I am the Empress Dowager!

Chapter 268 Northwest is rotten to the core

Liu Long knew that Yu Xu could always give him some surprises, even scares.

But he really didn't expect that this guy could actually say such things.

"Yu Xu. If you really have nothing to do, then go and inspect the military camp. Don't stay here."

"Your Majesty, if Your Majesty can help the Fufeng Ma family at this time, then maybe the Fufeng Ma family can be completely turned over to Your Majesty.

Furthermore, I have to wait here before I can seize power. "

Yu Xu, however, continued to speak as if he didn't hear Liu Long's teasing and helplessness.

"Your Majesty, you must know that even if Ban Jingzhao can introduce many young people to your Majesty, they are all juniors after all, and their experience and qualifications are not enough to achieve success immediately.

It's good to want to reuse them, but it's not good enough.

At this time, the army is in the hands of Ren Shang. The minister does not have any objections to General Ren Shang, but now, many generals in the northwest are too ignorant.

At this time, Ren Shang was Zhonglang General, and the actual external reinforcements he led were only 500 soldiers from the Yulin Army, Tiqi, and the Fifth Battalion.

The rest are all the northwest soldiers and horses of Yongliang.

As for the troops and horses in the northwest?
It is said that the current governor of Youzhou was the captain who protected the Qiang in the northwest, and Pang Shen was almost killed because he delayed the military plane in the northwest.

Although Pang Shen always said that he would give up the two states of Yongliang in the northwest, and he was not good at military affairs. The better he attacked, he was defeated by the Qiang and Hu. He also dared to falsely claim that he was ill.

As a result, Sima Jun, the general who conquered the west, was not able to claim all his achievements, but actually won first and then lost, which ultimately led to serious losses in the troops and horses under his command.

He was also imprisoned.

But this Pang Shen is also very kind and famous among Qiang and Hu.

The most important thing is that from this incident, I know that this northwest...hehehehe"

Yu Xu couldn't help but laugh when he said the last word, and it was still a very mocking smile.

Regarding this, Liu Long also looked silent and couldn't help but glance at Jingzhao Yin Banxiong on the other side, who also sighed helplessly.

"My generals and colonels from Yongliang Prefecture in the northwest made His Majesty laugh."

"It's not a joke. After all, my General Zhengxi really surprised me."

Liu Long couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth in the end, but still didn't say anything unpleasant. After all, that was why the northwest was so chaotic.

It can be seen from the generals in the northwest that they are all very arrogant!

Especially the matter between Pang Shen and Sima Jun. Although Liu Long didn't like either of them very much, he still had a good impression of Sima Jun, the general who conquered the west.

It's not that he is Sima Jun, the son of a noble family in Hanoi, but that this guy can really fight!

While Liu Long was still dealing with the fighting in northern Xinjiang, fighting actually started in the northwest. In addition to Zhonglang General Ren Shang commanding the army, there were two other generals in the northwest.

One is Pang Shen, who originally stayed in the northwest and served as the prefect of Hanyang and the guard of the Qiang. He commanded the troops of Hanyang and most of the Qiang and Hu who surrendered to the Han, and was very powerful.On the other side is the imperial general of Zhengxi, commanding many soldiers and horses from the Yongzhou area of ​​the Three Qin Dynasty, such as Youfufeng Zhongguang, Anding Prefect Du Hui, Beidi Prefect Sheng Bao, Jingzhao Huya Captain Geng Pu, Youfufeng Du Weihuangfu Banner and so on.
These two soldiers and horses allowed Liu Long to see what it means to be in a mess.

As a general, Ren Shang and the two generals had almost no communication throughout the whole process, and the two generals had no intention of paying attention to each other!
It's like they're not familiar with each other at all.

As a result, Ren Shang had 500 elite soldiers and horses from the Yulin Army, Tiqi, and the Fifth Battalion under his command, plus a total of 20 local soldiers and horses from Nanyang, Yingchuan, and Runan.

But I couldn't find a cavalry force of [-] people, not even [-]!

In fact, there is not even three thousand!
On the other side, Pang Shen brought a large number of Qiang and Hu cavalry and local soldiers and horses from Hanyang County. As a result, his food and grass were not enough every day.

Moreover, almost all of them relied on the Qiang and Hu, and there was a serious shortage of soldiers and horses in his headquarters. Even if there was a problem in the army, he would not be able to suppress it.

As for Sima Jun, he is even more amazing. He has most of the soldiers and horses in Yongzhou under his command, including You Fufeng Zhongguang, Anding Prefect Du Hui, Beidi Prefect Sheng Bao, Jingzhao Huya Commander Geng Pu, You Fufeng Commander Huangfu Qi and so on. Impressive.

Either a veteran from Yongliang or a general from the northwest.

But... I just don’t accept him!
Yes, they are at odds with Sima Jun and have many internal problems!

If it looks like this, the result will naturally not be good.

While Liu Long was fighting in the northern Xinjiang, there was also a turn for the better in the northwest. The Shaodang Qiang people surrendered to Pang Shen. Not only did they agree to return the capital to their homeland, but he also directly helped them open the road to Hexi. .

In other words, at that moment, the troops of the imperial court finally broke through Liangzhou again, and the next moment they could attack from front to back and completely annihilate this group of rebellious Qianghu.

It's hard to tell if they can run even if they are asked to run.

The imperial court was certainly not a fool, and immediately ordered Pang Shen to lead 7000 Hu soldiers who had surrendered to the Qiang and Huangzhong uprisings, and made an appointment with Sima Jun, the general who was marching to the west, to meet in the north to attack them.

As a result, Pang Canren was beaten to the point of almost escaping alone before he reached the place. Not only did he lose all his soldiers and horses, but he was also unable to move forward.

In desperation, he actually came up with the idea that he was sick, and then stopped taking part in the war.

On the other side, Sima Jun is also a ruthless person. He knows that his ally has pulled him, but he is not a simple person, and he does not expect Pang Shen to help him.

So one man rushed over with his troops and horses, and went all the way north to attack Lingchang, the leader of the Qiang Xianling tribe. Pang Shen was defeated by the Qiang and Hu general Du Jigong.

But Sima Jun defeated the main force of Qiang and Hu, and directly captured the key place Dingxi City!

This is a crucial place for the Qiang and Hu, and it is almost the only land for farming in the hands of the Qiang and Hu. As long as this place is defended, the Qiang and Hu will have no hope of having any more food and grass.

It's okay to say they will collapse without a fight.

Sima Jun also understood the situation and immediately ordered You Fufeng Zhongguang, Anding Prefect Du Hui, and Beidi Prefect Sheng Bao to take their troops and horses to harvest the crops as quickly as possible.

Then he returned to defend the city honestly, preparing to meet the Qiang and Hu's counterattack.

As a result, these three people couldn't help but fight when they saw the Qiang and Hu. They looked at the crops all over the ground without even looking at them. They rushed over and started fighting with the Qiang and Hu.

Not only did they fight against the Qiang and Hu in vain, but they also dispersed and pursued them!

(End of this chapter)