A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 917 Invitation to Battle

"Your Majesty!"

Yanei Shi Shouxin led a group of light cavalry back and captured a dozen barbarians.

"They are all spies from various tribes of Daoyi. They are too courageous to get so close," Shi Shouxin said with a smile. "When they saw us we wanted to run, but it was too late. Two legs can't run faster than four legs."

"But these people run really fast,"

There are no horses on Liuqiu Island. Historically, it was not until the development of southern Fujian in the late Tang Dynasty that horses came in. Later generations have always been called Tang horses.

None of the dozen island barbarian spies got past the Yamen Qingqi. They were all beaten and bundled back. When they saw the Yamen rushing towards them on tall beasts, they were also frightened.

It is bigger than a deer and looks like a cow, but it can carry people so fast and is so obedient.

People have ridden oxen and deer before, but they have never seen such a fast horse.

Anping Bay Coast,

The original market,

It became a military camp at this time.

Since Wu Huaiyu arrived in person with two thousand elite soldiers, he naturally no longer had to retreat to the island. He could directly set up camp in the market, which could be converted into a town in the future.

According to the classification at Anping Port, they divide the island barbarians into three categories: raw, cooked and wild. The tribes of these people live in the plains and have always communicated and traded with outsiders, so they can It’s called cooked food.

Those further inland are classified as raw people, while those deep in the mountains are all classified as savages.

Wu Huaiyu sat there and looked at these spies, and those people were also watching him unruly.

Although they come from different tribes, they all live in the same area. They are all plains and barbarians, and their living habits are roughly the same. They mainly hunt, and they also grow rice, raise pigs and weave cloth. Generally speaking, they are relatively backward, compared to those in Fujian. The mountains are far behind, and they are not as good as the barbarians in the left and right streams of Lingnan.

However, after many tribal meetings, they felt that they did not have the strength to win it, so they began to invite other tribes to join.

I heard that the more tattoos they have, the braver they are? But I heard that Yi women also get tattoos after getting married, and they still have face tattoos.

The governor Wang Da and Tang Fengyi, who had the title of Anping City, were on the left and the right to hear the interrogation of these people.

"Find some interpreters."

"Ask which tribe they are from,"

These people all know how to speak.

On the official side, there are also many Pingdi Fan tribes, but they all speak similar languages. Some of those translators came to Fuhai for trade, some were from this island and were captured by the Sui army and returned to Fujian, and even some from Nanhai People from Fuyu country,

Before Tang Fengyi came to Liuqiu, he deliberately searched for some translations. After all, he couldn't rely on his hands to gesture.

Anyway, there are now thirteen tribes, and Pabra has attracted six more tribes, for a total of fourteen out of seven tribes to participate.

There are still some clans among the seven tribes that are still hesitant.

This time, it was the Pabra tribe with a population of more than 3,000 who took the lead.

According to the territorial division, the area where the Wu family and the others are now belongs to the hunting ground of the Pabra tribe. They are dissatisfied with the deal the Wu family has with them. They feel that the things sold are too expensive and the prices are too cheap. Then they see that the Wu family is going to Building a fort on the sandbank makes you even more alert,

So after several rounds of trials, the leader of the Pabra tribe decided to drive away these people, and the young people in the tribe became increasingly greedy for those people's goods.

Antler spears, iron knives, bone arrows,

Looking at their appearance, they had broken hair and tattoos. It was winter, and they were actually barefoot and wearing a blanket over short clothes.

After all, it is still blocked by the strait. Although some merchants will come across the sea to trade, and even Prince Buyeo came to colonize, it can be seen just from the weapons of these spies.

It's more than one level behind.

"What is the population of each tribe and where is its location?"

These thirteen major tribes, living together in this plain area, are not monolithic. Even if they live next to each other, they still have feuds. They often compete for prey, which leads to large-scale conflicts and struggles. Blood feuds often require blood revenge. They are very particular about revenge. .

Each one has a tattoo.

But regardless of whether they are raw, cooked or wild, they are all brave and fierce, and almost all of them have the custom of going out to hunt for heads and collect the heads of their enemies.

After some interrogation, especially after using some small tricks,

Wu Huaiyu got a lot of useful information.

In the area southwest of Liuqiu, there are about thirteen tribes, and each tribe also has two to three to three to five branches.

These thirteen tribes basically have a population of two to three thousand, while the following branches have a population of dozens to hundreds.

Tang Fengyi immediately made arrangements and called in several translators in a short while. These translators were all different in appearance. There were Shanyue people from Fujian, Han people from Guangfu, Kunlun people from the South China Sea, and Fanyi from the island.

The other six tribes are either considering or rejecting it.

The fourteen tribes have an average of 1,000 people per tribe. The population of the tribes participating this time has reached 15,000. Of course, this includes the men, women, old and young in the tribe.

Those who can really make grass are mainly young and strong men, and there will be some accompanying teenagers, and up to three to four thousand people can be gathered together.

Never more than five thousand.

This was much less than the 10,000 to 20,000 that Wu Huaiyu expected.

"Ask about their equipment situation. How do they command the seven divisions and fourteen detachments?"

Although some of the more than a dozen spies were arrogant, there were still some who were willing to tell. What Wu Huaiyu wanted to know was not a secret. Those tribes still retained a joint discussion system, and the tribesmen discussed major matters together and quarreled. .

As Wu Huaiyu expected, the equipment of each tribe was very backward, mainly deer antlers and spears, followed by bows and axes. As for defensive equipment, a small amount of rattan leather armor,

They are a group of barefoots, but they should not be underestimated, because they all retain the hunting tradition, and they often fight in tribal conflicts, so they are still very tough.

But can he be more powerful than the Huns?

The Han army built by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty dared to claim that one Han could be the five barbarians, and it relied on crushing equipment. As for the two thousand people brought by Wu Huaiyu, not to mention that they were all Beiya Imperial Guards like Ya Bing.

But now they are fully equipped with iron armor, 120% bow and arrow equipment, and a large number of light and heavy crossbows. Even the tooth soldiers are equipped with two three-eyed blunderbuss each, and there are many firearms such as palm thunder.

Horizontal swords and spears are standard equipment.

Iron helmet and iron armor, nothing to compare with.

Wu Huaiyu even had a fleet, with more than ten large and small warships.

"A bunch of rabble," Tang Fengyi said disdainfully.

In the eyes of the Kingslayer, this tribal alliance created by Pabra and other tribes actually has many tribes that have blood feuds with each other.

And they say they are united, but in fact they are fighting independently, and there is no real unified command system at all.

If you say going hunting or robbing, that's fine.

But if you are fighting a tough battle, this kind of organization is not enough. The grassland Turkic Khanate and so on are better organized than yours, but if you really fight against the elites of the Central Plains, it will be chaos when the wind is against you.

Not to mention you island barbarians.

Wu Huaiyu sat there and said nothing.

"My husband, don't worry,"

"Haha, I'm not worried, I'm just a little regretful. The population of these island barbarian tribes is a bit small. After so long, only fourteen have dared to stretch out their claws. The total number of men, women, old and young is only more than 10,000 people. It can be used The number of young men and women is estimated to be six to seven thousand at most,"

"Too few, there are not enough people to fill the gap between teeth."

Wu Huaiyu didn't think about how to fight this battle. He thought about how to swallow these people and how to use them.

He never thought about how to be kind,

It is said that barbarians are afraid of force but not moral, and they only care about beating but not eating. So what needs to be demonstrated now is the power of thunder. Not only must they hit, but they must also inflict pain.

Therefore, he had no intention of letting go of the tribal clans that dared to take the lead this time.

Kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, they are the chickens.

To uproot it,

It would be too wasteful to kill them without killing them. What Liuqiu lacks the most now is the population, so they will capture them and make them slaves.

Building cities and forts, clearing wasteland and planting fields, and growing sugar cane and rice all require people.

There are no horses in Liuqiu, but there are many deer, and deerskin is a good thing. Besides deerskin, the most famous thing on Liuqiu Island is camphor.

This is a valuable thing,

Liuqiu is backward and primitive and has not been developed much. The climate here is also suitable for the growth of camphor trees, so there are good conditions for making camphor.

The process of making camphor is not complicated. Cut the camphor tree into small pieces and distill it with water. After the camphor oil is heated, it rises with the water vapor, and then cools to form camphor.

The older the camphor tree is, the more camphor it produces.

Sulfur is also rich in sulfur resources, and it is also suitable for growing tea, especially in the mountains.

"Then sweep away all thirteen departments," Tang Fengyi said directly.

Wanda, the governor, was not in a hurry to express his opinion, but he did not have any sympathy for the island barbarians, and he might not even regard them as human beings.

Wu Huaiyu, on the other hand, shook his head.

"This is wrong,"

"We don't have to be polite to those who reject our good intentions and show their knives to us, but we still have to be more tolerant towards other people. As long as they are willing to open households and pay taxes and contributions, they are also our own people.

In the whole world, is it the king's land, is it the guest who leads the land, is it the king's ministers,

They are all the people of the saint and must be protected. "

It's not enough to just fight and kill. If you do this, it will be difficult to find peace. Although this side is stronger in terms of strength, there is not much power that can be invested on this island.

Kill a group of people to establish your authority, and then give some benefits to show your kindness.

Take your time,

Take one step at a time. If you take too many steps, you can easily get hurt. Just like Yang Guang did, he sent tens of thousands of troops across the sea to conquer, and started fighting as soon as they came up. In the end, he killed the king, captured the prince, burned the royal city, and captured thousands of people. What does one get in return for what one pays? It is a loss-making transaction.

Wu Huaiyu came to develop this area, not to engage in loss-making business.

"Put these people back and bring them back to Pabra and other clan leaders. Let's say that we will fight here in three days.

If you dare not come, then let the leader come and kneel down to apologize. "

"By the way, I would like to inform other surrounding tribes and clans. I invite them to come and watch the battle and give them gifts."

(End of this chapter)