Zhang Huan's death caused very serious consequences. The entire northwest territory lost its military commander. Liangzhou and many key county towns in the Western Regions completely lost their resistance to the Xianbei army. There were only Gu where a large number of Northern Army soldiers were stationed.
Zang County can still maintain its opposition to the Xianbei people, but it is not a threat. The entire northwest region is open to the Xianbei army.
If Zhang Huan was still there, the Xianbei people would never dare to attack Liangzhou easily, because if Zhang Huan mobilized the military power from the northwest to entangle them here, the reinforcements of the Han army behind him would completely besiege them here.
, Of course, this was what Duan Jiong originally thought, but the Xianbei army set off in the direction of Anding County, and it was impossible for Zhang Huan to live in Liangzhou and command the overall situation.
Because there is Wuwei County in the west and Beidi County in the north, Anding's military strength is weak, and it reaches Chang'an directly. If he sits back and watches the enemy attack Anding, it will cause a sensation in the Han Dynasty. Therefore, Zhang Huan can only grit his teeth and fight for his life. However,
He didn't expect that Tan Shihuai would come so quickly. The scary thing was that he even used 20,000 to 30,000 horses as bait to kill Zhang Huan.
After Tanshihuai achieved his goal, the entire Liangzhou suddenly fell into resistance. Tanshihuai ordered his soldiers to plunder Liangzhou. However, due to cattle ranching and farming in recent years, Liangzhou had already gathered a large amount of wealth and grain, which was now available.
Falling into the hands of the Xianbei army, they conquered county towns one after another, enslaved the residents as slaves, and moved out the food and wealth. Many county towns were directly burned by them.
Tanshihuai has no intention of occupying the land of Liangzhou. It is close to Chang'an and other Han Dynasty's closest confidants. If Liangzhou is occupied, the Han Dynasty will definitely attack continuously, and the rear may also fall. This is not worth the gain.
Yes, his real purpose was to plunder Liangzhou and the Western Regions outside Liangzhou, and then use these supplies for the army, and then conquer the entire Western Regions.
The Western Region is different from Liangzhou, and it is also connected to the original Xianbei in the west. It is extremely convenient in terms of support and supply.
When Xianbei was looting everywhere in Liangzhou, setting fires and killing people, and slowly moving towards the west, Duan Jiong's army arrived at Shuofang County, rested here for two days, and then set off again immediately. The news of Zhang Huan's death
, no outsiders have known it yet, and only the soldiers and scholars in Guzang County know it. After Zheng Xuan learned the news, he also wanted to send the news, but the entire Liangzhou was under martial law.
His messenger couldn't get out either, so he could only wait silently for reinforcements.
During this period, he took Zhang Gong's descendants with him and taught them personally, in order to repay Zhang Huan's kindness to the people of Liangzhou. As a result, he discovered that this ordinary-looking man dressed as a farmer
He was a young scholar who was well-spoken and intelligent. He also praised him very much and worshiped him as his chief minister, asking him to jointly manage Guzang County.
At that time, some people were a little dissatisfied with his appointment, but because Zhang Gong had no reputation, this man managed the county in a very orderly manner without any chaos, which was surprising to people at the time.
On this day, Zheng Xuan, Sima of the Northern Army Infantry Battalion, Zhang Xu and others stood on the city wall, looking expectantly. After a while, Zheng Xuan sighed helplessly and said: "The reinforcements have not arrived for a long time, what can be done?"
, he looked at Zhang Xu next to him and asked: "Xianbei is in trouble...there is no peaceful land. I wonder if Youzhen has any plan...?"
Zhang Xu was stunned, shook his head, and said: "People from the mountains and wild areas are not familiar with military matters. Please forgive me, Lord Zheng."
Zheng Xuan sighed helplessly, turned around and left, leaving only Zhang Xu and the Northern Army Sima. Zhang Xu glanced at him and asked: "The Xianbei army is approaching. This is a strategic military location. If The general has no strategy to defend against the enemy, we should all die!" Army Commander Bao Hong frowned, looked outside the city, thought for a moment, and then said: "Gather some strong men to act as a military force to resist Xianbei."
Zhang Xu felt helpless, and after waiting for a while, he asked: "General, are there many places for people to live outside Guzang City? Can grain and grass be carried into the city? Is there a river or well?" Bao Hong was stunned and turned his head to look. Looking at him, he said: "The food and baggage in the people's villages have been moved into the city long ago, but many of the cultivated fields have not yet been harvested... Most of the lakes here have dried up, and the river water can only drink for horses. In recent years, for the sake of the people's villages, all the people have There are many wells opened, and yellow dragons often appear."
"There is a yellow dragon in the well, which means that when the yellow spring comes to the world, a great sage must die..." Zhang Xu paused and then said: "Tan Shihuai is a man of great talent and strategy. He dares to lead so many soldiers here. That is Because the cultivated land has not yet been harvested, he can get his own food and grass. And if he plundered like this in Liangzhou, I'm afraid his purpose is not that. In the Western Regions, if the general can hold the city gate for several days, I don't think he will. We will attack the county town by force..."
Bao Hong was a little surprised and asked: "Don't you know nothing about military affairs?"
"Ahem, Mr. Zheng is a gentleman and has bad military ethics. I don't want to reveal it. I have a plan that can make the Xianbei army suffer. I wonder if the general can use it?" Zhang Xu stared at Bao Hong's eyes and asked with some sincerity. , but I was complaining in my heart. If I had been allowed to escape from Liangzhou earlier, I would not have to think of ways to survive. By this time, I would have already gone to Anding!
Hearing the farmer say that he had a way, Bao Hong didn't believe it, but looking at the man's confident and calm eyes, he was silent for a moment, and then asked: "Let me tell you...", Zhang Xu came close to his ear and spoke for a moment. Bao Hong suddenly jumped up and shouted in panic: "How is this possible? If so, Liangzhou was not destroyed in Xianbei's hands, but in our hands." !!!”
"Haha, mercy cannot control the army. General, if you don't want to, then just sacrifice and pray day and night, praying to God to save our lives!" Zhang Xu smiled coldly and turned to leave. Bao Hong gritted his teeth and hesitated. After a while, he quickly stopped him and said, "I can use the policy of protecting Zhen, but Duke Zheng will definitely not allow it. I don't know what to do?"
"Zheng Zhenggong is a gentleman, but he has no military knowledge. Don't let him know about this matter. We can use it as a patrol..." Zhang Xu whispered, Bao Hong frowned and nodded from time to time, and the two discussed After a moment, Bao Hong looked at Zhang Xu suspiciously and said, "Are you really a grandson of Mr. Zhang?"
Zhang Xu's face was calm, without any panic.
"How can it be false?"
On that day, Bao Hong, commander of the Northern Army Infantry Battalion, proposed to Zheng Xuan that he would personally lead the team on an inspection tour and would definitely come back before sunset. Zheng Xuan was worried about what he had done, but this man swore that he would avoid the Xianbei army. After he was seeking his own death, Zheng Xuan just agreed. Bao Hong led nearly a hundred knights and rushed out of the city. Zheng Xuan watched them go away.
However, Zheng Xuan never expected that after they went out, they would immediately search for dead bodies. These Northern soldiers were also particularly surprised, looking for dead rats, dogs, or people? Why is this?