The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 333 Qiang
Chapter 340 Five Qiangs

After listening to the battle of Pengyang City, Mao Jie thought for a while and said: "Xiliang is a land of mixed Han and Hu people, with many Qiang people. In the past, the Ma family suppressed all parties, and no Qiang people dared to cause trouble."

"Now that the Ma family has been destroyed, Han Sui's strength has fallen greatly, and no one can suppress the Qiang people." Mao Jie said here, his eyes flashed, and then said: "You can send someone to contact the 36 Qiang people in Xiliang, and let them gather together. The soldiers resisted Chen Ziming's soldiers and horses."

"Sir, although the Qiang people are brave and good at fighting, they have different hearts. They are definitely not the opponents of Chen Ziming's army. How can they stop Chen Ziming's army?" Cao Chun asked suspiciously.

"Hehe." Mao Jie said with a slight smile, "It's late autumn now, and the climate in the north is cold. The Qiang soldiers don't need to stop Chen Ziming's army, they just need to make Chen Ziming unable to control Liangzhou before winter comes."

"So that's how it is." Man Pang's eyes lit up, and he said, "If Chen Ziming can't control Liangzhou before this winter, the prime minister will adjust the deployment of all parties in the coming year, mobilize troops, and then compete with Chen Ziming for the land of Liangzhou."

"Yes." Mao Jie nodded slightly and said, "Liangzhou is the northern barrier of the Han Dynasty. It is good at producing good horses and has an important route to Shu. It is an important place for military strategists. Liu Bei should not let it go easily."

"Sir, I will send someone to contact the Qiang people. If the Qiang people are willing to send troops, I would like to lead Tongguan troops out of the pass to help and attack Chen Ziming together." Cao Chun immediately suggested.

"No." Mao Jie said to Cao Chun with a serious face: "Tongguan is the gate of Chang'an, which is related to the safety of the entire Sili Prefecture. If there is no absolute certainty, you can't leave Tongguan. Otherwise, if the army loses, Tongguan will not be safe."

"Thank you for your teaching, sir." After Cao Chun heard this, he gave up his plan to lead an attack. Cao Cao asked him to come to Tongguan to make Tongguan safe, and he didn't dare to take risks.

"Report!"

"General Qi, General Liu Bei Zhang Liao led [-] troops into Fufeng and stationed troops in Anling."

"Huh?" After Cao Caochun heard this, he looked up at Mao Jie, wanting to hear Mao Jie's opinion on this matter.

Seeing Cao Chun's gaze, Mao Jie sorted out his train of thought, and said, "Zuo Fufeng and You Fengling are the northern barriers of Sili Prefecture, keeping the northern aliens out."

"Now that Fufeng and Feng Ling have fallen into the hands of Liu Bei, they have already threatened Silizhou. Now the prime minister is rectifying the troops and has no time to look north. Only next year, as long as Chen Ziming does not gain a firm foothold in Liangzhou, the prime minister will definitely lead the army to come. .”

"Now we have two things to do. The first is to strictly guard Tongguan, not to let such important places fall into Chen Ziming's hands. The second is to contact the Qiang people and let them gather troops to hold back Chen Ziming's troops."

"General, Mr. Xiaoxian, my subordinates are willing to go to the Qiang people and persuade the various tribes of the Qiang people to send troops to stop Chen Ziming." Man Pang hurriedly went out to ask for orders.

"There is Lao Boning." Cao Chun immediately sent people to escort Man Pang to the various tribes of the Qiang people in Xiliang, lobbying the Qiang people to send troops.

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"Report to the Prime Minister, Jincheng is twenty miles ahead."

Chen Ziming led the army to follow Han Sui's defeat. Now as long as Han Sui is killed, no one in Liangzhou can resist Chen Ziming's troops.

"When the army arrives, immediately surround Jincheng and don't let Han Sui escape." Chen Ziming thought for a while, then turned to Zhao Yun beside him and said, "After the army set up camp, Zilong immediately went to the various tribes of the Qiang people and invited the leaders of the tribes to come. Jincheng gathers together."

"promise!"

Zhao Yun nodded in agreement.

"The Qiang people are good at martial arts, and Zilong can make friends with martial arts." The reason why Chen Ziming let Zhao Yun go was because Zhao Yun's martial arts were not inferior to Ma Chao's, and he wanted Zhao Yun to subdue the leaders of the Qiang people so that they could be obedient.

Mao Jie could think of the Qiang people from Xiliang, but how could Chen Ziming forget this special race? It is said that the Qiang people are descendants of Jiang Ziya, and they can be regarded as people from the Central Plains, so it makes sense to include them in the Han Dynasty.

Moreover, the Qiang people have long begun to mix with the Han people and intermarry with each other. It is already me in you, and you in me. There is no need to divide the Qiang Han people.

The strength of the Qiang people in Xiliang is very strong. Not only are there countless Qiang people in Liangzhou, but there are also many Qiang tribes outside Liangzhou. It can be said that the Qiang people are a strong ethnic group in the northwest of the Han Dynasty.

"Prime Minister, do you want to send troops to attack the city?" After Chen Ziming's troops surrounded Jincheng, Han Sui had already become a turtle in the urn. As long as he took Jincheng, it would be regarded as annihilation of the political organization in Liangzhou.

"Jincheng is easy to defend and difficult to attack. There are nearly [-] soldiers and horses in the city. It is Han Sui's old den. He has won the hearts of the people. If we attack by force, our soldiers and horses will die and suffer countless injuries." Chen Ziming looked at the majestic Jincheng and had to admire Han Suijian. The ability to build Jincheng so majesticly, if there is a strong attack, I don't know how many soldiers and horses will be killed in battle.

"Prime Minister wants Han Sui to surrender?" Tian Feng immediately guessed Chen Ziming's intention of besieging but not attacking.

"Hehe, it depends on whether Han Sui understands current affairs. If he surrenders to the city obediently, it is not impossible to keep him rich and honored forever. If he is ignorant of current affairs, then don't blame me." Chen Ziming's eyes flickered with murderous intent. Then how to choose.

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"My lord, Chen Ziming's troops have surrounded Jincheng, and we have no reinforcements, what should we do?" The eight generals who were taken by Han Sui to Pengyang City to block Chen Ziming's troops are now only candidates, Cheng Yi, The three Jiang Shi and the rest were either killed in battle or captured, and now they are surrounded to death in Jincheng. The candidate asked anxiously the senior Han Sui.

"What are you panicking? My golden city is like an iron wall. There are [-] soldiers and horses in the city, and there is a lot of food and grass. If Chen Ziming dares to attack the city, he will be defeated and returned." Han Sui squinted his eyes in dissatisfaction, and scolded.

"Yanming, you immediately summoned Qingzhou in the city, armed them all, boarded the tower, and vowed to resist the attack of Chen Ziming's soldiers and horses to the death." Han Sui was going to defend Jincheng to the death. Just keeping his own life is absolutely unacceptable to Han Sui who enjoys the power of life and death.

"My lord, Jincheng is dangerous, but Chen Ziming's army is strong, and it is not a complete strategy to stick to it." Yan Xing felt that defending Jincheng to the death is not a good way out, and it is better to take the opportunity to break out.

"You don't need to worry." Han Sui waved his hand, and waited for the people below to say: "Jincheng City has high walls and strong walls. If we stay together, we can hold on for a month or two, and in half a month at most, the land of Xiliang will be covered with heavy snow. Chen Ziming's army In the wilderness outside the city, there is no shelter from the wind, so retreat without fighting."

"Prime Minister Cao of the Shu Han Dynasty sent someone to tell me that as long as I hold on until the beginning of next spring, Prime Minister Cao will definitely lead an army to the north, but he will surely defeat Chen Ziming. I still have the final say on the land of Liangzhou."

With Han Sui's words, the hearts of the people below have calmed down a lot. They are no longer frowning, and the atmosphere has begun to become active.

(End of this chapter)