Fangling, the name of the mountain, because of the name of the county.

Fangling County, thirty miles away in the deep mountains and old forests.

In the depths of the mountains and forests, there are hundreds of years of towering trees everywhere, the bark of the big trees is all over the ravines, the withered yellow leaves fall to the ground, accumulating layers of dead leaves, stepping on the dead leaves, and suddenly making a squeaky sound.

In the woods, a middle-aged man with a wooden stick is leading a dozen attendants in coarse cloth shorts to march cautiously.

An attendant walked quickly to the middle-aged man's side and said softly: "Sir, let's look blindly like this, and we can't find any trace of the barbarians, so let's let them come out and pick us up by themselves." ”

The middle-aged man frowned and sighed: "This group of damn barbarians is really cunning, I have been to the barbarian cottage four times, and each time I have written down the road signs, but every time I still go wrong." Hmph, this group of barbarians looks simple, but in fact, they can't keep their hands, and it's hard to catch them in their hands. After finishing his sigh, the middle-aged man said: "Let go of the arrows, let's wait for the barbarians here." ”

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When the middle-aged man saw the sound of the arrow, he stopped walking and stood where he was.

About a cup of tea, the sound of trembling sounded in the woods. I saw a barbarian wearing a tiger fur sweater walk out, walked quickly to the middle-aged man, and said, "Let's go, follow me to meet the leader." ”

When he had said that, the barbarian stopped talking. He walked at the front, and walked back and forth through the woods with a group of middle-aged people. I don't know how long it took to shuttle, maybe half an hour, maybe an hour...... Just when the middle-aged man was dizzy, the barbarian took the middle-aged man to a place with flat terrain and bamboo forests.

At the entrance of this place was a huge walled gate, which was guarded by four barbarians. The barbarians entered the gate directly and headed towards the place where the barbarian leader lived.

The barbarian stood respectfully outside a bamboo hut and shouted into the bamboo hut: "Chief, people have brought it." ”

"Well, let them in." Inside the house, a deep voice came from the house.

"Come in......" said the barbarian standing outside the bamboo hut, and then left the bamboo hut.

The middle-aged man standing outside the bamboo house pouted, he had already seen the barbarian leader four times, and the shelf was still so big, he waved his big sleeves, lifted his robe, and walked towards the bamboo house.

When I entered the bamboo house, I saw a middle-aged man with a Chinese face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a thick beard on his lips sitting in the bamboo house. This man was the leader of the barbarians here, a man of short stature, not as large as the other barbarians. However, this is such a person, who is actually the leader of the barbarians.

Seeing the middle-aged man he brought into the bamboo house, the corner of the barbarian leader's mouth hooked, and a very disproportionate smile appeared on his honest face, and asked, "Wang San, you came to me again, didn't you prepare enough food and weapons?" ”

Wang San is the name of this middle-aged man.

Wang San knelt down under the leader of the barbarians and said, "Rest assured, chief, the food and weapons are ready. ”

The barbarian leader nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Well, as long as there is food and weapons, it is easy to talk." ”

Wang San was hesitant, his eyes flickered a little when he looked at the barbarian leader, and said: "Chief, my lord said that things have changed, the original plan was advanced, and tomorrow the leader needs to lead people to attack Fangling County, I hope the leader can be prepared and arrive in Fangling County early tomorrow." ”

"What, tomorrow?" The barbarian leader's honest face suddenly became extremely cold, and he flatly refused: "No, absolutely not. ”

When Wang San heard this, his face suddenly fell, and he said: "If the leader has any conditions, as long as my lord can satisfy the leader, he will definitely satisfy the leader, but I just hope that the leader can lead people to attack Fangling County tomorrow, and kill the Nanban captain who went to Xicheng to take up his post according to the plan, I don't know what the leader wants?" ”

The barbarian leader listened to Wang San's words, and his cold expression eased slightly. After being silent for a while, he spoke: "Five thousand stone grain, one thousand sets of armor, and one thousand steel knives, how about it?" After finishing speaking, the barbarian leader looked at Wang San innocently, his eyes full of anticipation.

Although Wang San scolded the barbarian leader Lion in his heart, he did not dare to refuse. He had spoken to the barbarian leader a few times, and this guy seemed to be honest on the outside, but on the inside he was cunning like a fox, and he was elusive, especially if he had a lot of personality, and if he was not satisfied, he would get angry and kill.

Wang Sanxin said, wait until Lei Heng is solved, and then I will clean you up. Wang San thought so in his heart, but he still had a smile on his face, and nodded his head to agree to the barbarian leader's conditions.

Unexpectedly, the barbarian leader continued: "Don't think that I will directly kill the southern barbarian captain, I will only tie him to the village, and then you will take food and weapons to exchange people, if you don't give food and weapons...... Hmph, I'll send someone to send him to Xicheng to see what Zhang Fang will do when that guy arrives? ”

Wang San was dripping in cold sweat, and hurriedly nodded yes, scolding the barbarian leader in his heart for being as cunning as a fox.

"Remember, Chief, don't mistake the time tomorrow morning." Wang San reminded the barbarian leader.

The barbarian leader nodded and said, "Well, I know, you go back, let Zhang Fang prepare food and weapons, and tomorrow I will lead people to attack Fangling County." ”

"Yes, yes......" Wang San nodded hurriedly yes, and then left in a gloomy manner.

After Wang San left, the barbarian leader still sat motionless in the bamboo hut. After Wang San had left far away and could no longer hear the sound in the bamboo house, the barbarian leader lowered his voice and shouted, "The people have gone away, come out." ”

When the words fell, I saw a young man in green clothes walking out of the right side of the bamboo house, in the passage leading to the backyard, this person was none other than Lei Heng.

In fact, when he set off from Luyang to Fangling, Lei Heng followed Xi Zhong's advice and assigned the Shadow Guard to collect information on Zhang Fang and Fangling's counties, and even sent little sparrows to explore the terrain and various cottages in Fangling.

It wasn't until the person who heard the news (the little sparrow) came back to report that Lei Heng had to start taking precautions and went to the barbarian cottage.

Not long after Lei Heng arrived at the cottage, sure enough, Zhang Fang's people arrived at the barbarian cottage and asked the barbarian leader to lead the barbarians to attack Fangling County in advance, wanting to take this opportunity for Lei Heng to sacrifice his life for the country.

Lei Heng walked out, sat down with his robe, and looked at the barbarian leader in front of him.

This barbarian leader has a simple face, and his dark eyes reveal a clear and flawless feeling, but such a simple person is not as honest as his face, but as cunning as a fox, and his means are clever, Lei Heng put away his contempt for the barbarian leader in his heart and straightened his mentality.

"Lord Captain, you also heard the conditions given by Zhang Fang." A smile appeared on the honest face of the barbarian leader, and he said: "Five thousand stone grain, one thousand sets of armor, and one thousand steel knives, this is not a small number, compared to the condition of the white wolf with empty gloves of the captain, Zhang Fang is much more sincere than you." ”

When Lei Heng heard this, he shook his head and said, "The leader is wrong, I believe I am more sincere than Zhang Fang." ”

The barbarian leader looked into Lei Heng's eyes and asked, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Lei Heng said with a smile: "The leader's transaction with Zhang Fang is undoubtedly a plot with the tiger, as long as Zhang Fang gets rid of me, the Southern Barbarian Captain who doesn't know the height of the sky, he will turn the spearhead to the leader, attack the leader, and kill the barbarian clan, so as to block the mouth of the Youyou......"

Just halfway through the sentence, the barbarian leader interrupted: "Impossible, Zhang Fang has to keep me to "raise a coward for trouble", take the opportunity to recruit private soldiers, and extort rich households. Besides, if I die, who will do anything unclean for him......"

Lei Heng said: "The leader is also a smart person, and he should know that there is nothing impossible to do. ”

"The so-called impossibility is because the leader has not threatened Zhang Fang's interests. But this time the leader opened his mouth and asked for 5,000 stone of grain, 1,000 sets of armor, and 1,000 steel knives...... The leader's appetite is getting bigger and bigger, and the strength of his command is getting stronger and stronger, and Zhang Fang will also be afraid of the leader when the time comes. It was impossible for Zhang Fang to just watch the leader increase his strength, because Zhang Fang didn't need it, and he didn't worry, the existence of a barbarian cottage that could threaten him to dominate Fangling. ”

"Instead of a disobedient person, it is better to have an obedient dog. Among the barbarians, the leader is not the only one who can be the leader of the barbarians, and without you, the other barbarians will have to continue to live. ”

"As long as Zhang Fang gets rid of the leader, the barbarians can no longer pose a threat to Zhang Fang. On the contrary, the barbarians will still be controlled by Zhang Fang, and no one will be able to influence Zhang Fang......"

After listening to Lei Heng's words, the barbarian leader's expression was solemn, and the honest appearance on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by an old-fashioned, shrewd and decisive appearance.

Seeing this, Lei Heng knew that what he had just said had reached the heart of the barbarian leader. Just add another fire, and it's pretty much the same. Without waiting for the barbarian leader to react, he continued: "Chief, what I said just now is just the current development situation of the barbarians, with Zhang Fang's food, armor, and steel knife, although the problem of the barbarians can be solved in a short period of time, but the steel knife will be damaged, the food will be exhausted, and the armor will rot...... These are just momentary measures. The barbarians may be able to become strong for a while, but it is not the way to stay for a long time. ”

"If you want to be self-reliant, you can only be self-sufficient."

"If you want to be self-reliant, you can only get out of the mountains and forests."

"Getting out of this mountain forest is the only way out for the barbarians."

"The conditions I put forward are really considered for the barbarian clan, as long as the leader is willing to help me kill Zhang Fang, after I take over Fangling, Fangling County will be used as an autonomous area for the barbarian clan, so that the barbarians can have land to cultivate, have clothes to wear, and have food to eat, so as to completely solve the problem of barbarians drinking blood, this is the long-term way." Lei Heng spoke endlessly, and his mouth was like a river.

When the barbarian leader heard this, he said, "The barbarians live in the mountains and forests, and although their lives are hard, they are unrestrained. If you become a people under your command, will you not be bound everywhere and sent by you everywhere? ”

Lei Heng said in his heart, he was finally tempted, and it was good to be tempted. Then he said with a smile: "The chief thinks too much, when I first talked to the chief, I have already made it clear that the place where the barbarians live implements national autonomy, is led by the barbarians, and the barbarians are in charge, and the customs and habits do not need to be changed, and even the hereditary head of the chief's family." But there are two, first, by our garrison. Of course, the barbarian children can also join the army and fight for me, and I will give a bounty of 10 yuan for killing one enemy. Second, taxation and forced labor. Of course, the barbarian areas are all subject to 'fifty taxes and one', and can be 'paid for service', and I promise that I will never pay more!" ”

It has to be said that Lei Heng's conditions impressed the barbarian leader. He can not think about himself, but he has to think about future generations.

Maybe with the weapons, armor, and food of Zhang Fang, the barbarians can be strong for a while, but after all, it is not a long-term way, and getting out of the mountains and forests is the real royal road.

The barbarian leader was silent for a long time, and finally sighed: "Okay, I promise you, I am willing to help you kill Zhang Fang." ”

When Lei Heng heard this, he smiled faintly, this was already expected.