On top of the steep mountains and in the jungle, there are several piles of earthen houses scattered around the Wuxi Mantu Village. Some caves have people coming in and out from time to time. All of these people have disheveled hair and bare feet. Some have a few rags on their bodies, and some are wearing hooded clothes.
Animal skin, a barbarian carrying a wild boar flew into an earth hut, where two men and a woman were drinking.
Two men, one in his forties, with a red face, a huge head, and a sound like a loud bell, are the barbarian kings of Wuxi, Ye Wutie.
The other man was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a blood-red complexion and protruding blue eyes. He was very scary for his young age and had an evil aura. He was the number one general under Ye Wutie, Samoko.
The woman was fifteen or sixteen years old. She was wrapped in three or four layers of tattered clothes, completely covering her skin. She didn't have any jewelry on her body. Her hair was spread like other barbarians, but it was black and straight. Her face was delicate and handsome, and she was very heroic.
Her name is Xiao Furong, and she is the daughter of Ye Wutie.
Xiao Furong's birth name was Furong. She met a master in the mountains when she was young and studied under him. She was given the surname Xiao. She was good at using long swords and spears, and had natural magical powers like Samoko. However, when it came to martial arts, she was no match for Xiao Furong.
Ye Wutie was bragging about how he killed a tiger eight years ago. Shamoke was chewing a chicken leg while listening. Xiao Furong was very impatient with her repetitive father and picked up a jar of wine.
They were pouring water fiercely. At this moment, the barbarians carrying wild boars rushed in and shouted: "Your Majesty, there is a Han army outside the mountain, and they are calling to see your Majesty."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Furong put down the wine jar, picked up the sword and stood up. Ye Wutie said loudly: "Zhao Wei just sent people to give gifts and make peace some time ago, and today he came to the door? How many soldiers and horses did the Han people come?"
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The barbarian carrying the wild boar said loudly: "It doesn't look like the Han people are here to fight. There are only more than three hundred people, and they all look like ducks fished out of a manure pit. I can beat up dozens of them by myself."
, the leader called himself Zhengdong Zhonglang General, and said he came to ask the king to take him in."
"General Zhonglang Zhengdong? It's Zhao Wei who is here." Ye Wutie said in a deep voice.
Shamoko raised his side weapon, the iron caltrop, in one hand, and shouted in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, the Han people are the most treacherous. Zhao Wei has been ordered by Liu Zhang to attack my territory again and again. He definitely has bad intentions when he comes this time. I will do it now."
Go and beat all those three hundred people to death."
As he was about to rush out, Ye Wutie said loudly: "Come back to me. Zhao Wei gave me a gift and made friends. Today, I am in a desperate situation. If we don't accept it, no one in this land of Wuxi will look down on me, Ye Wutie."
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Xiao Furong raised her eyebrows, snorted slightly, and said disdainfully: "Brother Shamoke, don't worry, no matter how treacherous these Han people are, what can three hundred people do to me? We Wuxi people value trust and justice. If they harbor evil intentions, I, Xiao Furong,
The long sword will cut off the head of Zhao Wei's dog."
Shamoke listened to Xiao Furong's words the most, rubbed his head and laughed and said: "My little sister is right, three hundred Han people are afraid of where he comes from."
Xiao Furong and Shamoke followed Ye Wutie out of the house. The barbarian carrying the wild boar abandoned the wild boar and followed him. When the barbarians around him saw Ye Wutie coming down the mountain, they gathered one after another, hundreds of them.
"General Zhao, why are you acting like this?" Ye Wutie was shocked when he saw Zhao Wei in such a miserable state. Zhao Wei, who was once the all-powerful man in the south of Yizhou, actually ended up in such a miserable state.
"Your Majesty, don't mention it. I fell into Liu Zhang's trick and lost his generals. I came here specially to surrender and asked Your Majesty to take him under his wing." Zhao Wei bowed to Ye Wutie with a very humble attitude.
Ye Wutie was shocked. Although he was a barbarian, as the king of Wuxi Hu, he was also concerned about the affairs of the Han people around him. He had always heard that Liu Zhang was weak and had lost power. However, Zhao Wei rebelled with 50,000 people and was defeated. He couldn't help but
I wonder if the rumors about Liu Zhang are wrong.
Before Ye Wutie could answer, Shamoke on the side smiled coldly and said: "General Zhao, you dominate Jiangzhou. Over the years, you have attacked Wuxi and killed countless of my people. But now you want us to take you in, don't you?
Do you think it’s funny?”
Zhao Wei had fought with the Wuxi barbarians several times, so he naturally knew Samoko. If Zhao Wei had held a heavy army in the past, he would have been too lazy to pay attention to this barbarian, but today he was in a poor situation and had to be humble.
He said to Samoko: "The heroes don't know something. The attack on Wuxi was all Liu Zhang's idea. Liu Zhang was deeply afraid of the heroes of Wuxi and wanted to destroy you in his sleep. As a general in Yizhou, Zhao Wei had no choice but to obey the order, but you guys
When did the heroes see Zhao pouring his troops to attack? It was because of Zhao's admiration for all the heroes.
This time Liu Zhang's bullying went too far, and Zhao was forced to raise his troops to attack him. Before raising his troops, didn't Zhao make amends with all the heroes in the mountains? In Zhao's heart, we are all friends. There were some misunderstandings in the past.
Please forgive me for Zhao's helplessness.
If he can be taken in by King Ye Wutie today, Zhao Wei will join forces with the officials of the southern Shu family to make a comeback, kill Liu Zhang, and take control of Yizhou. He will never forget the kindness of the king and will pay tribute to him year after year without interruption."
Zhao Wei did not lie. He did not really attack the Wuxi barbarians. He just took the opportunity to consolidate military power. However, how could Ye Wutie and other barbarians expect to get this level? After hearing Zhao Wei's compliments, he couldn't help but feel proud.
He was proud, and felt that Zhao Wei's words were reasonable. Zhao Wei's attack on Wuxi was indeed helpless. However, Zhao Wei actually took control of Yizhou and worshiped him every year. This was too tempting for the Wuxi barbarians who did not have salt and iron tools.
Ye Wutie always prided himself on being a good man. Since Zhao Wei had already given him gifts and repaired the house, and he was now in a desperate situation, he felt that he was not a good man if he did not take him in, so he allowed Zhao Wei to enter the mountain and allocated some cave dwellings for them to live in.
Zhao Wei and Pang Le lived in a low cave dwelling. They were very depressed and complained from time to time. Li Yi sounded a little impatient, but he could only comfort him patiently. However, seeing Zhao Wei's helpless look, Li Yi couldn't help but frown, as if
What are you thinking about.
At this moment, we suddenly heard the chaos of the barbarians outside, running around and shouting. A barbarian wrapped in animal skins rushed into Yewutie's earthen house and shouted in a panic: "It's not good, Your Majesty, the Han army is coming outside."
Ye Wutie was surprised: "How many people?"
The barbarian pointed his fingers and feet, but could not tell the number. He only shouted: "It's such a big area, it's so dark that you can't see the end."
Xiao Furong frowned, picked up her sword and walked out of the mountain.
Zhao Wei was being chased all night long and was already frightened. When Dou heard that Liu Zhang's army was coming, his heart was in his throat and he was in a hurry. Li Yi was also shocked. He didn't expect that Liu Zhang would dare to bring his army here. Seeing Zhao Wei's panic, he felt in his heart
He sighed and stepped forward to persuade: "My lord, don't worry. The barbarian land is so dangerous that no matter how many troops Liu Zhang has, he won't be able to attack it."
"What if we attack? What if we attack? Zhenghe, I think we should leave here." Zhao Wei thought of his 50,000-strong army, which was destined to win Fucheng, but was defeated and returned.
Zhi Tu, who had been walking on the edge of death for several days, was now afraid of Liu Zhang. Seeing this, Li Yi secretly shook his head.