Cao Jun and the Qiang people fought several fierce battles in Liangzhou, and Cao Jun basically ended up with a complete victory.
After several battles, the Qiang people accumulated more than 10,000 corpses and their strength was greatly reduced.
You must know that the Qiang people are not monolithic, but are divided into many tribes. Now the power of each tribe has been reduced. Some tribes have suffered a greater loss of strength, while other tribes have relatively preserved their strength.
intact.
Originally, there was no harmony among the Qiang tribes. Although there were no large-scale battles, they were indispensable. Now that the casualties among the tribes vary from light to heavy, the original balance is inevitable.
be broken.
As a result, disagreements inevitably arise. The tribes whose strength has been greatly reduced have no intention of fighting anymore and hope to negotiate a peace with Cao Jun. The tribes whose strength is not so severely reduced accuse those tribes who hope to negotiate for peace of being greedy and fearful of death, and have dishonored the glory of the Qiang people.
Cao Jun made good use of the differences among the Qiang tribes, united those tribes who wanted to negotiate peace with the Han Dynasty, and launched the final general offensive against the stubborn tribes, and finally ended Liangzhou with a hearty victory.
battle.
The person who proposed the strategy of uniting one part of the Qiang people against another part of the Qiang people was Yang Xiu and Yang Dezu, a member of Cao's army during this trip.
In order to successfully implement his strategy, Yang Xiu even went to some tribes who were still hesitating whether to fight or surrender to carry out persuasion tasks.
Yang Xiu succeeded in the end, and he played an indispensable role in Cao's army's victory in Liangzhou. After this battle, Yang Xiu's talents were revealed to the eyes of all the civil and military personnel in Cao's army, and he became a new star among the counselors in Cao's camp.
If Yang Xiu showed his talent as a counselor, then the most eye-catching among the generals was undoubtedly Cao Zhang.
In the past few days, countless Qiang people have died at the hands of Cao Zhang. At this time, Cao Zhang was not very old, and his martial arts was not yet proficient. Not to mention that he was far behind Pang De, and he must be the same as Cao Chun and Ma Dai.
They are all slightly inferior. However, Cao Zhang fought bravely, was merciless in killing people, and was unstoppable on the battlefield. After this battle, the Qiang people's respect for him was still higher than that of Pang De and other generals.
If Yang Xiu is a rising star among Cao Ying's civil servants, then there is no doubt that Cao Zhang is a rising star among Cao Ying's generals.
After the incident in Liangzhou was settled, Cao Jun began to return to Xuchang.
However, when he arrived in Chang'an, Cao Zhang suddenly had a whim. He proposed to Cao Chun, hoping that Cao Chun would agree to him taking five thousand troops and horses to the south to reinforce the attack on Shu.
Cao Zhang loved fighting so much. His ambition since childhood was to become a general as famous as Wei Qing and Huo Qubing. For this reason, he practiced martial arts and studied the art of war since he was a child. He grew up rapidly and was deeply loved by Cao Cao.
But what troubles Cao Zhang is that he has never had the opportunity to set foot on the battlefield. But you must know that Cao Zhang is only seventeen years old this year. It was normal for Cao Cao not to let him go with the army before. After all, teenage generals have historically been
It is extremely rare. Even Huo Qubing was eighteen years old when he went to war for the first time, one year older than Cao Zhang now.
Cao Zhang couldn't go to the battlefield, and he had been holding his breath in his heart. As Cao Chun's deputy general, he went to Liangzhou this time, and his long-suppressed fighting spirit suddenly burst out.
This long-suppressed fighting spirit was too great. Although the war in Liangzhou had been calmed down at this time, Cao Zhang was not satisfied. He wanted to fight more enemies.
It's not that he desires military exploits or other fame and wealth. Cao Zhang just wants to enjoy the excitement that the war brings to him, and he just wants to experience the feeling of fighting.
If we just return to Xuchang like this, who knows when we will have to wait until the next expedition. Waiting is always the most boring thing.
Suddenly, Cao Zhang thought of the battle situation in Yizhou.
Although he was on the battlefield in Liangzhou, Cao Zhang had heard about the situation in Yizhou. Although the specific situation was unclear, he was in a quagmire anyway.
Rather than returning to Xuchang and waiting for orders with nothing to do, it is better to go to Yizhou to participate in the battle.
"No." After hearing Cao Zhang's request, Cao Chun refused on the spot.
Without Cao Cao's order, five thousand soldiers were redirected without permission. Cao Chunke could not bear the consequences this might cause.
Cao Chun is a younger brother of Cao Cao, and the younger brother of Cao Ren, the former general of Cao's camp. Although he has not performed well before, it does not mean that his ability is inferior. On the contrary, he has quite good talents in uniting the army.
Firstly, there were too many famous generals in Cao's camp, and secondly, Cao Chun himself was very low-key, so his talents were not fully demonstrated.
Cao Chun is the younger brother of Cao Ren and the younger brother of Cao Cao. He is naturally Cao Zhang's elder. In addition to his status as the commander-in-chief of an army, Cao Zhang did not dare to be too presumptuous in front of him. However, Cao Zhang was eager to fight, but after being rejected by Cao Chun,
I was also a little anxious.
"General, Yizhou has been unable to be captured for a long time. The situation of the battle is not good. I hope General can agree to Zhangzhi's request and order Zhangzhi to send troops to assist." Cao Zhang pleads to Cao Chun with clasped fists.
"Since the war situation is not going well, what's the point of bringing five thousand soldiers and horses there?" Cao Chun responded indifferently, but refused to agree to Cao Zhang's request.