The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 802

After rehearsing a honeycomb crossbow, Li Mixia picked up a three-layer leather armor and looked at the sky carefully. Looking at the big holes on it, and thinking of the power of the honeycomb crossbow on the battlefield, he shuddered.

Xue Wanshu introduced: "Meng Tian, ​​a famous general of the Qin Dynasty, once fought against the Xiongnu in Hetao. He threw tens of thousands of crossbows on the battlefield, and the corpses of the Huns were scattered all over the field, and the blood flowed into rivers. The Xiongnu's elite soldiers, who fled back to Mobei, were only tens of thousands of people. The reason why the Qin army achieved such amazing results in the Battle of Hetao. In addition to the Qin army's ability to fight well and command the generals properly, the key is that the crossbow array played a huge role. function, so that the Xiongnu could not lift their heads. Although the Xiongnu were good at riding and shooting, once they lost the advantage of riding and shooting, they would have no other skills, so they had nothing but a big defeat. During the period of King Wuling of Zhao, Zhao Jun defeated more than 50 Huns at the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain, also because of the use of the crossbow array. Since then, the crossbow has been a sharp weapon to suppress the light cavalry. But since the Han Dynasty, few people have regained this amazing fighting method .”

"The crossbow formation is so powerful, why not use it?" Li Tuman asked puzzled.

"It's too expensive." Xue Wan explained the reason he thought of. He handed them two heavy crossbow bolts to watch separately, and introduced: "The cost of such a hundred arrows is about one tael of gold. Today, each beehive The ballista fires three rounds each, with thirty arrows in each round, and the thousand taels of gold are gone; King Xiangxiong may think that a thousand taels of gold is not high, but it is very clear when it is converted into grain prices."

"One tael of gold is equal to one hundred guan, one thousand fen per guan, and the price of grain in the Sui Dynasty fluctuated around four hundred ren per stone, and one tael of gold can buy 250 shi of grain, that is to say, today The three rounds of crossbow arrows fired are equivalent to throwing [-] shiwan grains on the battlefield."

So sort it out one by one.

Not only Li Mixia and Li Tuman were stunned, but Xue Wanshu himself was also taken aback. He finally understood the real purpose of Yang Yu's generosity in allowing Xiangxiong to watch the honeycomb crossbow.

Of course, Xue Wanshu also knew that wars cannot be calculated with a simple statistic, but he obviously would not remind King Xiangxiong.

"It's such a luxury, we can't afford it." Brother and sister Li Mixia and Li Tuman really came to a frustrating conclusion.

This weapon?
Not only eat people, but also eat money.

Just firing three rounds has wiped out the tax revenue of Xiangxiong Kingdom for several years.Even if the Great Sui generously gave them a thousand honeycomb crossbows, the poor Xiangxiong couldn't afford them.

As for robbing Tai Sui?

Ha ha.

Not only can't speak, but can't even dream.

Otherwise, it will spread to the Sui Dynasty and anger the murderous emperor. He only needs to send an army to Xiangxiong to fire a few rounds of honeycomb crossbows.

Li Mixia decided to be a member of the Silk Road Alliance honestly in the future, and follow Da Sui's ass to pick up bones and eat honestly.

We, Xiangxiong, can't afford to provoke him, so we will follow you.

. . . . . .

At the same time, more than a dozen captives of the Tubo Subi clan were led by Sui soldiers to Yang Tong's big tent. The leader was Ba Dianzebu of the Tubo Subi clan, and Cai Bang, the chief of the Cai Bang clan, was beside him. Nong Chihuo, the younger brother of Suhan and Nong Zhunbao, and the others are all chiefs.

They did not escape the encirclement of the Sui army, and fortunately they did not die in the war and became prisoners of the Sui army.It was the first time they had met Yang Tong, but Yang Tong's reputation had long been recognizable. As expected, he was as good-looking, handsome, and handsome as the legend said. As well as the blood-stained armor on his body, it gave people a frightening and chilling aura.

Ba Dianzebu took the lead in saluting: "For the defeated general, see His Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty."

Yang Tong glanced at him indifferently: "Sit."

"Thank you." Yang Tong's attitude made Ba Dianzebu and the others feel uneasy. They realized that people were cut off by swords and themselves were fish and meat, and could only be slaughtered by others. They felt a burst of sadness
They betrayed King Supi, originally wanting to win a fortune, and Langri Zanpu did indeed give them what they wanted, but in a blink of an eye, Tubo, who was as imposing as a rainbow, fell to this situation.

I don't know what the fate of the Subi people will be like?

"You have also seen today's battle, and you should know the fate of Langri Zanpu and Tubo."

Everyone was silent when they heard the words. Before today, they still had the ambition to compete with Tai Sui, but after seeing the power of the honeycomb crossbow, their confidence was completely destroyed.Once Lang Ri Zanpu is finished, the enemies around will naturally fall into trouble.All the ministries conquered by force will surely respond one after another, and Tubo is not far from subjugation!

Yang Tong glanced at them and continued, "He can't protect himself, he can't save you. So you need to save yourself."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, puzzled.

After all, Ba Dianzebu is a well-known military general, and he is also the chief of Bashi, so he has more responsibility than others. His heart was bent, and he said flatly: "If the Holy Majesty asks for anything, please speak frankly, whether it is asking for money Silver jewelry or cattle, sheep and horses, please tell me the amount, and I will make the tribe prepare enough and present it with both hands."

Although the prairie people fought endlessly, because the population was extremely precious, unless it was a bloody feud, neither the enemy nor the enemy would kill the captives, but demanded a large ransom.Seeing that Yang Tong didn't look like he wanted to kill them, he simply made a request according to the practice of grassland people.

"I know this is your custom and habit, and I will respect your habit. You can redeem yourself if you want, but I have the final say on the exact amount... You and Cai Bang Suhan are the chiefs of two tribes, and they are also Tibetans. As for Nong Chihuo, your elder brother Nong Zhunbao has died in battle, and his son is young, so the chief must belong to you, so you will also be charged 50 The others are both Tubo generals and tribal chiefs, and I want 50 sheep each." Yang Tong glanced at them and said coldly, "Of course, you don't have to agree, but I will let Da Sui The army will get it, and you will get more at that time... As for you, you can go and stay in the Jingguan. Anyway, there are many people who want to replace you as the chief."

Yang Tong's undisguised killing intent made all the captives pale and trembling. Ba Dianzebu gritted his teeth: "We don't have so many sheep, and animals are life to us and a burden to the Holy Majesty. We There are some gold and silver utensils, high-quality jade, can I use these and high-quality sheepskin?"

"I don't want these! I want your slaves."

"Okay, but I don't know how the Holy Majesty calculates?" Ba Dianzebu asked.

"Young men and women each have six sheep, three children, and one old man. I want complete family members."

"We don't have that many slave families."

"Ba, Nong, and Cai Sen have [-] households, and the rest are [-] households. The rest are replaced by gold and silver objects, jade, and sheepskin." Speaking of this, Yang Tong, who had cheated Li Yuan, warned: We don’t only accept old people, and we don’t accept disabled people with broken hands or legs. If anyone dares to play tricks on me, my army will destroy you, understand?”

"Understood." Ba Dianzebu nodded, what else could he say for a knife and a fish for me?
"Just understand." Yang Tong nodded in satisfaction.

Slaves in the grassland are prevalent, and a large number of slaves come from warring prisoners of war and herdsmen who broke the ministries. The grassland regards children as treasures, and the elderly are like grass, so the slaves in the hands of these nobles are mostly young and strong, women, and children. These are not only the property of the various ministries, but also the source of soldiers they can challenge Zanpu and Dahan.

After so many years of fighting in the Sui Dynasty, the population of the inherently prosperous areas has plummeted, and the population of the border and the undeveloped Jiangnan is even smaller. Yang Tong wants these Tubo noble slaves to fill the four counties around the world, and the local herdsmen Living together, transforming into self-cultivating farmers in the Sui Dynasty together, and accepting enlightenment together, also deprived these Tubo nobles of their potential source of soldiers, weakened their strength, and laid the foundation for the future annexation of Tubo.

As for the annexation of Tubo now, of course it is possible, but to eat such a large territory and millions of people at one time, the imperial court can only arrange for them to settle in a fixed place for the convenience of unified education, but so many people live in one place and study together The essence of advanced civilization in the Central Plains will immediately become a huge hidden danger for the Sui Dynasty.

At the beginning, the Han and Wei dynasties moved a large number of Hu people inland, and as a result, the Wuhu chaos occurred; Li Zhi moved the Goguryeo people into the country, and the Goguryeo people later directly established the country in the Central Plains.

Therefore, Yang Tong was extremely cautious about Tubo, a country with strong folk customs and a population of several million.

Otherwise, if a few ambitious heroes appear in these places that have mastered advanced productive forces, they will become a new country that is far more powerful than Tubo.

"The above is your ransom, let's talk about the next step of cooperation." Yang Tong smiled lightly.

"Please speak clearly." Everyone's eyelids twitched, and they felt that something was wrong, and their hearts hung up after finally settling down.

"The territory of Tubo is empty of troops, and I will send an army to attack them. At the same time, the countries that have been bullied by you, such as Xiangxiong, Nuer, and Bolu, will also fight together." Tubo folded There are too many troops, and Yang Tong is not afraid of them, so he directly stated the next strategy, "As for which tribe the various armies are fighting, it has nothing to do with me."

Ba Dianzebu turned pale with shock, and lost his voice: "This... didn't we agree to pay the ransom?"

"The ransom is to redeem you now, it has nothing to do with the next war. If you become prisoners next time, the ransom will still be the same... I will never increase the price..." Yang Tong said decisively.

Ba Dianzebu and the others were so angry that they almost turned their backs, and their eyeballs were about to burst into flames.

When are we what?

White sheep, or the granary of the Sui Dynasty?
But thinking of the current situation in Tubo, the eggplants were like frost-beaten—withered.

If Da Sui received the ransom and then sent troops again, they would probably have to be taken prisoner again, so many times, no, only two times, they would have to go bankrupt.

"My lord, can I understand that..."

"Speak! I'm listening."

Ba Dianzebu took a deep breath and suppressed his overwhelming anger: "As soon as the ransom arrives, the Holy Majesty will naturally let us go; but you let the Sui army follow behind us, and when we reach the border, they will catch us again. Ask for a ransom, is that what you mean? Is it like this?"

"Pfft!"

Yang Qinfang, who was guarding Yang Tong's side, let out a laugh and stared at Yang Tong with a pair of wonderful eyes. She felt that Yang Tong must be thinking so.

The faces of Du Ruhui and the others also turned red all of a sudden, looking at the butter and wax on the wall one by one, as if they had become philosophical masters thinking about life.

They all thought that Yang Tong would do this.

"Don't use your careful heart to measure my gentleman's belly." Yang Tong's expression was a little unnatural.

"That's kind, thank you, Your Majesty." Ba Dianze preached.

"I won't arrest you immediately, but Tubo dared to be an enemy of the Sui Dynasty, and it is certain that they will be retaliated against. You must be mentally prepared for this." Yang Tong said lightly.

The crowd was speechless.

Tubo provoked the Sui Dynasty, and after the Sui Dynasty won, it was normal to march into Tubo with the momentum of the victory.As a member of Tubo, it is normal for them to be attacked by the Great Sui army.

If you don't want to be beaten, you can only resist, and you can't beat the resistance.

How to do? ?

All of a sudden, all the Tibetans were in a dilemma.

(End of this chapter)