Chapter 8: The Qiang people smoke again, and Jiang Boyue came out of Qishan

In the spring of the tenth year of Yanxi, due to the sudden drought in the Qiang land, the grassland was mostly dead, so the Qiang people could not make ends meet, and the day was difficult. In this way, many Qiang people, such as Hungry He, Burning Yi, Fatong, and Moth, gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

Burning Hu Wang Zhi Wu Dai said: "Now that our Qiang people are facing this catastrophe, it will be difficult to survive it with their own strength. Why don't we follow the example of the past and gather a crowd to loot some Han assets for what we need? ”

As soon as the voice fell, someone immediately stopped him: "No, now our Qiang tribe is declining day by day, if we raise an army, we can only plunder the Wei people, the Wei people are strong, if we raise an army to retaliate, our Qiang tribe is in danger." "Zhi Wudai looked at it coldly, and the person who answered was the hungry King He Hu Baihuwen.

Zhi Wudai sneered: "In this case, what is my brother's opinion?" ”

Bai Huwen said: "At this time, if we join forces to surrender to Wei Ting, and ask Wei Ting for some supplies to come, we will live frugally and survive this famine." ”

"What?" Zhi Wudai shouted: "You want me to wait for me to beg to surrender to the Han people? Do you know how the Han people treated us and the Qiang people in the past? Zhi Wudai pointed to the Hu King Heidai who was sitting on the side: "Ru Fa Tong Qiang people, your father Hu Wang Tietashan was killed by the Han people" and pointed to the moth on the side Hu Wang Moth Huo said: "Ru moth covers the Qiang people, now the moth has long fallen into the encirclement of the Han people, and is bullied by the Han people all day long. Zhi Wudai pointed to the side of all the Qiang leaders present with his hand, and then pointed to Baihuwen, and said, "Although you have lived in Xiliang for a long time, have you forgotten the hatred of your ancestor Duan Cheng (Note 1)?" ”

Baihu Wen Zhengse said: "It is we who keep in mind the shame of our ancestors and now that the Han people are powerful, if we rob the Wei people, it will inevitably attract the Han people to retaliate, and our Qiang people will be in danger at that time." ”

Zhi Wudai sneered: "If you want to be the turtle with a shrunken head, you need to take me and other Qiang and go quickly." ”

Bai Huwen was furious, stood up, pulled out the scimitar in his waist, and pointed at Wudai and shouted: "You want to insult me, and it is not good to underestimate my knife?" ”

Zhi Wu Dai Chang smiled: "Do you want to try my sword?" Then he drew his sword.

King Hu, a Zhuqiang person, hurriedly stood up and set the two apart, so that the party broke up unhappily.

The next day, the Qiang people did not discuss with the Qiang, so they started to burn the cavalry 2,000, directly sent troops to Longxi, broke more than 1,000 households, plundered countless Han slaves more than 700 people returned to the Qiang, for a time the Qiang people were greatly inspired, at the same time, the Qiang tribes such as the Qiang people saw the success of the Qiang people, and finally they couldn't bear it, and they sent troops one after another, plundering the Nan'an, Jincheng, and Xiping counties of the Wei State, and for a time the wolf smoke in the northwest of the Wei State was everywhere, until later, the Qiang people under the White Tiger Wen account did not wait for the White Tiger Wen to agree, After sending 800 troops on his own and plundering more than 200 Han households in Longxi, the northwest of Wei was already full of wolf smoke and the sound of horses' hooves.

The news was transmitted to Luoyang, and Cao Shuang, who was then a servant of the Wei State, was shocked after getting the information, so he secretly convened his cronies Yang Zong, Dasi Nong Huan Fan and others to discuss countermeasures, Huan Fan suggested: "This matter is easy to hear, the Qiang people have been suffering from famine for many years, and now they are in chaos, it is not enough to worry, the lord only needs to send a general to punish the Qiang people, but if my Great Wei attacks Qiang very urgently, the Qiang people are bound to ask Shu to help, and I am afraid that Wei and Shu will reappear in the army." ”

Cao Shuang said: "I also have such concerns, so who to send is still undecided." ”

Heng Fan said with a smile: "The minister is willing to promote one person as a general." ”

Cao Shuang was overjoyed when he heard this, and asked, "Who is the Baoju?" Yuan is quick to speak. ”

Heng Fan said: "Liangzhou stabbed Guo Huai'er. ”

Cao Shuang's face couldn't help but change when he heard this, and he said unhappily: "That Guo Huai is Sima Yi's confidant general, I have written many times to order him to surrender to me, but he has not been able to do so, and the person who is not me can be a general!" ”

At this time, Yang Zong had already stroked his palms and smiled: "Yuan is a good strategy!" Then he smiled at Cao Shuang and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, and listen to what Yuan Ze said." ”

Guojian Hengfan continued: "If Guo Huai is made a general, if the Shu army comes to help, its defeated lord can take the opportunity to collect his military power, thinking that the Qiang people and Shu will unite, even if Guo Huai wins the strength will also be greatly reduced, the lord can also use this to consume Sima Yi's strength." ”

Cao Shuang said with a smile: "Although Yuanze's strategy is good, if Guo Huai wins, I really don't want him to make meritorious contributions." ”

Yang Zongdao: "In this case, the lord can arrange the cousin of the lord Xiahou Ba as the deputy, if this battle is lost, the responsibility for the defeat of the army will be Guo Huai, if he wins, he can make Xiahou Ba take the opportunity to seize his military power." ”

Cao Shuang stroked his palms and laughed: "I am in harmony with my intentions, and I will arrange to make a speech to the saint early tomorrow morning." ”

The next morning, the military department will be the Qiang people to make a rebellion in the war report to the Wei Emperor Cao Fang, Cao Fang was shocked when he heard this, Cao Shuang took the opportunity to say that the Xiliang assassin Shi Guo Huai was the general, and ordered Xiahou to assist him, and the Wei Emperor did not doubt it, so he followed.

In ten days, Guo Huai got the will of Wei Ting, and immediately urgently gathered 5,000 elite soldiers, and without waiting for Xiahou Ba to join him, he directly left Liangzhou and went straight to the Qiang tribe to attack Tong.

The partial general Guo Sui suggested: "The Qiang people are good at fighting, my uncle only takes these 5,000 men and horses, I am afraid it will be difficult to win, my Xiliang army has more than 20,000 elite soldiers at this time, why not go together?" "Guo Sui is the son of Guo Huai's eldest brother, and Guo Huai has been acting under his account after being the general.

Guo Huai said with a smile: "The soldiers are expensive but not expensive, and the strategy is strange but not expensive." Now at the time of the great rebellion of the Qiang people, I only bring these more than 5,000 people, and the Qiang people will underestimate us. If Vatong falls into my hands, the Qiang people will definitely ask Shu for help, and it will not be too late to recruit a large army to fight at that time. ”

At this time, the partial general Li Qi asked: "General Xiahou came to the message that 6,000 elite soldiers have been sent to Weiying, why don't you join up with our army to defeat Qiang in one fell swoop?" ”

Guo Huai said with a smile: "Zhongquan really deserves to be a famous general, and the wings are the throat of the Qiang people, if they occupy this place, the Qiang people will become a plate of scattered sand, and they will not be able to gather again." Then he shouted: "Pass my military order, this time to advance the war, along the way, people are not allowed to get off the horse, the horse is not allowed to stop, after taking down the war, I will ask for credit for the soldiers!" ”

The soldiers agreed with a bang. In three days, 5,000 elite soldiers marched more than 400 miles and appeared outside the grassland and the village. Vatong was really unprepared, and was defeated by Guo Huai and his army. The black dynasty of the king of Hutong only took more than ten horsemen to escape in chaos. After this battle, Guo Huai obtained more than 30,000 cattle and sheep, more than 4,000 horses, and countless other assets.

After conquering the war, Guo Huai ordered all the Qiang men who were higher than the wheel to be killed, and the Qiang women were divided into meritorious soldiers as wives.

After conquering the war, Guo Huai led the elite soldiers all the way to the moth block, on the grassland, the Wei army killed every Qiang, and broke the village, like a broken bamboo. Whenever there were captives, Guo Huai ordered the Qiang men who were taller than the wheels to be killed, and the women and children were forcibly relocated to the interior. The killing made the Qiang people frightened, and even the Qiang children could stop crying at night when they heard Guo Huai's name.

Then the king of Hu of many Qiang tribes such as Hungry He, Burning Yi, and Moth Shasai saw this situation, and was immediately shocked, and the king of Qiang Hu sent envoys to Guo Huai to ask for peace, and Guo Huai said to the generals under the account: "The husband of the Qiang people, the ears of the little people." Since the Han Dynasty, the number of rebellions does not know how many, if the Qiang people are not completely subdued, there will be changes again in the future. The generals agreed, so they cut off the Qiang and let it go, and refused to accept the Qiang people.

At this time, Xiahou Ba had already taken the opportunity to take off his wings and divide the Qiang terrain into two, so that the Qiang people could not take care of the head and tail. The Qiang people King Hu had no choice but to meet again in the tent of King Hu to discuss countermeasures.

Then he Hu Wang Bai Huwen punched on the case, and said angrily: "I have already said that you can't plunder the Wei people, you can't obey, now we are in a critical situation, what can I do now?!" ”

Burning Hu Wang Zhi Wudai sneered: "Guo Huai Xiao'er is purely deceitful this time, so that Fa Tong was taken down by him, if you gather my Qiang people, why are you afraid of him with only 5,000 soldiers and horses?" ”

The moth covered Yu Heida and said: "Gather my Qiang people and athletes to resist these five thousand people." Hugh should forget that Guo Huai is the history of the Western Liang Thorn, his soldiers are more than 20,000, if we wait for this victory, he will definitely send troops to come, even if I am lucky to win again, Wei will definitely send that Sima Zhongda with a large army, at that time my Qiang people may should? ”

Bai Huwen sneered: "That Sima Zhongda is scheming, and the use of soldiers is unpredictable, even when Zhuge Wolong is reincarnated, there is no way to take him, not to mention me?" “

Zhi Wudai said: "In the past, we waited for the Qiang people to plunder the Han people, and as soon as the Han army arrived and we immediately submitted the surrender letter, the Han emperor would definitely promise and reward us with wealth, but now why didn't this Guo Huai child refuse us to surrender to him?" ”

Bai Huwen said awe-inspiringly: "Since the Han Dynasty, we have waited for the Qiang people to fight with the Han people, sometimes rebelling and sometimes surrendering, and then rebelling after the surrender I don't know how many times. ”

Zhi Wudai sighed: "That is the case, that Guo Huai is ruthless, it is clear that he is cutting off the blood of my Qiang people, and the war is afraid of attracting Sima Zhongda, if we don't fight, won't we and other Qiang people be slaughtered by Guo Huai?" ”

Bai Huwen frowned and said, "For today's plan, there is only one way." ”

When Zhi Wudai, Yu Heida and other Hu kings heard this, they were overjoyed, and they all said: "What is the plan, let's talk about it quickly." ”

Baihu Wen said: "For today's plan, there are only two ways in front of us, one is to raise the strength of my Qiang people, and fight to the death with the Wei people, no matter whether this battle is won or lost, I am afraid that after the war, the population of our Qiang tribe will inevitably decrease sharply, and I am afraid that there will be no one left." Bai Huwen paused for a moment, and then said: "The second way is that the Wei State will not allow us to surrender, why don't we raise our clan to surrender to Shu?" Bringing in Shu soldiers to help may solve this urgent need. ”

Yu Heida waved his hand and said, "These two roads are dead ends." The soldiers of the Wei State are brave and fight against them, and we will definitely lose. However, if we descend to Shu, the Shu people will require us to move to Shu in order to flood the population of Shu, and it will be difficult to get out at that time. ”

Baihu Wen said: "What King Yuhu said is good, but if we don't agree to descend to Shu, then the disaster of exterminating the clan is at the moment, and now we can only take one step at a time." “

Zhi Wudai said: "In this case, the military situation is urgent, so we should quickly send someone to Shu for help." ”

So after the king of Zhuhu discussed properly, he quickly arranged for people to take fast horses to rush to Chengdu by small road.

The messenger did not dare to have the slightest slack along the way, along the way, the change of horses did not change people for eight days and seven nights before rushing to Chengdu, after the Shu court received the surrender, Jiang Wan, Jiang Wei, Jiao Zhou and others all asked for war, and the lord of Shu finally adopted Chen Yi's strategy, requiring all the Qiang people to move into Shu, in order to enrich the population of Shu. After the Qiang envoy agreed, he worshiped Jiang Wei as the commander and ordered 20,000 elite soldiers (Note 1) to send troops to Hanzhong, wanting to relieve the Qiang people's difficulties.

Jiang Wei ordered Liao to become a vanguard general, commanding 3,000 troops, and he led 12,000 men and horses to slow down the Chinese army, and then ordered Wang Ping to be the rear general, commanding 5,000 troops to escort grain and grass. Later, he asked Jiao Zhou to collect grain and grass, and then the troops left Hanzhong and went straight to Liangzhou.

At this point, eleven years after the death of Wuhou Zhuge Wolong, the confrontation between Shu and Wei has once again kicked off.

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Note: According to historical records, after the Qiang people rebelled, Guo Huai of the Wei State did not allow it, and the Qiang people had no choice but to surrender to Shu. Because Jiang Wei did not fully grasp the military power of Shu at this time, coupled with the obstruction of Jiang Wan, Chen Yi, Jiao Zhou and others, when Jiang Wei led the army for the first time, there were indeed only 20,000 soldiers, the vanguard Liao Hua and the guard Wang Ping. For details, please refer to "Three Kingdoms * Jiang Wei Biography"

Note 1: Duan Cheng: A famous general of the Han Dynasty, this person is good at cavalry combat, has led troops to fight with the Qiang people many times without a defeat, this person's combat methods are still better than the white Qi of the Qin Dynasty, every time he fights with the Qiang people, he will slaughter his clan, so that the Qiang people smell the color change. Jia Xu, a poisoner in the late Han Dynasty, was once captured by the Qiang people, and he pretended to be Duan Cheng's nephew, so that the Qiang people did not dare to harm him.