As a soldier, especially a soldier in troubled times, I feel more deeply about political corruption and incompetence, and when I am cold, I have no intention of fighting again. Since we want to perish, let's destroy together! Anyway, the country is broken, we still have money, it doesn't matter who is the emperor, we have the money and confidence.

Therefore, political corruption has created military incompetence.

Looking at the history of China, let's just say that the Qing Dynasty, which is closest to us, is also a dynasty that the public knows better, look at the corruption and incompetence of officials in the late Qing Dynasty, I really want to drag them out of the history books and beat them, this is the routine of history, this routine can be applied to various fields.

Haha, history is a very interesting thing.

Hou Jing rushed into Wei Cang's military camp, and the people on the left and right took refuge.

I don't know what Wei Cang thinks, perhaps, he is also indignant at this powerless state; Perhaps, he wanted to fight a battle with great enthusiasm and raise the morale of the Southern Liang army, in short, Wei Cang did not dodge.

Throwing off everyone, scolding the disciples, and ordering them to fight, after that, most of the soldiers were killed in battle, and Wei Cang was also killed by Hou Jing.

In this battle, Wei Cang's son Wei Ni, his three younger brothers Wei Zhu, Wei Police, Wei Gou, his younger brother Wei Ang, and hundreds of relatives were all killed.

An emperor like Xiao Yan, how can he be so loyal to Wei Cang!

Liu Zhongli learned that Wei Cang was attacked, and threw down his chopsticks to lead his troops to rescue, but when he arrived, Wei Cang had already been defeated, and he was also defeated by Hou Jing.

In the "History of the South", it is said:

Liu Zhongli and Hou Jing fought, neither of them knew who the other party was, and the battle was 3,800 rounds, and the battle was dark, and the sun and moon were dark......

Ahem, the bear exaggerated, well, exaggerated.

The two fought, Liu Zhongli was cut in the shoulder by Hou Jing, and the horse fell into the mire and couldn't move.

After that, Liu Zhongli's strength dissipated, and he no longer mentioned the battle, his expression was arrogant and ruthless, insulting and despising the generals.

Xiao Lun, the king of Shaoling, came to spur the military gate every day, and as the days went by, Liu Zhongli didn't see Xiao Lun anymore, Xiao Lun was very angry, but he was helpless, and there was a rift between the two.

Liu Zhongli ignored Xiao Lun, often held banquets, held grand parties, and watched singing and dancing during the day, not only that, but also tortured the people and insulted the concubine.

Even his father, who was trapped in the city, went to the city to question Liu Zhongli, Liu Zhongli talked and laughed freely.

and discord with Prince Xiao Gang's son, Lincheng Gong Xiao Dalian.

Hou Jingdeng Suzaku Tower talked to Liu Zhongli, and then threw Liu Zhongli a gold ring, and since then, the barracks did not fight, and all the troops came to ask for war every day, but they were all refused.

Lu Simian believes that this is a disregard for the facts and a smear against Liu Zhongli, and the bear also agrees with Lu Simian's opinion.

Under the circumstances at that time, if the armies could not unite but act alone, they would not be able to relieve the siege of Taicheng, but it was not easy to unite the armies.

The pride of the generals and the laziness of the soldiers have long become a stubborn disease that is difficult to cure for a long time. And among the generals of the Liang army outside Taicheng, none of them have the talent and fame to overwhelm everyone.

So he retreated to the second, then find the person with the strongest troops, so Liu Zhongli was pushed out.

Liu Zhongli himself is also capable, the history records "courage and people, few courage, eight feet long, eyebrows and eyes", He Batyue came to attack Fan Deng (now Xiangfan City, Hubei Province and Deng County, Henan Province), it was Liu Zhongli who met the battle and beat He Batyue back, and he was able to beat He Batyue back, which shows that Liu Zhongli is not an ordinary person.

It's a pity that when Liu Zhongli faced these old gang leaders, he showed that he was not qualified enough to command these great gods.

It's like the difference between working for a private person and working for a public job:

For private workers, the boss values the employee's own ability, and if he has no ability, no matter how old his qualifications are, he will be disliked by the boss.

Working for the government, it is to look at the qualifications, as soon as you say "old qualifications", oops, that's great, that's amazing, where to go, people have to be carried, even if it is the new factory director, in the eyes of these old seniors, are Mao did not grow Qi Huangkou children, if you dare to recruit these old qualifications, he dares to rely on the old to sell the old to disturb the factory.

Therefore, in the face of this bunch of old qualifications, which one can he command? Except for Wei Cang, as a result, Wei Cang didn't know what to think, and he was killed in the battle at the beginning, leaving Liu Zhongli as a bare-bones commander, what is the use.

In this situation, Liu Zhongli was not convinced and recognized by everyone, resulting in no one listening to him, and if he wanted to fight a decisive battle with Hou Jing, he could only lead his own troops to fight, but it was obvious that this situation was not the ability of one person to turn the tide, and his own army stepped forward to send it, so Liu Zhongli was unwilling, and the other armies thought the same, so it became a situation of holding each other without fighting.

In fact, Liu Zhongli's dissatisfaction, when he was pushed to be the governor, Pei Zhigao's attitude has already shown that from the "Southern History", although Xiao Lun, the king of Shaoling, said that he was authorized, but what was the use of only authorizing? What Liu Zhongli lacks now is not power, but the qualifications to command these old gang leaders.

Regarding the situation of holding each other without a fight, everyone did not find the reason from themselves, but came to blame Liu Zhongli.

Pei Zhigao and Wang Seng argued to Liu Zhongli:

"The general has millions of people, but the palace has fallen, and he should go all out to fight a decisive battle, why bother to say more!"

It is estimated that Liu Zhongli himself was also angry at that time, so he looked arrogant and ruthless, insulted and contemptuous of the generals, and wanted to beat these people again.

Dog bear believes that the "History of the South" put the responsibility of sending reinforcements but not being able to relieve the siege of Taicheng to Liu Zhongli, and he needed a selfish situation where the generals of all parties relied on the old and sold the old and did not listen to the command, and found a person who carried the black pot, Liu Zhongli, who was the governor at the time, was the best person to carry the pot.

According to the "History of the South", among the armies outside the city at that time, Xiao Lun, the king of Shaoling, and Liu Zhongli were equivalent to enemies, and Xiao Dalian, the son of the prince Xiao Gang, and Xiao Lun's son, Yong'an Hou Xiao Qu, were also on the same page.

The same is true of the other armies, one on the other, hostile to each other, distrustful, unable to unite in the rescue, all busy with intrigue.

Cheng Hou Jing, Xiao Yanye; The one who died Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan also; The one who died in the Southern Liang, Xiao Yan also.

Reinforcements arrived on the north shore, claiming to be millions, and the people helped the old and the young to look forward to the officers and soldiers.

But as soon as the officers and soldiers crossed the Huaishui, they competed to rob and extort gold and silver, and they camped and were suspicious of each other.

Hou Jing originally heard that so many reinforcements had come, and he wanted to escape, but when he heard about this situation, he asked Wang Wei with some surprise:

"These people, are they reinforcements? Aren't they bandits? ”

Wang Wei smiled:

"King, they are reinforcements, but they are not supporting the Liang army, but us," Hou Jing was puzzled, and added, "Why should we be afraid of such reinforcements?" They can't eat the dog themselves, so why should they care about us? ”

When Hou Jing heard it, he made sense! So I gave up the idea of escaping.

Hou Jing has besieged Taicheng for a few months, the food in the city is about to bottom, the meat is cut off, and there is only one meat dish left in Emperor Jianwen's first-class meal. The sergeants boiled the skins on the crossbows, and the fumigants caught the finches to satisfy their hunger. There were many pigeons gathered in the temple, and they were all killed and eaten.

At the beginning, when the palace gate was about to be closed, the ministers were afraid that they would not be able to eat, so they came out to carry rice regardless of men and women, accumulating 400,000 hu, and collected 5 billion yuan of money and silk hidden in each house, all of which were piled up in Deyang Hall, and the fish, salt, firewood and grass were not prepared enough.

There was dried moss in the manga kitchen of the imperial kitchen, which tasted sour and salty, and it was also distributed to the soldiers. The soldiers killed horses and sold meat in the palace and the central government office, and there was human flesh mixed in the middle, and if they ate it, they would definitely get sick.

At this time, the inside and outside of the city were cut off, and no communication could be made.

There is a plan called Sheep Cart, tie a paper crow with a long rope, and tie Xiao Yan's edict to it. Xiao Gang stood in front of the Taiji Hall and took advantage of the northwest wind to put it up, hoping to deliver the letter, but, unfortunately, after Hou Jing's soldiers saw it, they were worried about what kind of charm was the way to win, so they shot it down, well, shoot it down! Therefore, there is still no communication between the inside and outside of the city.

Hou Jing was not idle outside, and poisoned the waterways, so swelling diseases gradually became prevalent in the city, and more than half of the people died.

As for Hou Jing's army, life is not easy, he is surrounding Taicheng, and the reinforcements outside are surrounding him, Hou Jing knows that there is grain in Dongcheng, but the road is cut off by reinforcements, and now Hou Jing regrets that when he captured Dongfu, he did not bring the grain over.

At this time, there was bad news for Hou Jing: Xiao Fan, the king of Shaoling, and Xiao Dalian, the prince of Lincheng, had gone to the south bank again, although they had not made any achievements, but so many soldiers pressed over, but they directly pressed Hou Jing's heart.

Not only them, but Xiao Yi, the king of Xiangdong who Hou Jing feared the most, sent the prince Xiao Fang and others, Sima Wu Ye, and Tianmen Taishou Fan Wenjiao to come.

That's—that's a bit unpleasant!

Pengcheng Liu Miao said to Hou Jing:

"I said big brother, alas, it's not a way for us to surround it like this, the city can't be attacked, and now the army is gathering outside, I heard that the army food is not enough for a month, and the grain transportation road is cut off again, there is no more to rob outside the city, and we are the same as the people in the city in this way, it is better to seek peace, and the army can be fully retreated."

After Hou Jing and Wang Wei discussed, they sent Ren to the north of the city to write and surrender to the land of Henan.

Xiao Yan, who had been confused for decades, suddenly had his IQ on the line, and when he heard that Hou Jing wanted to make peace, he angrily reprimanded:

"Isn't it just a death? What is there to fear? How can you make peace?! Besides, Hou Jing, a thief, is dangerous and deceitful, how can he believe him when he talks about peace? ”

However, now is not the time for Xiao Yan to be strong, the city is getting worse and worse day by day, and he is not given a strong environment.

Xiao Gang came to lobby Xiao Yan again:

"Hou Jing's siege is urgent, and there are no reinforcements outside, now I plan to make peace with him, and as for the future, I will discuss again."