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Li Mao didn't wait for Li Deyu, sugar

It was the winter of the ninth year of Yuanhe, the coldest time of the year, and Ma and Dongxuan had obviously deliberated their mutiny at this time. Heavy snow closed the mountains, the roads were impassable, Li Mao wanted to return to Liaodong with great difficulty, and the main forces of several divisions loyal to him were in Youzhou, so he could be caught off guard, and when the overall situation was decided, it was too late for the spring to bloom.

Li Mao did not have time to say goodbye to Zhang Hongjing, and returned to Liaodong overnight, and issued instructions halfway to let Shi Xiong's Third Division and the Fifth Division directly under him return to Liaodong, and the rest of the troops were still stationed in Youzhou.

Li Mao led the pro-army first, one day to Pingzhou, stationed in Pingzhou is Huang Renfan's fourth division, Shikong persuaded Li Mao not to enter the city and detour, Li Mao knew what he meant, the fourth division is Ma Hedong's starting troops, so there are a lot of old, and Huang Renfan has a good relationship with Ma Hedong, Ma Hedong dares to take a risk, whether there is Huang Renfan behind the support is unknown, in case Huang Renfan changes his mind, only with the pro-army cavalry these hundreds of people, how can Li Mao's safety be protected

Li Mao said with a smile: "If the soldiers of the Fourth Division follow him, and Huang Renfan also sympathizes with him, I am willing to give up Liaodong to make people lose their hearts, what face do I have to go back?"

Li Mao ignored the dissuasion of Shi Kong and others, and insisted on entering Pingzhou City. Ma Hedong suddenly launched a mutiny, Huang Renfan did not know in advance, and when he got the news, Ma Hedong's envoy had arrived in Pingzhou City and persuaded him to immediately do it.

Huang Renfan hesitated, Ma Hedong is his old partner, he has worked together for more than ten years, he can be said to know the roots, his experience Huang Renfan is also sympathetic, the battle of Tiezhou, Ma Hedong made a mistake and was demoted to the deputy envoy of training as a punishment, he Huang Renfan can accept it, after all, military law is like a mountain, child's play is not allowed, but Li Mao should not demote him to the Yantieyuan Arrest according to the inspector and the commander of the tax police corps, isn't this an insult, the dignified commander of a division was reduced to a tax collector as a thug, how can there be such a thing in the world.

But dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, Ma Hedong took advantage of Li Mao's absence in Liaodong to openly rebel, Huang Renfan also disagreed, Li Mao demoted him, cut his military power, and even insulted him, but after all, he did not kill them all, although the commander of the Salt and Iron Courtyard and the Tax Police Corps is not big, but there is a lot of oil and water, and he can also contact people from all walks of life.

The following offenses have always been taboo, and he couldn't stand the slightest grievance and instigated a mutiny, and Huang Renfan looked down on him, so he blasted out Ma Hedong's envoys and adjusted several Ma Hedong's cronies in the army out of key parts.

Li Mao suddenly entered the city, Huang Renfan was shocked, but also happy in his heart: Li Mao's willingness to enter the city shows that he still trusts himself.

Huang Renfan beat the drum to gather the generals, and led the crowd to welcome out of the assassin's mansion, Li Mao glanced at it, and did not see the deputy commander Du Shanwu, so he asked the reason, Huang Renfan's face turned red, and he said for a long time: "Someone reported that the deputy commander Du had a private relationship with the envoy of the Liaodong rebels, and the last general made a private decision to let him reflect at home." ”

Li Mao's eyes swept over everyone sharply, and said: "You and the others are all high-ranking generals who command the party, and the army pays attention to orders and prohibitions, and rewards and punishments are clear. He is ambitious, and before he and others enter the city, General Shi persuaded me not to come in, saying that there are many old things about Ma Hedong here, and I am afraid that you will harm me, I don't believe that there will be people who are obsessed and do not come to their senses, and many of you don't know a few big words, but the two words of loyalty and righteousness are clearly distinguished, how can you follow Ma Hedong to be the disloyal and unrighteous person, you are willing to let me enter the city, and if you are willing to come to see me, you are a loyal and righteous person, I fully believe in you. ”

He also said to Huang Renfan: "Release the people immediately and let them come to see me." ”

Du Shanwu and other twenty-five generals were placed under house arrest by Huang Renfan in the rice granary of the Assassin's Mansion waiting to be released, and when they heard that Li Mao released them, they wept with gratitude. After Ma Hedong rebelled, he sent people to pull them over, but they all politely refused. During the battle of Tiezhou, Ma Hedong did not move, and they were also very dissatisfied with Li Mao's disposal of Ma Hedong after the war. They are loyal to Li Mao, and this has been, is, and will be.

But now they were implicated because they had been Ma Hedong's subordinates, and they were locked up by Huang Renfan without asking, and they were furious, sitting in the empty granary and scolding Huang Renfan with a dog blood spray, and the men, women, and children of the eighteen generations of their ancestors did not miss greetings.

Du Shanwu and his entourage of twenty-six people came angrily, seeing Li Mao felt aggrieved, one by one burst into tears, Li Mao helped everyone up one by one, and comforted him with kind words: "It is I Li Mao who has involved you, Ma Hedong and I used to be old brothers, but now we have become incompatible, you are the pond fish that were affected by the fire at the city gate." The pond fish is innocent, wronged, and the fault lies with me, the city gate that is on fire. ”

Everyone burst into tears and laughed, Huang Renfan apologized to everyone, Du Shanwu was still angry, ignoring Huang Renfan, Li Mao said: "If you are angry in your heart, you will spill it out, and if you hold it for a long time, you will have a problem." ”

Du Shanwu said: "Okay, if the commander wants me to be angry, I will be angry, I want to be crazy, how did you Huang Commander do it, I, Du Shanwu, have followed the big marshal since Gushan Town, and have been following me for more than ten years, loyal, how can I have a little bit of a good heart I am Ma Hedong's old subordinate, he has the grace of carrying me, but it is a small favor and a small favor, how can the enemy be loyal and righteous, to be investigated, your Huang Commander has also been his Ma Hedong's deputy, the relationship between the two of you is irreversible, should I suspect that you are also suspected of being so suspicious of you, Why don't you see the handsome man suspicious of you?"

Huang Renfan was questioned in public, his face was red, but he couldn't have a seizure, so he had to laugh. Du Shanwu was angry, and his mind calmed down. Li Mao said: "When Commander Huang first came to Liaodong, he worked as an internal guard for a period of time, and to be a guard is to rather believe that he has it, not believe that he has not, but if there is a little suspicion, they have to deal with it with 120,000 points of caution, and be careful to make the ship of ten thousand years." I won't tell you that when I didn't enter the city, General Shikong also advised me not to come in, the reason is that you Du Shanwu used to be a subordinate of Ma Hedong, and Huang Renfan had a bad relationship with Ma Hedong, which is their common problem as a guard. ”

Shi Kong blushed and hurriedly apologized to Huang Renfan, Du Shanwu and others, Huang Renfan returned the salute and said: "General Shi Kong's caution is by no means superfluous, it should be so. Du Shanwu said: "There is General Shikong to protect the marshal, and we will rest assured." Please give an order, I, Du Shanwu, am willing to be a pioneer officer, and return to Liaodong to sacrifice the traitorous thief. ”

Li Mao was overjoyed, and immediately ordered Du Shanwu to be the vanguard officer, and immediately drove out of the city to seize the "Second Mountain Pass".

In order to show his trust in him, Li Mao made him responsible for the formation of the tax police corps, and outsiders were not allowed to interfere, and the result was that this elite squad with more than 1,000 people, well-equipped, and well-trained became Ma Hedong's personal guard, and no one else could mobilize it.

In addition to the Tax Police Corps, the Ma and Dongqi rebellion also included two Xiren cavalry brigades of the 1st Division.

After the Xi people moved to Liaodong, the essence part was incorporated into the third division, divided into two cavalry brigades, after several transformations, one of the brigades and the Han soldiers gradually mixed into a unified system, and the other cavalry brigade was taken to Pyongyang City by Kim Do-an, and expanded into the sixth division on this basis, which was also commanded by Kim Do-an to pacify the Silla state.

The third division was the first armed force formed by Li Mao after entering Liaodong, and the commander Xi Wang Luo Ke was later promoted to the deputy envoy of Jiedu, and the military power fell into the hands of Shi Xiong. In addition to these two elite cavalry brigades, the Xi people also formed two cavalry brigades and four infantry battalions, all of which were incorporated into the first division. The combat effectiveness of these two cavalry brigades is far inferior to the first two, but their strength is not insignificant, especially after the elite of the first division was transferred to the city defense garrison bureau, these two cavalry brigades became the main force of the first division.

Ma Hedong moved out of the "burning of the Xijia battalion", added fuel and vinegar to tell a lot of "truth", and encouraged the two Xi military commanders Xi Jinmao and Yang Gui to follow him, and promised that after the matter was completed, Xi Jinmao was appointed as the assassin of Dongzhou, and Yang Gui was the commander of the first division.

The third force that supported the rebellion of Ma Hedong was the surrendered Murwei people, after the surrender of the Murwei people with Sprite, the original formation was broken up, and the main part and the Xue Jiajun of Liaodong City were combined into the Ninth Division, with Sprite Hua as the commander, Xue Qingnian as the deputy commander, and the rest scattered in Zhu Jiu's Second Division and Song Menglong, Li Hongshui's Seventh Division.

The main body of the seventh division is the Silla generals Song Menglong and Li Hongshui, and all divisions in Liaodong have Silla pawns, with this division being the most concentrated, ninety percent of the soldiers are Silla people, and the Silla people are famous for their xenophobia, and they are very discriminatory against the Murwei people who are incorporated into the department, which causes a lot of dissatisfaction among the Murwei people.

In addition, there were some Khitans, Silla and Bohai people who returned to Liaodong, as well as Han fortresses conquered by Li Mao, who also openly and secretly supported Ma Hedong, hoping to take this opportunity to make a profit.

When Ma Hedong rebelled in Gaozhou, he only had two battalions of the Tax Police Corps and the Seventh Division left behind in the large camp outside Dongzhou, with a strength of less than 2,000, but in less than a month, the rebels gathered under his command reached 20,000.

For a while, the city was attacked and plundered, invincible, and the two states of East and Gao fell, and more than 1,000 people from Wencheng, Zhao Guangliang and officials from the two places were taken prisoner by the rebels. Ma Hedong persuaded the clerk to return to obedience, but the clerk sternly refused.

Liaozhou is the closest to Gaozhou, but there is Zheng Xiaozhang to guard, the fifth division left two elite battalions stationed in Liaozhou City, plus the main force of the first division, Ma Hedong knew that a group of rabble under his command was difficult to defeat the enemy, so he went south along the Liaohe River, and the troops pointed directly at Guizhou City.

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