In the early morning of this day, outside the city of Fushi, three Qianghu people suddenly came. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The leader, about 50 years old, named Dang Rong, is the leader of a Qianghu tribe living in the Shangjun area.

Because he was dissatisfied with Hexi's household in Shuofang, he took two henchmen to this small and simple border city.

This time, he took the initiative to come to meet Yao Xing, specifically to seek support from Hou Qin.

At this time, it was already August, and the ground seemed to be on fire, and some gray gas that seemed to be clouds but not clouds, fog and fog filled the air, making people suffocate and almost breathless.

After entering the city, Dang Rong and his entourage were already exhausted, but fortunately, they were lucky, just as he was asking about Yao Xing's residence, he suddenly heard someone next to him shouting that the prince was coming.

As soon as the words fell, I saw a team appear at the gate of the city.

Dang Rong hurriedly stood up, and looked at the gate of the city, only to see hundreds of cavalry guarding a carriage slowly coming.

Pedestrians on both sides of the street fell to their knees and saluted the carriages.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Prince." Anxious, Dang Ronglai, together with the two guards, couldn't help shouting.

The person who came from the city gate was Yao Xing, the prince of Later Qin, who was also the commander of the Northern Expedition.

Later Qin's active counterattack on the northern Shaanxi Plateau has two meanings: one is to change the unfavorable situation in the north; The second is to let the crown prince Yao Xing accumulate military merits and prepare for his ascension to the throne in the future.

This was Yao Xing's first time leading troops to the expedition, and he was not only pinned on by Yao Chang, but also had great expectations for himself.

As a well-known Toshihiko since childhood, it is impossible not to be jealous of the famous Wei Shuo.

What's more, Yao Xing is a few years older than Wei Shuo, which makes him even more hostile to him.

In order to prove that he is stronger than the other party, Yao Xing is bent on defeating Wei Shuo in this battle.

In Yao Xing's opinion, it is not easy to defeat Wei Shuo head-on, and it is best to be able to counter the Qiang Hu tribes.

But the problem is that since the death of Liu Weichen's father and son, the Qianghu forces have been severely damaged and fragmented, including both anti-defense forces and pro-defense forces, and it is difficult to join forces to resist Hexi.

What's more, the Qianghu people were forced by Wei Shuo's prestige and did not dare to raise troops to rebel easily.

This made Yao Xing, who had been trying to take advantage of internal contradictions to make a profit, feel helpless.

Originally, Yao Xing had been worried about this matter, but he didn't expect that there was no endless road.

The arrival of the leader of the party suddenly cleared the last obstacle for Yao Xing to go north.

Looking at the leader of the party standing in front of him, all of a sudden, Yao Xing's thinking on using troops became extremely clear.

He ordered someone to bring the party with him, and immediately ordered the convoy to turn around and return the same way.

In the temporary palace, Dang Rong looked at the crown prince Yao Xing with some trepidation, it had been a long time, Yao Xing was still pacing back and forth in the house, not knowing what he was thinking.

"The leader really wants to go south to join my Great Qin?"

I don't know how long it took, Yao Xing finally spoke, he spoke very slowly, and his eyes flickered, as if he didn't believe in the party.

Dang Rong hurriedly knelt down and said sincerely: "The prince doesn't know, the people of Hexi are too much. ”

"Not only do they demand that the herdsmen and pastures be handed over in Xia, but they must also be relocated to Guzang to settle down."

"I never want to serve Hexi anymore, and I beg the prince to help, and I will engrave the prince's kindness in my heart."

"Rest assured, as long as you are sincere, this prince will not stand idly by."

Yao Xing slowly walked to Dang Rong's side, patted the other party's shoulder gently, and said earnestly: "At present, Hexi is powerful, and Hou Qin alone cannot defeat the Hexi army, so I hope that after the leader returns, he can encourage more tribes to revolt." ”

"The prince, it's not that he is unwilling to move, it's really that there is no unity within Qianghu, and many leaders are afraid of the Hexi army, and they only want to be rich and noble and unwilling to go to war with the Hexi army."

"There is only a small tribal leader below, and it may be difficult to command everyone." After speaking, Dang Rong looked embarrassed.

"Hahaha, don't worry, leader, and listen to Lone's words."

"In order to facilitate the leader's actions, Gu can appoint you as the general of Beidanyu, the general of Anbei, and the military of Jian Xianbei."

"The chief may tell those who waver that whoever is willing to do something will divide the Shuofang River Loop equally when the matter is accomplished."

Hearing this, Dang Rong was overjoyed, and said without hesitation: "Please ask the prince to order, and the next general will fully cooperate." ”

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Two days later, the party Rong promised by Yao Xing successfully returned to the tribe.

Now he is full of ambition, bent on helping Yao Xing defeat the Hexi army, and dreams of dominating the Hetao like Liu Weichen.

Next, the party was secretly connected, and the leaders of Qianghu were very hesitant at first, after all, the consequences of this matter were very serious.

However, unable to withstand the repeated persuasion of the party, in order to regain control of the tribe, most of the Qianghu leaders finally agreed to cooperate with Yao Xing's operation.

Yao Xing's movements were not slow, in order to further plot against Qiang Hu, a few days after Dang Rong returned, the people he sent also arrived smoothly.

This is a burly man named Wang Maide, who was a member of the Later Qin army.

Speaking of Wang Maide, it is very strange that he has outstanding talents, but he has never been inconspicuous.

This time, Yao Xing wanted to send someone to contact the Qianghu people, but everyone avoided it, but Wang Maide took the initiative to invite Ying to come.

In order not to attract the attention of the outside world, Wang Maide dressed as a bearded person, and if he didn't look carefully, he could hardly tell the difference.

During the day, he hid in Dang Rong's house, and at night Dang Rong dragged him to meet with the leaders of various departments.

After several days of secret talks, the details of the operation were finally finalized.

That night, Wang Maide sent his henchmen back to Fushi with a secret letter, while he continued to stay in the Qianghu tribe.

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In August 391, due to dissatisfaction with the new policy in Hexi, the Qianghu leader Dang Rong gathered thousands of people and erected a counter-flag in Shangjun.

Nearly 100 Qianghu nobles and leaders looked at the party with hope, hoping that he could lead everyone to defeat Hexi and regain the pastures and herdsmen that once belonged to them.

Perhaps a few days ago, some of them were still cowardly and did not dare to confront the Hexi army, and they were still shrouded in the shadow of Wei Shuo.

But now, when the war began, everyone had long forgotten their fears, and their thoughts had even flown to the rich Shuofang grassland, which was the grassland that everyone had longed for for a long time.

On a wooden high platform, there were two people standing, one was the leader of the alliance who was pushed by everyone, he stood straight, looking at the black pressure of the head under the stage, and his chest was full of pride.

There was also a person standing next to him, it was Wang Maide, who joined the army in Later Qin, temporarily serving as the military advisor of the 'Righteous Army'.

"Qianghu warriors, are you ready?"

"The fertile pastures of Shuofang used to belong to you, but now they are occupied by the hateful Hexi people."

"No one will have mercy on you, there is only jungle-like cruel competition here, do you want the most fertile land? Want endless wealth and beautiful women? Tell me out loud, do you want this? ”

Dang Rong's voice was clear and deep, extremely incendiary, and by the early morning and night wind, the voice was heard far away, and almost everyone could hear it clearly.

After hearing this, the Qianghu people all boiled with blood and let out a tsunami-like shout.

"We want to."

Dang Rong's voice suddenly became high-pitched, and he suddenly raised his hands, raised his arms and shouted, his voice was as sad and hoarse as a night owl.

"My warriors, please bravely pick up the sword in your hand and use your blood to snatch back the glory and wealth that originally belonged to Qianghu."

"And I want to tell you that you are not alone, the Emperor of Later Qin has sent the crown prince to lead his troops north, and we will unite with Later Qin to crusade against Hexi."

At this time, Wang Maide took a step forward and declared calmly and forcefully to everyone: "I joined the army in the north of Later Qin Zhenbei, and was specially sent here by the crown prince Yao Xing. ”

"The prince specially asked Zai Xia to tell you that Hou Qin will always support you, go and fight bravely!"

"If this battle is won, Shuofang will always belong to you Qianghu people."

Under the leadership of Dang Rong and Wang Maide, nearly 10,000 Qianghu people rode on war horses and set off.

The Qianghu rebels marched westward from the area around Suide County in later generations, raiding countless villages along the way, and looting supplies and population.

In less than a few days, the number of rebels swelled to more than 20,000 at once, and for a time the party's prestige was greatly shaken, and every day frustrated tribal leaders and nobles came to take refuge.

At the same time, the 30,000-strong Later Qin army, under the command of Yao Xing, was marching north day and night, preparing to join the rebels, and then go north to attack Dailai City.

At this point, this long-standing counterattack of the post-Qin dynasty has officially kicked off.