Chapter 179 The situation in Hebei turned straight down

Dai Yuanxiang has been in the history of Beizhou since the fourth year of Wude. Later, the Tang Dynasty moved more than 30,000 Ding, and demoted the original Beizhou from Zhongzhou to Xiazhou. Perhaps in order to take care of Dai Yuanxiang's emotions, Dai Yuanxiang was transferred from the position of Beizhou Assassin to the Lieutenant of Zhichong in Zhaozhou.

Shangzhou Zhichong Lieutenant is a fourth-rank official position, and Dai Yuanxiang is a transfer at the same level. The key is that although the Governor of Zhichong and the State Assassin are of the same rank, the civil official in charge of civil affairs in a state has much greater power than Dai Yuanxiang, the Governor of Zhongzhou. There are five regiments under Zhongzhou Zhechong Prefecture, each with 200 people, a total of 1,000 soldiers and horses. However, the Tang Dynasty was particularly important for the military, even if it was to be corrupt, but the army's supplies and armor were all regulations, and it was clear at a glance that there were fewer of them. Dai Yuanxiang didn't dare to stretch out his hand.

When he just left the city of Zhaozhou, Dai Yuanxiang faintly felt bad. Because he didn't meet the people along the way.

Now is the hot day in June, the people hide in the shade of the trees to enjoy the cool, or open nets by the river to catch fish, this is the most normal thing, not seeing normal people, which makes Dai Yuanxiang feel that something is wrong.

To say that the rebellion of Liu Heimin in history dealt a very heavy blow to the Tang Dynasty, especially in the "Cambridge History of the Qin and Han Dynasties", which described Liu Heimin's power as "the most serious new challenge to the Tang Dynasty regime". The main reason is that Li Yuan is too jealous of Dou Jiande, even if Chen Ying reminded Li Jiancheng, Li Jiancheng also listened to Chen Ying's words, and pleaded with Li Yuan many times not to kill Dou Jiande, but Li Yuan resolutely arrested Dou Jiande on trumped-up charges because Dou Jiande claimed to be a lonely widow without authorization, and not killing was not enough to deter Bu Chen, so he resolutely arrested Dou Jiande on trumped-up charges and let Dou Jiande be beheaded.

Although he killed Dou Jiande, Li Yuan was actually not at ease, not only agreed to Chen Ying's request, transferred more than 30,000 young people from Hebei, and then relocated tens of thousands of people, but also imposed heavy taxes on Hebei. Li Yuan's original intention was good, that is, to drain the wealth of Hebei, so that the people of Hebei, who had no money, no grain and no iron, could not turn against it.

However, it is precisely because of this that it has laid the root of the Hebei Rebellion.

Do not suffer from widowhood, but suffer from unevenness.

The people of Hebei were heavily taxed by the imperial court, and they naturally complained. In particular, most of the elite officers under Dou Jiande's command were punished for various crimes and forced labor, which caused the officers and men of the Xia Army to complain and be angry. With Liu Shishan rescuing these Xia Army officers, when these generals who were holding back their anger saw Liu Shishan, maybe the moment they saw Liu Shishan, they knew what was going to happen.

After learning that Liu Shishan Chuxiu Mountain Cottage, a shrine was set up to pay tribute to the spirit of Dou Jiande. Gao Yuan, the general under the command of Gao Yaxian, heard that Liu Shishan had rebelled in Guangping County, and in order to express his determination, Gao Yuan slaughtered his ploughing cattle on the spot, and gathered a group of Hebei heroes to talk about drinking and make a big plan, which accumulated more than 100 people at that time. So Gao Yuan took more than 100 people to Liu Shishan!

Then, the generals under Dou Jiande, who were lucky not to die, Wang Xiaohu's sons, Wang Fuchun, Cao Zhan and Dong Kun, etc., all joined the troops to capture Liu Shishan.

In just three days, Liu Shishan had more than 8,000 people under his command.

Just when Liu Shishan, Wang Fuchun, Cao Zhan, Dong Kun, Gao Yuan and others were discussing how to break the city of Zhaozhou, they suddenly heard that Dai Yuanxiang led more than 1,000 people to quell the rebellion.

In fact, these generals of the Xia Army, if they take out any person, they can defeat Dai Yuanxiang, who is not known for his military skills, in the case of unpreparedness, Liu Shishan set up a game, and Dai Yuanxiang took more than 1,000 Tang Army soldiers under his command. plunged into Liu Shishan's ambush circle.

With the help of the hazy sky, Dai Yuanxiang suddenly felt that something was wrong, he felt that there was a faint figure shaking in the woods outside the camp, he rubbed his eyes, and finally saw clearly, tens of thousands of people were densely packed out of the trees, javelins were as dense as reeds, spears were like forests, and thousands of strippers were standing in front of the formation with rattan shield scimitars.

Liu Shishan slowly spit out four words: "Surrender, or die!" ”

Dai Yuanxiang struggled for only half a day before choosing to lay down his arms and surrender. Now that the camp is surrounded on all sides, he has no hope of breaking through, and it is impossible for him to wait for reinforcements to resist, and there is no other way than to die.

After Dai Yuanxiang sent out the army, Lu Chengqing felt a little uneasy, he wanted to use the way of practicing the pen to force himself to calm down, but the effect was unsatisfactory.

Just when Lu Chengqing threw away his brush in an atmospheric manner, the staff quickly rushed into the study and said: "Make you, be happy, make you happy!" ”

Lu Chengqing said angrily: "Where does the joy come from? ”

The staff smiled and said, "Envoy, Captain Dai is back!" They managed to defeat the rebels and capture hundreds of prisoners! ”

Lu Chengqing breathed a sigh of relief, jumped up excitedly, and said, "I knew that I would be able to win!" Hmph, those mobs can only run rampant in the countryside for a while, and the army will be wiped out as soon as it arrives! Let's go, let's see! ”

After a group of entourage stars hugged Lu Chengqing to the city gate tower, standing on the city gate tower and looking out, they saw a forest of swords and guns outside the city gate, more than 1,000 officers and soldiers held their heads high, fighting spirit, and hundreds of scrawny captives were tied with ropes for several long strings, and their heads were hung down.

Dai Yuanxiang held the passable war horse and yelled at the head of the city: "What do you mean? Lao Tzu fought for life and death, and finally returned victorious, but he didn't let Lao Tzu enter the city? ”

The soldiers of the Tang Army who defended didn't know Dai Yuanxiang, and they were yelled at like grandsons by their own captains, and they really didn't dare to fight back. As the assassin of Zhaozhou, or the son of the Lu family of Fanyang, when the Eastern Palace is the son of Lu Chisong, no matter what kind of identity, they can't afford to provoke Lu Chengqing.

But in the same way, they can't afford to provoke the commander of the city. In the army, a lieutenant wants to clean up a lieutenant or an ordinary soldier, and if you don't get out, you will be considered clean.

The soldiers defending the city were simply rats in the bellows at this time, and they were exhausted by the splint gas. Fortunately, Lu Chengqing came, he saw that there were so many captives, and his heart blossomed, this is a great achievement, as long as he writes brilliantly and dredges up the relationship, not only can he cover up the disaster of the rebellion in Zhaozhou, maybe the court will also have a reward! He excitedly shouted, "Captain Dai is back?" ”

Dai Yuanxiang arched his hand towards the city gate tower and said: "Tolu envoy Jun's blessing, Captain Bendu led the army to battle, encountered the main force of the rebels at the foot of Chuxiu Mountain, and after a fierce battle, the rebels have been defeated, and more than 300 prisoners have been captured, including their leader, Liu Shishan!" ”

After Dai Yuanxiang finished speaking, he waved his hand, and several soldiers escorted a tall and thin young man in black up. The young man's clothes were tattered, his face was covered with blood, and he was very embarrassed, but he still had his head high, and he looked at Lu Chengqing coldly. Lu Chengqing was overjoyed and said: "Open the city gate and let General Dai bring the prisoners in!" ”

The captain who defended the city found that except for Dai Yuanxiang, including his own soldiers, they were all fresh faces. The captain of the city guard felt that something was wrong, and said cautiously: "Lu Yuanjun, be careful of deception!" ”

Lu Chengqing waved his hand and smiled disapprerovingly: "What can there be?" Can so many captives still be faked? Open the gates! ”

The captain of the city had no choice but to carry out the order. In the heavy squeak, the city gate slowly opened, and Dai Yuanxiang led people to escort the captives in.

Lu Chengqing danced with his hands and said incoherently: "Thank God, the ancestors bless, this disaster has finally been settled, and this level has finally passed...... Let's go see the rebel leader! ”

Before the words fell, there was a sudden sound of murder at the city gate, and the rope that bound the captives was broken alive, and the originally listless captives conjured a short knife to pounce on the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate, but the poor officers and soldiers did not know what was happening, and fell in a pool of blood. The more than 1,000 "Tang Army soldiers" roared in unison: "Kill Tang Dog, take revenge!" ”

The rebel soldiers poured into the city like a flood that burst the embankment, and the city was in chaos!

The loss of the city gate of Zhaozhou directly led to the city of Zhaozhou being like a yellow flower girl who was torn off her clothes, and she was ravaged by others. Liu Shishan was already brave, he took the lead, and all the rebel soldiers also followed Liu Shishan into the city.

On June 29, the sixth year of Wude, the city of Zhaozhou was broken.

At the same time, Liu Shishan, who was very politically far-sighted, set up an altar outside the gate of the Wanchun Palace of the Xia Kingdom in Zhaozhou to pay tribute to Dou Jiande, and informed the people of Shandong and Hebei that the reason for his army was to avenge the death of the Xia King.

Cui Yuanxun, the former governor of Shenzhou of Dou Jiande, also immediately responded to Liu Shishan, and Cui Yuanxun, who had abandoned his official position, secretly summoned more than a dozen dead soldiers, hid the dead soldiers in the fruit and vegetable car, and directly entered the camp of Wang Xingmin, the general of the Liting Tunwei. Originally, Cui Yuanxun was going to take the opportunity to burn Wang Xingmin's grain and grass, or take the opportunity to poison and poison the soldiers of the Tang Army's Tun Guard.

never thought that people were not as good as heaven, Tang Tunwei General Wang Xingmin only took dozens of guards to the barracks of the Gangtou Army to inspect the food provided by the Gangtou Army to the soldiers. Cui Yuanxun is really a seed, and he directly broke out, killed Wang Xingmin in the army, and created panic in the army.

The leaderless Tun Guards were defeated by Cao Zhan and led 2,000 rebels, and nearly half of the Tang Tun Guards fled and the rest surrendered. Xu Yuanlang, who had returned to the former Wang Shichong of the Li Tang Dynasty and was now worshiped as the governor of Yanzhou, also rebelled, and Liu Shishan appointed Xu Yuanlang as the marshal of Daxingtai. Liu Shishan moved the book to Zhao Wei and spread the word to the world, and most of Dou Jiande's old departments killed officials and echoed, and for a while, Yan, Yun, Chen, Qi, Yi, Luo, Cao, Dai and other eight states responded in a group.

When the news reached Chang'an, Li Yuan didn't dare to be careless. On the one hand, he ordered Li Shentong, the king of Huainan, to send 30,000 soldiers and cavalry to attack Liu Shishan, and Li Shentong ordered the general Qin Wutong and Li Xuantong, the governor of Dingzhou, to lead the troops to attack; On the other hand, he ordered Li Shijiyi, the general of General Anton, to send troops from behind Liu Shishan to attack. At this time, the Turks also echoed Liu Shishan and marched to besiege Daizhou.

On July 14 of the sixth year of Wude, Liu Shishan led the army to attack and capture Dingzhou and capture Li Xuantong. Liu Shishan attached great importance to Li Xuantong's talent and wanted to appoint him as a general, Li Xuantong sighed and said: "I received a great favor from the imperial court, and I was in charge of a military government, and I was helpless in a lonely city, so I was trapped in the thief court." Now, when we should maintain the integrity of our ministers and repay the country with loyalty, how can we discourage our ambition and accept the official position of a traitor? ”

Liu Shishan took Li Xuantong into custody, but while in prison, Li Xuantong took advantage of the guards' inattention and used his trouser belt to hang himself in prison.

At this time, Liu Shishan connected the Turks and Gao Kaidao in the north, echoing each other from afar, and the soldiers were very sharp. In August, Liu Shishan attacked Jizhou, an important town in Hebei (now Jizhou City, Hebei), and assassinated Shi Jiliang. Gengshen, the general of Tang Tunwei, the king of Yi'an, Li Xiaochang, and the general of Liu Shishan.

Li Xiaochang fought against Liu Shishan, Li Xiaochang was defeated by Liu Shishan, and then retreated to Xiangzhou!

Hebei Dao Xingtai Shangshu Zuo servant Li Shentong led Xing, Xiang, Wei, Heng, Zhao and other prefectures with a total of more than 50,000 soldiers, intending to fight a decisive battle with Liu Shishan, but Liu Shishan keenly seized the opportunity of Li Shentong's army to stretch for more than ten miles, Liu Shishan's soldiers were few, he just backed the Rao River embankment, and also lined up a long single line to meet the Tang army.

This is the time to catch up with the gale. Li Shentong rode the wind to attack Liu Shishan, but he didn't expect this guy to be very unlucky, on the way to attack, the wind direction suddenly changed, Liu Shishan changed from a headwind to a tailwind, he commanded his small but fine troops to immediately launch a fierce attack on the Tang army, especially the East Turkic more than 10,000 elite cavalry suddenly killed, defeated Li Shentong in one fell swoop, Li Shentong's military horse losses amounted to two-thirds.