It was night, Wen Zhao walked back and forth in the courtyard, sleepless all night. Chen Xu may look up at the starry sky and watch countless stars; Or bow your head and frown, turning over the memories of your past life.

In Jia Xu's book, the history and dangers of the Qiang plague are written in detail, which is shocking to watch. Perhaps in Jia Xu's eyes, Ma Teng and Han Sui are just clowns jumping off the beam, and Qiang is the real evil.

In the book, although most of them are mainly narratives, Chen Xu still saw some of Jia Xu's views from them.

The tactics used by the Eastern Han court in the face of the Qiang plague, whether it was internal relocation, indoctrination, or appeasement policy, Jia Xu was dismissive.

It is very clear in the book that the Qiang people are nomadic people, and there are many large and small Qiang tribes. They are connected, but they are also scattered.

It was inherently difficult for the nomads to integrate with the Han people, and the Qiang people bullied the weak and feared the hard, so there was no unified leadership. Even if there were more than 20,000 Qiang people who surrendered to the Han family, the rest of the Qiang people were still the henchmen of the Han Dynasty.

Especially when the Han army suffered defeat, those Qiang people who surrendered would also rebel again, echoing the rest of the Qiang people.

As for the later recruitment of Anqiang people with money and grain, Jia Xu sneered at this, thinking that the Eastern Han Dynasty was digging its own grave.

Wen Zhao walked back and forth in the courtyard, and he muttered to himself: "The trouble of the Qiang people is really shocking. ”

As a traverser, he knew better than others the harm of the Qiang people to China. It can be said that the Qiang Rebellion began in the Eastern Han Dynasty and continued to the Two Jin Dynasty, and finally became the main force of the Wuhu Rebellion, resulting in the Han people almost being completely exterminated.

These are still too far away for Chen Xu in his previous life. But since he has come to this era, he has to think about the future.

Clenching his fists tightly, Wen Zhao secretly thought in his heart: "Qiang, we must completely calm down!" ”

The cold wind blew, Wen Zhao's body shivered, and he felt a chill. Now it has been more than three months since I came to Liangzhou, and the New Year is approaching, and the weather has naturally become extremely cold.

Especially in Liangzhou, this cold is even more pronounced. Fang Cai Wenzhao had always had something in his heart, so he didn't pay attention, but now that he came back to his senses, he realized that his body was about to be frozen.

Rubbing his palms vigorously, Wen Zhao jumped in place for a while, feeling that the blood flow rate up and down his body accelerated, and his body warmed up a little.

At this moment, Dian Wei came to Wen Zhao's side and said softly: "Lord, you haven't slept all night, it's better to take a hot dip and rest." ”

Seeing Dian Wei, Wen Zhao showed a smile on his face, and he said, "Brother, you ask someone to get me some hot water and food, and after I finish eating, I have to go to Wen He to discuss important matters." ”

Dian Wei knew Chen Xu's temper, and he didn't persuade him again, so he went down to ask people to prepare hot water and breakfast for him. After breakfast, Wen Zhao added a thick piece of clothing and walked to Jia Xu's courtyard.

At this time, Wen Zhao's face was full of tiredness, but his eyes were extremely bright.

After kneeling down with Jia Xu, he knelt down and saluted: "Since the military advisor has written such a book, he must have a plan in his heart, and I ask the military advisor to teach me." ”

Jia Xu hurriedly returned the salute, he looked at Chen Xu's determined expression, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

As a native of Liangzhou, he has a deeper understanding of the Qiang problem. On several occasions, if it weren't for his intelligence, Jia Xu might have been killed by the Qiang people a long time ago.

Therefore, since Jia Xu was sensible, there has always been a wish in his heart, that is, to completely calm down the trouble. If he hadn't met Chen Xu, a master who was determined to eliminate the Qiang plague, maybe Jia Xu would have buried this wish in his heart forever.

He pondered for a long time before he spoke: "Lord, let me tell you about my past experience in Liangzhou." ”

Jia Xu was not famous when he was young, only the celebrity Yan Zhong thought that he had the talents of Chen Ping and Zhang Liang. It is precisely because of Yan Zhong's words that Jia Xu is famous in the local counties of Liangzhou.

It didn't take long for him to be investigated as filial piety and recruited as a lang. Later, Jia Xu fell ill and had to resign and return to his hometown.

He teamed up with dozens of people and traveled west to Huangdi, but he didn't want to encounter the rebellious Di people on the way. Jia Xu and dozens of other people were all captured by the Di rebels.

When the rebels had looted their money, they dug a big pit and buried all the dozens of people alive.

In order to survive, Jia Xu hurriedly said: "I am Duangong's grandson, don't bury me, my family will redeem it." ”

When the Qiang rebels heard that Jia Xu was Duan Cheng's grandson, they were immediately frightened. They returned Jia Xu's belongings, and expressed their willingness to form a permanent alliance with Duan Cheng, and sent Jia Xu away.

Those Han Chinese who were arrested with Jia Xu were all buried alive, and only Jia Xu was spared.

After recounting this story, Jia Xu looked at Chen Xu with blazing eyes and asked, "Do you know that the lord knew why I wanted to pretend to be Duan's grandson at that time?" ”

Wen Zhao frowned and pondered for a long time, and said: "Duan Gong has been a border general for a long time, and he is powerful in the west, and the Qiang people are extremely afraid of Duan Gong. The military advisor pretended to be Duan Gong's grandson, and the Di people were afraid of Duan Gong's prestige, so they would not dare to murder the military advisor's life. ”

Jia Xu smiled and asked again, "Have you ever thought about why the Di people and the Qiang people are afraid of Duan Gong's voice Viaros?" ”

Frowning and pondering for a long time, Wen Zhao finally shook his head. Although he knew that Duan Cheng was a famous general in the Eastern Han Dynasty and one of the 'Liangzhou Sanming'. However, he didn't know much about Duan Cheng's specific deeds.

Jia Xu said slowly: "In the process of repeated rebellions of the Qiang people, three famous generals appeared in Liangzhou during the same period, they were Huangfu Gui, Zhang Huan and Duan Cheng. ”

Among them, the Huangfu Gui is Wei Ming, Zhang Huan is Ming, and Duan Cheng is Ji Ming. Because the three of them all have the word 'Ming' in their tables, and they are all famous in the governance of Qiang. Therefore, at that time, they were collectively called 'Liangzhou Sanming'. ”

Then, Jia Xu began to narrate Duan Cheng's deeds.

In the second year of Yanxi, the Qiang people, who had been filled with appetite, were not satisfied with the status quo and rebelled on a large scale again.

But this time, they were no longer greeted by benevolent and righteous recruits and food sent to the door, but a lingering nightmare - Duan Cheng.

Duan Cheng's cousin Duan Huizong, although the official went to the Western Regions to protect the capital and the doctor of Guanglu, sealed the internal marquis. However, the glory of the Duan family has long been ruined by the continuous Qiang rebellion.

Duan Cheng is a Wuwei clan, and Wuwei County is an extremely serious area of Qiang.

The never-ending rebellion of the Qiang people made the local people fierce, and so did Duan Cheng. When he was young, he 'learned to bow horses, was still a ranger, and bribed lightly', and was named Yangzhou County.

Later, he discovered that his own bravery alone could not end the never-ending war in his hometown. As a result, Duan Cheng abandoned martial arts and studied the art of war, scriptures, and ancient books.

In later generations, the idiom of 'breaking knots to learn' appeared precisely because of the change of Duan Cheng.

Initially, Duan Cheng was promoted as filial piety, and he was appointed as the Cheng of Xian Cemetery and Yangling Ling, and he showed extraordinary talent during his tenure. Later, he was transferred to the capital of Liaodong, and encountered Xianbei Koubian, but it became an opportunity for him to leap into the dragon gate.

Duan Cheng is proficient in the art of war and has great courage. After he learned that the Xianbei people were Koubian, he was ready to lead the border army to exterminate the Xianbei people.

However, according to the practice of the Xianbei people, they often relied on the superiority of their cavalry to come and go without a trace. As soon as they learn that the Han border army is coming, they will flee immediately.

Duan Cheng was worried that Xianbei would flee in panic, so he was so bold that he sent someone to forge the edict of the seal book, making the illusion that the court would let him withdraw from the army. Subsequently, Duan Cheng retreated in disguise, but set up an ambush on the retreat road.

The Xianbei people thought that Duan Cheng really retreated, so they led the army to chase after him, but they were completely annihilated by Duan Cheng in a battle.

This stage of the battle has come to the fore and shown extraordinary talent. However, because of the forgery of the seal book, Duan Cheng not only did not receive a reward, but was punished to the border to defend against foreign enemies. After the completion of his sentence, he was again recruited as a councilor.

At that time, Dongguo Dou and Gongsun of Taishan and Langxie gathered 30,000 people to revolt and plundered the counties. The imperial court sent troops to suppress it, but it could not be quelled for several years.

In the second year of Yongshou, Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty ordered the secretary of state to recommend a person with all-round talents in civil and military affairs as a general, and Situ Yin Song recommended Duan Cheng, so the imperial court took Duan Cheng as the general and led the troops to quell the rebellion.

Duan Cheng led the army to defeat the rebels and won a complete victory, killing Dongguo Dou and Gongsun Ju, and won the first more than 10,000 ranks. He was even named a liehou for his merits and was given 500,000 yuan.

Duan Cheng showed his extraordinary talent, and he was highly valued by the Son of Heaven, and after only three years, he was promoted to the rank of captain of the Qiang Guard.

At this time, it was the time when the Qiang people were dissatisfied with the status quo and rebelled on a large scale.

Duan Cheng, who has just taken office, will face a rebel army of eight Qiang tribes, including Burndang, Burn He, Dang Fried, and Sister Le.

Duan Cheng had just taken office at that time, and he didn't even have time to know the generals under his command, so he led an army of 10,000 to meet the Qiang, beheading 2,000 in the first battle, capturing more than 10,000, and the rest of the Qiang people broke and fled from the fortress.

The Qiang people were unwilling to be defeated and retreated, and continued to lead troops to attack the following year. Duan Cheng led the army to meet the battle, this battle was very cruel, even if the 'knife was broken', Duan Cheng still did not take a step back.

Finally, in the face of the tenacious Duan Cheng, the Qiang people could not hold on and led the troops to retreat.

In the past, as long as the Han army repelled the Qiang rebels, it would not continue to pursue, but would send people to recruit peace. However, Duan Cheng made a move that shocked everyone in the world.

When this paragraph was narrated, Jia Xu, who had been unwavering, was also a little excited, and he asked Chen Xu: "Does the lord know what General Duan has done?" ”

Chen Xu said: "I don't know! ”

Jia Xu got up, opened his arms and said, "General Duan ignored the exhaustion of the Han army and the decrees of the imperial court, and brazenly led his subordinates to hunt down and kill the Qiang rebels. ”

"This chase lasted more than 40 days. General Duan, who was cut off from food and grass, pursued and killed the Qiang people day and night. When the soldiers were hungry, they cut off the flesh of the dead horses and swallowed them alive; When you are thirsty, you grab a large snowball and feed it to your mouth. ”

"The Han army went out of the fortress for more than 2,000 miles, and once they reached Jishi Mountain, the source of the Yellow River, they killed and burned He Dashuai and captured more than 5,000 people. Subsequently, General Duan divided his troops to attack Shichengqiang, killing and drowning more than 1,600 people. ”

"After Burning Dangqiang was killed to just over 90 people, General Duan accepted their surrender."

Subsequently, General Duan again sent troops to attack the mongrel Qiang stationed in Baishi, beheading and capturing more than 3,000 people. Later, he successively killed Sister Le and hundreds of people from Lingwu Qiang, and shocked Liangzhou. ”

Duan Cheng's life is simply a legend, after the shock of Liangzhou, the following winter, he led Huangzhong Yiqiang to conquer the rebellious prison sister and Wuwu.

Guo Hong, the assassin of Liangzhou, knew Duan Cheng's talent, so he wanted to take credit. Duan Cheng treats the soldiers very well, and he will be rewarded for his merits, so it is naturally impossible to give away the credit.

Guo Hong held a grudge and deliberately delayed Duan Cheng so that the army could not advance to quell the rebellion. Yiqiang, who was summoned by Duan Cheng, followed the campaign for a long time, and missed his hometown. Because the war dragged on, they rebelled and fled together.

Guo Hong put the blame on Duan Cheng, who was arrested and imprisoned and punished with hard labor. Without Duan Cheng, the Qiang people were even more rampant, capturing the camp, colluding with each other, disturbing the counties, and the people of Liangzhou were miserable.

As a result, Liangzhou was oppressed by the Qiang people, and thousands of people flocked to the capital to appeal for Duan Cheng, asking the imperial court to release Duan Cheng and let him quell the Qiang rebellion.

After the imperial court found out that Duan Cheng was framed by Guo Hong, Emperor Huan issued an edict to inquire about Duan Cheng's situation. Duan Cheng just asked for guilt, and didn't dare to say that he had been wronged, and the Jingshi all called him an elder.

Duan Cheng was released, worshiped as a councillor again, and promoted to the position of assassin of the state. Because Duan Cheng slaughtered too many Qiang people, which caused criticism, the imperial court did not send him to pacify the Qiang again.

For two consecutive years, without Duan Cheng's deterrence, the Qiang people became more and more rampant, and the entire Liangzhou was almost about to fall. In desperation, the imperial court once again sent Duan Cheng to Liangzhou.

As soon as Duan Cheng arrived in Liangzhou, the rebellious Qiang Fengshu, Liangduo, Dian Na and other heroes were afraid of his prestige, so they led more than 10,000 people to surrender unconditionally; The leaders of the Qiang people, such as Dangfang and Le Sister, did not dare to fight with Duan Cheng, and led the troops to retreat and confront the Han army.

In the winter of that year, Duan Cheng led 10,000 people to raid the place where the soldiers and horses of Dangfang and Sister Le gathered, broke the rebellious Qiang people, beheaded the Qiang people, and slaughtered the thousands of Qiang people who were captured.

Killing the Qiang captives was an incredible thing at the time. In the past, even if the Qiang people were defeated and captured, the imperial court would appease them well, and then give them the passage money to return to their hometown.

However, Duan Cheng's methods were extremely ruthless.

The Qiang either surrendered unconditionally; Either when there is not much left to kill, Duan Cheng is willing to accept their surrender; For those Qiang people who insisted on resisting, Duan Cheng pursued a policy of extermination.

After that, Duan Cheng chased and fought fiercely against the Qiang people, killing countless enemies. It makes the Qiang people in the west frightened, afraid of them like tigers, and hearing the name of Duan Gong can stop children crying at night.

Not only the Qiang people, but even some scholars and doctors accused Duan Cheng, saying that he was: a butcher and an executioner.

After finishing speaking, Jia Xu looked at Wen Zhao and said, "The lord now knows, why did I lie that I was the grandson of Duke Duan?" ”

At this time, Chen Xu, where still doesn't he understand?

Duan Cheng made a name for himself in Liangzhou, and even if he had returned to the dynasty to serve as a lieutenant, the Qiang people were still very afraid of him.

Here's why. Jia Xu was able to use Duan Cheng's name to scare those people.