The Qiang and Hu Iron Cavalry fled for four years, and Ma Teng, Han Sui and others could no longer control it, and they retreated, fearing that they would be surrounded by Zhao Yun's army. Once they were surrounded, facing such a powerful Iron Cavalry, Ma Teng, Han Sui and other leaders would really not have the confidence to break out and escape.

Ma Teng, Han Sui and Qiang Hu Iron Cavalry, who were fleeing, would never dream of Zhao Yun's army blocking on the way to escape; it was the Heizi army stationed in the far north. According to the plan, the 20,000 flying bear cavalry under Heizi took down Wuwei City in one fell swoop in the final stage of the fierce battle, and then attacked Ma Teng and Han Sui joined forces with the rear reserves of the army. But who knew that Ma Teng, Han Sui's joint army would be defeated so quickly that Heizi's army could not catch up, so that he encountered the defeated Qiang Hu Iron Cavalry coalition halfway.

There were basically no soldiers in Wuwei City, and most of them were pulled to the decisive battle by Ma Teng, and there were only hundreds of old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers in the city. After Heizi led his army to attack, there was no strong resistance, which could be regarded as easy occupation.

After Heizi sneaked into Wusi City, he left 10,000 Flying Bear Iron Cavalry to guard the city. Heizi personally led 10,000 Flying Bear Iron Cavalry to gallop towards the decisive battle field; Ma Teng and Han Sui joined forces to retreat, and happened to meet Heizi's army on the way, and were blocked by Heizi's army again.

In the front and back attacks, Ma Teng and Han Sui's joint army still had resistance. Many soldiers obediently threw away their weapons and surrendered from the ground. During the fierce battle, Han Sui died in the chaos, Ma Teng, Ma Chao and Ma Dai were captured, and most of the other soldiers also surrendered from the ground.

Due to the huge number of Qiang and Hu cavalry, although Zhao Yun's army is in sight to win, it still takes a lot of time to truly solve the problem. The battle lasted for a whole day before it ended. A total of nearly 80,000 Qiang and Hu army, including Ma Teng and Han Sui, were killed, and nearly 100,000 were captured. The remaining tens of thousands of cavalry fled to where they were left.

The 80,000 Qiang and Hu Iron Cavalry captured must be a coolie for three years. This can be compromised, which is a deterrent to other places to be conquered. Besides, even if you have been a coolie for three years, and you also have a salary every month, it is only a little lower, only one-third of the normal workers, and it will not be as high as the ordinary people under other princes.

The 200,000-strong joint Qiang and Hu cavalry between Ma Teng and Han Sui did not mean that the problem of Xiliang was completely resolved. Xiliang was a multi-ethnic area with Qiang and Hu, Tubo and other ethnic groups scattered; these places have been in chaos for hundreds of years, and wars between tribes have never disappeared, and have not been fundamentally governed. If you want to completely govern now, it will harm the tribe leaders. The interests of the Great Di tribe will not be taken without compulsory measures, but the resistance is also very large.

Fortunately, after the persuasion of Tian Feng, Zhao Yun and others, Ma Teng and Ma’s father and son surrendered, which has a very good effect on stabilizing Xiliang and governing Xiliang. After all, Ma Teng and Ma Chao and his son have the deterrence of Hu Gao in Xiliang. In addition, Ma Teng’s original wife is a Qiang woman, and they have contacts with tribes in the Qianghu area and are also very prestigious.

Ma Teng also knew in his heart that if he did not surrender to Lu Ning, his family's life would be difficult to save, especially Ma Chao's fate for a few days. If he did not surrender, he would likely be cut off by Lu Ning and pay tribute to Li You. After surrender, Lu Ning should not care about it. After all, Ma Teng, Ma Chao, Ma Dai, Ma Xiu, Ma Tie have good abilities, especially in commanding cavalry battles. He would never bury talents, and cherish them very much. Zhao Yun, Tian Feng and others all understand this mentally.

With the assistance of Ma Teng and Ma Chao, Zhao Yun's army successfully captured Xijun, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Dunhuang, Yangguan, Yumenguan and other places in two months; but the next question was how to manage it. Although a large number of civilian officials came to Xiliang to preside over the work in various places after the war, they didn't have many years to manage it.

For the Qiang and Hu tribes, Lu Ning's policy was very clear. Those who actively surrendered should implement the treatment of the Han people and provide necessary subsidies and support, so that ordinary people of the Qiang and Hu tribes would have houses to live in and grassland, and would also provide necessary production and living equipment. If they were a tribe that resisted tenaciously, they would directly wipe out the prisoners and become slaves.

As for the leaders of the Qiang and Hu tribes, they could only go to Chang'an and Jinyang to live. The government paid a salary for the elderly, but they could not leave. This would be conducive to the thorough governance of Xiliang. As long as such a policy was implemented for several years, even if the leaders of the tribes returned, they would not have any effect. By then, the people had long been accustomed to stable production and life.

There is also the big clan in Xiliang, which is a very powerful force. Now Lu Ning wants to abolish slavery and take back the excess land area of ​​the big clan, which is difficult for the big clan to accept. After all, it involves the interests of the family. Lu Ning will not compromise on this point. After all, after more than ten years of governance in the area governed by Lu Ning, the large clans have gradually adapted and made a lot of money in industry and commerce, and even several times higher than the original aristocratic farming income.

Not to mention the family, those who cooperate with the work will not harm their original money. If they are not cooperative, they will wait for the disappearance and Lu Ning will take tough measures to implement it. As for the people in the family who want to enter the government to work, they must undergo an assessment before taking office. As long as they meet the requirements, Lu Ning will not boycott it.

The most difficult thing in the governance of Xiliang is the resettlement of the people of the Qiang and Hu tribes. How to teach the Qiang and Hu ethnic groups to plant food crops and make their lives secure is the most difficult; after all, the Qiang and Hu tribes have been ethnic groups on horseback for thousands of years, so it is really difficult to get them to adapt at once.

Of course, officials under Lu Ning's rule have long studied this problem and vigorously develop leather and textile processing industries in the Xiliang area, so that the Qiang and Hu people can have a stable income and improve the living conditions of the Qiang and Hu people.

Zhao Yun's army would not rush to conquer the Western Regions. It must wait until the Western Liang stabilizes and build the roads in the Western Regions. The defense capabilities of each level are improved and it can resist the invasion of foreign barbarians before considering conquering the countries in the Western Regions. In particular, road issues must be done well, otherwise it will be difficult to achieve logistical support during the conquest of the army.

The distance between the Western Regions is too far, and it is not possible to go to war and go to war to fight. It is difficult to guarantee the countries in the Western Regions. For the countries in the Western Regions, Lu Ning did not want to have any vassal states anymore. He wanted to solve the problems at one time and directly took the countries in the Western Regions under the governance of the Han Dynasty. The way of vassal states is easy to have problems, and the best way is to directly control it.

Of course, after taking down the countries in the Western Regions, the army will continue to advance westward, completely solve the potential nations that can be threatened, and give the Han people a wider and wider defense depth.
Chapter completed!