The reason why Wang Shichong and Chen Sangliang, the unscrupulous son-in-law, suddenly turned against each other and started an all-out war has been the focus of debate among later historians. Some people think that it was the famous sycophant Yun Dingxing who allowed his soldiers to plunder people's property unintentionally.

Some people think that it was caused by Chen Sangliang's too tough attitude on the issue of territorial division. Many people also pointed out that King Chen's rebellion and war was an inevitable result of the development of the situation at that time. Wang Shichong and Chen Sangliang, both careerists and greedy warlords, could not tolerate each other's separatist rule.

One side.

Everyone has their own reasons for this, and there have been endless debates about it. There is no conclusion for hundreds of thousands of years. Many writers have defrauded a lot of royalties by this, many treacherous booksellers have made a fortune by this, and many innocent trees have been harmed by this.

After being deforestation indiscriminately and destroying the environment, they were sent to paper mills to continue to pollute the environment. It is evident that the unscrupulous son-in-laws Wang Shichong and Chen Sangliang have caused deep harm and endless poison.

The truth of history is always hidden under the history books written by the victors. Former General Yun took the initiative to provoke the Dongdu Army, and then heard the ruthless reply and arrogant threats from Chen Sangliang brought back by Changsun Anshi from Taiyuan. Wang Shichong

No matter how good-tempered he was, he couldn't stand it anymore, so he immediately made up his mind to turn against his unfilial son-in-law and start a war, seize the two strategic locations of Xin'an and Yiyang first, and consolidate the security of the Eastern Capital Army on the western front.

Of course Wang Shiyun and Wang Renze, father and son who almost died at the hands of General Yun, applauded Wang Shichong's decision and couldn't wait to ask for orders to lead their troops to the west. Wang Shishi, Wang Shibian and other Wang clan members also felt that Chen Sangliang was too arrogant.

, I have suffered too much from Chen Sangliang, so I must

We have to find some ground and agree with Wang Shichong's decision to start the war. However, Dai Zhou, Li Shiying and other foreign surnames are firmly opposed. They all believe that the soldiers of our army are tired from fighting on multiple fronts. At this moment, we should try to exercise restraint against Chen Sangliang and stop establishing strong enemies.

This also somewhat persuaded Wang Shichong to hesitate.

The unexpected news that suddenly came from Hulao Pass shattered the efforts of Dai Zhou, Li Shiying and other loyal officials in the eastern capital. Wang Shichong's precious eldest son Wang Xuanying sent someone to deliver the good news, saying that after many hard and fierce battles, he finally won.

won the final victory and defeated Li Mi's best friend who had been stubbornly resisting for more than a month at Hulao Pass.

Yang Jishan successfully regained the important territory of Hulao Pass, completely reversing the passive situation of the Dongdu Army on the eastern front. Wang Shichong was overjoyed when he heard the news. With no worries on the eastern front, he finally decided to send Wang Shiyun and his son to lead an army of 20,000 to attack Xin'an.

, regained Xin'an City, whose strategic position on the western front was basically equivalent to Hulao Pass.

Twenty thousand troops arrived at Xin'an City in a mighty manner. Wang Shiyun and his son, who even Chen Sangliang looked down on, naturally did not take the famous toady Yun Dingxing seriously. They couldn't wait to attack Xin'an City before setting up camp. Unfortunately, Wang Shiyun and his son did not

And I was extremely scratching my head when I discovered that our Old General Yun is not only a flatterer, but also a very practical person.

With only more than 10,000 second-line troops, our General Yun calmly responded to the challenge. Although his tactics were not as magical and fierce as those of other famous generals in the world, he was still victorious and could not make any major mistakes. He relied on the repeatedly reinforced Xin'an city defense to attack Dongdu head-on.

The army, which had hurriedly attacked the city, killed the Dongdu Army until they were howling like ghosts and wolves, and suffered heavy casualties. On the first day of the siege alone, they lost thousands of troops.

Learning from the failure of the hasty siege, Wang Shiyun and his son were forced to adjust their tactics and vigorously build siege weapons, intending to launch an attack again when they were well prepared. However, the Sui army also took the opportunity to react. The Hongnong Sui army had already been secretly preparing for war.

General He Yanyu personally led an army of 10,000 Dong

Entering Mianchi, they were ready to reinforce General Yun at any time. The Hedong Sui army Fanghuang's troops crossed the Yellow River in Shaanxian County to reinforce the troops at Xiaohan Road. Chen Sangliang's bird thief cousin Li Keshi also strengthened the defense of Yiyang.

He personally led four thousand troops eastward to Jiuqu City to contain the flanks of Wang Shiyun and his son.

Faced with such a rapid response from various departments of the Sui army, and when Wang Shiyun and his son worked hard to build the siege weapons, they were extremely dumbfounded to find that the total strength of the Sui army they had to face had exceeded them, and there was another person among them.

As early as in Qijun

He Yanyu, the Sui army general who was already famous for his bravery. In view of this situation, Wang Shiyun and his son, who were in a weak position, naturally did not dare to continue attacking Xin'anjian City. They could only send people to Wang Shichong for help and asked Wang Shichong to send reinforcements to them.

help.

After receiving the news that the Sui army responded so quickly, Wang Shichong also vaguely realized that something was wrong with the situation - his unfilial son-in-law seemed to have been prepared to fight him. But now that the matter was over, Wang Shichong, for the sake of his own face and

For strategic security, it is better to bite the bullet and withdraw from the Eastern Front

The main force was immediately sent to the western front to participate in the war. Duan Da and Gao Bi were ordered to lead an army of 20,000 to reinforce the Xin'an battlefield, and Pei Renji was ordered to lead an army of 10,000 to counterattack Jiuqu City to face Chen Sangliang's cousin, the bird thief. The poor Dongdu

The soldiers also hurried to the Western Front battlefield to continue fighting without getting any rest.

The battle between King Chen and King Chen started in full swing. For a time, Xin'an and Jiuqu City were filled with loud killings and constant fighting. After a series of battles, although Pei Renji, a professional cheater, successfully recovered Jiuqu City and forced Li Keshi to

He returned to Yiyang to show Chen Sangliang his ancestral graves, but Wang Shiyun and his son, Duan Da, and Gao Bi were successfully drawn into exhaustion by General Yun on the Xin'an battlefield.

During the battle, a large amount of Dongdu Army troops and military supplies were consumed in the city offensive and defensive battle. He Yanyu also led the army eastward after Li Keshi was defeated, and walked out of Xiaohan Road to reinforce the Xin'an battlefield, forcing the Dongdu Army to divide its troops to fight, and the scale of the war became even larger.

By further expansion, Wang Shichong's war potential, which had been severely damaged, continued to be weakened, and there was no sign of an end.

At the same time, after Chen Sangliang left his cousin Li Jing to take charge of Taiyuan and mop up the remaining enemies on the northern front, he finally withdrew the main force of the Sui army to Puban, Hedong. He could take advantage of the situation and send troops to Xiaohan Road to reinforce the eastern battlefield. Although the main force of the Sui army was still there.

With a certain amount of strength left, the newly surrendered Yin Kaishan

, Taiyuan generals such as Feng Li and Shi Wanbao were also very eager to establish meritorious service as soon as possible, but Chen Sangliang still rejected the suggestion of his generals to immediately send troops to the Eastern Front, choosing to have the main army withdraw to Daxing to rest and digest the tens of thousands of Taiyuan soldiers who had been recruited on a merit-based basis.

The army and Ding Yang army were elite.

In this regard, although Chen Sangliang's dog-headed military strategist team knew very well that Chen Sangliang did not want the main force to be too exhausted, they still warned Chen Sangliang: "Your Highness, Xin'an and Yiyang are too close to Dongdu, and too far from Daxing.

Far away, Wang Shichong had already recaptured Hulao Pass. The pressure on the eastern front was greatly reduced, and the main force could be used on the western front.

Although with the strength of our army, we no longer need to care about the gains and losses of a city, a land, or the victory or defeat of one or two partial divisions, Xin'an and Yiyang are strategically important after all. It would be a pity to lose them. Your Highness had better strengthen some of the eastern fronts.

While forcing Wang Shichong to continue to use troops against the west, he also tried his best to protect Xin'an and Yiyang."

"Especially Yiyang." Feng Deyi added: "Your Highness, all your ancestral tombs are in Yiyang. Once Yiyang falls, Your Highness, your ancestral tombs will definitely not be preserved!"

Although the dead ghost Chen Yingliang's ancestral grave was dug up, it would not be Chen Sangliang's fault, but it was a pity to lose Xin'an and Yiyang, the strategic places for the invasion of the Central Plains. So after careful calculation for a moment, Chen Sangliang

Still asked: "How is the situation over there at Yuwenhuaji?"

"It's very miserable." Yuan Tiangang replied: "He failed to attack Wei County and Wuyang County. He squandered all the remaining food in Liyangcang, and even gave up on Cangcheng. He had less than 30,000 defeated soldiers.

He is currently stationed in Hanoi saying he is preparing to counterattack Luoyang, but in fact he is just eating and drinking and waiting to die. He even tried to take advantage of the situation during the decisive battle between Wang Shichong and Li Mi, but was beaten away by Pei Renji."

After that, Yuan Tiangang carefully reminded: "Your Highness, if you want to pretend to be an alliance and use Yu Wenhuaji's hand to share the pressure on our eastern front, I'm afraid it is no longer realistic. Yu Wenhuaji was previously defeated in the Dongdu War.

We are so miserable and hate us so much that we should not be fooled again."

"Not necessarily." Chen Sangliang smiled and said: "Yu Wenhua and his current situation are no longer worthy of forming an alliance with me. I sent people to recruit him. As long as he sends troops to defeat the traitor Wang Shichong, I will pardon his regicide."

Given his current situation, he should be tempted by the crime."

After hesitating for a moment, Feng Deyi said cautiously: "Your Highness, Yu Wenhua and the regicide criminals have been punished by the whole world. Your Highness, you are still a minister of the Sui Dynasty. I issued a decree to pardon him. I am afraid that it will be detrimental to your reputation. About this.

Please consider this matter carefully, Your Highness..."

The voice of the famous flatterer Feng Deyi became smaller and smaller, and finally became inaudible. He was afraid of offending Chen Sangliang and causing displeasure to his superiors. But fortunately, Chen Sangliang listened to the advice and was concerned about his hypocritical good name.

Chen Sangliang also hesitated for a moment and then

He nodded and said: "Feng Neishi, your words are loyal words. As a minister, I cannot forgive the regicide traitor. Otherwise, I will not be able to explain to the people of the world. However, I also

I don’t want the main force to be too tired…”

"Your Highness, why not send a partial army to conquer Hanoi?"

Seeing that Chen Sangliang had adopted his objections, Feng Deyi gradually became more courageous and suggested: "Yu Wenhua and his subordinates are mostly soldiers in Guanzhong. They are homesick and lack food and grass supplies, so they must not want to return.

Continue to work hard for Yu Wenhua and his brothers. His Highness can send a partial army to conquer Hanoi and at the same time issue an edict and declare that only the first murderer Yu Wenhua and his brothers will be killed.

Those who remain will not be held accountable, so as long as they see our army's flag, Yu Wenhuaji's soldiers will definitely look down on the wind, and Yu Wenhuaji will definitely flee to the west. After our army seizes Hanoi with a partial division, it can directly threaten Luoyang from a high position.

Forcing Wang Shichong to strengthen the defense on the northern front, indirectly sharing the huge pressure on Xin'an and Yiyang, it will also be very beneficial for our army to send troops to the Central Plains in the future."

"Not a bad idea." Chen Sangliang nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "The Xiaoguo elite soldiers have suffered enough, which can barely offset their crimes of aiding the tyrants. It's time to help them get rid of them. That's it. Let's start with our main force.

Together with the Hanoi local troops and the newly surrendered troops, they each mobilized 5,000 troops to form a 15,000-strong army to march westward to conquer Yu Wenhua and the rebels. If grain and grass are transported by water from Changpingcang to Yuanxian, we will not be under much pressure."

Considering that Liu Heitai was too tired during the Northern Expedition and Qin Qiong suffered too much in the Northern Expedition, Chen Sangliang decided that Qin Qiong would be the commander-in-chief of this partial division, supplemented by Fan Wenchao, Liu Dewei and outstanding political abilities.

Du Ruhui's younger brother Du Chuke

, let them use both kindness and power to clean up the Xiaoguo Army. At the same time, they issued a proclamation early, declaring that the targets of sending troops to Hanoi this time were only Yu Wenhuaji and Yu Wenzhi and the two brothers, and the rest would not be pursued, psychologically disintegrating Yu Wenhua.

And the last few remaining soldiers under his command were defeated.

After finding out the news about Chen Sangliang's troops in Hanoi, Wang Shichong laughed out loud for a while, thinking that his unfilial son-in-law had a head full of water due to his consecutive victories, randomly setting up enemies everywhere, and waging war on multiple fronts to bring about his own destruction. But soon, Wang Shichong

I couldn't laugh anymore, because Qin Qiong and Fan Wenchao led the Sui army's partial division to cross the Zhongtiao Mountains and just arrived at Yuan County.

The Zhiguan garrison in the east had already taken the initiative to find the Sui army to surrender. The garrison general Jiang Xiaolang was still devouring the wine and meat given to him by Qin Qiong and others, while he couldn't wait to volunteer to recruit his Xiaoguo army companions for the Sui army. Qin Qiong and others agreed,

He also sent Jiang Xiaolang's subordinates to sneak into the hinterland of Hanoi with surrender letters to recruit other generals of the Xiaoguo Army.

The subsequent war in Hanoi was even smoother than what Feng Deyi had analyzed. After the Sui army crossed the Zhi Pass, General Feng Pule of the Xiaoguo Army who was guarding Jiyuan also surrendered to the Sui army. Yu Wenhuaji sent his crony Yuan Wuda to lead the army.

Two thousand people came to reinforce Jiyuan, but Fan Wenchao, Fan Lao's stubborn and unfaithful son, led his army to fight, but he was only killed in the battle.

Shouted? After a few shouts, two thousand Xiaoguo troops mutinied, killed Yuan Wuda and surrendered to Fan Wenchao. Yu Wenhuaji, who had already proclaimed himself Emperor Xu in Hanoi, was so shocked that he even came up with a clever trick to ask Wang Shichong for help.

He immediately sent his confidant Yang Shilan to cross the Yellow River south with heavy gifts and begged Wang Shichong to send troops to reinforce Hanoi.

Wang Shichong was far more shameless than his son-in-law. Although he knew that helping Yu Wenhuaji would be scolded by the world, for the sake of the safety of the northern line, Wang Shichong gritted his teeth and accepted Yu Wenhuaji's request for help, and sent generals Qiu Huaiyi and Xi Bian to lead an army.

Fifteen thousand people crossed the Yellow River north to reinforce Yuhuaji, which was in decline. Loyal people such as Li Shiying and Dai Zhou strongly opposed Wang Shichong's decision to scold him, but Wang Shichong did not listen at all.

Wang Shichong's helpless decision only slightly delayed Yu Wenhuaji's defeat. When the Dongdu Army crossed the Yellow River and approached the battlefield of Hanoi County, the Sui Army's partial division not only did not retreat, but also divided its troops to fight without hesitation. Qin Qiong only led

With five thousand troops, they went directly to Hanoi

The troops from the southern suburbs and Dongdu attacked. After hearing the news, Yu Wenhuaji quickly sent troops to help, but they were stopped by the troops led by Fan Wenchao and Liu Dewei. The Sui army was divided into two divisions, one against two. The battle was turned upside down, and the sun and the moon were dim. The battle was fierce.

From morning to night, there was no winner for the entire day.

At the critical moment when all three armies were exhausted, the Dongdu Army lost control. In order to preserve their strength, Qiu Huaiyi and Xi Bian temporarily retreated after the sky turned dark. Du Chuke, who was quite resourceful, immediately sent people to the north.

On the front line battlefield, it was announced that the Dongdu Army had been defeated. When the Xiaoguo Army saw the torches of the Dongdu Army disappearing and believed it, they immediately collapsed and scattered, with countless surrenders. Yu Wenhuaji saw that the situation was not good on the city, and hurriedly took the last

The defeated general with more than 10,000 remnant soldiers took hundreds of civil and military officials and Empress Xiao and others hostage and fled eastward. Fan Wenchao wanted to pursue with all his strength, but Du Chuke grabbed Fan Wenchao and whispered to Fan Wenchao: "What are you chasing after?"

?After rescuing the Empress Dowager and Pei Zuoxiang, do you think your nephew of the King of Tang will thank you? Will the officials of the three provinces and six ministries in the imperial court thank you? They are back, how will His Highness the King of Tang arrange for them?"

Fan Wenchao, who was indeed the son of a tiger father, woke up after hearing this, and immediately pretended to seize the city with all his strength, sending only a small number of troops to pursue Yu Wenhuaji. As a result, although Yu Wenhuaji managed to save his life by luck, he no longer dared to stay in Hanoi County and took the remaining soldiers with him.
To be continued...