Chapter 102: Handling of Qiang People

The two of them, one as the Qiang King and the other as the Qiang Prime Minister, were not as clear-sighted as Yue Ji, a martial general, when facing difficulties.

After calming his emotions, Yue Ji came to the high platform on the city tower and looked at the Qiang soldiers with a solemn expression.

After scanning them with sharp eyes, he shouted loudly to them:

"Warriors of my Qiang tribe, now, the moment of life and death for my Qiang tribe has arrived."

"The great battle that follows will be a tough one, because the Han army will not accept our surrender."

"The people the Great King sent to negotiate peace have already been killed by Ma Teng, and their heads were sent back."

"Now, we have no way out."

Having said this, Yue Ji looked at everyone with a solemn expression.

As Yue Ji's voice fell, everyone below looked somewhat panicked.

Looking at the noisy crowd below, Yue Ji immediately shouted:

"Quiet!"

As Yue Ji's shout rang out, the crowd below slowly became quiet.

Yue Ji scanned the crowd with majestic eyes; those who met his gaze all lowered their heads in fear.

Seeing that everyone had become completely quiet, Yue Ji continued to shout in a solemn tone:

"Now, we can only fight to the death to find a way to survive."

"As for surrendering, don't even think about it!"

"Now, tell this Marshal, do you dare to fight the Han army to the death?"

Yue Ji's last shout was almost roared out with all his strength.

And as Yue Ji's passionate voice rang out, the fighting spirit of the Qiang soldiers also slowly rose.

When Yue Ji's last question fell, a roar sounded across the entire city tower.

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death..."

The roar of the Qiang soldiers was heard even by Ma Teng and Guan Yu and the others standing outside the city.

"General Ma, it seems there is a capable person in Linqiang City!"

"To be able to boost the morale of these soldiers in such a situation, he has some ability."

At this time, Guan Yu narrowed his eyes slightly and said to Ma Teng.

"Hehe, it's just a death struggle!"

Before Ma Teng could speak, Ma Chao on the side said with disdain.

"Haha, Mengqi is right!"

As Ma Chao's voice fell, Zhang Fei beside Guan Yu also laughed loudly immediately.

"Hey, Third Brother, don't be careless!"

Seeing Zhang Fei's attitude, Guan Yu immediately pretended to scold him.

"Hey, General Guan, don't be angry; General Yide is a man of temperament, and with our strength, what do we have to fear from them?"

Seeing Guan Yu scolding Zhang Fei, Ma Teng immediately persuaded Guan Yu.

Seeing this, Guan Yu didn't say much more, just nodded in approval of Ma Teng's words.

Subsequently, he asked: "General Ma, when can we attack the city?"

"Hehehe, General Guan, don't be anxious; let's surround it without attacking first to stir up the panic in the city."

"After the third watch, the Shadow Guard members lurking in the city will help us take the city gate."

"We just need to attack the city when the Shadow Guards open the city gate!"

Regarding Guan Yu's question, Ma Teng explained calmly while stroking his beard.

"Oh! Since the Shadow Guards are taking action, then breaking the city will be easy!"

Hearing that the Shadow Guards were taking action, Guan Yu nodded in understanding, stroked his long beard, and said to Ma Teng.

"By the way, General Ma, I wonder how we will deal with the Qiang people in the city?"

"We won't really kill them all, will we? You know, there are one hundred thousand Qiang people here!"

Thinking that there were one hundred thousand Qiang people living in Linqiang City, Guan Yu asked Ma Teng with a troubled expression.

If they were soldiers, they would kill them, but these were unarmed people; killing them all would be somewhat inhumane.

Although it is said that the Qiang people have killed many Great Han people, these were all killed by their rulers and armies.

Those people did not have much of the Great Han people's blood on their hands, and no matter which ethnic group, there were many innocent people.

After hearing Guan Yu's words, Ma Teng's expression was also somewhat grave; he looked at Guan Yu before saying solemnly:

"To tell General Guan the truth, before I came to Linqiang City, I had already sent Shadow Guards to ask His Majesty."

Hearing this, Guan Yu's expression tightened, and he hurriedly asked Ma Teng:

"Oh, then what is His Majesty's decision?"

"Hehe, General Guan, don't worry; His Majesty has already issued an edict that the Qiang soldiers cannot escape their crimes and cannot be spared."

"As for those Qiang people who have not stained their hands with the blood of our Great Han people, they can be demoted to slaves and used as the labor force of Liangzhou in the future."

Originally, Ma Teng was also worried about this matter, so he sent Shadow Guards to ask Liu Bian early on.

If they really followed Liu Bian's previous words, not a single Qiang person would be spared, which would include these people; in that case, the slaughter caused would be too heavy.

And Liu Bian originally intended to destroy the Qiang tribe; after all, in the Five Barbarians Uprising of later generations, there was the Qiang tribe.

However, he was stopped by Jia Xu and Guo Jia and others, so Liu Bian finally took a step back.

It just so happened that the Great Han Empire was in need of labor now, and these foreign people could be used well.

After all, now that Liu Bian had high-yield food seeds in his hands, there would be no lack of food in the future, and these slaves could also be supported.

Moreover, with Liu Bian's current means and strength, he was not afraid that these slaves would riot in the future.

And the most important point was that the Great Han in the future would be a country of immortals and gods.

By then, as long as the high-end combat power and resources were controlled by the people of the Great Han, these people would never have a chance to turn over.

This was the biggest reason why Liu Bian finally decided to spare these foreign people, otherwise, these slaves would really cause trouble in the future.

These principles, Liu Bian, as a traveler from later generations, knew clearly; after all, these things had appeared many times in later generations.

And Guan Yu, after hearing Ma Teng's answer, also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Even Zhang Fei beside Guan Yu had a much better expression on his face.

Although they were martial generals, killing was like chopping melons and vegetables to them, but this also depended on who it was.

If you asked them to kill enemies on the battlefield, they wouldn't be happy if they killed too few!

But if you asked them to attack the people, they would have a somewhat guilty conscience.

However, these situations only applied to the generals and armies of the Great Han; other foreign people were much more cruel to civilians.

This was another reason why Liu Bian insisted on destroying the Qiang tribe... ===== CHAPTER 103 =====