Chapter 6665 It makes sense

Chapter 6665 It makes sense
Although we had previously realized that the Qiang people were definitely setting up a blockade in front of the mountainous area of ​​northern Tibet, the scale estimated before and the scale detected now are completely different things.

Nonsense, of course these are two different things. What they calculated before were only the Qiang people who were blocking the camel cavalry, but what they are facing now are the Qiang people who are recruiting young and strong people on the spot to expand the military force. The reason why it is difficult to fight in the enemy's homeland is because if the enemy has a certain will to fight, they can pull out a large-scale main force anytime and anywhere.

Just as Fuward had estimated before, even if the Qiang people had deployed defenses near the Qiangtang grassland and the northern Tibetan mountains, considering their own position, it was impossible for the Qiang people to leave too many people there. Therefore, when he went north, even if the Qiang people deployed their forces at the fastest speed, the number of Qiang people who could blockade the northern Tibetan mountains before he arrived would be only tens of thousands.

In addition, the camel cavalry had been rushing all the way and forced marching to the mountainous area in northern Tibet, so their strength was inevitably declining. Even if they still had the ability to suppress the tens of thousands of Qiang people, facing this group of fearless Qiang people, the camel cavalry would inevitably suffer heavy losses. But at least Fu Ward was confident that he could break through the Qiang people's defense line and enter the northern Tibetan plateau in a very short time and in almost one go, despite the obstruction of tens of thousands of people.

But if it is replaced by a blockade of 20,000 young and strong Qiang people, it is not a matter of ten thousand plus ten thousand. Putting aside other things, as long as the Qiang people are properly deployed and hold on without retreating, if Fu Ward cannot break through them in one go, then the whole army will be wiped out soon.

After all, the Qiang people in the west, the south, and the east are all running here, waiting to fight the camel riders to their death. They have wasted a lot of time. With hundreds of thousands of Qiang people coming, Fu Ward does not have the ability of Huo Qubing and Dou Xian to fight thirty or forty people at the same time and still mow down the enemies without any rivals. He can only wait to die.

The general Dui had defeated Fuward. No matter how weak the Qiang people were, they were regular soldiers who dared to fight for their lives, not ants. Apart from anything else, they could kill the Kushan elite by stabbing them with a spear.

"Twenty thousand people." Fu Ward's expression turned extremely ugly.

"Yes, conservatively estimated, there are at least 20,000 people. If we're unlucky, the number may be even higher." Sidney replied with a heavy expression.

"We still have more than 4,100 people left." Fu Ward lowered his head and assessed the probability of breaking through the opponent's blockade, but the more he calculated, the slimmer it seemed.

"It's difficult. The Qiang people are fearless and brave, which is a problem." Sidney shook his head. After all, he was a core officer who had participated in the war of empires and had his own assessment of the strength of both sides.

"But if we don't go through the northern Tibetan mountains..." Fu Ward frowned. If he didn't go this way, there would be no way out for Fu Ward.

"Let's try other directions. Now they all think we are going to northern Tibet," Sidney suggested.

Sidney's words reminded Fu Ward that, indeed, their intentions were now very clear. All the Qiang people realized that they were heading to the mountainous area in northern Tibet. In this case, if they could find another way, their chances of escaping would be very great.

However, the two looked at each other and felt a little embarrassed. Although they said so, their brains were actually blank in this regard.

From the very beginning, their plan was to go north to the northern Tibetan mountains, and then enter Kushan from the northern Tibetan mountains via the Karakoram Road. As for other plans, there were none at all.

Similarly, the previous march southward was just a pretense to attract the Qiang people's attention in order to serve the purpose of heading north to the northern Tibetan mountains. It can be said that the plan of Fuward and his companions was entirely centered around how to enter the northern Tibetan mountains.

"Can we not enter the northern Tibetan mountainous area first?" Sidney looked at the soldiers behind him who were obviously tired. If it were the camel cavalry that were in peak condition before, Sidney would still be confident that they could break through the blockade set up by 20,000 Qiang people. Or if they still had mounts, Sidney would also be confident.

But now, in order to avoid being chased and blocked by the Qiang people, they have forced to march the whole way, which has consumed a lot of physical strength. The elite troops are not in peak condition and have no mounts. To be honest, it is really difficult to quickly break through the 20,000 Qiang people. It is even possible that they will not be able to defeat the first wave, resulting in heavy casualties.

Given the camel riders' current situation, they only have one chance for everything. If they fail to get through the first time, there will be even fewer people behind them, making it even more impossible to get through.

"If we don't enter the mountainous area in northern Tibet and keep circling here, we can probably hold out for a while. But the Qiang people are more familiar with the terrain than we are. If we drag it out for too long, we might really be blockaded in front and pursued from behind, and then we'd be caught in a pincer attack..." Fuward shook his head and refused.

Apart from entering the northern Tibetan mountains, other options are of no value at all at the moment. They are just the difference between dying early and dying late. Only by entering the northern Tibetan mountains can one truly break out of the blockade and have the power to choose one's own future. Otherwise, one can only be considered to be lingering on.

Sidney had no choice but to lead the camel cavalry and follow Fuward to continue northward, gambling on whether he could break through the Qiang blockade.

"Let's take a break. We will have to force march again. The number of Qiang people's reconnaissance eagles is increasing." Fu Ward gave the order calmly. They must rest. If they go forward, the probability of encountering young and strong Qiang people will increase. As for whether resting here will make the Qiang people chasing them from behind get closer, to be honest, it doesn't matter at this point. Fu Ward is not prepared to have a second chance.

"General, let's go northeast and go to the Tibetan area first." Sidney held the soup, looked at his reflection in the soup, and suddenly realized something.

"Lower Tibet?" Fuward still didn't react.

"Yes, we can avoid the northern Tibetan mountainous area in the northwest. We can take advantage of the opportunity when the Qiang people are approaching this area to go down to the Tibetan area first. At this time, we have a great chance to go directly down to the Tibetan area from this side." Sidney said excitedly, pointing to the northeast. "There is no blockade here, or to put it more bluntly, there is a huge gap here. We only need to block the reconnaissance of the Qiang people's war eagles, and we will most likely be able to jump out of the Qiang people's encirclement without any damage."

Fuward gradually understood what Sidney meant. Because Fuward went north, the Qiang people's encirclement also moved closer to the northern Tibetan mountains in the northwest. As a result, a gap would naturally appear in the northeast direction, because the Qiang tribes that had previously blocked the northeast direction followed the direction of the northern Tibetan mountains to block Fuward before reaching the northern Tibetan mountains.

"Cross the Qiang blockade, go directly to the Tibetan area, and enter Xinzhou..." Fu Ward's eyes became brighter and brighter. He had realized that this seemingly unrealistic plan was very likely to be implemented, because the local army of Xinzhou was forced to retreat because of the previous assassination.

"This is a time difference. As long as we block the Qiang warhawks' surveillance, they will think we are heading to the northern Tibetan mountains, but in fact we have already entered the Tibetan areas." Sydney said with shining eyes, "After leaving the Tibetan areas, we will turn around and head southwest, entering the northern Tibetan mountains from the north, and we can still take the Karakoram Corridor."

To be honest, entering the mountainous area from the north of the northern Tibetan mountains and then taking the Karakoram Corridor is the authentic ancient Silk Road. Entering the mountainous area from the south of the northern Tibetan mountains is actually the only choice. There is a big difference between the two. The former means that there is a path left by predecessors. Even if it is now blocked by heavy snow, it is at least of reference significance. The latter can only be achieved through one's own experimentation.

"In this case, the elite cavalry of the Qiang people, each with three horses per man, will be too late." Fu Ward said with a big laugh.

For Fu Ward, the most mobile legion under the Qiang people had a great influence on him. Why did they have to march by force? Why did they have to break through the blockade at high speed? Why did they only have one chance to attack? To put it bluntly, wasn't it because they were afraid of being caught up by the elite Qiang people with each man riding three horses?
In fact, now that they are close to the mountainous area in northern Tibet, Fu Ward estimates that the elite Qiang cavalry will not be too far away from them, but if they head northeast from here, there is a high probability that they will be able to shake off the elite Qiang cavalry.

After all, Fu Ward's strategic intention has been exposed. No matter how Fu Ward changes in the future, as long as he blocks the northern Tibetan mountains and prevents the enemy from passing through the Karakoram Mountain Road, the enemy will sooner or later jump out and fight a decisive battle with the Qiang people. Therefore, during this period of time, no matter what Fu Ward does, the main force of the Qiang people will only gather near the northern Tibetan mountains, and this is Fu Ward's opportunity.

"Let's go northeast, first go down to the Tibetan area, then go from Xinzhou to the northern foot of the northern Tibetan mountains, and enter the Karakoram Mountains. Hahaha, God bless me!" Fuward said with a big laugh.

It is really like a story of going through thick and thin, but there always seems to be a way out. Facing the blockade formed by more than 20,000 Qiang people in front of him, tens of thousands of pursuing troops in the rear, a large number of encirclement and suppression forces in the west, and the Qiang elite cavalry that kept arriving, Fu Ward had already felt somewhat desperate that the situation was hopeless. He didn't expect that he had actually left himself a way to survive. Hahahaha, he was not destined to die. It really was not destined to die.

After coming to this realization, the dark clouds in Fuward's heart dissipated for the most part. He decisively used strategic secrets to shield his own army, then marched towards the northeast, smoothly passing through the Qiang blockade all the way.

After all, the Tibetan area is too large. Even if the Qiang people sent tens of thousands of people to encircle Fuward, there are still many loopholes. After all, the larger the encirclement, the larger the gap.

"What, you didn't encounter Fu Ward?" Yang Pu led the elite Qiang cavalry to the front of the northern Tibetan mountainous area. Looking at the more than 25,000 Qiang people gathered here, he was shocked. How could it be possible? I'm here, how could Fu Ward not have arrived yet.

"A few days ago, we received news that Fu Ward was resting on the edge of Qiangtang. At that time, we judged that Fu Ward intended to gather his strength to fight us to the death, and then rush into the northern Tibetan mountains. So we continued to strengthen our defense. After that, the war eagles could not detect Fu Ward. We believe that Fu Ward used secret techniques to hide, and he must want to catch us off guard." Ke Wu said bitterly.

To be honest, there is nothing wrong with this judgment. After all, the Qiang people are squatting in front of the mountainous area in northern Tibet, and Fu Ward has no way to get around them if he wants to enter.

Therefore, regardless of whether Fu Ward is hiding or not, what the Qiang people have to do is to continue to strengthen their own strength, build a low interception wall, and then strengthen various defense facilities, waiting for Fu Ward to rush over.

As for what means Fu Ward can use at that time, it is actually not very important. What they have to do is to delay Fu Ward. The more time the other party spends, the more beneficial it is for the Qiang people. Therefore, Ke Wu and others were not surprised when they found that Fu Ward suddenly blocked the reconnaissance of the War Eagle.

After all, they have entered the decisive battle zone. If they don't quickly and proactively block the war eagle's reconnaissance, their every move will be watched by the enemy. Using secret techniques at this time is a very reasonable move from a combat perspective.

Considering the difference in their own strength, the Qiang people did not think of taking the initiative to attack. After discovering that Fu Ward's trace was lost, they continued to strengthen their defense, increasing patrols, secret sentries, etc.

However, even if Ke Wu was beaten to death, he would never have thought that Fu Ward would just run away. No, he was just running away. Where could Fu Ward run to at this time? To the south? To the east? Wouldn't that be a last-ditch struggle?
Now that the main base of Fuward has been destroyed by the Qiang people, the elite Kushan soldiers are left with only the food and fodder they carried with them. Even if they have captured some spoils during the period, they cannot sustain for too long. Under such circumstances, running south or east is actually a dead end. After the logistics are exhausted, the death will only be more miserable and meaningless than a decisive battle with the Qiang people.

So when faced with the news that Fu Ward had disappeared, Yang Pu and Ke Wu were both confused. They completely couldn't understand what was going on with Fu Ward and why he suddenly disappeared.

"What, Fu Ward disappeared?" Lin Dai was stunned when he received the news sent back by Yang Pu and Ke Wu by the carrier eagle. He had been restless before, waiting for the result of the final battle. No matter whether Fu Ward won, penetrated into the northern Tibetan mountains and escaped, or Fu Ward was stopped by Ke Wu's group and perished under the attack of Yang Pu, Lin Dai could accept it.

But Fuward disappeared, and this neighbor could not accept it at all.

"Send someone to investigate quickly!" Lin Dai ordered angrily. Before the military order could be delivered to the front line, Yang Pu and others had already led the soldiers to the last place where Fu Ward stayed before he disappeared, and then professional investigators determined the direction of Fu Ward's evacuation.

"Heading northeast? What's going on?" Yang Pu had a dazed look on his face, but the daze only lasted for a moment, and then he directly ordered his cavalry to follow him in pursuit of Fu Ward. However, after chasing for only a hundred miles, Yang Pu stopped because the traces of Fu Ward's march had been completely wiped out by the heavy rain.

There was no way. The climate in the plateau was very strange. Even Yang Pu, who had lived here for several years, still could not grasp it, but the clues were cut off.

"Hahaha, good luck, really good luck." Fu Ward laughed. He had just passed that lake, but when he looked back, he found that it was covered with dark clouds, and then the heavy rain wiped out all traces. What he had to do next was to go to the Tibetan area. There was no blockade in front, no pursuit behind, and there would be no possibility of a sudden blockade by the Qiang people. The return to Kushan was just around the corner.

"Indeed, since we chose to go northeast, first go down to Tibet, go to Xinzhou, and enter Kushan from the direction of the orthodox ancient Silk Road, our luck has become very good." Sidney said with some emotion, even he had to admit his luck during this period.

"Have a good meal, and then we can set off with peace of mind. Let the soldiers eat before marching. We have been chased and blocked by the Qiang people all the way, and we haven't even had a hot meal a few times. This time we can eat a full meal." Fu Ward smiled very happily.

"Eat?" Just as Fuward laughed and called on his camel riders to unload the dried meat and barley in batches and start cooking, an angry roar appeared on the plateau. Mangzhong led the Qiang people from the northwest and rushed out from the valley between the mountains. "Fuward, I finally caught you!"

At this moment, Fu Ward was confused, and the camel riders were also confused, because none of them had thought that they would take this road. Even the plan of going northeast to Tibet Prefecture, going to Xinzhou and then returning was a sudden idea and was realized by chance. Therefore, theoretically it was impossible for someone to ambush here.

However, this impossible thing happened. Mangzhong led more than 20,000 young and strong Qiang people from the northwest and had been waiting here for Fu Ward, and now he finally arrived.

Without any extra words, Mangzhong picked up his spear and led the young and strong Qiang people under his command to attack the camel riders who were cooking.

It’s not that the camel scouts and patrols were not effective, but Mangzhong had believed from the beginning that the bitch Fu Ward would definitely go this way. After all, he had been severely scolded by Lin Dai before, and it was because the bitch Fu Ward sent people to Xinzhou to assassinate Doctor Liu.

Although Mangzhong did not understand how much turmoil the assassination of Doctor Liu would bring, Mangzhong rashly thought that since Fu Ward could send people this way, he must have conducted an investigation here. So when Lin Dai built an encirclement to blockade Fu Ward, Mangzhong continued to pay attention to Fu Ward's route.

When Fu Ward went south, Mangzhong thought that Fu Ward was deliberately creating confusion. When Fu Ward went north, Mangzhong thought that Fu Ward was trying to hide the truth. When Fu Ward disappeared, Mangzhong thought that Fu Ward must be coming this way.

So Mangzhong started digging tunnels here early and stationed there, waiting for Fu Ward's arrival.

Even after receiving the news that Fu Ward had disappeared, Mangzhong used his very simple mind, comparable to that of a paramecium, to prove that Fu Ward was going to pass through his place, and he issued emergency intelligence to the chieftains of various Qiang tribes, asking them to join him. Although the logic of this judgment was completely wrong, the result was completely correct.

Fu Ward appeared, and he led all the main forces. Even Mangzhong saw Fu Ward himself clearly. However, the other Qiang leaders had not arrived yet. Some of them had doubts about Mangzhong's judgment, and some thought that Mangzhong's judgment was correct but they could not catch up. In short, only the main force of the Mangzhong Group of the Northwestern Qiang tribe appeared here.

But again, Mangzhong was considered by Lin Dai to be the leader of the Qiang people in the northwest of the Tibetan area. Apart from anything else, he was at least considered a main force among the Qiang people and had some strength. The 20,000 men under his command were not just empty salaries, but real young and strong men.

Go straight ahead, go hard, go hard, do it hard!
Mangzhong said that you, Fu Ward, humiliated me last time and passed through my defense zone, causing such great losses to the Han Dynasty. So this time, I will fight back fiercely to wash away the previous humiliation, and the key to washing away the humiliation this time is your head, Fu Ward. Die!
"Form a formation and charge!" Fuward ordered loudly.

It was no longer possible to form a defensive formation. Most of the camel riders were already cooking, and many had even put the meat into the pot.

Although they were still divided into groups of more than a dozen people, it was completely nonsense to say that they could quickly form a flat battle line and fight the Qiang people in formation. Fu Ward did not have this ability. All he could do was to do his best and lead the patrolling soldiers who were eating in batches to suppress the Qiang people with bravery.

As for the losses, this time the losses will be very large. Although it will not lead to the annihilation of the entire army, it is likely that Fu Ward will suffer serious injuries. After all, the timing chosen by Mangzhong was too good, so good that Fu Ward was not prepared at all.

"Die, Fuward!" A dense rain of arrows covered him, and Mangzhong was not just waiting here!

Mangzhong was extremely furious at this time. Fu Ward was right in front of him, so what else could he say? Of course he had to use whatever he had and fight with Fu Ward to avenge his previous humiliation!
Arrows and javelins rained down in the direction of the camel riders like a rainstorm. Unlike conventional combat where the number of javelins carried was limited, this time Mangzhong felt from the beginning that Fu Ward should pass by here, so he took his young and strong men to cut a lot of hardwood javelins. On average, each of the regular pitchers had thirteen or fourteen javelins.

Although most of these javelins are wooden spears without iron heads, their power at close range is still quite good when used by more than 2,000 Qiang people who have the talent of instant power burst.

Even if it cannot penetrate the armor directly, at the current distance, a two-jin hardwood short spear can hit the elite soldiers under Fu Ward's command. Even if it cannot kill them, it can cause bruises and swelling, or even vomiting blood. If you are unlucky and hit the head directly, it can still kill them.

After all, the camel cavalry under Fuward's command did not have such outrageous things as idealistic defense, so it was impossible for them to take the javelin with their faces.

This is also the reason why a large army needs a variety of functional arms. Even if a single arm is strong, it is inevitable that others will seize its flaws in some aspects and then use its strengths to attack its weaknesses. It is true that the headquarters under Fu Ward is far stronger than the Qiang people in combat effectiveness, but it does not mean that all the advantages lie with these Kushan elites.

"Throw spears!" After his father led the team to charge forward, the eldest son of Mangzhong gave the order to more than 2,000 Qiang soldiers who were arranged in a long snake formation and had a bundle of wooden spears stuck in front of them.

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