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Chapter 447
Hutou Mountain, the peak is solitary, and the plain wall is thousands of searches.

There is a stream in the mountain, named Manxi (Man) Stream, after flowing through Wanling County, it flows into the Youshui River and flows away to the east.

Around the Xixi River, there are pine and Chinese pine trees, and the scenery in the mountains is beautiful, with winding dragons and blue sky dyed with emerald green.From a distance, it is full of danger and tranquility.

The so-called Wuxi Man refers to the aboriginal mountain people who have lived here for generations.

Among them are Xiongxi, Xixi, Chenxi, Youxi, and Wuxi. Most of them live in the mountains.Since Guangwu, the Han Dynasty has repeatedly raised troops, causing great harm to the surrounding counties and counties, and it was not relieved until the Zhongping period.

In mid-spring, Xixi River is lush.

Sha Moke took his eldest son, Sha Qiu, along the Xixi River, watching the surrounding scenery, but his brows were furrowed, as if he was worried.

Shamoke, who has reached his thirties, returned to Wuximan eight years ago and took over the position of barbarian king from the old barbarian king. He has been annexing the surrounding weak barbarians as Dong Bi asked, and made Wuximan The territory of the country expanded and gradually connected with Shanyue.

Hu Zhao is on the inside, and Zhou Xin, the prefect of Wuling, is on the outside.

Through Xichuan Zhangsong's channel, Dong Bi continuously sent all kinds of equipment to Sha Moke, which doubled Sha Moke's strength.This Wuxi barbarian has always had no shortage of brave men, and now it has a leader, so after it developed, it was out of control.

In other words, Shamoko should be very happy.

His father's unfulfilled wish for generations is now fulfilled by him.From Youyang in the west to Yunmengze in Nanjun in the east; from Dongting in the south to Yiling in the north, most of the mountains and plains in Jingxiang are controlled by Shamoke, who has become a veritable barbarian king of Wuling.In the south, there is now the theory of the Three Kings.Shamoko is one of them.

The other two kings are Shanyue King Xi Ni who merged Fanmiao. They are mainly ancient Yue people, and there are also many Han people who hid in the mountains during the war.This group of people is mainly distributed in the areas of Panyang, Le'an, and Haihun (in today's Jiangxi Province), and is connected with the Shanyue clan in Danyang, Kuaiji, and Xindu. Repeated struggle.

There is also a king, Meng Dan, the Nanman king in Jianning, Yizhou (now Jinning, Yunnan), who entangles the 36 small barbarian kings, and his power is extremely huge.The three barbarian kings met in Chenyang, Wuling in the third year of Jian'an, supported each other, and created a great momentum.

Whether it is Liu Biao, Sun Ce, or Liu Zhang, they are helpless against the three kings.

Among the three kings, Shamoke has the strongest background, and has faintly become the leader of the barbarians in the Southern Wilderness, known as the King of Shaman.

But Shamoko is not happy!
Swinging off his horse next to a strange rock, Shamoke crouched by the stream.

Sha Qiu is almost ten years old, his birth is more like Mrs. Gan's, but his appearance is also pretty.Compared with Sha Moke's tall and majestic physique, Sha Qiu seemed a little thin and thin.But don't underestimate this little guy, there is enormous power in his thin body.

Practicing Wu Qin guidance technique since childhood, coupled with the guidance of Hu Zhaogan Yuniang, he is quite quiet, and he already has the style of a general at a young age.

In the past two years, Mrs. Gan gave birth to three more children for Sha Moke, including two girls and a boy, but Sha Moke only loved the eldest son and kept him with him all the time. On the one hand, it was convenient for him to learn from Hu Zhao. On the other hand, it is to let him communicate early.

Sha Qiu is very sensible. Seeing Sha Moke dazed by the stream, he knew that his father was thinking about his uncle and second uncle again...

"Father, why are you depressed?" Sha Qiu asked knowingly.

Sha Moke sighed, "I'm so happy to be in this mountain all day long. Last night I dreamed about my eldest brother and second brother again, and I dreamed that I was galloping across the battlefield with the two of them, beheading the generals and capturing the flag. What a joy it is? Nine Son, you don't know, back then your father and I grew up with you..."

Sha Qiu's nickname was Jiu'er, but it was because the day of his birth coincided with the Double Ninth Festival.

Quickly stopped Sha Moke's nagging, "Daddy, I know, back then you and the eldest uncle and the second uncle and the others traveled north and south together and were invincible... Even your mother knew you at that time. You have already spoken with these words I've said it countless times."

"Really? Have I said that many times?"

Sha Moke scratched his messy red hair, laughed twice, put his hand on Sha Qiu's head, and messed up his black hair.

"Daddy really wants to be with your uncle and the others again, drinking and eating meat, what a happy life? I used to be in the Western Regions, I always wanted to do something, but when I really came back, I did this business, but I think it's more comfortable to stay with your second uncle... Hehe, you don't have to worry about anything all day, kill when you should kill, drink when you should drink, simple and happy."

For his own father, Sha Qiu was also very speechless.

Although Shamoko's naturally irritable temperament has been tempered for many years, it has become much milder.But to be honest, he is really not a qualified barbarian king.If it wasn't for Hu Zhao and Mrs. Gan watching over him, I don't know what would have happened.

Sha Qiu was not very impressed with the elder uncle and second uncle that Sha Moke and Mrs. Gan often talked about.

After all, he was only one or two years old when he left the Western Regions.But from Hu Zhao and some captured Han people, Sha Qiu heard a lot about the two uncles.Especially the second uncle, who is actually a well-known general of tigers and wolves.

Sometimes, Sha Qiu was also looking forward to it very much, wanting to visit these two uncles.

It's a pity that the mountains are high and the road is far away. If you want to go there, you have to spend a lot of trouble.Therefore, I understand Shamoko's mood.

"Father, my son heard people say that the battle between Luoyang... the second uncle won?"

"This is very strange. Your second uncle is very capable. Although Cao Jili is also an outstanding person, there is still some gap in the end."

"That's not necessarily true!" Sha Qiu said, "If it wasn't for Yuan Shao's stupidity, even though Second Uncle besieged 10,000+ coalition troops, it would not be easy to eat them. I just don't know what trick Second Uncle used to cheat Cao Cao." I've been fooled...if it's delayed for another month, I'm afraid Second Uncle might not be able to get a bargain. The most likely result is that both sides will be hurt by Cao Cao."

Sha Moke glanced at Sha Qiu strangely, and suddenly laughed, "It's that Hu Kongming talking about drinking again?"

"Where is the wine talk, the teacher is right. It is really luck that the second uncle won this time... If the guards of the third pass hadn't turned against him, maybe the second uncle has returned to the pass by now. But the teacher said, sometimes This luck is also a skill."

"Hehehe, you guy, you know how to respect your teacher!"

After Shamoke finished speaking, he got up and stretched his waist, stretched his neck, and said, "Okay, we have been out for a long time, if we don't go back, I'm afraid your mother will be anxious again. Unexpectedly, with you The little guy talked for a while, and the depression in my heart was relieved a lot."

Sha Qiu scratched his head and laughed.

The father and son stepped on their horses and headed towards the Xixi camp.

After walking back not far, he saw a general galloping towards him.This person was about fifty years old, short and fat, with a bloated figure.There is always a kind smile on his face, which makes people feel kind and friendly, and he is out of breath when he jumps off the horse.

"Fatty Zhou, you really should lose weight!"

When Sha Moke saw this person, he joked with a smile.Fatty Zhou's name is Zhou Chao, but he is a rebel.

This guy was originally a believer in Taiping Dao. In the fourth year of Zhongping, Ou Xing, a native of Changsha, rebelled. Zhou Chao and another believer, Guo Shi, rebelled together with Ou Xing.However, it only lasted for more than a month, and Sun Jian led the army to put down the rebellion, beheaded Ou Xing in fifty days, and Taipingdao was defeated.

Don't look at Zhou Chao as a simple person, but he has a lot of eyes.

When Ou Xing defeated Sun Jian in the first battle, he persuaded Ou Xing: "Sun Jian is rarely known as a brave man, how could he be defeated easily? Cheng Pu and Huang Gai under his command are all brave generals, and they fought against Xiliang and the Qiang people. In a confrontation, the use of troops is not bad, the defeat is bound to be deceitful, the general needs to be cautious."

He meant well, but Ou Xing had already been dazzled by the consecutive victories.

In Ou Xing's eyes, the officers and soldiers are nothing but mobs, how can they resist his army's advance?So he rebuked Zhou Chao angrily and almost killed him.

Fortunately, Guo Shi stood up and interceded for Zhou Chao, so Ou Xing was spared Zhou Chao's death penalty.

But in private, Guo Shi secretly asked: "Ling Xian, you said earlier that Sun Jian was a fraud, but is it true?"

Guo Shi is a military commander, he can mount a horse with a gun, and it is not bad to fight two battles.But if you talk about using your brain, it can't compare with the Zhou Dynasty who has read books and can read.

Zhou Chao sneered: "Of course, Ou Xing is not a person who can achieve great things. If he stays by his side, sooner or later his life will be in danger. Then Sun Jian is a tiger, how can Ou Xing be able to match him? Maozhen, I want to leave Changsha, How about taking refuge in Wuling Mountain?"

The friendship between Zhou Chao and Guo Shi was very good. Hearing this, Guo Shi hesitated for a moment and made up his mind.

The two men took a team, found an excuse, left Changsha, and hid in the mountains.Soon after, Sun Jian beheaded Ou Xing and Changsha was defeated.

Sun Jian was an extremely tough character, but he was merciless towards Taiping Taoists.

Zhou and Guo wandered through the mountains, and were caught by the old king of Wuximan, and then settled down in Wuximan. It has been more than ten years.

The two later found out that this Wuxi man's little king turned out to be Tai Tinghou of the imperial court, so they couldn't help being moved.

After Shamoke came back, the two supported him as the barbarian king. Guo Shi knew the soldiers, and Zhou Chao also had cleverness, and slowly gained Shamoke's trust.Now the titles of anti-thieves of the two are gone.Instead, it was the official position of captain who was awarded by the imperial court.

Of course, this court refers to Liu Bian of Chang'an.

In this way, Zhou Dynasty and Guo Shi were grateful to Shamoke, and later they also recruited Mei Cheng, a believer in Danyang Taipingdao, and got two thousand Danyang soldiers, officially becoming a member of Wuximan.The three rebels in the past have now regarded Wuximan as their home.

Hearing Sha Moke's joke, Zhou Chao laughed.

"Chao also wants to be as mighty and majestic as a king, but this natural fat can't be removed no matter what, there is no way, no way."

Samoke laughed and said, "Fatty Zhou, why are you in such a hurry?"

"Oh, Master Hu asked me to come out to you, saying that I have something important to discuss with the King."

Hu Zhao was named Wuxi Chief by Dong Bi, an official position specially set up for him, with a rank ratio of two thousand stones, which is the same as the eunuch's salary.

Sha Moke's heart tightened when he heard this, he didn't know why Hu Zhao suddenly asked him for something.

"In that case, let's go back quickly."

The three beat their horses and swung their whips, and soon came to the Xixi Camp.The terrain of this Xixi River is rugged, surrounded by Xiongguan Pass, densely covered with pines and cypresses on both sides of the stream, and the land is extraordinarily fertile.In the entire camp, there were 8000 Wuxi barbarians, plus 3 Danyang soldiers, totaling [-] people.In addition, among the surrounding mountains, there are also Wuxi barbarians, with a total of more than [-] people, who are the original tribe of Shamoko.

Sha Moke got off his horse in the camp and strode into the big tent.

Everything here is in accordance with the layout of Dong Bi's Zhilechuan pasture, but it is mainly infantry, farming and hunting.

In the big tent, Hu Zhao was looking at the map.

Seeing Shamoke walk in, he quickly got up to greet him...

Sha Moke said: "Old man, what's the matter for looking for me so urgently?"

If the same words were spoken from someone else, Hu Zhaoding would be furious.But he and Sha Moke can be regarded as a friendship made out of scolding, and they are used to scolding, and they can't change their words.Therefore, Samoko can call him old man, but there is no disrespect in his words.

Hu Zhao said: "Manzi, Liu Biao and Liu Bei have teamed up!"

I am afraid that among the three Southern Man tribes, only Hu Zhao dared to call Sha Moke that way.

"If you join hands, join hands, what do you have to do with me?"

"You savage, why don't you use your brain and think about it? How did your wife get here? Then Liu Bei and Liu Biao joined forces to attack the six counties in Jiangdong, but Sun Ce's arm was in Luoyang. The one-armed Sun Bofu, How could it be Liu Bei and Liu Biao's opponents?"

The so-called one arm of Sun Ce refers to Zhou Yu.

Sha Moke asked puzzledly: "Dog bites dog, mouth hair... They won Jiangdong, what does it have to do with me? Old man, don't go around in circles, explain it clearly."

Hu Zhao sighed helplessly, and drew a few lines on the map with a charcoal pencil.

"If Sun Ce is defeated, Liu Bei will win Kuaiji, Wujun County, Danyang, and Liu Biao will occupy the Lujiang River in Yuzhang. On the surface, the two families will have their own gains. However, Liu Bei's strength will increase again, and Liu Biao...you see, according to the Yangtze River In reality, the battle line is stretched, and there are loopholes everywhere. How can Liu Bei allow Liu Biao to be complacent, I am afraid that he will capture Jingzhou in the next step. If Liu Bei wins Jingzhou, Wuling will be in danger."

Zhou Chao was wise, but after hearing what Hu Zhao said, he reacted.

"Cao Cao and Yuan Shao have no time to look south when they use troops. If Liu Bei unifies the south...wouldn't it be a big increase in strength? Chao still remembers that the letter from the governor of Chang'an mentioned that a divided south is easier to accept than a unified south. Great Isn’t what the governor asked the king to do to maintain the split situation in the south so that it cannot develop peacefully? If you let it go, I’m afraid something big will happen.”

When Sha Moke heard this, he understood!

"You mean to say that we need to send troops?"

"Not only us, but also the Shanyue Department... When necessary, I will even help Sun Ce stop Er Liu at any cost."

"Do you want to help Sun Ce?"

"Exactly!"

After pondering for a while, Sha Moke said in a deep voice: "Old man, you and Ling Xian will be responsible for this matter, and make a plan as soon as possible. I will send someone to Wuling to see if Master Zhou Xin can give us a What kind of help. In addition, order Guo Shimeicheng to prepare troops and horses, and send troops to fight at any time...Since Liu Biao has focused on Jiangdong, his backyard must be very empty."

Hu Zhao nodded, "Don't forget to ask Xi Ni to send troops to cooperate."

"Xi Ni...may not be willing to help this favor!" After pondering for a long time, Shamoke said softly: "But I know someone who might be able to help. It's just that this person has nothing to do with us and wants to invite If he goes out, I'm afraid it will take a lot of trouble."

"Who?" Hu Zhao asked.

Sha Moke pointed to a line on the map, "Xunyang River, Jinfan thief!"

(End of this chapter)