The siege turned into a melancho welcome, and the eyes of thousands of Taya warriors were full of astonishment and confusion.

Zhao Mengqi helped Mu Hua to walk in the front, as if a pair of New Year's friends, talking and laughing enthusiastically.

Wu Qiong followed behind with a heavy-armored personal guard, and the weapons were all folded, but the sonorous sound when walking still gave the natives a great sense of oppression.

After entering the stockade and approaching the wooden tower, Zhao Mengqi stopped and looked at it quietly for a while.

Mu Hua was a little astringent, "Ignorance and bad habits make His Highness laugh." ”

Zhao Mengqi's expression was light, "It's nothing, every ethnic group has a similar stage, but some ethnic groups go faster, with more advanced civilizations, more human customs, in my personal opinion, I am willing to tolerate and respect the customs and beliefs of each ethnic group as much as possible, and I am more willing to help the slower ethnic groups to keep up with the trend of the times, after all, this is a world of the jungle, too outdated and eventually unable to escape extinction." ”

The meaning of the words, Muhua can still hear it, the Taya tribe will either accept 'help' or only perish.

"Your Highness has a broad heart, which is the blessing of all the people in the world, but suddenly abandoning all the legacy of your ancestors, why not die?"

It's a bargain.

Zhao Mengqi smiled and said sincerely, "The concerns of the head of the great sacrifice are not unreasonable, each ethnic group should have its own roots, and we Han people also respect our ancestors in particular, but progress is not abandonment, but metabolism, which is a universal and irresistible objective law between heaven and earth, of course, how to choose between them, or in your own hands, I am just helping." ”

"As long as you are naturalized under the rule of the imperial court, you can still live in this land, worship your gods and ancestors, and the imperial court can provide you with more efficient production technology, more advanced equipment, so that you can have more abundant food and materials, can reproduce more people, can also provide you with medical care to ensure your health, open up spiritual education, a peaceful and peaceful environment, and even exempt you from taxes for a long time."

In Zhao Mengqi's view, a nation that does not even have a written language is actually easy to be integrated, and it does not have to rely on killing to achieve its goals.

In this era, most people do not have any national consciousness, and even have a natural yearning for a higher civilization, so as long as the means are soft, there is no need to worry about any resistance.

In fact, this is also what the Han culture is very good at, and the Chinese nation was originally formed through continuous integration.

The only drawback is that it takes a long time and costs a lot.

Therefore, for some groups that are too savage, it may not be worth using this method.

Mu Hua weighed the conditions given by Zhao Mengqi and asked slowly, "Then, what can my clan do for His Highness and the imperial court?" ”

There is no such thing as a free lunch.

Mu Hua may not know this sentence, but he understands this truth, King Yan promised to pay so many benefits, and also exempted the Taya tribe from taxes, and the Taya tribe also had to give the corresponding things in exchange.

"Simple." Zhao Mengqi smiled faintly and looked at the Taya warriors around him, "Military service, I need the Taya clan to provide high-quality soldiers, but the chief priest does not have to worry that his own clan will become consumables, I will treat the soldiers under my command equally, give excellent weapons and equipment, provide abundant logistics support, daily military salaries, combat rewards, meritorious service will be rewarded, war wounded will be treated and subsidized, and the dead will have bereavement benefits and memorials, which will definitely be much more than hunting harvests." ”

Maybe the Taya people are now self-sufficient, and they don't even have commerce and currency, but Zhao Mengqi will bring all this, and I believe that no one can refuse a better life.

For Muhua, the Taya men have always admired fighting, taking the honor of hunting the enemy's head, and it is a pleasure to fight in the army, and it can also reduce or even completely eliminate internal conquests.

Subsequently, Mu Hua and Zhao Mengqi communicated in detail for a while in front of the dense crowd of people, and then reached a preliminary consensus.

After entering the public house, the guests sat down, and then Mu Hua was responsible for persuading the clansmen, while Zhao Mengqi just smiled and watched.

It was inevitable that there would be many dissent and disputes in the process, but every time I saw Wu Qiong standing behind Zhao Mengqi, like a giant spirit god, and dozens of mighty armor soldiers, the momentum of the opponents became more and more depressed.

In the end, in the analysis of the interests and disadvantages of the head of the great sacrifice and the bitter heart, the heads of most tribes chose to submit.

After all, King Yan gave them a lot of autonomy on the surface, and basically did not change their internal pattern, and in general, the advantages far outweighed the disadvantages.

Under the guidance of the chief priest, the heads of the various departments paid homage to Zhao Mengqi one by one and swore allegiance in front of the ancestral spirit.

Things went a hundred times smoother than expected, and Zhao Mengqi, who was in a good mood, also wholesaled a large number of officials, and Muhua even got a third-grade high seal from a Xuanfeng doctor.

It's not just a name, such as a letter of injunction, official clothing and accessories, and rewards for favors, after all, the Song Dynasty was not like a certain Qing Dynasty, and even official uniforms had to be prepared.

You have to spend some money, but on the whole, it can be regarded as a benefit and no expense, and the foreseeable income is definitely higher than this.

……………………

The tenth day of September, Lucheng.

It was about that there was a real shortage of arrows, and the Song army's defense strength was seriously reduced, and the tribal army easily approached the moat.

Limited by manpower, the moat of Lucheng was dug somewhat perfunctory, no more than eight feet deep, less than two zhang wide, and more than three zhang away from the city wall.

Most of the excavated earth was used for the wharf, while others were rammed on the inner bank of the river, and a seven-foot-high sheep and horse wall was built, which was two feet higher than the ordinary sheep and horse wall, which was also considered a compensation measure.

Seeing that the tribal army was close at hand, the Song army finally began to probe the crossbows and shoot hundreds of crossbow arrows at the same time.

From this angle, it was difficult for the tribal army to protect itself even if the wooden shield was raised diagonally, and dozens of tribal troops were immediately shot.

But the city was in front of them, and the tribesmen's ability to bear casualties became much stronger, and even if the wails of their companions kept ringing in their ears, their morale was still strong.

The interval between the Song army's shots was a bit long, and the tribal army also began to use weapons such as earthen bows and javelins to suppress the city's head.

The two sides fought back and forth, and more and more natives fell, and from time to time blood appeared at the head of the city, and cries of pain were heard.

Taking advantage of this time, a large number of natives carried straw bags full of dirt and threw them into the moat.

Attacks were taking place in three directions, and the defenders appeared to be in a hurry.

By the afternoon, the tribal army had paid nearly 2,000 casualties, and had finally filled in several crossings of the moat on the north, south, and southeast sides.

In the next step, the tribal army will be able to rush directly under the city wall, and Lucheng seems to be in danger.

Liu Xikun on the lookout finally showed a long-lost smile when he saw this situation, "The overall situation has been decided!" This city is at your fingertips! ”

When he spoke, two golden lights came out of Liu Xikun's mouth, bright and shiny, which looked very weird, but it didn't leak anyway.

Cai Qicang joked, "This is all thanks to the desperate food plan of the brother who stayed in the world, the Song army at the head of the city is starved into soft-footed shrimp, otherwise with those natives, I am afraid that they will almost die before they touch the river." ”

"Haha, the Song army's arrows should also be exhausted, even the precious armor-piercing clusters have been used, and there are many shoddy ones, and they are made in an emergency at a glance."

"Probably the Song army won't even be able to pick up the knife, as long as they rush to the city tomorrow and burn down the city wall, this will be over."

Wu Qiqiao and the others were also overjoyed.

Liu Jianming had a bit of caution on his face, "Although it seems to be going well at the moment, you still have to be careful, maybe Song Jun still has some reservations, and he will take it out at the critical moment." ”

"It's all come to this point, what else can Song Jun hide?" Cai Qicang was unimpressed.

Liu Xikun actually doesn't think that Song Jun can still come up with any tricks, but Liu Jianming is now his think tank, and he is very satisfied with his many suggestions, so he must maintain it.

"Mr. Liu is also reasonable, there is nothing wrong with being careful, the so-called siege is the bottom, the attack is the top, I think now we can persuade the Song army to surrender again, this Lucheng will be ours soon, and if it is broken, it will have to be repaired......."

Liu Jianming threw a grateful look at Liu Xikun and echoed, "Lang Jun is smart, even if Lin Yingjia still doesn't agree, at least he can break the fighting spirit of some soldiers." ”

"But who is willing to take on this position?"

Liu Xikun said, looking at Wu Qiqiao, Cai Qicang and other powerful children.

However, these people thought of Su Jiachang's experience, and one by one they dodged Liu Xikun's gaze, pretending not to understand.

Seeing that no one responded for a long time, Liu Xikun's face suddenly felt a little unbearable, and finally he had to casually assign one of his entourages to go.

This entourage was also a little bold, and walked to the city with his head held high and shouted, but before he shouted a few words, he was carried back.

Those powerful children looked at the entourage who was pierced by the bed crossbow in their chests, and they were all afraid.

"Stubborn!!" Liu Xikun was angry.

Cai Qicang was shocked and angry, "Could it be that Lin Yingjia's generation is a stone in a pit, why is it so stinky and hard?" ”

"It's probably stupid to read, I want to learn from Tang Shi Zhang Xun......" Wu Qi was full of ridicule.

Liu Xikun was angry, "It's really shameless, after the city falls tomorrow, I will screw off the heads of those people and make a night pot!" Order, let everyone have a good rest tonight, attack tomorrow, and take Lucheng in one go! ”

At this moment, someone from below came to report that the Taya and Moli were about to arrive.

Liu Xikun was overjoyed when he heard this, so he decided to go to greet him in person.

After waiting for half an hour, the Taya tribe from the north and the Moli tribe from the east came to the place where Liuxikun was waiting almost at the same time.

After the two clans met, they immediately smelled of gunpowder, baring their teeth and waving weapons against each other to demonstrate, and they were almost about to fight.

Only then did Liu Xikun realize that he had made a mistake and forgot that the two clans had a feud and could not be put together, so he hurriedly tried to remedy it and resettle the two clans far away.

More than 3,000 people from the Taya tribe came, all of them were strong warriors, and the leader was Haru, his expression was a little silent, and after knowing what he meant by Liuxikun, he just nodded, and took the clansmen to the designated place without saying anything.

Then Liu Xikun saw more than 6,000 people of the Moli tribe but felt a little headache, it turned out that he promised to pay the same population according to the number of troops, but he didn't expect the Moli tribe to take advantage of the loophole, probably to gather those who could be gathered in a short time, regardless of men, women, children, as long as they could move, they all brought......