Chapter 237: Return five hundred years of peace to the people of Liangzhou.

Chapter 237: Return five hundred years of peace to the people of Liangzhou.

The troops from various units advanced westwards like surging waves, shouting and roaring. They crossed the Guanzhong border and set foot on the land of the twelve counties and kingdoms of Liangzhou.

"The last time our dynasty used military force against the Qiang people in Liang Province was when General Duan was the commander..." Next to Liu Wu, Pang Tong sat on his horse, looking at the desolate land of Liang Province, and couldn't help but sigh.

"He fought against the Qiang people 180 times, killing nearly 40,000 people. He eventually pacified the Western Qiang and destroyed the Eastern Qiang. His military exploits were outstanding. Unfortunately, only ten years after General Duan's death, these Qiang bandits revived..."

The so-called General Duan was none other than Duan Jiming, the great-grandson of Duan Huizong, a famous general of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Protector-General of the Western Regions, who was known as the "Three Mings of Liangzhou" together with Huangfu Gui and Zhang Huan.

He only used troops in Liang Province for a few years, but under the leadership of Duan Xing, the Han army even went out of the border and deep into the Qiang people's lair to pursue them, and swept away the rebellious Qiang people within the border.

During this period, the number of Qiang people who died at his hands was not only 40,000, but more than 100,000!

The Qiang people's fear of Duan Xing was even greater than that of Ma Chao who came later.

So much so that many years after Duan Xing's death, Jia Xu was able to escape from the Di Qiang rebels who kidnapped him under the guise that he was Duan Xing's grandson.

"What a pity..." Pang Tong sighed, "A hero like General Duan eventually died in a political struggle in the court. If General Duan had never entered the capital and ruled Liang Province for another ten years... Haha, where would there be any Qiang people in Liang Province?"

Call ~
The desolate autumn wind from the northwest made the large Chu banner make a fierce sound.

Xilulu~
Liu Wu stopped his horse and looked at the devastated land of Liangzhou. He whispered to himself, "What Duan Xing has not finished, I will do for him."

……

"The King of Chu has ordered us to set up camp right here!"

An army of more than 100,000 soldiers stopped in Liangzhou.

The camp was set up, and large military tents, like white clouds in the sky, fell on the earth, endless and boundless.

At the Xiliang army camp, there was a sound of shouting and neighing of horses.

"Liangzhou is still the best."

"I never thought that we would have a day to return to Liangzhou."

"Alas, what a pity, this time the knives in our hands will be pointed at our own people."

"Tsk~ I remember that you still have three Qiang heads and two Han heads in your tent! We have killed a lot of Qiang and Han people in Liangzhou."

In the camp, the Liangzhou soldiers could be heard laughing.

Han Sui, who was standing far away, looked at the Xiliang soldiers laughing in the camp, with worry in his eyes...

From the moment he surrendered to Liu Wu, he knew that Liu Wu would sooner or later attack Liangzhou.

I will definitely become the sharp knife that Liu Wu uses to stab Liangzhou.

The knife that stabbed the Qiang people in Liangzhou.

But when this moment really came, he hesitated...

The King of Chu had said in a previous military meeting: "Completely eradicate the century-long Qiang rebellion!"
I remember this sentence very clearly.

Because most of the cavalry under his command were Qiang people, in fact, he, Han Wenyue, was the biggest "Qiang leader" in Liangzhou!
How to eradicate the Qiang rebellion?

This is of course self-explanatory.

If Liu Wu attacked the Qiang people in Liangzhou, then his own subordinates...

"General!"

A Xiliang soldier rushed into the tent and said, "The King of Chu has ordered the general to go to the central army tent to meet him."

The King of Chu wants to see me?

Han Sui was stunned and immediately stood up: "Change clothes."

……

Somewhere in the wilderness a few miles away from the Wu and Chu camps.

The ground was covered with withered yellow grass, and in the distance there were several trees of varying heights.

Da Da Da~
The horse's iron hooves stepped on a few bones and it neighed in dissatisfaction. It was unclear whether it was complaining about the uneven ground under its hooves or the lack of fresh green grass in the wilderness.

Liu Wu rode in front, and Han Sui followed closely on horseback, feeling uneasy...

The King of Chu clearly asked me to go to the central military camp to meet him, but as soon as I arrived at the central military camp, I was dragged into the wilderness by him.

Han Sui felt increasingly uneasy. He turned his head and looked back. This place was getting farther and farther away from the camp...

"General Han." Liu Wu suddenly spoke.

Han Sui hurriedly rode forward and said, "I am here."

Liu Wu still had his back to him: "You have lived in Liangzhou for a long time, do you know the origin of Liangzhou?"

Han Sui thought without hesitation: "Liangzhou was once the grazing land of the Great Yuezhi and the Xiongnu. At that time, the Yuezhi people roamed in the area from Zhangye to Dunhuang. They were powerful and were a strong enemy of the Xiongnu..."

"The Xiongnu produced a powerful leader, Maodun Chanyu, who destroyed the powerful Donghu Kingdom, and then took advantage of the victory to attack the Yuezhi people in the west, forcing them to migrate west. After that, the Xiongnu conquered more than 20 countries including Loulan, Wusun, and Hujie..."

"The area from the Western Regions to Liangzhou is all Xiongnu territory."

"Until the reign of Emperor Shizong Xiaowu of the Former Han Dynasty, the Champion Marquis Huo Qubing came out of Longyou and defeated the Xiongnu king's city in one fell swoop, expelling the Xiongnu forces. Only then did our great Han Dynasty gain the land of Liangzhou..."

Although there are many forces in Liangzhou, there are very few people who know the origin of Liangzhou. Even Ma Teng and Ma Chao, father and son, talk about "descendants of Fu Bo" every day.

If they were asked to explain the origin of Liangzhou, they might not be able to do so clearly.

"Yes, this Liangzhou was originally the land of the Xiongnu..." Liu Wu nodded gently: "For this land, for the safety of the Han family, I don't know how many Han ancestors shed their blood and sweat to turn this Xiongnu land into a prefecture of our great Han Dynasty."

"However, after Emperor Wu, the Western Qiang crossed the Huangshui River and migrated inland, gradually becoming more powerful in Liangzhou..."

The war between the Han and Qiang peoples began in the Western Han Dynasty.

During the reigns of Emperor Wu, Emperor Xuan, and Emperor Yuan, there were three major wars with the Qiang people, all of which ended with the victory of the Han Dynasty.

For a long time afterwards, the Qiang people submitted to the central government and were settled in nearby counties such as Longxi, Jincheng and Hanyang.

Liu Wu turned around and looked directly at Han Sui: "This Liang Province has been our Han territory since the reign of Emperor Wu of the Former Han Dynasty. But now the Qiang people are wreaking havoc and are even trying to turn the tables. Isn't this absurd?"

"General Han is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. What do you think?"

Liu Wu knocked down the hat of "loyal minister of the Han Dynasty" and Han Sui dared not refuse. He could only bite the bullet and reply: "What the King of Chu said is very true. It is really absurd for the Qiang people to think that they can turn the tables."

Liu Wu nodded: "The war between Qiang and Han has been going on for a hundred years. Even though General Duan severely damaged the Qiang people, the Qiang people rebelled again within ten years after General Duan left. This century of Qiang rebellion has cost the Han Dynasty a lot of strength and caused great harm to the Han Dynasty..."

In order to quell the Qiang rebellion, the imperial court invested a total of 24 billion coins!
This is equivalent to the total amount of coins minted during the 200 years of the Han Dynasty! !
The burden on the people of the world is beyond anyone's imagination.

The Han-Qiang War during the reign of Emperor An of Han involved Liangzhou, Guanzhong, Yizhou, Bingzhou, and Jizhou. The damage and losses suffered by the people in the Central Plains were incalculable, which greatly weakened the power of the imperial court.

The hundred-year-long Han-Qiang War not only brought great burdens to the imperial court and the people of the world, but also gave rise to the separatist forces of the Liangzhou nobles.

After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Liangzhou became the first place to actually realize separatism, and became a harbinger of the complete collapse of the imperial court's rule!
People like Han Sui and Ma Teng were the beneficiaries...

Even Dong Zhuo, who wreaked havoc in Luoyang and arbitrarily deposed and enthroned the emperor, grew up in the hotbed of the Han-Qiang War. He then led his troops into the capital, wreaked havoc in the imperial court, and attracted the alliance of the 18 princes, officially opening the curtain of warlord separatism at the end of the Han Dynasty...

In a sense, the chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty was also the result of the hundred-year war between Han and Qiang... "It's time to end it." Liu Wu stared at Han Sui's increasingly uneasy eyes: "It all has to end."

"I have already said that this trip is not only to eliminate Ma Chao, but also to completely eradicate the century-old Qiang rebellion!"

"General Han is a loyal and good man of the Han Dynasty, but everyone in the world knows that the soldiers under General Han's command are the largest and strongest Qiang army in Liangzhou. Even most of those Qiang people are no match for you..."

Han Sui has been in control of Guanxi for more than ten years.

He directly controlled Jincheng County and remotely controlled Wuwei, Beidi, Anding and other counties. He was the de facto leader of all the warlords in Liangzhou.

He killed many Qiang people and captured even more. Just as Liu Wu said, the number of Qiang soldiers under his command was so large that even most of the Qiang people could not even compare to him.

Although he is a Han Chinese, he looks more like a Qiang leader than those Qiang leaders!
pat~
Beads of sweat the size of beans slid down Han Sui's temples.

Han Sui's face turned pale. He finally "understood"...

He understood why the King of Chu wanted to meet him alone.

He understood why the King of Chu brought him to this wilderness so far away from the camp...

"The King of Chu wants to..." Han Sui's voice was hoarse, and the bitterness in his words could not be concealed: "Do you want to take Han Sui's head here?"

He was completely desperate and no longer had the slightest thought of resisting.

The two riders were standing in front of Liu Wu and wanted to kill him with his bravery. What was the point for Han Wenyou to resist?

Liu Wu calmly shook his head: "Today I killed Han Sui, tomorrow there will be Wang Sui and Li Sui in Liangzhou. Cao Cao killed Ma Teng, and there is Ma Chao. If he killed Ma Chao, there is still Ma Dai."

"The Liangzhou incident cannot be stopped by killing one person or one family..."

Han Sui stared at Liu Wu blankly, his mind in a mess, not understanding what Liu Wu was going to do.

slap~
Liu Wu's big hand fell on Han Sui's shoulder. The force was not strong, but Han Sui shivered subconsciously.

"I wish to completely put an end to the rebellion in Liangzhou and restore peace to the people of Liangzhou for five hundred years..."

Return Liangzhou to peace for another 500 years? ! !

The Qiang Rebellion has only been going on for over a hundred years. Does the King of Chu know what he is talking about?
Han Sui was dumbfounded and his mouth opened wider and wider.

Liu Wu didn't care about Han Sui's misbehavior at all: "Wen Yue, are you willing to lend a helping hand to me?"

……

More than ten miles outside the city of Xuchang.

wow~
The great banner of the King of Wei appeared again near the capital of the Han Dynasty. It seemed that it knew it had returned to its old nest, and the banner began to fly as wildly as before.

The army is huge and one after another.

Under the shining sun, the swords and spears shine brightly, and the sharp blades are white and intimidating.

The endless army gathered like black clouds, rolling and surging.

The army looks solemn and majestic. Where can you see any fear or anxiety on the ancient road of Qiao-Han?
Rumble, rumble~
On the central army chariot, Cao Cao was resting with his eyes closed.

Ever since Cao Cao withdrew his troops from Tongguan and rushed all the way to Hanguguan, he has hardly had a single day of good sleep.

Only on the way back to Xuchang could he get some sleep, and even then, he didn't dare to fall asleep completely, because he was still waiting...

Waiting for a message.

"Report!"

A hurried voice floated into Cao Cao's ears, and he woke up suddenly. Here it comes!
"Report! Urgent news from Tongguan!" The scout came breathlessly to Cao Cao's chariot, "Tongguan, urgent news from Tongguan, Liu Wu's army has indeed entered Tongguan and entered Guanzhong."

Ever since leaving Hangu Pass that day, Cao Cao always felt that there was something wrong with Liu Wu's withdrawal this time, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

So he secretly sent scouts to follow closely along the way.

Now that he finally got the news, he actually went into Guanzhong obediently.

Cao Cao let out a long sigh, then shook his head in self-mockery: "I guess I'm overthinking it. Liu Zilie should be busy pacifying Guanzhong right now, so how could he have the time to mess around..."

"Prime Minister... King of Wei." Jia Xu habitually called Cao Cao the Prime Minister, but as soon as he opened his mouth he realized that Prime Minister Cao had already given up the position of Prime Minister of Han.

"Guanzhong is connected to Liangzhou. What if Liu Wu goes through Guanzhong and enters Liangzhou?"

"Wenhe is worrying too much." At Hangu Pass, Cao Cao was still suspicious about Liu Wu's whereabouts, but now he waved his hand nonchalantly: "I know Wenhe is from Liangzhou, and this is just worrying too much..."

"Liangzhou has long been in ruins, and the Qiang are in chaos everywhere. What's the point of him taking Liangzhou now? It's just a trap in the quagmire, which will do no good."

"Liu Zilie is good at calculating, how could he not figure out the pros and cons?"

"Although he has taken over Guanzhong now, it is also a mess... Well, this mess can just tie up his energy and prevent him from tossing around everywhere."

This westward expedition,
He failed to take Guanzhong, suffered heavy casualties, and lost his position as prime minister of the Han Dynasty.

Now, Cao Mengde can only comfort himself in this way.

Rumble, rumble~
As they retreated eastwards, the army was getting closer and closer to the city of Xuchang.

Da Da Da~
A burst of dense horse hoofbeats woke Cao Cao from his thoughts.

He looked up...

A general, wearing a white helmet, white armor, and white robe, riding a white dragon horse, with a green sword on his waist and a bright silver spear in his hand, and hundreds of riders following behind him, was coming towards him.

"Zhao Zilong?" Cao Cao was stunned.

Is Zhao Yun coming to greet me personally?
Could it be that Zhao Zilong has figured it out, realized that there is no future in following Liu Wu and the emperor, and has come to join me?

Cao Mengde was excited. If he could get Zhao Zilong to join him, this expedition and the losses of his troops would be worth it!

He stood up from the sedan chair with a smile on his face and was about to shout...

Da Da Da~
Zhao Zilong, with several hundred cavalrymen, had already passed by his army on one side...

Cao Cao's smile froze on his face and gradually became ugly.

Outside the city of Xuchang, besides me, who else is worthy of Zhao Zilong's personal visit?
He subconsciously turned his head to look...

I saw a troop of soldiers appearing on the side of my own army at some point.

A general flag with the word Zhou on it flutters in the wind.

week?
This person is under Zhou Gongjin's command, is he Liu Zilie's man?

In the carriage surrounded by the army, there sat
who is it?

Xilulu~
Zhao Yun reined in his horse in front of the carriage, and his resounding voice reached Cao Cao's ears clearly...

"General Zhao Zilong respectfully welcomes Prime Minister Zhuge!!"

　No more today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)