Yumen Pass:

Yumen Pass is a majestic pass but also a dangerous pass. It is the only way to resist the invasion of the Central Plains by the western countries.

After hundreds of years of continuous expansion, Yumen Pass has become a famous and important pass in the world.

If the countries in the Western Regions want to invade the Central Plains, they must capture Yumen Pass.

One man is at the gate, and ten thousand men can't stand up.

As long as thousands of soldiers are stationed at the pass, even if there are thousands of troops, it is impossible to capture the pass in a short time.

Yumen Pass is a barrier in the Central Plains.

A small number of soldiers and horses can isolate the foreign barbarians outside the pass and ensure that the people in the Central Plains are not harmed.

There is no doubt about the importance of Yumen Pass to the Central Plains, and it is definitely a battleground for military strategists.

Once Yumen Pass is lost, the entire Guanlong area will be exposed to the cavalry of the Western Region countries, who can invade, plunder, and plunder the Guanlong area at will.

Over the years, the Han Dynasty was weak and Yumen Pass was often occupied by the Qiang people. The people in the Guanlong area lived in dire straits.

A large number of Qiang people entered the Liangzhou area, causing catastrophic harm to the lives of the people in the area.

Liangzhou has also become a gathering place for the Qiang people, and in many places the Qiang people and Central Plains people live together.

But what?

The Qiang people are not a race that likes a stable life. They are a semi-herder race, and it is their nature to plunder and rob.

Get something for nothing.

The entire Liangzhou has been in a state of turmoil, which was the last straw for the Han Dynasty.

In order to suppress the rebellion in Liangzhou, the imperial court spent a lot of money every year, and the national finances were stretched by the Liangzhou war.

Countless heroes and famous generals also emerged on the battlefield in Liangzhou.

Cao Cao received the order to recapture Yongzhou and Liangzhou. The army did not stop and captured Yongzhou in one fell swoop, crossed the Yellow River, and chased Han Sui's army to fight fiercely.

In desperation, Han Sui had no choice but to return to Wuwei with the remaining defeated generals, and together with Ma Teng prepared to stop Cao's army.

When Cao Jun entered the Liangzhou area, he learned that Han Sui was colluding with Ma Teng. Guo Jia used a trick to send Yang Fu as envoy to Ma Teng.

Ma Teng is a descendant of General Fubo, and he still yearns for the Han Dynasty in his heart.

Under Yang Fu's persuasion, Ma Teng surrendered to Cao Jun and became a member of Cao Jun, including the people in Ma Teng's tent.

Seeing that Ma Teng had surrendered to Cao's army, Han Sui had no choice but to flee to the Western Regions with the remaining defeated soldiers, not daring to stay in the Liangzhou area.

After taking over Wuwei, Cao's army swept through Xijun and Zhangye with the force of autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, and wiped out the Qiang people gathered in the area.

Many Qiang people were attacked by Cao's army and had no choice but to move westward and hide in the mountains farther west.

Cao Cao's army occupied Yumen Pass. Cao Cao received the order, returned to Xiakou City, and led his troops to the northern prairie.

Guo Jia was in charge of the army at Yumen Pass, waiting for Xu Huang and Xu Shu to come and take charge.

After Xu Huang and Xu Shu arrived at Yumen Pass, they saw that there were nearly 100,000 troops at the pass.

I'm really excited.

"Mr. Fengxiao, I have just arrived at the humble position and I don't know much about the regiment, especially the distribution of the Qiang people around me.

The order given to us by the lord is to completely wipe out the Qiang people gathered in this area without leaving any hidden dangers.

When the time is right, we can send troops to the Western Regions, capture dozens of countries in the Western Regions, and make them directly under the jurisdiction of the Central Plains region without setting up vassal states. Please teach me, sir, how to complete the task."

Xu Huangdao.

From Qin Qi's mouth, I learned that Guo Jia is a very good counselor, and his ability is one of the best among the Xiakou army, no worse than others.

In the past few years, Guo Jia was forced by Xu Chu to get up every morning and run every day. After two years of training, he got up and ran every day.

Guo Jia's physical condition has greatly improved, and he is not as weak as before.

"Gongming and Yuanzhi, the Zhengxi Corps currently has six divisions of 100,000 troops, including three infantry divisions.

Three cavalry divisions, excluding the three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry under Xu Chu's tent. After taking Liangzhou, they stayed at Yumen Pass.

Prepare to wipe out the Qiang people in this area. In addition, hundreds of thousands of Qiang people have been captured and sent to civilized schools, and the road from Chang'an to Yumen Pass is being built.

As long as this passage is opened, the supplies for the army to go to the Western Regions will be solved, and it is also the time to go to the Western Regions. There is still some time before the passage is opened."

Guo Jiadao.

"Mr. Fengxiao, how many Qiang people are gathered in this area? Have our scouts investigated it?"

Xu Huangdao.

"For this matter, our Corps has sent dozens of detective horses to reconnoiter the area. The Qiang people gathered in this area,

About hundreds of thousands. However, the Qiang people did not unite with each other and claimed to be king alone. It turned out that Han Sui was pulling the strings.

Only then did the Qiang tribe gather under Han Sui's tent. As Han Sui fled to the Western Regions, the united Qiang people also dispersed.

However, it is not easy to eliminate the Qiang people in this area. The altitude of this place is high, and our soldiers are not adaptable. There must be an adaptation process, and we can only send troops after the soldiers adapt to the climate here."

Guo Jiadao.

"Don't worry, Gongming. We have generals such as Ma Teng and Ma Chao under our command. They have been living in Liangzhou.

I know the lifestyle and customs of the Qiang people very well. As long as I use it well, it will have unexpected effects."

Guo Jia added.

"Mr. Fengxiao, I heard from Mr. Wenruo that Liangzhou has built a large number of transportation and water conservancy projects with great intensity.

Not only the road from Chang'an to Yumen Pass must be built, but also the road from Chang'an to Wuwei and other places must be built.

Moreover, the road quality is very high, and new building materials such as cement will be used. It is expected that after the spring of next year,

If we can build it well, our task will be quite heavy. We won’t have much time to prepare before we go out to conquer the countries in the Western Region.”

Xu Huangdao.

"Gongming, after several months of adaptive training in our 100,000-strong army, most of the soldiers have adapted to plateau operations.

We can first arrest the Qiang people gathered in the surrounding areas, arrest more Qiang people, and throw them into civilized schools.

It can speed up the progress of various projects in Liangzhou. We can send troops from three directions and press together towards the areas where the Qiang people gather."

Guo Jia stood up, walked to the map, pointed at the map and explained each one.

Xu Huang nodded.

"Mr. Fengxiao, will anyone still live on this mountain?"

Xu Shu said.

"Yes! There are not many people, but there are people living on it. However, the people who don't seem to belong to the Qiang ethnic group should be from another ethnic group."

Guo Jiadao.

Actually?

The place Guo Jia is talking about is the place where later generations of Tibetans lived. The Tibetans have not yet posed a threat to the Central Plains.

Many places in the Tubo territory were occupied by the Qiang people.

As for whether the Tubo people are Qiang people, I can't say for sure. I only know that many of the races in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, including Southeast Asia and other regions, are descended from the Qiang people, or can be said to be variants of the Qiang people.

During the Han Dynasty, the Qiang people were a very large ethnic group, no less than the Xianbei people. However, the Qiang people did not live on the grasslands. Many Qiang people were attacked by the Central Plains people and fled to the southwest to live.

Of course, the Qiang people in the Guanlong and Xiliang areas are extremely harmful to the ethnic groups in the Central Plains, and are not much weaker than the Xianbei people.

During the Five Husties, one of the ethnic groups in China was the Qiang people.
Chapter completed!