A veteran general immediately rode outside the valley, raised his sword in a majestic manner, and shouted: "I am Huang Zhong, the left general under the command of Uncle Liu Huangshu, Marquis of Shu, the great general of the Han Dynasty. Why don't you wait for the barbarians and quickly capture me?"
As soon as the barbarians heard Huang Zhong's name, the scene during the day seemed to be before their eyes, and they were immediately frightened and fled away one after another.
At the same time, the sound of bowstrings sounded on the top of the valley, and the "trees" drew their bows and set arrows. A Sichuan Army general shouted: "Barbarians in the valley, listen, I am General Deng Zhi of the Sichuan Army Zhengnan Zhonglang, and you have fallen into my trap."
The military strategist has devised a plan. Quickly abandon your weapons and surrender. Rao Er will not die."...
"Ah, the anger is killing me, the anger is killing me." Bao Jin shouted, holding the crescent shovel, beating his chest and stamping his feet, and commanded the barbarian army to break through to the entrance of the valley.
The barbarians swarmed towards the narrow valley entrance, and the Sichuan army formed a semicircle to surround the valley entrance. They fired arrows at random, and the arrows rained down on the sky. The barbarians were killed and injured in large numbers, and they were unable to escape.
Huahai'er led the barbarians to charge three times in a row. He was injured in five places and had arrows in his legs and arms. Before he could charge again, Deng Zhi at the top of the valley shouted:
"Listen to the barbarians at the foot of the mountain. My lord is thinking about the in-laws of the barbarian king. Mrs. Xiao knows the general situation and can't bear to kill you. Just stay in the valley. There is some real food in those grain carts. You can make do with it. If you dare to rush again,
, believe it or not, I will turn you all into a hornet's nest?"
"You..." Bao Jin looked at Deng Zhi angrily. Deng Zhi waved his hand, and the Sichuan troops on the top of the mountain fired arrows together. The "swish" arrow rain passed through the air like a black curtain, and was all nailed to the cliff wall, forming a
Arrow clusters trembled one after another, and the barbarians were frightened...
"Lord, let's be patient. Although we are not afraid of death, if these tens of thousands of warriors die, what will happen to the wives and children left on the mountain? What will happen to Wuxi?" A barbarian said to Baojin.
Baojin held the crescent shovel tightly for a long time, shouted "Ah~~", threw the crescent shovel with all his strength, and inserted it deeply into the mountain wall.
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"Your Majesty, it's not good. Lord Baojin was ambushed and is currently engaged in a bloody battle. Your Majesty, please go and have a look."
A group of deserters from the barbarian army fled back to the barbarian camp. They reported to Ye Wutie quickly. Yewutie and the leaders were shocked. They immediately mobilized 10,000 people to leave the camp. When they were halfway out, the Sichuan army came out from three sides, shouting
The sound of killing started.
Those "deserters" quickly defected and guarded the camp gate. The Sichuan army blocked the barbarian army's formation and invaded Dazhai. The barbarian army was in chaos.
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In Fuling City, Liu Zhang and Xiao Furong were sitting by the stove to warm themselves. News of good news came frequently, and a soldier came to report it.
"Reporting to my lord, nearly 30,000 barbarians were trapped in the valley. Our barbarians pretended that the barbarians were defeated. They cooperated inside and outside and captured the barbarian stronghold. They guarded the gate of the stronghold. About 10,000 barbarians fled back to the mountains. There are still 10,000 people left.
They were driven into the wilderness, and all the food brought by the barbarians was captured."
Liu Zhang nodded calmly, while Xiao Furong's face was as dark as water.
Liu Zhang said calmly to Fa Zheng: "Xiao Zhi is really a master of tricks. You have guessed everything. Now the barbarians have no way to go to heaven and no way to go to earth."
Fazheng glanced at Liu Zhang, smiled bitterly and said: "My lord, please don't ridicule me. What a magical plan. The barbarians have no resourcefulness and are short of food. It is impossible not to be fooled when they hear the food. If they were not in a desperate situation, it would not be so easy."
If you fall into the trap, such a victory is really nothing.
I know this is not what my lord wants, I am just thinking, if the barbarians still don’t agree to my lord’s conditions, do we really want to kill them all?”
Xiao Furong's heart skipped a beat and she looked at Liu Zhang, her pink face gleaming with fire.
Liu Zhang looked at the fire and said nothing. He stuck his sword into the coals and turned it over twice. The sword belonged to Qu Lingchen, simple and sharp.
At this moment, a soldier came to report urgently: "Report to the Lord, urgent report from Hebei."
Liu Zhang frowned and said, "Speak."
"Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fought in Guandu. A month ago, Yuan Shao's counselor Xu You defected to Cao Cao. Cao Cao burned Yuan Shao's Wuchao grain and grass camp. Yuan Shao was defeated and had retreated to Yecheng. Cao's army besieged Yecheng, and Yecheng was defeated.
Down.
In addition, Cao Jun's clan general Xiahou Yuan entered Chang'an, general Zhang Liao with a different surname entered Wancheng, general Xu Huang entered Shouchun, and respectively defended Ma Teng, Liu Bei, Jiangdong Sun Quan, and our Jingzhou army."
Both Liu Zhang and Fazheng were shocked. Although Liu Zhang had expected it, but after waiting for so long, the general trend of the world was determined by Guandu. Even if Liu Zhang was a time traveler, he could not determine who would win and who would lose. Many policies and decrees were centered around this battle.
The war started, and all the princes in the world were preparing countermeasures around the outcome of the war.
Unexpectedly, Cao Cao won in the end.
With the Battle of Guandu over, the world will enter a new period of strife.
Fazheng was surprised and said to Liu Zhang: "My lord is really good at predicting events. At the beginning, everyone thought that Yuan Shao would win, but only my lord insisted on the Northern Expedition to weaken Cao Cao. He is really knowledgeable and insightful."
Now it seems that Cao Cao wants to annex Yuan Shao, and there are Wuhuan and other Hu tribes in the north who are causing trouble. Within five years, Cao Cao can't make any move to the south, but after five years, Cao Cao will definitely unify the north and control half of the world's general trend.
Above all, we must take advantage of these five years to accumulate enough strength to fight Cao Jun."
"Five years." Liu Zhang slowly dug the charcoal with his sword and muttered: "If we keep the Wuxi barbarians, there will be no peace in the next five years, and there will be no discussion of internal affairs."
"If they are wiped out this time, Wuxi and we will be mortal enemies. When Wuxi regains its strength, we will definitely take revenge."
"But that will be five years later, isn't it?" Liu Zhang said calmly.
Xiao Furong's heart sank suddenly, and she felt that her chest was even colder than the cold outside.
Why didn't she understand what Liu Zhang meant? Since Wuxi could not be made to surrender sincerely, Wuxi would be completely weakened. As long as the thirty thousand barbarians in the valley were killed and the ten thousand barbarians living in the wilderness were forced to death, Wuxi's five barbarians would
If he cannot come back within the year, Jing Yi can develop his internal affairs with peace of mind.
As for five years later, Jing Yi has been out of the internal affairs period. Is he still afraid of Wuxi?
Xiao Furong thought of Yema Slope and Luo Ying Valley, and couldn't help but think of the scene of the tribesmen in the valley in the sea of fire and rocks. She didn't dare to think about it anymore, she dug her fingernails into her palms and tried hard to restrain her tears.
Liu Zhang said slowly: "Five creeks must be wiped out, and the Qiang and Nanzhong barbarians should be awakened. Of course, those who are willing to surrender can be considered for shelter. Most of the barbarians in Youxi are unwilling to fight with us, so you can keep Youxi.
, supervise other tribes.”
Liu Zhang finished speaking in a deep voice. Although his eyes remained on the stove, Xiao Furong knew that Liu Zhang was talking to her.
In this way, the Sichuan army really conquered Wuxi by force.
After a long time, "Husband, I want to see my father." Xiao Furong said softly.
Liu Zhang was silent for a while and nodded.
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In a wilderness, 10,000 barbarians gathered in a chaotic manner. All of them were carrying assorted weapons and were listless. Except for the barbarians who were guarding the outside, the rest were lying or lying down, and the scene was desolate.
The barbarians all carried food with them, but after setting up a simple camp, the food was stored inside. Now these barbarians have no food and no station. In front is Fuling City. Behind is the backing camp occupied by the Sichuan Army. In addition to the remaining rice piles
farmland, nothing in the wilderness.
A barbarian was in a depressed mood and wanted to drink a jar of wine, but he couldn't. He was so angry that he smashed things. No one from the surrounding barbarians cared about him, or even looked at him.
At this moment, Xiao Furong, dressed in red, appeared in the sight of the barbarians with some barbarians who had previously surrendered to the Sichuan army.
"Isn't that the young lord? The young lord is here."
"Young lord, she is happy that Liu Zhang has harmed us like this. She is Liu Zhang's wife, huh."
The barbarians were talking a lot. As soon as Xiao Furong arrived at the door, Zhaka came with a group of barbarians. Due to the people from Yewutie and Youxi, they did not dare to take action. He hummed to Xiao Furong: "Mrs. Xiao, what are you doing here? Are you marrying me?"
We have found a capable Han Chinese to laugh at us because we are at the end of our rope?"
Xiao Furong held up the white jade sword and bowed and said: "Master Zaka Cave, take me to see the king."
"What are you doing to see the king? Are you trying to persuade the king to surrender? Liu Zhang asked you to come here, tell him to stop doing this." Zhaka said disdainfully, with no intention of giving way. In the following months, the Xi barbarians continued to fight against each other.
Xiao Furong pointed.
Xiao Furong took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Master of Zhaka Cave, Furong came here to really think about the Five Streams. Whether or not to surrender, and how to surrender, everyone has the final say. Please ask Zhaka Cave."
Lord, please let me know, or I can go in by myself."
Xiao Furong said that she was about to go around Zaka, but Zaka stopped her and loudly said: "Those who seek refuge with the Han people are not allowed to enter."
Xiao Furong clenched the white jade sword in her hand, and the barbarians behind her were a little angry.
"Zaka Cave Master, do you have the final say here?" Xiao Furong looked at Zaka coldly.
"Did I say something wrong? You traitors have no shame..."
"Uh-huh."
Xiao Furong suddenly pulled out the white jade sword, and slashed towards Zaka's throat and neck. The sharp white jade sword cut through iron like mud, and the blade easily broke through Zaka's neck. A human head fell to the ground, and his lower body stood where it was.
The ground, blood gushed out from his throat like a spring.
The whole audience was shocked.
Xiao Furong was already irritable, but she was even more irritated by Zhaka. It was a normal thing for barbarians to kill each other due to disagreement. At this time, Xiao Furong lost her patience and felt that Zhaka was extremely annoying when she stood in front of her.
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The barbarians from Yuexi recovered their composure and surrounded Xiao Furong together. Due to Xiao Furong's reputation in Wuxi, no one dared to take action.
Xiao Furong glanced coldly at the barbarians around her, calmly returned the white jade sword to its sheath, and said in a deep voice: "If you don't want to die, you'd better get out of the way. Now you have neither food nor shelter, and you are surrounded by Han people."
Army, where are you going? You can kill me, but do you think you can escape? You will definitely die.
You may not be afraid of death, but what about the families in the mountains? Now there are 30,000 tribesmen trapped in the valley, who have died with you. How can the orphans and widows in the village survive? Is the entire Wuxi going to perish? Is it possible that those women in the mountains,
Were your wives, daughters, and mothers all captured by the Nanzhong barbarians?
If that's the case, I, Xiao Furong, don't mind if you think of me as a traitor, just pick up the weapons in your hands and kill me now, so that I don't have to watch the whole Wuxi fall into disaster."
Xiao Furong said and threw the white jade sword to a follower and looked around at the barbarians: "Who is coming? Kill me and avenge your Zaka Cave Master. Who is coming?"
Xiao Furong looked at the barbarians around her coldly. The barbarians looked at me and I looked at you, but they didn't dare to move. Ye Wutie and the barbarian leaders were thinking hard about countermeasures. When they saw something unusual here, they all rushed over.
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When Lord Yuexi saw Zaka's body on the ground and heard Xiao Furong's words, he snorted and said: "What a young Lord, so majestic. It was your man who pushed us to this point. Come on now."
The cat cried like a mouse.”
"Really?" Xiao Furong looked at Lord Yuexi: "If you hadn't forced my father to go down the mountain to plunder, would he have ended up like this? My husband is a shepherd in Yizhou, and he was just protecting his own land."
"It's a joke, that's because Liu Zhang was unjust first. Xiao Furong, don't think that because you married a Han, you turned your elbows outward. Don't forget that you are from Wuxi and the daughter of King Yewutie." Lord Yuexi
said sharply.
Xiao Furong breathed a sigh of relief, stared at Lord Yuexi and said: "Sister, I'm afraid you have forgotten one thing. The shortage of food in Wuxi was caused by natural disasters. It was not my husband, but the soldiers who went down to open fields and accompanied the expedition to bring back
The rice grains saved many tribesmen.
Could it be that the natural disaster was also caused by my husband? Although my husband had his own purpose, at least he helped more people survive with the food. Sister, what did you do? Why do you blame my husband?"
Xiao Furong looked at Lord Yuexi with stern eyes, and Lord Yuexi was speechless.
In the final analysis, this Wuxi expedition was just because there was no food, and it had nothing to do with anything else. Everything else was just an excuse. The three thousand barbarians who were suppressed were the first to invade the Han Dynasty, and Liu Zhang's other measures improved the lives of the barbarians.
It is precisely because some barbarians who accompanied the Jingzhou expedition took the rice grains distributed by the Sichuan Army to avoid disaster for their families and themselves, so in this battle, many barbarians were not as active as before. This is why the Sichuan Army won so easily.
One reason.
More than 6,000 people inadvertently propagandized that the barbarians at the bottom of Wuxi no longer hated the Sichuan army so much. This war was just a conquest by the leaders to preserve their power.
At this point, after listening to Xiao Furong's words, the morale of the barbarians was extremely low.
Ye Wutie asked Xiao Furong to go in and talk. Xiao Furong glanced at the barbarians around and shook her head, "Forget it, no one welcomes me here. Dad, I'm here to tell you that my tribe has its own difficulties, and my husband also has his own problems."
Due to the difficulties, my husband did not kill anyone in the valley, and Uncle Baojin and the others are still alive.
And now there are Sichuan troops on the outside here, but they are not attacking.
It's because my husband doesn't want to be an enemy of Wuxi, but if my father and uncles are not willing to turn their hostility into friendship, my husband has nothing to do.
Whatever your husband should say, I have already told you, Dad. My husband is willing to help Wuxi solve the food problem and is willing to discuss specific matters. However, he is an official of the Han Dynasty and the uncle of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. He cannot be biased towards Wuxi.
Creek."
Xiao Furong said, and with a "pop" sound, she knelt down to Ye Wutie, and all the barbarians were shocked.
Raising her head again, Xiao Furong looked at Ye Wutie with tears streaming down her face and said decisively: "Dad, my husband's strategy is to make Wuxi surrender to the Han people. Dad doesn't agree, and my daughter won't blame you because you belong to Wuxi."
King, but Furong is also her husband’s woman.
Love and filial piety cannot have both ends. If my father and all my uncles are unwilling to agree, they must fight to the end. If Furong cannot take both things into account and cannot survive in this world, please ask my father to kill me with one sword."
Xiao Furong kowtowed to Ye Wutie.
Ye Wutie's expression moved, but he hardly made any moves. Whether it was war or peace, Ye Wutie was originally ambiguous. It was only at the request of the leaders that he went to war to rob food. Now that we are in this situation, it doesn't depend on what the leaders want.
Ye Wutie looked at the leaders of Wuxi, big and small, and all of them were silent. Now most of the Wuxi warriors are in desperate situation, which means that the whole Wuxi is in desperate situation. Fighting means death. Who has no worries? Which tribe does not go to war with them?
The hope of the entire tribe, can they afford to die?
"Surrender." came a voice, it was Samoko.
Then many leaders from Youxi said one after another:
"Come down."
"Your Majesty, please surrender."
The people of Youxi spoke to each other, and gradually gathered together, and the voices became louder and louder. The barbarians from the other four tribes also shouted: "Surrender, Your Majesty, surrender."
It's not that they are not brave, it's because Xiao Furong's actions let them see that Liu Zhang did not force them, and behind them, there are still the expectations of countless tribesmen.
In the past, every time there was a disaster, if the Han people could not be captured, there would be civil strife. After a few years of civil strife, the population would be reduced by 7,788, and the disaster would naturally pass.
If Liu Zhang did not have these policies this time, Wuxi would have no choice but to choose this path, civil strife, being bullied by foreigners, and then rebirth.
But since there is another way, why not choose the better way?
In the eyes of ordinary barbarians, there was nothing disadvantageous about Liu Zhang's policies. On the contrary, everything seemed to be beneficial to them. Everything was done voluntarily. Who forced them?
The voices of surrender rang out loudly. Ye Wutie looked at the leaders, who all nodded in unison.
Ye Wutie looked at Lord Yuexi again, and Lord Yuexi sighed helplessly and finally nodded.
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The barbarians finally agreed to negotiate peace and agreed to the plan proposed by Liu Zhang.
The Wuxi barbarians voluntarily moved into the Han Dynasty, and the local governor's office provided land and allocated autonomous pavilions and autonomous townships. Those with large-scale pavilions were connected to form autonomous banners.
Those who do not want to go out of the mountains can develop fields nearby on both sides of the river. Each mu of land will be supplied by the government. All field output, except tax-free years, will be taxed, and barbarians will be obliged to collect taxes.
The Sichuan Army provided protection for Wuxi and established the Wuxi Protectorate, Fenwen Mansion and Military Mansion. The Military Mansion, with Wuxi General Samoko as the commander, recruited barbarians from various tribes to form a border army and garrisoned at the border with the southern and central barbarians.
, military food and military pay are all provided by the government.
The soldiers of the border army were rotated from barbarians drawn from each tribe based on their population every year. They were replaced every two years. General Wuxi was replaced every four years. Victory was determined by force. The replaced General Wuxi could be promoted to a formal general of the Sichuan Army.
The Wenfu of the Wuxi Protectorate was in charge of supplies and taxation. With the cooperation of the military government, it coordinated and managed tribal conflicts, taught Wuxi people farming, presided over the quadrennial selection of Wuxi generals, and had the authority to formally appoint Wuxi generals.
(To be continued.)
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