Meng Qingtong also knew that since the various ethnic groups of the Nanban rebelled against Shu, as the only daughter of the Nanban King, it was not her turn to make the decision on the marriage event.

Even if Meng Qingtong is very strong, but the education received by the women of the Three Kingdoms is not something that Meng Qingtong can resist as a little woman, Mrs. Zhurong is like this, Sun Shangxiang is like this, the more powerful and wealthy women are, the more they can't avoid marriages with political overtones.

The freedom to love may exist, but the freedom to marry is basically a non-existent concept.

Sun Shangxiang has a good feeling about Chu He, although it can't be said that he is in love with Chu He, but in such an environment, it is already the best choice to find a man with amazing potential, a good impression of himself, and a man who can help his father's great cause get married.

Therefore, hearing that her mother said that her father wanted to marry her to Chu He, Meng Qingtong thought about it a little and let her parents make the decisions.

When Chu He saw Meng Qingtong again, he was also very emotional, the girl who was slightly young at the beginning has now matured, and she has changed into a gorgeous dress, a little less youthful and a little more charming.

After all, she is now in her ninth year, and at this age, most women are already married and have children.

Meng Qingtong, who was masked with a light veil, couldn't see any expression, and a pair of bright eyes also fell on the altar, and he didn't look at Chu He.

Meng Shu was still dressed as the golden-armored giant spirit god, and took the lead in making a simple speech, announcing the marriage between Chu He and Meng Qingtong, as well as the major event of the alliance between the Southern Barbarian Army and the Changding Army, and then officially held the ceremony.

For the Standing Army and the Southern Barbarian Army, the marriage is just a ceremony, and what really matters is the meaning behind it.

Especially for the barbarians, marrying is a very simple thing, the popular custom of snatching relatives in the land of the Southern Barbarians, often takes a fancy to the woman, grabs it home directly, and then sends a dowry, and the woman's family has a dowry, which is considered to be a husband and wife.

Therefore, the marriage ceremony is not very solemn, but it is still all there for.

Chu Wen and Xiang Xian stepped forward, exchanged the birthday of the two with Meng Huo, and gave the dowry, Meng Huo accepted the dowry with a smile, and after returning the gift, Chu He and Meng Qingtong made a marriage, and agreed to marry Meng Qingtong within three years.

Mrs. Zhurong and the generals of the Southern Barbarians also smiled. The generals who were originally unkind to the Standing Army are now also good-looking and regard the Standing Army as allies.

It's not that they don't smile, the dowry gift from Chang Dingjun is too heavy.

For Mrs. Zhurong, the heavier the dowry gift sent by Chu He, the more it shows that Chu He attaches great importance to Meng Qingtong, and her mother-in-law also has a light on her face.

For the Southern Barbarian generals, what is more important is the interests, and the dowry of the Standing Army can greatly enhance the strength of the Southern Barbarian Army.

10,000 taels of gold, 100,000 taels of silver, 1,000 pieces of silk, 1,000 heads of cattle, sheep and horses, 200 sets of steel soldiers, 10,000 catties of stainless steel, 1,000 pieces of strong bones and strong blood pills, 500 catties of demon honey, 500 jars of fruit wine, and various specialties of Changding Township, etc., are converted into money and silver, close to 10 million taels of silver.

The most important thing is that the steel soldier pill demon honey fruit wine, etc., which is difficult to buy even with money.

Chang Dingjun took out these dowry gifts, in fact, he was a little cautious, and when the Southern Barbarian Army tasted the benefits of these Tianshui County specialties, he was afraid that they would not come to the door with money and silver materials.

Of course, in terms of returning the gift, it is impossible for the Southern Barbarian Army to be stingy, after all, this is related to the face of Meng Huo, the seven-rank god of war, and also about the face of the Southern Barbarian Army.

People come up with such a heavy dowry, if Nanban can't get the corresponding return gift, what do the people of the world think?

Doesn't it tell the people of the world that the Southern Barbarian Army has its appearance, it seems to be strong, but it is weak in its bones?

5,000 taels of gold and silver, 500 silk and satin, 1,000 mounts of various beasts, 100 deer blood spirit snake pills, 1,000 demon beast skins, 1,000 catties of elixirs such as mountain ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum, 100 maids in the Strong Bone Realm, and many Nanban specialties, etc., add up to a considerable value.

In particular, the Deer Blood Spirit Snake Pill is definitely one of the most precious strategic resources in Nanban, and each one can be sold for tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Chu He personally tried the effect of this four-grade elixir and gave it to the elite warriors of the Golden Bell Jar, if nothing else, he could increase the number of Blood Condensation Realm powerhouses by fifty to one hundred in the Changding Army!

The quality of the Southern Barbarian army is strong, but it lacks armor and weapons, and the constant army armor is sharp, but the middle and high-end combat power is lacking, and the two sides marry and exchange the materials they need for each other, which is definitely a win-win situation.

After the appointment, there is a formal alliance, and the ceremony is much more formal and solemn than the appointment.

Chu He and Meng Shu ascended the altar, each read the oath of alliance, and then jointly signed the golden book of alliance, and the blood was an alliance, but the final ceremony of sacrificing to the sky made Chu He's face change slightly.

The things prepared by the Southern Barbarian Army to sacrifice to the heavens are not three animals, five grains and six animals, but living people!

Dozens of shirtless, densely tattooed people, and the terrifying Southern Barbarian Army with an extremely hideous and terrifying look pressed the people who were tied up with five flowers to come to power.

Chu He found that many of them were the officials of Qinzhou City and the people of the big families who he had seen in the Qinzhou official office and discussed with Guo Pu how to fight against the Southern Barbarian army!

Although Guo Pu is not among these people, the number two person in Qinzhou, the dean of Qinzhou Academy, and the head of the Zuo family of the four major families, Zuo Zhongzheng is impressively listed!

In addition, the head of the Li family, the master of Qinzhou, and the head of the Wang family are also among them.

Chu He didn't know how Meng Shu could capture them, after all, the people of the four major families should have already fled away when they saw the bad situation.

He didn't know that although the wealthy families could abandon the city and leave, those with official positions, especially important officials, could not abandon the city and flee.

Once the city is abandoned, it is a rebellion, even if you escape with your life, you will not be able to escape the responsibility of Shu, and your reputation will be ruined, and your own children will be affected.

Although the wealthy families of the major scholars in Qinzhou arranged for the children of the family to leave Qinzhou and transfer their property away, the head of the family stayed in the city to resist the attack of the Southern Barbarian Army, and most of them died in the war.

Guo Pu and Jing Xiong abandoned the city and left when the situation was irretrievable in the end, more importantly because they came from a poor family and were not dragged down by their family reputation, and Jing Xiong was not an official of Shu State, but just a white body.

Of course, it is impossible for Guo Pu to serve as an official in Shu again, and it is even impossible to appear in various parts of Shu in the open.

There were more than 50 Shu captives who were pressed up, all of them were sealed with internal strength and culture, their hearts and martial arts were broken, their heads were extremely depressed, they had no strength to struggle at all, and they didn't even have the strength to speak, they just stared at Meng Shu and Chu He with resentful eyes.

If Chu He hadn't bought insurance for Qin Shengnan in advance, maybe Qin Shengnan would have been one of them.

Waiting for the captives of Qinzhou to press on the sacrificial roof, Meng Shu said in a deep voice: "Chu He, now that the Changding army has formed an alliance with the Southern Barbarian Army, there is only one step left, as long as these Shu captives are killed and sacrificed to the sky, we will officially conclude an alliance!"

Meng Huo's meaning is very simple and direct, since the Southern Barbarian Army is anti-Shu, and the Changding Army is allied with the Southern Barbarian Army, it is natural to maintain the same front.

After killing the officials and generals of Shu and the people of the Shu wealthy families who are loyal to Shu, it will be a little difficult for Chu He to be half-hearted in the future.

Chu He couldn't help but feel a little bitter in his heart, he had threatened the Southern Barbarian Army many times by taking refuge in Shu, forcing the Southern Barbarian Army not to dare to make a move against the Changding Army, and he didn't think that Meng Shu was not stupid, so he immediately gave himself a problem.

It is certain that the Changding army is anti-Shu, but according to Chu He's idea, the Changding army is still in the stage of accumulating strength, and it is naturally the best to meet the source left and right.

It's really a situation where there is no way out, and taking refuge in Shu is also a choice, anyway, it doesn't mean that you can't betray Shu after taking refuge.

He knows the trend of history, if there is not much change, the Southern Barbarian Army, the Yizhou Army, etc., will eventually be destroyed by Zhuge Liang's counterinsurgency army, but he doesn't know how long it can last.

As long as you don't really rebel, you can still be regarded as a member of Shu, and you won't be scolded by the people of the world if you take refuge in Shu.

The Southern Barbarian Army's opposition to Shu is to pull the banner of Shu to oppress the Southern Barbarians and make the Southern Barbarians miserable, which can always be recognized by some people.

It's not the same if you rebel one after another, repeated villains are never a good name, and Lu Bu is the best example.

If it weren't for the negative reputation of having a three-surnamed family slave and getting the refuge of more wealthy families, maybe Lu Bu would have been able to occupy a place in the Three Kingdoms, and even divide the world, so that he would not end up with an unknown life and death as he is now.

Meng Yu saw Chu He's face hesitate, and his face suddenly sank: "Chu He, don't you want to do it?"

Chu He secretly smiled bitterly in his heart, he made up his mind, signed the alliance, and drank the wine of blood, at this time, he actually had no choice.

He pondered for a moment, and then said solemnly: "Since Chu He has decided to form an alliance with the Southern Barbarian Army, there is naturally no reason to retreat. It's just that Chu He is not used to killing people who are powerless to resist, and it is really difficult to get this hand. ”

Meng Shu said in a deep voice: "How can those who have achieved great things be confined to small sections. Since they were defeated, they had expected this fate. ”

"If we are defeated, beheading and sacrificing to the sky is the best end, and Shu has not used the means of dividing the corpses of five horses to deal with the enemy generals!"

Chu He hesitated slightly, and was about to speak, when Long He suddenly said in a deep voice: "The last general is willing to serve the young master!"

Shu nominally inherited the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty, although now Shu no longer regards itself as orthodox as the Han Dynasty, and most of them are content with the status quo, and the Great Wei and Wu divide the world, only a few people in Zhuge Wen are obsessed with restoring the name of the Great Han.

In Long Ji's eyes, the Han Dynasty was stolen from the Chu State, and there was no psychological burden on killing the officials of the Shu State.

Chu He groaned for a moment, and finally nodded: "Okay!"

He is not ruthless enough to become a real decisive commander, but it is imperative to kill the captives of Shu and sacrifice to the heavens.

There is nothing to say next, Long and the Southern Barbarian executioner together beheaded the captured officials and soldiers of Qinzhou, and took their heads to sacrifice to the sky, and the Southern Barbarian Army really formed an alliance with the Changding Army.

After the alliance was concluded, Meng Huo was obviously in a good mood and commensurate himself with Chu He's virtuous son-in-law, and Chu He also called himself a junior son-in-law.

Later, the Nanban held a feast to entertain the Changding army, and Meng Shu also introduced the Southern Barbarian generals to Chu He one by one, as well as the large families of the Qinzhou scholars who surrendered to the Southern Barbarian Army.

After being full of wine and food, Chu He did not stay in Qinzhou for a long time, and only met Meng Qingtong twice during this period, and then left on the grounds that Tianshui County was busy with affairs.

Meng Qingtong obviously became reserved and restrained, did not mention the matter of competing with Chu He, met briefly twice, and did not have many words, it seems that it is necessary to really blend water and milk, and the road is difficult and dangerous.

Now it's just a marriage, and Meng Qingtong will never go back to Tianshui County with the Chu River.

When Chu He returned to Tianshui County with the convoy, he found that the number of Southern Barbarian troops stationed on the border of Tianshui County had been significantly reduced, leaving only the necessary soldiers and horses to maintain stability, which could be regarded as one of the sincerity of the Southern Barbarian Army after forming an alliance.

After the Changding Army defeated the Yellow Turban Army, it connected the six counties of Tianshui County with lightning speed, and completely took Tianshui County into its arms.

Although the Southern Barbarian Army is strong, the main force is concentrated on the side of Qinzhou City, and it is a lie to say that it is not afraid that the Changding Army will continue to wave the army to Hongdong County without being afraid.

The fact that the Changding army was able to defeat the 200,000 elites of the Yellow Turban Army was enough to show that they had the confidence to continue to expand, so the Southern Barbarian Army dispatched troops and horses to garrison the border between Hongdong County and Tianshui County to strictly prevent the invasion of the Changding army.

The three counties of Qinzhou, one-third fell into the hands of the Changding army, a radius of three thousand miles, it is definitely a large territory, if the Changding army does not agree to form an alliance, the 100,000 southern barbarian army stationed on the border of Hongdong County is the vanguard of the attack on Tianshui County.

Speaking of which, Chu He has taken a lot of advantage.

The land of Qinzhou was fought hard by the Southern Barbarian Army and the Yellow Turban Army, and one-third of the territory was stolen by the Chu River, and it was impossible for Meng Shu and the others not to be annoyed.

Of course, the territory of the Southern Barbarian Army is not known to be much larger than that of the Changding Army, and the entire territory of the Southern Barbarian Army is much larger than that of Qinzhou.

Moreover, after the Southern Barbarian Army has no worries, it can wave its army north and occupy a radius of 20,000 miles south of the Tongtian River.

The alliance between the Standing Army and the Southern Barbarian Army gave the Southern Barbarian Army no worries, which was not the case for the Changding Army.

The Southern Barbarian Army can capture more territory and grab more resources, and the Standing Army can also get considerable benefits, after all, the secret method of steelmaking is a weapon of the country, just like the later generations, the technologically backward countries can only exchange a large amount of resources for the artifacts of the high-tech empire.

Recruiting talents, developing science and technology, increasing productivity, and enhancing the strength of the Standing Army are the next strategies of the Standing Army.

Due to various reasons, Chu He was unable to recruit outstanding talents from the Three Kingdoms in history, such as geniuses such as Dong Ju of Qinzhou.

However, Tianyan is a great weapon for Chu He, which can clearly spy on the details and potential of others, and Chu He quickly selected many talents with considerable potential from the Changding Army and the people of Tianshui County to focus on training.