Before dawn, Cao Cao's clan brother "Xiahou Miaocai" left camp and went west. After hearing about it, the county magistrate felt disappointed and said to his surroundings: "It has been a long time since I saw such a handsome and outstanding person who was loyal to the king.
of people!"
The cavalry of more than 400 people had no other encumbrances and moved very quickly. It only took half a day to arrive at Hongnong. Then they passed through Huayin and crossed the river to Qixian. Next, they did not go to Sili
The road to Xiliang via Long County went directly west, crossing hundreds of miles of mountains and forests, and forcibly entered Anding County.
It wasn't until the mountains and rivers were left behind that everyone finally felt relieved.
Looking at the scenery that was completely different from that of the Central Plains, Yan Zhong ignored the pain in his thighs and laughed loudly. He picked up his riding crop, pointed at the mountains on both sides, and spoke one by one.
"Your Majesty, this place was originally the place where Guifang Quanrong Yiqu and others settled. It was not until King Qin Huiwen sent troops to attack Di Yi that this place was incorporated into China. Later, Qin destroyed Han and the Huns invaded. Most of the people who settled here were
He was taken prisoner because Emperor Wu sent troops to attack the Xiongnu from the north, and this place returned to China."
Yan Zhong was very interested and talked eloquently, "Every time China becomes strong and prosperous, Liangzhou becomes a barrier to China, but every time China weakens, Liangzhou becomes the source of trouble."
Chen Cheng thought to himself: Where did this happen? After the Han Dynasty, there were the Three Kingdoms, the Jin Dynasty, the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Five Dynasties and the Ten Kingdoms, as well as the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties... Later, Liangzhou's
The importance has declined. However, in this era, Liangzhou is still very important, a bit like Liaodong in the late Ming Dynasty.
Liu Hong, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, once planned to ask every household in the country to give "ten coins" to fight against the Liangzhou rebels. Ten coins was not much, and everyone could afford it. Fortunately, this good idea was adopted by Fu
Xie dissuaded him, so this so-called "cool salary" was not implemented.
When Chen Cheng heard Yan Zhong talk about this incident, he sighed: "There is really nothing new under the sun. How many emperors in the past know how difficult the lives of the people down there are?"
He said to Yan Zhong: "I wonder where Fu Xie is now? You must know this kind of person."
Yan Zhong sighed: "Fu Gong died in battle in the fourth year of Zhongping. Later, the imperial court named him Zhuangjiehou!"
It turned out that Fu Xie was originally from the North and later entered the court as an official. The rebels in Liangzhou were powerful. Cui Lie, who was Situ at the time, once suggested that Liangzhou should be abandoned. Fu Xie angrily rebuked Liangzhou to his face, saying: "Liangzhou is the strategic center of the world, and the country is a vassal state."
Wei, Gaozu pacified Longyou, Shizong (Emperor Wu) opened up Liangzhou and established four counties. People at that time said that it cut off the arms of the Xiongnu and expanded China's territory. Nowadays, the governance of Liangzhou is in chaos and there is a rebellion. The world is in commotion. Your Majesty is responsible for it.
It's hard to sleep and eat well. Cui Lie, as a Situ, can't worry about the country, but he has to give up a territory of thousands of miles. I don't know the truth of this!"
He spoke fiercely: "If all the Xiliang rebels take over Liangzhou, their strength will be even stronger, and their next attack will be even more fierce. By that time, will Sanfu and Chang'an have to be abandoned as well? Cui Lie
If he doesn't even understand this truth, then he is stupid and incompetent. If he understands this truth, he is disloyal to His Majesty and should be beheaded in front of the Emperor immediately!"
As soon as these words came out, Cui Lie's face turned pale. At that time, Cui Lie was in the position of the Three Dukes, but Fu Xie dared to rebuke him face to face, which shows his strong character. Later, Geng Bi, the governor of Liangzhou, did not listen to his advice and led soldiers from six counties.
The horse went to conquer the Liangzhou rebels, but the soldiers mutinied, the army collapsed, and the rebels came in directly.
Fu Xie was the prefect of Hanyang at the time. Because all the soldiers and horses in the city had been mobilized by Geng Bi, when he was surrounded by rebels, he had only two to three hundred combatable soldiers in his hands. Among the rebels who besieged the city, some came from Beidi County.
Thousands of Huns cavalry, who had received his favor, knelt outside the city and begged him to surrender. They said they would never harm him and would escort him back to the north. However, Fu Xie sternly refused. He made an impassioned speech,
road:
"Even a cruel king like King Zhou of Shang Dynasty had Boyi die on hunger strike for him. Now that the court is not as cruel as King Zhou of Shang Dynasty, how can I have the character of Boyi? Since I am the governor of Hanyang, I can only be here
Got it!"
He then said to his son Fu Qian: "You have talents, please encourage them. I am in charge of Yang Hui, my Cheng Ying."
You are far smarter and smarter than me. Please make sure to live a good life and make progress. Princess Yang Hui is my Cheng Ying.
After saying this, he led 300 people out of the city to fight the rebels and died in the battle.
After listening to what Yan Zhong said, Chen Cheng sighed and said: "Master Fu can be called a great husband. The word "Zhuang Jie" is just right!
He asked: "I wonder where the grave of Mr. Fu is? He is such a hero. Even if we can't meet him, we should go and worship him sincerely."
Yan Zhongdao said: "After Mr. Fu passed away, Yang Hui was in charge, and his son Fu Qian carried the coffin back to his hometown of Lingzhou. The prince will temporarily station troops here until I can go and open the joints, and then lead the prince to go.
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So Chen Cheng went to the village thirty miles outside Pengyang City, and Yan Zhong entered the city with thirty horses.
Pengyang is located in the mountains and rivers, with many mountains and few plains. The Qiang and Hu people live together in the territory, and the number of Han people is less than 30%. More than half a month ago, the kingdom defeated Chencang and was immediately killed by Han Sui. Ma Teng saw that Han Sui was so cruel, and his heart
Out of fear, he led his troops to leave Hanyang and took refuge in Anding County.
Although Anding County has a vast territory, it does not have many household registrations. It cannot be compared with Hanyang County and Longxi County occupied by Han Sui. Fortunately, although Han Sui was thoughtful, although he was better at leading troops to fight than the Qiang and Huns, he was not as good as the Ma
In comparison, they are evenly matched. Moreover, the other generals all support their own forces, and there are many powerful Qiang people outside, so a delicate and fragile balance is maintained between them.
With the defeat of Chencang City, the fragile balance was broken. The various tribes looked at each other with fear, fearing that they would become the next unlucky guy to be killed. I heard hundreds of people suddenly coming outside the city.
Ma Teng couldn't help but start to wonder what was going on with the cavalry. Are they from the imperial court? Or are they from Han Sui? Or are the Hu people from the north going south?
There are not many farmlands outside the city, and there are many Qiang people grazing. Hundreds of well-equipped cavalry approached, and someone immediately rushed back to the city to report the matter. After Ma Teng received the news, he first asked his troops to prepare
, and when he was thinking about it, he heard that Yan Zhong had arrived. Ma Teng was surprised at first, and then overjoyed. Yan Zhong is quite famous in Xiliang. If he can get help from this person, his strength will immediately increase by a lot.
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Ma Teng personally led his troops to greet Yan Zhong at the city gate. When he saw Yan Zhong, he smiled and said: "I heard that Mr. went to Luoyang before. I was very sorry, but I didn't want to see him here."
Yan Zhong jumped off the horse and said with a smile: "Long time no see, General Ma is still as handsome as ever."
Hearing what Yan Zhong said, Ma Teng couldn't help laughing. His mother was a Qiang, so he was able to enlist the Qiang's service. After joining the rebels, he quickly raised an army. But the so-called "Chengye Xiao He"
, Defeat is also Xiao He". Also because his mother is a Qiang, the scholars in Liangzhou don't look down on him. Yan Zhong is a famous scholar in Liangzhou, and he is more happy to get his support than to get thousands of soldiers.
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Ma Teng pulled a young man in his twenties behind him and said, "Meng Qi, why don't you come to see your uncle?"
This young man was Ma Teng's eldest son. His surname was Ma Chao and his given name was Meng Qi. Ma Chao had a defiant look on his face and reluctantly bowed down, saying, "My nephew is paying homage to my uncle."
Yan Zhong saw that Ma Chao was eight feet tall, with a jade-like face and a powerful voice. Although he was a little dissatisfied with his attitude, he still reached out to help him up and said with a smile: "The tiger father has no dog son, General Ma gave birth to a son."
Good son!"
Ma Teng smiled and said politely: "Where is it?"
He introduced Ma Tie, Ma Xiu, Ma Dai and other juniors to Yan Zhong one by one, and Yan Zhong said a lot of good things. Seeing that the cavalry brought by Yan Zhong were fully armored and the soldiers were strong, Ma Teng asked: "I don't know, Mr.
What is the origin of these cavalry? They look even more elite than the soldiers and horses under my command."
Yan Zhong looked around and said: "There are many people here and this is not the place to talk. General Ma, please take a step to speak."
Ma Teng didn't think too much and said, "Then please come with me."
He came to lead the way and led Yan Zhong to his home. Ma Chao followed, looking at the equipment on Yue Qi's body, his eyes flashed involuntarily, and he lowered his head and said something to Ma Dai. Ma Dai shook his head after hearing this.
After Ma Teng occupied this place, the number of soldiers and civilians in the city became increasingly scarce, and the city was in dire straits. When resisting the Xiliang rebels, the county government office had been burned down once. After Ma Teng entered the city, he did not repair it, but lived in a
In the homes of rich people, the place where military and political affairs were handled was placed at home.
The house is located not far from the county government, with three entrances. Because it is located on the border, the original owner built the house as a fortress, and the surrounding walls were built high and thick. But this kind of building is the most common
It could also stop the rebels and bandits. Facing tens of thousands of Xiliang rebels, the original owner had no choice but to abandon his hometown and flee to Chang'an City.
After Ma Teng moved in, he reinforced and added to it, built enemy towers and arrow towers, and stored food and weapons inside. When Yan Zhong was outside the city, he saw soldiers on the top of the city.
There are so many horses, and now I see what Ma Teng's house looks like, I feel confident.
After sitting down in the lobby, without waiting for Ma Teng to ask, Yan Zhong said: "I heard that Han Sui has killed the kingdom?"
Ma Teng originally had something to ask, but when Yan Zhong said this, he immediately put other things aside and asked, "Have you heard about this, sir?"
Yan Zhong smiled and said: "As soon as I entered Liangzhou, I heard a lot of rumors."
Ma Teng was speechless, and Yan Zhong said deliberately: "Since the kingdom is dead, Han Sui will be the leader of the Xiliang army, right? Han Wenyue is very resourceful. After he becomes the leader, he will definitely send his troops eastward again. Under his
Under his command, General Ma can also make great achievements!"
Ma Chao could no longer bear it any longer and stood up, shouting: "Who does Han Sui think he is? Is he worthy of being the leader of the Xiliang Army?"
Yan Zhong turned around and asked, "Does Meng Qi have a different opinion?"
Ma Chao said loudly: "In terms of family background, my family is after General Fubo Ma Yuan! In terms of leading troops to fight, my father is far better than Han Sui. The position of leader of the Xiliang Army should be held by my father!"
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Others in the hall, such as Matthew Ma Dai and others, all looked in agreement.
General Yan Zhong had a panoramic view of the expressions of everyone in the hall, and thought to himself: This Ma Chao is not old, but his ambition is not small. Rather than saying that Ma Teng wants to be the leader of the Xiliang Army, it is better to say that this is Ma Chao's intention.
