Big. Most of the barbarians who crossed Henan had never seen Han people except for the Han slaves in their own villages.

They lived in the high mountains, and they had a strong temperament, and the various clans fought with each other for land, slaves, and livestock. The troops composed of barbarians who are accustomed to climbing mountains and fighting are still very effective in the mountains.

The barbarians in these mountainous areas suffered a lot of losses in front of the Han merchants, and the oppression of the old warlord forces made them hostile to the Han people on the whole.

They were especially suspicious of the Han Chinese "soldiers".

The "Road Construction Pioneers" were attacked by the "Guoluo Family Branch" when they were exploring the terrain and were completely wiped out.

Now that the revolutionary army and the volunteer army are heading south, the "Guoluo Family Branch" has ordered the barbarians of its tribe to hide.

Seeing that there were no barbarians on either side of the main road, Xie Niancheng ordered that the troops be divided into two parts, and the second army went straight to the west along the main road. Chang, he led the Third Army to stop and not leave.

A team of more than 300 people, holding a large banner with the word "negotiation" written on it, began to ascend the mountain.

Sending a team of this size was decided by Xie Niancheng.

No matter how much, I'm afraid of scaring the barbarians away. No matter how few, if it is annihilated by the barbarians, then there is no other way to solve the "Guoluo Family Branch" except for the massacre.

The captain of the advance team was none other than the ubiquitous General Yellowstone.

"With tens of thousands of horses under the command of the commander-in-chief behind us, the advance party I led began to ascend the mountain in the early morning of September 28. The road is rugged and the valley is full of trees and weeds. The ground was littered with rotting leaves. Under the reminder of the newly enlisted barbarian soldiers, the officers and soldiers all smeared herbs on their bodies to repel snakes, insects, mosquitoes and ants. Everyone looked at the scenery that they had never seen in the mainland and regarded it as an outing. ”

"Up the hill. After turning around a few times, there was no trace of the large army when I turned around, and the road was getting narrower and narrower, and I could basically only walk through Guò alone. Especially in mountain streams, there is often only a single-plank bridge on the passage above, and it is not easy to walk. The more you go up the mountain, the more difficult it becomes. The climate in the mountains is unpredictable, and it rains lightly as you walk, and the sun shines brightly after a while. Let everyone have a deep understanding of the terrain and climate of the mountainous area. ”

"After walking about 20 miles, we really went deep into the barbarian area, and over a hill, we met the first barbarians. The terrain in this area has eased slightly. Some flat dams. You can see it. There were hundreds of barbarians gathered up and down the mountain, with earthen guns, spears, and clubs in their hands, and the trumpets in their mouths did not even understand the barbarian soldiers in our troops, but they only shouted, and did not move, and I ordered the troops to concentrate and slow down to prevent a sudden attack. ”

"I walked more than 10 miles. Thousands of people had gathered on the road ahead, and we walked a hundred meters in front of the barbarians. The advance stopped, and the barbarians on the opposite side were in a great uproar. ”

"I was about to send someone to communicate with the barbarians, when there was a nervous news from behind, the cooking squad that was walking at the back of the line and containing the comrades who had fallen behind was surrounded by a group of barbarians. Few of the people in the cooking squad did not dare to shoot, but the barbarians robbed all the materials carried by the cooking class, and even stripped them of their clothes, shoes and socks. ”

"When this happened, we didn't shoot, which emboldened the barbarians, who brandished their weapons and began to approach the group. I'm a little hesitant, should I fight? The warriors also looked at me with questioning eyes. Although there are thousands of barbarians, if we fight them, it will not take too long to kill them all. ”

"When I was in trouble, a puff of smoke and dust rose from the small slope at the entrance of the valley in front of me, and several mules and horses came from the mountain road, led by a barbarian dressed in sackcloth, and when the barbarians saw him, they all fell silent. I was relieved that I had finally met the leader of the barbarians. ”

"The person who came was not from the 'Guoluo Family Branch', but Abizawu, the head of another large tribe in this area, the 'Luohong', and he told me that the people of the 'Guoluo Family Branch' had retreated to a deeper and farther core village."

"The barbarians spoke very directly, and Abizau told me that he was willing to send people to help us fight against the 'Golok Clan', on the condition that after the war, the land and population of the 'Golok Clan' would be distributed to the 'Luo Hong' Clan' half. His appearance also gave me a deeper understanding of the relationship between the barbarian tribes. I can't make the decision about such a big matter, so I asked him to take people down the mountain to find Commander-in-Chief Xie. I continued to lead the troops forward. ”

"I knew from Abizau that there was a large area of Pingba in front of me, which was the territory of the Han people, so I immediately decided to lead my troops to attack the town called 'Xiaoliping' as a camping camp and the forward base of the main force today."

"Under the orders of Abizau, the barbarians returned the equipment and clothing that had been stolen from us, and we continued our departure after lunch under the guidance of the 'Rohon Family Branch' guide. Without the novelty of the morning, the afternoon journey was doubly hard. ”

"Along the hills, the road is getting harder and harder. The air here was dry, and our hair was scorched, and sweat rolled out, soaking all our clothes and hats. Along the way, either up the mountain or down the mountain, from time to time someone fell, in the mountains and mountains walked more than 30 miles, the mountain gradually slowed down, a town appeared in our sight. ”

"To get to that town, you first have to cross the 'Little Heavenly Ridge' known as the local population, and from a distance, there are cliffs everywhere, high slopes and steep ridges, and there are several bunkers on the top of the mountain, which are built on a small flat land on the top of the mountain. The barbarian guide told me that after this bunker I could go down the mountain. ”

"Seeing us coming from afar, the enemies on the top of the hill began to shout and ask us which part we were, and the soldiers in front of us shouted to them that we were a revolutionary army, and those enemies were silent."

"Seeing that we want to fight hard, the barbarians who led the way began to persuade us to give up this idea, those bunkers, in the era of cold weapons in the past thousand years, may really be 'one man is not open', but he doesn't know, in front of our revolutionary army, there is not much difference from paper paste. Our advance team, however, brought two 80mm mortars. ”

"The power of the 80 mortar's shells was not strong enough, but it was enough to hit such a small pillbox with incendiary shells, and after more than ten shots, the pillbox caught fire, and before we could attack, the defenders abandoned the pillbox and fled."

"Under the reverent and fearful gaze of the barbarians, we crossed the insurmountable danger in their hearts, crossed the small Tianling, and advanced directly to the town below the mountain."

"This town is called Echizen Town, and it is the largest town of the Han people in the area, and it seems to have several thousand inhabitants, and the barbarian guide said that the people stationed here are 'big soldiers'. We have a deep understanding of the combat effectiveness of the local garrisons of the old warlords, and everyone's mood is very relaxed. After descending the mountain, according to the regulations, we pulled out the formation and slowly approached the town. ”

"Before we could attack, we saw the door on the other side of the town open, and there were probably more than 100 people fleeing in a panic, and there was a commotion in the town, I was not careless, but ordered the troops to advance at a normal speed, after all, our goal is not to annihilate the enemy, but to take the town by chance."

"By the time we got to the gate of town, it was about five o'clock in the afternoon. The people of the town looked at our team curiously on the side of the road, our soldiers also maintained excellent military appearance and military discipline, and the brave crowd had begun to talk to our soldiers. ”

"There is a prison in the town, 'the enemy of the enemy is the friend', we all remember the words of Commander-in-Chief Xie very well, and I immediately decided to release the prisoner."

A grenade exploded through the iron door of the prison, and the nearby Han and barbarian crowds cheered. I already know from the mouths of the masses that few people in this prison are actually imprisoned for crimes, and most of them are poor people who have been put into prison by the rich because of debts, disputes, and other things. ”

"I walked in front with a few soldiers, and the soldiers smashed open one of the cells, and as soon as we entered the door, a foul smell came to our faces, and we looked through the light of the torches, and well, it was hell on earth."

"The prisoners inside were lying on the ground, and there was mud, feces, urine, and sewage on the ground. The prisoners' hair and beards were long together, and almost the whole face was obscured, and most of them were naked, and there was a fig leaf on their lower bodies......"

"The soldiers were on guard beside them, and the crowd outside began to lift people out, there were almost more than 100 people before and after, and most of them were barbarians, 'Guoluojia Branch', 'Luohongjia Branch', and 'Agujia Branch', both leaders and slaves."

"From the mouths of the prison guards, I know what crimes these people have committed, some of them did not listen to the orders of the garrison, they did not send troops to help attack other barbarians, some did not pay taxes and pay women, and some simply came to prison for the sake of imprisonment: Liu Wuguang's government has implemented a system of 'changing shifts and going to prison', saying that as long as any of the leaders violates government regulations, then someone in their family must stay in prison as a hostage."

"The surrounding barbarian masses wept bitterly when they found out their relatives in prison."

"I left the prison, commanded the troops, opened the town's warehouses, and ordered the troops to send all the materials inside."

"At night in the town office, I couldn't sleep for a long time, the poverty of the barbarians in the mountains was really beyond people's imagination, which gave me a deeper understanding of the public report sent by Commander-in-Chief Xie. In fact, it was only one day to officially deal with the barbarians, but this day also made me realize that the social system and productivity level of the barbarians are indeed too backward, and the estrangement between the barbarians who have guided them in the past thousand years is really deep. But I believe that such a gap is by no means unbreakable. (To be continued......)