431: Chapter 431 Surrender to the Qin Dynasty? Impossible!

After returning to Longxi Commandery, Xiao Zhuang informed Zhao Fusu of everything that had happened in the Shiyang Tribe.

He knew exactly how the Shiyang Tribe would react.

The power of firearms was not something cold weapons could compare to.

His proposal to hold a military exchange with the Shiyang Tribe was intended to intimidate them.

Now that the Shiyang Tribe had been successfully cowed, he had achieved his goal.

Furthermore, the deterrent effect this time was very obvious.

If the Shiyang Tribe hadn't been intimidated, why would Shi Le have taken the initiative to help them contact the Heihe Tribe?

As long as they cowed the Heihe Tribe this time and then offered generous rewards to bribe them, they could successfully bring the Heihe Tribe under their command.

Once both the Shiyang Tribe and the Heihe Tribe were successfully under his command, it would mean that two-thirds of the Hexi Corridor was in his hands!

If the Shule Tribe was also taken down, then the entire Hexi Corridor could be controlled by Great Qin.

At that time, Great Qin would have a springboard to attack the Western Regions.

By establishing commanderies and counties in the Hexi Corridor and building a railway, he could continuously transport war resources to the Western Regions.

Zhao Fusu reined in his wild ambitions.

This still required a certain amount of time for accumulation.

For now, it was better to take over the Heihe Tribe first.

"Xiao Zhuang, I'll approve five tons of artillery shells for you."

Zhao Fusu pointed at Xiao Zhuang and said, "Subdue the Heihe Tribe properly for me!"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty the Paramount Leader. If your subordinate fails, I will present my head to you!"

Xiao Zhuang looked high-spirited.

Good heavens, that's five tons of artillery shells!

If they performed a cluster attack, it would be a carpet bombing; it would be like an earth dragon turning over, plowing the entire earth!

Such a spectacular scene was something even their Special Forces Battalion didn't see often, let alone the Shiyang and Heihe Tribes.

Consequently, Xiao Zhuang became excited as well.

"Once the Heihe Tribe is taken, I will hold a victory feast for you all,"

Zhao Fusu said. "At that time, I'll let you taste our newly launched Beer."

"Beer!"

Xiao Zhuang's eyes lit up.

This wasn't the first time he had heard of Beer.

During training, he had heard Zhao Fusu mention Beer more than once.

Especially after every high-intensity training session, Zhao Fusu would say that if there were an ice-cold Beer, it would be a heavenly enjoyment.

From that moment on, Xiao Zhuang had been looking forward to Beer immensely.

"I guarantee the mission will be completed!"

Xiao Zhuang's motivation grew even stronger.

"Mhm."

Zhao Fusu nodded.

The Beer had been produced, but it hadn't hit the market yet.

If Great Qin took the Hexi Corridor this time and established new commanderies, launching the Beer during the victory celebrations of the Great Qin soldiers would surely garner widespread attention and lead to explosive sales.

Hexi Corridor, Heihe Tribe.

The chief of the Heihe Tribe was currently hosting an envoy from the Shiyang Tribe.

"What!"

When Hei Di, the chief of the Heihe Tribe, learned that the Shiyang Tribe had defected to Great Qin, his face was full of disbelief.

"Is this true or false? Your Shiyang Tribe has defected to Great Qin?"

"Yes."

The envoy from the Shiyang Tribe said, "The purpose of Chief Shi Le sending me here is to persuade Chief Hei Di to join us in defecting to Great Qin."

"What!"

Hei Di said in shock, "You want our Heihe Tribe to defect to Great Qin along with your Shiyang Tribe!"

"Correct!"

The envoy from the Shiyang Tribe replied.

"Impossible."

Hei Di refused without even thinking.

"What did you say!"

The expression of the Shiyang Tribe's envoy immediately soured.