A corps commander took off a pair of rattan armor from a rattan armor soldier who was almost trampled to mud, weighed it in his hand, and threw the rattan armor to a soldier behind him: "Wash this, it should be returned
It can be used, but you should take it easy, my lord, these rattan armors will be of great use."
After saying that, he led his men and continued to run towards the next corpse.
Qin Tian led a group of generals and watched the soldiers count the results of the battle. In this battle, almost all of the 30,000 pieces of rattan armor were confiscated, except for some that were trampled by war elephants. In the process, there was almost no loss. If
There is a fly in the ointment. It was sent to lure the enemy before, but the entire army was almost wiped out. This is somewhat regrettable.
"By the way, have Meng Huo and those two cave masters been captured?" Qin Tian suddenly turned his head and looked at the other generals.
"Back to my lord, King Midang has been captured alive, but Meng Huo and Duo Si, the master of Tulong Cave, died tragically under the war elephants in the chaos just now." Li Feng came to Qin Tian at this time, thinking of those things
The sight of the man who was trampled to death by the war elephant made him shudder.
"Come over here!" A muffled shout sounded from behind the crowd. Wang Shuang and E Huan pressed a burly man in ordinary barbarian uniforms over. Qin Tian looked back, who was it if it wasn't Meng Huo?
"Meng Huo?" Qin Tian glanced at Meng Huo in surprise, then turned around and glanced helplessly at Li Feng. No need to ask, this guy must have been frightened by the death scene, and was deceived by Meng Huo using the golden cicada to escape his shell.
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"Lord...Lord...I..." Li Feng swallowed dryly and wanted to speak, but didn't know what to say.
"Don't say anything. When you go back, you will bring twenty army sticks." Qin Tian's face turned cold. Meng Huo was an unstable factor. He did not want to see another barbarian king appear in his territory in a few years.
"Here" Li Feng suddenly cried with sadness on his face. Twenty military sticks are not so easy to endure. The Qingtian Army has the most stringent rules. Twenty military sticks are not a joke.
"My lord, now the situation in Nanzhong has been decided. Meng Huo was an enemy of my lord in the first place because of the last general. I beg my lord to spare Meng Huo's life." Mrs. Zhu Rong ignored the obstruction of Zhu Rong Cave Master and rushed to Qin Tian's side, bowing
Shen Dao.
"Oh?" Qin Tian glanced at Mrs. Zhu Rong. At this time, she lowered her head very low, which inadvertently allowed Qin Tian's sight to see the light inside through the collar. Qin Tian's heart suddenly shook, and he quickly
Gathering his mind, he turned around and looked at Meng Huo with a smile but not a smile: "Meng Huo, are you willing to surrender?"
"Huh, if you want to kill, just kill. Don't pretend to be benevolent or righteous." Meng Huo glanced at Qin Tian with an ugly expression, then looked at Mrs. Zhu Rong beside him, scratched his neck, and snorted coldly.
"That makes sense." Qin Tian nodded, waved his hand and said, "Drag it down and chop it down."
"My lord..." Mrs. Zhu Rong's expression changed drastically, and she knelt down in front of Qin Tian with a bang. Although she was a woman, she was generous and righteous. She brought Meng Huo to her. Now she follows her father and surrenders to Qin Tian. She already has this in her heart.
How could I sit back and watch him die in front of my eyes?
"My lord, although Meng Huo was an enemy of my lord before, this matter all happened because of us. My lord is so generous. Since he can spare our lives, why can't he spare Meng Huo once? He is still young after all."
The master of Zhurong Cave also came up at this time, cupped his hands and said to Qin Tian.
Meng Huo's eyes flashed with a flash of ecstasy. Qin Tian's eyes were slightly cold. He caught that joy and sneered in his heart.
"Miss Zhu Rong, get up first and then talk." Qin Tian motioned to Zou Yulan and Zhang Ning to help Mrs. Zhu Rong up. He glanced at Meng Huo coldly and said, "Meng Huo, what do you say? Surrender or die, I let you do it.
choose."
"Are you serious about this?" Meng Huo suddenly raised his head and looked at Qin Tian, his eyes flashing with burning desire.
"Qing always means what he says when he speaks." Qin Tian nodded, looked at Meng Huo solemnly and said: "But no matter life or death, you cannot stay in Nanzhong. Otherwise, I can guarantee that unless you can go to heaven and enter
land, otherwise you will never escape my pursuit”….
"This..." Meng Huo's expression changed when he heard this. His foundation is in the Southern Barbarians. If he wants to rise, he can only rise in the Southern Barbarians. If he can live a stable life without the Southern Barbarians, it will naturally be fine. But
If he wants to be a master or join a certain force, let alone whether the Han people in the Central Plains will tolerate him. Even if he is lucky enough to occupy a land, the Han people under his rule may not be of the same mind as him.
"Remember, you have no room for bargaining." Meng Huo was about to refuse to bargain, but Qin Tian had already blocked him back with one sentence. Meng Huo was shocked. Yes, he had no room for bargaining at all. Qin Tian promised to spare him.
For one life, Zhu Rong and other barbarian generals have already begged for mercy. If he continues to be ignorant, I am afraid that even Mrs. Zhu Rong will have nothing to say. I can't say that I, the queen, want to rise up and dominate one side. There is no other place except Nanman.
Go? Quite a few words
Once the emperor, once the courtiers, now Zhu Rong and others have been loyal to Qin Tian. If he really dares to say this, I am afraid that Zhu Rong and others will not be able to intercede for him anymore. Promise him first. Anyway, the Han people cannot stay in the barbarian land for a long time. In the future,
After the Han people left, based on my friendship with the cave masters, even if I stayed here, I would turn a blind eye.
Weighing the pros and cons in his mind for a moment, Zhu Rong gritted his teeth and nodded: "Okay, I promise you."
Qin Tian nodded and looked at the barbarians. Seeing that they had no objections, he waved his hand and said, "Let him go. Meng Huo hopes you will remember what I said today."
Meng Huo nodded, not daring to stay any longer, and left in dejection without even saying goodbye to Mrs. Zhu Rong and others.
Qin Tian was about to speak when suddenly a sentry rider came flying towards him on Pegasus. Seeing that he was a messenger sentry rider, the surrounding soldiers did not dare to stop him and allowed him to rush five feet away in front of Qin Tian.
"My lord, the military advisor is reporting urgently." The sentry knight didn't even have time to take a breath, and handed a bamboo tube from his arms to Qin Tian, saying in a deep voice.
"Bring it here." Teng Fang took the bamboo tube from the sentry rider and handed it to Qin Tian. Qin Tian took out the bamboo paper from the bamboo tube, glanced at it, nodded and said: "Go back and tell the military advisor that within three days, I will
We must return to Duzun City. The matter is somewhat urgent and I have to bother you to make another trip. Wang Shuang, please change his horse."
"Thank you, my lord," the sentry knight agreed, took the war horse brought by Wang Shuang, turned around and galloped away.
"Lord, what's the matter?" Zhou Tai and others looked at Qin Tian.
"It's not a big deal. The princes in the north have begun to fight. The military advisor wants us to rush back as soon as possible to discuss countermeasures and pass my order. The three armies are ready to set off immediately and return to Duzun City." Qin Tian said in a deep voice.
At that moment, the three armies packed up their armaments, took 30,000 rattan armors with them, and began to march towards Duzun City.
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"My lord, Meng Huo's ambition is so great, why don't you eradicate it in one fell swoop?" Zhou Tai followed Qin Tian on the march and asked softly.
"You can see it too." Qin Tian glanced at Zhou Tai with a smile, nodded and said: "The Southern Barbarians have recently conquered, and the morale of the army is not stable. They are also afraid that we will kill Meng Huo. If I insist on killing Meng Huo, no one will
We will stop them, but if we want to govern the Southern Barbarians in the future, I'm afraid there will be a lot of resistance. The Southern Barbarians are the most important part of our army's future march into Yizhou, and there is no room for any mistakes."
"It's just that Meng Huo..."
"Don't worry, he won't live long." A sneer appeared on Qin Tian's face.
"It's just that, those barbarian generals..." Zhou Tai said hesitantly. He was worried that if Qin Tian assassinated Meng Huo, it would not be as satisfying as directly killing Meng Huo.
"I will not send anyone to kill him. There is no reason to go back on what I said." Qin Tian's eyes showed a hint of pride, and then he sneered: "Do you think Meng Huo will live in peace?".
"This... I'm afraid he is not a peaceful master." Zhou Tai shook his head and said.
"If you want to be restless, you can only base yourself on the barbarian land. Therefore, he will definitely come back. When the time comes, I will let the barbarian generals kill him by themselves. I will never intervene." Qin Tian sneered...
Zhou Tai felt a chill in his heart, nodded and said nothing.
It was a bit complicated when we arrived, but the return journey was extremely smooth. There were no people setting traps to hinder the march, and there were many barbarian generals leading the way, which saved the army from many detours. With nearly 200,000 troops,
In the evening of the third day, we finally returned to Duzun City smoothly.
"I congratulate my lord for conquering the land of Nanzhong." Outside Duzun City, Jia Xu had already brought the Overlord Spear and several other generals who Qin Tian had left in Duzun City to come out and congratulate Qin Tian.
"The successful conquering of Nanzhong this time depends entirely on you. Let's go, let's go into the city." Qin Tian nodded and led everyone to the city first.
It took half a year for Duzun City to be established. It had sufficient supplies and population, which allowed Duzun City to advance rapidly. It is now a second-level county town and the largest city among the Southern Barbarians. Even Sanjiang City cannot compare.
It was the first time for many barbarian generals to enter a Han city, and they looked around curiously all the way. For many barbarians who had never left the southern barbarian land in their lives, the prosperity of the Han city was unimaginable.
Looking at the performance of these barbarian generals, Jia Xu whispered to Qin Tianda: "Congratulations, lord, we will take another step forward in completely regaining the southern barbarian land."
Conquering the barbarians and defeating them can only be regarded as the first step. After all, they are dissatisfied with the land of Wang Hua and are unruly by nature. Perhaps this generation is intimidated by the power of Qingtian City and dare not rebel, but as time goes by, the next generation will
No one knows what the next generation will think. If we want to completely conquer this land, we can only assimilate them and let the southern barbarians just stay. There will no longer be distinctions between barbarians. Let these barbarians walk out of the caves and enter the city to live.
After taking some necessary measures, over time, there will be no distinction between Han people and barbarians. At that time, it will be the time for Qingtian City to truly conquer the southern barbarians.
"Is Ningshuang here?" Qin Tian nodded and asked immediately.
"We arrived ten days ago and are waiting for our lord." Jia Xu nodded and said, "A group of newly elected officials were ordered to accompany them. The three great families of Zhen, Lu, and Gu also sent caravans and representatives to please
The lord allows them to enter Duzun City."
"Oh, these people have very good noses. I promise them that at the beginning of the development of the Southern Barbarians, they really need the help of these people." Qin Tian smiled and nodded. Next, in addition to guarding against Yizhou, Jingzhou Liu Biao, Sun Ce and Yuan Shu,
, there will basically be no major wars. Now that the situation in the Central Plains is getting more and more chaotic, it also gives him a period of time to develop the Southern Barbarians with peace of mind.
