"Everyone is willing to listen to ......."

Zhao Hongrun looked at Gu Yigu, the patriarch of the Gray Horn tribe of the Qiang tribe in front of him, and looked at the look on his face that seemed to be open.

Not to mention, Gu Yigu's words made Zhao Hongrun feel excited.

You must know that the Qiang people in the land of Sanchuan, they are not only born excellent cavalry, if you use a certain term in Zhao Hongrun's memory, these Qiang people should be classified as "archers", a military class that integrates various advantages such as mobility, harassment, and strike.

Even, this class can be used to siege cities.

Don't think it's a joke, you must know that when the Qiangjiao cavalry attacked Yucheng a while ago, they had already shown their good siege ability, so that the merchant army guarding the western city wall suffered huge losses.

Almost 4,000 casualties!

And what were the casualties of the Horned cavalry outside the city at that time?

If it weren't for the longbows of the warriors of the two tribes in the city at that time, and the cavalry outside the city, their casualties would have been almost zero.

The reason is very simple, because the cavalry of the Qiang nationality generally uses longbows, and the outstanding arm strength of the Qiang people makes them use longbows with greater power consumption and longer range, and the range can reach a rather terrible eighty zhang, which is almost a long distance that is difficult for the bow and crossbow troops of the Central Plains country to reach.

For example, the archers of the Wei State generally had a range of only more than 60 zhang.

Don't think that the gap between the Wei archers and the cavalry of the Qi tribe is only more than ten zhang, and think that this gap is insignificant, if it is used for harassment, it can definitely make the enemy annoyed.

Of course, the Wei State now has a repeater with a range of about 120 zhang.

But the problem is that the longbow shot of the cavalry is a projectile, a projectile with a parabolic arc, and this way of shooting can go over the city wall and shoot the enemy troops in the city.

This is something that the Wei State crossbow could not do.

It's not that repeaters can't shoot with projectiles, in fact they can.

But in this way, the repeater loses its excellent penetration, which is contrary to the original design intention of this weapon of war, and to put it bluntly, it is a waste of the best side of this weapon.

Of course, what is more important is the extraordinary mobility of the cavalry.

It is no exaggeration to say that the cavalry of the Qiang tribe equipped with three mounts can easily travel hundreds of miles a day, and this excellent mobility is definitely the most important thing on the battlefield.

For example, if Zhao Hongrun had such a cavalry under his command when he was fighting with Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, then Zhao Hongrun could show weakness to Xiong Tuo during the day, and then at night, he traveled hundreds of miles in one night, bypassed Xiong Tuo's army, and directly attacked the Yicheng city of Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng.

That was definitely the speed that the Chu army couldn't catch up with.

"Mother ......"

After glancing at Gu Yigu a few times, Zhao Hongrun clasped his hands and was silent in thought.

Seeing this, the leader of the Yi tribe, Erdemo's heart moved slightly, and he hurriedly said: "Respected King Su, it's not that I despise our compatriots, but in fact, our warriors of the Qi tribe are far better at war and familiar with war than the compatriots of the Qi tribe and the Yi tribe...... To put it irreverently, the cavalry of Wei, hehe. ”

He didn't say it too bluntly, but anyone who understood the language of the Wei people could understand what he meant, which was nothing more than the cavalry of the Wei State.

Hearing this, although Zhao Hongrun was unhappy, he had to admit it.

After all, Wei has never been a country known for its cavalry, and the really powerful Wei State, or the military that was once regarded as a proud class by the Wei people, is a chariot, and even now, the military flag of Wei still generally retains the pattern of "horse two-wheeled chariot".

It is a pity that the chariot, the pride of the Wei people, was trampled by the powerful cavalry of South Korea, and the powerful Korean cavalry made the Wei people realize the fact that the chariot is no longer applicable.

After that, the Wei State also formed cavalry, such as the Junshui Army, the Dangshan Army, and the Chenggao Army, which were the armies of the "six battalions of the garrison", all of which had cavalry formations, and even the Weirong Army in the local county town generally set up cavalry teams of about hundreds of people.

It's a pity that due to the lack of experience in training cavalry, the cavalry level of Wei is indeed not high, such as the Xiao cavalry battalion of the Junshui Army, Zhao Hongrun was not very satisfied with the contribution made by this cavalry in the war against Chu.

The 5,000 Wei cavalry of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, although there were almost no losses after the battle, they did not shoot the number of Chu troops that satisfied Zhao Hongrun, and in most cases only played the role of finding out the enemy's news and responding to the infantry on the battlefield.

Come on, this is cavalry!

In Zhao Hongrun's view, cavalry should be the king of land warfare, how can it be reduced to the role of auxiliary infantry and archers?

It can only be said that the Wei generals are still not good at using cavalry.

And the bad thing is that Korea, a potential enemy of Wei, is precisely a Central Plains country that is good at cavalry.

Of course, it is not that all the cavalry of the Wei State disappointed Zhao Hongrun, at least the hunting battalion of the Dangshan Army, their alternative home battle, made Zhao Hongrun's eyes light up.

It's just a pity that the Korean cavalry shouldn't be so stupid, follow the hunting battalion of the Dangshan Army into the mountains and forests to fight, and most of them will choose to fight on the plains and destroy the main force of Wei in one fell swoop.

"What does the general think?" Zhao Hongrun gave Sima An a brief explanation, and then asked the general's opinion.

Sima An pondered for a moment and said: "Your Highness, the ability of the Horned Cavalry is indeed incomparable, if it weren't for the war weapon made by the Smelting Bureau this time, coupled with His Highness's excellent strategy, I'm afraid that my Great Wei will win less and lose more." …… As His Royal Highness said, if my Great Wei adds such a powerful cavalry, I should not be afraid of the Korean cavalry, but it is difficult to convince people that the Qianjiao people surrender when they see that the situation is not right. ”

Probably because Zhao Hongrun mentioned the idea of "using the cavalry of the Qiang tribe against the Korean cavalry", Sima An rarely put forward a pertinent opinion, rather than the usual extreme opinion.

After that, Sima An thought for a moment and said, "If he is willing to take his family as a hostage, he might as well believe it for the time being." ”

"Hostage with your family?"

Zhao Hongrun frowned slightly.

To be fair, he didn't like it that way. First, this method is very inferior; Second, this method will gradually accumulate resentment in the coerced mind, and once this resentment reaches a certain level, it is very likely that there will be a rebellion.

Therefore, if he can, Zhao Hongrun prefers to use Huairou strategies, such as his treatment of the merchant army under his command.

For now, though, it seems like the only way to go.

Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun told Gu Yigu of his decision.

"Patriarch Guyigu, after much thought, this king has decided to accept your surrender. However, in order to prevent your betrayal, the elderly, women, and children of your tribe must be relocated to the land. ”

Gu Yigu flashed a hint of embarrassment when he heard this, and asked tentatively, "Is it as a hostage?" ”

"Yes!" Zhao Hongrun said frankly: "If you betray, this time the king will not treat those women and children as innocent and open up to them." ”

Gu Yigu lowered his head and thought for a moment, in fact, he was no stranger to such a thing as hostages, after all, the way the Qiangjiao tribe enslaved those Hu slaves, in most cases, was also through the coercion of their relatives.

After a long time, he nodded and said solemnly, "Okay." ”

However, after the promise, he looked at Zhao Hongrun and solemnly pleaded: "I hope that the soldiers of your country will treat my clansmen well, and do not force those women to do ...... Well, they don't want to. ”

Although Gu Yigu said very vaguely, Zhao Hongrun still understood what he meant, and after frowning, he said with a strange expression: "It seems that you have done this kind of thing to Hu people in the past." Hmph, however, the king will not send our soldiers to spy on your family. …… You will be under the supervision of the Alliance of the Waters. ”

"The Alliance of the Waters?"

Gu Yigu was ashamed, and he was really relieved in his heart, after all, the Yushui Alliance is all of the Shan tribe and the Shan tribe, and they can be said to be compatriots of the Qiang tribe, of course, there will be no such thing as raping women.

Looking at Gu Yigu's expression, Zhao Hongrun snorted softly and didn't say anything.

You must know that with the gradual development of trade between Wei and Sanchuan in the future, the tribes of the Luoshui Alliance gradually tasted the sweetness, and it is not difficult to guess that these tribes will gradually move closer to Wei.

And at that time, if these Qiang people dared to make trouble, there was no need for Wei to do anything, and those Qiang tribes, who were regarded as compatriots by the Qiang people in front of them, would be the first to stand up and tear apart the betrayed Qiang people in order to ensure their friendship with Wei.

"Lubaron, Halegoh."

Zhao Hongrun invited Lu Balon, the patriarch of the Lun tribe of the Qiang tribe, and Halegohe, the patriarch of the Aries tribe of the Qiang tribe, to introduce them to Gu Yigu, and frankly told the latter that if nothing else, they would be supervised by these two patriarchs in the future.

With a smile on his face, Gu Yigu politely said a few words to Lubaron and Halegoh, but he couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart.

Because once upon a time, when the Lun tribe and the Aries tribe saw him, the patriarch of the Gray Horn tribe, they almost took the initiative to salute every time, but now, they have all been transferred.

But Gu Yigu had to do this, because he knew that the Lun tribe and the Aries tribe had climbed to the high branches of the Wei State, and if nothing else, these two tribes would quickly become powerful, even if they turned into big tribes, it was not impossible.

On the other hand, his Greyhorn tribe faced defeat because of the wrong decision to follow Bitatu to attack the Wei army, so he could only humiliately send his clansmen's wives and children as hostages in exchange for peace.

Probably noticing the unwillingness in Gu Yigu's eyes, Zhao Hongrun said lightly beside him: "Ten years." …… The Greyhorn Tribe only needs to fight for my Great Wei for ten years, and after ten years, this king should personally invite the Greyhorn Tribe to join the Ruoshui Alliance. The treatment that the tribes of the Yushui Alliance can enjoy, your tribe can also enjoy at that time. ”

Hearing this sentence coldly, Gu Yigu was stunned, he still thought that their Gray Horn Tribe could only be used as a war tool of the Wei State for the rest of their lives.

"Really?" Gu Yigu asked in surprise and surprise.

"Of course! This king is full of words! Zhao Hongrun smiled slightly, and then said in the tone of the superior: "Now, you return to the city and ask those who are willing to accept the conditions of this king to come and surrender outside the city." Ordmer, the leader of the tribe of Youyi, and the chiefs of the tribes of the alliance of the Waters are witnesses, and do not worry about the king deceiving you. Do this well, and this king will give you a credit. …… Except for Bitatu! ”

"I understand!"

Gu Yigu nodded, and immediately took the two clansmen and turned around and returned to Henan City. (To be continued.) )