The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 502 Sending troops to Liangzhou
The Chu army, which occupied Hanzhong and Tianshui, had a geographical advantage in the battle for Liangzhou. In addition, during Zhuge Liang’s Northern Expedition, three of the five counties in Longyou (Longxi, Nan’an, Tianshui, Guangwei, and Anding) surrendered directly. After Zhuge Liang was defeated, only Guangwei County and Longxi County refused to surrender, but in these two counties, only the county seat where the county government was located remained intact, and the other counties also surrendered.

Zhang Wu thought that if he aggressively attacked Liangzhou, he would not need to spend much effort to block the Wei army in Guanzhong, relying on his own military strength and Ma Chao's prestige in Liangzhou.

The facts are indeed true. In 217 AD, Zhang Wu gathered an army of 30 cavalry in Hanzhong. The generals included Ma Chao, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, Pang De, Zhang Ren, Li Yan, Chen Dao, Yan Yan, Ma Dai, Wu Yi, Meng Da, Zhang Yi, Wang Ping, Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Li Hui, etc.; counselors include Xu Shu, Fazheng, Lu Su, Zhang Song, Liao Li, Ma Su, Peng Yi, Qin Mi, Yang Hong wait.

At this time, Zhang Wuzhen can be said to have a strong army, counselors like clouds, and generals like rain. He is stronger than Cao Cao when he unified the north and sent his troops south.

The army was divided into three groups, with Ma Chao as the commander and Ma Di and Peng Yi as counselors. They led Pang De, Ma Dai, Wu Lan, Lei Tong and other generals out of Tianshui to attack Jincheng County to the north.

Along the way, led by Xu Shu, Qin Mi, Yang Hong and others as military counselors, led generals Huang Zhong, Zhang Ren, Li Yan, and Wang Ping to attack Longxi County westward from Tianshui.

Zhang Wu personally commanded along the way, with Fazheng, Lu Su and others as counselors, leading generals Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, Chen Dao, Wu Yi, Meng Da and others, out of Tianshui to attack Anding County eastward.

Jincheng County is the current Lanzhou area. It was the hometown of Han Sui, the great prince of Xiliang. Ma Chao and Han Sui formed an alliance against Cao Cao back then, so he was very familiar with this place.Jincheng County has been the area of ​​activity of the Qiang and Huns since before the Qin Dynasty. The Han Dynasty built a city here to quell the rebellion of the Qiang and Huns. However, from the Western Han Dynasty to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the rebellion of the Qiang people never stopped. However, especially when Ma Chao and Han Sui allied forces beat Cao Cao to the point of cutting off his beard and discarding his robes, the soldiers and civilians here are very aware of Ma Chao's bravery, and there are still many people who secretly have some contact with Ma Chao.

Although Su Ze, the prefect of Jincheng, is quite capable, Hao Zhao, the defender of Jincheng, and the generals Wei Pingping are also good at attacking and defending. Hao Zhao in particular can be regarded as a famous general in the late Three Kingdoms. He once blocked Zhuge's attack in Chencang with more than 1000 soldiers. Tens of thousands of troops waited until Cao Zhen sent reinforcements to force Zhuge Liang back.

Hao Zhao was a general who was very good at defense, but unfortunately he did not live long, and died of illness shortly after the Chencang defensive battle.

But what they faced was Ma Chao, a Ma Chao who was no longer reckless and impulsive.After Ma Chao led his army to Jincheng, the Qiang people responded one after another, and the Wei army was defeated in the first battle. Few people in Liangzhou could defeat Ma Chao head-on.Su Ze and Hao Zhao had no choice but to stick to the city, and at the same time asked for help from Wuwei and Xiping counties.

At Ma Di's suggestion, Ma Chao commanded his soldiers to suppress the defenders on the city wall with bows and crossbows, and then sent an engineering battalion to dig a hole under the city wall to prepare for blasting.The guard Wei Ping went out of the city to fight back, but was beheaded by the general Pang De. As the city wall was blown down, Ma Chao led his army to swarm up, Su died in battle, and Hao Zhao led the remnant soldiers to flee to Wuwei.

Xu Shu led the army to surround Longxi County. At this time, Longxi had completely cut off contact with the Wei State, and the defenders in the city were no match for the Chu army at all. Xu Shu's name was known all over the world, but he was a top name who commanded an army of 10,000+ all year round. handsome.

Longxi County was the country of Yiqu during the Warring States period. After Qin destroyed Yiqu, two counties, Longxi and Beidi, were established. Longxi governed 21 counties, and the administrative seat was Didao County, which is now Lintao County, Gansu Province.Later, some counties in Longxi were separated to form Tianshui County. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Longxi led eleven counties, and the government was still Di Dao.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Qiang people rebelled repeatedly, and the population of Longxi dropped sharply. By the time of Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty, the county's population was only over [-]. Most of the people living here now are Qiang, Di and other barbarians.

Therefore, Longxi couldn't resist Xu Shu's army at all, and all the counties surrendered in hope of the wind, but You Chu, the prefect of Longxi, stood firm in Didao County, the governing place.

An official suggested to You Chu: "Master Taishou, today Shui and Nan'an have been occupied by the Chu army, and Ma Chao is also leading an army to attack Jincheng. It is estimated that Jincheng will fall soon, and the governor Zou Qi will not be able to send reinforcements to rescue. We have been surrounded on all sides, and the situation in Longxi is over, it is meaningless for us to resist any longer, it is better to surrender the city to protect the people of Longxi."

You Chu is still a more moral official. In fact, although the aristocratic family monopolizes politics in this era, most of these people are still moral and shameful.There are only a few shameless betrayers, unlike some dynasties, most officials are shameless.

You Chu gathered the officials and people in the city and said: "I have no kindness for you. Now that the Chu army has invaded, all the counties in Longxi have betrayed the imperial court and surrendered to Zhang Wu. This is also a great opportunity for you to seek wealth. But I am the prefect of the Great Wei, and I vow to defend Longxi for the Great Wei. As long as I am alive, I will never allow Longxi to fall into the hands of the Chu army. In order to protect the people of Longxi, I have to commit suicide and apologize. You can take my head and go Invite credit and exchange it for glory and wealth!"

The prefect of Longxi was always diligent and caring for the people, and managed Longxi in an orderly manner, which won the hearts of the people. Therefore, the officials, soldiers and civilians in the city were moved by You Chu's words, and they all cried bitterly: "We are willing to live together with the prefect. Die together, never mind!"

You Chu was also quite relieved after hearing this, but he also knew that Xu Shu's army could not be stopped by Di Dao alone. If he resisted resolutely, the whole city might be buried with him, so he said: " I appreciate everyone's wishes. If you are unwilling to surrender, I have thought of a way for you to get the best of both worlds. Now that the two counties in the east have been lost, we will hold on to the city for the time being. We have preserved Longxi, and everyone will be rewarded by the imperial court. If the imperial court’s reinforcements cannot come, there is no point in us resisting, and it will not be too late for you to tie me up and hand me over to Zhang Wu to protect the people.”

So You Chu sent people to tell Xu Shu that if the Chu army could cut off the Long Road and prevent the Wei army in Guanzhong from coming to rescue, he would offer the city to surrender in a month. The people fought together to the bitter end.

Xu Shu asked the people around him for their opinions, and Yang Hong said with a smile: "I heard that You Chu has a reputation for loyalty and love for the people. This is because we know that we can't stop our army. One month is the best way to get the best of both worlds. Today, water, Nan'an, and Jincheng are all owned by me. Wherever the king led the army, Cui Liang, the prefect of Anding, surrendered on his own initiative. Our army has cut off the road from Guanzhong to Longxi. With the king guarding Anding, who in the world Can people save Longxi by crossing Anding? How about agreeing to this, so as to avoid casualties of soldiers and civilians."

Huang Zhong, Zhang Ren, Li Yan and other generals also agreed. With the king guarding the west, who else in the world is the opponent of the king?Can Wei Jun fly over from Guanzhong?
(End of this chapter)