The light changes from dark to bright, and the picture switches quickly.
As soon as the game started, Ma Di saw Zhang Xiu holding his hands and saying:
"General, it's time to set off!"
To be honest, when he suddenly heard these words, Ma Su's heart trembled and he almost jumped up.
The scene of "people waiting to die at a street pavilion" appeared in front of me involuntarily.
That scene truly gave him an unforgettable fright.
Fortunately, these unpleasant past events are now a thing of the past.
Today's Ma Su is no longer the obedient Ma Su during the Battle of Jieting.
Today he has won consecutive battles and is about to show his fangs and strike hard.
Li Sheng lost no time in flattering him: "General, when will you become the prime minister's first general?"
Ma Su looked around, glanced at the energetic five thousand soldiers, waved his hand, and said with high spirits: "What time?"
"Just today!"
"Set off!"
He still didn't believe that Zhang He, who had been walking for two days, would ambush on the road ahead.
Xiabencheng must be in my pocket!
As soon as the military order was issued, the army marched toward Xiabian County along the ancient Xiabian Road.
When talking about Xia Bian Dao, we have to mention the current situation in Wudu County and Yinping County.
"Dao" is the Han people's collective name for the places where Qiang and Di live. Since Qiang and Di live in Wudu and Yinping counties together, the people are fierce and brave. Therefore, it is very dangerous for Han people to pass through here.
The most common thing that happens is robbery.
There is no other way. The principle that the Qiang people believe in is "I am the master of my territory"; or "I opened this mountain and planted this tree. If you want to pass by, leave money to buy the road."
They are not afraid of anyone, they are very brave.
This can be seen from the fact that a few thousand people dared to attack Cao Cao's army of hundreds of thousands.
Since Wudu and Yinping counties have been in a state of autonomy for a long time since the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
Therefore, whether it was the Battle of Xia Bian in the 23rd year of Jian'an, or the previous time Zhuge Liang attacked Longyou via Xia Bian, or the current attack by Zhang He on Xia Bian to attack Hanzhong, they were just borrowing roads on the territory of the Western Qiang people.
In this way, it is not difficult to understand why the Xiqiang people dared to attack Cao Cao confidently and rob Zhang He's army of food and grass.
For the Qiang people, when outsiders come to their territory, they have to crawl on their backs if they are tigers, or coil up if they are dragons.
If not, then fuck him to death!
Although the situation is the same, the situation in the two counties is slightly different.
Wudu County had been established in the Qin Dynasty. At that time, it was based on Wudu Road, with jurisdiction over Wudu Road, Shanglu County, Gudao, Hechi County, Ju County, Pingle Road, Jialing Road, Xuncheng Road, and Xiaben Road.
In the early Eastern Han Dynasty, the imperial court abandoned Ping Le Dao and Jialing Dao, followed Cheng Dao, and moved the Wujun administration to Xiabian County and changed it to the Liangzhou Prefectural Department. At the end of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao divided Sizhou and Liangzhou and established Yongzhou and Wudu counties.
It was changed to Yongzhou.
Although Wudu County was transferred to Yongzhou, Cao Cao actually did not actually occupy Wudu County. Cao Cao only passed through Chencang from Chang'an during the 20th year of Jian'an's Western Campaign against Zhang Lu, exited San Pass and entered Wudu, and then detoured eastward to attack Yangping Pass.
When passing through Wudu, they encountered fierce resistance from the local Qiang and Di people.
Cao Cao's target at that time was only Zhang Lu, not Wudu and Yinping occupied by the Qiang and Di people, so he sent Zhang He and other generals to clear the way, attack the Di and Qiang people, and briefly occupied Wudu County.
After the defeat in the Battle of Hanzhong, Cao Cao had to abandon Wudu. However, Cao Cao was afraid that Liu Bei would use Wudu as a stronghold to threaten Longyou and even Guanzhong, so he moved more than 50,000 Di people to Guanzhong.
After Cao Cao retreated, Wudu County returned to the control of the Qiang people. Zhuge Liang's last northern expedition was named as taking Wudu, but in fact he was borrowing from Wudu.
To put it bluntly, the territory of Wudu County is the territory of the Qiang people, and it is also the buffer zone between the Shu Han and Cao Wei.
In other words, anyone can pass here, but they all have to pay a price, either money or life.
This is also the fundamental reason why Liu Bei treated Ma Chao so favorably. After Ma Chao defected to the Shu Han Dynasty, Liu Bei gave him a very high official position without making any achievements. Because Ma Chao has a high prestige among the Qiang people, the Qiang people looked at Ma Chao's face and decided to fight in the Battle of Xia Bian.
He gave Liu Bei a lot of help and indirectly determined the outcome of the Battle of Hanzhong.
But this favor was not in vain. Despite Ma Chao's reputation, the Qiang people still demanded a lot of property from Liu Bei. However, for Liu Bei, giving some property was a trivial matter, and the inclusion of Hanzhong into the Shu Han territory was a big deal.
If the Battle of Jingzhou hadn't broken out later, Liu Bei's next target would have been Wudu County, which was strategically located and had both offensive and defensive capabilities, and then move northward step by step to encroach on Cao Wei's territory.
It's a pity that Guan Yu was completely defeated in Jingzhou, and even his head was cut off. Liu Bei was busy with the Eastern Expedition for revenge, and his plan to capture Wudu was shelved.
This delay lasted ten years.
The situation in Yinping County is relatively simple. It is currently the base camp of the Qiang people. Yinping County was established by Cao Cao in the 18th year of Jian'an (213). At that time, Cao Cao defeated Ma Chao and Han Sui and pacified Liangzhou, so he abolished Liangzhou and combined
For Yongzhou, the vassal state of Guanghan was abolished, Yinping County was established, and the administrative seat was located in Yinping.
However, this was only a nominal arrangement, and Cao Cao did not station troops or county guards in Yinping County.
The Qiang people also disagreed with Cao Cao's actions, so they did not hesitate to go to war with Cao Cao.
Although their number is small, their momentum has never been defeated by anyone.
At that time, Cao Cao was busy waging war with Liu Bei and Sun Quan, so he stopped thinking about conquering Yinping and Wudu.
The main reason is that there are almost no Han people in these two areas. It will be extremely difficult to manage after the conquest, and a lot of manpower and resources will be wasted.
It can be said that it is tasteless to eat, and it is not a pity to throw it away.
From this, the two counties of Longnan formed today's situation.
Zhang He's garrison in Wudu had already aroused the dissatisfaction of the Qiang people. The Qiang people's support of the Shu army's food and grass was the first step, robbing the Wei army's food and grass was the second step, and direct war was the third step.
Ma Su wanted to take advantage of the war between Zhang He and the Qiang people, and in the name of helping the Qiang people drive away the Wei army, capture Xiabian City and control the gateway to Longyou.
After taking this place, you can advance to Longyou and retreat to Wudu and Yinping.
All benefit and no harm!
Especially considering that the Western Qiang people now have a very good impression of the Shu Han, it can be said that the Shu Han actually controls the two places without any pressure.
But things often do not change according to human will.
Ma Di's army had just set off, and before they had gone ten miles, the Prime Minister's military order arrived.
Xu Shen, the messenger, quickly caught up with the army and said in a deep voice: "The Prime Minister's military order has been sent to Ma Di to guard Lueyang. Wei County and Wei County are not allowed to move lightly!"
Ma Su was stunned for a moment and blurted out:
"Why?"
His tone was extremely confused and erratic, as if he was asking the sky or the earth.
Or maybe you are asking yourself.
Such a good fighter...
Just watch it slip away?
It is simply unforgivable!
Xu Shen said nothing and looked extremely serious, indicating that this was the Prime Minister's military order and could not be changed.
Ma Su came to his senses, grabbed Xu Shen's collar, and said angrily: "Why?"
“My intuition tells me that I don’t think the Prime Minister would make such a ridiculous decision!”
"Won't!"
"If you don't give me a reasonable explanation today, I refuse to obey orders!"
"I will not accept military orders abroad!"
Xu Shen nodded: "General, your intuition is right."
"Previously, the army was in urgent need of food and grass, and the Prime Minister had already planned to withdraw the troops. Yang Yi also spoke in front of the Prime Minister, saying that you had intercepted the army's food and grass privately, and the food transport officer Gou An personally testified that this was true."
"The prime minister was furious after hearing this and is leading his army back."
Having said this, Xu Shen hesitated for a moment and then said: General, how about you...run away?"
Damn it, these pig teammates who can only hold back... Ma Di was so shocked that he was tender on the outside and tender on the inside, and thought bitterly in his heart:
‘Made, I thought I was already the top of the world of lies. I don’t need to draft a lie, it’s just right. I didn’t expect to compare with Gou An...’
"I'm just a younger brother."
After finishing his slander, Ma Su glanced at Xu Shen with an unkind expression.
Could this guy be trying to instigate me to treason so that everyone can get the stolen goods!
Then take off my head and ask for credit?
I know that he has bad intentions towards me!
Should we take advantage of the opportunity and kill him first... to eliminate the hidden danger?
Xu Shen felt terrified by Ma Su's gaze. He backed away repeatedly and waved his hands: "General, misunderstanding, misunderstanding!"
"Since the battle in Chencang, I have been impressed by the general's celestial demeanor. This advice to flee is truly from the bottom of my heart. If the general had tried to withhold military rations, Prime Minister... he would not have spared you lightly!"
"General, you'd better run quickly. If you're late, it'll be too late."
Running away? Haha... If you run away, you won't be able to explain it at all.
Ma Su shook his head. Seeing that Xu Shen was one of his own, he stopped staring at him. He pondered for a moment, and his thoughts gradually became firmer.
"Someone is here, tie Xu Shen up!"
"The whole army listens to the order and sends troops to the city!"
