During the confrontation between the Southern Song Dynasty and the pseudo-Qi regime, a major event that shocked the world occurred. Several Song army generals stationed in Huaixi rebelled, led 40,000 troops, carried more than 100,000 people, and went north to surrender Liu Yu , which is known in history as " Huaixi Army becomes ".
Song Gaozong After establishing his capital in Hangzhou, he gradually gained a firm foothold. The righteous men from all over the country gathered in Hangzhou, and the power of the Southern Song Dynasty increased greatly. In a short time, the Southern Song Dynasty formed several larger troops, each with tens of thousands of troops. What is particularly encouraging is that famous anti-Jin generals such as Yue Fei , Han Shizhong , Zhang Jun , Liu Guangshi , and other famous anti-Jin generals emerged, which are known as " ZTE four generals ".
The troops led by the "Four Generals of ZTE" are no longer the original official army, but a large number of recruits. Most of these soldiers are poor people who cannot bear the humiliation of foreign tribes, are determined to serve the country, and be ruthless with enemies, so they are very powerful in combat. After the main force of the Jin army returned north, the Central Plains was controlled by the Liu Yu regime, and Liu Yu's soldiers were no match for the Song army at all. The Song army won consecutive battles, not only possessing the Jiangnan region, but also occupying the Huaihe River area in Jiangbei. The situation was very optimistic and had a great taste of rejuvenation.
Song Gaozong was inspired by this and also strengthened his confidence. At this moment, he received the news of his father Song Huizong's death, and he couldn't help but feel sad and angry. The country hatred and family hatred seemed to strengthen Song Gaozong's determination to resist the Jin Dynasty. He relied on the main war faction Zhang Jun as prime minister to plan the plan for the Northern Expedition.
Zhang Jun, from Mianzhu, Sichuan, is a descendant of the celebrity Zhang Liang . Zhang Jun has a positive behavior and a straightforward temperament. He regards the world as his responsibility. He is known as a character in Fan Zhongyan . Zhang Jun was very excited when he was under this important task. He was determined to prepare for his troops and recover his territory, even if he was heartbroken, he would spare no effort.
At that time, the Song army had repelled Liu Yu's two large-scale attacks and was in full swing. Therefore, Zhang Jun formulated a combat plan for a comprehensive attack and a large-scale Northern Expedition. Zhang Jun ordered Liu Guangshi to station in Huaixi, Zhang Jun entered Jiankang , Han Shizhong lived in Huaiyang, Yue Fei lived in Xiangyang , and Yang Yizhong was the back wing, intending to wait for an opportunity to advance and recover the Central Plains in one fell swoop.
Zhang Jun’s Northern Expedition plan is grand and inspiring, but to achieve it, it must rely on the coordination and cooperation of all troops, and no mistakes can occur. Zhang Jun was a little worried about Liu Guangshi's troops stationed in Huaixi.
Liu Guangshi, a native of Yan'an, Shaanxi, was a famous general in the anti-Jin period and one of the "Four Generals of ZTE". Liu Guangshi was born into a family of generals and worked in the army for many years and made many military achievements. After the demise of of the Northern Song Dynasty, he led his three thousand troops to join Emperor Gaozong of Song, and was highly valued. He was the first general to establish a festival after the establishment of of the Southern Song Dynasty. His troops quickly grew to more than 50,000 people.
Liu Guangshi fought bravely, but he was not strict in his military management. There were many bandits among the soldiers, and his discipline was very poor. Liu Guangshi likes to drink and often makes things happen. He is proud of himself and does not obey orders. Once, Liu Guangshi acted without permission, almost causing a full collapse. Zhang Jun was worried about Liu Guangshi, so he asked Emperor Gaozong of Song to agree, remove him from his military position, and be appointed as the Shao Shi and the Wanshou Temple Envoy.
Liu Guangshi lost his military power for no reason. He didn't say anything, but it aroused the dissatisfaction of the soldiers in the army. Liu Guangshi has two generals under him, one is called , Li Qiong, and the other is called Wang De, both of whom are fierce and rough.
Li Qiong was originally a subordinate of Zong Ze . After Zong Ze's death, he returned to his hometown and gathered 700 warriors. Later, he joined Liu Guangshi and was valued by Liu Guangshi. Li Qiong complained about Liu Guangshi and complained a lot. In addition, Li Qiongsu and Wang De were incompatible, and Wang De was called "Wang Yasha", and the two were dissatisfied with each other.
Zhang Jun removed Liu Guangshi from military power and planned to directly command the troops by the court. He sent the minister of the court to serve as the military supervisor and appointed Wang De as the commander-in-chief and Li Qiong as the deputy commander-in-chief. Unexpectedly, this angered Li Qiong.
Li Qiong had already had resentment towards Liu Guangshi being spared, and now he is allowed to serve as a deputy, under Wang De, and is even more furious.In a rage, Li Qiong discussed with generals Wang Shizhong, Jin Sai and others, intending to go north to surrender to Liu Yu.
Li Qiong was very prestigious in the army. He ordered the troops to set off, march northward, and coerced 100,000 people to go with him. The soldiers didn't know what to do at first, but the military orders were as good as a mountain, so they could only follow the orders, and even the military supervisor Lu Zhi was confused. Only Wang De and his subordinates had more than 8,000 people not moved.
When the army crossed Huaihe and entered Liu Yu's territory, the soldiers realized that they were going to surrender to the enemy! The military supervisor Lu Zhi jumped off the Malay , refused to leave, and shouted to the soldiers: "You are all the heroes of the Song Dynasty, how can you surrender to Liu Yu's traitor!" Hearing Lu Zhi's shout, thousands of soldiers could not stop.
Li Qiong rode his horse and threatened Lu Zhi and said, "If you don't follow, this is your burial place." Lu Zhi was not afraid and said, "Even if I die here, I will never be a traitor, so as not to have no face to see my ancestors after death." Li Qiong was furious and killed Lu Zhi with a knife, coercing the soldiers to continue moving forward.
Lu Zhi's wife Wu's , very virtuous, heard the bad news of Lu Zhi, sad and painful, unwilling to be alone, so he committed suicide by hanging himself.
Huaixi Army changes, and in fact, most soldiers are kept in the dark and are not really surrendering to the enemy. Jin Dynasty Seeing that the morale of the army was unstable and he was afraid of trouble, he ordered the army to be disbanded. Later, many people returned to the Southern Song Dynasty, and the people also scattered.
Li Qiong stayed to serve the Jin Kingdom and died of illness at the age of fifty. In order to vent his personal anger, Li Qiong turned against the enemy without knowing the general principles and turned from an anti-Jin hero to a traitor, which was disgusting.
Zhang Jun was improperly dealt with, was responsible for being removed from his post as prime minister. Later, Zhang Jun was excluded by the host and political faction of Qin Hui, and was unable to show his ambitions and died of illness at the age of 68.
The Huaixi Army had a significant impact on the Southern Song Dynasty, destroyed the good situation, and made the Northern Expedition a silence. What's more serious is that after the Huaixi Army changed to , Miao Liu's mutiny, it once again sounded the alarm for Song Gaozong, aggravated his suspicion and defense of the generals, and so that the tragedy of Yue Fei's murder occurred later.
Among the famous anti-Jin generals of the Southern Song Dynasty, Han Shizhong was known for his bravery and good fighting, especially the story of his battle with Huang Tiandang, which was widely praised. Please watch the next episode, Han Shizhong fights Huang Tiandang.
