Liu Jing met three Qiang elders in the central army's tent. They were representatives of several Qiang tribes living in the south of Zhangye County and near the Dadoubagu area. They did not expect that the commander of this cavalry was the King of Han himself, and the King of Han was very moved by them.

All three of them can speak Chinese. One of the old man with white hair and hair was sighing: "We have lived in Zhangye County for hundreds of years. We have raised horses for the court for generations. The court did not treat us badly. Not only are we exempted from taxes, but the war horses we raised received food subsidies from the court. The population of our tribes has grown from the initial few hundred to thousands, and our lives are relatively rich. But at least Nangong Suo occupied Zhangye, our lives have completely changed. Not only do we have to draw one of the three households to fight for him, but we have to pay more than half of the new war horses and cattle and sheep every year. Our three tribes originally had 500,000 sheep, but now there are only 200,000 cattle and horses. The same is true for cattle and horses. Life suddenly became extremely poor. We dreamed of getting rid of Nangong Suo's control."

The old man said very strongly, and the other two felt the same feeling. When they were sad, the three couldn't help but burst into tears. Liu Jing hurriedly comforted the three of them and said, "The Han army came to the Hexi Corridor this time to restore the original order. We require that all tribes be independent. The fate of each tribe should be decided by each tribe and be uniformly managed by the government. We will never tolerate the so-called "Qiang King" like Nangong Suo who cruelly exploited other tribes. So don't worry, this time the Han army will definitely eradicate the tumor of this Qiang people and give freedom to the majority of kind Qiang people."

The three old men only considered the interests of their own tribe, and would never consider what it means to have a powerful and unified Qiang regime. However, Liu Jing knew very well that whether it was the Di people or Qiang people, once a powerful Hu regime was formed, it would mean that the Han Dynasty would likely lose Hexi or Longxi, which he would never tolerate.

For Qiang and Hu heroes like Nangong Suo, they could only ruthlessly attack when they were still weak, and completely restore the Qiang and Di people to their former scattered sand. Only the Qiang and Di tribes, large and small, form their own formations and only care about their own interests, will it be beneficial for the government to divide them.

Of course, Liu Jing also knew why Nangong Suo cruelly exploited the Qiang tribes. He did not just for personal enjoyment, but for building a full-time army and breaking the former tribal army, which was exactly the foundation of a powerful Hu dynasty.

The three old men were all grateful and expressed their willingness to collect 50,000 sheep to reward the Han cavalry. The Han army also lacked food. He accepted the enthusiastic dedication of the Qiang people without hesitation.

"Of course, I won't ask for your sheep in vain. After the Zhangye government is restored, I will ask the government to give you some care in the ranch area as compensation for your support for the Han army today."

The three old men were overjoyed and immediately expressed their willingness to increase the number of rewarded sheep to 100,000. Liu Jing also accepted them one by one. Although one soldier had six sheep on average, this seemed to be a little more, but military rations! Liu Jing never thought it was too much. He could come and get the sheep when needed.

As Fazheng expected, the failure of Wuwei County caused great trouble to Nangong Suo, which not only caused him to lose 8,000 direct cavalry, but also suffered heavy damage to his limited force, but more importantly, his prestige was damaged and a tribe began to stop obeying his orders.

First, more than 20 tribes near Wuwei County refused Nangong Suo's recruitment request first, and made a clear statement that they would no longer pay a portion of sheep to Nangong Suo. Secondly, several tribes in the Dadoubagu area also refused to send troops, because their reason was to protect the safety of their own women and children.

As 30,000 Han troops entered Zhangye County from Wuwei County, this rebellious trend was from south to north, and more and more tribes remained silent. Watching the changes, in previous years, more and more than 50,000 troops could be recruited within ten days. However, this time, only tribes near Zhangye City sent troops to participate in the battle, and the number was only over 20,000. With 20,000 direct troops, Nangong Suo currently has only more than 40,000 troops.

In the tent of Zhangye City, Nangong Suo paced back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back, looking very angry. He had just received news that five thousand Qiang soldiers from Lijing County and Fanhe County near Wuwei County surrendered to the Han army. This was the first incident of Qiang soldiers surrendering, but Nangong Suo knew that this was definitely not the last one. As long as the beginning was started, Qiang soldiers would continue to surrender to the Han army.

What made Nangong Suo even more upset was that there was an army in the Han army that specifically restrained cavalry, called heavy armored infantry, which used the saberata that was strong and urged. In fact, Nangong Suo was definitely familiar with the saberata, so he had one of them himself. When he sold war horses to Jiangxia, Liu Jing personally gave them to him.

Nangong Suo was shocked by the strength and sharpness of the long sword. Over the years, he had been eager to cast such a knife. He proposed the conditions for fine iron to Liu Jing. The fundamental reason was to get the fine iron to cast the fine iron to cut the horse saber, but Liu Jing did not satisfy him.

He could only buy iron from the West from Sogdian merchants at an extremely expensive price. He already had tens of thousands of kilograms of iron, but he lacked famous craftsmen who could cast swords. For this reason, he sent people to Kuaiji County, Jiangdong to hire famous swordsmen at a high price. Unfortunately, the famous craftsmen had not arrived yet, but the Han army had already arrived.

"Why did my father have to fight with the Han army, and why couldn't he get along well with Liu Jing like before?"

The person who spoke was Nangong Suo's only son, Nangong Boyu. He was only thirteen years old this year, but he was born smart. He could not only speak fluent Chinese, but also write poetry and essays. He especially liked Han Dynasty literature. His biggest wish was to go to Yedu and become a disciple of the seven sons of Jian'an. However, since Ma Dai rescued him from Chang'an, Nangong Boyu's dream of becoming a disciple was shattered.

At this time, he saw his father worried and couldn't help but persuade him: "Father should have repaired the situation with the Han army unconditionally and admit the mistake of attacking Wuwei County. I don't think the Han King will make things difficult for us."

Nangong Suo sighed and said, "This time the Han army's western expedition to Hexi was obviously premeditated. Liu Jing would not tolerate me occupying Zhangye and Jiuquan. It must be for this reason. How could he easily repair it with me?"

Speaking of this, Nangong Suo said angrily: "The most hateful thing is these betrayal tribes who usually express their loyalty to me, but when there is any disturbance, they will immediately turn against each other, which will become faster than the weather in Qilian Mountains."

"This may be because my father asked for too much from them, and I have advised him."

"You know nothing!"

Before my son finished speaking, Nangong Suo cursed fiercely: "If I don't exploit them, how can I get the money and food to build an army? If I don't exploit them, how can I afford expensive iron? When I build ten thousand steel swords, I can go north to Heshuo, conquer the Qiang people in Helanshan, and establish the Qiang Empire. At that time, I had more than 100,000 armored soldiers, so why should I be afraid of the Han army?"

"But now that the Han army has arrived, what should we do?"

Nangong Boyu's words were like a sharp dagger, piercing Nangong Suo's ambitions. He sat down immediately with a discouragement. Yes! He only had 40,000 troops in his hand. Can he defeat the Han army? If he couldn't defeat the Qiang people in Hexi would definitely fall apart and his rule would end. What should he do now?

At this moment, a guard reported in front of the tent: "Report to the King, King Liu Jing of Han sent an envoy to see the King, and he was waiting outside the city."

Nangong Suo was stunned. Liu Jing sent an envoy to come. What is this? Nangong Boyu hurriedly said, "This should be Liu Jing wants to resolve the dispute peacefully. My father should meet him."

Nangong Suo thought for a while before nodding and said, "Since the messenger has come, please invite him into the city to meet him."

Soon, several Qiang soldiers led a civil servant of the Han army into the tent. The person who came was the head of the warehouse under Liu Jing's tent, named Lin Jin, the hunter who was killed by the Di people Hu when Qishandao's wife. Because he had the talent for counting, he was attracted by Liu Jing and appointed him as the warehouse manager. Last year, he was promoted to the head of the warehouse manager and in charge of the Han army's money and food. He was very smart and capable and highly valued by Liu Jing. This time he sent him to negotiate with the Qiang people.

Lin Jinjin gave a tribute to the tent and said, "Lin Jin, the assistant of the King of Han, met with the King of Qiang."

Nangong Suo immediately smiled and greeted him, "I'm polite! I'm polite! I didn't go outside the city to greet Mr. Lin."

He introduced his son to Lin Jin, "This is the dog son Boyu."

Nangong Boyu hurriedly bowed deeply, "I have seen you sir before."

"You are welcome, Prince."

The three of them exchanged a few greetings, and Nangong Suo asked Lin Jin to sit down. He asked with concern: "I wonder where His Highness the King of Han is now?"

Lin Jin smiled slightly, "His Royal Highness of Han is now in Biaoshi County."

Nangong Suo's eyes widened. Biaoshi County was the county closest to Zhangye in Jiuquan County. He suddenly became confused. Not to mention that Liu Jing was in Jiuquan County with a strong suggestive meaning, more importantly, how could Liu Jing be in Jiuquan County? He knew nothing. Did he fly over with wings?

At this time, Nangong Boyu asked, "Did Your Highness the King of Han come from Dadoubagu?"

A sentence reminded Nangong Suo that only by walking in the Great Dou Bagu could he bypass Zhangye City and go to Jiuquan County without his knowledge. Lin Jin smiled and raised his thumb, "The prince is indeed extremely smart."

He told Nangong again: "His Royal Highness of Han went to inspect the Xihai, and then entered the Hexi Corridor through Dadoubagu to inspect Jiuquan County and Zhangye County. The king should know that Liangzhou is now assigned to the Han State, and we will soon send officials to take over the five counties of Liangzhou."

Lin Jinyakou did not mention the fact that Jiuquan County and Zhangye County had been occupied by Qiang and Hu, and still regarded it as the territory of the Han Dynasty. Nangong Suo was silent. He was not stupid. Of course, he understood the meaning of Lin Jin's words. Liu Jing could not have known that Jiuquan County and Zhangye County had been occupied by him. He did not admit this, that is, these two counties were not within the scope of negotiations.

After a while, Nangong Suo sighed and said, "Master Lin, we all understand people, so there is no need to go around the circle. Just tell me clearly! What conditions did His Highness the King of Han give?"
Chapter completed!