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Chapter 69
The whole of Longyou was originally the settlement of Qiang and Di.

There are records in the Book of Songs and Songs of Shang: In the past, there was Cheng Tang, since Di Qiang, there is no one who dare not come to enjoy it, and no one who dare not come to the king...

More than 1000 years ago, Fengming Qishan, there were many Qiang and Di vassals in the Zhou army.

500 years ago, Qin Dynasty destroyed Yiqu country and established Longxi and Beidi counties.

Later, it was divided into Tianshui, Nan'an, Guangwei and other counties from Longxi.

The ancestors of the Qiang people lived in this land for generations, and they also obeyed the rule of the Central Plains dynasty.

After arriving in Longxi, Yang Zheng even felt that the Qiang people were actually a branch of the Han people, but they were scattered in the southwest of the Yellow River, and gradually formed a geographical isolation.

Now rushing back to Fanghan to find Jiang Faye in Hexi is definitely not possible, it's too far away.

Yang Zheng could only look at Minshan Mountain opposite Lintao.

There is also a large settlement of the Qiang people.

The Han once set up the southern captain to govern the Qiang people near Lintao.

Yang Zheng sent out [-] cavalrymen and asked them to bring his injured brother back to Fanghan, while he himself led more than [-] cavalrymen to go south.

Passing through the middle and outer areas of the village, I saw that the people of Shu had already surrounded them with impenetrable water.

Fianzhong is a high valley, backed by Longma Mountain, where clear springs flow down from the mountain, and there is a sound of sputum, so it is named Fianzhong.

There are mountains, waters, forests and rocks, so it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is an excellent place to station troops near Longma Mountain.

Xiahouba couldn't shrink back, so it shouldn't be difficult for him to guard for ten and a half months.

It seems that the Shu army is not in a hurry to attack.

Yang Zheng was confused all the time. According to common sense, after the Shu army repelled Guo Huai, they should go straight in, either to attack Didao or besiege Xiangwu.

However, the Shu army has been cruising near Taoshui, and it seems that they are not in a hurry to attack.

Yang Zheng always felt that they were waiting for something.

After three days and two nights, Yang Zheng was so tired that he almost fell asleep immediately.

The war horses were also exhausted, and hundreds of them died along the way, but this was not the time to cherish the war horses. After entering Houhe, Yang Zheng directly recruited [-] horses in the name of Xia Houba.

Hou He ordered You Ying to push back three times and four times, so Yang Zheng can still manage these things at this time?
If Xiahouba fell, he would not be able to stand up.

To save Xiahouba is to save himself!

On the spot, Yang Zheng forced the Bawang to forcefully exchange six hundred horses with You Ying.

After replenishing water and dry food, You Ying was let go and started on the road again.

The Minshan Mountains extend from western Sichuan to southern Longnan.

I don't know how many Qiangdi tribes live in it.

I was still thinking about how to find the settlements of the Qiang people, but along the way, I encountered dozens of young and strong Qiang people heading towards the mountains.

Seeing Yang Zheng, Wei Jun was very vigilant in his attire.

No matter what they asked, they always looked cold.

Yang Zheng's heart moved, and he ordered the soldiers to wear the armor inside, imitating the customs of the Qiang people, rub some red mud on their coats, put a few immature bird feathers on their heads, and touch some yellow mud on their foreheads.

The meaning of the Qiang people is very broad. The Eastern Han Dynasty almost called the west of the Yellow River as Hu, and the south of the Yellow River as Qiang.

I do not know how many tribes are considered Qiang people.

Even within the Qiang people, customs and habits are quite different due to different places of residence.

Therefore, although Yang Zheng and the others dressed in nondescript ways, they did not reveal their secrets.

"Stop, which department are you from?" Yang Zheng stopped a Qiang crowd of a hundred people.

There were horse riders, cow riders, and many donkeys and mules. Yang Zheng also saw that a few of them rode what seemed to be pigs.

But the equipment is a bit eye-catching.

A crooked stick with a piece of iron tied to it was a spear.

Some don't even have iron, only sharpened bones.

It felt like a bunch of wildlings going on a spring outing.

Back then, they used these things to fight the big man on and off for hundreds of years.

When the other party saw the equipment of Yang Zheng's subordinates, he immediately froze three points, "We belong to the Baishui department!"

Yang Zheng was afraid that they could not speak Chinese, but the Qiang people near Longxi had already been Sinicized.

Some tribes have even forgotten their original languages.

The Baishui Qiang lived in the Dangchang area, and it was only a small tribe in this era.

Dangchang is at least two hundred miles away from here, how could they run so far?
If you ask directly, it will definitely arouse the other party's vigilance, but the Chinese language is profound and profound, so Yang Zheng changed the way of asking, "Baishui is a small department, why come here?"

The other party immediately jumped off the bull and said angrily: "Our Baishui tribe is also a citizen of the Baishi God. We are protected by the mountain god, the water god, and the fire god. Why can't we join the alliance?"

The Qiang tribe worships a lot, and heaven, earth, mountains, trees, and fire are all their gods.

"League?" Yang Zheng's heart skipped a beat.

Now that Wei and Shu are fighting each other, the Qiang people will form an alliance?
"Which department do you belong to? Leave a name!" The strong Qiang man came up with a bone spear.

A posture of dying.

Yang Zheng cupped his hands on the horse, "What an offense, we belong to the logging department."

The vast majority of Qiang people are upright in temperament, and take the soft but not the strong. Yang Zheng took the initiative to reconcile, and the other party stopped being aggressive.

"The logging department on the west side of the river? No wonder you don't know our Whitewater department."

"Since we are all the people of God Baishi, we are brothers."

"Haha, brother, brother!"

The hundred or so Qiang people raised all kinds of "weapons" at the same time, and the various mounts under their crotches also screamed wildly.

After a few words, this Baishui Qiang said everything that should be said to Yang Zheng.

It turned out that King Midang Qiang wanted to gather all the major Qiang tribes and raise troops to rebel against Wei!
Yang Zheng suddenly understood what the Shu army was waiting for.

If the Qiang people rebelled, the Hu people and Xianbei in Hexi might also get involved.

At that time, it is possible to reproduce the Great Qiang Rebellion in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Then the Shu army can reap the benefits of the fisherman, attack Longyou Hexi, and get involved in Guanzhong.

Perhaps this is Jiang Wei's trump card!

Zhuge Wuhou's more than 4 troops could not take Longyou Guanzhong, and Jiang Wei, Wang Ping, and Liao Hua had [-] troops, so why the Northern Expedition?
It turned out that this was the real purpose.

Everyone thought that the threat was Wang Ping or Jiang Wei, but now it seems that the real threat is the Qiang people.

Yang Zheng couldn't help admiring the generosity of the Shu people.

Among the characters in Shu, Jiang Wan and Fei Yi focused more on internal affairs, and the only one who could do this was Jiang Wei, who was proficient in Qiang affairs.

Tianshui Qilin'er is really extraordinary.

In fact, the feasibility of this strategy is very high.

There is no shortage of ambitious people in any ethnic group in any era.

The situation in Hexi is more complicated and chaotic than in Longxi. The bald-haired Xianbei, Huns, and Qianghu live together with each other, each maintaining a certain degree of autonomy. They have knives and territory in their hands. Looking at the increasingly empty city of Hexi, will they really remain indifferent? ?

History has already given the answer.

Now that Cao Wei has just experienced the disastrous defeat of Luogu, Yongliang soldiers lost seven out of ten, which is the time when the strength and morale of the troops are at their lowest.

The Qiang and Di tribes also made great sacrifices for the war against Shu. Can they have no complaints?

Yang Zheng glanced at the more than 300 soldiers around him. The fatigue of several days did not dampen their fighting spirit.

The setting sun gradually sinks between the mountains and rivers, and the sky and the earth are golden and red.

Being able to live in the same era as Jiang Wei, Guo Huai, and Deng Ai, and breaking your wrists, is not in vain.

(End of this chapter)