Wu Ban's efficiency did not disappoint Liu Jing. An hour later, he received definite information from the captured Qiang scouts. Qiang King Nangongsuo was not in Zhangye City, but went to the Heli Department and the northern part of the palace to mobilize troops. He set off seven days ago.

Haven't returned yet.

Liu Jing immediately found these two tribes on the map. They were located at the foot of Heli Mountain. The pastures of the two tribes were close to each other, about two hundred miles northwest of Zhangye City. Both tribes were large tribes with tens of thousands of people.

, plays an important role in Zhangye County.

Liu Jing quickly judged the situation at hand. Nangong Suo only brought more than a thousand people to these two tribes. If everything went well, he could probably bring back 20,000 troops. If not, the number of troops he brought back would be greatly reduced. Normally,

He can come back in four days at most, but he has been gone for seven days now, which shows that his trip is not going well.

Liu Jing immediately made a decision and went to Heli Mountain to intercept Nangong Suo. At this time, the Han army had obtained more than 10,000 war horses from the Qiang people who were pro-Han. Liu Jing ordered Wang Ping's 5,000 infantry to ride on horseback, followed by 10,000 cavalry.

Go northwest.

Heli Mountain is a large mountain stretching for hundreds of miles from northwest to southeast on the Hexi Corridor. At the foot of the mountain is the largest and most lush pasture in the Hexi Corridor, with an area of ​​nearly a thousand miles. This pasture was first occupied by the Zhaowu tribe of the Yuezhi people. Zhaowu

After their tribe was defeated by the Huns, they moved westward to the Fergan Basin in Central Asia and established the Nine Sogdian Kingdoms.

Later, the Qiang people moved here to graze their cattle. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, this place was set up as a horse breeding garden for the central court, and a horse prison was set up. The Qiang people also took on the task of raising horses for the court, and most of the horses they raised were provided to the court every year.

Currently, there are two major Qiang tribes living on this pasture, one is called Gongbei and the other is called Heli. They occupy the most abundant pasture, and naturally they have become a relatively powerful Qiang tribe. Each tribe has tens of thousands of people.

, before the Han army attacked Hexi

, these two tribes also regard Nangong Suo as the Qiang King, providing four parts of sheep every year, and the army can be recruited at any time. Although the conditions are extremely harsh, but due to the strong strength of the Nangong tribe, the Gongbei and Heli tribes can only swallow their anger and accept Nangong.

So's exploitation.

However, after the Han army defeated the Qiang and Hu cavalry in Wuwei County and annihilated nearly ten thousand people, Hexi was shaken. All Qiang tribes began to have rebellious intentions, and the northern part of the palace and the Heli tribe were no exception. Although they did not dare to openly surrender to the Han

However, he started to deal with Nangong Suo in terms of his attitude, delaying the payment of the sheep that were due, and making various excuses not to go when the army was recruited.

It's just that these two tribes involve 20,000 troops, which are extremely important to Nangong Suo. He can let other tribes go temporarily, but Nangong Suo will never let go of these two tribes. In order to get 20,000 troops, Nangong Suo

I rushed to Heli Mountain in person, but the situation was not as expected. Although the two tribes entertained Nangong Suo with wine and meat every day, on the key issue of sending troops, the two tribes had a **** attitude and refused to send troops.

Nangong Suo has been at the foot of Heli Mountain for seven days. No matter how he tried to persuade him, the two tribes refused to let go.

Thousands of troops are far from the 20,000 troops Nangong Suo wanted before.

But time did not allow him to delay any longer. In desperation, Nangong Suo could only lead the 5,000 recruited troops and 1,000 of his own cavalry back to Zhangye City. After marching for a hundred miles, night fell, and Nangong Suo ordered the army to camp and rest.

And just thirty miles away, Liu Jing's army had just set up camp beside a small river.

The stars in the night sky of the grassland are bright, and the stars are hanging in the velvet sky. In the distance is the huge dark figure of Heli Mountain, like a giant dragon sleeping soundly on the vast grassland. In the night, a man of more than a hundred people

The military scout cavalry team was galloping on the grassland. The general at the head was Colonel Wu Ban, who was ordered to go to Heli Mountain to explore the whereabouts of Nangong Suo.

At this time, they had just left the camp for more than 20 miles and were heading west along a small river originating from Heli Mountain. Wu Ban was the younger brother of Wu Yi, the governor of Hanzhong. He was about thirty years old, tall and tall, with superb martial arts. He was

The deputy commander of the Eagle Attack Army. Liu Zheng, the current commander of the Eagle Attack Army, and another

One of the deputy commanders, Ren Ping, was in Guanzhong, while Wu Ban followed Liu Jing all the way to the west. He was highly appreciated by Liu Jing, and many important matters were entrusted to him. Wu Ban also worked extra hard. He originally went to Heli Mountain to explore the enemy's situation.

General scouts would be enough, but Wu Ban still insisted on leading the troops himself.

At this time, suddenly a soldier pointed in the distance and shouted: "General, look!"

Wu Ban slowed down his horse, and he also saw a camp stationed on a grassy hill in the distance. It occupied a large area, with hundreds of tents. It was obviously not a herdsman tribe, but a military camp. Wu Ban

I was secretly shocked, could this be Nangong Suo's army?

Before leaving, the King of Han warned him that Nangong Suo would probably return to Zhangye City in the past two days, and asked him to be extra careful on the way. Unexpectedly, he encountered an enemy situation. Wu Ban did not dare to be careless, and immediately ordered his soldiers to hide in a forest, and then

Send two scouts to investigate.

Not long after, two scouts brought exciting news. The enemy army they discovered was none other than Nangong Suo's army, about 6,000 men, who were on their way back to Zhangye City. This information was extremely important. Wu Ban immediately turned his horse around.

Head and rush back to the Han army camp.

In the Chinese army's tent, Liu Jing did not rest. He stood in front of the map of Guanlong and pondered for a long time without saying a word. Although Guanlong became the territory of the Han Dynasty, there were not many areas controlled by the imperial court in fact. Except for Guanzhong and Longxi,

The rest of the area was basically in the hands of the foreign tribes. He had previously wiped out Yang Wanwan and Song Jian and recaptured the Longxi and Hehuang areas.

The purpose of dealing with Nangong Suo now is to restore the Central Plains Dynasty's control over the Hexi Corridor, but it is still far from enough. For example, the Helan Mountains and the Hetao area are now also in the hands of the Qiang Hu. In addition, the Guannei area, that is, the vast area north of Guanzhong, is

It was under the control of the Qianghu and Huns. However, when the Han Dynasty was strong, a large number of Han people were moved to develop the Hetao. The Han Dynasty established more than a dozen counties and counties there. However, with the decline of the imperial court at the end of the Han Dynasty, these lands were re-established.

fell into the hands of nomads.

But Liu Jing also knew that he had to take it step by step. He eliminated Yang Wanwan and Song Jian because they would threaten the vital Qishan strategic channel, and eliminated Nangongsuo because he occupied the Hexi Corridor for a short time.

There are still differences and interests have not been solidified. Under such circumstances, taking back Hexi will undoubtedly get twice the result with half the effort.

As for Heshuo and the land within the pass, we must plan in the long term. After establishing a firm foothold in the north, we can then gradually conquer and eventually restore the Han Dynasty's rule over the Heshuo area. But now he cannot act too hastily.

Just as he was thinking about it, a soldier outside the tent made an urgent report: "Your Majesty, General Wu discovered the enemy's situation and asked for a meeting outside the tent!"

Liu Jing was startled and immediately ordered: "Let him come in!"

After a moment, Wu Ban strode into the camp, knelt down on one knee and reported: "Your Majesty, I have discovered the Qiang and Hu camp thirty miles away, with about 6,000 people, and they are Nangong Suo's army."

Liu Jing was overjoyed and immediately ordered: "Pass on my order and order all the generals to set off immediately and prepare to attack the Qiang and Hu at night."

Fifteen thousand Han troops mobilized quickly. They packed up their armor and mounted their horses one after another. At this time, Liu Jing called Wu Ban and told him: "You can lead the 300 eagle attack troops to go secretly and burn the enemy troops."

Camp, causing chaos to the enemy."

"Obey!" Wu Ban saluted and hurried away.

Liu Jing found Wang Ping again and told him: "When the Qiang and Hu are in chaos, most of them will flee to their own tribes, but Nangong Suo will definitely flee back to Zhangye City. You can lead an army of five thousand to intercept it in the southeast.

We must stop Nangong Suo no matter what, life or death!"

Wang Ping nodded, "I understand, I will never let His Highness down."

When Wu Ban and Wang Ping's armies were deployed, Liu Jing ordered: "Attack!"

Ten thousand cavalry trooped out of the camp, their horses' hooves covered with thick sheepskin, silently heading toward the Qiang camp thirty years away.

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The time was approaching the first watch, and the Qiang and Hu camp was extremely quiet. Most of the people had fallen asleep. There was only a group of patrols patrolling the camp and the surrounding areas. At this time, the Qiang people had not yet entered a wartime state. People around the camp were

Patrol posts are only within ten miles.

At this time, hundreds of shadows had quietly moved around the camp. This was the Eagle Attack Army of the Han Army, led by General Wu Ban. They had already killed the patrolling sentries on the outside. They sneaked into the camp from the northwest corner.

Waiting for news outside.

At this moment, a team of five patrol sentries came forward. Not far from them, ten cold shooters from the Eagle Attack Army were ready. Their division of labor was clear. Two people were responsible for killing one person, and one person shot the first arrow.

Another shot.

The cold shooters had already put on poisonous sniper arrows. This poison comes from the barbarian tribe and seals their throats when they see blood. The ten cold shooters raised their crossbows and aimed at the five sentries. Someone shouted in a low voice, 'Shoot!'

The sound of a crossbow machine rang out, and five crossbow arrows were fired at the sentinels like lightning, accurately hitting the person in their throat. Then five cold arrows were fired, and the powerful arrows shot through the hearts of the five people.

The sentinel fell to the ground and died without even shouting.
Chapter completed!