In April of the sixth year of Yanxing, I received a reply from Yuan Shao in the court, talking about the war against Hebei. Shocking news came from Liangzhou: General Fenwu fought against the Liang army in Fengyi Mountain and was ambushed.
Unfortunately, tens of thousands of soldiers were killed, and only one person escaped. This shocked the capital.
Since Chen Chong and Liu Bei were transferred to Jinyang, the biggest defeat they encountered was Chuping's battle against Dong. In it, Huangfu Song moved around and annihilated Gongsun Zan, Guo and other tribes within one month, with a loss of nearly 30,000 people. And Lu Bu's
However, the losses in the battle were even greater. Because the Liang people attacked suddenly and were located in a mountainous area, the 60,000-strong army wanted to escape but did not know where to go. Shortly after Lu Bu fled, the only mountain road was
Blocked by the Liang people, the Han army in the camp soon had only three choices: jump off the cliff, commit suicide, or surrender.
Since then, the Xiliang rebels captured nearly 50,000 prisoners in the first battle, which was the most successful anti-Han war in history. Soon, the princes in the court awakened their memories of the past: In the past forty years, the Qiang rebellion in Liangzhou has been repeated many times.
It cannot be pacified. The bones of famous generals and ministers from three generations of the dynasty have been buried in the land of Longshang. Among them, there are many ministers like Fu Xie and Zhou Shen. But to this day, there are still such losses, which has to be heart-wrenching.
Frustrated, I thought Pingliang was far away.
Then an argument began to appear in the court that although the country occupied the land of Liangzhou, it had not benefited from it for many years and had repeatedly spent money in vain. It also increased taxes on the Kyushu of Kanto and was widely criticized by the world. It was not as good as
Abandon it. Instead, build more Wubao in the Fufeng and Fengyi area to block the rebels on Longban. In this way, the country's annual expenditure will be greatly reduced, but it will still have a surplus, and there will be no need for the dragon head to issue more new policies.
This was a saying that had been made since the late emperor was still alive. Situ Cui Lie was the one who made such an argument at that time, which was quite influential in the court. However, in the end, the late emperor did not adopt it, and instead reused the Fu Xie faction who opposed abandoning Liang.
It lasted for fifteen years. Originally, after Chen Chong came to power, the situation in Liangzhou gradually improved, and no one said much about it. But now that Fengyishan was defeated, overnight, the theory of abandoning Liang was revived.
Chen Chong sneered at this and said to the officials in court: "If you lose, you will abandon the land. How can there be a country and society today?" This blocked the minister's words. The minister didn't care, after all, most of the court were Chen Chong's students, so they couldn't do it.
No matter how big the storm is, what is really worrying is this year’s campaign against Hebei.
Originally, he and Liu Bei had made a plan to mobilize all the troops in the Central Plains of Kansai at the end of July this year and send more than 200,000 troops to Hebei in order to win in one battle. The mobilization of troops from various places was being prepared. But here
At the critical moment, a big change occurred in Longshang, which forced Chen Chong and Liu Bei to make a choice: Should they still go to Hebei? Or should they give up for the time being and recover Liangzhou instead?
When Chen Chong was discussing with Liu Bei, he analyzed that although Yuan Shao in Hebei Province was powerful, the Central Plains to the south had been pacified by the imperial court, Bingzhou to the west had many mountainous dangers, and Duan Xuan still occupied Juyong to the north. It could be said that it was surrounded by three sides. If a hundred thousand soldiers were left to guard it,
, it will not lose ground in a hurry. But if you want to raise an army to attack, you have to use all the strength of the country. But in this way, the three assistants will be empty, and if the Liang people go south, they will damage the foundation of the country. From this point of view, we should use force first
On Longshang.
In early May, while Chen Chong was still discussing with Liu Bei how to use force and plan the march route, another military report came from Liangzhou Prefecture. However, this time the news was more shocking than the last time. Lu Bu wrote a letter saying that the rebel army was
After the victory, he actually planned to change things and surrender to the imperial court.
This was really unpredictable, and even Chen Chong was caught off guard. He hurriedly sent Wang Yi to the north to learn the details from Lu Bu.
It was not until ten days later that specific news was sent back to Xijing. It turned out that Han Sui and other Xiliang generals had sent Cheng Yi to station in Lingzhou, waiting for the envoy from the DPRK. Cheng Yi told Wang Yi that Liangzhou had been fought for ten days
According to legend, most of the leaders of the Qiang rebellion were killed in battle, and those who are still among the rebels are either good people who could not bear the harsh rule of the late emperor and were forced to flee, or Han generals who enslaved him in the early years to survive and protect themselves. But now Long
The first to govern, and the third assistant to Yan Ranheqing, had the reputation of being Gantang's ruler. Liangzhou saw this, and had no intention of perpetuating chaos. However, the imperial court blindly suppressed it, and this is why it has resisted till now.
After explaining the reasons for his conversion, Cheng Yi began to discuss the conditions for surrender. Han Sui's ministries were willing to return 50,000 prisoners after the Battle of Fengyi Mountain, and like Zhang Yan in the old days, they would pay taxes, military horses, and military equipment to the DPRK every year.
Armor, and inspect the filial piety and integrity, appoint planners, and obey the command of Liangzhou Mu. But correspondingly, the rebels also hope that the imperial court can recognize their own titles and territories, grant them a reward of Guannei Marquis or above, and allow them to
The descendants of Liangzhou have the right to collect taxes, recruit soldiers, and do corvee services on their own.
After that, Cheng Yi gave Wang Yi a list, which included the names of the leaders of the rebel armies and their titles, territories and rewards.
Wang Yi handed over the list to Sili Mansion intact. After hearing the conditions of Liang Jun, Chen Chong looked at the list in his hand, then smiled at Liu Bei and said, "It's really amazing. I didn't expect that after three days of separation, Chen Chong
These warriors in Longshang will also argue with the imperial court."
Liu Bei read the list and put it on the table. He was obviously relieved. He nodded with a smile and said, "If Yuan Shao hears this news, I don't know how scared he will be." He thought he would be in a dilemma this year.
But since Han Sui and others are willing to surrender, the war in Western Xinjiang will naturally be eliminated, and the Bafu can reorganize its army and rush to Hebei.
But Chen Chong was deep in thought at this time. He considered and said to Liu Bei: "Xuande, I think that Lu Bu's two defeats at Longshang were all caused by the rebels' trap. This person is a strategist and is good at showing the enemy weakness. He is Lu Bu Zhong."
After one plan, he was still paralyzed and careless, and then he was defeated with a surprise attack. This is really the way of the snake on the mountain!"
Speaking of this, Chen Chong frowned and said slowly: "So I am also thinking about whether Liang Ren's surrender this time is also a way to show weakness?"
When Liu Bei first heard Chen Chong's remarks, he was shocked, but after thinking about it, he smiled and said: "Ting Jian is worried too much. Don't forget, they still have to pay back Lu Bu's 50,000 soldiers!"
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Chen Chong was speechless. This was indeed the difference from the previous situation: if Liang Ren had used a tactic to show weakness before, but now he has released conditions and will return the captives to Lu Bu, Lu Bu will inevitably suffer two big losses from him.
Be on strict guard against the Liang people, with 50,000 soldiers stationed at Longshang. Even if the Liang people want to cause trouble, they have to defeat Lu Bu again before they can break into the third auxiliary. This is indeed a fantasy.
However, Chen Chong still had an ominous premonition. He felt as if he was in the clouds, with clouds rolling in the distance, and dragons peeping faintly. Therefore, he did not agree easily, but spent another twenty days negotiating back and forth with Han Sui and others.
Ask for more favorable terms.
Negotiations continued until early May, when Liangren finally made concessions again.
Han Sui promised the court that he would demolish several forts in the three counties of Hanyang and Longjincheng, and cede the three counties of Dunhuang, Jiuquan, and Zhangye for the court to appoint and remove county guards. He also allowed the court to set up a Qiang-protecting school captain in Jincheng, under the jurisdiction of Liang.
The most important thing is that all generals and county guards awarded by the imperial court must respond to the pledge order at the beginning of the year and send their brothers or children to Chang'an as pledges. After reaching this point, Chen Chong finally felt at ease.
On the sixth day of the fifth lunar month, after the prisoners were released back to Beidi County, Liu Bei went to Chencang with the imperial edict, gathered the heroes of Xiliang, and formally appointed Han Sui as the general of Zhenxi, Ma Teng as the general of the west expedition, and Song Jian as the general of Heguan.
Gongying was the prefect of Jincheng, Yang Qiu was the prefect of Anding, Liang Xing was the prefect of Hanyang, Zhang Heng was the prefect of Wuwei, and the rest were all given the title of prefect, and were all transferred to the commander-in-chief of the county. Except for Han Sui, Ma Teng, and Song Jian, the three of them opened their own mansions and received
In addition to the imperial court's orders, the rest of the people were all entrusted to Lu Bu's command. After the meeting, each ministry also sent its own disciples to worship Liu Bei in public, and then returned to Chang'an.
Everyone originally thought that a great chaos that swept through the three auxiliaries disappeared without a trace. When all the officials heard about it, they all felt happy. However, from the beginning to the end, no one in the court knew that Dong Zhuo's old troops had united with Han Sui. Naturally, they were also not aware of it.
You will know that Jia Xu had already sneaked into Lingzhou City and had secret meetings with Lu Bu for many days.
Let’s start from the beginning. Ever since the battle at Yishan, Lu Bu felt extremely depressed. He thought that he had defeated all his elite troops in one battle and suffered unprecedented humiliation in the world. Presumably the rebels would continue to pursue him in the near future and force him to withdraw from Longshang.
With no choice but to go down to Long, he was ridiculed when he returned to the court. Unexpectedly, in this gloomy mood, what greeted him was not the siege of the rebels, but a peace envoy.
The envoy brought Han Sui's personal letter to Lu Bu.
The letter said that the power of the world is like flowing clouds and mist, gathering and dispersing indefinitely. Yesterday's enemies and bandits can also be today's enemies, and today's allies can also be tomorrow's enemies. The changes are nothing more than profit.
Lu Bu was originally a hero from Bingzhou and a warrior from the Five Plains. The Liang people had no intention of enmity with him. However, they were instigated by others, thinking that the Liang people could be bullied and the land of Liang was easy to obtain, so they fought for many years. But now, although the Liang people have won a great victory,
However, he admired the bravery and uprightness of General Fenwu and cherished the feeling of longing for his beloved son. Therefore, he not only did not want to enmity with the general, but was also willing to return the prisoners of war and serve Lu Bu as the master. Please surrender to him.
Lu Bu didn't expect this turn of events. Even though he was uneasy, he had no choice but to agree first after being defeated one after another. He reported to the court and met with the Xiliang envoys first.
At Liang Ren's request, Lu Bu and Liang Ren both took only a dozen people and met in a deserted village twenty miles outside Fuping City. Lu Bu didn't know why, but he had to do it.
It was midsummer, and a cool rain had just fallen from the sky, but in the dry Longshang sky wind, there was soon only a faint feeling of moisture left. Lu Bu stepped on the red rabbit and arrived at the deserted village at noon.
I saw it standing on a mountain, next to the cliff formed by the impact of the river. When I climbed up and looked into the distance, I could see the dark green on the tops of the mountains.
After getting off his horse, Lu Bu saw the Liang people's envoy from a distance. There were about ten people standing guard and guard, and three more people were sitting by an ancient well under the jujube forest. They were obviously the leaders of the negotiations and were enjoying the cool breeze. Lu Bu said directly
The leader walked up, thinking about whether the trip would be successful. Unexpectedly, when he got closer, a man smiled and greeted him, and Lu Bu was shocked.
Jia Xu stood up and said with a smile: "I have been separated from Fengxian for many years, how could I have expected this day?"