Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 123 Two Tigers Fight
Yuexi County, Qiongdu.

Liu Zhang and Li Hui circled most of the circle around Qiongdu City and observed the entire defense situation of Qiongdu City.

Liu Zhang pointed to the city head and signaled to Li Hui: "The city is crowded with people, which shows that the thieves have no shortage of troops."

"The previous scouts reported that in addition to the [-] Yi soldiers of Yue Yi King Gao Yuan and Gao Ding and his son, there are also [-] Yong tribes led by Yong Mian and Yong Kai father and son who came from Yizhou County. Taken together, It is estimated that there are five to six thousand soldiers in the city."

"The Art of War says: 'Besiege it ten times, attack it five times, and fight it if you double it.' I currently only have more than 1 soldiers, twice the number of troops in the city. It is impossible to siege the city, and it is somewhat reluctant to attack the city. , it is true that the two armies fought fiercely, but the thieves lost their fighting spirit and closed the city to defend themselves. There is no chance for a fierce battle, so they can only try to attack the city. "

Liu Zhang couldn't help but sigh: "If there are only 3000 Yi soldiers led by Yi King Gao Yuan in the city, and our soldiers are four times as many as the thieves, we can try to attack the city."

"Actually, we don't need to attack the city." Li Hui, who was born in Nanzhong and is familiar with the geography and people of Nanzhong, suggested, and asked Liu Zhang a question: "Ming Gong, do you think the city is led by the Yi King Gaoyuan, or by the wealthy people?" Yong Mian is the leader."

Liu Zhang thought for a while and answered Li Hui's question: "In terms of military strength, the Yi King Gaoyuan is naturally better, but the Yi people's armor and weapons are not as sophisticated as the Han'er, and they are not as skilled as the Han'er in fighting in formations. In this regard, But Yong Mian won by three points."

"In my opinion, the two are evenly matched. They can be considered equally matched opponents. Without a real battle, it's hard to say whether they are better or worse."

Then Liu Zhang probably guessed what Li Hui was thinking: "Could it be that there are two tigers fighting against each other? Gao Yuan and Yong Mian live on the same side and are not of the same kind. If I attack urgently, they will join forces. If they relax and do not attack, There may be something unexpected happening in the city."

"Exactly." Li Hui's eyes lit up and he looked at Liu Zhang eagerly. Faced with the question he asked, Liu Zhang drew inferences and gave a complete answer.

He echoed: "As Ming Gong said, Gao Yuan is the king of Yi, and Yong Mian is from a large Han family. One lives in Yueqi County, and the other is entrenched in Yizhou County. They are not the same kind, nor are they in the same place, but they are usually a little bit different. They communicated through letters, and the relationship between the two was not very close.”

"Now both of them are nesting in Qiongdu City. Even if they can trust each other and respect each other's etiquette, their soldiers, one is a barbarian and the other is a Han, have different customs and habits, and there will be some conflicts. , if some friction occurs, something will happen in the city in a hurry."

"Every time there is a fight between crabs and clams, the fisherman wins."

Liu Zhang nodded and approved Li Hui's plan. Historically, there was a conflict between Gao Ding and Yong Kai, which gave Zhuge Liang an advantage. He might also be able to take advantage.

Liu Zhang issued an order: "The army pulled up the camp and retreated ten miles to camp."

After giving the order to retreat and set up camp to weaken the fear of Gao Yuan and Yong Mian in the city, Liu Zhang added: "Arrange manpower to ambush at various important roads outside Qiongdu City."
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Yizhou County, Dianchi County Temple.

Meng Yi, a wealthy family member in Yizhou County, and his eldest son Meng Jie and second son Meng Huo are currently being imprisoned in the county temple prison.

Ten days ago, father and son Yong Mian and Yong Kai saw that Dianchi County could not be captured for a while, and the army led by Wu Yi defeated the troops they sent to guard Censhui Ferry, and would soon move south to Yizhou County.

The situation they faced was somewhat critical, so father and son Yong Mian and Yong Kai took their troops to Yueqi County first, and joined forces with the Yi King Gao Yuan of Yueqi County in order to have a chance of victory.

Meng Yi took the Meng clan's tribe and some of the Soyi tribes who had not escaped to prepare to set off for Yuexi County to join forces to build momentum.However, before Meng Yi set out, Gan Ning, who was rushed by Zangqi County, took advantage of the dawn, when they were still asleep and not fully awake, to break through their camp and capture the three men of Meng Yi and his son.

"Father, I regret that I didn't listen to you. Otherwise, why would I have ended up in this situation." Meng Yi, who became a prisoner, bowed his head to his eldest son Meng Jie.

At first, when Yong Mian sent envoys to persuade him to raise troops, Meng Jie once advised him not to rebel, but he did not listen. Instead, he cursed Meng Jie, saying that Meng Jie had no courage and was not enough to achieve great things.

Now, the father and son were imprisoned in a dark prison, with only a few oil lamps emitting a faint light, illuminating the surroundings.

Under this situation, as a father, Meng Yi put aside his father's self-esteem and arrogance and bowed his head to his son. He looked depressed and sighed long: "Hey."

"Now, if you and I, father and son, want to go hunting out of the east gate of Guchang with a yellow dog and a falcon like in the past, I'm afraid it will never happen again."
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Hanjia County.

The land under Yang Hong's feet, where the Qingyi River flows, was originally called Shu County, but it was changed to Hanjia County under the idea of ​​Liu Zhang, the shepherd of Yizhou.

At that time, Yang Hong thought about it and felt that Liu Zhang's name change was very appropriate.

The vassal state of Shu County was established in the first year of Emperor An of the Han Dynasty and was stationed in Qingyi County. Later, the Qiang prince in Qingyi admired the Han system and requested to attach it to the list. Therefore, in the second year of Yangjia, Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty, the name of Qingyi County was changed to Hanjia County. The Han family got the idea of ​​a good minister.

The word "subordinate country" in the Shu County vassal state is because according to the Han system, naturalized ethnic minorities are managed by a "subordinate state". The domestic ethnic groups can retain their original social organization system, life, and life according to their old customs. Production habits are only politically protected by the vassal captain appointed by the government.

This is a policy of restraint and flexible management of naturalized ethnic minorities.

But now more than sixty years have passed since the establishment of the Shujun vassal state. Most of the Qingyi Qiang in the Shujun vassal state have been Hanized and live according to Han customs.

Therefore, it was an appropriate time to establish counties and counties on the land where the Qingyi River flows, with the central government appointing prefects and county magistrates for direct management. The vassal state of Shuhan was changed to Hanjia County, and the vassal state was changed to a county.

"Magistrate Yang, Yandao County is ahead. As long as the bandits in Yandao County are cleared away, the Yanniu Road will be smooth." Yanniu Yi Wang Lang Tan said to Yang Hong with a smile.

Yang Hong took back his thoughts and nodded. He was appointed as the magistrate of Hanjia County by Liu Zhang. He led Lang Tan and a group of surrendered Yi kings and was ordered to open up the Yanniu Road, which had been cut off for more than a hundred years.

The Kaeniu Trail in Hanjia County starts from Tsing Yi, passes through Yandao County, and ends at Kaeniu.

Nowadays, the Tsing Yi Qiang and Yan Niu Yi are all submissive, leaving only Qushuai, the So Yi in Yandao County, who needs to be pacified.

Just as Lang Tan said, as long as the bandits in Yandao County are wiped out, the Yanniu Road will be opened, and he will have completed the first errand assigned to him by Ming Gong Liu Zhang.

(End of this chapter)