In mid-March, after the continuous spring rain, buds sprouted in the muddy soil. The next second, the horseshoe embedded with iron hooves stepped down, and several horse-riding knights stood on the hills. From their perspective, they were the continuous mountainous situation and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry with sounds of horse hooves coming from the foot of the mountain.

Far away, the shocking dust covered the mountainside.

The knight led by the hills crossed the sword and pulled his horse, wearing black beast-faced iron armor, with a circle of white plush collar armor, and a scabbard around his waist inlaid with seven stars. He swept the eyes of the winding mountain road, making the whole person look majestic and solemn. Occasionally, news came over and presented it to him, making some modifications and supplementary orders, and sent the scout away.

Then he looked up at the sky: "Just just heard news that the Qiang chief Cheriji gathered 60,000 Qiang soldiers, and the front of the troops pointed at Lingju and the two mountain cities on Yun Street. He probably couldn't cover his mind. He ordered the team in front to speed up and pass through this ravine as soon as possible."

"Governor Gongsun, should we just hit him head-on, or wait a little longer?"

Behind the leader were Ma Chao and Dian Wei. Ma Chao's voice was a little excited. He should have been the main general, but he highly praised Gongsun Zhi in his official position and when he was young, so he gave up the position of the main general this time, probably with the idea of ​​observing and commanding the cavalry to fight.

In front, Gongsun Zhi withdrew his gaze from Tianyun and did not give a direct answer. He just watched the endless army pass by like a long dragon in his sight. After a moment, he slowly spoke: "The Qiang people have been in turmoil for a hundred years. They took this opportunity to clean up together. At this time, they are still scattered on various hills. If they want to fight, they have to wait until they gather together, which is more convenient."

"My lord is right." The giant man behind nodded, "When they gather, they will be killed."

Ma Chao frowned, "The Qiang soldiers and horses are superior, and they are fierce and aggressive. If we get the armor and weapons of the Qin people secretly provided by the governor, we may really fight and we will suffer a lot of losses."

"Ha... Meng Qi looked at them too high." Gongsun Zhi looked back at the impatient young man and laughed: "Duan Yingxian killed the Eastern Qiang clan by his own strength. At that time, the opponent had more than 100,000 Qiang soldiers at that time. In the war, the number of troops did not necessarily determine the outcome."

His voice was not high, and when he spoke, he gradually smiled, with a little indifference, "What's more, we don't need to deal with them, otherwise I would do anything to lead the situation out of it, wouldn't it be useless? As long as these Qiang people took the armor and weapons of the Qin people, they would be dead."

"…The soldiers and horses of the states who were carried by the general trend had to use these people to sacrifice flags. The aristocratic families who had not yet gained benefits naturally would not come here. They would prompt the army to continue to advance westward. After all, once people open the gate of greed, it is difficult to close them again. If they don't get the benefits they want, they will never give up. Revenge is their best excuse and it is also a great opportunity for us to wait for the Han soldiers to expand their territory. At this time, no one will drag them down. If they drag them down, they will be the enemy of the whole world."

Gongsun Zhi looked at Ma Chao with a cold look, and his fingers drew a triangle in the air. "This is the 'power' that strategists often mention. The army, aristocratic families, and officials formed a pattern like a mountain. When the mountain pressed over, under the general trend, even if the power of a king is too strong, it is difficult to compete."

"This... is hard to imagine..." Ma Chao naturally knows the word "Two" and has read classics, but he can understand this principle now, but on weekdays, if he does not guide, he will not think in this direction at all. When he suddenly hears it, he is still quite surprised. "Governor Gongsun, then I can't do anything? Just watch from the side?"

"Ma Chao obeys the order"

As soon as his words fell, Gongsun Zhi's voice suddenly roared, and the cloak suddenly opened, and he turned over the horse's head: "The Qiang people rebelled and ordered the Qiang lieutenant Ma Chao to lead the secret troops to plagiarize the Dayu Valley, no matter the old or young, to eliminate the Qiang troubles!"

"Get orders!"

Ma Chao excitedly raised his hand to take the military order, rode his horse and ran downward, and the voice was also ringing: "Bozhan, call my second brother, third brother, and follow me to enter Jincheng County."

The loud voice gradually faded away, the wind blew between the ravines, and the sound of leaves, Gongsun Zhi looked at the verdant green shaking all over the mountains, and his heart had never been shaken by such an order. Now the general situation has come true, and it is time to try his best. If the Qiang troubles are not eliminated, how can he and even everyone have peace of mind to fight the west?

"After the extermination of the Qiang people, tell everyone to cut off their heads, put them on the shaft chariot, and send them to the Di people. I don't have time to go to Shu to suppress them now. I can hide in the mountains and do not come out with peace of mind."

Gongsun Zhi turned his head and called a messenger to write down this sentence. After a moment, he tied the reins: "Let's go, the show is about to begin."

The spring rain passes, and the sky is rolling.

On March 20, in addition to the Ma family and Gongsun Zhi, the troops sent troops northwest also came from Chang'an and led by Zhang Ren and Yan Yan. They passed Fanxukou along Yong County, and then went straight north to Lingyin, which was only more than 300 miles away from Zhangye, and even arrived two days earlier than Gongsun Zhi. After all, the mountain road here is slightly easier to walk than Shu Road.

Zhang Ren and Yan Yan, who were leading the troops, were both cautious people. Considering that they had never fought with the Qin people, the opponent's tactics and weapons were very unfamiliar. After marching for another 270 miles, they slowed down. After all, they had already entered the hinterland of Xiliang and among the numerous mountains, the Qiang people were also very powerful and had to march carefully.

However, even if you are careful, you will meet a strange army on the afternoon of the 22nd. The scouts in front came to report the situation. Yan Yan immediately set up a defensive formation to avoid possible ambush. Zhang Ren led a light cavalry to hover on the flanks and was about to lead the army to approach step by step. In the end, the other party also appeared in their sight. The terrain here was also rare to be flat. Seeing the tight square formation formed by the other party, as well as large shields, spears, and strange armor, Zhang Ren confirmed with certainty that the current army was the so-called Great Qin people.

"Send a while, try them first."

As several generals in Shu, Zhang Ren was also under Liu Zhang's command. The troops led by him were also elite. This time he left northern Sichuan and went to Liangzhou, and he also showed the courage and fearlessness of the men in Shu in front of the heroes in the world. Opposite them was another Daqin army with deep eyes and black hair. They were all energetic, and the swords and shields were thumping, and then a array of thousands of people walked out of the formation and pushed them tentatively.

The Qin army on the other side was not all the craftsmen of the original ones. Many of them were the auxiliary soldiers of the main force under Fretenses at that time. However, over the years, the wolf king was sent to the public as a craftsman to add bricks and tiles, build camps, floating bridges, etc., but they are familiar with wars, and now they are ordered to come over, but they are not really fighting.

Send soldiers the same as those on the opposite side, with only about two thousand people on both sides. After approaching the meeting, they blew the trumpet, arrayed contact, and collided. The soldiers sent by Markuus were mainly defense-oriented, while the Shu soldiers on Zhang Ren were also thinking of a survey. Both sides did not start a substantial and crazy fight. They were quite organized and entangled for several rounds under the orders of their respective team leaders and began to retreat slowly.

Zhang Ren roughly saw the movement of the formation of the Qin people. After arranging the array, he tried to find the weakness of breaking the formation. Before he could finish his words, the enemy army in front was still retreating, and then the formation was also retreating strangely to the rear.

"What's going on?"

Yan Yan, who was commanding the infantry and the archer, frowned and rode a horse in front, reminding Zhang Ren, who was also frowning and waiting, "This group of Qin people is a bit weird. They can destroy the Wuwei and Zhangye. The general should not be a reckless person. Be careful of fraud."

"Well, it's a bit weird!"

At this time, the army of 3,000 people in the Great Qin ahead was about to withdraw from their sight. Zhang Ren couldn't help but say, "If the Great Qin people all held large shields and waved such spears, and faced them head-on, they would have lost many soldiers' lives."

Shortly after the words were finished, a fast horse came here panting, and the scout vaulted half-kneeled and bowed: "General Zhang, General Yan, the Western Expedition Army has arrived in Chang'an!"

"Haha!" Zhang Ren pressed his palm on Yan Yan's shoulder beside him and laughed: "It's not too late!" Then he got on the horse and waved: "Tell the scouts to follow the Qin army and find their main force, and then eat them with the generals."

He issued an order, and Yan Yan smiled and bowed, probably because he understood the meaning. While sending scouts, he gathered his formation and marched slowly to prevent being ambushed.

Time passed on the morning of April 2nd. The weather was clear and the spring rain season had passed. Sunshine was looking for the mountains and fields. From time to time, the sound of broken branches was heard in the forest. Cheriji stood on a cliff at the foot of the mountain and looked at the city walls of Zhangye. An envoy from another tribe drove cattle and sheep into there. Soon, more Qiang warriors dragged simple shaft chariots and packed horses to receive the good things they received.

Cheriji withdrew his gaze, his eyes were calm and serious, but his fingers grasping on the tree body trembled slightly and turned white. He could see the excitement of this future Qiang king. He recruited all sides of the Qiang tribes in the mountains and fields and gathered a huge force. As long as he obtained this iron weapon and armor comparable to the Han Dynasty, the entire northwest would be his... including those warm cities.

"Sister Le, Dangjian, Dangtian, Fengyang, Laojie, Sister Shan... Let them wait at the foot of the mountain, we will take the warriors who will burn things first." He was tall and unruly, but when he waved his hand and shouted, he felt the momentum of the generals of the Han Dynasty.

"I don't know, what is the emperor like?"
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