Chapter 1000 Lingnan and Lingbei
Woganling, also known as "Aganling", means elder brother in the Donghu language family.
Even in later generations, Lanzhou still has many place names with "Agan" as the prefix, such as Agan Valley, Agan Town, and Agan Water.
Aganshui was later called Leitan River and was one of the important water sources in Lanzhou.
In terms of transportation, the Agan River Valley is a relatively easy road among the rolling mountains and rivers. Since the Han and Wei dynasties, post roads have been opened to facilitate pedestrians and also facilitate the mobilization of troops.
Dou Tao went south along the Agan River Valley, and then to Wogan Ridge to confront Liang Jun.
As for whether to fight to the death or surrender after the confrontation, it is up to him to choose.
Jincheng was in chaos, and he lost the support of the Zhang family. He was a little powerless, and he might be retaliated and destroyed.
Therefore, he still had some extravagant thoughts: What if the Zhang family persisted?
He is a chief of the Di people and has always had conflicts with the local Han wealthy families. If it had not been for Zhang Gui's strong support, he would not have been able to become a prefect or a general of light vehicles.
But now that things have come to this, he won't really risk everything for the Zhang family, especially if he uses his own tribe as a bet, it's not worth it.
He just wanted to take another look and wait and see. The situation should not change so quickly. It was only a few days and he could afford to waste it.
Starting from Yuzhong, we walked for two days and finally saw the Wogan Ridge lying in front of us from a distance.
There were camps hidden on the mountain and flags flying, but Dou Tao quickly ordered to stop advancing.
After receiving the order, the 500 pioneer cavalry reined up their horses and stopped for unknown reasons.
Dou Tao came forward with dozens of personal followers and observed carefully.
It was already April, and the mountains were covered with lush vegetation and clear springs.
When the wind blows, the pine trees burst into waves and the wormwood sways in the wind.
The sky is clear and clean, and the white clouds complement each other.
No matter how you look at it, it is a bright spring day, and everything is so beautiful.
But as Dou Tao watched, he seemed to see countless ambushes among the vegetation of Wogan Ridge.
When I wiped my eyes again, I saw that they were real vegetation, not soldiers.
Dou Tao was deeply worried. Could it be that he was extremely frightened in his heart but didn't know it?
He hesitated and couldn't make a decision.
The nobles of the tribe looked at him one after another, a little strange.
The scouts have reported that everything is normal and there are no ambushes. What is there to worry about? Now it's time to speed up and meet up with the Xinyan tribe before making the next move.
"Master Fu?" someone urged.
"Wait a minute." Dou Tao actually got off his horse and stood in the grass on the roadside, gently rubbing his chin and thinking.
The nobles of the tribe looked at each other, and they could all see a hint of fear in each other's eyes.
They were not afraid of the enemy, but afraid of Dou Tao like this.
To be honest, even if there are enemies ahead, they are not afraid. At most, they just have to fight hard.
Or you can simply give the order to retreat, then we will transfer back to the Nishui River Valley (Zhuanglang River), and the various tribes will form strongholds to protect each other.
The most fearful thing is to advance but not advance, to retreat but not to retreat. It is really possible to die without a burial place.
At this moment, Xu Shi saw them stop midway, and several riders came up from Wogan Ridge opposite.
The leader was Niu Du, the supervisor of the shogunate. When he saw the army, he shouted: "Why is Mr. Dou unable to patrol and not advance?"
"Niu Du?" Dou Tao took a few steps forward and asked in surprise.
Niu Du was from Longxi, and the Niu family was a local tycoon in Didao County, Longxi. It existed during the Han Dynasty, and its representative figure was Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Niu Fu.
Niu Du's father, Niu Zong, once studied under Huangfu Mi together with Zhang Gui. Because of this friendship, Niu Du was able to join the shogunate and serve as a supervisor.
"Mr. Dou Fu, I heard that the You clan has sent troops to invade the Nishui River Valley. Why are you still here? You don't want your family anymore?" Niu Du shouted again.
When the generals around Dou Tao heard this, they were in an uproar.
"Silence." Dou Tao scolded them and said: "I don't know whether it is true or not, but my words shake my heart. With such a will, will I dare to take you out to fight in the future?"
Everyone wanted to speak but stopped.
That's not what they said. If they were surrounded by people at this moment, they would dare to fight desperately. However, the old and weak women and children of the tribe were held hostage and attacked and killed, but they no longer had the courage to go back.
More importantly, Niu Du's words touched their hearts, and they had long been anxious to withdraw their troops.
"May I ask where General Xin is?" Dou Tao asked.
"We are receiving the imperial envoys in the camp." Niu Du did not shy away and said directly.
Dou Tao was speechless for a long time.
That being the case, what else is there to say?
Just when he was waiting for the order, he saw a messenger from the rear army running towards him, saying loudly: "Master Fu, Mr. Qu——"
"Bang!" Dou Tao smashed down the horsewhip, knocking the messenger unconscious.
Dou Tao looked at him quietly with fierce eyes.
The messenger understood, took a few steps forward, and reported in a low voice: "A group of more than 2,000 horsemen from the Qu family saw the rear army. They attacked fiercely regardless of the reason. We were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses."
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Although the voice was low, many people still heard it. Some people on the spot couldn't hold back, and said angrily: "We have not offended the Qu family, so why do we take action? If we want to take action, it is the You family."
It was okay if I didn't say this, but when I said it, more people fell into panic.
In the past, You Kai was the prefect of Jincheng, attached to Sima Yong, and participated in the siege of Huangfuzhong, the governor of Qinzhou, resulting in heavy casualties. Zhang Gui took the opportunity to suppress him and supported Dou Tao as the governor. The Di people took the opportunity to expand and took away the Nishui River Valley controlled by the You family.
This is the most important farming area of the You family. Once it is lost, the losses will be huge. This is also the main reason why the Qu and You families, who were originally neck and neck, gradually widened the gap.
Don't they hate it?
Thinking about it this way, no one really wanted to work for the Zhang family anymore, and they all shouted to go home.
Dou Tao thought for a long time and sighed: "Withdraw the troops!"
At this point, there is no point in any speculation. The most important thing now is to withdraw the troops and return home to save the family business.
After giving the order, the front team became the rear team, and the rear team became the front team. Thousands of people were worried and retreated hastily along the way they came.
But as he walked, more and more troops broke out in front, and Dou Tao was shocked and angry.
If the Qu family doesn't keep an eye on the You family and insists on fucking them, it's simply sick!
After they left, Xin Yan also led his army northward and entered the Agan River Valley.
There was an additional army from Longxi in their ranks, about 500 people. The leader was a young man named Huan Wen, who seemed to be about to experience the first serious war in his life.
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On the other side, Xin Yan's eldest son Xin Xuan led three thousand horses to ride day and night.
When passing Zuonan County, Jinxing County, they also moved to various counties and villages and gathered more than 2,000 people. The entire army crossed Zuonanjin on the fifth day of April and arrived at the north bank of the Yellow River.
Xin Xuan's troops did not go to Yuzhong as others suspected, but passed through the western border of Jincheng. After obtaining some supplies from the Xiangshu tribe and replacing some horses, they went north along the Nishui (Zhuanglang River) valley and galloped for two days. More than two hundred miles.
On the way, they picked out two small Diqiang tribes blocking the road, both of which were affiliated with the Dou family.
This gang of people is very cruel. They kill people when they see them and rob things when they see them. Wherever they pass, flames shoot into the sky.
When the Zhang family still had prestige, it was easy for them to attack each other, but now that everyone has turned against them, past grudges have flooded into their hearts, and naturally there is no taboo.
Fortunately, they still know what the main task is.
On the ninth day of April, the army arrived at Zhiyang, Chengzhiyang, Guangwu County.
Zhiyang County had no time to recruit troops and horses, so it was defeated directly. Then it went north again. With lightning speed, it made an emergency landing in Yongdeng County and then seized Lingju County.
Zhiyang, Yongdeng, and Lingju are all counties under the jurisdiction of Guangwu County.
It was established on the basis of the ancient city of the Han Dynasty when Zhang Shi was in power, and its main role was to resettle the refugees of the Yong and Qin Dynasties.
Among them, Zhiyang is in the area of Kushui Town in the south of Yongdeng, Yongdeng County is near the present county, and Lingju is in the west of Gulang.
The three counties of Jinchang, Jinchang, and Wuxing were all used by the Zhang family to resettle refugees, and their functions were similar to those of overseas Chinese counties in the Southern Dynasties.
When Xin Xuan left his residence, Wuwei County was close at hand.
But they could not go any further, because Dong Guang's troops were stationed near Hongchi. When they heard about Xin Yan's rebellion, they were shocked and immediately guarded the camp and flew to report to Guzang.
At this time, several military cities in the Nishui River Valley also reacted.
These small cities, such as Yunjie City, Yangfeiting, Qingsai City, etc., each had only a few hundred to more than a thousand soldiers, mostly Hu and Han garrison troops from Guangwu and Jincheng counties.
Xin Xuan's troops, one man and two horses, galloped so fast that they didn't know whether the three thousand horsemen were mobilized under orders or simply rebelled.
When they received news from various counties and the cries of the slaughtered tribesmen, they finally realized that this was a rebellion!
They were so angry that on the tenth day of the lunar month, more than 3,000 riders came from the direction of Yunjie City (formerly Yunwu County, which has been abandoned), holding up "Liang Liang" with great momentum. The banner with the word "Xin" and the general banner of "Hezhou Governor Xin" are astounding.
At this time, everyone knew that Xin Yan had rebelled and brought soldiers and horses from the three Lingnan counties (Jincheng, Jinxing, and Xiping) to kill them.
Naturally, the news quickly spread to Wuwei.
For the first time in several years, Guzang closed its city gates during the day, and the whole county of Wuwei was shaken.
Zhang Jun immediately summoned his staff to discuss matters.
Almost on the same day, Jin Zhun, the general who guarded the Huns in Daliang, led his troops across the river from Quaiyin and arrived at the west bank.
After a short and fierce battle, they defeated Lu Shuihu's troops who came to stop them.
In the evening of the same day, Juquzhe, the leader of Lushuihu's Juqu tribe, led his nephew into Jin Zhun's camp and surrendered.
From the perspective of the entire battle situation, it can be roughly divided into two major areas: Lingnan and Lingbei.
Lingnan (south of Yanzhi Mountain) has almost completely changed its color. Jincheng Dou Tao was unable to surrender in time because he had received too many favors from the Zhang family and had too many enemies. He was attacked by the Qu family in a surprise attack on the rear army, and then his own tribe was attacked by Xin Xuan who was passing by. After some ravages, You's soldiers followed closely and entered the Nishui River Valley, trying to defeat the Dou's Di Qiang and restore their former farm.
If nothing else goes wrong, Di Chief Dou Tao is likely to be killed by the You family and the Qu family. Although this is not the original intention of the Liang court, there is too much internal fighting.
To put it simply, Lingnan and Zhang Jun have nothing to do with each other. Even if there are still generals who are interested in them, they can't help themselves under the pressure of the general situation and can only follow the Xin, You, and Qu families to rebel.
Wen Qiao, the governor of Qinzhou in Liang Dynasty, ordered Huan Wen to lead 500 cavalry to Jincheng, and he supervised 5,000 Hu troops to follow.
Jin Zheng rushed to Didao on horseback and frequently mobilized his troops. The main force marched day and night, pressing against the Yellow River like an overwhelming mountain.
Lingbei is slightly better.
However, the Xin family has contacted Dunhuang and ordered the prefect Xin Ping to find the right opportunity to return to Daliang.
After Jin Zhun, the general who protected the Xiongnu, crossed the river in large numbers, Lu Shuihu and the Xiongnu were no longer an obstacle. Next, they will go westward along the oasis farmland and grassland area at the northern foot of Yanzhi Mountain, heading straight to Guzang, to cooperate with Xin Yan and Xin Xuan's father and son who are heading north from Nishui River Valley.
As a result, Zhang Jun faced enemy forces in both the south and east directions, and the situation was already extremely bad.
And if the military situation is already very dangerous, the turmoil in the hearts of the Liangzhou shogunate may be even more terrifying.
(End of chapter)