Four hundred years of agitation: Lü Guang conquered the Western Regions and led the people back to the east, defeating Liang Xi And Zhang Dayu to stand firm in Liangzhou

This article is the 192nd in a long series of articles, Four Hundred Years of Turmoil

In December of the eighth year of Taiyuan (383 AD), when the Jianjian army was defeated and returned to Chang'an, Lü Guang led his troops through the three-hundred-mile desert and began a journey to conquer the Western Regions.

Under the might of the soldiers, Yanqi and other countries all surrendered, but King Guizi refused to submit, leading the army and the people around the city to hold firm, and Lü Guang surrounded it.

In July of the ninth year of the Taiyuan Dynasty (384 AD), Shu Chun had reached the point of exhaustion and sent a generous gift to Hu Hu for rescue.

King Hu sent his younger brother Na Long and Hou General Kui to lead more than 200,000 cavalry, and at the same time led more than 700,000 troops from various countries such as Wen Su and Wei Xu to rescue Guizi.

Lü Guang was not afraid, and fought with them in the west of the city, and broke it. Shu Chun fled, the princes of more than thirty countries surrendered, and Lü Guang took control of the Western Regions.

Lü Guang's Fu Ning Western Regions, Wei De's great works, far away countries, those who had not been able to submit to the previous generations, all came to attach themselves, and offered the festivals given to them during the Han Dynasty. Lü Guang entered the upper table chapter and requested that the Former Qin's jiechuan be replaced for them, and that Shu Chun's younger brother Shu Zhen be made the King of Guizi.

In August, after hearing that Lü Guang had pacified the Western Regions, He made Lü Guang the military governor of the western regions and lieutenants of the Western Regions. Because of the war, the appointment could not be delivered, and Lü Guang became a kite with a broken line.

Guizi is the richest of the western kingdoms, especially the capital city, which is as prosperous as Chang'an, and the palace is also very gorgeous. Lu Guangle did not think about it and wanted to stay here for a long time.

At this time, a Tianzhu monk named Kumarosh said to Lü Guang, "This is a place of fierce death, and it is not worth staying for a long time." As long as the general returns to the east, there will be blessed land to live in the middle of the road. ”

Therefore, Lü Guang feasted on his generals to discuss whether to stay or not, and everyone wanted to return, but Lü Guang did not dare to go against the will of the people, so he decided to return to the east.

In March of the tenth year of the Taiyuan Dynasty (385 AD), Lü Guang used more than 20,000 camels to carry the treasures of the Western Regions and the foreign countries to play, and drove more than 10,000 horses back to the east.

In September, Lü Guang arrived in Yihe, and Former Qin Liangzhou assassinated Shi Liangxi with the intention of sealing the border and refusing to do so.

Gaochang Taishou Yang Han said to Liang Xijin: "Lü Guangxin broke through the western region, his troops were strong, his momentum was sharp, and when he heard of the turmoil in the Central Plains, he would definitely have some plans." Hexi is vast and has 100,000 soldiers, which is enough to protect itself. If Lü Guang was allowed to walk out of the desert, it would be difficult to resist. They should first guard the high Valley mouth and cut off their water sources. When they are tired and thirsty, they can sit and control them. If you think it is a long way away, you can also refuse to guard it at Iwuguan. Controlling these two dangers is Zhang Liang's regeneration, and Lü Guang has no way to do anything. Liang Xi did not listen.

Mei Shui made Zhang Tong ask Liang Xi: "Now that there is chaos in Guanzhong, Chang'an does not know whether it will survive or die. Lü Guang came, his ambitions were unpredictable, how was the general going to resist him? ”

Liang Xi sighed, "I am worried about this matter, but I don't know how to deal with it." ”

Zhang Tong said, "Lü Guang has strategized people, and now he is leading the soldiers who have returned to Sigui, riding on the spirit of victory, and his edge is unstoppable." Xing Tang Gong Luo, who was the cousin of the Lord, was brave and fierce, and the general might as well honor him as the lord of the alliance and elect loyal people to command the crowd. In this way, even if Lü Guang came, he did not dare to harbor a different heart, and he could also rely on the elite troops of the Duke of Tang to annex Mao Xing in the east, unite Wang Tong and Yang Bi, gather the soldiers of the four prefectures, sweep away the rebellion, and stabilize the royal family, which was the work of dukes of Qi Huan and Duke Wen of Jin. ”

Liang Xi did not listen, but instead killed Zhi Luo in the West Sea, and his self-reliance was clearly revealed.

However, although Liang Xi had the heart of self-reliance, he did not divide the talents of one side, and the short-sighted act of killing Zhi Luo made his subordinates disappointed and the people's hearts were scattered.

After Lü Guang heard about Yang Han's plan, he was deeply frightened and did not dare to move forward. Confidant Du Jin said, "Liang Xi is more than elegant, the opportunity is insufficient, he will not adopt Yang Han's plan, there is no need to worry." It is necessary to ride him up and down and quickly march to capture him. ”

Lü Guang listened to Du Jin's advice and led his army to Gaochang, where Yang Hanju surrendered.

Upon arriving at Yumen, Liang Xichuan rebuked Lü Guang for leading his army back without authorization, taking his son Liang Yin as the general of Yingyang and leading 50,000 soldiers to block the attack at Jiuquan with the Zhenwei generals Yao Hao and Beiqi Weihan.

Unexpectedly, Dunhuang Taishou Yao Jing and Jinchang Taishou Li Chun also surrendered to Lü Guang.

Lü Guang's morale was greatly boosted, and he sent a reply to Liangzhou, accusing Liang Xi of not having the ambition to go to the country with his own body, but instead stopped the returning soldiers, and sent Peng Huang, Du Jin, and Jiang Fei as forwards to engage Liang Yin at Anmi, defeating Liang Yin and capturing him.

As a result, the Hu and Yi people living near Liangzhou all submitted to Lü Guang, and Wuwei Taishou Pengji detained Liang Xi and surrendered, and Lü Guang killed Liang Xi.

After entering Guzang, Lü Guang took the Liangzhou Assassin History from himself, and requested that Du Jin be appointed as the Taishou of Wuwei, and the rest of the generals also accepted the position.

At that time, most of the counties in Liangzhou surrendered to Lü Guang, and only Jiuquan Taishou Song Hao and Xijun Taishou Suopan insisted on holding the city and refused to surrender.

Lü Guang sent troops to capture them and rebuked Suopan: "I accepted the edict to pacify the Western Regions, but Liang Xi cut off my way back, he is a sinner of the imperial court, why do you want to rely on him?" ”

Suo Pan said, "The general accepted the edict to pacify the Western Regions, but did not accept the edict to mess up Liangzhou, what crime did Liang Gong commit and the general killed him?" I only hate that I have not enough strength to avenge my father. ”

Lü Guang knew in his heart that they could not be used for his own use, so he killed them.

After solving Liang Xi, Lü Guang will face a more severe challenge next, he is Zhang Dayu, the son of Zhang Tianxi, representing the Zhang clan of Former Liang, who has deep roots in Liangzhou.

When Zhang Tianxi fled south, Wang Mu, a former Qin lieutenant of Changshui, hid Zhang Dayu, and then fled with him to Hexi, where he defected to The Bald Sifu, who sent Zhang Dayu to Wei'an.

In February of the eleventh year of Taiyuan (386 AD), the Wei people Jiao Song, Qi Su, Zhang Ji and others gathered thousands of troops to welcome Zhang Dayu as an ally, attacked Changsong County, and captured Changsong Taishou Wang Shiqiang.

Lü Guang did not dare to be idle, and sent the auxiliary general Du Jin to attack, but Du Jin was defeated, and Zhang Dayu marched to threaten Guzang.

Wang Mu persuaded Zhang Dayu: "Lü Guang has sufficient grain, a strong city, excellent weapons, and a sharp army, and at this time it is better to intimidate him than to sweep through Lingxi, train the army to save grain, and then go east to fight him, and in less than a year, you can capture Guzang." ”

Zhang Dayu was full of momentum, but did not listen, claiming to be the general of Fujun and The Pastor of Liangzhou, with Wang Mu as the long history, passing on the county of Lingxi, asking Wang Mu to lobby and persuade the counties in lingxi, Jiankang Taishou Li Kui, Qi Liandu Lieutenant Yan Chun all raised troops to respond, Zhang Dayu's army reached 30,000 people, and insisted on Yangwu.

In May, Zhang Dayu marched from Yangwu to the west of Guzang City, and Wang Mu and Bald Sifu's son Bald Xiyu led 30,000 soldiers to garrison the south of the city.

Lü Guang took the initiative to attack, broke it, killed more than 20,000 people such as Bald XiYu, and Zhang Dayu fled into the wilderness, and has been devastated ever since.

In September, upon learning that Jian Jian had been killed by Yao Cang, and remembering the love of his former lord, Lü Guang ordered the whole army to mu su and gave him the title of Emperor Wenzhao.

In December, Lü Guang proclaimed himself the Envoy, Shizhong, the Governor of The Great Capital of China and Foreign Countries, the Governor of Longyou, the Military Governor of Hexi, the Great General, the Pastor of Liangzhou, and the Duke of Jiuquan.

At this point, a regime known as Hou Liang in history began to appear in front of the eyes of the world, and Lü Guang also ranked among the tyrants.