Chapter 560: World War One
Chapter 560 World War One Destroys Human Kingdom
The banks of the Yellow River.
Qin Lang and his men chased after him for three days and three nights until they reached the bank of the Yellow River.
Tuoba Chici was blocked by the Yellow River.
He had no way to escape, and on the other side of the Yellow River, a group of soldiers and horses had already appeared, and the character Qin on the flag that was raised high could be seen from a distance.
Qin flag.
The front is the Qin Ziqi, and the back is also the Qin Ziqi.
Looking at Tang Qi emerging from the west bank like a black tide, and the Qin flag, Chi Ci understood that he had met Qin Qiong. He fled for three days and three nights, abandoning his tribe, but still did not escape.
If there is no Qin Qiong, the Yellow River can't stop him. They have sheepskin rafts that they carry, and they can float across the Yellow River when they blow on air, but Qin Qiong is here.
Did you offend Qin in your previous life? Tuoba Chici thought to himself.
There are only less than three hundred riders left.
A thousand riders escaped from the five-star fortress. People were killed along the way, and some people simply left him and ran for their lives.
Those who can follow him are his most trusted and loyal guards.
Qin Lang rode over slowly.
Stop within a stone's throw away.
"Tuoba Chici, are you willing to step forward for a while?"
Chici drew his sword and wanted to kill himself by the Yellow River, but his own soldiers hugged him tightly and grabbed the sword.
"My lord, absolutely not."
After a long time, the embarrassed Tuoba Chici came to Qin Lang.
"Tuoba Chici, we meet again."
"What does Duke Wei want to say?"
"I want to say, why did you sneak away without saying goodbye three days ago under the Five-Star Fortress? Is this the way to be a guest? You have come all the way, so you have to let me do my best as a landlord."
"If you want to kill or cut, it's up to you."
"At this point, don't you give up? Why don't you kneel down?"
Tuoba Chici's old face was red and purple, purple and green, and he rode on the horse without saying a word.
Liang Jianfang persuaded Qin Lang, "Why bother talking nonsense with this old thief, just shoot random arrows into a hedgehog, then cut off the head, and send it to Luoyang."
Qin Lang looked at Qin Qi on the other side of the river and shook his head.
He didn't expect to meet Qin Qiong here.
Half an hour later.
Qin Lang greeted Qin Qiong by the Yellow River. He came across the Yellow River on a sheepskin raft. The father and father met again and looked at each other for a long time.
Qin Qiong looked at his son, then at the hundreds of Qiang cavalry surrounded by Qin Lang's men by the river.
"who are they?"
"The old guy in the middle is Tuoba Chici."
Qin Qiong was surprised, "Tuoba Chici, the leader of Dangxiang Qiang?"
"Well, it's him."
Qin Qiong patted his son on the shoulder, "Could it be that the Tuoba tribe has been wiped out by you?"
"That's not true. The Tuoba old thief led troops to surround my five-star fort in Diezhou. I confronted him for more than a month. He mobilized more than 20,000 party troops, and the siege failed several times. A few days ago, the old thief came More than 10,000 Minzhou defeated soldiers were captured, and I wanted to force them to fill in the trenches and break the city. I had no choice but to lead the army out of the city in a **** battle, and rescued more than 6,000 people. In that battle, I also killed more than 5,000 old Tuoba thieves. hurt."
"I originally planned to launch a counterattack in a few days. Unexpectedly, the old thief sneaked away in the middle of the night. Now that I think about it, I guess I heard the news at that time, knowing that Grandpa and your Ning Yuan army were sweeping up his lair, so I was in a hurry to run away. Fortunately, I I found out, so I led the army to pursue, and defeated the Qiang people under the Five Star Fortress. Grandpa, you are here, otherwise they will have to cross the river, and I didn't bring any tools to cross the river, so I almost let him escape."
Qin Qiong pulled Qin Lang to ask about the situation of the battle.
"You don't know the situation in Taomin?"
"I sent Xi Junmai to reinforce it earlier, and the second general Gao Kan Gao Zhensheng will also lead his troops there, and it should be able to stop the Qiang invasion."
"Grandpa, you came from Jishi Mountain, how did you get?"
Qin Qiong has gained a lot, with the Xifeng Ministry as the guide and vanguard, Qin Qiong's more than 10,000 troops are deeply rooted in the Dangxiang Grassland.
Killed nearly 10,000 people before and after, and recruited more than 300,000 horses from the Qiang. It can be said that the entire party was completely wiped out by Qin Qiong this time. Such a God of War mopping up.
If you don't surrender, you will die.
At the beginning, a few tribes resisted, and after they were directly exterminated, the other tribes were completely shocked. After that, they surrendered everywhere they went. Some tribes tried to escape, but how could they run fast with their livestock? It is also caught up, and then either surrender or die.
From Jishi Mountain in the north, Bailan Mountain in the south, and Xiqing Mountain in the west, the entire Hequ area of the upper reaches of the Yellow River, the Eight Departments of the Party, and many small surnames were completely swept away this time.
More than 300,000 Dangxiang Qiang people surrendered one after another.
Because too many people surrendered, it also affected the speed of Qin Qiong's original plan to return to Diezhou, otherwise, he should have come a few days earlier.
Qin Lang was also dumbfounded.
More than 300,000 people, this really means that the entire Dangxiang tribe has completely surrendered, and there are still tens of thousands of people who are away.
But now on the road of Tuobabu Diezhou, the main force has been wiped out, and there are still 8,000 people left.
As for the direction of Taozhou, there are only 20,000 to 30,000 Qiang people.
Dang Xiangqiang is indeed over this time.
Within a year, there were two major wars.
Last time, three of the eight major departments surrendered, but this time, the remaining five were also defeated.
"Congratulations, Grandpa, for making such a great achievement."
"What is this, I just picked up a mistake in the back, but you are the one who did the real meritorious service this time." Qin Qiong looked at Tuoba Chici and the others, "How do you plan to deal with him?"
"Grandpa, please decide."
"I suggest recruiting him."
Qin Qiong killed more than 10,000 Qiang people on the grassland and recruited more than 300,000 Qiang people, but in fact, it was impossible for Qin Qiong to take away the more than 300,000 Qiang people. Official positions, and took away some noble heads and their children.
In addition, a wave of tribute was collected by the way. In fact, the wealth of the Qiang tribe was searched, gold, silver, jade, wool and cowhide, and many horses, cattle and sheep were taken away by the way.
In addition, the Qiang people still stayed where they were, but in name they had surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.
Qin Qiong suggested treating Tuoba Chici like Xifeng Bulai, recruiting him, and then taking him to Luoyang.
"Don't you want to kill Tuoba Chici?" Qin Lang asked, "This Tuoba Chici is stained with the blood of too many Tang soldiers and common people."
He wanted to kill Tuoba Chici, not only because Tuoba had repeatedly violated Datang, but also because this old guy was indeed quite powerful. Of course, it is best to kill this kind of person.
But Qin Qiong had other considerations.
"Dangxiang Qiang and Bailanqiang have always been the two major vassals of Tuyuhun, especially Dangxiang Qiang, who always acted as the vanguard when Tuyuhun invaded the Central Plains, and every time the Central Plains attacked Tuyuhun, they often retreated to Dangxiang Qiang to hide Sharpness. The terrain of Dangxiang Qiang is complex, the climate is harsh, and the army in the Central Plains goes deep, and it is often difficult to adapt, and symptoms such as headaches and nausea occur, especially when the army goes deep and food supplies are difficult."
Qin Qiong is considering the strategic issues at the national level. From a national point of view, the party has only a few hundred thousand people, and their strength is not very strong, but they are in a special position. Their relationship with Tuyuhun was a key point in the war between Datang and Tuyuhun.
"If you want to attack Tuyuhun, you must first surrender the party Xiang Qiang."
In the past, Tuoba Chici was the leader of the party with the closest relationship with Tuyuhun. With Fu Yun's support, although he was the patriarch of the Tuoba tribe, he was actually the leader of the eighth party in name, and he had great appeal in the party power and prestige.
Killing him won't do much good.
But if he is saved and brought to Luoyang to control him, the imperial court can use this to strengthen its influence and control over the surrendered party members.
Make Dangxiang completely break away from Tuyuhun, then in the next war with Tuyuhun, Dangxiang will no longer be Tuyuhun's ally vanguard and refuge base.
On the contrary, it will become a sharp knife after Datang threatened Tuyuhun's side.
From these perspectives, Tuoba Chici should be saved.
After all, there were hundreds of thousands of Dangxiang Qiang, and it was impossible for the Tang Dynasty to slaughter them all. However, due to the complexity and harshness of the Dangxiang Qiang land, the Dangxiang Qiang was slaughtered, and the imperial court was unable to occupy these places immediately. The result was that Tuyuhun took the opportunity to occupy these sites .
"But just spare him like this, it's too cheap for him."
When Qin Lang thought of the tragic death of thousands of people under the Five Star Fort, he couldn't help but get angry, especially the Jingguan in Anhua Tucheng, the head of seven thousand Tang soldiers.
"Focus on the overall situation! Surrendering the party is the key to destroying Tuyuhun." Qin Qiong said.
For generals of Qin Qiong’s level, of course they are very clear about the strategic thinking of the Tang Zhenguan monarchs and officials.
When these border troubles are resolved, the imperial court will finally launch another campaign to conquer the Liao Dynasty and destroy Goguryeo, the tiger of the Northeast.
This strategy can’t be wrong. If the Zhenguan monarchs and ministers can’t complete it, then the new emperor will continue to do it after the crown prince succeeds in the future.
In short, the route policy can not be wrong.
Dangxiang is small, while Tuyuhun is big.
"Okay." Qin Lang nodded, "But Grandpa, please let me handle it?"
"Okay, he is your prisoner, your military exploits."
Qin Qiong didn't want to take credit for his son, so he stepped aside.
Qin Lang returned to his team.
Liang Jianfang asked in a low voice, "Is Situ not allowed to kill the old thief Tuoba?"
Qin Lang hummed, and then ordered his opponent, "Leave Tuoba Chici with his life, and kill all the rest, leaving no one behind!"
Liang Jianfang froze for a moment, Qin Lang glared at him, and he immediately said excitedly, "The last general will obey orders."
After receiving the military order, the knights of the Zhenxi Army, who had long been unable to hold back, raised their bows and arrows one after another.
The screams kept ringing out, and Qiang cavalry fell one after another. Although they tried to resist the counterattack, how could they still have a chance at this time.
Qin Qiong turned around in surprise, watching his son grit his teeth and shoot arrow after arrow, one Qiang man after another fell down.
When the bow stopped and the arrow rested, Tuoba Chici was the only one left standing on the bank of the Yellow River, and all the 300 loyal guards around him were shot to death.
The blood flowed into the Yellow River, and the clear water was also dyed red.
Qin Lang dropped his bow, drew out his horizontal saber and walked in front of Tuoba Chici.
Chi Ci stood there furiously, like a mad dog. When he saw Qin Qiong coming forward, he rushed forward with a knife in his hand.
Qin Lang signaled his troops to retreat, and fought with Tuoba Chici in the pile of Qiang corpses with his sword in hand.
Tuoba Chici was out of breath, and his strength was exhausted, but Qin Lang kept pressing on.
Flying the notched sword in Tuoba's hand, Qin Lang kicked Tuoba Chici down with one kick, and then stepped him on the ground.
The big foot stepped on his chest, making him unable to move.
"Old thief, I would spare your life today, but you have to kneel down and beg for surrender."
"Don't even think about it, kill if you want!"
"Old thief, do you really think I dare not kill you? Hahaha, if you are tough enough, then don't surrender, but I will not only kill you, I will also kill you Manchu, not one, dare?"
Tuoba Chici's face was purple and swollen, extremely ferocious, "How dare you?"
"Why don't I dare? Do you want to try?"
Qin Qiong walked slowly.
"Sanlang, what are you doing?"
"Patriarch Tuoba, as long as you surrender to Datang, I, Qin Qiong, assure you that you and your clan will be pardoned and safe."
"You keep your word?"
"Of course, I, Qin Qiong, always say what I say."
Chi Ci breathed heavily, for a long time, finally nodded.
Qin Lang still did not let go of his feet, "Kneel down to me and the soldiers of the Zhenxi Army to surrender, and that counts."
"Don't bully people too much!"
"Old thief Tuoba, when you drove more than 10,000 unarmed captives under the five-star fortress, and shot them mercilessly, why didn't you say don't deceive people too much? You cut off the heads of seven thousand soldiers and civilians of the Great Tang Dynasty, and then Build a tower of human heads tens of feet high, and when you block up the Qiang River with more than 7,000 corpses of soldiers and civilians from the Tang Dynasty, why don’t you say don’t go too far?”
"Kneel down and beg for surrender, otherwise you will be killed without mercy. Today, even the heavenly king Lao Tzu is here. If you don't kneel and beg for surrender, you will not be able to save you! And the lives of your entire clan."
"Qin Qiong, you promised me." Tuoba Chici shouted at Qin Qiong.
Qin Qiong turned around, "This is a grievance between you and the Zhenxi Army, it's better to end it."
Chici was extremely angry, but he was powerless.
He looked at the bodies of guards all over the ground beside him, and believed that Qin Sanlang, who was like a madman, could indeed do anything.
"Let go of me, I kneel!" Tuoba Chici gritted his teeth.
Qin Lang let go of his feet and stepped aside.
Tuoba Chici stood up, gritted his teeth and knelt down to Qin Lang and the soldiers of the Zhenxi Army behind him in humiliation.
Then kowtow.
"Tuoba Chi resigned to the Duke of Wei and surrendered to the Zhenxi Army!"
Qin Lang turned his head and looked at Liang Jianfang and other soldiers, "Can you agree to Tuoba Chi's surrender?"
Everyone was silent.
Qin Lang turned his head back, and said disdainfully to Tuoba Chici, "Everyone didn't hear, come again."
After doing this three times, Liang Jianfang finally stepped forward, "Surrender!"
"Surrender!"
All the soldiers gritted their teeth and shouted.
The leader of Dangxiang Qiang, on the bank of the Yellow River, knelt down and begged hundreds of knights of the Western Army of the town to surrender.
Qin Lang stepped forward and stretched out.
Just when everyone thought it was over, Qin Lang didn't help Tuoba Chici get up, but drew his knife and cut off Tuoba Chici's left ear.
Tuoba Chici was bleeding profusely, Qin Lang threw the left ear at the soldiers in Zhenxi, "Save this left ear, and record the first level of Tuoba Qiang's head."
The soldiers of the Zhenxi Army shouted in unison, "Remember, kill the Tuoba Qiang thief, the first level!"
Tuoba Chici's eyes were fierce, and he gritted his teeth, but he could only stand there with hatred, not daring to move, and let the blood flow all over his neck.
Qin Qiong shook her head at her son, feeling that this behavior was a bit excessive.
Qin Lang threw away the ear, turned his head and left, "Grandfather, Tuoba Chici will be handed over to you. I don't want this old thief to spoil our eyes."
"Why bother?"
"Of course it is necessary, for the sake of the thousands of soldiers who died under the five-star fortress, and also for the tens of thousands of soldiers who died in the Minzhou Army on the banks of the Yellow River."
(end of this chapter)