People in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hu and Han respected together

Chapter 157
Facing Longqi City, Li Wenhou racked his brains, but in the end there was nothing he could do.

So he could only turn his eyes for help to his elder son, their whole family were all martial arts, only Li Yao was a little bit crooked, capable of both martial arts and literature.

Then he said:

"Ayao, although Longqi City is dilapidated, it is still an obstacle. In the current weather in Hehuang, if you attack by force, you will suffer huge losses. Come to think of a way, how can you get in?"

Hearing this, Li Yao felt a little helpless in his heart. He could think of a solution, but he looked at Longqi City opposite, and at the army around him, and suddenly had an idea.

Then he took a step forward, met everyone's eyes and said:

"Father, we always don't kill those who surrender, and there are mostly Qiang people in the army. Although the Qiang people in the city are not willing to surrender, they may not be willing to fight..."

"We are writing the valley, Mucheng Valley... a large number of Qiang soldiers, women and children surrendered, some of them were captured men, their families were moved to the city, some family members were captured, and their men were moved to the city..."

"Since this is the case, let's have a four-sided Qiang song, bring all the captives here, and let them sing in Qiang language to express the pain of parting relatives, and at the same time let them surrender to the city, so that relatives can be reunited..."

"We have never abused the captives, and we are very friendly to them. We even gave them big white steamed buns, which are much more delicious than wheat rice. In this way, at least some of the Qiang people in the city will be willing to open the city and surrender. Even if they fail to open the city and surrender, as long as their troops are in chaos, we can easily take the city with a fierce attack. Without the city as a support, facing our [-] army, they will either surrender or die. I believe that more Qiang people will be willing to surrender!"

After Li Yao finished speaking, everyone around thought about it, and they all thought it was quite feasible.

Then they looked at Li Yao with expressions of admiration on their faces. Even Li Wenhou was also overjoyed. He just smiled and said:

"With my son here, breaking the city is easy!"

After speaking, Li Wenhou gave the order directly, followed the method Li Yao said, and brought all the previous captives here.

It was not to kill them to gain prestige, nor to let them attack the city, but to sing outside Longqi City, and to sing in Qiang language.

These Qiang people didn't know that they were surrounded by enemies, but when they came outside the city of Longqi, they knew that their relatives were in the city. Although they could meet, they couldn't be reunited. The feeling came out quickly, and they started singing in cooperation.

Just in the singing of Qiang language, it reveals sadness, nostalgia, mourning...these many emotions make people cry.

Seeing this situation, the Qiang people at the top of the city couldn't bear it anymore, and chaos almost broke out at that time.

It's just that there were not many people, and it didn't cause a big impact, but the news spread quickly, and all the Qiang people in the city knew about it.

In this city of Longqi, there are actually several tribes, but the main one is Beihe Qiang.

When they discovered this situation, they first scolded Li Wenhou for being despicable. It was a shame that they had been friends with him before, but now they dealt with them like this. Their hearts were as dark as the sky at night, and they still couldn't see the moon or the stars.

But always find a way to solve the problem, and found that appeasement, stop... all have no effect, the chief of Beiheqiang directly ordered, and if there is any disturbance, he will be killed.

Although such forceful suppression has played a certain role, hatred, dissatisfaction, resentment, anger... have begun to take root.

After three days like this, it seemed that the city was still peaceful, but it was at Chen Shi this morning!

A riot broke out suddenly, and no one took the initiative to organize it. It was just that one person wanted to open the city gate, and then more people responded one after another.

Spread from the city gate to the top of the city, and then spread into the city, killing people, setting fire... They did it really smoothly.

But the movement inside the city was discovered outside the city. Li Wenhou was very happy, and quickly organized the elite under his command to prepare to forcibly attack the city.

Before they could start, the city gate opened by itself. At this time, Li Wenhou did not hesitate. He first ordered the Yicong battalion to quickly enter the city to control the situation, and then ordered the left and right cavalry battalions to prepare to enter the city to quell the riots, take in the ordinary Qiang people, and arrest the Qiang people's chiefs.

With a sound of "Survivors will not be killed"!
The city occupied by the Qiang people eventually fell into the hands of Li Wenhou. A large number of Qiang soldiers chose to surrender without resisting. As for the women and children, they were even more powerless to resist.

Soon after, Li Wenhou entered the city, and then appeased the hearts of the Qiang people, promising not to kill anyone. Even if the Qiang chiefs refused to surrender, Li Wenhou still did not kill them.

It is easy to kill, but killing the Qiang chief, his relatives, and his loyalists will definitely want revenge, which will cause many problems.

It is better not to kill than to kill!

The living are more valuable than the dead...

The capture of Longqi and the capture of these Qiang chiefs meant that they had conquered all the Qiang tribes in the West Sea.

This is of course good news, but there is even better news. They finally have a salt pond, and they can make salt by themselves in the future.

As we all know, the water of the West Sea cannot make salt. If one does not eat salt for a period of time, one will feel weak all over the body, but if one eats the salt of the West Sea for a period of time, one will feel numb all over.

People at this time believed that it was the punishment of mortals for defiled by Xihai.

And in the north of the West Sea, there is a small salt pond, which is named Yanchi.

Salt can be produced here, although the output is not very high, but it is all because of the wrong method.

There are more than 150 large and small salt ponds in Qinghai Province, and this one is one of them.

Most of them are west of Qinghai, including the two largest salt lakes.

Putting aside the matter of the Salt Lake, after conquering the Qiang tribes like Longqi, Li Wenhou did not stay for too long, but took the Qiang soldiers directly to the east, marching and reorganizing the army.

Relying on this powerful force, they swept away all the Qiang tribes north of Huangshui, especially those near the Datong River. They either surrendered or died. Of course, there were some tribes who didn't want to surrender, nor did they dare to resist, so they led their troops to flee.

In the end, the army crossed the river at Haomen, and went north again to Lingju. At this time, Li Wenhou already had [-] cavalry and [-] string-controlling soldiers in his hands.

Moreover, all the Hehuang area has been brought under his control. In the past, the sphere of influence was always on the banks of the Huangshui River, but now all the good places suitable for farming and grazing on both sides of the three rivers have been occupied.

Standing at the head of Lingju City, Li Wenhou looked down at the [-] army and [-] cavalry outside the city. His heart was full of pride, and he was not far away from becoming the King of Liang!

By Li Wenhou's side, Li Yao felt a lot of pressure, with [-] people and [-] horses, it seemed that the army was already strong, but in reality it was still far behind.

If there is a war, it will take at least three months and at most six months. If the fighting cannot be ended, then they can only plunder.

Otherwise, there would be not enough food to eat, and this style of play would only lead to self-destruction.

Fortunately, Hehuang has been fully occupied, so it can develop as it pleases, garrison troops, plant land and herd animals. Within three to five years, it must have stable logistics. Food is calculated in millions of stones, and livestock is calculated in millions of heads...

(End of this chapter)