Great Han Empire

Chapter 992 Chapter [-]
In October, Zhao Yun personally led the troops back to Hechi.

Wei Duan, the prefect of Wudu County, Yang Fu, the chief historian, and others came to see him.Zhao Yun comforted them with good words, and asked them to rush to Chang'an with an apology form.

Accompanying Wei Duan was Di (di) Wang Yangpu.The Di nationality is also an ancient nation in western Xinjiang. According to "Shang Song·Yin Wu Pian", the Di people are the descendants of Panhu (ancient god and man), and they had contacts with the Shang Dynasty during Shang Tang.After Emperor Xiaowu established Wudu County in Liangzhou, they lived here and lived with the Han people for generations. While raising animals, they also learned farming, and learned the language and etiquette of the Han people. After hundreds of years of changes, they and the Han people There is almost no difference between the Han Chinese.

The number of Di people is not large, about 5 to [-]. In the past, many people lived in Guanzhong and Hanyang, Longxi and other places in Liangzhou. Later, due to the turmoil in the country, some small tribes moved back to Wudu and Hanzhong one after another.More than half of the population in Wudu County are Di people, so if you want to gain a foothold in Wudu, you must have a good relationship with the Di people.Compared with the Qiang people in western Xinjiang, the Di people are weak in strength, but in the Wudu area, the Di people's strength is not small.The Di people in Wudu County are very docile and rarely rebel. This may be because the geographical location of Wudu is not good. Wudu is located between Guanzhong, Longxi, Bashu and Hanzhong. There is a dead end; or it may be because the Han officials in Wudu did not exploit and bully the Di people as unscrupulously as officials in other counties and counties in Liangzhou for their own interests. Besides, other times are very stable, including now.

After Liu Bei occupied Wudu, he once rewarded Di Wang Yang Pu in the name of Xiangyang Emperor.Yang Pu didn't dare to disobey, and while helping Wei Duan stabilize the situation in Wudu, he raised money and food for Liu Bei's army.Now that Liu Bei is gone, Yang Pu was worried about being retaliated by the people of Chang'an. He was very panicked for a while, and trembled when he saw Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun was not polite, and scolded servant Yang severely.You are a king of a foreign clan, deeply favored by the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and you dare to help the rebellion and endanger the country, which is an unforgivable crime.Yang servant was so frightened that he was dripping with cold sweat and kowtowed repeatedly to beg for mercy.Zhao Yun sneered, I know the difficulties of you Di people, but at the critical moment of the big man, you betrayed your trust and harmed the whole family, and I can't help you.

Yang servant pleaded bitterly.The Di people are weak, and if they want to survive, they have to submit to it. There is really no way to survive. "In these years, Han Sui first oppressed and then Liu Bei threatened. It is a miracle that the Di people can survive. If the emperor of the Han Dynasty must I am willing to bear the crime with all my strength.”

After Zhao Yun pondered for a while, his tone slowed down, and he said in a cold voice: "The Emperor of Great Han may pardon the sins of the Di people."

Yang Pu was overjoyed and agreed.

"Liu Bei has robbed you of the money and food of the Di people. How will you spend this winter?" Zhao Yun said, "The emperor of the Han Dynasty is going on an expedition against the Qiang people. The imperial court is short of money and cannot provide relief. If you want to survive, all of you must immediately go out to help the Han people." The army transports food, grass and supplies, so that you can not only solve the problem of food, but also make meritorious service. Of course, if you can point out the route for the army to attack Hanzhong and Bashu, then the credit will be even greater."

Yang Pu was full of surprises and tears of gratitude.

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After seeing off Wei Duan and King Di and his party, Zhao Yun summoned the generals to discuss matters.

Now that the army has captured Wudu, if Yang Song of Hanzhong can fulfill his promise to block Yangping Pass and block Liu Bei's retreat, then our goal of recovering Wudu and Hanzhong counties by the end of November will be achieved. On the contrary, if Yang Song Negligence in defense allowed Liu Bei to sneak into the hinterland of Hanzhong from a small path. If Hanzhong was lost, it would be difficult for the army to conquer Hanzhong.The first snow this winter is getting closer and closer, leaving less and less time for the army to launch an attack. Whether Hanzhong can be taken now depends not on the strength of force, but on the quality of luck.

Therefore, Zhao Yun suggested that General Yang Feng lead the [-] Southern Army and most of the civilians back to Chang'an in order to reduce the consumption of money and food on the Wudu battlefield.

"King Di and I have just said that the matter of sending food, grass and supplies from Hechi to the front line of Yangping Pass will be handed over to the Di people. In this way, we can solve the survival problem of the Di people and help the court alleviate the financial crisis." Zhao Yun Looking at Yang Feng, he said with a smile, "If brother Xi agrees, you and I will jointly play. The current defensive force in Guanzhong is extremely weak, and it is better for the southern army to return to Beijing quickly."

Yang Feng has been worried about the safety of Chang'an and Guanzhong.If the war in Wudu drags on for a long time and the army stays in Longnan and cannot return to Beijing, who can guarantee that there will be no accidents in Chang'an?Without hesitation, he immediately agreed.

In mid-October, the imperial court issued a decree, agreeing to Zhao Yun and Yang Feng's request to let Yang Feng lead the southern army back to Beijing.Wei Duan, the former prefect of Wudu, Guan Yu, the rebel general and others rushed to Chang'an.The imperial court ordered Hua Xiong, the general of the town army, to lead the prefect of Wudu to guard Wudu County.

Zhao Yun, Yan Liang, Sima Yi, Wei Yan and others immediately led their troops to the front line of Yangping Pass.

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Yangping Pass (now Lianshui Village, Wuhou Town, Mian County, Shaanxi Province).

Yangping Pass, also known as Baima City, was built in the early years of this dynasty. It is the gateway to the west of Hanzhong and the northern frontier of Bashu leading to Guanzhong. The geographical location is very dangerous.This pass is adjacent to the Qinling Mountains in the north, Mianshui (now the Han River) and Bashan Mountain in the south, and faces Zoumaling across the Xianhe River in the west.Dingjun Mountain and Tiandang Mountain on the north and south banks of Mian River are the horns of each other, which can be attacked when advancing and defended when retreating. It can be described as the most dangerous place in the world.

Yang Song, the prefect of Hanzhong, stood on the pass, looking far away at the camp of the Northern Army in the valley, with a dignified expression and worried.

Yang Ang and a group of guards stood around him, laughing and talking in a low voice, there was not much worry in their brows.There are three dangerous passes in Yizhou, Yangping, Jiangguan and Baishui, and Yangping Pass is guarded.Relying on this strong pass to resist the northern army, there is no risk of failure.

"Brother, Zhang Ren's army is on Zouma Ridge." Yang Ang pointed to the opposite mountain and said, "He guarded Xingcheng Pass for one day, and guarded Xiting for two days, and then ran here in one breath. Follow Big Brother's instructions. Tell me, I don't have a switch, let him go directly across the river to Zouma Ridge to guard the stronghold."

"How long can the food and weapons in the cottage last?" Yang Song asked.

"At least three months." Yang Ang said, "There has always been a group of troops stationed in the Maling village, and there is a year's supply of food. After Zhang Ren led the army into the village, our troops withdrew. There is no need for Zhang Ren to worry, because it will snow soon, and the Northern Xinjiang Army will not last long."

Yang Song nodded.Yang Ang then turned around and pointed to the two mountains in the south and north of the pass, "Zhang Ying led the army to guard Dingjun Mountain, and Yuan Yue led the army to guard Tiandang Mountain. As long as the northern army attacks the pass, they will be besieged from all sides."

"Are there any signs of an attack by the Northern Xinjiang Army?"

"Not yet." Yang Ang said with a smile, "Wen Chou and Wang Dang rushed to Guanxia with a team of people yesterday, went around for a while, and then beat the horses and left. There is probably nothing to do."

"Don't be careless." Yang Song warned, "When Zhang Lu attacked Hanzhong, Lord Su Gu, the prefect, underestimated the enemy. Later, Zhang Lu crossed Mianshui in the south to occupy Dingjun Mountain, and captured Tiandang Mountain in the north, and easily occupied Mianyang City, all of which were taken from Hanzhong. This is a lesson learned from the past, and you must not repeat the same mistakes."

"If Hanzhong is lost, how long can Bashu be defended?" Yang Ang said nonchalantly, "If Zhang Ren wants to defend Bashu and Liu Zhang, he must stick to Zoumaling. In addition..." He looked around, approached Yang Song cautiously He asked in a low voice, "Didn't you say that you plan to...there is no news from the north?"

"The Northern Frontier Army has won consecutive battles and defeated Liu Bei again. At this time..." Yang Song shook his head, "If we want to ensure that we get what we need, we must be patient now. Whoever can endure until the end will win. You remember, no matter when and where, don't hand over your destiny to others, but firmly hold it in your own hands."

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Liu Bei's army quietly crossed the mountains and appeared outside Mianyang City. It was not Liu Xiong who came to meet him, but Shen Dan himself.

"Yang Song has gone to Yangping Pass. As long as you kill Yang Song in Mianyang, you will have Hanzhong at your fingertips." Shen Dan said excitedly, "God-sent, God-sent opportunity. How many troops did your lord bring?"

"The mountain road is difficult, and we have traveled more than 100 miles. We have walked for five days." Liu Bei shook his head helplessly. It takes a day to get here."

"That's enough, 3000 people are enough." Shen Dan was overjoyed, "Li Xiu has already deployed in the city, as long as we kill Yang Song and rush to Nanzheng with our troops, he will open the city gate for us."

"How to kill Yang Song?" Liu Bei was surprised and delighted, and asked hastily.

"Yang Song's personal guards have 1000 people. If we forcibly encircle and suppress them, I'm afraid they will get away from the soldiers and leak the news." Shen Dan said, "I have discussed with Liu Xiong. Let's start. My lord leads the main force to ambush outside the city, and I lead a hundred soldiers to lie in ambush inside the government office. After the banquet begins, we kill Yang Song and guard the government office to the death. My lord leads the army to rush into the city, close the city gates, and All 1000 people were killed."

Liu Bei discussed with Jian Yong, Zhuge Liang and others, and felt that this plan was not reliable. Once Yang Song refused Liu Xiong's invitation, the assassination would fail and he had to make two preparations.Liu Bei immediately told the main force of the army who was still thirty miles away, and asked Pang Tong and Huang Zhong to rush to Jigu with two thousand troops to ambush in case of accidents.

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Yang Song told Yang Ang and others to guard the pass carefully, and then hurried back to Nanzheng. He never dreamed that Liu Bei would bring the army to Hanzhong.

At noon that day, Yang Song arrived in Mianyang City.The Mianyang order Liu Xiong cordially invited him to have lunch before leaving.Yang Song didn't agree, and without stopping, he led a thousand guards through the city and went straight to Baozhong.

Liu Bei and Shen Dan were lucky enough to join forces in a hurry, and then chased after them.

At dusk, Yang Song lay down on the hills near Jigu.Huang Zhong and Pang Tong commanded the soldiers to slash fiercely, and then Liu Bei and Shen Dan led the army to arrive, and 5000 people surrounded and killed them.Yang Song was killed by an arrow, and the whole army of a thousand soldiers was wiped out.Yang Song didn't know that Liu Bei was the one who killed him until his death.

Liu Bei was worried that a fish that slipped through the net would leak the news, so he led his army across the Baoshui River overnight, bypassed Baozhong City, and killed Nanzheng directly under the banner of Yang Song.

Li Xiu opened the city gate.Liu Bei led his army to rush in.

Li Xiu is a noble family in Hanzhong. He has been fighting with Yang Jiaming all the time, and he hates Yang Song's despicable and shameless.When Zhang Lu attacked Hanzhong, the death of Su Gu, the prefect, was directly related to Yang Song. Later, Yang Song killed Zhang Lu and took the opportunity to take Hanzhong as his own. But he was not satisfied, and he wanted to threaten Hanzhong again. Chang'an agreed to his desire for enfeoffment, regardless of the lives and deaths of hundreds of thousands of people in Hanzhong.Chang'an will not agree to Yang Song's request. The northern border army is powerful. If they forcefully break through the Yangping Pass, Hanzhong is very likely to be destroyed in the flames of war. Therefore, Li Xiu resolutely decided to kill Yang Song and save Hanzhong.

Yang Song's younger brother, Yang Boshou, was in Nanzheng. He received the news that Yang Song had returned to the city, and hurriedly led people out to meet him, but before he could leave the government office, he heard the earth-shattering killing sound.

Yang Bo and the old officials of Yang's clan were brutally killed.

The army in the city once wanted to launch a counterattack, but Li Xiu and Shen Dan took the heads of Yang Song and Yang Bai to appease them and settled the matter.Li Xiu and Shen Dan are both high-ranking families in Hanzhong. Their disciples and children are spread all over Hanzhong's various houses and armies. When Yang Song is dead and Yang's family and nine clans are all extinct, everyone still chooses silence and obedience very wisely. .In addition, most of the people in Hanzhong believed in the five buckets of rice and held a grudge against Yang Song's killing of Zhang Lu. After Yang Song died, there were many applauding people, which made Hanzhong more stable to a certain extent.

In order to quickly control Hanzhong, Liu Bei appointed Li Xiu as the prefect of Hanzhong.He is the king of Qin, as long as Li Xiu respects him as the lord of Hanzhong, as long as he has the strength, Hanzhong will be his, otherwise, his fate will not be much better than Zhang Lu and Yang Song.

With Nanzheng in hand, the next urgent task is to deal with the armies of Yangping Pass, Xicheng and Shangyong.Xicheng and Shangyong are far away from Nanzheng, so they can take a step back, but Yangping Pass must be resolved immediately. If Yang Ang gets the news, turns against him and sends the Northern Army into Yangping Pass, then everything will be over.

Zhang Fei led the main force into Mianyang City.Li Xiu sent an order on leave, asking Yang Ang to return to Nanzheng to discuss matters.Unprepared, Yang Ang rushed into Mianyang City and was caught.Zhang Fei said, you give me Yangping Pass, and I will save your life.Regardless of whether this statement is true or not, Yang Ang has no choice.Zhang Fei's soldiers occupied Yangping Pass without bloodshed.At this time, Li Xiu, Yan Pu and others also rushed to Yangping Pass to appease the generals.The biggest crisis that could cause Hanzhong to collapse in an instant has finally been resolved.

Li Xiu wanted to kill Yang Ang.Zhang Fei resolutely stopped, since I promised to save his life, I will never let you kill him.

Zhang Fei personally sent Yang Ang out of the pass.You can vote for Bashu Liu Zhang, or you can vote for Chang'an Li Hong.If you want revenge, I will wait for you at Yangping Pass.

Yang Ang wanted to cry but had no tears.In a blink of an eye, the family is ruined, there is no way to go to the sky, and there is no way to go to the earth. There is no other way but to surrender to the Northern Xinjiang Army to try their luck.

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Zhao Yun, Yan Liang, Sima Yi and others led the main force of the army to Yangping Pass.

"Is there any news about Liu Bei?" Zhao Yun asked eagerly.

Wen Chou smiled bitterly, pointing to the big banner on the pass, "Liu Bei has entered Hanzhong."

Zhao Yun raised his head in amazement, looking at the majestic tall buildings in the distance, he was speechless for a while.

"When did this happen?" Yan Liang snorted coldly, looked at Wang Dang and asked.

"What happened yesterday." Wang Dang said, "I knew you were coming today, so I didn't report it overnight. Yang Ang will tell you the specific situation later."

"Yang Ang?" Zhao Yun was slightly surprised, "He escaped from Yangping Pass?"

"Zhang Fei let him out." Wen Chou said, "Yang Song, Yang Bai, and all the members of the Yang family were killed, leaving Yang Ren and Yang Ang brothers."

Zhao Yun shook his head, "The book played in Chang'an, and reported Yang Song's death and Liu Bei's stationing in Hanzhong to the imperial court."

"Order the generals to rush to the Dazhang Army Conference. We will attack Yangping Pass immediately, and attack quickly when Liu Bei's foothold in Hanzhong is not stable."

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The terrain of Yangping Pass was too dangerous. Under the command of Zhao Yun, the Han army continued to attack for ten days without making any progress.

To attack Yangping Pass, you must first capture Zoumaling, otherwise the rear of the Han army will be completely exposed to the enemy's attack on Zoumaling, but attack Zoumaling, Dingjun Mountain in the south, Tiandang Mountain in the north and Yangping Pass All the rebels can attack, which can greatly restrain the strength of the Han army, forcing the Han army to be unable to concentrate its main force to storm Zoumaling.

Yan Liang led the three battalions of the Northern Army to storm Zoumaling, but Zhang Ren beat Yan Liang to shame by virtue of the dangerous terrain advantages and numerous obstacles such as Juma, Luzhai, and trenches.At the end of October, under the leadership of Zhang Ying, the rebels in Dingjunshan quietly crossed the Mianshui River from the shallow water and attacked Sima Yi's camp.Sima Yi was caught off guard and was beaten into a mess. Hundreds of people were lost, and the camp was burned down.

Zhao Yun decisively ordered to stop the attack, the army withdrew to Xiting, and urgently appealed to Chang'an, requesting to stabilize Wudu County first, hoard food and grass, reorganize the army, and familiarize itself with the terrain so as to accumulate strength and fight again next spring.

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October, Liangzhou, Jincheng County.

The Han army's strategy of encircling Qiang cavalry in Anyi was unsuccessful.

Hong Ri was very cunning. He knew that the main target of the Han army was himself, so after the main force of the Han army suddenly crossed the Yellow River and entered Longxi, he immediately let Shen Di's storm lead the army to pretend to be the main force to lure the cavalry of the Han army who stayed in the Hehuang area. He planned to eat this group of "prey" first, but the strength of the Han army far exceeded his imagination. After the [-] cavalry finished the battle of Elm Valley and Elm Valley, they rushed into Hehuang at a speed as fast as lightning.

Hong Ri was terrified, and hurriedly evacuated towards the direction of Shigu on the upper reaches of the Weishui River.

Pang De and Ma Chao rushed to nothing, but failed to stop Hong Ri's main force, only stopped Shen Di's storm and his [-] troops.The storm desperately broke through, but the troops of Yan Rou, Jiang Wu, Lei Zi, and Wei Jun arrived later, and the two sides fought hard on the Weishui River northeast of Linqiang City.

After Hongri, Tietou and Linghu heard the news, they returned to the army to help, and in turn surrounded Pang De and Ma Chao's troops.

At this time, the general Li Hong led the army to arrive, and Jifeng, Mustafa, Jiewu and others led their own soldiers and swarmed forward.

The Qiang people turned their horses and retreated into the valley again.

In this battle, [-] levels were beheaded, the leader of Shen Di, Feng Feng, was killed, and his army was completely defeated.

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The general asked the army to continue to march westward until it reached the West Sea.Qu Yi, Jia Xu, Fu Gan and others immediately objected.Winter has come, and it will snow soon. It is too dangerous to go west to the West Sea to kill the enemy. If you are not careful, your entire army will be wiped out. "General, wait until next spring before we enter the West Sea."

"I don't have time, the northern border is already in chaos." Li Hong insisted, "If we enter the West Sea next spring, we will not be able to enter the desert until after the rainy season in the desert at the earliest, that is, around July. When we enter the desert in July, The time left for us to counter the rebellion is only three to four months, and in such a short period of time, we cannot solve any problems in northern Xinjiang."

"General, entering the West Sea to fight in winter is full of difficulties and dangers. Please think twice." Fu Gan knelt down in a hurry, "General, I beg you, don't do it for yourself." For your own sake, you must also think about the community."

Li Hong smiled, bent down and pulled him up, "I'm dead, and your majesty and loyal ministers like you can also be rejuvenated."

Then he pointed to Wei Jun, Lei Zi, Jiang Wu, Pang De, Ma Chao, Nie Xiao, and Baili Yang, "You seven will bring [-] cavalry to follow me westward, and the others will stay here with Your Majesty."

Wei Jun and others suddenly agreed.The others were dumbfounded and at a loss.

Qu Yi shook his head and smiled wryly, "General, you have never been to the West Sea, so you don't know how powerful it is. Well, since you must go, then I will accompany you. If we die, we will die together."

Yan Rou smiled at Li Hong, and silently walked to his side.

"You still have to go to northern Xinjiang."

"You're dead, what face do I have to go back to Northern Xinjiang?" Yan Rou glared at him and stopped talking.

The little emperor stood up suddenly, picked up the helmet on the table and ran to Li Hong, standing proudly.

Jia Xu's soul flew into the sky, and he yelled, "Your Majesty, that's the West Sea, it's the West Sea...you can't go..."

Li Hong wanted to say something, but suddenly closed his mouth again, reached out and patted the little emperor's shoulder lightly, with a gratifying smile on his face.

"Son of a big man, that's how it should be..." Qu Yi raised his head and laughed loudly, looking around at the generals in the tent, "Since His Majesty wants to conquer the West Sea, the Changshui Camp, Huqi Camp, and Huben Yulin Camp should also go."

There was a burst of cheers in the tent.

"The Xiliang people must go." Yang Qiu raised his arms and shouted, "If you don't drive the Qiang people into the West Sea, you will never turn back."

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November, West Sea.

The Han army continued to advance westward, and the Qiang people were terrified.

It's going to snow soon, and the Han army fought bravely regardless of life and death. This is unprecedented, and the emperor of the big Han has been attacking and killing. This is the greatest encouragement to the morale of the Han army, but for the Qiang people But it is a bad news.

The army crossed Shigu and Muchenggu, conquered Longqi, and regained the most important pass in the westernmost part of Jincheng County.

Walking out of this pass is Xihai, the residence of the Qiang people for generations.

In November, the army crossed Riyue Mountain.Except for some Xiliang people who lived in Hehuang for a long time, the other soldiers all suffered from dizziness, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms. The general had a splitting headache and had to lie down on the carriage. He hugged the horse's neck tightly, but he couldn't come down, and no one could persuade him, because Qu Yi told him quietly, this is Xi Hai's curse, as long as His Majesty can survive, Xi Hai will regard His Majesty as his master, and this battle is unnecessary You can win any fight.The little emperor was elated when he heard it, is there such a cheap thing in the world?Isn't it just vomiting, I can bear it.Jia Xu and Fu Gan were terrified, begging repeatedly, the little emperor got angry, I am the emperor, if I can't make it through, what's the point of fighting this battle?Forget it at home.

Three days later, the army arrived at the Ga (ga) Sea, and saw the endless West Sea, the vast and magnificent West Sea.

Standing on the vast prairie, looking at the vast and high blue sky, the sparkling blue lake, and the towering and majestic Daxueshan, it is really refreshing and intoxicating.The soldiers who had gradually returned to normal were intoxicated by the beautiful scenery in front of them, each of them was like a dream, as if they had entered a beautiful fairyland.

"It's so beautiful..." The little emperor's eyes widened, and he sighed in a low voice, "I really don't understand why such a beautiful place has such a savage and cruel tribe?"

"The beautiful West Sea has bred thousands of children, but she can't satisfy these children's strong desire for survival. They not only need life, they also need survival." Jia Xu sat on the grass, wrapped tightly in a cloak, Said sadly, "In a few days, the lake water in the West Sea will disappear and be replaced by silver-white ice. At that time, the West Sea will be covered in silver makeup, so beautiful that people will suffocate, but standing in the biting cold wind, Listening to the howling of the cold wind, what His Majesty felt was not the beating of life, but the cry of life, the cry of helplessness..."

The little emperor shivered involuntarily, terrified.

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In mid-November, the West Sea freezes over.

Overnight, Xihai covered the beautiful lake water with her white plumage, revealing her most charming pride.The sun gently hits the lake, and the cracks in the ice cast deep shadows. It is picturesque and mysterious, like walking into a wonderful dream.

The Han army marched hard along the West Sea Lake, aiming at the Wild Bull River (now the Buha River).The Wild Bull River is located near the rubber mountain in the northern part of the West Sea. It is the largest river in the West Sea. She gave birth to the West Sea and the Qiang people.

The main habitat of the Shaodang Qiang is in the Tianjun prairie upstream of the Yegongniu River.

The Qiang people felt the threat of death, and they launched an attack, but the Han infantry army held tightly together, and the [-] army was like the ice cap on the West Sea, indestructible and invulnerable, pressing every step of the way.

Hongri urgently told all the tribes of the Qiang nationality to gather for a decisive battle, a decisive battle of life and death.

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