Chapter 170 Gaonu County

The Fujiao Army left Liangjie Mountain and headed straight to Gaonu County, which was the first county town captured by Li Wenhou in Bingzhou and was also the base camp of the Qiang Army.

Li Wenhou has been so glorious these days. He vented all the anger he suffered in Liangzhou in Bingzhou. Wherever the Qiang army went, it was invincible. No matter which army the Bingzhou governor sent or which general led them, they were all defeated by him, and they were defeated very quickly, just as quickly as the Fujiao Army defeated him!

There were also Qiang people in Bingzhou, and there were also many Wuhuan people and Xiongnu people. Li Wenhou brought Qiang troops from Liangzhou and won battles one after another, which gave the Hu people of other tribes hope. They believed that following Li Wenhou would have a future, so they all came to surrender. Li Wenhou did not refuse anyone. What he wanted was momentum, and the more people the better.

After a winter gathering, plus the beginning of spring, Gaonu County was not only full of people, but within a radius of dozens of miles outside the city, all the tents and thatched sheds were built by herders. There was no sight at first sight, and the number of people was counted. But if you only pick strong men, there were more than 200,000 people, and there were still people who rushed to Gaonu County every day. Judging from the weather, Li Wenhou had definitely become a climate and had the prestige of the leader of the large tribe. Even if he went to the grassland, the Hun Khan would not dare to provoke him!

Li Wenhou was in Bingzhou, but he did not ignore the movements in Liangzhou. He had already received news that the Han Dynasty had dispatched the Fujiao Army to come from Liangzhou to suppress him. The Fujiao Army was his old enemy and he had to take it seriously.

On the afternoon of that day, Li Wenhou was promoted to the hall in the county government office. Just as he was a county magistrate, he summoned all the civil servants and generals of the Qiang soldiers, intending to hold a military meeting to discuss how to deal with the upcoming Fujiao Army.

Li Wenhou was light and slow, dressed exactly like a master of Han court. He first brought wine and fruits to his so-called civil and military officials, then picked up a piece of sheepskin and said, "You guys, the Fujiao Army in Liangzhou has passed the Two Realms Mountains and has arrived here. What are your plans to defeat the enemy? Let's talk about it quickly."

The Qiang soldiers generals not only did not feel awkward when they listened to Li Wenhou's inappropriate way of speaking, but were all excited. They were all poor herdsmen and could speak and do things like Han officials. That was the supreme glory. Everyone sat upright, so they were meditating, which meant that they were thinking about countermeasures.

Bian Zhang sat on the left hand of Li Wenhou. He is now the leader of the recruits, responsible for arranging the reorganization of the recruits who have just joined, that is, arranging the place to live for the recruits and getting some weapons for them. Since there are so many Hu people coming to vote, the number of recruits has exceeded 100,000. Although the combat power is extremely low, the number of 100,000 alone is enough to scare a large number of people. Bian Zhang has risen and has now firmly settled in the second position of the Qiang Army, second only to Li Wenhou.

The Qiang generals thought for a long time, drank a lot of wine and ate a lot of fruits, but they didn't think of any idea. Those who had fought with Li Qin knew Li Qin's strength and could not think of a way to defeat the enemy. The new generals didn't say anything when they saw the veteran generals. They felt that they didn't have enough qualifications and dared not say anything, and no one in the hall spoke.

Li Wenhou waited for a while and said, "Everyone is his own brother. Say whatever he should say. Be more happy, don't hold it in your mouth."

Qiang soldiers and generals looked at me, and I looked at you, but no one said anything. They had no good ideas and were waiting for someone to be the first to speak.

Li Wenhou sighed in his heart. He had only a large number of people under his command, but in other aspects, Fujiao Jun was far from being able to give me some advice. He turned his head to Bian Zhang and asked, "General Bian, do you have any good ideas?"

Bian Zhang frowned and thought to himself: "What good idea can I have? When facing Li Qin, there are only two ideas. Either fight to the death, soldiers come to block the enemy, and water comes to flood the earth; or escape again. Anyway, the world is very big, and there will be places where Li Qin cannot reach, so we can always find a place outside."

But King Li asked, and the two kings had to say something. He thought about it, and then said, "Li Zhe is very cunning, ambitious, and unwilling to be inferior. I think he is very passionate about fame and fortune. This is his weakness. We might as well plan for his weakness and defeat him. I wonder what the king wants to do?"

Li Wenhou said oh and nodded, "I think this is very good. But even if we know his weaknesses, how can we deal with it? The more he is passionate about fame and fortune, the more he will think about defeating us, so that he will get more fame and fortune. It is still difficult for us to do."

The Qiang generals looked at each other. When Li Wenhou said this, it was equivalent to saying that Li Qin was very powerful in the war. Even if he was not afraid, he was afraid.

Bian Zhang closed his eyes, thought for a long time, opened his eyes and said, "Since we know the weakness, we can give him greater fame and fortune, suck his appetite, and force him to fight with us. Just like fishing, he puts the bait in, makes him reluctant to spit out the hook after he gets hooked, so he can only let us fish ashore, scrape the scales and remove the intestines, and make it into fish soup."

When Li Wenhou and the Qiang generals heard what he said, everyone was happy. It seemed that Bian Zhang had a plan, and he wanted to dig a trap for Li Qin to jump! But when he liked it, he was also a little worried. The big trap in Luoyu River last time was extremely perfect, but Li Qin rushed over and beat Beigong Boyu and Han Sui to death. What if this is still the case this time, what should I do? Let's continue to run away?

Bian Zhang said: "Although we are doing something in Bingzhou now, in the eyes of the Han court, they are just a group of thieves, they are the rebels of Qiang in their mouths. They do not pay much attention to it. They are far less than paying attention to the Huns. We are almost overwhelmed Bingzhou, but they still did not send troops from Luoyang, but just dispatched troops from Liangzhou. From this point of view, we can see that they do not value us!"

Li Wenhou and a group of Qiang soldiers nodded silently. Although it didn't sound very pleasant, it was just like that. Bian Zhang said nothing wrong.

Bian Zhang said again: "Why does the Han court not value us? It is because we are not justified and do not have our own national name and our own Khan like the Huns. Because the Huns are a country, the Han court cannot call them to rebel against the Huns, and we do not have our own national name and Khan, so we are called rebel against the Qiang!"

When the Qiang generals heard this, they couldn't help but sigh. They all knew that family status is very important these days, but they didn't expect that rebellion also requires family status. If there were no Khans at home, the court would not pay attention to it when rebelling. This would be really difficult. Although Li Wenhou was the King of Qiang, the Han court did not recognize it. Even if everyone rebelled, they would not be taken seriously. How could they make sense?

Li Wenhou heard Bian Zhang's words, but he was very enlightened. He said, "Brother Bian, do you mean to let me call him Khan?"

After he made it clear, the Qiang soldiers and generals had reacted. It turned out that Bian Zhang asked King Li to be called Khan. This was a big deal. If King Li became Khan and established a country, wouldn’t everyone become founding elders and could they all become marquises!

Bian Zhang shook his head and said, "No, no, brother did not persuade the king to call him Khan."

Li Wenhou was quite disappointed. It seemed that he was not qualified to be a Khan. Yes, the Khan of the Huns was so powerful that he was a brother to the Han court. He was just a tribal king of the Qiang people, and he was still the kind of person who was not recognized and could only be regarded as a self-proclaimed king.

The Qiang soldiers and generals were also very disappointed. It seems that there is no chance to be a founding elder.

But Bian Zhang's next sentence was: "Since you want to establish a country and become an emperor, why should you be called Khan? Just call yourself the emperor, just be on an equal footing with the emperor of the Han court. No one is shorter than each other, and your shoulders are on the same side. Wouldn't that be just right?"

Li Wenhou took a deep breath and ascended the throne and became emperor? He had never thought about this before, and this was a bit too big!

Bian Zhang said: "King, the Han court is now extremely corrupt, and there is a turbulent undercurrent in the Central Plains. There is a possibility of chaos in the world at any time. If we can seize the initiative, you will be the emperor first. Then, in order to resist the Han court, heroes from all sides will flock to vote. Even if they do not vote, they will become emperors one after another, but you are the one who is the most famous. Once the Han court collapses, everyone will divide the world into a big position, and you can also share the big position!"

If others don’t mention it, even if Li Wenhou is determined to be emperor, he can only think about it in bed at night when he goes to bed. But now Bian Zhang mentions it in public, he feels that this is indeed the case. It is hard to imagine that he has never been to the south before. He heard that it is very hot and he has no interest. But if he can occupy several states in the north, it would be quite good. Not only will he be glorious, he will not live in vain, but he can also leave a foundation for his descendants. Why not do it!

Bian Zhang said again: "And if the king proclaims himself emperor, then the thief Fujiao Li will attack with all his strength in order to achieve the destruction of the country. Even if he doesn't want to come, the Han court must force him to come. I heard that he only had more than 10,000 people this time, and we have more than 200,000 soldiers, and one of them will be attacked by twenty. No matter how powerful his Fujiao Army is, it will not work!"

Li Wenhou nodded heavily and said, "Yes, that's right, Brother Bian, you're right. We have a lot of people and powerful people, so there is no need to bother to fight any ambush. Just surrounded the Fujiao Army and fight hard around him. That's enough. No surprise troops are sent, only regular battles are fought!"

Bian Zhang clapped his hands and said, "That's right, that's right!" After a pause, he said, "I met His Majesty Bian Zhang, long live Your Majesty!" As he said that, he knelt down for Marquis Li Wenhou and shouted long live!

Seeing that they had hope of becoming founding elders again, the generals of the Qiang soldiers quickly followed Bian Zhang's appearance, knelt down for Li Wenhou, and shouted long live His Majesty. In the small Gaonu County government office, it was like the court in Luoyang, and there was a mountain calling for long live!
Chapter completed!