Bald Hair Ministry has to solve his own food and housing problem in winter, and Xu Miao from Liangzhou also has to solve Liangzhou's food problem.
Since he became the governor of Liangzhou, he has never been able to settle down for a day.
As soon as the front foot arrived in Liangzhou and took office in the first year, the army of Shu captives followed his rear foot into Longyou.
After the war, there was another severe drought.
With Xu Miao's ability in governing the people, as long as he can survive the first year, and if he can be given two or three years in the future, he will definitely be able to govern Liangzhou so that the boundaries of the state are peaceful and the people return to their hearts.
What he didn't expect was that in the first year without contacting the court, he was offered the position of county magistrate to an unknown number of people.
Only then could we survive with the help of the Liangzhou wealthy family’s food reserves.
Unexpectedly, the next year, the Shu captives who also encountered a severe drought in Longyou would rest for two or three years after the war, but they were able to send troops to Jincheng.
Liangzhou lost less than half of its troops last year, but it finally recovered its strength this year. This year, it lost half of its troops and even lost two counties.
Even in the cold winter, Xu Miao could still feel that all parties in Liangzhou were ready to move.
Under this situation, Xu Miao, who had no plan to govern the people, could only sigh to the sky, and then had to turn to the wealthy families in Liangzhou again.
In the first year, all parties in Liangzhou learned that Wei had stationed more than 100,000 troops in Guanzhong.
Many people felt that Wei still had a chance to regain Longyou, so they were willing to help after receiving promises and benefits.
But what they didn't expect was that the food in Guanzhong had been emptied out in advance by an unknown Feng Junhou.
A hundred thousand elite soldiers without enough food and grass are also a hundred thousand soft-footed shrimps.
In the spring of this year, after Cao Zhen stabilized An'an, he wanted to test his way into Longyou from the An'an direction.
Unexpectedly, the villagers of Zhuge reacted greatly and directly sent their generals to lead troops out of Chencang from Hanzhong.
The threat is obvious. If you dare to touch my upper body, I will dare to touch your lower body.
Cao Zhen, who was not ready yet, could only give in.
Now the situation in Longyou is becoming more and more obvious.
Many people in Liangzhou know that the Han Kingdom may have already established a firm foothold in Longyou, otherwise it would not be able to send troops to Jincheng.
After losing Jincheng and Xiping, Wei's hope of returning to Liangzhou began to become slim.
Therefore, this winter, each family’s food reserves are much less than last year:
Commander Xu, we just borrowed food last year, so we have to wait a little longer this year, right?
No one is a fool. Although I didn’t expect to get the food I lent out, I could get it back.
But it can’t be thrown away in vain!
According to the current situation, Liangzhou will fall into the hands of Han sooner or later.
Now if you lend grain to the governor of Wei State, isn't this a waste of money?
It's just that others don't have to borrow it, but one family has to.
Liangzhou Governor Xu Miao's chariot had just left the Zhang family. Zhang Hua, younger brother of Zhang Gong, the Wuji captain of the Western Regions and the former Jincheng prefect, angrily closed the door himself.
Then he returned to the house where Zhang Gong was resting and cursed angrily:
"This old man has repeatedly asked our family to provide food. Is our Zhang family so easy to bully?"
Zhang Gong is already old, his sparse white beard hangs down on his chest, and his eyebrows have turned gray.
There are deep wrinkles on his face, bulging veins on his arms, and black spots everywhere, which also show that this famous figure in Xizhou and even the Western Regions has entered his twilight years.
"If you don't want to borrow food, why don't you lend me your head?"
Zhang Gong was half-lying on the couch, wrapped in a thick fine velvet quilt. He didn't even raise his eyelids and said something in a hoarse voice.
If the current situation in Liangzhou were not unstable, the Han people would want to attack the four counties of Liangzhou at any time. In addition, he still has a little reputation and can help Xu Miao control the Qianghu in Liangzhou.
I'm afraid Xu Miao may not be so easy to talk to, he just asked the Zhang family to lend him food.
Zhang Hua is not too young, but in front of his clan brother, he is like an obedient child.
Zhang Gong's face turned red after hearing Zhang Gong's words.
Fortunately, there was no one else in the house except his nephew Zhang Jiu.
"After the First World War in Jincheng, the three main roads into Liangzhou were all under the control of the Han people. As long as they wanted to, they could enter Liangzhou from three directions at any time."
Zhang Gong coughed a few times and said, "I made a mistake in this matter. I shouldn't have promised Xu Miao to let you guard Jincheng in the first place."
Zhang saw the adult coughing and quickly stepped forward to help rub his back with a guilty look on his face:
"Sir, it's the child who is incompetent..."
Zhang Gong waved his hand and said, "It's none of your business. No one thought that after the battle in Longyou, the Han people would still have the strength to attack Jincheng when they encountered a severe drought in Longyou."
With the defeat of Jingzhou before and the defeat of Yiling later, the Shu people's vitality was almost exhausted.
Who would have thought that after only a few years of silence, the army would be able to march out of Longyou, and it seems that the military power is not as strong as before.
Zhang Gong, who knew that the loess was buried up to his neck, had to go through many things to become famous today?
The thief put a weapon on his son's neck, but he couldn't make him surrender.
But now he is starting to get confused. If the Shu people are so powerful, why didn't they directly attack Liangzhou after conquering Hanzhong?
This makes no sense at all!
Could it be that...Liu Bei's son Liu Chan is so much better than Liu Bei?
At that time, Liu Bei's subordinates, in addition to Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun, also had many world-famous generals and advisers.
However, after the Battle of Yiling, Liu Bei died of illness and the Shu Kingdom was almost destroyed.
The Wei Dynasty also sent the auxiliary general Xianyu to Shu with an imperial edict to express his kindness and persuade Zhuge Liang, who was in charge of Shu, to open the gates of Shu and surrender to Wei.
In the years since then, the only person whose reputation has spread beyond Shu is Feng Yong, whose reputation is half-reputed and half-ruined.
The articles are well written, he is a great leader, and he has a way of making money.
However, I heard that his character is flawed, he is known for his clever words, he likes women who have been engaged, he is ruthless and has a sinister heart...
In the battle of Jincheng, it was enough that his younger brother and his son were defeated. In the end, they also got the reputation of colluding with the Shu people, thanks to Feng Yong.
This son is indeed a figure, but there is only such a one in Shu. This further illustrates the decline of talents in Shu. How can it be compared with the peak of talents in the Central Plains?
It happened that such a state not only supported the Han people's uninterrupted military use for two consecutive years.
He even defended Longshan in the east and resisted hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in Guanzhong.
In the center of Longyou, all the Qiang and Hu people will return home.
Taking Jincheng and Xiping in the west, it threatens the four core counties of Liangzhou.
Zhang Gong felt that over the years, everyone in the Wei state seemed to have made serious mistakes in their judgment of the Shu state.
More importantly, even now, no one can figure out how these misjudgments occurred.
So, what exactly is the problem?
Is it possible that this Shu people not only have mountains of gold and silver seas, but also can grow grain out of thin air, and can also create small holes?
"Dadou Bugu, the mountains should have been closed by heavy snow now, right?"
Zhang Gong suddenly asked.
Zhang Hua and Zhang looked at each other inexplicably, wondering why Zhang Gong asked this.
"Sir, the mountain has been closed for a long time."
He didn't understand Gui, so Zhang still answered respectfully.
"Don't worry, sir. There are elite soldiers guarding Dadou Bago. The Han people shouldn't be able to get through at this time."
Zhang Gong was out of strength, so he lay down half-lying with his eyes closed to rest his mind. Hearing this, he sneered and said, "The Han people can't survive. It's your decision that counts. It's the Han people who have the final say."
After the Battle of Jincheng, people in Liangzhou came to their senses: As long as Longyou did not return to the hands of Wei, sooner or later Liangzhou would be in the hands of Han.
"grown ups……"
Zhang was almost 40 years old. When his master said this, he felt ashamed again.
"Spring starts next year. If the Li family's caravan comes over, find an opportunity to follow them back and see what's going on over there in Longyou."
"It would be best if we could enter Shu and see clearly."
After Xiping County fell into the hands of the Han, the caravan of the Li family in Longxi was finally able to try again to pass through the Dadou Valley and reach the four counties of Liangzhou.
There was no need for them to continue going west, because goods such as brown sugar, spirits, and woolen materials had already been sold out before they even left Zhangye.
The fine velvet quilt covering Zhang Gong was brought over by the Li family's caravan.
"Yes, sir. When the time comes, I will send the most capable people in the clan to follow..."
Zhang replied respectfully.
But before he could finish his sentence, Zhang Gong cursed, "Idiot, I want you to go in person!"
"Remember, memorize everything you can see and tell me when you come back."
Having said this, Zhang Gong finally opened his eyes, but there was no focus in his eyes.
"Emperor Wu was good at using soldiers and had great talents. After the Battle of Chibi, he issued an order to seek talents and personally led the army into Guanzhong. At that time, I knew that Liangzhou must be the treasure of the Wei people."
"But after the Han people took Longyou, I first thought that they just took advantage of Wei's unpreparedness and they would not be able to hold on for long."
"Then they thought that even if they could barely hold on, they wouldn't be able to advance westward."
"After all, the gap between Han and Wei is just there. A temporary coincidence cannot last forever. However, until now, the Han people have behaved in a way that the world did not expect."
In two years, hundreds of thousands of Wei troops were stationed in Guanzhong, but they were unable to achieve any success. They could neither break through the Han people's Longshan defense line nor move south into Hanzhong.
Although the Han people had a critical advantage, they had to defend both Hanzhong and Longshan, and they still had room to advance into Liangzhou.
The land of one state in the western border can fight against ten states, but it can still do so many things. Is this world crazy?
If Shu was really so powerful, then Gongsun Shu should have been the one to bring peace to the world, not Emperor Guangwu.
Therefore, Zhang Gong needs to urgently understand the current Han Dynasty in order to make judgments for the Zhang family's future choices.
