Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 704 Complete defeat
However, Han Sui had just laughed a few times when what happened before him made him unable to laugh anymore. The two clan leaders, Dianhan and Lingduo, were also shocked.

When the Qiang army rushed to the city, no one attacked Guan Yu's troops. Instead, they all killed Han Sui and his men.

They originally thought that the reinforcements had arrived from their own side, but they turned out to be enemy troops. This sudden change caught Han Sui and the soldiers of the two major Qiang tribes off guard. Faced with this fierce attack, Han Sui and his troops suffered a great defeat in the blink of an eye.

"This...what's going on! How could this happen?!"

Han Sui acted like a madman. He grabbed the two clan leaders and started questioning them loudly.

The two were also very surprised and innocent: "We don't know either, we clearly agreed before..."

Han Sui was not going to listen: "Did you guys collude with each other long ago and use my head to surrender to Liu He, right?"

Dian Han felt very aggrieved: "Our own troops were also being attacked, how could the two of us do such a thing?"

"Yes, you Han people often say, 'The lips and teeth are cold when they are gone'. If you, brother Han, die, what good will it do us both?"

Lingduo helped to defend himself.

Han Sui was furious and asked, "How do you explain this situation?"

"This... We really don't know. We had clearly agreed to besiege Guan Yu before, so why would they turn against us in the middle of a battle? This..."

The two men did not look like they were lying, so Han Sui let them go.

"How hateful! How hateful! I never thought I would be defeated by you."

The two clan leaders looked at each other, and then Dian Han said, "For now, we are doomed to fail in this battle. We have to gather our forces and break out from the west gate before the city gate is breached. Brother Han, you must gather the scattered troops in other cities in Zhangye County, and the two of us will gather the remaining troops of the tribes stationed west of Zhangye County together. We will defend the strategic location and have a decisive battle, only then can we have a chance of survival."

"That's right. We have left 30,000 soldiers each in the tribe. In addition, my brother, you can hand over the weapons in the treasury to us. We can immediately send the men in the tribe to the battlefield. With your soldiers, we can still have more than 100,000 troops to defend a dangerous place. The chances of winning are still not small."

Han Sui glanced at the battlefield below the city with hatred and said: "This is the only way, let's go."

Under the protection of a team of personal soldiers, the three of them quickly retreated to the west of the city.

However, just when they had run half the distance, a group of cavalry suddenly came from both sides, led by Zhu Ye and Zhang Liao.

Han Sui was shocked: "How could the city gate be lost so quickly? Where is the leader of the Luo clan?"

"The clan leader is here!"

As a voice sounded, Luo Zhong rode his horse over and appeared beside Zhu Ye.

How could Han Sui not understand what was going on after seeing this?

"Luo Zhong, you little villain, I have treated you well, how dare you betray me!"

Luo Zhong sneered, "Betray you? How can you, a traitor, have the nerve to say such things? I, Guanghan Qiang, have long since surrendered to the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. Everything that happened before was just a show for you in compliance with the Emperor's orders. Otherwise, how could you have entrusted the two city gates to me with confidence?"

After he said this, Han Sui and others finally understood why these Qiang tribes suddenly turned against them. It turned out that they had been Liu He's people from the beginning to the end.

Although they had no idea how Liu He had bribed so many tribes, now was not the time to think about it.

The three men did not dare to delay, and left a group of personal soldiers to resist Zhu Ye and others, while they rode at full speed and continued to rush towards the west of the city.

"Hey, you are just a bunch of little thieves, take this from me!"

"Look at this guy's hook sickle!"

Zhu Ye and Zhang Liao, one on the left and one on the right, led their troops to fight.

In such a battle with such a huge disparity in strength, within half an hour, the entire Fanhe City was completely controlled by Guan Yu's army. "Reporting to General Guan, nearly 20,000 enemy soldiers in the city surrendered. Except for Yan Xing, Che Nuo'er, and Chang Lie, who led less than 5,000 soldiers to break out to the west and escape with Han Sui and others, all the rest of the enemy soldiers were killed."

Listening to the soldier's report, Guan Yu frowned slightly: "I didn't expect that a few thieves would escape."

Zhu Ye laughed loudly and said, "Haha, don't worry, second brother, they are just a few small insects. You can rest in the city and wait for me to get their heads back. Then you and I can go back to Luoyang to report to you, eldest brother."

Guan Yu stabbed the Qinglong sword on the ground and said, "Fifth brother, what you said makes sense. A few jumping clowns are not worth worrying about. However, Zhangye County has been managed by Han Sui for many years. Fifth brother only leads his own Thunder God Cavalry. If they are ambushed by the old thief, it will be inconvenient. It is better for me to go with you to be on the safe side."

Afterwards, Guan Yu turned around and saluted to Luo Zhong and a dozen other Qiang tribal leaders.

"My fellow clan leaders, you have all made great contributions to this victory. I will report this to the emperor and reward you accordingly."

Luo Zhong stood up and, as if acting as a representative, returned the greeting to Guan Yu.

"General Guan, you are too polite. All we ask for is fair trade. We Qiang people have been fighting bloody battles with your country for more than a hundred years. I don't know how many tribes have been exterminated. Now many of our tribes have lost their populations. If we continue to fight, I am afraid we will follow suit in another hundred years. Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty has sent caravans to our tribes over the past year or so. We have been trading fairly and without fraud, which has made us richer day by day. As long as Xiliang can be pacified, it will be the greatest reward for us."

"Yes, especially after seeing the might of General Guan today, how dare we Qiang people rebel again?"

Several tribal leaders said this almost in unison.

After hearing this, Guan Yu nodded slightly, feeling very pleased.

"Don't worry, everyone. The emperor has already ordered that after the entire territory of Xiliang is pacified, a customs market will be established in accordance with the example of Bingzhou to facilitate trade with various tribes. Not only that, your majesty said that the water in the West Sea is very salty. Our court will also send a caravan to the West Sea to take water and make salt. The profits will be shared with all tribes."

Everyone was surprised and delighted when they heard this.

"Is there such a good thing? The water in the West Sea is really salty, but we have never known how to get the salt out. His Majesty the Emperor of the Han people is so generous, we are so grateful!"

"General Guan, we are willing to capture Han Sui, Dianhan, Lingduo and others for you, and present them to you and the Emperor."

"Not only that, several of our tribes are willing to send troops to help the Emperor of the Han Dynasty to fight against the Baima Qiang, Zhong Qiang and other tribes that have been at war with the Han Dynasty. We only ask that the Emperor can expand the scope of trade in the pass city to the northwest region of Yizhou of your Han Empire."

Guan Yu looked proud and waved to the many clan leaders, signaling them to be quiet.

"Han Sui and his men dared to rebel against the imperial court. Their crimes are extremely serious. They should be brought back to Luoyang by me personally to meet the emperor. As for the Baima Qiang and other tribes, that is your internal affairs. I will not interfere. After returning to Luoyang, I will report to the emperor. If there is any decree, it will be passed on."

After saying this, he didn't bother to care about the reactions of the clan leaders and started giving orders on his own.

"Zhang Liao, Ma Chao, Pang De!"

"I'm here!" The three of them stood up in unison.

"You three will follow me, the general, and the general who will guard the west, to hunt down the old villain Han Sui."

"I will obey your orders!"

"Zhou Yuan, Qin Chu, you two will lead 2,000 cavalry and 2,000 infantry each to guard Fanhe City."

"I will obey your orders!"

"The rest of the soldiers, rest for one night, and move camp back to Guzang City tomorrow to await orders."

"As ordered!"

Guan Yu suddenly puffed out his chest and pulled the Qinglong Sword out of the ground: "Attack!"

(End of this chapter)