Chapter 378 The Nine Counties of Tianfu of the Rich Dog Officials
A giant man with black lines on his face, wearing a tiger armor and carrying a mace on his back, stepped forward into the rain.
His name is Pei Dang, the leader of the tiger barbarians from the nine counties in Sichuan. He has 40,000 barbarian soldiers under his command. Some time ago, they have all been recruited by the two kings of Sichuan to serve as barbarian barracks.
"Where did the commoner thief come from?" Pei Dang raised his head, his face full of ferociousness.
"Warriors, follow me out of the mountain!"
In an instant, the barbarians all over the mountain began to wave their weapons and roar.
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"Chai Zong, take 3,000 people and stay in Banan City." When they set off for the expedition, Xu Mu solemnly ordered.
Even though Banan was captured, there were still many crises ahead of them. Banan City was attacked, and of the 35,000-strong army, at least 3,000 were killed and nearly 2,000 were seriously injured, and they were sent back to Shunan County.
"Lord, what should happen to these prisoners?"
After breaking through Banan City, with Leng Qiao's suicide and morale shattered, Yu Wen led his men and captured more than 4,000 enemy troops.
"Lock them together first. Chai Zong, if anyone wants to cause trouble, you should do it immediately."
In a short period of time, there is no hope of surrendering to these Banan defenders. If one of them fails, they will get burned. If they really want to conquer them, they can only wait until the dust settles in the entire Shuzhou war.
"My lord, there are less than 30,000 troops, but there are still more than 100,000 troops in the nine counties in Sichuan."
Xu Mu was silent for a moment.
He didn't know these things. But there was no other way. He couldn't wait to recruit enough troops before setting off to attack Shu.
"Don't worry, there is help." After hesitating for a moment, Xu Mu said.
Chai Zong was silent and stood by the city gate, clasping his fists firmly.
"Go out and attack the middle of Shu——"
"You sons and daughters of southern Shu, please open your eyes and take a look. There is a land of heaven ahead of you! We are all Shu people, why can't we even eat half a grain of rice after waiting for more than two hundred years!"
"Pingmanying, do you ever remember the massacre of the nine counties in Shu!"
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An army of nearly 30,000 people began to rush into the middle of Shu. Behind them, more than 7,000 civilians from southern Shu also began to push forward with food, grass and baggage.
Under the rain, everything was wet.
The army followed the official road and passed by wealthy businessmen and officials from Shu who were fleeing for their lives.
Occasionally, those who ran slower were stopped by more than a hundred sentry sentries. Before General Pi could open his mouth, he hurriedly presented the treasure chests full of them, trembling.
Xu Muzhao accepted it correctly, and he didn't think how cleanly these people's money would come from.
"My lord, these nine counties in Sichuan are the land of abundance. Why are the villages I see all the way here so poor?" Dou Tong's tone was startled.
As Dou Tong said, walking forward from Guan Road, I saw many villages, and many villagers who were startled at first glance looked sallow and thin.
"I thought they ate rice, but I didn't expect they also ate bitter vegetables."
In this troubled time, no matter where they are, the people are also having their flesh cut off and bleeding out, and they are suffering unspeakably.
With this thought, Xu Mu strengthened his determination to enter Sichuan.
"Lord, I heard that when winter came last year, there were still people rebelling, but they were all killed later."
Winter came last year, which was the time when Jia Zhou lit the fire. It was estimated that the fire reached Shuzhou.
If the person in power knocks the bones and sucks out the marrow, and his tyranny is as fierce as a tiger, there will naturally be people who will rebel against him.
"Lord, someone is blocking the road!" Several mounted scouts reported hurriedly.
"Fight." Xu Mu said coldly. The speed of the attack into Shu was actually very fast. They broke Banan in one day and entered Shu in the next.
He couldn't imagine how the camps from the nine counties in central Sichuan could come so fast to intercept them.
"Fengziying!" Yu Wen raised his head and drew out a long knife. The goat's beard was wet from the rain, and the condensed water beads kept dripping down.
"call."
There were only 2,000 people left in the Fengzi camp, and they immediately put up their shields and drew their swords in an orderly manner.
Xu Mu raised his head and stared ahead. What surprised him was that the more than a thousand people blocked in front did not draw their swords at each other.
"I dare to ask, but General Xu, the common man in the world?" In the rain, a middle-aged man hurriedly stepped out.
"The one who killed the traitorous prime minister and rejected Beidi?"
"Exactly." Xu Mu said in a solemn voice.
"Warrior Han Jiu, with a thousand heroes, begs to join the Xu family's army and overthrow the two kings!"
Xu Mu did not agree immediately. He walked a lot at night and was worried about stepping on a snake.
"I heard that the nine counties in Sichuan are the land of abundance. Why did the heroes rebel?"
"What kind of heaven! A heaven for rich people and dog officials, a hell for poor people and miserable people!" Han Jiu raised his head and shouted sadly. Behind him, more than a thousand mountain people roared in anger.
"Enter the army!"
Han Jiu clenched his fists and stepped forward steadily with more than a thousand people.
Yu Wen, who was still a little worried at first, saw that these people did not move, and silently closed the formation.
"Han Jiu, I will promote you to the rank of Lieutenant in front of the tent. You will lead our troops and serve as a road exploration battalion. Tell me the best route to attack Zhishui County."
Zhishui County is the capital of the king of western Shu, and is parallel to Chengdu County in central Shu.
"General Xu, there are many mountains and forests in Shuzhou, and there are tigers and savages in the mountains and forests. We can follow the official road and defeat three big cities along the way. After another hundred miles, we will reach Zhishui County."
"Three big cities?"
"Don't worry, General Xu. The dog officials in these three big cities were so frightened that they fled to Zhishui County after hearing that Bananguan Pass was breached. There are only a few hundred county soldiers stationed in the city."
"However." Han Jiu's voice was solemn, "Although the camp in Shu was too late, not far from here is Huxiao Mountain where the tiger barbarians live."
"Hu Roaring Mountain? How many tiger barbarians are there who were recruited by the two kings?"
"The entire camp is forty thousand strong."
Han Jiu's words made Xu Mu frown slightly.
He turned around and looked at the army following him. Among them, the plain barbarian camp with thousands of people had the heaviest expression.
From Dou Tong's mouth, he heard about the plain barbarians. There are two types of mountain barbarians. The tiger barbarians worship the tiger god totem, while the flat barbarians worship the barbarian god totem. They have different beliefs and have been fighting since ancient times.
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When Emperor Gaozu entered Shu, they managed to integrate them together. However, as the Ji Dynasty declined for more than a hundred years, the fighting between the two clans became more and more frequent.
Mrs. Luan Yu's husband and little Meng Huo's father died at the hands of tiger barbarians in Sichuan. It is said that when he followed Dou Tong in the war, he was captured by tiger barbarians, thrown into an ant pit and tortured to death.
"Han Jiu, you lead our troops in front."
Han Jiu clasped his fists and stepped forward. Behind him, the exploration camp of more than a thousand people straightened their bodies and followed closely with various weapons.
"My lord, this is a sign of great prosperity for the king's business." Yu Wen approached and suddenly said with a smile.
Xu Mu was a little weird. From Yu Wen's body, he vaguely saw Chen Jiaqiao's appearance.
However, when the young marquis asked him to kill the traitorous prime minister, it was really a great move. At least, apart from the small court in Cangzhou and the intrigues of the foreign princes of Dingbian, there were many common people in the world who respected him.
common people.
"march--"
"I, a good man from Shuzhou, should carry a three-foot sword on my shoulder and achieve unparalleled fame."
The army of nearly 30,000 people, in a long formation like a snake, began to meander along the side of the high mountains and ridges of Shuzhou, following the official road, and quickly meandered forward.