Chastity Layman

It was still late at night when Qin Qiong's rescue messenger arrived.

Frogs chirped outside.

The sound of horseshoes alarmed the guard dogs in the manor. The dogs barked, and even the big geese barked dutifully.

Nursing courtyard Zhuang Ding stepped forward to check.

"It's me, take me to Saburo."

Qin Qiong's hometown jumped one-eyed Zhang Tieqiang off the horse, staggered a few steps, and almost lost his footing. He rushed to Chang'an before dark, but only after entering the city did he realize that Qin Lang was not in Beijing, so he rushed to Sanyuan overnight.

Zhang Chao hurriedly brought his father to Qin Lang's bedroom.

The old iron gun gently pushed Qin Lang awake from his dream, Qin Lang opened his eyes in a daze, and saw a tired old face, looking at the old iron gun wearing a blindfold, he was puzzled, "Uncle Zhang, aren't you in Songzhou? When did you come back?"

The old iron gun was full of travel and dust, and he didn't care about being tired. "I rushed back from Songzhou all the way. Saburo is here. Something happened in Songzhou. Alang needs your help."

"What happened?" Qin Lang sat up and rubbed his eyes.

"In that damned place in Songzhou, the Qiang Rong are very barbaric, and they rebelled." Zhang Tieqiang said angrily there, breathing heavily.

Qin Lang got up and wiped his face, while listening to Lao Tieqiang's request for help.

Qin Qiong came with him from Luoyang last time, and after staying in Chang'an for a few days, he went to Songzhou. He insisted on bringing Shiro Qin Li and a few concubines with him, saying that it was the kingdom of the vassal, how could he do without his family. Originally, he wanted to bring Lao Wu and Cui Shi with him, but Cui Shi really didn't want to go to the wild land of Songzhou, so he asked Qin Lang for help and asked him to intercede. Qin Lang asked her to call her sick, and then asked the fifth child to stay with his mother, Cui Shi.

Counting the time, Qin Qiong should have just arrived in Songzhou, and he should have walked fast, otherwise he would not have arrived yet.

How did the rebellion arise?

"It's a long story. Alang led us to the seal, and there was no delay along the way. We were in a hurry. We stopped in Lizhou for two days to be entertained by the military governor."

Lao Tieqiang said that he was mentally prepared beforehand. He knew that Songzhou was a barbaric place, very remote and backward, but when he got there, he knew what it was called and how barbaric it was.

They went up the Minjiang River, and before they reached Songzhou, the mountain road in front of them collapsed due to heavy rain, and the road was gone. In the end, they had to detour over the mountains and mountains, and many of the luggage they carried could only be stored temporarily.

After finally entering Songzhou, there is another big snow mountain in front of us.

In summer, it was still covered with snow. The group of people crossed the snow mountain and were freezing to death. After finally crossing the snow mountain pass, all they could see were rolling mountains.

Endless mountains, intertwined mountains.

There are many ravines and valleys between the mountains, and people and horses can only walk in those narrow and steep valleys. All they walk are the paths of birds and animals, and there is often no way to go.

If that's all, it's fine.

But even such broken land was actually occupied by the Qiang people and the Di people. The Qiang people herded cattle and horses here, and the Di people sowed seeds in the valley to grow crops.

For Songzhou Shifeng Inspector, Tang Situ Qin Qiong, who came from afar, he didn't know who was sacred, so he ignored him.

Qin Qiong hadn't arrived at Jiaochuan City yet, but he found out from the local Qiang people that this area belonged to the Bali tribe of the Qiang people. The eight major tribes are now friends with Tuyuhun, and they are alliance allies with Tuyuhun.

For Datang, these Qiang people took an unfriendly attitude.

They are afraid that Datang will steal their territory.

The arrival of Qin Qiong undoubtedly confirmed their worries.

So on the ninth day after Qin Qiong entered Songzhou, they were attacked along the Minjiang River. In a dangerous valley, Libuli personally led a thousand Qiang soldiers, and suddenly rushed out of the mountain forest.

Fortunately, Qin Qiong had been on guard for a long time. After entering Songzhou, he found that the situation here was complicated, so he kept vigilant all the time, and asked to be fully armed when walking, and did not dare to be careless.

And they have always sent light cavalry to scout the road and be vigilant.

This carefulness saved Qin Qiong's life.

At that time, the family general Qin Meng led Shiqi to explore the road, and found that the woods in front of him were extremely quiet, and there was no bird singing or beast roaring, and suddenly felt something was wrong. After observing carefully for a while, he quietly retreated and returned.

After hearing the report, Qin Qiong ordered people to stop moving forward, and retreated to the hillside by the roadside.

Seeing that Qin Qiong and his entourage suddenly stopped moving forward to take a rest, Bai Libuli didn't know that he had been spotted, but after waiting for a long time without seeing them on the road, he rushed out uncontrollably.

Qin Qiong had been prepared for a long time, and Yishan prepared for the battle.

And hurriedly made some simple refusal horses and dug some holes.

Relying on horse-repelling spears and horse-sinking pits, as well as backing up the mountain to defend against the enemy with bows and crossbows, he fought calmly. Although there were many people in Baolibuli, he did not take advantage of it at all.

This guy doesn't know Qin Qiong's reputation, otherwise he should withdraw immediately and look for the next opportunity to ambush. But he wanted to fight hard, and in the end, the others who were killed by Qin Lang's family members were turned on their backs.

After more than a hundred people were killed and injured, the Libuli couldn't even touch Qin Qiong's side, and the spear formations couldn't break through. The Libuli is just a small tribe among the Qiang people. They usually make a living by grazing, and there are no elites The equipment is just more sturdy.

But in the face of the continuous and extremely precise bow and crossbow, there is no chance in front of the impenetrable defense, not to mention that Qin Qiong chose a good place, with his back on the hillside, not to mention being condescending, and letting him take advantage of it at all Unable to display the maneuverability of the Qingqi, unable to attack from the sides or behind, and can only attack from the front, even Qin Qiong did not dare to fight hard in such a formation, but forcibly folded Li Bu Li by a hundred After many people, I just woke up.

When he blew blood and blew his horn to retreat, Qin Qiong didn't chase him at all.

This was Qin Qiong's first battle after entering Songzhou, and it was also the first battle in which the Songzhou Qiang people refused to accept Datang.

On that battlefield, Zhang Tieqiang and other generals believed that it was impossible to go to Songzhou. The Qiang people were not convinced by the situation. They were few in number, and they could not win a battle in such an unfamiliar place.

Food and grass logistics are difficult to supply, and there is no familiar guide, let alone the support of the local people. How can this battle be fought?

Qin Qiong believed that since he was the governor of Songzhou Shisong conferred by the emperor, and the emperor granted him this land, he should take him down and keep it for the court.

Now if the Libu Qiang people refuse to obey the king, they will fight for the emperor.

Qin Qiong had only a few hundred men and horses, and a dozen were injured in one battle.

Under such circumstances, normal people will choose to retreat, at least they have to add some troops before going forward. But Qin Qiong has been a soldier all his life and has rich experience in battle, but he told Lao Tieqiang and others that the Qiang people probably think the same as you now.

I think that our little team will never dare to advance again, so at this time, we should do the opposite, and catch them by surprise when we take advantage of the victory.

Controlling people but not controlling them is the essence of the art of war.

You have to hold the initiative of the war in your own hands, let others follow you, you cannot follow others. Others think you dare not go, you go, this is the initiative.

As for the danger and difficulty, these are not problems.

Songzhou is remote and the transportation is inconvenient. The Bali tribe is only a small tribe with a small population, and nomadic tribes like the Qiang people do not have any standing soldiers. They just call in a corresponding number of people when there is a war Man.

Just like this time, a thousand people from Libu were brought in. This should be the number of people that can be mobilized in a short period of time, or all the fighters that can be brought from Jiaochuan City.

After some analysis of the situation, Qin Qiong decided to move on and pursue the situation.

After everyone had a full meal and carried seven days of dry food, Qin Qiong left all the tents and other luggage where they were, and they traveled lightly.

Following the traces of Baliburi's retreat, Qin Qiong pursued him all the way, carefully hiding his whereabouts.

Qin Qiong was like a shrewd hunter stalking a wounded prey, calm and silent by coincidence.

Several times, Qin Qiong actually had a chance to make a move, but he was not in a hurry, just lurking quietly.

Until they followed Bailibuli for ten days, and returned to Jiaochuanzhai, Bailibuli's old lair.

They will be able to return to the stockade soon, completely relaxing Libuli's group.

That night, they lit a bonfire in the valley, roasted beef and mutton, and even danced to distinguish the dead soldiers with singing.

In the middle of the night, when they had enjoyed singing and dancing and began to fall asleep, Qin Qiong finally came out.

The horse's hooves smashed through the simple tent, and the horizontal knife flashed across the necks of the Liqiang people.

In less than an hour, Qin Qiong led 500 troops to kill the Qiang people. Lao Tieqiang and Qin Meng led 100 cavalry to block the two ends, and Qin Qiong led 300 people to repeatedly attack the camp.

In the end, Libuli was captured alive.

Nearly 900 Qiang people were counted at last, more than 100 died, more than 700 were captured alive, more than a thousand horses, hundreds of cattle and sheep, and several knives and guns were captured.

In order to be able to succeed in the first battle, Qin Qiong and the others followed for ten days and only brought dry food for seven days, so everyone only ate half of the dry food a day for the past few days. If they failed, they would not be able to go back.

After taking down Libuli, Qin Qiong escorted him to Jiaochuan Village before dawn, asked Baliburi to open the gate of the village, then rushed into the village and hacked again, successfully captured There are not many young and strong villages left behind.

So far, Qin Qiong's adventure has been successful.

Followed by 500 people stealthily, launched a fatal blow when the enemy was most relaxed, captured the enemy chieftain alive, struck while the iron was hot, attacked the thief's nest again, and captured Jiaochuan Village in one fell swoop.

At dawn, Qin Qiong drove Li Buli to Jiacheng Village upstream.

After dark, the old trick was repeated. Before the Qiang people in Jiacheng Village received the news of the fall of Jiaochuan Village, Qin Qiong asked Li Buli to open the gate of the village, and then rushed into the village to chop melons again. Cut vegetables, and took down Jiacheng Village.

The two big strongholds in Libu were captured, and Songzhou roughly fell into Qin Qiong's hands.

Immediately afterwards, Qin Qiong took out the arrow that Libuli carried with him, and sent the captives to other places in Songzhou, and called the leaders to come to Jiacheng Village to discuss matters.

Usually, Libuli also used the arrow with his mark as a credit to order the tribes, and the leaders of the tribes came here one after another without doubting that he was there.

In the end, Qin Qiong took the opportunity to catch them all and controlled them all.

It has to be said that Qin Qiong's series of actions were very decisive and clean, and the results were also very good.

The big and small leaders of the Libu who are entrenched in Songzhou have all become Qin Qiong's "sit-on guests".

Qin Qiong announced the will of the Emperor Tang, declared that he was the master of this place in the future, and then he was more polite to Baliburi and others.

He enfeoffed Libuli as Songzhou Sima, appointed those leaders as county magistrates and township heads, and asked them to send their nephews to Songzhou to study and attend, and also learned from Qin Lang's practice in Wu'an Prefecture, and asked these leaders to send their daughters The younger sister came to marry the generals of his family.

After some manipulation, Libuli also surrendered.

On the surface, the crisis was resolved, and Qin Qiong successfully entered Songzhou.

But when each family sent their nephews as hostages, Qin Qiong released Libuli and other leaders, and the war broke out again.

This time was more difficult than last time, and Zhang Tieqiang had to hurry back to rescue soldiers.