In two days, the originally peaceful and peaceful Hetao grassland suddenly fell into a bloody storm because of the arrival of the Tang army.

The 1,500 Tang Army, under the leadership of General Li Sheng, Ma Sui, and Nan Jiyun, divided into three routes, swept all the way to the northwest of the Hetao Plain.

More than 300 miles deep, these three teams with a large number of people, or even a very small number, have combed over and over again like a comb.

Everywhere they passed, one large and small tribal gathering area after another was broken by the Tang army's iron cavalry, almost all the men above their knees were killed, and the forage fields were burned.

Only a few surviving men were left behind, escorted by seven or eight Tang Army knights, confiscated their weapons, and then tied their war horses together with ropes, driving herds of cattle and sheep to the direction of Youzhou.

After the Tang Army's iron cavalry, only countless old and weak women and children were left, hugging each other in the blazing firelight, trembling and crying miserably.

They had no idea what was going on and why bad luck had suddenly befallen them.

"Why? Why do you want to be so evil? ”

A leader's wife, who had lost her husband, brother, and two sons, grabbed a small officer of the Tang Army who had just hacked to death his two sons, who were not yet ten years old, and asked heartbreakingly.

"That's the price of rebellion! It's your hand that made the first move, your party Xiang Qiang's men, dare to hunt down and kill our Tang Dynasty prince, just wait for the extermination! ”

At the beginning, most of these defeated tribes were caught off guard because they were unprepared.

Dang Xiang Qiang is the same as Liuzhou Hu, except for the Thorn Mansion. Or the Governor's Office has a larger standing army. The rest of the country is scattered in the form of large and small tribes. Living by water and grass.

These scattered tribes did not have many standing armies, and one of them was peaceful and unprepared. This gave Li Sheng, Ma Sui and Nan Jiyun each a chance to break through.

It wasn't until the next day that the three Tang armies of more than 400 people finally attracted the attention of the other Dangxiang Qiang tribes that had not yet been swept away, but they still did not escape the fate of being broken by a single blow.

These three Tang armies were too fast, and each knight was one man and three horses. Even one person and four horses, throughout the day, there was hardly a moment of rest, eating and drinking were on the horse.

They are as fast as the wind, they are elusive, they are like a group of wild wolves that are rampant in the world, interspersed and wandered among the various Dangxiang Qiang tribes, and the messengers of each tribe are in danger, but there is nothing they can do.

What these party leaders couldn't understand was that there were less than 500 cavalry on the other side. In front of the cavalry of various tribes adding up to seven or eight thousand cavalry, it should be the object of pursuit.

How it ended up. On the contrary, they were killed by these Tang troops, and the combat effectiveness of these Tang troops was too strong.

Often just received a signal to call the police or call for help, and when one or two thousand people arrived here, they could only see the corpse of the Dangxiang Qiang knight in one place, and the Tang Army cavalry team that had just finished killing people disappeared again without a trace.

Just like more than 800 years ago, Huo Qubing drove hundreds of miles with 800 light cavalry, and used the tactics of surprise attack to catch the Huns off guard; More than 800 years later, the 1,500-strong Tang Army also used this tactic, and it also made these party Qiang not have the slightest temper.

These steppe nomads are brave, but their organizational and mobilization capabilities are relatively low. In addition, it is on their territory again, and the Han army can fight if they want to, and they can leave when they want, and there are hunting grounds everywhere.

This kind of superiority in the enemy's territory because of the superiority of food and movement warfare on the enemy's territory, Huo Qubing knew more than 800 years ago, and Xiao Qubing is also aware of it now, so he has no worries about the safety of these 1,500 people.

On the afternoon of the nineteenth day of the lunar month, after the Yeci Department and the Fangdang Department, which were closest to Youzhou, were swept away by the Tang Army, the Fei Ting Department, the Xiangli Department, and the Pochao Department were close to the two departments, and they learned to be a little more obedient.

All the tribal cavalry took all the knee-high men of the three tribes and went to the middle of the Xiangli Department to converge, anyway, this group of Tang troops did not kill women and children.

At the same time, the news finally reached the leader of the Tuoba Department located in the northwest direction of the Hetao Plain, the governor of the right prison gate, Xiping Gong, and Tuoba Shou Lonely.

When he heard that Wuqiang in the southeast of the party was swept away by the Tang army, and the soldiers of various tribes, men and boys, it was roughly estimated that at least 40,000 were killed in more than a day, and the losses of war horses, cattle and sheep were even more incalculable, Tuoba Shou was suddenly furious.

And the leaders of the Yeci Department and the Fangdang Department, Yeci Jiqian and Fang Dang Pang, after hearing the news, Yeci Jiqian immediately fainted with grief, but Fang Dang Pang was angry, and he pulled out his scimitar to fight with Zhang Xiancheng and Kang Shennu.

"Dog thief, I'll kill you!"

Tuoba Shou Silence hurriedly motioned to the guards to stop him, if he wanted to kill these four people, he could kill them at any time, but before killing, they must be allowed to speak clearly.

"Why did Fang Dang's assassination take revenge?"

Zhang Xiancheng's expression was not moved at all, and he coldly watched Fang Dang draw a knife and rush towards him, and asked knowingly. But Kang Shennu was so frightened that he was in a cold sweat and shivered.

"If it weren't for you, a dog thief, who came to our party with gold jewels and silk silk, how could our party have suffered such a catastrophe. You have come to pay back the life of my brother and son. ”

"Hmph, haha, hahaha!" Zhang Xiancheng couldn't help laughing: "It's funny, it was Xiao Quai's dog thief who killed your brother and son, as well as the two thousand Tang troops under him."

You don't go to him for revenge, but you draw your sword against me, the one who came to tell the news. Shouldn't you thank me for saving my life?

If I hadn't come to report and told you to prepare in advance, if you had stayed in the original tribe, you might have been killed by the dog thief's men.

Hmph, I didn't expect you to kill me instead of thanking me? It turns out that the party is such a cowardly and cowardly person who does not distinguish between right and wrong! ”

"You!" Fang Dang was so angry that he almost didn't bite his steel teeth to pieces, how could there be such a reversible and brazen person in the world: "Bullshit, that Xiao Qu's illness is only aimed at Liuzhou Hu in Youzhou."

If it weren't for you, the dog thief, luring you with a high bounty and inciting our party's warriors to attack Tang Jun and Xiao Quai, how could the rest of the incident have happened? ”

Zhang Xiancheng sneered: "What did I tell you before? I said that Xiao Qu was born with hatred for all Hu people and wanted to kill all Hu people.

He has said more than once that Hu people are cruel and rebellious by nature, and he also said that only dead Hu people are good Hu people.

How stupid are you to think that he is only targeting Liuzhou Hu in Youzhou this time? His Majesty the Emperor just asked to come and arrest Youzhou Assassin Shi Kang Shennu, but how did he do it?

He sacked all the Hu tribes in Liuzhou along the way, but no man who was higher than his knees remained, and this was his attitude towards the Hu people.

How similar is what he did in Youzhou to what he did in Baqiang! He did it so obviously, do you still think he is only targeting Liuzhou Hu?

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty more than 100 years ago, there has been such a thing, he is now in a high position and is deeply favored by His Majesty the Emperor. He slaughtered Liuzhou Hu yesterday, slaughtered Dang Xiang Qiang today, and the day after tomorrow he may slaughter the Turkic Division, the Tiele Division, and the Tuyuhun Division......

If this thief exists for a day, all the attached tribes in the Tang Dynasty will not be at peace for a day, don't you understand such a simple truth? ”

Zhang Xiancheng spat lotus flowers, and kept silent about the fact that he was throwing money everywhere to provoke and issue high rewards, but only emphasized Xiao Quzhi's behavior and hostile attitude towards the Hu people.

Of course, the latter is basically slander. (To be continued.) )