Chapter 908
In the southeast direction, a Yuezhi army is also gathering a hundred miles away from the place where the Yuezhi army gathers. Although the number of soldiers is thousands of less than that of the Yuezhi king, it is equipped with more saddles and stirrups, and it looks not weak in the upper part.
This is the gathering place of King Nantu. Through inquiring about the news, it was learned that the army of King Yuezhi had already gathered and King Yuezhi had arrived.
"King Nantu, how should we do next? I'm afraid there will be fraud in this operation?"
In the tent of King Nantu, the four tribe leaders who participated in the conspiracy last time were all there. In addition, there were six or seven small and medium-sized tribes who were close friends with King Nantu, all sitting in the tent drinking to discuss countermeasures.
"I naturally know that there may be a fraud, but now we are similar to the king's strength. If he is not stupid, he will never attack me. Once he breaks apart, he will definitely suffer both sides. Let the Qin people get the advantage for nothing. The Qiang people who are burned to the death are the biggest troubles of my Yuezhi. Only by completely defeating the Shaoyuezhi can we gain a foothold in this area. No matter who is the Yuezhi king, the Qiang people must die!" King Nantu said with a sinister face.
"What King Nantu said is that the Qiang people are the life-and-death enemy of my Yuezhi King. The Qiang people have been plundering and harassing my Yuezhi tribe, but the king has always been indulging indulging in the face of the Qiang people. Alas!" A tribe leader shook his head.
"I have said that the king is old and just wants to settle for the status quo. However, there is a saying in the Central Plains that lie on the side of the bed and cannot allow others to sleep soundly. Because of the king's tolerance, several Qiang tribes gradually grew and grew, and the threat to my Yuezhi became increasingly greater. What's more, Maodun escaped and the king could not hand over Maodun in the end. The Emperor of Qin would not give up. Once the Qin army was in a hurry and the Qiang people attacked me, the Yuezhi would inevitably be attacked from both sides. I am afraid that it would be really chaotic at that time. Therefore, no matter what the king thinks, this time we must cooperate with the king to completely drive out of this area, and also give other Qiang tribes a warning!"
"King Nantu puts the overall situation first, and we must cooperate with each other!" The tribal leaders in the tent saluted together.
"It's good. When you defeat Shaodang, I will discuss the future of Yuezhi face to face with King Yuezhi..." King Nantu slowly drank wine, his face slightly ferocious.
There was an extremely quiet moment in the tent. The face-to-face discussion naturally forced the Yuezhi King to express his opinion whether to jointly resist the Qin Dynasty or to completely break up.
The last sneak attack on the Qin delegation was completely failed, so the identity of the attacker may not be kept secret. In other words, the previous planning was completely wiped out, and the Yuezhi King must have known the instructor behind the scenes. This time, joining all tribes to send troops to attack the Qiang people is not only a cooperation between the two sides, but also a complete showdown.
According to the strength of both sides, the Yuezhi King was a little stronger and occupied a moral commanding height. King Nantu and others destroyed the arrangements of the royal court and were in an unfavorable position. However, for the entire Yuezhi, King Nantu's actions were probably more popular. After all, although the Yuezhi could not compete with the Qin Dynasty, it was not a soft persimmon that could be kneaded. Many tribes did not tend to completely want the Qin Dynasty to surrender. This can be seen through the last quarrel in the royal court that the moderate faction headed by King Zuo Ping and the hardliners headed by King Nantu were evenly matched. If the royal family of King Zuo Ping was replaced by the leader of other tribes, they would probably be beaten out by a group of people on the spot.
What's more, for King Nantu, the Yuezhi royal family is not a solid piece of the matter. Many people also disagree with King Zuo Ping's attitude towards the Qin Dynasty. If they really break up with King Yuezhi, King Nantu is 70 or 80% sure that he can seize power smoothly and start another prosperous dynasty of the Yuezhi.
However, these words cannot be said at the moment, because he cannot guarantee that these tribal leaders in the tent will be completely loyal to him. Once they are leaked, there are undercover agents who support him, I am afraid that things will backfire.
One hour later, the Nantu King Ba camp, who had all arrived at the camp, went to join the Yuezhi King. After both sides gathered together, nearly twice as many Yuezhi soldiers appeared in the entire camp, and nearly 60,000 troops gathered together. The horses galloped back and forth to transmit orders, and the sound of people shouting and neighing across the radius for dozens of miles.
In the mountains and valleys a hundred miles away from the Yuezhi army, a large number of Qiang tribes have gathered together, all of whom are carrying archers and swords and guns, and their clothes are chaotic. There are more than 30,000 people in old and young, about half are riding horses, and the remaining half are driving a large number of yaks. A wooden stand is tied on the cow's back, and two archers are sitting on it. There are even many warriors with patterns on their faces leading leopards and tigers and wolves, among which are some wizards wearing hideous masks. The entire team looks very strange, just like the battle between the most primitive clan tribes.
"The Yuezhi people occupied the homes where our ancestors lived decades ago. Today, their army came to kill us. We had no way out and could only fight to the death. However, this time we are not alone and helpless. Let me tell you good news. The Qin people also sent large troops to attack the Yuezhi royal court. This time we must kill all the Yuezhi people in one go and regain the old place where our ancestors live..."
A burly middle-aged man with a white scarf was riding on a tall horse holding a long bow and shouting.
"Roar~roar~roar~roar~~"
Tens of thousands of Qiang soldiers raised their weapons and roared, bursting out deafening sounds that shook the entire valley.
"Set out~" The leader of the Qiang people pointed forward with Changgong, and all the Qiang people shouted and rushed out of the valley.
"Report~~" A scout rode his horse and rushed into the gathering place of the Yuezhi people, and bypassed the dense tents and headed straight for the tent set up by the big pen.
"King, the Qiang people have appeared, less than fifty miles away!" The scout rushed into the king's tent and knelt on his knees to report.
"Okay, since the Qiang people don't want to escape, then this time they will completely defeat them, and the great troubles that have plagued my Yuezhi for decades have been eliminated!" The old-fashioned and haggard King of Yuezhi stood up suddenly, and a sharp aura that had never been seen before appeared in his turbid eyes.
"Zuoping King led Sogdian and other troops to attack from the northwest, Nantu King led Xiumi and other tribes to attack from the southeast, Beihe King and Guga King led the royal army to attack from the middle road with me. This time, the Shaodang tribe must be completely annihilated!"
"Yes, king!"
"Set off!"
"Woooo~~"
With the sound of the low and thick horns and the brief chaos of the people shouting and horses neighing, tens of thousands of Yuezhi soldiers set out in three groups. In the slight trembling and shaking of the ground, the sound of horse hooves rolled out of the camp like thunder, and soon trampled the vast grassland into mud.
"Report to General, the Yuezhi army has set out and will meet in at most half an hour!" Several horses rushed into the hidden valley of the Qin army to report to Yingbu.
"Haha, okay, I have been hiding in this mountain valley where birds do not shit for seven or eight days. I inform the Qiang people to prepare to set off!" Ying Bu stood up with a smile and pressed his sword hilt.
"Here~" A group of lieutenants in the tent scattered and quickly followed the sound of bamboo whistles that kept ringing, and the entire valley became restless in an instant. The soldiers of the Qin Dynasty sorted out their crossbow weapons and boarded their horses. The entire three thousand people soon became quiet without any sound, and they lined up neatly and rushed out of the valley.
Seeing the Qin army's strict discipline and excellent saddle weapons and other equipment, the Qiang people who came to cooperate with the Qin army slowly calmed down in horror amid all the scoldings and shouts, and quickly rode out of the valley with their bows and arrows and weapons on foot.
Now Ying Bu's subordinates have changed from three thousand to nearly six thousand. Although they are all in Qiang costumes, they do not need to be carefully distinguished to clearly divide two different camps. The Qin army is riding on the horse, with the same sword and crossbow hanging on the horse, while the Qiang people are holding various weapons.
"General, are you sure these Qiang people can fight?" A guard couldn't help but whisper as he looked at the rough long bows in the Qiang people's hands and long arrows with bald tail feathers in his tail.
"Hehe, it doesn't matter whether we can fight or not. What's important is that we can hide our identities and send orders. When attacking later, let these Qiang people rush in front. Don't worry if we fall behind!" Ying Bu said with a dry laugh.
"Here~" The guard turned around and held the order flag and quickly passed the order. The Qin army walking ahead began to slow down slightly, but the Qiang people following the surroundings were walking faster and faster, because at this time, they could vaguely hear the shouts of killing coming from a very far distance, and there were also low sounds of ox horns one after another, and the ground seemed to be trembling slightly.
In other words, the battle between the Yuezhi army and the Shaodangren has begun.
When the Qiang people thought of killing the Yuezhi people this time, they became even more excited and some even started trotting. Soon the Qiang people surpassed the Qin army and rushed to the front.
"Send the order, don't hold on too quickly, the battle between the Yuezhi people and the Qiang people will not end soon!" Ying Bu whispered the order again.
But even though the Qin army suppressed the speed and moved forward slowly, it was still getting closer and closer to the battlefield. With the service back and forth, half an hour later, the Qin army was less than five miles away from the area where the battle between the two sides was fought. When we arrived here, we could clearly hear the shouts of killing from both sides. The sound of horse hooves rushing back and forth were mixed with the roar of the cow horns and wild beasts. The dust raised in several valleys rose several miles like smoke, and looked very clear under the blue sky and white clouds.
"Report, General, the army of King Nantu is approaching us. He is strangling with the Qiang people at this time, and the winner has not yet been decided!" The scout rode his horse back and reported.
"Let's explore again, all of them get off the horse and cultivate their horsepower!" Ying Bu waved his hand and ordered all of them to get off the horse and go to the hillside on the side of the battlefield. When he stood on the hillside, with the help of weeds and thorns, he watched tens of thousands of people rush back and forth in a valley about five miles wide, with arrows flying across the river and blood splashing, and the falling horses on both sides and the shrill screams were endless.
"Hehe, what a big scene!" Ying Bu said with a dogtail grass in his mouth with a smile on his face.
"It's only tens of thousands of people. In the past, the six countries fought, but there were hundreds of thousands or millions of people at one time!" A commander curled his lips and looked at him disdainful.
"Where can you compare? I heard that there are less than 100,000 people in this Shaodang tribe, and the entire Yuezhi is less than one million people!"
"It would be great if the Marquis of Qinghe was here. If a divine thunder descended, all these people would die..."
"Go, how could the Queen Qinghe was so bored to compete with us for credit!"
Chapter completed!