"Okay, okay, well said." Liu Zhang clapped his hands twice and said to Xi Fengchi: "The leader is right. Our Sichuan Army and the Tsing Yi Qiang warriors have a deep and unbreakable friendship. The Tsing Yi Qiang are our Sichuan Army and our Qiang warriors."
The Xiqiang tribe, the most trusted tribe of the great Han Dynasty, come and do it."
Liu Zhang picked up a bowl of scented tea, and Xi Fengchi looked at Liu Zhang. Not knowing what Liu Zhang meant, he raised the wine bowl, touched it, and drank it all in one gulp.
"What the leader said is good, it's really good, but I have a question that I want to confirm." Liu Zhang finished drinking the scented tea and said thoughtfully.
"The general has something to say, but there's no harm in asking."
Liu Zhang chuckled, holding a piece of mutton in his hand, looking at the blackening on the mutton, and said: "The leader just said that after I left the Xiqiang grassland, I handed over the Xianling Qiang pasture, horse farm, pasture and Qiang village to other
It’s in the hands of the tribe, right?”
Liu Zhang deliberately emphasized the word "hand over".
Xi Fengchi nodded.
"The leader just said that if I hand over everything from Xian Ling Qiang to Qing Yi Qiang, it will be Qing Yi Qiang who takes care of it for me, right?"
Xi Fengchi hesitated and nodded.
"Very good." Liu Zhang smiled: "That means that Xianling Qiang's pastures, horse farms, pastures and Qiang villages belong to me, right?"
Xi Fengchi frowned slightly, thought for a while, didn't think there was anything wrong, and nodded.
"Then I am too embarrassed to bother the brothers of the Qingyi Qiang. The Qingyi Qiang were also seriously injured this time. How can they distract themselves from managing the Xianling Qiang. I have decided that the Sichuan Army will manage the Xianling Qiang grassland by itself." Liu Zhang laughed.
said.
Everyone was shocked when they heard this, especially those Qiang people in Qingyi who understood Chinese. Their expressions of anger gradually emerged from their shock.
Wang Xu glanced at Liu Zhang, pondered for a second, and nodded slightly.
Xi Fengchi never expected that Liu Zhang would make such a decision. The Han people always came from the Hu people's territory around Xu. As long as the Hu people bowed their heads and proclaimed themselves, they were also Han people. In fact, they didn't care at all. They were just trying to gain a reputation. What he said was just that.
According to the custom of the Hu people, he expressed his surrender. This would give Liu Zhang a good reputation and conquer the Hu people.
Moreover, given the current situation of the Qingyi Qiang, within a few years, unless something unexpected happens, they will have no choice but to rely on the Sichuan Army.
Xi Fengchiman thought that after Liu Zhang gained fame and a stable ally, he would follow the steps he gave. Who knows, but Liu Zhang pushed himself down the steps.
Xifengchi never thought that the Han people would stay in the grassland. It was simply unheard of in ancient times.
"General, as far as I know, the Sichuan Army's cavalry should only be 20,000, right? How can we defend this vast grassland of the Xianling Qiang tribe? Is there no cavalry left in Hanzhong? Even so, isn't 20,000 cavalry too few?
?" Xi Fengchi asked with his last effort.
Liu Zhang smiled and said: "I don't need to worry about this, chief. If anyone dares to take advantage of my Sichuan Army's grassland, I'm afraid that all their efforts will be in vain, and they may even be ruined."
"The general is so confident? The total of the thirteen tribes of the Western Qiang grassland can have 100,000 cavalry."
"If we can't hold it, the strong will naturally take over."
Xi Fengchi looked at Liu Zhang with sharp eyes, pressed his hands firmly on the ground, stood up suddenly, and said coldly: "General, please know that there are more than 30,000 Tsing Yi Qiang cavalry here, but you only have 10,000 cavalry.
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"Chief Xifengchi, are you sure you are threatening me?" Liu Zhang took a bite of mutton and looked at Xifengchi calmly while chewing.
Wang Xu was busy trying to smooth things over. He said with a smile: "I think your lord has misunderstood the meaning of the leader of Xi Fengchi. Although our army now only has 10,000 cavalry and 30,000 Wuxi troops, the brothers of Qingyi Qiang have all dismounted. My lord, please
Order, tsk tsk... The leader of Xifengchi must not mean that. Isn’t it?”
Wang Xu raised his head and looked at Xifengchi with a faint smile.
"You..." An angry look appeared on Xi Fengchi's face. Indeed, the Tsing Yi Qiang people are now dismounted. As long as Liu Zhang gives an order, the barbarian army can destroy the Tsing Yi Qiang people before the Tsing Yi Qiang completes their formation.
In foot combat, the Qiang people are definitely no match for the barbarians.
"Chief of Xifengchi." Wang Xu stood up, smiled and said to Xifengchi: "Oh, leader, Tianshui's 20,000 Qiang cavalry are about to fight back. How can the leader eat while standing? How can he face the enemy without eating?
Sit down, sit down, eat, eat.”
Xifengchi remained unmoved and snorted: "Well, that's good. Xianling Qiang's troops are coming and they will definitely attack the old camp. I don't see how the general can hold it... If the general is willing to take Xianling Qiang grassland
Leave it to us to take care of it, we Qingyi Qiang are willing to defend the general against the enemy."
Liu Zhang laughed out loud and continued to eat meat with his head down.
Wang Xu said to the angry Xi Fengchi: "Oh, leader, what are you talking about? The Xianling Qiang is coming. We have 30,000 Wuxi troops and 10,000 cavalry. If we can't defend him, the Xianling Qiang is 20,000."
An army attack? Oh, unless the leader of Xifengchi is willing to join forces with them, I don’t know if the mortal enemy Xianling Qiang will be willing.
Even if they are willing, haven't the battle reports from Hanzhong come this morning? All the tribes of the Western Qiang have surrendered to our Sichuan army. My lord has already given the order. This time is not like last time. Our Fazheng army division will rectify them and bring them back together.
Xiqiang.
General Huang Zhong, with his 10,000 cavalry, and all the Qiang soldiers who attacked Sichuan should be back soon. I wonder if they will be willing to help the Tsing Yi Qiang, the former overlord of the Western Qiang?"
Xi Fengchi frowned and his fists clenched loudly.
Wang Xu smiled and said: "The Qiang tribe defected before the battle. Now Ma Teng and Han Sui hate all the Western Qiang tribes.
Doesn't it feel good? Do they dare to attack the Sichuan army? Aren't they afraid of revenge from Ma Teng and Han Sui in the future?
Does the leader feel that they should support the leader to lead the Xiqiang and hold up a sky for the Xiqiang sandwiched between the Xiliang army and the Sichuan army?
We people, as long as we wait until the Sichuan army arrives, everything can be decided at our fingertips. We don’t know if the Xianling Qiang will still unite with the leader in the crisis. Just now the leader said that the warriors of all Xiqiang tribes combined, there are 100,000 people.
, there are really many, it should be enough to kill one Qingyi Qiang, right?
Unless the leader is confident that he can join forces with the Xianling Qiang and defeat us before a large number of Qiang soldiers return to the grassland, is the leader sure?"
Xi Fengchi frowned and glanced at the generals behind Liu Zhang. In today's battle, he saw the Sichuan army generals, Wang Shuang, so powerful, Hu Che'er, Pang Rou, Xiao Furong, Shamoke, Huahai'er.
, Bao'er and others are all extremely brave, especially Wang Shuang, who is so powerful, and Samoko is invincible.
The coalition forces seem to be in harmony but are at their wits' end. The Qingyi Qiang and the Xianling Qiang are deeply separated and have already become mortal enemies. Without spending some time to bring them together, it is impossible to truly unite in a short time.
It is basically impossible to defeat the 10,000 Sichuan Army cavalry, the first few Qiang soldiers who surrendered to Wang Shuang, and the more than 30,000 Wuxi barbarians in a short period of time.
Wang Xu added: "And I'm thinking, if the Ling Qiang don't unite with the Qingyi Qiang first, and if they can't break through the Laoying Dazhai for a while, I don't know where they will go without a home."
Xifengchi's heart skipped a beat. Hearing Wang Xu's words, he suddenly woke up. If the Xianling Qiang could not break through the old camp and were homeless, then where would the Qingyi Qiang go? The Qingyi Qiang were sworn enemies of the Xianling Qiang, and now the Tsingyi Qiang were
Extremely empty.
For the current Xianling Qiang, the Xianling Qiang old camp is like a beautiful woman wearing armor, while the Tsing Yi Qiang old camp is like a naked beauty. From this point of view, the 20,000 Xianling Qiang cavalry who rushed back from Tianshui are no match for the Tsing Yi Qiang.
The threat to the Sichuan Army is far greater than the threat to the Sichuan Army.
Now that the situation is clear, if the Qingyi Qiang want to launch an attack on the Sichuan Army, they must ensure the following points.
First, it must be successfully mounted under the attack of more than 30,000 infantry elite barbarian troops.
Second, Xian Ling Qiang must be roped in to attack together.
Third, the safety of the old camp must be ensured.
Fourth, we must fight against the Huang Zhongchuan cavalry and tens of thousands of Qiang cavalry who were driven back from abroad.
If any of the above cannot be achieved, the Tsing Yi Qiang will have only one outcome: annihilation, just like the Xianling Qiang.
Xi Fengchi believed that with Liu Zhang's character, he would never be merciful and leave the Tsing Yi Qiang behind.
Each of the above points is extremely difficult to achieve and is almost impossible.
What's more, even if the old camp is captured and the Sichuan army is defeated, so what? With the brave generals of the Sichuan army, can Liu Zhang be retained? At that time, the Xiqiang and the Sichuan army were mortal enemies.
The Qingyi Qiang have broken with Ma Teng, Han Sui and all the Xiliang warlords. After several wars, the small Xiqiang grassland has been severely weakened. Can it withstand the attack?
What's more, other tribes with their own ulterior motives may not necessarily be willing to join hands with the Tsing Yi Qiang to fight against foreign enemies. Ever since the last time the Tsing Yi Qiang rebelled against Ma Chao in battle, they have gone further and further away from other tribes.
Calculating this way, let alone defeating the Sichuan army, even if Liu Zhang is killed, the Tsing Yi Qiang will definitely be destroyed.
Xi Fengchi pondered, no matter what, if you fight against Liu Zhang now, you will be destroying yourself.
"General, the Qiang will be eliminated first in this expedition. We, the Qing Yi Qiang, have exerted great strength. You can't kill the donkey without any trouble, right? Doesn't this harm the general's benevolence and righteousness?" Xi Fengchi finally had to give in.
Liu Zhang raised his head and glanced at Xifengchi. Xifengchi was standing and felt uncomfortable. He wanted to sit down, but Wang Xu, who had just pulled him to sit down, had already returned to his seat, as if nothing had happened.
Neither standing nor sitting, I hesitated for a while and sat down.
Liu Zhang took the jug from the soldier next to him and poured wine for Xifengchi himself. He smiled kindly and said: "Chief Xifengchi, I admire you. Otherwise, during the Battle of Nanzheng, my wife would not have borrowed the wine."
Thanks to the leader's name, our Sichuan Army has received help from the Tsing Yi Qiang many times. Our Sichuan Army will never forget the friendship between the leader and the Tsing Yi Qiang.
I, Liu Zhang, would rather die than kill the donkey. That would be detrimental to my benevolence and righteousness.
In fact, we need to clear the Qiang territory first, that is, find a place for horse racing. The leader knows that our Sichuan army has strong infantry and weak cavalry, and needs to train cavalry. Moreover, Xiliang Majia and Han Sui both covet the Xiqiang, so we should protect it.
Yes, are you right?"
"Also, let me tell the leader some good news." Liu Zhang suddenly smiled. Xi Fengchi's face was expressionless. In a short period of time, he had already been deeply impressed by Liu Zhang's temperament. As long as it could benefit the Sichuan army, he would not give in. It was simply