"Yes, Lord Shanyu. Judging from the enemy's reaction, they have been unable to organize enough offensive to resist our army. Although they are still resisting, we will soon be able to occupy this city. Lord Shanyu
You can also get enough loot.”
"Have you caught the Han man named Guan Ning who has been disrupting our movements with his singing?"
"Reply to Master Shanyu, we are searching for traces of this Han man, and I believe we will not let him escape."
"Remember, only that Han man is the one I want to live. If anyone brings me a corpse, I will let his tribe bury that Han man together. Spread my words to all the troops on the front line, and I will
I don’t want anyone to say after the war that they didn’t hear this order.”
"Master Shanyu's will is my highest belief!"
This time, Qian Man did not ride his favorite majestic war horse. Instead, he stood quietly on a temporary high platform outside Xiangping City, staring at Xiangping City in the distance, where thick smoke was now everywhere, and there was a faint shadow.
There seemed to be some sounds floating in the wind. They were the sounds of sorrow and despair from the enemy, and they were also the roars of the enemy who perished together with us in despair.
I originally thought it was a very simple battle, but in the end, we first defeated our own vanguard general Suli in Goguryeo - although it is undeniable that Qianman may have to bear some responsibility for Suli's death in this matter.
After all, it was precisely because of some hints he gave Su Li before Su Li went on the expedition that made Su Li finally choose the road of no return.
Of course, if Su Li had not been so arrogant and underestimated the determination of the Han people, perhaps the outcome would have been very different.
Hum, he started to be careless before he could truly establish his victory. Even though such a corpse-eater could be regarded as a veteran of the Xianbei Army of the same generation as his father, he was also not qualified to hold important positions in the new Xianbei Army.
In comparison, the Han people are indeed more talented.
Although for the Xianbei people who have been "in love and killing each other" with the Bingzhou Army for nearly ten years, there are really not many people in the Liaodong Army who can catch their eye. There may only be a few people in the entire Liaodong Army, but this is just a few people.
However, the Xianbei army suffered heavy losses as well.
Yes. He was severely injured - this is Qianman's summary of the action of his army.
In the eyes of outsiders, the current Xianbei army is like a monster. No matter what kind of actions it takes, there is a strange feeling, and it is like Xiaoqiang. Whether it is beaten to death, trampled to death, crushed to death, drowned or electrocuted,
, burned to death, etc., and all kinds of weird ways to die. If you don't pay attention for a while, you will slowly revive from pretending to be dead, and then slowly crawl past your eyes.
Is there anything more arrogant than this?
But for Qian Man, this impression may not be much wrong. Today's group of "Xianbei infantry" are indeed qualified to be called such, and they can indeed be called the generals' favorite soldiers, but
But it doesn't mean that Qianman, as the Great Chanyu of Xianbei, wants all his men to be this kind of Xianbei infantry. The grasslands are full of lifelessness.
Yes. These soldiers are indeed very useful, but there is one biggest problem - they have fallen out of the category of normal people. They have lost the most basic ability of beings - no right to reproduce.
The future that Qian Man hopes for is for the Xianbei people to rule the fertile land of the Central Plains and the grasslands outside the Great Wall. If the Xianbei people on the grasslands turn into monsters like the Xianbei infantry, then is such a rule still meaningful? Or maybe
It is said that there are no descendants to inherit, and there are only a few living people facing a group of immortal monsters. Just thinking about it makes everyone look bad.
Therefore, on the premise of ensuring combat effectiveness, Qianman still hopes to retain as many of the Xianbei tribes as possible, instead of turning them all into a group of crazy...soldiers who have lost even their autonomy.
If possible, we should let the Han, Parthians, Kushans, Fuyus... Anyway, as long as they are not Xianbei people, let these monsters become the slaves of the Xianbei people, obedient and useful slaves.
From this point of view, it is natural for Qianman to be extremely angry at Suli's defeat. After all, those who were killed in Suli's hands were not the Xianbei infantry who could be easily recycled, but the real Xianbei tribe.
the people of.
Of course, in Qianman's view, it is precisely because there are so many people like Suli on the prairie who have a lot of strength but are not smart enough. If some outstanding people can emerge from the races that are regarded as slaves, it would be a good idea.
It does not mean that it cannot be absorbed into the bloodline of Xianbei people. It is a very honorable contribution to optimize and enhance the bloodline of Xianbei people and should be grateful.
And in the city of Xiangping in front of him, there are exactly two people who Qianman believes must strive for honor and become part of the Xianbei bloodline.
It's said to be two people, but to be precise, it's one person plus two guys who can only be counted as half each.
Regarding the former, Qianman is determined to win.
As for the latter, Qian Man somewhat thinks that "they are lucky if they get it, and if they don't get it, it can only mean that they have bad luck."
Of course, it’s also great to be able to get nature.
For example, Hu Seng Huan Bian, who was smart and very eloquent, and later performed very well in the offensive and defensive battle of Xiangping.
Although the Xianbei infantry has outstanding advantages, such as being very obedient, almost no need to consider logistical issues, and being able to be used repeatedly, although it may cause environmental pollution, it is only a small problem compared with the advantages.
However, after this war, Qianman suddenly discovered that his very useful soldiers could be destroyed in a new way besides destroying the altar as the Bingzhou Army did.
In addition to the previously mentioned Guan Ning who gave his "disciples" a certain kind of belief by singing loudly, thus causing the downed Xianbei infantry to completely lose the possibility of regeneration, this leader was also the one who led the way in a short period of time.
Devotees of development achieve the same effect through some religious means
Although I don’t know if this is Monk Hu’s personal “invention”, Huan Bian is able to apply his religious abilities to the military for Xianbei Infantry, a unit that seems to have never appeared in history.
Above, for Qianman, it already has a high enough value.
Of course. If you really can't catch anyone alive, it doesn't matter if you die. Anyway, now he has enough methods at his disposal to help, not to mention that there is only one monk left in the world. It's really
If that doesn't work, it's okay to catch another batch.
Anyway, in addition to his wisdom, the most important thing to capture this monk is to study how to deal with the various methods that can make the Xianbei infantry unable to reuse them.
Although compared with the uprooting method of the Bingzhou Army, Guan Ning and Huan Debian's methods can only be regarded as piecemeal, but it still made Qianman sufficiently vigilant - the Bingzhou Army's method certainly treated the symptoms and the root cause, but
Considering that the premise of using this method is to suppress the Xianbei infantry's raging wave-like offensive on the frontal battlefield, it can be said that this method alone has no significance in promoting this method on most battlefields.
Even if a force division strategy is adopted in which one unit delays while the other unit makes a sneak attack, unless the sneak attack team possesses someone as powerful as Su Xiaoluoli, the number of troops required will be at least two to three times that of the Xianbei infantry to achieve the goal.
But the numerical advantage compared to the Xianbei infantry?
Now due to the natural manpower disadvantage of the grassland, this method may still have some effect, but as long as the Xianbei people are given enough time, they will snowball into a behemoth - look, the Xiangping City in front of you can't
Will we gain at least tens of thousands of "newcomers"?
Although due to various reasons, the harvest that can be obtained from slaughtering a Xiangping city is far from reaching this figure.
But it is definitely very impressive.
But what if it were Guan Ning and Huan's method?
Although it seems that there are very few people who have mastered this ability now, and its role is only piecemeal on the battlefield, but what if this method spreads? What if 30 to 40% of the troops like the Bingzhou Army master it?
What about this ability?
It can be said that the party that originally had the advantage has lost almost all its advantages, and even Xianbei's rise will be ruined as a result.
Although Qian Man does not want to be surrounded by a group of monsters, he is even more unwilling to be suppressed by the Han people, just like the Huns today. Either they will wander to unknown lands, or they will crawl like dogs in the Han people's territory.
Underfoot.
As soon as he thought of the figure standing on the top of the city with his body upright and his head held high while singing continuously, Qian Man's eyes couldn't help but become crazy.
Even people from outside the region still yearn for those with noble dispositions.
If there were no disputes over interests, people would actually yearn for the beauty of everything.
Is it possible that this world can completely isolate entanglements in interests?
I was afraid that even Guan Ning, who was living alone in the world, couldn't do it, so he had to stay in one mountain den after another and become a hermit.
The thick smoke coming from Xiangping City became thicker and more violent, but the cries of despair or excitement gradually subsided. Qian Man couldn't help but sneered a few times and climbed down from the high platform.
Even though they tried their best to resist, in the end, the huge Xiangping City could only slightly resist their footsteps and caused them some more battle damage than they expected, but it could not change everything at all and change the final outcome.
"Master Shanyu, according to your instructions, the three people you need have been captured, and they are all alive!"
"Very good, well done! Send me an order to capture the tribe of three people and increase the distribution ratio of the proceeds from this robbery."
Although it is not yet known who captured which one, looking at the surprised expressions of several tribal leaders in the distance after hearing Qianman's promise, it is obvious that these people should be the beneficiaries this time.
But I don’t know who will be disappointed?
Well, one thing is absolutely certain, that is Gongsun Du, who had a look of defeat on his face when he was brought up.
Qian Man was also very interested in Gongsun Du, the Liaodong hero.
"Gongsun Du, although you are an ambitious Han Chinese, I still like your talents and am not afraid of your ambitions."
To Qian Man's seemingly generous solicitation, Gongsun Du didn't answer, or in other words, in his current state, he couldn't make any answer at all - his whole body was charred with gunpowder smoke and caked with dark brown blood.
Dirty colors mixed together, some gray hair now longer and shorter
They were scattered randomly, covering most of the decadent face. The limbs were tightly bound by thick hemp ropes, and you could even see a few bloody footprints on the back and legs, probably where they walked.
At that time, those tribal soldiers who suffered heavy losses in siege battles may even be the perpetrators of generals.
Qian Man seems to be completely blind to all this. After all, for the tribes on the grassland, failure is failure. As a loser, you must have the consciousness of a loser. The so-called dignity only belongs to the victor and... the dead.
Does Gongsun Du want to die?
Although he looks very decadent, Qianman knows very well that this is just because Gongsun Du, a former regional hegemon and a tyrant of a generation, cannot accept the result of failure. Even though he may have been fully mentally prepared before, when he failed
When it really comes, he will probably still not feel that good, just like when Qianman learned that the father he longed for died in battle.
But Gongsundu would not choose death.
Qian Man is certain of this. In any case, Gongsun Du is no longer a foolish young man. He is an elder who is responsible for the prosperity of the family. Compared with personal dignity and honor, the safety and prosperity of the family is obviously more important.
What he values.
After all, there is a family here. Gongsun Du's bloodline and reputation can be passed down. And if there is no carrier of the family, even if Gongsun Du is a great scholar of the generation or his moral integrity is impressive, he will not be known and buried in history.
in the yellow sand.
Therefore, Qian Man had no doubts about what Gongsun Du would choose, and therefore he would not make any unnecessary moves to make Gongsun Du have some different expectations in his heart - all he needed was to inject some strong people into the Xianbei tribe.
Genes, instead of letting those heroes turn against Xianbei and occupy the magpie's nest. That would go against his previous thoughts.
"If there is something that you can't say for the time being, then it doesn't matter if you say it later. In a short period of time, I still have enough patience. But I hope you remember, Gongsun Du, that even the most patience will be exhausted.
Don’t let down Xianbei Shanyu’s good intentions!”
After saying that, at Qian Man's signal, Gongsun Du was taken down again.
Of course, the process is still the same as before, quite unfriendly.
The person who was brought up next was the Hu monk named Huan Bian.
Speaking of which, although this wandering monk Hu participated in the Liaodong Army's ambush against the Xianbei Army's vanguard, he still had a great chance of running away, because unlike Guan Ning, who was basically the breadwinner at that time.
It can be said that I am alone
, as long as he is willing to find a ravine to hide in, even if he is a key member in the ambush of Suli, it is impossible for the Xianbei people to really spread their nets across the mountains and plains to hunt down such a person just for him.
A lonely wandering monk.
To put it bluntly, the value of Huan Bian at that time was too low, and he was not worthy of the efforts of the Xianbei people.
If Huan is identified as Li Shushi, it is estimated that as long as there is a chance, even if they are holding hands and having a heart-to-heart... Oh no, if they are holding hands and conducting a carpet-like search, I guess the Xianbei people will definitely not give up killing this person with
They have a deep hatred for the Han people.
It sounds like THAAD in Israel is hunting down Nazis who have fled around the world. In order to bring them to justice, they will not hesitate to violate the laws of the country where the target is located.
It's a pity that a rabbit must be harmonious and stable, and the rabbit does not have a huge protective umbrella above its head, so it is obviously impossible to imitate this kind of thing that once an opening is opened, it is very likely to harm itself. After all, no one is clean.
Danger first.
I don’t know why, but this Hu monk was not afraid of the incoming Xianbei army. Instead, he stayed in Xiangping City, using his knowledge of Buddhism to appease people, and his knowledge of herbal medicine to help rescue the wounded.
His ingenuity helped the counselor in military affairs, and even later developed an offensive method that caused headaches for the Xianbei people.
It is precisely because in this short period of time, this Hu monk named Huan Bian has done so many things that his missionary activities in Xiangping City have gone extremely smoothly, and a large number of people have gathered in a short period of time.
believers.
Although due to time constraints, the number of these believers cannot be compared with those of Guan Ning's "disciples", but compared to Guan Ning, who almost manages his so-called "disciples" with the idea of doing nothing, it is obvious that he has been deliberately managing his own affairs.
In the long run, the number of believers that Huan Dian can gather and even his influence in the hearts of people from all walks of life will exceed that of Guan Ning.
Therefore, even if there are not many monks in the world, it is not uncommon, but Huan Bian can still be regarded as the best among them. It is a pity that the Xianbei army outside Xiangping City did not give him enough
time to develop.
"Wuna Hu Monk, if we surrender, we should try to see if the knives in our hands are sharp. We can decide in one word!"
Well, the Xianbei people were even more rude to this Hu monk. Even this time, Qianman was not even willing to speak, and just let the attendants around him do it for him. But today, Qianman broke up with his original good friend Yuwen Tuo,
The living attendants left around him are naturally all Qianman's closest confidants. Let them speak on Qianman's behalf, and their level is definitely not low.
However, compared to Gongsun Du who was tied up, beaten and kicked, Huan Bian still looked like he usually does at this time, wearing a gray silk garment that was not luxurious and could even be said to be simple.
It looks very decent, there are no wrinkles on it, and it doesn’t feel messy at all.
It felt like there was no trace of blood or dirt. It didn't look like a person who had just participated in a massive and fierce offensive and defensive battle. Instead, it looked like a learned monk who had wandered here leisurely and just stood there.
It can make ordinary country people feel like they want to worship him.
"Amitabha, this is His Majesty Qianman, the Great Chan of Xianbei, whom Gongsun almsgiver mentioned."
Huan Bian seemed completely indifferent to the feeble actions of the attendants around Qian Man. He chanted the Buddha's name, clasped his hands together and bowed deeply to Qian Man. While doing everything, Hu Bian's face
He always maintained a gentle smile.
I wonder if it is similar to Buddha’s so-called smile while holding flowers?
"Monk, don't talk nonsense. Tell me quickly which path to choose."
It's a pity that living people who are not Xianbei people are destined to be difficult to gain much respect from Xianbei people. Qianman remained silent.
"Buddha said: 'If I don't go to hell, who will?' This poor monk is willing to come to you and explain to you the depth and breadth of the Buddha's teachings."
Huan Bian's answer surprised Qian Man slightly. Although it was only a little bit, this Hu Monk could surprise him, the great chanyu of Xianbei, but he was indeed boastful and worthy of being valued by him.
One of the two half-men.
But he didn't know what answer the only person he valued would give him?
Guan Ning slowly came to Qian Man with such expectations.
There are also no traces of being bound on his body, but unlike Huan Bian's monk's robe, which seems to have been put on newly, Guan Ning's moon-white gown now has a few stains on it——
Most of them are blood stains spattered on them, while a few are marks left by dust and ashes.
Like Gongsun Du, his hair is disheveled, but you can't see a trace of decadence on Guan Ning's body.
That figure is still upright.
That head is still high.
"Actually, Xiao Wang really wants to ask sir if he is willing to surrender to me, Xianbei."
The courtesy to Qian Man who stood up and dismounted was still calm, just like the cold reception received by the governors of the states and counties who conquered him - he neither bowed his head in humility in response, nor pretended to be arrogant to inflate his worth.
, just looking at each other calmly, with eyes that are neither humble nor arrogant but without saying a word.
Time gradually passed, and after looking at each other, even though there were veterans of all sizes on the battlefield cheering him on, the one who lost in the end was still Qian Man, a Shanyu of Xianbei.
With a self-deprecating smile, Qianman said with emotion:
"Sure enough, even the eagle on the grassland can only fly over the tall and tall pine trees, but it can't convince it. You are like the noble and tall pine trees, and I am the flying eagle who does not know his own abilities. In front of you
I am so small. Maybe I can fly over you and rush to higher altitudes, but you are still standing on the earth, and my appearance will not change any of your qualities."
"Don't you think about your students and the subordinates who follow you? Don't you feel moved by their lives?"
"As long as you are willing to come to my side and assist me, a Xianbei commander will be at your fingertips."
"Money, status, beauty, whatever you want, I will dedicate to you. Even if I don't have it here, I will get it back from somewhere else. You will never be disappointed."
"You should understand that such resistance is useless to us. Even if I can't get your service while alive, I can still use it after death. It's just that I respect talents like you, so I don't want you to become like that.
"
Coercion, inducement, complaints, intimidation, all means were used, but all he got was the cold stare from those calm eyes.
"Is it true that such talents are so hard to come by?"
In the end, Qian Man could only turn around and waved his hand back, as if he didn't want to see what would happen next.
After a long time, a faint singing voice came from a high platform not far away:
A woodcutter in an unknown mountain wears plain white linen clothes.
The sharp ax captures the sky, and the broken blade shines in the sun.
Go up the mountain to eat deer and go down to the river to drink fish and shrimp.
Suddenly I heard that the thieves were coming, so I raised my knife and swung it forward.
For example, if you die in humiliation, beheading will hurt you.
Pan Sen: I recommend a book that I personally think is quite good: "The Lich Survival Guide". Although it is not as good as the Crazy Lich, it is still worth reading. At least the plot arrangement is not overwhelming. (To be completed.)