When he followed Liu Yi back to the camp, Meng Huo suddenly realized... this was just an empty camp. Liu Yi basically took all the people in the camp out to block him. This result made Meng Huo extremely upset. If he had known this, he would have gone here and let Liu Yi lose his life.

"Mo Hou, Meng Huo and others have been placed in the camp, and Meng Huo is clamoring to see you." Wu Ban came to Liu Yi and handed over the order.

"Let's leave it for now, and then deal with it after the army gathers here." Liu Yi looked at the sky and it was completely dark. He thought he should let Meng Huo dry first. If there is anything, I will talk about it tomorrow.

“喏!”吴班答应一声,转身告辞离开.

"Mr. Mo, are you still going to let him go?" Yan Yan came to Liu Yi and asked.

"Yes." Liu Yi nodded.

"Why do you have such a hard time?" Yan Yan frowned and said, "I have lived in Brazil for a long time. This Southern Barbarians are capricious. This time, Mo Hou can intimidate the Southern Barbarians, but over time, I'm afraid they will have two hearts."

"This southern barbarian land is not easy to control. Most of the reason is that the road is difficult to move, and there is discrimination between the Han and the Barbarians. This time I came to Nanzhong to surrender Meng Huo. This is just the first step. Next, it may take several years to make the southern middle ground not only not burden my great man, but also a treasure land of my great man!" Liu Yi said with a smile.

"How easy?" Yan Yan admired Liu Yi's ambition, but he lived in Shu since he was a child. The experience passed down from generation to generation by his ancestors has been deeply rooted in the troubles of the Southern Barbarians, and he did not think that Liu Yi could do this.

"It is not easy to do it. If you attack Shuzhong in the future, you will have no time to take care of the southern middle ground." Liu Yi smiled and shook his head, then pulled the topic away: "The old general has lived in Bashu for a long time. Can you tell how many tribes there are in Bashu?"

"This..." Yan Yan calculated with his fingers and looked at Liu Yi and said, "The old generals of the Nanzhong clan know that this is the South China barbarians live in caves, and one cave can be counted as a clan. At least there are hundreds of clans, right?"

How many tribes are there in the southern central area? Not to mention Yan Yan, I am afraid that even Meng Huo cannot calculate it.

"I think the population of hundreds of tribes is only hundreds of thousands. The size of this southern middle is enough to compare with the land of Bashu. The population can make up 30% of the land of Bashu?" Liu Yi sighed.

Yan Yan nodded and said, "This southern central area has been a deserted place since ancient times. Mo Hou should have heard of it all the way. Although the climate is pleasant, there is a miasma everywhere and people and animals cannot survive, so naturally there will be no population."

"It's a pity that life is too short. If I give me a hundred years, I will definitely be able to turn this southern central land into a fairyland on earth!" Liu Yi shook his head and sighed.

"The veterans admire Mo Hou's ability, but this population is a difficult problem." Yan Yan shook his head and sighed. Now that he has been fighting for years, the population in the world has been greatly damaged, and the land of Bashu is better, but it is not easy to increase the population in Nanzhong.

"When Zhang Qian went on a mission to the Western Regions, he discovered that there was a road to the body poisoning from here. If he could dig it and become another Silk Road, why worry about not having a population?" Liu Yi said with a smile.

"The road to body poisoning is just a rumor. The veteran lives here for generations. He has only heard some rumors about this road, but in the past century, he has never seen a businessman who has body poisoning to come here." Yan Yan shook his head and said, "How could Mo Hou be curious about this?"

"If you have the chance, send someone to see it." Liu Yi smiled. He remembered that the area of ​​Yunnan is not far from the Indus River Basin. If diplomatic relations can be established, there will be many benefits. Of course, after unifying the world, if there is still time, you might as well defeat this area. For the Han Dynasty, it will be a huge granary. However, this has great requirements for transportation costs. It is best to carry out shipping in the Jiaozhou area, which will be faster. However, the opening of the route is not a matter of one day or one night. You can build a sea ship, but how to sail... In this regard, the whole world is out of a blank space and can only continue to explore. If there is no sufficient profit, it is not realistic to rely on the investment of the imperial court. It is more reliable to go along the coastal land at the moment.

It was getting dark, and Liu Yi and Yan Yan chatted with some gossip. Later, they mainly heard Yan Yan talk about some legends in Shu, and time passed slowly. In the second half of the night, Huang Zhong and Yang Ren returned first, bringing a large number of prisoners.

The next morning, Lu Lingqi, Guan Xing, Zhang Bao and Zhao Guang were escorting more prisoners. Liu Yi ordered Huang Zhong and Yang Ren to escort those not-so-important prisoners to the other two military camps. The main camp was left with only the direct troops of Meng Huo and Zhurong.

It was not until the third day that Liu Yi had handled everything and met Meng Huo.

"Are the Barbarian King convinced this time?" Liu Yi asked again at Meng Huo with an ugly expression.

"How can I be convinced by just using tricks?" Meng Huo snorted coldly.

"Friends, I heard from Mo Hou that you have read military tactics, and you should know that you will never be tired of deceitfulness!" Yan Yan was very dissatisfied with Meng Huo's performance. He raised his eyebrows and snorted coldly: "Although I am not the same clan, I have also heard that the barbarian warriors are all brave. When I saw this today, I realized that the rumors should not be believed. You are the barbarian king, but you have no faith in your actions. How can you convince the public?"

Meng Huo was blushed when he was said and glared at Yan Yan fiercely: "If you want to kill, kill me. Since I, Meng Huo, was captured today, I never thought of leaving alive."

"You barbarian, you are slanderous and ruthless? You have to lose your face?" Yan Yan was stunned and scolded.

“哼!”孟获老脸一红,扭头不去理他.

"Okay." Liu Yi waved his hand and signaled Yan Yan not to scold him again. He looked at Meng Huo and said with a smile: "I came to Nanzhong this time for peace between the two tribes. Since you can't convince yourself, then let you go again, but what if you are captured by me next time, what should I do?"

"If you capture yourself alive again, Meng Huojue will be convinced without any complaints!" Meng Huo said in a deep voice.

"Okay!" Liu Yi nodded and said, "Let loosen his ties and let him go back."

"Mr. Mo, this..." The generals were puzzled and stood up to persuade him, but Liu Yi stopped him with his eyes.

My personal guards helped Meng Huo loosen his ties. Meng Huo moved his wrists and looked at Liu Yi and said, "Last time I heard someone call you Marquis Ting, why have you become Marquis Mo?"

“升官了,托你之福.”刘毅笑道.

"..." Meng Huo didn't know how to express his feelings. After a moment of silence, he said in a muffled voice: "I heard that my wife was also taken into custody here, can it be..."

“一同放走吧.”刘毅挥了挥手道.

"Thank you!" Meng Huo was really grateful this time and said solemnly to Liu Yi.

Liu Yi looked at Meng Huo's back as he left, groped his chin and thought about how to capture him next time. At the same time, he said to Guan Xing and Zhang Bao beside him: "Let his men and horses be released."

"Here!" Guan Xing, Zhang Bao, now he was following Liu Yi's leader. He heard this without any hesitation and took the order and left.

But Wu Ban stood up and bowed to Liu Yi and said, "Mr. Mo, is this a bit unruly?"

"Oh?" Liu Yi smiled and said, "It's okay for General Wu to say something bluntly."

"Here!" Wu Ban was not polite and frowned: "Although these rebels were wise plans of Lai Mo Hou, they were also sold to the death for the soldiers of the three armies. Now they are let go so easily, how can they convince the three armies? Let them go today and come again tomorrow. Not to mention that our army has not many troops, even if there are 100,000 troops, they cannot withstand such torture!"

"It's a problem." Liu Yi nodded and said, "From the war, we have no reason to release them, but I discussed the matter with General Yan last night. I knew that the land in the south is not the only Yi tribe. In fact, this barbarian army is composed of more than a dozen tribes and people are uneven."

"Save them, I am here in Nanzhong this time, in order to resolve their anger with kindness and let them use it for my own use. If they are strangled, it will only increase hatred. If they are taken for themselves, it will be difficult for all the generals to believe it. Staying in the camp, these many people will also be a huge burden on our army's food and grass, but if they are released, it may have miraculous effects."

Upon hearing this, Wu Ban looked at Liu Yi in confusion, not understanding his intention.

"These barbarians have been defeated by our army several times, and they will inevitably be afraid of our army. If Meng Huo uses them again, they will inevitably be timid when they are about to fight. Such emotions will be spread to other barbarians, and it will be easier to fight again." Liu Yi smiled and said, "Secondly, these people will be grateful for their kindness when they return to various races. Even if only one hundred people are grateful for our army's kindness, this kindness will spread and make these barbarians of all races more likely to accept our army's governance. What we want is not just victory, but also people's hearts. People's hearts cannot be exchanged for killing. In this way, General Wu may recognize it?"

"I dare not!" Wu Ban bowed.

"Okay, since you know, let's go down and prepare. Meng Huo's troops can be let go directly, and the rest will be divided into two generals, Huang Zhong and Yang Ren. After Meng Huo leaves, I will go and release them in person. I will make a big deal. The generals will have to work harder. If Meng Huo is defeated a few more times, the hearts of the people in the South Central will be almost my own. At that time, if Meng Huo is still unwilling to surrender, then the generals will deal with it." Liu Yi looked at everyone and said with a smile.

"The last general will take the order!" The generals quickly stood up and bowed to Liu Yi and said.

In the afternoon of the same day, after letting Meng Huo and his troops go away, Liu Yi personally went to Huang Zhong and Yang Ren camps, gathered the captured barbarians to serve wine and food, and then called the masters of the caves. They all said that this time they came, not for killing, and hoped that all races would let go of their prejudices and build Nanzhong with him.

When the cave owners of various tribes heard that Liu Yi was going to let them go, they naturally agreed and thanked Liu Yi for his gratitude.

Although they did not say all of them, many of these tribes were indeed grateful to Liu Yi's eternal character. After being released by Liu Yi, they took their own people back to their cave and were unwilling to be called by Meng Huo again.

Liu Yi did not let all the barbarians go away. Some barbarians who died in the war were willing to stay. Liu Yi could also arrange their livelihood. After all the prisoners were released, Liu Yi had three thousand more barbarian soldiers on his side, willing to be dispatched by Liu Yi.
Chapter completed!