Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 327
The afterglow of the setting sun filled the fields, and the continuous Qilian Mountains were illuminated in a bright red. The camps of the Han and Wei armies were set up more than ten miles apart, and scouts from the two armies were scattered on the fields.

In the camp, the soldiers of the Han army patrolled the surrounding area, turning a blind eye to the beautiful scenery of the setting sun in the desert, but they turned their eyes more to the west, vigilantly guarding against the attack of the Wei army, and the atmosphere was very serious.

It wasn't long before the Han soldiers arrived in Jide County, and just one day later, the scattered corpses and discarded flags on the field all told that a small battle had taken place on this land before.

Jiang Wei, who served as the vanguard, arrived here early and was almost ambushed by the coalition forces of the two counties. Fortunately, Jiang Wei was alert and aware of it, but it was inevitable to start a fight with the Wei army.

Jiuquan prefect Zhao Qu was still relentless in the face of the ambush being detected, and launched an attack. All the soldiers came out, trying to eat [-] cavalry soldiers before Wang Ping's army arrived.However, Jiang Wei's troops, who had [-] cavalrymen, retreated while fighting, without any hesitation.

Wei Jun, Han and Hu are mixed, and they are not elite. Facing the neat and well-equipped Han cavalry, they do not have a particularly large advantage.Instead, the Han army with double stirrups and saddles flew kites, especially with strong crossbows and strong bows, which caused considerable losses to the Wei army.

But after all, the Wei army has a large number of people, and there are some vicious barbarians, so when they attack, they don't want to die.Gradually, the numerical disadvantage of the Han army was gradually magnified.

Under such circumstances, Wei Jun was naturally unwilling to let Sergeant Jiang Wei retreat, and Zhao Qu personally pursued them. The two armies fought from noon to night, and finally met Wang Ping's headquarters, and Wei Jun retreated to stop fighting.

The Han army was exhausted from marching for a day, and the Wei army was also exhausted after ambushes and pursuits. The two sides spent the night in tacit understanding.

The next day, the situation changed. After Wang Ping discussed with Jiang Wei and others, at dusk, Jiang Wei led five hundred cavalrymen to challenge outside the camp, insulting Zhao Qu, Xin Ji and the Hu people.

The Han and Hu in Liangzhou of the Wei army were all furious. Zhao Qu saw that the army's morale was available, so he led [-] cavalry to fight.Cao Jun Han Hu how to slaughter wild beasts, with sharp fangs and full of anger, burst out, directly pressing down on the Han cavalry led by Jiang Wei to attack.

Within a few moments, the five hundred cavalrymen of the Han army were defeated and fled backward one after another. Xin Ji in the camp led an army out of the camp to support them.Cao Wei Liangzhou soldiers scrambled to pursue Jiang Wei's troops, trying to vent their hatred.

Unexpectedly, Deng Aiqianqi had been waiting for a long time, and all the ambush troops came out, cut off the Wei army's ranks, and attacked the head and tail of the Wei army respectively. Jiang Wei counterattacked, and it was Wei's turn to be defeated.

Attacking back and forth, in the chaos, the generals of the Wei army only resisted for more than two quarters, and then the whole army fled.Most of Wei's troops were killed or wounded, and the Hu people scattered and fled.

This is also the weakness of the Han and Hu coalition forces. Once the situation weakens, the leaders of the Hu people will flee first, and they will hardly fight to the death.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Ping led his army to advance westward and broke through the Wei army's camp. Under the siege and interception of the Han army's cavalry, thousands of Han, Hu, and Wei army soldiers surrendered and became prisoners of the Han army.Zhao Qu, the governor of Jiuquan, died in battle, and Xin Ji, the governor of Zhangye, fled back to Jide County.

In the Battle of Heishuihe, the Han army was defeated first and then won, and returned to the other side with the same way.Facing the Wei army's slight victory in the ambush, the Han army asked Jiang Wei to provoke and pretend to be defeated. Deng Ai led the crowd to ambush, cut off the Wei army's retreat, flanked back and forth, and won cleanly.

On September 24th, General Wang Ping of Han Zhenbei led an army westward and arrived in Jide County. He thought that Xin Ji, the prefect of Zhangye, was a member of the Xin clan in Longxi, and sent Xin Hong into the city to persuade him.

Xin Ji thought that the general situation is over now, he is alone outside the territory, the hearts of the people in the city are floating, and he is worthy of Cao Wei, so he surrendered the city.

The surrender of Zhangye County Zhide County also heralds the basic end of Cao Wei’s rule in Hexi. At present, there are seven counties in Liangzhou, three counties have been pacified by the Han Dynasty, and Wuwei, Xiping, and Zhangye. At present, only Dunhuang, Xihai, Jiuquan, and Jincheng have not yet been pacified. .

At this time, Cao Wei's weak control over Liangzhou was revealed. Except for the county guard and some officials who stood firm, the local surnames basically surrendered, and few people stood firm.

On September 25th, Wang Ping stayed in Zhangye County and sent Deng Ai to lead thousands of people to attack Zhaowu County. The king of Hu who rebelled in the county was ruled without Dai.

On September 26, Wang Ping ordered Jiang Wei to raise troops to fight against Biaoshi County in Jiuquan County. Because the prefect Zhao Qu died in battle, the dragons in Jiuquan County had no leader. Jiang Wei drove in and recovered the counties along the way.

In October, when it snowed heavily in Liangzhou, Jiang Wei arrived at Fulu County in Jiuquan County.

When Deng Ai led his army to leave Zhaowu County, it was snowing heavily. Because Zhaowu County in Zhangye County was hundreds of miles away from Juyan County in Xihai County, all the soldiers wanted to retreat and waited for the weather to clear before marching.

Deng Ai rejected the proposal of the generals on the grounds that soldiers were expensive and fast, and led Hubu, the nine surname of Zhaowu, to charge forward on a hurricane, repeating the act of rushing to Shangyu on a snowy night a few years ago.Traveling seventy miles a day, in late October, the Wei army was unprepared and rushed to attack the Wei camp, defeating the Wei army.

The prefect of Xihai, Pang Yu, was defeated and defended Juyan. Deng Ai joined forces with Hu Wangzhi Wudai to surround Juyan and asked people to persuade him to surrender. The brothers, and the leader of the Qiang people, Li Fei, captured them and dedicated them to Deng Ai.

In November, Dunhuang County knew that the situation in Liangzhou had changed greatly, and people's hearts were fluctuating. Yin Feng, the prefect of the county, gathered soldiers to clear the walls and fields, and wanted to repay Cao Wei's kindness and stick to the city.

Yin Fengnai was a scholar from Longyou who besieged and killed Ma Chao with Yang Fu at the beginning. After the war, he was valued by Cao Wei and sent to Dunhuang as the prefect.

Cao Wei ruled Liangzhou for only more than ten years, and there was no question of reporting or repaying favors.In terms of kindness and virtue, the big clans all originated in the Han Dynasty and were deeply favored by the Han Dynasty. Now the situation in Liangzhou is clear, and the Dunhuang big clan has different ideas. Few people want to stick to it and wait for help, and many people want to surrender and dedicate the city. There are different arguments.

The surname Zhang of Yuanquan County in Dunhuang, which is close to Jiuquan County, first sent envoys to invite Jiang Wei to lead the army into Jiuquan and offer military supplies and grass.

The Zhang family of Yuanquan originated from Zhang Dun, and his son Zhang Huan was a famous general in the Eastern Han Dynasty. His grandsons Zhang Zhi and Zhang Chang were both good at cursive script and were praised by scholars.

Jiang Wei resolutely led his army deep into Dunhuang County and went to Yuanquan County. The three clans of Gai, Cao, and Linghu in Guangzhi and Xiaogu counties sent envoys to surrender the city.

Xiaogu's surname is Cao, and his ancestors are after Cao Shen. His ancestors made a fortune in the Eastern Han Dynasty and were very famous. There was a clan member Cao Quan, who fell at the end of the Han Dynasty.

The ancestor of the Linghu clan was Linghu Mai, the general of Jianwei. Linghu Mai was dissatisfied with Wang Mang's usurpation of the throne, and plotted to restore the Han Dynasty. The army was defeated and killed by Mang. Mai's son Linghu Hong and Linghu called him to avoid disaster and led the Linghu clan to migrate from the Central Plains. To Dunhuang County.

These two surnames heard that the king of the Han Dynasty went to Dunhuang to fight against Dunhuang, thinking about restoring the Han Dynasty, recalling the prosperity of the ancestors and clans, offering military supplies and grass, and serving as guides.

Gai Shun, the patriarch of the Gai family whose surname is Guangzhi, is the son of Gai Xun.Gai Xun was dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo's usurpation of the throne, and died in grief and anger.Gai Shun has the style of his father Gai Xun, upright and upright. Seeing that the Han Dynasty is about to be restored, his eyes are hazy, tears are stained on his lapel, and he rises to respond.

Jiang Wei took the return of the surname as a lobbyist, leading the army to rush, and came all the way, like a sightseeing tour. Wherever he went, countless counties and counties surrendered one after another, and there was no battle at all.

In December, it was freezing cold, and Jiang Wei garrisoned his troops in Guangzhi County to recuperate, waiting for the next spring to march and recover the last two counties of Dunhuang County, Dunhuang County and Longle County.

"Han Ji·Wang Deng Jiang Huo Biography": Conquering Liangzhou, meeting Jiang Wei, the captain of the Qiang guard, in Guzang. After crossing Zendan, he fought with Zhao Qu, the prefect of Wei Jiuquan, and Xin Ji, the prefect of Zhangye, at the bank of Ruo Shui.Ping ordered Ai Zang's fine riders to be subdued by thousands of riders, and Jiang Weidu, the school captain of the Qiang guard, to challenge with five hundred riders, and the imperial envoy pretended to retreat.Wei Zunguo fought to run to it, and because he laid down and cut off the rear, he attacked from head to tail, smashed it, and killed more than a thousand people by beheading him, beheading Wei Taishou Zhao Qu.

Ping regarded Xinji as a member of the Xinhong tribe, and asked him to say that Xinji surrendered the city and conquered Zhangye.Later, Deng Ai was sent to the West Sea to help King Hu rule Wudai; Jiang Weixi was sent to discuss the establishment of Jiuquan and Dunhuang counties.In the spring of next year, Liangzhou will be safe!

Zhongzu was very pleased, and the imperial edict said: "Qing crossed the river for adventure, beat the rest with hard work, and defeated the crowd with the few, and your merits are better than Feng Yi. This honor not only defeated Wei, but also went to the right side of Yongning River, so that I have no desire to look west. "Feng An Hanhou, moved to the former general, and led the Hanzhong governor.

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