In the fifth year of Zhongping (188), the Liangzhou rebels re-attacked Youfufeng and besieged the county seat of Chencang. Chencang County is the later Baoji City, located in the west of the Guanzhong Plain, the strategic location is very important, is the birthplace of the Zhou and Qin dynasties.

In November, the imperial court worshiped Huangfu Song as the left general, and Dong Zhuo worshiped the former general as the deputy, and led the army to rescue Chen Cang.

Huangfu Song marched slowly, several miles a day.

Dong Zhuo was eager to make meritorious contributions, so he suggested to Huangfu Song to march quickly.

Huang Fu Song believed: "Chencang County is well defended, and the rebels in Liangzhou will inevitably be unable to conquer it. So he didn't follow Dong Zhuo's advice.

Dong Zhuo hated it.

Cheng Wu, the eldest son of Cheng Liyan, was appointed as Bo Cao, a subordinate of the state pastor, and concurrently served as a soldier and a horse; The post of Soldier and Horse Peng is set up in the areas adjacent to ethnic minorities, and the task is to participate in the planning during the battle, and to be on the front line, confrontation and confrontation, which is one of the important military positions of the state pastor; In this operation, Cheng Wu served as Zhang Meng's military advisor.

Zhang Meng's 5,000 cavalry arrived in Zhilu County, Beidi County, where the local Qiang and Hu were mixed, led by Hao Qiang, and the various forces learned that the imperial court had sent a large army and immediately surrendered.

Zhang Meng immediately recruited soldiers and recruited powerful forces, while Cheng Wu began to survey the terrain and plan the route of the march.

From the straight road to Niyang County, to turn over the high mountains, the road is rugged and difficult to travel, the logistics are difficult to supply, comprehensive consideration, Cheng Wu designed a new route to march, from Xiayang City to Ya County, through Luoshui to the west, through Qiyuan County to the east bank of the runwater in the east of Qi County; Then they went north along the water and occupied the counties of Beidi County one by one.

He was shocked that the new route was immediately reported to the military division still in Diaoyin County, because the route was closer, the road was smoother, and there was no need to climb over mountains and rivers, which was very convenient for the troops to march and logistical supplies.

Considering the actual situation at that time, the cold winter wax moon, heavy snowfall, walking on a flat road is still slippery and difficult to walk, if you go over the mountains and mountains, the degree of difficulty is unimaginable, frustration is very self-blame.

Calm down, frustrated and couldn't help but sigh secretly, the tiger father has no dog son, Cheng Li's son is so good, that Cheng Li dare not underestimate it, no wonder the lord Gao Shun trusts their father and son so much, and entrusts them with important tasks.

At this time, although the Han Dynasty was chaotic, the legal system was still there, and he did not dare to let the army cross the border rashly and cause unnecessary trouble, so the route he chose would rather be farther away than be too involved with other states and counties.

Compared with the two sides, Cheng Wu's plan saves time and effort, and he is not stubborn, so he immediately sent someone to inform Zhou Fei, who was sitting in Xiayang City, of the route, and praised Cheng Wu's strategy; And in the capacity of the pastor of the state, he wrote a letter to inform Zuo Fengyi and Zuo General Huangfu Song.

Zuo Fengyi was extremely supportive of the military operations of the officers and soldiers of the state to recover Beidi County and Anding County, if the two counties were recovered, Zuo Fengyi's jurisdiction would no longer be plundered and threatened by the barbarians, and it was ordered by the emperor to recover the two counties, so he immediately replied to agree to borrow the road and give necessary assistance.

Beidi County is the hometown of the left general Huangfu Song, their family is one of the powerful in the north, and now Qiao Juzuo Feng Yi, they look forward to returning to their homeland, but also support Zhou Fei to recover the two counties, and Zhou Fei's military operations can support him from the flank to recover Chencang and defeat the rebels.

After receiving the reply, he was overjoyed, immediately adjusted his route, and continued to be the pioneer by Zhang Meng.

With the precedent of Zhilu County, Cheng Wu formulated a strategy of focusing on persuasion to surrender, and recruiting strong armed forces county by county, expanding his own strength, and then eliminating the Qianghuyi Fall county by county.

Previously, those heroes were forced to raise soldiers in order to protect themselves, but it was a heavy burden for them, and now that the officers and soldiers have arrived, they do not need to waste money and food to continue to raise soldiers.

Cheng Wu received a positive response from Haoqiang, and immediately introduced a policy to exchange soldiers for arable land, if one person joined the army, he would get ten acres of arable land, and the free people could get twenty acres of arable land if they joined the army, and the first three years were exempt from tax, and then the tax was low; Because Zhou Fei has a good reputation, they have heard about it and responded positively.

Zhang Meng was very happy to have 2,000 cavalry and 2,000 infantry in just five days, and he looked forward to the full number of officers and soldiers as soon as possible after the recovery of Beidi County.

Cheng Wu used the local army to form a large number of scouts, sent them to the counties of Beidi County, contacted the powerful in each county, and won their support to jointly deal with Qianghu.

The effect of this move was very significant, and it immediately received a positive response from all over the country, so that Zhang Meng quickly recovered the three counties of Geju, Niyang and Dayao, gained a foothold in Beidi County, and waited for the arrival of Fu Zhi.

Zhang Meng temporarily set up the county in Geju County; Immediately Cheng Wu's policy was implemented, expanding the army, distributing land, relocating the people, and taking out military rations to stabilize the high local grain prices, which won the welcome and support of the local heroes and the people.

Cheng Wu treated the Hu people who lived together with Hu and Han equally, arranged their land, implemented the same taxes, received strong support from the Hu people, and actively joined the army; Although the Han people were slightly unhappy about this, they were able to live a stable life after that, and eventually accepted this reality.

In Beidi County, Hu and Han people live together, and the folk customs are even more fierce, only three counties, they will organize and recruit 7,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry, Zhang Meng is even more happy.

At the end of December, he led the army to Goju County and set up a large tent in Goju.

In view of the smooth recruitment situation, Fu Zhu made a decision to order Zhang Meng to continue recruiting troops in the local area, as long as all those who are qualified are recruited, and after recruiting 15,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry, the cavalry and infantry under his original direct jurisdiction can return to Hedong County to garrison.

If one person enlists in the army, he can stabilize a family, and it will allow the Hu people to integrate into the life of the Han people as soon as possible. And this can weaken the local power and make it easier to rule.

The secret agents sent by Haoqiang from other counties confirmed the strategy implemented by the three counties, and after returning to report, Haoqiang from all over the country recognized Cheng Wu's policy and supported the government; And the arrival of the frustrated army gave them a backbone, so they sent people to actively negotiate things.

Immediately, Zhang Meng and Cheng Wu led the army to continue northward, and successively recovered the county towns of Luopandao County, Yiqu County, Yuzhi County, Maling County, Fangqu County, etc., and finally set up the county governance in Yuzhi County, which was later Qingyang.

Immediately, Zhang Meng and Cheng Wu expanded the army again, and the good policy made the counties strong and supportive, and actively recommended the children of the family to join the official government as officials, or join the army as officials.

As long as one person becomes a cavalry, the whole family can solve the problem of food and clothing, if you become a low-level officer such as a captain or a chief, the life of the whole family will be very rich, and you can also get tax-free land, which can simply change your fate in an instant, how can you not actively join the army?

It was easy to recover and stabilize the southern part of Beidi County, and to achieve the goal of the war, and the degree of success exceeded the expectations of Fu Zhi and others, and Fu Zhu was very appreciative of Cheng Wu's item-by-item strategy, and he did not hesitate to say good things.

Zhou Fei was very happy to receive the good news from the front, so he appointed Yi Cao to serve as the head of Beidi County, assisting Taishou Zhang Meng in relocating the people, recruiting displaced people, handling people's livelihood and government affairs, and carrying out infrastructure construction.

Wei Qi (155-229), the name Bo Jiao, came from the Wei family in Anyi, Hedong (now Yuncheng, Shanxi), was an early teenager and was known for his talent and learning very early; After the Wei family established a close relationship with Gao Shun, Wei Qi was recruited by Zhou Fei as an official.

Cheng Wu was appointed as the governor of Anding County because of his planning.

Immediately, Fu Zhu, Lu Yi and Cheng Wu began to plan to march into Anding County.