The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 160 Volume Ma Teng Rebellions against the Han
The army sets out.

Lu Bu ordered Pang De and Zhang Xiu to be the vanguard, and to go out of Longshan first and head to Longyou.

The Longshan Mountains stretch from northwest to southeast and are a natural barrier to the west of Guanzhong.

There are two main roads leading west out of Longshan.

The first is the Longguan Road, which goes north from the north bank of the Weishui River to Qianyang County and Long County, crosses Laoyeling, one of the mountain passes of Longshan Mountain, passes through Gongmen, and passes through Jieting to reach Shanggui, an important town east of Longyou.

The second route is the Chencang narrow road, which goes west from the south bank of the Wei River, passes through the narrow stones and the ruts, and arrives at Shanggui via Sancha Town.

Among them, the Chencang Narrow Road is closer and can be passed by water, but because it is extremely narrow, it is not suitable for a large army to pass through. Therefore, when a large army travels, especially if there are a large number of cavalry in this army, they generally choose to advance through the Longguan Road rather than the more risky Chencang Narrow Road.

The soldiers under Pang De were familiar with the terrain of Longyou, so Lu Bu ordered them to take the Longguan Road and occupy Jieting first to ensure the army's westward advance.

For this reason, Lu Bu also specifically reminded Pang De: "Although I don't know why, the emperor specifically reminded me that I only need to stay on the road at Jieting and never go up the mountain."

Going up the mountain?

Pang De thought about the terrain of Jieting. If he went up the mountain, wouldn't that be courting death? Wouldn't it be possible to cut off the water source by simply surrounding the mountain?
What the emperor said... How could there be a general in the world who is so ignorant of military affairs?

"Here!"

Zhang Xiu led a small number of infantry and cavalry through the narrow road of Chencang to Longyou.

Although the narrow road of Chencang is not suitable for the passage of a large army, and Lu Bu himself does not intend to take this route, the waterway can facilitate the transportation of food and supplies to Shanggui more quickly, so Zhang Xiu still needs to go and open the road to prevent blockage.

The two generals acted very quickly. Three days later, Zhang Xiu had opened up the road and stationed in Shanggui County.
Five days later, Pang De also informed Lu Bu that he had stationed at Jieting and assured Lu Bu that he had never camped on the mountain...

When Lu Bu saw that there were no Qiang people coming to harass him, he naturally ordered his army to march out from Longshan Road to Shanggui.

After entering Shanggui, Lu Bu ordered Zhang Liao to lead 3,000 soldiers south to Lucheng, where he beat drums day and night, as if he was going to attack Wudu County in the south.

At the same time, Xu Huang led 2,000 men westward and deployed troops in Ji County and Wushan, intending to cut off the Qiang people's retreat route...

This arrangement was obviously Liu Xie's first-hand arrangement after he did not know that the Qiang people could cross mountains and rivers.

Based on the Han Chinese tactics, they also used the same methods they usually use to fight the Han Chinese to fight the Qiang people, cutting off their retreat, and there was also some meaning of "besieging Wei to save Zhao" in it.

The news that the imperial army had entered Longyou was soon discovered by spies from all sides.

Countless small Qiang tribes and rebel forces migrated, not daring to fight against the imperial army, while some large tribes began to gather together to discuss countermeasures.

Many of them approached the currently powerful Midang, Qiangduan and Agui tribes to ask them how to deal with the situation.

When the three heard that the imperial court had actually sent a large army to attack them, they were panicked for a moment.

In the simple camp, Mi Dang accused Qiang Duan and A Gui: "I told you that we shouldn't kill Dong Zhuo's stupid brother! Now the imperial army is here, how do you think we should stop them?"

Mi Dang was a Qiang people.

Qiangduan and Agui were Di people.

Although the Qiang and Di people can basically be classified into the same category, with only some differences in where they live, there are still some conflicts in their cognition.

Most of the Qiang people lived in Longyou, near the Han towns in Liangzhou.

The Di people mostly gathered in Wudu and Yinping counties. They were not very familiar with the situation in Liangzhou. Instead, they were closer to the customs and folkways of Hanzhong and Shu.

Therefore, Qiangduan and Agui really don't know who Dong Zhuo is...

But Midang knew it.

At that time, Dong Min came to the Qiang camp. Although his attitude was bad, Mi Dang was still afraid of Dong Zhuo's reputation and did not dare to kill him easily.

Instead, Qiangduan and Agui were so furious that they dragged Dong Min out and beheaded him.

Now the two of them were somewhat dissatisfied when they heard Mi Dang blaming them.

"He's just a Han Chinese. If I kill him, so what?"

"Don't worry about Dong Zhuo or Wang Zhuo. As long as we go into the forest in the south, what can the other party do to us?"

Agui even ridiculed the Han army's deployment.

"Look at what those Han people are doing. They are occupying Shanggui and Wushan, trying to block our way back. Don't they know that we can easily follow the Tao River back to the mountains?"

Taoshui is the upper reaches of the river and the second largest tributary after Weishui.

Unlike the plains irrigated by the Wei River, the Tao River originates from the southern plateau and flows through mountains and ridges. It is a river that was completely cut out from the mountains.

As such, the road is naturally dangerous, unable to accommodate ships or people, and is a type of country with poor mountains and bad waters.

But the Qiang people don't care.

Year-round activities in the mountains allow them to easily travel between the mountains along the Taoshui River.

The so-called poor mountains and bad waters are only for the Han people. For the Qiang people, they call the Tao River "Luqu", which is the so-called "holy water".

With the protection of the holy water, even if the Han people blocked the road, what would it matter? It would just take a little more time to get home from the mountain road!

Qiangduan also comforted Midang: "Good brother! It's okay! At worst we can just rob a little more and go back early!"

"You're such a genius! How did you come up with the idea of ​​looting in the name of revenge for Han Sui? In the past, the Han people would close the city gates tightly when they saw us and wouldn't let us in, but this time, many Han people took the initiative to invite us in! Hahahaha!"

Agui also licked his lips: "That's it!"

"A few days ago, the woman who claimed to be Han Sui's concubine was quite sexy! In my life, it's the first time I've seen a Han woman of that appearance come to me on her own initiative. It's really ridiculous! And his daughter, although she's younger, is a Han woman after all, and she's much more delicate than us Qiang people!"

A slogan sounds like just a light and fleeting sentence.

Sometimes, it’s nothing.

But sometimes, it can sweep the world like "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers all born of different species?"

Mi Dang used the slogan of revenge for Han Sui, but he just wanted to gather the Qiang people who were under Han Sui's command. However, he never expected that the Han people would believe in this slogan more.

Han Sui's subordinates once took the initiative to open the city gates and even took out food to provide military supplies to the Qiang people.

Some of Han Sui's family members who had escaped the net also took the opportunity to come to the Qiang tent, hoping to seek their protection.

Naturally, the Qiang people accepted all these offers.

Now that the city gate is open, don't think about closing it easily.

It is not enough to eat and take it, in the end it must be completely burned with fire.

Since the woman has come to me, I will just accept her.

If you bring a daughter along, we will naturally accept her as well.

For Qiangduan and Agui, these days can be said to be extremely comfortable!
"What a hard life we ​​have lived before! If we had known that it would be so easy to rob the Han people, who would be willing to stay in the mountains!"

The two of them were talking back and forth, wishing they could take control of Longyou right away, completely occupy it, and enslave the Han people here. "Do you really think the Han court is just there to eat and do nothing?"

After all, Qiangduan and Agui had never witnessed the former glory of the Han Dynasty and did not know how powerful the Han army was.

But Midang knew.

He said with some worry: "We should go back as soon as possible... The Han people are always cunning, we must not be fooled by them!"

"I know, I know!"

The two waved their arms nonchalantly to try to stop Mi Dang.

"The Han people are still in Shanggui. We can cross Malun Mountain and plunder Yuzhong before retreating in time!"

"It's a pity that once we get to Yuzhong, we're not far from Jincheng."

"It would be really fun if we could plunder the Golden City!"

Chang'an and Luoyang were too far away, and the Qiang people didn't know what the place looked like, whether it was round or flat.

But Jincheng is right under our noses!
Although the Han people said that Jincheng was not even one-tenth as prosperous as Chang'an and Luoyang, in the eyes of the Qiang people, it was the most prosperous town they had ever seen!
The money, food, goods, and women inside made them eager to move!
Unfortunately, that is Jincheng after all.

What is "Golden City"?
"Measurement of the Land" in Guanzi says: "Outside the city is the Guo, and outside the Guo is the Lang. If the land is high, ditches are built, and if the land is low, embankments are built. It is called the Golden City."

Jincheng does not mean that there is gold buried here, but that this place is as solid as a rock!
Qiang people like Qiang Duan naturally did not know these stories, but it did not prevent them from observing with their naked eyes that Jincheng was strong and easy to defend and difficult to attack.

"What a pity! If the Han royal court hadn't sent a large army to help us, we could have surrounded Jincheng."

"As long as we surround him for a few months, the city will run out of ammunition and food. We can easily break through the Golden City and have fun in the city... What a pity!"

Agui said "it's a pity" several times in a row.

The Han royal court is really annoying. Jincheng is so weak now, and it is the best time to take Jincheng, but they sent a large army to Longyou. It's a pity!

If he could rob Jincheng once, his life would be worth it! Even the younger generations in the tribe would be proud of him in the future!

Qiang Duan took out a small knife from his pocket, sat in the camp, casually cut off a piece of mutton and put it in his mouth: "It's a pity, but it doesn't matter! This Liangzhou will be ours sooner or later!"

"If we can't plunder Jincheng, then we will go to the Han people's Wuwei County next year! Although Wuwei Guzang is not as prosperous as Jincheng, it is also one of the famous cities in Hexi! As long as we open it, we will have food, treasures, and women! I don't believe that the Han royal court is still capable of sending a large army to Wuwei?"

They had also heard about the situation in Kanto.

Many Han people were fighting fiercely in the east, and the once powerful Han seemed to have only a piece of territory left, namely Guanzhong.

In the eyes of these Qiang people, the current Han royal court is no different from the Xiongnu royal court and poses no threat at all!

If there must be a difference, it is that if the Xiongnu royal court grits its teeth, it may be able to fight all the way from Hetao.

But the Han royal court was only showing off its power in the Longyou area...

Han and Xiongnu.

Seeing that the two former overlords have now fallen into such decline, it is hard not to let the Qiang people, whose power is gradually growing, have other thoughts.

"Maybe we can call ourselves the Son of Heaven or Chanyu in the future!"

Qiangduan shook his head and temporarily hid his dream of a great future.

It’s obviously too early to say these things now since we can’t even break through Jincheng.

But as long as the Han royal court continues to be weak, maybe the Qiang and Di people will really have such a day!

After eating a few more bites of mutton, Qiang stood up and casually smeared the grease on his hands on the civil engineering wall: "In this case, let's rob Yuzhong and then retreat!"

Seeing that the two were still rational, Mi Dang breathed a sigh of relief.

But at this moment.

Several Qiang people entered the tent and knelt down in front of the three leaders.

These Qiang men only had a piece of animal skin on their waists, and behind the skin were a few pale bone whistles, which were obviously scouts spread out from the Qiang army.

"Chief, the Han people are fighting among themselves!!!"

Several scouts quickly informed the news they had gathered.

"According to the news, the royal court of the Han Dynasty once sent an envoy to Jincheng, asking Ma Teng to hand over Jincheng to the royal court's army for garrison."

"Ma Teng was unwilling, but the envoys pressed him too hard, so he simply killed several Han envoys and hung their heads on the walls of Jincheng. He led his troops to retreat to Wuwei, saying that he wanted to split off the four counties of Hexi and become the King of Liangzhou, and never have any dealings with the Han royal court again!"

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A huge question mark appeared in the heads of the three leaders.

The Han people...are actually fighting among themselves?

And Ma Teng actually gave up Jincheng and retreated to Hexi?

It feels a bit unbelievable...

However, when they heard the title "Han envoy", they actually felt some inexplicable understanding and were even able to empathize with Ma Teng.

Although the Han Dynasty had become weak and had not sent Han envoys to the Western Regions for a long time... there were still horrific and strange stories about the "Han envoys" circulating among the foreign races.

There is a kind of people in this world.

He can sleep with your wife, kill your people, point his finger at you and scold you, and even ask you to kill him...

But you can't do anything but smile and respect the other person for his good work, good knife, good tongue, and good temper...

This kind of person is the damn "Han envoy"!
To say that they were lawless is a bit disrespectful to the Han envoys.

He really wanted to die! And then he was crazy about it!
For example, the legendary Dayuan Kingdom...

At that time, the Han envoy wanted to buy the Ferghana horses from Dayuan, so he went to visit the King of Dayuan with gifts, hoping to start trade.

The king of Dayuan refused to sell, so the Han envoy smashed the gift in front of him and said, "You have to sell it today, whether you want to or not!"

The king was furious and beheaded the Han envoy.

Emperor Wu then sent out his army to destroy the country... (Note 1)

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Note 1:

So he refused to give the Han envoy to them. The Han envoy was angry, made false statements, and left with a golden horse. The noble lady of Wan was angry and said, "The Han envoy really looked down on me!" She sent the Han envoy away and ordered Yuchengzha to attack and kill the Han envoy and take his property. The emperor was furious. The envoys to Wan, Yao Dinghan and others said that the Wan army was weak. In fact, the Han army had no more than 3,000 people, and they could be captured and defeated with strong crossbows. - "Records of the Grand Historian: Biography of Dayuan"

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