I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 598 Ma Han
Zhao Yun was also a prominent figure in Youzhou, especially because of his performance in the war against Goguryeo, and was worshipped as a god by the Goguryeo people.

When Zhao Yun arrived in Lelang County, Lelang Prefect Liang Mao, who had received the news, had come to greet him.

Liang Mao was a native of Shanyang County, Yanzhou. He loved to study when he was young and often referred to classics to judge right and wrong. Later, he was appointed as a palace official for his filial piety and integrity, and later became a palace official, and later became a palace censor, and later became the governor of Lelang. He was a typical Han official.

Liang Mao said to Zhao Yun: "Now that the country has just been settled and the people have just gathered together, it is not appropriate to start a war. However, the ruler of Ma Han has always been respectful to the Han Dynasty and has been paying tribute continuously, which is a world of difference from the former Goguryeo. If the Han Dynasty ignores the ruler of Ma Han's request for help this time, the Three Han will certainly look down on him in the future."

He was very optimistic. He felt that as long as Zhao Yun led his troops to Mahan, there would be no need to fight. A quick inspection would be enough to subdue Mahan's Bo Ji tribe.

Zhao Yun was also very polite. He did not put on airs just because Liang Mao had something to ask of him. He just carefully asked for more details about Ma Han. Liang Mao explained everything he knew one by one - "The people are natives, they plant crops, know sericulture, and make cotton cloth. Each has a leader, they are scattered among the mountains and seas, and they have no cities..."

"For a long time, the rulers of Mahan have served as chieftains of the Muzhi State, whose country has nearly 20,000 households, and the Boji State has also had a similar number of households in recent years."

At that time, the Liaodong area had many swamps and dense rivers, and sailing on the river was the most convenient means of transportation.

But it's so cold today and the rivers are frozen, so horses are more useful.

Lelang County had a population of nearly 300,000 people. After receiving the request for help from the Lord of Mahan, Liang Mao temporarily recruited some civilians as county soldiers. In the past, the Three Han in the south of Lelang County and the Yemok in the east were mostly well-behaved, but the Goguryeo people in the north were different. Although the county soldiers of Lelang County were not as elite as the soldiers led by Zhao Yun, at least they were not civilians who had just picked up farm tools.

Finally, the two places joined forces, gathered 3,000 people, and immediately marched towards Mahan in a mighty manner.

Along the way, Zhao Yun noticed the differences between the Mahan people and the Goguryeo people.

It was just as Liang Mao had said. Although they had these countries and that country, they did not even have a city. In this respect, they were even worse than the Goguryeo people.

The Mahan people knew how to farm, rather than fishing and hunting like the Goguryeo and Yemok peoples. Zhao Yun understood that this was because Mahan was in the south, where the land was more suitable for farming than the swampy north.

However, the farming techniques of the Mahan people are still quite primitive.

After taking office, Zhao Yun learned a lot about encouraging farming. He saw that the Mahan people even used iron farm tools to break ice and catch fish. At first, he thought that the Mahan people had mastered very advanced skills. Finally, after Liang Mao's explanation, he realized that most of these iron farm tools came from Jinhan and Byeonhan.

"The people of Jinbian were said to be refugees of the Qin people. They fled across the sea to avoid hard labor. The ruler of Mahan at that time felt sorry for them and gave them the eastern border. They also treated Jinbian as an exile. Therefore, the rulers of the two countries all regarded Mahan people as their own. All trade was iron. Ye, Wa, and Mahan all bought from them."

"Their iron forging and farming methods are the same as those in the Qin Dynasty."

Zhao Yun knew that the iron casting skills of the Qin Dynasty were not very good, and the same was true for farming, which had been far behind.

He didn't ask why the Malaysians weren't taught new skills, the answer was obvious.

As he watched along the way, Zhao Yun also understood why Liang Mao was so confident that he could convince Bo Ji.

Although the Lord of Ma Han had sent troops to welcome their arrival, and their soldiers were wearing armor and holding spears with iron tips, and their equipment was much better than that of the Goguryeo people, Zhao Yun was very confident that defeating them would not be more difficult than defeating Goguryeo.

Moreover, the Three Kingdoms of Han are short of horses, and at this time of year, cavalry has a huge advantage here.

The two successfully arrived at Muzhi State, where the Lord of Mahan was located, and then settled in a settlement without even a wall, which served as the "capital" of both Mahan and Muzhi State.

The arrival of Liang Mao, the governor of Lelang, had already made Lord Ma Han extremely excited. When he heard that the man who was on equal footing with Liang Mao was a god who destroyed Goguryeo, he was so happy that he could hardly speak.

Originally, Ma Hanzhu didn't speak Chinese well, but fortunately there was a translator prepared by Liang Mao in advance. After some support, Ma Hanzhu also became more confident.

He said to Zhao Yun and Liang Mao, "I have agreed with the chieftain of Boji to meet here in five days, and the chieftains of other countries will also come with us."

"Originally, I was worried that Boji's soldiers were too fierce and could not be resisted. Now that they have met the king's army, Boji's soldiers are nothing!"

Chief Boji was still unaware of the arrival of the Han army. Given the nature of the alliance, the power of the Mahan ruler was not that great. Of course, this did not mean that the power of the Mahan ruler could not change.

Now that Boji is powerful, Chief Boji has the idea of ​​replacing Muzhi State. At that time, he will further gain power by appointing officials to the surrounding small countries.

He has been successful in this way, and the nearby small countries have actually been brought under his control.

If possible, Chief Boji did not want to lead his troops to conflict with the current Lord of Ma Han. After all, there would be casualties once a war broke out. He thought that the Muzhi Kingdom would obey his orders in the future. It would be great if he could rely on military force and unite with other small countries to subdue the Lord of Ma Han.

Chief Boji arrived at the border of Muzhi three days in advance, and then he led the soldiers of Boji and the surrounding small countries to stop. At the same time, he sent people to Muzhi to contact the chiefs of other small countries or those who came here on behalf of the chiefs, hoping to get their support.

The Muzhi Kingdom was not a big country to begin with, and that night the envoy sent by Chief Boji returned.

"So fast? It seems that they all know that I am the one that everyone is looking forward to!" Chief Boji was very happy. He had thought that it would be delayed until the next day. After all, it would inevitably take time to convince some hesitant chiefs.

"Tell me, how many chiefs support me as the leader of Mahan?" Chief Boji couldn't wait to know the answer.

However, after asking, he found something wrong. His face turned pale and he couldn't speak for a while.

"Did you fail to count them all? Don't panic. I won't blame you for this. So, tell me one by one?"

"one……"

"One? How is that possible?" Chief Boji was a little angry.

"not a single one."

"what!"

Facing the angry chieftain, the trembling messenger finally spoke: "The Han people from Lelang County have come with a lot of soldiers and horses... I saw that they are here to support Muzhi State... Not only is there the governor of Lelang, but I heard that the leader of the troops is Zhao Zilong, who destroyed Goguryeo."

Chief Boji, who was about to throw the bowl, suddenly slowly put the bowl back and asked, "Did the Han people ask me to pay a visit?"

"Never."

"We'll set off tomorrow..."

The messenger only then discovered that the chief, who was always heroic, seemed to be shaking.

(End of this chapter)