The Northern Han Dynasty's Huainan strategy was officially launched. Troops and horses were transferred to the south. Tens of thousands of servants accompanied the army, and there was an endless stream of chariots, boats and horses. At that time, the states in Huaibei were under martial law, and an aura of war spread throughout the Huaihe River Basin, which was heart-stopping.
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However, the "Civil War" between the Northern Han Dynasty and the Southern Tang Dynasty first broke out in Hunan.
It has been nearly two months since the Tang army defeated Chu. However, just as the Northern Han monarchs and ministers expected, Chu has not yet been defeated, and the situation has become increasingly chaotic. In fact, there is no trouble from the Northern Han Dynasty behind the scenes, and some secret hands have not yet been activated.
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In late August, after the situation in Changsha and surrounding areas stabilized, the Tang Army's commander Bian Hao sent a partial division south to Hengshan in order to capture Ma Xi'e. Originally, Ma Xi'e also went to the Southern Tang Dynasty and wanted to return to Changsha to continue his work.
King Chu, but the actions of Tang Jun completely dispelled his illusions.
As a result, Ma Xihe did not have the courage to fight against the Tang army and directly led the Hengzhou generals to surrender. At this point, the Ma family was completely destroyed.
In the land of Lingnan, Ma Xiyin, the governor of the Chu Jingjiang Army, was in charge of the overall situation in Guizhou. However, facing the army of the Southern Han Dynasty that went north to take advantage of the situation, it was already weak and lost seven states in a row. Although they were all barren lands, it sounded like,
The situation is already precarious. And there is not much room for choice for Ma Xiyin.
In the Southern Tang Dynasty, seeing that most of Hunan was settled, Li Jing, the leader of the Tang Dynasty, issued several edicts, mainly to adjust the personnel in the Chu region and reward the meritorious officials.
As the commander-in-chief, Bian Hao naturally became the military governor of Wu'an Army, temporarily in charge of Hunan's military affairs. Because of his previous efforts to open warehouses to provide food relief, he first won the hearts of the Chu people.
Thousands of Ma family members and Hunan generals moved to Jinling one after another. This was simply to clear the way for those who came after to rule.
If from now on, the Tang army could stick to the style of entering Hunan and give the Chu people time to recuperate, it would not be impossible to digest the Chu territory.
Then, the upper echelons of the Southern Tang Dynasty fell into confusion. Probably Pingchu was too relaxed. The monarchs and ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty were too arrogant and did not listen to the words of talented ministers. Instead, they lost themselves in their achievements. Take Feng Yansi for example, he was still stable at the beginning.
, it is recommended to be cautious. The person with the most arrogant attitude after that was Xianggong Feng.
At the suggestion of "Friend of the Northern Han Dynasty" Feng Yansi, Li Jing sent several envoys to Hunan. The mission of these people was the same, which was to recruit the Chu people to provide funds to make up for the losses of the Tang army during the expedition. Basically,
Just like the Khitan people's policy of "borrowing" money and food after they destroyed the Jin Dynasty, it was an unpopular move. A country of scholars and a dynasty of scholars led to this harsh policy.
Not only these plundering envoys, but also the generals of the Tang Army in Chu, after being honest for a short time, gradually showed their fangs and participated in this feast of plundering wealth, which gradually turned into adultery and robbery.
As the military and political commander of Hunan, Bian Hao did nothing at this time. His personality was gentle, gentle and unbreakable, and he liked to be a good person. He had no binding force on the generals under his command. He spent the whole day worshiping Buddha and praying for blessings in Jiedu Mansion.
Let Hunan be in chaos.
As a result, the Chu land was in chaos. The Tang army's gathering behavior in the Hunan states can be described in one sentence: they did not even spare the barbarians at the foot of the mountain.
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It's the end of autumn again. Since the Ma family's civil strife, the people of Chu in Hunan have been suffering for several years and have been uneasy.
On the left side of Changsha City, more than 20 ships docked. On the pier, mountains of money, food, goods, soldiers, and coolies were piled up, and they began to be loaded onto the ships under urging.
This is already the fourth time. The Tang army transported the goods looted from the surrounding areas of Changsha southward to Liling, and then transported them back to China via Pingxiang. It is difficult to describe the actions of the Tang army in Hunan, including gold, silk, and treasures.
Stores of grain, even boats, pavilions, and beautiful flowers and fruits all migrated to Jinling, as if they were trying to empty out all the prefectures and counties in Hunan.
Among the coolies who were moving, there was a Tang army. A strong man dressed as a military academy was standing aside with a gloomy face. This man's name was Sun Lang, and he was the commander of Fengjie of the Tang Dynasty. He was not a native Tang general, but
At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the Central Plains was in chaos, so he defected to the Southern Tang Dynasty with the Jin minister Xian Shilang.
Although he was brave, he was always marginalized in the Tang army. He was always under the command of Xian Shilang. After a few years, he only reached the position of commander of the first army and led an army of no more than a thousand people. The only thing worth comforting was that these more than a thousand people
They are all trustworthy people from Huaibei Township and can be hugged together to keep warm.
This time, he and Xian Shilang were on the march to conquer Chu. Not long ago, the Southern Tang court discussed meritorious service and rewarded Xian Shilang.
In Changsha, this army coming from the north seemed to stand out among the Tang army. There was no Xian Shilang at the top to support him. After a while, he was quite marginalized.
The Fengjie Army did not get the benefits, but it did a lot of dirty work. Under such circumstances, Sun Lang, as the commander, could not be in a good mood.
At this time, I was on the dock, looking at the soldiers under my command, who were generally used for labor. The wind was very cold, and my heart felt even colder. And looking at the empty ships, which were filled with goods, my eyes were filled with emotion.
A trace of enthusiasm could not help but emerge. However, looking at the Tang army defenders around the pier, he could only suppress it.
The more than a thousand Fengjie Army was stationed in a civilian village in the northwest of Changsha City, not far from Jiedu Mansion. After returning to the camp later, the deputy commander Cao Jin returned. He was a slender man with dark skin. When he saw Sun
Lang said angrily: "That thief Wang Shaoyan has deducted our rewards again. What he said needs to be verified before being distributed!"
"How unreasonable! Is it not good for the thief king to bully me into using my sword?" Hearing this, Sun Lang couldn't help but slapped the table and said angrily.
Wang Shaoyan was the food envoy for the Tang army's camp and was responsible for the army's logistics supply and reward matters. However, he was a Northerner and had always despised Sun Lang and the "Northern army", so it was normal for him to be embarrassed.
Cao Jin said angrily: "I heard that there is a silver mine in Liuyang. Yuanzhou's soldiers were there and got tens of thousands of taels of silver. Now the Southern Army is plundering everywhere and getting a lot of money, but we are here, being used as laborers. The imperial court is here.
They treat us as soldiers of Chu! If we have meritorious service, our reward will not be increased, but if we are rewarded, it will be reduced. How unfair it is!"
Listening to what he said, Sun Lang felt the same. With a pair of thick eyebrows, he excitedly said: "When we followed Xian Gong to the Tang Dynasty, we thought we could get riches and keep peace. This time, even though we had no merit, we still had peace.
We have worked hard, the Tang army treated us so contemptuously! Now that Duke Xian has gone to Hengzhou, and you and my brothers are in Changsha, the situation is even more worrying. I have thought about it for a long time, rather than being treated as a coolie and suffering this cowardice, it is better to do the opposite!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Jin was startled. He quickly looked outside, closed the door behind him, and said hesitantly, "There are only a thousand of us!"
When faced with the idea of rebellion, Cao Jin had no intention of objecting. He was just hesitant about the power in his hands.
Hearing this, Sun Lang felt as if there was a blockage in his chest. He felt refreshed and his eyes were clear. He said: "Although we only have a thousand soldiers, we are all close people. Each of us has grievances and can use angry troops. The Tang army in Hunan is scattered.
However, there are only five or six thousand people in Changsha who have no intention of fighting."
"We just need to take advantage of them when they are unprepared, attack Jiedu Mansion, kill Bian Hao and Wang Shaoyan, divide the property, and then take advantage of the Chu people. Today's Chu people are suffering deeply from the Tang army, and the hatred in their hearts is
, is stronger than us. If we occupy Changsha, we will occupy Hunan and return to the Central Plains without losing our status as a prince."
"Done it!" Cao Jin gritted his teeth as Sun Lang's words made his blood boil.
The two brothers, Sun Lang and Cao Jin, are just two hot-tempered old brothers nowadays. They do what they say. That night, they led their Fengjie soldiers and carried firewood to burn down the palace.
Hao woke up from his sleep and hurriedly sounded the drums and horns to gather troops to attack.
After all, Sun Lang and Cao Jin underestimated the Tang army in Changsha. In addition, they did not have a comprehensive plan and lacked troops. They attacked Jiedu Mansion for two quarters of an hour. Seeing that the opportunity was not good, they would inevitably be trapped in a tight siege. They hurriedly retreated, relying on their courage to defeat the pass.
He broke out of the encirclement and fled to Langzhou, where he took refuge with Li Yan, the military governor of Wuping Army.
Although Sun and Cao were defeated, they also had the effect of causing chaos in Changsha. The fire in the government office affected dozens of official buildings and civilian houses. The Tang army garrison suffered nearly a thousand casualties, and the people became more restless.
In Wuling, Langzhou, the actual leaders of the Wuping Army, Wang Kui, Zhou Xingfeng and other warriors, were conspiring with the envoys of the Northern Han Dynasty and the Lizhou Xuanfu envoy Shi Wende to "expel the Tang army and pacify Hunan".
Shi Wende, a scholar, went to Tokyo as an envoy and completely surrendered to the authority of the Han Dynasty. After returning to Hunan, he tried his best to promote the emperor's wisdom and kindness.
It is also quite famous, and many soldiers and civilians in Hunan, who were suffering from chaos and had no one to rely on, were bewitched.
When he was ordered to go to Wuling, he discussed with Wang Kui and other warriors about sending troops. While Wang Kui and others were in Wuling, they were initially frightened by the strength of the Tang army. Then they saw that the Tang people were making stupid moves one after another, and the situation in Hunan became out of control.
The chaos in Sanxiang makes everyone happy.
Although Wang Kui and others sworn sworn sworn brothers as "Ten Brothers" to temporarily eliminate internal troubles, one Wuling City could not accommodate ten hungry tigers after all. In Langzhou, they had already been preparing to expel the Tang army and re-divide the territory.
The Han army's active contact gave them some confidence. Shi Wende had promised them that they would attack the Tang army and rule Hunan with them as governors of the states, and there were imperial edicts as proof.
Sun Lang and Cao Jin came to join the army, which further increased the confidence of Lang's troops. Sun Lang informed Wang Kui of the military affairs of the Southern Tang Dynasty and the situation of the Tang army in Hunan. He bluntly said that taking Hunan would be as easy as picking up mustard, and he was willing to unite the army as the vanguard.
First came the Han army, followed by Sun, Cao, and Qianyu. In October of the fourth year of Qianyu's reign, in the winter, Wang Kui, the commander of Langzhou, united with the Han army in Lizhou, raised six thousand troops, and marched south to attack Tan. The banner of "Drive out the Tang army and defend the hometown"
As soon as the Chu people stood up, the rebels rose up to attack the Tang army. The situation in Hunan completely slipped into the abyss of chaos.
Not long after the war in Hunan resumed, in Suzhou, the Han Dynasty's southern expedition army, which was well prepared, officially launched an attack on Huainan. The direction of the army's front was, as Suzhou regiment training envoy Zhao Kuangyin expected, directed at Shouzhou, the important town in Huainan.
For a time, the dark clouds of war completely drifted from the north of the Great Wall to the south, and from Hunan to Huainan, the smoke of war suddenly rose.