Chapter 12 Dong Qiang
"Qiang people?" Ma Su responded quickly and was very surprised.
The Qiang people are the largest ethnic minority in Liangzhou. They have been in love and killing each other with the local Han people in Xiliang for many years.
Dong Zhuo had befriended many leaders of the Qiang people when he was young. He relied on his personal charm to make the Qiang people obey his words, thus making the Qiang people his most loyal subordinates. Part of the Xiliang Army under his command was composed of Qiang people.
Another person who is close to the Qiang people is Ma Chao. Because he has Qiang blood and is brave and good at fighting, he has a very good relationship with the Xiliang Qiang people.
When Ma Chao first rebelled against Guanzhong, the main component of his army was the Qiang people.
But no matter what, the Qiang people are still a foreign ethnic group that is not controlled by the Han Dynasty. They live in Liangzhou all year round. Not only do they not listen to education, but they often come out to rob and cause chaos during disaster years.
It's just that Ma Su didn't expect that even if he went to Longxi County to persuade him to surrender, he would encounter Qiang people.
With such luck, I should have bought more lottery tickets in my previous life.
"It turns out to be the Qiang people who have been causing trouble all year round in Liangzhou?" Ma Su was shocked. He immediately put on his red robe and walked out of the camp with his head held high.
"Join the army? What are you going to do?" Yao Hu couldn't help but froze when he saw Ma Su and Gua Tiao walking towards the outside of the camp. He didn't react for a while.
"The ancients once said that when dealing with foreigners, you cannot just rely on sending troops to encircle and suppress them. You must attack the city first and attack the heart first to achieve victory once and for all." Ma Di said without looking back, with firm and powerful steps.
"Now that Longxi has been restored, naturally the Qiang people are also within my Han culture. I, Ma Su, take advantage of the emperor's salary, so naturally I have to share your worries for your majesty."
"I will go and discuss the pros and cons with the Qiang people outside, so that the Qiang people can be used by my big man."
"Huh??" Yao Hu was almost stunned. When he realized what he was doing, he was shocked.
"Quick, protect the army!"
At this time, Ma Su had already walked out of the camp and faced the Qiang people.
After the Qiang people found that their javelins were useless, they immediately rushed out of the darkness and approached the Shu army camp.
The leader was a big man riding a horse, with tanned skin and a broad-shouldered figure. The Qiang people around him were very respectful to him and guarded him in the middle of the army, looking at the Shu army camp.
However, at this time, under the fierce eyes of the Qiang people, Ma Di slowly walked out of the camp wearing a red robe. The young man's face was calm and resolute, showing no fear in the eyes of the Qiang people.
"I am Ma Su, a Han soldier who joined the army. Under the order of the late emperor, I accompanied Prime Minister Zhuge to go out to Sichuan to attack the puppet Wei Dynasty. This is the destiny of the Han Dynasty. When the Han Dynasty is unified again, anyone who stops me will laugh at me."
Today, you Qiang people were the ministers of the Han Dynasty in the past. Now we obey the destiny and attack unethically. Why do you dare to block the road? "
Translated, you Qiang people are just singers. How dare a thing that used to beg for food under my big man’s feet dare to come out and be an eyesore today?
However, Ma Su's extremely arrogant opening remarks made all the Qiang people look at him in confusion.
"What the hell is he talking about?"
"Don't you understand? But it seems too formal..."
"Are you begging us for mercy?"
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There was a lot of discussion among the Qiang people. It was a bit over the top for the Qiang people who had graduated from prenatal education to understand what Ma Su meant.
There are also some Qiang people who can't even understand Chinese, let alone understand what it means.
Only the Qiang leader at the end turned red with anger, and the murderous intent burst out in his eyes.
"Rat, how dare you insult me!"
"Chief, why did he insult us?" The guard next to him asked curiously when he saw how angry the leader was.
The leader glanced at the tribesmen around him and saw a clear stupidity in their eyes.
"I usually ask you to read more books, but you always treat the Han books we snatched as rubbish." The Qiang leader was so angry that he gritted his teeth and cursed.
"Look at what you are like now. You will have to decide whether it is worth it if you are sold by the Han people in the future!"
"It can't be counted, leader, we don't know how to count." The guard replied simply.
The Qiang leader's face darkened, and he didn't know how to retort for a moment.
"So, chief, why did that Han insult us?" asked another guard.
"He called us Qiang people the dogs of the Han Dynasty. They only wag their tails and beg for mercy, which is useless!" The Qiang people explained angrily to the people below.
Several guards looked at each other, pondered for a moment and nodded together.
"He's right."
Qiang leader: "..."
No, I am almost pissed off by these idiots.
"Shut up! He is insulting us, do you understand?" the Qiang leader said angrily through gritted teeth.
"For him to be a Han man and dare to pass through our Dong Qiang territory with such a big fanfare is already a clear provocation. Now he even dares to insult us in front of thousands of Qiang men. This is complete contempt!"
"As the leader of Dongqiang, I will never tolerate this kind of naked contempt!"
"Then chief, what are you going to do? Kill this Han man here with your own hands?" The guards started talking and asked the leader for his explanation.
"Don't think about fighting and killing all day long. Do we and the Han people just have to fight to the death?" When asked by the guard, the leader hesitated slightly, and soon said coldly with a straight face.
"We need to let the Han people know that we are not vegetarians, that they can scold or beat us whenever they want! We need to make them really look at us!"
He talks about his righteousness, but in fact, this leader is just following his heart.
Whether it is the Eastern Qiang or the Southern Qiang, their combat power is not strong, they are just rabble-rousers who can fight. For Cao Wei, there was no need to specifically station troops in Longyou. The county soldiers alone were enough to deal with these Qiang people.
The battle between Shu, Wei, and Longyou made Dong Qiang uneasy. Those county soldiers they couldn't defeat were vulnerable to the Shu army. The leader of the Dong Qiang could not wait to see what attitude this group of Han people from the south had towards them.
At least judging from Ma Su's reaction now, contempt is still the majority.
The Dong Qiang leader sighed in his heart, but still put on a fierce look and rode out fiercely.
At this time, Ma Su had been standing in the cold wind for most of the day. Looking at the reaction of this group of Qiang people, he felt that he had done something wrong.
"MD is careless and overestimates the educational level of the Qiang people." Ma Su felt a pain in his balls. He wanted to go back but felt it was inappropriate, so he could only continue to stand here.
If you don't succeed this time, you must learn how to speak Qiang when you go back. There are so many Qiang people in Longyou, there is always a tribe that can meet my needs.
Just when Ma Su was freezing, he suddenly heard a deafening roar.
"How dare you insult me, Dong Qiang!"
A big man with big arms and a round waist, a murderous face, suddenly rushed out on a horse, which made Ma Su overjoyed.
"The person who wants to kill me is finally here!"