"What!?"

It was also September, when Niu Han, a Qiang-guarding Commander in Didao, Longxi County, heard the news that the Wei army had defeated Luodu Valley, he was shocked and slapped the table!

But Niu Han immediately sat back and frowned and said, "Where did you know about this?"

It turned out that the person who went to his house to send the news was not the official of Wei State or the guest of Ma Yuan, but the Xin family, who were also a large clan in Longxi.

Niu Han was already a rich man from Didao, but he was just a middle-class person. He gained fame more by working hard on his own, and was supported by Wei Xiang in troubled times, and stood in the right way at the last moment. However, in terms of family members, the Niu family was not worthy of carrying shoes to Xin's family: the Xin family in Longxi, during the Han Dynasty, more than ten clan branches belonged to 2,000 stones, and some even sat at the high position of "Left General", entered the court, holding heavy troops.

It’s a pity that the Xin family in Longxi was involved in political struggle during the time of Wang Mang and was killed by the clan. The majority of the clan was almost extinct, leaving only the side branches.

Even the side branches were still families that had dominated the local area for hundreds of years. When they were close to the frontier, they had some open or secret contacts with the Qiang people outside the frontier: a few months ago, it was the Xin family who introduced Shaodang Qiang prince and ordered him to visit Ma Yuan, which gave the Wei army a more suspicious person in the Western Qiang and responded to him, so the Xin family was extremely well-informed.

"The Qiang tribes in the south of the Dahe River and other places have spread." The head of the Xin family did not want the Wei army to be defeated, so he said to Niu Han in a little frustrated: "It is said that General Ma underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly, leading his troops deep into Luodu Valley, but was ambushed by King Xianling, with heavy casualties."

It sounds like that. Before Niu Han was sent back to Longxi for grain supervision by Ma Yuan, most lieutenant generals and colludes in the army tend to clear the weak Qiang tribe first to eliminate the wings of Xianling Qiang. Only Ma Yuan and Niu Han insist on killing Qiang first. But in terms of the fighting style, Niu Han proposed to proceed step by step, while pursuing the Qiang and slowly moving westward, but Ma Yuan tended to rush forward...

Now that something happened, the battle in Jincheng became unfavorable, and Niu Han felt a chill on his back.

Xin was also quite worried: "Ruqing, now that the Wei army is defeated, Hehuang may not be able to save it. Ma Yuan might retreat to Di Dao. Gongsun Shu in the south also sent Wei Xiang to lead the old subordinates of Longyou to take Qishan Road and attack this county fiercely. He attacked the north and south. Can Longxi be protected?"

If there was nothing else, they believed that the Fifth Reunion would definitely send troops to rescue him, but now that the war in Hexi is in full swing, the court cannot take action.

Xin's eyes flashed and she revealed something to Niu Han: "A few days ago, Wei Xiang sent someone to walk on the mountain road and came to see me with letters..."

"Brother Xin!" Niu Han understood what he meant, but when he saw that the situation had changed, he wanted to reconsider Wei Xiang's "suggestions", so he immediately stopped him and said, "Wei Jimeng also wrote me a letter. Wei Xiang was kind to Niu, and he was a friend for many years, but Niu Han gave up this affection and refused sternly. Can Brother Xin know why?"

Niu Han reiterated the "small righteousness and great righteousness" in his letter and persuaded Xin: "Niu Han doesn't read much and still understands this principle, let alone Xin?"

"The ancestors of the Jun family, Xin Wuxian, and Xin Qing were both afraid of the two Dukes. They all repeatedly attacked Qiang and were tiger ministers in the Han Dynasty. The Western Qiang tribes respected their prestige. His Majesty the Emperor of Wei considered that the Xin family had been guarding the border for more than a hundred years, and that they were rehabilitated by the Jun family and were re-appointed as barons. In the end, they were willing to join the crowds of Qiang and Hu invasions!"

Although it is reasonable, the aristocratic family always regards continuation as the bottom line. Xin is still worried. Niu Han then advises him again: "The news of the defeat of the Wei army is a rumor and it is not credible."

As the leader of Longxi Guandai, if his family is unstable, all clans who are in-laws with each other will be shaken together. Niu Han, the honest man, had to lie: "I will not hide it from Brother Xin, before I went south, General Ma did have a plan to deliberately advance and defraud the defeat and lure the Qiang captains to attack him in depth..."

After finally persuading the head of the Xin family who was skeptical, Niu Han could no longer pretend to be calm and paced in the yard anxiously.

"General Ma is a famous general. How could he capsize in this small valley? This matter must be a rumor."

"But General Ma is sometimes prone to being impatient and aggressive. Wasn't he surrounded by the Red Eyebrow Army in Heji? It may be true."

The repeated fights of two thoughts made Niu Han worry about gains and losses: "If General Ma can stabilize, he can still confront Qiang and Hu in Jincheng."

"But if he can't return, Wei Xiang may be able to make a comeback. By then, the reinforcements of the Shu army arrived and Longxi would not be able to be saved."

"If Longxi is lost, I am so determined in my reply, so naturally I cannot leave a follower. A real man should not be humiliated again. He had to abandon his ancestors' tombs and retreat to Tianshui with the defeated soldiers..."

"If the court pursues this matter, General Ma, as the head commander and a relative of the foreign country, is very favored by His Majesty, and naturally will not be blamed. Then I, who advocates first and first zero, will be the best candidate for the disaster."

After much thought, it was a dead end, Niu Han had to go out and meet with the prefect of Longxi to see if the matter is authentic and then discuss subsequent countermeasures.

Just when Niu Han left the gate, he found that the head of the Xin family was returning. He was not only him who came back this time. Almost all the powerful men in Didao City came, gathered in front of Niu Han’s house!

"What happened again?" Niu Han was frightened and almost fell over. Could it be that the defeat was confirmed, and even the entire Jincheng was lost?

Unexpectedly, everyone was worshiping in front of the door. The head of the Xin family said in admiration: "Du Lai Hu Qiang's captain comforted me and let us calm down. I just learned the news again, and the great victory in Jincheng!"

After being defeated, why did it turn into a great victory? Niu Han was inexplicably aware, but everyone could not tell anything. He surrounded him to the Longxi Prefect's Mansion. Here he happened to receive the front-line military newspaper. The prefect from Guanzhong happily posted a notice to announce the good news that the whole city and county would know!

"In September of the autumn of the fourth year of Wude, General Cavalry sent a vanguard to the Luodu Valley, pretending to be defeated to lure King Zero. King Zero chased the king's army to defeat Qiang County, and General Ma's encirclement."

"The general ordered Zhang Zhi to use a sharp blade and a spear, and to carry a strong crossbow and lined up the light cavalry as the left and right wings. He angered the general and said, "Now you go thousands of miles away. If you advance, you will be able to die. Work hard to share the fame and fortune!" He shouted loudly, and all the people should go. The general then rushed to the side and attacked him. The captives were defeated and beheaded more than 8,000 levels!"

It is difficult for both sides to fight about 30,000 to 50,000 or away games to behead 8,000. Even if there is moisture, it is difficult.

Most of the children brought by Ma Yuan were from Longyou, many of them were from Didao City. Everyone cared about their family members and was at ease with the victory on the front line. Longxi naturally had no danger. At the same time, they sighed that Ma Yuan was brave and called for victory.

The people of Longyou are unruly and difficult to control, and the regional color is serious. They rarely submit to the "Oriental people". For them, when they leave Longban, they are in the east.

But this time, everyone was convinced!

Niu Han, who was in a misfortune, said that China and Ma Yuan had "fake defeat and lure the enemy", admired him very much.

"The ancients said that there were many generals in Longyou. During the Han Dynasty, Li Guang, Zhao Chongguo, Gan Yanshou, Li Ling, Xin Wuxian, Xin Qingji and others were all geniuses in Long. However, today, Ma Wenyuan was not from Long, but he also had the courage of Li Guang, Zhao Chongguo's strategy, Gan Yanshou's power. As for the father and son of Xin, Li Ling, Gongsun He and others, they could not be compared with Ma Yuan, and they were only qualified to be attached to this "Ma" Ji tail!"

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Since there was no danger in the northwest of Longxi, all ethnic groups in the county actively sent Ding Zhuang to support Qishan Fort. Wei Xiang relied on Gongsun Shu's continuous support and barely supported him, and hesitated while advancing and retreating.

It was not until early October that Wei Xiang finally learned about the follow-up of the Battle of Hehuang from the messenger who came back from Qiang.

"In the battle of defeating Qiang, Ma Yuan pretended to be defeated and lured and killed thousands of Qiang people. King Zero was very afraid of fighting again, so he abandoned the rest of his troops and retreated westward."

"I thought Ma Yuan should withdraw his troops, but he didn't expect that he would chase him closely. On the other hand, he sent people to recruit Qiang people along the way, and declared that as long as each unit was willing to provide a few livestock to the Wei army as food, he would not pursue and kill them afterwards. If he still attached to Xian Zero, he would never let him go!"

"Ma Yuan and his troops took more than 10,000 cavalry, and chased westward with fifteen days of food. They walked more than 100 miles a day and night to reach Luochuan Valley. Xianlingqiang did not expect that Ma Yuan would come so quickly, so they had to continue to flee and push them to Lingwu Valley. They brought more than 4,000 landfalls of the same species and counterattacked the Wei army at dawn."

"The terrain of Lingwu Valley is narrow, and Ma Yuan led his troops to dismount and fight with the Qiang tribe. From the morning to noon, the swords and arrows were broken, and the Qiang people were afraid and retreated again."

"And that Shaodang Qiang also took the opportunity to join Wei and led the way for Ma Yuan. The Wei army chased and fought while fighting. When they were hungry, they cut their flesh and swallowed snow. They chased for fourteen days and went out of the barrier for more than a thousand miles until Xianling Qiang's old nest, and then fought with Xianling King, killing more than 5,000 people. Even Prince Xianling was killed and got 100,000 livestock! Xianling King could only bring more than 3,000 left to scatter into the western seafood water. The large and small Yungu had been occupied by Shaodang Qiang!"

Wei Xiang was stunned when he heard this. He was a great hero in Longyou and knew very well the combat power of the Western Qiang, especially the Qiang Qiang. The former Han soldiers were strong and powerful, but they were unable to be wiped out. He rose repeatedly over the past century and was a natural warrior forged on the plateau.

Even when they were at the peak of the Western Han Dynasty, they had no choice but to watch them grow bigger and stronger.

However, Ma Yuan, an outsider, brought the Longyou children who had just returned for a few years, built a new "Liangzhou Malaysia". He was able to fight with zero force, go out to the frontier for more than a thousand miles, and kill more than ten thousand people!

After this battle, Xianling lost his old nest, Yungu, which started his business. Even if Xianling King did not die, the fame and power would not recover. He had to go to the West Sea to lick the wounds. The Western Qiang returned to a state of loose sand, which temporarily poses no threat to the Wei State.

"Go away, withdraw your troops quickly!"

Wei Xiang was afraid and never dared to confront Ma Yuan. After reacting, he immediately ordered. He knew very well that Longyou respected the strongest and powerful generals. His native who came from the Confucian scriptures was no longer as good as Ma Yuan, an outsider. If he gave a knife to a Longyou child and asked him to choose a sideline, he would definitely stab Wei Xiang without hesitation!

However, the disaster never came alone. Just when Wei Xiang hurriedly pulled out his troops from Qishan Fort, he learned a shocking news from the rear.
Chapter completed!