Chapter 5 5. Attack the enemy in mourning clothes: the magic weapon for victory is a surprise soldier

After Tang Jianliang was destroyed, Zhu Wen became the target of all the separatist vassals and towns.However, because of its outstanding military strength, the feudal town had no choice but to watch Zhu Wen sit on the dragon chair.Li Keyong, who took protecting the Tang Dynasty as his own responsibility all his life, fought against Zhu Wen all his life, but failed to realize his wish. He also died of illness in the second year after Zhu Wen proclaimed himself emperor.But after his death, Zhu Wen sincerely expressed his admiration for Li Keyong, all because Li Keyong gave birth to a brave and sturdy son Li Cunxu.

Li Cunxu was admired by his father and the people around him since he was a child. He is a military genius.When he was young, he went to Beijing with his father to meet Tang Zhaozong Li Ye. The emperor thought that this child was different and said, "This son is like his father." The proud Li Keyong used "Yazi" as Li Cunxu's nickname, And said to the people around: "This child will definitely be extraordinary in the future. Twenty years later, he will definitely be Zhu Wen's strong enemy!" Li Cunxu did not disappoint his father. He watched the dispute between Zhu and Li last for decades, and he hated Zhu Wen's act of replacing Emperor Tang and establishing himself as the rear Liang.Before Li Keyong died, he took out three arrows and said to Li Cunxu: "I have fought all my life and won the present world. But I failed to realize my final wish. After you inherit the throne, you must promise me Three things: first, you must conquer Liu Rengong in Youzhou; second, you must conquer the Khitan in the north to protect our border; the third thing is to destroy my old enemy Zhu Wen for me. Only you can do these three things Only then can I rest in peace."

After accepting his father's last words, Li Cunxu enshrined the three arrows in the ancestral temple to motivate himself to keep forging ahead. Hearing that Li Keyong was dead, Zhu Wen couldn't help laughing. He spent most of his life as an enemy of Li Keyong. Although he was four years older than Li Keyong, he never thought that he would die first.This made Zhu Wen feel that the battle seemed to end in his own victory.He said to his adoptive son Zhu Yougui, "I wished to kill Li Keyong all my life. Now that he is dead, let's regard it as God fulfilling my wish for me."

Zhu Yougui hurriedly said obsequiously: "Father Wang is very powerful, even God will help me." Zhu Wen knew that his adoptive sons were thinking about inheriting the throne all day long, so he despised these people deeply, and just used their desires to do his own good.He asked another adoptive son Zhu Youzhang: "Do you think I won this battle or Li Keyong?" Zhu Youzhang said: "Although Li Keyong's death was expected by us, it was not due to our credit. The Hedong area must be in great chaos now. We might as well take this opportunity and send troops to capture Hedong immediately."

Zhu Wen took this suggestion very seriously and said: "Now that I take the opportunity to send troops, I can just take advantage of the opportunity. Since God has helped me, I can't let down this opportunity." Under Zhu Wen's dispatch, Liang Jun quickly sent his troops straight to Hedong, stationed in Luzhou, intending to press Li Cunxu.At this time, Li Cunxu was still emphasizing filial piety, and the advisers around him urged him to avoid the edge for the time being, and wait until the troops were rested before fighting Zhu Wen.Li Cunxu looked at Zhang Chengye, the eunuch next to him sadly, and asked him to share his opinion.

Zhang Chengye said solemnly: "Now that King Jin has just passed away, Zhu Wen led his army to Luzhou, and his evil intentions are clearly revealed. What King Jin has been looking forward to in his life is to fight Zhu Wen. What's more, now that Zhu Wen has arrived at the door, we What reason is there to hide?" Although Zhang Chengye was a harem eunuch, he was very strategic, and Li Keyong used him very much when he was alive.Therefore, he has a certain status in the court, and everyone should carefully consider his suggestions.But this time, Li Cunxu's uncle Li Kexiu stood up suddenly and said: "The King of Jin has always been an enemy of Zhu Wen and has wasted a lot of national power. This is also the result of people around him failing to give correct advice. Now, the new king He has just ascended the throne and is still in mourning, so it is a taboo to send troops at this time. We should avoid Zhu Wen's sharpness, and wait until his vigor fades away before sending troops. By then, the soldiers will have enough morale to defeat Liang Jun. "

After hearing Li Kexiu's remarks, the general Zhou Dewei said: "I have followed King Jin for many years, and I know how much effort he has put in to calm down Zhu Wen. Now that he has just changed his leadership, some people say that he made a wrong decision and has ulterior motives!" Li Cunxu saw that everyone was arguing endlessly, so he quickly reached out to stop it, but in fact, in his heart, he had already made up his mind.He said to the generals who were still wearing sackcloth and filial piety: "This time Zhu Wen sent troops to attack me in Luzhou because he thought I was in mourning and would not send troops to fight. And I just inherited the throne, so he must think I have no ability to govern the country Let alone lead the army to fight. Therefore, although the army is suppressing the country this time, I believe that Zhu Wen must be slack in spirit and will not take more precautions against us. Before his death, my father told me that I must calm down Zhu Wen. Wish. So I must not miss this opportunity."

The rhetoric after some analysis made everyone start to re-examine the new King Jin.His younger brother Li Cunshen and others were also very supportive of the march, so Li Kexiu and other factions who advocated retreat had to give up.Upon seeing this, Li Cunxu began to deploy and fight.He first ordered Zhou Dewei to lead the cavalry to Luzhou to find out Zhu Wen's marching formation, while discussing countermeasures with Zhang Chengye and others. Less than half a day after Zhou Dewei dispatched his troops, he captured three hundred Liang soldiers and came back. Li Cunxu was overjoyed when he saw it, and hurriedly asked what happened.Zhou Dewei said: "When I waited for the cavalry to arrive in Luzhou, a group of Liang troops came out to patrol. Because we never sent troops, they never thought that the Jin army would arrive, so they were captured by us."

Li Cunshen said: "Since these enemy soldiers have been captured, killing them just to pay homage to their father can also boost morale!" Li Cunxu shook his head and said: "Killing hundreds of people is not beneficial to the war. But if we make good use of these hundreds of people, it can help us win." Zhou Dewei hurriedly asked: "What is the king of Jin's strategy?" Li Cunxu said: "Liang Jun is not familiar with our situation now, thinking that our army is in mourning. It is just right to take this opportunity to let these hundreds of people bring news back, tell Liang Jun how brave our army is, and through their mouths Let Liang Jun lose his nerve first."

Everyone nodded approvingly, Zhang Chengye said: "Although these people are enemy troops, they can still be used by me. The general is really a clever strategy." Li Cunxu ordered the captives to cut off their hands, told them that the Jin army would have millions of troops pointing directly at Luzhou, and then sent them back to Liangying.Zhang Chengye saw those prisoners fleeing in a hurry, and said to Li Cunxu: "I watched the sky last night, and there will definitely be a heavy fog in the past few days. Maybe this is an opportunity given to us by God, and it can just cover our march."

Li Cunxu nodded and said: "With God's help, I will definitely be able to kill Zhu Quanzhong!" Taking advantage of the fog, Li Cunxu, Zhou Dewei and others set off overnight, mainly cavalry who were good at raids, and quietly marched towards Luzhou.When the army marched to Sanchuigang, Li Cunxu remembered that his father had proudly praised himself to others here twenty years ago, and said that he would definitely become Zhu Wen's strong enemy twenty years later, so he couldn't help but burst into tears.He took out the quiver on his back, took out the three arrows that Li Ke had entrusted to him before he died, and said to the sky, "Father, I will definitely live up to your expectations!" In the dense fog, he swung his sword and pointed at Luzhou. Outside Zhu Wen's camp, the three hundred captives released by the Jin army all looked sad.The fear of having their hands cut off prevented them from speaking, and they just cried about what happened to them in the Jin army camp.Seeing this, Zhu Wen ordered them all to be taken out to appease them, thinking about how to deal with this newborn calf. After Li Cunxu's team arrived in Luzhou, they arranged with Zhou Dewei and others.Li Cunshen took the initiative to challenge: "Father's last wish, I also have the responsibility to fulfill it, please send me to lead the battle first!" Li Cunxu looked at his younger brother, nodded, and said, "Zhu Wen is very treacherous and cunning. Although we sent out surprise troops, we still have to focus on stability. The prisoners released earlier must have brought news to Liangying. Zhu Wen has already taken care of our Jin army." You are on guard, so you have to be more careful." Zhou Dewei said: "Although Zhu Wen's army is overwhelming, it will take time to mobilize it. Now our advantage is that the cavalry is flexible and good at galloping, and can make a surprise attack. Why not make use of this advantage?" Li Cunxu said: "That's exactly what I thought. The purpose of releasing the captives back earlier was to disturb their morale, and now we will further disturb their morale." After everyone's discussion, Li Cunxu ordered Li Cunshen to lead thousands of elite soldiers to sneak into the Liang camp in disguise. When the fog rose at dusk, he set fire to the army, raised the banner of the Jin army, and scattered the Liang army in all directions.And myself and Zhou Dewei led the team, and when they saw the flames, they rushed into Liang Ying, and they would surely catch him by surprise. According to this plan, Li Cunshen sneaked into the Liang army quickly, and when the fog began to rise, he led his troops to set fire to the camp, and cooperated with Li Cunxu to lead his army to kill them.They fired arrows randomly in the army, and the prisoners who had been released before had already let out the wind, shouting, "The king of Jin is really here!" Liang Jun was in chaos.Li Cunxu and Zhou Dewei took the opportunity to advance, and tens of thousands of Liang troops retreated one after another.Zhu Wen, who was not prepared at all, was shocked by the news in the army, and hurriedly led his cronies to escape. After fleeing back to Bianzhou, Zhu Wen learned that only a few thousand cavalry led by Li Cunxu in mourning uniforms sent troops this time. Yousheng, he actually gave birth to such a good son as Li Cunxu!" Looking at Zhu Yougui, Zhu Youyu, and Zhu Youzhang beside him who only wanted to seek power and position, he couldn't help but sigh. During the mourning period, Li Cunxu suddenly sent out a surprise soldier, which effectively dampened the spirit of Zhu Wenliang's army and dealt a heavy blow to Hou Liang.In the chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, apart from Zhou Shizong Chai Rong, the one who had the strength and determination to rule the world was Li Cunxu, Emperor Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty.In the constant war, Li Cunxu also showed extraordinary military talent.According to Li Keyong's will, he not only pacified Youzhou, but also pushed the Back Liang established by Zhu Wen to destruction.During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, he owned seven parts of the world and became the overlord for a while.Although Li Cunxu in the later period was obsessed with actors and abandoned the government, the outstanding military talent he showed in his youth is still indelible.