Chapter 5 5. This battle is all gone

Zhu Quanzhong persecuted him too hard, forcing Hedong and Chengde in the north to become friends.Zhu Quanzhong felt that the end was approaching, and he was even more eager for quick success. As a result, mistakes in war deployments frequently occurred.Some mistakes are normal, but some mistakes are fatal. In December, it was icy and snowy, and it was freezing cold. A spit of saliva will immediately freeze into ice. The thousands of miles of wilderness to the north of the Yellow River are completely extinct. The bitter cold wind whizzed back and forth, cutting across the ground like a sickle.

After Zhu Quanzhong learned of the alliance between Wang Rong and Li Cunxu, he no longer hesitated or covered up, and directly fought with Wang Rong.Zhu Quanzhong issued an edict to attack Hebei. The Liang Empire sent General Wang Jingren to lead the army.Wang Jingren's real name is Wang Maozhang, and he was born in Hefei, Luzhou.He is burly in stature, irritable and impulsive. He often uses an iron spear that is one foot long and weighs one hundred catties.Wang Jingren was originally a subordinate of Yang Xingmi in Huainan, and he made a lot of military exploits for Yang Xingmi.After Yang Xingmi's death, Yang Wo succeeded to the throne. Yang Wo looked at Wang Jingren not pleasing to the eye, no matter how he looked up, down, left, and right, he was not pleasing to the eye.Suspected by Yang Wo, Wang Jingren feels that life is difficult, and he will be killed at any time.Wang Jingren thought to himself, we can't afford to offend but we can hide, there is no place to stay here.In order to avoid misfortune, Wang Jingren was forced to defect to Qian Liu in Hangzhou.Qian Liu was very cunning. After getting Wang Jingren as a general, he didn't fully trust him, but directly sent Wang Jingren to deal with Yang Wo in Huainan.But Yue Wang Qian Liu is alone, and he can't fight Huainan alone.Therefore, Qian Liu came up with a strategic idea to join Zhu Quanzhong in a pincer attack from the north and the south to eliminate the forces in Huainan.

Qian Liu entrusted Wang Jingren with the important task of uniting Zhuliang, and sent him to Bianliang, Kaifeng, to report to Zhu Quanzhong the strategy of the north and south attacking Huainan.Zhu Quanzhong has always had the ambition to annex Huainan, but he had no choice but to end in failure several times over the years.The main reason is that there are no generals who are familiar with water warfare.Zhu Quanzhong was so depressed that he became a heart disease for many years.Now, Qian Liu offered to destroy Huainan together, which hit Zhu Quanzhong's arms, and the two hit it off.However, Zhu Quanzhong was deliberately taking advantage of Li Keyong's new death to pacify Hebei at this time, so he did not send troops to attack Huaiyang immediately.In addition, Zhu Quanzhong admired Wang Jingren's talents and intended to take him in to serve by his side so as to take on the important task of commanding the navy.Zhu Quanzhong told Wang Jingren that after the peace of Hedong, Wang Jingren would be the commander in chief to attack Huainan.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the war with Wang Rong, Zhu Quanzhong promoted Wang Jingren to the rank of general, and ordered him to send troops to attack Hebei.If it weren't for Wang Jingren's familiarity with managing the navy, Zhu Quanzhong would not have kept him in Kaifeng so enthusiastically, nor would he have surpassed Wang Jingren as the commander-in-chief of the Hebei army among the many powerful generals of the Liang army.Zhu Quanzhong's purpose was not only to retain Wang Jingren with high-ranking officials and generous salary, but also to let Wang Jingren establish prestige in the Liang army through military exploits, paving the way for the future to undertake the important task of attacking Huaiyang.

Zhu Quanzhong occupies the Heluo area in the Central Plains, and is surrounded by enemies. He needs to be cautious in his expansion of the territory, and he must have a strategy and a trade-off.Zhu Quanzhong has a subjective layout and is also restricted by the external environment for "first south and then north" or "first north and then south". After the "Three Zhu" war in the early years, Zhu Quanzhong wanted to annex Huainan in one go, but he didn't expect that Yang Xingmi, who had just risen, was much more difficult to deal with than the old warlord Shi Pu.The plan to conquer Huainan was repeatedly frustrated.

Later, they were harassed by Li Hanzhi in the Zelu region in the northwest.Li Hanzhi got Li Keyong's backing, forcing Zhu Quanzhong to take seriously the competition for the Zelu war zone, and then expanded to an all-out war with Li Keyong. The successive decline of Chengde, Weibo, and Lulong in the three towns of Heshuo, an old warlord, created opportunities for Zhu Quanzhong to defeat them one by one.This enabled Zhu Liang to expand the territory north of the Yellow River while weakening Li Keyong. It can be said that Zhu Quanzhong's strategic focus has shifted from the south to the north along with the turmoil in the external environment.Zhu Quanzhong wanted to fight quickly in the north so that he could spare energy to deal with Huaiyang in the south.

There are many reasons why Zhu Quanzhong wanted to make a quick decision in the north.Zhu Quanzhong is old, suffering from illnesses for the past few years, his physical condition is deteriorating day by day, and he feels the urgency that the days to come are numbered.Li Keyong's death is a major blow to Hedong and a great benefit to Zhu Liang. Zhu Quanzhong must cherish and seize this opportunity he has been waiting for for decades.Li Cunxu is young and heroic, so that Zhu Quanzhong has the pressure to be feared by his younger generations. He wants to destroy Li Cunxu before his wings are full.After Zhu Quanzhong became emperor, internal conflicts in the Liang Empire were brewing, fermenting, dividing and intensifying. People's livelihood, military and political struggles were entangled in Zhu Quanzhong's mind like a mess. He urgently needed a relatively stable environment to straighten out and resolve.Therefore, Zhu Quanzhong regards the war against Zhao as a decisive battle to pacify Hebei and even Hedong, which is related to the fate and strategic direction of the Liang Empire.

Before Liang Jun left the army, Zhu Quanzhong gave a face-to-face instruction to general Wang Jingren.Zhu Quanzhong was sitting on a high dragon chair, his left hand was tightly gripped by the armrest of the dragon chair with exposed joints and covered with blue veins, his right hand was pressed on his right knee, his thick eyebrows were tightly squeezed together, a pair of breathtaking Looking at several lieutenant generals such as the chief general Wang Jingren and Li Si'an, the gray but still thick and stiff beards covered the lower half of their cheeks.Wang Jingren and the others stood in the center of the hall with their hands down, their armor bright and full of spirit, looking up at the emperor, holding their breath and waiting for the will.

Zhu Quanzhong said in a deep voice: "Zhenzhou Wang Rong is capricious, sometimes reconciles, sometimes breaks up, he does not agree with the appearance of our Daliang Empire, and flirts with Jinyang. This kind of person is vacillating, opportunistic and cunning, and is a hidden danger after all. , causing endless harm. I can't let it play in the palm of my hand, and I will suffer disaster if I sit idly by. Jingren, I will now hand over the 100,000 elite soldiers of the empire to you, and you will command the expedition. You must not disappoint my expectations. In war, only victory is allowed but not defeat. Even if Zhenzhou is an iron city, you must break it and level Hebei!"

Listening to Zhu Quanzhong's instructions, Wang Jingren and others felt that their whole bodies were covered by a huge golden bell, and the invisible pressure invaded their limbs and bones.After listening to Zhu Quanzhong's order, Wang Jingren took a step forward, clasped his fists, and swore loudly, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, even if I die in battle, I will capture Wang Rong to see you." Zhu Quanzhong glanced at the generals and nodded slightly.A trace of complicated expression flashed in his eyes, which was fleeting. Wang Jingren crossed the frozen Yellow River from Heyang, joined forces with Wei Boluo and Zhou Han, sent troops to Xingzhou and Mingzhou, and built fortifications in Baixiang.It was reasonable for Zhu Quanzhong to choose Xing Ming as the military breakthrough point. This place borders on the river east, and at the same time it is adjacent to the border of Zhao country, which is a golden triangle area.Liang Jun stationed troops here, which could not only intimidate Zhao Jun in Wushun, but also control the Hedong Jin Army.

After the Liang soldiers were dispatched, the Jin-Zhao joint defense mechanism was activated immediately. At this time, Zhu Quanzhong's main attack direction was to calm Erzhou, not Hedong.Among the three towns of Hedong, Chengde, and Yiwu, Hedong is the most powerful. Although Li Keyong is dead, he is still not Zhu Quanzhong's first choice to attack.He wants to subdue Wang Rong and Wang Chuzhi first.It turned out that Wang Rong only showed his favor to Zhu Liang because of the soft marriage policy, and the two sides were not really in the same camp.Zhu Quanzhong wanted to use force to occupy Chengde and Yiwu towns and completely bring them into Zhu Liang's territory. In this battle, the main attacker of the Jin-Zhao coalition army was the Jin army, and the Zhao army was at best an assister. Although Li Cunxu was emerging at this time, although he was a rising young monarch, he was not yet a mature politician and military strategist.After decades of fighting in Hedong, the territory has become smaller and smaller, and its strength has been greatly reduced, which is not enough to support the war for hegemony.Therefore, the alliance between Li Cunxu and Wang Rong is more for the weak to help each other and protect themselves.Although the young Jin Wang Li Cunxu was dissatisfied, although he was eager to make contributions, and although he felt good about himself, the overall situation in Hedong was still on the defensive. This time, in the face of Zhu Liang's invasion, Hedong's dispatch of troops was really forced to fight, it was a defensive counterattack. However, the impact of this battle between Jin and Liang was far-reaching. Li Cunxu, the king of Jin, sent Li Cunshen, the deputy commander of the Fan and Han soldiers and horses, to stand firm in Jinyang. Rebellious, won the battle here, and named this mountain as Zanhuang Mountain. When the county was established in the 16th year of Emperor Kaihuang of the Sui Dynasty, the mountain was called the county, and Praise Huangxian).The little Yiwu Jiedu envoy Wang Chuzhi also sent 5,000 soldiers and horses to assist the Jin army in defending against the enemy, and they were directly incorporated into the Jin army and returned to the unified command of the Jin king.After Jin Wang arrived in Zhaozhou, he joined Zhou Dewei's army in the vanguard. After a few days of stationing, the Jin Army's reconnaissance army captured a small group of Liang Jun troops. To be precise, this part of Liang Jun was not a regular army, but just handymen in charge of cooking fires.This group of handymen was ambushed and captured by the Jin army while chopping firewood in the wild.Zhou Dewei personally interrogated these Liang army miscellaneous servants to obtain some military intelligence.From the mouths of these handymen, Li Cunxu understood Zhu Quanzhong's determination and dedication to destroy Zhao.Li Cunxu knows very well that Hedong is now weak and not comparable to what it used to be, and it is very difficult to confront Zhu Liang. In order to further strengthen Wang Rong's determination to resist Liang and consolidate the Jin-Zhao alliance, Li Cunxu made full use of the intelligence value brought by these handymen.Zhu Quanzhong's declaration of destroying Zhao has a strong deterrent and intimidating effect, especially for the people of Zhao.Therefore, Li Cunxu directly escorted these handymen to Wang Rong, and asked Wang Rong to listen to the news from Liang Guo and feel the threat of Zhu Liang.Wang Rong, who was already anxious, was directly bombarded by the explosive news on his heart and blood pressure, and suddenly felt cold hands and feet.The skinny Wang Rong closed his eyes hard, shook his head, and finally regained his composure.Puffing out his thin cheeks and biting his purple lips, Wang Rong squeezed out a few words between his teeth: "Zhu Quanzhong, you and I are irreconcilable." Jin Wang Li Cunxu commanded the coalition forces of Jin, Zhen, and Ding Sanfan Towns to continue southward from Zhaozhou, and set up camp 30 miles away from Baixiang.In order to find out the truth, Li Cunxu sent general Zhou Dewei to lead 3,000 Shatuo cavalry to challenge Liang Jun's camp.Zhou Dewei's gray beard fluttered in the cold wind, and his black-maned horse kicked and roared.Zhou Dewei sent people to Liang Junyuan Gate to call for battle.But Liang Jun remained motionless, and no one responded. According to Zhu Quanzhong's instructions, Wang Jingren fought steadily, waited for work with leisure, and was not in a hurry to start a war with the Jin army. He wanted to spend time killing the fighting will and combat effectiveness of the Jin army who came from afar. Seeing that Liang Jun did not want to fight, Li Cunxu decided to put more pressure on him.He waved his troops and continued to move forward. He was still five miles away from Baixiang, and camped on the north side of a small river.Here, the two armies have seen each other's signals, and can hear the sound of horns and horses neighing.The Jin army once again sent cavalry to challenge the Liang army camp. The Shatuo cavalry brandished scimitars, galloped back and forth in front of the Liang army camp, and shot arrows into the Liang army camp. Several Liang army flags were shot to pieces.Liang Jun's camp was still as quiet as an empty camp, completely silent. It's not that Liang Jun ignored Jin Jun, and Liang Jun's coach's big tent seemed to be boiling. Wang Jingren has always ordered the military academy not to act rashly, to be prepared and not to take the initiative to fight.Over time, the spirit of the Jin army naturally faded.Moreover, the Jin army fought far away from the base in the cold weather, and it was difficult to provide logistical support, and the troops could not last long.But the yelling and cursing of Hu Qi from outside the camp came in wave after wave. How could the soldiers of Liang Jun, who had always been brave and good at fighting, bear this insult, all of them gritted their teeth and glared, eager to fight.Wang Jingren sat motionless behind the desk, as if he hadn't heard anything. Time passed by, and finally someone couldn't help it, and yelled: "His grandma, General, I'm going to kill this group of bird people!" Wang Jingren looked up, and it turned out to be the deputy general Han Qing.Wang Jingren glanced at Han Qing, then at the other generals, and the others also started shouting.Wang Jingren could only nod his head and agreed to Han Qing's request.The reason why Wang Jingren is like this is because he has no military exploits in the Liang army, and his foundation is also shallow. Without Zhu Quanzhong's order, these battle-tested generals in the Liang army would not be convinced by him at all.Therefore, Wang Jingren not only took care of the face of the Liang army veteran, but also used this to educate Han Qing and teach the Jin army a lesson.Wang Jingren understood that the Jin army was just provoking and would not have much attack power, so he was not worried that Han Qing would suffer a big loss. Han Qing led a mixed infantry and cavalry formation of more than 30,000 people, and pursued the provocative Jin army cavalry in three ways. Liang Jun's helmets are bright and armored, and the battle uniforms are gorgeous. The armor is tied with colorful silk belts, inlaid with gold and silver buttons, showing off in the sun.The Jin army saw that Liang Jun's military appearance was so domineering, and 30,000 people were killed out of hula la, covering them like a tide, and they were immediately stunned and discouraged by Liang Jun's momentum. When Zhou Dewei saw that his team was about to fight, he thought to himself, what kind of way is this? How can I be scared before the fight?Zhou Dewei said to Li Cunzhang, Li Cunzhang: "Where is Liang Jun here to fight? It's clearly a military parade. If we don't frustrate the enemy's spirit, the morale of our army will be frustrated." After discussing with Li Cunzhang, the veteran general Zhou Dewei came to the formation of the Jin army with silk reins in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, the Liang army is full of wine bags and food bags. Don't look at their bright armor and bright armor. In fact, they are strong on the outside and hard on the inside. Even tied together can't beat you alone. Those guys are wearing gold and silver, and they have a lot of money. If you catch an enemy army, you will make a fortune. This is a golden opportunity. Brothers, kill me !” After saying that, Zhou Dewei rushed towards Han Qing’s troops first, brandishing his long pole and iron crowbar. The cavalry of the Jin army is extremely lethal, especially good at lightning charges.Zhou Dewei led 1,000 pro-armies among the more than 30,000 Liang army troops, rushing from left to right, and scattered the three Liang army troops. Zhou Dewei said that the Liang army is full of wine and food, which is to encourage the Jin army.Liang Jun has also gone through hundreds of battles, so there is no such thing as a soft persimmon.The two armies fought for about half an hour, but Liang Jun was not tired.Zhou Dewei didn't dare to fight, he retreated while fighting, and after retreating across the canal, he destroyed the bridge, and then took advantage of the favorable terrain to confront Liang Jun.In this battle, the two armies suffered casualties. Because the Liang army had mostly infantry, its combat mobility was slightly worse than that of the Jin army, and the number of casualties was also higher than that of the Jin army.Because the cold water blocked Liang Jun's attack, it was difficult for Liang Jun to cross the river for a while, so he had to return to camp. The morale of the Jin army, which had achieved a small victory, was greatly boosted.Jin Wang Li Cunxu planned to fight the Liang army, so he held a military meeting to discuss the battle plan.Veteran General Zhou Dewei said calmly: "Liang's soldiers are numerous and powerful, and they came prepared. We should not underestimate their combat capabilities. I suggest finding a strong city to defend. After a stalemate for a period of time, it will not be too late to fight when Liang's army relaxes." Li Cunxu squinted at Zhou Dewei with his eyes, and said dissatisfiedly: "Why did the old general say that? We went on an expedition alone to save people in distress. How can we hesitate not to fight? Besides, our three coalition forces have not yet developed a tacit understanding. The battle should be decided quickly, otherwise it will be easy to change. It is unreasonable for you to stand still!" Seeing that Li Cunxu was a little unhappy, Zhou Dewei quickly stood up, clasped his fists, and continued to argue for his point of view respectfully and firmly: "Your Majesty, the soldiers in Zhenzhou and Yiding are skilled in defensive warfare, and holding on to the city is their strength. The cavalry of the Jin army ran for thousands of miles, and the advantages of long-distance cavalry and shooting can only be brought into play in the plains and wilderness. Although we have already pressed close to the enemy camp, the gates of the Liang bandits' village are now closed, and they are free from battle. Let's fight decisively. Our cavalry has no advantage in such a close-range battlefield. Besides, the number of beam thieves is several times that of ours, and the threat is still great. If the enemy knows our details, things will be very unfavorable to us." Zhou Dewei and Li Cunxu confronted each other tit-for-tat, disagreed, and were at a stalemate. The other generals dared not speak. They stared at each other with big eyes and small eyes.The handsome atmosphere suddenly fell into silence.Li Cunxu was obviously very angry, his chest was heaving and heaving, and he didn't speak any more with a sullen face. He turned around and walked away, hanging everyone in the big tent, and went back to the tent to rest by himself.Zhou Dewei was stubborn, he was not frightened by Li Cunxu's anger, and he was still trying to persuade Li Cunxu. Zhou Dewei thought of a person, Zhang Chengye, a highly respected Zhang Chengye, who made a decisive contribution to supporting Li Cunxu's succession. Zhang Chengye was really scheming, he could hear the rationality of Zhou Dewei's point of view. Zhou Dewei came to Zhang Chengye's big tent. As soon as he entered the door, Zhang Chengye walked up quickly, took Zhou Dewei's hands, and said enthusiastically: "Old General Zhou, I am going to look for you too. Your opinion on today's military operations It makes sense, and I agree, but we need to convince King Jin." Moved by Zhang Chengye's support and words, Zhou Dewei bowed and saluted Zhang Chengye, and said to Zhang Chengye: "Master Zhang, the success or failure of a military battle is of great importance. I am so old that I dare not hide my views. Please come forward and tell King Jin. He always respected your opinion." Zhang Chengye nodded implicitly, and said with a little hesitation: "The king of Jin has lofty ambitions and wants to fight for world supremacy as soon as possible. We must protect his aggressiveness. But this battle is no small matter. Old general, you have been in battle for a long time and have rich experience. Let's fight again." Analyze the situation in depth." Zhou Dewei stroked his beard, paced back and forth, and said, "We just won a small victory. Your Majesty was eager for success, overestimated our strength, and underestimated the enemy. Now our army is not far away from the enemy. Lilu is only separated by a river, so it has not been attacked by the Liang army for the time being. If the enemy sets up a pontoon bridge and invades, we are likely to be surrounded and wiped out." "Well, it makes sense, so what should we do?" Zhang Chengye asked. "The so-called soldiers are impermanent. The situation of war is not fixed. We can guide the situation to change in a direction that is beneficial to us. If our army retreats to Gaoyi and defends the city. Sending a small group of troops to lure the enemy out of the camp, Liang Jun is likely to be defeated. If you come to pursue them, then we will retreat into the city. When the Liang army returns without success, we will cover up and kill them. And send guerrilla cavalry to plunder the enemy's food and grass. Within a month, the enemy will be exhausted and self-defeating. "Zhou Dewei explained his point of view confidently. "Okay, then I'll go to the king." Zhang Chengye agreed with Zhou Dewei's analysis, and promised to persuade Li Cunxu. After the two reached an agreement, Zhang Chengye didn't dare to delay, and came directly to Li Cunxu's bedroom.Li Cunxu was lying on the camp bed sulking, with his hands crossed on his chest, his eyes closed, and he remained motionless.When Zhang Chengye entered the door, he coughed and said, "Where is your majesty resting?" Li Cunxu heard that Zhang Chengye had come, so he didn't answer, and continued to lie down angry.Zhang Chengye walked to the bed with a smile, gently supported Li Cunxu's arm with his hand, and said slowly: "The situation is urgent in front of the two armies. Why did your king fall asleep? Are you angry with Zhou Dewei? Actually, Zhou Dewei is me. The veteran of the army has experienced hundreds of battles and is familiar with the art of war, so there are many reasons for his opinions." Li Cunxu opened his eyes slightly, turned his head to look at Zhang Chengye, turned over and sat up, and said seriously: "I am still thinking about everyone's opinions, especially General Zhou's analysis is very targeted, let me think again. Please invite General Zhou over here, let's discuss and discuss." Zhang Chengye smiled knowingly, and motioned for King Jin's guards to invite Zhou Dewei. While Li Cunxu, Zhang Chengye, and Zhou Dewei were discussing, the Chinese army reported that a Liang Jun had been captured.According to this Liang Jun, Wang Jingren is building a floating bridge on a large scale and preparing to cross the river.After hearing this, Li Cunxu patted his forehead with his hand, and said to Zhou Dewei: "Oh, I was indeed hit by old General Zhou's suggestion. It is not too late to send an order to the three armies to set up camps and station troops in Gaoyi." The young King Jin once again demonstrated his wise and tolerant personality traits. With the effective cooperation of Jun Ming and Chen Zhong, the Jin army escaped a catastrophe and avoided a possible huge loss. In a blink of an eye, it was the first year of Zhuliang Qianhua (911 AD), and the earth was still very cold. Baixiang, a small place, usually has no food and grass for war preparations. After a long time, Liang Jun's food and grass accompanied by the army also had problems.Originally, Liang Jun used the strategy of waiting for work at ease, relying on a strong army to oppress the Jin army who was rushing away on Qingqi, but now the situation has reversed.The Jin army retreated into Gaoyi, relying on the city and town, and set it as the rear, the supply of food and grass was not very urgent.I don't know what's going on, but the supply of grain and grass in the rear of Liang Jun's rear has not been able to provide assistance.It stands to reason that Liang Jun should have prepared for such a large-scale war, and the front army and rear coordinated operations, but no evidence was found to explain why Liang Jun lacked fodder for war horses. The reason for the feed crisis is still a mystery.However, this feed crisis played a vital role in the battle between Liang and Jin. How can military horses fight without feed?In order to solve this problem, Liang Jun began to mow grass in the four fields outside the city of Baixiang.The action of Liang Jun's mowing was not smooth, and he was always attacked by Jin cavalry from time to time.Just as he bent down and didn't cut a bundle of grass, he suddenly found that his head had been cut off by a Jin army cavalry with a crescent scimitar.Liang Jun was like a chicken pecking rice and stealing food. He lowered his head to cut a scythe, and hurriedly stood up straight and looked around.If you see the Jin army coming, quickly drop the rope of the sickle and run away with your head in your arms.How to work in such an environment of high tension and fear, and how can you still mow a handful of grass?Liang Jun was so harassed by the Jin army that he dared not step out of the camp. The grass outside could not be mowed, and the forage crisis intensified. The war horse was listless from hunger, and looked pitifully at its master in a daze.In desperation, Liang Jun climbed onto the adobe roof and cut the overgrown thatch on the roof.Unexpectedly, these thatch are poisonous.Not only did it fail to alleviate the forage crisis, but it poisoned a large area of ​​war horses. At this time, Zhou Dewei led other generals Shi Jiantang and Li Siyuan led 3,000 elite cavalry to the gate of Liang Jun's camp, flaunting their might, cursing and provoking Liang Jun.After scolding for a while, the Jin army shot arrows at Liang Jun's barracks for a while, and then continued to scold.How infuriating. Liang Jun's lieutenants Li Si'an and Han Qing couldn't hold back anymore. They had had enough of the Jin army's uselessness in the past few months, and they had long been determined to fight the Jin army to the death.Li Si'an and Han Qing yelled and begged the coach Wang Jingren for orders to go out to fight.Wang Jingren also felt that sitting in a sad city like this is not an option, and it is necessary to open the situation through a head-on confrontation. Under the leadership of Wang Jingren, the one hundred thousand Liang army rushed towards the Jin army on the north side of the canal like a flood that opened the gate. Liang Jun was an angry soldier, aggressive and overwhelmed the Jin army. Zhou Dewei and Li Cunzhang retreated steadily.Seeing that the fragile glacial barrier was about to be breached by Liang Jun, Jin Wang Li Cunxu, who was watching the enemy's raid from the rear, was anxious, knowing that today he had stabbed a hornet's nest, and a fierce battle was inevitable.Li Cunxu said to Li Jianji, the commander of Kuangwei, who was beside him: "Jianji, the situation before the battle is urgent. If the Liang thieves attack the glacier, then we will be unable to resist them. You take people to support Li Cunzhang as soon as possible." Li Jianji knew that the responsibility was heavy, so he personally selected two hundred elite soldiers, all of them with big arms and round waists, armed with long guns, and swept across the area with a single swing of the big guns.Li Jianji led his men to the front of the glacier and joined the fierce battle for the bridgehead.After the Jin army's strict defense and several times of tug-of-war, Liang Jun finally slowed down the attack, and the Jin army's bridgehead was temporarily saved.Li Jianji is the godson of the dead titan Li Hanzhi, and his sturdy and brave style does have the shadow of Li Hanzhi. Although Liang Jun did not capture the bridgehead and failed to kill the glacier, the situation of the Jin army on the south bank of the glacier is still critical.At this time, both sides had invested in the main force, and the fight was indistinguishable. The sky was dark and the neighing of people and horses echoed in the wilderness.At this time, Li Cunxu couldn't sit still anymore, and stood on a high place with his hands on his hips, watching the subtle changes in the situation in front of the two armies.He knew very well that the number of the Jin army was much smaller than that of the Liang army after all, and the combat effectiveness of the Liang army was the strongest among all the feudal towns. If this continued fighting, the Jin army would soon be unable to hold on, and once defeated, it would lead to annihilation. disaster. The veins on the forehead of the young King Jin twitched violently, and he suddenly yelled: "Now the two armies are fighting fiercely, and they meet on a narrow road. Either he dies or I die. Jin Liang wins or loses in one fell swoop. The three armies will follow me. General Zhou, hold it down for me!" Stand up and come back later.” Zhou Dewei was taken aback by Li Cunxu's passionate decision, he firmly held on to the reins of Li Cunxu's war horse, raised his head and said to Li Cunxu: "Your Majesty, I don't think you can use reckless tactics to deal with Liang Jun, but use delaying tactics to drag them down. They have left the base camp for more than 30 miles, and all their troops have been put into the battlefield, and there is no response. Although the soldiers have brought dry food, they can't eat in this kind of melee. Seeing that the battle has been fought from morning to noon, Liang Jun Soon we will be too hungry to move. On the contrary, our position is close, and we can take turns to replace the soldiers to fight, which will last longer than the Liang army." Li Cunxu suddenly realized, and adopted Zhou Dewei's opinion. Seeing the sun in the sky begin to slant west after noon, this fierce battle is still endless.Liang Jun didn't dare to relax, tightened his belt and continued to fight. Although the will to fight was still there, his stomach protested.People are like iron and rice is steel. If you can't eat, you won't be able to catch up with your strength. The more Liang Jun fought, the more he lost his energy.The Jin army relied on the glacial barrier to control the battle scene near the bridgehead. The number of people does not need to be too large, as long as it can withstand the impact of the Liang army.Liang Jun's hundreds of thousands of people can't play a greater lethal effect if they can't break through the glacier.The Jin army took turns to go to Hebei to eat, and then came back to fight after they were full.What's even more exasperating is that Jin Jun, who was replaced, greeted Liang Jun before leaving, "Brother Liang Jun, I'm going back to eat first, so take your time." It's okay not to say this, after such a reminder, Liang Jun who couldn't eat was even more hungry. When Wang Jingren saw the situation, he was worried, knowing that his team would not last long.Therefore, Wang Jingren began to command the retreat in an orderly manner.Zhou Dewei, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, saw this momentary change in the battlefield. Zhou Dewei immediately shouted: "Liang Jun is about to retreat, let's charge." Zhou Dewei's voice was like a lion's roar, arousing the great fighting spirit of the Jin army.Under the leadership of Zhou Dewei, the Jin army shouted and rose up to attack.Liang Jun fought and retreated. Li Siyuan, who was fighting in the west, resorted to a strategy of suspicion, leading his subordinates to kill and shout: "The Liang army in the east has withdrawn, why are you fighting in the west!" The Liang army in the west was shouted by them. , The will to fight immediately collapsed, and they withdrew from the battlefield one after another. Zhou Dewei saw the battle situation on Li Siyuan's side from afar, so he also led the people to shout: "The Liang army in the west has surrendered, brothers in the east, run away." Suspicion, self-disturbance, running, fleeing, retreating, surrendering, dying, wounding, all of a sudden, the 100,000 Liang army was completely defeated and defeated. The Liang army was in chaos, and the Jin and Zhao coalition forces took advantage of the momentum to pursue them.However, the Jin army was still unreliable.Li Cunzhang chased and shouted: "Brother Liang Jun is also our common people. Anyone who gives up resistance and donates food and property to the Jin army will not be harmed." He discarded his armor and his belongings in order to survive.War does not believe in tears, and the battlefield has never been kind.In order to avenge Liang Jun's attack on Shenzhou, Zhao Jun showed no mercy to Liang Jun.No matter whether Liang Jun gave up resistance or not, Zhao Jun would kill them all.In an instant, rivers of blood flowed on the thirty-mile battlefield, corpses piled up like mountains, and wailing was everywhere. In this battle, Liang Jun was wiped out by 20,000 people. Under the cover of dozens of cavalry, Wang Jingren, Li Si'an and others rushed out of the battle group and narrowly escaped danger.Hearing the news of the defeat in the front, Wang Tan, the Baoyi Jiedu envoy stationed in Xingzhou, was waiting in battle, opened the city gate, collected and settled the scattered soldiers who had fallen from the front line, gave them rations, and sent them to search for the headquarters.Du Tingyin, who had previously raided Shenzhou and Jizhou, did not dare to defend them. After burning, killing and looting, he abandoned the city and fled.Liang Jun was defeated by the Jin army with less and suffered heavy losses. This was a blockbuster news, and the Hebei area was shocked.Chengde, Yiwu, Hedong and other feudal towns rejoiced, while Zhu Liang's whole country was depressed, especially the frontier town of Hebei Province, which immediately fell into a state of high tension and panic. This is a war that Zhu Quanzhong placed high expectations on. Zhu Liang originally planned to rewrite the territory of Hebei through this war, pacify Heshuo, and add strategic achievements to the unification of the world.Unexpectedly, not only was it useless, but it was victimized.This important battle failed, but what is surprising is that Zhu Quanzhong, who has always been in charge of the army with clear rewards and punishments, did not punish Wang Jingren severely.Moreover, when summing up the reasons for the failure of this war later, Zhu Quanzhong took the initiative to excuse Wang Jingren, thinking that Li Si'an and others refused to accept Wang Jingren's restraint, and the Jin army had an opportunity to take advantage of the light war.It is estimated that Zhu Quanzhong still cherishes Wang Jingren's talent, especially his ability to manage the navy. The purpose of preserving Wang Jingren is to pave the way for the future attack on Huainan.However, there is one thing that Zhu Quanzhong may not have thought that Wang Jingren is talented in water warfare, and may not be familiar with the characteristics of Hebei warfare.Therefore, Wang Jingren was appointed as the commander of the military expedition to Hebei this time, which was a new attempt by Zhu Quanzhong after he changed his commander many times in the previous battle of Jiazhai.Pang Shigu, Ge Congzhou, Ding Hui, Shi Shucong, Liu Zhijun, Kang Huaizhen and other Zhu Liang generals withered one by one. There were really no heavyweight generals available. Zhu Quanzhong had to recruit and train new people, and Wang Jingren became the only one available. . Zhu Quanzhong was not reconciled. Zhu Quanzhong is not a person who gives up easily. Zhu Quanzhong is not a person who is willing to let go. Under the situation of internal and external coercion, Zhu Quanzhong had to face Hebei again. Zhu Quanzhong urgently needs to save Hebei's defeat in the limited days. Zhu Quanzhong firmly believed that he could win the Hebei War. Zhu Quanzhong is eager for a decent victory.