When the Jin army and the king army marched westward, the Zhang family of Liangzhou was also unwilling to be lonely.

Liangzhou borders Qinzhou, and the most closely related area between them is Jincheng, Longxi and other counties in the upper reaches of the Yellow River.

To the west of this section of the Yellow River is the so-called Hexi, and there is an important tributary of the upper reaches of the Yellow River in Jincheng County, Huangshui. To the east of the Yellow River, there is another tributary, Taoshui, which passes through Longxi, and the counties of Nan'an, Tianshui, and Luoyang that Weishui flows through, and the Yellow River is bounded by the east and the west of Longshan, which is the so-called Longshang.

The counties of Longshang can enter the realm of Hanzhong, Brazil and other Shu Shang through the Wudu, the two Han Dynasty at the turn of the Han Dynasty, Kui Huan according to Longshang, Gongsun Shu according to Shuzhong, Pengbi colluded to fight against Guangwu Liu Xiu, Kui Huan was destroyed first, this is the origin of Longwang Shu. In the turbulent times of the Three Kingdoms, the Longshang region also became a battlefield for Wei and Shu to compete for hegemony. Zhuge Liang six out of Qishan, according to Shu Wanglong, a considerable part of the battle took place in Longshang, including the final demise of Shu Han, which is closely related to the strategic location of Longshang.

It is precisely because of this strategic advantage that Longshang has also become the most important channel for Liangzhou to connect with the general trend of Zhuxia. If Longdao is cut off, Liangzhou will completely become an enclave in the west.

After Yongjia, Emperor Chu established Guanzhong, the first two generations of Zhang's Zhang Rail, Zhang Yu and his son on the one hand to operate the cool land, on the other hand, abide by the minister's festival, and at that time there was Nanyang King Sima Mo father and son activities in Longshang, and Zhang's father and son were also trapped in Liangzhou's strong counterattack, at this stage, basically did not actually get involved in Longshang.

After the fall of the Chang'an regime, it marked the end of the Chinese Dynasty, and the power of the king of Nanyang soon disappeared in Longshang. Although Sima Rui, the king of Langya, called the Jiang watch, basically has no actual connection with the Zhang family in Liangzhou. The Zhang clan also began to use troops in Longshang on behalf of their own demands, taking advantage of the situation to capture Longxi, Nan'an and other Longshang counties, and expanding their sphere of influence to the south of the Yellow River.

But soon Liu Yao entered the customs and launched an attack on Longshang, and the land south of Zhang's Henan was lost, and he was subject to Han and Zhao with the Yellow River as the boundary. Later, the arrival of Qian Zhao was also a villain in Shaanxi, and the group of Hu in Longshang fell from the wind, making it difficult for the Zhang family to operate in Longshang. However, soon after, the Huaishui War of Shihu's southern expedition broke out, and the state of Qian collapsed and split, and it was even more unable to control its power in Guanzhong.

After a long time to get the extension, the leaders of the first three generations of the Zhang family have basically sorted out the relationship between the cool and strong, the successor Zhang Jun in the case of internal stability, began to focus on the management of Longshang, the previous loss of Longxi and Nan'an gradually recovered, and in the south of the Yellow River to operate the town of Caohan, the internal is to firmly protect the land of the river, and externally as a bridgehead to attack Longshang.

However, Liangzhou is located on the border after all, and although the Zhang family has been in business for several generations and has been free from large-scale wars, it is inevitable that there will be internal friction in the process of integrating the forces fleeing west and the local power of Liangzhou.

At the same time, there is no shortage of strong and strong in Longshang, there are many Hu tribes such as the local Di, Qiang, and Hexi Xianbei, as well as the remnants of Tu Ge, Donghu Tuguhun and other strong departments that migrated here, Zhang's development in Longshang is also very difficult, before the king's westward expedition, only restored the power to the vicinity of Di Dao in Taoshui.

At that time, the forces blocking the Liangzhou army mainly included the Lei clan who was named the king of Qin in Nan'an Qiang, the Huyan clan of the Xiongnu who was active in Tianshui County, and the Qiu Chi Yang clan in Longnan and some Baimaqiang, in addition to the Jin people who were strong and strong in Longxi and Tianshui who were based on their own borders.

These forces are constantly attacking each other, and it is difficult for the Zhang clan to occupy an advantage in them, and they dare not be too aggressive. And from last year's Xingtai Wangshi's westward expedition, easily broke through Hongnong, Shangluo and other Guanzhong portals, and swept away the forces of Qianhu in Guanzhong, which not only shocked Sanfu, but also shocked all parties in Longshang after the news came.

First of all, the active forces between the various realms such as Luoyang and Tianshui either intended to welcome the royal division in the east, or planned to make a little profit before the Jin army and the royal division completely pacified Guanzhong, and accelerated the migration to Longdong.

For the Zhang family, the biggest turning point was that the strong attitude of the Jin people in Longxi and other places, who had been estranged and vigilant against them, turned into cooperation, especially the serious internal strife of the Tu tribes entrenched in Tianshui, and Hu Yan, who was arrogant and claimed the king, was killed by the generals, and the rest of the troops switched to the Zhang family.

The Zhang clan was also able to connect this part of the east to help work together to kill the Lei clan of the Nan'an Qiang clan, not only to restore the old year's pomp, but even to cover half of Tianshui, and the soldiers pointed directly at Tianshui Ji County, where the core of Qinzhou was located, and went to Shangqi.

The topography of Longshang is different from the unique flatness of Guanzhong, the foundation itself is very high, and the ravines in the realm are vertical and horizontal, the mountains are numerous, and the circle is turned around, so it forms a kind of landform that is staggered with rivers and flats. The so-called river is a long and narrow valley caused by the siltation of rivers, while Ping is a large piece of land that has been cut into a high ground by rivers and earthquakes.

Such topographic characteristics have caused many important places in Longshang where mountains and rivers depend on each other, and it has also caused a chaotic situation in which the heroes are divided and fighting each other. Among them, there are many naturally formed excellent paths, as well as artificially dug passages, so it also creates another administrative unit "Dao" in Longshang outside the county.

There are barbarians in Hanshuyan County, which is actually a realistic persecution system. Whether it is to impose restraints or send troops to exterminate, first of all, it is necessary to have a stable road, because the custom becomes a contract and becomes a system, and it gradually evolves into a barbarian habitation and is often praised.

However, as Hu Rong was gradually planned, the Dao was gradually restructured into a county, but Longshang still left ancient names such as Di Dao and Qiang Dao.

As early as when the east entered Henan, Zhang Jun collected the elite soldiers under his command to form five guards of more than 10,000 people, and went to Henan to focus on the strategy of Longshang.

With the defeat of the Nan'an Qiang Lei clan, the Liangzhou army collected more people from Longshang Jin and Hu, gathering up to 30,000 people, and there was an invincible momentum. After recovering Nan'an, the army marched eastward along the mighty Weishui, and soon reached the upper Gangu River, which was a stone's throw away from Tianshui Ji County.

The climate in Longshang is early and cold, and with the time entering September, it is already the autumn high season. Gangu River is a river valley washed out by the tributaries of the upper reaches of Weishui, it is a land of abundant water and grass, the width of the pole reaches more than ten miles, and now the grass and trees have already withered, as the base camp of the Liangzhou army is stationed at present.

The Liangzhou army is strong, which can be seen from the company camp of more than ten miles on the bank of the Weishui River, in addition to the sergeants in the battalion, there are still many Jin and Hu Shishu people who have been appeased along the way, and the number of people is nearly 100,000.

If you only look at the military strength, the Liangzhou army is indeed very prosperous, but if you look closely, it is not true.

First of all, the camp tents are chaotic and unorganized, and the most central position is still somewhat organized, but the further you go to the edges, the more chaotic it becomes, and even the periphery, it is completely impossible to distinguish between the military and the civilian, and many people live in the suburbs, mixed with cattle, sheep and livestock, which are not much different from ordinary wandering refugees.

Moreover, these camps are also roughly divided into several parts, some are blended together, some are more than ten miles away from each other, and there are even ravines in the middle to block them, which cannot play a role in echoing each other.

Another point is the obvious scarcity of materials, September has entered the late autumn, the suburbs are often frosty, but some of the sergeants are not in good clothes, even the camp tents are not neat and sufficient. As for the surrounding people, they are even more dish-faced, hugging the grass and cold.

Such a military posture does not look like a strong army, but more like a team of refugees who have lost ground and are at a loss all the way.

But this kind of military appearance is not all, in the core area of the camp there is a rather neat and considerable camp. All kinds of barracks were prepared, and although the sergeants were not very neat, they were finally able to keep out the cold. Moreover, there are a large number of cattle, sheep and livestock around the camp, and the stove smoke is thick, and even the war horses are fat and fat.

Such a clear difference between the battalions and the army will inevitably cause a lot of resentment among the soldiers and civilians around them. However, many sturdy soldiers frequently patrolled the camp on horseback and armed weapons, so that they could deter the pursuers around them.

There is a huge camp tent in this camp, which is more than two zhang high, and occupies a huge area, and the camp is covered with thick felt, and there are many yak-tailed flags, which are full of virtue and majesty. This is where the big tent of the Chinese army is located, and the commander of the Liangzhou army, Zhang Qiang, is located.

Zhang Qian was in the thirty-fifth and sixteenth year, and he was a relative of the clan of the state advocate Jun, and his people had thick eyebrows and beautiful hair, and there was an atmosphere of being in the Rong Brigade for a long time and killing decisively.

It's just that Zhang Qian couldn't talk about how cheerful he was at this time, holding a sharp knife to cut the hot meat on the case, and said angrily in his mouth: "Since the establishment of my family, the power has not been so grand, the horses have not been so majestic, and the big things are being profitable, but the hateful family slaves are tired!" If it weren't for my heavy life, I would have returned to Guzang and killed the evil! ”

At this moment, there were generals in the tent, and when they heard Zhang Qiang's angry words, they all bowed their heads silently, worried about angering the generals.

Zhang Qian had his own reasons for anger, he was sent to Henan a few years ago, first as the deputy of Han Pu, a heavy general in Liangzhou, and after Han Pu retired from illness, he took over the five protectors of Henan as his successor. And it was after Zhang Qian took over the army that Liangzhou's development in Longshang reached a period of rapid development.

As for now, Shangtai is already in sight, there is no strong enemy in the road ahead, as long as the counties of Luoyang are captured again, Longshang will be fully controlled, and Guanzhong is also within reach!

But now the army is trapped in this realm, and even Ji County, which is close at hand, can't enter, just because the grain, grass, and materials on the back road are not continuous, so Zhang Qian does not dare to venture again.

The news from the state said that the army had been used for many years, and Liangzhou had no heavy savings, and now it has gradually become unsustainable. But Liang Xiangjun came with news, saying that if Zhang Qian could raise supplies along the way, he might as well go a little further.

The loss of grain and grass seems to be just an ordinary matter, but Zhang Qian is not a person who is not familiar with world affairs, and after a little thought, he understands that this involves the most fundamental contradiction within Liangzhou, that is, the local heroes are unwilling to support Zhang Qian to continue to move eastward.

Zhang's native family is stable and has been able to run Liangzhou for several generations, mainly because of the cooperation with the local clans. Over the years, there have been disputes and compromises, and over the years have been able to maintain harmony, especially Zhang Jun's business based on the three generations of his grandfather, father and uncle, so far the local clan has rarely resisted.

This operation of Longshang is of great significance to Zhang's family, and if he can fully digest the current results, the strength will increase more than doubled. Longshang has a considerable geographical advantage, and there are many people available, whether it is Guanzhong or Shuzhong, it is an elevated overlook. If we can take advantage of the opportunity brought by the change in the situation in Guanzhong and take advantage of Longshang, the Zhang family will definitely become the dominant west!

However, there is also a problem of interest distribution, originally those big clans in Liangzhou were also happy to see the elimination of border troubles and the increase of power, but with the greater results of the East Road expedition, Zhang Jun gradually had the intention of completely getting rid of the constraints of these big clans, and gradually pulled out the big clans in Liangzhou, such as the Song clan and the Suo clan, and turned to win over the local heroes in Longshang.

Those big clans also realized that their status was provoked, so they also began to exert their strength to restrain them, and gradually stopped supporting the Eastern Crusade, especially the cut off of money and grain, which directly shelved Zhang Qiang's expeditionary force in Longshang.

Zhang Qian hated to say that he wanted to kill **, but in fact, he was just casually venting his anger, and he also understood that without the support of these Liangzhou heroes, the seemingly high-spirited situation would be eroded immediately. Not to mention anything else, the subordinate officials at all levels in the state capital alone, the Song, Suo, Yin and other Liangzhou Haoqiang occupy most of them.

If he tears his face at this moment and provokes those Liangtu heroes to fight back, Zhang Qiang's army may not even be able to return to Liangzhou intact.

In the face of such a good situation, Zhang Jun could only compromise, and did not dare to completely flash these cool land heroes aside, and then pulled out the people who were idle in the cool land before and sent them eastward.

As the chief general of the Eastern Crusade, seeing that the entire territory of Longshang was about to be recovered, Zhang Qian was naturally not happy to be divided and divided by others. But he also knew that the state lord was really helpless, and he had to do so out of the overall situation.

Although there is no way to object, it does not mean that Zhang Yong has no way to deal with it, and during this period of time when he stopped in Ganguchuan, he moved his brother Zhang Yong back to Hexi in batches, reducing the burden of the army and transforming these people into tangible and controllable war gains. On the other hand, it is to step up efforts to extort money from the county and township tyrants along the way, and do not hesitate to reward meritorious positions for this purpose.

In short, he must seize all the time to end the war in Longshang before the arrival of those who pick peaches.

Halfway through the meal, Zhang Qian put down the knife in his hand, looked up and asked, "Has the Qiang dog sent quality?" ”

The Qiang dog in his mouth is Yao Yizhong, who led the people eastward before, but was defeated by the Jin army in Longdao and returned, and is now leading the defeated troops to Linwei in the Luoyang realm, and has previously sent an envoy here to express his willingness to return to Liangzhou. Yao Yizhong and his people still have a lot of prestige in the Longshang group of Hu, if they can accept their people to surrender, it will naturally be smoother to capture Luoyang later.

Moreover, Zhang Qian was also eager to learn from Yao Yizhong about the defeat of his people, and the strength of the Jin army had actually reached Longdao, which also filled his heart with a sense of urgency. At present, although their Liangzhou has become a system of its own, it is also a false Jin Zuo legal system outside, once the Jin army ventures into Longshang, it is not easy for him to directly send troops to attack.

"Not yet."

Hearing the general's answer, Zhang Qiang's face suddenly sank, and he said in a cruel voice: "Before sending someone to urge, before Shuori, if he still does not enter our army, then there is no need to return to it, I will attack with the Jin army and kill Lao Qiang on the bank of the Weishui River!" ”

After instructing this matter, Zhang Qiang's expression became even more anxious, and several generals in the tent said casually: "I ordered the villagers of the realm to lose my army, how much money did I in?" ”

When the generals heard this, their faces became ugly, and they lowered their heads one by one, not daring to look up at Zhang Qiang's increasingly stern eyes.

"Yes, very good!"

Seeing that all the generals did not react, Zhang Qian laughed angrily, stood up from the seat suddenly, walked to the front of the generals, and said with a long sigh: "Do you think that I extorted military funds only for my own merits? Joke, I am close to the state lord, even if I have no achievements, why worry about wealth and wealth not being able to enjoy it often. Therefore, I am worried that Longshang's achievements will not be achieved, just for Er Cao to sigh that the future is bleak. You always follow me, and you have been fighting so far, can you endure the merits for others? ”

At this point he paused and fixed his gaze on one of the young generals.

The young general's name is Yin Bao, born in Tianshui Haoqiang Yin, and his father Yin Meng is one of the five guards under Zhang Qiang, and he pursues Zhang Qiang's account, in addition to being ordered to make meritorious contributions, there is also no lack of quality.

At this time, he was stared at by Zhang Qiang, Yin Bao also looked a little cramped, and he muttered for a moment before he said in a trembling voice: "I, my father, have sent someone to tell ......"

"Who is your father in the army? Who taught you to answer in your tent? ”

Zhang Qiang's face sank suddenly after hearing this, and he said angrily: "Pull it out, flog and punish!" If the ban is violated again, military law is ruthless! ”

Before his words fell, several tiger and wolf soldiers rushed out of the tent, and directly put this Yin Bao out of the tent, and the young man's terrible screams and confessions sounded outside the tent.

"The general trend of Longshang is about to be determined, and you don't have to worry about other variables. Wang Shiyong entered the pass, and all the thieves in the three auxiliaries were wiped out, but there were still many thieves in Longdong. Although our army is strong in the west, the soldiers and horses are strong, and they are eager to help the royal road. After the thieves in Longshang are extinguished, I will also ask the state lord to cross Longshan and enter the alliance of the army in Taiwan to crusade against the thieves in Shaanxi. ”

Facing the cowardice of the generals, Zhang Qian held back his anger and said. Although his army is prosperous now, in addition to a part of the Liangzhou lineage, he also has a considerable number of Longshang heroes. Especially in order to dominate the merit before, three of the five guards under his command were the strong integration of Longxi, Tianshui, and Nan'an.

Although Longshang has suffered frequent military disasters in recent years, these heroes can stand on the turbulent times and protect the side, how can they not even take out a little savings. At present, he is unwilling to donate, but he is thinking that Wang Shi may enter Longshang soon.

Although the king's life has been extinct for a long time, in recent years, he has also heard of the magnificent deeds of the heavens and the king's domination in the east, which still has a lot of appeal for them. In contrast, the current refuge in the Liangzhou Zhang family is more of a few expedient measures and temporary commitments.

Zhang Qian now clearly told them that Liangzhou not only wanted to dominate Longshang, but also to enter Guanzhong. Liangzhou Malaysia, rampant all over the world, this is the early years of the rescue of the difficult in China and North Korea to lay a prestige. Once the Liangzhou army enters Guanzhong, even if the so-called Xingtai Wang Division wins, it also needs to consider whether to start a full-scale war with Liangzhou at this moment, and what are the chances of victory!

In other words, even if these heroes have any good ministers who want to choose wood, they may not have that opportunity at that time. There is no shortage of strong dragons in Longshang, but after the wind and waves, how many can dominate this realm. Is it worth it to choose to wait and see in order to wait for a slim opportunity, so as to offend the real sitting tiger?

"Before the first day of October, there will be a movement of the army. If there is no eastward marching capital, then it is necessary to suppress the thieves in Longshang according to this, and each of them will return to the armament war! ”

When Zhang Qian said this, his tone was even more unkind, he had run out of patience, and it was the next official ultimatum. If these heroes in Longshang do not support him to continue to fight in the east, then he will turn around and kill these heroes who are waiting and watching in Longshang!

Not to mention the withdrawal of the generals with their own hearts, after Zhang Qian forced others to give orders, Yao Yizhong of Linwei finally sent a proton, which was his fifth son Yao Xiang, accompanied by a request for Zhang Qian to send troops to receive him to retreat into Shangtai, and hoped that Zhang Qian could fund some goods and military use.

"Is Qiang Dog old and faint, or was he killed in Longdong, or did he die in Longdong? With such a small slave, dare to ask for a big city with military resources? ”

Zhang Qian was in a bad mood, because there was news from the back that the backbone general Song Ji had led his troops to Jincheng, and he would cross the river and enter Di Dao in a few days, and Song Ji was the representative of the Song clan in Dunhuang and the backbone of the local tyrants in Liangzhou.

Goodbye Yao Yizhong dragged on for many days, and actually only sent a teenager as a hostage, it can be seen that he is just perfunctory, and his heart is even more angry, so he simply ordered someone to hang this young son of the Yao family outside the camp, personally whipped him, and whipped the young Yao Xiang to a blur of flesh and blood, and then let people tell Yao Yizhong to send the strong son as a hostage quickly, otherwise everything will be suspended.

At the same time, Yao Yizhong's intention to retreat into Shangtai so urgently also made Zhang Qian suspicious, and quickly sent rangers to fly east to investigate, and then learned a shocking news: the Jin army has marched out of Longdao and has conquered Longcheng, the gateway of Longshang! At such a speed, maybe after ten days, it will go straight into the Luoyang River and rush into Longshang!

Hearing this news, Zhang Qian was already shocked, where Longcheng is located is the key to Guanlong, Chen An occupied this realm in the old years, so it was between Guanlong, and it was also the focus of Zhang Qiang's efforts to occupy, all in Longshang's work, in order to peep at Guanzhong. No matter which side of Guan Long has to rely on this, it will be able to take the initiative, and there will be no such important danger left and right!

Once the Jin army rushed out of Luoyangchuan, just like Zhang Qiang's previous strategy, after transferring to Weishui, Tianshui and Longxi were all in sight, once the response went wrong, the hard work of the previous years may be ruined!

"The traitor misunderstood me!"

After reacting, Zhang Qian was already scolding again and again, but he couldn't tell who the traitor was in his mouth at this moment. At the moment, he could only think of remedies while sending someone to report the way back, asking for instructions on how to deal with the Jin army Wang Shi who was driving straight in.