Chapter 980
The visitors were Baima Qiang people, two of whom were representatives of the released prisoners.
Just after the battle, the Zhulu leader had not finished cleaning the battlefield, and the White Horse Qiang representatives came in a hurry. It was not difficult to see the panic in their hearts. When they saw Xu Shu, the White Horse Qiang representatives had no time to speak, and they were devastated and violently attacked.
Xu Shu angrily accused the Qiang people of being untrustworthy and ignoring the agreement between the two parties. While pretending to be willing to exchange hostages and stabilize the Zhulu leader, he also made small moves in private and launched a sneak attack. The Qiang people's duplicitous approach had touched the bottom line of the Zhulu leader.
It is tolerable, but what is intolerable!
Xu Shu has a good image and temperament, and is well-educated and well-spoken. Based on his conditions, he is actually not suitable to be a villain. However, he had previously deliberately created a cold-blooded persona in front of the Qiang people. The image of a cruel official was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. When he got angry, the white horse Qiang representative complained in his heart.
Not to mention. In addition, the king-level counselor was unparalleled in his rhetoric. He angrily criticized the Qiang people for breach of contract and taking risks. He could also quote scriptures and make eloquent grand arguments. The logic was strict and the facts were conclusive. He accused the Baima Qiang of betrayal. His words were extremely expressive.
The representative of Baima Qiang wanted to defend himself, but he couldn't get in the way. The more he listened, the uglier his face became. Xu Shu was unreasonable and refused to forgive others. In the end, he even said he wanted to "kill hostages to vent his anger", which shocked Baima Qiang's face to the point where he turned pale.
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After cursing for five minutes, Xu Shu felt his mouth was dry and he stopped angrily.
Yu Buzhi, who was hiding behind the scenes, secretly lamented that Xu Shu also tried his best to use the topic to this extent.
When Xu Shu withdrew his troops and returned to the court, the representatives of the Baima Qiang finally got a chance to speak. They called out Chongtianqu one after another, explained that those people were not from the Baima Qiang, and decisively drew a clear line with the Qiang people who had just attacked the plateau enclave.
Baima Qiang said that most of the nearby Qiang tribes understood the righteousness and agreed to wait for Baima Qiang to exchange the hostages first before fighting the Zhulu leader to the death. However, it was not just a few nearby Qiang tribes that gathered near the enclave. There were also tribes from far away.
The tribes from far away do not need to give face to the Baima Qiang, and they come all the way here. They think they are fighting for the honor of the Qiang people. They should complete the punishment of the Han people as soon as possible and go back early to do what they should do. Naturally, they do not want to be killed because of someone.
The prisoners slowed down their offensive, since the captives were not members of their family.
At the beginning, because the nearby tribes sympathized with the Baima Qiang, the Baima Qiang could barely control the situation. Even if the distant tribes had opinions, they were still in the minority. However, as more and more tribes rushed outside the plateau enclave, the Baima Qiang camp gradually lost
The advantage of the right to speak. Many tribes arrived on the battlefield but had nothing to do, and there were obvious differences in ideas. Wrangling and quarreling became commonplace. Whether to wait for the hostage exchange to be completed before taking action was undoubtedly the most discussed topic.
In the morning, a large and important tribe arrived, Huang Niu Qiang.
The arrival of Huang Niuqiang marked a decisive shift in the right to speak on the scene.
The leader of the Huangniu Qiang tribe strongly questioned the three-day agreement, believing that it was probably a delaying tactic by the Zhulu leader, and said that the Qiang coalition should take advantage of the fact that the Han reinforcements had not arrived, decisively launch an offensive on the stronghold, and wash away the shame with victory. Many tribes present were dissatisfied with standing still, since
When the powerful clan leaders stood up to speak, they naturally gave their full support, all gearing up and clamoring to make the Han army repay their blood debt.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, the Baima Qiang had no choice but to plead with other tribes to postpone for a day or two on the grounds of the lives of their tribesmen.
Although the other tribes were reluctant, they did not blatantly disregard the lives of other tribesmen. No one was willing to follow the truth, and there was a moment of silence. Just when the Baima Qiang thought they had successfully escaped, the leader of the Huangniu Qiang gave them a blow in the head.
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The leader of the Huangniu Qiang clan asked: "Has any Han woman been found?"
Everyone said they couldn't find it.
After the Baima Qiang representatives were released, the advance teams of each tribe tried to contact their own tribes and inquire about the whereabouts of the Han women. However, the plateau extends in all directions. Even if the tribal envoys knew what route the tribesmen would take to march, they might not be able to meet up smoothly. If they were not careful, they would be killed.
Maybe he passed by. So far, less than half of the tribes have given feedback, and they all said they have never seen Jia Zhu. As for those tribes that have no feedback yet, they can only continue to wait patiently.
The leader of the Huangniu Qiang clan asked again: "Who knows the whereabouts of the Han women?"
Of course no one knows.
"Since no one has seen the Han girl, who can guarantee that the Han girl was kidnapped?"
No one can guarantee that.
"That is to say, the Han people are probably spreading suspicions and using the false story of Han women being kidnapped to delay us for three days. If so, what we will face in three days is not just the Han people in the stronghold, but also a large number of Han people.
Reinforcements..."
The representative of the Baima Qiang knew something was wrong, broke out in cold sweat and hurriedly reminded the Han people that there were thousands of hostages. However, the elder of the Huangniu Qiang tribe had a calculated plan and said coldly: "Now we are attacking the stronghold. The Han people will brutally retaliate against the hostages, and we have lost more than a thousand people.
But if the Han conspiracy is allowed to succeed and the strength of the stronghold is greatly enhanced, how many warriors will need to lose their lives if we want to take back the stronghold? As long as we can fully demonstrate our strength and make the Han people realize that it is difficult to compete with us, I think they may not dare to kill the hostages.
, it is very likely that they will take hostages in exchange for a way to survive. But if the Han people are allowed to increase their troops and grow in size, the captured Qiang people will be more dangerous..."
The other party held great righteousness, and his words left Baima Qiang speechless, and his camp companions had no choice but to remain silent.
The forces that blocked the use of force lost ground, and the main fighting forces cheered.
The leader of the Huangniu Qiang tribe believed that the descriptions of the Han army by various tribes were exaggerated, and they were suspected of whitewashing their opponents, and scorned the legend of flesh and blood defeating the Fire Ox Formation. In order to correctly assess the opponent's strength and avoid directly launching an all-out attack that would cause the Han army to be destroyed,
It was necessary to launch a tentative attack on the plateau enclave, but the tribe was exhausted from the long journey, which may have weakened everyone's spirit, so they had to reluctantly give up the opportunity to defend the honor of the Qiang people to other tribes. Several tribe leaders were deceived and fought for it.
The two tribes refused to give in to each other, but in the end they gave the Yellow Niu Qiang tribe more face and each led more than a thousand tribesmen to fight... Everyone knows what happened next. The main fighting faction returned in defeat, and the White Horse Qiang camp was happy to watch the excitement.
The Baima Qiang were afraid that the Han army would be angry with them. After all, there were still more than a thousand tribesmen in the hands of the Han army. In order to avoid being framed as a whistleblower by the same camp, they did not dare to explain to the Zhulu army before the battle. After the battle, they hurriedly
Come and explain.
"So, what happened just now has nothing to do with you?" Xu Shu asked, touching his chin.
Bai Maqiang nodded: "It really doesn't matter!"
"Other tribes insisted on attacking... Aren't you Qiang people very united? How could you be so careless about the lives of your tribe?" Xu Shu's eyes were as sharp as a knife, and his face was full of sarcasm. He continued: "After a long time, it turns out that the Qiang people
We are all talking about it for fun. If they are not from their own tribe, no one will care whether they live or die? Where is your unity? In that case, why do you come all the way to fight us? Just because we have no intention.
There are three wolves and Qiang camps among them?"
Baima Qiang's face turned red.
Chapter completed!