Xie Xuan died suddenly of illness, which Xu Zongwen, who was thousands of miles away, did not know. After leaving Luoyang, the Langwei and Tianshu battalions of the Xiaoqi Army, led by Xu Zongwen, rushed straight to Hanzhong without stopping and arrived in Chenggu in less than five days.
Chenggu is located eighty miles east of Nanzheng. There are many mountains and passes along the way. If the Qin army chooses a dangerous place to defend, it will definitely cause great difficulties to the Xiaoqi army.
Unexpectedly, the Qin army's generals did not set up defenses, which allowed the Tianshu battalion, the forward force of the Xiaoqi army, to easily reach Yunshan Mountain in the east of the city.
More than ten years ago, heavy rains in Chenggu continued for months, and floods rushed straight from the mountains to the city. The entire city of Chenggu was flooded, and the floods spread. A section of the city wall near the moat in the south of the city collapsed, and it has not yet been repaired.
The school captain who was appointed by Mao Xing to defend the city did not dare to defend the city after hearing the reputation of the heroic cavalry army. Chenggu's defense was lax, there was no fighting spirit at all levels, and people inside and outside were devastated!
On the day when the Knights' Cavalry troops approached the city, the defenders dug through the city wall with the captain on their backs and abandoned the city to surrender. The Knights Cavalry Army occupied the city without any bloodshed.
With the advice of Dao Yanzhi and Tian Luo, Xu Zongwen only stayed in Chenggu for one night before handing over the city defense to the Chinese army. After leaving two groups of troops, Xu Zongwen himself led the army and continued to Nanzheng to the west of Chenggu.
Unexpectedly, on the way to attack Nanzheng, a military report came from the sentry cavalry. The content surprised everyone, including Xu Zongwen, and they were dubious.
"What? A warrior from the Jianghu assassinated Mao Xing?"
"Not only Mao Xing, but King Fu Tongcheng of Yingchuan was also assassinated on the same day. If not for the desperate protection of his left and right sides, he would not have been able to escape death. Even so, his left ear was also cut off... Yang Ding was even worse. One of his eyes was stabbed and he was bleeding. , Fu Tongcheng summoned famous doctors from Hanzhong to treat him."
The military report sent by the Sentinel Cavalry was sent out of the city by the scouts lurking in Nanzheng two days ago. The initial news came from the Jinyiwei spies hiding deep in Fu Tongcheng's mansion.
This military report was later personally verified by Pang Bai, the commander of Jinyiwei, before being sent to Xu Zongwen. It is highly credible.
"Bang!" Xu Zongwen's fist landed heavily on the big case in the middle of the military tent, making a dent. "It's easy for him, but he couldn't be sentenced to death! When our army captures Nanzheng, we must Let Mao Xing’s corpse be shattered into ashes!”
"My lord, Mao Xing is dead now. Fu Tongcheng will definitely return to Nanzheng to garrison. If Fu Tongcheng and Yang Ding divide their forces, we will be more confident in defeating them one by one!" Yanzhi was very afraid of Mao Xing, no matter what It is said that Mao Xing also killed Zhang Gui and defeated the entire Anqin army to pieces.
"Lord, soldiers are very fast. We are marching non-stop in order to catch the Qin army by surprise. Now that the city has been fortified, it is time to start a fight and scare the snake. There is no need to hesitate any longer!" Although Tian Luo's Tianshu camp started at the rear, it was not the wolf who advanced into the city. The Wei camp is the Tianshu camp, which shows the depth and importance of the affection between Tian Luo and Zhang Gui!
"You're right, send the order down and pull out the camp." Xu Zongwen made the decision and gave the order immediately.
"promise."
"promise……"
Two days later, outside Nanzheng City, the Qiaoqi Army slowly surrounded Nanzheng. Jin army camps were densely dotted around the city like stars.
From the Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms, Nanzheng City was quite large. Local county annals record: "The emperor of the Han Dynasty entered the Qin Dynasty, and Xiang Yu was granted the title of King of Han Dynasty. Xiao He said: Tianhan, a good name. Then the capital was Nanzheng. The big city is twelve miles away, and there is a small city in the city, with a knot in the south and a golden pheasant ring. The lacquered wells were all built by the Han Dynasty."
"Yingchuan and Nanyang in Henan are close to Hanzhong, so most business travelers go west to Wuguan and Yunguan to trade with Hanzhong."
After the Jin Dynasty, many wars, plagues and other natural disasters occurred in Hanzhong, which caused great damage to the city of Hanzhong, a sharp decline in population and a reduction in the size of the city.
"Book of Jin: Chronicles of Emperor Wu" records: "In June of the third year of Xianning (AD 277) in the Western Jin Dynasty, more than 300 people were killed in the eight counties of Yi and Liang, and there were no buildings or warehouses. ... In September... Yan, Yu, Xu Floods in Qingzhou, Qingzhou, Jingzhou, Yizhou, and Liangzhou have damaged autumn crops."
In the spring of the fourth year of Xianning (AD 278), Hanzhong county officials attacked Zuo and others and conspired to kill the prefect Jiang Zong in rebellion. Xi Zuo's conspiracy was discovered by Jiang Zong and he couldn't hold on. Xizuo failed to achieve his goal of killing Jiang Zong, so he set fire to the city of Nanzheng and civilian houses.
Hanzhong was in dilapidated condition and the people were extremely displaced.
"Book of Jin Huidi Ji" records: "In July of the seventh year of Yuankang (AD 297), there was an epidemic and severe drought in Liangzhou, which killed the autumn crops."
Nanzheng once again suffered from epidemics and drought, and its population dropped sharply.
"Book of Jin Li Xiong Zai Ji" and "Huayang Guozhi Da Comrade" record: In March of the first year of Yongjia (307), the first year of Emperor Huai of Jin Dynasty, refugees Deng Ding, Xiang Di and others from Qinzhou (now Tianshui, Gansu) occupied the city and attacked and plundered it. Hanzhong.
Zhang Yin, the governor of Liangzhou in Jin Dynasty, raised troops to attack the prefect Zhang Yan and attacked Deng Ding and Xiang Di.
Deng Ding secretly sent Nian Di to seek help from Li Xiong of the Cheng Han regime. In May, Li Xiong sent his lieutenants Li Li, Situ Li Yun, and Dazai Li Guo with 20,000 troops to rescue Deng Ding and Xiang Di and defeat Zhang Yan. Zhang Yin and Du Mengzhi, the governor of Hanzhong, abandoned Nanzheng City and fled. When Li Li and others withdrew their troops and returned to Shu, they moved all the people in Hanzhong into Shu.
Nanzheng's hard-fought population recovery has now been undone!
"In the middle of Xiankang in Jin Dynasty, Sima Xun, the governor of Liangzhou, cut off one third of the east side of the small city and made it the administrative center of Nanzheng County, Hanzhong County, Liangzhou. Since the Song, Qi and Wei Dynasties, Xianxian has still been in power."
After the Xiankang reign of Emperor Cheng, even the scale of Nanzheng City was only one-third of its original size. The reason for the sharp decline in the scale of Nanzheng City is obviously the war, plague and other natural disasters mentioned above.
When the Qin State captured Hanzhong and occupied Nanzheng, the city shrank again, and the dignified Liangzhou governor's garrison looked so dilapidated among the states.
"Shoot the surrender letter into the city. If you don't get a reply for an hour, attack the city immediately!" Xu Zongwen issued the military order and then turned his horse's head to rest.
"promise!"
The letter of persuasion to surrender was shot into the city wall and nailed tightly to the Qin army's ink-black banner. After taking it off, the city guarding sergeant immediately ran down the tower...
Nanzheng City, Liangzhou Governor's Office.
"Taoist Master, how is the king's injury?" In the bedroom, Xu Zongwen and Dao Yanzhi both thought that Yang Ding, who was stationed at Yangping Pass with Fu Tong, was present.
At this time, a young Taoist priest wearing a blue double-breasted gown was sitting in front of Fu Tongcheng's bed.
Cheng Gongxing, Songshan famous road. He has entered the Celestial Master's Way since he was young, but his Celestial Master's Way is different from the Celestial Master's Way of Jiangnan Du Zigong. The two have no subordinate relationship, because one is in the south and the other is in the north. In the world, it is also called the North Celestial Master. Taoist Taoists and Nantian Master Taoists often had conflicts due to the orthodoxy of Taoism, and the battles continued.
His surname was Chenggong, and his name was Xing. Chenggong Xing traveled far and wide to Nanzheng, and used Fu Shui to treat diseases for the people. His reputation spread throughout Hanzhong and was praised by people.
The integration of Hanzhong and Shuzhong was originally the sphere of influence of the Southern Heavenly Master. Cheng Gongxing worshiped the Northern Heavenly Master. This time, Chenggongxing wanted to take the opportunity to re-establish the reputation of the Northern Heavenly Master among the people, so as to revive the Northern Heavenly Master. Heavenly Master Dao!
Just when all the plans for Chenggongxing were in place, the Jin court issued an edict for the Northern Expedition, and a war broke out between Qin and Jin!
First, Zhang Gui entered Hanzhong, and Hanzhong was owned by the Jin Dynasty. Later, Zhang Gui was killed by Mao Xing, and Hanzhong returned to the Qin State. Now the Jin general Xu Xiao led his troops to personally conquer the city, and successively broke through the two cities of Nanzheng and Xicheng. There are also rumors that the main force of the Jin army in Guanzhong is going south, and the ownership of Hanzhong is yet to be determined.
Cheng Gongxing was in a dilemma for a while, so he thought of leaving Hanzhong for refuge, leaving this battlefield that was about to be flooded with blood and fire again, and leaving this chaotic and chaotic place.
Unfortunately, people's wishes were not fulfilled. Because Xu Zongwen issued a reward order, a large number of Jianghu assassins concealed their whereabouts and lurked into Hanzhong. As a result, Mao Xing, the governor of Liangzhou, was assassinated, and Wang Fu Tongcheng of Yingchuan was assassinated and his life was in danger.
General Yang Ding of the Wei spared no effort to treat Fu Tongcheng and generously rewarded him. He issued a reward for seeking medical treatment. Cheng Gongxing was so famous that before he left Nanzheng, he was forcibly taken by the Qin army to the governor's office in Liangzhou to diagnose and treat Fu Tongcheng.
"The king has lost one eye, and his brain was injured, so he fainted. Fortunately, he was treated in time, but he still lost too much blood and his life is in danger! The poor man's ability is limited, so General, you should hire someone else!" After that, Cheng Gongxing finished cleaning up the clinic. Silver Needle and others stood up and were about to leave.
"Ugh -" Faced with the sword suddenly placed on his neck, Cheng Gongxing remained calm and asked lightly without looking back: "General, why is this?"
"The great disciple of the Heavenly Master can't even cure such a minor illness. Do you think Yang Ding will believe it?" Yang Ding walked up to Cheng Gongxing step by step from the side with a long sword in his hand, his face full of solemnity and his tone cold.
Cheng Gongxing was still calm and calm, and he looked straight ahead: "In the Spring and Autumn Period, during the great war between Jin and Chu, the king of the Chu Communist Party was struck by an arrow in one eye and died. In the Cao Wei Dynasty, Emperor Jing of Jin suffered from eye disease, and in the end, Guan Qiu Jian raised an army in Huainan. He was overworked during the expedition and suffered an eye disease and died suddenly on the way back to Beijing. This shows that a small eye disease should not be underestimated."
Cheng Gongxing said a few words lightly, and Yang Ding's hand immediately fell down. He was hesitant and didn't know what to do, so he had to ask for the best solution.
"I, the Celestial Master, have always taken it as my duty to help the world and bring peace to the people, so I attach great importance to medicine. What's the problem with a mere eye disease?"
"Why is that chief?"
"That's because I want to test whether the general really cares about the king's condition. The facts are already before our eyes. The general is indeed a good minister and brave general who values love and justice and is loyal to the Qin Dynasty..."
