Bald Hair Ministry has to solve its own food and housing problem in winter, and Xu Miao from Liangzhou also has to solve Liangzhou's food problem.
Since he became the governor of Liangzhou, he has never been able to settle down for a day.
In the first year, as soon as the front foot arrived in Liangzhou and took office, the army of Shu captives followed his rear foot into Longyou.
After the war, there was another severe drought.
With Xu Miao's ability in governing the people, as long as he can survive the first year, and if he is given two or three years in the future, he will definitely be able to govern Liangzhou so that the boundaries of the state are peaceful and the people return to their hearts.
What he didn't expect was that in the first year, without contacting the imperial court, countless county magistrates were offered the position.
Only then could we survive with the help of the Liangzhou wealthy family’s food reserves.
Unexpectedly, the next year, the Shu captives who also encountered a severe drought in Longyou would rest for two or three years after the war, but they were able to send troops to Jincheng.
Liangzhou lost less than half of its troops last year, but it finally recovered its strength this year. This year, it lost half of its troops and even lost two counties.
Even in the cold winter, Xu Miao could still feel that all parties in Liangzhou were about to move.
Under this situation, Xu Miao, who had no plan to govern the people, could only sigh to the sky, and then had to turn to various wealthy families in Liangzhou again.
In the first year, all parties in Liangzhou learned that Wei had stationed more than 100,000 troops in Guanzhong.
Many people felt that Wei still had a chance to regain Longyou, so they were willing to help after receiving promises and benefits.
But what they didn't expect was that the food in Guanzhong had been emptied out in advance by an unknown Feng Junhou.
A hundred thousand elite soldiers without enough food and grass are still a hundred thousand soft-footed shrimps.
In the spring of this year, after Cao Zhen had settled down and settled down, he wanted to try his hand at attacking Longyou from the stable direction.
Unexpectedly, the villagers of Zhuge reacted greatly and immediately sent their generals to lead troops out of Chencang from Hanzhong.
The threat is very obvious, if you dare to touch my upper body, I will dare to touch your lower body.
Cao Zhen, who was not ready yet, could only give in.
Now the situation in Longyou is becoming more and more obvious.
Many people in Liangzhou know that the Han Dynasty may have already established a firm foothold in Longyou, otherwise it would not be able to send troops to Jincheng.
After losing Jincheng and Xiping, Wei's hope of returning to Liangzhou began to become slim.
Therefore, this winter, each family’s food storage is much less than last year:
Commander Xu, we just borrowed food last year, so we have to wait a little longer this year, right?
No one is a fool. Even though I didn’t expect to get back the food I lent.
But it can’t be thrown away in vain!
According to the current situation, Liangzhou will fall into the hands of Han sooner or later.
Now if you lend grain to the governor of Wei State, isn't this a waste of money?
It's just that others don't have to borrow it, but one family has to.
Liangzhou Governor Xu Miao's chariot had just left Zhang's house. Zhang Hua, younger brother of Zhang Gong, the Wuji captain of the Western Regions and the former Jincheng prefect, angrily closed the door himself.
Then he returned to the house where Zhang Gong was resting, and couldn't restrain his anger and cursed:
"This old man has repeatedly asked our family to provide food. Is our Zhang family so easy to bully?"
Zhang Gong is already old, his sparse white beard hangs down on his chest, and his eyebrows have turned gray.
There are deep wrinkles on his face, bulging veins on his arms, and black spots everywhere, which also show that this famous figure in Xizhou and even the Western Regions has entered his twilight years.
"If you don't want to borrow food, why don't you lend me your head?"
Zhang Gong was half lying on the couch, wrapped in a thick fine velvet quilt. He didn't even raise his eyelids and said something in a hoarse voice.
If the current situation in Liangzhou were not unstable, the Han people would want to attack the four counties of Liangzhou at any time. In addition, he still has a reputation, so he can help Xu Miao control the Qianghu in Liangzhou.
I'm afraid that Xu Miao may not be so easy to talk to, and he just asked the Zhang family to lend him food.
Zhang Hua is not too young, but in front of his clan brother, he is like an obedient child.
Zhang Gong's words made his face turn red.
Fortunately, there was no one else in the house except Zhang Jiu, his nephew.
"After the First World War in Jincheng, the three main roads into Liangzhou were all under the control of the Han people. As long as they wanted to, they could enter Liangzhou from three directions at any time."
Zhang Gong coughed a few times and said, "I made a mistake in this matter. I shouldn't have promised Xu Miao to let you guard Jincheng in the first place."
When Zhang saw the adult coughing, he quickly stepped forward to help rub his back with a guilty look on his face:
"Sir, it's the child who is incompetent."
Zhang Gong waved his hand and said, "It's none of your business. No one thought that after the battle at Longyou, the Han people encountered a severe drought in Longyou and still had enough energy to attack Jincheng."
With the defeat of Jingzhou before and the defeat of Yiling later, the Shu people's vitality was almost exhausted.
Who would have thought that after only a few years of silence, the army would be able to march out of Longyou, and it seems that the military power is not as strong as before.
Zhang Gong, who knew he was buried up to his neck in loess, had to go through many things to become famous today?
Back then, the thief put a weapon on his son's neck, but he couldn't make him surrender.
But now he is starting to get confused. If the Shu people are so powerful, why didn't they directly attack Liangzhou after conquering Hanzhong?
This makes no sense at all!
Could it be that Liu Bei's son Liu Chan is so much better than Liu Bei?
At that time, Liu Bei's subordinates, in addition to Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun, also had many world-famous generals and advisers.
However, after the Battle of Yiling, Liu Bei died of illness and the Shu Kingdom was almost destroyed.
The Wei Dynasty also sent the auxiliary general Xianyu to Shu with an imperial edict to express his kindness and persuade Zhuge Liang, who was in charge of Shu, to open the gates of Shu and surrender to Wei.
In the years since then, the only person whose reputation has spread beyond Shu is Feng Yong, whose reputation is half-reputed and half-ruined.
The article is well written, he is a great leader, and he has a way of making money.
However, I heard that he has a flaw in his character, he is known as a clever talker, he likes women who have been engaged, he is ruthless and has a sinister heart.
In the Battle of Jincheng, it was enough that his younger brother and his son were defeated. In the end, they also gained the reputation of colluding with the Shu people, thanks to Feng Yong.
This son is indeed a figure, but this is the only one born in Shu, which further illustrates the decline of talents in Shu. How can it be compared with the peak of talents in the Central Plains?
It happened that such a state not only supported the Han people's uninterrupted military use for two consecutive years.
He even defended Longshan in the east and resisted hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in Guanzhong.
Centrally care for Longyou, and let the Qiang and Hu all return to their homes.
Taking Jincheng and Xiping in the west, it threatens the four core counties of Liangzhou.
Zhang Gong felt that over the years, everyone in the Wei state seemed to have made serious mistakes in their judgment of the Shu state.
More importantly, even now, no one can figure out how these misjudgments occurred.
So, what exactly is the problem?
Is it possible that this Shu people not only have mountains of gold but also seas of gold and silver, can grow grain out of thin air, and can even create Dingkou?
"Dadou Bugu, the mountains should have been closed by heavy snow now, right?"
Zhang Gong suddenly asked.
Zhang Hua and Zhang looked at each other inexplicably, wondering why Zhang Gong asked this question.
"Sir, the mountain has been closed for a long time."
He didn't understand, so Zhang still answered respectfully.
"Don't worry, sir. There are elite soldiers guarding Dadou Bago. The Han people should not be able to get through at this time."
Zhang Gong was out of strength, so he lay down half-lying with his eyes closed to rest his mind. Hearing this, he sneered and said, "The Han people can't get through it. What you say doesn't count. The Han people say it."
After the Battle of Jincheng, all the people in Liangzhou came to their senses: As long as Longyou did not return to the hands of the Wei State, sooner or later the Han State would have the final say in Liangzhou.
"grown ups"
Zhang was almost 40 years old, and when his master said this, he felt ashamed again.
"When spring comes next year, if the Li family's caravan comes over, find an opportunity to follow them back and see what's going on over there in Longyou."
"It would be best if we could enter Shu and see clearly."
After Xiping County fell into the hands of the Han, the caravan of the Li family in Longxi was finally able to once again try to pass through the Dadou Valley and reach the four counties of Liangzhou.
There was no need for them to continue going west, because goods such as brown sugar, spirits, and wool were already sold out before they even left Zhangye.
The fine velvet quilt covering Zhang Gong was brought over by the Li family's caravan.
"Yes, sir. When the time comes, I will send the most capable people in the clan to follow."
Zhang replied respectfully.
But before he could finish his sentence, Zhang Gong cursed, "Idiot, I want you to go in person!"
"Remember, memorize everything you can see and tell me when you come back."
Having said this, Zhang Gong finally opened his eyes, but there was no focus in his eyes.
"Emperor Wu was good at using soldiers and had great talents. After the Battle of Chibi, he issued an order seeking talents and personally led the army into Guanzhong. At that time, I knew that Liangzhou must be the treasure of the Wei people."
"However, when the Han people took Longyou, I first thought that they just took advantage of Wei's unpreparedness and would not be able to hold on for long."
"Later, they thought that even if they could barely hold on, they would not be able to advance westward."
"After all, the gap between Han and Wei is there. A temporary coincidence cannot last forever. However, until now, the Han people have behaved in a way that the world did not expect."
In two years, hundreds of thousands of Wei troops were stationed in Guanzhong, but they were unable to make any progress. They could neither break through the Han people's Longshan defense line nor move south into Hanzhong.
Although the Han people had a critical advantage, they had to defend both Hanzhong and Longshan, and they still had room to attack Liangzhou.
The land of one state in the western border can fight against ten states, but it can still do so many things. Is this world crazy?
If Shu was really so powerful, then Gongsun Shu should have been the one to bring peace to the world, not Emperor Guangwu.
Therefore, Zhang Gong needs to urgently understand the current Han Dynasty in order to make judgments for the Zhang family's future choices.