"Wudu Yinping has always been the place where we Di people gather, so we can only have the final say here, even if Feng Langjun comes."
Thinking of this, Qiang Duan became more and more certain that he must send troops.
The Han people are getting weaker than they were a few decades ago, and this is a great opportunity for the Di people.
"It's really admirable that the powerful king has such ambition. When the time comes to send out troops, the villain is willing to lead his tribe to explore the way ahead for the powerful king."
Servant Yang seemed to be afraid that Qiang Duan would regret it, so he spoke quickly.
Qiang Duan didn't care about his little thoughts. This Yang servant was also the Di king of Wudu before. He didn't expect that after becoming attached to the Han people, he would end up in such a situation.
"Your tribe moved to Ji County. How many people have followed you back to Wudu now?"
"There are about a hundred of them, all of them are warriors in the clan."
After listening to this, Qiang Duan thought to himself that this Yang servant used to be a big tribe. He had taken refuge with the Han people for less than ten years, but now there are only so many tribesmen left.
He secretly warned himself that he must not be as short-sighted as this man, who turned to the Han people for temporary benefits and allowed the Han people to annex his own people.
Qiang Duan persuaded the chiefs of the tribes, and the next day he and they slaughtered cattle and sheep in the valley to worship the mountain god and the goat god, vowing to work together to drive the Han people out of Yinping, the Wudu capital.
In order to show his determination, Qiang Duan personally led the warriors of his tribe this time and took the lead in walking along the river among the high mountains.
Follow the river that comes down from the mountains in the north to join the Qiang River and go over the mountains to the north. The river gradually becomes smaller at first, then turns into a mountain stream, and finally turns into a mountain spring.
Two days later, the direction of the water flow changed from southward to northward, and the mountain spring gradually merged into a mountain stream. If you follow the direction of the water flow in the valley, you can reach the Western Han River - Xiabian is in the Western Han Dynasty.
North side of the water.
The Qishan Road generally coincides with the Western Han River.
If we say that facing Cao Wei who was taking the Chencang Road, at least Zhao Yun was stationed in Hechi County in time to defend him.
So as long as Qiang Duan leads his army to the West Han River, he will truly threaten the fragile food routes of the Han Dynasty.
This road either goes over mountains or across rivers, or it means walking through valleys and valleys all day long.
For the Han army, it may be difficult to walk, but for the Di people who have been walking in the mountains all year round, it is easy.
At the same time, large or small mountain streams flow down from the high mountains on both sides from time to time to join them. In some places, flat areas are formed that are convenient for camping.
Even if there is no flat land, it is normal for the Di people to camp in the mountains and forests.
It would take the Di army only six or seven days to complete the three hundred-mile difficult mountain road.
Qiang Duan initially looked down upon Servant Yang who had defected to the Han people, but after he led the army and set off, he realized that Servant Yang had not stayed with the Han people in vain all these years.
He led hundreds of tribesmen to explore the road ahead, not only finding the best place to camp for the army, but also helping him plan his camp.
At least it was no longer like the previous days, when dozens of tribes camped wherever they wanted in the open space.
Now, with his planning, not only has the camp become much more orderly, but it has even been divided into different levels, intentionally or unintentionally.
Although some people were dissatisfied, the strong end really enjoyed the feeling of being at the top, so he suppressed the dissatisfaction.
Five days later, Qiang Duan led his people to a flat area, where they saw that a river coming from the north and a river coming down from a mountain in the east merged into a big river, rushing northward.
The flat land where the two rivers meet is a good place to camp.
"Your Majesty, this big river flows into the Western Han River. We only need to follow it for another day and we will reach the Western Han River."
Yang Pu, who had been waiting here for a long time, came up to him and pointed to the direction of the river. "The food route of the Han people is at the edge of the Western Han River. We will rest here for one night. If we appear at the edge of the Western Han River tomorrow, the Han people will definitely be frightened."
Already."
Qiang Duan stood on a high place and watched the people and horses neighing below. Everyone rushed to the river to drink water. They were very satisfied that Yang Pu had found this good place to camp.
"Then the Han people are here, don't they have any defense?"
Although Yang Pu was doing very well these days, Qiang Duan still asked.
"Your Majesty, the Han people here can only defend three thousand people. Now they have to guard against the old counties in the north and protect the grain roads. Now they are all huddled on the north bank of the Western Han River. How can they have the courage to cross to the south?"
Yang Pu quickly said, "Besides, for the Han people, this place is at least a day and a half away. If they dare to come here to garrison troops, I'm afraid they won't know when Xiabian changed its flag."
Qiang Duan listened and nodded, "What you said does make sense."
As he said that, he glanced at Yang Pu again, "If this battle is over, the Wudu Yinping will be our Di people's world. I lack people as knowledgeable as you at hand. Will you be willing to stay when the time comes?
help me?"
"If your Majesty is interested, how can this villain not be willing to do so?" Upon hearing this, Servant Yang was overjoyed and imitated the Han people's salutes, "My lord, I see you here."
"Hahaha……"
Qiang Duan raised his head and laughed, feeling satisfied and satisfied.
At this time, suddenly there was a noise from the mouth of the valley to the north where the army came out.
Qiang Duan looked around and saw chaos there, with cattle and sheep running around, and there seemed to be people fighting together.
"what happened?"
Qiang Duan frowned and asked.
"Little man, let's go and take a look."
Yang Pu said quickly.
"I'll go there myself."
Qiang Duan was still thinking about the beautiful days when he would become king in Yinping, the military capital, when his fantasy was suddenly interrupted. Feeling annoyed, he got on his horse and ran forward.
In just a few breaths, Qiang Duan led his people to the entrance of the valley. He saw several people fighting together at the entrance of the valley, and at the same time there were more people divided into two groups who were violently pushing and scolding each other.
More importantly, the chaos at the entrance of the valley blocked the army that had not left the valley. Some people were already shouting and cursing from behind, and even pushed forward impatiently, making the entrance of the valley even more chaotic.
When Qiang Duan saw this scene, he was furious and shouted loudly, "What are you doing?"
Only a few people noticed the strong end, but more people focused on the other party, and their anger grew.
Hu people are aggressive by nature, and now these people come from different tribes. Once there is a conflict, it is normal for them to fight and decide the winner.
In the opinion of many people, they only listen to the rulers of their own tribe, and they are not qualified to give them orders.
Qiang Duan gritted his teeth and ordered to his followers, "Scatter them!"
After saying that, he drove his horse forward, swung his riding crop, and hit the two people closest to him who were wrestling with each other on the ground.
Only a scream was heard, and a person jumped upright.
With the strong end as an example, his followers all rushed to the field with whips and sticks, whipping and beating them randomly.
After a lot of trouble, the crowd was finally dispersed and normal traffic was restored at the entrance of the valley.
"Whose people are they from? Call their leaders over to me!"
Qiang Duan said angrily.
Now the Han army has not even seen it, but our own people have started fighting first. How can we not make the strong end extremely angry?
"General Gao, that servant Yang is still down there and there is no news. Should we wait a little longer?"
On the high mountain to the east of the valley, Yang Ju suggested to Gao Xiang in a low voice.
Gao Xiang shook his head, pointed to the entrance of the valley to the north, and said, "According to the plan, the chaos there is a sign that the barbarians are already halfway in."
Then he pointed to the Di people in the valley, and saw that there were people camping there. Some people led their cattle and horses to the river to drink water. Although there was some planning, compared with the rules of the Han army's camp, it still seemed disorderly.
It can be said.
"Youdao is to strike half-crossed. How is the situation of the barbarians different from half-crossing? It is the best time to attack."
Then he looked at Yang Ju and said with an extremely cold face, "The Hu people's camp was arranged by Yang Pu. He must have already thought of how to escape. Don't worry!"
I don’t worry about your mother!
When Yang Ju heard these words, his body trembled. At the same time, he cursed in his heart that someone was not doing this, but he had to force a smile on his face, "General Gao said so!"
Gao Xiang stopped looking at him, drew his bow and arrow, and shot downward.
Only a loud roar was heard in the valley.
This sound was a signal, and shouts of killing suddenly erupted from the mountains on both sides. At the same time, the mouth of the valley began to rumble, and countless rolling stones fell from the top.
The Di people who were coming out of the valley were caught off guard. Before they could react, several of them were hit with their brains split open on the spot. Red and white substances splashed onto the surrounding rocks, grass and trees, and they died tragically on the spot.
The luckier ones were hit in the body, bleeding from their hands, feet, mouth and nose, and their hands and feet were broken off, just to name a few.
"Enemy attack!"
Someone from behind reacted quickly and shouted loudly.
The sudden attack caused chaos at the mouth of the valley that had just been restored to normal conditions.
Some people wanted to run towards the flat ground at the mouth of the valley and escape from the valley, while others wanted to retreat and escape this dangerous place. More importantly, the frightened cows and horses began to run around and did not listen to anyone's orders at all.
The rumbling logs and rocks rolled down again. Only a few of the Hu people who wanted to run out of the valley ran to the ground, and the rest were buried at the entrance of the valley.
I saw many flags erected on the mountain, and countless arrows shooting down.
"Han people, they are Han people!"
"Retreat, retreat quickly!"
The Hu people who had not yet left the valley saw that the entrance of the valley had been blocked. They immediately panicked and did not dare to move forward. They turned around and squeezed back.
However, the valley was narrow, and the Hu people retreated in a panic without any order. In this chaos, they soon developed into trampling on each other. Many people were not injured by the enemy, but were injured under the feet of their own people.
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On the plains of the valley, Qiang Duan was reprimanding the two commanders who had just caused the chaos. Unexpectedly, he suddenly heard a sound, and then shouts of death rang out from all directions.
He was startled and quickly went out of his tent to take a look. He saw Han flags all over the mountains and plains on both sides. Countless Han troops were rushing down from the mountains. Their clothes were as bright as a river of blood, rushing downwards.
When the strong end saw this situation, he was frightened on the spot and his legs became weak, "Han people...why are Han people here?"
He turned around suddenly and yelled, "Servant Yang!"
Yang Pu, who had been following him, was nowhere to be seen. It was not known when he disappeared, let alone whether he ran away or hid.
The barbarians, who had no order on the ground, now saw Han troops in all directions. Many of them were like flies without heads, scurrying around on the spot.
In the past, orders were forcibly given to the rulers of various tribes, and the respective rulers then gave orders to the people below them. There was no complete and unified command at all.
Now in this situation, which leader would still want to come over and find the strong end as soon as possible?
Many people actually escaped with their own people.
Some people even thought that the person in front was blocking the way, so they started to forcefully open the way.
The Han people swooped down from a high position and began to encircle them in an organized manner.
On the other hand, the Di people could not organize any decent resistance at all. They could only fight on their own, being squeezed by the Han army like sheep and pigs. Some people were already forced to jump into the river.
Qiang Duan's face turned pale and he stared blankly at everything in front of him, unable to believe that any of this was true.
"Your Majesty, get on your horse and go!"
Qiang Duan's personal attendant quickly led the horse over and urged.
"Let's go? Why go? We have more than 20,000 people! Most of the Han people are in Longyou, and there are only 3,000 people in Xiabian. We have to guard the north. How many people can they have?"
The words of the follower reminded Qiang Duan, and he turned around suddenly, his eyes blood red.
This time he brought all the warriors in the clan here. If he escaped at this time, the clan would decline from then on and there would be no chance to come back again. How could he be willing to do so?
Qiang Duan suddenly pulled out his long sword and said, "Go and let all the warriors in the clan gather around you."
At the same time, he ran forward and chopped up the tribal leader who ran out of his tent with a knife, then pointed the knife at another and shouted, "Go, organize your own tribe and move closer to me, otherwise everyone will
They’ll all die here!”
It's not that he doesn't have the ability to resist, because his tribe's camp is in the middle and has been established long ago.
As long as the warriors in the clan can defend the stronghold, there might be a chance.
Gao Xiang stood at a high place and immediately saw the barbarians starting to gather in the middle of the flat ground. How could he let the strong end get his wish?
Immediately, he sent the order and directed the Han army to start attacking Qiangduan's camp.
At the same time, he cursed in a low voice, "Can't you abandon your weapons and surrender? There's only one seventy-mined sword! If each person is struck with such a sword, I don't know how many seventy-mined swords will be thrown away..."
Yang Ju, who was standing nearby, heard this and his face twitched.
Nowadays, let alone the Han people, even my only son who often hangs out with Feng Langjun imitates the Han people and speaks in silence. Do you think these people below are just money?
"Captain, the barbarians in this village are unwilling to surrender! There have been many casualties among our brothers."
A team leader ran over and said to the captain who was leading the attack on Qiangduan Camp.
"What are you afraid of? Except here, the other barbarians have been dispersed and are waiting for us to clean up. Let everyone work harder and break open the gate of the village!"
The captain held the knife with blood still dripping from the edge. He spat and gritted his teeth and said, "Wait until I rush in and see if your bones are stronger or the edge of my knife is stronger."
"The captain is planning not to hold anything back?" The team leader's expression changed, "Are you going to massacre the village?"
"What kind of slaughter?!" the captain yelled, "Brothers have suffered so many casualties, and if they don't think of ways to earn more labor money, how can they be used as compensation?"
According to the previous practice of the Han army, when encountering such tough and unyielding people, they would basically start slaughtering them with their swords after breaking the stronghold.
But the Prime Minister's pacification of Nanzhong set an example for everyone. Han and barbarians are all the same, and we must treat them equally. We are all one family.
If you don’t believe me, look at Nanzhong today. You contribute and I contribute the food. Let’s make money together and move towards a better life together. How great would it be?
Only those who are stubbornly hostile to the Han and those who try to provoke the Han are our real enemies. We must educate them well and let them work and understand their mistakes.
In the past, people were beaten until they were defeated, killed until they were defeated, and destroyed until they were defeated. Now the world is different, and everyone suddenly became more kind. At most, they could only educate them until they were defeated.
After all, wool is almost worth more than sheep...