In Xunlin City, the barbarian generals Wu Kun and Long En and others looked at the Chu army that surrounded the entire city, and their hearts became more and more irritable.

For nearly a month, more than 50,000 Chu troops were only besieged but not attacked, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that the little emperor of Chu was ready to encircle the point and send reinforcements to the Burmese army.

But Wu Jianning, who commanded the Burmese army, was obviously not a fool, and there was no tendency to reinforce Lincheng in the morning at all.

The armies of Chu and Burma were at a stalemate, while the mountain barbarians stationed in Xunlin City gradually began to have headaches.

After occupying Xunlin City, these leaders obviously did not expect that the main force of the Chu army would defeat the rebels so quickly, and quickly moved south to join up with Qu Zhenbu.

By the time they reacted, the army of the Chu State was less than fifty miles away from Xunlin City.

In a hurry, they had to retreat into the city to hold on, but the grain stored in the city was obviously not enough to support the barbarian soldiers of the Ten Thousand Mountains for a month.

With the passage of time, seeing that the grain in the city was at the bottom, and seeing that the Burmese army did not come to reinforce them, the mood of these mountain barbarians can be imagined.

A barbarian general held the city wall with his hands, looking at the Chu army camp outside the city at night, with a hint of anxiety in his tone.

"Wukun, if we continue like this, we will sit back and wait to die!"

Wu Kun snorted coldly, glanced at the leaders around him, and said with great dissatisfaction:

"I don't need to be reminded, I know. At that time, I advised everyone to return to the mountains after this vote, and not to listen to the words of those Burmese people. You are all good, envy the world of flowers outside the mountain, and you have to listen to those Burmese people, occupy the city and defend it. Now I can't help it, but I asked about it...... If I had a way, I wouldn't be trapped in this city like you! ”

Wu Kun knew that their mountain barbarians lived in the deep mountains and old forests all the year round, and they were extremely good at mountain warfare, but they were weak in fighting in the plains and attacking and defending cities.

Therefore, after the successful sneak attack on Xunlin City, he advised a group of mountain barbarians to move the looted materials and population to the mountains, and not to mix too deep in the war between Burma and Chu.

However, the rest of the leaders were deceived by the rhetoric of the Burmese and believed their promises.

Although he is the strongest among the many mountain barbarian tribes, in this case, he had to follow the crowd, and finally was cheated by the Burmese along with this group of fools......

As soon as he thought of the experience of these days, Wukun felt that a depression was held in his heart and there was nowhere to vent.

"Ahem."

Seeing that Wu Kun's tone was not good, the rest of the leaders looked embarrassed, but they didn't dare to get angry at this time.

Now they are grasshoppers on a rope, and infighting at this time will only cheapen the Chu people outside the city.

"Wukun, this time it's not what I'm waiting for, wait until this matter is over and withdraw to the mountain, and then we will toast and make amends."

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little awkward, Long En, who had a good relationship with Wukun, hurriedly played a round game.

"However, we still have to work together to get through the current difficulties. Otherwise, when the Chu army breaks through the city, you and I will have no place to be buried. ”

Seeing Long En speak, Wu Kun's face softened slightly.

"How much grain is there in the city today?"

A leader looked sad and said, "There are less than five days left in the army's grain stockpile, if it really can't be done, why don't we forcibly collect the grain of the people in the city and supply the warriors under our command?" ”

"Never!" Wu Kun's face changed, and he hurriedly said, "If the grain of the Chu people is forcibly expropriated, it will definitely cause bloody conflicts. After the city is broken, if the Son of Heaven of Chu knows about it, with his character, we will never have a way to live. Open up to the Chu people in the city, maybe it will become a way for us to survive in the future. ”

After saying that, a sense of sadness suddenly surged in Wukun's heart.

When did the life and death of these Nanban tribes have to be pinned on these Chu people......

But obviously, not all of the Nanban people understood Wukun's thoughts.

"Without food, let our warriors defend the city hungry? Wukun, what do you think in your head? ”

"That's it, it's a big deal to fight with the Chu people!"

"We barbarians don't have a bad breed that is afraid of death!"

Looking at the several noisy leaders, Wu Kun didn't even bother to argue with each other.

A bunch of brainless idiots!

The people they brought down the mountain this time were all the best of the clan.

If they all die here, only the old and weak women and children will be left in the tribes, and within three or two months, they will be swallowed up by other tribes!

The child becomes someone else's child, and the wife becomes someone else's wife, is this what this group of fools wants to see?

Knowing this, he shouldn't have responded to Myanmar and walked out of the mountains like this group of fools......

Just as Wu Kun's mood became more and more depressed, there were suddenly bursts of cheers faintly from outside the city.

What's going on?

Wu Kun, who felt different, hurriedly sent scouts to investigate around the Chu army's camp.

Half an hour later, the scouts returned to the city.

"Chief, the reason why the Chu people cheered was because the Son of Heaven of the Chu State allowed them to drink tonight."

Thinking of the faint aroma of wine wafting from the Chu army camp, the wine worm in the scout's heart was suddenly hooked out, and he couldn't help but lick his lips.

Wu Kun was surprised in his heart, and hurriedly asked:

"Isn't it forbidden to drink alcohol in the army? Have you ever found out why this son of Chu did this? ”

Drinking alcohol in the army is taboo, even if the emperor of Chu State doesn't understand, there is a military general like Qu Zhen beside him.

When things go wrong, there must be demons.

What is this Emperor of Chu planning?

Wu Kun felt a little uneasy in his heart.

"Chief, the little one overheard the rumors that the Chu soldiers and soldiers were rumoring that there was a big victory in the north, and His Majesty was happy, so he ignored the generals' obstruction and let them drink, and said, and said, and ......said, and

By the end, the scout became a little slurred.

Wukun frowned and asked, "What else do you say?" ”

"They also said that we barbarians are dragons in the mountains, but when we go down the mountains, we are not even worms. Even if we were given a hundred guts, we wouldn't dare to attack the camp at night, so everyone just let go and drink. ”

The scout finished this sentence in a very fast tone, and then glanced at the leader cautiously.

I saw Wu Kun sitting on a chair, his face was extremely gloomy, and the scout suddenly regretted it faintly in his heart.

blamed himself for being quick to speak, and said everything that should be said and what should not be said.

"Let's go down!"

Wu Kun didn't bother to reprimand his subordinates, and waved his hand to signal the other party to leave.

Seeing the scout leave, a hint of coldness appeared on Wukun's face.

This little emperor of Chu really didn't take them barbarians in his eyes, and he dared to speak so loudly!

The Chu people despised and underestimated themselves so much, which made the angry Wu Kun rise in his heart.

The little reason left, under the persecution of reality and the stimulation of emotions, also began to drift away from him.

Let the guards call a group of leaders to the front, and Wu Kun Fang told everyone the information obtained by the scouts, and finally said:

"The Chu people can't afford to wait, thinking that even if we get drunk tonight, we won't dare to steal the camp. What I want to say is that the Chu people underestimated us barbarians! Moreover, only by stealing the camp tonight and inflicting heavy losses on the Chu army, we will have a glimmer of life. I don't know you, would you like to work with me Wukun to surprise the emperor of the Chu Kingdom? ”

"Say we're on this plain, and we're not as good as worms?"

When a barbarian general heard Wu Kun's relay, his face turned purple with anger, and he patted his chest and shouted:

"Leader of Wukun, if you send troops, count me as one in Echang Cave!"

"Wukun, it's also one!"

For a time, everyone was excited, and everyone competed for the lead.

Seeing that the morale was available, Wu Kun instructed the chiefs of the kings of each cave to select 300 men and horses from their headquarters, eat a full meal, and wait for their orders.

When the sky is about to dawn, it is the time when the sleepiness is at its heaviest.

I saw a soft sound of "squeak", and the north gate of Xunlin City was pushed open a gap, and a barbarian soldier with a sharp blade quietly walked out of the city, and under the leadership of their respective leaders, they made a big bend and headed towards the Chu army camp.

Along the way, they saw that the Chu army had no defense, and there was not even a bright post and a secret post to guard, and the leaders of Wukun and the others became more and more excited.

"Everyone, don't worry about the rest, and rush directly to the main village where the little emperor is. In case we capture the little emperor, we will have bargaining chips with the Chu people. ”

Wukun whispered to the group of leaders.

Everyone nodded one after another, and their eyes were full of fire when they looked at the Chu army camp.

If it is really as Wu Kun said, if the little emperor of Chu is arrested, how much gold, silver and jewelry can be exchanged?

More than 3,000 elite barbarian soldiers, under the leadership of Wukun and other leaders, crashed into the camp of the Chu army, but only smelled the aroma of wine along the way, and did not see a single Chu soldier.

The soldiers came down to report that they had not seen any Chu soldiers.

Only then did everyone realize that they had fallen into the Chu people's strategy.

Wu Kun regretted it in his heart, and was about to let the soldiers turn around and retreat to the city, but unexpectedly, there was a loud shout around him, and rockets were fired into the camp.

Strange to say, the wooden camp burned when it caught fire, but in the blink of an eye, the camp became a sea of fire.

The leaders were in a panic, and they each led their troops to break through in all directions.

Wu Kun retreated towards the city along the road, but unexpectedly, as soon as he left the camp, a cavalry army came out, the leader of which was holding a long sword, who was not Yin Shou.

Wu Kun fought with Wu Song for several rounds, but he couldn't resist the enemy, and was driven to the east by Yin Shou's cavalry, and most of his men and horses were also killed.

Finally got rid of Wu Song, Wu Kun walked less than two miles, only to hear the shouts of killing in the forest on the side of the road, Qu Zhen led the troops to kill.

The men and horses under the command of Wukun were attacked repeatedly, and their morale fell to the bottom.

Summoning up Yu Yong, Wu Kun desperately killed Qu Zhen and broke out of the encirclement alone.

Seeing that he was now alone, Wu Kun's heart became more and more desolate, and he sighed and retreated towards Xunlin City.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned a corner, he saw a group of men and horses blocking in the middle of the road, led by a young general, and a middle-aged scribe standing on each side.

"Wukun, the heavenly soldiers are here, why don't you descend early?"

Looking at the extremely embarrassed Wukun, Zhao Yu rode on the horse and laughed.

Big Fish on the Bait!

It was in vain that he and Jia Xu Li Ru planned like this, and finally fished out the barbarians in the city.

Seeing that he was cornered, Wu Kun had a brutal attack, roared, and rushed towards Zhao Yu alone.

Rushing halfway, I suddenly heard a "click" sound, and the war horse under the Wukun seat was stepping on the pit, and suddenly even the people and horses fell down and fell into the pit.

Fifty or sixty hook scratchers walked out on both sides, hooked Wu Kun out of the pit, sealed the acupoints around him, and pushed the five flowers in front of Zhao Yu.

"Take this Wukun leader and go into the city."

Zhao Yu said, let the soldiers take Wukun, and the group headed towards Xunlin City.

When he arrived at the city, he saw that the city gate was wide open, and Zhang Xiu led his generals and colonels to greet Zhao Yu with the captured Nanban leaders.

However, Zhang Xiu had already been arranged by Zhao Yu, and led the Flying Bear Army to follow behind the defeated army, and took the opportunity to seize the city and capture all the southern barbarian leaders in the city who were caught off guard.

Zhao Yu asked people to recruit barbarian soldiers, and on the other hand, he asked people to post notices, put up a list to calm the people, and asked the soldiers to extinguish the fire in the camp.

When the sky was bright, Zhao Yufang asked people to bring the Nanban leaders led by Wu Kun to the front.

"You often live in the mountains and deep forests, although it belongs to the land of my great Chu, but the place where you live is no different from the country of vassals. The previous emperors of my Great Chu Dynasty have been waiting for you a lot, why do you dare to betray the alliance and turn against the water and take refuge in Burma? ”

Wu Kun looked at the young emperor of Chu in front of him and sneered:

"Although the ancestors of our clan have sworn an oath with the emperor of Chu, all the officials have favored the Chu people and suppressed my barbarians. As the saying goes, the government forces the people to rebel, and the people have to rebel. ”

"You are the Great Leader of the Southern Barbarians, Wukun?"

Looking at the barbarian man in front of him, Zhao Yu asked with a smile.

Wu Kun snorted coldly and twisted his face to the side.

"Bold!"

Wu Song, Zhang Xiu and other generals standing next to Zhao Yu saw that the other party was so rude, and they reprimanded each other.

Zhao Yu waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and Fang said lightly:

"I've heard of your Wukun's name. Based on your attitude towards the people in the city, I can give you and other barbarians a chance, so that the barbarian leaders can also serve as officials of my Great Chu and govern the place. ”

The issue of frontier nationalities, both ancient and modern, has been a headache for rulers.

In the past, the state of Chu treated the barbarian tribes and other ethnic groups in the southwest and southeast frontiers by setting up prefectures and counties, which were directly managed by the central government by appointing taishou and county orders.

However, if local officials are not familiar with the people's conditions, it is very likely to cause riots by barbarians and other ethnic minorities.

The loss of the two southwestern provinces was caused by the forced apportionment by local officials, which triggered the Nanban riots.

In Zhao Yu's vision, the best way to govern the southwest region is to gradually change the land and return it to the river, so as to strengthen the central government's rule over the southwest border.

Now, the pacification of the Nanban riots has obviously given him a great opportunity.

With 50,000 male soldiers in his hands, he does not worry about the tribes of the Southern Barbarians not bowing their heads.

"Is Your Majesty serious?"

Wu Kun looked up suddenly, his eyes full of incredulity.

The unique characteristics of Chu [cultural blending] make the barbarians have a very high sense of cultural identity with Chu State.

So it's no wonder that hearing Zhao Yu say this, Wu Kun showed an expression of disbelief.

"As the Son of Heaven, I am a man of my word." Zhao Yu had a surging smile on his face, "What's more, you are not qualified to let me run so far, just to make fun of you." ”

In short, four words, you don't deserve it!

When Wu Kun heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

Although this emperor of Chu told the truth, it was too hurtful.

It's just that now they don't have the slightest choice but to believe what the other party says.

"If Your Majesty does what he says, we are willing to replace Dachu to guard southern Xinjiang for generations."

Wu Kun knelt on the ground and made a big salute to Zhao Yu.

Tomorrow will start to repay the debt, and the guarantee is 10,000 days!

(End of chapter)