Qin Shizhi's Confucian junior master

Chapter 496: The brain-twitching Ren Xiao, the miracle created by Ziyou
The black cloth was lifted, revealing a weapon that the Baiyue people had never seen before.

"What is this?" the general of the Minyue army asked, looking at the weapon with a tiger head below.

The Minyue soldiers looked at the weapons of the Qin army below. It was a weapon that looked like a lying tiger. The iron frame supported the black round body. The iron tiger head exuded a cold light in the sun. Three huge crossbow arrows are tied with a circle of red bamboo tubes above the tiger's head.

Ren Xiao looked at the condescending Minyue general above and raised his hand.

"Prepare!"

The operator of the Tiger Lord Ballista immediately aimed the tiger's mouth at the Minyue camp above.

"put!"

After Ren Xiao's hand fell, the gunner responsible for controlling the Hu Zun Crossbow immediately adjusted the angle, aimed at the Minyue military stronghold above, and then pulled the trigger. Suddenly, hundreds of consecutive arrows were fired towards the Minyue military stronghold. .

"The enemy's arrow attack is hidden!" shouted the general of the Minyue army.

The Minyue soldiers standing on the wall of the military camp raised shields made of rattan and wooden boards to resist the falling bows and arrows.

Ren Xiao looked at the wooden shield raised by the military camp above with confusion in his eyes.

"The Minyue army underestimated us. They used wooden shields to resist us." Ren Xiao said dissatisfied.

Ren Xiao's lieutenant also nodded, but what they didn't know was that the Baiyue people lived in such a living environment. It was a luxury to have enough food, let alone smelting weapons and shields. In the land of Baiyue, shields made of rattan and wood are already the best weapons for wars between tribes. When Bai Yifei was able to defeat Baiyue with overwhelming force, South Korea's powerful bows and crossbows also played a huge role.

While talking, the crossbow arrows fired by the Qin army had already landed in the sky above the Minyue military stronghold. The sharp crossbow arrows penetrated the wooden shield the moment it hit it. There were random explosions, and the Minyue soldiers could not Without any reaction or dodge, they all died in this explosion.

The walls of the military camp made of piled stones were also blown to pieces. The Minyue soldiers in the camp looked at the city walls shrouded in thick smoke in horror. Some people close to the walls looked at the broken limbs falling from the sky. , couldn't help but vomited.

Ren Xiao looked at the collapsed wall and ordered the artillery to fire another volley. This time, the letter-chain crossbow arrows fell into the military stronghold. The Minyue soldiers had no time to dodge before being sent away by a new round of explosions.

When the thick fog dissipated, Ren Xiao looked at the collapsed wall and let the army start to advance. After entering the military stronghold, Ren Xiao's eyes flashed with surprise when he saw the military stronghold that had been turned into ruins.

Although Ren Xiao had known for a long time that the damage of the Tiger Lord Ballista was extremely high, he did not expect that it would only take hundreds of rounds of the ballista to turn a military stronghold into ruins.

"Search carefully to see if there are any survivors or useful information." Ren Xiao said.

"promise!"

After a search, there were only some Fujian and Vietnamese soldiers left in the entire military camp who were lucky enough not to be affected by the explosion. The first time these Minyue soldiers saw the Qin army, they knelt down and began to pray, hoping that the Qin army would not punish them with the divine punishment just now.

The people of Baiyue worshiped ghosts and gods even more than the people of Chu. When faced with earth thunders, the people of Chu regarded them as thunder from heaven and believed that the Qin army was a master of kingship and had the blessing of heaven. Although Baiyue did not recognize the king's army, they regarded the Qin army as the army of the God of Thunder.

Ren Xiao looked at the Fujian and Yue soldiers who showed no resistance and even looked at them in awe, thinking that they would gain something unexpected this time.

Ren Xiao then wrote down the idea that gunpowder might be able to frighten the Baiyue people into a military report and sent people to quickly report it back. Afterwards, Ren Xiao sent people to garrison here and began to move forward with the army.

However, in seven days, Ren Xiao had already captured the Minyue King's City. Similarly, Ren Xiao was also in trouble. Although he was the first among the three armies to complete the task, because during the attack on the city, Ren Xiao He thought of using the Tiger Lord Crossbow to scare the Minyue people again, but he didn't expect that one of the crossbows exploded directly at the place of worship in the Minyue King's City, blowing up the statue of the Minyue statue.

The people in the Minyue King's City, who had originally planned to give up resistance, saw that the statue of the god was bombed, and the half-dead shaman immediately called on the Minyue people in the Minyue King's City to start resisting the Qin army. Although the Qin army captured the Minyue royal city, the Minyue people continued to resist. Once the Qin army made any move to leave the royal city and attack other tribes, the Minyue people would immediately attack the military camp.

Although there is no difference between the behavior of these Minyue people and committing suicide, if this continues, the more Minyue people die at the hands of the Qin army, the more intense the resistance of the Minyue people will be, and it may even cause the entire Minyue people to of resistance.

Ren Xiao, who was inside the tent, was no longer as high-spirited as he had been when he first entered the Minyue King's City. Instead, he was very anxious.

"What should I do? I just talk too much." Ren Xiao said, slapping himself in the face.

"General, can we ask Master Wang for help? Master Wang was one step ahead of us, and now he should be on the territory of Dongyue." said the deputy general.

"By the way, there is also Master Wang!" Ren Xiao said happily, slapping his thigh.

"Master Wang knows astronomy and geography, he must have a way to calm the anger of the Minyue people." said the deputy general.

"Yes, you are right. Mr. Wang must have a way. Let me write a letter quickly." Ren Xiao anxiously took out a pen and paper and began to write down the current situation of the Minyue Royal City.

Except for Ren Xiao, the three armies that conquered Baiyue, the other two armies were also marching at a very slow pace. The second army led by Zhao Tuo came down from Changsha and headed directly towards Yang Yue. With Tianze's secret help, the army led by Zhao Tuo easily defeated Ou Yue's army and made a fuss about splitting Ou Yue. The King of Xiou was killed on the spot by Zhao Tuo's formation.

Tu Sui of the third army also came out of Changsha, but his target was Cangwu. Cangwu is not the original descendant of Wu and Yue. The existence of the ancient Cangwu Kingdom can be traced back to the Yao and Shun periods. However, after the formation of Baiyue, the ancient Cangwu Kingdom and Baiyue directly and continuously intermarryed and fought. As time went by, the two sides formed After understanding the situation of me in you and you in me, slowly the two began to merge into one.

Since the throne of the ancient Cangwu Kingdom was obtained by a Baiyue man, Cangwu became a part of Baiyue.

Compared to the fast march of Zhao Tuo and Ren Xiao, Tu Sui's speed was much slower. It was not that Tu Sui was not capable, but that Cangwu's territory was very mountainous, and it was said that there were 100,000 mountains. Moreover, in addition to attacking Cangwu, Tu Sui also had to be wary of possible attacks from the Xiou tribe at any time. This caused the progress of Tu Sui to be very slow. But after getting word from Ren Xiao that the Hu Zun Ballista might have miraculous effects, Tu Sui would fire two cannons whenever he attacked to frighten the Cangwu and Xiou people.

With the intimidation of the Hu Zun Ballista, the resistance Tu Sui encountered became smaller, but the situation was still not optimistic.

East Vietnam.

Ziyou had already received the letter sent by Ren Xiao. After reading the contents, Ziyou also rubbed his head.

"This kid Ren Xiao really doesn't make people worry. Even if you blow up the Minyue Palace, it's better than blowing up their temple." Ziyou said.

"Ren Xiao blew up the temple in Minyue?" Yan Lingji asked in shock.

"Well, during the siege, Ren Xiao didn't know which string was wrong and blew up the temple in Minyue." Ziyou handed the information to Yan Lingji.

Yan Lingji felt a little dizzy after reading the content. "It didn't matter that he blew up the temple. The great witch in charge of the temple was blown up and was half dead. Before he died, he gave the order to fight back and then died. This seemed to the people in the Minyue King's City that the great witch was conveying God's will. They will definitely resist to the end." Yan Lingji shook her head and said.

"Is there any way to solve it?" Concubine Yan asked.

"It's difficult, but it's not impossible." Yan Lingji said.

"What can I do?" Ziyou asked curiously.

"I will go to Minyue and use the name of Our Lady of Fire to make the people of Minyue start to believe in Our Lady of Flame. But this process will not be fast, and it will need the support of the great witches controlled by the Exorcist." Yan Lingji said .

The best way to change the minds of fanatical believers is to find ways to change their beliefs and make them lose their spiritual support. Only in this way can the resistance of the Fujian and Yue people be cut off from the root.

"I'll go with you." Ziyou said.

"it is good."

After explaining to the Zhu family and others, Ziyou took the three people to the Minyue Royal City. Along the way, the places captured by the Qin army had been entered by hundreds of families, and they began to help these tribes reclaim farmland and abolish some areas. bad habits.

"We passed through thirty-six tribes, large and small, along the way. Sometimes there are thousands of people in one tribe, and there are only a dozen people in a tribe. This situation is not conducive to future development." Ziyou said. .

"This is the situation in Baiyue. The entire Baiyue land is far more sparsely populated than the Chu State. Although the Chu State is large, its population is also five million. But Baiyue only has one million people, and the territory of Baiyue is not as large as that of Chu. The country is much smaller, starting from the southern end of Wu State, the land of Dongyue, Minyue, Ouyue, Yangyue, Xiou, Cangwu, and even the south of Ouyue. When you sent people to search The land in Champa belongs to Baiyue." Yan Lingji said.

"Let's combine villages and strongholds." Ziyou said helplessly.

"If you want to merge villages and strongholds, the Baiyue people will not agree." Yan Lingji said.

"It's not that the people of Baiyue won't agree, but that the leaders of each tribe won't agree," Ziyou said.

These places in Baiyue are also different from those in later generations. Jackals, tigers and leopards are everywhere, and there are also various miasma poisonous insects. Therefore, the people of Baiyue are separated by mountains and live in one place to fight against the beasts. However, a relatively good place suitable for survival is limited in the number of people it can accommodate. Once the population of this tribe becomes too large, They would expel some people and let them form tribes in new places.

Although it is cruel to let a small number of people face jackals, tigers, leopards, and miasma poisonous insects, it can ensure that more people survive. The purpose of everything the Baiyue people do is to survive. In the eyes of these people, the best way is to hold together for warmth, but for various reasons they cannot hold together.

The biggest reason is that once the leaders of various tribes form villages and merge villages, they will lose their power, so they will not agree.

"At the beginning, Tianze wanted to form villages and merge villages in Baiyue to restore the grandeur of the Wuyue period, but it failed in the end. Except for those tribal leaders, the more reason is that there are really not enough wealthy people in Baiyue now. Let them gather somewhere." Yan Lingji said.

"You can find a place, and if it doesn't exist, create it. The Central Plains has also come step by step from slash-and-burn farming to the present. With the experience of the Central Plains, Baiyue will be faster. Dongyue is the best example," Ziyou said.

"I hope so." Yan Lingji said while looking at the surrounding mountains and forests.

Yan Lingji sincerely hopes that Ziyou's idea can come true, which will not only stabilize the Qin State in Baiyue, but also improve the lives of the Baiyue people.

Soon Ziyou and his party arrived at the Minyue King's City. The first time Ziyou entered the Minyue King's City, they were discovered by the Qin army's scouts, who then led Ziyou to find Ren Xiao.

"Master Wang, you are finally here." Ren Xiao said happily when he saw Ziyou.

"I'm here. I've already thought of a solution." Ziyou motioned for Ren Xiao to sit down and talk.

"I knew you would find a solution. I wonder what solution you have in mind?" Ren Xiao asked.

"Change their current beliefs with beliefs they can accept," Ziyou said.

"Ah!?" Ren Xiao looked at Ziyou in surprise.

"Although I know it's difficult, I have a way." Ziyou took out the Pixiu stone ball hidden in his chest and said.

"What is this?" Ren Xiao asked curiously.

"Something to solve the problem." Ziyou said mysteriously, "Okay, just leave this matter to us. You only need to send people to maintain order in the Minyue Royal City."

"it is good."

After seeing Zi You take over the matter, Ren Xiao didn't think much about it. He was just a martial artist. Although he didn't have much knowledge, he knew one thing very well, that is, he would do whatever Zi You said. Nothing wrong.

On the second day, some East Yue people appeared in the Minyue King's City. These East Yue people were like missionaries in the Middle Ages. After arriving in the Minyue King's City, they began to think of ways to spread Yan Lingji's beliefs.

Yan Lingji's belief had spread from Dongyue before, and naturally some people in the Minyue King's City knew about it. After Yan Lingji "appeared" in the Minyue King's City, many Minyue people began to believe in Yan Lingji.

And Ziyou has been preparing his own actions.

"Whether you succeed or not depends on you." Ziyou said while looking at the Pixiu stone ball.

After Ziyou put the Pixiu stone ball into a formation, that night, many great shamans from Fujian and Yue dreamed about the ancestors of Baiyue, and some even directly dreamed about the origin of Baiyue. The leader of the Li tribe, Chi You.

Chi You in the dream told them not to resist the Qin army, and that Qin would bring them a better life in the future.

The next day, these great witches thought it was just a dream, but after hearing that many people had the same dream, they felt that it was the manifestation of their ancestors. Faced with the order of the great god Chiyou, these descendants naturally They didn't have the guts to disobey, so the tribes of Minyue began to take the initiative to accept Qin.

Many Minyue people in the Minyue King's City also had these dreams. These people believed that they were the chosen ones, so they began to actively publicize this matter, which gradually stabilized the originally restless Minyue King's City.

(End of this chapter)