"Yadan, did you say that Cherrigi is here to find death?" Looking at Cheriji, who was in a position under the city, Liu Xie casually asked Yadan beside him.

Yadan is a smart person, he was escorted over this way, and he has already figured it out, if he doesn't want to die, then he can only take refuge in Dahan. As for the relationship between the monarch and the courtiers with Cherrigi, it can only be put aside for the time being. Hearing Liu Xie's inquiry, Yadan hurriedly said: "Holy Lord, Cherrigi is stubborn and doesn't know the sky, so you don't have to pay attention to it." ”

"......" Liu Xie thought that this Yadan would persuade him to send troops, but he didn't expect that Yadan would persuade him to ignore Cherrigi outside the city. Liu Xie suddenly had a trace of sympathy for Cherrigi in his heart, who is this for? One of the two most trusted people left him, and the other turned his face and betrayed, which Cherrigi lived a failure enough.

"The Son of Heaven of the Great Han, dare to go out of the city to fight with me?" Cherrigi shouted at the city with his mace in the air.

As soon as Liu Xie stretched out his hand, someone immediately sent a tin horn, and Liu Xie leaned into his mouth and shouted at the city: "Cherrigie, have you ever hunted?" ”

Cherrigie was stunned when he heard this, and wondered what the Son of Heaven of the Han family suddenly asked himself what the purpose of this was, so he listened to Liu Xie at the head of the city and continued to shout: "Cherrigie, when you usually hunt, will you go to fight to the death with the fierce beast that has fallen into the trap and is injured?" ”

Now Cherrigie understood, but before he could speak, Liu Xie at the head of the city continued to shout: "Cherrigie, you are now the beast that has fallen into the trap, your Xiqiang country is being swept away by our army, and the Xiqiang soldiers who withdrew last night will also be ambushed by our army on the way." With the outcome of this situation decided, do you think I'll risk going out of town for an unnecessary showdown with you? I am the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty, and there are millions of people under my command, you are a down-and-out chief of Xiqiang, can you have my noble life? I'm going to fight my porcelain life against you, the loser of the crockpot life? You're sick in the head, right? ”

Cheriji was trembling with anger, and raised his mace and yelled at Liu Xie at the head of the city: "You coward! ”

"Hahaha~ If I'm a coward, then what are you who loses to a coward? Cherrigie, don't take out this little agitation method to be embarrassing. You can rest assured that after your death, your family will not leave a single living mouth, and Yadan will take your place and lead your people to naturalize to our Han side. You're ready to go now. ”

"Liu Xie! Do you dare to go out of the city and fight? You coward! You coward! Cherrigi was angry, but his culture was really not high, and there were only a few curse words over and over again.

"Lord, it's better to let the last general go down and tell that Cherrigi to shut up!" Dian Wei stepped forward to ask for battle.

"Don't be stupid, don't you see the thousand taels of iron carts behind Cherrigie? At the moment, we have the advantage of the city, and Cherrigi's iron chariot formation will not work, but once you are out of the city, his iron chariot array will be able to play a role, and this is about to win, and I don't want to see you lose anything. ”

"But this guy insults the lord......" Dian Wei retorted unhappily.

"It's okay, isn't it just a few scoldings, and there won't be a piece of meat. Old canon, you remember, only the one who has the last laugh is the winner, and the reason why this Cherrigi is like this now is because he has realized that he is about to fail, so before he dies, he wants to drag a few cushions, and it is precisely because of this that we can't let him succeed. ”

"But he always scolds ...... like that"

"That's it, when I catch him later, I'll give it to you at your disposal, fry and fry, simmer and stew, whatever you like, how about it?" Liu Xie said with a smile.

"Cheng, that's it." Dian Wei thought about it, nodded and agreed to Liu Xie's proposal.

Outside the city, Cherrigie scolded for a long time, and his mouth was dry, but Liu Xie in the city just didn't fight, and Cherrigi could only look at the city and sigh. Cherrigi also knows that now that his defeat is decided, instead of running around like a lost dog to avoid the pursuit of others, it is better to fight to the death, even if he dies, he will die vigorously. And if the emperor of the Han family also goes out of the city to fight, then with the iron chariot array in his hand, maybe he can also seize the opportunity to turn defeat into victory. The key to the Han being able to have today is the existence of the current son of the Han family, as long as this person dies, the Han will have no time to trouble himself.

It's just that Cherrigie's wishful thinking failed, although he showed himself very tragic at the beginning, Liu Xie did not show as much as Cherrigi hoped to recognize heroes and heavy heroes. And Cherrigie saw that he couldn't make a plan, so he immediately made another plan, hoping to scold the son of the Han family out of the city, but he didn't expect Liu Xie's temper to be good, no matter how you scold, just ignore you.

Now Cherrigi is out of line! Besiege? With these 3,000 pro-troops under his hands, I am afraid that there will not even be a single one left of the Han army to be wiped out before they even climb up the city. Retreatable? Last night, when Yue Ji and others led their troops to leave, they took away the little grain and grass left, and Cheriji also had the intention of becoming a benevolent person before setting off, so he ate all the food and water, and retreated at this time, even if the Han army did not ambush on the road, but starved to death. Unless you kill the horse, once you kill the horse, and then meet the cavalry of the Han army, you can't run if you want to.

Cherrigi was in a dilemma for a while.

The three thousand pro-soldiers stared at Cherrigi, and Cherrigi had no idea now. If Fang Cai didn't say anything to death, he could still choose to surrender to the Han army now, even if the Han army didn't accept it, then he would have an excuse to retreat. But now, I can't fight again, and there is no reason to retreat, so I just go on like this, and I don't need the Han army to fight, and I will be hungry and have no strength at night.

Just when Cherrigi felt in a dilemma, the gate of the Western Capital City slowly opened a crack, and a figure ran out on a horse.

It stands to reason that Yadan was captured, which caused the Xiqiang army to be disheartened, and Cherrigi should not wait to see Yadan. But now that they have come to this point, Cherrigi is too lazy to bother with Yadan. Seeing that Yadan was approaching, Cherrigi didn't speak, just waited for Yadan to speak first.

"The King's ......"

"Don't call me king, I'm not anymore."

“…… Listen to my advice, my lord, and you should surrender. Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about those people. Xiqiang is finished, the emperor of the Han family will not give Xiqiang a chance to recuperate, in order for the clansmen to live a better life under the rule of the Han people in the future, you still don't insist anymore. ”

"You were sent by that Liu Xie?" Cherrigi asked, staring at Yadan. He knew that what Yadan said at this time must be the truth, but let him bow his head to Liu Xie, and the pride in his heart did not allow him to do so.

"No, it was I who begged the Son of Heaven of the Han family for a long time before he agreed to let me come to see you."

“…… Then you go back and tell him that as long as Cherrigi is killed in battle, there is no Cherrigi who surrenders. ”

"Your majesty, why are you doing this? You ......" Yadan didn't give up and wanted to persuade again, but saw Cherrigi suddenly pull out his sword, pointed at Yadan and shouted: "Shut up! You are not me, so you will never be king. After speaking, without waiting for Yadan to react, he put the war knife on his neck with his backhand, and loudly ordered the people around him: "After I die, you obey Prime Minister Yadan's arrangement, live well, and don't think about avenging me." ”

"The King's ......"

……

Cherrigi died, and he killed himself under the Western Capital with a trace of regret. After the death of Cheriji, the 3,000 Qiang pro-army obeyed Yadan's order, laid down their arms and surrendered to the Han army in the western capital. However, Liu Xie is not very interested in these bulky guys, and what awaits these iron guys is the fate of returning to the furnace and rebuilding.

As for the Xiqiang army that retreated overnight before, it was also full of disasters on the way back to the tribe, and the Youyi army, the Tabai army, and the pro-army of the Son of Heaven led by Zhao Yun, Pang De, and Ma Chao all prepared wonderful programs to wait for Yue Ji and others. By the time the Xiqiang army finally returned to Xiqiang, less than 40,000 of the more than 100,000 horses remained, and the main figures in the Xiqiang army such as Yueji and Midang died under the sniper of the Han army. And at that time, Yadan appeared, he gathered the surviving people of Xiqiang, and officially surrendered to the Great Han.

After a little more than three months, the Han Dynasty's conquest of the Western Qiang came to an end, and through this battle, the Han once again established the dominance of the Han people in the northwest, whether it was the Qiang, Di or Western Regions, they had to accept the naturalization of the Han people and strive to become a new member of the Han family.

The Xiqiang were completely disintegrated and scattered throughout the Han Dynasty, and Yadan was assassinated by the Xiqiang people who were unwilling to fail soon after.

Dahan solved the hidden danger of Xiqiang, and Liu Xie also began to set his sights on the lively Hebei. After Yuan Shao's death, the three sons of the Yuan family each had their own calculations, for the position of the lord of Hebei, Yuan Shao's three sons had internal strife, Yuan Shao's four states controlled during his lifetime, except for the senior cadres of the state stood on the side of Yuan Shang in Jizhou, Yuan Xi in Youzhou, and Yuan Tan in Qingzhou, all of them went their own way, and no one obeyed anyone.

In order to maintain his orthodox status, Yuan Shang launched an attack on Yuan Tan's Qingzhou, and Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi also joined forces to fight against Yuan Shang in order to protect themselves. However, what surprised Liu Xie was that Cao Cao, who controlled the Central Plains, was still standing still at this time. Long before the Han sent troops to deal with Xiqiang, Liu Xie received information that Cao Cao intended to intervene in Hebei, and it has been three months, and Cao Cao has not made any moves, and he has a difficult birth?

Regardless of Liu Xie's doubts, it was really Yuan Xi who strongly opposed Yuan Tan's intention to ask Cao Cao to send troops to Hebei in order to deal with Yuan Shang. According to Yuan Xi, the dispute in Hebei at this time belonged to the internal contradiction of the Yuan family, and if Yuan Tan invited Cao Cao, it would become an external contradiction, and it would still lead the wolf into the house.

Yuan Tan didn't want to push his current ally Yuan Xi to Yuan Shang's side, so he had to agree to Yuan Shang and dispel the idea of inviting Cao Cao to Hebei. However, Cao Cao was also unwilling to give up, Yuan Tan couldn't go here, so he would go to Yuan Shang's way. It was precisely because he changed his goal halfway that when Liu Xie turned his attention to Hebei, Cao Cao's men had not yet crossed the Yellow River.

Liu Xie originally planned to send troops through the Central Plains when Cao Cao's men and horses were trapped in Hebei and could not extricate themselves, even if Cao Cao could not be driven directly into the sea, it would definitely not be able to continue to let Cao Cao develop and grow. Yanzhou and Yuzhou must be recaptured, but Xuzhou can be postponed to avoid the formation of a lone army. In Hebei, Liu Xie did not plan to move for the time being. If Cao Cao didn't intervene, the three brothers of the Yuan family would fight for a while, and the internal friction would be very huge. And if Cao Cao intervenes, then he can pacify Hebei in a very short time, but if Liu Xie takes advantage of Cao Cao's intervention in Hebei to move Cao Cao's Central Plains, then Cao Cao will not be able to take care of Hebei, but first needs to keep his foundation intended, so that the civil strife in Hebei will continue to continue.

Although this is not a good thing for the people living in Hebei, for the long-term peace and stability of the imperial court in the future, Liu Xie must do so. The fourth generation and three dukes of the Yuan family, protégés are all over the world, and Yuan Shao can take Hebei so quickly, which is inseparable from his family background. In other words, Hebei is the world of the Yuan family, and it is also the foundation of the Yuan family. Especially after the defeat of Yuan Shu in Nanyang, Yuan Shao in Hebei also flourished and completely inherited the huge resources of the Yuan family. Only by cleaning up the blood of the Yuan family in Hebei can Liu Xie rest assured that Hebei will be included in the rule of the imperial court, otherwise once the Yuan family resurrects, the headache will be the imperial court.

Cao Cao has no troops to enter Hebei now, so Liu Xie can't be busy looking for trouble with Cao Cao. Liu Xie knows Cao Cao's strength better than anyone else, not to mention that there are not a few famous military generals under Cao Cao's command, if it is really a head-on confrontation, I am afraid that the victory or defeat is also in the number of five or five. Liu Xie didn't want to take risks, and he didn't care about being criticized for taking advantage of others in the future, in order to achieve the best raid effect, Liu Xie didn't mind staying in Liangzhou for a while longer.

The hidden danger of Xiqiang has been solved, but the enemy of Liangzhou still has Hexi Xianbei. Don't look at the internal strife in Hebei Xianbei at this time, but if the Han army takes the initiative to attack, most of the tribes that usually fight to the death will choose to unite and unite with the outside world, compared to the Xianbei people, the Qiang people are obviously not united enough.

It is not realistic to want to solve the Hexi Xianbei in one go, the Xianbei forces are huge, in addition to the Hexi Xianbei, there are two major forces of the central Xianbei and the eastern Xianbei, of which the eastern Xianbei is active in the Youzhou area, and the Karasuma people often fight, while the central Xianbei is in the Bingzhou area, living next to the Huns.

Since Xianbei came out of a sandalwood acacia, Xianbei has always wanted to reproduce the glory of the sandalwood acacia back then, among which the central Xianbei Kebineng is one of the representatives. Although Putou of Hexi Xianbei is not as ambitious as Kebineng, he also wants to unify Hexi Xianbei and become the unique king of Hexi Xianbei.

It's just that Putou wants to be the king, so he must first solve the Tuoba Jiefen of Suotou, who has been not dealing with him, but Tuoba Jiefen's son Tuoba Liwei is brave and good at fighting, and is known as the first warrior of Hexi Xianbei, and no one under Putou can defeat Tuoba Liwei, and the idea of being the king can only be thought about in his heart.

Pu Tou knew that if he wanted to be king, he had to kill Tuoba Jiefen's suo head. No matter how powerful a warrior is, it is difficult to stop thousands of troops, but under the leadership of Tuoba Liwei, Suotou's combat effectiveness is also extremely strong, and he can often win more with less in the battle with Putou.

Tuoba Jiefen also knew that his relationship with Putou had reached the point where water and fire were incompatible, and the battle between the two divisions would only end when one side was completely eliminated. Moreover, Tuoba Jiefen is also a long-term wise man, he knows that although his tribe has won more and lost less in the battle with Putou, in the long run, it will definitely be his own Suotou who will lose in the end. Because the population of Suotou is far inferior to that of the tribe of Putou, after a war, if Suotou is killed or injured by more than 1,000 people, even if it hurts the vitality, but Putou's side has no effect.

Tuoba Jiefen didn't want to see his tribe eventually exhausted by Putou, but even if he attacked with defense, he still couldn't stop the continuous decline of warriors in his clan. Tuoba Jiefen knew that he needed an ally, and this ally could not be in Hexi Xianbei.

Originally, Tuoba Jiefen took a fancy to the Baimaqiang among the Qiang people, and even prepared gifts to send them to Teng Zijing of Baimaqiang to discuss the alliance between the two departments. But before Tuoba Jiefen could leave, the new Hanqiang policy of the Han Dynasty was released, and Teng Zijing, who was valued by Tuoba Jiefen, also led his people to accept the naturalization of the Han people.

The important allies were gone, Tuoba Jiefen was of course unwilling, and he began to look for new allies again, and the big Han also entered Tuoba Jiefen's sight at this time. When there was a war between the Han and Xiqiang, Tuoba Jiefen's attention was also attracted to the past.

As for the victory or defeat of this war, Tuoba Jiefen initially thought that it was between May and Five, but when he heard that the Emperor of the Han family personally met with the representatives of the Qiang people who had already lived with the Han people in Liangzhou, Tuoba Jiefen decided that the Han people must win in the end. At the same time, Tuoba Jiefen also had a strong interest in Liu Xie, the son of the Han family.

In order to see this bold son of the Han family with his own eyes, Tuoba Jiefen temporarily handed over the tribe to his uncle Tuoba Hu, and he took his eldest son Tuoba Liwei to Wuwei together.

The great Han Fubo general who sat in Wuwei, Huaili Hou Ma Teng did not dare to slack off after hearing the intention of Tuoba Jiefen, and immediately ordered the second son Ma Xiu to take people to escort Tuoba Jiefen and his party to Guzang along the way, and at the same time Feige passed a letter to inform Liangzhou Mu Jia Xu of this matter.

After Jia Xu received the news, he also attached great importance to it, and arranged for the reception while informing Liu Xie of the flying pigeon. Liu Xie was worried about what excuse to stay in Liangzhou and wait for Cao Cao's troops to enter Hebei, and the information sent by Jia Xu was very timely. Liu Xie didn't know Tuoba Jiefen, nor did he know Tuoba Liwei, but he knew that he could use this as an excuse to stay in Liangzhou, and he could also use Tuoba Jiefen to understand the real situation inside Xianbei in Hexi.