Cheng Yi and Yang Qiu were sent to Tianshui by Han Sui to garrison. Tianshui County was founded by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Tianshui got its name from the beautiful legend of "Tianhe filled with water". As far back as more than 3,000 years ago, the Tianshui area was densely populated and the houses were adjacent to each other.
The mountains and rivers are beautiful and the forests are dense. At the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, long-term battles and droughts made the people of Shanggui city miserable. One night, suddenly a strong wind howled, thunder and lightning struck, a golden light shone, and a red light appeared on the ground. Suddenly, the earth shook continuously,
Amidst the loud rumbling sound, a large crack opened. I saw the river water pouring down from the sky and pouring into the crack, forming a lake called "Tianshui Lake". The water level of this lake is stable, the water quality is pure and sweet.
It is refreshing and mellow, and never dries up in spring or overflows in summer, making the four seasons gentle. People say that this lake is connected to the Tianhe River, and they also call it "Tianshui Well." When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty heard about it, he established a new Tianshui County next to the lake in the northern city of Shanggui.
The longest-used place name in history.
In Tianshui, there are the emerald Mapao Spring, the sweet spring that is as fragrant as milk, the hot spring that remains unchanged throughout the seasons, which cures diseases and keeps people fit, the Bodhisattva Spring with hanging bead curtains, the Bagua Spring with refreshing coldness, and the Divine Fish Spring with fishes gushing out from the spring.
etc., with wide distribution and high reputation. The water quality of these springs is sweet and it lasts all year round. Drinking it for a long time can make people's skin white. The residents of Tianshui have white and tender skin, so there is a saying of "Tianshui White Baby".
Tianshui is also the birthplace of Qin. Since the end of the Han Dynasty, many places in Tianshui have been named after the word Qin, such as Qin'an, Qinling, Qinzhou, etc. Far before the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Tianshui River Valley had fertile land, open terrain, green peaks, abundant water, and luxuriant water and grass.
It is a good place for herding horses and raising livestock. Boyi, the ancestor of the Qin people, raised horses for Shun and multiplied quickly. He was granted a fief by Shun and was given the surname Ying. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, Feizi, after Boyi, raised horses for King Xiao of Zhou.
He had meritorious service and was praised by King Xiao. King Xiao not only allowed him to inherit the surname Ying from Boyi of Shun, but also made the land a vassal and a city of Qin. This was the beginning of the Qin State in Chinese history. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a general named Li Guang, who was also a native of Tianshui.
, which shows that Tianshui is indeed a good place for outstanding people.
When they first came to Tianshui, Cheng Yi and Yang Qiu obeyed Han Sui's words and did not dare to be careless. They had to do things such as repairing the city wall and building offensives by themselves. However, as time went by, Long Fei in Hanzhong gradually stopped moving, and the two of them also
Slowly I relaxed. Although I continued to spy on Hanzhong news, I was not as interested as when I first arrived. I just drank and had fun all day long, forgetting about the affairs.
The sneak attack by Cao Jun in the past few days did not pose much of a threat to Tianshui, which made them even more convinced that Tianshui City was infallible. Even if the Dragon Army came, they were confident to withstand it.
On this day, Cheng Yi and Yang Qiu were drinking, and suddenly they heard the sound of drums outside the city. Yang Qiu was startled and stood up hurriedly. Cheng Yi grabbed him and said, "Don't be impatient. Let's drink this cup first. Listen.
The sound of the drums is no different from last time, those guys must be here to cause trouble again!"
"General, you are wrong!" a soldier from Yijun suddenly said.
Cheng Yi looked back and saw that this man was over fifty years old. He was tall and powerful, with a sword hanging from his waist and a few strands of long hair floating on his chest. He was standing in the corner majesticly and with the demeanor of a general. As soon as this man spoke, the wine companion
The prefect hurriedly scolded: "What do you know? Just do your duty!"
Cheng Yi became more energetic: "Who is this? Do you also know about military affairs?"
"I am Jiang Ji, the meritorious Cao of Tianshui County!" Jiang Ji was neither humble nor overbearing, with a calm expression: "Cao's army attacked a few days ago. According to my guess, Long Fei's army deliberately sent troops to provoke friction between us and Cao's army. The two generals
I did not attack under the orders of my lord, but if I come back today, the sound of the war drums is definitely not an attack!"
"What's the basis?" Cheng Yi asked.
Jiang Ji said: "This war drum is powerful, powerful, and has a tough rhythm. It makes people feel that thousands of troops are right in front of them. This war drum can only be used when a large army is attacking!"
The prefect hurriedly pulled Jiang Ji and signaled him to stop talking. Jiang Ji turned a blind eye and looked at Cheng Yi: "Even if the general responded in time, the two generals looked like they were no match. The dragon army is well-trained and can take action."
It’s so cruel that Tianshui City has no way of protecting it.”
"Bastard!" Cheng Yi was furious: "Come on! Tie up this Dragon Army spy!"
Several soldiers rushed into the tent and tied up Jiang Jiong. The eunuch on the side led the county officials to plead for mercy. Cheng Yi was so angry that he ignored them at all. Jiang Jiong was Tianshui's most capable general, and the eunuch relied on him to protect Tianshui. See.
Cheng Yi disagreed, and the prefect quickly begged Yang Qiu. Yang Qiu looked at Jiang Jiu and said, "Why are you so sure you are the main force of the Dragon Army? Why are they attacking our bitter cold place instead of Chang'an?"
Jiang Jiandao: "Although Xiliang is bitter and cold, it is the road connecting the Western Regions. In order to open up the road to the Western Regions, His Majesty, Emperor Wu, did not hesitate to fight to the death with the Huns. Long Fei's courage will never be inferior to Emperor Wu, let alone the Western Regions. If he can give
If Long Fei lives a hundred years, he can go to the end of the world! As for why he doesn't attack Chang'an? Xia Houyuan led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to garrison, and although I have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Tianshui, they are all a mob, not to mention the two generals...
"
"Shut up!" The prefect couldn't stand it anymore. Cheng Yi and Yang Qiu had almost finished drinking. He knew Jiang Ji very well. As soon as those words came out, the two men had to kill Jiang Ji. The prefect quickly stood up for Jiang Ji.
Apology: "Two generals, calm down. Jiang Jiu is talking nonsense. With these two generals here, Tianshui City is impregnable!"
Cheng Yi pushed the eunuch away and looked at Jiang Ji fiercely: "You mean we are not as good as Xia Houyuan? I will go out of the city to fight back! Let me show you, old man, who is the general!"
"If I were a general, I would not go out of the city!" Jiang Jiu said: "The Dragon Army is so fierce that even Tianshui City may not be able to stop it, let alone go out to fight in the city!"
"Report...! Report to the two generals that a large number of Cao troops are attacking from outside the city. Judging from the flags, it should be Xia Houyuan from Chang'an!"
Cheng Yi looked at Jiang Ji and said, "Wait!" Just say it, he waved his hand and asked someone to take Jiang Ji down.
There was a dark area outside the city. There were many people, the troops were neatly dressed, and war drums were beating. Cheng Yi and Yang Qiu came to the city and looked down. Facing the city gate, a huge Xiahou war flag was flying high. At the head of it was a general.
, was not very old, and had a powerful gun in his hand. A dozen or so scolding soldiers yelled at the city, using all kinds of unpleasant curses.
Cheng Yiji was about to go out to fight in the city. Yang Qiu saw that although he was flying Xiahou's war flag, there was a young general under the flag, so he thought it was Xiahou Yuan who was making a fool of himself. He stopped Cheng Yi and said, "You can't kill a chicken with a bull's-eye sword. This young general is not Xia Houyuan.
Watch me take his head!"
Yang Qiu took action, but Chen Dao was not at ease. Seeing Yang Qiu showing off his power in front of him, Meng Shuo pointed his spear: "Stop talking nonsense, and hurry up and die!"
Yang Qiu jumped on the horse, and the two weapons touched each other, and Yang Qiu felt a little cold in his heart. After two rounds, Yang Qiu clearly felt that he was no match for him. He feinted a shot, turned the horse's head and ran away. Since
Coming, how could Meng Shuo let him run away? His legs clamped tightly on the horse's belly, the horse suddenly jumped up, and Meng Shuo's spear suddenly stabbed forward. This move is a unique skill of the Meng family, called White Snake Vomiting Letters.
The spear went straight to Yang Qiu's heart. Cheng Yi saw it clearly and warned Yang Qiu loudly. Yang Qiu also felt something was wrong and suddenly turned sideways. Who knew that Meng Shuo's spear came too fast. When Yang Qiu turned sideways
, raised his buttocks. Meng Shuo's shot did not hit Yang Qiu's heart, but he ran towards the anus.
"Ah!" Yang Qiu yelled and fell off his horse. Meng Shuo didn't wait for arrows to be released from the city, and pierced Yang Qiu's chest with his spear. He jumped Yang Qiu's body high into the air and turned towards his own.
The formation rushed towards them. Cheng Yi was furious and wanted to go down to the city to fight. The lieutenant stopped him in a hurry. One of them was already dead. If Cheng Yi did anything wrong again, Tianshui City would really not be saved.
Back at the Yamen, everyone knew the battle ahead, and no one dared to get close to Cheng Yi. Cheng Yi had no place to vent his anger, so he threw cups and bowls, making the Yamen a mess. Suddenly he remembered that it was that Jiang
Jiu cursed himself and Yang Qiu, causing Yang Qiu to die on the battlefield. He immediately sent someone to bring Jiang Jiu. Soon, the person who was sent came back and reported that no one was seen in the prison.
Cheng Yi grabbed the prefect by the collar and said, "You dare to hold a prisoner privately? You don't want to live anymore, do you?" He raised his hand and was about to take action.
Jiang Jiu appeared at the gate with his hands behind his back: "General Cheng, wait a minute, Jiang Jiu is here!"
Cheng Yi threw the prefect away. A dozen soldiers immediately surrounded Jiang Ji. Cheng Yi sneered and said: "It's Cao's army outside the city. I can see clearly that hanging the battle flag of Cao's army is not a dragon army!"
It's a pity that my brother Yang Qiuxian left like this!" Cheng Yi started to cry as he spoke.
Jiang Ji sighed and shook his head slightly. Cheng Yi suddenly stopped crying: "It's all you, you, the spy of the Dragon Army. Today I will kill you to avenge Yang Xiandi!" As he spoke, Cheng Yi suddenly
He pulled out his sword and stabbed into Jiang Ji's body hard. Blood slowly flowed down the blade. Everyone was surprised. How come Jiang Ji was also a meritorious figure in Tianshui County, and he died like that.
Everyone looked at Jiang Ji blankly. Jiang Ji did not expect such a result. He stared at Cheng Yi with wide eyes. His body no longer obeyed his orders and slowly softened to the ground. Cheng Yi seemed not to be ready.
To relieve his anger, the sword kept piercing Jiang Ji's body, like a crazy lion.
"Dad...!" Someone shouted outside the door of the mansion. A young man overturned several soldiers who were blocking the way and broke into the office. He threw himself next to Jiang Ji and cried loudly. Looking at Jiang Ji's eyes, the young man slowly lost his luster.
He suddenly turned around and glared at Cheng Yi fiercely, biting his lip with his teeth, breaking it and causing blood to flow to his chin.
After a long time, the young man picked up Jiang Ji's body and walked out of the Yamen under the watch of everyone. After such a fuss, Cheng Yi finally woke up from the wine. Looking at the blood on the ground, he also felt a little regretful. He turned around and asked around him.
The prefect asked: "Who is that person?"
The prefect quickly replied: "This man is Jiang Wei, the son of Jiang Ji, who is known as the Sergeant of Liangzhou. He is quite courageous. The year before last, when the Qiang raided, it was the Jiang family and his son who led their troops and encountered the enemy. Now he is the recommended captain."