Sometimes, opportunities are in front of you, and if you don't seize them, you will be damned.

Especially in the face of an alien battle like the Qiang people, you really can't think too much.

If the army in Xiangdao County is the Wei army now, and the leader of the troops is still a famous general like Guo Huai, then Zhang Xi will inevitably choose to be cautious, worried that these two Toucheng tribes are the bait released by Guo Huai.

But the Qiang people. It's really not that Zhang Xi underestimated the Qiang people, they really don't have this brain.

As long as they had brains, they would not have been defeated so quickly in Ji County, and they would not have been frightened by Pang De's 3,000 cavalry and fled in all directions under the West County.

Therefore, Zhang Xi and Ma Dai agreed that it was true that the Qiang people were suspicious of each other, and even infighting with each other, and if they didn't seize this opportunity, it would be too sorry for the heaven-sent fighters.

Thanks to the blessings of the two leaders of the Toucheng tribe, Zhang Xi now knows the specific deployment of the Qiang people.

The Qiang people were indeed suspicious of each other because of the intensification of contradictions, and even the five Qiang tribes were not gathered together, but scattered in the counties of Nan'an County.

There are about 15,000 strong Qiang soldiers, more than 30,000 women and children, of which the cavalry has a scale of 5,000 people, and it is the strongest force at present.

Originally, Zhang Xi chose to march into Di Dao and block people at Di Dao Pass, which was also a helpless move.

Di Dao is located fifty miles west of Dao County, if you consider it from a tactical point of view, attacking Dao County is much more valuable than blocking Di Dao.

But the problem is that according to the information obtained by Zhang Xi before the war, the five Qiang tribes gathered in Qidao County for the winter. No matter how much we underestimate the number of Qiang people who can fight, there should be 40,000 or 50,000 soldiers who can fight, 70,000 or 80,000 women, children, old and young, adding up to more than 100,000 people.

The siege is too difficult.

Even if the Qiang people are not good at attacking and defending cities, if they are bent on running. 100,000 Qiang people, just rely on the few people Zhang Xi has at hand, how many people can be blocked?!

As a last resort, Zhang Xi could only choose to retreat and choose to block people.

But now, the leader of the Qiang people who surrendered told Zhang Xi that there were less than 50,000 Qiang people in Fengdao County, including women and children, and he had more than 10,000 cavalry coalition troops.

With the Qiang fighting style, it was inevitable that they would not be able to hold the city and wait for reinforcements. Now the Qiang people are suspicious of infighting, and it is not certain whether the Qiang people in Qidao County have reinforcements or not.

Therefore, Zhang Xi drew a little in his heart, feeling that with the army at hand, attacking Fendao County, if he could take it by surprise, it was not impossible to raid and occupy Fendao County.

And once Zhang Xi occupies Fendao County, the Qiang people who are entrenched in other counties want to retreat to the grassland, unless they abandon their cattle and sheep, women and children, and carry their baggage in all directions like the city of Xixian County, it is impossible to bypass Fendao County and retreat to Didao.

The fighter plane had already appeared, and Zhang Xi naturally couldn't let it go, and marched all the way, trying to launch an attack before the Qiang people in Qidao County reacted.

Although it is impossible to make large-scale siege equipment because it is a rapid march, the problem is that the Qiang people are not good at defending the city, and the Qiang people have little experience in dealing with it.

In order to seize time, Zhang Xi must choose a risky siege strategy.

But. Zhang Xi didn't expect that things could go so smoothly.

When Zhang Xi led the troops suddenly appeared under the city of Xiangdao, the Qiang people in the city had just reacted, and they would have time to close the city gate in the future, and the city wall was full of Qiang soldiers who were at a loss and didn't know what to do next.

And when Zhang Xi rested all night and prepared to attack the city the next day. That night, in the city of Dao County, there was a sudden shouting of killing, and the three of Zhang Xi, who were making trouble, all felt inexplicable.

And what made Zhang Xi and the three of them feel even more incredible was that early the next morning, the gate of Qidao County was actually opened.

A Qiang general with five big and three coarse people, tied up another Qiang captive with five big and three coarse people, and with a flattering smile, went out of the city to ask Zhang Xi to surrender.

Really, Zhang Xi is depressed. What's this called?!

Out of prudence, Zhang Xi asked Ma Dai to enter the city to control the city defense first, and after confirming that it was not a plan to "invite the king into the urn", Zhang Xi and Pang De, accompanied by the flattering Qiang leader, led the army into the city.

Then, I really figured out what was going on behind this confusing siege war.

It can only be said that the timing of Zhang Xi's appearance is too coincidental.

The Qiang people are suspicious of each other, and it has developed to the point that the five Qiang tribes have begun to distrust each other, thinking that the other party wants to take the opportunity to target them and annex their own tribes.

And when Zhang Xi suddenly appeared outside the city of Qidao County, and at the same time brought two tribal leaders who were obviously Qiang people, all of this made the suspicion of the two Qiang people stationed in Qidao County reach the peak.

In fact, the five Qiang tribes have all thought about how to give in to the Han court after this winter has passed, and get rid of the impact of this rebellion on the premise of ensuring their own interests as much as possible.

According to the "tradition" of the Qiang people, it goes without saying that when the fight is over, once it can't be defeated, it is not unacceptable to choose to surrender to the Han court in exchange for the opportunity for the survival of their own tribe.

Therefore, although the five tribes of the Qiang people remained consistent on the surface, in fact, each tribal leader thought about whether to find an opportunity to blame others for provoking the rebellion, and to "set things right" at a critical moment.

With such a mind, coupled with the uneven distribution of interests, at this point in time, the trust between the five Qiang tribes is already very fragile.

At this time, Zhang Xi led the troops to appear outside the county town of Qiangdao, and also brought two leaders of the small and medium-sized tribes of the Qiang people, which made the leaders of the two Qiang tribes stationed in Fendao think that this was the other party's deliberate release, contacting the envoys of the Han people, and preparing to betray their tribe in exchange for the understanding of the Han people.

In this way, it is possible for the Han to quietly approach the road and suddenly appear outside the city.

In the case of mutual suspicion, the leaders of the two Qiang tribes did not communicate at all, and each had a ghost, and they all wanted to strike first, kill each other, and surrender to the Han army.

In this way, not only can you show your sincerity, but you may also be able to seize the opportunity to annex the tribes of another tribe, cattle and sheep.

Anyway, it is impossible for the Han people to snatch the ownership of the grassland with the Qiang people, and in the end, they must choose a tribe to support and balance the power of the grassland. Why can't this force be me?!

This was the idea shared by the leaders of the two tribes, and then that night, the two families began to fight among themselves.

The next day, the leader of the tribe who won in the end, with another tribe leader who had become a prisoner, opened the door and surrendered.

In this way, Zhang Xi occupied Daodao County without much effort.

This pie fell, and Zhang Xi felt very unreal when he ate it.

After Zhang Xi occupied Fendao County, he immediately sent troops to take over the defense of the entire Qiangdao, and at the same time appeased the Qiang leaders who surrendered to Chengcheng, and imprisoned the captured Qiang leaders and waited for Zhuge Liang to deal with them after his arrival.

Actually, Zhang Xi didn't hold back his kindness, this captured Qiang leader is much more valuable than the Qiang leader who took the initiative to surrender, and handing it over to Zhuge Liang is just an excuse.

Two discordant Qiang tribes are much easier to control than a more powerful Qiang tribe.

The leader of the Qiang people who surrendered to Cheng was obviously not a stupid person, he also understood the reason why Zhang Xi did not kill the leader of the captured Qiang people, and at the same time, he also knew that since he had chosen to take refuge in the imperial court, then the next step would only be one way to the dark.

Therefore, the Qiang leader who surrendered to Cheng offered advice to Zhang Xi, and he could take advantage of this time to pass on false news to the Qiang leaders scattered in other counties, saying that he had found signs of the Han army moving north.

In this way, the Qiang soldiers scattered in other counties, whether there are internal contradictions or not, will not be willing to be surrounded by the Han army again, and they will inevitably take the initiative to assemble in the Dao and retreat back to the grassland through Di Dao.

As long as the Han army set up an ambush halfway on the main road leading to the Dao, they could easily defeat these Qiang soldiers who were eager to retreat with a prepared attack.

In this way, even if some of these Qiang soldiers can escape back to the grassland, they will no longer be able to make a rebellion, and the Qiang rebellion in Qinzhou will naturally be pacified.

With this strategy, Zhang Xi's vision of this surrendered Qiang leader has changed.

This product is really ruthless and decisive enough.

The most important thing is that this Qiang leader is very good at judging the situation.

Although this product also has its own careful thoughts, it still wants to weaken the other Qiang tribes and strengthen their own ethnic group.

But he can distinguish clearly, what kind of careful thinking can be accepted by the Han people, and what kind of careful thinking is not allowed by the Han people.

Zhang Xi now suspects that even if he releases the captured Qiang leader, he will use the contradictions between the two to make them check and balance each other. This captured Qiang leader, does he have the ability to balance this surrendered Qiang leader?

I feel that the level of the two is not on the same level!!

Regardless, the strategy is still feasible.

And now that the road is under the control of Zhang Xi, the leader of the Qiang people and his subordinates are now in the city, and the ordnance and weapons have been confiscated.

He took the lives of himself and more than 50,000 of his tribe as bait. Zhang Xi did not believe that there would be such heroes among the Qiang people.

Do what you do.

Of course, in the end, Zhang Xi didn't forget to ask someone what the name of the leader of the surrendered Qiang people was.

This kind of person is unlikely to be obscure.

And so it did.

This person is called Midang.

(End of chapter)