Thousands of soldiers searched from house to house in the streets of Chang'an, sparing almost no corner, in order to leave no Huns in Chang'an city.
As the original servants and allies of the Huns, the Qiang and Hu people in the city happily served as the vanguard.
Now that the Xiongnu and Han kingdoms were completely in ruins, they, the Qiang and Hu people, had no choice but to quickly seek refuge with their new masters.
And this new master is naturally the Han Dynasty in Guandong, which is at its peak.
However, as one of the Qiang and Hu leaders, Yang Wanqiu and others were actually more inclined to seek refuge with King Sima Bao of Jin.
After all, Gou Xi and them control the most powerful troops in Guanzhong, and with the 100,000 Jin soldiers in Qinzhou and Liangzhou, it will be difficult for the Han army to compete with them in Guanzhong even if they occupy Tongguan.
"General, all the butchers in this city are old, weak, sick and disabled. Even if they are kept, they are not a big threat. Do they deserve to be killed like this?"
Looking at the heads rolling to the ground, even the Qiang and Hu chiefs like Yang Wanqiu couldn't bear it anymore and couldn't help but think of Gou Xi's title of 'Butcher'.
Gou Xi naturally understood what Yang Wanqiu and others meant, and he said unceremoniously.
"General Yang's words do make sense, but they are only half of the truth!"
"Half of the truth, what does the general mean by this?" Yang Wanqiu asked doubtfully.
"It's precisely because these people are old and weak and have no use anymore, so they can't be kept!"
Gou Xi continued very calmly.
"The general wants to use these old and weak Huns to please Liu Yu?" Yang Wanqiu said.
"To please? Hey, you can also say that, the new emperor has always hated the Huns and Hulu. If we surrender to him, we must submit a certificate of surrender. These old and weak Huns are the most suitable." Gou Xi said.
"Then why can't we vote for Jin King Sima Bao?" Yang Wanqiu asked with a frown.
Yang Wanqiu and others knew that the Pu family, Yao family, Yang family and others of Di Qiang had all taken refuge with King Sima Bao of Jin Dynasty, and they had all been favored.
"Yes, general, King Jin and Zhang Liangzhou have a hundred thousand elite soldiers, and they are close at hand. If we can get their protection, wouldn't Guanzhong still belong to us?"
Another Qiang Huhao, Shuai Ma Ye, said.
These Qiang and Hu people knew that the population in Guanzhong had been severely damaged, and Qinzhou and Liangzhou had always had a tradition of appointing Rongyi troops as border guards.
If Guanzhong falls into the hands of Liu Yu from Qingzhou, I am afraid that the Qiang and Hu people will lose their current status.
"Hahaha, you only know one but not the other!"
Gou Xi suddenly smiled.
Yang Wanqiu, Ma Ye and others all looked at each other. Ever since Gou Xi suddenly raised a banner to kill the Huns in the city today, they have been full of doubts and confusion. However, they were already on a pirate ship and had to follow him. .
"Sima Bao can't get a hundred thousand elite soldiers, even a hundred thousand old and weak ones!" Gou Xi snorted coldly.
"What? Could it be that the one hundred thousand troops they said before were false?"
Yang Wanqiu, Ma Ye and others were all surprised.
Jin King Sima Bao and Liangzhou Governor Zhang were the envoys sent, and they could sworn that the 100,000 troops from Qin and Liangzhou were ready to attack. As long as Gou Xi and others agreed to surrender, they would immediately send 100,000 troops to defend Chang'an.
"This general has long suspected that it is impossible for Qinzhou to support an army of 100,000 in that remote and remote area of Longxi. Even if Liangzhou is included, it is absolutely impossible." Gou Xi said.
"After all, Liangzhou is rich, so it may not be impossible." Yang Wanqiu muttered immediately.
The reputation of the Zhang family in Liangzhou and his son can be said to be well-known in the Western Frontier, especially since most of Liangzhou's soldiers and horses are cavalry, so they are not afraid of bandits on horseback like them at all.
Therefore, compared to the Qingzhou Han army, Yang Wanqiu and others were actually more afraid of the Liangzhou soldiers.
After all, if they can't defeat the Qingzhou Han army, they can abandon the city and run away. If they offend the Liangzhou soldiers and horses, they may not be able to hide on the grassland.
"Cheshi, Shanzhen, Xiaowan and other cities have rebelled. All the Zhang family's soldiers and horses in Liangzhou have gone to the Western Regions to suppress the rebellion. How can there be any spare strength to send another hundred thousand troops!"
Gou Xi said with great disdain.
When facing Sima Bao and Liu Yu's attempts to woo them, Gou Xi immediately sent someone to find out the details of both parties.
The Han army in Qingzhou who was besieging Tongguan naturally did not need to be suspicious, but Sima Bao of Qinzhou revealed the details as soon as he inquired about it.
The total number of soldiers and horses in the hands of Sima Bao in Qinzhou does not exceed 30,000. Even if he adds the Di Qiang and other tribes under his command, he will never be able to gather an army of 100,000.
What's more, the soldiers of the Di Qiang tribe are mixed, let alone the Qingzhou Han army, even against the refugee army under Gou Xi's command, they have no advantage at all.
"Sima Bao only has 20,000 to 30,000 troops to protect himself. How could he send troops to Guanzhong to rob Chang'an from Liu Yu?"
Gou Xi took off Jin Wang Sima Bao's underwear very simply.
Yang Wanqiu, Ma Ye and others stopped talking when they heard this.
If this is the case, Jin King Sima Bao really does not have much strength to fight for Guanzhong, and they alone are not capable of resisting the Qingzhou Han army.
Now it seems that it is best to surrender directly to the Qingzhou Han army.
"Okay, today we will wipe out the barbarians in the city. You should hurry up and supervise the troops and horses of your headquarters. You are not allowed to rob Han people without authorization!" Gou Xi finally gave instructions.
Yang Wanqiu, Ma Ye and others immediately took the order and left.
Since the new master hates the Huns, they will naturally have to work hard to show off. After all, after killing the old and weak Huns, they can get a lot of wealth and women for free.
As for the sadness of the rabbit dying and the fox dying, that is not within their scope of consideration at all.
"Brother Yang, why do I remember Gou Xi's younger brother? It seems his name was Gou Chun. He died in the hands of Liu Yu. Didn't he hate Liu Yu?" Ma Ye asked Yang Wanqiu next to him.
Yang Wanqiu laughed mockingly when he heard this, "Gou Xi is mean and cruel. Even if he hates Liu Yu, he will never make things difficult for himself."
"What's more, do you know what Liu Yu told Gou Xi about this matter?"
Ma Ye immediately became interested and asked quickly.
"Then what did Liu Yu say?"
"Liu Yu told Gou Xi that he had given Gou Chun a grand burial in his hometown in Hanoi, and that Gou Xi's relatives also received special preferential treatment. Even if Gou Xi did not surrender to him, it would remain unchanged." Yang Wanqiu said.
When Ma Ye heard this, he immediately grinned.
"Haha, what kind of preferential treatment is this? I think it's obviously a threat."
"Hey, don't worry about threats or generosity. Anyway, Gou Xi has gained face. Naturally, no one will criticize her if she abandons the hatred of killing her brother."
Ma Ye slapped his mouth, and then said again.
"Brother Yang, I think we still have to be cautious. This Gou Xi is so cruel that he will not let go even the old and the weak of everyone. If he wants to plot against us in the future, it will be terrible."
Yang Wanqiu also nodded when he heard this.
"Although the Huns brought it upon themselves, Gou Xi must be on guard against these old, weak, women and children using such ruthless methods."
"I just saw Gou Xi's men slaughtering the old and the weak without batting an eye. It was really chilling." Ma Ye curled his lips.
In the initial search and killing, the Qiang and Hu people only played a leading role, and it was Gou Xi's soldiers who did the killing.
Now Yang, Ma and others have just begun to be assigned to Fangshi in Dongcheng.
Suddenly, a noisy shout of Qiang and Hu soldiers came.
Yang Wanqiu, Ma Ye and others immediately drew their knives in their hands and led the soldiers to rush forward.
"Qu Shuai, there are a large group of Tuge people hiding in this house!" A small Qiang and Hu leader came up to him and shouted excitedly.
"Who is he?" Yang Wanqiu asked.
"We don't know who they are specifically, but we just know that there are dozens of women inside, all of them young women!" the little boss shouted excitedly.
When Yang Wanqiu, Ma Ye and others heard this, their eyes immediately lit up.
These Qiang and Hu soldiers were not organized as garrison guards by the Huns and Han Kingdom, and their female relatives were not in Chang'an City.
It has been a long time since anyone captured a woman. Now that the Huns have changed from wolves to sheep, they are naturally not polite to them.
"Then what are you waiting for? Rush in and grab the woman!" Ma Ye's beard was flying in excitement.
"There were guards inside the house. We lost several of our men, but we didn't even rush in." The young Qiang Hu leader complained.
"What are you afraid of? Everyone rushes for me!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Wanqiu immediately asked the soldiers behind him to charge towards the small house in front.
Facing the attack of hundreds of Qiang and Hu soldiers, the dozens of Xiongnu guards in the house were unable to resist, and they were all quickly killed.
Yang Wanqiu, Ma Ye and others personally led the Qiang and Hu soldiers and horses into the inner courtyard.
As the gate of the inner courtyard collapsed, a group of screaming women wearing various dresses appeared in the sight of the Qiang and Hu people.
Yang Wanqiu, Ma Ye and others grinned happily, with indescribable expressions in their eyes.
The Qiang and Hu soldiers behind them were all laughing and swarming forward. The Hun women hiding in this house suddenly screamed in panic.
Yang Wanqiu, Ma Ye and other Qiang and Hu Qushuai laughed loudly watching all this, completely forgetting the cruelty and ruthlessness of Gou Xi who they were despising just now.
As for these women, there is no need for handsome men like them to do it themselves. In the end, the youngest and most beautiful women will definitely be sent to them.
Just as these Qiang and Hu soldiers were chasing these Hun women like civet cats playing with mice, two people suddenly jumped out of a woodshed nearby.
"Qiang thief, stop!"
Yang Wanqiu, Ma Ye and others were frightened. When they took a closer look, they turned out to be two teenagers.
Judging from their attire, they must be descendants of noble Xiongnu families.
"How could a bastard want to die!" Ma Ye said fiercely.
"Who I thought he was, turned out to be the son of Chen Yuanda, the imperial censor." But Yang Wanqiu recognized the two young men in front of him.
"You bastards, you are so kind to a big man and don't know anything about it in return, but you help Gou Xi betray and cause chaos. Aren't you ashamed?!" A young man shouted loudly.
"Hahaha, I'll kill all of you butchers and you won't have to be ashamed!"
Ma Ye waved to the people next to him without hesitation.
"Stop talking nonsense to them and kill them!"
The Qiang and Hu soldiers next to him immediately drew their knives and stepped forward. Although Chen Yuanda's two young sons had good skills, they were unable to defeat the wolves. After stabbing three Qiang and Hu soldiers, they were also chopped to the ground in an instant.
The two bloody heads were immediately handed to Yang Wanqiu and others.
A middle-aged woman in fine clothes in the hospital screamed and passed out after seeing this. It seemed that she should be a close relative of her.
"Put it away carefully, and you still need to rely on it to receive the reward!" Yang Wanqiu said nonchalantly.
After a while, all the dozens of Hun women in the inner courtyard were tied up.
In addition, a large amount of gold and silver treasures were found in the hidden place of the firewood shed next to it.
Stimulated by these women and wealth, Yang Wanqiu, Ma Ye and other Qiang and Hu generals immediately burst out with high "fighting spirit".
According to the Qiang and Hu people's habit of looting, it was always first come, first served. The Qiang and Hu soldiers behind could only look at the capture in the yard greedily, and then rushed in groups towards the other places where the Huns lived.
In just one day, a ten-foot-high Jingguan was built outside the east gate of Chang'an.
The search and killing of the Huns in Chang'an City still has not ended.
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The wind howled, bringing up a biting chill.
The entire city of Tongguan has turned into a sea of fire.
The billowing smoke even reached the Han army camp three or four miles away.
"These Huns are finally going to break through!"
Liu Yu looked at Tongguan City, which was a sea of fire ahead, and couldn't help but said with some regret.
Behind Tongguan is the fertile Guanzhong, which is thousands of miles away. As long as the Huns break away from the encirclement of the Han army, it will be difficult to catch up with them.
"What a pity. These tens of thousands of eagle dogs should have been used by Your Majesty!" Xi Jian next to him also said with some regret.
A few days ago, Xi Jian went north to attack Pingyang on behalf of Liu Yu. When he came back, he heard that Liu Yu refused Hu Yanyan's surrender, and he couldn't help but feel regretful.
Liu Yu smiled lightly and didn't respond.
To be honest, the Huns in Tongguan City were all elite soldiers, but it was precisely because they were elite soldiers that Liu Yu always felt uneasy.
If these soldiers and horses were smaller, he would not be so afraid.
"Don't hesitate to return to the army. I just hope that Wu Bocheng will be more cautious and not suffer too many losses." Liu Yu said while looking behind Tongguan.
He knew that it would be difficult for the troops and horses led by Wu Xin to stop the Huns who were desperately trying to break through, and he just hoped that the losses would not be too great.
However, Liu Yu did not know that Wu Xin, who was on the path that the Xiongnu army must pass through, had no consciousness of "do not stop when returning to the army".
Wu Xin just felt that the Huns, who were coming like locusts crossing the border, were here to give him meritorious services.
"Haha, these Hulu are just as I expected!"
When Wu Xin learned that the Huns had burned the city and began to retreat out of the city, not only was he not afraid, but he felt proud that he was getting what he wanted.
"Pass my military order and immediately form a formation to block the main road that the Hulu must pass through. If the Hulu are detouring from the mountains, then leave them alone!"
