On the battlefield, as Liu Chan shouted loudly, the Qingqiang cavalry who had been fighting with the army and wandering between the Red Star Army and Li Hui and Zhang Yi's army gradually gave up their resistance when they saw the Qingqiang King being captured. .
The attitude of the Qingqiang clan towards the king seemed strange to the Han people.
Internally, Qingqiang men who dare to challenge the throne are regarded as warriors. Even if they fail and die, their family members and tribes will not be implicated.
But when the whole clan is facing the outside world, the Qingqiang King has absolute authority. Warriors from any clan will obey orders unconditionally and regard their safety as a top priority.
If King Qingqiang dies in battle or is captured, and people from your tribe come back on your own... Unless you take the initiative to execute these people, you will be attacked by other tribes.
And this is also an important reason why the Qingqiang clan is not afraid of death in battle.
Now that the Qingqiang King was captured, the remaining Qingqiang cavalry quickly lost their will to fight and even had no intention of escaping.
After this battle, the Yong family's main fighting force in Yizhou County and the Qingqiang reinforcements moved in by Meng Huo were determined to fight.
More than 3,000 soldiers were gathered and surrendered, and more than 2,000 were captured.
Of the more than 13,000 soldiers they brought, a total of more than 1,200 people have died in battle, but about 20 to 30% of them died from intractable diseases caused by factors such as acclimatization.
As for the Cuan family army, the losses were relatively heavy. They had recruited nearly 3,000 soldiers when they raised their troops. By this time, most of them had been killed or injured, and only more than 700 soldiers were left.
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After the army returned to Shiwei County.
"Hui is trapped in Kunze, so that the prince's enemy needs to send troops to rescue him. This is Hui's crime." Li Hui and his son Li Yi knelt down on the ground, paused and said, "Please punish me, the prince."
After recounting their battle in detail, Li Hui took the initiative to plead guilty.
Liu Chan stepped forward to help Li Hui, who was covered in blood and injured in many places, and said warmly: "De'ang successfully persuaded the Cuan family to raise troops to help the orphans, but he refused to surrender even though he was trapped in death. He used tricks to cause the Yong family and Qingqiang to be defeated. Loyalty can be learned. , You are commendable for your wisdom and bravery, what crime is there? Moreover, it is not your fault that you are trapped in Kunze.
"Not only is he innocent, De'ang is calm in the face of danger, and he is both wise and brave. He is a talent that can be of great use. After the battle alone, he became the cousin of his father and asked for rewards for De'ang."
Li Hui was moved and leaned over again and nodded: "Thank you, Prince."
Cuan Xi was ashamed. At this time, he stepped forward and bowed and handed over his hands: "Cuan Xi met with the prince. This incident was all caused by my impulsiveness. I almost put the prince in danger. It is not De'ang's fault. The prince should punish me for my crime. yes."
Liu Chan said: "The head of the Cuan family is in Yizhou County, far away from Chengdu. He has never met his father before, but he refuses to join forces with Yong Kai and others. Now he is using all the family's troops to help. The head of the family cares about the great man, and he is also loyal. It is so comforting for a scholar to be lonely.
"Even though it was inappropriate to ignore the dissuasion and attack Dianchi Lake without authorization, the head of the family was not under Gu's command at that time, so it was not a violation of military orders. The Cuan family's army has already suffered heavy losses, how can Gu be punished further?"
Cuan Xi said nothing and bowed to the ground.
"The head of the family raised troops to help, so he should have been regarded as a partial general. However, this act was indeed impulsive and reckless. For now, the head of the family is temporarily appointed as a commander of another department. He will continue to lead the troops of the department to fight with the army. If he can perform meritorious service, he will be rewarded."
"Xi, thank you Prince." Cuan Xi was very satisfied with this result.
Liu Chan looked at Zhang Yi again: "Bo Gong responded accordingly, anticipated the enemy's planes, and divided his troops in the west mountain of Kunze in advance, so that he could completely annihilate the main force of the Yong family. Even though Yong Kai escaped, it was still a great achievement. We will discuss it after the war. Merits are rewarded.”
Zhang Yi cupped his fists to thank him.
Then Liu Chan ordered people to properly take care of the wounded soldiers, purchase livestock and slaughter them in the three counties, hold a celebration banquet, and reward the entire army.
It's just that food and gold are expensive here, and there is no spare time to make wine. The wine stored in the Huo family is far from enough, and the soldiers are a little regretful.
However, Liu Chan, who was too drunk, was secretly grateful for this. He gave a speech at the banquet to boost morale, and toasted the entire army with water instead of wine, pushing the atmosphere of the celebration banquet to a climax.
Then he took military doctors and people from the Cuan family who were proficient in Qingqiang dialect to the county where King Qingqiang was imprisoned.
Huo Bu'uli looked a little embarrassed at this time, his hands were tied upside down, and his feet were tied tightly.
When Liu Chan entered the door, he was trying to move his hands behind his back around his lower body and in front of him, but the soldiers who had been prepared for this had tied him up very high. Not only did he fail, but he also happened to be thrown right in front of Liu Chan... …
"Why does King Qingqiang need to perform such a grand ceremony?"
The Cuan family members' lips twitched, but they didn't finish the sentence.
Liu Chan helped him sit up and saw that the wound on his side was still slowly oozing blood. He signaled the military doctor to come forward and apply medicine and bandage.
When Huo Bu'uli saw the military doctor taking powder to sprinkle on his wounds, he immediately started struggling and shouted some words that Liu Chan couldn't understand.
"what did he say?"
The Nacuan family hesitated for a moment and omitted some extreme language: "He said his skills were inferior to others, and he would kill him if he wanted to. But he is also a warrior, why should he be tortured and humiliated in this way?"
Liu Chan shook his head helplessly: "Tell him, if you don't want to bleed to death, don't move around. This is treating injuries."
After the translation, Huo Buli became much more honest, but he still stared at the military doctor warily.
After all, this method of treating injuries was very different from that of the witch doctors in his clan. He couldn't believe it. He didn't recite the incantation before treating the injuries. It looked unprofessional.
But after the medicinal powder was sprinkled on, after enduring the initial severe pain, there was a special cooling feeling, which gradually suppressed the burning pain, but it was much more effective than the chewed herbal paste they were used to.
After bandaging, Huo Bu'uli discovered that Liu Chan had really sent someone to treat his injuries, and he calmed down a lot.
He did not show much hostility towards the young man who had captured him by force.
Qingqiang respects the strong, even if they are enemies.
After treating the injury, Liu Chan sat cross-legged opposite him, looking up and down at the Qingqiang King who had made a large gash with his own spear but said nothing: "What's your name?"
"Fire cloth."
Finding that the other party's attitude didn't seem that intense, Liu Chan said with a smile: "Gu is the crown prince of Hanzhong, Liu Chan is the heir of Liu Gong. How about you lead the Qingqiang to join Gu, grant you an official title, and protect your people?"
For people like Huo Buuli, there is no point in beating around the bush, so it is better to go straight.
Huo Bu'uli sneered. Although he respected the strong, it did not mean that he would surrender, let alone the entire clan: "First help you pacify Nanzhong, and then hand over the cattle, horses and treasures every year for you to exploit? What if you and other Han people didn't exploit them?" How could we retreat here due to persecution!”
Liu Chan was silent for a moment after hearing this, and sighed: "In those years when treacherous ministers were in power, the beasts and beasts among the palace and majesty suffered a lot, and it was not only you, the Qingqiang people, who suffered the most. But you rebelled first, and the imperial court will naturally send troops to quell the rebellion."
It is true that the imperial court at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty did not engage in human affairs, but because of his status, he could not say "Yes, my relatives and emperors are all stupid emperors, and you are a righteous resistance of the oppressed", right?
Huo Bu was scratching his neck and wanted to say more, but Liu Chan waved his hand and said: "Let's not talk about the past, just look at the present. When you come to Nanzhong alone, regardless of Han or Yi, have you ever seen the people being plundered and bullied? Have you ever seen people like Meng? If you get what you say, what kind of black dog agate are you asking for?"
It was impossible to explain the nonsense about old sesame and rotten millet in the past. The two sides had different positions. There was no right or wrong in discussing these matters. Further discussion would only intensify the conflict, so Liu Chan immediately changed the subject.
Huo Bu'uli was stunned and didn't speak for a while.
Liu Chan said again: "It's like those Yong Kai people. They look like pigs and dogs with their ears. They can be destroyed by covering their hands. Do you, a great Qingqiang man, want to be destroyed with you?"
Huo Bu'uli was still a little dissatisfied and said in a low voice: "If we can't contact the southern departments of Yueyong County, the outcome is still unknown."
But obviously there is no confidence in what he said.
Liu Chan was not annoyed and said with a smile: "How about the victory or defeat, you just have to wait and see. This battle can be won by oneself, and I didn't intend to borrow your Qingqiang's power.
"If the Qing Qiang surrenders, Gu Zi will treat them equally. From now on, you will fight with Gu Zi and perform meritorious service, so that your people can live a prosperous and prosperous life. Or if you persist in stubbornness and let them bleed to death... you can think about it slowly."
After speaking, Liu Chan left Huo Bu'uli silent and walked out.
He must first understand the huge difference in strength before he can surrender. This cannot be done in a hurry.
From Huo Bu'uli's words, Liu Chan keenly noticed that he said that he could not contact the Qingqiang in the southern part of Yueyong County...
Looking up at the starry sky, Liu Chan raised a smile on his lips. It seemed that Uncle Zhuge was also working hard.
(End of chapter)
