Chapter 1006 Juyan
Juyanhai, also known as Juyanze, is a Weilu Lake formed by weak water flowing northward.
The so-called Weulu Lake, to put it bluntly, means that inland rivers can no longer flow here, so swamp lakes are formed in low-lying areas.
The Nuozhen branch north of Yinshan Mountain is actually the same Weulu Lake.
Since it cannot flow down, the salt contained in the water is naturally difficult to discharge, so Juyanhai is a brackish lake.
During the Later Han Dynasty, due to factors such as the interception of irrigated farmland in the upper reaches and geological changes, Juyan Sea was divided into two parts, the west sea is slightly larger and the east sea is slightly smaller.
There is a city in the southwest of Juyanze.
In the autumn of the third year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (102 BC), Lu Bode, the strong crossbow general, built it and called it "Juyan Fortress".
Modern archeology has unearthed more than 30,000 Han bamboo slips, which show that pavilions are densely distributed on both sides of the weak water, arranged in a straight line from north to south.
During the Later Han Dynasty, a large number of pavilions were destroyed by war and could no longer be maintained.
Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there has been no intention to recover.
Today, the number of pavilions is less than the eleven in the former Han Dynasty, and the entire Xihai County only governs one county, Juyan County, with 2,500 households - the data from half a century ago, of course, has not changed yet.
There is only one wealthy family in Xihai County, namely the Xihai Chen family.
During the Xianning period of the Jin Dynasty, Chen Gong, Chen Yuanqi and Chen Ji, Chen Yuansheng, the children of the Chen family, went to Luoyang to study and were listed in the "Piyong Stele".
However, the family background was too weak and too poor to support their continued development in the Central Plains. In the end, they could only return to their hometown to eat sand and keep company with the barbarians.
The current governor of Xihai, Zhang Su, is Zhang Gui's younger brother. He is already in his sixties or seventies.
In order to help his nephew and stabilize the four sides in the late Zhang Gui period, Zhang Su served as the governor of Xihai, which lasted for more than ten years.
Last year in the Jin Dynasty and Liang Dynasty, Zhang Su was so sad and angry after hearing about it that he almost died of anger.
Fortunately, I heard that Shao Xun, who founded the country, was from Donghai and not a descendant of the Huns and Xianbei. I was finally comforted and did not really die.
But the old man is still very angry. His lifelong faith is gone. Are you going to compensate me?
This time I heard that that bullshit Liang Dynasty actually came over to seize the throne of his grandnephew, so he sent a message to all the tribes and invited them to send troops to jointly suppress the rebellion. The message was written by Chen Run, a descendant of the Chen family, and the date was " "April 20, the twelfth year of the Turtle."
After seven days of reorganization, the soldiers from Juyan City and nearby pavilions and barriers gathered one by one and marched towards Zhangye County.
And how far are they from Zhangye? One thousand five hundred and thirty miles!
This road is Juyan Road.
From the Hexi Corridor to the north, there is mostly desert. Among them, there is only weak water near Juyan Road and connected to Juyanze. There are many places for camping in the middle. The water and grass are rich and can support tens of thousands of people. Therefore, when the Huns invaded during the Han Dynasty, they were very fond of it. From here go south.
Therefore, Zhang Su's army went south along Juyan Road.
The old man was old and anxious. Regardless of his physical weakness, he left people behind to collect the infantry and led a thousand light cavalry to serve as the vanguard.
Within four days, after marching for more than 600 miles, the number of cavalry under the tent gradually increased to about 2,000. They were all 100 for you and 200 for me, gathered from various pavilions and barriers.
At this time, they had arrived at the point where the weak water was divided (divided into east and west branches, flowing into East and West Juyanze respectively). There was a military town here, called "Two Branches City", which was the largest of the pavilions in Xihai County. On weekdays, there are 500 troops garrisoned, with a total of nearly 4,000 people including their families and slaves.
Zhang Su finally couldn't walk anymore and wanted to take a rest.
According to the agreement, some Xianbei tribe adults led their troops to meet.
There are many tribes, but most of them are attached to a clan named "Yifu", which has some meaning of tribal alliance.
The Yifu Alliance is scattered in the west of Wuwei, the north of Xijun and even Zhangye and Xihai counties, while the Yifu clan's headquarters is located between Zhangye and Xihai.
Their strength is just that. From time to time, the Tufa Xianbei in the south crossed the Dadou Valley (Dadou Valley) and entered Zhangye to attack the Yifu Alliance. The Yifu clan was invincible. I heard that they sent envoys to contact Murong Xianbei's Tuyuhun tribe in an attempt to unite forces to protect themselves and fight against the Tuyuhun tribe. Hair Xianbei.
Of course, the Yifu family also asked the governor of Zhangye and the governor of Xihai for help, but they had limited strength and were not very interested in these tribal conflicts, so they naturally ignored them.
In addition to the Yifu Department, there is also the Zheji Department.
They used to be attached to the Qifu tribe and grazed their cattle in the southern part of Beiyi Mountain. The Qifu clan moved south to Longxi and then to Jinxing and other places. The Zheju clan did not follow, but went all the way west to the West Sea.
After grazing for many years, they migrated southward and were active near the two branch cities.
Like the Yifu family, they were also deeply troubled by the bald Xianbei. They once wanted to move south to Xiping County and fight against the enemy back to back with the Tyuhun Xianbei, but they were restrained and failed.
Seeing Zhang Su at this moment, he brought up the old matters again and asked the court to send troops to attack the bald Xianbei.
What can Zhang Su do? I can only hesitate.
However, this does not prevent him from drawing a pie: "Bald Tujin followed Xin Yan in rebellion. If he does this, he will not be spared in the future. Don't worry, gentlemen, just follow me to Wuwei and express my feelings. The governor will naturally understand Careful.”
The two adults, Yifu and Zheju, have many things on their mind. I have said this so many times that no one believes it anymore.
Zhang Su was unhappy when he saw it.
Such good pastures as Zhangye, Wuwei and Xihai are given to you, not just to show off.
You must be grateful. Even if you don't have enough to eat, even if you are harassed by enemies from time to time, even if the court cannot mediate your conflicts or protect you, you must consciously fight for the court.
So he said: "How dare you push back on such a big thing? If we can defeat the Shaoliang puppet dynasty, people in the Central Plains will definitely respond. By then the troops will enter Guanzhong, and wealth will not be hard to come by. Don't think about things, this battle - I will Invincible!”
The leaders of Yifu and Zhegui automatically ignored the unrealistic nonsense and were only surprised: "What is the Liang Dynasty? How many counties are there?"
Obviously, they still don't know what is going on in the outside world, and subconsciously think that this "Shaoliang" dynasty may be the Caotou King who has risen and perished. They are here to help the Jin Dynasty exterminate the rebels.
"There are so...several counties." Zhang Su said vaguely: "It is easy to defeat them."
The adults looked at each other in disbelief.
Just because they are ill-informed doesn't mean they are stupid.
The soldiers and horses of Xihai County have been mobilized. Are you telling me that "it can be easily defeated with the palm of a hand"?
"Master Fu, I wonder where the Huns are?" Master Zhejubu asked, Zhejumu Lutou.
"Liu Can has been defeated." Zhang Su said after being silent for a moment. "Were they destroyed by Shaoliang?" Yifu Mohe asked.
Zhang Su was speechless, but looking at everyone's eyes, he had to answer and said: "It will destroy itself."
The adults looked at each other, as if they understood a little bit.
Zhang Su felt that something was wrong, so he stopped talking and said, "Take a rest today and have a rest all night. At noon tomorrow at the latest, all departments will be informed."
"As you command." The voice was sparse and uneven.
In fact, not only the Xianbei people, but also the Han soldiers who gathered from various pavilions were hesitant.
Something doesn't seem right.
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On the first day of May, animals were running around in the north of Juyanze, panicking.
On the northern horizon, a long yellow dragon made of sand and dust is moving rapidly southward.
The young man who was grazing looked at all this blankly, not knowing what was happening.
"Boom!" The sound of horse hoofbeats sounded, and an old man with white beard and hair came over.
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With his eyesight already failing, he squinted his eyes and looked into the distance carefully.
The yellow dragons are arranged in an east-west direction and stretch for several miles, which is very spectacular.
In front of Huanglong, there seemed to be many dark, fast-moving "objects".
The young man's eyes were bright. After looking at it for a long time, he couldn't see anything interesting. He could only cast doubtful eyes on the old man.
"No!" the old man suddenly shouted, and slapped the horse's neck hard with his thick palm, causing a neigh.
"What's wrong?" The young man noticed something was wrong and subconsciously began to string the horn bow and asked.
"Let's go!" The old man didn't answer. He just grabbed the young man and wanted to take him away.
"Sheep! The sheep are still grazing there." The boy struggled.
"No, let's go!" the old man said firmly.
The young man was so frightened by his stern gaze that he did not dare to resist for a moment. He only got on his horse with a look of regret on his face and drove away.
As I walked, I looked back.
At this time, Xu entered an area with abundant water and grass, and the smoke and dust decreased. The young man suddenly saw a large cavalry team, which shocked him greatly, and he no longer had any resentment towards the old man in his heart.
But, where did they come from? Could it be Beiyi Mountain to the east, or Yinshan Mountain further away?
Two years ago, the boy was drafted along with his father to escort the daughter of a tribal leader to marry far away. After walking back and forth, I realized that there are still many tribes living at the western foot of Beiyi Mountain.
It is said to be a desert (Alxa), but in fact there are many lakes with rich water and grass, and tribes are grazing nearby. However, it is difficult for ordinary people to know where to go without someone to guide them, and they might get lost and die of thirst or starvation in the desert.
Were these cavalry led by someone?
No one can answer him, and he doesn't want to know, because at this moment he just wants to escape, as far away as possible.
The raging wave of cavalry quickly rushed into the swampland with rich water and grass.
Arrows were flying in the air, sabers were shining in the sun, and death screams could be heard endlessly. A brutal massacre unfolded in an instant.
The Tuoba Xianbei cavalry slashed their butcher knives at their former compatriots.
Hexi Xianbei, who had most of his strength taken away from him, was beaten until he was running wild and crying.
The old, weak, women and children watched all this blankly.
Countless cavalrymen rode in like demons to join in this bloody gluttonous feast.
A troop with dusty faces but high morale quickly rushed to Juyan City.
The only defenders yelled and were quickly dispersed by the cavalry.
The hundreds of Zuo Xiao's cavalry guards who arrived first dismounted one after another, then drew out their spears and halberds, formed a rough formation, and rushed into the city gate.
Another two thousand riders passed through the east side of the city, heading south.
On the third day of May, they bypassed most of the pavilion barriers and rushed to capture the empty Sishangweng City - this city was four hundred miles south of Juyan City.
On the fifth day of the lunar month, more than a thousand cavalry rushed outside the two branches of the city.
The guards reacted in time and closed the city gate. Men, women and children all went into battle and looked at the incoming army with horrified eyes.
There is a question in everyone's mind: Where did they come from?
Perhaps because they had lost their energy or lacked horsepower, the vanguard army slowed down slightly and began to plunder nearby tribes to replenish war horses, preserved meat, and cheese.
One day later, another unit that had completed its rest and recuperation, led by Ma Qiu, continued the pursuit and headed towards Zhangye.
It was obvious that this was a cavalry force that detoured to Yanze and went down the weak river—or it was a surprise force.
By the sixth day of May, Xihai County had been basically submerged by them, followed by Zhangye. After capturing this place, the army turned east, passed through Xijun, and reached Wuwei.
On the early morning of the seventh day of the lunar month, the news quickly reached Zhang Su's more than 20,000 cavalrymen who were heading south.
This kind of news cannot be hidden from anyone.
Yifu, Zhequ and other tribes were in an uproar, and they all raised their troops to turn around and join their own tribes. They have only one hope: the enemy has not yet found their pasture.
At the same time, Zhang Su fell ill.
This is a kind of physical and psychological collapse that cannot be saved.
(End of chapter)