Between August and October of the first year of Emperor Jian'an of the Han Dynasty (188).

Ma Yue forced the people of Guanzhong to carry out a large-scale migration that was extremely rare in Chinese history, and nearly one million people from the three counties of Zuo Fengyi, Right Fufeng, and Jingzhaoyin were forced to move to Beidi County in Liangzhou and settle down on both sides of the Yellow River in the Beidi Plain (now Ningxia Plain).

After the Great Migration, the land of Guanzhong was empty and uninhabited for thousands of miles. In addition, after Dong Zhuo's death, the Liangzhou rebel army sacked the four eastern counties of Sili, and the total population of the seven counties of the entire Sili Xiaowei decreased sharply from more than 3 million in the fourth year of Emperor Zhongping of the Han Dynasty (187) to more than 300,000 in the first year of Emperor Jian'an of the Han Dynasty.

There is no doubt that the large-scale migration of the people of Guanzhong was an extremely risky operation.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also requisitioned millions of immigrants to enrich the border fortress, but it was not a surname, but it took decades to complete it before and after, with the strong national strength of the Western Han Dynasty at that time, it was still unable to support the large-scale immigration project, not to mention the current horse butcher?

During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, 100,000 people were requisitioned from the Central Plains to enrich the border fortress, and the number of people who could survive the first cold winter and wait until the spring wheat maturity in the second year would not exceed 20,000.

The large number of deaths of immigrants are not only caused by the wind chill caused by food and lodging, the hunger caused by lack of food, but also the diseases caused by the lack of adaptation to the water and soil after arriving in the border area, and if it coincides with the hot summer, it may even trigger a large-scale plague, which will kill all the people of the Central Plains who have migrated to the past and the original residents of the border area.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Great Migration is a road of death paved with white bones.

Neither Ma Yue nor Jia Xu realized the catastrophic consequences that large-scale migration could cause, fundamentally speaking, this could only be regarded as an extremely crude immigration project that could fail as high as nine out of nine, but surprisingly, this large-scale migration actually succeeded in the end!

More than 700,000 of the nearly one million Guanzhong people actually arrived in Beidi County alive (many old and infirm old people still inevitably died), and the vast majority of these more than 700,000 people survived until the wheat matured in the spring of the next year, which cannot be regarded as a great miracle!

Looking at Ma Yue's migration of one million immigrants and the immigration Tunbian organized by Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, we will find that there is an essential difference between the two, and it is this essential difference that has created this miracle.

Emperor Wu levied and sent the people of the Central Plains to enrich the border fortress, and the people who requisitioned and issued were all poor people, but the gate valves of the scholar clan who had land and land and grain and production were unmoved! It is a pity that at that time, most of the surplus grain and almost all the daily necessities of the people were concentrated in the warehouses of these scholars.

After receiving the holy decree, the people of the Central Plains could only carry the only little rations, help the old and the young, and began the most tragic and tragic long-distance migration in human history.

The people of the Central Plains who embarked on the journey could only rely on their own strength to complete this almost impossible long-distance migration, and the final result can be imagined.

But the horse butcher's million-strong immigrants to Datunbian are completely different.

In the eyes of the horse butcher, there is no difference between the gate lords of the noble clan and the poor people, the sword and the soldiers, regardless of the rich and the poor, all migrate, and those who disobey the order ~~ behead! Moreover, before the start of the Great Migration, a large amount of grain and daily necessities stored in the barns of the Shi clan were confiscated and used to provide the people's daily necessities along the way.

In order to speed up the migration process, Ma Yueqi also specially ordered to drive 50,000 mares (which can provide mare's milk) and 100,000 cattle from Hetao to Guanzhong to help the people carry grain and daily necessities.

Moreover, the journey from Guanzhong to Beidi was not far, it was the autumn and winter season, and the weather was not hot, so there was no outbreak of large-scale plagues, and the combination of various factors finally created this rare miracle. However, the horse butcher and the japonicus who were in the middle of it had no idea that they were working a miracle.

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Changan.

Ma Yue stood at the head of the city, watching the last group of Chang'an people embark on the journey under the "escort" of the cavalry, when the mighty convoy finally disappeared on the vast horizon, Ma Yue turned back leisurely, and the prosperous ancient city of Chang'an behind him had become a dead empty city at this time.

Whether it is a dignitary, a nobleman, a nobleman, or a small people, or even a homeless stray dog, they all started a great migration under the threat of the Hetao cavalry, of course, there are many gentry of the noble clan who are unwilling to leave their hometowns, but Jia Poison has a way to let them comply.

Jia Xu rushed up to the city tower with a sweat on his head and said to Ma Yue: "Lord, the more than 200,000 people in and outside Chang'an City have all migrated. ”

"It's still too slow." Ma Yue's eyes suddenly flashed a thick haze, and he said in a low voice, "More than a month has passed, and more than 200,000 people in Chang'an have been migrated, and nearly 500,000 people in the surrounding Maoling, Huaili, Baling, Duling, Pingling, Chiyang, Gaoling, Yangling, Anling and other places, as well as 300,000 people scattered in the more remote Yunyang, Qixian, Lixian, Yaxian and other places, have all been relocated to the Beidi Plain, and the remaining two months may not be enough." ”

"yes." Jia Xu thought deeply and said, "General Gao Shun has already asked the lord for help twice in a row with an expedited eight hundred miles, if it weren't for the fact that it has reached the point of 100,000 urgent, with General Gao Shun's surname, he would never ask the lord for help!" But at present, the lord has no troops to send, so he can only pin his last hope on General Ma Teng's 8,000 recruits. ”

Ma Yue's eyes were deep, and he said in a condensed voice: "Calculate the time, Uncle Teng's eight thousand recruits should almost arrive at Wuguan." ”

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Chang'an Ancient Road.

More than 10 wells were lined up in front of the Gaoshun army's big village, and dense arrows poured down from the wells, so that the Gaoshun soldiers in the camp could not raise their heads. Under the cover of the Jingqi array, hundreds of Liangzhou rebels swarmed in, lassoes, slamming wood, pulleys, and all kinds of offensive equipment rushed up, launching a tidal offensive against the Dazhai of the Gao Shun army.

In less than three days, the nine barriers on the periphery of Dazhai have all been captured, and now, only this last barrier is left, if this last barrier is broken by the Liangzhou rebels, Gao Shun's army will fall into a desperate situation that can not be defended, just like a woman who has been stripped naked, and can no longer stop the rough penetration of men.

"Bulging~~Expanding~~Expanding~~"

The striking wood of the Liangzhou rebel army hit the gate of the Gaoshun army village one after another, making a rhythmic loud sound, and the originally extremely strong gate of the village was already crumbling at this time, and there was a danger of toppling at any time! Due to the oppression of the Jing Yan array, the archers who were supposed to be guarding the walled wall were forced to retreat behind the camp fence at this time, and helplessly shot aimlessly towards the sky outside the camp, but of course such a shot was difficult to pose a threat to the Liangzhou rebels.

……

The Liangzhou Army has changed its commander at this time.

Fan Chou led the army to storm for ten days, but was never able to conquer Gaoshun Dazhai.

After receiving the report, Guo Yan personally led a large army to come and took the opportunity to kill Fan Chou. After seizing Fan Chou's soldiers and horses, Guo Yan waved his army to storm Gaoshun Dazhai, and within half a month, he also made no achievements, but was killed by Gao Shun's army all over the field, blood flowing, on the official road in the valley, the corpses of the Liangzhou rebels were piled up like a mountain, and the stench was full of sky.

Ten days later.

Li Ru finally arrived from Hangu Pass, accompanied by more than a dozen well frames that were hurriedly made.

Li Ru is worthy of being the number one military advisor under Dong Zhuo, and this well is really powerful. In less than three days, they broke through the nine barriers of the Gaoshun camp in a row, and the soldiers of the Liangzhou rebel army pointed directly at the big tent of the Gaoshun army, as long as the last camp was broken, the defense of the Gaoshun army would completely collapse.

Li Ru proudly said to Guo Yan beside him: "General, as long as this barrier is destroyed, Gao Shun's army will no longer be in danger to defend, and our army will be able to drive straight in, and it will be possible to pacify Guanzhong." ”

"Hmm." Guo Yan nodded, and said coldly, "The herald orders the front army to step up the attack, and we must break through the enemy's Dazhai before dark." ”

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Gaoshun Dazhai to the west seventy miles, Chang'an ancient road has a fork here, all the way west through Huayin, Weinan can reach Chang'an, to the south over Wuguan is the Nanyang County of Jingzhou!

When Gao Shun was fighting fiercely in the ancient road of Chang'an and the rebellious armies of Liangzhou, the Eighteenth Route Kwantung Coalition Army had already been disbanded, and the princes of all walks of life were satisfied to lead their troops back to the Zhidi after obtaining the title and reward, and only Liu Bei, the newly promoted lieutenant of the Division, stayed in Luoyang to preside over the military affairs of Gyeonggi.

After receiving Ma Yue's urgent order, Ma Teng immediately ordered 8,000 recruits to take advantage of Nanyang and prepare to enter Chang'an Ancient Road from Wuguan to reinforce Gaoshun. Nanyang guarded Sun Jian's one eye was blinded by Ma Yue, and the two of them had a good holiday, but after all, Sun Jian was also a generation of heroes, and he did not deliberately make things difficult because of this.

After Dong Zhuo's death, he did not respond to Li Ru's call to lead troops to Hangu Pass, but stationed in the area of Shang County in the south of Jingzhao, and his power traversed Jingzhao and the south of Hongnong, and Wuguan was also in his sphere of influence, and his subordinate Li Meng led 3,000 troops to guard.

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Chang'an Ancient Road, the last bulwark of Gao Shun's army.

The partial general Mao Ran strode to Gao Shun's side and said quickly: "General, if you don't fight back, the camp will be broken." ”

"Hmm!" Gao Shun nodded heavily, an inexplicable perseverance flashed in his calm eyes like water, and said in a deep voice, "It's time to fight back, Mao Ran listens to the order!" ”

Mao Ran straightened his chest and said proudly: "The end will be." ”

Gao Shun put the heavy iron helmet on his head, and then pulled down the mask, and the ghostly grimace mask instantly covered Gao Shun's face, only in the narrow eye hole, revealing Gao Shun's resolute eyes, staring at Mao Ran upright, and said in a deep voice: "Mao Ran, when the general is not here, the army is under your command!" ”

General Mao hurriedly said: "What does the general want?" ”

Gao Shun Huo Ran turned around, stared at the dozen or so wells towering like mountains in front of him with burning eyes, and said in a deep voice: "This general will personally lead a hundred heavily armored iron cavalry to launch a final counterattack against the Liangzhou rebel army!" It is necessary to destroy the well formation of the Liangzhou rebel army, otherwise, the Chang'an Ancient Road will not be able to be defended. ”

"General, no!" Mao Ran persuaded, "As the leading general, how can the general be in danger? The matter of leading the troops to fight back will be handed over to the last general. ”

"Huh?" Gao Shun said in a condensed voice, "General Ben has made up his mind, so there is no need to persuade him again." ”

"Think twice, general!" Mao Ran hurriedly said, "There can be no Mao Ran here, but there can't be no general!" If there is no general in charge, the brothers are afraid that they will not be able to hold on for even a day. Not for anything else, just for the life and death of the three thousand brothers (not for the great cause of the bullshit lord), please think twice before acting! ”

"Think twice, general!"

The soldiers around Gao Shun stepped forward one after another and persuaded each other.

Seeing that Gao Shun seemed to be intent on moving, Mao Ran suddenly straightened forward, his eyes revealing a scorching battle intent, and said sharply: "General, the last general will not let you down!" ”

"Good!"

Gao Shun gritted his teeth, took off the iron helmet on his head, put it on for Mao Ran himself, and said loudly: "Mao Ran listens to the order." ”

Mao Ran clenched his fists and responded: "The end will be." ”

Gao Shun said: "Lead one hundred heavy armored iron cavalry, eight hundred light cavalry, and counterattack the enemy~~!" ”

"Yes!"

"Brothers, put on armor for the soldiers of the Iron Cavalry Battalion~~!"

A hundred soldiers had already drawn a hundred majestic horses from the stables, and the logistics baggage soldiers began to nervously put on the iron armor for the horses, and a hundred iron cavalry also began to put on heavy iron armor with the help of light cavalry, and then climbed onto the equally well-armored mounts with the support of at least two soldiers.

The heavy armored iron cavalry is actually a light cavalry in peacetime, and all the heavy armor armor is transported by the baggage soldiers, and only when needed, the heavy armored iron cavalry will be fully clothed and go into battle to assault. In this way, it can not only ensure the speed of the march, but also ensure that when the heavy armored iron cavalry launches an assault, both men and horses have enough physical strength.

In less than a moment, a hundred heavily armored iron horsemen were already in battle.

Mao Ran took a gun in his right hand, slowly pulled down the grimace mask with his left hand, turned around leisurely and cast two resolute eyes at Gao Shun, and said with a long and sad howl: "General, in the next life~~ The last general will definitely return to you as a soldier!" ”

"Kill!"

Mao Ran turned around, and pointed the gun in his hand at the void, and the loud long howl had already resounded through the valley.

"Kill, kill, kill, kill !!"

A hundred heavily armored iron horsemen responded violently, Mao Ran pressed the riding gun in his hand down again, urging the horse to gallop forward, and a hundred iron horsemen followed closely behind Mao Ran. In an instant, a hundred heavy-armored iron horsemen had begun to accelerate, just like a raging and mighty iron stream, carrying the momentum of crushing everything, sweeping towards the Yuanmen.

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In the Liangzhou Army.

Li Ru's face changed suddenly, and he asked the cronies around him in a condensed voice, "What voice?" Have you ever heard? ”

All the cronies shook their heads one after another, only Guo Yan said to Li Ru with a solemn expression: "It seems to be thunder." ”

"Thunder?"

Li Ruyu frowned lightly, looking up at the long sky, only to see that the sky was as clear as a wash, cloudless, and there was no thunder in the clouds? Suddenly, Li Ru seemed to realize something, Huo Ran turned his head to Guo Yan and said, "Could it be a cavalry?" ”

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Gaoshun Battalion.

On the straight official road, the heavily armored iron cavalry finally completed the acceleration and began to rush forward at the most terrifying sprint speed.

"Open the gate!"

Gao Shun gave an order, and the closed door suddenly opened.

The Liangzhou rebels crowded outside the gate were ecstatic, and when they were about to rush in, they suddenly found that there was a black and oppressive dark cloud sweeping in front of them, and the next moment, Mao Ran's hundred heavy armored iron cavalry had viciously crashed into the Liangzhou array, and the Liangzhou rebels crowded in the front were pierced through the body by sharp cavalry spears in an instant.

More soldiers were knocked upside down by the furious iron horses, and the men were already dead in the air.

Flesh and blood can't stop these monsters running at high speed and protected by heavy iron armor, where the heavy armored iron cavalry passes, the Liangzhou rebel army is like a wave splitting, and the originally dense infantry formation is suddenly in a mess, Mao Ran galloped and galloped, trampling the corpse of the Liangzhou rebel army and rushing forward.

Suddenly, the towering well frame in front of him was already close in front of him.

Turning back leisurely, Mao Ran took one last look in the direction of Dazhai, and silently read a sentence in his heart: "General Gao Shun, Mao Ran will never let you down!" ”

The next moment, Mao Ran actually rode straight towards a well frame.

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In the Liangzhou Army.

"What~~ What?" Li Ru said in a loud voice, "What are the horse butcher's cavalrymen going to do?" ”

"Directly hit the well frame with cavalry!?" Guo Yan also shouted in disbelief, "It's crazy, it's crazy, it's just suicide, it's complete suicide!" Oh my God, only the army of horse butchers could have done such crazy things! ”

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"Boom!"

Before Guo Yan's words fell, there was a shocking noise in the valley, and the bottom layer of the well frame that was hit suddenly cracked, and among the broken wood and broken boards that were splashed all over the sky, a heavy armored iron horse fell to the ground with a bang, and the heavy helmet rolled to the side, revealing a pale handsome face, and a trace of red blood slipped quietly from the corner of his mouth.

In the corner of his eye, Mao Ran saw a huge black shadow falling from the sky, and it was ~~ clearly the well frame that had been destroyed!

A faint smile bloomed, solidified, and turned into an eternal existence at the corner of Mao Ran's mouth~~ Quietly, Mao Ran's bright eyes dimmed, like a burning candle flame, slowly extinguishing, and the whole world gradually became dark, and it was no longer alive~~

"Boom Boom~~"

Immediately after Mao Ran, dozens of heavy-armored iron horsemen launched a suicidal impact on more than a dozen well frames at the same time! In the continuous sound of huge impacts, the towering well frames fell one after another, and the huge frames smashed heavily on the cliffs or official roads, and suddenly bloomed into the debris of broken wood flying in the sky.

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In the Liangzhou Army.

"This~~" Li Ru's eyes widened in surprise, staring at the dozen or so wells that were slowly falling, and said in a comfortable voice, "How is this possible?" How could the cavalry crash into the shaft frame!? No way, it's impossible! ”

"Really~~ Did you really do it?" Guo Yan also shouted in a daze, "The mad cavalry of the horse butcher actually crashed into the well frame, God! Is this true? ”

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Gaoshun Dazhai.

"Assault the whole army and retake the fortress!"

Gao Shun rode his horse and raised his gun, and a loud long whistle resounded through the sky.

"Kill, kill, kill~~"

In the end, the remaining 2,000 soldiers followed behind the heavy armored iron cavalry and 800 light cavalry, and launched an overwhelming counterattack against the Liangzhou rebel army.

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In the Liangzhou Army.

"Uh~~"

Li Ru suddenly shivered violently, and a mouthful of phlegm came up and threatened to choke him to death!

Suddenly, Li Ru realized that he had made a fatal mistake, or it was not a mistake in the first place, but the enemy's counterattack came so suddenly and so violently that the Liangzhou army was caught off guard and routed, which made his negligence turn into a fatal mistake.

Nothing else.

Although the Liangzhou army successively captured the nine barriers of the Gao Shun army, it did not dismantle these barriers, and Li Ru's original intention was to rely on these barriers in order to launch an endless onslaught against the Gao Shun army. There was nothing wrong with doing this, but there are no absolutes in everything, and now, it has become the most fatal mistake of the Liangzhou army.

(To be continued)