Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Speed, Diao Chan Says I'm Too Fast

From early morning until afternoon.

At this time, the area outside Yunwu County was littered with corpses.

Duan Yu and Cao Cao's four cavalry units were like four giant black pythons weaving across the battlefield, dividing the tens of thousands of Western Qiang troops.

Meanwhile, the Xuanwu Battle Formation, composed of Gao Shun and Qu Yi, used powerful bows and crossbows to bombard and kill the Western Qiang cavalry in large numbers.

When the Western Qiang cavalry tried to charge Gao Shun and Qu Yi's Xuanwu battle formation, they were annihilated by the combined forces of Duan Yu and Cao Cao.

By the afternoon, the Western Qiang army, littered with corpses, began to collapse.

As the saying goes, a defeat is like a mountain collapsing.

The Western Qiang army was originally composed of more than a dozen tribes, each with its own agenda.

Once defeated, it's a complete rout.

The various species scattered and fled in all directions.

However, what the dozen or so tribes of the Western Qiang did not know was that their rout was just the beginning of their doom.

When tens of thousands of Western Qiang cavalrymen fled to the east bank of the Huangshui River, preparing to cross the river to shake off their pursuers, they were stuck in the riverbed.

The water that flowed over the warhorse's knees was icy cold.

But this still couldn't stop the Western Qiang army from fleeing as quickly as possible.

However, just as the Western Qiang army had crossed half of the river...

Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, and others who were guarding the upper reaches of the Huangshui River breached the dam at the congested river mouth.

Unable to reach the shore in time, a large number of Western Qiang soldiers, still stuck in the riverbed, were swept away by the icy, surging river water and swept into the torrent.

The surging river instantly separated the Qiang army that had already crossed the river, those still in the riverbed, and those still stuck on the east bank of the Huangshui River.

Even more critically, Duan Yu led his army and caught up at that moment.

On the east bank of the Huangshui River, they once again defeated the remaining 10,000-strong Western Qiang army that had not yet crossed the river.

Countless others were crushed and fell into the rushing, icy water, or trampled to death by warhorses and people.

From dawn until dusk.

The Western Qiang camp, which had more than 50,000 people, was now completely empty.

There were only corpses scattered everywhere and floating corpses in the Huangshui River.

Half of the remaining troops crossed the river, while the Western Qiang army that fled on the east bank of the Huangshui River has disappeared without a trace.

But only for one day.

At least 30,000 Qiang soldiers were forever buried outside Yunwu County and in the Huangshui River.

...........

The county of Yunwu is shrouded in night.

A grand celebration banquet is underway.

Duan Yu, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao sat together in the main hall of the county government.

All the generals gathered, filling the county government hall.

The table was laden with meat, wine, and dishes.

The house was brightly lit both inside and outside.

In the distance, one could also see and hear the bright lights and laughter of Yunwu County.

A victory.

Without a doubt, this battle was an unprecedented victory in decades.

In the first battle, more than 30,000 heads were taken.

Of the dozen or so tribes of the Western Qiang, probably half will have to be expelled.

The losses in this battle were negligible.

If Liang Hu hadn't sent Chen Yi to Shaodang Qiang, leading to Chen Yi's death there and Cheng Qiu's defection, it would have been a different story.

In that battle, the losses were almost negligible.

Cheng Qiu's defection tricked the city gates of four counties: Linqiang, Anyi, Poqiang, and Jincheng.

Apart from Jincheng, the people of Linqiang, Anyi, and Poqiang counties have been almost completely slaughtered by the Qiang people.

Fortunately, Yunwu County was not captured.

Otherwise, the entire Jincheng County would face fall.

Liang Hu and Cheng Qiu are sinners for all time.

"Ziyi is incredibly brave. If it weren't for Ziyi, who in the world could uphold Yunwu's authority?"

Yuan Shao sat to Duan Yu's left, holding a wine cup and toasting Duan Yu.

Cao Cao sat to Duan Yu's right.

Duan Yu smiled, picked up his wine cup, and raised it to Cao Cao and Yuan Shao on either side.

"If it weren't for Yuan Shao breaking through Jincheng, and if it weren't for Mengde conquering the Qiang, there would be no great victory today. This great victory is the result of the joint efforts of the three of us."

"Come, this cup is a toast to Benchu ​​and Mengde."

Duan Yu stood up, looked at the crowd below, raised his wine cup, and said, "This cup is a toast to everyone present!"

"I also pay tribute to Chen Yi, Tian Yan, Lin Qiang, Anyi, Po Qiang, and the people of Jincheng who were killed by the Qiang people."

"A tribute to the soldiers who died defending Yungo!"

After saying this, Duan Yu raised his cup and drank it all in one gulp.

The generals below the hall all stood up and raised their wine cups: "To our Lord!"

"Here's to the general!"

After a glass of wine, everyone took their seats.

In war, there are always deaths.

Even without war, people will still die.

The dead are dead, but the living must go on.

Moreover, the war has only just begun.

"What are your plans next, Ziyi?" Yuan Shao asked, looking at Duan Yu.

"Now that the main force of the Qiang army has been defeated, their tribe has not been wiped out. Is Ziyi planning to press on with his momentum?"

Hearing Yuan Shao's words, Duan Yu nodded.

"However, we should no longer need to attack cities and fortresses. We can simply advance our cavalry into the Western Qiang's strongholds."

"We didn't have much food supplies for this trip, so we need to minimize their consumption."

"Therefore, I have decided that the infantry will return to Ji County first, and together with Yuan Shao and Meng De, we will wipe out the Qiang tribes of Jincheng County."

Upon hearing this, both Yuan Shao and Cao Cao nodded excitedly.

Duan Yu looked out at the night sky beyond the Tang Dynasty.

Although this battle was fraught with unexpected events, Liang Hu's foolish act did indeed help him a great deal.

Otherwise, he would probably have to deal with each and every one of them.

Now, it actually saves a lot of problems.

After several rounds of drinks and several dishes, all the generals had returned to their camps to rest.

Yuan Shao and Cao Cao also went to stay at Guo Xian's residence temporarily, under the arrangement of Guo Xian, the temporary county magistrate.

..........

Time flies, and several days have passed.

Outside Mucheng Valley.

A cavalry force of less than two thousand men was outside the valley entrance on one side of the valley.

More than half a month ago, Bei Gong Boyu came here once.

This is the gathering place of the Shaodang Qiang people.

Every spring, the Shaodang Qiang people migrate here to spend the summer and autumn.

The Shaodang Qiang tribe will not migrate until winter.

They sought a place to escape the winter cold.

In previous years, Mucheng Valley would have been bustling with activity at this time.

After completing the autumn harvest, the Shaodang Qiang people hold a grand feast before migrating to commemorate the year's harvest.

But more than half a month ago, the old king of Shaodang Qiang took away most of the young and strong men of his tribe.

Only a small number of able-bodied men were left to guard the seed-bearing area; the rest were the elderly, women, and children.

Without able-bodied young men, the autumn harvest is much slower and slower.

However, the Qiang tribe in Mucheng Valley is also looking forward to it.

They hope that the men of the family will bring back enough spoils from this battle to make the family live a better and more prosperous year ahead.

early morning.

The Qiang people in Mucheng Valley began preparing for a busy day, emerging from their tents.

They were completely unaware that a gaze filled with greed and murderous intent was watching the valley from afar.

Bei Gong Boyu rode a black warhorse.

His beard was messy, and his eye sockets were somewhat sunken.

After getting up again, they were the Huangzhong Yicong who had escaped from Yunwu City.

The initial force consisted of three thousand men.

Now there are fewer than two thousand people left.

The scouts sent out by the fleeing Beigong Boyu also saw the breached Huangshui River and the Western Qiang cavalry that had been strangled by Duan Yu.

Everything proves that the Western Qiang are finished this time.

Fifty thousand able-bodied men, and countless cattle and horses.

Perhaps fewer than 10,000 will survive this time.

But this was not what Beigong Boyu cared about.

The life or death of the Qiang people is none of his concern.

However, he could not accept fleeing in panic.

Moreover, it requires the capital to make a comeback.

Therefore, Beigong Boyu set his sights on the Qiang tribe, which lacked able-bodied young men.

He glanced at the Huangzhong Yicong behind him, who had all changed into Han Chinese clothing.

Bei Gong Boyu drew his sword and pointed it at the Shaodang Qiang tribe in Mucheng Valley.

"kill!"