The rumor that Arden was going to war with Luoyang seemed to spread throughout the entire territory of Wudu in one day, and the people of Luoyang City, which was in the center of the storm, were suddenly panicked.

The taste, Yadan, who was ordered to prepare for the affairs of the alliance and contact the leaders of the Qiang, has the best experience.

At noon on July 29, the office of Luoyang City.

Yadan looked anxious, bubbling with a mouthful of fire, and rushed to Jiang Wei's case, ready to report on the arrival of the leader of the Qiang tribe.

This time, the Wolf Zhuqiang was widely invited, with a total of 14 tribes, and in addition to the nine tribes that had arrived one after another, there were still five tribes that had not arrived.

One of the tribes sent a messenger saying that in order to guard against the Di people, the patriarch could not leave the territory lightly for the time being; The remaining four tribes simply didn't even have an explanation, and just released the pigeons.

After Yadan finished reporting the situation, he didn't care about taking a sip of the tea handed over by the attendant, and said anxiously:

"General, tomorrow is the time of the alliance, those tribes have not arrived until this time, I am afraid that they will not come again, you must know that they clearly promised at that time. According to the minister, there must be something strange in it! There were also several clan chiefs who had arrived earlier clamoring to leave. The minister is about to come to ask for instructions, will tomorrow's meeting be held as scheduled? ”

Jiang Wei finally put down the brush in his hand, glanced at Yadan, and said with a smile: "You haven't slept a single sleep in the past few days, right?" ”

Yadan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard him say such an irrelevant sentence.

Jiang Wei didn't wait for him to answer, and said straightly: "Eat when you should eat, sleep when you should sleep, how to prepare or how to prepare, did you stop what you were doing?" ”

Seeing that he didn't care, Yadan was even more anxious, and leaned over and said:

"The minister is worried that these tribes have been coerced by Arden and will turn their knives against us! General, this is a big matter, and you must not take it lightly! ”

Jiang Weizhong stared at Yadan's anxious face, and said slowly:

"So-and-so never underestimates the enemy of so-and-so, and what we can think of, they will definitely think of. So I can tell you with certainty that the tribes that didn't come must have succumbed to Arden by this time. ”

"Ahh Yadan's face changed greatly, and he asked in a trembling voice, "This... How can this be? ”

Jiang Wei had Zhuge Liang's plan, but he was confident, he turned his gaze back to the bamboo slip on the case, and said indifferently:

"Without him, the soldiers will come to block it, and the water will cover the ears. Go down and get ready. ”

Yadan didn't know where Jiang Wei's confidence came from, but seeing him so disapproving, his anxious mood calmed down a lot, after all, he had suffered several big losses at the hands of the young man in front of him, and knew that he was not a person who didn't know what was important.

Since he had fulfilled his responsibility to report and remind, he bowed and saluted, turned and left, and the march was much calmer.

After he left, Jiang Wei's indifferent smile suddenly fell, and the attendant summoned Ke Shisan, and asked directly, "Is there any news from Chiting?" ”

Because Chiting was extremely familiar with the terrain, he had been sent to spy on the enemy, so that the Lüyang side could react at the first time.

Ke 13 replied: "Just as he was about to return to the general, the Chiting brothers had just sent a person to turn around, saying that the Arden army had been marched two days ago, and now it was stationed at the mouth of the Jialing River, one hundred and fifty miles away, and had not moved for a day or a night, as if they were waiting for something. ”

Jiang Wei pondered for a moment and replied, "I must be waiting for the tribes that surrendered to converge. Wudu County is so big, it will be assembled in a few days, and it seems that the big battle will be in these days. ”

He slammed the case and sneered: "Since Arden can't wait to send him to death, let's sum it up, how to send him on the road is the most enjoyable!" ”

After a pause, he suddenly shouted: "Come on, please raise all the generals to discuss the matter!" ”

******

At this moment, the three of Arden, Muba, and Cherrigi stood on the rocks on the top of the Jialing Valley one hundred and fifty miles away from Luoyang City.

Jialing Valley is located in the middle of Wudu County, and the name of the Jialing River comes precisely because it flows through here.

Arden stood on the edge of the rock, through a few sturdy pine trees, and could see the winding, choppy Jialing River in the distance, flanked by the river valley plains.

Because it was the height of summer, the plains were full of vegetation and vitality, horses were running, and people were buzzing - the men and horses from the three tribes of Xiabian, Shanglu and Hechi were now entrenched in this river valley plain.

He had been stationed here for a day and a night, just to wait for a news, a few groups of troops.

The first message has already been conveyed by Muba.

According to the news from Mu Ba's subordinates who infiltrated Hanzhong Chuyang, the rumors were very effective in Hanzhong, and Ma Chao, the general of Shenweitian, had also received a generous gift in desperation, and threatened not to send a single soldier to Luoyang to help.

Ma Chao has the impression of being untrustworthy among the Han people, but in the eyes of the Qiang people, he has always been a great hero who does what he says.

Therefore, Ma Chao's statement made Arden completely relieved, and immediately gathered almost all the troops of the three divisions - 2,000 cavalry and 4,000 foot soldiers, which was the limit of what he could mobilize.

Although he is a Qiang person, he also knows the truth that "it is not too late to make amends", so in the past few days, he also sent envoys to several tribes that were preparing to participate in the Luoyang Alliance to lobby and rebel.

He will coerce the weaker tribes—the messenger threatens to pay the price of blood for those who dare to join the alliance; He was so powerful that he lured him - the envoy promised to divide all the people, cattle, sheep, and goods in the city equally with the tribes after he conquered the city.

Because Luoyang City held high the banner of "resisting the Di people", the tribes were sympathetic to them, and most of them dared to be angry in the face of Arden's coercion and temptation.

But there are also brazen, profit-oriented tribes who take the opportunity to wag their tails and beg for mercy from Arden.

Among them, especially Pan Qu and Jiandang, they not only verbally crusaded against Luoyang, but also supported Arden with practical actions.

This time, the two ministries promised to each other's forces, a total of 2,000 soldiers and horses to help, and today is the agreed time for convergence.

Cherrigi stood on the rocks for a long time, the sun was very dazzling, he was a little impatient, and was about to complain a few words, when he raised his eyes and suddenly saw a lot of smoke and dust in the northwest corner of the valley, and it seemed that a large number of soldiers and horses were rolling in.

Mu Ba was the first to speak and said excitedly: "It's coming!" ”

Arden took a step forward, standing in the wind, squinting into the distance.

When the sky is high and the clouds are light, the breeze blows, and eight thousand soldiers and horses are crawling under their feet, at this moment, he only feels that the world is under control, and a heroic spirit is born in his chest out of thin air, overflowing all over his body.

After staring at it for a long time, Yadan waved his hand and shouted: "The time has come, you will set off with me, and tomorrow morning, you will definitely set foot in the city of Luoyang!" ”

******

It's night, and the office is brightly lit.

Jiang Wei, Ma Dai, Fei Yi, Wei Rong, Zhao Tong, Liu Yin, Yadan, Yue Ji, Yang Wan, Ke 13 Han and Qiang generals gathered together, sat around, and discussed major matters.

Below, Chiting was covered in sweat and his eyes were red, bringing first-hand news about the front.

"Report to the general, the villain found out the news at noon today, Arden and Muba, Cheriji, Panqu, and Jiandang five departments of nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses are coming towards Luoyang, according to the itinerary, they will arrive tomorrow! The villain fought hard and killed two horses, just about to ask the general to make a plan! ”

As soon as he said this, the room was shocked and noisy.

"What? Nearly 10,000 people? ”

"Didn't you say that only Arden only had the strength of five thousand men?"

"Arden has really invested a lot of money!"