Chapter 324 Soldiers marching in three ways, arresting the mastermind behind the scenes
Chapter 324: Troops advance three ways to capture the mastermind behind the scenes
The death of the substitute made Ma Su very angry.
Unexpectedly, I just threw out a fishing rod to test whether there was any big fish with evil intentions in the pond, and the fishing rod was bitten off before I even hung the bait.
It seems that it is necessary to let these lawless locals taste the wrath of this great general.
Ma Di wrote down on the paper the names of Yang Yi, Sima Yi, Sima Shi, Sima Zhao, and the sons of the powerful Wu family who were officials in the court, such as Gu Yong, Zhang Zhao, Zhu Ran, Kan Ze, Bu Zhi and others.
These were all people who had problems with him. He had a long-cherished wish with Yang Yi, Sima Yi and his son were purely preconceived intuitions, and the Jiangdong officials formed a relationship when they were purging aristocratic families in the area.
After thinking about it, Ma Su added Fei Yi's name to the list.
Then start analyzing one by one.
Sima Yi is currently in the Western Regions. It seems that the suspicion has been cleared, but in fact it is not the case. Because Sima Yi's two sons, Sima Shi and Sima Zhao, are both in Chang'an, and both have official positions, so they have room for maneuver... The main suspects!
Yang Yi has a grudge against me and is acquainted with Wang Ping...the main target of suspicion!
All the families of Jiangdong officials were wiped out by me, and all the wealth accumulated over several lifetimes was put into the national treasury. They must hate me to death...the main target of suspicion!
Fei Yi has outstanding abilities and a low profile, and he also knows Wang Ping. On the other hand, he seems to have a lot of hostility towards me...the main target of suspicion!
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After a quick calculation, Ma Su found that there were actually ten people who had the motive to assassinate him, and he was secretly shocked.
He had also heard the rumors of "Destiny's Son" outside and didn't take it seriously. If such rumors were encountered by a powerful emperor, they would probably be quite lethal. As for Liu Chan, he might as well forget about it.
In the thirteen years since he ascended the throne, Liu Chan has put his position in a very correct position, ignoring those who should not be in charge and those who should be in charge. In addition, at this time, the hearts of the people in the world have returned to the Han Dynasty, and the term "Son of Destiny" can only be attributed to a person named Liu.
Only on his body can he pose a threat to Liu Chan. It is impossible to put it on him, a general who never joins gangs.
If it was so easy to usurp the throne, Dong Zhuo would not have died so miserably; Cao Cao would not have never proclaimed himself emperor until his death and married all three of his daughters to Liu Xie.
If it was so easy to usurp the throne, in the original time and space, the Sima family would not have spent three generations and four people, and sixteen years, to seize the power of Cao Wei.
Therefore, the top priority is to find out the murderer behind the scenes.
When Ma Su encountered the assassination crisis, the three expeditionary forces did not stop sweeping the surrounding areas.
In September of the thirteenth year of Jianxing, a war suddenly broke out among the long-dormant countries in the Western Regions. Thirty thousand Han troops led by Han Chariot General Sima Yi penetrated thousands of miles into the region and captured the Cheshi Kingdom with thunderous momentum, capturing the captives.
The king of the Cheshi Kingdom then announced to all the countries in the Western Regions to rebuild the Protectorate of the Western Regions. Those who follow will live, and those who rebel will perish.
This military operation was surprisingly smooth. What made Ji Han's court even more surprised was that the captured king of Cheshi showed great surrender and took the initiative to show respect to Ji Han.
The Jihan court, which has always regarded itself as "the orthodox successor to the Han Dynasty", naturally gave the greatest degree of tolerance to the first monarch of a small country in the Western Regions to surrender. Previously, Sun Quan, the monarch of Wu State, had received "grand" treatment, so Che Shi
The king of the country also received a special treatment - as long as he sent his son to Chang'an as a hostage and paid a certain amount of specialties from the Western Regions and gold and silver jewelry every year, Ji Han would protect the Cheshi Kingdom from then on.
As the news spread, the other four major countries in the Western Regions, Shanshan, Dayuan, Wusun, and Qiuci, could not sit still. Among them, Wusun and Dayuan were especially shocked.
Speaking of Wusun and Dawan, we have to mention the Western Region Protectorate.
The Western Regions first formed a country around the fifth century BC and began to develop independently. By the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, countries in the Western Regions continued to merge with each other, forming several large countries such as Shanshan, Cheshi, Qiuci, Dayuan, and Wusun.
situation.
The Protectorate of the Western Regions was first established during the reign of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty. The Protectorate of the Western Regions was the highest military and political officer in the Western Regions. The Protectorate of the Western Regions was personally appointed by the emperor and replaced every three years.
The Western Regions Protectorate has administrative and military agencies such as the Garrison School Captain and the Garrison Department. The top figures in various countries are granted official positions such as kings, marquises, generals, prime ministers, officials, and captains. They are all under the jurisdiction of the Western Regions Protectorate.
During Wang Mang's period, the Western Region was divided into 55 small countries, among which the countries in the North were again under the control of the Xiongnu. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the countries in the Western Region requested the Eastern Han Dynasty to restore the "protector" jurisdiction. The Yarkand in the South organized forces to resist the Huns and protected their residences.
There were "more than a thousand wives of the guardians of the old capital" in the Western Regions. Soon, the Eastern Han Dynasty court established King Shache as the "Captain of the Western Regions" of the Han Dynasty, and more than fifty countries were under the command of Shache. After that, Shache, Shanshan, Cheshi, Yanqi and others
The state also sent people to Luoyang to "please establish a military governor", but Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty Liu Xiu refused because "the world was initially settled" and "the Huns were not convinced".
During the reign of Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the imperial court began to launch a war against the Xiongnu, and sent troops to the Western Regions, and the Western Regions were pacified. Later, the Western Regions Chief Protector was appointed as the Protector of the Capital, and the Protectorate was established the following year. At this point, the Western Regions, which had been cut off from the Central Plains for fifty years, was restored.
Countries as far away as Tiaozhi came to establish relations with the Eastern Han Dynasty. Banchao also sent Gan Ying as envoy to Daqin (Roman Empire), and his journey to Tiaozhi was blocked by wind and waves. He "returned near the Western Sea", which failed to achieve the expected purpose.
Ban Chao was in office for eleven years and left the Western Regions due to old illness. The successor as the Protector was not very competent, which caused the "Betrayal of the Western Regions".
In the second year of Yanguang (123), Dunhuang Governor Zhang Jue and Shangshu Chen Zhong suggested reopening the Western Regions to "terrify the Xiongnu". The imperial court accepted their suggestions and sent Ban Yong, son of Ban Chao, as the "Chief Historian of the Western Regions" to station in the "Western Regions".
"Liuzhong" (southeast of Gaochangbi). The kingdoms of Qiuci, Shule, Khotan, and Shache immediately came to surrender, and the interrupted administrative relationship between the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Western Regions was restored. From then on, the Western Regions have always been part of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but Wusun and
Dawan to the west of Congling no longer belonged to the Han Dynasty.
It was not until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty that warlords fought and the Western Region Protectorate was abolished.
Therefore, when they heard that the Han army had once again entered the Western Regions after 45 years, the most nervous ones were Wusun and Dawan.
As soon as the two countries received Sima Yi's notice, they killed the envoys they sent to show their attitude of never surrendering.
Come fight or get out!
The two countries relied on their large territory, strong people, and brave soldiers, so they never paid attention to the Eastern Han Dynasty. Since the second year of Yanguang (123), they have become independent from the Han system.
Therefore, before the Western Expedition, Ma Di specifically told Sima Yi that when pacifying the Western Regions, he would focus on taking care of Wusun and Dawan. The Protectorate could be established later, but these two thorns must be established as soon as possible.
Give severe punishment.
Those who disobey the Han Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away they are!
This proposal played right into Sima Yi's heart. When he came to the Western Regions, he was driven to a state of ecstasy by Ma Di. The meager amount of food and grass was like the sword of Damoris hanging above his head, constantly threatening the lives of him and 30,000 soldiers.
Along the way, Sima Yi was walking on thin ice, fearing that if he made a mistake, he would starve to death on the way.
As soon as he arrived in the Western Region, he had nowhere to vent his evil fire, and two thorns jumped out and slapped him in the face.
Sima Yi's temper exploded on the spot!
In the Central Plains, he could just endure it. No matter Zhuge Liang, Ma Di or Lu Xun, they were all immortal opponents, and they would die if they made mistakes. But if he endured it again in the Western Regions, he would really become a Ninja Turtle.
When you encounter this kind of thorn, there is nothing to say, just one word, fight!
After resting for three days, the 30,000-strong army marched toward the Wusun Kingdom in high spirits. Logically speaking, this kind of fighting style without any technical content was not Sima Yi's style, but this time he was really angry and didn't bother to use any tactics to fight the battle.
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He just wanted to use this invincible attitude to march over, defeat Wusun and Dawan, and push all their kings and nobles into the sand to be eaten by sharks, so that the small countries who were waiting and watching could weigh it.
, the consequences of offending the Jihan Empire!
If necessary, Sima Yi even wanted to massacre the city.
This idea (to massacre the city) became stronger and stronger as the army got closer and closer to the Wusun Kingdom, almost to the point of bursting out of the body.
While Sima Yi was conquering the Thirty-six Kingdoms in the Western Regions, Jiang Wei and Deng Ai were fighting over each other on the Western Qiang Plateau.
It has been more than two months since the two men led 30,000 soldiers and horses into the Western Qiang Plateau, and they are still lingering on the edge of the Four Qiang in Qinzhou. Not only have they not made any achievements, but the supply of military supplies has also become a problem.
The situation of the battle seriously deviated from their expectations.
At first, they referred to the example of Ma Su's battle to pacify the four Qiang in Qinzhou, believing that the Western Qiang tribes were vulnerable and that wherever the soldiers went, they would inevitably surrender.
But I didn't expect that as soon as they came up to the plateau, food stopped. Thirty thousand soldiers had trouble even breathing, let alone chasing and fighting with weapons. This was simply fantastic.
The high altitude here, the thin air, and the huge temperature difference between day and night are all conditions they have never experienced before.
Fortunately for Jiang Wei, after all, he was born and raised in Longxi and had lived in the Longyou area with an average altitude of more than 800 meters since childhood. He was suddenly moved to a plateau with an average altitude of two to three thousand meters, and it didn't take long for him to adapt.
Deng Ai and his 30,000 soldiers were completely incapacitated. They were like drunken prawns every day, their faces were red, they had difficulty breathing, they would breathe heavily if they moved even a little bit, and they were dizzy.
With no choice, Jiang Wei had to withdraw his army from the plateau and go to Qinzhou's Siqiang territory for adaptive training.
It took two months to get used to it.
Although Qiang King Axiu sent people to deliver grain and grass every ten days, and the grain and grass officer did not say anything off-topic, the way the Qiang soldiers guarding the grain looked at the weak man was unacceptable to him.
So Jiang Wei proposed that the troops be divided into two groups. He would lead some soldiers who were in good physical condition and had adapted to altitude sickness to go ahead and sweep away the Xiqiang tribe. Deng Ai would lead the remaining troops and continue to train and adapt here.
As soon as this proposal came out, Deng Ai immediately quit. It's true that you, Jiang Wei, are your superiors, but you have to be reasonable. Everyone relies on military honors. You take all the elite soldiers away and let me
Lieutenant General Chu is looked down upon here?
Is this reasonable?
No, how can I, Deng Ai, be willing to be second to others! I want to lead my elite troops and set off, while you and I lead these losers and wait here!
The two could not stop arguing, and the more they argued, the more violent they became.
Jiang Wei immediately became furious and ordered his soldiers to tie up Deng Ai. He was punished with forty lashes for disrespecting his superiors and twenty lashes on the spot. The remaining twenty lashes will be recorded temporarily.
Then Jiang Wei divided the 5,000 elite soldiers who had adapted to altitude sickness into two, and each of them united a centaur and marched into Xiqiang for three months. After three months, if Deng Ai captured more loot, the remaining two
The severe punishment of ten lashes will be waived; if Deng Ai captures not as much as him, the remaining 20 lashes will be doubled!
Deng Ai, who was beaten with whip marks all over his body, agreed.
Before setting off, the two looked at each other coldly, snorted at each other, and headed up the Xiqiang Plateau facing the biting cold wind of early winter.
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On the eastern front, Lu Xun's former army has arrived at the outskirts of Sanhan.
