Deng Pu lingered day after day, month after month, but he still didn't die. Wei Bo Jiedu made Qian Zhiwei very troubled by what he suffered from a stroke and hemiplegia, and how he couldn't live for more than a hundred days relying on ginseng. They were all deceptive excuses, but there was no news from the Han army heading north, and there was no movement for a long time, making it difficult to guess what Deng Pu was planning.
Will the Han army make a sneak attack and drive straight into Weibo Town to catch him off guard? Qian Zhiwei was worried and restless, but the secret work lurking in the capital brought unexpected news. Deng Pu did not survive until the Han army appeared and died in the west. People in the capital were panic-stricken. It was only the crown prince Liang Zhiping who patrolled day and night to stabilize the situation. .
The details are conclusive, but whether the news of Deng Pu's death is true or false, no one dares to make a conclusion without witnessing it with their own eyes. Qian Zhiwei thought about it again and again, and finally couldn't hold it any longer, so he decided to raise troops to go south and try to fight a battle.
Although it was a test, Qian Zhiwei's posture was almost overwhelming.
In the 16th year of Emperor Qiantai's reign, three towns in Hebei Province rebelled.
The Daliang Kingdom has Tianjing as its capital, also known as the "Central Capital". There is Sili in the east, called the "Eastern Capital", and there is Longcheng in the northwest, called the "Northern Capital". The two auxiliary capitals guard the important roads and form a corner with Tianjing. There are heavy troops stationed and the security is tight. To send troops from the three towns to attack Tianjing, there are two routes to the east and west. The western route passes through Longcheng, the northern capital, and the eastern route passes through Sili, the eastern capital. It was the eastern route that the Hu people plundered when they went south. The eastern capital Sili was destroyed in the war, and it is still there today. Not fixed.
Qian Zhiwei was familiar with soldiers and horses, and was experienced in battle formations. He adopted the strategy of "sounding from the west and attacking the east". He ordered Fan Yang Jiedushi's envoy Zhao Ju to pretend to attack the northern capital, attracting the court's attention to Longcheng Road, mobilized the Han army to go west, and personally proposed it. The soldiers, together with the German army, went south from the eastern front, followed the Hu people's old route south, and quickly advanced towards Sili. Once the Dongdu Sili is captured, half of the Central Plains has been captured. Whether they attack Tianjing City, or besiege it without attacking it, and seize the fertile land of Jianghuai in the south, the three towns will be in an invincible position.
Qian Zhiwei's army marched south in a mighty manner, conquering Boling and Changshan successively, and then made a long-distance attack, breaking through Lingchang County and crossing the Wei River. It was freezing cold at that time, so Qian Zhiwei connected the broken ship masts with straw ropes and crossed the river. It was as frozen as a pontoon bridge overnight. He successfully crossed the river and approached the important town of Chenliu.
Chenliu County only held out for three days, and the prefect Feng Guang surrendered to the city. He sent nearly 10,000 troops and lined the streets to welcome Qian Zhiwei into the city. To avoid further trouble, Qian Zhiwei ordered that all these unarmed surrender soldiers be killed. The corpses were piled into ten large piles, poured with grease and burned for a day and night. As the news spread, the counties and counties along the route became frightened, and soldiers and civilians fled one after another. No one dared to face the rebels directly.
After breaking through Chenliu, Qian Zhiwei's army marched westward, easily captured Xingyang, and directed his troops towards Sili, the eastern capital. At Wulao Pass, he encountered the first line of defense of the imperial court. Zhang Daoyou, the Jiedushi of Weibo, Chengde and Fanyang towns, led an army to attack.
Zhang Daoyou was originally the military envoy of Anxi Province and fought many victorious battles in the Western Regions. When rebels broke out and they retreated, he finally managed to hold on to the front line and ensure peace in the Central Plains for ten years. However, no one expected that a great figure would appear among the rebels, that is, Marshal Zhao Zhao Bohai. Overnight, the country changed hands, and demons were rampant. Zhang Daoyou was defeated thousands of miles away. He only escaped with his life, so he had to resign and stay at home.
The world was in chaos, generals had fallen, Hu Yifu, Hu Guanhai and his son died in the revolt, and three towns in Hebei started to rebel. There were not many generals in Daliang who could lead troops in the war. Zhang Daoyou went to the capital alone and boasted about Haikou in front of the prince. , what does it say: "The world has been at peace for a long time, and the people are afraid of the wind. However, things go against the grain and the situation changes unexpectedly. If the prince allows me to ride to the east capital, open a mansion to recruit troops, cross the Wei River north, and collect money according to the days, I will know the details." The first one is presented under the palace."
Deng Pu died of illness and the Han army had not arrived. The prince Liang Zhiping was already worried about the rebellion. Zhang Daoyou generously went to the rescue and took the initiative to volunteer, which greatly relieved him. Privy Councilor Wen Dayi was seriously ill and sought medical treatment and appointed him as Wei Bo and Wei Bo. Jiedushi of the three towns of Chengde and Fanyang - of course, this is a false position. Wen Da's wishful thinking was that if Zhang Daoyou could really suppress the rebellion and regain Hebei, it would be okay to let him serve as the Jiedushi of the three towns for a few years.
Zhang Daoyou was still as ambitious as before. He took a post on the same day and went to the Eastern Capital to recruit troops. Within ten days, he recruited 60,000 soldiers. He left Sili and pushed eastward. He came to Wulao Pass, 150 miles away, and met with Qian Zhiwei. The rebels met on a narrow road. Zhang Daoyou's plan was to cross the Wei River quickly instead of retreating to the front line of Sili Wulao, but he never expected that the rebels would arrive so quickly.
In hindsight, the Battle of Wulaoguan was a farce. The hastily recruited soldiers were a ragtag mass. They were sent to the battlefield within ten days of joining the army and had no time to practice. No matter how talented Zhang Daoyou was, he could not train a group of idle men from the market into usable soldiers in such a short period of time. As a result, as soon as the two armies clashed, Qian Zhiwei charged with his iron cavalry. Zhang Daoyou was defeated in an instant, and had to organize the remaining troops to retreat westward and continue to resist in a place called Kuiyuan.
This time, he learned his lesson and sent a group of warriors from Sogdia in the Western Region, called "Zhe Jie" to organize a defense line. The war situation improved slightly, but Qian Zhiwei came well prepared. The Chinese cavalry was too powerful. Zhang Daoyou resisted for a while and suffered heavy casualties. He was forced to gather the remaining troops and return to the eastern capital.
Sixty thousand people left Sili in the east, and only a few thousand defeated soldiers fled back. Dongdu faced a life-and-death test, and Zhang Daoyou had no choice but to retreat.
On the other hand, the war on the Western Front was struggling.
The three towns in Hebei suffered losses and prosperity. Zhao Ju cooperated with Qian Zhiwei to launch an army to attack Beidu, and personally led the main force to advance south. He also has his own little calculation. Dragon City is not far from Fanyang Town. If he can occupy Beidu in one fell swoop and shock Guanzhong, then he can do whatever he wants without looking at Qian Zhiwei's face.
For this reason, it was a feint attack in name, but Zhao Ju mobilized the most elite soldiers in Fanyang Town to attack Longcheng, with his veteran general Zhao Ying at the vanguard.
Zhao Ying was a member of Zhao Ju's tribe. He was born in the army and became a guerrilla general. Later, he was promoted by Zhao Hongtu. He served as the governor of Youzhou and returned to lead the army under Jiedushi. Zhao Ying was deeply imprinted with Zhao Hongtu and could never change his family. The threat from Zhao Ying, the marching commander of Tanzhou, was like a needle on his back. He tried hard to share the worries for Jiedushi's legitimate son, but he was tied up and could only sit back and watch Zhao Ying rise all the way. , knocking Zhao Hongtu into the dust.
He had to admit that Zhao Hongtu was far from Zhao Ying's opponent. Only by handing Fanyang Town into the hands of Zhao Ying could he keep this foundation.
This time, Zhao Ju ordered him to lead the army as the vanguard and attack Dragon City first, while placing Zhao Ying in the rear. Zhao Ying thought that the Jiedushi master wanted to give him a chance. If he could successfully capture Dragon City in the north, he might be able to use his great achievements to petition. Zhao Juhui followed the current and brought his legitimate son Zhao Hongtu back to life. The opportunity was rare and the stakes were high. Zhao Ying secretly reminded himself that he must capture Dragon City at all costs!
