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Chapter 124 Kidnapping
"Captain Su, I am Qiu Linju, King of Zuoguli. I am willing to surrender. I am willing to surrender!"

In the Wuyuan City Magistrate's Mansion, Zuo Guli Wang Qiu Linju knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"That Xianbei traitor has a human face and a beast's heart. He took away my Han territory and massacred my people. I beg Governor Su to make the decision for us!"

"Do you still know that this is my Han territory?"

"Yes, yes, of course it is my territory of the Han Dynasty. We have been favored by the emperor and guarded the border for the imperial court. This time, we were confused for a moment and were deceived by the Hu Yanming. I didn't know it was the heavenly soldiers of the Han Dynasty coming."

Su Yao didn't bother to talk nonsense to Zuo Guli Wang Qiulinju who still didn't understand what was going on.

If the previous two princes, Prince Zuo Xian, still had some united front value, then the current King Zuo Guli, who had lost his main force and lost his hometown, had no recruitment value at all in Su Yao's eyes.

His only destiny is to become a trophy at the prisoner ceremony in the future, giving himself more reputation points.

However, King Zuo Guli could ignore it, but Shuofang County still had to go there.

That's right, the Xianbei people took action.

Shortly after the war, Su Yao, who was resting, received intelligence reports. The Xianbei people who stayed in Shuofang took advantage of the opportunity of the war between their two armies to betray their trust and suddenly went on a killing spree.

Only two or three hundred of the young men left behind by King Zuo Guli escaped. The remaining nearly 20,000 old, weak, women and children were all taken away by the Xianbei people. They killed the old and weak and took them all as their own.

This is a cruel competition for hegemony on the grassland. The winner takes everything and the loser loses everything.

No, perhaps wars before modern times were basically like this. That’s why people at that time were so keen on resorting to force for everything.

Without him, the temptation for the winner to take all is too great.

The so-called civilization and barbarism at this time are nothing more than slight differences in expression techniques.

In addition to some moral constraints, civilized people with many bottles and jars will also consider cost issues. When the losses exceed the gains, the war will be unsustainable.

The poverty of the barbarians makes them more resilient, making them more warlike and reckless.

This is clearly the case for the Xianbei people here, who were blinded by temptation and violated the boundaries that must not be touched.

Su Yao must give him a head-on blow and cannot let him show off his power on the territory of our great Han Dynasty.

Therefore, although Su Yao ordered King Zuo Guli to be escorted away, he was also unfaithful towards the humble Xianbei envoy who met immediately after him.

Yes, the Xianbei people sent another envoy.

Xu Shi was afraid of the might of the Han Dynasty, but Su Yao was brave.

In short, after the failure of the first encounter, the Xianbei people's second round of envoys were no longer as arrogant as before.

"Captain Su, the misunderstanding is all a misunderstanding.

We are here to help you put down the rebellion. We have never thought of going against the big man!

"

This new round of envoys not only expressed deep remorse and sincere apology for the previous friction, but were also willing to pay tribute and send five hundred cavalry to help quell the rebellion.

However, there was no mention of their robbing herdsmen and occupying half of Shuofang.

Of course, in the eyes of the Xianbei people, it is already their territory. The big Han cannot effectively control the grassland. Whether it is the Huns, Xianbei or Wuhuan people, as long as they conquer that land and express their loyalty and tribute, the big Han will Acquiesce to their occupation.

This is already a publicly known rule of the game among the Xianbei, Wuhuan and Qiang tribes.

If you win the battle, the things you robbed belong to me; if you lose the battle, admit your mistake and make a confession, you can live your life as you want.

It was impossible for the Han Heavenly Soldiers to actually kill them all.

What's more, there are not many heavenly soldiers now, and they still have too much time to take care of themselves.

Isn't Governor Su busy solving the Huns' problem?

Although everyone was unhappy last time, this time they showed sincerity.

There were plenty of treasures, cattle and sheep, and a portion of filial piety for the governor. What's more important is that, not only did they contribute, they were also willing to pay tribute.

This is a feat that local officials can only dream of.

He was sure that no one would refuse such an offer. After all, they had not yet solved the problem of the Huns' royal court on the other side of the Yellow River. As long as the governor had a brain, he would not refuse the olive branch they offered.

However, Su Yao just waved his hand coldly.
"Ten days.

I will give you ten days to liberate the abducted herdsmen and exit Shuofang County. I can pretend that you have never been here. "

"What??!"

As if not seeing the messenger's shocked expression, Su Yao continued:
"When the time comes, whether you want to pay tribute or trade with each other, we can discuss it.

Otherwise, I will raise my own troops to get it.

When the time comes when the sword is on your body and you want to beg for mercy, I won't listen.

Don't say that you didn't predict what you said. "

Shocked, surprised, puzzled.

The expression on the messenger's face was complex and wonderful, but no matter what he said, Su Yao's will was firm and unshakable.

As a result, the messenger could only leave with full of confusion and regret.

He didn't understand why the governor was so tough and unreasonable.

In fact, most of Su Yao's subordinates don't quite understand, but they are no longer willing to openly question Su Yao's decisions. Even Wang Ling, the little die-hard, actively expressed his position:
"The commander-in-chief is courteous first and then leads the troops. He is an upright and dignified teacher who promotes the king. He is truly a model for the people in the world."

Su Yao chuckled inwardly at this and felt a little better.

But what Wang Ling said was not entirely correct.

Now that Su Yao has the strength to push forward, he really doesn't bother to engage in complicated tactics, but the reason why he gave the Xianbei people such generous conditions and a full ten-day preparation period was not a choice of courtesy first and then fighting.

It was just because an incident suddenly broke out in Jiuyuan County that made him extremely sick.

This newly recovered territory actually had a red name and all their family members were tied up!

It’s really a fool’s errand. This AI that is so annoying every day is that no matter how it is updated and optimized, it can make things difficult for you in unexpected places.

"what?!"

"how so???"

"Who dares to be so presumptuous?!"

After seeing off the envoy, Su Yao held a small meeting in the governor's house with only Wang Ling, Zhang Liao, Cheng Lian, Yu Fuluo, Hu Yanjun and other cronies and power leaders present.

This incident happened after Su Yao recaptured Jiuyuan County and before defeating the Xiongnu and Xianbei coalition forces.

At that time, on the way to attack and liberate Yunzhong County and attack Wuyuan County.

Su Yao arranged for Chen Zhi, who was no longer injured, to lead 10 cavalry soldiers and 200 miscellaneous men to escort the previous prisoners and captures to Loufan Pass. At the same time, he prepared to pick up Wang Rou, Hong'er and others to transfer their base to Wuyuan City.

Everything was going well. After taking Wuyuan, Su Yao was rectifying things in the city and seducing King Zuo Guli to go to war. At the same time, he sent a fast horse to Loufan Pass to inform them of the transfer of bases in order to cross the Yellow River and attack. The royal court prepares.

However, who knew he was going to die, a local wealthy family surnamed Geng actually took advantage of the moment when he was going to fight against King Zuo Guli and launched an uprising.

They gathered the major local family forces and gathered more than a thousand servants. They packed up the escort team that was about to go to Wuyuan City in the wild and invited them into their Wubao stronghold at the foot of Yinshan Mountain on the north bank of the Yellow River.

And today, a letter was sent to Su Yao's house.

Although the words in this letter were sincere, congratulating and congratulating Su Yao on his achievements, he only said that he was worried about the unrest in the war, unstable roads and other issues, so he invited everyone to his place to protect him.

But no matter how Su Yao looked at it, the meaning behind his words was actually the same:
"If you don't want anything to happen to these people, then release all the imprisoned members of our clan."

(End of this chapter)