"What's going on!" The great chanyu of the Qiang ethnic group who ran all the way from the grassland to the edge of Anding County wanted to take advantage of the battle between the main army of Xiliang and the coalition forces of the two major families of Liangzhou on the Fufeng Plain.
Cheap.
But no one expected that in the days after they officially attacked Anding County and Zhangye County, the two major families in Liangzhou were suddenly defeated. According to the news from their spies in Liangzhou.
King Li Xiang of Xiliang is already leading his army to the north at this time, and the Xiliang army will meet them in this plain area soon.
Thinking that he was about to fight against the Xiliang army, he was filled with uneasiness. The combat effectiveness of the Xiliang army was not just blown away, but truly demonstrated.
The three major families in Liangzhou are no match for the Xiliang army, so how can these troops from the grassland tribes be their rivals?
Unless they can integrate the forces of all the tribes, they will have no choice but to retreat in the face of the Xiliang army's attack. The opponent's combat effectiveness is far beyond what they can match now.
But now it is not a simple matter for him to lead his army to retreat from Liangzhou. The reason why the warriors of the prairie tribes followed him to capture it was for the supplies and women.
Now they have only obtained a little amount of supplies, but not a single person has been captured. Those civilians have been pushed into the city by the Xiliang army. If they want to harvest prisoners, they have to attack the city guarded by the Xiliang army.
Attacking cities has never been the strong point of people like the prairie tribesmen. They don't have siege weapons, and they don't have the high-and-high tactics like those of the Jianghu people.
Therefore, it is very difficult for them to attack a city. Unless it is absolutely necessary, they will not attack a city guarded by a large army.
Now they just want to plunder some people and materials, and then retreat back to the grassland, otherwise their trip will be in vain, and the consequences of their trip in vain will be very sad.
Due to a rain and snowstorm in Liangzhou, the temperature dropped very quickly. Many people froze to death because of the cold weather. This was even the case in Liangzhou, not to mention the grassland areas that were even colder than Liangzhou.
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Although there are ways to resist the cold on the grassland, this time they spent a lot of supplies. They came out to collect supplies for the winter.
Now not only did they not get what they wanted, but they also consumed most of the winter supplies. They went back empty-handed. When the most severe and cold period came, their whole family would die of cold on the grassland.
So now the Great Chanyu of the Qiang tribe feels very difficult. He cannot let his warriors return empty-handed, otherwise he will not be able to recruit so many warriors in the future.
"Chanyu, there's a letter from the Xianbei people!" As the chief military advisor of the Qiang people said, "The other side has also received news of the demise of the Ma family and the Pang family in Liangzhou. They are also facing a difficult choice like us. This decision
, but it is related to the future of the tribal warriors on the grassland.''
"So what are they going to do?" asked the great chanyu of the Qiang people.
The military advisor was silent for a while and said, "They plan to flee after plundering for a while."
"How much can we get in such a short time? Without siege weapons, there is no way to attack important cities with large amounts of supplies." Shanyu expressed his worries: "And? I'm worried about this.
The news can't keep them busy, just let the soldiers under my command know that the armies of the two major families in Liangzhou have been defeated? Will we be isolated and helpless this time when we go south? It will lower the morale of the soldiers!"
"So they decided to merge the armies of our two tribes into one, attack the important cities in Anding County, and capture Pearl City together!"
"Attack Pearl City?"
The great chanyu of the Qiang tribe hesitated: "Can we really capture Pearl City?"
Pearl City is an important city in the northern part of Anding County that borders the grassland. It is also the largest city of the Han family in the north. It is a formidable heavy city with 20,000 elite infantry and 10,000 elite cavalry.
When Anding County was besieged, they were the first people the defenders in Anding County asked for help from. The people in Anding County hoped that the defenders in Mingzhu City would send troops to support them.
Unfortunately, they never expected that the people in Pearl City would turn a blind eye to the news and forget about it if they did not come to support them. They also blocked the armies from other cities around Pearl City.
The military advisor continued: "The soldiers in Mingzhu City are still the Han family soldiers before? Can we attack them with confidence? Don't have to worry about the Xiliang army going north? Maybe the Xiliang army prefers us to attack them? Because after we leave,
They can take this city into their hands without spending a single soldier."
"What you said does make sense!" The great Chanyu of the Qiang tribe thought for a moment and felt that this was more useful than attacking where they were dead? Launching attacks everywhere? Facing those cities with high walls and deep pools, they had no choice at all.
Instead of running around like headless flies, it is better to choose a target and then unite the armies of the two races to attack it.
If the armies of their two races join forces, it will not be a problem to capture a city guarded by only 30,000 troops!
"But how do they plan to distribute it?" The Qiang danyu had already started thinking about the distribution after the war before the war started.
The military advisor didn't understand this either: "Dad Shanyu, go and discuss with the Xianbei clan chief."
This time, the Qiang tribe can be considered a tribe of the entire race, and the warriors have all come, while the Xianbei tribe can only be counted as half of the tribe because the Tuoba tribe has not come.
The remaining half of the tribe who did not come stayed with the Tuoba clan, who were not optimistic about their move south this time.
Facts have proved that Chief Tuoba is indeed very visionary. Even if they conquered Pearl City this time, what they gained was very sparse. After all, his city had a large amount of food, grass and various materials, but it was too little compared to their army going south.
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The most everyone can do is get their money back and get a little reward.
"Help me make an appointment with the Xianbei clan leader. I want to have a talk with him."
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Inside Pearl City.
The guard of Pearl City watched more and more grassland tribe warriors gathering outside. When he learned that the grassland tribe was heading south, he was very worried that the grassland tribe would launch an attack on Pearl City.
Because the other cities in Anding County are in the hands of the Xiliang army, only their area deep into the hinterland of the grassland still belongs to their Han family.
Because other places also need soldiers to guard, the number of defenders in his Pearl City has not increased, but the large amount of supplies stored in the city are likely to be the reason for the grassland tribes to launch an attack on Pearl City.
If the grassland tribes cannot benefit from other places, they will set their sights on Pearl City. This is certain.
Not only is the Pearl City deep in the grassland, but also because the Pearl City belongs to their Han family, not a city controlled by the army of Xiliang King Li Xiang.
The other party did not dare to provoke Xiliang, but they would definitely launch an attack on their Han family's city without hesitation. However, the Han family's current military strength was only this small.
"General, it's getting late, it's time to go back for dinner!"
The soldier beside the guard reminded the general. The general looked at the prairie people outside and frowned: "Have someone bring me the food!"
"And call me the people from the fine work department."
"promise!"
Soon after, several people came to the city wall and said to the general: "Meet the general!"
The head of the Han family looked outside and nodded: "Is there any information from the outside?"
The person in charge of intelligence said: "According to the intelligence currently obtained, the two grassland forces are gathering together, and they are likely to have united!"
"The army also started to come towards us from the south!"
The head of the Han family listened and asked: "Except outside Pearl City, are there any people from the grassland tribes found around other cities?"
The person in charge of the intelligence nodded: "In addition to Pearl City, the cavalry of the grassland tribes have indeed begun to appear outside other cities. According to our guess, they may also launch attacks on other cities around Pearl City!"
"They are preparing to kill us!" The head of the Han family narrowed his eyes: "After killing the other two major families on the Fufeng Plain, Xiliang King Li Xiang is now leading the army that retreated from the Fufeng Plain to the north.
They were afraid of encountering the Xiliang army, so they had to retreat elsewhere.
But they came all the way from the grassland and could not return empty-handed, so they set their goal on our side. As long as they broke up Pearl City and other surrounding cities, they could plunder the materials stored by our Han family.
, their trip was not in vain."
The leader of the Han family immediately understood the thoughts of the two grassland forces.
Several other people also knew better, so the expressions on their faces were very solemn. If they didn't handle it well this time, they would probably perish along with these cities.
Even their families will perish together. Don't expect those prairie people to have conscience. For the prairie people, everything they can take away must be taken away, and anything they cannot take away must be burned.
So this is a war that concerns everyone's lives, and all of them must prepare for the worst!
In fact, they all knew that there was still another way to go, which was to appeal for help from Xiliang and ask Xiliang King Li Xiang to lead an army north to support them.
But do they have the qualifications?
The King of Xiliang had issued an edict to them a long time ago and wanted to bring them under the rule of Xiliang, but they kept a distance from these.
Because none of them want to lose their privileges, if they join Xiliang, their military power and the rights of the nobility will be taken away by Xiliang. In Xiliang, there is no aristocratic class, and the only one who can stand up to all
The only person above the head is Li Xiang, the king of Xiliang.
Privilege is just a little bit more important than ordinary people!
Even the land will be in the hands of Xiliang Yamen. Except for some jewelry business, the rest will be transferred to Xiliang!
This is also the reason why they did not seek refuge with Xiliang. They did not want to give away the privileges and land that their fathers had worked so hard to obtain so easily.
But now it seems that if they don't give up these things, it is very likely that the whole family will perish.
They can think of this, and the general can also think of it, but they won't mention it unless the general mentions it.
Suddenly I remembered that if they had led a large army to support An Ding County, would things be much better now?
After all, as long as they go to support An Ding County, even if they only bring out the senior members of the family, their Han family will not be as torn apart as it is now.
The hundreds of thousands of troops who came back from the south are now scattered in the territory ruled by Xiliang, and the remaining cavalry and infantry are running further west.
They are now taking root at the junction of Bingzhou and Liangzhou, trying to re-establish the glory of the Han family there.
Now they are isolated and helpless. Without external help, it is really possible that these grassland tribes will attack the city and eventually destroy their families.
"If we surrender like Xiliang now, will Xiliang King Li Xiang lead his army to support us?"
The head of the Han family looked at the tents of the grassland tribes and said. In the afterglow of the sun, a large number of white tents appeared on the plain in the distance. Those tents represented the arrival of more and more grassland soldiers.
This time, the number of Qiang and Xianbei tribesmen who went south exceeded 500,000. They were scattered across the vast border, and there were also many in Anding County, Zhangye County, and Tianshui County!
But now the opponent's main force is coming towards their Pearl City, and it won't be long before there are tents of the grassland tribes outside the city.
"With the character of King Li Xiang of Xiliang, he will definitely come!" The person in charge of the intelligence said with certainty: "He is not only the king of Xiliang, but he is also the governor of Liangzhou. Strictly speaking, all of us are
We are his subordinates, we only need to promise to return all rights to him when he comes, and he will definitely come!"
"Then send someone to Xiliang to ask for help!"
Although the leader of the Han family did not want to take this step, he had to go, otherwise the people in this city would fall with him. Feeding the generals on the border, he knew very well how those grassland people treated prisoners, and would rather
Don’t even die as a slave to the prairie people!
On the other side, Li Xiang, who had just returned to Zhangye County, had not yet arrived. When he continued to go north, he received news from the north. The prairie people's army was gathering to the west, and the target was probably Anding, which had not been captured by Xiliang.
County Pearl City!
Li Xiang knew that the news that he had defeated the two major families in Liangzhou could not keep others busy. The Qiang and Xianbei people would definitely respond after hearing the news.
Then I thought that they had set their sights on Pearl City in Anding County!
