Chapter 15 8. Battle on the Yellow River

The more Li Cunxu wanted to defeat Zhu Liang, he was looking for an opportunity to fight to stabilize the country, but things in the world are often unexpected, and nine out of ten people are not happy.This is the reason why the situation is stronger than people.In any case, Li Cunxu never expected that since the accidental capture of Weizhou, it would take eight years to win the battle between Jin and Liang. The Jin and Liang sides fought for seven or eight years in the north of the Yellow River.During these seven or eight years, the Hedong Jin Kingdom gradually changed from weak to strong under the leadership of Li Cunxu, while the Kaifeng Zhuliang Empire changed from strong to weak under the leadership of Zhu Youzhen. Although this process was long, the trend was set.

In this protracted war, the Jin State persevered in its attack, and the Liang Empire resisted desperately. The time for the decisive battle has finally arrived. The location of the decisive battle was historically chosen on the Yellow River. The decisive battle is composed of a series of battles that can shock the history of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign wars. Both offensive and defensive sides paid a tragic price. What is embarrassing in this decisive battle is not only the duel of military strategy and bravery, but also the profound contest of political, economic and social elements.

The first battle was Li Cunxu's capture of Yangliu Ferry in the winter of 917 AD.We have explained this battle in the previous section, so I won't repeat it here. After the veteran Liu Po ​​withdrew from Liyang, the next fortress that Jin and Liang fought for was Yang Liu.Unexpectedly, the newly replaced Liang Jun coach He Gui also lost, and Yang Liu easily lost. Yangliu is an important ferry for the Zhuliang Empire along the northeast of the Yellow River.If Yang and Liu fall, the Zhuliang Empire will be isolated in the prefectures and counties of Shandong and Hebei, facing a helpless situation.And the enemy's occupation of Yangliu means that they can drive straight into Henan.Bianliang, Kaifeng, the capital of the Liang Empire, was on the bank of the Yellow River. Its natural danger was the Yellow River, and there was no other danger to defend. The fall of Yang and Liu posed a fatal threat to Kaifeng.

Yang and Liu fell, and Bianliang was in danger. The Zhuliang Empire was shocked from top to bottom. Embarrassed, Zhu Youzhen gave up the Nanjiao Grand Ceremony, ran back to the capital in a hurry to organize resistance, and determined to take back Yangliu Fortress. After this farce of sacrificial offerings in the southern suburbs, the political shortcomings of the Zhuliang Empire were fully exposed.Jing Xiang, the founding father of the state, once again made a suggestion to Liang Emperor Zhu Youzhen: "The country has been defeated repeatedly in recent years, and its territory has become smaller and smaller. Your Majesty, you have lived in the palace all year round and are not familiar with the outside world. I can discuss with you about military affairs. The big things are just some close companions and readers, so how can they plan strategies and measure the enemy's situation! The first emperor had just conquered Hebei and led the northern expedition with tigers and wolves. Even so, he did not win a big victory. It can be seen that the army The difficulty of doing things.

Now that a powerful enemy is approaching Yunzhou, your Majesty, you must not be careless.I heard that in the ten years since Li Yazi (Li Cunxu) succeeded to the throne, every time he sieges a city in a field battle, he has always taken the lead and put on a strong and persistent soldier.In the recent battle between Yang and Liu, he personally paved the road with firewood on his back, took the lead, boosted morale, and won the first battle.Your Majesty, you are elegant and good at writing, you don't like fighting in battle, you always stay at home, but you only send people like He Gui to fight against the enemy.You expect them to defeat Li Cunxu, but I think there is no hope.Your Majesty, you should brainstorm and discuss a complete strategy.Otherwise, disaster is not far away.Although I am stupid and old, I am deeply favored by the country. If Your Majesty really can't find any talents that can be used, I am willing to serve in the former enemy. "

Jingxiang's words can be said to be the cuckoo's cry of blood and the old ape's wail, hitting the nail on the head, every sentence is heartfelt, and it hits the nail on the back of the Jin-Liang war.The state of Jin is the lord of heroes and warriors, who strives hard to rule and is aggressive.And Liang Guo has a weak leader, and he is not good at gathering strength, so he just gets by.The fate of the two countries will naturally be very different. Only when there are good ministers and wise rulers can productivity be created.There are only good ministers, no Mingjun, just a night pearl buried in dung, useless.

Jingxiang's memorial was handed over to Liang Emperor Zhu Youzhen. Zhu Youzhen didn't understand it, but Zhao Yan and others did.These short-sighted political speculators don't want Jingxiang to be reused, and they don't want the emperor to reuse to expand other political forces. It is best for the emperor to be played by Zhao and Zhang's generation.Therefore, Zhao Yan slandered Jingxiang as complaining, expressing his dissatisfaction with the court and the emperor, with bad intentions.This Zhu Youzhen originally trusted Zhao Yan and his brother-in-law Zhang, so how could he accept Jing Xiang's opinion.

It's a pity, Jingxiang, at this time, he is no longer the number one official of the Liang Empire with all the power.After several times of political turmoil, Jingxiang has long been excluded from the ranks of real power, and he has no way to serve the country in his heart. In February 918 AD, the Liang Empire sent Xie Yanzhang as the main general, leading 50,000 horses to capture Yang and Liu. After Xie Yanzhang led his army to Yangliu, he built a new camp ten miles away from the ferry as a barrier for the troops, and then dug the Yellow River embankment to release the flood that spread for dozens of miles to stop the Jin army.

In June, Li Cunxu came from Weizhou to the front line of Yangliu to comfort the army.During this period, Li Cunxu carried out in-depth investigation work. Li Cunxu was born entirely for war, a natural military prodigy, and has an amazing intuition for war and battlefield situations.Every nerve of his is keenly connected with the blood of war, he can catch the changes of every small war factor, and he can make decisions quickly and confidently.He's the perfect war machine. He personally took a small wooden boat to the Yellow River to survey the terrain and water regime.The turbid, rippling waters have flooded farmland and villages on the south bank of the Yellow River.The accompanying generals looked worried at the endless river.Everyone knows the power of the Yellow River. The Yellow River is one of the most ferocious rivers in the world. If you fall into the Yellow River, you will be at the gate of hell.The flood has been in front of us for several months, and everyone can do nothing but look at the water and sigh.The most feared thing in war in the cold weapon era is water and fire, and water and fire are merciless.

Sitting at the bow of the boat, Li Cunxu is checking the terrain while the audience will report on the situation.The river swirled around the ship's side, and the reeds heaved and swayed with the hot summer wind.Li Cunxu asked for a long spear from the accompanying soldiers, and he plunged the long spear into the water to measure the depth of the water. With the red tassel of the spear submerging into the water, Bai Mu's gun barrel gradually submerged, and Li Cunxu's hand also submerged.Suddenly, Li Cunxu looked up to the sky and burst out laughing.The generals looked at King Jin in surprise, not knowing what happened.

Li Cunxu turned his head and said to everyone: "The river is not too deep, it only reaches the top of the gun barrel, less than five feet. It seems that Xie Yanzhang's purpose of breaking the river is just a tactic to delay the army, using the power of the river to hinder our army and delay time. The lone army will collapse after a long period of time. There is no need to be afraid of such a river, and it is completely possible to wade across and storm the enemy's stronghold. What can I do!" The generals in Hedong looked at each other in blank dismay, doubting Li Cunxu's words. Li Cunxu returned to the camp, beat drums to raise tents, ordered soldiers and horses from all walks of life, and ordered to cross the river tomorrow to attack. The next day, Li Cunxu personally led the guard troops and waded across the river in front, followed by other troops.The yellow water of the river is shining with sunlight, which makes people dizzy when they look at it, let alone crossing the river, people's legs are weak when standing in the water.Li Cunxu ordered the Jin army to form a horizontal team, arm in arm shoulder to shoulder, and support each other with long spears across their chests, so that the rushing river would not easily wash away or overwhelm people.It was God's help. When the Jin army entered the river to cross the river, the river gradually receded, and the actual water depth was only knee-deep. When Xie Yanzhang saw the Jin army coming, he didn't dare to be careless, so he led the Liang army to stand guard on the south bank of the river.The two armies of Jin and Liang soon engaged in hand-to-hand combat, and fierce hand-to-hand combat took place.Li Cunxu rushed to the front with a spear in his hand, waving it like an autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves, and Liang Jun fell to the ground.Since the Jin army was attacking on its back and standing in the mire, its combat effectiveness was greatly reduced.Liang Jun quickly gained the upper hand, suppressing the Jin Army and retreating to the river. When the Jin army retreated to the middle of the river, they could no longer retreat, because the follow-up troops had already entered the water, and if they retreated again, they would be in danger of colliding with each other.At this time, the river began to rise again. At the critical moment, the main force of the Jin army, under Li Cunxu's roar, revived their morale, waved their flags and shouted, drums and horns to fight back.The Jin army's Jedi counterattack also showed a strong combat effectiveness, screaming and fighting Liang Jun to the death. It's really frightening to die.Jin Jun played his life, but Liang Jun couldn't bear it anymore.Liang Jun was forced to retreat a little, hoping to land again in order to regain the geographical advantage and wipe out the enemy.But the power of the army, the power of the army, is the momentum.As soon as Liang Jun retreated, the Jin army took advantage of the momentum to attack aggressively, without giving Liang Jun a chance to breathe.Liang Jun was defeated, with countless casualties. The corpses floated all over the river, and the blood stained the river red.Xie Yanzhang escaped with a narrow escape. After Yang and Liu, the Jin army captured four camps on the south bank of the Yellow River. This defeat of Xie Yanzhang greatly boosted the morale of the Jin army. Li Cunxu was determined to win or lose in a single battle. He mobilized various troops to fight a big battle. Autumn and August of 918 AD. The autumn is high and the air is crisp, the grass grows and the horses are fat. Farming harvests, and the grain returns to the warehouse. It is a good time to use troops. Li Cunxu organized a grand military parade in Weizhou. This grand, really big.What kind of Dafa?I have to use the method of comparison to describe it. In the hundreds of years since Li Shimin, there has been almost no military parade of such a grand scale. In order to defeat Zhu Liang, Li Cunxu recruited elite soldiers and horses from various towns in Hedong, allied with the nomads in the north and Wu and Yue in the south. It can be said that he united the most extensive forces in the world and established a united front against Liang. On August 14th, under the city of Weizhou. Thirteen vassals and towns of Jin, including Hedong, Weibo, Youzhou, Cangzhou, Zhending Erzhou, Xingming Erzhou, Linzhou, Desheng, Yunzhou, Shuozhou, etc., and Li Cunxu borrowed Xi, Khitan, Shiwei, and Tuyuhun had more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, with a total of 500,000 infantry and cavalry, which is said to be one million.The envoy of Wu Guoguo brought a covenant to send troops to fight, and other vassal states also sent missions to observe and emulate. On the open plains dozens of miles away, soldiers and horses from all walks of life formed a square formation, flags of various colors swayed in the blue sky, and various nationalities wore military uniforms to reflect each other. On the mountain, twenty cannons were fired to resound through the sky, eagles gathered their wings and stopped on the top of the mountain, and tigers and wolves avoided and hid in the jungle. Li Cunxu stood at the top of Weizhou City, holding his sword in his hand, looking into the distance, and announced loudly: "Since God blessed, the royal family has died. Zhu Liang usurped and harmed one side. I would like to follow the legacy of the king, and let the wind and rain last for ten years." , Swear to punish false rebels. Today, the army and the people will work together, Zhu Liang will be poor every day, and we will finish our work in one battle, and we will smash the bandits!" Shouts thundered in the city. Li Cunxu ordered people to sacrifice pigs, cattle and sheep to heaven and earth, and vowed to be strong. Even if Liang Emperor Zhu Youzhen didn't read books or newspapers, and couldn't browse the Internet, news of such a large-scale movement by the Jin army had already spread to Bianliang.The great momentum of the Jin army was undoubtedly a heavy publicity and public opinion blow to the Zhuliang Empire.Zhu Youzhen used to talk less, but now she is even more depressed. She even eats and sleeps less, but her dark circles under her eyes have increased a lot. The Jin army assembled and marched southward, marching into Majiadu, intending to cross the river and smash Kaifeng Bianliang.On the Liang side, under the leadership of the coach He Gui and the deputy Xie Yanzhang, they stationed troops in Xingtai Village north of Puzhou.Liang Jun knew that the Jin army's vigor was in full swing, so he stuck to the camp and did not take the initiative to fight. The two armies of Jin and Liang stayed at each other without fighting, and Li Cunxu was very anxious as the days passed.He wanted to take people to Liangying to challenge him several times, but he was persuaded.Li Cunxu is young and energetic, and prides himself on his bravery, which is very similar to his father Li Keyong.Li Cunxu has a strong desire to express himself, and he likes to be the king of adventure. He often takes the lead and charges forward.But as a coach, always going into such a dangerous situation is indeed worrying enough.Therefore, his old friends Zhao Wangrong and Yiwu Wang Chuzhi wrote to him, persuading him: "Millions of soldiers and civilians rely on you to lead the way forward, and Li Tang Zhongxing also depends on the king. How can you take rash risks again and again!" After reading the letter, Li Cunxu smiled freely and said, "Peace the world can only be achieved after many battles. How can you live in the back house and enjoy the blessings?" Li Cunxu did not listen to advice at all. In the current words, he has star genes , like the pursuit of star effect.What is the star effect?Just love present, love SHOW. One day, Li Cunxu couldn't bear it anymore, and led a group of pro-army out of the camp to go to the front.Coincidentally, Li Cunshen, the deputy commander of the Fanhan Mabu capital, saw it.Li Cunshen knew that the master of the adventure king was going to take risks again, so he ran over and grabbed the reins of Li Cunxu's horse, and persuaded him bitterly: "Your Majesty, you should think about the world and take care of yourself. Try to do it, this is not something that the king should do in person!" Li Cunshen was the direct commander of the army's operations, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses had to obey his orders.Although Li Cunxu is the supreme coach, according to his daily duties, he cannot violate military regulations casually.Helpless, Li Cunxu had no choice but to pull his horse back to camp. But Li Cunxu didn't give up. He hid in the tent and raised the curtain to observe outside.He saw that when Li Cunshen was not around, he led hundreds of guards and galloped out of the gate.While speeding, Li Cunxu said to the people around him: "This old man Li Cunshen makes a fuss and keeps me in the way." Li Cunxu's small army rushed directly to the gate of Liang Jun's camp, and challenged them brazenly.Xie Yanzhang was mature and prudent, and ambushed five thousand elite cavalry on the side of the embankment, waiting for Li Cunxu to approach and enter the ambush circle.Li Cunxu rode fast, only a dozen or so guards could keep up, and the other guards fell far behind.Li Cunxu leaped onto the embankment and was about to shout, "My king is here!" Before he could say it, the Liang army ambushed and surrounded Li Cunxu. Five thousand people surrounded by a dozen people, what a scene.Jinjun is simply a few sesame seeds in the center of a big flower roll.Liang Jun knew that Li Cunxu was trapped today, and this is a good opportunity to make great contributions.All the generals of Liang Jun fought bravely to be the first, and surrounded Li Cunxu with more than a dozen floors, screaming and screaming, making it impossible to escape. A fierce battle to the death and melee suppression with serious disparity in strength began. Li Cunxu swung the ten-foot-long Panlong golden gun, and charged left and right to kill.The big gun swung like a wheel, forming a copper wall and an iron wall, blocking all kinds of weapons that Liang Jun smashed, stabbed, hacked, and shot like raindrops. Although Li Cunxu was very lethal, Liang Jun swarmed towards Li Cunxu like iron nails attracted by a powerful magnet.Capture the thief first and capture the king first.Whoever captures Li Cunxu will be the number one hero of the Liang Empire, and he will be named a marquis forever!The sound of shouting and killing, the sound of weapons clashing, the neighing of horses, and the sound of the wind mixed together. Sweat, blood, and mud splashed everywhere. Broken armor, broken weapons, broken limbs, and broken banners piled up like mountains. Li Cunxu knew that today was indeed reckless, and that he had encountered huge troubles, and his fame for the rest of his life might be ruined.He gritted his teeth and fought hard.At this time, Zheng's clothes were already stained with blood, and he couldn't tell which was his blood and which was the enemy's blood. The horse was sweating all over, and his nostrils were spraying rough air.More than a dozen guards around Li Cunxu were dead or wounded, and only Li Shaorong (that is, Yuan Xingqin) was still fighting.Li Cunxu and Li Shaorong fought back to back against Liang Jun.Both of them muttered a sentence in their hearts: "Why haven't the reinforcements come yet?" Just when Li Cunxu and Li Shaorong were getting exhausted, hundreds of Jin cavalry who were left behind by Li Cunxu rushed up and joined the battle from the periphery.They knew that as long as they could tear open a hole in Liang Jun, there would be hope for the protagonist Li Cunxu to be saved.Not only Jin Jun understands this truth, but Liang Jun also understands it.Therefore, the Liang army was divided into two teams, one team intercepted the later Jin army, and the other continued to kill Li Cunxu and Li Shaorong. The battle lasted for about half an hour. Although the corpses were strewn all over the field, the battle was still going on.The Jin army was anxious, and asked silently whether anyone in the camp saw King Jin come out, and quickly sent someone to meet him.Liang Jun also muttered silently, how can these Jin troops fight so well?Why can't you beat him to death! At this extremely tense moment, Li Cunshen led an army to rescue Li Cunxu.Liang Jun's offensive was disturbed and he retreated slightly.Li Cunxu took advantage of the gap that was not allowed here, jumped on his horse and flew out into the air, rushing out of the encirclement of Liang Jun.The Jin army dared not love to fight, Li Cunshen protected Li Cunxu and fought while retreating, and Li Shaorong led the rear.Although he saw Li Cunxu fleeing away, because Liang Jun also suffered heavy casualties, Liang Jun did not dare to rush in to catch up. After returning to Daying, Li Cunxu wiped the muddy blood and sweat all over his face, and said with lingering fear: "Li Cunshen is right. It is for the sake of the lonely king. I should not go to war lightly. I almost had a big accident." Li Cunshen shook his head and said nothing. If it is said that Li Cunxu's adventure did not cause larger-scale actual losses other than a certain spiritual loss to the Jin army, then the next reckless and belligerent action would be a heavy blow to the Jin army. In December 918 AD, the sky was cold and the Yellow River was frozen. Jin Wang Li Cunxu received good news that Liang Jiang He Gui assassinated his colleague Xie Yanzhang. Why did Liang Jun's chief and deputy coaches turn their backs? He Gui has good military combat ability, he can be said to be a general who can fight.But He Gui has a fatal flaw, this person is narrow-minded, that is, narrow-minded.Everyone can't ignore this narrow-minded character element.There are many people with this kind of personality. If it is in ordinary life and work, everyone can't feel it, or don't feel any harm.However, if this kind of psychology or personality breaks out in the face of major interests, its lethality is unimaginable. He Gui's small-minded jealousy broke out in Xie Yanzhang.He Gui is good at commanding infantry to fight, Xie Yanzhang is good at commanding cavalry to fight, and the two have their own strengths.Under the environment of frequent foreign aggression in the Liang Empire, the characteristics of He Gui and Xie Yanzhang were highly generalized and exaggerated by public opinion. He Gui was known as "He Da Dao", and Xie Yanzhang was known as "Xie Knight".He Gui is very famous, but he can't tolerate others being as famous as him.So jealousy and hatred accumulated in He Gui's narrow heart, waiting for an opportunity to explode. He Gui is belligerent, while Xie Yanzhang is more mature and prudent, and the two often disagree.He Gui used this to slander Liang Emperor Zhu Youzhen, accusing Xie Yanzhang of deliberately avoiding the war and colluding with the Jin army.In this way, things got bigger.After He Gui obtained the emperor's tendentious support, he took the opportunity of holding a banquet to reward the soldiers, ambushed the swordsmen, and assassinated the deputy commander Xie Yanzhang and the two cavalry generals in one fell swoop.The Liang Empire's negligence in employing personnel directly led to internal strife among senior generals, self-destructed the Great Wall, and abolished the main force of the cavalry. He Gui assassinated Xie Yanzhang, which was a huge benefit to the Jin army, and it was like a big pie falling on the Jin army.Li Cunxu immediately decided to gather 100,000 main forces to march directly to Bianliang, Kaifeng. Li Cunxu's march this time was for the purpose of winning, and he made seemingly sufficient preparations.He sent all the old, weak, sick and disabled back to Weizhou, leaving behind the elite troops, set up camp, and went straight to Bianliang to kill.Liang Jun also obtained information immediately, knowing that the Jin army camp was moving.Two strong confrontation, watching each other quietly, is not timid, but waiting for the opponent's flaws.He Gui learned that the main force of the Jin army was moving, and this was a good opportunity for a surprise attack. On the African savannah, lions hunt, not directly attacking adult wildebeest or bison, but hunting juvenile or weak individuals.The same is true of fighting. He Guishuai's 100,000 Liang troops rushed westward, ready to intercept and kill the old and weak Jin troops returning to Weizhou. The morning of December 23rd. Hu Liupo. Misty. The Jin and Liang armies encountered each other. Li Cunxu had just had breakfast when the sentry came to report: "The main force of the Bian army is coming towards us." Li Cunxu was taken aback for a moment, and then he looked happy, and said, "It's just in time." Li Cunxu asked the generals to be found, and he asked Zhou Dewei, the commander-in-chief of the Fanhan Horse Infantry Army: "Old General Zhou, how is our army preparing for war?" Veteran General Zhou Dewei's beard and hair were all white, his face was riddled with grooves, and the traces of the years deeply engraved the imprint of the army.Hearing King Jin's inquiry, Zhou Dewei took a step forward and replied: "The bandit army has come all the way, but they haven't set up their camp yet. The defense of our military camp is already solid, and there should be no problem with the defense." Li Cunxu raised his head and said, "I have been fighting day and night with the enemy army, but now they are coming to our door. Moreover, Xie Yanzhang was assassinated by He Gui, and the enemy's internal feelings are fluctuating. This is a good opportunity for us to launch an attack." Seeing that Li Cunxu was eager to fight, Zhou Dewei persuaded him worriedly: "Your Majesty, although Xie Yanzhang is dead, the main force of the bandit army is basically preserved. Our army is far away from the rear and deep into the enemy's territory, so we must not act rashly. This place is not far from Bianliang, Kaifeng, and the trapped beasts are still fighting. It is human nature to care about our home country. If we press too hard, I am afraid that the bandit army will fight to the death. If there is no special strategy, we will not be sure of winning if we fight hard." Li Cunxu frowned, turned his head and glanced at the generals, and asked, "Then what do you think should be done?" It was obvious that King Jin was already showing displeasure. All the generals looked at each other in blank dismay, and no one dared to say anything. Zhou Dewei was silent for a moment, and couldn't help but said: "In the opinion of the veteran, Your Majesty, you are in the middle of the camp to command, and I will lead the cavalry to attack the Liang army, so that they can't rest, and it is difficult for them to set up camp. When night falls, the enemy will not be able to set up camp." We can't cook, so we must be anxious. At that time, we will attack with all our strength. The enemy can be broken." It should be said that Zhou Dewei has experienced the battlefield and is familiar with the situation of the army. His opinions are more reliable and feasible.But Li Cunxu was eager to fight, and waved his hand to reject Zhou Dewei's opinion: "I have always wanted to fight Liang Jun to the death. Now that the enemy is close at hand, we shut ourselves up and do not fight. This is not the true nature of a man!" Regardless of other people's opinions, Li Cunxu directly led the army to fight against the enemy.The main composition of the Jin army at this time was that Li Cunxu and Li Cunshen led the Hedong and Wei Bo armies in the center, veteran Zhou Dewei led the Youzhou army in the west, and Fu Xi led the Pingding coalition army in the east.On the opposite side, He Gui's 100,000 troops were already lined up, stretching for tens of miles. With a roar from Li Cunxu, the 100,000 Jin army rushed towards the 100,000 Liang army.Liang Jun originally came here for a battle, and without fear, he waved his flag and weapons and rushed towards the Jin army's position.When the two armies met, it was like two huge waves colliding together, releasing earth-shattering energy. Soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals, scallions dipped in miso.Hundreds of thousands of horses and horses fought together in the vast permafrost wilderness for tens of miles.Li Cunxu jumped on his horse and raised his gun, and went straight to He Gui to kill him.He Gui and his lieutenant Wang Yanzhang also rushed up to fight with their weapons.The commanders of the two armies are like two whirlpools lingering together, fighting and fighting, stirring up the entire battle situation.The other military formations are like small galaxies in a large galaxies, grouped into teams, fighting against each other. He Gui Wang Yanzhang was not Li Cunxu's opponent. After more than a dozen rounds, He Gui Wang Yanzhang was defeated and was forced to withdraw from the battle. This is a great opportunity for the Jin army to cover up and kill the Liang army.The commander-in-chief of the Liang army withdrew, and the Jin army took the opportunity to cover up and kill them. They could take advantage of the situation to defeat the Liang army, and victory was within easy reach.Li Cunxu was about to wave the command flag and command the army to charge, but when he looked back, he broke out in a cold sweat. Although the coach of the Liang army can't beat the coach of the Jin army, the soldiers of the Liang army are no worse than the soldiers of the Jin army.This may be the reason why Liang Jun put up a long snake formation.The Liang army on the west side rushed into the Jin army's position, which was the Jin army's food and supply troops.These troops were not good at hand-to-hand combat, and those who were rushed by Liang Jun fled in all directions. The Jin army's grain and grass army ran and stumbled into Zhou Dewei's Youzhou army formation, and smashed the Youzhou army to pieces.No matter how Zhou Dewei commanded and dispatched, the troops were completely messed up and lost their ability to fight.Among the chaos, Zhou Dewei and his son struggled hard.It seemed that everything around the battlefield had frozen, only Zhou Dewei's old body and the lonely figures of his sons.They were eagerly searching for their own troops and reinforcements, but none of the reinforcements came, only the open and hidden arrows of the enemy.In the end, Zhou's father and son were killed by Liang Jun in despair. Li Cunxu saw that his powerful minister was in a tight siege, and watched him sacrifice, but he was powerless.Li Cunxu's liver and gallbladder were about to burst, and his eyes turned red.In desperation, Li Cunxu looked around the terrain of the battlefield and found a hill not far away.He immediately decided to occupy the dirt hill to gain a commanding advantage.However, when the Jin army rushed to the front of the earth mountain, tens of thousands of Liang soldiers had already occupied the earth mountain first.Although the commander-in-chief of Liang Jun withdrew from the battle, the remaining tens of thousands of Liang Jun had an orderly lineup, and the army was still strong, which showed the demeanor of a military power. Li Cunxu stared angrily at the earth mountain, and ordered: "Today's battle, the one who occupies the earth mountain wins. Since the bandit army has already occupied the earth mountain, I and your cavalry will take it!" After finishing speaking, Li Cunxu urged the horse to charge to the top of the earth mountain , Li Shaorong and the guards of Yinqiang Xiaojie followed closely. On the earth mountain, the Liang army was condescending, firing their bows and arrows.Arrows rained down on Li Cunxu and the Jin army.The Jin army fell to the ground one after another.Li Cunxu brandished his golden gun to dial the eagle feather arrow, and leaned over to charge.The cavalry of the Jin Army took advantage of the lightning shock and quickly rushed to the top of the mountain.After several tug-of-wars between the two sides, Liang Jun was forced to abandon the earth hill. Although Liang Jun lost the Tushan, he still insisted on fighting, formed an array on the west side of the Tushan, regrouped, and prepared to fight.By this time, the battle had been fought for a day.The sun is setting.A general of the Jin army said: "The main force of our army has not caught up. It is better to withdraw the troops and return to the camp and fight again tomorrow." But the general Yan Bao disagreed. Defeated and fleeing, the enemy's mind is unstable. At this time, we must persist in fighting and show off.Li Cunxu adopted his opinion. The front of the Jin army was centered by the Yinqiang Xiaojie cavalry, Yan Baojun on the left, and Li Sizhao's cavalry on the north side, launching a fan-shaped attack on the Liang army.Liang Jun also fought to the death without retreating.The two sides fought again under the earth hill.When the battle was inextricable, the Jin army sent out a part of its troops to drag firewood under the earth mountain, danced to raise dust all over the sky, waved flags and shouted, resorting to suspicious tactics.Liang Jun saw the dust and smoke against the setting sun. He didn't know how many troops there were in the Jin army. He thought he was caught in an ambush by the Jin army.The Jin army occupied Puyang. As night falls, the battle is over. The Jin army narrowly won, but the Liang army narrowly lost. The Jin army lost two-thirds, and the Liang army lost two-thirds. In this battle, Jin army general Zhou Dewei and several sons died in battle, and Wei Bo Jiedu's deputy envoy Wang Yan died in battle. Li Cunxu was heartbroken for the loss of Zhou Dewei, and wept bitterly for it.He deeply regretted that he did not listen to Zhou Dewei's advice and underestimated the enemy rashly, so that the Jin army paid a heavy price. Another thing happened in this battle, which had a far-reaching impact. When Li Cunxu attacked Tushan, his troops were separated, including Li Siyuan's troops.Li Siyuan couldn't find Li Cunxu's central army, and the Jin army suffered a big loss, and it was said that the Jin king had withdrawn from the battle and crossed the Yellow River north.Li Siyuan also hurried north across the Yellow River, intending to find Li Cunxu.Li Siyuan's son Li Congke and Li Siyuan were also separated, but Li Congke first found Li Cunxu during the Battle of Tushan, and closely covered Li Cunxu in the battle.Later Li Siyuan got the exact information and immediately rushed back to Puyang to join Li Cunxu. Li Cunxu was deeply dissatisfied with Li Siyuan's absence when he was in crisis. He scolded Li Siyuan and said, "Do you think I'm dead?" Li Siyuan hurriedly kowtowed to apologize.Since Li Congke has been following Li Cunxu closely, it can be considered that Li Siyuan's subordinates have made some contributions.In view of this face, Li Cunxu did not punish Li Siyuan.But since then, Li Cunxu has become suspicious of Li Siyuan. In this battle of the Yellow River, from a purely military point of view, the Liang Empire is not weak, and Zhu Liang's military power is still strong.But the problem lies in the strategic deployment.First of all, Zhu Liang used improper personnel. He Gui killed Xie Yanzhang among himself, which weakened the combat effectiveness of Liang Jun.In addition, the resistance organized by the Liang Empire only focused on military operations, without the political and economic guarantee in the rear, and did not make other alliances with other feudal towns, so that they were isolated. The Yellow River fell, Kaifeng Bianliang was exposed to the Jin army like meat on the chopping board. Just when Li Cunxu took advantage of the victory and was about to sweep Zhuliang and take Bianliang in Kaifeng, there was another problem in the rear of Hebei, and it was a big problem.