The Hexi Corridor is vast and sparsely populated, and due to the lifestyle of combining agriculture and animal husbandry, scholars and common people rarely live together in cities.
This made the Han army that took over Wuwei County to pacify the Li people somewhat stretched.
Previously, the Wei State's implementation of "people on the border governing the border" had caused the counties and counties to fall out of line. Now the battle with Fang Ai has changed the banner, and the hearts of the people are not attached. In addition, Jiang Wei previously led his cavalry to plunder those who were attached to Wei Haoyou and the Qianghu tribe.
In order to panic, the Han army needed to garrison hundreds or thousands of people in each county in order to suppress the riots and guard against those who took the opportunity to rob the people, report personal grudges, and other ulterior motives.
This left Zheng Pu without enough troops to continue heading west.
Because Ma Dai and Jiang Wei's cavalry also went to pursue the traitor Ke Wu.
However, it was said that Hu Bo Juzi came to visit that day. Although Zheng Pu lied that he knew that the person who killed Xuanwei City was Ke Wu, when he held a banquet, he also asked Hu Bo Juzi to explain in detail the story of the three of them who had fled from Lingju.
go through.
We finally know the reason why they were able to rush back to Hexi quietly.
First, it was due to the prosperous livestock in the Hexi Corridor and the large number of people who were good at riding and shooting.
The three of them all followed the expedition with one man and two horses. When they fled the battlefield, the horses rested and the men did not rest. Therefore, they marched very fast and did not have the trouble of killing horses for food. They arrived at Guzang County almost at the same time as the Madai tribe.
Another reason is that they did not choose to take the official route, and the Li Shu people along the way were in panic due to the defeat of the Hexi Allied Forces. They closed their homes and did not dare to go out, so no one noticed.
But along the way, Huang Hua and Ke Wu were in front, and Hu Bo was behind.
The two sides were separated for about ten miles.
Gein had previously had several conflicts with the Kewu tribe due to competing for pastures in Xiutuze. Now Huang Hua and Kewu have joined forces with nearly 7,000 horses. Hu Bo, who only has 3,000 tribesmen, has to be careful in his position.
For the top.
At first, both parties were in a hurry and ignored each other.
After arriving in Guzang County, they saw that Ma Dai's troops had already arrived. Huang Hua and Ke Wu brought several retinues to invite Hu Bo to take charge of the post and discuss future matters together.
To be precise, they came to invite Comrade Hu Bo Juzi to Jiuquan County to prepare for war.
Huang Hua, a scheming man, used things for profit and reason, and painted a bright future for the three of them.
On the grounds that he could send envoys to Guanzhong to inform Sima Yi that the Battle of Lingju was a disastrous defeat, Guanzhong would definitely send troops to harass the Longyou and Jianyin fortresses in advance, and concluded that the number of Han troops coming to the Hexi Corridor would not be large.
At least, if the three of them joined forces, plus the field soldiers of Cang Ci, the prefect of Zhangye County, they would be enough to remain undefeated and stop the Han army at Wuwei County.
Afterwards, the Luoyang Temple heard that they were in charge of Shu, and they would certainly be rewarded with official titles, generous titles, and land titles to encourage them.
Cang Ci was an upright and strict man, and had no intention of fighting for power and profit. Therefore, the Hexi Corridor will definitely be owned by the three of them in the future!
But it's a pity.
Huang Hua, who almost moved himself with his impassioned speech, did not move Hu Bo Juzhi.
Because Hu Bo Juzhi was able to be entrusted by the Wei State to Lord Baosai in the past, he relied not only on the strength of his tribe, but also on his scheming and means. Therefore, he also knew that no matter how Huang Hua and Ke Wu condescend to seek common ground, they would still be able to work together.
Once things are done, they will inevitably burn bridges across the river as soon as possible.
Without him, the two of them were powerful enough to destroy Hu Bo's tribe, so why should they allow one more person to divide the interests?
Therefore, Hu Bo Juzhi pushed the matter aside on the grounds that he belonged to Shuofang to guard Liu Bao and needed to report back before he could make a decision.
Huang Hua and Ke Wu were somewhat dissatisfied with this.
But maybe he felt that there was a glimmer of hope in the matter, or he was afraid that the Han army was on the side and did not dare to fight and hurt himself, so he just asked Hu Bo to make a decision as soon as possible and dispersed.
Huang Hua naturally returned to Jiuquan County at the same time.
The tribes of Hu Bojuzhi and Kewu both live in Xiutuze, so they face each other along the road.
When they arrived at Xuanwei City, Ke Wu went to the city to relieve his fatigue along the way because he had a good relationship with the city guard. Hu Bo continued to walk for several miles and slept in the wilderness because of his duties.
Because of this, I was awakened by the sound of fighting at night.
I sent scouts to investigate, and happened to see Kewu massacre the city with his troops.
At that time, Zheng Pu listened and roughly deduced Ke Wu's marching route.
Since he planned to join forces with Huang Hua to resist, he naturally wanted to move all the tribes to Jiuquan County.
And it just so happened that in front of the Yanzhi Corridor from Wuwei County to Zhangye County there were Xianmei, Fan and He counties, both of which were inhabited by Lushuihu.
However, since Lu Shui, Hu Lian, and Kewu's tribe did not know anything about their return to Hexi, we can conclude that they were traveling along the northern foot of Longshou Mountain, passing through Zhaowu County in Zhangye County and entering Biaoshi County in Jiuquan County.
Likewise, Zheng Pu hurriedly summoned Ma Dai and Jiang Wei and asked them to chase him at a gallop - in the severe winter with continuous wind and snow, and with women, children, cattle, sheep and war horses dragging them down, the traitor Ke Wu's journey must not be fast, and maybe Ma Jiang Er
People can catch up.
Even if they couldn't catch up, the two of them turned into partial divisions that delayed Jiuquan County's troops, making Huang Hua and Ke Wu afraid to lead their troops to the Yanzhi Corridor where Zhangye Prefect Cangci garrisoned his army.
However, before Jiang Wei led his troops, he asked Zheng Pu to write two handwritten letters.
They are addressed to Pang Qiao and Yang Feng respectively.
It's not a letter to persuade him to surrender. With Jiang Wei's wisdom, he would not have such unrealistic delusions.
But he knew that the Prime Minister Zhuge Liang had previously given Zheng Pu's "Thousand Character Essay" to Pang Yu, so he asked Zheng Pu to ask Pang and Yang to put aside their prejudices and use their prestige in the county to recommend some knights to serve as soldiers for the Han army.
The eyes and ears allowed the Han army to know the whereabouts of Kewu's traitor, and then have the opportunity to kill him in one fell swoop!
The reason that convinced them was that Kowu massacred the city.
There are not only Li common people in Xuanwei City, but also soldiers guarding the border. They should not be wantonly killed by the Zhongqiang tribe who migrated from Jincheng County in any case. The efforts of Pang Yu and Yang Feng are also helping innocent Li Shu and soldiers.
Seeking justice is not inconsistent with the "righteousness" they hold on to in their hearts.
Of course, this is the result Jiang Wei expected.
But even if Pang Qiao and Yang Feng refused, there would be no loss to the Han army.
Let's give it a try, it will be an unexpected joy if it works, and I won't think about it if it doesn't work.
After Ma Dai and Jiang Wei left the four thousand cavalry, it is not surprising that Zheng Pu, who originally only supervised more than ten thousand soldiers marching into Wuwei County, was temporarily stretched thin.
In this regard, Fei Yi, Zhuge Qiao and others suggested that Wuwei County should be appeased first, and after Wei Yan defeated Jincheng County, he would write a letter to ask Wei Yan to mobilize some troops.
But Zheng Pu thought otherwise.
Taking advantage of the great victory in the Battle of Lingju, if the Han army did not take the opportunity to regain the counties, but instead allowed the diehard anti-Wei loyalists time to stabilize the morale of the army, wouldn't it make the war more difficult and cause more soldiers to die in the battle?
Furthermore, with the main force rebelling against Wei in Guanzhong, every second must be fought to regain control of the Hexi counties in order for the imperial court to avoid the losses of a two-front battle!
Therefore, after much thought, he rushed to Xianmei County under the escort of his retinue and entered Liao Hua's military camp.
As soon as they met, they bowed their hands in salute and said, "Can you please Liao Canjun to send a messenger for me to tell Wei Cang Xiaoren that I would like to invite him to speak before the battle?"
