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Chapter 528 People's Heart

Hexi, Liangzhou. Since Zhang Zhao's expedition, the atmosphere in Hexi has been relatively tense.

The left-behind right minister Song Shantong, the old Guiyi Army general Luo Tongda, Zhang Zhao's confidants Liu Na, Cao Yanming and others followed Zhang Zhao's orders.

Let the Queen Mother of Fengtian of Liang Kingdom and Queen Cao Yanxi hold Zhang Zhao's only legitimate son, Zhang Xianming, who is only two years old this year, to come to the court and handle domestic affairs.

However, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the foundation of the Daliang Kingdom, which covers an area of ​​several thousand miles and governs five to six million people, is still very weak.

If Zhang Zhao disappears, the country will immediately fall apart.

Therefore, before Zhang Zhao set out, his aunt, Queen Mother Fengtian, with Zhang Zhao's consent, asked Lao Zhang Zhong to transfer two hundred personal guards from Ningyuan.

These personal guards were all rescued by Zhang Zhao from Saktu and the Persians in the past. They were all members of the nine surnames of Zhaowu and other Uighurs and Oghuz who did not want to convert to Tianfang religion.

Their family and tribe now live on hundreds of thousands of acres of private land far away from Zhang Zhaoning, so their loyalty is unquestionable.

Just when Zhang Zhao just entered Guandong, the Queen Mother of Fengtian sent these two hundred bodyguard knights to the Central Plains.

Their only mission was to protect Zhang Zhao to the death and escape back to Hexi when the army was defeated.

It has to be said that the Queen Mother Fengtian's thinking is still clear. Even if the Liang Kingdom does not have these 40,000 troops, it can still barely support it.

Because Zhang Zhao had achieved great success in establishing the military system in the Tuntian Prefecture in Hexi and using his identity as a Buddhist Dharma King to promote religious worship among Tubo, Tuyuhun, Dadan and various Qiang party members.

Without these 40,000 troops, the Liang Kingdom is indeed severely weakened, but as long as Zhang Zhao is still there, it can recruit warriors from all ethnic groups. Liang, Lan, Qin, Wei, Gansu, Guasha and other states can unite the archers and Yi Cong Xiaoqi, and at least they can pull out the troops.

Thirty to fifty thousand people.

With these 300,000 to 50,000 people, it is enough to protect the Liang Kingdom. After another ten years of rest and recuperation, it can become strong again.

But without Zhang Zhao, it would be over, and the entire Liang Kingdom would collapse immediately.

Song Shantong feels that he has been under a lot of pressure recently. As the right prime minister of the Liang Kingdom, the Great Liang Heavenly King Zhang Zhao, no! Now he should be called the uncle of His Majesty King Yong of Kaitian Cefu.

He is very trusted by Zhang Zhao, otherwise Zhang Zhao would not have entrusted him with the important task of staying in the capital.

However, Song Shantong has always had a regret, that is, although there are many children of the Song family entering officialdom, most of them are middle and low-level civil servants, not many in high positions, and there are not many of his own people in the army.

How can this be done?

According to Song Shantong's idea, to ensure the power of the Song family in the future, it would be a huge disadvantage if there were not many military commanders in the family.

After all, according to the point of view at this time, civilian officials were just vassals, and the real power was the military.

What the right minister did was because he felt a little aggrieved because he had no say in the military affairs.

However, Song Shantong felt that he was very loyal and dedicated, and he was still the prime minister of the dynasty. However, Queen Fengtian of Yongshou Palace did not buy his fault, and even beat him secretly.

The promotions of several children of the Song family were blocked by Queen Mother Fengtian. Her eldest son, Song Yuanshen, who was serving as the training envoy of the Longyou Taoist Regiment in Lanzhou, was transferred back to serve as Minister of War.

This is obviously to guard against the Song family, fearing that they will master the unity archers and Yicong Xiaoqi of Longyou Road.

Song Shantong, who was very dissatisfied, went to see Zhang Zhao's biological mother, Queen Mother Song of Fengsheng King.

As a result, my sister was still the same as before. When she opened her mouth, she talked about Buddhism, but when she kept her mouth shut, she said that the Song family would only be blessed if they suffered losses. Only by not seeking power could they avoid getting into trouble, which made Song Shantong quite depressed.

"Sir, Aweng's carriage has arrived. Come out to greet us quickly!"

Song Shantong had just returned home after handling a lot of official duties, but before he could even sit down, his youngest son Song Yuanchun ran in and shouted.

"Didn't you say that when your Aweng's carriage passes through Xiedan, someone will notify us to greet him? Why are you already outside the mansion now?"

The Aweng mentioned by Song Yuanchun is Song Shantong's father and Zhang Zhao's maternal ancestor Song Tongyi.

The old man is used to the conditions and conditions of Dunhuang, so he has been staying in Shazhou. Recently, he said that he would go to Liangzhou to visit his daughter and great-grandchildren.

Song Yuanchun looked helpless, "Haier's servant sent by Xiedan was directly captured by Aweng's guards, and there was no chance to report the news."

Song Shantong's heart was pounding, and an unpleasant feeling suddenly arose.

A grandson like Song Yuanchun may only see the kind and kind side of Aweng, but Song Shantong knows that his eighty-year-old father is definitely a difficult character.

This is because Song Tongyi agreed to marry his daughter to Zhang Chengfeng as compensation, and he quickly defected to the Cao family after the rise of the Cao family was unstoppable.

Then, in the treacherous situation of Bo Yun, he could tacitly cooperate with the Queen Mother of Fengtian to protect his grandson Zhang Zhao.

Finally, after Zhang Zhaodong returns, he can quickly resolve the resentment in Zhang Zhao's heart and reconcile with him.

And took advantage of the situation to push the Song family into the largest family in the Lao Guiyi Army, which is inferior to the Cao family on the surface, but is actually far more trusted than the Cao family. You can see Song Tongyi's skills and vision.

Such a terrifying father directly tied up the servants he sent to greet him, and then suddenly appeared outside the mansion, obviously coming to investigate.

For a moment, Song Shantong immediately recalled the fear of being dominated by his father, and big beads of sweat fell down.

"You traitor! Kneel down!"

Sure enough, as Song Shantong expected, his eighty-year-old father Song Tongyi, who could still eat half a catty of meat and drink two cents of wine, directly held a wattle stick and yelled at him, asking him to kneel down outside the mansion.

Song Shantong was dripping with cold sweat, and he was even more embarrassed and didn't know what to do.

He is now the Right Prime Minister of the country, and he was appointed as a stay-at-home officer when Zhang Zhao left. He is already over sixty years old, and it would be too embarrassing to be punished by kneeling in front of a large audience.

And based on his understanding of his father Song Tongyi, just kneeling down would definitely not be enough, and he might even be beaten.

But if you don't kneel down, your reputation as unfilial will soon spread.

In this era, being unfilial is anyone's worst enemy. As long as you are exposed to this word, you will immediately admit that everyone calls you a rat crossing the street.

Not to mention being an official, there are problems in being a human being.

"Sir, please save some face!" So Song Shantong, whose face turned red, could only start to plead.

"I don't know why the adult is dissatisfied, but I can give the child a chance to explain first."

Song Tongyi squinted his eyes, and the eldest son in his eyes, who had gray hair and beard, was no different from when he was a teenager.

He waved the vitex in his hand, causing more cold sweat on Song Shantong's forehead. After exerting enough pressure, he slowly spoke.

"You just know how to save face, that's why you are doing things like this. Now that destiny has come out, the mountains and rivers have already mutated. As the right prime minister, you still stay behind, but you are still doing the same old tricks.

They fight for power and profit, and install their children, but their eyes can only see the three-thirds of an acre of land under their feet today.

If I save your face today, my Song family will be overthrown tomorrow!"

Song Shantong's face suddenly turned red when his father savaged him mercilessly.

"Everything the child does is for the country. The Song family's poetry and etiquette have been passed down to our family for hundreds of years, and our descendants have been born in large numbers. Is it any wonder that a few of them are in important positions?

The emperor also has the blood of my Song family, so my uncle’s family is keeping a close watch on my nephew’s family property, what’s wrong with that?”

Song Tongyi let out a long sigh, "A certain person is so wise in his life, why are his sons so stupid?

I thought you could make an exception, but in the end I thought about being someone like Liang Ji and He Jin.

No more words, just kneel down!"

Before Song Shantong could speak, his youngest son Song Yuanchun, who had always been pampered, stepped forward and said, "Aweng has wronged my father. It is clearly the Queen Mother of Fengtian who deliberately targeted the Song family!"

Song Tongyi was so angry (frightened) by these words that he turned pale. He suddenly stepped forward and hit Song Yuanchun with a thorn stick. His skin and flesh were torn open, and Song Yuanchun screamed in agony.

"How do you know, Shuzi? How dare you say such treacherous words?"

After roaring, Song Tongyi went to fight Song Shantong.

At this moment, Song Shantong's eldest son, former defense envoy of Longyou Road and current right minister of the Ministry of War, Song Yuanshen, rode over from a distance on horseback.

While the others were still far away, they reined in their horses and jumped off, then rushed over and knelt in front of Song Tongyi, kowtowed and began to beg.

"Please show mercy to Aweng. My grandson is willing to sacrifice his life for me."

As he spoke, he quickly took off his clothes and stood between his father and grandfather.

Seeing the arrival of his eldest grandson, Song Tongyi's gloomy face suddenly became a little brighter.

"I heard from Queen Mother Fengsheng that you want to resign from the position of training envoy of the Longyou Taoist Regiment?"

Before Song Yuanshen could say anything, Song Shantong became angry. The embarrassment of losing face in front of his father was immediately transferred to the eldest son.

"Son! It turns out you took the initiative to resign. How dare the Queen Mother so blatantly usurp the rights of the Song family?

Do you know how much energy I spent on getting you to the position of training envoy of the Longyou Taoist Regiment?"

When Song Tongyi heard that the eldest son was still so stupid, he was furious, took out the thorn stick and rushed forward, while Song Yuanshen quickly hugged Song Tongyi's thigh.

"Don't be angry, Aweng, or hurt your body. My aunt said that as soon as Aweng arrives, I will let you raise him. In Liangzhou, you still have to be in charge."

In shock, Song Shantong pointed at his eldest son kneeling on the ground, his mouth trembling and speechless.

He vaguely guessed that his father, Song Tongyi, was actually invited from Dunhuang by his eldest son, Song Yuanshen, and his younger sister, the Empress Dowager, to suppress him.

Song Tongyi patted Song Yuanshen on the shoulder, and suddenly he no longer wanted to hit anyone. He looked at Song Shantong and said.

"After six years as prime minister, my vision is not as good as your son's. The King of Heaven entrusted the country to you to keep the country in order for you, Xiao Guicao, to follow and stabilize the place. However, you regard this trust as connivance.

The reason why I, the Song family, are deeply trusted is because my family has been civil servants for generations and has never participated in military affairs.

But you arranged for Yuan Shen to be the training envoy of the Longyou Taoist Regiment, and also trained the children of the Song family to join the army, all because of someone's neglect of discipline! You really treat the emperor as your nephew."

The more Song Tongyi talked about it, the more heartbroken he became. The Song family had no foundation in the military. It was just to make things look better on the surface. Without five or eight years of hard work, it would have no effect at all.

Of course, more importantly, it is very taboo for the Song family to do this.

His grandson, King Zhang, was not a soft-hearted person. He always returned to the Yijun family and used the Song family in high regard, not only because the Song family was his maternal ancestor's family, but also because the Song family never interfered with military power.

Song Tongyi believed that once the Song family really intervened in the military affairs, when Zhang Zhao came back, no matter whether they won or lost, they would be in immediate trouble.

It's okay to win, maybe it's just a punishment with big thunder and small rain, and then exclude the Song family from the core layer.

If he loses, he will definitely be the first to use the Song family to divert attention.

After an external defeat, in order to suppress domestic opposition, finding a model scapegoat and killing him has always been the only magic weapon.

Just when Song Tongyi was thinking about whether to drag his son to the Yongshou Palace and ask to see the Queen Mother of Fengtian and her daughter, the Queen Mother of Fengsheng.

After all, getting rid of the right prime minister cannot be decided in a few sentences.

Suddenly there was thunderous cheers in the distance, and for a moment, the entire Liangzhou City was like boiling water, and countless people poured into the street calling for friends.

The Song family's residence is at the east gate, so immediately after the cheers, more than a dozen cavalrymen, with red pennants on their backs and ocher-yellow cloths waving in their hands, flew in from the east gate.

"Great victory! Great victory! Great victory for the army of the Eastern Expedition! In the battle of Luoyang, our Yongliang army defeated the Khitan, and cut down the bones of the Khitan leader Yao! The Liao Kingdom's 100,000-strong army was wiped out!"

"Hahahaha!" Song Tongyi laughed three times, threw away the vitex in his hand, and danced excitedly.

"Okay! Great! It's settled! My little girl will be the empress dowager!"

In an instant, amid the wild roars of victory and victory in the city, the entire Song family was excited and incoherent, and many people even burst into tears.

If the king succeeds in taking over the Central Plains, the Song family will immediately rise. They are an authentic descendant.

Compared with this, getting a small official position in Longyou, Hexi, is simply not worth mentioning.

Originally, there were some people standing beside Song Shantong, thinking that without Zhang Zhao, the Song family would gain more officials when they were in charge.

Now it seems that it is completely unnecessary. Compared with the Central Plains, the barren land in Longyou, Hexi, is nothing.

After the ecstasy, Song Tongyi looked at his unfulfilled son and shouted loudly.

"Left and right! Seal the mansion for me and keep them under strict supervision. Don't let them out without my order."

Then he took Song Yuanshen's hand and said, "My dear grandson, you and I will quickly enter the palace. Do you know what to do next?"

Song Yuanshen nodded, "The two queen mothers and queens from Fengtian and Fengsheng will definitely go to the Central Plains, but we, the Song family, cannot afford to stay here any longer. We might as well recommend Zhang Huaiqing, the elder of the Zhang family, to stay in Liangzhou."

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In the Yongshou Palace in Liangzhou, facing the carnival crowd in the city, Queen Mother Li of Fengtian, Queen Mother Song of Fengsheng, Queen Cao Yanxi, Lady Cao Yannai of Shouchang County, Lady Li Ruoliu of Shanshan County, etc. also had tears in their eyes.

I have been on tenterhooks for a year, but now I am finally relieved.

Zhang Zhao not only defeated the Khitans, but also defeated the leader of the Khitans. It can be said that half of the world was decided in one battle.

Cao Sanniang's wife Yan Nai and her aunt Li Ruoliu looked at each other. As Zhang Zhao's two oldest women, they were also Zhang Zhao's friends in times of need, and it was as if they were in a dream.

Mrs. Cao Sanniang recalled that little novice monk who was wearing tattered silk clothes and holding his thighs stupidly for fear that the "violent weapon" would fall out. After fourteen years of struggle, he was about to become the supreme being in the world.

Li Ruoliu recalled that stormy afternoon, when Zhang Zhao, with only a few hundred people, appeared in the Muni City of Zhongyun Kingdom like a god descending from heaven.

In one battle, he killed the complacent King Zhongyun Sanpoba who was defending the city.

When Zhang Zhao was not tempted by her beauty and almost let that fool Dunzhu smash him to death with a bone, Li Ruoliu knew that this was a person who could achieve great things.

But she never expected that Zhang Zhao would now be able to achieve the supreme position in the world.

"Please ask the two Queen Mothers and Queens to take Shiro outside the city to receive the congratulations. This is a great achievement of all our Yongliang warriors. We should celebrate together with their families!"

As soon as Song Tongyi came in, he quickly asked all the women in the house to take Zhang Zhao's legitimate son Zhang Xianjing out to receive the congratulations.

Now it's just that Lubu Feijie has arrived, but it's not announced and it's always informal.

So, led by Zhang Zhao's aunt, Queen Mother Fengtian, and his biological mother, Queen Mother Song, Queen Cao Yanxi carried two-year-old Zhang Xianjing, surrounded by Cao Yannai, Li Ruoliu, Cao Yanmian, etc., to Yongxun Palace in the outer city of the palace.

The main entrance is on Qifeng Gate.

When the people outside who had been waiting for a long time heard the news of the great victory in Luoyang delivered by Queen Cao Yanxi in person, they immediately burst into thunderous cheers, shouting like mountains and tsunamis, and bowing down like waves.

Cao Yanxi then announced that a celebration banquet would be held at the four gates of Liangzhou to entertain the families of all the soldiers who went on the expedition, and that the curfew would be lifted.

After informing the people of the happy event, Cao Yannai and others immediately returned to Yongxun Palace, and then convened a meeting with ministers for discussion.

Cao Yannai held Zhang Zhao's handwriting and said to Song Tongyi.

"Ah Weng, your Majesty has been crowned Emperor of Zhou and entered Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo.

The emperor ordered us to immediately mobilize another 15,000 troops, of which 5,000 were handed over to his servant, Cao Gongzhong, to guard Guanzhong to defend Shu.

Ten thousand people will be transferred to Tokyo to guard various places. I am afraid that the person to lead this army will have to find a well-known general."

Song Tongyi naturally stood in the right-hand position of his son Song Shantong, and no one thought there was anything wrong. Right-hand Prime Minister Song, who was jumping up and down some time ago, immediately acted as if he had never appeared before.

Song Tongyi cupped his hand and said, "This is a serious matter, so we need a reliable general. Feng Hui, the governor of Xizhou, has just returned to Liangzhou. Why not let Feng Hui lead the army to Guanzhong and the Central Plains."

After the last battle to destroy the Uighurs in Gaochang, Feng Hui was appointed by Zhang Zhao as the governor of Xizhou and stayed in Gaochang City.

Before Zhang Zhao set out, he went to envoy, appointed Chen Huiyao of the Chen family in Yinzhou to be the governor of Xizhou and the garrison of Gaochang, and called Feng Hui back.

Feng Hui and his son are both powerful generals, and of course they must be used in the Central Plains where military pressure is greater.

Queen Mother Fengtian, Queen Mother Fengsheng and Queen Cao Yanxi looked at each other, and the three of them nodded at the same time. Cao Yanxi turned around and said softly.

"Aweng's suggestion is good. Let Feng Hui serve as the escort and lead the army eastward."

Feng Hui's official position is to serve as a (temporary) Luanjia escort, which means that Zhang Zhao's mother and concubines are about to leave for Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo.

"Then who should be given the responsibility to stay in Liangzhou? Can Aweng bear this important responsibility for his granddaughter?" Queen Cao Yanxi continued to ask.

Song Tongyi lowered his head and glanced at his grandson Song Yuanshen, gesturing for him to come out and speak, but he became more cautious in his heart. Cao Yanxi's words were not meant to be a test.

Song Yuanshen immediately came out and said: "Aweng is too old to stay behind. He has always wanted to go back to the Central Plains to see his ancestors. I would like to go back to Xingzhou Nanhe's hometown to worship his ancestors. I would like to escort him to Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo."

Zhang Zhao's maternal ancestral family has always regarded themselves as descendants of the Song family in Guangping, and recognized Song Jing, the famous prime minister of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, as their ancestor, so this request seems reasonable and reasonable.

The character of Zhang Zhao's biological mother, Queen Mother Song, has undergone considerable changes in the past ten years. Since Zhang Zhao's foundation has become more and more stable, Song, who has always been timid about chanting Buddha's name, has also become a lot more cheerful.

She still couldn't bear to see her father being so cautious, so she took the initiative to speak.

"Uncle Zhang Gong Huaiqing is an elder of the Zhang family in Shazhou, so he is suitable to serve as the left-behind guard in Liangzhou!"

The Song family said so, and the Fengtian Queen Mother Li, who was a little dissatisfied with Song Shantong's operations some time ago, immediately nodded.

"My sister's suggestion is good. Mr. Huaiqing can stay behind."

What should I say about Zhang Huaiqing? As Zhang Zhao’s only remaining grandfather, Zhang Yichao’s only living nephew.

He is actually not very old, and his health is not bad. Although his abilities are average, he is at least a man who can handle things clearly and does not have much ambition. He is the kind of person that everyone can rest assured and accept.

However, his ability was not qualified for the important task of staying in Liangzhou, so as a real friend of Emperor Zhang in times of need, Murong Nobunaga's mother, Mrs. Cao Sanniang of Shanshan County, Yannai, came out to add.

"The responsibility of staying behind is heavy, and we must also implement the emperor's law of concession. Since the emperor has granted arbitrary power, it is better to summon Pei Yuan, the ambassador of Shuofang Dao, to Liangzhou, and seal him as the chief inspector of the school, Shangshu Youpushe, and ambassador of Hexi Dao.

The deputy envoy left behind in Liangzhou assisted Duke Zuo Huaiqing.

As for the post of ambassador to Shuofang Road, Nu heard that Liu Zhiyuan from Hedong Province was also wooing Zhe Congyuan from Fuzhou, so he simply appointed Zhe Congyuan's eldest son, Zhe Deku, and named him Yinqing Guanglu doctor, to serve as the official of Shuofang Road and the second envoy of Tuanlian.

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Sanniangzi was as shrewd as ever, and her suggestion was immediately appreciated by the two Queen Mothers and Queens as well as Song Tongyi.

Zhang Huaiqing is an elder of the clan, and his status and status are unknown. Although his abilities are insufficient, he can convince the public.

Pei Yuan was Zhang Zhao's loyal minister, and he worked hard and stayed in Shuofang for so many years, and his ability was not to be said.

He was transferred as a left-behind deputy envoy, firstly to give him a reward, and secondly to complement Zhang Huaiqing and restrain each other, which was the safest way.

As for transferring Zhe De to Shuofang Road to serve as the chief minister and the second envoy of Tuanlian, that would be even better.

Liu Zhiyuan had always hoped to win over Zhe Congyuan from Fuzhou, and now he directly promoted Zhe Congyuan's son to the level of master of Shuofang Road.

So if Liu Zhiyuan forced him to death in that bigger place in Hedong, he wouldn't be able to come up with such conditions, so naturally he wouldn't be able to win over Zhe Congyuan.

As for the concession law, it was decided when Zhang Zhao left, that is, Emperor Zhang was prepared to elevate Lianglan in Hexi, Guasha River in Gansu and Shanzhou to an unprecedented height.

To put it simply, the improved military system is fully implemented in this place.

It is obvious that the northwest will gradually become arid in the next thousand years due to changes in the earth's weather that are independent of human will.

Here, it is no longer like the Tang Dynasty and before, with abundant rainfall and lush vegetation that can support a large population.

So Zhang Zhao planned to lock up these eight states. All civilian households would become government soldiers, and each household would become a medium-sized landowner's home with more than 500 acres of land, plus mountains, forests and pastures.

Then they will be given preferential treatment in taxes, so that the only thing they need to focus on is riding horses and shooting arrows to kill people.

In the future, the imperial guards of the Zhou Dynasty - the Left and Right Yulin Guards - will only be selected from these eight states.

The military fields in these eight states cannot be transferred or bought or sold. If future generations fail the military assessment, they will be taken back.

The so-called concession law is to avoid population growth and continuous division of property, which will cause the government soldiers to reduce their economic status and become bankrupt.

The meaning of deferment is actually the system of primogeniture. As for the remaining brothers, after they reach the age of eighteen, they must defer to their elder brothers and find their own way out.

But the idea is good, but the operation is very complicated.

For example, if the brother's body cannot support martial arts training, he becomes disabled due to injuries during martial arts training, or he cannot give birth to an heir, etc., these are all things that need to be considered.

Therefore, to handle this well, important ministers like Pei Yuan are required.

And work must begin immediately, because most of the 40,000 troops who followed Zhang Zhao will not return to Hexi.

The properties they already owned in Hexi would have to be given to their younger brothers. Those who had no younger brothers would have to be sold, and their families would have to move away. There wouldn't be too much trouble.

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At the end of 945 AD, in order to reach Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo before Yuan Day, Queen Cao Yanxi came forward to organize it, and everyone in Liangzhou immediately prepared the equipment to set off.

Feng Hui led an army of 15,000 to protect Luanjia who was advancing eastward, while Liangzhou was handed over to Zhang Huaiqing and his deputy envoy Pei Yuan.

At almost the same time, Guanzhong was still experiencing war.

In July, Meng Chang, the Lord of Shu, realized that he might have been deceived, so he began to frequently send envoys to Guanzhong.

Yin Yaozi and Liu Zaisheng delayed it until mid-September, and they could no longer hide it.

The furious Meng Chang immediately ordered the Shu army to advance in three groups.

Along the way, Zuo Kuangsheng's army was led by An Siqian, who commanded the cavalry and cavalry divisions. He supervised 15,000 troops and horses from Qishan and headed straight for Qinzhou (Tianshui).

Along the way, Sun Hanshao, the military envoy of Wuding Army in Yuanzhou, led 10,000 troops out of Dashan Pass and attacked Fengxiang Mansion.

The main force of the last Shu army was composed of the Shu general, Zhongshu Ling, and the Shannan West Road Jiedu envoy Zhang Qianzhao, who was appointed to camp in the north to recruit and appease the envoys. He led a main force of 30,000 people out of Ziwu Valley to attack Chang'an.

However, the Zhou army was led by Yin Yaozi, who led 6,000 troops to guard Qinzhou, Liu Zaisheng, who led 6,000 troops to guard Fengxiang Mansion, and Cao Yuanzhong, who led 4,000 troops to guard Chang'an. They were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of military strength.

Although the Shu Kingdom was regarded by Zhang Zhao as not having much combat effectiveness, they had plenty of armor and sufficient food, and their generals also came from Daibei Wuxun, so their combat effectiveness was not too low.

At the end of September, Chang'an was in a critical situation. After Liu Zaisheng received Cao Yuanzhong's order, he had to abandon Fengxiang Mansion and return the entire army to defend Chang'an.

After the Shu army captured Fengxiang Mansion, Meng Chang was overjoyed and took advantage of the situation to increase his troops.

Zhang Qianzhao, who came out of the Ziwu Valley, led his elite troops straight to Chang'an. As soon as he arrived at the Guanzhong Plain, he was severely defeated by Liu Zaisheng and his 4,000 cavalry. He lost thousands of troops and had to retreat to the Ziwu Valley.

From then on, Zhang Qianzhao continued to recruit troops from Meng Chang, and at the same time built more forts to offset the advantages of the Zhou army's cavalry, contain the Zhou army, and wait for the opportunity.

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