Chapter 301: Pre-Battle Buying
What I am most afraid of on the battlefield is that people's hearts are not aligned, especially when the Xiliang people are also unaccustomed to the Qiang people.
Although the Qiang people were suppressed by Xiliang, in fact, it was just that the Qiang people were unwilling to die with the Xiliang people, otherwise if they really fought, even if Ma Teng and Han Sui presided over it, they might not dare to win.
This is that the small and medium-sized tribes that formed the Qiang are afraid of the Han people, while the large tribes in turn oppress the Han people in some things.
In Xiliang, it is true that the Han people suppressed the Qiang people, and conversely, it is also true that the Qiang people suppressed the Han people with strong and weak force.
Of course, this is nothing, since these Qiang people will be recruited, they will not be the kind of people who look down on the Han people and even have ambitions.
But the Han soldiers who couldn't stand the rear wanted to make it bad.
In addition, Ma Teng had already ordered the attack before, so when the Qiang people hesitated when they heard Wei Tao's words, the soldiers in the rear suddenly let out bursts of shouts and killing.
"Kill! Kill them all! Kill...... Kill......"
The army pays attention to orders and prohibitions, not to mention that when the soldiers in the rear move, it is naturally impossible for the Qiang people in front to continue to stand.
In addition, at this time, Han Sui was also afraid that Ma Teng really had an idea just now, so he immediately drew his sword and pointed at it.
"Kill!"
Han Sui gave the order, and although the Qiang people on his side did hesitate in their hearts, they still pulled out their weapons and rushed towards the guards.
Although Ma Teng and Han Sui were already at odds, they were still able to maintain some tacit understanding when facing the same enemy, seeing this, Ma Teng sighed lightly. Then it was ordered.
"Pass my orders. Charge the whole army! Lingming. If you have the opportunity, you will capture Wei Tao's generals for me in exchange for Chao'er! ”
"No!"
Pang De, Ma Dai and others also knew that the situation was like this at this time, although they were unwilling, they all promised, and then they led their own troops to rush to kill.
"Kill......"
Seeing such a situation, Wei Tao was not surprised, in fact. This battle was inevitable.
With a wave of his hand, I saw countless soldiers stepping forward, and the giant shield blocked everyone, blocking everyone behind him, and at the same time, countless archers were shooting arrows one after another, and the arrows were raining down, dense and dense.
However, the distance between the two sides was not far in the first place, and most of the troops in the Xiliang coalition were cavalry, so from this point of view, it would take a quarter of an hour at most. The Xiliang army is able to charge in front of them, and when the time comes, the soldiers under Wei Tao's command will probably face Xiliang and raise troops. How long it will last, no one knows.
But at this moment, Wei Tao waved his hand again, and suddenly saw dozens of frames being pushed out, covered with white cloths.
The cavalry charged together, and there was absolutely no reason to stop, even if the car caught fire, those cavalry would not have charged.
But at this time, as soon as the white cloth was lifted, all of a sudden, I saw a piece of white rice grain, and I was immediately blinded, and then suddenly pushed, dozens of cars drove down, and countless rice grains and hay were spread all over the ground.
These are the rice grains in Wei Tao's camp, and hundreds of carriages are Wei Tao's ten-day food, if there is a loss, the morale of Wei Tao's soldiers will definitely fall for it, and it will be easily taken advantage of.
Wei Tao naturally didn't know this truth, but he ordered people to do it.
All of a sudden, a white 'moat' appeared in front of the guards, and a large amount of rice and grain was piled up, which immediately dazzled people's eyes.
If it was something else, those Qiang people might not care, but at this time, it was a harsh winter, and some small tribes of the Qiang tribe were very hungry, what did they do for Ma Teng and Han Sui so hard?
Isn't it just these rice, flour, grain and grass?
If they trample on it, all this grain and grass will be destroyed, and they will naturally be heartbroken.
Therefore, the troops that were originally charging forward suddenly slowed down, and as soon as the forward army stopped, the people behind could only stop helplessly.
It's just that they stopped, Wei Tao didn't give the order to stop, and the arrows came, and immediately shot the people in front of them directly to the ground.
But even so, many Qiang people were still hesitant at this time and unwilling to move forward.
Wei Tao's plan was to disrupt the army's mind.
"Damn! It's just grain and grass, as long as you can beat Wei Tao, I will give as much as you want when the time comes! ”
Han Sui didn't follow the charge, but it didn't mean that he didn't know anything, and after seeing the army pause, he couldn't help but shout loudly.
It's a pity that although Han Sui is valued by the Qiang people, he doesn't have that much prestige, not to mention that the Qiang people are not stupid, they naturally know that even if these rice grains are Ma Teng and Han Sui, they can't get them.
But at this time, Ma Teng also shouted loudly.
"As long as I can defeat the guards, I will definitely give the money and food that the tribes need at that time!"
Compared with Han Sui, Ma Teng has a higher reputation among the Qiang people because of Ma Chao, so when he heard how Ma Teng shouted, there were Qiang people who were ready to move again.
But at this time, Wei Tao just smiled slightly.
Wei Tao also did not put his hope on this small plan, in fact, this plan can be carried out in this way, which is already beyond Wei Tao's expectations.
"Retreat!"
I saw Wei Tao coldly spit out a word, and the Wei army immediately faced Xiliang and the army slowly retreated.
It was said that he was slowly retreating, but in fact, in a moment, he had already withdrawn a hundred meters away, far away from those grains and grasses.
In fact, speaking of which, such a thing is incredible, in ordinary times, who would make people retreat so easily on the battlefield?
There is no advance or retreat on the battlefield, but where there is a retreat, then there is only one possibility, defeat.
Because when two armies are fighting, as long as one side retreats, the other side will definitely chase and kill to the death, and in the end, it must be the side that is being chased and killed for the sake of defeat, so if the two armies are fighting, if the situation is not defeated, it is categorically not someone who will order to retreat.
But this impossible thing turned out to be possible at this time, after Wei Tao ordered to retreat, the Qiang people, who were still about to move, stopped and let Wei Tao retreat a hundred meters.
Why is this so?
It's also simple to say, that is, those Qiang people are red when they see the 'grain', and even some Qiang people see the guards retreating, and they no longer fire arrows, they immediately dismount and collect grain.
The Qiang people are in front, the Xiliang soldiers are behind, and the Qiang people have become an invisible city wall when they stop like this, blocking the Xiliang soldiers behind, unable to move forward, so angry that Ma Teng and Han Sui in the back want to order the Qiang people to rush and kill together.
It's a pity that Ma Teng and Han Sui are still sensible, if they turn against the Qiang people at this time, then they will be killed by Wei Tao again, then the situation will definitely change greatly, and they will be unlucky at that time.
It can be said that if Wei Tao is withdrawing at this time, he can evacuate the army, but without grain and grass, Wei Tao's army will not last for three days, so it is better to fight to the death with the Xiliang army, how can Wei Tao do this?
"All the soldiers obey the order! Now our army's food and grass are gone! Only by defeating the Xiliang army and taking all its food and grass can we survive, are all the soldiers willing to fight with me? ”
"Fight! War! War! ”
The victory of the killing shout shook the sky, this is the soldiers under Wei Tao's command, even if Wei Tao retreated again and again in order to conspire before, but the morale of the soldiers under his command has always been undiminished.
This is the method of breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat, and it can also be said to stimulate the greatest courage of the soldiers.
In today's world, only Wei Tao can use this method.
However, although the morale of the army has not decreased, Wei Tao has not launched an attack immediately, and the Qiang people who have been tempted at this time are always only a part, and more Qiang people have always sat on their horses and did not move.
This is the shrewdness of the Qiang people, who know what they are benefiting from, and they maintain the threat of force while reaping grain on a large scale.
Although the Qiang people are in the middle of the two armies, after putting on a posture that they are not afraid of anything, whether it is Ma Teng, Han Sui, or Wei Tao, it is impossible to fight to the death with the Qiang people.
In this way, it is self-benefiting to the Qiang people.
The order was forbidden, Wei Tao did not give the order to act, naturally no one moved, but the soldiers under Wei Tao's command, seeing that their grain and grass were seized by the Qiang people, their hearts were already secretly continuing to be angry, once they let go, they would definitely explode with all their might.
However, soon all the grain and grass were all stored by the Qiang people, and at this time the Qiang people were in trouble.
The amount of these grains and grasses was quite a lot, which was originally enough for tens of thousands of troops in Wei Tao's army to feed for ten days, and if they were eaten sparingly, they could even be eaten for a month.
But there is one thing that makes the Qiang people difficult, which one goes into battle or specially brings a grain cart?
As for handing over these grains and grass to Ma Teng and Han Sui for safekeeping, and then retrieving them after the war, this is naturally the best way, but can Ma Teng and Han Sui trust it?
The Qiang people have not fought against Ma Teng and Han Sui, if it weren't for Ma Teng and Han Sui being strong enough, how could the Qiang people be willing to surrender?
At this moment, the distrust between the Qiang and Ma Teng and Han Sui broke out in an all-round way, although Wei Tao, who was supposed to be the opponent of the Qiang tribe, was also in array and arrived with soldiers, but more Qiang people put their eyes behind them, as if they were the enemy behind them.
"If Ma Chao is still here, he can still use his prestige to deter the Qiang people, but now, how can he get it with the power of Ma Teng and Han Sui alone? Without the suppression of powerful figures like Ma Chao, the slightest contradiction will naturally be targeted. ”
Seeing this, Wei Tao was not surprised, and said coldly.
"The Qiang people pursue profits, and their interests are tied to their military lives, so I abandon this kind of grain and grass and let it be taken away by the Qiang people, which is to bribe them. Although the Western Liang Army can also follow suit, those Qiang people are not stupid, they simply have such a strong strength to protect everything. Therefore, their best choice now is to use their full military strength to escort the grain and grass I sent away. It's just that if they eat me, I'll want them all to vomit twice as soon as possible! ”
Wei Tao seemed to be just talking to himself, but in fact, it was exactly the case, at this time, the Qiang people wanted to escort those grain and grass away from the battlefield with their relatively full strength. (To be continued......)