The entire Longyou was originally the settlement of Qiang and Di.

There is a record in the Book of Songs in Shang Song: In the past, there was a soup, and Di and Qiang came from there. No one dares not to come and enjoy it, no one dares not to come to the king...

More than a thousand years ago, Feng Ming Qishan, there were many Qiang and Di vassal troops among the Zhou army.

Five hundred years ago, Qin destroyed Yiqu State and established two counties in Longxi and Beidi.

Later, it was divided into Tianshui, Nan'an, Guangwei and other counties from Longxi.

The Qiang people have lived on this land for generations and obeyed the rule of the Central Plains Dynasty.

After arriving in Longxi, Yang Zheng even felt that the Qiang people were actually a branch of the Han people, but they were scattered in the southwest of the Yellow River and gradually formed geographical isolation.

It's definitely not possible to rush back to Panhan to find Jiang Fane in Hexi now, it's too far.

Yang Zheng could only look at Minshan Mountain opposite Lintao.

There is also a large settlement of the Qiang people.

The Han Dynasty once set up the Southern Captain to take charge of the Qiang people near Lintao.

Yang Zheng divided 20 cavalrymen and asked them to bring their injured brothers back to Panhan, while he led more than 300 cavalrymen southward.

Passing through the outskirts of Jizhong, I saw that the Shu people had already surrounded the area and blocked the way.

Jiezhong is a high valley with Longma Mountain at its back. The clear springs flowing down from the mountain produce the sound of Jiezhong, so it is named Jiezhong.

With mountains, water, forests and rocks, it is naturally easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is an excellent place to station troops near Longma Mountain.

Xiahou Ba can't retreat, so it shouldn't be difficult to defend him for ten days and a half.

It seems that the Shu army is in no hurry to attack.

Yang Zheng has always been confused. According to common sense, after repelling Guo Huai, the Shu army should march straight in and either attack Didao or besiege Xiangwu.

However, the Shu army has been cruising near the Taoshui River and seems to be in no hurry to attack.

Yang Zheng always felt that they were waiting for something.

After three days and two nights, Yang Zheng was so tired that he almost fell asleep on the horse.

The war horses were also exhausted, and hundreds of them died from exhaustion along the way, but this was not the time to cherish the war horses. Entering Houhe, Yang Zheng directly recruited 600 horses in the name of Xiahou Ba.

Hou He ordered You Ying to push back and forth. At this time, Yang Zheng could still take care of this?

If Xiahou Ba falls, he will not be able to stand on his own.

To save Xiahou Ba is to save yourself!

Yang Zheng raised the bow on the spot, took You Ying and forcibly exchanged for 600 horses.

After adding more water and dry food, he let You Ying go and started on the road again.

The Minshan Mountains extend from western Sichuan to Longnan.

There are countless Qiang and Di tribes living there.

I was originally thinking about how to find the Qiang people's settlement, but along the way I met dozens of young Qiang people heading towards the mountains.

The Wei troops were extremely wary when they saw Yang Zheng's uniform.

No matter what I asked, they always looked cold.

Yang Zheng's heart moved, and he ordered the soldiers to wear their armors under their armors and learn the customs of the Qiang people. They rubbed some red mud on their coats, inserted some baby bird feathers on their heads, and touched some yellow mud on their foreheads. They were as wild as they wanted.

The Qiang people have a very broad connotation. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the people west of the Yellow River were almost called Hu, and those south of the Yellow River were called Qiang.

There are countless tribes among them who are considered to be Qiang people.

Even within the Qiang people, customs and habits vary greatly depending on where they live.

Therefore, although Yang Zheng and others were dressed in a nondescript manner, they did not reveal their secrets.

"Stop, which branch are you from?" Yang Zheng stopped a group of hundreds of Qiang people.

There were people riding horses and oxen, and there were even more donkeys and mules. Yang Zheng also saw that several of them seemed to be riding pigs, which were very big and had incompletely degraded tusks in their mouths.

However, the equipment is a bit eye-catching.

There is a piece of iron tied to the crooked stick, which is like a spear.

Some don't even have iron, just sharpened bones.

It feels like a bunch of savages going on a spring outing.

Back then, they used these gadgets to fight the big men on and off for hundreds of years.

When the other party saw the equipment of Yang Zheng's subordinates, he was immediately frightened, "We are from Deng Zhi's subordinates!"

Yang Zheng was afraid that they did not know Chinese, but the Qiang people near Longxi had already been Chineseized.

Some tribes have even forgotten their original language.

Deng Zhiqiang lived in the Dangchang area. At this time, he was just a small tribe.

Dangchang is at least two hundred miles away from here. How could they travel so far?

If he asked directly, he would definitely arouse the other party's vigilance. However, since his Chinese is profound and profound, Yang Zheng changed the question and asked, "Deng Zhi is a member of the Ministry, why are you here?"

Upon hearing this, the other party jumped down from the cow and said angrily: "We, Deng Zhi, are also the people of the White Stone God. We are protected by the Mountain God, the Water God, and the Fire God. Why can't we come to participate in the alliance?"

The Qiang tribe worships many gods, including heaven, earth, mountains, trees and fire.

"Meeting an alliance?" Yang Zheng's heart moved.

Now that Wei and Shu are at war, will the Qiang form an alliance?

"Which branch are you from? Leave your name!" The strong Qiang man came up with a bone spear.

A life-threatening attitude.

Yang Zheng cupped his hands on the horse and said, "I'm sorry to offend you. We are from the Wilderness Department."

The vast majority of the Qiang people have an upright temperament and prefer soft things over hard words. Yang Zheng took the initiative to reconcile, and the other party stopped being aggressive.

"The Wilderness Department on the west side of the river? No wonder you don't know about our Deng Zhi Department."

"Since we are all the people of Baishi God, we are brothers."

"Haha, brother, brother!"

The hundreds of Qiang people raised all kinds of "weapons" at the same time, and the various mounts under their crotches also screamed noisily.

After a few words, this Deng Zhiqiang said everything that should be said to Yang Zheng, like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.

It turns out that King Mi Dang Qiang wanted to gather all the Qiang tribes and raise troops to rebel against Wei!

Yang Zheng suddenly understood what the Shu army was waiting for.

If the Qiang people break out, the Hu people from Hexi and Xianbei will get involved.

At that time, it is possible that the Great Qiang Rebellion of the Eastern Han Dynasty will reappear.

Then the Shu army can take advantage of the situation, attack Longyou and Hexi, and encroach on Guanzhong.

Maybe this is Jiang Wei’s trump card!

Zhuge Wuhou's more than 100,000 troops couldn't take down Longyou Guanzhong, Jiang Wei, Wang Ping, and Liao Hua had 30,000 to 40,000 troops. Why did they go to the Northern Expedition?

It turns out that the real purpose is this.

Everyone thought the threat was Wang Ping or Jiang Wei, but now it seems that the real threat is the Qiang people.

Yang Zheng couldn't help but admire the Shu people's generosity.

Among the Shu figures, Jiang Wan and Fei Yi focused more on internal affairs. The only person who could carry out this plan was Jiang Wei, who was proficient in Qiang affairs.

Tianshui Qilin'er is indeed extraordinary.

In fact, the feasibility of this strategy is very high.

There are always ambitious people in any ethnic group in any era.

The situation in Hexi is more complicated and chaotic than that in Longxi. The bald Xianbei, Xiongnu, and Qiang Hu live together, each maintaining a certain degree of autonomy. They have knives and territory in their hands. Looking at the increasingly empty Hexi city, will they really remain indifferent?

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History has already given the answer.

Now Cao Wei has just experienced a tragic defeat in Luogu, and Yongliang's soldiers have lost seven out of ten. This is the time when the strength and morale of the army are at their lowest.

The Qiang and Di tribes also made great sacrifices in the war against Shu. How could they not complain?

Yang Zheng glanced at the more than 300 soldiers around him. The fatigue of several days had not dampened their fighting spirit.

The setting sun gradually sinks into the mountains and rivers, and the sky and earth are covered in golden red.
Chapter completed!