The last three kingdoms

Chapter 307 Wizard
But when he heard that Liu Yin wanted to go to Longxi through the grassland, the Qiang man showed horror on his face, and kept saying in blunt Chinese: "I can't go! I can't go!"

Liu Yin smiled and said, "Why can't you go? Didn't you just migrate from Longxi?"

The Qiang told Liu Yin in the Qiang language that his name was Sang Da, and they were originally from Zhongti who lived on the banks of the Taoshui River in Longxi County. Expelled from Zhong Ti, in order to avoid the catastrophe of genocide, their leader was forced to lead the whole clan, men, women, old and young, across the grassland and migrate south.The terrible grassland swamp swallowed nearly 300% of their tribe's lives, and even the tribal chief died in the swamp. When their tribe set off from Longxi, there were still more than 40 people. After crossing the grassland, only [-] people survived down.Sang Da said that this grassland is a demon that eats people and does not spit out bones. Once a person sinks into the mud pit, he will be swallowed by the demon. This grassland is absolutely impossible to cross.

Liu Yin smiled slightly. Obviously, this Sang Da was frightened by the tragedy when he walked across the grass, and his face turned pale when he mentioned the grass.However, Liu Yin thought that no matter whether he was afraid or not, he was always the one who crossed the grassland alive, and the experience and lessons he learned were bought with blood and life, and they were simply priceless treasures.

"You tell him that I want to hire him as a guide, just ask for the price." Liu Yin said to A Jian.

Ajian relayed it in Qiang language, and Nasangda waved his hands and shook his head, indicating that he would not do it for any money.

Zhang Le became angry, and quickly pulled out the knife, put it on his neck, and threatened: "Damn it, don't eat the toast and eat fine wine, let you be a guide because you think highly of you, and put on a show in front of me, believe it or not, I will chop it up with a knife you."

Although Sang Da couldn't understand Zhang Le's words, Zhang Le's menacing appearance really frightened him, and he knelt down on the ground, begging for mercy.

Liu Yin glared at Zhang Le. Zhang Le is so domineering now that he is asking for help from others. Even if he is forced to be a guide, who can guarantee that if he has evil intentions and leads tens of thousands of troops astray, then Wouldn't it be a bad thing.

Liu Yin shouted back Zhang Le, helped Sang Da up with his own hands, and said: "Don't be afraid, my brother, my brother's temper is a little hot, but there is no malice. It is the general of the Han Zhenbei, this time Leading a large army to attack Cao Wei, passing through the grassland, there is absolutely no reason to retreat. This fellow has walked through the grassland, and his experience in this field must be different from ordinary people. I sincerely invite this fellow to be a guide. You can just ask for any conditions."

A Jian translated Liu Yin's words to Sang Da, and then pointed to the military camp not far away, which was equivalent to confirming Liu Yin's identity.

Sang Da is just a lowly Qiang man. When he was in Longxi, they were often bullied and killed by the Wei people's government, which made him innately afraid of the high-ranking officials of the Han people. Just now when Zhang Le threatened him with a knife, let him He seemed to be back in Longxi again, which made him tremble with fear, but fortunately, Liu Yin's gentle and amiable attitude made him feel relieved a lot, but he heard that the compatriot who could speak Qiang language said that this kind attitude was not good. A senior official of the big man, he also saw the camp of the Shu army over there, with a strong momentum, and his fear increased a little bit.

Liu Yin and Zhang Le's combination of kindness and power has obviously had an effect, and Sang Da didn't have the guts to refuse again, so he had to agree to Liu Yin's request, but he had an additional condition, that is, he asked Liu Yin for ten handfuls of steel. String crossbow and a hundred crossbow arrows.

This move made Liu Yin very strange. Sang Da didn't want money or food, but asked for bows and crossbows. There are many bows and crossbows in this army. As long as it is not Zhuge Liannu, Liu Yin will not feel bad if there are dozens more. It's just that he was curious, what did Sander do with so many bows and crossbows?
Sangda knew that if he didn't agree to their request today, it would probably bring disaster to himself and his tribe. Although the grassland was really scary, if he really turned back, he would probably die by a narrow margin. It didn't matter if he died. Their tribe Now there are only three or forty people left, and they must be preserved.

After migrating to the south of the grassland, Sang Da and his tribe experienced the harshness of life here. The grassland is desolate and remote, with few birds and animals. Except for some wild vegetables, they can hardly find anything to survive.If they moved to the south, there would be a large area of ​​primeval forest, filled with countless wolves, tigers and leopards. Their people only had some simple homemade bows, arrows and knives, and it was very difficult to deal with these big beasts.Sang Da had seen the bows and crossbows of the Han people before, and it was perfect to use that kind of powerful weapon to deal with beasts. At this moment, he made this request because he wanted to exchange his life for ten crossbows.

With these bows and crossbows, they no longer have to be afraid of those wolves, insects, tigers and leopards. They can hunt in a wider area to obtain food, and they can also leave the edge of the grassland to find a more ideal place to stay.

From this point of view, Sang Da felt that even if he gave his life, he would not hesitate. He looked at Liu Yin, afraid that Liu Yin would not agree.

Liu Yin smiled, and quickly understood what Sang Da meant. It is better to teach him to fish than to teach him how to fish. This fish is like money and food, and the bow and crossbow are understood as a kind of fishing gear. It seems that this Sang Da Da is very shrewd.

Liu Yin immediately agreed to the deal, promising to give the Qiang people ten crossbows and one hundred more arrows. Although these arrows can be used repeatedly, damage is common. waste.So Liu Yin generously gave them a hundred more crossbow arrows, which moved Sang Da very much.

And can pass through the grass and the guide, these ten crossbows are insignificant.

And Sang Da did not live up to Liu Yin's expectations, and provided Liu Yin with a few extremely valuable suggestions before crossing the grassland.One of them is to prepare more sticks and planks. The sticks are used to find the way in the grass, and the planks are even more useful. On the one hand, some light and thin planks can be tied under the feet of soldiers, which is equivalent to skis Similarly, it is possible to step on aquatic plants without falling into mud pits. The second is that it takes a long time to cross the grass, and it is inevitable to camp in the grass. The chances of finding a relatively high and dry highland are slim. At this time, it is very dangerous. If one is not careful, he will be swallowed up by the grass, and the long planks are laid side by side, so that the soldiers can sit on the planks to avoid accidents.

Liu Yin adopted his suggestion and cut down trees to make planks around. However, there were not many tall trees near the grassland. On the day of resting in the grassland, only part of the planks were obtained. In order to cope with the severe food shortage, after After a brief rest, all the troops of the Shu army's battalions stepped into the vast grassland.

(End of this chapter)