Chapter Twenty-Four: Our Chance Has Come
The strong man was a little unwilling to say: "If they don't leave, will we keep waiting?" โ
"Don't wait too long!"
Qi Wannian said confidently: "We are not the only tribe here, compared to other tribes, the situation of our tribe is good." We can survive for a while, but they are not so lucky, they won't even survive for a month without trouble!
When they make a fuss, the defenders will inevitably send men and horses to quell the rebellion, and we can intercept their battalion as long as we see the opportunity. They had food in their lair, and we burned down the granary when we ran out. When they run out of food, they will naturally retreat. โ
Qi Wannian said it simply, but in fact, it was not.
The Jin army is not a fool, how could most of them go out to suppress the rebellion! Even if it is dispatched, it will stay with enough elite guards. As a general of the border army, if he didn't even know the importance of grain and grass, how could he still be entrusted with a heavy task and sent to an important place like Feng Xu. What's more, the Qiang and Di tribes are scattered, with a lump in the east and a lump in the west, and there is no prestige person to lead them, so they can't gather strength at all.
In the past, it was not that I didn't think about unifying all Qiang to build a state, but as soon as such signs appeared, I would encounter all kinds of accidents. Drinking to death, falling to death on horseback, being arrested for crimes or dying in infighting, all kinds of accidents are one after another, even the most stupid people know that there is a problem. The various tribes also understood a bloody lesson, the Jin people will never allow the Hu people to gather!
Qi Wannian also knew, but Qi Wannian was far smarter than the rest of the clan. He could see that behind this lesson was not only the strong strength of the Jin people, but also the Jin people's fear of unifying the Qiang people.
Only when one side is stronger than the other will this emotion arise in fear!
The Jin people will also be afraid, which means that the Qiang and Di people are stronger than the Jin people in total!
After seeing this, Qi Wannian planted a seed called ambition in his heart! Taking the opportunity of escorting grain and grass, every time Qi Wannian entered the military village, he would carefully observe and silently figure out the role of various measures in the military camp. And every time he escorts grain and grass, he will bring something extra to treat the scum army in his mouth.
Even if it is a military leader, it may be a gentleman sent here by the dignitaries of the Jin Dynasty to gild. These gentlemen have been influenced by family learning and even Taixue since childhood, and they naturally know a lot, plus they like to show off everywhere. A single meal of wine can blow for hours. They don't realize what their knowledge means to these wild Hu people!
In this way, Qi Wannian is like a piece of sea tirelessly absorbing the knowledge brought by the Jin people, and the hazy dream in the early years is also unconsciously clear.
Just like this escort, Qi Wannian keenly saw that the Jin army's behavior was different from usual.
In the past, the Jin army always tried to maintain the balance of Feng Xu's land, and would not endlessly squeeze the nearby tribes as they did today.
You must know that the squeezing is ruthless, these Qiang and Di people have to fight if they don't want to fight in order to survive!
For soldiers, it is possible to die if they fight, and it is impossible to win with zero casualties, even if they have the convenience of weapons. As far as the military management is concerned, it is possible to lose his official position because of the reproach of the imperial court because of the civil unrest. Therefore, in the past, this kind of uncontrolled squeezing rarely appeared.
But today it appeared! Presence means variables. Before he understood the variables, Qi Wannian was not ready to move lightly. Therefore, Qi Wannian must suppress the restless hearts of the clansmen, otherwise a bad one will be the end of the death of the clan.
"What are you doing? Get to work! โ
"Okay military master!"
Qi Wannian responded flatteringly, turned around and shouted at the men of the tribe: "Everyone hurry up, don't you see the military master waiting in a hurry!" โ
After shouting, Qi Wannian followed the people to carry the grain and grass.
Seeing Qi Wannian's well-behaved appearance, the military master nodded with satisfaction, and chatted with his comrades again.
"Didn't the original grain be transported from Changping, why did we have to collect and distribute it locally? Doesn't the imperial court know that the grain in these places has long been looted by us? โ
"What else could there be? I'm afraid that the grain in the regular closing warehouse has been hollowed out a long time ago! โ
"How is that possible? You must know that this is military rations, and if you sell it, you will lose your head! Who would dare to do that? โ
The officer in charge glanced at his comrade with disdain, pulled the placket of his shirt and said, "See? Don't look at the two of us wearing the same military uniform, but the status is far from the same! So with your status, of course, you don't know the inside story.
This matter has to be talked about with the capital, the eldest brother of our family told me that when Yang Jun, the prince of the dynasty, died, Sima Yun, the king of Huainan, made a great effort to get rid of Yang Jun, and became the second person in the clan after Sima Liang, the king of Runan, in the capital.
But our Zhao King Sima Lun and Sima Yun don't deal with each other, and Sima Yun will block our King Zhao when he gains power. โ
"So King Huainan hollowed out the grain in Changping's warehouse and deliberately pinched Zhao Wangda's neck?"
"Why are you so stupid?
You said that this is military food, who dares to touch this food? โ
"Then why is it empty if it is not hollowed out?"
"Oh, the water is drowning, the fire is burning, the wind is blowing... Anyway, it's something that people can't carry. โ
"Actually, it's still hollowed out, right? Aren't they afraid of being found out? โ
"That's why we have to collect grain on the spot to cover this hole!"
"I'll go!"
The overseer gasped and said, "How can this be made up!" โ
The Eunuch Jun sneered and said, "You can't make up for it with just one Qiang clan, but Feng Xu's land is so big, there is still a squeeze!" โ
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"So that's what happened!"
Not far from them, Qi Wannian was lying behind the haystack and heard the conversation between the two and suddenly realized! Qi Wannian's head turned around a few times, and he secretly said in his heart: "The opportunity has come!" โ
The wider the grain requisition spreads, the more people will not survive.
At this point, who cares how powerful your army is?
Once the chaos starts, the Qiang people and the Di people can be quickly united, coupled with the internal discord within the Jin Dynasty court, it is not so easy for the Jin army to win!
When the Qiang people unite and block the land in Guanzhong, then this is the world of the Qiang people. Not to mention living a personal life, even if you want to build a country and become a king, it is not impossible!
In Qi Wannian's heart, the seeds planted in the early years germinated rapidly.
He seemed to see that he was sitting in the land of Guanzhong, commanding a million troops, and countless subjects turned their heads to worship and shouted: "Khan, long live!" Hooray! โ
"Bell bell bell ยท
The chirping of the barracks sounded, and it was time for dinner.
Qi Wannian came to his senses and hurriedly beckoned the clansmen to gather for dinner, and the prison army also walked to the camp to eat.
The rations of the people were only a bowl of porridge with a few pickles at most, but the overseers ate a small stove and a plate of meat. Qi Wannian watched the man walk into the big tent with the meat, and swallowed hard. The dissatisfaction in my heart is growing. The determination to rise up is becoming stronger and more urgent.
He couldn't see that after the prison army entered the big tent, he saluted Sun Xiu, who was sitting in the big tent, and said with a smile: "We do everything according to your orders, but I don't know if they believe it or not!" โ
"Don't worry! They will believe it! โ
Sun Xiu showed a smile and thought confidently: "In terms of calculation, I, Sun Xiu, am not weaker than anyone!" โ