Hanbo

Chapter 259
The next morning.

Huo Shan was sitting in the tent eating breakfast, Zhang Anshi walked in with a serious face and bowed to salute:

"Report to the governor, last night there was a civil strife in the Qiang camp, resulting in the destruction of four tribes and the loss of more than a thousand soldiers."

Huo Shan frowned, then slapped the table:
"Hmph, which tribe is so bold, check it out for Ben Hou!"

"promise!"

Zhang Anshi bowed and promised to leave, waited for a while, and returned again:
"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, last night there was a civil strife among the Qiang people, and all the tribes in the camp participated!"

After Huo Shan finished listening, he stood up and walked out of the tent. Zhang Anshi hurriedly followed, and after getting out of the tent, Huo Shan got on his horse and brought his guards to the Qiang camp.

Arriving at the Qiang people's camp, Huo Shan sat on top with a big horse and a golden knife, and the leaders of the Qiang people stood below with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes.

Huo Shan slapped the armrest and shouted with a straight face:
"Tell me, what exactly caused the civil strife?"

The leaders of the Qiang people didn't know how to answer, they were all a little puzzled, didn't you ask us to do this?
Although their brains are not very active, they also know that this matter cannot be said, so all of them are silent.

"Civil strife in the camp, swords and soldiers facing each other, and violation of military laws are serious crimes. If you don't say anything, you should push them all out and behead them!"

The leaders of the Qiang people were shocked and immediately knelt on the ground.

Zhang Anshi sighed in his heart, and had no choice but to stand up:

"Governor, it's time for the expedition, why don't you spare their lives and make meritorious deeds?"

Huo Shan gave him a look:
'How did you arrange it so that you won't even be able to act? '

Zhang Anshi spread his hands innocently:
'I didn't know they were so stupid! '

Huo Shan gave Zhang Anshi a white look, then put his chin on his face and thought about it, and then said perfunctorily:
"Then spare your life and give you a chance to take the blame and make meritorious deeds.

But the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped, so one person... the five army sticks, and execute it immediately! "

After finishing speaking, Huo Shan walked out of the tent with a look of disgust, and the leaders of the Qiang people hurriedly saluted under the signal of Zhang Anshi:
"I have thanked the governor."

After Huo Shan left, Zhang Anshi looked at the leaders of the Qiang people with a depressed expression.

In fact, not only he is depressed, but the leaders of the Qiang people are also depressed!

I'll help you with your affairs, and you'll still be beaten with a military baton when it's over. It's really sad!
Everyone looked at Zhang Anshi, wanting to find an answer from him, Zhang Anshi rolled his eyes, and said very directly:

"You are also stupid, you can just say that those tribes are planning to rebel, you are afraid that they will run away, so you start ahead of time, won't this matter pass?
Not only is he not guilty, he does not need to be beaten with a military stick, but he is meritorious, you guys, alas! "

Seeing Zhang Anshi's heartbroken expression, the leaders of the Qiang people were at a loss, how can they say that?

Then they regretted a little, the difference between the two is really big, the former is to find a knife on his neck, and the latter is meritorious service, the difference is too big.

"Ugh!"

Zhang Anshi sighed again, then stretched out his hand:

"Everyone, please, the order of the governor of the capital has been issued, and it cannot be changed. This army stick is settled, and then fight the enemy bravely, and make meritorious deeds!"

Everyone looked at each other, sighed at the same time, and a group of people walked out the door.

It's just that Zhang Anshi, who was at the back, showed a veiled smile. In his opinion, this incident was actually a good thing by accident.

.........

In the afternoon, in Huo Shan's big tent, everyone gathered together.

Huo Shan glanced at it, and said lightly:
"Are you all here?"

Zhang Anshi got up and saluted:
"Back to the governor, all are here."

Huo Shan nodded and stood up:
"Tell me about deployment!"

All the generals got up and came to the central position.

"Everyone will obey!"

"The end is here!"

"Zhao Puonu led 7000 tiger and ben Qingqi, [-] Huangzhong warriors and [-] small tribe soldiers and horses, a total of [-] people.

Starting from here, walk all the way west, bypass the West Sea, reach the west and north of Xianling Qiang territory, and block Xianling's way up the mountain. "

"The last general takes orders!"

"This Marquis led three thousand troops from the four schools of the Northern Army, one thousand horsemen and heavy cavalry, and four thousand warriors from the five thousand Huangshan tribes, totaling 3000 men.

Starting from here, head north all the way, then turn west, pass through Laojie Qiang's territory, take [-] soldiers and horses, a total of [-] soldiers and horses, and attack Xianling Qiang's territory from the east. "

Leader Qiang was a little surprised, but he stood up immediately:
"The last general takes orders!"

Huo Shan nodded, paused for a moment, and then said:
"Zhao Puonu's army on the left marched nearly [-] li, and Benhou's right also had a distance of [-] li.

On the 21th today, set off tomorrow morning, march on the 22th and [-]st, and the two armies will attack Xianling Qiang in the early morning of [-]nd. "

Huo Shan waved his hands vigorously when he said this:

"Destroy them in one battle!"

"The last general waits to take orders!"

Without any specific strategy, they just blocked their escape route.

At this time, Xianling Qiang had only about [-] available soldiers in the tribe at most, and they were scattered all over the place.

Thirty thousand soldiers and horses attack, and there is no need for other strategies, just kill it!
.........

In the blink of an eye, the time came to the evening of the 22nd.

At this time, everyone gathered outside the big tent.

As for Xianling Qiang, after this day's cleaning, the tribe of Xianling Qiang no longer exists in this world.

Speaking of which, most of the left-behind soldiers and horses of Xianling Qiang died at the hands of these tribes. As long as the men were not children, all of them died at the hands of these people. The soldiers and horses on Huo Shan's side basically didn't exert much effort.

As for why they work so hard...

First, these tribes really have resentment towards Xianling Qiang.

The two have committed crimes and meritorious deeds!

As for the three, in their thinking, the more they kill, the more they occupy, the more they will get.

And these trophies include food and living materials such as cattle and sheep, population such as women and children, and even land such as pastures.

And they don't have Huo Shan's military law of confiscating everything and redistributing it.

Huo Shan was to blame for this matter, he forgot to tell these people.

However, these people can be regarded as measured. When fighting, they rushed to the forefront, and they basically occupied them.

But after they arrived at Huo Shan's side, they all gave way again.

In this case, it is right to say that they have not stepped out of their habitual thinking, and it is also right to say that they have a sense of proportion in their hearts.

But no matter what they think, Huo Shan has his own means of operation, how to divide these things is his business, and it is not up to them to decide.

In fact, there is no need to bring Huangzhong's [-] soldiers and horses to kill one and zero, it is more than enough.

And Huo Shan brought these ten thousand soldiers and horses just to guard against their petty thoughts.

At this time, they were called together to distribute the spoils.

.........

Huo Shan raised his head and frowned as he looked at the gloomy sky, and Zhang Anshi next to him did the same:
"Great governor, I'm afraid it's going to snow!"

Huo Shan lowered his head and nodded:

"It's just four or five days away!"

Although Huo Shan didn't know much about the climate on the Qiang plateau, he could still see something when looking at the celestial phenomenon.

"Let's go, earn money!"

Everyone followed Huo Shan into the tent, and after sitting down, Huo Shan looked at Wang Wei:
"Talk about the spoils!"

The four documents that Huo Shan brought with him on this trip each had a division of labor, the same as before.

Zhang Anshi is Huo Shan's secretary, he does everything, Tian Qianqiu is in charge of documents, Han Zeng is in charge of military and military exploits, Wang Wei takes Zhong Gan's place, logistical spoils and other things.

"Back to the governor, the population of Xianling Qiang was about [-], [-] were lost, and only [-] people remained, all of whom were women and children.

About 16 horses were seized in this battle, and about [-] cattle and sheep were captured. "

Huo Shan nodded, then looked at Zhao Puonu:
"Tell me about Zhong Qiang, Bai Lang Qiang and those four small tribes."

Zhao Puonu cupped his hands, then lowered his head and thought about it, and said after a long while:

"The population should be 18, the horses should be around [-], and the cattle and sheep should be around [-]."

Huo Shan nodded, these numbers should not be much different.

First of all, the population of Zero Qiang is 5. According to Zhao Puonu's calculation, the population of these six tribes should be around [-].

But their situation is different from that of Xianling. Xianling sent [-] troops and kept [-], a large proportion of troops.

However, most of the soldiers and horses of these six tribes remained in the tribes, and there were not many cattle, sheep and horses, so basically there was no loss if they stayed.

Correspondingly, the ratio of cattle, sheep and horses will increase.

In terms of population, among the six tribes, Zhao Puonu counted only the population of women and children, except for the adult males who were exterminated one after another, there were still some remaining.

It is impossible for Zhao Puonu to lead two thousand soldiers and horses to wipe out all of them. This is the next thing, so this number should be close to each other.

Huo Shan glanced around, looking at the Qiang leaders who were expecting, Huo Shan first poured cold water on them:
"Under my champion, there is a military law that confiscates all trophies and distributes them later. Do you have any objections?"

After Huo Shan finished speaking, he squinted at these people, not only Huo Shan, but also Zhao Ponu, Xu Ziwei and others.

The leaders stood up immediately, saluted and shouted:

"The last general is under the command of the governor, and I have no objection!"

Everyone was taken aback when they heard their answers, and then Huo Shan thought about it for a while before laughing.

They have all entered into a misunderstanding, and they still look at these Qiang people with old eyes, even Huo Shan is the same.

But the situation is different now, they are not affiliated, they are the descendants of the big man!
From the day they surrendered, they were part of the big man, they were part of Champion Hou's command, and they naturally had to follow Champion Hou's rules.

Huo Shan and the others were influenced by their inherent thinking, and they had been wary of the Qiang people, which was actually correct.

However, Huo Shan forgot about himself and his methods. With his identity, these Qiang tribes would not be able to accept it.

But Huo Shan and the others went into a misunderstanding, in fact, it was related to the fact that the Zhan Qiang people were still in the same old way, and they took over their own way.

That's why it was given to Huo Shan and the others. These Qiang people still had that temperamental idea.

In fact, these Qiang leaders were very panicked. They didn't react at first, so they still behaved in the same old way.

Then they all gave way, which showed that they obeyed Huo Shan unconditionally, and Huo Shan and the others did not react.

After figuring this out, Huo Shan felt relieved for a while, this matter suddenly became much easier, didn't it!

Seeing them so obedient, Huo Shan was in a great mood!
Huo Shan is like this, if you are obedient, if you really regard yourself as a part of us in your heart, then there is no need to say, Huo Shan will not treat you as outsiders.

Naturally, there will be no shortage of what you should have. On the contrary, Huo Shan will reward you vigorously, so you can't let your own people suffer, right?
But if you are careful, the situation is different.

So looking at their attitude, Huo Shan's affection for them increased greatly. Not only Huo Shan, Zhao Ponu and others were influenced by Huo Shan, and their attitude towards this matter was exactly the same as Huo Shan's.

Looking at the leaders of the Qiang people, their eyes softened a lot, and a smile appeared on their faces.

Therefore, the leaders of the Qiang people in the tent immediately felt that the slight isolation between them and Huo Shan and others seemed to have disappeared.

.........

"Then arrange it like this. First of all, in terms of population, I don't want it here, I will give it to you. The population of [-], the small tribe's [-], and the large tribe's [-], is that okay?"

The leaders of the Qiang people were overjoyed and nodded repeatedly.

I was really overjoyed. In fact, for the Qiang people, nothing, including cattle, sheep and horses, can compare with population.

And they had their own plans in their hearts, they felt that Huo Shan would be satisfied if he didn't deal with them.

I didn't expect that there is still a population to divide, and the population represents the vitality. This is Huo Shan. If it is someone else, it is impossible to give them the population.

Everything will be fine without taking away the population of their tribe.

In the hearts of these tribal leaders, it was normal for Huo Shan to send their soldiers and horses to Huangzhong.

So, isn't this a surprise?
"Let's talk about cattle and sheep, 33 cattle and sheep, I want 21 here, and I have to share a point with the soldiers under my command, okay?"

The leaders of the Qiang people naturally had no objection. They could divide the 12 cattle and sheep into several thousand. This trip was a great sacrifice, but it was not in vain.

"As for the horses, I can't give them to you. I will take all [-] horses away.

The same goes for the grassland, and this grassland cannot be given to you.

After this battle, the power in this area has been greatly reduced. In order to prevent the Qiang people from descending from the mountain, Huangzhong will move to this pasture in the next year and resist them together with you. "

The leaders of the Qiang people hadn't thought of this, but when they heard Huo Shan's words, they immediately widened their eyes, and then nodded repeatedly.

In their eyes, the Qiang people on the mountain are much more threatening than the big man, and they can be regarded as experiencing the benefits of having a backer behind them.

Huo Shan nodded in satisfaction:

"That's how it is. Let's take a day off tomorrow and set off again the day after tomorrow. I will lead Huangzhong and Yiqian Huben to retreat with the spoils first, and then you will lead the army to follow Zhao Puonu to deal with Zhong Qiang's side."

"The last general waits to take orders!"

"Wang Wei, Han Zeng, you two will go with Zhao Puonu to record the military exploits and spoils, and then the distribution of them."

"The minister takes orders!"

"There is one last thing. After the distribution is completed before the end of the month, report the number of cattle, sheep, horses, personnel and materials in your various ministries."

"promise!"

They are descendants, and these are all to be recorded in the battle report!

"That's fine, let's go!"

After the leaders of the various Qiang tribes had left, Huo Shan told Zhao Puonu:
"After I leave the day after tomorrow, you should be careful with your troops. Finish the process within three days, and come back with the spoils. The Northern Army and the Tiger Horse will be left to you."

Zhao Ponu nodded solemnly.

A big increase in goodwill means a big increase in goodwill, and what should be guarded against is still to be careful.

This is the same as getting along with people, getting in touch with each other slowly.

They are shocked now, maybe they will change their minds later.

It sounds inconsistent, but that's what it is.

In fact, regardless of Huo Shan's attitude towards them, this set of distribution methods was already decided by Huo Shan in his heart. The previous stick has already been beaten, and it is time to give a sweet date a taste of sweetness.

Population supplements their strength, beware of other Qiang tribes, cattle and sheep are the real sweetness.

Huo Shan's affection for them increased greatly, and the spoils of war were actually not much at all!
(End of this chapter)