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Chapter 420: Building Jingguan! The desperate Qiang people!
Shangjun, Fushi.

Ma Chao had led his troops into Qiang territory for quite some time. In order to avoid pursuit by the imperial court, he had to march deep into Qiang territory and station in Shangjun.

Shangjun is far away from the border, and to the north is the desert. If the imperial troops chase him, he can escape into the desert at any time.

However, after settling down, Ma Chao did not relax, but summoned the leaders of various Qiang tribes, intending to regroup their forces to counterattack Chang'an.

Inside the Xiliang Army’s central camp.

The leaders of the Zhongqiang tribe, Xianling tribe, Shaohe tribe and other major Qiang tribes gathered here. They all came here at the invitation of Ma Chao.

"Respected General Tian, ​​it's not that we are unwilling to send troops to help you, but our military strength is very limited."

"The Han court has an army of more than 100,000 soldiers, and the warriors of our tribes combined only have more than 60,000 soldiers, which is not enough to compete with the Han."

The leader of the Shaohe tribe said to Ma Chao with an embarrassed look on his face.

The leader of the Xianling tribe also said: "General Tian, ​​our best warriors have been recruited by you into the Xiliang Army, and now we really don't have any extra troops."

Ma Chao's purpose in inviting them this time was to borrow troops from them and to pull them into confrontation with the Han court.

To be honest, none of them want to do that.

The Han Dynasty's imperial court today is no small matter. Even a powerful man like Ma Chao, who had 100,000 cavalrymen, was defeated. Can all of them together compete with the Han Dynasty's imperial court?

Moreover, Ma Chao had recruited a large number of warriors from their various tribes a long time ago, and now he is asking them for more people. Who can bear this?

Above the main seat.

After hearing the complaints of the two tribal leaders, Ma Chao said unhappily: "You have been enemies of the imperial court for such a long time, don't you worry about retaliation from the imperial court?"

"Don't forget, I was merciful and didn't kill you all before. If that villain Lu Bu led his troops to attack Qiang land, who among you could resist?"

"You should join me in counterattack now and take back Yongzhou and Chang'an. There is still hope. Otherwise, when the imperial court gathers its forces to attack you, it will be too late for you to regret!"

If it were in the past, Ma Chao would not have been so patient to reason with this group of Qiang people. If they dared to disobey his orders, he would have simply drawn his knife.

But now he has less than 30,000 soldiers and horses. Although he can run rampant in Qiang area, what he needs is the full support of all the major tribes, rather than being forced to help.

That's why he analyzed the situation with them and tried to convince these short-sighted barbarians.

"Chief Zhong Qiang, please express your opinion."

Ma Chao turned his gaze towards the leader of the Zhongqiang tribe and said.

The Zhongqiang tribe is the most powerful tribe among the Qiang people. As long as the Zhongqiang tribe is willing to support him, it will be easy to convince other tribes.

"Respected General Tian."

The leader of the Zhongqiang tribe bowed respectfully to Ma Chao before saying, "Excuse me, but you couldn't defeat the imperial court with 100,000 cavalrymen before. How can we take back Yongzhou and Chang'an with our strength now?"

"We know you are brave and we are willing to support you, but we hope you can calm down and think carefully, and not let your anger blind you."

The leader of the Zhongqiang tribe spoke more directly.

It also expressed the thoughts of many people present.

That is, how was Ma Chao able to defeat the Han court? Where did he get the confidence?

"What do you know!"

Ma Chao was furious when he heard this. He slammed the table and pointed at the leader of the Zhongqiang tribe and said, "I was defeated because I was betrayed! If Pang De hadn't betrayed me, how could I have been defeated by Lu Bu!"

"I have thought it through very clearly. Now I want to ask you one question: are you willing to join forces with me to attack Yongzhou?"

Ma Chao's patience was exhausted, and his tone became murderous.

He didn't want to continue arguing with these guys.

Feeling the threat in Ma Chao's words, the faces of the tribal leaders changed and they couldn't help but groan inwardly.

Seeing that they were silent, Ma Chao offered another condition, expressionlessly saying, "As long as you can help me take back Yongzhou and Chang'an, I will allow you to plunder the country for a month, and all the wealth you obtain will belong to you!"

The big stick and the sweet date is an unchanging truth since ancient times.

After the threat, the benefits must be given.

As expected, after Ma Chao made the promise, several tribal leaders present were moved and began to make plans in their minds.

The temptation to plunder the Han territory for a month is enormous; that would be an unimaginable amount of wealth.

Just as they were thinking about it, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside and a guard rushed in.

He knelt down and reported: "General, a Qiang cavalryman came to deliver a message saying that the Qiang royal court was attacked by the Han army four days ago!"

"The royal court is in danger now, and we need help as soon as possible!"

After he finished speaking, the leaders of each tribe stood up in shock!
The leader of the Zhongqiang tribe widened his eyes and said in disbelief: "What nonsense are you talking about? Why would the Han army suddenly enter Qiang territory and attack the royal court?"

The guard ignored him and didn't even look at him.

Ma Chao thought for a moment and then ordered, "Bring that Qiang rider up here. I want to ask him about this."

"promise!"

The guard clasped his fists heavily, turned around and retreated.

Soon the Qiang cavalry was brought up.

After several days of traveling, the Qiang rider was almost exhausted. His lips were cracked and his face was full of fatigue.

He had been running for three days and three nights without rest. He was hungry and thirsty, and his throat was almost smoking.

The guard handed him a water bag. He took it, tilted his head back and began to drink.

The leader of the Zhongqiang tribe stepped forward and slapped his water bag away. He grabbed him and asked in a stern voice: "Did you come here from the royal court? What happened to the royal court?!"

He was extremely anxious at this moment.

The Royal Court is their base camp. If it is attacked, the consequences will be disastrous!

The Qiang cavalry soldiers cried and said, "Chief, the royal court has been attacked by the Han army!"

"The enemy is too strong. Our Royal Court garrison is no match for them. They were killed in the first encounter. They are simply a group of demons!"

"In the end, we fled in different directions and finally escaped..."

After hearing his words.

Including the leader of the Zhongqiang tribe, all the tribal leaders felt a "boom" in their heads, and they felt as if struck by lightning!
The royal court was really attacked by the Han army!
All the tribal leaders couldn't help but become panicked and worried.

Their tribes, their relatives and families are all in the royal court!

And now the Han army has already entered the royal court!

They had long been domineering and looting at will on the borders of the Han State, and even set up an arena and a Han women's pavilion in the royal court.

It can be said that the Han people hate them to the core!

It is conceivable that if a Han army that can easily defeat the royal court garrison broke into the empty royal court, what kind of scene would it be?
Thinking of this, the tribal leaders felt a chill in their hearts and trembled all over.

They seemed to have seen the scene in the Qiang royal court, with heads and corpses scattered all over the ground and blood flowing like a river.
"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

"If you dare to pass on false information, believe it or not, I will kill you!" The leader of the Zhongqiang tribe had murderous intent in his eyes.

He drew the scimitar from his waist and put it on the neck of the Qiang warrior, his eyes full of brutality.

He didn't dare to imagine what the consequences would be if the Han army broke into the royal court, so he was unwilling to believe that the news was true!

"Chief Zhong Qiang! Calm down!"

Ma Chao shouted at the leader of the Zhongqiang tribe, and then asked, "How many Han troops are there? Who is leading them?"

The Qiang cavalry warrior said tremblingly: "The Han army, the Han army has only 5,000 people, a group of infantry."

"I don't know who is leading them, but this group of Han soldiers is too terrifying. They can cut our soldiers and horses in half with one sword, and our weapons can't pierce their armor at all!"

"I have never seen such a Han army..."

Recalling the scene of the battle with the Modao Army that day, he still felt trembling and fear from the bottom of his heart. It was simply a nightmare!
"Both the men and the horses were annihilated... The Mo Dao Army?!"

Ma Chao was shocked when he heard this. He was very familiar with the description of this Qiang cavalry warrior. It was the Modao Army that defeated him that day!
Just as he was shocked, the Zhong Qiang leader chopped off the head of the Qiang cavalry warrior with one knife.

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Blood gushed out and the headless body fell to the ground.

The head of this Qiang cavalry warrior rolled to the ground, with confusion in his eyes. Until his death, he never thought about why he was suddenly killed.

"What a bunch of rubbish! You can't even stop a mere 5,000 Han infantrymen, yet you dare to run away? This is the fate of a coward!"

The leader of the Zhongqiang tribe was furious, and then anxiously said to Ma Chao: "General Tian, ​​we can't stay here any longer, we must return to the royal court immediately!"

"The royal court has countless wealth, cattle, sheep, and Han prisoners. The Han army will definitely not let them go easily. As long as we fight back, we will definitely be able to intercept and kill them!"

He now wished he could grow wings and fly back to the royal court.

Kill all the Han troops who dare to invade!
Ma Chao did not answer, but was still thinking deeply.

He didn't expect that the Modao Army would actually go deep into Qiang territory alone to attack the Qiang royal court. What was the purpose of this?
Seeing that Ma Chao was silent, the leader of the Zhongqiang tribe became even more anxious and urged, "General Tian, ​​we really can't delay any longer, otherwise our royal court will be destroyed!"

"Please send troops with us to repel this group of Han troops. As long as you are willing to send troops, we will agree to join forces with you to fight against the court!"

The leader of the Zhongqiang tribe was not stupid either. He knew that the Han army might have more than 5,000 people, so he wanted Ma Chao to go along.

Hearing this, Ma Chao briefly thought about it, and finally nodded and said, "Okay! Then I will go back with you!"

Sooner or later, we will have to confront the imperial court anyway.

Although the Modao Army is powerful, they are just a group of infantry after all. If they don't have any backup, he may be able to slowly drag the enemy to death!
"Thank you, General Shenweitian!"

The leader of the Zhongqiang tribe was overjoyed and expressed his gratitude repeatedly. Then he and the leaders of other tribes went to mobilize troops.

……

When Zhang He led his troops to implement the plan of exterminating the entire Qiang area, the first batch of Han people, as well as cattle, sheep and captives, had already returned to Sizhou under the escort of the Modao Army.

Pang De did not stay in Chang'an City. He was worried that something might happen to Zhang He, so he led his troops to the border and was ready to go to the border to provide assistance at any time.

But when he saw the Han people being sent back in an endless stream, as well as a large amount of gold, silver, and treasures, and tens of thousands of cattle and sheep, he could not help but be stunned.

"You mean... General Zhang attacked the Qiang royal court?"

After listening to the deputy general's report, Pang De asked in disbelief, his tone full of disbelief.

Didn’t Zhang He lead the troops to fight Ma Chao?

How could the Qiang royal court be attacked?

The deputy general nodded and said, "General, we did not find any trace of Ma Chao in the Qiang people's royal court, so we attacked the royal court and rescued the people inside."

"The Qiang people's royal court was short of troops, so we successfully destroyed the royal court!"

Pound fell into silence after hearing this.

By the way...attacked the Qiang royal court?

After taking a deep breath to suppress the shock in his heart, Pang De asked, "Where is General Zhang? Hasn't he come back yet?"

The deputy general replied, "It was General Zhang who asked me to bring people back first. General Zhang still had things to deal with in the royal court."

Pound asked subconsciously: "What's the matter?"

The deputy general replied, "General Zhang ordered the massacre of tens of thousands of people in the Qiang royal court, not even sparing women and children."

"In addition, they burned the grasslands and mountains, and slaughtered all the cattle and sheep that could not be taken away, and threw their carcasses into the water source."

"hiss--"

After hearing this, Pound couldn't help but take a breath.

There was only extreme shock in my heart!

Zhang He's move was a direct blow to the Qiang people's heart, a vicious plan to wipe out the entire family!
Without cattle, sheep or pastures, and with all the people being slaughtered, it is doubtful whether the Qiang people can survive the winter!

After recovering from his shock, Pang De said without hesitation: "You should immediately take the people and spoils back to Chang'an, and then let the troops in Chang'an come to your aid!"

"This time... the Qiang people might fight us to the death."

Zhang He went too far this time. In his impression, Zhang He was not such a cruel person, but this time he used such vicious means.

If this happens, there is a high possibility of crazy revenge from the Qiang people.

But...it's really cool.

……

After receiving the news that the royal court was attacked, the leaders of the various Qiang tribes and Ma Chao rushed back to provide assistance.

The journey would have originally taken six or seven days, but as they sped up their march, they arrived in just three days.

However, when the army rushed back to the royal court with murderous intent, ready to encircle and kill all the Han troops who dared to invade, they were stunned by the scene before them.

On the vast grassland, everything as far as the eye could see was charred black; and on the distant mountains, there were raging fires burning, with black smoke rising into the sky.

As for the place where the royal court was originally located, there was no trace of the royal court at all.

There is only a ruin!
The ground was littered with charred corpses, including those of humans, cattle, sheep and other animals.

There are also wolves and goshawks roaming here, gnawing on the corpses.

A desolate scene.

Seeing the scene before them, the leaders of all the tribes were stunned, with eyes full of disbelief.

Is this... their royal court?

In addition to this ruin, there is also an extremely tall human head temple.

A white flag of the Qiang people's royal court was planted on the Jingguan, and a murderous sentence was written in dried blood on the flag:

"The one who gave the gift was General Zhang He of the Han Dynasty!"

(End of this chapter)