Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 692 Jiaozhou
Jiaozhou, Yulin County.

Since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, due to the wars in Jingzhou and Yangzhou, and the generosity of the original ruler Shi Xie, the humble corporal absorbed a large number of refugees and refugees.

The advanced farming and handicraft production techniques of the scholars who fled to the south, coupled with the superior geographical conditions of Jiaozhou, led to the rapid development of agricultural technology.After all, Jiaozhou's climatic conditions enable its rice farming to achieve more than one year's harvest.

Therefore, in the hearts of those who use ambition, Jiaozhou has become a place of fragrant steamed buns, which can produce military rations and recruit a large number of soldiers.

Therefore, after Sun Quan wiped out the Shi clan's power, he squeezed Jiaozhou for a long time.For example, it is strictly forbidden for the common people to sell pearls, to exploit the property rights of pearls to enrich the state's finances, and to offer all kinds of rare treasures from Jiaozhou.

Or like Bu Zhi, since he entered Jiaozhou with thousands of martial arts officials, and when he returned to Jingzhou in the north, there were as many as [-] Jiaozhou righteous men under his command.Lu Dai entered Jiaozhou to suppress the rebellion for a long time, and also surrendered tens of thousands of barbarians or rebels.In addition, there are many barbarians in Jiaozhou, and there are more or less rebellions every year.

Of course, it cannot be denied that Sun Quan's rule of Jiaozhou was useful. It consolidated the rule of the Central Plains dynasty in Jiaozhou and brought about certain social development.

Since the Liao Shi and Wu Dang uprising, many local barbarians and people in Jiaozhou have followed Sun Quan's strict rule.Especially after Ma Zhong entered Jiaozhou, he promulgated the edict of the great Han, and there were more followers.

In response to Sun Quan's harsh rule, Liu Chan directly pardoned the five-year-old punishment for the three counties of Jiaozhi, Yulin, and Cangwu;

The series of gentle governance methods of the Han Dynasty are in stark contrast to the harsh policies implemented by the Sun Wu rulers. This has not only inspired the Nanzhong surnames who went abroad, but also made more Jiaozhou locals willing to follow.

Therefore, since Ma Zhong entered Jiaozhou in February, in less than a month, most of Jiaozhi County almost fell into the hands of the big man.Ma Zhong did not stay in Jiaozhi County, but appointed Cuan Xi as the prefect of Jiaozhi to protect his own rear and the road between the army and Nanzhong, and to see if he could calm down the rest of the townships and counties.

At the same time, Ma Zhong also wrote a letter to Nanzhong, asking Wang Zhenzheng to transfer the surnames of Nanzhong and their tribes into Jiaozhou.And this letter entered Nanzhong, and the surnames of Nanzhong rushed to Jiaozhou with their own trilogy and grass to participate in the war to defend their own interests.

Why are the surnames in Nanzhong so active?

It's also very simple. Ma Zhong told the Nanzhong family the policy of managing diplomatic relations given to him by Liu Chan, that is, 'Southern people make diplomatic relations'.If the big Han conquered Jiaozhou, the prefects of the counties in Jiaozhou would be selected from the surnames of the southerners, and the generals guarding the area would also be from Nanzhong.

There is no doubt that Liu Chan made an exchange with Nanzhong people for their future.The Shu Han governed Nanzhong, using the common surnames of the Han people to suppress the barbarian Zongshuai.Then, when the territory of the Han Dynasty continued to expand, and because Jiaozhou was far away, the Han people could not reach it, so it was most appropriate for the Han people to go out and guard the frontier for the Han people.

Of course, Liu Chan's arrangement is also related to the future governance of Jiaozhou by the great man.Although the natural environment of Jiaozhou and Nanzhong is similar to that of Nanzhong, both are located in the tropics, and there are many miasma, insects and snakes.But the difference is that the geographical environment of Nanzhong is not as dangerous as that of Jiaozhou.

The Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, and Rinan areas in the south of Jiaozhou (northern Vietnam) are often spied on by the barbarians in the south, and rebellions or inbound attacks often occur.

So if the great Han governs Jiaozhou in the future, it will be necessary to send sergeants far to Lingnan to deter dissatisfied people.In addition to the local Jiaozhou people, the ferocious Nanzhong surname is undoubtedly an existence that the big man can trust.

In addition, Liu Chan also knows that if people in a region want to have a sense of belonging to the central dynasty, the best thing is not to restrain the room for growth of talents in this region.

Under the rule of the Han Dynasty for nearly 20 years, Nanzhong often sent supplies and soldiers to assist the Han Dynasty in the Northern Expedition. The Han Dynasty played the role of an exploiter.Now that the big man has reached this point, it is time for the Nanzhong family to share the cake of victory.Although this cake is made of their blood and their trilogy, but he is also a cake, isn't he?
However, Liu Chan's goal was not limited to this. The big Han relied on the Nanzhong surname to suppress the barbarian surname, which also brought about a problem, that is, the power of the Nanzhong trilogy also expanded, and it was difficult to control it without force.I just took advantage of this opportunity to go to Jiaozhou to solve the powerful Nanzhong surname by the way, paving the way for the implementation of the state and county system in Nanzhong in the future.

Um!This is Liu Chan's strategy of killing three birds with one stone, combining yin and yang.

In March, Ma Zhong, who had raised military supplies locally, led his army to march northward, preparing to cross the Shiwanda Mountains and join Wu Dang's troops entrenched in Yulin.

And Wu Dang, who was entrenched in Yulin County, was fighting with Taoji, the governor of Jiaozhou. Wu Dang raised his troops from Jieyang, went south to attack Panyu, the governor of Jiaozhou, failed, and turned his troops westward to the two counties of Cangwu and Yulin.Tao Ji's soldiers did not dare to pursue him, so they recruited soldiers from Gaoliang, Hepu County, and barbarians to pursue Wu Dang westward.

Wu Dang, who entered the two counties of Cangwu and Yulin, was echoed by Liao Shi, coerced the people, and expanded rapidly.There were [-] to [-] followers of Liao style, and [-] people in Wu Dang. Jingnan and Jiaobei were in shock.

Lu Dai, who came on the way, attacked Liao Shi in the south, and Tao Ji cooperated with Lu Dai to attack Wu Dang's troops in the west.Because Liao Shi was born in the Wu army, his own ability is not bad, and he resisted Lu Dai's strong attack.Wu Dang was different. He came from an irregular army and was a bandit all the year round. He didn't have much combat awareness. He couldn't beat Tao Ji head-on, so he could only harass him.Fortunately, Tao Ji did not have many troops, and he was unable to wipe out Wu Dang.

There was a stalemate between the two armies, but by April, things were completely different.

Ma Zhong, who led the vanguard on the road for more than a month, joined Wu Dang's headquarters. Wu Dang, who saw the flag and armor of the Han army at that time, shed tears all over his face. After more than [-] years of perseverance, he finally saw the organization , The morale of his sergeants was also boosted.

Ma Zhong, who arrived at the front of the battle, took over the military activities of Wu Dang's subordinates, and ordered Wu Dang to go out to fight Tao Ji in the field, and the elite Nanzhong warriors were hidden in the army.

When the two armies clashed, Tao Ji didn't know what was going on, so he sent troops to attack as usual.When they bumped into the brave Nanzhong warriors, the vanguard troops were directly defeated. The mob under Wu Dang's command in the past fought bravely like an elite, killing Wu Jun crying for his father and mother, throwing away his armor and armor.

Yamen general Jiao Yuan beheaded Tao Ji, governor of Jiaozhou, and the Wu army in Jiaozhou was defeated on the spot, with thousands of surrenders.

After the war, Ma Zhong made Jiao Yuan Marquis of Ting on the spot because of Liu Chan's gift of "doing things cheaply", and promoted him to be a miscellaneous general.This move greatly aroused the interest of the general of Nanzhong, and the morale of the general of Nanzhong was even higher.

Immediately, Ma Zhong and Wu Dang completely pacified Yulin County, and the Nanzhong army behind them also joined Ma Zhong's troops.At this time, Lu Dai, who was supported by Sun Quan, attacked Liao Shi by force. Liao Shi was in a precarious situation and could no longer support him, so he sent a letter to Ma Zhong and Wu Dang for rescue.

After receiving the letter, Ma Zhong changed Wu Dang to the prefect of Yulin, appeased the people on the spot, and dredged the connection with Jiaozhi County.He himself led Jiao Yuan, Yong Chuan, Lou Xi, Cuan Shi and other generals, led 5000 soldiers from the South, and rushed north to Linhe County to support Liao Shi.

At the same time, the children of Nanzhong, who were "joying to offer their strength to invite the Sacred Heart", led their horses and armored, prepared their own food and grass, and rushed to Jiaozhou to fight along Ma Zhong's road to Jiaozhou.On the way, there were even Sinicized barbarians participating in the conquest of Jiaozhou, and the scale of the war continued to expand.

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