It can be seen from Xue Huairang's supplementary order that he basically decided to withdraw his foot from Li Shouzhen's broken ship! Compared with Li Shouzhen's side who showed the flag and fought with real swords and guns, his side obviously had more leeway.
. Let’s take a look at the situation and the development of the situation.
However, Xue Huairang is obviously not a smart person, or his little thoughts are a little too obvious. His performance in the past few days has long fallen in the eyes of Li Shouzhen, who is across the river. And compared to Xue Huairang, Li Shouzhen is much smarter.
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Xue Huairang wanted to play double-dealing, but Li Shouzhen was not at all what he wanted. After his general quickly rushed to Pujin to deliver the order, news soon came from the ferry that Pu's army had successfully crossed west.
Tongzhou and Hezhong Prefecture are bounded by the Yellow River. Puban is the most important way of transportation between the two places, and it is also a battleground for military strategists... And Hezhong Prefecture is governed by the river.
Looking at Xijintou, how could Li Shouzhen not be interested in him after such a long time? Secretly, he had already been bribed.
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Therefore, Xue Huairang's attitude was determined, and Li Shouzhen immediately took action. With Zhou Guangxun, the deputy envoy of Hezhong Jiedu, as the main general, he led an army of 5,000 across the river with almost no effort. After gathering more than 1,000 Tongzhou troops at Dutou, they quickly marched westward.
, approaching Feng Yicheng.
Li Shouzhen probably didn't even expect that he would have to swing the unsheathed knife at his allies before he even had a battle with the army.
After learning about the incident in Pujin, Xue Huairang jumped up and down in the city. While scolding Li Shouzhen for being unkind, he also quickly ordered Feng Yi to put the less than two thousand guards in the city on alert.
Regarding Sun Yuan, the rebel envoy, Xue Huairang did not lie on one point. Tongzhou's military strength was indeed weak. First, it was inherently limited, and second, after Xue Huairang took charge of the town, the armaments were weakened. The wealth he collected was either stored in the treasury or
It was used for enjoyment. Recruiting troops, expanding armaments, and other things that cost money and food, Xue Huairang really didn't do much.
The disaster of vassal towns has lasted for nearly two hundred years. It has developed to this day. Although the power of local festivals is great, not all military governors are focused on expanding their strength. Most of them want to guard that acre.
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Except for ambitious people like Li Shouzhen, conflicts would only break out when the imperial court wanted to cut down the vassal vassal and put its hand into their bowl. When it was fierce, it would be a sword fight.
Feng Yi was only sixty miles away from the bank of the Yellow River in a straight line. Faced with the fierce momentum of the rebels approaching the city, Xue Huairang became nervous. In the meantime, there were also some of his own soldiers. Probably because of Li Shouzhen's order, Pu Jun did not directly
When attacking a city, it is better to be polite first and then to attack the city.
The envoy who entered the city for a "courteous meeting" was the former envoy Sun Yuan. This time he straightened his back and entered the city. His arrogant look made Xue Huairang almost want to tear his head off.
Faced with the threat of the rebels, Xue Huairang did not have much confidence in guarding Feng Yi. When he was hesitant, something unexpected happened. An army came from the west. Looking at its flag, it was the Shunyi army from Yaozhou. The leader
, it was Song Yanwo, the military envoy of Shunyi Army, and Qin Xi, the inspection envoy. Although they were not many in number, they gave Xue Huai some confidence to make concessions.
With the arrival of the Shunyi army, a fragile balance was quickly formed under Feng Yi's city. The official army and the Pu army were, of course, hostile to each other. Zhou Guangxun had more troops, but he was worried about the Tongzhou army in the city, so he did not take action for a while. Song Yanwo had few soldiers and was only over 2,000 years old. Naturally, he would not take the initiative to attack. Instead, after declaring his presence, he took the initiative to retreat to Shayuan Town, ten miles southwest of Feng Yicheng, to set up a stronghold for defense. For a time, Xue Huairang's attitude became an important factor in the battle situation. factor.
In fact, Song Yanwo's approach was a bit risky. However, if not, Xue Huairang would probably have given in. With Liu Chengyou's advice, Song Yanwo could have been paying attention to the situation in Tongzhou and Hezhong. Of course, if not After the rebellion in Hezhong, Song Yanwo probably had to change to a safer approach due to Xue Huairang's patrolling behavior.
Under Feng Yicheng, the three parties faced off for two full days. Unable to withstand the urging of Li Shouzhen from the rear, Zhou Guangxun sent an army to keep an eye on Feng Yicheng after he thought he had figured out the "industry" of the Shunyi army. At the same time, he personally brought troops and horses to Song Yanwo. Launch an attack.
A sudden attack was launched with twice the number of troops. Although the officers and soldiers were in a weak position, they were always able to deal with it with ease. The attack on one day failed to achieve any results, and the battle continued on the second day. Then he raided the rebels and went straight to the rebel leader Zhou Guangxun.
Leading the attack was the Jingnan Army from Pizhou, commanded personally by Jiedushi Yao Yuanfu. The veteran general was over sixty years old, but he could still mount his horse, draw his bow, and charge into battle with his sword.
It is still difficult to disperse thousands of rebels with more than two hundred cavalry, but Yao Yuanfu's purpose is only to reduce the pressure on Song Yanwo later, and it would be better if he can disrupt the rebel position along the way. .The real killer move was the two thousand Jingnan infantry that attacked after training Yao Yuanfu.
After being hit hard one after another, the rebels could no longer withstand it and immediately retreated. Zhou Guangxun had no intention of fighting to the death, so he took the lead in the retreat, joined Feng Yi's troops under the city, and hurriedly withdrew towards Pujin.
In the first battle, the rebels lost more than 2,000 troops and suffered a great loss of morale.
Before the officers and soldiers pursued deeply, Yao Yuanfu and Song Yanwo met, exchanged business blows, joined forces, and approached Feng Yicheng. Speaking of the battle between the officers and rebels, Xue Huairang was quite safe in the city. When he learned that the rebels were defeated, he immediately put on his ill-fitting armor and personally led his troops out of the city to help fight against the thieves.
"Mr. Medicine, this Xue Huairang's behavior is really disappointing!" When Master Hui turned around, Song Yanwo sighed, and a trace of ridicule could not help but appear on his handsome face.
Song Yanwo had always been courteous and courteous. After joining the army, he took the veteran general Yao Yuanfu as the leader. He lowered his attitude and respected him very much. Yao Yuanfu also had a good impression of him for his humility.
"It's just a villain!" Yao Yuanfu showed no restraint in his contempt. As he drove his horse forward, he raised his hand to Song Yanwo and said, "Consort, let's go see Xue Huairang right now!"
"Mr. Medicine Please!"
With Liu Chengyou's instructions, Yao and Song were not polite to Xue Huairang at all. They directly seized his military power, took over Feng Yicheng, and reorganized his troops. During the whole process, even though Xue Huairang was unwilling to give in, there was nothing he could do. There is no other choice except to seek death directly...
When the war in Tongzhou came to an end, another chicken in Huazhou in the south had already come to an end. Moreover, the whole process was much smoother.
Hou Zhang is not like Xue Huairang, and Huazhou is not like Tongzhou. There is Yongxing Army in the west, Tong'an Army in the east, and "old brother" Zhao Hui's Baoyi Army further east.
There was a rebellion in Hezhong, and Jingzhao stayed behind. Bai Wenke, the governor of the Yongxing Army, directly led his army eastward in order to suppress the rebellion. Yang Ye also led the army to the west with a tacit understanding.
If Xue Huairang still has a chance to choose, then Hou Zhang has basically no choice.
From the beginning to the end, there was no blood involved in the donation of troops and food.