Chapter 1025: Negotiation among the clan, unified opinion
Chapter 1025: Discuss among the clan and unify opinions
In the ancestral hall of the Mahu tribe, the two brothers Ma Xinghua and more than ten elders of the clan are all doing it!
"Brother, what are these people doing here?
Now their soldiers and horses are camping in our ancestral land, if they have bad intentions towards us, then it will be too late for us to resist even if we want to!"
There are not many tribesmen in the ancestral land, and there are only two thousand elite warriors! But now, Shen Tang's 10,000 soldiers and horses are in their hinterland. If they really want to exterminate the entire Mahu tribe, they just need to All it takes is a command!
"Why!"
Ma Xinghua sighed softly, and then put forward Shen Tang's request!
"What!"
Ma Xing'an immediately jumped up and said, "They want us to exterminate our clan. If that doesn't work, I will immediately gather troops and horses. At worst, it's just a fight to the death. They only have 10,000 people, so we may not be able to defeat them!"
"Fight to the death!"
"These people are greedy and we must not compromise!"
"Fight to the death!"
All the elders also stood up and shouted. Ma Xinghua looked at these people indifferently. If there was a chance, he might not really be afraid of death, but he was afraid that death would be worthless!
"Death is easy, but even if all of us here die in battle, what will happen to the tribe?"
Ma Xinghua said quietly!
"Just now, some men have come to report, and their soldiers and horses have occupied important areas in the clan. Even if we want to go out and gather the tribes now, we can't do it. The only thing we can use is the more than two thousand troops in our hands. Everyone, the only ones left are the old, young, women and children of the clan! What do you think our chances are of winning?"
"Moreover, even if we can win this time, what then?
Unless we give up migrating to our ancestral land, if they are defeated this time, they will soon be able to gather more troops and arrive!"
Ma Xinghua's words made everyone present fall silent. After the passion, they would return to calmness and rationality, and now they finally understood the real situation from Ma Xinghua's words.
People like themselves have become the prey of others! As Shen Tang said, they have only two choices, the first is to choose to surrender, and the second is to fight to the death!
However, they also don't want to bear the consequences of fighting to the death.
"Chief, what if we pretend to surrender now?"
An elder stood up and said, "Whether it is the Xuhen Department or the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty, it is impossible to be stationed here forever! When they leave, when the clan leader raises his arms, it will only take a day or night to regain a foothold! Just rely on With a Jiazong tribe, do you really want to swallow us up?"
"Do you think Tang Shen will give us this opportunity?"
Ma Xinghua sneered and said, "Now, we are just meat on the chopping board. If we are lucky, we can still live a life without worrying about food and clothing.
If we are unlucky and they take back our tribe, even if they kill us, who can reason with them?"
"Now we don't have many choices. One of them is to choose to trust Shen Tang and fully cooperate with him to recover our tribe, in exchange for our safety, and to fight for some appropriate rights for the tribe.
The second is to sacrifice this life and lead all the tribesmen in the ancestral land to fight to the death. When the time comes, who can survive depends on fate!"
"However, if we fight to the death, we will probably be directly wiped out by their army. As for our tribe... Well, by then, we will really be exterminated..."
After a long silence, Ma Xinghua said suddenly, "Okay, this kind of thing will be meaningless the longer it is delayed. Now, make a choice! Those who choose to fight to the death stand on my left side, and those who choose to join Shen Tang , stand on my right side!”
After saying that, Ma Xinghua closed his eyes!
The rest of the people looked at each other, but no one made the first move!
"Tang Shen gave me an hour, and now... there is still a quarter of an hour left!"
Ma Xinghua's voice came out slowly.
Finally, an elder stood up and gritted his teeth and walked to the right! After the first person made a choice, the other people finally stopped being reserved and walked to Ma Xinghua one by one and stood respectfully on the right. side!
In fact, it is not difficult for these people to make such a choice.
These people cannot be said to be corrupt, but they are the undisputed leaders of the clan, and they are also the class that enjoys the rights of the clan! On weekdays, they live a prosperous life and enjoy the same resources as nobles. Such people cherish their lives the most!
If you are an ordinary tribesman at the bottom, you may fight to the death for the tribe and dignity, but for these people, staying alive is obviously more important!
We cannot say that these people are cowardly. This is really the most common truth! Just like the Song Dynasty, why has it been suppressed by various surrounding countries?
And even if someone slaps you in the face, the big boss in the court still values peace?
It's not that they are really worried about the disasters that the war will bring to the people or soldiers, but for them, isn't it good to live a prosperous and peaceful life now?
Why do we have to use the situation of war to break it?
The enemy only started the war because he was too poor, so why don't we just give him money?
Why do you have to risk your life when you can do something with money?
The Song Dynasty is too rich, and the officials of the Song Dynasty are too rich, so they will be timid and cherish their lives! If the current Song Dynasty is not full from top to bottom, then the fear of death will be reduced to the extreme. Even if other countries don't start a war, they can't wait to start a war!
It has nothing to do with good or evil, it’s just human nature!
This is why Shen Tang is confident that Ma Xinghua and others will choose to join!
"Let's go, now let's go see General Shen! Since we have chosen to surrender, we have to put away some thoughts! Now, the most important thing is to allow the tribe's people to survive! Otherwise, our surrender will be lost. There is no meaning! As long as they are not too harsh on the tribesmen, then we will all agree!"
After saying that, Ma Xinghua stood up and led a group of elders towards the room where Shen Tang and others were!
"Commander, Ma Xinghua is here, and he is also following the elders of their clan!"
The guard at the door, Shen Tang, reported.
Shen Tang smiled, "Well, it seems that they have decided, let them come in!"
Not long after, Ma Xinghua and his party entered the room! After stopping, he did not hesitate and said directly, "Ma Xinghua brought the elders of the tribe to meet the general! We have already discussed it and the entire tribe surrendered to the general. subordinates, and obey the general’s orders in all matters!”
After saying these words, Ma Xinghua and all the elders present fell to the ground and paid homage to Shen Tang respectfully!