Chapter 493: Long-term Vision
The spy was found out, everything was easy to do, the Qiang people really ate hard and not soft, after some torture, there were five people who confessed, Zhang Xiang was very happy, but after seeing the confession, he couldn't be happy. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
All the confessions are the same, but Zhang Xiang doesn't think it's true, there are two or three of the same, Zhang Xiang thinks he is true, but all of them are the same, which can only show that these people colluded in advance.
Most of the Qiang people are illiterate, and it is impossible to say the same thing, it seems that the punishment they have received is not enough, and in the end Zhang Xiang chose torture, Zhang Xiang does not care whether these people confess or not.
First kill a person and then make an example of the monkey, and finally one person said something different, and the faces of the rest of the people changed greatly, and these can't be faked.
"Why bother? Say no and it's over, avoid the pain of these flesh and skin, and give them a good time. "Zhang Xiang wouldn't do that to the Han people, but it's a pity that they are Qiang.
Zhang Xiang had no mercy for them, Zhang Xiang finally understood what he was paying attention to, it turned out that He Lian wanted to provoke Zhang Xiang, so he had to fight head-on, and the main cavalry of He Lian was no longer on the opposite side.
What Zhang Xiang is facing is just an empty shelf, it can be said that there is an empty surface, whether you have really tried it, you will know, this is a plain, it is difficult to set up an ambush, this Zhang Xiang can't do this.
What's more, it's those Qiang people, the plain will always be a hard-fought battlefield, and the trick is just a small road, Zhang Xiang directly asked Zhang Fei to lead the troops to kill the past, and sure enough, he was defeated in a battle.
There was no decent resistance at all, except for the Qiang people who had just begun to resist, the others were vulnerable, it turned out that these people were just ordinary herdsmen, and many of them were even defeated slaves.
Without a rout, they are already playing extraordinarily, and Helian has already escaped if the situation is not right, and Helian is the real main force in Helian Bay, which is the nearest oasis outside the Saiwai, and Helian knows very well that he has not yet had the ability to fight Zhang Xiang.
But Helian didn't want to give up, so he adopted the strategy of retreating, if Zhang Xiang dared to come, he would have a way to attack, if not they should also retreat, now it is autumn.
It is not suitable for raiding for nomadic tribes, and the reason why this war was started is only because Helian needs these cultists of the Killing Sect, if not this.
Helian should launch a raid next year, Zhang Xiang can't wait for next year, as soon as he thinks of spending the winter in Liangzhou, Zhang Xiang thinks of a word cold, although Zhang Xiang is from Youzhou, but he is still very afraid of cold.
So Zhang Xiang knew that Helian was waiting for him in Helian Bay, but he still sent troops, and dared to camp in the oasis, so Zhang Xiang directly sent people to destroy their water source, which Zhang Xiang would not be polite.
No matter how He Lian wants to ambush, he has to drink water, and the people of Zhang Xiang in the big puddle can't be poisoned, but the small puddle is still no problem, and some people among the Qiang people often fall ill because of this.
Inevitably, there are some rumors, it can be said that the Qiang people are more superstitious than the Han people, if the Han army appears this kind of is, they will definitely check around, but the Qiang people don't check.
There are some theories of ghosts and gods directly, especially those believers in the Killing Sect, especially those who believe in these, and with their encouragement, the matter of ghosts and gods finally became bigger and bigger.
In the end, he couldn't clean up, at this time Zhang Xiang dispatched the wolf tooth horse, the wolf tooth rider had a ghost mask, Zhang Xiang just wanted the wolf tooth to ride to test it so as not to be killed or injured.
The temptation is still very dangerous, if you want to avoid casualties, you can only ride the wolf tooth, which is nothing for the wolf tooth horse, but those Qiang cavalry were defeated without a fight, and Long Ben is a brave man.
And there is also the right to transfer troops, directly with the wolf tooth ride into Helian Bay, and is not afraid of the lone army into the trap of others, and later it turned into the rout of the Qiang people, Long Ben used a wolf tooth horse to run with the Qiang army.
The scene is spectacular! Especially at night, the ghost mask of the wolf's tooth ride, really like a ghost, harvesting the head of the Qiang people, the sky is gradually getting brighter, and the Qiang people have also discovered the bottom of the wolf's tooth ride.
When the wolf tooth rider was killed or wounded, Long Ben did not hesitate to order a retreat, the reaction was decisive and the action was clean and neat, the Qiang people may not be able to catch up if they want to, the wolf tooth rider is one person and three horses.
What's more, there is Zhang Xiang's main force behind him, and Helian can only retreat first, Zhang Xiang knows very well that Helian is definitely not the kind of person who is willing to give up, otherwise he would not have done so many things.
So he left a vacancy, let He Lian bring people in, the wolf tooth cavalry also returned, Zhang Xiang stationed the camp in Helian Bay, and the most important thing in stationing outside the fortress was to find a water source.
The water source is more important than anything else, and the poison is under Zhang Xiang's people, so it is naturally clear what water can be used and what water cannot be used, but Zhang Xiang still spread some news, saying that many people in the army are sick.
Since these Qiang people believe in the theory of ghosts and gods so much, Zhang Xiang has no intention of publicizing it, the theory of ghosts and gods can scare ordinary people, but it can't scare people like He Lian, these people originally crawled out of the pile of dead people.
He Lian is the son of Tanshi Huai, and he must have paid a great price to survive until now, so he dares to take risks more than anyone else, and his current subordinates are Qiang people, not Xianbei people.
In order to maintain his position, He Lian must speak with one victory after another, the rules of the Qiang people are even more cruel, and even some raw Qiang still retain the habit of cannibalism, and He Lian must not lose.
He Lian once again chose a night attack, hoping to save the situation through a night attack, Zhang Xiang's guards were defeated and retreated, making He Lian believe that Zhang Xiang's army was in turmoil, and He Lian had also experienced this kind of thing.
No one understands this feeling better than him, obviously has the strength but can't use it, and has to be chased and beaten, the Qiang cavalry smoothly entered the oasis, the terrain of Helian Bay is high on both sides and low in the middle.
As soon as the Qiang people entered, they were besieged by Zhang Xiang's army, and countless arrows rained down on the Qiang people, thanks to the Qiang people with night blindness, so everyone had a torch, that is, a live target.
Even when the Qiang people were defeated, they did not give up the torch in their hands, and the Qiang people still had a glimmer of life with the torch, and the Qiang people had no choice, and Zhang Xiang's soldiers would not be polite.
Where did Liang rush, Zhang Xiang was not afraid of ambushes on the plains, it could really be described as a thousand miles of pursuit, even if it was dawn, Zhang Xiang did not give up the pursuit, and there was no reason for poor Kou Mo to chase on the plains.
The soldiers are tired and the Qiang people will only be more tired, until Zhang Xiang is tired, Zhang Xiang will not stop the pursuit, stopping the pursuit does not mean withdrawing the troops, Zhang Xiang will not let go of such a good opportunity.
After resting for two hours, Zhang Xiang continued to pursue, Zhang Xiang's army also had a lot of Hu people, and tracking was also their forte.
Zhang Xiang's goal is no longer Helian, but the Qiang people, all the Qiang people he encounters are killed, and Zhang Xiang meets the first tribe, which is still a tribe that gives birth to Qiang.
Zhang Xiang had no intention of killing women, children and children, but when he saw the scene in the tribe, Zhang Xiang gave up this idea, and in the center of the Shengqiang tribe, there was a huge iron pot.
Iron tools are a great wealth among the Qiang people, and they are generally made into weapons, and it is the first time Zhang Xiang has seen such a large iron pot, but the things in the iron pot make Zhang Xiang extremely unappetizing.
There are skulls, these Shengqiang people are no longer people, and their women and children should not exist in the world, Zhang Xiang gave the order to slaughter, Zhang Xiang opened this head, and it was difficult to collect it.
Other tribes also suffered with the Shengqiang people, and Zhang Xiang didn't need to worry about the problem of grain and grass to raise the war, and the recent food was beef and mutton, and the soldiers also ate some sweetness.
Zhang Xiang can't say that he will withdraw from the army, but Zhang Xiang can be sure that He Lian has run away, and Zhang Xiang has not found any trace of He Lian and others recently, and the people killed are ordinary nomadic Qiang people.
Zhang Xiang has been marching, Zhang Xiang knows what he does, and Helian will take the initiative to find the door, unless Helian is willing to give up the Qiang people, but this is impossible, and Helian finally gained a firm foothold among the Qiang people.
In order to prevent the raid of Helian, Zhang Xiang dispersed all the scouts, and there were many slaves, most of these Qiang slaves were old and weak.
But they can all ride horses, even if they escape, Zhang Xiang will not feel distressed, and these people dare not run, they have lost the protection of the tribe, and these people have only one result, that is, death.
Zhang Xiang gave these people a mouthful of food, of course these people have to rely on Zhang Xiang to live, it is better to die than to live, one more day is a day, there are many people who have such thoughts.
Although these people are not good scouts, they are familiar with the surrounding terrain, and sometimes they will give Zhang Xiang some unexpected surprises, such as the locations of some tribes, which makes Zhang Xiang feel the most fortunate.
Zhang Xiang actually met a caravan outside the Saiwai, this caravan was all Han Chinese, these people dared to come to the Saiwai to do business just for money, for the money in a distant place to rush to the distance, encountered Zhang Xiang's cavalry and surrendered directly.
They are also the people under Zhang Xiang's rule, and they are very willing to cooperate with Zhang Xiang to raid the tribes, they are more familiar with the surrounding situation, and they are known in the remote tribes, and they are all those rich tribes.
Looting is really the fastest means of collecting money, Zhang Xiang felt that this time the troops, not only did not have much loss, but also had a great gain, and even caught up with Yongzhou's tax for a year.
Zhang Xiang continued to loot outside the Saiwai, Cao Cao's side was also relieved, Cao Jun went directly south to Yangzhou, Cao Cao was also well prepared for this day, and Cao Cao also wanted to thank these Qiang people.
If there were no them, Cao Cao would not have gone south so reassuringly, in fact, Cao Cao let his eyes mix into Yangzhou before he went south, and at that time Cao Cao was still at war with Zhang Xiang in Qingzhou, you can imagine how long-term Cao Cao's vision is. (To be continued.) )