The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 503 Brutal
"General, we surrender!"

"Willing to surrender!"

Several Qiang people tied themselves up and knelt in front of General Pang Hui, their eyes full of fear.

This rebellion was really confusing.

Many Qiang people had no idea what was happening. They picked up their weapons and started fighting. They only realized who their opponents were halfway through the fight and what had happened after the fight was over.

The tribal leaders themselves did not expect Shi Bao to dare to take action, let alone these tribesmen.

After learning that their leader had been executed, many temporary leaders of the tribes chose to rise up directly to avenge their leader. However, before they had even started, Deng Ai, who had already been eyeing them, took direct action.

Deng Ai came from a low-income family and implemented many benevolent policies. When he was a local governor, he liked to reclaim land and develop water conservancy projects, and was deeply loved by the people.

However, Deng Ai has a shortcoming.

Maybe because he was too poor when he was young, he became a little stingy. This stinginess does not only mean stinginess with money, but also stinginess with people.

This man did something extremely cruel when he captured Chengdu.

He piled up the heads of the Wei army and the Shu army together and built a Jingguan.

To show off one's military achievements!

"He ordered the construction of a platform in Mianzhu to serve as a memorial to commemorate the military achievements. All the soldiers who died in the battle were buried together with the Shu army."

They were reluctant to even throw away the heads of their own family members and had to use them. The Wei people were so afraid of poverty that they didn't dare to throw away even a single head.

Deng Ai treated his own people like this, not to mention the Qiang people.

What Zhuge Dan said to the emperor was actually correct.

Deng Ai deliberately let Shi Bao force these Qiang and Hu people to rebel. In Deng Ai's eyes, these Qiang and Hu people were first of all a huge destabilizing factor. In addition, they were walking military merits.

When Deng Ai saw military achievements, he would even ignore the commander's orders.

Therefore, before Shi Bao summoned the leader, he had already prepared his army and made plans for the attack, and it was Deng Ai who instructed Shi Bao to come within ten days.

Deng Ai knew these people very well. He was sure that they would feel humiliated and would disobey military orders. Then he could execute them and take military credit for them.

Everything happened just as Deng Ai predicted. The Qiang people were indeed preparing to rebel, and Deng Ai, who had been waiting for a long time, took the opportunity to launch an attack.

Deng Ai not only wanted to attack the Qiang tribes, but also the Xianbei, Xiongnu, and even the Di people living in the Yongliang area, who were all subjected to liquidation.

There are also Xiongnu tribes here, but unlike the tribes in Bingzhou that have surrendered, these are just small fry who have escaped.

The bald tribe was very confused at this moment.

On the first day, he heard that the Qiang people had rebelled, and on the second day, he saw Deng Ai's army coming to attack his territory.

They didn't even have time to explain that they were not Qiang people before they encountered a head-on battle.

Deng Ai only had heads in his eyes at this moment, and didn't care about anything else. Yongliang was flooded with blood.

Deng Ai's actions also directly caused the Qiang tribe to split.

Not all Qiang people wanted to bleed for their leader until the last moment. They didn't even know why they were fighting this war.

So, after Deng Ai's army defeated several tribes in succession, the remaining tribes chose to surrender.

Pang Hui looked at the Qiang people in front of him with some hesitation in his eyes.

Without Deng Ai's order, he did not dare to easily take prisoners.

Pang Hui thought for a moment, then immediately ordered these people to stay in the tent and sent someone to inform Deng Ai.

Pang Hui was not sure whether Deng Ai was willing to keep the prisoners.

The situation of generals in various places was mostly the same. Without the help of local people, these unprepared people were simply defeated by the fully armed elite Wei army.

Hu Zun didn't have such speed when he attacked Qingzhou.

When Pang Hui's scouts arrived in front of Deng Ai, Deng Ai had already gathered a lot of scouts.

These people were sent by generals from all over the country.

Deng Ai was sitting in the tent with a huge map hanging behind him. Some areas were clearly marked on the map. Anyone who knew something about Yongliang could tell at a glance that the areas he marked were where the powerful Hu tribes were located.

Zhuge Xu was sitting on Deng Ai's left side at this moment, with a dark face, staring angrily at the front.

After hearing the scouts' report, Deng Ai said calmly: "Qiang Hu, Hu, Hu are fickle. They surrendered at this moment only because we are so powerful that they dare not oppose us."

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Xu could no longer sit still and looked at Deng Ai in surprise.

"General, do you intend to kill all the Qiang and Hu people in Yongliang?!"

"They are all tribes that have surrendered to the Wei Dynasty! What's the difference between your actions and killing innocent people to claim credit?!"

Zhuge Xu really couldn't help it.

When they learned that the Qiang and Hu people under their command were in rebellion, Zhuge Xu and Sima Wang were very surprised and hurried to send troops, but they soon realized that something was wrong.

Deng Ai dispatched his troops too quickly, and the enemy was destroyed before they were prepared.

They soon discovered that this was an action Deng Ai had prepared long ago.

This made many officials feel dissatisfied.

Deng Ai calmly replied, "These people are not, are not, good people."

"Humph!"

Zhuge Xu stood up suddenly, glanced at Deng Ai with displeasure, and said, "I will report the truth about what happened here to His Majesty!"

After saying that, he left the place directly.

Deng Ai hesitated at this moment. He was not hesitant because of Zhuge Xu's report to the emperor, but because he was hesitant about how to kill the captives.

If they wanted to surrender, Deng Ai would definitely accept it. After all, unarmed people are easier to kill.

But how to kill?
Just when Deng Ai hesitated, armored soldiers suddenly rushed in.

"General. Angel is coming!"

Deng Ai hurriedly got up and led several generals out to greet them.

I saw a person standing in the distance, waiting anxiously.

When Deng Ai saw the emperor's scepter in the man's hand, he hurriedly bowed to greet him.

The visitor was the newly appointed Minister of the Interior, Lu Qin.

Lu Qin looked particularly tired and dusty. When he saw Deng Ai coming out to pay him a visit, he didn't bother to talk nonsense and jumped off the carriage and walked quickly to Deng Ai.

"General, there are some things that need to be told to you privately."

After hearing Lu Qin's words, Deng Ai led him back to the tent and asked the rest of the people to wait outside.

Lu Qin was not polite and raised the emperor's staff again.

Deng Ai knelt in front of him again.

Lu Qin gritted his teeth and asked, "Is General Deng planning a rebellion?!"

Deng Ai was stunned. "Ai, Ai, Ai dare not."

Lu Qin asked again, "Then why did you act on your own initiative and let the situation in Yongliang deteriorate to this extent?!"

"Ai, Ai"

Deng Ai stuttered for a long time but couldn't give a reason.

Lu Qin then spoke, "Your Majesty has ordered that the rebellion be put to an end as soon as possible and that a conciliatory approach be adopted towards the surrendered tribes. Shi Bao must be dismissed from his post and escorted back to the imperial court. Zhuge Xu, the Governor of Yongzhou, will be in charge of pacifying and educating the people!"

Deng Ai hurriedly nodded his head and said yes.

Seeing Deng Ai's respectful attitude, Lu Qin sighed and said, "General Deng, His Majesty has asked you to handle this matter with great care."

"Asking Shi Bao to distinguish between friends and foes doesn't mean you should turn everyone into an enemy!"

"If Jiang Wei of Shu knew about this, would he let this opportunity go?"

Deng Ai didn't say anything.

Lu Qin did not dare to waste time and asked him to quickly give the order to stop chasing those tribes.

Under Lu Qin's surveillance, Deng Ai began to order the generals of various departments to stop chasing and taking prisoners. If there were still those who continued to resist and wanted to defect to Shu, they could continue the attack.

At the same time, he also sent people to invite Zhuge Xu back.

Zhuge Xu, who was originally planning to impeach Deng Ai, also hurried over after learning about this, ready to take the imperial edict to replace Shi Bao.

In fact, generals from all over the country also breathed a sigh of relief.

Deng Ai told them privately that he wanted to build a Jingguan in Liangzhou to show his military achievements. The generals were not happy to hear this, but were very scared.

Because the nature of this matter was different, they also knew in their hearts why these Qiang people rebelled. They did not expect to gain too much military merit in this battle, as long as they did not get dismissed or punished.

After Lu Qin arrived, the situation eased significantly.

A large number of tribes surrendered and were then escorted to migrate.

Many tribes outside the Great Wall of Liangzhou and Yongzhou were forcibly relocated to many cities near Chang'an.

Many generals under Deng Ai escorted these Qiang people. For a time, the roads were full of escorted Qiang people.

Zhuge Xu relocated them according to the imperial edict. The imperial court had not yet made clear how to deal with them, but they certainly would not want to massacre them like Deng Ai did.

Deng Ai was being watched by Lu Qin these days and was unable to do anything outrageous.

But Deng Ai didn't seem worried at all, nor did he seem dissatisfied. At some point, he had replaced all the maps in his tent.

What is marked above is no longer the Qiang and Hu, but several directions where Jiang Wei might send troops.

Deng Ai narrowed his eyes and looked at the map.

The Qiang and Hu people were never his main targets, and his army could kill them all.

The reason why he wanted to make a big deal out of this matter was to make his real target come out.

Jiang Wei would certainly not miss such a good opportunity, he would definitely send troops to contact the Hu people.

This is my good opportunity.

If Jiang Wei's army could be defeated, Hanzhong would lose its defensive power.

Even, it only requires a very simple operation, a very simple operation.

There was an inexplicable light in Deng Ai's eyes.

Sure enough, the general who was guarding Shu Kingdom soon sent scouts.

Jiang Wei sent troops from Dazhong, and his target was once again Longxi County and Jincheng County, which were the two areas where the Qiang and Hu rebellions were most serious.

Deng Ai put down the intelligence in his hand, his hands were trembling slightly.

He raised his head, and a smile finally appeared on his usually calm face.

You're finally here. I've been waiting for you for a long time.

(End of this chapter)