In the summer of the fifth year of Shaowu's reign, troops from the south and central area attacked Jiaozhou.
Before leaving, Ma Zhong encouraged the generals and said: "We, the ministers who cut the talisman, must do the same as the joints of the buttocks and humerus. This military attack on Jiaozhou will definitely make Wu Gou know the power of the Han Dynasty and avenge the hatred of the late emperor!"
In late summer and June, Ma Zhong's troops entered Jiaozhi County along the Xisuishui (Red River) valley.
Seeing that Lu Dai and his lieutenant Sui Chun had led their troops to guard the confluence of Jinxi River and Xisuishui River, they dropped to the camp and sent people to invite a fight. Lu Dai ignored him and turned to confrontation, dividing more than ten groups.
The soldiers collected the surrounding wild valleys, cut down wood and built small boats, which seemed to have the intention of taking a detour and going down the river to disturb the counties in the heart of Cochin.
In this regard, Lu Dai remained unmoved.
They just sent people back to the counties to inform them that the Han army had arrived, and to urge some powerful rightists or barbarian tribes who had vassalized Wu to harvest their crops as soon as possible, strengthen the walls and clear the country, so that the Han army would not have the opportunity to prey on the enemy.
Continue to stick to the tactics we set before and wait for work.
The Han army, which was waiting to come across hundreds of miles of mountain roads, was trapped in the difficulty of transporting grain and fodder. After a long period of no success, it became discouraged and abandoned the army.
By then, regardless of whether he led the pursuit and gained something or not, Jiaozhou would have survived this military disaster.
Liu Zuan, who was guarding Yulin County, also deployed in the same way.
Bushan and Zengshi counties, which he and Nie You guarded respectively, were the two ends of the Han army's entry into Yulin County from Zangda River and Yu River (Youjiang River).
But they cannot clear the country.
Due to the lack of troops, the two counties of Dingzhou and Tanzhong in the northern part of Yulin County, located in the Zhoushui (Longjiang) River Valley, could only rely on county soldiers and local powerful private soldiers to maintain their operations.
These people will not burn the rice that is about to be harvested.
But for Jiangdong, it doesn't matter.
The output of these two counties is not abundant, the population is sparse, there are more barbarian tribes than Han people, and few surrender to the state government. If the Han army goes to occupy them, they will be delayed and stop in advance because of the lack of food and fodder.
Furthermore, the road from Xinggu County to Yulin County is long and difficult.
If the Han army has a better route to choose, they probably won't send too many troops here.
Moreover, as long as Liu Zuan defends Bushan County, the Han army will be unable to enter Hepu and Nanhai counties. From a strategic level, the Han army will still have to wait for work, making the Han army fall into a quagmire of difficult transportation and long journey.
After all, Lingnan is a place where miasma is rampant!
Among them, the plague of miasma in Yulin County (now Guangxi) is even more shocking.
For example, in the past, when General Fubo Ma Yuan led his troops to Jiaozhou to defeat the rebels of Mrs. Erzheng, it took nearly two years and at the cost of four to five tenths of the soldiers' deaths before they won.
Most of these dead soldiers were not killed in battle...
Although the Han army that came from Nanzhong was more adapted to the environment of crisscrossing mountains and dense jungles, it was not immune to its dangers.
Due to factors such as the rugged and long road, harsh environment, and vast territory with sparsely populated areas, Liu Zuan felt that the Han army would not send its main force to Yulin County.
Perhaps they could send at most three or four thousand soldiers and horses to harass and contain him, so that he could not divide his troops to attack Ma Zhong's tribe with Lu Dai.
This is what Liu Zuan thought after learning about the military situation in Jiaozhi County.
Gai Yin Jiangdong knew that the Han army, which had been determined to return to the old capital, could not have many soldiers and horses guarding Nanzhong.
It is also impossible to dispatch heavy troops from Longyou or Hanzhong counties to attack Jiaozhou.
Let me ask, if the Han army had the courage to change its strategy from occupying Guanzhong to attacking Jiangdong, why not march into Jingbei and instead come to a barbaric land like Jiaozhou?
Of course, there were many things that caused Liu Zuan a headache.
He and Nie You's garrison could make the local common people and barbarians
The barbarian tribes felt at ease and did not need to worry about the invasion of the Han army. However, Qian Bo, the western captain of Gaoliang who was stationed in Lingfang County, made the local right-wingers and barbarian tribes complain.
Originally, Lu Dai asked Qian Bo to lead his headquarters across the county in order to benefit the defense of Yulin County.
For example, the duties of Liu Zuan and Nie You were to resist the intrusion of the Han army, while Qian Bo was to intimidate and suppress the powerful rightists or barbarian tribes who took the opportunity to cause chaos, and ensure that the war would not be dangerous.
Who would have expected that Qian Bo is the biggest "poison"!
He was originally a thief and bandit, but his thief nature did not change even after putting on official uniform.
He actually took advantage of this period of garrisoning in Lingfang County to extort power from the powerful rightists in the county and the barbarian tribes outside the city. The soldiers under his command followed the same example and unscrupulously robbed women and property.
In response to this, the county magistrate and county captain who led the county dared not be angry. All the scholars, common people and barbarians inside and outside the county were miserable.
There was no other way, Qian Bo was given the power to pacify the chaos and calm the people by Lu Dai, and he had absolute authority in the leading county; and he had two thousand soldiers in his headquarters, and he had the power to destroy families and annihilate clans.
The matter was brought up on Liu Zuan's case in the spring.
Liu Zun would not condone such behavior.
Otherwise, before the Han army came to harass Jiaozhou, the Li Shu people who led Fang County would not be able to bear the hardship and revolted first.
He then sent the governor of the tribe to bring five hundred tribesmen with personal letters, ordering Qian Bo not to intrude on the Li people and to restrain his soldiers. He also comforted the people in the county on his behalf.
At that time, Qian Bo calmed down for a while.
Because he was afraid that Liu Zuan was the son-in-law of Sun Quan, Lord of Wu, and worried that he would be reported to Lu Dai to hold him accountable.
However, after Qian Bo learned that the Han army had left Jiaozhi County, he insisted that neither Sun Quan nor Lu Dai would hold him accountable when the war between Han and Wu was intense, so he returned to his old ways.
Although it was not like the previous acts of rape, robbery, or plundering by force, it still colluded with the powerful right-wingers in the county and tribal leaders, and forcibly expropriated money, food, and materials from some barbarian tribes in the territory who had always been unwilling to rely on the government and refused to accept the king's rule.
Help the Wu army to resist the intrusion of the Han soldiers. If you dare to refuse, gather your troops and attack them!
He also euphemistically called it, "The duty lies in serving the country and defeating the unruly ministers, and becoming a king."
Such an approach made it difficult for Liu Zuan to deal with it for a while.
Rationally, he knew that Qian Bo's behavior would inevitably increase the turmoil in the county.
If the Han army really sends troops to harass Yulin County, they will definitely come to lead Fang County after learning about this incident, and induce the invaded tribes to raise troops to rebel, adding an element of uncertainty to the war.
But from the perspective of Jiangdong's control of Jiaozhou, Qian Bo's move was beneficial.
As a result, Qian Bo divided half of the money, grain and materials obtained by force into the county treasury and transferred them to Lu Dai's army.
Another reason is that there is no trace of the Han army in Yulin County at this time.
Taking advantage of this opportunity to weaken the barbarian tribes who did not accept the king's rule would at least make the government's governance smoother in the future.
As it happens, Qian Bo is not from Yulin.
If the crowd's anger is aroused, Liu Zuan will come forward to appease them.
The situation can be calmed down by sending Qian Bo back to Gaoliang County and returning some supplies to the forcibly conquered barbarian tribes.
All in all, the pros outweigh the cons.
This is the reason for Liu Zuan's hesitation.
In other words, his delay in intervening in this matter is a decision in itself.
But there were some things he didn't expect.
For example, the barbarian tribes who had their supplies forcibly requisitioned turned against them.
In addition, Huo Yi's troops marched earlier than Ma Zhong's troops entered Jiaozhi County, entering Yulin County in early summer and April!_&
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