It was already early November when Sun Jian received the message.
After reading the letter, he was very moved: "Liu Yicheng traveled thousands of miles and still didn't forget to warn me. Such friendship is so profound, but we don't know how injured he is? Those thieves are extremely hateful."
"Destroyed the Xianbei barbarians, regained Youzhou, and merged with the border counties. We were about to stabilize the northern frontier before our eyes. It's a shame that the thieves tried to assassinate them, but they failed to achieve the full success. It makes people sigh with regret." Han Dang was from Youzhou, and he hated the cholera border commanders very much.
Hulu, I sincerely hope that Northern Xinjiang can be pacified.
"Some people didn't want Liu Zhenbei to enter the central government, so they sent people to assassinate him. They only care about personal gain and ignore the country. Traitors are hateful." Huang Gai admired Liu Xiang very much and couldn't help feeling unfair for him.
"Father, how can Liu Zhenbei determine the war in Liangzhou when he is more than two thousand miles away?" Sun Ce is fourteen years old this year. He, his mother Wu, and his three younger brothers Sun Quan, Sun Yi, and Sun Kuang were all taken to Wuwei.
In the county life, Sun Jian wanted to train him and often took him with him to participate in military affairs.
"My son doesn't know, but Liu Yicheng is very good at using troops, and he always predicts the enemy ahead. Moreover, Dong Zhuo's army of more than 20,000 people marched northward. Sanfu and Wuwei left Hanyang and Yang counties empty, with less than 30,000 troops and horses scattered in various places. Han Sui and others
It is indeed possible for thieves to advance eastward, so we have to guard against them." Sun Jian frowned, turned to the four generals and said:
"Although Wuwei is mountainous, Sanguan Road and Qishan Road are gentle, and the most dangerous places are in Hanyang County. Our army cannot defend across the border. The Baima Qiang has Tan Fufu as a liaison, and the relationship is acceptable, but the Shenlang Qiang is not
They are extremely hostile to our army, and I am afraid that Wuwei will really not be able to hold it."
Sun Jian shook his head and sighed. There were few Han people in Wuwei and most of the Qiang people were disobedient. It was really difficult for him to be a prefect.
He ordered: "Sanguan must not be lost. I intend Han Dang to garrison Sanguan. Huang Gai will garrison troops in Hechi County south of Guan. If the bandit army attacks, they can retreat to Sanguan to assist in defense. Cheng Pu will be stationed in Daguan."
A stronghold was set up at the north end of Sanling to reserve grain and fodder to consolidate the defense behind the pass. I and Zu Mao were stationed in Chencang to prevent the Long Pass from being breached and the bandits to steal our army's retreat."
"The general will obey the order."
Sun Jian was mobilizing troops and generals, and Dong Zhuo was also preparing troops and horses. He wanted to take Fengyi from the left and enter Shangjun in Bingzhou to quell the rebellion of the southern Xiongnu.
He was extremely disgusted with starting a war in winter. The most important thing was that the troops stationed in Sanfu were the main generals in dealing with Liangzhou. But once he left, someone would definitely take over. The Guanzhong Plain was so nice, and he didn't want to go to that shabby place in Bingzhou.
He had served as the governor of Bingzhou a few years ago and had no good impression of Bingzhou.
The army is dragging its feet, and at this rate, it won't be able to reach Bingzhou next year.
At this time, Liu Xiang was meeting with Jin Shangcheng. The Xiutu tribe had already arrived at Danhan Mountain, which was an excellent winter pasture. They were very satisfied and had no intention of resisting the idea of fighting for the Anping Army and grazing their cattle.
They had just reaped the benefits at the beginning of the year. If they had not killed the governor of Bingzhou, they would still be enjoying the spoils. The whole family was even more surprised to be able to become Han nationality. In these years, no Hu people can refuse the opportunity to become Han people.
Jin Shangcheng was very excited. His ancestors had been officials of the Han people. At that time, the days of slaughtering people were much more comfortable. Now he has the opportunity to become a Han Chinese. For such preferential treatment, let alone wait three to five years, wait a lifetime.
Either way.
He knelt his head on the ground and said with tears of gratitude: "The general saved us in danger. The Xiutu people know how to be grateful. The general patrols the territory like an eagle in the sky. The Xiutu people are the general's territory. The general's eyes are like hawks.
If you look at the enemy, Xiutu will kill all the enemies for the general."
The Huns worshiped falcons, and these words that were half praise and half oath were already very heavy for them. Liu Xiang nodded with satisfaction.
"Get up."
"Thank you, General." Jin Shangcheng stood up after hearing this.
"I appoint you as the Sima of the Xiongnu and the Sima of the Huqi camp. I will select a thousand warriors from the tribe to join the Huqi camp. Those who can speak Chinese will be given priority. These people can be converted to Han military status after serving in the army for three years. The rest of the tribe will be treated as Han herdsmen.
The standard tax collection is one thirty tax per tax, and after five years of paying the tax, those who have learned Chinese will be converted to Han nationality."
"Thank you for the promotion, general." After becoming a Han official, Jin Shangcheng felt that his back was hardened.
Liu Xiang warned: "Go back and tell your people that I will treat the Han people and the Xiutu people equally. If the Han people bully you, I will punish them. Likewise, if you plunder the Han people, I will chop off your heads."
.Also, you must ask your people to learn Chinese quickly, and I will send someone to explain the law to you. If you violate the law, both Han people and Xiutu people will be punished."
"Yes, I will obey the general's order."
It's good to treat everyone equally. When dealing with the Han people, they either kill each other or are discriminated against. Being able to treat everyone equally is what they want.
Jin Shangcheng was very obedient. I hope he wasn't like that on the surface. With the 40,000 Huns staying at his door, it would not be difficult to destroy them.
Liu Xiang reminded him: "The laws and regulations in the military are strict. You should pay attention to this. I hope you can make meritorious deeds, become a general, and enjoy wealth for a long time. Isn't it better to live like this than chasing water and grass for food?"
The wind drinks the dew.”
Jin Shangcheng was knocked unconscious by the big cake. He smiled stupidly and bowed: "I am willing to follow the general forever."
"Go and settle the tribesmen and tell them everything I said."
Jin Shangcheng left with satisfaction. When he came to vote, he had already prepared to be annexed, but the result was much better than he imagined. Being able to become a Han is not called annexation. It is the blessing of God.
Being a slave is called annexation.
The Xiutu people were appeased, but the trouble they caused has not yet been resolved.
Now Bingzhou is in chaos. Yunzhong, Wuyuan, and Shuofang have not yet been confiscated. The Xiong tribes in Shangjun and Xihe counties are rebelling endlessly. Taiyuan and Dingxiang have been put to death by the Huns. The entire Bingzhou is relatively peaceful except for Shangdang and Yanmen.
Shangdang County is the scene of the Yellow Turbans, and Yanmen County is a bit of a deserter riot, which is pretty good.
The troops and horses to counter the rebellion were delayed, and Dong Zhuo, the governor of Bingzhou, did not issue an order. It was too obvious that he was perfunctory.
Liu Xiang liked Fatty Dong's attitude very much, and it was in his own interests to merge the states into chaos.
In order to cope with the changes, 8,000 people from the military camp were transferred to Daijun to guard. Now is not the opportunity to send troops. After all the hard work to conquer Bingzhou, the imperial court took it back with an edict, so why waste your efforts.
Just know the path of attack.
The Eight Trails of Taihang are all in his hands, Daijun's guard camp and rear army soldiers can march westward along the Great Wall at any time, and Danhan Mountain hanging above his head is also in Xiutu's hands.
If he really wants to conquer Bingzhou, he can play a game of six-pronged attack, advancing both from the north and the south.
Emperor Ling, please die quickly. As long as this foolish emperor dies, the Han Dynasty will not be in chaos, and Youzhou will not dare to make any big moves.
It's also strange. This faint king has been quite able to do things recently, and he doesn't appear to be weak or terminally ill at all. So how did he suddenly die of illness in history?
The Eighth School of Xiyuan suppressed He Jin's influence in Luoyang, and Prince Bian's status was in danger. Then Emperor Ling fell seriously ill and died.
The eunuch group lost its power, and He Jin's power increased greatly, and he was about to dominate the government. But how could he be killed in the forbidden palace by more than a dozen regular servants who had already lost power and were only recalled temporarily to pay their respects to the queen?
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Even if those eunuchs killed He Jin, they would not be able to get their power back.
Moreover, He Jin did not fully intend to kill the eunuchs, and his scholars only wanted to kill all the eunuchs.
As a result, everyone knew that as soon as He Jin died, a group of scholars led by Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu rushed into the North Palace with the intention of killing all the eunuchs.