The west is cool and dry, and the harvest has been poor year after year.

The Han people still can't eat enough, and the Qiang people, who live on nomadic herding, are even more difficult to eat when there is a shortage of water and grass.

The reason why Beigong Xin took the lead in making trouble was also to seek some benefits from the Han people for the Qiang people.

Hundreds of carts of grain and grass, although not very much, can be transported into the territory of the Qiang people and distributed to the Qiang people for food, which can also last for a long time.

Pinching his chin, Beigong Xin was hesitating, and a big boss leaned into his ear and whispered something.

Hearing what the big boss said, a smile appeared on his face, and he said to Ma Dai: "A hundred carts of grain and grass are really missing. However, since the general sent by the imperial court has such a heart, he will thank the general on behalf of the Qiang people, old and young! ”

"Since the leader has received a hundred carts of grain and grass, why don't you send everyone away, and don't gather here?" Beigong Xin agreed to accept the grain and grass, and Ma Dai proposed that he withdraw his troops.

"Little General!" With a smile on the corner of his mouth, Beigong Xin said to Ma Dai: "You just said that you want to transport grain and grass, but you don't see where the grain and grass are." If you scatter all the people, and you regret it, what will I eat for the Qiang people? ”

"Grain and grass are already on the road!" Staring at Beigong Xin with a smile on his face, Ma Dai said to him: "If the leader doesn't believe it, you can send someone to visit!" ”

Listening to Ma Dai's words, Beigong Xin glanced at the big boss who had just spoken to him.

Seeing the look in his eyes, the big leader stepped forward and put his ear out of him.

Lips close to the big boss's ear, Beigong Xin muttered a few words to him.

While listening to his explanation, the big boss nodded his head, and only after he finished his words did he straighten up, saluted him, turned and strode away.

Not long after the big boss left, Ma Dai heard the sound of horses' hooves behind him.

With the sound of horses' hooves, thousands of Qiang people rushed into the narrow valley where he had entered.

"Why do you need so many people to investigate?" Looking back at him, Ma Dai frowned slightly, and asked Beigong Xin.

"The little general is too worried!" Pressing his hand twice towards Ma Daixu, Beigong Xin said: "The little general is here, there is no hospitality, he has been here for a few days, and he drinks and eats meat all day long?" ”

Knowing that Beigong Xin was going to detain him as a hostage, Ma Dai did not raise any objections, nodded and said, "The leader is hospitable, how dare the last general disobey?" ”

Ma Dai was left behind in Dragon Bone Mountain, and a group of more than 1,000 Qiang people rushed out of the mountain and rushed all the way towards the team transporting grain and grass.

In addition to Ma Dai and the others, Fu Zhu also sent a number of scouts.

When the scout noticed something unusual, he immediately turned back and reported it to Frustration.

Knowing that there was a Qiang people running towards the team transporting grain and grass, Fu Zhi only smiled slightly and did not make any response.

The people of Xiliang Qiang gathered in Keel Mountain and disturbed with the army guarding Xiliang, and within a few days, the news also reached Liu Wei's ears.

After listening to the relay about Xiliang from the guard's mouth, a smile appeared on the corner of Liu Wei's mouth, and he didn't say anything, raising his hand and waving at the guard who reported the news.

After the guards left, Wang Liu asked him: "The people of Xiliangqiang are causing trouble, why don't you ask?" ”

"Earlier, the Xiongnu took advantage of the sluggishness of my Han Dynasty and took the opportunity to enter the Central Plains to cause trouble, and I ordered all the Huns to migrate to the Central Plains and live with the people of the Central Plains. Glancing back at Wang Liu, Liu Wei smiled and said: "The Qiang people live in Xiliang all the year round, and the folk customs are simple, brave and good at fighting, and they are rare warriors. Now the trouble is just because Xiliang has not received a harvest, and he has to eat a full stomach. ”

"Frustrated people send grain and grass, even if the Qiang people retreat, I'm afraid it will also break the prestige of our army!" Before Wang Liu could say anything, Wang Zhen on the side frowned and said to Liu Wei: "The last general thinks that the Qiang people are in trouble, and the army will immediately enter and suppress it!" ”

"Frustration will definitely not send food to sue for peace!" Smiling slightly, Liu Wei said to Wang Liu and Wang Zhen: "You two look at it, in a few days, you will definitely have good news!" ”

sent food and grass to people, but Liu Wei said that it would be good news, which really made Wang Liu and Wang Zhen think about it a little.

The two glanced at each other, and from each other's eyes, they could see that they didn't believe Liu Bian's statement very much.

But they didn't question it, but there was a little doubt on their faces.

Liu Wei didn't give them any explanation, his hands behind his back, looking at the sparkling lake in the distance, his face always with an expression of unfazed water.

When the news reached Luoyang, Liu Wei firmly believed that Frustration would make him see good news again and again.

And the frustration in Xiliang is also making arrangements before the battle.

More than 1,000 Qiang cavalry rode all the way to the Xiliang army transporting grain and grass, but the speed of the Xiliang army transporting grain and grass was not very fast.

On this day, the team was marching slowly, and an officer on horseback to escort grain and grass rode a horse to catch up with General Xiliang who was walking in front of the team, raised his hand and pointed forward, and shouted to General Xiliang: "General, there seem to be Qiang people and horses ahead!" ”

Looking in the direction of the officer's finger, General Xiliang, who led the team slowly, had a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said to the officer: "General Ma is guarding here, and we haven't fought with the Qiang people for several years, and now the people and horses are here, just because we are training!" ”

Hearing what General Xiliang said, the officer was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked: "The people of Xiliang haven't shown their intentions yet, how can we fight with them?" ”

Turning around and glancing at the more than 100 people in the team who were escorting grain and grass, General Xiliang said to the officer: "Go and call everyone, General Ben has something to say!" ”

The general gave an order, but the officer did not dare to delay, so he hurriedly answered, turned his horse, and beckoned the soldiers who were escorting the grain and grass to go.

The general who led this team of Xiliang Army was born with broad shoulders and a round waist, and the wisp of goatee floating on his chin was not thick and long, which made his whole face look quite funny.

The goatee's beard was indeed funny, but his bronzed face and not very large but piercing eyes added to his continued majesty.

This person is none other than Ma Teng's fierce general Pang De.

Since it was not the Ma Teng clan, the Ma clan moved to Luoyang, and Pang De did not follow, but stayed in Xiliang to listen to it.

He arranged for the generals to act, and specially took care of Pang De, asking him to lead more than 100 elite soldiers to escort the grain and grass to the Dragon Bone Mountain.

At first, Pound was a little reluctant to believe in the calculations.

The grain and grass have to be sent to the Qiang people, they just have to wait obediently for the arrival of the grain transport team, and then collect the grain and grass, and send troops to loot, there is really no need.

I didn't expect the Qiang people to really appear, but when the officer pointed to the cloud of smoke and dust that appeared in front of him and informed him that the Qiang people were coming, he was faintly excited in his heart.

There were only more than 100 soldiers under his command, but there were as many as a thousand Qiang people rushing over on the opposite side, looking at the Qiang people who were getting closer and closer, a strange smile appeared on the corner of Pang De's mouth.

Clenching the big knife in his hand tightly, Pang De shouted to the more than 100 soldiers of the Xiliang Army who had gathered around him: "Soldiers, what do you think the Qiang people are here?" ”

Hearing his shout, more than 100 soldiers of the Xiliang Army looked at each other one by one, not thinking about why he suddenly shouted like this.

The grain and grass were sent to the Qiang people, and the Qiang people came here, according to the ideas of ordinary people, they should come to escort the grain and grass, and there would be no special intentions.

Looking around at the stunned soldiers of the Xiliang Army, Pang De put up that smile and shouted to them: "The people of Xiliang are here, they must be robbing us of grain and grass!" ”

As soon as he shouted these words, all the soldiers of the Xiliang Army present were stunned.

Could it be that the Qiang people have a brain problem?

Obviously, the grain and grass were given to them, and they still came to rob them, didn't they feel that the grain and grass were too easy to come, and they had to fight to enjoy it?

Lifting the broadsword and pointing at the oncoming Qiang cavalry, Pang De then said to the soldiers of the Xiliang Army who followed him to escort the grain and grass: "General Ben led you to escort the grain and grass, and when he was leaving, General Fu secretly told the general that although he sent these grain and grass to the Qiang people, the Qiang people must be dissatisfied in their hearts, and they wanted to rob the grain and grass, and then threatened General Fu, saying that they had never received grain and grass, and asked our army to send it again. ”

Hearing Pang De's words, more than 100 soldiers of the Xiliang Army were stunned one by one.

If the Qiang people are like this, they are really too greedy.

"Hu Lu has always been greedy!" Seeing that the soldiers were all stunned, Pound said to them: "They intend to kill all of us, and then secretly transport the grain and grass away." If they succeed, we will become the spirits of this wilderness! Would you like to? ”

"I don't want to!" Before Pang De's words fell, more than 100 Xiliang soldiers responded in unison.

Receiving the response of the soldiers, Pang De nodded, held a big knife in one hand, turned his horse, faced the more than 1,000 Qiang people who rushed towards them, and shouted loudly: "Today, we will fight with the Qiang people here!" ”

"No!" Although the number of Qiang people is large, the soldiers of the Xiliang Army under Ma Teng have never lost to them in many years of battles, and the soldiers who are full of confidence almost ignore the number of Qiang people, and they all responded in unison, holding shields and short spears, and set up a small array behind Pang De.

The array was laid out, and all the soldiers of the Xiliang Army, including Pang De, all set their eyes on the Qiang people who were already very close.

The people who were protected by the soldiers also picked up the short blades equipped on the carriage at this time, and looked nervously at the Qiang people who rushed towards them.

More than 1,000 Qiang people, seeing that they rushed to a place only thirty or fifty paces away from the group of men and horses led by Pang De, restrained their horses, stopped their steps, and confronted them from a distance.

Looking at the formation set up by Pang De and the others, the big leader who led more than 1,000 Qiang people here smiled coldly, raised his arm, and shouted something.