"(In the language of the Yi people) Dear His Royal Highness King Su..."
Guyigu, the leader of the Jie tribe's Gray Horn tribe, finally followed Bitatu's request and brought the latter's adopted son Bosile to Zhao Hongrun.
This move surprised Zhao Hongrun.
You must know that small and medium-sized tribes like the Huijiao tribe that once relied on Jiejiao surrendered to their Wei army today. Zhao Hongrun could accept this move, but Bosile led a large group of Jiejiao tribe soldiers and also went out of the city to surrender.
The Wei army surrendered, which really surprised Zhao Hongrun.
"Are you Bitatu's adopted son?" Zhao Hongrun asked Bosile in the Sheo language.
"(In the language of the Yi people) Yes." Bosile lowered his head and said calmly: "I am originally from the Yi people. When I was eight years old, my tribe was attacked by the barbarians. It was the chief of the tribe who adopted me.
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From the side, Guyigu explained: "(In the language of the Yi people) Bosile's tribe is located in the north. At that time, the Hu people's invasion of our Sanchuan became increasingly serious. It was also from then on that Bitatu gathered many small and medium-sized tribes
, fight together against the powerful Northland Hu people at that time." At this point, he glanced at Zhao Hongrun, and added bravely: "Maybe the respected King Su cannot agree, but for our Jiejiao tribe, Bitatu
He is a hero, he led us to defeat the powerful Northland barbarians."
Zhao Hongrun glanced at Gu Yigu, who seemed a little frightened, curled his lips and chuckled: "Heroes are heroes. I have deprived you of your freedom, but I will not influence your thoughts. What's more, in the usual sense, heroes of one party
, in the eyes of the hostile forces, he is a thorn in their side who wants to get rid of him quickly...just like I am in the eyes of Bitatu."
Nearby, Lu Balong, the chief of the Lun tribe, and other tribe chiefs from Gong and Luo also laughed out loud after hearing this.
It is undeniable that they are in a very good mood. After all, once upon a time, the Jiejiao tribe was considered superior in their eyes, but now, these people have become prisoners, and they have to bend down and salute when they see them. This feeling is really wonderful.
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Bosile seriously corrected him: "The big patriarch does regard King Su as a thorn in his side, but that is not because King Su has angered the big patriarch, but because the big patriarch feels that you will Sanchuan
The tribes of the land lost their true freedom.”
"Freedom in the true sense...?"
Zhao Hongrun looked at Bosile with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
You know, although it is different from General Sima An's attitude towards the people of Sanchuan, Zhao Hongrun also has the intention of "exterminating their race and destroying their inheritance", but his intention is quite gentle and is not achieved through bloodshed.
, but through subtle cultural transmission, the people of Sanchuan were gradually drawn into the big family of Wei people, turning them into Wei people.
From this perspective, the people of Sanchuan will indeed no longer have true freedom.
"What's the matter with the injury on your face?" Zhao Hongrun changed the topic with a smile.
Bosile touched the blood stain on his face that ran diagonally across the bridge of his nose, and said calmly: "It's the mark left by the patriarch's mistake of hitting him with a riding crop." As he said that, he recounted how many times he had tried to persuade Bitatu to stop.
He briefly explained to Zhao Hongrun the details of the night attack on Luocheng and the withdrawal of troops back to Henan City.
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun was greatly surprised and asked curiously: "Did you see the flaw?"
Bosile shook his head and said seriously: "(In the language of the Yi people) I didn't see any flaws. I just felt that God would not favor us so much and suddenly give us a chance to reverse our defeat when we were in the most difficult and embarrassing moment.
.......'Under the seemingly delicious and harmless pieces of meat, there are often hidden traps', well, this is a proverb of our Jie people."
Zhao Hongrun smiled and said: "We will say this, 'When things go wrong, there will be monsters'."
Bosile smiled faintly, lowered his head respectfully, and said seriously: "(In the language of the Yi people) I am willing to lead the warriors of Jiejiao to conquer Wei for ten years in exchange for the chance of our lives that the respected King Su will be kind enough to grant us."
"..." Zhao Hongrun and Sima An exchanged a look, and then asked: "Is this what Bitatu meant?"
"(In the language of the Yi people) Yes." Bosile said frankly: "The chief knew that he had been defeated, but he did not want these brave warriors to die with him... We and the Hu people in the north had mutual relations with each other.
After more than ten or twenty years of conquest, if all the warriors in Jiejiao are wiped out, the barbarians from the north will definitely take advantage of the opportunity and invade the northern part of Sanchuan." After that, he raised his head and said seriously: "I think, your honor,
King Su wants a complete and peaceful Sanchuan, not a broken Sanchuan under the iron cavalry of the barbarians in the north."
After saying these words, he looked calmly at Lu Balong and other Gong, the clan chiefs of Luo Land, and these clan chiefs seemed to have some scruples on their expressions.
You must know that although the Wei people deeply hate the Jie people, it is undeniable that for the Yi and Yi tribes, especially the Yi people, the Jie people shoulder the heavy burden of defending their neighbors. For example, the Beidi Hu people that Jiejiao fights against,
The Ba Kingdom where the Ling and Jie tribes fought against each other, etc.
It is precisely because these large tribes of Jie people sit on the border of Sanchuan that the Yi people can live in peace and tranquility.
And now, Jiejiao is defeated. If Zhao Hongrun really doesn't take some measures, then it won't be long before the barbarians in the North will gather in crowds to invade Sanchuan. After all, the weak will eat the strong. In these places far away from the Central Plains, that is the most important survival principle.
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"Where is Bitatu?" After thinking for a moment, Zhao Hongrun asked with a smile: "Won't he try to surrender? Maybe I will spare his life because I care about the overall situation!"
Bosile heard the words and said seriously: "(In the language of the Yi people) the chief of the clan thinks that King Su will not spare him."
Zhao Hongrun hummed and laughed, and then asked Guyi Gudao: "Is there anyone else in Henan City?"
Guyigu nodded and said: "(In the language of the Qian people), there are some of Bitatu's relatives and brothers, and there are also some stubborn Jie people who are unwilling to surrender to the respected King Su."
"..." Zhao Hongrun looked at Guyigu thoughtfully, then drove his mount slowly toward the south gate of Henan City.
He looked around and quickly followed to protect him.
Slowly arriving at the bottom of the city tower, Zhao Hongrun looked up at the ancient city that had once been the capital of their Wei Kingdom, and shouted loudly in the Yi language: "I am the commander-in-chief of the Wei army who conquered your Jiejiao this time, King Su Jirun."
!...Ask Bitatu to come out and see me!"
At this time, on the city wall, there were still some "stubborn Jijiao people who were unwilling to surrender to the Wei army" as Gu Yigu said. Some of them had even raised their long bows. In shock, the clan guards around Zhao Hongrun quickly raised their bows.
The shield protected Zhao Hongrun.
Unexpectedly, Bitatu's figure actually appeared on the city wall, and the latter incredibly stopped the hostile behavior of the Jie people with their bows and arrows.
"Oh, it really came out..."
Zhao Hongrun looked at Bitatu who appeared on the city gate tower with some surprise, made a few easy-to-understand gestures, and said with a smile: "Have you noticed that our positions have been changed?"
He was mocking Bitatu for showing off his power under the city like this when he led his army to Luocheng for the first time.
I have to say that the former Eighth Prince, now His Highness Prince Su, is quite vindictive.
"Hmph!" Bitatu, who was standing on the city gate tower, seemed to have a bad look on his face, and said coldly: "Don't be complacent. The Jiejiao people of Wei will not give in!"
"Ha?" Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, with a strange look on his face, and blurted out: "But the tribal chiefs and warriors under your command have already surrendered to me..."
"They betrayed me! Those shameful traitors!" Bitatu cursed as he jumped on the city wall.
"..."
Zhao Hongrun frowned slightly, and then said calmly: "I said at the beginning that I would lead the army of Wei to crush your Jiejiao tribe!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Bitatu cursed angrily on the city wall: "I should have killed you when I was hunting together."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Zhao Hongrun laughed loudly, and then, after taking a deep look at the ashen-faced Bitatu on the city wall, he snorted lightly, turned his horse's head and returned to his army.
"Your Highness?" Zongwei Shen Yu unexpectedly discovered that His Highness's face did not seem very happy.
There is no reason for this. He clearly ridiculed the enemies who had offended the State of Wei, but why was His Highness so uninterested?
Thinking of this, Shen Yu asked in a low voice: "His Royal Highness seems not happy. He has obviously fulfilled his oath and ridiculed that arrogant guy..."
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun glanced at Shen Yu and said calmly: "If it were you, when the situation was over, would you have been waiting on the city gate tower waiting for enemies who had a problem to come and ridicule you?"
"..." Shen Yu opened his mouth and was speechless.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun snorted coldly, showed a disinterested expression, and said sadly: "The reason why Bitatu is on the city gate tower is because he guessed that the king would go there and ridicule him... If he is at the end of his life
The ugliness of the time can make Ben
The king feels happy, and I will naturally not pursue those Jiejiao warriors who have surrendered to me..." At this point, he curled his lips and said displeasedly: "To ridicule a guy who deliberately caters to you because of his needs,
What fun is there?”
Shen Yu and other clan guards suddenly realized.
"Hey! That's why I hate smart people!" Zhao Hongrun breathed out angrily, and returned to the army in a depressed manner. Then, after taking a deep look at the gate tower of Henan City, he shouted in a deep voice: "Attack the city!"
After hearing this, Wu Ji gave an order, and three hundred catapults that were already ready, loaded with oil barrel bombs, launched a series of bombings on Henan City. The posture seemed to bury the entire city in a sea of fire.
Looking at the Henan City that was on fire in an instant, the Jiejiao warriors who had surrendered to the Wei army looked horrified, as well as Erdemo, the leader of the Yi tribe, Ulu Batu, the commander of the Yanjiao army, and the chief of the Ubian tribe.
Ceralhe, they also looked shocked, and it was hard to recover for a long time.
Because in their opinion, the weapon of war possessed by the Wei army was really terrifying.
Among the people with different expressions, Zhao Hongrun looked at the Henan city that was buried in the sea of fire and muttered something.