Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 326 Battle in Liangzhou
In autumn and September, compared with Hanzhong and other places, the trees in Guzang County in the northwest are already withered and yellow.The entire northwestern land is full of bleakness, and there is little greenery in the eyes.

Guzang County, the Liangzhou governing seat at the gate of Liangzhou, finally believed in the news that all the counties in the east of Liangzhou had been lost and the right general Zhang He was killed in battle after the arrival of Jiang Wei's army a few days ago.After discussing for another three or four days, they finally surrendered and put on the Han banner.

The dawn of the first day broke the tranquility of the night, the city began to be noisy, and wisps of cooking smoke curled up.

Wang Ping inspected the city and the camp early in the morning. Jiang Wei and Deng Ai also followed closely beside Wang Ping.

Outside Guzang City, Wang Ping set up three large camps to accommodate the assembled soldiers. There were [-] soldiers, including [-] troops supported by Jiang Wei, and [-] to [-] soldiers from the expedition. Hearing that Wang Ping had beheaded Zhang He, he heard the news and then dispatched thousands of Xianbei soldiers from the tribe to support him, as well as all kinds of Qianghu servants who wanted to fish in troubled waters.

As for the [-] soldiers of the Wei army who surrendered, only a small number remained in the army, and most of them were incorporated into civilian households by Wang Ping.

After the temporary reorganization of these miscellaneous troops by Wang Ping and others, they all stepped up their drills early in the morning under the leadership of officers at all levels.

It has to be said that using the Han soldiers as the backbone and the Qiang and Hu soldiers as the auxiliary system is the most trouble-free way to raise troops in the Northwest.

When Wang Ping and others were inspecting the barracks, Qingqi's personal guards came to report and said: "All the surnames in the city want to entertain the general, are they asking if the general is free tonight?"

Wang Ping showed a wry smile, dealing with these local surnames is the most troublesome.

Wang Ping glanced at Jiang Wei and Deng Ai, and said, "Which of you two wants to go to the banquet?"

Jiang Wei and Deng Ai looked at each other, shook their heads, and threw the question to Wang Ping.

Seeing this, Wang Ping's face darkened, and he said calmly: "Tell Patriarch Jia that the army will be dispatched recently, and the military affairs are busy. I can't wait for the banquet. You can wait until I win the Western Expedition."

In Wuwei County, Jia, Duan, Shi, Dou, Chang, An, Zhang, Li, and Yin are the common surnames.Among them, the Jia surname is undoubtedly the prefect of Wuwei County, and the Jia family in the world, looking out of Wuwei, originated from Jia Yi.

In the Eastern Han and Western Han Dynasties, there were Jia Yi and Jia Jiyu; in the Wei Dynasty, there were Jia Xu and Jia Mu.

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After the guards left, Jiang Wei cupped his hands and asked, "Wang Zhenbei has enough soldiers and horses, as well as food and grass. May I ask when we will go west to recover the counties in the west of Liangzhou?"

Hearing this, Wang Ping showed a smile, looked at the surrounding barracks, and said, "Don't worry, the country will now entrust us with the matter of attacking Liangzhou. The gain outweighs the loss."

As he got older, and with the magical stroke of beheading Zhang Yun this time, Wang Ping became more confident, and he spoke like a general.

Compared with Wang Ping, who was just 29 years old, and Deng Ai, who was in his thirties, Jiang Wei, [-], seemed a little impatient.

"Wang Zhenbei is calm." In front of Wang Ping's achievements, Jiang Wei put away his pride, asked instead, and said, "But it's already September, if we don't go west, in one or two months the Northwest will move to the north." Great Cold, how will our army go west at that time, I am afraid it will take next year to pacify Liangzhou."

Wang Ping smiled softly, looked at Deng Ai, and asked: "Shi Zai, do you still remember the tactics the prime minister used when you and I went south with the prime minister to conquer Gaoding?"

Deng Ai thought a little, recalled the past, and said: "The prime minister first conquered Gaoding, and he said that there were many rebels in Nanzhong. If they attacked one by one, it would take a lot of time, so they set up camp and did not enter. Waiting for the rebels to gather, a battle will take place. Capture it."

There is no doubt that Wang Ping followed Zhuge Liang's example when he put down the Nanzhong rebellion.The counties in the west of Liangzhou are vast and sparsely populated. It would take a lot of time to conquer them one by one. If they gather their rebel forces together, it will save a lot of effort. At the same time, they can also distinguish those who want to go anyway.

The effect Wang Ping wants to achieve is to wipe out those who have misbehavior and try not to leave any misfortune.

After Jiang Wei listened to what Deng Ai said, he couldn't help admiring Wang Ping in his heart, and he cupped his hands to persuade him: "I'm impatient, but dare to ask Wang Zhenbei, the army is now assembled in Guzang County, and the momentum has already spread. From the general It has been more than a month since we arrived in Guzang, and the Wei people in Liangzhou probably already know about it."

"If we don't go west, the people of Wei will be on guard against the city. It will be very difficult to attack the city at that time! Besides, our army has been dispatched for more than half a year. If we want to spend the winter here, the soldiers will definitely miss their homes."

Hearing these words, Wang Ping looked at Jiang Wei's resolute face, and said with a smile, "Bo Yue's words are not unreasonable, and Ping agrees with them recently. It's just that the scouts haven't returned yet. Wait for the time being and wait for the scouts to report back." , we can attack in the near future, and Boyue can get his army ready to go."

After the morning's discussion, Wang Ping calmed down the restless mood of the generals for the time being.However, after Deng Ai, Jiang Wei and others left, Wang Ping couldn't help frowning again, walking around the barracks, thinking about the battle in Hexi.

However, shortly after Wang Ping thought about it, he quickly ordered to send troops westward to conquer the counties in the west of Liangzhou.Because the scouts who had been out for a long time did not disgrace their mission, they returned to their orders and rebelled against the prefect of Wei Xihai to go south to meet Xin Ji, the prefect of Zhangye.

Wang Ping was overjoyed by the sudden appearance of a fighter plane, and immediately gathered his generals to arrange the dispatch of troops.

Wang Ping personally led [-] Han troops on foot and cavalry. The target was directed at the county of Zhangye County, and the front of the troops was directly approaching Zendan County.

For the position of pioneer, Deng Ai originally wanted to fight for it and make achievements. Over the years, he has been guarding Longyou with Huang Quan and resisting Wei soldiers.However, he was dissuaded by Wang Ping, who kept him in the Chinese army on the grounds of assisting him in commanding the army.

Let Jiang Wei be the vanguard and lead [-] riders in front.Ji Xin led [-] soldiers to garrison Zhagu Zang County.

However, Wang Ping thought about it, and Deng Ai's achievements in beheading Zhang He and pacifying Hexi alone were enough to promote Deng Ai to an official position.But Jiang Wei is not the case. Jiang Wei represents Liangzhou. If he doesn't give credit to Liangzhou, Wei Yan, the governor of Liangzhou, must have some complaints, and his face will not look good.

After all, Wei Yan led the crowd to attack Jincheng County and besieged Yangfu for the overall situation, allowing Wang Ping's army to subdue Liangzhou, and finally the entire Liangzhou was pacified.The soldiers of Liangzhou, the great Han, only captured Jincheng County, so how could they be convinced!

In order to take care of the Liangzhou soldiers of the Han Dynasty, Wang Ping also tried his best to arrange the soldiers reasonably.

The ensuing battle went very smoothly. Jiang Wei led [-] cavalry soldiers, set off from Guzang County, and went straight to Zendan City.Facing the massive attack of the Han army, the magistrate of Zendancheng surrendered and won countless horses.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Wei drove straight in, approaching Jide County first, and Wang Ping led his army behind.

At this time, Zhao Qu, the prefect of Jiuquan of Cao Wei, also led his army to join Xin Ji, the prefect of Zhangye County, in Goude County. They brought together [-] Han and Hu mixed troops. Only the prefect of Xihai was restrained by Zhi Wudai and could not go south.

Facing the Wei army facing the battle, Wang Ping did not rush forward, but let Jiang Wei slowly march close to him, so that he would not go deep alone.

The distance from Zendancheng to Jide County is one or two hundred miles, and Wang Ping marches at a speed of fifty miles every day.

So, after five days, the Han army came to Jide County, which was built in the south of Ruoshui (Black Water), and the Han and Wei armies will face off on the bank of Ruoshui to decide the ownership of the Hexi area. .

On September 21, the eighth year of Jianxing of the Han Dynasty, the flag of the Han Dynasty was flying again in the land of Hexi after more than ten years.

(End of this chapter)