Zhang Wen led the Northern Army with more than 40,000 troops on foot and cavalry, and soon passed Tongguan and settled in Chang'an.
Coincidentally, Huangfu Song's side had just won a small victory and defeated the Western Qiang coalition forces. Han Sui, Beigong Boyu and others retreated to Qiang Yang.
Zhang Wen arrived here and accepted Huangfu Song's merits. He was charged with the same crime as Lu Zhi. He was disadvantaged in the battle. He reduced his salary and went home to reflect.
In addition to Sun Jian and Zhu Kui, those who were conquered at the same time were Tao Qian, Fu Xie and others.
During the honeymoon period of more than half a year, in Moling County, Zhu Kui trained troops during the day, visited the academy, or visited friends, and returned home on time at night to accompany his two newlyweds.
My life was fulfilling and comfortable, everything went smoothly. Wang Zhong and Gao Yi at the escort agency and the trading company had already made arrangements and were operating on track.
The chief registrar of the county, who worked part-time as an academy teacher, managed to recruit 200 children between the ages of eight and ten. In fact, Zhu Kui also ignored one thing. In ancient times, eight-year-old boys were already considered a labor force in the farmhouse, even though they were provided with food.
Covering the house, but poor families still don't want to waste their family's labor.
The escort agency is called Tianxia Escort Agency, and the academy is naturally also called Tianxia Academy.
That day, an angel came from the north. Zhu Kui was in the academy, teaching children how to read in front of the sand table, when he was called home on the way.
The imperial edict stated that he did not need to return to Luoyang to take over the post of captain of the city gate, but immediately went to Yongliang to serve under Zhang Wen's tent to obey orders and quell the Qiang rebellion.
He ordered his subordinates to lead Xiao Huangmen, who had announced the decree, to go down and wait for him. He called his family aside, explained the matter clearly, and made some arrangements at the same time.
"Husband, Shu Shu'er can't accompany you this time. You should be more careful on your own. If you are in danger, run away quickly. Don't take advantage of the heroes. If you don't think about me, you should also think about my belly." Shu Shu'er touched her belly.
It has been more than three months. She has experienced the battlefield and knows how dangerous the mountains of swords and seas of blood are.
They were already one, and they were pregnant with a child. This worry became much heavier for no reason.
"It's okay. It's not your first time to kill an enemy on the battlefield. You can see that Xin'er is much calmer than you."
"Who says I'm not worried about you anymore? It's just that I know I'll still go if I persuade you. How about you take me with you this time." Zhao Xin said expectantly.
"No, it was not good for Shu Shu'er to act recklessly last time. Female sex is strictly prohibited in the military. Besides, you have to help me look after the paper mill and take care of Shu Shu'er for me. Be obedient."
Zhao Ying thought about it for a while, but she was not as good at martial arts as Sister Shu Shu'er, so she could not bear the pain of the bumpy carriage.
After telling his wife, Zhu Kui came to his parents' eldest brother and sister and explained: "Father, my mother rebelled in the northwest. Your Majesty ordered the children to go to suppress the rebellion. I cannot fulfill my filial piety. I hope you will forgive me."
"Brother, little sister, take care of your parents on weekdays. If you have any undecided matters at home, you can go and ask Mr. Mei for advice."
"Then third brother, how long will you go on this expedition?" asked the younger sister Zhu Ying. She was already fifteen years old. At the beginning of the year, she had already grown hair and was born a beautiful girl. Some people had already started to mention it to Chen's mother.
"The Qiang Rebellion is no better than the Yellow Turban Thieves. If the battle is quick, it will take eight months to a year, and if it is slow, it will take two years.
It is impossible to fight a war for two years. The imperial court will have no problem if it works hard, but the Qiang rebellion will definitely not be able to use up the food and fodder.
"Then, third brother, take this with you. There is a talisman inside. I asked for it from a very powerful old warlock with a white beard last time."
It was a safe bag, which was quite thoughtful: "Thank you so much, Fifth Sister." He hung it up.
On the second day, I personally selected two hundred soldiers, equipped with arrows, crossbows, spears, and armor. Many of them were recently recruited from the green forest, and they all had special skills.
On March 26, I finally arrived in Guanzhong and met Zhang Wen.
In Bianzhang, Han Sui retreated to Qiangyang, and Zhang Wen also marched into Qiangyang. He wanted to force a decisive battle. He called for battle twice, but both were unsuccessful. Each army suffered a lot of casualties. Although the muscles and bones were not injured, the Han army was sharp.
Lost….
Among them, Dong Zhuoguo showed his ability to be an outsider in civil war and an insider in foreign war. When all the ministries failed to win, he not only led the army back, but also beheaded more than a thousand people, which made Zhang Wen lose face.
You must know that Dong Zhuo had repeatedly invited large armies to chase him, but he had stopped them all.
Now that the matter has come to this, it is useless to regret, and the generals in the big tent cannot mention it again. Sun Jian asked for orders: "Now there is no grain and little food in Qiang Yang City. Qiang Ni will definitely turn to other places for food. I am willing to get ten thousand people to cut off their fate."
, the general will follow with a large army, the thieves will be too tired to fight, and will go into the Qiang. If we fight them together, Yongzhou will be settled, and Liangzhou will not be far away!"
"This is a wonderful plan." Zhang Wen praised after hearing this. He ordered Yongzhou first and made an explanation to the emperor. Then Liangzhou would be pacified more slowly and the court would not say anything.
"Sun Jian listens to the order and will join you on foot and with 13,000 men to cut off the Xianyang grain road."
"Zhou Shen, you lead 8,000 troops from your headquarters to attack Youfufeng Kuili and block the Qiang's foreign food transport route."
"General, take your orders!" The two men took over the military talisman and went out to order troops.
After the two went out, Zhang Wen looked at Dong Zhuo and saw that his eyes were higher than his head, looking like he was resting his mind, and he was secretly annoyed.
"This fellow is cool and barbaric. He must be dissatisfied with his heart and I will prevent him from achieving great achievements. Hmph!"
He said with a friendly smile: "I have a plan, I hope General Dong will help me!"
"General, please tell me?" Dong Zhuo looked at Zhang Wen with some surprise and asked.
"This general wants to send an army to bypass Jincheng, go straight to Longyou, and attack the home base of Xianling Qiang. When the Qiang rebels learn that their hometown has been attacked, they will retreat hastily. If you and I attack together on two fronts, we will be able to defeat all the rebel Qiang one by one.
If they are annihilated, Liang Prefecture will be stable for decades."
Zhang Wen's strategy seems to be very reasonable. If Han Sui and others see that they are blocked in both directions, and there are changes in their hometown in the rear, they may be able to annihilate them in one fell swoop.
"Bastard." Dong Zhuo cursed in his heart, but he said it nicely. To the west of Longyou, in the vast grassland, how to find the Qiang tribe, fearing that not a single one of them would be killed, and all the soldiers and horses would be trapped in it.
"Why, General Dong feels that my strategy is inappropriate."
Dong Zhuo knew that the other party was already dissatisfied with him, and even if he refused today, there was no guarantee that he would have any excuse to make things difficult for him. Otherwise, he would lead his troops and leave, wandering around the outside of the grassland for a few times without going deeper. He looked like this.
I will rebel, and I will come back when the former army suffers another setback and the court appoints a new commander.
"I don't know how many troops the general and I have."
"I'll give you 30,000 horsemen. What do you think?"
"I obey my orders!"
Seeing Zhang Wen leave who seemed to be dissatisfied, Zhang Wen suddenly felt happy in his heart, and the little barbarian dared to act in front of him.
As soon as the tent meeting ended, a junior high school officer came to report: "General, Weilu General Zhu Kui has arrived and is asking for an audience outside the tent."
Sun Jian, Zhang Wen and others were all in the capital and immediately led the Northern Army to set off. Unlike Zhu Kui, who first went to Jiangnan to inform and then rushed over non-stop, it was naturally a little late.
When Zhang Wen heard the word Zhu Kui, he immediately remembered what the Yuan family and his son had said to him when he left Luoyang. Although his words did not say that he was going to kill him directly, they showed the intention of suppressing him.
The influence of the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family in the court is unmatched by others. He must sell his face. Like Cui Lie, his face as the third prince is also bought with money, which makes his former party colleagues look down upon him.
, the two brothers Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei still need to work hard to win.
After thinking about it for a while, he came up with an idea and ordered Zhu Kui to come in.
"The last general has met the general!"
Zhu Kui respectfully gave a military salute. This was not the first time he met Zhang Wen. He had met Zhang Wen several times in Luoyangzhong. Before, they were dressed in brocade robes or imperial robes. This time, Zhang Wen's silver armor made Zhang Wen more excited.
Wen's eyes were a little dazed, as if he had first seen Duan Juan on his expedition to Liangzhou many years ago.
He was slightly frightened, and even more jealous. Even without the request of the Yuan family, he suppressed such a young and brave boy...
"General Zhu, you are late."
"I'm sorry, General. I've already informed the street that I can come. It's just a long way, so please forgive me."
Zhang Wen obviously used this as a way to make things difficult for him. He said calmly: "Okay, you came in time. I have something I need you to come to."
"Please give me your orders, general!" At this moment, he had not noticed that the other party was beginning to be dissatisfied with him.
"It took the former Taiwei Duan Juan eight years to quell the Qiang disaster in Liangzhou. Therefore, the general in Pingliang was also prepared for a long-term war. If the food and grass had been transported from Xijing, it would have been inconvenient. Therefore, in Anding County
Some counties opened up military villages to supplement grain and grass."
"I have asked you to concurrently serve as the captain of the field camp and take charge of this matter. Are you willing to share my worries?"
"What kind of farming?" He actually asked me to be responsible for the logistics and farming. Two ordinary captains of this faction can do the job. Looking at Zhang Wen's unquestionable look, he swallowed his words again. Zhang Wen once pacified Jiaozhou and had great military strategy.
I thought that this farming operation was really an important and obscene link in the Pingliang strategy, and there was no other intention.
"The last general takes command!"
Seeing Zhu Kui surrendering to his official authority, he smiled with satisfaction and said, "I will give you 15,000 county soldiers, and everything will be settled."