Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Qiang Rebellion

In the seventh year of Guanghe, the Han family used the last year of the name of Guanghe, as if with an ominous atmosphere, in February this year, the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out in the eight states of the world, and in the blink of an eye, the generals were still confronting the Yellow Turban thieves in Jizhou, but in the northwest of the empire, the sky changed.

During the autumn harvest, the fields outside Yungo Castle in Jincheng County are full of golden ears of wheat, and the people are wielding sickles and leading oxen to work in the fields. As the weather gets colder, there are fewer children playing in the fields. Although this year's harvest was poor, it was still the only income for the Han people in the city.

Suddenly, several men on tall horses galloped by, breaking the peaceful atmosphere in the field.

Most of the common people didn't care, thinking that they were just people who went out on safaris; But there were several old people of the Han family who showed uneasy looks on their faces, and they clearly saw that these people on horseback were all wearing left-haired Qiang people!

Immediately after that, a series of changes took place in Jincheng: first, the city gate was opened late and closed in the morning, and the inventory was strictly checked, and then the officers and soldiers stationed on the city tower multiplied, and their expressions were solemn and solemn. All the people in the streets and alleys are rumoring that the king of Xiqiang, Beigong Boyu, colluded with the Hu people to try to rebel, and is about to attack here.

In the afternoon of the third day, the soldiers stationed in Yunwu County found many small black spots faintly appearing on the endless plain in the distance, and after a while, the outline of a cavalry gradually became clear, and the soldiers immediately reported the situation to the commander defending the city. When the defenders hurriedly ascended the tower, he was stunned by the situation in front of him: the black-pressed soldiers and horses had already poured to the edge of the city like a tide!

There are 1,000 people who are boundless, and 10,000 people who are completely up to the sky! And these soldiers are all dressed in the same attire - no scarf, fur for armor, mounts and horses, and left hair!

Although the imperial court had made some preparations, the Qiang soldiers besieging Jincheng had 10,000 troops, which was completely unexpected. Although the defenders tried desperately to block the attack, but the disparity in numbers was huge, how could 800 trembling officers and soldiers resist more than 10,000 brave and warlike Qiang people?

10,000 Qiang soldiers control the strings, this is no longer the strength that the Qiang tribes around Yunwu County can gather, this is an organized and premeditated riot in the whole county of Jincheng!

After a battle without suspense, Yunwu was breached, the defending generals and county commanders were killed, and all 800 soldiers were killed, and then the Qiang began to plunder and slaughter unscrupulously. They frantically robbed of food, money and women, and most of the people's houses were burned down by them, and if anyone resisted the slightest resistance, they kicked them into the fire and stabbed them again...... The cries and screams in the city were terrifying, and the smell of burnt flesh in the gray smoke was so strong that it was so strong that the ancient city suddenly became a hell on earth.

After burning, killing and plundering, the Qiang people did not withdraw from Yunwu, but left more than a thousand Qiang soldiers to garrison, and the rest began to march to other places. It's just a pity that the common people have no way to live, the young are running and fleeing, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled can only wait for death, and that kind of day can't be mentioned at all. Pan, pan, when will the soldiers and horses and banners of the Han family come back......

The news of the Liangzhou Qiang rebellion had not yet been delivered to the emperor through the post horse to Luoyang, and the Han army in Jizhou and the Yellow Turban confrontation was ambushed by the Yellow Turban on the bank of the Hushui River, and more than half of the three troops and horses of the shooting, tun cavalry, and infantry were lost, and the Han army could only turn to passive defense again.

In September, Captain Changshui broke through Handan, killed Qu Shuai, and beheaded 3,000 ranks. Sima Sun Jian of the other department broke the Zhao State, and Sima Guan Yu of the other department and the north of Guangzong County, which can be regarded as a retrieval of a city.

In the same September, Zuochang, the assassin of Liangzhou, recruited the naturalized Qiang people and the Xiaoyue clan to quell the rebellion, and the Huangzhong Yicong Hu rebelled in Lingju County, Jincheng County, resisted the battle without military pay, and killed Leng Zheng, the captain of the Qiang Guard, to join the rebels.

The two rebel forces were based in Yunwu County and marched towards the perimeter of Jincheng, and in the Han Dynasty's war reports, their leaders were the Qiang king Beigong Boyu and the Qiang marshal Li Wenhou.

The initiator of all this was none other than Wang Guo and Song Jian, and their plan to capture Jincheng County had drawn up all the strategies in Didao on that summer night before March...... It's just that because of his greed, Liangzhou Assassin Shi Zuochang also added bricks and tiles to the rebels.

From the war in Liangzhou, Liu Hong issued an edict ordering Zuochang to expand the military strength to recruit troops to resist the enemy, Liangzhou people are already brave, not to mention that the Central Plains is now no soldiers to be recruited, and the edict was transported to Liangzhou together, as well as tens of millions of military salaries.

Zuo Chang used his crooked brains, greedy for these military salaries, and forcibly recruited the naturalized Qiang people and the Xiaoyue clan to quell the rebellion for him, no, there was a problem halfway.

Although Shi Gaixun, the magistrate of Hanyang County, actively dissuaded Zuo Chang from coveting military salaries, he had little effect, and it could not be said that there was no effect, and the effect was that Zuo Chang ordered Gai Xun to lead his troops to Ayang County.

Located in the westernmost part of Hanyang, bordering Yungo County, Ayang was the rebels' primary target for expansion.

Zuo Chang wants Gai Xun to die on the battlefield!

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"What, Gai Changshi led two hundred soldiers out of the city this morning?"

Hanyang County Duwei Courtyard, Duwei Ma Play is still up early in the morning today, don't look at the Qiang people have rebelled against Yunwu, Ma Ye doesn't care at all, anyway, it hasn't hit Hanyang yet, if it really hits Hanyang, the army will destroy them.

As usual, he had been in the courtyard with a few of his strong servants, and when he was idle and teasing a large eagle hanging on his left wrist, he heard the servants talking about Gaixun's departure from the city, but the calm horse was taken aback.

Standing up suddenly, he grabbed the servant, and the flying eagle on his arm suddenly soared into the air and fluttered its two-foot-long wings, and Ma Yu frowned and asked, "Why did Gai Changshi go out of the city?" ”

After a year and a half of being a lieutenant, the life of the horse finally settled down, and he didn't wander around for the first time all year round, and even Longxian went less, at most he walked away with friends on his days off, and he did a good job of the duties of the lieutenant on weekdays.

Two thousand stones, enough for horses to play in Liangzhou to buy a good courtyard, no, together with more than a dozen slaves at home, three hounds and a big eagle, they were all bought this year.

The house slave said: "Master, it is rumored that Gai Changshi offended the assassin Shi and was sent to Yunwu County to supervise the army. ”

"Fucking Zuochang! Gai Changshi was also confused, he thought he was Captain Duan, and he could make the rebels surrender with a name? ”

The horse slapped his sleeve in a hurry and shouted: "Come on, put on armor and lead the horse!" ”

The servant hurriedly asked, "Where are you going?" ”

"Yes, yes, you ride a horse to catch up with Gai Changshi and let him wait for me in the same place!" Ma Yu patted his forehead and pointed at a servant again and said, "Go to the barracks and tell the brothers to put on their armor and prepare their horses for battle!" ”

But in a moment, the horse put on his clothes and armor, stepped on the war horse, and galloped away from the hospital gate.

"Gai Xun, you wait for me, Lao Tzu has saved you!"