Some people thought that Yang Guang's prestige was declining and would one day collapse, so they began to take advantage of the opportunity. Don't miss the opportunity. Others are more daring, they dream of replacing Yang Guang as the new emperor and experiencing what it is like to be the son of heaven.
And Liu Wuzhou is one of these gangsters who take advantage of the opportunity.
Liu Wuzhou was not a prominent figure, but a minor official under Emperor Yang of Sui, and Li Yuan was also his boss. When the Sui Dynasty was about to collapse, Liu Wuzhou's heart could no longer be calm, he decided to challenge authority, kill his leader Wang Rengong, and launch an uprising in Mayi, giving himself the title of Dingyang Tianzi.
However, his country has not been officially named, and we will call it the Dingyang regime for the time being.
Liu Wuzhou: The backer of the pimp general Liu Wuzhou, one of the heroes of the late Sui Dynasty, although he was born in the army and did not have a high level of education, he was a witty and intelligent leader.
He knew that in the troubled times, he could not survive for a long time with his own strength, so he began to look for a strong backer. After looking around, Liu Wuzhou chose the most powerful Turks of the time, hoping that they would become his umbrella.
In order to curry favor with Shibi Khan, he gave him almost all the beauties looted from Fenyang Palace, and let him be a groom every night and live a very happy life. Shibi Khan was also impressed by Liu Wuzhou's sincerity, and he promised to be Liu Wuzhou's backstage and rewarded him with horses outside the tent.
With the Turks as his backers, Liu Wuzhou's waist hardened, and no one dared to bully him anymore. Liu Wuzhou's move not only won the support of the Turks, but also enabled him to survive the troubled times, and eventually became an important leader.
His story tells us that finding a strong backer is an important strategy for surviving in troubled times.
Lao Li planned to raise troops to go to Chang'an, but he was worried that the Turks and Liu Wuzhou would make trouble. In order to prevent this from happening, he sent Liu Wenjing to Shibi Khan to claim his vassal in the hope of getting help.
Liu Wenjing was good at patting sycophants, and after some currying favor, Shibi Khan agreed to help and gave Li Yuan 2,000 horses and 500 soldiers. Li Yuan took this opportunity to successfully capture Chang'an, achieved the commanding heights, and eventually became emperor.
However, before his seat was hot, a fire broke out in his hometown of Shanxi.
The immediate cause of Li Yuan's claim to be emperor was Liu Wuzhou's rebellion. Since Liu Wuzhou followed the Turks, he often ate lamb legs, had a great appetite, and wanted to find some excitement, so he decided to attack Li Yuan's nest.
Song Jingang, a fierce general under Liu Wuzhou, is as strong as Iron Man and is good at fighting. Like the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves, he easily defeated the Tang army and reinforcements and snatched Li Yuan's lair.
Shanxi, the Longxing land of the old Li family, was occupied by the domineering Dingyang army, and Li Yuan was anxious. However, Li Shimin, the second son of the Li family, stepped forward and was willing to take command of the expedition and recapture Shanxi.
Li Yuan was very pleased with this heroic son, and immediately ordered his troops and let him go out quickly. Li Shimin traveled all the way, and soon fought with Song Jingang.
However, Li Shimin was a calm man, and he ordered his troops to dig deep trenches and build high barriers, so as not to directly confront Song Jingang. He believes that Song Jingang is just a "King Kong", not a real tough guy.
Although Li Shimin's strategy seemed weak, it ensured the safety of the army and avoided unnecessary **.
Li Shimin's surprise attack put Song Jingang in a desperate situation, and he could only fight to the death. Although Song Jingang was a good fighter, he had no food and reinforcements, and the result was a big defeat. He fled to Jiexiu, Shanxi Province to stabilize his position, and decided to adopt a strategy of defensive counterattack.
However, Li Shimin's tactics will not necessarily be played by him.
Li Shimin assigned Li Shiji to lead an army to attack the city, and made a vicious insult to Song Jingang, even involving Song Jingang's ancestors, this behavior angered Song Jingang, and he decided to send troops to fight back, vowing to eliminate Li Shiji.
Song Jinggang was furious and fought his way out of the encirclement with anger, while Li Shiji pretended to be defeated and took the opportunity to smear oil on the soles of his feet. Song Jingang followed, never thinking that a fierce cavalry would suddenly appear behind him, making Old Song look confused.
It turned out that this was Li Shimin's trick, and he successfully wrapped Song Jingang into a dumpling. After a period of fighting, Song Jingang only took a few followers to break through and gallop towards Taiyuan.
Li Shimin led the cavalry in a unique battle, while they were making dumplings, Liu Wuzhou heard in Taiyuan that the front line had been defeated, and the defeat was very bad, he couldn't help crying bitterly, complaining that Song Jingang had lost all his family, so he hurriedly packed up his soft and fled to the Turks to seek refuge.
Song Jingang learned that the lord had fled, and out of loyalty, he also fled to the Turks.
The life of the nomads was not easy, but this time they miscalculated, and the Turks were not as affectionate as they thought. In the past, they had soldiers and land, and they could give us money, but now they are poor people, and they come to us to eat and drink for nothing.
Although the big leg of lamb and mare's milk are delicious, we cannot use our grasslands as a rescue station. As a result, both Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang were beheaded by the Turks.
The fall of Liu Wuzhou meant the demise of a key member of the late Sui Dynasty, and also drew an end to the war in Shanxi. Now, it's time to move on to the Central Plains and compete with the rest of the pack.