"Lord, the spy came back from Hechi and said that Wang Doumao hung the body of our sergeant on the city tower, and one of them was said to be General Ma Tie..."
When Wei Yan approached and told Wen Yuan the news in a low voice, Wen Yuan was holding a banquet in the tent to entertain the envoy of the Qiang people. The next moment, with a "bang", the cup was shattered by Wen Yuan's one hand.
"What, dare you be so bold," Wen Yuan stood up suddenly, his murderous aura was fierce, and the terrifying pressure burst out, scaring the Qiang messenger trembled all over, and a piece of mutton in his hand fell down land.
If the Qiang messenger just now felt that the conversation with Wen Yuan was like a spring breeze, which was comfortable, but now he was like falling into an ice hole in the middle of winter, and the coldness emitted from Wen Yuan's body made him almost suffocated.
Oh, this King of Jin is indeed not a vegetarian. He was still kind and peaceful just now, but in a blink of an eye... I'm afraid this is the true face of King of Jin.
The Qiang envoy secretly speculated that this pressure made him fall into mud like a sheep in front of a tiger.
He did not dare to speculate on what made the great man's prince so angry. He calmed down the God Queen and said tremblingly: "The king seems to have important things to deal with, so please allow the ministers to retreat for the time being."
Wen Yuan narrowed his eyes and looked at the timid Qiang envoy and said, "It's okay, it's just a arrogant fool who dares to stop the sharpness of our army. Wang Dou Mao, do you know... He actually dares to defend Hechi and refuses to surrender. ,”
The Qiang and Di are always in contact, so the Qiang envoy still had some understanding of this king Dou Mao. The Qiang envoy said hurriedly: "I know... I know, I heard that the White Horse Clan he is in is a very powerful branch of the Di tribe. There are tens of thousands of warriors, including five or six thousand warriors... Well, let alone five or six thousand, if it is 5 or six thousand, what if it is the king's opponent, this king Dou Mao is simply damn, bold,"
The Qiang envoy almost subconsciously answered, but after saying half of his words, he suddenly realized that something was wrong. He said that Wang Dou Mao was powerful, obviously he would not give face to the King of Jin. Moreover, Wang Dou Mao was powerful, and he was all the Di tribes added. Being together, you can be stronger than the Qiang people and the more powerful Xianbei people.
Even the overlords on the grasslands, the Xianbei people were beaten by the King of Jin and were obeyed. They dared to be the front pawns of the Han people's expeditions in the west. The Qiang people are now even more timid and servile to the King of Jin. You said you are a small tribe leader. , it's not just overestimating one's own abilities.
Wen Yuan squinted his eyes slightly and sneered: "Hehe, I will let him taste the consequences. If Mr. Envoy is not in a hurry to go back, why not go with me and see this guy who dares to do the right thing with me, What ending will it end, hum,"
Wen Yuan snorted coldly, his breath was filled with cold murderous intent, and his words were puns, which immediately made the Qiang Chuang tremble. He had already heard that the King of Jin was going to start a massacre this time.
Under this kind of pressure, how dare the Qiang envoy dared to disobey, he almost subconsciously said: "Well, yes... Of course, the ministers are very happy. I don't know what kind of guy dares to offend the king's power. In the words of the Central Plains, this is a canfly shaking a tree, a mantis arm is used to drive a car. This kind of idiot must teach you a hard lesson,"
Looking at the Qiang envoy's performance, Wen Yuan nodded slightly.
Originally, when Wen Yuan heard the news that the Western Expedition Army was going well today, Wen Yuan was in great interest. More than a dozen Qiang and Hu tribes sent envoys to surrender. Wen Yuan then held a banquet to entertain the envoys sent by the Surrender tribe. But the sudden news made Wen Yuan's interest sweep most of the time. He has decided that this provocative behavior of the Di tribe in Hechi City must be severely cracked down on it, and the signs of daring to resist are thoroughly If you continue to fight, let all foreign races know that if you do not surrender to the court, you will be completely erased like those tribes on the road to the west.
If the Qiang Envoy was not present, Wen Yuan might not have been so domineering and simply. At least he would discuss with his subordinates how to defeat the enemy. But since the Qiang Envoy was present, Wen Yuan felt that he had to first surrender to these newly subjugated alien tribes. It clearly states the attitude and position of the court. The rules of the Western Expedition Army are also applicable here. As long as the tribes that dare to resist, those who are above the wheel, will be beheaded and displayed on the public.
This is Wen Yuan who wants to kill the chicken in front of the Qiang envoy to warn the monkey. The newly surrendered Qiang and Hu tribe is the "monkey", and the Di people in Hechi City are the "chicken" to be slaughtered.
Although he did not agree with some of the practices he did when Emperor Wu of Han was emperor in the past, Wen Yuan still admired what he said, "Those who violated me and strong Han will be punished even if they are far away, but Wen Yuan's ambition is even more Big, those who "defeat me a strong man" are not only "slaughter", but also "slaughter". Even the nations that may violate me a strong man in the future are regarded as the target of attack by him, hoping to kill them in the cradle. , Isn’t the Western Expedition that has been planned for this purpose?
Therefore, no matter whether the Qiang envoy is present or not, since the Di people dared to fight against Wen Yuan so boldly, they were destined to be killed.
Because of this change in the middle, the banquet prepared for the Qiang envoy suddenly became a military conference. Wen Yuan immediately ordered Xu Huang, the Yongzhou Army as the vanguard, the Qingzhou Army as the governor, and Cao Xiu, the Yanzhou Army as the deputy general, ordered 20,000 troops, and went on a starry night. First, they set up camps at the Hechi City and built siege tools. The army then led to the camp and tried to launch a thunder attack as soon as they arrived in Hechi.
Wen Yuan did not let the Qiang Envoy avoid all this deployment. He clearly asked the Qiang Envoy to listen to the side. Wen Yuan was very low-key most of the time, but sometimes he had to be high-profile, just like now, so the Qiang Envoy several times He asked to avoid it with a wink, but Wen Yuan forced himself to stay in the tent.
This made the Qiang envoy feel uneasy and muttered secretly, "Now, the guy who offended the King of Jin will be in trouble if he can't escape."
On that day, Xu Huang left the camp with the vanguard troops. On the second day, Wen Yuan also led a large army to set up the camp. Moreover, this time, the speed of the army's advancement was significantly accelerated a few minutes. Five days later, Wen Yuan finally rushed. Arrive in Hechi County.
Xu Huang's vanguard troops arrived two days earlier than the army. The huge camp that could accommodate more than 100,000 troops had been built, and the vanguard soldiers were also rushing to build siege equipment.
Wen Yuan did not enter the camp and directly took Guo Jia, Xu Shu, Chen Gong, Wei Yan and other civil and military officials and more than a hundred cavalry to observe the enemy situation, because Xu Huang was also on the front line and did not return.
As soon as he saw Wen Yuan, Xu Huang reported respectfully: "Lord, the information has been found out. There are about 50,000 or 60,000 Di people in Hechi City, all of which are from the White Horse tribe. The troops guarding the city are more than 10,000, except for the king. Dou Mao's tribes and Di tribes in several neighboring counties heard that the Han army had arrived, and they all brought their troops into the city. Ma Mengqi didn't expect that these tribes would gather together and suffer a great loss."
Wen Yuan nodded without saying a word, and continued to squint his eyes and observe Hechi City in the distance. After looking for a while, Wen Yuan's brows frowned unconsciously...