Chapter 266: Time is running out
Jiang Wei led the cavalry to run over the city gate mercilessly, and then swept the Qiang soldiers who were attacking the city along the city wall.
Although this cavalry team was put together temporarily, the Qiang people naturally admired the strong, and Jiang Wei showed bravery in the past few days, and in their eyes, he could only be described with his heart.
Therefore, the cavalry continued to move forward with Jiang Wei, Wei Rong, and Zhao Tong as arrows against the city wall, and the knights behind them followed closely, holding high the ruthless sword and constantly harvesting the Qiang soldiers scattered along the city wall.
The Qiang soldiers outside the city wall were hundreds of people, all crowded at the root of the ladder, because of the killing for half a day, at this time there was already no institutional control, and they were not at all able to attack the cavalry.
From a distance, the cavalry was like a red-hot iron inserted into the snow, carrying the wounds of those who stained and the death of those who wiped them, leaving only the corpses and stumps everywhere the men and horses went.
No army could afford such casualties, and the Qiang soldiers besieging the city were immediately routed without further instructions from their commanders, abandoning their armor and running back like madness, not wanting to stay in this human purgatory for a moment.
Seeing that the victory was in hand, Jiang Wei slowed down slightly, and looked at the Arden formation hundreds of steps away.
But not far away, the white sheep's head no longer exists, replaced by a pair of yellow and black "horse" flags, the flag is waving in the wind, flying high in the air.
He knew that it must have been Ma Dai and the cavalry battalion that had already slain and broken Arden's camp.
Looking back at the battlefield, there are still many Qiang soldiers who do not know what to do, and still resist stubbornly, and even some brave Qiang soldiers stand tenaciously at the head of the city, trying to wait for their comrades under the city.
Jiang Wei immediately turned around and ordered Zhu Qianghao: "Wait and shout in Qiang language: 'Arden is dead, and those who kneel on the ground will not be killed'!" ”
Zhu Qianghao understood everything, and gave a few rough orders to the subordinates behind him, and then shouted in unison:
"Arden is dead, and those who kneel on the ground will not be killed!"
"Arden is dead, and those who kneel on the ground will not be killed!"
The shouts spread far away, arousing the distant echo of the guards at the head of the city and the soldiers of the Ma Dai Tu cavalry battalion, and for a moment the sound of "those who kneel on the ground will not kill" sounded earth-shatteringly.
The remaining Qiang soldiers on the field were in an uproar when they heard the news, and they couldn't help but turn around and watch, but when they turned around, they really didn't see any trace of Wang Qi; The opposing defenders were crazy and attacked bravely, and there were two cavalry teams under the city to cut off the retreat. The smarter ones saw at a glance that if they did not surrender, they would inevitably die at the head of the city, and they were in a hurry, and they did not hesitate, they threw away their weapons one after another, and knelt on the ground to beg for mercy.
The chaos spread like a plague, spreading throughout the battlefield in an instant; Some of them are far away into the woods, and most of them can only surrender with weapons.
The situation is settled!
Outside the city, Ma Dai only led a few relatives and galloped towards Jiang Wei; Jiang Wei saw it and immediately caught up.
As soon as the two of them met their eyes, they couldn't help laughing.
I saw Ma Dai smiling, raising his fist high in the air, and said excitedly: "This battle ...... We finally won, and we saved it after all! ”
Jiang Wei shook his head while laughing, and said with relief: "No, it's Wudu, it's already in our hands!" ”
"Wan Sheng!"
"Wansheng"
"Wansheng"
At this time, the sound of "Wansheng" was taken by the Han soldiers of the ambulance battalion where Liu Yin was located, and approached, and the soldiers and civilians of the Han Dynasty cheered loudly above and below the city.
"Wan Sheng!"
"Wansheng"
The sound of cheering and victory soared into the sky, and the sky was suppressed.
******
The battle was a complete victory, and the people in the city went out to seize the spoils, and after some counting, it can be said that they have gained a lot.
The enemy's main generals, Arden, Gohan, Pan Qu, and Cundang, were killed on the spot, Cherrigi was captured, and Muba fled; More than 1,000 troops of 8,000 were killed in the battle, and half of them fled, and the remaining 4,000 people were either wounded or fled with difficulty, and all surrendered.
The 3,000 sheep and nearly 20,000 stone grain and grass that were requisitioned and sent with the army also cheapened the defenders.
It is worth mentioning that at the last moment of the siege, Arden ordered all the cavalry to dismount and ascend the ladder, so after the melee, almost all the horses were preserved. Jiang Wei sent Chiting to count as soon as possible, and after some busyness, it was not until the evening that Chiting came to report, saying that there were more than 2,000 large and small war horses, of which more than 1,500 were intact.
Not to mention that Shuzhong does not produce war horses, just say that a war horse is worth 50,000 yuan, and this battle will bring 75 million yuan to the imperial court. This is an earth-shattering joy, Jiang Wei waved his hand, and all of them were registered and entered into the treasury.
That night, he imitated the habits of the Qiang people, lit countless bonfires in the city of Luoyang, killed sheep and cattle to celebrate, anyway, he was generous to others, and he did not feel distressed at all when he ate and drank. The soldiers who participated in the war were even more invited.
Everyone's hearts fell, so their faces were red, and they sang and danced during the banquet, so unhappy.
But there are also a few Qiang Hao who are apprehensive. If you want to say that this battle has been rich, who is not greedy when you see it? While they were drinking, they were all pondering, and they said in their hearts, the fat meat was naturally eaten by the Han people, after all, the big guys in this battle all contributed to the effort, and I don't know if the general will share the soup for everyone to drink?
As everyone knows, Jiang Wei has already looked at their expressions in his eyes, and his heart is clear.
After the third round of drinking, he called Zhuqianghao, Yue Ji and Yadan to him, hugged his fists and said: "Everyone, you all sacrificed your lives to fight during the day, and this was in exchange for a big victory. ”
Seeing this, Zhu Qianghao didn't dare to do so.
Jiang Wei smiled, took the wine glass from the attendant's hand, and said: "Today is not only a banquet for celebration, but also a banquet for our alliance, and in the future, you will be allies in Luoyang City, this cup, respect allies, please!" With that, he drank the wine in his glass.
Zhu Qianghao hurriedly drank a cup with him, and said with a sensible smile: "It is really an honor for our clan to form an alliance with the general!" ”
"Yes, yes, in the future, the general will have orders, the knife will come and go, and the brows will not be wrinkled!"
Jiang Wei nodded, his face suddenly grim, and said coldly: "You can help in times of crisis, Jiang is naturally grateful." But similar to Pan Qu and the like, they vowed to come to the alliance before, and once they encountered an external threat, they would turn their guns and deal with the 'allies', you say, should such a tribe learn some lessons? ”
"Punishment, of course!"
"No punishment is no rule!"
"It's time to give them some color!"
Zhu Qianghao pretended to be indignant and vied to express his position.
"Good!" Jiang Wei bowed slightly, and said with a straight face: "Then after today's banquet, you will hurry back to the clan to pack up the soldiers and horses, and three days later, we will gather under the city of Xiabian." When the time comes, a certain person will lead the big guys to clean up the group of untrustworthy villains one by one. ”
"Huh?"
"That's ......"
Zhu Qianghao didn't know what he meant, although he didn't dare to rebel in person, but his words were full of hesitation.
Jiang Wei smiled and added: "But since you and I have formed an alliance and have equal interests, Jiang Mou hereby promises that once I capture these two departments, I only need to strengthen the population, and all the rest of the children, wealth, cattle and sheep, are at the mercy of everyone!" ”
As soon as he said this, even a stupid person could already hear the meaning of his words, this is really going to give everyone soup to drink! After all, Pan Qu and Dangdang are also strong, leaving aside the men, there are thousands of people, tens of thousands of livestock, even if all the parts are divided equally, they can also share some goods, this is not soup, but a delicious bite of soup with meat!
Zhu Qianghao's eyes already showed a look of longing, and he didn't have the mouth to sing praises of virtue.
Jiang Wei didn't care about waving his hand to interrupt, and continued:
"When we break these treacherous villains, we will not stop and go straight to the strong end of the white horse people who are entrenched in the yin, he has been arrogant for so long, it's time to pay off the debt!"
When Zhu Qianghao heard this, his face was ashamed, and he was silent.
Speaking of which, the White Horse King Qiangduan is their henchman, let me ask which of the tribes here has not suffered a big loss at his hands? The reason why the Lüyang Huimeng has such a huge appeal is that the opening of the field is one thing, and the slogan of fighting against the Baima people is an extremely important reason.
But just a moment ago, they were all intoxicated with the huge gains they were about to make, and they had left their national enemies and family hatred behind them—probably this was also the nature of the Qiang people, who were happy when they saw the benefits, and were easy to cajole.
Looking at this Han man who had not forgotten his original intention, Zhu Qiang had more admiration in addition to awe.
They looked left and right at each other, and suddenly knelt down in unison, and said respectfully: "Everything is under the orders of the general!" ”
******
The feast continued, but the barracks were a different story.
It has been temporarily used as a temporary prison for the prisoners of the Qiang soldiers. The school field usually looks not small, but once nearly 4,000 prisoners are squeezed out, it still seems full, and it is difficult to move.
Because these 4,000 people were all young and strong Qiang people, they were inevitably mutinied, and their armament had been removed, and heavy patrols were set up around the barracks.
But the captives had no intention of resisting, because at this moment, all their eyes were on the point general's platform, the young Han general.
The man had been fighting for a long time during the day, and had not attended the banquet in the evening, and had no intention of resting at this time, but was leading more than a hundred of his men in and out, anxious to bandage and treat his wounded companions—
It was the ambulance battalion commander Liu Yin. In one night, he has treated hundreds of people, but at the moment he is so tired that he can't straighten his waist.
It must be known that the Qiang people live in hardship, but whoever is wounded on the battlefield has always been left to fend for himself, where has he been treated like this? Therefore, those who have been rescued do not stop kowtowing and thanking, and those who have not yet been treated are full of expectation, even those who are not very injured are also amazed, because there are 4,000 captives in the field, and none of them think of escaping or resisting, and they all sit quietly on the school grounds, which is a spectacle.
Jiang Wei left the table halfway and rushed to the barracks school field alone, and immediately saw this scene, and his impression of Liu Yin couldn't help but be deeper.
Then there was a battle against the Di people, and this time he came, but he wanted to collect some strong Qiang cavalry for his own use.
The Qiang people have always respected strength, and in the case of the death of the boss, there is no concept of loyalty and observance, as long as the fist is big enough and the dates are sweet enough, they can't help but be disobedient.
He walked straight to the front of the point general's platform, waved his hand to block Liu Yin's salute, used all his strength, and said loudly:
"Qiang brothers, I think you all know that the defense has fallen into the hands of our army, and the fate of your wives and families is also in the hands of our army. If you want to save one of their lives, from this day onwards do what I command. As long as you are obedient, Jiang can guarantee that they can all live safely...... Do you understand? ”
The sharp-eyed Qiang people recognized him as an invincible warrior in the daytime, and they were all terrified when they met, and when they heard the whereabouts of his family's wife, even the last trace of resistance suddenly dispersed.
******
Early the next morning, Zhu Qianghao kept his agreement and left home to order troops.
Jiang Wei left Liu Yin and Yue Ji to defend Luoyang City, and he led Ma Dai, Wei Rong, Zhao Tong, Yang Qian, and 800 Qiang cavalry from the Qiang cavalry battalion, as well as 600 people who were good at riding and shooting from the Qiang soldiers' captives, to form 1,400 cavalry; He also requisitioned the captured war horses, one person and two horses, day and night, and went straight to the next defense temporarily taken over by Ma Chao.
The top priority was to reorganize the coalition army, crusade against the Panqu, Cundang, and Baimayi people at both ends of the first rat, and take this opportunity to transform the Qiang coalition army into an alien servant army of the imperial court.
But before that, there is still a problem in front of Ma Chao and Jiang Wei.
Although the argument has been settled, Shanglu and Hechi should also bow down to the ministers. These three places belong to the old nest of Arden, which is strong, with a large population, cattle and horses, and how to deal with these horses has become a problem.
In Jiang Wei's view, if this problem is handled well, then these people will become the spoils and wealth of the Han Dynasty, but if it is not handled properly, it will also jeopardize the shallow rule of the imperial court in Wudu.
Ma Chao is a good hand at fighting, but he has no clue about dealing with these government affairs, and he sent a messenger to ask for help last night.
Those who travel a hundred miles are half ninety.
Jiang Wei knows this truth very well, even if the war is over, he is not willing to stay for a moment.
"Time is not waiting, seize the day!"