When it was daylight, Wei Yan, the governor of Liangzhou, finally moved into the governor's mansion of Liangzhou smoothly. This government office belonged to Cao Wei in the past few years, but from today on, it has returned to the hands of the Han Dynasty.
"I would like to inform you that the remaining enemies in the city have been basically eliminated, all government offices in the city have been taken over, and the soldiers are returning to the camp to rest." A partial general entered the main hall of the Governor's Mansion to report to Wei Yan.
Wei Yan nodded and said with a smile: "Very good. I ordered the Chinese military officials to come out as soon as possible to calm the people. I also ordered Wei Zhang to lead a team of people to patrol the city. If anyone is found guilty of committing crimes, he will be severely punished immediately."
"promise."
The partial general just took the order and went out. Another military officer came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the results of the battle have been roughly calculated."
"Oh? Tell me quickly." Wei Yan said eagerly.
The military officer took out a scroll from his arms, unfolded it and read: "Except Xu Miao, the governor of Liangzhou in the puppet Wei Dynasty, Zhen Xian, the prefect of Wuwei, and Hao Zhao, the state general, our army killed the Wei general Wei Ping in this battle. There were more than 4,300 people below, and more than 5,800 Wei soldiers were captured and surrendered, and countless military supplies, grains, and goods were seized."
"Okay, this battle was really enjoyable. We basically wiped out the main force of the Wei army in Liangzhou. It's a pity that Xu Miao and others got away." Wei Yan said with regret.
Liu Yin comforted him and said, "Don't sigh, Commander Wei. General Ma Dai has already led his troops to hunt down Xu Miao and others. I believe good news will come back soon."
When the situation last night was basically brought under control by the Han army, Ma Dai was worried that there were not enough troops to pursue Xu Miao and others, so he ordered two thousand cavalry to personally lead out of the city for reinforcements. It had been several hours now, and no news had yet spread. Back.
"I hope so."
Wei Yan smiled and said to Liu Yin: "It's thanks to your help that I can defeat Guzang in one fell swoop this time. Otherwise, I don't know how long this battle will last. When the whole territory of Liangzhou is recovered, some time It’s for you to ask for credit from the imperial court.”
After a pause, he turned his head and promised the other Qiang and Hu leaders: "Of course, your achievements will be reported to the Emperor."
It felt good to be able to capture Gu Zang Wei Yan at a relatively small cost. Now he had changed from his past arrogance and was rarely pleasant to Liu Yin and others.
"Thank you so much, envoy." Everyone said in unison.
Liu Yin said: "The generals dare not take the credit. The plan to defraud the city depends entirely on my Yang Shijun's clever deployment. We are just executing according to the plan."
"Um."
Wei Yan nodded his head twice when he heard this. If he had looked down upon Yang Qing before, but this time after quickly breaking the city, he had to admire Yang Qing deeply, because Yang Qing's plan to deceive the city was really beautiful. Victory overcoming the dilemma in the west was killing two birds with one stone. He thought that he would not be able to come up with such a clever plan in a short time.
"When I see Mingzhi when I get back, please thank him on my behalf."
Liu Yin bowed and responded: "I will definitely bring you your wishes."
In the next few days, the Han army did not rest much, but struck while the iron was hot to pacify other counties in Wuwei. Guzang had been lost, Xu Miao had fled, and the army had been defeated. How could the remaining cities at such a disadvantage still have the heart to resist? ?
Before the Han army arrived at the city, all counties had already sent envoys to deliver letters of surrender, so the entire county of Wuwei was recaptured by the Han army.
Ma Dai led his army back to Guzang on the afternoon of the third day. Of course, he could not return empty-handed. Not to mention other seizures, the heads of the Wei army alone brought back more than 600, of which the heaviest ones were undoubtedly The one belonging to Zhen Xian, the prefect of Wuwei in Cao Wei.
"Haha, General Zhonghua, you are finally back. The generals can finally have a big drink tonight." Seeing Ma Dai come back, Wei Yan immediately stepped forward and patted his arms, laughing.
Because Ma Dai's pursuit of the remnant soldiers has not returned, it means that the Battle of Wuwei has not been completely over, so the Han army's celebration wine has been waiting until now. Now that he has returned victoriously, Wei Yan can finally hold a grand celebration feast to reward the three armies. After all, the soldiers have been looking forward to it for many days. , and any further delay will affect the morale of the entire army.
"Haha, Wei Shijun is joking." Ma Dai waved his hands and laughed a few times, then sighed and said: "Alas, we just couldn't capture Xu Miao. The soldiers worked tirelessly to chase him for three days, but to our surprise, we still let him The guy ran away."
"General Zhonghua, don't worry too much. Those who have escaped by chance will have to borrow a road from the northern grasslands to return to the Central Plains. The thousands of miles of desert is not so easy to live in. Besides, there is still a difficulty in settling down there. General Ziyuan and the others will not let them easily. past.
Moreover, although Xu Miao is the governor of Liangzhou in the Puppet Wei Dynasty, he is just a useless scribe in someone's opinion. Even if this person successfully escapes back to the Puppet Wei Dynasty, he will not pose much of a threat to our big man.
However, the Wei general Hao Zhao was indeed a character. He was a skilled soldier and very good at defense. It was a pity to let him run away. "Wei Yan said.
It turned out that when Ma Dai led his troops to catch up with Xu Miao and others, there were still more than a thousand people around Xu Miao. Hao Zhao took the initiative to stay behind and commanded hundreds of infantry to occupy the mountain pass to block the Han army by relying on the geographical advantage. Xu Miao, Zhen Xian, and Jia Chun and other senior officials escaped to buy time.
Even though Hao Zhao fought desperately, the Han army was large in number and had high morale. It defeated the Wei army in less than an hour. Hao Zhao had no choice but to abandon the army and flee with more than ten riders.
Ma Dai left the main force of the army to gather and annihilate the remaining enemies, while he personally led hundreds of light cavalry to the north to pursue Hao Zhao and others who had escaped. Unexpectedly, no trace of Hao Zhao was found in the end, but he caught up with Xu Miao and others.
After a fierce fight, Xu Miao, Jia Chun, and Li Mai managed to escape with dozens of cavalry. However, Zhen Xian was hacked to death by a sergeant because he was hit by an arrow in the thigh and could not ride his horse.
Since it was already getting late, Ma Dai did not go deep into the grassland to continue the pursuit. Almost annihilating the Wei army this time was considered a great victory. Although it was not a complete success if Xu Miao was not left behind in this trip, how could things in life be so? Every time Xu Miao was able to escape, it was God's will that allowed dozens of people to escape. Don't force it too hard.
Ma Dai understood this truth. At this moment, he heard Wei Yan's relief. He felt much relieved and said with a smile: "Wei Shijun said it is true. Lord Wu of Anding County can indeed stop him, so that you can give him some help." Yang Shijun wrote a letter asking Yongzhou's army and horses to conduct a rigorous search to the north, and there might be a chance to capture Xu Miao, Hao Zhao and others."
"Well, this matter needs to be written in Yongzhou, so I have written it down." Wei Yan said: "Okay, I won't talk about official matters for now. The celebration banquet is probably about to be prepared, and I will go and get drunk with the sons. Field." Everyone happily agreed and followed Wei Yan to the military camp outside the city.
The next day, Liu Yin, Wu Que, and Tao Gong came to the Governor's Mansion to bid farewell to Wei Yan and then led their army back to Yongzhou.
Once Wuwei was recovered, it was certain that Liangzhou would fall into the hands of Ji Han. They would not need their help in the subsequent wars. Wei Yan's 30,000 troops could handle it.
Sure enough, in the next month, the Han army's western expedition could be said to be overwhelming and invincible. Wei Yan left Ma Dai to garrison Guzang, while he himself led 20,000 Han and Hu coalition troops to recover Jiuquan, Zhangye, Dunhuang, and Xihai Four counties.
Except for Xihai County, which resisted for several days, the other three armies of the four counties all surrendered. As for Xihai County, they did not hold on for a few days. The powerful families in the county jointly launched an attack and killed Zhang Mu, the governor of Xihai, Cao Wei, and other die-hards. He presented the city and asked for surrender, and welcomed the Han army into Yancheng, the governor of Xihai County.
At this point, the entire territory of Liangzhou was recovered by the Han army, and Ji Han gained another state. Wei Yan, while appeasing the officials and regulating production, sent envoys to Longyou, Hanzhong, and Chengdu to report the victory.
