Chapter 11: The Sunset of the Long River, Section 36

Taifu Yang Biao and Great Sima Xu Rong hurried to the Qilin Palace.

Taiwei Zhang Yan and Guangluxun Zhao Yun both strongly requested reinforcements to the Wudu battlefield, but Taifu Yang Biao, Prime Minister Li Wei, and Imperial Historian Xun You were very cautious and did not immediately agree. Now the financial resources of the imperial court are extremely tight, and if the troops are increased on the battlefield of Wudu, it will inevitably affect the supply of grain and grass for the expeditionary army of Hehuang.

"Although General Yan Liang was defeated at the line of Hechi and Xianren Pass, due to his attack, Liu Bei was forced to abandon Longxi and retreat to Wudu County, thus creating favorable conditions for the expeditionary army to defeat the Qiang people and recover the territory of Hehuang." Taifu Yang Biao said, "Half of the attack objectives of the southbound army have been achieved, and the other half of the goal is to capture the line of Hechi and Xianren Pass before Liu Bei withdraws, so as to encircle and annihilate Liu Bei." However, it was too difficult to achieve this goal, and there was no mandatory provision in the order given by the imperial court to General Yan Liang at that time that it must be completed. Therefore, I don't think there is any need to support the Wudu battlefield now, as long as General Yan Liang retreats to the line of Fengting and Liangdangting, maintains the threat to the rebels, and drags Liu Bei's army in Wudu. After His Majesty and the generals defeated the Qiang people, recovered the two counties of Jincheng and Longxi, and the situation in northern Xinjiang was brought under control, it was not too late for the imperial court to send troops south to attack. ”

Li Wei and Xun You have the same opinion. At this moment, even if he captures Wudu, he will not be able to completely annihilate Liu Bei. Liu Bei's army can hold on to Hanzhong, or it can retreat to Bashu, no matter how the army fights, the possibility of wanting to take Hanzhong this year is already very small. Rather than fighting a meaningless victory in Wudu, it is better to support the expeditionary force to regain the vast territory around Hehuang with all its might.

"What if we can take Hanzhong?" Zhang Yan insisted on supporting the Wudu battlefield and insisted on attacking Hanzhong. His reasoning was that as long as the army defeated Liu Bei in Wudu, Yang Song in Hanzhong would take the opportunity to blockade Yangping Pass, prevent Liu Bei's army from withdrawing into Hanzhong, and submit to the imperial court. And Wei Duan, Yang Fu and other Wudu officials have secretly sent people to Hanyang to get in touch with Huangfu Li, and they will surrender the city at the appropriate time. Now is the best time for the army to capture Wudu and Hanzhong, and if this opportunity is missed, Yang Song of Hanzhong, Wei Duan of Wudu, Yang Fu and others may be killed.

"We can't give up the battlefield of Wudu and the strategy of capturing Wudu and Hanzhong just because of a defeat." Zhao Yun persuaded, "The capture of Wudu and Hanzhong is related to the imperial court's counterinsurgency plan, and it is related to the strategy of suppressing Shu with a tie, so it is better to do it sooner rather than later." The longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable the battle situation in the Longnan area will be for us. ”

The Great Sima Xu Rong also tended to support the battlefield of Wudu, but he had to face up to the dilemma faced by the imperial court's wealth, and he had to consider the overall situation. At present, in addition to the battlefield in Western Xinjiang, there is also a growing crisis in Northern Xinjiang, if the situation in Northern Xinjiang gets out of control and the army conquers Northern Xinjiang next year, then the strategy of "suppressing Shu with a close approach" may be postponed indefinitely, which is extremely unfavorable to the advancement of the overall counterinsurgency strategy of the imperial court.

"Gather your forces first." Xu Rong suggested, "Recruit 20,000 southern troops and four battalions of the captured general Wang Dang and the cavalry general Xiaolei to assemble in Chencang. Zilong (Zhao Yun) is the commander of the army, and Qizhi (Yang Feng) is the deputy. If the general can inflict heavy losses on the Qiang people and recover Hehuang before October, Zilong will immediately lead an army of 40,000 to the south, occupy Wudu and Hanzhong, and realize the strategy of controlling Shu by entrapment. ”

Xu Rong's proposal was unanimously approved by everyone. That night, Xu Rong flew to the eldest princess of Liyang.

September of the second year of Yuanping of the Great Han Dynasty (204 AD).

September, Western Xinjiang, Hehuang Battlefield.

The big and small elm valleys (now the south of the Yellow River in Guide) are located in the central and western parts of Huang, where the north blocks the big river, the terrain is dangerous and solid, and because the land is fertile, sparing the fields and livestock, and the benefits of fish and salt in the West Sea, it has always been the place of contention of the Qiang tribes.

More than 200 years ago, this was the residence of Xianlingqiang, and later, under the leadership of its leader Dian Liang, the powerful Yaodangqiang drove away the Xianlingqiang people and seized the Great and Small Elm Valleys. After the death of Dian Liang, his son Dian Wu, his grandson Mi Wu, Hao Wu and others repeatedly became a disaster for the Han Dynasty. In the autumn of the first year of Emperor Xiaoming Yongping (58 AD), Zhonglang led Dou Gu, the captured general Ma Wu and others to defeat Dian Wu. The following year, Dian Wu surrendered, willing to defend the territory for the Han Dynasty. Dou Lin, the captain of Huqiang, immediately played, and the imperial court named him "Guiyi Hou", plus the "Han Dadu Captain", and built a Guiyi city in the north of the big and small elm valleys.

Now, the emperor of the Han Dynasty and the general Li Hong stood on the tower of Guiyi City, watching the soldiers quickly cross the river bridge and enter the territory of the Qiang people.

"It's so beautiful...... Son of Heaven looked at the clear blue sky, looking at the picturesque mountains and woods, and his heart was fascinated, "It's so beautiful here...... The Qiang people have such a beautiful homeland, why do they still invade the Han Dynasty and repeatedly invade the borders? ”

"Because the territory of the Han Dynasty is vast, the pastures are more fertile, and there are countless cattle, sheep and treasures." Fu Gan stood beside him and said with a smile, "The Qiang people are greedy and will not be satisfied with this small valley. ”

The Son of Heaven shook his head regretfully, indulging in the enchanting scenery.

Li Xiu took the general's hand, pointed to several puffs of wolf smoke rising into the sky in the distance, and asked in a low voice, "Dad, are the Qiang people gathering?" ”

"There's no way back for them. If you want to save the lives of your home and loved ones, you can only fight to the death with us. There was a murderous aura faintly in Li Hong's voice.

"Will they die?" Li Xiu asked worriedly. Ever since he saw the battlefield full of corpses, Li Xiu was terrified, and often woke up from nightmares in the middle of the night, and the wildness on his body was gone. The war was far bloodier and more brutal than she had imagined.

Li Hong glanced down at her and nodded solemnly, "They don't have a chance to survive." ”

The Han army was able to quickly find the main force of the Qiang people and chase them all the way to the Great and Small Elm Valleys, all because of the Baima Qiang thunderstorm.

After Liu Bei arrived in Longxi, he was unable to advance again, and Lei Biao, Yufeng, Li Cai and other Qiang people continued to harass, in desperation, he had to adopt Zhuge Liang's suggestion, give money and food to the Qiang people, and the two sides negotiated peace. After the Han army entered the river, Liu Bei quickly withdrew from Longxi, his speed was very fast, the Qiang people did not notice it for a while, and when the Qiang people found out, the Han army had been along the banks of the Yellow River, roaring.

Li Cai, Lei Biao and others always thought that the goal of the Han army was to burn Dangqiang, it was Hongri and Tietou, but they didn't expect the Han people to make a false shot, and suddenly turned around and killed Longxi.

Zhong Cun, Mi Tang, Sister Prison, Wuwu and other Qiang armies turned around and ran away under the command of Li Cai.

Lei Biao and Yu Feng also wanted to run, but Pang De and Ma Chao's speed was very fast, and they grabbed ahead of the Qiang people, occupied Di Dao, and blocked the retreat of Baima Qiang and Shen Wolf Qiang. Lei Biao was horrified, turned around and headed south, intending to catch up with Li Cai and temporarily go to the Big and Small Elm Valley to avoid the limelight. Who knew that Li Cai turned his face and didn't recognize people, ambushed them in Little Rock, and looted all their belongings.

Lei Biao gritted his teeth with hatred. The grudge between the two sides has lasted for several generations, but this is only a grudge between the Qiang people, and whenever they deal with the Han people, everyone still ignores the past suspicions and unanimously agrees with the outside world. This time, Li Cai took the lead in destroying the tradition left by his ancestors, and wanted to put Baimaqiang and Shenwolf Qiang to death.

Lei Biao gritted his teeth, and together with Yu Feng, he took the remaining three or four thousand people to Ma Chao. Back then, Ma Chao repeatedly borrowed troops from Baimaqiang, and the last time Hongri, Tang Xiao and others attacked Hehuang, Lei Biao had helped him very much, and of course Ma Chao had to return this favor. So he didn't hesitate to take Lei Biao and Yu Feng to meet the Son of Heaven and the general. The Son of Heaven comforted them with kind words, accepted their surrender, and promised to allow them to move to Longxi after the stability of Western Xinjiang.

Lei Biao and Yu Feng were overjoyed and expressed their willingness to help the Han army attack the Great and Small Elm Valleys. Lei Biao offered a plan, with Pang De, Ma Chao and him all the way, to launch a frontal attack in the direction of Little Rock. Yu Feng led another Han army along the north bank of the Yellow River, around Guiyi City, and launched an attack from the rear of the Great and Small Elm Valleys, in order to encircle and annihilate Zhong Cun and other Qiang troops.

In early September, the Han army's 40,000 iron cavalry surrounded the Qiang people at the foot of the Moon Mountain in the south of the Great and Small Elm Valleys, and attacked and killed them on all sides.

Yan Rou, the general of Zhenbei, Pang De, the general of Zhengxi, Wei Jun, the general of Xiangwu, Jiang Wu, the general of Li Feng, Ma Chao, the general of Huben, Lei Zi, the general of Changshui, Mustafa, and the general of Hu Cai, each brought their fierce soldiers, rushed back and forth, and in a short period of time, the battle formation of the Qiang people was torn apart.

Li Cai, Chadu and other Qiang leaders struggled with six or seven thousand men and horses, trying to break through.

The soldiers of the Tiger Feather Forest Battalion were eager to try, Duan Xuan, Xie Wu, Zhang Xiao and others asked for battle several times, and the general of the Chinese army, Jia Xu, was helpless, ran to the general's side and said, "Do you want Your Majesty to experience it for yourself?" ”

Jia Xu's suggestion is very tempting. When Xiao Tianzi heard this, he immediately shouted, "General, let's kill it, kill it......"

Li Hong smiled, turned to arbitrarily and said, "You take thirty horsemen to protect the Son of Heaven, don't have any accidents." ”

He bowed arbitrarily to receive the order, and waved his hand at the soldiers behind him. Thirty soldiers rushed up and firmly protected the Son of Heaven in the middle. Xiao Tianzi looked around, it was impermeable, except for a small piece of blue sky overhead, he couldn't see anything. Xiao Tianzi was anxious, glared at arbitrarily and shouted, "Get out of the way, get out of the way, you are in my way......"

"Your Majesty, five thousand iron horsemen are in dense formation, charging and killing in a goose-shaped battle formation, and the people in the formation can't see the road at all." Said casually and respectfully.

"Then how do I kill the enemy?"

"Archery." Arbitrarily pointed to the delicate small bow on the back of the Son of Heaven, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty only needs to shoot at the enemy in front of the battle formation." ”

"Oh......" Xiao Tianzi was nervous and excited, and hurriedly inserted the short sword into the sheath, and raised his hand to take the bow.

"Your Majesty, don't take a ......bow now," said arbitrarily, "before charging into battle, you must raise the speed of your war horse to the limit, you must concentrate on driving your war horse, and when the horn sounds, you will shoot rapidly." ”

Xiao Tianzi nodded again and again, and grabbed the reins of the horse tightly with both hands, "Blow the trumpet, blow the trumpet quickly......"

The general turned his head to look at Li Xiu, "Are you nervous?" ”

Li Xiu's expression was very panicked, and he was so nervous that he could barely breathe.

"Follow me, don't be afraid of ......," Li Hong said with a smile, "You can only move forward if you forget life and death." ”

"Tell Leizi, get out of the way, and let the Qiang people break through......"

"Driving the ......" Li Hong kicked the horse's belly violently, and the war horse was in pain, and suddenly stood upright and rushed out. Xie Wu held high the battle flag of the Black Panther, followed closely behind, "The Great General Patrols the Formation......"

In the middle of the cavalry, Xiao Tianzi's eyes lit up, and he saw the general flying in front of the battle, and his long hair was scattered in the wind, majestic.

The horn of "Woo Woo ......" sounded for a long time, resounding through the mountains.

Xiao Tianzi looked around strangely, "What is this for?" Still not attacking? ”

Laughing arbitrarily, just as he was about to speak, he heard an earth-shattering roar suddenly coming from the front, "Big man...... Tianwei ......"

Xiao Tianzi was startled and subconsciously shrank his head.

"Dahan...... Tianwei ......"

A huge roar swept through like a tsunami, setting off waves that shook the heavens and the earth.

Arbitrarily raising his sword, he screamed hoarsely; The soldiers raised their weapons, raised their heads to the sky, and shouted wildly.

The roar echoed among the mountains, resounding through the sky, and the wind and clouds changed color in an instant.

Xiao Tianzi suddenly woke up, his blood boiled all over his body, and the sudden huge stimulation made him forget his fear and forget the battlefield in an instant. Like all the soldiers, he raised his hands high, waved two small fists, blushed, and roared out with all his strength, "Great Han...... Tianwei ......"

Li Xiu looked at the majestic posture of his father wielding a spear, listened to the deafening roar, and suddenly his heart trembled, and tears rained down. At this moment, she felt that she had melted into her father's body and felt the blood rushing in her father's body. At this moment, there is no life and death, no more timidity, only the pride and pride of being the soul of the Han, and only the courage to break the bones for the Han.

Li Xiu raised his spear high and shouted wildly, "Great Han...... Tianwei ......"

"Kill ......" Li Hong suddenly reined in the war horse, raised his spear in front of the war horse in the upright neighing, "Kill ......"

"Kill ......" 5,000 soldiers shouted in unison, rode forward, and the iron cavalry army started in the midst of thunder.

Xiao Tianzi hit the horse like flying, kept shouting and shouting, but he couldn't hear anything, except for the whistling wind in his ears, it was the roar of a landslide and the ground cracking, and all around him were dense iron cavalry soldiers, dense weapons, and dense battle flags. He felt as if he had fallen into a raging flood, ready to be destroyed at any moment, and the only thing he could hold on to was the reins of his horse, which he clung to and cried out helplessly on his horse's back.

"Protect Your Majesty......" casually looked at the black panther banner dancing in the wind in front of him, and shouted repeatedly, "Accelerate, speed up ......"

Li Xiu was dizzy and crumbling, she felt like she was going to die, her chest was about to explode, and the violently jolting war horse threw her into the air again and again, as if to tear her into pieces.

Galloping through an army of horses and horses is not the same thing as a man galloping across an open grassland, and the mere roar is enough to crush a man to powder. Li Xiu groaned in pain, and she even wanted to let go of the horse's reins and let her body fall from the horse.

A big hand fell from the sky. Li Xiu felt like he had flown into the sky, and then slammed into a familiar and wide embrace.

"Open your eyes and clear ......," Li Hong shouted, "Kill the enemy, kill the enemy with me......"

The Qiang people rushed towards them.

The most powerful tiger feather forest army of the Han Dynasty was killed head-on, and for a time the arrows were like locusts, the killing sound was like thunder, blood was splashed, and the severed limbs and stumps were flying all over the sky.

Tens of thousands of Han iron horsemen surrounded it on all sides, and the bloody slaughter flooded the beautiful valley in an instant. Jump to