Chapter 290: Iron and Blood Quell the Rebellion

The two guides each rode a war horse and stood behind Zhang Yunwen. Ma Wangshan and Song Pu stood on both sides of Zhang Yunwen on the left and on the right.

Above the head, there is a large banner embroidered with the regular script "Tang" hunting.

"Let's go!" Zhang Yunwen waved his horsewhip and went first. Ma Wangshan and Song Waterfall hurriedly followed.

"Driving-" The knights struck the horse's buttocks one after another, and the horses neighed, and it was really like a tiger and a horse like a dragon.

Three hundred knights snaked out of Taozhou City like long snakes.

Behind them, the two rows of heads hanging from the city were fluttering slightly against the northwest wind.

Just as Zhang Yunwen and the others were leaving, on the other side, four hundred Tang soldiers were confronting more than 1,300 Qiang soldiers.

Originally, according to the combat effectiveness of the Tang army, there was no problem for the 400 veterans to deal with the more than 1,000 Qiang soldiers, but the current situation is different, when the 400 Tang troops caught up with the Taoshui Qiang, which was migrating westward, they found that a Qiang army of 3,000 people had already dismounted and lined up in formation, facing each other across the river by a wide Taoshui tributary.

Looking at those dense arrows, the captain led by the Tang Army did not dare to give the order to rush hard, and also ordered the soldiers to stretch their bows and arrows and aim at these Qiang soldiers.

Behind the more than 1,000 Qiang soldiers, the herdsmen of the Taoshui Qiang were slowly driving the carriage to the west.

Among these herdsmen who migrated westward, in addition to Taoshui Qiang, there were more than a dozen small Qiang tribes. Some of them numbered three or four hundred, while others numbered less than a hundred, and all of them were coerced by the Taoshui Qiang and migrated in the direction of Tuyuhun.

Seeing these Qiang people slowly walking out of his field of vision, the leading Tang military captain could only be in a hurry and had no choice, he didn't want the Tang army to charge in the dense rain of arrows. Besides, there is a wide river in the middle, and for the Tang army, waiting for the rain of arrows to cross the river, I don't know how many men and horses will be lost!

In this way, time passed little by little, and the herdsmen who migrated westward gradually completed their migration and disappeared into the distant horizon.

Captain Tang was anxious and angry, thinking that even if you don't rush at this time, you will not maintain this formation when you retreat later, and when the time comes, eating these more than 1,000 Qiang soldiers can be regarded as revenge for the history of the stab.

Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly heard the neighing of a horse coming from behind. Lieutenant Tang looked back and saw a black cavalry rushing quickly from the rear. The leading knight carried a large flag in his hand, on which was written the word "Tang", written in regular script, but between the strokes, the edge was exposed.

But it was the three hundred scouts led by Zhang Yunwen who arrived.

Seeing that these knights were about to rush into the river and rush towards the Qiang formation, the Tang military captain couldn't help but shout: "Brother, slow down, be careful with their bows and arrows!" ”

However, before he could finish speaking, he stopped abruptly. I saw that the Qiang soldiers on the other side of the river released their bowstrings at the same time, and the feather arrows flew out and landed in the galloping black cavalry. However, these cavalrymen used their stirrups to move and toss on the horses, making all kinds of dodging maneuvers, and even dodged most of the rain of arrows. Some of the arrows were shot at the armor of the cavalrymen, but they were blocked by the solid leather armor, or fell to the ground, or pierced shallowly into the armor, without harming the body. Of course, dozens of feathered arrows still hit the naked bodies of some of the soldiers.

Seeing that this second round of arrow rain fell, these Tang cavalry were less than 100 steps away from the Qiang soldiers.

"My lord, what shall we do?" The soldiers around the Tang military captain looked at these Tang military knights who were bravely charging, couldn't help swallowing their saliva, and poked their heads to the Tang military academy lieutenant beside them.

The Tang military captain gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Damn, where did these people come from, this bow horse is so skillful!" If they can rush, we can't? Tell your brothers, get ready to charge! ”

"Yes!" Several soldiers next to the captain suddenly shouted, "Brothers, prepare to charge!" ”

"Huh—" There was a neat sound, and the bow and arrows were hung back on the saddle, and four hundred shiny horizontal knives were drawn.

"Rush—" The lieutenant roared with a wave of his sword

These four hundred elite Tang troops also joined the charge.

After the Qiang soldiers shot a second round of arrow rain and injured more than a dozen people again, the black Tang cavalry had already rushed to the front of the formation. These Qiang soldiers who had dismounted and lined up in formation didn't have time to get on their horses to meet the enemy, so they had to watch in panic as the black Tang cavalry was inserted into the Qiang soldiers like a sharp sword, and the huge impact knocked the Qiang soldiers several feet away. The Qiang soldiers who fell to the ground were immediately trampled by the hooves of the rushing horses.

The bright horizontal knife swept down, slitting the throats of the Qiang soldiers and splitting the thin armor on their bodies.

These three hundred black Tang cavalry were like red-hot blades cutting butter, easily killing from one end of the Qiang army formation to the other. Just when they had just reached the end of the battle, the four hundred Tang troops also came to cover up, and the ravages were already frightened by the Qiang soldiers.

At this time, those black Tang Cavalry turned around again and killed them.

After more than half an hour of repeated killing, the more than 1,000 Qiang soldiers were killed on the spot by the 700 Tang Army, more than 600 people were captured, and more than 300 people were captured.

"Hehe, yes, brother, you are really powerful, dare to brave the rain of arrows to charge!" Seeing that the battle was over, the Tang military captain immediately walked up to the man who looked like the leader in the black-clothed Tang army with a smile and said with a smile.

"Brother Xu is rude, this is General Zhang of the Left Guard, don't hurry up and salute!" Seeing the lieutenant's tone, the two guides hurriedly reminded.

Zhang Yunwen waved his hand and smiled: "What kind of courtesy, everyone is a brother, no need to be formal!" ”

Hearing this, the lieutenant, who was originally restrained, suddenly grinned: "The general's words are deeply related to me!" ”

As he was talking, a scout rode over: "Head, I found those Qiang people who were migrating twenty miles ahead, and now they have become a rout!" Do we need to chase? ”

Zhang Yunwen was silent for a moment, but looked at the captain in front of him. The lieutenant suddenly understood, leaned over and asked: "My subordinates are willing to lead the soldiers under their command to chase and kill, and if they don't break it, they won't return it!" ”

"Good!" Zhang Yunwen suddenly clapped his hands, "This brother is really heroic!" Let me ask you, if these Qiang people move out of my Tang Dynasty and enter Natuyuhun, how will you stay? ”

"The subordinates must continue to chase and kill, do not break or return, and do not die!" The lieutenant surnamed Xu replied firmly on the spot.

"Good!" Zhang Yunwen praised twice in succession, "Brother Xu has such pride, then this pursuit and killing will be handed over to Brother Xu to do!" ”

Captain Xu was immediately overjoyed, hugged his fists and said, "Thank you, General!" ”

Zhang Yunwen looked at this Captain Xu, and said slowly: "Captain Xu, don't forget those heads hanging at the head of Taozhou City!" ”

Captain Xu was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he said solemnly: "Subordinates remember!" After saying that, he got up and led his soldiers all the way to the west to chase and kill.

Looking at Captain Xu's distant figure, Zhang Yunwen muttered: "This Captain Xu is a malleable talent!" Ma Wangshan, who was next to him, leaned over and asked, "Chief, now that they are chasing and killing the Qiang people, what are we going to do?" ”

Zhang Yunwen glanced back at Ma Wangshan and laughed softly: "Isn't there still a Mi Gongqiang in the south?" Let's go over there and see how the battle goes! ”

Ma Wangshan nodded, and then stepped back to greet the scouts who were clearing the battlefield.

Twenty scouts were sent to escort more than 300 unarmed Qiang soldiers to Taozhou City with nearly thirty wounded scouts, while the remaining soldiers were led all the way south by two guides.

"Mi Gongqiang didn't participate in the attack on Taozhou that night?" Hearing what the soldier next to him said, Zhang Yunwen was a little surprised.

"Hmm!" The guide nodded, "Although Mi Gongqiang did not participate in the rebellion, on the second day after Taoshui Qiang broke through Taozhou City, he openly sent an envoy to contact him and began to move westward. Therefore, Lord Changshi also sent some brothers to teach this Mi Gongqiang a lesson! ”

Zhang Yunwen listened to the words and stopped talking, but he had a plan in his heart.

When they walked nearly 100 miles south and met the Tang army, it was already close to the western mountains. And the Tang Army's operation against Mi Gongqiang has also ended.

The 400 Tang troops on this route were much smoother, and before a gentle slope, the 400 cavalry routed more than 1,000 Qiang soldiers of Mi Gongqiang, killed 200 on the spot, captured 500 people, including the chieftain, and the rest fled.

The Qiang team that moved west was taken into custody by the Tang army and was being sent to Changshi to ask how to deal with it.

After hearing this, Zhang Yunwen said to the leader of the 400 Tang Army army: "This is nothing to deal with!" Anyone who is taller than a wheel, kill! The women and children are all slaves, and the old are exiled and left to fend for themselves! ”

As soon as he heard the result, Captain Liu couldn't help but feel a little chilled. Zhang Yunwen smiled lightly: "Use heavy codes to control chaos!" This rebellion in Taozhou needs a lot of blood to calm down! ”

Captain Liu hurriedly shook his head and went down to deal with this matter!

"Tell me where this secret chieftain will flee?" Zhang Yunwen asked the two guides who were slightly in a daze. Around them, there were terrible shouts and the sound of swords during the killing, interspersed with curses from the Qiang people.

The two guides were excited, and immediately scrambled to say: "It must be a fog and a dew!" This Mi Gongqiang and Wu Luqiang have always been good friends, watching each other, and helping each other a lot! ”

Zhang Yunwen nodded, was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "This foggy Luqiang neither participated in the rebellion that night, nor did he move west, presumably the patriarch must be a person who understands!" I guess this person will never accept the defection of Chief Mi Gong, maybe he will send his head over in a day or two to apologize to my Tang Dynasty! ”

The two guides looked at each other for a moment, and there was no interface.

"In this case, I will send you two as envoys to Wuluqiang, and tell them that if the head of the Migong chief is not handed over within three days, it will be regarded as a rebellion, and the army will be killed!" By the way, tell this chief what happened to this water and Mi Gong Erqiang, and see how he decides! Zhang Yunwen said with a smile.

The two guides glanced at each other and waved at Zhang Yunwen: "The subordinates promise to complete the task!" ”

On the fourth day of the second month of the ninth year of Zhenguan, Taoshui Qiang, who rebelled in Taozhou, was chased and killed by 400 cavalry led by Captain Xu of the Taozhou garrison, and killed more than 4,000 people. The population of Taoshuiqiang is empty. After entering the territory of Tuyuhun, he fought another battle with a ranger and killed 20 Tuyuhun cavalrymen. Captain Liu of the Taozhou garrison led another Tang army to attack Migongqiang, broke it, and captured more than 3,000 people alive, all of whom were enslaved. Chief Migong fled. On the sixth day of the second month, Chief Ba, the leader of Wuluqiang, sent the head of Chief Migong and his own soldiers.

At this point, the rebellion in Taozhou was peaceful.