Chapter Twenty-Nine: Blood for the Alliance
By the time the day dawned, the fire in the fort had been extinguished, and it was burning beyond recognition. Everything was blackened with smoke and fire, and even the corpses discarded in the dock were reduced to char. The smell of burnt was in the air, and it was disgusting.
The sergeant had finished inspecting the fort and returned to Sima Lun.
"General, according to our surveys, the attack on the fort was made by the Di and Qiang. They first infiltrated the dock fort, and then attacked from the inside and outside. At that time, His Highness and his personal guards were attacked when they were approaching the central camp in the courtyard, and the remaining corpses were burned beyond recognition. It is impossible to tell whether His Highness is among them. โ
Hearing this, Sima Lun's brows furrowed, and he thought carefully.
It is not possible to judge whether Sima Xun is the best news again, and in the current situation, Sima Xun is most likely to be captured alive by the other party. Whether it is the Qiang people or the Di people, they don't have the courage to kill the Great Jin clan, and they just want to exchange something. But as long as there is no definite information, it is still not reassuring.
Sima Lun raised his head and asked, "Did the people who investigated the traces come back?" โ
"Not yet!"
"Send more people, and be sure to find out where they went!"
"No!"
"General Yu, the news that the Qiang people who withdrew from the previous expedition said that the evacuated Qiang people did not go back by one way, and the traces were scattered everywhere, and they didn't know where they were hiding, and they captured a Di man nearby!"
While he was talking, news came again. Sima Lun's mind turned to understand that this must be the Hu people who attacked Sima Xun who sent someone to negotiate, and said, "Let him in!" โ
After a while, Zhao Shishi was escorted to the front camp with his hands tied, Sima Lun's face was gloomy, and Zhao Shishi shouted sharply: "No matter which tribe you are, go back and tell your master to release our people, otherwise the army will definitely turn you into powder!" Come on, give him a horse and let him go back to his life! Also, if you dare to do something with my Dajin, you will never be spared, cut off his ears and teach him a lesson. โ
"No!"
A soldier was about to make a move with a sharp knife in his hand, Zhao Shishi's face turned pale and he forcibly endured the fear in his heart and said urgently: "Wait, the villain is a messenger, my master has something to say to the king, and the villain will let the king deal with it after speaking!" โ
Sima Lun waved his hand, and waited for the armor to stop and scolded: "You are just pigs and dogs, and you dare to call yourself villains? You don't even deserve to be villains! What are the last words to say! โ
A touch of anger welled up on Zhao Shishi's face, and in a blink of an eye, he forced it in his heart and pretended to be pitiful: "Why should the king be forced to force each other, our tribe has no food and clothing, and it is only a last resort to invite His Highness to the tribe as a guest." My master said that as long as the king left his baggage and returned, he would definitely send His Royal Highness to Feng Yi's camp safely. Also, if the slave's ears are cut off, the little highness will not dare to guarantee whether the villain can keep his ears! โ
"Good guts!"
Everyone in the big account was furious, and his words were full of threats, and he pretended to be pitiful.
Sima Xu's face was especially angry, and he said to Sima Lun: "Father, he is just a messenger, how can he compare with his eldest brother." The export threat must be his own opinion, not gullible, in my opinion, cut off his ears and even his nose as punishment! โ
"Shut up!"
Although Sima Lun was furious, he did not lose his mind, and it was very likely that Zhao Shishi had added material to his own initiative, but who could guarantee that what he said would not become a reality. In case Chief Hu is annoyed and angry, it is possible to do something out of the ordinary under impulse. If it comes true, Sima Xun's ears will be cut off, leaving a mark of defeat and capture, and he will lose the opportunity to inherit the title, which is probably the purpose of Sima Xu's advice.
Sima Lun saw through Sima Xu's careful thinking and was furious in his heart, but it was not good to teach a lesson in front of outsiders, and all his temper was on Zhao Shishi.
"You think that if you can't cut off your ears, you can make me cast a mouse? Joke! โ
Sima Lun said gloomily: "If you don't let you suffer a little, people will mistakenly think that I am weak and can be bullied, do you think you can go back unscathed?" Hum! Come on, beat him with a hundred sticks and let him go! โ
"No!"
This time, Zhao Shishi didn't say anything and let the armorer pull outside, if he didn't give Sima Lun a step, he was the one who couldn't get off the stage, and a meal of the board was just a bit of a hardship!
When the soldier came out of the tent, Sima Lun explained to Tanma: "Follow and see where he stays!" โ
"No!" The probe horse took the order and left.
Zuo General Wang Yu asked, "What should we do now?" โ
Sima Lun said: "The strikers are all wiped out, so we can't go back like this." Order, leave three days' rations, we will sweep around and return to the army! So many tribes in the vicinity are guilty of ignoring the safety of our army! โ
"That's all there is to say, the rest is only to wait for His Highness to come back!"
Wang Yu's mouth conformed, but his heart was vigilant. Sima Lun did this not only to kill people to establish authority, but also to kill people to prevent the news of Sima Xun's capture from spreading.
At the command, the nearby tribes were all in bad luck. The fire at the city gate affected the pond fish, and the tribes wandering outside the Three Rivers Fort were wiped out by a blow, and even the heads were made into a landscape, and the meaning of the demonstration was clearly revealed.
The news soon spread throughout the upper reaches of Weishui, and even the tribes in Hengshan sent people to check it out. They didn't know that this was Sima Lun's venting of anger, thinking that the Jin people intended to exterminate the Guanzhong Zhuhu, and they were panicked in their hearts.
At this moment, Qi Wannian's people came to the ministries with a lot of gifts and invited the tribesmen to discuss countermeasures.
Sima Lun was afraid that Sima Xun's capture would leak the ban in the army, so that the Weishui departments would not know the truth, and gave Qi Wannian an opportunity. After Sima Lun retreated, the leaders of the various departments also rushed to the meeting place of Qi Wannian.
The defeat of Sima Xun gained a lot of money, and most of the gifts to the various departments were grain, horses, and property, but none of the weapons and armor were captured. When the leaders of the various tribes arrived, most of the clan soldiers of the Qi Wannian tribe changed into armor. It was only at this time that the heads of the various ministries understood where Qi Wannian had the confidence to gather all the ministries.
Qi Wannian's department has been moving again and again recently, not only annexing several small tribes but also defeating the powerful Jin army, and its strength has reached a higher level, becoming the leading tribe near Weiyuan.
"Brother Qi is brave, let the Jin army abandon his armor and return to Feng Yi in a gray manner, it is really difficult for us to look at the back of my neck!"
"Brother Qi has seized countless and did not forget to give me an equal share of the profits, not only brave but also benevolent!"
"I don't know what Brother Qi is calling me and others to come to? A certain income Brother Qi should be the head of Brother Qi! โ
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Qi Wannian listened to the flattery of the leaders of the department, with a smile on his face, and a smile in his heart.
The virtues of the nearby tribes Qi Wannian couldn't be clearer in his heart, if these people were so polite in the past, not to mention the benefits this time, he saw that the clan soldiers had changed into armor, so he was afraid.
If you have strength, you have the right to speak. Qi Wannian said with a smile: "Although the Jin people retreated, they will come again, at that time, even I was powerless to resist, this time we are anxious to deal with the scorching offensive of the Jin people!" โ
I'll be busy with the revision later.ใใใ