Zhou Dewei is dark and tall, smiling and unchanging. With both wisdom and courage, you can see the smoke from a distance and know that there are many soldiers. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, he rode horses for Li Keyong and gradually rose to the rank of imperial bodyguard. Following Li Keyong's crushing defeat of Wang Xingyu, he was promoted to commander of Zuo Servant Shooter and Official's Son. When Liang and Jin confronted each other, their five bravery became famous all over the world.
In March of the second year of Guanghua (899), Zhu Wen sent his uncle to Taiyuan, reaching Yuci (now Shanxi) and Dongwoyi (now Xu Dong) and other places. Liang Jun sent a message: "It is a secretariat to give birth to Xing Xing." Liang Jiang, nicknamed Chen Hag, wanted to capture Zhou Dewei alive. Keyong Li wants Zhou Dewei to be careful about this man. Because Zhang Chen often rides a white horse and wears Zhu Jiazhuang, Zhou Dewei wants his men to pretend to be defeated when they see the enemies of the white horse and Zhu Jiazhuang, while he disguised himself as a soldier and mixed into the team. When Zhang Chen came out to challenge, his men retreated according to the agreement. Zhang Chen was caught in a hurry, and Zhou Dewei took Zhang Chen alive from behind with a hammer.
In the third year of Shenzong (906), when Zhu Wen sent troops to attack Cangzhou (now southeast of Cangzhou, Hebei Province) by Liu Rengong, Li Keyong, king of Jin, sent Zhou Dewei to lead 50,000 troops to capture Cangzhou (now Changzhi, Shanxi Province) to contain it. After his success, Zhou Dewei was appointed as the secretariat of Daizhou, and was also the commander-in-chief of the anti-Korean "ma bu" or horse stance just look at home and abroad. At this point, the attack on Yan turned to fight for Luzhou and build a besieged city. Li, commander-in-chief of the Jin army, stuck to the siege, and Zhou Dewei led the army to save Luzhou. After years of confrontation with Liang Jun outside the city. Before he died, Li Keyong expressed concern to Li that the contradiction between Zhou Dewei and Li would affect their mutual cooperation. After Li ascended the throne, he killed Li and recalled Zhou Dewei, who was heavily armed, to the front. In order to show his high loyalty to his late master, Zhou Dewei followed Li Nan to attack. He broke the siege of Luzhou and made friends with Li. Zhou Dewei was promoted to Zhenwu our ambassador (Shuozhou, now Shuoxian) because of his merits, and he was appointed as the ambassador of Zhongshu.
In the autumn of God bless seven years (Kaiping four years, 9 10), Zhu Wen sent Wang Lingbing to attack Zhao with 70,000 troops, and Wang Rong asked Li for help. Li ordered Zhou Dewei to lead the troops to Zhaozhou (now Zhaoxian County, Hebei Province), then led a Zanhuang (now Hebei Province) to meet the enemy himself, and then confronted Hou Liangjun near Baixiang (now Hebei Province). After Liang Jun, there were many people and the equipment was luxurious and complicated. In the serenade, the Jin army seemed rather timid. Zhou Dewei said to them, in order to boost morale, "This servant of Bian and Song Dynasty sells children, just to decorate the external ear, so what's to be afraid of! One of them is tens of thousands, which is enough for my capital. I love it without hope, so I should take it there. " On the other hand, he said to Li, "It's very sharp, and you can't compete with him. He should wait less. " Lee thinks fast break is good for him. When the other party knows if I'm real or not, it's hard to fight. Zhou Dewei pointed out that the terrain of the battlefield at that time was not conducive to cavalry fighting, and we could not use our own strengths to attack each other's weaknesses. Li was very unhappy after hearing this, so he explained it to Zhou Dewei through the eunuch. Finally, Li agreed to retreat to Xiangyi (today's Gaoyi), and chose the plain and shallow grass area that was conducive to cavalry fighting to fight a decisive battle with Liang Jun. After Zhou Dewei's analysis, it was impossible to go into battle lightly even with food, and he decided to attack when he was hungry in the afternoon. As a result, Jin Jun won a great victory and chased the white elephant from Xiangyi. Liang Jun was so frightened that he lay dead dozens of miles away. Wang only led more than ten people to escape by bike. In this campaign, Zhou Dewei well adhered to the principle of attacking the enemy's weaknesses with his own strengths, avoiding his potential and attacking his laziness, and achieved the most important victory since the Battle of Liang Jin.
After the triumph of the White Elephant, Zhou Dewei was ordered to attack Youzhou (now Beijing) in Liu Shouguang, capture Shan Tinggui, the warrior of Liu Shouguang, capture Liu and his son alive, and be promoted to a captain, Lulong and other military envoys in Youzhou.
In the 12th year of Tian You (9 15 in the first year of Liang Dynasty), Li and Liu, the general of Hou Liang Dynasty? In yu zhou (now the northeast of Hebei Province), Liu? Taking advantage of the virtual long-distance attack on Taiyuan (now southwest of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province), Zhou Dewei heard the news and led a thousand riders from Youzhou to save Xiliang. The army arrived at Tumen (now Luquan, Hebei Province) and learned that Liu? After arriving in Leping (now Xiyang, Shanxi), he changed his plan and led the army eastward. What does he expect from Liu? It is necessary to occupy Linqing (now Linxi, Hebei Province) and cut off the route for providing foodstuff for 8 Jin Army. So he led the army to the Nangong (now Hebei Province). Dozens of men were sent to fetch spies, and the messenger said, "Zhou Shizhong has been captured!" "Liu? I was shocked by its speed of fighting and slowed down the March. The next day, Zhou Dewei took the opportunity to enter Linqing first, which saved the lifeblood of 8 Jin Army and ensured that Li finally defeated Liu? .
In the 14th year of God bless (9 17), in March, the Khitan invaded Xinzhou (now Zhuolu), and Zhou Dewei led an army to fight against it. The situation was unfavorable and he surrendered to Fanyang City (now Beijing). The Khitan besieged the city for 200 days, and Zhou Dewei defended it day and night, but it was not broken in the end and won the battle. The following year, Zhou Dewei led 30,000 Yan soldiers south, and the troops of Zhen (now Zhengding) and Ding (now Hebei) crossed the river with Li and marched on Linpu (now Juancheng West, Shandong), intending to take the capital of song dynasty (now Kaifeng, Henan) directly. 1February 23rd, the garrison stationed in Liu Hu (now Puyang East). The next morning, when he arrived, Li asked Zhou Dewei how to play. Zhou Dewei "always stands firm to defeat others, so he uses troops, often waiting for the gap of the enemy to win." He analyzed the battlefield situation, because this place is close to the capital of song dynasty, Liang Jun is bound to fight to the death, and its strength should not be underestimated. He must take advantage of the condition that his own side is behind the enemy. He advocated that large troops could stay put for the time being, and it was difficult for Liang Jun to camp. They should send cavalry to harass them first and then attack them when they were tired, so that they could win the battle. This was a very correct tactical arrangement, but Li, who was brave and militant, did not listen and led the pro-army to fight immediately. Zhou Dewei had no choice but to follow suit and said to his son, "I don't know where he died!" " As a result, Li won a small victory at the beginning of this campaign, but soon he captured the trench of 8 Jin Army and suffered a big defeat. He ran into Zhou Dewei's army, causing chaos and was occupied by the latter. Zhou Dewei and his son were killed by happeneth. Li regretted crying and said, "It's all my fault that I lost my elite soldiers."
When Li proclaimed himself emperor, posthumous title Zhou Dewei was a surname; After Li Siyuan succeeded to the throne, he was given Qiu; When Shi Jingtang proclaimed himself emperor in Jian Jin, he was made a prince.