It's good to stick to the end, but it's a pity that you can't distinguish the situation and are ignorant of loyalty and filial piety, resulting in your ability not being used. There was a famous general in the Later Liang Dynasty who was like this. If he could change his thinking

It's good to stick to the end, but it's a pity that you can't distinguish the situation and are ignorant of loyalty and filial piety, which leads to the failure to use your skills.

There is a famous general in Houliang who is like this. If he can change his mind a little, maybe the direction of history will be changed.

Everyone knows that the number one general in that period was Li Cunxiao, but before Li Cunxiao came out, this general was definitely number one.

After meeting Li Cunxiao, his status was instantly reduced to second place, but he always stuck to himself and finally survived until Li Cunxiao's death.

After Li Cunxiao died, no one could compete with him. Later, in the battle with Later Tang Dynasty, he killed thirty-six Tang generals in a row. One can imagine his ferocity.

Speaking of this, you may have guessed that he is Wang Yanzhang .

Wang Yanzhang is a general under Zhu Quanzhong. He also comes from an ordinary family. He has been fond of dancing with swords and guns since childhood, especially marksmanship.

Wang Yanzhang visited everywhere to learn the skills of using marksmanship. On the subsequent battlefields, Wang Yanzhang always acted as a forward with an iron gun . He won many battles and was nicknamed "Wang Iron Spear".

In his early years, Wang Yanzhang joined Zhu Quanzhong's army. When he first joined the army, Wang Yanzhang recommended himself to be the captain.

But others were not convinced, so Wang Yanzhang walked on the thorny ground with bare feet, which made people fearful.

Wang Yanzhang, who became the captain, was able to make military exploits in every war. Reused by the rear beam.

Later, after Zhu Youzhen seized power, he sent Wang Yanzhang to garrison Yecheng in Weizhou to prevent local people from rebelling.

But it didn’t take long for the locals to surrender to the Jin Kingdom .

The Jin State was the predecessor of the Later Tang Dynasty. Wang Yanzhang was also arrested because of the army's attack.

But the leaders of the Jin State also heard about Wang Yanzhang's ferocity and wanted to recruit him to the Jin State, and by the way, Wang Yanzhang's family was arrested.

Wang Yanzhang abandoned his small family for the sake of the country and killed the Jin envoy so that he would have no worries.

After Hou Liang lost Weizhou, Jin and Hou Liang began to fight on both sides of the Yellow River , and Wang Yanzhang was the forward of Hou Liang.

But no matter how capable Wang Yanzhang is, one person's power is limited, and the Later Liang Dynasty was already dilapidated.

At that time, there were still people who were jealous of Wang Yanzhang's talent and provoked the emperor, so the court did not listen to Wang Yanzhang's battle plan at that time.

Until the Jin State occupied Yunzhou, the Emperor of Houliang became anxious. The prime minister at the time quickly proposed that the emperor use Wang Yanzhang.

At that time, Wang Yanzhang said that it would take three days to repel the enemy army, but when he returned victorious, he would ask the emperor to kill the traitorous officials in the court.

The emperor agreed, but Zhao Yan and Zhang Hanjie in the court knew about it and were very scared, so they colluded with foreign ministers to hinder Wang Yanzhang's battle plan.

Wang Yanzhang lived up to his expectations. He repelled the enemy in three days and occupied the southern city of Deshengkou. This is known as the Battle of Deshengkou in history.

The founding emperor of the Later Tang DynastyLi Cunxuand Wang Yanzhang fought a hundred times, and the war lasted for two months.

Wang Yanzhang fought hard but was defeated, so he was recalled by the Emperor of the Later Liang Dynasty.

However, the villain in the Hou Liang court took over and secretly reported on Wang Yanzhang, deliberately concealing Wang Yanzhang's achievements.

Not long after, Emperor Houliang asked Wang Yanzhang to fight again, and the soldiers sent to Wang Yanzhang were all newly recruited.

In the confrontation with the Later Tang Dynasty, Wang Yanzhang was eventually captured by the Later Tang Dynasty because he had too few soldiers.

The Emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty wanted Wang Yanzhang to understand the situation. The situation in the Later Liang Dynasty was over, and he wanted him to surrender to the Later Tang Dynasty.

But Wang Yanzhang actually despised Li Cunxu. After many persuasion, Li Cunxu knew that Wang Yanzhang would not surrender. He was ordered to be beheaded.

Not long after Wang Yanzhang died, Houliang also perished.

No matter how harshly Wang Yanzhang was treated by General Houliang in the later period, he was always loyal to Houliang. In his eyes, a qualified general must serve a country.

It is precisely because of Wang Yanzhang's integrity that he left a good reputation after his death.

Even after Later Jin Gaozu Shi Jingtang became emperor, he also commended Wang Yanzhang for his loyalty and bravery, and also found Wang Yanzhang's descendants for reuse.

Wang Yanzhang, as an important general in the Later Liang Dynasty, made great contributions to the court of the Later Liang Dynasty. If the last emperor of the Later Liang Dynasty had not listened to the slander, perhaps the Later Liang Dynasty would not have perished so quickly.

If Wang Yanzhang had not accepted death and served in the Later Tang Dynasty, perhaps history would have to be changed again!