Although defeated by Li, he actually has the strength to fight back at this time, and he can still form a confrontation with Li on the battlefield. One of the main reasons is that Li Tiansheng likes taking risks. On the battlefield, he often fights one-on-one in front of the two armies with his extraordinary strength, or raids lightly. He was surrounded by Liang Jun several times, and had to rely on his personal bodyguard to give his life to resist before he escaped. In the second year after the first invasion of Khitan, Li made a large-scale raid in the Battle of Li, which caused the troops to be unresponsive from beginning to end, damaging the general Zhou Dewei at that time (readers may remember that Li's father, Li Keyong, also made similar mistakes in that year, which is probably the magical power of genes).
Fortunately, his opponent, Emperor Zhu Youzhen of the Back Beam, was much worse than him.
If Li's main problem is personality, then Zhu You's main problem is ability. He can't control the arrogant soldiers and experts left by Zhu Wen. So Zhu Youzhen made the same choice as many waste wood emperors in history, that is, relying on consorts to strengthen political struggle and let consorts and these generals attack each other, while Zhu Youzhen himself acted as a stirring rod. As a result, the imperial court in Houliang presented a scene of great enthusiasm-generals tearing at each other, consorts tearing at each other, old ministers tearing at each other, consorts promoting their confidants tearing at each other, and people losing power and influence in political struggles every day. Zhu Youzhen was very pleased to see this scene: you are busy tearing, and no one can threaten my position. It's really great.
I have to say, Zhu Wen's political legacy is really strong, even the imperial court has become a mess in the second half of his life, and he can even draw with Li on the edge of the Yellow River! Li thought, instead of seesaw so slowly, I should first become emperor, then restore the name of the Tang Dynasty-anyway, my surname is Li, and we are all family-and then destroy these rebellions in Houliang. Li's men thought it was a really good idea (mainly because everyone could get a reward when the new emperor ascended the throne), so they constantly encouraged him, so Li ascended the throne in 923 AD and proclaimed himself emperor, with the title of Tang, which was called the later Tang Dynasty in history.
Two things happened before and after Li ascended the throne, which greatly influenced the course of history. One thing is that Li, who was guarding Luzhou, surrendered to the back beam at his instigation-this matter is actually not that important. After years of confrontation between the two sides, there will always be lies with their eyes open. However, after Li surrendered, he was afraid that he would be punished and recruited soldiers. At this time, a brave young man, Guo Wei, was recruited into the pro-army by him. More importantly, because this classmate Guo Wei is the future. One more thing, Lv Shun, the general of the Back Beam, surrendered to Li. This Lv Shun is one of Yunzhou Shoujiang. The warlord he brought to Li was that Yunzhou's troops were empty, and the defenders were only 1000. When the emperor leads the troops to fight, he will surely succeed.
Yunzhou is in the south of the Yellow River, close to Kaifeng, the capital of Hou Liang. Zhu Wen tried his best to win this place. When Li learned the news, he began to stir up.
All Li's men think the idea is ridiculous. Thousands of people sneaked into the Yellow River and went behind enemy lines. Are you the Eighth Route Army? However, Li himself thinks that this idea is really to his liking! Fighting is a surprise victory! So Li parted the crowd and sent a team of 5,000 people to sneak across the Yellow River and kill Yunzhou at the gate. As a result, as Lushun said, the city was unguarded, and the Jin army (now called Tang Jun) easily took the city and laid a nail in the back beam.
When the news came back to Kaifeng, Zhu Youzhen was so scared that he had to pee. Nima girder collapsed in the blink of an eye! At this time, Jing Xiang, a veteran of Zhu Wen era, ran to the palace to find him. Speaking of Jing Xiang, we must say a few more words. This guy is Zhu Wen's most dependent counselor, no one. If Mrs Zhang is the most prized woman in Zhu Wen, then Jing Xiang is the most prized man in Zhu Wen. Together with Mrs. Zhang, he formed Zhu Wen's think tank. Zhu Wen was obedient to his advisers, even after his wife died, he gave his concubine to Jingxiang (although Zhu Wen still slept with his concubine after giving it to Jingxiang), and his reputation as a prized friend can be seen (after all, sleeping with the master is a friendship).
Jing Xiang has been committed to maintaining the basic operation of the imperial court since Zhu Youzhen ascended the throne. This kind of anti-human work exhausted the old man. Zhu Youzhen was very enthusiastic after seeing the scene and asked him: Is the old man going to give me advice?
Hehehe, Jing Xiang took a rope from his pocket and said, Your Majesty, I'm going to hang myself in your palace.
Zhu Youzhen was shocked. Emma, how dirty this is? No, what's wrong with you, old man? Tell me what's in your heart that you can't solve. Let's do something together, don't commit suicide!
Jingxiang repeatedly shook his head and said, I watched your father bring down the world bit by bit. It's only been years now. Seeing that you are going to lose the world, I will strangle myself first, so as not to be humiliated on the day when the Liang Dynasty fell. He said, and began to put a rope on the beam. Zhu Youzhen hugged Jingxiang in horror and said, Old man, don't do this. I knew that I had made a mistake. I'll listen to you if you have an idea!
In this way, Jingxiang managed to persuade Zhu Youzhen to send Wang as the coach against Tang Jun. This king, also called Wang Tiepao, is the best general that Liang can play at present. So why has such a great general been hiding in the snow? Because this guy is so incompetent, just got the news that he was appointed as a coach, which means that I, Lao Wang, hurry back and wait for me to come back from Tang Jun, and I will kill the little people around you! Then excitedly led the troops out. After this guy entered the war, he almost recovered his lost land in three days at the speed of the ideal city. At that time, the huge battlefield turned into his personal show, and Hou Liang and the later Tang Dynasty were stunned to see him galloping on the battlefield, no one was watching.
The little people around the emperor blew up when they heard the news. We don't know if Li Lai will kill us yet. When this guy comes back victorious, we all have to die! ! No, we must find a way to get him down together! At that time, the general who was a prison guard by the Yellow River was called Duan Ning. This brother is incompetent. He climbed to where he is today by flattery and beautiful sister, which is closely related to the "little people" in Wang's mouth. Zhao Yan, these people gossip in front of Zhu Youzhen every day. First, they tamper with Wang's military achievements into Duan Ning, and then they try their best to bury Wang's drinking mistake. In the long run, Zhu Youzhen finally believed him and transferred Wang from the front.
Zhu Youzhen's self-destruction of the Great Wall laid the last straw for the downfall of the Liang Dynasty, and Tang Jun, who lost the king's suppression, began a massive counterattack. Zhu Youzhen had to send all the troops to Duan Ninglai to resist Tang Jun, but Li took advantage of Kaifeng's emptiness and led a long-distance attack with a light horse, easily reaching Kaifeng at the gates. Desperate Zhu Youzhen committed suicide in the palace. After more than ten years' efforts, Li finally fulfilled Li Keyong's dying entrustment.
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