"My subordinate has a plan that can break the current predicament." Yang Zheng cupped his hands and said.

"Xingyun, come quickly."

"If thieves attack me, I can also attack thieves. The general can dispatch capable soldiers to disguise themselves as thieves and attack the Qiang land, capture their people, plunder their grain and grass, and burn their villages. This can not only increase our army's strength, but also train our troops!" Yang

Zheng stared into Xiahou Ba's eyes.

The only advantage the thieves have is the geographical location. They can move around based on the mountains in the southwest.

When the Wei army came, the traitors dispersed; when the Wei army left, the traitors gathered together and came back.

"This plan..." Xiahou Ba's eyes flashed and he looked hesitant.

He was of noble birth and upright, so it was understandable that he would not carry out this plan to destroy his family, but soldiers are also treacherous.

Ordinary means cannot deal with thieves at all.

The strategy is presented to him, whether he can use it or not is entirely up to him.

Yang Zheng waited quietly.

In fact, he offered this plan partly out of selfish motives.

This is the situation in Panhan. It needs people but no one, and it needs money but no money. If it wants to develop, it can only use its brains to deal with foreign races.

If it is adopted, you can capture the barbarians and enrich yourself.

"This plan will be postponed for a while, and we will discuss it after the leaders of the barbarian chiefs gather to form an alliance." Xiahou Ba finally refused.

Yang Zheng was disappointed for a while.

But this is normal. Xiahou Ba has a bold personality and is eager to face off against his enemies on the battlefield.

But given the current situation, others may not be willing to give this opportunity.

Therefore, in Yang Zheng's mind, Xiahou Ba was only a qualified general, not a commander.

After all, I can't surpass Deng Ai and Guo Huai...

After leaving the military council hall, Yang Zheng apologized to Li Mi, "I was in a hurry just now, and my words were very offensive. Sima, please don't blame me."

Li Mi has too much bookishness in him, so he has so many taken-for-granted strategies.

"Why did Xingyun say this? You and I are all for the general. We should express our own opinions. If the general adopts your strategy, it will be feasible without Chang'an's soldiers."

Hearing what he said, Yang Zheng felt relieved.

"If all the Qiang leaders came to join the alliance, there would be no need for such a dangerous strategy."

Li Mi laughed and said, "That's very good."

Yang Zheng observed it several times and felt relieved when he saw that he really didn't mean to blame him.

After waiting in Taoyang for four or five days, only two Di leaders came, and there was no trace of the Qiang such as Ohe Shaoge.

Xiahou Ba's plan to kill one person as a warning to others failed. All the Qiang people refused to cooperate. Who are you going to kill?

The Qiang people also saw Xiahou Ba's predicament and besieged Lintao and Xiangwu boldly, destroying the fields within the territory.

Urgent documents came from all directions like snowflakes.

Guo Huai, who was stationed in Wudu, became increasingly harsh in his words. Even Xiahou Xuan of Chang'an wrote to inquire.

The situation in Longyou has always attracted the attention of many people.

Yang Zheng once again warned, "If the general continues to hesitate and delay spring plowing, the whole of Longxi will surely rot."

This time, Li Mi also joined in admonishing, "The general has the great trust of the general. If he can't even put down the Qiang rebellion, wouldn't he make others laugh?"

Yang Zheng naturally didn't dare to say such things.

With everyone speaking in unison, Xiahou Ba finally made up his mind, "Okay, if they are unkind, don't blame someone for being unjust!"

Yang Zheng breathed a long sigh of relief. Although there were many twists and turns, he was still going according to his expectations.

After that, Xiahou Ba divided the army into six, each ranging from 300 to 1,000 troops, and marched west and south into the Qiang territory.

Yang Zheng also had the opportunity to send troops.

After the Wuhu rebellion in China, they lost the suppression of the Central Plains dynasty, and the alien races in the border areas gradually grew stronger.

Historically, Western Qin, Tuyuhun, Dangxiang, etc. all actively integrated the local Qiang people.

Even Tubo, which competed with the Tang Dynasty, was formed by part of the Qiang people who migrated to the plateau and merged with the local tribes.

The Han and Wei dynasties handled the border areas well, suppressed, co-opted, and divided them, and all the tribes were still submissive.

But arriving at Sima Jin was a huge watershed.

After the reunification of other families, there was at least a peak period of several decades.

As soon as the Sima family unified the country, it looked like it would be subjugated. They enfeoffed the ministers, mass-produced aristocratic families, and abolished the farming system since the Han and Wei dynasties. They allowed the clans to confine the land and enslave the population, and raised the taxes on the surrounding foreign races to the level of Cao Wei.

Three times...

Yang Zheng looked at the great rivers and mountains and couldn't help but curse.

The so-called Qiang land is actually not barren.

In this era, the area from Qinghai to western Shu was considered Qiang land.

The water and grass are plentiful, the products are plentiful, and livestock are everywhere.

During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, from Anyuan Gate to the west of the Tang Dynasty, it was twelve thousand miles away. The villages and villages faced each other, and the fields were surrounded by mulberry trees. There were no rich people in the world like Longyou.

The production level of the Qiang people is not as good as that of the Han people.

Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Central Plains Dynasty has fallen into involution, with constant conquests and many inland areas being abandoned. Naturally, there is no spare capacity to run this place.

The weather in late March already brought warmth to the wind.

Qiang tribes seem to be scattered among the grasslands, valleys and mountains.

The iron hoof crushed their dreams of love.

After waiting all winter, the spring breeze came, but Yang Zheng's iron hoof came.

Two hundred cavalrymen waved their swords, blowing like a spring breeze over the small tribe in front of them.

Yang Zheng had seen the tragic situation of Panhan City at that time, and the Huanshou Sword in his hand showed no mercy.

Anyone standing will be cut down.

The iron horse and long sword are undoubtedly the most convincing.

Xiahou Ba's repeated appeasement only resulted in the thieves becoming more aggressive.

The tribe of several thousand people surrendered in the blink of an eye.

Yang Zheng escorted the captives and returned home laden with livestock.

Scenes like this were played out one after another.

The lethality and destructive power of the Wei army was obviously superior to that of the Qiang people. They burned, killed, looted and were ruthless.

Moreover, Xiahou Ba also promised that six cents of the looted goods would be his own and four cents would be turned over.

Wei Jun's enthusiasm suddenly rose.

From Longxi to Yinping and Jincheng, Wei troops were "hunting" everywhere.

Some Han citizens in Wubao also took the initiative to attack.

To be able to gain a foothold in the northwest, one must not be an honest farmer.

To the south and west of Longxi are swords and spears everywhere.

The enthusiasm for Wubao in Jincheng County next door was also ignited.

The Qiang people were originally scattered and divided into tribes. When they were forcibly gathered together, they also had their own agendas and were vulnerable to the regular Wei army.

The Qiang people soon couldn't bear it anymore and took the initiative to send people to request an alliance.

Yang Zheng had just started, and he had only captured two thousand Qiang people and not many livestock, so he naturally did not want to give up.

The generals in Longxi also tasted the benefits and warned one after another not to trust the Qiang people easily.

You can't just hit him when he wants to, and stop hitting him if he doesn't want to hit you.

Xiahou Ba would not be stupid enough to stop at this time.

The Qiang people took the initiative to beg for mercy, showing that the strategy worked.

However, the Qiang leaders jointly wrote a letter to Guo Huai, claiming that Xiahou Ba had harmed the Qiang people.

Wudu immediately sent a messenger.

"The Qiang and Di barbarians have always been a barrier to the west. If they are pushed too far, they will surrender to the Shu people. Focusing on small profits and forgetting the great righteousness is not a long-term solution and will damage the reputation of the Xiahou..."

This letter is relatively mild, but the threat contained in it is self-evident.

Guo Huai did not believe the Qiang people's words easily, but he obviously did not want Longxi to continue to be in such chaos.

Yang Zheng couldn't help but lament. From this, it can be seen that Xiahou Ba's situation is not satisfactory and he is controlled by others.

But we still know the principle of giving up when things are good.

If a war between Han and Qiang really breaks out, it will not be easy to end it.
Chapter completed!