Fazheng looked around at everyone and said solemnly: "Although there was a betrayal, I still believe that the descendants of Sanmiao have not lost their blood. Since you swore in the name of Baishi, I will believe you.
The Xiliang army is acting rampantly and is a rebel force of the Han Dynasty. For the sake of the Western Qiang grassland, our lord Liu Zhang will establish the Western Qiang Alliance in Xiqiang. The station will be located in the original Lingqiang grassland and changed to the East Qingyi grassland. The twelve Western Qiang tribes will be located there.
, all included in the covenant.
Each tribe, based on the total number of warriors, must select 20% of the men between the ages of 15 and 28 to join the alliance, which will be under the unified command of the leader of the Dongqingyi Alliance. From now on, 10% must be selected every year to jointly resist with the Sichuan army.
The Xiliang Army defends the Xiqiang grassland."
"Ah?" All the Western Qiang leaders looked at each other and whispered to each other.
"We have already sworn not to betray our alliance, so why do we need to mobilize our warriors?" shouted a Qiang leader.
"Since we have formed an alliance, are we just talking in vain?" Fazheng looked at the leader and said: "We are willing to believe your oath, but you should know that you have already violated your empty promise once. We are not going to pursue it, but you are.
Should not forget.
The east Qingyi grassland faces Xiliang. If the Xiliang army invades the Xiqiang, they will bear the brunt. Since they are in alliance, they will be a coalition to resist the enemy. All tribes of the Xiqiang must accompany them.
But just following the expedition, there will inevitably be people among you who want to defect to Xiliang and betray the Qiang tribe. What can you do? The purpose of recruiting warriors is to safeguard the peace of the Xiqiang, so that the tribes can graze, worship and survive in peace.
Anyone who doesn't want to deploy warriors can leave now."
Fazheng looked at the leaders with eyes like a knife, without any intention of giving in. Xianling Qiang, who among the Western Qiang tribes doesn't know that all the old and weak of Xianling Qiang have been killed, leaving only a group of women who are terrified and don't know their destination.
.If you return to Xiqiang now, the tribe will be bloodbathed before returning to Xiqiang.
Moreover, unless these Qiang tribes all unite, they will not be able to compete with the Sichuan army and the Qingyi Qiang coalition.
They were unwilling to contribute their warriors in vain, but the leaders had no choice but to regret being seduced by Han Sui and tearing up the alliance with the Sichuan army. When they came to Hanzhong, they thought they could find some advantages, but they did not expect to find themselves in a dilemma.
territory.
"Isn't anyone quitting? I'll give you one last chance." Fazheng looked at the leaders.
"Well, since you haven't left, it means you agreed. Most of your warriors are here, Huang Zhong."
"exist."
"The warrior who accepted the Qiang into the alliance."
"Yes." Huang Zhong raised his sword and came down.
The Qiang reluctantly selected warriors and selected one-fifth of each army, about ten thousand cavalry. Adding in the original cavalry of the Sichuan army and the surrender of the Qiang troops, the number of the Eastern Qiang and Western Qiang alliance's garrison will reach more than fifty thousand.
This is almost equivalent to the total number of Western Qiang tribes except the Tsing Yi Qiang, and is far stronger than the post-decline Tsing Yi Qiang.
The tribes couldn't help but draw out more warriors from their own small tribes, which caused great dissatisfaction from the small tribes. Fazheng saw this but did not say anything. The greater the conflict among the Xiqiang tribes, the better the alliance can be maintained.
In the evening, the various tribes of the Western Qiang had already selected their warriors. Huang Zhong unified them and dispersed them, and mixed them with the Sichuan army's cavalry. Instead of using the tribe's franchise system, they used the Han army's military system to bring these cavalry under their control.
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At the same time, the Qiang cavalry were read out to these Qiang cavalry the Sichuan Army's treatment of foreign troops. As long as they abide by military discipline and have the same status as the Han army, any behavior that excludes foreign troops will be severely punished. The foreign troops will enjoy the same title and salary as the Han army. If they die in battle,
, disabled people, also enjoy post-war treatment.
After hearing this, and with the Wuxi barbarian army setting an example, those Qiang soldiers who were forced to join the Sichuan army felt a little better. The biggest temptation offered to these Qiang soldiers was that they could still return to the grassland and just move in.
East Tsing Yi Alliance Station.
There are tens of thousands of Xianling Qiang women waiting for them, where they can start a family and still live their former nomadic life.
In the ancient times of polygamy, it was difficult for poor Han people to find wives, and the same was true for the Qiang people. They could only balance men and women through wars and the death of some men.
Ordinary Qiang people, like the poor Han people, dream of marrying a wife. Wherever there is a wife, there is a home.
The Sichuan Army not only gave them equal status, but also gave them salary and salary treatment for Han soldiers. In the past, they had to rely on looting to get supplies. When there was a famine, they also had the strong backing of Sichuan and Shu. They also gave them their wives and continued to live a nomadic life. The Qiang people's resistance was reduced.
Most of them, some even start to look forward to their future life.
After the warriors were mobilized, Fazheng summoned the depressed Xiqiang tribe leaders and said to them: "Thank you for taking the Xiqiang grassland as your priority. I know you are unhappy now, but I assure you that as long as the Xiqiang Alliance is here,
The Xiliang Army cannot even think of setting foot on the Xiqiang grassland.
In addition, my lord Liu Zhang has issued a favor order to the Western Qiang tribes, Yang Ren, read this."
Yang Ren took a step forward and read aloud to the leaders the Western Qiang decree drafted by Wang Xu, which included enfeoffing the tribes as counts, granting Han seals, giving the leaders gorgeous clothes and battle clothes, and a large number of gold and silver rewards, etc., just like the Tsing Yi Qiang.
, all the leaders were overjoyed when they heard that the Sichuan Army was going to open a mutual market for trade.
What will surprise them even more is yet to come. The Sichuan Army will give these leaders a large number of rare gifts free of charge as a thank you gift for making friends without expecting anything in return, including personal gifts of gold and silver, colorful clothes, silks and precious white porcelain.
, jade belt, and Xianling Qiang beauties.
After the opening of the mutual market, all friends of the Sichuan Army, that is, those leaders who were entrusted with titles, could purchase the animal skins, wild meat, herbs, etc. they brought at a higher price than ordinary Qiang people. Salt and iron were all available.
It will also sell cheaper.
Their children not only have the right to get extra points in the four civil service examinations, but also enjoy the right to automatically inherit the title. Whether in Xiqiang or Han Dynasty, their children have a bright future.
After hearing these decrees, all the Qiang leaders were overjoyed and began to be swept away by the gloom of recruiting warriors. Compared with establishing a mutual market specifically for the Qiang people and giving them the power to distribute wealth and benefit their children, this was nothing.
What, not to mention the deployment of warriors is also to defend them against the invasion of the powerful Xiliang army from the northeast.
Now the future is very clear. In the past, when I surrendered to Xiliang, there were only three things to do. First, follow the expedition. Wherever the Xiliang army attacked, the Qiang people attacked. Second, rob. In other words, I could only get a little benefit from the robbery.
Third, when the people of Xiliang want to build a building, there are not enough Qiang and Di people in the Han area, so they will recruit people from the Xiqiang grassland. They have to recruit people from the Xiliang people. In the eyes of the people of Xiliang, the Qiang Di are completely slaves.
Those who surrendered to the Sichuan Army were very different. They also had the obligation to accompany the soldiers, but their treatment was the same as that of regular soldiers of the Sichuan Army. They could receive military pay, food supplies, and trade salt and iron with Sichuan and Sichuan, so that the tribes could live a good life.
Regardless of whether these Qiang leaders have selfish motives or not, the fact that the Sichuan army gave them gifts and gave them the power to distribute wealth and develop their children is not a bad thing in any way.
Not to mention those who have selfish motives, those leaders who have no selfish motives will also think that after they have the power to distribute wealth, they will benefit the Qiang people in their territory. As for their children, the Han people all hope that their children will succeed. The Qiang people are also human beings. Who would want their children to have no children?
Profit?
Comparing the Sichuan Army and the Xiliang Army, there is no doubt that there is a world of difference, except for the recruitment of warriors. Liu Zhang is simply a good man, always thinking about the Qiang people. It is as if the prosperity of the Xiqiang is Liu Zhang's unshirkable responsibility.
Most of the Qiang people's original depression disappeared. They all felt that Liu Zhang was different from the legend. He should be cruel to his enemies, just like the Xian Ling Qiang, who killed them all, but he was honest with his friends. For example, they
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With this thought, the leaders gave up the idea of betraying the Sichuan Army.
After Chencang reorganized his army, the Sichuan army's cavalry expanded to nearly 30,000, and they marched toward Tianshui with tens of thousands of Qiang cavalry.
At this time, 10,000 cavalry led by Liu Zhang and 20,000 cavalry led by Xi Fengchi had reached Tianshui fifty miles away.
"Report, there are soldiers and horses fighting in front, and one party is fleeing in the direction of our army." A soldier came to report.
"Did Fa Zheng arrive in Tianshui so soon?" Liu Zhang frowned and raised his eyebrows. A group of infantry fled toward him in confusion. Then, the sound of horse hooves sounded from behind, and about three thousand horsemen appeared in sight.
Liu Zhang saw clearly that the woman in front of him was wearing green clothes, his heart skipped a beat, and he immediately ordered: "The whole army is ready to attack."
Guan Yinping saw the running infantry approaching and shouted to Wei Yan: "General Wei, you are the general of the Sichuan Army. I stand behind you, so hurry up and leave."
In the battle of the slope, after Wei Yan killed three generals to stabilize the morale of the army, he formed a formation full of loopholes. There were no guards on the two wings. With Guan Yinping's sword head, he only fought the central army. As long as the Xiliang army broke in from the two wings, the five thousand Sichuan army would
completely annihilated.
Wei Yan was taking extreme risks to survive. If they formed a normal formation, the weak Sichuan army would never be a match for Xiliang's more than 10,000 troops. If they defended the Chinese army with all their strength, there would still be a glimmer of hope.
Wei Yan's bet was that the Xiliang army did not dare to break into the two wings. This was an empty city strategy.
When the Chengdu Shi clan rebelled, the rebels deliberately loosened their right wing and led Zhang Ren to attack. Wei Yan and Zhou Buyi both suspected that the Shi clan had an ambush, so they did not dare to attack. Later, the Shi clan really had reinforcements from Shen Dan and Shen Yi.
This time, Wei Yan had no reinforcements at all, but after putting up this formation, the Xiliang army immediately became suspicious. There were too many examples of the Sichuan army highlighting cavalry. From the Battle of Fucheng to the Battle of Xiqiang, almost all of them won by surprise troops.
As a result, the Xiliang Army became more nervous. They did not dare to easily divide their troops into the two wings of the Sichuan Army. They also had to closely defend the rear army to prevent the Sichuan Army's "surprise troops" from breaking in.
The pressure on the Sichuan army was greatly reduced, and finally after the bloody battle, they fought their way out of the Xiliang army's encirclement.
When the Xiliang army learned that Wei Yan had no reinforcements at all, they were furious and pursued the Sichuan army. Wei Yan's army continued to divide its troops into the rear, and now there are only a thousand remnants left.
The Xiliang cavalry moved too fast, and the Sichuan army had no more available men, so Guan Yinping had to take the rear in person.
Wei Yan said: "You are my lord's friend, and I am a general. It is my duty to come to the rear."
"General Wei, do you think my lord cares more about friends or generals? Besides, I am also a general in the Sichuan Army. General Wei will go alone. To deal with the cavalry, you can only use your swordsman."
Wei Yan glanced at Guan Yinping. Indecisiveness was not his character. He nodded and was about to lead his troops to leave. Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves sounded in front, and a dark group of cavalry came over them. It was like an earthquake. The Sichuan infantry thought it was Xiliang.
Riding a pincer attack, their colors changed one after another.
Hu Che'er and Pang Rou stayed behind to guard the Xianling Qiang grassland. Wei Yan had never seen Wang Shuang, the leader of the Sichuan army, so he thought it was really the Xiliang army. With such a large army, even if Han Xin was alive, he would be unable to do anything.
I just thought in my heart that after spending so much effort, I would still inevitably die. No matter what, the small-scale wars in Bailongjiang, Jiangling, Chengdu, Yangpingguan, and Tianshui were enough to leave a name in history, and my ambitions were not in vain.
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However, he was still unwilling to give in. Wei Yan thought to himself and closed his eyes. The sound of horse hooves got closer and closer to his ears, but did not break through.
The cavalry bypassed the infantry of Wei Yan and Guan Yinping, and killed the Xiliang cavalry who were pursuing behind them. Thirty thousand versus three thousand, the Xiliang army was suddenly submerged in the torrent of cavalry.
At this time, Guan Yinping saw Liu Zhang galloping from behind. He was immediately overjoyed and said in a trembling voice: "General Wei, look, it's my lord." After fighting death for so long in Tianshui, he was finally relieved. This was Guan Yinping's first
Taking the lead in a second round, and it was a life-and-death mission, a fourteen-year-old girl was under great pressure and could not help but shed tears.
Wei Yan's joy flashed away, he strode towards Liu Zhang and bowed to Liu Zhang.
"They are all alive, good." Liu Zhang only said one sentence, and the soldiers behind him sent their horses to Wei Yanguan Yinping. After accompanying the army, the whole army continued to drive towards Tianshui.
Xiliang's army of 200,000 was defeated and began to disperse in the north of Chencang. The Guanzhong warlords went east and the Xiliang warlords went north. Liu Zhang's army arrived at Tianshui, and just as Xiliang's army was defeated, there was a big killing. The Xiliang army in chaos headed toward Liangzhou.
They fled, Liu Zhang and Fa Zheng joined forces, with a total force of one hundred thousand.
One hundred thousand troops knocked at the gate of Tianshui City, and the defenders of Tianshui City surrendered without a fight. The Sichuan army entered Tianshui, and Liu Zhang issued an order. All the wealthy families in Tianshui County should immediately send people to visit him, otherwise the county towns would be massacred with blood.
The Jiang family, the Yang family and other wealthy families around Tianshui were scared to death. Unless they were willing to abandon their ancestral land and run away, the Sichuan barbarians would start killing and the whole family would be exterminated. The Jiang family and other wealthy families had no choice but to go to Tianshui to visit Liu Zhang.
In the eyes of people all over the world, the biggest impression of Liu Zhang is that he is cruel, but he has outstanding integrity and his words still stand true. All the wealthy leaders believe that Liu Zhang will not detain him in Tianshui City.
The wealthy families arrived one after another, but Liu Zhang did not receive them immediately. The heads and elders of the wealthy families were in panic all day long.
"Ma Teng is dead?" Liu Zhang asked Fazheng in surprise. Information was passed between Hanzhong and Xiqiang. They only said that Tielongguan was a great victory, but did not say that Ma Teng was killed. Liu Zhang was also surprised when he heard the news.
"Did our people kill him?"
Fazheng shook his head: "It is said to be Han Sui." (To be continued)