Chapter 37 7. Chen Qingzhi's Northern Expedition

Although Ge Rong, who ran across Hebei, was barely pacified, the worries of the Northern Wei Dynasty were not alleviated.Since the breaking of the Six Han Baling Uprising, rebellions have sprung up within the territory of the Northern Wei Empire. For example, He Lianen, a native of Gaoping Town, raised an incident and pushed Chile chief Hu Chen as King Gaoping. Mo Zheda, a native of Qinzhou, brought up the matter, killed the governor of Qinzhou, and claimed to be the King of Qin.Zhang Changming, a Di native from Southern Qinzhou, and others rose up and killed the governor of the Northern Wei Dynasty, responding to Mo Zhe's proposal.After Mo Zhe Dati's death, his son Mo Zhe Niansheng succeeded to the throne and claimed to be the Son of Heaven.

Yu Bodhi, a small military officer in Liangzhou, killed the governor of the Northern Wei Dynasty and started an incident. Xiurong's beggar Moyu, Nan Xiurong's shepherd Wan Yuqizhen and others gathered a crowd to revolt, but Er Zhurong flattened them. The people of Yingzhou started a rebellion against Dexing and called themselves the King of Yan. The Hu people in Xiazhou rebelled and besieged Tongwan City. Guanzhong was revolted by people who moved to Shu and attacked Chang'an City... At the same time when Ge Rong was going south, Xing Gao, the former head of the Pingbei Mansion in Youzhou and a Hejian native, led more than 100,000 households of refugees from Hebei to rebel in Beihai, Qingzhou. General Li Shuren of the East was perfunctory, so Xing Gao proclaimed himself King of Han and changed his Yuan to "Tiantong".After Ge Rong's defeat, the Northern Wei Dynasty took the initiative and immediately sent troops to attack Xing Gao.

At this time, the overlord of Southern China, Emperor Xiao Yan of the Liang Dynasty, saw that the north was in a mess, and gradually developed the ambition to compete in the Central Plains.Coincidentally, after the "Heyin Change", Wang Yuanhao of Beihai, the imperial family of the Northern Wei Dynasty, fled to the south. The 7,000 white-robed team sent this prince back to Luoyang to become emperor. Whether to deal with Xing Gao first or Chen Qingzhi first, the Luoyang court debated endlessly.In the end, it was decided to quell the civil strife first, and then return to the division to attack Chen Qingzhi after success. How big can he be with a few thousand soldiers?

The war in the east was as expected, as soon as Yuan Tianmu's army arrived, Xing Gao was captured and beheaded.However, the war in the south stunned the people of Wei. Chen Qingzhi, named Ziyun, was born in Yixing Guoshan. He followed Xiao Yan since he was a child, and he was fond of Go. The two had similar tastes.It is said that as long as he is playing chess, even in the middle of the night, he can be there on call, and he is full of energy, so he is "really rewarded."But his archery skills are terrible, it is said that he can't shoot through weapons (it is estimated that it is difficult to shoot people to death on the battlefield with such skills), and his equestrian skills are also very poor, he does not look like a general at all.

When Xiao Yan went to Jianye and usurped the throne of the Southern Qi Dynasty, Chen Qingzhi was the main book.Later, in the war with the Northern Wei Dynasty, this guy who didn't look like a general was appointed as General Wuwei by Emperor Wu of Liang "nepotism".However, Xiao Yan's vision was not bad. Chen Qingzhi defeated Wei General Qiu Daqian and others in the Battle of Xunliang, and made many military exploits. In the first year of Liang Datong, Chen Qingzhi followed the leading general Cao Zhongzong to attack Guoyang in the Northern Wei Dynasty.The Northern Wei Dynasty sent the general Changshan Wang Yuanzhao and others who marched and rode 150,000 troops to the south to help. The former army arrived at Tuojian, 40 miles away from Guoyang.Chen Qingzhi proposed to fight against the war, while Wei Fang believed that the Wei army's forwards must be light and sharp, and winning would not be enough credit, and losing the battle would be useless, so he suggested waiting for work.Chen Qingzhi said: "Wei people are tired when they come from far away. If we go far away, we will never see any doubts. If we don't gather together, we must frustrate them. If we don't expect them, there will be no reason to be invincible. We also heard that the camp occupied by the captives is full of trees. Don’t go out at night. If you are in doubt, Qingzhi please take it alone.” Regardless of the opposition of everyone, he rushed to attack with 200 cavalry under his command, defeating the Wei Qianjun, and made the first contribution.

The two armies of Liang and Wei fought at each other. From spring to winter, during which there were dozens of battles, the morale of the Liang army gradually declined.The reinforcements of the Northern Wei Dynasty were preparing to build a fort behind the Liang army. Cao Zhongzong and others were afraid of being attacked by the enemy, and prepared to retreat.Chen Qingzhi's Zhangjie Junmen said: "We have come here for one year. We spent a lot of food and battles. The number of them is extremely large. The army has no fighting spirit, and they all plan to retreat. How can they gather for fame and fame? I heard that if you put soldiers to death, you can survive. You have to join forces with the captives, and then fight. There is a secret edict to judge the class teacher, and to celebrate it. If you commit crimes today, you will follow the Ming edict." He is the younger brother of Emperor Wu of Liang. How dare Cao Zhongzong and the others refuse to follow this sign?

At that time, the army of the Northern Wei Dynasty built thirteen fortresses, which were the horns of each other.Chen Qingzhi went out at night and captured four of the bases. Wang Wei, the defender of Guoyang, begged to surrender.However, the remaining nine cities are still very strong.Liang Jun launched a psychological offensive. Da Chen captured and killed him in front of the formation, clamoring to attack him.Emperor Wu of Liang rewarded Chen Qingzhi, and personally gave him an edict: "I am not a general, nor a wealthy family. I have watched the situation so far. You can think deeply about the strange strategy, and be good at the end of the order. Open a rich family and treat guests, and spread your reputation in bamboo and silk , isn't it a real man!"

However, these achievements can only make him barely rank among the famous generals. What can really make him a legend is the battle of entering Luo. Chen Qingzhi was ordered to escort Yuan Hao to the north. Yuan Hao was the Emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty by the Huanshui River. With Chen Qingzhi as the envoy, the general of Zhenbei, the guard, and the governor of the former army, the Liang army set out from the county and quickly conquered Xingcheng. Pointing directly at Suiyang. Qiu Daqian, the defender of the Northern Wei Dynasty, was once Chen Qingzhi's defeated general. Although he had 70,000 troops and nine fortresses in his hands this time, he couldn't withstand Chen Qingzhi's one-day attack.From Danshi to Shenshi, Liang Jun captured three of the bases. Qiu Daqian immediately collapsed and surrendered.General Wei Zhengdong, Jiyin Wang Yuanhuiye led an army of 20,000 people to the rescue, and entered Tunkao City, which was surrounded by water and strictly guarded.However, he was also no match for Chen Qingzhi. Liang Jun captured Kaocheng effortlessly and captured Yuan Huiye alive.

After the capture of Kaocheng, Chen Qingzhi pointed his sword at Daliang, and the soldiers and civilians of the Northern Wei Dynasty surrendered in anticipation along the way.The puppet emperor Yuan Hao happily followed behind the army, and kept writing empty checks to Chen Qingzhi for promotion.He was named General Wei, Inspector of Xuzhou, and Duke of Wudu. Liang Jun continued to advance westward.Yang Yu, the left servant of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Yuanqing, the king of Xi'a, and Yuan Xiangong, the general of Fujun, led 70,000 people to guard Xingyang.The city of Xingyang is dangerous and strong, and the Wei army is so powerful that Chen Qingzhi couldn't attack it for a while.At this time, the main force of Yuan Tianmu, the Northern Wei Shangdang Wang Yuantianmu who came to help, was also approaching Xingyang, facing the city.

The situation was extremely unfavorable to Chen Qingzhi, and the generals of the Liang army were quite panicked.Chen Qingzhi untied his saddles and horses, and summoned the soldiers to speak: "Since I have come here, I have slaughtered a lot of cities and lands. It doesn't matter if you kill your father and brother, and your children. The people of Tianmu are all enemies. Our generation There are 7,000 talents in the army, and more than 300,000 captives. For today's affairs, only death is the only way to get ears. There are too many captives and cavalry, so you cannot fight with them in the wild. Don't be suspicious, just take the slaughter yourself." On our way, murder and robbery are not infrequent, and now all the enemies are our enemies!Now there are 300,000 enemies, and I only have 7,000 people. There is nothing to say, only to fight to the death and survive.There are many enemy cavalry, and they can't fight with them in the field. They can only take the initiative in tactics by taking advantage of their main force and trying their best to capture Xingyang City first.

So the Liang army attacked the city desperately, and the warriors in the army, Song Jingxiu from Dongyang, and Yixing mermaid Tianmin took the lead to enter the city, and Xingyang City was broken.Liang Jun had just broken through the city on the inner line, and hundreds of thousands of Wei troops on the outer line had already surrounded Xingyang. Chen Qingzhi personally led 3,000 cavalry to fight against the city and defeated the Yuantian Mu army.Yuan Tianmu and Erzhu Tumeier fled alone, General Lu An surrendered in battle, and the main force of the Northern Wei Army near Luoyang was completely defeated.Liang Jun collected Xingyang to store real resources, and got invincible cattle, horses, grain and silk, which greatly supplemented the lack of military supplies. Liang Jun then attacked Hulao Pass. Erzhu Shilong, who was guarding the pass, did not have the courage of Lu Bu and Hua Xiong to challenge the heroes of the world, so he abandoned the city and fled.Upon hearing the news, Emperor Xiaozhuang Yuan Ziyou also escaped across the Yellow River to ask Er Zhurong for help.In the city of Luoyang, Linhuai Wang Yuan and Anfeng Wang Yuanyanming, who returned from the Liang Dynasty to the Northern Wei Dynasty, led a hundred officials, closed the treasury, prepared the law, welcomed Yuan Hao into the Luoyang Palace, changed Yuan Hao, and performed the formal procedures of becoming the emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty.Yuan Hao took Chen Qingzhi, a great hero, as his servant, general of chariots, and doctor Zuo Guanglu, and increased the number of households in the city. General Shangdang Wang Yuantianmu of the Northern Wei Dynasty who escaped from Xingyang and others gathered 40,000 people and captured Daliang behind the Liang army.Yuan Tianmu dispatched Wang Laosheng and Fei Mu to lead an army of 20,000 people to occupy Hulao, and used Diao Xuan and Diao Shuang to penetrate Daliang and Suiyang, in an attempt to cut off the connection between Chen Qingzhi and Liang Chao, and cut off their retreat.Chen Qingzhi sent troops to cover up the attack. These generals had no fighting spirit and surrendered one after another. Yuan Tianmu also crossed the Yellow River north with more than ten cavalry.Chen Qingzhi was once again awarded by Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Yan. First, there was a nursery rhyme in Luoyang that said: "Famous teachers and generals should not be imprisoned, and thousands of soldiers and horses should avoid white robes." And Chen Qingzhi's men were all dressed in white robes, starting from the county and entering Luoyang. Fighting is invincible-the nursery rhyme has come true. Chen Qingzhi's Northern Expedition was the most eye-catching legendary story in that era.This chess idiot who doesn't look like a general at all, with such a meager force, expeditions to distant foreign lands, fought against enemies ten times or even dozens of times many times, and still won every battle, almost conquered a once extremely powerful Hu tribe Empire, which is unique in Chinese history.However, fifteen centuries later, there is no trace of this great and peerless general in the memory of this ancient nation.On the contrary, Yoshiki Tanaka, a Japanese living far away in a foreign land, wrote a passionate novel based on the story of this legendary figure—that is really an incredible nation. However, Chen Qingzhi's legendary career was only a flash in the pan, and this is due to the fact that his partner is really worthless.Yuan Hao didn't have an inch of merit on the way to Luoyang, and he relied on Liang to defeat Chen Qingzhi's white-robed team of less than 10,000 people. But when he entered Luoyang, he was ready to rebel against Liang before he was firmly seated on the throne.Chen Qingzhi asked to transfer the southerners in the north to his account, but Yuan Hao refused; Chen Qingzhi asked Liang Chao for reinforcements, but he also refused.Although Chen Qingzhi is brave, he only has an army of less than 10,000 people, and his opponents are equally brave. Er Zhurong, who once broke 7,000,000, Shenwu Emperor Gao Huan, the founder of the Eastern Wei and Northern Qi, and Yu Wentai, the founder of the Western Wei and Northern Zhou. People, not to mention Hou Jing, a hero in troubled times, and He Ba brothers, who are extremely brave, as their minions! And Yuan Hao did nothing by himself, and didn't let Chen Qingzhi do anything, he was really a strange guy. Er Zhurong's army went south and confronted Yuan Hao along the Yellow River.Yuan Hao guarded the south bank by himself, while Chen Qingzhi guarded the north central city. They fought eleven battles with Erzhu's army in three days, killing and injuring many.Seeing that his opponent was stubborn and difficult to win, Er Zhurong once planned to return to Jinyang, but he was condemned morally by a group of civil officials, so he gave up his idea.In the end, Er Zhu's army took advantage of Chen Qingzhi's weakness, led the army with Er Zhu Zhao and He Basheng, two fierce generals, tied a raft to the south bank at night, defeated Yuan Hao's army, captured his son, the leading general Yuan Guanshou, and Yuan Hao himself led the army. Hundreds of cavalry fled and were captured and killed in Linying. Chen Qingzhi was cut off from the rear, and led thousands of remnant soldiers to return to the east. Er Zhurong personally led a large army to pursue it. It happened that the Songgao water surged so high that they couldn't cross, and the soldiers of Liang army died and dispersed.Chen Qingzhi had to cut off his beard and hair to pretend to be a monk, and fled to the south with the help of the local people.Although the Northern Expedition was on the verge of failure, Emperor Wu of Liang understood his difficulties and still used his merits to get rid of General Youwei and granted him the title of Marquis of Yongxing County, with 1,500 households in the town.After returning to the south, Chen Qingzhi was still the pillar of the Liang Dynasty defending the northern frontier. He defeated the invading Northern Army repeatedly. Three years before his death, he defeated Hou Jingnan's 70,000 people in the Huai River. However, this military general with great achievements in the world is still not a well-known figure in Chinese history. Chen Qingzhi's Northern Expedition, in addition to staging a legendary story, also changed Chinese history to a certain extent. The topic has to go back to Wuchuan Town.After Wuchuan Town was captured by Wei Kegu, the soldiers and civilians scattered in the town. Among them, Mr. Yang Zhen, who had served as General Jianyuan, fled to Zhongshan.During the Xianyu Xiuli uprising, he and Yu Wengong chose completely different paths, "marrying disciples to win Xianyu Xiuli, and then died."His son Yang Zhong, who was eighteen years old at the time, fled to Mount Tai, where he begged for his wife Lu Kutao.But Yang Zhong didn't live long in this little life. Liang Jun went north to attack Mount Tai, and his family was captured and sent to the south as slaves, and stayed in the Liang Dynasty for five years.During Chen Qingzhi's Northern Expedition, he tried his best to recruit Han people from the north to join the army. Yang Zhong, who was brave and strong, was also called into the White Robe Army. After Yuan Hao entered Luoyang, Yang Zhong was named General Zhige for his meritorious service.After Yuan Hao and Chen Qingzhi were defeated, Yang Zhong surrendered to the Erzhu Army, and was recruited by Erzhu Dulu as the commander of the tent, where he became friends with the handsome Hun Duguxin.Duguxin was one of the Eight Pillars of the Western Wei Dynasty, and Yang Zhong was listed in the Twelve Generals. Later, the seventh daughter of Duguxin married Yang Jian, the eldest son of Yang Zhong and Lu Kutao. Yang Jian was Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty who reunified northern and southern China after hundreds of years of troubled times.Qiyatou, who is famous for being jealous and good at managing her husband, gave birth to at least one daughter and five sons for Yang Jian.That daughter was Empress Tianyuan of Emperor Xuan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and it was through this relationship that Yang Jian became Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty.Now in the Sui Dynasty Pavilion of the Chinese History Museum, the most striking cultural relics are the sarcophagus and funerary objects of her granddaughter Li Jingxun, and the epitaph of Duguxin himself is lying in a small glass cabinet next door.The other son of Qiyatou is Yang Guang, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, who was famous for opening the canal, making Jiangdu, and conquering Korea. He is now lying quietly in a muddy field far away in the south of the Yangtze River. Ping Chenye, in exchange for several acres of land in Leitang."The famous beauties Wu Zetian and Yang Yuhuan in the Tang Dynasty all had the blood of the Yang family. The fourth girl of Dugu Xin's family married another good friend, Li Hu's son Li, one of the Eight Pillar Kingdoms. The son of Li and the fourth girl was named Li Yuan, and Li Yuan's second son was Li Shimin, who had a well-known nickname called "God Khan". These are stories decades later.I tell these stories a little earlier, just to let everyone see more clearly those unusual accidental factors in the torrent of history. If it hadn't been for Chen Qingzhi's Northern Expedition to forcefully send Yang Zhong, a great general of the Zhu Kingdom, to the Northern Dynasty, perhaps there would be no Sui Dynasty in Chinese history, nor would there be Wu Zetian or Concubine Yang.