Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 111 Three Blossoms

Yuexi County, Beishui.

A big battle is over.

When the war situation was in decline, father and son Gao Yuan and Gao Ding, the Yi kings of Yueqi County, fled ahead of time with Gao's tribe, leaving behind a bunch of Sou and Yi tribes lured by them, but these small Soi and Yi tribes were lost. Without the backbone of the Gao family, they suddenly became a mess, like a swarm of headless flies. Under the attack of Shen Mi and Lou Fa like a gust of wind and rain, they had no choice but to flee in all directions.

Therefore, the officers and soldiers easily defeated the Soyi camp and captured the ferry of Beishui. Moving forward, they could directly attack the Qiong capital of Yueqi County.

Liu Zhang raised his head and looked south. His eyes seemed to have crossed Beishui and the mountains. He saw Qiongdu City among the mountains. After taking Qiongdu City, he turned around and defeated the Yong clan of Yizhou County. Nanzhong was mostly pacified.

It's just that it will take some time to march to Qiongdu, and there are still some difficulties. However, after successive victories, the rebel Soyi in Nanzhong have become like grasshoppers after the autumn, and they can't jump around for a few days.

Liu Zhang estimated that the matter at Nanzhong would be resolved before the end of October.

Of course, these are all things for later. Now Liu Zhang had to deal with an immediate matter. He looked at the group of captured Souchong Yiqushuai in front of him.

These captured Soyi Qushuai either knelt down or kowtowed to beg for mercy from Liu Zhang, the Yizhou shepherd.

Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty opened up the southwestern barbarians, through the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty, the southwestern barbarians have had contacts with the Han people for hundreds of years. Therefore, most of these Soyi Qushuai can speak Chinese.

When they begged for mercy, they also used pleading words in their mouths, but some of these people were civilized and some were in a semi-civilized state, so their words were very confusing.

"Your Majesty, I was wrong, I was wrong..." A semi-civilized Soyi Qushuai, using the name of Soyi Qushuai in Nanzhong, kept begging Liu Zhang for mercy, kowtowing like garlic.

"Your Majesty, I was deceived by the Gao family, so I committed such a crime. In fact, my heart is completely loyal to the Han Dynasty." A Soyi Qushuai who knew how to address Liu Zhang shouted.

"Your Majesty, I love the great man, and I hope that your Majesty will forgive me for my sin this time. Forgive me as if you were letting go of an ant."

This old man from Yiqu used disgusting words to express his loyalty to Liu Zhang: "In the future, I am willing to work as a cow or a horse for you, and serve you all my life. I just ask you to spare my life."

Listening to these pleading words, Liu Zhang was unmoved, his expression did not change at all, he stretched out his hand and pressed down, expressing the intention of silence.

In an instant, the dozens of Soyi Qushuai who were begging for mercy with their actions and words immediately stopped their movements and closed their mouths. The originally noisy place fell into an eerie silence.

The crowd of Sou Yi Qushuai who fell silent lowered their heads and glanced upward at Liu Zhang, waiting for Liu Zhang's decision.

Peng Yi looked at this scene and couldn't help but sigh at Liu Zhang's authority. Liu Zhang didn't need to say anything, but only needed one action to frighten these usually domineering commanders. What a power this was.

Seeing that the scene became quiet, Liu Zhang slowly said: "Actually, I came to Nanzhong this time to unite you group of foreigners. However, from what I saw and heard along the way, I didn't realize that you wanted to unite with you. I mean unity.”

"Bodao, Anshang County, and Beishui, you are obstructing me at every turn and trying to block my advance. This makes it very difficult for me."

After describing the sins of this group of Yiqushuai, Liu Zhang read out a passage recorded in history books: "The Records of Food and Goods in the Book of Han Dynasty contains: 'The seventeenth county was established at the beginning, and it was governed by its old customs, without taxes.' "

"I, the big man, respect your customs and habits, and govern according to your traditional methods. I have not forced the customs of the big man on you."

"Apart from asking you for some token supplies, we will not impose taxes on you, and there will be no corvee service, let alone military service."

"To be honest with you, after being brought under the rule of the Han Dynasty, I, the Han Dynasty, haven't been good enough to you?"

Liu Zhang's questioning words were like a huge mountain, pressing on the backs of many Souyi Qushuai, and a group of Souyi leaders became a little shorter. "But how do you repay my big man? From time to time, you raise armies and rebel, attack counties and counties, kill my men, run rampant and violent, and do not abide by the rules set by my big man."

Speaking of this, Liu Zhang felt a surge of anger in his heart, and he couldn't help but snorted. This sound added some weight to the backs of these Sou Yi Qushuai. The Qushuai's stature was a little shorter, and several Soyi Qushuai even touched the ground.

"Now that I have become the shepherd of Yizhou, the land of Nanzhong will have to undergo some changes. As for how to change it, I need to borrow your heads to lay the foundation."

Liu Zhang gave an order, and dozens of Soyi Qushuai were taken to the Beishui River and beheaded, paving a road to peace between South and Central China with their blood.
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Zangzhou County, Yachi River.

It was getting dark, and the sun showed half of its round face from the east, shining its sunlight on the Yachi River Ferry, which was a scene of chaos and chaos.

At the ferry, a few wisps of green smoke floated straight upward in the windless air. Cold Soyi corpses lay on the ground, permanently lifeless, including the leader of the Soyi army - Yazi. , but Yazi only had one body lying on the ground. His head was a precious trophy, valuable for collection, and had been cut off early.

"Captain, most of the Soyi people killed each other, but we killed only a few. Now there are no hidden dangers in the camp." After Zhao Liu led his knights to patrol the Soyi camp, he headed towards Gan Ning Report the situation.

Wearing armor, Gan Ning stayed up all night, but there was no trace of fatigue on his face. Instead, he looked a little excited after the victory, and his eyes were shining.

He smiled when he heard Zhao Liu's report. Now that the ferry of Yachi River has been taken, the road to Qielan, the county seat of Zangda County, is open.

However, time waits for no time. News came from Zhuti County that Wu Yi and Xu Meng had arrived at Censhui. After taking Censhui, they would be able to enter Yizhou County.

This was very bad. He and Xu Meng had a bet on who would reach Dianchi County first. Judging from the current situation, Xu Meng's progress seemed to be faster than his. After all, after he won Qielan, he still had We have to turn around and walk a long way to Dianchi County.

At this time, Gan Jiu came over with a large army. Before the sun rose and there was only some light in the sky, he ordered his soldiers to get ready. When it got light, he led them to the ferry of Yachi River.

"Gan Jiu, take the people across the river immediately. The soldiers who participated in the battle last night will rest here for a day before chasing the army." Gan Ning gave the order. He did not want to lose the bet with Xu Meng.

"Promise." Gan Jiu agreed and ordered his soldiers to use bamboo rafts or boats left by Soyi to prepare for crossing the river.
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Zhuti County, water storage.

"Wu Junzheng, in this battle, our army killed a total of 800 Souyi and captured [-] people. As for the number of Souyi who were defeated and drowned in Cunshui, it is difficult to calculate, so we have not counted them." Xu Meng said with joy on his face. Wu Yi reported the results of this battle.

Wu Yi nodded with a smile on his face. He led the troops from Bodao County to Zhuti County. He did not encounter any decent opponents along the way. The Soyi who were defending in Censhui this time were somewhat capable, but in the end they were still not as good as The officers and soldiers were far away, and after a fierce battle, they defeated the Soyi.

"Now that we have captured Cushui and moved forward, we can enter Yizhou County. Gao Yi, the governor of Yizhou County, has been holding Dianchi County for more than several months. It must be very difficult."

Speaking of this, Wu Yi sent an order: "Let the baggage camp work day and night to build a pontoon bridge on Cunshui. Tomorrow the army will cross Cunshui and go south to support Lord Gaofu."

"Promise." The herald responded after hearing Wu Yi's order, and then turned around to convey Wu Yi's order to the main camp.

After arranging the follow-up matters, Wu Yi turned to look at Xu Meng, called Xu Meng by name, and praised: "Ziyu defeated the enemy today and defeated the enemy first. Ziyu should take the lead in this battle."

"Thank you, Junzheng." Xu Meng cupped his hands and thanked him. Then he remembered something and said with a more joyful face: "I made a bet with Captain Gan on who will arrive at Dianchi City first. It seems that this time My chances of winning are relatively high.”

His march was very smooth. First, Zhuti County had the Yangguanshui waterway that could be used to transport troops. It was much easier than crossing the mountains. Secondly, there were no difficult rebels in Zhuti County, and there were some rebels. The thieves were defeated easily.

A few days ago, the news that came from Xangqi County was that Gan Ning was still rushing to Qielan County, the capital of Xangxu County. After Gan Ning captured Qielan County, he rushed to Yizhou County, but he could not catch up with his progress.

(End of this chapter)