It was not too far from Xiangwu to Jicheng. Gao Fei led more than 700 cavalry and rushed towards Jicheng as fast as possible. After more than two hours, Gao Fei saw Jicheng.
The city gates of Jicheng were closed tightly, soldiers on the towers were coming and going, and the banners of the Han army were dancing in the strong wind. It was obvious that Jicheng had entered a state of alert throughout the city.
Gao Fei led his people to the bottom of the city and saw many archers on the city tower. A young general guarding the city called out and asked, "Who are you?"
The people in Gao Fei's group were all covered in blood, which was even more obvious in the reflection of the setting sun. He rode his horse forward two steps, reined in the horse with both hands, and shouted to the tower: "I am Gao Fei, the Marquis of Duxiang.
Lead the crowd to block the rebel front and return with a great victory, quickly open the city gate!"
The young general saw that the people below were all after a fight, but he didn't dare to believe it, so he called a soldier over and said to the soldier: "Go and call Bian Xi to identify him and see if he is the Marquis of Duxiang!"
The soldier responded and went down the city tower. When he came up again, he brought Bian Xi. Bian Xi politely bowed his hands to the young general, walked to the battlements, only poked his head, and saw Gao Fei, and hurriedly said to the young general
He said: "The one below is our Lord Marquis. Please open the city gate quickly."
After the young general confirmed that it was correct, he asked people to open the city gate, and Bian Xi also went down from the tower.
When Gao Fei saw the city gate opened, he led his people towards the city, but met Bian Xi head-on.
"Master Marquis, you are back. My subordinates have been waiting here for a long time... Huh? Why are there so many people back?" Bian Huanxi looked a little surprised at the same time and asked.
Gao Fei turned over and dismounted, letting Bian Xi hold the horse, and said to Bian Xi: "It's a long story. Have the people entered the city safely?"
Bian Xi said: "Everyone has entered the city safely. The Xiangwu County magistrate also informed the Liangzhou governor of the Qiang and Hu rebellion. The governor immediately made a decision to mobilize the people in the city to continue to evacuate, and sent an urgent report of six hundred miles.
The court is asking for reinforcements. Now there are only 20,000 troops left in the city of Hebei. I asked Xia Houlan and Pei Yuanshao to go back with the team first, while I stayed here to wait for the Marquis."
Gao Fei said: "Your Majesty the Governor's reaction is quick enough. Where is the Governor now?"
Bian Xi said: "In the Governor's Mansion, Lord Marquis, I know the way and I will take you there!"
Gao Fei said: "No need, you take the brothers to find a place to rest, and I will go find the governor myself."
Bian Xi said "promise" and said to Zhao Yun and others: "Brothers, come with me!"
Gao Fei got on his horse and asked the Han soldiers at the city gate for the location of the Governor's Mansion, then galloped on his horse towards the Governor's Mansion.
Jicheng is a big city. It is not only the seat of the prefect of Hanyang County, but also the seat of the governor of Liangzhou. There is a urn in the city, and the streets extend in all directions. It is surrounded by flat land and hills, with a big mountain behind it, and only the east and west.
The three northern gates. The Liangzhou governor's office was originally located in Long County. Later, one governor said that Long County's feng shui was not good, so he moved the governor's office to Jicheng. It was in the same city as the prefect of Hanyang County, which also facilitated the circulation of government orders.
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The governor's office is to the east of Jicheng. Where Gao Fei passed by, ten of the houses in the city were empty, and the Han soldiers had just been mobilized from around Jicheng. As soon as they entered the city, they used the houses as military camps, and the provincial ones lived in tents.
When he rode his horse to the Governor's Mansion, he hurriedly dismounted, but was blocked by four Han soldiers guarding the door.
Gao Fei had an urgent matter and went to see the governor of Liangzhou. He didn't have much time to pay attention to these gatekeepers, so he shouted loudly: "Get the hell out of my way, I am Gao Fei, the Marquis of Duxiang!"
As soon as the gatekeeper heard Gao Fei's name, he stopped blocking him and apologized, bowing his head.
Gao Fei ignored them and walked straight into the Governor's Mansion. As soon as he arrived at the hall, he saw a man wearing armor and a bronze helmet walking out of the hall, followed by several generals who also wore armor and armor. Two
The next time they met, the man shouted and asked: "Who are you? How dare you break into the Governor's Mansion without permission?"
When Gao Fei came in, he reported that it was too troublesome, so he walked straight in. Moreover, the last time he passed through Jicheng, he did not alert anyone, and he had never met the Liangzhou governor. Naturally, they did not know each other, and Gao Fei
Dressed in blood, the general behind the man even more tightly grasped the sword in his hand. He immediately said loudly: "I am Duxiang Hou Gaofei, and I want to see the governor!"
"Gao Fei, the Marquis of Duxiang?" The man looked at Gao Fei and made a slight gesture to indicate that he would not move his back. He cupped his hands and said, "It turns out to be Gao Fei. I am Zuo Chang, the governor of Liangzhou. Yours
I have heard everything, and you have done a good job. Since you have returned safely, please go down and rest. I have to lead troops to rescue the Qiang captain, so I won't accompany you!"
"Protect the Qiang Colonel? Weren't the troops of the Protector Qiang Colonel all wiped out? Where did the governor receive the news?" Gao Fei saw Zuo Chang was about to leave, so he hurriedly blocked his way and shouted loudly
asked.
"Bold! How dare you, a little Duxiang Marquis, block my way? If it weren't for your merit in killing the Yellow Turban, I would have punished you for the crime of disrespect! This is Liangzhou Governor's Mansion, isn't it?
Your Chencang Marquis, please get out of the way!" Zuo Chang was furious and arrogant, thinking that he, the governor of Liangzhou, would be blocked by a small Duxiang Marquis, plus he was eager to save people,
Then he roared loudly.
When Gao Fei heard this, it seemed as if his Duxiang Hou was worthless in the eyes of Zuo Chang. He stepped aside and did not stop him any more. Thinking of Zuo Chang's name, he also remembered that he had taken him away a month ago.
Zuo Feng, who had no money to help him, muttered in his heart: "Damn, it's another person named Zuo. Is Zuo Chang a relative of Zuo Feng?"
Seeing Zuo Chang leaving with his generals, Gao Fei cursed secretly in his heart: "Fuck you, what are you so awesome about? I am a little Marquis, you are not a little fucking Liangzhou
Governor? I'm still the future Youzhou Mu, go ahead and die by yourself, don't blame me for not reminding you what a fool!"
As soon as Zuo Chang and his generals walked out of the gate of the Governor's Mansion, two men blocked the way and begged Zuo Chang not to send troops. However, Zuo Chang did not listen to the advice at all. After angrily scolding the two men, he left with his generals.
When Gao Fei saw this scene, he sighed heavily, and while walking outside the governor's mansion, he said to himself: "Liangzhou is over!"
His voice was not loud, but the speaker was unintentional and the listener was intentional. The two people outside the governor's house turned around at the same time and looked at Gao Fei, who was covered in blood, with a strange look. Each of the two people was wearing a uniform.
The other one is wearing a dark robe, and the other one is wearing a smart outfit, which looks like a civilized and military person.
When Gao Fei reached the door, the two men blocked Gao Fei's way. At the same time, they cupped their hands and said, "This strong man, don't you know his name?"
Gao Fei saw that the man in the robe had a kind face and handsome features, and was about thirty-five years old, while the man in the smart robe had a strong build, a few years younger than the man in the robe, about thirty years old, with thick eyebrows.
He looked very majestic and said in return: "Fly high."
The two people listened, showing a little surprised smile, and asked in unison: "Are you Gao Fei? Gao Fei, the Marquis of Duxiang?"
Gao Fei cupped his fists and said, "I won't change my name if I'm going to do it, but I won't change my surname if I sit down. I'm here!"
The two people looked at each other, then bowed to Gao Fei together and said, "See you, Mr. Marquis, we have been waiting for him for a long time!"
Gao Fei asked: "Wait for me? Are you..."
The man in the robe first said: "I am Fu Xie, courtesy name Nanrong, from Lingzhou in the north, and currently the prefect of Hanyang County. This is..."
The man in the smart attire didn't wait for Fu Xie to finish what he said. He interrupted Fu Xie's words with his fists and said hurriedly: "I am Gai Xun, whose courtesy name is Yuan Gu. He is from Guangzhi in Dunhuang and is currently the chief historian of Hanyang."
Fu Xie and Gai Xun were both famous officials in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and they were both good officials of the Han Dynasty who contributed to the Western Frontier. Gao Fei had seen the deeds of these two people in the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty". After listening to the two men announcing their names, Gao Fei
Fei then raised his hand and responded politely: "It turns out it's Governor Fu and Chief Gai. The two adults are well-known. I just don't know what important business the two adults have waiting for me here?"
Fu Xie looked around and said: "This is not the place to talk. Please come with me, Lord Marquis!"
Gao Fei took the horse and followed Fu Xie and Gai Xun. After walking for a while, they came to the prefect's mansion. Fu Xie and Gai Xun invited Gao Fei to come into the mansion. When they arrived at the hall, Fu Xie and Gai Xun let them in.
Gao Fei sat on the top seat, and the two condescended to sit on the bottom seat.
Gao Fei was not polite. Since both of them were from the northwest, they must have bold personalities. As soon as they sat down, he asked: "I am meeting you two adults for the first time. What do you have to say?"
Fu Xie and Gai Xun looked at each other, and then Fu Xie said: "The name of the Marquis has been spread throughout Liangzhou. I won't say any polite words, so I will go straight to the point. Now the governor doesn't listen to me.
The people tried to persuade me and insisted on taking 15,000 men to Yuzhong to rescue the Qiang captain. The two of us knew that the governor would never return, but there was nothing we could do. After the governor left, there were still 5,000 soldiers and horses left in the city.
The two of us know that Mr. Hou used a clever plan to pacify the Yellow Turbans in Hebei, and we would like to ask Mr. Hou to plan something for us. I wonder if Mr. Hou is willing?"
Gao Fei thought for a while and said: "The Qiang and Hu rebels are brave and good at fighting, and they are all skilled in bow and horse. They are incomparable to the Yellow Turban thieves. In addition, the Qiang and Hu rebels have no centripetal force towards my big man. I'm afraid it will be difficult to use tactics."
put down."
Gai Xun quickly answered: "Master Hou means... we can only rely on fighting?"
Gao Fei nodded slightly, and another thought flashed through his mind, and he hurriedly asked: "Two adults, do you know how many soldiers and horses my man has in Liangzhou?"
Gai Xun replied: "50,000! The guards of the Qiang and the Wuji of the Western Regions are each in charge of 10,000 troops and horses. The governor is in charge of 20,000 troops and horses. The remaining 10,000 are scattered among the county guards in Liangzhou. Hanyang County is because
There is a governor stationed there, so the prefect's mansion does not have any troops to dispatch."
Gao Fei shook his head and said: "The entire army of the Protector Qiang Colonel has been wiped out long ago. The soldiers and horses of each county guard are too scattered and are useless. The distance to the Wuji Colonel in the Western Regions is far away, let alone hope. What can be counted on now?"
There are only 20,000 soldiers and horses of the Governor, but the Governor still... Hey! Liangzhou is over! By the way, doesn’t the Governor know that the entire army of the Colonel Protecting Qiang has been wiped out?"
Fu Xie said: "The Marquis did not know that the Colonel Protecting Qiang is the nephew of the governor. Today a man came and said that the Colonel Protecting Qiang and the Colonel were surrounded in Yuzhong. The Governor was eager to save people and immediately mobilized 15,000 people.
Thousands of troops were about to go to the rescue. When I found out, I tried my best to persuade him, but the governor did not listen. I quickly called Mr. Gai again, hoping to persuade him together, but unfortunately the situation was still the same."
"I would like to ask, what is the relationship between Zuo Chang and Huangmen Shilang Zuo Feng?" Gao Fei wanted to find out the relationship between the two. If he is not a relative of Zuo Feng, he will try to persuade him. If he is, he will try to persuade him.
, he stopped trying to persuade him, and then led his troops back to Chencang to garrison and actively prepare for defense matters.
Gai Xun said: "The governor and Zuo Feng are brothers of the same clan. If he can become the governor of Liangzhou, Zuo Feng will help him a lot."
"Damn! We are indeed relatives. I'm going back to Chencang!" Gao Fei secretly shouted in his heart.
"Master Marquis, I heard that Beigong Boyu led a group of rebels to conquer Longxi. Longxi is very close to here. If Beigong Boyu leads troops to attack, the two of us don't think we have much ability.
, I would like to ask the Marquis to command these five thousand troops and horses to resist Beigong Boyu, I wonder what the Marquis wants?" Fu Xie said.
Gao Fei shook his head and said: "Although Jicheng is large, it is undefeable. Even if it can block the troops led by Beigong Boyu, it will never be able to block the hundreds of thousands of Qiang and Hu rebels. In my opinion,
Temporarily abandon Jicheng and retreat to Chencang. The terrain of Chencang is dangerous. If I have these five thousand soldiers and horses, I am absolutely sure to defend the Chencang arterial road. Defending Chencang is equivalent to defending Sanfu, even if the entire territory of Liangzhou falls into the hands of the rebels.
As long as the three auxiliaries are not in trouble, the imperial court will send a large army to encircle and suppress them, and they will definitely be able to launch a counterattack. I wonder what you two adults think?"
Gai Xun slapped his thigh and shouted: "Let's do it this way. It's not that we want to abandon Liangzhou, but the situation forces it. It's not a pity for the governor to die regardless of the overall situation. Lord Governor, what do you mean?"
"Now in Longxi, Jincheng has all fallen into the hands of the rebels, and Hanyang County is in danger. Fortunately, I have announced the cities in advance to let the people evacuate early. Since Chencang can stop the rebels, then retreat to Chencang!" Fu Xie thought.
After a long time, he slowly said, "Master Hou, you are a great hero in pacifying the Yellow Turbans. Fighting on the battlefield and commanding thousands of troops must be the master's strengths. Mr. Gai and I are willing to obey the command of the master for the time being, and wait until we retreat.
Rebels, we will definitely write a joint letter to His Majesty, telling the Marquis his merits!"
Gao Fei must not be polite about such a good thing. This is a matter of life and death. As long as he has soldiers and horses in his hands, his confidence will be different. The five thousand soldiers and horses are all formally trained officers and soldiers, plus his more than 700
The cavalry was well equipped to defend a small Chencang. He nodded and said: "Since this is what you two adults meant, I will be disrespectful. But since you two adults know that the governor is bringing that
Fifteen thousand people have no chance of returning, are you willing to just watch them die?"
Fu Xie and Gai Xun looked at each other, but they couldn't think of anything good to say, so they raised their hands together and asked, "I wonder what the Marquis has in mind?"
Gao Fei smiled darkly and spoke softly to Fu Xie and Gai Xun. After hearing this, Fu Xie and Gai Xun were shocked, with cold sweat breaking out on their faces, and then they asked together: "Master Hou, what is this?"
It’s a capital crime, does the Marquis really want to do this?”
Gao Fei nodded and said: "Two adults, this is also forced by the situation, and it is a last resort. Whatever happens after the matter is completed, I will be responsible for it alone. I will never involve you two adults, but this matter
We still need help from two adults."
Fu Xie and Gai Xun were both loyal to the imperial court. Gai Xun was a well-known official and had been a high-ranking official with two thousand stones since his ancestors. They both struggled in their hearts and finally agreed to Gao Xun's agreement.
Fei expressed his willingness to assist.
Gao Fei also knew that this matter was indeed a capital crime of beheading, but after thinking about it carefully, if he did it, he would not only be able to control the 20,000-strong army in Jicheng, but also have enough capital to carry out the operation.
He planned to regain Liangzhou. But if he didn't do this, he would have to watch these fifteen thousand people die in vain. He, Fu Xie, and Gai Xun took advantage of Zuo Chang to gather troops at the school ground.
quietly started taking action.
(Note: In the Han Dynasty, the governor and the governor were actually the highest officials of a state. A state is equivalent to a province today. However, in terms of rights, there is still a slight difference between the governor and the governor. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty will
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The highest governor of a state.
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