In the Jincheng County Office, Yunwu County Yamen, the prefect Chen Yi knelt down in front of the wooden case, his brows slightly furrowed, and he was thinking. On the side, a scribe, wearing a long robe, was silent.
At the foot of the steps, a young general was kneeling on one knee.
"Jiang Jiong has come to report on the orders of Governor Geng and visit the Grand Administrator."
"You mean, the Qiang people are ready to make a move, and the Kou will come again this year?" Without waiting for Chen Yi's reaction, the scribe next to him asked first.
"Yes!" Jiang Ji raised his head and replied: "After winter, the sky and the earth are cold and snowy, and the cattle and sheep have no pasture to eat. The Qiang people's cattle and horses have been killed and injured countless times. According to the usual practice, when encountering such a situation, the Qiang people will definitely invade
All over Liangzhou. Jincheng is a border area of the Han Dynasty. Once the Qiang people rebel, Jincheng will be the first to bear the brunt."
"Oh..." The scribe nodded, turned to Chen Yi and said, "Sir, the climate was also the same in the third year of Yanxi..."
The three years of Yanxi mentioned by scribes refer to the period during the Han Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Heng. In that winter, Shaodang and other eight Qiang rebels invaded Longyou and plundered them. Duan Qiang, the Qiang school captain, pursued Luoting and defeated them.
"Mr. Yan, what do you think?" Chen Yi helped Jiang Jiu up and turned to ask the silent scribe.
This scribe's name was Yan Zhong, who was also a famous scholar in Liangzhou. He had previously worked under Huangfu Song to conquer the Yellow Turbans. After the army entered Guangzong, he persuaded Huangfu Song to take the opportunity to make a coup, but he refused to do so. He was afraid that Huangfu Song would kill him, so he fled to
Liangzhou was appointed as an official by Chen Yi, and he was highly regarded as Chen Yi's right-hand man.
"Sir, Jincheng is located to the east of Longxi. The Qiang rebels all came from the west. The first to bear the brunt was not Jincheng but Longxi! Although most of Longxi is now occupied by the Qiang, more troops can be added to Lingjusai.
As long as there is no major rebellion of the entire Qiang tribe, and there is no need to worry about living in the fortress, Jincheng will also have no worries! At the same time, report to Chang'an in advance and ask for more troops to garrison."
"What you said is true!" After listening to Yan Zhong's words, he nodded and said: "The troops stationed in Jusai are the elite left behind by Captain Duan, and we will transfer two thousand county soldiers from the city, hoping to survive this winter safely.
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"You will be responsible for Jiang Ji's selection of county soldiers."
"Don't worry, sir. I'll take care of it right now." He bowed and left in a hurry.
"Alas..." When Jiang Jiong left, Chen Yi sighed: "I hope God will show mercy and save Jincheng from the war and the destruction of life!"
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There had just been a heavy snowfall, and the area around Jincheng was completely white. A group of two thousand soldiers and horses, carrying the Han army flag, marched on foot despite the cold wind.
A piece of snowflake slowly fell from the sky, fell on Jiang Ji's angular face, and turned into a piece of ice. Jiang Ji tightened the iron gun in his hand, and the cold texture came from his hand, making him clear.
Dong dong dong...
Just when Jiang Ji was lost in thought, a vibration came from beneath his feet.
Jiang Ji looked far into the distance, and saw a faint black line squirming at the end of the sky.
"No, it's Qiang people. Hurry... quickly pack your weapons and get ready to fight!"
"promise!"
There was a chorus of shouts, and then there was the sound of weapons being unsheathed, gasps, and the clash of swords and guns. Countless county soldiers were making preparations. The cold wind blew, and the county soldiers licked their slightly chapped lips.
The black line in the distance became thicker and thicker, and the opponent's excited shouts came from the cold wind. It was a cavalry, a heart-stopping cavalry, all charging towards them with scimitars on their heads.
It's close, it's finally close. When the huge cavalry formation carries the power of crushing everything, like a stormy wave crashing on the shore, a flag is fluttering in the wind, with the word "Beigong" written on it, Yan Xing's originally silent heart also
I couldn't help but jump a little.
Beigong? Xianling Qiang chief Beigong Boyu! It’s a Qiang rebellion!
In the first year of Zhongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty, on January 9, 185 AD, Beigong Boyu, the chief of the Xianling Qiang, launched a rebellion and invaded Jincheng. Han Sui, a native of Liangzhou, and Bian Zhang mobilized the Liangzhou nobles to act as internal allies and opened the pass.
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The Qianghao coalition forces were invincible at the border of the state. In the end, they marched straight in and conquered the county town. They arrived at Jincheng in a few days. Chen Yi, the prefect of Jincheng, hurriedly organized the defenders to resist, but to no avail. The defenders were defeated in one day, and Chen Yi was in chaos.
Yi was killed by the coalition forces. Later, Ling Zheng, the commander of the Qiang Protector School in the Eastern Han Dynasty, led his troops to encircle and suppress the coalition forces. As a result, Ling Zheng was also killed by the coalition forces.
From then on, the situation in Liangzhou was completely out of control. What was originally just an army of Huangzhong Yi from various Qiang people gradually evolved into a powerful army of tens of thousands of Western Qiang people.
The situation in Liangzhou suddenly deteriorated. Soon after, the Western Qiang Allied Forces marched straight in, harassing the three auxiliary areas, and even issued the slogan "Execute the eunuchs, Jing Jun sideways", intending to attack Luoyang directly. At this point, the court was shocked, and then realized
, the Western Qiang Rebellion is no less harmful than the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
In an emergency, the imperial court appointed the world-famous Zuo Chaqi General Huangfu Song as the main general, and Dong Zhuo Guan returned to Zhonglang General. The two commanded tens of thousands of troops to guard Chang'an together.
Due to various understandable and incomprehensible reasons, Huangfu Song struggled to fight in Sanfu. Although he was able to ensure the safety of Chang'an, he was never able to expand the results and defeat the main force of the Western Qiang. Therefore, the army led by Huangfu Song and the Western Qiang
The Qiang coalition forces fell into a stalemate.
Deyang Hall.
"I am reporting to the Emperor. I think this is inappropriate. General Zuo Cheqi has one hundred thousand troops under his command, which is on par with the rebellion. There is no need to recruit more Northern troops. I am afraid that the capital will be unstable."
Last night, Huangfu Song's urgent message arrived, hoping that Emperor Ling Liu Hong could increase his troops in Liangzhou.
The emergency report said that Ling Zheng, the captain of the Qiang Protectorate, led the troops to quell the rebellion. He was defeated and killed. His subordinates, including Huang You and Ma Teng, surrendered one by one and joined the rebels. More than 13,000 county soldiers were coerced into rebelling, and the army was in full bloom.
, with the same troop strength, Huangfusong did not dare to launch a counterattack.
However, when he proposed to mobilize the Northern Army, General He Jin strongly opposed it. He Jin felt that Huangfu Song had too much power, and his rank as General of Zuo Chao and Cavalry had exceeded that of his own as General!
"Your Majesty, even the ministers think it is inappropriate. If that happens, there will only be 10,000 Northern troops left in Luoyang City. If there is another rebellion somewhere, the imperial court will have no troops to send!" Cui Lie, the new captain, came out.
Play the road.
When the former Taiwei Yang Ci died of illness, Cui Lie first became a Tingwei. Later, he spent five million to get the position of Situ. He also spent tens of millions to inherit the position of Taiwei from Yang Ci. He suggested: "
I think it is advisable to abandon Liangzhou. After decades of rebellion, Liangzhou is already a wasteland. The imperial court has so much food and grass and military strength. Even if the rebels are suppressed, it will be useless."
Why are chicken ribs so tasteless? It's a pity to throw them away. No one among the courtiers dared to remonstrate with him. Liu Hong thought about it himself and felt that Cui Lie's words seemed to make some sense.
Before he could respond, one of the officials suddenly shouted sternly: "Behead Situ Cui Lie, and the world will be safe!"
The person who is speaking out is Yilang Fu Xie, whose ancestor is the legendary hero Fu Jiezi who said "Unless Loulan is destroyed, it will never be returned."
He insulted the minister in public, causing everyone to look at him, while those who were friendly to Cui Lie loudly begged him to be punished.
Liu Hong wanted to know why Fu Xie was so excited. He had met this man several times, and he had the impression that he was a gentle and gentle person.
"My dear, why do you kill the Taiwei? The world will be at peace. What's the reason?"
Fu Xie replied: "Fan Kuai rebelled against Mao Dun, was angry and thought vigorously, and did not lose the integrity of a minister. Ji Buyu said, 'Kui can be killed.'
After discussing with each other, Longshi was decided; Emperor Shizong expanded the territory and arranged four counties, and the deputies thought that the right arm of the Xiongnu would be cut off. Now Muyu has lost peace, causing a state to rebel; Lie is the prime minister, and he does not think about the strategy of killing the country.
If you want to cut off a land of ten thousand miles, I will steal and confuse you! If the captives of Zuojun are able to live in this place, the soldiers will be strong and their armor will be strong, because they think it is chaotic, this will be a great worry for the world and a deep worry for the country. If the martyr does not know, it is extremely serious.
To conceal something; to say something based on what you know is unfaithful.”….
Liu Hong was silent, determined never to abandon Liangzhou, but he would not kill Cui Lie just because of this, but continued to ask: "
Liu Tao, an admonishing official, came out and said: "There was a Yellow Turban disaster in the past, but now the Qiang rebels invaded Xijing, and their chariots and horses were in danger. However, what the Qiang rebels said was not to kill the eunuchs. I think it is for the sake of national security. As long as I comply with his request, I will send him to the palace."
When the eunuch's head is ascended, the rebels will naturally retreat after calling them with no name."
The idea was very simple. By killing the ten regular servants, Han Sui and others achieved their goal of clearing the emperor, and they naturally retreated.
But will Liu Hong listen to this idea? If he does, he will not be Liu Hong, but Liu Bei.
Moreover, how could a large army retreat so easily during an expedition? This is just what a scholar says.
Liu Hong shook his head repeatedly, no, Zhang Rang and others breathed a sigh of relief. They were really afraid that Emperor Ling would use his own head to appease the anger of the traitors and secretly hate Liu Tao.
Although Emperor Ling had no intention of killing him, Zhang Rang still wanted to show his loyalty and not let Emperor Ling feel that he was useless. He also thought about the current situation in Liangzhou, so he said: "Liangzhou cannot be settled for a long time because there are no good generals."
, Sikong Zhang Wen can act as the cavalry general, Weilu general Zhu Kui can be the deputy general, Polu general Sun Jian can join the army to fight against Beigong Boyu and other Xiliang rebels; the former Zhonglang general Dong Zhuo and the Dang bandit general Zhou Shen can be combined
unified by Wen."
Ling Emperor Liu Hong saw that all the ministers couldn't tell a single thing, they would only attack this and that, and no eunuch had come up with an idea, so he agreed without even thinking.