Chapter 33: A dilemma
The aftershocks continued, and Xiaoxin had to continue to run for his life.
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The walls of the market town were only built to keep out horse thieves, but they were not particularly strong.
After Dong Zhao and the others arrived, they saw that the wall was really not strong, so they repaired it, which was much better.
But even so, the small wall could not stop the impact of the Qiang cavalry and the Jincheng soldiers.
An hour later, the entire market town was in flames. Even the Observatory, the tallest building in the market town, was engulfed in flames. Don't get me wrong, this fire was not done by Beigong Yu's subordinates, but was lit by Beigong Bo.
When Dong Zhao came over, he brought all the remaining pine oil in the camp.
Beigong Bo already had the heart of death, so before the start of the war, he ordered people to collect firewood and grass, sprinkled all the thatched huts in the market town with pine oil, and piled up a mountain of firewood under the lookout, and a little spark could ignite a fire.
A total of 300 brave men, all of whom were buried in the sea of fire.
A small market town took Beigong Yu an hour to capture, but he didn't get anything.
Beigong Bo's desolate singing voice came from the lookout, accompanied by the crackling sound of burning firewood, and reached everyone's ears. Although the Qiang riders were all brought by Beigong Bo, they also dismounted at this time with a solemn expression.
The candidate for the lieutenant who came with Beigong Yu was a little confused.
"King, what's wrong with them? What are you singing? ”
Beigong Yu looked sad, "He was singing the song that he and his sister-in-law liked to sing the most, which was the song that his sister-in-law selected from Yuefu and replaced it with Qiang language...... It is a story about a man and a woman, and many people like to hear it. ”
"It's just a tune, and it's very good."
"I don't know, but he and the woman like to sing, and a lot of people like to listen to it." Beigong Yu remembered a lot, looking at the raging flames, he suddenly remembered the past when he was a child and galloped with his brother. From the first time he wielded a knife and the first time he shot an arrow, he still retained the teachings of his brother. Later, I had a sister-in-law, and I was very kind to him...... It's just that as he got older, his ambitions grew, and eventually developed into today's results.
Brother, if you could have made such a decision in the past, how dare I have delusions.
Beigong Yu dismounted and bowed three times to the burning lookout. Since then, he is Beigong Boyu, and there are no more Beigong Boyu and Beigong Yu, there are only him, Beigong Boyu...... The future Qiang King of the Northwest.
"Not good!"
After Beigong Boyu got on the horse, he suddenly exclaimed, "That Dong family's cub didn't appear from beginning to end, could it be ......?"
The candidate nodded, "The troll must have escaped." ”
"Can't let that kid go!" Beigong Boyu's face showed a look of fear, "Letting go of that kid is no less than letting the tiger return to the mountain." ”
The candidate smiled: "Don't worry, the adults have already sent people to block the roads in the direction of Lintao...... Even if the troll was born with three heads and six arms, he would not want to escape from the net laid by Mr. Wenyo. You and I just have to rest assured. ”
"No, I don't see his body with my own eyes, and it's always hard to feel at ease."
After Beigong Boyu finished speaking, he immediately called someone to send scouts to investigate. Although the candidate was not blocked, there was a sneer in his eyes.
With this kind of brain, you still want to be the king of Qiang? Hehe, if it weren't for the adults to keep you useful, then let you run rampant here.
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After Dong Li and his party left the market town, they galloped on horseback.
The elephant dragon is worthy of being known as a Pegasus, fast as lightning, and has very strong staying power, running side by side with the lion-mane beast.
After running a stick of incense, Dong Li stopped the horse.
The lion-mane spewed out a mist, and the subject dragon hissed incessantly, as if unconvinced.
Dong Li smiled and patted the lion's mane beast's head, "Ugly, don't make any more trouble, when you grow up, you will definitely be able to win it." ”
The elephant dragon under the crotch seemed to understand Dong Li's words, and snorted to express dissatisfaction.
Also, when the lion-mane grows up, the elephant dragon is almost past its prime. Under the rise of one and the other, there is some suspicion of unfairness. Dong Li bent down, hugged the neck of the elephant dragon and whispered in its ear, "But you are my good partner now." ”
The elephant dragon hissed, and seemed to be very satisfied with Dong Li's attitude.
About another hour passed, and Dong Li saw that everyone was tired. Look at the sky, it's already noon, but the dark clouds are rolling, and it looks like the sky will change at any moment. He put his hand on the pergola and looked ahead, but all he could see was a vast snow-white patch.
"Lu Yi, bring the map that your brother-in-law gave you."
Lu Yi answered, rode over, and took out a cowhide from his bosom. There are a lot of lines drawn on it, Dong Yan squinted his eyes for a while, put away the map and said, "Everyone hurry up, there seems to be a col in front of you...... Looking at the sky, there may be a storm as well. We had to get to the col before the storm appeared and take shelter from the snow. ”
And just like that, the crowd galloped again.
In the snow, it is difficult for horses to run. The ground was slippery, and horses often stumbled, causing some horses to be forced to give up halfway. Fortunately, before leaving, Beigong Bo prepared two horses for each of them. So although a dozen horses were lost, it didn't cause any serious damage. Before noon, the col was found.
The wind and snow finally arrived, and the whole world became unclear.
Dong Li asked Dong Zhao to be responsible for settling everyone to rest and eat, but he climbed the hill accompanied by Lu Yi and Dong Tie.
Looking around, the plains in this storm have a cold and murderous aura.
Dong Li's face was expressionless, standing motionless on the hill. The black daze on his body made a hunting sound in the wind.
"Childe, let's go down."
"No, I want to be here alone for a while. Lu Yi, you and Dong Tie go down to eat something, and when the storm passes, we will have to hurry. ”
"Childe doesn't rest, and neither does Luyi."
Lu Yi was holding the dragon head crutch given to her by the old lady in her hand, and she looked a little nondescript. But her tone was very resolute, Dong Li persuaded a few more times, and when she saw that this girl's stubbornness came up, she really couldn't persuade her to leave.
The wind and snow are getting heavier and heavier, and the little girl is shivering in the wind.
Dong Li sighed helplessly, untied the big coat and draped it on the little girl, "I've served you, let's go back." ”
Just as the two of them turned around, Dong Tie suddenly stopped his figure and turned his head to look.
"Xiao Tie, what's wrong?"
Dong Tie listened attentively, and replied absentmindedly: "Master, did you hear any sounds?" ”
"Voice?"
Dong Li shook his head and said, "I didn't hear any sound!" ”
"It's the neighing of horses...... The neighing of horses coming from that direction, and there seemed to be quite a few of them. ”
Dong Li listened attentively, and really heard a little unusual movement. It was the sound of a neighing horse, looming, very weak. Coupled with the howling of the wind, the neighing of the horses was completely muffled. If it weren't for Dong Tie's good ears, Dong Li really wouldn't care. However, who will be in a hurry with such a heavy snowstorm?
"Xiao Tie, take a few people over to have a look!"
"Yes!"
Dong Tie immediately galloped down the hill, called a few people in the col, and galloped away in the direction from which the horse neighed.
They did not ride horses, but went on foot. Footprints were left in the snow, but they were quickly covered by the storm.
Dong Li and Lu Yi hurriedly descended the hill and gathered people to wait. About half a pillar of incense passed, and Dong Tie came back with someone. The entourage also captured a prisoner, who seemed to be dressed as a Qiang person, but it was different from the Qiang person Dong Li had seen.
Dong Zhao's face changed, and he said in Dong Li's ear: "Lord, look at the dress, it seems to be burning." ”
The Qiang people are numerous in the northwest and have occupied most of the Western Liang region since the Eastern Han Dynasty, with numerous tribes.
The Qiang people are not all nomadic, and some people are farming, fishing and hunting, influenced by the Central Plains culture, and have a very close relationship with the Han people. The Qiang people near Lintao have six achievements that belong to the agricultural Qiang, also known as the herbivorous Qiang. There are also some people who live in the mountains, also called mountain Qiang. In short, there are different forms of life, and Dong Li can't remember it completely.
What is the origin of this burning?
"My lord, Burning Dangqiang is located between Ngoling Lake and Jishi Mountain, and is a semi-nomadic Qiang. Due to the complex terrain of the territory of Shaodangqiang, there are many hills and mountains, so at least many people are engaged in farming, fishing and hunting, and their strength is very large. ”
"How big?"
A broken man said: "There are more people than us, but if you want to fight, it will be half a catty and eight taels." ”
"Have you ever beaten it?"
The Qiang people said: "Burning Dangqiang and us are only separated by a water, and there is no shortage of wars for the grassland." But sometimes they win, sometimes we win. We haven't lost to them since the king took the helm, and once we even reached the Ngoring Lake...... If it weren't for the large number of their people and the complicated terrain, they might have been wiped out. ”
Dong Yan heard this and looked at the burning person.
Ngoring Lake, Jishi Mountain? But strictly calculated here, it should be a broken territory, how did the burners come over?
"Dong Zhao, ask him clearly, why they are and why they are here."
As he spoke, he took out the cowhide map, and after searching for a while, he suddenly stomped his foot angrily, "There is no stone mountain here. ”
"Childe, look at this one!"
Lu Yi hurriedly took out another map from his arms, which was obviously several times larger than the map just now, and was made of intact cowhide. Moreover, the graphics on the map are tanned in a very special way and will not fade.
Dong Yan asked strangely, "Where did this come from?" ”
"Young Master, have you forgotten? This is what the eldest master brought over, and it is a map of the northwest region drawn by General Ma back then. ”
General Ma? Dong Yan didn't react for a while.
Lu Yi blew in his ear, "It's General Fubo." ”
"Ah......h
Dong Li suddenly realized. When he left Lintao, the old lady said that Cheng Fang had gone home and handed over everything to Lu Yi. There must be no way to carry such a few large boxes of bamboo slips. But the map of the northwest region left by Ma Yuan was carried by this little girl. I don't know what her considerations were, but it was useful.
"Green Yi, well done!"
Dong Yan praised loudly, spread out the map completely, and pointed his finger on it to search carefully.
Lu Yi was praised by Dong Li, and naturally he couldn't help but be overjoyed. The little blushed and fluttered, and I didn't know if it was cold or excited.
"Here!"
Dong Li pointed to a point on the map, "We are in this location now, to be precise, in the Broken Qiang Territory. There is only one way to come from Jishi Mountain, and it must pass through the territory of the broken Qiang...... Odd. ”
Indeed, very strange things!
The grievances between Burning Dangqiang and Poqiang are very deep, and after so many years of fighting, they must be unable to resolve them.
At this time, Dong Zhao also asked for a confession, came to Dong Yan with a panicked expression, and whispered: "Lord, ask clearly." ”
"Slowly, what's going on?"
Dong Zhao calmed down his emotions and replied, "That guy is really a burner, and he is still a chief." He said that there were 500 of them, stationed on the slope of the riverbed in front of them, mainly responsible for delivering grain and grass in the direction of the Dayang River. ”
"Sending grain and grass?"
Dong Li looked down at the map, "Where is the Ocean River?" ”
Dong Zhao immediately searched for it on the map, and after a while, drew a circle on a black dot, "Right here...... Hey, this is the only way for us to get to Baimaqiang. The guy also said that the grain and grass would be delivered within two days. ”
"How much grain and grass is there?"
Dong Zhao said: "According to that guy's confession, it can feed at least 10,000 horses for three days." ”
10,000 horses?
Dong Li gasped and looked up at Dong Zhao in shock. On the side, Lu Yi and Dong Tie, including the two broken hundred generals, all showed frightened expressions. 10,000 people, 10,000 people stationed in the valley of the ocean, how do we get there?
"Where did you cross the Ocean River?"
"That's the Hehuang region, the territory of Baimaqiang." The Breakers replied, "From the valley of the river, there are three stockades in Baimaqiang, which are their eyeposts and their first line of defense. Two years ago, I went to Baimaqiang once with the king, and there were not many people there, and there were only about three or four thousand people in the three villages, including women and children. ”
Dong Li's first thought was: Burn the people to beat the white horse qiang!
It's normal to think about it, the king of Bai Maqiang and Beigong Bo are righteous Jinlan, if you know that Beigong Bo was killed, how can you not care? Dong Li's fingers followed the black line of the map, entered Baimaqiang, and then continued to walk over.
Out of Baimaqiang, it is Wudu, Guanghan vassal country, and Hanyang County.
Dong Yan frowned, and said badly: These people are not just trying to plot against Xiliang. Destroying the Baima Qiang tribe, and then controlling the Hehuang region and occupying Wudu and other places is equivalent to opening a gateway to Hanzhong. Burn people to rebel?
Burning, breaking, wolfing......
Dong Li is a little confused, this is a typical Northwest chaos!
Didn't you say in the commentary that the Northwest Rebellion seemed to be the same year as the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Could it be that the Yellow Turban Rebellion will break out this year?
All the clues converge on one person.
Han Sui, such a generous layout, I am afraid that only that Xiliang celebrity Han Sui can do it.
"Childe, what should we do?"
Green Yi is a little out of proportion. Although the little girl has learned a lot of things, she is still very nervous in the face of such a situation.
She said: "Since Burning Dangqiang can pass through here unimpeded, it is obviously related to Broken Qiang. We're going to Baimaqiang, don't they just stand in our way? And even if we do, we're still in danger. ”
Several pairs of eyes were fixed on Dong Li's body, and at this moment, Dong Li became their backbone.
After pondering for a while, Dong Li gritted his teeth and said, "Let's not go to Baimaqiang." ”
"Don't go to Baimaqiang? So where do we go? The line of Taoshui to Lintao must have been blocked by those people. ”
"We're not going back to Lintao either."
Dong Li's hand drew a circle on the map, clenched his fist and slammed it fiercely, "Let's go here." ”
"Stone Mountain?"
Dong Zhao and the others exclaimed in unison, "Lord, this is the territory of burning people." ”
"It's because this is a place where people burn that we want to go. Han Sui would never have thought that we would take such a path...... You also said just now that the grievances between Burning Dang and Poqiang are very deep, and if they can join forces temporarily, there must be a role for Han Sui in it. We simply stir up the hatred between Burndang and Poqiang and let them fight again. As soon as the two sides fought, the pressure on Bai Maqiang was reduced...... As long as we go around Jishi Mountain, we are where Baimaqiang is. ”
"This ......"
The Hundred Broken People will be a little hesitant.
Although Beigong Boyu betrayed, they were still Qiang.
If this fight starts, isn't it the Qiang people who are bleeding? It's a bit difficult.
Dong Li sneered, "If you have a better way, then say it." If not, if you want to survive, do as I say. The art of war is cloudy, and it is unprepared to attack it by surprise...... However, before that, I have to teach Han Sui a little lesson. ”