Chapter 294 Zhang Junshi's Resentments

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Pipa Mountain Hongchi Ridge was called Wushaoling in later generations. This mountain range is tall and wide, stretching for dozens of miles. It is the natural dividing line between the Longzhong Plateau and the Hexi Corridor.

The climate south of Hongchiling is cold and humid, while the north is much drier. Hou Huo Qubing, the champion of the Western Han Dynasty, once built a city here, which later became part of the Great Wall of the Han Dynasty.

Fan Zhi followed Jia Yanchang to the top of Leigong Mountain in Hongchiling. Looking around, Wushaoling is like a winding dragon, with its head in the west and tail in the east, high in the west and low in the east, covered with clouds and fog, winding and twisting, the mountains

Ups and downs, criss-crossing ravines.

It was late winter, there was heavy snow everywhere, and a large river was circling and entangled at the foot of the mountain, making the mountain seem more mysterious and unpredictable.

Fan Zhi and others led their mules and horses to avoid the wind and snow under an earthen wall. Looking at the dilapidated ancient city wall of the Han Dynasty, Fan Zhi was filled with emotion.

"This Hongchi Ridge has always been a fortress in the middle of Longzhong, a battleground for military strategists. If you want to enter Longyou from Hexi, you must take this road.

In the past, when the Tang Dynasty was strong and powerful, a small city was built here, and hundreds of soldiers were stationed there to control the two places. But now, it is really a shame that such an important pass is so dilapidated and unguarded!"

What Fan Zhi lamented was nothing more than the weakening power of the Central Plains imperial court, so that Hexi and Longyou became barbaric lands. The key places in the country in the past had long since disappeared into the mountains and no one knew about them.

Jia Yanchang didn't take it seriously. As a descendant of Han'er who returned to the rebel army for countless generations, he has never seen how powerful the Central Plains court was since he was sensible. The glory of the Tang Dynasty was only heard from his ancestors, but he never saw it with his own eyes.

In comparison, there is not much empathy.

And if Hexi Longyou is said to be dilapidated, Jia Yanchang thinks that the Central Plains imperial court is not much different. It just has a mild climate, abundant rainfall, rich products, and can support a few more people.

Except for the imperial city of Ziwei Palace and several nearby towns, Luoyang, the eastern capital, many places are not even as well-kept as Dunhuang City.

Although people say that Southern Wu and Qianyue seem to be more stable than the Central Plains, Jia Yanchang has never been there and cannot compare.

But he was complaining in his heart. Jia Yanchang definitely couldn't say this in front of Fan Zhi, so he cupped his hands and followed Fan Zhi's words.

"Since the imperial court lost Longyou in Hexi Province during the Dali Period, it has never been able to regain this place. Even after the civil strife in Tubo, the heavenly soldiers still did not advance westward. I feel that humans are the soul of all things. Without humans, no matter how important a military town is, it will be nothing more than that.

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Fan Zhi was speechless and did not continue to speak, because he could be said to have nothing to say. After the imperial court abandoned Longyou and ignored Hexi, just as Jia Yanchang said, the world is at a crossroads, and what is it without people?

"Angel, as long as we cross the Hongchi Ridge, we will reach the border of Liangzhou. Liangzhou Aimo is more brave and tough than Lanzhou Aimou.

Why don't I wait at the foot of the mountain for a while after we get down the mountain, and let the accompanying knights go to Liangzhou to report the news, and ask the military envoys to send a large army to greet them."

When Fan Zhi heard what Jia Yanchang said, his heart suddenly trembled. The impression left on him by Lanzhou Aimo was already very tough.

The road they traveled was only a hundred miles, and they encountered at least seven or eight times the bandits who came to rob them with real swords and guns.

If Liangzhou Aimo is more difficult to deal with than Lanzhou Aimo, I wonder what the scene will be like?

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There is a Wucheng Shouchuo City at the foot of Hongchi Ridge. This is where the ancestors of the general family of Zhao Town in Xiyinghe started their business.

Because of Zhao Zhen's connection, Wucheng Shouchuo City had a much better fate than other military cities established by the Tang Dynasty in Longyou, Hexi Province. At least the earthen walls were still there and there were hundreds of residents in the city.

Jia Yanchang left for Luoyang, the eastern capital, to ask for a seal at the end of August. Of course, Fan Zhi didn't know what was going on in Liangzhou. They all still regarded this place as the situation during the period when the Six Ministries were in control.

When the Six Ministries of the Mo Dynasty controlled this place, they would plunder it at the slightest disagreement. Regardless of whether you were an envoy from the Guiyi Army or the Ganzhou Uighurs, you would be robbed without hesitation.

Therefore, before a few people came down the mountain, they saw a group of soldiers and horses gathered outside Wucheng Guards from a distance from the mountainside, and they immediately felt numb.

Jia Yanchang was puzzled. What was going on? Don't they usually rob envoys when they encountered them? Why did they wait and wait?

The 300 cavalrymen captured by Wucheng Guards were considered to be waiting for help. They could be called the resentful cavalry brigade of the Guiyi Army.

The leader is Wang Tongtong, a short, stocky man with a dejected face. This guy has always been a restless character in the Guiyi Army.

When he traveled west with Zhang Zhao, he was fearless in battle and had excellent martial arts skills. He often killed generals and captured flags with Zhang Zhao. However, this man's bad habits were far more than his martial arts skills.

Among Zhang Zhao's powerful generals, Ma Yaozi has no eyesight and poor concentration, and is easily led to do bad things. Dunzhu is a bit straight-minded, so he often looks a little stupid.

Barbarian Bear may look stupid, but he is actually very smart. However, he is probably too energetic and can't control himself when it comes to women. He spends most of his money and rewards on beauties.

So much so that he became a famous debtor among the Guiyi Army. Zhang Zhao had to bail him out several times, but he could never change his mind.

Wang Tongtong is amazing. He has no eyesight like Ma Yaozi. Sometimes he is even more aggressive than Dunzhu. In food, drink, prostitution and gambling, he is completely on par with the wild bears. The two of them are the second generals of the team that is short of money.

The only advantage is that this person is relatively accepting of death and very loyal. He recognizes Zhang Zhao as his master. If Zhang Zhao asks him to wipe his neck now, he will never delay it until the next moment.

Recently, Wang Tongtong fell in love with the married daughter of a Han family in Liangzhou. This woman was quite tough. With Zhang Zhao's support, she captured Wang Tongtong within half a month.

As a result, this guy was taken care of, and he had no money to indulge in sex, so he just started using the old method of borrowing money.

Then there was an unexpected thunderstorm, and Zhang Zhao, who hated him for not fighting, sent him to Wucheng to guard him.

He was asked to wait here for Jia Yanchang, who had returned from Luoyang. Wucheng was in a remote area, unlike Liangzhou where there was no shortage of wine and beauties. The whole purpose was to hone Wang Tongtong here.

As the leader of such a grievance, the three generals under his command are all grievances without exception.

The general on the left is Cui Huxin. He is a leader among the younger generation of Han people in Liangzhou. He has excellent riding skills and extraordinary skills. Zhang Zhao also admires him very much. His future is definitely good.

However, this person and Zhebu Jiashi of the Zhebu family had never dealt with each other. Zhebu Jiashi relied on "selling" the Hongyuan Valley and got into the positions of Hexi Jiedu Tuiguan and Minqin County Magistrate.

Now Cui Hu felt unhappy, and with Zhebu Jiashi's deliberate provocation, the two finally started a big battle outside Tonghua Gate, the north gate of Liangzhou.

Both sides formed a military formation with 20 people each for a 'one-on-one' battle. In the end, Bu Jia Shi was beaten and was beaten and lay at home for more than ten days. Cui Hu Xinsheng won, but several of his front teeth were knocked out, and he still can't speak until now.

Air leakage.

The most important reason for his misfortune was that the fight almost caused a big melee between the Liangzhou Han people and the Hongyuan Valley people.

It also stimulated the resentment of the Liugu tribe who had already begun to migrate, which not only slowed down Zhang Zhao's speed of dividing the six tribes, but also slightly strengthened the relationship between the six tribes and the Momo tribe.

Zhang Zhao, who was about to explode with anger, immediately dismissed Cui Huxin from his official position as the governor of Hexi Jiedu and the head of Yabingdu, and sent him to Wucheng, a distant place, to guard and capture, and to serve as a general under Wang Tongxin.

The right general is the famous Wen Chongle. This boy first beat up the storyteller who was an official in the Jiedu Yamen. He also cheated and bullied other men during the construction of the city. Finally, he and Yue Saonu were sent to Barbarian Bear.

Actually, this is nothing, because the warriors of this era all have this virtue.

Moreover, compared to the farmers and herdsmen recruited at random, they were more capable of fighting. Zhang Zhao threw them to the wild bears. In fact, he hoped that these people could accept a certain amount of control and become capable soldiers and generals in the army.

It's just that these two people are still outstanding among a group of bastards who are disliked by pigs and dogs. In the end, they were rejected by the bear and thrown to Wang Tongtong, who was also "outstanding".

The general of the Chinese army was Du Lunchixin, who beat the storyteller together with Wen Chongle. After Du Lunchixin stayed with Zhang Zhao for a while, he was sent to Zhang Zhao's own volunteer army to learn cultural knowledge, and his future was bright.

But he is the real unlucky guy. He has nothing wrong with him, but he shouldn't have a resentful father.

The Dulun family was the second largest family in the Hongyuan Valley after the Zhebu family. As a result, they were delayed in selling the tribe to gain official positions, and were sold out by Zhebu Jiashi first.

Du Lun Chixin's father, who had not reaped this big benefit, was filled with resentment like a volcano. Somewhere in his mind, he actually wanted to show his prestige in the Liugu Tribe by resisting the order to move the Six Tribes.

Haha! That's great. Zhang Zhao waited for several months but didn't scare the monkey and chicken, so he jumped out on his own.

He immediately asked Bai Congxin to lead the troops to deal with Du Lun Chixin's father, but fortunately, Du Lun Chixin's father was quick to think wrong and fell to his knees even faster.

He gave in before the army arrived, and after finally losing most of the land and population under his control, he obediently lived in the small courtyard prepared for him by Zhang Zhao in Liangzhou.

The unlucky Du Lun was implicated and was transferred from Zhang Zhao's side to Wang Tongtong's side.

There are unjust officers, and of course there are also unjust soldiers.

A few people guarded the capture in Wucheng, waiting for Jia Yanchang and others to return from Luoyang, the eastern capital.

Wang Tong and others were still afraid that they would miss it, so they sent scouts to Hongchi Ridge to investigate.

They never expected that their scouts would be even more unjust than themselves.

It was a slightly windy and dark afternoon, and Wang Tongtong received the news that Wen Chongle had sent the scouts back from Hongchi Ridge.

It is said that there are hundreds of people on the mountain. It may be that they are people from the Lanzhou Aimou tribe peeping here.

Wang Tongxin was very happy at that time. Don’t you know what you are capable of in Lanzhou Wamu? You dare to spy on us here. Isn’t this the credit of coming to our door?

He immediately summoned the three generals Cui Huxin, Wen Chongle, and Du Lunchixin to formulate a detailed plan for the raid, preparing to take advantage of the merits that had been brought to him.

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