To the south of Xiabian is where the Di people usually live.
The moon hangs high in the night sky, looking a little bleak, like a physical store in a third-tier city. It looks good, but in fact it has lost its brilliance.
A troop of Di people slowly walked along the mountain road in the mountains.
At the front were some soldiers on horseback, holding torches high. In the middle, in addition to people, there were carts carrying heavy supplies, and at the back of the queue, there were some sheep.
This is a very typical Hu people queue, or tribe. Soldiers, cattle, sheep, tents. Wherever they go, there is a new home.
The leader of the Di people who was walking in front looked around, pointed at the vaguely visible rolling hills ahead, and said loudly: "We are almost at Changqingdianzi ahead! Everyone, work harder to get there before dawn!"
The Di people in the queue echoed, and their spirits seemed to have gained some relief from their fatigue.
The leader of the Di people said to the messenger on the side: "Go to the front first, say hello to the people in Changqingdianzi, and say that we are here..."
The leader of the Di people did not hear the messenger's reply, nor did he hear the messenger's horse riding away. He looked back in surprise, and his eyes immediately widened.
The soldier holding the order tightly grasped the long arrow that penetrated his chest with both hands, opened his mouth wide, with pain and fear on his face. He died without uttering a word. His body slowly fell back on the horse, and then he let out a cry.
Tumbled under the horse.
Immediately, the leader of the Di people heard a sharp sound in the air, which seemed to be tearing the air around him. Even the night wind was trembling, shuddering under the sharp cold light...
The leader of Di Ren opened his eyes wide, trying to see through the darkness to see what was making the noise, and then suddenly saw countless arrows appearing in the night sky, appearing in his sight like ghosts. Di Ren
The leader instinctively let out a scream of despair. He wanted to dodge, but his body refused to obey and froze on the horse's back.
"Pfft...Pfft...Pfft..."
The sound of arrows entering the body was dull and harsh, as dense as rain.
The bodies of the surrounding Di soldiers trembled violently as long arrows continuously flew in, followed by screams, the sound of corpses falling to the ground, the neighing of war horses, and the screams of fear from the Di people.
It became a piece, tearing the tranquility of the night into bloody pieces.
In the dark night, the slender fire dragon originally formed by the torch twisted violently in the dark night, trembled, began to break, began to separate, and then exploded and scattered, and the fire began to burst out and scatter in all directions all over the mountains and fields.
flee.
The leader of the Di people grabbed the arrow on his body and felt that the arrow was like a blood-sucking monster, sucking and devouring his life rapidly. He wanted to roar with the last bit of his strength. He had strength and powerful skills.
, but he was inexplicably defeated by an arrow without even a chance to fight back. He was unwilling to give in. He felt that he was too cowardly.
Then, a long arrow suddenly pierced the neck of the Di leader and penetrated with a shower of blood!
The leader of the Di people shook for a moment and finally fell down.
Long arrows whizzed continuously from different directions and shot at the Di people in the queue. The sudden sneak attack gave the Di people a heavy blow, causing heavy casualties to the Di people. Under the whistling arrows, the Di people were lucky enough to escape.
Some of the victims of the disaster rolled around and hid under the car, others ran into the night in panic, and some women and children huddled in place holding their heads and screaming wildly...
The sound of war drums suddenly sounded on the hills on both sides of the Di people's queue.
The roaring soldiers rushed out from the ridges on both sides, rushed down the hillside, and in the blink of an eye they were in front of the queue of the Di tribe.
The soldiers who ran around the convoy picked up the torches abandoned by the Di people, threw them on the carriages, and ignited everything that could be ignited. For a while, most of the vehicles in the convoy were on fire, especially those carrying fodder.
The flames were blazing, and the fire illuminated half of the sky.
The swords were flying, and the long arrows were whistling in the firelight.
The Di people were running around like headless flies, crying for their fathers and mothers, and screaming from time to time. Some were hacked to death with swords, or stabbed with spears, and some were thrown alive into the burning cart.
Burned to death...
The desperate Di people tried to surrender, but they still could not escape the fate of death. The surrounding soldiers were already red-eyed. Regardless of whether the Di people gave up resistance or not, as long as they encountered them, they would wave their swords and guns.
The battle ended quickly.
The attacking soldiers began to retreat, leaving behind corpses, burning vehicles, and blood-stained land.
After a long, long time, those fleeing Di talents returned to the battlefield in fear, knelt down beside the corpses and howled. Some staggered around to identify their relatives among the corpses, and some held the corpses and let them go.
Blood dyed their robes red, and some roared angrily, cutting bloody gashes on their faces with knives, vowing to make the attackers pay the price...
……(/□＼*)……
Yangping Pass.
"It's done... How do these juniors know our clever plan? If they come to violate the pass this time, they will definitely be defeated in front of the pass!" Zhang Ze stood at Yangping Pass, looking at the distance with pride.
The hussar is riding a horse, and his tone is loud.
When Zhang Liao came, Zhang Ze needed to take a look and encourage him no matter how big his heart was.
"If this army had arrived earlier, it would probably have caused me a lot of chaos, but now..." Zhang Ze raised his head and laughed, as if he was full of confidence in victory, "Everyone outside the pass is a Di! Now the Di and the Hussar are at odds with each other."
, like water and fire! The hussars are about to attack, and the Di people are sure to attack behind them! We just need to guard the pass, and then we can just sit back and watch them collapse and be defeated! Just a little thief, how pitiful and ridiculous!"
Zhang Ze went to Yangping Pass with the purpose of cheering up the defenders. Since he wanted to cheer up, of course he should try his best to belittle the hussars and raise himself up. He also showed his posture at the pass, patting this person on the shoulder and asking that cold person.
Hot, and then returned to the government office in Guanzhong with a smile. After entering the central hall, he sat down and his face gradually darkened.
"I went out to trap some time ago... are you sure you didn't falsely report your results?"
Zhang Ze frowned and asked.
The general of Yangping Pass nodded and said: "I have checked everything, and there is no false report."
Zhang Ze still frowned and stared at the general of Yang Ping Pass. After a while, he nodded, "I hope so..."
However, when the vanguard of the Hussars arrived, they did not look as embarrassed as if they had been attacked on the way. Their flags were ready and their armor was shining. Although Zhang Ze spoke boldly at the pass and seemed to be full of confidence, when he saw the situation in front of him, he talked to him again.
It was different than expected.
Zhang Ze thought that after his arrangement, soldiers were sent out to intercept and kill the Di tribe, and framed the Hussar troops. At that moment, the Di people should be angry and attack the Hussar troops. How could they let these Hussar troops advance?
It went so smoothly, and it seemed like we arrived at Sekiqian without any damage?
Shouldn't we shout and kill all the way, and then make it difficult for these hussars to adapt?
If it weren't for Zhang Ze who did see some soldiers who went to attack the Di tribe and saw some trophies, he would have immediately suspected that the general of Yangping Pass had falsely reported his achievements again and was lazy...
But why?
Zhang Ze sent people to discuss with King Di Ren very early on, but King Di Ren's attitude has always been ambiguous. He collected money and things, but did not do anything. He smiled when he took money and things.
It’s very unethical to just shake your head when you say you have to do something.
Therefore, Zhang Ze simply took action himself and asked people from Yangpingguan to secretly dress up as cavalry and ambush and attack several Di tribes in an attempt to arouse the Di tribe's anger. But now it seems that the effect is not very good.
So, can it be said that Di people are so cowardly?
Zhang Ze stood up, walked around the hall twice with his hands behind his back, and then stood still. He seemed to have caught something, but when he felt the bright eyes of General Yangpingguan on the side, he interrupted his train of thought and said, "Back off first."
Come on! Hold on to your armaments! Don’t be careless!』
The Yangping Gatekeeper retreated in response, and Zhang Ze picked up his previous thoughts again and continued to think. He walked around the hall several times, stepping on the wooden boards in the festival hall, and then suddenly suddenly
I realized that I seemed to have made a mistake in dating people, and it was probably an unforgivable mistake...
……⊙﹏⊙……
An unknown place on the top of a mountain.
"Your Majesty..." A Di man came to Yang Wanwan and bowed to the ground, "Commander Wang is here..."
Yang Wanwan was the king of Di people, and Wang Gui was also the king of Di people.
There are also seven Lei brothers who are also kings of Di people.
This "king" has a very low gold content. Just like in the grassland and desert, in the beginning, the khans and other khans were very valuable and noble. In the later stage, khans were everywhere, and khans were as numerous as dogs.
The same is true for the King of Di Ren.
Just like the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods of the Han people, everyone they met was a king, two kings, and a mountain king.
Yang Wanwan saw Wang Gui at the bottom of the mountain and waved.
Wang Gui nodded, seemed to explain something to the guards around him, then got off his horse, and slowly walked up the mountain with a few people.
"Brother Yang!" Wang Gui chuckled, "Why are you so excited today?"
Yang Wanwan also smiled and said, "Come, Brother Wang, please come over here...the scenery here is nice..."
Wang Gui took a few steps forward and took a glance, "Why didn't I see it?"
"Over there..." Yang Wanwan pointed with his finger, "It's over there, do you see it? There are some burnt marks over there... There are also some tombstones over there... One of my tribes is over there.
Bian was attacked in the middle of the night, killing more than 200 people, and more than 300 cattle and sheep... Vehicles, tents, and fodder were also burned..."
The Di people are a semi-nomadic and semi-agricultural people, so they follow the Han people in having burial customs. However, they do not have a place of origin like the Han people. They require fallen leaves to return to their roots and their souls to return to their homeland. Instead, they hide wherever they go.
There is a feeling that there is no place in the world where Qingshan is not home.
Yang Qianwan spoke slowly, as if he was jumping out word by word.
Wang Gui frowned, looked around, moved his feet slightly, and then said: "Brother Yang... what... do you mean?"
Yang Qianwan glanced sideways at Wang Gui, "I didn't say it was you, why are you so nervous? It was the Han people who did it... The three-color Han people, with their armor and flags..."
Wang Gui then calmed down a little, "Three-color Han people...what did you do before?"
"What do you mean what I did before?" Yang Wanwan frowned, "Brother Wang, what do you mean by this?"
"It doesn't mean anything," Wang Gui smiled, "It means...this, I heard it, that's what I'm saying, Brother Yang, it doesn't mean anything else, it's just that these three-color Han people are very particular about that."
What, does that make sense?』
"Brother Wang, what do you mean... humph..." Yang Qianwan sneered twice, "If I didn't bleed, no wild beast would follow? Is it me who took the initiative to provoke the three-color Han people?"
Wang Gui heyed twice, and then said: "I don't know about this...that's what I said..."
Yang Qianwan glanced sideways at Wang Gui, "I knew you would say that..."
Since the death of the previous Diren King, the seven brothers including Yang Wanwan, Wang Gui, and the Lei family have been secretly competing for the position of the Diren King. It's like in a township, several big families are fighting openly and secretly.
In order to be able to serve as the township chief for his own family, he did not realize how insignificant this township chief is to the entire country.
Therefore, when Wang Gui heard that Yang Wanwan's tribe had been attacked, he would certainly feel a bit indignant, but more often than not he would be secretly happy and gloating a little.
There was a slight embarrassment between the two people, but the atmosphere did not last long. After a while, the other party, one of the seven Lei brothers, Lei Yun, also came to this unknown hill and met with Yang Qian.
Wan, Wang Gui met.
"It turns out...Brother Yang was already prepared..." Wang Gui said lukewarmly, "I thought he just invited me..."
Lei Yun laughed and looked very heroic, "What? Brother Wang doesn't welcome me?"
"Welcome! It's just that Brother Lei didn't come to my place as a guest. Instead, he came to Brother Yang..." Wang Gui said, "I wonder if he has taken a fancy to something good from Brother Yang?"
"Okay!" Yang Wanwan stretched out a hand, interrupting Wang Gui and Lei Yun's smiles, "Let me start by saying that everyone has misunderstandings, and I know this too! But we are still
We belong to the same ancestor! What do you think? They bleed the same blood and eat the same food, but they are still brothers! Is there any problem with this? 』
Wang Gui snorted and then said nothing.
Lei Yun clapped his hands and said, "Of course this is no problem!"
"Since we are brothers, we usually fight and fight," Yang Wanwan waved his arms, as if to strengthen the sense of weight of his words, "I know you two want to be the big boss... don't be in a hurry.
Deny it, or I will take it seriously!』
Wang Gui said "Hey", then swallowed back what he originally wanted to say with a grunt.
Lei Yun looked at Yang Wanwan and said, "If you have anything to say, Brother Yang, just say it! Don't beat around the bush, I'm dizzy!"
"How can I be considered the leader of a family? How can I be considered the king of others?" Yang Wanwan extended his fist and gestured, "Of course it is one thing to have strength and courage, but the most important thing is to ensure that all of us can...
Everyone can live well! I, Yang Wanwan, have put my words here first! I must avenge my tribe! Otherwise, I am not worthy of being the leader of my tribe! As for you two..."
Yang Wanwan looked around, "The Han people have a word... I remember what it is? Let me think about it... Cold lips and cold teeth! A hairy spot! Yes, that's it! I invited two people here today, two of them.
This thing is actually the same thing! First, I want revenge, but I went to take revenge. How can you take advantage of me? Second, if you don't even care about your own brother's revenge, how can anyone want you to be the big boss in the future?
Be the real King of Di Ren? Huh?』
"Okay!" Yang Wanwan clapped his hands, "I've finished my words, let's talk about it next. Who comes first? Huh?"
Wang Gui took a sip of Yahuazi and remained silent for a while.
Lei Yun on the other side waved his hand and said: "Let me think about it, think about it..."
……(` Pan′)(⊙?⊙)(ーー゛)……
The place of Yangpingguan.
Zhang Liao sat on a high hill and watched his men build an advance camp not far away.
The soldiers moved quickly and skillfully.
Thanks to some of the strange inventions of the Hussars, building a camp is now much easier than before.
With the soil and cement that will spontaneously solidify after adding water, the amount of labor in building temporary camps has obviously dropped a lot. However, because the hardness and durability of the current soil and cement are greatly inferior to those of later generations, it is used as a temporary camp.
Walls, etc., built together with wooden frames and iron wires, are generally not a big problem, but if you want to build permanent fortifications, stone strips and rammed earth are the most practical.
The progress of science and technology cannot be achieved overnight, and the changes of the times cannot be completed instantly.
Zhang Liao came all the way not only to guard against the Zhang soldiers at Yangping Pass, but also against the Di people on the flanks...
But strangely, Zhang Liao found no trace of the Di people sneaking around, as if the Di people had simply retreated back into the mountains.
From Tianshui to Xiabian, and then from Xiabian to Yangpingguan, although this route is not particularly difficult, the typical ravine area of the Loess Plateau also makes the road long and winding...
Zhang Liao thought that the Di people would be in this area, especially the area where they went to Yangping Pass, and would use the cover of the mountains to ambush. So Zhang Liao walked very cautiously and not very fast. However, to Zhang Liao's surprise, until Zhang Liao arrived in front of Yangping Pass
Not far away, there was still no attack from the Di people.
This is somewhat interesting...
When bidding farewell to Jia Xu and heading south, Jia Xu also gave Zhang Liao a little advice, saying something about the strategic layout of the hussar general Fei Qian, and also pointed out the key to the current chaos in Hanzhong, Sichuan and Shu, so Zhang Liao also
I understood that Fei Qian not only wanted to deal with the Zhang family in Hanzhong this time, but also wanted to cut off the surrounding Di people as well.
But now the rabbit can’t leave the nest, what should I do?
Zhang Liao frowned, then took out a pen and paper, called for the guard, laid it on the guard's back, wrote down some brief information, and sent someone to Longnan.
If the Di people came in waves, it wouldn't actually be a big problem, because Zhang Liao knew that the Di people were scattered, just like the tribes of Xiqiang. Although they sometimes seemed to be crowded, they were actually not very organized.
, but if...
Zhang Liao is a little worried that more troublesome problems may arise...
