The cities of Linqiang, Xidu, Anyi, and Poqiang all followed the Huangshui River.

Although the weather is midsummer in July, the Huangshui Valley is neither too hot nor too cold, and the summer wind is gentle.

However, the Qiang villages and Han villages that were burned down everywhere, and the charred and rotting corpses cast a shadow over this peaceful valley.

Wild wolves and wild boars ate the carcasses, and vultures lingered in the sky.

He had seen so many scenes like this, and Yang Zheng had become accustomed to them.

Compared with the Qiang people, the Hu people are more violent.

Isn’t this the case for the Jie tribe in Wu Huan Central China?

The Qiang Di, Xianbei, Xiongnu and Han people have an inexplicable blood relationship.

However, the Xiongnu were also the product of a great fusion. After being defeated by the Han Dynasty and moving westward, they continued to merge with the Hu people from the Western Regions and Central Asia. By the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there were nineteen types of Xiongnu who moved eastward, each with different tribes.

Xiahou Ba held the banner of General Wei, and he was a noble man. He wanted to attach himself to Cao Wei and all the Han and Qiang people in Xiping.

But with more people, the target becomes bigger, and food and grass are also problems.

The quality of soldiers has also been lowered.

Xiahou Ba was old in the army, so he naturally knew that having a large number of people was not necessarily a good thing. He comforted those who came to rely on him with good words and asked them to return to their hometowns. The imperial army arrived in a blink of an eye.

Yewudai turned to attack Hexi, and the only Qiang tribes left in Xiping were Fa Tong, Mo Zhe, and others.

Although they occupy some dangerous city passes, they are not good at defending.

There have been no heroes among the Qiang people in the past three hundred years. Most tribal leaders are short-sighted. Most of the Qiang people's rebellions are due to lack of food and difficulty in living.

Therefore, after the Qiang tribe such as Fa Tong, Mo Zhe Zai and others captured the city, they were obsessed with pleasure.

Eating, drinking, playing with women every day, that's all.

Xiahou Ba Yang Zheng went straight to the Western Capital, bypassing the city gates along the way if he could, and if he couldn't, he made a surprise attack.

The Qiang people's defenses were lax and they could easily succeed, and the large Han households in the city would cooperate internally and externally.

Soldiers are valuable and quick.

Except for food and weapons, all non-necessities were discarded.

All the prisoners were killed.

Huangshui is red.

In more than ten days, Xiahou Ba and Yang Zheng broke through Longzhi, Anyi, Tumenguan and other city fortresses, and went straight to the Western Capital.

As the most fertile place in the Huangshui Valley, it naturally attracted the two major Qiang tribes, Fa Tong and Moth.

The Qiang people are as chaotic as ever. Their camps, military formations, and fortifications are all poorly constructed. Twenty to thirty thousand people are noisy, and people and livestock live together. In July, the stench fills the sky.

There are more than a dozen small tribes in the big tribe, and each felt tent is a team of people.

The only advantage is that there are many people.

The Central Plains was fragmented and fighting continued, but the population of the Qiang people continued to grow.

As the population grows, various needs gradually emerge.

Xiahou Ba's scouts captured and killed more than a dozen Qiang scouts.

At this time, the Wei army was less than twenty miles away from the Qiang people. The Qiang people knew nothing about it and only focused on besieging Xiping.

"What Xingyun said is true. It's not difficult to defeat the Qiang and Hu mobs. Let's have a good rest today and defeat the bandit army in the early morning tomorrow!" Xiahou Ba's confidence was high.

Along the way, the Qiang people fell apart and didn't even have a decent opponent.

The two of them led a dozen scouts and stood on the hill overlooking the Qiang camp.

Yang Zheng solemnly handed over his hand, "I am willing to lead my headquarters as the vanguard to charge into the enemy's formation. When the enemy's army breaks into chaos, the general can lead his light cavalry to charge towards them."

Xiahou Ba raised his head and laughed, "If I have a son like Xingyun, I will have no worries after my death."

When marching and fighting, the most taboo word is the word death, which comes from the mouth of the general.

But Xiahou Ba was in high spirits at this time, so it was hard for Yang Zheng to get into trouble.

I really want to recognize Xiahou Ba as my adoptive father, but first of all, if Xiahou Ba’s lintel is too high, I may not be able to take him seriously, and I shouldn’t take it seriously. Even if Xiahou Ba thinks highly of me, can his brothers, nephews, and nephews think highly of him?

Secondly, if you are too tied to Xiahou Ba, will he go to Shu with the bucket in the future?

After finally making some progress in the northwest, are you going to live under someone else's roof again?

The Kingdom of Shu is not that easy to mess with either.

Besides, it is not a good thing for the Three Kingdoms to worship their adoptive father.

There are many filial sons and loving fathers in this era.

Before him there was Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, after him there was Ma Chao, and still later, Liu Bei beheaded Liu Feng.

Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Yang Zheng admonished: "It is not suitable to stay here for a long time. The general should return as soon as possible."

Originally, Xiahou Ba should not have come to visit the camp this time.

However, since entering Xiping, Xiahou Ba adopted Yang Zheng's advice and advanced rapidly. He was never reluctant to fight and advanced at a rapid pace. In the past, he was suppressed by Guo Huai, but recently he is proud of himself.

So it is inevitable that I will be a little complacent.

Before the battle started, Xiahou Ba had already determined that the battle of Xiping would be won.

If the Qiang-Hu rebellion can be put down this time, Xiahou Ba's voice in Yongliang will be further increased.

And Yang Zheng’s contribution will not be small.

Being blown by the mountain wind, Xiahou Ba also calmed down a little and stared straight at Yang Zheng.

Yang Zheng was heartbroken when he saw it.

"Then let's go back to camp." Xiahou Ba said quietly, then drew his horse and left.

Seems a bit disappointing.

Yang Zheng followed closely behind him.

Less than halfway through the journey, twilight has swept across the sky like a wave, and huge mountain shadows have enveloped the earth.

There are shadows in the mountains and forests, and there are the rustling sounds of running.

"How dare you spy on me, Zhu Zian!" Xiahou Ba roared angrily, then turned his horse and rushed into the forest.

He was so proud just now, but now he is so angry.

This black-lit volcano is densely forested, if something goes wrong...

When the time comes, Guo Huai will not let him go, and the Xiahou family will not let him go either...

Is it because he refused to be an adopted son?

Yang Zheng smiled bitterly in his heart.

It is indeed not a good thing for the leader to think too highly of himself...

Yang Zheng could only ride his horse to keep up.

But Xiahou Ba's roar could already be heard from ahead.

Yang Zheng did not dare to neglect and drove his horse forward.

Entering the forest, I couldn't help but gasp.

In the dark jungle, the dense green eyes seemed to be pierced by awls.

Fierce and brutal like electricity.

Yang Zheng's whole body was shaken, and the war horse under his crotch also neighed uneasily. His body trembled slightly, and his four hooves lost their usual calmness, and almost hit a tree trunk.

Fortunately, Yang Zheng could be regarded as someone who had escaped from the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood. He quickly calmed down and tightened his grip on the reins.

Horses are also very humane animals.

If the master is stable, they will be stable too.

In the darkness, figures walked out, and they turned out to be wolves.

Wolves are gregarious animals, different from wild boars, bear bears and other stupid animals. They know how to advance and retreat, and know what is up and down. When the enemy is tired, we advance, and when the enemy advances, we retreat...

Many Qiang and Huns worship wolves as gods.

Yang Zheng had never seen such a big wolf before, and it was almost catching up with a calf.

His teeth were bared, his beard and hair were spread out, and his mouth was drooling.

The Qiang people besieged Xiping, and the blood of the corpses and the smell of livestock continued to attract wolves.

"Beast!" Xiahou Ba's curse brought Yang Zheng back to reality.

He saw that several hungry wolves had killed his horse, and several other hungry wolves were rushing towards him.

Xiahou Ba fought hard with his knife and killed several wolves, but the wolf corpses were chewed into bones by other hungry wolves in a blink of an eye.

Wolves in the dark night always carry some evil nature.

Yang Zheng rode his horse and rushed over. The sword in his hand curled up, and the hungry wolf that rushed forward was broken into two pieces.

"General." Yang Zheng stretched out a hand.

Xiahou Ba got on his horse.

But the war horse could not bear the weight of the two strong men, and its legs gave out and it collapsed to the ground.

More than a dozen wolves pounced on him at the same time.

Yang Zheng and Xia Houba were fighting back to back, and the men were wearing armor. A dozen wolves were no problem, but behind the dozen wolves were dozens or hundreds of wolves...

Fortunately, the soldiers caught up at this time and showed off their weapons.

The alpha wolf let out a long howl, and the pack retreated.

Xiahou Ba smiled bitterly, "These beasts..."
Chapter completed!