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Volume 2: Hu Qi and a Thin Willow Chapter 120: North-South War Strategies (14)

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    ps: Thanks to Jiurei Zhengtian and Chao Chao Mu Mu r for the reward.  Another note: I have to go to Changping for a meeting tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. The update cannot be guaranteed. It depends on the situation. Sorry.  In the winter of the second year of Tianyou (AD 905), on November 25, the allied forces of the princes and the Yan army fought a decisive battle at Bohequan north of Zezhou. The total number of troops of the allied forces of the princes participating in the battle was 170,000, and the Yan army was 80,000.  When the fierce battle reached Yin, the coalition of princes collapsed and the Yan army achieved a brilliant victory.  Because the Yan army had a large cavalry force, the failed coalition of princes suffered heavy casualties. In this battle, the coalition of princes killed more than 30,000 people and captured more than 100,000. Most of them were killed or captured on the way to escape.  Yes, only a few tens of thousands fled back to Gaoping.  As for the Yan army, more than 5,000 people were killed and more than 10,000 were injured, of which more than 7,000 were slightly injured.  Wang Yanzhang, the commander of Yuancong's army, died under the sword of Mo Dao. The found body was divided into two pieces from the right shoulder downwards. Several prisoners of the Liang Army who carried his body vomited on the spot.  The commander of the hall, Wang Yanqiu, was intercepted by the Zhaozhou Army cavalry on his way to escape. He refused to surrender and was shot by dozens of crossbows and died.  Zhu Youning, the military commander of the Jianwu Army, led his remnants to besiege Zhengcun, five miles east of Bohe Quandong. After holding on for three days, he was set on fire by the Yan army and his body could not be identified.  Zhang Guihou, the governor of the town, asked to surrender to the Yan army on the battlefield, and was escorted to Zezhou for custody, awaiting the final judgment of Yan King Li Chengzhong.  King Ma Yin of Jing was captured on the spot by the Yan army. He tried to escape while being escorted, but was shot to death by an arrow.  Guo Qiqi and Wang Shike moved in before the battle, defrauded Lingchuan, a strategic point in the northeast of Zezhou and east of Gaoping, and then presented the city to the Yan army.  Lingchuan is the entrance of Baixing in the east of the river, connecting Huguan at the top and Zezhou at the bottom. The Yan army's acquisition of Lingchuan is equivalent to completely blocking Baixing, and at the same time opening up the connection between the north and the south, the entire Yan army is connected as one.  The allied forces of the princes were completely surrounded in the Gaoping area.  So far, there are still more than 200,000 people in the coalition forces of the princes. Among them, Kang Huaiying's Baoyi Army, Yang Shihou's Wuning Army, and He Delun's Huazhou Army have not suffered any major losses and are still worthy of a battle.  The King of Liang did not blame Wang Zongji and Li Shenfu too much for not trying their best. Instead, he comforted them with kind words - at this time, the coalition of princes could no longer bear any changes.  However, the losses of Jianwu Army, Yuancong Qinjun, Tingzidu, Zhenyi, and Baoda Army directly hurt the foundation of Liang Army. These armies were the main force that King Liang could pull out for field battles, but now they were almost completely destroyed.  The more Liang Wang thought about it, the more anxious and cold he became. Not long after returning to Gaoping, he fell ill.  If we want to talk about the hardest hit to Liang Jun.  It was undoubtedly Zhu Youning's death in battle.  Zhu Youning is the nephew of King Liang. He has been smart and familiar with military affairs since he was a child. Since joining the army with King Liang, he has gradually grown into a unique commander under King Liang in the hundreds of battles to suppress the Qin clan power and compete for Henan.  In the previous hegemony battles between Xuanwu and Hedong, Zhu Youning was given the responsibility of leadership and had outstanding authority in the army.  In the system under King Liang, Zhu Youning, Shi Shucong and Ge Congzhou can be regarded as one of the three great talents, and they are all figures who can let King Liang entrust the overall situation.  Even the defeats of Wang Yanzhang and Wang Yanqiu, the top brave generals in the army, did not have as profound an impact on Liang Jun as Zhu Youning's death in battle.  King Liang was so angry that he suddenly fell ill.  In addition, Shi Shucong's Baoda army lost more than half.  It also had a profound impact on Liang Jun.  Shi Shucong is another handsome man who is worthy of a big job, but unlike Zhu Youning and Liang Wang's blood relationship, he, like Ge Congzhou, can stand alone.  Relying on the strength of his own song.  The veterans under him who had fought countless battles were lost, which caused Shi Shucong's strength to drop suddenly, and now he was given the responsibility of commanding.  The other generals will never be easily convinced.  Perhaps the only benefit brought by the loss of more than 100,000 people is that the food can last for another ten days.  But the problem now is that the coalition forces of the princes no longer have the courage to fight decisively. Even if they can hold on for a few more days, what will it do to save the overall situation?  The king of Liang was seriously ill and unable to discuss matters, so he could only authorize Jingxiang to convene an emergency military meeting to discuss the next step.  Only ten days apart, half of the people sitting in the festival hall were empty. Zhu Youning, Zhang Guihou, Zhang Cunjing, Li Si'an, Wang Yanzhang, Wang Yanqiu, Ma Yin, Guo Qiqi, Wang Shike whether alive or dead, were no longer here, leaving Jing Jing.  Xiang felt a sense of despair in his heart.  The military meeting was held in a dull atmosphere. The meeting went on and on, but no charter was agreed upon. The situation in front of us was already obvious. Although the strength of the army was still not lower than that of the Yan army, it was even more.  But the Yan army has blocked both ends of the north and south, and has firmly gained the advantage. Not to mention the current low morale, even if you can fight to the death, you still have to be willing to fight with you.  As long as the Yan army holds Shihoubao, Zezhou and Lingchuan, it will only take a month for the army to be disintegrated. Why should they fight with you?  It wasn¡¯t until the evening when King Liang sent a note to his sick bed that the military discussion came to a preliminary conclusion.  The allied forces of the princes asked the Yan army for peace, and the Yan army opened the passage.??Let the coalition forces withdraw from Hedong.  The King of Liang promised to ask the emperor for an edict to restore King Yan's title, recognize King Yan's rule over the entire Hebei and Liaodong, and incorporate the land east of Hebei into the Kingdom of Yan.  This was a peace condition that was equivalent to admitting defeat. King Liang finally lost face. The senior generals, especially those under King Liang, felt deeply humiliated.  It¡¯s just that the situation is like this, so what?  So Li Zhen was ordered to go to Luzhou to discuss peace.  During the twenty years since the rise of King Liang, Li Zhen had always been the one to lobby for envoys involved in major military and state affairs. He was sharp-tongued and good at observing people's words, and was a "strategist" within the Xuanwu system.  It¡¯s just that in the past, they had always sent envoys to persuade them to surrender or lobby for alliance. They had never made any move to ¡°seek for peace¡±. Even if they had ¡°sought for peace¡±, it was all ¡°fraudulent peace¡± and deception. How could it be as real as it is today?  Go to seek peace?  Li Zhen, full of the hopes of his generals and ministers, left Gaoping, crossed the Changping Passage, and came to the front of Shihou Fort.  After he told his name, the Yan army soldiers stationed at Shihou Fort didn't recognize him, but they heard that he was the "envoy of the King of Liang" and quickly went back to report it.  So Li Zhen waited for a moment in front of the Shihou Fort checkpoint, and then entered the Shihou Fort outpost; waited for a moment, and entered the front village of Shihou Fort; waited for a moment again, and entered a military camp; continued to wait for a while, and was led to the middle camp of Shihou Fort  ¡­This day is over.  In one day, he met with the group leader, the commander, the commander, the commander, the commander, and the Yuhou officers at all levels. He went over his intentions over and over again, but at night, he still didn't see the commander-in-chief officer.  , Youzhou military commander Meng Xuxing, inspector Wang Yibo, and Sima Xue Jisheng all went to Luzhou to participate in the temporary military meeting and have not returned yet.  Li Zhen had no choice but to rest temporarily in the middle camp of Shihoubao.  That night I tossed and turned, unable to sleep.  He considered himself to be one of the most important ministers and powerful people in the world. He felt very unhappy because he had never been treated like this.  However, Li Zhen thought differently. This was a characteristic of the entire Yan Army system - reporting incidents to each level was not to despise or humiliate him.  Turning around, Li Zhen and his entourage were escorted to Luzhou by the Yan army. Along the road, it could be seen that the sergeants of the brigade were heading south, and the long queue composed of various vehicle frames could not be seen at a glance.  Arrive at the foot of the tall Luzhou City.  They saw flags fluttering on the top of the city, soldiers and horses everywhere above and below the city, and the entire city turned into a huge military camp.  Li Zhen was horrified by what he saw and heard on the road.  He secretly thought about how the King of Yan could recruit so many troops from just Hebei. Moreover, judging from the momentum of these troops, they were all well-trained and not just civilians at all!  Li Zhen did not see King Yan himself.  It is said that after the military meeting in Luzhou yesterday, King Yan went to Zezhou from Lingchuan, saying that he wanted to condolences and commend the sergeants who had made meritorious service.  Li Zhen was a little resentful about this, so he went to any prince in the world.  Everyone received the highest courtesy, and all the princes personally greeted him. Some princes with smaller powers even knelt before Li Zhen.  But King Yan is doing well.  I would rather go to the south to review the army than wait in Luzhou for a while. Doesn't King Yan know?  Did he come here to discuss military and state affairs?  It was Han Yanhui who met Li Zhen in the official office of Luzhou.  Speaking of which, Li Zhen and Han Yanhui were old acquaintances. When the princes from all over the world gathered in the Eastern Capital, Han Yanhui attended the meeting on behalf of King Yan. At that time, Li Zhen was in high spirits, while Han Yanhui encountered obstacles many times. There was a huge disparity in status between the two.  He knew that this man was awarded the rank of general under the King of Yan, but his responsibilities were half civil and half military. To a certain extent, he was similar to himself, and he was also a counselor in the army.  Since he could not see King Yan, Li Zhen had no choice but to cheer up and deal with Han Yanhui.  "Zhen Zhen is here to give King Yan and you all a great fortune!" Li Zhen spoke with great momentum.  Han Yanhui studied a lot, which would have been enough to cope with the court's scientific examinations in peacetime. His main responsibility under King Yan was to unite the front, that is, to coordinate the external departments. In fact, he was also "vertical and horizontal" in essence.  Family", so he was not "shocked" by Li Zhen's words - shocking words, which is a common method used by politicians.  Seeing that Han Yanhui's face was calm and he didn't say "Why did you say that" in time, but just looked at him with a smile, Li Zhen suddenly felt a little discouraged.  But the words had to be finished, and he could only continue to talk about this "astonishing statement".  "Brother Zang Ming has been to Luoyang this spring, and he also knows the general trend of the world. At that time, the emperor divided the princes, but only Hebei and Hedong were missing. I am very sorry for the King of Yan. His Royal Highness the King of Liang of a certain family actually had no intention of being with the King of Yan.  He is an enemy, and all he plans is revenge. Brother Zang Ming should also know how much hatred Xuanwu and Hedong have accumulated after years of fighting.  ', not only did he not come to Luoyang to join the alliance, but he organized his troops to prepare for war. The rift in the Tang Dynasty had been going on for a hundred years. His Highness, Prince Liang, really didn't want the common people in the world to suffer from war again, so he had no choice but to raise troops to attack Li's "Puppet King".  The princes of the world sayCollect the responses and you will know the righteousness of King Liang!  However, the King of Yan was instigated by the "fake King of Jin" and sent troops to help without knowing what was going on. As a last resort, His Royal Highness the King of Liang fought against the King of Yan. It is really sighing!  But today is not what it used to be. The line of false kings of the Li family has been killed, and the source of turmoil in the world has gone. His Royal Highness, Prince Liang, has plans for the Tang Dynasty and for the people. He is willing to end the war with Prince Liang and settle the dispute. From now on, the world will be peaceful and the people will be peaceful.  Wouldn¡¯t it be nice to live and work in peace and contentment?  Of course, His Highness the King of Liang is sincere and is willing to give up the entire Hebei and rule across the river from the King of Yan.  If the King of Yan agrees, His Royal Highness the King of Liang has said that he can submit the memorial to the emperor, restore the title of King Yan, establish the country as Yan, and give the two states of Zelu and Lu as a great gift.  From then on, King Yan can be the king of a country, build temples and communities in Youzhou, and pass them on to his descendants for eternity in the Spring and Autumn Period.  The officials and assistants under the tent can also be the founding ministers of the country, and they can be granted the title of Marquis Dai Bo. Ning is not far away!  Haha, under the command of King Yan, Zang Ming can be said to be an important minister of the country. Even if he is the Duke of the country, it must not be difficult!  Now that all the chapters proposed to the emperor are closed, as long as King Yan nods, there will be no more wars in the world, and the prosperity and wealth of the princes can be expected!  Of course, if brother Zang Ming is not satisfied with his future knighthood and is a bit thin-skinned in his efforts for his brother, then it is necessary to ask the King of Liang to personally support brother Zang Ming, and he will never be able to escape the position of Duke!  "(To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!
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