"But." Liu Zhang frowned and said: "We have to enter Xiqiang from this road, if there are many scattered Qiang rides on the road, how to break into Xian Lingqiang?" ”

There are always flaws in the plan, Liu Zhang didn't expect some things in advance, the Qiang people attack the Han land, usually the tribes gather, and this time the first Lingqiang troops are in a hurry and can't gather, so these small tribes have to go on their own.

The Qiang people are all struggling with food and clothing, and they can grab some food in the winter and earn some Han employment fees, so why not.

"You can wait three days." Wang Xu said: "Wait for three days, and the Qiang soldiers who can go to Tianshui should all go." ”

"Nope." Liu Zhang flatly refused, Liu Zhang and Xiao Furong had already agreed on the time to attack, and the cavalry must arrive at the grassland within two days after Xiao Furong attacked Xian Lingqiang, and it was impossible to collect Xiqiang by infantry alone.

"So ......" Wang Xu thought for a moment and said: "My subordinates traveled to Xiqiang in their early years, and they knew that in addition to this road, there was also a shortcut to Xiqiang, but. ”

Wang Xu wanted to speak and stopped, and Liu Zhang asked, "Is it difficult to go?" ”

Wang Xu shook his head and nodded again: "It is certain that it is difficult to walk, first you have to go down the mountain road, there are many dead roads and deep mountains and old forests on the way, and then you have to go up the mountain, the mountain road is steep, and you can reach the Xiqiang grassland by crossing the mountains and mountains, but the road is difficult to walk, this road is closer than the main road, and the time should be about the same, or even shorter."

It's just that between the descent and the uphill, there is a vast valley, and there are many tribes of Di people living in the valley, and the Di people are conservative and do not like people, I am afraid that they will not let us pass. ”

"If you don't pass, I won't believe that those savages are our opponents." It's amazing.

Wang Xu said with a smile: "The terrain of the valley is complicated, the Di people are familiar with the terrain, the cavalry can't charge, it won't be the opponent of those natives, the mountains on both sides are steep, if they are defeated by the Di people, they can't escape." How many Qiang and Xiliang warlords wanted to rob those Di tribes, and they all returned with a feather. ”

Liu Zhang frowned, thought for a while, and said to Wang Xu: "Sir, do you think this is good?" If we stay here, we will have to wait for three days anyway, so it is better to go to the Diren tribe first. We don't fight, see if we can pass, if we can't pass, and then turn back. ”

Wang Xu nodded: "That's very good." ”

Under the leadership of Wang Xu and some Qiang people who knew the path, the soldiers led the war horses down the mountain, walked all day, and at dusk they saw in the distance between the mountains, among the green water and forests, wooden houses stood one after another.

Liu Zhang was about to send a few Qiang soldiers who knew the dialect of the Di people. But I saw that at the foot of the mountain, in the middle of Liu Zhang's army and the Diren house complex, there were two armies facing each other.

There were hundreds of people in each of the two armies, armed with all kinds of bony weapons, and they were shouting and cursing at each other. I don't know what to scold, I'm scolding anyway.

"The Diren army is fighting, such a large scale." Wang Xu said with emotion.

And all the people looked at him, thinking that he was saying the opposite. He pouted and said, "I thought it was a group fight." ”

Hu Che'er was unhappy: "Not necessarily if you fight in a few caves in Nanzhongman, tens of thousands will be dispatched." ”

"You Qiangbeard, who do you say is a barbarian?" It's so angry. It's so Hu Che entangled.

Liu Zhang ignored the two and said to Wang Xu: "Sir, you said that this is a large-scale conquest of the enemy, how large-scale is it?" ”

"Determine the size of the hegemony of the entire valley in this valley." Wang Xu replied.

Liu Zhang pondered for a moment and said: "Sir, I suddenly thought of a good way, since this is a big battle that determines survival, and the number of the two is about the same, we can see who wins and attacks whom, and the losing side must be grateful, we may be able to pass through the Diren area safely, you say?" ”

"Not good." Wang Xu replied without hesitation, Liu Zhang was stunned, Wang Xu said: "The Di people are conservative, even if they are in a life and death war, when outsiders insert it, they are also unanimous to the outside world, even if two tribes have a deep hatred, if the outsiders destroy one of them, the other tribe will not be grateful, but will be regarded as the enemy of the Di people." ”

Liu Zhang nodded, and his heart was at a loss again, this ethnic minority is troublesome, the language is incomprehensible, the customs are different, you can't fight, you can't ask for it.

Liu Zhang couldn't make up his mind, and decided to finish watching the fight between the two Diren troops first, oh, after the battle.

Liu Zhang looked down from the mountain, and suddenly his expression twisted, Wang Xu also frowned, only to see that the two Diren armies were completely different, one side was scattered, holding sticks and bone spurs to shout, while the other side actually lined up in a military column, hundreds of people lined up in a square military formation.

From the analysis of the length of the weapons, this Diren army also made a troop allocation, Liu Zhang was surprised and watched more carefully.

"Babble."

"Babble."

The two sides rushed towards each other with shouts, the scattered side rushed fast, and the side of the military formation rushed slowly, but it was orderly.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."

The bow and arrow made of bone spurs shot at the enemy who only wore the leaves and turf, and many people on the scattered side were injured, and when they rushed to the front of the formation, the long weapons in the rear and the short weapons in the first row cooperated, forming a bone spur forest, and the scattered side could not advance, and the formation slowly pushed, and the enemies in front fell under the crushing of the formation.

The scattered side was already on the verge of rout, and at this moment, the rear of the formation split up like a stream, shouting and outflanking the scattered side, and the formation push slowed down.

Just when the scattered side collapsed, it had been surrounded on three sides and wrapped in a circle, and the scattered side surrendered one after another, and the loss of the formation side was minimal.

"There are great people among the Di people." Wang Xu exclaimed, looking at the Di army that was already cleaning the battlefield at the foot of the mountain, and said to Liu Zhang: "Although it is a war of several hundred people, whether it is arranging troops or seizing the opportunity of the battlefield, this commanding general has been very skillful. ”

"Yes, we Qiang people generally don't use formations." Hu Che'er said, the Qiang people used a cone charge when they rushed into the formation, but that was also the first platoon, after rushing, it didn't matter, no one went to deploy any troops, just rushed forward, and if they couldn't fight, they retreated.

Liu Zhang was also a little surprised, if the Di people really have a person who is good at unifying the army, then there are many tribes in the entire Xiqiang and Xiliang, and if they are all united, it may be a big threat.

"Tell someone to go down and spread the word to the victors." Liu Zhang ordered.

The two Qiang soldiers ran down the mountain in a puff of smoke, and after a while, a soldier ran up and said to Liu Zhang: "The female leader asked us where we came from, the Qiang people, the Xiliang people, and which Qiang people." Who is under the command of the Xiliang people. ”

Liu Zhang looked at Wang Xu, Liu Zhang didn't know who these Di people had a good impression of and who they had hatred for, Wang Xu thought for a while, and said to the soldiers: "Tell them that we are the soldiers and horses of Dangqiang and Xiliang Beigongzhi, and go to Xiqiang to mediate the dispute between Xian Lingqiang and Qingyi Qiang." Borrow from them, and when the deed is done, you may give them in return. ”

The two soldiers ran down, and Liu Zhang asked, "Why do you say it's this team?" Is Beigong Zhi friendly with Di people? ”

Wang Xu sneered: "It's really embarrassing, I don't know who these Di people are friendly with, who they hate, Di people are conservative, it stands to reason that there are no friendly people for them." Whoever violates them hates them, and in this way, both the Qiang and the Xiliang army are dangerous, whether it is Xian Lingqiang or Tsing Yi Qiang. Whether it is Ma Teng or Han Sui, they have all fought the idea of the Di people.

And Burning Dangqiang is the most remote tribe in Xiqiang, and Beigong Zhi is the Yumen Duwei stationed in Xiaofangpan City, and contacts with people from the Western Regions. Basically do not participate in the battle of Xiliang, which means that these two centaurs should be neutral in the eyes of the Di people. ”

"I know Beigong Zhi, I prove it. My father sold jade across the border and drank tea with him. The girl from the Western Regions hurriedly interjected, for fear that others would not misunderstand her as Hu Shang's daughter.

Liu Zhang nodded, and after a while, two Qiang people came up and said to Liu Zhang: "The female leader said that she didn't believe it, burning the Qiang remote place was deserted, Beigong was keen to collect the taxes of Hu Shang, and the two sides added up to only 10,000 horses, how could they come out of the nest, and said that the lord, don't you want the jade gate to close?" ”

Everyone looked at each other, and Wang Xu said affirmatively: "This so-called female leader is definitely not a valley person, this valley person can't know so much, and even the strength of Beigong Zhi and Burning Dangqiang can be calculated." ”

"Then let's tell the truth, it's even more impossible for our Sichuan army to offend the Di people." Liu Zhang said.

"No." Wang Xu said: "The Di people are also grassland people, and they have a closer sense of intimacy to the forces on the grassland, Qiang, Xiliang, etc., and if they say that it is the Sichuan army, they will feel more unfamiliar and stay vigilant." ”

Wang Xu thought for a while, and said to the soldiers: "Tell the female leader, we are the people of Beigongzhi, now the 200,000 troops of Xiliang are attacking Sichuan, and there are thousands of guards guarding Yumen Pass, so they can be safe, so they are entrusted by Prime Minister Cao of Xuchang to mediate the dispute between Xiqiang and cut down Shu together." ”

After a while, the two Qiang soldiers ran up again panting: "The female leader said that the person in charge should go down, and the entourage should not exceed 100 people. ”

"My lord." Wang Xu hurriedly said: "These savages are barbaric by nature and have no rules, if they assassinate the lord......"

"It doesn't matter." Wang Xu said: "Although the Di people are conservative and vigilant, but this is also forced out by their harsh living environment, and the surrounding Qiang people and Xiliang people are more powerful than them, so they have to remain vigilant, but the Di people themselves are very kind and not warlike.

Moreover, in such a large-scale war as the Di people, there are only a few hundred people wearing tree bark, and it is simple for these Di people to stop a large army, as long as the bridge is broken and the road is broken, but it is difficult to kill a group of people.

This female leader said to bring a hundred people, thinking that it was because of our ability to bear, from this point of view, this female leader also seems to want to meet, the lord led a hundred elite soldiers to go down, cautious, can be safe, but also can gain the trust of the Di people. ”

Liu Zhang nodded, stayed in the garrison of Pang Rou Wang Xu, and went down the mountain with the powerful Hu Che'er Wang Shuang, and when he arrived at the bottom of the mountain, the female leader had already left with his troops, and the remaining Di people were carrying the wounded.

"Hello, friend." A Di man walked up, spoke fluent Chinese, and greeted Liu Zhang and his party, Liu Zhang was startled, if it weren't for the appearance of the Di people, he would really think that he was a Han person.

But the next moment, Liu Zhang and all his entourage were shocked.

"Hello, friend."

"Hello, friend."

All the Di people greeted Liu Zhang and his party with a smile, fluent in Chinese, and spoke Henan accent, Liu Zhang pressed his temples and tried to confirm that he was not dreaming.

"Sir, do you speak Chinese?" Liu Zhang asked an old man who came with a bone spur gun.

The old man looked at Liu Zhang suspiciously, "Woo, woo." ”

"My lord, he said, he doesn't understand your words." Accompanied by the Qiang soldiers who understand the dialect of the Di people.

"But ......," Liu Zhang frowned.

"Hello, friend." The old man made a gesture of please to Liu Zhang, Liu Zhang's brain was running fast for a while, and he finally understood that the feelings of this group of people can only speak this Chinese language, no wonder the tone can be so round.

The Di people walked all the way, chattering all the way, and the Qiang people translated: "He said that today their female leader has won a great victory, defeating the last and most powerful hostile tribes, and more than 20 tribes here have been united, and a bonfire will be held, and all the tribes will be invited to participate in a friendly competition, indicating that we will be a family from now on, and we are welcome to participate." ”

"You ask him, 'Can we pass through the valley by the way?' We swear to the immortal heavens and the great god of fire worship (shamanic gods) that we will never harm a single plant or tree here, and that we will leave some belongings and send some in the future. ”

The Qiang people relayed Liu Zhang's words to the Di people, Liu Zhang only saw the Di people shaking their heads in embarrassment, chattering endlessly, and the Qiang people said: "He said that he can't be the master of this matter, only one of the old leader and the female leader agrees, but if we can cheer for their tribe's team in a friendly match, maybe the old leader and the female leader will be happy, maybe they will let us pass." ”

Liu Zhang said in his heart, when the cheerleaders came, he glanced at the sky, and now he can't go back to the fork in the road, so it is better to participate in a bonfire party, if the people are not allowed to pass tomorrow, go back directly and walk from the main road.

Liu Zhang ordered Wang Xu to choose a place to garrison, agreed to participate in the bonfire party, under the leadership of the Di people, led a hundred people to the Di people's field, the field is a large flat land, surrounded by trees, eight stone roads from eight directions to the field, it can be seen that this is just bulldozed, there are some dead grass in the soil, maybe the tribe of the female leader unified the valley Di people, with great feats, the construction of the project.

The Di people distributed banana leaves to Liu Zhang and others as seats and food places, the sky was dark, rows of bonfires were lit, and the valley was brightly lit.

Rows of Diren warriors who maintained order drove in, distributed around the arena, standing upright, with a bow behind their backs, constantly lifting and putting down the bone spur guns in their hands, and constantly chattering and chattering.

The old man came over and said two words, and Qiang said, "Lord, he asked, is their Di army majestic?" ”

Liu Zhang: "......"

Liu Zhang looked at those people who were wearing bark and animal fur and turf, bare-chested and breast-baring in winter, and didn't know what paint was painted on their faces, plus the bone spur guns and mulberry bows and bone arrows in their hands, such an army, a few hundred people, is a few thousand, and it is estimated that it is not the opponent of the two hundred school swordsmen of the Sichuan army. (To be continued.) )

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