With the five hundred men brought by Gou Tianming, the caravan's guards immediately became wealthy. Adding in Su Ren's three hundred and the manpower organized by each merchant, the caravan's guards reached an unprecedented one thousand people.
In this way, a thousand men who are always well-equipped and extremely ferocious will have no problem fighting, let alone guarding a caravan of more than a hundred vehicles.
The bandits were also very knowledgeable and laughed a lot. They were all smart people. The fate of the flower horse was very miserable. Now it still stands on the official road next to Chencang. No matter who passes by, they will unconsciously go around a little bit. Because the death scene is really
It's so miserable. A ten-foot-long wooden stick, after being sharpened, goes in from the butthole and comes out from the mouth. It looks like it is roaring at the sky, with a long mouth and staring eyes. According to rumors, the flower horse is full of howling.
It took him a long time to die. No one would want to be the second person to die like this.
The road from Chencang to Jincheng went extremely smoothly. Jincheng County is an out-and-out border county. Theoretically, this is the territory of the Han Dynasty, but the Han Dynasty does not have troops stationed here. After entering the city, you will find a strange
The situation is that the people in Jincheng are mainly Han people, but the county soldiers are Qiang people. The most outrageous thing is that the officials who built the government offices and collected taxes turned out to be Huns.
Jincheng is divided into four parts by two roads. The Huns live in the southeast corner, which is the place where the government belongs. Everyone here lives a happy life, everyone has a smile on their face, and everyone who passes by gives way and bends down to salute.
The southwest corner is a military camp, where about 300 Qiang people are stationed. They are the only armed forces in Jincheng, responsible for public security and protecting the safety of the city. The northwest is an open space, occupied by merchants traveling from south to north, and it is also the busiest place in the entire Jincheng.
one place.
The northeast corner is the most dilapidated part of Jincheng. Almost all the people of Jincheng live here. These people have sad faces and shabby clothes. Some people don't even have a hut to live in. They can only lie on the ground no matter whether it is spring or summer.
Neither the Huns nor the Qiang had a good face towards these people. They would scold them or even kill them, but no one cared about them, because they had a common name, Han people.
When Su Ren's caravan arrived at Jincheng, the people of Jincheng were shocked. Seeing the billowing dust and thousands of soldiers and horses in the distance, Munata, the Hun governor of Jincheng County, was already ready to escape. As
The role of the confidant of King Xiutu of the Xiongnu who stayed in Jincheng was to act as an eye in this place where three people and three families were in charge. Munata naturally knew that it was not easy to act as an eye. No matter which side wanted to take over Jincheng, he had to
He quickly sent the news to King Xiutu, and then died in Jincheng.
Munata was the governor of Jincheng, but he did not have the right to mobilize the Qiang soldiers. He could only watch the mighty troops coming to the city. He still did not reach an agreement with the Qiang people to jointly defend Jincheng. So he made a good decision.
His plan is to leave as soon as possible. Over the years in Jincheng, he has made enough capital for his retirement. As long as he returns alive and turns over a large part to King Xiutu, he will not have any responsibility.
But before Munata could run very far, he was overtaken by the cavalry. The fat Munata could no longer ride a horse, so riding in a car was naturally not as fast as a horse, not to mention that he also carried countless treasures.
When the Han people at the lowest level discovered that the people entering the city were actually Han people, the people who had been used to being oppressed suddenly exploded. Not a single one of the Huns escaped, and not even the Qiang people escaped from the clutches of the Han people. The Han people are not lacking in bloodiness.
What they lacked was confidence. The arrival of Su Ren and his huge caravan gave these oppressed Han people strong self-confidence, so they exploded with unprecedented strength.
The most famous example in history is Ban Chao. What he accomplished in destroying a country by one man is unprecedented and unprecedented. When Ban Chao led a few followers to kill everyone in the Western Regions, whether it was the powerful Western Regions or the brave
No one in the Northern Xiongnu dared to touch him. The reason was the strong backing of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Only after a country became rich and powerful, even a weak scholar would dare to charge towards a country with millions of soldiers. This was the backing.
strength and confidence.
The flying Chinese character flag was planted by Su Ren personally on the top of Jincheng City. This was a historical progress and a declaration that the Han Dynasty was ready for war. Su Ren believed that he had the confidence to return Jincheng to the arms of the Han Dynasty and let life
The Han people in Jincheng felt proud.
Munata was very arrogant. Although his legs were weak from fear, the pride of the Huns made him raise his head high: "The shameless Han people dare to sneak attack on Jincheng. They are not afraid that I, the Xiongnu King Xiutu, will invade Chang'an."
, ask your emperor who is the master of Golden City?"
Before Su Ren could speak, Huo Jin kicked Munata over and stepped on his back, pressing Munata's head into the mud. Munata gasped, blowing away the dust on the ground with each breath.
When he got up, the saliva in his mouth soon mixed with the dust, and his face was covered with paste. Su Ren waved his hand and asked Hawking to let go of Munata. When Munata raised his head, his nose was already crooked.
There was blood at the corner of his mouth, which showed how heavy Hawking's foot had been.
"King Xiutu? Didn't he participate in the Huns' war?" Su Ren looked at Munata.
Munata spit out the blood in his mouth and wanted to curse, but when he saw Hawking's eyes, he swallowed back the words. Su Ren chuckled: "If you want to curse, then curse. When you are caught, you should know who you are."
The day of your death has come. If you don’t curse at this moment, you will have no chance later. It is not easy to find a person who can speak Chinese among the Huns. You are the most fluent speaker I have ever seen."
Munata remained silent. Su Ren asked again: "Ask me again, didn't King Xiutu participate in the Huns' war?"
Munata shook his head: "King Xiutu's mission is to guard the west. As long as you Han people dare to step into the Western Region, the only outcome will be death."
"Oh, so King Xiutu has already joined the war? It seems that the battle between Yi Zhixie and Yu Shan was very fierce. As far as I know, King Xiutu's court is further to the west. Yi Zhixie really has some tricks. I guess
He already knew we were coming, right?"
"We are Shanyu..."
Su Ren waved his hand, and before Munata could speak, he gave Hawking a look: "This person can die. He pretends to be tough, so let him be tough and leave their heads alive."
Come to King Xiutu’s account.”
Munata was dragged out, and the leader of the Qiang people was brought in. He was brought in after standing outside and watching Munata be beheaded. When he came in, his face was covered with sweat. He had never seen the bravery of the Han people.
, but he had heard that the reason for the endless wars in Xiqiang today was because of the Han people. Although their tribal territory was still far away from that place, when he saw the Han people coming, there were always images of fierce battles flashing through his mind.
, it could be called intuition or guessing.
Su Ren, a Qiang man, was very polite to him. He not only gave him a seat but also brought him exquisite food. When the Qiang leader's buttocks had just touched the chair, a piece of white silk temporarily torn from the Sichuan brocade was hung up.
It reached his neck. The frightened Qiang man thought that the Han people were going to strangle him to death, so he knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
The Qiang people are not afraid of the Han people, it’s just that the Qiang people are afraid of death. For thousands of years, the place where the Qiang people have lived has been extremely difficult. According to their customs, only brave and capable warriors can survive. Those who are cowardly and fearful of death will be beaten on the neck.
They were tied with fox tails to laugh at their weakness. But the Qiang people who stayed in Jincheng had become accustomed to a life of fine clothing and fine food, and they were no longer willing to return to the precarious days, so they became weak.
Jincheng is a border town. Although the status of the Han people is underground, it is better than the large population. The advantage of a large population is that it affects the people around you all the time. Even if you are a high-ranking city lord, your habits and lifestyle will change over decades or hundreds of years.
They even moved closer to the Han people ideologically. This was the second reason why the originally brave and capable Qiang people were frightened by death.
The translation of the tongue man's words was very slow. He could not understand the Qiang language, so he could only communicate with the Qiang leader in the Huns language. They talked about it with two and a half bottles of water. After learning that the Qiang tribe had all settled in
When he was around Jincheng, Su Ren was particularly happy and hoped that the guy in front of him could introduce the leader of their tribe and do some business by the way.
After all, Jincheng is still a border town, or a border town abandoned by the Han Dynasty. Whether it is the Han people, Qiang people, or Huns living here, their lives are still not as comfortable as the Han people in Chencang. The shortage of materials is the biggest problem of this kind of border town.
Logically speaking, the Qiang people control the salt for thousands of miles near Qinghai Lake, but what they lack most is salt.
When Su Ren promised to exchange the furs and gems in their hands for salt, the Qiang man immediately became bolder. He spread his hands and bent down to salute: "Honorable Han general, as long as you are really willing to exchange with us
Salt, I can promise on behalf of our tribe that your caravan can pass through Jincheng County safely."
"My friend Blind Medicine, I believe in your guarantee very much. As a witness to our friendship, I will reward you. Please don't dislike it. You must accept it. This is a gift between friends!" Su Ren
He held a bag of cloth salt to Blind Yao with both hands, and Blind Yao took it respectfully, saluted again, and promised to let the leader come to Jincheng.
Seeing Blind Yao happily leaving Su Ren's tent, Chen Jiao looked at Su Ren doubtfully: "They are all foreigners, why do you favor one over the other?"
Su Ren smiled: "Everyone is different, let alone two races. There is a lot of knowledge involved. You should learn it slowly!"
Chen Jiao thought for a long time but still shook her head to express that she didn't understand. Su Ren didn't explain too much, so he ordered Huo Jin to lead people to arrest and hang all the Huns in Jincheng and drop their bodies on the city wall. At the same time, he strictly ordered that all the Huns in Jincheng be hanged.
The Qiang people harassed them. As long as these Qiang people were honest, they would not disturb their lives. They even sent part of the food in the treasury to the Qiang people's residence. Their generosity exceeded the Qiang people's expectations. They were completely hospitable hosts.
The polite treatment given to friends from afar instantly raised the Qiang people's favorable impression of the Han people to a whole new level. (To be continued)
