In just half a day, the Qiang people outside the city were defeated and fled in dispersion. The speed was so fast that Jian Shuo was ecstatic and made Song Jian crazy. He wanted to jump into the city and commit suicide in anger. His thoughts of dying were faded a little, and he summoned all the ministers to discuss matters. However, not only did Song Jian see the scene of the official army like a wolf driving a sheep, but the three nobles and generals also saw clearly that they all thought they would watch a good show of the bloody battle between the official army and the Qiang people. He never thought that the situation of the battle would fall one side from the beginning and became a unilateral massacre of the official army.

These people have experienced the battlefield, but no one expected this result. They naturally pointed out the general who had already died. At this time, they didn't care that the general was Song Jian's father-in-law, scolded the general for being incompetent and defeated the country. A few more knowledgeable people even contacted the disaster of the relatives of the Han Empire, saying that the relatives of the foreigners were all the root of disaster. They asked the king to be close to the virtuous ministers and stay away from villains, and did not favor the relatives of the foreigners, which made Song Jian so angry that his face turned white.

It is useless to curse the general. How to solve the current difficulties is the most important thing. The Qiang people were defeated, leaving only one lonely city in Baishi City. All the defenders totaled only more than 3,000 people. Whether they could defend the city was indeed a big problem.

Lord Situ said, it doesn't matter, the government army doesn't have much food, they shouldn't last for a few days. Before he finished speaking, the Grand Marshal opposed it. The government army didn't have much food, but they just robbed the Qiang people of food, so many cattle and sheep, and the food and grass that the king rewarded them, which is enough for the government army to support for half a month, right? The Qinghan City didn't even hold on for a night. How long do you think Baishi City can support it?

At this moment, Bian Zhang, who had not yet woken up, was invited. When he heard that the Qiang people were defeated, Bian Zhang was shocked and woke up three points and blurted out: "How is that possible?"

It is impossible for Song Jian to cry without tears. No one thinks it is impossible, but this is a fact. If you go to the city wall, you will see that there are only the government troops left outside. The Qiang people ran so hard that they didn't even have any shadows.

Bian Zhang fell: "Master, this is not a good thing."

Song Jian was puzzled, of course this was not a good thing. But do you still need to remind me of this?

"King, those Qiang leaders handed over the tribe to the general's leadership. Now their tribe was defeated by the official army and suffered heavy losses. Can they let the king go? Without the Qiang people's help, Baishi City will definitely not be able to defend. Now the king has only one way to go into the mountains to patrol and hunt. If these Qiang leaders are kept, how can the king sleep peacefully?"

Song Jian was also panicked. Yes, the Qiang people were defeated so badly, the Qiang leaders would definitely not let him go. Then can he still enter the mountain?

"According to my opinion, I will not do anything at all. I will not stop. I will cut off the heads of these Qiang people and ask for surrender to the official army. The general will be punished and the crime will be replaced. If the official army does not agree, the king will put his hair into the mountain, and the official army will not dare to pursue him. The Qiang people are scattered in all directions, who can do anything to the king?"

When Song Jian heard this, he felt it made sense and quickly discussed it with the ministers. Those people couldn't say anything. After thinking about it, it seemed that Bian Zhang's suggestions were more stable. So Song Jian ordered to cut down all the heads of the Qiang leaders in one breath. Poor guys were dizzy and became unjust dead before they woke up.

Song Jian immediately sent someone out of the city to surrender. Liu Xiu was also ready to surrender, but I would not kill you, but you, the king, must go to Luoyang to apologize to Your Majesty. As for whether Your Majesty kills you or not, I can guarantee that as long as you surrender, your family will not die. If you refuse to surrender, then the city will be broken, not only will you die, but your whole family will die, and neither of your three ministers, nine ministers, and generals, will escape.

Song Jian was still hesitating, but his three dukes and nine ministers refused to wait. Liu Xiu only had Song Jian alone, and they could survive. Once the resistance failed, they would have to follow the bad luck, so they connected each other and tied up Song Jian directly and surrendered.

A farce came to an end.

A few days later, news came that Tianlang robbed the Big and Big Yugu again. Zhong Wu was shocked and immediately rushed back with his army. He was robbed by Tianlang last year. Zhong Qiang had been severely injured in his vitality and had been busy for more than half a year. After finally eased it a little, he was robbed again. This winter is terrible this year.

Immediately afterwards, the Qiang tribes who were still wandering nearby also received news one after another. At the same time, they also knew that their respective leaders had their heads cut off by Song Jian. They were both angry and anxious. They wanted to take revenge, but the dragons had no heads and had to retreat for the time being.

Liu Xiu left Xiahou Yuan to guard Baishi City, and Yan Shu, who was familiar with the affairs of the Qiang people, was his deputy general. Then he stuffed Song Jian into the chariot and sent him to Luoyang along with the crown clothes, jade seals and various evidence of rebellion received from Baishi City. With these things, the fact that Song Jian was over-proclaimed was accurate. God is pitiful. With Song Jian's knowledge, how did he know these things and do it really like that? These were all urgently planned by his most beloved Taichang Qing Bian Zhang. If it were only based on his original equipment, the emperor would probably doubt whether Liu Xiu was lying about his military achievements and regarded a group of sheep as a rebellion to be called king.

Fortunately, Song Jian was so angry that he was not so angry that he vomited blood. He sat peacefully in the car, shaking all the way to Chang'an.

In Tongguan, Liu Xiu and Jian Shuo said goodbye. Jian Shuo looked at the stern car that imprisoned Song Jian, and looked at the various good things that Meng Tuo had just purchased from the Western Regions. He was very happy. These things are rare in Luoyang. Not to mention him, some things may not be able to see even the emperor. If you go back and present these things, will the emperor still be unhappy?

"General Wei, don't worry, I, Jian Shuo, are not ungrateful people." Jian Shuo solemnly patted his chest and solemnly promised: "I will definitely report your loyalty to Your Majesty, and will also tell Your Majesty about your difficulties. I believe Your Majesty will understand you."

"I feel relieved." Liu Xiu smiled slightly, "My personal gains and losses are still second, and the most important thing is the affairs of the Qiang people and the Western Regions. Those Confucian scholars only know how to read, and they are not willing to come here to see with their own eyes. The suggestions they put forward are just paper talks, and they can't compare with those who have personal experience like you."

Jian Shuo laughed loudly and bowed to Liu Xiu again, then he got on the carriage and returned home satisfied.

Liu Xiu looked at Jian Shuo with a solemn look on his face and gradually moved away until he could not see his shadow. Then he turned around and bowed to Bian Zhang: "Ziwen, thank you for this time. If it weren't for you, I don't know when this war would be delayed."

Bian Zhang was overjoyed, but he refused to show his slightest look on his face: "It's all Mr. Gongxiao's tricks, I'm just following the plan."

"Hahaha..." Liu Xiu laughed loudly, exchanged a look with Yan Zhong, and smiled with understanding. Although they were a little disgusted and exaggerated the difficulties of the war in order to make Jian Shuo have a deep impression and increase his contribution, it would be fair to say that if Bian Zhang had not proposed the plan to ask Song Jian to help the Qiang people and severely damaged the main force of the Qiang people outside Baishi City, it would have been very difficult to find the Qiang tribes one by one in the mountains. And if Bian Zhang had not deceived the Qiang leaders into the city, he would not have been able to win so easily.

Although Zhong Wu and Liu Yue Jinglei both escaped by chance, the strength of the Qiang people was greatly damaged, and the possibility of major events in the short term was greatly reduced. With Xiahou Yuan in Baishi City and Yan Shu as his deputy, his control over southern Liangzhou was greatly enhanced.

Next, his eyes turned to the western part of Liangzhou and the Western Regions. To reopen the Silk Road, he had to strengthen his control over the Hexi Corridor. More importantly, there was a good pasture at the foot of Yanzhi Mountain between Wuwei and Zhangye. Since Huo Qubing left Hexi and seized this land, this was the most important place for military horses to produce in the court. Now Liangzhou is dilapidated and the pasture is abandoned. He is preparing to restore horse raising there, on the one hand, solve the livelihood problems of the people, and on the other hand, prepare for the coming war.

In this era of cold weapons, war horses are the most important part of military preparation. The reason why the Central Plains dynasty was repeatedly ravaged by nomadic peoples from the northwest was because the best horse farming areas in China were all in the northwest. The Han and Tang Dynasties were strong because they firmly controlled the northwest. Although the Song Dynasty was very wealthy, it had lost the military and horse base in the northwest and had always been at the disadvantage of being passively beaten. Now Bingzhou and Liangzhou have fallen into his hands. If he does not make good use of this advantage, it would be inconsistent.

To fully master Liangzhou, he needs the trust of the emperor. Liang produces a wise cavalry. Not only does he understand this principle, but the ministers in the court also understand it. If the emperor cannot trust him, he will definitely not be satisfied. At this time, it is necessary to show loyalty and ask Jian Shuo to say a few good words to him.

"General, Changshui Captain Cao Cao is about to arrive in Chang'an. How should we receive it?"

"Whatever it is, just do it, don't hide it too much." Liu Xiu sighed: "We are really poor, not fake poor, there is no need to show it to him."

Yan Zhong nodded. This time, the attack on Song Jian and the preparation of New Year gifts for the emperor, Guanzhong would have been almost emptied. If it weren't for the savings of Song Jian from many years in Baishi City and robbing some things from the Qiang tribe, I'm afraid that the New Year's Eve dinner would not have been brought out.

Liu Xiu held a family dinner at the General Guard's Mansion. Without any invitation to accompany him, he and the eldest princess and his wife accompanied him to invite Changshui School Captain Cao Cao and his Sima Xiahou Dun.

"Meng De, this battle is hard, look at you, it's dark and thin." Liu Xiu picked up the wine glass, signaled Cao Cao, and drank it all in one sip: "This is a wine from the Western Regions. The taste may be a bit strange. Don't drink it too much for the first time. But this is indeed a good thing, which is very good for the body, but it is a wonderful thing for health."

Cao Cao took a sip, smacked his lips, savored for a moment, and laughed: "It turns out that the wine is just like this, it's really weird. If you didn't tell me first, I would have thought it was jealous."

Liu Xiu couldn't help laughing.

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