On the plateau, although the wind and snow are howling, the fighting spirit of the soldiers is still undiminished.

For more than a month, the four folds of Chongfu have made their own gains.

But none of them are conclusive.

Under the offensive of the government soldiers, Faqiang, Dangqiang, and Zhongqiang gradually united.

These Qiang tribes were the majority of the population of more than 100,000 at that time.

At the peak of Zhong Qiang, he claimed to have 100,000 elite soldiers.

Control more than 200 large and small Qiang tribes.

Burning Dangqiang was entangled with the Han court for nearly a hundred years, although it was not as good as before, but it was also a force to be reckoned with.

Faqiang is the most powerful of the three, with a large population and a vast area.

The six scouts returned on foot from the wind and snow, and as soon as they entered the camp, a soldier dressed them in fur coats and brought them hot soup.

"Report to the general, burn Dangqiang, Faqiang, and Zhongqiang to assemble an army in Poyan Valley." The scout bowed half-kneeling.

After Zhong Qiang lost the Great and Small Elm Valleys, Poyan Valley became their most important place of life.

"Have you found out the troops?" Yin Chun sat cross-legged, with a column of Han Qiang generals on his left and right hands.

There was a charcoal fire burning in the tent, and the dark red flame was soft, as if it had no strength.

"No more than forty thousand."

"I've waited so long, but it's not even 50,000." Zhao Deng hated that iron could not become a steel road.

Nine thousand soldiers against fifty thousand enemy troops, is to go into battle.

The generals in the tent were all under thirty, and the cold plateau stimulated their fighting spirit even more.

There are exceptions, though.

Du Bin said disapprerovingly: "It's cold, finish it early and go back early, this barren mountain and wild mountain ......"

After speaking, he also sneezed loudly, attracting the sideways glances of a crowd.

There's glare, there's contempt, there's weirdness.

Du Yu is climbing in Xiping, as if he is the third person under Lu Zhi and Zhang Te.

The Du family also took root in Xiping.

However, as a rare person in this expeditionary force who is "both civil and military", Du Bin was still treated with courtesy by Yin Chun.

Yin Chun stood up, looking at the howling wind and snow, the coldest season on the plateau had not yet arrived, and after a while, he opened his mouth and spit out a cloud of white gas, "I can't wait any longer, I will start the army tomorrow, take seven days of cooked meat and wheat cakes, and capture Poyan Valley." ”

Po Yan Valley is the first stage of the goal set by the Military Strategy Division.

Capture this place, and then build a fold Chongfu, as a base camp on the plateau, absorb the Qiang people, and feed the war with war.

"Yui!" More than a dozen Qiang and Han generals surrendered at the same time.

The next day, the snow became heavier, obscuring the mountains, and there was only a white expanse between the heavens and the earth.

But the wind was much lighter.

For the soldiers, the most difficult thing is not to fight, but to march.

In the snow and ice, every step is a great test of the soldier's will.

The government soldiers have a lot of flexibility.

In addition to the basic equipment, many experienced Qiang people bought the stinger, lined with cashmere and wrapped in cowhide, which was very suitable for snow marching.

The so-called leather is a kind of leather shoes.

The raw skin is made into a tassel, and the thin skin is made into a tassel.

The price is quite cheap in the northwest, the expensive is the roe suede shoes, which are finely sewn with needles and threads, decorated with various patterns of birds and beasts, delicate and gorgeous.

Soldiers who could not afford to buy leather slabs also provided them with a wooden plank on the soles of their shoes, and their feet were wrapped in sheepskin and tied with strings.

It is troublesome to put on and take off, and it is not comfortable to fit the feet.

However, dry wax is not afraid of mud and snow water, which is very suitable for most Qiang soldiers.

They used to walk through the snow and ice only in their grass shoes.

Xuanyilang ran before and after, constantly boosting morale, and from time to time told some jokes with meat.

The soldiers ate this set, and the atmosphere became lively.

The sky is cold, but the heart is hot.

"The Qiang people are tolerant of bitter cold, and they are the same as beasts, and women give birth, and they do not take shelter from the wind and snow. The strategy of using Qiang to control Qiang is very much in line with the times, if it is the Han army, the combat strength is less than half. When Du Bin said these words, he gasped with red faces, as if he was about to die at any time.

Zhao Deng glanced at Du Bin, "If you can't stand it, you can stay in the rear." ”

"How does this work? It's also a twist and a no-cough-" Du Bin slapped himself on the chest and gasped again.

The other soldiers looked at each other with disdain.

Du Bin gasped, disagreed, and said after laughing dryly: "The Qiang people have been repeatedly defeated, but they have repeatedly made a comeback, all because of this plateau and snowy region, if we can get it in our pockets, we will be able to leave a name in history!" ”

The vast majority of generals and soldiers think about military exploits, fields, money and food, and women, and only he thinks further.

"Wherever the general points to, we will kill, why think so much?" One of Zhao Deng's iron legs smashed on the ice, making a snap sound.

This is also the thinking of the vast majority of Qiang soldiers.

Du Bin also glanced at Zhao Deng, and when he saw the anger on his face, he stopped talking.

Marching in silence, hindered by wind and snow, they could not go far in a day.

However, all this is in the calculations of Yin Chun and Du Bin, how far to go every day, where to set up camp, and where to attack, all of which have been deduced several times on the sand table.

Xuan Yilang and the scouts were inside and outside, and they had already reported the enemy's situation clearly.

The troops, generals, and equipment of the various clans, as well as the locations and equipment stationed in Poyan Valley, were all clearly sent to Yin Chun.

Except for the 700 armor soldiers of Tang Xuanguo, the other enemy troops are stronger than the rabble.

Many enemy troops, not to mention armor, do not even have complete clothing to protect against the cold.

The loss of the rich Great and Small Elm Valley is actually a major blow to the Qiang people.

If even the Poyan Valley is lost, the Qiang people will only be left with the road south of the Jishi Mountain.

Although the Qiang people endured bitter cold, dozens of people still slept in the wind and snow along the way, and more than 700 people were seriously ill and had to stay in the rear.

Among them is Du Bin.

On the second day of the march lay down.

As a Han from the Central Plains, Yin Chun's state is actually not very good, sometimes cold and sometimes hot, his whole body is weak, and he often feels out of breath in his chest, but anyone can fall, but he can't, and he has been holding on.

Fortunately, Zhao Deng is in good shape, and he is not affected by the plateau like the Qiang people.

After three days of marching, 7,000 soldiers finally approached the valley of Poyan.

The snow is their best cover.

Zhao Deng's remnants looked at them like unsheathed blades.

Those who lack arms and legs are all replaced by iron blades, and it is not good to charge into battle, but the sneak attack has a miraculous effect.

In all the "hunts", these people have caught the most.

Although the establishment of the remnant camp has been abolished, many people have become accustomed to the days of killing, and they cannot live peaceful days.

simply gathered around Zhao Deng.

Yin Chun took a long breath, and the wind and snow poured into his chest, this battle was not only crucial to the government soldiers, but also to him.

He knew very well that Yang Zheng was giving him a chance, and even the elite armor soldiers of the personal guard battalion were sent to assist.

If you catch it, you will be able to rank among the top and become the third major general after Zhang Te and Zhou Yu.

How many opportunities can a person have in his life?

"Zhao Deng cleaned up the bright and dark posts, Eshanshi, Pu Jin, and Du He led the armor soldiers to attack the front, and Yu Hu and Yang Jue each led the soldiers of the headquarters to attack from the east and west!" Yin Chun skillfully issued a series of commands.

"Yui!"

All the generals responded in unison.

Yin Chun's gaze swept over the faces of the generals, "You have all fought here before, you must not live up to the expectations of the generals, and you must not embarrass the soldiers!" ”