Just when Pang De, Ma Teng and Han Sui confronted north and south of the Wei River, Hu Cheer led tens of elite cavalrymen to the west into the Qiang.

Zhang Xiu is no longer the same as before. Qinzhou produces horses, and there are many horses. Hu Cheer, an elite cavalry with ten thousand people, has three horses.

One war horse, two slow horses.

The war horse is responsible for the camel man, and the slow horse is responsible for the camel's goods and food.

Hu Cheer, a cavalryman, has extremely strong continuous combat capabilities.

The Qiang people have a tribe population of more than one million in this large area. However, there are very few tribes that can produce 10,000 elite cavalrymen.

Except for the Three Qiang, there are very few.

Hu Cheer and others were like locusts passing by, and the small tribes along the way all fled in sight.

On the morning of that day, the army arrived at the territory of Qiang in Hexi.

As worthy of being one of the Three Qiang people, Hu Cheer immediately encountered trouble.

On a land with abundant water and grass, the "Hu" character flags are flying in the wind. More than 10,000 elite cavalry of Hu Cheer are in the south.

The horses and horses were neighing continuously, and the cavalry were ready to move, their eyes turned to the north.

In the north, there are more than 10,000 Qiang cavalry gathered together and ready to move.

"Is this the cavalry of the Hexi Qiang? Although it is indeed very majestic, it has no military discipline and no iron armor at all."

Hu Cheer was wearing black iron armor, holding a spear in his hand, holding his head up and sneered.

"That's right." A guide replied.

In fact, Hu Cheer's requirements are a bit high. Whether it is the Qiang, the Huns, or the Wuwan people, they are mainly nomadic and semi-agricultural peoples.

The treatment of iron tools is far inferior to that of the Han people.

Moreover, the reason why the Qiang people have many cavalry is that everyone can shoot bows and archers, and every family has horses. As long as they can shoot bows and archers, no matter they can play, no matter they can play, they can go to the battlefield.

It is not uncommon for a tribe with a population of 100,000 people to have 30,000 or 50,000 cavalry.

The ten thousand Qiang tribes in front of them are all middle-aged men at a rough glance. Behind them, there must be a large number of old and weak cavalry who can go to the battlefield.

Of course, Hu Cheer was not afraid. His elite cavalry was not comparable to that of the other party.

However, the Hexi Qiang had a Tucheng in front of him, and siege was not something he was good at.

"Let's go." After Hu Che'er thought about it, he patiently felt his heart ready, and flapped his spear and led his troops to the north.

Their mission is to welcome the Bai Qiang people and arrive in Chang'an.

As Hu Cheer and other iron cavalry headed north, the Qiang cavalry did not pursue them. They were very self-aware. One of the Qiang nobles looked around and said, "This is the elite cavalry of the Han army. Even if we gathered 30,000 people, they may not be their opponents. What's more, the coach Liang led the elite cavalry to Xiawei. We are definitely not their opponents. If they attack us, we have to go back to defend the city."

The Qiang nobles around them also nodded in agreement. The Han army was famous, and as Zhang Xiu became stronger and stronger, it became more and more prosperous.

Now they can't help but be afraid when they see Hu Cheer's elite cavalry of the Han army with their own eyes.

It was just a doubt that arose in their hearts.

Why did the Han army appear here?

The elite cavalry of the Han army led by Hu Cheer encountered this small trouble. Then they arrived in Bai Qiang smoothly and received tens of Bai Qiang people, namely Dai Qisi's tribe members, and more than a thousand Bai Qiang light cavalry.

Now the elites of the Three Qiang are all in Weicheng, and Hu Cheer is like entering a deserted land. Why did he come back like this?

At the same time, after receiving the news from Hu Cheer, Pang De also ordered his troops to retreat. So more than 100,000 Han troops gathered on the south bank of the Wei River and scattered.

The generals of each unit led troops and returned to their respective garrisons.

This made Ma Teng, Han Sui and others dumbfounded.

In the city of Wei, there is a mansion.

Ma Teng and Han Sui sat together in the north, facing south. Sanqiang Liang Shuai, Ma Chao, Yang Fu and others sat on both sides, with their faces either solemn or angry.

"We traveled thousands of miles apart and mobilized all the troops. We came from Qiang to get down to Wei. Pang De didn't even open a single bow and retreated? This is playing tricks on us."

Beishan Qiang Leqin was young and vigorous, with strong blood and angry, and said indignantly.

"You only see the superficial problems, but what's more serious is that Pang De just flicked his fingers and we had to deal with it with all our strength. Our army of more than 200,000 yuan, and the logistics of food and supplies was very huge. If he came a few more times, we would be exhausted to deal with it."

The Qiang Liang general of Hexi said sarcastically.

"You guy!!!" Leqin glared at his eyes and was about to attack.

"Don't get angry, you have to live and die now. Once Zhang Xiu enters the counties of Hexi (Liangzhou), the big thing will be gone." Yang Fu hurried out to smooth things over.

Ma Teng and Han Sui also ended up with their own fate and opened up these two powder kegs that they did not deal with.

After the tide was calm, Han Sui sighed, looked up at Yang Fu, and said politely: "Shi Yang, according to your opinion, what should we do?"

"Master Han, please relax." Yang Fu politely greeted Han Sui, and then explained: "Although we mobilize many troops, Pang De also consumed countless money and grain because he gathered troops. Although Zhang Xiu had a lot of food and grass, he would not consume it for no reason."

"I think Pang De's purpose is probably to gather troops and run together the generals of various departments to prepare for the decisive battle. After all..."

Speaking of this, Yang Fu sighed, looked at Ma Teng, and said, "After all, many of the soldiers under Pang De's command are surrendered. The marching and battle formations need to be completed."

Ma Teng's face looked slightly ugly.

Although he consumed a lot of Zhang Xiu's troops under Jicheng, after his defeat, all the defeated soldiers defected to Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Xiu's troops did not lose much, but his combat effectiveness had decreased a little.

Just like gambling, it’s really a winner-takes all, and there’s no way to do it at all.

After hearing Yang Fu's words, everyone became much more relieved. If Pang De came here a few more times, their army would not mention it, and the food would be too much to bear.

Now that Pang De has withdrew his troops, there is nothing to say, they should have disbanded. But at this moment, a civil servant hurried in from outside and reported: "My great generals, sir. Someone from Qiang in Hexi came to report that he saw a 10,000 cavalry of the Han army with a flag with the word "Hu" arrived at the Qiang and took away the Bai Qiang tribe."

Everyone showed doubt on their faces, and then they looked at Yang Fu.

After pondering for a while, Yang Fu looked up and said to everyone: "This may be one of the reasons why Pang De gathered his troops and shot him with a fake shot. Bai Qiang may have made an agreement with Zhang Xiu in advance. Pang De sent troops to the south bank of the Wei River to attract our main force to gather. The Qiang was empty. Hu Cheer's cavalry could erect and take Bai Qiang away."

Speaking of this, Yang Fu couldn't help but frown and said, "What kind of Qiang is this Bai Qiang? How many troops are there? How many cavalrymen?"

Leqin sneered and said, "It's just a white-skinned monkey, and he dares to be called a Qiang person?"

Mata glanced at the other party and sneered, "Although his bloodline is impure, he is indeed a Qiang people. What is the difference between calling them monkeys and scolding yourself?" Then he explained, "The Bai Qiang population is more than 1,000, and the cavalry is more than 1,000."

"You." Leqin glared at his eyes, his blood and blood surged, but he held back and did not take any attacks.

Yang Fu felt a little relieved when he heard this. If Bai Qiang was a large tribe, Zhang Xiu would eat a piece of meat this time.

In the decisive battle in the future, Zhang Xiu's military strength will also be increased.

Now Bai Qiang is just a small tribe, and a thousand cavalry is meaningless.

At this moment, Gaoshan Qiang Liang Shuai, known as the [Prairie Fox], raised a question. He frowned and said, "This Hu Cheer may also be a spy."

"He went deep into the Qiangzhong area, probably to find out our reality. This time, Pang De gathered more than 100,000 troops on the south bank of the Wei River and sent Hu Cheer into the Qiangzhong, with only 10,000 troops. Next time, Zhang Xiu arrived in Qinzhou in person, and more than 10,000 cavalrymen in the Wei River attracted us in the Wei River. Then he sent Hu Cheer, Huaxiong and other Han, and tens of thousands of Xiongnu cavalry into the Qiangzhong. What should we do if we burn our earthen city and kill our population?"

After hearing this, everyone's expressions changed slightly. This was indeed a must-beware.

This is different from the [Battle of Jicheng]. At that time, Ma Teng was afraid of being defeated one by one, so he gathered his troops to fight Zhang Xiu to the death in Jicheng.

It is impossible for them to have another battle in Jicheng.

They have to rely on the terrain to resist step by step. But on the other hand, the risk will become greater. If it is true that according to Yang Fu, Hu Cheer is just a spy.

At that time, Zhang Xiu sent many cavalrymen to be beaten by horses and food, which could come and go like the wind, and there would be no need for any food route.

If you attack the Qiang and kill all the women and children of the Three Qiang, then the Three Qiang will be finished.

But mediocre people are only afraid in danger. However, experts can smell opportunities in crisis.

Han Sui's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "This guess is very likely. If we don't know, of course there will be problems. But since we know, we can do a lot."

Speaking of this, Han Sui's breathing became rapid.

In the fight with Zhang Xiu, they retreated step by step and were so oppressed by Zhang Xiu that they could not breathe.

He dreamed that he wanted to defeat Zhang Xiu so as to stabilize the territory of Liangzhou, but Zhang Xiu had no flaws in his use of troops, which was really bad.

Now he saw a flaw, a possible flaw.

"Mr. Han said that as long as we know in advance and leave heavy troops in the Qiang. If Zhang Xiu sends a large-scale cavalry to attack the Qiang, then we can ambush and surround them. If Zhang Xiu's cavalry is encircled and annihilated all of Zhang Xiu's cavalry. If he killed his generals Hua Xiong and Hu Cheer, we can drive straight into the Longyou counties (Qinzhou), cut off all Zhang Xiu's infantry and encircle them in the city."

Yang Fu's breathing was also rushing, and a little flush appeared on his face, which had always been calm.

This is a huge opportunity.

Everyone was also moved, but hesitated again.

The problem now is that this is a big gamble. They bet that Zhang Xiu would send cavalry to attack Qiangzhong.

But what if they lost the bet? They sent heavy troops to the Qiang, and then the defense here in Xiaweicheng will naturally be much relaxed.

Zhang Xiu may have a heavy army and forcefully cross the Wei River. If Zhang Xiu is allowed to attack Xia Weicheng, then Zhang Xiu will have a foothold.

Zhang Xiu has a large territory, many cities and a large population. The [prime ministers] in the rear can naturally gather strong people and train them to become soldiers.

It can also consume them to death.

This is a big gamble.

Do you want to bet or not?
To be continued...