Soldiers had rescued the young man a long time ago. Xu Yuan understood his language. After some questioning, he hurried back and said: "Qi Dutong, he is a Uighur herdsman. Their tribe encountered horse bandits in front, and he fled here alone.
, the tribe is in critical condition, please help us!"
Chen Qing frowned and said to Zhao Xiaoyi: "Send someone to investigate immediately!"
"As you command!"
Zhao Xiaoyi personally led more than twenty scouts to the front.
Not long after, several scouts came back to report, "Report to the capital, there was indeed a scuffle ahead. We found a lot of corpses and cattle and sheep. We found an injured herdsman. He said that the tribesmen fled to the Hungry Wolf Valley, and the horses
The bandit has also pursued him, and he has taken Commander Zhao to Hungry Wolf Valley. Commander Zhao has ordered us to deliver a message."
Chen Qing asked Xu Yuan, and Xu Yuan nodded, "About twenty miles to the northeast from here, there is a large valley called Hungry Wolf Valley. If the herdsmen are driven there, it will be dangerous. That valley
It’s a dead end.”
Chen Qing immediately took out a command arrow and said to Liu Qiong: "You immediately lead two thousand cavalry to the rescue. If you encounter horse bandits, you will be killed without mercy!"
"Follow the order!"
Liu Qiong took the order arrow, asked Xu Yuan to lead the way, and led two thousand cavalry to the northeast.
The Hungry Wolf Valley is a deep valley embedded in the Qilian Mountains. It is about seven or eight miles deep and becomes narrower as you go in. At this time, a Uighur tribe was chased by more than a thousand horse bandits. They fled into the Hungry Wolf Valley and were blocked.
In the valley.
In the sixth year of Emperor Renzong's reign in the Song Dynasty, the Xixia army captured the city of Ganzhou. Most of the Ganzhou Uighurs fled to the west of Congling. Some of them surrendered to the Song Dynasty, some were captured by the Xixia people, and some fled to the south of the Qilian Mountains, forming the Huangtou
Uighur.
This Uighur tribe was one of the people captured by the Xixia people. They became sheep slaves for generations, raising sheep for the Xixia people. Like the mining slaves of the Song Dynasty, they were exploited.
This time, 20,000 Xixia troops were taken away, and the Uighur tribe had no surveillance. They decided to flee and join the Yellow-headed Uighurs. However, they were discovered by grassland horse bandits. Nearly a thousand horse bandits chased them all the way, and finally cornered them in the hungry wolf.
valley.
The women, children and old people of the Uighur tribe were placed in the innermost part of the Hungry Wolf Valley, while more than 700 young and strong men fought against the horse bandits at the entrance of the valley.
These horse bandits were all dressed up as Xixia troops. Xixia took away all the troops, but did not include these horse bandits. Without the restraint of the army, the horse bandits went even more crazy in the Hexi Corridor, burning, killing, looting, and raping women...
In fact, these horse bandits were secretly assigned a task: to monitor the tribes in the grassland and not allow them to escape.
At this time, this Uighur tribe wanted to flee and join the Huangtou tribe. How could the horse bandits allow it? They gathered from all directions to hunt down this tribe. Even if they were killed, they would not be allowed to escape.
The shouts of killing were loud in front of the entrance of the Hungry Wolf Valley. The horse bandits organized teams to attack again and again, but the other party resisted desperately, resulting in heavy casualties among the horse bandits.
The leader of the horse bandits is called Li Shaji. He is in his thirties, with a sinewy face and a fierce appearance. He is actually a general of the Xixia Army. His heart is as vicious as his appearance.
When he saw that the opponent was desperately resisting and could not attack, he snorted coldly, "Go and cut down the pine branches, add poison and burn them together, and see how long they can hold on?"
The horse bandits went to cut down pine branches everywhere, and there were still more than 300 people in front of the valley. At this moment, there was a scream in the pine forest to the west, and the horse bandits who cut down the pine branches ran away, and then countless Song troops rushed out of the pine forest.
The cavalry slashed with swords and stabbed with spears. Countless horse bandits in black were stabbed down, causing heavy casualties.
"Mount!"
Li Shaji saw that the situation was not good, and there were actually Song troops coming out. He ignored his other men and fled with three hundred people on horseback. However, within a hundred steps, he was faced with a storm of arrows, and the horse bandits came from behind.
It fell down immediately, and hundreds of people died in a burst of arrows.
‘Woo’ the horn sounded.
Ambush troops came out from all directions, led by general Liu Qiong.
Liu Qiong galloped on his horse and reached Li Shaji in an instant. The spear in his hand stabbed him in the throat like lightning. Li Shaji was shocked. He had never seen such a fast spear. He didn't have time to think about it. He swung his knife to block, but unexpectedly he blocked it.
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Li Shaji secretly thought something was wrong, but it was too late. He felt an unbearable pain in his chest suddenly. He looked down and saw that the spear had pierced his chest. Li Shaji screamed heartbreakingly and fell off his horse to death.
The other horse bandits had no way to escape and were not allowed to surrender. In the end, they were all annihilated by the Song army. Although the horse bandits were brutal, they were brutal in front of ordinary people, but facing the well-equipped, powerful and brave Xihe Road cavalry, they were not at all.
The opponents were all killed in less than half an hour, and the few that escaped the net were caught by Zhao Xiaoyi's scouts.
This was Chen Qing's consistent strategy. The army would kill them all without leaving any room, while the scout army was responsible for capturing the victims alive and asking for confessions. The division of labor was clear.
Chen Qing's army was stationed on a grassland. At this time, Liu Qiong led the cavalry and brought thousands of Uighur herdsmen to the Song army's station. Chen Qing ordered the soldiers to temporarily arrange for them to rest.
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Liu Qiong stepped forward and returned his orders, "Reporting to the capital, we have wiped out 877 horse bandits, including their general. All the horse bandits within our control have been killed without missing a beat."
Chen Qing nodded and said: "Zhao Xiaoyi and the others captured eight people. They are peripheral sentries. There should be no fish that slipped through the net."
"Did all the horse bandits be wiped out in this battle?"
"Most of them have been wiped out. There are still some in Liangzhou, no more than 500 people. Niu Gao and others may encounter them."
At this time, Xu Yuan brought an old man into the big tent. Xu Yuan introduced: "Jing Lue Envoy, this is their chief, named Sha Yimu!"
The old man knelt down and paid homage, "Thank you to Envoy Jinglue for saving the lives of all our people. We will remember the life-saving grace of Envoy Jinglue from generation to generation!"
The old man was not exaggerating. The horse bandits were already preparing to use smoke and fire to attack. This is the most effective weapon against the canyon. Once the horse bandits break through the last line of defense, the fate of this tribe will be very tragic. Except for the young woman, everyone else
They will all be slaughtered, even the fate of young women is just as tragic, and they will all be sold in the end.
The old man shed tears of gratitude for Song Jun's timely killing.
Chen Qing asked the soldiers to help him up and asked with a smile: "How many Uighur tribes like yours are there in the Hexi Corridor?"
"There are eleven in total, concentrated in Ganzhou and Liangzhou. We are the third largest tribe. The Xixia people call us sheep slaves, that is, slaves. 70% of the number of sheep raised every year must be turned over for free. We only have 30%, and we often
We were harassed by horse bandits and life was very difficult. This time the army was transferred and we saw an opportunity to escape, so we fled as a family. Unexpectedly, we were targeted by horse bandits and almost were massacred."
Chen Qing nodded, "You guys have a good night's rest. Early tomorrow morning, I will send the army to send you to the Yellow-headed Uighur. There will be no more danger, and we will not take any of your belongings."
The old man thanked him again and again before going down.
Early the next morning, Chen Qing ordered Liu Qiong to lead a thousand troops to escort the Uighur herdsmen to the West Sea. He continued to lead the army northward and passed through the Dadou Valley at noon and entered the Ganzhou prairie.
This is the land that the Song Dynasty dreamed of raising horses. Under the blue sky and white clouds, there is an endless expanse of grassland. The grassland is so green that it is intoxicating, and there are countless swaying flowers. Chen Qing and all the soldiers are relaxed and happy, marching quietly all the way, intoxicated.
In the majesty of the grassland.
On the afternoon of the next day, the army arrived at Zhangye City. They found no signs of the army along the way. When they heard that the Song army was coming, all the Xixia officials in the city fled in advance. The city gate was opened wide. Chen Qing led four thousand cavalry to the city gate.
At this moment, countless Han people suddenly poured out of the city. They couldn't believe their eyes. An old man stepped forward and asked timidly: "Excuse me, are you the army of the Song Dynasty?"
Chen Qing smiled and nodded, "Yes, we are the Western Army of the Song Dynasty!"
The old man turned back with tears on his face and shouted: "Yes, it's our army!"
Thousands of Han people suddenly cheered and hugged each other in excitement.
