17. Life is all here
"Have you already stormed the city?"
"Yes, Shan Yu. Judging by the enemy's reaction, they were no longer able to organize enough offensive to fend off our army, and although they were still stubbornly resisting, we were soon able to take the city, and the Lord alone would be able to gain enough spoils. ”
"The Han man who has been disrupting our movements with his singing, called Guan Ning, has been caught."
"Returning to Lord Yu, we are searching for the traces of this Han man, and I believe that he will not be allowed to escape."
"Remember, only that Han man, I want to live. If anyone brings me a corpse, I will have his tribe bury the Han man together. Spread this word of mine to all the armies on the front, and I don't want people to say after the war that they didn't hear this order. ”
"The will of the Lord alone is my highest faith!"
This time, Qian Man did not ride his favorite majestic war horse, but stood quietly on a temporary high platform outside Xiangping City, staring at Xiangping City in the distance, where there was now thick smoke, and there seemed to be a faint sound drifting in the wind, which was the sad sound from the despair of the enemy, and the roar of the enemy who died with himself in despair.
Originally thought to be a simple battle, the result was that he first defeated his own vanguard general Suri in Goguryeo - although it is undeniable that in this matter, Qianman may have to bear some responsibility for Suri's death, after all, it was precisely because of some hints he gave to Suri before his expedition that Suri finally chose the road of no return.
Of course, if Su Li had not been so arrogant and underestimated the determination of the Han Chinese, perhaps the result would have been very different.
Hmph, he began to be negligent before he really established the victory, such a corpse vegetarian can be regarded as a veteran of the Xianbei Army of the same generation as his father. But they are also not qualified to hold important positions in the nascent Xianbei army.
In comparison, it is really the Han people who are more capable.
Although for the Xianbei people who have been "in love and killing" with the Bingzhou Army for nearly ten years, there are really not many people in the Liaodong Army who can enter their eyes, and the entire Liaodong may only be a few people, but it is this few people who have also caused the Xianbei Army to suffer a lot.
Yes. Wounded - this is how Qian Man summed up the operation of his army.
In the eyes of outsiders, the current Xianbei army is like a monster, no matter what kind of action it is, it exudes a strange feeling, and it is like Xiaoqiang, whether it is shooting to death, trampling to death, pinching to death or drowning, electrocution, burning to death, etc. If you don't pay attention for a while, you will slowly recover from pretending to be dead, and then slowly crawl past your eyes.
What could be more arrogant?
But for Qianman, this impression may not be much wrong, today's group of "Xianbei infantry" does have the qualifications to be called so, and it can indeed be called the generals' favorite soldiers, but it does not mean that Qianman, as a Xianbei Dashan Yu, hopes that all his subordinates are this kind of Xianbei infantry, and the grassland is full of lifelessness.
That's right. These soldiers are very useful, but they have one biggest problem - they are out of the category of normal people. They have lost their most basic ability to be living beings - the right to reproduce.
The future that Qianman expects is that the Xianbei people rule the fertile Central Plains and the grassland outside the Saiwai, if the Xianbei people on the grassland have become monsters like the Xianbei infantry, then does this rule still have any meaning" Or there are no descendants to inherit, just a few living people facing a group of immortal monsters, just think about the whole person has become bad.
So on the premise of ensuring combat effectiveness. Qianman still wants to be able to keep as many Xianbei tribes as possible, rather than turning them all into a bunch of crazy people who have lost even their autonomy...... Soldier.
If they could, such soldiers would still let those Han people, Anshan people, Kushan people, and Buyeo people...... Anyway, as long as it's not the Xianbei people to take on it, let these monsters become the slaves of the Xianbei people, obedient and easy to use.
From this point of view. It was only natural that Qianman was extremely angry at the fiasco of Su Li, after all, it was not the Xianbei soldiers who could be easily recycled in Su Li's hands, but the actual Xianbei tribe people.
Of course, in Qianman's view, it is precisely because there are too many people like Su Li on the prairie who are not smart enough except for a handful of strength, if some outstanding characters can appear in those races that are regarded as slaves, it is not impossible to absorb them into the Xianbei bloodline, and it is very honorable to make a contribution to optimizing and enhancing the bloodline of the Xianbei people.
And in the Xiangping City in front of him, there are exactly two characters in the Xianbei bloodline who Qian Man thinks must strive for honor.
It's said that it's two people, but in fact, to be precise, one person plus two, each can only be counted as half a guy.
For the former, Qianman is determined to win.
For the latter, Qianman has a somewhat kind of idea that "it is their luck to get it, and if they don't get it, it can only say that their fate is not good".
Of course, it's great to be able to get nature.
For example, the smart and very eloquent Hu monk Hu An, who later performed a very good defense in the offensive and defensive battles of Xiangping.
Speaking of which, although the Xianbei infantry has very outstanding advantages, such as being very obedient, such as almost no need to consider logistics problems, and for example, it can be used repeatedly, although it may cause environmental pollution, but it is only a small problem compared to the advantages.
However, after this war, Qian Man suddenly found that this very useful soldier under his command could not only be solved by destroying the altar as the Bingzhou army did, but also had a new way of destruction.
In addition to the previously mentioned Guan Ning Tong guò singing method that made his "disciples" gain a certain belief and completely lose the possibility of rebirth of the downed Xianbei infantry, it is the Hu monk who led the development of believers in a short period of time to achieve the same effect in a certain religious way, although I don't know if this is the personal "invention" of this Hu monk, but for the Xianbei infantry, which seems to have never appeared in history, Juan can use his religious ability to apply it to military affairs. For Qianman, it already has a high enough value.
Of course. If you really can't catch the living, it doesn't matter if you're dead, anyway, he now has enough ways for him to help, not to mention that the monks in the world are only the only ones left in the world, so it's okay to catch another batch if you can't do it.
Anyway, in addition to the wisdom that is needed to capture this monk, the most important thing is to study how to deal with this kind of means that can make the Xianbei infantry unable to reuse.
Although compared to the uprooting method of the state army. Guan Ning and Ju An's method of arguing can only be regarded as piecemeal, but it still makes Qian Man vigilant enough - the method of the state army is certainly a symptomatic cure, but considering that the premise of using this method is to suppress the offensive of the Xianbei infantry like angry waves on the frontal battlefield, it can be said that this alone has made this method have no significance to promote on the vast majority of battlefields.
Even if the strategy of dividing troops is adopted with one delay and another sneak attack, unless the sneak attack team has a powerful storage like Su Xiaololi, the number of troops required will be at least two to three times that of the Xianbei infantry to achieve the goal.
But numerical superiority over Xianbei infantry?
Now, because of the natural manpower disadvantage of the grassland, this method may still have some effect, but as long as the Xianbei people are given enough time. They will snowball into a behemoth -- you see, won't Xiangping City in front of you be able to harvest at least 100,000 "new ding"?
Although for various reasons, the harvest that can be obtained by slaughtering a Xiangping City is far from reaching this number.
But it's definitely very impressive.
But what if it was changed to Guan Ning and Juan's way of distinguishing?
Of course, it seems that there are very few people who have mastered this ability now, and the role played is only piecemeal on the battlefield, but what if this method spreads? What if three or four out of ten people in an army like the Merge State Army had mastered this ability?
The original dominant side can be said to have lost almost all of its advantages, and even Xianbei's rise will be buried because of this.
Although Qian Man didn't want to be surrounded by a group of monsters, he was even more reluctant to be suppressed by the Han people, just like the Huns today. Either wander to an unknown land, or crawl like a dog at the feet of the Han Chinese.
Just think of the figure standing at the head of the city, standing upright, holding his head high, and singing. Qian Man's eyes couldn't help but be stupid.
Even those who are outside the territory have a yearning for those who have a noble temperament.
If there is no conflict of interests, people are actually yearning for a good time.
Is it just that the world can completely isolate the entanglement of interests?
I'm afraid that Guan Ning, who is alone in the world, can't do it, so he has to be a hermit in one mountain nest after another.
The smoke coming from inside Xiangping City was thicker and more intense, but those desperate or rising shouts gradually subsided, and Qian Man couldn't help but sneer a few times. And he climbed down from the high platform.
Even though they tried their best to resist, in the end, this huge Xiangping City could only resist their footsteps slightly, and cause them some battle damage that exceeded their expectations, but it could not change the final outcome at all.
"Alone in adults. According to your orders, the three people you need have been caught, and they are all alive! ”
"Very good, well done! Pass on my general's order to capture the tribe of three people, and increase the distribution ratio of the proceeds of this plunder. ”
Although it is not known who captured which one, but looking at the few tribal leaders in the distance who had surprised their faces after hearing Qianman's promise, it was obvious that these people should be the beneficiaries of this time.
But I don't know who the frustrated ones will be?
Well, there is one that is absolutely certain, and that is Gongsun Du, whose face was gray when he was brought up.
Qian Man also has a considerable interest in Gongsun Du, a Liaodong hero.
"Gongsun Du, although you are an ambitious Han Chinese, I still like your talent very much, and I am not afraid of your ambition."
Gongsun Du didn't answer Qianman's seemingly generous solicitation, or at least in his current state, he couldn't give any answer at all—the scorched black covered in gunpowder smoke mixed with the black-brown blood stains that clumped together, and some gray hair was now scattered randomly of different lengths, covering most of his decadent face. The limbs were firmly trapped by the thick hemp rope, and even a few blood-colored footprints could be seen on the back and legs, probably when they walked here, and the tribal soldiers who had suffered heavy losses in the siege battle might have even been the work of the generals.
Qian Man seems to be completely oblivious to this qiē. After all, for the tribes on the grassland, defeat is defeat, and as a loser, you must have the consciousness of a loser, and the so-called dignity only belongs to the winner and ...... Dead person.
Does Gongsun Du want to die?
Although it looks very decadent, Qianman knows very well that this is only as a former regional hegemon. Gongsun Du, a generation of heroes, was a little unable to accept the result of defeat, even though he may have been fully mentally prepared before, but when the defeat really came, he must still not be so comfortable, just like when he Qianman learned the news of his longing father's death in battle.
But Gongsun Du will not choose to die.
Qian Man is sure of this, no matter what, Gongsun Du is no longer a hairy boy stunned young man, he is an elder who is responsible for the prosperity of the family, and the safety and death of the family are obviously more important to him than personal dignity and honor.
After all, there is a family. Gongsun Du's bloodline and reputation can be passed on. And if there is no family as a carrier, even if Gongsun Du is a generation of Confucianism or has a sense of integrity, it will not be known after all, buried in the yellow sand of history.
Therefore, Qian Man will not doubt how Gongsun Du will choose, so he will not do anything superfluous, so that Gongsun Du will have some different expectations in his heart - what he needs is only to inject some strong genes into the Xianbei tribe, instead of letting those heroes turn against the guests on Xianbei and occupy the magpie's nest. That was a big reversal of what he had thought.
"If there's something you can't say for a while, it's okay to say it later. In a short period of time, I still have enough patience. But I hope Gongsun Du will remember that even a lot of patience will run out, don't live up to Xianbei Shan Yu's kindness! ”
After speaking, at Qianman's signal, Gongsun Du was taken down again.
Of course. The process is still the same as it was when it came, quite unfriendly.
The next person who was brought up was the monk Hu Anbian.
Speaking of which, although this Youfang Hu Seng participated in the ambush of the Liaodong Army against the vanguard of the Xianbei Army, he still had a great chance of running away, because he was different from Guan Ning, who was quite dragging his family. Juan was alone at that time, as long as he was willing, he could find a ravine to hide, even if he was a key member of the ambush Suli operation, it was impossible for Xianbei people to really shed a big net all over the mountains and fields to hunt down him for him.
To put it bluntly, the value of Juan Bian's body at that time was too low, and it was not worth the vigorous efforts of Xianbei people.
If Juan is replaced by Li Shushi, it is estimated that as long as there is an opportunity, even if it is hand in hand, heart to heart...... Oh no, it's a carpet search hand in hand, and it is estimated that the Xianbei people will never give up killing this Han who has a deep hatred with them.
It sounds like a × of THAAD hunting down Na× elements who have fled around the world, and even if there is a high probability of violating the laws of the target country, in order to bring them to justice.
It's a pity that a certain rabbit should be harmonious and stable, and secondly, there is no huge umbrella on the rabbit's head, so it is obviously impossible to follow this dangerous precedent that once a hole is opened, it is likely to harm itself after all.
It's just that I don't know why, but this Hu monk is not afraid of the upcoming Xianbei army, but stays in Xiangping City, uses his knowledge of Buddhism to appease people's hearts, uses some of the herbal medicine knowledge he has learned to help rescue the wounded, uses his wisdom to help the counselor military affairs, and even later develops an offensive method that makes the Xianbei people a headache.
It is precisely because of this short period of time that this Hu monk named Hu Anban has done so many things, so that his missionary activities in Xiangping City have been carried out very smoothly, and a large number of believers have gathered in a short period of time.
Although the number of these believers cannot be compared with Guan Ning's "disciples" because of time, compared to Guan Ning, who manages those so-called "disciples" with almost the idea of doing nothing, Juan Chen, who is obviously constantly deliberately managing his own followers, will surpass Guan Ning in the long run in terms of the number of believers he can gather and even in the hearts of people from all walks of life.
Therefore, even if the monks in the world can't say that they can catch a handful, it is not uncommon, but Hu Anban can still be called the best among them, but it is a pity that the Xianbei army outside Xiangping City did not give him enough time to develop.
"Monk Wunahu, if we surrender, let's try whether the knife in our hand is sharp, and we can decide in a word!"
Well, treat this Hu monk. Xianbei people were even more polite, and even this time Qian Man didn't even want to speak, just let his close attendants do it for him. However, today, when Qian Man broke with his original good friend Yuwen Tuo, the living servants left by his side were naturally all the henchmen of Qian Man's henchmen, and let them speak instead of Qian Man, and the level was definitely not low.
However, compared to Gongsun Du, he was tied up by five flowers. He was punched and kicked again, and at this time, Juan still looked like he was on weekdays, wearing a gray shirt that was not luxurious or even a little simple and looked very decent on him, without the slightest wrinkle on it, nor the slightest messy feeling, let alone traces of blood and dirt, it didn't look like a well-educated monk who had just participated in a huge and fierce offensive and defensive battle, but like a well-educated monk who had wandered here leisurely, just standing there. It can make ordinary country people feel like they want to bow to it.
"Amitabha, this is what Gongsun Shizhu said Xianbei Dashan Yu Qianman."
Regarding the weak actions of the attendants beside Qian Man, Juan Fan seemed to have no feeling at all, proclaimed the Buddha name, folded his hands and bowed deeply to Qian Man. And when he was doing everything, Juan kept a soft smile on his face.
I wonder if it is similar to the so-called smile of the Buddha?
"Monk, don't talk nonsense, which path to choose, hurry up."
It's a pity that the living who are not Xianbei people are destined to be difficult to gain too much respect from Xianbei people. Qian Man remained silent.
"The Buddha said, 'If I don't go to hell, who will go to hell,' and the poor monks are willing to come to you. I will explain to you the depth and vastness of the Dharma. ”
Juan Bian's answer made Qian Man slightly surprised, although only a little, but this Hu monk was able to surprise him, a humble Da Dan Yu, but it was indeed boastful, but he was worthy of being one of the two and a half people he valued.
But he doesn't know what kind of answer the only one he values will give him?
Guan Ning slowly came to him in anticipation of Qian Man.
There was also no trace of being tied up, but it was different from Juan's monk's robes, which seemed to be newly put on. The moon-white robe on Guan Ning's body was already stained with dots at this time—most of them were blood stains on it, and a few were marks left by some dust and ashes.
is the same as Gongsun Du, but you can't see a trace of decadence on Guan Ning's body.
That posture is still upright.
The head is still high.
"Actually, Xiao Wang really wants to ask Mr. if he is willing to surrender to my Xianbei."
Courtesy for Qianman to turn over and dismount. He still had a calm face, just like the cold reception that the governors of the states and counties who had conquered him had encountered—neither bowing his head and humility, nor pretending to be high and raising his value, but looking at each other calmly, looking at each other with eyes that were neither humble nor arrogant, but not saying a word.
Time passed gradually, and under the mutual gaze, even if there were large and small battlefield veterans around to cheer, it was still Qianman who was still humble and single.
With a self-deprecating smile, Qian Man said with emotion:
Sure enough, even if it was an eagle on the grassland, he could only fly over the tall green pine, but he couldn't convince him. You are like the tall and upright green pine, and I am the flying eagle that is not self-sufficient, and I am so small in front of you. I may be able to leap over you and soar higher into the sky, but you still stand on the earth, and my presence will not change any of your qualities. ”
"Don't you think about your students, and the subordinates who follow you? Can't you be moved by their lives? ”
"As long as you are willing to come to my side and assist me, a mere Xianbei handsome is at your fingertips."
"Money, status, beauty, as long as you want, I will give it to you, even if I don't have it here, I will definitely snatch it back from somewhere else, and I will definitely not disappoint you."
"You should understand that such resistance is useless to us, even if we can't get the service of you who are alive, we can still use it if we die, but I respect people like you, so I don't want you to become like that."
Coercion, inducement, telling, intimidation, all he used was a pair of cold stares, but all he got was a cold stare in those calm eyes.
"Is it true that such talents are so hard to come by?"
Eventually, Qian Man could only turn around and wave his hand back, as if unwilling to see what was going to happen next.
For a long time, on the high platform not far away, there was a faint burst of singing:
The nameless woodcutter in the mountains is idle, and he is idle in plain white linen clothes.
The sharp axe captures the sky, and the broken blade shines in the sun.
Go up the mountain to eat roe deer, and go down to the river to drink fish and shrimp.
Suddenly, he heard that the thief was coming, and he swung forward with his knife.
For example, death in humiliation, beheading, and injury.
Pan Sen: I recommend a book that I personally think is pretty good: "The Lich Survival Guide", although it is not as good as the Mad Lich, but it can barely be watched, at least the plot arrangement is not uncomfortable. (To be continued......)