stonecrandall Chapter 208
Chapter 208
"You haven't seen Chang'an City yet, have you?"
"The boundless plains are like the most extensive painting between heaven and earth, stretching to the horizon! There, our descendants will be able to gallop on horseback, unrestrained, and let the voice of freedom resound through the sky! And our cavalry will turn into an unstoppable torrent, causing the Han people's formation to collapse in the tremor!"
"The time has come, the terrain is in hand, and our army has the key to victory!"
"This battle must be won, it is the proof of the glory of our race, and it is the destiny of heaven!"
The words of the high priest, like an ancient spell, aroused layers of ripples among the Qiang cavalry.
Instantly, thousands of voices responded in unison, shocking like thunder:
"With the protection of the Wolf God, our race will prosper!"
"With the protection of the Wolf God, we will be invincible! "
The high priest slowly raised his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet, with a sacred light flashing in his eyes.
"At this moment, let us hold a solemn sacrifice with a pious heart, and offer our most sincere respect and sacrifice to the great wolf god!"
After that, a line of Western Qiang warriors, carrying roasted golden cattle and sheep on their shoulders, walked into the field with steady steps, followed closely by ten naked Han captives with desperate faces, their eyes full of fear of unknown fate.
Then, the majestic high priest slowly walked in, holding a sharp blade, his eyes flashing with awe and enthusiasm for the ancient ritual. He approached the Han people one by one, and every time the knife fell, it was accompanied by a heart-pounding scream, and the primitive and weird cheers from the Qiang people, as if Celebrating the completion of some kind of ancient contract.
Their high priest personally cut off ten organs from the bodies of the ten Han people.
They were eyes, nose, ears, mouth, brain, heart, spleen, liver, lungs, and kidneys.
Every scream of the Han people would cause waves of strange howls from the Qiang people.
The high priest's hands were carefully holding up a still weakly beating heart. He knelt on his knees, with a humble and pious attitude, as if he was talking to an invisible god.
"Great Wolf God! We, your people, today offer the purest blood and the most precious body in the world as a gift to your supreme glory. Please listen to our call, give us strength and protection, and let this land be bathed in your glory forever..."
"If my Qiang people win this battle, we will also offer you a hundred pairs of boys! As sacrifices! ”
All the Qiang people knelt on the ground devoutly, hoping that the great wolf god would favor them again.
With a gust of cold wind blowing, the high priest opened his eyes slightly.
"Well! Today is cloudless! It's suitable for sending troops!"
"Men! Get ready for battle!"
As the Qiang troops continued to gather, the scouts of the Han army also noticed it.
Boom, boom, boom!
The Hongmen military camp was accompanied by a series of dull drum sounds.
The Han army began to line up in an orderly manner to prepare for battle.
All the soldiers began to check their equipment before the battle, whether their weapons were sharp and their armor was firm. They would all depend on them when they came back to fight hand to hand.
The soldiers of the black armor heavy cavalry also needed to take out some fine feed, such as some eggs and good bread. , these are all Ferghana horses, and the grass they eat is very good, but they will still have a temporary meal before the battle.
When the drums sounded for the second time, all the soldiers began to gather, and the officers began to count the number of people. After confirming that they were correct, they began to gather towards the designated position.
On the stage, Liu Yao was wearing armor and holding a knife in both hands.
Under his gaze, the 60,000 troops began to gather little by little, and finally gathered into a huge army.
Under the stage, Li Si, Le Jin, Dian Wei, Ke Yi Ying and others were all waiting to be called to send out troops.
Everyone knew very well that this battle was not only related to the gains and losses of Guanzhong, but also determined the rise and fall of the two nations.
If Liu Yao could clear the border troubles in the northwest in this battle, the last obstacle to his conquest of Xiliang would disappear. By then, his territory would span the three states and the vast grasslands in the north, and then he could free up his hands to deal with Yuan Shao!
On the other hand, if the Qiang people won this battle, they would gain a foothold in Guanzhong. During the Five Barbarians' Rebellion, the Qiang people first competed with the Di people for the Guanzhong area.
Once they gain a foothold in Guanzhong, they will quickly transform from a backward nomadic people to a nation that combines farming and nomadism. They will rise rapidly and then establish their own regime. They will directly affect the entire Chinese civilization.
The Xianbei, Wuhuan, and Xiongnu peoples have now been completely crippled by themselves. As long as they are still there, these foreign races will be completely suppressed by the Bingzhou army!
Now these Qiang peopleNo exception! Either he dies today! Or I die!
Cai Yong, Si Tu Wang Yun, Huangfu Song and others all quietly looked at Liu Yao on the stage.
Cai Yan, with a big belly, came to the stage in person with the help of her maid.
"Yan'er, why are you here? The doctor said that you should rest assured to take care of your baby!"
"Father, Ziyi is going to fight. I heard that this battle will be very difficult, so I want to see him off."
Huangfu Song stroked his gray hair and chuckled, "Hahaha! Zhao Ji, it's okay! This kid is my disciple, and I know his abilities very well."
"When this kid followed me to conquer the Yellow Turban Army, he dared to charge into the battle alone! His bravery was comparable to that of the Western Chu Overlord. Later, he defeated the Xianbei and Xiongnu in the north and was named Champion Marquis. Now he is just one step away from being named Wolf Lair."
Wang Yun also nodded.
"Yes, Ziyi is the son of the Han Dynasty. You don't have to worry. Your most important thing now is to take good care of the baby and keep some blood for Ziyi so that he can have successors!"
Cai Yan nodded with a slightly red face.
Accompanied by teams of Bingzhou heavy armored soldiers, there were also a large number of black armored cavalry in armor.
This time, almost all the Han army was dispatched, and in the team, there were more than 8,000 strong men in cloth clothes. They did not wear any weapons and equipment, and behind them, there were teams of carriages, on which their weapons and armor were piled.
Liu Yao looked at the army with great momentum and nodded with great satisfaction.
"Le Jin! Li Si! Good at managing the army!"
After saying that, Liu Yao raised a wine bowl from the table.
"Everyone! This battle! It concerns the lives of tens of thousands of people in Guanzhong! And I heard that there are many beautiful women among the Qiang people! Quite charming!"
"Everyone! Do you want to marry a Western woman as a concubine! As a wife!"
The soldiers below shouted in a weird voice: "Yes!!!"
"Hahaha! If you want! Then follow me! Let's fight today! Defeat those Qiang people in one fell swoop! This general will take you! Go grab a wife!"
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