade Chen Jue's starting price was to have his entire family executed. However, Chen Jue's party members (such as Song Qiqiu) and other members of the Song Dynasty saved the country. They did not mention the crime of false edicts, but focused on the current situation, saying that no matter what the cause, the front line had already started fighting anyway. At this time, reinforcements were needed, and the battle was won first. Say it again.
After the battle broke out, the two sides were victorious. Feng Yanlu defeated Yang Chongbao first; Li Renda fought in person, regained the victory, and captured Yang Kuangye, the commander of the Huainan Forbidden Army alive.
The war reached a stalemate.
Li Jing was unable to get off the tiger, so he was forced to continue to increase reinforcements. He sent Wang Chongwen, the governor of Jianzhou, to take command, and appointed Wei Cen as the supervisor. He joined forces with Feng Yanlu to jointly attack Fuzhou.
Wei Cen, Feng Yanlu and others were all Chen Jue's accomplices, and they were in the same league. When Chen Jue sent troops, Wei Cen was ordered to patrol Zhangzhou and Quanzhou. When he heard that Chen Jue had raised troops, he was worried that Chen Jue would take the sole credit for the liberation of Fuzhou, so he also mobilized the troops from Zhangzhou and Quanzhou without authorization to join Chen Jue in conquering Fuzhou. .
Chen Jue, Wei Cen, Feng Yanlu, and Feng Yansi are collectively known as the "Four Evils" in Huainan, and together with Zha Wenhui, they are collectively known as the "Five Ghosts". These few people are not fuel-efficient lamps. They each have their own little calculations. Sometimes they are colluding and colluding with each other, and sometimes they are deceitful and plotting against each other. For example, in this battle in Fuzhou, the seemingly incompatible appearance of several people was clearly demonstrated.
Huainan's army, totaling tens of thousands, gathered at the foot of Fuzhou City. The "Four Fiends" were both comrades-in-arms and competitors. They were all afraid that their achievements would be snatched away by others. Therefore, without unified command or unified deployment, everyone carried out their own operations. Fighting for the first place.
According to historical records, "Yanlu, Wei Cen, Wang Chongwen and others each led tens of thousands of troops and attacked from all directions. They besieged the city for several times and shook the world. Since the founding of the country, the number of troops sent out has never been more prosperous."
The "Four Evils" fought in groups and launched the largest battle in Huainan's history. For Li Jing, it was truly an extremely bitter irony.
After beating the master to death with random punches, the Huainan Army did not follow the routine, but relied on their numerical advantage to gain an advantage in starting the group and captured the outer city of Fuzhou. Li Renda was forced to retreat to the inner city.
Li Renda once again took advantage of his diplomatic advantage and proclaimed himself a minister of the Later Jin Dynasty. He called himself the Mighty Military Envoy of Fuzhou and temporarily took charge of the affairs of Fujian. He also very cleverly changed his name from "Li Hongyi" to "Li Hongda" to show his break with Huainan.
The Later Jin Dynasty immediately recognized it and formally conferred Li Renda as Fuzhou Mighty Army Military Envoy, in charge of the affairs of Fujian, and added Tongping Zhangshi, allowing Fuzhou Li Renda to firmly hold Huainan's hind legs.
Under the indiscriminate bombardment of the Huainan army, the Fuzhou garrison turned out to be a traitor. They lined up to make Ma Jie defect and lead the Huainan troops to enter the Xicheng Gate (Shanhua Gate) from the northwest corner. Commander-in-Chief Ding Yanzhen led one hundred people After losing the fight to the death, Li Renda fought and retreated, retreating into Shanhua Gate. At this point, both the outer city and the second city of Fuzhou were captured by Huainan. Li Renda had almost lost all peripheral defense lines, and had no way to retreat. His demise was only a matter of seconds. .
