Chapter 206: Cutting the grass and eradicating the roots of the Qiang tribe
Chen Ping saw that the patriarch of the Yue clan went out to arrange manpower, and immediately convened many elders in the tent to discuss, "Now whether the Yue clan is strong or not is in this move, you must not be merciful, and the little patriarch will kill him if he can." The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info "The words are a little decisive.
"What Mr. said is very true, but the patriarch is friendly with the small patriarch of the Qiang tribe, so there is still compassion, if we lead the army, the little patriarch will have nowhere to escape." One of the patriarchs said very firmly.
The Yue clan knew that it was not easy for the Qin State to be able to form an alliance with it, so they wanted to curry favor with Chen Ping everywhere, which was the so-called pro-Qin faction, and Chen Ping also knew it in his heart.
Now the rest of the tent are all people who want the head of the small patriarch of the Qiang clan, and when the patriarch of the Yue clan comes, he will take this opportunity to recommend one or two, and they will naturally act properly.
While Chen Ping was thinking about it, the patriarch of the Yue clan also came in from outside and arranged the dispatch of troops in detail, this time sending 3,000 troops, plus the ambush, it was natural to deal with the 2,000 members of the Qiang clan who were small patriarchs.
Of course, Chen Ping immediately sent a number of elders in the tent, all of whom were people who had stayed in the tent just now, and the order was given, and the people of the Yue clan did not stay, and took advantage of the night to send troops.
As for Yingbu's 20,000 soldiers and horses, it doesn't hurt to wait for the time being, after solving the 2,000 soldiers and horses of the little patriarch, it is not too late to send troops to the northwest, anyway, they are all tribes that want to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots.
It was night, the little patriarch of the Qiang tribe soon came to the surroundings of Qilian Mountain, and he was supposed to be in a hurry for a while, so he could meet the Yue clan.
It's just that the road ahead is dark, and the little patriarch is a little uneasy in his heart, so he doesn't hurry anymore, and directly camps at the foot of Qilian Mountain, and waits until tomorrow to continue on the road.
When the Yue clan saw the fire flickering in front of them, they immediately ordered everyone to extinguish their torches, line up on the spot, and wait for the fire in the Qiang camp to gradually extinguish before making a plan.
Around the end of the day, although the little patriarch was worried in his heart, after all, he was tired from the journey, so he fell asleep quickly in the tent, leaving only more than a dozen soldiers to guard to prevent wild beasts from infesting.
Seeing this opportunity, the Yue clan immediately whispered, and then waved his hand, and three thousand soldiers and horses slowly advanced, not daring to make a sound, and when several elders approached the Qiang camp, they found that there was nothing unusual, so they first entered the account with weapons and slashed and killed.
The soldiers of the Yue clan in the back also rushed up, and the little patriarch of the Qiang tribe heard the noise outside, and immediately put on his coat and prepared to investigate the situation with weapons in his hand.
Who knew that in less than a moment, the members of the Qiang tribe were slaughtered, and all the rest gathered outside the tent of the small patriarch, it turned out that there were 2,000 Qiang people, including many women and children, and the combat strength was less than 1,000.
The little patriarch opened the camp tent and saw corpses everywhere, as long as a dozen soldiers stood in front of him, and took advantage of the firelight to watch carefully, the person holding the weapon in front of him was the patriarch of the Yue clan.
"You and other small clans, I have not invaded yet, why are you slaughtering my people today and blocking my way!" The little patriarch of the Qiang tribe said very sadly.
One of the elders of the Yue clan stood up first, "The place north of Qilian Mountain is only a hundred miles, and you live there, where is our clan going?" Therefore if you know the destiny of heaven, you will judge yourself on the spot, and we may keep the whole corpse. "The words are very arrogant.
The little patriarch looked at the soldiers around him, his face was tired, he had blood stains, he knew that there was no way out, and he was very resentful in his heart, "This order was given by the patriarch of the Yue clan?" The little patriarch said with some confusion.
"That's right, it's the patriarch who ordered it, you should make a quick decision, otherwise we will have to do it." The patriarch of the Yue clan said impatiently.
Of the two thousand members of the Qiang clan, there were only a dozen people left in less than a moment, while the Yue clan only had a dozen casualties, and the little patriarch immediately signaled to the soldiers next to him.
"The people of the Qiang tribe, scattered and fled, went to the northwest to report the news, and asked the patriarch to send troops to destroy the Yue clan!" The little patriarch immediately shouted loudly, and at the same time slashed at the Yue clan elder.
However, before he could get close, he was stabbed to death by the soldiers next to him, and the remaining dozen or so Qiang soldiers scattered and fled, drowning in darkness in an instant.
Seeing that there was no hope of recovery, the patriarch of the Yue clan ordered the Qiang tribe's property to be taken away, and all the corpses were burned and buried on the spot until dawn.
When Chen Ping heard that the whole army of the little patriarch had been destroyed in the Yue clan, he immediately wrote a book to Yingbu and asked him to quickly lead his troops to camp between Yanzhi Mountain and Qilian Mountain.
Only a few of the remaining soldiers of the Qiang clan fled to the northwest to tell what happened to the little patriarch, and the Qiang patriarch was furious when he heard this.
Later, I heard that it was the Yue clan who did it, and it was even more unbearable, and the patriarch of the Qiang tribe has always believed that only the Xiongnu can be on an equal footing with the Qiang tribe since he passed on the throne.
Now a Yue clan with less than 10,000 people dares to fight and kill its own people, which is really hateful, so he wants to send troops to exterminate the Yue clan to avenge the little patriarch.
However, there is no lack of people of insight among the Qiang people, at this moment the Qin army is stationed near the old city of Zhao State, if it rashly sends troops to attack the Yue clan, it will inevitably make the Qin army take advantage of the weakness, and the Qiang people will suffer from the enemy on their backs, and the consequences are unimaginable.
The patriarch of the Qiang clan asked, and he also felt reasonable, so he had to give up, and after the Qin army retreated, it was okay to make other plans, and he would definitely not dare to act recklessly as a small Yue clan.
Yingbu led many men and horses to pass between the Xiongnu and the Yue clan first, and Chen Ping also sent a letter to Yingbu at this time, and Yingbu learned that there were no Qiang soldiers near Yanzhi Mountain, so he led the troops to camp and set up camp.
After all the army supplies arrived, the Qiang still did not have any news, which made Yingbu a little anxious.
As everyone knows, the Qiang people have already learned that the Qin army is coming, but they don't know how many people the Qin army has, so they have to defend it tightly in the northwest, and they don't dare to bring troops to meet the battle privately.
Since Chen Ping plundered the goods of the little patriarch, he arranged all the soldiers of the Yue clan to the north of Qilian Mountain, and at the same time told Yingbu that it would not hurt to lead troops to attack the Qiang tribe.
Yingbu came to the west of Yanzhi Mountain for a few days, and at this moment the morale of the army was high, so he wanted to lead the troops to attack the Qiang, but Chen Ping's letter had not arrived, and he did not dare to act alone, so as not to make any mistakes, so that the plan to attack the Xiongnu was delayed.
Now I heard that Chen Ping's book arrived, and what was written in it was exactly what Yingbu wanted, so he stayed behind 10,000 soldiers and Yanzhi Mountain, and personally led 10,000 cavalry to the northwest Qiang tribe.
The Qiang patriarch was peaceful for many days, and suddenly heard that a large army was coming from the east, and his heart was shocked, and he immediately sent tens of thousands of troops to stop ten miles in front of the camp tent.
The grassland people set up camp to live, not like the Central Plains people, and there are no cities in the places where they live, but some tents and horses and the like, and tribes that can move quickly.
After all, horses have to change places at any time, so the Qiang people wander back and forth in a radius of about ten kilometers, and only the Qiang patriarch can stay in one place to recuperate.
Yingbu led the troops for the first time, and was very happy in his heart, and set out from Yanzhi Mountain for more than ten miles, and finally saw the camp tent of the Qiang tribe, so he ordered the cavalry to divide into five columns and step into it.