The rebellion and the separation

The Eastern Han Dynasty government had three absolute and three links in the Western Regions, the three absolute means three times to withdraw from the Western Regions and lose the right to rule over it, and the three links are the three conquests and domination of the Western Regions. The latest "pass" of the pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info is the rule of Ban Chao's son Ban Yong over the Western Regions more than 80 years ago.

Until the end of the Han Dynasty, the entire Western Regions was still considered a vassal area of the Han Dynasty, but in fact, due to the end of the Han Dynasty, the Han dynasty had lost actual control of the Western Regions, and the behavior of the oasis powers to dominate one side abounded, even during the Cao Wei period. Because the strategic significance of the Western Regions is really not great, and there is no threat to the Central Plains regime, if the expedition is thousands of miles apart, it will consume a lot of grain and grass, so in the Cao Wei period, it is only a blind eye to the hegemony of those oasis powers in the Western Regions.

At this time, in addition to the Otsuki clan, the oasis powers mainly include Wusun, Qiuzi, and Shanshan, among which the Wusun country is the strongest (at this time, the Otsuki clan no longer belongs to the Western Regions countries in the strict sense, and should be called the Kushan Empire). In the Later Han Dynasty, it is described that during the period of Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty, "Wusun is a big country, controlling 100,000 strings", which is fashionable and implements the large and small Kunmi system, and if Yunmi has unified the Wusun country today, the number of armor soldiers who control the strings has naturally exceeded 100,000, and he is already the king of the Western Regions, and his strength is far above Qiuzi and Shanshan. But no matter what, in the minds of the countries of the Western Regions, the Han Dynasty is still the Heavenly Empire, and they never dreamed that they would dare to cross the Yumen Pass and offend the Tianwei of the Han Dynasty, until they received a secret letter from Ma Chao requesting an alliance.

When Wusun Kunmo learned that the Han family had been torn apart, the princes were fighting, and even the chickens were so weak that they needed to ask him for help from the Western Regions, he couldn't help but feel ready to move in his heart.

Ma Chao's alliance conditions were that once the king of Wusun was willing to send troops to help him repel Gongsun Bai, he was willing to help the king of Wusun unify the Western Regions, and even defeat the Dayue clan, respect him as the king of the Western Regions, and cede the two counties of Dunhuang and Jiuquan.

And Tianyunmi thinks that not only there are large areas of fertile grassland in the east of Yumen Guandong, but what is more tempting is the rich and beautiful Guanzhong further east.

However, no matter what, Tian Yunmi still has a panicked attitude towards the Great Han in the east, so in his plan, not only in alliance with Ma Chao, he decided to bring in all the countries of the Western Regions, except for the invincible overlord Dayue Clan (Kushan Empire) in the south.

Zhangye County is governed by the county, and the city is deserved.

The overly frightened Qing Yunmi and Tie Mi had been honored as guests at this time, but Qing Yunmi had long since lost his previous arrogance and disdain. Ma Dai's raid completely killed the Wusun people without temper, and Ma Dai is only Ma Chao's younger brother, and his martial arts are far inferior to Ma Chao. Therefore, Qingyunmi was not only respectful to Ma Chao, but did not even dare to look at Ma Chao.

"When the spring flowers bloom next year, under the Tianshan Mountains, we Kunmo will recruit relatives for the eldest princess of Wusun and the first beauty in the Western Regions, invite princes from all countries to participate, and also hope that the respected General Andy of the Great Han will participate in the competition and recruitment of relatives of the most dazzling pearl in the Western Regions. If General Andy can win the championship in the competition, he will become our Wusun's concubine, and from then on he will become a family. ”

Qing Yunmi's voice was melodious and tactful, and it was even better to speak than to sing, and Ma Chao couldn't help but be thrilled when he heard it.

"It's interesting to compete with each other...... However, Kun Mo made a martial arts competition to recruit relatives, I'm afraid there are other purposes. Ma Chao asked coldly.

Qing Yunmi smiled and said, "Yes, General Shenwei Tian is really smart. Although my Wusun country has 150,000 cavalry, if the whole country's troops come to help the general in the eastward expedition, if other countries take advantage of it, won't the gains outweigh the losses? In addition to recruiting relatives this time, it is also the meeting of the Western Regions Alliance, and our Kunmo will tell them that from that day on, the countries of the Western Regions will no longer be controlled by the Western Regions Protectorate, and each will become an independent kingdom. For this great goal, we in the Western Regions will form an alliance to help General Ma defeat the Great Han Yan King, who intends to enslave us, to the east. ”

Ma Chao looked at Qing Yunmi suspiciously: "Do other countries believe it?" ”

Qingyun laughed and said: "What we Kun Mo said, the countries will naturally believe it." After the recruitment meeting, Kun Mo and General Ma will have an army of iron cavalry with more than 200,000 troops, coupled with the general's martial bravery, the general will dominate Xiliang, it will be a matter of time. ”

What he didn't say was that Tianyunmi secretly told the kings of the Western Regions that the Han family was already weak, and it was not only an opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to stand on its own, but also a great opportunity to plunder land, wealth, and beauties to the east. In that far east, where there are pearls the size of eggs that shine all night, where there are women whose skin is as white and tender as cream, where there are splendid palaces, where there are fine wines like elixir, where there are gorgeous and picturesque silk satins, and where there are sweet and delicious delicacies, there is the fairy land on earth.

Ma Chao thought for a while, a sly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he immediately agreed: "Okay, please report back to Kunmo, I will come as promised." ”

Qing Yunmi, Tie Mi and Ma Chao looked at each other and laughed, and raised their wine bottles to congratulate each other on the success of the first intimate meeting.

It's just a little calculation in their hearts, only their hearts are clear.

The three of them were happy in their hearts, and they drank until two watches, when Qing Yunmi and Tie Mi went back to the room to rest accompanied by the guards.

In the lobby, Ma Chao looked at the backs of the two leaving, and said to himself in a cold voice: "Once Lao Tzu regains control of the entire territory of Liangzhou, sooner or later the countries of the Western Regions will be destroyed and included in the land of Liangzhou!" ”

Just as he was thinking about it, suddenly Ma Rong, the confidant, staggered in with a panicked look on his face.

When Ma Chao saw him like this, he couldn't help but be furious: "What's the alarm? ”

Ma Rong hurriedly whispered something in his ear, Ma Chao's face immediately changed greatly, and asked, "How did you know about the Yang Mansion?" ”

Ma Rong hesitated for a moment, and quickly let it go: "The little one is good with the new concubine in Yang Qiu's mansion...... Sneaked into Yang's mansion tonight, but unexpectedly heard that the three thieves wanted to kill the general, so they reported to the general urgently. ”

Ma Chao no longer doubted, and became angry: "What a thief, is it not good to deceive my sword?" Get my guns and horses! ”

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In the west of the city, Yang Qiu's temporary residence.

In one of the wings in the middle, the lights are bright.

In the room, Yang Qiu sat in the middle, Cheng Yin and Ma Wan knelt on both sides, and on the desk in front of Yang Qiu, there was a secret letter.

It was a secret letter from Liang Xing, one of the eight generals of the former Xiliang who had voted for King Yan. At this point, the three of them were convinced that the rumors that Han Sui was shot by Ma Chao were true.

The three of them were originally considered to be the leaders of a department, with more than 10,000 troops under their command, but now they are at the end of the road, and Ma Chao has actually fallen into the Western Regions to ask for help, and he has long been disgusted with Ma Chao, but he dares to be angry and dare not speak. Now Liang Xing told them that Han Sui was actually killed by Ma Chao, and handed out an olive branch on behalf of King Yan, telling the three of them how not to be moved.

Yang Qiuhan said: "King Yan was originally ordered by the Son of Heaven to conquer Xiliang, I can't wait to see the thin face of Duke Wen Yue before sending troops to fight against King Yan, and now Duke Wen Yue was killed by Ma Chao Xiao'er, and the momentum of King Yan is unstoppable, everyone...... It's time to make a decision! ”

Before the words fell, Ma Yu had already drawn his sword and came out, and a sword split the case in front of him into two, and said hatefully: "He is not benevolent, and we are also unjust, why don't you act on the third watch tonight, and lead us and other three soldiers and horses of 5,000 people, go out of the city overnight, and go east to the king of Yan, wouldn't it be good to sit here and wait for death?" ”

Cheng Yin sneered: "If you want to do it, you can do it absolutely, with only five thousand soldiers and horses, how can King Yan look at it." According to my plan, wouldn't it be better to attack Mafu at night, kill the envoy of the Western Regions and Ma Chao while he is unprepared, and dedicate his head to King Yan, and not lose his respect to the marquis? ”

Ma Play and Yang Qiu's faces changed slightly, and they made a move on Ma Chao, which was something they couldn't think of, after all, Ma Chao had accumulated power for many years, and in everyone's minds, it was like a god-like existence.

After discussing for a long time, he still couldn't make a decision, but he saw a guard hurriedly entering: "Generals, the big thing is not good, Ma Chao ordered two thousand cavalry overnight, and wanted to kill here, threatening to kill the generals!" ”

The three of them were so shocked that their faces instantly turned pale.

Yang Qiuyi gritted his teeth and said: "You and I quickly go out to the Ximen military camp, order all the soldiers and horses out of the city, and meet at the southern border!" ”

The 20,000 cavalry in the city were stationed in the four barracks, and the 5,000 soldiers and horses of the three of them were concentrated at the west gate. The three of them rushed out of the door together, led their horses, and flew towards the west gate of the three men.

There was a great turmoil in the city.

Ma Chao led two thousand iron horsemen to pounce on Yang Qiu's mansion, and immediately slaughtered the camp in the west of the city where Yang Qiu and the others were located.

The two armies met precisely on the street leading to the west gate of the city. Ma Chao 2,000 soldiers and horses, Yang Qiu and others 5,000 soldiers and horses, crowded the west street of the city.

Yang Qiu was shocked and angry, pointed at Ma Chao and said, "Ma Chao, I have no grievances with you, why did you come to harm me again?" ”

Ma Chao laughed angrily: "No grievances and no hatred, are you a three-year-old child?" I will take your life today. ”

After speaking, he slapped his crotch and flew into the sand, killing Yang Qiu like lightning, and the army behind him also roared and followed Ma Chao to kill.

Yang Qiu, Ma Wan and Cheng Yin gritted their teeth, raised their weapons and fought with Ma Chao.

Ma Chao let out a long laugh, waved the tiger's head and chiseled the golden spear and danced vigorously.

However, in Sanhe, Yang Qiu's spear was picked off, Cheng Yin was shot off his helmet and a piece of scalp, and Ma Yu was also shocked and retreated.

The three of them were so frightened that they fled on horseback.

Ma Chao burst into a shout, "Where to escape!" ”

Shali was fast, lightning caught up with Yang Qiu, and with a shake of the spear, Yang Qiu was stabbed in the vest with a scream and killed under the horse.

Cheng Yin fled for his life, but when he was stopped by a military horse, he didn't dare to fight, so he hurriedly fled with a false shot.

The army Sima led the crowd to chase closely behind.

Ma Chao slapped Sha Lifei and rushed towards the overwhelmed flag soldier in Yang Qiu's army, and with a dance of his spear, he swept the flag soldier and the flag under the horse.

Yang Qiu and the others' troops saw that the banner had fallen, and the main general did not know where to go, so they were in chaos in an instant, and they quickly collapsed, and they were defeated like a mountain.

Cheng Yin ran for a while, and when he turned around and saw that the army Sima was chasing after him relentlessly, he couldn't help but be angry.

He secretly slowed down the horse's hooves, and when the military Sima chased closer, he suddenly shouted, turned over and stepped on the stirrups, and turned around and stabbed the military Sima like a poisonous snake.

The gun went like lightning, and the soldier Sima couldn't dodge, and was stabbed in the throat by a shot, and died under the horse.

Cheng Yin didn't dare to stay, and rushed to the west gate after stabbing the enemy to death.

At this moment, the wind behind him sounded, and a copper hammer with an iron chain flew from behind, and Cheng Yin, who was in a hurry, couldn't dodge, was hit in the back by a hammer, and died under the horse.

Ma Chao, who was furious, put away the copper hammer, looking for the whereabouts of the horse play in the chaos of the army, and there was a song beside him pointing to the city gate and shouting: "The horse is playing at the city gate!" ”

Ma Chao looked up and saw that the city gate of the West Gate had slowly risen, and Ma Yu had already rushed to the city gate and was preparing to leave the city.

Ma Chao sneered, immediately stuck the golden gun on the ground, quickly took off the longbow and feather arrows, opened the bow and set the arrows, the bow pulled the full moon, and the arrows flashed away like meteors.

At this time, the gate of the city had risen eight or nine feet high, and the horse was overjoyed, and as soon as he bowed his head and was about to strike the horse, he felt a pain in his back, and then was shot down by a feather arrow on the horse.

At dawn, Ma Chao, who had rebelled and left, collected a total of 18,000 cavalry from the rebellious army and the soldiers and horses of his headquarters, and knew that it was difficult to hold Zhangye County anymore, so he led the army out of the city and retreated to Lufu City in Jiuquan County. (To be continued.) )