The first battle of martial arts was a brilliant victory for the Han army. Tens of thousands of Qiang people surrendered on the spot. At the same time, the Han army also obtained more than 20,000 heads. Most of the providers of these heads came from Qiang tribes such as Xianling Qiang.
and Lu Shuihu’s men and horses, which also made Yuan
The Xianling Qiang, who were already somewhat deficient in vitality and blood, were baptized by Duan Jiao and then went on a massive bloodletting. After this battle, Dong Zhuo, who knew the Qiang people very well, judged that within five years, the power of his clan alone would not be able to cause anything.
There were too many storms.
Of course, in fact, this time the Xianling Qiang was not the strongest among the Qiang coalition forces. Their participation in this rebellion was more to take advantage of the tribe's tireless spirit of resistance to the Han Dynasty. That is,
It is said that this tribe has become a kind of fire that resists the spirit of the Han Dynasty. As long as this tribe can still exist, no matter how powerful or small it is, when a Qiang tribe plans to rebel, someone will always think of them. Even their own call
Strength cannot be underestimated.
Perhaps the biggest loss for them was not how many people their tribe lost in this battle, but that their leader, the man who owned the luxurious tent closest to the meteorite fall that Li Shushi saw, died.
In this battle, once the leader died, and it was too late for the leader to establish a will or anything like that, it was foreseeable that the competition for the next generation of leaders among the Xianling Qiang would be quite fierce, and it would not even be a split.
There is no precedent.
For Lu Shuihu, although the loss was not small, considering their status as mercenaries, the Han Dynasty could not do anything to them. Likewise, they would not have much complaints against the Han Dynasty. The relationship between the two parties could be said to be quite good.
subtle.
As for the mercenaries from Huangzhong who were originally the most relied upon by the Han Dynasty and were called "Yi Cong", they did not suffer much losses due to the location of their camps. Moreover, because they often fought with the Han army, they learned a lot from the Han Dynasty.
Although the military management strategies of the famous generals are only superficial, they have greatly improved the cunning of these Qiang people. Coupled with the assistance of wise men like Bian Zhang and Han Sui, they can deal with such emergencies.
The response ability is also the most rapid and accurate.
Therefore, based on this calculation, it seems that although the Han side won a great victory and all the participants in the battle could receive rewards that made them happy, in fact, the results they achieved were completely disproportionate to the impact of the battle.
So a very difficult question for Zhang Wen was placed in front of him - whether to continue the conquest or to stop at this point.
Originally, for other people, this was not a problem at all, but for Zhang Wen, it was really a choice worth considering.
First of all, this battle has been won. No matter how harsh people are, they must admit that this is a great victory. Both the number of prisoners and the number of enemies killed are enough for Zhang Wen to win the reward of at least one county prince. As long as he
Not so noble.
At the same time, although the enemy can still make a comeback as long as they recover, the morale of the current Qiang coalition forces is quite low due to the impact of the meteorite punishment. From this, Zhang Wen can conclude that if they withdraw their troops now with the momentum of a great victory
If so, then the other party is basically unlikely to invade again within two years. After all, the impact of natural punishment is not so easy to eliminate.
Although the shortcomings of the coach at this time are also very big, one thing that needs to be noted is that Zhang Wen himself is not an excellent coach. His current results are not only good at employing people and the frontline soldiers fight bravely, but also a lot of luck.
Proportionally, if one day he loses the protection of the God of Luck, Zhang Wen estimates that he will probably just confess like this.
Speaking of which, Zhang Wen's experience is somewhat similar to Li Shushi's, except that Li Shushi, as a time traveler, knows some information about famous people, and can easily detect their potential and recruit them, so the average level of his staff is far better than
Zhang Wen, not to mention that he also had top strategists like Jia Xu and Cheng Yu who shone brightly in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Therefore, Zhang Wen was destined not to become a warlord like Li Shushi, so he naturally felt a little unable to control this war.
Then, taking advantage of the enemy's inability to counterattack, he could lead his troops to retreat, or ask the court to replace him with a higher-level general. This would not only make Zhang Wen famous and retreat bravely, but also ensure to the greatest extent that the war in Xiliang would not be caused by him.
However, it is not impossible that "Zhang Wen is a coward" will be added to future reviews.
Zhang Wen was very confused, but the military situation was so strong that there was no room for hesitation. After all, there were still tens of thousands of enemy troops fleeing westward.
Next to Zhang Wen, who was struggling, was Tao Qian, who was speechless as he looked at the army coach. Although he had always thought that Zhang Wen was a weakling with no responsibility, he had never thought that he was so timid and afraid of getting into trouble.
From Tao Qian's point of view, the enemy army seemed to have been frightened because of the meteorite incident, and Zhang Wen's subordinates, including Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian, Zhou Shen, Xu Rong, Wu Kuang, and Bao Hong, all had great ability to lead the army. This was the time to make a big move.
Destroy your opponents and regain lost ground.
Although everyone has led their troops to pursue the pursuit, because there is no clear general from Zhang Wen, everyone is a little confused in their hearts, how should the fight be fought, to what extent, and how the various units in the pursuit force should coordinate the division of labor.
, these are all decisions that the commander must make. You must know that if the pursuit force makes any mistakes without the command of the commander, then the blame will be on the frontline generals. Therefore, unless there is absolute confidence, no one is willing to do so.
Take this risk.
Not to mention that although the Qiang people were defeated, the most powerful Huangzhong Yi followers did not suffer much losses. Once they took a breath and took advantage of the opportunity of the pursuit troops not being under each other to launch one or two counterattacks, then the Han army had accumulated so much.
The winning momentum will disappear in an instant. "Since we don't have any instructions, coach, please forgive me for resigning."
Really unable to stand the meek Zhang Wen, Tao Qian felt that it was better for him to stay out of sight.
"Gongzu, you and I have been together for half a year. Although we can't be said to be very close to each other, we have had a rare friendship. You should also have an idea of who I am, Zhang Boxen.
, it’s okay to say something directly, so why bother to make such a gesture? Don’t I, Zhang Boxen, even have this bit of tolerance in the eyes of you, Tao Gongzu?”
Seeing Zhang Wen's slightly sulky face, Tao Qian paused for a moment, as if he was hesitating about something, and finally bowed deeply to Zhang Wen and said with a solemn expression.
"Zhang Gong can think highly of me and does not think that I am vulgar, old, willful and arrogant. He recommends me and allows me to follow him. Tao Qian will remember the kindness of this recommendation in his heart. Tao Qian is stupid and straightforward, and is not good at hypocrisy, so he often has troubles.
, Mr. Zhang has a broad mind and understands many things. Tao Qian is not an unreasonable person. He keeps everything in mind.
. But forgive Qian for bluntly saying that although Zhang Gong is talented in literature, he is not a good warrior. Qian knows that he knows it, so he has hesitated to this day. However, the ancients said: We should stop being disturbed by the chaos. Qian thought it was just right for today's affairs.
When Zhang Gong advances, he will have strong generals to help him, and when he retreats, he will not lose the title of nobility or marquis. All he needs is the word 'break'. For public and private reasons, please make a quick decision."
"What if it's for public purposes, but what if it's for private reasons?" Zhang Wen obviously knew that now was the time to procrastinate, so he had a rather anxious look on his face.
"For my own personal gain, I can request your majesty to return to the court with my troops. Based on my merits in this battle, I should be granted the title of wife and son. If I don't care about personal gains and losses, but for the sake of the country, I should command the army to pursue the poor bandits and ensure that the Han Dynasty
There will be no large-scale wars in the northwest for ten years to prevent the Han Dynasty from repeating what happened in the last years of Emperor Huan. Otherwise, given His Majesty's temper, the future of the Han Dynasty will be really worrying."
"But if the light division moves forward and is taken advantage of by the enemy, then what can be done." As soon as Zhang Wen finished speaking, Tao Qian frowned, but since the words have reached this point, for the benefit of the country,
, Tao Qian suppressed his dissatisfaction and continued to explain to Zhang Wen. After all, he still hoped that the other party could implement his plan, and now was not the time to be angry.
"At this point, it doesn't matter whether the country wins or loses. In victory, the Huangzhongyi group, which can be said to be the most powerful group among the Qiang people, was destroyed. It was a great shock to the enemy. Even if it was a failure, as long as
Properly commanded, it is enough to damage its roots, and then we can slowly plan for it. As for us, as long as we arrange it properly, if we are unfortunately defeated, we can completely weaken Dong Zhuo. Private soldiers like Sun Jian are so powerful that they can
The powerful side of the army. And with the fighting power of Huangzhong Yicong, I am afraid that even the victory will only be a miserable victory. Even if they have the ability to have enough troops left, the kingdom of Song Yang and Didao will still be able to survive.
There are those stupid
There are many Qiang and Di tribes who are ready to move. If they still have some strength left after this round of defeat, then your Majesty will not treat them badly. Mr. Zhang, you will no longer have to worry like this.
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After listening to Tao Qian's analysis, Zhang Wen's eyes became brighter and brighter. In the end, his hands were clenched into fists and were shaking continuously, as if to express the excitement of his master at this moment.
While Tao Qian was making up his mind for Zhang Wen, the fleeing Qiang coalition forces, or more accurately the Qiang people who often worked as mercenaries for the Han, were also discussing fiercely at this moment, and their plans
Behind them, Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian and others were biting their tails and not letting go, and they had the courage to chase them to the ends of the earth.
"Mr. Bian, please see how we should act in this situation. Mr. Bian, please rest assured that this defeat is not your fault. It is an injustice from God. In the words of you Han people, it is 'helping the evil do evil'. I am right."
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A man who was quite old but still had a handsome face asked a thin man next to him with a sallow face. Judging from the name in his words, that thin man was probably the leader of this Qiang rebellion.
One of the chapters and letters.
Bian Zhang coughed violently a few times and did not answer the man's question. Instead, he looked back at the gloomy man behind him, as if asking for his advice. After a while, the two men seemed to have stopped looking at each other.
During the exchange, the man with a gloomy face spoke on behalf of Bian Zhang.
"Although Chencang City is not big, the terrain is steep and easy to defend and difficult to attack. Marshal Beigong and Marshal Wen Xinkeshuai went there to rest for a while before retreating to Longguan. Marshal Li and I went to Yumi, which was our last
Material reserve base, the materials there
Let's keep as much as we can. Although the situation is chaotic now and it is quite difficult to escape with our lives, if we can retain more strength, we will have room for maneuver in the future whether it is the encirclement and suppression of the Han Dynasty or the threats from other tribes.
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"Okay. Then we will meet at Longguan and then consider the next plan." The handsome man made the final decision.