"Huh? Do you know who is coming? "Compared with vigilance, Liu Chan is more confused.

He knew very well that in the realm of Nanzhong, there was no resistance force that could gather the strength of about 3,000 people.

The recalcitrant extremists are now in their own army.

As for the further west, the forces outside the south and the middle...... It will take more than 400 years for the once powerful Tibet on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to appear, and no one has the ability to fight here.

"Prince, the soldiers of this army are dressed in different clothes, and it seems that the various departments of the Yimin are mixed. The army also drove a large number of cattle and horses, on which many were loaded with leather bags and cloth bags. ”

Well?

Liu Chan sighed helplessly, and then looked at Zhuge Liang next to him, and the smile on his face also contained a little compassion.

"Give the whole army an order, stop marching, and wait for them to come."

"Yes!"

After receiving the order, the army stopped marching, and without receiving specific orders from the prince and the military division, the generals and colonels at all levels spontaneously organized soldiers to line up to meet the enemy.

Whether it is a general or a soldier, they have made great progress after the war.

The soldiers who have worked with Zhuge Liang are good at cooperating with the battle array, and the soldiers who have worked with Liu Chan have a great sense of belonging and honor, and the soldiers who have followed Ma Tan ...... Cherish food more.

When they were brought out, there were 25,000 people, and the proportion of soldiers killed in the battle was higher, about 20% overall.

However, counting those who were unwilling to leave after the annexation, and the soldiers who were annihilated by the original forces after the incorporation, it has now increased to more than 27,000 people.

After the formation was completed, they calmly waited for the arrival of the "enemy army".

No matter who they were with, they had faced more enemies than themselves, and their confidence and morale had been raised, so why not be afraid of three thousand paces.

I didn't have to wait too long, and I saw a large number of people moving forward in the distance.

As the other party got closer and closer, the soldiers had their spears in their hands and their arrows wound, and when the war drums sounded, they wanted to let the other party taste the power.

…… What about drums?

The soldiers in the front row have begun to be able to see the appearance of the "enemy army" clearly, with different clothes, and it seems that they are the coalition army.

It's just that the other party seems to be calmer than himself, and some of the people in front seem to be enemy generals and seem to be talking and laughing.

A young soldier who still hadn't figured out what was going on was quite angry, since he had gone south, no one had dared to look down on them like this.

He silently clenched the spear in his hand, his eyes wide with rage, and waited for these enemy cavalry to charge.

The enemy cavalry is activated! The enemy cavalry charged!

Enemy...... Enemy troops began to wave?

The enemy slowed down, stopped, dismounted, and knelt down......

The soldier watched in amazement as the soldiers dismounted and knelt on their knees, shouting something in their mouths, and their own commander did not give the order to attack.

Of course, Liu Chan could not have ordered an attack, and as soon as he heard the scout's report, he knew that this was not an enemy army at all.

How can there be an enemy army driving cattle and horses, is it possible to play a hand of "fire cattle and horses"?

Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang got out of the carriage together and walked over one after another.

"Get up, what are you doing here?" Liu Chan looked at the Huo Buori in front of him, and a few Qingqiang generals who were quite familiar.

"Prince, not only did we lose the war, but you and Zhuge not only did not plunder, but also gave us favors. According to our rules, we should give back. Fire Buyori said sincerely.

At this time, the Yimin, who was left behind by the cavalry, also drove a large number of cattle and horses over.

"These are my Qingqiang's war horses."

"These are the cattle of my various departments."

"And we ......"

The leaders of the various tribes introduced their own offerings, and some of the small tribes that were really poor also brought some of the best things in the tiger skin and other tribes.

Even the tiger skin was the chief's own couch not long ago......

"You don't have to ......be like this," Liu Chan was speechless for a while, "You better take it back, and get rich first." ”

Unexpectedly, the other party was unhappy, and Huo Buori said angrily: "We are poor, and we have not studied like you Han people, but we also know that the blade is against the enemy, and we repay the benefactor!" ”

"That's right! This is also a revelation from the Divine. The other leader said, referring to the picture at the end of the scroll, in which the people give back.

Seeing that Liu Chan seemed to refuse to accept it, the people complained one after another.

"Prince, let's take it. The people of Yimin have simple feelings and worship the strong, but if you don't accept gifts now, they are afraid that they will not be sincerely allied. Zhuge Liang said softly.

"Okay, don't talk about it, just take it." Liu Chan waved his hand.

Only then did the leaders turn their grievances into joy, and Huo Buori stroked his chest and smiled: "Yes, you and Zhuge Military Division are both victors and our benefactors, and they deserve to be courteous." ”

Then the Yi people drove the cattle and horses into the ranks of the Han army, and respectfully handed the whip that drove the cattle and horses to the Han soldiers.

Those who brought home-brewed fruit wine stepped forward to toast, and the soldiers who were instructed by the generals drank it all, and the people burst into applause, and then they began to sing and dance to the Han army according to their own etiquette.

Songs and dances are not the same, but the meaning expressed is almost the same.

At this time, the Han soldiers who were originally vigilant or slightly discriminatory in their hearts were also infected, and some soldiers in the front row were pulled into the crowd of singing and dancing by enthusiastic girls, and clumsily jumped up.

There was a burst of laughter between the two sides, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

"Those who act as people will be helped; Those who do things for themselves will be ...... for everyone to go," Liu Chan muttered.

Zhuge Liang smiled when he heard this: "With the help of all, although it is weak, it must be strong; Where the multitude goes, though it is great, it will perish. Although the king of Huainan was not a loyal minister, and his writings were also many fallacies, he alone was very good. ”

"I just hope that the world will be settled as soon as possible and the prosperous era will reappear, and the Han and Yi in Xinjiang can be like this to get along with each other, so as not to suffer another disaster." It is rare to travel through thousands of years to come here, and Liu Chan really wants to do something for this calamitous civilization.

Zhuge Liang bowed and saluted: "The prince is lofty, if the king knows, his heart will be greatly relieved." ”

Putting away the short-term sentimentality, Liu Chan smiled: "At least this time, I won't say 'do a good job' with a straight face." ”

Zhuge Liang was stunned, and both of them laughed.

At the end of the gift, Huo Buyori and the leaders bowed down again: "Congratulations to the prince and Zhuge military division." The people of all ethnic groups in Nanzhong have received great grace, and they have formed a curse alliance, and if they are recruited in the future, they will lead the athletes of the clan to live and die together with the Han army! ”

Liu Chan stepped forward to help him up and held his fist: "You have a good saying, 'the blade must be directed at the enemy', Han Yi is of the same origin, it is a family of brothers, not enemies." With my Liu Han court for one day, I will definitely live up to the people of Nanzhong. ”

"Prince!" Huobuori was in tears, and he was suddenly moved.

Bidding farewell to everyone, the army continued north.

It's just that what Liu Chan didn't expect was that this was just the first wave of people......

Driving a large number of cattle and horses, the Han army marched slowly, and during this period, people and horses from other places chased from other directions to "encircle and intercept".

The county towns passing by were all going to come out like this, and later Liu Chan, Zhuge Liang and the generals and soldiers under his command were already numb...... The Han army, which was in full swing when it came, never thought that it would be so "difficult" when it withdrew from Nanzhong.

……

"Our army's existing crossbows still have many shortcomings, the speed between each firing is too slow, but if you order the soldiers to fire in turn, the firing density is not enough." Zhuge Liang said, "If it can be solved, the power of the battle array can be greatly increased." ”

The focus of crossbow production is on metal crossbow machines, and it is also this ingenious gadget that limits the speed of production, and it is difficult to greatly increase the number of assemblies in the army until the process is improved.

Liu Chan pretended to frown and ponder, and only sighed after a moment: "It would be nice if you could load ten or more crossbow arrows at a time so that they can fire in bursts." ”

"Bursts?" Zhuge Liang was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes gradually brightened, "The prince's words make Liang like a cloud to see the sun!" Why not? ”

Good guy, Uncle Zhuge you can also see the sun?

Liu Chan is a little embarrassed, this is originally your invention, okay.

The army set off from Dianchi Lake in early August and did not leave Nanzhong until mid-September.

In the past month or so, Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang have not been idle, and the two not only summarized the operation along the way, but also discovered some areas where the Han army's armament could be improved at this time.

Fortunately, after entering Jiangyang, you can use the Yangtze River waterway to trace the river and go straight to Chengdu.

(End of chapter)