Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 387 381. Subduing the Wood Deer

"Yes, good. We must protect them... Although normally, neither Yizhou nor Jingzhou should be dangerous."

Feng Xi nodded. He had already dealt with the matter concerning King Mulu.

More than ten days ago, King Mulu was thrown off his mount, the white elephant, during a battle with the Han army and was caught red-handed by the Han army.

It was Feng Xi's personal army, the soldiers of the Shenwu Camp, who "arrested" King Mulu. These soldiers in white clothes and armor followed Feng Xi's request, packed up King Mulu, and sent him back to the Han Camp as soon as the battle was over.

After Feng Xiyi released Ahuinan, he immediately summoned King Mulu.

"Are you King Mulu?"

Feng Xi sat in the upper seat and looked with interest at King Mulu, whose hair was disheveled and tied into many small knots with bones and flowers inserted in it as decoration.

"I am. Who are you?"

There was still a hint of fear in King Mulu's eyes, but at the same time he mustered up the courage to challenge Feng Xi.

"No problem. I am the Grand Commander of the Han Army. I can control all the Han troops you have seen so far."

Feng Xi shrugged. Although theoretically, Guan Xing and Zhang Bao could act on their own during this southern expedition, after all, Feng Xi only controlled the three states of Jing, Yang, and Jiao. As Yizhou was specifically mentioned by Liu Bei, Feng Xi could not command it in theory, but could only "assist and cooperate".

However, both Guan Xing and Zhang Bao had dealt with Feng Xi before and knew his abilities, so they were willing to follow Feng Xi's orders during this southern expedition. The two leading generals were like this, and Feng Xi was also personally appointed as the General of the Eastern Expedition and the Grand Commander of the Army by the late Emperor, so Zhang Yi and his men naturally followed Feng Xi's orders.

"You...you are the Han commander?"

King Mulu widened his eyes, not sure whether he didn't believe that Feng Xi, who looked so young, could command such a large army, or he didn't believe that someone of Feng Xi's status would appear in front of him.

"That's about right, King Mulu. Do you know why I want to talk to you alone?"

Feng Xi waved his hand and brought the topic back to the right track. King Mulu certainly didn't know and could only shake his head.

"I have heard that you can control tigers, leopards, jackals and wolves, and use these ferocious beasts for your own benefit. Is this true?"

Feng Xi seemed to be asking, but in fact he had already confirmed it. After all, there were examples from the original timeline and living evidence on the battlefield. I think King Mulu also knew that he was not asking him, but just wanted to see what King Mulu's attitude was.

"Yes……"

King Mulu replied weakly. From the question from the Han commander, King Mulu guessed the other party's intention. What else could he do? Wasn't it because he was attracted by the power of his beast army and wanted him to train one for the Han army?

When King Mulu thought of this, his face quickly darkened, as if he had lost his parents.

Feng Xi took in King Mulu's expression, coughed lightly, and then spoke slowly. "King Mulu, I know you have a lot of resistance to my people, but I am not a heartless person. So, I will make a promise with you. You will serve me for five years, and then you can go wherever you want. It's up to you to go or stay. I will never stop you. Do you agree?"

Feng Xi still offered a seemingly liberal price. Feng Xi was not worried about what would happen in five years. He needed King Mulu for two purposes: one was to promote the development of the Han animal husbandry and veterinary medicine, and the other was to domesticate some animals such as homing pigeons or hawks.

Although the weapons and equipment of the Han army have been developing rapidly, one of the most important problems has always troubled Feng Xi, that is, the speed of information transmission.

Even though the armed forces of the Jingzhou Army under Feng Xi's command were far superior to the standards of this era, communication between them was still a problem, and they could only rely on messengers to convey various orders.

Although Feng Xi wanted to make changes, unfortunately, technology could not be achieved overnight. Radio and other things appeared, so looking at the entire era of cold weapons, perhaps the only reliable things were carrier pigeons and hawks.

"Um……"

King Mulu pondered for a moment, but he was calculating the gains and losses in his heart. Now that he was already a prisoner of the Han army, any more extra demands would surely annoy the commander-in-chief. From his own point of view, the Han people were not dependent on him, but were only interested in him, which was not enough to save his life.

It's just five years, and it will pass if you grit your teeth.

"I am willing."

King Mulu thought about it for a while, and finally followed his heart. It would be better to live a miserable life than to die. He would just work for Feng Xi for five years for nothing. When he returned to Nanzhong five years later, he would be a hero again.

Feng Xi saw what he was thinking and a smile appeared on his face. He was happy that King Mulu knew how to deal with the situation, but also had a hint of ridicule towards King Mulu's vision.

It was still unknown what the situation would be like in Nanzhong in five years. And judging from the situation in Jingzhou, it was estimated that in five years, King Mulu would cry and not want to leave.

People, if they haven't experienced it themselves, will always have some fear and rejection of unknown things. But after actually experiencing it, the situation is hard to say.

"Since King Mulu is so cooperative, I will not make it difficult for you. Later, you will go to the captives to identify those who can help you manage the wild beasts. It doesn't need to be too many, within a hundred people will be enough. Then find a few people who know your family. After the matter in the south is settled, I will send someone to bring your family back to reunite with you."

Feng Xi arranged all these things very well, and what made King Mulu even more frightened was that Feng Xi viewed defeating Nanzhong as naturally as eating and drinking, as if in his mind there was no possibility that "the Han army could not pacify Nanzhong".

"Okay... okay, may I ask the Grand Commander, what do you want me to do in Jingzhou? If I want to train those beasts, I may need to prepare in advance, and I will need a lot of manpower."

Since King Mulu has chosen to cooperate, he naturally wants to understand Feng Xi's appetite in advance and see what he wants to do. If he wants fierce beasts such as tigers and black panthers, even with King Mulu's ability, it will take a lot of time.

"Yes, I will inform you of your future responsibilities in advance, so that you can think about what to do on the way to Jingzhou. Do you know how to train birds such as pigeons or eagles?"

Feng Xi felt that what King Mulu said made some sense. What if he was embarrassed? So Feng Xi asked him a few questions in advance.

"Goshawks and pigeons? Goshawks can certainly be raised. Although we have never raised pigeons, the principle should be similar. If the Grand Commander wants, he can raise them."

King Mulu thought about it. They had never tried to raise pigeons because they had no fighting power. But raising pigeons should be easier than raising hawks, right?
(End of this chapter)