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Chapter 144 Zhao Yu: Four words, you are not worthy!
In Xunlin City, the barbarian defenders Wu Kun and Long En and others looked at the Chu army that had surrounded the entire city, and their hearts became more and more agitated.

For nearly a month, more than [-] Chu troops only besieged but did not attack. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the little emperor of Chu was determined to encircle and reinforce, so as to punish the Burmese army.

But Wu Jianning, who leads the Burmese army, is obviously not a fool, and has no tendency to send reinforcements to Xunlin City.

The armies of the Chu State and the Burmese State were in a stalemate in the air, but the mountain barbarians stationed in Xunlin City gradually began to have a headache.

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 Qu Zhen's tribe.

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

In a hurry, they had no choice but to retreat into the city and hold on, but the food stored in the city was obviously not enough to support the nearly ten thousand barbarian soldiers for a month.

As time went by, you can imagine the mood of these barbarians when they saw that the food reserves in the city were at their lowest and that the Burmese army did not come for reinforcements.

A barbarian general held his hand on the city wall and looked 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 just sit back and wait for death!"

Wu Kun snorted coldly, glanced at the leaders around him, and said with great dissatisfaction:
"You don't need to remind me, I know it. At that time, I advised everyone to go back to the mountains after finishing this job, and don't listen to the words of those Burmese people. It's better for you all. You envy the colorful world outside the mountains, and you have to listen. Those Burmese people occupied the city and defended it. Now they are forced to have no choice but to ask me... If I, Wu Kun, had my way, I wouldn't be trapped in this city like you!"

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

Therefore, after the sneak attack on Xunlin City was successful, he suggested that the mountain barbarians move the looted materials and people to the mountains and not get too involved in the war between Burma and Chu.

However, the other leaders were deceived by the Burmese people's rhetoric and credulously believed their promises.

Although he was the strongest among the many mountain barbarian tribes, in this case, he had to follow the crowd. In the end, he and these idiots were tricked by the Burmese...

When Wu Kun thought about his experiences these days, he felt a pent-up anger in his heart with nowhere to vent.

"Cough cough."

Seeing Wu Kun's unkind tone, the other leaders looked embarrassed, but they did not dare to get angry at this time.

Now they are grasshoppers on a rope. Internal strife at this time will only benefit the Chu people outside the city.

"Wukun, I'm not the one waiting this time. When the matter is over and we retreat to the mountains, we will toast you and apologize."

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Long En, who had a good relationship with Wu Kun, quickly smoothed things over.

"However, we still have to work together now to overcome the current difficulties. Otherwise, when the Chu army breaks the city, there will be no place for you and me to die."

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

"How much food is left in the city now?"

One of the leaders looked sad and said: "There are less than five days of food left in the army. If it doesn't work, how about we forcibly collect the food stored by the people in the city to supply the warriors under our command?"

"Absolutely not!" Wu Kun's face changed and he said quickly, "If we forcibly confiscate the Chu people's food, it will definitely lead to bloody conflicts. After the city is broken, if the emperor of Chu knows about it, given his character, we will never be able to It’s half a way to survive. Opening up the Chu people in the city may become a way for us to survive in the future.”

After saying that, Wu Kun suddenly felt a sense of sadness in his heart.

When did the life and death of these southern barbarian tribes actually depend on these Chu people...

But obviously, not all Nanman chiefs understood Wu Kun's thoughts.

"Without food, let our warriors starve to defend the city? Wukun, what are you thinking?"

"That's right, the worst case scenario is that we'll have to fight with the Chu people!"

"We barbarians are not cowards who are afraid of death!"

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

A bunch of brainless idiots!
The people they brought down the mountain this time were all the strongest members of the clan.

If everyone dies here and only the old, weak, women and children are left, they will be annexed by other tribes within three or two months!

Children become other people's children, and wives become other people's wives. Is this what these idiots want to see?

If he had known this, he should not have joined these idiots and responded to the Burmese country and walked out of the mountains...

Just as Wu Kun's mood became increasingly depressed, bursts of cheers suddenly came from outside the city.

what happened?

Wu Kun, who felt something strange, quickly sent scouts to investigate around the Chu army's camp.

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

"Chief, the Chu people are cheering because the Emperor of Chu allows them to drink tonight."

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

Wu Kun was surprised and quickly asked:
"Isn't it forbidden to drink alcohol in the army? Have you ever found out why the Emperor of Chu did this?"

Drinking is a taboo in the army. Even if the Emperor of Chu didn't understand, he still had a veteran general like Qu Zhen beside him.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

What on earth is the Emperor of Chu planning?
Wu Kun felt a little uneasy in his heart.

"Chief, I overheard the rumors among the Chu soldiers that there was a great victory in the north. His Majesty was very happy, so he ignored the generals' obstruction and let them drink. He also said..."

At the end of the sentence, the scout became a little hesitant.

Wu Kun frowned and asked, "What else can you say?"

"They also said that we barbarians are like dragons on the mountain, but when we go down the mountain, we are not even insects. Even if we were given a hundred courages, we would not dare to attack the camp at night, so let's just drink freely."

The scout finished speaking very quickly, and then looked at the leader cautiously.

Seeing Wu Kun sitting on a chair with an extremely gloomy expression, the scout felt a hint of regret.

It's all my fault that I was so quick-tongued that I said everything that should be said and shouldn't be said.

"Go down!"

Wu Kun was too lazy to scold his men and waved his hand to signal them to leave.

Seeing the scouts leaving, a hint of coldness appeared on Wu Kun's face.

The little emperor of Chu really didn't take these barbarians in his eyes, how dare he speak so shamelessly!

The Chu people looked down upon him so much that Wu Kun, who was full of anger, felt bursts of anger rising in his heart.

There was only a little reason left, and under the pressure of reality and the stimulation of emotions, he began to drift away from him.

He asked his personal guards to call a group of leaders in front of them. Wu Kunfang told everyone the information obtained by the scouts, and finally said:

"The Chu people saw that I couldn't wait, and thought that even if we were drunk tonight, we would not dare to steal the camp. What I want to say is that the Chu people underestimated us barbarians! Moreover, only tonight would we steal the camp and severely damage the Chu army. , we have a glimmer of hope. I wonder if you would like to work with me, Wu Kun, to surprise the Emperor of Chu?"

"Are you saying that we are worse than insects on this plain?"

After listening to Wu Kun's narration, a barbarian general turned purple with anger, clapped his chest and shouted:

"Chief Wukun, if he sends troops, count me Echangdong as one!" "Wukun, count me as one!"

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

Wukun saw that his morale was ready, so he asked the chiefs of the cave kings to select 300 men and horses from their headquarters, eat well, and wait for his orders.

When the sky is about to get dark, it is the time when sleepiness is the most severe.

There was a soft "squeak" sound, and the north gate of Xunlin City was pushed open through a gap. A barbarian soldier holding a sharp blade quietly walked out of the city. Under the leadership of their respective leaders, they made a big turn. Heading towards the Chu army camp.

Along the way, they saw that the Chu army was unprepared, and there were not even any open posts or hidden sentries for warning. Wu Kun and other leaders became even more excited.

"Everyone, don't worry about anything else and rush directly to the main stronghold where the little emperor is. If we capture the little emperor, we will have a bargaining chip with the Chu people."

Wu Kun whispered to the leaders.

Everyone nodded, looking at the Chu army camp with fiery eyes.

If it is true as Wu Kun said, how much gold, silver and jewelry can be exchanged for the young emperor of Chu if he is captured?
More than three thousand elite barbarian soldiers, led by Wu Kun and other leaders, crashed into the Chu army camp. Along the way, they could only smell the aroma of wine and not see a single Chu army soldier.

The soldiers came around to report that no Chu soldiers were seen.

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

Wu Kun regretted it endlessly, and was about to ask his soldiers to turn around and retreat into the city, but unexpectedly there were loud shouts and earthquakes from all around, and rockets were fired towards the camp.

Strangely enough, the wooden camp caught fire, and in the blink of an eye, the camp turned into a sea of ​​flames.

All the leaders were in panic, and each led his troops to break out.

Wu Kun retreated towards the city along the way he came, but unexpectedly, as soon as he left the camp, a group of Biao cavalry came out. The leader was holding a long sword. Who else could he be if he wasn't Yin Shou.

Wu Kun fought with Wu Song for several rounds, but could not resist the enemy. Yin Shou led the cavalry to the east side, and most of his men and horses were killed.

After finally getting rid of Wu Song, Wu Kun walked less than two miles, only to hear loud killing cries in the forest on the roadside, and Qu Zhen led his troops to fight out.

Wu Kun's men and horses were attacked one after another, and their morale fell to the bottom. As soon as they fought, they dispersed.

Gathering up his remaining courage, Wu Kun desperately fought back Qu Zhen and broke out of the siege alone.

Seeing that he was now alone, Wu Kun felt increasingly desolate. He sighed and retreated towards Xunlin City.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they turned a corner, they saw a group of people blocking the middle of the road, with a young general at the head and a middle-aged scribe standing on each side.

"Wukun, the heavenly soldiers are here, why not come down early?"

Looking at Wu Kun who was in extreme embarrassment, Zhao Yu laughed while riding on his horse.

Big fish hooked!

As expected, he and Jia Xu and Li Ru planned and finally fished out the barbarians in the city.

Seeing that he was cornered, Wu Kun became violent, roared, and rode towards Zhao Yu alone.

Halfway through the charge, a "click" sound was heard. Wu Kun's horse was stepping into a pit. Suddenly, both the man and the horse fell down and fell into the pit.

Fifty or sixty scratchers came out from both sides, hooked Wu Kun out of the pit, sealed all the acupoints around his body, and pushed Wu Kun in front of Zhao Yu.

"Take this leader Wukun and wait until we enter the city."

After Zhao Yu said that, he asked the soldiers to take Wu Kun, and the group headed towards Xunlin City.

When they arrived at the city gate, they saw the city gate wide open. Zhang Xiu led his generals and the captured Nanman leader to greet Zhao Yu.

However, Zhang Xiu had already arranged for Zhao Yu to lead the Flying Bear Army closely behind the defeated army, took the opportunity to seize the city, and captured all the Southern Barbarian leaders who were caught off guard in the city.

Zhao Yu asked people to recruit soldiers to pacify the barbarians, and at the same time he asked people to post notices and put out lists to pacify the people, and also asked the soldiers to put out the fire in the camp.

Only when it was getting brighter did Zhao Yu ask someone to bring the Nanman leader headed by Wu Kun to him.

"You often live in the high mountains and deep forests. Although you belong to the land of our great Chu, the place where you live is no different from the vassal country. The previous emperors of our great Chu have treated you well, why do you dare? Betray the alliance and seek refuge with Myanmar?"

Wu Kun looked at the young emperor of Chu in front of him and sneered:
"Although our ancestors had an oath of alliance with the emperor of Chu, successive officials favored the Chu people and suppressed our barbarians. If things go on like this, our barbarians have resentment in their hearts. As the saying goes, if the officials force the people to rebel, the people have no choice but to rebel."

"Are you Wu Kun, the great leader of the Southern Barbarians?"

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

Wu Kun snorted coldly and turned 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 scolded him one after another.

Zhao Yu waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and Fang said calmly:
"I have heard of your name Wu Kun. Based on your attitude towards the people in the city, I can give you and other barbarians an opportunity, so that the barbarian leader can also serve as an official of our great Chu and govern the place."

Borderland ethnic issues have always caused a headache for rulers, both in ancient and modern times.

In the past, Chu State established prefectures and counties to deal with barbarians and other ethnic groups in the southwest and southeast frontiers, and the central government appointed prefects and county magistrates to directly manage them.

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 southwest prefectures that year was caused by local officials' forced apportionment, which triggered Nanman riots.

In Zhao Yu's conception, the best way to govern the southwest region is to gradually restore the land to the locals, thereby strengthening the central government's control over the southwest border.

Now, the quelling of the Nanman rebellion has obviously given him a great opportunity.

With [-] soldiers in hand, he has no worries about the Southern Barbarians not bowing their heads.

"Is this true, Your Majesty?"

Wu Kun suddenly raised his head, his eyes full of disbelief.

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

Therefore, it is no wonder that Wu Kun showed an expression of disbelief when Zhao Yu said this.

"As the emperor, I keep my word." Zhao Yu showed a faint smile on his face, "What's more, you have no right to let me run so far just to tease you."

In short, it’s four words, you don’t deserve it!

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

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

However, now they have no choice but to believe what the other party says.

"If His Majesty is true to his word, we are willing to guard the southern border in place of Da Chu for generations to come."

Wu Kun knelt on the ground and saluted Zhao Yu.

　Start paying off your debt tomorrow, with a guaranteed daily balance of [-]!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)