In desperation, Zhang Meng immediately killed Wei Duan on charges of colluding and disturbing Wuwei, and then expelled the Suo family, who seemed to be inclined to Wei Duan, to plunder their wealth and deport them.

He also ordered that "those who dare to speak, weep, sacrifice, or attend the funeral for the sinner Wei Duan are regarded as the same party, and there is no forgiveness for killing!" ”

For a time, Yongliang and Liang shook, and no one felt sorry for Wei Duan. It's just that in Wuwei County, because of Zhang Meng's strict order, no one dares to say it in person.

Pang Shu, a native of Jiuquan, with different characters, was serving as the magistrate of Jincheng Jun and Poqiang County at this time, and when he heard about it, he directly abandoned his official position and rushed to the coffin of Wuwei Weiduan to cry. even carried a dagger and ambushed in front of Zhang Meng's mansion, ready to wait for an opportunity to kill Zhang Meng to avenge Wei Duan.

Zhang Meng was already prepared in Guzang City, and when he knew that someone was crying for Wei Duan, he had already arranged for people to prepare to arrest him, so when he was in ambush, he successfully captured Pang Yu.

After Zhang Meng caught Pang Yu, he was surprised by his loyalty and background, and when he inquired again, he found that this person was actually the son of the world-famous martyr Zhao E.

Zhao E's father was killed by Li Shou, a powerful man in Lufu County, and even his three younger brothers died of the plague one after another. Li Shou celebrated with the people of the same clan, thinking that there was only one woman left, and he didn't care. Zhao E was determined to take revenge, often looking for opportunities with a blade, and finally killed Li Shou, and was acquitted by the government after several twists and turns.

I heard that she later married into Jiuquan Pang Zi, but I didn't expect this Pang Yu to be her son!

"With the teaching of this martyr, no wonder she is so loyal and brave!"

Zhang Meng sighed: "This person is known for his loyalty, if I kill him, I will be losing my morality, and I can't make the righteous people of Yongliang surrender." He had no choice but to let him mourn for Wei Duan and let him return to Jiuquan as soon as possible.

Zhang Meng gave in slightly, thinking that he could make the limelight less nervous, but if the dignified state pastor was killed like this, it would definitely set off a stormy wave. The initiator of all this will not let the precious opportunity be fleeting.

After Han Sui heard that Zhang Meng had killed Wei Duan, he could hardly control the ecstasy in his heart, and said excitedly: "The world always says that the tiger father has no dog, I don't want this Zhang Meng to really lose his father's prestige, it seems that the sky wants me to be the master of Xiliang." ”

He arranged for Huangfu Li to continue to promote the strategy, his son Han Jie, son-in-law Yan Xing, and his subordinate Cheng Gongying, etc., gathered 30,000 soldiers and horses in the headquarters, and communicated with Ma Chao about the follow-up plan.

Soon Wu Wei Yan Jun and the Suo family who were driven away will respond, and Ma Chao is also happy to see Xiliang grow and develop in the hands of their alliance.

Han Sui was overjoyed and sent envoys to unite the four warlords Yang Qiu, Zhang Heng, Ma Wan, and Cheng Yi who had been divided in Anding and other places, and gathered 20,000 troops. Agui and Yang Qian, the kings of Di who had close contacts with Han Sui's army for a long time, also led a total of 10,000 Di tribes in their headquarters, and were willing to be Han Sui's pioneers.

Han Sui gathered more than 60,000 soldiers and horses, and openly declared to the outside world that the army of 180,000 would raise volunteers to fight against Zhang Meng, and he wanted to avenge Wei Duan!

Zhang Meng had heard that Han Sui had been double-faced and stabbed, and knew that he would inevitably suppress the Qianghu Rebellion like his father when he took office. He also summoned Han Hu Erlang, who had experienced a hundred battles in his headquarters, and the state and county soldiers trained by him, a total of 15,000 people, and took the initiative to attack to meet Han Sui.

As a result, as soon as the two sides were about to encounter in the south of Wuwei, news came that Guzangcheng had taken refuge in Han Sui.

It turned out that Yan Jun, who stayed behind, had already colluded with Han Sui and Huangfu Li. He also spread the remarks that Han Sui was powerful and invincible, which caused deep panic among the soldiers and civilians in the city.

He also let the Suo family people who had been driven away before kill them back to Guzang City, and sent his men to shout that Han Sui's army had arrived. Soon, a group of soldiers rebelled, and Zang Cheng, the county governor of Wuwei County, was easily taken by Yan Jun and Suo Jia.

Shocked by the news, Zhang Mengjun fell into chaos, and most people thought that they should return immediately and retake the county. Zhang Meng himself believes that there is no possibility of reversing the situation except for defeating Han Sui head-on.

He tried to convince the crowd to take the opposing coach by surprise and tactics. In his family study, to deal with a large-scale mixed coalition army, the most taboo is to be repeatedly consumed by a large number of miscellaneous soldiers.

A more effective way is to take advantage of the chaos of the opponent's organization and when it is not fully prepared, attack the opponent's leaders and descendants, which can often achieve miraculous results.

It's a pity that because the county soldiers of Wuwei County had surrendered to Han Sui in their hometown, they were also afraid of the terrifying Han Sui, so they rebelled directly and besieged Zhang Meng with Han Sui's Di people's forwards.

Zhang Meng's 2,000 soldiers and horses may be able to fight with one as ten in a fair battle, but the surrounding rebellion protruded, and he was besieged to death by cutting off the supply water source, and he couldn't hold on anyway.

In desperation, Zhang Meng committed suicide, and the whole county of Wuwei was included in the hands of Han Sui and others.

However, due to the sudden killing of the state pastor Wei Duan, the counties of Liangzhou could only temporarily protect themselves by the local Taishou. Wuwei County Taishou was originally Wei Duan's descendant, and now Han Sui avenged Wei Duan, he took the initiative to fall to Han Sui and welcome the latter to Xiliang.

Jiuquan Taishou Xu Yi has the people in mind and is quite capable, but the Huang family, a big clan in the same county, has the ambition to cut off the hegemony, and the two sides are tense.

Originally, Wei Duan, the state pastor, borrowed troops from Wuwei, originally to solve the Jiuquan Huang family's subordinates and family members, but this time Wei Duan was killed, Xu Yi lost his support, and the situation took a sharp turn for the worse. The county engaged in suggesting that Xu Yi could take the initiative to join Han Sui and let him preside over the affairs of Liangzhou and other places, so that he was naturally not afraid of the Huang family's rebellion.

Xu Yi thought that this matter was not simple from Han Sui's fishing profits, if Jiuquan also took refuge with Zhang Ye, it would mean that Han Sui would annex the land of the three counties in a month.

This Han Sui is exquisite, it is rumored that he likes to push others in front of the screen the most, and he manipulates the situation behind his back, maybe this time it will be similar.

Seeing that Han Sui's army had taken control of Zhangye, and the officials of Jiuquan took the initiative to take refuge in him, Xu Yi decided to ask for help from Dunhuang County in the west and the imperial court in the distance.

He made an appointment with the loyal Pang Hao, granted him the position of chief bookkeeper, and arranged for him to deal with the worst-case scenario. Xu Yi said: "If Han Sui stops in Zhangye, the Huang family will not be in turmoil for the time being, Ziyi will continue to mourn for the state pastor." ”

"Once the Huang family raises troops, and Han Sui accepts the thieves and asks Ziyi to go to Dunhuang for help, we must let that side be vigilant, Han Sui is afraid that he will cut off the alleged king in Xiliang, and there will inevitably be another war."

Pang Yu asked: "I already know what to do in these two situations, if Han Sui has no malicious intentions, and the Huang family intends to cause chaos, then how should we stop?" ”

Xu Yi replied: "If this is the case, I will ask Han Sui to send an envoy to admonish the Huang family, and then let Dunhuang send troops to support our county." It is still necessary to wait for the imperial court to appoint the assassin and the governor, or send troops to support, and there is no need to worry about this place. ”