Daqin: You were asked to build the Great Wall and you destroyed the Huns?

Chapter 217 They really do!

Lintao.

At this moment, the rain and snow ahead have cleared up and the road is slightly muddy, but the soldiers along both sides of the Huangshui River can still move normally.

But the heavy carriages and horses had already sunk somewhat into the mud.

Sometimes it takes multiple people to push forward to get out.

Such a scene made Wang Li, who was not far away, frown and worry.

This was just a light snowfall of less than a few days.

If it happens again, it will be difficult to move forward on this road just because of the baggage.

At that time, the subsequent supply of food and grass will become very difficult.

If this continues, it will become almost impossible for the army to penetrate deep into the Qiang people.

Wang Li sighed. It seemed that the most he could do this time was to let the young master take revenge. He would quickly attack and retreat in one breath. No matter what, he could not pursue in depth.

In front of him, Ying Xuan frowned and looked at the map, thinking about the news just sent by the secret guard.

It has been confirmed that the several cities that were massacred in Shangjun in the north were not from the tribes under the command of King Youxian of the Xiongnu.

All the tribes of King Youxian were given death orders and were not allowed to provoke the Qin Dynasty at will.

Moreover, all their energy in recent days has been focused on Wusun Loulan in the West, and they have no time to do such a thing.

Then it is self-evident who does all this.

Ying Xuan narrowed his eyes, and the Qiang people's bloody account had to be settled again.

And it seems that the Qiang people also want to take advantage of the Xiongnu, and the two parties are not as closely connected as they imagined.

If he could snatch back enough horses, his plan would go smoothly.

His eyes fell on the map again.

Since the Qiang people brought farming technology to Wuyi Yuanjian, the Qiang people in the northern region have grown rapidly in the past hundred years relying on the land around Qinghai.

Therefore, most of their tribal population is concentrated in this area.

However, the number of Qiang people in the alpine areas of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the south is decreasing.

Therefore, taking Qinghai means taking the lifeblood of the Qiang people.

Ying Xuan looked at the two army routes he had drawn up.

All the way north along the Huangshui River to the west.

The mountains on both sides of the road are not crowded, and the river is spacious on both sides.

Except for a long and narrow pass near Qinghai, the overall journey is relatively smooth and can lead directly to northwest Qinghai.

However, the Qiang people will definitely guard this road tightly and it will be difficult to attack.

They can only rely on the army to push them over, but this will give the Qiang people a chance to escape.

On both sides of Deshui in the south, there are steep and rugged mountain roads, making it difficult for the army to pass.

But it is precisely because of this that it is easier to be ignored.

This road can directly go around the south side of the Kunlun Mountains and hit the retreat route of the Qiang people's back.

That's right, Ying Xuan wants to catch the turtle in the urn.

Besieged from both sides, they were eventually forced to the north near the Qilian Mountains.

Ying Xuan raised his head and looked at the hazy sky, his face cold.

"That's where they'll die!"

The sun flashed by in the morning.

In the south, Erniu secretly led the troops from several counties that arrived later, but Erniu, who took a detour and made a sneak attack, was in a low mood.

The sister of the girl he met on the way this morning came to him for help.

It was said that the dark horse ran away again last night.

After all, they were the only thoughts left to them by their father and brother.

The girl’s sister wants to ask him to help her get it back.

But with the military orders in hand, the army was about to leave, and Erniu couldn't leave.

I can only watch the woman pretending to be okay and leave lonely.

This made Erniu very sad and blamed everything on the Qiang people.

Along the way, he looked at the west with a ferocious expression, and from time to time he slammed the giant ax in his hand to the ground.

The lieutenants who were following him were so frightened that they did not dare to talk to him.

……

The next day.

Near Qinghai Lake, the strongest camp of the Yuanjian Qiang people was singing and dancing for the third day in a row.

A group of Qiang leaders are still here complimenting Yuan Jian.

"I don't know if Patriarch Zhi is stupid. The winters have been getting colder and colder in the past two years."

"He didn't lead his tribe to come to Yuanjian as soon as possible, but he actually went back to guard his own wilderness."

A clan leader who knew him well spoke up.

"Before he left, I asked him something."

"I'm afraid that the eldest son of Da Qin will come with his troops to take revenge!"

Before he could even finish his words, the clan leaders on the side started to laugh.

"What? Is that the teenage boy?"

"I think he is really old, and his head has been blown away by the cold wind from high places!"

"Whoever dares to come here at this time, a gust of wind and snow will make it impossible for them to come back!"

In the eyes of the other clan leaders, although the rain and snow were light, it was impossible for anyone to lead an army deep into the area in the depths of winter after the snow.

Patriarch Nazhi is completely stupid. Instead of staying in such a comfortable place, he takes his people to the snowy plateau in the south to suffer.

Yuan Jian, who was sitting in the first place, was also happy to see this scene.

Only by eliminating the aliens can he fully control the Qiang people.

After all, the Xiqiang is also a loose body united by various tribes. When times go well, everyone is fine, but once they encounter adversity, there is no doubt that these people will scatter like birds and beasts.

So it is important to enhance cohesion.

He also joked at this moment.

"Don't misunderstand Patriarch Zhi. He is just afraid that his people will not be willing to listen to his ancient ancestral precepts after they enjoy a life of food and clothing like us!"

Such words made the tribes who lived near Qinghai all year round laugh.

But at this moment, a slightly panicked voice suddenly came from outside the camp.

"No! The Qin people are calling!"

"Yuanjian, the Qin army has come to retaliate and has already arrived at Huangyuan Pass!"

As soon as the words fell, the originally bustling camp became silent for an instant.

Even Yuan Jian was stunned.

"How is it possible? Is the other party really not worried at all and completely damaged here?"

Yuan Jian didn't believe it, so he stood up suddenly and rushed out in person.

The scout who came to report the news was also caught by him.

"Is what you said true?"

The scout was a little frightened.

"The sword is real, absolutely real, I saw it with my own eyes."

"East of Huangshui River, there are Qin people everywhere, densely packed with more than [-] people!"

As soon as the voice fell, not only the sword, but also the tribes in the camp began to panic.

"What's going on? Is Da Qin crazy? Is he trying to fight us to the death?"

Yuan Jian was the first to turn around.

He knew that he must first stabilize these clan leaders and not let them expose their original fear of Da Qin.

That is a drawback left over from the time when there was no Yi Yuanjian.

"Don't worry, what will happen even if they come?"

"With an army of 10,000+, a snowfall will only turn out to be nothing but dead bones all over the ground!"

But these words did not reassure the clan leaders. At this moment, they still looked at Yuan Jian with some worry.

As if to say, didn't you say that with the massacre of the city in the north, Great Qin would not target us with hatred?
What's going on now.

Yuan Jian was a little annoyed by these questioning glances.

"What are you afraid of? They don't have horses. Even if they can't defeat you, can't they still run away?"

These words finally pulled these clan leaders out of their fear of Great Qin.

Suddenly he was relieved.

"Yes! The current Great Qin is a Great Qin without horses, just like a tiger without teeth."

Seeing the clan leaders regaining their confidence.

Yuan Jian breathed a sigh of relief.

"Heads of the clan, Great Qin has personally sent 10,000+ troops to us to kill!" "Then what are we waiting for?"

"Why don't you quickly gather your clan members and follow me to Huangyuan Pass to meet these arrogant Qin people!"

After the words fell, the clan leaders, who once again felt confident, began to summon their own clansmen.

An army of hundreds of thousands of Qiang people also headed eastward again.

Only the tribes in remote areas, such as Chief Zhi, cannot come back for the time being.

Yuan Jian didn't care, since those tribes didn't add many people in total anyway.

Adding them will not increase the Qiang army's combat power much.

So following Yuan Jian's order, hundreds of thousands of troops began to rapidly approach Huangyuan Pass.

……

At this moment, outside Huangyuan Pass.

The black army occupied both sides of the river.

There were only a few thousand Qiang people, and they guarded the short mountains on both sides of the Huangshui River in fear.

Ying Xuan looked to the west, not paying any attention to the Qiang people guarding the pass in front of him.

I just kept thinking about how to delay time.

Let the Qiang people not be in a hurry to evacuate Qinghai.

In the front, Wang Li, who was leading tens of thousands of people as the vanguard, was talking to his soldiers.

"The terrain here is so small that the soldiers cannot deploy their military formations at all."

"We must fight quickly. We cannot be dragged here by the Qiang people. Otherwise, when it rains and snows again, logistics will be difficult."

"We, hundreds of thousands of people, have become turtles in a urn. If the Qiang people attack on a large scale, we will not be able to escape even if we try to escape!"

Wang Li was about to send his lieutenants to lead a vanguard of ten thousand people to attack the mountain passes on both sides.

But at this moment, the eldest son's order suddenly came from behind him.

"Every hour, send people to test and attack. We must make the opponent tired and fight!"

Wang Li was suddenly stunned, a little confused.

Wouldn't this be a waste of time with the other party?
But the herald didn't say much, turned around and left immediately.

Wang Li frowned tightly.

The deputy general next to him also asked in a low voice.

"Are we fighting like this because we are afraid that the opponent's army will ambush behind us?"

"But time is not on our side, we are the ones who should be anxious!"

"Don't they all say that the eldest son is like a god in his military skills? Why can't he even understand this common sense?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Li immediately interrupted him.

"The eldest son said that this time we are fighting for the blitz, so there is no need to worry."

He knew that the morale of the army must not be disturbed at this time.

Even though he couldn't understand the eldest son's order, he still had to carry it out.

"Follow the eldest son's orders!"

"Send a thousand men to pretend to attack!"

The soldiers under his command did not dare to say anything more.

Thousands of people were sent out, carrying shields on their backs, to explore the mountains on both sides bit by bit.

However, as soon as he reached the foot of the mountain, he was shot by arrows and it was difficult to move forward.

The other side did not dare to slack off at all, and wished to shoot out all the arrows to frighten the Qin army.

It was difficult for the soldiers to approach, and they retreated helplessly after a while.

At this moment, this scene happened to be seen by Yuan Jian who came over.

He was originally puzzled that the Huangyuan Pass with thousands of people had not been broken yet.

Seeing this scene, he finally couldn't help laughing happily.

"Is this the work of the eldest son of Da Qin?"

"It seems that he was suspicious and didn't seize the best opportunity to break through. Now our reinforcements have arrived."

"Let's see what you can do to break through!"

As soon as he finished speaking, all the Qiang soldiers behind him came to support him.

A large number of Qiang soldiers suddenly appeared on the hills on both sides.

When Wang Li saw this scene, he realized that he really had a chance to directly win this pass just now.

Suddenly he clenched his fists in frustration.

The lieutenants around him also thought that this was a missed opportunity.

But Ying Xuan, who was standing on the mountain behind, had a smile on his face.

He was constantly calculating in his mind where Erniu would arrive.

After two days of running, no matter how difficult the road is and how far the journey is.

We should be able to cross the mountain pass and reach the southern part of Kunlun Mountain now, right?

However, for the sake of safety, Ying Xuan still thought that he should delay the other party for one more day.

So, he personally stepped forward to call for formation.

"Qiang people, if you dare to attack my Daqin horse farm, don't you dare to fight head-on with my Daqin soldiers?"

"If you have the guts, open the door and let's fight to the death!"

Such childish words almost made Qiang Yuanjian almost laugh out loud.

"Such a young boy who is still childish and doesn't know the cruelty of war deserves to be called a god in military service?"

Even Wang Li and others frowned at this moment and began to doubt, is the eldest son really as magical as the rumors said?
Looking at it now, he looks like a clear-headed boy in his teens!

Wang Li was thinking about meeting Wang Cheng.

The other party kept admonishing his words.

"All the stories you heard about the eldest son are all true!"

"You must be in awe of the young master!"

But at this moment he was not only a little suspicious.

I even wonder why my uncle, who is younger than me, is still as scheming as before he ran away from home.

He just believes what others say!

Seeing that the Qiang people are condescending, all they have to do is wait for the Qiang people on the cliffs on both sides to finish circling back.

They simply pinned Qin's 10,000+ troops in this mountain stream and used them as targets.

Wang Li became anxious and even turned around, preparing to dissuade the eldest son at all costs and evacuate immediately.

Otherwise, the army will be in danger of being lost here.

But at this moment, Ying Xuan saw no one answering.

Asked again.

"Are all you Qiang people so ignorant?"

"You only dare to bully the common people, but when you see the Great Qin cavalry, you are so scared that you wet your pants?"

"You are so shy that you don't dare to show your head?"

Yuan Jian looked at the Qiang people on both sides who were deep into the cliff. He only had to wait a little longer to surround the Qin army below.

So he was also above the barrier, joking with a smile on his face.

"Where does this young boy dare to speak such arrogant words!"

"We, the Qiang people, have an army of hundreds of thousands here, not to mention your Qin people's army of one hundred thousand. Even if your Qin people have 20, so what?"

"Can we, the Qiang people, still be afraid of you?"

After the words fell, everyone thought that Ying Xuan would continue to quarrel with him.

Ying Xuan suddenly laughed.

"Oh! So you are all here!"

"Then there's no need to take a detour!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone didn't know what he meant.

But the next moment, from behind Huangxi Pass, there was a sudden and shocking sound of killing.

Qiang Yuanjian suddenly turned around, but looked behind him in the southwest direction.

I don't know when I was contaminated by the pitch black armor.

It was a Qin army numbering [-].

Yuan Jian's eyes suddenly widened.

The clan leaders beside him also said in horror.

"They really have 20!"

　I'm looking for a house in other places... I've moved in these two days, and I'll make it up later (◇)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)