I am the Empress Dowager!

Chapter 287 The deadly battle in Hanzhong
"Come on, hurry up, rush on!"

"Go and tell King Qibu Ba that as long as we can carry it through this time, I will personally write a letter to the court to ask for credit for them!"

At this time, at the connection between Hanzhong and Long Road, Cheng Xin, as the current general of Hanzhong, was leading the Ba people and Xi people from Eba County, as well as Hanzhong's own soldiers and horses, who were fighting to the death with the Qiang and Hu on horseback.

The war between the two sides was very stalemate, and the Han army could be said to be retreating steadily, and could only rely on desperate efforts to withstand the opponent's attacks.

As a soldier of the Han Dynasty, Cheng Xin turned the situation into this situation not because of his lack of ability. On the contrary, it can be said that Cheng Xin has achieved the ultimate in what he can do.

At this time, he was facing the so-called Xianling Dynasty composed of Xianling Qiang and Hu!
Although the so-called Xianling Dynasty was only a few years old, this was the time when their morale was at its highest.

This is not because of the tyranny of the two generations of Xianling Qianghu leaders, but because of the accumulation of hundreds of years of Xianling Qianghu!
When Emperor Taizu Gao conquered the world, the first few Qiang and Hus still lived in the Huangshui and Haomen water basins, just like other Qiang and Hus and even other nomadic peoples.

They are just ordinary people who rely on water bodies and rivers to settle down. It can even be said that they have no fixed place to live.

In those years, they were still a small group on the grassland, and they were oppressed and bullied by the Huns.

It was not until many years later that the Xiongnu finally ceased to be strong. King Kunxie of the Xiongnu stationed in Hexi also surrendered directly to the Han and did not want to continue fighting with the Han.

At this time, the Xianling Qiang and Hu had a chance to grow, but because Emperor Xiaowu wanted to completely stabilize his northwest frontier, he ordered the capture of Hexi.

The first person to bear the brunt was the Qiang Hu, who was not very powerful, but was very complex.

Under the order of Emperor Xiaowu, many Qiang and Hu tribes who originally lived in Hexi were expelled, and then they struggled to survive in the desert.
Of course, as Qiang Hu, they also resisted. The Xianling Qiang Hu were not a big tribe back then, but they were also very powerful.

So after uniting with several other large Qiang and Hu tribes, they gathered a hundred thousand soldiers and horses.

In the eyes of the Qiang and Hu, 10 people are enough to protect their living place.

But the final result was indeed unsatisfactory. They were defeated by the big man easily, and the land of Hexi has nothing to do with them since then.

And because of their resistance, they also became the target of attacks by the Han Dynasty.

From Emperor Xiaowu to Zhao Chongguo, and then to General Fubo Ma Yuan
The Qiang and Hu rushed back again and again, and were exterminated, slaughtered, and driven out again and again.

Eventually, the hatred between both sides grew.

If Du Jigong could still be forgiven by Liu Long for "going astray", then Qiang and Hu Liu Long would not leave any extra opportunities for them.

Liu Long was not a murderous emperor.

But he also knew that the hundreds of years of fighting between the two sides had passed, and it was no longer a matter of who was right or wrong.

No matter whether it is the Han who has the upper hand or the Qiang and Hu who have the upper hand now, there is nothing more necessary for both sides to talk about.

Simply put, we can’t talk anymore!
Therefore, when Cheng Xin saw the Qiang and Hu attacking again, he didn't even have the desire to talk. He immediately rushed over and fought with them. He even ordered all the people of Hanzhong to join the army.

It's not that he, Cheng Xin, is rude, but that he is too aware of the hatred in these guys' hearts.

But even so, the Han army was still unable to completely resist the opponent.

It's not that in terms of ability, it's mainly that the gap between the two sides is really too bad.If we talk about the real soldiers and horses, the Qiang and Hu have united many tribes, and now there are almost more than [-] people. Of course, the Qiang and Hu's original tribe is only tens of thousands.

But whether it is tens of thousands or 10 people, they are all genuine Qiang and Hu men.

It is true that these Qiang Hu have little food, clothing, and warmth, and their conditions are somewhat pitiful. But which one of these people is not seven feet tall?
Including Xiliang's war horses, the total is one foot, two and three.

On the other hand, looking at the reinforcements from Hanzhong and Yizhou, it's not that Cheng Xin didn't have confidence. These people climbed mountains and ridges all day long, and they were really strong.

But his body is also really thin.

Six feet tall is not bad, and because they have lived in the mountains and forests all year round, everyone almost looks like a skinny monkey.

On this frontal battlefield, even if their leather armor is better than that of the Qiang Hu, it can never make up for the huge gap in strength between the two sides!
The most important thing is that the biggest benefit of Hanzhong to the northwest is the Long Road, the rugged mountain road, the steep terrain and the favorable location!
But now these are gone!

When King Xianling Dianling was still alive, they had already rushed in and turned Hanzhong into a mess.

He also killed Dong Bing, the then governor of Hanzhong County, and plundered a lot of money and food from Hanzhong.

Although in the end they were beaten out without being able to go deeper, the portal in Hanzhong was also badly damaged.

Now they have some geographical advantages, but they are no longer the same as they were back then.

Without the geographical advantage, the strong city, the rugged mountain road, and the advantage, they had to rely on them to face the fierce Qiang Hu.

Cheng Xin himself felt that his future was bleak.

But even so, Cheng Xin was still fighting to the death.

He has long been cut off from the northwest, and it can even be said that his contact with the imperial court has been completely cut off.

Of course, he could also transfer from Hanzhong to Yizhou, then transfer to Jingzhou and finally enter Hongnong and then go to the imperial court or Chang'an.

Or maybe you enter Shangyong from Hanzhong, then enter Wuguan from Shangyong and finally transfer to Sanfu.
Of course these are fine.

But the former took too long, and it was already a year before the court received the news.

As for the latter... well... the latter's road is not that long, but it's just that there will be unrest along the way. This road is also rugged and difficult to walk, and even they themselves will have to spend the second half of the year to pass the news.

This trip lasted more than a year!
The exchange of news lasted for more than a year. It would be better to simply let them know nothing. Just pretend there is no contact, and save the people under your command from thinking too much.

Cheng Xin had this idea at this time, and then led Hanzhong's soldiers and horses to fight to the death with the Qiang and Hu.

The only thing he could tell his soldiers was.

"The Qiang and Hu can no longer hold on. The imperial court has begun to counterattack. If you persist, reinforcements will definitely come."

(End of this chapter)