Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 243 237. Killing the Barbarian General

"This is a very good thing. I wonder how much the Grand Commander can provide?"

Zhuge Liang asked Ma Su, and he thought that Feng Xi probably didn't have too many of these weapons in stock, so it would be enough if he could give him some.

"The Grand Commander said that 20,000 would be fine."

Ma Su smiled and said a number that was not small.

Twenty thousand arrows may sound like a small number, but before the Battle of Red Cliffs, Zhou Yu asked Zhuge Liang to supervise the production of 100,000 arrows. Zhuge Liang borrowed 100,000 arrows by borrowing arrows from a straw boat. It is estimated that there are still 100,000 unused arrows in the Jiangdong arsenal.

And twenty thousand arrows are more than enough to deal with Nanzhong, absolutely enough.

"Then I'll have to trouble Youchang. When Youchang returns to Jingzhou, please ask the Grand Commander to transport these 20,000 Thunder Arrows to Chengdu as soon as possible."

Zhuge Liang also knew that all this belonged to Feng Xi, and he had to say something good about him.

"When I came here, the Grand Commander asked me to bring some design drawings, saying that he wanted Madam to study them. These are all new types of things in Jingzhou."

Ma Su opened his bag and took out a lot of blueprints and handed them to Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang was also proficient in machinery and could see that the blueprints were all new machines that he had never heard of before. He knew that these were probably new things that Feng Xi had made in Jingzhou and wanted to share with him.

"The Grand Commander is thoughtful. I will study it slowly and make these things useful in Sichuan."

After all, Feng Xi tricked Fu Zixun into coming, and the level of craftsmanship rose sharply. Many things on the drawings soon had prototypes and were put into mass production at a very fast speed, which brought great changes to the people's livelihood in Jingzhou.

Since Zhuge Liang and his wife lived in Sichuan, it probably wouldn't be too difficult to understand. This is why Feng Xi dared to give these drawings to Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang later invited Ma Su to have lunch at the Prime Minister's Residence, while Huang Yueying received the drawings sent by Feng Xi and took them home to study them carefully as if they were treasures.

During the dinner, Zhuge Liang also learned from Ma Su about the changes in Jingzhou, and could not help but admire Feng Xi's talent and wisdom.

"Before I came, the Grand Commander had already discussed with Governor Huang and Minister Ma about formulating a law for Jingzhou, so that the law would have something to rely on and officials could no longer make arbitrary decisions."

This is something Feng Xi wanted to do a long time ago. Laws are indispensable. Just like when Liu Bei had just pacified Xichuan, Fa Zheng was in power, and he killed many old enemies because of unclear laws.

Corruption? Kill! Abuse of power for personal gain? Kill! Withholding salary? Kill!

Anyone with any reason could be killed. Then Zhuge Liang made laws.

Although Zhuge Liang was a great talent in domestic affairs, his laws were still limited by the times, and Feng Xi could see several loopholes at a glance. Therefore, Feng Xi made targeted adjustments for many difficult-to-judge situations and events.

Ma Su stayed in Chengdu for two days before returning to Jingzhou in a hurry. Meanwhile, the three southern expeditionary armies had also achieved their respective victories.

First, Zhang Bao knew that the Yuexi Yi had crossed the Moshui River and entered the territory of Hanjia County. He did not hesitate and turned around and followed them northward from the Moshui River, preparing to eliminate this enemy who was wandering alone outside. Zhang Bao followed Li Qiucheng's footsteps and felt terrified along the way.

Villages that were massacred and burned to the ground. Civilians whose heads were chopped off and turned into a memorial. Women whose chests were cut open and whose eyes were open. Babies who were carried on sticks and swayed in the breeze.

How could this be just an ordinary rebellion? This was clearly a massacre.

Even though Zhang Bao had heard of the horrific methods used by these barbarians, he was still furious when he saw it with his own eyes. He ordered his scouts to find the location of the rebels as soon as possible. He urgently needed a real object to vent his anger.

Fortunately, within two days, the scouts made a discovery. It turned out that Li Qiucheng's troops had crossed the Moshui River and were heading north along the Qionglai Mountain Road, and were now attacking Yandao. Yandao was just an ordinary county town, and it was almost unable to withstand the siege of Li Qiucheng's nearly 10,000 troops, and was about to be broken.

Fortunately, just as Yandao County was about to be breached and the people in the city were about to face a bloody disaster, Zhang Bao's Western Army arrived behind Li Qiucheng's troops.

How could Li Qiucheng's troops, who were happily entering the city to purchase, have expected that a Han army would suddenly come from behind? Caught off guard, the Yuexi barbarians were beaten through and instantly fell into chaos.

Days of looting had caused their already poor discipline to plummet. How could they resist the Han army that was full of murderous intent? Soon, a large number of Yuexi Yi people knelt on the ground and surrendered.

Li Qiucheng saw that things were not going well and wanted to run away immediately. However, Yandao was located in the mountains, not on a plain. How could there be so many roads for Li Qiucheng to escape? Not long after, Li Qiucheng was caught by Zhang Bao himself.

Although Li Qiucheng wanted to resist a little, he was just a brave and capable general of the Yuexi Yi tribe. How could he compare with Zhang Bao?
In less than three moves, Zhang Bao knocked Li Qiucheng off his horse. Originally, Zhang Bao wanted to kill Li Qiucheng directly, but he thought that it would be too easy for him, so he decided to capture him alive.

"You Han people, what are you going to do to me? Aren't you Han people the most righteous and moral? I surrender now, you can't abuse us!"

Li Qiucheng also felt that the other party's mood seemed not right, so he shouted a few questions, hoping to save his own life with moral justice.

"Benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom are all used to restrain humans. To deal with wild beasts, you must have the means to deal with wild beasts."

Zhang Bao himself was not a pedantic scholar, and he had joined Feng Xi in the Eastern Expedition. He approved of many of Feng Xi's methods. Now, seeing that Li Qiucheng still had the nerve to talk about benevolence, righteousness, and morality, Zhang Bao became even more furious and punched Li Qiucheng, who was tied behind the saddle.

Zhang Bao did not hold back and knocked out several of Li Qiucheng's teeth. Li Qiucheng was so scared that he dared not speak again, fearing that Zhang Bao would kill him.

But he was wrong about one thing. No matter how honest he was, he would not survive. Zhang Bao was determined to kill him, but Li Qiucheng had not yet realized the seriousness of the problem.

After returning to Yandao County, Zhang Bao immediately announced Li Qiucheng's evil deeds and had him cut into pieces and executed by slow slicing. Li Qiucheng howled from morning to afternoon, but in the end the executioner's skill was not good enough and gave him a quick death, causing him to die early.

Among these thousands of Yuexi Yi, those who committed serious crimes were directly tried and executed by Zhang Bao, while those with lighter crimes were escorted back to the rear, and it was up to Zhuge Liang to decide whether to serve as slaves or laborers.

After calming down, Zhang Bao led his troops southward, preparing to officially enter Yuexi County. Hanjia County was in this state after being harassed by Li Qiucheng for a few days. The situation of the Han people in Yuexi County can be imagined...

Thinking of this, Zhang Bao's mood, which had originally been slightly cheerful, became gloomy again, and he just silently asked his soldiers to speed up.

(End of this chapter)