Hou Jing, whom I mentioned earlier, now has to fill a hole.
Hou Jing, whose surname was Hou Gu, was from Shuozhou (today's Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province) and a member of the Xianbei Jie tribe.
At the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty, an uprising broke out in six towns. The Hu tribes in the border towns resisted the rule of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Hou Jing took advantage of the situation and made great achievements. At first, he went to Er Zhurong, followed Ping Ge Rong's uprising, and became the governor of Dingzhou. Later, he surrendered to Gao Huan, the powerful official of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and paid homage to the official department.
Shangshu, moved to Henan Yin. In the first year of Taiqing (547), he led his troops to surrender to the Liang Dynasty, became the governor of Yuzhou, and stationed in Shouyang.
It seems that such a person is not a big deal, so why does he become so arrogant after running to the south? People can't be like southern oranges and northern oranges.
Of course, people cannot compete with oranges in the south and oranges in the north. Hou Jing was originally a fierce general, good at riding and shooting, and had a strategy. Er Zhurong and Ge Rong fought in Fukou, and Hou Jing captured Ge Rong.
After defecting to Gao Huan, he was highly valued by Gao Huan and was named Situ and governor of Dingzhou. He had 100,000 troops and ruled the Henan region.
Although Gao Huan gave Hou Jing a high official and generous salary, he knew Hou Jing's character. It was only because Yu Wentai was there and Hou Jing was indeed a talented person, so Gao Huan did not restrict Hou Jing's power.
When Gao Huan died and Gao Cheng succeeded to the throne, Hou Jing thought that the people who suppressed him were gone, so he rebelled against Yuzhou.
Gao Cheng sent Murong Shaozong to deal with Hou Jing, but Hou Jing was immediately defeated.
Hou Jing saw that he couldn't stay any longer. He had no choice but to stay here, so he took his generals and defected to Xiao Yan.
In the last years of the Northern Wei Dynasty, when disputes broke out, many generals and royal families defected to Xiao Yan, such as Yuan Hao and Yang Kan mentioned above.
I'll accept it if you come.
Xiao Yan also used these people who defected to the Northern Expedition, such as Yuan Hao mentioned before. Although Xiao Yan only gave Chen Qingzhi 7,000 people, Chen Qingzhi took advantage of the empty defense of Luoyang to help Yuan Hao capture Luoyang.
Therefore, when Hou Jing led his generals to defect to Xiao Yan, why should Xiao Yan not accept it? I am afraid that such a strong general came and was clapping his hands and laughing.
Just before this, Xiao Yan dreamed of the pacification of the Central Plains. Now Hou Jing's surrender was sent to Jiankang. Xiao Yan was overjoyed. In addition, after Chen Qingzhi's death, the Liang Dynasty had been lacking good generals, so he went to Jiankang despite the pressure from the court.
Some people objected and accepted Hou Jing's defection.
Although he was attached to Nanliang, Hou Jing still had contact with the Western Wei Dynasty. He gave part of Yuzhou under his jurisdiction to Nanliang and the other part to the Western Wei Dynasty as his certificate of surrender, thus leaving a way out for himself.
Nan Liang sent troops to meet Hou Jing, and similarly, Western Wei also sent troops to occupy the land donated by Hou Jing.
However, they all worked under Er Zhurong, and Yu Wentai also knew Hou Jing, and was very wary of Hou Jing. Therefore, this "fallback path" was not really considered a fallback path. It was not a last resort.
He would never defect to the Western Wei Dynasty.
However, this retreat was cut off before it was used.
Yuwentai sent Wang Sizheng, the governor of Jingzhou, to lead his troops to receive the land donated by Hou Jing. Later, he sent Li Bi, Zhao Gui and others to assist Wang Sizheng.
Because the Eastern Wei Dynasty received Hou Jing's rebellion and wanted to quell the war, it sent Wei Fabao, Helan Yuande and others to help Hou Jing. However, Yu Wentai did not trust Hou Jing and wanted to summon Hou Jing to Chang'an and reduce his military power.
, was rejected by Hou Jing.
Such an ambitious man would not trust Yu Wentai to stay with him unless his teeth were pulled out. So Yu Wentai severed his relationship with Hou Jing and recalled all the troops who supported Hou Jing. However, Wang Sizheng still asked Wang Sizheng to guard the new city.
If you have already eaten the land of Yingchuan that you have gained, don't let Yu Wentai spit it out again.
At this point, Hou Jing no longer contacted the Western Wei Dynasty and completely surrendered to Nanliang.
Hou Jingzhi is in Yuzhou, why is it Yuzhou? Except when Gao Huan was there, this was Hou Jing's jurisdiction. Gou Xiong believes that this is a triangle area, sandwiched between the Western Wei Dynasty, the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the Southern Liang Dynasty. If you can gain a foothold here, then
Even if the three parties are drawn together, one party alone cannot destroy them. Even if the two parties unite, Hou Jing can cooperate with the third party to fight against them. In short, after returning to Yuzhou, Hou Jing can be his own little emperor with peace of mind.
Just like the Tiefu tribe during the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms period, it was also a target that many parties wanted to win over.
After Hou Jing arrived, Xiao Yan immediately organized the Northern Expedition with Hou Jing as the leader, but unfortunately, Xiao Yan chose Xiao Yuanming as the main general.
I have said many times before that the Xiao royal family is not good at marching and fighting. Xiao Yuanming is also the same. He lacks strategy, has no binding force on his generals, and is also willful.
The generals wanted to discuss combat matters with him, but he said impatiently:
"I am such a great person, do you still need to discuss it? I know how to deal with situations when the situation arises. Don't bother me all the time!"
Liang Jun's discipline was corrupted and he robbed the people wherever he went. Xiao Yuanming was unable to stop this. He could only maintain the imperial army directly under Xiao Yuanming and did not participate in the plundering of the people.
Once again, I don’t understand Xiao Yan’s employment. Is it true that he doesn’t understand how to employ people, as later generations commented? I feel that this is no longer “understanding”, it is completely using people indiscriminately; or is it really to suppress the generals? But that’s right
I can't just ignore the situation of the battle. Alas, I don't understand. The more I think about it, the more confused I become.
Yang Kan, who defected to Xiao Yan from Wei, was also assigned to the Northern Expedition this time, and was assigned to oversee the construction of Hanshan Weir under Xiao Yuanming.
Yang Kan proposed to Xiao Yuanming to attack Pengcheng with water, but Xiao Yuanming refused. Later, reinforcements from the Northern Qi Dynasty arrived, and Yang Kan advised Xiao Yuanming that they had come from afar and should take advantage of their fatigue to attack. After dawn the next day,
Yang Kan was still trying to persuade Xiao Yuanming, but Xiao Yuanming still refused.
Seeing this, Yang Kan had no choice but to lead his soldiers and stay on the weir.
Murong Shaozong arrived with reinforcements from the Northern Qi Dynasty and surrounded Xiao Yuanming. Xiao Yuanming ordered the generals to rescue him, but no one listened. Only Hu Guisun said to Zhao Bochao:
"Why not fight?"
Although Zhao Bochao was speechless in response to Hu Guisun's question, Zhao Bochao still insisted not to go out to fight. Xiao Yuanming clearly had no prestige and could not command the armies. How could such an army fight against Murong Shaozong's one hundred thousand soldiers?
Isn't it true that a large army is like a worm shaking a tree?
Hu Guisun went out on his own and fell into a bitter battle, while Zhao Bochao rode a good horse and took his concubine with him, oiling the soles of his feet! His son Zhao Wei couldn't stand it and was about to join the battle, but Zhao Bochao forced him to come back and dodge together.
It was already a tough battle with Murong Shaozong, but Xiao Yuanming was so drunk that he had trouble even walking, let alone commanding the army. Together with Hu Guisun and others, he was captured by Murong Shaozong.
Another person who was captured due to drinking, Liu Yao, the last emperor of the former Zhao during the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms period, fell off his horse while escaping because of drunkenness and was killed by Shi Le, the founder of the later Zhao. The former Zhao was destroyed, and Xiao Yuanming
Although he was not an emperor, and although he was captured and did not destroy the country, because of him, Murong Shaozong entered Tongzhou (today's Sixian County, Anhui).
After Xiao Yuanming was captured, the Northern Qi Dynasty called him "King of Righteousness" because he had not committed any aggression. I wonder if Xiao Yuanming found this title ironic. However, because of his inaction, he lost his life. It was indeed a fateful moment.
Liang Jun refused to save him, not only against Xiao Yuanming. When Taicheng was surrounded by the Northern Qi army, even though Liang Jun's reinforcements had gathered from all sides, no one wanted to save them. They were all busy disturbing the people, fighting and plundering. This Liang Jun really
Are they here to fight? Are you sure they are not bandits under the guise of a "regular army"?
Gou Xiong believes that the situation in Liang Jun is due to Xiao Yan's improper hiring. He chooses mediocre people who can't fight to command the battle. They either run away before the battle, or are drunk and willful. How can such a general convince the crowd? The same goes for the soldiers.
People also have their own judgments, and of course they will follow the generals they recognize. Therefore, it caused the Liang army to be scattered and laid the groundwork for the chaos that followed.
Here, I would like to introduce a person closely related to Hou Jing - Wang Wei.
Wang Wei, Chen Liuren, was Hou Jing's main assistant. Initially, Wang Wei was the Xingtai Lang of the Northern Wei Dynasty. After Hou Jing rebelled against Liang, he attached himself to Hou Jing. From then on, Hou Jing could see Wang Wei every step he took.
Traces of Wei's plans.
Wang Wei was indeed a powerful counselor and an ambitious man. He took a fancy to Hou Jing and tried his best to assist Hou Jing, pushing Hou Jing to the highest position. Unfortunately, history did not allow Hou Jing to secure the throne.
Opportunity, Wang Wei was also punished for this.
Ahem, that's too far off topic. Brothers, don't leave. Let's eat barbecue, drink some wine, and continue chatting.
Wang Wei suggested to Hou Jing:
"We have to select someone from among the Yuan clan's descendants to be the Lord of Wei, and then assist in the Northern Expedition."
So I found Yuan Zhen.
Yuanzhen's grandfather was the son of Emperor Xianwen Tuoba Hong, the younger brother of Emperor Xiaowen Yuanhong, and Prince Yuanxi of Xianyang. Yuanzhen's father, Yuan Shu, defected to Xiao Yan of the Southern Liang Dynasty during the "Heyin Revolution" launched by Er Zhurong.
Zhen’s identity is also very important.
Hou Jing summoned Yuan Zhen and sent him back to the north with the courtesy of the emperor.
As a result, Murong Shaozong came to kill him again.
This Murong Shaozong is Hou Jing's nemesis. Why is this so?
Hou Jing and Murong Shaozong could be regarded as colleagues at that time. Hou Jing often asked Murong Shaozong for advice on the art of war. It can be said that Hou Jing's troop formations came from Murong Shao's religion. Therefore, Murong Shaozong's influence on Hou Jing
He knew everything about transporting troops. Hou Jing was beaten by Murong Shaozong and was defeated step by step. When he met Murong Shaozong, Hou Jing changed from a tiger to a cat.
As soon as Yuan Zhen was established, but before he could do anything, he was blocked by Murong Shaozong. Hou Jing retreated to Guoyang (a county under the jurisdiction of Bozhou City, Anhui Province, located in the northern part of Anhui Province). The two armies faced each other in the north of Guoyang.
As time passed, Hou Jing's army ran out of food. Hou Jing wanted to continue to retreat, but his soldiers all followed him from the north, so they were unwilling to cross south.
Hou Jing was a man who controlled the army well and distributed all the treasures gained from looting to the soldiers, so the soldiers could be used by him. However, Hou Jing's temperament was cruel and cruel.