Cherrigi is not easy to deal with, one is the iron chariot array, and the other is the hundreds of thousands of Qiang soldiers under his command. These guys, who can be said to grow on horseback, have long practiced excellent riding skills, and they are handy at rushing into battle guerrillas, and surprise attacks and harassment are at hand. However, the Qiang people have the advantages of the Qiang people, and the Han also has the advantages of the Han people.

The first is the quality of the generals, compared to the Qiang people, who are still in the stage of fighting bravely, the Han people have turned war into art. The second is the quality of the soldiers, although the Qiang people are not afraid of death, but the Han army that came to Liangzhou with Liu Xie this time is also not a fledgling rookie newcomer. Not to mention that Liu Xie's Son of Heaven army had just finished the battle with Yuan Shaojun in Hebei, just the Youyi Army and the Tabai Army, these two armies were also trained for a long time in the Western Regions, and they were killed alive, so when the number of people was equal, the victory or defeat of the Qiang people and the Han people was in five or five, but if you add sophisticated equipment and skilled battle formations, the Han army can fight more with less.

Fighting is not a group fight, with a shout, the big guys hula on the shoulders, either hacking the opponent to death or being hacked to death by the opponent. In a real war, what is tested is actually the command ability of leading generals. Zhang Liao, Zhang Ren, Zhao Yun, Pang De...... They are all good at commanding the army to fight, and on the other hand, on the other hand, there are not many people who seem to be able to take out their hands.

Liu Xie is not in a hurry to find Cheriji, the monk can't run away from the temple, Cheriji's lair is in Hexi, as long as he dares to escape from the lair, he will become a rootless wanderer, his subordinates will leave him, his power will be swallowed up, and he himself will definitely not end well.

After the army came to the western capital of Xiping County, Liu Xie ordered the army not to move forward, but ordered someone to send a letter to Cheriji to lead the army to a battle. Liu Xie played his own banner, and Cherrigi also understood the truth that the thief captured the king first, perhaps because of his confidence in his iron chariot array, Cherrigi responded to the battle and led the army to the Western Capital, just to succeed in the first battle and solve the great threat of the Han family's emperor.

And before Cheriji led the army to arrive, Zhang Liao and Zhang Ren led the army to the Western Capital respectively, not only the two of them came, but even Liangzhou Mu Jia Xu also rushed over from Guzang at this time. The Montenegrin army lost troops, and Jia Xu was also very busy as a pastor in Liangzhou, in addition to mobilizing soldiers from various counties and counties to guard against the harassment of the Xiqiang people, it was to mobilize grain and grass for the army.

Jia Xu is a smart person, even if Liu Xie didn't tell him, he guessed from Liu Xie's recent actions that Liu Xie was ready to take advantage of the opportunity of no one to disturb him to completely solve the hidden danger of Xiqiang first. All ethnic groups in the northwest live together, as a pastor in Liangzhou, Jia Xu knows very well what kind of changes the Han and Qiang families proposed by Liu Xie will bring to the northwest, starting from his heart, as a native of Liangzhou, Jia Xu agrees with Liu Xie's attitude towards foreign races, and he is also implementing Liu Xie's ethnic policy during this time in Liangzhou. I have to say that the results are remarkable, the rampant horse thieves in the past are decreasing, and the number of foreigners who are willing to go to the government to accept naturalization arrangements is increasing, and Jia Xu came this time, first, Liu Xie summoned him to come, and second, he had something to decide Liu Xie's personally.

"Wenhe, I haven't seen you for many days, why do you seem to have lost weight again?" Liu Xie joked with a smile.

"Lord, the old minister hasn't seen the lord for many days, and his thoughts are sick......"

"Stop, stop, stop, I get goosebumps. Since you're here, don't leave for the time being, and help me figure out how to deal with Cherrigi. Liu Xie hurriedly interrupted Jia Xu's words.

"The old minister obeys." Jia Xu sat aside with a smile.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Liu Xie coughed lightly and said to everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, I have only one purpose here today, and that is to solve the hidden danger of Cheriji, who is not subject to the control of our Han people. If you have any good advice, don't hesitate to say it. ”

As soon as Liu Xie's voice fell, Ma Chao, who was the vanguard, jumped up, "Lord, Cheriji is just a barbarian, what is there to discuss, when he comes, the general is willing to take the lead, and discipline him if he has no return." ”

"Okay, Meng Qi has this ambition to be commended, if you can really take the head of Cheriji in the future, then I will give you the opportunity to lead the army alone."

"Uh...... That's not necessary, the general thinks it's good now. Ma Chao uncharacteristically refused.

Liu Xie was stunned when he heard this, and asked in wonder, "Hmm? How did Meng Qi become humble after returning home? ”

On the side, Jia Xu said with a smile: "I'm afraid it's Meng Qi who returned to Wuwei this time, and his father has been killed." ”

"That's right...... Hehe...... Meng Qi, the conditions remain the same, as long as you can bring the head of Cheriji, I will order your father to enter Beijing as an official, and the Ma family army will be in charge of you. ”

"Really? Deal. Oh, don't tell my dad just yet. Ma Chao was overjoyed at first, and then asked.

"Don't worry, I promise not to tell your father, and there is more than one general in our army, and there must be many people who want Cherrigie's head."

"Hmph, no matter who it is, don't try to rob me." Ma Chao snorted confidently.

Seeing this, Liu Xie didn't continue to talk to Ma Chao, let him sit aside and look at the others: "Everyone, if you have any ideas, tell me." ”

"My lord, when Cherrigi didn't know the sky, he tried to fight the court with his own strength, which is really beyond his strength. But since Cherrigi dares to raise troops, it must be held, and we must not underestimate the enemy's carelessness, and the Montenegrin army has to be cautious. Zhang Liao opened his mouth and said to Liu Xie.

"What Wen Yuan said is very true, but what I'm worried about is not actually the iron car formation, but the worry that Cherrigi still has a back hand that has not been revealed."

"Lord, Cherrigi can be said to have used the power of the whole country in order to build the iron car array, if he still has any backhand, the last general of Xiqiang is not too worried, but we also need to prevent Cherrigi from moving others and opposing the court together." Zhang Ren said.

"Well, that's what I'm worried about. The Qiang people are not afraid, in recent years, Liangzhou's policy on the imperial court has been implemented well, most of the Qiang people believe that they will not leave a good life but have to follow Cherrigi to oppose the imperial court, and the small number of Qiang people, some may still wait and see, and the other part even if they jump out to provoke trouble, I believe that with the ability of the county soldiers, it is enough to deal with it. Liu Xie nodded and said.

Fa Yan reminded Liu Xie at this time: "Lord, it's better not to be too careless. Near Liangzhou, in addition to the Qiang people, there are also Di people and Xianbei people. In the words of the lord, the Di people are as good at farming as our Han people, as long as they are treated equally, they will not easily take risks. Only Xianbei people, those people always want to restore the glory of Tanshi Huai, especially a Xianbei person named Kebineng, who has publicly expressed his hostility to the Han people many times, and has gathered a lot of people under his command, even if it is Qianman, who has the blood of Tanshi Huai, is not as good as Kebineng in terms of fame. ”

"What Ji Mou said is true, the old minister came this time, he hasn't seen him for many days, he misses the lord, and the other is for the sake of the people. The lord, Yang Qian, the leader of the Di people, sent people some time ago and asked that Liangzhou could accept them. It's just that this matter is very important, and the old minister does not dare to make a decision, so he has come to ask the lord to decide. ”

"The people want to be obedient? This is a good thing, Wenhe, what conditions did they put forward? Liu Xie asked with interest when he heard this.

"This ...... Yang Wan's request was not much, only two, one was to ask the Han to treat the Di people like Han people, and the other was to hope that his subordinates would not be broken up, and a piece of land could be assigned for them to multiply. Jia Xu thought about it and said to Liu Xie.

After hearing this, Liu Xie couldn't help but sneer, "Wenhe, it's a shame that you didn't agree, otherwise I would have to refute your face this time." ”

"Lord, could it be that this Yang Wan has a ghost in his heart?" Ma Chao on the side asked curiously when he heard this.

"Meng Qi, do you know the Huns?"

"You know, it's a disaster in the state now."

"Then you must know what the Huns asked for back then, right?"

"Of course you know, back then, when the Han Dynasty ordered Wei Qing and Huo Qubing to sweep through Mobei, some of the Huns who fought fled north, and some of them surrendered to the Han Dynasty."

"Then do you think Han Wu's decision to take in the Huns was correct?"

"Uh...... This ......"

Seeing that Ma Chao was not easy to answer, Liu Xie simply said himself: "If you want me to say, Han Wu was old and confused back then before he agreed to take in the Huns, otherwise why would we let our reserve children and grandchildren worry about the remnants of those Huns." This Yang Mian may not have two hearts, but just wants to preserve his strength. But these aliens, which time did not surrender when our Han was strong, and when my Han was weak, they took the opportunity to pounce on it and bite it. I don't want to leave a hidden danger for future generations. ”

Hearing Liu Xie's words, Jia Xu knew that Yang Wan's second request was out of play. Originally, he planned to persuade Liu Xie when Liu Xie was about to agree, but now it seems that there is no need, his own lord is very sober and has not relaxed his vigilance because of the low voice of the Di people.

"Wen He, don't reply to Yang Qian for the time being, just say that this matter is very important, and it needs to be discussed in detail by hundreds of officials in the DPRK and China, and we can reply to him only after the results are available." Liu Xie said to Jia Xu.

"I wonder when I will answer him?"

“…… After we solve the problem of Cherrigie, if he dares to disagree, I don't mind letting him experience what it means to have a big fist is the last word. ”

"Don't worry, the old minister understands. The matter of the Di people is put aside, about the threat of Hexi Xianbei, how does the lord plan to deal with it? Jia Xu nodded and asked Liu Xiedao.

"What is the current situation of Hexi Xianbei?"

"The various departments attack each other, among which Putou is the most powerful, and this Putou, in addition to not being able to deal with Kebi very much, is also hostile to our Han."

"And does he have any opponents?"

"Yes, Suotou's Tuoba Jiefen and Putou have a hatred for taking their wives, and Putou's main opponent in these years is Tuoba Jiefen." Jia Xu immediately replied. In order to deal with the relationship between the Han and other ethnic groups, Jia Xu did not inquire about the various ethnic groups living near Liangzhou.

"In that case, can you find a way to provoke the relationship between these two departments and let them fight in the near future."

"Uh...... I'm afraid there are some difficulties, Tuoba Jiefen of Suotou has heard that he is sick recently, and I am afraid that he will not take the initiative to find trouble with Putou for the time being. ”

"In this way, then this Liangzhou needs you to sit in charge, I will order Ma Fubo to cooperate with you, as long as you stabilize the northern part of Liangzhou before I solve Cherrigi, even if you have a great achievement."

"If this is the case, the old minister needs to have the right to mobilize the soldiers of the counties."

"That's right." Liu Xie took off his sword as he spoke, handed it to Jia Xu, and said: "Before settling the Cherrigi, you should be responsible for all the affairs of Liangzhou, and the officials of all counties must obey your dispatch, otherwise they will be punished for disobeying the order." ”

Jia Xu knew that Liu Xie was a master who was willing to delegate power and dared to delegate power, but when he saw that Liu Xie really entrusted the power of Liangzhou to himself without hesitation, he was still a little moved. No matter who you are, you always want to be trusted by others.

"The old minister will smear the liver and brain of the lord, and then die." Jia Xu took the saber with a serious face and reassured.

"It's better to live, I still hope to take you with me to watch our big man rise again." Liu Xie said to Jia Xu with a smile.

With the cooperation of Jia Xu and Ma Teng, Hexi Xianbei in the north of Liangzhou does not need Liu Xie to worry. Liu Xie believes in the ability of Jia Xu and Ma Teng, Jia Xu's wisdom is unparalleled, even the current Guo Jia, I am afraid that he is not as good as the experienced Jia Xu, and Ma Teng, as a descendant of General Fubo Ma Yuan, that martial arts are not comparable to ordinary people. Coupled with the Ma family army under Ma Teng, it is quite easy to ensure that there are no problems in the north of Liangzhou.

Without worries, the rest is naturally to concentrate on dealing with Cherrigi in Xiqiang. Judging from the information obtained so far, in order to oppose the Han court this time, Cherrigi can be regarded as taking out his wife, in addition to the iron chariot array created by using the power of the whole country, the total number of Qiang soldiers has also reached 150,000. And Liu Xie's people around him at this time are only 60,000, although they are all elites, but the ratio is close to three to one, which still makes Liu Xie dare not be careless.

In the era of cold weapons, military morale is even more important than equipment. When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins. It doesn't mean that if you have good equipment, you will definitely be able to achieve the final victory.

Although Liu Xie didn't want to admit it, he had to say that Cheriji's iron car formation did have a certain impact on the Han army, especially after the defeat of the Black Mountain army, the Han army couldn't help but be a little more curious about the iron car formation. And Cherrigi's Qiang soldiers also gained a little more confidence because of the success of the iron chariot formation.

This is not the outcome that Liu Xie wants to see. Liu Xie had already gotten a general understanding of the iron car formation from Zhang Yan, and even drew the shape of the iron car used in the iron car formation through Zhang Yan's dictation. To say that this iron car, from the appearance alone, is absolutely not exquisite, but very similar to the flatbed car that Liu Xie knows.

According to Zhang Yan's description, the iron car is made of iron plates, with sharp objects such as knives and spears embedded on it, which are pushed by the two of them in the back, and once it runs, it is unstoppable. The army formation of the Montenegrin army was broken in the advance of the iron chariot formation, and then the Qiang cavalry that followed it was divided and surrounded and strangled.

"I'm afraid the iron chariot array is used to break the formation, and the Qiang cavalry that follows closely behind is the killing move." Fa Yan looked at the drawing that Liu Xie took out and said slowly.

"Well, I asked Zhang Yan, the speed of this iron car is not very slow when it is pushed by the two of them, that is to say, the inside of the iron car is probably empty, but an iron cover is added to the car." Liu Xie nodded and replied.

"If that's the case, what about the person who attacked the cart directly?" Zhao Yun asked.

Zhang Ren, who had not spoken on the side, said at this time: "I'm afraid it won't work, I have seen this iron car with my own eyes before, as the lord said, the shape of the iron car is nothing more than an iron cover added to the flatbed car, and that cover just protects the cart man inside, unless it is to attack behind the iron car soldiers, it is difficult to solve these iron car soldiers from the side or front." ”

Hearing Zhang Ren's words, Zhao Yun and the others were speechless, this iron car was like a turtle shell, with a hard appearance, and the only weakness was the back door, but this back door was protected by a large number of Qiang cavalry.

"Eat first, and then think when you're full." Liu Xie saw that everyone couldn't pay attention for a while, so he opened his mouth to propose.

Although Liu Xiegui is the Son of Heaven and can let people open a small stove for him, but for the sake of military morale, Liu Xie still insists on eating the same as the officers and soldiers. Xili snorted and put a bowl of soup cakes into his mouth, and Liu Xie, who couldn't think of a countermeasure for a while, simply didn't return to the camp, and began to walk around the camp with Zhao Yun and others.

At this time, it was time to eat, and most of the sergeants were busy dealing with their own food, and Liu Xie and the others were silent, and ran to the room in the army. As soon as I entered, I saw an elderly firehead teaching a wounded firehead......

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Linqiang

Cheriji looked in the direction of the Western Capital, and Yue Ji on the side saw this and said, "King, why worry about the Han people? With the thousands of iron cars we have built with the strength of the whole country, I don't believe that anyone in this world can stop the iron car charge. ”

"My marshal, don't be careless, although the Han people are not as brave as my Qiang people, they are scheming and good at deceit. Although the Iron Car Formation is powerful, it is not without weaknesses. Cherrigi shook his head.

"King, why don't I test the Han people when I go to call the battle in two days?" Yueji thought for a moment and proposed to Cherrigi.

“…… What are you going to do? Hearing this, Cheriji asked with some curiosity, in Cherrigi's eyes, Yueji has always been a reckless man who only knows how to rush forward in battle, when did he know the temptation?

"King, when the time comes, I will charge with an iron chariot array, as long as I break through the Han army's military formation and capture the emperor of the Han people......"

"Shut up, have you forgotten that the prime minister told him not to use the iron chariot formation as a last resort before leaving?" Cherrigi impatiently interrupted Yueyoshi's words.

"The prime minister is a coward, why should the king listen to him. If you want me to say, the king will listen to my ......."

Cheriji was too lazy to listen to Yue Ji's ramblings, turned around and went back to the camp, Yue Ji saw this and hurriedly followed, although he no longer said that he would let the iron chariot array go out, but in his heart he still believed that as long as the iron chariot array came out, the Han army would be defeated.