Because of the surrender of the tribal chiefs in Luocheng, the Wei army quickly entered Luocheng.
However, Zhao Hongrun could not do anything about the fire that was still burning in the south of Luocheng City. He could only wait for it to naturally extinguish after burning all the oil.
It must be said that this is the disadvantage of using oil as a raw material for fire attacks: it cannot artificially contain the fire after the war.
Fortunately, the catapults of the Wei army did not throw many oil barrel bombs into Luocheng. Therefore, not long after all the Wei army entered Luocheng, the fire in the south of the city had almost burned out. Because the oil fuel was exhausted, the fire was strong.
It gradually decreases and is estimated to be completely extinguished in about half an hour.
After entering the city, because the Shang Shui Army needed a large amount of open space to park their carts, the civilian shelter in the north of the city was banned. Except for the Lun tribe of the Yi ethnic group, the other tribes returned to their respective tribal camps, leaving the open space for
Shang Shuijun.
As for the city defense, it was taken over by the infantry of the Dangshan Army. The weapons of all the tribal warriors in the city were confiscated by the Wei people, and those tribal warriors were ordered to return to their respective tribal camps and were not allowed to move around without authorization.
At the same time, Zhao Hongrun was invited by the tribal chiefs to the felt tent that they originally used for ceremonies. The only difference was that the surrounding area was now controlled by the Suwang guards and Dangshan soldiers.
However, during this period, something happened that surprised Zhao Hongrun. That is, the Dangshan sergeants who were responsible for climbing the northern city wall came to report that they saw a large group of people about two miles north of the city.
A rough estimate is that there are as many as 20,000 to 30,000 people.
Just when Zhao Hongrun was confused by this, Halegoh, the leader of the Aries tribe, calmly told him the truth about those 20,000 to 30,000 people.
"King Su, please don't be surprised. They are members of our 'Aries' tribe, as well as the 'Meng' tribe, the 'Hydroxy' tribe, and the 'He' tribe..."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Hongrun was surprised and asked in the Yi language: "Why are the people of your four tribes outside the city?"
He felt very puzzled, because logically, if these people went to war with their Wei army, they should move their clansmen into the city. How could they be exposed in the wilderness?
When he heard Zhao Hongrun directly ask him in fluent Sheng language, Halegoh was even more surprised. After looking at Zhao Hongrun in astonishment for a while, he explained: "My four tribes refused to talk to him a few days ago.
The noble army is our enemy, so we moved the people outside the city. As for why the four of us are in the city, it is because the leader of the Black Sheep Tribe, Rabitu, is worried that we will have an affair with the noble army.
, so the four of us were placed under house arrest..." At this point, he pointed at Meng Liang, the patriarch of the Meng tribe, and then said: "Thanks to the Meng tribe's hiding, dozens of people were left behind.
The warriors from his clan took advantage of the chaos in the city to rescue the four of us, and in time they stopped Labitun's stupid act of demagogueing people and trying to continue to be an enemy of your army."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Hongrun's impression of Halegoh suddenly changed. A moment ago, he thought that this guy was just shirking responsibility. Unexpectedly, the patriarch had stood firmly on the side of their Wei country from the beginning.
Bian, well, at least he remained neutral, which surprised Zhao Hongrun.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but asked curiously: "Chief Halegoh, why did you refuse to assist the Jie people and become the enemy of our Wei army?"
Hearing this, Halegoh said solemnly: "Because I hope to repay your country's favor... King Su may not know that during the hunt, your army helped us repel the hateful horse thieves and rescued many of our people."
A young man who has nothing to do."
"Is it...the Tiger Guard?"
Zhao Hongrun remembered the incident when the Heshou camp was attacked by the great thief Huan Hu and a group of horse thieves during the Heshou period, and suddenly he felt enlightened.
At this time, Zongwei Gao Kuo took out the "Pamphlet of Your Eighth Highnesses" from his arms, and said to Zhao Hongrun: "Your Highness, the Aries tribe is also one of the six tribes that supported me in the Great Wei Dynasty during the joint hunt.
.”
When Zhao Hongrun mentioned it, his face immediately burst into laughter, and he immediately invited Halegoch to sit down at the table. He also ordered the Zongwei to fetch some of Wei's wine, and asked Halegoch to have a taste.
Halegoh was a little surprised by the Su King's sudden enthusiasm, but in the end he frankly accepted the kindness.
"Where are the other three clan leaders?"
Zhao Hongrun looked at the three clan leaders of the "Meng" tribe, the "Hydroxy" tribe and the "He" tribe.
Among them, Meng Liang, the patriarch of the Meng tribe, gave a similar answer to Halegoh, the patriarch of the Aries tribe. He also wanted to repay the favor he owed to the Huben guards during the joint hunting period. The only difference was that he did not vote during the joint hunting period.
At that time, he supported Wei Guo, but chose neutrality and abstained from voting.
As for the "Hydroxy" tribe and the "He" tribe, they are just two small tribes, far smaller than the Aries tribe and the Meng tribe. Moreover, their chiefs are also quite honest. They are worried about Wei's revenge.
Therefore, he did not dare to become an enemy of the Wei army and hoped to be pardoned.
But no matter what, no matter what the purpose of these four clan leaders refused to be enemies of the Wei army, it was enough to make Zhao Hongrun have a good impression of them, especially the Aries tribe.
"Four clan chiefs, please rest assured. Since the four of you have never had the intention of being an enemy of our Wei army, then I will not blame you in any case. As for the four clan chiefs, I can guarantee that the four of you and the four
The tribesmen who are in the position can still live in
In this land, my king and I, the Wei, will regard the four tribes of "Aries", "Mengshi", "Hydroxy" and "He" as our friends and neighbors of the Wei, and are willing to continue to abide by "
Wusu's Oath...May our friendship last forever!"
Zhao Hongrun made a sincere and solemn promise in the Yi language.
Hearing this, Halegoh and the other three clan chiefs were shocked. They did not expect that Zhao Hongrun could speak such a smooth and fluent Sheang language, and they did not expect that he would actually make a promise, "Wei Guo is willing to continue to abide by Wu Xu with the four clan chiefs."
With such a promise, this is simply an extremely unexpected and huge harvest.
"If you don't mind, the four clan leaders can sit over there for a while. Later, I will discuss with you the business issues between the two parties..."
"Trade?" Hallegoch asked in confusion.
"It is a barter transaction between the two parties." Zhao Hongrun explained simply: "I hope to exchange some things, such as pearls, lacquerware, bronze from Chu State, as well as cotton and goldware from my country, Wei.
Sheepskin, wool and other items from your tribe.”
When Halegoch heard this, his eyes lit up and he couldn't help asking: "Can we exchange rice, wheat, and salt?"
"Wheat?" Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, frowned and said, "Rice and salt are fine, but wheat... I, Dawei, don't seem to grow it."
Indeed, most of Wei's food crops were rice and millet (yellow rice), and wheat was a Korean crop.
"Where are the weapons?" Meng Liang, the leader of the Meng clan, asked for unknown reasons.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Hongrun glanced at Meng Liang and said with a smile: "If the tribes become our trusted allies, I, the Wei Dynasty, will not mind selling weapons to our friends."
"Are you actually willing to sell weapons to us?"
Meng Liang was shocked when he heard this, and asked again: "Does it include the terrifying crossbows and terrifying arson weapons that your army used to defeat our soldiers?"
"Arson weapon..."
Zhao Hongrun was a little amused by the clan leader's wording, nodded and said: "Liannu and catapult, right? Yes, of course, the premise is that the tribes deserve such trust from me, the Wei Dynasty. I, the Wei Dynasty, are only willing to sell weapons to
We will point our weapons at the friendly neighbors of our soldiers.”
After hearing this, Halegoch and Meng Liang looked at each other and nodded with satisfaction.
After all, in their opinion, if the Wei State is really willing to sell weapons to them, then the other party's statement that they are willing to abide by the Wusu Oath is indeed worthy of trust.
The four clan chiefs happily took their seats in the seats on one side of the felt tent, chatting with each other with interest about the items they would need to propose for trade with Wei later.
In comparison, the other clan leaders who were still standing in the tent were much more embarrassed.
They had clearly felt that the attitude of King Su in front of them towards the four clan chiefs who "refused to be enemies of the Wei army" was completely different from the attitude of these clan chiefs who "decided to be enemies of the Wei army".
No, His Highness Prince Su, who was clearly smiling when he treated Halegoch and others just now, suddenly dropped his smile when he looked at them.
"Next, I will talk to you all..."
He suppressed the smile on his face and said expressionlessly: "You have listened to the instigation of Rabitu, the leader of the Black Sheep Tribe, and have become enemies of our Wei army. I can spare your life, but you have betrayed our trust.
, I will never trust you again... From today on, the tribes of all clan leaders, please move out of Sanchuan."
"What?!"
After hearing this, the expressions of the more than ten clan leaders standing in the center of the tent changed drastically. They never expected that the punishment from Wei Jun would be so severe.
"Back off!"
Perhaps seeing the angry expressions on the faces of these patriarchs, the clan guards subconsciously stood in front of His Highness, drew out half of their weapons, and ordered the patriarchs who subconsciously surrounded him to retreat.
The warnings from the clan guards made the clan leaders calm down a little, but they still could not accept the treatment given by Zhao Hongrun.
In this regard, Zhao Hongrun gave a very simple explanation: "Those who are friendly to me, the Wei Dynasty, are guests; those who are enemies of the Wei Dynasty, are prisoners... You betrayed the trust of the Wei Dynasty, and I did not kill you.
I am already extremely merciful... This land under your feet was once mine.
To put it bluntly, you stole the territory in the early days of the Wei Dynasty when we, the Wei Dynasty, went to war with South Korea. However, we, the Wei Dynasty, never used force to take it back, and signed an agreement with your Wusu Royal Court.
"Wuxu's Oath", we must live in harmony with each other...Don't we, the great Wei, have the power to
Do you want to take back the lost land? No! I tell you that if I, the Wei Dynasty, want to take back this land, I can do so at any time. However, I, the Wei Dynasty, did not do so because of the "Wuxu Oath", which made me, the Wei Dynasty, always
We regard you as our friendly neighbors, so we will let you live in this land free of charge for a limited period of time.
It is permanent... But what I want to point out is that in the land of Sanchuan, only the Sanchuan tribe who also abide by Wusu's oath and regard me, Wei, as a friend, are qualified to live in this fertile land forever!... I
The Wei people will not give up this land to any enemy who has ever fought against us!"
Hearing these righteous words, the tribal chiefs were all speechless. After all, what Zhao Hongrun said was true.
The four chiefs of the Aries tribe, Halegoh, also looked at each other and sighed secretly.
Those who are friendly to Wei will be guests;
Anyone who is hostile to Wei will be imprisoned.
The young King Su of Wei State has used his practical actions to interpret this promise.