"You want to fight us to the death? Are you worthy? They are just barbarians, they don't know whether to live or die!" Looking at the less than 1,500 intact Hetu tribe cavalry, Nangong Hao had a hint of ridicule on his face.
"Kill me, leave no one alive! Since you are not willing to surrender, then let them perish!" He said, waved his spear, and charged forward on his horse. As for the more than a thousand cavalry coming from the opposite side, he had completely ignored them.
On top of the forward charge of Nangong Haozhong's army, the cavalry on both sides had already inserted in from both sides of the Hetu cavalry. The Zhao Jun Mohe Eight Banners soldiers had already put down their long bows and waved their cold swords. Their blood-red cloaks fluttered and crackled from behind their shoulders. The soldiers roared loudly, and cold murderous intent poured out from his eyes, as if the more than a thousand cavalrymen opposite were just a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered
Yes, the more than a thousand Hetu cavalry on the opposite side are lambs to be slaughtered. They were frightened by the sharp rain of arrows from Zhao Jun. Before they met, they had already killed 70 to 80% of their brothers. Now, the Zhao army on the opposite side is almost ten times their size, and they are also equipped with sophisticated weapons and armor.
However, this is what Zhao Jun wants! Zhao Xun asked his soldiers not only to physically eliminate these disobedient Qiang and Hu tribes, but also to spiritually destroy the will of all Qiang and Hu tribes to resist, so that they can become the most honest people under his rule.
"Go to hell"
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Gao Lin, the leader of the first flag on the left, shouted loudly and rode his horse hard. A cold light flashed across his hand, and he slashed it down with the help of strong inertia.
"Pfft"
Blood splattered, and before a Hetu knight could scream, he was split into two pieces. Then he rolled down from the war horse and became part of the earth, and was then trampled by the war horse.
Behind Gao Lin, three thousand cavalrymen came like a tide, each of them straightened their bodies, raised their swords vigorously, and made a chopping motion.
"Boom"
On both sides of the Hetu tribe, two cavalry formations composed of 3,000 cavalrymen carried strong inertia, like a huge wave, covering the sky and covering the sky. In an instant, the pitiful more than 1,000 Hetu tribe cavalry were swept away. Submerged, tens of thousands of sharp waist knives cut down mercilessly, drawing thousands of strange arcs in the air. In an instant, continuous screams rose into the night, and the Hetu was weak and its morale fell to the bottom. All the cavalrymen splattered with blood on the spot, and rolled into the dust with howls.
The commander of this cavalry, Qianhu Tuge of the Hetu Department, could only kill three Zhao army cavalry before being cut into pieces with random swords. It can be said that this border guard force, which was arranged by the Hetu Department more than fifty miles north of the tribe, disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye, like a whirlpool in the river.
Half an hour later, looking at the messy battlefield, Nangong Hao sneered and ordered: "Gather the trophies, take away all the war horses and the livestock in the camp behind them, and return to the camp immediately."
After a while, these 10,000 cavalrymen disappeared into the gloomy wilderness. By the time the Hetu Department received the news and reinforcements arrived, Zhao Jun had already left for an hour.
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Canglin City, Zhao Jun¡¯s North Road Station. Canglin City was originally the residence of the Canglin tribe. After it surrendered to the Zhao army, and with the large grassland surrounding it, the civil officials classified the area as a county seat. In the future, a city will be built here. As for now, this is the base camp of the Zhao army. A total of 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers from the Eight Banners of Mohe and the First Town are stationed here.
"Are your troops planning to build a city here?" The person who asked the question was the envoy from the Aoli tribe.
Li Chenfeng laughed softly and said: "Yes, my master is planning to build a government and county within a thousand miles of Beisi, build cities, roads, open trade, and of course, attack the enemies."
Since several tribes of different sizes, such as the Hetu tribe and the Yeshu tribe, have been harassed by the Zhao army one after another, the entire Qianghu tribe in the central Beisai region has suddenly become frightened.
The cold winter has arrived, and occasionally there are fluttering snowflakes falling, and the earth is all yellow. Therefore, the grazing of Qiang and Hu tribes has been greatly affected. In addition, they do not know or are not good at farming, making the food and grass they need for life extremely scarce. However, the Zhao army came and went without a trace, attacking the few with large numbers and plundering people and livestock, which made these tribes worried. The Hetu tribe, which used to be powerful in the past, is now in a state of decline. Most of the other tribes are not as good as the Hetu tribe. How can they fight against the Zhao army?
Zhao Jun has an extremely large and powerful group behind it. The food and grass supplies they need are basically not scarce, and they were transported to the camp half a month ago to stock up. Besides, wherever the Zhao army went, they built cities and strongholds to defend it. This is what happened.The Qiang and Hu tribes also wanted to learn from the Zhao army and conduct counterattacks in the rear of the Zhao army, but they were unable to obtain effective results. In fact, there is a chance that the body will never return and be swallowed up by the Zhao army.
On the one hand, Zhao Jun pursued and fiercely attacked various tribes that were extremely hostile to Zhao Jun, making them miserable. On the other hand, they talk to various tribes and win over each other. It is best to make the other party surrender. Even if they cannot make the other party surrender, they must not be allowed to come together and go against Zhao Jun.
"It is said that Zhao Jun's method of disintegration and disintegration is not clever. Many people can see that if Zhao Jun annexes some tribes, then some of the tribes below him will never be able to escape. However, it is clear that not every tribe has the courage to go against Zhao Jun.
Therefore, after Li Chenfeng and Xue Qinglan, Qin Daolin and others in the south annihilated five small tribes and suppressed more than 20 tribes, large and small, various tribes in the central part began to secretly contact Zhao Jun. Among them, another key reason is that the Liangzhou reinforcements mentioned by the Yishan tribe during the alliance have not arrived.
Ma Feng, the envoy of the Aili tribe, asked in surprise: "So, your army is planning to implement the state capital system to rule here? But most of the people here are nomadic tribes. In your country of Yan, there have always been tribes who manage their own affairs. ¡±
Li Chenfeng smiled indifferently and said in a deep voice: "We, Zhao, are preparing to implement the state and county system to rule here. No, it should be said that we have already started to implement it. The Beisi area is thousands of miles away, and there are two in the north and south. One-third of the area has already begun to implement the prefectural and county system. It will eventually be the same here.¡±
"As for the problem you mentioned, it is not a problem for us. My Lord, my lord, has a benevolent heart and a blessing to all souls. Under the rule of Da Zhao, it does not matter whether it is nomadic or farming. As long as you obey the laws of Da Zhao , all of us who submit to the jurisdiction of Great Zhao will be the people of Great Zhao. As for those who have other intentions, the Yi tribe will be exterminated! We are the Great Zhao, not the Great Yan. Ma Feng, I think you also have Han ancestry, so you should be advised. You, the leader of the tribe, ask him to make a decision early, otherwise, it will be too late.¡±
Although Li Chenfeng's words were spoken calmly, they buzzed in the ears of Ma Feng and the other two tribe envoys. They felt a chilling chill that went straight into their bodies, making them shiver.
"General, I heard that the Hele tribe has surrendered to you. I wonder if this is true?" Ma Feng, the envoy of the Aili tribe, suddenly asked.
"Yes, three days ago they surrendered to me, the general, and our Zhao army. In other words, from three days ago, the Hele tribe has become history, and the only people who exist are the people of Zhao." Li Chenfeng said quietly. said. He knew that if the other party asked this, then these Qiang and Hu tribes had begun to surrender. These three tribes only came to test. In other words, their strength is too small and they will be Zhao Jun's primary target for future attacks. Other tribes could stand in a stalemate with Zhao Jun, but they could not.
"I wonder how the leader and members of the Hele tribe are doing now?" Ma Feng asked, not only he was waiting for Li Chenfeng's answer. Even the other two tribal envoys who came to contact Zhao Jun stared at Li Chenfeng closely, waiting for Li Chenfeng's answer.
"The leader of the Hele tribe and the five nobles all went to Youzhou with their wealth. They were all granted the title of Viscount of Zhao. Maybe they went to enjoy the blessings, maybe they went to do business. In any case, they too The leader of a tribe has a lot of wealth. The business of our country is prosperous and things are prosperous. It is much better for them to move freely under our rule than to stay in this small land in the north. "
"As for those herdsmen who are willing to serve in the army, they will be selected as cavalry for our army. Those who work for the people, whether farming or nomadic, will be arranged with the approval of the government. These ordinary herdsmen will become independent people. Then they are the personal slaves of tribal leaders and nobles.¡±
"Hiss" The expressions of Ma Feng and the others changed drastically. You know, in these nomadic tribes, the tribal people are basically slaves of the tribal leaders and nobles. No wonder those places conquered by the Zhao army did not resist too much whether they were forced to surrender or defeated. It turned out that they had already received the support of the majority of herdsmen. As for the few nobles and their pro-military guards, there is nothing to fear at all.
"Three of you, do you know what will happen to those tribes that refuse to surrender? Tribal leaders and nobles will be exterminated, and all noble guards and troops will be sent to Bingzhou and even Zhao to build Chidao. It is in this Beisei There are also captives from various tribes building cities in the north and south. This is the fate of those who resist to the end," Li Chenfeng said solemnly, with a fierce murderous intent in his eyes, making them feel cold all over.
Ma Feng and the other three people all understood that what Li Chenfeng said was to put pressure on them and let them make a choice. They also know that since they have come to Zhao Jun's headquarters, they have already represented this country.The surrender of the tribal leader behind him. But giving up the rights in your hands is not something everyone can do easily.
Naturally, the three of them could not make any decision now. Ma Feng said with a stiff face: "Mou Ma is naturally not willing to fight with your army. As for how to make a decision, our leader is free to make it himself. We are here today because we want to Buy some food and grass from your army"
Li Chenfeng interrupted Ma Feng's words and sneered: "Buy grain and grass from us? Haha I heard you right, general. I heard that your three tribes are also part of the Anti-Zhao Alliance, and are the largest in the central part of the country." The tribes of Yishan tribe united to fight against our army. Do you think that this general will let us sell our food to you, and then let you fight against our army? Everyone, there are hundreds of thousands of people behind us who need to support us. In addition, we have hundreds of thousands of people behind us. There are still hundreds of thousands of Qiang and Hu tribesmen who have surrendered and need to provide their daily needs. You are neither our tribe nor our Lord¡¯s people, so why should I sell our food to you?¡±
Ma Feng said anxiously: "General, it is obvious that if we join the anti-Zhao alliance, we will not be forced by the Yishan tribe. In fact, our three tribes did not fight against the Gui army, right? If it weren't for our close relationship with the Hutu tribe, If they are too close, how can we join the alliance? This Hutu tribe is a die-hard supporter of the Yishan tribe and is extremely powerful. We dare not refuse now that the cold winter has arrived, and the tribe¡¯s food and livestock are harassed by your army. , The Hutu tribe came to plunder our tribe many times, so that our tribe now has no food to eat. Coupled with the blockade of your army, our tribe can't even get salt."
"Rejecting your kindness, we are willing to exchange livestock and war horses for our daily necessities. If your Majesty is willing to trade, we can also gain the approval of our herdsmen. Even if your army accepts our unit in the future, you can"
"Hahaa joke! Since you have no intention of being our enemy, you shouldn't join the Anti-Zhao Alliance. Why do you think you are being forced? Do you think this general believes it? Did you originally expect the Liangzhou Army to participate in the war? Don't talk about the Liangzhou Army. If you don't dare to come, even if you come, our Zhao's millions of troops will come at any time. In addition, this general also emphasizes once again that I, the Zhao, will either surrender or surrender. Death. My Lord has said that those who obey will prosper and those who disobey will be destroyed. No matter who you are testing on behalf of me, the result will be this. They will abandon all resistance and sincerely become members of our great Zhao."
How could Li Chenfeng agree to sell grain? No matter how high the benefits are, he will not agree to it. If it is said that the two armies live in peace, it is still possible to accept it. But on both sides of the war, he would never agree. If it continues like this, these tribes will collapse sooner or later. The grazing is looted, and if the livestock is not grazed, the livestock will starve to death. When the time comes, it will be possible to win without a fight.
Ma Feng and others tried many times with no results. Seeing how tough Li Chenfeng was, they could only sigh secretly for the fate of their tribe. They were right, they were indeed forced to join the Anti-Zhao Alliance. But they were not forced by the Yishan tribe, but by the powerful Zhao army. But what can be done?
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"Damn it, the Zhao army deserves to die, the Liangzhou army deserves to die even more! What does Situ Fei mean? Let us move to Liangzhou? If so, why should I ask him for help?" Hu Cong roared angrily in the tent.
"This Situ Fei is afraid of the Zhao army. He does not dare to send troops into the Northern Fortress to fight against the Zhao army. After all, the Zhao army is so powerful that even the Turks were defeated by it. Besides, his father, King Yong Situ Lei didn't dare to fight Zhao Jun, so how could he dare? It seems that this plan to lure Liangzhou Jun can't be implemented. "
"Situ Fei has no intention of letting us fight with the Zhao army and be forced to move to Liangzhou in the end. In addition, leader, this Situ Fei also wants to be like the Zhao army and let us completely serve him and be used by him. However, we are here Situ Fei's men are better than Zhao Xun's men," Qianhu Louyu said slowly.
Qianhu Bahaci said slightly anxiously: "But what should we do now? The Hetu tribe was suppressed by the Zhao army and was about to be destroyed. It lost more than 30,000 tribal warriors and more than 50,000 livestock. The Hetu tribe has already destroyed our The people sent to contact them were directly driven away, and several other large tribes were also harassed by the Zhao army. Not only that, some small tribes had already begun to contact the Zhao army. If this continues, the anti-Zhao alliance will be afraid. It¡¯s going to fall apart.¡±
"Why are you panicking? What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that Zhao Jun will not let us go if we fail? Do you think Zhao Jun will let us go now that we have surrendered? Just because we are the initiators of the Anti-Zhao Alliance, our tribe, our Everyone here is a person who has been ordered to be executed by Zhao Jun. If you want to survive, you must fight against Zhao Jun." Hu Cong shouted sharply.
"Huyan, how did you go to contact the Turks? How did they respond?"
Qianhu Huyan is also a member of Hucong.My brother muttered: "We have contacted Xue Nie Khan, but they cannot send out the army now. Even if they send out the army, they will have to wait until April or May next year. In addition, he is not optimistic about us."
"Damn it!" Hu Cong couldn't help but cursed angrily again.
Qianhu Batu said in a seductive voice: "Chief, several of the tribes I contacted are asking about the Liangzhou Army sending troops. More importantly, most of their tribes are being harassed by the Zhao Army, and their livestock are constantly being harassed by the Zhao Army. Massacres and plundering, and now their tribe is short of food. In addition, because of the Zhao army's blockade, the salt tea we need is no longer available. All ministries secretly expressed dissatisfaction, saying implicitly that if the Liangzhou army did not appear or could not solve the problem. Due to food problems, they can no longer join the anti-Zhao alliance.¡±
"A group of idiots, if they don't join the anti-Zhao alliance, Zhao Jun will let them go? Are they willing to surrender directly? Hu Chi, Hu Tu, you two prepare to annex those tribes that are secretly in contact with Zhao Jun."
"Bayan, Helu, you two also sent out troops to unite with the tribal warriors who were harassed by the Zhao army. We will fight back. Our warriors from all the tribes in Beisei are absolutely not afraid of a battle with the Zhao army."
"Huyan, send someone to contact the Governor of Liangzhou again. Tell him that we are willing to move to Liangzhou. However, the weather is now too cold to allow our troops to move far away. In addition, the Zhao army is pressing forward step by step, making us afraid Move lightly. If he still wants more than 100,000 tribal warriors, he will send troops to support him, and at worst, he will also need to support him with weapons, armor, equipment, and supplies." Hu Cong said coldly, "If he wants to use us, we will use him. Get what we need. I will see if the Zhao army will have any problems with the Liangzhou army after learning that Situ Fei supports us."