Three days later, in Yuan Zhang's reluctance, Taishan proposed his resignation. www.biquge.info In order not to arouse the suspicion of Yizhou officials, Taishan let them peek into their secret thoughts of coveting Yizhou, so he would resign to Yuan Zhang, and led the 30,000 soldiers he brought from Jingzhou to go straight to Jiameng Pass in the north of Yizhou, preparing to be stationed there to resist Zhang Lu's attack.

Yuanzhang did not keep Mount Tai, Zhang Lu invaded Yizhou for many years, which had already made Yuanzhang tired of it, and Yuanzhang wished that Mount Tai could immediately eliminate Zhang Lu and get rid of this big trouble. Therefore, Yuanzhang funded 20,000 troops of Mount Tai and provided grain and grass for half a year for 50,000 troops to strengthen the appearance of Mount Tai and his party.

Yuan Zhang's stupid move made Taishan laugh in his heart, and he got 20,000 troops for nothing, how could he not let Taishan snicker? Not to mention that there was still half a year of grain and grass, with these grains and grass, Taishan had enough confidence to gain a foothold in Jiameng Pass, and then gradually encroached on the northern areas of Yizhou, and secretly transformed these areas into his own territory. How similar is the current situation to when Taishan defected to Yuanbiao? At the beginning, Yuanbiao only gave Taishan a Xinye County, and it was by virtue of a small Xinye that Taishan gradually developed and controlled the four counties in the south of Jingzhou.

At the same time as Mount Tai marched, Yuan Qi was also on the way. After three days of traveling, Yuan Qi led his soldiers to Bingzhou City, and Guo Huai, who succeeded Qi Tian as the pastor of Bingzhou, had already prepared 10,000 soldiers who were ready to go, as well as grain and grass for 70,000 troops. After waiting for half a day in Bingzhou City, the 20,000 troops sent by Tongzhou Mulusu also arrived in Bingzhou, and after the 70,000 troops were converging, Yuan Qi asked them to camp outside the city to rest, and by the way, they got acquainted with their new companions. While familiarizing himself with the army and resting. Yuan Qi took the time to inspect the situation of the state and found that Guo Huai was really a good hand and managed the state in an orderly manner, which also made Yuan Qi completely relieved and truly recognized Guo Huai's ability.

After half a day and a night of rest, Yuan Qi led an army of 70,000 to embark on the journey again, aiming directly at Jicheng, the capital of Liangzhou.

While galloping on his horse, Yuan Qi turned around from time to time and shouted to urge his subordinates: "Hurry! Faster! We must strive to rush to Liangzhou before Mount Tai reaches Jiameng Pass!" Under Yuan Qi's incessant shouting, 70,000 soldiers rushed wildly. Stir up the dust in the sky, and disappear into the distance in this dust.

When Mount Tai was still a day's journey away from Jiameng Pass, the 70,000 Yan troops who came later had already arrived under the urging of Yuan Qi to come to Jicheng City. Yuan Qi's strategic policy this time is very clear, encirclement points and send reinforcements. Besieged Jicheng, but was not in a hurry to take it, attracting the remnants of the rebels of Li Dao, Guo Yan and Han Sui to come to the rescue, and when the rebels were almost wiped out, let Ma Yue stand up and shout to persuade the soldiers and civilians of Liangzhou to surrender to the Yanzi Wang banner. Ma Yue is known as a prestige in Xiliang, called Xiliang Ma Yue by the local Han people, and called the general of Shenwei Tian by the Qiang people.

The result of the matter is not much different from what Yuan Qi expected, Yuan Qi led 70,000 Yan troops, besieged under the city of Jicheng for half a month, during this period, several rebels in Liangzhou and some Qiang leaders came to challenge with their tribes, but they were defeated by the Yan army, and the whole army was wiped out.

The war could go so smoothly was expected by Jia Yuan. When he first proposed to use Liangzhou to march into Yizhou, Jia Yuan had already made it clear that many soldiers in Liangzhou, after losing the four major warlord leaders Li Dao, Guo Yan, Han Sui and Ma Teng, would definitely fall into the embarrassment of the dragons without a leader, with the combat effectiveness of the Yan army, it is not difficult to defeat Liangzhou, and only this method will allow the Yan army to enter Yizhou in the shortest possible time, and then force Mount Tai, so that he is afraid and does not dare to invade Yizhou.

As it turned out, Jia Yuan's inference was very correct. In the absence of a leader, the soldiers of Liangzhou are like a long snake that has lost its head, allowing it to be strong in combat, but unfortunately it has been restricted by the headless, and under the blow of the Yan army, it is difficult to move forward and retreat.

Half a month later, Ma Yue stood up according to the prior plan, and after the Xiliang army stationed in Jicheng saw Ma Yue, he immediately surrendered without saying a word, and welcomed Ma Yue into Jicheng with gongs and drums, so that even Yan Wang Yuanqi was dwarfed in front of Ma Yue and was snubbed. Of course, Yuan Qi will never take this point to heart, on the contrary, looking at Ma Yue's popular appearance, as a righteous brother, Yuan Qi will be more happy for Ma Yue. It was also at this moment that Yuan Qi had the idea of handing over Liangzhou to Ma Yue for management in the future. To manage a large state, Ma Yue is obviously not the best candidate, his character of being a pioneer is really unbearable to take on the heavy responsibility of the state pastor, but in Liangzhou, Ma Yue's reputation and status are unmatched, and Liangzhou is a place where Han and Qiang people live together, and he wants to make the people of Liangzhou obey the law. They must find a state pastor who can convince them, and in this regard, no one is more suitable than Ma Yue. Perhaps, let Ma Yue serve as the first Liangzhou pastor of Yan State, play an excessive role, and when the situation in Liangzhou is stable, someone else will be sent to take over as Liangzhou pastor. It's also a good option.

After the surrender of the soldiers and civilians of Jicheng, the soldiers and Qiang leaders from all over Liangzhou heard that Ma Yue had returned to Xiliang, and eight or nine times out of ten they came to meet Ma Yue and expressed their willingness to join the Yan King Yuanqi, some of whom had personally participated in the rebellion. People who have seen the power of Yuan Qi in the capital and Chang'an have passed it on by word of mouth, and the wisdom and martial arts spread by Yuan Qi are like the rebirth of an overlord and the reincarnation of Han Xin, which invisibly makes Yuan Qi's prestige begin to take root in Liangzhou.

By the time most of Liangzhou had been annexed to Yuan Qi, it was already a month later. During this month, Yuan Qi assigned Jia Yuan and others to go to various counties to pacify the army and civilians on his behalf, which greatly contributed to the stability of Liangzhou, and to this day, only some surrounding areas, or rebel assembly places, are still outside Yuan Qi's rule, but these areas only account for less than one-tenth of Liangzhou's area. There is no need to worry at all.

When Jia Yuan and others returned to Jicheng one after another, Yuan Qi issued an edict to let Chen Gong and Ma Dai assist Ma Yue and stay in Jicheng, and at the same time gather the Liangzhou army, train them, and be responsible for clearing those areas that have not yet surrendered. Afterwards. Yuan Qi left 20,000 soldiers for Ma Yue and Ma Dai brothers, and then rushed to Wuwei County with the others, and then coerced Taishan so that he could not encroach on Yizhou too smoothly.

The current Jicheng. The demeanor of the Liangzhou military and political center has been restored, and the Liangzhou army and the Qiang people from all over the country have been annexed, making Jicheng instantly become a military powerhouse with 130,000 soldiers, plus the county soldiers in other regions and the 20,000 Yan troops left by Yuan Qi, which is enough for Ma Yue to control the situation. It is believed that in time, Liangzhou will be completely restored to the previous level.

Wudu County is the southernmost county of Liangzhou, bordering Sili Xiaowei Department, Yizhou and Hanzhong. After arriving in Wuwei, Yuan Qi didn't have time to catch his breath, so he picked up a pen and wrote a note and a letter. Yuan Qi briefly recounted the battle to pacify Liangzhou in the recital, telling Yuan Xie that he did not need to worry about the threat in the direction of Liangzhou in the future, because Liangzhou had returned to the territory of the Yuan clan and there was no threat at all. At the same time, Yuan Qi also asked Yuan Xie to appoint Ma Yue as the new Liangzhou pastor. Another letter, Yuan Qi was addressed to Zhang Lu in Hanzhong. In the letter, Yuan Qi informed him of Taishan's ambitions, and advised Zhang Lu not to use troops against Yizhou for the time being if he did not want to be used as a spear by Taishan, and if Zhang Lu did not listen to the advice, the Yan army stationed in Wuwei would march against Zhang Lu's Hanzhong.

Although Zhang Lu is named Hanzhong Taishou, he occupies Hanzhong and Ba County, the two big counties of Yizhou, because it is located in the northeast of Yizhou, and is also known as Dongchuan, and Yizhou, which is known as Xichuan, faintly has a tendency to fight against each other. In Dongchuan, Zhang Lu relied on the two counties in his hands to raise 150,000 soldiers, which was even comparable to Yuan Qi, who only controlled one Youzhou before. The reason why Zhang Lu was able to have 150,000 troops, in addition to the vast territory and dense population of Hanzhong and Ba County, there is another important reason, he is the third generation of Tianshi Dao, and he has a very high popularity in Hanzhong, and the believers of the church are all over every corner of Dongchuan. Zhang Lu relied on this to establish a **** regime in Dongchuan, which is somewhat similar to the status of the Western pope. It can be said that in Dongchuan, Zhang Lu is the uncrowned king, and his command is strong, so he can invade the interior of Yizhou for many years and become a prince who divides the northern part of Yizhou, so that Yuanzhang regards it as a big trouble. It is precisely the existence and threat of Zhang Lu that Yuan Zhang will be stupid enough to lure the wolf into the house and attract Taishan, a careerist.