(ps: There are four updates today, this is the first update, please wait patiently. In addition, I wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.) As soon as Gao Fei and others retreated, Xu Shu, Xia Houdun, Xia Houyuan, and Cao Ren gathered together again.
When the Chinese army arrived, they took away the bodies of the dead soldiers, leaving only bloodstains on the ground.
"Military advisor, the Qiang people are still very wary of Ma Chao. With Ma Chao here, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult to catch Gao Fei." Xiahou Dun said first.
Xu Shu said: "Currently, my lord, Xu Chu and Cao Xiu are injured, Cao Zhen is taking care of them, Master Xun, Master Liu, and Master Manchu are all taking care of the wounded soldiers. Chang'an City is in dilapidated condition. If we cannot capture Tongguan with the help of the Qiang people,
Once the Qiang retreat, it will be difficult to attack Tongguan with our current strength."
"Then what should we do? As long as Ma Chao is around, the Qiang people will definitely not move forward. But Ma Chao would actually join Gao Fei, which is really beyond my expectation." Xiahou Dun said.
Xu Shu thought for a while and looked back at the Qiang cavalry that filled the entire wilderness. From Chang'an City to where he was, there were more than 200,000 Qiang cavalry. This is such a huge number. The reinforcements arrived this morning, 200,000 Qiang cavalry.
The cavalry are all in high spirits, but their fear of Ma Chao cannot be eliminated within a period of time.
"Heavy reward! Under a heavy reward, there must be brave men. As long as they are promised high-ranking officials, generous salaries, gold and silver treasures, these Qiang people will definitely not even know their own mothers for the benefit! No matter how powerful Ma Chao is, he is just one person. I will trouble you when the time comes.
The three generals entangled him, and I commanded the Qiang people to attack Tongguan." Xu Shu finally decided on the strategy.
Cao Ren said: "This method is feasible. Ma Chao is brave but not strategist. Just lead him far away and prevent the Qiang people from seeing him. Although Tongguan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is compared to Guandong. If we attack from Guanxi,
It is relatively easy, with only 30,000 troops, Tongguan can be captured."
Xu Shu said: "To be on the safe side, we should all attack and attack Tongguan with one hundred thousand troops."
"promise!"
After the plan was decided, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren rushed into the Qiang people, contacted the Qiang leaders, and promised high officials, generous salaries, gold and silver treasures, which immediately aroused the greed of the Qiang people.
After a while, the commanders of various tribes, headed by the three major tribes of Shaodang Qiang, Shenlang Qiang, and Baima Qiang, gathered together at the summons of the Qiang King of Baima Qiang. They had a heated discussion and had enough arguments.
For more than half an hour, Duowa, King of White Horse Qiang Qiang, was elected as the new King of Xiqiang.
As soon as Duwa became the king of Xiqiang, he immediately issued orders to the leaders: "We rebelled against General Tian just to get more benefits. Now the city of Chang'an is in dilapidated state, and there are countless casualties among our tribes, but we have gained another
What? The man named Cao Cao was just a slave who had subjugated his country. He was favored by General Tian and was able to gain a foothold in Guanzhong. Although we were promised high officials and generous salaries, everyone should understand that it is impossible for the Han people to truly serve as officials for us.
.long
The treasury and arsenal in Ancheng were well guarded by Cao Cao's people, and we were not allowed to take it. But the most people who died were us Qiang people, not the Han people. I think we have the right to claim to be the overlord of the northwest. Since they
Don't give it to me
Let's take it ourselves. The people in Guanzhong are far richer than the people in Liangzhou. Now we are pretending to follow Xu Shu and others to Tongguan. We looted everything we passed along the way. We captured Han people as slaves and brought them back to our base. Only then did we
It’s a worthwhile trip!”
All the tribal leaders nodded in agreement, so everyone secretly made a plan and decided to respond to Xu Shu's call and pretend to attack Tongguan with 100,000 troops.
After Xu Shu received the reply from the Qiang people, he was overjoyed. He selected 30,000 brave men and placed them at the front, under the command of Cao Ren. He also led an army of 70,000 to assist him in the battle, which he personally led.
After working for a while, one hundred thousand Qiang cavalry set off in a mighty manner. Xu Shu appointed himself as the commander-in-chief of the three armies. He appointed Cao Ren as the front commander, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan as the left and right vanguards respectively. The forward 30,000 men who dared to die cleared the way. Xu Shu himself
Inviting the other Qiang leaders to follow with 70,000 cavalry, the 100,000-strong army galloped eastwards.
Once the 100,000-strong army set out on the road, every county and village they passed along the way would plunder all the property they saw. If they resisted at all, they would kill them with swords.
This was beyond Xu Shu's expectation. Seeing this situation, Xu Shu immediately turned around and said to the Qiang leaders of each tribe behind him: "We are going to attack Tongguan. As long as Tongguan is conquered, my lord will give you as much property as you want."
Now, please restrain your subordinates and stop them from doing anything outrageous. Otherwise, the people in Guanzhong will be persecuted and will turn to the Huaxia Kingdom."
Duo Wa said: "So many of us have died, and you haven't fulfilled your promise, so we have to take it ourselves. Their brothers and fathers have all died in the war. We just take some property to comfort ourselves, so why make a fuss?"
"But...as long as you can capture Tongguan and capture the emperor of the Huaxia Kingdom, you can possess all the property of the Huaxia Kingdom. The people in Guanzhong are too poor and not as rich as the people in Guandong. Should we go to Guandong to rob it again?" Xu Shu said earnestly.
typical.
"Kandong is still far away from here. Let's just grab some belongings first. It won't be a problem." Duo Wa didn't take Xu Shu to heart at all and said arrogantly.
Xu Shu saw the greedy eyes of Duowa and other tribal leaders, and instantly understood that this was definitely a big mistake. But now they were relying on these Qiang people and needed the strength of the Qiang people to capture Tongguan. He could not restrain him, so he could only
I watched helplessly as these people were being brutalized by the Qiang people.
Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun, and Xiahou Yuan were walking in front, but the Qiang cavalry behind them did not obey orders. They were helpless. When they saw the Qiang people looting property without authorization, they couldn't help but get angry.
"Damn it! How dare these people do this? I'll kill them..." Xiahou Dun was the first to say angrily.
Cao Ren hurriedly interrupted Xiahou Dun's words and said: "There are one hundred thousand people here. If you kill one, you will be the enemy of these one hundred thousand people."
"Then we can't just watch them looting? Will Guanzhong be in chaos after this?" Xiahou Dun said.
"Help...help..."
A woman's sharp scream came over immediately, attracting the eyes of Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun, and Xia Houyuan. They saw several Qiang people pulling a woman to a haystack, tearing the woman's clothes completely naked, and almost
A Qiang man began to commit violence against the woman...
After the three people saw it, they all felt heartache. Xiahou Dun couldn't help it anymore, shouted "Yeah", galloped on his horse, raised his sword and killed all the Qiang people.
After the other Qiang people saw the soldiers of their own tribe being killed, they all came together to besiege Xiahou Dun. Dozens of cavalry rushed over and surrounded Xiahou Dun.
When Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan saw this, they both panicked. Seeing more and more Qiang people besieging Xiahou Dun, they hurriedly led a hundred cavalry behind them to rescue Xiahou Dun. A melee broke out, attracting the attention of more Qiang people.
, hundreds of Qiang cavalry surrounded Cao Ren, Xiahoudun, Xiahouyuan and more than a hundred people.
Xu Shu was walking in the middle of the army, with King Duowa of Western Qiang and others, when he suddenly saw a Qiang cavalry galloping from the front. He didn't know why he had an ominous premonition.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! It's bad, Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan and others are massacring our people!" The Qiang cavalry shouted loudly as soon as he galloped up to Duowa.
After Duo Wa heard this, he was startled. He immediately pulled out his saber and turned around to slash at Xu Shu. Unexpectedly, Xu Shu had disappeared. He glanced around and saw Xu Shu running back, retreating all the way to the west.
Among the Qiang cavalry, they quickly disappeared.
"Thief, your mother! Kill Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun, and Xiahou Yuan! Send the order, burn and rob everything wherever you go, capture all the Han people, and continue to move forward until you reach Tongguan.
Don't retreat!" Dowa ordered loudly.
"promise!"
Duowa hurriedly said to a Qu commander behind him: "Go back to Chang'an quickly and let all the remaining more than 100,000 cavalry take action. We are going to loot Guanzhong. The great cause that Beigong Boyu, Han Sui and others failed to complete in the past will soon be destroyed."
It will be completed in my hands, and all the Han people will be brought back to the Qiang, and all those who do not follow will be killed, and no one will be left alive!"
The Qu commander said "Promise", immediately turned the horse's head, and rushed towards Chang'an alone.
Duowa took many tribal leaders to the front line and commanded his troops to besiege Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan.
At this time, Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun, and Xiahou Yuan were surrounded by hundreds of cavalry. Although they killed a lot of Qiang people, they just felt that the killings were getting more and more endless. Seeing that this situation could not continue, the three people immediately decided to break out of the encirclement.
They pulled themselves together, concentrated all their strength, and charged out in the southwest direction. The Qiang people could not resist, and three men and dozens of cavalry rushed out of the encirclement.
When Duowa arrived, Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun, and Xiahou Yuan had disappeared. He did not give orders to pursue them, but only let the soldiers continue to advance eastward, burning, killing, and looting along the way, and the people in Guanzhong suffered greatly.
As long as the Qiang people saw anything, no matter what it was, they would snatch it away. Their property would be placed on horseback, and their people would be tied up with ropes. They would go in groups and kill them if they disobeyed. For a time, the people were filled with complaints and lamentations.
, the dead were countless, and many people who had just fled from Chang'an City were left behind in various counties. To suffer such a disaster at this time can be called a catastrophe.
But he said that Xu Shu had escaped by himself. Seeing that there was no one chasing him, he felt that he had made a mistake and had forgotten the greedy nature of the Qiang people. He couldn't help but cursed the Qiang people bitterly in his heart. But the scolding was enough, and all he could do was to return as soon as possible.
Go to Chang'an, because there are still more than 100,000 Qiang people in Chang'an City. Once the news is received, the entire Guanzhong will become a scorched earth, and the great cause of restoring the country will cease to exist.
While he was galloping, he suddenly heard a horse chasing him from behind. He turned around and saw Qu Shuai, a Qiang man. He thought he was returning to report the news, so he immediately turned his horse's head, drew out the sword from his waist, and pointed towards the man.
Qu Shuai then rushed over, the two horses crossed each other, and he cut off the Qu Shuai's head with a single stroke of his sword.
Xu Shu sheathed his sword, turned his horse's head again, and began to gallop back.
Walking to Baling City, I suddenly saw a large army galloping in front of me. The leader was heroic, wearing armor, and looked quite elegant. However, I saw the word "Suo" written on the big flag, which was like "Suo".
When he got closer, he saw clearly that it was Suo Xu.
Xu Shu was startled and hurriedly looked for a place to take cover. He saw another person beside Suo Xu, it was Cao Zhen. When he saw this place, he immediately understood that Suo Xu must have joined him. He hurriedly waved and shouted: "Zi
Dan! Zidan!”
Cao Zhen saw Xu Shu from afar. He immediately galloped his horse and came to Xu Shu. He reined in the horse and shouted: "Military advisor, I just came to report the situation on the front. My lord sent me to ask you what happened to the Qiang people in front of you."
Burning, killing and looting? Who ordered it?"
"Oh! Forget it, I made a mistake. I forgot the greedy nature of the Qiang people. They started killing and looting on their own, and our young soldiers couldn't control it."
While they were talking, Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, and Xiahou Dun all came from behind with dozens of cavalry covered in blood. Suo Xu also stopped the army and rode over.
Several people met each other immediately. Suo Xu glanced at everyone and immediately asked: "Who is the leader of the Qiang people?"
"White Horse Qiang King Duowa!" Xu Shu said.
"It turns out it's him! Duowa is cruel and cruel, and he likes to kill. I brought 20,000 troops, which came in handy. The people in Guanzhong can no longer endure such disasters, and all these Qiang people must be killed as soon as possible." Suo Xu
Said loudly.
After hearing this, Xu Shu, Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan and Cao Zhen all felt that this was the truth. But there were 100,000 Qiang cavalry in front of them. How could they kill them as soon as they were told?
Suo Xu saw everyone's worries and immediately said: "Zhang Xiu and I have surrendered to the Marquis of Wei, and Zhang Xiu has divided his troops to station in Wudu and Hanzhong. At this time, there is a chaos in Guanzhong, and outsiders will not know it. If it is delayed for a long time, only
Afraid of attracting jealousy from neighboring countries
I have ordered Zhang Xiu to pacify the Qiang people in Chang'an City, send them property, send them back, and ask him to rush to Liangzhou to recruit officials from various counties in Liangzhou. Now only these 100,000 Qiang cavalry are left.
Let them pay with blood."
Although Xu Shu didn't know much about Suo Xu, judging from Chen Qun's praise, he did have a certain skill and was a general who led troops. Seeing that Suo Xu's arrangements were in order, he ordered the troops near Chang'an City with a snap of his fingers.
More than 100,000 Qiang people returned to the Qiang, and he personally led troops to kill the Qiang people who were in trouble. This has proved that he is a man of both civil and military skills.
Xu Shu glanced at Cao Zhen, saw Cao Zhen nodded, and said: "There are 100,000 Qiang people, and you only have 20,000. How can you kill them all in a short time?"
Suo Xu said: "I just need to borrow a few of you for a while. I have my own plan to defeat the enemy. I just don't know if you are willing to be aggrieved for a while and become my prisoner."
After Xu Shu heard this, his eyes immediately lit up and he asked: "Do you want to..."
Halfway through his words, he stopped abruptly, with a satisfied smile on his face.
Cao Zhen was the first to stand up and said: "The Lord has an order for us all to obey General Suo's orders without any mistakes. I, Cao Zidan, am willing to lend a helping hand to General Suo!"
Xu Shu, Xia Houdun, Xia Houyuan, and Cao Ren did not hesitate after hearing Cao Zhen's words, and immediately said: "Please ask the general for an order!"