Ten days later, Zhang Wen just led his infantry to Yunwu County in Jincheng, took over all the affairs of the county, and rewarded Liao Hua.
Tens of thousands of Qiang soldiers were demoted to Qiang slaves and sent to labor service to contribute to the devastation caused by the war in Xiliang.
Later, news came back that Dong Zhuo had conquered over 10,000 Qiang lairs on the border of Longxi. Unfortunately, he violated the military taboo of "Don't pursue poor enemies". During the pursuit, he was counterattacked by various Qiang tribes and was defeated in Hezhong.
At his peak, his strategy was calm and sophisticated, and he did not panic even in dangerous situations. He ordered his soldiers to build a high embankment in the river as a cover, and then waited for an opportunity to retreat quietly, and once again escaped unscathed, taking with him more than ten thousand Qiang people.
Head, he thinks he can go back to talk to Zhang Wen.
Seeing this, Zhang Wen felt even more uncomfortable. Although he commanded the Han army to capture Qiangyang and defeated Han Sui's Western Qiang coalition for the first time, he later advanced with a light army and lost a large number of cavalry. Then he failed to achieve any results and did not get a single head.
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Originally, the two people he disliked the most did not obey his orders, but they made great contributions. They asked Dong Zhuo to attack the Qiang first, but used the heads of the weaker Qiang to make up the number. The other one sent his own troops to kill Han Sui and defraud Jincheng.
He has made great achievements, and his merits are greater than his.
"Come here, order troops and raise accounts!"
He planned to send Sun Jian to Wuwei, hoping to catch Ma Teng before Zhu Kui. At the same time, the infantry were scattered in order to pacify the scattered counties in Xiliang as soon as possible.
In Guzang City, Ma Teng and Ma Chao, father and son, were arguing about how to retreat from the enemy.
On the first day Zhu Kui arrived, he sent a small colonel to lead the people downstairs to shout: "We are under the command of General Weilu. We are now the vanguard of the Pingqiang army. Han Sui and Beigongyu have been destroyed. Jincheng, Longxi,
Hanyang has been pacified, and the generals of chariots and cavalry will arrive on foot and on horseback. Surrender quickly.
Naturally, Ma Teng and his son did not believe this kind of formality. When the primary school returned to the camp meeting, there was no movement from the Han army.
Ma Chao was about to leave the city to meet the attack, but was stopped by his father, who said: "It will be difficult to rob the camp if there are many horses!" He must have been persuaded. Ma Teng's idea was to defend the city. The opponent was all cavalry, so he was not afraid.
Siege the city.
It's just that his son Ma Chao couldn't accept it. He thought that his Xiliang cavalry was unparalleled in the world, so why should he be afraid of other people's cavalry? The number of Han cavalry intruders was only six or seven thousand, which was far lower than them.
In fact, Ma Teng still had two concerns in his mind. The first was that he was really unwilling to fight with the Han army. Every time he fought, he would disgrace the reputation of his ancestors. The second was that what he said to the morning primary school, he had
With an ominous premonition, since Qiang Yang's defeat, he retreated again and again, and later hid in the city. You must know that the Han army is good at attacking cities. Yunwu County only has Beigong Yu with more than ten thousand troops. It is not a joke to attack overnight.
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It is a pity that he himself committed the crime of rebellion and was not pardoned, otherwise he would have wanted to open the city and surrender.
After a while, the two father and son quarreled for a long time, but there was still no result. At this time, soldiers outside the hall reported that someone outside the city claimed to be an envoy of the Han army and came to see the general.
"Messenger from the Han army?" Ma Teng was puzzled. Could it be that the imperial court really wanted to persuade us to surrender and would forgive my sins?
Thinking of this, without asking his son Ma Chao's opinion, he shouted excitedly: "Please!"
After a while, three young men in their twenties were brought into the hall. The young man in the middle wore a blue robe and a Confucian shirt, and wore a wide and long sword at his waist that was incompatible with scholars. The two young men on the left and right were dressed in ordinary armor.
Staring in all directions, as if guarding.
"I am a lobbyist in General Weilu's tent. I have met General Ma and Little General Ma."
The young scholar went straight to the point and explained his intention and purpose.
"But when it comes to surrendering to Kaicheng, doesn't your general know that the crime of rebellion committed by this general is that he deceived me into opening the city gate and then killed a certain father and son?" Ma Teng said with a cold face.
coldly.
His son Ma Chao cooperated and pulled out half of his sword as a threat.
Unexpectedly, the young scholar didn't care at all about the intimidation of the Ma family and his son. He burst into laughter. Ma Chao couldn't help but get angry and was about to take action. Ma Teng stretched out his hand to stop him and asked: "Young man, why are you laughing?"
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"I laugh at the fact that the general is at home for no reason, being sentimental, thinking he knows my general, and making random guesses about other people's thoughts."
"Oh, so I have wronged your general. Well, tell me what your general really thinks." Ma Teng didn't care about the young man's laughter and listened with some interest.
"The general said that General Ma was not rebellious, but was held hostage by Han Sui and Bei Gongyu, so his subordinates were not allowed to accompany him in the rebellion. Now that Han Sui and Bei Gongyu are dead, General Ma will naturally surrender to the Han army.
." The young man looked at the surprised expressions of Ma Teng and his son and said with a smile.
This statement can be compared to calling a deer a horse. He, Ma Teng, was defeated and surrendered, and then he did help the rebel Qiang. Many generals of the Han army saw this with their own eyes, especially not long ago when the father and son had a fierce battle with Sun Jian and his group.
"It's not a rebellion, it's just a hostage. It can be surrendered, so I sent my subordinates here." The young man said again.
Your general is just a miscellaneous general. Can the Chariot General Zhang Wen and the Emperor listen to his words?" Ma Teng did not emphasize that he was not holding him hostage. It was actually more beneficial to him if the other party said so.
"General, he has his own way."
"That's nonsense!" Ma Chao was in disbelief.
"Chao'er is so presumptuous and can't keep silent!" Ma Teng cursed, thinking the same as his son, and asked, "Does the envoy have any evidence?"
After asking, he stared straight at the young man, and saw that he suddenly closed his eyes, and his left hand suddenly tightly grasped the hilt of the wide and long sword beside him. He did not speak, but just thought.
At this scene, the father and son couldn't help but clench their hands, and grasped the weapons beside them. They felt a little regretful in their hearts. They should not have let this man bring the weapons in just now. It was because they were too proud of their martial arts and could not help but let their guard down.
Just when the two father and son were about to start shouting and shouting, the young scribe suddenly opened his eyes, smiled, and said: "This general is Zhu Kui, the Weilu general. I am here in person. Can this be a certificate?"
As he spoke, he showed his general's seal with his right hand.
"Lord!" The scribe was Zhu Kui, and the two brothers on the left and right were naturally his personal guards, Xiao Erhu. When the two brothers saw Zhu Kui announcing his identity, they were shocked. They had agreed not to reveal their identities before.
Zhu Kui smiled and ordered the two men to put away their weapons: "General Ma is a loyal man, there is no need to panic!"
If he wanted to surrender his horse, he would naturally need lobbyists, but he had all generals under his command and no scribes, so he had to go out on his own. Of course, he held the Xuanyuan Sword before setting off, and after sensing it, it was not dangerous.
He just sensed it again, but there was still no warning of danger, and Ma Teng had no murderous intentions towards him, so he dared to reveal his identity.
"Are you that General Weilu? How dare you enter my city alone? Sure enough, a hero comes from a young age!"
Ma Teng stood up quickly, looked at him for a while, clapped his hands and said, "I admire Ma. It seems that General Zhu is really sincere. Please sit down and we can talk in detail."
Ma Teng had only heard of Zhu Kui's name but had never seen him. He knew about his experience in pacifying the Yellow Turbans in Nanyang. He had been stationing troops to stabilize Zhu Kui in Xiliang, and he had never seen him until yesterday when his troops came to the city.
He is seven years older than his own son, but he is much stronger than him.
"Father!" Seeing Ma Teng treat Zhu Kui so politely, Ma Chao became a little anxious. In his eyes, this was an unparalleled good opportunity. As long as he killed Zhu Kui, the army outside the city would be defeated.
"Back off!" Ma Teng shouted again, apologized, and ordered his servants to summon the banquet to come in. He intended to have a long talk with Zhu Kui.
That night, Zhu Kui stayed in Guzang County, and sent the two tigers back to the camp to report the news. The two talked about everything from the rebellion of the Western Qiang to the current affairs of the Han Dynasty, and they seemed to have been friends for years.
At the same time, it was also confirmed that Han Sui and Bei Gongyu were defeated, which made Ma Teng even more impressed by Zhu Kui's military skills.
On the second day, Ma Teng personally escorted Zhu Kui out of the city and went to Zhu Kui's stronghold. Then he opened the city gate and led the Han troops outside the city to enter and formally surrendered.
On the third day, Ma Teng and Zhu Kui joined forces with a total of 20,000 cavalry, marched out and headed west.
Five days later, Sun Jian's front army arrived in Guzang County and found that the flags in the city had been changed. The Han army's dragon flag was flying in the wind. When they came to the government office, they found several county soldiers. When they asked, they all said that Ma Teng dedicated the city.
Then he and General Weilu led the troops to the west.
On the eighth day, Zhang Wen and his infantry were also aware of Gu Zang. After learning about the situation, he was surprised at Zhu Kui's ability to use troops, and became even more ashamed and angry. What's more, even though Zhu Kui surrendered Ma Teng without passing by him, he still couldn't.
It was time for the army to stop and come back to report with themselves. At this point, the Liangzhou rebellion was completely quelled.