In July of the 14th year of Jian'an, a major event occurred in Guanzhong.
Jingzhao Weishi, who was known to be a powerful man in Guanzhong, gathered three thousand troops to rise up in Ganting and captured Shanglin; the day after Weishi raised his troops, Hongnong Yang Fan raised troops in Hongnong and gathered four thousand troops.
The remaining people occupied Hongnong County. Immediately, Yang Fan responded to Wei Cong and sent troops to Hu County and occupied Huayin.
Jingzhao Weishi, Hongnong Yangshi!
These are Guanzhong tycoons with a century-old history and extremely powerful influence.
In particular, the Yang family of Hongnong is also a family with four generations and three princes. Taiwei Yang Zhen, Taiwei Yang Biao, two generations of Taiwei, and countless disciples and former officials. During Dong Zhuo's rebellion, Yang Biao played a role in protecting him. But later Cao Cao
Moving the capital to Xu County eliminated Yang Biao. In the end, Yang Biao had to leave Xu Du and returned to his hometown in despair.
Webster had a deep hatred for Cao Peng.
In the past, Cao Peng killed Wei Duan and Wei Kang and his son, which greatly damaged Wei's strength. In particular, it cut off the trade between Wei Duan and the Qiang people in Huangzhong, which almost destroyed 50% of Wei's income. Then Cao Peng started
Although Webster was also involved in the trade routes of the Western Regions, the benefits he gained were far less than those of other aristocratic families.
If nothing else, before Cao Peng opened the trade route to the Western Regions, the Pingling Dou family could not be compared with the Wei family.
However, due to Cao Peng's support, the Dou family, a 200-year-old powerful man, was reborn. Over the past few years, the Dou family's income has skyrocketed and continues to grow. In the ninth year of Jian'an, Dou Lan, who returned from Hexi, acquired Cao Hong.
He was appointed as Jing Zhaocheng and became uncontrollable. Dou Lan's son Dou Hu is now serving as the commanding officer in Wuwei County and has a bright future. With the rise of Dou Lan's lineage, the Dou family gradually changed their strategy and began to support
The Pingling Dou family is dominated by the Dou Lan lineage.
In contrast, Webster has suffered successive repressions.
After the death of Wei Duan and Wei Kang, there was no one at the helm of the Wei family. Cao Ji, who was in charge of Liangzhou, tried every means to suppress the Wei family. In any case, the friendship between Cao Ji and Wang Meng was far greater than that between Cao Peng and Wang Meng.
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An old friend for decades died because of Webster.
His own son suffered even more because of Webster...
Cao Ji is not a generous person. Under such circumstances, it would be strange if he did not suppress Webster. In this way, Webster's business in Liangzhou was almost cut off. And the business involved in the Western Regions trade routes was also
Cao Ji was often challenged by Liangzhou Pass. Cao Ji could not blatantly retaliate against Webster, but he could use the power in his hands to continuously weaken Webster's power. As a result, Webster's strength was seriously reduced.
Wei Cong, the new leader of the Wei clan, also asked other Guanzhong powerful men for help.
But everyone cooperated well with the Cao family and reaped great benefits... The so-called alliance of powerful families in Guanzhong has long been an empty talk. On the surface, these powerful families expressed their willingness to help Wei Shi, but later, they joined forces with Cao Ji.
Let's work together to suppress Webster. After all, Webster has been based in Guanzhong for a hundred years and has a lot of resources. Now Webster is obviously weak. It would be extremely stupid to not take advantage of the opportunity.
As for Cao Ji?
Not very talented, but very lucky!
This is the evaluation given to Cao Ji by the Guanzhong clan.
This guy has a super strong son, enough to keep the Cao family from losing power for a hundred years.
In this case, why not make good friends with them? Webster and Cao have a deep grudge, and it is just right to use Cao's hand to kill Webster. What kind of alliance, what kind of friendship? In the face of interests, they have become extremely fragile.
Faced with this situation, how could Webster just sit back and wait for death?
Cao Peng's appointment as Sili Xiaowei was tantamount to sending Webster to Cao Peng's sword.
Don't look at Cao Peng's lack of expression now, it's because he has no time to pay attention. If Cao Peng quells the Hehuang Rebellion and returns to Guanzhong... Wei Shiding will bear the brunt and become the victim of Cao Peng's sword. Having said that, don't do anything wrong.
In the past few years, Webster has secretly contacted Ma Chao of Wudu and Zhang Lu of Hanzhong, and even sent a large amount of military supplies to Ma Chao and Zhang Lu through his own channels.
If they are found out, Cao Peng will never let them go!
When the time comes, not only will those shitty allies not come to help, they will definitely happily come forward and accept Webster's power.
As for the Yang family of Hongnong, it was because of Yang Xiu's death that the Yang family was angry.
The Yang family itself belonged to the staunch imperial party. During the Wuzi Rebellion, they were also implicated.
The Hongnong Yang family's foundation in Guanzhong was almost uprooted.
And the death of Yang Xiu touched the last bottom line of the Yang family... Yang Biao learned that his beloved son had been killed, vomited blood and died. The Cao family's suppression of the Yang family also left the Yang family with no other way out but to resort to force.
On the scalp.
From this point of view, the Yang and Wei families are in similar situations.
Facing Cao Wei's aggressive posture, the only choice was to rise up and resist...
It was only because Cao Peng was stationed in the northwest that the two families did not dare to act rashly. Now Cao Peng is bedridden and seriously ill, and Cao Xiu is also mobilizing troops to prepare to send troops to Hehuang. Almost all the troops in Guanzhong have been transferred back to the city.
Fanxukou and Yangcheng line. At the same time, with the beginning of the Bingzhou War, Cao Jun's elite troops set off, leaving Hedong with an empty force and unable to pose much threat to Guanzhong.
After discussion, the two families decided to start an army.
Cooperate with Ma Chao's actions to conquer Guanzhong...
Once the Guanzhong is broken, the Central Plains will be in chaos. The Yang and Wei families have extremely close ties with Xianbei during their many years of business. As long as the Central Plains is in chaos, the two families can unite the three forces of Liu Zhang from Xichuan, Sun Quan from Jiangdong, and Kebineng from Xianbei
, work together, seek benefits, and safeguard their own rights.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was no concept of country.
Many ministers in the DPRK had close contacts with the Hu people, such as the Xianbei Xiongnu.
This is also one of the reasons why since the Han Dynasty, although there have been countless expeditions to Mobei and even achieved countless brilliant results, the Hu people have always been able to threaten the Central Plains. If you don’t see it, every time there is a war, a large number of powerful people from the Central Plains defect to the Hu people. Including the Eastern Han Dynasty
In the last years, Liu Yu, Liu Yan, Yuan Shao and others more or less colluded with the Hu people. The only one who did not collude, Gongsun Zan, eventually died at the hands of Yuan Shao.
This may be a tragedy for the Central Plains.
Since ancient times, there has never been a shortage of traitors.
It was like this in the Han Dynasty, it was like this in the Tang Dynasty, it was like this in the Song Dynasty, it was like this in the Ming Dynasty...
The Yang and Wei families joined forces to raise troops, posing a huge threat to Guanzhong.
Cao Hong learned the news and hurriedly returned to rescue.
On the eighth day of July, Ma Chao gathered 20,000 troops and suddenly launched a fierce attack. Cao's army in Guanzhong, which was panicked, was caught off guard and was quickly defeated by Ma Chao. Ma Chao immediately captured the city and occupied Fanxukou. Cao Hong hurriedly led his troops to attack to recapture it.
Fanxukou. However, they were ambushed by Ma Chao and Cao's army was defeated.
Ma Chao's most important word in using troops is "quick".
After capturing Fanxukou, he ordered Ma Xiu to garrison Fanxukou, and then with Ma Dai as the vanguard, he personally supervised the troops and horses to pursue Cao Hong. Cao Hong was defeated in consecutive battles and fled to Chencang with the remaining defeated generals.
For a time, the wind in Guan Guan was roaring, and all the vegetation and trees were covered with soldiers.
After the Yang and Wei families reunited, they gathered 30,000 people and besieged Chang'an.
Liangzhou Mu Jiaxu, who stayed behind in Chang'an, calmly accepted the challenge...
On July 15, when Ma Chao took advantage of his winning streak and attacked Chencang, he was ambushed by Cao Jun while passing by Wu Yue Mountain. Cao Jun generals Zhang He and Xu Huang had long been ordered to lurk in Wu Yue Mountain. When Ma Chao's army passed by,
Cao Hong gathered 10,000 Cao troops in Chencang and prepared for a decisive battle with Ma Chao.
While the two sides were fighting fiercely, Zhang He and Xu Huang suddenly came out from Wuyue Mountain and attacked Ma Chao's rear army.
Ma Chao's army suddenly became chaotic. Under the attack of Cao's army, they were finally defeated and fled... The military advisor Zhonglang General Hu Zun was beheaded by Zhang He in the rebellion. Ma Dai fought hard to cover Ma Chao at the foot of Wuyue Mountain.
After Ma Chao broke through the siege, he did not dare to stay and fled to Fanxukou in a hurry.
Unexpectedly, just when Ma Chao was winning one after another, Shi Tao, the prefect of Hanyang, was ordered by Xu Shu to suddenly attack Longguan and recapture Fanxukou. Although Ma Xiu resisted desperately, Xu Shu and Shi Tao gathered three
Thousands of soldiers attacked forcefully, and although they suffered heavy casualties, they finally recaptured Fanxukou.
Ma Xiu fought bloody battles at Fanxukou for a day and a night. With no food inside and no reinforcements outside, he set fire to the city and then committed suicide. Ma Chao was horrified when he heard the news. Fanxukou was occupied, which meant that the war was over.
His way back. At this time, Cao Hong and Xu Huang had joined forces and were pursuing from Wuyue Mountain. Ma Chao retreated while fighting, and finally had no choice but to retreat to Yangcheng and wait for reinforcements.
Where are Ma Chao's reinforcements?
It is the soldiers and horses of the Yang and Wei families.
However, he did not expect that this farce was planned by Jia Xu from beginning to end.
Zhang He and Xu Huang were secretly transferred from Xudu, and then Fanxukou was vacated, allowing Ma Chao to enter the military pass.
To put it bluntly, it means luring the enemy deep and closing the door to beat the dog!
Previously, Jia Xu received a secret report from Cao Peng and closely monitored the Yang, Fan, and Wei Cong families. Before that, he had already been on guard and had suspicions about the Jingzhao Wei family and the Hongnong Yang family. Unfortunately, there was no evidence, so he had no way of knowing.
Start. If you suppress it forcefully, you have to worry about the thoughts of the powerful people in Guanzhong. After all, whether it is the Webster family or the Yang family... our fight is our own business. If you want to uproot two families, it will inevitably lead to the death of the lips and the teeth.
Feeling. So thinking about it carefully, the only way is to let the two families take the initiative...
So Jia Xu and Cao Hong discussed and made a gesture of emptying their troops.
Wei followed Yang Fan and was indeed fooled, so he launched an army and started a rebellion.
Just when Ma Chao was guarding Yangcheng and waiting for reinforcements, Xu Yi, who was secretly stationed in Heluo, suddenly launched an attack. He broke through Hangu Pass and conquered Hongnong. He filled the Yang family, regardless of slaves or men and women.
More than 800 people were all captured. Immediately afterwards, Commander Xu Yi drove straight in and recaptured Huyang and Huayin.
The Pingling Dou family, after receiving Jia Xu's order to counterattack, gathered thousands of people and sent troops to rescue.
Ma Chao defeated Wu Yueshan miserably, catching Wei Cong and Yang Fan off guard.
By the time the two of them reacted, Zhang He and his troops had arrived at Baqiao...
At the same time, Xu Yi's soldiers led the mountain to the tomb and surrounded the rebels. The tribes of Wei Cong's family were mostly a ragtag group of soldiers and horses summoned temporarily. When Cao's army surrounded them, they suddenly became chaotic.
Wei Cong still wanted to resist and called on the powerful men in Guanzhong to respond.
On July 20th, the Wei and Pei families in Hedong gathered five thousand troops and stationed in Guanzhong, threatening to quell the rebellion.
On the 21st, Chaona Huangfu Jianshou ordered his eldest son Huangfu Qi to lead his troops to attack and stationed in Guanzhong.
All the powerful families reacted in the same way and drew a clear line between the two families.
On the 23rd, the rebels showed signs of defeat.
Jia Xu ordered the gates of Chang'an to be opened and launched a general attack. Zhang He, Xu Yi, and the powerful coalition forces in Guanzhong acted at the same time. Wei Cong was defeated and fled, and Yang Fan was captured alive. Jia Xu offered a reward of a thousand gold to kill Wei Cong.
On the 24th, Yang Fan and his entire family of 874 people were beheaded at Caishikou, Chang'an.
On the 25th, Wei Cong was killed by his servants and his head was sent to Chang'an.
A vigorous and seemingly magnificent uprising only lasted for eighteen days before it ended completely. The Jingzhao Wei family and the Hongnong Yang family were erased from the list of Guanzhong powerful men and disappeared in the long river of history.
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Jia Xu immediately reorganized his troops and reported to Ye City.
Cao Hong and Xu Huang surrounded Yangcheng. At this time, Ma Chao had become a turtle in the urn.
As for when to launch the general offensive?
Not urgent!
Let’s talk about Ma Chao’s temperament...
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At the end of April in the 14th year of Jian'an, the governor of Longxi ordered Hao Zhao, the southern captain, to lead his troops to counterattack.
Baima Qiang and Shenlang Qiang did not dare to continue their entanglement and fled back to Huangzhong in embarrassment. Hao Zhao took advantage of the situation and led his troops to attack Wudu County, seizing Wudu Road, Xiaben, Qiangdao and Shanglu counties, the gateway to Hanzhong,
This was opened.
Zhang Lu was very anxious at this time.
Xichuan soldiers and horses were mobilized frequently and appeared in Baishui Pass, seemingly showing signs of dispatching troops.
Zhang Lu hated Liu Zhang with all his heart, but he had no choice but to worry deeply. Hearing that there was a movement of soldiers and horses in Xichuan, Zhang Lu did not dare to take it lightly. He immediately sent Cao Cao Yanpu to station his troops in Mianyang to prevent Liu Zhang from sneak attack.
Yan Pu is a Brazilian native of Yizhou and is known for his strategy.
He suggested: "My lord, there is no need to worry about Xichuan now. Instead, you should be wary of Cao Cao."
"How can I see it?"
"Xichuan is currently in chaos, and Liu Zhang has too much time to take care of himself. He even invited Liu Bei to help him and garrisoned in Nanzhong. I heard people say that prices in Chengdu have skyrocketed and there is quite a bit of chaos. Liu Zhang is fully responsible for this matter, so how can he have the energy to send troops to Hanzhong? On the contrary
Cao Cao's nephew, Cao Peng, the newly appointed captain of the Sili School, was cunning and resourceful, and used troops like a god. The chaos in the northwest could not hold him back for long, and sooner or later his horse would be defeated by him.
When the time comes, how can he sit back and watch Wudu belong to the Lord?
As soon as the military capital is defeated, he will definitely capture Hanzhong. Cao Cao is ambitious and has already peeked at Xichuan, and Hanzhong is an important place to go to Xichuan. Cao Peng must also know this and will not let Hanzhong go..."
"What Zinong said is absolutely true!"
Zhang Lu is a person who can still listen to opinions.
But the mobilization of Xichuan troops and horses was a fact, but it made him dare not take it lightly.
"Let's do this. I'll let Zhong Qi garrison Yangping Pass. In this way, Hanzhong can sit back and relax."
"My lord, if you just defend, it will be impossible to stop Cao's army. Today, Wudu is empty of troops, and it is the time for your lord to take advantage. As long as Wudu is occupied, you can join forces with the Qiang and Di in the west, attack Hanyang and Longxi if you advance, and hold on if you retreat. With this help,
The geography of Hanzhong, dealing with Cao's army... Pu is willing to lead the troops and seize Wudu for the Lord."
This was originally an excellent strategy.
If Zhang Lu listened, Cao Peng would have to go to great lengths to break into Hanzhong.
But how can Zhang Lu listen now?
After thinking for a long time, he decided to let Yan Pu guard Mianyang.
Although Yan Pu disagreed, he could not change Zhang Lu's determination. On the way out of Nanzheng, Yan Pu looked up to the sky and sighed: "Hanzhong will be destroyed soon."
The day when Hanzhong will be destroyed will not be too far away...
But he couldn't explain these words to anyone, otherwise it would definitely lead to death.
Yan Pu left Nanzheng and stationed in Mianyang for a short time.
Zhang Lu got the news of Ma Chao's defeat!
Before he could react, Hao Zhao led his troops to Wudu and captured Xiabian with overwhelming force.
Only then did Zhang Lu panic!
He quickly ordered his brothers Zhang Wei and Zhang Zhongqi to lead 30,000 troops to garrison Yangping Pass to resist Cao's attack.
But he didn't know that at the same time he sent two troops, a Cao army was already quietly marching in Ziwu Valley, marching hard towards Hanzhong.
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"When Zhong Cun and Guo were about to arrive, why did they stand still?"
Hehuang, blood flows into a river!
Cao Peng used the power of the wind and the remaining clouds, like a pack of wolves, to kill the Di people who were frightened by the news.
For more than 20 days after entering Hehuang, Cao's army attacked in all directions. Sometimes they dispersed and attacked small tribes; sometimes they concentrated their forces and annihilated large tribes. In just over 20 days, Cao's army attacked more than 30 times, wiping out the Di people, large and small tribes.
Thirty-seven, killing more than 30,000 Di people, causing the whole Hehuang to panic.
Dou Mao didn't pay attention at first.
But by the time he realized something was wrong, the terrifying aura had already swept through the entire Hehuang.
Not only the tribes, large and small, were frightened, but even the Di people living around the king's tent at the head of the Cizhi River were also on tenterhooks.
Cao Peng!
This name has become the nightmare of the shepherds in Hehuang Grassland.
Mentioning Cao Peng's name almost made him stop crying at night.
"Stop crying. If you cry again, the King of Hell will come!"
Many people use this method to scare children.
The distressed child immediately stopped crying when he heard the three words Cao Yamawang.
Legend has it that King Cao Yan would eat ten people in one meal.
Legend has it that King Cao Yama drank the blood of a hundred people every day...
Legend has it that King Cao of Hell likes to drink with people's hearts. A banquet requires at least a thousand people's hearts...
There are more and more legends like this.
Cao Peng himself didn't know where such a legend came from.
However, he used real actions to tell the people of Hehuang: I said I wanted to wash away Hehuang with blood, and it was by no means a threat.
Many Di people began to regret. If they had known this, even if they could not kill Dou Mao, they would have shown a gesture. But now, Cao Jun has come in... Then King Cao Yan will not give you a chance to regret, and will directly exterminate the clan.
Thirty-seven tribes, totaling more than 30,000 people, which is almost one-sixth of the total population of Hehuang Di people! The problem is, no one knows how long Cao Peng will kill. Judging from the current situation, this
Zhi Cao's army was obviously red-eyed and killing madly!
Dou Mao hurriedly ordered the Di people on the Hehuang Muyuan to shrink immediately and concentrate on the area at the head of the Cizhi River.
He also received news that there were two troops entering Hehuang.
One group was led by Cao Peng. Although there were not many in number, they were all very bloodthirsty and their killing methods were extremely crazy.
This group of troops came and went without a trace, and they did not carry any baggage.
They relied entirely on killing and plundering to replenish their supplies...
Want to raise an army to siege?
They didn't even respond to the challenge.
As long as you dare to spread out, they will dare to attack even a tribe of several thousand people, and they will win every battle.
The reputation of more than thirty battles cannot be eliminated casually.
Thirty-seven tribes, more than 32,000 lives... So many people can feel the thick smell of blood filling the air when they hear Cao Peng's name. When did the Han army become like this?
Cruel?
Another Cao army was said to be commanded by Cao Peng's clan brother, Cao Xiu, the new western captain.
About 30,000 soldiers and horses have already marched into the Hehuang Grassland, and are now approaching the head of the Cizhi River, rapidly approaching...
Of the two troops, Dou Mao was more willing to fight Cao Xiu.
At least Cao Xiu behaved mildly after entering Hehuang and did not engage in large-scale killings.
Compared with Cao Peng, this Cao Xiu was as kind as a saint.
Even Dou Mao felt scared, what about others in Hehuang?
Dou Mao was gathering troops and horses while inquiring about the movements of Cao's army.
Zhongcun is located near Xiqing Mountain and also belongs to the Di people. The leader of the Di people in Zhongcun is named Guo Jiu and is subordinate to Dou Mao. As early as after Cao Peng went on a killing spree, Dou Mao ordered Guo Jiu to send troops
Rescue.
But until now, Zhong Cun's reinforcements have not been seen.
"Your Majesty, I won't send troops unless it's Guo. I'm afraid he can't protect himself now."
"What's wrong?"
"I have just received news that Su Ze, the prefect of Wuwei, secretly sent troops from Dayun Valley and arrived at Cizhi Hequ.
This person has joined forces with the Shaodang Lao Qiang and is approaching Qingshan Mountain to the west.
Guo Ji has already fought with them twice, but has been defeated in a row... Guo Ji is now gathering troops and horses to defend the West Qingshan Mountain. He has also sent people to ask for reinforcements from the king. He even heard that he is asking Shenlang
Qiang asks for help."
"Ke is the worst!"
Dou Mao was so angry that he raised his arms and roared in the king's tent.
Ke Zui was the old Qiang King. Now Ke Wu, the son of Ke Zui, works for the Cao family and his son, and has been appointed as the military commander. It is said that Cao Ji thinks highly of Ke Wu. Although he is about to leave office,
But he entrusted Ke Wu to Cao Peng. However, Cao Peng did not lead Ke Wu into Hehuang this time. Instead, he asked him to stay in Longxi and assist Xu Shu. In other words, as long as Cao Peng wins this battle, Ke Wu will definitely conquer the enemy.
use.
The trend of the Cao family in Liangzhou cannot be changed.
Ke is the least stupid person, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to take Shao as an old Qiang and deal with Ma Teng for many years.
That is an old fox, who is strong and weak can be seen clearly.
In this situation, if he didn't help Cao Peng, who else could he help?
In fact, there are probably many of the tribesmen present in the king's tent who want to defect to Cao Peng.
However, so far, Cao Peng is unwilling to contact them.
"Have the people who were sent to make peace with Cao Xiu come back?"
"is back!"
"What did Cao Xiu say?"
A tribal leader looked bitter, "Captain Cao said that during the battle in Hehuang, he took orders from King Cao Yanqi.
Although he is the clan brother of King Cao Yan, his official position is not as high as that of King Cao Yan, so he has no control over this matter."
The speaker has no intention, the listener has intention.
When many tribe leaders heard this, their hearts moved and they immediately discovered the meaning of Cao Xiu's words.
Cao Xiu is willing to negotiate peace!
However, Cao Peng refused to agree.
As long as Cao Peng can calm down, everything will be easy... But why has Cao Peng refused to calm down? He killed so many people and was unwilling to stop? To put it bluntly, before the attack, he was too ignorant of Cao Peng.
The old man issued a bloody order, but you guys didn't show any expression at all. How can I save my face?
In other words, as long as Dou Mao is killed...
Several tribesmen looked at each other and secretly looked at Dou Mao.
At this time, Dou Mao was so angry that he did not realize the connotation of these words.
"Since the Han barbarians want to kill them all, then I will fight with them!"
It's not about killing them all, it's about taking your heads...
A cold glint flashed in the eyes of the tribe adults, but they soon returned to normal color. This is Dou Mao's territory, so it's best to be careful. This matter should be discussed later to come up with a proper idea.
At this moment, someone outside the king's tent suddenly shouted: "Your Majesty, there is an envoy from the Han barbarians... They are the envoys from King Cao Yan."
In an instant, there was complete silence in the royal tent!