No matter how things change, the essence of the jungle is immutable. Although the Han Dynasty has not gained much substantial benefits from its foreign conquests for so many years, it has established unparalleled prestige in the surrounding small countries. The whole of Asia knew that the country in the East was so powerful and rich that they could only look up to it.

And now, this seemingly chicken prestige has become the best springboard for Yuan Shu to win the Nanban. The seemingly useless righteousness is indeed an incomparably powerful weapon in the hands of the strong. Nanban once nominally submitted to the Han Dynasty, although everyone knew that this so-called submission was nothing more than a compromise between the two sides. Nanban is still the independent Nanban, and the Han Dynasty is too lazy to manage it.

But this righteousness has now become the last straw that overwhelms the balance in the hearts of these Southern Barbarians. Since he has surrendered, it is not unacceptable to make another compromise.

Lu Su, who has strong support and confidence, is completely kingly, and frankly spread out with these people, so that these southern barbarians can understand their current situation, anyway, there is only one way to go except to surrender.

"If we don't surrender and take our people to flee away, what will you do?" Zhu Rong asked in a slightly hoarse tone.

In the face of this situation where the strength of the two sides is one-sided, let alone these clumsy barbarians, even Su Qin and Zhang Yi can't say anything when they are alive, they have no choice at all.

Faced with Zhu Rong's question, Lu Su and Yang Xiu smiled in their hearts: It's done!

Yang Xiu took the lead and said, "Since you have already thought it through, then we might as well tell you." Our army has already laid an ambush around this place, and if you do not surrender, we will wipe you out, and then lead your army into the southern barbarians and take down your tribes one by one when your tribe is leaderless. ”

"It will take a little more work, but then you will be a piece of meat on our chopping board for us to slaughter. There will be no negotiations like the one now. ”

Lu Su added: "Even if you escape, where can you flee to? In the past, my big man just didn't care about you, so he would let you leave Nanban and not chase and kill. And my lord is a man who has no room for sand in his eyes, and I am afraid that there will be no place for you in the whole world. ”

In the face of Yang Xiu and Lu Su's naked threats, everyone present was silent.

Barbarians are simple-minded and straightforward, but they are not stupid either. In particular, these cave masters present belong to the more intelligent existence among the barbarians, otherwise it would be impossible to sit in a high position and survive to this day. Lu Su and Yang Xiu's tones were extremely flat, and they all showed that they didn't care about them, which just made everyone's hearts tremble.

Even those who had been resentful and extremely dissatisfied with Lu Su and Yang Xiu before also lowered their heads and remained silent.

"We Nanban should be indifferent to you in your opinion! Why do you have to go through so much trouble? Is it because Yangpu harassed the Yizhou border? Meng Hu took a deep breath and said in a low voice.

Lu Su said with a serious face: "Those who commit strong men will be punished even if they are far away!" Not only you Nanban, but all the small countries around Yizhou we have to beat, you Nanban is just relatively unlucky, just hit the muzzle of the gun, and become our chickens to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys. ”

Lu Su said this very sincerely, but it made all the barbarians feel desperate. They have been defeated to such a point that they are almost wiped out because they are unlucky? It has become the object of the Han people's prestige.

"Is that all?" Meng Hu asked with an indignant expression.

Seeing this, Lu Su smiled and said: "Of course, there is another reason, although you Nanban are weak as a whole, your personal physical fitness is still very good, and you can provide us with soldiers." ”

"What will you do with us if we surrender?" Zhu Rong had completely given up the idea of resisting at this time. The gap between the two sides is too big, the big one is desperate, and the other party has never faced himself at all.

"Don't worry, I don't care about what to do to you. How you should be in the future, but accept our management. Rest assured, the conditions set by our Lord are very generous, and as long as you do not make trouble yourself, we will not easily embarrass you. ”

"And the people I was captured by you before I waited?"

"Naturally, I will return it to you. These people basically did not die under the treatment of our army, a total of nearly 70,000, and they can be returned to you. ”

"Aren't you afraid we'll make a comeback?" Meng Hu said suddenly.

Lu Su smiled confidently: "I believe that you can see the situation clearly, everything can no longer be done, if you are defeated again next time, there is no need for Nanban to exist anymore." Our Jiangdong army is more than 300,000, and this time I only sent 30,000 troops. If you are really obsessed, we can also destroy it with our backhand. ”

In history, when did Zhuge Liang pacify the Southern Barbarians? Liu Bei had just died for less than two years, and Shu had serious domestic and foreign troubles, and he couldn't get many soldiers at all.

Siege for the bottom, attack the heart for the top. This is certainly a good strategy, but it is also Zhuge Liang's helpless choice. Because of the defeat in the Battle of Yiling and the death of Liu Bei, the Shu Kingdom at that time could be said to be extremely turbulent and could be overturned at any time.

In this case, Zhuge Liang's only goal was to appease Nanban and prevent him from dragging his feet.

And now Yuan Shu is different, he is extremely powerful in the south, and there are basically no strong enemies to watch out for in the next few years, and there is time to clean up these surrounding alien races. He naturally wanted to clean it up once and for all.

"Do you have any questions?" Lu Su smiled and looked at the people in front of him with solemn faces.

"If not, then please give me a word, to descend or not?"

Hearing this, everyone's eyes were focused on Meng Hu's body.

Meng Hu turned his head to look at Zhu Rong, who was lonely and nodded lightly.

Seeing this, Meng Hu felt a sadness in his heart, but he still held back the sadness in his heart, looked at Lu Su, and said in a low voice: "Descend!" ”

Lu Su has made everything so clear, survival or destruction, does this question still need to be considered? Even if it is not for himself, he also has to think about his own people. The coming days are long, maybe they will be able to rise again in a hundred years? This southern barbarian land can only be adapted to and survive by their barbarians. If you endure for a hundred years, it's good to draw a future.

And if it fails, it's not bad to integrate into the Han people. As long as you don't become a lowly person in the eyes of the Han people and don't become slaves, the clansmen can live well, and what difference does it make if you don't become a Han Chinese? Many of them are very eager to live as Han Chinese.

Yuan Shu did not plan how to squeeze and suppress the people of the Southern Barbarians, but wanted to assimilate slowly. Of course, these barbarians certainly do not understand this method of cultural assimilation. Yuan Shu left them with vitality and dignity, and they were naturally unwilling to bury the whole clan for the sake of senseless backbone.

In the final analysis, as long as you can live well, live with dignity, and have hope for the future, who wants to resist?