Chapter 499 Tianshui Jiang Wei
It is said that although Zhong Hui is young, he is already very wise. After some detailed analysis, everyone decided to continue tracking along the stream to the lower reaches. However, Chen Long still kept an eye on it and ordered two special forces members to act alone and secretly search for traces in the Tangluo Road to prevent Li Ru from being too smart and taking advantage of Zhong Hui's mentality to go deep into the plank road to Hanzhong.
This worry is not unreasonable. It is mainly based on the fact that if Li Ru wants to make a comeback, he will first go to Xiliang to seek refuge with Han Sui, and the second is to go to Yizhou to seek refuge with Liu Zhang. If Hanzhong is not prepared, Chen Long is worried that Li Ru will go to Hanzhong to stir up trouble. Ding Yi is accompanying Ma Chao to fight in Chang'an, and Ma Dai alone may not be a match for Li Ru.
Chen Long ordered the two of them that if they found traces of the enemy, one should follow it and the other should report back. They should not take action easily, lest they be captured by Li Ru's design. If nothing happens along the way, I will see General Ma Dai in Hanzhong and ask him to blockade Yangping Pass and Jiange with heavy troops, transfer the Badi refugees to the wasteland outside Yangdao Ping Pass for reclamation and breeding, separate them from the locals in Hanzhong, and provide them with some food in advance. and baggage, but be sure to be self-sufficient in the later stages. If the Badi Li Hu expresses his submission, he can allow his autonomous armed forces to become a barrier outside Yangping Pass, and cannot allow the Badi and Hanzhong locals to rob food. At the same time, be careful of Xiliang soldiers and Yizhou soldiers suddenly sending troops to capture Hanzhong.
Hanzhong's position is too important. It is the leader of Yizhou and Xiliang, and there must be no room for loss. Hanzhong is bordered by the Qinling Mountains in the north and the shallow foothills of Bashan in the south. It governs nine counties in Hanzhong. The beautiful Han River flows through the territory, creating a land of plenty known as "the birthplace of the Han family and the cornucopia of China". However, a large number of hungry people caused by the severe drought in the Qiang and Di areas of Xiliang have become red-eyed in order to have enough to eat. They have set their sights on Hanzhong, a big piece of meat, and are rushing towards Hanzhong crazily. Historically, it was Li Xiong, a descendant of Li Xiong, who established the Han Dynasty. The Ba Di people were able to establish the country precisely because they took advantage of the chaos and robbed Hanzhong during the Eight Kings Rebellion. The situation is so similar to the current situation.
The two of them took the order and were about to leave, but Chen Long said again: "After Hanzhong sends the order to Ma Dai, you two will go back to Xiangyang. In addition to reporting the situation in Chang'an to Zhang Ning's mother-in-law, you also need to ask Pang Shanmin to persuade Nai's father to transfer Pang Tong and Pang Shiyuan to Hanzhong." Sit in command, serve as military advisor to Ma Dai, and serve as the commander of Hanzhong, and work together to guard Hanzhong." Then the two people left and went deep into the Tangluo Road along the stream.
Although Pang Tong was still young, he was already an adult. Chen Long had always wanted to give Pang Tong a good opportunity to serve as an official. Now that the situation in Hanzhong was complicated, a reliable military adviser must be in charge. Chen Long had no one available for a while, so he took the first step. Time thought of Pang Tong, just in time to increase Pang Tong's military experience. He just hoped that his arrival would enable him to escape the disaster of Luofengpo and not die young.
After the two men left, Chen Long put aside his worries and gathered everyone to go down the stream. Depending on the height of the terrain, the stream had many divergent branches, like a maze of forked paths. Chen Long told him to just move forward in the direction of the Wei River. Suddenly, the stream under his feet poured down, and he reached a cliff. It seemed that he had followed the wrong direction.
Zhuge Jin explored along the stream and found no trace of the cavalry coming ashore. He regretfully spread his hands and said to Chen Long: "It seems that we have really lost track. How about we go back and find the route again? As long as we have enough time, we will definitely be able to do it." Found traces." Chen Long smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. We might as well think outside this circle, maybe we can get twice the result with half the effort. Since it is judged that they went to the west, whether they were riding horses or taking boats, if they wanted to defect to Han Sui, they would eventually go there A city in Xiliang, right? And as far as I know, Xiliang is a vast land with few people and not many cities."
The eyes of Zhong Hui and Zhuge Jin lit up at the same time, and Zhong Hui had already shouted: "Tianshui!"
Tianshui is also known as Qinzhou, and there is also an ancient name called "Chengji". Far before the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Tianshui River Valley Basin had fertile land, open terrain, green peaks, abundant water, and luxuriant water and grass. It was a good place for herding horses and raising livestock. Boyi, the ancestor of the Qin people who lived here, was granted a land grant and the surname Ying by Shun because he raised horses for Shun and multiplied quickly. By the time of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Feizi, the son of Boyi, was praised by King Xiao for his contribution in raising horses for King Xiao of Zhou. King Xiao not only allowed him to inherit the surname "Ying" from Boyi of Shun Dynasty, but also named his land "Qin Di". This is the beginning of the Qin State in our country's history.
Tianshui is the birthplace of "Qin". Since the Three Kingdoms, many places in Tianshui have been named with the word "Qin", such as Qin'an, Qinling, Qinzhou, etc. The name of Chengji is related to the legendary Fuxi family. Tianshui is called "Dragon City" because it is the place where Fuxi, the ancestor of mankind, with the head of a human and the body of a dragon, was born, and it is the hometown of dragons. "Hanshu Geography" also records that Tianshui County has Chengji County, so Tianshui is known as the "Hometown of Emperor Xi".
Such a place with outstanding people naturally has many talented people. The moment Zhong Hui shouted "Tianshui", the only name suddenly flashed in Chen Long's mind, which was Tianshui Jiang Wei and Jiang Boyue.
Jiang Wei, courtesy name Boyue, was born in Jixian County, Tianshui. He lost his father when he was young and lived with his widowed mother. He was fond of Zheng Xuan's Confucian classics. His father, Jiang Jiong, was once a meritorious officer in Tianshui County. When the Qiang and Rong rebelled, Jiang Jiong stood up to defend the county guard and died on the battlefield. Therefore, Jiang Wei was awarded the title of Zhonglang and joined the army in Tianshui County. According to the official history, in the sixth year of Jianxing (AD 228), Zhuge Liang, Prime Minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, left Qishan with his army. At that time, Jiang Wei, Gongcao Liangxu, Chief Secretary Yin Shang, Chief Secretary Liang Qian, etc. were patrolling various places from Tianshui Prefect Ma Zun. Ma Zunde Knowing that the Shu Han army was coming, all counties responded to the Shu army. They suspected that Jiang Wei and others had different intentions, so they abandoned Jiang Wei and others and fled to Shanggui with Guo Huai overnight. Jiang Wei and others could not catch up, and when they returned to the city the city gate was closed, so they led their troops to Ji County, but Ji County did not let Jiang Wei enter the city. Jiang Wei had no choice but to surrender to Zhuge Liang. Later, Ma Di defeated Jieting, and Zhuge Liang drove more than a thousand families in Xi County back to Shu, causing Jiang Wei to be separated from his mother. In the sixth year of Jingyao (AD 263), Jiang Wei heard that Zhong Hui was planning to attack Guanzhong. He appealed to Liu Chan and sent Zhang Yi and Liao Hua to garrison Yang'an Pass and Yinping Bridge respectively to take precautions. But Huang Hao listened to the ghosts and gods and told Liu Chan that the enemy army would not come, and the Shu Han officials did not know about it. The Wei army attacked Shu in five directions. When General Zhong would move toward Luo Valley and General Deng Ai entered Tazhong, Liu Chan sent Liao Hua to support Tazhong, and Zhang Yi and Dong Jue to support Yang'an Pass. Jiang Wei was restrained by Deng Ai and retreated to Yinping. Zhong Hui besieged Han and Le cities, and sent another army to attack the pass. Shu general Fu Qian fought to death, but Jiang Shu opened the city and surrendered. Zhonghui Pass had been captured, so they marched straight in. Jiang Wei and Liao Hua had no choice but to abandon Yinping, join Zhang Yi and Dong Jue, and retreat to Jiange. Zhong Hui wrote a letter to persuade Jiang Wei to surrender, but Jiang Wei did not respond. Zhong Hui could not attack for a long time, so he discussed and prepared to withdraw. At this time, Deng Ai sneaked across from Jinggu Road, marched to Mianzhu, defeated Zhuge Zhan, Liu Chan opened the city and surrendered, and ordered Jiang Wei to surrender. Each of Jiang Wei's sergeants drew their swords and chopped stones to vent their anger, but there was nothing they could do. Jiang Wei led his army to surrender to Zhong Hui. After Jiang Wei surrendered to Zhong Hui, he knew that Zhong Hui wanted to rebel, so he persuaded Zhong Hui to try to kill the Wei general. On the one hand, Zhong Hui framed Deng Ai, and on the other hand, he prepared to rebel. However, the matter was exposed, and Jiang Wei, Zhong Hui and Shu general Zhang Yi and others were all killed, and Deng Ai was also killed by Tian Xu.
As Zhuge Liang's appointed successor, Jiang Wei fell short in the end, but he was still the most important general in the late Shu Han Dynasty, and he was both civil and military. Chen Long thought of Tianshui Jiang Wei, and couldn't help but secretly wonder, should he let Zhong Hui and Jiang Wei, their old enemies, meet in advance and become the right-hand men of the Qinglong Army?
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
