Chapter 6 2. The Battle of the Three Zhus (Part 1)

Zhu Quanzhong is very gentle sometimes, that is before he makes a knife.Zhu Quanzhong, who raised the butcher's knife, was never soft.Zhu Quanzhong's gentle knife to Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin's brothers not only severed the precious alliance, but also opened up a new battlefield for world hegemony.But this cup of "Sanzhu Oral Liquid" is really hard to swallow. Everyone can't help but wonder, didn't the brothers Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin save Zhu Quanzhong, and just joined forces to defeat Qin Zongquan?Why did Zhu Quanzhong have a dispute with the Zhu Xuan brothers? Things are complicated and complicated, but simple and simple.

Although the Zhu Xuan brothers owe Zhu Quanzhong a kindness, Zhu Quanzhong also deeply feels and understands this.Is there anything more touching than saving lives?Zhao Ji was grateful for Zhu Quanzhong's life-saving grace, and devoted himself to repaying it with all his strength.What a good example of gratitude!But there is only one Zhao Ji in the whole world.Zhao Ji, surnamed Zhao, first name Ji.And Zhu Quanzhong, surnamed Zhu, surnamed Wen. Zhu Quanzhong is not Zhao Ji. Zhu Quanzhong is a warlord, a warlord who is ambitious, thoughtful, scheming, ever-changing, and easy to say. Warlords, after all, are warlords, and their selfish, short-sighted, capricious nature has been deeply rooted in their bones.

Warlords are not terrible, what is terrible is that warlords are uneducated. In that era of chaos and disintegration, in that environment where morality was broken and discipline was destroyed, in that arena where the strong preyed on the strong and you fought to the death, in that endgame where you could see the present but not the future, how many people could call the storm and make things happen? More or less rogue quality.This rogue quality is also their magic weapon for survival, and it is their tried and tested stunt.Anyone who can't save face and feels embarrassed may become a big meal on others' plate.

Zhu Quanzhong didn't feel any embarrassment. When Zhu Quanzhong asked for help, he also dug a big hole for his allies.This is his habit.Although the moral risk of doing so is huge, Zhu Quanzhong finds it very exciting and thinks he is very smart.Because cunning is Zhu Quanzhong's character. In the battle where the "Three Zhus" fought against Qin Zongquan side by side, Zhu Quanzhong saw the excellent deployment of Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin, and saw the rich savings of Yanzhou and Yuncheng.After all, Yanyun was far away from the flames of war, with strong soldiers and horses, sufficient food and grass, and a rich population, which was so fat that it made people greedy.In contrast, the livelihood of the people in Xuanwu, Chencai, where Zhu Quanzhong lives, is poor. There are thousands of miles of barren land, lack of clothes and clothes, and there is no next meal after the last meal. Every day, they are desperate for food and safety.

After Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin led their troops back to the town and left, one day, Zhu Quanzhong suddenly said to Jing Xiang: "Brothers Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin and I have made an alliance by blood, and we have become allied brothers, but these two people are too meaningless." Jing Xiang was puzzled and looked at Zhu Quanzhong suspiciously. Zhu Quanzhong continued: "They saw that I, the Bianliang general, was brave and good at fighting, and they actually became malicious. Before they left, they offered rewards to abduct my generals and soldiers." Jing Xiang was even more confused, not knowing where Zhu Quanzhong's words came from.Zhu Quanzhong still cursed angrily: "Bastards, which one is tolerable? If I don't attack them, they think I'm afraid of them. Why don't my team let them dig into the wall?"

At this time, Jing Xiang heard the taste, he hesitated to speak, and just listened silently from the side.Jingxiang guessed what Zhu Quanzhong was thinking, why did Zhu Xuan take a fancy to Zhu Quanzhong's subordinates?Obviously it was Zhu Quanzhong who took a fancy to Zhu Xuan's property.Zhu Quanzhong is so poor now, his eyes are green when he sees things, and he can smell ribs when he encounters cut grass roots. Can he not be tempted by Yuncheng, Yanzhou?With Zhu Quanzhong's current situation, there is no way out for self-defense, and the territory must be expanded as soon as possible.Years of wars in Xuanwu, Xuzheng, and Qin Zongquan, after the scourge of Huang Chao and Qin Zongquan, led to thousands of miles of desolate land, people's livelihood and no harvest.The economy on the territory of the headquarters has collapsed, unable to support Zhu Quanzhong's war machine and his great cause of hegemony.There is only one way out, to support war with war.Only by going to other people's territory and grabbing food from other people's plates can you fill your stomach.Only after filling the stomach can we have the strength to protect ourselves and attack others, and it is possible to obtain more resources and supplies.This is Zhu Quanzhong's logic, which is very easy to understand.Therefore, Jingxiang figured it out very quickly.Zhu Quanzhong was looking for faults and bit back.The reason why Zhu Quanzhong dared to do this was because he saw that the Zhu Xuan brothers were not too difficult to deal with, at least not more difficult than Qin Zongquan.Zhu Quanzhong felt sure.

Zhu Quanzhong's problem is too serious. He likes to stab his friends right after they come to help. It is neither benevolent nor righteous. No one will believe ten thousand high-sounding reasons.First assassinate Li Keyong, and then attack the Zhu Xuan brothers. The foreign princes ridiculed, and their own subordinates were also disappointed. Before Zhu Quanzhong formally sent troops to attack Zhu Xuan, he did not forget to take the political initiative.After all, Zhu Xuan just helped Zhu Quanzhong defeat Qin Zongquan, and everyone knows it.Now that Zhu Quanzhong wanted to send troops to attack his allies, he had to release the news in advance, accusing Zhu Xuan of various wrongdoings and creating a smokescreen for sending troops.When Zhu Xuan heard Zhu Quanzhong's censure, his lungs were about to explode, and his blood pressure rose to 180.How could Zhu Xuan admit to Zhu Quanzhong's fabricated reasons, and quickly organized a massive public opinion counterattack, scolding Zhu Quanzhong for being ungrateful, wolf-hearted, and wolf-hearted. (Note: There is no conclusive evidence in the history books about the reason for the "Three Zhus" war. "Tongjian" said that Zhu Quanzhong became greedy for Yan Yun and provoked the war; "History of the Five Dynasties" said that Zhu Xuan lured Xuanwu generals to quit. It seems Both are reasonable, and seem to be full of doubts. The author has always thought that before Qin Zongquan was completely wiped out, Zhu Quanzhong would not only bear the infamy of ungratefulness, but also risk a two-front war and provoke a new war. It seems unreasonable However, Zhu Quanzhong's IQ would not be so low, and his urgency would not be so urgent. Later facts proved that the "Three Zhu Wars" launched by Zhu Quanzhong were wrong, and Zhu Quanzhong's struggle to open up territories and hegemony was harmed. More is better than less. It made Zhu Quanzhong disperse the forces in the east prematurely. The author believes that if Zhu Quanzhong provoked this war, then this is a strategic mistake made by Zhu Quanzhong in order to survive the risk. But for the cunning Zhu Quanzhong, It doesn't seem unusual to do anything.)

The "Three Zhu Wars" did indeed erupt, and erupted protractedly. In 887 AD, Zhu Quanzhong sent the number one general Zhu Zhen as the commander, with Ge Congzhou as the deputy general, and sent troops to attack Caozhou under Zhu Xuan's rule.Zhu Zhen's blitzkrieg went to Caozhou and killed Qiu Hongli, the governor of Caozhou.After capturing Caozhou, Zhu Zhen did not stop, and sent troops to attack the neighboring Puzhou.At this time, the rescue troops of Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin also arrived, and the two armies met at Liuqiao.Zhu Zhenge fought hard from Zhou, defeated tens of thousands of Yanyun soldiers in one fell swoop, and won a complete victory.Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin escaped with a few followers.

In October, Zhu Quanzhong sent Zhu Zhen and Li Tangbin to lead the army to attack Puzhou again.Zhu Xuan sent his younger brother Zhu Han to lead 10,000 horse infantry to rescue Puzhou.It seems that Zhu Xuan is really strong, he just sent out tens of thousands of people, and sent another ten thousand.This time, Zhu Quanzhong personally commanded the main force to come, directly met Zhu Han and killed him.Zhu Han was defeated and killed.Zhu Zhen captured Puzhou, and Zhu Yu, the governor of Puzhou, fled to Yuncheng and reported to Zhu Xuan.Taking advantage of the victory, Zhu Zhen marched heavily to attack Zhu Xuan's base Yuncheng.

After several losses of soldiers and generals, Zhu Xuan realized that recklessly fighting with the Bian army was not the answer.Zhu Xuan asked Zhu Yu to write a letter to Zhu Zhen, in fact asking Zhu Yu to feign surrender to Zhu Zhen.Zhu Yu said in the letter that he would be Zhu Zhen's internal response in the city, and make an appointment to let Zhu Zhen enter the city for a surprise attack.Zhu Zhen believed it was true. In the middle of the night, Zhu Zhenye led thousands of people directly to the city of Yuncheng.Zhu Xuan asked Zhu Yu to open the city gate according to the time agreed by Zhu Yu, and let the Bian army enter the city.After the Bian Army brigade entered Yuncheng, Zhu Xuan ordered the city gates to be closed, ambushes spread everywhere, and shot and hacked at the Bian Army. In less than an hour, all 3,000 Bian Army troops were wiped out.Fortunately, Zhu Zhen kept an eye out and did not enter the city in person, but led some troops to meet him outside the city.Seeing that Zhu Xuan was in an ambush, Zhu Zhen planned to rush into the city to rescue, but after several times of rushing, she was unsuccessful, so she had to withdraw her troops.The Bian army was defeated, and Zhu Xuan took the opportunity to recapture Caozhou.

The "Three Zhus War" has been slammed and silent, and it seems to calm down for a while. Why calm down? Because no one cares about anyone. Zhu Quanzhong is trying his best to deal with Shi Pu, and the battle between Xu and Bian has reached a climax.Therefore, Zhu Quanzhong temporarily slowed down his offensive against Yanyun, except when Shi Pu asked Zhu Jin for help, Zhu Quanzhong had a direct conflict with Zhu Jin.In addition, for two years, both parties were busy with their own affairs. Now that Shi Pu is dead, Zhu Quanzhong's eyes are on Yanyun again, Zhu Quanzhong's hand is stretched out to Yanyun again, and Zhu Quanzhong's knife is slashing on Yanyun again. Zhu Quanzhong stared at Yan Yun for a reason.Because among the towns in the Northeast, Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin are considered rookies.Although these two people are not very good.It depends on what kind of bird it is compared with. Compared with birds like Shi Pu and Yang Xingmi, the Zhu brothers do have some talents.Therefore, Zhu Quanzhong chose them as dishes on the plate. Now that Shi Pu has fallen, Zhu Quanzhong has cleared the obstacles to the east and south. So east or south? Zhu Quanzhong chose to continue eastward.Originally, the "Sanzhu War" had already broken out, but the Xubian War was inserted in the middle, which caused the matter to be delayed until now.Although seizing Huaiyang was more justifiable, Zhu Quanzhong realized that Yang Xingmi was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and Sun Ru was still arrogant.Instead of fighting on two fronts, it is better to stabilize Yang Xingmi first, let Yang Xingmi compete with Sun Ru, and it will not be too late to attack Yang Xingmi after solving Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin. After Shi Pu was eliminated, Zhu Quanzhong ordered Pang Shigu to make some adjustments, that is, to move from the front to attack Zhu Jin's Yanzhou.Zhu Jin was not Pang Shigu's opponent. It can be said that he had been defeated repeatedly. When Pang Shigu killed him, he could only parry but had no power to fight back. He was helpless and frowning. In December of the second year of Emperor Zhaozong's Jingfu (893 A.D.), Zhu Quanzhong petitioned the imperial court to transfer the jurisdiction over Huainan salt and iron transfer to Bianliang in order to support huge military expenditures.Now that the imperial court saw that Qin Zongquan's main force had been broken, although Sun Ru was still struggling in Huainan, he was also in a hurry under the harassment of Yang Xingmi.Zhu Quanzhong, who grew up vigorously, was not only not a good minister who was loyal to the court, but also compared with the warlords of various feudal towns, his wolf ambition was even worse.Therefore, the imperial court played a trick, deliberately rambling and not giving Zhu Quanzhong a positive answer. Zhu Quanzhong decided to destroy Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin as soon as possible, and make a quick decision.Therefore, Zhu Quanzhong concentrated the main force of the Bian Army Group to fight on the Eastern Front.Not only the number one general Pang Shigu led the army to fight, but also the rising star Ge Congzhou was transferred to attack Qizhou. In February of the first year of Emperor Zhaozong's Qianning (894 A.D.), Zhu Quanzhong personally led an army to conquer Yanyun and marched into Yushan.The two brothers Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin had made Zhu Quanzhong exhausted, and they were unable to fight against Zhu Quanzhong alone, so they had to join forces to treat headaches, treat head and foot pain, and rescue wherever there was a fire.As a result, Zhu Quanzhong defeated Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin in Yushan, and more than 10,000 Yanyun soldiers were killed or injured. Under the repeated bombing by Zhu Quanzhong's soldiers and horses, the Zhu Xuan brothers couldn't stand it anymore.Three months later, Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin jointly sent a distress letter to Hedong Li Keyong.They know that, looking at the world, only Li Keyong can compete with Zhu Quanzhong.After Li Keyong received the letter from Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin, he sent his cavalry generals An Fushun, An Fuqing, and An Fuqian to lead 500 elite cavalry across the Yellow River to help Yanyun day and night. Everyone has to ask again, why is this Li Keyong so stingy, saving people in danger, why did he send 500 troops? Li Keyong has never been stingy. Li Ke always puts his best effort into everything he does. However, Li Keyong also has difficulties for Li Keyong. Because there was a problem within Li Keyong's Hedong Group. Li Keyong's top general Li Cunxiao and Li Keyong had a falling out. Internal conflicts are the most difficult to guard against, the most difficult to deal with, and the most tormenting.Therefore, in ancient times, emperors were suspicious of the people around them all day long, and would rather kill a thousand by mistake than omit a single person.Any omission, whether intentional or unintentional, can have serious consequences.Those who are subordinates must either submit to the situation, or forbear and have great ambitions, but they must be top-secret. Once the complaints are shown, the time of death is approaching. In his early years, Li Ke used some brave young men in his army to adopt as adopted sons.Among them, the son of Uighur Zhang Zheng changed his name to Li Cunxin, Zhenwu Sun Zhongjin changed his name to Li Cunjin, Xuzhou Wang Xian changed his name to Li Cunxian, and An Jingsi changed his name to Li Cunxiao. Li Cunxiao was so brave that no one in Li Keyong's army could match him for a while.Li Cunxiao often led the cavalry as Li Keyong's vanguard, attacking cities and pulling out strongholds, taking on heavy responsibilities.When Li Cunxiao was fighting, he was wearing heavy armor, which could not be pierced by arrows and crossbows. He hung bows and arrows and long lances on his waist, but he used iron lances in his hands. The iron lance is a very lethal and widely used weapon. It has a long handle more than one foot long, with an iron bump the size of a bowl on the front.It can be swung and punched, and it can smash anything with a swing.The iron spear is also a heavy weapon, with a handle about one foot long, a sharp spearhead at the front, which can be stabbed and cut, and a sharp triangular iron drill installed at the back.Iron lances and iron lances were more commonly used weapons in that era. They were simple and practical, and did not always need to be sharpened and maintained like knives and guns. Li Cunxiao straddled his horse and brandished an iron scepter and charged into the battle. Ten thousand people were invincible.Li Cunxiao often led two horses to follow in battle.When the mount under his crotch was tired due to the long-term battle, Li Cunxiao went to the battle and changed to other spare horses.Such a general like a perpetual motion machine ranks first in Li Keyong's account and has a high status. As long as there is a contrast in things, there will be business trips. Li Cunxiao made outstanding military exploits.Li Cunxiao is fully qualified to think highly of himself. After Li Kexiu and Li Kegong died, Li Keyong sent Kang Junli to succeed Zhaoyi Jiedushi, which greatly hurt Li Cunxiao's self-esteem.Li Cunxiao thought that he had made the most contribution in the war against Zhang Jun, so he should be the envoy of Zhaoyi Jiedu.Li Cunxiao complained about Li Keyong's personnel arrangements.Li Keyong didn't pay much attention to ideological and political work, he didn't notice Li Cunxiao's dissatisfaction, and he didn't take compensation measures.Li Cunxiao became very angry, angry and depressed. He didn't eat or drink for several days. He was irritable and angry.It may also be that Li Cunxiao has been under too much work pressure these years, and has been overloaded with work in exchange for a bright future, but this wish cannot be satisfied by his superiors.Under extreme disappointment and anger, Li Cunxiao felt rebellious towards Li Keyong. Flies don't bite seamless eggs. With seamed eggs, it is impossible not to attract flies. Now that the flies come, they don't just bite. Li Cunxiao and Li Cunxin, another godson of Li Keyong, were at odds with each other.Although Li Cunxin is a general, he still has a very high language talent, he can speak the languages ​​of four ethnic groups, and he is proficient in the characters of the six countries.Li Cunxiao can only fight wars, and Li Cunxin can also engage in superior relations.Li Cunxin gained Li Keyong's trust and preference.Li Cunxiao did not get the position of Zhaoyi Jiedushi, and was sent to Xingzhou by Li Keyong to serve as the heirs of the three states of Xing, Ming, and Ci.Li Cunxiao always wanted to make great achievements again to attract Li Keyong's attention and reuse.To say that this Li Cunxiao is really a motivated subordinate, he wholeheartedly wants to work, seeks development wholeheartedly, and devotes his whole body and mind to Li Keyong's hegemony cause.Li Cunxiao suggested that Li Keyong send troops to attack Wang Rong in order to expand his territory to the northeast.Li Cunxin was afraid that Li Cunxiao's contribution would be too great and his image would be too dazzling, so he obstructed it and used Li Ke's countermeasures to abort Li Cunxiao's proposal. Li Keyong's failure to attack Wang Rong does not mean that Wang Rong did not attack Li Keyong.The young man Wang Rong is young and vigorous, and his enterprising heart is beating vigorously.Wang Rong sent troops to besiege Mount Yao in Hedong, and Li Cunxiao went to rescue, but failed.Li Keyong also sent Li Cunxin as the commander of Fan and Ma Budu to deal with Wang Rong together with Li Cunxiao. This Li Keyong is just as confused as Zhu Quanzhong. Even though the two generals are not in harmony, they still send them to work together. Isn't this just looking for trouble?Li Cunxiao and Li Cunxin were suspicious of each other, and neither wanted to help the other, so they kept fighting among themselves, which delayed the battle. Li Keyong saw that the former enemy was not fighting well, so he replaced Li Sixun as the commander again, and only then did the siege of Yaoshan be resolved. After Li Cunxin returned to Li Keyong, he complained to Li Keyong, saying that Li Cunxiao had no intention of killing the enemy in Yaoshan, and that he probably had an affair with Wang Rong.I don't know how Li Keyong reacted to this incident, because there is no information about Li Keyong's reaction, and there is no information about Li Keyong's correct reaction in identifying traitors. When Li Cunxiao learned about this incident later, his thoughts seemed to be boiled, and his belief and will were shaken.He thinks he has made such great contributions to Li Keyong, but he has been distrusted and reused many times. He is not as appreciated by Li Cunxin as Li Cunxin. feel scared.He was worried that one day Li Ke would suspect and harm him.It is in this situation of extreme information asymmetry, extremely unsmooth communication of ideas, and a slight unequal input and output that things that should not have happened have happened, and they have happened repeatedly in the long river of history. How many grand plans and great achievements have been ruined by How many so-called virtuous monarchs and ministers have their reputations ruined for such seemingly inconspicuous matters. Li Cunxiao chose to leave his old boss Li Keyong amidst the anxiety and discontent.Looking at the world, who else is worthy of Li Cunxiao's support?This is also when a migrant worker's career is close to the peak of the industry, it is difficult to find a suitable new boss. The loneliness of a master. Loneliness is loneliness. Loneliness cannot be eaten. Loneliness is no guarantee of security. Safety is still far more important than loneliness. Li Cunxiao occupies the small three states of Xing, Ming, and Ci, and he really has no strength to compete with Li Keyong, nor is he able to protect himself.At this time, Li Cunxiao thought of the imperial court, and wrote to the imperial court saying that he would be loyal to the royal family, and hoped that the imperial court would come forward to call all the feudal towns to crusade against Li Keyong.The imperial court had just been repaired by Li Keyong, and he was still in shock. How could he believe that a small general, let alone put the crumbling world and the face of the imperial dynasty on such empty words.Therefore, the imperial court only appointed Li Cunxiao as the envoy of Xing, Ming, and Cijie, but absolutely did not agree to take the lead in the crusade against Li Keyong.That means you can do it yourself if you want to, and don't drag the court into trouble.While getting closer to the court, Li Cunxiao secretly extended an olive branch to Zhu Quanzhong and Wang Rong, asking for an alliance to deal with Li Keyong. Li Cunxiao's rebellion shocked and angered Li Keyong. Li Ke was so angry that he slapped the table and stared, furious.He broke eight bowls and two pots in a row, kicked over four stools, scolded and ran away ten servants, and overturned three tables of wine and food. Li Ke used his own troops to conquer Li Cunxiao. Alas - if I knew today, why did I do it at the beginning? In February 893 AD, Li Keyong led his army to surround Xingzhou.Wang Rong heard that Li Cunxiao was in distress, so he sent Yajiang Zanghai to Li Keyong's army with Wang Rong's personal letter to mediate between Li Keyong and Li Cunxiao.It's okay if there is no mediation, but Li Keyong became even more angry when he saw Wang Rong's envoy arrive.Li Keyong yelled: "You dog slave, even colluded with outsiders to interfere in our Hedong affairs!" In a rage, Li Keyong threw diplomatic rules behind him and ordered Zanghai to be beheaded.Still angry after killing Zanghai, Li Ke used to temporarily adjust his spearhead, abandon Xingzhou and attack Chengde instead, and find Wang Rong to settle the score. Li Ke led the Hedong Army to attack Tianchang Town in Chengde, and fought for more than ten days without being able to defeat it.The 30,000 reinforcements sent by Wang Rong are rushing forward.Li Ke used part of his troops to meet Chengde's reinforcements at Chiri Ridge on the way.After the fierce battle, the German army lost 10,000 people, and the rest fled in defeat.Li Ke used the victory to enter Jingxing.At this time, Wang Rong was in trouble, and Li Cunxiao sent troops to rescue him.Li Cunxiao entered Fuzhenzhou City, Chengde Town, and discussed with Wang Rong the strategy of defending against the enemy.Due to Li Kelai's ferocity, although the Hedong army had difficulties in providing food and grass, its combat effectiveness was still very strong.After assessing the situation between the enemy and ourselves, Wang Rong sent a letter of distress to Zhu Quanzhong. At this time, Zhu Quanzhong was in a decisive battle with Shi Pu.It has been several months since Xuzhou was besieged, and Xu Bianzheng was fighting like sparks, and the fight reached a critical moment of victory and defeat.Zhu Quanzhong fixed his eyes on Shi Pu, and had no time to care about him.Zhu Quanzhong resorted to a bluffing strategy, and wrote a letter to Li Keyong, saying, "I have deployed one hundred thousand elite soldiers in Yexia, watching and waiting for the opportunity." Li Keyong received Zhu Quanzhong's letter, looked up to the sky and laughed loudly .Li Keyong replied with a pen, "If you really have 100,000 elite soldiers in Ye, I hope you come quickly. Let's fight for the top." Zhu Quanzhong's strategy was seen through by Li Keyong. When Wang Rong was in a state of distress, Li Kuangwei, the governor of Lulong, led his army to kill him.Lu Long and Cheng De's army jointly defeated the Hedong Army, and Li Keyong had to withdraw his troops. The real threats to Hedong are still Chengde, Lulong and Yunzhong. In September, the grass is long and the eagle is flying, and the deer is fat and the horse is strong. Li Keyong besieged Xingzhou again. Due to Li Cunxiao's excellent cavalry, he would go out of the city to harass him from time to time, and the trenches that Li Ke used to besiege the city were repeatedly destroyed by Li Cunxiao, making it difficult to successfully siege the city.Just when Li Keyong was worried, Hedong Ya recommended Yuan Fengtao to lobby Li Cunxiao.This person is in Xingzhou and his heart is toward Hedong.Therefore, this person acted as Li Keyong's spy, and he said to Li Cunxiao: "The purpose of Li Keyong's personal visit is to form a siege to Xingzhou. As long as the trench is built, Li Keyong will return to Hedong and send other troops People continue to attack Xingzhou. At that time, no matter who Li Keyong leaves behind, they will not be your opponents. But if the trenches cannot be built, Li Keyong will not leave, which is a great threat to the general.” Li Cunxiao listened. After these strange talks, he no longer went out of the city to harass Li Keyong.In less than ten days, the moat around the city used by Li Ke was completed.Now it's troublesome, animals can't pass, birds can't pass, Xingzhou City is tightly surrounded.After the trench was built, Li Keyong did not return to Jinyang.Li Cunxiao had no choice but to defend the isolated city, cut off from foreign aid. There is also an episode here.The year before last, when Bian general Deng Jiyun attacked Zezhou, he lost to Li Cunxiao because of his bravery. He was captured alive by Li Cunxiao and stayed in Hedong all the time.In this crusade against Li Cunxiao, Deng Jiyun also served under Li Keyong's account.Deng Jiyun found a gap, sneaked away from the Hedong Army, and ran back to Bianliang, Kaifeng.Deng Jiyun's return made Zhu Quanzhong very happy.Zhu Quanzhong praised Deng Jiyun a lot and asked Deng Jiyun to lead Zhu Quanzhong's guards. Over time, Xingzhou City couldn't hold on anymore. The food in Xingzhou City was exhausted, and Li Cunxiao went to a poor road.None of the imperial court, Wang Rong, or Zhu Quanzhong came to rescue him.In particular, Wang Rong was repeatedly defeated by Li Keyong. In desperation, Wang Rong even donated 200,000 hu of military rations and 500,000 horses of cloth to help Li Keyong attack Xingzhou.The fragile alliance between Wang Rong and Li Cunxiao quickly disintegrated. Li Cunxiao, who had nowhere to go, climbed to the top of the city and said to Li Keyong: "My child, I am so rich because of the high regard of the king. If Li Cunxin hadn't been slandered and slandered, how could I give up the relationship between father and son and go to the enemy? Now, my only wish It is to see the king again, even though he dies without regret." At such an extremely urgent moment, why did Li Cunxiao propose to see Mrs. Liu?Because Mrs. Liu is very self-cultivated and broad-minded, she treats Li Keyong's nephews and nephews with kindness and kindness, whether they are biological or adopted.Therefore, these children have been very close to Mrs. Liu and trusted her for more than ten years.Li Cunxiao is very aware of his current situation, and has fallen out with Li Keyong, and with Li Keyong's temper, he will never let it go.Everyone in the Jin army knew that when Li Keyong was impulsive and out of control, only Mrs. Liu could grasp Li Keyong's psychological scale, and only Mrs. Liu had enough face to persuade and induce, and often received unexpected Effect.Li Cunxiao wanted to ask Mrs. Liu to mediate, hoping to escape the catastrophe. Li Keyong agreed to Li Cunxiao's request and asked Mrs. Liu to meet Li Cunxiao.After Li Cunxiao saw Mrs. Liu, he knelt down on the ground with a plop, wept uncontrollably, hugged Mrs. Liu's leg and said, "The child is confused for a while and has gone astray. Please help me."Mrs. Liu knows the truth that a slap cannot be slapped. The reasons for Li Cunxiao's rebellion are complicated, and it is not Li Cunxiao's fault alone.Madam Liu sighed and scolded Li Cunxiao.From Mrs. Liu's point of view, she still cherishes Li Cunxiao's talent, and intends to ease it and save Li Cunxiao to continue working for Hedong.Therefore, Mrs. Liu took Li Cunxiao to visit Li Keyong to plead guilty. When he came to the Hedong commander's tent, Li Cunxiao knelt down on the ground, crawled to Li Keyong's feet, apologized to Li Keyong, and admitted his mistakes.While admitting his mistake, Li Cunxiao was still a little unconvinced. He was too young to swallow the anger of being framed. He hoped to explain his grievances clearly in front of Li Keyong.Li Cunxiao choked up and said, "Boy, I have also made some contributions to Hedong. If Li Cunxin hadn't framed my baby, why would I have gone astray?" One step down, not to put Li Cunxiao to death.However, Li Cunxiao, who was kneeling on the ground, was not sincere enough to admit his mistakes, but his intention of sophistry was obvious. This angered Li Keyong, and Li Keyong's attitude reversed on the spot.Li Keyong stared at Li Cunxiao who was kneeling on the ground with one eye, all his annoyance rushed to his forehead, pointed at Li Cunxiao and cursed: "You wrote letters to Zhu Quanzhong and Wang Rong privately, and did Li Cunxin ask you to do this when you insulted and accused me? !" Li Cunxiao was dumbfounded at this moment, the defense not only did not get relief, but led to other problems.Suddenly Li Cunxiao was speechless and didn't dare to say any more nonsense, only kept kowtowing with snot and tears.At this moment, Mrs. Liu who was standing by the side furrowed her eyebrows anxiously, secretly blaming Li Cunxiao for not knowing the seriousness.In the presence of a large audience, Li Keyong's questioning was justified, and the circumstances he was referring to were very serious, so it was inconvenient for Mrs. Liu to excuse Li Cunxiao. Li Ke ordered people to put Li Cunxiao into a wooden cage prison cart and take him back to Jinyang.The more Li Keyong thought about it, the more angry he became. In order to punish the past and avoid the future, and to imitate others, Li Keyong classified Li Cunxiao's crimes as the highest level.Li Cunxiao committed a heinous crime and was killed by a car on the street of Shuaifu in Hedong. At the last moment of execution, Li Ke used his compassion.He still has some feelings for Li Cunxiao, and he also pities Li Cunxiao's talent, and he has no intention of punishing him with death.When he tied Li Cunxiao to the chariot and was about to execute him, Li Keyong looked around at the generals, which meant that he hoped that someone would stand up and plead for Li Cunxiao.However, all the generals were jealous of Li Cunxiao's talent, and none of them interceded for Li Cunxiao.In desperation, the execution was carried out on time, and Li Cunxiao was dismembered by a car.From this point of view, Li Cunxiao is also far behind Zhu Zhen. Zhu Zhen is in trouble, and there are generals who will intercede for him, while Li Cunxiao is in an isolated position.Those who are capable, don't be arrogant about your talents, and don't turn yourself into a thorn in the eyes of others. There is also a fierce general in the Hedong Army, named Xue A Tan, who is comparable to Li Cunxiao in talent, but his popularity is not good, and he is depressed.After Li Cunxiao rebelled against Hedong, Xue Atan colluded secretly with Li Cunxiao, intending to work together with Li Cunxiao.When Li Cunxiao was convicted, Xue Atan was worried that his affair with Li Cunxiao would be revealed, so he committed suicide at home in panic. Zhaoyi Jiedu made Kang Junli and Li Cunxiao friendly, and the two uncles and nephews often fought side by side.Kang Junli followed Li Keyong in his early years and had a deep relationship with him.One day, Kang Junli went to Jinyang to meet Li Keyong and report to Li Keyong, so he stayed in Jinyang for a few days.Li Keyong called all the generals to drink and have a banquet. After drinking, there was too much wine. I don't know what happened.Kang Junli also blushed and his neck was thick from drinking. Hearing that Li Keyong regretted killing Li Cunxiao, he couldn't help being excited, and expressed a few words of grievance for Li Cunxiao.Li Ke used this person to save face, and he would never allow others to point out his faults in person, even if it was euphemistically stated from the side.Kang Junli's words made Li Keyong very angry. Originally, Li Keyong intended to repent, but now he is even more self-righteous and self-righteous.With drunkenness and anger, Li Ke drew out his sword and slashed at Kang Junli, and imprisoned the injured Kang Junli in the stable.The next day, when Li Keyong sobered up and sent someone to see him, Kang Junli had already passed away. Li Kexiu, Li Cunxiao, Kang Junli, and Xue Atan were all generals of the first echelon of the Hedong Army. They died unjustly one after another, which caused great trauma to the Hedong Army both psychologically and in terms of combat effectiveness.Since then, Li Ke's Hedong Army began to decline. The Li Cunxiao incident was just an accident, a more difficult one.However, during this period, Li Keyong did achieve very important results. He joined forces with Yiwu Jiedu to make his old in-law Wang Chucun defeat Chengde Wang Rong, Tuyuhun and Lulong three towns in succession. The young man Wang Rong hasn't lived a single day since he got into trouble with Li Keyong.Among the three towns, Cheng De became the weakest and suffered the most harassment from Li Keyong. Just as Li Ke was fighting against the three towns with difficulty, internal strife broke out in the first town of Lulong.First, Li Kuangwei rebelled and forced Li Keju to death, and replaced him as Lulong Jiedushi.In a few years, Li Kuangwei raped his younger brother and daughter-in-law before leaving for an army, causing the brothers to turn against each other, and was expelled from Youzhou by his younger brother Li Kuangchou.But this Li Kuangchou is indeed not the material for the commander of Fang Zhen. He is too busy with internal affairs, let alone attacking Hedong.Because Li Kuangwei helped Wang Rong, the relationship between Li Kuangchou and Cheng De also became enemies. In June 894, after Li Cunxiao and Wang Rong were dealt with by Li Keyong, he concentrated his efforts on dealing with his old enemy Helian Duo.Helian Duo is also getting old at this time, his combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced, the glory is no longer, and his era has become the past.Li Keyong personally led an army to conquer Yunzhou. Although the battle was difficult, he won a complete victory and captured and killed Helian Duo, the defense envoy of Datong.After more than ten years of fighting, Li Keyong finally avenged his old and new grudges and sent his nemesis Helian Duo to Huangquan Road. Li Ke used to defeat Helian Duo, and his army was greatly boosted.With the assistance of Liu Rengong, the surrendered general of Youzhou, the main force of Qinghe River attacked Youzhou in an all-round way.In December, Li Kuangchou and Li Keyong fought in Duanzhuang, Xincheng, and were defeated by Li Keyong. More than 10,000 soldiers were killed and 300 generals were captured.Li Ke used to capture Xincheng and attack Guizhou.Li Kuangchou organized an army again, sent troops out of Juyongguan, and fought against Li Keyong.Li Ke sent out his pointed troops Shatuo cavalry to disrupt Lu Long's formation.He also dispatched infantry general Li Cunshen to suddenly attack Lu Longbing's rear from the flanks. Lu Longbing was defeated and lost more than 10,000 men.After several major battles, Li Kuangchou completely scrapped the Lulong family fortune that Li Kuangwei had saved.Facing the menacing Li Keyong, Li Kuangchou fled Youzhou to Cangzhou with his family and children.On the way to escape, Li Kuangchou was robbed by Lu Yanwei, the governor of Yichang, who looted all his supplies, concubines, and money. Not only that, the rebel army was actually robbed by rebels, and Li Kuangchou was hacked and killed indiscriminately. , died unexpectedly.Li Keyong marched into Youzhou and presented to the imperial court, asking Liu Rengong to stay behind for Youzhou. Since then, Li Ke used to destroy Helianduo and Li Kuangchou, brought Yunzhou and Youzhou under his jurisdiction, and at the same time effectively suppressed the threat of Chengde Wang Rong.The troubles of the three northern towns that had been invading Hedong were temporarily relieved. Li Keyong reached his peak and regained his feeling after the Chang'an War. Since Li Keyong was busy with the conquest in the north, he could not allocate too much force to rescue Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin brothers.The mere 500 people sent by Hedong became meat buns for beating dogs, and they never returned. In the second year of Qianning Emperor Zhaozong (895 A.D.), Zhu Quanzhong sent his son Zhu Yougong to besiege Yanzhou.Seeing that his younger brother Zhu Jin was in trouble, Zhu Xuan immediately led the soldiers from Yuncheng and the soldiers from Hedong of An Fushun brothers to rescue Yanzhou.Zhu Yougong set up an ambush in Gaowu on the way, waiting for work at ease.Zhu Xuan didn't guard against Zhu Yougong's move, and was defeated by the Bian army, and all the food and salaries were seized by the Bian army.Not only that, brothers An Fushun and An Fuqing were captured alive by the Bian army. These unlucky Hedong generals were not lucky but they were completely stuck between Zhu Quanzhong's teeth. When the news reached Hedong, Li Keyong was shocked, feeling Zhu Quanzhong's murderous intent to put down Yanyun.In May, Li Keyong sent generals Shi Yan and Li Chengsi to rescue Zhu Xuan with 10,000 Han cavalry.Thousands of cavalry, and the cavalry used by Li Ke, its combat effectiveness is equivalent to the 100,000 infantry of an ordinary military town, just like today's mechanized troops.Seeing that Zhu Xuan had invited powerful helpers, Zhu Yougong had no choice but to withdraw his troops and return to Bianliang. So far, the wave of "Three Zhu Wars" launched by Zhu Quanzhong has come to an end. The author has always believed that it was a strategic mistake for Zhu Quanzhong to launch the "Three Zhu Wars".Not only did Zhu Quanzhong offend the Zhu Xuan brothers, but the "Three Zhus War" was protracted, consuming manpower, energy, money, and more importantly, time. During the "Three Zhu Wars", Yang Xingmi in Huainan grew up rapidly, and immediately became Zhu Quanzhong's southern threat.This is probably what Zhu Quanzhong did not expect.If the "Three Zhu Alliance" is still there, it will be much smoother for Pu to go to Huainan during Zhu Quanzhong's conquest, and then it will be easy to wipe out the mixed feudal towns north and south of the Yangtze River, and the entire south of the Yellow River will be included in Zhu Quanzhong's territory. What a blueprint for hegemony!可是，历史不能假设。见利忘义、贪图眼前、反复无常使朱全忠不可能做出更加高明的规划，不可能将各方力量的共同需求进行有效整合。军阀心中只有自我没有天下。这也就是他区别于秦皇汉武隋文帝唐太宗的本质所在，尽管他能够颠覆历史，能够改朝换代，可是他不可能成为挽救历史、统一天下的王霸人物。 朱全忠显然低估了杨行密的能量。 杨行密的崛起路径几乎和朱全忠如出一辙。 杨行密和朱全忠有着一样坚忍不拔做大事的品质。 杨行密还有朱全忠不具备的性格，他宽容纳士爱民。 朱全忠历经对黄巢和秦宗权的苦战，才得以立足并发展壮大。 杨行密也是身经百战，特别是与孙儒进行了几年不屈不挠艰苦卓绝的争斗。剿灭孙儒之后，杨行密才踢开了自己的一方天地。 杨行密曾和手下将领商议，说：“孙儒如此强大，兵力十倍于我，我们屡战屡败，看来一时半会儿难以战胜他，既然打不过，我们就躲一躲吧，退往铜官如何？” 杨行密手下将领刘威、李神福说道：“孙儒背井离乡远道来犯，目的在于速战速决。我们应该避其锋芒，占据险要地形，坚壁清野，与他打持久战。然后，待孙儒麻痹大意之时，我们再出轻骑兵袭扰他的粮草辎重。使他战不得战，退无可退。到那时，可坐地而擒之。” 另一将佐戴友规说：“孙儒和我们争斗几年，我们互有胜负。现在他想拼全力剿灭我们，如果我们畏惧其强大，主动撤退，这正中他的诡计。淮南老百姓跟着明公你渡江来战孙儒的不下万人，况且还有很多从孙儒那里投降来的淮南本土士兵。明公您应该先安抚好这些人，让他们返回淮南各安生业。孙儒的部卒见他们的兄弟老乡都安居乐业，也会动摇斗志，不再跟随孙儒。如此一来，孙儒不攻自破。” 杨行密听完众人的分析，哈哈大笑，表示一定要和孙儒争斗到底。 杨行密要干大事。 公元892年五月，也就是徐汴战争渐入高潮之时，杨行密开始扭转战争局势，由败多胜少开始由败转胜，并从胜利走向胜利。杨行密在广德大败孙儒，杨行密部将张训在安吉切断了孙儒的粮道。孙儒资粮断绝，又赶上了疟疾传染，士兵大面积病倒。六月，孙儒也被传染得了疟疾。这个珍贵的军情被杨行密侦查得知。杨行密趁机发动了对孙儒的总攻。杨行密借助滂沱大雨的掩护，袭击孙儒营寨五十多座。杨行密部将田頵在两军阵前擒获孙儒。杨行密当即命令将孙儒斩首，并将其首送往京师报捷。至此，为祸淮南多年的孙儒覆灭。 杨行密灭掉孙儒，为朝廷立了大功。朝廷正在发愁无法钳制做大的朱全忠，借此机会，朝廷就势将淮南节度使的头衔从朱全忠头上摘走，转封给了杨行密。朱全忠虽然一百二十个不乐意，可是眼睁睁看着也没办法，人家杨行密干成了光彩耀眼的事情。而朱全忠只是在窝里斗，与临藩打得不可开交。 以前，扬州富庶甲天下，与益州齐名。可是，六年间历经秦宗权、毕师铎、孙儒、杨行密的战火，江、淮之间东西千里的广袤土地上民不聊生、稼穑无遗，一片破败景象。 如果用今天的标准衡量杨行密此人，他几乎是一无所长，既没有学历，也没有职称，没有任何专业本领，骑马射箭武艺搏击样样稀松。可是，杨行密性格宽简，且十分有头脑，属于内秀一类。杨行密还善于抚御将士，与士兵同甘共苦，对人推心置腹，待人接物热情周到。因此，杨行密拥有领袖级人物的必要本领，得人。杨行密的部下都愿意跟着他干，没二话没牢骚没条件没怨言。 战后的淮南匮乏，经济崩溃。杨行密为了增加财政收入，打算用茶叶和盐巴与老百姓进行布帛交易，从中抽税。掌书记高勖向杨行密进言说道：“兵火之馀，十室九空，明公你这么做是菏泽而渔，老百姓将更加困顿，人心将会离散。不如我们和相邻的藩镇互开贸易、互通有无，以此来支持军府开支。另外，应抓紧选拔贤能的地方官员，劝课农桑。不出几年，财政和粮食自然会充足起来的。”杨行密听从了高勖的意见。 淮南历经战乱，老百姓死的死，逃的逃，有固定居所的人口少得可怜。杨行密本着勤俭节约的原则，不扰民，不奢靡，便民简政，一门心思召集流散的百姓，减轻徭役和赋税。即便赏赐将佐和官吏，也只不过是几尺绸缎，几百个铜钱。如果不是因公务宴会，杨行密禁止奏乐铺张。果然，不到三四年，淮南官府和老百姓都富足起来，几乎与太平盛世无异。 在各路藩镇军阀之中，多征伐武功者，少有抚理地方的高手，杨行密的治理才能可以说是最高的。因此，淮南以小藩镇而与如狼似虎的朱全忠争斗多年不衰，自有其内在支撑。 军阀有钱就学坏。 军阀学坏就有钱。 家底儿逐步厚实起来的杨行密，蠢蠢欲动，要开疆拓土。 公元894年，朱全忠派遣使者到泗州。这开封汴梁来的使者傲慢无礼，目中无人，欺凌了泗州刺史张谏。张谏原本时溥手下，投降朱全忠后，一直提心吊胆低声下气地过日子。现在平白无故被这混蛋汴梁使者侮辱一顿，心里憋屈难受，心一横干脆率领泗州投降了杨行密。杨行密来者不拒，踏踏实实地将泗州收下。辛辛苦苦打下来的地盘，这么轻易地就丢了，朱全忠这可上老火了，不禁迁怒于杨行密。而此时，杨行密正在忙着与各临近藩镇做买卖。淮南押牙唐令回带着一万多斤茶叶到汴梁贸易，结果被朱全忠打了劫，既扣了人也夺了茶叶。这两件事之后，朱全忠和杨行密关系紧张起来。 公元895年正月，杨行密向朝廷上书，历数朱全忠各条罪状，要求与易定、兖、郓、河东四镇合力讨伐宣武。 翅膀硬了的杨行密要办大事。 杨行密开始了北伐，进犯感化地界，派兵攻占寿州，派部将朱延寿出任寿州代理团练使。这时候，朱全忠才真正意识到杨行密的能量和威胁。赶紧派来几万人马救援寿州，打算将寿州夺回来。可是，令朱全忠没想到的是，几万汴军居然被几千淮南军杀败。杨行密攻下寿州后，又派人袭击占领了涟水。 杨行密已经变成了朱全忠卧榻之侧的一头猛虎。 朱全忠征伐兖郓的战争又蒙上了一层阴影。