Chapter fifty-six difficult march
Thirty thousand Qin troops gathered outside Longxi City, with heavy and strict formations, and a solemn and murderous aura running straight through the sky.
"Get it!" Qin Yiren galloped over by Huangshigong, Wang Jian and Wei Liao.
When he arrived in front of the military formation, Qin Yiren pulled the reins and stopped, glanced at the Qin army, and saw that the Qin army was full of murderous aura and fierce fighting spirit, and was very satisfied.
"Brothers: From this spring to the present, in less than a year, we have fought thousands of miles, wiped out millions of Huns, captured Shanyu alive, and dug up the ancestral tombs of the Huns; sent troops to Hexi to destroy Linhu, Loulan, Loufan, Hunxie, and don't slaughter these alien races. The great achievements we have achieved are unprecedented!" Qin Yiren began to speak.
The great achievements of the Qin army have made the Qin army excited.
Illegalize all the millions of Huns, capture the Shanyu alive, attack the Longcheng, dig up the ancestral tombs of the Huns, and send troops to destroy Linhu, Loufan, Loulan, Xiu Tu, and Hunxie, which of these alien races are not praised and proud?
As long as one thing is done, it will be enough to be proud of all your life, but the Qin army did it all in less than a year. Who can be unpride?
Qin Yiren said this to their hearts and hit their hearts. Everyone's eyes were bright, just like the scorching sun above the nine heavens, with a high fighting spirit.
"You are very proud, aren't you?" Qin Yiren asked knowingly.
Although the Qin army did not answer, the glare on their faces was the best proof.
"I'm proud of you too!" Qin Yiren's tone turned high, first raised and then suppressed, and changed his tone and said, "But this is not enough, far from enough!"
The Qin army had a look of confusion in their eyes. Such great achievements are unprecedented. Even the praised saints such as the Three Kings and Five Emperors did not have such great achievements. Such great achievements are not enough. What else is enough?
"Because, we still have one place that has not been conquered, that is the West Sea! The hateful and hateful Qiang occupied the West Sea!" Qin Yiren raised his right arm and waved it hard.
Although Qiang is not strong, it is because of the mountains and dense forests that can be used to disturb the Qin border, making Qin helpless. When Qiang mentioned Qiang, the soldiers' eyes were filled with resentment. If Qiang was in front of him, they would definitely be chopped into pieces.
"Qiang is despicable and shameless, relying on his fast legs and feet, he is good at hiking mountains and crossing ridges, and constantly disturbing the Qin Dynasty. For a hundred years, the Qin Dynasty has not been able to attack it, which is really painful. Today, I will lead you to the West Sea to destroy the Qiang!" Qin Yiren swung his right arm heavily, like thunder and lightning, with great power.
"Destroy Qiang! Destroy Qiang!"
The Qin army raised their arms and shouted loudly, all of which were full of fighting spirit, wishing they could kill to the West Sea immediately and destroy the Qiang.
Qiang is not strong. If it is a head-on battle, it will not be a match for Qin. I have long known how many times it has been destroyed by Qin. However, Qiang did not fight with the Qin army, but just looked at Lengzi and took advantage of loopholes. He would make a ruthless move whenever he had the chance. He would not have the chance to immediately enter the dense forests of mountains and hide, leaving the Qin army helpless.
Destroying Qiang has always been the wish of the Qin army, but it has not taken action for various reasons. Now, Qin Yiren wants to lead them to destroy Qiang, and add another great contribution to their brilliant achievements, so that they will not succeed without a fierce fighting spirit.
The roar was shocking and shaking through the sky, making the ground tremble.
Qin Yiren successfully aroused the fighting spirit of the Qin army, shouted, "Set out!"
He beat the horse's back and drove out first.
"Rumor!" Qin army followed, divided into three teams, heading towards the scheduled route.
The battle to destroy Qiang began.
Qiang is a nomadic people on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It has few people and weak strength. It is no match for China at all. However, relying on the convenience of mountains and forests, it has done its best to nudge China's capabilities. Since Shang Yang's reform, Qin's national strength has increased dramatically and has become a first-class Warring States Period. It has won the land of Shandong and has become a fear of talking about Qin with foreign races. Even the powerful Huns dare not provoke Qin and dare not approach Qin's border.
However, Qiang could not defeat Qin because of the cover of mountains and dense forests, but could escape and move forward and retreat freely. He was the only alien race who dared to challenge Qin.
Qiang is not scary, just two words "hate". The feeling of being like a maggot attached to the bone not only made Qin very angry, but also hated the Han Dynasty later.
Qin Shihuang unified China, and his civil and military achievements were proud of all ages, and few people could match his great achievements. However, Qin Shihuang had limited achievements in dealing with Qiang, because Qin Shihuang died young and the Qin Dynasty soon died and had no time to deal with Qiang.
The one who really fought against Qiang was the stubborn Emperor Wu of Han. When it comes to Emperor Wu of Han, people will think of Emperor Wu of Han defeating the Huns. Yes, Emperor Wu of Han defeating the Huns was his greatest achievement, but it was not all his achievements. Fighting against Qiang was one of the important achievements of Emperor Wu of Han in his life.
Of course, the dealing with the Qiang tribe only started in the second half of Emperor Wu of Han’s life, and it happened after he defeated the Huns.
Before the "Decisive Battle in Mobei", the Huns were powerful and were the main opponent of the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty had no strength to deal with the Qiang. After the "Decisive Battle in Mobei", the Huns' nest, the Han Dynasty, was destroyed by the Han Dynasty. It has never recovered and has never recovered. The threat to the Han Dynasty was greatly weakened, and the Han Dynasty has the strength to deal with the Qiang.
The first person to use troops against Qiang and achieve great success was Zhao Chong Kingdom. Zhao Chong Kingdom followed Li Guangli to fight in the west and was brave and good at fighting. He was very appreciated by Emperor Wu of Han. When he truly made a splendid career, he was in the reign of Emperor Xuan of Han. By the reign of Emperor Xuan of Han, Zhao Chong Kingdom had become a veteran of three dynasties and had great prestige. Emperor Xuan of Han adopted all the military he discussed. In those years in the northwest, he used troops against Qiang and achieved great success.
Of course, he did not destroy the Qiang, because the Qiang occupied the convenience of mountains and dense forests, so it was not easy to destroy it.
This battle lasted for hundreds of years, from the reign of Emperor Wu of Han in the Western Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms. Our ancestors conquered Qiang little by little with their tenacious will.
The battle against Qiang led by Qin Yiren was more than a hundred years ahead of schedule.
Qin Yiren divided the Qin army into three. He and Huang Shigong led a team, Wei Liao and Meng Wu led a team, and Wang Jian led a team. Wang Jian was the future leader and a talented talent. However, he is currently in his growth period, so he can lead troops alone and train him more.
Leaving Longxi and heading towards the dense forests of the mountains, it took only a short time to reach the foot of the mountain. From here, the Qin army had to walk, cross the mountains, and come to the West Sea.
Qin Yiren flew off the horse, led the horse, and rushed to the road with one foot taller and one foot shorter.
At this time, snow on the ground was covered with a foot, and once you step down, you would sink to the old and deep, making it extremely inconvenient to walk. Even so, it would not be stumped by the Qin army. People were full of energy and fighting spirit, and walked with their horses.
Walking along the Longxi River Valley, after half a day, I came to a very special place.
The most dangerous place is that there is only a small path passing through. Both sides are like eagle's wings, stretching out.
"This should be the Stone Castle City!" Qin Yiren looked at the terrain here, and finally confirmed that the location was located in the famous Stone Castle City of the Tang Dynasty.
"No wonder Geshuhan attacked here and faced more than 400 Tubo soldiers, but he paid tens of thousands of casualties. The terrain was too dangerous." Qin Yi Ren was moved.
The famous Tang Dynasty general Geshuhan attacked Shibao City. Although he won the victory, it was a terrible victory. At that time, there were only about 400 Tubo soldiers stationed in Shibao City, while the Tang army dispatched 100,000, with 40,000 or 50,000 casualties. In the end, he succeeded by sneak attacks and captured Shibao City.
"If Qiang built a city here and sent three or five hundred people to garrison, we wouldn't have a chance." Then, Qin Yiren was glad again, glad that Qiang didn't expect this.
Shibao City was built by Emperor Yang of Sui. He built Shibao City to prevent Tubo, but he did not expect that it would bring endless trouble to the Tang Dynasty. Tubo took advantage of the peasant uprising at the end of the Sui Dynasty and the world was in chaos, and occupied Shibao City. It could attack and defend and attack Hexi. It was all satisfactory, causing great trouble to the Tang Dynasty and cost the Tang Dynasty a heavy price.
Of course, Qiang does not have such a vision at the moment, otherwise Qin Yiren and the others would not have a chance.
In the snow and ice, marching along the trails in the mountains is a test of people's will. Sometimes the cold wind blows on the face, like a knife cutting flesh, sometimes the empty space is broken, and sometimes the snow falls... All kinds of accidents are endless. If a person with weak will, he will have collapsed long ago.
Fortunately, the Qin army had been through the battle formation for a long time and had a strong will. Although they encountered great difficulties, they could not shake their fighting spirit.
Although this road was the main way to march during the Sui and Tang dynasties, it is extremely difficult to walk now. Because the time difference is more than a thousand years, this place has not been developed yet.
The main reason for this march was that the natural environment was too harsh and no Qiang was found.
Although Qiang will plunder in winter, it is a minority after all. Moreover, it is better to take advantage of the opportunity when winter just started, the snow was not heavy and the ice was not thick enough. At this time, no matter whether the food was enough, Qiang stayed in the warm tent to eat meat and drink wine. After the winter went, he would not come out to walk.
In the three or two days after entering the mountains, the soldiers did not think how difficult this marching was. They were very motivated and were very excited to travel. However, after four or five days, they could no longer bear it.
Not to mention anything else, just a cold is enough for them to bear.
We don’t know how cold the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is, it will freeze to death. Not to mention, marching in the ice and snow under the cold wind, the cold wind blows like a knife scraping the bones. It can still withstand it at the beginning, but after a long time, it will not be able to stand it.
The soldier with a weak physical resistance was frostbite.
In order to solve the problem of frostbite, Qin Yiren ordered that he should wash his feet with hot water every night before going to bed. This requirement would be a very luxurious idea if he was in the desert. It would not be a problem in the mountains and forests, and it was easy to solve. Because there were trees everywhere here, you just need to cut down the trees, pile them together, and then ignite them.
As for the things that lead to the fire, Qin Yiren had already prepared them. Before leaving, he ordered the Qin army to bring enough grease. The grease is flammable, so there will be no problem using it as a ignition. Even trees that have just been cut down can ignite.
With fire, there is warmth. The soldiers can have a meal and wash their feet with hot water. It feels happier than ever before.
Water? There is ice and snow, but are you afraid of no water?
Chapter completed!