Chapter 420: Building Jingguan! Desperate Qiang People!

Shangjun, skin care.

Ma Chao had led his troops into the Qiang region for quite some time. In order to avoid the imperial pursuit, he had to go deep into the Qiang region and stationed himself in Shangjun.

Shangjun is far away from the border, and further north is the desert. If the imperial soldiers and horses are chasing him, he can escape into the desert at any time.

However, after settling down, Ma Chao did not relax. Instead, he summoned the leaders of various Qiang tribes and planned to regroup his forces to counterattack Chang'an.

Inside the main camp of the Xiliang Army.

The leaders of the Zhongqiang tribe, Xianling tribe, Shaohe tribe and other Qiang tribes gathered here. They all came after being invited by Ma Chao.

"Dear General Tian, ​​it's not that we don't want to send troops to help you, but our troops are actually very limited."

"The Han imperial court has hundreds of thousands of troops, and the total number of warriors from our various tribes is only over 60,000, which is not enough to compete with the Han."

The leader of the Shaohe tribe said to Ma Chao with a troubled expression.

The leader of the Xianling tribe also said: "General Tian, ​​all our best warriors have been recruited by you to join the Xiliang Army. There are really no extra troops now."

Ma Chao's purpose of inviting them here was to borrow troops from them and to draw them into confrontation with the Han court.

To be honest, none of them were willing to do it.

Today's Han Dynasty court is no small matter. Ma Chao, who was as powerful as having a hundred thousand cavalry, was defeated. Could they combined together be able to compete with the Han Dynasty court?

Moreover, Ma Chao had recruited a large number of warriors from each of their tribes a long time ago, and now he wants to ask for people from them. Who can handle this?

Above the main seat.

After Ma Chao heard the complaints from the two tribal leaders, he said displeasedly: "You have been enemies of the imperial court for so long. Don't you worry about the imperial court's revenge?"

"Don't forget, it was my kindness that prevented me from killing you all. If that thief Lu Bu personally leads the troops to attack the Qiang land, who of you can resist it?"

"You are now joining forces with me to counterattack and take back Yongzhou and Chang'an. There is still hope for everything to turn around. Otherwise, when the imperial court gathers its forces to kill us, it will be too late for you to regret!"

If it were in the past, Ma Chao would not be so patient in reasoning with these Qiang people, and he would just show his knife if he didn't obey his orders.

But now he only has less than 30,000 soldiers and horses in his hands. Although he can run rampant in the Qiang land without hindrance, what he needs is the help of all the major tribes, rather than being forced to do so.

That's why he analyzed the situation with them and tried to convince these short-sighted barbarians.

"Leader Zhong Qiang, please make a statement."

Ma Chao turned his attention to the leader of the Zhongqiang tribe and said.

The Zhongqiang tribe is the most powerful tribe among the Qiang people. As long as the Zhongqiang tribe is willing to support him, other tribes will be easy to convince.

"Dear General Tian."

The leader of the Zhongqiang tribe bowed respectfully to Ma Chao, and then said: "With all due respect, before you had a hundred thousand cavalry and you couldn't defeat the imperial court. Now how can we win Yongzhou and Chang'an with our strength?" ?”

"We know your bravery, and we are willing to support you, but we hope you can calm down and think about it carefully, and not be blinded by anger."

The leader of the Zhongqiang tribe put it more directly.

It also expressed the sentiments of many people present.

That's why Ma Chao was able to defeat the Han court. Where did he get the confidence?

"What do you know!"

When Ma Chao heard this, he was immediately furious. He slammed the table and pointed at the leader of the Zhong Qiang tribe and said, "I was defeated because I was betrayed! If that villain Pang De hadn't defected, how could I have lost to that reckless man Lu Bu?" !”

"I have thought about it very clearly. Now I want to ask you a question: are you willing to join forces with me to attack Yongzhou?"

Ma Chao's patience was exhausted, and his tone was filled with murderous intent.

He didn't want to continue messing with these guys.

Feeling the threat in Ma Chao's words, the expressions of the tribal leaders changed, and they couldn't help but secretly groan in their hearts.

Seeing that they were silent, Ma Chao made another condition and said expressionlessly: "As long as you can help me recapture Yongzhou and Chang'an, I will allow you to plunder the territory for one month, and all the wealth you get will belong to you!"

Big sticks and sweet dates are the same principles since ancient times.

After threats are made, benefits must also be given.

Sure enough, after Ma Chao made his promise, several tribal leaders present were moved and began to make calculations in their minds.

The temptation of plundering the Han Dynasty for a month is not small. It would be an unimaginable huge wealth.

And just as they were thinking about it, there was suddenly a burst of hurried footsteps outside, and a guard rushed in.

He knelt down and reported: "General, a Qiang rider came to deliver a message, saying that the Qiang royal court was attacked by the Han army four days ago!"

"The royal court is in danger now and needs help as soon as possible!"

After he finished speaking, all the tribal leaders stood up in shock!

The leader of the Zhongqiang tribe widened his eyes and said in disbelief: "What are you talking about? How could the Han army suddenly enter the Qiang territory and attack the royal court?"

The guards ignored him and didn't even look at him.

Ma Chao thought for a moment and then ordered: "Bring that Qiang cavalry man up, I want to ask him clearly."

"promise!"

The guard clasped his fists heavily, turned around and retreated.

The Qiang cavalry was quickly brought up.

After traveling for several days, this Qiang rider was so tired that he was about to collapse. At this time, his lips were cracked and his face was full of exhaustion.

He had been running for three days and three nights without rest. He was hungry and thirsty, and his throat was about to smoke.

The guard handed him a water bag. He took it and raised his head to drink.

The leader of the Zhongqiang tribe stepped forward and slapped his water bag away. He grabbed him and asked sternly: "You came from the Wangting? What happened to the Wangting?!"

He was extremely anxious at this time.

The Wangting was their base camp. If it was attacked, the consequences would be disastrous!

The Qiang cavalry warrior cried and said: "Leader, the Wangting was attacked by the Han army!"

"The opponent is too strong. Our Wangting garrison is no match at all. They were killed in one encounter. They are simply a group of demons!"

"In the end, they fled in different directions and escaped..."

After hearing his words.

Including the leader of the Zhongqiang tribe, all the tribal leaders only felt a "boom" in their heads, and the whole person was struck by lightning!

The Wangting was really attacked by the Han army!

All the tribal leaders couldn't help but become panicked and worried.

Their tribes, their relatives and families are all in the royal court!

And now the Han army has entered the royal court!

They have been domineering and looting at will on the border of the Han country for a long time, and the royal court has set up an arena and a Han women's pavilion.

It can be said that the Han people hate them to the bone!

It is conceivable that if a Han army that can easily defeat the royal court garrison enters the empty royal court, what kind of scene will it be?

Thinking of this, the leaders of various tribes felt a chill in their hearts and trembled all over.

They seemed to have seen the scene of the Qiang people's royal court with heads and corpses all over the ground and blood flowing like a river

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

"If you dare to pass on false information, believe it or not, I will kill you!"

The eyes of the leader of the Zhongqiang tribe were full of murderous intent.

He pulled out the scimitar from his waist and put it on the neck of the Qiang warrior, his eyes full of tyranny.

He didn't dare to imagine what the consequences would be if the Han army entered the royal court, so he didn't want to believe that the news was true!

"Chief Zhong Qiang! Calm down!"

Ma Chao stopped the leader of the Zhong Qiang tribe and asked, "How many Han soldiers are there? Who is the leader?"

The Qiang cavalry warrior said tremblingly, "Han army, Han army has only 5,000 people, a group of infantry."

"I don't know who is leading them, but this group of Han soldiers is too scary. They can cut our soldiers and horses in half with one knife, and our weapons can't penetrate their armor at all!"

"I have never seen such a Han army..."

Recalling the scene of the battle with the Mo Dao Army that day, he still felt trembling and fear from the bottom of his heart. It was simply a nightmare!

"The people and horses were all broken...Mo Dao Army?!"

Ma Chao was shocked when he heard this. He was very familiar with the description of this Qiang cavalry warrior. It was the Mo Dao Army that defeated him that day!

Just as he was shocked, the leader of Zhong Qiang chopped off the head of the Qiang cavalry warrior with one knife.

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Blood gushed out, and the headless body fell to the ground.

The head of the Qiang cavalry warrior rolled to the ground, with confusion in his eyes. He never thought about why he was suddenly killed until his death.

"A bunch of trash! They can't even stop a mere 5,000 Han army infantry, and they dare to run away. This is the fate of cowards!"

The leader of the Zhongqiang tribe was furious, and then anxiously said to Ma Chao: "General Tian, ​​we can't stay here any longer, we must return to the royal court immediately!"

"The royal court has countless wealth, cattle, sheep and Han prisoners. The Han army will definitely not let them go easily. As long as we kill them back, we will definitely be able to intercept and kill them!"

He now wished he could grow wings and fly back to the royal court.

Kill all the Han troops who dared to invade!

Ma Chao did not answer, and was also thinking in his heart.

He didn't expect that the Modao Army would actually go deep into the Qiang land alone to attack the Qiang royal court. What on earth was this for?

Seeing that Ma Chao didn't speak, the leader of the Zhongqiang tribe became more anxious and urged: "General Tian, ​​we really can't delay any longer, otherwise our royal court will be destroyed!"

"Please send troops with us to repel this group of Han troops. As long as you are willing to send troops, we agree to join forces with you to fight against the court!"

The leader of the Zhongqiang tribe was not stupid. He knew that the Han army might have more than 5,000 people, so he wanted Ma Chao to send troops together.

Hearing this, Ma Chao thought about it briefly and finally nodded and said: "Okay! Then this general will go back with you!"

Sooner or later, they will have to fight against the court anyway.

The Modao Army is powerful, but after all, it is just a group of infantry. If there is no backup, he may be able to slowly drag the opponent to death!

"Thank you, General Shenwei Tian!"

The leader of the Zhongqiang tribe was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly, and then went to mobilize troops with the leaders of various tribes.

…

When Zhang He led his troops to implement the plan of exterminating all families in Qiang land, the first batch of Han people, cattle, sheep, and captives had already returned to Sizhou under the escort of the Modao Army.

Pang De did not stay in Chang'an City. He was worried that something might happen to Zhang He, so he led his troops to the border and was ready to rush to help at any time.

But when he saw the Han people being sent back in a steady stream, as well as a lot of gold and silver treasures, and thousands of cattle and sheep, he could not help but be stunned.

"You mean... General Zhang attacked the Qiang royal court?"

After listening to the report of the deputy general, Pang De asked in disbelief, his tone full of disbelief.

Didn’t Zhang He lead his troops to fight Ma Chao?

How could he attack the Qiang people’s royal court?

The deputy general nodded and said, “General, we didn’t find any trace of Ma Chao in the Qiang people’s royal court, so we attacked the royal court and rescued the people inside.”

“The Qiang people’s royal court was short of troops, so we successfully destroyed the royal court!”

Pang De fell into silence after hearing this.

By the way... attacked the Qiang people’s royal court?

After taking a deep breath to suppress the shock in his heart, Pang De asked: "Where is General Zhang? Hasn't he come back yet?"

The deputy general replied: "General Zhang asked me to bring people back first. General Zhang has something to deal with in the royal court."

Pang De subconsciously asked: "What is it?"

The deputy general replied: "General Zhang ordered the massacre of tens of thousands of people in the Qiang royal court, even women and children were not spared."

"In addition, the grasslands and mountains were burned, and the cattle and sheep that could not be taken away were slaughtered and thrown into the water source together with the corpses."

"Hiss--"

After hearing this, Pang De couldn't help but take a breath.

There was only incomparable shock in his heart!

Zhang He's move was a direct blow to the heart of the Qiang people, which could be called a vicious plot to wipe out the whole family!

Without cattle, sheep, and pastures, and the people were slaughtered, it was hard to say whether the Qiang people could survive this winter!

After recovering from the shock, Pang De said without hesitation: "You immediately take the people and spoils back to Chang'an, and then let the soldiers and horses in Chang'an come to help!"

"The Qiang people may... fight us to death this time."

Zhang He went too far this time. In his impression, Zhang He was not such a cruel person, but this time he used such a vicious method.

In this way, it is very likely that the Qiang people will retaliate wildly.

But... it's really cool.

...

After receiving the news that the royal court was attacked, the leaders of the Qiang tribes and Ma Chao rushed back to help.

It originally took six or seven days to travel, but they arrived in three days with the accelerated march.

However, when the army rushed back to the royal court with murderous intent, ready to encircle and kill all the Han troops who dared to attack, they were stunned by the scene in front of them.

On the huge grassland, everything was charred black; and on the distant mountains, there was a raging fire, and black smoke was rising to the sky.

As for the place where the royal court was originally located, there was no trace of the royal court at all.

Only a ruin!

There were charred corpses everywhere, including human, cattle and sheep.

There were also wolves and goshawks wandering here, gnawing at the corpses.

A desolate scene.

Seeing this scene in front of them, the leaders of all tribes were all stunned, with unbelievable looks in their eyes.

Is this... their royal court?

In addition to this ruin, there is also an extremely tall human head Jingguan standing.

On the Jingguan was a white royal flag of the Qiang people's royal court, and on the royal flag was written a murderous sentence in dried blood-

"The gift was given by the Han general Zhang He!"