The envoy who came to the imperial camp to report was named Wang Yu. He was a military officer under Zhao Hui and was responsible for the custody of soldiers and horses in Shaanxi Province. The horse's face was very eye-catching with stubble spread out in all directions. The military style was very strong. Facing Liu Chengyou After making inquiries, he very ably reported the battle situation in the river, which was almost the same as the battle report.
What was written in the military newspaper was concise in description, focused on results, and omitted the process. Basically, Zhou Hui led Xiaodi's army to advance towards Hedong City, unable to attack the city, and launched a sudden counterattack for the defenders in the city. The official army could not stop it for a while, and Xiaodi In the second room on the right, He Hui and Fan Aineng, commanders of the five armies, were timid and fled before the battle, resulting in chaos and the entire army's defeat. Yang Ye led the Tong'an army to support them, and the defeat was stopped. Xiaodi's army lost 1,300 troops. I died.
In the battle report, many places, especially regarding the antecedents, were unclear. It seemed that all the blame was placed on the army commander He Hui.
Liu Chengyou noticed something wrong in the military report at a glance, stared directly at Wang Yu, his eyes seemed to be releasing a brilliant light, and asked: "Who asked the Xiaodi Army to attack the city alone?"
Unknowingly, Liu Chengyou's aura was strong enough. Wang Yu subconsciously lowered his head and answered in a loud voice: "The rebels retreated from Fenglingjin to the north, and our army crossed north. After the military discussion beforehand, the Baidu deployment decided to take a temporary rest. , the commander of the Zhou capital decided to take advantage of the situation to attack the city and lead his troops there."
Hearing what he said, Liu Chengyou didn't understand what was going on, and he was suddenly angry. However, he restrained himself from venting in front of a messenger, and asked in a deep voice: "What is the situation on the front line now?"
"The Xiaodi Army retreated to Fenglingjin Camp, regrouped, and deployed in Baidu to prepare for morale recovery before heading north again..."
"Your name is Wang Yu?" Liu Chengyou thought for a moment and asked with his usual expression.
"Yes." Wang Yu couldn't help but reveal a little joy on her face.
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Nodding his head, Liu Chengyou waved his hand and said, "It's been a hard journey all the way. Let's go down and rest first!"
Therefore, Liu Chengyou's originally happy mood suddenly dissipated. Subsequently, reports came one after another about the war in the river, especially the details of the defeat. Zhou Hui went to the petition to plead guilty, and at the same time impeached Bai Wenke for his inaction and support of troops. Respect yourself, sit back and watch his defeat, and when he is defeated, stand still.
The other thing was the secret report from the supervisory army that Liu Chengyou had placed in the Xiaodi Army and various states, which completed the details of the incident. Then, Liu Chengyou was really angry!
"This Zhou Hui, I entrusted him with the old generals from Hedong, the Han Yuan Cong, and the Xiaodi army. When he went to the battlefield, he was so entrusted with great responsibility, unruly, and self-willed. Bai Wenke was personally appointed by me to deploy the army and camp. , How dare you ignore his military orders and march privately, you are so defeated!" In the imperial tent, Liu Chengyou punched the commander's desk hard and rebuked angrily.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. General Zhou is also eager to fight and wants to capture the rebel city and offer it to Your Majesty." Feng Dao comforted him.
"You don't have to speak for him!" Liu Chengyou waved his hand directly: "The city of Hedong is strong, what is he using to fight it? Why did he break the city and smash the city gate open with his head? After marching for hundreds of miles, the division's veterans were tired and had no time to rest and recuperate. When he comes to the door, he has violated all the taboos of military strategists, but he still dares to go out and make sophistry and blame others. Do you think I can bully him?"
Concerned about the difficulty of siege, Liu Chengyou was of course well prepared, and there were a large number of craftsmen in the camp. Heavy equipment such as artillery carriages and cloud carriages were given space and were made with local materials, but there were also ordnance such as heavy crossbows and Weapons such as rockets and fireballs require water, which can be transported by land and water.
Zhou Hui used a weak force and carried a few ladders to charge Hedong City, just to capture it. It was simply a wishful thinking.
"The arrogance of the Changdao vassal is difficult to control, I see..." After half a sentence, Liu Chengyou said obliquely to the ministers who were standing in front of the imperial army, and swallowed the second half of the sentence. The second half of the sentence could not be Say it out and spread it, and the impact will be bad.
Taking a deep breath, Liu Chengyou changed the target of the attack again: "Bai Wenke is in charge of the camp deployment, and Zhou Hui disobeys the command and marches into the army privately. Why doesn't he do anything?"
Hearing this, Fan Zhi came out of the queue, clasped his hands and said: "The Forbidden Army is under the personal control of Your Majesty. Although Duke Bai is deployed for all armies, he has no clear command and control over the Xiaodi Army..."
This sentence made Liu Chengyou feel a little embarrassed. He looked at Fan Zhi respectfully, raised his hand, put it down again, held it in for a while, and finally said: "Then I made the wrong arrangement?"
"That's not what I meant. It's just that I feel that since the matter has come to this point, we should implement remedial measures as soon as possible. As for the frontline generals, how to deal with them, whether they are punished or demoted, requires His Majesty to come and make further decisions." Fan Zhi said solemnly.
Taking a deep breath, Liu Chengyou turned his head and gave the order very quickly: "Pass the imperial edict, tomorrow the army will speed up and march westward into the river!"
"yes!"
Regarding Bai Wenke, Liu Chengyou felt a little confused, but it was not because he did not suppress Zhou Hui. That would not be realistic. If he was forceful, the conflict between the imperial army and the vassal army might directly break out.
What really dissatisfied Liu Chengyou was Bai Wenke's subsequent handling.
The rebels' withdrawal back to Hedong City was an obvious move to shrink their troops. Zhou Hui was arrogant and underestimated the enemy. Why didn't he report it and make second-hand preparations even if he couldn't control it? His actions before and after seemed a bit deliberate. He firmly established the Fenglingjin camp and sat down. Watch his defeat.
Fenglingjin was only fifty miles away from Dongcheng. After learning of the defeat, he still stood still and did not send out troops to rescue and respond. If Yang Ye hadn't led hundreds of cavalry under his command to go north to defeat Wang Jixun, block the thieves' counterattack, and give Xiaodi the opportunity to With a chance to breathe, the final loss is more than that!
Of course, Zhou Hui's self-assertion and arrogance were the root cause of the affair. As for He Hui and Fan Aineng, two people who seemed to have heard of it somewhere had murderous intentions in their hearts.
"A defeat is not necessarily a bad thing. The arrogance in the army is growing day by day, so it can be calmed down a little..." Liu Chengyou murmured with a heavy breath of depression.
He pretended to be calm, but his tone and self-comfort were too obvious. For Liu Chengyou, it would be best if he could defeat Li Shouzhen smoothly and show the strength of the imperial court.
However, after Zhou Hui's defeat, the previous efforts to counter the rebellion were greatly reduced, even if they did not turn into water. The originally precarious situation of the rebels was immediately stabilized, at least in a short period of time. of.
If Li Shouzhen and his rebels had the confidence to survive, they could really cause big trouble to the counter-rebellion army with the help of the fortified city. From the beginning, Liu Chengyou had expected that in order to defeat Li's rebellion, the biggest challenge would be to destroy the city. test.
He, the emperor, had to clean up the stalls in the river himself.
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In the evening, west of the Imperial Camp, the East and West Squadrons are stationed.
The East-West Ban was a military bugle left over from the Later Jin Dynasty. During this western expedition, there were soldiers from two armies and four battalions accompanying the expedition. The commander was Zhao Hongyin, who was deployed and commanded by Li Hongjian, the Marquis of Yu, who returned to the camp, horse and infantry capital.
"Father, you are back!" Zhao Hongyin returned to his tent with his helmet under his arm, and was immediately greeted by a young man with a heroic appearance and extraordinary bearing.
The young man has thick eyebrows and big eyes, with a bit of stubble, his face looks a bit dusty, and his eyes are particularly bright. He is wearing armor and has a long knife at his waist.
It’s none other than Zhao Kuangyin!
"My son looks decent in this outfit." Zhao Kuangyin glanced up and down, and Zhao Hongyin's rough face showed an expression of satisfaction.
Zhao Kuangyin's life trajectory has not changed much. He traveled to various states, surveyed the world, and pursued his ambitions. In the more than a year since the founding of the Han Dynasty, he traveled to many places and was used to seeing the turmoil of current events and the suffering of the people. This time he became the governor of Suizhou. Dong Zongben returned north from there, and it happened that Li Shouzhen rebelled, and his father followed the expedition, so he simply came to surrender. He pursued all the way west, and only caught up with him when he reached Mianchi.
When he first met Zhao Kuangyin that day, Zhao Hongyin almost didn't recognize him because of his embarrassed appearance.
"Come into the tent and talk." He patted Zhao Kuangyin on the shoulder and Zhao Hongyin pulled him in.
"Marquis Li Duyu summoned you, has something happened?" Zhao Kuangyin asked after offering Zhao Hongyin a glass of water.
"Nothing, it's just the emperor's order to set off tomorrow and speed up to the river!" Zhao Hongyin said casually.
Hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin took it seriously and pondered: "The river is already in front of us, why did this order come suddenly? Could it be that something happened on the front line?"
Seeing the eldest son's troubled appearance, Zhao Hongyin secretly nodded and said suddenly: "Sooner or later, we will know. This time the imperial court mobilizes a large number of troops to suppress the rebellion, Li Shouzhen will undoubtedly be defeated. You come here to vote and see if you can have a chance to make meritorious service in the Forbidden Army." Find a career."
Zhao Kuangyin obviously didn't care about this. He came to join the army with the ambition of making great achievements. His dark eyes rolled around twice and he said: "The imperial court mobilized this army, and the emperor personally conquered it. It is not a problem to destroy Li Shouzhen, but If you want to pull it out quickly, you have to put some effort into it..."
