Chapter 971 - Temporary Adjustment of the Lower Limit
The message of surrender and death was released, but it did not receive a positive response from the Qiang people.
They are here to take revenge, in the eyes of the Qiang people, the Zhulu army is an out-and-out invader, the people who killed them occupy the tribal camp, what is not the invader? Moreover, this is the plateau, where the Qiang people have lived for generations, from the perspective of the Qiang people, it is completely unacceptable to occupy the plateau enclave by the deer leader, a bit of a taste of invasion, and it is a great humiliation imposed by the Han people on all the Qiang people, which can only be washed away with blood and killing.
So they came, without hesitation.
They firmly believe in the ability to teach the Han people a painful lesson, especially since everyone has lost countless brain cells in battle, and they have come up with an ingenious plan for the dawn night attack, so why not win? But the bloody facts proved that although the Qiang thought they had taken these opponents very seriously, these Han Chinese were stronger than they thought. On the battlefield, the consequences of misjudging the enemy's strength are extremely serious, and the current battle situation also proves this truth.
There have been many Qiang people who have fallen in blood, and the living Qiang people are also facing the advance of the Zhulu army, and if they do not surrender, they will probably inevitably follow in the footsteps of their companions on the ground. However, the Qiang people regard themselves as the masters of the plateau, and this time they come with hatred, even if they are ambushed, in the case that there are still a considerable number of them, it is not an easy task to make them give up their weapons and surrender to the Han people. Some Qiang people shouted angry and scolded, using the dignity of the Qiang people and the presence of companions outside to motivate their companions to resist to the death.
It's a pity that the status of these Qiang people doesn't seem to be high, and their influence on the overall situation is limited.
The plateau environment is special, the environment has limited carrying capacity for livestock, and every once in a while you have to find another camp, the environment determines that the plateau Qiang is difficult to hold together, unless it occupies the most abundant water and grassland, the scale of the plateau Qiang tribe is generally not large. In order to reduce unnecessary migration losses, the tribes were also far apart, and the plateau was large enough for the tribes to occupy large tracts of land. However, if the tribes are too scattered, it will bring another negative effect, and when multi-tribe cooperation is required, it usually takes a long time for the Qiang people on the plateau to gather forces.
In fact, the Qiang people who attacked at dawn were from the same tribe.
There are many tribes near the enclave, but most of the other tribes come as advance teams or liaisons, and only this tribe is the first tribe to arrive in formation because it is closest to the original Wolf Qiang station.
Many Qiang people looked at the corpse that was lifted in the air by the white spear, the corpse was their tribal patriarch, and also the initiator, organizer and commander of the night attack of Dawn, with great prestige and influence, and was recognized by everyone as a wise leader, and the most rare thing was that the patriarch was still very young, and the future was limitless. However, the wise leader was killed early in the battle, and the corpse was displayed on a spear, and the dragons were leaderless, which was a key factor in the Qiang's continued difficulty in organizing effective resistance. Of course, this does not mean that the Qiang are unlucky, and those who have prestige, or who try to reorganize their people, are quickly eliminated. The Han army has a very accurate vision, and its strong combat effectiveness gives the Han army the ability to quickly kill targets in chaotic battles, which is due to strength, not luck.
The body of the tribal patriarch was carried by a spear, and the once burly and powerful body became no longer full of vitality, and the hearty smile of the patriarch and his infectious agitation were no longer visible, which was a great loss for the Qiang people, a hero had fallen, and many people felt grief and sadness, and were willing to fight to the death.
But the most unpredictable thing is the hearts of the people, and among these surrounded Qiang, there are still a very small number of people who are inadvertently dissatisfied with the patriarch: if he hadn't trumpeted that the plan was seamless, and he didn't want to wait for more Qiang people to arrive, and insisted on launching an attack in advance, why would they have ended up like this? There were indeed their companions outside, and the leader took it for granted that the Han people would be beaten by a surprise attack and fled, and sent more than 2,000 people to cut off the rear route of the Han army, and it was impossible to arrive in a short time.
That is, they are basically finished.
It's the arrogant leader who sends everyone to a desperate situation!
The Han army is too strong......
I can't beat it, I really can't beat it......
Surrender and avoid death......
However, most of the Qiang people still insisted on fighting, and those who were disgruntled could only go with the flow, otherwise they would probably fail to surrender and be killed by the angry clansmen first. They waited anxiously while avoiding the fight as much as possible. The Qiang people were already at a disadvantage, and some people were greedy for life and afraid of death, so the deer army had the upper hand, and let go of the Qiang people who were clamoring to fight to the death one by one, and the Qiang people finally couldn't bear the pressure, and some people took the lead in laying down their weapons.
Someone took the lead in surrendering, and the Qiang people completely lost their fighting spirit, and the rest of the matter was easily solved.
Two thousand Qiang people rushed to launch a dawn night attack, but one-third were killed in the battle, nearly sixty percent became prisoners, and less than 300 escaped. When they found out that the situation was wrong, the Qiang people who were ordered to set up an ambush to block the rear road of the Deer Army hurriedly rushed to help, and the battle in the stronghold was over. The Qiang hesitated outside the stronghold for a while, and when even the superiority in strength no longer existed, they did not dare to rashly attack the enclave after all, and retreated gloomily.
Xu Shu regretted this, the Qiang people left a little later, and when the people who secretly bypassed the back of the Qiang people fell down, these Qiang people would have to lose some meat. He didn't know how strong the Qiang people's frustration was, the more careful the plan, the greater the hope of success, then the psychological gap after the defeat became more and more obvious, plus the Qiang patriarch was killed, the dragons were leaderless, everyone had no intention of fighting, and retreat was inevitable.
Seeing that the Qiang people retreated, Xu Shu did not pursue.
Cleaning up the battlefield, more than 1,000 Qiang captives squatted in a corner of the stronghold, anxiously waiting for the release.
Xu Shu walked on the high platform, his white clothes fluttering, and he looked very different on the battlefield filled with a strong smell of blood. Chen Zhi followed behind Xu Shu without saying a word, stood by his sword, and acted as a temporary bodyguard, guarding against the brave men of the Qiang people who were not afraid of death to attack Xu Shu, he could not respect the combat power of the Qiang people, but respected the blood of the Qiang people.
"Who's the head?" Xu Shu's voice sounded.
The Qiang people looked at him silently, no one spoke, and as the vanquished, they had a deep sense of shame. The young people on the high platform are extraordinary, and they should be the legendary Han strategists who specialize in pitting people without spitting out bones, so that they instinctively have a jealousy of Xu Shu.
Seeing that no one squeaked, Xu Shu didn't think it was wrong, and his smile was more gentle, but what he said next was really heartbreaking: "I'm sorry, I forgot that your head is still hanging there......" Xu Shu looked at the patriarch's corpse, he didn't know that the person was the patriarch, but he must be the leader of the Qiang people, otherwise he would not just show his body to the public, so as to break the fighting spirit of the Qiang people. This kind of practice is a little harsh, but the enclave is surrounded by strong enemies, and the Qiang people are eyeing each other, in order to minimize the losses of his own side during the extraordinary period, Xu Shu does not mind temporarily lowering the lower limit.
Xu Shu deliberately said these words in front of the captives, creating a cold-blooded and ruthless image, which was also intentional.
The Qiang people are coming one after another, and the longer things drag on, the more unfavorable it will be for the deer leader.
Some of the captives were enraged, but many more were even more depressed, especially when they saw their companions who stood up and shouted and scolded being dragged out of the crowd and killed on the spot, no one suspected that Xu Shu was a ruthless master.
"Elect five people to come out and talk to me, thirty breaths, and the timer begins."