Chapter 821 Nanzhong Rebellion
After successfully capturing Chengdu, the morale of tens of thousands of Xiliang troops was naturally high. The battle to enter Shu lasted for nearly a year. Even though the Xiliang troops were all elite soldiers, they could not help but feel tired. Now after capturing Chengdu, Naturally, they can rest for a while, so the Xiliang soldiers are all excited.
There was a large amount of grain and rice accumulated in the city of Chengdu. Liu Ye used it to reward the officers and soldiers, and at the same time strictly ordered the officers and soldiers not to harass the people. However, it was inevitable that a small number of Xiliang soldiers indulged in bullying the people, and Liu Ye immediately ordered them to be killed mercilessly, and the Xiliang army was suppressed.
However, Liu Ye's happiness did not last long, and was soon broken by a piece of new news.
"General, I'm afraid we have to leave Chengdu."
Jia Xu took a letter and spoke to Liu Ye.
"Oh? Could it be that something happened in the Central Plains and Cao Cao wants to raise troops to attack again?"
Today, among the princes in the world, there are only three powerful ones. One is Liu Ye, who occupies the west, and the other is Cao Cao, who occupies the east of the Central Plains. Liu Biao sits in the nine counties of Jingxiang, while Yuan Shao, Gongsun Du and others It's nothing to worry about.
Therefore, when Liu Ye heard Jia Xu's words, the first thing he thought of was Cao Cao.
"It's related to Cao Cao, but it's not about attacking the Central Plains."
Jia Xu led Cao Cao across the river to attack Jiangdong and won. Zhou Yu protected Sun Quan and retreated to Yuzhang County. Zhang Xian, the governor of Changsha, united with the governors of the four counties in Jingnan to rebel. Liu Biao personally led the army to conquer. Now the north and south of Jingzhou have become a mess.
"In this way, now that Cao Cao has conquered the southeast, it seems that I will have a battle with Cao Cao sooner or later."
Liu Ye suddenly recalled the scene when the two of them fought side by side in the Battle of Changshe, and he couldn't help but feel sad for a moment.
"Cao Cao has now occupied the three states of Qing, Xu, and Yang. His strength is extraordinary. He has hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers under his command. His strength cannot be underestimated. Now the general is on an expedition. Although Cao Cao has just conquered the southeast, there is no guarantee that he will not take advantage of the general's absence. At that time, they suddenly launched a fierce attack on the Central Plains."
Jia Xu suggested: "General, why not lead Qingqi back to Luoyang first to calm the people of the Central Plains, and then order Zhang Jia and Ma Teng to lead the Xiliang soldiers and horses back to their respective garrison to guard against Cao Cao."
"Well, that's fine. Cao Mengde has always been cunning and scheming. It's fine if I go back first."
"However, Yizhou has just been pacified, and strong generals must be left to guard it. Who do you think can take on this important task?" Liu Ye asked Jia Xu again.
Jia Xu thought for a while and said: "Ma Shoucheng has been in battle for a long time. He can lead his troops to stay in Chengdu and lead his headquarters back to Nanyang County. After Chengdu is pacified, he will order Ma Teng to return to Guanzhong."
Hearing Jia Xu's words, Liu Ye nodded: "Okay, I will order Ma Teng to guard Chengdu personally. I will lead Qingqi back first."
While the two were discussing, a soldier suddenly ran in.
"General, the barbarians in Nanzhong have rebelled!"
In the Chengdu meeting hall, the generals of the Xiliang Army and the civil and military ministers of Yizhou, Huang Quan, Pang Xi, Jiang Wan, Fei Yi and others were sitting on the left and right, and Liu Ye was naturally sitting on the main seat, looking around.
"There are many miasmas in the south, and barbarians live in them. Therefore, we Yizhou people generally call them Nanman. These Nanman people are divided into dozens of tribes of different sizes, but in recent years, there has been a unified trend."
Huang Quan introduced: "These barbarians gathered together and seemed to want to establish a country and compete with our Han Dynasty."
"What? A mere barbarian wants to establish a country. Isn't that a joke?"
"Hahaha, these barbarians don't know anything. How can they build a country?"
The people sitting here, whether they were the generals of the Xiliang Army or the civil and military forces of Yizhou, all looked at each other and laughed. The founding of a country is not a trivial matter. The etiquette and regulations involved are very complicated. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, many people claimed to be the emperor. For example, brothers Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju, who joined forces with the Wuwan people in Yuyang County to rebel, claimed to be the emperor Mi'an of the Han Dynasty. Xu Chun of Fuchun in Wu County claimed to be Emperor Yangming, and Que Xuan of Xiapi also claimed to be Emperor.
However, these three people were fighting in a small way. At most, they were warlords who separated themselves from each other. They were far from changing the dynasty, because although they claimed to be emperors, nothing changed. Since the dynasty is to be changed, the Five Virtues must be changed, and the calendar and clothes must be re-established. Only those who do these actions can be said to be seeking to usurp the throne and truly build a country.
What do these barbarians know about founding a country? It's just nonsense. Therefore, the generals of the Xiliang Army and the civil and military officials of Yizhou burst into laughter and disapproved.
Liu Ye smiled and said: "Prince Huang, who is the leader of this group of people?"
"The leader is named Meng Huo. He is the leader of a Southern Barbarian tribe. He inherited his father's position and is quite brave. It is said that this man is born with a strong body and has the power to tear apart tigers and leopards. Therefore, many Southern Barbarian tribes are afraid of him. Recently, this man Meng Huo didn't know what he was thinking, but he actually united dozens of southern barbarian tribes, wanted to found a country in a whimsical way, and prepared to go north to attack Jianning or even Chengdu. It's really ridiculous." Huang Quan introduced.
"Meng Huo?"
After Liu Ye heard this, his expression was extremely exciting. This Meng Huo was an important supporting role in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He once served as the leader of the Southern Barbarians to resist the Shu Han, but was conquered and suppressed by Zhuge Liang. Unexpectedly, he would appear more than ten years in advance, and he would also be the leader of the Southern Barbarians.
"Has the general ever heard of Meng Huo?"
Huang Quan saw Liu Ye's expression and asked.
Liu Ye chuckled: "I heard about it occasionally, I heard about it occasionally."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Teng stood up and said: "General, these barbarians are really looking for death. Please allocate 20,000 elite soldiers to the general. The final general will surely trample Nanzhong to the ground and kill all these barbarians!"
Ma Teng took the initiative to ask for help, but Liu Ye shook his head slightly: "The Southern Barbarian rebellion involved at least more than 100,000 people. Wouldn't it be a pity if we killed them all? Only the first culprit will be killed, and the rest can be comforted."
Meng Huo was really restless, but Zhuge Liang was patient and arrested him seven times. Meng Huo was probably too shameless to continue fighting, so he surrendered. Liu Ye didn't have that much patience. He caught Meng Huo seven times, then let him go seven more times, then just grabbed him and killed him with a knife.
As for the barbarian rebellion, there is no need to worry so much, because Liu Ye and Zhuge Liang are facing different situations. Zhuge Liang was conquering the Southern Barbarians. Meng Huo had been the leader of the Southern Barbarians for decades and had great prestige. If Zhuge Liang came up and killed him with one blow, the Southern Barbarians would naturally be in danger and rebel.
But now Meng Huo is still very young. He used force to twist the Nanman into a rope. I am afraid that the Nanman people will not be in awe, but will complain about him. If Meng Huo is caught and killed now, as long as the remaining people are treated Just be comforted by the good people.