[Vol. 1] Section 212: Qiang Chaos1

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Emperor Xuan was diligent in government affairs, and most of his courtiers were honest and capable people, so the politics were relatively clear, and after the Huo Rebellion, there was no major event in the court. - First-haired

Although it is said that there is a quiet and peaceful scene everywhere, there are a few mischievous neighbors.

For example, the Huns, when Emperor Wu, had been beaten all over the ground to find teeth, and their national strength declined. They are naturally brutal, and they don't seem to be able to survive without robbing for a few years, so they will invade the border plug when their vitality recovers slightly, but they have lost the courage to fight with the Han army, and there are not many small fights.

In addition to the Xiongnu, the Wuhuan and Gan tribes in the north, Di and Qiang in the Shaanxi region also caused trouble, but they were all punished one by one.

In these few national contradictions, one can see the figure of a person, and it is precisely because of his strategy and martial arts that he has been able to smoothly stabilize the overall situation.

He is Zhao Chongguo, the fourth famous general of the eleven heroes of Emperor Xuan's Qilin Pavilion.

Zhao Chongguo (137 BC - 52 BC), Zhao Chongguo was first known for his time as a fake Sima to follow the second division general Li Guangli to fight against the Xiongnu, the Han army was unfortunately surrounded, he led a hundred dead soldiers to kill a bloody road, and the Han army was able to break through.

After this battle, Zhao Chongguo was personally received by Emperor Wu and examined his injuries, and was praised by Emperor Wu, called him a warrior, promoted to Zhonglang, and moved to the general of the chariot cavalry for a long time.

At this point, Zhao Chongguo disappeared from people's eyes, of course, this is the result of Emperor Wu's deliberate withdrawal to recuperate, and it is also the result of Emperor Wu's desire to protect this general and leave it for his son.

During the reign of Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty, Zhao Chongguo was really reused.

The Di people in Wudu rebelled, and Huo Guang appointed Zhao Chongguo as a general and a captain to quell the rebellion. Zhao Chongguo really lived up to expectations, and soon put down the rebellion, and the class teacher was promoted to Zhonglang General after returning to the court.

In the first years, Zhao Chongguo was ordered to attack the Xiongnu, and the result was also a lot of gains, capturing the Xiongnu Xiqi King alive, and because of his merits, he was promoted to the rank of captain of Huqiang, later general, Shaofu and so on.

After several sorties, Zhao Chongguo shook the frontier. The Xiongnu had planned to raise more than 100,000 troops to invade the Han border again, but the Han court learned of it and sent Zhao Chongguo to meet the battle. Xiongnu Shan Yu obviously heard of Zhao Chongguo's name, he knew that this person really couldn't be provoked, so he ordered the army to retreat before he was far away.

The biggest disturbance was the rebellion of Xian Lingqiang in the third year of Motoyasu (63 BC).

The protagonist of the rebellion is still Zhao Chongguo.

The Qiang people live in today's Qinghai and Gansu, and we have introduced that the Qiang people are not a unified nation, but the general name of the Han people for the non-Han people in this area.

The Qiang people originally belonged to the Xiongnu, after Emperor Wu invaded the Huns, the Xiongnu fled to the north of the desert, and the Qiang people belonged to the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty set up a vassal state here to manage.

In the third year of Yuankang, Guanglu Dafu Yiqu Anguo sent an envoy to the Qiang land and summoned the leaders of the Qiang people to meet, and the leader of the first zero tribe proposed that the current territory was not good, and we planned to cross Huangshui (a tributary of the upper reaches of the Yellow River) to graze.

Yiqu Anguo did not express his position at the time, believing that the matter must be decided by the imperial court.

The news was sent to the imperial court, and Liu Xun sent the request made by the first zero department to the court.

The courtiers mostly thought that the matter could be agreed upon, and it was not a big deal.

But Zhao Chongguo has a different opinion, he has been a captain for several years, and he knows the habits of this ethnic group, if he does things according to their interests, I am afraid it will fuel their arrogance.

Therefore, not only did he oppose this matter, but he also accused the envoy Yiqu Anguo of dereliction of duty, and such an unreasonable request should have been rejected at the time, rather than decided by the imperial court.

Liu Xun thought that Zhao Chongguo's words were too serious, of course, Liu Xun couldn't ignore the face of the old minister, and he could only deal with it by procrastination on this issue.

Liu Xun considered Zhao Chongguo's face, but the Qiang people did not give Liu Xun face.

The leader of Xian Lingqiang is an ambitious person, and he has long seen that the reason why the Qiang people are attached to powerful countries such as the Xiongnu and Han is nothing more than that the Qiang people themselves are not competitive and united, and they like to fight in the nest. And the Han court's method of dealing with the Qiang people was also divide and rule.

Therefore, his first step was to end the struggle with the Qiang tribes and form a bloody alliance.

The second step is that regardless of whether the Han Dynasty agrees or not, they will all move north, and your Han Dynasty will send troops if they have the ability.

Before Liu Xun's decision was made, the Qiang people moved north from time to time, and the local officials of the Han Dynasty could only stare dryly, not daring to stop it.

The news was reported to Liu Xun, and Liu Xun only felt that his authority was humiliated, but he really didn't have much experience in □□, and no matter how smart his brain was, he could only become a piece of tofu, and he was helpless.

He once again sent the elderly Zhao Chongguo, hoping that he could give an opinion.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Chongguo's answer deepened his worries.

Zhao Chongguo believed that judging from various signs in the past, the Qiang people should be preparing to unite with the Xiongnu, and they might be about to rebel when Ma Fei waited until autumn.

How is that good?

Liu Xun has always had a unique vision in the selection and appointment of officials, but he is at a loss for national and diplomatic issues.

Zhao Chongguo looked calm, he drew up a strategy for Liu Xun, he should strengthen the border guards, and then send people to the Qiang people to break up their tribal alliance, so that they can win without a fight.

Liu Xun agreed, and he sent an envoy to Yiqu Anguo again, and instructed him to act cheaply before leaving.

Yiqu Anguo would be wrong, he went with a belly of anger.

It was bad enough to send an envoy to Qiangdi, and these barbarians did not wait for a good place, and they had to disrespect the order of the imperial court to migrate, which led to him being included in a copy by the old man Zhao Chongguo.

Zhao Chongguo is highly respected, he can't move, he can only move these Qiang people.

Therefore, as soon as Yiqu Anguo arrived in the Qiang land, he gathered more than 30 leaders of the Qiang tribe and killed them all on the grounds of his cunning. More than 30 heads were placed in front of him, and Yiqu Anguo thought that it was not enough to deter, so he resolutely ordered troops to attack Xian Lingbu, and killed more than 1,000 people.

The atrocities of Yiqu Anguo immediately caused shock among the Qiang people.

The side plug looks extremely lively.

The Qiang quickly formed an army to counterattack, breaking some towns and killing some officials.

Yiqu Anguo sent 3,000 soldiers and horses to quell the rebellion, but unexpectedly returned with a great defeat and heavy losses. Yiqu Anguo returned to Lingju in embarrassment and brought the matter to the court.

When the report reached the imperial court, Liu Xun was furious.

In the spring of the first year of Shenjue (61 BC), the imperial court fought for the matter of cutting down Qiang.

Liu Xun had a headache, because since he ascended the throne, there have been few wars, and the peace has been peaceful for a long time, and when it comes to war, many ministers have numb scalps.

In fact, this is not Liu Xun's biggest headache, fighting is actually not terrible, now the treasury is full, money and food are not a problem, the problem lies in the court of Nuoda, he can't find a reliable general.

Zhao Chongguo is a brave general, but after all, he is old, and he has to put a big question mark on whether he can still go to the battlefield?

But Liu Xun really couldn't find a suitable candidate, and he couldn't let the ministers see his confusion, so he could only send the imperial historian Bingji to Zhao Chongguo's mansion and ask if there were suitable generals to recommend.

Zhao Chongguo faced the inquiry and said with a smile, "I'm afraid there is no one more suitable than the old man." ”

Bingji brought back the original words, and Liu Xun was surprised, but he was still not at ease, and sent someone to ask, "What does the general think of the Qiang captives, how many soldiers and horses do you want?" ”

Zhao Chongguo didn't think about it like before, and blurted it out.

He groaned slightly, and it was this groan that just reflected that his reputation as a famous general was never blown.

He said, "It's better to see than to hear, and the minister can only draw conclusions when he goes to Jincheng (Lanzhou) to check it out for himself." ”

After listening to Zhao Chongguo's reply, Liu Xun was completely relieved, Zhao Chongguo was cautious in his use of troops, and it really deserved his reputation.

The edict soon came down, and Zhao Chongguo was once again ordered to lead troops to quell the rebellion.

After receiving the emperor's appointment edict, the seventy-year-old Zhao Chongguo quickly went straight to Jincheng with less than 10,000 cavalry to inquire about the enemy.

When he arrived at Jincheng, he gathered 10,000 cavalry and prepared to cross the Yellow River.

The formation looked like it was going to fight the Qiang people.

But in fact, Zhao Chongguo didn't think so in his heart. For the Qiang people, he has always been prepared for war, divided, and pacified. The hard-fought war is not what Zhao Chongguo expected.

Therefore, he crossed the Yellow River, just as a deterrent.

He was a cautious general.

In order to prevent accidents, he even made arrangements for the details of crossing the river. He ordered that at night, three squads quietly cross the river and set up camp first. After daybreak, the army returned to the river.

When Zhao Chongguo's army crossed the river, more than 100 Qiang horsemen came to peep.

Many generals couldn't help but rush up, but they were strictly stopped by Zhao Chongguo, on the grounds that it was a small cavalry who came, and it was possible that they were luring soldiers, and they would be fooled if they rushed up now.

Zhao Chongguo's troops came to a canyon.

The canyon is called Siwang Gorge, and the canyon is long, which is very convenient for ambushing soldiers.

Zhao Chongguo was not stupid, he ordered the troops to stop moving forward, and sent cavalry to investigate and post sentry to see if there were any ambushes. When repeatedly confirming that there were no ambushes, Zhao Chongguo did not order the troops to move forward.

The troops waited until late at night for the order to move on.

Zhao Chongguo arrived at the Western Regions Protectorate, and the army entered the city. In addition to arranging the defense of the city, Zhao Chongguo also did something that many people did not understand—---- "Soldiers of the Day".

In the face of several challenges from the Qiang people, Zhao Chongguo strictly ordered that he was not allowed to fight.

This made many people confused, and they didn't understand what kind of medicine was sold in this old man Zhao's gourd.

Liu Xun, who was far away in Chang'an, was confused, and he was a little skeptical that Zhao Chongguo was afraid of death.

Zhao Chongguo he can't figure it out now, he can only continue to dispatch troops in order to ensure victory, and he mobilized 60,000 people from all over the northwest to help in the war.

Zhao Chongguo's insistence on not fighting finally aroused the dissatisfaction of local officials. Jiuquan Taishou Xin Wuxian wrote a letter euphemistically criticizing Zhao Chongguo's "delaying" tactics, and proposed to send troops to Zhangye to break the wings of the first zero people, and break the other co-subordinate tribes.

Liu Xun transferred the song to Zhao Chongguo.

Unexpectedly, Old Man Zhao's reply was straightforward, Zhao Chongguo meant that Xin Wuxian's strategy was very wrong, even if he wanted to fight, he should first punish the first evil, and the co-followers would naturally break themselves.

Liu Xun couldn't, so he could only discuss Zhao Chongguo's recital.

The ministers did not see Zhao Chongguo's overall consideration, and most of them sided with Xin Wuxian, because even Liu Xun was inclined to Xin Wuxian.

The result of the court meeting was something that Zhao Chongguo did not want to see.

Xu Yanshou, the Marquis of Lecheng, was a strong crossbow general, and Xin Wuxian, the Taishou of Jiuquan, was a broken general, and his strategy was commended.

At the same time, he issued an edict to Zhao Chongguo, accusing him of delaying the use of troops, ignoring the hardships of the soldiers, and ignoring state expenditures. Ordered him to act immediately according to Xin Taishou's policy.

Zhao Chongguo is Zhao Chongguo, facing such a harshly worded edict.

His answer was "will be outside, the king's order will not be affected", in order to save face for Liu Xun, he played again and stated his opinion.

Liu Xun received the fold, took a cursory glance, and slammed it on the dragon case.