The Hun cavalry rushed into the county town of Yuanyin, and the city could not organize an effective attack. This small border county in Xihe County suddenly became a purgatory on earth. The adult man was hacked to death directly with a scimitar, and the old man was trampled by the horse's hooves and turned into a pulp. And the woman was pulled into the corner, and there was a heart-rending cry and the sound of a Hun man laughing lewdly.

The small city was crying lowly, and the crying reached the county seat of Yuanyang on the other side of the water.

The south of the mountain and the north of the water are yang, and this Yuanyang county is much luckier than the county seat of Yuanyin. With the blocking of the water, the speed of the Hun cavalry was slightly slowed down. By the time the Huns came to Yuanyang County, the guards in the city had already closed the city gates. Liang Jiong stood above the city gate, looking at the thousands of Yellow Turban cavalry under the city, his eyes were full of worry.

Liang Jiong was originally the county governor of Xihe County, and was appointed by Wang Gang as Mu Cao last year, so he came to Yuanyang County, shuttled back and forth between the two counties, commanded the people to build pastures, and purchased sheep. Obviously, this Xiongnu attack is a little different from the past, if it was for the purpose of plundering before, then this time the Huns must occupy Xihe County.

There are only more than 2,000 defenders in Yuanyang City, and in the face of thousands of Hun cavalry, they can resist for a while, and if this is only the vanguard of the Huns, then there is no hope in Yuanyang County, and the screams on the other side of the river can still be faintly heard, which makes the clouds on the faces of the people in the city thicker.

The water flows eastward along the county seat of Yuanyang into the Great River, which winds southward, dividing Xihe County into two halves, making Xihe County become Donghe County. Originally, the six counties west of the river, only one city, Yuanyang County, was still in the hands of the Han army, like a child who had left home, hanging alone. And the five counties in the south all fell into the hands of foreign races. This is an indelible pain for the people of Xihe County.

And it is more than 200 miles south of Yuanyang County. At this time, more than 20,000 people gathered here, Jia County is adjacent to the big river, the land is fertile, and it has the most fertile land in Xihe County. By this time, the fertile land had long been barren and had been turned into fertile pastures. Tens of thousands of people have lived here for more than ten years. The county seat of Jia County has long been dilapidated, it is difficult to see the Han people in the city, only in the corner of the cowshed, you can occasionally see one or two thin figures, rickety, staggering, only when looking to the east, the cloudy eyes show a bright light.

More than 20,000 people put down the sheepskin rafts that had been prepared, took advantage of the slow water level of the big river, quietly crossed this natural danger, and quietly killed Lin County, which is more than 300 miles west of the river. It's just that it's an elite cavalry, who has traveled more than 300 miles for a long distance, and it is impossible for people to know it. Before he arrived in Lin County, he had already been discovered by Zhao Yan, the governor of Xihe County, and hurriedly led 4,000 soldiers and his general Ding Feng to the rescue.

When he was the last year, Xihe County Taishou Lin went to Taiyuan to report on his work, and when he came back, he brought back 2,000 elite soldiers, or four generals. At first, Zhao Yan was not interested in the generals sent by these state pastors, but as time went by, Zhao Yan gradually discovered that these generals were not simple, although the martial arts commanders were all at the level of ordinary generals, but they all had certain specialties in some aspects.

Among them, he likes Gan Ke the most, not only mature and steady, but also has a bold personality. And the pistol technique is also quite spicy. Especially when commanding the spearmen, the combat ability of the spearmen is even more prominent. All of them handed over the 1,000 elite spearmen they had brought from Taiyuan to the commander of Gan Ke. As for the other 1,000 archers, they were handed over to Commander Ding Feng, that kid was good at defense, like a nerd, Zhao Yan didn't like it.

There is also a man named Chi Hu, who is even more unpopular with Zhao Yan, although he has some force. But all day long, his mind was on studying the ox cart and carriage, which made him very displeased, but the governor sent him did not dare to offend. gave him five hundred old and weak soldiers, and he tossed as he pleased.

Zhongyang County originally had 4,000 garrisons, plus 2,000 transferred from Taiyuan, and then recruited 1,000 soldiers, almost 7,000 generals. Pingyuan County is the southern gateway of Xihe County, across the river is the gathering place of the Qiang people, and borders Hedong County, so it is natural to garrison heavy guards, and at this time there are only 3,000 soldiers left in Pingyuan County, except for the 1,000 archers who are still elite, the rest are some new soldiers or the old, weak, sick and disabled.

Zhongyang County is located in the southeast corner of Xihe County, and more than 50 miles to the east is Tongtian Peak. Originally, it was the hinterland of Xihe County, and now the three counties west of the Great River are occupied by the Qiang people. Wubao County, which is the closest to Zhongyang County, is a little farther away from Suide and Qingjian counties. The three counties are like an equilateral triangle. Firmly fixed in the west of the river, so that the county seat of Zhongyang has been shrouded in clouds.

Legend has it that 5,000 years ago, the Yandi tribe fought with the Yellow Emperor tribe, and after the defeat, he led most of the tribe to merge with the Yellow Emperor tribe to form the Huaxia tribe (Han nationality), and a small number of them moved west and south, and merged with the local aborigines to form the Tibetan, Yi and Qiang tribes. Therefore, the Qiang people, like the Han, Tibetan, Yi and other ethnic groups, all have a part of the Yandi tribal bloodline.

The Qiang people have many branches, large and small, with hundreds of species. For example, Xiliang's Xianlingqiang, Burn Dangqiang, Zhong Cunqiang, Le Sister Qiang, Beilang, etc. Jincheng's dang fried Qiang, Han Qiang, etc. And in Xihe County, it is a branch of Hequqiang. It is also a branch forgotten by history, throughout the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty, few people remember that there are still more than 200,000 Qiang people living in Shangjun and even Xihe County, and most people think that the Qiang people are not all in Xiliang?

And it is precisely these more than 200,000 Qiang people who have brought indelible harm to the people of Xihe County, but they have been buried by the dust and fog of history. The Qiang people are brave, murderous, and natural warriors. Of these more than 200,000 people, more than 50,000 Qiang soldiers can be gathered, including more than 20,000 cavalry, and the Chen army is already on the bank of the big river.

"Great King, Zhao Yan has already led 4,000 foot soldiers to Lin County, and now there are only 3,000 recruits in Zhongyang County, led by a small general named Ding Feng," a Qiang general came to the side of the Qiang commander and said.

The leader of the Qiang tribe is named Ke Muzhi, who is eight feet tall, powerful and powerful, and can read and break words. Under his leadership, Hequqiang has grown from a small tribe to now occupies seven or eight county seats, much larger than a county in the Central Plains.

The reason why Ke Muzhi did not rush to cross the river was that he knew that the Han people had a saying called "turning the tiger away from the mountain". Lin County has Di people attack, it is impossible for the Han people not to send troops to defend, the Di people are sandwiched between the Huns and Qiang, and the strength is the weakest, if this war is seriously damaged, then the Di people will only become vassals of the two sides. Moreover, the Han people went to Lin County, so when he attacked Pingyang County, it would be much easier. This is the result he wants to see the most, in exchange for more profits at the lowest cost.

A word from the writer