In midsummer, on the plateau, there is a beautiful scene of green sky and green grass.
The cool wind blew by, and there was a picture of cows and sheep visible in the wind-blown grass.
"I didn't expect that Huangzhou is so rich. Before I came here, I thought it was desolate with no grass growing here."
Duan Wenyang sat on his horse and sighed as he looked at the scene outside Huangchuan City.
"Haha, being rich is good. As long as it is rich, our soldiers will be able to settle down. We, the Duan clan, may be able to say "Huang" to those Wang clan in Taiyuan and Liu clan in Zhongshan in the future. Where’s the Kawadan clan?”
Duan Pixi said very happily.
Ever since Duan Ji Lujuan led his tribe to surrender to the Han Dynasty, Duan Xianbei has been slowly disintegrated into various tribes that do not belong to each other.
After Duan Ji Lujuan died of illness the year before last, there was an internal fight over the inheritance and status left behind.
From then on, the Duan brothers, uncles and nephews became enemies.
Among them, brothers Duan Pixi and Duan Wenyang were already dissatisfied with their clans in western Liaoning and had plans to find another place to settle down.
This time, after receiving the order from the Han Emperor to move to and defend Huangzhou, the two brothers immediately led two thousand elite vanguards to arrive in advance without stopping.
"Brother, look, the people to greet us are coming!"
Duan Wenyang pointed forward with his hand.
In the direction of Huangchuan City, a vague group of cavalrymen holding various flags appeared.
"Let's go further!"
Duan Pixi spurred his horse forward and ran towards the front.
Soon, the two groups of people met in front.
I saw these people coming out of Huangchuan City, although they all held high the banners of various general titles awarded by the Han Dynasty, they still maintained some Longxi Qiang characteristics in their clothing.
"Haha, General Duan, we have finally waited for you!"
A Qiang leader laughed and said.
He wore a gorgeous silk robe, a string of gold and jade around his neck, a helmet decorated with gold on his head, and a sword with a red coral sharkskin sheath stuck on his horse.
Even the horse saddle crotch is decorated with gold and silver.
At first glance, he looks like a rich man.
Duan Pixi guessed that this should be Shi Mahong, the current chief of Huangzhou.
Ma Hong was a leader of the Qiang tribe in Longxi and was in charge of military affairs under the former governor of Huangzhou.
Even though his official position is not high enough, he has a high prestige among the Qiang forces in Huangzhou, and his words are more effective than those of ordinary governors.
"Haha, this is Duan Pixi, and this Xiangbi is Ma Changshi!"
Duan Pixi said.
"I've met General Duan!"
After Ma Hong and others confirmed the rightful owner, they immediately saluted.
Some Qiang chiefs looked relieved.
"Ma Changshi, where are Commander Zhang and the others?" Duan Pixi asked.
Zhang Jun came here from Liangzhou, although the distance is relatively close.
However, the Zhang family cannot move as quickly as Duan Pixun and the others if they want to move nearly an average of their family property.
"General Duan, I came here in such a hurry to tell the general that Governor Zhang is coming from the north, but the Shangxi barbarians who must pass through have become rampant again and have cut off the road. Governor Zhang and the others may not be able to pass. Here we come." Ma Hong said.
"What? How dare these barbarians be so arrogant?" Duan Wenyang said from the side.
"Yes, these barbarians have occupied all the important roads. If we don't send troops to drive them away from the south, it will be difficult for Governor Zhang and others to attack from the north." Ma Hong said.
Because entering Huangzhou from Liangzhou is equivalent to going from a low place to a high mountain.
It was originally an attack from above. Without the cooperation from the south, we would have to take a detour.
"Then how do you plan to expel these traitors?" Duan Pizhen asked.
Ma Hong and others hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"This matter is of great importance. Let's discuss it after we return to the city with our troops!" Ma Hong said.
Duan Pilang and Duan Wenyang looked at each other, and then said, "Okay then! Let's go back to the city first and discuss it."
Huangchuan City is the most prosperous area in Huangchuan City.
Because Huangchuan's geographical location is very special, it has also become a gathering place for the Huangchuan Qiang tribe. Here are the largest Qiang tribes.
Here, there are not only the Qiang tribe, but also officials of the Han Dynasty.
The Qiang tribes here were all under the jurisdiction of the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty also set up many official offices here.
In the territory of the Han Dynasty, no one can try to play tricks, otherwise, no one can survive in this area.
In the center of Huangchuan City is a huge building.
This building was called the Dudu Mansion of the Han Dynasty.
The Han Dynasty court established a governor's office in Huangchuan County, which was specifically responsible for the governance of Huangchuan County.
The Dudu Mansion established by the Han Dynasty was not only to prevent the Qiang tribe from causing chaos, but also had a very important role, which was to control some barbarian tribes around Huangchuan.
These tribes were besieged by the Han soldiers of the Han Dynasty. Only by obediently obeying the court's orders could they get food and avoid starvation.
Moreover, there were many Han soldiers from the Han Dynasty stationed in Huangchuan City.
Once there were any changes in Huangchuan City, they would be discovered by the Han soldiers stationed in the city, and they would quickly report the news to the Han court and request Han Dynasty for support.
When the Duan family and his son followed this group of Qiang cavalry back to Huangchuan City, Duan Pilang immediately summoned his trusted generals to discuss how to deal with the invading Western Qiang tribes.
"In this battle, I wonder what the general is planning to do?"
A general asked Duan Pilang with his hands raised.
Duan Pilang said: "Now, we have a foundation in Huangchuan City. As long as we defeat all these Qiang people, we will completely capture Huangchuan."
"That's not bad! However, the Qiang tribe is quite powerful now, and their leader is not a fuel-efficient lamp. If we defeat them all, I'm afraid we will be in a hard fight." One general said worriedly.
His worries are not unreasonable. After all, these Qiang people are brave warriors. If they really fight and lose both sides, it will not do them any good.
"Hmph! Although we now have enough food supplies and weapons and armor, after all, we have just retreated from Liangzhou. Now, even if we wipe out the entire Qiang tribe in Huangchuan, it will only be a drop in the bucket. Therefore, we must win the frontline battlefield as soon as possible."
Duan Pilang said.
His words silenced everyone.
After all, their current food and grass can barely maintain an army of 30,000 to 40,000 people.
The losses on the frontline battlefield were even greater. If we wanted to completely wipe out the tens of thousands of enemy soldiers on the frontline, we would still be several times short of that.
"I think we should mobilize a group of troops from the south to help out!"
A general said.
"Yes, there are still a large number of Huns in the south. Although their number is not large, they are very brave and good at fighting. I think we might as well transfer them to the north to deal with these rebellious people with us!"
One by one the generals suggested.
Duan Pilang frowned slightly after hearing this.
"Generals, I think you want to involve the Huns in the south, right?"
"good!"
"However, this matter is not something we say, but requires the consent of the court! I think we need to ask His Majesty for instructions on this matter, and ask His Majesty to send generals here, and we can participate in the discussion together!"
Duan Pilang said.
Duan Pilang said this, naturally he wanted to hold back these generals, and then he went to report to Duan Wenyang.
"Don't worry, General Duan! As long as we can wipe out all the Qiang tribes, leave this matter to us. We can definitely do a good job!" A general assured, patting his chest.
"Since you generals are so sworn in, I'll leave it to you." Duan Pilang said.
...
In Huangchuan City, a large number of people and soldiers were busy cleaning up the mess.
Their bodies were covered in blood, and the stains and bloodstains on their clothes were difficult to clean.
These people and soldiers all fled from the Western Regions.
This time, they were attacked on the way and suffered a sneak attack by the Huns, resulting in heavy casualties.
Fortunately, they were lucky. When they were about to escape, they happened to encounter Duan Wenyang leading a large group of cavalry back.
Therefore, Duan Wenyang led fifty to sixty thousand cavalry and successfully arrived at Huangchuan City.
"Report, report to the generals, there are Qiang cavalry ahead, more than 100,000 in number, including some Qiang nobles!"
Just as Duan Wenyang was leading his men, a scout rushed in quickly.
His voice surprised Duan Wenyang and others.
"One hundred thousand Qiang cavalry? How is this possible? These Qiang people are all small tribes in the Western Qiang territory, and among these tribes, the most powerful tribe only has more than 30,000 cavalry. Just these cavalry , is not enough for us to fill our teeth, how can we have such a huge force?" A general was shocked. "General, these people are real. I think they should be real, not fake!" said a scout. "Are the Qiang people really preparing to launch a full-scale attack this time?" said a general. "Whether it is the real purpose of the Qiang people or not, we have to be careful. Now, everyone is preparing immediately to welcome the arrival of the Qiang people at any time!" Duan Wenyang shouted loudly. Now, the leader of the Qiang tribe already knows the situation in the Western Regions. Under the leadership of Duan Wenyang, all the Western Qiang Qiang people have surrendered to the Han people. Now, they all know that they have to fight with the Han people against the Xixia people, and they have also figured out that whether they are the Qiang people or other Qiang tribes, they can only rely on the Han people. Now, the Qiang people have a unified name, that is, the Great Han Kingdom. The territory of the Han Kingdom has spread throughout Liangzhou. These Qiang people all know that the current Han Dynasty is like a giant dragon, entrenched in the west of Liangzhou, and Xiliang is the hinterland of the giant dragon. Now, they all want to follow the giant dragon, Let’s overlook the world together and fight in all directions.
According to the perception of the Xiqiang people, Xiliang is a vast and sparsely populated area, which is not suitable for the Qiang people to survive at all. Therefore, the Qiang people also hope to live a stable life under the protection of the Han Dynasty.
Of course, this wish is very beautiful, but this dream is destined to not come true. After all, the Han's control over the Xiqiang is too weak.
The control of the Han Dynasty was too weak, which led to many small tribes in Xiqiang trying to take advantage of the opportunity to compete for hegemony in order to expand their territory.
Therefore, the tribes of Xiqiang and the Qiang people tried every means to break away from the control of the Han Dynasty.
However, the population of Xiqiang is too small.
There are also 100,000 Qiang people in Xiqiang. These tribes can obtain tens of thousands of kilograms of grain every year, as well as all kinds of cattle, sheep, and even women and livestock.
These things can allow their tribe to reproduce.
However, the strength of the Qiang people is also constantly increasing and growing.
If they continue like this, within a few decades, they will become like other tribes and become stronger.
Therefore, Xiqiang's ambitions became more and more swollen, which also led to their continuous expansion.
In their opinion, as long as they have strength, what kind of woman do they want?
Therefore, the Xiqiang people began to continuously recruit other Qiang people, hoping to use this to strengthen their own power.
In this way, the strength of Xiqiang will become stronger and stronger, and in the end, they will become the biggest threat to the Han Empire.
At this time, 50,000 cavalrymen led by Duan Wenyang were coming here, and they would arrive on the plain outside Huangchuan City in half a month.
This is also an extremely dangerous place.
There are many barbarian tribes in this place. These tribes are Qiang people and other nomadic peoples mixed together. They all want to occupy this mountain as their stronghold, and Duan Wenyang's 50,000 cavalry are trying to stop them. These barbarian tribes were not allowed to occupy the top of the valley.
"General, look, there's someone chasing you over there!" Just when Duan Wenyang felt nervous, another scout rushed in.
His voice frightened Duan Wenyang and others into hiding behind a tall stone tablet.
Just now, a cavalry force of approximately 5,000 people was galloping in their direction.
Duan Wenyang and the others watched all this nervously.
These cavalrymen are composed of two thousand people in total. These cavalrymen are all elite cavalrymen, and each of them holds an extremely sharp sword in his hand.
These people were tall and tall, exuding a strong aura of murder.
Duan Wenyang and the others were hiding behind the stone monument and could not see the faces of these people clearly.
However, they could feel that these cavalry had solemn looks on their faces, and each of them seemed to possess extremely terrifying combat effectiveness.
"No, we must not be found by them! Otherwise, we will be buried here!" Duan Wenyang stared closely at the group of cavalry in the distance, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
Because, he is too familiar with this place.
Here, he once led his cavalry to fight with this group of people, and he was killed by this group of dozens of soldiers. This made Duan Wenyang's heart full of resentment. He felt that towards these people, They are still fresh in my memory, how could I forget these people?
"Who are these people? Why are they chasing here? Moreover, I think these people are not simple. Their strength must be very powerful!"
Duan Wenyang couldn't help but think to himself.
At this moment, a cavalryman in front suddenly stopped.
The cavalryman paused. They did not rush in directly. Instead, they turned their horses' heads and began to run wildly deep into the dense forest on the other side.
Duan Wenyang and others were stunned by this cavalryman's actions.
They never thought that this cavalry would actually choose to take a detour instead of charging directly into this area.
In this case, they will not be able to seize the opportunity to occupy the hilltop first. In this case, they will have enough resources to build a strong defense on this hilltop.
In this way, their tribes and those tribes can join forces to completely get rid of the control of the Han Dynasty, making their power more and more powerful, and even able to challenge the Han Dynasty!
"General Duan, what should we do now? Should we chase him?" someone asked.
"There is no need to chase them. These people are obviously well prepared. If we chase them now, it will definitely be of no use. We should wait until the soldiers arrive!"
Duan Wenyang thought for a while and decided to give up the pursuit temporarily.
"Send the order to station the troops here, and we will wait here!" Duan Wenyang ordered.
"promise!"
Duan Wenyang's order was quickly passed on.
