Chapter 63: Blossoming in the Tree

In 398 A.D., Tuoba Jue moved the capital to Pingcheng in order to better pass through the Central Plains, and was officially proclaimed emperor. Just when the Xianbei Tuoba Department was led by its leader Tuoba Jue to conquer the Quartet and establish the country as the emperor, the Xianbei Bald Hair Department, a close relative of the Tuoba Department in the northwest, also began to embark on the road of founding the country.

The Xianbei Bald Department supported the former Liang prince Zhang Dayu to restore the country under the leadership of its leader Bald Si Fu Xuan, but was defeated by the Hou Liang lord Lu Guang led his troops, and the Bald Department had to surrender to Lu Guang.

In 394 A.D., Lü Guang, the lord of the Later Liang Kingdom, saw that the Xianbei bald tribe was growing in strength in the area of Guangwu (now Yongdeng, Gansu), and was afraid that it would rebel and not be subordinate. The bald Wugu already had the heart of rebellion at this time, but he didn't know what his subordinates were thinking, so he summoned the generals and asked, "Lu Guang sent an envoy to reward our department, what do you think?"

The generals said in unison: "Our troops are strong and strong, why do you want to rely on the Lu clan!"

The bald Wugu laughed and said: "I have this intention, it is better to kill the envoys, raise troops to fight against Lu Guang, and be ashamed of the snow!"

As soon as the words fell, the general Shi Zhenruoliu hurriedly admonished: "The Lord must not be like this, the strength of our people is still weak, and Lu Guang governs the country, gives virtue to the government, formulates laws, rewards and punishments are clear, and the country is not worry-free. The Lord should adapt to the times, it is better to accept the official position, recuperate, and wait for the opportunity to move! ”

The generals were silent when they heard this, and they all turned their eyes to the bald Wugu, who was slightly displeased, but lowered his head and pondered for a long time, and said solemnly: "What the general said is extremely true, I am too anxious!" ”

After that, he ordered someone to prepare a banquet to entertain Lu Guang's envoy, and happily accepted the official position granted by Hou Liang. When Lü Guang saw that the bald Wugu accepted his reward, he was relieved and continued to place the main army at the junction with Western Qin.

In July 395 A.D., the bald Wugu led his troops to annex Xianbei Yifu and the two divisions, and sent Shi Yigan to build Lianchuan Fort (now Qinghai Minhe) and place his subordinates here. The bald black lonely climbed the mountain near Lianchuan Fort, looked at the people from afar, and saw a herd of cattle and horses, and the people were crowded, crying silently. Seeing this, the general Shi Yigan said: "The last general heard that the lord's sorrow is the humiliation of the courtiers, and the lord's humiliation, the courtiers should kill themselves. Now that our people are strong and occupy dangerous places, the people can be hundreds, and Lu Guang is not worried. ”

The bald Wu Gu wiped his eyes, and said seriously: "I know that Lu Guang is aging. But my ancestors used kindness to Huairou distant tribes, and feared the prestige of the ancestors' tribes, and returned thousands of miles away. Now that I have inherited the ancestral business, all the tribes have rebelled, and even the neighboring tribes are not attached, and the tribes that are thousands of miles apart will not come back to submit to me, which is the reason for my tears. ”

At this time, another general said: "The lord can straighten out the army and horses, tell the troops of their crimes, and lead the army to fight."

The bald black lonely burst into tears and said with a smile: "I am planning to do this, repair for a few days, and then go out to fight for it!" ”

Soon, the bald Wugu gathered his troops to conquer the Xianbei tribes in Hexi, won a great victory, and dominated the land of Hexi. Lü Guang once again sent an envoy to add an official to him, and at this time, the bald Wugu was already full of ambition, although he accepted the reward, but he would no longer put Lü Guang, the lord of Houliang who had been repeatedly defeated by Western Qin, in his eyes.

In June 396 AD, Lü Guang proclaimed himself the king of heaven, did the emperor's affairs, and the country was called Daliang, and sent an envoy to crown the bald Wugu as the king. The bald Wugu was disdainful, and said to the envoy: "Lu Guang previously occupied Liangzhou with the strength of the conquest of the Western Regions, and did not need kindness to appease the distant tribes, and did not need mercy to sympathize with the people. His sons are insatiable, his relatives are tyrannical, and there are rebellions everywhere, and the people have no livelihood. How could Lone accept this unrighteous title against the will of the people! The great cause of the emperor, how can there be a permanent reason? If there is no way, it will perish, and if there is virtue, it will prosper. The lonely general should be the master of the world! ”

After that, he ordered someone to bring a gift to the messenger, leaving the king's guard of honor, and sent the messenger away. Lu Guangzai heard the messenger coming from Guzang, and knew that the bald Wugu had the idea of self-reliance, but he had just taken in the rebel generals of the Western Qin and begged for the bomb, and learned that the monarchs and ministers of the Western Qin were not in harmony, and they were preparing to destroy the Western Qin, and they didn't care about the rising Xianbei bald tribe at all.

At the beginning of 397 AD, Lü Guang led an army to garrison Changshi (now Tianzhu, Gansu), and sent his son Lü Su to lead Dou Gou and other cavalry of 30,000 to attack the golden city of Western Qin (now Gaolan, Gansu). The lord of the Western Qin State begged to return to the rescue with 20,000 soldiers, but before he arrived, Lü Su and others conquered Jincheng. At the same time, he sent 10,000 troops to attack the eastern parts of Western Qin with the chief of the Xianbei tribe who rebelled against Western Qin, and ordered his younger brother Lu Yan, the general of Caohan, to lead his troops to conquer Lintao (now Minxian County, Gansu), Wushi (now Lintao, Gansu), Heguan (now Lanzhou, Gansu) and other places.

The lord of the Western Qin State begged to return to see Lü Yanlian Keshucheng, and his subordinates rebelled and sighed. In desperation, he had no choice but to show weakness and send people to spread the news that his soldiers had broken up and fled to Chengji (now Qin'an, Gansu) to the Houliang army, and led the army to ambush on the way.

Lu Yan won a great victory for several days, and he believed that the rout and escape of the beggar Qiangui headquarters was true, and despite the opposition of the strategists, he led a light cavalry to pursue. As a result, Nakabu was killed. Begging for Qiangui to take the opportunity to counterattack, the Houliang army was defeated and retreated, and Lü Guang saw that the Western Qin army was strong, so he had to lead the army to withdraw to Guzang (now Wuwei, Gansu).

Just when Lü Guang led the army to crusade against Western Qin, the bald Wugu claimed to be the king of Xiping, and the founding name was Liang, and the capital of Xiping (now Xining, Qinghai) was known as Nanliang in history.

When Lü Guang heard the news, he sent the general Dou Gou to crusade against the bald Wugu, and the two armies fought in Jieting (now Zhanlang Nanzhuang, Gansu), and the bald Wugu won a great victory. The neighboring counties looked at the wind and fell, and tens of thousands of nearby Hu tribes surrendered. At this time, Lu Guang no longer had the ability to deal with the rise of Nanliang. Because there's another force that's on the move.

If you know who this force is, and what is the fortune of Lu Guang and Hou Liang, please see the next chapter.