Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 347
In September of the sixth year of Jiannian, when Cao Cao returned to defeat Li Jue's army and entered Wancheng, Yuan Shao also pacified Qingzhou.

At this time, news came from Guanzhong.

Luo Zheng mobilized [-] troops into Hanzhong, intending to go south to Xichuan.

When the news came out, Xichuan was shaken. Liu Zhang, the king of Shu, hurriedly mobilized all kinds of troops to garrison the Jiameng and Jiange passes. He also ordered his confidant general Zhao Wei to lead [-] troops to guard the important area of ​​Langzhong to prevent the Xiliang army from entering Sichuan.

For a while, the world was watching, and everyone was paying attention to this war.

Not only Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were paying attention, but even Liu Biao, who was in a state of desperation, and Sun Ce, who was in dire straits with Liu Bei, were also paying attention to this battle, probably because this war is very likely to affect the general situation of the world.

Since Luo Zheng pacified Guanzhong, he has rarely launched a large-scale military war.

As for the leveling of the Eight Hundred Li Qiang Plain and Mobei, it is not as good as enough to affect the general situation of the world. After all, the Eight Hundred Li Qiang Plain and Mobei belong to the frontier barren land. Great influence.

According to the land of Guanliang, Luo Zheng was already one of the most powerful princes in the world, and he had a lot of money and food under his rule. If he conquered Xichuan again and solved the shortcoming of insufficient population, his strength would inevitably expand dramatically.

Now it is not the first year of Chuping. At that time, there were so many princes in the world, and the situation was still unclear. It was not too difficult to unite. Now, after several years of melee, there are only a few princes left. If they want to compete on stage, although they often cooperate with each other, they are also wary of each other, and it will be difficult to unite again.

At this time, even if Yuan Shao and Cao Cao want to unite, first solve Luo Zheng and then decide the outcome, I am afraid that it is difficult to trust the other party, and everyone must be wary of whether the other party will join forces with Luo Zheng to bite themselves.

Besides, Cao Cao is busy attacking Nanyang, and Yuan Shao is also actively preparing to march into Bingzhou, so there is no time to pay attention to Luo Zheng.

Not to mention Liu Biao in Jingzhou and Sun Ce in Jiangdong, especially Sun Ce also has ambitions. The more chaos in the north, the happier Sun Ce will be.

Feeling the pressure, both Cao Cao and Yuan Shao paid close attention to the situation in Xichuan while taking the time to make arrangements.

At the end of September, the war in Jingnan changed.

Yuzhang Shanyue rebelled, and Sun Ce hurriedly led his army back to Jiangdong.

When Liu Biao got the news, he immediately sent a letter ordering Liu Bei to lead his army north to Nanyang. Unexpectedly, before Liu Bei's army arrived, Cao Cao lured Liu Biao's army out of Wancheng by luring snakes out of the cave.

When Liu Biao fled, he accidentally dismounted from his horse and died among the rebellious army.

Cao Cao led his army to defeat Wancheng again, and after a short rest, he immediately raised his troops and went south to take advantage of the situation to capture Xiangyang.

When Liu Bei led his troops to Xinye, he heard that Wancheng had been captured by Cao's army and that Liu Biao had also died in the chaos. Unable to win, they stalemate.

Xu Shu suggested Liu Bei to appease the Jingzhou gentry, Liu Biao accepted his words, and ordered Jian Yong to go to Xiangyang to lobby the Jingzhou gentry.

Unexpectedly, the Jingzhou gentry headed by Cai, Zhang, Kuai, and Wang wanted to support Liu Biao's second son, Liu Cong, to succeed him as King of Chu. If Cao Cao was not attacking Xinye and powerful enemies from outside invaded, they might have united and seized Liu Bei's military power long ago.

Jian Yong lobbied in many ways to no avail, so he had to go back to Xinye to see Liu Bei.

It happened that Liu Qi, the eldest son of Liu Biao, was afraid of being killed, and escaped from Xiangyang to Liu Bei's army, asking Liu Bei to protect him. Xu Shu then offered a plan to support Liu Qi as the king of Chu in the name of Qing Dynasty, and returned to Xiangyang to establish Jingzhou.

Because Cao Cao's army was in a hurry to attack, Liu Bei put this matter aside for the time being.

In October, [-] troops from Guanzhong gathered in Hanzhong, and Liu Zhang mobilized almost all Xichuan's soldiers and horses to Jiange and Langzhong to fortify heavily, so that the hinterland of Xichuan was empty of troops, and even Chengdu had only [-] soldiers and horses left.

After the Xichuan army was dispatched, Luo Zhengyi ordered General Yan Xing to lead [-] cavalry, accompanied by Zhang Song, to take the Yinping trail from Wudu. The army only took half a month of dry food, and attacked several times on the mountain trail. Baili suddenly appeared on the Chengdu Plain, bypassing Mianzhu and the towns along the way in Fu County, and drove straight to the outside of Chengdu.

Fortunately, the defenders in Chengdu have been taking strict precautions and were not successfully attacked.

And that night, when the West Gate of Chengdu caught fire, a group of wealthy private soldiers suddenly rebelled, killing the defenders of the West Gate by surprise, and took advantage of the situation to open the West Gate of the city capital, leading [-] Xiliang cavalry into the city. Before dawn, Chengdu had already changed hands.

Before Liu Zhang and his family could escape, they were captured alive by Yan Xing.

Not even one of the noble families in the city could escape, and they were all blocked in the city by Xiliang cavalry.

When the news spread, Xi Chuan was in chaos.

Ling Bao, the Jiange guard, surrendered at the first moment. Luo Zheng personally led [-] Xiliang elites out of Hanzhong and went south. As for the remaining [-] new troops, they went out for a walk and then returned to Chang'an camp to continue training.

Liu Gui, the guard of Jiameng Gate, was Liu Zhang's confidant, and when he was desperate, he drew his sword and killed himself.

The deputy general did not arrive as long as Luo Zheng's army arrived, so he ordered the army to open the city and sacrifice the pass.

Luo Zhengjun went to Jiameng Pass in order to appease the local noble people.

In mid-October, Zhao Wei failed to rebel and was killed by his generals, and fifty thousand Sichuan troops mutinied.

In November, Luo Zheng led the army to the city. Zhang Song, Fei Shi, Wang Lian and others led the Xichuan gentry out of the city ten miles to meet them. Xichuan situation.

Zhang Song, Wang Lian, Fei Shi and others even went about separately without stopping, lobbying the Xichuan gentry.

From October to the first month of the seventh year of Jian’an, a small-scale coup took place in various counties in Xichuan. The power of the Dongzhou scholars who followed Liu Yan into Sichuan and was uprooted by the local gentry in Xichuan after Liu Zhang succeeded to the throne.

The land of Xichuan was full of people's heads, and people were panicked for a while.

It wasn't until February of the seventh year of Jian'an that the situation gradually stabilized.

In this process, Luo Zheng only sat in Chengdu and let the Xichuan gentry do what they did.

Xichuan is different from Guanzhong and Liangzhou where the gentry's power has withered. Xichuan is the world of the gentry's family. Without the support of the gentry's family, Xichuan will only end up with rebellions and wars everywhere. No one can gain a firm foothold here.

Without the support of the Xichuan gentry family, Luo Zhengguang would be devastated and deeply mired in war just to suppress the continuous rebellion in the counties.If you want to get the full support of the Xichuan gentry, the only way is to let the local gentry of Xichuan stand on the political stage again.

It is inevitable that the forces that Dongzhou scholars have painstakingly managed will be uprooted by Xichuan scholars.

Chengdu, Luo Zheng's temporary residence.

Jia Xu handed a list to Luo Zheng and said, "My lord, this is played jointly by the Xichuan gentry."

Luo Zheng took the list, and Xinzhen saw it from the beginning to the end before putting it aside.

This is a list of people who recommended the prefects of the Xichuan counties. After the power of the Dongzhou scholars was uprooted, most of the prefects of the Xichuan counties were vacant, and the Xichuan gentry turned to Luo Zheng for the purpose of letting the Xizu native The gentry re-entered the political arena.

Luo Zheng didn't nod, but asked: "What do Wen He think?"

Jia Xu thought about it for a while, and then said: "Stabilizing the situation in Xichuan is the top priority. This is what my lord promised. I think we should take care of the sentiments of the local gentry in Xichuan for the time being, and then try to figure it out slowly when the time is right."

Luo Zheng made a 'hmm' sound and said: "Just follow Wenhe's opinion!"

After a pause, he sighed: "The power of the gentry clan should not be underestimated. In just three months, these Xichuan gentry have controlled the situation. It is true that the dynasties are changing and the clan is hard to destroy. The Xichuan gentry want to enter the political arena , this general has no objection, but the more than ten thousand Sichuan troops must absolutely not stay in Xichuan, except for the necessary soldiers and horses left behind, the rest of the Sichuan troops will all be sent to Guanzhong to garrison fields.”

Jia Xu nodded, everything else can be backed down, only the military power must be firmly in his hands, otherwise how can he control Xichuan.

Luo Zheng said again: "Wenhe observes the generals of Xichuan these days, who can be used?"

Jia Xu said: "Zhang Ren and Yan Yan are courageous and resourceful, and they are worthy of great use."

"Zhang Ren, Yan Yan!"

Luo Zheng muttered a few words, and then asked, "How many soldiers and horses is it appropriate for Xichuan to leave?"

Jia Xu thought for a while and said: "Sichuan people are xenophobic, Xichuan people's hearts are still uncertain, I think that if my lord transfers the Xiliang army into Xichuan at this time, there will be no good results. It is better to leave some Sichuan troops to guard the pass. Jiange , Langzhong is not enough to rely on, but Yubupu in the east of Bajun is the gateway of Xichuan, and it needs to be guarded by good generals to protect Xichuan."

Luo Zheng's eyes were deep in thought, and he said after a while: "Forget it, just follow Wenhe's words."

Jia Xu breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that the lord would benefit, she cupped her hands and said, "My lord is wise!"

Luo Zheng waved his hand and said: "This general can let the Sichuan army continue to guard Xichuan, but Bajun is the gateway of Xichuan. If you continue to let the Sichuan people guard it, don't you want this general to entrust Xichuan's safety to the loyalty and commitment of the Xichuan gentry Come on. Other generals can tolerate and make concessions, but this is not the case. The gate of Xichuan must be guarded by a confidant general, so that this general can rest assured."

Jia Xu nodded, he also agreed with this, and asked, "Who does my lord want to guard Berkshire?"

Luo Zhengdao: "Wenhe has a suitable candidate?"

Jia Xu thought for a moment, then said, "Xu thought General Xu Huang could guard the gate of Xichuan."

"Xu Huang?"

Luo Zheng turned his mind and said happily: "Xu Huang is indeed the most suitable candidate, so I will follow Wenhe's opinion."

"My lord is wise!"

Jia Xu complimented her, and said, "However, I think that since my lord has given the people of Sichuan great freedom, why not show it lenient. General Xu Huang guarding the belly of the fish can protect Xichuan, but Zhang Ren, Yan Yan General Yan Er is quite famous in Xichuan, my lord, why don't you use Yan Yan as the prefect of Bajun, and then Zhang Ren as the general guarding the White Emperor, to show his favor, so that the nobles in Xichuan can feel at ease, and the two generals Yan and Zhang will definitely return to their hearts. Only Xichuan can be as safe as an iron bucket."

Luo Zheng thought for a while, carefully weighed for a while, and then agreed to Jia Xu's proposal, "Forget it, just follow Wenhe's opinion!"

(End of this chapter)