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The origin of this battle is described in the "History of Zhou-He Jingzhen Biography" as follows: On November 25, the eighth year of Longyou, the Western Shu and Northern Qiang Alliance met to attack Zhou.Western Shu presented Qiang with 23 counties in the northeast, and it was done as a gift from the father, and the alliance was established.If Yue Ruoke works together, the Shu and Qiang will be divided into three or seven.

Northern Qiang traveled more than 23 miles to Shu, and there was no border at all, but the two countries got mixed up.Xishu ceded 28 counties in the northeast to the Northern Qiang, calling it the "father country", and relying on this alliance.After the alliance was concluded, they made an appointment to send troops to attack the Zhou Dynasty together. After the event was completed, they were divided into three and seven, Qiang seven and Shu three.The abacus is very good, it seems that it is not a day or two to plan.Liang Yanbang saw that Shu sent people to investigate the border several times, and it was expected that there would be a big battle. Long before He Jingzhen entered Yuzhou, he ordered the [-] military villages on the border between Weizhou and Shu to be on full alert, and at the same time shrink their troops to the vicinity of the Yuzhou Yamen. The soldiers are furious, and they are waiting for the next day.At the beginning of the war, Zhou Jun responded calmly.Really falling into defeat and unable to extricate himself should have started when Liang Yanbang was transferred from the front line of Weizhou.In fact, there is nothing wrong with this deployment, because Li Tianze of the Later Liang Dynasty colluded with Xishu, and sent a team of troops to attack by water, first went to Qingcheng, and then Kelian County, the capital Liuyang was in danger. There were not many water battles, and Shen Zhou was dragged back by Li Tianze's main force, and stuck in Xian County in the northwest of Liuyang.As a last resort, Liang Yanbang could only be transferred from Weizhou, which was not considered the most critical, back to the capital to aid the capital. The overall arrangement was reasonable.

So what is the problem?It happened to the two who took over later.A Wang Guangshi, who was then the Southwest Customs Defense, was in charge of the entire Weizhou battlefield.One Zhao Qingyan, who was the director of the Southwest Army at the time, was the chief inspector of the entire Weizhou battlefield.

Let’s talk about Wang Guangshi first, this is also a fierce general who was "raised in the army". Although he is not as capable as Liang and Shen, if he takes out the 340 or so generals who have appeared in the [-]-[-] years of the Zhou Dynasty to stand in the team, this person Can be ranked in the top twenty.Not to mention other things, the battlefield experience is enough to be experienced, starting from an infantry pawn, and has been a third-rank Southwest General Defense, how can you do it without any real skills!However, this person has two flaws: one is small-minded, calculating, and jealous; the other is greedy for money, power, and merit. Seeing him as "greedy", he must find an excuse to bite back fiercely.

The Shu and Qiang countries took this man's weakness into account, and used two tactics to deal with it: one is to send 10 taels of gold, silver, pearls and jade through the inner circle, and when they want it, they can speak again, and there will be more later. The second is to find someone to give him "eye medicine", whose "eye medicine" will be given?Let's go to He Jingzhen!Said that this He Jingzhen is known as "He Invincible", has never been defeated since he joined the army, and has the most arrogant disposition, and no one pays attention to him. He also said that he should be defeated this time on the Weizhou battlefield, look at him How dare you be so mad and so proud!

Wang Guangshi collected his gold, silver, pearls and jade, he had enough "eye medicine", and his narrow-mindedness was so excited that when he arrived at the Yuzhou camp, the first thing he did was to drive He Jingzhen's team to the few small towns near the front line of Weizhou. Town, let them escort the people there back to Yuzhou City, so as not to be burned by the flames of war.The words are very grand, the righteousness of the family and the country, and the livelihood of the people, I can't help but refuse.

He Jingzhen obeyed the order, and led his men and horses to the designated area.When I arrived at those few small towns, the people had almost run away. They just ran into the last wave of fleeing war disasters. There were three to four hundred people, mostly old and weak. They couldn't escape quickly, and they were chased and surrounded in no time. It took a long time for this group of people to understand the difference between them and the Shu and Qiang army who specialized in burning and killing.Three or four hundred old and weak fled desperately, and most of them didn't take care of the food they brought. Now they are safe and sound, their stomachs also loosen, and the stomach groans keep coming and going. He Jingzhen asked the soldiers to share a portion of the rations. give them food and drink.After eating and drinking enough, I don’t know who suggested that they want to reward the army, but there is no wine or meat to reward. At any rate, the soldiers should listen to our local drama.As soon as he was talking, he dressed up, not ordinary, it was Liu Mengmei and Du Liniang in "The Peony Pavilion"!A scene of flirting with each other, but it happened to be played by two old men with thin teeth! "Liu Mengmei" has a face of white powder pancakes, a mouth missing two front teeth, and her articulation always leaks air.He Jingzhen sat on the "main seat", every time he was startled by "Liu Mengmei" and said airily: "Ah!! My sweet and sweet sister!!", making goosebumps all over his body.This is not over, after a while "Du Liniang" came up twisting a bucket, and said coquettishly and shyly: "Hey~~~Ah~~~Liulang~~~", the soldiers of the first battalion suddenly felt that half of the water they had swallowed just now The steamed buns have a tendency to turn up the throat...

Can't afford to provoke, can afford to hide, Qiuba and others are busy, patrolling the battalion, defending the protection, only the common people are devoted to it, and I think they are used to hearing it on weekdays, and they even shout "Meet me" from time to time.Poor He Jingzhen was surrounded by the people and couldn't get away, so he forced himself to be "rewarded" by them.Just when the roots of the teeth were sore and the root of the tongue was weak, a little hand was on him, and then a little kid over five years old was wrapped around his lap.He Jingzhen looked down, and first saw a round, bald head with only a small amount of hair left at the fontanelle, and then saw a dirty little face with a runny nose and a few steamed buns sticking to his mouth .

The little kid said: "It's cold, it's so cold that I can't sleep, can you warm me up?" While talking, he writhed like a worm, and kept shrinking into He Jingzhen's arms, he couldn't stand the cold , with a skinny dog ​​with little hair left in his arms.

He Jing felt a pain in his heart, and quickly rolled up his cloak to surround the man and the dog.The little boy is warmed by a pair of arms, comfortable and comfortable, and loves to chat.He asked him, "Are you the biggest officer in this army?"

"...That's right."

"You are! Otherwise, why are so many of them afraid of you alone!"

"..."

"Then can you take me with Wangcai?"

Wangcai is the skinny dog ​​with little hair left, black and wrinkled, always slumped, a crippled old dog.

"...where are your grandparents?"

"I don't know... I heard from Uncle Liu that when I was still in my mother's womb, my father asked the Shu army to recruit soldiers... My mother got separated when I was escaping from the war last year..."

"..." He Jingzhen stroked his round head, the dull pain in his heart lingered, he really had nothing to say to comfort such a little child, so he could only keep silent.One big and one small were silent for a long time, the little one was a little uneasy, and begged: "Please take me away, Mr. Liu said he can't take me, you take me, I will wash and cook for you, make a Is it okay to serve slaves?"

"..." He Jingzhen felt sad for a while, thinking that when he first entered the teacher's school more than ten years ago, he used the same kind of rhetoric, begging the master to hire him.Luanli's pain was right in front of him, he couldn't resist, so he made an empty wish: "I will take you to Weizhou, entrust you to the care of an old man, it's better to follow him than to follow me."

"Really?" The little boy's eyes lit up, flickering, looking painful.

"Really." He Jingzhen tried to smile, patted him on the back lightly, and lulled him to sleep.

There is a cloak to wrap the front, a pair of arms to warm the back, and a good voice humming an incomprehensible song close to the ear.The two "frosted" voices on the temporary straw team set up in the wilderness are far away, the anxiety of losing their parents is far away, and the worry of having no future is also far away, leaving a warm peace, little fart The baby fell asleep comfortably.He Jingzhen wrapped him in an army blanket and let him sleep well.The common people had a lot of fun, and they were all tired at this time, and each went to find a place to sleep.He Jingzhen stood on guard with the night guard soldiers, when a soldier came to persuade him to take a rest, he waved his hand, and walked slowly through the area again, repeatedly going through various possible situations in his mind After a while, the defense of Weizhou became a picture engraved in my mind. There are several roads and paths nearby, which lead to each, and which road is the best to evacuate in case of enemy attack.Where are the dense forests, mountains, rivers and valleys, where can you hide, where can you place ambushes...

Just as he was thinking, a scout came to report that there were soldiers and horses galloping towards Weizhou more than a hundred miles to the southwest, and the number of them was about [-].He Jingzhen's heart sank when he heard this - more than a hundred miles... According to the normal speed, he will face them head-on in a short time. With so many old and weak, it is too late to run, or he will score two actions, and let him lead the way. As bait, most of the soldiers and horses were diverted away. On the other hand, three or four hundred old and weak retreated to Yingzuikou, twenty miles away. Put your crossbow/hand on the cliff at Yingzuikou, wait for all the people to retreat into the valley, the bow/crossbow/hand lead the bow and shoot angrily, the pursuers will not dare to take the risk of chasing in, this way you can be safe.

General seeds have an instinct when they go to the battlefield. They instinctively know how to arrange troops, how to advance and how to retreat, and look forward, backward, left, and right. To put it bluntly, it is an instinct to win battles.He Jingzhen's arrangement like this is indeed a layout with the greatest chance of winning in that situation.But that is when people are willing to cooperate.Wang Guangshi is waiting to see him lose the battle, can he be counted on?

Let's look at another one, Zhao Qingyan, the director general of Southwest China.Let me first talk about what is a "supervising army". Do you think it is a false job? It is also in charge of the surveillance of the entire battlefield, and can even dictate the layout of the generals; but is it a real job? Those who are either eunuchs or "dandies" don't understand anything.It's like a big flea stuck to a cow and a horse, without bleeding or exerting any effort, it easily earns off its battle achievements.This is a bad rule that has been accumulated since the beginning of the previous dynasty. First, to prevent the generals from embracing their own self-esteem, they sent a supervising army to block the way, block the way and restrain them; The seat, without any "meritorious merit", is ugly in face, so we need this kind of seat where "others will bear the responsibility if they make a mistake, and swallow it by themselves when they make a mistake", so that the "dandies" can be promoted.Let's talk about Zhao Qingyan, this person has two identities, one is the nephew of Zuo Chancellor Zhao Ziyan, an authentic "dandy", and the other is a "scholar", who is well-versed in books, and he specializes in military books, and also I have written a few so-called "War Comments" on the past and the present. Zhao Xiang has put in a lot of effort to be able to go to Weizhou to serve as the commander of the army. Their plan is like this. If Weizhou wins this battle Well, it’s really not a problem to seal it. Zhao Xiang has an extra arm in the court. If he loses, anyway, there are generals fighting against him, and he can’t be punished. With such a big piece of fat, Zhao Xiang can’t help it. Take a bite? !Even Zhao Qingyan himself has repeatedly written a letter asking himself to go to the front line of Weizhou to "serve the country".It's fine if he can really work. With his big flesh and heavy body, which has been emptied by wine, it's no wonder that he can work hard!Besides, a scholar supervising the army is like a warrior studying, you have to take it easy, otherwise a big tragedy will happen if you are not careful!Take a look at the good deeds of this "scholar" who became the supervisor of the army with a few "comments on war" - when he arrived in Weizhou, he didn't say anything, and first divided the 10 horses that Liang Yanbang had shrunk to the vicinity of the state government. On the front line, the delay was long and scattered. If the Weizhou government was in danger, it would be impossible to gather troops to help.With such a "talent", do you dare to expect him to cooperate with you? !

The previous ones are nothing compared to the last one, because it is "official business" after all. I never thought that the Southwest Director's Army's trip was not only for "business", but most importantly, it was also for "private".I still remember that after He Jingzhen was promoted to lieutenant general, he sent his cronies to thoroughly investigate the "moths" who had withheld food and pay, and killed more than a dozen people in a row. One of them was Mr. Zhao's personal acquaintance. , brother's "sister" happens to be Mr. Zhao's concubine, the number one in the Goulan courtyard, she has always been soft and affectionate and the most flattering, ever since her brother was guillotined, she has been crying and crying all day long, and the tricks she usually plays are not the same. If he is willing to do it, Mr. Zhao must kill his enemies before "renewing his relationship" with him.Mr. Zhao was so anxious that the tea and rice were not good. This time he came out with a "task", and he couldn't do without the "old account".Public business is connected with personal hatred, so is that okay?

The two extremely important figures both put "private" before "public". The time and place are favorable for harmony between people, and the harmony between people is destroyed first. He Jingzhen suffered the worst defeat since joining the army.