Chapter 264: The Han Army's Battle of the Qiang Soldiers (Part II)
To say that the burning of Dangqiang a long time ago was indeed very powerful, this is not wrong at all. But a few decades ago, they were crippled by the Han army, and they were almost wiped out, so since then, they have been in a slump, and until now.
Originally, when Miji first became the leader of Shangjiao and Qiang, he was still very young and vigorous at that time, and he was full of spirit, so he also did a lot of immoral things. For example, Lijia Village, which slaughtered Jincheng Linqiang back then, is the hometown of the eighteen sons. In fact, he personally led the troops to do it, and he was the initiator. But since then, the fan guitar has slowly converged a lot.
Because he can't do it if he doesn't converge, the so-called "those who know the times are handsome", obviously he is a person who knows the times better. Although the original burning Dangqiang was disabled, after years of development, although the strength is not as good as before, it is still not to be underestimated. But then after so many years, natural disasters and man-made disasters turned the Qiang, which was not a large population, into such a poor tribe of the Qiang tribe with only about 100,000 people today.
And now among these 100,000 people, there are only more than 30,000 soldiers who can fight, less than 40,000, and this is about 100,000 people with the addition of the old and weak, women and children. Yes, although the old and weak women and children also have some combat power, it is true that they are still inferior to the real Qiang soldiers, this is still incomparable, isn't it?
In fact, Mi Ji Zhi said, it is said that after so many years, his own side is so weak, why do other tribes not have the intention of annexation? In fact, this is not the case, he also knows that other tribes have long coveted Dangqiang, but others have a lot of concerns, so he has not started until now.
And who doesn't know the way, Burning Dangqiang is quite poor, just like that, someone is going to stop. After all, if you really burn it as a Qiang, then the result is that your own side will lose a lot of money, and you haven't gained anything, which is really more than worth the loss. And more importantly, if there is a big loss, other tribes may find the opportunity to make trouble, so this is something that people have to guard against. In fact, from the perspective of other tribes, it is best to be able to annex and burn Dangqiang without spending a single soldier, so it would be the best. In this way, not only will there be no loss on your side, but you can also get a lot of benefits, so why not do it. But how can there be such a good thing in the world, no one is a fool, can Dangqiang agree to this?
So in fact, Mi Ji also knows that if you take Xian Lingqiang as an example, not only do they not want to help, but they are also watching their jokes on the sidelines. In the same way, they also have such a meaning of "sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight", their own side and the Han army are fighting, if the last one is defeated, then the first one to come and pick up the cheap is definitely the one they are the first, and there will be no one else. Because they are the closest, and everyone else is far away.
When Miji knew that no one could count on him, he knew that he could only rely on himself at this time. No one can count on it, and it can't be relied on. That's it, and then he sent someone to find Ma Chao, thinking that it would be best to solve the matter peacefully. Because from his point of view, Ma Chao acted like this, and he raised the banner that he was involved in the rebellion of Beigong Boyu and Han Sui, but in fact, it was just to avenge his subordinates, that is, those eighteen people. But what happened back then, everyone died, can they still be resurrected, and Ma Chao wants to take revenge, is his burning Dangqiang made of paper?
In fact, Mi Ji felt that it was impossible for these Ma Chao to be ignorant, so he had a hint of luck and asked people to make peace with Ma Chao. Anyway, he felt that as long as they gave the other party enough benefits, then they might really be able to give up the army. As a result, he thought too simply, too much to take for granted, Ma Chao was unusually firm about this expedition, and there was nothing to say at all.
As a result, after the envoy returned to Yaodangqiang, he told Mi Ji about Ma Chao's actions, and Mi Ji was angry at the time, "Okay, you Ma Mengqi, you don't know how to lift!" Okay, good! I'll burn Qiang Ding so that you have no return, hahaha!! ”
No matter what time it was, Miji thought that his side was much stronger than the Han army. Although he also sent people to sue for peace, he thought that he just wanted to settle the matter peacefully, after all, he could not lose any more men, even some. In this case, it may be cheaper. To say that in fact, he was right to be worried, but he didn't really face up to his timidity, if it was the previous burning Dangqiang, when he had capital, he would naturally not be afraid of anything, but now, anyway, he thinks he hasn't been afraid of anything, but what about the actual situation......
It was impossible for Ma Chao to change his mind, so Mi Ji ordered on the spot to let Li Ji, the first warrior of Dangqiang, lead nearly 6,000 troops to fight Ma Chao. It is said that it is going to war, but in fact it is nothing more than a simple test. He just wanted to see how the current Han army was fighting. It turned out to be a disappointment for him, and the disappointment was great. The combat power of the Han army is very strong, and it is not inferior to his Qiang soldiers at all. And Miji also felt for the first time that maybe he wouldn't take advantage of it this time.
No, burning Dangqiang must not perish in his own hands, he must not. Mi Ji suddenly shuddered at this time, why did he suddenly think of this, could it really be so? No, it won't, absolutely not! I think that back then, the Han army was so spicy, but in the end, it couldn't let Burning Dangqiang go to extinction. Now that he is just a milky Liangzhou herding horse Chaoma Mengqi, can I burn it and perish, hum, what a joke!!
killed him, Miji didn't believe that Ma Chao had such a big ability. Could it be that with a Han army of less than three people? How can it be? Now it's good that Dangqiang is down, and the strength is not as good as before, but the combat power is still not bad, how can it be defeated by the weak Han people, no, no, how can it be possible! Miji couldn't help comforting himself in his heart, this should be regarded as a psychological suggestion, but in fact, he didn't face up to his timidity. If this is not fear, then what is?
And after such a temptation, there are less than 35,000 people on Miji's side, and he also knows that there are fewer people on Ma Chao's side than on his side, but there are less than 30,000 people. And he estimated that there would be about 27,000 men and horses on the Han army's side at most. In terms of troops, it is indeed good to have an advantage on his side, but Mi Ji also knows that the extra less than 10,000 people is not an obvious advantage, and the advantage is indeed not obvious. Because he knows that the Han people are extremely cunning, but there are no people as cunning as the Han people.
In the eyes of Miji, the leader of Burning Dangqiang, people like the strategists and military advisors of the Han people are the representatives of the most cunning Han people. If it were the Han themselves, of course, they didn't feel anything about it, and they would feel that resourceful people were desirable. But the Qiang people are Qiang people after all, after all, they are not Han people, right, and there are a few Qiang people like Beigong Boyu, anyway, there is only one so far so far, so the fan guitar just thinks that the Han people are so cunning existence.
You see, there were times when the Han people fought wars, and it was clear that they couldn't beat each other, but they used their so-called stratagems to win. And these, at least from Miji's point of view, are at most opportunistic. Originally, on the battlefield, you should be able to do it with real swords and guns, but as a result, you Han people obviously can't beat others, and you will come to a yin after the worst, which is really incomprehensible to Miji. In his opinion, heroes should be above board, not doing those insidious little actions, anyway, he has never done this himself, and has always fought openly.
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Just a few days later, the Han army and the two sides of the burning Dangqiang finally confronted each other, and this time the place where the two armies faced off no longer belonged to the boundary of the previous Liangzhou Jincheng. To be precise, this place is really the junction of Liangzhou and Xiqiang, and this place is indeed just right for the big war between the two sides.
It can be said that this place was chosen by the two parties, which is a relatively tacit understanding, and from where it is viewed, it can be said that it is the most suitable. And from Li Wei and the scouts who explored the horses, Ma Chao also learned a lot about the situation of burning Dangqiang.
Don't look at the current range of potential force of Burning Dangqiang is the closest place to Liangzhou, but it should be said that a long time ago, their potential range was not here. This is "the dragon trapped in the shallows by the shrimp play, the tiger fell in Pingyang was bullied by the dogs", in the past when the Qiang was strong, their potential range was very large, and the places they occupied were particularly good places, rich in water and grass, rich in resources.
But after that, he had to burn Dangqiang because he was disabled by the Han army, and he fell into despair. So at that time, could others not be red-eyed, it was not that they were not red-eyed before, but it was not so obvious, and they didn't dare to show it, but at this time, it didn't work, and the fox's tail was exposed. And finally had such a good time, so it was a tragedy to burn Dangqiang after the last one, and he was driven to such a broken place that no one wanted. Since then, the range of potential force of Burning Dangqiang has become here.
So what can you do, you can't beat people, right? So after burning Dangqiang, he could only swallow his anger, but in fact, he was holding his breath. What the? Are you reasonable? Isn't this a joke, they Qiang people have always been whoever has the big fist is reasonable, who is reasonable, as for your lack of strength and power, it is unreasonable, and no one will reason with you. This is the reality, and this is the effect of whether the force is strong or not.