Shu Chen

Chapter 173
Protect Qiang Xiaowei, compare two thousand stones.

Lord Xiqiang.It can be edited, and it can be edited; it can be hit, and it can be hit.

Hold the festival to receive care, manage their grievances, follow the line every year, and ask about their sufferings.Several envoys were sent to communicate with the movement, so that the Qiang barbarians outside the Great Wall could be the eyes and ears of officials, so that the prefectures and counties could be prepared.

Jiang Wei, who was in charge of the post of Qiang Xiaowei, had the absolute right to deal with Qiang affairs.

It doesn't matter whether the Qiang tribe is inside or outside the territory of the Han Dynasty.

It is this arbitrary power that made him fall into a battle between heaven and man against the river valley of the Animaqing mountain range in pursuit of the wolf species Qiang.

Marching into the pursuit is of great benefit to the big man.

Ever since the Han Dynasty at the turn of the two emperors, Lingxian, lost control, Liangzhou had been disturbed for decades, and the Qianghu tribes with a little strength all gave birth to a heart of domination, and no longer feared the Central Plains Dynasty.

Whether it's against Wei or a big man.

They even often raise troops to rebel or enter bandits, and plunder or kill Li Shu in Dahan counties.

For example, Jiang Wei's late father, Jiang Jiong, died in the Qianghu Rebellion.

Now that the Han Dynasty is about to march into Liangzhou, it is imperative to re-establish the deterrence of the Han Dynasty.

Even if it doesn't do what Chen Tang said in the old days, "Those who offend a strong man will be punished even if they are far away", but the Qiang and Hu tribes will be afraid when they hear the name of the big man and dare not make enemies with the big man.

Participating in wolf species and Qiang is a tribe that can be used to kill chickens and monkeys.

The commander-in-chief Shen Lang who fled to Xiqing Mountain, Li Yan and other follow-up soldiers were begging for people like a piece of cake.

If he wiped out the remnants of Shenwolves fleeing to the river valley of the Animaqing Mountains, he would show the Qianghu tribe inside and outside Liangzhou the determination of the big man: if he dares to raise troops to be an enemy of the big man, no matter how far he escapes, he will not be defeated. Will survive!

Furthermore, pursuit is also a consideration of killing danger in the cradle.

Be it the Xiqing Mountains or the valleys of the Animaqing Mountains, they are all remote places for the great Han.

The big man will not and will not be able to carry out relocation and real borders, and occupy these places!
This will bring about a problem: those Shenlang Qiang who fled to the valley of the Animaqing Mountains, no matter whether they are allied with the Baima Qiang or are annexed, there will always be tribes of the Baima Qiang who will come to occupy the Xiqing Mountains and Taoshui river valley.

Later, by occupying a larger territory, it became populous and powerful, which in turn gave birth to the heart of the Han border.

This is a foreseeable consequence.

Various Qiang rebellions in hundreds of years have proved this point countless times.

And from the perspective of the big Han, the purpose of conquering the Shenlang Qiang was to solve the worries of marching into Liangzhou; it was not to give the Huawai Baima Qiang a chance to become bigger and brew a greater threat.

Otherwise, it is enough to keep the Qiang and the wolf species from attacking each other, so why waste manpower and material resources to attack?
However, the risk of entering the pursuit is also very high.

First of all, there are only three thousand troops in the headquarters who obey his orders without any conditions.

The [-] cavalry dispatched by Li Yan, the hussar general, were only under his orders temporarily, not directly under his command.

If it is a normal combat order, the generals at all levels can still obey the order; but such a desperate dispatch, those generals will fight on the basis of reason, and there is nothing wrong with not obeying the general order, and he can't force it.Just like in the battle of Xiaoguandao in the past, Wang Ping, who was temporarily transferred to Ma Di's command, refused to follow his orders, and Ma Di had nothing to do about it.

Secondly, the pursuit is an adventure that gambles the lives of countless soldiers.

Trapped in the complicated terrain, if you want to pursue, you can only abandon your luggage and provisions, and go lightly.If the whereabouts of the white horse Zhong Qiang and other insightful information along the way make preparations for the battle in advance, or if the title cannot be determined in one battle in the past, it will fall into a deadly situation.The Baima Qiang only need to confront each other, and they can wait until the Han army runs out of food and fodder and will be wiped out by itself.

Again, it is a matter of trust in the guide.

When chasing on unknown terrain, it is necessary to find a guide.

Most of Jiang Wei's soldiers came from the Heshou Qiang people and the Baima Qiang in the Baishui Basin. They were not very familiar with the road from the Taoshui Basin to the valley of the Animaqing Mountains.If you want to pursue it, you must find a guide from the small tribe of Shenlang Qiang who surrendered along the way to lead the army.

However, are these Qiang people who have just been forced to surrender by the Han soldiers worthy of trust?
Can this kind of trust afford the consequences of a single negligence that wiped out the entire army?

In the end, it was Jiang Wei's own consideration.

He is a descendant, born with a different aura.

Several years of time, as well as Prime Minister Zhuge Liang's different weapons, can hardly offset the gap that grows in people's hearts.

Therefore, he must be cautious in his actions, and he must be trembling when leading troops.

Whether it's because of the scruples of the world, it's also because of the trust of the prime minister.

In this case, it is the best choice not to take risks.

After all, in Li Yan's military order, he was asked to lead the front into the Xiqing Mountains, instead of diverting to the river valley of the Animaqing Mountains on his own initiative.Even the "Sun Tzu's Art of War" "The general is outside, and the emperor's fate is not accepted", it can't stop others from criticizing.

Therefore, a combination of many reasons caused Jiang Wei to fall into a brief hesitation.

Yes, briefly.

When he walked slowly, supervising his soldiers to incorporate the small Qiang tribe of the wolf species who came to surrender, he also saw the situation of those Qiang women and children in the tribe.

Now it is spring and February, and it is still a season of wind and snow.

However, many Qiang women showed an attitude of natural selection towards their children.

Many infants or toddlers are wrapped in a few pieces of animal skins by their mothers, and they are not at all worried that the children will die of cold and disease due to the attack of wind and snow.

It reminded Jiang Wei in an instant of what Han Jiaerlang knew about Xiqiang.

Those in the Western Qiang, who had the fruit of the synapse, regard death in battle as auspicious, and end of illness as ominous.Strong and brave in nature, able to withstand cold and suffering, just like animals.Although a woman gives birth, she does not take shelter from the wind and snow.

That is to say, those who are qualified to survive in this barren soil in the northwest will not care too much about life and death.

As long as they promise enough benefits, they don't have to worry about whether they can survive after chasing them.

At least, the [-] soldiers in his headquarters, which are mainly Qiang people, have no fear.

Even if the [-] soldiers assigned by Li Yan and temporarily assigned to him are not willing to participate in the pursuit, he can fight to the death alone.

Because he is not afraid of death.

The prime minister, Zhuge Liang, treated him very kindly, as if he was being reborn, so that he had no intention of caring about personal gains and losses.

As long as it is beneficial to the Northern Expedition and beneficial to the great man, let's do it.

There is no need to think too much about it.

It's done, everyone is happy.

If you fail, you will apologize with your own body, and you will have no regrets in this life.

Just like General Zheng Pu of Pingbei took away Xiao Guan's "good luck".

Jiang Wei is a native of Ji County. He has lived in Longyou for nearly 30 years. He has seen natural disasters such as white disasters, droughts, and mountain torrents, but he has never experienced a major epidemic.It's not that he's lucky, but the climate in the northwest rarely triggers major epidemics.

And he used to be a member of Wei Jun.

Knowing that Cao Zhen, the great Sima against the Wei Dynasty who guarded the northwest, participated in many battles against Sun Wu, and also accumulated a lot of experience in the outbreak of major epidemics in the defense army from the experience of frequent epidemics in the Dajiang River Basin.Dai Ling and Wei Ping, generals against the Wei Dynasty, have served under Cao Zhen for many years, and it is absolutely impossible for the sergeants in the army to contract the epidemic in the northwest region.

In other words, the great epidemic when Xiao Guan defended the Wei army came very strangely.

Zheng Pu's good luck is also very strange.

Although the prime minister claimed that he was a man of God's help when he presented himself to the court, Jiang Wei had a faint realization in his heart.

Even Zheng Pu, who was highly regarded by the prime minister and was brother-in-law to the emperor, did not hesitate to serve the country and ignored the criticism of others, so what taboo is there for him to surrender in a mere way!
A real man is born in the world, and those who repay the favor of others do not count life and death!

Those who seek to benefit the country do not count the gains and losses of honor and disgrace!

If things fail, you will die if you die, why worry about it!

Jiang Wei, who had made up his mind, asked his personal guards to convey the order to the soldiers and horses of the headquarters, and then summoned the generals of [-] soldiers under Li Yan, and informed them of their intention to pursue, and let them decide whether to accompany them.

Unsurprisingly, the vast majority of Yamen generals or school captains rejected this proposal because the pursuit was too risky.

Some generals were blunt, claiming that this dispatch violated the order of Hussar General Li Yan, and he could not risk the lives of his soldiers.

Some generals were more tactful.

In addition to refusing, he also claimed to admire Jiang Wei's courage and was willing to mobilize more than a hundred people from his own repertoire to follow the expedition, with a strong voice.

There was only one small school with a leader of [-] troops, who immediately agreed to go with him.

His name is Jiang Shu.

Not long after the [-]th year, it is the time of passion and heroism.

Therefore, Jiang Wei asked those generals who were unwilling to accompany them to lead the army to continue to march towards Xiqing Mountain, while he himself took more than [-] soldiers, discarded all his luggage, and headed for the valley of the Animaqing Mountain Range with light clothes.

Before leaving, I wrote a letter and sent it to Li Yan, the commander in chief of this battle.

Said:
"Wei Ben rebelled against Wei and abandoned people, and Lai court did not abandon him, and he was accepted as a minion. The prime minister treated me with kindness and rebuilding; the general promoted me, like a senior, and Wei was grateful, and there was nothing to repay. Today, the Qiang captives and wolves are unique and handsome. The intention is to merge with the Qiang captive white horse breed. If we don’t attack them, we fear that it will be a disaster for us in the future! Wei thinks to himself, there is a general supervising the army in Xiqing Mountain, so it is not a worry. Therefore, Wei wishes to lead four thousand troops. Pursue them in the south and fight against them. If you win, Wei will return to Yinping County via Baishui; if you lose, you will die in captivity, and the general will not worry about it."

It was already two days later when Li Yan got the letter.

This is also the reason why Jiang Wei decided to leave without pleading for his life.

The road along the Taoshui River Valley is not easy to walk, and the time it takes to plead for orders back and forth will delay the fighter plane.

"Ziyuan, I'm still getting old after all."

After reading it, Li Yan, who forwarded the letter to Wu Yi, sighed faintly.

It also surprised Wu Yi.

After receiving the letter and looking it over quickly, I realized what Li Yan was sighing about.

He is an old man of a big man, and he has known Li Yan for a long time, so he also knows that if the two of them are in Jiang Wei's situation, they will definitely not choose to lead the army to pursue south!

It's not that they will be a little insufficient, and they can't see the danger of the Qiang Qiang fleeing to the valley of the Animaqin Mountains; it's not that they are old and have lost their courage, and they dare not lead the army.

It's because they are all old men in the army.

The longer you stay in the army, the more cautious you will be, and you will be careful about the pros and cons of military struggles.

Not that it's bad to act that way.

On the contrary, acting in this way is the character that a general should have.

But correspondingly, if you seek stability and safety in everything, you will lose the determination to move forward.

Husband war, courage also.

If you don't put yourself to death, you won't win a battle.

Especially on the ever-changing battlefield, sometimes the indomitable spirit can often turn decay into magic.

The "getting old" that Li Yan sighed does not just mean that they are getting older, but also that they have been immersed in high positions for a long time, and they are used to worrying about gains and losses, so they lose their vigor.

"Heh~~~"

After being silent for a long time, Wu Yi suddenly laughed softly, and said, "Why does the general feel evil? If we are not calm, how can An Neng tolerate the spirit of the younger generation? Since Jiang Boyue has an enterprising spirit, we will consolidate it." The foundation, just let him display his talent and learning as he likes. Besides, how can the Prime Minister let Zheng Zijin use his talent and learning when the general is gone?"

Kong Ming and Zheng Zijin?

Hearing this, Li Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, and his stroking hand paused.

Immediately, he laughed heartily.

Instead, Jiang Wei's book was combined with the daily military report, and they were forwarded to the prime minister for review, without any more sighs.

He also ordered Liao Hua to lead the rear army to escort the food, fodder and supplies on the grounds that Shenlangzhong Qiang was discord, people were panicked, and the power was no longer as strong as before.

Five days later, after chasing them, the army attacked with clamor and clamor.

Participated in the war against the wolf species and the Qiang, and was defeated. Countless people surrendered, and most of the cattle, sheep, war horses, etc. were captured by the Han army.

The heroes of the major tribes were all escorted by the cavalry close to them and fled.

Li Yannai divided Liu Yin's 蜑獽 army to escort the captives and those captured in battle back. Don't let Wu Yi lead the infantry behind, but lead the cavalry in pursuit.

Eight days later, I met Ma Dai's general Yang Ji.

The Huawaizhongcunzhong Qiang in the Cizhi Hequ area had already been defeated. Ma Dai and the Shaodang King Mangzhong were chasing and attacking. Worried about the lack of cavalry on Li Yan's side, they sent Yang Ji to lead [-] cavalry to help the battle. .

Five days later, Li Yan chased him to Xiqing Mountain.

Those who participated in the wolf race and the Qiang heroes all hid in the valleys, cutting trees to block the roads and guarding them.

Li Yannai walked hundreds of steps into the camp to block the road, and every moment he made a big propaganda, pretending to be marching, causing great disturbance to the enemy and captives.

It was night, at the third watch, he personally put on his strong and strong swords, led the soldiers into the valley, pierced through the ditch and attacked, beheading more than [-] ranks of his heroes and commanders, the enemy was defeated, and they all fell to the ground and asked to surrender.

The ginseng wolf species and the Qiang species in Xiqing Mountain were all wiped out.

And Jiang Wei, who had more than four thousand soldiers, ordered his soldiers to carry fifteen days of rations, and pursue them with light soldiers.

During the day, they pick up snow along the way and eat, and at night, they hug each other to keep warm and sleep.

After more than ten days, it reached the valley of the Animaqin Mountains.

At that time, the Shenlang Qiang had already entered the Huai Baima Zhongqiang tribe, and the tents stretched for more than [-] miles, and the smoke from the kitchen was dancing in the sky.

The Han army was sleepy, hungry and thirsty, and when they saw the strength of the Qiang captives, they were all afraid.

Jiang Wei ordered the soldiers not to eat and drink, and encouraged the generals, saying: "If you go abroad for thousands of miles, you will succeed if you enter, and you will die if you go. You will not regret your life. Behead the captives to share the fame and honor your family!"

Immediately, it was the first to ascend, and the soldiers all fought desperately, lest they be the last.

Then the two Qiangs were defeated.

The thieves abandoned their homes and left, taking cattle, horses, donkeys, mules, felt, fur, tents, and other things, innumerable.

Jiang Wei ordered the soldiers not to protect the luggage, and continued to pursue them, traveling more than two hundred miles a day and a night.

On the third day, and the thief.

Nai ordered the army to have sharp arrowheads, triple spears, strong crossbows, and light cavalry as the left and right wings to fight the bandits again.

The soldiers of the Han army went forward with all their strength because of their shouts;

When Jiang Wei saw this, he ordered his cavalry to gallop sideways and attack them suddenly.

So far, the Qiang and Shen wolves are all extinct.

Huawai Baima breeds Qiang, Yiping.

(End of this chapter)