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Chapter One Hundred and Nine

"What!" Roddy bounced out of his chair. [No pop-up novel network]

Camus smiled faintly: "I can't believe it, right? I'm also surprised, but my news is absolutely reliable, it seems that God really bless the empire." ”

Luo Di thought about it carefully: "Even if that vulture tooth is seriously injured, it won't immediately give in and sue us for peace, right?"

Camus sighed: "Speaking of that vulture, I really admire this person in my heart. This man is tough and strong, cunning and changeable, and clever in his means. According to common sense, most of the mountain people are simple-headed guys, but this vulture, at the age of twenty, inherited the patriarch of the Flame Tribe, and then I don't know what method he used, these years did not make the Flame Tribe more and more prosperous, and later conquered several nearby tribes, and has become the largest tribe among the Mountain Tribe. I heard of the union of the nineteen tribes, and many of them opposed him, but he did not know what method was used to make these people submit. Mountain people are simple-minded by nature, brave and ruthless, and not so easy to convince people. But this vulture brought all the nineteen tribes under his feet...... Originally, I was worried that if I let him take it calmly and unite the forces of various tribes...... Hmph, I'm afraid that in less than three years, it will be another Rajanthal! I am afraid that the mountains will become another Great Moon Kingdom!"

Luo Di couldn't help but say, "This vulture is so powerful?"

Camus smiled faintly: "Awesome is awesome." It's just that for some reason, he was suddenly assassinated and almost died. Those mountain tribes though united in his hands. But these barbarians can't get rid of their innate courage and ruthless nature. At this moment, at the Flame Tribe, I heard that the Vulture was seriously injured and could not be governed, and the other tribes were fighting each other to demand the election of a new chieftain...... Hum. Under the serious injury of the vultures, they could not suppress it, so they could only show weakness to us for the time being and wanted to negotiate with us. ”

Luo Di thought for a while, and then said: "Then we really make peace with him? Why don't we take this opportunity to send troops into the mountains to encircle and suppress him...... Stabilize the situation in one fell swoop!"

Camus shook his head and smiled coldly: "Seth, what you think is too simple! If I could go into the mountains to encircle and suppress, I would have led troops into the mountains a few years earlier! Thousands of miles of mountains, even if you bring 100,000 troops in, if you can't find an enemy, you can only spare circles in the mountains! The mountain tribes have been in the mountains for hundreds of years, and that is their world! Ten years ago, after the Hill Rebellion, after I put down the rebellions in various places, I also led troops into the mountains to exterminate them in one fell swoop, and the result was ...... Hmph, I'm not afraid of your jokes...... My old Camus almost lost his life in the mountains!"

"Oh?" said Roddy, with a look of disbelief on his face, unbelievable that this arrogant Camus would admit defeat at any time.

Camus glanced at Luo Di coldly: "Do you know that the mountain road in the mountains has nine twists and eighteen bends, the road is difficult and difficult to walk, and only one person is allowed to pass through the narrow place, and there is an abyss next to it." In some places, the woods are dense, the climate is humid, and poisonous insects are rampant! At night, there is a swamp gas and poisonous miasma, which is even more life-threatening! The mountain people are familiar with the terrain, and they do not fight you head-on, but only hide in the mountains and circle with you, waiting for you to tell the truth when you are tired, jump out and bite you, and then flee far away. Humph......"

Luo Di's face was solemn, he thought for a while, and said, "Then what General Camus meant...... Are we negotiating with them? What terms are they proposing?"

Camus said slowly: "They demand that the empire recognize the identity of the chieftain of the mountain clan, and the mountains are willing to be vassals to the empire, but with the mountains as the boundary!

"Impossible!" Luo Di immediately shook his head: "How can we decide this kind of thing? Even if we agree, His Majesty the Emperor is not absolutely impossible to agree! Besides, you and I are just local commanders in the south, and we have no right to decide this!"

Camus's face remained unchanged, and he said lightly: "I naturally know this." So what I mean by this is that the talk is meant to be discussed, just to pretend to deal with it. That vulture was pierced, presumably because the other tribes in the mountains were dissatisfied with him, and they were also at odds within. As long as we can provoke internal discord among them. Now the vultures are seriously injured, and I heard that there is only half a life left. The mountain people value force, and no matter how powerful the vulture is, he can't suppress those who oppose him. We just have to take the opportunity to provoke...... Let them mess around for a while. Even with the worst of intentions, in the end the mountains banded together and elected a chieftain, and as long as the chief was not a vulture, there was no threat! What threat was there to a bunch of barbarians who knew nothing but archery in fur? The only thing I was worried about was the vulture, who was a man of great talent and a clear mind. He is also outstanding in military force, and is said to be known as the first warrior in the mountains. It's really a big problem...... If you don't say anything else, just say that you will divide the land and claim the vassals, and take the mountain boundary as the territory...... How could this kind of thing be said by those mountain barbarians who can't read a single word? To let him continue to lead the mountains is really too great a threat to the empire!"

Roddy sighed: "Fortunately, he is assassinated now...... Just with his ability, how could he be assassinated and seriously injured? There was actually someone in the mountain clan who could assassinate him?"

Camus shook his head: "I don't know about this. In any case, this matter is only good for us, and there is no harm in it. I think we're going to talk about it, just looking for an opportunity to stir them up. It's really not good, give them some benefits, and let them add chaos to the chaos. As long as the vultures fall, then a bunch of rabble mountains, my old Camus will not pay attention to them!"

Luo Di thought for a while, and couldn't help but say: "This method can't be said to be bad, but it only treats the symptoms but not the root cause! Even if the vulture falls, these mountains will be chaotic for a few more years, and if there is a second vulture in the future, the third vulture will appear...... It's still going to be messy. ”

Camus glanced at Roddy deeply, with a complicated expression on his face, he didn't say a word, thought for a long time, and suddenly raised his head and smiled: "You come with me!"

Finished, taking Roddy's hand and striding towards the outside of the Governor's Palace.

At the gate of the Governor's Palace, Camus pointed to the pedestrians coming and going on the street, although after a big chaos last night, the city was not affected, although under martial law, there were many fewer pedestrians than usual, but after all, Purple Leaf City is the largest city in the south, and there are still many pedestrians on the road.

"Do you see these people?" Camus's tone seemed to be a little deep: "These people, some are from the Empire, some are from the Mountain Clan, and some are people of mixed blood from the Empire and the Mountain Clan. ”

"Hmm. A hint of confusion flashed in Roddy's eyes.

Camus said slowly: "Before the age of thirty, I only knew that the sword was the best weapon in the face of the enemy! But when I came to the south, I gradually understood many things that I did not understand. ”

Roddy was silent, looking at Camus, quietly waiting for him to continue.

Camus sighed and said, "Mountain people are so brave and ruthless, and they are born with a brave nature in their blood. If you want to conquer them, you can't use a sword! Kill them? How many can you kill? The mountain tribe has a population of millions, can you kill them all? That is absolutely impossible. Even if you conquer them for a while with strong forces, they will still rebel. When Abbasid conquered the south hundreds of years ago and drove the mountain people from the plains to the mountains, the mountain people had a population of less than 200,000. But decades later, they still had a fight. The southeast has always made trouble again and again, and sent troops to exterminate it again and again. If the empire is a giant, then the mountains are like fleas on a giant's body, jumping out from time to time, making a few fuss, and when you hit it, it runs away without a trace!"

"Therefore, the problem of the mountains must not be dealt with in the same way as the problem of the northwest. The mountain people will not submit, but they can assimilate them! If you look at these people on the street, over the years, the local mountain people have gradually merged with the people of the empire, and there is no difference between them, except for a slight difference in appearance, and their dress and living habits have become almost the same. The more you kill them, the more they won't surrender. When they become stronger, they will turn against you again with hatred!"

"To put it mildly, Seth, how many people did your ancestor Duke Tulip kill in the northwest during the time of Abbasid the Great......? But what is the result? They hide in the grasslands, recuperate with hatred, and have absolutely nothing to do with the empire, the steppe people are the steppe people, and the imperial people are the imperial people! Once they have gathered their strength...... Hmph, you have also seen the situation in the northwest now. ”

"But the mountains are different, although they have been conquered by us for a while, they will also intermarry with the empire. For more than 100 years, the only pure-blooded mountain people in their bones have been those tribes in the mountains. Most of what remained on the plains has been assimilated. ”

"Ten years ago, when I suppressed the riots, I didn't kill too many people. Because I know that the more people you kill, the more useless it becomes. The deeper the hatred between the two peoples, the more unresolved it becomes! The only solution to the southern problem is to wait slowly! Wait for the people of the mountains and the people of the empire to merge together, so that these mountain people can truly dissolve into the empire! Let these mountain people become people of the empire!"

Roddy's heart suddenly brightened when he heard this, and his eyes were full of surprise when he looked at Camus: "General Camus, I didn't expect you to think so far...... It's just that...... According to you, how many years will it take to solve the mountain problem?"

Camus smiled faintly: "I don't know. Maybe one generation, maybe two generations...... I've been working here for 10 years. But a few governors sent by the empire ...... Hum...... They treated the mountain people as savages, and feared and hated them. While I'm trying to appease them here, they're desperately hostile...... Alas......"

Luo Di was silent for a long time, and said slowly: "The sword soldiers can only block a temporary chaos, but they can't be a lifetime of chaos. General Camus, I already understand what you mean. ”

Camus said lightly: "After a hundred years, there will be no difference between mountain people and imperial people, then the south can really settle down!"

Luo Di's heart moved, and he suddenly said: "What about the northwest? Can the northwest also be solved by this method?"

Camus shook his head and sneered: "The mountain people are different from those alien races in the northwest grassland. The grassland people are born with a kind of aggressiveness in their bones! They believe in wolves! They are a people who have been riding on horseback since childhood, and once they become strong, they will inevitably expand in all directions! But the mountains are different, and although the mountain people are brave and ruthless, they are not so aggressive in their bones! They are like bears in the mountains! Although they are vicious, as long as they are given a piece of their own territory, they will not continue to move out! They live in the mountains, linger in the mountains, and all they want is their own territory!

After a pause, Camus added: "Besides, now that they have established a state, and they are bent on fighting against the Empire, it is impossible to do it with this method of assimilation. It's just that if you want to conquer the steppe by force again, as you did in the time of Abbasid the Great...... Hum...... According to the current strength of the empire......"

At this point, Camus's voice paused, and he did not continue. Both of them were gloomy in their hearts.

After a long time, Camus suddenly sneered: "I said too much, but I almost forgot about business." He thought for a moment and said, "We still have to go to this negotiation." It's just that the question now is who to let go. Speaking of this, Camus's eyes looked at Roddy, intentionally or unintentionally.

Roddy's heart is clear: in the South, the highest status of the person is himself, Camus, and the governor. Negotiating with the mountains, most of the people with low status go to no avail, and they don't show sincerity. But Camus must not go, after all, he wants to command the Southern Army, and it is indeed a deterrent to the mountains. That governor is a straw bale, and if he goes, it can only do bad things. After thinking about it, I had to go by myself.

Thinking of this, Luo Di smiled bitterly: "General Camus, I understand. It seems that I have no choice but to go into the mountains for a walk. ”

Camus's face was serious, and he said with a serious face: "I want to tell you, I'm afraid it's not a small danger to go this time! After all, those mountain people are about to rebel, in case they turn their faces...... In the vast mountains, you can die for life!"

Luo Di felt a sudden shock in his heart, and then smiled slowly: "I am the Duke of Tulip, this life? I was also going to meet the vultures of which you spoke for a moment, to see what was so peculiar about the man whom General Camus so revered...... Hmph, you said he was another Rochenthal...... I didn't see Rochenthal last time I went to the northwest, but this time I came to the south, and I can't miss this opportunity. ”

Camus glanced at Luo Di deeply, and said slowly: "Okay, but you have to be careful, Vulture is known as the number one warrior in the mountains, and he has been assassinated a few times, and the force that assassinated him is probably not so easy to deal with......

After a pause, Camus sighed and said slowly: "Seth, I have seen you since you were a child, to be honest, when I heard about your actions in the empire over the years, I thought that the Tulip family would be finished in your generation, but I didn't expect to see you after I really saw you...... Humph......"

He looked at Luo Di meaningfully, and said slowly: "Don't lose the true character of your family!"

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