Qianzhou is also known as Qianxian County in Shaanxi Province in later generations.
After Shi Jingtang established the Later Jin Dynasty, in order to cut off the connection between the Later Tang Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, he hurriedly changed the original Fengtian to Qianzhou, and the Xijing Chang'an Prefecture to Jingzhao Prefecture.
However, the day after Qianzhou was renamed, rebels from the Zhangyi Army and the Jingnan Army arrived here.
At this time, An Shenqi, the governor of the Jinchang Army who was in charge of Qianzhou and Jingzhao Prefecture Chang'an, because Zhang Congbin occupied Sishui Pass, could only take a detour to the north bank of the Yellow River and enter Guanzhong. At this time, he arrived at Shaanzhou, which was still far away from Chang'an. Hundreds of miles.
Without the supervision and rewards from the Jiedu Envoy, the several hundred soldiers of the Jinchang Army stationed in Qianzhou simply sacked Qianzhou City themselves before the rebels attacked the city.
Then they took a large amount of gold and silver and retreated to Jingzhao Mansion. The rebels easily occupied the northwest gate of Chang'an, Jingzhao Mansion. This old capital of the Han and Tang Dynasties was in great danger.
However, Chang'an's life should not be cut off. As soon as the rebels entered Qianzhou, they also received extremely unfavorable news.
The Hexi Jiedushi envoy who had long since disappeared suddenly appeared. Someone claimed to be Sikong, the Inspector of Schools, and Zhang, the Hexi Jiedushi envoy, led an army of more than 10,000 returnees and was attacking Weizhou City.
Uh! This fast horse came out of the city when Zhang Zhao and General Wang Zhen agreed to go out for ten days. He got orders from Wang Zhenjiang and General Sun, so of course he had to describe Zhang Zhao's sit-in as an attack.
In the Qianzhou Prefectural Government Office, the faces of the rebel leaders who were discussing matters, especially He Chuan, the former military envoy of the Zhangyi Army, were all twisted into twists.
The reason why he dared to launch a rebellion without fear was because he took a fancy to Weizhou's geographical advantages.
At this time, Weizhou was located in the far west of the Central Plains imperial court. Outside the three passes was Yuanzhou Dangxiang, which was so weak that even the Weizhou united troops could not defeat it, so there was no need to worry about it.
With such a stable logistics base, he dared to march eastward to Chang'an alone.
But now, the Hexi Army has arrived outside the Sanguan Pass, and there are as many as 10,000 people, which will cause trouble.
If Weizhou is not rescued, Weizhou will definitely not be able to withstand it, but if we go back to rescue now, then when An Shenqi comes, he can mobilize the Jinchang army to station in Liquan or even recapture Qianzhou, so that they can be blocked. In the Xinning area, the doors are closed and the dogs are beaten.
If it reaches that point, this rebellion will definitely fail, because if He Chuan cannot capture Chang'an in Jingzhao Prefecture and respond to Zhang Congbin in Henan Prefecture (Luoyang) in Xijing, the population of Guanzhong will not be able to sustain it.
Moreover, He Chuan glanced at the generals in the room and he knew very well that if he did not attack Jingzhao Prefecture Chang'an at this moment, the morale and morale of the army would probably collapse immediately.
Because they were able to get together because they were attracted by He Chuan's plan to break the Jingzhao Mansion.
As rebels, they naturally don't have any common ideals and beliefs. Without Chang'an's wealth, who would work with He Chuan?
The fast horse sent by General Sun Shi did not notice the change in He Chuan's expression at all, and continued to persuade him with embarrassment.
"The Hexi Guiyi Army has more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and Yuanzhou's Dangxiang has also defected to them. There are only a few hundred town troops and less than 2,000 united soldiers in the city. If the soldiers and horses do not return quickly to help, Weizhou City may be destroyed. It’s about to be lost.”
He Chuan pretended to think for a moment, and then nodded, as if he had decided to return support.
Kuaima was immediately overjoyed. General Sun Shi had promised that whoever could bring back the reinforcements would be rewarded fifty guan.
"Have you ever leaked any military information all the way here? How many fast horses did Sun Du send out? Why are you the only one who arrived?" He Chuan asked, squinting his eyes.
"Returning to the soldiers and horses, General Sun sent a dozen people out of the city, but the Hexi Army also had cavalry outside the city. Their horses were strong and very fast. Most of the fast horses that left the city were captured or killed.
Only a certain two people rushed out. Ma Huochang was killed by bandits when he passed through Pizhou, so only his servants made it to Qianzhou.
The servant did not dare to reveal the military situation, so as soon as he entered the city, he came to see the military envoy."
Kuai Ma was still somewhat complacent. A dozen people left the city. As long as he completed the task, he would probably have made a great contribution.
He soldiers and horses sent them to plunder Pizhou, Ningzhou and Qianzhou, and they must have saved a lot of goods, so they had to reward him even if they didn't have any chance.
He Chuan nodded with satisfaction, "You did a good job! Go down..."
Before he finished speaking, Kuai Ma felt a cold wind blowing from the back of his head. Before he could react, his vision went dark, and then he felt a sharp pain in his back, chest and abdomen.
Kuai Ma looked at the sharp blade pierced through his chest in disbelief. He opened his mouth, and a few strands of blood spilled out. He wanted to say something, but when he opened his mouth, no sound came out.
"Sun Xiaoguo, take the people yourself and intercept any fast horses coming from Weizhou."
He Chuan looked at Sun Xiaoguo who stabbed Kuai Ma to death and said. Sun Xiaoguo nodded, wiped off the knife and led others out.
"Wu Defense Envoy, please go back and gather the troops. We will wait for a few days to repair and attack Jingzhao Mansion!" After making arrangements for Sun Xiaoguo, He Chuan said to Wu Defense Envoy again.
This Wu Defense Envoy was the Pizhou Defense Envoy. He was originally the right-hand man of An Shuqian, the envoy of Piping's Nanjing Rebellion Army. This time he also participated in the Hechuan rebellion.
He was from Guizhou, which was the Zhangjiakou area in later generations. When Shi Jingtang became the emperor, he offered Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, and Guizhou was one of these sixteen prefectures.
Therefore, Commander Wu has now become a Khitan. His family does not know whether he is alive or dead in Guizhou, and he has already hated Shi Jingtang to death.
He wished he could attack Jingzhao Mansion right away. Anyway, he had no relatives in Guanzhong, and the loss of Weizhou had nothing to do with him.
At that moment, Wu's defense envoy bowed his hand to He Chuan, "Envoy, don't worry, my fellow soldiers in Jingnan have long been envious of the prosperity of Jingzhao Mansion. We only need to give the order from the envoy, and we can take Chang'an!"
He Chuan laughed a few times. He now called himself the military envoy and was the leader of the two rebel armies, Zhangyi Army and Jingnan Army.
Now the Jinchang army is guarding Chang'an but there is no Jiedushi envoy, just like an undefended city.
As long as he captures Chang'an, seizes Huazhou, where the Zhenguo Jiedu Envoy is located, and locks Tongguan, whether Zhang Congbin succeeds or not, he can take control of the pass and become the king of Qin.
Just when He Chuan and others decided to ignore Weizhou and go to Chang'an first, defeat the Jinchang army and plunder it, and then deal with the Hexi Guiyi army.
Zhang Zhao also sent troops from Weizhou and marched eastward along the Jinghe River, preparing to capture Pizhou first and then go down the river to fight the rebels.
After getting the official position of Hexi Jiedu Envoy and Shanlan Hekuo Four Prefectures Observation and Disposal Envoy from the imperial court, Zhang Zhao promoted himself by half a rank, made the Four Prefectures Observation and Disposal Envoy, and called himself the Shanlan Hekuo Four Prefectures Festival Envoy.
Before he set out in Weizhou, he first granted various official titles, with Guo Tiance as his confidant, secretary-general and household, and two soldiers, Cao, joined the army.
Yin Yaozi, who stayed in Liangzhou, was the deputy envoy of Hexi Jiedu and the governor of Lanzhou.
His uncle Song Shantong was an official of the Hexi Festival and the governor of Liangzhou.
Yan Jin was the military envoy in front of Hexi Jiedu Yamen and the deputy envoy to the Yijun Army.
Cao Yanming was the chief historian of Hexi Jiedu Yamen and concurrently worked in the army.
Ma Shacai was appointed governor of Hezhou, Liu Zaisheng was appointed governor of Ganzhou, and Bai Congxin was appointed defense envoy of Shanzhou.
The other officers also received rewards, and basically everyone became an official in the Central Plains court.
But at the same time, Zhang Zhao did not make any changes to the duties of the generals in the Guiyi Army. The governors and defense envoys of various states who concurrently served as military attaches only had empty titles and were not required to take up their posts.
Zhang Zhao has prepared two sets of teams. In terms of administration, the official positions in the imperial court shall prevail, while in military affairs, the specific positions in the Guiyi Army shall prevail.
After the reward was completed, Zhang Zhao left Li Ruoyu as the governor of Weizhou and led a thousand troops to stay in Weizhou.
This is the eldest brother of Zhongyun's aunt Li Ruoliu. He is good at internal affairs, but military affairs are not his specialty.
If this uncle can be trusted, Zhang Zhao is prepared to keep him and use him to control Huizhou and Yuanzhou that are not within the scope of his official duties.
In addition, Zhang Zhao recruited 500 people from the major tribes and united soldiers in Weizhou, and sent 2,000 civilians to accompany him.
Wu Ying'er's younger brother Wu Guo'er and a group of children from Weizhou's wealthy families were transferred to the army by him, acting like hostages.
At the same time, the Weizhou clan provided him with more than 40,000 shi of food and grass, and they confiscated more than 30,000 shi from the Wang family, which was enough to support the army for more than two months.
The Guiyi Army also brought (robbed) more than 10,000 stones of military rations and cattle and sheep that were equivalent to military rations, so they were well prepared in terms of food and grass, and there would basically be no problems.
What's more, it is possible to travel by water from Weizhou to Pizhou. The Jinghe River runs through the entire territory. Coupled with the renovation during the Tang Dynasty, it is very convenient to transport grain.
Zhang Zhao finally understood why in ancient times, people had to follow the river in battles, and some river-side checkpoints could not be bypassed but had to be attacked by force.
Because in terms of transporting grain alone, the river is more than twice as fast as pure manual and mules and horses, saving more than five times the cost of food and labor.
The army followed the Jing River all the way to the southeast, and the first town it arrived at was Jingzhou, which later became Jingchuan County in Gansu Province.
Jingzhou can also be regarded as the hinterland of Chinese civilization, but when Zhang Zhao arrived in Jingzhou, what he saw was devastation.
After He Chuan and other Zhangyi troops rebelled, An Shuqian, the envoy of the Jingyuan Army of the Jingnan Army, led his army to quell the rebellion, but he was kidnapped by the Yabing troops of the Jingnan Army outside Jingzhou City.
After two groups of rebels kidnapped An Shuqian, they sacked Jingzhou City and then went south to sack Pizhou.
Zhang Zhao stood at the west gate of Jingzhou. There was still dark brown dried blood on the city wall and on the ground. The strong smell of blood and corpse smell was blown by the wind.
Decomposing corpses can be seen all over the ground, including men, women, and children. In fact, most of them are daughters and children, because men are still useful to the rebels, carrying grain and grass, setting up camps in villages to work as coolies, and serving as cannon fodder before the war.
wait.
"Yan Jin is going to arrange a warning. Bai Congxin, you can send a few hundred light cavalry to look around to see if anyone is alive. It is best to find locals who are familiar with the geography.
The rest of the people, together with a certain person, covered their mouths and noses with white cloth, gathered all the corpses and burned them, otherwise there would be an epidemic."
Everyone in the Guiyi Army knew Zhang Zhao's style, and upon hearing this, they all started to prepare.
The doctors accompanying the army immediately started cooking the medicine in a pot. When the medicine was ready, they put the white cotton cloth in it and boiled it for a while, and then asked the soldiers to tie it around the mouth and nose.
Soldiers who carried corpses also wrapped their hands with animal skin gloves or white cotton cloth to prevent infection.
Wu Guoer froze behind and touched the futou on his head in surprise. Until he saw Zhang Zhao personally covering his face with white cotton cloth and going to carry the body, he felt an unknown feeling in his heart.
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Such inspection commanders and commanders were the only ones he had ever seen in his life.