When King Zhidu saw the fifty thousand taels of gold, he was so happy that snot bubbles came out of his nose.
"Are these for me?" Zhidu asked in disbelief. He picked up a gold ingot and took a bite. It was indeed gold. Not to mention his subordinates, even he didn't see it. So much gold.
The captain nodded and said with a smile: "Not only that, if His Highness the Barbarian King can do Lu Xiangguo a favor, the Prime Minister will also give you one hundred thousand gold! In addition, you will be the king of Bajun for one year, plus the management rights of Bajun. The tax revenue is very considerable!”
The Barbarian King was so excited. His people lived in barren mountainous areas and had long been eyeing the rich Central Plains. However, they never invaded the Central Plains because of their reputation with the Qin State.
The relationship between Qin and Satisfaction can be traced back hundreds of years. Until now, successive Qin kings have sent some property to the barbarians from time to time. The barbarians are very loyal and have never entered Qin to cause trouble.
"What help does Lu Xiangguo want from me? Tell me quickly!" King Man asked impatiently.
The captain smiled and said: "Your Highness should know that at this time, the two counties of Bashu and Bashu are occupied by Jijie of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Although our Qin Dynasty has hundreds of thousands of powerful soldiers, most of them are distributed on the battlefield of Chu State, making it impossible to return reinforcements and regain the lost territory. This No, Lu Xiangguo thought of the brave and capable barbarian soldiers. As long as the barbarian king can lead his troops to drive away Ji Jie, Ba County will be yours!"
The Barbarian King agreed without thinking. He couldn't resist such a big temptation. Besides, he didn't know Ji Jie at all. As the saying goes, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. If he knew how powerful Ji Jie was, he probably wouldn't agree. It's so refreshing.
"Since His Highness the Barbarian King has agreed, I will go back and resume my duties with Lu Xiangguo!" The captain bowed.
The Barbarian King stood up and waved his hand, saying: "Don't worry, I will gather the barbarian warriors right away, and then go to Bajun to fight Ji Jie. Please wait for the good news from Prime Minister Lu!"
The captain left with peace of mind, and it took King Zhi alone two days to assemble all the troops, with the strength reaching about 60,000.
All barbarian men are soldiers, and they all make their own weapons and armor, especially rattan armor. A set of rattan armor is divided into helmets, breastplates, armor skirts, wrist guards, leg guards and combat boots. A set of qualified rattan armor takes more than three years, and the process is very complicated.
The biggest advantage of rattan armor is that it is light in weight. It is only about one-third of that of metal armor, but it covers a larger and more comprehensive area than metal armor. It has a good force-relieving function for weapons such as blunt weapons. Knives and guns cannot hurt him at all.
Also, after the barbarian soldiers wearing rattan armor fall into the water, they don't have to worry about being drowned. The huge buoyancy can ensure that the barbarian soldiers will always float on the water.
The Barbarian King looked at his clansmen who were lined up in three square formations and said loudly: "If we can win this battle, our clan will no longer have to live in the barren mountains. Therefore, everyone must fight bravely and drive back the Zhou army!" "
"Fight bravely and defeat the Zhou army... Fight bravely and defeat the Zhou army..." The barbarian soldiers shouted slogans while waving the weapons in their hands. As for the guys in their hands, they can be described in various ways. It's rare to find two weapons with exactly the same shape and size. It's no wonder that everyone only searches for weapons that they make themselves. There is no fixed pattern, as long as they use it smoothly.
The 60,000 people were divided into three groups: left, middle and right. King Zhi of the Barbarians took command of the middle group alone, and the three groups of troops marched toward Bajun together.
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"Report!" The spy knelt on one knee in front of Ji Jie and said, "General, 60,000 barbarians are heading towards me and will be at the city gates at noon!"
When it finally arrived, Ji Jie couldn't wait anymore and shouted: "Xiong Ben obeys the order!"
"The end will be here!" Xiong Ben took a step forward.
"Assemble 20,000 elite cavalry, and I will personally lead them, and you will be my deputy general!" Ji Jie said, "Come out of the city soon and join me to learn the skills of the barbarians. I want to see who is better, they or our great Zhou." The iron cavalry is even better."
"Got the order!"
Man King Zhidu led his men to the gates of Bajun City. Just when he was about to let his men call for battle, the city gate opened first. Ji Jie took the lead, followed closely by Xiong Ben, followed by 20,000 Dazhou cavalry with bright armor.
Looking at the well-organized Zhou army, Zhidu looked back at his men and cursed in his heart, Grandma, the Central Plains people are rich, when will my soldiers be uniformly equipped? It seems that they must be defeated. Once Ba County is captured, wealth will come rolling in!
"Which one is Ji Jie?" Zhi Du asked.
Xiong Ben yelled: "Who the hell are you, and you deserve to be called by my lord's name?"
"I am the Barbarian King Zhidu!" Zhidu held a spear in his hand, pointed at Xiong Ben and said: "Who are you, kid? What I mean by obedience is that Ji Jie is your master. Since he is a follower, don't be like that. Arrogant!"
"Damn it, your grandfather, I am Xiong Bi, the vanguard general under Zhao Wenjun, you dare to follow me..."
Ji Jie stopped Xiong Ben who was about to rush forward, and said to Zhidu: "I am Ji Jie! King Barbarian, I, Dazhou, have no grudges against your barbarian tribe in the past and today. Why do you want to cause trouble for us?"
Zhi Du thought that Ji Jie was timid after seeing him, and said in an arrogant tone: "I can cause trouble for whomever I want. You stinking boy, if you know better, take your people and get out of here. I may be in a good mood." I can give you a way to live, otherwise you will all die here!"
Being so arrogant, Ji Jie winked at Xiong Bi and said, "Go and meet him first. It's best to chop this guy who doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth into two pieces with an axe!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Xiong Ben nodded, then rode out of the battle, shouting: "My little son, Barbarian King, do you dare to fight against your grandfather Xiong Ben?"
Just as Zhi Du was about to accept the challenge, a black-faced man under his command rushed out first, shouting: "Boy, you want to challenge my king, but you are not qualified. You have to win the sword in my hand first!"
The black-faced man was holding a thick-backed mountain knife with a blade over four feet long. The handle was more than two feet long and was suitable for holding with both hands. The weight of this knife was even greater than the giant ax in Xiong Ben's hand.
"Don't overestimate your capabilities!" Xiong Ben came forward.
When the two horses pedaled wrongly, Xiong Bi and the black-faced man used all their strength to slash their weapons at each other.
"When... click..."
The sword and ax collided, and the black-faced man's machete was cut into two pieces. The front part fell to the ground, leaving only the handle and a short length of the blade in his hand, and he was immediately dumbfounded.
Although the weapons of the barbarians were carefully crafted by themselves, they could not be compared with the fine steel weapons made by Da Zhou's forging supervisor. The sharp giant ax combined with Xiong Ben's astonishing strength was enough to cut the sword in half.
Taking advantage of his opponent's surprise, Xiong Ben flipped his hand and the giant ax flashed past. Then a huge head flew up and then landed on the ground.
"Pfft..." Plasma spurted out from the neck of the black-faced man who had lost his head.