After the fall of Nanliang, Wei Shuo did not rush south to attack Caohan, but ordered the army to temporarily stop on the north bank of the Great River. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Later, he sat in Lianchuan Fort, coordinated the overall situation, and sent Wang Zhongde as the main general to suppress the Qiang chaos to stabilize Hehuang.

The Qiang people are different from the Western Qin, the Western Qin has been established for more than ten years, and the climate has been completed, and they must be swept away by the thunder of the army, so as not to leave future troubles.

And the Xiqiang thief has a strange nature, and each has its own heart.

Most of them were because of the deep oppression of the Xianbei people, so they took the opportunity to rebel, and there were almost no people who really had the ambition to establish the country and become the ruler.

Considering that the Qiang people would become Huaxia Shunmin in the future, Wei Shuo naturally would not kill them too much.

After all, the ultimate goal of war is peace and construction, not killing and destruction.

In particular, when dealing with ethnic disputes and contradictions, they cannot be resolved by purely military means, and must be pursued in both political and military ways.

Therefore, before Wang Zhongde sent troops, Wei Shuo repeatedly told him to try his best to win over the low-level Qiang people and isolate a handful of careerists.

"Zhongde, the purpose of this war is to quell the rebellion and provide security for production and construction, so it should be mainly appeased."

"Don't expand the problem, otherwise Hexi will fall into the quagmire of fighting against Qiang and will not be able to extricate itself."

As a famous historical general, Wang Zhongde has long known how to pacify the chaos, and now he has Wei Shuo's advice, and he is even more confident.

First of all, he followed the advice of the bald Wei Tan and sent people to spread rumors everywhere to divide the Qiang Alliance.

Next, he offered a high bounty to induce the Qiang people to kill each other.

"The army will only punish the guilty, and the followers will not bring about their own destruction."

"Most of them protect the Qiang people: those who break the law can be arrested and killed, and the crime can be eliminated;"

"Whoever is guilty of beheading below the rank of chief shall receive a reward ranging from 1,000 to 100,000 yuan."

The Qiang people live in a barren place, all of them are poor ghosts, and they lack knowledge, and most of them are people who see money and have an eye for money.

Isn't everyone rebelling just to grab something and eat enough?

Now things are simple, as long as you wear the crime and make meritorious contributions, you will have a high bounty to take, and if you have money, you are afraid of starvation?

Sure enough, under the heavy reward, there will be brave men!

It didn't take long for the Qiang people to break out in civil strife.

After Wang Zhongde received the scout's report, he immediately brought the cavalry and took advantage of the chaos to launch a surprise attack on the Qiang.

The Hexi army rested for many days, ate and drank well, and its morale was unable to vent.

Before, the Qiang people saw that the Hexi army was not moving, and they had already relaxed their vigilance.

Unexpectedly, Wang Zhongde suddenly pressed on the army, and suddenly collapsed without defense, and crossed the river to escape back to the deep mountains and old forests.

At this moment, it is the height of summer, and the river is still shallow, but it is not as good as the chest, so although the river is turbulent, as long as the water is slightly better, and the retreat is more organized, the whole division will not have much problem with the crossing, and they can still make a comeback in a few days.

Seeing that the Qiang people would flee across the Huangshui, the main general Wang Zhongde did not seem to be in a hurry at all, and only led his troops to chase after him slowly.

However, Wang Zhongde is not in a hurry, some people are in a hurry.

The soldiers are eager to make meritorious contributions, and they don't hurry up to chase after the battle they finally won, isn't this stupid?!

At this time, Wang Zhongde showed his true colors as a famous general, and he insisted on his own opinion despite the request of his subordinates.

"This poor man can't be forced, and if he covers things, he will do the opposite."

"It is advisable to organize the army to pursue slowly, and if it is slow, it will be ignored, and if it is urgent, it will lead to death."

Hearing this, all the captains were convinced.

Even Jiang Ji and the bald Wei Tan were secretly surprised, but they didn't expect that Wang Zhongde, who has always been known for his bravery, was also extraordinary.

As Wang Zhongde expected, the Qiang people rushed to see that there was still a way to live, and they rushed to jump into the water one by one.

Unexpectedly, the road was narrow and there were too many people, and hundreds of people were drowned in the water when they were crowded together, and the river was blocked, making it impossible for the team behind to pass at all.

Just when the Qiang people were in chaos and out of order, they happened to be picked up by the Hexi army that was slow to catch up.

As a result, Wang Zhongde's troops were beheaded by thousands and more than 20,000 were captured.

In addition, because the Qiang people could not flee for their lives, the more than 100,000 livestock they left by the river, as well as a large number of baggage materials, all became the trophies of the Hexi army.

On the side of the Hexi Army, the casualties were only 100 people, which can be described as a big victory.

The first battle annihilated the main force of the Qiang people, and the name of the main general Wang Zhongde shook both sides of the river.

Where did the rest of the Qiang people dare to fight again, they all hid in the deep mountains and old forests again.

Taking advantage of the collapse of the Qiang people, Wang Zhongde led the army to continue to advance westward and enter the hinterland of the Qiang tribe.

With the prestige of the first victory, as soon as the Hexi army arrived, the Qiang people in various places were immediately frightened and half died, half fled into the mountains, and half hid at home, terrified.

Wang Zhongde kept in mind Wei Shuo's advice: Hexi is a conqueror, not a destroyer.

Therefore, he ordered that all the soldiers should be strictly restrained, and they were not allowed to burn the houses of the Qiang people casually, nor were they allowed to destroy the Qiang villages, in short, they were not allowed to burn, kill, and plunder.

After hearing the news, the Qiang people who were hiding in the old woodlands in the mountains rushed to tell each other, saying that the Han people were different from the brutal Xianbei people.

Soon, the leader of the Qiang people hiding in the mountains sent people to ask for the return of their homeland and eternal submission to Hexi.

Wang Zhongde ordered a feast to be set up, gave him food and wine to show kindness, and then let him go.

He asked him to tell those who were willing to surrender to the Qiang people: The Hexi army will never kill innocents in vain, and only wait for the Dadu Protector to forgive your crimes, and you and others can return to their hometown to live and work in peace and contentment.

The leaders of the Qiang people were very moved, and immediately swore to the sky: If I rebel again, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed.

Soon after, Wang Zhongde made hundreds of thousands of Qiang people surrender almost without a single soldier.

At this point, the Hehuang War came to an end, but the rectification of Hehuang was not completely over.

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After subduing the Qiang, Wei Shuo began to recruit Qiang soldiers and implemented tuntian in the Huangshui Valley.

Huangshui is an important tributary of the upper reaches of the Yellow River, originating in the Baohutu Mountains and flowing through the gorge between the Daban Mountains and the Lazhi Mountains. Where the Huangshui passes, there are more than 10 large and small river valley basins, and the Huangshui rapids run between the canyon basins, moistening the land of thousands of miles on both sides. The water and grass are abundant and beautiful, and it is suitable for farming and grazing. From downstream, the river valley is wide and irrigated easily.

Wei Shuo ordered the reorganization of the former Nanliang and Houliang soldiers with the protection of the capital, and selected the young and strong from them to form the "Production and Construction Corps".

Let everyone put down their swords and guns, pick up farm tools, reclaim barren land, dig wells and ditches, cut down trees and build blocks, repair pavilions and posts, and work together with the surrendered Qiang people.

According to the plan, the Hehuang Production and Construction Corps will build more than 70 roads and bridges, so that the government decree can be transmitted to the entire hometown, thus greatly improving the transportation development of the Huangshui Valley and strengthening the control of the Huangshui hometown.

In addition, the reclamation of farmland has improved the level of local agricultural production, which is conducive to achieving food self-sufficiency and plays a role in stabilizing the situation in the river.

"Hahaha, congratulations to the lord, today Erliang is defeated, the Qiang rebellion will be quelled, the land of the river, thousands of miles without a master, it can be said that it is within reach, this is a godsend in Hexi."

Wei Shuo glanced at Cui Hong with a smile in his eyes, and asked casually: "Uncle Xuan was born in Hebei, and he also knows the benefits of Hehuang?" ”

Cui Hong felt slightly complacent and said with a smile: "Although my subordinates have been in the Central Plains for a long time, they also know a little about the geography of the mountains and rivers in Hexi. ”

"If we talk about the land of the river, not only in the west of the river, but even in the entire northwest, it is a first-class fertile land. Except for the Xitao Plain on the east side of Helan Mountain, there is no other place to compare with it. ”

"Zhao Chongguo, a famous general of the former Han Dynasty, once used to farm in this place and lead the river to irrigate, and to this day, there are still old canals that can be used."

"The land of Hehuang is 800 miles from east to west, the water and grass are abundant, suitable for farming and grazing, and the local people have more elite horsemen; Good at walking horses, good at battle formations; For example, Huangzhong Yicong and other departments, since the former Han Dynasty, have been the fierce pawns in the Liangzhou border army. ”

"In the late Han Dynasty, the famous general Duan Cheng once used Huangzhong Yicong as the main conquest to conquer the rebellious Qiang people, and every war was the first, and the four sides were shocked."

Perhaps the overall situation has been decided, and it is rare to have a chance to relax, so that Cui Hong can talk about the Hehuang Valley for a while.

"Today, most of the capital escorts the army to break through the two cool, and the prestige is broadcast in Huangzhong, and the various departments of Xiqiang are weak, and they surrender to the wind. With the land of Hehuang in hand, within two or three years, tens of thousands of elite horsemen can be obtained, and then the army will go east out of Longguan, not only a corner of the pass, but even the entire Central Plains, it may not be impossible. ”

"Hahaha, Uncle Xuan's words are too early, let's stabilize Hehuang Longright first."

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While Wei Shuo was busy pacifying the Qiang people, Wang Maide had successfully pacified Tianshui County.

After the failure of the struggle to divide the territory of Jiang Ru, Quan Qiancheng, and Qiangxi, the powerful forces of all ethnic groups in Tianshui were severely damaged.

Tens of thousands of Di and Xianbei people were forcibly dispersed and reorganized by Hexi, and the leaders of the tribe were forced to abandon their tribes and move to other places.

With the surrender of the Yue Zhigui, the earthquakes in Qinzhou were terrifying, and some weak tribes sent envoys to surrender to Hexi.

Due to the fact that there were too many Hu people in the request, Wang Maide and Jiang Fei had to temporarily stop their westward expansion and sit in Shangtai to deal with the matter of appeasing the Hu people.

At the same time, as Tianshui and Luoyang fell into the hands of Hexi one after another, Xiqin had a sense of impending disaster when he ascended and ascended.

There was no other way but to constantly draw troops and collect grain and grass from the surrounding tribes.

It's just that his method of demolishing the east wall and making up the west wall happened to give Li Wei the opportunity to raid Jincheng.

With the cooperation of Wu Yigan, who had already taken refuge in Hexi, thousands of Hexi troops moved south from the Hetao Plain and were already quietly lurking on the east bank of the Gaoping River, anxiously waiting for the opportunity to send troops.