As Song Pei expected, only a few days later, news spread from Qinzhou to Guzang, saying that the Son of Heaven had issued an order to Liaodong and asked the Great Sima Weishuo to take over the post of Liangzhou pastor. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It can be seen that Liaodong Tuliangzhou means, Zhang Mao did not dare to be careless and hurriedly came to Liangzhou to discuss, but he did not make up his mind after discussing it.

Although everyone in Liangzhou is afraid of the strong strength of Liaodong, they are not willing to be tied up.

Because Liangzhou has been guarding Liangzhou for nearly 20 years since the early years of Yongning, that is, in 301 AD, Zhang Liang served as the captain of the Qiang Protector and the history of Liangzhou's assassination.

At present, the people in Liangzhou are in service, Wenchang and Wusheng, even if the strength is far inferior to Liaodong, Liangzhou is confident to force Liaodong to retreat.

Changshi Song was resourceful, thought for a while and proposed: "Lord, it is not appropriate for Liangzhou to blatantly confront Liaodong at the moment, it is better to secretly rectify the soldiers and horses first, and then quickly send people to Jicheng to find Da Sima to dredge, and be sure to win the conditions for Liangzhou to stand on its own." ”

"Well, what Changshi said is very true, Liangzhou's strength is far inferior to Liaodong, and it is best to resolve the current crisis peacefully." Zhang Mao's face was heavy and he agreed with Song Pei's opinion.

However, without waiting for Liangzhou to react, in the third year of Taixing, on the seventeenth day of the first month, Beigong Chun, the governor of Qinzhou, officially passed on Liangzhou in Hexi and announced the imperial edict.

The edict clearly stated that due to the sudden death of the former Liangzhou pastor Zhang Wei, the imperial court thought that Liangzhou was located in the west, located on the main road, and was important in the world, and could not be given lightly. Zhang Jun, the son of Zhang Yu, was young and ignorant, and it was difficult to manage political affairs, so the Son of Heaven asked the great Sima Weishuo to take the state affairs as the priority, temporarily take the post of Liangzhou pastor, and guard Liangzhou for the imperial court.

In addition, the imperial court remembered that the Zhang family had been in charge of Liangzhou for many years for two generations, won the hearts of the people, and made great contributions, so Zhang Jun was named the Duke of Liangguo to commend the merits of the Zhang family.

Beigong Chun, the governor of Qinzhou, went north to Liangzhou under the banner of the imperial court, and at the same time demanded that the people of Liangzhou accept the will of the imperial court.

When Zhang Mao learned all this, his face turned white, and he immediately understood the resoluteness of Liaodong's intention to annex Liangzhou. However, out of consideration for the preservation of his father's and brother's foundation, Zhang Mao still sent Song Pei to Qinzhou to see Beigong Chun even though the governor could not do anything. It was hoped that Song Pei's eloquence would persuade Liaodong to withdraw from the army.

It's a pity that taking Liangzhou is Liaodong's established strategy, not to mention that Beigong Chun has no intention of giving up the opportunity in front of him, even if he wants to have no documents signed by Wei Shuo himself, Beigong Chun does not dare to easily change the strategy set by Da Sima.

"I respect the mood of Song Gong who wants to preserve the foundation of Liangzhou, but if today, it is imperative to reunify. Liangzhou is located in the Central Plains, and Liaodong must not be a sinner who splits the territory of China. Moreover, Liangzhou is remote, even if there is no disaster today, it is difficult to guarantee that nothing else will happen in the future. ”

"If you take advantage of the current opportunity to merge into Liaodong as soon as possible, not only will Liangzhou be rich and secure, but also the people of Liangzhou will no longer suffer from war and separation."

Sure enough, as soon as Song Peigang saw Beigong Chun, he was not only rejected without hesitation, but also persuaded by the other party to give up resistance. At this time, he completely understood Liaodong's intentions, in the eyes of the great Sima who aimed to dominate the world, how could he continue to allow such a separatist force as Liangzhou to exist.

Thinking of this, Song Pei continued to persuade with a hint of luck: "General Beigong, you were also born in Liangzhou, and you were treated favorably by Zhang Gong, the assassin of Liangzhou, please be sure to look at the face of hundreds of thousands of people in Liangzhou, and say a few kind words in front of Da Sima." ”

"If Da Sima allows the Zhang family to continue to sit in Liangzhou, my Liangzhou is willing to submit to Liaodong for generations, and I will never dare to have the slightest second heart!"

"Lord Changshi, it is precisely because I was born in Liangzhou that I hope that Liangzhou will be included in Liaodong as soon as possible, who in this world does not know that Da Sima loves the people the most? ! Only Da Sima can bring a happy and healthy life to the people of Liangzhou. ”

"On the contrary, the people of Liangzhou have repeatedly refused to allow the Liaodong Army to enter Liangzhou, and they are reluctant to accept the will of the imperial court.

"The governor of Pontus hereby solemnly warns Liangzhou, hoping that you will not choose to resist for your own selfishness, which will not only harm the people of Liangzhou, but also harm everyone. After you go back, I hope you can persuade the people of Liangzhou to accept the will of the Son of Heaven as soon as possible, so as not to poison the place when war comes. ”

Of course, Song Pei would not believe what Beigong Chun said, in fact, to put it bluntly, Liaodong fell in love with Liangzhou's one-acre and three-point land, but the original owner of Liangzhou was unwilling to give up, and in the end, it took a battle to decide the ownership of Liangzhou.

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Seeing that Song Pei had returned from Qinzhou in vain, Zhang Mao knew that Liaodongfei wanted to get Liangzhou, so he had no choice but to lead his troops to resist. He united the four major families of Song, Yin, Bian, and Suohexi to concentrate 50,000 troops to defend Guzang, trying to resist the invasion of Liaodong with the fortified city.

However, Liangzhou is not united as one, in addition to the Liangzhou family, civil and military high-level people who are worried about the merger into Liaodong and choose to resist stubbornly, there are still many low-level people and poor scholars in the territory who are eagerly looking forward to the Liaodong Army entering Liangzhou.

Even Zhang Jun's widow and twelve-year-old son Zhang Jun's mother and son were also reluctant to face each other with Liaodong swordsmen, not that Zhang Jun was willing to give up the foundation of Liangzhou, but that Zhang Jun's mother and son saw it clearly, even if there was no Liaodong Army to intervene, Zhang Jun would not be able to inherit Zhang Yu's position.

In terms of ability and prestige, Zhang Jun is far inferior to his uncle Zhang Mao, and he must wait until Zhang Mao is a hundred years old to have a chance, and this has to be when Zhang Mao has no heirs. If Zhang Mao has his own son in the future, who knows if he will hand over the Liangzhou foundation to Zhang Jun again.

Therefore, no matter who Liangzhou falls into at the moment, it has little to do with Zhang Jun's mother and son. On the contrary, after careful consideration, their mother and son found that if they happily accepted the will of the imperial court, Zhang Jun, as Zhang Yu's son, would naturally get the position of a prince of a country, and he would enjoy endless glory and wealth in the future.

But once they choose to resist like Zhang Mao, Song Pei and others, the upcoming dukedom will not only fly away, but I am afraid that there will be a disaster in the future. Because Zhang Jun's mother and son also did not have the confidence to fight against Liaodong, when Zhang Yu was in power, he had educated their mother and son in private countless times, if Liaodong unified the Central Plains in the future, Liangzhou would no longer make senseless resistance, and return to Liaodong to save his life.

However, although Zhang Jun's mother and son were sincere, they had no real power in their hands, so they could only watch Zhang Mao and others erect a counter-flag in Guzang and resist stubbornly.

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In the third year of Taixing (320 AD), Beigong Chunqin, the governor of Qinzhou, led 30,000 cavalry troops to cross the Yellow River to Liangzhou, and went all the way to Guzang City.

Outside Guzang City, a huge Liaodong Army flag fluttered high, and Beigong Chun rode a horse to look at the tall Guzang City, and couldn't help but feel upset and fluctuating. At that time, he was also a member of the Liangzhou civil and military forces, and later rushed thousands of miles to aid the imperial capital in the name of Zhang Liang, but he did not expect to return to Liangzhou today as an 'enemy' general.

The 30,000 Liaodong infantry cavalry coalition troops advanced to the city of Guzang in an orderly manner, and the neat and dull footsteps continued to beat in the hearts of the civil and military forces in Liangzhou.

I have long heard that the Liaodong Army is well-organized, but now I finally see it is believing, and it is indeed worthy of the name. Looking at the neat rows of infantry phalanxes under the city, and the snow-bright sabers glowing in the sun, Liangzhou clearly felt the morale of the Liaodong Army and the full fighting spirit of never giving up until the goal was achieved.

The 30,000 Liaodong Army was divided into three columns, the left, the middle and the right, of which the left and right wings each had two cavalry, and the middle army was an eight-box infantry, including three-box crossbowmen and five-box sword and shield soldiers.

The five-compartment sword and shield soldiers are the main force in this attack on Guzang, each soldier is wearing standard paper armor, and holding a small round shield in his left hand and a ring head knife in his right hand, which is listed at the front.

Behind the sword and shield soldiers are the world-famous crossbowmen, which are equipped with a variety of siege equipment, including large bed crossbows, ballistae and other extremely advanced weapons.

Zhang Mao, who was standing on the city wall and observing the Liaodong Army, couldn't help but be shocked when he saw the tall ballistas and sharp bed crossbows under the city.

Originally, Zhang Mao thought that relying on superior forces and tall city walls, he might have the hope of repelling the attack of the Liaodong Army and then seeking the independence of Liangzhou.

But when he saw the bed, crossbows, ballistae and other weapons densely packed under the city, the confidence he had finally gathered disappeared without a trace.

At this time, Beigong Chun came to the city and shouted: "Are you still obsessed, do you want to resist the will?" You can know that once this battle starts, you will no longer be the heroes of Liangzhou, but the sinners of China through the ages. After the city was broken, it was very likely that the Zhang, Song, Suo, Yin, and Yan tribes would disappear from Liangzhou. (To be continued.) )