On the fourth day of July in 937, Zhang Zhao defeated Jingyuan Jiedushi's Zhangyi Army and Pingning Jiedushi's Jingnan Army and rebelled south of the Wei River.
There were 12,000 rebels, and more than 3,000 were killed by the formation. Most of the rest were captured. More than 100 generals below He Chuan, the leader of the rebels, were captured alive.
Zhang Zhao seized more than 2,000 mules and horses, 1,500 sets of iron armor, more than 3,000 sets of leather and paper armor, useless swords, guns, and sticks, and lost more than 200,000 well-made arrows. He carried seventeen thousand gold and silver coins.
For the Guiyi Army, which had always been poor in armor, weapons, arrows, etc., this was a bumper harvest. On the contrary, the tens of thousands of money and mules and horses were not important.
But in the coach's tent, I, Zhang Sikong, lost his temper for the first time and even overturned the armrest in front of me.
There is only one reason that can make Zhang Zhao so furious, and that is that he was picked off the peach.
At the same time that he defeated the rebellion, the inspectors, Tongping Zhangshi, Jinchang Army Jiedushi, and Xingjingzhao Yin An Shenqi finally led hundreds of tooth soldiers to bypass Luoyang, which was blockaded by Zhang Congbin, and entered from the north bank of the Yellow River. Shaanzhou, arrived at Chang'an City.
Also arriving with him were the 13,000 soldiers and horses of Zhao Kuangzan, the military governor of Huazhou Town.
At the same time, Kang Fu, the military envoy of the Qinzhou Xiongwu Army, led 8,000 Xiongwu troops to Yusi County.
Li Congyu (yan), the envoy of Fengxiang Jiedu and the king of Qi, led Fengxiang's army of 20,000 to station in Wugong County.
Damn it, when Zhang Zhao led the rebel army in a bloody battle, not a single human hair could be seen. After the battle, one or two of them popped up like gophers.
What made Zhang Zhao most angry was that Li Congyan's Fengxiang Army actually sent its elite to capture Xingping County while Zhang Zhao was fighting with the rebels.
You must know that Xingping County is one of the two important strongholds where rebel soldiers gather and hide their goods. The food alone is worth tens of thousands of dan. This time, Li Congyao's mouth was full of oil.
At the same time, the Huazhou Zhenguo Army also defeated hundreds of rebels at Xiwei Bridge before Zhang Zhao, and ate some of the goods that the rebels could not take away. The Jinchang Army in Xianyang City also refused to return. The rebels entered the city.
Moreover, his current situation is a little bad.
Fengxiang's army of 20,000 men was stationed in Wugong and Xingping counties, northwest of him.
Qinzhou Xiongwu Army's 8,000 men were stationed in Yusun County, southwest of Zhang Zhao.
The Huazhou Town National Army, numbering 13,000, was stationed east of Zhang Zhao and occupied the Xiwei Bridge to prevent the Guiyi Army from entering Chang'an.
The Jinchang army that was originally responsible for guarding Chang'an also occupied Xianyang City northeast of Zhang Zhao after An Shenqi arrived, and made it clear that he would not be allowed to pass with his carriages and horses.
The south, east, west, and northeast sides are all blocked. The total number of these people is at least 50,000, of which the tooth soldiers will probably not be less than 20,000. If a fight breaks out, it will be difficult for Zhang Zhao to deal with it.
What's even worse is that he doesn't have a reliable base now, the surrounding counties and cities are occupied, and his rebel army is still in the wilderness.
To ensure safety, the best way now is to go directly north back to Qianzhou. But as soon as he leaves from the Wei River, the Guiyi Army loses its bargaining power.
Zhang Zhao has now defeated the rebels by himself. Not to mention that he can go into Chang'an and plunder according to the current practice. I'm afraid how much reward he can get depends on people's eyes.
This must be An Shenqi's method!
Zhang Zhao thought in his heart that this man was born in the Northern Sanbu tribe. He had served Li Cunxu, Emperor Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty since he was a child. He participated in the Tang Dynasty's war to destroy the Liang Dynasty and the Khitan's invasion of the Central Plains. He was one of the few famous generals in the Five Dynasties.
Eight years later, An Shenqi broke in alone in Yulindian and rescued the besieged Huangfu Yu. He became famous all over the world. Together with Huangfu Yu and Murong Yanchao, he was one of the three most powerful generals of the Later Jin Dynasty. Fu Yanqing and Gao Xingzhou had to wait a little longer.
What's more, this person is unique among the warlords of the Five Dynasties. He is good at appeasing the local area. He is strict but not cruel, powerful but not violent. He is tolerant and simple, and the people are grateful for his kindness.
Damn it! Zhang Zhao touched his chin, it looked a bit like my character!
It must have been An Shenqi's fault. Only a veteran who came from the three tribes of Daibei, and whose fathers, ancestors and brothers were all high-ranking officials in Fangzhen, could make old cunning men like Li Congyao and Kang Fu obey their orders.
So how to break the situation?
Zhang Zhao sat in the messy handsome tent and began to think. Guo Tiance hurriedly took a few guards to clean up the surroundings, and then retreated, not to disturb Zhang Zhao's thinking.
According to the current situation, An Shenqi has just arrived in Chang'an and everything has not been completely sorted out.
When Li Congyao, Kang Fu and others listened to his orders, they were just selling face and grabbing some benefits.
They definitely haven't reached a cooperation agreement yet, and they just want to force themselves out, and they haven't reached the critical moment.
However, if this continues, it will be difficult to say. After all, the Guiyi army defeated the rebels, obtained a large number of armor, weapons, mules and horses, and captured thousands of prisoners.
In the eyes of the warriors of this era, these are treasures to settle down and live in.
Once they become coveted and reach an agreement to share the spoils, they will pounce on them at any time.
Therefore, we must make a decision now, whether to stay or leave, whether to fight or draw, we must all decide quickly.
Zhang Zhao began to analyze one by one. The first was the Jinchang Army in Chang'an. They were beaten violently by the rebels and were already frightened. Zhang Zhao could annihilate all the rebels in the field, but even they didn't have the courage to come up and ask for a beating.
Moreover, An Shenqi had just entered Chang'an and it was impossible for him to take control of the Jinchang Army so quickly, so he could not worry about these thousands of people for the time being.
To the Huazhou Zhenguo Army, Jiedushi Zhao Kuangzan was actually just a young boy. He was born in 923 and is only fourteen years old now.
His mother was Princess Li of Xingping, the fourteenth daughter of Emperor Mingzong of the Later Tang Dynasty, and his grandfather was the traitor Zhao Dejun, the military envoy of Lulong.
He was the unlucky guy who wanted to compete with Shi Jingtang to be a traitor, but the lower limit was a little higher, which led to failure.
Zhao Kuangzan's father, Zhao Yanshou, had now defected to the Khitans and won the favor of Yelv Deguang.
Although Zhao Kuangzan was smart since he was a child, when he was ten years old, Li Siyuan, Emperor Mingzong of the Later Tang Dynasty, gave him a boy's degree. Historically speaking, there were still some tricks.
But it is too small now. Even when he was appointed as the military governor of Huazhou Town, he still relied on the Lulongya soldiers and generals left behind by his father and ancestors.
Zhang Zhao guessed that his military power must have been taken away by An Shenqi now, and the control of Xiwei Bridge must also be An Shenqi's arrangement.
However, Zhao Kuangzan's current status is very embarrassing. Both his father and ancestors had grievances with Shi Jingtang, and the main force of the Zhenguo Army is the Lu Longya soldiers and tooth generals. This is the foundation of Zhao Kuangzan's career.
Therefore, Zhao Kuangzan can be used by An Shenqi, but he will definitely not obey orders without a bottom line.
As for Qinzhou Xiongwu Army Jiedu Envoy Kang Fu, how can I say this? He was also from the three tribes of Daibei.
However, he was not from Shatuo, but from Sogdiana in the Kang state. The joke about his origin that is also told among the barbarians was attributed to Kang Fu.
Kang Fu was born in the fourth year of Zhonghe reign of Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty (884). He is now fifty-three years old. Although he was a brave general skilled in bow and horse at a young age, he has only a few years left to live.
Thinking about it, his biggest wish is to return to the Central Plains to retire. In addition, his powerful army only has 8,000 people, so he should not fight with Zhang Zhao.
Then, the only people An Shenqi could use were Fengxiang Jiedushi and Qi Wang Li Congyu.
This gentleman is an acquaintance of Zhang Sikong. This guy is the son of the Qizhongjing King Li Maozhen with a very funny posthumous name. People at that time said that he was soft-tempered, unscrupulous, and prone to sycophancy.
After the founding of the Tang Dynasty more than ten years ago, Li Maozhen entered the court and surrendered, and Li Congzuo was appointed as the envoy of Fengxiang Jiedu. Later, Zhuangzong took advantage of his visit to Luoyang and detained him.
However, after the Xingjiaomen incident, Li Congyu successfully returned to Fengxiang by bribing the queen to please Mingzong Li Siyuan.
But Li Siyuan soon regretted it, and appointed his adopted son, Li Congke, the late emperor of the later Tang Dynasty, as the military governor of Fengxiang, so that he could keep an eye on Li Congke.
Later, Li Congke was forced to cry on the top of Fengxiang City and persuaded the soldiers who came to crusade to defect. Li Congke took the opportunity to offer money and goods to help Li Congke, and Li Congke appointed Li Congke as the military governor of Fengxiang.
Li Maozhen's descendants have been able to continue to occupy Fengxiang since then.
By the time Shi Jingtang established the Later Jin Dynasty, Li Congyao had been operating in Fengxiang for several years, and his position was already stable, but Shi Jingtang had no good ideas.
Li Maozhen and his son have been running Fengxiang for decades, and everyone from top to bottom is theirs, as if they are monolithic.
So the emperor named Li Congyu the King of Qi, and returned this special title to Li Congyu, and implemented the restraint and restraint system.
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After clarifying these relationships, Zhang Zhao's vision suddenly became clearer.
Good guy! Good on you Shi Jingtang and An Shenqi!
I can’t tell that you Hu’ers actually have some Xun or talent!
An Shenqi's plan was to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf. He regarded the separatist Li Congzuo as a local tiger like Liu Bei and Yuan Shu, and regarded his Zhang Zhao as Lu Bu, who was strong in force but had little foundation.
He drove Li Congyan to attack Zhang Zhao and let them kill each other, in order to achieve the purpose of driving both of them out of Guanzhong, at least from the vicinity of Chang'an.
So how should you respond on your own side? Will Li Congyao be driven by An Shenqi? Zhang Zhao thought for a moment and realized that this was very possible.
Because Li Congzhen had just recently taken back King Qi's title from Shi Jingtang, which was comparable to Liu Xuande's obtaining Xuzhou Mu from Cao Cao, just to show off, so as not to be targeted again by the court.
Compared with the Central Plains imperial court, Zhang Zhao was undoubtedly a small person. Although the Hexi Guiyi Army was good at fighting, they came across thousands of miles and had no foundation in Guanzhong.
Li Congsuo's Fengxiang Army was twice the size of Zhang Zhao's Guiyi Army, and he felt that he had the support of the imperial court. The Guiyi Army also had armor, mules and horses and other coveted treasures. If Zhang Zhao was Li Congsuo, he would definitely try Just give it a try.
Then can I have a fight with Li Congyao? Zhang Zhao nodded, it should be possible!
Although Li Congyao regained the title of King Qi, he was completely unable to compare with Li Maozhen's period.
Li Congyao now only has two territories, Fengxiang Mansion and Fengzhou, with a household registration of only 300,000 to 400,000 people, so it is impossible to raise too many soldiers.
His 20,000 soldiers look strong, but the real number of tooth soldiers should only be a few thousand.
Then he can definitely take advantage of him, and as long as Zhang Zhao doesn't show the strength to annex Feng Xiang, An Shenqi will just sit back and watch.
When driving a tiger to swallow a wolf, whether the tiger is shoveled or the wolf is beaten into two, even if the strategy is successful, it does not matter who is unlucky.
But Zhang Zhao must move quickly! If An Shenqi had firmly controlled Jinchang's army, other changes might have happened. Thinking of this, Zhang Zhao roared and rushed out of the tent.
"Li Congzuo! You have gone too far! Come here and send a message to An Taibao. He wants to raise an army and swear to kill Li Congzuo, this thief and slave!"
