flstandardbreds Chapter 350 Liang Kingdom sends troops
Chapter 350 Liang Kingdom sends troops
The cruelty of war is often horrifying.
In less than an hour, Keji Ze's army left 30,000 cold corpses in front of Zhao Hong's fort, while the enemy's fortress walls were still as solid as a rock and intact.
This was the first time that the Qiang people encountered firearms, and that was why they suffered such a miserable defeat.
When they retreated back to Dingbian City like a stray dog, Zhao Hong's troops launched a night attack without mercy.
Those Qiang soldiers had become frightened birds and were terrified at the news.
As soon as they heard the sound of cannons, they all fled Dingbian City.
In fact, only a thousand people were killed, but as many as 10,000 to 20,000 people fled.
Those who were injured and failed to escape were all killed by Zhao Hong's men, leaving no one alive.
The Qiang soldiers fled thirty miles in one breath, and only then did they realize that no one was chasing them.
Seeing that only half of the troops were left when they returned, the generals of Kejizer's army felt heartbroken, but they could only reluctantly order the evacuation.
Before Luosang had gone far, he heard this shocking news.
He was so overjoyed that he said to those fleeing, "Go back! The Qiang soldiers have all been driven away. This battle ended so quickly."
The number of officers, soldiers and local people returning to the city was only a few thousand.
At this moment, Zhao Hong suddenly had an idea: "Lo County Magistrate, arm the people in your city and form a city defense force. If the Qiang soldiers attack again, we will be able to fight."
After Zhao Hong's previous victory over the Qiang people, Luosang's confidence was boosted. He agreed without hesitation, "Okay!"
It was not difficult to temporarily feed the newly formed army with the weapons, clothing, leather armor, and many supplies left behind by more than 30,000 Qiang soldiers when they fled in a hurry.
It’s a pity that even if the conditions were relaxed, only more than a thousand people could be selected from the civilians, and together with the former veterans, a team of about four thousand people could be barely formed.
As a person Zhao Hong trusted the most, Captain Li was transferred to be the captain of the city defense army.
The news of the Qiang soldiers' defeat soon reached Dara Urbu.
One hundred thousand men attacked the enemy with 50,000 men, but only lost 30,000 soldiers. For the powerful Qiang people at that time, this was undoubtedly a great shame.
At this time, the Qiang territory was vast, stretching from the Qilian Mountains in the north to the Dongla Mountains in the south, all under the control of the Qiang people.
A small Dingbian was defeated under the leadership of the Kekize family. How could he tolerate others laughing at him?
So he called on several large families under his command to quickly gather an army of 300,000 and 200,000 logistical support troops, and marched 300 miles eastward, attempting to cut off a piece of Qin territory as compensation.
The Qiang people bordered the Liang State. If they wanted to force their way across, they would have to pass through the Liang State. In this way, they would inevitably encounter the stubborn defense of the Di people.
Therefore, the Qiang people's plan was to attack from the border between themselves and the Great Zhou, capture several prefectures and counties in Qin, and then go north to attack Dingbian.
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Such a major event happened to the Qiang people. How could Li Weize, the ruler of Liang, not know about it?
In a magnificent palace modeled after the Zhou Dynasty, Li Weize urgently summoned the high priest Ulip to discuss countermeasures.
"Your Majesty, the Qiang people are so presumptuous. Why should we allow Dingbian, who is in the way, to exist? Why not let us replace them?"
The military strength on the northwest border of the Great Zhou was weak, and the Liang Kingdom had long wanted to take Dingbian, but due to the system of imitating the Zhou Dynasty, it could not find a legitimate reason to send troops for a while.
After hearing what Ulip said, Li Weize already had a plan in mind.
"The cannons sent by General Conicoda can be put to good use this time, so let's proceed accordingly."
Li Weize pondered for a long time and finally felt that he should seize this rare opportunity.
He quickly wrote a letter to Conikoda, stating that he would send troops to Dingbian and act together with the Qiang soldiers, asking them to make adequate preparations.
After receiving the letter, Conikoda instantly understood Li Weize's intention and immediately prepared for war.
He has two powerful generals under his command.
One is called Hamur and the other is called Qin Tianzhu.
They are all burly men with a height of seven feet.
"Hamur, you will lead an army of 50,000 to defend against possible attacks from the east. You must be especially vigilant against the Xiongnu invasion."
"Yes, General, I will follow your instructions."
Hamur saluted with his fists clasped and spoke in a loud voice.
"Well, I trust you. Please guard the east side for me."
After Conikoda finished speaking, he turned to look at Qin Tiezhu on the other side.
"Qin Tiezhu, your mission is relatively simple. You and I will form an elite team and be ready to capture Suide at any time."
"I will obey your command." Qin Tiezhu also responded with a fist clasped and a firm look in his eyes.
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The Qiang people quickly completed the mobilization of troops, and the 300,000-strong army rushed towards Dingxi City like a surging tide.
Dingxi, known as "Longzhong", has a dangerous geographical location and is located at the throat where the Loess Plateau, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Western Qinling Mountains meet.
This is the most critical strategic location leading to Qin territory.
There are 50,000 garrison troops sent by King Zhao Qin of Qin stationed here, and the garrison commander Qian Dazhuang has been holding out here for more than ten years.
From the young man full of vigor and vitality, he has gone through years of trials and tribulations and has now become a weathered middle-aged general in his forties.
When he learned of the critical military situation of an approaching army, he did not hesitate and immediately sent out cavalry messengers to ask for urgent help from the King of Qin in Chang'an.
When King Zhao Qin of Qin learned of this extremely urgent situation in the palace, he became extremely anxious and hurriedly summoned all the ministers in the palace.
"My dear ministers, do you have any good strategies to deal with this critical situation?"
Zhao Qin frowned, his face full of anxiety and worry, and looked at the ministers of His Highness eagerly and expectantly and asked.
"King of Qin, General Sima Yan has taken over Yanqing. He alone commands a relatively large army. We should quickly dispatch his troops to resist the enemy."
Kong Sijin looked solemn, took a step forward, and said respectfully with his hands clasped.
Sima Ling stood aside calmly and composedly. After listening to Kong Sijin's proposal, he still had no expression on his face and did not express any opinion.
Zhao Qin glanced cautiously at Sima Ling. Seeing that he didn't express any opinion, he thought for a moment and nodded decisively. "Then send a quick message to Sima Yan and order him to mobilize troops from Qingzhou and rush to support us."
After saying this, he still observed Sima Ling's expression with trepidation.
Seeing that Sima Ling did not show any dissatisfaction, his heart finally settled down a little.
Ever since Yan Ruxiang was squeezed out and transferred to Hancheng, all the affairs in Chang'an, big or small, would basically become complicated and difficult to handle as long as Sima Ling got involved and intervened.
After hearing the order, the chief historian did not dare to delay in the slightest. He hurried to draft the royal order and then hurriedly took it to the hall.
He first respectfully presented it to Sima Ling for review, and only after he confirmed that he had no objection did he dare to carefully stamp the King of Qin's seal on it.