Shu Chen

Chapter 191 Abandoned County
Jincheng County.

Twenty miles away from Sangyuan Gorge in Yuzhong County.

A small military tent stands abruptly at the foot of the mountain. The walls of the tent have been cut off, and it looks a bit like a pavilion at the foot of the mountain.

Zheng Pu and Liang Yuanbi, the leader of the Xiutu branch of the Xiongnu, sat down and sat down separately.

In the way of a banquet, two short tables are arranged; a fire is set in the middle, and half a piece of lamb is roasting, and the snow layer at the intersection of the two tables is faintly lit by a small red lacquered pottery stove. There is a curl of cooking gas; there is a faint smell of kumiss mixed with the smell of meat.

Liang Yuanbi is going back to his habitat in the Guanchuan Valley.

Zheng Pu hosted a farewell banquet for him as a reward for sending the prisoners of war of the Wei army, as well as cattle and sheep.

However, when he received the courtesy, his brows were furrowed.

His request to become a disciple of the Great Han Dynasty and to seek shelter from the Longyou Han Army had already been granted by Zheng Pu.

But Zheng Pu also spoke bluntly, claiming that it is difficult for him to survive in Liangzhou with only two thousand tribesmen who have settled (hukou).

Especially at this time when the Han and Wei dynasties attacked each other.

Even with the protection of the Han army, how could he persist until the Han army rescued him if Niwei or other Qianghu tribes suddenly attacked him?
After all, his tribe's habitat is quite far from the Han army's garrison.

Not to mention, each Han army needs to report to Prime Minister Zhuge Liang or other chief officials whether it sends troops or not.

If he sends troops after obtaining permission, maybe his tribe will be wiped out.

This made Liang Yuanbi feel worried.

I also know that Zheng Pu is not scaremongering.

He was able to prosper in the past because Liangzhou belonged to Wei State.

Wei State Liangzhou successively served as governor and Wuwei prefect. In order to prevent other Qianghu tribes from becoming stronger, they overtly and secretly put an end to wars between strong and weak tribes.Now, in order to show his favor to the Han army in the future, he was taken by Zheng Pu to Sangyuan Gorge to demonstrate against the Wei army. How could the Wei army in Zuli County, Wuwei County not encourage other Qianghu tribes to attack him?

Ugh.
Under eagerness, lack of consideration.

There was a burst of annoyance in his heart.

He couldn't help thinking about Zheng Pu's other two suggestions.

First, he was registered as a household register by the great Han and sent to live in Shu. He will get a noble position and the title of [-] households in the city, so that future generations will have no worries about food and clothing.

The other is that he will become the general of the Han Dynasty, leading the tribe to fight for the Han Dynasty as righteous followers.

The imperial court of the Han Dynasty will set aside a pasture in the land of Longyou to house the clansmen, and there is no need to prepare food, fodder and luggage during the conquest.

The gains from the war will be exchanged in proportion to the battle achievements.

One is the loss of the authority of the leader, and the other is the fact that the tribe's growth has been slowly consumed by the war.

He was unwilling to choose both options.

"General, if my tribe is willing to be the soldier of the Han Dynasty forever, how will the Han court treat me?"

After a long silence, he proposed another way out.

This is also the practice of the big Han for the Xiongnu tribe.

Since the beginning of the former Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu, who had been weakened by the attacks of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, as well as civil strife, surrendered to the Han Dynasty in the south, and were placed by the imperial court as soldiers of Baosai.

And today's Niwei still implements this strategy against tribes such as the Huns and Xianbei.

After hearing this, Zheng Pu couldn't help laughing.

People are not enough to swallow elephants.

How dare a small tribe of two thousand people dare to claim to be the "safeguard" of the big man?
With a smile on his face, Zheng Pu didn't answer, but asked instead, "It's not because I question the sincerity of the leader, but because of the leader's tribe, where can I protect my big man? Besides, my big man hasn't won Hexi yet. The four counties and the three assistants in Guanzhong have no fort outside the Guanzhong to place their leaders!"

Hearing this, Liang Yuanbi opened her mouth, wanted to say something but closed her mouth again.

The Great Han is concerned with foreign fortresses, such as Yinping County and Longxi County.

However, the land outside the customs of these two places inhabits the Huawai Baima Qiang and Shaodang Qiang, and they have long surrendered to the big man.

And Zheng Pu's words are correct, with his weak power, he really can't protect the big man.

There was a long silence.

Zheng Pu felt a little impatient, so he raised his wine bottle and invited a drink, "Since the leader has no decision today, why don't you go back and think about it slowly. I will give you some of the ordnance captured in this battle, and I have the right to attach it to you as the leader." My big man's thank you will also give the leader more self-protection ability."

"Thank you General!"

Hastily put down the wine bottle, Liang Yuanbi got up, put her hands on her chest and bowed her waist as a salute, "Oh, that's all. The general treats me with sincerity and considers the good and bad for me. If I don't accept the kindness, I'm afraid that I will be resented by the longevity heaven in the future. I just don't know , if all my clan members move to Shu and register as a Han household registration, can I keep my hundred songs with me after I get the title, and will I fight for the Han?"

At this point, he paused, fearing that Zheng Pu would not agree, so he hurriedly added, "General, my tribe is weak. In order to avoid being captured by others, we often migrated to various places. Such as the Wushui River Basin, the four counties in Hexi, and the Hetao outside the Great Wall. I am very familiar with the terrain of Yinshan and other places. If the general asks for orders for me and asks the imperial court to grant me a military position, I will definitely benefit the great man in his future conquests!"

"Great!"

Involuntarily, Zheng Pu laughed.

Also got up and came to help Liang Yuanbi, "The leader is willing to be the general, but to continue the story of 'high ignorance' for me! The leader's request, I will definitely make it happen, no worries!"

Immediately, Liang Yuanbi also laughed.

Things are settled, and the wine is full.

Zheng Pu asked a Dubo to lead more than a hundred people to go back with Liang Yuanbi to assist him in relocating his tribe.

And Zhang Bao, who knew the whole story, looked at their backs as they went away, and said in a low voice to Zheng Pu, "Since ancient times, we have never forgotten danger when we live in peace. Our Han family has the teaching of etiquette and justice, and the punishment of punishment. The ignorant people violated the ban, not to mention the Xiongnu branch of Xiongnu who are so barbarous? Zijin recruited Liang Yuanbi as a general this time, fearing that something will happen in the future."

He also broke Liang Yuanbi's mind with one word.

Becoming a general of the Han Dynasty is not only about accumulating meritorious service to obtain greater etiquette;

After all, other Xiongnu tribes are more willing to trust him of the same tribe than the Han court.

It seems that [-] households were given up to be registered by the big man, but in fact they asked for more.

It's just that Zhang Bao can understand Liang Yuanbi's careful thoughts, but how can Zheng Pu not know?
"Hey, Brother Wenrong is worrying too much."

Zheng Pu smirked, and said slowly, "In terms of riding and shooting skills, the Hulu is naturally better; but in terms of tactics, he can still take advantage of my big man? Today I promise him, but it is worth a thousand dollars. That's all. Otherwise, if there are only two thousand Luo tribesmen in his area, if they dare not surrender, I will not come forward and let Brother Anguo send troops to destroy them! I really thought that I sent some captives and cattle and sheep here, so I pretended to be the loyalty of my big man disciples? Heh~~~"

Uh.
Suddenly, Zhang Bao was dumbfounded.

He suddenly remembered that this sister-in-law had always acted cruelly.

As long as he does not bring his personal emotions and thoughts of fame to things that are beneficial to the country.

"Forget it, I am talking too much."

Zhang Bao glanced sideways, and said angrily, "I forgot, Zijin has never been known for his virtues!"

"Hahaha~~~"

Zheng Pu laughed loudly, "Whoever knows me, so does Brother Wen Rong."

After laughing, he calmed down and said, "Based on the way the prime minister behaves, Liang Yuanbi should be arranged to serve in our army, and then he will be under the command of brother Wen Rong. With more than a hundred Qingqi riders to assist him, brother will be more calm when breaking the formation. "

"it is good."

After persuading Liang Yuanbi's small tribe, Zheng Pu asked Mi Wei to lead the troops of his headquarters to arrest the Hulu and escort the wounded soldiers back, and then began to urge the soldiers to cut wood and dig mountains for rocks.

He is preparing for the assault on Sangyuan Gorge.

Because at this time, it was the time for Wei Yan and others to defeat Wei in the field of Yangcheng, Youfufeng, Guanzhong.

Wei Yan also returned with a letter, claiming that the various ministries he supervised were confronting Ni Wei, and that war would not break out in a short time.Then he asked Zheng Pu if he needed to send some soldiers back to assist in the garrison.

After Zheng Pu heard about it, he was naturally overjoyed.

Niwei Guanzhong can't send more troops to Liangzhou, so Pingxiang City and Ayang City don't need to garrison too many troops.

He hurriedly wrote back to Wei Yan, and when he informed the war here, he also claimed that he did not need to return to the army; by the way, he asked Guan Xing, who was stationed in Pingxiang City, to prepare grain and siege equipment, and when Mi Wei returned to take over the defense, he led the army to come together Attack Sangyuan Gorge in Yuzhong County.

No matter whether they can be captured or not, it can be regarded as creating a good opportunity for Li Yan to capture Xiping County.

However, what he didn't know was that when Xia Houru was attacked at night and suffered heavy casualties, Xiping County became the possession of the big man!
To be precise, Ni Wei gave up on his own initiative.

The reason for this has to be talked about after Xia Houru was defeated in the war.

As soon as he returned to Sangyuan Gorge, he sent an order to Guo Huai, the guard of the conquest of Shu in Xiping County, asking him to send some troops to support and guard.

Not many, just three thousand soldiers led by Liyi General Pang Hui.

With the fact that Sangyuan Gorge is easy to defend and difficult to attack, coupled with the fact that young and strong can be recruited to help defend the city during wartime, even if the Han army is attacked by five times the enemy, he can still hold on to the pass.

But a few days ago, when Xia Houru saw the Hu people and the Han army coming to check the military situation at the pass, he felt lost.

Because of You Fufeng in Guanzhong and his defeat, the Xiutu branch of the Xiongnu turned to befriend Nishu. What about the Qiang tribe in the Huangshui River Valley?

Will he also lose confidence in Wei Guo?

He had an answer in his heart.

For this reason, he wrote a book and asked people to send him to Cao Zhen, the great Sima who sits in Chencang City, Youfufeng, to inform him of the situation here.

Cao really responded quickly.

He did not criticize him for his defeat, but only set a future strategy: "If Xiping County cannot be defended, abandon it; we must do our best to keep Jincheng County alive!"

This order had only been in Xiahouru's hands for three days, so he carried it out.

It wasn't that he feared the battle again and gave up Xiping County directly.

Instead, continue to stick to Xiping, I am afraid that Jincheng County will also lose.

The ministries led by Li Yan finally fulfilled the strategic intention set by Prime Minister Zhuge Liang.

First, Ma Dai, the general who conquered the north.

He led the Xiliang iron cavalry of the headquarters and the Shaodang Qiang Mangzhong to join forces. After more than a month of trekking, he finally crossed the Datong River Basin from Lenglongling in the Qilian Mountains - Baishiya, along the Ruoshui River Valley ( Shandan River) entered Zhangye County in Hexi.

This weak water valley (Yannan Basin) is the largest horse farm (Shandan Horse Farm) in the Hexi Corridor founded by Huo Qubing, a former Hussar General of the Han Dynasty in 121 BC.

The war horses grazing here account for almost seven or eight out of ten of the war horses in the Hexi Corridor.

Half of the horses of the cavalry in the Wei State Army came from here.

Even after the implementation of the policy of "people from the border rule the border", Wei Guo still holds the racecourse in this place tightly in his hands.

And this is where Ma Dai and Shaodang King Mangzhong attacked.

Although the state of Wei also had garrison troops, after most of the troops were dispatched to Jincheng and Xiping counties, there were only more than [-] troops left here.

According to common sense, two thousand paces are enough for defense.

After all, the Hexi Haoyou and Qianghu tribes have just tasted the benefits released by the Wei State, and no one will rob the horse farm at this time.

This created an opportunity for Ma Dai.

He had [-] Xiliang iron cavalry in his headquarters, plus the [-] cavalry from Shaodang King Mangzhong, who came suddenly like a divine soldier, and the Wei army guarding the racecourse could not resist at all.

After Ma Dai succeeded in one blow, he dispatched more than a thousand people to drive back the three thousand horses he had captured.

Relying on the strong mobility of the cavalry, he and the Qiang King Mangzhong split into two groups and swept Dichi (now Minle County) and Rile County in Yanzhi Mountain successively.

It also caused chaos in Zhangye County, and the entire Hexi Corridor was panicked.

Countless Haoyou and Qianghu tribes suddenly realized that it was a big mistake for me to respond to the call of Inspector Yang Fu and send my nephew and nephew to accompany General Yin Feng to Xiping County to help Wei State with his private soldiers.

The Han army was able to kill from the land beyond Huahua!
This is intolerable to them.

It is also determined to send people to Xiping County to recall the private soldiers.

No matter how Yang Fu appeases and swears, the Han army will never attack again.

The oath pales in comparison to the facts.

The sudden appearance of the Han army in the Hexi Corridor is enough to make them vigilant "just in case".

In other words, whether Xiping County and Jincheng County fall or not is more important than their own wealth and safety?

After Pang Hui led the troops to Yuzhong County, Jincheng County, more than ten thousand private soldiers from the four counties in Hexi were transferred back again, and Guo Huai's force to defend Xiping County was stretched.

Originally, his strength was comparable to that of Li Yan, so he was evenly matched.

No one can help anyone.

For example, Li Yanbie sent Liao Hua's troops to go west along the Dahe River to attack the Dahe Valley, and he asked Yang Feng to lead Huang Zhongyi to resist; Chenggu and Shigu, he asked General Hao Zhao to go forward to defend against Riyue Mountain.

No matter how Li Yan divides his troops and how he dispatches them, he will remain unchanged to cope with all changes, making it impossible for the Han army to advance one step further.

Waiting for the veterans of the Han army to be exhausted and the food and fodder to run out, they took the initiative to retreat and leave.

But now, he doesn't have many troops to block Li Yan's headquarters in Jishi Gorge.

What is even more worrying is that no matter how they conceal it, the Qianghu tribe in the Huangshui River Valley still knows the defeat of the Wei army in Youfufeng Yangcheng and Yuzhong County.

Although the prestige and authority of Pang Yu comforted the various Qiang leaders, it is inevitable that people will have different ideas!

The Shaodangzhong Qiang who lives in the valley behind Riyue Mountain, whose Qiang king Zhu Yi has recently held private banquets with other leaders frequently.

Claiming to the outside world that he had nothing to do in winter, he called his friends to drink and have fun.

But how could Guo Huai not know, what kind of heart did he actually have?

It's just that I can't send troops to destroy him now!

Just at this time, the Wuting Nishui River Valley, which connects Jincheng County and the four Hexi counties, also had a sudden change, which forced Xia Houru to cut his wrists and ordered Guo Huai to lead the army to withdraw from Xiping County.

(End of this chapter)