However, it was said that Zhang Xiu was ordered to lead his troops to attack Song Jian, ambushed along the way, lost the pioneer camp, and set up a camp after retreating for thirty miles. Ma Dai came to see Zhang Xiu and was ashamed to plead guilty. Because he ordered someone to look for the guide, but he caused trouble.

What can Zhang Xiu do, he originally thought that Ma Dai was familiar with the situation, but even Ma Dai was recruited, which can only show that Song Jian has a strong foundation in Longxi. As for the punishment, Zhang Xiu said: "If you are trapped in the vanguard because of the guide, I will report the book to the general and ask the general to decide." Then he asked where the man who had gone to find the guide was.

Ma Dai said that he had already been tied. Zhang Xiu snorted and ordered Ma Dai to behead him for public display. Ma Dai did as he was told. Then Zhang Xiu thought about it and simply didn't want to be fast. Step by step, push forward steadily. He didn't believe it, no one in this Longxi Manchu County was interested in the Han family.

So Zhang Xiu changed the route, led the army back to the south, and first attacked Lintao, where the southern governor was located. The role of the governor of the southwest of Longxi was to protect and monitor the Qiang people in the Taoshui area. At the end of the Han Dynasty, there were many years of turmoil, and the Song Dynasty rebelled, and the southern governor was defeated for many years. The Taoshui Qiang Department was used by Song Jian. The Qiang people have always lived in the plateau and the tribes in the southwest and northwest. He lived with the Han people and lived by shepherding sheep. and the Han Dynasty during the war. At this time, the Qiang people had plagued the northwest of the Han Dynasty for nearly 100 years. In order to quell the Qiang rebellion, the imperial court spent tens of billions of dollars. It wasn't until Duan Xi showed his might in Liangzhou and carried out a massacre that the arrogance of the Qiang people was curbed.

As for why the Qiang people like to rebel. Ban Chao's father, Ban Biao, said very clearly: "Qiang Hu was sent to the left, and mixed with the Han people." The customs are different, and the language is not comprehensible. The number of small officials and people saw the invasion, poor and boring, so they rebelled. "To put it bluntly, the Han people are too bullying. Too much oppression. The Han people robbed the Qiang people and drove them to farm or graze their own fields; The officials of the border counties forcibly conscripted them to fight for themselves. Anyway, they just don't treat the Hu people as human beings, who can stand such cruel exploitation and oppression. I couldn't survive anymore, so I had to pull the flag and rebel.

Zhang Xiu led his troops to Lintao. The Qiang people of the Taoshui Department belong to the Wolf Qiang, and when they heard that the Han army was coming, they quickly went to the ministry to ask for help. When the people heard the news, they led 3,000 soldiers to Lintao. Zhang Xiu, please meet with the leader, and want to persuade him to surrender. As a result, the head man refused to meet. Zhang Xiu also guessed in his heart, he is also from Liangzhou. Knowing that the officials of Liangzhou were doing dirty work, it was really unbearable to look at it directly. The Qiang people were so poor that they rebelled when they were too oppressed, but many times the rebellion could not defeat the well-equipped Han army, so they had to surrender for the sake of their tribes. As a result, he surrendered, and many of the guards in Liangzhou often surrendered to ask for credit. Over time, the Qiang people felt that the Han officials were untrustworthy and refused to deal with them. The only one with a good reputation who can support the Qiang people is the famous general Huangfu Gui, that is, the uncle of Huangfu Song. Huangfu Gui was used in Liangzhou to suppress and appease both in those years, and won the hearts of the Qiang people. The Qiang people have come and surrendered innumerable. He also exposed the oppression of the Qiang people in Liangzhou and the killing of the officials who surrendered to the Qiang. As a result, he was outraged and was impeached and deposed.

Since you don't want to see each other, let's fight first. The Qiang people and the Han people have been enemies for many years, and the Han people naturally impose more restrictions on the Qiang people. Many of their blades are in primitive state, spears, bamboos, shields, and even bows, knives, and spears, all of which are pitiful. Although taking advantage of the convenience of the terrain, he was still defeated by Zhang Xiu.

After two days, after the captives were no longer panicked, Zhang Xiu released them and gave a letter to the leader, asking him to bring it to the head of the wolf.

The captives were worried and rejoicing, and they left the Han army camp and dispersed in a hurry. Back in the tribe, the leader asked how he could return. The captives were Chen Hanjun's actions, and then Zhang Xiu's letter was served. The head man took it and fell into deep thought. Most of the Qiang people are illiterate, but as the leading elder brother of the tribe, the leader still knows Chinese characters.

After Zhang Xiu returned to Liu Bei's command, he also had a more comprehensive understanding of Liu Bei's policies. Liu Bei's policy towards the Hu people is to resolutely crack down on those who dare to make trouble; Those who obey will be rewarded more, and then slowly sinicize it. In general, it is mainly precautionary, supplemented by taming. Zhang Xiu intends to do the same. Liu Bei once said to them that the Hu people were actually very easy to deal with, and if they were subdued, they would surrender. Then try to treat them fairly and justly. Don't discriminate, abuse, exploit them. In this way, they will come back to their hearts and will not make trouble. Then they slowly promoted the Chinese language and etiquette among their tribes, and subtly changed their customs. Then slowly, the Hu people will integrate into the Han people.

Now that Zhang Xiu has fought a battle with the Qiang people, I believe that the Qiang people after the defeat will also know that the Han army is powerful and invincible. The next thing is war or peace, it depends on how the Qiang people choose. However, Zhang Xiu believes that as long as the Qiang people have brains, they will not continue to fight against him.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the leader of the Qiang people to send someone to see Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu received the envoy in the barracks and agreed with him that the governor of the southwest of Longxi would be reset to supervise the Lintao Qiang department; The general will be invited to open a mutual market in Lintao; The Han and Qiang families fought each other, and if there was any troublemaker, they would be dealt with according to the Han law, and they would never be biased......

The Qiang envoy returned to see the head man, and when the head man saw it, he was greatly moved, so he opened the city and surrendered with Lintao Qiang. Zhang Xiu was overjoyed and ordered to give him wealth and cloth. And said to Lintao Qiangtou: "Your department is still in Lintao, just obey the law." If there is a persecution of your people, you can go to the southern governor, and if the governor is unjust, you can come to me. After Zhang Xiu's words, the Qiang people were completely relieved. can live a stable life, who wants to be an outlaw. So he opposed Song Jian and returned to the Han army. Zhang Xiu hurriedly played Liu Bei, wrote Chen Qiang's affairs, and asked the governor of the southwest of Longxi to govern Lintao.

After everything was settled, Zhang Xiu knew that Wolf Qiang was in Wangqu Valley in the west of Lintao, and he transferred troops again. If Zhang Xiu hadn't shown his intention to appease Huairou before, he was afraid that it would be a protracted war in Lintao. Because the Qiang people were bullied and oppressed by the Han people, they watched over each other. If Shen Wolf Qiang can't beat Zhang Xiu, next time it may be Baima Qiang, and Dang Qiang will come together. It's another large-scale chaos.

Liu Bei received Zhang Xiu's letter, and when he saw it, he was very happy. Zhang Xiu's actions are deeply in line with his wishes. He was originally having a headache for the candidate for the Liangzhou Assassin History. Wei Duan has been in Liangzhou for a long time, and it is time for him to return to the court to enjoy the blessings. Of course, Wei Duan has too much to do with Liangzhou, which is also a reason. Liangzhou has more military affairs than government affairs, and many Hu people are involved. Zhang Xiu was a general under his command, and he had a deep understanding of his own policies, so he let him sit in Liangzhou, and then appease the Qiang people, killing two birds with one stone. Liu Bei made up his mind in his heart, as long as he waited for the four counties of Liangzhou and Hexi to be connected, he could arrange the affairs of Liangzhou and Guanzhong properly, and then return to Qingzhou.