The Three Kingdoms began with the rescue of Mrs. Mi

Chapter 321

The land of Liangzhou is bounded by the river, the east of the river is Longyou, and the west of the river is the main corridor leading to the Western Regions.

The Han and Qiang tribes live in this area, and there are many pastures in the Qilian Mountains and the West Sea, which are rich in high-headed war horses. At the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, Xiliang's iron cavalry criss-crossed the battlefield, making people fearful.

Dong Zhuo, Han Sui, Ma Teng, Ma Chao and others were all born in Xiliang. Just like the Han people in the Central Plains are the blood relatives of the Liu Han clan, the people of Xiliang are more concerned about the inheritance of the family.

In this area, the emperor's edict is often not as effective as the order of the patriarch of the great clan.

In this regard, Xiliang and Nanman are essentially the same. If Mrs. Zhu Rong hadn't been under the control of the Han army, it would be impossible for the barbarians to obey.

Liu Feng has a clear understanding of this. Ma Yunlu is just a banner he wants to set up. As for whether this banner will be obeyed, it depends on the conquest and achievements of the Han army.

Seeing that Liu Feng was very interested, Cheng Gongying was excited, and told Liu Feng in detail about the changes in various forces in Liangzhou.

He has been in Liangzhou for a long time, and he is very familiar with the situation in this place.

Take a horse from Xiliang.

Starting from Fubo General Ma Yuan, the Ma family has been running Liangzhou for more than [-] years. In Ma Teng's generation, the Han Dynasty declined. The princes of Liangzhou.

Ma Teng is based on Han Chen, and from Ma Yuan’s lineage, he must be of Han Chinese descent. In this regard, the big families have genealogy, so there is no mistake, but the mother’s lineage is hard to tell.

The Qiang people in Liangzhou are powerful, and Ma Teng and Ma Chao have great appeal among the Qiang people. The reason is probably that Ma Teng's concubine and Ma Chao's mother are Qiang women.

This situation is also normal. Han and Hu marriages were the trend during the Han Dynasty. Not only Han princesses married the Xiongnu and Wusun, but conversely, there were also many Qiang and Hu aristocratic women who married Han people.

From the looks of Ma Yunlu, there is a shadow of Bai Di. Her mother is from the Yuezhi tribe. To be precise, it is the Yuezhi tribe that grazed in the Hexi Corridor before the Xiongnu Maodun Shanyu became powerful.

Dayuezhi moved westward, Xiaoyuezhi stayed in Hexi, and gradually disappeared in the long river of history. At the time of the end of Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms, the once powerful Yuezhi tribe had declined. A tycoon like Teng barely survived.

After the defeat of Han Sui and Ma Chao, Xiliang fell into chaos. Wuwei Yanjun, Zhangye Heluan, Jiuquan Huanghua, Xiping Quyan and other counties rebelled, calling themselves generals and attacking each other.

Afterwards, there was Su Heng from Jiuquan, Qiang Hao Lindai, Ding Linghu, and Lu Shuihu to stand on their own, and Qu Guang also led the Qu tribe to occupy Xiping County.

From Cheng Gongying's narration, the name of the Qu family, a big family in Liangzhou, was repeatedly mentioned. There were Qu Yan and Qu Guang before, and if we push forward, the name Qu Yi is even more famous.

Qu Yi and Yuan Shao's generals were proficient in the warfare of the Qiang people. In the Battle of Jieqiao, [-] soldiers defeated the [-] infantry and [-] cavalry of the White Horse General Gongsun Zan.

It is not uncommon in Liangzhou to have a wealthy family like the Qu family. For example, the stable Hu family had the father and son Hu Zun, Hu Lie, and Hu Fen, famous generals from the late Cao Wei Dynasty to the Western Jin Dynasty.

In order to completely conquer Xiliang, Cao Wei dispatched Cao Zhen, Guo Huai, Zhang Ji, Niu Jin, Su Ze, Xia Houru and other generals. An iron cavalry under his command is very powerful.

If Liu Feng doesn't get involved now, when the Qu family and the Hu family are subdued by Cao Wei one by one, the situation in which Jiang Wei single-handedly defeated more than ten generals of the Wei army in the late Shu Han period may evolve into Liu Feng fighting against the generals of the Wei army alone. .

The matter of Longyou was imminent.

After Liu Feng learned about Cao Zhen and Zhang Ji's military operations in Liangzhou from Fu Xun and Cheng Gongying, he immediately made a decisive decision and decided to send troops one step ahead and take the initiative to participate in the competition for Liangzhou.

In the East Three Counties, Sima Yi is a difficult enemy to deal with, so it is the best policy to guard the West City.

With Liu Feng's military strength and the combat power of his generals, it is undoubtedly a better choice to warm up with Cao Zhen, Guo Huai and other opponents. When Liu Feng's strength is stronger, it will not be too late to find Sima Yi's bad luck.

"Zongyun, Gongying, you two will go back to Dazhong after a hard trip, bring back Ma Mengqi's son Ma Qiu, and contact the rest of the Ma family. Let's recover Longyou together and open up the Hexi Corridor."

After Liu Feng made a promise to Fu Xun and Cheng Gongying, he began to discuss with Xu Shu, Wang Yi and other counselors the strategy of the Longyou War.

Historically, Zhuge Liang will launch the first Northern Expedition in another year. The reason behind it is that Longyou and Hexi were lost to Cao Wei.

Liu Feng was going to fight Longyou, and the rear area of ​​Hanzhong must have capable people staying behind.

Although Xu Shu also wanted to go to Longyou with Liu Feng, but compared with Wang Yi, he was not familiar with the place and he didn't know much about the situation in Longyou and Liangzhou. Staying in Hanzhong was the best arrangement.

Wang Ping's situation was the same as Xu Shu's.

In the deployment of Hanzhong, Wang Ping has spent a lot of energy in the past few years. Baoxie Valley, Ziwu Valley, Chencang Road, etc., all have Wang Ping's reserved encirclement supervisors. With him in Hanzhong, Liu Feng can be at ease. .

Longyou was Jiang Wei's hometown, and he followed Liu Feng to the expedition, so he could contact the Yang family and other big families in Jicheng to win their support for the Han army.

In view of the pressure in the direction of Xicheng, Deng Ai will stay in Xicheng this time, and together with Liao Hua, he will take on the important task of blocking Sima Yi. If this task is entrusted to others, Liu Feng can't rest assured.

The rest, such as Pang De, Wang Shuang, E Huan, Lei Tong, Wu Lan and other generals, followed Liu Feng to the expedition.

To Liu Feng's surprise, Zhuge Liang, who had just returned to Chengdu after learning the news that Liu Feng was going to march west, sent two young generals, Guan Xing and Zhang Bao, to lead an elite army, and gave Liu Feng the most practical support. in support.

Lite four years, spring.

Liu Feng gathered the Han army with [-] cavalry, set off from Nanzheng, passed Yangping Pass to the west, entered Longyou from Baishui Pass, and marched towards Tianshui County where the Wei army general Niu Jin was stationed.

The Han and Wei battles for Longyou officially started.

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To the west of Tazhong, there is an alpine meadow in the West Sea.

According to Ma Chao's will, Ma Yunlu led the last [-] members of the Ma family to nomad along the seas, large and small.

The strength of the Ma family has been lost through consumption again and again. The Ma family cavalry that used to cross Xiliang has only less than [-] cavalry left. This strength is not to say that it is against the Wei army and the Han army, but it is the larger Qiang army. Ministry, Ma Yunlu has no strength to fight.

Since her eldest brother Ma Chao died of illness, this once innocent and romantic girl has lost her smile on her white face, even when facing her cousin Ma Dai.

Ma Dai is not a direct descendant of the Ma family. With Ma Yunlu around, he can only do some auxiliary work. In history, the reason why Ma Chao entrusted Ma Dai before his death was because Ma Chao's family was ruined and he had no children under his command.

But now, Liu Feng rescued his son Ma Qiu when he was in Hanzhong, so that Ma Chao had descendants. In contrast, Ma Yunlu, a real aunt, was naturally more trusted by Ma Chao.

"Little sister, Cheng Gongying is here, and Liu Feng asked him to bring Ma Qiu back?" Ma Dai shouted to Ma Yunlu, riding on a variegated horse, raising his whip.

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