The words were extremely confident, and the generals of the Xiliang Army in the hall all focused their eyes on his faces.

The generals' expressions were a little suspicious.

This scribe who had just taken over the army, and he hadn't even figured out the rules of the army, how could he repel the fierce Qiang?

After looking around at the people in the hall, he said to the soldiers in the hall, "Get the map!" ”

The soldier answered, strode over to the shelves in the hall, flipped out the map, and unfolded it on the table in front of him.

This map is a map of Xiliang drawn by Ma Teng when he was guarding Xiliang, and he was surveyed everywhere.

Dragonbone Mountain happens to be at the very edge of the map.

The dragon bone mountain on the map is very steep.

Looking down at the map, he asked the generals, "Who has been to Dragonbone Mountain?" ”

"General Qiyu, the last general has been there!" As soon as the words fell, a Xiliang general stepped forward, clasped his fists and said: "The terrain of Dragon Bone Mountain is complicated, if it is not for the natives in the mountain, once you enter the mountain, I am afraid you will not be able to get out." ”

"Has the general ever been in the mountains?" Looking at General Na Xiliang, he asked him a question.

General Xiliang's eyelids drooped downward, and he said to Fu Zhu: "Don't hide it from the general, the last general has entered, but he has entered, but when he left the mountain that day, he also found a native to guide the way!" ”

His gaze lingered on General Naxiliang's face for a moment, and then he turned his gaze to the map again.

Frustrated only staring at the map, the Xiliang generals in the hall all looked at him with anxious expressions.

The Qiang people have already gathered their troops and horses, and it will not be long before they will leave the Dragon Bone Mountain to attack them.

On the battlefield, time is often the key to life and death, and the frustration just looked down at the map, but did not make any deployment, which really made the generals feel bottomless.

Just when the general was full of anxiety, Fu Zhu raised his head and said to everyone: "The terrain of Dragon Bone Mountain is complex and there are many mountains and forests, and our army is definitely unable to enter the mountain. ”

When he said this, the generals of Xiliang were full of black lines.

After talking for a long time, I was waiting for him to make a combat deployment, but I didn't expect that in the end, what I was waiting for was such a sentence that I couldn't enter the mountain.

"General, please tell me how to deploy to meet the enemy?" I couldn't help the anxiety in my heart, a Xiliang general raised his fists, stepped forward and said to Fu Zhu: "The Qiang people have already gathered troops and horses, and we are waiting to sit back and watch the fighters pass by, and rush to fight, I am afraid that we are not the opponents of the Qiang people!" ”

"Our army will win this battle!" A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said to the generals in the hall: "Although the Dragon Bone Mountain is not good for our army, the Qiang people are all cavalry, and they can't be used in the mountains at all, and the terrain is even more unfavorable for them!" Our army immediately met the battle and stopped the Qiang people near the Dragon Bone Mountain! ”

The analysis was reasonable, and after listening to it, the generals in the hall all nodded their heads one after another.

The terrain in the mountains is complex, and even the dwarf horses in the south are difficult to climb the steep slopes, not to mention the tall Qiang war horses, which cannot be used in the mountains at all.

The generals exchanged glances, and one of the generals clenched his fists and asked Fu Zhi, "The Qiang people's soldiers and horses are obviously ready, and they will rush towards our army when they only have the slightest movement." The Dragon Bone Mountain is far away from here, how to stop the Qiang people near the mountains, please also ask the general to make it clear! ”

Smiling slightly, he glanced up at the Xiliang generals in the hall, and asked them in frustration: "Why are the Qiang people gathered?" ”

"General Ma guards Xiliang, although the Qiang people occasionally commit petty crimes, they will not gather tens of thousands of soldiers and horses as they do today, this time, I am afraid that the comers are not good!" A Xiliang general frowned tightly, thought for a while, and then said to Fu Zhu: "They may want to drive us out of Xiliang!" ”

"Then let them catch up!" Grinning, he said to the soldiers in the hall: "Send the order down, prepare a hundred carts of grain and grass, and give it to the Qiang people gathered in the Dragon Bone Mountain!" ”

The soldiers answered, and were about to leave the barracks, when a Xiliang general hurriedly shouted: "Wait! ”

Hearing General Na Xiliang's shout, the soldiers stopped and looked back at Fu Zhi.

"General!" Stopping the soldiers, General Xiliang clenched his fists and arched at Fu Zhi and said: "Our army is short of food and grass, and the Qiang people are coming to fight with our army, why does the general still want to send them grain and grass?" Won't that help them to overcome our army? ”

"Show people to be weak, and act to be strong!" An indifferent smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said to General Xiliang: "The Qiang people gathered to drive us out of Xiliang. We waited for him to send him grain and grass, and made a posture of seeking peace wholeheartedly. The Qiang people are also short of food, and they will be glad to accept it, and they will despise our army. Our army took advantage of the night, traveled at night, and suddenly attacked at Dragon Bone Mountain, how could the Qiang people be prepared? ”

"If the Qiang people get grain and grass, they will immediately come to fight with our army, so what's the matter?" The frustrated words stunned General Na Xiliang for a moment, and then asked a new question.

Staring at General Na Xiliang, the corners of his mouth always said with a smile: "It's still what I just said, the Qiang people are short of food and have not yet been civilized, so their wisdom is insufficient. Our army has given them food and grass, and they will be in a hurry to eat enough. It will also take time to distribute grain and grass among various departments, and when the grain and grass are properly distributed, they will come to fight with our army! ”

General Xiliang, who was questioning him, heard him say this, turned around and looked at the other generals, and saw that no one had any more questions, so he stopped talking.

He waved his hand at the soldiers who had received the order, and said in frustration: "Go to the Dragon Bone Mountain with a sharp tooth and talk to the Qiang people!" ”

The soldier answered, turned around and quickly left the front hall.

Fu Zhu issued an order to send grain and grass to the Qiang people, and the soldiers of the Xiliang Army were very dissatisfied in their hearts.

The Xiliang army has been short of food for many days, and now a lot of grain and grass have been allocated from the Central Plains to come here, and the soldiers have not had time to rejoice for a few days, and a lot of food has been given to the Qiang people who are making trouble.

Watching a cart of grain and grass being transported out of the barracks, a soldier guarding the Yamen whispered to another soldier on the side: "If General Ma is here, he must have led us to kill the Qiang people." As soon as the newcomer learned that the Qiang people had gathered, he was afraid to send grain and grass. It won't be long before he can even slaughter us and send it to the Qiang people as meat! ”

The other Xiliang Bingcheng Mansion was a little deeper, and he didn't speak, but he looked at the grain and grass transported out of the barracks, and his face still had an unconcealed resentment.

The number of Xiliang soldiers who transported grain and grass out of the barracks was not very large, only 100 people, and there were more people in the team who transported baggage for the army on weekdays.

The people drove the carts and lined up in a long dragon-like line to march towards the Dragon Bone Mountain.

A long procession was marching, and the three fast horses were already galloping in the direction of Dragonbone Mountain.

At the front was a fast horse, on horseback was a young general in armor and no more than twenty years old.

Riding his horse and galloping, the little general's face was solemn.

Ma Teng led the Ma clan to leave Xiliang and go to Luoyang, born as a member of the Ma clan, he was supposed to go with Ma Teng, but he was frustrated and left behind.

This person is none other than Ma Teng's subordinate Ma Dai.

Ma Dai was born with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, but his face is very white, although he and Ma Chao are cousins, but in terms of appearance and figure, he and Ma Chao are the most imaginary in the Ma family.

In terms of bravery, Ma Dai is not as good as Ma Chao, but he is much stronger than Ma Chao.

This person is ordinary, but he has a good eloquence, often Ma Teng argues with others, as long as he takes Ma Dai, he will have the upper hand, so Ma Teng also cares about him like a son.

Fu Zhi sent people to meet with the leaders of the Qiang people, and among the Xiliang army, there were many generals, but only Ma Dai could be competent.

The team left the barracks, and Ma Dai, who was ordered to contact the Qiang people, took two personal soldiers, and did not dare to linger for a moment, all the way to the Dragon Bone Mountain.

Xiaoxing stayed overnight, and after walking for only two days, Ma Dai saw the endless Dragon Bone Mountain from afar.

"General, there is Dragon Bone Mountain ahead, I am afraid that there are Qiang people in ambush, I should be careful!" Seeing the Dragon Bone Mountain, Ma Dai did not slow down the speed of the war horse at all, but urged the war horse to go faster, and a personal soldier behind him hurriedly reminded him.

"We have few people, no matter how stupid the Qiang people are, they will definitely not think that we are here to attack!" Without looking back, Ma Dai shouted to the two soldiers who followed behind him: "I will see the Qiang people later, you two cheer up, don't let them underestimate me!" ”

"No!" The horse followed closely behind Ma Dai, and the two pro-soldiers responded in unison.

Riding a war horse at a fast gallop, seeing that it was very close to the Dragon Bone Mountain, Ma Dai and the others suddenly heard a sound of shutting on the side of the road, and hurriedly restrained the war horse.

Only then did they restrain their horses, and on the side of the road in front of them, dozens of healthy horses suddenly burst out.

Dozens of healthy horses jumped out from the side, all of them were men dressed in Qiang costumes.

The dozens of men stood in front of Ma Dai, and the leader raised his hand and made a stop gesture towards them, twisting his brows, and shouting.

Stationed in Xiliang all the year round, Ma Dai also understands the Qiang language.

From the shouts of the Qiang man, he could tell that the man was asking them where they wanted to go.

Holding his fist and arching at the Qiang man, Ma Dai replied in the language of the Qiang people, saying that he asked to see the leader of the Qiang people.

He looked at Ma Dai from head to toe, and then looked at the two soldiers who were following him, and the Qiang man waved his hand, and dozens of Qiang horses gave way to both sides.

Seeing that the Qiang people had made way, Ma Dai shook the reins and led two of his own soldiers to pass through the passage left between them at a speed that was not very fast.

As soon as Ma Dai and the others walked by, dozens of Qiang men followed closely behind them and walked towards a canyon in Dragon Bone Mountain.

Entering the canyon, Ma Dai found that this canyon is very long and steep, and walking through it, in addition to the sound of the hooves of war horses, the towering cliffs on both sides will bring people an extremely strong sense of oppression.