After seeing him come in, all the clan leaders and leaders present immediately became silent, and Tuoba Jiqian nodded with satisfaction. But just when he sat down, Ni Ya, the chief demon patient of the Mewei clan, stood up and said to Tuoba Jiqian: "Sir Liuhou, now the government and soldiers are entering Ningxia Mansion in three groups. Our party's various tribes, Exactly where we should go, please stay here and tell me."
The Mewei tribe is also a large Dangxiang tribe. They were originally nomadic farmers in Liangzhou. After learning that Tuoba Jiqian's rebellion was successful, his equally ambitious clan leader, Demon Man Ni Ya, led more than 20,000 people from the entire tribe across the desert to join them. Apart from the Dangxiang tribes in Ningxia, they were the only tribe among the entire Longyou Dangxiang tribes that came to submit to them after Tuoba Jiqian rebelled.
This person's life is extremely cruel, not only after arriving in Ningxia Mansion. All the Han people in the nomadic lands allocated to them were turned into slaves to farm and herd for them. And more than once there were fierce conflicts with the Ningxia Dangxiang tribes over the competition for Han slaves. However, this man has three thousand cavalry under his command. Although his combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the Pingxia tribe, he is still among the best among the Dangxiang tribes.
It's just that although this guy has never fought against the official army, he also had a lot of dealings with the guards in Liangzhou. Therefore, he looked down upon the combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers, and believed that all the officers and soldiers of the Qi Dynasty were similar to those puppet soldiers who only knew how to drink, gamble, and find women. As for Lingzhou Dangxiang's three major defeats, he was originally considered a surrender to Tuoba's successor, or simply said he was taboo.
As for him, whom other tribes had always looked down upon, I felt even more contemptuous of him. He was the first to stand up today, just to show off his majesty in front of other tribes. Therefore, when he said these words, his attitude was quite respectful, but his tone was very flamboyant: "If your Excellency dares to fight this battle, I, the three thousand elite cavalry of my tribe, are willing to be the vanguard of the army. "
Hearing this guy's arrogant tone, Tuoba Jiqian didn't get angry. For this relatively die-hard supporter, although his tone was a bit loud, Tuoba Jiqian believed that he could still be tolerant. After waving his hand to signal him to sit down, Tuoba Jiqian turned the topic over to the clan leaders and leaders in front of him: "I wonder how you clan leaders and leaders should judge the current situation?"
After Tuoba Jiqian's words fell, the tribal chiefs and leaders did not speak for a long time. After a long time, the chief of the Baoxiang tribe buried himself in silence and said: "Sir, this time the troops sent out are mainly elite soldiers from the Xijing camp. In the previous times, it was Xijing who defeated us, whether in Qingyang Mansion or Huanzhou. The officers and soldiers of the camp. Three times they defeated the majority with less. It can be seen that the reputation of Xijing camp's elite soldiers is not in vain.
"Now the officers and soldiers are divided into three groups, cooperating with each other to attack Lingzhou. I attack the left and right sides, and the main force in the middle will rescue. If we attack it, the two wings can be rescued. No matter which way we attack, it will be quite detrimental to our army. And once the three groups of armies are attacked, Together, our army will probably be no match for it. So my opinion is that it is better for us to stay away from the enemy for the time being. Clear the wilderness and withdraw into the Helan Mountains with all the tribesmen."
After Ni Ni's words fell, the leader of the Baosi tribe over there met Ni Bu and said dissatisfied: "The chief Baoxiang said it lightly. Who in the Ningxia Prefecture doesn't know that your Baosi tribe is a small tribe. It is also our Lingzhou party item. It is the poorest tribe among all the tribes. There are only seven or eight thousand people in the whole tribe, and there are not many cattle, sheep, horses, fields and pastures in total. You can leave as you please without any burden."
"How many of the fields in our name will be lost even if they are all given away? But what will we do? We have a population of thirty to forty thousand, with hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep, horses and camels, as well as a large number of fields and houses. The tombs of our ancestors are also here. If we just leave them behind, how can we survive? How should I explain to my tribe? How can I convince them?"
"Our Mewu tribe is not as good as the Pingxia tribe. We were forced to move here from Xiazhou. This Lingzhou is where our ancestors have lived, farmed and herded for generations. Now that the government troops have attacked our home, we are not even able to I don’t even dare to fight, so I abandon my house, property, and the tombs of my ancestors, and run to the barren mountains and ridges to chew on the sand. How do you want me to explain it to all the ancestors of my Mewu tribe?”
"My idea is, it doesn't matter how many roads the officers and soldiers are divided into, just concentrate on attacking one of them. Although the officers and soldiers are strong in combat effectiveness, we have more people. Isn't there a saying among the Han people that too many ants will kill the camel? In our hands Now there are still 70,000 to 80,000 people, and they are still an army dominated by Dangxiang men. I don’t believe that with so many Dangxiang men, we can’t defeat an official army of less than 30,000 men?”
"Even if I died in battle, I can honestly say that I died in battle, not because I surrendered without a fight and was beheaded by the army. Even if we retreat ten thousand steps and we really want to retreat into Helan Mountain, we can't be so cowardly Yes, just run away without fighting. That will only make the officers and soldiers more rampant, and our morale will be even lower. How can we gain a foothold in Hexi from now on?"
Yu Nibu's words were greatly approved by some clan leaders. Sitting next to him, his current wife, the head of the Yeli clan, also his father-in-law, Yeli Qiji, also agreed: "I also think that what the leader of Yu Nibu said makes sense. The current situation of the government and the army is It’s big, but our fields, cattle and sheep are all here, so it’s really hard to convince the public to just give up without a fight.”
"My idea is that this battle will be fought regardless of victory or defeat. If we don't teach the officers and soldiers some lessons, I'm afraid we won't be able to stop even if we retreat into the Helan Mountains. Unless we completely abandon our homes and businesses and all enter the Liao Kingdom . And there are more than 200,000 people in Lingzhou’s Dangxiang tribes. Supporting the old and the young, it would be so easy to evacuate. At least we can’t let the officers and soldiers catch up with us.”
"If we win this battle, it will not only let the officers and soldiers know that our party men are not easy to mess with. If they are really determined, they will not eat us so easily. Only if we win can we force Let the army, or the King of England, negotiate peace with us. Even if this battle is really defeated, at least we can block the pursuit of the army and buy time for the old, weak, women and children to evacuate."
Hearing this, his old father-in-law, who had a high prestige among all the Dangxiang tribes in Lingzhou, said this. Tuoba Jiqian, who had originally decided to secure the territory of Ningxia Prefecture and withdraw all his troops to Helan Mountain, was stunned. My old father-in-law has always been my staunch supporter. He stepped in to help him coordinate many things.
In order to seize the power of the Pingxia tribe, he killed his clan brother who wanted to live a stable life. Not to mention the other tribes in Lingzhou Dangxiang, even the Pingxia tribe itself almost did not kill each other. At the critical moment, it was his old father-in-law who stepped forward to suppress the dissatisfaction within the Pingxia Department. I remember that when I started the rebellion, none of the Lingzhou party members surrendered, and I was not very strong.
It was his old father-in-law who led Noribe and was the first to express support for him. And handed over all the 10,000 troops organized by Noribu to himself. It can be said that without the full support of his father-in-law, his rebellion would have been impossible to succeed. The Pingxia Department may also be in chaos. Tuoba Jiqian believed in his own thoughts, and he would not be able to see through it at all.
Although I didn't figure it out for a while, there was something wrong with my old father-in-law. But within Ningxia Dangxiang, the father-in-law, who has a high reputation, has already spoken. Even in my heart, I don't want to fight this battle anymore. Tuoba Jiqian also knew that at this point, he had to fight. It was just that compared to the three groups of officers and soldiers, which group to fight first caused a heated debate and even a quarrel.
Obviously, no one wants to touch the hard rock. Among the three official armies, the Left Route Army is mainly composed of local guards and is the weakest. Everyone had dealt with these guardsmen who guarded the place before, and knew that these people had poor combat effectiveness. Now they are just farmers in armor at best. Therefore, except for a few individuals, the rest of the people had surprisingly unanimous opinions, and they all proposed to attack the left army first.
After listening to the opinions of the various ministers, Tuoba Jiqian had a gloomy face, and his expression was obviously displeased. After a long time, he said: "The officers and soldiers knew that the Longyou Guards had the weakest combat effectiveness, but they still organized them into a separate team. The officers and soldiers did this, which is obviously a bait to lure us into taking the bait. If we attack first The left route army, among which the route army is bound to rush to help as quickly as possible."
"At that time, we will be the ones who are forced to retreat by the army. Therefore, among the three route armies, the left route army is the least able to fight. In my opinion, if this battle must be fought, it will be in vain. Attack the center. Then set up ambushes on both wings of the center army. We will attack which team comes to rescue first. The center army seems to number 20,000, and its strength is the largest among the three armies."
"But because of this, their vigilance is probably the least. Moreover, half of the 20,000 officers and soldiers are horse and infantry, and the infantry will obviously hinder the progress of the horse army. I heard that He Yuanfeng has always been impatient, and he himself He is also someone who is eager for quick success. He will definitely not be willing to march slowly with the infantry. As time goes by, the distance between the two armies will inevitably widen. "
"In this way, we have fighter planes to use. If we attack the center, the officers and soldiers on the left and right may not come to rescue. But no matter whether we attack the officers and soldiers on the left and right, the officers and soldiers in the center will give full reinforcements. So, ignore my opinion. There are two armies on the left and right. If you want to fight, we will attack the main force of the center army. We now have 80,000 troops and horses, 60,000 of which are my iron-blooded party men."
"When we go to the battlefield, we will naturally be stronger than those Han people who are not of the same mind. The official army in the middle route is only 20,000 people, and we have a full 80,000 troops and horses in our hands. We concentrate all 80,000 troops and horses and attack the official army in the middle route with all our strength. As long as we Fight with all your strength and the officers and soldiers in the middle route will be eliminated. The officers and soldiers in the other two routes will naturally retreat without occupying them. This attack of the officers and soldiers will be broken by us."
"I have ordered that before this evening, all tribes must mobilize all their elites and gather outside Lingzhou City. Tomorrow morning, all tribes will set off from Lingzhou and head south to meet the enemy. Within two days, they will arrive at Shigou City to assemble. At the same time, , begin to clear the field. All ministries will send out light cavalry tonight to destroy all the wells south of Lingzhou. Force the middle route army to go north along the Luopu River. "
Having said this, Tuoba Jiqian stood up, glanced coldly at the clan leader and leader in front of him, and then said coldly: "If you want to fight this battle, I promise you. But how will this battle be fought? I have the final say. In this battle, things are settled. In this battle, I don’t want to see any tribe retain its strength. Otherwise, don’t say that I know you, but I don’t know you with the scimitar in my hand.”
After saying this, Tuoba Jiqian flicked his sleeves, turned around and left the living room. After Tuobaji moved away, the heads and leaders of each tribe also dispersed. It was just when they left Lingzhou City and returned to their respective tribal armies. But they found that Tuoba Jiqian, who was sent to supervise the army, had already arrived among his own tribe's army one step ahead. These leaders and clan leaders were all very angry when facing these supervisors.
