Two years ago, when he took over Hexi from Liu Long, Di Jiao was once nervous and hesitant.

No matter how the county magistrates in Dunhuang and Jiuquan praise them, at first, the Eighth Jiao relied on the Embroidered Uniform Guard to the people's eyeliner and still heard many real and noisy sounds.

"Those who disrupt Hexi are the eighth corrective."

In the early days of the chaos in the world, Hexi maintained a "coarse peace" due to its geographical and geographical relationship. In the memory of Hexi people, even in the days when they nominally surrendered to the "Western Han Dynasty", at most, there were only small fights between Qiang and Hu entering the Supreme People. The large-scale war was brought about by the eighth clerk who traveled west under the order of the King of Wei.

It is strange that Wang Mang was in Guanzhong, who was at the foot of the capital, when he was serving the Han Dynasty, he was rarely loyal and kind. Instead, he was in the distant Hexi. The Han army was stationed in the Western Regions. His life was hard, but many people who were caring about the Han Dynasty had been raised. Although with the fall of the "Western Han Dynasty", they realized that the Han Dynasty could not be restored, but they had no sense of belonging to the new ruler "Wei".

Bajiao and the many airborne officials who followed him deeply felt the local emotions, the arrogance of the powerful and the uncooperation of the people, which made many people feel irritable, and shouted something that "Hexi is far away, so it is better to abandon it." He just wanted to go back to the capital.

But the Eighth Jiao scolded everyone.

"The people are not born to follow us. If they want to change their hearts, they will first prove our faith."

So the Bajiao began to devote all his energy to governing Hexi. This narrow loam was named four counties, with a population of only 200,000 to 300,000, with a vast land and sparse population, mixed with Qiang and Hu. Han people gathered in frontiers and beacons, as well as various counties and cities. After a hundred years of Huhua, it was quite "simple folk customs" and had abundant martial ethics. Everyone was carrying a bow when they went out, and each carried a knife.

The eighth Jiao first persuaded the powerful Hexi factions to follow Dou and Liang, and sent their children to Chang'an. They also begged the fifth reunion to give them a title to show their kindness. With the acquiescence of all the local tyrants, the eighth Jiao could unite the loose Hexi again, form an alliance with them, and organize an army that is enough to protect themselves.

Later, the Eighth Correction repaired the abandoned Han Dynasty beacon towers after Xinmang, stationed the army in key places, suppressed the invasion of Qiang and Hu, and brought the most basic stability to Hexi.

After the situation was slightly stable, he sent an official caravan not to go to the Western Regions, but to go to Chang'an and transport the goods back to Guzang City. Hexi was already alone in the northwest, and now it seems to have a umbilical cord to the mother body again. The little goods, weapons, and books on the hunchback were just droppings, but they were enough to make people feel at ease. Even those who had previously fled outside the Great Wall and avoided hunger in the Western Regions came back one after another.

At this point, the suspicion and slander of the Eighth Jiao gradually disappeared. The people of Hexi did not quickly feel a sense of belonging to the Wei State, but just felt...

"This 'Eight Governors' is not bad."

It took two years for the eighth to make Hexi safe, but he still had deep concerns when standing at the head of Guzang City.

Wuwei is the core of Hexi, and Guzang is also the largest city in the four counties, but the eighth Jiao knows that it is not safe.

The governor of Liangzhou asks people from Qilian Mountains almost every day:

"What's the situation in Jinseong County?"

Jincheng was the southern neighbor of Wuwei. When the Wei family was destroyed, in order to counterattack Longyou, they actually gave Jincheng to Xianling Qiang. Later, part of it was recovered by Wu Han, but they could only maintain control of the county town, and the rest of the counties were occupied by the Qiang people.

Bajiao was exiled here back then, and was very familiar with that land. He knew how much chaos could be brewed in the Hehuang Valley. Once Jincheng was in chaos, it would inevitably cross the Qilian Valley and grasslands and affect Wuwei.

If Jincheng is just a "suffering of elbows and armpits", when the eighth Jiao turned north, he seemed to see a sharp blade hanging in the sky!

The Black Water (Shiyang River) from Qilian Snow Mountain nourished the Guzang Oasis. It continued to flow to the low-lying north, crossed the desert, and finally gathered into Xiu Tu Ze. Just two hundred miles away, the local water and grass were abundant, and the Great Wall of the Han Dynasty extended past, making Xiu Tu and Juyan become two swords that deeply penetrated the bodies of the Huns.

But now, this sword has been taken away by the Huns!

The Huns have occupied Xiu Tuze for two years. In the past, the Han army used Xiu Tuze for any time to go deep into the Huns to beat them up, forcing them not to go south to herd their horses. Now, they are offensive and defensive aliens.

Although the Eighth Jiao reorganized the armed forces in Hexi, the rules were enough, but the attack was not enough. The court was busy unifying the Central Plains and was unable to send troops to Hexi. The only thing he could do was to rebuild the military horse farm in Didan County, hoping that one day, the Hexi knights could ride the Liangzhou horse that grew up and recover the lost land.

As for now, the Qiang and Hu wolf were wandering outside the door, and could only close the window, hoping that Hexi would last until the day the emperor wiped out Wushu.

But in the end things went against my wishes.

At the end of May of the fourth year of Wude (28 AD), just in the month when wheat in Hexi was about to mature, an urgent report came from Zhangye County in the north.

"Governor!"

The prefect of Wuwei, the younger brother of Dou Rong, the right prime minister of Wei State, came to report quickly.

"Jianshui Jinguan came to report that more than 10,000 cavalry of the Huns came out of Juyanze and invaded along the weak water!"

Generally speaking, the time for the Huns invasion will be when the autumn is high and the horses are fat, and try not to move troops in spring and summer, otherwise it will affect the birth of livestock. This year, it is abnormal. Is it because the Huns can only rely on robbery outside the border, or do they have other purposes?

The eighth Jiao asked Dou You: "Which the Hulu passed the Jianshui Jin Pass, did he invade Zhangye or Jiuquan?"

"Jiuquan and Zhangye both sent people to invade the emergency, and the Huns were divided into two parts and plundered two counties."

Is this really crazy? After thinking about it, the eighth thought, "Don't panic." He said, "According to the agreed matters, each county will protect its counties and counties as if it were to be talismans. Then he notified the cavalry of Dedan County to go to Zhangye. If the Huns dared to go deeper, they would attack their team!"

There are few people in Hexi, and that cavalry is the only mobile force of the eighth Jiao. After two years of maintenance, it is necessary to use the knife!

However, just a few days after the Eighth Jiao sent Wuwei troops to rescue Jiuquan, in the north of Guzang, along the Heishui (Shiyang River), black beacon smoke stretched into the sky like ghostly fingers, breaking the tranquility of the scorching summer!

"Governor, the Xiongnu sent tens of thousands of cavalry, and from Xiu Tu Ze went south, and rushed straight to Guzang along the black water!"

Eighth, the eighth secretly sighed that what should come is coming after all, the knife is in the hands of others, that's it! You can stab wherever you want!

He pretended to be calm: "You can see who will lead this Hu Hu bandit."

"It's the Right Xian King's Flag!"

After hearing this, Zijiao's heart suddenly skipped a beat, which meant that the Huns' right side came out of their nests, which was definitely not an ordinary invasion. This was no longer something that Hexi could deal with alone.

"Go and invite General Ma!"

...

Hexi and Longyou belong to Gansu in the future and Liangzhou now, but the transportation between the two places is quite difficult. From Wuwei to Longxi, the straight line distance seems not far, but it is separated by the difficult-to-cross Wushaoling, and the steep stone bank and the rapids of the river.

The other road is to walk through the Qilian grassland in Jincheng County. Although it was a smooth road, it was cut off by the Qiang people.

Therefore, the letter of help from No. 8 Jiao will take a month to deliver it to Ma Yuan.

At this moment, Ma Yuan is still the highest military commander of Wei. He has been stationed in Didao Longxi for more than a year and has taken over the mess left by Wu Han.

When it comes to dealing with Qiang and Hu, Ma Yuan has much more experience than Wu Han’s old master. After he came, he gave both kindness and power. He refers to the Di people who were still waiting and waiting, who were weak in competing with Qiang people. He also asked the Fifth Lun to restore their position as the lord and king of the throne and give Wei seals.

Wei launched a resolute attack on the Xiqiang Xianling troops who occupied Jincheng and tried to enter Longyou! After repelling several tests, Ma Yuan held back the soldiers who asked for battle and refused to go deep into the Hehuang Valley, but instead rectified the Longyou army and carried out military farms on the border to meet the needs.

After a year, although Jincheng had not been completely recovered, Longyou's troops gradually became increasingly rare and gradually settled down.

But one day in early June of the fourth year of Wude, with a sudden outbreak of noise and fighting, Didao County recalled the fear of being dominated by the Qiang riots. For a moment, everyone was panicked and ran around, saying, "The East Qiang and the Di people cooperated in chaos."

Some people say: "The Qiang Killing is here!"

For a time, everyone around Didao County rushed towards the city wall, hoping to take refuge in the city and not be kidnapped by the Qiang people.

When Didao County Magistrate was frightened when he heard about the change, he rode his horse and rushed to the door of the "General's Mansion of the Cavalry", and crawled in. Seeing that it was still as if nothing had happened, the kitchen was carrying fish and meat, and the guards were sitting and chatting. Even laughter came from the hall. County Magistrate Didao even panicked and stomped his feet into the hall, shouting: "General Ma, Qiang Rebellion! It's Qiang Rebellion, I hope the general will quickly order the city gates to be closed and the troops will be on guard."

When was Ma Yuan doing this? He was entertaining guests. Several local heroes from Guanzhong who defected to each other. After all, they made extensive friends. Whether they were literati or samurai, they could play with them.

Seeing that County Magistrate Didao was so panicked, the guests immediately calmed down. Even Hu Ji, who was playing the Western Regions pipa, stopped fiddling and looked at each other with doubts in his eyes.

"Qiang Qiang? Why don't I know?"

Only Ma Yuan remained silent and looked at him, asking his confidant standing at the end of the hall to go out to see the situation, while he himself asked someone to greet the county magistrate Di Dao to take his seat: "The Dong Qiang and Di people have been subdued, how dare they attack me again?"

Master Didao randomly speculated: "Maybe the Western Qiang invaded."

Ma Yuan sneered: "There are many obstacles and beacons in the west of Didao. If the Western Qiang gods touched my base camp without knowing it, thousands of soldiers and all the generals and schoolmen could be beheaded! This must be a rumor!"

After Heji suffered a big loss, Ma Yuan's defense was loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and he was confident enough about his arrangement.

"If you are not afraid, stay and continue drinking together. If you are timid and scared, you can hide in the bed."

Several guests who came to vote stood up their chests: "Even if the Qiang people are really here, we will drink and sing, eat a knife and kill it, and use blood to accompany the wine."

Ma Yuan nodded slightly and drove Master Di away. After a pair of phoenix eyes glanced into the hall, he smiled slightly at the stunned Hu Ji and said, "What are you doing? Then play music and dance!"

The old beauty's eyes made Hu Ji blush and lower her head, so the sound of silk and bamboo continued to linger in the hall. But after being scared just now, the song was already a little confused.

Ma Yuan seemed to not understand it, closed his eyes and enjoyed it, tapping his fingers gently on the beat, as if counting the time.

Until the footsteps sounded outside again, it turned out that Master Didao returned. He came back with his confidant sent by Ma Yuan. He only blushed and knelt in and said, "General, it's a villain who is panicked. It turns out that there are young men in the village drinking and fighting together, not Qiang Rebellion."

It was indeed a false alarm! From Hu Ji to the guests, and then to the officials in the mansion, they all breathed a sigh of relief, and then all looked at Ma Yuan with admiration.

"I am worthy of being the General of the Cavalry!"

The people of Longyou are as virtuous as martial arts. There was a dispute between the two forts and manors, and it was common for hundreds or thousands of people to fight in groups...

However, Ma Yuan looked stern: "The Qiang and Hu invaded each other, Hexi and Longyou are endless. These people usually claim to be heroic heroes, but at the critical moment, their brothers quarrel, disrupting the hearts of the people, and almost causing disaster, damn it!"

"Master Did, hurry up and bring the young leader who is leading the private fight! Mr. Ma wants to teach those people personally, how to write the word "门"!"
Chapter completed!