Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 135 Jiang Wei surrenders
Longyou can also be called Longxi, which refers to the area west (right) of Longshan (Liupan Mountain).The three counties of Longyou refer to Longxi County, Nan'an County, and Tianshui County in the Cao Wei period.

Prime Minister Zhuge Liang led an army of [-] to the west along the Western Han River, with Wei Yan as the vanguard; when his army reached Licheng, Wei Yan had already approached Qishan Fort.

Gao Gang, the guard of Qishan Castle, was shocked when he saw Zhuge Liang going west, and urgently ordered his scouts to inform the three counties of Longxi, and he led 5000 people to guard the castle, waiting for rescue.

Zhuge Liang had already prepared for this. He knew that Qishan Fort was a lone peak protruding from Pingchuan. You can enter the castle, and you need to follow the winding path before you can go up to the top of the mountain, which is extremely steep.

Zhuge Liang thought that if he attacked by force, it would be impossible to take it in a short time, so he left Liao Hua, the prefect of Yinping, to guard the grain road with ten thousand people.He continued to lead the army forward, and when he reached Xixian County, the magistrate of Xixian County who had been instigated to rebel had already prepared food and grass to welcome Zhuge Liang.

At the same time, like the county magistrate of Xixian County, the gentry and grassroots officials who were rebelled by Ma Liang acted one after another, so the three counties of Tianshui, Nan'an, and Anding immediately raised troops to respond to Zhuge Liang.

At this time, Guo Huaizheng, the governor of Yongzhou, was patrolling Tianshui County with Ma Zun, the prefect of Tianshui, and the officials of the county, and when they arrived at Luomen.Suddenly received a report from Gao Gang, the guard of Qishan Fort, that Zhuge Liang's army had arrived at Qishan.

Guo Huai's face was shocked, he already understood that Zhuge Liang was going out of Guanzhong, but in fact he was out of Longxi.

Guo Huai didn't have time to communicate with Ma Zun, so he immediately led his bodyguards to Xiangguo to whip his horse and raise his whip.

There is Qingshui County in the northeast of Shangyu, and Linwei County in the east of Guangwei County. Thousands of soldiers can be mobilized to guard, and they can also receive materials from Guanzhong along the Weishui River.

Ma Zun, the eunuch beside him, was already at a loss, Zhonglang Jiang Wei persuaded: "Your Majesty, you can return to Ji County and prepare your army for war."

After Ma Zun heard about it, he thought that Ji County was at the west end. If he sticks to Ji County, he will be surrounded by the Shu Han. In times of crisis, the people and officials in the county will definitely capture him alive to the Shu Han. Jiang Wei and others have bad intentions.

Ma Zun showed displeasure, and said with a sneer, "Everyone can't be trusted, you go back to Ji County first, and I will follow the governor."

After Zhonglang Jiang Wei, Gongcao Liang Xu, Chief Bookkeeper Yin Shang, Chief Recorder Liang Qian and others were speechless for a moment, they drove their horses back.

Jiang Wei and others drove to Ji County because their family members were all in Ji County.

But the rest of the officials in Ji County came with Zhuge Liang's army, closed the city gates, prevented them from entering the city, and said that your family members would treat them kindly.

Jiang Wei and others were desperate, and at this moment, Zhuge Liang led the army to arrive.Due to the situation, Jiang Wei and others had no choice but to bow their heads and surrender.

When Jiang Wei mentioned that Ma Zun, governor of Yongzhou, and Guo Huai, governor of Yongzhou, were going to Shanggu, everyone in the Han army laughed, and Zhuge Liang also stroked his beard and laughed without saying a word.

When Jiang Wei and the others were puzzled, Yang Yi was in high spirits, pinching his beard and smiling, "Shangyu has fallen into the hands of Deng Shizai, the prefect of Tianshui of our Han army."

After a pause, he gloated and said, "Wei thieves Ma Zun and Guo Huai will definitely not get what they want."

Jiang Wei was dumbfounded, slowed down, and said, "We are all officials in Tianshui County, why have we never heard of it?"

Yang Yi raised his eyebrows, it involved military secrets, he didn't know if he could say it, so he looked at Zhuge Liang.Zhuge Liang smiled and nodded in agreement.

Yang Yi held her head high, her tone raised, and she said: "Shi Zai has received an order from the prime minister a few days ago to cross Sizhong Mountain and attack Shangyu."

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Wei, Liang Xu, and Yin Shang were even more shocked.

Jiang Wei whispered to himself: "A few days ago, it snowed heavily for several days, and the snow was so thick that all cities could pass through, and the news was blocked. This is an excellent opportunity, but the Qinling Mountains are difficult to travel. Without personal visits, it is impossible to do it. .”

Thinking of this, Jiang Wei couldn't help but patted his legs and sighed: "Prefect Deng has a lot of courage, went deep into the enemy's camp, and is well versed in the art of war. I wish I could get acquainted with this man."

There was a moment of silence in the camp, and Jiang Wei realized that he was rude, and his face turned red instantly, just as he was about to apologize.

Zhuge Liang couldn't help laughing, holding a feather fan, and said with a smile to everyone: "Everywhere a scholar travels, he has to look at the terrain and point out the barracks. Today, Bo Yue is happy when he hears about the war and meditates on its essence. In Liang's view, the two Everyone is a soldier idiot."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone in the camp couldn't stop laughing, and Jiang Wei was very grateful to the prime minister of the great Han Yingwei.

The Guo Huai group that Jiang Wei was talking about was fleeing towards Qingshui County, and Ma Zun had been coaxed into the city by Deng Ai to shoot him.

Guo Huai, who was riding on the horse, looked pale and was terrified. If he hadn't felt the strange atmosphere in Shangyu City, he had looked at the city for a few more times and found that the soldiers on the city had been guarding his group all the time.

Guo Huai, who had come to his senses, was already thinking about it. After losing Shangyu City, it was still an important place in Longxi.

Important place names like Lueyang, Qingshui, Linwei, Longdi, and Fanxukou kept coming to mind.

I thought in my heart, "Lueyang is the place where Guanlong Road, Fanxu Road, Jitou Road, and Wating Road must pass, but there are few small soldiers in the city here, and the city has not been repaired for many years, so it is not enough to defend against the Han army. "

"Although Linwei is also a city on the Weishui Road, it is useless now that Shangbi is occupied."

"Longdi and Fanxukou are both located on the Guanlong Road at the gap in Longshan Mountain, but going there will have no effect on the battle situation."

"Now there is only Qingshui County (Note ① in today's Shuiqingshui County). Qingshui County is the hub of Longyou and Guanzhong South Road, and the only place where Guanlong Road must pass. Moreover, the grain and grass here are all grown in Qingchi Valley, although the grain and grass are not like Shangyu. There are so many, but it is enough to defend the city."

Guo Huai made a plan and rushed to Qingshui County, Guangwei County. While ordering people to report to Guanzhong, he asked the prefect of Guangwei County to mobilize the county soldiers to gather in Qingshui County.

At this time, Zhuge Liang saw that Ji County did not surrender, and he thought about the important place in Lueyang, and looked around to see if there was any suitable person, but there was no one who could trust him. Wang Pingyuan was in Xicheng, and Deng Ai was in Shangyu. Ma Di, who has a heavy responsibility and is dedicated to training, is also far away in Nanzhong.

So Zhuge Liang personally led [-] soldiers, along Changli to the north of Sichuan to Xingguo City, and then turned east to Lueyang, sticking to the main road.

Because of Chen's prudence, Zhuge Liang left Chen to supervise [-] soldiers and horses to besiege Ji County, and sent [-] soldiers to Deng Ai's command to obey orders.

And Zhuge Liang thought that Wei Yan was one of the few generals in the Han Dynasty who had experience in leading an army, and he was good at raising soldiers and was extremely brave.That's why Wei Yan was ordered to attack Nan'an County with ten thousand people, and at the same time guard against Xu Miao from Liangzhou who went south.

Although Wu Yi's strategy is not outstanding as a general, he is balanced in all aspects, and he is also a relative of the Han Dynasty.After Zhuge Liang pondered, he ordered him to lead 8000 people to attack Longxi County.
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① Qingshui County is named because Qingshui is in the county.Qingshui leads to the source of Longshan Mountain, goes to Qingchi Valley, and then goes to the southwest of the old city of Qingshui County and Dongting River, which is called Qingshui.Qingshui County is known as "the hub of Longshang and the barrier of Guanzhong".

(End of this chapter)