Chapter 390 Nanzhong rebels again
An urgent report was suddenly sent to Chengdu from the south. Liu Chan was shocked and held an emergency meeting to discuss the matter.
There was no other reason. The barbarians in Nanzhong, who had always been unconvinced by the Shu Han, rebelled again and again.
Nanzhong is the rear area of the Shu Han regime and is the collective name for the southernmost counties of Yizhou. Because the number of Han people there is not dominant, and barbarians are the majority in most places, it is very easy to cause trouble.
But normally the rebellion in Nanzhong will not make waves, because although there are not many local Han people, they are not vegetarians. Especially after Zhuge Liang crossed Lu in May ten years ago, conquered the barbarians in the south, and greatly attracted the wealthy families in Nanzhong, the rebellion in Nanzhong has been unable to make waves.
Although since Zhuge Liang left, Nanzhong has continued to rebel. However, these rebellions were quickly suppressed by local officials Li Hui, Lu Kai, Hu Du and others, and they were not even qualified to be sent to Chengdu.
However, something obviously went wrong this time, or a big accident occurred in Nanzhong.
This time the rebel barbarians not only defeated the Han army in Nanzhong, but also killed Li Hui's son Li Yi, which shocked Nanzhong. In this case, Nanzhong had no choice but to send people to Chengdu to ask for help from the imperial court.
When a court meeting was held, facing the turmoil in Nanzhong that suddenly came to light after ten years, all the officials in the court had different expressions. Among them, Jiang Wan and Fei Yi looked gloomy, and it was obvious that the situation was somewhat embarrassing.
Now the Shu Han people are making every effort to prepare for a gamble with Cao Weihao in Guanzhong, and basically all resources are invested in the northern front. Nanzhong suddenly became confused at this juncture, which obviously had a great impact on the current situation.
Seeing that everyone was silent, and Zhuge Liang had returned to Nanzheng later in the year to personally supervise the affairs of the Northern Expedition, Liu Chan could only stand up on his own. After carefully reading the battle report, he looked a little more confused.
"What's going on? Aren't there a few important ministers in charge of Nanzhong? Why can't they suppress it?"
"Where's Lu Kai? Why not..."
"I'm here!"
Before Liu Chan finished speaking, an old minister stood up and said in agreement.
Liu Chan was stunned for a moment, and when he took a closer look, it was the Lu Kai he was talking about just now.
"Your Majesty! Ji Ping has been transferred to Chengdu half a year ago and is responsible for the preparation of grain for the Northern Expedition." Fei Yi's eyes twitched slightly and he cautiously stepped forward to report.
"The transfer order was sent to the palace at that time. Your Majesty sealed it."
"I see, I remembered it." Liu Chan suddenly realized, pondered for a while and then asked.
"Then...where is the famous general Hu Du? I heard that he has repeatedly performed extraordinary feats in Nanzhong..."
"I was transferred to Nanzheng by the Prime Minister two months ago and am preparing to join the army in the Northern Expedition." Fei Yi reported smoothly.
"Then Li Hui..."
"De'ang was ordered to go to Nanyang half a month ago to appease the surrendered soldiers and guard Nanyang together with the hussar general..."
After Fei Yi said this, everyone present including Ma Su understood why Nanzhong was causing trouble again.
Historically, the Shu Han Dynasty has not had any trouble since Zhuge Liang's southern expedition. This is because a large number of talents have been stationed in Nanzhong all year round. For example, Xiang Chong, Li Hui, Lu Kai and others have been stationed in Nanzhong, and the group of barbarians can't cause trouble at all.
But in recent years, because Shu Han has expanded too fast, a large number of local places need talented officials. The Shu Han was originally short of talents, and a large number of talents were given priority to the army, especially the Ma Su tribe, resulting in an increasing shortage of officials in the Shu Han.
Therefore, in order to consolidate the territory, all the big bosses in Nanzhong were transferred out of Nanzhong.
After Li Hui was transferred to Nanyang and took away some of the private soldiers of the Li family in Jianning, the Nanzhong defense entered its most empty moment. So such a rebellion that could have been easily suppressed ended up being handed over to Liu Chan.
For a moment, this situation silenced everyone. Obviously, the expansion has been so rapid in recent years that they have forgotten that Nanzhong has only been fighting the rebellion for ten years.
"So, what should we do next?" Liu Chan obviously understood and was the first to break the silence.
"Now a large number of barbarians are starting to cause trouble in Nanzhong, and many officials in Nanzhong even dare not take office. I need to know how to suppress the rebellion in Nanzhong next?"
"Your Majesty, the situation in Nanzhong has begun to deteriorate at this moment. If it is not suppressed, it may threaten the stability of Shu. But if too much force is deployed, I am afraid it will affect the subsequent Northern Expedition..." Jiang Wan looked embarrassed, and he was also confused about this matter. Time feels a little tricky.
The turmoil in Nanzhong has reached this point, and Li Hui's sons have all died in the battle. Obviously, the locals in Nanzhong can no longer digest this chaos. But at this moment, the entire Shu Han Dynasty is fully preparing for the Northern Expedition, and it is not suitable to allocate forces at this time.
This is a dilemma.
But before Liu Chan could speak, Ma Di had already stood up from the team and said proudly.
"It's just a group of southern barbarians. In fact, it's just meager. It doesn't require too many troops. I only need to bring a thousand infantry. Nanzhong will be pacified within three months!"
Ma Su had been listening below for a long time, and he immediately became excited when he heard that there was a battle. During this period, regular script had been basically reproduced by Ma Su, and printing had also been put on the agenda. The things were basically done, and Ma Di was about to have some free time again. There happened to be turmoil in Nanzhong, so if he really wanted to sleep, someone would come and deliver pillows.
So before Liu Chan asked, Ma Di stepped forward and asked for help.
"Youchang, there are already tens of thousands of Nanman people participating in the unrest. I'm afraid..." Fei Yi frowned when he saw Ma Su asking for help, but he was interrupted by Ma Su before he could finish.
"How do these barbarian soldiers compare with the soldiers of the puppet Wei Dynasty in Guandong?"
"In Nanyang, I regard the hundreds of thousands of Wei troops as if they were nothing. What do they mean by mere barbarians?"
"We only need a thousand people, and within three months we will definitely put down the rebellion in Nanzhong and come back to resume our duties!"
Ma Su's statement quickly aroused heated discussions, and civil servants and military officers all had their own opinions. But in the end it was Liu Chan who made the final decision and said extremely firmly,
"I have known the talents of the Crown Prince and Tutor for a long time. This time we will definitely be able to put an end to the chaos in Nanzhong!"
"I believe in the talent of the Crown Prince and Tutor!"
…………
…………
…………
After Ma Su asked for help, Liu Chan quickly overcame all opinions and appointed Ma Su to lead two thousand troops in the southern expedition, and quickly put down the rebellion in Nanzhong.
But before Ma Su went south, Jiang Wan came to give Ma Su instructions.
"You Chang, when we go south to quell the rebellion, safety is our top priority. Even if we can't quell the Southern Barbarians in three months, you must return to Chengdu."
"The Northern Expedition can't be done without you!"
"Don't worry, Gongyan, the barbarians can't take away my Ma Su's head." Ma Su replied with a smile.
Afterwards, Ma Di, under Jiang Wan's farewell, led two thousand Han troops to quickly go south.
By the way, these two thousand Han troops are none other than the two thousand Wudang flying troops commanded by Meng Guo, who had an acquaintance with Ma Su in Longxi County!
Since then, ten years after Zhuge Liang conquered the Southern Barbarians, Ma Di once again conquered Nanzhong