Su Ze was not frightened by Qu Yan's mere three thousand soldiers, but felt helpless about the current situation.
Qu Yan can lead three thousand troops, so why can't Zhang Ye's Zhang Jin and Jiuquan's Huang Hua imitate the same? !
Qu Yan brought 3,000 soldiers and horses. If Zhang Jin and Huang Hua also brought 3,000 soldiers and horses, they would cut off Guzang's grain and grass supply line from the back road and turn Guzang into an isolated city. At that time, no matter how good Hao Zhao is, Defending the city, Wuwei County would not be able to withstand the joint attack of Liu Bei's army and the Liangzhou rebels.
Another one, Su Ze, didn't even think about going through fire and water for Cao Wei, just to die.
Although the combat effectiveness of Liu Bei's army in front of him does not look very good, leaving Hao Zhao, an unknown junior, blocking the city. But the problem is that Liu Bei's army has now completed the destruction of Long and is about to besiege Chang'an.
Such a comparison, doesn't it appear that Cao Wei's combat effectiveness is even worse? !
With such fighting power, how could Su Ze expect Cao Wei to conquer Longshan again and rescue Liangzhou? !
Well, even if Cao Wei does still have such strength, is Longshan so easy to defeat? !
Don't look back. Before Cao Wei's army conquered Longshan, Guzang County had already been attacked because of depletion of food and grass.
At that time, Su Ze's life would be in danger if he was defeated and captured.
Su Ze didn't want to die generously for Cao Wei. He just wanted to show his strength, and then surrender in a decent way, so as to obtain high-ranking officials and generous salaries from Liu Bei.
Therefore, after receiving the news that Qu Yan led his troops to kill Wuwei County, Su Ze weighed it a little and immediately ordered the gates of Guzang County to be opened and asked for the surrender of Zhao Yun's army in front.
Hao Zhao was shocked by Su Ze's flirtatious operation. I can still keep it. How come you, a high-ranking captain who protects the Qiang, are demoted like this? !
Xu Miao, who was far away in Jincheng County, was also made quite uncomfortable by Su Ze's saucy operation. If you surrender like this, what should I do? !
Xu Miao really had no intention of surrendering before. After all, Xu Miao's experience was different from Su Ze's.
In his early years, Xu Miao hung out with Cao Cao. He served as a military adviser in Cao Cao's Prime Minister's Palace and was one of Cao Cao's personal secretaries.
Later, Xu Miao also relied on this identity to serve as the magistrate of Fenggao County, and later as the governor of Dongcao.
In the eighteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao was proclaimed Duke of Wei, and Xu Miao was appointed Shangshulang, and then became the prefect of Jincheng.
Therefore, Xu Miao was a close confidant promoted by Cao Cao. He was not as unruly as Su Ze, who wanted to surrender before the fight even started.
Xu Miao really wanted to defend Jincheng County. For this reason, he also contacted You Chu, the governor of Longxi in Yongzhou, hoping to support each other with You Chu. In addition, Su Ze was stationed in Wuwei County, and the three counties were united. It was not without support. Until the day when Cao Jun returned to Liangzhou.
However, with the progress of Liu Bei's Northern Expedition, Liu Bei's army achieved the end of Long, and Cao Pi reduced his troops to guard Sanfu and Chang'an, resulting in Liangzhou being completely isolated from Guanzhong.
At this time, Xu Miao could clearly feel that the attitude of You Chu, the governor of Longxi County, had become subtle.
At first, You Chu was willing to send envoys to interact with Xu Miao and establish an offensive and defensive alliance. But now, Xu Miao sent two groups of envoys to Longxi County, but neither of them could see You Chu.
Well, it's not that Xu Miao can't understand. After all, Liu Bei's army has now defeated Longxi, and Nan'an County to the east of Longxi County has always been threatened by Liu Bei's army. It is estimated that You Chu can no longer suppress the aristocratic families in Longxi County. , it is not incomprehensible that the attitude has changed.
But Su Ze's surrender directly dealt Xu Miao a blow in the head.
Su Ze is the captain appointed by King Wei to protect the Qiang. He is the first person below Guo Huai. To a certain extent, Su Ze does not necessarily have to listen to Guo Huai. The relationship between them is only half a level.
Now Guo Huai, the governor of Liangzhou, has retreated to Guanzhong, and Su Ze, the captain who protects the Qiang, has surrendered to Liangzhou and is completely finished.
The current Jincheng County is divided into Longxi County, which has a very ambiguous attitude, to the southeast, Nan'an County and Tianshui County, which have belonged to Liu Bei, to the south, Wuwei County, which has just surrendered to Liu Bei, to the west, and Wuwei County, which is still in rebellion, to the northwest. Three counties in Liangzhou.
There is nowhere to run.
Things have reached this point, no matter how high Xu Miao's prestige is, the wealthy families in Jincheng County can't give Xu Miao any face. When the survival of the family is at stake, even if King Wei comes, it won't be easy.
What's more, outside Yuzhong City, Pang De has led troops to besiege it for almost half a month. Whether it is a real threat or a future threat, the wealthy families in Jincheng County are forced to make a choice.
This choice was difficult for Xu Miao, but the wealthy families in Jincheng County found it too easy.
One night, Xu Miao had just fallen asleep after inspecting the defenses of Yuzhong City when he suddenly heard a commotion in the city. When he got up to summon guards, he suddenly discovered that Pang De had already arrived with the cooperation of the wealthy families in the city. He opened the gate of Yuzhong City and led the Qiang and Hu cavalry into the city.
Of course, Xu Miao's prestige in Jincheng County is still very good. In order to save their lives, the wealthy families in Jincheng County had to choose to betray Cao Wei, but they still admired Xu Miao and sent people to leave a path for Xu Miao. Passage, let him leave the city and seek refuge elsewhere.
After all, no one knows what the Liu Bei Group will do with Xu Miao after they capture him. It would be good to keep Xu Miao alive.
Xu Miao didn't know what to say to escape? ! Where to escape? !
Surrounded by Liu Beijun's sphere of influence, should he, Xu Miao, be expected to go north to join the Qiang and Hu and live a life of dependence? !
The dignified Han people swear not to do this.
Therefore, Xu Miao did not choose to escape, but sat in the government office until Pang De came to arrest him.
Pang De is not his old master Ma Chao. He can do anything when he is in a mood. Since he has accepted the order to be the captain of the Qiang Protector, Pang De is also careful about the famous people in Liangzhou.
Therefore, Pang De still respected Xu Miao. Even after breaking through the city and entering the government office, Pang De treated Xu Miao with courtesy and persuaded him to surrender.
But Xu Miao said, "The Xu family has been favored by the great Han Dynasty, and I have also been entrusted by the King of Wei. I have the responsibility to defend the land and should not be abandoned lightly. I dare not obey the general's wishes."
To put it this way, it's very subtle.
He has received the kindness of the great Han and the great trust of the King of Wei. If you want to replace Ma Chao, if you hear that this guy refuses to surrender, then you can kill him directly.
But Pound is not such a reckless man.
Although Pound didn't quite understand the meaning of Xu Miao's words, Pound at least knew that there seemed to be something hidden in Xu Miao's words. If he didn't understand, it was because he was not good at it. It wasn't that Xu Miao really wasn't good enough. Be willing to surrender.
In this case, Pang De apologized, ordered his men to tie Xu Miao up, and then sent him to Zhao Yun of Wuwei County, letting Zhao Yun, the commander of the westward expedition, take charge of the matter.
Who is Zhao Yun? He has followed Liu Bei back and forth for so many years. He has also been in charge of a political party. It’s not like he has never heard of official clichés that are so obvious. How can Zhao Yun still not understand what they mean? !
It's not that Xu Miao is unwilling to surrender, he just doesn't want to lose face, and secondly, people think that we warriors are not qualified enough to persuade him to surrender, so a heavyweight must intervene to persuade him to surrender.
Of course, this person had better be the King of Hanzhong.
If this were an ordinary cat or dog, Zhao Yun would probably not be inferior to Xu Miao. After all, if you want to show off, you have to see if you have the ability.
But after entering Liangzhou, Zhao Yun also sent people to inquire around. He found that it was Xu Miao and his Jincheng County who had the best official reputation in Liangzhou and was also the most stable person in governing the state and county.
Zhao Yun knew very well that when he entered Liangzhou this time, how to capture it was not a problem, but how to govern Liangzhou was a big problem.
People like Xu Miao who can govern the place and have good strategies are much more important than the so-called powerful Liangzhou powerhouses such as Qu Yan, Zhang Jin, and Huang Hua.
In addition, Zhao Yun also talked with Xu Miao, and after having a preliminary understanding of Xu Miao's talents and abilities, he became more determined in his thoughts.
Zhao Yun wrote a letter directly to Liu Bei, and then ordered people to lead troops to escort Xu Miao to Longshan Road to meet Liu Bei.
Zhao Yun believed that with Liu Bei's eyes, Xu Miao's ability would not be missed.
And Liu Bei, in the name of the King of Hanzhong, invited Xu Miao with the great righteousness of supporting the Han Dynasty, and gave Xu Miao enough face. There should be enough steps for Xu Miao to choose to surrender.
After all, you Xu Miao also said that your Xu family is "received by the great man's kindness".
After dealing with Xu Miao's matter, Zhao Yun continued to lead his troops and began to attack the remaining two counties.
Now that Wuwei County and Jincheng County have been captured, the passage north to Liangzhou has been completely opened, and Qu Yan has chosen to join Liu Bei, then Xiping County can be basically pacified, leaving only Zhangye County and Jiuquan County.
These two places are still in rebellion. Huang Hua and Zhang Jin have not yet come to Wuwei County to ask for surrender, so Zhao Yun naturally does not intend to give them this opportunity.
Not to mention, there were Su Ze making suggestions and Qu Yan fanning the flames. Zhao Yun had no intention of letting these two go.
If Liangzhou is to be completely pacified and transformed from chaos to order, then it would be better if one of these Liangzhou powerful men is eliminated.
Zhang Jin and Huang Hua are not capable or strategic leaders. This can be seen from the fact that they have not recognized the situation clearly and still want to separate the states and counties to stand on their own.
These two guys are still attacking each other at this time, and have never thought about how to unite to face the enemy. On Zhao Yun's side, not only are Su Ze and Qu Yan who are familiar with Liangzhou's situation helping, but Pang De is also pacifying the enemy. The Queen of Jincheng County led the Qiang and Hu cavalry to join forces. An army of more than 30,000 people pressed forward. How could Zhang Jin and Huang Hua, who only had a few thousand troops in their hands, be able to resist.
Zhao Yun's attack on Wuwei County was delayed for more than ten days, but when he attacked Zhangye and Jiuquan County, Zhao Yun almost pushed them all the way and defeated them easily.
By the end of April, Zhao Yun had completely pacified Liangzhou.
(End of chapter)
