Agitated for four hundred years: Taking the initiative to greatly increase the strength of Southern Liang, the national policy was established that bald and lonely died unexpectedly

This article is the 228th in a long series, Four Hundred Years of Turmoil

As mentioned earlier, after Yang Rail was defeated by Lü Lu, he defected to Wang Qiji, the leader of the Tianhu tribe, who stationed him at Lianchuan.

Unwilling to accept defeat, Yang Rail gathered more than 10,000 Han and other ethnic residents in Lianchuan to prepare for another battle.

Wang Qiji was not optimistic about Yang Rail, and was also worried about being dragged down by him, and said to him: "The bald clan is both intelligent and strong in strength, and is still my former master, so we might as well submit to him." ”

In September of the second year of Long'an (398 AD), Yang Rail judged the situation and decided to temporarily submit to the soft, sending envoys to Nanliang to ask for surrender, and the bald-haired Wugu gladly accepted it.

However, despite the surrender of Nanliang, Yang Rail continued to recruit soldiers and increase his strength.

In this regard, the neighboring Qiang tribal leader Liang Hunger was greatly dissatisfied and sent troops to defeat Yang Rail. Yang Rail was forced to flee west to Linghai and attack the Xianbei tribe of Yifu and take possession of it.

After learning of this, the bald-haired WuGu said to the ministers: "Yang Rail and Wang Qiji have already surrendered to me, you do not go to the rescue, I am very ashamed to see them defeated by the Qiang people." ”

General Hun Tun of Pingxi stepped forward and said boldly, "Liang Hunger does not have any far-sighted strategy, as long as he fights a battle, he can be caught." ”

After driving out Yang Rail, Liang was full of confidence and began to attack Xiping Commandery, and Tian Xuanming, a Xiping man, seized Taishou Guo Xing to replace him, and sent his son to Nanliang as a hostage to ask for support.

Bald Wu Gu intended to go to the rescue, but the ministers were afraid of Liang's starving soldiers, and most of them hesitated.

Zuo Sima Zhao Zhen said, "Yang Rail has just been defeated, the Liangguo Lü clan is strong, and we may not have much hope north of Hongchi, but the five counties south of Hongchi, we can still compete." If the king does not have the pioneering ambition, I dare not say anything; if you intend to run the four parties, this opportunity can not be missed. Once the Qiang people occupied Xiping, it was not a good thing for us. ”

Well said! Bald Wu Lonely said happily, "I also plan to take this opportunity to make a meritorious career, how can I stay in this poor ravine all my life?" Then he said to the ministers, "If Liang Hunger is allowed to get Xiping and occupy the mountains and rivers, we will no longer be able to control him." Although Liang Hunger was brave and fierce, he had different orders and was easy to defeat. ”

After convincing the chancellor, bald WuGu personally marched to attack Liang Hunger, and Liang Famine was defeated and retreated to Longzhi Fort. Bald Wugu continued to attack and conquer Longzhi Fort, and Liang Fled alone on horseback to the River.

In this battle, bald-haired Wu Lonely captured and killed tens of thousands of enemy troops, and Liang Hunger had no more days to emerge, so he withdrew from the stage of Liangzhou's hegemony.

Subsequently, bald Wu Gu took Tian Xuanming as the history of Xiping Neishi. As a result, Ledu Taishou Tian Yao, Huanghe Taishou Zhang, and Shuihe Taishou Wang Zhi all surrendered the county city.

Since then, the Qiang and Hu tribes south of Hongchi have all been attached to the bald-haired Wugu, and Nanliang's strength has greatly increased, and its appeal has also risen.

In October, the Later Liang Jianwu general Li Luan took the initiative to sacrifice Xingcheng and surrendered to the bald Wugu.

In November, Yang Rail and Wang Qiji also led thousands of residents to take the initiative to return to Nanliang. Compared with the last nominal surrender, this time it is a solid and complete surrender.

In December, the bald-haired Wugu changed his name to the King of Wuwei, and Nanliang stepped onto a new level.

In the first month of the third year of Long'an (399 AD), Bald Wugu moved the capital to Ledu, and sent his younger brother Xiping Gong Bald Hair Lilu Lonely Town Shou An Yi, Guangwu Gong Bald Hair Tan Town Shou Xi Ping, Uncle Bald Hair Su Wo Town Shou Huang He, Bald Hair Ruo Staying in Town Shou Shui River, Cousin Bald Hair Replacing The Town Shou Lingnan, Bald Luo Back To Town Shou Lian Chuan, Cousin Bald Tu Ruo Liu Town Shou Hao.

For other wise men of the Yi and Han ethnic groups, bald-haired Wugu were also appointed according to their talents, some of them were prominent officials in the middle of the dynasty, and some were in charge of counties and counties at the local level.

On this day, Bald Wugu summoned his courtiers to discuss the next step of national policy, and solemnly said: "Longyou and Hexi were originally only a few counties, but after the turmoil, they split into more than a dozen countries, and the Lü clan, the Qifu clan, and the Duan clan were the three most powerful. If you go and attack them, which one should you fight first? ”

As a result, the group of ministers made a lot of remarks and expressed their own opinions, but the bald-haired Wu Gu finally adopted Yang Tong's opinion. Yang Tong was originally Sima of Lü, but later surrendered to Guo Huang, and after Guo Huang's defeat, he defected to Nanliang.

Yang Tong believes: "The Qifu clan was originally one of our tribes, and it will eventually belong to us. Duan Ye yijie is a scholar, incapable of threatening us, and has always been friendly with us, and it is not moral to attack him. Lü Guang was old and incompetent, and the crown prince Lü Shao was cowardly and incompetent, and although Lü Lu and Lü Hong were talented, they were jealous of each other. If we send the troops of Haoqi and Lianchuan to attack in turn, the Lü clan will definitely be exhausted, and within two years, Guzang will be able to take it. Gu Zang was subordinate, and the Qifu clan and the Duan clan would surrender to us without having to attack. ”

Bald Wu Gu nodded frequently and said loudly, "Good! "An aggressive strategy was set.

In February, Duan Ye officially took the throne of Liang, with Mengxun of The Depression Canal as the Left Cheng of Shangshu and Liang Zhongyong as the Right Cheng of Shangshu, in order to distinguish between Houliang and Nanliang, this Liang was Northern Liang.

For Duan Ye's arrogance and self-esteem, the most dissatisfied is of course Lü Guang, is the number of the Liang King that you can use if you want? He sent the crown prince Lü Shao and the Duke of Taiyuan Lü Lu to lead an army to the crusade.

In May, Duan Ye knew that it was difficult to resist alone, and asked bald Wugu for help, and since Bald Wugu had decided to plot first and then cool down, he naturally would not sit idly by, and sent the great general Bald Lilugu and Yang Rail to the rescue.

With Nan Liang's support, Duan Ye was ready to go out of the city to meet the battle, but Frustrated Qu Mengxun dissuaded: "Yang Rail relies on the strength of the Xianbei people and has always coveted us. Since Lü Shao and Lü Lu dared to lead their army deeper, they must have made up their minds to fight to the death, and it was difficult for us to resist. If we can't hold out, we will be as stable as Taishan; if we rush into battle, we will be in danger of being tired. ”

The implication of Mengxun's words was that whether it was Nanliang or Houliang, they could not be trusted, and rushing to war would only weaken themselves, so it was better to let them fight first. This time, Duan Ye heeded the advice of Mengxun of the Depressed Canal and did not move, but he could not hold out.

Sure enough, Lü Shao and Lü Lu were worried about the attack between Southern Liang and Northern Liang, and returned with a large army. As for the bald Li Lu Gu and Yang Rail, since the back cool has retreated, they have to return the same way.

In June, bald-haired Wu lonely took bald-haired Lilu lonely as Liangzhou pastor, guarded Xiping, recalled the general of the che riding, bald-haired Tantan, and let him enter the dprk to deal with state affairs.

However, although the bald-haired Wu Lonely set a national policy for Nanliang to dominate Liangzhou, he missed the opportunity to implement it by hand because of an accident.

In August, bald-haired orphans rode a horse after getting drunk, and fell to their ribs and died. Before his death, he left a legacy for the elderly to succeed him as monarch.

Therefore, the people of the country embraced the bald-haired Lilu Lonely as the lord, and posthumously honored the bald-haired Wu lonely as the King of Wu, and the temple number was Liezu. Bald Liluguo ordered a general amnesty and moved the capital to Xiping.