In Juyansen, Li Guangli has not walked out of the door for a long time.

This second-division general, who currently has the highest rank in the military of the Han Empire, now has a solemn expression and a nervous expression.

The Kanyu hanging on the wall in the room had been looked at by him countless times.

"It's June soon......" Li Guangli snapped his fingers and calculated: "There are still two months left until August......

Hexi, Heshuo, Hehuang and the tuntian fields in the area of Juyan and Luntai in the Han Dynasty are mainly based on corn.

This year, Hexi, Juyan, and Luntai areas have good wind and rain, and corn is growing well!

As a result, the yield of corn per acre in April has increased significantly compared to previous years!

The wheat output in the four counties of Hexi, Juyan, Luntai and other places is close to the record level of two stones per mu.

Unfortunately, the emerging mill machinery and wheat flour products in Guanzhong have just spread to Hexi.

Only the taishou and the yamen of the county governors had a small number of craftsmen who could manufacture and maintain these instruments.

There is still a long way to go.

Therefore, the vast majority of these new wheat can only be used as fodder as in previous years, and cannot be used as military rations.

And corn, which can be used as military rations, has at least two months left before it can enter the harvest period.

Therefore, Li Guangli knew that in the past two months, it would be impossible for his army to obtain the ability to maneuver on the outside line.

Unless Chang'an can mobilize at least one million stone of corn or more than 500,000 stone of wheat flour for him within two months.

Otherwise, the problem of food shortage will make it impossible for his army to carry out military operations of more than 10,000 in the areas west of Juyan, north of the Shiyang River, and south of Luntai.

And even if the corn is harvested in two months, it will be difficult for his corps to carry out military operations of more than 30,000 on the outside line.

Moreover, the attack range is basically limited to a thousand miles near the side wall.

Beyond this distance, the loss will be so great that the Hexi region cannot afford it!

This is also a long-standing problem that has plagued the Han army for a long time!

The land in Hexi is not as good as in China, and the local water conservancy facilities are also quite backward, and the number of immigrants has not increased.

Without the transfer of grain, grass and materials by Dasi Nong, the Han army would not have been able to maintain the existence of the large army here!

Therefore, every time he planned a big war, Li Guangli needed to return to Beijing, negotiate with Chang'an Jiuqing, and bargain with the Son of Heaven and courtiers in order to get enough food and materials and war horses.

A major war, from planning to implementation, may take a whole year to raise and reserve just for food and horses.

This made it so that not long after the Han army began to prepare for war, the Huns also got the news and entered a state of preparedness.

By the time the Han army came out, the main force of the Xiongnu had also been assembled and deployed.

From the Battle of Tianshan to the Battle of Yuwushui, Li Guangli was successful every time, which was related to the fact that the Xiongnu side had learned the information in advance and made complete arrangements.

Thinking of this, Li Guangli couldn't help but envy the junior who had already penetrated the entire bow and Lu Shui, and once again enshrined the wolf in Xu Mountain!

"What a great opportunity...... Li Guangli sighed secretly.

The main force of the Xiongnu was not there, and the elite corps, which was supposed to be the backbone of its defense, rashly invaded south, and then the whole army was annihilated in Monan.

As a result, the entire Gonglushui instantly became an undefended area.

This allowed the Han cavalry to drive straight in, and the challenges and resistance they faced immediately dropped by countless ranks.

In Li Guangli's opinion, if he could have such an opportunity, he would have destroyed the Huns long ago and broken through Yanran Mountain!

Pity......

He always had to face the main force of the Huns, and it was the main force of the Huns who had already completed the operational deployment, mobilized and cleared the wilderness.

Almost every grain of grain and every arrow of the army needs to be transferred from Hetao, Longxi, Beidi and even Taiyuan, Guanzhong, and Aocang in the rear.

Even before some grain was transported to Juyan, it was less than one-tenth of the amount before departure!

Thinking of this, Li Guangli couldn't help but feel a little impetuous.

In my heart, I am even more indignant at the treatment and criticism I have received over the years.

There is a kind of desire to go back to Chang'an, bring those few crooked guys who have been chattering crookedly, and let them open their eyes to see how hard and hard it is for the Han soldiers and the immigrants in Tuntian to be in Juyan, how hard it is, and how diligent they are.

At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open.

A young general in armor walked in, bowed respectfully, and said: "Father, the Lingju side has just sent an envoy to report: Xihai Zhuqiang, there have been frequent changes recently, and some nobles of the Yue clan have reported that among the Xiqiang Hao species, the so-called Xian Lingqiang, prison sister Qiang and other seven major species, it seems that they have been frequently connected recently, and they may hold revenge relief ceremonies!" ”

When Li Guangli heard this, he stood up with a rub, and his face was extremely ruddy!

For the Qiang people, Li Guangli is an expert.

In fact, before the attack on Dawan, he had led his army in Hexi to clean up the Qiang people who were entrenched in the mountains, attacked Han villages, and stole the livestock of their pro-Han tribes.

Therefore, he knew the Qiang people very well.

Qiang, as the name suggests, is a shepherd on the mountain.

The population is very diverse, and it has been around for a long time.

Its history can even be traced back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and it exists in various stories and legends.

Over the long years, the contradictions between the Qiang people have intensified, and hatred has been accumulating.

Just like the current Qiang people, the largest number of Xian Lingqiang, prison sister Qiang, and feudal Qiang.

Under normal circumstances, any three Qiang people belonging to these three types of people, as long as they meet, it is at least a fight.

And under normal circumstances, the loser of the brawl, as long as he is injured, if it is a man, he will definitely be killed by the winner!

Only women, who can live, and are taken back to the cottage.

This is the habit of the Qiang people, it is also their tradition, and it is also a practical need!

Li Guangli once asked some of the Qiang leaders why the Qiang tribes treated their opponents like this?

The answer, almost strikingly unanimous - to survive, to survive!

The Qiang people live in the mountains and plateaus, and basically live by shepherding sheep.

In these places, resources are scarce, materials are scarce, and the population that can be fed is even more limited.

Therefore, in this environment, one's own efforts may not matter.

It may be better to have fewer competitors than to work hard yourself.

In this case, the Qiang people became extremely xenophobic.

Even if it is two Qiang species that originally had a good relationship, it is possible that a dispute between the two children will lead to a large-scale conflict, which will eventually evolve into a blood feud.

Therefore, when going out, every Qiang person will uphold the attitude that it is impossible to report back to the enemy.

They will kill their opponents, their enemies as much as they can.

This is not only an effective strategy to reduce competitors, but also a strategy to reduce the possibility of large-scale conflicts.

Therefore, there are many contradictions between the Qiangs.

Like wolves on the prairie, they have their own territory.

They will mercilessly kill any other Qiang who trespass on what they consider to be their territory.

Therefore, there is only one way to unite the different Qiang species, give up hatred, and act collectively.

That's the revenge ritual!

The leaders of the many Qiang tribes gathered together to perform psychic rituals through the shamans within the clan, and in front of their ancestors and clansmen, these leaders made a blood alliance and swore together to renounce all the hatred of the past and resolve all the conflicts of the past.

and swore an oath in the name of their ancestors and the gods they believed in, pledging to obey the command of an elected chief.

After the ritual of revenge, these sworn Qiang would pour out like a flood, attacking and destroying all the cities, villages, and barriers they saw.

Kill all the enemies they see.

and robbed and burned all the wealth and cattle of the land.

This is chaos!

In the past hundreds of years, or even thousands of years of history, it has been a great catastrophe that has been seen repeatedly, endlessly, and seemingly unstoppable!

Even the former overlord of the Western Regions, the Yueshi, and the grassland overlord Xiongnu, were helpless to suffer.

Until the sixth year of the Yuan Dynasty, the general Li Xi and the Zhonglang general Xu Ziwei led the army to quell the last large-scale Qiang rebellion.

150,000 beheaded, 100,000 prisoners.

And the heads of countless Qiang people, piled up Lei into the Beijing Temple, built on both sides of the Huangshui.

Then, the Han dynasty spent another three years building a border wall with Lingju as the core, setting up a guard colonel's office, and expelling a large number of Shengqiang into the plateau west of Huangshui.

He also migrated the Yueshi Yicong to the Huangshui Valley, and ordered them to guard this place to prevent Xiqiang from moving south.

This has made the Qiang rebellion not occur on a large scale in the past 20 years or so.

Now, they are standing together again......

And a revenge ceremony?

Li Guangli snorted coldly and said, "The shaft thinks my knife is unhappy? ”

But the sourness in my heart is indescribable!

Qiang?

In addition to the quantity, it is really useless in Li Guangli's eyes!

Their best weapons are nothing more than bronze.

The vast majority of people are still using stone weapons and wooden spears.

Moreover, there is almost no organization, only chaotic progress and panicked escape.

It's simply the best enemy to brush people's heads!

Wrong, under the military merit system of the Han family, the head of the Qiang people is the least valuable, and the position of the captain of the Qiang school is afraid that someone will rob the head!

"Inherit the general's order!" Li Guangli looked at his son and ordered: "Order the soldiers of Wuwei and Jiuquan counties to assemble, and then send people to Jiuyuan, and order Jiuyuan to fight!" ”

"I want to see if the Qiang people have grown up in the past 20 years?"

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Cross the Huangshui and enter the West Sea region.

On the plateau for thousands of miles, there is a vast expanse.

In the snow-capped mountains and frozen soil, the Qiang people, who have been breeding for more than 20 years, continue to gather to the south.

10,000, 20,000, 30,000, 50,000...... Lakh......

Dense, countless crowds, crowded together.

Countless men, armed with weapons of all colors, followed the leader of the herd.

Each of them looked hungrily to the south, to the hot land south of the Huangshui.

The place where their ancestors once lived, the warm, rich mountains of Hexi.

The land under our feet is getting more and more crowded.

More than 20 years have passed since he was deported here by the Han Chinese.

After more than 20 years of reproduction, the number of each Qiang species has more than doubled!

The pastures, lakes and rivers on the plateau can afford a limited number of people.

As a result, all kinds of battles and wars became more and more frequent.

Every year, tens of thousands of people die in wars and strife in the West Sea.

They can only reduce and control the population and fight for more living space for future generations through this method!

But......

The longing for the ancestral land south of Huangshui has always lingered in the hearts of each of them!

Finally, today, this voice is ringing in everyone's ears.

"Cross the river! River! River! ”

Countless people shouted.

The rolling water flows to the east, and on the other side of the river, the dome and pasture of the Yueshi people are clearly visible.

The fertile land, the mountains, and the warm valleys took shape again in the minds of the Qiang people.

So, the Qiang people lit countless bonfires by the river.

When the moon rises, hundreds of shamans, dressed in masks handed down from their ancestors, gather around bonfires, sing and dance, and slaughter cattle and sheep to invite the gods of their ancestors.

The seven largest Qiang populations, including Xian Lingqiang, Prison Sister Qiang, Fengyang Qiang, and Shannan Qiang, stood in front of the wood carving of a human-shaped tiger head that symbolized their ancestors, the Wuge sword that was blessed by the tiger god in the flames and burned without death.

The seven chiefs knelt down in turn, kowtowed, and swore an oath: "O great ancestor, son of the tiger, son of the god of fire, your descendants are gathered in front of you today to ask for your attention!" ”

"We swear to you and to all the gods before you—"

"From today onwards, all our former hatreds will be emptied!"

"From this day forward, we all regard each other as brothers and sisters, my wife, who is his wife, and my son, who is his son!"

"From today onwards, we are united and united!"

"Start ...... Today"

"This oath will not be betrayed until we return to Hexi, or shed our blood!"

"If we break this oath, please our ancestors and gods give us the most painful punishment, so that our children and grandchildren will be slaves forever, so that our pastures will not grow a single inch of grass, and our mountains will not stop in the cold wind!"

So the seven chieftains stood up, and several shamans immediately handed them seven horns filled with sheep's blood.

They raised their horns, poured the hot, smelly sheep's blood into their mouths, drank it all, and then looked at each other, and their seven hands were clasped together.

The oath has been made!

It's just that......

These seven people are not as calm as they seem in their hearts.

They know very well what a terrible enemy they are about to face!

However......

They don't have a choice!

The land of the West Sea, cold and barren.

It is no longer possible to meet the needs of a growing population.

To stay here is to wait for death.

If you fight to the death, you may have a chance to succeed!

So, they can only fight hard!

Go to Bona for a glimmer of life, and bet that the Huns can contain the main force of the Han army for them!