Guzang County is the seat of Wuwei and the core of Liangzhou. Therefore, it is extremely tall and solid. It is also the most prosperous and largest county in Liangzhou. Now, the entire Liangyong area is under martial law.
The gate of the county seat was tightly closed, there were no pedestrians on the official roads of Liangzhou, and there were no more cattle or sheep on the pastures. Even the Qiang people had migrated to the west and south early, and the people were hiding in the county seat in fear.
middle.
Guzang County, the tallest and tallest county, is naturally the first choice for the largest number of people.
The most elite soldiers in Liangzhou, the Northern Army infantry battalion left by Zhang Huan, are stationed here, with more than 4,000 people. Together with the accompanying soldiers from Liangzhou counties and border guards, there are nearly seven soldiers here.
The military strength of a thousand people is enough to guard this county. At the same time, if the enemy takes a detour and attacks other counties, the military strength in Guzang County can also play a role in outflanking the rear. The terrain of this place is steep and it is definitely a military location!
Ever since Zhang Huan led the cavalry away, the soldiers here seemed to have lost their backbone. They had no support and were in fear. They stood on the city wall all day long. Seeing that the military morale was getting lower and lower, and the people were even more confused. The great scholar Zheng Xuan stepped forward.
Now, he went around talking among the people, and at night he encouraged the soldiers in the military camp. This great scholar's eloquence was quite remarkable. With his efforts, the soldiers and the people were stabilized.
At the same time, Zheng Xuan became a leader trusted by the soldiers and people in the county. Seeing that Zheng Xuan had such appeal, the prefect of Wuwei directly handed over the power to him. Fortunately, Zheng Xuan was here. If it were another
When the great scholar was here, he could just roll up his sleeves, lead the infantry battalion and go to find the Xianbei army. Zheng Xuan was not proficient in military affairs, but he had read many books and was pretty good at management. He was directly responsible for military matters.
Leave it to the Northern Army General to do it.
A period of time passed like this, but there was no news from the Northland.
On this day, in the early morning, the soldiers were on guard on the wall of Guzang County. Suddenly, a loud sound of horse hooves slowly came from the distance, and gradually approached. The soldiers, who were already very alert, immediately noticed this abnormality.
, a gold warning was sounded immediately, and the entire county was in panic. The people who were still on the streets of the county quickly hid in their houses, while the soldiers of the North Army rushed out from the barracks and reached the city wall, preparing for battle.
Zheng Xuan, who was originally in the military camp, immediately followed the northern soldiers to the city wall after hearing the harsh sound of gold ringing. The prefect of Wuwei also quickly summoned the soldiers from the counties and counties. The border guards who had been summoned immediately
When everyone rushed to the city wall, the troops in the distance slowly arrived. When he saw each other, Zheng Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, because he recognized the troops, and the leader was the Qiang Qilizuo.
He won Zhang Huan's trust, and the other knights accompanying him were all Qiang warriors, who were originally recruited by Zhang Huan.
Cheriza looked at the city wall with some solemnity, opened his mouth, but did not speak. He sighed: "Zheng Jun! Let us enter the city! I have important military information to tell you!!" Zheng Xuan was stunned and turned to his side.
The army Sima said: "Open the city gate!" The Wuwei Prefect on the side said uneasily: "At this time, shouldn't we be more careful? After all, they are some foreign races..."
Zheng Xuan glanced at him with some displeasure and said, "I still believe in Mr. Zhang's vision."
"Zhang Gong has great trust in him and loves him very much. I am also willing to trust him! Open the city gate!"
Even though the prefect Wuwei did not agree, soldiers from the North went down and opened the city gate. Cheri withdrew and more than 2,000 Qiang people slowly entered the city. Their expressions seemed a little depressed, and some of them had minor injuries.
After the battle, Cheri withdrew and came in. Zheng Xuan hurriedly walked down, held his hand, and said: "How is the war? How is Zhang Gong?"
Cheri looked at the surrounding Northern soldiers and said in a low voice: "Mr. Zhang is dead..."
Everyone was in an uproar. The soldiers of the Northern Army looked at them in disbelief. Zheng Xuan's eyesight went dark and he almost fell to the ground. The soldiers around him supported him. He slowed down, widened his eyes and asked: "How is it possible?
How could it be possible for such a brave man like Mr. Zhang..." Cherishe suddenly burst into tears and said: "Gong Zhang lied to me and asked me to go to the tribe to help the tribesmen. Only when I went did I find out that the tribe was migrating.
Reluctantly, after escorting the tribesmen out of Liangzhou, they rushed back with their compatriots. Unexpectedly, the military camp was already empty..."
"We didn't know the whereabouts of Mr. Zhang, so we searched everywhere. Now all the people inside and outside Beidi County are plundering Xianbei people. There are hundreds of them in one group, and they do all kinds of evil. No matter they are Han people, Qiang people, or Huns, everyone we meet is
Yes, we killed several Xianbei people and learned from their mouths... Zhang Gong was besieged in Beidi County and was defeated by the Xianbei army. The leader..."
As Cheriza was talking, tears were already streaming down his face. The soldiers from the North roared angrily: "Don't try to fool me! Mr. Zhang has never been defeated in his life! It must be because you are so afraid that you became a dead soldier and spread rumors here again!"
!”
Cheri did not explain, but the Northern Army suddenly became noisy and their morale was shaken. They cursed at these Qiang people and almost drew their swords against them.
"Hahaha~~~" Suddenly, a laugh came over.
Both the Qiang people and the Han army turned their heads angrily and stared at him fiercely. This was a young farmer with a dark face and shabby clothes. He was brought here by the Qiang people and was tightly bound.
On horseback, hearing his loud laughter, several Northern soldiers stepped forward to beat him. The man stopped laughing and shouted sadly: "Mr. Zhang is such a hero, but under his tent are...
Dog-slaughterer!"
"In order to save you from death, he killed tens of thousands of enemies with less than 2,000 men and horses, beheaded the heads of the leaders in the western and central parts of Xianbei, and died on the battlefield brazenly. You did not think about avenging Zhang Gong.
, but we are quarreling here, it’s really not worth it for Mr. Zhang!!”
After the man finished speaking, the soldiers of the Northern Army stopped and started crying. Everyone also cried. There was a miserable cry in the whole county. The man looked around and frowned. He didn't know what he was thinking. Zheng Xuan
Pointing at this person, he asked Qilizu: "Who is this?" Qilizuo said with some disdain: "What I saw on the road are either fugitives or Xianbei spies!" At this moment, the entire Liangzhou was full of people.
People are forbidden to go out, and those they encounter on the road naturally have evil intentions.
Hearing this, the man looked a little excited and shouted solemnly: "I am not a gap! I am the grandson of Zhang Gong! This trip is to find Xianbei dogs to avenge the elders of the clan!!" Hearing his roar, everyone
Startled, Zheng Xuan was even more astonished and asked quickly: "Are you a grandson of Zhang Gong? Why have I never heard of it?" The man said: "Exactly! My surname is Zhang Mingxu, and Zhang Gong also calls me
I took a word and called it Youzhen, but the family was not high-status and had been working hard in the times, so outsiders didn't know it!"
Seeing that this man spoke freely and his expression did not seem to be false, Zheng Xuan quickly asked someone to untie him. The man walked out of the restraints, relaxed his body, took out a short-hand weapon from his arms, and said:
"I will kill ten Xianbei in this life as a sacrifice to the adults!" He took the short soldier and wiped it on the palm of his hand, making blood stains. Then he looked at Cherizu and said solemnly: "Warrior, maybe you can lend me a horse.
A long knife?"
Cheriza also admired this man's performance just now and said: "You can take it for yourself!"
This man had just led a horse and held a long knife. He saluted the people around him and said, "Although I am a farmer, I have the intention to avenge my elders. I hope you will not stop me!" After that,
He was about to go out.
"Hey, Youzhen, your family certainly doesn't want you to die in vain, so you might as well stay. Here, you can kill more Xianbei people!" Zheng Xuan grabbed his lapel and said sincerely.
Zhang Xu's expression was stunned, but he smiled bitterly in his heart.