Seeing several people going down noisily again, Feng Yong frowned slightly.
Then he turned to Liu Hun and ordered: "Polu, Qiang and Hu servants, you can let them cheer for you, or you can let them chase the defeated army, but now you can only lead two thousand people, and it is a new army."
"As for those servants, there are more than 3,000 people. Although they will not rebel easily, we must be careful not to let them take on heavy responsibilities."
Liu Hun nodded knowingly: "I will finally understand."
Feng Yong then signaled Gongsun Zheng to continue.
Gongsun Zheng then pointed to the upper reaches of Didao on the map and said: "There is Guguan on the lower reaches of Didao, and Angu County on the upper reaches. These two places are the key points up and down Didao."
"General Liu will lead the army to Guguan to prevent the Qiang and Hu from escaping from the north to Liangzhou. He still needs one person to lead another army to Angu County to prevent the Qiang and Hu from escaping to the south."
"Then the Chinese army advanced towards Didao, and behind Didao, there were bald tribesmen who continued to invade the Qiang and Hu rear roads. As a result, the Qiang and Hu from Didao to Daxia County became caged rats. Nowhere to escape.”
Feng Yong nodded, agreeing with the staff's plan.
"To march into Angu County to prevent the Qiang and Hu from escaping south, I'm afraid we will trouble General Chen."
This was Chen Shi's first time participating in such a round-table military discussion.
Although he is the governor of Longxi, with the troops he has, he can defend Xiangwu City, but if he wants to march into Didao, it is impossible.
Feng Yong came here to quell the Qiang rebellion in Longxi and recover Didao, at least in name, to help him.
In addition, Feng Yong was higher than him in terms of official position and title, so although he was not used to the military meeting presided over by Feng Yong, he sat there silently without saying a word.
At this time, when he heard Feng Yong talking to him, he quickly imitated Liu Hun and stood up: "The last general will take orders."
Finally, Feng Yong looked at Jufu and Huo Yi: "General Jufu, you will lead the Chinese army into Didao this time, and General Huo will be the deputy general. You will set off again three days after General Liu and General Chen set off. "
Liu Hun and Chen Shi walked in an arc, while the Chinese army walked in a straight line.
Although Chen Shi led the infantry, the Angu County he was going to was much closer than the old pass Liu Hun was going to, so they both set off at the same time.
Huo Yi led the Mo Dao team this time, half of which were new recruits and veterans, which was regarded as training in combat.
Zhang Yi stayed at Pingxiang, just in case.
Everyone got the task and went down to prepare.
Only Chen Shi looked relaxed when he saw Feng Yong's arrangement. He seemed to be disapproving of this advance and felt a little worried.
He deliberately walked at the end, and after everyone had dispersed, he asked Feng Yong: "I heard from the Lord, does it seem that you don't want to visit Didao in person this time?"
Feng Yong shook his head and chuckled: "This time I have mobilized all the troops belonging to the Colonel to protect the Qiang. There are five thousand people, plus three thousand servants, and the army led by General Chen, there are more than ten thousand people in total."
"In the west, there are four thousand elite cavalrymen from the Bald Tribe to help out, but the Qianghu from Longxi are nothing more than clowns. With the crowd together, even if there are thirty or forty thousand people, what's there to fear?"
When Chen Shi heard this, he had a look of hesitation on his face.
"General Chen, what do you want to say to me?"
Feng Yong felt a little strange when he saw his expression.
"Back to the king, I will not worry about the Qiang and Hu people in Longxi. What I worry about is the Cao thieves in Liangzhou in the west. Although there is pressure from General Zhao in Nan'an, I am just afraid of what might happen!"
Compared with the world's evaluation of Feng Yong's young talent, Chen Shi did not have too outstanding talents. He was just a traditional general.
Be loyal to their duties, obey orders, and also put forward opinions within their own responsibilities.
"If the ruler does not come to Didao in person to take charge of the overall situation, what will happen if the Liangzhou Cao thieves enter Longxi?"
Feng Yong heard Chen Shi's words and immediately smiled: "General Chen, I didn't come to Didao in person to avoid irritating the Cao thieves and making them think that we have no intention of entering Liangzhou this time."
"Otherwise," Feng Yong said, pointing to himself, "if it were you, what would you do if you heard that I personally led more than 10,000 people to march west from Didao?"
It is not Feng Yong's boast. He became famous with his first battle and at the same time held the important position of guarding the Qiang Colonel.
It can be said that in Longyou, apart from Mr. Zhao, he actually has the most authority.
Now that Mr. Zhao is inspecting Nan'an, he will lead his troops to visit Didao in person. The two powerful figures from Longyou each came to important places in Liangzhou. They said they came to see the scenery. Who dares to believe it?
The generals across the Yellow River in Liangzhou probably had trouble sleeping every night.
Therefore, in order to avoid overstimulating the Cao thieves and causing them to overreact, Feng Yong did not plan to go to Didao in person.
Only then did Chen Shi come to his senses and suddenly said: "So it turns out that General Mo didn't think carefully."
Feng Yong looked at this loyal general and smiled slightly.
"Also, there are now more than 100,000 Qianghu in Longxi. In addition to the Wuhan area, which has always been a gathering place for Qianghu, there was also a severe drought in Liangzhou last year, so many tribes flocked to Dahe and Taoshui."
"Although this battle can wipe them all out, it will only make the Bald Hair Family dominate. The Xianbei barbarians have always been brave and must not be allowed to grow stronger."
"General Chen is the governor of Longxi. This must be remembered. When the time comes to capture and kill the Qiang and Hu, it is not necessary to kill them all, but to drive some to the west."
Chen Shi's eyes lit up when he heard Feng Yong's words.
At the same time, I marveled in my heart: Feng Junhou was favored by the prime minister at such a young age and was entrusted with important tasks. He must have real abilities.
Feng Yong walked to the map and clicked on Daxia County. "This time, we will only reach Daxia County as far as possible. I have already told Jufu about this."
"I promised to let the Tufa tribe graze their cattle in the Bohan area. If we allow some Qiang and Hu to escape back to Heguan, in this case, except for the north of Taoshui River, we will not have to deal with Cao thieves in other places in Longxi."
"If the Bald Hair Tribe wants to gain a foothold in Fanhan, it will inevitably compete with the Qiang and Hu in Heguan. If the two Hus fight to the death, that would be the best."
"But in my opinion, the bald people must be stronger than the Heguan Qiang Hu, and I don't want to succumb to others easily."
If they are willing to submit to others, then this tribe will not be willing to leave their homeland and travel across mountains and rivers to find new pastures.
"So they will definitely try their best to annex the Qiang and Hu people in Heguan in order to strengthen their tribe."
Having said this, Feng Yong's lips curled up slightly, "Then they will directly face the Cao thieves in Hexi."
First, they helped the Han pacify Longxi, and then they did business with the Han, and received huge benefits, as well as food support from the Han.
If Cao Wei still dares to believe them like before, then he is a fool.
And for the Bald Hair Ministry, Cao Wei, who only wanted to recruit them but was unwilling to give them a grain of grain during the food shortage season, was not a good thing.
Both sides dislike each other, looking at each other across the Yellow River, just in case there is a spark one day...
Thinking of this, King Feng Gui chuckled: "It's not impossible for the Bald Ministry to graze cattle in Wuhan, but it has to pay something, right?"
Even if someone in the Bald Hair Division could see through his plan and forcibly restrain himself from annexing the Qiang Hu in Heguan, how could the Qiang Hu in Heguan let them go so easily?
After hearing Feng Yong's plan, Chen Shi suddenly felt a little pitiful for the bald man.
When the time comes, they will have Han men in the east and Cao thieves in the west. Not to mention having both sides, how to choose will be a big problem.
Looking at the handsome young prince in front of him, Chen Shi sincerely admired: "The prince's plan is really far-reaching! In this way, sooner or later, the bald man will be used by the big man."
Feng Yong smiled slightly: "The bald man is unruly, so let's wait for him slowly. One day, they will understand what is their best way out."
Then he said to Chen Shi seriously: "General Chen, you are the governor of Longxi. My plans for the Bald Hair Division will require your cooperation in the future."
"If this battle goes well, I will send people to Panhan later to teach the Bald Hair Division how to farm and livestock. There are some things that I will need you to mediate at that time."
Chen Shi clasped his fists and said sincerely, "I will eventually understand."
In February in Longxi, the temperature has begun to warm up overall.
Taking Shouyang as the starting point, the Han army divided into three groups, like open arms, ready to surround Didao's Qiang and Hu.
Two days later, Liu Hun first led 5,000 cavalry troops to the north, followed by Chen Shi, who led 3,000 troops to the south.
Jufu waited for three days before starting to advance towards Didao.
Liu Hun is a cavalryman and is the fastest.
When the banner of the Han army appeared on the other side of Guguan, it caused a commotion among the Qiang and Hu people in Guguan.
The so-called Gu Pass, as the name suggests, was a pass for crossing the Tao River in the past.
It's just that it's spring now, when the ice and snow are melting, and the Taoshui River is experiencing spring floods. Although the water flow is not as good as when it rains in late spring and early summer, it is not too small.
Liu Hun took off his boots himself and waded into the water. Before he was halfway through, he felt that the running water was very cold and biting.
At this time, sparse arrow feathers suddenly shot out from the opposite side, and then fell into the water in front and were washed away by the current.
Liu Hun's expression remained unchanged and he turned back to the shore.
He wiped away the water stains, put his boots back on, and then said: "The water is not too deep, but it is very cold, and with the obstacles from the barbarians on the other side, it will be difficult to get through."
The general looked back and whispered: "General, why don't we let those barbarians explore the road first?"
Liu Hun knew what he meant and shook his head, "That's inappropriate. This battle is the first battle. If we let the Hu people cross the water at this time, we will definitely lose. Not only will it be detrimental to the morale of the army, but it will also easily alienate the Hu people's hearts."
The general was a little reluctant, "Should we let our people go up first?"
Liu Hun shook his head again: "Our cavalry are just drawn from the barbarian tribes and have been trained for a whole winter. If they are defeated, the morale of the army will easily collapse."
"Then what should we do?" The general thought: This won't work, and that won't work either. Is it possible to just stand here and watch?
Liu Hun was not in a hurry.
He first ordered the army to set up camp and pretend that he did not want to cross the river for the time being.
On the second day, the Han army began to build a river and dig dams on the Taoshui River, seemingly intending to catch some fish and shrimps.
This continued for several days, causing the Qiang and Hu opposite him to go from being nervous at first to laughing like they were watching a show.
Unexpectedly, at this time, the ground began to shake, and a rumbling sound was heard in the distance.
A black line appears from the lower reaches of Taoshui River.
"Enemy attack!"
The sharp-eyed Qianghu screamed when they saw the banner of the Han army.
The Qiang and Hu in Guguan suddenly fell into chaos.
"How did they appear from there?"
Someone asked with a pale face.
Commander Qu, who was the first to react, immediately gathered his tribal warriors and prepared to attack and try to stop the Han army.
The general who was leading the men fishing across the Taoshui River noticed the commotion at the old pass. He immediately tensed up, stood up straight, and looked closely to the south.
Sure enough, after a while, black smoke came out from the south.
He jumped up immediately: "The general has succeeded! Quick, quick, pick up the general and prepare to cross the river!"
The whining of horns soon began.
Hu Renqushuai, who had received the order long ago, ran into the tent camp, his trousers were still wet, and shouted to them: "Gather, everyone gather, prepare to cross the river!"
Just as the servant army on the east side of Taoshui River was busy preparing to cross the river, the two sides on the west side had already begun the first wave of contact.
Seeing that there were still people in his hometown who dared to come out to fight under such circumstances, Liu Hun immediately issued a military order.
The newly formed cavalry of the Han army began to slow down their horses and began to draw out arrow feathers. When the horses stopped completely, they drew their bows again.
At the same time, a cavalry force was detached from the right wing and went around to the enemy's flank.
To the surprise of the Qiang and Hu who were preparing to meet the enemy, the Han cavalry directly in front fired the first wave and began to charge.
The real lethality of arrow feathers actually comes from the side.
The Han cavalry on the flanks fired a wave of arrow feathers before their horses slowed down significantly, causing the unprepared Qiang Hu to knock down many people at once.
"This is impossible!" Qushuai, a Qiang and Hu, was dumbfounded when he saw this scene, "Condor shooters, why, how come there are so many condor shooters?"
Before he could calm down the chaos caused by the flank attack, the Han cavalry charging forward had already arrived in front of him.
The Han cavalry held bright sabers and rushed into the Qiang and Hu troops.
Different from the Wei cavalry encountered before, this Han army, which also seemed to be mainly composed of Qiang and Hu, seemed to be extremely flexible.
They are as if they are integrated with the war horse. They don't need to fix their bodies at all, and they can even make all kinds of incredible movements on the horse.
In addition, the knives in their hands seemed to be different. Not only were they extremely sharp, but they were also very convenient to wield.
Hundreds of Qiang and Hu rebels who had gathered in a hurry collapsed under the Han army's blitz before they could understand what was going on.
Even leader Qu Shuai didn't know when his head was chopped off.
The Qiang and Hu, who had no authoritative and unified command, were exposed to fatal flaws when they were raided.
Some people want to go over and continue to intercept the Han army coming downstream, while others want to stop the servant army preparing to cross west.
The situation became increasingly chaotic.
"Defend the city! Defend the city first!"
Finally someone stood up and spoke out.
But this suggestion is of no use at all.
The short and shabby earth walls were unable to stop the Han army.
After the new cavalry defeated the first batch of rebels who dared to block them in a blitz, they began to clean up the remaining soldiers around them in an orderly manner like a pack of wolves.
At the same time, drive the broken soldiers who want to escape into the encirclement.
"hurry up!"
The Han military generals in the east did not know the situation on the other side, so they were so anxious that they took horsewhips and started beating people.
The deepest part of the ferry here is thigh-deep, and part of the river water is made of melted ice and snow. Standing on the shore, you won't feel that it is really freezing when you are actually in the water.
Many people find it inconvenient to ride on a horse. When they get into the water, they realize that they can't stand even halfway and are trembling with cold.
Fortunately, the opposite side was attacked and was in chaos, so it was impossible to organize a defense.
Seeing this situation, even Qu Shuai, who was a servant of the army, couldn't hold back. With such a good opportunity, if he didn't cross the river quickly, he might not even be able to drink the soup if he didn't cross the river slowly.
So they began to imitate the Han military generals in arresting people: "Quick, quick! They are finished, we can go over and arrest them!"
"If you catch someone, you can eat meat!"
If someone is caught, there will be liquor, tea, and food...
Everything is there!
"Maobu! As long as you catch enough people, I will reward your family with woolen cloth and food!"
Youqushuai's eyes were already red with anger.
After hearing this, the people below rushed into Taoshui one after another.
It doesn’t matter if it’s wool or not, what’s important is that you can spend the winter at home without having to suffer the cold!