Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Chapter 197: Conquer Liangzhou and Liu Bei personally conquers it (with power map to pursue)

Shoot Wei Ping with an arrow?

Huang Zhong is not that stupid!
Wei Ping was surrounded by personal guards, who could block Huang Zhong's arrows with anyone blocking him.

But who can stop an arrow from shooting at the high-hanging general's flag?
Wei Ping is not afraid of Huang Zhong, but he thinks he is four times more powerful than the enemy. Why is he afraid of Huang Zhong?
however.

Wei Ping didn't expect that Huang Zhong could cut the rope hanging the general's flag with one arrow!

This is equivalent to shooting off the fluttering willow branches from a hundred steps away!

Not everyone has the ability to shoot through a tree with a hundred steps!

It is a problem for ordinary archers to see clearly the rope hanging the general's flag, let alone shoot it!
"This old soldier is revolutionizing!"

Wei Ping is so angry.

The flag being shot down has a great impact on morale.

Wei Ping ordered again to pursue in a wild goose formation, driving Huang Zhong as far as possible to the narrow and steep slope.

As the general's flag was raised, Wei Qi's panic gradually subsided.

Before the flag officer could raise the general's flag, Mi Zhao, who was not a flying army, had already started to bluff.

When Wei Qi reacted, Mi Zhao completed the shield and crossbow coordination again.

The Han soldiers attacked more with fewer troops, and not only did they not fall behind, Huang Zhong even shot down the Wei soldiers' general flag with one arrow.

Who is not afraid of this archery skill? Who is not afraid?
Wei Qi, who was facing Huang Zhong, couldn't help reining in his horse and retreated; Wei Zu, who was surprised to see his flag dropped, couldn't help reining in his horse and retreated.

"It's a pity that you, a veteran, reacted too slowly!"

Seeing that the terrain ahead was getting narrower and narrower, and the slope was getting steeper, Wei Ping's heart also ignited with joy: "Old soldier Ge, let's see where you are going!"

"Raise the flag quickly!" Wei Ping shouted to the flag officer.

Although they wouldn't panic and retreat, it still gave Wudang Feijun some breathing time.

"This is Qiang people?"

With just one arrow, Wei Ping's entire formation was in commotion.

If the Wudang Feijun in formation can't take advantage of them, then they will take advantage of Huang Zhong's fifty cavalry.

Wei Ping directly ignored the useless flying army under the city and personally led the cavalry to pursue Huang Zhong.

Wei Qi, who was rushing to kill the incompetent flying army, looked at the general's flag in fear and saw that the general's flag was not there. Huang Zhong also led the cavalry to engage Wei Qi in the rear. This short information gap suddenly made Wei Qi in the front panic. .

Zhuge Qiao was afraid that the people of Panhan would not understand, so he asked the accompanying civil and military officials to explain the situation on the battlefield to the people of Panhan.

This arrow directly stunned Wei Ping's two hundred cavalrymen.

Especially the enthusiastic teenagers cheered excitedly.

The surrounding Wudang Feijun imitated the same example and shouted one after another.

"The shield soldiers raise their crossbows, and the crossbow soldiers raise their shields."

Hearing the cheers from the top of the city, Wei Ping felt uncomfortable.

"No, I fell into a trap!"

"Have you finally realized the problem?"

After all, they are not heavily armored cavalry, and the light armor of the cavalry cannot stop the penetrating power of Zhuge Liannu.

Each of these two hundred Wudang flying troops is equipped with a crossbow and a shield, and during wartime they serve as crossbowmen or shield soldiers according to specific needs.

The horse power of both sides is almost the same. Huang Zhong wants to run, but it will be difficult for Wei Ping to catch up.

Just when Wei Ping was about to take Huang Zhong away in a wave, he heard a burst of shouting from far away, and behind Huang Zhong, Qiang righteous followers wearing animal skins also appeared.

Restricted by Zhuge Liannu, this group of Wei cavalry did not dare to approach easily.

Just when Wei Ping thought victory was in sight, he suddenly saw that Huang Zhong did not run away, but chose to turn the horse's head.

"Ignore the Han dog's infantry and kill Huang Zhong, the veteran soldier first!" Wei Ping changed his fighting method.

However, Huang Zhong did not fight Wei Ping head-on, but ordered him to run and shoot back.

The people of Panhan who were watching the battle were very excited after hearing this.

Mi Zhao took advantage of this breathing period to swap the shield soldiers and crossbow soldiers of the Wudang Fei Army, which saved time in loading the crossbow bolts.

"Change!"

"It can run better than a rabbit!" Wei Ping was unhappy.

"General Wei has been shot by General Wei!" Mi Zhao shouted, brandishing his sword.

Wei Ping thought that Huang Zhong was aware of his intentions and did not want to run into the narrow area anymore.

City head.

Huang Zhong saw that the Wei cavalry was circuitous and seemed to be encircling. He sneered and led his troops around the city.

A thousand elite cavalry, four times as many as the enemy, could not gain an advantage!
This is a mockery of Wei Ping's ability to command troops!

The people in Panhan opened their eyes one after another.

"Retreat, retreat quickly!"

Wei Ping's expression changed drastically, he reined in his horse and gave the order to leave.

However, it is easy to come but hard to leave!
When these Qiang Yi Cong saw Wei Qi, they were all like wild wolves that had smelled blood. They shouted and rushed towards Wei Qi.

Three Qiang cavalry wearing leather armor ran towards Huang Zhong and bowed to him.

"The Zhongqiang tribe in Linxi Valley gave him the surname Zhonghu from the Han Dynasty, and he was referred to General Wei."

"Chitingshao was given the surname Yao Zhong by the Qiang tribe from the Han Dynasty, and he was referred to General Wei."

"The first few Qiang people in Taoshui were given the surname Zheng Yi from the Han Dynasty. See General Wei."

Zhong Qiang is one of the strongest Qiang tribes in the Hehuang area. At its peak, it had more than 100,000 soldiers and was a neighbor of the Shaodang Qiang.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhong Qiang continued to migrate to the fortress and was distributed in Hanyang County and Longxi County.

Nine thousand of them are in Linxi Valley, Longxi County.

There were also Shaodang Qiang people who were attached, and the Han Dynasty named them false champion generals, Western Qiang captains, and surrendered kings, and were placed in Chiting in Nan'an. Thousands of Qiang households were distributed in Taoshui.

Zhuge Qiao followed Wang Lian's suggestion and did not move his army, but patrolled the four counties with more than 200 cavalry.

It doesn't mean that Zhuge Qiao really came to Panhan without any preparation.

In the past few months, Zhuge Qiao's prestige among the Qiang tribes has increased day by day. Many Qiang tribes such as Shaohe, Shaodang, Dangjian, and Lejie have chosen to surrender to the Han.

When he came to Panhan this time, Zhuge Qiao supervised the inspection along the way and also issued orders to the Qiang tribesmen.

The Yi Cong of the Qiang people from Longxi County and Nan'an County led their troops in three groups and gathered in Wuhan, while two groups led their troops straight to Yuzhong.

Although most of these Qiang Yicong had not received formal military training and would rush into battle in a hurry, even if they were a mob, they only numbered 5,000 people.

Huang Zhong saw the respectful tone of the Qiang Yi Cong leader and couldn't help but marvel at Zhuge Qiao's methods.

Zhuge Qiao's Qiang governance policy in the four counties of Longyou made these Qiang people respect and fear him.

What I admire is that Zhuge Qiao sincerely solves the food and clothing problems for the Qiang people, but what I fear is that Zhuge Qiao treats the Qiang people who have different intentions without mercy.

Those who act as friends live, those who act as enemies die.

Zhong Hu, Yao Zhong and Zheng Yi had seen Huang Zhong's methods, and even the best marksmen in the clan did not dare to vent their anger loudly in front of Huang Zhong.

"Destroy the Wei thief quickly!"

Huang Zhong did not stay any longer and led the three Qiang people straight to Pouhan City.

Wei Ping led his cavalry to fight and move away, but he was surprised to see that the Wudang flying army in front had already formed a formation, and there were a lot of antlers piled up in front.

This time, the Wudang Feijun no longer formed eight formations, nor were they divided into shield soldiers and crossbow soldiers. All were replaced by crossbow soldiers.

Relying on the antlers barrier, Wudang Feijun used his crossbows so powerfully that Wei Qi had to stop running.

Anyone who wanted to break out of the encirclement was shot dead by the incompetent flying army's repeated crossbows.

"Those who dismount and abandon their weapons will not be killed!"

Mi Zhao brandished his sword and shouted, and the two hundred Wudang flying army also shouted.

Wei Qi suddenly became panicked.

There were Wudang flying troops in front of them blocking the way, and Huang Zhong in the back led three Qiang people to surround them.

In terms of number, it was already nearly four times that of Wei Qi!

"I fell into Zhuge Qiao's trick!" Wei Ping was furious.

I thought it was a surprise attack to hunt Zhuge Qiao, but I never thought that Zhuge Qiao was the real hunter.

And at this time.

In the city of Panghan, more than 400 households of Panghan people also left the city one after another.

Zhuge Qiao rode his horse to the front of the Wudang Fei Army formation and said coldly: "Send the order and beat the drums. Anyone who does not dismount and abandon their weapons will be killed without mercy!"

Two hundred Wudang flying troops shouted in unison.

The drums began to beat!

"General, what should we do?" Lieutenant General Wei Zhong was frightened and could not hold the weapon firmly.

There is a huge disparity between the enemy and us, and we are still surrounded. How can we fight?
Wei Ping said fiercely: "I have nearly a thousand riders, but I don't believe that Chinese dogs can surround us all!"

"The Han dog crossbows are too powerful, but these Qiang people are just a ragtag group fighting to the death to break through."

Wei Ping's judgment was correct.

however.

Not everyone among the nearly a thousand Wei cavalry has Wei Ping's courage.

When Wei Ping ordered a breakout to fight to the death, there were only more than 400 riders following Wei Ping!
The remaining four hundred or so riders either stayed in fear and did not dare to move, or rolled off their horses and did not dare to fight again.

Wei Ping ignored the timid Wei cavalry and led more than 400 cavalry who dared to break through and fight to the death to charge towards the weak Qiang Yi Cong.

Huang Zhong saw that Wei Qi was about to flee, so he ordered the three Qiang leaders Zhong Hu, Yao Zhong and Zheng Yi to lead the bodyguard cavalry to follow.

As the leader of the Qiang people, he still has Qiang cavalry who are specialized in fighting.

Three thousand Qiang righteous followers gathered together more than 300 Qiang cavalry, and followed Huang Zhong to kill the Wei cavalry.

Although there are few people, it is enough.

Although the fighting power of the remaining Qiang Yicong is low, they will not collapse in a rush.

Seeing that there were fewer and fewer cavalry around him, Wei Ping became more and more desperate.

"Your Majesty, the general is incompetent!"

A thousand fine cavalry, including those who abandoned their weapons and surrendered, is equivalent to the annihilation of the entire army!
Wei Ping could almost imagine that when Zhuge Qiao came to Yuzhong, Zhang Ji had no chance of defending Yuzhong City!

Whoosh!
An arrow shot through the air and hit Wei Ping's horse in the middle. It was Huang Zhong who was holding the bow.

The war horse was in pain and made Wei Ping unable to sit still.

Before Wei Ping could take control of the horse, Huang Zhong had already come with his sword, and none of Wei Ping's soldiers could resist.

"Get down here, old man!"

The already heavy Changshan, with the blessing of Huang Zhong's divine power, directly knocked Wei Ping off his horse.

Huang Zhong stabbed Wei Ping with another spear, nailing Wei Ping to the ground directly.

next moment.

Huang Zhong quickly dismounted and cut off Wei Ping's head. Then he got back on his horse and shouted, "The thief is dead!"

Seeing Huang Zhong beheading the general, Huo Yi shouted excitedly: "Old General's power!"

Waves of "Old General's power" emerged one after another, and soon spread throughout the battlefield.

The remaining Wei Qi no longer had the will to fight.

We are trapped in a tight siege and our general is beheaded. How can we still fight?

As the Wei cavalry dismounted and abandoned their weapons, the fight came to an end. Zhuge Qiao drew his sword, raised it and shouted: "The great man is mighty!"

But for a moment.

The shouts of "Mighty Han" once again spread across the battlefield.

And behind Zhuge Qiao, the more than 400 households in Wuhan also shouted "The mighty Han Dynasty".

this moment.

The hearts of the people are all returned to the Han Dynasty!

Zhong Hu, Yao Zhong and Zheng Yi came forward to greet Zhuge Qiao again.

Zhuge Qiao returned the greetings one by one and asked, "Can the dry food you bring be enough to go to Yuzhong?"

Zhong Hu said: "Don't worry, we have brought enough dry food and we will never miss your important mission!"

Yao Zhong also said: "We promise the envoy that if anyone dares to rob the people's food, I will personally chop him down."

Zheng Yi also said: "Please give me an order to plant the Qiang tribe in Taoshui River first. I am willing to die in my service!"

The leaders of the three tribes all swore their loyalty.

The benefits provided by Zhuge Qiao are tangible and tangible. Not only can the tribesmen be fed and clothed, but they will also not be hijacked like when Han Sui made trouble.

The Qiang people who are willing to surrender basically want to live a stable life with the big men, and few really want to cause trouble.

These Qiang people who took the initiative to submit were also given a formal name: Yi Cong, which means "return to righteousness and obey fate."

Zhuge Qiao turned to Huang Zhong and said: "Old general, immediately select those who are good at riding and shooting from Yi, assign them war horses, and rush to Yuzhong City."

"The other two Yi Cong units have almost arrived in Yuzhong, and they will take down Yuzhong City in one go."

"I want to spread the word to Liangzhou!"

Zhuge Qiao's tone was neither urgent nor slow, but it had a chilling power.

It's so bold to send a message to Liangzhou!
"Leave it to me!"

Huang Zhong accepted the order with great enthusiasm, and immediately asked the leaders of the three tribes to select hundreds of Qiang followers who were good at riding and shooting, and mounted the captured Wei cavalry horses.

They gathered together more than a thousand fine cavalry, carried Wei Ping's general's flag and head, and headed for Yuzhong City. Zhuge Qiao followed closely with his army.

Before Zhang Ji received the news that Wei Ping's cavalry had been wiped out, Zhuge Qiao wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to completely pacify Liangzhou.

Huang Zhong's advance was very fast, and before dark, he had already rushed to the foot of Yuzhong City, which was more than a hundred miles away.

After hearing the news, Zhang was shocked and frightened. He quickly ordered his people to close the city gate tightly, and then climbed up the tower to command the defense.

Huang Zhong sneered and asked Wei Ping to raise his general's flag and head to persuade him to surrender.

"Zhang Ji, you have fallen into the trap of the Han Dynasty Governor of Liangzhou."

"Wei Ping and a thousand cavalry sent by you have been completely destroyed."

"Surrender now and you will be spared death."

Hearing the shouts from the city, Zhang Ji felt his legs go weak.

"How can it be!"

"Where did Zhuge Qiao send the soldiers and horses?"

The little official next to Zhang Ji had sharp eyes and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, it seems that most of the people in the city are Qiang people."

Qiang people?

Zhang Jing took a look.

Since many of these Qiang people wore Wei Qi's helmets, Zhang Ji couldn't recognize them at first.

Now that he saw that most of the cavalry under the city were Qiang people, Zhang Ji suddenly understood what was going on.

"No wonder Zhuge Qiao wants to patrol the four counties. He is secretly ordering the Qiang people to help."

"It was a trap from the beginning!"

Although I figured it out, it was already too late.

Wei Ping's thousand cavalry were completely wiped out. Zhang Ji's remaining troops not only lacked morale, but also lacked strong combat effectiveness.

Before Zhang Ji could figure out a response strategy, another troop of troops came rushing towards him.

"The burning of Hezhong was a righteous follower of the Qiang tribe. On the orders of the governor of Liangzhou of the Han Dynasty, he came to capture Yuzhong."

"Weiyuan is a righteous follower of the Jianqiang tribe. On the orders of the governor of Liangzhou in the Han Dynasty, we came here to capture Yuzhong."

Huang Zhong raised his hand.

The three Qiang people behind him also shouted.

"The Zhongqiang tribe in Linxi Valley came to capture Yuzhong on the orders of the governor of Liangzhou in the Han Dynasty."

"Chitingshao is a righteous servant of the Qiang tribe, and he came to capture Yuzhong on the orders of the governor of Liangzhou in the Han Dynasty."

"The Taoshui River was first planted with Qiang Yi followers. On the orders of the governor of Liangzhou in the Han Dynasty, they came to capture Yuzhong."

Waves of shouts rang out, and Zhang Ji's last fighting spirit was completely defeated.

As the governor of Liangzhou in the Wei Dynasty, Zhang Ji naturally knew these Qiang tribes.

Zhuge Qiao deliberately let these five Qiang tribes come to capture Yuzhong, just to tell Zhang Ji: These Qiang people in Longyou are all for my use, Zhuge Qiao!
"Zhuge Qiao's prestige among the Longyou Qiang people has actually reached this level."

"Liangzhou no longer belongs to the Wei Dynasty!"

Zhang Ji was so angry that he sat slumped on the ground, unable to stand any longer.

"Open the city, don't let the Qiang people harm the people in the city."

After Zhang gave the last order, he immediately lowered his head and looked at the ground, his eyes dull.

Seeing that Zhang was opening the city, Huang Zhong then ordered the Qiang Yi Cong: "Don't disturb the people when entering the city. Anyone who disobeys the order will cause harm to the tribe!"

Qiang people never dare to disobey orders.

If he really violated the order and harassed the people in the city, Zhuge Qiao would not need to take action. The Qiang leaders of each tribe would have to behead the offending Qiang.

Huang Zhong ordered people to guard the four gates, imprisoned Zhang Ji and others in another place, and sent a horse to notify Zhuge Qiao who was behind bars.

Zhuge Qiao saw that Huang Zhong had captured Yuzhong City, so he ordered the Qiang people to camp from where they were, and only led his personal guards to Yuzhong City.

"Old general, where is Zhang Ji?" Zhuge Qiao asked when he saw Huang Zhong when he entered the city.

Huang Zhong led the way: "It's in the government office."

Seeing that Zhang Ji was tied up with ropes, Zhuge Qiao stepped forward and personally untied Zhang Ji.

Zhang Ji's tone was bitter: "Zhuge Qiao, even if you treat me politely, I will never surrender to the Han Dynasty again."

Zhuge Qiao smiled and said: "If I try to persuade you to surrender, it would be an insult to you; I am polite to you, just to thank you for knowing the current affairs and avoiding the war disaster in this city."

"I won't kill you either. I will give you a carriage to carry your family later and allow you to return to Chang'an."

Zhang Ji was surprised: "You want to let me go?"

Soon, Zhang Ji understood the reason: "Did You Zhongyun plead for me?"

Zhuge Qiao nodded: "You Chu is your disciple. I know that I am ashamed of you by reporting to me, so I have no shame to see you."

"I appreciate You Chu's achievements in governing Longxi County, and I don't want You Chu to be distracted from government affairs because of his guilt for you."

"Therefore, I promised You Chu that I would not harm your life and would also send you back."

Zhang raised his head and looked at Zhuge Qiao with complex eyes: "Zhuge Qiao, you are amazing."

"I thought you were just good at military warfare, but I never thought you understood people's hearts better than ordinary people."

"From today on, when You Zhongyun is in Longxi County, he will no longer rebel against the Han and surrender to the Wei."

Zhuge Qiao's eyes were piercing: "The You family has been favored by the Han for generations. Being reduced to a Wei official has made me feel ashamed of my ancestors. Now that I am a Han official, You Chu no longer has to worry about it."

"If you use the talents who traveled to Chu to govern the place, you will definitely be able to make the scholars and people harmonious and the officials to govern in a clear and bright manner. This is the blessing of the scholars and people of Longxi County."

There was a pause.

Zhuge Qiao took out another letter and handed it to Zhang Ji: "I heard that Sima Zhongda is in Chang'an. Could you please Governor Zhang to deliver a letter for me?"

"In the past, when the Han River was delimited, His Majesty and Cao Cao were reminiscing about old times at the Han River, and I also had a very pleasant conversation with Sima Zhongda."

"Although Sima Zhongda and I are our own masters, I also admire his talents very much, especially his two sons. They are both extremely talented and rare heroes in the world."

"Speaking of which, I am only four years older than Master Sima. I don't know who is higher or lower than me."

"If I have the chance, I would like to compete with Master Sima in the future."

Zhang Ji hid the letter and said, "I will forward it to Zhongda for you. However, there is a hint of alienation in your words. It is impossible for me to let Cao Zhenxi know these words."

Zhuge Qiao laughed loudly: "You are not kind, Governor Zhang. Anyway, I let you leave. How could you expose me like this?"

"I have already prepared the carriage. I will not leave Governor Zhang in Yuzhong City."

Zhang Ji sighed deeply, turned and left.

Huo Yi approached and said, "Brother, there are envoys in the city who claim to be the king of Shanshan, Qiuci, and Khotan in the Western Regions. They hope to offer their services to the Han Dynasty."

Zhuge Qiao chuckled: "Dedicate to the Han Dynasty? If I hadn't come, they must have dedicated to Cao Wei. They really can use the wind to steer the ship."

Huo Yi asked: "Then, do you want to reject them?"

Zhuge Qiao shook his head: "Let's have a banquet."

"Ma Jun improved the damask weaving machine, and I built a large number of workshops in Longyou. I am worried that there will be no market for the damask cloth."

"Although these small countries in the Western Region are fickle, they still have credibility in business dealings."

Although the Silk Road in Liangzhou was interrupted due to the war, it is not impossible to reopen the trade route.

Zhuge Qiao immediately entertained the envoys from the kings of Shanshan, Qiuci, and Khotan in Yuzhong City, and showed the newly woven jacquard damask brocade to the envoys from the Western Regions.

The new damask weaving machine developed by Ma Jun can make the patterns more unique and the patterns more varied.

This group of envoys from the Western Regions had never seen such high-end jacquard brocade, and they immediately expressed their intention to cooperate with Zhuge Qiao on large-scale purchases.

Zhuge Qiao did not refuse.

Who would refuse business that comes to their doorstep?

Zhuge Qiao also sent people to escort the envoys from the Western Regions to Nanzheng. Since he wanted to dedicate it, it was natural to dedicate it to Liu Bei.

After seeing off the envoys from the Western Regions, Zhuge Qiao ordered fast horses to send messages to Jincheng, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan and Dunhuang to promote the majesty of the Han Dynasty.

When conveying the message, Zhuge Qiao not only sent Han soldiers, but also Qiang righteous followers.

The rebellion in these counties was put down by Cao Wei not long ago, and many people hated Cao Wei. Therefore, after Zhuge Qiao's message, these people who were dissatisfied with Cao Wei expressed their support for the Han Dynasty established by Liu Bei.

Although it was all for their own benefit, Zhuge Qiao did not pay too much attention to the details.

The Han Dynasty had weak control over Liangzhou, even after Zhuge Qiao came.

It is impossible to completely control Liangzhou in a short time.

Zhuge Qiao did not expect the county residents of Jincheng, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan and Dunhuang to swear allegiance to the Han Dynasty.

As long as you recognize the Han Dynasty in name, don't cause trouble, and make money by being harmonious, that's enough!
Zhuge Qiaoxi and Zhurong defeated Zhang Ji and sent word to Nanzheng that Liangzhou had been conquered.

The excited Liu Bei couldn't help but slapped the table and shouted "Okay"!
"Since Liangzhou Zhang has been defeated, the only threat is Cao Zhang and Zhang He who are in the middle of the pass!"

"Summon the Prime Minister and Xiaozhi quickly to discuss matters."

After Fazheng came to Nanzheng, the ministerial order was transferred to Li Yan, and Liu Bei made Fazheng his minister and regular servant.

Although this official position is not as powerful as the Shangshu Ling, it exists as a trusted attendant around the emperor. If Li Yan is not good as the Shangshu Ling, Liu Bei can ask Fa Zheng to replace Li Yan at any time.

Fazheng was also happy about this. Being with Liu Bei was much more interesting than being a minister in Chengdu.

When Zhuge Liang and Fazheng arrived, Liu Bei said bluntly: "Prime Minister, be filial and upright."

"Liangzhou was pacified earlier than expected. Bo Song deserves to be called the Qilin'er of the Han Dynasty!"

"The situation in Yongliang has changed!"

"I want to personally conquer Guanzhong, get rid of the traitors, revive the Han Dynasty, and return the old capital!"

(End of this chapter)