This is the valley slope separating Dingjun Mountain and Xingshi Mountain, and it is also the place where Zheng Pu landed in the military camp.
It is surrounded by mountains to the south, Mianshui River to the north, and faces Mianyang City, the current administrative center of Hanzhong County, and the Ordnance Department across the bank.
In the Battle of Xicheng at the end of last year, the captured Wei troops were sent to the Mianyang Iron Mine and became coolies in the Ordnance Department; while Shen Yi's family members and the Lishu of Xicheng built houses and settled down in Zouma Valley to farm and cultivate mulberry trees.
After Zheng Pu returned, he recruited thousands of soldiers from the Shenyi tribe before joining forces, and all of them were trained by Zhang Yi.
He himself rushed to Mianyang City to find Zhao Yun, the former general who was now in charge of Hanzhong.
He wanted to select some soldiers from those prisoners of the Wei army.
As a result, the Han army lost nearly 20,000 casualties and wounded in the Battle of Longyou, and as the victor, they cleaned up the battlefield and collected a lot of ordnance and armor. The Ordnance Department did not need so many coolies for the time being.
On the other hand, he recruited troops from Nanzheng County, but he could only get more than 300 people.
Most of the places in Guizhou where Nanzheng is now registered and settled are barbarians who migrated from various counties in Nanzhong and Fuling County in the past. Almost every household has Ding serving as a soldier in the army.
No matter how aggressive Zheng Pu was, he would never do anything like "two people from one household" followed by conquests.
Due to the shortage of soldiers, they had no choice but to focus on the prisoners.
Zhao Yun was quite aware of his intentions.
He just warned him not to be greedy for too much and just choose two to three hundred prisoners, so as not to defect when he attacked Wei.
For this, Zheng Pu naturally expressed his gratitude.
However, since he had set his sights on the prisoners, he had already considered in his mind to avoid defecting before the battle.
The key among them is Zhoutai and Zhouanyue.
At that time, after the Battle of Xicheng, troops marched out of Longyou.
When Zheng Pu returned with the prisoners in custody, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang had no time to pay attention to the captured Zhou Tai and put him aside until the war was over to make a decision.
Therefore, Zheng Pu sought out Zhuge Qiao, who had stayed with Yang Yi in Hanzhong to allocate grain, grass and supplies, and asked him to help persuade Zhou Tai to surrender.
He also added a special sentence, "This man is one of the best talents in the world! It would be a blessing if he could be used by my great man! I hope Brother Bosong will put more effort into it."
The rating is quite high.
It also greatly increased Zhuge Qiao's interest.
With the intention of benefiting the country, he showed no shortage of courtesy to Zhoutai.
Although several attempts to persuade him to surrender were fruitless, Zhou Tai was impressed by his sincerity and revealed the reason for his unwillingness to surrender.
"Wei's laws are severe, and Tai's family is very heavy. I was first trusted by Zhongda Gong and entrusted with important tasks. The defeat is already a crime that cannot be escaped. If I surrender again, I am afraid that there will be no state in Nanyang in the future."
Zhuge Qiao, who was always known as a gentleman, could no longer force himself after learning this reason.
But he was a little unwilling to do so.
After thinking about it, he sent people to Yong'an to look for Chen Dao and asked his subordinates to conduct detailed research on Zhou Tai's family to see if there was any chance to persuade Zhou Tai's direct family members to come to Shu.
However, the opportunity was not found, but very bad news was brought back.
When Zhou Tai followed the expedition to Shangyong Mengda, his father was already sick. After hearing that there was no news of Zhou Tai's defeat, his illness worsened out of grief and he died at the beginning of this year.
Even his eldest father and eldest mother suddenly suffered the pain of losing their children and grandchildren due to their old age, and they passed away soon after.
The Han Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety.
In such a situation, even the meticulous work of Chen Dao's subordinates could not persuade him to move.
It was the news that Taishang of Jiangzhou was still alive and told about his wife and children. He also asked for a set of old clothes from each of the three deceased people.
He also asked Zhou Tai to erect a burial mound by the Mian River and build a house in mourning.
The prisoner Zheng Pu planned to select was Zhou Tai's former Bu Qu.
From a worldly perspective, these chapters only need a handwritten letter from Zhou Tai, and they will be able to conquer the Han Dynasty without any second thoughts.
As for whether Zhou Tai is willing or not.
He was quite grateful for Zhuge Qiao's courtesy.
In particular, the Han army's careful work also brought back handwritten letters from his wife and children, claiming that after the mourning in Nanyang was over, they would rush to Shu to reunite with him.
Regardless of the scholarly demeanor of "giving me a peach and repaying him with a plum", or because he wanted his family to live in peace in Shu and be treated well by the Han Dynasty, he would not refuse.
Furthermore, the song is the sergeant’s ear!
Instead of working as coolies building bridges and mining, it would be better for them to join the army and find a future.
In fact, when Zheng Pu and Zhuge Qiao came to look for them and asked about this matter, he thought about it briefly and then agreed.
In other words, most people who were born in Nanyang County, Jingzhou, were loyal to the death if they refused to retaliate against the Wei Dynasty.
In the past, when Liu Cong surrendered to Wei Wu and Cao Cao, countless scholars from Jingxiang gave up their official positions and followed the late emperor Liu Bei to the south, becoming today's important ministers of the Han Dynasty. The most typical one is Yang Yi. He was originally the chief clerk of Fu Qun, the governor of Jingzhou.
But he still gave up his official position and returned to the Han Dynasty.
This shows that the scholars from Jingzhou did not recognize Cao Wei.
After all, Nanyang County was the hometown of Emperor Guangwu, and many people favored the Han people.
Moreover, when Cao Cao of the Wei Dynasty attacked Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao in the past, he caused quite a lot of killings.
However, after Zhou Tai responded, he still looked at Zheng Pu, bowed his hands in salute, and asked softly, "Zheng Junjun, do you have time to answer my doubts?"
Naturally, Zheng Pu had no reason to refuse the favor he received from others.
Hearing this, he bowed back and smiled solemnly, "Brother An Yue, if you have any questions, you can ask me. I will do my best and I will not hide anything."
"Thank you Zheng Canjun."
Zhou Tai, who was in mourning but not happy, nodded and asked, "In the past, during the siege battle of Xunkou, I led the army to assist General Shen. I sent many scouts along the way to explore the road, but we were still attacked. Could it be that General Wei had already retreated?
Sending troops to ambush behind? However, if we ambush early, how can we bypass the garrison guarded by General Shen?"
After finishing his words, he quickly added, "If this matter involves military secrets, Zheng Canjun will not answer it."
It turns out that he is still brooding over the defeat of the past!
However, it's normal.
If he had not been attacked from both sides, he would have been able to retreat to Shangyong County even if he was defeated, and there would be no chance of him being captured.
After Zheng Pu heard this, he understood in his heart.
After thinking about it for a while, I felt that Longyou had been captured now, and the future expedition should be Liangzhou and Guanzhong. I would not go across the Daba Mountains via Bucao River to attack the three useless eastern counties, so I told them the truth one by one.
After saying this, he comforted himself by saying, "If our army had not had the opportunity to know the trails of the Daba Mountains, given Brother An Yue's stern military appearance, the victory of the Battle of Xicheng would still be between two odds."
In response, Zhou Tai lowered his head in silence.
"Well, as a general, you should know astronomy at the top and geography at the bottom."
After a while, Fang sighed loudly and said, "If I lose, I am defeated. Zheng Canjun does not need to be lenient to me. Furthermore, if Zheng Canjun does not know this trail, how can he possibly march to Xunkou to garrison the siege? Perhaps, the prime minister of your army will have already
So take this opportunity to send troops out of Longyou?"
Alas!
This man was deeply admired by Sima Yi, so he was not an ordinary person.
Zheng Pu smiled even brighter and praised, "Brother An Yue hit the nail on the head. It can be seen that he is a good talent in the world with his strategy in mind!"
"A defeated general dare not speak bravely."
Shaking his head and speaking humbly, Zhou Tai thanked him, "Thank you Zheng Shenjun for taking the time to clear up your doubts."
Then he turned around and looked at Zhuge Qiao, and bowed his hands in salute, "My wife and children will move to Hanzhong in the future, so I have the audacity to trouble Bo Song. Although I am not known as a virtuous person, I will definitely remember your army for not killing and treating you with courtesy.
I will repay you with my body."
After saying this, both Zheng Pu and Zhuge Qiao were overjoyed and quickly returned the gift.
Because Zhou Tai was relieved, he would serve the Han Dynasty after the funeral and when his wife and children arrived in Hanzhong.
After the three of them chatted some more, they went their separate ways.
Zhuge Qiao, who had surrendered the generals of the Wei army, naturally went back and wrote a letter to the prime minister, asking the imperial court to prepare a house for the state in advance, and sent many spies to return from Nanyang with news about his wife and children.
Zheng Pu, who had obtained more than 200 troops from Zhoutai, finally reached 2,000 troops, so he returned to Zouma Valley to train his soldiers and waited for Yang Ji to recruit 500 Di cavalry from Wudu and 500 new troops from Chengdu.
The person leading the new army was Hu Zhong, a native of Langzhong, Brazil County.
Ma Zhong, the prefect of Zanggao who was once named Hu Du, was from his maternal family.
The difference is that Ma Zhong was appointed as a subordinate governor by the prime minister, while Hu Zhong was a subordinate of the hussar general Li Yan.
Of course.
After the successful news of the Battle of Longyou spread throughout Bashu, Li Yan took the initiative to ask for orders and sent many of his soldiers to Hanzhong and Longyou.
In other words, he finally let go of the "unreasonable thoughts" in his heart.
Li Yan was an extremely talented person, capable of commanding troops and managing local areas, but his shortcomings were also very obvious.
First, he thinks very highly of himself and does not tolerate others.
For example, Wang Chong of Guanghan County, whose clan brother Wang Fu died in the battle of Yiling, and Wang Shi died in the battle of Nanzhong, can be called the loyal and loyal gate of the Han Dynasty. When he was commanded by Li Yan as Yamen General, he was forced by Li Yan
He went to Beitou and rebelled against the Wei Dynasty.
Second, he is greedy for power and has quite selfish motives.
As one of the orphans left by the late Emperor Liu Bei, he was transferred to Chen Zhen because of the post of Shangshu Ling; and as the central protector of the internal and external military, he was far away from the center of power and acted as a barrier to the country, which was difficult to calm down.
Day after day, I actually developed a desire to fight for power and respect myself.
For example, he once wrote a letter requesting that the five eastern counties of Yizhou be divided into "Bazhou".
Based on the fact that Ba and Shu were divided into two countries in ancient times, we analyzed Ba County, Brazil, Badong and Fuling counties, as well as Jiangyang County that was divided from the eastern part of Jianwei County to establish a new state.
It goes without saying that his intention is to serve as "Bazhou Governor"!
After being vetoed by the Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, when the Prime Minister returned from the pacification of Nanzhong, he actually persuaded the Prime Minister to enter the Juewang and add Jiuxi.
Naturally, this kind of unethical behavior was once again sternly rejected by the Prime Minister.
And in his reply, he vaguely realized that the most important thing is to defeat the Wei Dynasty in the Northern Expedition and restore the Central Plains, and not to cause more troubles that disturb people's hearts.
However, he still persisted in his obsession.
In the fourth year of Jianxing's reign, the prime minister prepared for the Northern Expedition and dispatched various troops to station in Hanzhong County.
Since there was an alliance with Sun Wu and there were no troops in the east, he wanted Li Yan to lead the army north to guard Hanzhong County, leaving Wei Yan, who was good at attacking and determined to make achievements, to serve as the front line of the Northern Expedition.
But Li Yan tried several times to find excuses for not going.
The prime minister had no choice but to let Zhao Yun, who was guarding inside and outside the capital, go to Hanzhong.
Later, when Cao Pi died against the Wei Dynasty, Cao Rui ascended the throne and granted the power of opening the government to four ministers who cared about their orders: Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen, Chen Qun and Sima Yi.
When Li Yan learned of this, he once again wrote to the prime minister, hinting that he wanted to open a government with the same minister as Tuogu (to build an official office and appoint officials).
Let the Prime Minister feel annoyed and read the book without hearing it.
He also ordered him to move his troops back to Jiangzhou and let Chen Dao take full charge of Yong'an.
Now that Longyou was victorious, in order to appease the internal conflicts, the prime minister appealed to Emperor Liu Chan and claimed that Hanzhong, Wudu, Yinping, Tianshui, Hanyang and Longxi counties were divided and newly established as Liangzhou.
Liangzhou was originally one of the nine ancient states in "Yu Gong". In ancient times, it not only covered the counties above, but also included the land of today's Yizhou.
For the position of governor, Li Yan was asked to lead him from a distance as a hussar general.
However, he was not responsible for state affairs, but only for honor and favor. The power should be used to set off Li Yan's status as a minister of Gu.
However, as compensation, the prime minister transferred Li Yan back to Chengdu, where he guarded the capital and participated in the affairs of Yizhou Prefecture.
And his son Li Feng was appointed governor of Jiangzhou.
The prime minister took advantage of the powerful force of the Wei army to defeat the Wei army and recaptured the power of Longyou through the Northern Expedition, which had already silenced Li Yan.
Coupled with such kindness, Li Yan felt ashamed and grateful.
He finally gave up his desire for power and took the initiative to express his gratitude to the emperor, claiming that he would provide his troops to the prime minister for dispatching the Northern Expedition.
And, as a matter of course, he acted as a "villain" for a time.
In the past, Zheng Pu's admonishment strategy of finding out the wrongdoings of the sons and nephews of the Bashu wealthy family, and punishing the "household division" who moved to Hanzhong County for their crimes, finally began to be implemented.
After capturing Longyou, the journey to transport grain, fodder and baggage from Bashu was too long, and too much manpower and material resources were wasted.
It's definitely not a long-term solution.
Therefore, it is urgent to treat Hanzhong County as a land of food and crops.
If you want to continue to produce grain, you must first enrich the population of Hanzhong County.
Li Yan, who was involved in government affairs, heard about this incident and took over without hesitation. With his status as the minister of Tuogu and the prestige of the prefectures appointed in the old calendar, no wealthy family in Bashu dared to rebel at all.
He was very efficient and divided his family's nephews, property and servants into households and sent them to Hanzhong County.
Moreover, due to migration, these people had to become monks and purchase acres of land from the government after arriving in Hanzhong County.
They also asked the government to register their fields in order to collect taxes.
When the prime minister was in Longyou, he also implemented the policy of migrating powerful people to the right.
On the grounds that Longyou was the place where he would fight against Wei in the future, he claimed that he could not bear to see these powerful rightists suffer the war, so he "persuaded" them to move to Hanzhong County where the soil was more fertile.
As compensation for being unable to leave one's homeland, the amount of land given will be doubled.
The actual reason is self-evident.
After all, when the Han army attacked Linwei City last year, no one had forgotten how they entered the city.
The deeper reason is that the land of Yongliang has been in turmoil for a long time!
The Qiang rebellion that lasted for more than a hundred years made the common people accustomed to seeking protection from powerful people as their disciples.
Therefore, the reason why these powerful rightists were able to pass on in the turmoil was because they had interests entangled with the rebellious Qiang and Hu tribes. For example, at the beginning of the rebellion, they hid behind the scenes to provide weapons and food, and later divided up the spoils.
By moving them out of Longyou, the prestige of the Han army can be exerted, and peace can be restored to the Li people.
In particular, at a time when the Prime Minister was in urgent need of acres of land in Longyou, he recruited poor people to share it as tenants and recruited weak Qiang and Hu tribes to colonize it.
Use military and civilian villages to gather food and fodder for the army to conquer Liangzhou in the future.
As for whether these powerful rightists are willing to migrate?
The prime minister sent the prefect of Wei Nan'an County who had surrendered previously, and the prefect of Wei Tianshui who had captured Shanggui City, Ma Zun, to the chief of "Yin Yin" Xiao to make them move "willingly".
Forget about sending General Chen Shi, who always gave orders to be carried out, to lead the army to "protect" them and rush to Hanzhong.
Naturally, just by dividing the wealthy families in Bashu and relocating the wealthy families in Longyou, it is not possible to enrich Hanzhong County, which had more than 100,000 households during the Zhang-Lu separatist regime.
Therefore, Zheng Pu, who waited in Hanzhong County until the army led by Hu Zhong arrived, learned about what Li Yan was doing in Shu, so he sought out Yang Ji, who had also recruited troops and rushed there, and asked how his elder father Yang Teng recruited the white horse Qiang from abroad to join the army.
I asked about the matter in detail.
Immediately, he left the rest of the people busy teaching martial arts and training soldiers, and he himself could not leave the military tent for three days.
On the fourth day, he wrote a letter and sent someone to Longyou to meet Prime Minister Zhuge Liang.
On the fifth day, the prime minister sent someone and ordered him to set off for Ji County immediately.
