It is difficult for individual force to affect the success or failure of the battlefield, but wisdom is enough to determine the tide of battle.

The steppe cavalry, known as the unparalleled cavalry and archery, was defeated in just half a day, and even the main general Baji was taken prisoner, Mei Ying gave special treatment, ate alone in a single tent, and then allowed Balang to move with him, but he never let the head of the standard camp lift the martial arts ban.

"Captain Wan, please don't blame, it's easy to catch a tiger and difficult to release a tiger, and the iron chain that binds the tiger is strong, or I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep at night. ”

Inspector Linghu stood two steps behind Mei Ying's side, keeping his eyes on Baji, in case he broke out and hurt the county lord, even if Wu Zong's strength was restricted, it was not something that the samurai could resist.

"The county lord of Qinghui, the soldiers are not tired of deceit, defeated under the serial scheme, Baji has nothing to say, release the prisoners of war, rescue the slaves, the rewards and punishments are clear, I have heard of it, I believe you have no malice towards the tribe, but Baji has the blood of the wolf god flowing in his body, and the commander of the ten thousand commanders elected by the tribes of the prairie, the only way to apologize for the defeat is to die, and the county lord does not have to persuade him to surrender. ”

This is the third time that Mei Ying has personally surrendered.

Whether to release Baji, at first the sisters had different opinions, Hua Yue and Yu Wenjie advocated killing if they did not surrender, which made Huqing oppose.

"The county lord out of mercy, as a guarantee to free the slaves, let me vaguely peek into the mystery, thousands of years there is no shortage of heroes, no one has really dominated the prairie, I think the main reason is this, their victory is just a change of flag, never touched the fundamentals, the aristocracy is still the nobility, the situation of the slaves is generally unchanged, can not break the old pattern, let alone build a new order. ”

"Wait, let me think about it. Hua Yue interrupted, sat behind the table and held her chin with her hands, Sister Yanning was thoughtful, and the fifth sister Ling Huqing did not speak lightly, and made suggestions along the way, analyzed the situation in Kyoto, got rid of the fetters of gentleness, and reorganized the student corps, and she was the first to express her position at the critical moment.

"Tribal nobles treat slaves like cattle and sheep, I didn't believe it before, ******, the newlywed wives of slaves actually have to sleep with their masters first, and the bastard customs must be changed! No wonder the nobles of the empire buy slaves privately, it must not be much better, and in the future, they will be severely punished, and all slaves will be ransomed by the royal family, and if anyone dares to kill their lives easily, the hereditary prince must not be abolished. ”

Mei Ying couldn't bear the indignation in her heart, and raised her hand to point outside the tent: "There are thousands of children of nobles in the camp, and a few of them are from hereditary princes, even if they are small and medium-sized nobles, the children of the army have no possibility of inheriting the title, no wonder the military and financial resources are far stronger than the sunset, but the border passes have been passively defended for thousands of years, and it is difficult to go on expeditions without war horses, how long will this absurd reason be to deceive the royal family, and how many lives will be sacrificed in the trial of learning soldiers!"

The military tent was silent, and Mei Ying's heartbroken words made the Huayue sisters still surprised, the abolition of the hereditary princess caused the reform of the system of the Qinghui Empire, and the situation in Kyoto would become more complicated and chaotic, but the sisters Mei Ying said that they all felt the same way. The military generals have no enterprising spirit, the civilian officials are conservative, and the empire seems to be peaceful and strong, but its status among the five major countries in the Luofeng Continent has fallen again and again, if it were not for the tragic victory in the Sunset War decades ago, the Qinghui Empire, which has the largest population and the widest geographical area and the most abundant financial resources, has almost no say in the exchanges between major powers, and even the former defeated country Sunset dares to threaten on the border and ask for insatiable compensation, and the cause is to steal Qinghui's military secret crossbow machine diagram.

"Changing the ancestral system is very important, and I know that I can't rush it, and I want to start with the tribe first and accumulate experience for the future. Mei Ying stabilized her mood, drank a glass of water and continued: "The ancestors of the hereditary princes have made great contributions to the empire, and the royal family will not deprive the fiefdom, but will take back the management power and unify the imperial military decrees. The fiasco of the steppe cavalry is not that the soldiers are brave and invincible, the mixed tribes and military orders are difficult to do, and Baji is a martial saint who is powerless to reverse the defeat, and the descendants of the unparalleled wolf god have fallen, and the empire will follow in the footsteps sooner or later. ”

People are in different positions, looking at things from different angles, the tribal cavalry is vulnerable, the soldiers think that they are strong in martial arts and well-equipped, and the generals think that they are good at using tactics, but Mei Ying is politically considered, and Ling Huqing is undoubtedly a bosom friend.

"County Lord, the royal family has long wanted to cut the domain, keeping an eye on the four county kings, but the strong enemy is around, and you can't easily use the sword soldiers, but what you said makes Qing'er see another possibility, ignore the county king for the time being, maintain a delicate balance, and change from the nobles of the family first, I think His Majesty the King is exactly what he intended, so he let the children of the nobles of the whole country gather at the border. You can't inherit the title without military merits, but to reaffirm the ancestral system, you are the best breakthrough, the heir to the throne still needs military merits, how can the children of the prince be an exception. ”

Yu Wenjie didn't believe it: "You want to say that His Majesty the King is testing the county lord, how is it possible?!" Mei Ying is the only heir to the crown prince. ”

"Mei Ying is the only heir to the crown prince, but His Majesty the king does not only have one child of the crown prince. Hua Yue got up and poured Mei Ying a cup of tea and patted her on the shoulder: "You should have thought that the other three border cities must have emperors and grandsons to participate in the war, the end of the war is provoked by the setting sun, but the expansion of the war is the intention of His Majesty the King, to create a competitive field for the candidates for the throne, not only to avoid fighting in the same room, but also to win the hearts of the army, and with the support of the army, the throne will sit on it even if it is not contested." ”

"County Lord, don't blame Your Majesty, the competition seems to be ruthless, but it is out of the Grand Duke of the world. Linghu Qing saw that Mei Ying was a little sad, and hurriedly opened her mouth to comfort her: "I have carefully read the order of the Ministry of Civil Affairs to transfer troops, nearly half of the elite soldiers were sent to Xiangyun County, and they were divided into three and let the other emperors and grandsons have suffering, His Majesty the King is taking care of you without a trace." ”

"There are wars in the other two places, what can I do to help, take care of it nicely, it has no effect, Your Majesty gives an empty favor. Yuwen Jie's mouth is open, her sisters have long been used to it, Yan Ning scolded with a smile: "Jie'er, you are getting bolder and bolder, you dare to say bad things about Your Majesty, you want to cut off your head, hehe." Yu Wenjie didn't buy it: "I'll tell you the truth, the faint monarch will cut off my head, and Your Majesty will be rewarded when he hears it." ”

"You're really right, when this word reaches the ears of the king, you will feel that Jie'er is the most loyal to the county lord, and she is extremely clever, and rewarding you just means that your majesty is wise. ”

Yu Wenjie's few words not only flattered the king, but also made Mei Ying feel comfortable to listen to, so that Hu Qing explained that even Hua Yue was amused by her: "Jie'er is frank and straightforward, what you say seems that she has a hidden heart." There are two other student soldiers to contain, and it is even more difficult for mercenaries to concentrate their forces against us, if there is really any danger, they will rush to the aid of the starry night, and avoid the battle at sunset Cuihua and watch, and the three student soldiers in Xiangyun County are in the same situation. ”

"That is, people who love to play conspiracy naturally use the heart of a villain to speculate on the mind of a general. Yu Wenjie took the opportunity to attack the little sister, so that Hu Qing was too lazy to fight back, and pulled the topic back: "Rescuing the slaves and winning the hearts of the vast majority of herdsmen is conducive to the long-term peace and stability of the grassland, but completely offending the dead tribal nobles and forcing them to twist into a rope to resist, it will make our current situation more difficult, and the delay of half a month will have a great impact on the construction of the city. ”

Hua Yue laughed: "Giggles, eldest sister takes back the previous words, Baji can't be killed, and if he doesn't surrender, he will be released, so that the tribal nobles can understand that defeat is nothing more than the loss of some property, and life is guaranteed." ”

"There is no worries, the enemy will fight to the death, I don't approve of letting go, cut off the head and let Balang take it back, whoever dares to resist Take this as an example, I don't believe that the nobles are not afraid of death, their heads are gone, no matter how much property they have, they will not be blessed to enjoy, forcing them to surrender. ”

Yu Wenjie still insisted, purely from a military point of view, her words are right, the grassland is only a few Wuzong commanders, cut one less one, no matter how many cavalry there are no good generals to lead, the threat to the soldiers will only get smaller and smaller, Yan Ning saw that she still couldn't turn the corner, so she had to explain patiently: "It doesn't matter if you kill a Baji, the tribal nobles will be defeated sooner or later, but we can't afford to waste time, if people don't fight a decisive battle with the soldiers, lead the cavalry to cut off the transport team, build a city without eating, drinking, and how to fight without crossbows." To arouse the courage of slaves to rebel against the tribal aristocracy, it is not possible to achieve results overnight, and this is to find a way to rectify the hereditary princess, now you can kill Baji, who dares to believe that giving up military power can save his head, and he will not die to unite to resist, the Qinghui Empire will be in chaos at that time, and the throne of Meiying will not be stable. ”

"A war is a war, and there are a bunch of big truths, you love to let go, anyway, there is a clear head in the conspiracy, you are all scheming, I listen to the orders of the county lord. ”

Yu Wenjie was unhappy in her heart and finally relented, the five sisters reached an agreement, Mei Ying took the initiative to put forward the rules, the sisters must have a unified opinion on major matters, and if one person objected, the implementation should be suspended, unless it was a decision made on the spot in the battle.

Of course, the task of persuading surrender is the most suitable for the county lord to come forward, but the first two times Baji didn't even bother to reply, this time he finally opened his mouth, but his attitude was still bent on death.

"Captain Wan is a tribal nobleman, and my rescue of slaves is tantamount to plundering property, hehehe, you are naturally disgusted, but if the Qinghui Empire is redeemed as usual in the future, do you think it is feasible?"

"What a vicious trick, let the descendants of the wolf god continue to intensify the cannibalism in order to plunder the slaves, and sooner or later the grassland will be full of blood, and you don't spend a single soldier, just pay some silver taels, is this the kindness of the Qinghui county lord to the tribe!"

Baji's face turned red, jumped up and clenched his fists and roared, Mei Ying spent a lot of time drinking tea and listening, so that the fox patrol was already in front of her, fortunately, Baji did not forget the situation, scolded fiercely but did not put his anger into fists and feet, so that Mei Ying looked at it a little higher, and became more and more confident in accepting it.

"Captain Wan, the slave is a prisoner of war, according to the customs of the grassland, there is no need to ask for the consent of the original master, and it has become the property of the victor by itself, and I not only gave the master enough compensation, but also did not leave the slave to do hard labor, on the contrary, I also gave enough silver to run the family business, hehe, the grassland people have clear grievances, may I ask which place I have violated the rules left by the wolf god?"

Baji glared and scolded: "Bah, the slave prisoners of war left with the silver taels, and the other tribes were red-eyed, and the war and plunder will be more difficult to quell." What nobleman will tolerate yesterday's slaves, and after the First World War, he will not listen to orders, and the tribe will be confused, and there will be sword soldiers from within! The wise men of the prairie will see through your tricks, and the wolf god will punish you for your malice. ”

"I let the descendants of the wolf god no longer be bullied, have property to improve the lives of his wife and children, and have the courage to maintain the dignity he deserves, he will only punish you for your greed and shamelessness! The contract is clearly written, he has made a poisonous oath to the wolf god, he has no faith in others, he is disrespectful to the god, the son of the wolf god, it is the five chiefs who are blaspheming the gods. Your anger just proves that I did the right thing, and if you die some decay and stubbornness, the prairie will be more vigorous, just like the wolf god biting down weak cattle and sheep, which will make most of them stronger! For thousands of years, the grassland has been trained by the Three Kingdoms, and how many innocent blood stained the grassland, who has your wolf god punished! I will do what he can't do, for you, I am God!"

"You dare to call yourself a god?!" Baji opened his mouth wide in astonishment, refining qi and cultivating the truth against the sky, there seemed to be a god silently watching in the dark, and it was intolerable to disrespect the gods, and the county lord of Qinghui dared to compete with the wolf god for the grassland with his human body, where did his confidence come from?

"County Lord!" Ling Fox Inspector interrupted Mei Ying in a deep voice and said, you can eat indiscriminately, you can't talk nonsense, you don't have the courage to call yourself a martial saint, although the immortal is ethereal, but it is better to believe it or not, and the county lord is young and can't talk about causing trouble.

"If God is not sympathetic to the suffering of the world, why should mortals bow down and worship! Captain Wan, more than 10,000 captives will be released tomorrow, if you really don't want them to die under the sword of the same clan, you can only obey the arrangement of the county lord, not to ask you to surrender, although Wuzong is noble, Qinghui still has more than 100 people, not one of you!"

Baji sat down dejectedly, and the commander of the student soldiers who kept his sanity still had a reason to talk about, and the Qinghui county lord who was crazy enough to dare to call himself a god, and then roaring would not help but provoke her murderous intent, Baji was not afraid of death, but had to think about Balang and thousands of prisoners of war of his own tribe, the county lord of Qinghui was really angry, it was not impossible to slaughter the prisoners of war in one night, and the student soldiers who were eager to march did not have the extra strength to watch the prisoners for a long time.

"All the tribal nobles are released, and the newly freed captives are formed into a team of 10,000 people, and you are the commander of 10,000 people, and I will issue a team of 1,000 soldiers to prevent anyone from inciting trouble and disobeying your military orders. ”

Baji gritted his teeth and asked, "Formed into an army, what do you want me to lead people for?"

"Do nothing, just gather the crowd to protect yourself, prevent others from snatching the property, and disband the tribes by themselves after the decisive battle, then no one dares to easily raise the knife and gun to snatch, otherwise the free hand of the student soldier will never show mercy, my mercy has enough force to back up." ”

"Don't you worry that I'll lead people back and change into armor to get revenge?" Badge squinted his eyes and stared at Mei Ying tightly, trying to see some clues from the look on her face.

"Whatever you want, if you feel that you have a chance of winning, you might as well rush to join the tribe, and the soldiers will not stop you, hehe, Captain Wan, if you want me to be taken prisoner again, there will be no such good treatment." ”

"You-"

The stakes are at stake Baji by default, Mei Ying was secretly happy in her heart, don't want to get out again after taking the bait, and walked out as she spoke: "After the soldiers leave, the camp will be left to you, there are not many armor and weapons, and I am afraid that you will copy the back road, hehe, but the rice, flour, grain and oil are enough for 10,000 people, is it war or peace, the captain of the 10,000 men carefully considered, clucking, without the camp as support, your 10,000-strong team will be eaten when you go out, don't ask me for help at that time, you don't have time to take care of it." ”

"Too much deception!"

After the student soldier left, Baji's roar echoed in the big tent for a long time, Mei Ying's words counted, the camp tent fence was intact, Balang's thousand-man team of war horses and long knives were complete, but they didn't even leave a bow and an arrow, if they wanted to find the student soldiers to take revenge, if they wanted to resist the red-eyed tribe, Baji could only lead his troops to close combat, and he was destined to lose even worse.

"Big brother, the county lord is giving you a chance, take advantage of this to organize and rectify the team, they are all slaves who have just been freed, no longer bound by the original master, fighting for their own lives and property, and if you bring it well, it will be a grassland powerhouse, and you will be incorporated into the same clan in the future, it is tantamount to a legion of Qinghui, and following the county lord is beneficial and harmless to the Ba people. ”

"Shut up, even you have been deceived and bought!" Baji slapped him, and later wiped the blood from the corner of his brother's mouth with a heartache, and fell to the handsome position with a long sigh: "Restrain the battalions and tell them: If you want to keep your freedom and property, you must stay in these two unhelped, and you will return to your family safely after the war." ”

Balang asked excitedly, "Big brother, have you decided to follow the county lord?"

"Brother, don't let the fame be blinded, the lord of Qinghui County will inevitably leave people to guard the grassland after the war, don't think that the Ba family is dominant, that is a curse or a blessing. You grew up in Qinghui since you were a child, and your eldest brother really shouldn't have been recalled from Kyoto and let you suffer this humiliation. A single horse quietly went to chase the soldiers, I Baji only cooperated and did not surrender, you go to be loyal to the county lord of Qinghui, one is to be hostage, to show that the eldest brother supports the army and does not make chaos, and the other is to plan a future as soon as possible, this grassland is going to change. ”

Balang still wanted to persuade, but Baji raised his hand to stop: "Don't say it, the eldest brother still has soldiers, first help you stabilize the tribe, and after the war, he will pass on the position of chieftain, and go to Kyoto as a hostage with the county lord. (To be continued.) )