Chapter 2352 Old Songs Sung with New Voices

Tens of thousands of Di people, with their families and families in tow, full of hunger and thirst, rushed down the ravine road to the south of Xiabian!

The villages and towns to the south of Shimobori became panicked and uneasy.

Some people subconsciously began to flee, either towards Tianshui or Longyou.

The Di people set off a beacon fire that spread throughout the southern border of Xiaben. Some villages that had been looted by the Di people ignited black smoke into the sky.

The characteristics of the Loess Plateau make it impossible for the villages here in Xiabian to have large-scale forts as defenses like those in flat areas. Even military villages are difficult to establish, mainly due to environmental restrictions.

People and horses always need to drink water, but in the Loess Plateau, not all places have water sources, and once you settle down, you still need cultivated land, and more water is needed to irrigate the village. Therefore, it is difficult to form large-scale villages. After all, the pressure of nature is there and it does not depend on human will.

It is precisely because of this that when the Di people rush out from the mountains and forests, it is difficult for the people in the countryside to resist, let alone stay in the stronghold and wait for backup.

As for Yang Wanwan and other Di people, they are also limited by the problem of water sources and cannot stay too long. They can only sweep in continuously and then directly invade the lower zone!

You must know that although the Di people are semi-agricultural and semi-nomadic, they seem to have advantages in both aspects, but it also means that they are not strong in both aspects. The Di people neither have a logistics support system like Feiqian, nor can they be like Xianbei. He brought a large number of cattle and sheep with him.

Therefore, although the Di people gathered a large number of people at the moment, it also meant that they consumed a lot of money. This time they invaded Xiabian, they had to act quickly. They had to sweep Xiabian in a very short time and win.

An eager in-depth invasion will also bring more risks. If the Han people can defend Xiabian and then call in reinforcements from the periphery, it is very likely that the Di people will be surrounded and even risk the entire army being annihilated...

At the military meeting, some tribal leaders also expressed dissent. They felt that there was no need to directly risk rushing into Xiabian by spreading around and plundering.

Yang Wanwan listened silently at first and said nothing. Later, he pulled out his knife and chopped down the tribal leaders who raised objections! Among them were not only Yang Wanwan, but also tribal leaders belonging to Wang Gui.

As Yang Wanwan's ally Wang Gui, under such circumstances, there are only two choices left, one is to support, the other is to collapse the alliance on the spot!

As for Wang Gui, who has just formed an alliance, on the one hand, he has just tasted some sweetness, and on the other hand, it is also because Yang Wanwan has outlined a "complete" plan that is very attractive to him. Therefore, if the situation is really opened up, Di Ren will Maybe there is no need to huddle in the mountains and forests, and there will be a better and more ideal living environment!

Survive!

develop!

future!

This is a problem that almost every leader must face, whether the leader is good or bad. Di people are also human and will think of these things. The Di people are different from the Qiang people. The Qiang people have consumed a small amount of their population during decades of loving and killing each other with the Han people. However, the Di people have not launched large-scale rebellions or wars over the years. Therefore, in Sichuan and Shu The number of Di people living in the gaps in Longxi is increasing, and it is increasingly felt that the land and forest farms are not enough to support the current population.

Therefore, even if the Di people do not actively seek war to plunder, the oppression of the environment will force the Di people to seek more land and space, and the better surrounding land has been occupied by the Han people...

Unless the Di people are willing to head deeper into the mountains, there is only one way to choose.

Therefore, when Yang Wanwan put these situations in front of Wang Gui and the Lei brothers, the original internal conflicts were temporarily alleviated, and a common chain of interests was formed, pointing to the surrounding Han areas. In history, during the Five Husties, the Di people also followed the same chain and invaded large areas of Sichuan, Shu and Hanzhong and Guanzhong...

Although Wang Gui was dissatisfied with the early stage gains and certain interests, he could only support Yang Wanwan at the moment. After a brief dispute and disagreement at the military meeting, a unified will was formed under Yang Wanwan's high-pressure methods. Yang Wanwan was in front, Wang Gui was behind, and one of the seven Lei brothers was behind, and they quickly moved towards The difference is spreading!

The development of the entire situation was as expected by Yang Wanwan at the beginning. As the Di people invaded and deepened, they gained a lot! Wudu's Xiabenhechi formed the three major town centers of Wudu County. The city walls were naturally better defended, but some villages along the Western Han River were unable to resist the invasion of the Di people. The savings of the Han people in these villages and villages were Became the enemy's trophy!

For some unknown reason, Xiaben closed the city and defended itself. He did not dare to fight. He only sent 300 people to support the Xialu County ferry south of Xiaben and on the bank of the Western Han River.

Xialu County was originally just a military stronghold, but later it slowly expanded and formed a county seat. Therefore, only by taking down Xialu County can we pass through here and kill Xiabian City.

Faced with such a county that was transformed from a military village, and then blocked by Xialu County on the ferry road, in the minds of many Di people, it was an end. After all, the Di people who came all the way were not prepared for anything. There are not many siege equipment and ships. If we attack by force, there is no telling how many lives will be lost!

Everyone thinks that it is enough to hit here. The surrounding Han villages and the channels along the Western Han River have been penetrated. If they spread out along the surrounding roads, I don’t know how many Han villages there will be. Available for plunder, how much food and livestock can be enjoyed...

But these people all underestimated the madness in Yang Wanwan's heart!

In the night, Xialu County is shrouded in darkness. There is a checkpoint at the ferry. On the checkpoint, there are soldiers on duty patrolling with torches. In the very far horizon, there seemed to be some faint firelight flickering, perhaps it was the burning firelight of the village that had been invaded by the Di people, which made the soldiers on duty couldn't help but look at it with regret and sigh.

And in the weeds in the shallows of the West Han River, hundreds of figures were swimming.

The leader is Yang Wanwan.

It is undoubtedly difficult to cross the river to attack the checkpoint and Xialu County head-on, so the only method available is undoubtedly a sneak attack.

Before nightfall, Yang Wanwan ordered people to loot and burn 20 miles away from the ferry, pretending to be temporarily setting up camp to confuse the guards in Xialu County. When it was dark, they chose to go up. Hundreds of skilled players rushed straight to the ferry of the Western Han River.

Although it is said that those who followed Yang Wanwan in the night attack were all good players, they could not help but feel nervous. After all, no matter how idiotic the guard was at Xialu County Ferry, he should have been prepared. Can the night attack really be effective?

In the night, the bright moon hangs high.

The closer the defenders in the checkpoint are, they will naturally be able to see the approaching figure. Although there is no movement yet, if this is done deliberately, when Yang Wanwan and others get close, the fire will be raised. , and then shoot down crossbows, bows and arrows for free. I don’t know how many people will be able to escape with their lives by then!

As they got closer and everyone became more and more nervous, they saw that the wooden door on the side of the checkpoint opened. Someone stretched out a torch and waved it outside a few times, which seemed to send an agreed signal!

Yang Qianwan howled and rushed forward crazily!

The guards following Yang Wanwan couldn't help but rush out from their hiding places, making various shouts and shouts, and rushed straight to the checkpoint!

The guards on the checkpoint noticed something unusual, the warning golden gong rang loudly, and arrows were shot down in random directions under the flickering fire...

But the problem was that the side door of the checkpoint was opened. Yang Wanwan and others broke through the defense line without much effort and entered the checkpoint camp. The fact that they broke through the camp wall was like a blow to the head, hitting the checkpoint hard. The morale of the defenders among them.

Coupled with the fact that Di Rennei was hacking away at them, making it difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, the defense within the checkpoint was in chaos. After only holding on for less than half an hour, the guards at the checkpoint were completely defeated, and many people opened the The back door is to escape to Xialu County.

After all, not everyone has the courage to fight bravely without knowing whether they are a friend or an enemy behind them...

On top of the checkpoint, Yang Wanwan stood proudly.

For so many years, the Han people have been wary of and controlled the Di people. Are the Di people not wary of the Han people at all?

Obviously it was impossible, and these hidden piles buried earlier played a crucial role at this moment.

All the Di people involuntarily gathered around Yang Wan Wan, holding their weapons high and cheering. At this moment, these Di people even began to believe that under the leadership of Yang Wan Wan, the Di people would have a better future and success. A greater future!

Yang Qianwan raised his arms, "Go north!" That’s what the Han people are saying! Where are there abundant grains, countless cloths, and countless women! As long as we take Xiabian, we will cut off the Han people's food route! When the time comes, from Xiabian to Yinping, and from Yinping to Hanzhong, they will all be ours! It's all ours! Why do we have to live in the mountains and forests for generations? Why can the Han people enjoy such good land? As long as we Di people unite, not to mention these lands, even the whole world can fight for it! 』

All the Di people raised their arms, swords and guns together, roaring and venting almost madly, as if they saw their bright future in the dark night!

…=?=?=?……

The morning wind was sharp and howling, coming from afar, and then on the city wall of Yangpingguan, the county government office was laughing and joking, wandering around, and then ran away again.

But now, Zhang Kai stood on the top of the city staring at the cold wind, looking at the three-color flag in the distance.

Zhang Liao is just under the pass. Even if Zhang Kai has a big heart, he still has to go to the front line in order to keep track of Zhang Liao's movements at any time. Zhang Kai was also familiar with the place where the hussars were stationed opposite. He knew that it was not far or near, and that there was enough water for the horses to drink. The terrain was also relatively suitable, especially since the surrounding area was open and there was no place to ambush...

"Tsk tsk..."

Zhang Kai was also a little helpless. After all, it was the natural geographical environment. Unless Zhang Kai had the magical power to move mountains, he would not be able to stop Zhang Liao from setting up camp there.

After all, going out to fight, well, although Zhang Kai had confidence in himself, he did not have confidence in his opponent's soldiers.

Having said that, if it were really a world of magical powers, then we would have to beat the shit out of the soldiers. Wouldn't it be enough to see whose general has greater magical powers?

Hey! See how powerful a certain Heaven-shaking Seal is!

Putting aside his unrealistic fantasies, Zhang Kai could only frown and listen to the reports coming from his men.

"General Qi, I sent down twenty scouts yesterday, but they encountered the enemy and fought a battle... We lost seven or eight, and the rest..."

"Is it seventy-eight people, or seventy-eight percent?" ” Zhang Kai interrupted.

"Uh... it's 70 to 80%..."

"Hmph, let's make it clearer later!" continue! ” Zhang Kai took a breath and his brows deepened.

"This... is gone..."

"What's gone?" Have you captured the enemy scouts, and have you found out anything about the military situation? What's gone? Zhang Kai couldn't help but grabbed the military commander in charge of the scout and sprayed spittle directly into his face.

The Junhou shivered, almost shrinking his face and body into a ball.

"roll! General Zhang Kai pushed him away and said, "We'll explore again tonight!" If nothing is found again, military law will be engaged! 』

The military lord crawled away, while the waiter stretched his head and swallowed his saliva.

"What else is going on?" Zhang Kai shouted, "If you fart, let it go!" 』

"This... General Qi, yesterday, didn't three thousand stones of grain and fodder be transferred yesterday? But this grain and fodder is quite mixed. The little one... the little one doesn't know what to do with it. There are also newly arrived swords and The spear, this... seems to be made of iron smelted in Hanzhong, which is brittle than the original Chang'an weapons... I don't know if these are collected in the treasury, or... please let the general know for sure..." The clerk lowered his head, and finally gathered his strength. said with courage.

Zhang Kai's face was distorted with anger, but after a moment, he could only wave his hand helplessly, "I know...just put it in the treasury first..."

The clerk nodded quickly and bowed down.

Ever since Zhang Liao came to Yangping Pass, everything seemed to be going in the wrong direction, but Zhang Kai had no way to stop it. Scattered scouts were lost, seven or eight today, ten or so tomorrow, but nothing was caught. Occasionally, they could kill one or two of the opponent's soldiers, and that was why Baba came up to ask for credit!

Please give me some shit!

But Zhang Kai couldn't be angry yet, he still wanted to show a calm look. If he hadn't been too angry today and couldn't control it, he wouldn't have gotten angry.

As for the grain and grass transferred from the rear, it is even worse with each passing day.

Of course, fighting a war involves logistics, and all qualified generals do not pay attention to this aspect. However, because of Wei Yan's constant stir-up in Hanzhong, the only area that can support Yangping Pass now is the Nanzheng area. , the people on Shangyong’s side are either calling for reinforcements, or they are constantly saying that Wei Yan is plundering the village, and they can’t even transport a grain of food!

Zhang Ze shouts every day that the defense line is solid and there is no shortage of military resources, but in reality?

And now the Hanzhong defense line is like a sieve!

This naughty man also made repeated orders, clamoring that he would stick to Yangping Pass, saying that he would defend it forever, bah! Let alone ten or eight years, even one and a half years, three, five or two months may be enough...

Logically speaking, as the commander-in-chief of Yangping Pass, he should be constantly boosting morale, checking defenses, rectifying military affairs, etc. However, due to the pressure from Zhang Liao's arrival, Zhang Kai has been unable to rest day and night for a period of time. In An Mian, I always feel that there may be a problem somewhere, something has changed, but I just don’t know where the problem is!

The biggest worry was that Zhang Ze repeatedly beat his chest to confirm that reinforcements would come, reinforcements would arrive, and then the reinforcements arrived!

While Zhang Kai was running through various thoughts in his mind, he suddenly heard the soldiers on the turret tower shouting, "Something's happening!" The enemy is making moves! The enemy troops have gathered their troops and seem to be coming to attack the city! 』

Zhang Kai was stunned for a moment, and then shouted, "Give someone some armor!" Armor! guard! Where are the guards? Where is the military prince? Come quickly, drum roll! 』

In the blink of an eye, the horn sounded, and the teams of cavalry and military horses seemed to cover everything in sight in an instant. On the ground, dust swirled, and groups of hussars and horses separated from cavalry and infantry, rushing towards Yangping Pass. Whether they are infantry or cavalry, their bodies are covered with iron armor and scales, shining coldly under the sun, surging like iron currents, exuding biting cold!

General Zhang Kai put on his armor, and then he hurriedly threw himself at the gap in the battlements of Yangping Pass and looked into the distance. His hands and feet could not help but feel cold and trembling.

Is this, is this serious?

Can you, can you let me prepare for a few more days?

Zhang Kai originally thought that he was very well prepared, both physically and mentally, but when it came time to face the battle, he suddenly realized that he was still nervous and scared, just like a five-year real question that he had studied many times. After three years of simulation, I still felt nervous and scared when I arrived at the test center.

Suddenly, Zhang Kai discovered that there seemed to be something strange in shape behind the opposite army, and it was slowly moving forward with the queue...

"what is that? ! Zhang Kai pointed his hand and said, "Behind the queue, do you see it? What are those things behind?" 』

Several soldiers with good eyes came together and looked into the distance. After a moment, they hesitated and said, "It looks like a car...it seems to have a long pole..."

"It's not a rush car. A rush car isn't that big... What if it wasn't Yunlou?" 』

"The Yun Tower is taller and thinner, while this one is lower, bigger, and has a long pole..."

Zhang Kai was stunned for a moment, then blurted out, "It's broken!" It's "Vulcan Stone Roar"! 』

Then Zhang Kai suddenly saw his pale complexion on the faces and pupils of the people around him...

The story that the Western Regions used the Vulcan Stone Roar to conquer the Thirty-Six Kingdoms and made all the Thirty-Six Kingdoms surrender was also spread to Hanzhong, but at that time many people thought it was exaggerated political propaganda, or that it was the story of the Thirty-Six Kingdoms in the Western Regions. In order to cover up their own incompetence and weakness, those guys came up with such a gimmick.

But with the passage of time, what was originally thought to be a legend has gradually been described in some details, making some people realize that this matter may not be fictional, but real...

And now, the "Vulcan Stone Roar" that can conquer the thirty-six countries in the Western Region is in front of us. Will the fate of the thirty-six countries in the Western Region be repeated again at Yangpingguan?

Zhang Kai felt his heart beating wildly, as if it was about to jump out of his body!

"Send the order!" Come on, pass the order! ” Zhang Kai shouted loudly, and his voice even sounded shrill and panicked, “Prepare the sand quickly! Sand! Move that kerosene down quickly, move it down! 』

"Someone is coming!" Hurry, go quickly...".