850, "Shi Le wins Wang Jun with a room"

When Huang Chongyang saw this, he opened the war book again, and found a typical example of the use of war in the "Use of the Art of War" - "Shi Le Wins Wang Jun with the Room". This well-known battle example in the historical books is exactly the magic weapon that Huang Chongyang wanted to carefully study and learn from at the beginning of the war between the two countries. Now the Khitan has been moving south, and the Central Plains Field Army has also gone to the front. As the head of the strategist regiment in the rear, he must do his best for the overall strategic situation! This temporary tranquility allowed him to sit in front of the bookcase, but, under his nose, the bloody historical war was repeated again-

"Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, various ethnic minorities in the northwest of China have gradually migrated to the Great Wall and began to live in Liaoxi, Youzhou, Bingzhou and Guanlong. By the time of the Western Jin Dynasty, these ethnic minorities had lived together with the Han people, and many ethnic minority nobles were deeply influenced by the Han culture and embarked on the road of feudal culture to varying degrees. The corrupt rule of the ruling clique of the Western Jin Dynasty, which was based on the exploitation and oppression of the people, intensified the class and national contradictions at that time. Soon after, the 'Rebellion of the Eight Kings' broke out, which made the lives of the Han and ethnic minorities even more miserable, and the people rose up to rebel against the rule of the Western Jin Dynasty. During this period, a rebellion broke out in Sichuan, and the rebels occupied Chengdu in 304 AD; At this time, the leaders of some ethnic minorities in the north also took advantage of the crumbling power of the Western Jin Dynasty to raise troops against the Jin Dynasty. Liu Yuan, a Xiongnu nobleman, started his army in the same year that the exiles occupied Chengdu. At that time, he established himself as the king of Han, gathered an army, and was determined to establish a business like Mao Dunshan Yu. Almost at the same time as him, there were also Han Wang Mi and Liang Shile. They jointly promoted Liu Yuan as the main and dealt a powerful blow to the rulers of the Western Jin Dynasty; At the same time, they also had their own separatist forces, and wanted to develop their own forces while defeating the Jin army, so that they could one day replace the rule of the Western Jin Dynasty. Shi Le, one of them, later annexed Wang Mi, defeated Wang Jun, the minister of the Western Jin Dynasty, who supported the army in Youzhou, and got rid of the Liu clique and established himself as the king of Zhao (known in history as Later Zhao, one of the 'Sixteen Kingdoms' of the Eastern Jin Dynasty). It became one of more than a dozen ethnic minority regimes that emerged in northern China. The historical story of Shi Le's victory over Wang Jun happened before he established himself as the king of Zhao, and because of this, Shi Le's self-establishment as the king of Zhao had a firm foundation.

Shi Le word Shilong, the Qian, his family is the tribal handsome, to Shile's generation, the tribal handsome has no treatment at all, in order to live, he has been a businessman, landlord as a field guest. Later, he was caught by Sima Teng, the assassin of the Western Jin Dynasty and the state, and sent to Jizhou to be sold to a landlord named Shi Huan as a slave. Shi Huan saw that this 20-year-old Hu man was good-looking, good at riding and shooting, and brave and strategic, and was afraid that he would incite other cultivators to rebel, so he let him go. Subsequently, Shi Le defected to the Jin court's horse breeding land - the small leader of Ma Mu, Jisang, and formed the 'Eighteen Cavalry' in the area of Eping County. It is said that the 'Whirlwind Eighteen Riders' that appeared in the Jianghu martial arts later came from this. The 'Eighteen Horsemen' composed of Shi Le often went in and out of the fields dedicated to breeding famous horses Chilong and Qiji, and went to distant places to loot the treasures and bribe Jisang. Later, Shi Le and Ji Sang participated in the anti-Jin army, Ji Sang was killed by the Jin army, Shi Le defected to Liu Yuan, who had been called the king of Han in Zuoguo City, and with the expansion of his power, he designed to kill his opponent Wang Mi and merge all his men. After Shi Lehuo and Wang Mi, he turned his attack to Wang Jun, the assassin of Youzhou in the Western Jin Dynasty. At the suggestion of his military advisor Zhang Bin, he soon occupied Wang Jun's army and killed him, laying the foundation for his own establishment as King of Zhao soon after.

When Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, failed to hold Emperor Sima Zhen of Jin Hui hostage and was deposed, his generals Gongshi Fan and others raised troops against Zhao and Wei to avenge Sima Ying. Shile and Kisan led the shepherds on hundreds of horses in the horse farm to respond. The Gongshi clan failed to attack Yecheng and was killed, and Shi Le and Ji Sang fled back to Mamu. They plundered the counties and counties, freed prisoners, and gathered outlaws from the mountains, and their power was expanded. Shi Le and Ji Sang were defeated in a battle, and Ji Sang was killed by the Jin army, so Shi Le led his team to Liu Yuan, who had already proclaimed himself King of Han in Zuoguo City.

After Shi Le defected to Liu Yuan, he conquered the east and west in three or four years, attacked cities and seized land, made great contributions to the Han state, and became a strong force to maintain the rule of the Han state. Shile's power also continued to grow in the course of the campaign. In 311 AD, Wang Mi, who defected to Liu Yuan, plotted to kill Shile and annex his power after his power expanded. When Shile found out, he planned to kill Wang Mi and merge all his men. As his strength grew, Shiler's ambition to become king grew. However, on the surface, he still obeyed the Han lords, and at the same time implemented a policy of preferential treatment of Han landlord intellectuals in his sphere of rule, and absorbed a number of Han landlord class intellectuals with rich ruling experience into his command. One of them was his military advisor Zhang Bin, who played an extremely important role in establishing the "Later Zhao" regime in Shile.

After Shi Lehuo and Wang Mi, he turned his attack to Wang Jun, the assassin of Youzhou in the Western Jin Dynasty. After Wang Jun failed in the battle with Shile, he turned to the Xianbei and Wuhuan people for support, but the Xianbei and Wuhuan people did not respond. At this time, the military advisor Zhang Bin analyzed Wang Jun's weakened situation and pointed out that if Shi Le now expressed his submission to Wang Jun, then he would definitely be overjoyed. Therefore, Zhang Bin suggested that Shi Le outwit Wang Jun instead of fighting hard. Zhang Bin asked Shi Le to write a letter of humility, expressing his sincerity in making peace with him, and willing to subordinate him and help him become emperor. When Wang Jun was unprepared for Shi Le, he took advantage of his paralysis to eliminate his forces in one fell swoop. Schler agreed to his suggestion and immediately proceeded to follow suit.

Shi Le sent his disciples Wang Zichun, Dong Zhao and others to meet Wang Jun with letters and many treasures. In his letter, Shi Le admired Wang Jun as the Son of Heaven, and he was just a nameless man, "I have devoted myself to the cause of raising the righteous soldiers to eliminate the rebellion, precisely to remove obstacles for you." Therefore, I sincerely hope that you will conform to the will of heaven and the people, and ascend the throne as emperor. I, Shile, hold you as my own parents, and you should see my sincerity and painstaking intentions, and treat me as a son. At the same time as offering a book to Wang Jun, Shi Le also asked Wang Zichun to envelop Wang Jun's henchman Zao Gao with a lot of money (really bad!). Wang Jun was very happy to see that Shile had submitted to him, and made Wang Zichun and others liehous, and sent envoys to thank him with local specialties. Wang Jun's Sima Youtong plotted to betray Wang Jun and sent an envoy to ask Shi Le to surrender on horseback, but Shi Le killed the envoy and gave it to Wang Jun to show his honesty. Wang Jun trusted Shi Leshi even more at this time, and no longer had any suspicions.

Soon after, Wang Zichun and others returned with Wang Jun's envoys, and Shile ordered the strong elite soldiers and weapons to be hidden, showing that the warehouses were empty and the army was weak, and went north to meet Wang Jun's envoys and accept Wang Jun's letters. Wang Jun gave Shi Le a dust, Shi Le pretended not to dare to take it, hung it on the wall, and worshiped this dust every morning and evening. Shi Le also sent Dong Zhao to write to Wang Jun and personally go to Youzhou to present the emperor's honorific title on an agreed date. Wang Jun's envoy returned to Youzhou and recounted what he had seen about the weakness of the Shi Le generals and their sincerity towards Wang Jun. Wang Jun was overjoyed and thought that he was indeed trustworthy.

Seeing that Wang Jun had completely believed in himself, Shi Le began to prepare to attack Wang Jun. He first called back Wang Zichun to inquire about the situation in Youzhou. Wang Zichun said: "Since the great flood in Youzhou last year, the people have not been able to eat a grain of grain, but Wang Jun has gathered millions of grain in the warehouse and does not use it to help the people. His punishment politics was extremely harsh and cruel, he frequently levied taxes on the people, brutalized virtuous ministers and good generals, and killed strategists who were excluded from Cambodia. Xianbei and Karasuma were separated from him outside, Zao Gao and Tian Jiao were greedy and tyrannical inside, people's hearts were worried and shaken, and the army was weak and tired, but Wang Jun still had to build a high pavilion, arrange hundreds of officials, and say unashamedly that Han Gaozu and Emperor Wei Wu were not enough to be on a par with him. Shi Le listened to Wang Zichun's talk about the famine and poverty in Youzhou and the betrayal of Wang Junzhong, and decided to send troops to attack Youzhou. But he was afraid that Liu Kun would attack him from behind. So he discussed with Zhang Bin how to deal with Liu Kun. Zhang Bin suggested taking advantage of the contradiction between Liu Kun and Wang Jun to write a letter to make peace with Liu Kun, asking for permission for him to make up for his mistakes by crusading against Wang Jun. Shi Le did what Zhang Junshi said, completed this matter, stabilized Liu Kun, and relieved the troubles.

In 314 AD, Shile sent troops to attack Youzhou. Shi Le led the light cavalry to march to Youzhou day and night. When Shi Le's army arrived in Yishui, Wang Jun's guardian Sun Wei immediately sent someone to send a message to Wang Jun to ask for instructions to prepare to resist, but Wang Jun said to them: 'Shi Gong has come here to support me as emperor. So Wang Jun set up a feast and waited for Shile's arrival. Shile rushed to Jixian in the morning, and urged the defenders to open the door. Suspecting that there was an ambush in the city, Shile drove thousands of cattle and sheep in the first place, claiming that they were gifts for Wang Jun, but in fact they blocked the streets and alleys so that Wang Jun's army could not go into battle. Only then did Wang Jun realize that the general situation was not good, and he began to lie restless. Shile sent his men to capture Wang Jun and send him back to Xiangguo (the capital of Shile, southwest of present-day Xingtai City, Hebei Province). Kill. Shile occupied Youzhou and annexed Wang Jun's army, laying the foundation for his own independence as King of Zhao soon after.

Looking at the whole process of Shile's annexation of Wang Jun, it is actually a continuous process. Shi Le's disciple Wang Zichun was sent to Wang Jun's camp by Shi Le, on the one hand, he submitted a letter to Wang Jun, and on the other hand, he reconnoitred Wang Jun's political and military situation in Youzhou. Shi Le also used a lot of money to envelop and buy Wang Jun's henchman Zao Gao, who served as Shi Le's inner room, consolidating Wang Jun's trust in Shi Le, and making Wang Jun more convinced of Shi Le's submission; When Wang Jun's envoy visited, Shile created some illusions and asked the envoy to go back and report to Wang Jun. Due to Shi Le's relatively successful continuous use, Wang Jun completely fell into the wrong understanding and judgment. Schle, on the other hand, was able to grasp the enemy's situation in a relatively comprehensive manner and grasp the fighters, thus laying the objective foundation for his final surprise victory. From the historical facts of Shi Le's victory over Wang Jun, it can be seen that Shi Le can skillfully grasp and flexibly apply the importance of use, essentials and methods mentioned by Sun Tzu in the practice of war, and it is precisely because of this that Shi Le won a decisive victory in the Battle of Youzhou. ”

At this point, Huang Chongyang finally finished reading Shi Le's battle example of winning Wang Jun in an intermittent manner, and he was about to flip through it, but found that Chen Tianzhong, the prime minister of Zuo, hurriedly came to his bookcase and said: "Oh, Lord Huang! You still have the heart to read a book here! Eight hundred miles of urgency! Come with me to see the emperor! ”

"What's the urgency?"

"The Northern Fortress is in danger!"

"What? General Zhao Gaoyun can't resist? ”

"The Khitan army is pressing, how can a small projectile land last for a long time? Come with me to the emperor to discuss countermeasures! Between the words, Chen Tianzhong and Huang Chongyang hurriedly left the Hanlin Academy.

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