Jiang Wei once carried out three northern expeditions (247, 249, and 250) to Wei as the general of Zhenxi and the assassin of Liangzhou, of which the first Northern Expedition is particularly noteworthy.
Unlike the prime minister, who tried many times in Longyou and Guanzhong without success, Jiang Wei chose the Hehuang Valley west of Longyou as the new direction of sending troops.
However, Jiang Wei is not a person who fights simply to repay the favor of the prime minister, he has his own beliefs and goals.
How many people in history have tried to save their country by holding on to their faith after their demise? Jiang Wei is one of them, and he has done his best to establish a society again.
Although he also has a complex other side, he likes to make meritorious deeds and raise the dead, but this cannot hide the spirit of loyalty and righteousness he represents.
The fertile land of the Hehuang Valley, the benefits of fishing and salt in Qinghai Lake, and the barrier of the Yellow River made the main initiators of the three Qiang rebellions in the Eastern Han Dynasty the local Qiang people.
Cao Feng suggested taking advantage of the defeat of the burning forces to rebuild Xihai County, control the Great and Small Yugu, and set up a wide range of tuntian, so as to reduce the burden of transporting grain from the interior to the border.
In 247, the Qiang people such as Hungry He, Shaoyi, Vatong, and Moshasai joined forces with the leader of the Xihai tribe, Zhi Wudai, and Shu Han also participated.
Xiahou Xuan, the general of the expedition to the west, sent Guo Huai and Xiahou Ba to deal with the rebellion respectively. Guo Huai decided to support Xiahouba from Di Dao to the south, fearing that Jiang Wei would attack Xiahouba.
Although this image takes a long time, it may still not be accurate. Back then, if we had chosen to major in history, we would have been able to mark the roads in the Liangzhou area in more detail.
Now that the prime minister has gone, the center of gravity of Wei Shu's war has moved from Qishan (Shangtai direction) to Lishan (Lintao direction), which has become the dividing line between Wei and Shu, replacing Qishan as the key to determining the victory or defeat of the two countries.
Guo Huai's prediction was right, Jiang Wei really went north to deal with the Qiang people in Liangzhou, but after seeing Guo Huai's army, he was forced to take the initiative to retreat because of insufficient troops.
After Jiang Wei withdrew, Guo Huai returned to Liangzhou to solve the problem of the Qiang people there, and successively beheaded the rebel Qiang Hungry He in Longxi and the rebel Qiang in Nan'an, and surrendered more than 10,000 households.
After a short rest, Guo Huai planned to cross the Yellow River and sweep away the Qiang people in Hehuang. There are two places to cross the Yellow River from Longxi, one is Heguan to the east of Jishi Mountain, and the other is Baitu City to the west of Jishi Mountain.
When Xiahou Yuan conquered Han Sui, he crossed the Yellow River from Heguan and took Huangzhong directly.
Guo Huai crossed the river at Heguan to attract the main force of the Qiang, and the Wei army suddenly crossed the river from Baitu and routed the unsuspecting Qiang from the flank. Guo Huai then traced the water and approached the old nest of Zhi Wudai.
Zhi Wudai, who was besieging Wuwei, learned that the base camp had been attacked, quickly returned to the army, and was ambushed by the Wei army north of Longyi, and fled in defeat.
In February, Jiang Wei, who had been stationed at the border, sent troops to the stone camp, Yingzhi Wudai in the west, leaving Yinping Taishou Liaohua to build a castle in Chengzhong Mountain and collect Zhuqiang stragglers.
The generals thought that Jiang Wei would join the Qiang people, and Liao Hua would defend the natural danger, and if the troops were divided into two routes, they would definitely weaken the troops, so it was better to concentrate their forces and march westward together, and break through each before the Hu and Shu soldiers failed to connect, which was the best policy.
Guo Huai also had this strategy before, gathering Xiahou's army to force Jiang Wei back. But this time, Guo Huai changed his strategy and sent troops to attack Liaohua, which could be taken by surprise, and Jiang Wei must have some scruples.
By the time Jiang Wei rushed back, Liao Hua had been defeated, which could make Jiang Wei exhausted. Jiang Wei's army did not meet the Hu people to the west, and the Hu people would naturally evacuate, which was the best way to kill two birds with one stone.
So he sent Xiahou Ba and others to pursue Jiang Wei in the middle of the river, and he led a large army to attack Liaohua, Jiang Wei really returned to the division to save Liaohua, and Guo Huai once again defused the offensive of Shu Han.
He crusaded against the Qiang Midang and other tribes, pacified the Di people, relocated more than 3,000 households to the Guanzhong area, and placed more than 2,000 people led by Liang Yuanbi and others of the Xiongnu Xiutu Department, who took the initiative to belong to the Wei State, in Gaoping County, Anding County.
With these outstanding achievements, Guo Huai was appointed as a former general and continued to serve as the assassin of Yongzhou. At this point, the Qiang Rebellion in the entire Yongliang area officially ended.