"That general is really good at martial arts. He is far better than me in terms of strength and moves. With this man in the Sichuan Army, it is really difficult for us to win." Bao Jin drank a bowl of wine and said loudly, with a tone of respect for Huang Zhong.
Hate again.
"The Han generals are so good. Even Lord Baojin has been defeated. Who else can we fight?" said a barbarian.
All the barbarians lowered their heads, listening to the noise of the Sichuan army outside with great boredom.
"Shamoke, aren't you my number one warrior in Wuxi? If you go and fight Huang Zhong, you will definitely be able to defeat him." A barbarian general suggested, and everyone immediately looked at Samoke, only to realize that Samoke
From the beginning of the war to now, he has not said a word. In the past, he was the most courageous in fighting and always strived to be the first. This time, he did not challenge the Han army.
Shamoko held the iron caltrop and when he saw everyone looking at him, Senuo opened his mouth twice. He wanted to say something, but he didn't say it. Finally, he said in a bachelor's manner: "I can't fight. Back then, I fought with General Zhang Ren of the Sichuan Army.
The veteran general Yan Yan and the late general Leng Bao fought together against Huang Zhong, and despite being surrounded by a large army, they failed to gain any advantage."
"Hmph." A barbarian general snorted: "Coward, I don't think you can't fight, but you don't dare to fight, right?"
On a normal day, anyone who laughs at Samoko's courage is disdainful of his longevity. Samoko's green eyes would stare down, but this time he had no expression and said slowly: "If the Lord of Zaka Cave feels that he can win,
If you pass, go and fight, I, the most powerful warrior in Wuxi, will be given to you."
"You..." Zhaka was so angry that he couldn't speak. He could just laugh at Shamoko, but Zhaka didn't know how much he weighed, let alone Shamoko. He couldn't even beat a flower boy, so why bother?
Huang Zhong.
"It would be great if the young lord was here. She has superb marksmanship, so she must..." Someone said this, which immediately attracted everyone's attention and made them unable to say any more.
Zhaka had just suffered a loss and was dissatisfied. When he heard about Xiao Furong, he immediately said in a sinister voice: "Come on, Xiao Furong has learned arts from Han people since she was a child. She was given a Han surname, and now she married a Han man.
Just like those bitches who went down the mountain to marry Han people, they have already broken up with us. Didn't you see that she was following Liu Zhang? I saw..."
"What did you say?" Samoko stood up immediately, picked up the caltrops and stepped in front of Zaka. His body like an iron tower covered Zaka.
Several barbaric leaders from Youxi also came around and looked at Zaka angrily.
Zhaka looked at the murderous Samoko and said in fear: "Sha, Samoko, what are you doing? What are you doing?"
"What are you doing? I'll kill you bastard."
Samoko's iron caltrops hit Xhaka.
"Okay." Ye Wutie sat in the main seat and roared. Shamoke shouted to Ye Wutie: "Your Majesty, this bitch insulted the young lord."
Yewu Tietie stood up with a livid face and said to Shamoko: "Fu Rong is indeed following Liu Zhang. What he said is true. We have just experienced a setback, are we going to have civil strife?"
Shamoko turned his head unwillingly. He stared at Zaka with eyes like swords and said word by word: "You can humiliate me. If you dare to say anything about the young lord again, your head will be moved."
Shamoko retreated angrily, and the other Youxi leaders also glanced at Zaka threateningly. Cold sweat broke out on Zaka's temples. Zaka breathed heavily and whispered "hum", and his heart beat until Shamoko stood back to his original position.
From rapid to smooth.
Ye Wutie glanced at Zaka, and said coldly to Zaka's Lord Yuexi: "Tell your men to keep their mouths clean in the future, otherwise don't blame me, Ye Wutie, for being ruthless."
Lord Yuexi glared at Zaka, who was ignorant of current affairs. He knew clearly that Xiao Furong was Ye Wutie's daughter, but he still dared to speak without restraint. Isn't this looking for death?
Ye Wutie sat on the throne, glanced around at the leaders, and said solemnly: "My daughter Xiao Furong has been married to Liu Zhang for a long time. When a girl marries, she follows her husband. This is not only the case in Han, but also in our Wuxi area.
She is following Liu Zhang now. Not to mention that she didn't take action against my people, she actually took action. What can you say?
I, the warrior Shamoke of Youxi, have followed Liu Zhang for thousands of miles since the Battle of Hanzhong, and have fought countless battles. I, the Wuxi people, are not cold-blooded. Even if I don’t surrender, I still have feelings. If I don’t fight with Liu Zhang, this is Shamoke.
None of us can force Ke’s loyalty.
I, Ye Wutie, am Liu Zhang’s father-in-law, and I once received his life-saving grace. I will never forget these things, but I will never forget that I am the king of the Five Streams. Although Liu Zhang’s decrees are not hostile, they are still hostile to him.
The weakening of our Wuxi is obvious, and I need to give everyone an explanation.
Three thousand warriors from Wuxi were detained by Huang Yueying. Although Wuxi sent troops without permission, this was not only a shame for Wuxi, but also a shame for our entire Five Streams. As the king of the Five Streams, I should bear in mind the shame.
Now Wuxi has just experienced the heat of summer and autumn, and the freezing snow of severe winter. There is no food. As the king of Wuxi, I should find a way for all our people in Wuxi to survive.
But if anyone dares to care about the relationship between Youxi and Liu Zhang in the future, make irresponsible remarks, and utter filthy words, either you will recommend a new king, or the person who speaks will fight with me, Yewutie.
It doesn’t matter life or death.”
Ye Wutie looked at everyone coldly, and everyone was silent. Baojin took the lead to bow to Ye Wutie: "I, Wu Xi, sent troops without authorization. It is really hard to get rid of my hatred, but I never meant to be disrespectful to the king, and I never doubted it.
Your Majesty’s loyalty to Wuxi, I, Baojin, will swear to follow your Majesty to the death.”
"We will follow the king to the death." All the barbarian leaders paid homage together.
"Okay." Ye Wutie stood up and said loudly: "We Wuxi people are united as one, why should we be afraid of difficulties."
At this moment, a barbarian soldier came to report: "Report to your Majesty, the young lord outside called for formation, and asked your Majesty to have a talk with Liu Zhang."
The leaders were talking a lot.
"Okay, I got it." Ye Wutie waved his hand and said to the leaders: "Huang Zhong is the most brave general of the Sichuan Army. He is unstoppable. The Sichuan Army is well-trained and it is difficult to make a breakthrough in a short time. I will go out to meet Liu Zhang now and listen to him.
What can I say?"
The Sichuan army beat drums for three times, and the barbarian army rushed out in groups, surrounding Ye Wutie and arriving in front of the formation.
Liu Zhang stepped out of the horse, and Ye Wutie handed the weapon to a barbarian soldier, and walked out with Abu and arrived in the formation. Liu Zhang and Xiao Furong dismounted, with a distance of two feet apart. Liu Zhang shouted to Ye Wutie who was approaching.
He said: "Your Majesty, why did you violate the territory? Have you forgotten our agreement?"
Ye Wutie said: "Then why did the emperor seize my three thousand warriors and refuse to release them? Is it wrong for us to raise troops to fight against them?"
Liu Zhang smiled softly: "Then your Majesty, don't you know why we captured the three thousand warriors of Wuxi?"
Ye Wutie was speechless for a moment.
Liu Zhang said: "If the enemy invades the territory, if you don't arrest them, why don't you let them go? Our Han Dynasty has a saying that those who offend our strong Han Dynasties will be killed no matter how far away they are. I am polite enough that I did not kill these three thousand people directly."
."
"Liu Zhang, we are not here to argue with you." Abu shouted loudly.
Liu Zhang smiled and said calmly to Ye Wutie: "Your Majesty, I never talk nonsense with the enemy, but you are an exception. Firstly, you are Rong'er's father and also my father-in-law. Secondly, I feel that the Sichuan Army
There is no need to fight to the death with Wuxi.
Open the skylight and tell the truth. Wuxi went down the mountain this time because of the disaster and lack of food. We can have a good talk and come up with a solution, but if we are like the warrior next to the king and do not want to succeed with me,
With the advantage of words, I will accompany you with my army of 100,000 men. Your Majesty, I will think about it carefully."
Liu Zhang said that he was about to mount his horse. Xiao Furong shouted anxiously to Ye Wutie: "Dad, let's talk. My husband means no harm. Don't fight. My daughter begs you."
Xiao Furong looked at Ye Wutie pleadingly, her delicate forehead was wrinkled, and the white jade sword she was holding tightly showed the anxiety in Xiao Furong's heart.
Ye Wutie looked at Abu. Abu hesitated. Indeed, food is the top priority now. Wuxi can fight fiercely with the Sichuan army now, but the tens of thousands of Sichuan soldiers are not papery. Is it so easy to defeat? Wuxi is fighting now, no
People are hunting and food is even more scarce. What will happen in a month? Even if they win, the people of Wuxi will not be able to survive.
Abu lowered his head and shouted to Liu Zhang: "Uncle Emperor, please stay. Yewutie is willing to have a frank talk with him." In fact, Yewutie had never wanted to fight with the Sichuan army. It was just the pressure and food from the leaders below.
As the king, he had to bear the pressure.
Liu Zhang and Ye Wutie were sitting cross-legged on the grass, while Xiao Furong and Abu stood behind them with a distance of ten feet apart.
"Uncle Emperor, thank you for taking care of my little girl. When I come back this time, I think she has lost her temper a lot and is not as wild as before."
The two of them were silent for a while, neither of them mentioned the military affairs first. Liu Zhang did not expect Ye Wutie to talk about Xiao Furong first, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are so polite. I would like to apologize to your Majesty. Rong'er will suffer after following me."
I've suffered a lot, but I'm afraid he didn't even mention it to you."
Ye Wutie waved his hand, "Hearing Uncle Huang say this means that he still has my daughter in his heart, so I can rest assured. No matter who wins or loses in this battle, I hope that Uncle Huang will not treat little girls
No matter the grudge, she is sincerely devoted to the emperor's uncle."
Liu Zhang smiled, and after a while, he raised his head and said to Ye Wutie: "Your Majesty, do we really want to fight? Is there no room for maneuver?"
"If the emperor doesn't return the three thousand..." Ye Wutie paused as he spoke. Looking at Liu Zhang's indifferent expression, he also knew that he was talking nonsense. He sighed and said: "As the emperor said, our Wuxi
In the face of continuous disasters, people have no food rations, and the leaders are already dissatisfied with the loss of clan members. If the ration problem is not solved, I can't stop this battle even if I don't want to fight."
"I understand, there's nothing wrong with that." Liu Zhang said, "But what if I can solve the barbarian's food ration problem?"
"Can the emperor solve it?" Ye Wutie was startled, and then smiled bitterly: "I know the emperor's solution is to bring them into the Han Dynasty. First, if the barbarians are brought into the Han Dynasty, the big and small leaders will not agree.
Come on, not everyone is willing to leave Wuxi. Those who want to leave Wuxi for survival are only a very small number of people in Wuxi. Uncle Huang’s method is not feasible.”
Liu Zhang glanced at the barbarian army formation opposite and said to Ye Wutiedao: "Your Majesty is right, my solution is to move them into Han territory. In fact, I think the people of Wuxi do not agree to move for three reasons.
.
The first homeland is hard to leave. Who wants to leave the place where he grew up?
Secondly, old friends are hard to leave. People from Wuxi are used to living in groups. Who would want to suddenly go to a place that is unfamiliar to them?
Third, the leaders are unwilling to lose their warriors. The number of warriors is a symbol of the strength of a tribe."
Liu Zhang breathed a sigh of relief and said: "I think I can solve the second and third points for your Majesty. In the past, Yizhou has always been at odds with Jingzhou, and disputes often occurred at the border between the two states. Therefore, the population in this area is sparse, but this is not
Indicates the lack of fertile land in this area.
From Fuling to Linjiang, there are two major rivers, the Wujiang and the Yangtze River, with dense tributaries. Good farmland can be cultivated along the banks, but there are not many Han people.
What I mean is that if the Wuxi people find it difficult to leave their old friends, they can move from village to village, from cave to cave, and all move to the same place.
If the leader of the village is afraid of losing his power, I will give you the power of absolute autonomy. All the people from the original village can gather together and become an autonomous pavilion, an autonomous township, or even an autonomous flag, under the jurisdiction of the original village master, the village master.
The cave master is also appointed by you. I will never interfere.
All pavilions in the townships can listen to the tune but not the propaganda. They will be tax-free for three to five years. There are only three stipulations. First, all the autonomous pavilions in the autonomous townships belong to the Han people. Second, the autonomous pavilions in the autonomous townships must not disturb the Han people. I will discuss it with you.
An autonomous law maintains order in eastern Shu on the basis of respecting your habits. Of course, if the Han people disturb you, I will also severely punish them.
Third, the Autonomous Township Autonomous Pavilion has the obligation to send troops and pay taxes. As for the details, we can discuss it later, but this is also a substantial symbol that you belong to the Han Dynasty."
After Liu Zhang finished speaking calmly, Ye Wutie looked at Liu Zhang and smiled: "Uncle Huang is really good at calculating. At first it was not enough to recruit one by one, but now we have to recruit from one village to another. Although the tribesmen who moved there are surrounded by old friends,
But there are still most people who cannot leave their hometown, and they would prefer to live together in their hometown.
As for the leaders, let alone sending troops and paying taxes, even if they do not send troops and pay taxes, they would rather be leaders in the mountains. So what is the Zhiting Autonomous Township? When it comes to autonomy, in the end it is not subject to the supervision and restraint of the Han army. They will not
willing."
"Don't these leaders have the obligation to pay taxes and follow the levy in Wuxi? I'm afraid they will also pay some items to you, the king. If the king wants to send troops, can they disobey orders at will?"
Ye Wutie was stunned, and Liu Zhang smiled in relief and said: "As long as there is a group, there will be taxes and conscription, but the form and number are different. The autonomous township and autonomous pavilions are all Han natives, and they live in Yizhou, so they are also
Being protected by the Sichuan Army, paying taxes and accompanying levies is nothing strange, and I guarantee that the output of the farmland will be higher than that of your hunting."
Liu Zhang breathed a sigh of relief and said again: Your Excellency, you know that the Xiongnu was once very prosperous. Now the Xiongnu has moved to the Han Dynasty, and it basically exists in the way I proposed. The entire Xiongnu is under the jurisdiction of the Zhonglang General who protects the Xiongnu, and has the right to autonomy.
Very big.
And their living environment is already more stable than it was hundreds of years ago when they were most powerful. The only thing is that the Huns seem to be very oppressed and discriminated against by the Han people. I can write equality between Han and barbarians into the law.
, and implement it strictly so that even if the Han people discriminate against you in their hearts, they will not dare to discriminate on the surface, how about that?"
"Uncle Huang is really thoughtful." Ye Wutie never considered this and did not comment on Liu Zhang's proposal.
Liu Zhang continued: "I just mentioned three factors why the barbarians are unwilling to migrate. The most important one is the first point. It is difficult to leave the homeland. This is the idea of the vast majority of Wuxi people. So I can also prevent them from coming out.
, Can I send someone to guide you in farming? Since the Five Streams and Five Streams all rely on streams, can you still find a place for irrigation?
Similarly, if you want to receive food subsidies, you must also agree to the three-part contract."
"That suggestion sounds good."
Ye Wutie is not good at these at all, so we can only let Liu Zhang say it, and Wuxi is indeed as Liu Zhang said, there are rivers all over Wuxi, probably located in today's southeast of Sichuan, south of Chongqing, east of Hunan, north of Guizhou, the land
Although it is not fertile, it is not barren either.
"Your Majesty, I don't know if you heard it, but I hope your Majesty will think about it carefully. I, Liu Zhang, rarely talk so much nonsense with my enemies, because until now, I have not regarded Your Majesty as an enemy. Your Majesty has to think about the people of Wuxi.
Think about it.
I know the current situation in Wuxi. If you fight, you may not be able to defeat me. Even if you can defeat me, you will not be defeated. I retreat to Fuling. You can only rob the mountains and fields. The population here is sparse. Even if you can rob me, you will not be able to rob me.
How much? Can you survive the hunting season? And if you lose, you will be in a desperate situation.
Listen to my words and establish the Zhiting Autonomous Township. There will be no problem with food next year. I will try my best to supply this year’s food. Now there are many young people who come out to cultivate fields. I will give them more rations so that they can distribute some to the mountains.
Relatives, relieve your stress.
But if your Majesty does not agree to my request, there will be nothing you can do."
Liu Zhang looked back, sighed and said: "The tens of thousands of troops behind me must be the biggest obstacle to the barbarian army's robbery. The barbarians are suffering from disasters one after another, and they dare not go down the mountain to rob, so there will be civil strife. Are you ready, Your Majesty?"
Perhaps Your Majesty thinks that civil strife and annexation can continue Wuxi. After all, every disaster comes this way. I can't go deep into the mountains and I can't do anything to you. But don't forget, Your Majesty, Wuxi has a neighbor.
.
The relationship between the Nanzhong barbarians and this prince is pretty good."
Liu Zhang looked at Ye Wutie, and Yewutie's heart suddenly twitched. The Nanzhong barbarians have been in constant friction with the Wuxi barbarians. Whoever is weakened will add fuel to the fire. Liu Zhang said this to support the Nanzhong barbarians to deal with Wuxi barbarians.
The stream is flowing.
When Wuxi is short of food, there will inevitably be civil strife, freezing, hunger and war. Whenever such a disaster occurs, the population will be reduced by more than half. This is also the reason why the barbarians have always been sparsely populated. After suffering such a heavy blow, if the Nanzhong barbarians had Liu Zhang's support,
If they take advantage of the situation, most of Wuxi's territory may be annexed, which is something Ye Wutie doesn't want to see.
ps: #tyrantliuzhang# Thanks for the tip in drunken confusion, and thanks to Jiang Yujie km588 for the tip