Hearing what Taishi Ci said, Jia Xu smiled slightly and asked him the reason.
"This Madam Zhu Rong is brave and resourceful. She is really unmatched by ordinary women, even ordinary men. With such a person in the Southern Barbarian tribe, she will surely prosper.
I'm afraid that a hundred years from now, as the strength of the Southern Barbarian tribes develops, if the empire is not careful, it may repeat the Southern Barbarian rebellion. If there is no strong force to suppress it, it will be a disaster here."
Taishi Ci expressed his worries directly.
"This Madam Zhu Rong is indeed an extraordinary person, but as long as the Pingman strategy is implemented, the Nanman people will not be able to get up at all, and Madam Zhu Rong also has an unclear relationship with His Majesty. I really don't know what will happen when the time comes.
But we have to guard against what you said. When the time comes, I will explain this matter to His Majesty and try to transfer Mrs. Zhu Rong away from Yizhou."
Jia Xu also nodded. In fact, he had considered this issue for a long time, but had never implemented it.
Now that even Taishi Ci has seen this problem, it proves that this matter has reached a very serious stage and it is time to tell Yuan Shu.
"It's Tai Shici who talks too much."
Hearing what Jia Xu said, Tai Shici clasped his fists and saluted. He knew that Jia Xu must have realized Mrs. Zhu Rong's situation a long time ago, and he must have overstepped his authority by saying this.
"Well, it's okay. Tell the soldiers to be ready. The enemy may come over at any time. Just don't be numb by then."
Jia Xu nodded, and then waved his hand towards Tai Shici.
"promise."
As time went by, Hariwan finally led an army of 300,000 to the outside of the Moon City. Looking at the fifteen-meter-high city wall in front of him, his brows twisted into a big "Sichuan" sign.
"General, this Moon City is really..."
Krawan also gasped a little. Originally, he felt that Samsung City was a bit easy to defend and difficult to attack. Now that he saw Yue City, he understood why the other party gave up Samsung City. It turned out that they had to rely on Sun and Moon City to defend it.
"What is it really?
It’s easy to defend but hard to attack, right?”
Harrivan glanced at Kravan. Although the other person had not finished speaking, he knew what he wanted to say.
"Well, if we really want to attack this Moon City, our ladders will have to be rebuilt. It won't be easy to fight."
Klavan saluted directly to Harrivan and told what he was worried about. In fact, it was not just the problem of the ladder. Even if the ladder was suitable, he would not have enough strength to climb up.
"Then what do you think the enemy will think if we from Sun Moon City attack directly into the hinterland of Yizhou?"
Since the city is difficult to fight now, can we go around it?
"General, Yongchang County is originally vast and sparsely populated. After Huaxia came to power, Yizhou Mu Jiaxu built five cities in Yongchang. After these five cities, there is a no-man's land. If we really want to bypass Sun and Moon City,
Our food and fodder may be cut off by the enemy, which is not feasible."
Kelawan has specially collected a lot of information about Yizhou. Now it is simply impossible for Hariwan to bypass this place.
"Hey, then set up camp, modify the siege equipment, and be ready to attack the city at any time. Krawan will leave the rest to you."
Hariwan could only nod his head and let Klavan take charge of the siege equipment, while he galloped towards the Moon City.
"I am Hariwan, the great general of the Kushan Empire. I want you general to come out and speak."
Hariwan looked at the soldiers on the city wall and shouted directly at them.
"General Hariwan of the Kushan Empire?"
Hearing the identity of the other party, Jia Xu also frowned. He did not expect that the Kushan Empire would attach so much importance to this battle. Not only did it send an army of 300,000 troops, but it also sent the top man in the military, the general.
"Sir, how are you doing?
If you don’t want to confront him, I’ll go.”
Taishi Ci glanced at Jia Xu, a trace of doubt flashing in his eyes.
"No, I won't go, and you can't go either."
After Jia Xu looked at Tai Shici, he then looked at Mrs. Zhu Rong aside.
"Madam, I hope you will come forward and talk to the other party."
"I?"
"It's a bit inappropriate. After all, I'm just a female. This is a national war. If I go out, I will harm the empire."
Mrs. Zhu Rong and Jia Xu looked at each other, and then shook her head. In her opinion, she was a female after all. This could be said to be the first battle of the national war. It was somewhat inappropriate for her to come forward now.
"What's wrong with the state system? Your Majesty often says that women are inferior to men, but my wife is no worse than any man. Besides, if we face the attack of the Kushan Empire, we only need to let a woman come forward to resist. This is a big problem for the Kushan Empire.
It would be a great humiliation,
The most important thing is that the wife is a woman. As ordinary people think, a woman should support her husband and raise children, and it is no exception in the Kushan Empire. If they know that you are the general guarding the city, the enemy will definitely despise Yuecheng, and will also treat our next battle.
It’s helpful.”
Regarding Mrs. Zhu Rong's words, Jia Xu smiled slightly. Yuan Shu's ability to dismiss Mrs. Zhu Rong as a flying army proved that his majesty had never thought about the shame of women joining the army.
And if Mrs. Zhu Rong is really asked to come forward, the other party, as a dignified general, will definitely despise the female Mrs. Zhu Rong who is guarding the city, which will do more good than harm to their next battle.
"Since the Lord said so, then Zhu Rong will take it as his own initiative."
After hearing what Jia Xu said, Mrs. Zhu Rong had nothing to say, so she straightened her armor and moved closer to the wall.
"I am the commander-in-chief of Yuecheng, the Southern Barbarian King Zhurong. If you have anything to say, please tell me."
Seeing the female Mrs. Zhu Rong on the city wall, Hariwan below the city was stunned. He said that he had never thought that the commander of Yuecheng, who was related to the defense of Yongchang County and even the entire Yizhou, would be a female.
"Haha, I didn't expect that she is still a woman. There is really no one available in China."
After thinking for a moment, Hariwan smiled slightly and taunted Mrs. Zhu Rong on the city wall.
"If you have something to say, say it, and if you have something to say, let it go. I am the guardian of Yuecheng City, and I have no time to talk nonsense with you."
Hearing Hariwan's ridicule, Mrs. Zhu Rong frowned, not knowing what he wanted to do.
"King of the Southern Barbarians, right? There is no need to repeat my identity. Now the Kushan Empire's 300,000-strong army is coming to kill, and there are 500,000-strong troops gathering behind it. They can kill at any time.
If you are now willing to lead the people to surrender, open the passage, and help us attack Yizhou, I can promise you on behalf of your majesty that the title of the Southern Barbarian King will remain unchanged, and the entire Yizhou can be brought under your rule, how about it?"
Since the other party was the King of the Southern Barbarians and the guardian of Moon City, Hariwan had nothing to hide and directly stated his conditions.
"It's true that I am the Southern Barbarian King, but I am the Southern Barbarian King of the Chinese Empire. Now that you want me to change my banner and defect to the Kushan Empire, I can only tell you, go wherever you want."
Hearing Hariwan's words, Mrs. Zhu Rong sneered. It was really outrageous that a mere hairless Kushan Empire wanted to instigate rebellion against her.
"King Nanman, why don't you think about it any more?
I have also heard about the situation of the Southern Barbarians. It seems that there was a great war some time ago, and the Southern Barbarians were almost wiped out. Don’t you want to take revenge?
Don’t you want the Nanman clan to repeat their glory?
This is an opportunity. If you unite with us, China will not be a problem at all."
Even though Mrs. Zhu Rong said so, Hariwan still didn't want to give up the opportunity to persuade the rebels. If he could really get the other side to surrender, it wouldn't just be a matter of tens of thousands more troops.
The Nanman tribe are the local aborigines of Yizhou. They are more familiar with the terrain than the Chinese, and their surrender is a good start. If they kill through the two cities of Sun and Moon and enter the hinterland of Yizhou, what will happen to them?
It's a very good start.
"Hariwan, right? Let me give you a suggestion. You should change your flag now and surrender to China. I can declare you as the Grand Duke of Kushan and be responsible for the area of the Kushan Empire. By then, even though you will only be in name only
Condescending to our Majesty, but it is better than being a general."
Mrs. Zhu Rong's pretty face turned cold, she thought for a moment and directly rebuked Hariwan.
"Can you take charge?"
Who knows, Hariwan actually sneered directly when he heard Mrs. Zhu Rong's words and spoke to Mrs. Zhu Rong.
"Um?"
Now it was Mrs. Zhu Rong's turn to be confused. She just said it casually. Who knew he would actually say this? Could it be that this so-called Hariwan really had a bad intention?
"Promise him that as long as he is willing to do it, it will be in my interest to support him to become the Grand Duke of the Kushan Empire."
Jia Xu was beside Mrs. Zhu Rong. He was stunned when he heard such an answer, but he immediately thought of the pros and cons. There is no doubt that the Kushan Empire is powerful, and it is not much weaker than China.
If there is really a chance to support a so-called Grand Duke of Kushan, if nothing else, at least he will have a lot more time to mobilize troops.
When the troops and horses are ready, he can just take advantage of the opponent's internal fighting to attack in one fell swoop and take the entire Kushan Empire into his own hands.
"If nothing else, I can still guarantee this. As long as you agree to surrender to China, I will guarantee that you will become the Grand Duke of Kushan."
Since Jia Xu had said so, Mrs. Zhu Rong had nothing to say and just nodded to show that she meant what she just said.
"Haha, did you hear that?
A small Southern Barbarian king dares to make me the Grand Duke of Kushan and divide the land of my Kushan Empire. If the so-called Emperor of China comes here, wouldn’t it mean that all of us will kneel on the ground and beg for surrender?”
