Wang Guojun learned about these deeds and said: "It turns out that after being a virtuous minister, even though we are enemies, I still admire what Gai Xun did. If the officials of the Han Dynasty were all like Gai Xun, we would not have rebelled in the first place. It is a pity that this is the case." There are very few officials there, and there are many corrupt people. Gai Xun is powerless to face such a big man!"
After learning the identity of the visitor, Wang Guojun asked: "What happened in Dunhuang and other places? So that you, a Han official, came to seek help from my enemy? Especially since you are a famous official, are you not afraid of Gai Xun's reputation being damaged?" "
Gaishun smiled bitterly and said: "Even if my father encounters this problem, he will come to Daqian for help just like me!"
Then Gaishun said: "The number of Qiang and Hu in Zhangye County has been increasing since this winter. We were also concerned about it at the time, but starting from these two months, the number of Qiang people has increased. Hundreds of thousands of Qiang and Hu have gathered in the four counties of Zhangye. These The Qiang people attacked cities and plundered places. Now the entire Zhangye County has been occupied by the Qiang people. Now the Qiang people are eyeing Jiuquan County and Dunhuang County, and have begun to move like Jiuquan County! Hundreds of thousands of Qiang people are not me at all, wait and see withstand!"
Gaishun knelt down and prostrated himself and said: "President Wang, for the sake of everyone being Han, please save the Han people in Dunhuang and Jiuquan!"
Speaking of this, it really has something to do with Wang Guojun and others. Wang Guojun and others went out to annihilate the Qiang tribes. They even crossed the Han border and penetrated deep into the Qiang territory. They wiped out hundreds of their tribes in two months and captured hundreds of thousands of people. The tribe hanged hundreds of Qiang leaders!
Such military operations have never been encountered by the Qiang people. Although they have been defeated repeatedly in battles against the Han army, the Han Dynasty cannot change the Qiang people's increasingly powerful situation in Xiliang. Since Duan Jiong, the Han army has The Qiang tribe has not penetrated into the territory of the Qiang people for decades. Instead, the Qiang tribes continue to occupy the territory of Xiliang. At the same time, they also unite with the powerful people of Xiliang. They continue to plunder Guanzhong to make up for the deficiencies of Xiliang. The Qiang people and the powerful people of Xiliang It can be said that they are both enemies and allies!
The Qiang people were fooled by the Qiang people in this clearing operation by the Wang Guojun, especially since the people who led the way for the Han people were actually their own compatriots. The Han people were also uncharacteristically slaughtering only the tribal leaders and not ordinary tribesmen. The Han people also treated the Qiang people. This alienated the ordinary tribesmen from these tribal leaders. For these ordinary tribesmen, the Han people were just here to kill their leaders and it had nothing to do with them.
Not to mention the slogan of killing the chief and dividing cattle and sheep spread throughout the grasslands around Xiliang. These tribal leaders were horrified to find that their tribesmen looked at them as if they were prey!
Faced with this situation, some Qiang tribal leaders chose to surrender to Dagan to save their lives. Some Qiang tribal leaders were reluctant to give up their tribes and knew that they could not defeat Dagan. They even had no place to hide. After all, this The first people who came to see them were members of their own tribe, so they chose to move with their tribe in such a snowy season, away from Daqian's territory, and fled to the Western Regions!
There are many Qiang tribal leaders who have made such a choice, so in a short period of time, hundreds of thousands of Qiang gathered in Jiuquan, Dunhuang and other places. However, due to the drought, the Qiang people were already short of food and grass, let alone now. Still migrating in the winter, after they moved to Zhangye County, they found that there was a shortage of food and grass. If they could not find food again, they would be hacked to death by the hungry tribesmen!
The tribal leaders of the Qiang people found that they had hundreds of thousands of compatriots around them and could form an army of 100,000. The Han people in Jiuquan, Dunhuang and other places were not as strong as the Daqian army. These Qiang leaders gathered together to discuss and decided to kill them. Only his former allies can overcome this difficulty.
So they gathered together to attack the powerful Wubao and city of Zhangye County. Before the wealthy nobles in Zhangye County could react, they were overwhelmed by the endless Qiang people. Faced with an absolute numerical advantage and a fierce attack that was not afraid of death, , neither Wubao nor the county seat could withstand the Qiang's attack. The powerful Wubao was breached, Zhangye's counties were occupied, and the entire Zhangye County, both the nobles and ordinary people, were massacred by the Qiang!
After they robbed the entire Zhangye County, these hundreds of thousands of Qiang people began to march towards Jiuquan County!
The powerful nobles in Jiuquan, Dunhuang and other places discovered the Qiang army. After learning what the Qiang people did in Zhangye County, they were extremely frightened. Their strength was not much stronger than the powerful people in Zhangye County. Facing hundreds of thousands of Qiang people, they Sooner or later they will be annexed by the Qiang people!
Faced with such a life-and-death crisis, the powerful men in Jiuquan, Dunhuang, looked for reinforcements everywhere, but found that the only one who could save them now was Dagan, who had just captured half of Xiliang!
But they also knew that Da Qian was very hostile to the powerful gentry. If ordinary people were to be envoys asking for help, they would be killed by Da Qian's army, so they sent Gai Shun as the envoy, because the Gai family had a good reputation in Xiliang, and Gai Xun was also After saving tens of thousands of people, the army must also take the Gai family's reputation into consideration!
So Gaishun came to Anding County and found the Royal Army to ask for help.
Wang Guojun heard Geshun's words and said, "Does this mean you want to surrender to me?"
Gaishun nodded and said: "Yes, we are willing to join Daqian. We just ask Governor Wang to save us for the sake of everyone being Han. If all the Han people in Jiuquan and Dunhuang are killed by the Qiang people, the land of these four counties will be destroyed." Who will defend it? Even if Governor Wang can move the people to the four counties of Dunhuang, the price will be extremely high, let alone how many people will be willing to come to a desolate place like Dunhuang!"
"I heard that Governor Wang has plans to open up the Western Regions. Our families are all connected with the forces in the Western Regions. Caravans often go in and out of the Western Regions. We understand the local geography, folk customs, and sentiments. We can help Governor Wang understand the situation in the Western Regions. , can help Wang Jishi occupy the Western Region!"
But Wang Guojun did not pay attention to Gaishunti's conditions and said: "You know our Daqian policy, can you accept such things as dividing fields, dividing land, dividing families, and liberating servants?" cascoot
Geshun said: "We all understand that Daqian's policy is also for the stability and well-being of the people in the world, and it is also for our own good. Of course we agree!"
Under external pressure, Dunhuang Jiuquan's aggressive attitude was extremely low. They could agree to any conditions if they wanted to save the lives of their family members and the continuation of the family!
Wang Guojun said: "We need to discuss it first before deciding whether to ask for help from you. After all, winter has not passed yet, and sending troops during this season is too risky!"
Gaishun also knew that such a matter could not be decided by one person, but he still said: "Now there are not only me and others in Dunhuang Jiuquan, but also hundreds of thousands of innocent people. I hope that for the sake of the common people, the governor will save us!"