After Yu Chen and Zhang Yi returned to Jinyang, Hao Zhao also sent back the news of the Xianbei retreat.
Previously, Zhang Liao had killed Liu Bao, and Zhao Yun had killed Yu Fuluo. Both of them had dropped General templates, so Yu Chen could tell that they had successfully completed their quests.
But there was no news from Hao Zhao.
Yu Chen was relieved to see the battle report.
It was just a simple piece of paper with the words 'Xianbei led 600,000 troops to attack the city for five days. The troops have retreated and the danger of Ping City has been averted.'
However, Yu Chen couldn't imagine how Hao Zhao managed to defend himself for the past five days.
There were only around 10,000 to 20,000 soldiers in Ping City, while the Xianbei army had an army of 600,000! It was 30 to 40 times that of Ping Cheng!
Moreover, Ping City was surrounded by wilderness. If they attacked, it would be easy for them to reach the city wall.
It was also unlike Jin Yang's big city. The city walls were high and there was a moat. There were a large number of ready-made defensive weapons, towers, watchtowers, and so on.
Even so, they had used all their strength to defend against the Xiongnu attack. In addition, they had the help of Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and other fierce generals to defend Jin Yang.
When he returned, he must ask Hao Zhao properly!
However, Hao Zhao also proved himself in this battle. He was indeed the man who made Zhuge Liang's tens of thousands of troops helpless!
After returning to Jinyang, Zhang Yi ordered the entire city to hold a banquet and celebrate for a day!
Zhang Liao and the others also rushed back in time for the celebration party.
Tonight, the soldiers and civilians of Jinyang City were having a good time. It was not until the wee hours of the morning that it quieted down.
A few days later, Yu Chen left Jinyang and went to Meiji.
This was the base of the Xiongnu General, and it was Yu Chen's first time here.
The reason why he didn't return to the Yin Mansion was because the Xiongnu hadn't been completely exterminated yet, and the Qiang people who had joined forces with the Xiongnu hadn't been dealt with yet!
Since things had already come to this, how could he allow the Xiongnu to continue to stay on the land of the Great Han?!
Other than the soldiers stationed in various places, Yu Chen transferred all the soldiers that could be mobilized from Yanmen to Meiji and borrowed 20,000 soldiers from Zhang Yi, a total of 160,000 soldiers!
Then, they split into three groups.
Zhang Liao led 70,000 troops north to attack Dingxiang County and Yunzhong County. He was responsible for eliminating the remaining Xiongnu in these two counties.
Hao Zhao and Xie Kui led 70,000 troops to attack Wuyuan County. Their mission was the same as Zhang Liao's.
Yu Chen and Zhao Yun led 20,000 troops towards Shuofang County to meet the Qiang people.
Shuofang Prefecture had been completely occupied by the foreign races during the reign of Emperor Huan, and there had been no prefect ever since.
And the Hetao Plain, which was known as the best place in Jiangnan, was within the jurisdiction of Shuofang County. Yu Chen's heart ached just thinking about giving such a fertile land to these foreign races!
Zhao Yun and he had gone deep into the enemy's territory.
In the entire Bingzhou, the Xiongnu and Qiang people were the most numerous. Now that the Xianbei people were in internal strife, they could not even take care of themselves. After dealing with the Xiongnu and Qiang people, Yu Chen would lead the army north to recover the lost land occupied by the Xianbei!
Although the Qiang people in Bingzhou were not as strong as the Xiongnu, they were not easy to deal with. These Qiang people were mainly active in Shuofang County and Shangjun.
These years, the Qiang people had become more and more unbridled, especially in Liangzhou. The number of rebellions they had caused had increased.
After Duan Wei's death, the Qiang people near Liangzhou became more and more rampant year by year. In fact, these Qiang people from Bingzhou had only invaded here not long ago.
The three armies set off together.
Zhao Yun and Yu Chen set off from Meiji and headed west. Soon, they arrived at the border between Xihe County and Shuofang County.
If they continued to head west, they would reach a desert. However, Yu Chen had not encountered any Qiang tribes or armies along the way.
They didn't dare to head west. It would be bad if they couldn't find a water source in the desert.
Yu Chen looked at the map and led the army south.
At the southern end of Shuofang County, there was a small city. It was called a big city, but in fact, it was only a small city with a population of 10,000 to 20,000.
Because this place was closer to West River County, some passersby would stop here to rest.
The wind howled and the sand filled the sky. The twenty thousand soldiers struggled to advance in the sand.
About an hour later, the sandstorm finally stopped. They continued to advance south, but not long after, they discovered a cavalry charging towards them!
There were thousands of cavalrymen in this troop, and they had all kinds of weapons in their hands. There was no discipline in their charge. They whistled and shouted loudly, and they were very excited.
It was like a pack of hungry wolves seeing food.
They were treating Yu Chen's 20,000-strong army as fat sheep!
"It's the Qiang cavalry! Everyone, prepare for battle!" After determining the other party's identity, Zhao Yun immediately gave the order.
The 20,000-strong army quickly picked up their weapons and entered battle mode!
As the 20,000-strong army was quite long, a portion of the troops were hidden by the huge sand dunes behind them. When Zhao Yun said that they were ready to fight, the soldiers at the back of the army ran up at full speed and quickly got into formation.
When the Qiang cavalrymen saw a group of people suddenly appear behind their prey, they were instantly dumbfounded! They all pulled on the reins, wanting to turn around and escape.
"Since you're all here, then stay! Cavalry! Follow me to kill the thief!"
" Hmph!" Zhao Yun snorted coldly and led 3,000 cavalrymen to chase after them.
Soon, the two sides began to fight.
For a moment, they were actually entangled in a battle, and they were evenly matched…
However, the Han army had Zhao Yun on their side. After a few charges, the Han army gradually gained the advantage and completely surrounded the Qiang cavalry!
After a while, Zhao Yun led the cavalry back and captured a few people alive.
However, after the battle just now, the cavalry led by Zhao Yun had actually lost 70 to 80 people!
Zhao Yun immediately knelt in front of Yu Chen and said in shame,""We lost seventy to eighty brothers in this battle. Please punish us, my lord!”
Yu Chen helped Zhao Yun up and sighed." How can there be no deaths in war? What crime is there?" Bring the corpses of these brothers back for a lavish burial!”
"Did you notice anything different when you fought with this Qiang cavalry just now?" Yu Chen asked.”
"The Qiang people are more difficult to deal with than the Xiongnu!" Zhao Yun thought for a moment and said solemnly. Their methods were more ruthless than the Xiongnu. Even if they died, they would think of ways to kill the other party! This is also the reason why those brothers were killed…"
Hearing what Zhao Yun said, Yu Chen became serious.
These Qiang people were probably not as easy to deal with as he had imagined!
Now Yu Chen somewhat understood why Duan Wei would suggest to the Qiang people to cut off their roots and not allow them to reproduce. He was planning to wipe out this race from the roots!
Now, it seemed that Old Duan probably had foresight.
If it were Yu Chen, he would probably do the same.
"I've gained something from capturing these people. I hope I can get some information about the Qiang people in Bing Province from them. There's no point in going south anymore.”
Then, the two of them led their troops back to Meiji…
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