Although the princes' struggle against Dong, which attracted the attention of the world, came to an end, the whole Han Dynasty did not and calmed down.
In the land of Jiangdong, taking advantage of Zhu Yuanzhang's absence, the King of Heaven Hong Xiuquan sent out troops in a mighty manner, but the battle situation was not optimistic. Even if Zhu Yuanzhang was not around, Hong Xiuquan still didn't take any advantage. On the contrary, Zhu Sheng's design caused considerable losses to Hong Xiuquan. That time, if Shi Dakai hadn't been quick to react, the battle might have been over.
In the land of Qingzhou, Dou Jiande and Guo Wei joined forces to once again launch an attack on the strength of Liu Bei and Kong Rong. Fortunately for Liu Bei, Liu Qi, the former general, was responsible for supervising and commanding the troops. Liu Xuanchu, Liu Wenjing, and Liu Yanzong were responsible for making suggestions. Liu Zheng, Liu Hongji, Liu Guangshi, and other famous generals from various dynasties were assisting him, plus Guan Yu and Guan Sheng. Returning in time, it was finally a round trip.
But the same cannot be said for Kong Rong. Although Kong Rong got a large number of Liangshan heroes to join him because of Song Jiang. However, although there are many generals in Liangshan, most of them are brave men. When it comes to uniting the army in battle, it is far from enough.
Therefore, since the beginning of the war, Kong Rong's side has been retreating steadily. I am afraid that before he can return, his old nest will be gone!
As for Liangzhou, the lively situation here is no worse than Qingzhou or Yangzhou.
Su Lie was worthy of the name of the general who destroyed the country. When the allied forces of the princes were blocked in front of Hulao Pass and had no choice but to divide their troops, Su Lie personally led 30,000 iron cavalry out of Hetao and made a surprise attack on Xiliang. Feng Yi led 70,000 infantry. The rear advanced slowly.
Liangzhou is the rear area of Dong Zhuo's forces. On weekdays, the Xiliang soldiers guarding here naturally don't have much defense. Under such circumstances, with Su Lie's ability to command hundreds of troops, he was able to successfully conquer the entire Wuwei County in just a few days!
But now Dong Zhuo also has many talented people under his command, and those left to guard the rear area are naturally not incompetent people. Emperor Wuzhao of the Later Qin Dynasty Yao Chang reacted very promptly. After learning the news of Su Lie's attack, he immediately arranged various defenses and invited a large number of Qiang and Hu cavalry to come for support.
There are many Qiang people in Liangzhou. The Qiang Rebellion was also an important reason for the gradual decline of national power in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
"Since Yuanjian, there have been one hundred and fifty kinds of descendants. Nine of them are west of the Cizhi River and north of Shu and Han Dynasty. There are no oral records in the history. Only Shenlang is in Wudu, and the number of victorious soldiers is Thousands of people. Fifty-two of them have declined and cannot stand on their own. They are scattered as attachments, either extinct or without heirs, or driven away. Among the eighty-nine species, Zhong is the strongest, with more than 100,000 victories. The rest are large. There are more than 10,000 soldiers and thousands of small ones, and they even steal from each other. The rise and fall are unpredictable. When Wu He obeys the emperor, the total number of victorious soldiers can be 200,000. Fa Qiang, Tang Qiang, etc. are far away, and there is no contact. Niu and Baima Qiang are there. Shu and Han, their species and names cannot be recorded."
Judging from this description in the Later Han Dynasty, the number of Qiang people in the Han Dynasty was very large, at least millions, which can be said to be a quite powerful force. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Qiang people gradually replaced the Huns and became the most threatening border threat to the Eastern Han Dynasty. Since Emperor Guangwu pacified Longyou and captured Hexi, there have been five major Qiang-Han wars, and countless other small and medium-sized wars.
The continuous Qiang-Han war almost lasted throughout the Eastern Han Dynasty, and in the middle and late Eastern Han Dynasty, it became more frequent and never peaceful. The Qiang-Han War affected all aspects of the Eastern Han Empire and had a profound historical impact.
The long-term and frequent Qiang-Han wars not only devastated Liangzhou, a border area, but also caused a sharp decline in the population of this area. Moreover, it cost the country nearly 100 billion yuan, but it still could not completely pacify Liangzhou. It still happened repeatedly from time to time. In the end, the financial problem could only be solved by issuing a large amount of copper coins, but in the end it caused a series of problems.
It can be said that the decline of the Eastern Han Dynasty government in the later period had a lot to do with the Qiang and Hu problem in Xiliang.
As Yao Chang called for Qiang support, Su Lie's 30,000 cavalry became somewhat insufficient. Therefore, Su Lie temporarily settled down and began to reorganize the newly captured Wuwei County, while also waiting for the arrival of Feng Yi's army from behind.
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"It's too much to bully others. Li Xiang really goes too far to bully others!" Dong Zhuo roared like this in Chang'an.
Originally, when Dong Zhuo heard that all the coalition forces of the princes had retreated, leaving only Li Xiang stranded in Luoyang, he excitedly went to the palace to find the concubines of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty to release them. But who would have known that just after the happy ending, news came that Li Xiang's son actually sent troops to attack Liangzhou, his rear area.
"Come here, gather troops for our family. This time we must kill that kid Li Xiang to vent our hatred!" Dong Zhuo said angrily.
Li Ru saw that Dong Zhuo was preparing to launch another war after just experiencing a war. After thinking about it for a while, he immediately advised: "Xiangguo, although the Kwantung Allied Forces retreated this time, our army suffered a lot of losses. It is really difficult at this time." It’s not appropriate to fight, rest and recuperation are the most important things.”
Dong Zhuo had always believed in Li Ru. After hearing what Li Ru said, he finally calmed down a little, "Wen You, do you have any plans to help our family get rid of that little Li Xiang!"
Li Ru thought for a moment and then said slowly: "Xiangguo, as things stand now, we can only send out one reinforcement. In addition, we can choose a general to send troops out of Hangu to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao."
"To inform the Prime Minister, besides the Prime Minister, there are other forces in Liangzhou!" Li Ru just finished speaking, and Qin Hui on the side spoke immediately.
After hearing Qin Hui's words, Li Ru's eyes also flashed, and he said excitedly, "Yes, Prime Minister, Li Zifeng's attack on Liangzhou is not only affected by me, but also Ma Teng and Han." The two of them must be stuck in their throats. As a result, they can send people to grant several official positions to the two of them and tempt them to send troops. Not only can they resist Li Xiang's Bingzhou Army, but they can also consume the strength of Ma Teng and Han Sui. .”
"Okay, okay, we have Wen You and Hui in our family, why can't we worry about taking over the world!"
"Transmit an order to order Fu Jian to be the commander-in-chief, and Lu Guang, Zhang Hao, Fu Sheng, and Geng Jingzhong to be the deputies, to send troops to support Liangzhou."
"Immediately send someone to make that Ma Teng the prefect of Hanyang and Han Sui the prefect of Jincheng, and send someone to ask them to send troops to deal with the Bingzhou army."
"Send an order to Yang Jian to lead the troops east out of Hangu, with Wu Wenhua, Lu Bu, Wu Sangui, Zu Dashou, Yang Lin, Wu Yunzhao and others as generals to pretend to attack Li Xiang's son?"
After receiving the suggestions from Li Ru and Qin Hui, Dong Zhuo immediately issued orders one after another.
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