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At the beginning of April in the fourth year of Guanghe, the Wei general Liu Xiu annihilated the main force of the rebel Qiang in a battle on the east bank of Taoshui, and the remaining Qiang soldiers were defeated without a fight, and fled to the southwest. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThe scale of the Qiang rebellion this time is unprecedented, and General Wei actually took only four or five months to pacify the Qiang rebellion before Chun ploughing, and the speed is also unprecedented, compared to his husband Duan Cheng is a few points smarter, it is really a famous teacher and a high apprentice, I am fortunate to be a big man, and the people of Liangzhou are lucky.

Liu Xiu set up a large camp on the east bank of Taoshui, and on the one hand, he sent people to contact Zhong Wu, who had fled, and on the other hand, he sent people to Song Jian to give an ultimatum to surrender within a time limit, otherwise he would bear the consequences.

At the same time, Liu Xiu received the news that Wudu Taishou Tianwei and Huya Du Lieutenant Huaxiong had jointly invaded and had swept through Wudu County and were storming Sanguan, and the leader of Baimaqiang was not only brave in June, but also scheming, and Huaxiong could not completely defeat them after several battles, and could only stick to Sanguan and hold Guanzhong, while Wudu County was in the hands of the Qiang people, so Liu Xiu was asked to send troops to support immediately.

Liu Xiu called Yuan Shu, how about you go to Wudu?

Yuan Shu was both frustrated and a little embarrassed because he didn't get the credit, and after hearing Liu Xiu's words, he was a little suspicious that Liu Xiu was making fun of him. After looking at Liu Xiu for a long time, he said with some uncertainty: "Isn't it good for me to go with you to fight Zaohan?" ”

"What are you fighting?" Liu Xiu smiled bitterly, "I'm just beating a child every day, and I'm idle." Just scare and scare Song Jian. I'm about to run out of food, and I'm going to have to fight something. ”

Yuan Shu was clear about the matter of military rations, and he thought about it, as if it was indeed not enough to support the army to attack Caohan. Suddenly, there were 20,000 more prisoners. Liu Xiu's military rations on hand can only last for half a month. Song Jian hid in the city, with soldiers and food, and no one guaranteed to capture Caohan within half a month.

What's more, it will take a while for the captives to come in handy, and now they are just a burden to eat.

"But I don't have enough troops." Yuan Shu was relieved and put forward a new request. It is okay to make meritorious service, but not to give up your life, this is Yuan Highway's criterion.

"I'll let Han Sui accompany you." Liu Xiu pondered for a moment: "I want to transfer him back to Liangzhou, he is from Liangzhou." I am familiar with the situation here, and it is easy to start a war. ”

Yuan Shu understood that Liu Xiu was using his military exploits in exchange for his support, and with the support of the Yuan family. It would be much more convenient for Liu Xiu to transfer Han Sui back to Liangzhou. He, General Wei, is now only in charge of the military affairs of Guanzhong and Liangzhou, and although Bingzhou is in charge of his cronies, it is not under his direct management after all, and the transfer of an official like Han Sui at the level of Taishou requires the permission of the imperial court.

Yuan Shu agreed with satisfaction. Soon took Han Sui and Ko Yi to Wudu. When passing through Lintao, Han Sui deliberately paused and went to visit Dong Zhuo again. Dong Zhuo already knew the news of Liu Xiu's victory in Taoshui, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. was a little anxious, but in front of Han Sui. But he refused to give up the slightest. He warmly received Han Sui during the banquet. They talked and laughed, Dong Zhuo gave Han Sui some ideas, Han Sui saw his expression, and knew that he still refused to join Liu Xiu's camp, so he had to go.

After sending Han Sui away, Dong Zhuo couldn't sit still, and sent Niu Fu to Luoyang to inquire about the news.

Ten days later, Yuan Shu rushed to Wudu.

June Thunder is nearly thirty years old, very strong, with an angular face, a short beard, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a high nose and a thin mouth, is a rare beautiful man among the Qiang people. He has a good martial arts, riding horses and arrows are very clever, and his sword skills are also very jingzhan. Although the army of Wolf Qiang was stronger than him, the leader of Wolf Qiang admired him very much and voluntarily handed over the command to him.

Hearing that Yuan Shu and Han Sui led an army of 10,000 Han and Qiang to arrive, June Thunder did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly invited Danghe to discuss. When He Yi entered the tent and saw a young Han boy sitting in front of June Thunder, he couldn't help but be taken aback, and subconsciously took a step back, and pressed the handle of the knife on his waist with his hand.

June thundered and laughed, waved his hand and said, "Don't be nervous, this is the messenger of the great sage and good teacher, not Liu Xiu's person." ”

Wearing men's clothes and wearing a Taoist crown, Yu Yan turned around and saluted to Dang He Ji with a smile: "Taiping Dao Zhen envoy Zhen Yan has seen the leader." ”

When He saw his Taoist appearance, he breathed a sigh of relief. After taking his seat, he took a sip of wine and asked, "Yuan Shu is here, how can we deal with it?" ”

"Yuan Shu is a stupid pig, what's the use of bringing 10,000 troops?" June thundered and pursed his lips disdainfully, and sighed again: "It's a pity that Han Sui and Koji Yi have been coming with him." ”

When He frowned, although he rarely went to Jincheng, he had heard of the names of these two people. Listening to the June thunder again and saying that Zhong Dian died in battle, Zhong Qiang's main force had been defeated by Liu Xiu, and the kingdom was missing, and Bian Zhang, Li Wenhou and Beigong Boyu, the three people who had the first trouble, had already surrendered to Liu Xiu, muttering in their hearts and being silent.

Zhen Yan looked at their expressions and didn't say much: "Two leaders, my suggestion is not to resist him, and to withdraw from the martial capital now." Anyway, you have gained a lot from this captivity, and it is not in vain. The weather is very hot, you rush back to the mountains at this time, and you can still plant wheat, and when the wheat is planted, the Han army must have retreated, and it is not too late for you to come again. ”

June Thunder and Dang He exchanged a look, and neither of them had any objections to this suggestion. It's okay to let them take advantage of the situation to rob, but let them fight hard with the main force of the Han army, they don't have this interest.

"All I want to ask you to do is not to retreat too far." Yu Yan continued: "Send some people to haunt Wudu at any time and make a gesture of invasion, so that the Han army does not dare to take it lightly, and over time, they will naturally be exhausted and careless, and when you come again, they will definitely not have time to take precautions." ”

When He Lian nodded repeatedly, he didn't speak, but turned his gaze to June Thunder. June Thunder smiled silently, glanced at Yu Yan, and said after a moment: "If we want to maintain enough pressure, we need at least a thousand people, and we will keep more than a thousand people in production for a long time." For our tribe, this is a lot of pressure, even if we have captured some property this time, we want to live so many people. It's not an easy task either. ”

Yu Yan smiled slightly: "Actually, maintaining a standing force of about a thousand people is not only for the sake of disturbing the martial capital, but also for self-defense. ”

"Self-defense?" June thundered and laughed: "Could it be that the Han army will chase them into the mountains?" ”

"They won't, but the Qiang will." Yu Yan laughed softly: "You won't forget that Liu Xiu now has not only the Han army in his hands, but also the Qiang army, right?" Isn't the reason why Zhong Dian lost ground because the wolf who burned He Qiang surrendered to Liu Xiu and robbed the big and small elm valleys? The Sky Wolf still has activities around the West Slope Mountain. Do you think he doesn't dare to go to Minshan? ”

June thunder and Dang He's face changed, Minshan is their territory, originally the Qiang people will not easily invade other people's territory, unless they are determined to rob. But since the Heavenly Wolf has surrendered to Liu Xiu. This time, he also robbed the big and small elm valleys, so it would not be impossible to disturb them on their territory.

"The strength of the Heavenly Wolf is slightly inferior to that of the Wolf Qiang, and it is a few points stronger than your White Horse Qiang, and now that it has the support of the Han Army, I am afraid that the strength has improved again. With the strength of the two of you, there is a good chance of winning against him, and if you separate, I am afraid that sooner or later you will become his prey. Zhen Yan said quietly. The standing jing ring of about 1,000 people is only too little. Not too much. ”

June Thunder raised his finger and scratched the ends of his hair, and he also felt a little headache. He was not afraid of the Han army. Because it is impossible for the Han army to go deep into the Qiang land, even if he goes, he will not stay for a long time, he just needs to avoid its sharpness, and maybe he can win a few battles. But against the heavenly wolf, who is also a Qiang people, he is not so comfortable. He glanced at Zhen Yan and felt that this Han woman seemed to be thinking about him, but in fact, she was also thinking about herself, she just wanted them to entangle with Liu Xiu and drag Liu Xiu back. Going against Liu Xiu will only be bad for them, not good, so why doesn't he surrender to Liu Xiu like a wolf, at least he can change to peace?

"You can rest assured that the great sages and good teachers will not forget you." Yu Yan laughed, "I'm about to leave Wudu and go to Guanghan, hoping to unite with the local believers and find a passage to Minshan, so that I can deliver the belongings that support you to you." It's just that Guanghan's grain production is limited, and if you can enter Wudu often, you can get the grain sent from Hanzhong, which is why I need you to gain a foothold in Wudu. ”

June thunder lit up and became a little excited. Of course, he knew that Hanzhong produced grain, but Hanzhong was too far away from Minshan, and it was difficult to transport grain over the mountains and mountains, and if it could be in Wudu County, it would be much easier.

He exchanged a look with Dang He, and quickly agreed with Yu Yan's opinion, agreeing to maintain a thousand-person force and continue to put pressure on Wudu County. After the discussion was settled, they quickly withdrew the army from Wudu.

Yuan Shu heard that the Qiang people had taken the initiative to withdraw, and he was overjoyed, and it felt really good that he could make meritorious contributions in this battle without fighting. He asked Han Sui with great interest, should we chase after it?

Han Sui said with a smile, if you can raise two months' worth of military rations, we can chase after it, if not, forget it. It's not a trivial matter to chase this to the mountains, you have to bring everything yourself, you don't expect the Qiang people to leave you some food, they won't come to rob it if they want it.

Yuan Shu sighed, thinking of the efforts made by the Yuan family for Yuan Shao's northern expedition, he was both envious and jealous, if he had so much food now, he was afraid that even Liu Xiu would have to listen to him, what Qiang people were afraid of. Kill, kill to the nest of the Qiang people, kill them until the blood flows like a river, and they are clean.

Famous generals are not only piled up with human lives, but also with money and grain.

Yuan Shu was depressed and depressed, but he didn't want to take risks, he went around Wudu, and then entered Guanzhong from Sanguan, and swaggered back to Chang'an.

Liu Xiu went back earlier than Yuan Shu, and after the victory in Taoshui, he sent Yuan Shu and Han Sui and others, and he immediately set about dealing with the Qiang captives. Zhong Dian is dead, and those Qiang people have no more hope, whoever can give them a bite to eat, they will listen to whomever they can, as for how long they can listen, that is a later story, and no one dares to guarantee. Liu Xiu didn't expect to turn all these Qiang people into warriors at once, he just wanted to stabilize these people for the time being.

He first arranged Beigong Boyu, Beigong Boyu's subordinates had nothing to lose, basically remained intact, and there were probably more than 5,000 people, he asked Beigong Boyu to make a careful selection, selected two thousand Jing Rui, and formed the Winged Snake Battalion, ranking sixth among the Suzaku Seven Residences. The two thousand men had to be under his command, and of course he was responsible for the distribution of salaries. The others were arranged to defend themselves in Huangzhong Tuntian, and when the war was tense, they were requisitioned as appropriate.

The rest of the Qiang people, Liu Xiu originally planned to bring them back to Guanzhong Tuntian. But Yan Zhong objected. He said, why is Liangzhou in turmoil? It is because the customs of the Qiang people and the Han people are different, and leading the Qiang people to the territory of the Han people will not really solve the problem, but will lay the root cause for the future. This matter was wrong from Zhao Chong's domestic relocation to Tuntian, and the general could not do it again. Why did the Han people's land be planted by the Qiang people, and it was stolen and robbed by the Qiang people from time to time? You think indoctrination for a few days. Can they become humble gentlemen?

Liu Xiu began to feel that this was Yan Zhong's statement based on the interests of the people of Liangzhou, but after contacting many people, he found that this was indeed a problem, and the gap in living habits between Han and Qiang was too big. It is difficult to integrate together in a short period of time, and once there is a contradiction, even if it is originally just a contradiction between two people, because one is Han and the other is Qiang. It is easy to expand into contradictions between ethnic groups.

Thinking of the situation in Bingzhou and the chaos in history, Liu Xiu decided to take Yan Zhong's suggestion and gradually move the Qiang people out of Liangzhou. What about the Qiang people? to the tuntian, the place that belonged to them. Regarding the problem that it is indeed difficult for them to survive, Liu Xiu made guarantees to several Qiang military camps. I will help you in other ways as a reward for obeying my commands.

The Qiang people will be skeptical. However, there is no opposition from too much fierceness, first, Liu Xiu has not deceived them so far, and second, even if Liu Xiu is lying to them, it will not be too late for them to rebel at that time, anyway, Qiang was born in the mountains and died in the mountains, if he wants to return to the mountains, Liu Xiu can't stop them.

After temporarily solving the problem of the Qiang people, Liu Xiu rushed back to Guanzhong, and Liangzhou was temporarily peaceful, but whether it could be peaceful for a long time depended on how well Guanzhong developed.

When the battle ended, the armies returned to their respective stations. After Zhao Yun and Liu Xiu discussed the future of Bingzhou in detail, they left with the Bingzhou army, Xu Rong and Liyi each went to their posts, Han Sui followed Liu Xiu in Guanzhong to wait for the edict of the imperial court, and the battalions of the Han army in Liangzhou were stationed in their own defense areas according to Liu Xiu's arrangement, and each of them received a part of the Qiang captives to the counties Tuntian, and the four battalions of the Qiang army that had been formed were also handled according to the rules, but the Qiang people were assigned less, and the location of Tuntian was also more particular, to ensure that they would not starve to death, and they would not sit on this side. After the wheat was planted, they were ordered to go into the mountains to loot, according to the old rules set by Liu Xiu and the Heavenly Wolf, Liu Xiu provided the ordnance at cost price, and the Qiang army used the proceeds of the robbery to pay for these expenses, and also symbolized Xing's sacrifice of a part of the spoils to show their submission to Liu Xiu, and the rest was distributed by themselves.

In a blink of an eye, it was the beginning of May, Liu Xiu finished inspecting the various tuntian points in Guanzhong, and returned to Chang'an, the eldest princess was preparing for the Dragon Boat Festival, and the servants in the house came and went very lively. There was a holiday in the school, Liu Xie and Liu He also stayed at home, running before and after helping the eldest princess to work, as soon as he saw Liu Xiu enter the door, Liu Xie showed off the zongzi in his hand, and shouted childishly: "Ah Weng, look at the zongzi I wrapped." ”

Liu Xiu squatted down, carefully looked at the zongzi in Liu Xiexiao's hand, and said suspiciously: "How many corners of your zongzi are there?" ”

One, two, and three associations counted carefully, and shouted dissatisfiedly: "Four corners, Ah Weng, why don't you know how to count." ”

Liu Xiu couldn't help but laugh, and asked again: "Then can Ah Xie tell Ah Weng how many sides there are in the four corners of the zongzi?" ”

Liu Xie scratched his head with his fingers, looked at the zongzi in his hand over and over again, and seemed to be unable to figure out whether those indistinct transitions were considered one side, and looked at Liu Xiu with two dark and bright eyes.

"Okay, okay, hurry up and cook it, or you'll have to eat it raw." The eldest princess, who got the news, drove out with two shinu girls, and deceived the two little guys away. Liu Xie and Liu He reluctantly took the zongzi to the kitchen, and Liu Xiu and the eldest princess walked towards the atrium.

"There is a person who has been waiting for you for a long time with the sign you said." The eldest princess whispered. Liu Xiu didn't react for a while, what brand, after a while, he came to his senses and stopped: "Where is he?" ”

The eldest princess was stunned for a moment, "In the guest house." ”

"Then you get busy first, I'll go meet him and talk to you." Liu Xiu said, turned around and went to the side courtyard. The eldest princess looked at him in surprise and pursed her lips in puzzlement, but she was secretly glad that she had not neglected the strange-looking guest.

"Eldest princess, the multicolored silk has been hung." A young maiden came over and handed a few silk threads to the eldest princess: "This is a hand-rope for the two young girls, will the slave maid go and tie it for them now, or will the eldest princess tie it for them herself?" ”

The eldest princess thought for a while, took the silk silk and said with a smile: "I'll keep it, and let him tie them up later." ”

The girl's eyes flashed: "Is General Wei back?" ”

"When you first got home, when you came back, didn't you see the carriage and horses at the door?" The eldest princess smiled as she walked inside. The girl also laughed: "The slave maid only said that a guest came, but she didn't know that General Wei had returned." ”

As she spoke, the eldest princess had already entered the inner court, and the girl thought about it, turned around and went out again. She just left, the eldest princess walked out again, and when she saw that there was no one in the courtyard, she couldn't help but be stunned, and her face sank unhappily, and she muttered, "This newcomer just doesn't understand the rules", and called a Shi girl, and asked her to go to the kitchen to see if the realgar wine is prepared enough, since Liu Xiu is back, it is inevitable that there will be family members who are not here who will come to eat and celebrate the festival, and the others are good to say, the wine is less prepared, but I am afraid that it may not be enough.