The 2171st chapter is wrapped in horse leather, still not regretting
Leading an army from Hanzhong deep into the Qiang's inhabited areas seems to be no different from risking death.
Especially the Wudu area, from the Eastern Han Dynasty to today, has been the traditional residence of the Qiang people. The father and son of the Xiliang Ma family relied on pacifying the Qiang people in this area and became famous in one battle, becoming the heroes of the separatist regime.
Later, the Qiang people also came out from this place and entered Guanzhong, becoming one of the Hu people who entered China during the Yongjia Rebellion.
The Han Dynasty had established rule in the Wudu area before, but it was mainly temporarily established to win over the local Ba tribe. Years of wars have scattered the Ba tribe in various places, and the Shu people have actually gradually integrated with the Han people.
As a whole, the activity range of the Ba people extends from the original land of Bashan and Chushui to the north, spreading all over the vast mountains.
Some of the Ba people moved all the way north to Dazhong, Xiabian and other places.
There is no way, people always want to find something to eat. Since they can't support themselves in the south, they can only go all the way north.
Later, Du Qi led the Ba people to submit to the Han, and the Han's efforts to appease the Ba people immediately began. For the Ba people living within the control of the Han army, it was natural to divide the land and encourage exchanges between various ethnic groups.
And gradually carried out Chinese education. For those Ba people who lived deep in the mountains and the areas that the Han Dynasty could not manage for a while, they used the method of recruitment and sent capable officials from the Ba people's headquarters to go deep into the mountains and lead them down the mountains.
As a county that existed during the Han Dynasty, Wudu was also the northwest gateway to Hanzhong. It naturally became a place where the Han people temporarily gathered and resettled the Ba people. But after all, Wudu is among the mountains and valleys, only among the lame.
It is just a relatively open piece of land belonging to General Ba. It is naturally not suitable for long-term farming, and there is not that much land to allocate to the Ba people. More importantly, it is surrounded by Qiang people, and there are many Ba people and Han troops responsible for recruiting.
There was a conflict, so after a short rest and a head count, the Han army led the Ba people and retreated southeast to Hanzhong, and distributed the land in Hanzhong. Wudu County, which had been established for only two or three months, was abandoned again.
Hanzhong was able to develop equally rapidly in just a few years. It was no longer just a transit place that was crucial between Bashu and Chang'an, but played no role in itself, because of the immigration of the Ba people and the efforts of the Han army to colonize the fields.
There is also an inseparable relationship.
Today, the grain and other equipment and materials produced in Hanzhong are being continuously supplied to Guanzhong and northwest places, making Hanzhong not only a place for goods distribution, but also the entire production and sales.
One of the downstream routes.
However, no matter how prosperous Hanzhong is, it cannot change the fact that Wudu and other places very close to Hanzhong have been abandoned, and there are still Qiang people scattered around. This means that there has always been a knife in the Dahan Pass and the
On the main artery between Bashu and Shu, once the war reaches Hanzhong, the connection between Bashu and Guanzhong will be affected.
This was another reason why Li Xingchen wanted to send a partial army to attack from Wudu.
Stabilizing Wudu is equivalent to strengthening the depth of Hanzhong's defense line, so that Hanzhong can no longer rely on Yangping Pass to defend enemies coming from the west.
Xiao Mohe looked at the edge of his sand table, where was the line from Hanzhong to Wudu. Before, Xiao Mohe was simply interested or worried about the Battle of the Northwest, so he really didn't think about it.
It is not possible to send a partial force to kill two birds with one stone, which can not only consolidate the Hanzhong defense line, but also contain the enemy's reinforcements, which may be quite powerful.
It is somewhat helpless to say that since the Xianbei people entered Guanzhong, the Qiang people have taken the initiative to retreat westward, and have retreated to the west of the Tao River and the Huangshui area. This is already outside the Great Wall of Qin. In fact, it is also in the traditional sense.
Outside of Kyushu, this is tantamount to the Qiang people themselves taking the initiative to cut off contact with the Central Plains. Therefore, it is actually unknown how the Qiang people have developed over the years and what kind of combat effectiveness their soldiers and horses have.
Of course, this does not mean that there was no contact between the Northern Wei Dynasty and later the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Qiang people. On the contrary, in order to maintain the stability of the northwest and to more smoothly conquer the south, the Northern Dynasties had actually been trying to win over the Qiang people.
The situation in the northwest is in balance with the Turks and Tuyuhun.
Of course, the Qiang people don't mind if you come to win over me from all sides. On the surface, I seem to surrender to all sides, but in fact, I don't listen to any side. Anyway, you are worried about the other side's strength and your own strength in other directions.
There are other powerful enemies, and it is impossible for them to fight for a while. Even if they do fight, it is just a small fight and harmless, so the Qiang people actually live a pretty good life.
Later, the Turks dissipated, and the Dahan and Tuyuhun were still friends in name, but they kept making small moves behind the scenes. Because the Qiang people were directly threatened by Tuyuhun, they could not live such a leisurely life. They gradually surrendered to Tuyuhun and had no contact with the Dahan.
At least when the two sides were still in contact, the Qiang people still had a lot of troops. Although the equipment was poor, the soldiers were tough and they were a force that cannot be ignored in the northwest. Now even the relationship between the Qiang people and Tuyuhun may be due to the previous
The conflict caused the soldiers and horses to be damaged and their fighting spirit was low, but they were not opponents that could be conquered casually.
How could it be so easy for a partial army to open up the situation so easily when faced with such an opponent and in a harsh environment?
Xiao Mohe was silent for a while.
Li Xingchen seemed to have already expected his answer, so he looked at him calmly.
Xiao Mohe suddenly smiled and solemnly raised his hand to Li Xinchen: "Thanks to Your Majesty for not giving up, I am willing to do your best for Your Majesty!"
Li Xingchen hurriedly stepped forward, stretched out his hand to support Xiao Maha, and said in a deep voice: "Although this battle is a partial battle, the danger of the situation is likely to be more dangerous than that of the mighty battlefield. I have thought about it and the whole country, and the only one who can do it is the general.
I am very pleased that the general can agree."
Xiao Mohe said with emotion: "Your Majesty, please be relieved. The battle of Luliang was so difficult and dangerous back then, but the general was still not afraid. Today, I can still gain your Majesty's trust and conquer the barbarians for your Majesty. It is a great blessing for me! Even if my horse is wrapped in leather, I will be remembered in the history of history."
He has left a reputation comparable to that of Ma Fubo (Ma Yuan) and will die without regrets, so there is nothing to be afraid of!"
Li Xingchen nodded and immediately patted the back of his hand: "The general is very ambitious, but the key to this battle is to use surprise troops to embolden the enemy and then appease the enemy. The general must not be reckless."
Xiao Mohe is a man who dares to fight and charge. His only shortcoming is that he is too reckless.
Back then, he could lead hundreds of cavalry and rush back and forth between the Northern Qi and Northern Zhou armies, killing generals and capturing flags. Now Li Xingchen was really afraid that this guy would directly kill the Qiang tribe.