Ah San shook his head and said: "At that time, the Sichuan Army's fierce general Huang Zhong suddenly came out, and the scene was chaotic. When I returned to the camp, I thought about looking for it, but I couldn't find it. In such a short time, I think he died in the rebellion.
Got it."
Zhuge Liang frowned slightly and said nothing. Then a group of soldiers appeared in front of him, and a smile immediately appeared on Zhuge Liang's face.
Ma Chao, who was still injured, escaped from Tianshui and met the Ma Jiajun who had fled back. He was also being hunted by Han Sui's troops. Han Sui felt wronged and felt that he was the most wronged person in history. He had done nothing.
, but it puts a lot of things on the table.
However, Han Sui was known as the Fox of Xiliang and was extremely cunning. Since it was said that Ma Teng was killed by himself, there was no point in explaining it himself, so he might as well just kill him to the end.
Ma Chao saw Han Sui chasing Ma Jiajun, and heard about his father's death from Ma Xiu and Ma Tie's mouth. However, Ma Chao's injury was not healed, Ma Jiajun suffered heavy losses, and his coach had just died. Who was Han Sui's opponent? Han Sui was
The killing was a complete defeat.
Ma Chao was desperate and met Liu Bei's envoy. He said that he had heard about Ma Teng and had sent Zhuge Liang to assist him. He asked Ma Chao and Liu Bei to join forces and take revenge together.
The Ma family has always been friendly with Liu Bei. This time I heard from Ma Tie Ma Xiu that Liu Bei's army led by Mi Fang and the Ma family's army worked together. Under the iron heel of Han Sui's army, they almost lost everything. There were more than 7,000 people and only about a hundred were left.
A remnant soldier.
Ma Chao only felt that at this time, only Liu Bei could be relied on to throw himself injured. Zhuge Liang was waiting for Ma Chao.
"Ma Chao has met Zhuge's military advisor." Ma Chao bowed to Zhuge Liang.
"My lord and I have heard about General Ma Teng, and we would like to ask the Major General to express our condolences."
"Han Sui is an old dog." Ma Chao cursed bitterly, and immediately said to Zhuge Liang: "Commander Zhuge, during this expedition to Sichuan, almost all of our Ma's army was dispatched. Unexpectedly, Han Sui suddenly attacked, and seven out of ten of our Ma's army were killed or wounded.
Many of the remaining losers also defected to Han Sui, and asked military advisors and Uncle Liu to help me take revenge."
"Help the young general to take revenge?" Zhuge Liang looked at Ma Chao. Ma Chao's heart skipped a beat and he left with his tea. Many warlords who had been friendly with Ma Teng in the past refused to help him and even turned against him. Liu Bei had the least number of troops and lost seven in Hanzhong.
Thousands of people, it is reasonable not to help themselves.
"General Ma Teng's hatred is the hatred of my lord. My lord and General Ma both received bloody edicts. After arriving in Yongzhou, he had to be taken care of by General Ma Teng. If not for General Ma Teng, how could my lord survive the disputes in Yongzhou?"
Liang Zuzu? The young general said that he would help the young general take revenge. Isn't this too outrageous?"
Ma Chao suddenly raised his head and saw a friendly smile on Zhuge Liang's face, and said anxiously: "What do you mean, Military Advisor Zhuge?"
Zhuge Liang patted Ma Chao's solid shoulder with the palm of his hand holding the feather fan: "Those who are treacherous will be punished. Young General, my Lord will share the same hatred with the Young General and avenge General Ma Teng. Kill Han Sui without having to live or die."
"
Ma Chao, Ma Dai, Ma Tie, Ma Xiu, Ma Yunlu and other generals of the Ma family looked at Zhuge Liang. After a long time, Ma Chao suddenly bowed down and said: "On behalf of my brothers and sisters, Ma Chao would like to thank Uncle Liu Huang and Zhuge Military Master for their kindness."
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"My lord, I didn't expect that Liu Zhang would do this. He guarded Tielong openly and attacked Tianshui secretly. In the end, he married a Xiqiang. He is very clever in his methods and has great ambitions."
Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei were discussing in a secret room. Zhuge Liang said: "I originally thought that even if the Xiliang Army with 200,000 men could not attack Hanzhong, it would at least inflict heavy losses on the Sichuan Army. However, I did not expect this to be the result. The Sichuan Army with 20,000 cavalry,
With four liang and a thousand catties, the entire Xiqiang was recovered.
I heard that Liu Zhang actually wanted to leave his army to herd horses in the Xianling Qiang grassland, and one hundred thousand Qiang soldiers joined forces in Tianshui with overwhelming momentum. I am afraid that the Sichuan army will dominate the Xiqiang army in the future, and Liu Zhang is already preparing to capture Liangzhou."
"So fast? What should we do?" Liu Bei asked worriedly.
Zhuge Liang said: "My lord, don't be anxious. The preparations I mentioned are just that Liu Zhang Fazheng and others did have the foresight to make Xiqiang look at Xiliang. However, I expect that the Sichuan army will really attack Yongliang in more than three years. In these three years, we will
's golden age.
Now the Ma Jiajun has suffered heavy losses, but Ma Chao's prestige is still there, and he has joined forces with us. As the leader of the alliance, Han Sui not only killed his allies, but also his brothers. The injustice comes first. We fight Han Sui and take advantage of the righteousness. We
The army can strengthen its strength and capture Yongliang in the war to avenge Ma Teng."
"The military advisor is saying that we will go to war with Han Sui now?"
"No, declare no war."
Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang doubtfully, and Zhuge Liang said: "My lord, we have four thousand elites left, all of whom have been trained into cavalry who are excellent in both horse and foot combat, but they are still far behind Han Sui.
Moreover, we have united with Ma Chao. Although most of the warlords controlled by the Ma family have separated, we can still recruit more than ten thousand cavalry. Unite, unite, who is the leader? We have no strength, can we be the leader? So."
Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment and walked to the map: "What we want to attack is not Han Sui in Xiliang, but Guanzhong." Zhuge Liang slapped the territory of Guanzhong.
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Pang Tong's mansion, in the middle of the night, Jiang Yin and his entourage entered the mansion with a tied-up man.
"Sir, this is the man who shot Ma Teng."
Pang Tong looked at the man, "Who told you to do this, Zhuge Liang or Liu Bei?"
The kidnapped man was covered in blood. Jiang Yin knocked him unconscious in the chaos and snatched him away. He finally got it back. When he saw Pang Tong's face clearly, he was surprised and snorted with disdain: "What a good Pang Shiyuan."
, Uncle Emperor’s kindness to you is in vain. You eat the inside and the outside. As the famous people in the world said, Pang Tong’s conscience is gone and he has no joints at all.”
Pang Tong smiled nonchalantly: "I know who I am, Pang Tong. I just suspect that you don't know who Zhuge Liang is. Take him down and lock him in a secret room."
The kidnapped person was brought into the secret room. Jiang Yin frowned and said, "Teacher, are you just going to let him go like this? I won't let him stop me after I have used torture."
"It's a joke." Pang Tong said: "The people Zhuge Liang uses must have been fed with sex soup. No inducement or torture will be of any use."
"What should we do? Now that Ma Chao and Liu Bei have joined forces, Ma Chao's prestige is too high, and Liu Bei's reputation has also increased. In the past, Liu Bei was only hypocritical, but now he has become powerful. If this continues, the momentum will be overwhelming."
"Ordinary people can't force a confession, but I have my own way to make him talk." Pang Tong suddenly asked Jiang Yin: "After Zhuge Liang and Ma Chao join forces, where are they going to fight? Xiliang?"
"No, Zhuge Liang said that Han Sui was unjust and wanted to unite with the Yongzhou warlords to attack Han Sui. However, Chang'an Zhongyao was the first to object. Zhuge Liang used his reputation to attack the national traitor Cao Cao and soon went south to Guanzhong."
"Guanzhong?" Pang Tong chuckled: "Kong Ming is still so wise. He first strengthened his own strength. Then he turned against the enemy and took Ma Chao under his command, and then captured Xiliang. Now Zhu Ling's 10,000 troops have been completely destroyed in Hanzhong, and Cao Cao's main force is far away in Jizhou.
Chang'an is extremely empty. It is a great opportunity to enter Guanzhong at this time.
Han Sui suffered heavy losses in the Sichuan expedition and will not take the initiative to attack in the short term. Kong Ming is very calculating."
"Teacher, do you think we should do this? Since the teacher said that we can make the warrior speak. I also have Zhuge Liang's autograph rubbing of Asan's bag, which can prove that Ma Teng was killed by Liu Bei. As long as it is handed over to Ma Chao, Ma Chao
He will definitely rebel."
"Then what?"
"Then Ma Chao will definitely attack Liu Bei."
"What happens next?"
Jiang Yin hesitated.
Pang Tong said: "Ma Chao can't beat Zhuge Liang. At this time, Zhuge Liang must have taken full precautions against Ma Chao. Maybe if Ma Chao turns against him, he will be captured by Zhuge Liang."
Zhuge Liang has been waiting for the chaos in Yongliang to force Han Sui into an unjust situation. Ma Chao is just a pawn to strengthen Liu Bei's prestige. It doesn't matter if he has it or not. With Zhuge Liang's ability, he will definitely win Guanzhong, then
Is Han Sui Zhuge Liang's rival?"
Pang Tong said softly: "The chess piece Ma Chao belongs to Zhuge Liang now, and one day in the future, it will definitely belong to us. We must make good use of it and let Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei fall from where they stand."
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Chencang, a thousand-year-old fortress where Han Xin secretly crossed over, all public buildings including the city walls were destroyed, and the bricks and tiles were transported away in batches, leaving behind exposed dwellings and a pile of rubble.
The infantry withdrew to Hanzhong, and Liu Zhang returned to Xiqiang again with 40,000 cavalry, this time to implement Wang Xu's soft attack policy.
There are now 50,000 Sichuan cavalry in Dongqingyi, including 20,000 cavalry recruited from the Yangpingguan Battle, more than 10,000 Qiang tribesmen mobilized, and 20,000 Qiang surrendered.
All the cavalry were mixed up, and the women left behind by the Qiang were distributed. The grassland tribal system was implemented, grazing in peacetime and gathering during war. These knights and the Qiang Di people brought from the Tianshui area became the grassland people of the East Qingyi Grassland.
The old camp was garrisoned by Wang Xu and Pangrou, the two main camps guarding the old camp were garrisoned by Wang Shuanghu Che'er respectively, and the other main camps were also manned by Sichuan army generals.
The entire Dong Qingyi was completely controlled by the Sichuan Army and became the largest tribe in the Xiqiang grassland.
Liu Zhang held a meeting of the Western Qiang Alliance in Dongqingyi, attended by the heads of various tribes and leaders of the Western Qiang. At the meeting, Liu Zhang personally crowned these people with titles and put on gorgeous clothes symbolizing their noble status. All the Qiang soldiers looked at him with envy and joy.
The chiefs and chieftains were dressed in fine attire.
When Xi Fengchi appeared in sight wearing a tight-fitting white python robe, his heroic appearance immediately put all the Qiang leaders to shame.
Liu Zhang did not break his promise, and all the promised gold, silver, cloth, and satin were rewarded to various tribes. The Qiang people were very happy to see these things. Having these things meant that they could also have clothes to wear and use gold and silver.
Going to the mutual market to buy food, regardless of whether it can be allocated to oneself, Liu Zhang's gift of food will be beneficial to the Qiang tribe.
If gold and silver cloth may not reach the hands of ordinary Qiang people, what Liu Zhang announced next is related to them. Liu Zhang told the Qiang people about the future status of Xiqiang, which is to be an enemy of Xiliang, but Xiqiang has just encountered
After the great calamity, the Sichuan army would not ask them to take the initiative to attack Xiliang before they regained their strength.
But if the Xiliang army invades, the Qiang soldiers who accompany the conquest will all enjoy the salary of the Han army. When they hear the amount of food converted from the salary, the Qiang soldiers will be very excited. This means that they do not need to
By looting, you can exchange the enemy's heads for food.
Moreover, Qiang soldiers also enjoy titles. Regardless of whether they join the Sichuan Army or not, as long as they perform meritorious service during the expedition, they can receive the title given by the Sichuan Army, as well as corresponding gifts and preferential treatment. This means that they can also wear the gorgeous marquis uniforms of Xifengchi.
superior.
These Qiang soldiers now only see the gorgeous marquis uniforms, but when they learn about the privileges enjoyed by those who were ennobled by Liu Zhang, such as controlling wealth, distributing wealth, and hereditary titles, they will fight even more crazily for the Sichuan army.
In addition, Liu Zhang also encouraged these Qiang people to work in the Han area. After the opening of the mutual market in Tazhong, there will definitely be many more workshops in Hanzhong. Going out to work is the best way to Chineseize these Qiang people and the best way to control their economy.
There are many ways to do this, but very few Qiang people responded.
These Qiang people have no idea what working as a laborer is.
However, Liu Zhang was not worried. As long as some examples of Qiang people working to earn money were established in the future, taking the money to go home to show off, marrying several wives, and having enough food and clothing, other Qiang people would naturally follow suit.
After the Alliance Conference, the status of the Sichuan Army among the Qiang people has increased unprecedentedly. Now the Sichuan Army not only has strong strength in the Western Qiang grassland, but also because of selfless favors, the Qiang people can continuously benefit from the Sichuan Army.
In contrast to the brutal and oppressive Xiliang army before, both the Qiang leaders and ordinary Qiang people were grateful to Liu Zhang, and were willing to join the Sichuan army from the bottom of their hearts, and eager to fight with him.
At the end of the alliance meeting, Liu Zhang led the Qiang leaders and Qiang soldiers to hold a grand sacrificial ceremony to worship the great Baishi God among the Qiang people.
There was a statue of a god in the old camp of the Qiang people. The god of the Qiang people is not a specific god, but a kind of worship of heaven, nature, and ancestors. The Qiang people generally enshrine five white stones on the tops of stone towers and towers.
Symbolizes the gods of heaven, earth, mountains, mountain gods and tree gods.
This statue, which is as big as a watchtower, represents heaven. Naturally, the three of them among the Qiang people are the highest beliefs of the Qiang people. Liu Zhang personally worshiped and led the generals of the Sichuan army to worship the statue three times and kowtow nine times, enshrining it in three prisons.
Incense candle.
The Qiang people followed and worshiped.
Liu Zhang stepped onto the steps, turned around, drew his sword and pierced the sky, shouting to the leaders of the Qiang people: "The Qiang people will not rebel against the Han people. I, Liu Zhang, am the Qiang people's eternal friend. May the great God of White Stone bless us."
, the people of the Western Qiang continue to prosper from generation to generation, and the friendship between the Qiang people and the Sichuan Army will last forever."
"Sichuan and Qiang Alliance, jointly protect the Western Qiang."
"Sichuan and Qiang alliance, together protect the Western Qiang." The Sichuan army cavalry shouted in unison, raising their guns.
Soon the Qiang people also joined in the roar, "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much.
Like Han Sui, he has established prestige in Xiqiang, and as the soft attack strategy deepens, this prestige will inevitably continue to grow.
After the alliance meeting ended, Liu Zhang returned to the wooden house, rubbing his cold and red hands, and said to Wang Xu: "Sir, I'm going back to Chengdu, so I'll leave it to you here." (To be continued)