The last three kingdoms

Chapter 341
Liu Yin was deploying defenses on the eastern front in Tianshui. With the news of the frequent mobilization of Chang'an Sima Wang's army, the situation in Longyou suddenly became severe.

Just as everyone's eyes were fixed on the direction of Guanzhong, a shocking news suddenly came from Longxi.

Tens of thousands of Western Qiang suddenly invaded Longxi, and the cities of Jincheng County and Longxi County were attacked to varying degrees. These Qiang people were like beasts, attacking wildly regardless of the cost. Wherever they went, they burned, killed, looted, and slaughtered everything .

Liu Yin received an urgent report from Yang Xin, the prefect of Jincheng, and Qianhong, the prefect of Longxi. Yunjie County and Zhiyang County in Jincheng County, Heguan County and Shouyang County in Longxi County have fallen. Now the Western Qiang tribes are attacking Jincheng together. Yuzhong City where the county is located and Xiangwu City where Longxi County is located, the situation of the two counties is also in danger, and they urgently need reinforcements to rescue them.

The turmoil in Longxi really caught Liu Yin off guard. Liu Yin had calculated everything, and had already figured out the possible counterattack route of Wei State, but he missed another opponent—the Qiang people.

"How is it possible? In the past, the disturbances of the Qiang people all happened after autumn, and the scale was not large. Why did they choose to attack this time when the dry spring ice and snow had not disappeared? It's really unreasonable!" Wang Qi heard the news. He was also very surprised. In his impression, the Longxi region had never encountered such a barbaric attack by the Qiang people. In the past, the Qiang people plundered after autumn, and their targets were only cattle, sheep and food. But this time the Qiang people It was as if he had gone crazy, seeing people killing people, and slaughtering cities when they encountered cities, the methods were brutal and ferocious, which made people feel angry.Wang Qi seemed to be in disbelief, but the facts were in front of him, and he couldn't believe it.

The Qiang people are one of the oldest ethnic groups. As early as the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Qiang people had been active in the Hehuang area of ​​the West Sea and the grasslands in the upper reaches of the Weishui River. In the Qin and Han dynasties, the distribution of the Qiang people became more widespread, both in Yongliang and Yizhou. Their figure, even in the Nanzhong area, there are traces of Qiang people's activities.

At the end of the Han Dynasty and the beginning of the Wei Dynasty, the Qiang people gradually moved inland to the prefectures of Yongliang and Liang. Xiping, Jincheng, Wuwei, Longxi, Nan'an, Tianshui, Anding and other counties were widely distributed. During the transition from farming to farming, but the folk customs are aggressive, aggressive, and disturbing, which has always caused headaches for the local officials in the Han and Wei dynasties.

There are many Qiang tribes. In Yongliang, there are Xianling, Shaodang, Beinan, Beihe, Ruo, Shenlang, Zhong, etc., which are called Xiqiang. In Yizhou, there are Baima Qiang, Yak Qiang, and Shenlang Qiang. , Qingyi Qiang, etc., called Southwest Qiang.Among the Xiqiang tribes, the Shaodang tribe is the most powerful and active in the West Sea (Qinghai Lake). The Xiqiang tribe that invaded this time is dominated by the Shaodang tribe, and its leader is Yao Kehui, who claims to be the king of Xiqiang.

Speaking of this Western Qiang King Yao Kehui, he has a very good relationship with Jiang Wei. When Jiang Wei left Di Dao to attack Longxi in the north, he had joined forces with Yao Kehui to fight. Sui Rong Xiaowei, the governor of the Western Qiang, commanded the various tribes of the Western Qiang.

Liu Yin couldn't help but wonder. It stands to reason that the Western Qiang tribes had frictions with the local government of Cao Wei. It is normal for some conflicts to occur. However, after the Shu army entered Longxi, they have never committed any crime against the Qiang tribes. In terms of relationship or reality, the Xiqiang tribe should not launch a sudden attack at this time, and the offensive is so violent.

This made Liu Yin feel like a thorn in his back. Xiqiang's sudden attack completely disrupted his deployment. If the rebellious Xiqiang cannot be eliminated as soon as possible, then Liu Yin will inevitably face the enemy. This is undoubtedly unacceptable to Liu Yin.

Now that the situation has changed, Liu Yin must act decisively and make new arrangements and arrangements.

"Father-in-law, I entrust you with the place of Jieting. In any case, before I return to the teacher, Sima Wang must be kept out of Longshan Mountain, and he must not step into Jieting." Jieting's defense has always been Fu Qian came to preside over it. This time Liu Yin went to pacify Xiqiang, and the safety and security of Jieting naturally fell on Fu Qian's shoulders.

"Wenxuan, don't worry, people are here in Jieting, and I, Fu Qian, will never become the second Ma Di." Fu Qian said proudly with calm eyes and full of confidence.

Liu Yin immediately ordered that Fu Qian lead Wudang Camp, Yang'an Camp, Hubu Zuo Camp, and Hubu Right Camp to the Jieting to deploy defenses. On the side of the Jieting, there is another important place to list Liucheng, and Liu Yin sent Zhuge Shang to lead The Baidi Battalion went to garrison, and formed a leaning angle with the main force of Jieting, taking care of each other.

In the counties of Longyou, the supervisor Liu Chen came to sit in the town, and the right guard Huang Chong led the Yong'an battalion to assist him. The guards in all counties were under the command of the prefect to strictly guard the cities and strengthen their vigilance.

As for Pingxi's army, Liu Yin wanted to mobilize the left and right battalions of tiger riders who were still training in Duangu.

"Wenxuan, I heard that there are 4 or [-] troops in the Xiqiang invasion this time. If you attack with [-] cavalry, it may be difficult to win. It is better to bring more soldiers and horses. After the Xiqiang is suppressed, concentrate the main force. Deal with Sima Wang." Knowing that Liu Yin wanted to lead only [-] cavalry to meet the enemy, Liu Chen couldn't help frowning and advised him.

Liu Yin shook his head. The most important thing now is the Cao Wei army on the eastern front. No one can tell when Sima Wang will launch an attack. If the main force of the Shu army advances westward, it will inevitably cause the already weak defense on the eastern front. The position is even more empty. If the Jieting is lost and Cao Wei's army drives straight in, they can break through the cities of Longyou one by one, and the land of Longyou will be lost again.

The Qiang people mainly use cavalry, which are fast and erratic. If they send infantry, they will not be able to keep up with the rhythm of the Qiang people. , to lead the Tiger Cavalry Battalion to a decisive battle with the Qiang people. At the same time, you can also test the combat effectiveness of the Tiger Cavalry Battalion equipped with Takahashi saddles and bilateral stirrups.

After the arrangement was made, Liu Yin immediately ordered the Tiger Cavalry Battalion to return from Duangu, instead of going back to Jicheng, they assembled directly on the south bank of the Weishui River, and immediately marched into Longxi. At the same time, A Jian's personal security team also withdrew from Duangu, and went out with Liu Yin .

After receiving the order, Deng Pu, the battalion officer of the left battalion and Fu Fu, the battalion officer of the right battalion, immediately ended their two-month training in Duangu, and rushed back to Tianshui without stopping.

On the south bank of the Wei River, Liu Yin had been waiting for a long time. Deng Pu and Fu Zhu came forward to greet him, and briefly described Duan Gu's affairs.Liu Yin didn't bother to ask for details, so he ordered the Tiger Cavalry Battalion to set off immediately and gallop towards Longxi.

The wind blowing head-on is no longer so harsh, and the spring in Longxi is coming quietly inadvertently, but this spring is destined not to be a peaceful and peaceful spring.

(End of this chapter)