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In the first year of Jianlong (960), the Zhaoyi army made Li Yun a vassal of the Northern Han Dynasty and rebelled against the Northern Song Dynasty. However, li yun raised his army only two months before he was eliminated by Zhao Kuangyin. Why did Li Yun want to claim the vassal of the defeated Northern Han Dynasty, and why did he quickly lose the army, the captain told you in detail.
First, he joined the army in his early years
Li Jun
Li Yun joined the army in his early years, serving as a guard under Li Congrong, the king of Later Tang and Qin, because he was good at riding and shooting, he could pull a hundred pounds of large bows, so he was very much used by Li Congrong. In the fourth year of Changxing (933), Li Congrong saw that his father Li Siyuan was seriously ill, so he entered the palace and seized the throne. Li Yun first accompanied Li Congrong in attacking the imperial palace, killing more than a dozen people in a row. But then the Tang army defeated Li Congrong and beheaded him. Li Yun saw that things could not be accomplished, so he abandoned his horse and fled. In the first year of the Qing Dynasty (934), li congke the prince of Lu seized the throne as emperor, and Li Yun was once again called to join the army and serve as the commander of the crane.
Second, Changshan is anti-Liao
Later Jin
In the third year of Kaiyun (946), the Liao army invaded the south on a large scale, and after the demise of the Jin Dynasty. The Liao general Zhao Yanshou heard that Li Xiao was brave and good at war, so he recruited him to serve under the tent. Soon Emperor Taizong of Liao led his army back to the north, but died of illness on the way, and his nephew Yelü Ruan seized the throne and detained Zhao Yanshou. Then Yelü Nguyen led a large army back to Liao, leaving Yelü Xieli to garrison Changshan.
Liao Taizong
Yelü Xieli was greedy, and took the opportunity to cut down the food of the Jin army that had descended to Liao, which made the Jin soldiers hungry and dissatisfied with him. Li Yun then contacted Wang Ying, Shi Gongba, He Fujin, and other Jin generals to agree on a plan and date for the uprising. But Bai Zairong, the left wing of the control crane, was a little afraid and did not dare to agree. Li Yun then took a knife to force Bai Zairong to agree, and then the rest of the Jin generals allied themselves one by one, agreeing to work together against the Liao.
On July 29, the Jin army took advantage of the Liao people's breakfast, used the bell as a trumpet, seized the arsenal, and joined forces with the people of Changshan to attack the Liao army. The Liao army inside Changshan City fled from the city in fright and asked for help from Yelü Xieli. Yelü Xieli then besieged Changshan, but the Jin army in the city was divided, and only the control crane army fought with the people to the death, and the other Jin army took the opportunity to rob the property. Later, the people outside the city came to support the Jin army and attacked the Liao army, scaring Yelü Xieli into fleeing in a hurry.
Feng Dao
The Generals of the Jin Army competed for credit afterwards, so Li Yun went to see the chancellor Feng Dao and asked him to restrain the generals. Feng Dao refused because he was a scholar and would not command the army. Although Li Yun made his first contribution in the Battle of Changshan, Feng Dao, because his official positions with the generals were inferior to Bai Zairong's, let Bai Zairong restrain the generals. At this time, the generals of the Jin army no longer competed for merit, and the people were also stable.
Guo Wei
At that time, Liu Zhiyuan claimed the title of emperor and established the Later Han, and Feng Dao's people then submitted to the Later Han. In order to show his sincerity to Liu Zhiyuan, Li Yun sent his son to the capital to congratulate him and act as a hostage. Liu Zhiyuan was overjoyed, so he appointed Bai Zairong as the retainer and Li Yun as the Assassin of Bozhou. Li Yun was very dissatisfied with this because of his high merits.
Three, the week after the effectiveness
Hou Han
In the third year of Qianyou (950), the Tianxiong army made Guo Wei see that Li Xiao was brave and good at war, so he summoned him to his command and made him an inspector of the northern edge. Soon after, Emperor Yin of Han was jealous of the chancellor, so he sent someone to execute Guo Wei. Li Yun therefore raised an army with Guo Wei and defeated Murong Yanchao (慕容彦超) by defeating the Taining army and taking control of Bieliang.
In the first year of Guangshun (951), Guo Wei called Emperor Jianzhou and made Li Yun an envoy of the Zhangde Army. Hedong Jiedu made Liu Min furious, so he raised an army to cut down Zhou. Li Yun then asked Guo Wei for battle and was praised. In the second year of Guangshun (952), Guo Wei conquered Yanzhou and quelled Murong Yanchao's rebellion. Li Yun therefore went on a pilgrimage to the emperor to congratulate him on the suppression of the rebellion. Guo Wei then appointed Li Yun as the emissary of the Zhaoyi army and put him to defend the Northern Han Dynasty.
Later weeks
In the first year of Xiande (954), the Northern Han Dynasty attacked houzhou in the south, and burned and plundered everywhere it went. Li Yun then sent his protector Mu Lingjun to attack against the Han army. However, Mu Lingjun was lightly opposed, and was defeated by the Han general Zhang Hui, so he had to retreat to Luzhou. Subsequently, Emperor Shizong of Zhou personally marched and defeated Zhang Hui, causing Li Yun to go north to besiege Taiyuan, and Fu Yanqing to garrison Xinkou to defend the Liao army. Li Yun and Zhang Yongde then went to support Fu Yanqing and went around behind the Liao army to launch an attack, defeating the Liao army.
Zhou Shizong
In the second year of Xiande (955), Li Yun attacked the Northern Han Dynasty and captured the Han generals An Jun, Kang Chao and others. After that, Li Yun would send troops to attack the Northern Han Every year, seize the military village, behead and capture the Northern Han generals, and dedicate them to Zhou Shizong. In the sixth year of Xiande (959), Zhou Shizong died of illness, and his son Emperor Gong of Zhou ascended the throne, and Li Yun was made a lieutenant of the inspection school. Li Yun continued to send people to harass the Northern Han Dynasty as before, offering the booty to the emperor.
Fourth, rise up against the Song Dynasty
Zhao Kuangyin
In the first year of Jianlong (960), Zhao Kuangyin usurped Zhou Jiansong, and in order to win Over Li Yun, he sent someone to make him Zhongshu Ling. Li Yun was very dissatisfied with this and wanted to refuse Zhao Kuangyin's appointment, but was dissuaded by his subordinates and reluctantly accepted the canonization of the Song envoys. Afterwards, Li Yun took out Guo Wei's portrait and cried bitterly. When the Northern Han Dynasty learned of this, it sent someone to contact Li Yun to attack the Song Dynasty. In order to confuse Zhao Kuangyin, Li Yun deliberately handed over the letters of the Northern Han To the Song court, and then secretly prepared to raise an army.
The imperial city made Li Shoujie learn that his father Li Yun was plotting to raise an army, so he bitterly advised him not to oppose the Song, but Li Yun did not listen. When Zhao Kuangyin learned of this, he said to Li Shoujie, "I heard that you advised your father not to betray the imperial court, but he did not listen. If I kill you, I will not fail in your faithfulness. Now that you have gone back to persuade your father and told him that even the Son of Heaven can do it, can't you still make him submit? Li Shoujie then told Li Yun these words, but after he heard it, he was greatly frightened and knew that the matter had been exposed, so he immediately raised an army.
Northern Han Dynasty
Zhongqing, who was engaged in Luqiu, presented a plan to Li Yun and said: "The general only rebelled against the Song with a lone army, and the situation was very unfavorable, and although he received assistance from the Northern Han Dynasty, I am afraid that he was not Zhao Kuangyin's opponent. The Song army was well-equipped and strong, and it was difficult to defeat. It is better to go west to Taihang, take Luoyang directly, and confront Zhao Kuangyin in the east and west to compete for the world. Li Yun replied, "I am a veteran of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and I am a brother with Sejong. The forbidden soldiers under Zhao Kuangyin were all from sejong's old department, and if they heard that I had come, they would definitely turn against me. Besides, I have a fierce general and a good horse, and what else can I worry about? Li Yun then killed the officials sent by Zhao Kuangyin and asked the Northern Han for help.
The Northern Han Emperor Liu Chengjun led thousands of han and Liao troops south to the Zhaoyi army. Li Yun came to greet him, and when he found that Liu Chengjun's troops were small and weak, he regretted it in his heart, but forced by the situation, he still claimed to Liu Chengjun. Liu Chengjun made Li Yun the King of Xiping and gave him three hundred horses. However, when Liu Chengjun learned that Li Yun was going to avenge Hou Zhou, he was sullen and unhappy in his heart, and became suspicious of him, so he sent Xuanhui to make Lu Zan supervise Li Yun. Li Yun was very dissatisfied with this, but he had to accept it.
Fifth, the soldiers were defeated and killed
Stone keeps faith
Li Yun left Li Shoujie to guard the shangdang, and he led the main force south. Zhao Kuangyin then sent Shi Shouxin and Gao Huaide to resist, and also instructed the two to hold the dangerous point and prevent the enemy from advancing from Taihang. Zhao Kuangyin then sent Murong Yanzhao and Wang Quanbin to support him from the flanks, and then the Song army turned in two rounds and defeated Li Yun at Changping. Zhao Kuangyin then personally marched and fought with Shi Shouxin to defeat Li Yun at Zezhou. Li Yun suffered a crushing defeat outside zezhou and had to retreat to zezhou, and the Song army surrounded him.
Northern song dynasty
Long Jie made Wang Tinglu and Fenzhou Tuanlian make Wang Quande see that Li Yun was defeated, so he led his army to surrender to song, making Zezhou an isolated city. Li Jun's concubine Liu Shi advised him to take stock of the good horses in the city and break out quickly, so as not to sit still. However, some of Li Yun's men objected, saying that the situation was critical and it was difficult to guarantee that no one would kidnap him and surrender to the Song army. Li Yun listened and hesitated. The next day, Zhao Kuangyin personally urged the soldiers to attack the city, so the Song army fought desperately and took Zezhou, so Li Yun threw himself into the water and committed suicide. Subsequently, the Song army attacked Shangdang, and Li Shoujie surrendered the city.
In general, Li Yun was a famous general of the Later Zhou Dynasty, defeating the Northern Han and Liao many times, and making great contributions to the stability of the northern border of the Later Zhou. In order to use the power of the Northern Han and Liao to destroy the Northern Song Dynasty, Li Yun declared himself a vassal to the Northern Han. However, due to Li Jun's contempt for the Song army too much, coupled with his own weak strength, he had not yet received strong help from liao and northern Han, so he quickly failed.