Summoning the best emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 431 Recruiting Barbarians
Next to the huge bonfire, Nanban soldiers were constantly adding firewood to it.

The flames fluttered and flickered, the green smoke billowed, and the jumping flames reflected everyone's faces clearly.

Between the light and the dark, Meng Huo's bronze-colored skin looked very strong and burly, like an old pine that had experienced wind and rain in the mountains. It was simple and thick, making people feel that he had no heart.

However, Meng Huo's slight change in expression was not able to hide Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang only guessed about his inner activities after a little thought.

But Zhuge Liang didn't think so, he knew from the beginning to the end that if anyone regarded Meng Huo as a guy with well-developed limbs and a simple mind, he might lose badly and be used by these southern barbarians instead.

Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan, fanning away the hot night and the flying mountain insects, Lang Lang said: "The Nanman tribe was born in the mountains and forests, lived in Daze, accompanied by poisonous insects and beasts, and lived on snakes and wolves. Stepping on a cliff is like walking on flat ground, and climbing over a mountain is like flying over a wall. It is a rare natural source of excellent troops for mountain warfare. My master's ambition is not in a state or a county, but in the north and south. If there is a Nanman strong army If we help each other, we will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort and achieve miraculous effects in combat in various special terrains in the future."

Zhuge Liang was not saying polite words, but after he came to Nanzhong, he really discovered that the Nanman people can still face all kinds of harsh environments in the mountains very easily.

Like the poisonous snakes that ordinary Han soldiers fear most, and all kinds of unknown poisonous insects that are hard to guard against, these Nanman soldiers have long been accustomed to it, and various coping methods are simple, quick and effective.

These are the valuable experiences accumulated by the southern barbarians in the struggle to survive in this mountain, and they cannot be easily learned by outsiders like them.

If Liu Xie can have such a strong and strong soldier who can cope with all the dangerous situations in the mountains and forests, it doesn't need to be too many, and it will definitely shine.

After hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Meng Huo, King Duosi and the others looked at each other suspiciously, wondering what kind of medicine Zhuge Liang was selling in his gourd.

They even started to worry a little, fearing that Zhuge Liang had some bad plans with ulterior motives for their son.

Zhao Yun and Gao Chong behind Zhuge Liang were also a little puzzled, not knowing why their husband suddenly had the bold idea of ​​recruiting a southern barbarian soldier.

In their view, people who are not from our tribe must have a different heart. Although these southern barbarians are much better than the Xianbei and Wuhuan tribes in the north, they are more intrusive to the big Han because they are really difficult. Survival is not purely greedy like the alien races in the North.

"Mr.'s request is also the first major event for our tribe. Our kings also need to discuss it carefully before answering sir. But before that, I don't know if sir can tell us about your lord. What are the benefits?"

Seeing Meng Huo's solemn expression, King Dosi immediately stood up and asked Zhuge Liang from afar.

"What the southern barbarian tribes urgently need now is nothing more than two. One is a living environment that is far away from disasters and dangers and can provide a safe living environment for the elderly, the weak, women and children, and the other is extremely scarce daily necessities. I believe that these two are the most important things for your great kings. The root cause of this dispatch."

Zhuge Liang didn't pretend to be a snake, but his eyes were like eagles, pointing directly at everyone's heart.

Although these southern barbarians are all brave and strong, stronger and stronger than ordinary Han men, behind them are a larger number of old and weak women and children. It is really difficult to live.

Meng Huo's eyes shook slightly, he didn't speak, but his breathing became more urgent. He looked at Zhuge Liang, hoping that he could continue talking.

"Wang Xuance has promised to take Yizhou County to give you a temporary rest. Now as long as you agree to submit to the big man, my lord can come forward and let Yizhou County completely belong to your Nanman tribe for survival. But once you surrender, you must respect the king's teachings and obey the king's teachings. Fa etiquette, you are not allowed to kill without authorization or act arbitrarily. At the same time, my lord will also send skilled craftsmen who are good at farming and production to help the Nanman tribe change the situation of hunting and aggression for a living, so that you can live like a big man in Yizhou County. live in peace.”

The conditions given by Zhuge Liang can be said to be generous and tempting.

As soon as he said it, the eyes of Meng Huo and others became much hotter, because these were the things that generations of Nanman kings had longed for but could not ask for.

Surrender to the big man?This is nothing to them.

Because the Nanman tribe had already surrendered to the Han Dynasty, but it was only because the national power of the Han Dynasty gradually declined and Yizhou began to be closed, coupled with the discrimination of the local aristocratic gentry against foreign races, made them defect and become kings on their own.

The only thing Meng Huo and others are worried about now is whether the lord behind Zhuge Liang really has the ability to realize the conditions Zhuge Liang said.

The cunning of the Han people made them suffer a lot in the past.

Zhuge Liang seemed to have figured out their thoughts, and said with a smile: "My lords, you don't have to doubt my lord's integrity and ability. In a mere Yizhou county, my lord still has this courage and power. It's just that I said , this time, once you surrender to the big man, you can't escape from betrayal at will, and at the same time, you must abide by the law and choose soldiers to help our Lord fight against the chaos."

"Isn't this the same as signing a contract of sale to you Han people as slaves? I don't agree!"

The sound of Wutu bone explosion resounded in the night sky, shaking the bonfire a few times.

Now he leads an army alone, and among the dozen or so kings of the Nanban, he is only under Meng Huo, living a life of ease, so he is unwilling to submit to the Han people, and only accepts some injustice.

"That is, when the big men were strong and powerful, they directly attacked us and forced us to surrender. Now the big men are not as good as before, but they want to use our son's life to help them fight, and I don't agree."

The barbarian king next to him immediately followed behind Wu Tugu and retorted loudly.

Suddenly, the calm night sky became noisy, like a pot of clear water being boiled by a fire, constantly churning and roaring.

Both Zhao Yun and Gao Chong were a little worried that these barbarians would act recklessly if they were in a hurry, but Zhuge Liang was still very calm, and continued to say to Meng Huo and King Duosi who had not yet spoken: "My lords, please be safe and don't be impatient, everyone can do this Think about it, you are now fighting desperately with Wang Xuance and have suffered heavy losses, but have you ever occupied a village and a county, have you ever had enough food and clothing for the elderly and children?"

"But it's different after you follow my lord. You can immediately have a county to recuperate, and the price is only to send a thousand-strong army. Besides, this time, the Dongzhou soldiers and horses of the kings and Wang Xuance Fighting against each other, the losses may be more than a thousand people."

(End of this chapter)