"There is now the march there."

"Your king, when you arrive fifty miles away from Liangzhou, you will stop slaughtering a little further."

Fifty miles...

Have a slaughter...

The King of Xiqiang was silent for a while, waved his hand, and said, "Let the warriors stop first and rest on the spot."

"My king, but now is not the time to eat!"

The King of Xiqiang glanced at the clan leader and immediately silenced the latter.

"Yes, my king, I'll go now."

The clan leader hurried away and came back in a hurry. The result was naturally the army that stretched for several miles stopped.

"My king, the warriors have stopped."

Feeling that the horse tent stopped shaking, the King of Xiqiang nodded, then dismounted and walked into the main tent that had been set up in a moment.

The Qiang and Hu tents are a bit like Mongolian yurts, and the disassembly and installation speeds are extremely fast. Of course, the defense is not that strong, and it can only keep warm and isolate, and it also has a little sound insulation effect.

The throne in the main tent was ready, the King of Xiqiang sat on the throne, and the high priest stood beside the King of Xiqiang.

One represents the royal power, and the other represents the divine power of immortality.

Unlike the Middle Ages in the West, the royal power of nomadic people always outweighs the divine power, which may have something to do with the worship of his strong men. Although they believe in immortality, they respect the visible warriors more. The King of the Western Qiang is obviously the bravest and most respected warriors of the Qianghu.

After moving his seat slightly, the King of Xiqiang coughed twice, looking at the clan leader standing in the lower head, the prince of Xiangli, and Prince Tuoba, finally said the words.

"Okay, you have read the letter sent by the guest, and tell me what do you think?"

The King of the Western Qiang was on the throne with its head at the bottom. Whether it was the clan leader who held the power of Qiang and Hu, the most brave Prince Xiangli, or the Prince Tuoba, who was called the poisonous snake, they did not dare to show any disobedience at this time. They lowered their heads to express their obedience to the King of the Western Qiang.

"Report to my king."

The first person to speak was the patriarch. Although he was fat, his movements were absolutely not clumsy and he spoke very fluently.

"I read the letter from the guest to us. If what he said was true, my king, we must make some other preparations, which means that the three counties of Wuwei, Jiuquan and Dunhuang are a difficult bone to crack."

The King of Xiqiang neither shook his head nor nodded, and said softly as if a tiger was dozing off: "What preparation do you mean?"

"Since the Han people are difficult to deal with, and we have already obtained a lot of cattle and sheep in the hands of the Xianbei people, it is better to slowly approach them and not be too radical."

The clan leader belongs to the group of people who are more pro-Han in the Qiang and Hu. The clan leader does business with the Han people and admires the Han people's scientific and technological system very much. The more he understands the Han people's society, and think about the system and technology of his own tribe, the more he admires the Han people, and the more he will have a lack of confidence in his own clan. In his opinion, if this battle can be avoided, it will naturally be the best.

The King of Xiqiang stared at the clan leader for a moment, but in the end he did not express any opinions on the clan leader's words, but turned his eyes to his two sons.

"Tuoba, Xiangli, what do you think?"

The Prince of Xiangli glanced at Prince Tuoba, but stood up first.

The King of Xiqiang was still a little concerned about his opinions about this son.

"After you say, which three choices?"

Prince Tuoba paused and said, "The first one is that as my elder brother said, the army encircled Xiu Tu and wiped out all the Han troops in Xiu Tu City."

"What about the next one?"

"The second is to abandon the city and slaughter the city and attack Guzang. In ten days, Guzang was defeated and captured the heads of the Marquis of Luoyang and the three counties of Liangzhou. In this way, the coalition forces will collapse without fighting, and the father can press forward step by step, eroding Liangzhou bit by bit without paying too much price."

Prince Tuoba's plan obviously made the King of Xiqiang a little moved, but even so, he still did not express any emotion.

"Where is the third one?"

"The third strategy is to leave only a few warriors who paralyze Wuwei's Han people, and the army attacked Jiuquan and Dunhuang."

"Attacking Jiuquan Dunhuang? But there are also guards in Dunhuang County, Jiuquan County."

Prince Tuoba nodded and continued, "It is true, but the people in the three counties of Liangzhou are concentrated in Wuwei. Jiuquan and Dunhuang must have weak defense. Persimmons must be selected to crush them. To break through Dunhuang County, Jiuquan County, Dunhuang County, the cattle and sheep that the tribesmen lost during the winter have also made up for them. Even our Qiang tribes will prosper."

Listening to Prince Tuoba’s three choices, the King of Xiqiang fell into a long silence.

To be honest, each of the three choices mentioned by Prince Tuoba has its benefits and each choice has its risks.

The first choice is to encircle Xiu Tu, which is to make all the three counties in Liangzhou. As long as all the Han people in Xiu Tu city are killed, the three counties of Liangzhou will naturally be a piece of shaved fat.

But the risk of this choice is also obvious.

First of all, you have to pay a huge price. Secondly, you may not be able to kill all the Han people in Xiumao City, and as long as there are tens of thousands of Han people surviving, the three counties of Liangzhou are also difficult to deal with.

The second choice is to directly attack Guzang. The advantage is obvious, which is to allow the alliance between the three counties to collapse directly, and even use the people in your hands to trade with the Han people. The Qiang and Hu warriors will naturally not suffer any losses.

But this choice is risky.

The first point is whether you can capture Guzang in a short time, secondly, whether the big figures in Guzang can control them, and finally, when they seize all the important figures in their hands, will the Han people really fall apart.

These are all unknowns.

The third choice is the most conservative and the most inconsistent approach of the Qiang and Hu warriors.

This is a bit like a business game in later generations. When you attack the opponent's base, you choose a place where there is no defense against artillery fire on the opposite side, just steal a little resource and leave, without choosing to fight to the death.

This is the benefit of the third option, but there are also disadvantages.

That is, although Jiuquan Dunhuang's defense is weak, it is hard to say whether it can get everything you want in a short time.

The King of Xiqiang was not good at choosing these choices for a while, so he turned his head and asked the high priest: "What should the high priest think I should do?"

The high priest bowed to the King of Xiqiang and said in a serious tone: "Report to my king, I am just a messenger of the immortal heaven, but I am just passing on the will of the immortal heaven. I don't understand these war strategies."

Regarding the high priest's answer, the King of Xiqiang really couldn't do anything to him.

Among the Qiang and Hu tribes, perhaps only this high priest dared to go against his will.

Among the Qiang and Hu, although the divine power is not as good as the royal power, the royal power dare not really despise the divine power. At least, the superficial face still needs to be given.

Every grassland citizen is a believer of immortality!

So even if the King of Xiqiang knew that the high priest was calling him a haha, he could only expose the matter.

Since the high priest was unwilling to speak, he could only choose one of these three choices, but perhaps there was a fourth choice?

The King of Xiqiang thought for a moment, and finally shook his head. No matter which of these three choices, they all look like they have their own advantages.

Moreover, I am indeed an advantage. According to the content of the guest's letter, there are currently no 150,000 soldiers in the three counties of Liangzhou. Moreover, my army is united, while these Han people have to defend in various cities. Perhaps there may be less than 100,000 people who can really fight with me.

If it were before, these 100,000 people would be enough to drink a pot of their own, but now it is not the case before. It also has a powerful weapon for its own army, so it has an absolute advantage in terms of military strength.

If you have an absolute advantage in your military strength, then you will naturally fight whatever you want.

The King of Xi Qiang thought for a while. When he was hesitating, he chose to use the method of exclusion. First of all, the third choice is definitely not possible. My Qiang tribe is not a thief, but just came to your Liangzhou to steal things. My Qiang tribe is the darling of immortality!

So far, there is only the second option and the third option.

I have an army of 150,000, and there are only 60,000 in Xiu Massacre, and there are less than 10,000 defenders in Guzang City. So, why can't I divide my troops?

If the attack on Guzang makes the coalition forces lose their end and fail to get the orders of Guzang in Guzang City, the coalition forces will be like headless flies.

The troops were divided, and the main forces attacked Xiutu Xiaocheng and encircled and suppressed the Han army there. The 40,000 to 50,000 warriors took the ladder to attack Guzang. I don’t believe that the strength of the defenders was several times, and with the siege equipment, I could not defeat a small Guzang!

After thinking about his own choice, the King of Xiqiang made his own choice.

After the King of Xiqiang said the words, the prince of the prime minister had no idea and naturally accepted the order. However, the chief of the clan was full of worry, and Prince Tuoba bowed his head and fell silent.

"Everyone, do you think this is good?"

The clan leader stood up first.

"My king, can you make some aggression?"

The King of Xiqiang said a huh, glanced at the clan leader again, and immediately made the latter dare not speak. However, at this time, Prince Tuoba spoke.

"Since the father wants to attack in two ways, it is better to give his son 10,000 people and let the child go to Dunhuang County."

The King of Xiqiang frowned.

"Why is this?"

"If the father's plan is effective, the father will not have to spend time attacking Dunhuang County. Naturally, a son will fight for you. If the father's attack is not smooth, we will not lose all our money."

The King of Xiqiang thought for a while, and finally nodded.

"I'll follow you."

Prince Tuoba hurriedly bowed to the King of Xiqiang and said, "Thank you, Father."

Prince Tuoba lowered his head very low, and no one knew what his eyes looked like now.

Only he himself knew that this was a pair of fierce, cruel, and wise eyes.
Chapter completed!